LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Sam Harlsock was an Albany
visitor Friday on business.
Glenn Ireland went to Eujrene
Friday on a business trip.
Mre. Sarah Elgin went to Port
land Saturday. She will be ab
sent several weeks.
John McClain of Polk county
waB a business visitor in Corvallis
the last of the week.
Miss Tbia Job d son arrived home
Saturday night ' from a two weeks'
yiait with relatives in Albany.
Miss Elva Taylor of Independ
ence is the guest of ber eieter, Mrs.
W. W. Ireland in this city.
Miss Mamie Hall came in from
near Philomath, Sunday, and will
pend sometime in this city.
Miss Ethel Linville left Sunday
for a week's visit with her Bister,
Mrs. A. D. Morrison, in Carlton.
Mrs. Kelly J Eune was .n
Corvallis the last of the wee'?. 'he
guest of her daughter, M--W .Late
Kelly of OAC.
W. L. Read and fioaily are min
ing this week into the Kline cot
tage near the Lafa Stewart heme .
jjitue ruary jviiner wss fennufv
ill at her home on Ninjh Btrett tii
last of the we?k, Lut is improved.
Mies fansy M;urer oniti" up
from Mrnn.outh Sal.--ju u,
brief vie't with hcv brother wb'5 is
a Etu Jtut at O.X.
yra. E. J J arrow and Mrs. A.
J SlMzgt-r r-eie passengers foi
Ti . . i v i . . .
roruanu oaturuay iuc a visit.
Fhey returned yesterday.
Mrs. Fred Buchanan of Inavale
was the guest of her mother, Mrs.
Cauthorn in this city, for several
days the last of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarance White
side retun.ed Sunday from a few
clays' visit with the latter's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Guthrie at
Dallas.
Fred Groshong left Friday for
Portland, where he is to become-an
instructqr in one of the high
school?. He has been visiting Cor
vallis relatives for the past two
weeks.
Herman Breypr. familiarly
known as "Bismark" has been in
dicted by the Lane county court at
uerene for selling liquor iu viola
tion of the local option law.
Work on the college building is
progress every day, in spite of
the rain that has been falling the
past week. A small army of work
men are engaged on the excavat
ing and the scene is a busy one,
with H. Snook iu charge of affairs.
The "Standard Bearers" of the
M. E. church gave a social to their
young men friends, in the church
basement Friday evening. About
forty enjoyed the occasion. The
features were games, music and re
freshments. Bert Senger was tendered a sur
prise at the home of his parents in
this city Thursday night. The
event was in honor of his 20th
birthday and a large party of
young people were present. The
usual features were enjoyed. ;
Last night at their hall the
Washington members had a social
and a general good time. The pro
here wer games, luncheon and
oter features of entertainment
which were enjoyed by a large
number of people.
E. M. Dodele of Wells was a Cor
vallis business visitor the last of the
week. He was in search of turkeys
as he intends to ship two tons to
Astoria for the Thanksgiving trade.
The price offered was IS to 21
cents, but Mr. Dodole stated that
th price would soon be lower. He
also wanted to buy chickens.
The United Artisans are to have
a big time at their ball tomorrow
night. A program and refresh
ments will be features, and a large
samber of guests will be present,
as it is an "open" meeting and
each member invites one or two
friends. A3 the membership is
over 100, there will certainly be a
large crowd as well as a jolly time,
There was a pleasant family re
union in this ciiv, Thursday, Nov.
14th, at the re9ider.ee of Mr. and
Mrs. V. H. Savage, corner of 7th
and Jackson streets, in honor of
the 75th birthday of Mrs. A.J.
Woodcock, mother of Mrp. Savage.
Dinner was served at 6 o clock
Mrs. Woodcock's entire family
were present, excepting her oldest
daughter and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. L. S. Stannua of Orofino,
Idahn. Those present represent
four generations, all living in this
city and were: Mrs. A. J. Wood
cock, Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Wood
cock, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sav
age. Mr. and Mrs. A. Roy Wood
cock, Harold, Edwin and Master
Arthur Woodcock, the latter being
the eighteen months-old great-grandson.
ard
Mrs. William Moore, a son.
Prof. I E. Ft-char.ls i of jbviy
was a visi'.ur in Corvalii3 t.e last
of the wtek.
George Horn i- ot feoria was
shaking ba-nds with his former
twnmeo in Corvallis, Saturday.
G. C. Peek baa b-en appointed
administrator of A Vf. Peek, an
insane person, and his bond fixed
at $250.
The Coffee Club gave one of is
popular dancing parties at the city
hall Friday evening and a good
time is reported
Dart. umj oec.ares that next
month w.ll b :ng abou . th mar
riage ot a prominent Ct ralhs gir,
acd a w? ' knwn Pa'tlt d ycuug
man.
Ther. o e a .Ul ht Ply
mouth Fr day Vt t iog. w.th
Jic-w t 1 n euppti as 'd ai-tract"-'
. P gocd trie isassvt-edio
all who atie .'
F.-ark Porler. an C.C stud-r.:
.sftFrMfar fla r-o ;k. at P iV..
tor as h'3 fcff been t!.r,t
sore fact
Lon ; ' vr
and v as unable to
cy, a well known
utbern Kt. ton, i-i .n
II It Hlll In . hi, r'r-n j. ,
j rancher . S
v y mi iic,
C) n!i:? is f,
oriueny. Ills tri!ii'a
in lhie
tu:n to
c.ty wish him a epctdy re
.. ,wi nealth-
A souvenir postal was received
iu i lib citv Friday from "Happy
Hooligau" McMaines. The Chi
cago postmark is the only clue to
his whereabouts.
Mrs. Caroline Loomis has filed
her hud account as administrat. :
of the estate of Bushnell B. Loom,,
deceaeed, and Saturday, Dec. 8ta
has been set as the date for hear
ing objections to said final account.
The Corvallis ferry had to tie up
Friday morning aft:jr making onlj
one trip over and back. It was not
alone due to high water, but to
drift wood that filled the stream.
whole trees being seen to flo.it by
in the swift current.
Tlu' overland trains began passing
ihr.'iigh Corvallis again Friday;
and mving to the OTulHions due to
lb-) ii;cre;:ejed traffic caused by the
washouts, the regular train from
Ponlmd whs thre hours late 'n
rescniiig Corvtihia Friday.
Coi.J. T, Phillips of this city is
still camping with 1 party of pros
pectors in Star Gulch, Jackson
county. He is in good health and
having a fine time, according to a
letter received from him by Cap
tain Crawford, Saturday. .
James Fiett has filed with the
court his inventory and appraise
ment of the estate of Ann Compton,
deceased. The real property is
shown to be valued at $3000; the
pet sonal property is appraised at
$442,16 and there is cash on hand
amounting to $121, giviDg a total
valuation of $356,16.
Mayor C. Newell, for many
yers a resident of Portland but
now of Seattle, wa9 in Corvallis,
Friday, and gave a talk in college
chapel in the forenoon. He is a
G. A. R. man, was with General
Custer in the Indian war, and his
talk in ehapei was reminiscences
of the Civil War. In the after
noon at 2:30 Mayor Newell spoke
to the public school scholars, telling
them of experiences with the In
dians.
A resolution has been passed by
the Portland Chamber of Com
merce asking congress tt appropri
ate $2,500,000 at the coming ses
sion, for a new post-office for the
metropolis. It is claimed the Port
land ofice has completely outgrown
its present quarters on Morrison
street. After hearing what little
Corvallis is doing in the way of
building a post-ilice it is no wonder
Portland has decided to get busy.
Somewhere down the Willamette
river a welkquioped boathouse is
floating away. It belongs to a party
of Albany' yourg men, and is valu
ed at $12o, exclusive of probably
Y50 worth of property in it, says
an Albany dispatch in the Tele
gram.. The boat was moored in
the mouth of the Calapooia river and
floated away when the recent rains
raised the height of the stream
Nobody knows when it left. But
it's gone. Search has been made
for it as far as 10 miles below
Albany, but it can't be found.
According to Saturdays Oregon
ian Eugene ha3 been having s
water famine in the midst of the
flood. A dispatch from that city
says: For the past 24 hours Eugene
has been without water and those
wholly dependent upon the city
system are in distress, the main
being dry. There is no fire pro
tection and the schools have been
dismissed. At the office of the
Williamette Valley Company, the
real cause of the trouble 13 not
known to the employes and tele
phonic communication with these
Born. Sunday, to Mr.
who do not know has been cut off.
! Ernest Wood .f OAC w a busi-
I ness visitor in Albanv, Friday.
' Charies Colbert was in Albany,
Friday, transacting business.
Ji-sse Mopp, the wide awake
merchant of Philomath was a pleas
ant visitor in Corvallis Satutday.
Mr. Hawthorne has arrived from
the .bast tor a visit with his son,
G. W. Hawthorne who resides
across the river from Corvallis.
Invitations have been issused for
the marriage of Miss Lon a Nanney
to Otto Locke, a farmer of Benton
county, according to tne Albany
Herald.
The rains caused the rails of the
railroad at Shelburn to spread and
early Friday morning a Southern
Pacific freight train was ditched.
Engine No. ) 61 1 wrs thrown off the
track and three freight cir8 were
compelled to take the Westside
route once more.
Mr. anc" Mrs. Sam Thurston left
yesterday tor Lios Angeles where
they will make a short stay and
1';' -, nd the winter in the dry
climit of Ai ua in he ;....pe of
r-trCcliL'. V. r'U't-T'i's ien-.ti..
v? -v ; v, a -'or ill k"p their
lit' la 1 Id iu their ao- uce "
F ftepn ars in the penitentiary
for Hiifti Saxon, bo shot and kill
ed ilaj. !. 11, an ,i.,tJ wor
.'it,iaii iast August Jtar Cottff;
Grove, and an indeterminate
tence for Thomas Reeves, his pa!,
are the sentences imposed by u ude
Harris in the Lane county circuit
court Friday. Only the extreme
youth of the two boys saved them
from the gallows.
fheW. W.
Ireland grocery
store has changed
hands. The
new owner is 1. A. tsoulden,
who arrived from Nebraska six
weeks ago. Possession was given
yesterday morning. T. A.
Boulden is a son of Thomas
Boulden who is one of Corvallis'
substantial citizens.
There was a quiet wedding at
the court house Saturday after
noon at 5 o'clock, when MissO.
C. Wilson became the bride of
Arthur Kisor. Rev. M. S. Bush
perform: 1 tie ceremony in the
presence of only tee necessary
witnesses, and immediately there-
fter the young couple left for
Albanv to take the train for their
uture home in Seattle. They
re estimable young people of
Wells, and are tollowed v by the
good wishes of many frjends.
Another of the "Around tbe
Worid on Foot" contigent was in
town Tuesday night. 1 hi was
Clyde Scott, of Glasgow, Scottland, I
who said he was making an t-ffort
to visit every country on tbe face
f the globe within a period of seven
ear-, and during all that time be
ia not to exceed 1000 miles on rail
roads. If successful he wins a foi-
eit of $25,000. That he is something
a romancer is evidenced by Lis
statement that he walks 50 miles
per dav. He talks entertainingly,
however, about the several countries
he has visited, now having been
enroute five years, four months.
oledo Register.
Chester Coffey the popular photog
rapher of this city, was a guest Thursday
at the wedding of Byron Gill and Miss
Bertha vStaats, which occurred at the
bride's home at Airlie. Mr. Coffey and
the groom are old classmates and life
long friends .
Unique Afternoon.
In response to very unique in
vitations which hid been sent out
about 69 ladies gathered at the
Mice Pan inp Imp Sat.
urdav afternoon to enioy what
proved to be one of the most en-
lovable social events of the
season.
The rooms were beautifully
decorated with chrvsanthemums
and the scene was one of bright
ness and gaiety. The invitations
stated that there would be a
'Kinde'r symphony" and each
lady was requsted to bring her
favorite instrument. Such a col
lection of musical instruments
has never before been seen or
heard of in "these parts". There
were cow oens, accoraiuns, uai-
momcas, rubber dolls that
"saueak." little automobiles
that have a whistle attached,
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football horns, toy "'toot horns
and everything else imaginable.
Frank , White favored the
company with two selections and
ATicc T.nln finanorlpr canar anrl
fV,o ,;,nra ;rt;n
in with their insrntnmbL each in
hr own Wanrl timv and snch
: uB V,-, Kn snn,iu
on anv football field in Oregon.
The affair was one of the
happiest imaginable and conclud-j
ed with the disposal of very
toothsome refreshments.
W. W. Bristow, a former Corvallis man
bat now of Portland, was a visitor in this
city Saturday,
LOST On Saturday evening . a
pair of spectacles in a blue velvet
bag. Please leave at City Market.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E.
chuoh ia to hold a market in Blackledge'e
atore Wednesday, Nov. 28th. Pies and
cakea a specialty. Remember the
date and place. t 95
Henry Stone of tbis city arrived in
Colambus, Ohio, safe and sonndjTuesday.
He writes that the weather was good
during his trip and that be Is in good
health and enjoying his visit. He was
nine days on the jarnery and will remain
lor three months.
Thanksgiving will soon be
here. Nolan's stock of Table
Linens and Napkins ver com
plete. Special prices this
month.
Last Wednesday evening the 14th a
real surprise was given Misa Ada Barein
ger of Oak Grove in honor of her eight
eenth birthday. There were about 25 of
her friends present, all taking part in an
m prompt a program after which a deli
cious luacbeon.wHci the guest t
brought, was served. 1 1 the wee horrs
of the'mornicfe', . s h.v we e tak' .
thi'ir dpartu-.- tjr .ne:' man" b' . ea
K?t present declared they nad spent a
v.'.-.v r :--aa i" e ienin". Mnnh cred; t is
' tho t arranging the affair.
il-ar Goocnou? -,cu Mon-.o;-t
it the P: sbyteriau church
Tuursday n;gu., 95
No one wis di i;:ipointed in "A Royal
Slave" which was presented at the opera
house Saturday evening. The scenic
effects were unusually good, the costumes
gorgeous and beautiful, and the players
as a company were better than theaver
ege by far. The slave, the scheming
mother and the American newspaper re
porter were splendidly sustained parts in
the play, the latter, as well as the slave ,
being a favorite with the audience. Clever
ps iaiites were introluued b2twasn acts
and piano music assisted in making the
long waits less wearisome.
Do not fail to hear Goodnoneb
and Monteith at the Presbyterian
church Thursday night.
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Have your yes fitted by one who
knows how Matthews, the optician.
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tarr Bakerv has secured the
service ot Uck Lilewellvn. the
woudertul bread makf-r. 89 if
A. J. L. Cator who was accidentallv
shot in the ankle last Wednesday morn-
inS at the fami,y nomersonthweat of Car-
vauis, was brought to this city
Sunday morning to remiia for sometime
and receive medical treatment. He has
apartments attheGerhaid borne. Mrs.
Cator, who was in Portland at the time
of the a tcirteut arrived hoinp Thursday.
Mr. Catoris geHing along as well as could
be expected but he will be crippled
as
a result of the injury .
New line Cloaks. Suits. Skirts.
Rain coats and Shirt Waists
just received at Nolan's.
J. Fred Yates accompanied O. V. Hurt
to Seattle, Saturday.
See Zierolf fir all kinds of grass
seed, orchard, timothy and clover
seed. 74tf
NewGoodsall the time at No
lan's-
Mrs Louise Hart has been appointed
administratrix of the estate of Andrew
Hart who died Aug, 5th '06. Her bonds
were fixed at $260, with J. A. Whitsitt
and E. R. Bryson as sureties. J. A.
Whiteside, M. P. Buruett and E. J. New
ton were appointed appraisers and the
estate was shown to be of the value of
$127, which was turned over to the
widow.
New line Men and Bovs' Suit si
Uvercoats, Kain coats and w- l,
Douglas shoes just received at
11 uictn
Mr. Goovius pushed his plate
.from him and folded his napkin.
"Matilda," he asked, "who cooked
this dinner ?"
"Gloriana," said Mrs. Goovius.
"She insisted on doing it all herself.
You know, she has just completed a
course at an expensive cooking
school."
"Well," rejoined the husband and
father, with emphasis, "the monej
was well invested. This is the hesi
dinner I ever ate." Chicago Trib
nnev ...
Goats for ea!e, and wood for pale
on stock.
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gave m0ney by buying your
watches and iewelrv of MatthewB
the ontician and ieweler. 84tf
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The best baker ever in Corvallis
in Voesbursr, at Small's Bakery.
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Market Report.
liggs peraozen
35c
Gutter, creamery per roll
60c.
25c.
". Country per lb
potatoes, per bushel
50c
- QC
Spnng chickens, live -
Hogs,
dressed
- 7c.
c
7C
Wheat -
- 58c.
Oats : - -
30-32C
A" replenishing stock of the most popular Hate fall
sty, i ast received some rather startling in their sudden
de;-ariare from the old lines.
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There's a coat.f or everybody in the choice Jwejoffer
from the short jacketto the elaborate Empire ..wrap for
evening. i
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Each is sold on the
label which answers all your
style. Today is the day for
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If 1 , g&kSyJr ' ' F"asnioned BV Master &
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j fjfrjj the Reasons Why
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questions as to fit, quality and
first choice. Are you coming?
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and examine our fall
and winter samples
of MADE TO MEAS
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Satisfaction
If they don't fit you
do not have to
take them.
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For Sale. 30,000 acres of land
in Lincoln and Benton Counties,
Oregoq, along the C. & E. R. R.,
known as Road Lands, now owned
by an "Eastern Company. ' For
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prices and terms, call or address,
L.jJB. Fish, Western Agent, Albany
Oregon. . 78-tf