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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13
Herron-Heckart Nuptials

w. O. Heekart and Miss Laura
Heron were married last Wed
nesday evening at 8 O'Clock at
the residence of the BRIDES moth
er, Mrs. Barclay, about twelve
miles south of Corvallis. Rev.
Reeves, of Corvallis, performed
the ceremony. About twenty
FIVE relatives and friends were
present. AT 10 o'clock amid a
copious shower Of rice, the hap
py pair left by private convey
ance for Junction City, where
they took the train for Eugene,
their future home. Both parties
are we'll known in Corvallis. Mr..
Heckart lived for about fifteen
years in Corvallis and operated
extensively as a contractor aud
builder. He is a very popular
member Of the community. The
popular bride is one Of the most
QfSt1n2 u1Shed OF Benton county, S
young ladies. She was born and
raised in the southern part Of this
county where she grew to woman
hood. The last few years lived
with her mother in Corvallis
where Miss Heron attended
school at the Agricultural Col
lege. She comes from an excel
lent pioneer family. She is uni
versally popular with her friends
and acquaintance. Mr.. Heck
art for the last several months
has been operating in contract
ng and building at Eugene
where the newly welded couple
have made their home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13
Leg Broken in Peculiar Manner.

While playing around the new
stone seat, erected by the class
of 1903, on the college grounds,
Yesterday morning, little Ruth
Harnady, II years of age, while
climbing over the back of the
seat, accidentally loosened one of
the large stones which fell, strik-
ing her left leg and breaking both
bones short way above the ankle.
The child was picked up and car
ried to the home of Rev. Hand
saker. where she is making her
home. DR.. Farra was summon
ed and set the leg and at present
the little unfortunate is resting
easily. The stone slab on the
back of the bench is about four
feet long, two feet high and six
inches thick, consequently very
heavy.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13
Big Game Saturday.

The first football game of the
season will be played on the o A
c campus in Corvallis next Sat
urday, October II, when the col
lege team will meet the Univer-
sity of Washington aggregation.
Coach McFadden has had a
large number of men on the field
each day and will be able in a
few days to give out the lineup
that will represent the agricul-
tural college this year.
Bert Pilkiugton, one of she
strongest men on the team, will
be out of the game Saturday, on
account of a split hand which he
received during practice.
The coach is much encouraged
over the present outlook and says
that his team will make the
Seattle team work every minute
of the game.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13
1sFor Sale" and ssWanted" Column.

If you have anything for sale, insert a
notice in this column and the result will
surprise you. If you want domestic help
of any kind, our "Want" column is the
place you are looking for. Each notice
is charged for at the rate of Five Cents
per line for each insertion.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13
Benon county School Journal.


On last Friday the first edition
of the Benton County School
Journal, edited by School Supt.
Geo. w. Denman and published
in this Office, made its appear
ance. 1t is neat three column
quarto, and is devoted entirely to
the public schools. The bust
ness men have appreciated its ef-
fort and have the columns we'll
filled with ads. The subscription
price is only rs cents per year
and every person interested in
the advancement of school work
should subscribe.
Subscriptions received at this
Office.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13

Mr.. Frank Williams, of Portland,
is visiting his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. seely, in this city. Mr..
Williams holds position with OIds
q King of Portland.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13

To cover the cost Of setting and dis
tributing the type in such matters, a
charge of fifty cents will be made for
each "Card of Thanks and FIVE cents
per line for each set of Resolutions of
Coincidence" appearing in these columns.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13
For Rent.

Sixty acres arabic land, six miles north
of Corvallis. For information address
HI. BICKNELL,
$50 Thurman St. Portland, Or.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13
For Sale.

One COW, cheap.
One horse, eight years old.
Two small heating stoves.
Three cords oak wood.
TIVE and one-half tons of hay.
Must be sold by October 9th. Call at
residence. E. L. FITCH.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13
Buck for Sale.

Some one and two year old bucks at
the farm of J. E. Wyatt.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13
Girl Waited.

Girl Wanted.
At the Occidental Hotel. Apply at the
dining room. ~
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13

Seveaty-fve head of good ewes
and lambs for sale or rent. Call
on J. E Henkle, Philomath, Or.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13

Mr.. T. II. Welsher and family
spent Sunday at Cottage Grove with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Cummings.
The finest line of rubber boots
and shoes ever displayed in the city
can be seen at j. E. Henkle's Cash
Store, Philomath.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13
Room for Rent.

Room for Rent.
Large front corner parlor bedroom,
furnished, for one or two gentlemen.
Southwes corner of second and Harrison.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-13
Wanted.

Girl for housewerk on John Smith
ranch, near Wells Station. Apply to
Mrs. Jas. Taylor, corner Third and Madi-
son.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-10-03
nee to commun1caIe.

importance 10 communicate.
"Ah. well. oncle Jazon. wen have n
nip Of brandy together before we 60"
said the host
"why, yes. jes' one ag'in' the broilin'
weather" assented Oncle Jazon. Il
don't lnind jes' one"
a. very rich friend OF mine I'm Que
hcc gave me this brandy. Oncle Jazon."
seid ". RoussIlan. pouring the llquo-
WITH n grand flourish. "and | thought
OF you as soon as | got II. Now. says
10 myself. If any man knows good
brandy when he tastes II. it's Oncle
Jazon. and I'll give him a good chance
at this bottle just the FIRST or al. ~
friends"
1T surely IS delicious" said Onc;
Jazon. every delicious" He spoke
French with a curious accent, having
spent long years with English speaking
frontiersmen In the Carolinas and Ken
lucky. so that their lingo had become
his own.
AS they walked side by side down the
way 10 the river house they looked like
typical extremes or rough, sunburned
and weather tanned manhood Oncie
Jazon wizened. dtminutiye scrap.
wrtnkled and odd in every respect;
Gaspard Roussillon towering six feet
two. wide shouldered. massive. lumber
Ing, muscular giant. with long curl
ing hair and n superb beard. They did
not know that they were going down
TO help dedicate the great northwest 10
freedom
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-10-03

been here. Ali, you should have seen
his dear old eyes full of loving tears
He would walk hundred miles 60 see
you he said. but never expected 70 In
this world blessings blessings upon
dear Father Beret, was what I've muir
INJURED I'm my ear when we Wee part
ing. lie says that he will never leave
Quebec until he goes 10 his homo
above-ahw
The way I'm which NJ Roussillon
closed his littlc, speech. his large eyes
upturned. HTS huge hands clasped in
front OF him. was very effective
II am under many obligations, my
son. said Father Beret. for what you
tell me. IL was good OF you TO rcmem-
Der my dear old friend and go to him
for his loving messages 20 me. 1 am
very. very thankful Help me TO an.
other drop OF wine please
Now the extraordinary feature OF the
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-10-03
By MAURICE

In the great towns-in the fine houses
how the ladies looked, how they act
ed--what they said-the dresses they
wOre-hOw"-
"Clel You viii split my ears. child.
Can't you III my pipe and bring It TO
me with coal on? Then I'll try 10
tell you what l can" he cried. assum-
ing humorously resigned air. Per
haps IL | smoke can remember oy-
erything"
Alice gladly ran 10 do what was
nskcd. Meantime Jean was out on
the gallery blowing flute that NJ.
Roussillon had brought him from
Quebec
The pipe we'll filed and lighted ap-
parently did have the effect To steady
and encourage NJ. Roussillon's mem
DRY. or, II not his memory. then hls Inn
aginat1on. which was OF that fervid
and liberal sort common 20 natives OF
the Midi and which has been exquisite
~ depicted by the late Alphonsc Dau-
Diet In Tartarin and Bompard He
leaned far back In strong chair. with
his massive legs stretched at full length,
and gazed at the roof poles while he
talked.
In the first place, he had not been I'm
Quebec or Montreal during his absence
from home. Most OF the time he had
spent disposing Of pelts and furs NJ De
troit and In extending his trading re-
latons with other posts. but what mat
tered trifling want of facts when HIS
mcidional fancy once began 10 warm
up \ smattering Of social knowledge.
gained NJ first hand I'm his youthful
days in France while he wns student
whose parents fondly expected him TO
conquer the world. came 10 his aid. and.
besides. he had saturated himself all
his life with poetry and romance. Sou
derry, Scarron. Provost, Nine la Fn-
yette and Calprenede were the chief
sources of his information touching the
life and manners, morals and gayeties
of people who. ms he supposed. stirred
the surface of that resplendent and far
off ocean called society.
Alice was absolutely charmed. She
sat on low wooden stool and gazed In
90 Gaspard Roussillon's face with diat-
ing eyes In which burned that rich and
radiant something we call passionate
soul She drank in his hamboyant
stream OF words with thirst which
nothing but experience could ever
qucnch. He felt her silent applause
and the admiring involuntary absorb.
ton that possessed his wife The con.
sclousness OF his elementary magnet
ism augmented the flow OF his fine dc.
scrlptons, and he went on and on until
the arrival OF Father Beret put an end
TO II all
The priest, hearing OF NJ. RouSslllon's
return, had come 70 inquire about some
friends living NJ Detroit He took
luncheon with the family. enjoying the
downright refreshing collation. OF brol.
cd birds. onions, meal cakes and claret.
ending with a dish OF blackbcrries and
cream.
NJ. Roussillon seized the FIRST oppor.
tunity 20 resume his successful romano.
Ing and presently in the midst or the
meal began TO tell Father Beret about
what he had seen I'm Quebec.
by the way he said. with cxpan-
sive cnsuancss In his voice. II called
upon your old time friend and coad-
tutor, Father Sebastian, while up
there A noble old man. He sent YOU
thousand good messages Was
nightly delighted when / told him
how happy and hale you have always
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-10-03

= with a shuddering sensation the look
he gave her when she took the locket
from his hand. II was OF but sec
onds duration. yet il seemed 20 search
every nook of her being with IT'S subtle
lDwCr.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01
NEW ZEALAND PoLITENEsS
Country Where Railroad
Getting Them to Their Journeys Safely.

Where
Getting Them to Their Journeys Safely.
New Zealand other things as remarkable as
It's labor laws that shopkeepers every
legal holiday either wednesday or
and fix the lowest that paid any one at
S25 week For example everybody is polite extremely
almost painfully polite. ~.---~s
capital ~ =
wellington please" the conductor gently announces
to his passengers.
After thanking the conductor getting safely
to their destination, the travellers dsembarl.
politely sing. s~s, r. =
> makes ready to start .% -.
Seats please; but don't hurry trainmens ad-
monon. Z, = !.
And the conductor the gates are
closed for everybody comfortably seated before
whistling start.
= The time lost in being ceremonious is made up by the
New Zealanders by word trimming. says make
a memorandum of it" It's always I'm memo"
This cutting of words is carried an extreme
the first week two he is the island The right
the traveller in trouble the language anything
seek out is the postmaster. ~-l-5 $3.50.
New zealand's registrars births and
deaths They collect all taxes municipal governmental
internal revenues
They insure their citizens the governments
life insurance and receive their deposits
Savings Zealand also government
institution This bank has deposors money
deposited aggregates Over onefourb
Of the islands population keeps its institution
it performer wedding ceremonies that the
neither fuss nor
furry in the that the performs; neither
does it cost penny
leading utility man is easily the post
MASTER his closest competitor is the railroad agent
that they to all that
the postmaster can't conveniently look after.
Hence when decides poultry he carts
few hundred fowls the agent The agent
kills them dresses them packs them in
refrigerator started their way to
Auckland wellington Australia government
acts the farmers commission way thru
The government tries in every way encourage
farmer 1t will lend him at low interest
him rich land for few acre. It even forbids
the railroads to whistle at country crossings
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01
John Dobbns won't get frightened and

John Dobbns' easygoing get frightened and
run g. . e o
One government undertaking sanitarum and hos
pa at totorua the islands chief health for
the peneft OF all INDECENT New Zealand
II man has broken strain of too much
WORK. or has contracted govt or
anu has not money to government
gives MN three months of free treatment sanitarum
with free access to all the at the end If
three months the patient shane he anotbe
three months treatment
The sanitaTum islands foremost nhvs;o, nc - a.,
head Of graduated splendid clinical and
surgical facilities. ~ ~
Another queer thing about New is their honesty
Nobody tries to steal from -
Hotel room doors locked many have no 1oc1a
Hats coats and vases around indiscrimnatev
ana the owners always find their it.
A man with daughters in New land is notical
power big man in the district resides Al
women over twenty vote, man with MANY
daughters often decides closely contested election
Ihs end OF the earth has wonders amone
which is that noonths
ago, but nevertheless is
Its name, Wamangu he Black Water) is appropriate for
It's water is certainly black
ABOUT wv py 500 feet When it is entire
seethng mud about and great clouds
OF steam envelep everything The eruption usually
last five hours and are frequent.
Inls great geyser is near the heart of land
soon It Will De the land OF the Maors thew
rapidly dying
They peaceable people and are proud of the
fact that one OF their number James member of
New Zeaands cabinet The islands premier Richard John
Seldom called Maori he most e;f+ed
and eloquent orator in New Zealand. CARROTS tribes
have generally adopted Dress but the cos
tunes of the forefathers still obtain.
If you're American, publish the ract YOU will he
royalty received entertained while Londoner is left
cooling his heels in ante-roorn.
With al this it is to be noted that Of
New Zealand amounts to 1920 capita more than four
times great that the is constantly
increasing.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01
IN THE DEEP OF THE GRASS.
BY Charles G. p. Roberts, author Wild"
1.-THE Forge In the Forest"
Copyright, 1908, by Robert Howard Russell)

Copyright, 1908 by Robert Howard Russell)
1sTY washed with the tints
W let spotted with blooms oseyes
not orange Canada lilies, the
under the July drowsy hum of
10 d1stl with aromatic STEPPED
blooms and tops blooming, tranquil
panse shimmering and softly radiant
IKE the epitome of summer Now and again small cloud
shadoW sailed across it; and again little wind
Ing down upon it gently bent the all
ana spread sudden svery pallor Save for the
bees and flies there
between the grass and blue solitary
ny the ran renee was Winnowng slowly slowly hhef and
thther, azily hunting.
All this was in the world above the grass tops. But
oeoW the grass tops was different worlda Dense
tangled world of dim piercing
OF sum- and populous with small furtive life Here,
the brown and white roots crowded
notified stalks the little kndreds busiy about
their affairs and their DESIRES giving scant thought
them was here in the gloom and when anything
CHANGED to part the its scurry
away in unanimous indignation"
On stone, the green closed so thcv
that When ne CHANGED to look upward caught
seantiest shreds Of sky sat hag long, tailed field
mousse washing his whskers with his dainty,
claws His eyes ceaseess watch
thru the shadowy tangle for whatever
the shape of foe Presently above
his head were beaten down. green grasshopper
aghttng clumsy from of his blind SPRAYING
on the stone Before he could struggle long legs
climb back to the safer region of
mouse was upon him. Sharp white teeth pierced his
mail his legs kicked convulsively thrice the
faint nidescence faded Of big blank eyes
The mouse made his meal with relish aaintily dscarding
ne dry legs and wing Then amid the debris
scattered upon the stone he sat and
thru his fastidious toilet
But life for the little grass was not
quite all watching and hunting. When his
pete and he had amiabl let large crawl by
unolese suddenly began round and round on
the stones, chasing his amusing
with this foolish play another mouse as
himself probably same litter jumped upon the
stones and Knocked him off, He promptly in kind
and for several minutes if the
stood the two kept it squeain
apparently fogeul of all peril The
play rocked and rused in that would certainly
been any eyes to see But the
marsh awk still hunting azily the
field and no tragedy followed their chldshness
- They both he the same in
stnt for suddenly they stopped hurried away
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01
LDORD FROM OUTDOORS.

opposite stone as if remembered bust
had just called to them. business was
the first forget very speedily
minute he was back again. combing
whskes scratching ears This done to his
ton he dropped like flash disappeared
into small hollow he did So hairy black
spider darted out and away among roots.
A minute two after disappearance of the mouse
creature along seemed gigantic in the grass
world 1t was nearly three feet long and the tbkness Of
mans finger OF seely gray-black, striped
lated in mysterious pattern yellow
was an omlnous shape indeed it gided smoothly and
swiftly graceful green tange
cool shadows and their fickeringly
went and never grass top stirred its sinister
proach. Without warning stra up
to the stone, and
There was sharp squeal and instantly
again, the mouse agonzed
spring But the snakes little
mails neck The doom of the upon
while he slept.
Doomed tho he however, the mouse was game. He
knew there was poison in those grpped
and ne struggled desperately to break powerful
hind legs kicked which the snake
hampered at first by the fact of its partly
out thru the tangle, unable quite
erring insncttho this the he ever
counteredthe enemys back and
sever the bone with the fine chisels
Just this that the prevent Three times
in his cenvusive leaps the touching
snakes bodybut with his feet only,
destructive little held him nexorably with
asteady elastic which yielded
quite far enough. And the mouses brave
struggles feeble.
All this, howeverthe flashing wrggling and the
jumpng-had not without disturbance to the
grass tops Timothy head and clover bloom ox-eye
feathery they bowed swayed and siv
'he eonotlon very conspicuous to looking down
upon tranquil, howery of
the marsh hawk which CHANGED to be perch
ing on high fence stake The
1eereo Dfo sno from his perch and sailed wings
over the to happening AS the swift
snacoW hovered over the tops, the up
wen ne understood the significance of shade
Jerking back fangs with difficulty the ouses neck
ne to glide OFF under the hckest mating
But hghtnlng quick tho he was he quite quick
enough Just his darted under the roots
the hawk with wings held straight reaching
down. dropped upon him cutched his back
IN Grip OF steel The next jered into the
ar wr1thlng and coing and striking frenzy
eaptors mail OF hard feathers The with him
over the warm to the stake there to
deVour him at leisure The mouse wounded but not
past recovery, dragged himself the hollow under
the stone And the tons moro
still hummed with flies perfumes in the
distilng ~. = ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01
Rolled Like a Heduehoo.

Chidren's views Of phenomena are often
entertaining little girl five years old asked what
happened to the after it set promptly replied
itself in little bah like hedgehog And that's the
moon. London Express
New-York tribune., 1903-01-08
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

The dealings in outside securities showed
material falling off from the average of the
last few days. Prices at the opening gen
orally firm. but after the first hour some ir-
regularity displayed on realizing. Northern
Securities continued the active feature, in the
opening dealings advancing z per cent, but
toward midday lost all the gain light selling
pressure About eight thousand shares
dealt in from 1928 to Ills American Can
issues were in good demand: the common sold
to the extent of LOO shares from 11s4 to 11A.
The preferred was dealt in for about 700 shares
from son to 50ls. Greene Consolidated Cop
per active, but weak. about $500 shares
were traded in from 246s to 23a4. Hackensack
Meadows Company advanced Ia per cent on
dealings of 400 shares to 151a. New-York
Transportation strong advancing nearly
/ per cent, dealings of 900 shares, to 111s
Virginia Coal and Coke sold at "a. Standard
Oil dun, but strong; only 80 shares We're
dealt in from I4I1a 10 7491a. Havana Tobacco
continued strong and fairly active; on dealings
of 300 shares il rose fraction 70 4S; the pre-
ferred steady, three hundred shares selling
from 65 to GAN. Seaboard Air Line common
sold to the extent of 200 shares 2T&; the pre-
ferred sold at Az. Consolidated Tobacco ad-
vanced to 800. bid. rights on, and offered at
New-York tribune., 1903-01-08
RICHMOND RAILROAD DEAL.

the control of which was recently purchased by
Frank Jay Gould held its annual meeting on Mon
day and elected the following directors Frank
jay Gould Edwin Gould. A. H. Calef. Guy Phill-
ips Alfred Skitt New York: r. Sitterding, Will
lam Northrop. ]. D. Patton, Richmond. and Au-
eustus Wright Petersburg. The board yes
terday at the Western Union building and elected
the following officers: President, F. Sitterdng;
first vice-president, Frank Jay Gould; second vice
president. Augustus Wright; secretary and treas
urer Guy Phillips; assistant secretary and treas
,rer William Northrop: general counsel. Charles
A. Gardiner The capital stock OF the Virginia
s15,o0,oOo The company is a consolidation of
all the street railway, electric light and power
companies in Richmond. Manchester Petersburg
and surrounding territory. and includes the Rich
mond Traction Company. Richmond Passenger
and Power Company, Richmond and Manchester
Railway Company, Richmond and Petersburg
Railway Company. Virginia Electric Development
Company Westhampton Park Railway Company,
and several other similar corporations.