Corvallis gazette. [volume], July 03, 1900, Image 3

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THE CQRVALUS GAME,
TUESDAY. JULY 3, 1900.
Ladies' Silk Waists
Good material. Good workman
ship. New Styles. $7 to $10 each,
Underskirts
Mercerized cottou. Looks like
ilk. Wears as well as silk. Pop
ular colors. $1.50 to $2.25 each
Taffeline
For fine skirt linings and for shirt
waits. Twelve shade. 50 cents per
yard.
S, E, Young & Son
Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL NEWS.
George Horning will ship a car
load of beef cattle to Portland today.
U. B. Vogle intends going over to
Toledo to work at his trade during
the summer.
Miss Abbie Wright, who has been
teaching school in Portland, return
ed home last week for a visit with
relatives.
Manager Robert Johnson, of the
Benton County Prune Company,
states that the yield will be much
larger at the big orchard than was
at one time supposed.
James C. McCaustland, who was
a member of the O. A. C graduat
ing class of 1900, left Saturday for
Wilbur, Wash. He will be em
ployed in a hardware establishment
of his brother, who is in business
there.
Rev. Rossman, ot United Breth
ren chuich at Philomath, while en
gaged at carpenter work a few days
ago, fell from a building and was
quite seriously hurt. At las ac
counts he was getting along very
nicely.
John G. Wooley, the great tem
nfranfie advocate who addressed the
people of Corvallis and vicinity at
. tne court house, May Z3th, nas Deen
nominated for president of the
United States on the prohibition
ticket.
Mrs. Mary Avery and Miss Ma
mie Cauthorn left for San Francisco
last week to remain all summer
Miss Mamie Cauthorn is to study
music, while Mrs. Avery will be em
ployed in a dressmaking establish
ment with a view to perfecting her
self in the branch.
Joseph Biber, the candy maker
disposed of his business baturday
Small fc Son being the purchasers
Mr. Biber will go to Portland in a
few days, and it is quite likely that
when the season opens up in New
port he will be in the candy-making
business at this favorite lesort.
Prof. E. B. -McElroy, of Eugane,
well kuown in this city, departed
for Charleston, N. C, where he will
attend a meeting of the National
Teachers' Association. It is the in
tention of Prof. McElroy and others
to do their utmost to have the asso
ciation hold its next annual meet
ing in Oregon.
Miss Mabel and Mildred John
son, of Portland, who have been
visiting relatives in this city during
the commencement exercises of the
O. A. C, departed Thursday for Al
bany for a brief visit, after which
they will return to their home in
Portland.
E. J. Lea, who has been an in
structor at the O. A. C. during the
past year or so, departed Saturday
for his home in Cottage Grove.
Whether he will return to this city
or not is uncertain, as he is consid
ering propositions offered him from
other sections. Mr. Lea will be
missed in musical circlet, as he was
one of the violinists of the Corvallis
Orchestra.
In many of the neighboring
counties the commissioners are
feeling of the public pulse on the
matter of a county exhibit at the
state fair, and in some counties it
has been determined to have the
county represented. If it is thought
advisable to have Benton enter for
the prize she will niake a fine ex
hibit. Although if weather conditions
were considered there has been lit
tle to impress upon people that
summer is at hand; but the calen
dar says so. Notwithstanding
weather conditions, people are al
ready going to the bay, preparing
to spend the season there, presum
ing that some of these fine days it
will be unduly hot in the valley.
A new feature in the way of train
service that will prove of great bene
fit to the citizens of Corvallis has
been inaugurated by the C. & E.
A local tram will be run from Cor
vallis to Albany, leaving here at 6
a. m. and arriving at Albany m
time to connect with the Albany
local for Portland. Returning, the
train leaves Albany at 7:30 p. m.,
and will arrive here at 8:0o. Ihis
will be found to be a great conven
ience, as it will afford an oppor
tunity for business people to go to
the metropolis and return the same
day. after transacting their busi
ness. 1 he train will run daily, ex
cepiing Sundays.
Tomorrow is the Glorious Fourth
Considerable work has been done
on the bicycle path along the state
road south of town and cyclists
state that the path is now in fine
condition.
J. D. Daly, who was a delegate
from Oregon to the republican
national convention which met at
Philadelphia June 19, arrived home
in this city yesterday.
Miss Carrie Denneman departed
Saturday for her home in Arlington.
She will be back in the fall to take
her place in the senior class at O.
A. C. Her mother and sister will
follow her immediately after the
Fourth.
Oliver J. Tretse, who has been in
the dray business in this city for
years, sold his business Saturday to
D. Kyle. Mr. Treese thanks the
citizens for the many favors shown
him in the past and asks that his
suocessor be as liberally patronized
as he has been. At present Mr.
has no plans for the future.
I. R. Daniels has purchased the
book and stationery business of
Trask & Settlemier and will hence
foith conduct the same at the eld
stand. Mr. Daniels is a wide-awake
young man and will undoubtedly
make a success of the business.
What Miss Settlemier's calculations
for the future are is not known, but
Mr. Trask expects to go to his for
mer home in Woodburn, where he
will go into business.
In addition to ether trains that
may make runs to this city daring
the Fourth, there will be two spec
ials leave Albany for Corvallis on
the morning of this day, one at 7:30
and the other at 9:30. Returning
in the evening, one leave at 6 and
the other at 11 o'clock. This will
afford ample opportunity for the ac
commodation of all citizens of Al
bany to witness one of the grandest
celebrations ever held in the Wil
lamette Valley.
Elmer Mays and wife, of Glen-
coe, Or., after a few days visit with
friends in this city, returned home
Sunday. Mr. Mays was raised in
Benton count', a few miles south of
Corvallis, and was reviewing the
scenes of his childhood. While m
this section the gentlemen and his
wife made a trip to the coast, were
they have relatives; they also made
a trip to Lane county. Elmer is
now in the general merchandising
business at Glencoe.
In order to give his many friends
and patrons an enjoyable evening
in appreciation of their favors for
the past few years, F. L. Miller kept
"open housa" Saturday evening.
The orchestra was engaged to ren
der a number of selections and
promptly at 8:30 the concert bf
gan. Pograras had been printed
and these were distributed among
the guests. The store was crowded
with visitors who remained until
the close of the concert. Mr. Mil
ler received many congratulations
on the way he entertained. As a
progressive business man he will
hold his own anywhere, as is proven
by the business he has established
during the years he has been in
Corvallis.
A. D. Morrison received a letter
Friday from Tommy Jones.
Tommy, Dr. Farra and others from
this city and vicinity who took pas
sage from Portland on the Elder
for Nome haye all arrived there
safely and in fairly good health.
Tommy states that he has a tent up,
but that good locations for a build
ing are hard to find. They have a
house with them that was put up in
sections and shipped there, and
when a location is found it will be
an easy matter for them to erect it.
Many ships were lying along the
beach at Nome at the time of writ
ing. What the price of pills will
be Tommy failed to state.
IMPORTANT TRANSACTION.
forty Thousand Acres of Land Sold Of
Benefit to Benton.
Shirt waists, crash skirls and
crash suits at 20 per cent discount.
Some men's suits at half-price at
Miller's.
Oil Saturday last there was
presented at the county record
er's office in this city, a deed
from Arthur H. Masten, receiver,
of New York, to the Astoria
Company, a New Jersey corpora
tion. The Astoria Company is
supposed to be the laud company
operating in and about Astoria,
Oregon. This deed conveys
lands in Benton and Lincoln
counties, Oregon, amounting to
about 40,000 acres, being moun
tain land, and that laud which
has been known in the past as
"Hogg Lands." The deed con
veys the Hogg residence property
Of about twenty acres ad
joining the college property i -
Corvallis, the Hoag residence
property adjoining Mrs. Lee's
residence, and also the ten acres
of lands known as the "depot
property" where the C. & E. de
pot stands, and through which
the C. & E. Switches run. The
consideration in the deed is one
dollar, and other considerations.
It bears a $5 cancelled revenue
stamp. And the deed is made
subject to taxes, and tax liens
against the property.
It is learned that there are sev
eral thousand dollars taxes,
charged up against the Benton
county part of this property, and
ane one or two outstanding tax
sales for parts of it; also that
the Lincoln county taxes which
had been charged up against the
Lincoln county part of the prop
erty, have been settled on some
compromise basis in the Lincoln
county court. But that the Ben
ton county taxes, aud sales are
still unsettled. It is further un
derstood that the intention of the
purchaser of this property is to
have the same settled up with a
class of people who will go there
and live, and make their homes
there, and clear up the lands and
break the long reign of unpro
ductiveness which has hitherto
been so great a detriment to the
settlement of that country.
This is a very important move
ment if it be true that this set
tlement be accomplished, for it
will not only increase the popu
lation, but add much to the pro
ductive resources of the two
counties. The settlement of
thee lands would undoubtedly
mean the clearing up of a vast !
stock and dairy region, the plant
ing of thousands of acres of win
ter apples, in a land where pests
are unknown, the establishment
of creameries, dairies, and iner
chantile and banking enterprises,
for these are the sure accompani
ments of the development of a
new country.
The history of the properly
which has just been transferred,
is coextensive with, and much of
it a part of the unhappy history
of the Oregon Pacific railroad.
In an early day, sometime in the
seventies, Col. Hogg obtained a
grant f land, some sixty or
seventy thousand acres, for the
building of a military road
through the Coast range to Ya
quina bay. He built the road,
and in due time came a patent
for the lands to the "Corvallis
and Aquina Bay Wagon Road
Company" (pronounced ac-keen-nah.)
When the railroad was
started on its first construction,
the lands began to be divided up
in large slices. It had an uncer
tain history, mixed up in part
with tax sales, and divers and
sundry manipulations, as to. .
of it, until it finally settled
into the ownership cf som
thousand acres by the Oregon
Development Company, now in
receiver's possession in an Ore
gon Federal Court, something
like twelve thousand acres own
ed by an English syndicate, and
known as the "Oregon Agricul
tural Society," aud forty thous
and odd acres which Col. Hogg's
individual interest in the lands,
and by him transferred to (Geo.
S. Coe as trustee, a New York
banker, who died without leav
ing a successor to the trust. Mr.
Hoag, after the death of the
trustee, took the matter into a
Federal Court, which appointed
Arthur H. Masten as receiver.
He has now by an order of the
Court sold the property to tho
Astoria company.
The Goddess.
When Corvallis takes a notion it
is hard to tell what she will do.
When the Fourth of July commit
tee determined to offer the public
an opportunity to ballot for a
Goddess on this memorable day,
many of the committee expressed a
hope that they would raise $50 ?n
the proposition. It touk a pret :y
good hold on the people and at, 0 m
time many names were balloted os,
but the list was gradually cut down
until at the last there were 01 y
the names of three young ladies
balloted on, Misses Leona Smith,
Julia Warrior and Ina Barclay.
Much interest was taken in the
contest during the last day or bo,
but about 1,000 was the' vote of
the leading candidate at 5 o'clock
on the afternoon of June 30. It
was known that the final count
would take place at midnight of
this date. It was late in the evok
ing when the vo.tes began to
in for these young ladies. It i g.:
an hour to count all of the votes, J
verifying the count of the prev -days,
etc. All told 1 there were
7,000 ballots oast. Everything
tjiTected without any unpleasanti-es& j
and there never was at any t aae
during the contest a word spol. an,
save in praise, of the various can-j
didates; moreover, it cantruthf.
be said that had any one of' Lh'e
candidates been consulted she we
not have allowed her name L
entered in the contest, for tt set
as Goddess implies much work
and annoyance. Compared with
our sister city, Eugene, the vote
for Goddess in this city was a great
surprise. The vote that elected in
that city wa3 614, the second best
being 601. The final count of the
candidates were as lows:
Leona Smith 1066
Julia Warrior 2199
Ina Barclay 1420
Seven thousand tickets sold at
the price ot 5 cents for a single
ticket or 25 tickets for $1, brings in
the neighborhood of $300 to the
hands of the Fourth of July committee.
AN EXCITING RUNAWAY.
Miss Bertha Thraseer Has Her Leg ' .vk
en Two Other Persons Hart-
To My Patrons and Friends.
I wish to return thanks for your
liberal patronage on Friday and
Saturday, June 29th and' 30th,
which went so far to mcke my an
niversary sale a success. I hope by
strict attention to your wants and
fair dealing to deserve your future
patronage. . As I have ordered a
very large stock of fall and winter
clothing, I have decided to close out
my present stock of men's and
boys' suits and extra pants at the
anniversary price of 80 cents on the
dollar. Thanking you again,
I am Yours Truly,
S. L. Kline.
Cc-vallis, Or., July 2, 1900.
Kg nut, the purest, sweetest, mout
healthful cooking material made ; ca.; for
it at Zierolfa.
Sunday, some time during the
day, a gentleman by the name of
McKellips drove over from Al
bany accompanied by Miss Ris
ley. In the afternoon shortly
after 4 o'clock aud just before
they were to start home they
invited Miss Bertha Thrasher. Of
this city to accompany them for
a short drive about town. So
the three of them started out and
drove down Main street, and
when they arrived opposite the
brick stable the team., being a
livery rig, were inclined to turn
into the stable. In turning them
from the stable one of the tugs
became unhitched; this let the
tongue of the buggy down. The
horses became unmanageable ;
they reared and plunged and
tried to get away. In very short
order the buggy collided with
the electric light post at the cor
ner of J. D. Mann & Co. All
three of the occupants were
thrown out.
People who were eye witnesses
of the affair held their breath, as
they were powerless to assist in
any manner, until the joung
people were all thrown out.
Then as the horses broke loose
and ran toward Albany, people
rushed to the assistance of the
victims. Nearly everyone ex
pected that one if not all them
would be killed. Miss Risley
and Mr. McKellips were both
able to regain their feet, but Miss
Thrasher was badly injured. Her
agony was so great and every at
tempt to do anything toward
making her comfortable caused
her so much pain that it was
thought best to have a doctor be
fore she was removed to her
home. It being Sunday it was
hard to locate a physician and for
some time Miss Thrasher was
obliged to lie on the pavement
where the accident occurred.
This seemed too bad, but no per
son could possibly be blamed for
such a state of affairs. Dr. Per
not was first to arrive on the
ground. A cot was procured and
Miss Thrasher conveyed home.
An examination pre ved that her
right leg was broken in two
places, one break being above
and the other below the knee.
This was a very unfortunate
affair and much sympathy is felt
for Miss Thrasher. Miss Risley
received a very bad blow on the
left side of her head and her
cheek was badly bruised. Mr.
McKellips had his left leg bruis
ed and strained quite seriously.
His limb was soon black and
blue and he could scarcely walk.
All possible was done for the re
lief of them all.
A man from Mr. McMahan's
stable rode a horse after the run
away team and soon over-hauled
and brought it back. They were
none the worse off for their run
away. The buggy was some
what damaged, but a little re
pairing was all that w as required.
The whole sad accident proves
what a disaster can follow as the
result of carelessness in the man
ner in which a team is hitched
to the buggy. In this case the
little "nibs" at the ends of the
singletrees were simply stuck
through holes in the tugs the
least side pull might unhitch the
team. Such a contrivance for
hitching up a team almost be
comes criminal. It is a blessing
that it turned out no worse, but it
is surely bad enough.
S KLINE'S.
Reduction
Sale!
A liberal redaction will be made"
on all our Boys' and Men's Clothing!
for the months of Jane and July.
LITTLE FELLOW'S VESTEE'
Suits with fancy vests. Price $1.60,
upwards.
mrm
TWO PIECE SUITS in aRshadatJ
and price" ; $150, upwards.
FOR YOUTH'S in long pants,
age 10 to 19 years, $4.00, upwards.
ADLER'S PERFECT FITTING
suits for men will also be in the salej
at a reduction. Suits, $5 up.
AT KLINE'6.:
TWO DAYS' PROGRAM.
A List of EvofltS Which will Excel Any
Celebration Ever Held in Corvallis.
Following is the program in
brief of the exercises to be held
July 3rd and 4th. The printed
programs for these days Will con
tain particulars:
today's programme.
9:00a m Concert by Dusty band,
Occidental balcony.
9:30 a m Exhibition game of
baseball on flat south end of town,
between McMinnvilie and Corvallis
teams.
1:30 p m Races at Kiger's track
as follows:
For buggy horses: Best two in
three, pace or trot. Prizes $25 and
$10.
Two-year-olds, in two, three, pace
or trot. Prizes $40 and $10.
Quarter mile dash for saddle
horses. Prizes $20 and $5.
Half mile dash, free for all.
Prizes $25 and $10.
7 :30 Band concert.
8:30 "What Happened to Jones,"
at the Opera House.
tomorrow's programme.
Grand salute at sunrise:
9:00 a. m. Baseball game for a
purse of $50, between the Lebanon
and Corvallis teams on fiat south
end f town.
10:30 Parade.
11:00 Exercises at Court House
square, to include an oration by
Judge L. R. Webster, of Portland.
12:00 Lunch.
1:30 p. m. Boat race from O. R.
& N. Dock to Fischer's mill and re
turn. 1:50 Highland Brigade which
trill furnish music and dances
in Highland costume.
2:00 Bicycle race from brick
Btable to Kiger's track and return;
p-izes $10 and $2.50.
2:30 Foot race one-fourth mile;
prizes, $10 and $2.50.
2:45 Bicycle race one-fourth
mile; prizes $10 and $2.50.
3:00 Foot race 100 yards; prizes
$10 apd $2.50.
3:15 Boys' Bicycle race one
fourth mile; prize $5.
3:30 Hub and Hub Hose race
150 yards; prizes $35 and $15.
4:00 Hose race wet test 150
yards: prizes $35 and 15.
7:30 Grand (Joncert ot .National
Airs by three bands; music and
dances by Highland Brigade at
Occidental corner.
Additional Loeal
The liberal patronage and large
number of people who attended the
two-days' sale at Kline's, during
last Friday and Saturday, should
be very encouraging to the proprie
tor. As stated in his announce
ment, it is thirty years ago that
Mr. Kline went into business in
this city, and during these thirty
years he has established a business
in this city that is second to none
in the state in places of this size.
We hope to attend Mr. Kline's next
"thirty year" sale.
' FYiday evening a reception was
tendered Mr. and Mrs. Ernest F.
Bryant by the W. C. T. U. The
affair was held in the reading rooms
and many things transpired to
make it a memorable event. The
Trie-rooms were beautifully decorat
ed with flowers, flags and bunting,
and was brilliantly illuminated by
many lamps. A very social even
ing was passed in which musie and
refreshmesnts played a prominent
part. A large number of guests
were in attendance and at the elose
of the evening they all declared the
evening wa's spent most enjoyably.
A letter from Dr. Robert Johnson,
of New York city, received Friday
t- 1 - W- A .V .
Dy reiauves in vorvams, states mat
the entire republican delegation
from Oregon to the national con
tion had honored J. B. Walker,
assistant editor of the Scientific
American, with a call. Mr. Walker
was for years a resident of Corvallis
and is in every respect equal to the
responsible position he fills; the
company being the editor, Mr.
Walker has full charge of all the
details pertaining to one of the
most scientific publications of the
world.
Relatives in this city received a
letter yesterday from James S.
Booth, who went to the gold fields
of Nome. Mr. Booth took passage
on the steamer San Bias and he
states that when they were nearing
Nome progress was greatly retard
ed by ice; so great was the blockade
that on one day the boat only pro
gressed twenty-seven miles. Mr.
Booth at the time he wrote had not
been there long enough to form a
correct idea of what the prospects
are for the future. Mr. Booth
states that the first person he met
in Nome was John Applewhite who
is there practicing law.
THERE'S PROFIT IN TRADING HERE.
LADIES who wish to avoid
the bother of home work, or
the details of dressmaking, will
be interested in our new line of
dress skirts. All the fashionable
fabrics of the season are included
in the line, and the skirts have the
fit and "hang" af the bestdress
makermade. Take a look at
them and you will agree with us.
Prices from 45 c to $650
GROCERY selling in a depart
ment store no longer attracts
attention because of itsnovelity,
but for the reason that the best of
food products costs less there than
the exclusive grocer charges.
This store is easily in the lead in
this respect. Our grocery de
partment is appreciated by well
posted buyers because it offers an
opportunity to supply the family
needs in this line at closest prices.
Country produce taken.
"lAfHENEVER you find a
properly organized and
rightly conducted men's furnish
ing stock in a dry goods store
there you will find a successful
one. Men no longer shun dry
goods store furnishings, for they
know they can get correct styles
at close prices. We invite the
attention of our customers to an
especially fine and complete line
of neckwear just opened.
SHOE value consists in wear,
style and comfort. If any
of the three are lacking the foot
wear is not good value. Our
shoes are strictly reliable in qual
ity, therefore long wearing; they
are stylish, as can be seen at a
glance; they are comfortable, be
cause fitted by an expert. All
our customers will bear out these
statements. We believe this is
the best place for you to buy shoes,
I and solicit your patronage.
F. L. Miller.
Every item offered below is proof of
the above assertion.
The quotations are o
tion of the values which
in the lead. This stor
plete and comprehensi i
ever shown. Every lin
the goods will be passe .
usual small margin of jjs
so successful and popula:
nly a very meagre repres enta
ce this store unquestionably
is crowded with the most com
tock of dry goods we have
is bought at close prices, and
l ong to our customers at the
:.'.t which has made this store
The New Spring Parasols
At Here.
This store offer many attractions to
economical buyers.
A store that relies solely on low prices to win and
hold trade is playing "a losing game." To win such
success as this store is winning it is necessary that the
low prices should represent goods of strictly reliable
quality. Every woman in this city who is posted on dry
goods, and who takes the time to compare goods and
prices will admit that our values are superior. We make
and hold customers by treating them right. We lead;
others follow.
I F you want a stylish spring hat
for .oo. iust as good as the
$5. 00 kind, come here. The only
difference is in the absence of the
name, and "what's in a name."
If you are willing to pay two dol
lars for a name, buy the five dol
lar hat. If you want to pay only
for the hat, come here. Agent
for Kingburry hats.
OUR glove stock is the best
patronized and most popular
in this vicinity, because we make
a constant effort to show ft larger
line, and offer better glove values
than any other local dealer. It is
not easy to do a satisfactory kid
glove business. It requires long
experience, careful buying, con
scientious selline. and a willing-
i ness to be content with ft small
profit. We recognize all these
requirements and conform to them.
That's why Corvallis women can
get better gloves here for the
priee than elsewhere.
"IEFORE your spring gown
are fitted a new corset wil
be needed. That goes almost
without saying, for everyone
knows that an ill-fitting or worn
out corset spoils the fit of the
dress. Our corset woman can
help customers select the proper
model one that will improve the
figure. Consult her and yott will
be better satisfied-with your' cor
set, and the fit of your dresses.
Prices from 50c to $1.50
RECENTLY advances have
taken place in all lines of
cotton goods. Before the advance
we stocked up with cords of do
mestics shirtings, sheetings,
ginghams, prints, and other cot
ton goods. We are now selling
these goods at just about what
other merchants have to pay fer
them at present prices. You will
find this store good place t6 sup
ply your needs in this line.
F. L. Miller.