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-
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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
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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
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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
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We have the best and nothing but
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