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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1907)
tOCAl AND PERSONAL Mies Pearl Kearns of Grants Pass is the guest of Miss Mabel Fartcer. J.H. Ulauncn-of Alsea was a Corvallis business visitor the last of the week. R. J. Nichols was called to Salem the last of the week by the critical illness of his father. It is reported that about 30 stu dents will en i OAC this year from Prof. Coote has spent .the past few days at the coast. - John Starns of Albany was a visitor in Corvallis, Saturday. Zach Taylor went to Alsea, Tnursday, for a few days outing. Mrs. A. E. Wilkins has been confined to her home the past week with illness. Miss Orah Conn came over from Albany, Saturday, for a vi6it with friends. Mrs. Emma Williams of Philo- Bellefountain r.nd vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hout have math waa the Bue8t over Sunday of cone to Newport for their vacatian. Mrs. T. K. Fawcett. W. P. Lafferty left yesterday for Chicago on business. He will be gone indefinitely. Attorney W. E.Yates of Vac- couver, wash., spent Sunday with Corvallis relatives. Miss Edythe Keady is the new clerk at Starr's candy store. She began work yesterday morning.. Mrs. Jessie Spencer came home Fridav from Portland where the has boon taking ticUment. . She is Tbey left Sunday. Prof. E. R. Lake has been in ba- lem the past week looking After the OAC exhibit at the fair. M Mrs. Bert Hollister returned to her home in Portlund, Friday, after a week's visit with relatives in this city. Harry Belknap went to Salem, Friday, to assist in placing the OAC exhibits in pjsitioa at toe state fair. " Mack Burkhead was the guest of improved in health Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Long, between I Prof. James Dryden returned the trains, V riday, en route from .New- last of the week from a two reeka port to Portland. 1 absnnrs in Southern Oregon and Ruby and Loy all Starr returned Calif Jla to ineir i ome in rortiand, Friday, W. U. Metoait and iamuv ex after visit with Corvallis and Ben-1 pected to go to Wells, yesterday, to ton relatives. I pick hops fori he remainder of the Bey Rickard has purchased the 8eMOn Ed Andrews home on Fifth street Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Kellv have and is to move to '.awn and occupy I gone to North Yamhill for a visit with their daughter. Mrs. Sam Wickerheiser, Mrs. Maui Hendricks, a grand daughter of Mr; and Mrs. S. H. Horton of this city, died at Lake Creek, yesterday morning. Mr. Horton r nd wife left at once for Junction City where the remains will be brought for shipment to Walla Walla. Deceased was aged about 23 years. , t Miss Lillie Glass died Sunday flight at 10:35 at the home of her self and brother near this city. She suffered a stroke of paralysis Fri day from wbich she never regain' her mental faculties. M: s Glass was aged 47 years and was an estimable lady. The funeral arrangements had not been made ud to noon yes ter'd y, pending cer .in conimuni- r -tioQS from Eastern Oregon rela tives. the property this week Mrs. L. F. Burkhead of Mon mouth has been the guest for seve ral days of her daughter, Mrs. M. M. Long, in this city. Mrs. Effie E. Smith has arrived from Eastern Oregon and moved the last of the week into the Bengen house on college hill. Miss Bertha Coon of Bollefoun- tain was in Corvallis, . Friiav, en route to near The Dalles where she is to teach, ths coming year Miss Pearl Hammer of Bellefoun tain left for Huntington, Wash Mrs. Rose Meers left Friday for her home in Portland, after a month's visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. N. White. Mrs. G. G. Knapp and daughter. Miss. Pearl, have returned from near rnilomatn where they bad been spending some time with Mrs. L. M. Ray. 1 H. M. Parks of Grundy Centre, Iowa, is to arrive in time for the opening of OAC. He is the newly appointed professor of mining en- the last of the week to 'pe,d th' g"eer ng at the college. Born, Saturday morning, to Mr and Mrs. will Morning or near Philomath, a daughter. The con- ei u atione of many mends in Corvallis are extended the proud parents. J. M. Nolan & Son have just in stalled in their big, bury store a new National, nine-drawer cash rejister of the It it desig". It is operated by electricity and is one of the first of l. a kind in use. Mrs. Riohard fTijer ard little daughter Lave been guests for sev eral days cf Rev. and Mr.;. P. S. Knight m SV-sriQ. Sunday, Mr. Kiger went to Sa em to join them and "take in" the fair this week. Art Hope and wife moved last nrooV tn Vgnninit t a t.hT 00 tn Kenneth Ccoper of Califor- u v ; n ?. it nia, fo-merly Miss Louise Cooper, of brakeman, having L;en transferred !C,tJ' 18 V18,tlD,g her unt. M58- fromt'e iunbt.ween Albany and . rt. rarra, ana ner sister, mies ru n: v, t.nm a ik.- tn Yaqulna. winter and attend schopV" Charley Heckart has begun the rection of ano ber r 'dence on nis lots in the weste n part of town. It - is to be for rental purposes. Mies Georgia Hartless is to leave the first of t'is week to btin a term of school in Harney county, near where she taught last year. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Irvine and fon Ward, and Lloyd Farmer went to Elk City, Fridav, for a brief va cation. They returned Sunday night. T. T. Vincent and family mved Friday lnlo ti n Al Bethe a house. Mr. Bethern and family moved i ito a cottage that they have recently had erected. Mrs. Sixty thousand boxes of 1907 apples from the orchards of the Grande Bonde fruit section of Eastern Oregon have been contracted for by a Kansas City firm at $1.40 per box. The principal varieties are the Ben Dayia and the Gano. There will be about 110 carloads and the sale will bring into that section, about $100, 000. Five carloads of pears grown there have also been sold at an average price of $1.30 per box. The filling of this large order for apples will begin at once. Pa cific Homestead." FOR SALE A good milch cow for $25 at Frank McGee's ranch. 77-8 A prominent Montana newspaper man was mailing the round of tha insane asy lum of that state in an official capacity of an inspector. One of the inmates mistook him for a recent arrival. "What made you go crazy?" "I was trying to make money out. of the newspaper busi ness," replied the editor, to humor the demented one. "Bats, jou're not crazy .; you're just a plain dara fool," was the lunatic's comment. Wilkins & Bov 9, Funeral Di rectors and Embaliners. Succesfors to S. N. Wilkins, Corvallis, Oregon, Phone 45. ' 76tf W. D. DeVarney, manager of the Home Telephone company's office in this city, has given up the position to take another position with the company. C. M. McNeill of Portland has been as. signed to the management of the local outre in place of Mr. DeVarney Albanr Herald. ; Students are flocking in to Corvallis, looking for places to room and secure board. Falls Oity sent two representa tives, Friday, Means Dodd and Harring ton, who will enter, OAC this month. Another joung man named Anderson happened to gst hold of aa old catalogue and observing that college would open for matriculation next Monday he hast ened from McMiunville, where he was employed, to Corvallis, Friday, -to be in on the ground floor when school opened. He was soon informed that college did not begin untd October 1st. tHis home is at Tillamook. - I . 9imn .l jf at Graham & Wells. 75-8 Inquiry the last of the week elicited the fact that every room in Cauthorn Hall has been engaged fur the coming school year. It accommodates from 75 to 80 students. This is a slight sign of what may be expected later on. The Oak Creek Lumber Com pany has established a yrd in Wil- Kina Addition, and has on hano 'or sale a complete stock of rough and dressed lumber. Merle Moore is in charge of the yard and will be pleased to Hit your bills. 54tf The J. A, Branson 10-acie tract of land west, of Corvallis, lormerly a part of the Cressy place, was sold Thursday by Rob inson & btevensoa to Miss Helen V. Crawford, and Friday the same firm sold to Miss Anna Deuman the 5-acre tract of A. L.j Stevenson, also located westoi taw a; - - . n. Our Prices Knock Out the Catalog House GRAfir ' ANNUAL S ik L IE T.-1 . . r uust vuuper, W. H. Hammersley came out from Alsea, Thursday, and return ed Friday with hie family. Mem bers of the family had been picking hops at Ireland s. The registers for the A. J. John son brick arnv 1 F ic'ay. If any' one imnKs the ar u ea had a "snap" unloading them, that person should have been present. C. V. JcY. .n will move from Ai "a in v v- y near fuUi to! - come lnte.eui- -1 in a clothing sto.e atCorvallis. Mr. Johneon 1: 3 been pr&. cter at Airl'e . id t.''o conducted the business cf the Mil ler, Alcorn Merckntile Company. Enterprise. A telephone mecsage received frc n John Kiger id Dr. E. H. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ambler left Taylor, Saturday, t ated C :i they Satuiday for England to reside. They are followed by the good wishes of all Corvallis rnJ Benton county, and their going is widely regretted D. B. Farley of Junction City was a Corvftlli8 business visitor, Friday. Mr. ffley stated that so far as he knew ho; in his locality are very good find none have been left unpicked. George and Col'.ie Csthey were passengers for Portland, i- riday, where they will enU.- madical collrge. They , will 1 9 missed in Corvallis : jciai circles where botk are popular as well as being favor ite vocalists. ' Mrs. Sarah Stewart went to Portland, Saturday, to reo-a'n a week, at the end of which tioae she v-ill bring home her daughter, Miss Noma, who is under a physician's care in that city, providing ths lat ter is able to travel. Picking was completed in t-' Taylor bop yard 'inursday evenir, and Corvallis families who. 1 d been employed the j ' came home Friday. The season has been very short hereabovts, which will be a hardship in many a household. A Salvation Army man was a visitor in Corvaliis the last of the week. The appearanoe of the "ar my," in years gone by, was a, night ly affair on M;n street in Corval lis, but like many other things it has passed on, and the occasional visit of an "officer" in this oily is now Lomething of a novelty. would use o tne all tun t in the Yachaats country, Jay, l set of elk. The women folks were to be left in camp at Lobstsr. Mrs. L Froman died last night at fer hu. ue on the old Froman d--nation ' y& caim near Albr '.y at the a e i.T 72 years. The decfci. id it .9 one of Linn county's pioneer ri--- 'ente, hv'-:g r ime to this state ti 1851 with her husband from the middle Western states. D. L. V. Flint was taken very ill Sa lay and for a time grav fears wee en .aiu .1 concerning him. Dr. Altman, ..: old .friend, a .d Dr. Flint s puy,. . a. was'jim moned from Salem, .iving on Ihe night trs'n, and ant a nigh 'h work with the p '- t the latter was somewhat imp ed jt te. day. Albert Wilson is to ope- i ths Dixon dairy ranch , herf r, Mr. Dixon having .iven pv-. ' S : -urday r'"ght. Tber.-w dairyman is too well and favorably known to red an iotrodu- "on to the Corval- s pul'-.e, and he will co doutu en joy the liberal patronage which he deserves. v J. W. Buster returned to his home in Alsea the last of the v He is building an ideal cou y home for himself rnd family over in tb t fertile little arden erjoi of the valley. He b-s m uataii. I. iied to the house from a rear-by spring, is putting in tiling and otherwise making conditions what they might be in many a country home and what they should be whenever a man h:3 the means to provide such things. WANTED Cook at Heilig Hall, eKber man or woman. 76-77 Benton county is to have a new saw mill in operation within .90 days. It is to be situated about three miles west of Bellefountain and the man behind the project is Mr. Leabo, wbo has been in the business in Linn county. He has purchased the right to cut timber on the Pern Starr and Walter Poole lands, pay ing 73 cents per thousand feet, stumpage. The machinery for the plant is now i Bellsloun'ain, and a 3o horse power en gine ia to be used for powsr. Go to Mother Powell's Candy Kitchen for fresh, L jemade can dies. Back of Hornips's store. 76-7 A word to you sonny you little twelve or thirteen-year-old boy who are smoking cigarettes on the sly. What do you want to be when you grow- up-a stalwart, healthy, vigorous, broad-shouldered man or a little, puny, measly, no 'count weak minded dude? If you want to be a man. strong like a man, with hair on your face, brains in your head and muscles is your limbs, you just let those cigarettes alone. It you want to be a thing, pitied by your folks, despised by the girls, and held in contempt by the fellows, keep right on smoking and end your days in the insane asylum. Kx. SANITOL Talcum and bath powder at Graham & Wells. 75-82 We heard on the street the pther day of a man who claimed he was too poor to take his home paper, but all the s.ame he read a notice in one of our country pa pers, telling how to prevent a horse from slobbering, and sent $1.50 for receipt. When the $1.50 worth of information came it said : "Teach your horse how to spit.' Ex. L. L. Hopfield had a "ride for life." coming over the mountains to North Yamhill from Tillamook. The road wss very slippery from the down-pouriDg ruin and just after they started down tke mountain the brake broke and there .t ; nothing left for the driver but to keep the horses in the road and out of the way of the stage, says the Kews Reporter. Several spokes in one of the front wheels were broken and a piece of the seat was torn away by a tree; but down, down they went for 3000 feet landing finally at ue bottom of the hill, with no bones broken but badly scared and shaken up. Just received a new stock of Edi son records at Graham & Weils. .. ' 75-8 . A black, heavf smoke off ia the direc tion of Kings Valley attracted the atten tion of Coryallisites a week ago Sunday, but not until a few days ago was it learn ed that ia burning slashings several farmers of that locality set a fire that soon spread beyoBd control, resulting in a loss ot 10 miles of fences, several head of sheep and cattle, a quantity of saw logs and other effects, amouating in all to $2,500. The woodwork in the library at OAC has been repainted. Sam Kerr was the artist. Fresh' candies, cigars and tobacco at Hoeli!e Caady Kitchen. 76-7 Two hundred and 84 hunters' licenses had been issued in Benton county this season up to Friday evening, as against 201 issued up to the same date last year. The fruit drier in Jobs addition is run ning day and night now, curing the prunes from the orchard of A, J. and B. vV. JoiiBson, who, with A. E. Morgan, are the owners. SANITOL Tooth powder a jd paste at Graham & Wells. 75-82 Arthur Keady has leased the new resi dence that Orville Conner has just built in the western ps.rt of town and is to c cupy it as soon as it is completed. The dwelling will be provided with electric lights, mountain water and othei con veniences. joe Howard is expected to arrive in a couple of weeks from Eastern Oregon to re-enter OAC. His mother, Mrs. J. W. Howard, is not to come nntil several weeks later. ' When in Albany eee the 5, 10 and 15 cent counters' ft Charles Knecbt's next door to Hamilton's. 56tf Do you want to do soma one a kind ness? Are you trying to follow the Golden Rule? Then, if you know an item of news some one visiting at your or your friend's home, some one enter taining, some one ill, some one gone away or coming home telephone it to the newspaper office and help out the re porter. You may want the latter to write something kind about you when you die and it is a wise thing to be "lore sighted." : Let us hear from yen by 'phone, letter or in person. We will ap preciate your kindness, even if we die first, and you will enjay your paper more if you see your item in its columns. SANITOL Graham & Wells have r ""ed lhe;" full lJae of San ftol preparations. 75-82 Third Officer Hawes of the lost steam, r Columbia is in Portland and is to bring suit against several laige news papers and a number of the survivors of the wreck, wbo accused him of inhuman ity and brutality in handling the ship wrecked passengers who had sought refuge in the life boat in bis command. Some of these suits will befor as large an amount as $100,000 and others will be for 50,000 and $75,000 each. It is un derstood that some of the leading San Francisco papers will be made defend- ents in the large suits. For a time Hawes wbb insane from worry over the abuse heaped upon him, but has recover ed. He will seek to secure affidavits from some of the survivors who defended him at the time, among wtom was May- belle Watson, the 16-year-old heroine. Melons.' nuts, soda, water, tablets and pencils, at the Caa4 Kitchen. 76-7 Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Weatherford went to Albany,' Saturday, and from there they will go to Siletz in Lincoln county where they will reside in the future for a year or so at least on Mr. Weatberford's homestead. Their many friends herea bouts regret to see them depart and hope tbey will return as soon as possible as they wU be greatly missed. Mr. Weath erford will be here part of the time to direct operations on his farm east ef this city. Harrisburg Bulletin. Louis Bennett, graduate of the OAC, is in Ashland in the interest of the experi ment station at Corvallis. He will re port npon acreage, soil, sprays, etc. Ashland Tidings. Mr,' and Mrs. C. B. Starr of Monroe have been Corvallis visitors since ' the last of the week. John H. Starr is operating the McEl roy prune drier at Monroe through the busy season. He ia accompanied by his wife and sou. ' Mrs. Clara Ritchie of Portland, who has been visiting relatives at Bellefoun tain, will be the guest of Corvallis rela fives this week. AT F. L. ILLER'S For the next 33 days we will offer the entire stock of f - - Dry Goods, Clothing v Shoes, Etc. Af prices never before offered in Corvallis. This is an opportunity to buy first-class merchandise at a bargain. We onl? ask you to call and compare our-prices with others' before buying elsewhere. . CORVALLIS, WHEN T0U SEE IT in ouaAfl.irsso - OREGON. The "Blow" Almost Killed Father. Get an Electric Tan And keep oftthe Flies. It is a well-known fact tliat flies are unable to withstand a steady breeze. An Electric Fan quickly drives flies out of a room and keepsathem out. A full line of Electric Cooking Uten sils. Wiring of all kinds done. Ask the man. WILLAMETTE VALLEY OO. G. A. Clark, Mgr. Aa act of kindn' n worthy of note happened out at the Taylor hop yard. It will be remembered that Willie Bristlin, aged about 15, had his leg broken about a week ago while coming to town. He had been picking hops at Taylor's, and the foreman of the yard, D. E. McAdam, thoughtfully decided to Bee what he could do to assist the little fellow who bad been so unfortunate at a time when he was earning wages for himself. Mr. McAdam started a subscription piper among the pickers at the yard and $35 in cash and hop checks was soon subscrib ed. This will be a great help to the boy in paying the expenses of his accident. Both Mr. McAdam and all wbo donated are to be praised for their kindness to a fellow creature in trouble". The oJScers have been unable to dis cover the mnioerer ot airs, i&eoecca Moore near Buena Vista. Mr. Moore bas offered through the officers a reward ot $1,000" leading to the conviction tl tbe perpetrator of the deed. Every possible effort is being put forth to apprehend the guilty party but as yet no certain clew or evidence has been obtained. Professor Lake, of the State Aizricul-, taral College, and County Frnit Inspect or French, of Benton cour.iy, have been doing some of the tallest metaphorical swearing, ii not actual stunts in silent profanity, over the non-arrival of two carloads of exhibits that ,are tied up in tbe Alhanv yards. These cars weie rHiiy to (. o out of the yards at Corvallis, Wnduesday, at Loon, but today bad not g .ne out oi Albany. One carload carries the college exhibit, wbich is to be ex-. ceptionally fine this year, and the other car carries the Benton county fruit dis play. The fruit exhibit was largely made up of tbe school fair display, and both carloads are to be attractions at tbe great est state fair. Prof. J. V. Bndweil af tbe OKC department of zoolotry is here to at. tach some labels and is also on the anx ious seat about the delayed cars. Fri day's Capital Journal. ' Mary Ellen McGee dier1 ft the Stroud home in this city, baturday, aged nx years, four months and nine days. Ths funeral occurred at the residence. Bun- day at 2:30, and interment was in the Catholic' cemetery.- The bereaved ones have the sympathy of the commuaity in their sorrow. The child's home was in Kings .Valley . ,.-.. - Miss Hopeton Veal left Saturday for her home in Portland, after a visit of a couple of weeks ' with Miss ' Verna Mat thews in this eity. ' The State Fair at Salem began yester day and many Corvallisites will visit the capital city during this week. Every thing has been improved at the fair grounds and the "show" .is season promises to bt iga an.' ' dttj." than ever. LETTER LIST. Tbe following ' .-s remain uncalled for in ' Co;,. "Ms TOstotSce, fj. .he week ending Sept. 7G 1907: A Atwood, A G L Colvig, Mrs. TV. E E Jt 1: -m. " , Julia Jacki jn, V? R Eice (2), Frank McDonald. Mrs. Myers Smith, Miss Alma Stuver, Eligar Wbar. ton, E E Yose. B. W. Johnson, P M I We Invite Vour inspection Stock of of our Ladies' and Misses' .Coats Wool Dress Goods, Cotton Wash Dress Fabrics Our Slock is Com plete in Every Detail at Right Prices. ilenkle & Davis Jersey Bull For Sale. Descended from Grand Coin and Gold en Glow; imported cow testing 18 lbs, bntter fat, in 7 days, with first calf. Ad dress, M. 5. Woodcock, Corvallis, Ore gon. 7-t Wanted: To purchase from the. breeders Cotswold or Lincoln sheep. ' Call me on Independent phone No. 561 or No. 284. Wno. H. Savage, Corvallis, Oregon. 53tf