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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-08-18

Ira Rowe of Buena Vista ha'
been Corvallis visitor the pas
few days. 1~
w. II. Dilley and family de.
parted for Newport the last o.
the week for their summers out
ing.
Nightwatchman Tom and his
family returned Saturday eve.
ming from their outing in Alsea
i valley.
Prof. J. B. Horner and family
! went to Alsea, Friday, where
they will enjoy an outing for a
week or two.
J. E. Fowells returned Satur-
day evening from vacation Wis
it at Newport. He reports the
weather very unpleasant.
Miss Olive Thompson arrived
home Sunday from Boise, Idaho,
where she has been employed
the past winter, and will remain
in this city indefinitely.
The Agricultural college Ii
brary is being catalogued and it
is necessary to collect all of the
books at this time. If the stu
dents have left books belonging
to the college in any homes of
the city, their return to the IL
brary at once will be greatly ap-
preciated. Mrs. Ida A. Kidder,
librarian. -... ..
Work is to be started imme-
diately on a new 24x32 bunga-
low that Mrs. Sarah Marquis is
to build on her college hill prop
erty. Norton Adams is the con-
tractor and the dwelling is to be
completed by the time college
opens. Mrs. Marquis came to
Corvallis last fall from Eugene.
Henry Stone has added an ad-
dition to his residence. The
room is 16x22 and two stories.
He has also remodeled and great
ly improved the property known
as the Baptist parsonage, which
he purchased recently, by ex-
tending the rooms eight feet to
the east and adding bath, cleo
trio lights, ETC., making 1t a very
neat little residence.
Mrs. Arthur Henkle and chill
dren, who have been visiting
Corvallis relatives for several
weeks, left Saturday for their
home at Chehalis, Wash. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Ber-
tha Henkle- -McCullum, who has
spent the summer in Corvallis
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee Henkle. She will visit her
brother in Chehalis, en- route to
her home in Alberta, Canada.
J. T. Phillips has torn down
the old blacksmith shop so long
occupied by him on First street,
and is thoroughly cleaning up
the premises. Thus, one by one,
the old landmarks pass away to
make room for the new order Of
things. We could spare many
more of the old wooden struc-
lures that have stood ON Second
street to the detriment of sur
property.
A letter reached Corvallis rela-
tives in this city the last Of the
week, announcing the birth, on
August 7th, of baby boy to Mr..
and Mrs. R. E. Brague, at To-
wanda, Penn. The proud par
ents are well known in this city,
where they formerly resided,
having left here last April for a
visit with relatives in the East.
They have a host of friends in
Corvallis who join in congratu-
lations over the birth Of their
little son.
Lewis Hartley, an old Corval-
lis resident, has been in the city
the past few days, shaking hands
with old friends. He is now To-
Gated in California, about As
miles from jacksonville, and is
still at his old tricks of boring in
the earth like an old gopher and
hunting for that good old "yal-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-08-18

B. Ready, in this city. Mr.. Scott
. came down Sunday and they re-
turned home that evening.
Work was started yesterday
on Prof. Harry Boards new
bungalow, which is to be very
handsome and in all respects
modern. Norton Adams is the
contractor.
Miss Leota Patton returned
Saturday from Newport, where
she has spent her vacation. She
was the guest of her sister, Mrs.
John Frey, who accompanied
her home for visit with rela-
tives in Corvallis.
( The two new houses erected
by G. w. Henkle on his lots on
| Fourth and Washington streets
are receiving the finishing
touches. They are very neat
| cottages, similar in construction
and display good taste on the
part of the owner. The one on
the corner will be occupied by
the Hon. George himself and the
second by Prof. T. R. Crawford.
Mrs. Smith, of Eastern Oregon,
has rented and will occupy the
house to be vacated by Mr..
Henkle. ... t!
Old papers, in bundles, for
slae at this office. -.s
The farmer who grows wheat
in the Willamette valley has had !!
much to discourage him this
year. So far as'reported, in var
ious sections of Benton county
the wheat threshed has averaged
from II to Is bushels per acre, !
the best yield heard from being
that on the George Garrett place
south of town, where the yield !
was from % to 25 bushels per
acre. While the price will be
correspondingly high the short !
age is another indication that
diversified farming and fruit
raising is the coming method.
|, See additional locals on the
second page.
With the resignation of Prof. !
H. L. Mack as principal of the
Monroe school in order that he
might enter upon his duties as
county school superintendent of
Benton county, it was necessary |
to select new principal for the
school. The honor has been
conferred upon a Corvallis girl,
Miss Grace Nichols, who will
take charge at the opening Of the
school this fall. Her assistant
will be her sister, Miss Made
leine, and the girls are to be
congratulated upon their sue
cess. Both are efficient teachers
and fully qualified for their new
duties.
The Academy of Our Lady of
Perpetual Help, Albany, Oregon,
under the direction of the Bene-
dictine Sisters, will reopen. to
commence its regular school
work September II, 1908. The
new addition in course of erec-
ton, which will contain all the
modern improvements, will be
completed at on early date. For
further information apply to
Benedictine Sisters, Albany, Ore.
* 67-75
I have got what your poultry
and stock of all kinds need to
keep them healthy. J. A. Daw-
son, phone 2O9. *69-71
Dick Kiger and George Brown
are Graders from away back"
Brown wanted that good horse
driven by Kiger, and the latter
coveted that field of vetch and
oats down in the bottom, so they
got down to business and fixed
up deal. While Brown was
pulling on the ribbons behind
the fine animal, Kiger was
sweating in the field taking care
of his crop. Dick has Just fin
ished threshing 700 bushels of |
vetch seed and had $40 bushels |
of oats, and is now busy figuring
what he got for the horse.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-08-18
local AND PERSONAL
Titus Ranney of Summit was
q Corvallis VISITOR Friday.

AASoO ASeSAAOJ VI h0AAA AA1V W tSSJ
q Corvallis visitor Friday.
E. E. Wilson returned Friday
from a business trip to Portland.
D. III. Fleming, of Salem, is
visiting friends in Corvallis for
a few days.
Born, Thursday, to Mr.. and
Mrs. E. w. Black, of the vicinity
of Oakville, a daughter.
Ed Crawford, of Salem, has
been the guest of home folks in
this city the past few days.
At last poor old Salem is wax
ing up and has decided to pave
some of her main thorough
fares.
Robert Moore, engineer on the
G. & E., is building a new house
on the Jesse Irvine lots, near
the Bodine warehouse.
Mrs. J. R. N. Bell came out
from Newport, Friday, where
she has spent the past thre
weeks by the sea.
Mrs. Charles Hansen and
daughter, Alice, left the last of
the week for a two weeks visit
with friends at Brownsville.
Miss Alta Altman, of Salem,
has been the guest of old friends
in Corvallis the past week. She
formerly resided in this city.
The new house erected by G.
A. Troxel on Third street has
been completed and will be oc-
cupied at once by the owner.
Robert Clark of the Benton
County Lumber Company is
building new six-room house
for rental purposes on Twelfth
street.
Mrs. Lille Wilson and little
daughter, Vera, OF Independence,
have been guests at the w. A.
Beal home on college hill since
Friday.
AS Father A. Dimier will be |
absent from Corvallis on Sun-
day, August %, there will be no
service at the Catholic church |
on thai day.
The new house erected by |
Mr.. Horning, of Philomath, will
soon be ready for occupancy. If
he can secure the lumber he will
build another one at once.
The hop men say that the fine
shower of rain last week was of
great benefit to the growing
crop. The hot weather was hav-
ing it's effect on the vines.
D. O. Houck of Gold Hill has
made arrangements to move to
Corvallis in time for the open
ing of OAC. He has two daugh-
.ters who will attend college.
Mrs. Lillian Taylor is visiting
relatives in the city. She has
many warm friends in Corvallis
who will always give her a most
hearty welcome to the old home
town.
r. H. Harrington and his two
grand-daughters came in from
Newport Friday after a two
weeks outing. He reports the
weather very cold at the coast.
J. T. Phillips is building a
wire fence across the front of his
premises facing Second street.
He will also build a new board
walk and when he has finished
his work you will hardly recog- !!
anize the place.
Work was started Friday on
the Harry Buxton house in the
Harris block. 1t is to be an
eight room dwelling, with base
ment, and modernly equipped
'throughou Charles McHenry
is the contractor.
Prof. F. E. Edwards and fam
lily expected to leave yesterday
for Eugene, where they will visit
relatives en- route to their home |
in San Luis Obispo, California.
Mrs. Edwards and the children
have been here several weeks.
Mr.. Edwards came last week.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-08-18

26x34 and will contain nine
rooms. R. C. Higgins is the
contractor and the work will be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
Henry Cummings and family
started to the Yachaats, Satur-
day morning, for an outing and
will be gone until September 1st.
His claim on Uncle Sam will
be held down by Chauncey Har-
| rington during his absence Fish
stories will be in order when
Henry returns. He knows how
to catch them.
The latest news from Mike
Bauer brings the sad intelligence
OF persecution. Five boils are
his tormenters. We always
knew there was meanness in him
and perhaps another month of
this kind Of business will send
him back to us pretty clean
sort Of man. Grin and bear it,
Mike, we know how it goes our
selves. We are satisfied his good
wife will never advise him to
curse God and die.
Speaking of handsome post
cards, you ought to see some of
those beautiful colored German
made cards just received by |
Graham & Wells. They COM
prise panoramic view of the
seven principal college buildings,
large view of Waldo Hall, one
of the First M. E.. church, and
another a charming bit of wood
land scenery near Corvallis.
This series will be great to send
to your friends, and they can
now be obtained only at Graham
& Wells. #&E
Mrs. S. H. Elliott of Lebanon
was operated on in the Albany
hospital few days ago, as she
was suffering intensely from OBJ
struction of the bowels. When !
the operation was performed a
piece of medicated gauze, four
inches wide and "A inches long,
was found tightly packed in the .
intestines, causing a complete
obstruction. Four doctors and
two trained nurses saw the gauze
removed and there seems no
possible doubt of the truth of the
story. The lady underwent a
serious operation in Oklahoma a
year age, and it is supposed the !;
gauze was left by the surgeons
at that time, in some unaccount- 4
able manner. -
A burglar with good "staying
qualities" attempted to enter the
home of Arthur Lilly, south of
town, Thursday night. The fam
lily had retired and at about ten
o'clock Mr.. Lilly heard some
one approach the rear door of
the kitchen and open it, as the
lock had not been turned that
night. Slipping into a room up
stairs directly over the kitchen,
Mr.. Lilly vert to window and
let out a yell that must have
made the intruder's hair stand
on end, and before Mr.. Lilly
could rush down stairs and get
his gun there was no sign of the
visitor. The McBee girls were
at the house, sleeping down
stairs, and at two o'clock the
same night they heard some one
again attempt to force an en-
trance to the house, but the doors
had been bolted after the first
alarm and the prowler evidently
deemed it wise to not carry the
'joke" any farther, and so de-
parted.
For sALE-House and two lots.
342 Tenth street, corner Adams.
Address G. H. Carl, Fossil, Ore.
57tf
That truth is stranger than
fiction is a fact frequently dem
onstrated by everyday events.
About two years ago an old lady
named Mrs. Lizzie Taylor died
in Junction City, having been
an invalid and dependent on
charity to some extent for some
time prior to her death, her hus-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-08-18

That truth is stranger than
fiction is a fact frequently dem
onstrated by everyday events.
About two years ago an old lady
named Mrs. Lizzie Taylor died
in Junction City, having been
an invalid and dependent on
charity to some extent for some
time prior to her death, her hus-
band having died several years
before. Mrs. Taylor was sister
to Mrs. Susan Starns of Corval-
lis, and to relatives she had often
remarked that it was her belief
that her late husband had money
put away about the premises but
she knew not where. Recently
the house formerly occupied by
Mrs. Taylor was repaired and
underneath the dwelling, $4,000
in cash was found, wrapped in
old rags. The finders, SO the
story goes, quarreled over the
money and one man is said to
have skipped" with the booty.
The story is vouched for by per-
sons in this city, familiar with
the circumstances, although the
complete details are not known.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-08-18

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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08
NEW YORK.

Improved weather conditions and ex.
cellent crop reports throughout the great
er part of the country, coupled with the
favorable construction put upon recent
financial developments, have made for
the growth of a better feeling as regards
the outlook, but the actual effect upon
distributive trade and industry is as yet
of the slightest. Some gain is reported in
n few sections, notably the South and
central West, in retail trade, but at the
South retail business since Easter is
rather %quieter, and Easter trade as a
whole was not up to expectations. Some
enlargements in f%lling-in orders by job
bers is noted, and a few western points
report slightly more buying for fall de-
livery, bat hesitancy and conservatism
rule operations to al extent not approach
ed in recent years. Textiles are very
much depressed, though weather and crop
reports are ~harbingers of hope for the
future and short time is well-nigh univer-
sal. North and South. The shoe trade
reports more orders, especially at leading
western markets. but business is hardly
up to expectations.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending April % .number
234. against 261 last week, 157 in the
like week of 1907, 1T in 1906, 1913 in
l9O3 and 1877 in 1904. Canadian fail
ures for the week number SO, as against
% last week and 23 in this week a year
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08
IEE MZA|n1ERS
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Chicago-Cattle, common to prime
S4.Go to $7.15; hogs, prime heavy. S4.0C
to $40; sheep. fair to choice, $500
to 5000; wheat, No. 2, orc to 9Sc;
corn, No. 2, 65c to &c: oats, standard,
sic to SIC; rye, No. 2, soc to Sic; hay,
timothy. $3.50 to $1,000; prairie. $500
to S13.JO; butter. choice creamery. &c
to 2Jc; eggs, fresh, lie to loo; potatoes,
per bushel, Coo to 7Sc.
Indianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500
to $500; hogs, good to choice heavy,
$3.50 to $500; sheep, common to prime,
$500 to $3.50; wheat, No. 2, 96c to
81: corn, No. 2 white, CSC to 65c; oats,
No. 2 white, sic to SIC.
st. Louis-Cattle, $3.50 to $7.15; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to $6.15
wheat, No. 2, $1.OO to $1.O1; corn, No. ,,
No. 2, T6c to TIC.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to $5.95; sheep, $500 to
$500; wheat, No. 2, Csc to 99c; corn,
No, 2 mixed, &c to Csc; oats, No. 2
mixed, Ole to SIC; rye, No. 2, SIC to Sac.
Detroit-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $685.; sheep, $3.50 to 1925;
wheat, No. 2, 97c to 99c; corn, No. 3
yellow. OJc 10 iOC, oats, INC. s WHITE,
54c to soc; rye, No. 2, Sic to SIC.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern,
$1,07 to $1!O9; corn, No. 3, Csc to &c;
oats, standard, SIC to 5se; rye, No. /,
Toe to Soc; barley, No. 2, soc to Sic;
pork. mess, $13.35.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 to S6.S5; hogs, fair to choice, $4.OG
to $500; sheep, common to cool MIXED,
$500 to S6.75; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 to $50.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed, orc to
99c; corn, No. 2 mixed, &c to Csc;
oats. No. 2 mixed, 53c to sac; rye, No.
2, Soc to Sic; clover seed, prime, $500.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $40:
hogs, $3.50 to $500; sheep, $500 to
5000; wheat, No. 2 red, $1.O5 to S1.C5:
corn. No. 3, 74c to 75c; oats, natural
white. 5Gc to 5Sc; butter, creamery, 25c
to 27c. eggs. western. 13c to I7c
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08

I'D fAlsA
lAhD kN@sR
gAiE S8E
NFRKNCIAL
CHICAGO.

Il. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly review of
trade in the Chicago district says:
Business activity, while recovering
slowly, is seen to be upon a steadier basis.
Liquidation remains but causes less APP
prehension as to results, and the CONNER
cial defaults, although yet seemingly nu-
merous, include none of conspicuous in
huence upon credits. Lower cost OF ac-
commodation is accompanied by q heavier
movement of money. and preparations in-
dlcate prompt settlements of the May in
terest payments, a considerable portion
CT which will rest here. A very satiSfac-
tory volume appears in the distribution
OF general merchandise, and interior buy
ers not only make frequent calls for re-
assortments, but also place liberal ad-
vance orders for fall and winter lines.
RAILROAD traffic returns suffer from a
limited marketing of crops and restricted
shipments from the factories. Weakness
IN pig iron discourages large buyers, and
ore supplies carried over show an unusual
surplus, which may be slow of reduction,
unless additional furnaces resume. Fac
tory work in the iron branches runs more
steadily, especially in machinery, heavy
hardware and farm implements, but the
torges and foundries have little forward
work and resumption of normal opera
tons is not yet discerned.
"Restriction yet appears in wood work
ing branches, but not so severe as a
month ago, there being more activity in
furniture and boxmaking, while planning
mills obtain increasing orders from the
extension of building enterprises. Pc.
Mercantile collections throughout the
near by States exhibit more promptneSs
with the growing ease in money. Farm
advices are uniformly good as to pro-
gress in spring work and condition of win
ter wheat.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number "a. against 81 last week and
10 a year ago. Those with liabilities
over $1,000 number 10, against 6 last
week and Z in 1901"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08

1552-Council of Trent prorogued.
16O71Hudson sailed on his first voyag,
OF discovery.
1704-First issue of the Boston News
Letter, the first American newspaper.
170T-Allied English, Dutch and Portu.
guese forces defeated by the French
and Spanish at battle of Almanac.
1796-Demerara taken by Great Britain.
1S05-Derne, Tripoli, captured by Ameri'
can marines.
1S21-The Greek Patriarch put to death
at Constantinople.
1S34-Tbe Quadruple treaty established
the right of Isabella to the throne OF
Spain.
1S36-Battle of San Jacinto.
1S46-Earl of Cathcart appointed gov.
ernor of Canada.
sued.
1S59-The French army defeated the
AMMAN troops, 10000 strong.
1S63-Mail steamer Anglo-Saxon wrecked
off Cape Race, with loss of 237 lives.
1s6S-Charles Dickens left the United
States for home. Z. . United States
government concluded a treaty Of
peace with the Sioux Indians.
1S761Queen Victoria declared Empress
of India.
1S97-Grant's tomb, Riverside Park, New
York, dedicated.
1S9S-Matanzas, Cuba, bombarded by
American squadron under Admiral
Sampson. . ..Spain declared a state
Of wal existed with the United
States. Beginning of the Spanish.
American War. American squad.
ron under Dewey defeats Spaniard,
at Manila.
the Welland canal.
1907-Treaty of peace between Salvador
and Nicaragua signed at Amafala.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08
Total -.

In the vicinity of Natchez. Miss, six
injured. HUNDREDS of houses We're de-
stroyed. The tornado plowed through
the counties of Adams. jefferson and
Claiborne. Mississippi, for a distance Of
fifty miles, leveling every building
which came in its way. Its path was 4
thousand feet wide. The town of vi
dalia, across the river in Louisiana,
was badly damaged. Many injured per-
SONS have been taken to the hospital at
Natchez.
In Louisiana it is estimated that a
score of small towns We're destroyed or
partially wrecked. They include Amite
City, Arcadia and Independence. Belle
Grove, Melton, Lorman, Pine Ridge,
Quitman Landing, Fairchild's Greek,
Purvis and Lumberton, Miss, are re-
ported seriously damaged by the STERN.
Amite. a small town in southeastern
Louisiana, was almost destroyed. The
dead are estimated at forty-five and
the injured at seventy-fve.
At McLain, Miss, eight are reported
to have been killed; at Quitman Land
ing. eleven were killed; at Purviss
Landing, Miss. twelve were victims of
the storm. and reports from one to liTe
deaths come from many towns seal
tered over the storm-swept area.
The cyclone struck Dora, Ala, known
ulso as Burgin, a mining town on the
Frisco, thirty-ive miles from Birmirg.
ham, Friday afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock.
Five persons were killed. Many ears
standing on the siding We're blown off
the track and smashed to pieces. Re,
ports state that the storm struck Al
bertville, Ala, at 4 o'clock and de-
stroyed almost oil the northern part of
the town. Winchester, Miss, a small
town, is reported wiped out, Though
only two persons are known to have
been killed.
The tornado destroyed the eastern
portion of Deport. Il town twenty miles
southeast of Paris, Texas, killing w.
r. Isbell. a druggist, and injurins sew
eral others. Practically all the resi-
dences on the east side of town were
destroyed, at least twenty-five or thirty
being scattered over the country III
fragments. The path of the storm was
several hundred yards wide. Oak Grove,
a town east of Clarksville, on the Tex
as and Pacific Railroad, is reported al.
most destroyed, many houses being dc
molished.
Reports from Flandreau, S. D., say
that a severe storm swept that place,
demolishing many buildings. Losses
a~ggregating $4,000 resulted from the
tornado at Valley Springs, near Sioux
Falls. Although twenty-five buildings
were destroyed there was no loss of
life. The Methodist Episcopal Church
was completely demolished.
From Lakota, n. d, comes news that
Nels. the youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Heinmark, was playing near the
edge of the slough a short distance
from from his home when a terrific
wind picked the little fellow up and
blew him into the water. He was
drowned.
The gale blew down on iron smoke
stack back of the Planters Hotel, st.
Louis. injuring two employees II did
some damage in different parts of the
E|
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-05-08
INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS.

Samuel insult, president of the Chi.
cago Edison Company, was appointed re.
ceiver of the Consumers Electric Com.
pany, New Orleans, on application of the
National Conduit and Gable Company of
New York, a creditor.
United States secret service officers ar
rested w. J.. Pelliekas in the woods near
Quebec on a charge of making 25-cent
pieces.
Mrs. Kate Palter was found ~strangle,l
TO death in her home at 127 West Dist
street, New York, and in the kitchen was
Vito Debello, with his throat cut. He
died later. The man VINO reported the
case is suffering from two knife cuts.
Coroner W~eisendanger said in New
York that he believed Julius T. Rosen-
heimer. murdered recently while walking
with his wife in his garden at Pelham
Manor, was killed by one of two Siciliaus
who mistook him for his rival in love