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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1906)
V ;.3 Lor,Ai y) iLasoNU Caap'-i Z nolc f Bruce visited lu Cot v,h, Kn i ' Wilbur S arr of Bellefountain -viit-d C.irvallis relatives Thursday -and Kr'day. Ci-treac-) Fifar left Friday for Portland, after a two days' business Tifii: in ins city. The annual Thanksgiving dance occurs a( th? armory Wedneaday to:u , row-night. Mr. Thrift ca'e over from Alai.y Fr day for a visit with the Mc 'rnkey family in this city. The Presbyterian ladie0 are to hind a tea at the borne of Mrs. John Spangler tommonow after noo . The two daughters of T. M.Ccon at Bellefouutgin who have ueen with typhoid fever are now con valescent. The OAC second football team pl'iyed the Monmouth Normal at Monmouth Friday evening winning by the score of 5 to 0. Two hundred barrels oi cement arrived the last of the week from Portland to be used by A. Snook in ite new building at OAC -Dr G. R. Farra,- M. M. DavL-, and B. VV. Johneon have been up pointed appraisers in the estate of Dr. C. II. Lee, deceased. L. A. Peek, one of thi South irn Benton rurul carriers, is confined at 1 cuie with illness, and his place :s being filled by Norman Miller. Reuben Patty, at one time a baker in this cuy, was among the Eugene people who witnessed the OAC U. O. game here Saturday. gEarl Rinehart of the class of '04, OAC, came from The Dallas the last oi i he week to witness the football game Saturday and visit old friends. Jack Kilpack of Portland visited old friwi.is in this city the last if the week, wnile here as manager of the Mi,nt,.ifciit.-Goodnough concert -rsompany. A chicken dinner if to be given at S;mpfon's chapel on Thanks giving day by the ladies cf the M. E. c'nu:ch. Preparations are being made for a big time. Miss Helen Steiwer of Jefferson was among the out of town gues s who attend. d the ' - A.C-U. of O. football game Saturday. She was the gueht if Miss Mabel Witry combe. Saturday morning the OAC freshmen and Sophomores had a practice game of football on OAC field, in preparation for a big game that they intend to play in the near future. Harry Waggoaer arrived home Friday from Coburg where he has been employed for Bometime. He met with an injury to his limb while working in a logging camp, and is still on crutches. The extremely wet weather that has pie vailed this fal. his materi ally interfered with farm' n opera tions. Farmers in from Southern Benton report that not more than half ;r two-thuds the usual acreage has so far been seedtand the ground is still too wet to ad - it of work being done. One of the most unique "football" windows in town Saturday wae at Wellsher and Gray's. The window seat v as laid off in regulation foot ball field square, miniature goal post wers in place, and 22 tiny flaxen haired dolls held down the positions usually occupied by the gridiron warriors at the beginning of a game. Benton county has been heard cf in Indiana. A gentleman of that state writes the Gazette for a sample c py, and says; "Have you board of trade or some enterpris ing real estate de.ilrs that could furnish some literature or info ma tion on the resources of Benton county? Several Indiana families wish to come to Oregon and want some knowledge of the county. The county paper usually gives a good idea of 'he county." Because of tha affair nt having been properly advertised the Mou-teilh-GooJnough recital at the PresVy terian church Thursday night, was not very largely attended aitnougu tne attraction wag one that should have been met by a crowded house. Mr. Goodnough is too well known in this vicinity as an artist of rare ability to need coram ndation, and those cf his old friends who heard him play Thurs lay night state that he has improved very much since he left this city. Mr. Monteith, as a bari tone solist, is a success, possessing a voice of great strength and s Apt ness. Should the young men decide to give another recital in this city at some future date, and let the fact be made known in time, they will undoubtedly be in at by as large an audience as such an entertainment merits. Fred Eing of Portland spent Sunday with Corvallis friends. M. C. Starr of Bailefountain has leased his placa for a year to the Wilhelms. , Ben Elgin of Carlton was an over Sunday visitor in Corval.is with relatives. Miss Etizibeth Saipi cf The Dalles was an over-Sunday guest in Corvallis. She f jroaerly attendid OAC. Miss Minnie Buxton of Portland has been the guest of Corvallis rela tives since Saturday. She leaves for her home tomorrow and her father, Ed Buxton, wih go with her to spend Thanksgiving. Walter Humphreys of Belle fountain gave a very enjoyable party at his home Friday eveniug, a large number of young people oeing present. Games and r fresh ments were features of entertain ment. L'itle ary Miller was operated on late eslerday alternoon fw appendicitis. Dr. Cathey operated, assisted by Dr Pernot. The little Siirl has been id about two weeks. She is sister of Ernes: Miller, Uuion. operator for the Karl Steiwer of the c'as ; f '04, OAC, woo hus been appointed to a lieutenancy in thfl Pniilipiutj o,m etab.ulary ria.s Ocen ii! Corvallis the past few dAyf-. Ha sails for the inland a week from oext Friday D-.cember 7th. t-a&l The lower floor of the opera house was filed with people Satur day evening to witness the moving picture show given by French & Co. Tne views of ruined San Francisco were good and the comic films were enjoyable. The production as a whole was worth the money and everyone seemed to eDjoy it. The new cable for the Corvallis gravel ferry has arrived It is 500 feet in length. 7-8 plow steel trans mission, avd weighs about 600 pounds. The cab e is made especi ally for ferry purposes, being of very great streugth and superior wearing quality. It was ordered by R. H. Huston and is to be put up as soon as p esible. Mr . Charles flout gae an "after noon" Saturday to 20 lady friends, and a delightful time is reported. Each lady vas given a mother ?oose rhyme which she was required to illustrate, and some of the pictures produced were truly re markable. The rooms were tasitly decorated with chrysanthemums, and at five o'clock dainty refresh ments were served. The girls' basketball team played the State Normal at Monmouth, Friday night. The score was 8 to 4 in favor of Corvallis. Miss Mary Sutherland acted as chaperone for the local team and all speak in the highest praise of the treatment accoded tli6m. A reception was given, and a program was rendered in the chapel, Mr. Reynolds, cap tain of OAC giving a talk during the evening. Ambrose Cain was brought to Corvallis Friday afternoon from Salem in charge of Deputy Sheriff Wells and will be held to appear in the circuit court which convened yesterday. The lad stole $25 from the Bird Ricka.d home near Mo -roe, and went t: Salem wh'ie h9 was traced by the officers' and brought back to this citv as stated. He is but 17 years of age, and when taken in custody had but 15 cents ct the etoien money lett on his person. The frame is now up and work is beig rushed on the fine new nan mat tne uaa j? euows are building at Belk-fomtain The structure stands iust across the road east of Simpson's chapei, and whn completad will be very sightly In tne lower room there will be a store, and upstairs the Odd Fellows will have a largj hall with all modern equipments. The work is i. charge , of J. W. Walters. S far the store room has not been leased. 1 There was a special meeting of the missionery society at the Presbyterian church Saturday even ing, with a program that includ ed special music by the choir, paper by Mrs. M. S. Bush, vocal duet by the Misses McGinois, and an address on" Missionery Work i Corea" by Rav. Bush. Mrs. Hor..er was to deliver an add: ess but at the last moment was unable to be present. The meeting, however was very enjoyable. A retired miner, who worked 35 years in Wales and who now resides in Woming Valley, in Pennsylvania, savs that while superintending the loading o cars with hard coal he discover edthe perfect print of a boo or shoe on a bright chunk o coal mined i.Soo feet below the earth's surface. The piece; o coal is now in the Royal mu seum, London. STILL "BUYIHS TIMBER. In southern Benton What the People Say f It. Several inousand acres of choice land in Southern Benton has, according to report, already been purchased Dy a big eastern company through the agent, Mr. Buck, and oilier tracts are being taken as rapdly as the deals can oe made. No one on the outside knows exactly how many acres have been purchased already. This is the statement of a prominent tarmer from the Belle lountain neighborhqod, in Cor vallis the last of the week. By ron Woolndge of the same local ity is engaged as timber cru'iser tor the big company, and the re port is that J. W. Waters, who recently sold out his big milling interests fur $40,000 is to some extent interested as a stock hold er in the concern. It seems teat this company has given out the promise that in due course ot time taey will put in a plant that will furnish em ployment for 300 men. This is to be located, according to the general belief, either at Junction Citv or Corvallis, probably at the latter place, where the surplus or waste lumber would meet a ready demand as wood. Mr. Buck, the company's re presentative, spends a good por tion of his time in the Southern Benton territory, investigating the' various tracts of timber that are offered for saie. Tne people of Bellefountain and vicinity are intensely inter ested in the maneuvers of the easterners, and are looking for ward to a time when they will thus be placed in touch with the outside world. Railroad facili ties have long been denied them, but with the prospect held out by the big company it is only a mat- ter of time, in their opinion, un til all this will be changed, and Bellefountain transformed into a thriving little city. Open River. Continued from first page the League in full is as follows: Whereas, the principles of toll taking as once applied to toll roads, - toll bridges, and other orms of locomotion and transpor- tation is a relic of primitive civ- ilization and in the main has ong since been discarded along with the flail, the grain cradle and kindred implements; and, Whereas, toll taking as applied ! to water ways is even more out- worn in principle, and wholly out;of harmony with the progress and requirements of the age; and, Whereas a toll taking estab- ishment is maintained at the Willamette Falls at Oregon City in the form of a canal and locks on which a toll of fifty cents per ton is taken on all freight that pvpw nn(TPr r . c J " everv head of cattle or other domestic animal; and. Whereas, the said fifty cents r I per ton differential in the lockage charge on the river enables the railroads traversing the Willam- ette region to and htty cents per ton to freight thev carrv to or from Willamette Valley points; and, Whereas, the said lockage fee by reason of the differential it af- fords, the railroads add from $roo,ooo to$2oo,ooo every year to the transportation cost ot the Willamette region; and. Whereas, tne said lockage fee takes one and one-half cents from the sale of every bushel of wheat exported from the region and is in effect a toll of 2 cents on every sact ot potatoes, 2 y2 cents on every sack of sugar, 2 cents on every sack ot salt, 4 cents on every bale of hay, 5 ' cents' on t-.1rt every oaie or nops, 5 cents on every barrel of flower, with pro puruonaie exactions on every other article shipped in ox ship ped out ot the Willamette ba?in. a section of country . 200 miles long and 50 to 75 miles wide and supporting a thickly settled citi zenship; and, TTT1 vv uereas, government engi 1 i . uccis uave reported mat a new and modern canal and locks can be built by the general govern ment at the said Willamette Falls Hogs, dressed -at a cost not to exceed S500. 000 Veal, - a sum that would be saved to the people of the territory by reason of lowered freight rates within three to five years; therefore be it " Resolved, . that the Benton County Citizens' League of Cor vallis, being the commercial body of th city, hereby petitions the congress of the United States at its coming session to appro priate such sum as may be nec essary to purchase the present locks and canal at the Willam ette Falls, or to build a new canal and locks there, to be maintained and operated under the direction of the general government with provision for freight to be allow ed to pass through such canal locks without charge by which the said Willamette shall become a free and open river to the great advantage and benefit of a vast, rich anu populous territory, and for tne granting of this petition your petitioner will ever pray. CORVALLIS LYCEUM COURSE. What the Second Entertainment Will Be. Reno B- Melbourn the "Wizard ot Electricity" will appear in an j evening of marvelous experi ments entitled ''In the Year 2000." This prophecy was prepared with the personal assistance of NicelaTesla, Lord Kelvin, Sig nor Marconf, Sir William Crooks and other noted scientists, and the Tacoma Ledger says of it: Mr. Melbourn's experiments are numerous, quickly done, and stunning in their import. The dreams of humanity are made realities before the eyes of the audience, and nothing seems to longer remain on the list of im possibilities. At times when Mr. Melbourn becomes warmed up to the marvelousness of his theme he disDlavs an eloauence which holda hi an(lience enthralled." Opera house Sat. Dec 1. Box office opens for benefit of season ticket holders, Friday Nov. 50, 8 a. m. lie is Dead. A. J. L. Cator who was acci dentally shot in the ankle a week ago last Wednesday by a 33-cali- bre rifle, at the family home sontnwest ot oorvauis, aiea m this city at y:lo yesterday morn- ing, despite the best efforts of thp attending? nhvsician and the lovinsr care and attention of fam- ;i OT1fq fr;andc. , miU uA hM flt fwn rT p , u C1U lul " V mouth chapel, the services to be. conducted by Rev. G. H. Feese, and interment will be in Newton cemetery. Mr. Cator was born in England September 6, 1850, and was 56 years and 2 months of age. He pamp f n United ctates in n fc Wakefield Kan. he hunted buff alo f or nine years, I , , . .... 1 ..1 1. and later operated a cattie rancn on the Palo Duro creek and inj the Pan Handle country. August 15, 1882, Mr. Cator was married at Dodge City, Kansas, to Miss Jennie Ludlow and in 1892 the family came to this city locating in a couple of months on the ranch at Oak Ridge where the accident occurred that result ed in Mr. Cator's death. De- ceased had been ailing, however, for two years, ever since he met with severe injuries in a run- away accident, The morning of the shooting he was obliged to wait several hours until a physi cian could arrive from Corvallis, but in spite'of all he seemed to be doing well until Friday, when spasms and lockjaw developed aid death ended tne struggle yesterday morning. Mr. Cator was an upright, honorable gentleman and his death is mourned by many. The immediate survivors are the wi dow and four ch ldren. Bertie P., Ar thur L, and Oabaldston Cater, and Mabel Cator-Conger. Market Report. Eggs nor rlnvon 35C 60c, 25c. 50c. - 9c. - 7c. - 58c. Batter, creamery per roll countrv per lb. potatoes, per bushel - Spring chickens, live Wheat - - - - ' Oats - - - - - r83 A replenishing stock of the most popular late fall style jast received some rather startling in their sudden . departure from the old lines. , . 'w r There's a coat for everybody, in the choice we offer from ths short jacket to the elaborate Empire wrap for evening. Each is sold on the "a If label which answers all your style. Today is the day for Lstablished The Pas pie's Slors SHE When You Sss COPYRIGHT 1905 BY THE HOUSE OF KUPPENHQMER' D.ZCri.H lest and. m! GlotSiSiig . , MlMl 'S THE BEST CORVALLIS STEAM LAUNDRY. PatronizeZHomo Industry Outsldo Orders. Solicited. All WorkZCuaranteed. ALWAYS USES THE BEST STATIONERY Up-to-Date IS NECESSARY FOR A DESIRED EFFECT The Gazette 5 the only off too in ' Convallis that can deliver the goads We Can Show4 You See Zierolf for Economy Jarj?.74t iF f ra 1 I m A.Wise Mv 1 ivii isiiaui f'gi 4 Printing 4 99 questions as to fit, qualityjind first choice. Are you coming? tt1 1864 J GorvaSIis, Of. St in Qui A si If What Smartly Dressed Men Will Wear This Sea son ... . CALL ON US Conforming to Fashion's Latest Decrees . . De signed by Artist Tailors . .- . Fashioned by Master Workmen . . 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