Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, August 09, 1907, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextLOCAL AND PERSONAL Mrs. Henry Stone and mother, Mrs. Nancy Tharp, have gone to Portland for a few weeks' visit. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stone and Mrs. M. J. Piatt returned a few days ago from a visit with relatives near Stiver. . t MisB Virginia Owens is home from a visit of a week or two witV friends up tbe Columbia river in the vicinity of Troutdale. Mrs. Briggs and daughter, of Battle Creek, Michigan, are guests of their daughter and sister, Mrs. A. L. Kniselv, on college bill. Mr. and Mrs. C.-V. Johnson, cf Airlie, have been visitiog the past er's brother, A. J. Johnson, in this city. In these days of guessing where thp next news item can possibly bp we've heen wondWme more than ever "Who struck Billy Patterson?" end "How old wpb Aon?" Miss Vera Kern, cf Portlard, is xpected in Corvallis, today, for a visit with ber sister, Mrs. C. T. Hurd. She has been spending the past few weeks at Newport. Henry Cammings, the well known rural mail carrier, has gone 1o Alsea to camp for two weeks and develop an : appetite. His family has bf en there for several weks. Sidoey Had and wife are to move to Corvallis and will take up their residence in the Dingas property just south of the Ira BoDine home. They have formerly resided on a farm, west of town. Judge E. Woodward arrived Vnw... (Ua final nf tlia nroolr fpnm a pleasant sr journ at Newport. His wife and otber relatives will remain at tbe popular seaside resort until the 1st of September. Work is progressing rapidly on the new home that is being erected on Sixth street by D. D. Berman. The dwelling is to be a modern eix room structure and will be a hand some addition to our city. Mrs. Fullerton and daughter, Miss Josephine, accompanied, by Miss Clara Smith, of Salem, and Misses Margaret and Ruby Powells, spent a day at Sulphur Springs the firBt of the week and report a splen did time. The Spuulding log drive passed tbiough Corvallis on the Willamette . t mr J 1 -7 .J S U river, monaay, ueaueu iur tun wre gcu City mills. The company had a team drcwned in the river ner Peoria a few days, ago, while woik- ing with the drive. It is stated that Elmer Ding"P and family of Sb Ms-will move to Corvallis in the nenr future in order that the young people may Bttend college. Their many friend' will be glad to hear that tbe family are to return to this city, where they formerly refided. R. D. Hurd, who underwent, an op: ration in, a Portland hospital some time ago, will return to Cor vallis soon for a visit with his rrother, Itev. C. T. Hurd, and family. He is rapidly recovering from the operation, having left the hospital a week ago last Wednes day. Sam Hartsock has rented a cot tage just east of the A. M. Witham home in this city and in about a month will start to housekeeping. There is nothing misleading about this information, as his sister is to be housekeeper. A brother who wf.l enter OAC this fall will also be a member of the household. Ira BoDine received a letter a few days ago from his mother in South Dakota, stating that they had ship ped their household goods to Corval lis. They are uacertain as to where they will locate, but will come to Corvallis later and look over the city with a view to residing here. It is hoped this- enterprising city will prove satisfactory. Lat-t Sunday, M. M. Waltz, who resides on his farm rear Bellefoun 'ain, came' ne?r meeting with u serious accident, and in a peculiar manner too. He was milkiug a c-jw and - some children frightened the animal. In the g-meral mix up of kicking cows Mr. Waltz was kicked over and tramped upou by a cow and injured in the stomach. His right 'shoulder was alpo hurt. Fcr a day or two be was confined to the house, but is now getting around again. A number of Hereford alli raised in the Willamette valley will Boon, be included in .the cattle census of the Sandwich island?, a large purchase of them having been made this week by a. citizen of Honolulu for shipment to the Parker rsoch of )000 acres not far from that mid Pacifio city. The purchaser be lieves that the cattla raised in tbe Willamette valley are less sul ject to cattle diseases than those reared in any otber part of the Pacific northwest, which ia quite a compli ment to the western part of Oregon. Salem Statesman. - M. L. Adams and wife returned Tuesday from an outing at the coast. "Rov Hollenbers and Wallace Colbert are rusticating at Cascadia this week. - Claude Swann has gone to Craw fordsviile for a week's visit with friends. Born. Monday, to Mr. and Mrs Arst:n Lafferty, of this city, a daughter. Prof. C. I. Lewis and Dr. James Withycombe have been Salem visit ore this week. Mrs. J. Mason arrived home a few days ago from a sojourn of several weeks at suetz. Mr. and Mrs. Will Wicks have gone to the McCune borne, near Shedds, for a week's visit. Warren Hinton and family moved Tuesday into one of Miss Kline's houses on r irst street. Mr. and Mru. John Rowland have gone to their ranch to spend the remainder of the summer. Mrs. Emma Groves is vieiting C. D. Thompson and family at Hood River. She will be abeentseveral weeks. Rcy Raber and family expect to depart Monday for Alsea, wbere they will go into camp for their an nual vacation. William Abercrombie arrived from Iowa, a few days ago. He is in vary poor health and will remain indefinitely. Mrs. G. M. Muikey and Mrp. Eva Miller ot Summit have moved to Corvallis and are located in a resi dence on Third street. Mrs. Andrew Hoktrom and chi -dren i re spending a week at the John Okon home, ten miles north of Corvallis. The clingstone peache3 at the Kiger orchard are now being ''har vested." There is a good crop and the fruit finds a ready sale. Mrs. Briggs, who was operated on recently in Portland, is expected home today or tomorrow. She is greatly improved in health. Mrs. Briggs is the mother of Mrs. Byron Hunter. During tbe week Misses Alice Edwards, of Beliefountain, and Etta Carter, of Albany, have been guests of Miss Minnie Phillips in this city. Miss Carter is a school teacher in the Linn county metropolis. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold King and Mr, and Mrs. John Kiger left tbe fi r 8t of the week for a week's vaca tion "down on the farm" et the Joseph Hecker home near Suer. At tbe end of that time Mr. and Mrs. King go to the mountains for a week. ' . Inquiries are pouring in for rent houses and all available dwellings w i be engaged at or , before the opening of college. The exception- a.ly bne educational advantages popgeseed by Corvallis are not easy to find, which accounts for the de mands fcr hemes during the school year. The famous circus of Ringling Brothers is scheduled to appear in Albany, August 29th. The equip ment of the circus is all brand new, and over a million dollars was spent in adding novel features. The greatest parade ever presented will take place in the forenoon. In it will oe 1,264 men, women and chil dren, 658 horses, nine herds of ele phants and three miles of band- carved golden chariots, floats and dens, and gorgeous spectacular at tractions. Recent real estate sales made by Ambler & Watters are as follows: Martin Butler to W. J. Nail, of Hillsboro. Oregon, lot 4 bl. 4, Coun ty addition to Corvallis, $1100; Mrs. Lizzie Bck to Miss kditb Yelter, ot Brownsville, Oregon, 153 acres near the Oikville pcIiooI house in Linn count?, wish some personal proper ty, vric $9000, this- being one of the finest farms in Linn county; S. S. Henkle to A. M. Smith from Linn county, 257 acres 12 miles north- weft of Corvallis, $4000, possession to be givpn October 1st; Sarah Moore to Julian McFadden, house and two lots on Third street, $400 Thomas Gerber, the youngest telegraph operator in Oregon if not oi. the Pacific coast, is now in Al bunv in the employ' of the local Western Union Telegraph f-ffije. He is taking the place of Operator R yee, who left yeet"rday evening fot a two weeks' vacation in Sin Francisco. Thomas Gbrber, who takts Mr. Rovct's place at the kev, is only 14 rears :li and entered tbe employ of the telegraph company two years aga in Oregon City, wnere his borne is. Q lickness of compre hension enabled him to master the kev and he cin now handle wires ith the ability t.f a veteran. Last week he bad complete charge of the Oregon C'tv office, during the ab sence of the mau in charge and fill ed the plice to the satisfaction of all. Herald. Mrs. Tom " Riley has been the guest of friends in Salem the past week. - Helen and Gladys Horning nave gone to Hood River for a visit with relatives - ':-X'rf"-"'S'" Mis. Claiencn Whiteside went to Newport, yesterday, " for a sojourn at tbe beach. J2d Felton, Jr., has closed ovt his stock ot confections and gone out of business. This occurred Tuesday. Jack Milne purchased the stock. Mr. and Mrs. George Pilger and c' "'. ? 'en have returned to their home in PurtLnd, after an extended visit in this city with Mrs. Pilger's sister, Mrs. Hi. 1. Jackson. Father Yurek was seen in Port- laud a few 'davs since. He is fat xnd hearty looking, though becom ing quite gray. He sent his kind est regards 'o bis former parishon e.e, here. ' He now resides at South Bend, WaBhirjgton. Edwin Rose, son of D. C. Rose of this city, came up froui Portland, Monday evening, to visit n few days with relative and friends. Edwin is now working at the carpenter trade and is employing his energy in the up-buildiog of the Oregon metropolis. Mrs. Laura Frazier has a fig tree in her yard at 845 High street that is proving a prolific bearer. The second crop for the year is now well matured, and there are not less than 118 figs upon it, which promise to ripen yet this season. '- This tree is evidence that figs may successfully be grown here if attention was turn ed to them. Eugene Register.' Mrs. Bryant Young of Corvallis has a fig tree in her yard that yields heavily and furnishes enough fruit for pre serves for winter use. ; - ' Tony Fontana expects to leave Corvallis some time during the first of next week for San Francisco, to remain. Tony will go to his broth er who is a large fruit canner and one of the prominent men of the Golden state. How many years Tony has been a resident of Corval lis we do not know, but during this time he has made many friends and that after he departs he will be missed goes without iteration. Tony has a good education and could have made a name for himself in many things had he chosen. Tuesday afternoon the task -i in voicing the stock in the Grant Elgin harness shop was finished. Mr. Elgin has sold tbe business to Rex Smith of Newberg;, and the new proprietor is now in possession. Mr. Elgin has a fine timber claim in the Salmon ri.er country and it is necessary for him to be on it. He intended to start for his claim, yes terday. It is probable that Amy Cameron, the capable harness mak er, who has remained in the shop through various managements, will remain for a short time yet, but this is not certain as he has had some pretty good propositions offered him of late. We bespeak Mr. Smith the, new proprietor, a continuation of tbe liberal patronage which has always favored the shop. C. M. Coffey, proprietor of the Corvailis Studio, has just completed what are known as tbe senior Al bums. There are 44 albums and each one contains 66 photographs one of each member of the class graduating from OAC last June. Enclosed in a panel on tbe front ot the albums are the' figures '"U7," while on the back, in monogram. are the. letters "OAC." There are all told in the 44 albums 2,904 ohotoeranhs. This represents an immense amount rf labor and pains, to say nothing of the wear and tear to the nerves. The work is most creditable and Mr. Coffey has a right to be pioud of his effort. He will now take bis vacation and ex pects to depart today for tbe moun tains about 16 miles above Cascadia, wbere he will muke it his special business to slaughter deer for a period of two or three weeks. We calculate to chew some venison our selves on his return. Capt. J. W. Oawford went to Lyons, Monday, to attend the funeral of Dr. Charles who died at that place, Saturday The captaiji is a veteran of the 17th Illinois Infaatry and the deceased doctor was a member of his regimeut daring the awiul davs of the Civil War. Dr. Charles was the only member of his regimen' whom Capt. Crawford ever met in Ore gon, while the captain was tbe only on8 of the boys of tbe regiment whom Dr Charles ever met since the war, in Ore" gun or elsewhere. For Sale Cheap: Several spans of fine, well-broke draft horses, suit able for railroad work. For par ticulars go to the Highland Stables, this city. 66-7 Alfred Mt-Mahan and Miss Villa Shel. don were nniled in marriage Monday eveninz at 8 o'clock. Tbe weddin? took place at the parsonage of tbe M. E church, Soalh, Rev. G. H. Gibbs officiat ing. The bride is a niece of Mrs. D. E. Sheldon, who resides near Corvallis. After spending a week in Benton county the yonng couple will depart for Ellena bnrg, Wash., wbere they will make their borne. ' - . : "Preparing the Way of the Lord" will be the subject of the sermon to be preach ed by Rev. G. H. Gibbs next Sunday at 11 a. m. ....'- Wood wanted on subscription Gazette o iice, - . - at the 84tf Leo Spaulding undoubtedly saved the life ef Harry Spragne, Suaday. The lads were bathing and Leo noticed that Harry, who could not swim, had got beyond wading depth and had gone nnder. Leo at once made a dive for his friend and after a desperate Struggle nnder the water succeeded in bringing Harry out. From accounts that have reached ns it was a close call. Moral: Don't go near the water until yon learn to swim. The Oak Creek Lumber Com pany has established a yard in Wil- kins Addition, and has , on banc for sale a complete stock bf rough and dressed lumber. Merle Moore is in charge of the yard and will be pleased to fill your bills. 54tf In less thaD two weeks bop picking ill begin in' a yard near Harrisbarg. A gentleman in that b actio q has a jard of hops that mature a ccuple of weeks earlier than the standard bops and be ex pects to begin picking on the 19th or 20th inst., which is rather early. Mrs. F. L. Bessier of Oakland, Oregon has been in Corvallis the past few days' with a view of placing her grand-daughf ter, Miss Young, in college. ' While in the city she was the guest of Mrs. J. B Horner at Alpha Hall. Ti; t 1 i i Mr. Thomas "and family moved this week into the T. W. Dill ey boose on Sixth street. LeBoy, the little son. of Mr. and- Mrs. Harvey Bullis, who was so severely burn. ed with firecrackers on tbe Fourth, is re covering from his injuries. ' "'' '' B. C. Kiger hopes that the weatbe. will remain in such condition as to per mit of the wind-up of the first peach crop. This crop is Known as the Early Hales. They will harvest two more crops in their peach orchards vet 'this ; fall, early and late Craw fords. The ' early Oawforda will ripen about-the last of this month and tbe late ones come in September. Mr. Kiger took a first prize at the Port land exposition on his peaches. , i . Wanted: To purchase from the breeders Cotswold or Lincoln sheep. Call me on Independent phone JNo. Obi or JNo. ZS4. Wm. H. Savage, Corvallis, Oregon. 53tf George Fuller's dray team started out to see the world on their own responsi bility the other day and got to seeing i pretty rapidly, as the tarther they went the swifter they were going. They were caught near the college 'barn without harm being done. - Ed Handy and family went to Alsea Tuesday, where they will go into camp for their summer butihg.' Chester Taylor aad family have moved to the home of Mrs.'Taylor's'parehts, Mr and Mrs. Glassford,' where they will herel after reside. : 1 '!' ' : Mrs. W. S. McFadden arrived home, Monday, ' from an extended Bojourn on the McD'adden farm near Junction City. Mrs. Agnes C. M. McElroy,' of Monroe, was recently appointed a assistant matron of the Yakima Indian training school- Mrs. McElroy has for some months been employed in the Indian school of Brown ing, Montana, where ber services have been so successful and satisfactory that meritorious promotion has been the re sult, : As the oldest citizens of Corvallis will remember Mrs. 'McElroy is the widow of Professor . E . B. McElroy who was State Supterintendent of Public In struction for twelve years. She is also the sister of Judge W. S. McFadden of this city. A. L. Stevenson, of the real -estate firm of Bobinson & Stevenson, departed a couple of days ago f jr Wichita, Kansas, t,o remain several weeks. Daring bis ab sence J. B. Goodman will assist in the real estate business. Levi Woo8tar was up from Albany Tuesday evening. Del Strong is sawyer at the Ish mill on Beaver Creek, and his wife and sister wentup there a few days ago to camp. The former will remain indefinitely, bnt tbe latter returns in a week. ' Mr. Snow, the well-known stableman of this city, is in the' Alsea country to re main until the last of tbe month. Fawcett & Ireland have rented the Gustav Hardiug plaee a few miles north of this city and wttl make a horse farm of t . Tbey take possession as soon as bar. vest is over. Mi. Harding and family w ill move to town and reside in their Third sti eet residence. At the council: meeting, Monday eve ning, tbe city win be asKea to contribute $100 toward the All-Benton school fair- There is every reasoi for hoping this re quest will be granted, as tbe whole affair is of an educational nature and of more than Ordinary im jortanee on that ac" onnt. We hope the city fathers will see tit to assist in the' interest' of education and consider what ' this ' means to tbe children. '' ' Mis Edytbe Holmes of Portland is te guest of Miss Essie Bell. ' Tomorrow the young ladies leave for a briif sojourn at Newport. ' ':,'"' ' August Hades haj a tray of plums, one of peaches and one of figs on display in his window, yesterday, that were as per fect and beautiful specimens of fruit as we have ever aeeD. All raised oa bis residence property in this city, too. i Our semiannual Clearance i f Out All Our Summer Goods and -' to U R P R ICES Will Make it Worth Your While to Buy Now. id Percent Disc't Percent Disc't Shirtwaists $1 oo Values. $ 70 1 25 Values...... 87 ' I 50 Values.. I 05 2 00 Values 1 40 2 50 Values.... Parasols j 75 . $t 50 Parasols........ 05 2 00 Parasols..". 140 3 00 Parasols 2 10 S. L. Regulator of Corvallis o TENTH AND MORRISON STREETS, PORTLAND, OREGON A. P. ARMSTRONG, II 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 ; easy, rapid, legible. Beautiful catalogue, business forms and penmanship free write today. References: any merchant, any bank, any newspaper in Portland. Our Prices Knock Out the CataSag Houss GRAND F. L. : For the next 30 days we will offer the entire stock of Dry Goods, Clothing Shoes, Etc. At prices never before offered in Corvallis. 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. CORVALLIS, The "Blow" Almost Killed Father. Get an Electric fail And keep i It is a well-known fact that flies are unable to withstand a steady breeze. ,' An Electric Fan quickly drives flics out of a room and keeps them out. A full line of Electric Cooking Uten sils. Wiring of all kinds done. Ask the man. .' :. j. ;'.!',;. WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. G. A. CLARK,Mgr. YOU READ Sale Prices? We are Closing on all Waal Dress Goods on all Summer Underwear Wash Goods 6c Wash Goods 4&c v 8Kc Wash Goods..... 5,'jC 10c Wash Goods.. 7jc ' 1 2; '4 c Wash Goods 8j4c r5c Wah Lroods lie ; i6c Wash Goods i ... . I2C 20c Wash Goods 14c 25c Wash Goods..... 18c Wash Goods ... 2yi 50C Wash Goods 37jc 60c Wash Goods........... 41c KLINE Low Prices Oregon AT ILLER'S miller 01M6L WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD. ITS SO OREGON. oft the Flies.