LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Mre. D. , V. Bemoan. J hu been
quite ill this week at the .family
bo e, -' . ! '
Rooky Mason of Albany was
looking after holiness in this . city,
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lilly of
Wrenn have been visiting in Cor
vallis this week.
Ambrose Houck of the vicinity of
Monroe was a business visitor in
Corvallis, Tuesday.
George Cat hey came oat from
Newport, Tuesday, and went on to
Portland. He is expected to return
todav.
Mr. and Mre. Reuben Patty of
Rose burg have been visiting Cor
vallis friends this week. Mr. Patty
was for a time a baker in this city.
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Miss Florence Adams has con
cluded a very successful term of
school near Suver and is at her
home in tbis city, wnere she will
take a well earned rest.
The little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. R H. Kennedy, north of Cor
va'lis, who bad her arm broken re
cently, is getting along nicely and
will foon be well over tier accident.
Mrs S. B. Bane had the misfor
tune to run a sewing machine need
le through hf r finger, while engaged
in sewing, Monday afternoon, and
the services of a physiciau weie
Leceseary.
Among out-.tf-town spectators
who took in the W. S. C.-OAC field
voeit was Percy Young of Albany,
who brought a party of friends
over from thatci y in bis handsome
' touriDg car.
Miss Celia Mahaffey has accept
ed a position in toe Independent
telepnone office. It now require t
four girls at the switchboard con
stantly during the day, to handle
the business, and even then they
are hurried all the time.
J. H. Edwards of Bellefounlain
was transacting business in tbis
city, Tuesday. Mr. Edwards
started his delivery wagon, Wednes
day, furnishing fresh beef to the
residents of his locality. Last year
he butchered 85 oeeves for tnia pur
pose. The Missionary society of the
Presbyterian cumch was euter talli
ed at the home of Mrs. H. F. Fisch
er in teoutb Corvullis, Wednesday
afternoon. A large uuuioer were
present, and with an interesting
program, refreshments and a social
time the hours were indeed pleas
ant.
It is the general hope that the
warmer weattier that has come this
week will be a factor in stopping
the epidemic of cerebrospinal men
ingitis t.iat has been claiming so
many victims in Portland. Physi
cians there have all along declared
that the coming of warm weather
would relieve tne terrible condition.
A Portland physician has declar
ed that a spraying of the nostrils
ad throat with Bali and water,
twice daily, using au atouizer for
the purpose, will prevent one from
taking certtrobpiual meniogitis.
The idea has been accepted as good
by the other physicians, who de
clare that they will at once begin
tne use of the saltspiay themselves
and continue it until the epidemic
subsides.
Residents of the vicinity of the
, Zierolf Dome on North Main etreet,
who had retired, awoke with a vio
lent jump Tuesday night about 9
o'clock, when three loud reports
wete heard. A lady whose window
faces the street claims to have seen
man in a buggy light and threw
to the ground the bombs or what
ever they were that produced the
noise. After firing tbe third, the
party started his horse and drove
on and into the feed stable. What
his idea was in such a periormanoo
no one knows.
James P. W ilson, aged 85 years,
of whom mention was made in a
recent issue of the Gazette, met
with numerous injuries in an acci
dctut, Monday. Mr. Wilson was en
route to Corvailis with his eon Al
bert, from bis borne near Wells,
when tbe h.rse became frightened
aud cramped the buggy, pitching
we eiuer uiau to tne ground, His
leH bip is quite severely injured aud
be sustained numerous other bruises
whion have siucs confined him to
his home.
The executive committee of the
Polk County Pioueer Association
has set July 3 for the holding of
tne annual reunion of the associa
tion. Tiimon Ford, of Salem, will
deliver the annual address. Mr.
Ford is a pioueer lawyer and well
acquainted in Polk county, having
practiced his profession here for
many years. July 4, following the
association exercises on July b", wi'd
be celebrated iu Dallas as never be
fore. The utmost endeavor will be
made to have this celebration eclipse
all Fourths ever held on the West
side. Telegram.
A. H. Kempio, the furniture deal
er, ha patnp a fine new- awning
tbia week, at his establishment.
T. D. Campbell; an old time Cor
vallis rest lent, now with a Portland
wholesale bouse, visited Corvallis,
Tuesday. "
The Coffee Club held a dancing
party at tbe city hall, Monday eve
ning, a good crowd and a good time
being reported.
, Mrs. DeArmond has just arrived
from near Bums, Eastern Oregon,
for a visit witn her daughter, Miss
Ada, of tnia city.
Floyd Lane is now engaged in
the transfer business in tnis city,
having put his large new truck into
service tbia week.
Miss Eva Hall of Salem is the
guest of Miss Thia Johnson and
other friends in this city. She will
remain for twd weeks.
The OAC baseball men expect to
go to Eugene, today, where they
will meet tbe nine of that city in a
game, tomorrow afternoon.
Fred Overlander is the new night
watchman in Corvallis. He was
elected at a meeting of the city
couucil the first of this week.
A letter from Mrs. Maud Hemp
hill, received this week in Corvallis,
stated that the writer was quite ill
a; the borne of her brother in East
ern Oregon.
Today the household gooJs of
Mrs. J. A. Henry will be shipped
to St. Johns, where Mr. Henry is
employed as miller for the Job
milling company. The family fol
lows in about a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mills of
Chicago arrived in tbis city, Mon
day, taking the former's sister, Mrs.
Anna Miils, completely oy surprise.
The travelers came via California,
aud are delighted wilh Oregon and
especially with .Corvallis. ' Tbey
will remain for an extended visit.
Joseph Smith of Soap Creek bad
the misfortune to lose a fine saddle
horse a few days ago. The animal
became entangled in a barbed wire
fence during the night and bled to
death from its wouuds before dis
covery of its predicament was made.
Mr. Smith and beeu offered $'Z25
ior the animal ouly a few days be
fore. The handsome large windows for
the Jjhnson orick have arrived aud
w jrkuieu have bean engaged this
week in putting tbeui in the build
ing. The task has neen no easy
one, as the glasses are several feet
square and it is a de'iicatd j t to
place them. The splendid plate
glass front has also been put in and
the building grows oore attractive
every day.
The new German Lutheran
church out on college bill was dedi
cated with appropriate ceremonies,
Sunday, several clergymen from
Portland and Albany being present
to participate in the services. A
large crowd was present aud at
noon everyone joined in a basket
luach on tbe lawn. The little
church is very neat in appearance
and gives a citified air to that part
of the ciiy. The promoters of the
plan of building it are to be con
gratulated. : Dr. J. W. Kerr, recently chosen
president of the Oregon Agricultur
al College at Corvallis, was here last
evening to meet the state board of
building commissioners and talk
over the plans and specifications
for the new machine ball and shops
which are to be erected later at tbe
college campus. For several years
President Kerr was at the bead of
the Utah Agricultural college and
built it up from an insignificant
school to one of the strongest in
stitutions ot Us kind in the West.
Tuesday's Salem Statesman.
The"Merlz Magazine" for May,
published in Los Angeles, contains
a picture of Philip S. Bates, editor
of the Pacific Northwest of Port
land, and pictures also of a number
of the young ladies who are to go to
Jamestown as his guests, having
won the trip by securing subscrip
tions to bis paper. The picture of
Miss Alda Metcalf, the successful
contestant fjr Banton, does not ap
pear. The write-up in "Merlz"
states that the party left Portland,
May 1st, but Miss Metcalf has not
received wo d to come, although tbe
girl? we.e uo.iti-d that the date for
departure had been poitponed until
tbe loth. Mr. Kj.ies has a:I along
found much fault oecause Miss Mel
calf's subscriptions did not amount
ti as much as the expense of ber
trip East, and he wished her to
make up the remainder of tha sum
or get the Citizens' Lea,ue to make
it up for her. As this was i.ot stip
ulated in the original agreement,
Miss Metcalf has rightly refuged to
do more than she had bargained to
do, and whether Mr. Bates intends
leaving her out of the part y because
of this, is a question that has been
much discussed this week by her
friends, and those of the League
who are familiar with the case from
tha beginning.
CD. Abbott returned Tuesday,
evening from a. business trip ,t
Msdford. -. - : . -. . ....
Mrs. R. J. Nwnois, who Ills oeeu
quite ill for tne past wees, is slow
ly improving,' although she is not
yet able to be about. . - .
J. W. Walters was to c me down
from his borne beyond donroe,
yesterday, on a trial trip witn hia
new I20J0 automooile. Tne ma
chine is a beauty and cau certainly'
"go some." ,
Bright sunshine coutiuues aud
there is general complaint tuat the
ground it- not only to j dry to work
nut that tbe recent rains wete not
heavy enough to sprout tbe grain
that nas been planted, although it
may benefit that which is already
P. ,
Rev. and Mrs. A. W. Monosmitb
moved this week, into tbe Cathey
residence, recently vacated by Mrs.
Tnompson. Res. Monosmitb '..is
soon to begin the erection of a new :
dwelling on the lots immediately
north of the Prof. Crawford borne,
which he purchased last Week.
Miss Nora E. Miller left yester
day for Portland to ioin the Tele-
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gram girls' party that is to leave in
a day or two on a free trip to the
Jamestown exposition. ' Miss Mil
ler represents this district, having
won out by a large majority and
ner meads wish ner a delightful
journey. The party will be enter
tained at ttie WnHe House and will
vieit numerous other points of in
terest. McMinnville citizens are plan
ning to build a cannery, says the
Telegram. The members of tbe
Walnut Club have planted small
fruit between the trees, and are now
talking of organizing a stock com
pany to build a cannery. Tbey
have in mind tbe canning of vege
laoles as weil as fruit. If tbey can
get farmers to agree to plant peas
aud beans in suthcient quantities,
they will start building tbe plan,
thi? Fall. Euougb capital has beeu
promised already to make the enter
prise a success.
Build the Eugene-Siuslaw elect
ric railway, or the the Eugene-Cor-valliscaual,
or both, and it will add
prosperity and population to the
upper Wiliame te valley. United,
persevering etfirt is necdssary to do
this. Buo all the tnu-i baar iu iniud
loat the upper Willamette river
should he opened to navigation and
that tbis wui be done hy the federal
government without expense to the
people, when a sufficient showing
of its practicability is made. Whil.i
we are agitating and working for
the -uber great enterpiises we mav
all use our influence with tbe Ore
gon delegation to secure examina
tion by governmentenineers ot the
river from Corvallis to Eugene.
Once a favorable report is secured
ttie battle is more than half won.
Guard. .
Mrs. Jean Morris Ellis was un
able to c ose her engagement in thif
ciiy, Weduesday, as she had plan
ned, because of tbe number of ap
plications for phi ecological charts
a ad character readings, which this
lady has given each day during her
visit to Corvallis. Mrs.. Ellis is
thoroughly familiar with her wora,
for which she has prepared herself
by courses in , phrenology both in
New York and England. Har
readings are accurate and exhaus
tive, giving one much information
concerning oneself that can be made
of gieat benefit in life, in choosing
an occupation, selecting a career or
making wise choice of a husband.
Personally, Mrs. Ellis is bright,
entertaining and charming, and
impresses the visitor witn the fact
that she is no ordinary woman.
Wood wanted on subscription at the
Gazette oAce. 34tf
W. J. Kerr, president-elect of OAC,
has been in the city this week, looking
into college matters, preparatory to as
suming bis position here in July.
Zierolf keeps all kinds cf clover
and grass seed for sale. 22t
A letter received by the family from
J. M. Nolan stated that hs would sail
from New York City, Wednesday morn
ing, bo he is now en route to Ireland, his
boyhood home.
National Steel Ranges for sale at
Keuapin's new furniture store. 40-46
The following subjects will be discuss
ed by Rev. G. H. Gibba at the M. .
church' Sooth, next Sunday: 11a.m.
Rebuilding the Temple;" 8 p. m., "The
Way to Prosperity."
Special .-ale of books at Graham
& Wells. . . 32tf
J. Fred Yates has decided to allow his
name to be asad again as a candidate for
the office of police judge of the city of
Corvallis. So far there are no other
candidates for the place.
Go to P. M. Zierolf for the best
grass and clover seed. 2'2tf
The Amicitian society members are to
give a picnic tomorrow to the Sorosis
members. Philomath will be the desti
nation of the party and a jolly time is
anticiprted.
Uritu Ypu'Haye Seen The
Splendid Values , We Are
Offering at $10 to $30
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White and Fancy Waistcoats.-single or double breasted, of flannel or wash materials in hand
:some prt terns smart, dressy $1.50 to $5.00.
See our window display of Spring Hats and Haoerdashery, its interesting and worth seeing.
THE PEOPLE'S STORE
Mrs. Willard Ireland has been the
guest this week of relatives in Indepen
dence.
r 11 kinds of clover seed, ore. ard
grass, tiinotny, aud alike for sale
atZerolf's 22if
Eugene Palmer yesterday forwarded 1
petitions to Salem "coutaiuing 1,100
names of those wno had bigued them, I
calling for the referendum of tha univer- j
aity appropriation bill. Tne names were ,
all secured in Linn county. Besides tbis i
long list about 1.0JU additional have a I- '
ready beeu secured in mis county.
Wednesday's Albany Herald.
Closing out our stocB: of books re
gardless of cost. Uratiam & W'tills.
32tf
For Sale One top bugy, nearly new
leather top and cuibious, coat $85. . Will
eell for f tSj if takjn bdiore April 1st.
Price buggies eisa where Uien jeee this.
Also.seveu tons of bailed uadrtt hay .
Phone 655, L. L. Brooks. 25tf
: Work was begun Wednesday, excava
ting for the basement of the new Iu-roorn
dwelling that Miss Ella Johnson is to.
build on lots belouging to her, north of
the old ice factory. Taylor Porter and
Ed Baldwin ate tb9 builders. The struc
ture will be modern in every respect,
with lurnace and all modern conveni
ences.' This is another sign of the pro
gress that is being made by Corvallis.
FOE SALE OR KENT Store building
on corner of T nird and Jefferson streets.
Ind. Pbone 659. " Mrs. C. W. Young.
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The Gazette acknowledges the receipt
of the April issue of ';Tne, Courier," a
bright, breezy college magazine, publish
ed at the Monmouth Normal. This issue
contains interesting and well written ar
ticles by E. D. ' Bessler, J. B. V. Butler
and A. Jf. Campbell, and other things of
interest. Tne magazine is decidedly
creditable, the style, paper, print, illus
trations and matter all 0tng up-to-date
and good.
Linn Headrick, Sam Warfield, Walter
Cathcart and Squire Bycraft came out
from Alsea, Wedneeday, on a business
trip. Some of the gentlemen are prov
ing np on timber claims recently located
in that section. . Squire Bycraft is the
oldest living sett'er in Alsea Valley, hav
ing pitched his tent in Benton county in
1851. Messrs. Headrick aud Warfield
brought to Corvallis a basket of fine
trout wiiicti were distributed among their
friends.' , .
Preaching at the Presbyterian church,
Sunday uioruing, by the pastor, Rev. A.
R. K. Bell. Morning topic, "The Re
cording Angel.' . At the evening service
Miss Julia Frazier ot Portland will ad
dress the congregation. This Jady is one
of tbe most eloquent and .incisive lady
speakers on the Pacific Coast. All made
welcome to all of the services at tbis
church. --
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MCHAELSxSTEEN
FINE CLOTHING
In this noted clothing- you will find better materials, bet
ter tailoring, bettar style and a better fit .than in anyother
apparel costing- the sam". The garments are here to proveit.
Spring Sack Suits at $12 to S30
in all thajaaw.model single and double-breasted coats, with
or without center vent, form-fitting or semi-form-fitting
back, long, shapely lapels: iu handsome gray, brown and Tbiue
worsteds, cassimeres and cheviots in stripes and mixtures,
a hiil tiilarji and wonh from $5 to $10 more. Come see
and judge for yourself.
. Fashionable Spring CravatsNew Four-in hands, English
Squares and Ascots; latest Spring colorings, bright, hand
so.nd effects, 50j to SL5o.
Spriaj Shirts-'Nesve3t colorings m madras and perca
coat or regular style, naglia or plaited bosom,? -$1 to $2.50.
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We have also received pur Spring lines or Men's Ox
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j Gall and Savo E Per Gent
Of your cash by trading with us.
CORPUS, S . OREGON. I
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seeingjour large andsuperbas
of new model Sack Suits and
examining: the materials and
the artistic hand-tailoring; if you don't
say they are the best suits youjeverjsaw
for the money, you will be an exception
to hundreds of knowing1 men who have
seen, bought and are delighted.
CORVAIUS, OREGON
" Is not a thing of th?"tuture: we 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 3ix, "t' ire-able.
'Best of all Electric Cooking is no
more expensive.
We can show you write, call or phone
. . for-our. representative to see you.
ihsnrelts VzAlsj Company
' G. A. CLARK, Mgr.. I