IT 0) 10CAL AD PERSONAL W. G. Emery leaves the Iset of this week for Portland and Van- -couver. Grover Cate of Hillsboro arrived Saturday for a visit with Corvaliis friends. Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Harper arrived Friday from their pleasant sojourn at the seashore. MisB Bsseie Ireland returned Friday from a few days' visit with friends in Monmouth. Mrs. Elizabeth Belknap came ' home the last of the week from her visit in Alsea vailey. Miss Pettigrove, of Seattle, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Clayton Herron at Irish Bend. Asa Alexander and family re turned Sunday frooi their cuting at the bay. They have been absent three weeks. Miss Ann Mann of Independence, a teacher in the public schools of Portland, has been the guest of Mrs. Clarence Ireland for the 1 ast few days. Miss Mae Gerhard did not return frnm hflP vacation at NewDort last week, as she expected, but prolonged her stay until Sunday . She reports a fine time. E. E. Wilson left Saturday for Eugene, near which place he is hold ing down a homestead. Mr. Wilson is a former Benton county boy, his old home being at Mills. N. A. Fi9'ier, representing Mor ris' music ttore, of Eugene, Friday, purchaeed the White uiUBic store in this city and has taken possesion. He takes the stock, and adds to it from the Eugene house. Half a dozen large, luscious ripe strawberries were displayed at the Ireland grocery store, Friday and Saturday. Thej were of the Ma goon variety, and catre from the garden of Press Walton, below town. And it is al.uott the first of Septem ber in Oregon. A picnic party er j -.yed the beauties of ihe ecnery at the mill dam, Fridav.and disposed of a ivn tempting dinner. sTlie trip ht made in thu ! td Lu, ai.d iuosh in the paity wt.i t : Mrs. Virgil Watlere. Mrs. Mall-and two guests; Misef OHvp M;il!'v. L;"if!r Earnest, Winon Wood w a id, liN-1 j Watters. Jessie K9mp. Alice Vtt-it. Baby Iluth Watiersami (j"y Kemp. A delightful day was epnt," as prettier spot .would be hard to find than this picnic ground. One of the best yields of grain reported in Benton so far i9 that of the Jackson boys north of town. Their wheat made 30 and 35 bushels to the acre. Dick Ballard's field, near by, yielded 25 to 40 bushels. A peculiar fact in regard to crops along the river is, that the crops on tne est n decidedly better than thos on the west side of the stream, though why there should be any particular difference is not apparent to the casual observer. To climb six miles of telephone poles to locate a difficulty that some times exists and sometimes does not, is no small job, but that is what the employes on the Independ ent line to Kings Valley hive d..ne the pist few days. It seems that at times the line refusad to sound at the Corvaliis end, while evry- thing appeared right in Kings Val ley. Every pole, for a distance of six miles, was climbed, and ail sorts of tests made, but at last ac counts the trouble hnd not been located. D. W. Proebste', an OAC grad uate of '05, now in Schnectady, New York, has been promoted 10 assistant superintendent in tle government testing department. The students f thi-snhooi on enter ing, sign a contract that should they, while students, mr ke any new discoveries about operating the machinery, or invent any new ma chine, the discovery or invention shall belong to the company. It was because of Mr. Proeostei's im provement to certain testing ma chines that gave him the recent promotion, which carries with it a substantial increase in salary. An escaped lunatic from thej asylum at balem created some ex citement in business circles in Cor valiis, Thursday, bv attempting to pass a check on the Yakima, Wash., bank for $1,000. He first made the trial at the Willamette Vailey bank, and later in the day ap proached the cashier in the First National on the same proposition. At both places he muttered and talked to himself, which caused suspicion as to hi3 sanity, and in-1 suited in .the discoyery, -by Chief Lane, that the man had escaped from the asylum Wednesday. He made the trip to Corvaliis on foot. His u a me was C. E. Meek. Ansylam attendant took the man to Salem Friday. W. 8. McFadden is in Portland on business tnis week. James and Johnny Martin of Irish Bend were Corvaliis visitors Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Hen on, of Irish Bend, visited in Corvaliis, Friday. Clum Reed and family returned Sunday from a several weeks' cuting at Newport. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Brooks are taking a week's vacation at the coast. They left Saturday. Born, a week ago, to Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Henkle at Chehalis, Wash., a son. Mrs. E. F. Pernot and children have returned from an all summer outing at Nye Brook. Mrs. Frank Edwards and child ren have just reached home from a several weeks' stay at Newport. Mrs. C. C. Woodworth of Port land was the guest the latter part of the week of Miss Eva Starr. O. J. Blackledge left yesterday for Portland to select a new stock of furniture for hi- estalishment. Miss Etta Smith, a popular Cor vailis giri, leaves todav to see the sights at Nye Creek for a week. Miss Iva Barclay, the popular milliner, is attending the millinery openings in Portland this week. Oscar De.Haven, formerly of Cor valiis but now a Dallas laundry man, was a business visitor in Cor valiis, Friday. , . Cascara bark is coming into the Corvaliis market the past few days in small lots, and the price is 3 cents per pound. Miss Melvena Elgin left Sunday to take on the summer complexion of a Nye Cre-k belle. She will be absent a week. "Uncle Billy," the horse raddish v?tider, recently loet a barn and a fi;;e house in a fire in Salsui. Th I0F8 is neaily $1,000. Mr. and Mrs. A'fred Mathis of P-rrv, Inwa, have 8rri"ed for n v;-k with thei- mint, Mrs. R. A 8 h just wt-s-t of Ct;rva!lip. Mr. ftn.l Mrp. L F. Belknap of Fores:. Grove were guet Friday of C vailis friends. fbi-y nre guests of r. 1 jJivesi at Bletjiitilin. Pr.-f 1 '1 M. G 'a'd TrtiUamlW :iid Prof, xi.il Mrs. MuK.iiip4 re turned Saturday from a month's outirg at .th Yachitaia. They re port 4 fine time. Mrs. Charles Heckart celebrated her birthday anniversav a few evenings ago ny givini? a par;y to a number cf friends. The occasion was a very pleasant one for all. Mrs. J. H. Wilkins left Friday for her home in Portland, after a visit with Corvaliis relatives. She was accompanied home by her brothe; -In-law, S. N. Wilkins. L. A. Barker received notice last Saturday of the death of his father, which occurred Thursday at Everett Wash , from heart failure. Deceased was aged 75 years, 10 months and 16 days. Charles Porter, several, ounces heavier than formerly and wearing a healthy cnit of tan and an ex pansive smi;e, came home from New Port, Frin'ay, where for a week he has r joyed the attractions of the seaside city. Will Looney, who has been at tending the American L-kc en campment, reached home tl.o last of the week. H is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Looney, who re cently moved to this city from Monrce. Work is progressing rnpiiVy on the new residence that Dr. Guhey is hrm-i;; bui t : hi-- Tvop-rty jns south ci his own dw--liiivj. Th structure stands on a s'.o: e found i tion, is handsome in d?iti and will be one of the best houses in town when completed. Runaways are expensive in Esst ern Oregoo. eccording to an ex change which says: A runaway of thirtv horses hitched to a com bined harvester and thresher oc curred near Downs, Eastern Wash., the other day. Twelve horses were killed, nine crippled and the ma chine totally ruined. The loss was fully $3,000. Corvaliis will send a large dele gation to the meeting of the Pacific Northwest Photographers' conven tion to be held in Spokane, Sept. 5th to 3th inclusive. Not only will the local photographers attend, but the ex-photographer3 will also be pres ent. W. S. Gardner will be there with an exhibition of his work; the Corvaliis Studio will be.represeoted by Mr. Coffey, with samples of art; and iW. G. Emery will be on hand with some splendid , specimens of his skill.- The - meeting will .unjT doubtedly' be tne,"best of the sort ever beld on this coast by such an organization. Miss Etta Wiisr.n lef Friday for her home at Beulab, after a visit with Mabel Woods. Mrs. Frank Lilly and daughter arrived tounday from La Grande for a vsit with Corvaliis relatives. Aliie McLaughlin and family, after a happy week at the seaside, reached home Saturday. Rev. C. T. Hurd and fimily are expected home Thursday from an all-summer stay at Newport. Mrsk John Allep and son came home from Newport, Sunday, hav ing spent most of the summer there. Bush Wilson, Jr., is to reach home this week from Neyadawhere he has been in the mines for some time. Mrs. Clara Irvine leaves today for her home is Portland, after a visit of several weeks in Corvaliis with relatives. Miss Lillian McCready has re turned to her home in Stiver, after a week's visit with Miss Bertha Cramer in this city. Prof, and Mrs. Gerard Taillandier are at home from their stay at Yachaats, whre they had a delight ful outing. . Prof. and . Mrs. Mc Kdlipa, who accompanied them, are to arrive in Corvaliis today. Mrs. J. Fred Yates was expected to arrive yesterday from her ex tended stay at Cascadia. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kirkpatrick, of San Francisco, who. have been at the same resort with Mrs. Yates, will visit Corvaliis relatives for some time before returning to their home. Mike Bauer and family are to reach home this evening from their several weeks' stay at Yachaats. Mike has won the honors of this re sort by killing the largest deer that has been taken by any hunter there this season. Elmer Dinges, a well known Benton farmer, has mode a deal whereby, he has disposed of his ranch to a Mr. Gray, of Linc dn county, and has become the owner ff tho warehouse at Shedds. He wi l move to tt piace October 1st, wish his family. With his wife, Mr. Dinges visited Corvaliis rela tives Friday. The prune dryr that Henry In been building was com pl. s.H Saturday. The capacity ir 125 iiUhtli ,er day, and every ar-r-ingejetii is such that first-claes work can be done. Mr. Stone has, during the past two months, bnusht for Tillsion & Co. of Salem -375,000 pounds uf dried prunes of Benton county growers. They are all the Italian prunpp, nd the price pa'd for the best is to be $3.65 per hun dred poutids, delivered in Coivallis. Some cf tha crops engaged are. Si Herron, Irifh Bend, 60,000 pounds; Bristow, of Bellefountain, 100,0u0; Crabtree, Philomath, 15,000; Beck, Corvaliis, 60,00C, and Henry Stone, 75,000. Miss Etta Carter of Halaey is the guest this week of Ct rvallis friends. Miss Florence Sechler left Sunday for Dallas, after a visit to Mies Miraette Philips. The first of the month Mist Sechler goes to Chehalis, Wash., to join her mother and reside. Mrs . Linnie Liuville and little son, Lenger, were to arrive last night from Portland for a vitit with Mr. and Mrs. John Lenger. Buy your harvesting outfits at Nolan's. Complete stock at bot tom prices. 62-72 Mrs. N. Fisher arrived from Drain, Saturday evening, to join ber husband, who is the new proprietor of the Corvaliis music store. Closing out sal of notions this week at Fisher's music store. 71 Chester LafTerty has been clerking at Gerhard's book store during the absence of Miss Mae at the coa6U Dr. B. A. Cathey and son George, arrived Saturday night from Cascadia, where they had been for a week. The family remains as long as the weather is good. George killed the largest deer that has been shot at Cascadia this year. The Doctor and Collie also captured one deer. New goods this week at the Bazaar. 71 A letter received Saturday from the Trine.Pernot-Keady-Horning party that left Corvaliis a few weeks ago for Southern Oregon, stated that the mem bers bad caught so many trout that they were tired , of fish, but had not even caught sight of a deer. They were then at Odell Lake, in Klamath county, and expected. to turn homeward next day. They were expected in Corvaliis last night. Wanted A girl to do general house work. Call at Mrs. Sam King's, first house east of the court house. 69tf ; The ladies of the W.C.T.U. will serve sandwiches, pickles, coffee, cake and ice cream at the Beading Boom, Wednesday, from 5 o'clock till 10 o'clock. There will be special music. Come and enjoy your self. ' Last night, after the Gazette pre 8 hour, the Rebekahs were to hold a fare well reception at their hall, in honor o Mrs. Sarah Moore and daughter. Miss Gladys, who are to leave shortly for Ctdeago, Mrs. E. E. Mnndy, who moves to Portland, and Miss Belle Banney, who ia to go to Condon to teach in the public school. A banquet and toasts, followed by a general social time, was the plan for the evening. The ice cream social on the court house lawn Saturday evening, given by the Baptist young people, was a pleasant af fair and about $15 was cleared. Latest in souvenir postals at the Bazaar. ' 71 J. E. Grier and. family were guests Sunday ot relatives at Bellefountain. Mrs. E. F. Rowland ef Bortland, was the guest Saturday of Corvaliis friend. Charles Shenofield, the Bell telephoue man, returned Sunday from a week's Vacation at the bay. Walter Taylor, of Bellefountain, who has been ill for soma ti ne with typhoid fever, is not improving, but it is thought he will recover. Special saie of sheet music now on, until entire btock is ciosed out at Fisher's music store. 71 Miss Elsie Rice is a guest this week at the Jack White home, near Philomath. Off Wilson and family came home Saturday from their outing at Cascadia. Miss Mary Danneman left Sunday for Portland for a week's visit with friends. Preseuts for everybody this week at Fisher's music store, successor to E. E. White, y 71 Jesse Moses and family leave tomorrow or Thursday for Philomath, to reside. Their residence property in this city has been purchased by A. J. Johnson. Mr. Moses is one of our most energetic and obliging business men, and Corvaliis can ill-afford to lose him . Both he and his estimable family have made many friends in this city during their residence, and the good wishes of all follow them to the new home in Philomath. Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Rice, and Misses Elsie, Buby and Gladys Rice returned Friday evening from a Eief outing in the mauutain8 beyond Philomath. Notice to h armers. 1 am in the market for clover, vetch, cheat al faifa and timothy delivered f. o. b. cars. If farmers or dealers having hay to offer will kindlv write uie stating the amount and quality of tha hav they have to shII. Ad dress G. W. Simpson, 201. Wash ington street, Portland, Ore. 63tf : Dr. J.' M. Pruett of Oakland, California, waa i an over-Sunday guest of 'his son, Ralph, in this city. Dr. Pruett left yes terday for Fastern Oregon. Attorney W. E. Yates, of Vancouver, spent yeBteniay in this city, having come over from the coast where he had been on a business and pleasure trip. He states that he is doing well in Vancouver and likes the place and the people. Mrs. Amelia Schubert was called to Monrce, Saturday, by the seriouslines 05 her father. It is only three weeks until the opening of OAC, and already most of the rent houses in Corvaliis are spoken for. Each year sees an increase in the number of houses to let, but with the growth of the town and the rapid increase in attendance at the college, the demand for houses 8 till exceeds the supply. Up to the present, 162 hunters' licenses have been issued in Benton this season. Only one non-resident licence has been issued, to E. C. Ogg, of Newton, Iowa. There is very little interest taken in Corvaliis and Banton count real estate these days by Easterners, if the number f inquiries being received by the Citi zens' League is any indication. Secretary John F. Allen states that only an occa sional letter comes in now asking ques tions about Banton. but it is thought a change will soon come and the usual amount of correspondence will accumu late. Only a few immigrants have ar rived in Corvaliis the past few months, bnt conditions are certain to be more favorable in a few weeKS, when the fall shall have come. To See Our New tins of Just en front the Factory The Correct Thsng in fail ansi winter styles We have also a complete line of Shoes, Beady-Made Clothing and all Men's Furnishings. CORVALLIS,OREU: Opposite the, POstoffice f. Ind. Phone NovlS. .;V TIHIE Of the Season...,Qur Artist's Work The crowds watching him work in our window tes tify to the interest being taken. No such WORKS OF ART have ever been on exhibition in the city .before. Many well-known local faces are nowto be seen, giving satisfaction to the most critical.- Don't fail to see thernT . For the" benefit of thosenot yetfamUiar with this exceptional offer, we again announce the following: You purchase One Dollar's worth ot goods in any department and get a coupon. One coupon and 87c gets you . . . . A Bust Crayon Portrait . . . All work guaranteed. Come and see where you can save over one dollar on this one article. Offer good 'til Sep. 9. The Artist Will Finish All Work Before Leaving the City. satesriiy, Sept., , '&& Bs ur anil Ca!! 14 I ThG-'P&opBots-' Stops 1 "B Established ' 13S4m- Gsrvailis, Orsgmn. tjt the "PAliflER CaARfvlENT Cloaks... Skirts. ..Rcincoats For Women, Misses and Children 1 906 Fall and Winter 1907 The Fall Season is right at hand, and if you have been weigh ing the merits of different lines, the time of decision is now. We will show you in the "PALMER GARMENT" line tfce. most stylish garments you can find. We Are Not only showing the best styles, but in addition, the workmanship and quality of the "PALMER GARMENT" are unexcelled. We Ask You to call on us whether you buy or not, It will give us pleasure to show THE PALMER GARMENT Sole In time-pies is a necessity with the average person. A watch that keeps perfect time is a boon to anyone and should be repaired and over hauled at least once every 18 months, and by skilled workmen only. If . your watch needs repairing or regulating take it to . ; E, W- S. PBATT, Jeweler and Optician Estimates on Work Cheerfully Given and Satisfaction Guaranteed. O. C. West and. , Chss. Blsksaleo. GORWALUS. STEAm ' ; UlUNBRY. p- Pstrcmszo Homo Industry, '- OutIde Order Solicited. Alt Work Guaranteed. . ' HOT- Ot Boys' and Young Men's three-piece suits vest, coat and pants all sizes from 13 to 18, and from 82 to 56, ranging in price from $4.00 to $12.50, that we offer for this SALE at half price. $4 00 Suit for $2 00 5 00 Suit far 2 50 6 00 Suit for 3 00 And So On Up. Parents are inyited to take advantage of these sales, as we wish to inaugurate the Fall Sales By giving you extra in. ducements. Saturday, Sep. 99 if P CORVAUiS, OREGON Agent CORVALttS, 1 i-'-; - . fir