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LOCAL AND PE3S0NU
J. G. Schroeder of the "Baromet-
er" was an over Suaday guest ' of
Monmouth friends.
E. W. Strong of Monmouth was
in Corvallii on business ' several
days the last of the week.
Mrs. Nellie Elder has filed suit
with the clerk of Benton county for
a di voice from Jesse Elder.
In the S. W. Jackson estate final
settlement has been made and the
Administrator discharged.
Mrs. Clara B. Waldo arrived the
last of the week for a few days' vis
it. She is a guest at Waldo Hall.
Final settlement has been made
in the C. H. Lee estate and the ad
ministratrix has been discharged.
Mrs. Annette Baldwin is critical
ly ill at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Clarence Starr, on north Main
street.
Roy Keeney was called to
Brownsville the last of the week by
the very serious illness of his
lather.
Another handsome plate has been
added to the collection at Waldo
Hall. Tue donor is Mrs. Judge
3alloway of McMinnville.
Mike Walker, U. of 0. student,
went to Albany today, and from
there will go to Corvallis and Inde
pendence on a visit. Thursday's
Guard.
In the matter of the estate ol
Thomas Waldon, an infirm person,
Harry Auld, E. H. Taylor and W.
P. Lafferty have been appointed
appraisers.
JameB A. Caoper has been ap
pointed guardian of Benjamin Coop
er, a minor, with a bond of $360.
Tne court has appointed A. J. John
son, M. M. Long and E. J. Newton
appraisers.'
Student Theisaen of OAC, who
has a very severe case of mump?,
was taken to Portland, Friday,
where be will remain until he has
recovered.
Rev. G. S. O. Humbert of Eu
gene, formerly pastor of the Chris
tian church in this city, was rsnew
ing old friendships in Corvaliis the
last of th9 week.
Mrs. T. M. Gatch has recently
presented Waldo Hall a beautiful
palm, grown by .herself at her home
on college hill. The gift is much
prized at the Hall.
Rev. Handsaker goes to Scio
again today to assist in the revival
meeting which is in progress there.
He epent last week at that place,
helping in the work.
Mrs. Mary King, grandmother of
Chief Wells, is very ill at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. John. Wells,
Senior. The lady is 86 years of age
and her recovery is a matter of
doubt.
Mrs. Morris, who is visiting
relatives in Eugene, was taken ill
with appendicitis, Thursday, and
her husband was hastily summoned
from this city Thursday evening to
be at the bedside.
The cadets of OAC have reoeived
from Portland an invitation to par
ticipate in the parade that is to be
given there during the "Rose Fies
ta" in June. The boys would cer
tainly add to the effect of this grand
parade.
The Kiger peach orchard on the
island has undergone a treatment
of spraying the past week. There
is a general movement on to clean
up the fruit trees of Benton county
and there is every reason to believe
that the results in the earning fruit
crop will be ample to compensate
for all labor thus spent.
It is hoped that readers of the
Gazette will remember that news
items are rtill wanted at this office.
The demand is unlimited and the
supply is not in keeping with the
needs ot the paper. An item for
vis is an item for ycu, remember
that, and what helps the home pa?
per likewise helps the home com
munity. The Fortnightly Music Club held
a very interesting meeting at the
college, Tuesday afternoon. The
program included an address by
Mies Maud Draper, club president;
an instrumental boIo by Miss Marie
Cathey; selections by the Philadel
phian orchestra; instrumental solo,
Miss Eddington, and instrumental
eolo, Miss Wilson.
Miss Marie Cathey was hostess
Thursday evening at a very pleas
ant "musical party." The program
included orchestra numbers; vocal
selections by Harry and Clifford
Moore; a vocal duet by Marie and
Evelyn Cathey, and other features.
Tempting refreshments were served.
Miss Cathey is a model hostess and
on this occasion her guests were:
Misses Alice McGinnis, Esther and
Ieelleen Leech, Ioez Johnson, Zoe
Miller and Evelyn Cathey; Messrs.
Clifford and Harry Moore, Kenneth
Cole, Albert Utzinger, Forrest Mc
Gincis and Ray Williams.
Miss Mabel Farmer is at home
with a case of mumps, i -
William Schmidt spent Sunday
at Monroe, with relatives.
Prof. O. V. White of Philomath
was a Corvallis visitor Saturday.
" Mrs. Will Moore has been quite
ill the past few days with tonsiiitis.
Ed Greffoz of Crawfordsville was
a business visitor ia Corvallis the
last of the week.
Miss Margaret Sne'.l has just put
out the trees for an apple orchard.
The work was done Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Austin Lafferty and
little son, Walter, went to Portland
Saturday for a few days' visit.
Miss Clara Brant of the Indepen
dent telephone office spent Sunday
with Monmouth relatives.
J. M. Prather of Buena Vista
has been the guest of his sister, Mrs.
John W. Simpson, the paBt few
days.
Attorney W. E. Yates of Van
couver was the gusst over Sunday
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Yates, in this city.
"By" Geer, who has been in ill
health for some time, went to Mar
ion county Sunday to remain in
definitely with relatives.
Miss Frances Dilley of the Inde
pendent telephone office is confined
to her home with illness, , It is
feared she has appendicitis.
Mrs. C. M. Tathrow returned to
her home in Monmouth, Sunday,
after a visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. P. Ireland.
Mrs. W. S. Hufford passed
through Corvallis, Friday, en route
to her home in Portland from a.
visit with her sisters in Toledo.
Raymond Laffarty spent Sunday
with his father in this city. He is
a traveling' salesman for the J. A.
Fjlger company of San Francisco.
"The Passion Play" moving pic
tures will be at the opera house,
Wednesday and Thursday nights,
the prices of admission 25 and 3fc.
Lazelle's band furnished music
for a very enjoyable dancing party
at Taylor's hall, Friday evening.
About 30 couples enjoyed the occa
sion.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Staats were
guests of Corvallis relatives a few
days ago, being en route home to
Prinevule from a six weeks' visit in
California.
Mrs. Nancy Brown of McKin-
non's Valley was the guest Satur
day of Mrs. W. P. Ireland. She
went on to Pailomath for a visit
with friends.
Prof. C. I. Lewis returned Fridav
from Albany, where he had been to
attend a fruit growers' meeting, at
which he delivered an address on
walnut culture.
Ed Smith, who was injured in a
runaway on college hill Thursday
morning regained consciousness on
Friday morning about 7 o'clock.
He is not seriously injured, however,
and is getting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Richardson
expect to leave tomorrow for their
home at Joliet, Illinois. They have
spent several months in Benton
county with relatives. Mrs. Rich
ardson is a daughter of Mrs. Pome-roy.
R. H. Huston went to Portland,
Saturday evening, to spend Sunday
with his wife and little daughter,
the latter of whom is in the hospi
tal. She is rapidly recovering from
her recent operation for appendicitis.
Clay Starr, who drives a creamery
wagon in the BelUfountain neigh
borhood, had a runaway, Friday,
in which his wagon was partially
demolished and the contents of the
rig scattered all along the way. No
one was injured.
The Central Willamette Medical
Srciety is to meet tomorrow night
at Hotel Corvallis. There will be
a Daper by Dr. W. H. Booth of Leb
anon and another by Dr. William
Byrd of oalem, and the affair will
conclude with a banquet.
Elbert Hollister of Portland was
an over Sunday visitor with rela
tives in Corvallis.
Ursi A. F. Peterson arrived Sat
urday evening from - Portland for a
visit with relatives ia this city.
Interesting time at the Masonic
lodze Wednesday night. Work in
the second degree. .All members
aro urged to be present. :
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Buchanan
were Portland visitors, Saturday,
Mrs. Buchanan having gone down
to attend the millinery openinss.
Mrs. R. E. Fletcher leaves to
day for San Jose, ; California, to
be at the bedside of her mother,
who is critically ill. ' She will be
absent probably two months.
The Gazette still has garden
seeds to give to any one who will
call and make their wants known.
School children need not apply, as
the seeds are supposed to be given
out to "tillers ot the soil.
Beginning Thursday evening,
a revival meeting will be con-1
ducted at the Methodist church
by Evangelist Van Marter, as
sisted by Prof, and Mrs. Gray,
singer?. The public is cordially
invited to attend these services.
Claude Swann, the famous lit
tle basket ball coach, arrived
home Friday night from Wiscon
sin, where he played a week's
schedule of games after disband
ing his nome basket ball team in
Chicago at the conclusion of their
four months' tour. "Swannie"
is looking well and declares he is
glad to get home. ,
At' a recent meeting the Fire
men elected the following officers:
M.- M. Long, Chief Engineer;
Wm. Colbert, Asst. Chief En
gineer; J. F. Allen, President;
H. M. Cumming, Vice President ;
W. L. Sharp, Secretary; C. A.
Lewis, Treasurer; Wm. Colbert,
Steward, G. H. Carl, E E. Wil
son, W. H. Kline, Executive
Committee.
An OAC student with a jellow
Latest in photos and stamps, at
Mrs. Wiegand's studio. Htf
He vowed oar currency was bad,
He called each financier a dance;
; And yet they My he never had
! Eleven dollats all a once 1 Ex. ;
Buy your groceries of Cooper
& Whiteside. :?. utt
March i5th has been named by the
judges of the Commercial Club's $5,000
contest as the date when their labors will
probably be completed.' It is proving an
arduous task to judge the hundreds of
papers submitted.
Coats spool cotton ; cents per
spoof at Kline's, it -
Trenton, X. J., Feb. 28. F. C. Smith-
son, of Portland, Or., tonight brofce the :
world's record in , the 60 yard bardie
race, tie made the distance in 4-5 sec-
onds, two-fifths of a second better than
North ridge's record,, made at Kew York
on February 9, 1907. . '
New line dishes in plain and
fancy designs, at Cooper & Wbite
sides. - '' '; utt
Mrs. Iken6tein Mine eon, I vill whip
yon it I catch you smoking those ' cigar
ettes again. . They are the ruinations to
your healdth. Mr. Ikenstein Don't
scold him, Rebecca . If we stunt his
growth, he can ride on de railroad trains
all his life for half prize. Ex. ''
Full line of Palmer's perfumes,
toilet waters, face powders Gra
ham & Wells. 20-21
, "The trend of civilization has always
been westward,'' said Henry Watson
Cornell in a lecture recently delivered
before Portland business men, "since it
crossed Asia to sweep through Europe.
Immigration ia now flowing West through
the United States with irresis table force,
bat the Pacific Coast is the limit of this
great tidal movement, and here will be
found the greatest cities' of the world.
The solidity and substantial character of
Portland must impress any visitor, while
the vast tributary district of both Oregon
and Washington represents greater
wealth than can ever be taken from the
gold mines of the continent.
' Fresu vegetables anl fruits
always on hand in' their season
Cooper & Whitesides. . . ntf
"Between emotionalism and formalism
blotter pinned to the back of his n religion," says a Washington clergy-
coat unconsciously furnished amuse
ment for a large crowd of people in
the post office Saturday morning.
On the blotter some wag had print
ed in large letters, "Mumps. Be
ware!'' The last seen of the student
and the placard they were headed
for Main street, to the delight of all
observers.
Dr. French E. Oliver, the noted
evangelist, has just concluded a
wonderful meeting at Mankato,
Kansas, in which there were 800
conversions. The "Jewell County
Monitor" gives a full page write-up
of the meeting and says: "Results
break world's record." An effort
is being put forth to bring Dr.
Oliver to Corvallis next fall for a
big meeting, if a union of the vari
ous churches can be effected for the
purpose.
In a fast and scientific game the
Muscatine, Iowa, basketball team
defeated the OAC five in a game
Saturday night in this city. The
score was 27 to 32. The first half
ended with the credit standing 16
for Iowa and 15 for Corvallis, but
four fouls in the last half gave the
visitors an opportunity to roll up a
good score. It was a clean game
and was greatly enjoyed by a large
crowd. The OAC baud furnished
music for the occasion.
Miss Olive Thompson of this city!
made final proof ia loledo last
week on her timber claim in the
Siletz country. She has shown
splendid "grit" in living on the
claim in spite of all hardships, and
deserves the reward which is now
won.
Charles Cartwright of Bellefoun-
tain was in Corvallis, Saturday, on
bis way home from Albany where
he had been to purchase nursery
stock. He expects to go into the
small fruit business and to dispose
of his products to the new cannery
in Corvallis. Next!
Go where you will in Jobs addi
tion you will see new sidewalk lum
ber in piles, ready for the csrnenter
to begin work. Tsew walks are the
rule rather than the exception and
there are numerous other signs cf
progress in that pari of town this
spring. :
The social given Fridav night at
the home of Prof, and Mrs. A. B.
Cordley by the members and En
daavorers of the Congregational
church was a very successful and
jolly affair. An impromptu pro
gram was rendered which proved
both unique and interesting, games
of all sorts were piayed with great
enthusiasm by those present and
very dainty refreshments served.
About 75 people enjoyed the event
and voted the occasion one of the
Ljolliest of the season.
Saturday's Barometer contain
ed a very interesting letter from
G. A. Roberts, who was general
secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at
OAC a year or two ago. Mr.
Roberts is now in Africa and he
says it. is a wonderful country,
grand tor its natural wealth in
gold, silver and diamonds, bat
grander still for its great possi
bilities in agriculture.. The na
tives have little or no conception
of how to do any kind of work
properly ,and Mr. Roberts de
clares that "it is a wonder that
anv kind of business pays." H-
man, "mere is a goiaen mean a renee-
tion that came to me recently upon the
conclusion of my remarks to a colored
congregation in Richmond . I bad in
vited an aged deacon to offer prayer. 'O,
Lord,' prayed he, 'gib dis pore brudder
de eye of de eagle, dat he spy out sin afar
off. Glue his hands to de gospel plow.
Tie his tongue to de line of truf. Kail
hiB yeie to de gospel pole'.' Bow his head
'way down between his knees, O Lord,
an' fix his knees 'way down in some lone
some,' dark and narrer valley, where
prayer is much wanted to be made.
'Noint him wif de kerosene lie of salva
shun, an' set him on fire!" '
The Christian Scientists will hold
services at the Woodman Hall, Sun
day, 11 a. m. The public is cordial
ly inyited. lOtf
Communications from the government
offices at Washington, D. C. have been
posted on the bulletin board calling for
students from Agricultural colleges to
take up the work, of teaching in the
Philippines, Examinations for theee
positions will be held soon and the suc
cessful applicant will be given free pass
age to the Islands about June 1, at which
time the school year begins. The salaries
attached to these positions are yery good
ranging from $900 to $1400 per annum,
with bright chances for early promotion
and consequently raise of pay. This
would be an excellent opportunity lor
any fof our istudenta, especially the
seniors, who like that kind oi work, to
enter the government service; Further
particulars can be learned by reading the
bulletins or by calling on Sect. Jensen.
Barometer.
Complexion powder, Garland
of Violets, Garland of Roses,
Fashion Chamois in each box.
Graham & Wells. 20-21
Two old wells, one uncovered and the
other only partially covered with rotten
planks, are a menace to life and limb to
anyone who crosses the lots known as
the old Berlin place in the western part
of town. Not only this, but children are
in the habit of playing about these death
traps, and only a few days ago two small
boys, aged about nine years , attempted
to clean out the open well. With a rope
tied around his waist, one boy reached
far over the edge of the dangerous open
ing to clean off the accumulation of trash
from the surface of the water, while the
other equally small boy, with feet firmly
braced, held to the other end of the rep a
in order to rescue the well-cleaner in
ease the latter made an unexpected dive
to the bottom of the well. A few days
previous to this adventure the same boys,
with ropes around their waists and the
other ends of the cords around a nearby
savs the white men ot Africa su - I tree, "cleaned out" the other well to their
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enure aausiacuon. duouiu buy ciiaen
"lazy, worthless, drunken loafers
as a class. When they make big
money they live well and drink
much, though - whiskey costs ex
orbitant prices." The letter of
Mr. Roberts : is both interesting
and '- instructive and many old
friends in Corvallis will be glad
to hear from him. -
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carry them in the popular price $1,00
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F. L. MILLER.
be declared missing at any time it would
be well to drag these death holes before
making a general alarm. Something
should be done with these wells before
some one's boy is drowned or some larg
er person in crossing these lots meets a
terrible fate.
Born, yesterday morning, to
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Taylor, a
daughter. . J
is the time to have your watches, clocks and jewelry
& an estimate on the cost of repairs for it. All work
guaranteed.
We sell the "Best Silverware Polish on Earth,"
At PRATT'S, the Jeweler and Optician.
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