lOCAL AND PERSONAL
Miss Mamie Starr ia expected
home ia a day or two from a week 'a
visit at the farm home near Mon
roe. W. A. Jensen, private aeoretary
to Dr. W J. Kerr, has arrived from
California to eater upon his new
duties.
C. C. Parker of Portland, an old
time friend of W. P. Lafferty, has
been the guest of the latter several
days this week.
Ellis Redel of Salem came np
Tuesday to look after some plumb
ing work for T. M. Barr on the "new
college building.
Dr. James Withycooabe has gone
to Southern Oregon to participate
in the irrigation congress meeting
at Grants Pass.
Miss May Oviatt has returned to
her home in Corvallis, having con-f
eluded her term of school in one o
the rural district!!.
Miss Melissa Whitney of Eastern
Oregon has been visiting in Corval
lis this week with friends. She is
a former OAC student.
The morning subject at the First
Methodist church, Sunday, will be,
"A Fixed Purpose in Life;" evening
subject, "TVo Martyrs Which?" ,
Re. G. H. Gibbs has returned
from Idaho and will occupy his
pulpit in the M. E. church, South,
next Sunday morning and evening.
B. J. Thatcher and wife departed
Wednesday tor Junction City where
Mr. Thatcher will run the .prune
drier on the Ju Ige McFadden place.
M. L. Earnest and family came
out this week from their Lincoln
county ranch where they have spent
the summer. They will spend the
winter in Corvallis.
Hop picking in the W. W. and
Fred Ireland bop yards was to b
concluded yesterday. About 16
acres of fine bops, howeve.-, are to
be left on the vines on account of
mold.
Ambler & Watters have sold the
J. R. Harlan house and two lots in
Jobs addition to Jacob Nusbauin,
and have negotiated the sale of the
H. Borgen 120 acre fa m at Sum
mit to Charles Jobnson.
Episcopal church services Sunday
Sepi.. 15tb. 8 a. m.. Holy Euclar
ist; 10, Sunday School; 11, morn
1d service, sermon; 7:45 p. m.,
evening service,, sermon, etc. Seais
free. All welcome. J. W. Arm
strong, Rector.
Harry Beard, the well known
band leader, of Corvallis, who is
visiting here, went the reform school
this morning to be the guest of
friends. He vta formerly band
director at tho 6chool. Tuesday's
'Capital Journal.
Le Roy Gessner, a concert violin
ist, and pupil of the great Sevick,
who made Kubelik famous, was in
Corvallis a couple of days ago. It
is probable he will give a concert in
this city before long and that it will
be an artistic treat is assured.
Mrs. Martha Burnett arrived out
from Elk City, Wtwlnesday, where
she bad been camping with the
Hustons. Robert Huston sent out
a box of fish for the employe" of tl e
store, and those who were ''in" on
the deal declare the trout to hve
been extra fine.
OAC will have splendid space
and position at the State Fair tbis
year, and a carload of exhibits left
Corvallis, Wednesday, for Salem to
be arranged in time for the opening
of the fair on the 16tb. The ex
hibits sent are very creditable and
BDould make a fine display.
The marriage of John Raskins
and Miss Mary M. Neal is reported
to have occurred on the 7ih. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. J.
E. Ellison. The license was issued
at the Benton county clerk's office
and gives the aee of the groom as
S3 and the bride's as 15.
The Benton county exhibit room
at the court house was a sorry-looking
p'.ace, Wednesday. Everything
available and in fit condition bad
been taken away for the State Fair
nt Salem, and "nly dirt and disor
der remained, thus making an ex
tra job for the janitor,with which
he. wrestled courageously.
Misses FranceB and Lilly Gellat
ly and Essie and Florenc? Adams
cams in Wednesday from the Ire
land hop yard where they had been
picking bops and camping. Miss
Frances Gellatley left the same eve
ning for her parentb' home near
Philomath to remain until Monday.
The Y. M. -C. A. building at the
college is to be enclosed, at least,
before the winter ra'necjt in. There
has been a meeting o." the commit
tee, at which ti 9 matter of calling
in or collecting some of the pledges
was discussed, and material will at
once be ordered, ' o proceed with the
work. Whether more can be done
this fall than enclosing the building
is uncertain, but the work will go
on as Ions; as funds enougn can bd
raised to furnish material.
Born, Saturday, to Mr. and Mrs.
Tommy Flett, u son. . '
I. J. Cady has been transacting
business in Portland this week.)
"Jay" Cooper has just returned
from a vacation visit of ten days in
Seattle, Hoquiam and other points.
.Miss Dora Jackson leaves today
for Umatilla ooun-y where she is to
te ch during the coming school
year.
L. H. Hawley and family of
Bellefountain departed Tuesday for
the coast for a stay of indefinite
length. t
George Launsberry returned to
his 1 ome in Salem, Tuesday, after
a brief visit with Mr. and Mrs. M.
M. Long.
Miss Bessie Irwin, daughter of
Richard Irwin, expects to dtpart
for Salem, tomorrow, where she is
.3 enter the Sisters7 school.
Mrs. Ralston Cox and daughter
are io ret i to their home in Port
land, todav, after a visit with rela
tives int. he .-. Benton.
Mrs. John W.nn has arrived
from her h -e in San Francisco for
a visit at the home f her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ri ;y Hurlburt.
Claude Swann ha" just returned
from McMi mville where he we-
ten days ro Ij play bill and ass
in operating a stand during the big
carnival.
Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Moses went
to Eugene the first ot the week for
a visit with their son, Jeese Moses,
and family. They will be absent
a week.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Swann of
Crawfo (.Uville have been enjoying
a visit with their eon, W. C.
Swann, and family in this city for a
few days.
Dr. and Mrs. Fred Bowersox left
the first of the week for their home
al Ashland, after a visit with Mrs.
Arthui Bowersox and children in
the Oak Ridge reighborhood.
Mrs. M. Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Davis, L. A. Davis and family
and C. E. Snearer, of Pilot Moui.t,
Iowa, have arrived ia Corvallis to
locate. They came Saturday.
Lincoln Brown and family de
part I the first of tbis week for Los
Angeles, California, reside. Mr.
Brown is a prin??r and has been
employed at tbe Republican office
in this city.
The Stutz family arrived the first
of the week from Nebraska, to join
Mr. Stutz who came a short time
ago. They occupy the cottage just
south across the Btrcst from Wil
liam Moore's home.
Ruby, Loyal and Carroll Starr
came in from Bellefountain, Tues
day, where they have been visiting
relatives. Carroll Starr went on to
Portland the same day but the
others have been visiting here.
R;binson & Stevenson have nego
tiated the sale of the W. D. Hall
place on college hill to Rebecca A.
Haskell. There are three lots and
a house. Possession is to be given
at once. The consideration was
$1900.
dren and Miss Hazel Elgin expect
to leave tomorrow for San Luis
Obispo, California, to join Prof. Ed
wards and make their home. The
good flashes of many old friends
follow them to the new home.
Tte house and four lots of Mrs.
Emily Lumm have been sold to
Charles Haskell of Port Orchard.
The consideration was $2,500, pos
session to be given about the 2Cth.
The sale was made by Robinson &
Stevenson. Mrs. Lumm is to go
East to make her honid with a son.
News has been received that I
D. Grant, at one time a Corvallis
;esident, is dead. His dtath oc
curred t.t Rost-burg, where his
daughter, Mrs. Ir1 Osburn, resides,
and the remains were taken to Cal
ifornia for burial It happened two
or three weeks ago.
Miss Leona Ma'vin arrived home
Monday evening frcm Oxford, Iowa,
where she has spent the summer
visiting relatives. She was nccom
panied home by her aunt, Mrs. L.
F. Whitford and the latter's son,
William, who will remain in Coi
vallis for a three months' visit With
relatives.
Messrs Mason of Iowa, McCon
nell of Citlifomia and Riser of Puy J
allup, Wash., were Corvallis visit
o.s this week, all coming for the
purpose of having a look at ths far
famed Willamette Valley. While
all have returned home they were
unanimous in declaring this section j
of Oregm a delightful place.
O. J. Blaekldge returned Wed
nesday evening from a business
trip to Portland. " He has been
awarded the contract for furnishing
SO rooms at Waldo Hall, the girls'
new dormitory at OA C. The furn
iture is to be on the ground by the
24th and the building or such por
tion of it as is completed will be
I read? for occupancy at the opening
. n
oi couege.
Harry Lindgren has arrived from
Southern Oregon and is to enter
OAC for the coming year.
Miss Ethel Hollieter left Wed
nesday for a brief visit in Salem, en
route to Portland for a two months'
stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Handsaker of Eu
gene have besn guests this week of
their son, Rev. T. S. Handsaker,
and wife, in this city.
Mrs. C. E. Cummings and son
are expected home today from a vie t
with re'atives at Melrose, Southern
Oregon.
Arthur Berman is expected home
today from Estacadia, where he has
held a position ail summer in a
drug store. j-M
W. F. Proctor, residing near
Philomath, was taken to the asy
lum, Tuesday.. With his family he
came to Benton county from Idaho
about a year ago.
Avery Applewhite of last year's
class, OAC, nas been made overseer
of tbe college farm, vice W. J. Kent,
resigned. The latter has gone to
California to reside.
E. W. S. Pratt, Walter Locke
and J. H. Wheeler have returned
from Calgary, Canada, where thdy
purchaueu juintiy a half section of
Und, a0 a speculation.
Miss Dora Jackson was given a
farewell party at her home, Tues
day evening, as she leaves today
for Umatilla county to leach.
Quite a number of friends were
present and a very enjoyable eve
t ing was spent with conversation,
music and refreshments as feature?.
Mrs. Rusaeil nas arrived ' from
Oakland to take charge of the
Reading room, of which she is to be
matron. She is accompanied by a
son tad' gr d-daughter. Mrs.
Higdon, who has been matron tor
some time, is to leave at once for
Eugene, whe 'a she will visit rela
tives before departing for Long
Beach, Calif., to reside. She is a
lady of splendid character and
leaves many friends in Corvallis.
Mrs. M. B. Eetea and family ol San
Francisco, California, are guests at the
home of Mrs. Estes sister, Mrs. Gene
M. Simpson.
Wilkins & Bovee, Funeral Di
rectors and Embaluiers. Successors
to 8. N. VUlkius, Corvallis, Oregon,
Phone 45. 76t
Mrs. Rose Meers and baby wto have
spent two weeks with the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. N. White in
his city, are to leave the last of this
week for their home in Portland.
WANTED Cook at Heilig Hall,
either man or woman. 76-77
Many cottage owners at Newport who
bad rented their summer homes for the
early season are now arriving to take a
short Fall vacation. September weather,
preceded by a lignt rain late in August,
has brought an early ran of salmon into
the bay, and upper Willamette Valley
and Portland anglers are drifting by twos
and threes into Newport to have a few
days' salmon trolling. In addition to
the chase for silversides and chinook,
fisherman can now go on deep sea fish
ing trips over' the bar. A I tree and
Scarth's sloop. Ella May, has made daily
trips out orUhe ocean for the past week.
Go to Mother Howell's Candy
Kitchen fo- fresh, homemade can
dies. Back of Homing's store. 76-7
A Seattle dispatch of the 9th says: "That
the woman claiming to be Esther Mitch
ell of Holy Boiler notoriety, who was
arrestad by the police here last Thurs
day night, is an imposter has been shown
by the receipt of a message from the
superintendent of the asylum at Steila
coom, saying that Esther Mitchell is
still there. A woman by the name of
Esther Mitchell is wanted, by the author
ities at Tacoma, and it is thouight that
this woman may ba the one. She told a
plausible story and resembles very much
tbe one whose name she bears. The
police here were completely deceived for
a time. The woman has again disap
peared." SANITOL Talcum and bath
piwder at Graham & Wells. 75-82
A Tillamook cheese is on display in
Portland which weighs 356 pounds and
represents the product for one dav of
1 90 cows. It will be cut and sold at re
tail for Thanksgiving.
Just received a new stock of Edi
son records at Graham & Wells.
75-8
The pigeon exhibit at the State Fair
will be made s special feature of the 1997
show. The coops for the pigeons will be
found in the center of the building. Tbe
Portland Pigeon Club will be a chief
factor in tbis department. Tbe Homer
pigeon races to b9 started at the Fair
Grounds, and ended at Portland, which
will be contested dallv, are an attractive
feature to pigeon fanciers. Besides the
regular chicken breeds and the pigeons,
there will ba special classes for game
fowls, bantams, turkeys, geese, ducks
and pheasants. The Petalnma Incuba
tor Company and the Glendale Incubator
Company, two California concerns, have
applied for space. They propose to have
machines in operation in the poultry
building, demonstrating the artificial
raisin? of .the chicks in all its stages.
Portland artists are tobe congratulated
upon securing better photographs of
Secretary Taft than have ever been taken
before. None of his pictures in the East
ern papers compare with those printed
there, and pictures made in Portland
ill be used by the correspondents who
accompany.the Secretary from this time
forward! ' . . .
2000 Edison records to select from
at Graham oV Weils. 75-8
"The Manufacturers' Record," of Balt
imore, the leading industrial paper of the
South, devoted two pages to Portland
and the Northwest in a recent issue.
The 'Saturday Jiyening Pot" will dis
cuss the same subject in its issue of Sat
urday, September 21st.
The Oak Creek Lumber Com
pany has established a yard in Wil
Kintj' AdditioS, and has ou haui
for sale a complete stock of rough
and dressed lumber. Merle Moore
:'s in charge ot tne yard aud will, te
pleased to fill your bilie. 54tf
Mrs. E. S. Murray" Portland an
nounces the engagement of - her ' sun,
Leslie, to Miss Jennie M. &eiwick of
Brunswick Province, Canada. The
groom is a former Corvallis boy, a grad
uate of OAC in 1899, having since won a
scholarship of architecture at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, ' being admitted
to tbe advanced standing. After Bpend
iug a few months visiting at bis mother's
home in Portland, gM.r. Murray will re.
turn to Philadelphia to resume his worn
as architect and make his home.' He is
a very bright and gifted young man and
many old friends and college mates in
Corvallis extend good wishes and con
gratulations.
Fresh caudies, cigars and tobacco
at Ho cell's Caady Kitchen. 76-7
Miss Dorothea Nash, pianist, has spent
the summer in Germany and Italy. She
tcok up the Lescbititzky method with one
of his most eminent students and baa in-
coiporated it into her work. Miss Nash
will return to her work the firs; of Octo
ber. PortlauiT Journal. ,
SANITOL Tooth powder" and
paste at Graham & Wells. 75-82
Sam Warfield, who was in from Alsea
a few days ago, related a story ' of a big
yield of oats in tkat valley that, so far as
reported, takes the lead; On a certain
farm there Mr. Warfield states that on
three acres. of land 293 bushels of oats
were grown, which is certainly the heavi
est yield ever reported in Benton county,
at least durine recent years.
When in Albany see the 5, 10 and
15 cent counters atCbarles Knecht's
next doot to Hamilton's. 56tf
Sherman Chappell of Vancouver is
spending a week with bis parents in this
city. He is working in a drug store in
Vancouver and is doing well.
Prof. C. Larsen, formerly associated
with President Kerr of the Oregon Agri
cultural College" at the Utah institution,
is making an inspection of the dairy con
ditions in Oregon, says jthe Rural Spirit.
He will soon take up his new duties at
the South Dakota Agricultural College in
Brookings, but is studying the advan.
tages of dairying in Oregon previous to
assuming bis position.
SANITOL Graham & Wells
have received their full line of Shd
" ol preparations. 75-82
The Corvallis public school will open
Monday, Sept. 23, 1907. Pupils wishing
to take entrance examinations should
consult the principal before the opening
of school. Classes for pupita entering
for tbe first time will ba organized in
September and February. Pupils of
school age by Dec. 1st, should enter the
September class or remain out until Feb
ruary. As tne new series ot text books
will be used at tbe beginning of the term
all pupils should be on hand the first
morning to obtain the list of books re
quired for their respective classes. A. N.
Fulkerson, Principal.
"You don't seem to mind it here," re
marked Satan. "No," remarked the
new arrival, "this is rather a pleasant
relief. I made my sudden exit from the
world while trying to umpire a ball
game. Ex.
Melons, nuts, soda water, tablets
aud pencils, at the Candy Kitchen.
76-7
They had a lively time in a hop yard
near Salem, Tuesday, when one of t're
pickers became iusane. An Oregonian
dispatch says: "Frank Mitchell, a hop
picker, who lias been an inmate of insane
asylums of two or three states aud twice
before committed to the Oregon institu
tion, became suddenly insane in tbe
George Swegle hop. yard, a few milts
north, in this county, and plunged the
pickers into a mild state of terror for
several hours $,eaterday before he was
arrested by Sheriff Culver and Deputy
Minto late last night. He was commit"
ted to the asylum today. AUtuneu wore
the badge of and claimed to be a member
of the American Detective Association.
Early yesterday be began to ehox signs
of insanity and later developed violent
tendencies. Ha displayed an ugly-looking
razor and plunged the camp into a
state of terror until the officers arrived
and took him into custody. He did not
resist arrest.
Tiie frame work is about up for
Julian McFadden's new barn, just
webt of Abbott's feed stable. It is
to be a large and sightly structure
when completed?"
New
Arriviii&v
Daily At
S. L.
Established 1864 j "3
The People's Store Corvallis Or.
Our Prices Knock Out the Catalog House
A Em N U A I
F. L MILLER'S
For the next 30 days we will offer the entire stock of
Dry Goods. Ciothing
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.
Fm L.
CORVALLIS,
The "Blow"
Almost Killed Father.
Oct an Electric
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,
man.
Wiring of all
WILLAMETTE
Wanted: To purchase from the
breeders Cotswold or Lincoln
sheep. Call me on Independent
phone No. 561 or No. 284. Wm.
H. Savage, Corvallis, Oregon. 53tf
Fall
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KLINE
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SALE
WHEN YOU SEE IT
IN OUR AO. ITS SO
OREGON.
oft the Flies.
kinds done. Ask the
YALLEY CO.
G. A. Clark, Mgr.
Jersey Bull For Sale.
Descended from Grand Coin and Gold
en Glow ; imported cow testing 18 lbs.
butter fat, in 7 days, with first calf. Ad
dress, M. S. Woodcock, Corvallis, Ore
gon. 72t
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