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LOCAL xm PfcftSO.NU
RmiI hn hAn anrjointed
administrator in the estate of Otto
Bead, deceased. .
Wabler EJarJa left yesterday
for Eastern Oregon to look, after
bueiuees on the ranch.
Richard Irwin and Monroe Chil
lers went to Portland the last of
the week on a business trip.
Mrs. Jessie Pettit Flint has re
covered from her attack of la grippe
and is able to receive her friends :
gain.
Mrs. James Hamilton and daugh
ter, Miss Edna, of Eugene, bae
been guests at the Baaer home the
past week.
Mrs. Ollie King and Mrs. Sarah
. . . n .1 A
Stewart are visiting in rurnu.
They went to that city the middle
of the week.
The final settlement in the Jasper
Hayden estate has been allowed by
the court and the administratrix
discharged.
Mrs. Fred C verlander left Sun
day for her home at White Saloon,
Wash., after a two weeks' visit with
Corvallis relatives.
W. L. Read and F-ife returned
the last of the week from Portland,
where th6y had been to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Sam King, who was
a relative.
B. J. Thatober returned Thurs
day from Portland, where be had
been to attend the meeting of the
Retail Grocers' and Merchants' As
sociation. On petition of J. F. Yates, ap
prasrs have teen appointed in
the J. B. Franklin estate as follows:
C. F. Cox, C H. Holden and F.
Alexander, all of Florence, Lane
county .
Mrs. Benjamin Potts departed for
Bay City, Texas, Saturday, having
received word that her daughter,
Mie. Hatlie Combs, was in a criti
cal condition and not expected to
survive.
In the estate of Nancy J. Slagle
deceased, the final account of E. E.
Wilson, administrator, has been al
lowed by the court and the admin
istrator and bis bjndsoien have
been discharged.
In the matter of the estate of
Henry Holroyd, deoeased, the final
account of VV. S. McFadden, ad
ministrator, has been allowed, the
administrator discharged and his
bondsmen exonerated.
Mrs. W. H. Diliey, who was
operated on last week in a Portland
hospital, is reported as fretting along
as well bb could be expected. Mr.
Dilley is in Portland to be in at
tendance at his wife's bedside.
Monday, February 24th, has been
et s the day for hearing objections
to the final account in the estate of
C. H. Lee, deceased. The bour is
11 a. m. and the court Louse the
place named for hearing suoh ob
jections. '
At the closing meeting of the Re
tail Grocers' and Merchants' Asso
ciation held in Portland, Thursday
afternoon, S. L. Klins of this city
was elected president ot the State
Assooiatioa for the coming year.
His picture appeared iu Friday's
Journal.
" Mr. and Mrs.. George Cooper were
Portland visitors last week, return
ing Thursday evening. Mr. Cooper
is a member of the grocery firm of
Whiteside & Cooper and while io
the city attended the meeting of
the Retail Grocers' and Merchants'
Association.
Tha funeral of T. A. Ireland was
held in Monmouth, Saturday, death
having resulted from pneumonia,
on Thursday morning, after a brief
illness. Mr. and Mrs. W. p. Lev
land of this city had been at the
bedside since Tuesday and returned
yesterday from the funeral. De
ceased was a brother of W. P. Iie
land. We are in receipt of the first
number of The Messenger, pub
lished by our good friend Rev. M.
S. Bush. We congratulate the
people o Ford City upon having
an editor who will always uphold
the moral sentiment of the com
munity and sincerely hope his
fondest hopes may be realized in
his new enterprise.
Only 100 voters of Benton county
have registered at the court house,
and at the present rate of register
fog it will take about IS months to
set the 19UU to 2UUU voters of the
county on the list. The books close
for a few days, on April 5th, for the
primaries and after that they re
open and remain open until ten
days prior to the June election. It
must be borne in mind, however
that in order to vote at the prima
ries the voter must register before
April 5th. It is about time for
Benton voters to "wake up" and
take an interest in the coming elec
tion.
Jr e Howard of OAC was in Al
bany on business, Saturday.
Walter Maxfield of Kings Valley
visited Corvallw relatives, Friday.
' Mrs. Minna B..Wyatt of Philo
math was a Corvallis visitor, Sat
urday. .
Tom and Bob Vidito expect to
leave in a few days for Idaho, in
search of a location.
Mrs. Daniel Blodgett of Sheridan
who has been visiting relatives at
Wrenn was in Corvallis, Saturday.
Peter Rickard, one of Southern
Benton's suDstantial farmers, was
looking after business in Corvallis,
Saturday.
Little Fern Fleecer broke both
bones in her 'forearm while exercis
ing in the gymnasium at the public
school a lew days ago.
Last night the local lodge K. of
P. received an official visit from
Grand Chancellor John Wall and
other grand lodge officers.
Several cases of mumps are report
ed about town tho past week, and
some of the "double ohins" are said
to be truly worth seeing.
Ray starr departed for his home
in Sherman county, Friday, alter
spending a month witn relatives
and friends in Benton county.
Dr. W. J. Kerr returned Friday
from Eugene where he had been toj
attend a business meeting of the!
various college presidents of tha
state.
Clifford Gould has been "sub
bing" as boat agent, the past week,
during the absence of O. J. Oleson,
who went to his home at Marion to
nurse an attaok of mumps
Claude I. Starr, who has just sold
his interest in the Pioneer bakery,
is to begin the erection of a new
residence, in about ten days, on the
lot just west of his dwelling.
J. E. Martin, representing the
Scran ton, (Pa.) " Correspondence
School, left the last of the week for
Portland, having been looking after
busiaess in his line in Corvallis for
several days.
Among the visitors from out-of-
town who were Been on Corvallis
streets Friday were Mrs. Meeke of
Monroe and Mrs. Chauncey Bar
clav and Mrs. Martha Tharp of
Bellefouhtain .
The beautiful sunshine of Satur
day, with a warmth in the air equal
to spring, tempted a large number
of farmers ints town, and the day
was a busy one for the merchants,
as a result. Without the farmer
a ay town is decidedly quiet.
Dr. G. H. Feese of Portland was
a Corvallis visitor, Saturday, en
route to Harrisburg to begin an
evangelistic meeting. He reports
himself and family eDjoying good
health. The Harrisburg meeting
will continue for ten days.
Mr. Martha Lane, who has re
sided for some time in Jobs pddi
tion. has purchased the handsome
new residence of Rev. Monosmhh .
Two losts go with the dwelling. Mr.
and Mr. Monosmith have not yet
decided where they will locate.
A. W. Hawley of near Monroe
rm i - j .1 1. t
was a uorvains visitor tns last oi
the week. He states that a site
has been purchased in Monroe on
which to erect the new canning
factory, and that work is to begin
on the two-story building in the
near tut ure.
J. B. Irvine exhibited in the Ga
zette office Saturday a ripe logan
berry which is the third crop for
this season from the same vines.
This gives an idea of what oan be
done in this country in the way;ot
fruit raising, it propar care is given
the industry.
The locomotive that is to go into
service oo tne uorvaius k Aisea
River railroad is to arrive today
from Portland and go at once into
service, which will make the work
much easier of accomplishment, as
heretofore handcars have been in
use on the line.
M. Sprague, who owns a ten-acre
tract west of Uorvallis, near the
Catholic cemetery, has sold his
place to H. D. Anderson, of S-uth
Dakota, who is to arrive in about
three months to take possession,
Mr. Sprague expects to purchase
property and locate in Oorvalhs
In a game of basketball on skates,
pUyed in the Corvallis rink Thurs
day night, the Corvallis public
school team defeated the Albany
second team of the high school by a
score of 20 to 3. The CorvalliF
players were Max Dilley, Ward Ir
vine. Bliss Farmer, Alex Hays and
Kenneth Colbnrt.
Work was to be commenced yes
terday on a new residence for Mr,
Russell. The dwelling will occupy
the lots just opposite tbe E. R. Bry
son home. There is a general move
already in the building line and
Corvallis promises to grow this
summer as she has during the past
five years when her remarkable
rrowtn has amazed even the most
hopeful of her inhabitants.
Mrs. S. B. Bane arrived home
yesterday from a montfc'a visit with
relatives at Utlroy, California. :
Fred Clark is having an addition
built onto his residence and is mak
ing various other improvements.
Miss Babe Damon - of Independ
ence has been the guest of Misses
Rose and Laura Chipmaa the past
few days.
Norton Adams is to begin work
at onoe on the Mike Bauer resideace
which is to be erected on lots in tha
northwestern part of town. "
Minor Swick is repairing and im
proving his residence on Main street,
putting in mountain water, electrio
lights and other modern conveni
ences. , ,
Mrs. A. E. Wilkins has so far re
covered from her stroke of paralysis
that she is able to walk a few steps
without assistance. She is one of
Corvallis' most respected ladies,
and to shew their esteem and ex
press their sympathy many of her
co-workers in the W. R. C. and other
friends have been sending Mrs.
Wilkins sonvenir leather post cards,
to brighten her hours of convales
cence. She already has quite a
collection, all of which are highly
prized by the recipient and are to
toe made into a pillow cover as soon
as she is again in tne enjoyment of
good health, which her many friends
hope will be very soon.
The Meneley Quartet and Mr.
Ricketts, impersonator, gave one of
the best entertainments Thursday
evening at the Christiau church
that has been enjoyed in Corvallis
this winter. The singing of Miss
Ricketts deserves special ' praise,
while the quartet numbers delight
ed evervone. Mr. Ricketts, in his
impersonations, kept the audience
convulsed with laughter, as ' his
work is very clever.. Perhaps tbe
moat popular feature of this excel
lent entertainment is the nausij
rendered on the organ chimes and
marimbapbone. The playing ot
these instruments requires loth
skill and delicacy of touch and th
harmony produced is exceedingly
pleasing. The quartet and soloists
were given several bearty encores,
to which they kindly responded
The large audience present bad only
the highest praise for- the evening's
entertainment, lhia was the clos
ing number in the annual lyceum
course at this church, and was a
fitting close to a series of high class
attractions .
Thad and Janet Blackledgn are among
the "mumpi" victims this week.
Latest in photos and stamps, at j
Mrs. Wiegand's studio. lltf
The cadet ball at the' armory Saturday
night was well attended and proved a
very enjoyable affair. !
New line dishes in plain and
fancy designs, at Cooper & White
sides. utt
"Your colleague has a certain amount
of vanity," said one statesman. "Vaai-
ty 1" echoed the other. "He thinks ev
erybody ought to buy the city directory
because his name is in it." Ec
FOR SALE Cable organ in good
condition. Phone 577. 10tf
Colonel Hofer's lecture tomorrow night
at the Methodist chnrch will be of more
than ordinary interest. v He is' an inter
esting talker and will thoroughly enter
tain the audience. Everybody is invited
and there is no admission.
Buy your groceries of Cooper
& Whiteside. utt
Mrs. J. H. Edwards of Bellefoun tain
has . ben in Oorvalus tne past week,
nursing the Misses Belle and Bertha Ed
wards through an attack of mumps. Mrs.
Edwards states that the girls have truly
been having a "swell" time. Both are
OAC students.
Complete line of groceries and
canned goods at Cooper & White
sides. II tf
The residences of Albert Sternberg and
Charles Stewart, in Albany, were entered
and ransacked by burglars, Friday nigbt,
during the absence of the owners. Pursts
containing small sums of money were
taken but jewelry lying, in plain view
was not molested.
Our new shipment of sheet music
has just arrived. Graham & Welle.
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' Russell Jeffreys left yesterday for
Toledo to spend a week with, relatives,
From there be goes East to enter the
Annapolis preparatory school from which
he expects to enter the Annapolis Naval
Academy. Mr. Jeffreys has been a pop
ular student at OAC and 'his friends wish
him success.
p All hats at cost during month of
February, at Mrs. Maxh9ld.Ua
chanan's. 11-12
There was a quiet wedding at the court
house Saturday afternoon, when Clark
T. T. Vincent performed the ceremony
that anited tor iife Ed in Kramer of Al
bany and Miss Eva Gibson of Benton
county. The youdg people have tbe good
wishes of many ft.'enda.
Telephone orders always re
ceive prompt .attention at Cooper
& Whiteside's grocery. ntf
Dr. Kerr retained last Viight from a
trip t Portland. '
" Three hundred copies latest sacred
and popular songs just received at
Graham & WeUa.,: ,; .JM
C. T. Hard lerves today lor Portland
on a two days' business trip. "
Mr. and Mrs. Grant Brattain of Peoria
pent Saturday and Suaday aiRuest? at
the Wiegaad home in this city.
The Christian Scientists will hold
services at the Woodman Hall, Sun
day, 11 a. m. Tbe public is cordial
ly inyited. lOtf
President Crooks ot Albany College oc
cupied tbe pulpit of the Preaby terian
church Sunday morning, and delivered a
fine addraas before be Y. M. U, A. at tbe
college in tbe afternoon.
FOR SALE City property rent
ing for $51 per womb. Wilt, trade
for city or country property in Ore
gon, faros property preferred. Write
Box 652, Uoodland, Kansas. Ml-12
Milton S. Hammond, aged 62 years, of
Philomath, was adjudged insane yester
day forenoon in an examination be Id be
fore County Judge tYoooward and Dr. B.
A. Cathey. Mr. Hammond was taken to
the asylum yesterday afternoon. The
Wife and a stap daughter reside at Philo
math. The tnterior of Mechanical Hall which
baa bean cut up into class rooms and of
fices is now about completed. Professor
Skelton'e department occupies tbe souih
eadof the building, upstairs, and there
are various other clans rooms. Paint and
varnish bavs been freely used and tbe in
terior of tbe building presents an attrac
tive appearance.
A new bulletin on "Tbe Poultry In
dustry in Oregon" has juat been issued
by Prof. James Dryden of tbe department
of poultry husbandry at OA J. Ten
thousand copies are to be distributed and
will prove of great interest to all who are
interested in the poultry industry, as
Prof. Dryden is thoroughly capable of
giving valuable advice and information
on this subject. Among tbe illustrations
in tbe bulletin are pictures of F. h. Mil
ler's poultry farm located a mile west of
Corvallis. i
Situation wauted as housekeeper
in the country by middle aged lady
for widower with few or no cuildreu.
Address, Mrs. Laura Thompson,
Shedde, Oregon, care Jennie VV al
ters, Route 1. ' bU
In looking over an exchange recently
we saw the following startling head:
'Grin You Idiot,' and of course we
grinned, but the article which, followed
was wortby ot considerable serious
thought. It was as follows; "Those
vertical wrinkles in your forehead are
putting tbe world wine to you.: Tne
world has no use for a man in whose
face the wrinkles tarn down at the eads.
To r indicate failure. . OwU and other
solemn-visaed creatures are always
lonesome. - Did you ever see a flock of
owls? Tbe whistling mechanic and tbe
smiling salesman are the two thiugs that
employment bureaus never sea. Jobs
are bunting them, they are never bunt
ing jobs." Ex.
F. T. Wilson, proprietor of the
Cafe, wishes to state that hereafter
he will tolerate no drinking in his
restaurant. This has- been done to
some extent by parties who have
brought liquor into tbe Cafe for the
purpose, Put no more ef it hill b
allowed. 11-12
Chief Wells bad a thrilling experience
Sunday and as a result is nursing two or
three maimed fingers on bis right band.
It was not an encounter with highway
men nor a mix-up with any bold, bad
man who bad imbibed too freely, but a
tussle with a brindle calf that caused tbe
damage. Chief Wells found the animal
strolling about the street and thinking it
was gentle be approached and twisted a
piece of telephone wire around its neck
with which to lead it away. But after
taking a tura in the wire with his hand
tbe policeman turned seasick for he dis
covered that the calf wasn't "broke."
For a time tbings moved so lively in that
vicinity that it was bard to tell police
man Irom call, and when the smoke of
battle cleared away it was easily seen
that the "cop" had come out second best.
Dr. W. T. Rowley states thai
while he is prepared to treat dis
eases of the eje, also to test and fit
glasses, that tie is not doing an ex
clusive eyj practice as many have
supposed, but is attending to this
especial branch in connection w th
a general practioe. Office over
Benton Co. National Bank. 11-12
When fire broke out in a five -story
building in Portland, Maine, last Friday,
and a stampede of human beings was
threatened in which hundreds of lives
would almost certainly have been lost,
one man proved himself a hero in a new
and novel way. At the first alarm a
man became badly frightened and yelled
"fire" at the top of his voice. The words
were no sooner utter than he was silenced
by a blow in the mouth dealt him by the
cool-headed one. The hero then calmed
the people by threatening to serve in the
same manner the next party who cried
"fire," and there was a hurried but quiet
exit from the building and not a single
life lost. The property loss amounted to
$1,000,000, but to this man with the cool
head and good judgment many people
owe their lives. The story is worth re
membering.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
In Ail Departments
The material for our store front has
not arrived, and we will be, unable to
carry out our original plans.
Our Store Is OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
s The carpenters and plasterers ire
hard at wori rushing our building to
completion, but we have everything so
arranged that you can trade in oil de
partments to your entire satisfaction,
and save money on every purchase.1
Yours F ora GreaterStore
The People's Store, Corvallis, Oregon,
What We Carry
in Our Grocery
Sugar
- Salt
Lard
Bacon
Boa us
Soda
Starch
Baking Powder
Crackers
Brooms
Roiled Odt
. Corn Modi
Hominy Cooo
Graham Cbooolate
Geim Meal Currauta
Malta Vita Raisius
Egg-O-See
raucdke Flour
Macaroni
, Sago
Tapioca
Chipped Beef
Sardines
Cheese
Honey
Ouions
Potatoes
Oil
Soaps
Condensed Milk Syrups
WaoUmg Powders Piorles
Coffee
Tea
Graoe Nuts Ground Bone cjatcbups
Shredded Wheat Fr. Mus.rd ' M-pleiue
Oyster Shells Crystal Grit Lujp Chiojueys
Lantern Cnimueys Lanie iiS Buckets
Canned Goods of all kinds
Petaluma Incubators and Brooders
Our stock is renewed 14 times a year. Everything fresb,
Prices the lowest. Call and let us 6gure with ou.
FV Iv. Miller
IF YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD. ITS SO
is the time to have your watches, clocks and jewelry
repaired. Bring in the old waich and let us give you
an estimate on the cost of repairs for it. All work
guaranteed.
We sell the "Best Silver-ware Polish on Earth."
At PRATTS.the Jeweler and Optician's.
O. J. Blackledge
THE INDEPENDENT
Furniture Store,
Corvallis, - - Oregon
You Take 'No Chances
When You buy Groceries
At This Store
All our goods are guaranteed ',to
comply with the
Pure Food Law
We have the best and nothing but
the best. .
Wo; Warn Your Business
Modes Grocery
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