Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, April 12, 1907, Image 3

Historic Oregon Newspapers

Corvallis gazette., April 12, 1907, Image 3

Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR

About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1907)

Prev Page of 4 Next Prev Issue Next Text PDF JP2 (3.4 MB) Clip/Print Image

Return to Top

Prev Page of 4 Next Prev Issue Next

Newspaper Page TextLOCAL XSH FtRSOMU M;ss Vera Chambers has been Visiting iu Albany tbis week. E 1 Wiles of Albany piid visit to Uoryaliis relatives this week. Miss Winona Woodward left this Week for Phi ouiatb, where sh will enter co'lege. C. B. 8:arr of Monroe waa a Cor Valiis vi-mor several daysthis week, learning home Wednesday. Jim Harlan and family rooed this week into thir new residence. j completed, near the Charles Blakeslee home. It is reported that Monroe is to b tve an ice and butter ar.d cold ptorage p'xnt established there in the near future. Beit Peters went to Eugen, Wednesday, where he will be en Btged at carpenter work for W. O tdVekart. He will begone ind.fi ' taitely. The council has ordered a side Walk along the north side of Harri n.n street, between 9'h ""d 12th, nd thr'Uiih what is commonly known as the Applewhite orchard. This ' ill be greatly appreciated by the public, as it makes a much shorter way to town f:T many resi-tl-nt of the wes ern part of Cor vallis. W ird h is ieen received here ff the in irrUijn 1 -at Friday ot Miss Vira Turur, d tighter of Garrison Turner -md i frmer well known young wo nun ot Bun ton county, to LToy Miller Morris. The event occurred at Modesta, California, where the y.ung couple will reside. Tue brido is a uiroeot Miles Starr i.f this city. P. A. M Mer. for some tiro pat sale man in the big store of J. M. Noian & S ;n, his resigned bis posi lion and will engage in the cig.ir business in L Grande ou his own ri sponsibility. With his wife he Mi. the first if the week for that citv. Bo h Mr. Mosier and bis charming wife made many friends in this city, who regret theirchange tf residei.ee. A railroad employe in Corvallis, Ttl -dwy, talk-'! of the csue of the 8. P. train being late ever.- day in teaching Corval is. According to Ulis gent le.uiiii's statement, tin track was ho damaged during the fl iod by heavy trains pins)ni oyer it. that t.l-e wnole line w:il have to be repaired before the regular trains Can run on schedule ti n. No lost time can be made up, and this pr'y t-tated it. as bib opinion that the trains will not be run on exact time until come time in My. Mike Bauer is one of the men about town who couioltima con Btantly about the weather. Ac Cording to his ideas there never was Pitch a late spring in Oregon s th present one, and he is inclined to believe that it. is going to be mudd and rainv until next August. The dine of Mike's impatience is easily fx plained: he his just purchased for himself and family c:ne of the fcwellest surreys that has ever been seen in Benton county, and he i naturally eager for good roads to come, so that the handsome turnout Can be put to use. Another of the vast timber belts of the Oregon Coast is about to be lapped for market, the Siletz Indian reservation, to which the Silem, Palls City & Western is headed. A corps of engineers is in the field and a decision will be reached in about ten dys as to whether the terminus of the line will be in the Siletz district or at Newport. Un told quanities of timber are obtain able in the Siletz neighborhood, but transportation has been lacking. Timber claim relinquishments have been offered there at $200 and un der, but w'th the beginning of con struction on the S., F. C. & W., i' is anticipated values will take a sudden rise. Telegram. Albany college will have no op posrtion in Portland to impede its progress. The belief ttaut there Would be a Preshyterian education al institution established here was d finiely settled yesterday at a tue 'ling oi the Preshyterian minis-t-rs when a posit:ve statement from Mr. W. M. Ladd was made 10 the pff-ct that the L dd estate had no lo ention of eudnwing an insti'utioo of this kind. President H. M. Crooks of the Albany college, was present at the meeting and mado a Strong appeal for assif tmcs to furth er the work of his institution. The college is conducted under the aus pices of the Presbyterian eytiod, but heretofore help his been denied it owing t the rumor that another College would be established here Now that this question is out of the Way, the Albany institution will have a clear field in which to work, says tfie Journal. President Cro 'ks Paid it would be necessary to raise $25,000 at once to put the c.llees on a solid working basis', that the plan was to raise $J0,00u in Al bany, the Mim amount in Portland, and 15,000 elsewhere ia the etate. Mrs. Thomas Cams vinled 'ela ttves in Albany this week. M M. Davie returned Wednes day from ' a visit to Yaquina, ou business. B. M. Huston of Albany has been the -juest this week of bis son, R. fl. Huston, and family. Mrs. Ed! Felton, Jr , returned the first of the week from a visit with relatives at Albany. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Biase ot N' rih ern Beuton were guests the first ot ihe wees of Mr. and Mrs. .-. W. Herbert, in this city. J. H. Harris of Corvallis hat been subpoened ou the federal grand jury that convenes in Port land on the I7ih. Austin Lafferty has purchased the Altman property, occupied un til recently by W. ti. Linvtlla, and will occupy it with his family. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Bobannon are guests for a few days of their daughter, Mrs- Thomas Jones, in tbis city. Their home is in Astoria. Frank Hubler left Tuesday for Astoria, after a few days' visit with bis parents and old friends in this city. Miss Alice Sb9pard of Salem is the guest this week of Mrs. George W. Fuller. Miss Suepard is a for mer OAC student. J. B. Marvin, proprietor of the Commercial testaurant, left Wed nesday for the home of his brother, near the Benton county mill, for a few days' rtcreation. Mrs. James Biodgett returned to her home in Biodgett the first ot this week having been in this citv to attend the funeral of her grand father, W. to. Jicksoo. Mien Lsura Priiiger has return ed home from Portland, where sfce has been employed for some time. and has gone to her home at Balle fountain. Members of the C. W. B. M of the Chris'iau church held a mis sionary centennial raiiy at the home of Mrs. T. S. Haudsiikrtr, yesterday auernoo!). A vary pleasant time wus had by all. There wus a very drlightful social session of the Methodist Epworth League in the caurch basement,, Wednesday evening. A !arge crowd of young people were present end a very pleasant time was had by all. The carpenterf have bren dis charged on iha Ktiue residence and the elegant new home is abou'-. ready for occupancy, only a lew finishing touches remaining to b added. W. 0. Heck art, the w 11 known contractor, is ill at hts home in Eu gene, haying injured his oack by lifting heavy jo.ets while working on the Broders meat market in that city. Looner and McFarland cameovei trom Halsey the first of the week to iook after thcir skating riuk in this city. The balance of the maple for the floor arrived Wednesday and thB work of completing the floor will now be rushed. Mrs. Sarab Goodchild returned a few days ago from Cauby, and is to occupy 'her own house in the north western part of town. She was ac companied on her return by a little grand daughter, who will make her home with Mrs. Goodchild and at tend the Corvalis puoiic school. Another entertainment is to be given at the ope. a house in the near fut-. re by Miss Helen Crawford for the benefit of the Village Improve ment Society. The date is not defi nitely settled, but that the affair will be liberally patronized is cer tain, as these enteitainments by Miss Crawford are always of a high order. Stref t cleaning was in progress the first of the week, several men and teams being engaged at the task. A marked imp.ovement is noticeable since the task was com pleted. A little more attention every week to the crofs walks in the main part of town would be greatly anprecia'ed by the general public. Some cross walks on Main street are so muddy a good part of the time that the ladies are con templatin , the purchase of gum hoots in order to cross without get t:ng mired or pulling off their rub bers in the mud. Another case rf scarlet fever in very mild form ras reported Wed nesday morning at the Clau te Starr home, the victim b ing the little boy, who was taken ill Tuesday. Ia this, i6 in the other cies, the ailment is in its lightest form, and there is general, w nder ss to where the trcuble originated. The little son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charley Young are getting alo g as well as could be expected, although the quarantine has not of course been laised. The Starr home was quarantined Wednesday morning. It is said sore throat and measles are prevalent in Philomath jijst no, but the enses in this city are unmistakably scarlet fever. Mrs. W. M. Jones was au Aloany visitor, Wednesday. William Gellatly of Biodgett was a Coryallis ousiuess visitor tbis week. Mrs. Elizibetti Surr moved this week into the t ouse one uo ir south of her son, Clarence Starr's home. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Woodcock moved this we k into toe old S. N. Wilkins property, north of the O. J Blacs ledge home. Jim and Will Horning, former Oorvailis boys but now proprietors of th- Benton county handle factory at Philomath, were (Jjrvilus viai tors, Wednesday. Colonel Parker, of the Walla Walla Statesman, was in Corvaili Wednesday. He has a ranon on Big Elk which he visits occasion ally, this being the reason of his re cent trip. The Tuesday afternoon Reading Cub was delightfully entertained this week by Mrs. W. G. Davis, at her home in the northern part of town.' The affair was very enjoy able. United Evangelical church, Sun day morning the pulpit wilt be sup plied by one of tha speakers or the Y. W. C. A. convention. In the evening the chuiches will join in a anion service in the armory. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Robinson returned Wednesday from the coast, where they spent a few days. They expect to depart next Monday for their home at Lisbon, North Dakota. The good wishes of many warm friend in Corvallis and vi ciqity follow them. The north branch of the Village Improvement Society held an en thusiastic meeting in Jobs additioa a few nights auo, and among other things a vote of thanks was given to David Builis and Riley Young for valuable assistance rendered the society in the way of service. The story is told about town o' a swain who took to fair damsels out boating on tha pl acid waters of the Willamette one day this week, and in making a landing capsized the frail barque, soused on9 of the trusting maidens in the chilly wa ters, boldly rescued her and now posses as t'ie heroof theday. Names are charitably withheld. SHrvic-s at the Presnyterian cbnrcu, Sunday morning, tae pul pit to be tilled by ne of the dele gates to the Y. VV. C. A. convention. No services in the eveniug-asa- un ion service of all the churches will ha held Jin the armory. Sunday Scnool at 10 a. no. Prayer meetiijs ou Tnursday evening at 7:30. Ail made welcome. O. V. Hurt returned Tuesday from the coast where he went in search of a location for the summer. Over at Waldport, or more exactly, two miles from that place, on the coast, he found an ideal ranch of a few acres, with a nine room house and other good bui. dings, 20 acies of meadow land and a first class garden lot. Here, Mi. Hurt's search came to an end, and tomo.- rojv he departs with his family 'or that place, accompanied by Miss Sophia Hartley. It is hoped the change may prove beneficial to Mrs. Hurt, whose health has of late been very poor. Mr. Archibald of Philomath was a Corvallis business visitor, Wednesday. He conducts the marble works in Philo math. Miss Reeta Prce of Portland, who has been visiting relatives at Bellefountain, was iu Corvallis, Wednesday, en route to Yaquina, where she was to be the guest of Mrs. William Iioefline. She leaves for Portland tomorrow. Closing out our stock of books re gardless of cost. Graham & Wells. 32tf L. N. Ed war Is of Bellefountain wpsa business visitor in Corvallis several days this week, returning home, Wednesday. The young women drilling so indus triously as Indian maidens let us for bear to call them squaws will represent Oregon civilization at the Jamestown Fail , whicher they will later be bound, in the sain ( manner that a jfrog sitting in a pool of water under ab - umbrella represents Oregon climate. . That is to. say, both will be a misrepresentation. While some people see something ex tremely "funny" in such libelous present ments, thev are not among those who are loyal to Oregon in a true sense and who desire to see the state truthfully ad vesciaed. Oregonian. For Sale One hundred cots wold ewes with lambs, all well bred, also one hundred goa s. R. C.Thomp son, Corvalds, R. F. D. No. 1. 32-34 A. J. Gump, of Benton county is in Dillaa on a business visit Mr. and Mrs. Gump have just returned from a two moaths' visit at their old home in Penn sylvania. Mr. Gump combined busi ness with his visit by buying several hundred acres of valuable oil land in West Virgiuia before leaving for home. A company has baen for Tied to develop the property a ad rich returned are prom ised. Herald. NOTICE TO FARMERS Good alsi lie clover seed fur sale at 104 corns per pound. W. S. Tomlineon, Albany, Oregon. 27-35 Tje baseball name this afternoon be tween OAC and the Salem High School promises to be interesting and it is cer tain to be well attended. The game will be called at 4 o'clock. The funeral of John Nasbaum of Belle fountain, who tlied Monday afternoon, after a lingering illueas witn consump tion, occurred Wednesday at 2:30 p. m , services being conducted ac Bellefountain cemetery by Rev. Burbank. A large number of friends and neighbors were present at the last sad rites. Deceased was aged about 26 years and was not manied. His parents reside on the Wilhelm prone orchard. 1 11 kinds of clover seed, orchard grass, timothy, and alsike for sale atZierolf's 22if Mrs. Emma Goodale returned Wed nesday from a trip to Portland. Rev Humbert of Eugene waa a visitor in Corvallis this week. He was former ly pastor of the Carwtian church in tbis city. R. L Hathaway and family moved this week from Jobs Addition where they have resided for some time, and have lo cated down town. Mr. Hathaway will operate the Vidito barber shop, which he purchased some time ago. For Sale One top buggy, ne rly new leather top and cushions, cost $85. Will sell for $6J if taken belore April 1st. Price buggies elsewhere then see tbis, Also seven tons of bailed cheat hay. Phone 655, L. L. Brooks. 25tf Services will be held at the Congrega tional church, next Sunday, aa followe: 10 a. m. Sunday School; 11a. m. address by Miss Frances C. Gage. Topic, ' women in uommunity lue; d:3U p. m. Christian Endeavor. There will be no evening service, the church joining with the other churches m the union service to be held at the college armory under the auspices of the Y. VV. C. A. At a meeting Wednesday night the VV. O. W. elected delegates to attend th9 the third district convention to be held in Portland on the 8th of May. Tbey are A. P. Johnson, W. A. Buchanan and T. T. Vincent: alternates, D. A. Osburn, A. E. Wilkins and W K. Taylor. Go to P. M. Zierolf for the best graas and clover seed. 2'2tf Tue puljnt of the First Methodist church will be filled Sunday morning by Miss Constance YlcCorkle, city eecretary of the Y. W. U. A. of Portland. Eveiy- cue is invited to attend these seryices. Mrs. Williams returned a day or two ago from a visit with ber sister, Mrs. E. N, Hunter, near Philomath. The Corvallis firemen are to organize a band in the immediate future. There will be from 12 to 15 instruments and each member is to be an experienced musician. This will be a tine thintr for the city, as a good band ia almost a necessity, and it is certain the project will meet with general favor. WANTED Person to travel in hututi territory ; salary $3.50 per day and expenses. Address, Josepn Alexander, 125 Plymouth Place, Chicago, 111. 32 L?wis Oreu, a former Corvallis boy and eon of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Oren, was seriously injured in a train wreck on the , O. R. & N. near Pendleton, at 4 o'clock, Wednesday morning. Hi. Oren is a mail clerk, and when the train was , di.chedhewas amoug tha seriously in- j jured, Buffering a fracture of the hip. Mr. ; and Mrs. Levi Oren left yesterday lor: Portland to be at the bedeide. The wreck was caused by a washout on the road. Four were killed 'and several others injured more or leas. "Hello Bill" was produced here some two years ago and gave excel lent satisfaction. This year's com pany is firstclasa, the production all ! that is required. 32 i Tomorrow is the date of the annual Columbia meet in Portland, and there was a try out on the OAC field Wednes. day afternoon to determine who should go from the local college. Owing to vari ous hitches in proceedings it was impos sible to tell who would be selected for all the positions, up tojesterday, but the follow ieg will go in the events named: Greenhaw in the quarter and half mile runs ; Da Volt, half mile and mile; Chap man, high jump; Schroeder, 51) and 220 yard dash; Swann, pole vault, high jump, broad jump and 50-yard hurdles; Looney, quarter mile; Finn, shot put. "Hello Bili"-you will miss a good time if vou do not go to the opera house tomorrow night. 32 Special bale of books at Graham & Wells. 32tf The old "Temple ot Justice" building 00 Third street has been purchased by Clay Gilbert, who is having it worked over and remodeled. Tt is stated that Mr. Gilbert will convert tb.9 building in to a dwelling house and photograph gal lery, a party in the East being desirous ! of securing the lo -ation for that com bined purpose. The Gazette does not youch for the accuracy of the latter part of the story. Eggs. Bring ne tcur egtis clean and frffh We will giy) you a square deal for them. 26 34 J. M. Nolan & Son. ar I We have too large a stock of Ladies Shirtwaists. We want to sell them, anil quickly, too,,so here are onr prices: Regular $1 25 Special $ 98 Regular I 50 Special I 14 Regular Regular 1 75 Special I 32 2 00 Special 1 49 Regular $s Sale includes new Johnnie Jones styles. Latest fabrics, mohair, batiste and albatross, all colors. No old stock; all this season's goods. One week only at MLffME FOR Wssmsa Swisses a si J We have also received our Spring lines of Men's Ox fords, etc., in all the latest shapes. SS and B Par Gsssii Of your cash by trading with us. CORVALLIS, 25 Brands of BREAKFAST FOODS We Carry BUT YOU WANT TO T FLAKES This food is put up in one pound packages and sold for 15 cents a package at MODES GROOERY - v. O. O. Hlaatmnd. CORVALLIS STEAM LAUNDRY, Patronlzo Homo Industry fOutmldm Ordorm SollcUad. All Work Ouarantmmd. To Enjoy a Good Dinner. There is no need of any self-denying diet list, no call for nasty disagreeable medicine, o list of hard exercises: sim ply a Mi-o na stomach tablet before each meal, and oue before going to bed, and it will so strengthen the -stomach that a good dinner will give you pleasure and comfort without the least fear of distress. The best proof of the vaue of our ad vice is the fact that Graham & Wells give a positive guarantee (applying to two 50c brxes ot Mi-o-na) that your money will bo refunded unless the raw edy cures. A guarantee like this must give you confidence in Mi-o-na stomach tablets. Key. G. H. Feese went to Portland, yesterday, for a bi icf visit. 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 11 IN Wl " I WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD. IT'S SO TRY THE LATEST Cham. Blakoslam. SCOKVALUS, OREGCIf. On Wednesday a very pleasant after noon was spent with Mrs. Mary Barbae, who entertained the Ladies' Missionary Society of tht Congregational Church, One of the special features of the pro gram was a lecture by Mrs. Lamm, a returned missionary from India, which was very instructive and entertaining. Delicious refreshments were served. A captain was elected Wednesday for the OAC baseball team. ' He is Paul Jones, ct the senior class, and there is no 1 doubt that he niil make good. Pelland, of the Sophomore class was elected cap tain of the second team. The room next door north, of the Ba zaar has been put to a new use. It ia now doing service when needed as a drummer's cample ro 1m, there being at present no other available place since the Hotel Corvallis closed.