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LOCAL AD PHtSONU
. Mrs. J C. Hinmel was an Al
bauy visiter, Friday.
Richard Grahtao his been eon-
fined to hi bouie "ltd illaeas the
past few days.
Miss Adelle Haven, of Baker
City,' is the nest of her friend, Miss
Emm Crabin, of OAC.
Mr. and Mm. 8. T. ' Sillwell, of
Lutjens, were Co. vail ia visitors the
list of the week, having eome to
K arenas a large fcill of furniture.
Ir. -Still well 1s overseer in the can
nery at Lug eos.
Mr. and Mm. J. K. Weatherford
retar ded to Albmv, Saturday, after
brief visit with Corvallis friends.
Mrs. M. J. Kelly returned to her
h(ime in Albany, S turday, having
bet n the guest of Miss Helen Craw
ford for a day.
E E. Evans, of Uaion, .Oregon,
is the guest of his sister, Mrs.
Cjaud Starr, in -this oity. He ar
rived the last of the week.
The latest repirt from the bed
side of Harry Davis, in California,
is that he is slightly improved.
His many friends in this city will
be glad of such favorable news.
An inventory and appraisement
has been filed in the. estate of Lem
uel Riker, deceased, by Friend D.
Riker. The appraisement -shows
the estate to be va'.ued at $2u0
H. 8 . Pittman ,of ..near Albany
was a Corvallis visitor, Friday, and
in ad the Gazette a pleasant call.
Mr. Pittman reports ' conditions
good and farmers busy in his sec
tion of Benton.
The Rebekahs of this oity are
planning it big time for their first
meeting in May, when they are to
invite the Halsey lodge of the ord. r
to participate in a social and busi
ness session, followed by a spread.
In the estate of Louisa J. Stew
art, deceased, the court has ordered
Mrs. Henrietta Randall dismissed
es executrix, and she is ordered to
turn 'ver to the heirs the real pro
perty as directed by the will of th
rieceaBed.
The Benton county court has is
sued an order for the sale of numer
ous tracts of land in the T Egerton
Hogg estate, to secure funds to pay
tne i.idabtedoeBS against the e-tute,
including the e pen ho of adminis
tration and other debts.
The quarantine was raised from
the ClauJe Starr home, Friday, and
the premises fumigated. The other
cases of scarlet fever are about well
and no more trouble is reported.
The cases were so mild that the
scare seemed greatly exaggerated.
Mr and Mrs. Autz n,of Portland,
spent several days in this ci'y the
last of the week, visiting their son,
Tom, who is a student at OAC.
They are wealthy peoplb of thn
metropolis and are contemplating a
move to Corvallis in order to place
a daughter in the college.
Miss Nora E. Miller has been
making a courageous fight in this
- district of the Telegram contest for
the free trip to Jamestown. The
contest cl. ed yesterday and Miss
Miller will soon be notified o' the
final result. She has worked faith
fully for the honor and her many
friends hope that she has won it.
Miss Lena Tartar was given a
Surprise party, Thursday evening,
by the pupils of her grade of the
public school. The hours were
. pleasantly spent in listening to a
recitation by the hostess, another
bv Miss Blanche Hammel and a vo
cal duet by Blanche Hammel and
Janet Black ledge. Games were
played and light refreshments con
cluded a very happy evening.
John F. Hurlburt was a Corval
lis business v'sitor the last of the
week. He is one of Benton's sub
stantial farmers, and according to
his statement, a little more rain
just now would improve the con
dition of the ground for plowing, .8
the sunshine and wind have dried
out the gnund until some of the
earth already plowed np is already
too hard to work to advantage.
A ciosa oisrver usually learns a
lesson from nearly everything with
which he comes in contact. Diw
at the skating rink these evenings,
such a person is struck by severa
things. O.ie, the eaihmias n with
which t'-ie American plunges into
anv new end divertingfad: soother.
the inherent selfishness of the av
erage individual. Particularly is
the latter noticeable when the new
begi .ner starts to fall and makes a
frantic grab for the person nearest.
Not only does one fall but the near
by neighbor is dragged down time
and again bv the seltUh one wti.i
see cs his or her own safety by such
tnen?. It might be oalled tne law
of self preservation but as the
' grabbiDg does no good it would
eaem more clea rly a case of "if I
must go you mu't go, too," which
is the view gen-rail taken by all
victims of the "grabbers."
Bishop Castle of Philomath was
business visitor ia Corvallis, Friday.
Harold Strong came Up from
Portland tne last or tne wee lor a
few days' business visit.
Dr. E. E. Jackson and fami y
moved Friday into the McNulty
house on Thiid street,
Mr. ani Mrs. Bard well have
moved from near the C. & E. depot
to Sooth Corvallis, where Mr. Bard
well will be employed in Fischer's
mill.
Sam Kin left Friday for Port
land. His wife waa , reported as
having taken a relapse and being in
.n.;nno Arftnrlitinn . T.AtjtF nurti!!-
lars were not obtained.
WANTED Teams for hauling
lumber, 16 mile haul, good roads.
Ury fine, 4.w; nr, .ou per m.
SttA&itv .arork .for the season. Ad
dress, Kinney & Truax, Grants Pass.
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Oregon. ao-o
A Imoa cnnBicrnment ot new furn
iture for Hotel Corvallis arrived by
beat from fortiana, r-iaay morn
ing. Mr. baker is Deginning io
get things in shape at the hotel,
for an early opening.
Mm. IT.milv James left vesterdav
for Portland, for a short visit with
Mr- and Mrs. Elbert Holliater. en
route to her home in Milwaukee,
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wis., a'ter an extenaea visit who
relatives in this city. She will also
visit tor a few days with . relatives
in North Yakima, Wash.
David Odburn has tendered his
resignation as night-watch of the
city of Corvallis, to take effect at
the next regular meeting of the
city council. Just what plans Mr.
Osburn has for the future are not
known, but if he is' as successful in
the future as he Las ' been as an of
ficer he will do well.
Word reached this ci'y the last
of the week that Mrs. Nancy Bel
knap died in Tulare county, Cali
fornia Thursday, and was buried
there Friday. Mrs. Belknap was a
sister of Mrs. S. L. Shedd, of t'nis
city, and resided for many years in
southern Benton, where she has
many relatives in the Belknap set
tlement.
The last grand ball to be given
ever by the senior class of '07 of
OAC, occurred at the armory, Fri
d y e-reuiris, and was io every re
spect an ideal affair of its kind.
Good muic by the Peerless orches-
ra of Salem, a lare crowd, pretty
girls, handsome boys, dainty cs
turaes and bewitching smiles, all
combined to make the event mem
orable and enjoyable. The last
military ball of the season will be
giyen by the Juniors.
Virgil E. Watters purchased the
Thomas Cooper farm ;t 264 acres,
two and a half miles from Corva us,
Thursday. Mr. Watters intends to
out the farm into small tracts and
put it on the market immediately
tot fruit land, for vhiob there
constant and increasing demand.
Tiie idea is not only a good one but
is certain to be a great benefit to
the town of Corvallis and to Benton
county in general, as it will attract
persons who desire such tracts to
locate here, and the example will
no doubt be followed by others, -ho
have large places that could be
profitably sold in smaller parcels.
Mr. Cbas. Sasse, the European
agent of Norris & Rowe, has finally
secured, after several years at
tempts, a troupe of Cossacks and
wild Russian acrobats and dancers
which bears the name of the New-
skyoff Troupe. These people are
natives of the wild Steppes of far
off Russia. l he men are super-
naturally strong. Their daring
feats of expert horsemanship arous
es the wildest enthusiasm. The
women piay upon odd musical in
struments and are the most gract
ful dancers and acrobats this coun
try has e.er seen. This troupe is
one of this year s attractions with
this well known t-how, which is to
appear in Albany on Wednesday,
May 1st.
A man may "knock" his town,
patronize mail ordr houses, beat
his wife and do many other thing?,
but is it wise? Talk against the in
terests of your town and you drive
out competition and good citiz-ns,
patrn.iz the mail order houses and
you fatten the bank accounts of
city merchants wnile your local
mereh -wits fice starvation, whip
your wife and yiu are n mey nd
cream for the divorce courts. - But
to get back to our point in view,
about how many men do you sup
pose oppose the interests o' their
town? A fair estimate would be
one-faurth, and while they are an
eye sore to anv community, it
would be impossible to check tnem
as it would be impossible to regu
late the color, sex and siz i of man
kind. These men are hoodoo s to
the world, but God breathed the
breath of life into their measley
frames for some purpose, so let
them linger and dwell in their own
miseries. Ex.
In the estate of Mrs. Ann Comp
ton, deceased, of which James Flett
is administrator, Saturday, the 11th
of May. baa been set as the date for
hearing objection - to -the final ac
count.
In the matter of the estate of
Floy Hawley, a minor, who has just
attained her majority, S. M. Haw
ley has been ordered to and has
paid over to hei $500 in cash, the
total of the amount to which she is
entitled, and he is released from his
t ust and his bondsmen are exoner
ated. .
Albany's new sawmill is now
positively assured, and articles of
incorporation were filed yesterday
in the office of the county clerk.
The name of the . sawmill company
will be the Albany Lumber Com
pany, and the incorporators are
Nels H. Wheeler, J. N. Brandeber
ry, and Henry Lyons. The capital
stock of the eompany is placed at
$15,000. The stock is divided into
shares of $ 10C each. Herald.
Mrs. W. L. Burton, who lives
near Waterloo in Linn county, was
seriously shot Friday afternoon in
her left arm. Her husband was
out after a chicken hawk when the
30.30 rifle he. was carrying was ac
cidently discharged. The bullet
struck a stone, glanced, struck Mrs.
Burton in thn arm near the elbow
and ranged upward, lodging near
the shoulder, where it was cut out
by the physician.
Although she hasn't an enemy
on earth that anyone is aware of,
a certain Corvallis young woman,
who is employed in an establish
ment on . Main street, . was certain.
one night last week, that some one
was trying to poison her. On go
ing to the faucet for a glass of
mountain water the usually clear'
beverage came foaming and hissing
from the faucet, milk-white, and
with a cry of alarm the young wo
man cahed her fa' her to solve the
mystery. Drawing another glass,
the latter was equally as mystified
as the daughter, and a member of
the water committee was summon
ed. After watching the sizzling
liquid, the water man was about to
give up the puzzie also, when it oc
curred to him that the nigbt Defore
the water mains had been thrown
open to flush the pipes throughout
the city, and at such timo? there are
numerous air valves that. are also
opened. In suddeuly closing the
maims, next morning, the air was
retained in the pies, causing the
bubbles and foam iu the crater that
so frightened the girl on Main
fctreet, who has been much "joshed"
about her scare.
Miss Emma Sox, of Albany, has been
the guest of Miss Alary Nolan, the past
few days.
The Methodist church ladies are to
bold a Saturday market at Blaukludge's,
Saturday. Patronize them. 36
J. W. Handy ia just completing a new
barn on the place that he recently pur
chased of Mr. Butolpu, in Joos addition.
Bob Wilson, the young operator at
Sum nit, was in the city the last of the
week, for a brief visit with his mother,
Mrs. Inez Wilson.
Mrs. Rialto Weatherford and children,
of Harrisburg, are guests at the home of
the former's mother, Mrs. Homing, in
South Corvallis.
A picnic is being discussed by the
Bellefountain Park Association, to take
place the latter part of May. And it will
probably rain.
Mr. and Mrs. William Nichols of
Southern Benton have been guests the
past few days of the latter's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. William Reese, in this city.
Judge Parrish of Southern Oregon gave
an excellent address in college chapel,
Friday morning, which was very much
appreciated by the 6tudeht body.
The steamer Richardson that plies be
tween Yaquina and Newport is to be
thoroughly overhauled and repaired be-
fore being put into use for the summer.
The Lee Heakle residence property on
north Main street, occupied by H. N
Foster, was purchased the last of the
week by Ed Strange, who is to make the
place his home.
The pupils of the tenth grade of the
Bellefountain public school have just
completed the work and are preparing
for the final "exams." The tenth grade
was added last fall and has proved to be
a success in every respect.
There is talk of a creamery being es
tablished at Bellefountain. A number
oi residents and dairymen of that neigh
borhood met a few evenings ago and
discussed the project, and it is not im
probable that the meeting will bear fruit.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Cathcart arrived Fri
day from Texas for an over Sunday visit
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F' S. True.
The travelers reside at Masqn City, Iowa,
and are old neighbors of the Trues.
They have been to Texas and are en
route home.
The members of the Zetagathean liter
ary society of OAC held a skating party
at the rink, Saturday afternoon, their
guests being the Feronians. The affair
was one of the jolliest of the year in
school events and will long be remem
bered by all who attended.
Don't Buy a Spring Suit
Until You Have Seen The
Splendid Values We Are
to
After seeing ouf large fuc!;sHJpef,t as
sortment of new model Sack Suites and
critically examining the materials and
the artistic hand-tailoring if you don't
say they are the best suits you ever saw
for the moqey, you will be aa exception
to hundreds of knowing men who have
seen, bought .and are Jdelighte4.
MICHAELS-STERN
FINE CLOTHING
In this noted clothing you will find better materials, bet- j
,ter tailoring, better style and a .better fit , than in any other
aPPar?1 costing the same. The garments are here to prove it.
Spring Sack Suits ;at $12 to S30
in all the new model single anddouble-breasted coats, with ij
or ,without center vent, formatting 'or semi-form-fitting
harlc. loner, shanolv lanlc-t,3n4
' j tr -f (H4iuswmv feiaf) munu auuiyuc d
worsteds, cassimeres and cheviots in stripes and mixtures,
all hand tailored and wo-th from $5 to $10 more. Come see
and judge for yourself.
. Fashionable Spring CravatsvNew Four-in hands, English
Squares and scots;j latest Spring colorings, bright, hand
some effects, 50c to $L5o.
' Jv1IcTaiES-STe1rN Spring Shirts-'-'Newest colorings in madras and percale,
::FHWABVrn!i ei!f G coat or regular style, negligee or plaited bosom, $1 to $2,50,
White and r-ancy V aiotcoats-'6ingle or double breasted, of flannel or wash materials in hand,
some prtterns smart, dressy $L50 to $5.00,
See "our window display of Spring Hats and Haberdashery, its interesting and worth seeing.
Offering at 10
THE PEOPLE'S STORE
ILmB OORVALUS. OtiEGON
Established 1864.
Undermuslin sale all this week
at Nolan's. 3S-36
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Johnson went to
Scio, yesterday, for a visit with relatives.
Go to P. M. Zierolf for the best
1 j ... . . e
grass ana ciover eeea. zzu j
Mrs. Willard Hamlin left .Sunday for a J
six weeks' visit with friends in Foreland. J
A 11 kinds of clover seed, orchard j
grass, timothy, and alike for sale'
atZierolf's 22tf
For Sale One top buigy, nearly ne w
leather top and cushions, cost $83. Wi! 1
sell for $6l) if taken before April 1st.
Price buggies elsewhere tben see this.
Also.seven tons of bailed cheat hay .
Phone 655, L. L. Brooks. 25tf
Undermuslin sale all this week
at Nolan's. 35-36
The boys of the Bellefountain neigh
borhood have purchased a basketball and
are to organize a team. When they do,
it will be time for the OAC basketball
men to look out for their laurels, as
Southern Benton has produced a United
States senator and there is no telling
what sort of material may be developed
in other lines hereafter.
The Worthy Grand Matron of
the Eastern Star will visit the local
chapter on Tuesday, the 23rd. All
members are ured to be present.
34-35
Zierolf keeps all "kinds of clove
and grass seed for sale. 22t
Special t.ale of books at Graham
& Wells. 32tf
According to the statement of dealers
there will be . no Calitprpiu strawberries
on the local market for more than two
weeks, which iB due partially to the in
ability cf dealers to obtain first class
berries under present t aasDortation fa
cilities from California to Oregon. Tnen
the California berries do not find a reaiv
mrkat here, which is due in a .measure
to the .excellence ,of the home berries
which . will be forthepmiofc later .. and
which will sell at a much lower price.
NOTICS TO FARMERS Good
oluibo inir Heed fur saie at 10-J
cents per pound. ; W. S. Tomlinson,
Albany, Oregon. ti-oo
Closing out our stock of books re
gardless of cost. Graham & Wellp.
-32tf
Wood wanted on subscription at the
Gazette oJice. .; 34tf
Undermuslin sale all this week
at Nolan's- 35 36
WANTED One hundreil setting bets
at 50c each . for hatching pheasant?.
Must ba gentle and not too large. Gere
M. Simpson, Ind. phone 254, Corvallir,
Ore. 34f
SPECIALTIES
IN
FOR
Women
Misses and
Children
We have also received our Spring lines oi Men's Ox
fords, etc., . in all the latest shapes.
Call and Save 3 Per Cent
Of your cash by trading with us.
Lm Miltes
OREGON.
CORVALLIS,
WHEN YOU SEE IT
IN OUR AD. IT'S SO
TEe Elect Kitchen
Is not a thing of the future -wt 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 I
more .expensive.
We can show you write, call or phone
jfor our representative to see you.
WriametCe YaKey Csmpany n
G. A. CLARK, Mgr.