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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1908)
J. Ira Lemon of Monroe was a b twi ll ess visitor in Corvallis Friday. Philip Smith of O. A. C. spent Sunday with relatives in Salem. George Miller ol Albany was an over Sunday guest of Corval- Ls friends. Mian Frances Gellatly the popu kr lady eUrk at Miller's, is at kome with mumps. " Aozust Barden has been appoint Id administrator of the estate of Irs. Nellie J. Barden, deceased. Mrs. Mary Heanel of Monroe is lie guest of . her daughter, Mrs. melia Schubert in this city. Mrs. E. J. Oarrow of Portland is be guest for three weeks of her aughter, Mrs. Albert otetzger. Students Duffy and Wills went k Mt. Angel Friday to visit rela- ives. They returned bnnday. Mr. and Mrs. W, P. Ireland re timed home the last of the week rom a visit with relatives at Mon mouth. Elmer Young of Portland has teen the guest of his aunt Mrs. .. J. Johnson in this city the ast few days. , Prof. Fulkeraon of the publics chool who has been haviog such a lerious time with mumps, is some that improved. Miss Rue Cummings of Green- rood, Wisconsin, is the gueet of her pusin, Carroll Cummiogs, and ttinily in this city. Alexander Gray, who resides near hilomatb and who recently under- pent an operation for appendicitis a reported improving. Isaac C. Lemon and family are xpected to arrive this week from Jrass Vallev to make their home i Corvallis or vicinity. M. M. Porter of Philomath was Corvallis visitor Saturday. He brought ina fine draft horse which e sold to W. W. Percival of In ependence for $250. Harold Humbert and Charles larden of Eugene were among he delegates to the Boys' Con- erence. 1 tie termer is a son of kev. and Mrs. Humbert, formerly f this city. Theodore Garrow came up from 'ortland to attend the cadet hop t the armory Saturday night. He a graduate of O. A- C. is the lass of '05 and completed a course t Cornell last June. Mm, E. D. Alexander and duugh- er, Marv, or ctayton came over Friday for a few days' visit with heir daughter and sister, Miss Bes- te Alexander, of OAC. They re timed home yest6iday. Toll Norton has been seriously 11 since the lxst of the week Dulpb Kwton arrived oatv.rday from Echo o be at the bedside, and Mrs. Hugh truth, the daughter, has been sent ir and was expected yesterday. at. Norton has been a semi-invalid or years. Exercise in honor of Washing- on's birthday were held by pupils Miss Stevenson s und Miss Ful prton'n rooms at the public school Friday. There were drills, songs nd concert recitations by the little blks and the visitors who were esent praised the exercises very ighly. Mrs. E. R. B. 73on entertained bout 40 friends Friday afternoon fn honor of her mother, Mrs. Veazie. he hours were spent in looking ver the splendid collection of curios hicu Mrs. V cazie recently brought rona Japan, where 6he had been on n extended visit. Dainty refresh ments were served and a very en- oyable time is reported. Tomorrow night Corvallis theatre goers will have an oppor- lnity to witness the splendid ttraction, VA Royal Slave," hich was played in Corvallis ith sucb success last season, as hose 1 who witnessed it hefnrp ill be eager to go again and will naouDieaiy recommend tne play o their friends. Mrs. .II. F. Fischer gave an "af ternoon Saturday that was one of he most successful social affairs of be season. About 70 ladies were resent. As it was .Washington's irthday, the dtcoralions were prin- r, pally of flags, the tables being domed with beautiful bouquets of rnations. Iu a guessing game of birds and berries," Miss Carrie anneman was awarded first prize nd Mrs. F. L. Miller carried home be consolation. Dr. Markel's herb remedy cures ravel stones and bladder catarrh. 'urifies the blood throughout the ystem. Come and get a free trial ottle bringyour own bottle. Third nd Van Buren Sts. Phone 4S9. 19-20 visitor with Dallas friends. Independenee is dismissing the proposition of establishing a can nery. Miss Jessie Keaton ef Salem was the guest of friends in this cay Sat urday. Miss Edna Wooster of.Albany has been visiting friends in Coryaliis i the past few days. , C. A. Sehlbrede, an attorney of Marshfield, Oregon, was a business visitor in Corvallis Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Simpson and their son, Gene, returned Sat urday from a ftw days' business visit to Portland. The United Artisans will y their dues this month to Mrs. Emily Henkle, because of the departure from Corvallis of the secretary, Mrs. Guy Clark. Herbert Barber was the guest of his brother Harold, at OAC the last of the week. He lett Fri day to enter the . Military Acade my at West Point. Prof. Ruthyn Turney of Salem visited old friends in this city Sat urday and in the evening assisted the Corvallis orchestra in furnish ing marie for the Q. A. C. ball. George Mangas is expected home from Cbio about the first of the month, where he has Been visiting relatives since the last of November. He is a son of H. C. Mangas of this city. Mrs. Thella Scruggs leaves this week for her home in Portlaud, after a several weeks' visit with her sisters, Misses Vena and .Letna Rickard in Corvallis and her par ents in the country. E. E. Paddock of Idependence was a business visitor the last of the week looking after property in terests. It is said he will either 1 seil his lots in this city or build on them in the near future. Mike Bauer, the genial tailor, has purchased the interest of S. N. Wilkins in the undertaking es tablishment of Wilkins & Bovee, on third street, and the firm will hereafter be known as Bauer & Bovee. The advance sale of s.eats for "A Royal Slave" opened Monday morning frith a rush. It is evident that Corvallis people appreciate good plays and indications are that Wednesday night will again see 'he opera house crowded to the doors. The annual election cf officers in the Y. W. C. A. takes place at the college to-day. The candidates are for president, Misses Bertha Ed wards and Lena Wilson, vice president, Minnie Diven and Rilla Thompson; secretary, Bertha Thay er and Iua True; treasurer, Belle Edvrarda. Charlie Small has progressive ideas and does not propose to be be hind the times if he knows it. He has just ordered for his bakery a new bread mixer, a piece of machin ery that mixed one atd a half barrels of flour into dough at a single run. Th cost of the new device is said to be $500. Ross King of Forest Grove Jis soon to open a new Dharmacy in the room now occupied by Virgil Watters' real estate office in the Hotel Corvallis building. A new plate glass front will be put in that part t,f the building and Mr. Wat ters will move into the room on the south, formerly occupied by the Tuylor and Peterson barber shop. Horace Lock and family are to move from Portland to Benfon county again to make their home. Their household goods have already arrived and about the first of March Mr. Locke will assume charge of the W. S. Locke farm in the vicinity of Mt. Viw. Mrs. Lccke and daughter are to locate in Corvallis if a suitable hoase cau be purchased. One Corvallis contractor made the statement a few days ago that he knew of 15 contracts fhat had been let within the past ten days for new residences in this city. There are alreadv a number of residences in course of construct ion and many others are being talked of, which gives promise of a season of unusual activity in the building line this spring in Corvallis. nvejd bunday trom salmon Kiver for a three week's visit with Cor vallis friends. Mr and Mrs. Will Gibbon of Eastern " Oregon are guests at the home of Mrs. .Webley Edwards in Jobs addition. Misses Hattle and LJnnle Rnnd lett of Medford who have been guests of their sister, Mrs. C. V. Johnson, left yesterday for Port land to attend the millinery open ings. ' . The Catholic ladies, sale held at Gerhard's store the last of the week was a pronounced success, the net proceeds from the sale of home cooking, candy tamales a mounting to $106.07, At the State Christian Endea vor convention held at Eugene the last of the week, C. T. Hurd of Corvallis was re-elected state president and Miss Margaret Powells assistant secretary for the ensuing year. S. N. Wilkins returned to his borne in Vancouver, Satu day, hav ing spent the past week in Cor vallis looking after business mat ters. He has leased his handsome residence property on third street to M. 8. Bovee for two years. The missionery tea of the Pres byterian church will be held at the residence of Mrs. Harold Woodcock Wednesday afternoon at 2:30. Everybody very cordially invited to attend and enjoy a splendid program and other deli cacies. Mr. and Mrs. norace Kerr ar rived Saturday night from Chicago and will remain foithe present in Corvallis. Mr. Kerr is in poor health and it is for this reason that the young couple have re turned West. Mrs. Kerr is bet ter remembered in Corvallis as Miss Edna Irvine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Irvine of the Times, and a host of old friends welcome the return of herself and husband to this city. Preferring death to dishonor and igomy of a felon's cell, Gus Johnson, tho lone Swede, occupying the county jail, opened a vein in his fore arm yesterday afternoon and when found this morning by Sheriff D. S. Smith, was almost dead. He bad lost u large amount of blood, and the. attempt on his own life might have proved euccesstul but for the coagulation of blood and the consequent stoppage of the flow from the wound. Albany Herald. The views of the pessimist are given as follows by an exchange: Nothing o do but work;, notnisg to eat but foid; nothing to wear but clothes, to keep one from going nude. Nothing to breathe but air; quick as a flash 'tis gone, nowhere to fall hut off; nowhere to stand but on. No thing to oomb but hair; nowhere to sleep but bed; nothing to weep but tears; nothing to bury but dead Notliing to sing but songs; ah well Alas, Alack! Nowhere to' go but on; nowhere to come but back. About 60 peop'e enjoyed a social at the Artisan hall Thursday night at the conclusion of the regular meeting. Four candidates were in itiated atthebus:ness session and Mrs. Ella WattB, supreme In structor, of Salem, was present and gave an address and assisted in the work. After the guests had been invited in, the college mandoliu club, with Prof. H. C. Allen as leader, rendered several numbers that were much enjoyed and re flected credit on the orchestra which has but recently been organized. Ice cream and cake were served in tbe bauquet room and a social hour was spent by all. Junction City wants a cannery and in boosting for it the Times says: Here is something to interest people in this town acd county: A man here Wednesday, who it in position to know says the, Browns ville cannery in one year's run paid operating expenses, and paid for the plant out of the revenues of the business. The fact that the plant is being doubled in capacity for the coming season is a good indication of the truth of the statement. Does this community know a good thing when it sees it? Are we dead? If so, lets be buried and have done with it. Remember the New England din ner and Washingtonian entertain ment at tbe M. E. church a week from tonight. 18 lace the demand .for his books is greater than ever.;1 Contrary to expectations "Ben Hur" does not lead "The Fair God." This aUrrine romance of the days of the ztecs is unsurpassed In Amenoan fiction, It is from this hovel that Clarence Bonnet's production of 'A" Roy! Siave' nas oeen taken. The O. A; C. athletic field presented a lively, appearance Saturday afternoon, when : the delegates to the Boy's Conference held their field meet. The lads entered into the affair with a vim that indicates that the colleges of Oregon may expect to enroll many an athlete from the crowd in years to come. All day Saturday the youths who were here to attend the meeting were seen in twos, threes and by the half dozen . about town, their white ribbon badges fluttering in the breeze and a look on their faces which plainly proved that they were both proud and pleased to be here. ' Corvallis appreciated the honor of their presence and hopes to see them again, in the coming years. The basketball game between O. A. C. and Dallas to decide the championship of the state league, played Friday night at the local armory, resulted in a victory tor Dallas, the score standing 31 to 1 1 in favor of the visitors. The result was not a surprise as Dallas was known to have a very strong team and to have been practising hard for the contest. O. A. C was out classed and out played from the start and it is generally concedes that the better team won. However, this is no re flection on the home team for the boys put up a good game. The O. A. C. line-up was the same as usual, while the Dallas men were, forwards, Fenton and Craven; center, Shaw; guards, Savery and C. Shaw. J. W. Archart and Dr. J. A. Lamberson have discovered a fine and valuable mine of silica sand a few miles from Lebanon. Ttiev have had several tests made and the sand assays 80 per cent pure silica .or steel manufacturing purposes. Hundreds of thou sands of tons of silica sand is brought to Portland and other coast cities every year from east of the Rockies. Most of this comes from Minnes ta. The onlyjirawbaek to the discoverv here is that there is a small a mount ot clay in the sand and it might have to be washed, but, even with this, the mine is be lieved to be valuable in that it is easily accessable and but a short distance from a railroad, says the Lebanon Criterian. The Rogers-Grilley recital at tbe opera house, fourth number in the Lvceum course, was a high class and very meritorious entertain ment which delighted the large audience present. Mr. Rogers, harpist, is an artist oh this splendid instrument, and on this occasion was recalled time and again by the audience for a second number. Mr. Grilley as a reader and entertainer is one of the best that has been heard in Corvallis for a long time. Some of his work was very difficult but whether light or heavy tbe result was all that could be desired, and the gentleman responded to encores on nearly every number. The Lyceum course this winter hs been all that was promised by the promoters, and it is safe to say Dot j has been in the least sorry that he j invested in a season ticket. Such I entertainments are not only delight-,. ful but are helpful and inspiring. Miss Esther Leech proved her-' self a successful and charming hostess Saturday evening, when she entertained the choir of the Methodist church. There were games, music and conversation, and the most tempting refresh ments were served. In the musi cal guessing games Miss Carrie Buchanan was awarded first prize and Waldo Colbert the booby, while in "progressive anagrams" Miss( Maiie Cathey carried off the laurels. The evening was one of the happiest ia a' social way that the choir has enjoyed in a longtime. Those present were: Misses Lulu and Elsie Rice, Car rie Buchanan, Marie Cathey, Inez Johnson, Violet and Bessie Her bert, Esther Leech; Messrs. Fred Luce, Frank White, J. A. Tif fany, Clarence Johnson. Lester Marrs, Thad Blackledge, A. K. Chapman, Ray Waltz, H. Lind gren, Waldo Colbext, Clyde Starr, Dr. B. A. Cathey, choir leader, Mrs. Cathey and Evelyn Cathey. OPEN FOR n 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 wor& rushing our building to completion, bat we have erytning so arrangea thac you can trade in all de partments to your entire satisfaction, and save money on every purchase. Yours For a GreaterStorg KLINE'S, The People's Store, m us To staiid by a shoe store that sells good Shoes to stand in. That explains why Miller's Store disposes of " so many Shoos 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 SI. 50 up to $5.00 the pair, and we cheeriully fit them on your feet and so comfort you in price and style. F. L. MILLER. is the time to have your watches, clocks and jewelry repaired. Bring in the old watch and let us give you an estimate on the cost of repairs for it. All work guaranteed. We sell the "Best Silverware Polish on Earth.'' At PRATTS. the Jeweler and Optician's. ' O. Jo Blackledge THE INDEPENDENT EM H n rurmm oorvan IIS, At This Star All.our goods are guaranteed tj comply with the Pure Food Law We have the best and nothing but the IVe Want BUSINESS Established 1864. Corvallis, Oregon. emsy regon O You Buy QroGoncs best. Your Business i.
