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The Gazette
for Job Work.
TENTH AND MORRISON STREETS, PORTLAND, OREGON
A. P. ARMSTRONG, L! B., PRINCIPAL
Educates for success iu a short time and at small expense, and sends each stu
dent to a position as soon a3 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.
What Does it Mean?
BELT BUCKLES, BACK COMBS and
BRACELETS...AII Styles and Prices
PRATT, The Jeweler and Optician.
Chester Henkle and O. J. Blackledge have put in over
the latter's Furniture Store a new stock of Undertaking
Goods. Mr. Henkle 'has perfected himself in this line of
work at the establishment of J. P. Finley & Son of Port-
lane, and is prepared to do everything pertaining to this
business.
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fhe water is all squeezed out by hy
draulic pressure from preferred Stock
Squash and Pumpkin. No more scorching.
Preferred Stock Canned Goods
Faelad WberTr t&a ett Grown
Eastern grown Squash and Pumpkin are best, therefore
we have all Preferred Stock Squash and Pumpkin
canned in the East. When they have had a good frost
necessary to give finest flavor then the best of the crop
are gathered at oice into the cannery, carefully set aside
and put up for Preferred Stock. It comes out rich, and
just moist enough for best pies. Flavor is unsurpassed.
Bt sun it is PREFERRED STOCK at your Grocer's
ALUS 4 LEWIS. WkoUub Oram. FOBTLAITD. OXIOOH, U.S.A.
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YM I
It was a soiled slip of paper
King on the dtsk in the Corval
lis postoffice. It was, in tact, an
application for a money order,
spoiled in the making cut and
thrown aside to be rephced by a
better one, and on it was the
familiar address,' "Sears Roe
buck & Co."
A.n insignificant incident, you
siy? Truly; but a straw shows
which way the wind blows.
Trifling as may seem the matter
it yet meats much to Corvallis
in growth and prosperity, much
to the merchants who have cast
thir lot in our city and whose
trade is thus interfered with by the
mail order houses of the far Est.
It means, in short, that Cor
vallis and Benton county people,
some of them, send their money
away from home for goods that
they could and should buy of
their local merchants. They
can secure just as good articles at
just as reasonable prices, freight
rates counted, if they will buy in
the same quantities at home and
go to their merchants and make
their wants known.
It means that money is sent
awav and taken out of the com
munity forever that would, if
kept at home, add to the materi
al prosperity of the county and
help to build up home establish
ments that have a right to expect
patronage.
Many a person saves up cash
and sends Hast to mail order
houses for goods while their home
merchants wait on them fur
weeks, months and it may be
years tor the payment of bills
due him for goods he has sold
them in the past.
"Charity begins at home" and
in the case of mail order busi
ness should end at home, also.
Notes of Interest.
receive a provisional . title, re
deemable by-the piior owner
withiu three ytars, says an ex
change. : '
The new law abolishes the ad
vertising feature but provides
that when tax becomes delin
quent any one may pay the
amount due, with ic, per cent
penalty added, and receive a
certificate which entitles him to
possession in case the prior owner
failsto redeem the certificate with
interest before the end of three
years. It is the opinion of the
sheriffs of Oregon that the certifi
cate plan does not applv to the
1907 levy.
Weather conditions through
out the Northwest have been al
most perfect for the harvest of
all kinds of crops.
Oregon apples and pears have
brought record prices this fall.
Of the 400,000 leaflets printed
by the Portland Commerical
Club advertising the low rates to
Oregon, 351,000 had been put in
circulation up to noon Saturday
The Union Pacific, Northern
Pacific, Great Northern, Burling
ton, and Denver & Rio Grande
are running at least two daily
trains m sections to accomodate
the tremendous rush of colonists
to the Pacific Northwest, and Ore
gon isi gettiug her full share.
Every citizen of the state should
make an effort to bring some ac
quaintance, friend or relative
trom the Eist or Middle West to
locate permanently in Oregon.
Secretary Taft had many good
things to say' of this portion of
the United States before leaving
for the Orient.
You Take No Chances
When You Buy Groceries
At This Store
All our goods are guaranteed to
comply with the
Pure Food Law
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We have the best and nothing but
Wo Want Your Business
Modes Grocery
No Reports Received.
Almost a week' of the one
month of the open season for elk
has passed and not a sign of
slaughtered game has been re
ceived in Corvallis from any of
the numer us. Corvallis hunters
who are afield. It' is not feared
that any of the sports will be fin
ed for killing more than the num
ber allowed bv law.
As is generally known this is
the first year since 1902 that it
has been lawful to kill elk in the
state of Oregon, for at that time
the legislature passed , au act
which prohibited the shooting of
elk with in the borders ot the
state of Oregon and provided that
the act should hold good for five
years. It also provided that at
the end of five years it would be
permissable to kill one elk be
tween the 15th of September and
the 15th ot October. Any hunt
er who shall kill more- than one
elk is liable to a fine of trom $100
to S5000, and strict watch is to be
kept by the rame warden station
ed in" various portions of the
state. 4 ' .
During the time that the ani
mals have been protected from
slaughter they are said to have
increased in number to a wonder
ful extent and by limiting each
hunter to one animal during the
open season it is believed that
they will not be thinned out to
any great extent.
Philomath Snapshots.
A Fishing Story.
Girls Read This.
Do not forget that brains count
in the kitchen more than :n any
other part of the house. T fa
kitchen causes more trouble in
this country than the parlor.
Cooking is drudgery to most
women because they do not
nnderstaad it. It is difficult for
any one to do unfamiliar work.
I should like to make a plea to
the mothers of America that
each girl, as soon as she reaches
the age of 12, have added . to her
studies a thorough course in do
mestic science and household
arts, that she may escape the sad
lessons from the school ef ex
perience through ' which her
motaer may have passed.
Printers Get "Whacked.
The new law providing for the
sale of property for delinquent
taxes differs in many important
particulars from the old law. .
Under the old law delinquent
taxes had to be advertised before
becoming a lien on property, and
at delinquent sale anyone was
allowed to pay the taxes and
(It may be that this fishing
story can be outdone by some
Corvallis angler, and if anyone
has an untold yarn of his season's
experiences to offset this, we
would like to hear rrom him.)
I've often spun a Gshiu' yarn which
wasn't ewa'lered down
By any of the other chaps who loaf
around the town ;
They aller? seem to doubt my word,
when I'm known ev'rywhere,
In tellin' of the fish I've Ketched, as ba
in' fair and equate.
Now I'll admit some tales I've told have
seemed a little strop g.
An' folks have sometimes thought per
haps the w tight san' measures
wrong,
But I have got a story here that's abso
lutely true,
An' I could prove it if I had the fish to
show to ou.
One day I went 'way np the crick to
reach the other side,
A n' where I stopped to git acrost warn' t
more than eight feet wide;
T here wan.'t no bridge or boat in sight,
bat bv an' by I found
A log which went from shore to shore.
nigh thirty inches 'round.
I took my pole to balance with an' step
ped npon the thing
An' got about half way acrost when
scmetbin' slipped, byjingl
That I og went oat from onder me an' I
went-iu the crick
Ai neat as anything alive, an' forty
times as quick.
Ao' ntw the strangest part of all that
log got fre, an' cay.
It jumped from out the crick a yard an'
thro -tU the mud and spray
11! ovsr he.au' ev'rywhere, an' with
Uliiihly snerp
It slotted I fcfi a liglitnin' belt down
where the crick was de-p.
That log n jut a pickerel who'd tried
to tnru urom-d, r
An' as the cri. k an.'i wide enough he'd
gone an run aground.
Now, aa I eai-l; i yarn is true, an' I
conl't prove it, too.
If only I had ketched that fish an
brought htm home to you. Ex.
The autumnal equinox is near
and the native weather prophet is
in his element. The shower
of the past tew days may do dam
age to prunes and bops that are
yet gathered.
The exodus of the past few; weeks
is changing its course and our
harvesters are returning home.
The local yards and orchards
will be completed within a week
or so.
Mr. and Mrs. I. O. Circle and
child of Eugene arrived last Sat
urday and are at the home of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leeper.
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Mrs. Chas. Davis and son
Maurice, visited with her mother
and sister in Corvallis several
days last week returning on Fri
day's train.
George Sgott arrived by private
conveyance trom Plamview last
Saturday and visited at the home
of A. W. Pugsley until Monday.
Mr. Scott was a resident of Philo
math for a number of years. He
practiced dentistry while here
and was afterwards in a mercan
tile business, first in the firm of
Scott and Vanblaricom and after
words Scott and Pugsley. This
partnership was dissolved about a
year ago when Mr. Scott went to
Plaiuview where he is now en
gaged in a retail mercantile
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Davis are
reported as being quite ill at their
home in Philomath. How seri
ous has not been reported.
Miss Georgia Hartless ot Cor
vallis visited at the home of her
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Eldridge Hartless last week ar
riving Friday and returning to
Corvallis on the excursion train
from the west last ' Sunday even
ing. Miss Harness expects to
return to eastern Oregon next
Monday to resume her school
work in Haiey county. She
will engage in teaching near Van
for the next school year.
Quarterjy meeting services
were held at the beautiful new
Radical United Bre'hern edifice
for the first time last Sunday.
Rev. Landy, the Presiding Elder
conducted the services at n a.
m. After a basket dinner, was
served in the grove in the beauti
ful church yard services were
agaia conducted at 3 p. m. Rev.
Ivandy addressed the congrega
tion agaiu in the, evening.
carrier in Portland, is visiting at
iteme at ptesent.
Oscar Weed, a former student
of this place, visited friends hers
last week. He will teach school
in Washington county the ensu
ing school yeai.
Born, to Rev. and Mrs. J. H.
Merryman, ' formerly of thi
place, but now of Salem, on
Monday, Sept., 16, a daughter.
. Rev. and Mrs. Merle Staines
of Gravel Ford arrived here last
week. . Mr. Staines expects to
enter Philomath college for the
school year.
. S. W. Gibbons, at the meat
market received three salmon
weighing one hundedfive pounds
last week. They were immense.
Mr. and Mrs. Octave Voget
have moved into their new resi
dence in the east end ot Phiio-
math. Mr. Voget is prepared to
do draying of all kinds in our
little burg and should be en
couraged by the people.
The parents of Mrs. Bogle and
Mrs. Wilson returned to their
home in Washington last week
after a month's visit with their
daughters.
- Mrs. Alice Pugsley visited at
the home of her sister-in-law
Mrs. Chester Todd at Beaver
Creek from Saturday until Mon
day. Her younger son is quite
ill since her return home.
Rey. and Mrs. Walter Rey
nolds were summoned to King
ston last Sunday ou the death of
the maternal grandmother of
Mrs. Reynolds. They took the
returning exursion last Lunday
evening for Kiugston to attend
the funeral. They expect to re
turn about the middle of the
week.
Miss Eila E. Perrin of the N.
E. conservatory of music at
Boston. Mass. has been elected
as musical instructor at the PhilO'
math college.
Prof. O. V. White of the
Philomath college has been elect
ed as principal of the Philomath
school. Bookkeeping will be
added to the course of study in
the ninth grade work.
Cbas. Newtb, who recently
arrived from Washington and
whom we reported as being
threatened with a serious illness
in our notes of last week is very
ill with tvpboid fever at the
home of his father, Dr. C. H.
Newtb. His sister, Miss Minnie,
arrived from Portland last Mon
day to assist in nnrsing him and
will not return until he has re
covered. Bey Rickatd has rented bis
farm west ot Philomath to his
brother, Rpy, and is moving
with his family into property
recently purchased in Corvallis.
His mother, Mrs.' Laura Rick
ard has been visiting at bis home
for. several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Evilsizer
and little son, three years old
have been visiting at the homes
of Thos. Mason and ,C. H. Crab
t.ee several days. Mrs. Evilsizer is
a sister of Mrs. Mason and Mrs.
Crabtree. They came West from
Oklahoma with the intention ot
locating permanently. MrEvil- -sizer
went to Washington last
Saturday prospecting the lay of
the land.
Mrs. Effie Mackey of Portland
has been visiting her parents,
sister, brother and little daughter
Beryl for several weeks. She ex
pects to return to Portland next
Saturday.
- W. P. Morris has purchased
the Henry Ambler property on
Main street.
T. It. Crail and son purchased
32 acres ot timberland situated
near Be vet Creek of Judson
Weed. These deals were made
by Caldwell & Co.
Mr?. John McGee and children
were called to Corvallis last Sat
urday to attend the funeral ot
little Mary, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Win. McGee who died at
that place last Fridry. Mr. John
McGee came rrom summit ana
accomoained his family but was.
csrupelled co return to Summitt
00 the Sunday morning excur
sion train. . The funeral occurred
at the Catholic cemetery at 2:3a,
p. m.
Mr. Wm. McGee accompainecT
Mrs. John McGee and children to
Philomath Monday afternoon.
Roy McGee who has been
wot king with tbeWyatt Brothers
bav press was called home to at
ten'l the funeral ot bis cousin at
Corvl'ic.
C. L. Wood of Woods Creelc "
visited with G. W. Wyatt last
Sunday and Monday.
If our local nimrods were as
true marksman as they are num
erous not an elk would be left in
old Benton and surrounding hills
after the 15th.
Scott and Glenn Gibbons,
Eddie Merrick, Ben Newton and
Robert Smith ascended Mt
Chintimini last Saturday and re
turned to the burg cn Sunday.'
They succeeded in getting wet.
Mr. Devitt of Woods Creek in
jured his foot quite severely last
week and it might have proven
serous. Fortunately he has almost '
recovered. j
Roy Scott returned from a
hop-yard near Independence last
M. Watkins, who is a mail! Monday.