lGCAL 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. .