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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1908)
LOCAL AMD PERS0N41 Mr. and Mrs. William Porter are ill with mumps. Born, Tuesday, to Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Rainsdall, of Kings Valley, a son. Mrs. C. Clem of Belief ountain was in Corvallis, Wednesday, on her way to Portland. Henry Wortharn v has gone to Oakland, Calif., for a few weeks' visit with an uncle. John Strow and Will Adams Pat" Bradlev has been Portland visitor this week. Mrs.. Scott King has gone to Portland for medical treatment. ! She will be absent indefinitely. ' - Mrs. Webley Edwards went I to Eugene, Wednesday noon, to ' attend the sessions of the State Grange. The regular services will be held at the M. E. church, South, next Sunday. Preaching by the pastor. Mrs. W. II. McKenzie return of Alsea were business visitors J ed to her home in Portland, yes in Corvallis, Wednesday. Work was started Tuesday on the Carpenter residende in the extreme western part of town. i t i f t 0 o-iipst Ithe picture shows are here and and baby of Monroe were guests v . . . , J . .. ,,T , rtmro is nmmisfl that all WhO fit iorviiiiis reiuuvus, cuuco- i , terday, after a two weeks' visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Tom, in this city. The merry-go-round has ar rived and is ready for business, day. f T. II. Wellsher was able to Walk down to his store, Tuesday, after a long and serious siege of mumps. George W. Denman left Wed nesday for Portland, being a delegate to the republican state convention. F. O. Gray and family have been moving this week into their recently completed residence south of the college campus. C. T. Hurd went to Portland, Wednesday, on business in con nection with the Y. M. C. A. building for OAC. George Carl left Wednesday noon for Fossil, Eastern Oregon, lie makes the trip with view to locating if the country suits him. Clarence Whiteside and wife moved tne nrst 01 tnis weeK on to the Whiteside farm west of town, where they will remain until the early fruit is marketed. Assembly is to be held today at OAC, having been postponed. E. B. Piper, of the Oregonian, is to address the student body on the subject of the "American Spirit." ' Leo Duffy of OAC, who has been quite ill for the past two weeks, went to his home at Mil waukie the first of the week to remain until he has recovered his health. S. N. Warfield and William Oglesby of Alsea were in Corval lis, Monday, en route to Eugene to attend the meeting of the State Grange of which Mr. War iield is assistant steward. They are to return tomorrow. "Every dollar spent for hu mane education is a dollar spent for the prevention of wars, in cendiary fires, railroad wrecks, und every form of cruelty and crime," says George T. Angell in "Our Dumb Animals." The ministerial association has arranged for a union Me morial service to be held Sun day, May 24th, at 11 a. m. Rev. D. II. Leech will preach the ser mon. A full notice will be given next week- G. II. Gibbs, sec'y. The quarantine has been rais ed at the Miner home in Jobs addition and at Dr. J. R. N. Bell's residence and the houses have been fumigated. No new cases of smallpox have appeared and it is evident that the disease ha? about died out in this city. Rev.T. S. Ilandsaker preached at Nashville, Lincoln county, on Tuesday evening and yesterday went to Silverton where he was to deliver a temperance address, yesterday afternoon, at a local option rally. The mayor of Eu: gene and other speakers were to be present. Captain Penn of Washington, D. C, inspected the OAC cadet regiment Monday and spoke in very complimentary . terms of what he' saw at the college along military lines. The cadets pre sented a fine appearance and the inspection exercises were wit nessed by a large crowd. The eighth grade graduating class of the Corvallis public schools held their class meeting tli is week, the following officers being elected : Brian McFadden, president ; Frances Hodes, vice president; Lester Smith, treasur er; Maude Hanson, secretary. The class colors chosen are green and white; class motto, "At The Gate;" class flower, La France rose and maidenhair fern'. come to the stock show will find plenty of entertainment. L. L. Robinson of OAC was summoned to his home in Port land the first of the week by the death of his mother. The inter ment took place at Salem, W ed nesday. The Youner Women's Chris- - . tian Association will give a Chicken Pie dinner in the base ment of the M. E. church, 4th and Madison street, Saturday, May 16th from 11:30 to 1:30. Ice cream and cake, 15c; dinner, 35. Come all invited. Mrs. Charles E. Lunt, of Pitts burg, Pa., arrived Tuesday and is the guest of her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Lunt, on First street. She will visit for some time with relatives in Silverton Deiore coming to this city to remain. The Episcopal church services, Sunday, May 17th: 8 a. m., Holy Eucharist; 10 a. m., Sunday School; 11 a. m., morning ser vice and sermon. No evening service this Sunday. Seats free. All welcome. J. W. Armstrong, rector. A Tare treat is in store for the members and friends of the Con gregational church, Sunday, as Rev. Evan P. Hughes, who has won a warm place in the hearts i . - ... i of numerous Corvallis people, is to fill the pulpit, and that his sprmnns will be inspiring and powerful is without question. All other services as usual, to which everyone is invited. Get your mealsln the tents on the flat, wh ile at stock show. 42 There will be the usual morn ing services at the Christian church next Sunday morning. :In the evening the pastor will 'speak on "A Prayer From Hell." jlf you have a question on a 'moral or Biblical subject place lit 'in the question box. All hon est questions will receive cour- .- . .i n.n teous attention at tne ounaay evening service- Preaching at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and evening by the pastor, Rev. J. R. N. Bell. Morning topic, "The Crisis is On;" evening topic, "The Four Anchors That Hold the Ship." Sunday School at 10 o'clock, Endeavor at 7 o'clock. All made welcome. Rev. W. W. Davis has accept ed a call to the pastorate of the Baptist church in Corvallis and services will herearter be held everv Sunday, morning and eve ning, Next Sunday the hour for the young people's meeting will be 7 p. m. and services will begin at 8 o'clock. The pub lic is invited. All Oregon pioneers are inter ested in the annual meeting of the Pioneer Association which is to be held this vear at Port land on Thursday, June 11th, at the corner of Tenth and Davis streets. An excellent program has been prepared and there will be a bisr banauet and many ---- C5 J- v other features of interest. Services at the M. E. church will be especially interesting. In the morning the pastor will preach and in the evening the Epworth League will give a pro gram as it is the 19th anniver sary of the organization. Dr. Kerr will deliver an' address and there will be special music and an address by the pastor. Ev erybody invited. Mr. Arnold, the merry-go-round man and children's favor ite came over this noon from Corvallis where he is in charge of the tents of the stock show which Corvallis will hold there the last of the week, beginning Friday. Mr. Arnold says the show will be a fine one and some fine stock will be on exhibition. Tuesday's Herald. Will Wicks, an OAC boy who, after his graduation, held a posi tion at the college for some time before going East to finish his studies at Cornell, has iust been tendered a professorship in the New Hampshire Agricultural college. He has accepted and is to assume the duties of the posi tion the first of July. The offer came unsolicited and is said to be a very good one. Prof. Wicks' many old friends in Corvallis are glad to learn of his success. Best meals in town during the stock show, at tents opposite the I merry-go-round. Hot drinks. 42 Goodies galore, at tents,on the flat, during the stock show. 42 7 CT No boats will be in service on the Willamette river between Corvallis and Portland next week. The Pomona will leave Corvallis Monday and proceed as far down as Canemah, near Oregon City, where she will be tied up for one week. The oc casion for this is the closing of the Oregon City locks for one week while necessary repairs are being made. The iocks close Saturdav and this brings river traffic to a standstill for that length of time. Meals will be served during Stock Show opposite Arnold's merry-go-rqund. 42 This evening there will be an address at the court house by TTrm. TT. M. Cake, republican candidate for United States sen ator. Mr. Cake is a gentleman of nleasine personality and is a polished speaker who will no doubt be greeted by a large and attentive audience tnis evening as he deserves. , The hour is 8 o'clock, and the ladies as well as gentlemen are invited to attend and hear an able discourse on issues of importance and general interest. Ihere is to be a change in banking business - in Corvallis. On the first of June the Willam ette Valley and the Benton County National banks will con solidate and the business will be continued by the Benton County National, the Willamette Valley going into liquidation. Thomas Leese of the Willamette Valley bank will become vice president of the consolidated concern. N. Wilkinson, present cashier in the Willamette Valley bank, is to return to England to reside. v Hammocks at cost during the stock show, at M. M. Long's. 42 One of the funniest comedies ever produced at the Corvallis opera house was "Mrs., Temple's Telegram" given here Wednes day evening. There was a full house and the performance kept the audience in a gale of laugh- i ici xtuiii ix ob itj xaob. j.xa tym pany is exceptionally clever and evenly-balanced and the play itself is entirely free from ques tionable features, being clean, wholesome fun all through. The music by the college orchestra was first rate, and the entertain ment throughout was all that could be desired. Those finishing the eighth and ninth grades in the Philo math public schools have elect ed class officers as follows : Pres., Ferdie Jones; secretary, Nellie Moses, treasurer, Ruth Pimm. The Misses Mila Warman and Hazel Caldwell, of the eighth grade, are salutatorian and class nronhet. resDectivelv. and the Misses Ruth Pimm and Julia Bogle, of the ninth, are historian and valedictorian. The date for presentation of diplomas and the class exercises has not yet oeen decided, says our Philomath correspondent. New line dishes in plain and fancy designs, at Whiteside & Cooper's' utt Buy your groceries of White side & Cooper. lltf The annual convention of the Oregon letter carriers will be held in Albany, May 29 and 30. Over 100 delegates are expected and the association is planning to welcome them in royal fash ion. . Governor Chamberlain and Tom Richardson of Portland will be invited to deliver ad dresses. John H. Goin of the Albany association hohjs the position of secretary ancMreas urer of the state association and is directing the preparations for entertainment. Dayton Bros., the well known 'eye specialists, will have their of fice at the Hotel Corvallis, one day only, Wednesday, May 20th Dozens of Cor vallis references. Eyes examined free.42 The contract for the new Y. M. C. A. building at the college is to be let on the 25th and the building is to be completed by the middle of September or tne hrst ol October. This is a mat ter of general congratulation. and C. T. Hurd is to be highly commended lor his untiring energy in urging the work for ward, for to his efforts will be largely due the credit of com nletiner the undertaking. He has certainly been the right man in the right place. FOR SALErBran new, 7-room house, with basement; all mod ern conveniences, wood elevator, ibest of olumbinsr. Situated on l lots, corner location, 11th and Harrison. Inauire of A. L. Stev enson, The Real Estate Man.38tf For Fine Job Printing go to the Corvallis Ijrazette. Joe Henkle, wh.ohas spent the past two and a half years in Schenectady, JN. 1., completing his electrical course, has arrived fnr a visit with his narents. Mr. A , and Mrs. .Lee tlenKie, m tnis city. He was proffered several nositions in the East but prefers to locate on this coast and will do so at the conclusion of his visit at home. He was accom panied from Alberta, Canada, bv his sister. Mrs. W ill- mcuui- lum, who will spend the summer at the home of her parents in Corvallis. Fresh vegetables and fruits always oa band in their season Whitesides & Cooper. ntf T. T. VINCEN' Candidate on the Republican Ticket for COUNTY CLERK . OF BENTON COUNTY I bfireby announce my candidacy on the Bepnblican ticket for the office of County Clerk of Benton, subject to the will of the electors at the general election to be held June 1, 1908. If elected, I promise to give m personal attention to the dnties of the office, will acaord to all patrons courteous consideration, conduct the affairs of the office strictly on business 1 principles and endeavor to prove worthy of the trust reposed in me. I cordially invite the public to inspect any or all of the records of the Olerk's office made in the last two years. Respectfully ' T. T. VINCENT. Benton County Lumber Co. Manufacturers of all kinds of fir Lumber, Mouldings, Cedar Posts, Sawed and Split. Gedar Shakes Dealers in Doors, Windows, Lifne, Brick, Cement, Shingles, etc. Stock Show Mrs. G. W. Howard and Miss Golda have iust returned from a trip to St. Louis, where they at tended the graduating exercises of Dr. Emil Howard. They .were accompanied home by Dr. How ard and family. They report a very fine trip going the south ern route and returning via the Burlington route, visiting Salt iake, then on the Oregon Short ine and O. R. & N. But after viewing 13 of the states they did not find any that looked so well as Oree-on. especially the W U' - o 1 x f amette vallev on the way from Portland home to Southern Ben- ' ton. Oregonians certainly should appreciate their own state as it is one of the very best in the Union. All we need to do is to et other states know what we have in Uregon to have one 01 the most thickly populated states 01 the union. One of the greatest attractions of Rose Festival week will be the 50-mile and 100-mile automobile speed contests to be held during the afternoon of Thursday, June 4th. This will be the greatest racing event ever held on the Pacific Coast. The course lies east of this city, each lap being 14 miles, and a grandstand seat ing 10,000 people has been erect ed in full view of the start and finish of the races. No machines will be allowed to enter which are not capable of a speed of 65 miles per hour. Three magmn cent silver trophy cups are offer ed for each race one valued at $500, one at $250 and four at 100 each. The entire course will be oiled and in perfect con- j dition, the roads being closed to all. traffic during the hours ol the races and guarded by detach- ments ol the Oregon in ationai Guard. A field opposite the grandstand will be reserved for the use of any who may wish to view the races from automobiles or carriages, while telephones stationed at different points will report the progress of the races, announcement to oe maae on bulletin boards. Notice to Contractors! Plans and Specifications are now at the college Y. M. C. A. office for the new " Y. M." build in. Contractors, plumbers and electricians desiring to figure on same must have their bids in by 5 p. m. on the 25th, at which time the contract will be let. C. T. Hurd, 42-3 Gen'l Sec'y. MAT 15 and 16 Friday and Saturday Great Kid Glove Sale To be in force for two days' dura tion of the Stock Show. All Kid Glloves 16-button length, regular price $4, white, black, tan, mode and brown, sizes 51 to 7i, offered as a special bargain for Friday and Saturday at - $2-98 Dependable Merchandise O. J. Blackledge THE INDEPENDENT Furniture Store, Corvallis, - Oregon You Take Mo Chances When You Buy Groceries At This Store Allour goods are guaranteed ti comply with the Pure Food Law We have the best and nothing but the best. We Want Your Business Hodes Grocery Try the Gazette for Job Work a
