Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, October 08, 1907, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextlGCAL and personu Dr. W. J. Kerr returned Friday froai a trip to Portland. Jesse Walling of Salem is among the new students at OAO. Virgil Walters r&a a business Visitor in Portland, Saturday. Mias Mary Wilson went to Dal las, Friday, to spend the winter. Born, Thursday night, to Mr. find Mrs. Clarence Tedrow, a eon. Miss Georgia Irvine of Mctfinn villo has entered OAC for a special course. Miss Cleva Peery of MiMinnville is amonz the new students at the college., The smiling faoaof George Cross of Newberg is noticed among the well known "old" students. - Miss Maude Ross of Portland is to assume charge of the Y. W. C. A. at the college, as aecreta-y. Mrs. Margaret Sears of Philo math visited at the Hotchkiss home several days the last of the week. Charles Feller of. Woodburn is visiting friends in Benton and en joying the China pheasant shooting. Irwin Lemon arrived from East ern Oregon a few days ago to be Cirne a student at the bi school OAC. Among the new students at the colit-jre are Manly Underbill, of Summit, and H. A . McMurphy, of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. John Starr and son catue in from Monroe, Saturday, for n few days' visit with Corvallis relatives. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Bane moved the lat of the week from the ranch back to tbeir residence in Corvallis, for the wjnter. E. VV. Strong, formerly proprie tor of the Corvallis saw mill but now a Monmouth resident, trans acted business in Corvallia, Friday John Bauer returned to Corvallis Thursday evening. He was called to big horns at Rud Oak, leva, by the illness and death of his father, Several months ago. It was expected that Mrs. Ed Pelton. who was operated on in a Portland hospital a few weeks ago, , would be able to return to her home in this city, yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Cate return ed to Corvallis the last of the week from Washington, where they have been residing, and will hereafter make their home in this city. An Albany man came over the last of the week and purchased 25 bushels of peaches at the Kiger or chid. The fruit was for an Albany hotel. The question 13 where will they get the cream? P. L. Miller is making mrniv Improvements to his 30-aere chick en ranC'i west of Corvallis. He has a carpenter employed, is installing e plant for furnishing steam heat in his chicken houses, and making numerous other c'miges. Mrs. AIHe McLaughlin of Inde pendence came up last week and arranged for her children to enter OAC and the Corvallis public schools. She returned home after seeing them comfortably 'settled.'' The Rev. Moore proDart.y on col lege street hs been purchased and is to be occupied rt o-ice by Dr. W. D. Laidlaw of Milwaukee, Wiscon sin, who has come lo Cor vallis to take up his residence. The regiatrat'on at OAC, Fridsy afternoon, had reached 802. Yes terday it was S2t. The total reg istration kst year wrs 834. Who dales predict that the total this year will not c.owd the 1000th mark ? It is planned to open th? Cor vallis skating rink 'he latter part of id's week if a IK, thing-? i veil. An nrches'.ra! piano has .been order ed by ,ha manners and is lo be ;n euHed befoe the riok opens for the winter. W. W. Gard.ier has arrived from Wye-mi-ig lo ii'Msh his cou'se in engineering at OAO. He wa5 for f;iur years a student at the Utah Agricultural College, under Presi dent Kerr and comes he.e lo com plete his course under this able in structor. The National Stock Company played a 'twe-nights' engagement at the CorvaH'3 opaa liouge the last of toe week. The play Thurs day night was "For Love's Sake," a comedj-drama of Civil War times, which w? weil presented bv the company There was sufficient cisan co-xedy to please those who enjoy that styl and the slory in the main was one that interested all. Good specialties were int-c-duoed to enliven the time between acts. The bill Friday night was "Tennessee's Partner," and ibe pro duction rcet with warm approba tion from the audience. A good house gretted the company etch night. Prof, and Mrs. S.I. Pratt of near Philomath -were visitors in Corval - lis, Saturday, Miss Margaret McCormick of Lebanon was a guest at the JElgin home over Sunday. Miss Carrie Byeriee of St. lohns has been the guest of Mr8. George Fuller tne past few days. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly arrived Sat urday to visit their eon who is a student at OAC. N Hugh McFadden and wife left Saturday with tfheir househ Md goods for J auction City, to reside William Leadootter left Saturday for Southeastern Washington where ne win visit wua one or nis Bons tor a week or two. "Uncle Josh Perkins" and his hayseed band will give a grsnd parade and band concert, Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The total of hunters' licenses is sued last year in Benton county was 485; this year, up to Saturday noon, the total number was 437. Martin Rexford nag sold bis property in Jobs addition to Roy Keeney and with his family is to leave immediately lor Texas to re side. Miss Ida Deane of VIonroe was in Corvallis the last of the week to se cure a permit to teach the Nichols bchool near Monroe. She was suc cessful in securing permission to teach. 'A petition has been in circulation the past two davs, which is to be presented to the city council, asking for an arc light at the entrance to the college campus, on college street. W. P. Lafferty arrived home Sat urday morning irom a Dusiness trip to ' Chicago. He was absent about three weeks and reports busi ness success as the result of his journey. Percy L. Adams of the class of '05 of OAC, who has been taking a technical course in Boston for the past two years, has re-entered OAC for a special course, preparatory to gniduation in Boston next year. A letter received Siturday from Mrs. A L. Stevenson stated that her husband was iil and that the physician, forbade his return home at present. They are at Vacaville, California, en route home from an extended visit in the East. Last season whBn "Uncle Josh Perkins" visited Corvallis, the opera house was not large enough to held the crowd that wanted to see his funny New England play, 0 a Ht of advice is timely secure your seats early. The sale opens Wed nesday morning at Graham & Wortham's drug store. A petition and subscription paper was presented at the last session of the county court, petting forth that the residents of Ingram is'and had raised $50 for road work on the is land and asking the court for a I k" amount for the betle. ment of the highways there. The court order ed that when the $50 raised by the residents shall have been paid to the supervisor, D. B. Farley, the cnu;t can then be drawn upon for $50 for road work. An information was filed in the county court, October drrf, declar ing that as S. N. Wilkius hid taken up" his residence- in Vancouver, Wash., he could no longer legallv hold the office of coroner in Benton county. The petition prayed furth er that some suitable person be np- pointed to the office. Kobert John son was the petitioner in the case. The court appointed O. J. Black- ledge to' the office. George W. Claxton, who has been in CoveIHs on numerous occi?icn3 in the interests of the Portland JournaJ, committed suic'di, Thurs day, in Portland. He first cut his thioat with a razor and then hung himself with a piece of clothes lias in the back yard. Temporary in sanity, caused by worry over.his wife and child who are criMcally ill with typhoid fever, wa"s the reason of the rash aci. Mr. Clax'.oa was a young man of pleasing address, and a good business irD.. He was known to numerous persons in this cily. In the matter of delinquent taxes for the year 1906, it appearing to the court thai, tuxes for sai l year wiil becom? delinquent on the 7ih day of Octobpr, 1907, and that a? required by law the sheriff will have returned the 1906 rolls to the clerk of this court Vfore the next regular court thereof, it was ordered by the last county court for Benton county that the clerk, after having proved said returns, shall deliver raid rolls for the yeir 1906 to the said sheriff, with a warrant thereto attached commanding and directing bim, the said sheriff, to sell the several articles of personal or par cels of real property upon which such taxes are respectively levied in the manuer provided by law. .es has f .... a Poit- r days. - O.iv- B-icniOid js t-cuployed surveyor u. ID new Corvallis & Alt-ea rashond 60 i-ui v y . r I? , . i 1 F,oyd bugue is ,d- on tu- fame road. Rdy G --drich, t uh formid al l- t t .11 tea .i 01 '9i-'9 at OaC and a pjpu m old siudr-nt, was an iiicui.iiis pargenger uu yesterday's irain fro .1 Portland, eu toute to Euimt- t i visit old college iriends. Mr. Goodricu is practicing law in Seattle ad i" doing well. Tnedemh of Mrs. J. N. Dolph. widow the lie United States Sena tor from Oregon, occurred at the home of net daughter, in Pane, Fr day nigbt. Tne cause of death was pneumonia and was sudden. Mrs. Dolpn ws a daughter of John son Mulkey and grew to woman hood in Benton county, not fir from this city, wneremany relatives still reside. Since her mariiuge to J. X Dolph she nas resided either in Portlaud, Washington, D.' C, or Paris, but a' intervals has visited in Corvallis. It is "estimated that 900 peopU attended the reception to stud-iit-at the armory, Friday evening The affair was giveu by the Y. M. and Y. W. U. A. associations, and was very ei jovuble. There was s urogram an follows: Vocal duet, Misses, Marie C.-tthey and In-z John son; diirei-s on hebalt or thecnurch ee, ay Dr J. R N . Bell; piano eolo, ,VliB8 Dra er; address on behalf of the colit-gp. Dr. . Kerr; vocal solo Miss Edna Allen, and an address by C. T Hurd of the Y. M. C. A which was , well-received. Fruit punch was served and the hour spent in social conversation and in becoming acquainted. A couple of days ago while in the rear 01 tne Allen pharmacy, in this city. lii. Allen put his foot through a i.'effCtive plank in the floor and came near going through bodily Luckily, he was not seriously hurt. r. louse board was thrown over the place and nothing thought of the matter until Victor .Spencer con- c uded to investigate, when a well, 35 fet deep, was discovered. There is 25 teet of water in the well and how it ever happened that a sub stantial biick building-was erected over the spot without filling in the well is a mystery. Something of a serious nature might have resulted. There was a frightful runaway at the .S .P depot Satuiday just be fore the 1:05 train pulled out tor Portland. A fami'y named Taylor, who arm moving irom Fore3t Grove to a place across Mary's river, had stopped at the depot for Mr. Taylor to pay a freight bill. .The mother and two little children sat on the hayrack and held the team. Sud denly there web a sound of escaping steam from the engine and the horses started. The mother at temp ed to ho'd the team but was thrown under the wagon, a wheel passing-over her lower limb, tearing the muscles loosefrom the bone. One child fell in such a wav that tlitf uuotner fell on it, bending its 'eg under its bod, and cau'ing a fracture of the limb near the hip. The other eM'd received cuts and bruises on the face and head. ' The Taylors arejrelativesof O. A. Toz'ter, to whose house they were taken immediately after the accident. They are st'll at the Tozier home. FOR SALE Good hack, or will trade for good cow. J. A Dawson, at Smith & Dawson Poultry House. 83-4 George Moore and family are prepar ing to go to the Salmon river country, this week, to take up their residence.' Zoe V. Miller of Amity has entered co' lege for the year. LOST A black Cocker Spaniel, six months old, answers to name of "Buster." Return to Mrs. B. W. Johnson. Reward. 83-4 "Why," she asked, after they had got fairly started, "do you always coiue out this way when you take me automobii iog? I should iike to see some other par's of the country " "There are more repair shops along this road than any where else that I know of." NOTICE To insure deliverv all orders must be in by 3:30 p. m. W. T.Birrell & Son. - 83-5 la Portland on motion of Assistant United States District Attorney James Cole, yesterday morning, the indict ments against nearly 40 alleged members of the furniture trust were dismissed. As a basis forthe motion for dismissal Mr. Cole said that the pnme mover in the ; orgacization of the furniture combination had been found guilty and fined, and that the impending indictments were against the smaller fry who had practi cally nothing to do with the formation of the trust, and many of them had been forced into pining the organization by the larger dealers Ex. The Corvallis cider mill is to open for the season next Tuesday Will pay casn for apples or make on s hp res. Bring apples soon, as the refb will be short. 82-4 - By a change in his plans Rev. D. B; Leech arrived Thursday from Forest Grove and occupied the pulpit at the M. E. church, Sunday. J rrit , lai.u vi.-.l A larmei near Seiati, Waso.. had a n-w "fodder on exhibition at the Wash ington etate (air .aat week which attract ed much attention. It is similar in the n l.nuaun..A t t . . . . ...11. 1 1 1 . ' r n,u ni:iv jinn icaveH UUI btW(!- up (Qr 8ee(1 , It adm.t8 of three ., . - ; .v. ...rj 1 11 .a n jtrar, gnjwu irom seea to seed in 100 avs, and will pro luce 3OOO pounds 01 seed irom a single pound. The farmer got the original seed from the West Indies, and he declares that in time it wih snpplant alfalfa over a large area. Farmers who saw it were greatly impressed. The Oife Creek Lumber Com pany has established a yard in Wil-kins-' Addition, and has on hand for sale a complete , stock of rough and dressed i umber. Merle Moore is in charge of tde yard and will be pleased to fill your bills. 54tf Virgil D. McWhorter.a North Yakima boy, at the state fair made & record in stock judging, which pronounces him as capable in that line as it is poeaible to ba. Out of seven classes of stock, three animals in a class, he picked the same seven as being worthy of first place as iid Dr. Withvcombe. of the Oreuron State Agricultural College, who was the regular judge of the show. The work of Mr. MeWhorter, who is but a boy in years, was done in competion with that of six other youths, sons of farmers and students from the state college at Pull, man. Horses, cattle, sheep and swine were paraded in front of these young men, and they banded in written reports of their conclusions,- while Dr. Withy combe made his selection of animals at the same time. Dr. Withycombe said : "The work of the whole class was excel lent. The young man all showed a high standard of ability. Their criticisms as a whole were splendid. The work of young MeWhorter, according to my standard, was practically perfect." Pa citic Homestead. When in Albany see the 5, 10 and 15 c-.nt counters atCharles Knechl's next door to Hamilton's. 56tf Although the girls' dormitory and the new library building at the TJ. of O. have been completed, it is not probable that they can be used this year, on account of lacs of money for furnishing and heating mem. ine reierenaum nas tied up tne funds with which it was expected to in stall an additional boiler at the heating plant. The two boilers in use now are already taxed to their fullest capacity The university is badly crowded for ad ditional recitation , rooms and a dortni tory for girls was especially nteded. The main library room in the new building has been partially fitted up, and will be used. Wilkins & Bovee, Fune - .1 D"- rectors and Emba'iners. Successors to S. N. H ilkins, Corvallis, O.-egon, Phone 45. . 76tf About 100 people, members of the con sregation of the M. E. church, gathered at the home of Dr. and Mrs. G. II. Feese, Friday evening, to participate in farewell reception for the host and hostess who are to go to Portland to re side. The hours were spent in social conversation and a dainty luncheon Was served. Rev. D. H. Leech, the new pastor, was present and was introduced 10 the company of guests in a brief but appropriate address by Dr. Cathey, both gentlemen having been at one time resi dents of Woodburn. Rev. Leech re sponded in a happy manner, making a very favorable impression on his hear ers. Dr. Cathey then presented to Dr. and Mrs. Fecoe., as a token of esteem and friendship from those pretent a handsome silver chafing dish. The pre sentation speech was very earnest and effective and was responded to in a feel ing manner by both Dr. and Mrs. Feeee. While the occasion was a very pleasant one, an undercurrent of sadness was no ticeable, due to the knowledge that thi3 was the last fathering ever to occur at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Feese in Cor vallis a remit der that we are all "pass ing on" and that some day the' places that knew cs shall know u? no more. ODe of the latest visitors to the Oregon Agricultural College isrAlton Crane of Tillamook CHv. He was tboard a biiy cls which was loaded with campiug out fit complete, consisting of tent, sleeping bag, ax, cooking uteutils, and las. but not least, a wath dog which he prizes very highly. He is simply on a touring expedition and tiopes to see points of in terest thoroughly betweea Tillamook City and Humboldt Bay. Later he ex pects 10 tour the South and then will proceed to Illinois, his native State. Mr. Crane is a nephew of the late Professor McElfresh who was well known and highly respected in the city of Corvallis, and becanse of the fact that his uncle had'been interested in OAC as instructor at one time, the young man prolonged his visit in the vicinity of the great in dustrial school. With a view to bringing the work of the university within the reach of the teachers of the state and others who find it impossible to attend the regular 'ses- j sions. the department of Education of the University of Oregon is announcing a number of correspondence courses. No charge is being made for.tuition, and the only expense attached will be that of postage and books. The State Library Commission is co-operating in the matter of furnishing libraries. Courses are now being given in English Classics, (State High School Course), Shakespeare, His tory of England, Pedagogy, and Algebra. The "Blow" Almost Killed Father. fiet 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. Wiring of all kinds done. Ask the man. WILLAMETTE VALLEY CO. ' Gh A. Clark, Mgr. It is envy and ambition that make us 1 miserable. We often discover that we want things bv seeing the abundance of ! others. It is comparison that kindles the fire, so that in outward possessions e should look to those beneath us; but for our mental attainments let ua ever strive for the- highest and noblest. A thing long expected and earues'lv desired, when possessed, does not always brine the happiness anticipated. Ex. All members are urgent'y requested to attend the meeting of the Miccabtes, Wednesday evening. 83 Henry B. Nichols , who as a delegate from Benton cunty was the first signer of the Oregon state constiiutisn, died in Saiem, Friday, aed 86 years. -Deceased was born in Lime, Conn., ia 1821, and came to Oregon in 1352. He settled at Monroe and there made his home until recent years, when he moved to Corval lis. About a year ago he went to Silein. Mr. Nichols was for a nam be.- of years a school teacher, but his life ocoupatijn was that of a farmer. He took an active interest in public affairs, was recotiizt-d as a leader and was chosen to represent his county at two sesi.iuB of me Terri toiial Legislature. He leaves two chil dren, R. J. Nichols, librarian at the Ore gon Agricultural College at Oorvaiiic, and Mrs. Carrie Reves, of SaTern. T!:e re'nains were brought to OorvaHis, Fri day and ear! yN Saturdav morning were iv nvrtyed to fci.npscn's chape!, i:par Hei'et'o'int iin, where the funeral "as hMfi at IL o'do'-k. Interment A"a.s in the cejietery at Isimpsoa's chapel. Piano for rent. Inquire at Gerhard's book stire. 83-4 Mrs. J. S. B'joth arrived home yeeter. day from Newport where she has spent the summer. She will probably spend the winter in Corvallis. Farmers. Read the "Weekly Oregoniar." of Port land and the "Corvallis Gazette' for the general news of the world, also for in formation about how to obtain the best results in cultivating the Boil, stock rais ing, fruit raising, etc. - You can secure both of these excellent papers for one year by paying to the "Corv'aUia Gazette" the sum of two dol lars and fifty cents, in advance. Remit the money by post office order or bank draft and these most valuable papers will be promptly mailed to vou. 83tf I, THE LATEST IN (ITCH'S JuCiJiS..... We are Sole Agents fdr the '3 rraeitf VJiU We' handle them because they ' are the bet. 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 a Poor Gar ment When You Can Get Good One for the Same Price . . . . Palmer's name on every gar ment. No cheap trash bears his label. Call and see; we are here to please you. Stock Complete in All Departments.. f. l. mum Corvallis - . Oregon WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR A3. IT'S SO oft the Flies. LETTER LIST. The following lettjrs remain uncalled for in the Corvallis pestorfice, for the week ending Out. 5, li.)7: Mrs. HJ Adams, A M Benton, Mrs. Norah Baldwin, H P Gardner, A A Hbo. ver, Mrs. Martha Moore, J J IWcell, J ; K. Scott. B. W. Joassos, P M The Georgian 2ay. Canal The Georgian Lay eariaL survey; has been coiupluted ai'ter two years of work and a heavy expenditure of. money. It is an undertaking' comparable 'with the Panama canal, for the rough estimates of its cost already reach a total of $1-2."), 000,- 000, and the revised v estimates, 1 based on the survey ju.it r.u:.i!iecl, may be . materially higher. The pr'oject calls for a .channel with a minimum depth of twenty-two feet from the great lakes to Montreal by; way of French river. Lake Aipis-l gins and the Oitawa river. Its com- pletion would mean the shipping of cargoes from great lake ports to any part of the won J without breaking bulk. How such a plan will appeal to the powerful tr-n hiVital Canadian railways will not be seen until the report made public. on. the canal is A Fan Run by a Lamp. In India the intense hent daring most of the year makes fans of some kind a necessity to the com fort of Europeans, and great sue- i rjess is predicted for the new ap- ; paratus that is being introduced LyJ a German firm end which consists j of a portable fandriven by a hotxtir J engine using kerosene as fuel, f ! The lamp, holding about a quarf of oil, has a small glass chimney fittine into a larger metal ehimnej connected with the engine, and the fan, resembling the ordinary elec-1 trie fan, 13 hung upon the top 01 the engine. The speed i3 regulated by turning the flame up or down, i Une niiing or tne lamp is sumcient for more than twenty-four hours, and the cost of running is only one fifth of that of the electric fan. St. Louis Post-Disjiatch. .