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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1906)
V . -- . . itunay - ; ;" .. . " ),) N ,, " -. - - : . ' ' M , M I .... . raiWirarc --:-- i ' I I mi . J, : ; 1 ; ; 1 i r8" ii -a V ' Vol. Xim "coryallis, Benton Countc Precox; Friday. Juxe 22. 19Q 1 . ' g -- y :Vy&. Lr: ; : V GONE HOME. A Benton County Mother Fun eral at Monroe of Mrs. McGuin. Mrs. Malissa McGuin was born in Canada, April 17, 1829, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. I. F. Houston, near Monroe, Oregon, June 12, 1906. Early in life she removed to Kansas, then a frontier state, aad with her husband took up land and began to build tor them- but very soon her work, and will give her junior recital early next autumn. The chorus, which has been so favorably received by Corval lis audiences on many occasions in the past year, is to do even better next year, taking advanced work oi a high order, for which new books are soon to be provid ed. " " s The Commercial Club Corvallis Should Have One. Children's Cantata. The splendid Juvenile tata "Crowning '. the Can-Fairy selves a nome, out very u Oueen" will be eiven at the with four small children a stranger in a strange land. Only those passing through similar experiences, can in any degree appreciate the long and difficult strucele through which she passed to maintain and edu cate her children. But she was a brave woman and worked hard and planned well, and in time was permitted to see her children receiving the best educational advantages.. Not only this, but she moulded them into characters able to withstand the storms and tempta tions of life and lived to see them all grow to usetul, noble man hood and womanhood. She also accumulated property sufficient to give to each of them a good home. During the last eight years of her life she was almost a helpless invalid: her children with hands that never tired, beautifully, ten deriv ministered to the mother who had so bravely battled for them. About two years ago "Grand opera house next Tuesday even ing June 26 at 8:30. Over lor ty children are in the contata and they have been carefully trained by Mrs. McCausland. Admission 15 cents for chil- oren and 25 cents ior aauus. Those buying tickets, in advance can have them exchanged for re served seat tickets at Graham & Wortham. A SPLENDID OPPORTUNITY To Celebrate in New Way Ex cursion to Detroit the Fourth. Tuesdav niffht there was a o meetincr I. O. O. F. hall, that dealt with a matter of keen in terest to everyone who desires to celebrate the Fourth of July in a novel and interesting way. At this meeting several !. O. O. F. members were present from Al- banv and with the local lodges of Rebekahs and Odd Fellows an agreement was made tor an ex cursion to be run by the three lodges on the Fourth, the ob 1 . . rv it . ii.- i 1 om tn lecuve DOinr. Dein? ueirou, at uie ,rr.. ir.it onH aHhnilOrh HOUl" Uf ICIU11UUS Ul IUC . U. mnRrdrt fn hr rnnm all the time rauroaa. o ;i,vi'c Khair manv nf To those who are familiar with w mf tn tnnw her well the section through wnicn adcLto love her .as we. went to her Iroadextends, t his opportunity to ILeague x rith and help her. spena a aay at me ironi.is one yt juiy me the most attractive that could De offered. The distance from Cor vail is is about the same' as that to NewDort. and the scenery is . l 1 - magnificent,' the. Santiam nyer the grand old mountains, and a . 1 j;j r 1 . i ized she was going and expressed "Pnum view u gc . AranA k eral rural beauty being afforded me traveler on au siues. inui home to visit with and help We always f mnd her patient and cheerful and she , retained her mind rjeriectl v during all the years of her suffering, though able to speak but little. As the end drew near she real- her willingness with the Lord. Oa last Wednesday the eral took place at Simpson's ChaDel. conducted by Rev. M. M. Waltz and E, H. Belknap. It was, indeed, a beautiful and impressive service a fitting tri bute to the life iust ended. Kind friends had decorated the church with flowers and everereens and the floral offering was superb At the cemetery flowers were strewn in the erave as the loved form was covered with earth, making a most impressive sight, and finally the mound was, com pletely covered with the choicest roses. Thus we left her in kinder, better hands than ours, with a bright hope of meeting her again, in a land where tears never flow, nor sickness nor death ever come. All her children survive her and are, Mrs, Priscilla Houston, Mrs. Francis Burnham, John C. McGuin and Mrs. Lucv Fenstera naker. A Friene 1 .1 .1 CL 1 ' J e. oniv tms. mere is usuiu auu iuu- . ' r hunting to pass awav tne nours, and everyone is supposed to be provided with lunch baskets for a picnic dinner at noon. Tickets are on sale at Allen's drug store, the fair being only $1.00 for the round trip, and no charge is made for children un der twelve years of age, if they accompany their parents. The excursion train will leave Corvallis at 6:30 a. m. and on the return will connect with the reenter local which arrives in Corvallis from Albany at 8:30 p m. The Albany parties who drove over from Albany to discuss toe proposed excursion with the Cor vallis lodge were: Bert Bowersox S. N. French, Jack Hodges and Ralph McKecnic. Will Get Their Diplomas. WILL IT' MATERIALIZE? A meeting of Corvallis busi ness men held at the city hall Tuesday evening had asits 'ob- ect the discussion of the organi zation of a commercial and social club for Corvallis, such as are found in every other town of any ize in the Valiey. ', That such a club would be of great benefit and pleasure to ocal business men is certain, since they are not prepared to entertain their friends nor keep "open house" on occasions of social importance, as . do ; their Iwlthren in neighboring towns, and a good, live club, with suit able rooms and modern equip ments and furnishings would enable them to extend certain courtesies and hospitality other wise impossible, to say nothing of the pleasure to be derived at home from the lendezvous. The possibility of such a place where a member might seek safety in times of domestic tur moil, and escape from the annual bousecleaning, shou'd recom mend it to every thoughtful busi ness man of the city, and doubt- ess wiil. At Tuesday night's meeting a committee was appointed to de velop plans, discuss measures and 'sound" local business and pro fessional men on the subject of organizing such a ciud. i.ne committee consists of B. W. Johnson, J. F. Yates, Virgil E. Watters and E. E. Wilson, and they will report progress next Tuesday night. t , ; At the meeting of the Citizens' League on the first Tuesday in committeewilTT appear before the I,saue and everyone will be invited to enter into a pin from Tuesday's Albany Herald: L- A. Newton, for some time employed here by the. Pacific States Telephone company, is now at woik in Lincoln county securing right of way for. the Oregon Coast & Eastern railroad, the new company preparing or the building of the coast road. The right of way for the new road has nearly all been secure by him. At Newport, Sunday, be stated that his , company was pushing the preliminary jjfrork for the road as frpidlV, as possible, that two surveyTricrews were now at work in LColh county running the1 proposed line north ahd south from Toledo," and that as soon as the surveys were com pleted . work on ' the new xoad would begin, The road is ex pected to connect' with the Santa Fe and will run from some point in Clilornia up the coast to Ortland. ' Out at OAC Advance Catalogue . Tells of Them. discussion and air his views with regard to the club. With a committee ot such men as have been appointed, it is safe to predict that things will be go ids: some, and that tne orvauis commercial club will - be an ac complished fact in the near fu ture. Funeral of Harvey Burns. What Next Year Promises. The work in the vocal depart ment of OAC, as demonstrated in the events of commencement week recently 'has been the sub- just of much favorable discus siou. and that Mrs. E. F. Green is to be in charge again next autumn is a matter for congratu lation. Among those who will soend the coming months in doing extra work in their line is Miss Gertrude McBee. now at her home southwest of this city. Miss McBee will give special at tention to solo work, for which she possesses a . very sweet voice, She will gTaduae' from the vocal department next veat ' -. ': V Miss JSaria VAU&S&jttptfict A happy class of young people out at Beulah are looking for ward to July 2nd as a red letter day in their lives, as on that evening they, will receive their diplomas as graduates from the 8th and 9th grades of the public schools of Benton. The pro gram to be rendered will be as follows: Invocation Rev. B. F. Totten Salutatory Ada Park Recitation Nellie Miller Recitation Philip Keeley Music Cora K ewton Class Prophecy Charley Park Recitation Georgia Lovel) Recitation Berjjamin Cooper Vocal Solo Gertrude McBee Recitation... Pearl Irvin Valedictory Bessie Pugh Address to claas ...T. T. Vincent Presentation of diplomas Sup't Denman Singing . .. . ...........America r iTh: graduates are, Philip Keeley, of &eav&r Creek district, Pearl IrviD, of Erargreen, Bessie Posh and Blanche The funeral f the late Harvey Eusene Burns occurred trom the residence ot E. W. Strong yes terday afternoon at tw'o o'clock, the services being conducted by T. T. Vincent. Many friends of the family were present and there was a profusion of floral often ps. Interment was in the Newton cemetery. Deceased met his death near Los Angeles, California, June 14th. . He was riding along wason' road on his wheel, with hat pulled low over his eyes, and in crossing the railroad track was run over by an engine and couole of cars on a side - track. The train was traveling at high speed around a curve which hid it from view,' ano although a man driving with a load of hay called to Mr. Burns, the latter evident lv did not hear, as he rode ahead oato the crossing and was killed. narvey Burns was born m Wayne county, Ohio, and was aged 46 years, 8 months and 25 days. The survivors are Mrs. Ida Burns, the widow, and Archie Burns, the only child, both o whom are highly respected in this city, where they have spen the past few years. Much sym oathv is expressed lor them in - this sad hour of affliction. sweet sin2ervno .."wiU. graduate 1 vrn(MiL Philomath. ni AdprV. nTt war. is to devote ranch 1 . r. t..v. n. . t time this summer to oratorio ell aad Kellia Uiller, ol lwtoa diftrict. u is shown by the following clir mg eagineering The Work in Progress. L. A. Newton was in Corval lis Tuesdav. comine out .from Toledo on business and return inir the same dav. - He is inters ested in the new 'coast : railroad mention ot which rwas :.nide" 'in the last 'issue'of. the Gazette. That the new read is a -go seems to be settled beyond doubt; SEVERAL NEW FEATURES. RINGING THE BELL . t i V . , - . Is a joyous occasion, especially if it's the right kind of a belle, a ring to decorate a fairy finger to cele brate a birthday or a wedding. In our superb dis play of t JEWELRY everyone can find a suitable gift. Rings, plain, and jeweled, eolitaiie diamonds, watches, the new neck chains and the latest fancy bracelets. ' Let us de-lis-ht you with a showing of onr superb jewelry stock and tempt yon with the wonderfully low prices. , , , , ;-. ' Altert J. Metzger WATCHMAKER Occidental Building, -i- Corvallis SPEKGER'S air nylgoratprj And Dandruff EradlcstcV c cr. t -fir '(: 1 ,1, . ft J Si' ST R 2 Tridelut Besisteref. Price, - FiUtyCerS . Manufacture by jj The Vegetable Compobn Company Corvallis, Oregorr" 9t An advance number of the college catalogue has reached the ii. 1 L r . ' ! many tuings ui iuicicsl uciwccu its covers. The work is a testi monial to the skill of George B. Keady, tne college Iprinter, and the issue contains 194 pages, which marks: it as the largest college catalogue ever put out at that office. . Mention is made at some ength ot the course in torestrv, newly established by Prot. E. R. ake. This is designed to meet the heeds of men who desire to enter the government forest ser- owners ot, private ioresis., . inc Forest ; Club' meets twice " a month ibr a , discussion of current topics bearing on this pirticular course of study. . In addition to these meetings, members ot the third year class are required to take part in the afiaiis of the "Camera Club" organized to an- vance interest in "camera crart" and photography.-- In the fourth year class, actuaP service is re quired in the 'Rod .and Gun Club," the object being a study i or all matters , pertaining 10 ine game and fish interests of forest and field, game, preserves, game aws, and so on. : The second year work ' deal- with the principles of plant pro pagation, the. structure, dissemi nation, germination, vitality, col ection and preservation of tree seeds, seed beds, cuttage, nursery work, transplanting, pruning, and forest reproduction. The third year teaches ot the tree as a factor in torest . types; improved ways of utilizing our forest crop; the art of identifying trees, and many other things et interest. In the fourth year the student wrestles with the forest economies, taxation, tariff, transportation, market, Jabor, organization, public welfare and national commerce. Xhe fifth year students get timber technology, lumbering, I -v - - 1 You to Buy . a l . til !i3 "St RmW-.'b-. From the Stock Now on Hand Fiist cone. fiiPt eervef?. We only have a few at, this price. If you want a high- ' grade Balerr uw ' yout .chanc : Order today. Franklin Iron Works corvalus, or SSSBSSaSaalSlSSQ A Specialty We are making a specialty in the form of the latest and most up-todateveye glass mounting, ever, offered to the public. ,Thisjeye glass mounting is "The Heard" guaranteed to stay on Avhere others absolutely fail. If you care to investigate call at my store any time. E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician. r Lady Crackers Fire Crackers Cannon Crackers TOPEDOES and BOMBS Rizacker, firecracker Zizz, Boom, Bah, Gun iloties.Gun Nodes Huh, Rah, Rah. Rockets Roman Candles Mines TRIANGLES Etc., Etc. forest policy and protection, and all students in the regular forest ry course will be required to spend two sessions ot eight week- each dunne Tulv and August of the junior and senior year, iu the foresr. One session is to be at Camp Reserve; a part of the other, at the pleasure of the for ester, may be spent in camps, mills or factories. : A course of lectures is given during the course. Since the addition of a fifth year course has been arranged, degrees in engineering will here after be conferred on graduates completing the i fifthjv pro grad-; Bate veai.in'therflbwine jj'conr: ses,3 ttppn appfbvaj xf ?.yrj tjb.eeij cultare,"5 elecilicai;- engineering, mechanical engineering and min- SEEING IS BELIEYING Then come in and see my line of Sporting Goods and be con- vinced that it is the best and most complete line ever brought to your city, consisting of Guns and Ammunition, Fishing Tackle, Base-ball Goods, Bicycles and Sundries, Pocket Knives, Razors, Sewine Machine Supplies, etc Gasoline and Dry Cells for sale. - Gasoline Engines and AutomoDiies.i First-class Repair Shop. Agent for the Olds Guns and Bicycles For Rent. M. M. LONG, Ind. Phona 12S Rssidenea 324 ORVALLIS, - QRE30I. ,-, . Cham. BlMkamimm. iy. 1 1 uh 4 Hlmmtand. CCRVALLiS STEAM LAUNDRY. J r Patronize Homo industry v. Owtrntdm Qrdrt-m SolhsUmd -Ail Wmrk'i CORVALLIS, f4.ji '