LOCAL AD PERSON U
Mies Eva Starr was on the sick
list the' Utter part of the week. '
Harold Wilkins returned Friday
from hie holiday visit to Portland
sad Orsgcn City. ' .
J. M. Nolan, the merchant, trans
acted business in Portland ' the
latter part of the week.
Miss Imogen Gilt returned Fri
day from a visit through the holi
days with relatives at Scio.
The couoty court was busy, Fri
day, selecting the 200jurymen to
serve for 1907 in the Benton circuit
court.
Miss Bertha Thrasher returned to
Portland Saturday after a visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Cal Thrasher, in this city.
Mayor A. J. Johnson and sons
Darrell and filmo arrived home
Saturday from a visit with relatives
in Kings Valley and Suver.
For 'he quarter ending Decem
ber 31st, the Benton county court
paid out $25 in bounty, scalps,
including cats, cougars and bear.
Fred Roth and Cyrus MoCormick,
both of the '06 class at OAO, arriv
el Friday for a visit witL old
f ,-ionrU in this city. They are from
Sumpter.
Mrs. Janet Smith, wh has beei'
serbusly ill at the home cf be
daughter, Mrs. Vance Taylor, in
thi City fur three weeks, is slightly
improved.
Rev. G. H. GihWs will return
from bis visit in Eastern Oregot'
the last i f t.jis week and will fii
his pnlpit next Sunday , morning
and evening.
Cal Thrasher and D. C. Roee left
yes'.t;rdny for McMinuville to at
tend a meetine of the Oregon Fire
Rilief Association, of which Mr.
Rose is a director.
Mi Bes C!eo and Zeta Johnnon
arrived home Fiiday evening from
a New Year's visit to relatives at
Scio. They were accompanied horns
by their grandfather, Mr. Young,
who will remaia for a visit.
The many frienda of Sam T.
Thurston will be pained to learn
that his health has not improved
since he arrived inPhoeriix, Arizona,
a few week 4 ag; and that it is fair
ed he will not recover.
J. C. Lowe who was called to
Oklahoma on Christmas day by the
serious illness of his mother, reach
ed the bedside the evening before
death claimed the sufferer. Mr.
Lowe is e pected to return to Cor
vallis about the 20th. He h s the
sympathy of all n his sorrow. .
The United Artisans installed
officers at their lodge hall Thursday
evening with the following result:
P. M., H. H. Cronise; M., T. Brien;
sup't, Mrs. Frank Cole; insp, Mrs.
Scott King; seo'y Miss Eva Starr;
treas., Levi Wooster; Sr. con., Mrs
R. C. Wills; M. C, Guy Clark;
Jr. con., Mrs. T. Brien; field com
manders, Scott King and Mrs. Til
lie Reed.
The Alsea staee driver arrived in
Corvallis Thursday with a 16'JO
pound load and a six horse team,
and even then he had a desperate
time in getting over the mountain
road. The mud is repotted as
something frightful, and as soon a9
the water sinks and the mrjd thick
ens and settles somewhat it will be
impossible to haul a load over the
road.
Samual Moore is going into the
Paw mill business on a large scale.
He has purchased 200 acres of land
of Mike Legrande, westof Corvallis,
nnd in addition has leased 4C0 acres
of P. A. Kline for a term of years.
Mr. Moore has purchased a porta
ble sa mil. of Lindaey Bros, of
Woodburn, and as svon aa it arrives
he will take it to the scene of action
west of Corval!i8.
An orchardist who has recently
been traveling through the Willa
mette Valley, states that in his
opinion the great increase of inter
est now shown in fruit growing in
the Willamette Valley and the gen
eral disposition to clean up and
care for orchards will result in
making the fruit crop of the Willa
mette Valley within a few years
worth more than the whole fruit
crop of the state ia worth at the
present time.
New Year's day, just after the
olrkQA nf thA fnnthall tramft hAt.wppn
the "Corvallis Juniors" and the
Brownsville team, a couple of
vouths circulated a DaDer anions
V -
business men on Mam street, stat
ing that the OAC boys had lost
money on the game and were try-
lLg to mate gooa . some Kina
hearted parties "dug up" before
thev discovered that the names on
the list had been forged and that
the whole tning was a Doia tase.
It is not known how much the
youths secured. It is presumed
they came from Brownsville as they
. i
Painter Enoch arrived hone
Friday evening from a t.ip ti CalL
fornia. ,
Mrs. Tom Bell has been ill for
several days, at her home in this
city.
S. E. Shannon and family moved
Saturday into the house jutt vaca
ted by Ed Looney.
Miss Edna Spicnr was summoned
to Albany Saturday by a message
announcing that her sister wss
seriously ill with pneumonia.
Rev. G. H. Feese delivered a
lecture at Philomath college Friday
evening, on "The QUet Fellow's
Girl. " The .address was warmly
received and elicited much praise
from those who heard it.
Rev. T. S. Handsaker went to
Cottage Grove Saturday to begin a
revival meeting. Dr. E. C. Sander
son of the Eugene Divinity school
fills the pulpit in the local church
during the pastor's absence.
Ed Looney and familv are to
leave for Monroe where they will
again take up thtir residence. Mr.
Looney has for sometime been en
gaged as a salesman, in J. H. Har
ris dry goods establishment.
The city of Independence" is in
darkoes3 nosv, according to the
Enterprise. iSo street lighting of
any sort is in use, became of a disa
greement between the city council
a ul the Willamette Valley com
piny. Mrs. M. Vh S. Bush gav-e an "at
home" Friday to about 50 of her
fri ndw. The rooms were very pret
tily decorated with ivy and fern
and light refreshments were served.
The afternoon was a very pleasant
one for all.
Miss Cecil Rowland gave a very
erj.iyabie party at her home Fii
day evening to about 15 yoDg
friends. Games and refreshments,
together with asocial time generally
made the hours pass very pleasant
ly and a good time is reported.
Cathey & Haynes, the sign paint
ers, were obliged to move their
oflice Friday, on account of th
cve in of Ihe bank at th O. R. &
N. dock near which they were
located. They have muvfd to
North Vain street, near the Strong
saw mill.
It is understood that Carl Porter,
the genial employe in the Hammel
meat market, has tendered' his
resignation and will engage in farm
ing operations with his brother-in-
law, Joha Whiteaker, on the Whit
aker farm near Corvallis. Carl has
many friends who wish him success.
On account of the high water
which resulted Friday and Satu-
day from the continued downpour
of rain, travel from the south was
shut off, Saturday, as Mary's river
was too high to allow of passengers
crossing. Ihe Willamette was out
of its banks on the East side and
was 30 feet above low water mark
Saturday morniDg.
The contest in which Miss Alda
Metcalf and Miss Anna French
participated to secure a free tip to
the Jamestown Exposition as repre
sentee irom Benton county, closed
the night of December 31st. Mies
Metcalf won by a majority of 121,
her total number of votes being
335 against Miss French's 214. The
winners, one farmer's daughter from
each couuty in the state, will be
taken to the imposition May 1st bv
Philip Bates, editor of the Pacific
Northwest, for who-e paper the
young ladies secured subscriptions
during the contest. Both of the
Corya'lis girls made a fine shoe
ing and did good work, rrtd the
most fnendly spirit was manifested
between them during the rac?
Eugene bids fair to hi ve paved
streets w'thin the next year. The
City Council has adopted a resolu
tion th. t a total of 41 blocks be
paved as soon as necessary prelim
inaries can be arranged. The city
attorney was instructed to prepare
th; ordinances under which the
pavements will be laid, and the
street committee was instructed t '
correspond with the city officials of
Portland and other Northwest cities
to ascertain the cost of pavement
and the beet material to oe used,
says a dispatch in the Telegram.
The Btreets to be paved embrace
the entire business district of the
city, and Eleventh street is the
thorughfare leading to the uni
versity and on which the finest
residences are built.
The postofBe people do not attempt to
state just when they will move into the
new building. Owing to the time re
quired ia putting the iaside finishing
touches to any building, and to the
further fact of the trouble that has been
on for several days with delayed mails,
it seems impossible to say just when the
change in location will cccur. Earnest
Miller is to occupy a position in the new
poetoffice room, with hia telegraph office,
ana in aaaitioa will operate a news
stand. Ha is now gatting the place in
Miss Bartha Watrous has arrived to
re-enter OlC. . .. -. . ... - ,
The city of Philsmath has levied a
special city tax- of 12 mills; the city of
Albany, 6 mills, and the city of Corvallis,
7 mills. " ! ' ; v
Special road tax levies have been ap
proved by the Benton county court in
the following districts, ' in the amounts
given ; District number 2, 5 mills ; num
ber, 12 five mills; 13, tea; number 15,
four; number IS, two; eighteen, five;
22, seven; 24, three. . ,
The will of the late John Fisher has
been Glad for probate at the clerk's office.
The instrument was executed November
13 I9O6, and names Mrs. Lena C. Ray
burn as executrix, to serve without
bonds. It states that the estimated value
of the real property is $6,500, and of the
personal property J8000. William Knotts,
Richard Kiger and Gus Harding have
been named as appraisers.
A walk of a coupie of blocks almost
any morning will convince any thinking
person that Newberg ought to pass an
ordinance against spitting on the side
walks and enforce it to the letter. Think
of a man unloading the contents of a
catarrhal throat on the walk, not only
for every passer-by to be forced to see,
but for women to brush their skirts
over. We are aware that the scripture
text reads "Let him that is filthy be
filthy still," but we suggest that those
who insist on fulfilling the text, should
take to the woois. Newberg Graphic.
When the turpentine and alcohol
plant, soon to D9 built oh the ' bank of
the Willamette opposite the city, bpgins
operation?, cheao fuel in St. Johns will
disappear. A'thouah it does not come
from headquarters, we have heard it said
that the new plant has contracted for
and will use all the refuse lumber of the
mills, ai d even the sawdust. This means
that our people will have to depend on
the ranchers bringing ia cord wood
from the hills across the river, or else use
coal from the mines ia Wyoming. St.
Johns Review.
A story of the high water that prevail
ed the last of the week, is related about
town. According to report two young
men, ene of whom is said to be named
Montgomery, were engaged in cutting
wood on Kiger island, and they lived in
a "shack" nearby. F.-iday night they
retired as usual but in the morning the
water was a foot deep under the bed
having flooded the place during the night.
The young men hastily arose, put their
cook stove up on their table and managed
to get some breakfast, after which they
"Iambered to the roof of their shanty
and awaited an opportunity to get out.
The day was bitterly cold and they were
drenched to the skia, but when a friend
remembered them and went in a boai to
their rescue he found the boys almost
frozen but whistling bavely as they sat
on the roof. The water had almost
reached the eaves of the house when
they left their uncomfortable perch.
The frame of the A. J, Johnson build
ag is now gain f up, and . the scene is a
busy one from early morning until late
ia the evening- ' The cold weather of the
past few days has made - outside work
rather unpleasant, bnt the laboring man
has no choice in matters nf this sort. '-.
Specie! , school . tax levies have been
made by the following districts, in the
amounts named: Corvallis, So. 9, 4
mills ; Belief oun tain, 23, 10 mills ; Mon
roe, 25,1-2 mill ; Fairmount, 84, 10 mills,
Summitt, 36, 3 1-2 millB; Fairmount, 43,
2 mills; south Bellefountain, 50, 2 mills;
Southwest Bellefonntaia, ol, 2 mills.
Starr's Bakery has secured the
services of Dick Llewellyn, the
wonderful bread maker. : 89tf
Yesterday Prof. . F. D. McLouth of
OAC sent East two coyer designs and 20
illustrations, all hiB own work, which
are to be used ia a new book that is just
coming out. TLe book is of a historical
character, and the work required must
be of the highest class and is very diffi
cult to execute. Prof. McLouth will
spend next summer in N;w York City.
Ruthyn Turney. will, accept a
limited number of pupils on violin.
Inquire at Gazette utlioe. 4-tf
In Seattle, Saturday, Esther Mitchell
was adjudged insane and it. was alto
ordered that she should not be removed
from ibe state of Wachington.
Miss Lou Lewis died at the borne of
her half sister, Mrs. Davis, i Philomath
Sunday, after an illness of eight days
with pneumonia. The icneral occurs to
day from the residence and interment
will be in Newton cemetery. Deceased
made her home in Salem but usually
spent the summer in Philomath. She
was aged about 60 years. ,
The second military ball of the present
college year is to be held in the armory
Friday evening. The "Peerless Orehes
tra" of Salem is to furnish music, and a
good time is assured all who attend.
T. A. Jones was an Albany visitor the
last of the week. .
Mrs. W. H. Kaupisch was tbe guest
of Albany friends Saturday.
Lauience Rodgers a popular student
at OAC, was sum mo 3d to his home in
Astoria, Sanday.by a telegram anuounc
jngthat his mother had suffered a stroke
of paralysis aud was ver low.
City water rent for January is payable
by tbe 10th, at office in the City Hall. 5
Notice.
The law requires that anyone owning
or harboring a dog within the corporate
limits of the City of Corvallis, shall. ot
or before the first day of January, of
each year, pay into the city treasury the
sum of one dollar for each male and two
dollars for each female dog so owned
If the tax is not paid by the time above
stated the law makes it incumbent upon
the Chief of Police to collect the same.
The books are now in my hands and if
the tax is not paid at once I shall proceed
to collect it according to law.
5-8 W. G. Lane. Chief of Police.
D. O. Hlamtand.
Chaa. Blakaaleo.
CORWA LUS I STEAM LAUNDRY.
PatfonixeZHome Industry,
SOufmlda OrdanX Solicited.
! All Work '.Guaranteed.
- 25 Per Gent 0f
ON ALL CHRISTMAS GOODS
WATCH
AND
WAIT FOR
KLINE'S
GREAT
ANNUAL
CLEARANCE
SALE
THE TIME
WHEN
EVERYBODY
CAN SAVE
MONEY
AT THE
PEOPLE'S
STORE
Corvallis, Oregon,
Established 1364. - -
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In addition to a large and complete
stock of Drugs and Medicines we have a
fine assortment of holiday goods, such as
Choice Perfumes, Toilet Articles, Fine
Stationery, Books, Musical Instru
ments and Pyrograph Outfits.
We also have the famous Edison
Phonograph, the wonder of the age,
with complete line of records, nothing
better for a holiday gift.
A call at our store will afford you
pleasure and profit.
Prompt attention to mail orders.
f fa Lb MffiLLER'Sm QmrwmlSam Urm !
1 ' $
Will begin Wednesday, January 2, 1907. Offering bargains in every depart
ment, and as is our custom we will make this one of the bargain events of the
year. Space will not permit to quote prices on every article in the BIG
STORE, but will remind you that it is a genuine sale, and everything goes at
reduced prices
Dry Goods
10o Outing Flannel 8io
120 " " lUo
1 Lot of colored dress goods 25c
1 " " " 35c
1 " $100 " " 60p
54-in Navy and Green homespun 45c
54-in Bine ladies cloth .45c
IScSilkleen ....10c
l2o " ...9c
Extra heavy mixed shirting, 20c grade 1 2c
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Men and Boys CIotMnj
$10.00 Mens Suits reduced to $ 7.95
12.50 " " " 10.00
15.00 " " " " 12.00
16 50 " " " 13.20
20.00 " " " " 16.00
2.50 Boys " " " 1.95
3.00 " " " " 2.25
3 50 " " " 2 95
4.50 " " " " 3.45
Youths clothing is also included in tbis sale.
20 Yards of Good Calico $1.00
Extra Special on Table Linen, Napkins
were strangers uere.
fix to move in.