LOCAL AND PERSOWL
Mrs. C. B. Starr is Enfferipg with
a light attack of pneumonia;
Born. Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs
By Frantz in Kings Valley, a son.
Ed Mahr is reported as being very
);I at his borne in Jobs addition
He has pneumonia.
Mrs. S. W. Bain of Bellefountain
has been the euest this week of ber
ister, Mrs. O. J. BUokledge.
T. J. Stacy went to Eugene a
few days ago, here be has secured
employment. The family follows
later.
Ed Wiles of Albany, formerly a
prosperous rancher of northern
Benton, was a Corvallis visitor
Tuesday.
Rev. P. A. Moses arrived home
Wednesday from a visit with his
daughter, Mrs. Sidney Trask, in
Falls City.
Ed Strouts of Summit was in
Corvallis this week, laying in a sup
ply of provisions and general nec
essities. He departed for Lome
Tuesday.
Sam Whiteside has blood poison
ing in his right hand, caused by a
slight scratch, and is unable to be
at his usual work.
Attorney Milton W. Smith and
daughter, Miss Josephine, of Port
land have been in Corvallis this
week on business.
David Strunk and family are
preparing to leave about the 15tb
for their old home in Dakota, where
they will again take up their res
idence. P. H. Walton and family left
Tuesday for Brownsville, where
they are to reside. Mr. Walton has
been the plumber at J. II. Smith's
hardware store for some tinae.
Ant,on Thompson of Cali'ornia
visited relatives and old friends in
Corvallis this week. Mr. Thorn p-1
I-on came to Oregon to attend the
funeral of his father, the late Dr.
E. J. Thompson.
The Christian Endeavor Society
of the Church of Christ will give
an old-fashioned box social in the
thurch basement, tonight, Friday,
Feb. 1st. A cordial invitation is
extended to all.
President E. D. Rsssler of the
Normal school at Monmouth, and
wlo has been mentioned as a pos
sible successor to Presiuent Gatch
as president at OAC, ras gone into
the book and conteciionery business
at M nmouth, having purchased a
etore there.
Tonight the Albany High School
basketball tea to will play tne local
team in tuis city. In the former
game besween the two ttaius Cor
vallia won, but the Albany papers
etate that their team id much strong
er now than it was then and thtit
they expect to win.
Prof. J. B. Horner of the Oregon
Agricultural College, returned yes
terday morning to Corvallis after
delivering bis lecture on Palestine
Rnd Eygpt in the United Presby
terian cbnrch in this city Sunday
night. The lecture was interesting
iind largely attendeJ. Albany
Herald.
John Perin of Bellfountain has
purchased 100 acres of land near
liarrisburg and also a half interest
in a hardware store in that city.
Invoicing the stock has been in pro
gross this week and today or tomor
row Mr. Perin will mo3 his family
to the new home. He will be
assisted in moving by Albert Mer
cer, Charleh Perin, and Mr. Hand
sbu, the trip to be made by wagon.
This state was never so well pre
pared to take advantage cf the col
onist one-way rates to Oregon as at
the preseut time, because many
thousands of people are asking re
garding farming opportunities in
Oregon, and are receiviug literature
from many of the organizations
holding membership in the Oregon
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U o V e 1 u U-i cud uroguu, i rpicrru' nil yc
of all sections of the state. Every
citizen of Oregon should get busy
and write to friends of this oppor
tunity to come out to this country.
Low rates are to be offered by the
railroads, beginning the first of
March.
The Linn County Horticultural
society has held a meeting to con
sider the preliminaries to th es
tablishment of a fruit cannery in
that city. A good number of the
fruit growers were in attendance
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and $1,000 has already been se-
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s almost assured. It is intended tc
aka it. vnrrn rna nmn nnn ar.r.an-
inn of tVlA fitrminff olaRfl n nrl fmil
luwna in pliiiiv i.mh iruiiH iihni.
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al kind of soil and to grow those
ruits that will do best and produce
he finest quality of canned goods.
JrlU.tUU plant is ountemplited.
he plan is to make it a cooperative
ncern.
Ed Felton is confined to bis borne
with i.lness this week.
Webster Belknap of Bellefountain
has been a Corvallis business visit
or this week.
Mrs. Sam King has been a visit
or in Portland this week, having
gone don Monday on a visit to
her son.
Mrs. A. D. Morrison lft Wed
nesday for her home at Carlton, af
ter a visit 13 this city with hei
father, W. S. Lin villa.
1 he ferry has been tied no this
weeK owing to the high water
caused by the rain and also by tht
snow melting in the mountains.
Grant Elgin went to Portland
Wednesday to be at the bedside of
his wife, who is recovering from a
surgical operation in the Good Sa
maritan hospital.
The addition and repairs to the
james e leti name are about com
pleted and the property is vastly
improved in appearance.
Rev. T. S. Handsaker is expec -
e I home today from Cottage Grove,
where he has been lor the past few
weeks conducting a revival meet
ing.
At the Christian church next
Sunday morning the pastor will
on "God Our Refuge.' In
the evening a special program will
be given by the Y. P. S. C. E.
There was a ten-cent "tea" at the
Episcopal lectory Wednesday night
which was a pleasant afiair. It
was given under the auspices of the
Ladies' Guild.
Mrs. O.iie Witham left this week
for Seattle, to remain. Her father,
A. M. Witham, for wh?m she has
been keeping house goes to the
home of his son, Al Witham. in the
country, to make his home.
Teaching should be a profession
which is taken up for life, the same
as medicine or the law. Until the
remuneration is made more at
tractive such a condition is hardly
probable, however. As long as the
pay remains uniformly Email it
will be a mere makeshift. The
standard will also remain low until
teaching becomes a business which
requires special and thorough train
ing, truthfully remarks an ex
change. We wont tell which Corvallis
lawyer's office it happened in, but
here is the story: A long-faced,
hawk-eyed lady with a rich brogue
entered the office, leading two chub
by little ones by the hand. "Be
ye a reprobate lawyer?" demanded
the visitor of the Corvallis attorney,,
with an air that plainly indicated
that he was, in her estimation
'Ye see, me husband died inter
state and left these two little infi
dels, and its mesilf that wants to be
appointed electrocutoi," at which
the Corvallis man promptly col
lapsed. Euno, the little son of Senator
and Mrs. A. J. Johnson, is suffer
ing from a broken collar bone. El
mo was riding in the delivery wag
on with Wilbur Burred about five
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, and was
mting in the wagon alone while
Wilbur carried parcels into a near
by house. Tne horses started up
very suddenly and as the wheels
struck a pile of gravel in the st.eet,
Elmo was pitched head-long from
the wagon, the wheels passing over
bis chest. It was eaied at first
that internal iniuries bad been
sustained, but fortunately the brok
en collar bone was the worst and
only irjurv, and the little lad is
getting along nicely.
Monday afternoon the funeral of
F'red Tomlinson was held from the
Baptist church in Albany, Ii9v. S.
A. Douglas officiating. The ber
vices at the grave were in charge of
Laurel Lodge No. 7, Knights of Py
thias, of which order the deceased
was a member. Mr. Tomlinson
died Sunday morning after a long
illness of typhoid fever. The de
ceased leaves a v ife to mourn his
loss. He was 32 years old and was
one of Albany's well known citizens.
He was a eon of John Tomlinson of
Benton county. The pall btarers
were Rev. G. W. Nelson, Frank
Skipton, A. W. Blackburn, Glen
Junkin, Frank Powell, and H. F.
Archibald. Interment was in the
city cemetery.
Corvallis and Benton county have
ancther naton this week fo be
thankful that they escaped the
"silver thaw" that struck Portland
Monday night. A rain was filling
in that city when there was a
change in the temperature and the
rain turned to sleet, freezing on
everything, until telephone and tel
egraph wires were broken like
threads, streets were blockaded, the
city was in darkness, and live elec
tric wires made traveling extremely
dangerous. Many of the trees were
ruined and the city park is a' most
a wreck. And in Corvallis during
this time the weather has beer,
warmer than usual and only a little
Oreson "mist" has fallen, reminding
one that winter is here. Corvallis
is certainly an exceptionally lucky
trwn and its peop'e should feel
thankful for their many blessings,
Charles Hall of Portland was
business visitor in Coivallis several
dys this week. 1 "" ! : ;
Mrs. Emma Tomlinson who hast
een at the home Of her sister, Airs.
Arnold King of this city for the pas
few days, l-ft Wednesday for her
nome in Albany.
Rev. G. H. Gibbs will preach at
the M. hi. Church, south, next bun
dav on the following subjects: 11
. "m , "The Power W Nded," and
7:30 p. m., "The Value of Little
Things."
Rev. Thomas 3. Handeakar, pas
tor of tne Christian' church at Cor
vallis, out who for some time has
been boldiLg a series of evangelistic
meetings at Cottage Grove, was in
v e city yesterday morning, ile
reports tne meetings a magnificent
uccess so far, and there has bean
39 t-dditions to the church. Eu
gene Register.
B. F. Irvine has been a Salem visitor
this week.
Claud Murphy has been the guest this
week of friends in Independence.
S. N. Wilkins leaves tonight for Van
couver, Wash., to look after business
matters lor a few days.
H. B. Harlan this week purchased the
P. H. Walton residence property , just
north of the sawmill, and moved Tues
day into the same.
The enrollment at OAC up to 4 p.m.,
Friday was 661. This is 89 more pupils
than were registered on the same date
last year.
While preparing to go up town Mon
day afternoon Mrs. W. E. Brinn caught
her shoe on the carpet and fell, breaking
bone in her instep. The injury is not
serious but is very painful.
Henry Stone has arrived from a four
months' yisit to Ohio, Iowa, Missouri,
and other states in the 'East. He is not
much improved in health, but reports a
very enjoyable trip.
There is to be an interesting game of
basketball at the OAC armory tomorrow
night, between the OAC and Monmouth
girls' teams. The college band will fur
nish music, and as it is declared the
Monmouth lassies are playing "brilliant
ball" it is probable the game will attract
large crowd.
Mrs. By Frantz of Kings Valley was
reported as in a very critical condition,
Wednesday, and it was feared she might
not recover. She is a half sister of W. L.
Reed of this city.
Clarence Andrews arrived Tuesday
from California and spent the night with
his sister, Mrs. VV alter Wiles, leaving
Wednesday on the return trip to hia
home in .Nome, Alaska.
Mrs. A. C. Danneman has leased the
Mrs. J. C. Taylor residence and will take
possession the loth of Fehtuary, when
Mrs. Taylor and daughter, Mrs. Kennie,
leave for Spckane to reside. '
Miss Leoua Marvin has recovered her
rings that were stolen from her room a
few days agu, as advertised in the Gaz
ette. Toe uclprit returned them early
Wednesday afternoon and hung them on
the key in Mias Marvin's room door.
Ed Buxton and bride arrived Wednes
day afternoon from California. 1't.e
bride was formerly Mrs. Daisy Stevens,
who, with her eight year-jld daughter,
went.from here to California fast fall.
Paruoulrrs of the wedding have not been
learned, hut a host ol friends join in
wishing Mr. aud Mrs. Buxion a long and
happy life together.
Tn Woman's Home Missionary Soci
ety of the M. E. ihurch is planning to
give a costumesocial and supper on the
22nd in the church basement. Many
pleasing features are being arranged and
the affair promiBeB to be very unique and
enjoyable.
A special meeting was held at Fair
mount Grange in northern Benton
county Tuesday. The members of the
Grange enjoyed a visit from the State
Master, Hon. A, T. Buxion ho is spend
ing the winter mouttis in making official
visits to the grangers of the state. The
State Master is well posted and his lec
ture was very instructive. A splendid
dinner was served such as is found no
where else except in the grange. Mr.
Buxtou is a son of E J Buxton of this city
and a former student of OAC.
The endless chain prayer letter ia still
in circulation in Corvallis, and some peo
ple who have received them are a little
nervons over the threats made of some
great calamity that it is alleged will befall
the person who fails to write and send
nine other copies of the letter. The
authors of these silly letters should be
tun ted out and made to give a satisfac
tory account of themselves, failing in
which they should be sent to the sort of
establishment where the sign over the
door reads, "All sorts of bugs extermi
nated." Will Corvallis ever have a fruit can
nery ? Very many people earnestly
hope so, for it is a general opinion tha
sucn an industry would nor only payt
well but would be of great benefit to
eveiy farmer in Benton county if he
chosa to take adva itage of the possibili
ties offered him. A cannery properly
operated by a company of energetic busi
ness men would be a splendid thing for
Corvallis and Benton county, and it is
the hope of many that such an enterprise
may bs established here in the not far
distant future-
Mr. and Mrs. L 1). Pittnun of Bieoeet
ware in Corvallis yesterdav, en route io
bjutnern Oregon, where they expect to
make their home, , for, .- the . present
.at least. , , , , .
air. ana Mrs. J. M. Porter went ,to
Portland Tuesday to spend a week or
two on'a business and pleasure trip.
Mrs. Janet Smith' is elewly improving
attar an illnaes of several weeks at the
home of her daughter. Mra. Viifi Tan.
lor, in this city.
the box office opens at Graham and
Wortham's tomorrow, Saturday morn
ing, for benefit of season ticket, holders
in the fourth entertainment of the Cor
vallis Lyceum Course, Dr. Driver's lec
ture. Happens Monday night. - 12
The United Evangelical church is be
ing fitted with new and elegant light fix
tures, and other interior improvements
ar, to be made to the building.
About 75 people attended the ente:
tamment and social given Wednesday
evening by the Maccabees in their hall.
A splendid program was given and many
toothsome viands were served at the
banquet.
Two interesting discourses are prom
ised at the First Methodist church Sun
day. The moraine subject will be. "The
Real Christian ;'' the evening topic, "The
Devil in the Church and out of it."
Everybody welcome.
Freeh country butter all the time
at the City Market 50 cents a
roll. lOtf
John F. Allen, secretary of the Benton
county citizens' league, received this
week, from Tom Richardson of the Port
land Commercial Club, a letter in which
the writer warmlv compliments the
league on its work in advertising this
section and declares that Benton county
does more and better advertising than
any other county in the state. Such let
ters make the league officers feel that they
are not laboring in vain, and they will
continue to do all that is possible to in
duce bomeseekers to come to Benton,
as they have been doing so faithfully and
well in the past.
4M. B. Huntly, who was a lead
ng baker in Eugene for 15 years,
is now baking lor Small & Hon in
this city. Everything fresh every
evening. 6-14
Prof. W. T. Shaw, ihe well-known
OAC professor was given a farewell par
ty last night at the home of Mrs. Inez
Wilson, which was a very pleasant affair.
Prof. Shaw leaves tfonday for Pullman,
Wash., where he has accepted a position
in the W. A. C, at a better salary and in
an advanced position. Hi una been
very popular in this city bom ju and out
of college circles, and ids many friends
wish him a lull measure of success ia his
hew field.
Fresh country butter all the time
.it the City Market 50 ceuts a
roll. lOtf
A. J. Fn ler is to give a party tonight
at iiis home in Jjs addition. The in
vitations issued read tomething like this :
"Airs. Ci. W. fuller wants to know if
you can come over and play with her
little boy Saturday evening ? Bring
your toys."' The young men are to wear
knee pants and little bos' waists and the
young ladies will dress as little girls.
Who doubts that they will have a good
time ?'
Newspaper people are generally re
sourceful. .No matter what happens tbey
come out with the goods at the appointed
time. One pa er which has been equal
to the emergency is the North Dakota
Journal concerning which a dispatch
says: "The North Dakota State Journal
appears today printed on yellow wrap
ping paper, the freight blockade pre
venting the shipment of print paper.
It says next week it will print on pine
siding if the blockade continues."
Rev. J. R. N. Ball, who preaches in
this city next Sunday, has been likened
to Robert Burdelte, the noted preacher
whoalso relishes that sunshine and inno
cence of speech which books call humor.
One of Johnny Spangler's thrice-told
tales illustrates this rare quality. The
stsry runs thus : The grand encampment
of Odd Fellows was held at Baker City a
few years ago. While the representa
tives were on their way to one of the ses-
siOLS, a drunk man staggered against
Brother Bell, and realizing what he was
against, said; "Where in h 1 did I meet
you?" "I don't know, sir; What part
of h I are you from ?" was the masterly
answer which proved to be the finishing
touch of the episode.
Cecil Cathey returned Wednesday from
an extended trip in the interest of the
sign painting firm of Cathey & Haynee
There is an unusual amount of sick
ness in Corvallis and vicinity just now,
due principally, it is thought, to the
changeable weather that has prevailed.
La grippe and pneumonia are the most
feared, while colds are too common to
mention.
ine remains ot tne late red .Hall ar
rived from Stockton, Calif., yesterdav
morning, accompanied by the widow,
Mrs. Rose Halt They were taken to the
John Lenger home in this city, where
old friends of the deceased took a fare
well view during yesterday afternoon.
The funeral occurs in Buena Vista, at 2
p. m. today, the remains having been
taken there on today's boat. Deceased
was 30 years of age and was the only
liviag child of WUlUa R. Hall .of Polk
county.
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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
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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 .ryou
pleasure and profit,
Prompt attention to mail orders.
Graham
A. Welch, manager of the Willamette
Valley Company's plant, arrived here
yesterday from a trip to Eugene and
Boseburg. At the latter place Mr. Welch
closed a deal whereby the Willamette
Valley Company will dispose oiits elec
tric light plant to Eastern parties. The
actual transfer has not yet been made.
In Eugene the company is planning to at
once survey its electric line to extend to
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It is expected that the members of the
Oregon legislature will visit OAC in a
body today. Such an announcement
was made in chapel Wednesday morning
by President Gatch, and the students
were instructed to be on dress parade.
As the telephones have been in trouble
between Corvallis and Salem, no further
information on the subject had been re.
ceived np to noon yesterday.
Bakes Kidneys ccd Sla&ter Blsitt .