.LOCAL AND PERSONAL Calvin Brown of Peoria was a "C&ry&llis visitor Wednesday. . Lawrence Wilhelm of Monroe was a visitor in. thU city, Tuesday Fred C. Peil of Monroe was a pleasant visitor in Corvallis this week. Mrs. Jack Hodges of Albany was the guest one day this week of Mrs. J. A. Harper, in this city. Samuel Reader of Bellefountain was in Corvallis Wednesday eo route to Salem for a few days' visit. E. E. Burger and family moved this week into the Wicks house, near the . United Evangelical cliurch. r John Lenger arrived home Tues day evening from a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Linnie LinviUe, in Portland. ' ; ' A new sidewalk aloog the north, side of the Mrs. J. Mason block is an . improvement that has been made this week. Mt 3. Robert Jones and family left yesterday for the coast on a visit. Her daughter, Miss Pearl, is em ployed at the Abbey House. Mrs. M. Feister and family left this week to spend the summer on their ranch, near Inavale. , They have been in Corvallis for school purposes. L. L. Brooks arrived home Tues day from attendance at the Turner camp meeting. Other members of his family are to go down before i he meetings close. " Miss Louise Meeker, who resign ed her position as stenographer in the F. E. Alhy abstract office at Eugene, and returned to Corvallis thia week, is to leave Monday for Spokane, where she has accepted a position in a law office. - The big celebration over at Alsea is to be cobcluded with a ball on the evening of the 4tb, to be held in the Grange hall. The affair is to be given by Oglesby and Wilson, and will no doubt be an enjoyable evening for all who attend. Will Dilley arrived Tuesday from Centralis, Wash., and left yester day for Junction City to visit rela tives. Mr. Dilley recently suffered a very severe attack of typhoid fever, and has hardly regained his health up to the present time. Among those who are at Billings, Montana, participating in the rush incident to the opening of the Crow Indian reservation, is Burd Croft of Corvallis. He will make an eff rt to secure a parcel of land before re turning he me the first, of July. Fred Adams, of tb.13 year's grad uating class at OAC, passed the examination . in Portland this month for a senior druggist. Mr. Adams is a bright young man and has many friencU in Corvallis who will le glad to learn of his suc cess. A.uavig other pUoes tb.it will celebrate the Fourt in fitting style is Peoria. Besides a base ball game, races and other features of amuse ment and entertainment, there is to be a barbecue which all may enjoy, a beef having been donated by a resident of that vicinity. The Corvallis postoffice has been changed from a thiid to a second class office, the new order to go into effect July 1st. The promotion carries with it n substantial in crease in salary for Postmaster B. W. Johnson. Mr. Johnson has not. however, received any official ' no! ice of the change. j Messrs. Loucks and Brown, Iowa j men who have spant a number of weeks in Corvallis, left Tuesday j ior iMCiviiDnvnie, irom wuicii piaue they will retun to their Eastern Louie. They are very favorably impressed with Benton county, however, and as soon as they Ciii sell out, will return here to locate. Last night, after the Gazette press hour, a banquet wa3 to be given at Hot9l Cjrvullis by the coogregation of the Epiacoptl church. The affair was in honor of Rav. and Mrs. Siomson.who are to leave for Honolulu in August, 1 where Rav. Simpson has accepted a j pastorate, iney leave orvaiua in about three weeks for Portland, to prepare for the journey. Rev. Simpson and family have been very popular in the local church, and the congregation regret9 their de parture. Mr. and Mrs.' Frank Davis came in from Big Elk Monday and left for their home Wednesday after a visit with relatives. Mr. Davis and hia neighbors have been great ly bothered, by some wild ani.uals ! that kept killing their sheep ana goats. What the varmint was, a coyote or a bear, was not known, but Monday the dogs were turned loose and in a very short time a big bear was run to cover, Mr. Davla putting an end to the Bheep kUir. J ' County Clerk Moses was a Port land visitor Tuesday. Born, Monday night, to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hollenberg, a daughter. Miss Mamie Crawford arrived home Tuesday from - a visit , with friends at McMmnville. Judge Virgil E. Watters was ex pected home last night from a trip to Grants Pass, on business. Willis Vidito returned this week from a business trip to Alsea, where ne went to look after his ranch. Claude Murphy left Wednesday for Newport, where he expects to be employed during the Bummer in a hotel. ' .- Prnf. fJurmll flnmmincra uti family are expected to arrive home today from a two weeks' visit with relatives near Salem. Joseph King came out from Sea side this week for a visit with rela tives, and left Wednesday to work for the telephone company at other points. , ; '. " - " ;. B. J. Thatcher is expected home today or tomorrow from an extend ed visit at his old home , in Iowa. He left Charles City, Monday, for Oregon. At the M. E. church, South, Sunday morning subject of sermon, "The Glory of the Cross." At 8 p. m., "The Abundant Provision of the Gospel." Walter and Otto Locke have ar rived home frcm a two months' visit with Eastern relatives. They visited many places of interest and report a fine trip. The business men were out in full force Tuesday morning, armed with street brooms, and a decided improvement was noticeable after taeir task was finished. John Roland arrived Tuesday from Los Olivos, California, for a visit with his Bister, Mrs. Mary Miller, who has been bedfast for several months with illness. George Carl, Newton Adams'and Edwin Rose have gone to Carlton, where they are to begin work im mediately on a large church , for which Adams and Carl have the contract. R. C. Jonnson left Tuesday for Eugene to attend the graduating exercises, and from there he goes to Portland to join his family. He has been visiting his sister, Mrs. J H. Harris. Robert Johnson picked cherries Monday evening. A small twig struck him in the eye. LiBterine and a bandage were in evidence Tuesday, and Bob was not his ueual attractive self. A letter from Earl Hawley and A. L. Bradley, of this year's class at OAC, relates that ihey have reached Schenectady, New York, in safety, and that the other Cor vallis boys there are all wtll and getting aloug nicely. The new corcrete steps that II. Bier and Co. have been building at the north and south entrances of the administration building at the col lege were to have been completed last night. The steps are circular in shape and are probably, at the base, 20 feet in diameter. They are indeed a vast improvement. There is an air of general activity noticeable out at the OAC athletic field, these days, for the work of making a new track is in progress. The field has been plowed up and is to be leveled and a new track laid off; preparatory to the big inter-scholastic meet that is to take pUo here May 18, '07, mention of which has appeared heretofore in the Gazette. Recent sales of real estato report ed by Ambler and Watters are s follows: Homyer tract of five acres H miles north of Corvallis to Isaac Stroud and wifd of Kings Valley. $1,450; the Alfred Rust farm of SO acres, three miles south of Philo math to John Mitchell, late of Iowa, $2500; the Douglas Wade farm of G4 acres, five miles East of Corvallis, to Jjhn Campton, $2,500. A petition for letters of adminis tration in the estate of the late Harvey Eagene Barns has been filed by the widow, Ida A. Burns. It is stated that the deceased died intestate, leaving property of the probable value of $1,500, consisting of stock, land and notes, including 40 acres of unimproved land in Washington county and 160 acres of pre-aaoption land in Clatsop county . Archie Burns aged, 20, is the only eon and heir. There was a quiet wedding at the court house at noon Wednesday, Rev. T. T. Vincent officiating. The groom was Hamerly W. Con ger and the bride Miss Mabel Cator, both respected young people of Benton county. The only witness es were the father and brother of the bride. Mr. and Mrs. Conger left on the afternoon train for a visit to Newport, after which th3y will take up their residence on the For Rent. .320 acre grain farm Inquire at this office. 54tf The EniecoDal Sunday school en joyed a picnic south of town, Wed' nesdav. - ' . v ': ' Mr. and Blodgett Mrs. Bud Simmons of were Corvallis visitors Tuesday. ' Mr. and Mrs. Roy Taylor left Wednesday for The Dalles where they are to reside. Mre. James Wilson of Salem was the guest one day this week of Mre. Inez Wilson in this qity. ... Economy fruit jars are found at Zierolfs. .r'V - 53tf S. M. Woods returned yesterday from Eugene, where, he went Tues- dax to officiate at a weddings c.p Miss Mabel Becker of Albany is the guest for a week of I her cousin; Miss. Mabel Wood, in thia city , ' Mr. and Mrs. H. Reed 1 and fam ily left Tuesday to spend a few weeks at a hop yard near town. '" A marriage license was issued Wednesday to Bert Winkle and Miss Nellie Jones, both of Benton county. ' Miss Fiances Gellatly has ac cepted a position as bookkeeper for F. L. Miller and is to begin work Monday. Rev. C. T. Hurd and family left yesterday for Portland to attend a family re-union at the home of a relative. F. O. Gray returned yesterday from attendance at 'the Turner campmeettng. The family will re main over Sundav. The snag boat Mathloma com pleted her labors at this place and left for upper river points Monday. She has been clearing the channel of snags, near Fischer's mill. Celebrate the 4th of July in style. Buy your toggery at Nolan's. 54-5 W. J. Wilhanks, Thomas White- horn and son Claud, returned the first of the week from a three days' fishing trip at Big Elk. They brought home 553 fine trout as proof of their skill in angling. J. Fred Yates has purchased of Mrs. Jessie Flint the old building on Third and Monroe streets known for years a8 the "Temple of Just ice". The houee is at present oc cupied by Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Mc- Henry as a dwelling. There is general complaint at the scarcity of laborers just now, it be ing almost impossible to secure help in any line ot work.- Judging from the state papers there is the same trouble in other communities. Farmers are finding it difficult to get assistance in the hay field at $1.50 per day, and board. For Sale Fine old violin at sacrifice. Inquire at this office. 54tf Another place that will celebrate the Fourth in splendid style is Alsea. A fine program is being prepared, and as everyone kcows, the dinners served by Alsea cooks cannot be beaten. In addition to these features there will be all sorts of races, a ball game and tug of war, and a fine time is promised to all who attend. The public is cor dially invited. Teams wanted at once to haul wood, P. A. Kline. 53tf A test of the nressure in the new water system of Coryaliis was made Tuesday night by the fire company at the Presbyterian church corner. The hose was adjusted and two streams of water were thrown to a height of about 150 feet, showing . 1 . j 1 1 -I me- enormous pressure mat is avail able and which can be had in time of fire. The test was hierhlv satis factory to those concerned. For economy fruit jars see Zie- rolf. 53tf There was a very good attend ance at the contata, "Crowning the Fairy Queen," given Tuesday even ing at the opera house by Mrs. M. S. Mush and Mrs. J. L. McCaus- land. Everything passed off beau tifully and the audience was ap preciative. The drill of the fairies is said to have been especially fine. The children who participated i n the affair are to be given a picnic by Mrs. Bush and Mrs. McCaue land today. Economy fruit jars for sale at Zierolfs. - 53tf Trainer "Bill" Hay ward has been engaged to coach the Eugene track team for the next two years, a con tract having been signed to that ef fect, according to Tuesday's "Guard." Harry Rafferty has been elected baseball manager and Har old Clifford is assistant football manager. In regard to football, the. Guard say s : ''The new football rules adopted by the nine large colleges for the season of 1906 have been passed and with Bezdek here to coach the team little difficulty will be had in getting the men used to the new way to play the popular MiBS M, J. ; Lee of Polk county has been visiting relatives and friends in this citjr since Wednesday., - - y Mrs. J. Frank. HalJ and Kttle son are expected from Albion, Wash., in a few days for a visit with relatives.. . . : ; . ..." .'Mrs. JJ Neal leaves today for her home in Buena Yista af ter a few days visit with. Mrs. Charles Heckart in. thia City ,f c-f.tk .:.'." fe;S:i 'VfiiVoM Mrs. Lillian L.. Taylor baa been ap pointed executrix of the last wilt and testament of James C. Taylor, deceased, by the county court of Benton. :-r.Ac: Mike Bauer and Cecil Cathey arrived home Wednesday from a fishing trip bri Shot Pouch. y They met with goodsqe cesa and had a' very Enjoyable outing.""' Mrs. Ada Elliott and Misees Emma Thompson and Mabel Wood have been elected as delegates from the local Evan gelical Christian Endeavor society to at tend the convention at Dallas tomorrow. lor reasons which were, deemed and sufficient,, the ice cream social, at ,J?ly in takes place thia, Friday evening, instead of ; tomorrow evening, as. .scheduled,. Every one should heed the change and gO tOnigbt. . ... An alarm of fire was turned in about six; o'clock Wednesday evening and. the department turned out,, bat on reaching the Grugett residence where the trouble was, it was found to be a flue burnicg out and no water was turned on. i It is stated that two hay-rack parties are already planning to attend the big ice cream social at Plymouth chapel to night. There is no doubt but that every one will have a good time, as the nei gh- borhood is noted for its hospitality. Suit has been brought by two liquor firms in . Eugene to enjoin the court from declaring prohibition to exist in Lane county and Eugene. The hear ing was before Judge Harris, several prominent legal men taking part in the battle. .The outcome will be awaited with interest in other parts of the state A Happy Mother Will see that her baby is properly cared for to do this a good purgative is neccessary. M my batiies stilfer from worms and their mothers, don't know it if your haby is feverish and doesn't sleep at nights, it is troubled with worms. White's Cream Vermifuge will clean out these worms in a mild pleasant way. Once tried always need.. Give it a trial Price 25 cents. Sold by Graham & Wortharn.. A Wise ALWAYS USES THE BEST STATIONERY IS NECESSARY FOR A DESIRED EFFEC T The Gazette Is the only office if CorvalSss that can deliver, the goods We Can Show You PURE CREAM is used in. the manufacture of Hazelwood . ICECREAM, abundance of cream being as sured for this pur pose by the large volume supplied for ' the manufacture of Hazelwood Butter : ; No albumen, gelatiae or other animal or chemical compound of any cKaracter is in Hazel- "wood Ice Cream, its rich ness and smoothness being due to the actual richness of the cream of which it is manufactured. Only pure fruit, vegetable or nut flavors are used in coloring or flavoring Ice Cream FOB SALE BY Merchant Up-to-Date Printing J. 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