LOCAL AMD FERS0M4L
Misa. Lucky ol Fall City arrived
this week: to enter OAU a a stuant
Miss Ella Johnson, the milliner,
ia the guest for a week of relatives
in Albany.
Miss Marie Danneman has been
clerking in the Graham & Welis
drag store this week.
Mrs. Homer Lilly of Wrenn has
been the guest this week of Corral
lis relatives.
Mrs. Amelia Schubert - arrived
home Tuesday from a visit with
relatives at Monroe.
Mrs. C. B. Starr and daughters
Misses Svlva and Mamie, bave
returned from a week's vist in Port
land.
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. M osier moved
Monday into the Miller house on
third street.
John Sutherland arrived home
this week from Portland where he
has been for the past few weeks
Mrs. Susan Starr of this city is
quite ill at the home of relatives at
LSellefountaiB, and it 18 feared she
has pneumonia.
Miss Sophia Hartley is seriously
ill with appendicitis, at tbs home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Hartley, in this city.
Mrs. W. VV. Ireland and Miss
Bessie Ireland have been visiting
relatives and friends in Independ
ence this week.
ueorsrn Henme, or inia city, is
no it in California on a vist to his
son, Raymond, who is engage 1 in
operating a pharmacy at San Jose
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McCoy of
Oakesdale, Wash., left Tuesday for
San Francisco, after month s visit
with G. G. Newton and family in
Benton county. From 'Frisco Mr
McCoy and family go to Arizona for
a visit beforj returning home.
The Washington installed offic rs
at their ball .Monday nigbt, as f al
lows: P. P., VV. H. Dilley: pres
Norton Adams; vice, Miss Effie
Kiger: chap., W. Newton: esc.jrt,
lie King; ass't escort, Bert Sanger;
sentinel O. O. oenger; guard,
George Whiteside; musician, Miss
Libbie Rice.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lenger' of
this city are in receipt of a letter
from their daughter, Mrs. Fred
Hall of Stockton California, inform
ing them that her husband is in
very poor health, being scarcely
able to be about now, but that she
has employment and is doing well.
Both are former Corvallis young
people.
The foothills west of Corvallis
are white with snow, the flood of
.last week Las been fallowed by a
hard freeze this week, and while the
thermometer has hung around the
26 to 30 above zero notch and the
sky has been cloudless, it has never
theless been cold enough to cause
no end of discussion among local
residents and "Is it cold enough for
you?" is literally "the question of
ths .lay."
A list of very uiful statistics ou
the San Francisco fire has j ist been
ifisu-'d. This list gives the ares
burned in square miles, acres and
otherwise, cuy blocks burned, bui d
ings destroyed, value of buildings
buiiied, and vairous other informa
tion of value. Thene statistics have
b-en compiled and copyrighted ba
T. E. Wils.in, a foroinr Corvailii
buy, who is well remembered bv
many local residents.
O. J. Blackledge purchased 120
Hcres of timber land near Belle
fountain, three vears ag, for $520
and een at t!it price bis
venture w.-.s "smiled" at by osrtaia
paieons in thut locality. Wednes
day Mr. Blackledge received an
ofivr fr thes-iius property of If 1,500
cash, which proves the truth of the
old saying that "he laughs best
who laughs last."
"The Belle of Jipan"gievn at tb
Corvailis opera house Tuesday
night, wis lefreshingly "new" iu
phtand characters, dealing as it
does ith Japanese life and customs,
nnd the performance met with in
stant favor from the good audience
present. Several very clever per
formers are in th -cast,' besides
which a first clas3 Japanese juggler
gwe a splendid exhibition of skill
and there were otner speciainte
The costuros were very attrac'.ive
and the scenic effects rood, all com
bining to make the production de
cidingly worth while.
Main street ia a busy looking
place these days, for everywhere
there is the no Be of hammer and
saw as car7nters come and go
about their work . Besides the new,
A. J. Johnson building and the
new postfliae, work is in progress
on the front of the room formerly
occupied by Hankie & Davis, where
J. M. Nolan & San ate to establish
a ladies' and child rens' furnishing
goods store, and farther down the
street improvements are to begin
at once on the rom that will soon
be occupied by tha Bell telephone
company.
J. L. Underwood has accepted a
position as bookkeeper for E. W.
Strong at the saw mill.
bSt3. Charles Butler returned to
her home in Portland the first oi
this week, after a visit with rela
tives in this city.
John Foley of Saiem returns to
his home tomorrow, after a visit at
the home of Misses Ella and Thia
Johnson in this city.
Claud Starr has purchased the
residence property of Al Stevenson,
just west of the Dr. Pernot home.
Possession is to be given the 22d of
February. .
Sam Moore moved his new porta
ble saw mill to bis place west of
Corvallis Tuesday, where he Is to
engage in the lumber business. ' '
Harold Rumbaugb. an old OAC
student, came from his home near
Albany the first of this week to at-
tnd the farmers' short course at
OAC. which began Tuerday.
Misses Lela and Ida McBee and
their brother George, who are at
tending school in this city, moved
this veek into the Mrs. Prudence
Chipman cottage on Fourth street.
William Schmidt, the wellknown
farmer of Granger, has purchased a
half interest in the Starr baker
and is to move to Corvallis at once
to take his place in the store. Mr.
Schmidt and family have lented
the Mrs. Susan Starr residence on
Eighth street.
E. K. Abraham arrived the first
of this week from Bow, Wash., for
week's visit with his daughter,
Mrs. Al Stevenson. Mr. Abraham
ntends to locate either in Forest
Grove or Corvallis, and is in this
city for the purpose of looking over
the ground oefore deciding on which
place he will make his home.
Mrs. J. Mason arrived home Wednes
day from Siletz, where eh9 went to visit
her mother, Mrs. S. A. Kisor, who was
recently stricken with paralysis. Mrs.
Kisor ia not im Droved. Owing to the
very bai conditioa of the toads and to
the fact that the high wind last
week blew down many trees that now
obstruct the hiirhwav, Mrs. Mason had
to cross tile Alaea mountain on horse
back, the trip being one that would tire
strong man.
The new Hotel Prineville, which
has been in process of construction
for more than a year, was pronounc
ed complete Sundav. Saturday
evening the transfer from the old to
the new bunding was quietly made,
and the guests enioyed breakS'
herein Sunday morning. The new
structure is one for Prfaeville and
Crook county to te proud of. Built
cf stone and two stories in height,
t is supplied with every modern
convenience -Prineville R view.
Joseph Edwards of Bellefountain
suffe ed a heavy loss from the
recent high water. He had 208
head of sheep in a pasture near his
me and as the water began to
ise he deo'ded to bring the flock to
the barn yard, whre the ground
as high and had never been fuo-
nerged during hij.U witer. tr.u
the unexpected is what occurs, and
the next morning Mr.. Edward?
found that 200 of his sheep er-
Irowned and only eight remain of
the fine fl ics. The lo?s is decided
heavy and Mr. Edwards natur-
ily feels pretty ''blue" over the
iccurreiice.
There was a three-horse runaway
a this Ctv Aioadav atterno n that
caused more excitement thun a
raes band on dress pirade. I'-was
the big mill .team of th ee horses,
and the animals ran from th mill
rivwr street west pr?st the Zierolf
residence and on into Job's addition.
o front of the Cbnrles Heckart
onie the Independent telephone
men were workiti ,and one ot tnese
ran in front of the runaways and
ith a board succeeded in beating
them over their hepds uniil a bait
ts made. The driver ciuag to th
rear endgate of the wagon from
tart to finish of the race but could
ot succeed in climbirg into the
vehicle to se:z3 the reins. Aside
from breakages, to the harness the
au-age was trifling.
There was a meeting Tuesday
af'.erni'ou of the Lidie6' Aid Society
of the M. E. church, at which tiuie
ffisera for the year wer elected as
follows: President Mrs. Minor
Swick; vice, Mrs. Ada Farmer: eec'y
Mrs. S. W. Holmes; treasurer, Mrs.
A. C. White; executive committee,
Mrs. George W. Saiita, chairman,
Mrs. William Bogue and Mrs. J. B.
Goodman. After the business meet
ing Mrs. Ada Farmer, tha retiring
president, invited the company to
the basement of the church where
she'had prepared delicious luncheon
as a surprise. Misses Mabel Farmer
and Inez Johnson served, and there
was a season of feasting and merry
making. Mrs Farmer has served
two terms as president of the society
beir.g highly - popular with her co
laborers by whom she was urged to
remain in office, but for various
rearons she was unable to carry on
the woik and her resignation was
reluctantly accepted.
MUSH DISCUSSION CREATED,
la Esther : Mitchell Case What
Some People Think. ,
"If Esther Mitchell is insane
now and is so adjudged , and sen
tenced to the Washington asylum
it does not signify that she will
remain there for any lengto of
time. She may improve in a
few months and be released, and
what will be the next chapter in
the affair?"
These were the . questions and
comments of a Corvallis man, in
discussing the case of .Esther
Mitchell, this week.
In fact, the case has aroused
much comment here, where the
young woman is so well known,
and the fact ot her being sect to
the asylum while causing no sur
prise does bring forth an occasion
al querry as to the probable length
of time she will be confined in
such an institution. Speaking
of the case, Monday's Capital
Journal says:
Esther Mitchell, the Oregon
girl now in the King county iail,
charged with murder in the first
degree for the killing of her bro
ther, George Mitchell, last July,
will never be tried for the crime.
but wi 1 probably end her days in
a Washington state asylum. She
may not be deported to another
state, Four justices of the su
preme court of the state have de
cided that the act of lunacy com
mission called by Superior Judge
A.. VV. r rater was legal when it
pronounced the Mitchell girl and
her companion in crime, Mrs
Maud-Hurt-Creffield, insane,
Mrs. Creffield is dead, presum
ably by her own hand, and under
tie ruling of the supreme court,
Esther Mitchell will spend the
rest of her life at Stellacoom.
Crow, Dunbar, Hadley and
Rudkin are the justice who
brought in the majority report
dnd while sustaining .Judge Fra
er ia calling the lunacy com
mission,' they declare that Esther
Mitchell may not be sent to Ore
gon, holding that the state under
which this order was made is in
valid, for the reason that it can
not be legally enforced.
Starr's Bakery has secured the
services of Dick, Llewellyn, t e
wonderful bread maker. . 8 f
Market Report.
Esras per dozen - 35c.
Bittter, creamery per roll 60c.
' countrv per lb. - 25c.
potatoes, per bushel - 50c.
Spring chickens, live - - 9c.
Hogs, dressed - - - - 7 JSC
Veal, ' - - 7c.
Wheat 08c.
s - 30 32c. (
Miss Grace Watkins is now em
ploved as saleslady for 3. M. Nolan
& Son. ... v. . ,- ...
Frank Wocock of Tygh Valley
visited Corvallis friends the first of
this week. ';.-.:. -.
V Pianos and Organs New and
second hand for., sale and rent.
R.N. White. Phone 405. 5-7
M. B. Huntly, who was a lead
ing baker in, Eugene for 15 years,
is now baaing for small & Son in
this city. Everything fresh every
evening. ; 6-1 4
Lost: Saturday" night, on Sixth
street, . between Odd Fellows' hall
and the John Wood residence, nair
goldbowed glasses in case, with
handkerchief around case. Please
leave at Gazette. 6
Lost, Monday, between Plymouth
church and Corvallis public school
a ladies purse, with name "Mamie
Hall" burned on one aide. Finder
leave at Gazette office and receive
reward. " 6
Mrs. O. V. Hurt expects to leave to
morrow for a visit with her son and
daughter, Frank and Mae Hurt, in Seat
tlet
A dispatch from TJ. of O. in Wednes
day's Telegram says: On January 16
and I7 the examinations for the Rhodes
scholarship will be held at the university .
Until yesterday only live applications
had been received by President Camp
bell, who is chairman of the scholarship
committee for Oregon. Four are from
the University of Oregoa and one from
Willamette University.
They Installed Officers.
eat';0nr-;iaA
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ON ALL CHRISTMAS GOODS
The W. R. C. and G. A. R
members had installation of officers
and a general social time at their
hall on the evening of January
5th. There was no special pro
gram, but Mrs. Ada Farmer and
Mrs. Charles Peterson gave a
vocal duet that was very much
appreciated bv all. -
The W. R. C. officers installed
for the year are: President, Mrs
Agnes Young; sr. vice, Mrs. Bul
lis; Jr. vice, Mrs. Ada Farmer,
chaplin, Mrs. Wood; conductor
Mrs. A. E Wilkins; guard, Mrs
Charles Peterson; ass't guard,
Mrs. George; treas., Mrs. Fannie
Orenjsecy, Mrs. Emily Henkle;
patriotic instructor, Mrs. O. J.
Blackledge; musician, Mrs. S.
W. Holms; press correspondent,
Mrs. Julia du Moulin; color
barers, Mrs. Sam Kerr, Mrs. Ed
Felton, Mrs. Mike Hubler, Mrs.
Abhie Stone.
The retiring president, Mrs. G.
W. Robinson, was presented with
a silver berry spoon as a token of
the esteem in which she is heln
by her- co-workers. Short ad
ireses were made by Commau
er S. H. Horton and retirng
''ommander W G. Lane.
A movement is on foot to raise
funds with which to putchase a
monument inhonor of the soldier
dead buried in Crystal Lke
cemetery. Twenty-nine Corvallis
old soldiers have pledged $10
each, and S. L. Kline has kind
ly donated a like amount.
WATCH
AND
WAIT FOR
KLINE'S
GREAT
ANNUAL
CLEARANCE
SALE
THE TIME
WHEN
EVERYBODY
CAN SAVE
MONEY
AT THE
PEOPLE'S
STORE
Hhtablislied 1354.
Corvallis, Oregon.
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 Edisou
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.
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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
yp,nv Stmpp wi'll nnf nprmit to mintft nrioes on every article in the ' BIGf It
STORE, but will remind you that it is a genuine sale, and everything goes
reduced prices "
at
Dry Goods
fOc Outing Flannel......
12c " "
1 Lot of colored dress goods : .
2 t U , . 44
i " $ioo " '.'.'.'.-I C- ."!!!!
54-in Navy and Green homespun.. .. .45c
54-in Blue ladies cloth. 45c
15o Silkleen ... 10c
12c ...... ..... 9c
Extra heavy mixed shirting, 20c grade 1 2c
....81c
....10c
.:.25c
,...3?c
....60c
ig
Mens Suits reduced to 7.95
4 4 .4 .4 . 10.00
Cl.
(4
$10.00
12.50 "
,15.00 "
16 50 '
20.00
2.50 Boys " " " -
3.00 " " " "
3 50 : " " " ...
4.50 " " " " .'.
Youths clothing is also included in this sale.
12.00
13.20
16.00
1.95
2.25
2.95
3.45
20 Yards of Goad Calico $1. OO
Extra Special on Table Linen, Napkins
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