LOCtt AND PEBSONU
Rocky Mason of Albany was a
Corvallis business visitor, Tues
day. -
Perry Eddy of Kings Valley
transacted business in Corvallis,
Tuesday.
N. Clem of Bellefountain was
in this city looking after busi
ness, Tuesday.
Mrs. Clarence Ireland went to
Independence the first of the
week to visit her mother.
Mrs. Ada Jessen went to Port
land, yesterday, for a few days'
visit. She returns Sunday.
Mrs. II. Woods of Indepen
dence has arrived for a visit with
her daughter, Mrs. George Belt.
Roy Heater has purchased a
lot on 11th and Harrison streets
and is soon to build a residence
thereon for his own occupancy.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kaerth of
Dallas, old-time Corvallisites,
have been the guests of friends
in this city the past few days.
Elmer Taylor of this city who
went to Portland a few days ago
has gone from there to Echo,
Oregon, to remain indefinitely.
Misses Carrie and Stella Bel
knap have returned home from
Salem. Miss Carrie will teach
the Belknap school the coming
term.
Mrs. Susie Green has returned
from Portland where her little
daughter, Alta, was operated on
last week for a growth in the
nose.
Mrs. Sarah Elgin came up from
Carlton the first of this week,
where she is .engaged in nurs
ing, and has been attending to
business matters the past few
days.
Charles Ileckart is to begin in
a few days the erection of a resi
dence in the northwestern part
of town for George Leeper and
wife. Mr. Leeper was formerly
a photographer at Philomath.
W. C. Black, United States
Commissioner, District of Ne
vada, and editor and proprietor
of the Churchill Standard, Fal
lon, Nevada, was a business vis
itor in Corvallis, Tuesday, and
paid the Gazette a fraternal call.
A very interesting leap year
social was given a few evenings
ago by the Alpine literary socie
ty. The social closed the society.
The boys fixed their own boxes
and the girls bought the baskets.
About $10 was realized from the
sale.
Miss Helen New of Portland
gave a "health talk" at the Con
gregational church, Wednesday
afternoon, before a large audi
ence of ladies. The address was
both interesting and instructive
and was very much enjoyed by
all present.
Carl De Armond of Surer was
in Corvallis the first of the week.
He brought in a fine six year-old
horse weighing 1700 pounds, for
which he received $225 from a
Seattle buyer. About a year ago
Mr. De Armond disposed of a
young team to a buyer from the
Sound, for $000.
"Grandma" Jane Allen, aged
SO years, was buried at the North
Palestine cemetery near -Wells,
Tuesday, having died on Sunday
after a brief illness, mention of
which appeared in the last issue
of the Gazette. Her home was
at Wells and she was well known
and highly respected.
Services at the Congregational
church Sunday at the usual
hours, conducted by Rev. Evan
P. Hughes of Portland. Morn
ing theme, "The Jerico Road of
Human Life;" evening topic, "A
Tragedy in Five Acts." Rev.
Hughes will hold services at Ply
mouth chapel in the afternoon.
He is winning the highest praise
and esteem of all who hear his
masterful discussions.
The Corvallis Grange is to hold
a meeting tomorrow in the usual
Grange room in the administra
tion building,, at 2 o'clock. The
principal features of the meeting
will be an address by Dr. Withy
combe on the "Future Develop
ment of Western Oregon," the
reading of a letter to the Grange
by Mrs. Callahan, and a discus
sion of the possibilities of Ore
gon as a field for the growing of
perfumery, instead of importing
from foreign countries.
Miss' Ethel Alexander has a
"swell" case of mumps and has
been very ill the past few days.
Prof. George Coote of OAC
has been the guest this week of
Dr. and Mrs. M. M. Davis in
Eugene. ;
Miss Maybelle Keady has re
turned home from a ' month s
visit with her brother, Walter
Keady, and wife, in Portland.
Miss Delia Randall, who has
been visiting at the Asa Alexan
der home, left Wednesday for
her home in Eastern Oregon.
Services at the usual hours at
the Episcopal church, Sunday,
conducted by Rev. J. W. Arm
strong. Everybody welcome.
Miss Hazel Hollenbeck has ar
rived from Sioux City, Iowa, to
make her home in Corvallis with
her brothers, AVill and Wayne
Hollenbeck, of the new music
store.
A. T Grugett left Wednesday
morning after a brief visit in
Corvallis. He has been employ
ed at Mill City for several years
but the business is shut down
there, temporarily, and he is
therefore having a vacation.
J. E. Farmer came over from
Dallas, Tuesday, for a visit with
his family in this city. He re
ports business very good in his
line, in Dallas. He is operating
a hotel there in partnership with
Clarence Chipman, formerly of
Corvallis.
Rev. G. IT. Feese of Portland
was calling on old friends in
Corvallis between trains, Wed
nesday, en route to Silverton to
deliver a lecture. lie stated
that his sons, Harold and Fred,
had been ill with mumps and la
grippe and that the little daugh
ter was not well when he left
home.
Rose-Fvtinfp. the 1 i sti n rn sh -
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ea actress, wno uvea m I'ort
land a short time two or three
years ago, arrived in that city,
Tuesday night from New York,
where she had been conducting
a school of acting. She will make
the Rose city her future home.
She is staying at the Manitou.
Mrs. Horace Kerr of Corvallis is
a former student in dramatic
art, of Miss Eytinge.
The "Swastika" Club met
Wednesday evening at the home
of Miss Georgia White. The fol
lowing program was rendered,
after which delicious refresh
ments were served: Vocal solo,
Edythe Keady ; Swastika rhymes,
Ethel Harpole ; serial story, Miss
Denman; "Medley of Popular
Airs," Cleo Johnson; music by
Swastika quartette. Tbe mem
bers of the club are planning to
"put on" a drama in the near
future.
The University received last
week a plaster-cast of the big
meteor which fell near Oregon
City two or three years ago. A.
S. Pattulo, of the Willamette Iron
and Steel Company, of Portland,
is the donator. The original,
which is now in the Smithsonian
Institute, weighs several tons
and hit the earth with terrific
force, burying itself twelve or
fifteen feet in the ground. A
farmer living nearby, realizing
its value, succeeded in hauling
it off in the night time, and Mr.
Pattulo, who owned the land on
which it fell, only regained it
through a law suit. Oregon
Weekly.
The Gingles school
house, an
old land mark of pioneer days
which has for years served as a
place for social gatherings in
Northern Benton, has been raz
ed to earth the past week. It
was built by James Gingles, Tal
bert Carter and Henry and John
Miller and was constructed of
sawed timber from the northern
part of Benton in 1853. The
lumber was sawed by hand, plan
ing mills not having come into
fashion in those early days.
Among well known Benton coun
ty residents who obtained their
early education at this old school
house are Dave and Avert Van
derpool, John, Virgil, Elvin and
Perry Carter, Paul and Gene Do
dele, Mrs. John Tomlinson, Mrs.
A. A. Williamson, Mr. and Mrs.
Bud Hodges, Kate Vanderpool
and Mrs. Felix Dodele, all of
Wells; Walter Wiles of the First
National Bank of Corvallis, and
Clum Read and Mrs. Dora Jack
son, also of this city.
Piano for sale; $35. Call or
address R. H. Kaltz, Hotel Cor--
vallis, or 'phone 3151. , , . 28
Mrs. Ed Allen of Halsey, form
erly of this city, was a visitor
here Tuesday.
J. R. Galbreath was a passen
ger for Portland on Wednesday
morning's boat.
W. O. Heckart, the widely
known contractor of Eugene, has
been a business visitor in Cor
vallis several days this week.
E. Conger of Benton county
has been visiting in the valley,
accompanied by W. M. Wells, a
newcomer. They have a fine
impression of Southern Oregon.
Southern Oregonian.
Elsewhere in this issue will be
found the announcement of C.
E. Peterson as a candidate for
nomination for sheriff on the
republican ticket at the coming
nominating election.
The'W. H. M. S. of the M. E.
church held a very interesting
meeting at the home of Mrs. D.
H. Leech, Wednesday afternoon.
A feature was a splendidly ren
dered vocal solo by Mrs. E. D.
Lunt.
Phillip H. Cale, leader of the
OAC debating team which re
cently defeated Willamette and
is soon to meet W. S. C, was a
visitor 'at the University last
Wednesday. He came to gather
material on the central bank
question, which is to be discuss
ed in the debate against Pull
man, says the U. of O. Oregon
Weekly.'
Preaching at the Presbyterian
church Sunday morning and
evening by the pastor, Rev. J.
R, N. Bell. The morning topic
will be "Cause and Effect;" eve
ning theme, "How to Yoke Up."
Announcements of importance
will be made at morning service
and all members are especially
requested to be present. Special
music. All made welcome.
During the recent high water,
Chief Wells had the old gravel
ferry floated down stream and
fastened in a desirable place un
til the water went down. The
idea proved a good one, as the
expense of moving the boat last
year to have it repaired was $20
and this jear it is but $3. New
timbers are being placed under
the, boat, and other needed re
pairs made.
The district convention of the
Knights of Pythias will convene
in the city of Independence on
the night of March 28th, and at
this time the teams of the
Pythian lodges of the fourth dis
trict will compete for a prize.
Homer Lodge, No. 45, is leaving
nothing undone to make this
convention a grand success. All
members of the lodges of this
district will receive a royal wel
come at this convention.
Invitations are out for the
celebration of the 50th or gold
en wedding anniversary of Rev.
and Mrs. P. A. Moses. The af
fair occurs at the Rev. McCaus
land home, Monday evening,
April 6th, the hours being from
7 to 10. Mr. and Mrs. Moses
were married in old Arkansas in
1858 and are a model couple in
every sense. Sunday they will
have a quiet family re-union at
their, own home. A large circle
of friends join in earnest good
wishes for this worthy pair and
hope they may live to celebrate
their diamond anniversary.
Burglars entered the Southern
Pacific depot office, in this city,
at about 3 o'clock this morning
and blew open the office safe,
says a Lebanon dispatch to the
Oregonian, Wednesday. The
heavy iron door of the safe was
blown from the operator's office
through the waiting-room door
across the building and hit the
wall on the opposite side of the
depot. The inner door of the
safe was not opened and nothing
was secured. The depot was
entered by a window which was
forced by a jimmy; the office!
door was pried open in the same
manner. The work was "raw,",
and the would-be burglars were
novices in the business. They
must have become alarmed and
quit, for it would have been an
easy matter to have gone through
the rest of the door which sep
arated them from about $100.
No clew has been found as to
who attempted the robbery.
Born, Wednesday, to Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Hathaway, in this
city, a daughter. . ,
Latest in photos and stamps, at
Mrs. Wiegaud'j studio. lltf
Mrs. Sydney Trask. and little
son of Falls ; City are guests of
the formers parents, Mr. and
Mrs. P. A. Moses.
Clerk T. T. Vincent wishes it
known that he will keep the
clerk's office open from 6 to 7
o'clock every evening next week
for the accommodation of labor
ing men and others who are un
able to register during the day.
This is a generous offer and ev
ery voter should register.
Fresh vegetables an! , fruits
always oa hand in their season.
Cooper & Whitesides. utf
At the Church of Christ next
Sunday morning the pastor will
speak on "An Infidel as a Church
Member." In the evening will
be given the third of the series
of sermon on the church; sub
ject, "Reformations Under Luth
er, Calvin and Wesley." Bap
tismal service at the close. 8
WANTED: A woman to do
housework. J. 0. Wilson. , 27tf
Don't let the boy have to ask,
or, worse yet, tease for every
cent of spending niouey! Every
child should contribute his share
to the work of the farm, simply
because it is right, and by no
means should he expect pay for
doing his duty. However, to
cultivate a spirit of thrift, the
orphan lamb, the pet pig, or a
few hens, may well be the prop
erty of the small boy, and any
money accruing therefrom, his
also. The larger boy may culti
vate a parcel of the farm (small
or large, according to circum
stances) on shares, with results
satisfactory to father and son
alike. It will be found that the
average boy will be as careful
and wise in expending his own
money as his father's money.
Exchange.
R. H. Kaltz, the piano tuner,
is in town. Leave orders Hotel
Corvallis. 28
The Commercial Club of New
port and Lincoln county have
effected a permanent organiza
tion with the election of the fol
lowing officers, who will serve
for one year: S. G. Irvin, presi
dent; W. S. Martin, first vice
president; R. A. Bensell, second
vice president; S. Jenkins, sec
retary; G.A. Aronson, treasurer;
directors, Dr. A. J. Minthorn, L.
W.Williams and John T.Porter.
Many features of importance
were considered and enthusiasm
mounted high as the purpose
developed to make of Newport
the most attractive resort north
of those on the California coast.
A committee was instructed to
gather data and make arrange
ments for an advertising pamph
let, giving general information
regarding the resources of New
port and Lincoln county.
For Sale: Full blood Buff Leg
horn eggs, $2 per setting of 15
eggs. Charles Hartsock, 'Phone
448. 28-29
Colonel Roessler of the United
States engineering service, ar
rived here last night and this
morning in company with Coun
ty Judge Woodward, Commis
sioner Smith and Supervisor
Hecker, all of Benton county,
and the Linn County Court and
Mayor Wallace and the members
of the Albany City Council, vis
ited the gravel bank in Benton
county across the Willamette
river from this city, says Tues
day's Albany Herald. After an
inspection Colonel Roessler stat
ed that gravel might be taken
from the bank 60 feet from the
river's edge at low water mark.
Colonel Roessler also stated that
he would consider the expense
of putting in a revetment to pro
tect land on the north side of
the river and that a survey
would be made of the situation
in a few days.
For the Log Rolling Contest
Woodmen of the World, Port
land, Ore., April 16th, 1908, the
S. P. Co. will make a rate of one
and one third fares for the round
trip on the certificate plan. Tick
ets may be sold on any of the
three dates prior to the opening
day and will be honored until
April 18th for the return trip.
If less than 50 are in attendance
the full fare will be charged for
return. R. C. Linville, Agent.
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The Pure
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. 1
Estohlisheti,
OUTEi
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 It 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 npon all occasions every
where. It will soon be time for the good weather
garments of all kinds.
Be wise and supply yourself in time.
-NOW
is the time to have your watches, clocks and jewelry
repaired. Bring in the eld 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 Optioian.
O. J. Blackledge
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r
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