Z3T :
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Miles Starr, Jr., iB assisting the
City Tra Defer Co. as driver of one of
the drajs.
Mrs. Victor Moses and Mies Lillit
Smith were Albany visitors the last
of the week.
Mrs. Clarence White- ide has re
turned from a visit with her parents
Dear Monmouth.
Miss Mabel Hubier expected to
leave for Portland, yesterday, to re
main, having secured employment
there.
Miss Lillian Riddst has just ar
rived Dome from an extended visit
with relatives at Condon, Eastern
Oregon.
Mr. and Mr. Aebury o arr re
turned to their home in Portland,
yesterday, after a tea days' visit
with Benton relatives.
Clerk W. A. Buchanan has com
pleted the school census in district
No 9, and finds 808 childen of
school age in tht district.
Mi... and Mrs. Hyde, who for
some, time have occupied the Miss
Soell cottage, iefi last week for
their former home in Brooklyn,
Iowa.
Work is to begin the middle of
April on the fine new residence that
E. J. Harrington is to build on his
Fifth street property, just west of
the Berman home. This will be an
eleven room house and will make
asple .did addition to that part of
town.
A party at Saedds station wrote
a friend in Corvallis a few days ago
that there was to he a basketball
team organized at Shedds and that
this team would come over and
"show Corvallis how to play ball."
Come ahead. Corvallis is always
willing to learn.
Floyd Lane's big truck, now be
ing constructed in Albany, cannot
be complete i as soon as was expect
ed, and it will bi about the first of
May before Mr. Lane will begin
buxiness with it in this city. The
truck is said to be the largest and
finest ever seen in Corvallip.
W. A. Williamson is the name of
a new resident of Corvulliu. fie
hails from Nez Perce county, Ida
ho, and the last of the week he pur
chased the residence property of
Jim Howard and also th interest
of Mr. Howard in the City Transfer
Company. Mr. Williaru-o.i is ac
companied by his mother, and w'll
occupy the Howard property this
week.
Newton Damon, of Ioa, was a
guest the last of the wopk t, the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Ire
land in this city. Mr. Damon has
been in Mexico and California, and
is making a general tour of the
West. He is an uncie ot 8am Da
mon, the well known former student
ofOAC. Mr. Di'iion Mi Thurs
day for Independence, from which
pi ce he proceeds to Eastern Oregon
lor a visit, en route to his Iowa
home.
Miss Carrie Bare gave an excel
lent addie a at the First Methodist
church, Thursday evening, to a fair
sized audience. Her talk was on
the problems of our country at the
piesent time, especially the immi
gration problem. Mies Barge ad
dressed the students in chapel Fri
day morning, meeting with muo'a
appreciation from her audienoe.
She graduated from college in the
same cUss with President Gatch.
It turns out that the construction
pang for the Independent telephone
company cannot possibly complete
the Corvallis work as early as had
been anticipated and the men wi'.l
be obliged to remain in this city
indefinitely. Or lers for phones
continue to "swamp" the company
aud work will be hurried until every
patron is served and the system put
into perfect working order before
the gang will be allowed to go to
iUoany and Salem.
Corvallis is to have a new $20o0
skating rink. The builder is Mr.
McFarland of Linn county and the
contract was let Thursday to W. O.
Heckart, the well known contractor.
Tne building will be 60 x 100, and
will occupy a position on the Peter
Callahan lots just west of the steam
laundry. The room will have an
Eastern rock maple floor and be up
to date in every recpect. It is said
an elegant electric piano will ba in
stalled in the rink, when completed.
Seefert Ramedall met with a seri
ous accident, Thursday, while cut
ting down trees at his home in Kings
Valley. A large fir had been cat
nearly off and unexpectedly gave
way, falling in the opposite direction
to what had been expected. The
workmen ran- but Mr. Ramsdall
fell, the tree striking him across the
lower limbs, fracturing the left one
near the ankle. But for a slump
that broke the force of the blow,
both limbs would certainly have
been crushed.' Dr. Cathey reduced
the fracture aodthe patient is rest
ing as easily as could -be expected;
Fred'Hofer76f OAC, visited rela
in Salem over Sunday.
Albert Tedrow was a - Mo 4inn-
ville visitor the last of the week .
An enjoyable dancing party was
held in Taylor's hall, Friday night.
T. A. Ireland of Monmoutb wat
a Corvallis visitor the last of the
week.
Father Felix, of Siletz, was the
guest of Corvallis friends the last of
the week.
Levi Wooster was confined at
home with la grippe several days
last week.
"Shorty" Hendrick- returned
Siturday from a brief visit in Mc-
Micnville.
Harold Wilkins went to Portland,
Friday, to witness the production of
"Madam Butterfly."
George Houck. of Portland, vis
ited with old friends in this city
the last ot the week .
Scott King and family moved
Saturday into the old Fisher house,
east of the Cathey home.
Miss Mamie Rowland arrived
home, Saturday, from a month's
visit with friends in Portland.
Mrs. George Neely and Miss Jes
sie Blaeer, of Albany, visited Cor
vallis friends the last of the week.
Mrs. W.D. De Varney returned
to Portland the last of the week,
after a business visit of several days
in this city.
Miss Bertha Witman came over
from Lebanon, the last of the week,
to tak.- her final lesson in the OAC
School of Music.
Walter Corbett, the genial general
de'ivery clerk at the postoffice, re
turned Saturday from a business
trip to McMinnville. -
L..B. Kent, just arrived from
Iowa, has been a guest the past few
days of Prof. F. L. Kent of OAC.
Mr. Kent is to locate in Lebanon.
E. W. S. Pratt, the well known
jeweler and optician, returned Sat
urday from Portland, where he went
Friday to attend a meeting and ban
quet of the State Optical Associa
tion. An exchao e says: "There seems
to be at least one case uo at Salem
where 'Chamberlain'' remedipp
have not produced the, results usual
ly attributed to them in the adver
tising columns of thecountry press."
Two girls' teams have been orga
nized at the Corvallis public school
to play basketball and the members
are practicing faithfully. The
members of the two teams are:
Maud Holgate, Clara Abbott, Rose
lunmson, Vivian Wellsher and
Grace Smith; Edna Strong, Delia
King, Mary Leonard, Mabel Swick
and Winnie PiaBter.
A story is being told of a party
in Corvallis who had evidently taken
'co much river water and immedi
ately thereafter attempted to cross
a foot-bridge over the college ditch.
So topheavy was this speciman of
manhood thit he tried to make the
crossing on all fours but had a hard
time of it even then. The last seen of
him he had fallen over a feces, heels
up, and so remained until the party
who related the story was well out
of sight. Yet Corvallis is supposed
to be a "dry" town 1
Bert Taylor had a wild runaway
in the western part of town a few
days ago, his buggy horse taking
fright near the college and bring
ing up at the George Ful'er barn.
The buggy shafts were broken and
Mr. Taylor was considerably bruised
and scra'ched, although not seri
ously injured. The affair created
quite an excitement for a time, in
that part of town, as some ladies on
a street crossing narrowly missed be
ing iun over by the frightened
horse.
Joaquin Miller, the poet; has evi
dently gone in for things practical
as well as poetical judging from an
item in the Eugene Register: "A
notice of apprpriation of a water
right is taken by Joaquin Miller
and Geo. Melvin Miller, consisting
of 75,000 cubic inches of water by
miners' measurement under six inch
pressure and also meaning a con
tinuous flow of 1900 cubic feet of
water per second of time from the
Siuslaf river, for generating light,
heat, electric power and other utili
ties The name of the utility will
be the Florenc Power canal'
William H; Sherwood, the famous
pianist, has been SaCured to give a
concert i the armory in this city on
the evening of March 21st. While
he does not viait towns of "the size
of Corvallis, Mr. Sherwocd happen
ed to have an open date on tho 21st,
and as he is to fill an engagement
at Albanv, he fas persuaded to
come to Corvallis. This will cer
tainly be a rare opportunity for
Corvallis music lovers, as Mr. Sher
wood is known as the best musician,
American born, ' of today, and is
highly tecommnded by all the fi
mous musicians of the country.
Tne concert will be under the aus
pices of the OAC School of Music
lr.'aad Vlrs. George Nichols and
daughter, of Albanv, were guesis
over Suuday at ih Johnson ' home
io South Corvallis i ' ' '"
Rev. Wigmure of the Eugene di
vinity school aa the guest, Satur
day, uf Rdv. Handsaker, en route to
Monmouth to nil an engagement
Prof. J. B. Horner is getting to
gether an exjeptionally fine collec
tion ot map, drawn by the students
of OAC this year, fro a which be
expects to select the best and have
them bound for exhibition at the
JameBlown exposition.
The members of the United Evan
gelical C. E society held a business
meeting and social at the home of
Mrs. J. S. Booth, JjrHay evening,
that was a very enjoyable affair.
Quite a number of yo ;og people
were in attendance.
Miss Nettie Kress and Miss Belle
Keeney, of Sugene, were the guests
over Sunday of Rev. and Mrs. Hand
saker. The latter is a niece of Rev.
Handsaker, and both young ladies
are teachers in the Eugene public
school.
The students are all talking
"Junior annual" these days, and
there is great activity in the photo
graph business as a result. Photos
of the various litera.y society mem
bers and others will be given space
and there is much interest in the
work.
About 30 friends of Mrs. Mattie
Henkle gathered at the Adam Ra
dir home a few evenings ago and
gave that' lady a happy surprise,
the occasion being her birthday
The hours passed pleasantly with
music and con. ersation and in dis
posing of a tempting lunch. Mrs.
Henkle was given a number of very
nice presents.
The funeral of Chinaman "Jerry"
who died at the old wash h mse, op
posite the Johnson millinery store,
Friday night, occurred at 2 o'clock,
Saturday afternoon and inWmei.t
was in Crystal Like cemetery
Jerry was aged 42 years and had
been for m ny years in this city.
His nickname was "Butterfly," by
which he was known to the majori
ty of residents. The funeral was in
reepmg with Chinese custom and
all the belongings of the dead celes
tial were burned at the grave.
The largest deal in timber lands
that has been thuf far consummat
ed in Oregon was closed a few days
ago, when W. C. McClure, of Sagi
naw, Mich., took over 18,000 acres
in Polk and Lincoln counties, for
$900,000. The sellers were Cobb &
Muchel, also of Michigan. The
tract in question ie covered wi'h
sorue of the best yellow fir in the
Northwest, according to timber men
conversant with the locality. Much
o it is contiguous to the Siletz res
ervation and has been in the hands
of dealers several years.
At a meeting of goat breeders
held a few days ago at Dallas it was
decided that all mohair prepared for
shipment t the Eastern mills by
the members of the Polk County
Mob air Association will hereafter be
sorted into tour grades instead of
being packed without regard to
quality as heretofore. According
to the rules adopted, the hair will
be sorted into four grades, as fol
lows: No. 1, kid hair; No. 2, year
ling hair: No. 3, wethers and coarser
grade; No. 4, taglocks, Staines
and co&reest hair. Where growers
have only a few gohts, it will not be
necessary for them to sack each
grade separately. A layer of paper
placed between each grade will be
sufficient for all practical purposes.
Owners of large flocks 6hould sack
each grade separately.
John Goodchild, who resides a mile
west of Corvallis, is suffering with a se
vere attack of asthma and ha been con
fined at home (or a week.
Nolan's White Carnival this week.
Don't miss it. 23
Mrs. F. J. Burnett and Miss MU El
gin left Sunday for California, on a vis
it. The former is the mother of M. P.
Burnett of this city, and Miss Elgin goes
to Marysville to visit her sister. Miss
Sophia.
K. H. Kennedy, of Mt. View, was a
Corvallia business visitor, Friday.
Senior orations were delivered io the
college chapel, Friday afternoon. The
program was: cornet solo, Harry Beard; 1
oratioD, "Blot on Scutscheon," Bessie
Bell; oration, "Unfaithful Servants," B.
W. Allen; oration, "The Golden Kow,"
A. K. Berman; oration, "Prometheus
Bound," S. L. Bennett. The ushers
wers G F. Parker, P. A. Lockwood, Ber
tha Kiog and Grace Starr.
A 11 kinds of clover seed, orchard
gras, timothy, and alsike for sale
atZierolfs ; 22tf
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Geer of Corvallis,
arrived last Saturday for a visit with their
daughter, MrSi H. B. Dabney, .-who has
been sick for several weeKs. Mrs. Dab
ney was able Tuesday morning to accom
pany her parents to-their home. Toledo
Leader.
Mrs. C.'B, Cro3noof Toledo was the
guest last week of her mother in this
city. :
V; n?w .femiDinft, headgear that
roseinbles a.decorated tomato -ran is .be
ing.wojrn .quite, generally. ' The wasp
waist and Hannr Hooligan hat certain 1
a j
make a striking combination. ' With the
addition of a kangaroo" : gait the make
up would be complete. Kit.' ""
Roy Keeney and family he purchas
ed the residence property of 8. Nkm
west of the Nancy Campbell place in Jobs
aaaiuon, aad are to occupy the place the
last or this week. Mr; Noyea and family
are to return to their former home in
Kansas.
. Mrs. John Welch of Tacoma. Wuh .
and Mrs. Peter Riley of Albanv ware ovar
Sunday guests in this city at the hnma
ot uonouctor and Mrs. Tom Riley
Miss Mabel Becker aad Rav -Backer nf
Albany were guests of Miss. .Mabel Wood
ana waiter Wood over Sunday. ;
Tom Nolaa returnej Saturday from
Portland ' where he went to witnaaa
"Madam Butterfly
do to P. M. Zierolf for the best
grass and clover seed. 2;4if
B. W. Johnson and wife moved th
last of the week into weir new home ou
South Third street, recently purchased o
Mrs. Etta Lee.
Born, Friday ,- to Mr. and Mm. John
ijinaqaist, a daughter. The family re
sides in Linn county, a mile or two from
Corvallis. ...
Mrs. Charles Clayton ant son Mark
ol feoria were visitors in Corvallis, Sat
urday.
Mrs. W, E. Marvin has bean visiting
in r eoria, the past few days,
Misses Gladys and Nettie Hatfield have
been guests of Philomath friends the past
few davs.
Kev. S. M. Wood returned the last of
the week from Independence, where he
bad been assisting in a series of evange
listic meetings at that place.
Nolan's Whit Carnival
Don t miss it.
this Week.
23
Mrs. S. C, Flint entertained ten ladies
at dinner at her home in this city, Mon
day evening, in honor of Mrs, J. B. Hor
ner.of Corvallis, who delivered an ad.
drees on the Holyland to the Mental Cul
ture Olub the next afternoon. Daffodils
and other flowers comprised the decora
tions. Those present besides the guest
of honor wese Mesda mes W. R. Willis,
. W . Hamilton, W A. Smick, O. P.
Coshow, J. F. Barker, K. L. Miller, J.
C Aiken and Miss Kate Buick. Rose
burg Review.
Some little time hack Clerk T. T. Vin
cent wrot to the government pension de
partment in the interest of the old sol.
diers. He is now 'n receipt of blanks,
ano an oia soldiers upward ot tz years,
so desiring, can call at the office and
make application. This is a favor which
will be grea.Iy appreciated by the old
soldiers and all interested in them..
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland Starns of Al
bany were guests, Sunday, of relatives in
Corvallis.
Mrs. Mary Jacobs of Portland is on a
business visit to Corvallis.
All members of the Msccaboes are re
quested to ba at the review on Wednes
day evening, March 13th, without fail.
M. Dobbins and family are new arri
vals iu Corvallis from the East. They
moved, the last of the week, into the
Rev. Cole house near the C. & E. depot.
M. Chambers and family, who arrived
recently from Ohio, hae moved into a
house in Jobs addition. Mr. Chambers
is a brother of Lincoln Chambers, of this
city.
Mrs. F. E. Clark of Philomath was a
Corvallis visitor the last of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. David Huggins of South
ern Benton were Corvallis visitor, Sat
urday. Miss Sylva Harris spent Sunday with
relatives at Lebanon.
Come to my millinery opening on the
2Ind and 23rd. Mrs. C. Maxfield. 23
Complete new line of millinery goods
at reasonable prices. See me before buy
ing. Mrs. C. Maxfield.
Dr. and Miss Grace Gill came over
from Scio, Sunday, for a visit with Miss
Imogene Gill of OAO. The docter re
turned home yesterday but Miss Grace
will remain until the middle of this week.
Rev. Monosmith of Appleton, Minn
has accepted a call to the pastorate of the
First Congregational church of this city
and is expected to arrive about thi first
of the month, with his wife.
The final cross country run occurred at
OAC, Saturday afternoon, the , particip
ants being the winners in the recent try
out. The result, Saturday, was: "Hod"
DaVolt, senior, first place; time 23-62 2 5;
Homt r Cross, freshman, second ; time,
23-52 3-5; S. A. Brown, sophomore, thirdj
23 25. The course was a four mile
stretch, over all kinds of roads. Mr. De
Volt will receive a gold medal in recogni
tion of his success. He also won first
place last year. .
Tne marriage of W. Gifford -Nash and
Mias Banetta Dorria of Eugene was to
occur in Portland, Sunday, according
to the Journal... Mr. Nash was formerly
a student at the TJaiversitv of Oregon;
later, after some years in Europe, he re
turned to take charge of the school of
music in the same institution. Miss Dar
ns is au alumnus ot the U Diversity of
Oregon, graduating a few ago with high
est honors. ' i' ... , :-
Miss Helen V. Crawford, of OAC,
spent SundajfJh .Albany with her broth
er, j. jr. vsjiuru. .:.-"'-'. ,
;We have too laree a st
"Wh want to sill th-fli,
are our prices:
Regular $ I 25 Special $ 9S
Regular 1 50 Special 1 14
Regular 1 75 Special 1 32 r
Regular 2 00 Special I 49
Regular $5
Sale includes new J .annie Jones styles. Latest
fabrics, mohair, batiste and albatross, all colors.
No old stock; all this season's pods. 'One week
only at
r
FOR
Spring and Summer
We have just received our first large
shipment of Spring and Summer
goods which is now opened and on
display in each department for your
inspection, and
You Gszn Szaire 3 Pgr Gni
Of your cash by trading with us. If
you don't believe it call and see.
Fm L.
CORVALLIS,
25
Brands of
BREAKFAST FOODS
We Carry
BUT YOU WANT TO TRY THE LATEST
TOASTED CORH
FLAKES
This food is put up in one pound packages and sold for
i 15 cents
a package at ' . . ."
MODES GROCERY
0. O. Hlomtand.
CORVALLIS STEAM LAUHDRY.
Oa am Ordarrn SolloMmd.
All Work Cumrmntamd.
fhnae who had. the Dleasure of eniov-
inV "Kerry Gew," will be glad to know
that the "Bonnie Bnar Bush" ia of the
same character, and ia fully as good, if
not a better Dlav. 'Thia production ia
deserving of the biggest bouse of the sea
son, and from present indications it will
not be disappointed j The management
positively guarantees the most delightful
play seen here in many a day.
Tom Vidito left Suaday on a trip to the
Five Rivers country
Mrs. Robert Wilson of Suver withstood
successfully the operation performed' up
on her in a rortlaoa Hospital last joea
day. A large tumor was removed and
Mrs. Wilson is doing as well as" could
be expected. She formerly resjdpd in
NonheroBentDnand is well knoWin hereabouts.'
ick of Ladies' Shirtwaists.
aad quickly, too, so here
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 I3 69
WHEN YOU SEE IT
IN OUR AD. IT'S SO
OREGON.
J
Cham.
ham. Blakomlma. I
k'DRY. f
Patronize Homo Industry. i
CORVALLIS,
OREGOff.
1
At its session last week the Benton
county court purchased the book type
writer, formerly owned and operated by
Victor P. Moses in the clerk's office. The
machine will no be instoMed in the re
corder's office, where it will certainl
prove a great convenience to Recorder
Newton.
The ladies of the M. E. church held a
market at the Blackledge furniture store
Saturday, realizing from the sale . of
toothsome "good things" the sum of
$10.45, which goes for church work.
.Revival services are in progress at the
M. E. church, gcuth, and will continue
indefinitely. They beiian Sunday.
The Pierian literary society members
p.utertained the Aoojcitians at the-coll eee
Saturday evening, atTa. society party, and
a good time is reported.
i