Corvallis gazette., March 24, 1908, Image 3

LOCAL AMD PERSONAL
J. D. "Wells and wife were Al
bany visitors, Thursday.
Born, Friday, to Prof, and
Mrs. Jackson, a daughter.
Dr. AV. J. Kerr was a business
visitor in Albany the last of the
week.
The Whist Club was pleasant
ly entertained by Mrs. A. J.
Johnson, Thursday afternoon.
Dr. J. M. Dunn of Madison,
Iowa, is visiting his sister, Mrs.
Ilaman Lewis, at Wells station.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ireland
of Portland have been visiting
relatives in Corvallis the past
few days.
"Grandma" Allen of Wells is
reported as very ill, with slight
hopes of recovery. She is past
SO years ot age
Mrs. Etta Simpson of Airhe '.
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lias been the guest tor several
days of Mr. and Mrs. C. V. John-
eon in this city.
Mrs. W. W. Ireland left Thurs
day for Portland to join herlius
band. Many friends regret their
departure from this city.
C T. Kurd went to Portland,
Friday, to look after business
matters in connection with the
new Y. M. C. A. building at the
college.
Bright sunshine has prevailed j
the past few days and people are
busy in their gardens. Flowers
are in bloom and springtime is
in the air.
Mrs. Mary J. Whitby is hay
ing a handsoiiie new resilience
built in Jobs addition, opposite
the Vincent house. It is under
stood to be for rental purposes.
The old wooden awning over
the front of the Allen pharmac'
was torn down Friday afternoon.
Thus the old gives way to the
new in the inarch of progress.
Ground was broken for the
Oregon Building at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific
Exposition at Se
attle on Wednesday, the 18th
instant, with appropriate cere
monies. George Fuller arrived home
Sunday evening from Eastern
Oregon, where he has been for
the past three weeks. He secur
ed 240 acres of land, 80 miles
from Prineville. He says the
Eastern Oregon country is de
veloping rapidly.
Clarence Whiteside is to build
-a, new residence on 10th and
Madison streets, near the Jack
Milne home. Through a mis
understanding in regard to the
names, the Gazette was errone
ously informed that the new
home was to be on the Paddock
lots in the extreme western part
of town.
At the basket social held at
the Bellefountain school house
for the purpose of raising funds
for the purchase of an organ the
sum of $54.00 was realized. The
liberal patronage was greatly aj
preciated by the instructors and
pupils, all of whom are laboring
together to build up the school
in all departments.
Glenn Ireland and Tommy
Fawcett are going into the fancy
chicken business on their stock
ranch north of town. They are
running several im-ubatoi's and
already have '200 little chickens
turned out to "graze." The
Khode Island Beds will be the
breed handled by Messrs Faw
ett and Ireland and only thor
oughbreds will be recognized.
The framework is now up for
the new cannery building on
lviver strees and work is being
rushed. If anyone doubts that
Corvallis is growing, a stroll
about town and a look at the new
buildings now in course of con
struction will cause them to very
speedily change their minds.
The outlook is favorable for the
most active building season
known here in years.
Goat shearing is now in prog
ress ii the vicinity of Monroe
and in other parts of Benton
county. The mohair is of splen
did quality and of good length,
due to the healthy condition of
the goats. George Hall and E.
Nye have secured a machine
each, and are clipping a goodly
in most of the clip the hair will
be in better condition than formerly.
: Miss Lizzie Buchanan is suf
fering with a severe attack of
mumps.
- Miss Edna Peck has resumed
her position in the Independent
telephone office, after a siege of
mumps.
Mrs. M. E. Cummings and lit
tle daughter, Freda, went to Su
ver, Saturday, for a visit with
' relatives.
Mrs. J. B. Marvin went to Gas
ton, Saturday, for a visit with
her husband who is working on
a logging contract at that place
with his engine and crew.
Merton Clark, an old Corvallis
boy, has recently moved to Wal
la Walla, Wash., where he has
accepted a position as bookkeep
er in a large furniture store.
Henry Wortham and Billy
Goldson went to Eugene, Thurs
day, to attend the funeral of
rni T 1 . -1 , .
nomas avails wnu was uuv-
ed in the Long Tom river, Wed
nesday. What is known as the Webber
house and lot was sold the last
of the week by T. Lee Davis to
Mrs. Geneva Porter, A..L. Stev
enson making the sale. The
consideration mentioned was
$10.
The Henkle & Davis stock of
drygoods is being closed out at
a brokerage sale, which opened
"SJiiWJav fnronnnn iind Lists mi ft
wepk Thfl ,ng of Messr8 Hen
kle and Davis lor the iuture are
not known.
Boy Bell went to Albany, Fri
day, where he assumes the posi
tion of dock agent for the O. C.
T. company, the former agent
having retired and gone into
business for himself. Boy's old
friends wish him success, as he
is a most worthy young man.
The Drain girls' basketball
team and the OAC girls' team
were entertained by the Waldo
Hall girls at the college, Friday
evening, after the game. Re
freshments were served, a social
time was enjoyed and the visit
ors were made to feel welcome
at OAC.
James P. Johnson has leased
the "Elmore House," better
known as the King boarding
house, on Fourth street, and with
his family took possession of the
place, Saturday. It is under
stood the house will be conduct
ed as a lodging and boarding
house.
The new Mechanic Arts build
ing and new barn at OAC were
inspected the last of the week by
Governor Chamberlain and State
Supt. Ackerman. These gentle
men and President Kerr are
members of the committee under
whose direction the buildings
were constructed, and it is un
derstood both structures are sat
isfactory. The local editor returns thanks
for the items that kind friends
have been telephoning, bringing
and sending in. These are ap
preciated and they help to make
the paper interesting to you and
to others. Do not wait for a
special invitation, but call us up
and tell us what is happening in
your neighborhood. AVe need
the news.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Clark and
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold King, all
former Corvallisites, are now lo
cated at Toppenish, Wash., where
they have plenty of work in their
line at better wages than the
Willamette Valley affords. The
only objection they find with the
country is that the wind blows
too hard for the comfort of the
residents.
A moving picture machine
was expected to arrive yesterday
for use at the Corvallis skating
rink. These pictures will be
shown free of charge during each
evening skating session. Messrs.
McFarland and Luper are deter
mined to be up to date and to af
ford all the amusements possible
for those who patronize their
place of business.
Friends in Corvallis have re
ceived invitations to the mar
riage of Thomas Bilyeu and Miss
Josephine Schulmerich. The
event occurs in ' Portland on the
31st. The groom is an old Cor
vallis boy and a graduate of the
OAC who has made a reputation
for himself in the business world
since going to Portland, and
many old friends in Corvallis
extend congratulations.
George Moore and family left
yesterday for their home on Sal
mon River, after a two weeks'
visit with Corvallis relatives.
J. J. Cady, one of Corvallis'
respected citizens; who has-been
in ill health for some time, is re
ported as gradually growing
worse, but many friends hope
for more favorable news in the
near future.
The newly elected Amicitian
literary society officers for the
year are: President, L. C. Mc
Lain; vice president, T. J. Aut
zen; secretary, I. E. Kerr; treas
urer, Teddy O'Rourke; fllunky,
"Slats" Brodie.
The OAC Pierian literary so
ciety has elected officers for the
ensuing year, as follows: Presi
dent, Faye Roadruck; vice pres.,
Nettie Currin; secretary.Roxana
Cate; treasurer, Kate . Moore;
registrar, Bertha Edwards; jan
itor, Kate Adams.
Prof. H. L. Mack and wife of
Bellefountain were over-Sunday
visitors in Corvallis.. The an
nouncement of Prof. Mack for
the nomination on the republi
can ticket for county school su
perintendent appears elsewhere
in these columns.
Many business men in Oregon
are using special stationery de
signed in such a way that the
low colonist rates are forced up
on the attention of the recipient.
Railroad officials on various
roads have reported travel which
indicates thirty trainloads of
honieseekers now en route to the
Pacific Coast.
Secretary F. A. Welch, of the
Oregon State Board of Agricul
ture, is asking the co-operation
of the various County Courts of
the state in arranging for exhib
its at the State Fair held annu
ally at Salem. It requires fore
thought' at. the beginning of the
planting season to secure attrac
tive displays, which become of
more vital importance each year
in view of the immense number
of newcomers seeking locations
in Oregon.
A fund of $6900 for publicity
purposes, with the assurance
that this will be increased to over
$8,000, places Albany in the
front rank of active Oregon com
munities.' At the enthusiastic
'"get-together" -meeting held Fri
day night which was responsible
for this result, Governor Cham
berlain and Tom Richardson of
the Portland Commercial Club
made rousing addresses. More
than three hundred people par
ticipated m the banquet.
The Schwarzschild & Sulzber
ger Packing Company is asking
permission of the city of Port
land to cover fourteen acres in
the suburbs with a plant which
will represent an outlay of $1,
500,000. Coming immediately
after the definite announcement
of the $4,000,000' establishment
which Swift & Company are to
build during 1908, Oregon stock
men are jubilant over the recog
nition accorded this section of
the United States as a packing
center.
The revival meeting which
has been in progress two weeks
at the M. E. church, conducted
by Rev. Van Marter, evangelist,
assisted by Prof. Gray, soloist,
closed Sunday night. While
there were no conversions, the
church derived great benefit in
a spiritual way and the meeting
was helpful to all Avho attended.
The evangelist and his helpers
go from Corvallis to Montavilla
to begin a meeting and the earn
est good wishes of all Corvallis
christians follow them.
Fruit, dairying and other in
dustries of Oregon have all been
given their share of publicity,
but poultry raising is rarely
mentioned outside of the publi
cations which are either devoted
to poultry or have a special de
partment for it. $5,000,000 an
nually is a very conservative es
timate of the returns from this
industry to Oregon farmers-, and
yet thousands of cases of eggs
are shipped in every year from
the Middle West to supply the
demand here. Expert poultry
raisers say that the climate of
Western Oregon in particular is
conducive to very rapid and
healthful growth. There is one
community alone in Southern
Oregon that annually markets
between $40,000 and $50,000
worth of turkeys.
Lost: Sunday, between M. E.
church and 11th street, brown
fur collarette. Leave at Gazette
office. ; . 27
-Buy your groceries of Cooper
& Whiteside. ;;-V ; . ntt
5 In a game so - one-sided,, as to
scarcely prov interesting,' the
OAC basketball girl defeated
the Drain team by a score of 34
to 3 at the armory, Friday eve
ning. The floor was too "slick"
to permit, of first class work, ow
ing to a practice dance having
been held in the armory the
night before. In the game re
cently at Drain, OAC w6n by a
score of 11 to 7. In Friday eve
ning's contest the visitors made
three fouls-, failing to score aside
from this. A. good crowd wit
nessed the game.
Latest in photos and stamps, at
Mrs. Wiegand'd stadio. lltf
S. E. Beal of Northern Benton
was a Corvallis business visitor,
Saturday. Mr. Beal is State vice
president of the American bmgle
Comb Brown Leghorn Club and
makes a specialty of breeding
thoroughbred single comb Brown
Leghorn chickens, finding this a
very profitable "side issue" in
connection with his stock farm.
Mr. Beal has just had 500 pamph
lets published, relative to his
poultry business, which he will
use for advertising purposes the
coming season.
Fresu vegetables and fruits
always on hand in their season.
Cooper & Whitesides. ntf
Washington, March 21st The
Forest Service has recommended
that the number of cattle and
horses allowed to graze, upon the
Blue Mountains (W) National
Forest in the state of Oregon,
during the season of 1908, be in
creased from 16,000 to 17,900
head and the number of sheep
from 150,000 to 152,500 head.
This forest has recently been
divided into three administrative
units, and the increase in the
number of head of stock to graze
on the range this year was made
to permit an equitable adjust
ment among the former users of
the forest.
The spring and summer term
of the Corvallis Business College
opens Monday, April 1st, to con
tinue five months. Students can,
however,, register at any time.27
One of, the most convincing
compilations of facts ever circu
lated to advertise a given section
of country is "One Thousand
Facts of Production," collected
by J. R. Shepard, giving actual
results of producers throughout
the Willamette Valley. This
compilation deals with fruit,
vegetables, live stock, cereals,
grasses, poultry, hops and nuts.
A. F. Hofer, secretary of the Sa
lem Board of Trade, will be glad
to send this to any address, and
it is a character of information
that should be in the hands of
every active newspaper man as
well as the officers of every com
mercial body throughout the
State of Oregon, and in fact all
over the United States.
Masquerade Wednesday night
at the Corvallis skating rink.
The public is invited to come
and mask. 27
Robert Wilson, for many years
a prosperous farmer of northern
Benton, residing on the Walter
Wiles farm near Wells, died at
his home in Independence Satur
day night, of tuberculosis, after
an illness of many months. The
funeral was held yesterday and
the remains interred in the cem
etery near Independence. Mr.
Wilson was a son of "Grandpa"
J. P. Wilson of Corvallis, and a
brother of Albert Wilson, the
well known dairyman. He was
a man of high moral character
and was universally respected.
The survivors are the widow,
two sons and a daughter. Many
sincere friends in Corvallis and
vicinity extend sympathy to
those who are so sadly bereft of
a loving husband and father"!,
For the Log Rolling Contest
Woodmen of the World, Mc
Minnville, Ore., April 15th, the
Southern Pacific company will
sell tickets at one and one third
fare on the certificate plan. Tick--ets
may be purchased on any of
the three days prior to the open
ing day and will be honored for
return until April 17th. If less
than 50 are in attendance, full
fare will be charged for the re
turn trip. R. C. Linville, Agent.
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The Pure Food
Department
Our Grocery Department will here
after be known as the PURE FOOD
DEPARTMENT because it is worthy
of it. We never knowingly buy
adulterated goods, and if at any time
we sell you anything that is not just
as represented, bring it back and we
will refund your money.
EZLEEflE'S,,
Established, 18G4.
Corvallis, - - Oregon.
Something New in an exceptionally
good, comfortable Shoe and "Elk"
Moccasin, suitable for Outing, athletic
ana every day wear.
We have them in Men's Women's
and Boys' and" Girls' sizes, $ 2.00, '1.50
and $1.35 Jt will be a favorite with
all on account of its appearance.
It is a decided novelty, a genuine Outing Shoe
to be worn at any and upon all occasions every
where. It will soon be time for the good weather
garments of all kinds.
Be wise and supply yourself in time.
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 PRATT'S, the Jeweler and Optiwan.
O. J. Blackledge
THE INDEPENDENT
Furniture Store,
Corvallis, - Oregon
You Take FJo Chances
When You Buy Groceries
At This Store
Alljour goods are guaranteed tj
comply with the
Pure Food Law
We have the best and nothing but
the best.'
We Want
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