Corvallis Gazette from Corvallis, Oregon • 3

THE GORVALLIS GAZETTE. LOCAL AND PERSONAL Happy New Year. What are jou going to swear off on today? Willie Wells left, Tuesday, for his home in Alberta, Canada. W. T.

Nichols was visiting old friends at Sweet Home last week. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Callahan went to Portland, Wednesday, for holiday Mrs. A.

J. Layton, and children, of Lebanon, have been visiting rela tives in this city. W. W. Crawford, of Lebanon, with his family, was visiting in this city last week.

The new chemical laboratories will be ready for use at the opening of school on Monday. Geo. B. Harder, Portland, left Tuesday for that place after a vieit with W. E.

Yates and family. Miss Erma Sutherland arrived Wednesday from Scio, and is the guest of Mrs. Julia Lafferty. While we are having the thick est fogs for some time, Lincoln county is enjoying sunshine every day. Mrs.

H. W. Hall and son, Arthur, spent a few days in Portland this week. They returned yesterday. B.

F. Jones, of Toledo, parsed through Corvallis, Wednesday, en route home from a business trip to Portland. Miss Mary Nolan will return to Portland Sunday, where she will resume her studies at St. Marys Academy. A.

W. Blackburn, of this city, has been visiting his mother, Mrs. D. R. N.

Blackburn, in Albany during the week. Fred S. Fischer, who has been at tending Portland Business College, is hpending the holidays at his heme in this city. A. W.

Rose, of Chitwood, is in Cor va! Hp for a few days visiting old friends. He is thinking of disposing of his p.operty. John, Cyru3 and Maggie McCor-mick were visiting tneir home in Lebanon. Linn county, during the Christmas holidays. Louis Edwards and family, of Bellfountain, spent the Christmas holidays in a family reunion with John Foshay in Albany.

Roy Bell, weil known in Corvallis, had his foot mashed while handling a teavy trunk at Independence one day this week. Clarence Chipman is rnakinj? preparations to build an addition to his residence, on Fourth street, just north of the court house. Wm. Gellatly shipped, Wednesday, a carload of fine benf cattle from Wrenn to Salem. The animals were mostly of the Durham breed.

Rev. Vincent will occupy the pulpit of the United Evangelical church next Sunday morning and evening. Rev. Deck will hold services in A'sea on same date. Mttda.ne Rumor has it that there is to be a wedding in town today, the principal parties to be a young lady of Salem and a prominent voung business man of this place.

Robert Miller, a school teacher of Brownsville, spent a few days this week with his brother, C. A. Miller. "Bob" is a good cornetist and was for Borne time the leader of the band at Shedd. In an article on "The Age of the World." Sir Edward Fry, the famous English geologist, declares that years must have elapsed since the existence of life on the globe.

We wouldn't have taken Adam to be that old. The order Railway Trainmen have a degree called the Order of Owls. The officers are Gray Owl, Hoot Owl, Screech Owl, Scratch Owl and Stuffed Owl. After the monthly bauquet they all become boiled owls. J.

C. Ecker, of Winside, Nebraska, is visiting at the home of Curtis Stimpson, in Corvallis since Christmas. Mr. Ecker is a news- paper man, editing the Winside Tribune. He came to the coast about a year ago for the benefit of his health.

Cecil Butler, who holds a position with a Portland firm, spent Christmas day with his parents near Corvallis" Eric Butler, who also here on a vacation, leaves tomorrow to resume his studies in a Portland business college. Mr. Geo. E. Hopkins, of Michigan, i spending a few days with hit sister, Mrs.

Hammel. From here he goes to California, but will make a longer stay here on his return from that state. He also in tends visiting in Washington before going East. "The Eugene Guard's local editor says, uard shower of rain fell lown here at 3 o'clock Sunday morning and there was not a cloud in sight, the stars shining brightly dn all parts of the sky." What a ftlorious time he must have had Saturday night. Albany Herald.

How many New Year's resolu- tions have you made? Prof. Schmidt returned home on Tuesday from Albany where he has been spending the holidays. Mrs. Clyde B. Hayes and sister, Mrs.

B. Bain, left last week for San Francisco, Calif. They went via Portland. T. E.

Henkle, of Philomath, was in the city on Wednesda' on busi ness. He reports everything pros pering in Philomath. MrB. C. B.

Hardin and Mrs. Mul- key are confined to their homes with severe attack of the la grippe. Taft has just closed a land bar gain with the Filipino friars. Eight million dollars go out ot the frying pan into the friar. Atlanta Jour nal.

Mrs. Berry, wife of the genial S. P. conductor, Chas. Berry, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Kena is visiting Mrs.

Hf M. Brunk, in this city. Miss Gladys Moore entertained the young people's orchestra at her home Wednesday evening. Aft6r the usual practice light refreshments were served. Mrs.

Mary C. Bryson left yester day for Southern California, where she will remain for the winter. She is undecided whether she will stay in Los Angeles or Pasadena. William Frcels of Blodgett was brought to town yesterday by Wm. Noyes for medical treatment.

He was found in the barnyard in a partially paralyzed condition. An afternoon tea was given by Mrs. S. E. Moore at her home in this city on Wednesday afternoon.

Twenty ladies were present and en joyed the afternoon in a delightful manner. W. H. Buoy, formerly with the C. E.

R. R. and later with the Astoria R. R. but now at Fort Stevens in the J.

S. govern ment ennplov, passed through Cor vallis Wednesday on his way home. He had been to Waldport to attend the funeral of his father, Harmon Buoy, whodied there recently. Smith Boulden are doing an excellent business and are proving that a commission house conducted in business-like manner, will pay in Corvallis. They have shipped, i since Thanksgiving day, over 400 pounds of turkeys and from 25 to 50 hogs are shipped each week, be sides an immense chicken trade.

Richard Scott, of Inavale, is do ing a lively business in marketing hogs. He has been bringing in two dozen each week for soine time. Richard is an O. A. C.

graduate and is putting into practice his knowledge jeceived. fom that insti tution He finds Yi good profit in the hog business. Mr. and Mrs. John H.

Hull, and son, Frank, of Cottage Grove, have been in Corvallis the past week. Mr. Hull has veral children to educate and is favorably impressed with the Agricultural College and may purchase property and reside here that he may enjoy the educational advantages Corvallis has to offer. The Meteorological department at the O. A.

C. shows that the coldest month for the year 1903, was February, which gave an average of 88 4 degrees. February 13 was the coldest day, the themometer registering 21 degrees above zero, while August 13 the warmest da of the yea was 98 degrees. Th least decipitation for any month was .34 inch for July, and greatest precipitation was 11.82 inches for month of Novem Major Hardin received, Tuesday, a second recess commission as major. He with about 166 other officers of the U.

S. army depend for promotion on the confirmation of the appointment of General VVood by President Roosevelt. In August last all these officers received commissions that lasted till the end of congress and as the senate failed to confirm the president re appointed all these persons. U. B.

Vogle in writing to the Gazette from Lompoc. under date of Dec. 27th, says: "I see by the papers in the North that you have had a great amount of rain, for whkh you should be very thankful. We have had no rain for about ten months and things look dubious here. Stock on the ranges are suffering and many have perished.

Cattle here are quarantined on account of the Texas fever they cannot be shipped alive to any other county. Water seems to be plentiful for drinking purposes. Fruit trees are in want of moisture. Don't complain but let it rain. The highest price paid for dressed turkeys this season, was received by one of the large wholesale grocers Tuesday morning.

The transaction consisted of about 72 pounds of dressed birds and the price paid was 25 cents a pound. The stock was in excellent condition and as the market was all but bare the arrivals were eagerly picked up. Later in the day some additional turkey shipments came in and received prices ranging from 22 cents a pound for the dressed stock. There will be a fair demand for turkeys from now on tor about a a week but it is not thought that market will stand very heavy receipts at present Journal, APPALLING Over 500 Lives Lost in a Chicago Oneof the most appalling disasters of the year occurred in Chicago yesterday at the matinee performance of the Iroquois Theater. It is estimated.

that about 1300 people were present, mostly women and children, Of this number about 580 lost their lives in the mad rush fo life I he right tor life which must have taken place at the entrances and on the stairways is some thing that is simply beyond all human power to adequately describe. Only a faint idea of its horror could be derived from the aspect of the bodies as they lay, Women on top of these masses of dead had been overtaken bv death as they crawled on their hands and knees over the bodies of those who had died before Others lay with arms stretched out in the direction toward which lay life and safety, holding in their arms fragments of garment not their own. They were evi dently torn from the clothing of others whom they had endeavored to pull down and trample under foot as they fought for their own lives. As the police removed layer after layer of dead in those door ways, the sight became too much for the police and firemen, hardened as they are to such -sights, to enduie. The bodies were in such an inextricable mass and so tightly were they jammed between the sides of the door and the walls that it was impossible to lift them one by one and carry them out.

The only possible tning to do was to seize a limb or some other portion of the body and pull with main strength. Soon after the fire started an explosion occurred, which lifted the entire roof of the theater from its walls, shattering the great skylights into fragments. It is believed the explosion was caused by the flames coming in contact with the gas reservoirs of the theater. Scenes of indescribable cruelty were soon witnessed all over the theater. Strong men were seen pulling and pushing women and children aside, as they fought like maniacs' to reach the exits.

Little children were trampled under foot and none of them rose again. The exits to the fire escapes were choked, and those in the rear rushed with all the strength they possessed upon those who were nearer the doors. When the fire rushed out from the stage it reached clear up over the heads of those on the first floor, to those in the balcony, caught them and burned them to death where they sat. Many people were suffocated by the flow of gas which came from behind the asbestos curtain. The bodies" ot men women and children, with clothing torn completely from their bodies above their waists, with faces and breasts trampled into pulp, and marred beyond all hope of identification, filled trie alleys and doorways, and lent an additional horror to this most appalling disaster.

Death of Mrs. Buchanan. Mrs. W. A.

Buchanan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Wil-banks and beloved wife of County Treasurer Buchanan, died at her home in Corvallis on Wednesday morning Dec.

30, 1903, after an illness of several weeks, aged 43 years, 3 months and 8 days. Mrs. Buchanan was born in Chocktaw county, Mississippi, on Sept. 12, i860, and in 1875 she joined with the M. E.

Church, and has remained a consistent Christian, the sweet patience manifested during her long illness showing her explicit faith in the Master. On Nov. 8, 1882, Mrs. Buchanan was united in marriage to W. A.

Buchanan and they have since made Corvallis their continuous home. During Mrs. Buchanan's residence in this city she has endeared herself to a large circle of friends who admired and loved her for the benevolent acts, the never ceasing kindness and her love for the Heavenly Father. The funeral services were held from the M. E.

Church, South, yesterday at 10 a. m. under the auspices of Mary's Peak Circle, the services being conducted by her pastor, Rev. John Reeves. The church was crowded with friends, who feel' deeply the loss of a good and noble woman.

Mrs. Buchanan leaves a husband, father, mother, two brothers and' two sisters to mourn her demise. Who Was to Blame? Two childish hearts doubtless suffered keen disappointment this Christmas time, for in the post-office in this city lay," two letters addressed to Santa Clans. Whether their non-delivery is the fault of our postmaster or wht ther Santa was so rushed with business he could not look after it all, is a matter for investigation by the postoffice department" The letters will be forwarded to Washington, where perchance they may find a place in the collection of government curios. In the Dead Letter department are to be found many curious things.

The display at the Colombian Exposition at Chicago contained many things which one would scarcely imagine being sent through the. mails, among which was a human ear, an alligator, which measured about three feet, a wash board, and otner tmnes equally as curious. Several years ago when Robt. Johnson was agent for Uncle Sam and looked after. Corvallis a little girl wrote to Santa Claus and made known her wants, and placed the letter in Corvallis postoffice.

Cameron Hemphill impersonated Santa Claus, and with, the financial as sistance of some of his friends, went to Albany and secured the desired article and presented it to the little girl and Wmmfred Gates was made Steamer Pomona Goes Down. The Oregon City Transporta tion Company is having more than its share of trouble, says the Oregonian. A few days ago a collision put the Altona out of business, and Monday the steamer Pomona went to the bottom. The latter boat was wrecked by striking a sunken snag at Carey's Bend, about 45 miles south of Portland. She was coming down from Corvallis in -coramdnd of Captain Spong ahd had a good list of passengers and freight cargo.

Keaching the isend at 30 p. proceedings were brought to a sudden stop by an invisible snaar tearing a gaping: holcin the steamer's The Pomona quickly filled and sank. However, as the river is very shallow up that "way the water only covered the lower deck of fhe vessel, and the passengers escaped a wetting. The steamer Leona, of the same line, hove in sight about two hours after the accident, --and after standing by awhile, took aboard the passengers of the wrecked boat, ind will bring them to this city. Wrecking barges with pumps and other apparatus will be taken up.

the river, Wednesday, and the boat will be raised and brought to this city. As the repairs will be quite extensive there will be no boat on the Corvallis route or some time. It requires a boat of very light draft orr that run, and as the Pomona and Altona are both out of commission none other is available. The Altona was disabled on the 23rd in a collision with the O. R.

N. steamer Modoc off Jones' Mill. She is now aX the yards of the Portland Shipbuild ing Company in South Portland. but will probably be ready for service Saturday, In the meantime the little, steamer Leona is attending to the company's business on the Portland-Salem run. Additional Local.

Church Announcements. United Evangelical Church H. A. Deck, pastor. Sunday School 10 a.

m. K. L. C. 3 p.

5:30 p. m. preaching 11 a. m. and 7 :30 p.

m. Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. The First Spiritual Union of Corvallis will hold services on Sunday at Barrett Luceum. Doors opeu at 2 :30.

Service 3 p. A cordial invitation to all. Episcopal Church, corner 7th and Jefferson St. Rector's class at 10 a. m.

morning prayer and sermon at 11 a. services at Trinity church, Wellsdale, Cengregational Church Rev. Edw. Green, pastor. Sunday School, 10 a.

m. Services 11 a. Junior Christian Endeavor, 3 p. m. Senior Christian Endeavor, 6.30 p.

Service, 7 :30 p. m. Morning sermon "The- Gospel of the Liviog Christ." Evening sermon Kingdom of the Living Christ how to enter and the qualifications in that Kingdom." The eyening service will be the opening service of the "Week of Prayer." Church of Christ T. S. Handsaker pastor.

Bible School, 10 a. preach ing 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. Junior Endeavor, 3 Y.

P. S. C. 6:30 p. m.

Prayer meeting Wednesday evening; C. W. B. M. last Friday in each month.

Morning sermon, "The Higher Life:" evening sermon, "The Kingdom of God and tlie its Triumphant Advance." Election of officers Friday at 2 p. after which liht refreshments will be served. Wheat, cents. 7f cents; cats, 28 to 30 Chester Avery ai rived in town, from Eastern Oregon. Paul E.

Dodele, of Wells, was in town yesterday on Max son of F. L. Miller, confined to the house with some t'iroat trouble. Leo Krapp returned, YesteBday, after spending Christmas with relatives in Brownsville. Geo.

Brown shipped a carload of sheep to Portland yesterday. Mr. Brown went down with thetul Dell Burkhart, of Albany, camt over and played trombone with the orchestra at the dance last night. The year 1903 closed with a beautiful warm day, which was thoroughly enjoved after a week of foggy wjiather. Wm Seckler returned, Wednes day, from California where he has been, the past summer in the em ploy of the S.

P. company. Miss Frances Belknap left yes terday for Wasco, Eastern Oregon, where Bhe has accepted a positiois in the public school at that place. and Mrs. Cummins, of Hal- sey, were in tne city yesterday, where they purchased a Needaaru organ for use in their home The purchase was made from Mordaunt Goodnough.

Mrs. Lulu Webber and daughter, Miss Aileen arrived Thursday to visit friends and relatives. Tht former is now a resident of Port land, while the latter has charge ol the musical department of the Ash land Normal. Miss Pauline Davis, who has been visiting with Miss Mamie Stevens, at Albany, returned home yesterday. Miss Stevens returned with her and will spend a few days in Corvallis.

Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Cameron and daughter. Winnie, and Mist, Nellie Cameron went to Portland, on a visit to relatives. The, former are expected home today, but Miss Nellie will remain a couple of weeks.

Mrs. J. B. Horner and Miss Ell? Mallett and Margaret Miller re turned Thursday from Newport where they have been spending a week in a cottage by the sea. Prof Horner and Irving Miller intended to return with them but not reaching1 the boat in time had to wait until today F.

L. Miller will start for Seattle next Monday, with a dozen of his Buff Orpington's and a dozen of Eugene Simpson's Buff Leghorns, to corral the tig prizes in the coming Seattle poultry show. Srmp son sent three of his flock to the recent poultry show in San Francisco, and brought away two first prizes and one fourth prize. The meetings for the week will be held with the churches as follows: Monday and Tuesday evenings with the Congregational church Wednesday and Thursday evenings with the Baptist church; Friday and Saturday evenings with the Presbyterian church. Everyone is very cordially invited to attend these meetings.

Letter List. For the week ending Dec. 27,1903. Persons calling for these letters will please state date on which they were advertised. They will be charged at the rate of one cent each Mrs I Burton, Wm Buller, Cra mer, Mrs Crawford, Coales, Dudley, Miss Winnie Trendenthal, Jno Harris, Irwin, Kane, John McClain, Powers, Porter, Mrs Peterson, Shattuck, Chas Wallet, Bruce Wyant.

B. W. Johnson, P. M. GREETING To the Citizens of Cokvallis and Sur- boonding Country: Having Deen engaged in t.h rpa.1 estate Business for past ten years in the East I have decided to take up the business here.

In doing so I expect to advertise in me East as well as here at home and keep, as nearly as rossible. iu touch with the emigration from the east. Having been a traveling real estate salesman through several of the Eastern states and knowing the disadvantages of the different localities I shall be better able to set forth the advantages to be found here than the man who has alwavs lived here and is not acquainted with the Eastern states. If you wish to make Inquiries regarding my past you can write to any prominent citizen or to any of the banks of Oelwein, Iowa, that having Deen my headquarters before coming here. After satisfying yourselves as to my responsibility if you have anythingin the way of real estate for sale or rent wnicn you may see nt pmue iu hands it will have my best attention, and thoueh vou have uo business to place with me I shall be glad to have you call as I should like to become acquainted with you and will thank you for any points of interest or good suggestions for Eastern advertising.

If you have property to list and itis convenient please call on Saturday, however I shall be glad to see you at ny time. If you are interested in the growth of our country please call and see me. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, lbeg to remain yours for business. E. E.

WHITE, Office first door South of Reading Koom, Corvallis, Oregon. Wood Wanted. The Oregon Agricultural College will receive bids for supplying wood ior the ensuing college year commencing next July. Call on the Purchasing Agent for specifications. Corvallis, December, 22, 19O3.

T. H. Crawford, Purchasing Agent. Tl MEN'S CLOTHING All $16.50, 17 50, 18, 20 and 22 50 Suits and overcoats. $15.00 All $13,00, 14 00 and 15 suits and overcoats 12.50 All $10.50, 11.00, 12.00 and 12.50 suits and overcoats 10.00 All $8 00, 8 50, 9 50 and 10.00 suits and overcoats 7.50 All $7.50 suits and overcoats 6.50 20 per cent reduction on, all boys' suits and overcoats tra pants.

and men's ex- REDUCTION SALE. 10 per cent reduction on lace curtains. 10 per cent reduction on dress linings. 10 per cent reduction on W. B.

corsets. 25 per cent reduction on back and fancy combs. 25 per cent reduction on dress trimmings, lace all over. 25 per cent reduction wool waists. 25 per cent reduction ladies' belts.

Ladies' and Misses' skirts 10 per cent reduction. Ladies' and Misses jackets 25 per cent reduction. Wool shawls and fascinators, 25 per cent reduction. REMNANT SALE. DRY GOODS.

6c calica at 5c 10c outing flannel 8c 10c flannelett 8c 10c percale 8 8c shirting. 7c 12c 7 He 15c ribbon 12c 25c ribbon 35c ribbon 30c 50s velveteens 45c $1.25 dress $1.00 $1.00 dress goods 85c 75c dress goods. 60c 50c dress goods 45c 25c dress goods 20c dress goods 15c 75c eiderdown 60c 35c eiderdown 25c NO DISH TICKETS ON "RED TAG" PRICES. TfW on all until at Home-Seekers: Tf vou are lookinz for some real good Dareams in dxock, urain Fruit and Poultry Ranches, write for my special list or come and see me. I shall take pleasure in giving you all the reliable information you wish also showing ycu over the country.

HENRY AMBLER, Philomath, Benton County, Oregon firms Tasteless CliiH Tonic has stood the test 25 years. Average Annual Sales over One and a Half MHHoa Tm. rvnt. nackaee of Grove's Black Root. Liver Pills.

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