LOCAL 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.
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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,
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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
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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
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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.