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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1907)
LOCAL AND PERSONAL Messrs Pinkerton and Mellin visited the fair, Thursday. Rev. J. R. N. Bell wai a Salem Yisitor the laat of tne week. Miss Thia Johnson lias returned from a tea days' visit to Portland and Salem. Mrs. E. Allen and Miss Edna re turned the laat of the week from a visit to the fair. Miss Myrtle Burnap went to Portland, Saturday, for a few day' visit with friends. J. R. Smith and family returned the last of the week from a several days' visit to the fair. ' Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kiger re turned home Sunday evening from a week's visit in Salem. Prof. Sheak of Philomath passed through Corvallis the last of the week, en route to Salem. Mrs. Ichn Rickard was among those from this city who visitl the Salem fair the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Ireland and Miss Bessie returned Saturday eve ning from a tw o days' visit to the state fair. Punderson Avery returned Fri day evening from the fair, which be Btates was the best he has ever Been in Salem. Mrs. E. J. Garrow left Saturday for her home in Portland, after a week's visit with her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Metzger. Several monuments were shipped in from Salem the last of the week. They go to the Newton, Locke and I. 0. O. F. cemeteries. Dr. W. J. Kerr returned Satur day from Salem, where he deliver ed an addreBS Friday evening be fore a horticultural society. In the recent state teachers' ex amination at Salem, Miss Maude Mattl?v of this city was one of 13 teachers who received life diplomas. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Bullis return ed -Fri Jay from the hop yards at Independence wher6 they had been employed during the picking teu ton. Henry Cyrus, who has been suf fering for many weeks with cancer of the stomach, is now confined to bis bed and is gradually growing weaker. Mrs. Higdon went to Eugene, Saturday, for a brief visit with her brother, W. O. Heckart, and wife. Tuesday Bhe goes to Long Beach, California, to reside. William Foutsand family moved Friday from the farm on Kiger's island, where they have spent the Bummer, to the McHenry Vouse hear the Schoels home. Mrs. Prudence Chipman, who was injured in a runaway accident at the F. L. Miller ranch, is im proving. Her friends are glad to near such favorable news. Theo. Wellsher and family, of CorvalHs, who hav been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kleppin, of this city, have gone to Portland for a short visit. Saturday's Capital Journal. Miss Tadlock and sister are mov ing into the house ocoupied by T. K. Fawcett and family. They have purchased the property. Miss Kate Tadlock is one of the new teachers in the public school. Norton Adams ' yesterday moved the residence he occupies from i' -old position to the two lota on the north, and will bui'd onto it. The plan is for quite a commodious, sightly structure, when completed. Dr. E. H. Taylor and vifeaod John Kiger and wife reached home Sunday night from their elk hunt in the Lobster country. They met with a case of "I-told-you-so" luck, and the elk mill roam at will in the wilds of Lobster valley. Mr. and Mrs. R, H. Huston and (laujibte, Helen, came out fnm Elk City, Friday, jvhere they had spt'nt a couple of week. They re port greet sport in fishing and numerous frieiids in Corvallia can attest to the quality of some of RoUrt's "catches." George Armstrong was awarded second priz, $10 cash, at the stele fair for best display five boxes of apples, not less than three varieties. Mr. Armstrong grows fine fruit and bis example might be followed profitably by many other Benton farmers. Earl Heckart was given a fare well party at tbe home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles' Heckart, Saturday evening. The guests included the members ff Earl's ninth- gre.de graduating class at the public school and a few others, and a delightful time was had by all. Games and refreshments were features. Earl left yesterday for Dallas where be enters college on hia scholarship won in the Portland Journal's edu cational contest. Examination! begin at OAC,-fri- day. . ' .. " County Clerk Vincent was a Sa lem visitor from Thursday until Saturday. Up to Saturday, afternoon 302 hunters' licenses bad been issued in Benton county. The trial of Glassford versus Hubler, which was to have taken place Thursday, was postponed un til yesterday. See the prettiest of pretty girls, and tbe Famous Dancing Broilers at tbe opera house, Wednesday night, Sept. 25th. Misses Hettie and Ruth Lilly have been guests the past week of their sister, Mrs. W. W. Hall, in East Salem. Mr. and Mrs. Seth Hurlburt of Mercur, Idaho, are visiting relatives in this city. Mr. Hurlburt years ago was an employe on the Gaz ette. August Fischer arrived borne Saturday from Portland, where he had been for several weeks taking treatment for rheumatism. He is much improved. George Sebrell and family moved from Alsea to thisciiy the last of the week and occupy their property in Jobs addition purchased a year' ago of Mr. Witham. J. H. Axtell came up from Can by, Sunday, bringing three chil dren to enter the Corvallia scuools. Later Mis. Axtell is to come to this city, -bringing another child who will also enter school.' Mrs. Axtell is a daughter of Mrs. Sarah Good child, of this city. Prof. H. M. Parks, the new pro fessor of minipg engineering at OAC, is a graduate of the Ames, Iowa, college, where he was an in structor in minerology for some time, having experience later at, Golden, Colorado, in the Cripple Creek mining district, and at Butte and Anaconda, Montana. Miss Emma Thompson was up from Newport, Saturday. Mies Thompson is a printer and has been assisting Brother Matthews on the Nevs the past several weeks. Her home is in Corvr'.lis where she will re' urn in a few days. We acknow ledge a pleasant call from her Sat urday. Friday's Lincoln Leader. It is rumored that both Gagnon pnd Ha' .a, of last year's OAC foot ball 'turn, have tae.i up valuable timber claims near Roseburg, and in Gider to make faultless title to the entty will not leturn to college this fall. Their loss will be keenly felt but Coach Norcro3s Is too re sourceful to let their absence crip ple his team. The !id is to be put on in Inde pendence if the orders of Mayor Hanrtn are earned out, he having instructed City Marshal Collins to see that all slot machines and other gambling devices are removed. Th:s move on the part of the Mayor is especially noteworthy, inasmuch as the Uity Uouncu, witb on ex ception, is in favor of an open town. Mrs. W. H. McMahon of this city is the proud possessor of a rare piece of china which she values ve y highly and of which she is justly proud. It is a plate made in 1851 and brought over from Ger many long years ago. In course of time it came into the possession of Mrs. Mary Stewart .of this city, who in turn has presented it to Mrs. McMahon. As the latter is collect ing plates, this bit of exquisite ware is prized indeed. The rush and activity incident to prune picking is over at the big Benton county prune orchard near Granger, and the SO or 4C pickers employed have returned to their homes with well-filled purses as a result of tbe season's work. Thos. VVhitehorn had charge of the or chard and superintended the work this year, and a a man named Thrift, from Albany, operated the drier, IS to2(J men being employed in and about "the drier. Picking was concluded Friday and the yield from the 153 acres was 6155 bush els. All the fruit was in the drier Saturday and drying was to be completed yesterday. j flnnrh Xnrnrnsa is an interpstinp - - - -- figuie in athletics. For four years h held don the pivotal position on Michigan's famous elevens, playing a'ongside the phenomenal Grants ft- - haltoack, Marun ties-ton. ! No:co. i, although it was his first appearance in CorvalHs, turned ut a good team last year. He has the I confidence and estt,j of faculty and stude-U'alike, and his e? asm has caught with the players, with whom he is immensely popu lar. It is said on the OAC campus that Norcross has the facultv of getting more work out of his men man any coacn ever employed there. Norcross is already at college and will issue suits tomorrow. He spent the summer at his home in Menominee and before coming West visited with Yost at Ann Arbor. Portland Journal. - Mre. J. L. Jones returned tbe last of tbe week from a visit at the fair. Mrs. G. B. Schmidt leaves today for Portland to attend the annual conference of the M. E. church. Miss Libbie Cox returned to Port land tbe last of the week, having been in Corvallia to attend the fu neral of Miss Lillie Glass. Mrs. Walter Keady departed Sunday for her home in Portland, after a two weeks' visit at the G. P. Keady home in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Warrea Hartley of Cottage Grove arrived Saturday for a visit with relatives. :,They left Sunday morning for a month's so journ at Newport. Joseph H.' WilsoG, a former Cor valHs attorney, now and for the past rearer two at Fallon, Nevada, is visiting bis family in this city. He arrived Sunday.. Manyold friends will be glad to see bim. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Ring leave today for their home in Portland, after a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Cronk, who will accom pany them home for a weft's stay. TheRtngs made the trip by motor. Mr. Ring is a prominent lumber man. . A. local firm will ship over 200,000 pounds of red clover and alsike seed this tall, aud a u umber of other firms here ore sending large amounts of clover seed to eastern points, aaya the Herald. Tbe raising of clover for seeu purposes alone is coming to be realized by the Willim ette Valley farmer as a profitable occupa tion, and within the last few years, more farmers have turned their attention to clover production than ever before. Tbe price for clover seed is good and there is always a market for it. As an agricul tural country the Willamette Valley can't be surpassed. Lunch boxes for school chil dren at Hollenberg &. Cady's. 78-9 A car off the track somewhere on the. East side caused a delay in travel and mail service, yesterday, all trains coming into CorvalHs over the West side. The extent of the trouble was not learned up to naon yesterday. WANTED 20 cords of fir wood. See W. C. Oorbett. 79-80 Captain McAlexander, the new military commandant at OAC. ac companied by his wife and son, ar rived Saturday from Waehiog'.on, D. C, and is looking for a suit able residence. Opening days today and'tomor row at. Aim. J. Mason's. f79 Charles Newth died at tbehome ot nis father, Dr. C. II. Nawth, in Pniiomath, Sunday night at 11:30, of typhoid fever. The funeral oc curs today at 10 o'clock from the new Radical United Brethren church, the services conducted by Rev. Reynolds. Interment will.be in Newton cemetery. Opening at Miss Johnson's, Sept. 24th and 25th. Will have on dis play the swellest line of pattern hats ever brought to CorvalHs. '79 The latest news in the dairy world is that at the Kansas Agricultural college a process has been invented for evaporat ion the fluid part of the buttermilk and reducing tbe solids ta a powdery sub stance which ia mixed with other ground feed or grain and fed to the dairy cows. This new feed is said to contain twice as much protein as cotton seed meal. Miss Mamie Caathorn has returned from Portland and will take up her work October 1st. 78.9 A Newport writer, in a letter to tbe Portland Telegram the last of the week, tells of the salmon fishing at Yaquina bay and incidentally mentioos the fact that several Cotvallisites have made suc cessful catches. It also says: "Women as well as men are enjoying the sport of. pjwder at Graham & Wells. 75-82 salmon trolling. Clad is short corduroy "How far." asked the first automobil or khaki outing skirts and light sweaters, iJt as they met at a turn in the road, "is the fair sex is to be -seen daily in the chase for the elusive members ot the fin ny tribe. Among the womtjo fishermen who have made good catches at Newport this seagon are : Mrs. Thomas Callshan and Mrs.'R. H. Huston, CorvalHs; Mre. Alice Harder, Mrs. A. N. Boost and Mrs. J. A. Buchanan, Portland; the Misses Grace and Eva MeEJroy, Eugene; Mrs. H. E. Harris aud the Misses Emma and Martha Glawe, Portland. LOST Sunday, between big prune orchard and CorvalHs, a sack of quilts. Finde.- leave at Gazette and receive reward,. 79 A local newspaper is absolutely neces sary to any cemm,timty. It is tbe home paper thet keeps the people of the com munity touch with each other by giv ing them the news of their own neighbor hood and county, says an exchange. They keep tbe local pride and progressive spirit aroused and in various ways are worth more to a community than a com munity ever spends on them. The daily paper with its large news service and quicker facilities may, in some instances, overshadow the weekly, but the weekly home pa per fills a place in tbe hearts of the people that a daily cannot filh It comes to your home as an old tried friend, while the daily enters as a Strang- 'er, ... A Corvallia buaiueu man was return ing from tbe state fair the laat of the week, and after sharing his seat with two other men, one of whom held on his lap a womao we'ghing 142 pounds, the Corvallia man concluded to take a look about the car to see if others were being "squeezed" aB much as he waa. He counted the occupants of bis car and there were 135. Sixty is supposed to be a coach load. This giyes some idea of the crowd that attended the fair. In Portland hundreds could not get on the trains to go to Salem, after going to the depot for the purpose, and it was im possible to get more cars. The Oak Creek Lumber Com pany has established a yard in Wil kins' Addition, and- has on 'band for Sale a complete stock of rougn and dretsed lumber. Merle Moor -is in charge of tne yard and will be pleased to fill your bills. 54tf Everybody should and most people da advertise. It pays.. Everybody knows it pays. It pays everybody, at all. times and in all lines. All bright business men know this and the reporter decided, after seeing the results of it, to advertise for items. SaverU such "ads" have appear ed in these columuB and tbe results have been just as expected highly satisfac tory. People who formerly kert their news items closely guarded and said never a word about them, now assist the Gazette reporter and add to the interest of the paper by telling of the happenings in their community. It is a little thing to do, so far as tbe time and trouble goes, but it is a greatly appreciated help in the newspaper otlice. Lee everybody send us an item or two from their neighbor hood and see what an interesting paper we will give you in return. SANITOL Tooth powder and paste at Graham ' & Wells. 75-82 "We don't spray and we don't have to," was the proud assertion made in tbe Clatsop County booth at the fair, where a splendid display of apples was made. This was the only collection of unsprav- ed fruit at the fair -and it was perfectly free from both worms and scale. Tbe exhibit consisted chiefly of fall appltsi Gravensteins, Red Astrakhans and Kings, though a plate ot .Baldwins was on exhibition and it is asserted that Spitzenbergs and Ben Davis thrive and produce well in Clatsop County. Be cause of the great expense of spraying, Willamette Valley growers listened with much interest to tne Clatsop declaration that "We don't spray and don't have to." ' When in Albany eee the 5, 10 and 15 cent counters at Charles Knecht's next door to Hamilton s. 56tf A. Welch has been granted a street rail way franchise in Albany, accoiding to the Oregonian. He will have tbe use of several streets for railway lines for 25 years, and will pay. the city for this privilege $100 a year after tbe fifth year, and $200 a year after the tenth year, making $3500 altogether. Under the terms of tbe franchise work must begin within six months, and the - whole line must be completed within 18 months. An ' electric line is thus assured for Al bany. Heretofore only a horsecar line has been operated from the business sec tion of the city to the depot. This line holds a franchise lor the use of local streets, but tbe City Council recently or dered the City Attorney to proceed against the owners of this franchise and take steps to revoke it on the ground that all tbe terms uuddr which it ia held have been violated. SANITOL Graham & Wells have received their full line of San it ol preparations. 75-82 He I understand you have been at. tending an ambulance class. Can you tell me what ia the best thing to do for a broken heart? She Oh, yes. Bind np the broken portion witb a gold baad, batbe in orange blossom water, and ap ply plenty of raw rice. Guaranteed to be well in a month ! Judge. SANITOL Talcum and bath it from here to the next town . where there's a repair shop?" "Eleven bills, three bad bridges, one loug stretch of deep sand and two arrests,'' answered the second automobihst. Ex. Rooms for students with beard. In quire Mrs. DeLay, two blocks north of Mechanical Hall. 73-9 The Benton county exhibit caotured first place and the $500 cash prize at the Slate fair last wees, a fsct of which ev ery citizen of the county should be proud. The following is from Friday's States man: "Best display products Benton county by H. L. French, Corvallia, first, 300; Lane, by E. M. Warren, Eugene, second, $250; Multnomah by A. F, Mil ler, Portland, third, $200; Columbia by W. F. Fullerton, Warren, fourth, $150; Clatsop by C. S. Dow, Astoria, fifth, 100." Wilkins & Bovse, Funeral Di rectors and Ernbaluaers. Successors to S. N. ilkins, Corvallis, Oregon, Phone 45. ,76tf It appears that the Gazette was misin formed in regard to tbe identity of the person in charge of the McElroy prune drier at Monroe, as Frank Porter of Bellefountain is looking after the busi ness. It is the aim of this paper to be accurate and correct in its news items, f ... . ' The "Blow" Almost Killed Father. Get an Electric And keep oft the Flies. 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. Wiring of all kinds done. Ask the man. WILLAMETTE YALLEY CO. G. A. Clark, Mgr. but when an item is handed in by a re liable party and turns out to be incorrect we are glad to make mention of the fact, although many times the matter is too trifling to pay for the trouble. In commenting on tbe state lair the Pacific Homestead of Wednesday said : "The pavilion is completely filled with agricultural displays and works of art and other industrial features. The Ore gon Agricultural College has a most in teresting exhibit from its various depart ments and the visitor at the fair can spend many minutes most profitably in an inspection of the large collection of field products, etc., which are shown. The counties of Columbia, Multnomah, Lane, Clatsop and Benton have credit able exhibits in competition for the pre miums offered by the fair board aud Marion county is there with a wonderful showing of what can be produced within her -boundaries, but she is not taking any part in the contest for the pre miums. O. L. Beach and family left yesterday for Portland for a ten days' visit with relatives. IaciJeatally, they will attend the conference of the Methodist chnrch. Mrs. Lee Beach and daughters left Sunday for their home in Portland, after a visit with friends in this city. Mrs. W. F. Nichols of Lebauon visited reUtivej in Corvallis the last ef the week. A farmers' institute will be-faeld in Lsoauon on Nov. 24th in an allTlav ses sion, or rather three sessions during the dav. It will begin in the forenoon with a meeting at 9:3 J and with a 2 o'clock session and class with a st-reipticon lecture in tna evening by a member of the laculty of the OAC, says the Criteri on. The institute will be held under the auspices of the college and the farmersJ in this vicinity will take part in the pro gram. These institutes have become very popular throughout the state. Robert Hefon of Irish Bend was in. Corvallis, Friday, en route to the fair at Salens. " Miss Anna Linderan arrived Friday from Melrose, Southern Oregon, where she had been visiting her parents. En route honae eh stopoe 1 for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Zurcher, former OAC young people. At their home she met Mr. and Mrs. Roy Howard, a newiy wedded pair of OA.C graduates, wbo have kept their secret quiet up to the present THE UTEST IN Ladies' and Chil dren's Jackets..... We are Sole Agents for the Palmer Garment We handle them because they are the be?t.' There is uo other made so well; there is no other fits so well; there is no other sold for less money. - Don't Buy aPoor Gar ment When You Can Get a - Good One for the Sams Price .... Palmer's name on every gar ment. No cheap trash bears his label. Call aud see; we are here to please you. Stock Complete in All Departments.. F. L. CorvaHis ilLLEH . Oregon WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUaAO. IP3S0 time. Mr. Howard is a brother of Mrs. Zurcher and of John Howard who, with his wife, is visiting in this city. The bride was formerly Miss Mabel Abbey. bhe graduated from DraKe University, Iowa, last spring. The groom had been at tending college at Ann Arbor, Michigan. No one hereabouts knows just when or where the wedding occurred, but triem's in Corvallis will meet the happy pair with rice and old shoes upon their arriv al here soon for a visit. Thomas M. Gardner, who iBthe newly elected proiessor of electrical engineering at OAC, comes direct fron the University of Illinois, where he has been assistant professor of electrical engineering. Mr, Gardner is highly recommended br pro fessors in Cornell University, Pratt In stitute, Sibley oollejie and ov.vp, in whicn institutions he has had ex e- ioi,ce as a student and professor. Mr. Gardner has superiutended the construction of several light and power plants He has written a number ot articles on steam engineering, and lan ye.ir presented a paper before the American Institute of Bjiectricai .engineers. uregonian . For the first time in years gray wolves are beginning to be plentiful in the Cas. cads mountains along the North S.intiam river, just east of Mill City. The ani mals are said to bo a potent factor in the extermination of dear in that pait of the mountains. Paople living in the viciui ty of Mill City are beginning to ask that a bounty be placed on the wolves Cou gar are also very pleutfful this year. Mrs. A. F. Peterson and daugh." ter, Agnes, returned to their bono e in Portland, Saturday, attsr an all summer visit witb relatives in Cor vallis and at the coast. Wanted: To purchase from. the breeders Cotswold or Linco'a sb?ep. Call on Independent phone No. 561 or No. fi. Wm. H. Savage, Corvallis, Oregon. FU Notice to Creditors. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been duly confirm ed and appointed executor ot tbe Last Will and Testament and estate of Marv A. Moore, deceased, by the county Court of the Stflte ot Oregon for Henton Cojinty, sitting in nmhat. All TwrflMiH havinc claims acrnitist. gilM estate ar required to present the same, duly veri fied, to me at my residence in Corvallis, Oregon, or at the law office of IS Ilolgate in Corvallis, Ore gon, within six months from the date ef the first publication ol this notice. Dated at Corvaftis, Oregon, this 24th day ot September, 1907. 79tf Mirrux Swick, Execut3rk fan
