LOCAL AND PERSONAL
: Miss Retta Lan gley Las accepted
a position as clerk in the Mangas
etore at the C. & E. depot.
Miss Dolly Hill of Portland has
arriYectand will spend the. summer
with her siBter, Mrs. W. O. Trine.
Miss Edith Keady has gone to
Portland where she will ppend a
month visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. J. M. Nolan spent af
davs at the William Newman home,
south of Corvallis, the last of the
Week.
Miss Rose Greffoz left Saturday
for her home in Portland, after a
visit of two weeks with Corvallis
ft lends.
R. H. Harrington went to Inde
pendence, Sunday, where he will
rustle business with his patent
washer.
W. C. Young, a former resident
of this city, left Saturday for his
lionae at Marcola, after a few days'
business visit in this city.
Recorder Emery Newton and
family were among the Corv llie
ites who attended the big picnic at
Willamette Grange, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Fuller went
to Turner, Sunday, to attend the
annual campmeeting of the Chris
tian churches. , They will be ab
sent a week.
Mrs. J. A. Henry left the last of
the week for her home at St. Johns,
having been in Corvallis to look
after household goods which were
to be shipped to St. Johns.
William Keady has gone to the
vicinity of Crater Lake, where he
has accepted a position where the
new national park is being laid out.
He expects to be absent all sum
mer. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Stevenson
are o leave in a couple of weeks for
a visit with relatives at Waverly,
Kaofas, and Norwood, Missouri.
They will be absent a month or
ix weeks.
The Prather boys have purchased
property east of the O. J. Trees
home in Jobs addition and are to
build a new house thereon immedi
ately. They are just completing a
new barn on the premises.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Henkle and
Mrs. Sarah Cauthorn left Friday for
Alberta, Canada, 'or a visit with
relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Henkle
will visit their daughter, Mrs. Will
McCullom, and expeol to be absent
fix weeks.
The "Standard Bearers," mem
bers of young people's christian
societv of the M. E. church, were
entertained by Prof, and Mrs. Car
roll Cummings at their pleasai t
borne on college bill, Saturday eve
ning. A delightful time was en
j yed, as Mr. and Mrs. Cummings
are most buco ssful entertainers.
Last night in Villard hall, Mr.
Erickson, representing the Univer
sity of Washington,- won the fifth
annual inter-state contest, between
the universities of Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho. , Mr. Frazier, of
Idaho, was awarded second place
The prizes were $75 for first and
$25 for second place. Mr. Erick-
Bon'a delivery was the greatest fact
or which led to bis victory. Frr
day's Eugene Register.
Mrs. Elizabeth Norris, a great
grana-aaugnier ot Darnel Boone, a
native of Missouri, died in Coos
county," June 4, at the age of 82
years. She came to Oregon in 1845;
nrst settled in Clackamas county,
then moved to Benton couaty and
from there to Coos coanty. Her
descendants ar very numerous and
include many great-grand-children.
Oregoman.
Miss Alice Edward? gave a
"shower," Saturday afternoon, at
her home at BeUefouotain, in honcr
of Miss Josie Binhitn. A large
party of friends attended and manv
pretty and useful gifts were receiv
ed. Katies; ments and an lm
promptu program were features.
The marriage of Miss Benham to
Ralph Pruett occurs this month
The groom is an old Corvallis boy
and has been in Califo.nia the past
year.
It baa been suggested, and it
would seem wisely eo, that befoie
any more cement walks are laid in
Corvallis it would be a good plan to
straighten up the "jogs" and remedy
all defects in property lines and
sidewalks, to the end that when the
cement walks ure down the town
may have perfectly straight streets,
as it should have. As evervone
knows, there are various widths of
walks in Corval'is, many a "jig
and turn in the sidewalks, and it
Would certainly seem the part of
wisdom to straighten up these ir
regularities and correct all question
able lines before further cement
walks are placed or more curbings
made. Once straightened, let the
good work go on apace, to the bet
terment of tb.9 entire city.
U. S. Adams is repainting his
residence- irr-the v-esternparfof:
town. . ...
The Cbrvaiiis saw mill resumed
operations Saturday, after being
shut down for eeeral days tor re
pairs. The mountain water system is
gradually growing " and many
taps" have been put in during tne
past week in the western part or
town.
Rev.C. L. McCausland of this
city has been i Rjseburg the past
week, holding th regular quarter
ly conference of the M. E. church
South.
Mr. Bu'lis, who came to Corval
lis from Oklahoma a year or so ago,
is to begin immediately the erection
of a new house in Jobs addition, on
the corner north of Sam Kerr s.
Mr. and Mrs. Wabley Elards
returned the last of the week from
atiendance at the Rinehart reunion
at Eugene, and departed Saturday
for La Grande to spend the summer
on their ranch.
Mrs. L. L. Porter of Oregon City
has been the guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Spfcnglnr, in this
city the past eek. - Wi'h her
mother she has just returned from
a six weeks visit to San Francisco,
Lop Angeles and other California
points.
Mrs. A. F. Peterson and children
are expected to arrive tomorrow
from Portland, the former, to spend
the summer at Siletz wi'h her sis
ter, Mies Ollie Thompson, and the
children to goto Newport wito Mrs.
Agnes Thompson, their grand
mother.
Miss Alice Jones, who has been
teaching school at La Grand, is ex
pected home in a few days to spend
the summer. Miss Mary Jones,
her sister, has just returned from
Silverton, where she has been em
ployed in the public school, having
had the primary department.
A milk condensing factory is one
of the new things for Lebanon, and
already the promo'ers of the enter
prise have 6800 cows listed. The
agreement istopiy37 cents per
pound for butter fat, no matter
what it testa, and to call at the
houses of the patrons every day to
weigh it end leave a duebiu.
The "Ocean Wave'' is the name
of the splendid new skating rink
that was formally opened to the
public at ISewport, baturday eve
ning. Aa immense crowd was
present, many people going from
Salem and Albany in time to be
present. No douHthe skaters will
enj y "life on the Oaean Wave."
Miss Flora Jones o(. Pelaluma,
Calif., is the guest of Mrs. Charles
Heckart. Miss Jones is a teacher
in the public schools at Petalu'ma,
which is, by the way, the home ot
the- famtus Petaluma incubator.
At one place in that city, Miss
Jones states that 100 incubators are
kept in operation all the time, the
entire place being run by electrici
ty, and that egg are shipped from
Pta'umatr Alaska aud ail ever the
United States.
Another case of scarlet fe.er is
reported from Jobs addition, it be
ing stated that the family residence
was quarantined Thursday. The
victim i a chlid in the family of
Mrs. Eddleman, nee Mrs. William
Thomas, and as there is a large
family of children the disease is
likely to cause trouble for some
time. Mr. Eddleman was in Port
land and was notified the last of
the week that the fever . was in the
home.
The flapping of a white awning
near the Grant Elgin harness shop,
Thursday afternoon, frightened a
horse belonging to Sam Whiteside,
tied there, and the animal threw
itself, broke its bitcb'ng strap and
whirling, made a straight shoot for
the opposite side of the street. It
headed for the Bel telephone office
and landed on the pavement where
it fell, arose, and fell again. - On
lookers expected to see it eo through
the big glass front of the Bell offics,
but it managed to get off the pave
ment and ran up ths street where it
was caught near the Horning groc
ery. The shafts of the buggy were
broken but no other damage result
ed. Many Corvallisites are at Turner
attending the state convection of
the Christian church. Relative to
the meeting an exchange says
'There is an auditorium there which i
will hold 5,000 people and the spot
is ideal for camping purposes. . At :
the present session there will be
members cf the Christian church
there who are of national repute.
One of the importint matters to
come before the convention is in re
gard to the Old People' 8 Home, of
the Christian church, which has re
cently oeen purchased in Eugene.
The borne will be located across the
street from the Eugene Divinity
echool. It is thought by eooie
members of the committee that the
house will be ready for the old peo
ple some time towards fail."
The vote lor goddess ot liberty
Dp" fdJ pTTh . : yesterday vyasfpSuuk's, suit caeer, 'hammocks, etc
Miss Iva Batclay,: 354:: -Miss Nel
lie Marvin, 206 .The other cera
tes tafa ts- - have made practical fy
no gains. - i
Mrs. John Youngs left Saturday
for a vieit in New berg .' with friends.
Rev Springer of this city attend
ed the graduating exercises at the
Sisters' school in Albany, Tuesday
evening.
A nandsome . new awning has
b en installed by O. T. Biackledge,
the furniture dealer, at tha Wells
Fargo express office.
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert String are
the proud owners of a ' new piano,
purchased Saturday of F. T. Clint
on, the piano dealer
Dr. H. S. Pernot has been re
pairing the roof on his residence
the past week and is now having
the dwelling repainted.
Miss A delaide Greffoz, a former
Corvallis girl but later of Portland,
wbo went to Europe some time ago
to reside with her father, is spend
ing the summer in Switzerland,
and is much benefitted in health.
Members of the W. 0. W. had a
"smoker" at their hall, Friday eve
ning, that was a pleasant affair.
There was a very interesting pro
gram, refreshments, pipes and stor
ies, and a good time in general for
those present.
The contract has been let to
Norton Adams for building the Rev.
Monosmith house on lots just north
of the T. H. Crawford home. The
structure will be a modern six-room
cottage and is to be ready for occu
pancy by the first of September.
Now that the commencement
oration and the graduate have pass
ed into history, the calcium light of
public opinion is turned on the
Fourthof July oration and the ora
tor. Salem will " furnish its quota
of orators and eloquence will be dis
pelled in hugh chunks There is
always something interesting and
fascinating in the commemoration
of the Nation's birthday which would
be lacking without stirring patriotic
oratory. Among the Salem orators
who have accepted invitations to
deliver Fourth of July orations are
the following: Governor Georce E.
Chamberlain at Jacksonville; Con
gressman W. C. Haw ley at Corval
lis; Attorney General A. M. Craw
ford at Roseburg, and Judge Wil
liam Kaiser at Mt. Angel. States
man.
Prof. Coote left yesterday for a week or
two at the coast.
Alva Miner is building a new barn on
hia property in the western tpart of town.
Just received at Graham & Wells,
500 Edison phonograph records
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Mrs. E. J. Garrow. and son Theodore
are expected to arrive today from Port
land for a visit with relatives. -
National Steel ranges for sale tt
Kempin's new furniture store, Cor
vallis. 50-54
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Smith and daugh
ter trraci.e returned yesterday from a
visit with relatives at Peoria.
W. D. Jamieson returned to his home
in Portland, yesterday, after a visit with
old friends in this city. "Jamie" is a
foimer OAC boy.
FOR SALE OR RENT Store building
on corner of Tnird and Jefferson streets.
Iud. Phone 559. Mrs. C. W. Young
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Mrs. Lydia Kinsel of Washington and
Mrs. Lena Spensel of Michigan have ar
rived for a visit with their father, Amos
Kisor,
R. L. Smith and T. U. Sparkman will
sell real estate under the n lme . of "The
Santiara Land Co.," with office at Leba
non. 43tf
.Mrs. Lindsay Sharp left yesterday for
Mist, a little town on the Columbia river,
where she will vieit friends for some
time. She hopes to benefit her health by
the trip.
S. H. Horton returned Su n day from a
visit to relatives at Lake Creek. His
daughter, Mrs Robinson, and her
daughter, Mrs. Hendrickson, are at Lake
Creek for the benefit of the latter's
health.
Country people and others will find a
nesting place and a temptine lunch in the
Methodist church basement, July 4th.
Come in and rest, eat your own lunch, or
buy sandwcines, not coffee, ice cream
an 1 cake of the the church ladies. 54
FOR SALE Livery stable, gocd loca
tion, good building. 9 horses, 6 buggies,
1 spring wagon, 2 dray wagons, 6 sad
dles, 5 set double harness, 1 single set
A bargain at J4200, or will trade for a
fa-m or Corvallis residence property.
Address M, Corvallis Gazette. 53-55
All business houses, societies and
lodges are invited to have floats repre
sentative of their business, in the parade
on the fourth. Please report, to Grand
Marshall J. W. Ingle as soon as possible
bo that proper places can be assigned,
A prize of $10 will be awarded to the
most attractive float. -
FurnUureCkrpetswall paper J
at' the new store,
CorjtaHi
60-54
A
Miss .Catherine ' Rife who " haa spent
the Winter"; with fcer sister, "Mrs. D. X),
Eerman, left j yesterday for' Colorado,
where she will visit, en route ta her home
at Decatur, Illinois. 1 .-. -
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j Wanted: To purchase from the
breeders Ootswold or " Lincoln
sheep. .Call me on Independent
phone No.' 561 or No. 284. Wm.
H. Savage, Corvallis, Oregon. 53tf
The country is in sympathy with the
movement for a Fonrth of July celebra
tion. To show their patriotism A. Wil
belm & Sons 'proned in $io yesterday
morning to the general committee to be
used for celebration purposes.
. The postponed Congregations: picnic
was held last Saturday at the Witham
school house grove, west of the I. O. O.
F. cemetery. A large .crowd of happy
people, young and old, were taken to the
destination on hayrackB and a delight
ful day was spent, a basket lunch at
noon being a special feature.
' There is a new sidewalk in the vicinity
of the S. P. depot, 216 feet in length. It
extends along a vacant block owned by
82I100I district No. 9 in that locality and
replaces a dilapidated old waist that had
been in service there. New. crosswalks
are numerous in Jobs addition and speak
well for the "bustle" of those in charge
of such affairs.
' Alter 50 years of active service, Prof.
Joseph Marsh has tendered his resigna
tion from the chair of ancient languages
in Pacific University at forest Grove.
Prof. Marsh is 71 years of age. He will
not sever his connection with the univer
sity but will remain in charge ot the col
lege library," which contains 14000 vol
umes. -
Thomas Callahan departed Wednesday
evening for Sacramento, California, in
response "to a telegram stating that his
sister, Mrs. Nellie Callahan Smith had
committed suicide. The details of the
sad affair are not known, although it is
presumed that the horrors experienced
in the San Francisco earthquake by the
deceased may have so effected her ner
vous system as to lead to the final rash
act. , Mrs. Smith was widely known in
Corvallis where many warm friends J
mourn her untimely end.
A young lady, probably from Boston,
stepped into a dry goods store in this city
the other day and blushingly asked the
chief clerk if he had "any of those elastic
bande capable of being elongated and Ed-
justed at pleasure, and used by the femi
nine portion of mankind for putting
around the lower extremities of their lo
comotive members to keep in the proper
position and the required altitude habila-
ments of their tibialis." The clerk is
now on a sheep ranch in the mountains,
and it is anticipated that he will recover
in time. Ex.
L L.Brooks was in Salem last-week,
where he' went to' lo)k after and ship a
carload of vetch seed which he had pur
chased from ' Marion and Polk . county
farmers. . The . shipment was. sent to
Southern California, where it will be
sown in August and after it has attained
a considerable height will be plowed un
der to add fertility to the soil that is
somewhat exhausted from constant crop.
ping. Last year Mr.' Brooks shipped 32
Rrloads of vetch seed,' and already this
year has shipped 5-5000 pounds frcm
Cornelius and ' Readville, and 60,000
pounds from Corvallis and a carload from
Stiver. .
Truly this is an age of electricity.,
Twenty-five years ago one could not tele
phone to a friend of the business man,
ride on the trolley cars, cool the rooms
in hot weather with an electric fan, torn
on the common electric light, send a
wireless message to your relatives on
shipboard, set your watch by an electric
clock, purchase an electric automobile,
walk in safety in the citv streets in the
glare of arc lamps, cook by electricity,
ride behind an electric locomotive, do the
the family ironing out of doers without
fire, drive all machinery with motors,
live in a bouse without a chimaey, keep
warm by electric heat, develop out-i f
the-way water power and transmit ihu
power to the cities, ride in an elect) i
elevator, ..listen to the telharmon- m
take an electric massage, or lisle: to an
electric phonograph.: Ex.
C. L. Fitchard is operating in hone
pretty heavily this season, he having al I
ready written contracts for 287,000 pounds
of this year's crop. He also owns a 100
acre bop yard which with a reasonable
crop will produce in the neighborhood of
125,000 pounds, which added to his con
tracted hops places him in position 10
supply eastern brewers in large lots when
desired. Fitchard is not only a dealer in
hops but has recently invested in a tim
ber tract of 872 acres on Beaver Creek
near Philomath and about 14 miles from
CorvaKis. The timber is easy of accees,
a country road rnnning directly through
it, and as it liet on Beaver Creek it can
be logged down that crek into Mary's
river and then into the Willamette. The
location is splendid for logging which
makes the tract quite valuable. Mr.
Fitchard has had an offer for the tract
which if accepted , would give him a
good profit .and he -may dispose of it in
the- near future. Iadependenee -West-side:
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THEGOOD DRESSER
MB SRNCY BSND
" I band U the
' I thing for the
- ; young man
the old man who feds
There it only one band that liei flat and
amooth, that doea not wrinkle, slip ont of
place or get baggy and loose. ,
"THE WICK ADJUSTABLE
FANCY HAT BAND"
" the band with hooka" (all righu merved).
The Wick Band can be adjusted to any hat
traw, panama. slouch or telescope. Goes
right on over the old band. ' Fitaanysixehat.
Any hat can be made a Club or Varalty hat
by the adjustment of a Wick Band.
Over nine hundred patterns and combi
nations : Club, Fraternity or College colors:
stripes, plaids, polka dots, neat gray or new
black and white effects.
25c. and 50c.
A variety of the latest patterns and
color combinations always in stock.
M KLIfl
A Happy Mother
Will see that her babv is property cared
for to do this a good purgative is nec
essary. Man) babies suffer from worms
and their mothers lon't Know it ir your
baby is feverish and don't sleep at nights
it is troubled with worms. vynue's
Cream Vermifuge will, clean, out these
worms in a mild pleasant way. ; Once
tried always used. Give it a trial
Price 25' cents. Sold by Graham &
Wortham.
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. H. Moore,
44tf Corvallis.
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FOR
Women
Misses and
Children
, L TES
We have also received our Spring lines ol Men's Ox
fords, etc., in all the latest shapes.
Call and Save 5 Per Gent
Of your cash by trading with us.
L.
CORVALLIS,
The ' Blow"
Mtriost Killed Father.
Get an Electric
And keep off the Flies.
It is a well-known fact that flies are
unable to withstand a steady breeze.
An Electric Fan
of a room" and keeps them out.
: A full line of Electric Cooking Uten
sils. Wirinsr of all
man. .
WILLAMETTE YALLEY CO.
. ; G. A. CLARKMgr.
TH,. ItlltllUIVX VM
or
voanr.
Hello Central!
Where is Ni. 9? Why, call Ind. 251
o-office at Allen's drag store, which
stands for John Lenger, and he will at
tend your wants. 38tf
Don't! ! ! !
Don't let yotir child soffer with that
cough when you tat cure it with Bal
laro's Horohound Syrup, a sure cure for
Coughs, Bronchitis, Influenza, Croup
and Polmonary diseases. Buy a bottle
aDd try it.
B. B. Daughter, Byhalia, Miss ,
writes: "I have two, children wbo have
croup 1 tried many different remedies
bnt I must say that your Horehound
Syrup is the btst Croup and Cough medic-ice
I ever used." Sold by Graham &
Wortham.
-IN
Wilier
WHEN YOU SEE IT
in our ao. irs SO
OREGON.
quickly drives flies out
kinds done. Ask the