AUDEilGS
OF A
CORVALLIS MAN
Further Descriptions
of His Travels.
THROUGH EAST AND SOUTH
S. N. WilkiDS Tells About His
Journey to New York and
the National Capitol.
(Continued from last week.)
"Monday afternoon, October
12th, we boarded the 'Big Four'
at Dayton, Ohio, for Niagra
Falls, passing through Colum
bus, Cleveland and many other
cities on the line, but we made
no stop until we reached Nia
gra, where we remained for three
days in the enjoyment of that
most wonderful and attractive
place, and while there we ran
down to Buffaloand took in that
big city and saw the house where
President McKinley died and :
the handsome monument erect- .
ed in his honor. While there
we found one more of our nu-;
merous family, Geo. P. Wilkins,
who, by the way, is a very suc
cessful undertaker, and his place
is in the Masonic Temple build
ing on Niagra street, Buffalo, N.
Y. He is a Shriner and other
wise a very prominent man and
fairly well to do. j
"On the afternoon of the 16th:
we ran down the New York!
Central, which hugs the Hudson j
most of the way down, to New
York, where we located at the .
Hotel Fredrick, 56th street and j
Broadway, and here we remained j
for a week and during this time
we undertook to see everything
contained in a great city, by
subway cars under river and
city, by elevated cars over the
city, by surface cars about the
city, and in carriages, automo
biles, Fifth Avenue .busses, and,
in fact, we never overlooked an
opportunity of going somewhere
all the time. We went up to
Yorkers on Sunday and saw
"Old Graystone's" Samuel J.
Tilden's old home, and had a
most delightful and - pleasant
drive through the" hills along the
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YOU
A.RE
INVITED
I
npO CALL AT OUR STORE THIS
week and bring your friends to see
the display of heautiful Fancy Goods
suitable for Christmas Gifts, all of
which can be had at a small figure.
Ask to see the Madiera Hand Em
broidered Handkerchiefs three styles
in each Xmas box. Hand painted ef
. fects on fine Imported Tapestry Pillow
Tops. Pretty Xmas Ribbons for all
uses.
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go
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VARIETY. The kinds that will be sure to please the
little folks. Guns, Amunition, Sporting Goods, and lots
of things suitable for Holiday Gifts. Call and see the Big
Line and note the reasonable prices.
M. M. LONG, Second Street, Corvallis, Oregon.
I V. E. WATTERS
The Benton County
Real Estate Agent
Corvallis, Oregon
IT If you have anything to buy, sell or exchange, see us. No padded
prices. 1f As to our responsibility, and methods of doing business, we refer
you to the business men of Corvallis. H Some splendid bargains send for
list.
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SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS
FOR HOLIDAY PRESENTS
ETOD AfNP"M Atomizers, Buckles, Bon Bon Boxes, Bon
'Un VV WIVI llBon Spoons, Bonnet Pins, Book Marks,
Bracelets, BroochesTchatalains, Cloth Brushes, Cologne Bottles Clocks,
Cut Glass, Combs, Cuff Buttons, Hair Pin Trays, Lockets, Lorgnettes,
Mirrors, Manicure Articles, Paper Cutters, Pencils, Photo Frames, Pin
Cushions, Pin Trays, Puff Boxes, Pocket Knives, Purses, .Scarf Pins,
Scissors, Seals, Tapes, Tea Balls, Strainers, Toilet Sets, Souvenir Trays
Umbrellas, Velvet Brashes Veil Pins, Watches.
rn D l A C" M Ash Travs, Cloth Brushes, Combs, Cork Screws,
IVlLllMCnff Buttons, Flasks, Hair and Hat Brushes, Hat
Marks, Ink Stands, Fountain Pens, Key Chains and Kings, Lockets,
Match Boxes, Military Brushes, Mirrors, Paper Cutters, Pencils, Pen
Trays, Knives, Scarf Pins, Shaving Brushes and Cups, Souvenir Trays,
Toilet Articles, Watches, Chains, Seals, Fobs and Lockets,
rn DTLItr DA DV Rattles TBib Pin, knives, Forks, Spoons. :
rUl inc. DM D I Bracelets, Kings, Drinking Cups," Pap
Spoons, Safety Pins. . . - , 'V-
.ALBERTS. METZGER; Watchmaker
Occidental Building, Corvallis, "Oregon
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SIXTEEH TOE SHOPPING DAYS THEN CHRISTMAS
Its a Merry Day and a Glorious , Day Glorified by
expression of goodwill and man's best privilege Giving
"It is more blessed to give than to receive"
' . . . , t - .
Are you prep ared for it ? -.-for gift ; making ?
You'll find the things you need right here for a good
deal less than you have been used to paying and to
make things easier for yon we
Will store your purchases bought for Christmas and
deliver them at any time you wish. Shop early and
have full assortment to choose from, : : : :
fcrtt
banks of the Hudson. On Mon
day evening we attended a per
formance at the Hippidrome,
and to undertake a description
of that performance would re
quire an artist, for the only
thing that comes to me is splen
did, great, good, better, best,
great, greater, greatest, and then
just throw both arms out at full
length and exclaim extravaga.n
deza and save the final dor oral
finish. On Thursday we were
the guests of our honored presi
dent of the National F. Dj; A.
August Eickleburg, and he with
a spanking pair of 'bobtailed
bays' hooked to a landau,, took
us in to one of the most aristo
cratic country-sides, aricl there
had dinner at the Gramniertan
Hotel, and then returned to the
city by way of Woodlawn ceme
tery, one of the most, beautif ul
in the United State's. "We went
of our own accord to many other
places, both for amusement and
for information and on' of the
most enjoyable : eyenings of our
.stay in Greater 'New? York was
one with Dr. Robert J. Wilson,
one of our old Corvallis boys but
now superintendent of the Wil
lard Parker Hospital, and promi
nently identified with the Board
of Health of New York. 1 There
we met Mrs. Belle Wilson-Walk
er and Miss Minnie- Wilson, sis
ters of Dr. R. J.. as also to J. H.
and Off Wilson of Corvallis.
"On Friday, the 22nd, we ran
oyer to Dan bury, Conn., to visit
a friend of mine in that city and
the three days spent there, like
many others, will forma bright
spot in our minds in the days of
the future, when many changes
have come and. gone and we
have been separated by far great
er distances than now separate
us. Here we visited the noted
hat factory of the Hawes and
saw the work from the raw ma
terial to the packing of the fin
ished product. Great industry
and" when this is seen it can be
readily seen why so large a pop
ulation may live in these small
states. Manufacturing is the
word. ,
"Un Monday, tne zotn, we
took a run over to New Haven,
the seat of Yale College, and at
noon heard Taft speak and visit
ed through the many buildings
of that great college and at six
o'clock were hack- in New York.
.- This being our last night in
the great city, we decided tq take
supper with Mine Host" Max
Schwartz,' at the Little Hungary,
iown" East Houston Street. Here
Ve experienced "A Night in Idt
ile Hungary."
:"Tb.ereis a -rare fascination
about the place which, no matter
how often one Visits it, still lin
gers with him long after the
night is spent. The quaintriess
of the room, with its low ceiling
and the mingling of the foreign
faces, the merry laughter, the
clinking of glasses, all linger
with you and is really never en
tirely forgotten, for in it is novel-
"On the morning of the 26th,
we crossed the Hudson on one of
the big Pennsylvania ferry boats
to Jersey City, where we board
ed the Pennsy train for Philadelphia,-
where we spent a very
pleasant day and night with
Prof. H. S. Eckles, who resides
at Jenkintown, a suburb of Phil
adelphia, and also visited the
big store of John . Wanamaker;
the city hall, the old Indepen
dence . hall. We also visited
Oliver Bair's elegant undertak
ing place, which has no equal in
the world and to describe it
would require more time than I
buildings and grounds. It was
here I quietly spent election day
at Hampton, Va., and a more
quiet election I never saw. About
as much interest as would be
taken in an ordinary school elec
tion in Corvallis.
"This was just 36 years after
I had cast my first vote down, in
old Wayne County, Miss., and
I there was quite a difference in
that first day and this presiden
tial election. The next day af
i tar this one on the 3rd, I spent
in reading the returns and reck
oning how fast time was speed
ing by and how many more of
these we would see.
"Saturday noon found us in
Richmond, Va., where we spent
until 11 o'clock Monday night
very pleasantly with those most
hospitable Southern people.
"The trip out through the
state of Virginia and up through
the state of Ohio was without
special accident or incident and
we arrived at Ann Arbor, Mich.,
hilariously funny. Come and see
Brown and his two wives who
cause him so much trouble and
enjoy a good hearty laugh. There
is only one Brown and he is in
Town next Wednesday. He is
presented by Eckhardts company
of players and an excellent per
formance is assured. Popular
prices. 25, 35 and 50 cents.
Baptist Ladies' Sale.
can now take and perhaps more i Wednesday in time to get in line
patience than you might possess
in the reading of the same.
"On the morning of the 27th,
we ran down to Washington and
spent four days which were full
of interest. Visited all the pub
lic buildings from the Capitol to
the White House, and there had
the pleasure of seeing the Presi
dent on Sunday afternoon as he
drove out to the park for his af
ternoon exercise horseback rid
ing.- Saw 'pig-tailed' diplomats
as they were whisked by in their
tourn-outs. The many other
aristocrats that find an easy place
in the Capitol were occasionally
seen in the same way, but their
palaces are pointed out by all
who take you about the citv as
that house is where the Secre
tary of the Treasury lives, and
that ne is where Senator Dpo
little resides while in Washing-.
ton. While there we were shown
through the printing and en
graving building where green
backs are made and if we could
have the output of only one hour
it would settle us down comfort
ably on the shady side of Easy
street.
"From Washington we trav
eled by boat down the Potomac
and the Chesapeake to Old Point
Comfort,. Va., which is near my
friends at the old city of Hamp
ton, where we secured comfort
able quarters for four days, and
during this time, took in all the
surrounding points .Norfolk,
Portsmouth, Newport News and
the Fair Grounds of last year's
Jamestown Fair, "which' are go
ine into decay while the courts
are trying the. .ownership, of the J
for the big functions of this won
derfully big U. of M. which
came off. last Friday night and
Saturday banquet and football.
"This is just a line in the way
of a finish, and to say that the
weather is poking down around
the 14 or 15 notch and it being
Lthe first of the season, it just
bites a little and makes me want
to get down South just about a
thousand or twelve hundred
miles, for the remaining part of
the winter. Harold seem3 to be
doing very well here and the
club of which he is a member
seems to be made up of a very
good set of young men from the
states west of the Rocky Moun
tains.
Again allow me to say that
the further away we get from
Oregon the better it looks, and
especially the green grass, the
hedges and the red apples, and
last but not least the mild
weather.
S. N. Wilkins.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Baptist church will hold their
fancy work sa'e Tuesday after
noon, December 8, in Robinson
Cate company's real estate office
on Second street. There will be
fancy and useful articles of every
description on sale and the ladies
respectfully request the patron
age of the public. 12-4-lt
Big Land Opening.
On January 20th, 1909, at
Roseburg, Oregon, 92,500 acres
are to be withdrawn from the
Umpqua forest reserve. This
embraces lands in Benton, Lane,
Douglas and Coos counties,
Not all of this land is subject
to entry. For $2.50 we will send
you prepaid 18 large litho
graphic township maps with
above vacantlands colored there
on. Also full instructions as to
dates, manner of filing, etc., etc.
DOUGLAS Co. ABSTRACT Co,
(Successor to Frank E. Ally.)
Roseburg, Oregon.
Subscribe for the Gazette.
"Brown's in Town."
A press notice says: "Brown's
in Town" and will entertain at
the opera house next Wednesday
night. During his visit here his
wife number one and his wife
number two will cause him so
much trouble and anxiety that
before the play is ended; he is
acknowledged the most thorough
ly hen-pecked hnsband and liar
on the comedy stage. "Brown's
in Town" is the one big farce
comedy to be seen here this sea
son. The dialogue is brisk, the
humor is pure and the situations
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has been appointed by the County
Court of Benton county, Oregon, admin
istrator of the estate of Floyd Lane, de
ceased ; All persons having claims
against said estate are herebj' required to
present the same duly verified as by law
required to me at Corvallis, Benton
County, Oregon, or at the office of J. F.
Yates at Corvallis, Benton County, Ore
gon, within six (6) months from this
date.
Dated December 7th, 1908.
W. G. LANE,
Administrator of the Estate of Floyd
Lane, deceased.
Date of first Publication, Dec. 7th, 1908.
Date of last Publication, Jan. 5th, 1909.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the matter of the estate of Nancy E
Felger, deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
concerned that the undersigned has been
duly appointed Administrator of the es
tate of Nancy E. Felger, deceased, bj the
County Court of the State of Oregon for
Benton County. All persons having
claims against said estate of said Nancy
E. Felger, deceased, are hereby required
to present the same, with the proper
vouchers, duly verified as by law required,
within six months from the date hereof,,
to the undersigned at his residence in
Corvallis, Oregon, or at the law office of
E. E. Wilson, in Corvallis, Oregon.
Dated this November 13, 1908.
Geo. W. Smith, .
Administrator of the estate of Nancy
E. Felger, deceased. " '
Date of first pub. Nov. 13, 1908. i
Date of last pub. Dec 11, 1908. 'I