LOCAL AND PERSONAL
: Miss Lizzie "Duoo-lefllbis wet
for a visit at Newport. ( ,. , " (
' Adam Assell has gone to Newport
on bis annual vacation. . - -- .
. Mies Lillian Ranney g.ies to Port
land today to remain until tbe first
of September.
"' M Ethel Hoi lister left Wednes
day for Newport, where ehe will
tpend the summer.
Prof. A. B. Cordiey and family
expected to leave yesterday for
Newport for a prolonged visit.
Miss Mary Cauthorn expects to
leave tomorrow for Portland for a
visit of some length witb friends.
Miss Lena Tartar has gone to
Portland for a two weeks' visit with
ber brother Herman and his wife.
' Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bodine are ex-
. j i 1- f n .
psctea nome tuie ww& nuui au ex
tended visit with relatives in Chica
go and South Dakota.
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Bryson and
little son of Eugene were in Corval
Jis, Wednesday, en route to New
port for a two week' outing.
Miss Edna Allen has gone to
Portland for a two weeks' visit ith
friends. She was to ' attend the
Pilkington-Bleeg wedding on the
17tb. ; ,.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Whitehead
have been in Salem this week, where
they went Tuesday to attend the
wedding of Charles Brague to a well
known Salem young woman.
Rev. C.-i'L. McCausland will
preHch at the M. E. church, South,
next Sunday morning at 11 a.' tn.,
. . -i . - . 1 j . 1 r
vms oeing me time ui tug jiu yui-
teriy (Jonterence ror mi cnurcn.
V T PltnKnn nrVin Via a KpAn Kanrl-
li pianos and organs in this city
the pant few. weeks, left a few days
ago for Portland to remain, and the
instruments were shipped Wednes
day. Mike Bauer and family have gone
to upper Soda Springs for a couple
of months' outing. They were ac
companied by Dr. Haiper, who will
remnin at the springs about two
weeks.
Con Gerhard came back from
Newport the first of the week and
Mies Mae Gerhard went over to
spend a week or two. Mr. Ger
hard's family will remain for the
cummer.
riaA(Tn Pot Vioir rot n v-or1 Tnoaan
from Seaside wnere he bad been to
attend th? encampment of the Ore
gon National Guard,' of which be is
a member. He bad a fine outing
and a good time in general.
Excavating has been in progress
again this week under tbe First
National Bank, tbe work having
been suspended for some time.
Some of the dirt is being purchased
by residents to make curbings and
the idea is worth thinking about.
Tony Hans.n and Mies Ella Ty
'lerof Hariisburg were united in
wedlock at the parsonage of tbe M.
E. church, South, last Sunday at
8:30 a. m., Rev. G. H. Gibts offi
ciating. The brioe and groom left
immediately after the wedding for
their home at Harrisburg.
A city can prosper only as the
oountry which supports it prospers.
The wonderful prosperity of Oregon
is reflected in the building record of
Portland for the siv months ending
June 30th. This city led the 34
principal, cities of the country in the
percentage of increase in building
over the same period of last year,
with a gain of 78 per cent.
Lester Armitage, the popular
electrician ct the Willamette Valley
Company of this city, surprised his
many friends last week by bringing
borne with him from Salem a orettv.
blushing bride. According to the
er'ooi s story the wedding occurred
a week sro Sunday. The bride's
name was formerly Miss Elva
Criesirtger and she resided in Cor
vallis in recent years. The happy
young people have gone to house
keeping in a dwelling belonging to
Mrs. Armitage. the next dror north
of the Barrett Lyceum onx; Thy-d
etrtet.
Mrs. Je-sie Pettit Flint, now at
New Era with her husband, Dr
Flint, in attendance at the spirit
ualistic camptneeting, writes the
Gazette the following note for publi
cation, in regard to the meeting:
"It was indeed a treat to hear Mr.
Fritche and Mrs. Prior last Sunday,
and next Sunday, July 21st, we
understand will be our last oppor
tunity this season to hear Mr.
Fritche. He will lecture in the
morning, Mrs. Prior in the afternoon,
Mr. and Mrs. Cobb following with
messages. We have music by the
congregation, led by ' piano and
violin, also solos end part songs.
We have an excellent program for
Woman's day, July 17, and wish
11 our friends could be with. us.
Dr. Flint ia enjoying himself verv
much, and we are much interested
, n Mr. Fritche'e classes." -.
Miss Ava Glass of Eugene has
been the guest of Mrs. W. C. Swann
the jtweek. , ,r j liszL.
XT. J. Blackledge and family ex
pected to leave yesterday fo'Jrl1
ijaxe on vceir annmu uunug.
' The Ralph Davisson lot on 8th
street has been sold u Noel Wil
kinson for ' f 250. Tbe sale was
negotiated by Ambler & Watters. '
' What is known as the Y. M. C
A. lot on college hill, adjoining
Prof. Knisely's property, has been
sold by Ambler & Watters to Cbas.
Heckart for l.uuu.
Mrs. D. Brtfsba arrivedTuesday
from Pendleton for a visit with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Irvine.
Her daughter, Mi73 Gertrude, ar
rives the last of this week.
Mrs. Josie Hecker-Steele is lying
at the point of death at her home in
. nli.TI rtt
Twin f ans, iaana. one is a io. m-
er Benton court y girl and a sister
of Mrs. Arnold King of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Clark arrived
home from Newport, Tuesday, after
ten days vis. .. J. hey state tnat
the cheapest bo d they could ob
tain was $1.50 per day, eacb, and
that Newport is booming.
Ambler & Watters have just sold
the Mrs. Ellen Mundy residence
near tbe C. & S. depot to R. L. Cas
teel, tbe well known engineer on
tbe C. & E. railroad. The consid
eration was $1,400. , .. .v.
The Union services will be held
in the Congregational church, Sun
day evening, July 21st, providing
the weather will not premit oi open
air service. Sermon Dy tie, uioos
of the M. E. church, South. Every
body not only welcome but very
cordially invited.
The Oregon Experiment Station,
under the supervision ft Prof. C. I.
Lewis, is making an orcha.d survey
of come of the leading fruit-growing
districts of the state. 1 his work
will be of mu.h value, as we lack
accurate data as to orchards in this
state. Agriculturiat.
Tbe steamer Vanguard has bfen
chartered by the Fir and Spruce
Lumber company to carry lumber
from their Toledo mill to San Fran
cisco, sne is a very serviceaoie
craft for that trade. Her dimen
sions are aF follows: net tonnage,
228; length, 137 5; depth, 10.5. She
carries about 00,1)00 feet of lumber.
Ex.
A Eugene ice cream dealer runs
the lolloping "ad." in the Guard:
"Lost: A small hoy about the size
of a girl, was barefooted with tan
shoes on. He hbd an empty basket
oa his t rm containing three post
holes and a railroad tunnel. When
last seen he -was in a store shovel
ing smoke out of a gunpowder fac
tory and trying to borrow, ten cents
to get a dish of Otto's delicious ice
cream.
Surveys for sewers have been or
dered on the following blocks: 28
and 29, County addition; 10 and 11,
and 1,2 and 3, original town; block
6, ori"inal town; through the Mrs.
Sarah Elgin block and the two ad
joining blocks on the north, block 1
in Dixon s addition, ana also be
tween Jefferson and Monroe streets,
between Second and Third. Prof.
Skelton and his aaBistants are busi
ly engaged at the work thiB week,
as it is quite a task.
Miss Nora Miller, who went to
Jamestown as a guest of the Port
land Telegram, having won the sub
scription contest in this district, is
to start for Oregon, Monday. Oh
the return from Jamestown the girls
were allowed a sixty day stop-over
on their tickets, and Mis3 Miller
availed herself of the opportunity
and has been visiting relatives at
Joliet and Chicago for several
weeks.
Hundreds' of eels which are
thought to have entered the canal
of the Willamette Valley company
at Lebanon from the Santiam river,
reached this city yesterday after
noon and were cariied over the falls
into the Calapooia river. The eels
were discovered by a large number
of boys who congregate 1 at th fait
of the falls, and . killed them by
hundreds with clubs. The specta
cle was watched from Bryant's is
land by many persons Albany
Herald. '
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; An information charging assault
with a dangerous weapon was filed
in the State Circuit Court here this
afternoon against Dvid F. Young,
who wielded a scythe with terrific
.."a -. i t l : t u
fu-ui- 'net i uefcuay pvnuiugun iooii-t
ua Ballard in a nnt in ibis city,
sav? an Albany dispatch in Tues.
day's Oregonian. Judge Galloway
plac?d Young's bond at $1500. Un-
til this action Young . was being
held under a bond of $500 on a
compl- int filed in a Justice Court.
The filing of tbe information and
consequent raising of tbe ootid was
due to the dangerous Condi ion cf
Ballard, who may not recover. Bal
lard was believed to be dying last
night but is better today. Internal
injuries received in, tne tight are
now causing bim more pain than
the three cuts he "receiyed from the
eevthe blade.
Loo Rycraft and . family of Alsea
were Corvallis visitors, Tuesday. ,
W. R . Hall of 4olk county m
transacting business in Corvallis,
Wednesday; r-;T5U C'?3
Monroe Krentz of , Pol k county
was transacting business in Corval
lis, Wednesday! . " . .
Miss Lulu Young has just arrived
borne from an extended visit with
relatives atjjAlbioo, Washington. ,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. 'Hammel and
daughter,' Miss Blanche, have gone
to Waldport, where Mr. Hammel is
interested in a sawmill. '-They will
spend the summer at that place.
Miss Edna Thrasher left Taesday
for the by to join the rest of tbe
family for the summer. " Her plage
in tbe telephone omce wll oe tilled
during her absence by Miss Cecil
Irwin.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Fowells expect
to leave' today for their home in
Seattle, after an expended visit with
tbe former's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Fowells, in this city.' The
young co jple were married recently
in Seattle, where they, are very
popular,' both being' accomplished
musicians. '"-
Marion Ruble of Alsea- met with
a serious accident at the Ruble saw
mill in Alsea ' valtev, Tuesday.
While at work about the mill he
fell from the top of the building, a
distance of probably 15 feet, sus
taining a frac ure of one arm and
heiug badly braised and shaken up..
tie was unconscious for some time.
but is recovering. ' V
Mrs. C. B. Starr and daughter,
Mibs Mamie, went to Eugene, Wed
nesday, to attend the funeral of Mr.
Starr's sister, Mrs. James. Campbell,
who died at ber home at Camp Creek,
east of Eugene, Tuesday. - Deceased
was a resident of Betitoo county for
msov years, having been a pioneer
of '53, crossing the plaijs to Oregon
from Iowa. In girlhood the Wi.8
Miss Mary Jane Starr. At the time
of her death she was past 70 years
old.
There is no doubt that the cheap
est way to turn peas into po't i-;t .
allow the hogs to do the h ws'ing.
This fact has been too ..i' ' y
deiion tr ed in O-. jjon. Ttief.t
e: M-i-.i: t of oo k par ac e i-s
duced by allowing, it-; peas to get
ripe before the hogs are turned oa.
The best way to have the peas fed
off is to have a movealbe fence so
that the bogs will clean up all the
pi.-s as thejr g'. As is well known
hogs are good glear.e i, and if han
dled in this way no peas will be
wasted. Ex.
S. N. Wilkins came up fiom
Vancouver t he first of this week ' o
look after, bu ; -s m e V. e
has sold a half interest in his Co. -valli8
uni t I Irrg es'ablishuient to
M. S. Bovee, who has been in charge
of tbe same fo some months. Mrs.
Bovee is to arrive from Wisconsin
next month, to join her husband.
Tr. y brve leased and will occupy
the S. N. Wilkins residence in this
city, and Mrs. Wilkins wil. go to
Vf;couver to join Mr. Wilkins.
They will occupy a four-room flat
in a fine new building in that city.
Notice: There is always work
for teams, hauling lumber from S.
H. Moore's eaw mill on the P. A.
Kline ranch west o' town. . 58 f
The Oregon. Agricultural College - has
decided on putting iu a big exhibit at the
state fair this fall. They have been al
lotted sufficient space iu the pavilion for
making an exhibit, which will be fitted
up to accommodate the exhibit and furn
ish them an auditorium for illustrated
lectures on agricultural subjects. This
is an excellent thing and will do a lot of
good to the agricultural interests of tbe
state. Tbe right kind of exhibits by
agricultural colleges at state fairs is the
best kind of advertising. It interests a
great many ' of the older farmers and
arouses in many of the boys an ambition
to attend the college. Rural Spirit-
For Sale: A Champion N Binder
with transportation truck used a
short time, almost as good as new.
This is a bargain. Inquire of Mel
lon & Pinkerton. Simpson's old
stand. 57 60
While the "glorious fourth" is past for
the present year, the results are still
painfully apparent out in Jobs' addition
where the little Bullis boy is in a critical
condition from the burns received from
playing with firecrackers on the fourth in
this city. As rem irked in these columns
i before, it is up to the Mty dads to take
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stop , rne use o.urWCKerS, oomos ana
other explosives before next yea-'s cele
bration. Other valley, towns celebrated
successfully this year without explosives
whv not Corvallis? Something should
be done and done in time. '
Wanted: To purchase from the
breeders Cotswold or JLiincoln
sheep. Call me on n depend ent
phone No. 561 or No. 284 Wm.
H. Savage. Corvallis, Oregon. 53tf
Otis Henkle, wife and ' children of
Washington are visiting the fanner's par-
1 enta, Mr.' and" Mrs. " Jerry Henkle, at
IPhilematu.' V ' . ' ' " - " "
Hereafter 10 cents ia ordiaary postage
stamps will secora special delivery ef
mail, aceordin co the Ibecooian. Hare-
icHfore-a-speclfti stamp has freen required
This stamp was not always possible to
secure, and uach incohvaaience resulted.
The supernumerary" stamp was,. from the
first; wholly onneueMary, except that tbe
law required" its 'use. ' Ten cents in ordi
nary stamps would have covered the
financial part of the transaction then as
now. 'Persons who use the mail for
emergency or quick business dispatch are
able and willing to pay the added toll
tor prompt delivery. " " V ' '
Cherries for everybody at the old Ben-
sou farm at tea cents a gallon. ' Inquire
of Mrs. L. L. Brooks. 54tf
A subscription paper was circulated tbe
first of tois week by Mrs. T. S. Handssk.
er and Mrs. Charles Beach, in the inter
est of tbe ' Harvey Bullis family whose
tittle son was so seriously burned the
Fourth.' Tbe sum of $35.50 was collected
in one afternoon, and this will be a sub
stantial help to the family. Mr. Bullis
la-obliged to be at home to assist in ear-
in for the suffering child, and the family
has been unfortunate in many Ways
since coming to this city.
' Wood wanted on subscription at the
Gazette ojice. ; 34tf
The Gazette wishes to state that it was
misinformed in regard to the sale of the
Mrs. Sarah Moore residence property to
Henry Cyrus of Crabtree, Lian county,
as stated in the last issue, as the deal did I
not materialize. Mr.-Cyrus is now nego
tiating for other property.
The Oak Creek Lumber Com
pany has established ay -,rd in Wil-.
kins' Addition, ana nas on band
for sale a complete stock of rough
and dressed lumber. Merle Moore
is in charge of the yard and will be
pleasea to fill your bills. ' ' 54tf
Dr. J. Frank Hall and family were ex.
pected to arrive in Buena Vista, Taesday,
for a visit with the former's parents, Mr,
and Mrs. Jack Hall. They will be in
Oorvallis to visit relatives in a few days.
Dr. Hall will spend a few weeks in this
locality after which he leaves for New
York: City to take a post graduate course
iu a medical college. Last year he
studied in Chicago. His family will ac
company him to New York.
For Sale Span of mares, ag9d 5 and
6yeats,ats bargain. Animals can be
seen at farm. Sam Whiteside, Jr., Cor
v.illis. 55tf
The Salem Statesman says: "The news
of 'Dad' Trine's death came as a shock
to many of his friends here. Not only
was Trine known by every horseman in
the northwest circuit but local lovers of
horse flesh had a good opinion of the old
trainer's knowledge of horses. Of late
years he had been in Salem at various
times and always accompanied the teams
of the Oiegoa Agricultural college in their
games with' Willamette TJmiversity." '
B. L. Smith and T. C. Sparkrran will
sell real estate under the ntme of "Tbe
Santiam Land Co.,'' with office at Leba
non. " 43tf
' Work is to begin the first oi the week
on tbe Rev. Monosmith cottage that is to
be built by Norton Adams. Tbe work
has been delayed because of the contract
or's inability to secure teams to do tbe
excavating. -
When in Albany see the 5, 10 and
. j cent counters at Charles Knecht's
next door to Hamilton's. 56tf
It is less than two weeks since
the idea of constructing a railroad
from this city to the Lake Creek
country was concerned, yet sur
veyors are in the held and other
work in progress. Wednesday's
evening freight brought in three
car'oada of teel rails for the new
road. Doesn't this look lika busi
ness? '
A fine Jersey cow for sale. In
quire of M. M. Chappell. 57-60f
Last evening after the hour of
going to pi ess arrangements bad
been madb to give Dr. Kerr, the
recently elected president of OAC,
a reception. The evejt was i.iven
by the Retail Grocers' and Mar
chants' Assocation of Corvallis.
Notice Call on O. J. Treesn
when you are ready to have your
wood put in the shed. 60
Wednesday afternoon chronicled a Fad
accident on the Willamette river a shjitj
distance above Peoria. F. L. Rivne
had a lot of sawlogs in the river ana was
out on them accompanied by bis two lit
tle boys, tbe eldest of whom was not
more than 8 years old. The log on which
the boys were standing rolled and both
lads were thrown into the river and '
drowned. Details were not obtainable
at the hour we went to press and it is not
known whether or -not the bodies were
recovered. "
"Some Reasons Why" will be the sub
ject ot Rev. Handssker's discourse at the
Christian church next Sunday morning,
Ai; members are urged to be present at
this service. Important matters are lo
be presented.
A1 who sing are asked to meet at the
M. E. church. South, this evening at 8
o'clock to practice for union meeting
Sunday evening.'
A Christian Endevor rally nmder the
auspices of the local union will be held
in the Presbyterian church Sunday eve
ning at 6:30. Reports from the interna
tional convention will be given by the
delegates from. Corvallis.'
invited. . ' Y
The public Is
Our Semiannual
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Clearance Sale -Prices
Are now on. Detailed list will ap
pear in the next issue of this paper.
Everybody is invited to come now
and make early rejections while
they can get choice goo is.
S. L.
Regulator
Corvallis
Your Liver
Is out of order. You go to bed in a
bad humor and get up with a bad taste,
in your mouth. You want something to
stimulate your liver. Just try Herbine,
the liver regulator. A positive cure for
Constipation, Dyspepsia and all liver
complaints. Mrs. F ., Bort Worth,
Texas, writes:' ' .
"Have used Herbine in my family for
years. ' Words oau't express what I think
about it. Every body in my household
is happy and well,' and we 'owe it to
Herbine." '
Sold by Graham & Wortham.
S' M
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 5 Per Cent
Of your cash by trading with us.
F. L.
CORVALLIS,
The "Blow"
Almost Killed Father.
Get an Electric fan
And keep
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 VALLEY CO.
G. A. Clark, Mgr.
KLINE
of Low Prices
- - Oregon
Hello Central!
Where is No. 9? Why, call Ind. 251
or office at Allen's drug store, which
stands for John Lenger, and he will at
tend your wants. 38t
All the World
Knows that Ballard's Snow Liniment
has no superior for Rheumatism, Stiff
Joints, Outs, Sprains, Lumbago, and all
pains. Buy ;i, try it and you will a I
use it. Anybody who has used Ballard's
Snow Liniment is a living proof of what
it does. All we ask of you is to get a
trial bottle. Price 25c, 50a and $lo0.
Sold by Graham & Wortbam.
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WHEN YOU SEE IT
IN OUR AD. IT'S SO
OREGON.
off the Flies.