Corvallis gazette., July 30, 1907, Image 3

LOCAL AND PERSimi
- D. M. Averill of Portland iraBe
acted business in Coryailisthe last
of the week.
It ia reliably stated itiat Mr.
' Maad Hemphill. 'formerly ul this
city, ia now operating a boarding
bouse in Seattle.
Mies Bessie Ireland went to In
dependence, Saturday, for a week's
Tit it with relatives, alter which fcbe
joins her parents at Newport-
C. A. Gerhard went to Kewport,
Saturday, and founday evening, Miu
Mae Gerhard came back frum the
coaet to take charge of the store.
Dr. and Mrs. C. S. Keieay of
Ponland cere guests the last of the
week of Corvailis friends. Mrs.
Kelsay was formerly Mies Erius
Sutherland. -
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cumining
went to Alsea, Sunay, wbere itir
Jtttier and the two children, will g
Into cauip with Mr. and Mrs.' Aba
' Alexander. Mr. Cummings return-'
td Suuday eveniog.
v W., P. and W. W. Ireland went to
Newport, ThuisUay, to prepare ihe
CaijjpH, and yesterday thsir wives
and Miss E'.va Taylor left to joiu
them. The crowd will spend sev
eral weeks at the coast. '
Miss Ethel Downer returned
home the last of the week from a
seven weeks' trip to Eastern Ore
gon. 6he visited The Dalits, loon,
Heppner and Hood River, and re
ports a delightful time.
The sons and daughters of the
late Mrs. Elizabeth Starr desire to
express through the Gazette their
deep appreciation of all kindnesses
and aid shown them during the ill
ness aud death of their mother.
Mr. Franklin, Sr., suffered a
etroke of paralysis at bis home in
this city, Thursday evening, and
has Bince been in a precarious Con
di. ion. He is an estimable old geu
, tleman and it is hoped ho mr.y
speedily improve.
Mr. and Mrs. Arch L4man of
Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Ora Lyn
don of Bay View, Oregou, Misses
Grace and Cleo' Turley of Lincoln,
Illinois, and Johnny Beach ere
spending .a two weeks' vacation at
the coast, "camping out." Mrs.
Learn au and Mis. Lyndon are sis
tars of the Beach boys, acd the
Misses Turley are cousins.
Frank White, the first graduate
fiom the OAC school of music, and
a popular Corvailis boy, who went
. to Boston early this spiing to studv,
has finished his studies tor the time
being and is employed as piauo
tuner in the Chickerine piano fac
tory. He writes his father, R. N
White, in this city, that it is ex
treinely hot weather in Boston. He
dees not know just how long he
will remain tLast.
R. D. Grant, scc3mpanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Ida Osburn, arrived
in Corvailis the last or the week,
and Mr. Grant will remain indefi
nitely. Mrs Oaburn resides at
Roseburg. Her father has operated
a chicken ranch and garden near
Portland, but has been suffering
with stomach trouble, which caused
him to decide to sell out and return
to his old home, Corvailis.
Ira, Bray, former postmaster at
Minnie, Oregon, yesterday pleaded
guilty in the Uuited States Circuit
Court to an indictmeut charging
him with making false returns to
the Postmaster General as to the
stamp cancellations in the office
while he was postmaster. Bray was
sentenced to pay a fiue of $50 on
each of the three counts on which
be was indicted. He paid the fine.
Oregonian.
Dr. James Withycombe, director
and agriculturist at the Oregon
Agricultural ColUge., and Experi
ment Station, has been selected as
one of the judges cf livestock at the
Washig'on ttate fir to be held at
North Yakima on September 23-23,
Bnd Prof. A. L. Hatcker of the
Univtrsity ot Nebraska experiment
pttion will also serve as e livestock
judge there. The judge of poultry
will be James A. Tucker, a well
known poultry fancier. Pacific
Homestead.
This item can be taken with a
grain of salt: Speaking of the
backward spring an eastern man
tells of some . chickens he hatched
from an incubator early in the sea
Bon. The cold aud suow continued
and the chickens decided they had
arrived too early. "Nature told
them what to do," he says. "In
stead of growing they began to get
smaller and smaller, until they
were no larger than they were the
day they were hatched. Tney lost
all their pin feathers and retrogated
until everyone was covered with
doWD. Then the amazing thing
happened. Hunting up the incu
bator, the whole lot settled down in
the beat,, and in no less than two
days shells had crown over theoi.
I opened an egg yesterday, and
bless me, if it wasn't as fresh as the
day I put it in." Ex.
M. M. Davis, now of Eugene, was
visitor in town, Saturday. , ;
Ralph Morgan iB quite ill at the
home of his parents in Jobs, addi
tion. .- ,
Mrs. Marion Feister has been
confined to her bed with illness this
week.
Miss Sylva Starr, of the Bazaar,
has been a Newport visitor the past
few days. '
Rev. J. R. N. Bell expects to
leave today for a visit of several
weeks with his daughter in Cali
fornia. . '
x. The ' little sen of Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Rexford is recovering from
his attrck of appendicitis. An opera
tion was not iiecessary r "A
Mr. and Mrs. ' A. Li.' Stevenson
epect to leave for the Erst about
the 12th of August. They will be
absent several weeks. . -
Mrs. J. C. Hammel and daugh
ter, Miss Blanche, returned Friday
from Waldportand expect to leave
the first of this week for a, visit in
Eastern Oregon. -
Mrs. D. Brusha and daughter
Miss Gertrude, left Saturday for
tbeir home in Pendleton, after a
visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Irvine
and other Corvailis relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brague of
Salem arrived the last of the week
from Newport and' are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. R. L. Whitehead at
Cauthorn Hall until Wednesday.
Lewis Gray and family moved
Saturday into the Frank Wood cot
tage near the U. & Ji,. depot. Mr.
Gray is one of the new proprietors
of the Thatcher & Johnson grocery.
The littl9 Bullis boy who was so
seriously burned with firecrackers
the Fourth is improving quite rapid
ly. One arm is almost useless and
is stiil in a serious - condition, but
the other burns are healing. ,
Guy Dayis, who has spent the
sum mar in Uorvallis as toreman for
W. O. Heckart on the A. J: John-
1 1 . 1 TTI .
son ouiiatng, aepariea rriaayior
his borne in Eugene, having com
pleted his work in this city.
Mrs. Lucy Francisco and her
daughter, Mrs. A. K. Johnson, and
family left the last of the veek for
Newport. They had intended to
lave some time ago but the illness
ot Miss Johnson deltvyed their de
Victor Spencer has been rusticat
ing in Alsea the past few days. It
is stated that while absent be laid
in a winter supply of meat, consist
ing of the various kinds of Wild
game slain during his hunting trip.
Stock to the amount of $53,000
has been subscribed by Benton and
Linn county people for the new
Linn county condensed milk factorv
which is to be erected in Albany.
W. F. Hamlin of near Corvailis is
a member of the board of directors.
Baled hay is being brought to
market, these days, and it looks
pretty "rare" to consumers. It is
soiling for $10 per ton, baled, and
$8, loose. Last yaai at this time
the price was j?6.50 and $4.50, re
spectively. F. C. McReynolds came up from
Buena Vista, Wednesday, and is
making preparations ti again take
charge of the grain warehouse which
h? looked after last year. He will
return to Corvailis in the fall to in
struct on the violin in the college.
Independence West Side.
Invitations have been issued for
the marriage of Millard M. Long of
this city to Miss Christie Burkhead,
the event to be celebrated at the
bride's home at Monmouth on the
18th of August. Both are popular
and e'f teemed young people, a"hd
their many friends join in congtat
ulation. '
Miss Amanda Harrington in Jobs
addition has a very rare plant in
bloom that is being discussed by lo
cal flower lovers and is receiving
considerable attei.tkn. Of all those i
who have seen the plant there is j
but one person who ever seen any
thing like it, and ttwre is nothing of
she sort to be f)und in any cata
logue. The blossom is cream color,
shaped like a morning glory, proba
bly six inches long and three inches
in diameter. Anyone wishing to
fee this freak of flowerdom may
have that pleasure oy going to Jobs
addition.
A striking cs? of Amer'can pa
triotism ia contained in a. dispatch
from Riga, Russia, which tells of
the arrest of an Astoria, Oregon,
man who was churged with "wear
ing a red necktie and being in sym
pathy with the rebels," and the
other f. r ' reading a translation of
the American Declaration of Inde
pendence." The Astoria man was
sentenced to prison for 10 months
and the other for 18 months, and on
being lodged in prison one of them
said: "We will tear up our shirts
and paint the pieces with the Stars
and Stripse, and so make little
American flags, which we will wave
out of the prison windows."
Miss Jennie Tom went to Alsea,
Saturday, for a visit with relatives;
Sam and Will Warfield came out
from Alsea, Saturday, on a business
Olaf Gustafson and family went
to Monroe. Saturday, for a brief
visit with friends. " v: -William
Slate of Tangent was in
Corvailis, Saturday,, en v route to
Newport for an outing.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Cathey .and
little daughter, Margaret, drove
over from Albany, Saturday, for a
brief visit. -
Ralph Davisson .of Portland was
in town, Saturday, - on his way to
Yachaats for an outing. Mrs.
Davisson is at SeasTde.
Dr. B. k. Cathey is expected to
return tomorrow or the day after,
from Cascadia, where he has been
enjoying a ten days' vacation.
Mark Rickard, Claude Swann
"Dugan" Rooper and Haman Bil
yeu went to Salem, Saturday, by
auto, to witness- the automobile
races aVthat place. The last three
boy a went on from Salem to Forest
Grove, where they played ball with
the nine of that city against Mc
Minnville; - '
Word of the safe arrival of -Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Moore at . their old
home at Brim field. Illinois, and a
picture of their new home was re
el ved by Uorvallis friends this
week. Mr. Moore has purohasod
and already occupies his new resi-
dencee, a large two story building,
similar to their old home on 7th
street in this city, now owned by
Mr. Ambler.
Bonham Tom, aged about 14
years, is lying at the point of death
at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Mulkey Vernon, in Alsea, and his
death is expected at any hour. He
is suffering from blood poisoning in
the face and heck, and so great is
his agony ; that four.' men are re
quired, at times, to hold him in
bed. ' About a week ago the lad re
ceived a scratch on the face an 1
this became poisoned. from dog fen
nel in 'the hay, with which the boy
was working. He is a nephew of
Dick Tom of this city.
A story is being relate! at one of
the local telephone offices to the ef
fect that a certain -Albany woman
the other day desired to go out shop
ping for a few hours, and did not
know with whom to leave her baby
of ten months. At last she hit upon
a novel scheme.. Putting the child
in its carriage she took down the
telephone receiver and placed it be
side the sleeping child. Then she
notified Central of the arrangement
and asked her to sing to the baby if
it. woke up and cried. Herald. ;
Housekeeping rooms to let to stu
dents. v Ioquire at residence. Mrs.
Caroline Maxfield, Corvailis. 63-64
Rev. F. h. Moore passed through Cor
vailis the last of the week, -en route to
his home at Kelso, Wash., from a visit
at Kewport.
According to report from Newport
Peter Abbey has purchased the Bay View
House, the hotel, with which all old-time
visitors at the seaside became ac
quainted with him as landlord. In the
old days before the railroad he conduct
ed the place, as he did also for a long
time after the Oregon Pacific was built.
Ia the lapse of time he sold the place and
has built the Abbey House, since which
time the Bay View House has been con
ducted by other landlords, with many
changes. It is at present under the
management of two Corvailis men,
Clarence Villi to and Clarence Chipman,
whose lease extends nearly a year. Eu
gene Guard.
For Sale: Nine acres good land, all in
cultivation, six room honse, two lots aud
barn. $1,200, cash. Located fine farming
section, within stone's throw graded
school, churches, store, postoffice. Good
reasons fur se.ling. Call or address,
Gazette Office. , 63tf
An exchange contains an item , about
Blachley, the little place where ' the new
Corvailis & Alsea railroad is to terminate.
The item sav : "Blachley is 32 miles a
little north of vest of Eugene, in the
eastern edge of the Coast mountains. It
is a thriving place. Considerable build
ing is going on at present. The dairy
busineea is rapidly increasing and several
dairies are selling $100 per month of
cream and butter. With the dairy pro
duct, the timber, stock, fruit and other
products, it ,19 believed a railroid to open
up that section with the Willamette val
ley and the coast would son be a profit,
able property."
Ice cream social st Simpson's
chapel next Thursday evening. 63
' Mrs. Hiiidon, matron of the reading
room, who fell from a Bing a week ago
yesterday daring a picnic at a neighbor ing
grove, is aole to ait up. She has
been confined to her bed ever since the
accident, having Injured her bark quite
severely. v
Wanted: Small place in Benton
county. Cash.' Address with par
ticulars. (No agents.) . Dillev,
Forest Grove. 63 f
Chauacey Harding, the popular OAC
football man, was a: Corvailis visitor,
Saturday, from Portland. -
Wood wanted on subscription at the
Gazette ojee, . . 34tf
Jndgeand Mrs. E. L. firvan of Payette.
Idaho, were a eats of Corvailis relat ivea
and irienda'Bevpral days the last of the
week. Saturday they went to Irish Bend
for an extended visit with Mrs. Bryan's
parents, Mr.-, and - Mrs. Barclay.
The visitors will spend most of the sum
mer in Benton. '.
j The Oak Creek, Lumber Com
pany has established & yard in VVil
kins' Addition, and has on bant
for sale a complete stock of rough
and dressed lumber. Merle Moore
is" in charge of the yard and will be
pleased to fill your bills. ; 54 tf
Mrs. Wilbur Starr and daughter, Miss
Claire, of Bellefountain ware in Coeval.
lis, Saturday, en route from Albany
where they bad been to consult a special
ist far Miss Claire, who has been a threat
sufferer, from headache. It was found
that her trouble was due to a catarrhal
growth in the-nose, and she will, be
obliged to take treatment in Albany once
a week for some time to come.
When in Albany see tbe 5, 10 and
15 cent counters at Charles Knecht's
next door to Hamilton's. 56tf
Advertising' always pays. A little
notice inserted in the Gazette by S. H.
Moore, asking for teams to haul lumber
at his saw mill, resulted in such a gener
ous response that Mr. Moore had to rush
in and order the ad. out bafore he be
came "swamped." ,
Jesse Moses and son Leonard, the en
terprising Philomath merchants, trans"
acted business in Corvailis, Saturday.
R. L. Smith and T. C. Sparkman will
sell real estate under the name of "Tbe
Santiam Land Co.," with office at Leba
non. 43tf
Several ministers throughout different
parts of the state, realizing the importance
of the colonist rates, are announcing the
details about them to their congregations
and are asking that they write to their
relatives and friends at a distance and
tell them how cheaply they can come to
Oregon.
; Wanted: To purchase from the
breeders Coiswuld or Lincoln
sheep. - Call me on ndapend ent
phone No. 561 or No. 284. W m.
H. Savage, Corvailis, Oregon. 53tf
The supreme need of all Oregon and
particularly your community is more
home-makers. The opportunity to se
cure them under the most advantageous
conditions is now at hand.
Several cities, towns and villages in
this state will make a material addition
to thein, population as a result of energetic
work done collectively through the com
mercial bodies and individually by the
citizens in advising thousands of people
back East of tbe low priced one-way
colonist rates which will be put on sale
September 1st and continue until October
31st, to Oregon, from all points in the
United States. . .
The Corvailis Brick & Tile Works
will have a kiln of Drick ready for
sale July 30th. 62-63
Duncan Scott of this city has purchased
tbe well known trotting stallion, "Guy
Ciscou," from Mrs. Stella Trine of Cor
vailis. The work of erecting the frame of
Dr. M. M.aDavis' new house in the Hud
dleston addition will begin Monday.
W. O. Heckart is the contractor. Eu
gene Guard.
There was no excursion to the coast"
Sunday, the boat that transfers the pas.
sengers from Yaquina to Newport being
out of commission. "The crowds that go
over oa week days can be transferred by
steam launches and barges, but it is im.
possible to handle the Sunday crowds in
such a way. The boat has been laid op
for a week and it is stated that it will
probably be another week of more belore
it will be ready to go on duty. It is Co'
known whether there will be an excup.
sion next Sunday or not, as it depends on
the boat being repaired.
Lost : About two weeks ago on the
road south of Corvailis, a lady's red jack
et. Finder leave at Gazette office. 62-63
Mrs. Anna Mills aud daughter, Miss
Clara, arrived home, Saturday, from a
two weeks' yisit at Newport.
Dr. W. J. Kerr of OAC has been in
Portland several days. The Oregonian
says: "Dr. Kerr ja in Portland for the
purpose of conferring with architects in
regard to the plans for the new ' dairy
barn, fpr which the last Legislature made
an appropriation . ' The plans for the new
shops are all completed and their con
struction will add much to the efficiency
of the mechanical department. The con
tract lor these buildings will be awarded
next week. The (buildings ' for the wo
men's dormitory and Department of r
Domestic Science and Arts are nearing
completion and with the equipment
which will be provided, will very largely
increase the facilities for thorough and
efficient worn at Corvailis."
By the careless . throwing of a lighted
cigar on tbe dry wooden planking of the
Albany steel bridge this afternoon tha1
structure narrowly escaped destruction
The cigar feil between two planks and
started a small blaze, which was rapidly
spreading along the wooded boards of the
'door, when a nasserbv discovered it.
I Water was hastily procured from a near.
by farm house and the blaze extinguish
ed. . The fire occurred at the Benton
county end of the bridge. Tbe damage
was slight. Herald.
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Our semi-'Annual Clearance Sale Prices? We are Closing
-rub aii uui kjuuiiuci uuuua aim
OUR PR I C E S
Will Make it Worth Your While 1;o Buy Now. '. t
Percent DIsc't on ail . Wool Dress Goods
Percent Disc't cn a!l Summer Underwear.
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Shirtwaists
$ I oo Values ...$ 76
I 25 Values....;................ 87
1 50 vAues 1 05
2 00 Values. I 40
2 50 Values.:...,...... I '75
Parasols
$1 50. Parasols
2 00 Parasols...,
3 00 Parasols. . .
.$1 05
.. 1 40
.. 2 10
Wash Goods ,
6c Wash Goods 4c
8yc Wash Goods. 5,14c
loc Wash Goods.. 7Jc .
I2jcWash Goods. 8c
15c Wah Goods ' nc
i6c Wash Goods 12c
20c Wash Goods 14c
25c W'ash Goods... 18c
30c, 35c, 37c Wash Goods... 23c
50c , Wash Goods...... 37jic
60c Wash Goods 41c
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S. L. K L I
Regulator of Low Prices!
Corvailis
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V A. P. ARMSTRONG, LL. B., Principal. '
Educates for success in a short time and at small expense, and sends each stu
dent to a position as soon as competent. Quality is our motto, and reputation for
thorough work brings us over 100 calls per month for office help. Individual in.
struction insures rapid progress. We teach the loose leaf, the card index, the
voucher and other modern methods of bookkeeping. Chartier is our shorthand ;
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write today. References: any merchant, any bank, any newspaper in Portland.
Our Prices Knock Out tlis Catalog House
GRAND
AMUAL
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AT
F. L.
ILLER'S
For the next 30 days we will offer the entire stock of
Dry Goods, Clothing
Shoes, Etc.
At prices never before offered in Corvailis. This is an
opportunity to buy first-class merchandise at a bargain.
We only ask you, to call and compare our prices with
others' before buying elsewhere.
F. L.
C0RVALLIS,
WHEN YOU SEE IT
IN OUR AD. IT'S SO
OREGON.
The "Blow"
Almost Killed Father.
And keep off the Flies.
It is a well-known fact that flies are
unable to withstand a stead7: breeze.
An Electric Fan quickly drivesflies 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.
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