LOCAL SU PRStMi
- W. b. McFati.ieu nas been aLaoe
Ooua y visitor the past few days.
Adam Wilneliu, Jr., of Monro,
trans. ced bueimas in ' C rvallis,
Saturday
MiriB C r SuoJ.t ot Shedls alii d
hrrived F. ldv for a visit with Cor
Vallis lelaiivrs.
Mrs. Wnliaua Marvin returned
Friday from . few days' visit with
bur on io the vicinity of ibe Beu
ton county mill.
The first wild geese of the spring
were heard Saturday, a biu flock
having mad-f thrir way over the
central pirn ot towa during the f 're
noon. W. O H ckart, after an absence
Of a Ciupl- of w-seks, arrive J froru
Ejenn, Friday, to look after hi
crew of inen euipioyed on the John
son brick, in this city.
Misses E'h l Johnsop and Jessie
Calkins of Euge have been gueptp
at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Cath
ay, the pbSt few da' p. heif g in at
tendance at the Y. W. O. A. con
vention. There are no new cspps f pcrlet
fever and there is every reas'-n to
be ieve that the trouble if about
tided, as e.eiy precaution has been
observed by physicians and authori
ties to prevent a spread of the dis
ease. T. T. V.nr,nt. went to Newhere,
Friday, to officiate as one f the
judges in a debute between Newberu
and Albany co 1 gcs. From there
be proceeded to Washington 'or a
brief visit with his brother. He if
fxpucted horn.- thi week.
Aooong ihn delegate- at'ending
the Y vV. C. A. convention the
pat f-v days w re the fol owing
f'om Uillas: Min-ies Elna Hall,
Winnie Killy, Ru',h Adams, Id
Thompson, Margin E'ans, Cordia
G"Och, Etta and Eula Philfipp.
The biisehall game F'idav after
noon between the OAO team and a
ri;ie from the W lln.iette High
School was a stubbornly ooftested
affiir, but. the re-ult wa a score o'
3 to 0 in favor of the visitors. Tn
local men playe.' u good, fist gam
but were not able to win out,.
M. M. Davis r 'ceivsrl the sad in
tellioei.ee, Frid-y, -hat bis soi.
Hirry, who has baen i'l lor a num
ber of .veekn in California, is very
lo",'nd Mr. Davis depsutd 'h
fame evening for llio hedeide. M'8
Davie bus been with Hary for 6t v
eral wei ks.
After being out for 48 hours the
jmyin-the celehrati d Th-iw case
his disagreed, the rumor being
tht sev n were for murder in the
first degree and five for ..i:quittal.
Thus the entire c ee will have to be
gone through Hgnin at the next au
lumn term of c iurt.
In order to meet expenses, tv e Y.
W. C. A. women in this city decid
ed to give a dinner in the armory,
both Friday and Saturday, the
price rf which, t d-fleates and
others, was 15 cents. The patron
Age was liberal and the funds will
help materially in paying the nec
essary expense incurred in holding
the convention.
The theft of flowers and th
destruction of flower btds about
town, by young girls and boys, has
been much discussed of iate, and
Mrs. Johnson Porter informs the
Gazette that the custon has been so
common for several years past and
so many of her early fl wer bedi
have been de-'t toyed that she bas
abandoned altogether the task of
trying to raise early flwers, &s
thieves reap the benefit of her labor.
A sorry condition, truly, foi' a town
like Corvallib!
An immense audiencs filled the
College chapel Friday night to hear
the address, "Alien or 'American'"
by Mies Julia Frasier of San Fran
cisco, who is a very brilliant speak
er. The address is said to have
bten the best heard in Corvllis in
many day. Miss Marie Pelland
gave a vocal so'o that was very muci
pujoyed. A feature rf the evening
was h college "'yel s" given by
Paon delegat:on as their ni me was
" Called. A9 there were many col
leges and universities repr-sented.
the desire to "out-yell" ech other
created no small amount of noise, as
well as merriment.
News reached Cirva'lis, Friday,
Of the death of Osca. Heatv, which
occurred ia Portland, Thu-sd
night, from pneumonia. Notice of
Mr. Healy's serious illness appeared
in a recent issue of the Gazette.
The funeral occurred at Lebanon,
Saturday, ami by request six mem
bers of the M. V. A. lodge of Cor
vallis met the funeral party at Al
bany and officiated as pall t eaters.
Mr. Healy was for quite a time a
Corvallis merchant, aud made many
friends here who are saddened by
the news of his untimely death. I'
was in Corvallis that Mr. Healy
ws married to Mrs. Pygll, who is
the surviving widow.
Burd Croft '.eft Saturday for Port
land, where he hopes to get a posi
tion on the street cars.
Virs. Hejry Sbeak and daugLter,
Miss Edith, of Philomath, were
Corvallis visitors the last of the
week .
Miss Laura Fersineer ot B lie-
fountain expected to leave Corvallis
yesterday for Portland, where 'she
will be employed
Th Y. W. C. A. delegates were
eiven a bin dinner in tbe armory
on Fridav and Saturday, by the
town and college people.
W. M. Stark ho I family, lately
arrivea from the East, have just
moved into the Gabiiel Long bouse
in the western part of town.
Percy Winkle, who resides near
tne Buttes, left the last or the weeK
forCalifornia in the hope of benefit
ting his heaitb. He may proceed
from thee to Arizona or Uolorado.
Mrs. T. D. Campbell and chil
dreo of Portland have been visiti ng
Corvallis relatives since Friday.
T.D.Campbell was also in this
city the last of the week, being a
traveling salesman for a Portland
firm.
J. W. Handy, who recently pur-
cha ed the Butolph place in tne
western part of town, is having it
remodeled and improved. When
completed it will be occupied by
Mr. Handy 's son and facnilv, who
came from tbe East a few months
ago.
T.ie balance of the skatintr rick
floor was laid Friday, and for to
or three nights before, there were
large crowds Fkating, or learning to
skate. The amusement givis prom
ise of becoming very popular in thsi
ci'y, bs it has already become in
other places throughout the valley.
Mrs. Hays, mother of Logan
Hnys and for many years a resi
dent of this city, came up from In
dependence, Saturday, for a visit of
a week with Mrs. J. W. Howard
in this city. Mrs. Hays did not
like Portland, afier moving there
fiom Corvallis, and returned to In
dependen e, where she has made
her home.
Mis Alda Metcalf is completing
her pr parationa for the trip to the
J.imesmwn exposition which she is
o 'ri ike in compnny wit'- the Phil
lip Bates pirt o voting women
that leaves Poitland on May let.
She goes to P.xt and the lat.ter part
of this month toj iin'he par'y, as
a few days wil- rn spent seeing
Portland before the trip EaSt.
The Orpgoni n is preparing to
i'.sue on Monday, Ap-ii 29, a special
rousts' and Honeseeker,.' Edition.
The tii le describes accurately its
purpose. The design is to ive in
formation of pertinence, value and
interest to the great army of new
cotneis who are low peeking pe ran
nent homes in the Pac fic North
west and to the largH number of
tourists who will come to the Paci
fic Cotst during the Suuauu. r. Ore
gonian. It is evident that Eu; ene h far
more favored in regard to fuel thaii
other sections of Oregon, 88 the
R' gister says in regard to prices:
"Woodcutter w'r.o have been get
ting $1.U0 per cord all w'n.ter have
found other employment and it, is
hard to get them at $1.50 nd $1.75
This begins to look as though wood
would be ab.-ut as high next winter
as it is this. Only a few years ago
second growth fir, corded , up, was
sold in timber from 5 to 8 miles
from town, at 80 cents to $1.00 per
cord. This year it is being con
tracted at from $2.00 to $2 50 per
cod.
The popular young western show
men, Norris & R'we, advise us from
th' ir Santa Cruz winter quarters
that they will positmly appear in
this city in the Spring. Tbe show
has been enlarged to forty five cais,
trave ing in sections of fifteen cars
each. Jas. C. Smart, general con
tracting agent, will be in the city
soon to purchase large quantities of
supplies, contract for lot location,
hill board space, excursions, etc.
The program is a lengthy one and
includes every act known to the
circus arena and in addition many
odd and unusual features aud
splendidly trained animals.
John Sender has kindly donated
an item thit he believes to be of
much vaiue ti the general public.
It relates to an ex 'eriment that he
has triod with uccetip and which
n hers wil! no doubt, find veiy he'p
lul. Eveiyone who has a lawn
knows what a pest dandelions are
and how difficult it is tr eet rid of
them, but Mr. Seneer declares that
gai oline applied with a sprayer or
otherwise is certain death to the
torment. The fluid seems to burn
its WuB to the very root-" of the dan
delion and kills it completely, while
doing no it juiy to the suriounding
grass. Mr. Senger does not claim
that the discovery is original, but
his experience has been so satisfac
tory that he wishes others, who de
sire a lawn free from dandelions,
to share tbe knowle ige.
Born, Friday morning, to Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Cu turnings, a
daughter.
Miss Tbelia Rickard expecs to
go to Portland, tomorrow, tor a few
days business visit.
Tbe task of repainting the opera
house was started Friday morning.
Sam Kerr is tbe workman.
Rev. J. R. N Bell and J. B. Ir
vine returned Thursday from at
tending the W.'llamette Presbytery
at Brownsville.
Friday was Arbor day and Miss
E Jna Thompson treated the pupils
of her grade to a sort of party in
celebration of the day.
Miss Jessie Johnstone returned
last night from a brief visit in Pott
land She is the popular trimmer
at tbe Barclay millinery store.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Everett
have purchased and will at once oc
cupy the Ed Cummings houso on
Fourth street, near the Wbitehorn
home.
Rev. McAdams, pastor of the
Baptist church at McMinnville,
was the guest of Prof. Horner, Fri
dav. He has secured Professor
Horner to give one of his highly
entertaining lectures in McMinn
ville the first of next month.
Miss Dorothy Mellen went to
Portland,' Friday, to meet her
father who arrived tbat day from
Mountain Hime, Idaho. Mr. Mel
1 n will be a partney of Mr. Pinser
t' n in this city, ii the hardware
store formerly operated by J. H.
Simpson.
There seems to be unnecessary
alarm in this city over the cases o
scarlet fever that have developed.
The cases are so very mild that
those afflicted are ill only a day ir
two, and but for infecting others,
would herdly need to be con fined at
home 'onger than that length of
time. The public school buildings
were fumigated Friday as a further
precaution, a nd it is not at all proo
able that the ailment will be heard
from further.
Trainer Hay ward will keep hi-
track pqund at the unive-eity during
the April VnCation in training for
the Stanford meet here M;jy 3rd
says a Eugene dispatch. The pqund
will be composed of about 20 men.
and though many of them dislike
remaining at the University during
that week, tuere are none who will
not sacrifice his own pleasure that
much for the gocd of the team, es
pecially as by not doing so he would
likely lose his place. Oregon fefls
'hat the Stanford meet her9 will be
the most important in her history
and every preparation is being made
in the way of training.
Mrs. J. B. Horner and Mrs. John
Rckard returned Thursday from
Brownpville, where they attended
the meeting 5f the Wil'amette
Pretbyterial society. Mrs. Horner
was hono-ed by being elected presi
dent for the third term, whicb
speaks more eloquent! v than words
the high regard in which sh6 is
held by cu-workers in the society.
The meeting was weil attend
ed and was tne moPl successful and
interesting ever held by the organi
zition. The yifts this year weri
alfo in excess of those of last year
The Willamette Presbyterial Socie
ty embraces tbe coun ies of Li n,
Lane, Lincoln, Benton, Polk, Yao-
hili, and Marion, and CorvalliB is
honored in h .vine one of her women
chosen for three successive years as
president over all this territory.
Ralph Metcalf has gone to Falls City,
where he has accepted employ merit.
Elmer Dinges of Shedds station nas a
Corvallis business visitor, Saturday.
Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Jackson returned
the last of the week from a trip to Falls
City.
Miss Margaret Herron has been the
guest the past week of Mrs . I. D. Bo-
Dine
Mr a. John Starns and daughter of
Albany were guests over Sunday of Cor
vallis relatives.
Miss Mae Gerhard went to Monroe,
Saturday, where she wastheg'iest until
yesterday of friends.
Mrs. O. T. Murphy and little daughter
visited relatives in Independence, Sun
day aud yesterday.
Miss Lura Peterson left the last of the
week for her home at Cove, Oregon, after
an extended visit with relatives in Ben
ton county.
John Lenger left for Portland, Sunday,
for a week's visit with his daughters.
During his absence tbe mail wagon is
being operated by Jim Howard.
Miss Julia Bounds, formerly of Benton
county but now of Monmouth, has been
iii Corvallis the past few days, attending
tha Y. W. C. A. convention and visiting
old friends
W. H. Dilley, Peter BKyeu, Jim
Howard, Jonn Day, R. H. Colbert and
B. D. Arno'd went to Lebanon, Satur
day, to act as pall bearers at the funeral
of the late Os;ar Healy. The services
were conducted by Rev. Mark Noble,
formerly pastor of the Baptist church in
this city.
Horace TJnderhill, of Summit, spent
Sunday with friends in Corvallis. .
Go to P. M. Zierolf for tbe best
grass and clover seed. ' ' 22 if
f 11 kinds' of clover seed, orcl.ard
grass, timothy, and alike for sale
at ZierolPs 22tf
J. L. Caton, of Monroe, was a Corvallis
business visitor, Saturday, and paid the
Gazette a friendly call.
Mica Ada Bareinger of Oak Ridge was
the gueat several daya tbe last of the
week of Misa Ttiella Ricsara, in this
city.
Dolph Kerr left yesterday for Salem,
where he has accepted a position in tbe
grocery store of his brother-in-law,
irank Bowersux.
Last week the Presbyterian church
was left open for a couple of daya and
some low sneak thief entered and carried
away a at) candle poer electric globe,
removing it from the socket. It is to be
boped tbat thi next time the thief enters
a nouse of worship, that he may become
like the thief on tbe cross.
NOriOa TO FARMERS Good
alsiKe clover Seed fur 8a ie at 10
con b per pound. W. S. Tomlinson,
Albany, Oregon. 27-35
A Bight tbat created a small wave of
excitement ia the central part of ton n,
Sunday, was a Jack rabbit which came
up Madison street and went past the
Horning grocery store and on out of
sight westward. A similar thing o cur
red last summer, when a saucy Jack rab
bit visited the Fred Clark home and
rested for a time on . the lawn.
Mrs. Jessie Flint yesterday turned
over to a local real estate firm a branch
ot blossoms and some fully matured and
aplendidly preserved fruit from the same
apple tiee. Tbe apples are of the Ameri
can Pippin variety and have been kept
all winter in a ware house, being as firm
aud fresh as though but recently pluck
ed from the tree, which is again in full
bloom for a second crop.
Speci ii ..ale of books at Graham
& Wells. 32tf
A fine musical treat will be given the
people of Albany at the opera bouse,
April 17 th. Miss Edna Sheehy, the vo
cal instructor at tbe Agricultural College,
will give several selections, and Mlss
Emma Sox, instructor at Albany College,
w 11 be heard at tbe piano. following
M. Monaghan's lecture. Father Datiu
will siug tbe French national air in his
native tongue. Albany Herald.
Closing out our stock of books re
gardless of cost. Graham & Wells.
32tf
For Sal e One top buggv, nea rly new
leather top and cushions, cost $85. Will
sell for $61) if takeu before April 1st.
Price buggies elsewhere then see this.
Also seven . tons of bailed cheet hay.
Phone 655, L. L. Brooks. 25tf
The following three items are from
Saturday's Albany Herald: "Frank
Thrasher, who has been agent for tbe O.
R. & IS. company in this city, has been
appointed purser on the river steamer
Pomona. Mr. Thrasher's position is tak
en by O. J. Oleson, formerly of Portland.
A party of Indian maidens from the
Chemana Indian training school patsed
through Albany, yesterday noon, bound
for Coivallis to attend the state Y. W.
C. A. convention, which is holding a
th-ee dajV session in that city. Tom
Nolan, & prominent young man of Cor
vallis, was in Albany, yesterday, for a
brief visit with Iriends."
For Sale One hundred cotswold
ewes with lambs, all well bred, also
ne hundred goa s. . R. C. Thomp--ou,
Corvallis, R. F. D. No. 1. 32-34
At a meeting of the '95 Mental Culture
Club, Tuesday, English art, music, and
literature was decided upon for the en
suing year. Preparations were made
for receiving Prof. J. B Horner of Cor
vallis, who will deliver bis now state
famed lecture on the "Holv Land," un
der tbe auspices of the club, at the ar
mory, in the Elks Temple, on Friday
evening, April 26. The lecture will be
illustrate! with 150 stereopticon yiewe.
Th9 attendance will be confined ex, lu
sively to club members and invited
friends. Roseburg Review.
Dean Kimball, of Willamette Univer
sity, interested and entertained a very
large audience at the armorv, Sundav
evening, taking as his subject ''The
Christian Atb'ete." It was the conven
tion sermon for the Y. W. C. A., and
was an able and scholavly address. There
were no services at the various churches
of the city, Sunday evening, all uniting
in this closing affair. There was snrr.
ial music by a male chorus, and tbe
farewell sei vice was conducted by Miss
Francis Gage. This closed one of tbe
most helplul and successful conventions
ever held in Oregon by the Y. W. C. A.
Concerning the basoball game plaved
in Albany, Saturday, in which the Cor
vallis Christian church bovs participated
the Herald says: "A large crowd wit
nessed the game between the "Bearers"
of the Cnrisiiau church of Curyallis and
the ' Tri ruu Club" of the Christian
church here. It was a lively game from
the time the umpire said play ball,
nntiltheend. Although the Corvallis
boys were outsiz$d th y plaved heroic
ally. The score was 18 to 5 in favor of
the 'Tri mus." A return game is to be
plaved at Corvallis next Saturday in
which the "Bearers" have to redeem
themselves.
SsiUts
We have too large a stock of Ladies' Shirtwaists.
We want to sell them, and quickly, too,so here
are our prices:
Regular $1 35 Special $ 9S
Regular 1 50 Special 1 14
Regular 1 75 Special 1 32
Regular 2 00 Special 1 49
Regular $2 50 Special ft 87
Regular 3 00 Special 2 23
Regular 3 50 Special 2 61
Regular 4 00 Special a 97
Regular $$ 00 Special $3 69
Sale includes new Johnnie Jones styles. Latest
fabrics, mohair, batiste and albatross, all co! " s.
No old stock; all this season's goods. One we k
only at
HLIIR5El
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FOR
Women
Swisses ami
We have also received our Spring iin ; of Men'.-. Ox
fords, etc., in all the latest shapes.
Caii and Saw 3 .Pes Cent
Of your cash by trading with us.
Fm L. MMi$
CORVALLIS, KrS OREGON.
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Bran is of
BREAKFAST FOODS
We Carry
BUT YOU WANT TO TRY THE IATIIST
This food is put up in one pound packt;es and sold for.
15 cents
a package at
HOSES GROCERY
ry 1 1 1 1 '" " " " 1 1 i ii
I
If II I lt tricity. S
Is not a thing of the future w have
it to-day.
Many of the most progressive people
are cooking with nothing but Elec
tricity. It heats and cooks quickly, without
smell, without dirt, and without trouble.
Best of all Electric Cooking is no
more expensive.
We can show you write, call or phone
lor our representative to see you.
vViilasii s, a . .sy
G. A. CLARK, Mgr.