LOCAL AND PEBSONAL
Min Minnette Phillips is the
f nest of Port land friends.
- Mrs. J. EL Harris "laft for Port
land, Sunday, for v visit with rela
tives and frisnds.
Miss Edna Woorter expects to
leare today for Kansas to join her
..mother and remain indefinitely. ,
' Misses Marian and Rath Horns
day of Walla Walla, are gassta of
their sister, Mrs. T. S. Handsaker.
' Wjlliam Touts aad family bare
foot' to their ranch on ; Kijjer'e
island to spend ths summer. . .
Mrs. Moee Klioe came . op i from
Portland, Saturday', for a visit with
relatiTss. ' "'
"Mrs. C. C. Cbipman and children
departed for Newport, Saturday ,'to
cpsnd the summer. '--
Miss Gussfo Brown of Riddlss,
Southern Oregon, who has been the
guest of Mies Marie Cathey, left
Friday for Portland to visit friends
before returning home.
Misses Edna and Ada Finley left
' the last of the week for their home
at Irish Bead, to spend the sum
mer. W. D. DeVarney and a party uf
friends came up from Albany, Fri
day aftsrnoon, in an automobile, on
a brief trip. ,mj:
QeorgeM. Roberta, the Y. M. C.
A. secretary of OAC, went to Salem,
Friday, on a few days' business
- trip. ', "
, R. E. Reynold' and family left a
few days ago for their home' at La
) Grand. They have been residing
in Corvallis the past school year to
enable members of the family to
attend college.
At its last session the Benton
county court set aside the sum of
. $600 for the improvement of the
Alsea road, district No. 13 having,
by special levy, raised a like amount
' for permanent road building ia that
locaiity.
Mrs. Anna S-chler has filed with
the Ben too couoty court her bond
for $1,250 as guardian of Gertrude
Sechler, a minor, and petitioas for
authority to sell the residence pro
perty in Corvallis.
Mrs. J. W. Howard and son Joe,
who have resided the past year in
Jobs addition, left the last of the
week by private conveyance for a
drive over the mountains to Lower
Bridge, Eastern Oregon.
S. Rosenstein was at Corvallis'
Wednesday, to attend the com
mencement exerases of the Oregon
Agricultural college. His eldest
son, Lo Ro-ensteiii, wss graduated
on that day from the electrical de
partment, a four years' course.
Leo is expected home Friday.
Owon City Enterprise.
The aunual conven ion of the
Christi.in church convenes at Turn
er n xt Friday. Numerous Corval
lisites are planning to go, among
them being Mr. and Mrs. Byron
HurJter, Rev. and Mrs. Handsaker,
Mr. and Mr. J. W. Howard, Mr.
and Mrs Bullis, Mr. and Mrs. L. L.
Brooks; Mesdarues Prudence Chip
man, Randall, Briggs, F. S. True,
end the Misses Hornaday.
The Circle ladies unveiled the
monument of Mrs. R. M. Gilbert
at Crystal Lake, Sunday afternoon.
Many persous attended the exer
1 rises. A quartette composed of
' Messrs. T. S. Hindsaker, Victor
: Moses, R. N. White and A. P.
, Johnson sang, and the regular
; ritualistic ceremony was observed.
: Next Sunday the Corvallis Circle
members go to Newton cemetery to
, unveil the monument of the late
Mrs. Alford, of Philomath.
The remains of the late Mrs.
Margery B Divisson arrived up
from Astoria, Saturday morning,
', and were taken immediately to
; Newton cemetery for interment.
Mrs. Davidson, as stated in the laet
Gazette, 'died at Astoria, Wednes
day, after a brief illness. She was
born in the East 70 years ago and
came to Corvallis in 1S53. She was
formerly Miss Margery Mason, a
daughter of one of Benton's early
; pioneer families. Her two Corval
lis daughters, Mrs. Sam Wyatt ai.d
Vl ra. C. C. HartleBB, went to Astoria
Immediately upon hearing of their
mother's death, and ' accompanied
i the remains to this city, Saturday
morning.
Proofs on timber claims were
: filed with the Benton couoty clerk,
! Saturday, by the following persons:
; Mrs. Sophia, Spencer, Philomath;
i Mrs. E. Kelly, Aloany; Dorr B.
i Adams, Albany; Charles F. Cropp,
Corvallis, Leona Thorp, A'sea; Johu
Nelson, Blodgett. Yesterday was a
still busier day in the way of filings,
the following making proof: Claude
E. Murphy, Cjrvallif"; Sidney E.
Prnett, Siletz; Eletha Pruett, Lin
coln couoty; George L. Whiteaker,
Independence; Florence Whiteaker,
Independence; John M. Oilman,
Monroe, and Samuel Warfuld, of
Alsea.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Swano have
been visiting relatives at Browns
ville the past week. ,
Samuel Whiteside has sold his
interest in the Corvallis Transfer
Company to Johnny Swick.
T. T. Clinton, the piano dealer,
went to Toledo, Sunday, to look af
ter business in his Una. -x ";
C. A. Troxel and family have re
turned from Waltrrvilie, where they
have resided of late, and will tor
the present locate on the Sobultx
place, across Mary's river from Cor
vallis. . .r-. - f" a 'iV
There is to be a special meeting
of the W- C T...D . afc the reading
rooni, -'Thursday afternoon. 11
members are urged to be present as
it ie "fldsrsr njission" day. f
The W. H."id S. ladies of the
M. E. church are to be' entertained
at the home 'of Mrs. Graoe Beach,
across the river in Linn cou nty, to
morrow' afternoon. A delightful
time is anticipated. '
John Bauer, who has spent the
past year in this city with bis uncle,
M. H. Bauer, wus summoned to his
home at Red. Oak, Iowa, last week,
by a message stating that his father
was very ill. ' The young man left
on the next train.
The final account of Mrs. Ida
Burns, executrix of the estate of
Harvey Eugene Burns, deceased,
has been approved by the Benton
county court and the property is
ordered equally divided between
Mrs. Burns and Archie Burns, the
widow and son, who are the only
heirs.
The Pacific Homestead gives an
extended write-up to 'the recent
livestock show in Corvallis and says
editorially: "The livestock show at
Cor.allia, Oregon, last week was a
decided success, there having bt en
over two hundred cattle, Horses,
sheep and swine on display. The
mam street of the town was given
oyer to the exhibitors and et ch day
there was a parade of the stock
which brought out lBrge attend
ances of the farmers anu city pe' -pie.
Aliogether the showing wa a
splendid one." Such advertising
will be ot u told value to Corvallis
and Benton County.
The railroad companies are bend
ing out circulars to iheir various
employes, witn instructions as to
rates and the handling of tickets
for big events that are scheduled to
occur ia Oregon this fall. These
events are the annu. 1 cepveniion of
the-Masonic bodies of Oregon, the
annual stale encampment of the G.
A. R., and the big Benton County
School Fair. The fact that this
lair is listed witn tee '"big events"
and that it is receiving attention
even from the raiiro.ids, gives some
idea of its importance and should
arruse a deeper pride and interest
among Bsntou lesideuis.
Among the special prizes already
offered for the benefit of the Oregon
breeders of Angora goats who are
contemplating entering their ani
mals t the coming slate fair at Sa
lem is a large and handsome silver
cup donated by Wm. Brown & Co.
of Salem. It is intended for the
best four Angoras, Oregon bred Its
value is if luO There are tevei al
other premiums off jred in this di
vision which will surely be the
means of bringing together an ex
tensive display of the mohair pro
ducers next September at what will
be thegreate-t state fair ever held
in the Pacific Northwest. Ex.
In reeard to Joaquin Miller, a
dispatch from Ashland to the Ore-'
goman says: Joaquin Miller is vs
iting in Ashland, en route from his
abandoned retreat near Oakland,
Cal., to join his brother at Eugene,
to look up some business interests
in the Siuslaw, in which they are
jointly interested. In July he ex
pects to head a party to visit the
famous caves in Josephine county,
northwest of here. Mr. Miller was
asked regarding the reports that
have preceded him to Oregon that
he was coming back home to seek
election to the United States Senate.
HesmiLd and intimated that he
regretted publication of some of the
newspaper reports attributed to
him, aud said that political aspira
tions had not been worrying him."
A meeting o' Benton county
fruit growers has been called by
County Fruit Inspector French for
Saturday, June 22od, at 2 o'clock,
in the county court: room. Mr ,
French rightly urges that Benton
county should keep up with other
counties in this line and organize
for the benefit of all who are inter
ested in the growth and -development
of the couoty. Only a few,
comparatively speaking, are in
formed upon the subject of fruit
cultuie, and by having an open
meeting where the bcst methods of
furthering t: e industry through
organizing an association can be
di'-cu-'sed, much benefit ia certain
to result. Evnryone who has a
fruit tree and desires to obtain the
best results tro o this tree, should
attend this meeting.
Miss Marian Chappell was an
Aibany visitor, Saturday.
8am Hartsook was an Albany
business visitor last Friday.
Miss Helen Yockey spent Sun
day with friends in Albany.; ...
Congressman W. C. Hawley was
a prominent speaker at the pioneer
picnic at Brownsville last Friday .
O, E. Foster purchased
piano, Friday', as a present
daaet,lisav
nsw
rJis
Mr. and Mrs. John Ciger are to
rfu to their island ranch this week tol
look after their hay crop. !H
.4 Grant Elgin ?jjn atrhily 'moWJ
into the Dick Kiger residence the
last of the week.-i'Mr arid Mrs!
Kiger left Friday forthefarm to jre
main indefinitely, f f y
? kifi ' r.
1 Beuben Kiger, a well known
citizen of this ' city, whor has been
eoufined at home;, with? illness for
some time, is reported- as not . Un
proved and gradually
weaker.
growing
Ip a baseball game at the pioneer
picnic at Brownsville, Thursday
afternoon, the Corvallis nine 'won:
from Rock Hill by the score of 6 to
5. ! It is said the teams could hard
ly find space ) in which to play, to
great was the crowd. ; :
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The Logan property on south
Fifth street has been purchased by'
Jonn Adams ot Eastern Oregon,
who ia to move to this city next fall
to take advantage of the college and
high school, to educate his children.
He reports that many of his neigh
bors are contemplating' Settling in
this city in the near future, x The
Logan property , was formerly own
ed by Prof. Berchtold. -
Re7. Folsoaa, the new State Sup't
of Congregational churches of Ore
gon, who ha been appointed to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna
tion of Rev. C. F. Clapp, preacned
at the Congregational church in
this city, Sunday evening. : He is
an able and entertaining speaker,
and was warmly received by the
members of the loctl church, who
were deeply touched by his eirneet,
masterful sermon. He is an ideal
worker in his new field and will
be a powerful addition t j the work
in Oregon.
Benton county fruit growers will
meet in county court room, Satur
day, June 22nd, 2 p.m. H. L.
French, County Fruit Inspector. 51
Warren Hiotoa lie at bis home on
Fouith street, this city, ' with a brokeu
wrist, a fractured skull aad numerous
bruises and minor injuries. It happened
at Boonevilie, Thursday afternoon. Mr.
Hiu.to.1 was sacking graia ia the ware
house, aad ' in some manner unknown
even to himself, tell through to the floor
below, alighting ou bis bead and should
ers.. The distance was about 2i) feet, and
as Mr. Hiutod is a largt,' powerful man
it is a wonder that he was not killed out
right. There is a fracture of tbe skull at
the base or the brain, the left arm ie
broken juot above tbe wrist, one of the
lower limbs is sprained and skinned, and
the entire body is bruisej and lamed by
the terrible fall. Phyaiuiang have been
in attendance ever since Mr. Hinton was
brought to bis home in this city, and it
is hoped that there will be no more seri
ous results from the accident than those
already mentioned. "
R. L. Smith and T. O. Sparkman will
sell ; real estate under theime of "The
Santiam Land Co.,'' with office at Leba
non. 43tf
Many of our friends have taken notice
of our requests for news, and have been
kind enough to call up by 'phoae and
send in by letter many interesting bits of
news that have helped to make the re
porter's life less arduous, besides adding
to the interest of the Gazette. Let others
fall in line and help, and the paper will
be worth more and more to its readers
because it will contain the little items of
personal interest to each of its readers.
Do not hestitate because the news may
be about YOU, for you are as important
as your neighbor and some one will be
glad to know as much about your affairs
as they can find out. Remember us.
We will appreciate if
FOR SALE OR RENT Store building
on corner of Third and Jefferson streets.
Ind. Phone 559. Mrs. C. W. Young.
I. 38tf
Sherman Chappell, a member of thi
year's class, OAC. left Sunday for
Marshfield to accept a position in a drug
store. He went via Drain down the
Umpqua. f -- "
The family of James Flett left Sunday
for the chittim claim on Five Rivers to
spend tbe summer. Mr. Flett remain s
in this city for the preseut.
' Hugh Brandon came np from Portland
Friday night for a visit with friends.
He was a well known OAC student last
year.
Furniture, carpats, wall paper
trunks, suit cases, hatnmic ks, etc.,
at the new store. A. H. Kempin
Corvallis. 50-54
There is to be a big p'enic, a il ndin g
with a grind b ill, at Willanetta Grange
hall next Friday. A bi tiins is aatiui
pated. '
Just received at Graham & Wells,
500 Edison phonograph records.
. ,-SOtf
: Hugh McFaddea and bride" have
moved into one ot th Julian KcFadden,'
mUagesoa Main street. M'rr.- ;
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- A surprise fTtitchsn shower" was given
Sliw Maod Whiteaker at her pretr
Jioms, sooth of Corvallis.' Friday after-
aeon. Many went from this city end al
together there ware 40 jusete. ; Rafresh.
aents were taken alone and a deiijfhUoI
atrnooawaa jgent. Miss" Mf adtesker
was literally "showered" with handsome
and nsefal sffta. ' Har marriaM to Fred
intimA b iohccai jm the Slsi ? i
: Mrs. UfftiM Bnyesr of Portland ia AS
saest oi Conrallu relatives and Iriendal '1
National Steel ranges for sale sk
Kempin's; new furniture store, Corj-i
tallisfcl - .W1 60r64'
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fcl Paring hit trip East, .Miss Aids Me
IJill was a guest for a dav of Elbert Hub-;
bard, the noted writer, at his home at
East Aurora, 30 miles trom Baffalo. Mr.
Hubbard expressed some doubt as to the
Oregon girls being .the daughters of
farmers, saying that instead lie believed
they were factory girts. Accepting tbe
challenge to prove herself, Miss Metcalf
drew off her gloves and proceeded' 10
milk one of tbe (borough-bred cowe of
which Mr. Hubbard cjwns a dumber and
of which he is very p'roud." In recogni
tion of her feat, Mr. Hubbard presented
the Corvallis girl with a handsome book
of his own writings, bound in gray leath
er and bearing on tbe fly leaf in h is own
hand writing an inscription as follows :
"To Aids Metcalf, a "loving toke n of her
little visit to -East Aurora, where she
milked a Roycroff cow. With ove and
blessings .from her uncl"E)bett Hub bard."
It is need'esXathat the
young lady is exceedingly proud of her
Bouvenir, as wrll as of a photo of him
self whioh Mr. Hubbard also gave lier.
For Sale Full blood Jersey- cow; with
calf. See F. R. Overlander, City. 51-52
B. D. Arnold, formerly of this citv
bit now of Portland,- wa a Corvallis
visitor, Saturday.
Attorney W. E. Yates of Vancouver
was a business visitor in Corvallis, Sat-'
urdav.
' Junction City Times W. S. McFad
dea, district attorney for this district, has
appointed G. F. Skipworth deputy for
this county. The appointment is a good
one a9 Mr. Skip worth is trustworthy and
reliable and an! aggressive worker. His
many friends here will be glad to learn
of bis appointment. - ,
John Meeker, who resides on what is
known as the Whitehorn apple orchard,
is very ill and there is some doubt of his
recovery. A son, was summoned from
Monmouth, Friday night, to be at the
bsdside. :
After an absence of 43 years Al Loyd
returned to Benton county last week for
a visit with old friends. Ha was accom
panied by his wife, and together they
come from their home in Eistern Wash
ington to attend the pioneers' reunion in
Portland... and trom there came on to
Corvallis. Mr. Loyd's people settUd in
Benton in the early days. With his
wife he left yesterday for hojne.
Sunday was a red letter day for the
Christian church. At the close of the
morning service the pastor called for
$650 to campUte payment on tbe im
provements recently made on the build
ing. The giving was so generous that
before the day elosad $1017 had been
pledged and it was decided to build an
addition, to tbe church this summer.
The addition as planned will be 24x36
feet aud will add 2J0 to the seating
capacity of the church.
Eugene Register For soma time com
plaints bave gone fotth thit Newport and
Nye Creek had eoaditioas existing that
were deleterious to the health and com
fort of resid nts and visitors. The mat
ter came to tba eirs of the state biard of
health and they invited Dr. I). A. Paine
of this city to aocompaay them to New
port for aa investigation. They found
the health of the residents good and that
it had been good, but conditions existing '
which might lead to an epidemic of ty-t
phoid fever at any time, tbe water being
in great danger of pollution. They
recommended certain improvements
which had been anticipated by the peo
ple there, and when these improvements
are made, Newport . and Nye Creek will
be perfectly safe from the danger of an
epidemic of typhoid.
The Philomath' public school com
mencement exercises occur Thursday
evening in tbe college chapel at that
place, at 8 p. jn. The program will be:
Invocation;: Salutatory, Dora Berreman ;
chorus; Eighth grade history, Ruth
Pimm; Ninth grade history, Ora Gib
bons; piano solo, "Silver heels," Hazal
Merry man; class prophecy; valedictory,
Sidney Davitt; selection, chorus; pre
sentation of diplomas, Sup't Denman;
class sing. Toe names of the graduates
are: eighth grade, Dora Bjrreman, May
Jenkins, En Kisor, Ruth Pimm, Nellie
Moses, R tlph .MjDjnald, Vdrnn Spring
er, Hazel Archibald, Ferdie Jones, Bes
sie Pugsley, Roy" Soott; ninth grade,
Florence M'ison, Mibel Mjjes, Ernest
G.-ay, Mir el Taylor, Bessie Bays,
Caarley Park, Bessie Pugh, Ora Gibbons,
Sidney Divitt, Hazsl Merryman, Lulu
Newton, Lawrence Park. Blanche Moses,
Alice Pimm and Ada Para.
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The Wick Band can be adjusted to any hat
itraw. panama. aloach or telescope. Goes
right on over the old band. Fits any size hat.
Any bat can he made a Oak or Varsity hat
by the adjustment of a Wick Band.
Over nine hundred natterna and combi
nations: Club. Fraternity or College colors:
stripes, plaids, polka dots, neat gray or new
black and white effects. t
25c' and 50c.
A Variety of the latest patterns and
color combinations always ia atoclc i
At KLIHE'S.
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' A Happy Mother
Will see that her babv is properly cared
for to do this a good purgative is ne
essaryvMans babies suffer fron worms
and their mothers d out know it if your
baby is feverish and don't sleep at nights
it is troubled with worms. White's
Cream Vermifuge will clean out these
worms in a mild pleasant way. Once
tried always used. Uive it a trial
Price 25 cents. Sold by Graham &
Wortbam. - ....
For, Sale.
All kinds of rough" lumber at mill on
P. A. Kline's ranch, west of town ; also
slab wood in 4 ft. length Before build
ing see - - '
; -, . : . S II. Moork,
44tf . Corvallis.
FOR
Women
Misses and
Children
We have also received our Spring lines ol Men's Ox
fords, etc., in all the latest shapes.
Cisil and Save S Per Gent
Of your cash by trading with us.
F. L.
CORVALLIS,
The "Blow"
Almost Killed Father.
Get
aniuecinc
And keep off the Flies.
It is a well-known, fact that flies are
unahle to withstand a steady hreeze.
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 VALLEY CO.
G. A. Clark, Mgr.
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Hello Central!
Where' is No. 9? Why, call Ind. 231
o-office at Allen's drug store, which
stands for John Lenger, and he will at
tend your wanty. 38tf
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cough when you -a.i cure it with Bal
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Coughs, Bronchitis, Iufiuenza, Croup
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B. B. , Daughter, Byhalia, Miss ,
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croup. 1 tried many different remedies
bnt I must say that your Horehonnd
Syrup is the btst Croup and Cough med
icine I ever UBed." Sold by (jrabam Js
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