lOCAl AND PERSONAL
Miss Lura Flett came in from
Newport on Saturday. .
Mrs. Huk'e is confined to her.
bed with nervous prostration.
Tomatoes at 7 cent a pound
. would seem like quite an expen
sive luxury.
Caleb Davis jr. and family
came in from the Big Elk coun
try on Saturday.
Tite Ilenney, of Summit
was looking after business inter
ests in. the city Saturday.
A. C. Miller, of Kings Valley,
was looking after business mat
ters in Corvallis on Saturday.
Win. Beckwith and family
came in from Newport on Thurs
day. They report a fine trip.
Mr. Ruthyn Turney of Che-
mawa, was visiting old friends in
Corvallis Friday and Saturday.
Jim Lewis has just sold the R.
C Nichols lots numbered 1-2-3,
on Peanut street, to William
Baker. - .
J. C. Lowe, of Albany, is look
ing after business interests in
connection with the Electric
Light plant.
The Robertson Cate Company
sold one lot on 16th and Wash
ington street for M. C. Miller to
W.S.Gardner.
Scott Hart, of Albany was in
Corvallis on Saturday looking j
for a place to board during the
coining school year. (
The Robertson Cate company
report the sale of , the Robert M.
Hunter lots, 16th and Washing
ton streets, to M. M. Long.
Wm. Bryan, a former resident
of Benton county, but now liv
ing near Lebanon,' was a Cor
vallis visitor on Saturday.
We notice quite a number of
nice fields of sweet corn in the
gardens about town, and roast
ing ears are on the market.
C. I. Starr was in from the
country Saturday. Since mov
ing to the country he has added
a fresh coat of paint to his nose.
Mr. C. Schoel has sold his 1 es
idence and two lots on 14th and
VanBuren. streets to Samuel
"Whiteside through Robertson-Cate.
W. I. 'Leonard has" sold 5 1-2
acres adjoining city limits, wen
Old pape rs
slae at this omce.
bundles, fori f Again we would appeal -to the-
A ' J parents to have their children I
improved property, to Mr. E. A.q j Engle has iulifreceivei, J readJr to participated firthe;ild
Nichols, of Wenatche, Washing' throu h E A: Miller, the Cor- j n's parade at the All-Ben ton
ton. This is a fine piece of vaii; ,rot fnr th Reaver Stite Fair-- li ; will ""not: only ; add
piece
property and shows evidence of
his faith in Corvallis real
estate. Deal was made through
Robinson-Cate.
Tommy Whitehorn and fam
ily and Heury Gerhard came
in from Belknap springs Friday.
Mrs. Sam Wyatt, a member of
the party, will remain a little
while longer. They have been
in camp about six weeks and re
port a fane" time. 1 hey report
vallis agent for the Beaver State
Merchants7. Mutual Jure-lnsur-ance
Company, a check ! for
$3500 to cover the loss in the
I recent fire at the ice factory".' It
always affords us pleasure to
find an insurance company that
shows its interest in the welfare
of its patrons by the prompt
adjustment of losses, instead of
sweating a man by six months
haggling ever technicalities.
We also congratulate Mr. Miller
about 120 campers at the springs, on handling business for such an
The Southern Pacific railroad f insurance company. "
is planning to build a new depot! For Rext. Com pletely fur
at Independence. We congrat- . nished house of 6 rooms, near
ulate our west side neighbors oh j business: piano included. No
this new improvement. . With ; children. . Address P.O. Box 343.
the little link soon finished on
the south you can also rejoice in
the fact of being on the main
line instead of the side track.
We are glad to see so manj
good citizens coming in from the
surrounding country and buy-
i ine homes. Many of these peo-
. Mr. Ueorge JV1. bmitft, ol AI-j ple have been successful farmers
hflnv. has Ixillfht. of Marshall ' a nA havo Tnirl hv a rmrAt.Anrv
Miller, one lot on 16th and Wash-I for old age and are now willing
ington streets ana win. Duna at to turn over the cares ai,a per
once. The sale was made 'by plexities of the farm to others
the Robertson Cate company, realizing that, the filthy lucre
Mr. Smith is a painter and - pa- ( cannot be transported beyond
pey hanger and our people put the narrow confines of the tomb,
him to work before ne got his 'Sensible conclusion, gentlemen,
coat off. - j and you have landed in the best
Homer . Lilley was shaking town on earth. With pure air,
hands with old friends on the good schools and fine mountain
ftreets of Corvallis Saturday. Ha water it will give you a foretaste
reports business good and salary ' of the comforts and blessings of
. . T T f J 1 .1 J
very satisiactory. ,ms inenas . me great oeyouu.
will be pleased near or nis For sale House and two lots.
prosperity, McAlinvilie is a 342 Tenth street, corner Adams.
FossiL Ore.
57tf
greatly to the success of; the
Fair, but will impress upon, the
child, the importance of taking
an active interest in everything
pertaining to the public welfare.
It will be a great feature of the
parade to see the children. -
V Six acre tract, 2
bearing orchard, a
reasonable figures.
Cate Realty & In v.
acres young
fine tract at
Robinson-
Co. 72-4
Caught in the Act.
good town and
how to hold the business down
in good shape.
Mrs. u race rvgll, wno nas so
long been connected with this
paper as local editor and collec-!
tor, has retired for the present
from active newspaper work. 1
She is a good writer, earnest and
attentive to every branch of the
business entrusted to her care
and keeping. She has the good
will and best wishes of all hands !
connected with the office. !
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The new freight and
by Tyler &. Groves is rapidly
nearing completion. In about a
month she will sail sweetly on
Horace knows Address G H Carlj
being constructed
' Active operations will begin at
the Corvallis Cannery Monday.
They will commence work 'on
the , pear - crop which is now
ready. ' The crop is abundant
and quality very fine. When
this is finished, other fruits will
follow. The big red tomato will
also demand attention very soon.
The late rains have been very
beneficial to the fruits and veg
etables and it will keep the plant
running until late in the winter
to clean, up the surplus stuff. It
will furnish work for about fifty
people and will be of great ben
efit to the laboring classes as
Mr. W. E. Dunham and wife
came in from California on Sat
urday on business. They were
formerly residents of Corvallis,
leaving here about a year ago.
Mrs. Elbert Ilollister, who has
been visiting during the past
week with- her husband's moth
er, Mrs. E. R. Ilollister, returned
to her home in Portland Satur
day. Mrs. Whitby of southern Ben
ton, was in town Saturday mak
ing arrangements for the All
Benton Fair. Mrs. Whitby is a
worker and is looking after the
interests of the grange.
We would suggest that mem
bers of the city council be pro
vided with little bells to carry in
their pockets to avoid possible
danger from careless bicvele
riders on the sidewalks.
the beautiful Willamette and well as distributing lots of lnon-
carry freight and passengers. It ey among the farmers. . .
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Wilson,
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, son
Lester and daughter Eleanor of
Corvallis, are at Xye Beach.
They are located in the Killeany
cottage for the balance of the
season.
And now comes the news that
Ralph Pruitt is the father of a
nice little girl that came to their
home on the 19th. Mrs. Pruitt
was formerly Miss Josie Ed
wards, of south Benton. Grand
pa Joseph sounds very good to
Mr. Edwards.
The following citizens of Cor
vallis were Albany visitors Fri
day and were' taken in by the
circus: Prof. G. A. Coville and
son, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Tom,
Mr.and Mrs. Newton, Ivan Kerr,
Mrs. Fudge McFadden, Mr. and
Mrs. Handy and two daughters.
David Bullis has sold to H.
II. Bugbee, of Meppner, Oregon,
his residence and three lots on
15th and Tyler streets. Mr.
Bugbee is a contractor and
builder and when he looked over
Corvallis and seen the vast
amount'of work being done he
very naturally wanted a finger
will be gladly welcomed by our
people who have long felt the
need of a boat of this kind for
transcient service.
We are sorry. to hear that Mrs.
M. H. Baiier is in the North Pa
cific Hospital and that an opera
tion has been deemed necessary
for appendicitis which was to
take place Monday. Mrs. Bauer
has many- warm friends in Cor
vallis who will anxiously await
the result of the operation. We
also sympatnize wine Mr. muer idea 0f cutting a watermelon,
as We Consider thlS One OI the.nrl,l npfir.tr nrr, fl.n thniKrht
, g
Always get my prices on poul
try, dressed pork and veal before
you sell. j. A. Dawson, 'phone
209. 68-71
. The ladies of Ellsworth Relief
Corps had a delightful session at
their regular meeting in Grand
Army Hall Friday evening last.
There are times when every
body seems happy and ready for
fun. After the routine business
of the Corps "was disposed of,
one of the ladies conceived the
happiest homes in Corvallis,
A, C. White and wife and Miss
upon
brought forth a fine .' pecimen of
the fruit and set it before them.
rry ; -i . i . - r
70(0 TnUsnn ,amQ in fi-rviv. J. o aaa totne enioyment ivirs.
Yahaatz Friday where they have Farmer and Mrs. Peterson sang
been .enjoving an outing for the a duet that was strongly lmpreg
past ten days. Mr. White was nated Wlth watermelon tendeh
on the streets Saturday telling ' cies after which they carved
fish stories and the wonderful I that meloa to the core- Ifc
things he beheld along the banks !not necessary to remark that it
of the old ocean. Among other I w.as an enjoyable occasion. -things
he reported two sea lions The Academy of Our Lady oj
but he was scared so bad he did j Perpetual Help, Albany. Oregon.
Last baturday night ; a man
who acted in a rather suspicious
manner, was noticed by one of
our citizens standing near the
corner of the Benton County
Bank. He seemed especially
desirous of avoiding observa
tion, and stood for sometime
peering cautiously around the
corner down Madison street to
wards the river. It was near
midnight and' the streets were
nearly deserted. Finally the
fellow, in ; a steathly manner,
proceeded down the walk to
ward the postofficc, and turned,
into the alley. , The observer,
who had been watching these
maneuvers -from the shadows of
the Occidental, across the way,
now. followed into the alley and
saw his man slip quietly into
the recess which opens into the
rear ot the postothce. he fol
lowed quickly and in a moment
was face to face with the intru
der. The latter, with a mut
tered oath, drew something from
his pocket that glittered wicked
ly in the rays from the electric;
light, there was a gurgling
sound, and a moment later the
two walked but of the alley to
gether, wiping their . mouths.
'.'Gee! that was good stuff," re
marked the one who had done
the pursuing, "Where'd ye get
it?" .
; For Sale. One hundred
acres of choice Fruit . Land,, in
walking distance of the College,
particularly well -located to cut
into,' Small Tracts, for which
there are daily calls. Onlv $75
per acre easy terms. y
; Robinson-Cate Realty & In
vestment Co. - 73-4
OREGON
99
UILDERS
A re Ton.dpinK what yon can to populate your State ?
0RKGOX N KKD.H PiOOf LE Sftttkr. hrniost Farm8, Mecbn-''-.
Mr').i:Ms, r i-ns, P-Kti brains, Mron hand and a
The Southern Pacific Go,,
.(Lines in Oregon) ;
IS sei.iiv, gtoris.o (wj.t'U
oC bnNli;g,Oiv,tti , l:
U eratme lo the East for diotrihntinn
Awv. -Will you not hlt the (rood work
i' ing ui- the game and HridrpspeS f
t.i he ialerffted in this State? We '
he i'll ti. h t r, -xr"isi of sending them comDlete inform-
r!irtn at-ont ,OK-E;t(N ui its opportunities. " ' .
0tONT TIC K KTS' V il f b ton cale'during SEPTEMBER and
OCTOEK Tr m-"hc' Eai' '-o all points in Orn. The taree
from a fe p infioal cis.
From Denver . $30.00
Omaha '. 30.00
..Kansas City 30.00
" St. Louis . 35.50
. " . Chicago . 38.00
From Louisville .
" " Cincinnati
" Cleveland';
" New York .
f41.70
.42.20
"44.75
55.00
Ticket Can be Prepaid
If vnn Kittiltnlmiura trifm) or relative to Orpgon, Henosjf the
proper amount .v'h xny'of onr aenU. The ticket will then be
furnished tv te.l ernuh,
, , - - ' ... . - ,
, R. C. LINVLLE, Local Agent, Coryallia, Oregon.'
WM. MuM IIR RAY! Gen. Paaienger Aurent, Portland, Or.
LETTER LIST
not measure them up to see how
large they were. rSays they had
plenty to eat but the drinking
was mighty scarce.
It beats the world what a wo
man can do when she tries.
Last week we gave our , readers
a little touch as to the handy
manner in which Mrs
fixed up the furniture
the house to suit her conveni
ence - and now Linn county
comes, in and goes us one better.
Mrs. Ed. Caldwell and daughter
conceived the idea that they
wanted a new porch and suiting
the action to the word they sim
under the direction of the Bene
dictine Sisters, -will re-open to
commence its regular school
work September 14, 1908. The
new addition in course of erec
tion, which will contain all the
modern improvements, will be
completed at on early date. For
f i 1 r i i .
jj0(jes j lurtner lniormation apply to
around i eneaictine Bisters, Aioany, ure.
We are glad to note that our
Albany neighbors have at last
waked up to the importance of
the extension of the Corvallis &i
Eastern railroad and have ap
pointed a committee to wait up-
The following t letters remain
uncalled for in the Corvallis
postoffice for the week ending
August 22, '08:
Mrs. Rena Hauser, Wesley
Johnson, E. J. Neill, Mrs. Mary
Quivey, Mrs. Mary Tabor, Miss
Edith Woodbiirv.
B. W. Johnson, P.M.
FALL MILLINERY.
Advance styles in Gage Hats,
ready to wear;' Children's Hats
and" Caps, Merry Widow Veils
and Pins; the latest in Fall and
Winter Flowers and Foliage;
Plumes, Wings and all kinds of
Fancy Feathers. Miss F. Twom-
bly, a competent and artistic
milliner, is in charge of the
work room. I can assure my
customers of courteous treat
ment, whether their order is'
small or large. Hats remodeled
i at nominal and uniform price.
Agent for the WadeCorsets.
Call and see them.
Mrs. H. E. Wetherla,
Next to P. O. . Corvallis,
73-7-1 ' Oregon.
Ladies' Tailor Made
Suits, and Cloaks,
Skirts and Waists,
are a Specialty
With Uf.
F. L. Miller
J UJMIl-L MM MB MMllllilllULlUITM HCTWfe
i -
Jersey Bull For Sale.
Defended from Grand Coin and Gold,
en Glow . imported row tpstinsr 18 11 8
nntier fat in 7 davs with 3.--jt "plf.. Ad
dress, 1, S. Woodcock. Cr.ic .ilis Ore-on.
work . ance to the entire
ply ordered the lumber and went on the powers that be and give
at it. Marie you, they never j them a poke in the short ribs
stopped for any old man to .lay This is a matter of vital import-
tne irame or square the
but just kept pegging away un
til the last nail" was driven, lay
ing the floor, setting the beauti
ful turned posts, putting on the
roof and all, and we are informed
by a competent judge that it
would make many
vallej' and we
earnestly hope our people will
take the matter up and appoint
a committee to act in conjunc
tion with our Albany neighbors.
It is only neccessary to call the
attention of the Commercial
J Club to the Importance of it and
a man claim
ing to a be' carpenter ashamed of j they will start the ball to rolling.
himself. Oh, woman! trulv thou j The boys are hustlers and when
art a blessing and if you will just they get on the track the coon
in the pie and hence decided to keep on evolutin a few year Ion- might as well ; come down out of
f move in. lhe deaL was made ger we men can live in luxury the tree. Let the dogs loose
dj xiouertson-iate.
and ease.. So mote it be. -jboys and he's our meat.
Examination for Carriers.
The United States Civil Ser
vice Commission announces that
an initial clerk-carrier exami
nation for the Corvallis, Oregon,
postoffice, will be held at Cor
vallis, Oregon, on September
19, 1908; for the purpose of es
tablishing an eligible register
from - which selection may be
made to fill three vacancies in
the position of carrier and one
vacancy in the position of sub
stitute carrier in the Corvallis,
Oregon, Postoffice.
The appointments will be ef
fective November 15, 1908, as
the Postoffics Department ex
pects to establish city free deliv
ery on that date.
Applicants should at once ap
ply to the Postmaster, Corvallis,
Oregon, or to the Local Secre
tary, Board of Civil Service Ex
aminers, Albany, Oregon, for
application blanks and other in
formation. V " '- " '
For Fine Job Printing goto
the Corvallis Gazette. -
"The Moat Comfortable
in the House."
Place
aoc y7lldor
PORCH SHADES
Bargain Sale
OF
WE HAVE
REFRIGERATORS
OF ALL KINDS
O. J. BLACK LEDGE
Admittiatrator's Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the tmdereurned h
been duly appointed by tbe County Court of. the
State of Oregon for the County of Benton as admin
istrator of the estate of H Nichols, deceased, and
that he has duly qualified as such administrator. All
persons bavin claims against said decedent are
hereby notified to present them, duly verified, to
meat my residence in Corvallis, in benton County,
Oretron, within six months of tbe date of this notice.
Dated at Corral lis, Oregsn, this 9th day of ApriL
I9O8 - . ,
' R. J. Nichols.
, Administrator of the estate of EL B.Nichol,de
ceased. .. , ' .
Dress Goods
AND
AT
Shoes
HENKLE & DAVIS'
Own YourHomo
THE
first - National - Bank
of Corvallis
has some ' . ,
to wm LOTSl
Near the State Agricultural College
which you can buy on the INSTALL
MfiNT PLAN or for cash.
Save Ton op Twenty Dollar
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