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; Johu H. Simpson of Albany was
Corvallis business visitor this
week. -
Mr. and Mrs. John Carpenter of
Monro were CorvalUa visitors,
Tuesday.
Miss Kate Jones ot I n da pen de nee !
Has oeen tne guest mm ui
friends in this city.
George Feltoo is seriously ill at
the home ef his parents in Jobs ad
dition, with rheumatic fever.
William Thorototi of North Yaki
ma, Wash , is the guest of his rela
tives, vlr. and Mrs. Lewis Wilson.
Field Secretary Brown of the inter-collegiate
Prohibition League
was a Corvallis business visitor last
Tuesday.
The sunshine the first of the
week gave way to a heavy raiu,
Tuesday afternoon, and Oregon was
herseit again.
Mrs. R. F. Simpson of Lebanon
came over to Corvallis, Tuesday, to
be at the bedside of a relative, who
is quite ill-
Mrs. G. H. Bogue and duugbte?
Ruby, of Junction City, are guests
this week at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. W A. Buchanan.
John Bauer and two children ar
rived Monday from Lincoln, Ne
braska, for a visit with th-i former's
brother, Mike Bauer, in this city.
Mrs. B. A. Cathe returned Mon
day evening from Halsey, where
he had been to attend the funrl
of her brother-in-law, William Rub
inett. Mr. and Mrs. Chaiincey Barclay
of Bellefountain were in Corvallis,
Tuesday, en route home fnm a few
days' visit with Mr. and Mra. Horn
er Lilly at Wrenn.
"Old Arkansas," by Fred Ray
mond, author of "The Missouri
Girl," will be at the opera bouse to
night. It iti a pretty play filled
with rollicking humorous charact
ers. J. T. Wood and wife returned
Tuesday to their home in Portland,
after upendieg a few days with
Philomath relatives. Mr. Wood is
head candy maker for the Hazel
wood company.
Mrs. Leonard Mores returned to
her home in Eugene, yesterday
after a visit witb relatives. She
was accompanied home by her
mother, Mrs. S. M. Wood, whj will
remain fur a visit.
The stereopticou lecture given at
the Christian church, Monday eve
ning, by Rev. HancUaker attracted
a good sizd audience and was much
enjoyed by all present. The views
were of Yellowstone Park and were
Vry fine.
Cards received from Mr. and Mrs.
George von der Heilen en route to
Honolulu stated that they had bad
a fine voyage up to January 20th,
at which time they were in Japan.
Neither of the Corvallis travelers
had experienced any unpleasantness
from seasickness on the voyage.
Tonight at the armory the C AC
and Dallas basketball teams are to
Struggle for the state championship
and the contest promises to be ex
citing. The Dallas team baa an
enviable reputation and is a very
strong aggregation, while the OAC
team is too well known to need in
troduction. State President C. T. Hurd, Roy
Brague, Ethel Hollister, Helen Gil
key, Alice McGinnis, Dvid McMil
len, Margaret Fowells and Messrs
Dennis and Rhodes left yesterday
for Eugene to be present at the
opening meeting of the State Con
vention of Christian Endeavor, to
night. It was expected that other
delegates would leave laBt nignt to
attend the convention.
Miss Vesta Kc-rr, Miss Violet
Hancock and Miss Faye Roadruck
will represent OAC in the debate
with Monmouth next month. They
were selected in a tryout in debate
held at the college chapel, Monday
evening, a good audience being pres
ent. There ware eight contestants
for the honors but the three young
ladies mentioned won out. This is
the first girls' debating team ever
organized at OAC and it is to be
hoped the girls will be given the
hearty support and encouragement
of the entire college.
A college student was fined $10
Monday for shooting within the city
limits and carrying a concealed
weapon. Chief Wells wishes the
announcement made, so that others
may profit by this lad's experience
and save trouble for themselves, as
he is determined to put a stop to
this dangerous practice which has
been carried on for a long time.
Even "shooting up in the air," as
this young man said he was doing,
is a dangerous performance and is
likely to result seriously, and for
this reason the officers are determin
ed to fin every young man who is
caught with a shooting iron.
M. D. Welton of Eddyvil e ws a
business visitor in Corvallis, Tues
day. -'' '"j '
Miss Mabel Keady left yesterday
for Portland tor a two weeks' visit
witu friends.
Miss Nancy Campbell returned
Wednesday evening from a few
days' visit in Monmouth.
Mrs. J. H. Harris, who has ben
in very voor health for some wBckr,
is not materially improved. "
Rodney Kiger departed Wednes
day for his home in Portlaud, after
a few days' visit with Corvallis rela
tives. Miss Winnifred Gates, who was
obliged to quit college recently ori
account of ill health, is oot improv
ed. She has spinal trouble.
Bo'n, Feb. lOta, to Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Rodenberger, a son. The
parents formerly resided in Corval
lis, but are now at Myrtle Creek.
Her many friends will be pained
to know that Mrs. William Schmidt
is now confined to her bed. She
l as been in ill health for a year or
two.
They were busy at Kline's big
store, Wednesday, moving into the
elegant new arocery department.
This store is certainly a credit to
the city.
There is to be a cadet hop at the
armory tomorrow night. The music
will be furnished by a local orches
tra, re-enforced by Prof. Turney,
basso, of Salem .
Claude Clark ia expected to arrive
tonight from Portland to participate
in the BoyB' Conference which be
gins tonight and continues until
Sunday evening.
A casket was sent to Nashville
yesterday by Wilkins & Bovee
for John Coulter, agad 76 year?,
who died at that place Wednes
day evening.
Swann and his handful of basket
ball plavers from the Nome team
defeated the champions of Wiscon
sin a few niahts ago 46 to 44. Other
games were to be played later
Mrs. G. W. Howard leaves to
morrow for her home at Bellefoun
tiin, having been in Corvallis lor
seveial days to care for her son,
Merle, who has been having the
mumps.
Arthur Kyle of OAC, whose home
is at Bel lefoui tain, has been obliged
to quit college on account of illness
and it is feared he will have to he
taken to Portland for a surgical
operation.
There is a new family in Corvallir
from Montana. The name is Ewing
and the members are located in the
Reading room cottage. It is said
they have purchased property and
will build a residence.
A very interesting and soul in
spiring meeting was held at the I.
O. O. F. hall, Tuesday eveniDg.
Two candidates learned the lesson
of life so beautifully pictured and
indelibly impressed on the mind
ia the second degree.
Mark Rickaid is having a large
gray eagle mounted to adorn h s
automobile shop. The bird was
k'lled a few days ago by Peter Rick
ard who made a record shot with a
22 and brought down the game from
the topmost branches of a tall tree.
George Fuller, one of the best
known and most obliging draymen
of the city, Tuesday sold his inter
est in the City Transfer Compsny
to Charley Keeney, who took pos
session of the truck Wednesday
morning. Mr. Fuller's plans for the
future are not fully settled.
Mis Golda Hcwaid of Monroe,
who was recently offured an advance
in salary if he would accept th
Alpine school, has accepted ths
position but is to be given leave of
absence in A pril to go to St. Louis
to witness the graduation of her
brother, Emil Howard, from the
Sims Medical College.
A "Swastika Club" was formed
Wednesday night at the home of
Mis-s Anna Denman. with 15 young
ladies enrolled. The meetings will
be held every two weeks nnd the
pursuits of the club will be literary
and social in character. The officers
elected are: President, Miss Mabel
Keady; vice president Miss Georgia
White; secretary, Miss Grace Gill;
treasurer, Miss Lura Flett. The
club met this week at the home of
Misses Mabel and Edith Keady.
Report says the Curtiss Lumber
Company of Mill City is soon to
put in a new lumberyard in Cor
valiis, to be located along the old
l'Y" that runs from the Union to
the old S. P. depot. It is further
stated that this "Y" will be used
for transferring timber to the yard
by car and that A. T. G.ugeti, a
former Corvallis man, will have
charge of the new enterprise. While
the Gazette does not vouch for the
verity of the report, it does know
that Mr. Grugett is soon to return
to Corvallis, a fact which lends
color to the above rumor.
; Up to noon yesterday word nad
been teceived from the following
towns in regard to the number of
delegates th-tt might be expected
to attend the Boys' Conference
here this week : Albany, 10;
Sdlem, 17; Portland 22; Eugene
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17; vvoociDurn, 2; Asoianu, 3,
Industdial School, 2: Hood River
2; McMinnville, 3.
The remains of the late Thom
as Skipton, an old Benton county
resident who died in Salem Tues
day, were brought in on the noon
train yesterday and onveyed to
the Crystal Lake cemetery im
mediately for interment De
ceased was an nncle of Mrs. J
B. Horner of this city and was
well known throughout the coun
ty where he resided lor many
years. Death was due to pneu
monia. The marriage of Miss Lillith
I McKenney, of this city to George
W. Leeper occurred at the home
of the bride's sister, Mrs. E.
Woodward, yesterday forenoon,
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. H. L Pratt The happy
couple couple left on the after
noon train for a trip to Portland.
The bride is one of Benton's re
spected school teachers and the
groom is the photographer at
Philomath where they will reside.
Oscar B. Long, a bright young
man from Benton county, has
just completed a course in hospi
tal work in the Incoln Memorial
hospital at Knoxville, Tenn.,
and on the nth, went to La
Grande, a town five miles from
Memphis, where he will enter
upon the practice of his profes
sion. He is a brother of M. M.
Long of this city and a graduate
of Willammette University.
Many friends in Benton will be
glad to learn of his success.
George Henkle and wife are hav
ing their residence repaired and te
modeled and are moving this week
from Portland to this city to' reside.
Corvallis is glad to welcome them
and the Independence Enterprise
adds i'.s good wishes in the follow
ing words: "Mr. and Mrs. G. W.
Henkle were pleasant callers at this
iffice yesterday morning. They are
moving to Corvallis to make tueir
future home. The Enterprise wishes
them every happiness in their home,
however, it is not a new one to Mr.
Henkle, for he was a resident of
that part of the country for several
years."
If a man calls at your home and
asks for 30 cents for numbering
your houfe, give him the money
and don't waste time in argument
He is paving tno way for free mail
delivery in the city of Corvallis and
is authorized to collect this sum
from each householder, to help de
fray the expense incurred in the
woik. The task of numberioff Cor
vallis dwellings was begun yester
day and it was the intention to also
begin yesterday the work of putting
up the posts for the street names.
Give ail thb assistance possible to
the work by paying promptly the
small amount mentioned. It is all
for your interests.
The Martha Washington enter
tainment to bo given at the M, E.
church a week from this," Friday,
evening, promises to be one ot the
most elaborate of the season in Cor
vallis. The W. R. C. and G. A. R.
members will attend in a body, the
W. R. C. ladies wearing the Wash
ingtonian costumes, as will all the
ladies of the Home Missionary so
ciety, unjer whose auspices the af
fair will be given. Georgand Mar
tha Washington will receive the
guests, and among the features on
the program will be two numbers
by the W. R. C. chorus, a viol n
solo by Miss Alraeda Mann of the
OAC School of Music, piano num
bers by Pof. FraDk White, who has
just returned from Boston, a man
dolin and guitar duet, and other
numbers of merit.
Wood wanted at once, on sub
scription, at Gazette office. 12tf
Lord God of Hosts be with us yet,
Lest we forget, lest we forget.
(After exams.)
Lord God of Hosts was with as not,
For we forgot, for we forgot. Ex.
Buy your groceries of Cooper
& Whiteside. ntf
The Episcopal church services, Sunday
Feb. 23rd : 10 a. m., Sunday School; 11
a. m., morning service and sermon.; 7:30
p m., evening service and sermon. Seals
free. All welcome. J. W. Armstrong,
Rector.
Latest in photos and stamps, at
Mrs. Wiegand s studio. lltf
Eleven candidates are to be initiated
tonight by Qui-Vive Encampment I. O.
O F. and a large number of visitors are
expeoted from Albany, Philomath,
Kings Valley and other places to partici-
p te in the meeting.
Additional locals on 4th page.
New line dishes in plain and
fancy designs, at Cooper & VV:ite
sides. , 4 utt
Preaching at the Presbyterian cbarch,
Sunday morniog by the pastor, Rev J.
R. X. Bell. 1 opic, "Looking Backward
by Herbert Spencer and Solomon. Bi
ology. All made welcome. This sermon
deals with biros and plants and von. N
preaching in che evening. Union a ir vices
at the armory.
Wesu vegetables anl fruits
always oa hand in their season.
Cooper & Whitesides. ntf
It is said there ia great activity at .New
port, the popular eoaat resort, in the
way of building on beach property. Con
tracts for 12 cottages have been let. Con
struction is in progress on the cottage of
President Laogton, of tne First National
Bank of Albany. It will cost $1,500.
Building is encouraged by the lower
prices for lumber now prevailing. -
Poe's Raven will appear at the
opera house, Saturday evening,
Feb. 29th, at 8 o'clock. 171!
The new 13,500 public school building
which is being erected in Bellefountain,
five miles northwest of Monroe, ia near
ing completion and the patrons are plan
ning a genuine old fashioned all-da
house warming for tbe first day of March
or about tnat time. Tne structure ia to
be one of the handsomest ceuntry school
houses in the county. It ia ouilt in the
bungalow style, three rooms and a base
ment, the latter to be cement. A furnace
of the latest pattern will supply heat for
all the rooms.
If vou don't want to laugh, stay
away from the opera house when
"0U Arkansas" piays there.
There was a special election in Junc
tion City, Tuesday evening, to vote bonds
to the amount of fauuO for the building
of a high school. Tne vote stood 79 for
boads and two against. It is the inten
tion to build an eight-room building.
Six years ago four rooms were enough to
accommodate the district, but with the
large increase of population (rom Eastern
people coming into that section, aad the
cutting up the large tracts of land into
small larms, it was necuessary to have
more school room.
Remeuiber; theNew England din
ner and Washingtouian entertain
ment ai the M. E. church a week
from tonight. 18
Local postal officials are preparing for
the annual convention of rural carriers
for Linn and Ben ten counties which will
convene in this city next Saturday.
About forty delegates representing the
different cities in the two counties beside
a number of towns ia other counties in the
state are expected to attend the conven
tion. Besides Corvallis, Albany, Mon
roe, Lebanon, Browrjsville, Harrisburg,
Tangent and other Linn and Benton
towns wnich will be represented, dele
gates from Salem, McMinnville Inde
pendence and Woodburn are to ba in
attendance. Herald.
Dr. Lowe, the well known eye
specialist, will be at Hotel Cor
vallis, Feo. 24 and 25. i7tf
We received a very interesting letter,
Saturday from John A. Dawson, former
ly of this place but now of Corvallis, Ore
gon. He is engaged in the meat business
with a Mr. Smith. Mr. Dawson has lived
in that part of the country the past 13
years and likes the place very much.
Corvallis is a fine city with many schools
and colleges. Of the many advantages
that they have in that country, Mr.
Dawson mentions they have no chintz
bngs, no bed bugs, no grass hoppers;
lightening hardly ever strikes, and they
never have cyclones. It hardly ever
freezes more than inch and in fact he
thinks it is a heaven on earth. The Lib
eral Missouri Enterprise.
Call on George and Martha, hear
the excellent music, dine on sumpt
uous fare. Where? M. E. chuicn.
Feb. 28th. 18
Wimmen are the other Half of the
truble Sketch. They ete more than a
horse when it is Alia cart. They al 0
talk to much. Many of them isn't Ob-
noxus enuf so they chew gum. gents al
ways call them Ladies so the Rite kind
claims they are just wimmen. They are
as im portent as men and some of them
More so. but they onghtent to be. when
they are young they ere mostly society
Bells or stennogerfers. Not all of them
are stennogerfers tho for i heard pop tell
a nother man he new One that was a
bard. I didn't no they were ever like
That but pop reads thompson See tea's
stories and he ot to Kno. Besides, Pop
has bad a grate deel of Experience. He
has bin married. Ex.
Some persons appear to hav9 very little
conception of the cost of publishing a
newspaper. Some days ago a lady sub
scriber expressed surprise at being charg
ed for extra copies of the Gazette, saying:
"Land sakes, back east they would giye
subscribers a half dozen copies of a paper
if they waited them," A subscriber who
pays the price of a year's subscription is
supposed to get fifty-two papers in the
run of the year, but it may easily be seen
that if he demands a half dozen copies
extra a few times he will get his paper
for half price. "Back east," publishers
of newspapers may be able to get white
paper, ink and all necessary help free
but "out west" we take notice that it
takes cash to get all these very necessary
thin fs that go to make up a newspaper,
from week to week, and we are not in
the business merely for reasons of health.
OPEN FOR BUSINESS
in All 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.
The carpenters and plasterers are
hard at wori rushing our building to
completion, bat we have s verytning so
arranged thac you can trade in all de
partments to your entn'e sutistaotion,
and save money on every purchase.
Yours Fora GreaterStore
EC SLI ffl BlS jEsjjpjSd 1864.
The People's Store, Corvallis, Oregon.
UT '-US
To stand by a shoe store that sells
good Shoes to stand in.
That explains why Miller's Store
disposes of so many Shoes each year,
and you will be pleased to see the im
mense line of up-to-date Shoes we are
showing lor Spring.
We do not know of any brand of
Shoes that are any better than our
lines for men, women and children.
You will find Shoes from $1.50 up
to $5.00 the pair, and we cheeriully fit
them on your feet and so comfort you
in price and style.
lf$HtK
NOW
is the time to have your
an estimate on the cost of
guaranteed.
We sell the "Best Silverware Polish on Earth'
At PRATTS. the Jeweler and Optician's.
O. J. Blackledp-e
THE INDEPENDENT
yrniisire
Corvallis,
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You TbIib No Chances
When You Buy Groceries
At This Store
Airour goods are guaranteed tn
comply with the
Pure Food Law
We have the best and nothing but
the
We Want
Modes
EMSY
F. L. MILLER.
watches, clocks and jewelry
repairs for it- All work C
Oregon
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