10CAL ANli PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Haves attended the races in Albany, Friday. Mrs. Caroline Hayes returned yesterday from a week's visit in Portland. Misses Mavbelle Farmer and Liz ie Buchanan spent the Fourth in Albany. 11 . ' . i. iiuvd occupied tne pulp: tin the Presbyterian church in Albany, Sunday. J. II. Lake of Silver Lake is a guest at the William Kittridre home near this city. Mrs. C. C. Huff expected to start East yesterday for an ex tended visit with relatives. Little Miss Esther Hayes has been very ill with the mumps the past week but is improving. Miss Jessie Hunter returned Sunday evening from Portland, where she spent the Fourth with friends. Mrs. Iver Williams and son of Portland and Miss Lucy Faulkes are guests of Mrs. Frank Fran cis, near Philomath. Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Baker and Mr. and Mrs. William For ter spent the Fourth at Rock ('reek, in picnic style. Clinton Woods was injured at the Benton county sawmill a few Juys ago by having a logroll on Vim. He is recovering. Misses Mabel Huff and Miner va Kitrer of this city were among the lady horseback riders in the parade in Albany on the Fourth. Dora Miller, a 14-year-old girl of this city, was sent to the state hospital for the insane,' Friday, where she will receive treatment. Tom Taylor returned to bis borne at Box, Lincoln county, the last of the week, after a few days' business visit in Corvallis. Miss Mabel Nelson, who has spent the past four months in Corvallis, departed Saturday for a visit at her home at Scappoose. Mrs. Perry Van Fleet and chil dren returned Saturday to their home in Portland, after a ten days' visit with Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Starr. V. E. Paul returned from Portland, Sunday evening, where be went the previous day to see the famous actor, Robert Bruce Mantell. Chauncej Levee has purchas ed J. Yr. Walters' automobile and hereafter will cover his R. F. D. mail route in the chug chug wagon. Prof. Parks is superintending the removal of the contents of the old blacksmith shop at OAC, pre paratoryto remodeling it for use as a new mining hall. Joe Morris, aged about 12 years, was bitten on the hand by a dog, Thursday, quite severely, but no serious results are antici pated from the injury. Miss Hazel Baker went to Al bany, Saturday, to meet her sis- tor, Miss Clara, who returned that day from a visit of several weeks with friends at Hood River. Prof. R. J. Nichols and family are to move to their farm imme diately to spend the summer, Mr. Nichols having concluded his labors as former librarian at OAC. F. M. Johnson returned to his home in Portland, Saturday, af ter a visit of several days with ( 'orval! is relativesand old friends. He had been to the G. A. R. en campment at Newport. The Kemp launch made trips to Albany from Corvallis on July 2nd, 3rd and 4th, taking crowds to the celebration for 75 cents for the round trip. The boat left Corvallis at 7 a. m. and reached Albany an hour later. Mrs. Frank Day and her little grandson oi San Francisco ar rived Saturday for a visit with Mrs. J. Mason. Mrs. Day resid ed in Corvallis many years ago, when she was Miss Ellen Mason. A Nevada man was in Oregon lately looking for a good locality in which to grow alfalfa and raise hogtc He has had experi ence in raising hogs on alfalfa and considers it one of the saf est and best paying farm opera tions ho knows of. Ex. , Prof. Nicholas Tartar and fam ily are moving into the Burnap house on Ninth street, this city, from the home west of town where they have for j-ears re sided. Mrs. M. S. Lane and daughter left the last of the week for ilar risburgto spend the Fourth, af ter which they will proceed to Silver Lake to spend two months visiting with relatives. G. F. Rice and family are to move this week into the new residence which they have just had completed near the site of their ot4ier dwelling, which they recently sold to Mr. Musgrave. Mrs. Alexander of Bellingham, Wash., is the guest of her daugh ter, Mrs. Jesse Foster, near Ina vale. Mrs. Alexander has many old friends in Corvallis, having resided here a number of years o. Mr. and Mrs. James Flett left yesterday for their home in the rive Rivers country, the former having come out several days ago to remain until alter tne Fourth. Mrs. Flett has been in Corvallis several weeks. In some manner unexplained to the Gazette; 100 feet of the flume at the Benton county mill near Philomath gave way one day last week and E. A. Parker was quite seriously injured in the accident. He had a knee split open and received injuries about the head. Full particulars could not be obtained. Mrs. Kidder, the new librarian at OAC, arrived . from Salem, Friday, to locate. She will re catalogue the library throughout and establish it upon an entirely different working basis, and it is probable the library will either be moved into the old chapel or that it will be otherwise enlarged and imjiroved. Five brickmasons from Port land came up the last of the week to begin work -esterday on the Y. M. C. A. building at the college. The great iron beams are being placed in position in the building, the task being a difficult one as several of the pieces weigh 2500 pounds each and one piece weighs 3300. A special steel train has been placed on the west side line of the S. P. between Corvallis and Portland, and rails are being placed ready for laying. Eighty pound steel rails are to be placed on a well balanced track and new engines will be put on the west side run. Forest Grove Times. F. II. MacDonald, one of New port's most progressive men, ex pects to have his ten thousand dollar hot salt swimming pool ready by July 10. It will ac commodate one hundred bathers comfortably. One million gal lons of water are necessary to fill the white lined tank. Ex. O. J. Blackledge, wife and daughter start tomorrow to Ya chaats where they will go into camp for a six weeks' outing. During the absenceof Mr. Black- ledge his son, Thad, will be in charge of the furniture store and in a couple of weeks Mr. Blackledge will return and the son will take his vacation. Congressman Hawley today received word from the Navy Department informing him that Thomas Legh Gatch successfully passed examination for admis sion to the Naval Academy, says a Salem dispatch of Friday. Mr. Gatch is a son of Claud Gatch, National Bank Examiner, and a grandson of T. M. Gatch, form erly president of the Agricultur al College. Young Gatch secur ed his appointment in pursuance of a competitive examination. Clarence Merritt, a young man from Eastern Oregon who has been working for T. L. Read, north of town, for some time, met with a serious accident last Thursday afternoon. While breaking a broncho the animal fell on the young man, causing a bad fracture of the left ankle. A Corvallis physician attended the injured man, and the patient is resting as comfortably as could be expected. Found A lady's purse con taining handkerchief and other articles. Owner may have same by calling at Gazette office and paying for this notice. 57 Clum lleed returneAThurgdayr -r- -Mrs. Sa-rah Elgin . of Carlton ' fro n a week's business visit to ...has been the guest of her jlaugb- Lohiter ' ' John Grier ' and : family are moving from First street to Jobs addition this week. , - Ben Elgin came up from Port land the last of the week for a few days' visit with his "folks." Ben Young and Mr. Grant re turned to their homes at Big Elk, Friday, after a few days' busi ness visit to Corvallis. Jim Harlan has the lumber on the ground for a new house to be built on a lot which he has just purchased of lurs. Clum Reed, immediately west of the Feister home in Jobs addition. J. J. Thurton and Miss Ellen Johnson were married in Port land, Thursday, k aown in Polk Thurston being Both are well county, Mr. ft nrosoerous r- e c., at Tii son having taught school at Su- vpr nnd PrrvHlfi Dallas Ob- server. "Gyp" Thurston, the groom, is an old OAC boy and a member of the '98-'99 football team. He is widely known and has a host of friends in Corvallis who join in wishing him all hap piness. New line dishes in plain ard fancy designs, at W: iteside & Cooper's nt Newport, July 3. One Mark Sojota committed a daring deed of robbery this morning He robed himself in female attire and visited the lighthouse in the guise which deceived the keep er, and at the point of a pistol compelled him to turn over sixty dollars, which the keeper had in his possession. The culprit then made his escape. He was recog nized and a party started in pur suit of him a few hours after the crime was committed. He is known to be a very bad man to the Newport people, and Avill be treated accordingly. (Later: This report is now declared to be a fake.) ' FOR SALE : Dray and team. Inquire of City Transfer Com pany. 53tf Toward the cheerful home the children gather "as clouds and as doves to their windows," while from the home which is the abode of discontent, strife and trouble, they fly forth as vultures to rend their prey. The class of men who disturb and distress the world are not those born and nurtured amid the hallowed in fluence of christian homes, but rather those whose earthly life has been a scene of trouble and vexation who have started XTTr 11 rr in "fli m 1 frri m o a-o on1 J- -vAi 111 U11V X" fc J--1J- UliVA whose course is one of disaster to themselves and trouble to those around them. Ex. Buy your groceries of White side & Cooper. lltf Miss Georgia Davenport, sister of Homer Davenport, who has been visiting the Waldo family of Portland, has returned to her home in Silverton. She, with Miss Waldo, has been engaged in collecting and copyring the letters of the late Judge Waldo for several months, preparatory to Miss Waldo writing a biog raphy of her. father. When ask ed about her brother, Miss Dav- enport stated that he is working on the New York papers, and is also raising Arabian horses on his farm at Morris Plains, N. J. To sell these he draws pictures of famous steed and represents them as his Arabic stock, says the Newport correspondent to the Herald. For sale House and two lots. 342 Tenth street, corner Adams. Address G. H. Carl, Fossil, Ore. 57tf A scientific man connected with the U. S. Department of Agriculture recently called at tention to the fact that the states of the Middle West supply a large majority of the agricultur al scientists of the United States. The reason is that the states of the Middle West are those in which the people most thorough ly believe that the state should make ample provision for high er education. ' They not only supply the means for obtaining advanced education in sciences relating to agriculture, but they have a mental atmosphere which is encouraging young men and women to take up the study of these sciences. Ex. ter in this city , the ' past lew days. She returns to Carlton to morrow. j Mr. and Mrs. H. B.-Carter moved yesterday into the Jolly residence on North Main street, just vacated by Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Baker. - I Chester Henkle, of the firm of Henkle & Blackledge, went to McMinnville. Sundav. to attend the meeting of the Oregon State ! r uneral Directors Association, which began yesterday and is in session there today. I A large audience gathered at the M. E. church, Sunday eve ning, the occasion being the first union service of the series to be held during the months of July , aau -august, on ounaay evenings. J 4 i r -1 v sermon was by Rev. C. L Mnllanelanfl anil wa vprv lnt.pr. : " - j suii ana neipiui. x lie caurcnes . j. it 1 e 1 mi.l 1 participating are the Christian, M- E- Congregational, Presby- terian and M. E. church, South. No services will, be held at the Methodist church in the morn ing for four Sundays, after next Sunday, if present plans materi alize. ! A stockbuyer went upnear Elk City the other day to look at some porkers which one of our farmers wanted to dispose of. The buyer liked the hogs, only they were a little light in weiglit and he also wanted to know what made the hogs 'race across the j field so often. The farmer in a ' hoarse whisper explained that' he had always called the hogs to feed them, bat that he took cold and lost his voice, and then got into the habit of pounding on the fence with a stick, and now since the weather is getting warm tne aarnea wooapecKers were running the hogs to death. Lincoln Leader. The following item is taken from the Newport news in the Albany Herald and is given here for what it is worth: Frank Dud ley of Wells Station and his bride, nee. Miss Carrie. Byreley of Newport, are spending, their honeymoon with the bride's par- nts- Last night about 20 young men went to serenaae tnem ana the groom offered them ten cents apiece until he counted the crowd, then he wanted to curtail his generosity and offered three for a quarter. The crowd balk ed at the change, and no com promise being accomplished they i kept the happy pair from sleep-; ing until dawn. Mr. Dudley in-1 tended leaving for the valley and got on the boat where he slept easily disregarding the engine blowine off steam. But Mor- -t - f fns He didn't "come to until the train had left Ya- quina, so he had to pay his fare J J back to Newport and is still here ; sleeping. For SALE-First class oak wood, sawed and split. Also split oak; posts 6 ft. 8 ins. D. S. Adams, I 'phone 333. 55-00 A reception was tendered Rev Evan P. Hughes and family at their home, rnday evening, by j the members of the Congrega , tional church and numerous in vited guests, and a more pleas ant affair has not been given in Corvallis this season. The guests invited numbered over 100 and i each contributed to the evening's entertainment. Mrs. Charles Peterson gave a vocal solo and responded to an encore; Mrs. Edward Fowells of Seattle, who is a talented musician, delighted the company with her instru mental numbers, and Prof. Brid well gave a very interesting ad dress of welcome on behalf of the assembled company. Rev. Hughes responded in his usual impressive manner and then fol lowed a season of social conver sation and merry-making, con cluding with delicious refresh ments. Rev. Hughes, his charm ing wife and interesting children have a warm place already in the hearts of the Congregational people and the spirit manifested Friday evening was but a feeble expression of the hearty good will that is felt by all for their excellent pastor. Fresh vegetables and fruits always oh hand in their season. Whitesides & Cooper. ntf Piano to tradb I have a new $450 piano that I wish to trade for cows or horses. Piano can be seen at Fred Ireland's. S. L. Cask. 55-7 The Crowds ai5 June White Sales Are larger than we had expected; but none will be disap pointed iii finding just what they came to find. We made large purchases especially in anticipation of this events and owing to recent trade conditions we secured tb e grandest values in dependable merchandise ever exhibited in Cor vallis. ALL WHITE GOODS REDUCED Lonsdale MUSLINS 8 l-3c Fruit of the Loom 8 l-3c HOPE, 36 inches, 7 l-2c Sheets, Pillow Cases, Tow elling, Bed Spreads, Table Linens, etc., etc., ALL REDUCED osing COMMENCING j a 0NDAY, After considering the matter thoroughly, we have decided to discontiifue the selling of Groceries, and offer the public oar entire stock of fresh Gro ceries at Wholesale Prices. Closing Out Prices to prevail in all Departments. 1 I2 Second St. O. J. BLACKLEDGE THE INDEPENDENT Furniture Store, NEW HOOD GO-CARTS Corvallis, - - Oregon Bargain Sale OF Dress Goods AND Shoes AT HENKLE & DAVIS' , t Bring your Job Work to the Gazette Office. WHITE LACES WTIITE EMBROIDERIES WHITE UNDERWEAR WHITE HOSIERY WHITE WAISTS WHITE NECKWEAR WHITE CORSETS 1 JULY SIXTH Corvallis, Oregon, Own Your Home THE First - National - Bank of Corvallis has some TO WN, LOTS Near the State Agricultural College which you can buy on the INSTALL. MENT PLAN or for cash. Save Ten or Twenty Dollars per month and pay the same on a town lot. Thereafter BUILD YOUR HOME on the lot and continue to make these small monthly payments on the home and you will soon have it paid for and have no more rent to pay. For information address W. H. SAVAGE Corvallis, Or Portland and Return, Only $3.50. The Southern Pacific Company and Corvallis & Eastern Railway are selling round trip ti -fcets to Portland from Cor vallis for $3 50, frood going on any train Saturday or Sunday either via Albany or weet side and good returning either via Albany or west side, Saturday, Sunday or Monday. 16tf R. C. LinvillE, Agent Out Sale!