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Vol. XLIIL
AN ENTERTAINING STORY.
Of a Trip to California Touch-
' ing the High Places.
CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTS, OREGON, FRIDAY. No3EMBEll l6. 190G
In his characteristic and very
entertaining style Ruthyn Tur
ner, editor of the Gazette, writes
a lriend of his trip from Corval
lis to Los Angeles, where he is
visiting for a tew weeks with his
parents. He left this city ten
days ago, and his letter says:
"Saturday I caught the over
land out of Albany at noon. I
preferred to ride in the smoking
car for awhile. Every car was
filled to the utmost and seats
were at a premium. As I can
vassed the smoker tor a resting
place the chances of securing a
seat appeared small, bjit finally I
struck an old man ot some po
odd years who made room for
me. He proved :to be one Ezra
Town, a capitalist, who has in
vestments in Minnesota and Cal
ifornia. He was en route to the
latter nlare and we traveled in
company to Goshen Junction,
south of Fresno., in California.
He was a companionable old
chap an old soldier and a good
smoker.
On our train were people of all
nationalities. As we rode
through Southern Oregon a wo
man got on the train and located
in the Fmokinp' car. The con-
- o
ductor suggested to her that the
proper atmosphere for a non
smoking woman was not to be
found iu a smoker. This sug
gestion was not kindly received
and there was that in the eyes
of the female which indicated
that nothing short of violence
would remove her from the car
she had selected, so the conduc
tor wisely dropped the matter.
Perhaps he was doubtful of the
outcome of a personal encounter,
scratching, hair-pulling, etc.
On the train through Southern
Oregon there was a peculiar in
dividual who in his own mind
was the source of all wisdom.
Ignoramus was written all over
him. His head was shaped after
some carrots that my father rais
ed when I was a boy; the eyes
were set high up in the temple
of knowledge at least 90 per
cent of the head was below tne
eves: the mouth was large and
seemed to open and close noisly
and constantly without mental
euidance: the ears were like bat
wings and after studying them
for some time I felt certain that
thev were capable of flapping:
such is the kind of individual the
nnm old S. P. must carrv for
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coin of the realm.
While we were in Oregon it
rained. It had also rained heav-
ilv in Northern California, but
on Sunday morning as we plung
ed down the mountains to the
Sacramento valley the sun was
shining brightly and everything
seemed fresh and beautiful.
There was an immense passenger
traffic and we were behind time
an hour when we reached the
Sacramento valley. The road
was cood. however, and we made
up the lost time and pulled into
Davis according to schedule.
Here we changed cats for Sacra
mento, a ride of about 15 miles.
We reached that city about 5 p.
m., Sunday, and found that no
train departed for Los Angeles
before 10:10 next morning. It
rained quite hard in the capitol
city that night and the people
were rejoiced.
To pass the time Sunday even
ing I went to Clunies' theatre.
where I witnessed a production of
'Peggy trom Fans," Ueorge
Ade's latest musical comedy.
The scene is laid in and near
Chicago and the work is really
auite clever. There was not a
single individual voice of ex
ceptional quality in the whole
company, but the ensemble work
ornnd. There was an accent
able orchestral support under the
direction of the composer of the
mnslp. This suited me . as well
as anything. - Just at my right
sat a man who indulged in a
'coughing match" with me. We
coughed a duo that was quite af-
tecting, to judge trom tne at
tention we received. I am not ot
an envious disposition and really
think he couehed "first" while I
did the "second" vigorously.
Monday morning tne sun was
shining beautifully and I walked
about the city quite a xwniie.
Everything was fresh and clean
and the very air suggested life.
Sacramento is really a pretty
city. I do not believe any state
iH the union can boast finer cap
itol grounds than those of Sacra
mentc they are sublime.
Through the southern part of
the state there had been no raia.
On the trip south from Sacra
mento to 'Fresno we were accom
panied by a Russian family, evi
dently of peasant origin. The
parents were accompanied by six
children, ranging from a baby in
arms to a voung man of some 20
years of age. There was some
thing both ludricrons and path
FORMER BENTON BOY.
Now a Prominent Man in Cali-
Fornia Nat Stewart
Down in Santa Barbara county,
California, a former Benton coun-
tv man has become prominent,
and is now the republican nomi
nee for the third term as sheriff
nf that county. He is Nat Stew
art, a nep. ew of the Corvallis
Stewarts, and concerning him the
"Morning Press" of Santa Barb
ara, savs:
"As a defender of the laws he
has an eyiable record, a record
probablv not equalled anywhere
in the west. He has not only
kept the county practialy free
from crime, but the iew offenders
are sreedilv brought to justice,
and punished as speedily as the
machinery ot the law can ac
complish it.
x " Nat Stewart is a Western pro
duct. He is years of age,
w
and was born In Corvallis, Ore
thing both ludricrons ana pau -
etic in the entrance of the family -y . . oomi .
. .... n.t. earn his own way. He came to
to the car. ,very memoer 01 , Barbara' county .ir,. 1877,
family . carried sometmng. a. . , ,
little girl of about five years fX.T "
. " . . ... ... .1 ... omce at iruauaiuyc kw
carried a tea jtett e witn tne top , trankered to Lorn-
tied on, the mo her carried tne I - ' Anrir of the same year.
baby. The male
tne lamuy eacn carnea uaguu . becoming a
boxes of great dimensions, witn ' - Roudoloh" store, and
which they blocked tne aisies. t ffofi ' tn
- 1 1 f I M I rl L 11 1 1 1 1 u Alia ain.Li nut wv
The tea kettle was placed unaer ----- . . , A ,
seat, where it rolled and rat-ejrX
tied tor 300 miies witn every . -
.. .. . -.T -f ciyui vcdia atu
urcti ot tne train. jnoe one 01 u-i.
. - n "ms career nas ueeu uue mm
mcmratmn ' to the younger gen-
wav the conductor could make f.
' l.. eration. : cv oaiu wum.
them clear a passage way was uy -
resorting to proianity. " hntepritv and thrift, he has
as though this is universally un- chislled out his' own destiny,
aers.ioou. I a iio tC- mnrA "ccr.s "
MV tram puiieu iniu ivus n.u- . , .t - . , j
, 'm j' 1 , Ana ir ever a mau ucscivcu 14
eies x uesaay mu.ulUKl f u. Uuui er..rr.
ate. &o lar tnere nas ueen no 4,m. , , -f
... 1 1 ne luuulv uccua a uiu ui
rain here this season. t uau ;ui;p
The city is most oeautnui ana - . a
. 1 f cxuciiculx. auiitiy ouv ovuuw.
has made progress anting v c . the sheriffs office,"
oast three or four years that is j"u64"t"-
almost bevond. belief. It is
claimed that Los Angeles is the
best lighted city in the world to
day, with the possible exception
of Paris, and indeed this seems
tnif Rv nierht the Cltv IS a
All Were Satisfied.
A crowded house gavea cordi
al welcome to the Lulu Tyler-
city IS a riofpc pnmrwnv at the oDera house
veritable fairyland, so gloriously Tuesdav evening, and the first
beautiful and bn.liaa. is tne nnmber on the forogram a cello
ighting. Los Angeles v today is
the "Queen City of the Pacific
Coast." Say what you will, this
is a fact.
I am immensely impressed
with the advancement made
since my visit here a few years
ago."
nnmber on the
solo hv Miss Adams, was well
worth the price of admission
As a ceilist Miss Adams is a
wonder, and the instrument re
sponds to her touch with tones
cr fnll . soft and sweet that it
seems almost a living thing.
The olaver was obliged to an
swer repeatedly to encores,
mliiVi cTiJir1 in a aracious and
GUARANTEED ATTRACTION, charming manner.
I . r g . 1 , . 1 V,
Iir. omitn gave tnree uuiuucis
which were heartily received,
and resbonded to encores. He
has a splendid voice that pleased
every one.
All that has been said and
eastern . . f t ..1.. t.,i, nt.
Koval - 1 1, i,-,
. 1 is true. . ucmi i t u uco
Slave" comes to the opera house - e 0arj Kefnre
Saturday night, and is guaran- a CorvalUs audience. So natural
teed to be thoroughly firstclass. . her and so free from
Asa matter ot assurance, mei . : .. jo.
To be Qiven at the Opera
Saturday Night.
One ot the best ot the
road attractions "A
House
management is authorized to
make this statement that in case
the patrons are not saiisfied with
the performance their money
will be cheerfull? " refunded
That the house will be crowded
is very evident from the large ad- , ... h deeDer ad
vance sale: more than half of the . rfo t,,rUA th
stage mannerisms that she is im
mediately on good terms with
her audience and continues to
grow in favor with each succeed
ing number. Her dialect sketch
brought, down the house as did
her story of a young girl's wed
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seats are already taken .
The large number of striking
ly handsome gowns worn in the
production ot "A Roval Slave"
4.
is the occasion of much comment
hearts of everyone present.
Mr Snvder's piano soio was
s .
warmly encored and hisaccompa
1 1
niments were pieasing.
o vv. v. v.. . The entire entertainment was
in every city where the play has elevatin g and enjoyable, and the
been seen this season. Miss K- " :n 1 u
1 .vcenm course win suici tc
highly popular this season, judg
been seen this season. Miss
VanTassell, as the Countess
Inez, carries ott the honors in
sumptuous costuming. She ap
pears in six handsome gowns.
each one a triumph of the tailors
art. The other members of the
company are all appr opriately
and richly garbed. Inasmuch as
the play deals with a royal fam
ing from the success o f this, the
opening number.
' In "His Memory.
Died, at the tamily borne ten
miles north of Corvallis, Nov. 7,
iu& jiiaj vt4 nnu .1 iyOO, jCOlgC XJCClililS, ctgU yi
ily in the davs of Castilian mag- vears. 10 months and 21 days.
nificence, it can be understood Deceased was born at St. Joseph,
that the costuming of the pro- Mich., Dec. 18, 1834. He re
duction is one of the most im- moved when 1 vears of age with
portant features. 1 his father's iaxnily to near Mus
catine. Iowa, where he spent
several years of his youth. To
the Iowa farm came reports ot
gold and tbe rich lands in tl e
iar West, and it was no ambiti-
oust youth who could let such an
opportunity slip by him, espec
ially when he saw little prospects
of advancement in his immediate
surroundings.
Barefooted, and with his few
worldly possessions tied in a
bundle, George Beamis joined a
west bound ox train at tne iriatie
river April 15, 1852, and began
his western journey, which was 01
six months' duration. If Mr.
Beamis had little when he started
but. he had even less upon arriv
ing at his destination at Wells
station, Benton county, Oregon.
Nothing Maunted. he secured a
position with Thomas Reed and
after a couple of years he began
to work for others on the sur
rounding farms in Benton coun-
" ...
ty and was thus employed until
1852 when the Rogue river war
broke out in all its fury. He
was then herding cattle in that
country, and to subdue the. In
dians fought bravely with other
herders ia the vicinity.
In Nov. 1874. he -nlisted in U.
A, first Oregon Infantry, as pri
vate, was mustered in at oaiem
and sent to Vancouver, his entire
service being spent there and on
the Yamhill reservation. In
Tulv 1866 he was discharged af
ter many interesting and exciting
experiences with: the wily and
intrepid red man. Returning to
the neighborhood where he spent
much ot his youth, he nas re
mained ever since, an honored
and upright jitizen of North
Benton. He was laid to rest in
the Albany cemetery followed by
1
a large concourse ot neighbors
and friends.
Oak Grove Friend.
BURIED YESTERDAY.
Orvallis Physician Dies After
Brief Illness Dr. Lee.
Dr. Charles H. Lee. tor years a
familiar figure on Corvallis streets
and in Benton county, is no
more. After an illness of only
two days' durationhe died at the
family home on Third street at
seven o'clock Tuesday evening.
The malady was heart disease
from which Dr. Lee . had been a
sufferer for some years.
The funeral occurred trom the
residence yesterday afternoon at
one o'clock, the service oemg
conducted by Dr. E. J. Thomp
son of Independence. A large
concourse of old friends and
neighbors were present and iol
lowed the remains to the quiet
citv of the dead. Crystal Lake
cemetery. . The funeral was un
der the auspices of the A. F. &
A. M. of which deceased was a
member. He was also a mem
ber of the United Artisan lodge
n which he held a policy for
2000.
Dr. Lee was born at Hiilsboro,
Highland county, Ohio, June 2-
.8 so and was reared in tiigmano
county, Ohio, upon the old home
farm. After teaching school for
time the young man took up
the study of medicine, and in
1874 he entered the Miami medi
caf college at Cincinnati, Ohio,
graduating in 1877 with the de
gree of M. D. He then began
practice in New Petersburg,
Ohio, where he remained u itil
1884, in which year he cam to
Coivallis.
After 18 months spent in ibis-
city he returned to Qhio wh".
he spent nine months, again v
turning to Oregon in July ito
locating at Newport. In 1888 h
came back to Corvallis, where h.
has. ever since resided. Dr. L,
was in partnership with b-'
brother Dr. J. B. Lee, until :i
latter' s death in 1802.
Deceased was married in thu
city to Miss Henrietta Foster,
daughter of the late John Foster,
who is the surviving widow.
Dr. Lee was an intelligent,
cultured gentleman and had
manv friends who mourn his
early passing.
"ADMIRE"
but tall expresses it. We have 6ome
things recently opened up you'll go in
ecstacies over. For an out and out eu-
perii r line of
Newest Style Jewelry
yon can find it here. We invite you to
call and see some choice things just re
ceived. Prices are not high. Small
margins of profit content no.
Albert J. Metzoer
WATCHMAKER
Occidental Building, -
CorvalliB
SPENCER'S
Hair invigoraier
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Price, - Fifty Cents
Manufactured fay
The Vegetable Compound Company
Corvallis, Oregon Ot
New Oak Rockers
and Morris Chairs
0. J. BLACKLEOGE'S Furniture Store
Corvallis - - - Oregon
COME ITS'
And see our large new line of pocket knives,
razors, scissors, etc.
large line of footballs and all kinds of sport
ing goods always on hand.
Umbrellas covered and repaired.
GUN MODES
The Delineator - - $1.00
McClure's Magazine $1.00
World's Work - - $3.00
S3s
C. A. Gerhard Book store
SEEING IS BELJEyiNG
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,
Sewing Machine Supplies, etc Gasoline and Dry Cells git sale.
Agent for the Olds Gasoline Engines and Automobiles?,
Guns and Bicycles For Rent First-class Repair Shop.
M. M. LONG,
Ind. Phont 126 Residence 324
CORVALLIS,
OREGON.
Look in Our Window
For the correct thing in the jewelry line. We have a fine
of jewelry and silverware that is astonishing in its grace and
beauty and magnificent in its size and completeness.
Engraving nicely done in the latest ribbon script styles.
Repairing that is guaranteed and prices that are in keeping
E- V.-S.- PRATT, Jeweler and Optician I
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Why your baby ehould be thin, and
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All kinds of grass seed for Bale
at Zierolf'e Timothy, clover and
orchard grass seed. 74tf
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