LOCAL AM) PtRSO!ML
Lincoln' birthday. .' . w.
A. Heodrickson of Wrenn trans
acted business in Corvaliis the last
of the week.
Auguet Hodea, the well-known
grocer, is recovering from a very
-eerioua illness.
ip
Casper Zierolf of S mtbern Ben
ttn was a tooR the business visitors
in Corvaliis, Friday.
The steamer Pomona left down
the river Friday morning for the
first time since the high water.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barden avriv
ed home Fridav from a few days'
visit with friends in McMinnville.
Mrs. G. G. Knapo has arrived
from Portland to join her husband,
who has been in this city for some
time.
L. L. Brooks is opening a seed
ftore in this city, in the building
juBt noith of the McHenry & Price
real estate office.
Mo'S3 Burnap has begun the erec
tion of a dwelling on tin property
Tecntly purchased of Adoloh Peter
con on Ninth street.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Cornutt are
expected from Southern Oregon to
day for a visit with their nephew,
Dr. B. A. Cathey, and family.
Jacob Perin was in Corvaliis the
last of the week, on his way home
to Mt. Vernon, Wash , after a yifit
with relatives at Bellefountain.
Frank Thrasher returned to Port
land Saturday, after a few days'
visit with "home folks" in this city.
Frank is billing clerk for the O. C.
T. (Jo. at the metropolis.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Barker left
the last of the week for Portland
where they are to make their home
Mr. Barker nas tor years Deen a
well known brick mason of this city
Many V' rtlan 1 peple are re-
fort.:d to have pissed through Cor
v llis last week en route to various
points toward the coast in search of
timber claims. It has not bepn
larm-d what success they had in
their quest.
Clsrence Albin and family moved
last week into the housekeeping
rooms above the S. P. depot.
Mr. Albin is now assistant agent at
the S. P., taking the place vacated
by Travis McDavitt who goes on the
road ts a traveling man.
Harry Belknap has accepted a
position with the Independent tele
phone company. Harry has ju9t
completed the ninth grade of the
public school and with genuine
American energy is eager to be out
and "doing" until it is time to enter
college.
The county court has appointed
F. L. French fiuit inspector of Ben
ton county, vica Prof. A. B. Cordley,
resigned. Mr. French is a practi
cal man of wide experience along
such lines and will no doubt prova
an efficient official.
Albert Wilson has resigned as
supervisor in road district No. 1,
and G. L. Stonebeck has been ap
pointed to fill the vacancy. Wil
liam Schmidt has resigned as super
visor in district 3, and W. L. Read
has been appointed in his stead.
The tax roll has been turn
ed over to the sheriff by Clerk
Vincent and collections will be
gin immediately If taxes are
paid by March 15th there is a
three per cent rebate due the tax
payer; if one half your taxes are
paid by the first day of April and
the remaining half bv October 1st,
there is no penalty, but if the
amount due is not paid by October
let, a 10 per cent penalty and 12
per cent interest is added.
According to report, Walter Kline
was thoroughly initiated into the
Circle lodge Thursday evening. If
there is anything about the initia
tion ceremonies that he is not en
tirely familiar with it is because of
an oversight on the part of the Cir
cle ladies. In point of fun for the
spectators it is claimed the like has
lie. er happened in Corvaliis lodge
circles before, but the ladies state
that tbe performance was enjoyed
fully as much by the candidate as
by them, aud that it concluded with
a general treat of bon bona from the
victim.
There continues to be complaint
of the petty thievery that has fre
quently been mentioaed in the Gaz
ette. Recently a small fancy jar of
cand v was stolen from a local con
fectionery store, an overcoat from
another business ' establishment, a
purse containing two or three dol
lars disappeared from a lady's bas
ket which had been set away in a
certain store, and smaller thefts are
continually taxing the patience of
business people. It is a practice
that will eventually cause terious
trouble for the parties indulging in
it as tradespeople in general are
thoroughly out of patience and will
show little mercy if the culprits are
detected .
has
of
' Mies Bee'ie Irvine spent Satnr
j i c 1 - - u r t
Moses home at Philomath.
Arman Guthrie and familv de
parted for the'rhomeat Dallas Sat
urday, after a few days' visit with
tbe former's sister, Mrs. Clarence
flans are on toot for a big mas
querade ball, to be given at Monroe
on the night of the 21st. It will be
followed by a supper, and a good
time is anticipated.
A good sized audience attended
the Freeland moving picture show
at the M. h,. church Saturday night,
The exhibition was creditable and
was generally enjoyed.
Prof. J. C. Bridwell who hofds the
chair of biology at Pacific Univer
city, has accepted the position at
0 4C made vacant by the resigna
tion of rrof. W . T. Shaw. It is the
chair of entomology. Prof. Brid
well arrived a few days ago,
Mrs. Tbad Thompson and chil
dren arrived Friday from Hoquiam
Wash., where they have spent tbe
winter, and have gone to Monroe
for a three weeks' visit with rela
tives. Mr. Thompson is in Port
land, where the familv is to locate,
They formerly resided at Monroe.
Here is another bit of evidence
that the small farm well cared for
in Oregon is the one that pays
Mrs. Flora Lewis of Dayton, Yam
hill county, Oregon, supports her
self and three little girls on a seven-
acre farm. She has two cows
chickens, and a ,;araeti. Un one
acre of the farm she raises wheat
enough to feed her chickens for the
year. Her receipts fronrthe place
for the month of November were
$48.49. Her three little girls attend
tbe Dayton school and are receiving
a good education. Salem State
man.
Ross Barclay of Irish Bend did a
wholesale business in the slaughter
of gophers ou his place during the
recent niods. Dunne the first
high water Mr. Barclay killed about
50 of the little animals, and dur
ing the last freshet be slaughtered
about 400 more The flood brought
the gophers out of their retieats
under ground and as they sought
sufetv on the high and dry places
they were killed. The recent cold
weather froze many of the little
pests, so that taken altogether the
farmers ci Benton are rid of many
a dozen ot tbe destructive little am
mala.
Congressman W. C. Hawley left
Sklem Friday for Portland, en route
for Washington, D. O. Before his
departure Congressman Hawley de
clared that he intended to do all
within his power to Secure free locks
and an open Willamette, as he re
gards them as tne greatest need of
Western Oregon. He stated that
he would also support the bill for
better compensation for rural mail
carriers, and in every otner way
possible do his best to carry out the
program with which the people have
entruste 1 him, Prof. Hawley is a
Benton county boy, and it is safe to
say the best wishes of all residents
of Oregon go with him to the na
tional capital.
On the grounds of the Corvaliis
public school a drinking fountain
will be erected in the near future.
It is of bronze and beautiful in de
sign and was donated to the school
bv S. L. Kline, one of the leading
merchants of that city, and a son of
the late L. G. Kline, who located in
Corvaliis when it was but a village
and by careful attention to business
and hard work accumulated con
siderable valuable property thete
and amassed a small fortune. He
was possessed of a eenerous nature
and did numerous acts of charity
wnicn were never known to the
general public. The son is a chip
of the old block in many respects
and Corrallis is thus benefitted.
Editorial in Salem Statesman.
John Swertev an A TTarnM PTa?q1
two dirty-facd boys of Valley City,
yivm., passed through. Albany the
last ot the week on a pilgrimage to
to San Francisco. According to the
boys' story they left home a year
ago. They have been tramping it
ever since. Each carries a shoe
blacking OUifit. and whn their faal
jim right piok vp a few dimes pol-
i-bing shoes. lhy ar lu no hur
ry, and usually cover the distance
from one town to the next on the
break beam of a passenger train.
The boys have no particular aim or
ambition, further than to tramp.
They want to see San Francisco,
and after that don't know what
they want to do. "Do you ever
get thrown in ?" "Yes, they got
us at Oregon City," the smaller one
said. "They kept ui in jail over
night and then told us to sot nnt of
town." Sweney is a little German,
and Herald is a iankee cf English
descent.
M:ss Emma Sox of Albany
b-en thfi guest the past week
Miss Mary Nolan.
Ttaura was a c u dance at Fish
er's hall Friday night which Has a
very enjoyable affair.
Miss Nora Miller is making i
vigorous fight in the-TelegraoVsub
ecrip'ioo contest and if her friends
rally to her support ' sne' -will pro
r ably go to tbe Jamestown exposi
tion as a guest of the Telegram
Her opposition? is centered chiefly
in Roeeb.irg where t.vo young ladies
are working desperately for the
coveted prize. One of these towns
Corvaliis and Roseburg will
send a young lady on this splendid
trip and Miss MHlei will do credit
to her town if she wins. At least
vote for her on the free coupons that
appear each day in your Telegram,
as they cost you nothing yet mean
much to her.
The oontraot for furnishing oak
grub wood for the Benton county
court nouns tor tne ensuing year
has been let. It was awarded to
Don Woodward, who will budp?v
35 cords at $4.22 a cord. I. H.
Jackson secures the contract for
second growth fir, supplying 50
cords at $3.25 a cord, and J. N.
McFadden will furnish the old
growth fir, 15 cords at $3.95 per
cord. Other bids submitted were
tbe bid of I. H. Jackson for oak
grubat$4.87; J.N. McFadden at
$4 95 and Frank Francisco at
$5.50. F. B. Decker also submit
ted a bid of $4.00 per cord for old
fir and $3.75 for second growth fir.
Here's the way a Wisconsin edi
tor describes one of tbe recent
storms that visited North Dakota :
A southeastern wind hurled tum
ble weeds and Russian cactus
through the air at a 50 mile an hour
gait and the gate went too. Many
stoves were drawn through th;-
chimneys, the strong wind blew' in
the neck of a bottle and tore the bot
tom out. Nebraska wagon tracks
passed over the town in thousands
Tbe strain on the wire fences was so
great that staples were drawn out
on the other side of the posts, r
kerosene barrel standing in front of
a grocery Btore was sucked out of
the tuoghole and turned inside out
like a lady s slipper. The dirt flew
from a posthole on the hillside ar.d
left the hole sticking out of the'
ground about two feet, with no dirt
aroui,d it. Ex.
Miss Ella Johnson went to Philomath
yesterday ior a brief visit.
The Monroe sportsmen gave a "shoot'
at that place Saturday, it being the fitnt
event of the sort given by the Rod and
Gun club of that place. A goodly nam"
ler of Niturods were present and as the
day was ideal the aiiiar was very enjoy
able id every way.
There is considerable complaint about
the condition of Corvaliis alleys, just
now, and some parties declare that there
should be an immediate and thorough
lean-up. On the other hand, those in
authority say that until the telephone
people finish their work in the alleys, it
is practically useless to attempt anything
along the line of a general cleaning, a
view which is shared by many others,
who are willing to do their part when the
time is suitable for obtaining permanent
results.
J. C. Clark, a former popular OAC
student, came up from Portland Friday,
to attend the student rally and visit
fi iends.
Trie present winter throughout the Wil
lamette Valley is almost in exact coun
terpart of that of 1862-63 says tbe Ore-
gomaa. Heavy rains produced a treshet
iu December of that year, followed- in
January by a snowfall that in turn was
....
followed by a Chinook freshet that did
much damage to lowland fields, ware
houses and docks. It is pleasant to re
call, however, that the "hard Winter,"
as it was called by the pioneers, early
gave place to a balmy Spring followed
by a fruitful and most delightful Sum
mer. Henry E. Bosch wrote a letter to the
Oregoniau the other day proposing the
establishment of a "department of api
culture and poultry" at the Agricultural
College at Corvaliis. Through misprint
the word "agriculture" was substituted
for apiculture. Agriculture is already
being taught at Corvaliis. The error was
quite inexcusable, since Mr. Bosch's
chirography is so plain that one man in
ten, nearly, can read it Oregoniaa Edi
torial. Sunday afternoon some thirty oyster-
men and fishermen met in tbe city ball
to hear Hon. M. M. Davis explain tbe
merit of his oyster bill. Mr. Roddy was
elected chairman, and Dr. Davis read
tbe proposed bill, and replied to the
questions propounded. There seemed to
be a desire on tne part of most of the
oystermen to let present conditions re
main. The fishermen objected to plac-
ios buoys in the channel and interfering
with the drift of nets when Gsbiug for
salmon. It is probable some change
will be made in the bill to meet all their
objections. Yaquina Bay News.
The old "Green Cottage" at Luljens.
occupied by Will Jorgensen, was badly
demoralized by a small land slide which
nearly pushed it into the Alsea Bav,
while he escaped with a good shaking up
and some bruises. William had a close
call from being gathered unto his fore
fathers and doesn't relish and further ex
periences in that line. Ex.
A local hopg-ower a avkt a day nr
two ago if the, recent t old weathw- lial
ioiured the hops in thia locality, to which
he implied eiii ptiatie tfiy Nic It -ii a s
done them good,4anythin(,; If notbiug
happens to them later iu the .season to
prevent, you will see one of the bed hop
crops this fall that Benton has' had in a
long time.""
The boy who never told a he., at the
First M. E. church, Feb. 22d. Is
Arthur Belknap arrived home Sunday
from a several months' visit with rela
tives in Pennsylvania. Arthur is a pop
ular Corvaliis . boy aad his friends are
glad .o see him return, lie does not
state whether he will return East or not,
but as Corvaliis has especial "attraction"
it is hoped he will remain in this city.
For Sale Best paying business
in Corvaliis for mony invested.
Will taie less than $50u: good rea
son for selling. Inquire at Gazette
office. I5tt
J. R. Smith, wife, and daughter went
to Portland Sunday, for a few days' visit
with friends.
Miss Elizabeth Vance of Forest Grove
has been the guest for a week of Mrs. G.
H. Feese.
B. M. C. Gault, formerly editor of the
Billsboro Independent, once state sena
tor from Washington county and a pioneer
newspaper man of Oregon, was in Cor
valiis Saturday, en route from Cottage
Grove to Hillsboro on a business trip
He is editor now of a Cottage Grove pa
per. John Gault. his son, who formerly
attended OAC and who was recently
married, is now in Portland, where he is
engaged in the plumbing business.
In a recent issue tbe Gazette announc
ed that J. B. Marvin had rented tbe
Thos. Whitebarn building and was gong
to o,.ien a hrst class restaurant therein.
Since then there has been a hitch in ne
gotiations, tbe deal is off and eyerythiue
stands just as it was.
The team of local players which de
feated Chemawa last eyening, leave to
day for Corvaliis where they play the
OAC team tonight, says Saturday's Eu
gene Register. The farmers should win
on their own ground, especially from the
fact that the hall in which they play ex
ceeds tar and away the size specified in
the regulations and they are accustomed
to the distances.
J. Ml. Nolan A Son's elegant new store
for ladies and children's ready-to-wear
garments opened its doors, to the public
Friday. The apartments are elegant and
in every respect modern, and Mr. Nolan
and Son are tojbe congratulated on their
energy and business progressiveness in
providing such an establishment in Cor
valiis. All day Saturday the place was
visited by Corvaliis ladies who went to
see as well as to buy. It is certainly an
attractive store.
Sam Dixon, the well known dairyman,
is reported to have purchased a farm of
125 acres, five and a half miles southeast
of McMinnville. The farm has 40 acres
of young apples just coming into bearing,
which orchard alone is declared to be
worth tbe price paid for the entire place.
Mr. Dixon's plans are not known.
Everybody says a canal from Eugene
to Corvaliis is the proper solutioi of tbe
transportation problem and what every
body says must be so, and if it is so it is
a good thing that should be pushed
along. Register.
J. C. Moore and Miss Bertha Mc
Langbery, both of this city, were marri d
in Albany Sunday. Tney baye gone to
housekeeping in this city. The groom
is a painter by trade.
In college chapel Friday afternoon a
good sized audience listened to the senior
orations that were delivered. The prog-am
ia full was : Piano duet, Misses
Sproat and McDonald; oration, "Ameri
can Citizen of Today," James G.Kelly;
oration, Friendship Shall Combine, and
Brothernood," Jens Lingaas; oration,
"Resources of Our State," Isabel le Mal
let; oration, "Effects of Pateut -Medicines,"
O. P. Lumm. The ushers Friday
were Mabel Cady, C. C. Hollenberg,
Grae Cramer, and C. F. Chambers.
Learn to give the "other fellow" the
benefit of a doubt, no matter if you feel
that he does not really merit it. If you
hear a story and there is not good evi
dence to convince you of its truth, irive
the benefit of your doubt to the parson
attacked, not to the one who repeats tbe
story which he is not certain is fact. If
gossipers were turned down oftener and
persona slandered helped to their feet
oftener after having stumbled and fallen,
the world would be a better place in
which to dwell.
Good, second band Rambler bicycle
for sale at a bargain. Inquire at Gazette
office. Is 16
Jack Milne, who moved into his new
quarters on Main street last week gsve a
'pink tea" to his patrons Saturday eve
ning. The occasion was in tne nature ot
an informal reception and many of "the
bnys" paid their respects to the genial
proprietor during the evening and par
took of the "pink tea" which was served
to all.
Charles Everett of Portland is on a
business trip to this city.
Waldo Colbert, who is now in charge
of a church at G raj's Harbor, Wash., is
visiting his parents iu this city.
Misses Nellie and Oallie Morris of Cor
valiis are visitin? friends in the vicinity
of Lebanon, according to the Express
Ad ranee.
2'- umauB-
We have too large a stock of Ladies' Shirtwaists.
,Wo want to sell them, and quickly, too, so here
; are our prices:
Regular $ i 25 Special $ - 98
Regular i 50 Special 1 14
Regular 1 75 Special 1 32
Regular 3 00 Special 1 49
Regular $5
Sale includes new Johnnie Jones styles. Latest
fabrics, mohair, batiste and albatross, all colors.
So old stockj all this season's gDods. One week
oniyat
OUR CLEARANCE SALE
HAS BEEN
A GRAND SUCCESS
But has left us with a great many Remnants, Odds
and Ends, in Dress Goods, etc., which for the
next 10 Days we will close out at
50 CENTS ON
THE DOLLAR
Don't overlook this opportunity to get a bargain at
C0RVALLIS, ffSaWif OREGON.
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Brands of
BREAKFAST FOODS
We Carry
BUT YOXJ WANT TO TRY THE LATEST
TOASTED QQBU
FLAKES
This food is put up in one pound .packages and sold for
15 cents
a package at
HODES GROCERY
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O. C. Hlomtand.
CORVALUS STEAM LAUNDRY.
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PatronlzBZHomellndustry.
IQar tfa Ordarm SolltsMmd.
All Work Oamrmtrtmrnd.
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LETTER LIST,
The following letters remain uncalled
tor; in the Corvaliis postotfice, for the
weekending Feb. 9, 1906:
Grant Brattain, Mrs Sarah Belknap,
Miss Eleta Briggs, G T fBoyd, Miss Celia
Cummings, Green Gentry, Miss Anne
Linsey, W B Mnlkey, Chas O McClain
2, TL Randolph. Mrs John G Snyder,
Mrs Bessie Whltel, Ralph Woods.
B. W. Johnson, PM .
Spraying.
Parties having spraying to do please
leave orders with Smith & Dawson or
phone 852, Independent. Prices reason
able. Hubler & Read. 15tf
. .... f i
Regular $2 50 Special $1 87
Regular 3 00 Special 2 23
Regular 3 50 Special 2 61
Regular , 4 00 Special 2 97
00 Special $3 69
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Cham. BlMkomlmm.
CORVALUS, j
OREBOK,
f Don't Pitt Off.
Until tomorrow what you can do to
day If you are suffering from a torpid
liver, or constipation, don't wait until to
morrow to gev help.
Buy a bottle of Herbine and get that
liver working right. Promptness about
health saves many sick spells. Mrs. Ida
Gresham, Point, Tax., writes : 'I used
Herbine in my family for six years, and
find it dops all it claims to do." Sold by
Graham & Wortham.
Special Notice.
All persons inueoied to the estate of
C. H. Lee, deceased, are requested to call
at 1 he office of McFadden & Bryson, post
office building, Corvaliis, Oregon, and
settle their accounts.
Dated January 5, 19o7.
ETTA F. LEE.
Administratrix estate of 0. H. Lee, de
cease d. 5-20