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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1908)
S Satiirday; Thursday,.- Friday- and Great Big days for clothing buyers Immense savings to be Come to our store on Thursday and join the crowd of happy people who will be here to buy clothing wants for men and boy at prices so little that they seem astounding. , ; , v ' You know the high, quality ol our goods and the moderate prices we charge for them in the face ol these facts, we ask you to be sure to attend this sale so we can. add one more event to this' stores great achievements. Come early, come often. Here is "one of our offers. 100 dozen mens merino spx, special, 3 pair for 25, cents. I ' ...........MMiiiiiiiiiiiiaiaiaiaaaaaaalBMtWla"WaiMiMM . X . ' ' 1 - ' ' -- "' '' " era-,.1. , 1 - 1 - i s i - - COMMERCIAL CLUB MET And Elected Officers Will Have Elegant New Quarters in "New Bank Building. At an enthusiastic meeting of Hie Corvallis Commercial CluD nelQ l ucsaay evening tue miiuw inp officers were elected: Piesident, B. W. Johnson; vice sec'y, R6bert Johnson; trustees . to serve two year?, James A. Har per, Thomas J. Nolan; hold-overs for another year, A. B. Cordley Bfed T. R. Smith. The principal subject under discussion atjtbis meeting was that of securing peimanept and desirable quarters for the club. It is now settled that the club home will be in upstairs rooms in the new Benton County JNauonai Back building, and that seven or eight rooms will be available for use. These rooms will be nn isled in the latest style and in furnishing will lack nothing that constitutes eleeant and comtort able quarters for the modern club of tcda. Plans have already been drawn and show conclasive- lv that when completed the Cor vallis Club will have apartments to which tbey may point wun pride as the best in tbe valley outside oi Portland. At this meeting the trustees were authorized to collect the en trance fees still due, between now and March istb. the fitst pay ment ol $10 being die February 15th and tbe remaining $10 on or before March 15th. "GIB" McFADDEN'S DEATH. Old Corvallisite Passes On at Ana- cortes, Washington Well witted and had marked individ uality. While never an aspirant I for public position himself, ne was active in politics from a Re- pabhcan standpoint. Mr. .McFadden was born in Washington county, Pa., - Feb. 14. i8;o. and came tc California in the Fall of 1873 and has re mained on the Pacific Coast since. Ten years ago he left Corvallis for Wilbur, Wash., where he re mained for a short time. He also lived for a few years at Walla Walla and Whatcom, now known as Bellingham. For the last three years bis borne was Anacor- tes, Skaget county, Wash. He leaves a wile, three sons and two daughters, now at Ana cortes, except Frank, who is in Portland. S. G. McFadden was t'ue third of a family of seven and is survived by bis three brothers, W. S. McFadden of this city, T, C, of Washington county, Pa., and J. A., of Junction City, and his sisters, Mrs. E. B. McElroy, now ef Portland ; Miss M. J. Mc Fadden and Mrs. Alice Frizzell of Saleni; J. N. McFadden, a nephew, left this city Monday night for Anacortes to attend tbe funeral. A disoalch from Anaccrtes and dated Tan. 14. reads as follows: ? CI. MrFadden. a well known i.i)ct: -rtor and builder of this city, dropped dead yesterday while talking through a telephone in the office of Dr. li. JJ. mitn. Heart failure is given as the cars? of bis death. He is a brother oi Judge McFadden, of Corvallis. Oregon, and has been in Anacor- . tea about three years. He leaves a wife and five children." iul suggestions and giving out much information of benefit to those interested in this industry. Tuesday there were addresses by Dr. Withycombe, ProfT Scud der and Prof. Pernot, followed by an : excellent lecture by Mrs, Clara Waldo, Jecturer of the Ore con Stat-Oranpe. - r . " Wednesday prograTrriricltfded addresses by Dr. Withycombe, Prof. JJkelton on "Country Roads," and Prof. Bradley on "Soils," and the closing feature was a lecture bv Hon. T. W. Bailey, state dairy and food com missioner. Yesterjjay Dr. Withycombe, Ptot. Scudder and Prof. Pernot gave addresses and Hon. E. T. Tiidd lectured on "Draft Horses." Today the program will begin with an address t)y Dr. Wuny combe, followed bv Prof. Cord lev on 'Plant Diseases. . and Prof. Drvden on "Poultry Rais ing," and Mrs. Austin T. Bux ton of Forest Grove, will lecture on "The Farm Home." second to none as an agency for the lifting and maintaining high standards of ma a hood and service for one's fellows. When once its building is fin ished its activities will become more varied and as a consequence more valuable still. dr baker coming. Very Fine Eye Specialist Will be in Corvallis Tomorrow. Y. M. C. A. Notes. I MANY EXCELLENT LECTURES Known .in Benton. - , -4 S. G. McFaddee, who resided in Benton county lrom 1870 to 1899, diad at Anacortes, Wash., on tbe morning of Jan. 13th last, Bged 57 yeaif, ten months and 29 dajs. By his friends and the general public he was known as Gib." ' " He followed the occupation of builder and contractor, and tbe administration building of OAC stands ss one of tbe many monu ments to his memory. Probably as many as ico hemes in this city and countv were built by tbe de ceased. The Hectcr home, six miles north, tbe James Martin, Hugh Herron, the Roy Rickard ; and other hemes south of Corval- I lis were constructed by him. v He was a man of much energy, r stiong in body and mind, quick At the Short Course This Week by Members of Faculty and Visitors Present. N, The progrem tor the Short Course work at the College this week has been very interesting and has included macj excellent addresses by members of the lac ulty of O'AO, the closing lecture each afternoon being delivered by some one of tbe prominent vis itors, whose names are state famccs ss speakers in their respective lines. Mondav afternoon there was an excellent eddress by Dr. Withycombe on "Animal Hus bandry," and by Prcf. Cordley on "Plant Diseases," and another by Prof. Bradley on "Principle! of; Chemistry," J. R. Shebard spekexn "Practical Sine Rais ing," advancing maly useful There is always something do-, intr in the Y. M. C. A. at the rolleoe these days. The menv - . - . . . . seem to take a greater interest in its work this year than evejbe fore. The membership is larger by 150 per cent and it is coming to be regarded as a necessary and valuable adjunct to the life of the school. During last term through the employment department men were set to work on 150 different pieces of work.- This in itself J has 'been of creat value to the men who are working their way. About 175 men have been placed in good homes tbrougn its agency It has organized and maintains 16 or 17 Bible classes in which men are studying in a strong, manlv wav tbe teachings of tbe most popular bock in tbe world In the men's meetings tbe pest and strongest speakers that can be secured in tbe Willamette Valley will address the men every Sundav afternoon. On the list are to be found such men as Pres- iHrnt Crooks ot Albanv. Dr. Kti tf DAP. State Secietarv I. B. Rhodes of Portland. Prof. H. V Tartar. Prof. Chas. Tobnscn, Rev. AimstTore. and others yet to be ergaged such as A, C. Scbmid of Albany, H. W. Stone of Port lard and men of ibat quality. Tbe best music thai can be se cured will furnish enteitainment for those who mav attend. ' The sonc services are especially attrac tive. When it ccmes" to character buildine the Association stands "hr. 'Raker, the well known eye specialist, of Portland, will be in Corvallis at Hotel . corvallis next Saturday and Sunday, January 18th and 19th. The doctor car ries a large and splendid variety ot glasses. The following is cop ied from a Portland paper of re rent date: "We wish to call onr readers' Attention to the splendid optical. parlors at in mn street, iiciy remodeled by Dr. Baker, which is said to be tbe finest equipped optical place on the coast. Dr. Baker was educated at tbe famous Ann Arbor. Michigan, college, and was president of the Michigan ODtical College inc.. lor two years. He has had over 15 years, experience in eye practice exclu- . . . . . . . sfvelv. wbicb tact, no ooudi con tributes in a large degree to nis success. v He is ably assisted oy Dr. B. J. Mills, formerly presi dent ot the Oregon Optical Col : 1 ' . t . lege, and already favorably Known to Portland people. Tbey have added several of the latest eye toctincr marfiinrs. and Will nO doubt be leaders in tbeir line. The doctor gives free test and rnnsnlrntion. and no doubt wil be well patronized. avail, lis life was extinct when sue was found, death being due to heart failure. Mrs. Jones was 32 years old and leaves five small children to sor row for mother. Her people live in Eastern Oregon and no imme diate relatives live, near here. The funeral occurred Wednes- dayy-at z :y p-ni.. from the Rad ical U. B". churcb in pmiomatn, intetmeut being in the Newton cemetery. The husband and motherless- little Qne3 nave jtbe sympathy of the entire commu nity in their loss. PElLOMArH COKKRBPONDNT. rival spirit which manifested itself so effectually in the game juat past with the OAC team, " 'Studeats of both institutions would be at great expense in Portland and nat urally s great falling off in the number of student atteadancn would be evident. The people i the college town want the game in their city, and especially the en terprising citizens of Eugene who have 0 loyally supported us in our undertak ing.' " "If the athletic council decides to ac cept this agreement only one champion ship game will bt played here each year. Next year this will be with Washington and the year following with Idahov" Additional Locals. 0. A. C.-U. OF 0. CAME As Discussed in Eugene Plan to Play in Portland Next Year. SUDDEN DEATH AT PHILOMATH Mrs. Lee Jones Found Dead Mus band and Five Small. CMl dren Survive. . It is with sorrow that the sud den and unexpected death of an other of our people must be re- ooi'.ed. Mondav evening Mrs Annie Jcner.vife of Lee Jnes 6 this rlnrf .as found lviEg in a room dead. At first it was sub posed that she had been attacked bv a favntinf 6. to wbicb she mas snrn-ct. hnt to the SOriOW of J all it was soon Jonnd that she ws Iparl Mrs. Tr-.nts hhd been in moderately o: d health for some time. Her husband, accompan ied by trie cV-dteu, bad departed on an errand ai d on returning in a sboitif:me found ber as before stated. ' Neighbors atd a physi cian were summoned but to no A disDBtch in the Journal from Eugeme ' tetls of the view takea there or tbe pro- prosed plan to play the next annual game of football between U. ot U. ana OAC on tbe Portland field. The dis patch says : "A great deal of discussion is being caused throughout the university over tbe agreement entered into by commit tees representing Oregon Agricultural college and Oregon providing that the annual football game between the Insti tutions 'shall ba played at Portland in the future. "In the current number of tbe OregoM Weekly appeared an editorial,, under the caption "An Unwise Move." whicn shows the attitode of the majority 01 the students. The editorial in part follows: "The strongest argument in favor of the came betas: plaved m the metropolis is frosa a commercial and financial stand noint. The enormous amount of money secured by such a game for botn institu tions would fill the treasuries of the as- r.Hatni) Rindtnta with such aa abun nance nfmonev that other student en ternrises could be admirably supported finch a fact cannot be denied. But tbe oama aa nnw n lavea alternately ai Eugene and Corvallis nets each team ap Drozimatfly $1,000, which is a sufficient sum to help pay the running expenses of the person. The game ss it now stands it, of eutncierii lnqncemeni; 10 mane up all deficits. To have an ideal in football eurh as the commercial ideal, is contrary to the vety jntettion of college athletics. Such a tendency is a; policy hich will bring on evils that will ultimately lead to tht abolishment of tHe game. " 'Not only is the financial objection a'osee, but in I laying the game away from the college town, college spirit woi.ld eoon be at a minimum. When ever athietic contests are held away from the college ampus, they soon lose their' wlioleeomei ess and degenerate into tbe various forms oi professional sport. The old time college rivalry will disap pear. , " 'Onr educational institutions cannot afford to let their - athletics degenerate into sncb an amueement. Such a gain would tend to kill the wholesome, keen, Fruit growers cannot afford to take chances on patting off spraying opera tions until too late in tbe season. There is always the danger that there will be a prolonged rainy spell just before the buds open. , It used to be considered good aa vice to tell a man not to spray except to destroy some peet. This is probably true yet,' but from the marked gain in vigor and health which is observed to result from winter spraying with the lime-sulphur solution, even when trees are free- from fean Jote srale, it is evident that there are enough other eremies of tree-, growth which are destroyed by this spray to maks its use profitable regardless ot the San Jose scale. Oregon Agriculturist. The atorv is goine the rounds of a Short Course student wbc wss the victim of a "snipe bunt", over oa the Beach pi ace acrtM the river one night this week. It seems that some OAC boys discovered that tbe Short Courbe lad was not very well posted on snipe banting and kindly offered to show biaa all tbe tricks ot the trade. Having come to OAC purposely to gain knowledge he thankfully accept ed tbeir invitation and late that night was left holding the sack in tbe dark and dismal lowlands across the river. the other hunters were at home safe in bed when a kind-bearttd gentleman whose , name isCb one's affaire ent over and? informed the tired but patient "rube" that it nas not the open season for snipe, aad that he had better "hike." Farmers. Read tbe "Weekly Oregonian" of Port land and the "Corvallis Gazette" for tbe general news of the world, also for in formation abont l ow to obl&in th" e?t results in cultivating tbe soil, stock rais ing, lriyt raising, etc. - Yoo can secure both of these e'llen papers for one year by paying to tin Corvallis Gazette" the sum of two do! I. 1- n J u. "J I i tle money by postomce ordeT or bank draft and these most valuable nepers will be promptly mailed to you. . 83tf Sheep For Sale. Eiihty had of good, ewes bied to thoroughbred bucks. L. A. Houck, Monroe,, Oregon, B. F. D. 1. - Phone BeMefonntain. - ltf akas (Qdoqr Bladder Bloat .