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William Porter is suffering with
a very bad carbuncle on one band.
The Rodgers house just north of
Prol. Covill's residence, is almost
completed and is an attractive
structure.
Miss Alice Fleming, a former
Corvallis girl, woo has been teach
ing school at lone, was taken to he r
home at Newport Monday, one is
eeriou-fly ul.
There is general activitvin Cor-
va.Iis in gardens and lawns, nearly
everyone being out with hoe, rake,
and shovel, improving the beauti
ful leather.
Miss Greet a Bristow and Miss
Edith Buckingham returned to
tbeir home at Bellefonnta'n the first
of the week, after a visit in Corval
lis with friends.
W. F. Starr of Bellefountain has
erected a windmill on his place and
has put in a system of water works
to supply the house. He e pcts to
complete work on it this week.
The Circle ladies had a verv
pleasant time at their meeting this
week. Besides the business of the
regu'ar meeting they entertaine I a
number of visitors, had a social
time, and served refreshments.
A steel car of the latest type bai
been put on the Cottage Grove local
passenger train, and the first trip
was made M.jnday. The car is en
tirely fireproof, and is considered as
sfa as it' is possible to oonstruct
one.
Prof. J. B. Horner gave a lecture
in college chapel Tusday evening
on "'The Destruction of Pompeii and
Excavations Being Made," illustra
ted with 40 stereopiicon views. A
packed house greeted him and the
lecture was greatly erjoyed.
A letter from Mrs. Etta Fuller
Howard of Prineville states that
while there has been 18 inches of
snow there, stock is doing well and
to weather was so warm that doors
and windows were left open, at the
same i.ime the ground was white
with snow.
Miss Iva Barclay, the popular
milliner, went to Portland yester
day to attend tbe spring openings.
She returns the first of the month.
She will be engaged as a trimmer
for a leading millinery establish
ment in the metropolis during her
absence.
Al Stevenson arid family moved
"Wednesday from their residence
just west of the Dr. Pernot home to
the M. L. Earnest house in the
-northern part of town. Tbe pro
perty vacated by them will be im
proved in yarious ways before the
new owner, Claude I. Starr, takes
possession.
"Nettie the News Girl," a hust
ling, bustling melodrama, will be
the attraction at the opera house
February 28l.b. The play is from
the pen of Lem B. Parker, author
of "Dora Thorne," "Utah" and
many other later meh dramas.
"Nettie the News Girl" comes here
with the most favorable press no
tices trom the Eastern papers. The
eceaic und electrical effects are said
to be better than t he ordinary and
the cast most excellant. 18
With a look of unfeigned anxiety
on his countenance. Senator John
son, of Benton countv, this evening
asked unanimous conrent to call up
the House bill appropriating $150,
000 for permanent improvements
at the Agricultural College. John
son remarked that "we are just dis
covering that there are three houses
in this Legislature, and I would
like to get this bill acted upon so
that if the Governor is going to veto
it we will get it back before the Leg
islature adjourns." Tuesday's
Oregonian.
The Corvallis Grange will hold a
meeting in the college building to
morrow,' Saturday, beginning at 2
o'clock p. ra. All members are
cordially invited' and urged to at
tend. The program will be as fol
lows: "History of the Grange Move
ment," Simon L. Kline; "What the
Grange means to the Farming Peo
ple," Dr. James Withyoombe; "Cof
fee; Its History and Effect as a
Sumulant," Miss Helen Crawford;
Demonstration Lesion on tbe mak
ing of Coffee, Mrs. . Ida Callahan.
Lunch will be served.
The OAC basketball boys re
ceive the following mention from
the Eugene Gurd, relative to the
game there: "The Eugene public
was treated Saturday night to a
great big carnival of basketball,
the fastest team on the Pacific coas.
to the fattest and leanest. OAO
did hat was 6X pec ted when they
beat the Friendly team 55 to 16.
All of the visitors played good ball,
while Johnson and King probably
held their men the beet for the
Friendlies. The game, however,
needs no comment, for though the
loals occasionally played soma
fast team work they were hopeless
ly outclassed ar far as winning
was concerned."
J. K." Berry and family moved
Tuesday into the Frank , Woods
cottage.
Miss Rath Fagate of Manmouth
is a guest at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. M. ix. Bauer.
Dell Alexander left Tuesday for
his home at Waterville, Wash., at.
ter a week'e visit with old friends
in Corvalli.
Carro'l Cecil and Charlie Lillard
left Monday evening for their home
in E'istern Oregon after a visit with
Corvallis relatives.
Oliver Witham, while trimming
apple trees on bis place Monday,
fell from , a tree, breaking several
ribs, one of the broken fragments
prostrating into his lung.
Mrs. Cecil Cathey and little
daughter left the first of thi" week
to inn Mr. Cathey, who is traveling
ail the time for tbe sign painting
firm of Uathey & Uaynes.
Tbe house Monday passed the
$150,000 appropriation bill for a
state exhibit at the Alaska Yukon
Pacific exposition which will be held
at Seattle from June 1 to October
15, 1909.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Haynes
left Monday for Oregon City, where
for the present the firm of Cathey
& Haynes will be located with tbeir
sign painting crew. Mr. and Mrs,
J. C. Moo e also departed a few days
ago for that city, Mr. Moore being
an employe of the firm.
A Chicago dispatch says: "The
National Woman's Suffra,e associ
ation today elected Rev. AnnaShbf
president and Mrs. Ma y Storry of
San Francisco second auditor." Dr.
Anna Shaw is well remembered in
Corvallis where last year she deliv
ered a highly entertaining lecture
an- Woman's Suffrage.
Mrs. John Smith gave a very en
joyable dinner party Monday eve
ning, which partook ot the craracter
of a family reunion, as most of the
guests were distantly related by
marriage or otherwise. A turkey
dinner was served at 5 o'clock, the
guests being Carroll Cecil and Char
lie Lillard of Eastern Oregon, Mr.
and Mrs. William H gan of Al
bany, Mrs. Ann Smito, Mrs. Lillian
Taylo- Mrs. Ccil Rennie, Mrs.
Laura Rickard, Mis. John Hayes,
and S. B. Bane.
West of the Cascade Mountains
dairy cuttle are steadily taking the
place of beef cattle and on the ran
ges of the Pacific Northwest, as in
other states, sheep are encroaching
more arid more on cattle. As the
home demand for beef is increasing
very fafet on the Pacific Coast, the
time must come before many years
when packers will be obliged to pay
Chicago prices at Portland and
other Coast cities. When this is
done there will be enc mragement
for the production of beef steers on
farms. Ex. ..
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Albany will undoubtedly have
her woolen mill rebuilt, should the
plkns of , large eastarn manufact
uring compai.y mature. It is plan
ned to reconstruct the old mill
and give tbe city one of the largest
mills in the state. It is considered
that the waters of the Willamette
river are particularly adapted to
the perfect scouring of wool and for
this reason the city has been chosen
as the site for one of the mills of a
large syndicate, to be located at
various places throughout the
northwest. Journal.
John Starns of near Albany visit
ed relatives in Corvallis the first of
this week. Mr. Starns engages in
gardening and this yeir on his bot
tom land he grew 37C0 bushels of
potatoes. Of these, 700 bushels
had been dug before the freeze came,
but the water had Bonded the land
and the freeze fallowed, ruining 3000
bushels that were yet undue. As
Mr. Starns lost his house and its
entire contents by fire a year ago,
this loss is doubly bard to bear.
Potatoes are now selling for $1.00
per bushel and of the 700 bushels
saved a half or more will be requir
ed for seed this year on the same
farm.
One of the most enjoyable events
of recent weeks in Corvallis social
circles was a party given Monday
evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. S. B. Bane, in honor of the
birthday of the host and also of the
niithdav of Dr. Cathey. These
joint clwbrrttinn8 occur annually at
either the Cathey or Bane borne and
are exceedingly pleasant. The
hours Monday evening . wre devo
ted to music and conversation and
very tempting refreshments were
served. Those present were: Mr.
and Mrs. Bane, Rv. and Mrs. G. H.
Feese, Dr. and. Mrs. B. A. Ghey,
Mr. and Mrs. John Hays, Mr. and
Mrs. J. L. Underwood, Mr. and
Mrs.T. H. Wellsher, Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Swann, Mr. and Mrs. Noah
Cornutt of Riddles, Oregon, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Mike
Bauer, Mr. and Mrs. Harley Hall,
Mrs. Caroline Hays, Mrs Ann
Smith, Mrs. Clyde Hays, Miss Clara
Brant, Miss Ruth Fugate of Mon
mouth, and Miss Vivian Wellsher.
Attorney E. R. Brysoh has been
a Eugene business visitor this week;
The Governor's veto of the $125,
000 annual appropriation for the
State University was over-ridden in
bota the house and Senate Tuesday,
The Felton confectionery store has
been enlarged this week, a parti
tion having been removed to make
room for an ice cream parlor.
W. A. Buchanan begn taking
the school census Wednesday morn
ing. It is quite a task, and any
assistance that can be rendered
him will be very much appreciated
O. J. Blackledge, the furnituae
man, is expected home tonight from
a several days' business visit to
Portland, where he went to buy
fresh stock for his big, busy store.
L. L. Brooks experimented a few
days ago with a manure spreader,
on fall sown grain, and reports that
it does splendid work. It takes just
tvelve minutes to go from the barn
to a field, unload 50 bushels and re
turn to the barn. At this rate 40
loads can be hauled and spread on
a field in a' single day.
The annual basketball game be
tween the U of O and OAC teams
was to take place at the armory in
this city laft night after tbe Gaeette
press hour. During the recent
tour of Southern Oregon, U of O won
every game, and as the OAC lads
have not been defeated this season,
even on their extended tour of the
Northwest when they met many ex
cellent team 8, the game last night
promised to draw an unusually
large crowd and to be intensely in
teresting. The OAC band was to
give a concert at the game.
In spite of recent high water and
floods, this section has proved too
dry for Albany, accordingHo a die
patch from there which says: "The
Albany Brewing Company has been
merged with the Salem Brewing
Company and, according to the
present report, the local plant will
be closed down, it was at first re
ported that the Albany brew ry
would be operated hs an adjunct for
the Salem plant, but it is now saw
the boilers will, soon be moved to
Salem and the other machinery
taken there to enlarge the brewery
at that city. Tne reason given for
the sale of the plant, or rather tbe
merger of the companies is that the
local brewery was. surrounds i by a
large range of "dry" territory and
was forced to market its product
from Salem or some other outside
point.
There 19 nothing so stimulating
as a good hearty laugh. It beats
all tbe tonics and other medicines
that have ever been discoveied- If
vou want to get yourself braced up,
go see "The Missouri Girl" at the
opera house tonight, and you can go
to work the next morning feeling
like a new person. Two hours and
a half of solid enjoyment, with a
large share of that time devoted to
fun of the ricnest kind. 18
Mrs. M. L. Earnest and daughter, Miss
Lillian, left Wednesday for their ranch
in the Five Rivers country to spend tbe
summer. A son of tbe former resides on
the farm.
Colonel and Mrs. Smith left the 6rst of
this week for tbeir home at Prineville,
after a visit with Corvallis relatives.
James Kelly, a senior at OAC, was
summoned to his home . at Lenta, Mon
day evening, but tbe telegram did not
state what the trouble was at tbe family
home.
Mr. Bowser of Jobs addition has trans
formed tbe old Kester meat market into
a very neat little cottage, which will be
need for rectal purposes. Work on it is
nearly completed.
Fruit Tree Spray in any quantity
at Smith & Dawson's, next to J. R
Smith & Co. 18-19
Miss Julia Fuller has accepted a posi
tion as clerk in theBculden grocery.
Mr. Imbler has begun the erection of
a new hoc Be near Mechanical Hall.
Tbe Village Improvement Society will
meet Monday evening at 7 o'clock in the
County Court room at the court house.
The particular object of the meeting is
for a discussion regarding tree planting
on the grounds of the new public school
building and it is particularly desired
that tbe attendance of the meeting may
be large,
The Colonial ladies invite you to
a birthday party in honor of George
Washington tonipht-Feb. 22nd-at
the First M. E. church. Uncle
Sam and Columbia will receive.
Distinguished guests will be pre
sent. S"me of the features will be
"A Gipsy Qieen," "Plantation Mel
odies," and a "Favorite Toast." A
15-cent supper will begin at early
candle light. Tbe public is invit
ed. 18
Corvallis had a small sized train wreck
Monday evening at the south end of
Mein street. Cars carrying logs from
Wrenn station and headed for the Strong
saw mill were backing down tbe switch
toward the mill and at the npper end of
Main st-eat they jumped the track, cut
ting the ties into kindling for a distance
of ten or twelve feet. No -special dam
age resulted, except to the track.
Mrs. Cecil Cumminga arrived Wednes
day from Portland for a week's visit wi h
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. H . Wel 1
nhnr. . ' .' 4 '
The morning" subject at the M. E.
church Sunday will be "The Beautiful in
bod's Vineyard;" evening topic, "Play
ing the Fool or Plain Fool."
Miss Eva Starr was cen fined to her
home Tuesday and Wednesday with ill
nees.
Fob Sale Beat paying business
in Corvallis for money invested.
Will Use less thai. $50U: good rea
son for selling. Inquire at Gazette
office. i5tf
Miss Mabel Hibbs of Bellefountain, has
been tbe guest the past week of Miss
Leona Marvin.
Mrs. Charlie Clayton, Mrs. J. B. Elli
son, and Miss Minnie Harper of Peoria
were business visitors in Corvallis Tues
day. '
A terrible fatal accident occurred at
the Willamette Valley company's saw
mill at Dallas at 6 p. m. Monday. Harry
Burford, the oiler, is supposed to have
been caught by a heavy belt and drawn
around the pulley. No one saw him
killed, but he was found dead in the
basement of the mill. He was seen on
tbe second floor of the mill ten minutes
before he was found dead. His head was
crushed and both legs, and one are brok
en.' '
Miles Starr makes candy and Ice
cream. 17 18
F. O. Gray surprised every one by his
arrival in Corvallis Tuesday from Tono-
pab, Nevada, where he has been employ
ed. Illness will cause him to spend two
or three weeks at his home in this city.
Remember Nolan's Rummage and
Remnant sale closes Saturday eve
ning at 9 o'clock. 17-18
W. H. Jarmin and family are to be
comn residents of Corvallis. Tbev live
In Philomath and the uhauge occurs next
week. They are relatives of Mrs. An La
Mills of this city.
Mrs. Heianer, who has pent the past
several months in Corvallis, leaves soon
for her borne at Coos bay.
A large new sign was placed in posi.
tion Tuesday evening in front of the
Wellsher & Berman grocery.
Fre h country butter all the time
at the C ty Market, 50c per roll. 17tf
Mr. and Mrs. Goeffry and Thomas
Zahn, all of Portlana, were Corvallis Vis
itors yeeterday, looking after affairs of
the Independent telephone company, in
which they bold important positions.
Tbe United Artisans were to initiate
candidates last night at their lodge.
The Wasbingtons had a very pleasant
time at their hall Monday evening; Tbe
hall was beautifully decorated in red,
whiteaod blue crepe paper in honor of
Washington's birthday, and souvenirs
were given to each guest. A program
was rendered as follows : vocal solo and
encore, Miss Agnes Langjr; instrumen
tal solo, O. A. Tozier; cornet solo, O. C.
Senger; instrumental solo and encore,
Frank White. A banquet was enjoyed
and three candidates initiated.
The only place in town where borne
made candy and ice cream are kept is at
Miles Starr's 17 18
The usual services will be held at tbe
Congregational church next Sunday.
Christian Endeavor at 6 :30. We would
be glad to welcome you to our services.
Mrs. Alex Rennie departed Wednesday
evening for Portland, and Mrs. Lillian
Taylor followed yesterday. The two la
dies proceed at once to Spokane to reside.
Remember Nolan's Rummage and
Remnant sale will close Saturday
evening at 9 o'clock. 17-18
Miss Blanche Jeffreys arrived Wed
nesday from Pi rtland ..and is a guest at
tbe Mrs. Sarab Cautborn home.
Miss Annie Ewing is to arrive today
from Portland for a! week's vieit with
friends. She formerly attended OAC.
Paul Dickinson is expected today from
Portland to attend the hop at the armory
tomorrow night and visit friends.
Tbe fancy work on tbe top of tbe front
of the Johnson brick is being done, and
from what is now completed it is plainly
to be seen that tbe building will be fully
as attractive as has been promised.
Victor Spencer arrived Tuesday eve
ning Irom Rainier, where he has been for
some time employed in a pharmacy. He
has resigned the position and has a better
one in view, but for a time will remain
in Corvallis.
Mrs. Ed " Mahr has been confined to
her home with illness this week.
Portland is to have a $1,000,000 pas
senger depot, located on First and Pine
streets. It will be 200 x 200 feet, five or
six stories, brick and steel. The struc
ture will cover an entire block. '
Miss Mae Stimpson, a former OAC
student and well known here, was mat-
ried last Thursday in Portland. The
groom's name is Mr. Sammon. Miss
Pauline Davis of this city was a guest at
tbe wedding.
Joe Watters arrives today for a visit of
a week with friends. His home is in
Portland. -
Tomorrow night at the OAC armory
occurs a dancing party given by the ca
dets, which will no doubt be a very happy
affair.
3 'Rev. Gibbs is still at Tangent, assist
ing in a revival meeting, bat be will fill
his palpit at the M. E. church, South, in
this city Sunday.
Sails
ExtfirsiiDurdliiirDsiirj?
We have too large a stock of Ladies' Shirtwaists.
W want to sell them, and qnickly, too, so here
are onr prices:
Regular $t 25 Special $ 98
Regular I 50 Special 1 14
Regular 1 75 Special 1 32
Regular 2 00 Special 1 49
Regular $5 00
Sale includes new Johnnie Jones styles. Latest
fabrics, mohair, batiste and albatross, all colors.
No old stock; all this season's gaods. One week
onlyat .
S OUR CLEARANCE
i HAS BEEN
A GRAND SUCCESS
Bat has left ns with a great many Eemnants, Odds
and Ends, in Dress Goods, etc., which for the
next 10 Days we will close ont at
50 CENTS ON
THE DOLLAR
Don't overlook this opportunity to get a bargain at
CORVALLIS,
WHEN YOU SEE IT
IN OUR AD. IT'S SO
25
Brands of
BREAKFAST FOODS
We Carry
BUT YOU WANT TO
TOASTED
FLAK
This food is put up in one pound packages and sold for
15 cents
. a package- at
HODES GROCERY
a. C. Hlaxtmnd. Cham. Blmkanlmo.
CORVALLIS STEAM LAUNDRY.
Patronlzo Homo Industry.
Qar Ordan Sol Ic Hud.
All Work Bumrmntmmd.
One of the oldest buildings in Corval
lis is soon to be razed. It is the old
china honse, occupied for years by vari
ous chinamen of whom feeble old Tom,
vfho figured sometime ago as victim in a
serious assault, is the last. The structure
occupies the corner directly east of tbe
Horning grocery and is the property of
R. H. Huston. It is to be hoped that
in t he dim and uncertain futnre a band
some, modern building may occupy th e
site.
Spraying.
Parties having spraying to do please
eave orders with Smith & Dawson or
'phone 852, Independent. Prices reason
able. Hubler & Read. " 15tc
Regular (2 50 Special $1 87
Regular 3 00 Special 2 23
Regular 3 50 Special 2 61
Regular 4 00 Special 2 97
Special $3 69
SALE
TRY THE LATEST
CORVALLIS,
OREGON.
Don't Put Off.
Until tomorrow what you can do to
day If yon are suffering from a torpid
liver, or constipation, don't wait nntil to.
morrow to get 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 does all it claims to do." Sold by
Graham & Wortbam.
Special Notice.
All persons indebted to the estate of
C. H. Lee, deceased, are requested to call
at the office of McFadden & Bryson, post
office building, Corvallis, Oregon, and ,
settle their accounts.
Dated Januarv 5, 19o7.
ETT-AJ?.LEE.
Administratiix estate of 0. H, Lee, de-
east d.
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