LOCAL AND PERSONAL
D. A. Osburn is improving his
tesideoce with a fresh coat of paint.
G. R. Broo, of OAC, returned
Monday evening from a trip to
.Portland.
Miss Audrey Close of Eugene ar
rived yesterday for a visit at the
Dr. P. T. Starr home.
Miss Agnes Fulleton was in Cor
ral lis this week, en route from Alsea
to her home at Blodgett.
Mr. Imbler and family expect to
tnove into their new residence on
College hill in a few days.
Mrs. R- S. Brysoo and little son
arrived Tuesday from Eugene for
an indefinite stay wii h relatives.
The U. of O. cotnuencament ex
ercises begin on Sunday, June 23,
aod conclude on Wednesday, the
26th.
f?Ernest Applewhite of OAC leaves
Tuesday for Roseburg to accept a
position in a drug store at a good
salary.
Mrs. L9na Gilmore leaves tomor
row for her home at Monmouth, af
ter a visit with her cousin, Mrs. J.
W. Howard.
The C. W. B. M. of the Christian
hurch meets this afternoon with
Mrs. W. S. MoFadden, and a pleas
ant time is anticipated.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira BoDine leave
today for South Dakota and other
eastern states ror an extended visit
with relatives and friends.
J. M. Guthris and Mrs. Alice
Holroyd were married Tuesday eve
ning by Judge Woodward at his
residence on north Fourth street.
The Circle ladies had an enjoy
able time at their hall, Tuesday
evening. There was initiation of
candidates, refreshments and a gen
eral social time.
Homer Lilly was in from Wrenn,
Tuesday, and brought six coyote
Scalps to the county court, having
captured a colony of the little ani
mals on his place.
Mrs. H. S. Pernot is to give a
"shower" this afternoon in honor of
Miss Grace Huff, who is to be
Wedded on the 19th to George Von
der Hellcn of Southern Oregon.
Mrs. Kelly and daughters of
Lents are expected to arrive tomor
row to spend commencement and
witness the graduation of their son
and brother, J. G. Kelly, a popular
student.
Ployd Bogue arrived Monday
from Seattle, near which place he
has been with a surveying party for
some tim. He left Tuesday for
Eugene, wbere he will assist En
gineer Miller in survey work for the
present.
"Grandma" Nichols, aged 83
years, fell Monday, breaking her
hip. She is resting as comfortably
as could bs expected and many
friends wish tor her rapid rtcovery
aod extend sympathy in her mis
fortune. Mrs. G. E. McDonald and little
daughter of Eugene arrived yester
day morning for an e tended visit
with her sister, Mrs. E. R. Hollis
ter, and fa.m ly, and also with rela
tives and friends at Philomath.
Rev. McDonald will arrive next
.Monday. .. .
Through an oversight, no men
tion was made of the children's day
exercises at the- various churches,
Sunday-night. Splendid programs
were rendered at the different
houses of worship, and there were
pretty decorations of cut flowers
and greenery pn every hand,
The poatofGce department at
Washington has sent out instruc
tions to all postmasters for special
weighing of mails from July 1st to
Deo. 31, 1907. This includes first
class, Jour kinds of second class,
third and fourth, franked and pen
alty matter, each kind separately.
This makes considerable extra work
for the po-tmasters. Ex.
At a meeting of the state board
of building commissioners, yester
day afternoon, it wad decided to
males some improvements st the
State Institute for the Blind to the
amount of $5,700. A new gymnasi
um is to be built, the rooms in the
Upper btory of the main building
are to be fiuished and renovated
and a kitchen and dining room are
to be added. Ex.
The Malheur Farmers' institute
will conrene at Vale June 15.
Representatives of the Corvallis
Agricultural college wha will be
present and deliver lectures are: Dr.
James Withycombe, Professor E.
R Lake, Professor A. B. Cordley,
Professor F. L. Kent, Dr. Hu chin
eon, and Mrs. Clara Waldo. Com
mittees on refreshments, reception,
advertising and entertaining have
. been appointed by the Commercial
club. The committees are now
busy preparing for the convention.
Mrs. H. D. Dunlop, Vale's talented
mezzo-soprano, has charge of the
musical program. Journal.
Mrs. DiviJ Mahaffey left yester
day for a visit in Portland.
Miss Shipley expects to leave
about the 18tb for Kansas, to re
main. -
Mrs. E. B. Horning has been con
fined to her bed this week with ill
ness. .
Mrs. Taylor Porter arrived home
Tuesday, from a nine days' visit at
Newport.
John Tharp returned the first of
the week from a visit to Portland
and left at once for his home at
Aleea.
J. E. Winegar returned to Ore
gon City, Wed ueeday, having been
on a business trip to! Alsea and
Philomatd.
Miss Ida Maxwell returned to
ber home in Halsey the first )f this
week, after a visit with Miss Helen
Crawford.
Miss Gladys Moo.e and Miss Sue
Fizer are expected to arrive to
morrow irom Portland to spend
Commencement.
A. N. Locke, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis a number of
weeks ago, is reported as slow.y
growing weaker.
Miss Una Stewart ef Prineville
has arrived to spend commence
ment week with friends. She is an
alumnus of OAC.
Mrs. Susan Green and children
expect to go to Box, Lincoln coun
ty, the last of this week to spend
the summer with relatives.
Elmer and Lilly Taylor of Box,
Lincoln county, nave been guestb
thib week of their sisters, Mrs. John
Grier and Mrs. Susie Green.
Miss Erma Grier and Vivan
Baine were married Sunday at the
Baioe home at Bellefountain. They
will reside in that neighborhood.
Mrs., Newton Adams has been
suffering with a felon on her right
forefinger, and Monday was oblig d
to have it lanced. It is improving.
Mrs. A. M. Taylor of Bellefoun
tain, who was operated on in a Port
land hospital, three v eeks ago, will
be able to return home ext week.
Locke Broc. of Mt. View expect
to ship to Portland this week a car
of beef cattle, purchased a few days
ago of Walter Wiles. The price
was not learned.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kigar re
turned Wednesday evening from a
brief visit in Portland. Mr. Kiger
shipped a carload of sheep to the
metropolis, luesday, and went
down tolookufter them.
The w . C. Young house and six
lots in Jobs addition have been sold
by Robinson & Stevenfon to Z. H.
Kessi and family, late of Florida.
Mr. Young and family have resided
for some time at Mrcola.
Miss Mamie Starr has accepted a
position as book keeper and collect
or for the Independent telephone ,
company and began work the firet j
of the month. Miss Leon Marvin,
who formerly held the position, has
become "service girl" or general
overseer of the Independent office.
Chief of Police Wells requests
the Gazette to call the attention of
bicyclists to the fact that it is now
against the law to ride on any of
the sidewalks in the city. Parties
violating this ordinance will be
prosecuted to the limit of the law.
Rev. G.-H. Feese of the First
Methodist church went to Philo
math, yesterday, where last eve
ning he was to deliver a lecture be
fore Philomath college, this being
the opening eveDt of commencement
at that place. Rev. beese has ad
dressed audiences at Philomath on
several former occasions and has
been warmly welcomed by the
public.
The graduation exercises, which
were to have been held on Jure 15,
have been dropped by Sup't Den
man. The dispensing with the
meeting was due to the fact that a
number of the members of the class
could not be present to participate
in the program. The diplomas are
to be mailed t-hortly to the mem
bers of the class.
The W. F. M. S. ladies of the M.
E. church were guests of Mrs. Minor
Swick, Wednesday afternoon, the
occasion being in honor of the 8tth
birthday of Mrs. Swick s mother,
Mrs. Stewart, one of the first white
women to settle in Marysville, now
Corvallis. Sh cause to Oregron in
Augu t, 1845, settling on the Lucj-
iaaiut, but the next fall came to
Corvallis, where the Stewart dona
tion claim was taken up and where
the family became one of the best
known in this section of O.-tgon.
Mr. Stewart died in 18S0. The
family came from Missouri.
"Grandma" is hale and hearty with
a remarkably clear mind, and has
a wide circle of friends who join in
wishing her many happy returns.
The celebration, Wednesday, was
attended by 44 and a delightful
time is reported, Mrs. Swick being
a very hospitable and successful
hostess.
Clay Da; by of the '04 class at
OAC has accepted, a- position-in a
Rusrburg pharmacy and began
work the 7 first of tbi", month, f
Charles .King of Wrenn was a
Corvallis visitor, Wednesday. He
states that the dry weather has al
ready done so much injury to the
growing grain that there will- cer
tainly o. a light crop, p&Uicularly
of hay.
A representative of the Sherman
Clay piano house of Portland was
in Corvallis this week, and ne stat
ed to certain parties his intention
of placing a line of instruments in
rooms on south Main street in the
immediate future.
The subject to be discussed at the
M. E. church, South, next Sunday
at 8 p. m. by the pastor, Rev. G.
H. Gibbs, is "The Greatest Fieid
Meet." There will be no services at
this church, Sunday mornin.,, on
account of the commencement ser
vices at the college.
The regular quarterly meeting of
the Central Willamette Medical
Association was held at Lebanon
last night after the Gazett press
hour, and it was the intention of
Dr. and Mrs. B. A. Cathey, Dr. and
Mrs. Pernot, and . Dr an i M8.
Farra of this city to attead. Dr.
Cathey was on the program for a
toast, "Our Society," as the evening
was to conclude with a swell-ban
quet.
Forest Grove students are pro
gressive. The Telegram says: "At
a meeting of the student body of
Pacific University, Coach Hahn an
nounced that plans had been drawn
for a new brio "ymnasintn, to cost
$20,000. The plans call for a two
story building with Bwimming tank j
and apartments for both the girls
and boys. Coach Hahn is the
architect. While the institution is
back of the movement and several
thousands of dollars have already i
been assured, the students will raise j
considerable money themselves.
Desnite the arguments and !
authorities to the contrary, submit
ted by Attorney Tilmon Ford, Jor j
the petitioners Attorney-General
Crawford yesterday rendered his
opinion, holding the petitions for
the referendum ot tne state Univer
silv pnnrdnr'ation bill invalid, on
j r - ,
ground of insufficiency of title. At
tne request or George jl. rearce, or
Salem, who presented the petitions
fnrfilinir A Unrnev General Craw
ford will prepare the complaint by
wnicn mandamus proceedings will
hn inflt.iHitad Inpnmnnl the Sonret.ari? .
of State to accept the petitions and
place the question on tne oaliot.
Albany Herald.
Alias Blanche Riddle of Southern Ore
gon, an old OAO girl, well known in
Corvallis, was in this city, Tuesday, be
tween trains, and called on old friends.
Charles L. Baker of Hotel Corvallis
was a Eugene business visitor the first ot
this week.
Zierolf keeps all kinds cf clover
and grass seed for sale. 22tf
Anyone wanting Magoon strawberries
by the crate can get some on short notice
by calling No. 2, Plymouth, Independent
'phone. Parties desiring will be allowed
to do their own picking. Samuel White
side, 48tf
Closing out our stock of books re
gardless of cost. Graham & Wells
6Zl
Wright Porterfield, formerly an OAO
student and football pHyer, has been
visiting in Corvallis this week. He left
yes'erday for his home near Independence.
No Sunday School at the Presbyterian
church, Sunday.
FOR SALE OR RENT Store building
on corner of Third and Jefferson streets.
Ind. Phone 559. Mrs. C. W. Young.
38U
Attorney J. F. Yates was in Toledo
during the first of the week, attending
legal business.
Dell Gore, en route lrom a yisit in
Portland to his home at Eugene, was a
gae8t of Charles L. Baker of Hotel Cor
vallis, this week.
A 11 kinds of clover seed, orchard
grass, timothy, and alsike for sale
atZierolf's 22tf
At a meeting of the Boaid, Wednesday
night, the following teachers were elected
for the coming year in the Corvallis
public schools: A. N. Fulkerson, prin
cipal; Mrs. Fulkerson, second primary;
Lena Tartar, Olive Mallow, Frances
Belknap, Anna Lindgren, Anna Den
man, Ada Finley, Kate Tadlock, Okla
homa, primary ; Maad Mattley, Mar
garet Fowells, and Blanche Riddle.
Miss Ful terton's place has been left va
cant in order to determine whether her
state of heath will permit her to teach
after her return from Washington.
Linen hats and caps at the Ba
zaar. 48
Hon. W. C. Hawley will deliver the
address to the graduating class of the
Bellefountain public school, JoneI9th,
at the picnic grounds at that place. Mr.
Hawley is a Bellefouatain "boy," and a
better or more suitable person could not
have been found for the purpose.
Don't iBuy a Spring Suit
Splendid Values We Are
Offering at $10 to $30
After seeing our large and superb as
sortment of new model Sack Suits and
. .critically examining the materials Jand
the artistic hand-tailoring if you don't
say they are the best suits youeversaw
for the money, you will be an exception
to hundreds of knowing men who have
seen, bought and are delighted.
MICHAELSSTERN
FINE CLOTHING
In this noted clothing you will find better materials, bet
ter tailoring, better style and a better fit than in any other
apparel costing the same. The garments are here to prove it.
Spring Sack Suits at $12 to $30
in all the new 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 blue
worsteds, cassimeres and cheviots in stripes and mixtures
all hand tailored and wo"th from $5 to $10 n ci. Co-xii se
and judge for yourself.
: Fashionable Spring Cravat&vNew Four -in hands, English
Squares and Ascots; latest Spring coiorines. hright, hand
some effects, 50c to $L5o.
Spring Shir tsNe west colorings in Imadras and percale,
coat or regular style, negligee or plaited bosom, $! to $2.50,
White and Fancy Waistcoats-single or double breasted, of flannel or wash materials in hand
some prtterns smart, dressy $L50 to $5.00.
tSeeour window display of Spring Hats and Haberdashery, its interesting, and worth seeing.
THE PEOPLE'S STORE g Jf jj Jflfl IffT CORVALLIS, OREGON
Eatablishod 1864.
Additional Local.
Special tale of books at Graham
& Wells. 32 f
Mark Bickard, sou of Peter Bickard
and a prosperous young farmer of Ben
ton, went to Portland, Wednesday, for
the purpose of purchasing an automobile.
Girls, please read.
Go to P. M. Zierolf for the beet
grass and clover seed. 2litf
B. L. Smith and T. C. Sparkman will
sell real estate under the name .of "The
Santiam Land Co.," with office at Leba
non. 43tf
They were Corvallis lovers, and in the
parlor the other evening the young wom
an's rather entered unexpectedly and
fonnd the two occupying the same chair.
Greatly shocked, the old gentleman said
severely, "When I courted my Matilda
she sat on one side of the room and I on
the other," to which the unabashed
young man replied : ' 'I would do that
myself if I were courting Matilda, but
you see I amt."
For sale Wagon, woodrack and
gravel bed. A. N. Woods, Corval
lis. 45-49
"Go ask papa," the maiden said.
He kutw that her papa was dead.
He also knew the life he'd led,
And understood her when she said,
'Go aSK papa." Ex.
A souvenir postal received yesterday
from Miss Alda Metcalf, low with the
Philip b. Bates contest party in the East,
bears a picture of Hotel Martha Wash,
ington, 29 East 2gth St., New York City,
and the message : "We are having one of
the best times imaginable. We leave
here tonight for Niagara Falls. I saw
Nora Miller at Jamestown." The card
bears the date of June 1st.
New line underwear and hosiery at
the Bazaar. 48
Clarence Whiteside, probably the most
popular member of the City Transfer
Company, as well as the manager, has
sold his interest in the busines to Arthur
Louk, a newcomer from the East, who
has already taken possession. Mr.
Whiteside has not yet decided upon his
future course but he will doubtless find
something to do to keep him in Corval
lis. Stamping done at the Bazaar. 48
Mr. and Mrs. Webley Edwards are to
go to Eugene on the 17th, to attend the
annual reunion of the BineJart family.
Last year it was held in Eastern Oregon,
and the affair is of almost state-wide in
terest, a large number of people partici
pating. The feasting usually lasts about
a week, and cooks are hired 10 do work
tents are stretched and a small village
temporarily established to accommodate
the dozens upon dozens of visitors, all
, related, who attend.
IN-
& M (B E
FOR
Women
Misses and
Children
We have also received our Spring lines of Men's Ox
fords, etc., in all the latest shapes.
Call and Save 3 Per Cent
Of your cash by trading with us.
F. L.
CORVALLIS,
WHEN YOU SEE IT
IN 0UBAD. irSSO
OREGON.
The "Blow"
Almost Killed Father.
Oct an El
cctric
And keep off the Flies.
It is a well-known fact that flies are
unable to withstand a steady breeze.
An Electric Fan quickly drives flies out
of a room and keeps them out.
A full line of Electric Cooking Uten
sils. Wiring of all kinds done. Ask the
man.
WILLAMETTE YALLEY CO.
G. A. Clark, Mgr.