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NO RESERVE I N 0;; RBSBR1TB Union-Gazette. FR1I Y. SEPT. i9, 1899. A Few Articles '. For Ladies' '-...' . Usei - ." " SASH BUCKLES Forty different sty lea, 25 cents te $1.25.' ' - STOCK COLLAR BUCKLESJust right; 2ocand25c. Some to match sash lllll'klpR. . - CUT STEEL HAIR ORNAMENTS "The real thing;" 95c to $2.00., r. I BEAUTY PINS Gold wire, lo, 3c, 5c, ' 8i-; Pearl, 5c; Cyrano bead, 2Vc. Six-i ..... - ' '- '.. ELASTIC BELTS Newest thing in the store. Black jet, cut steel, white :perrl; 50cto$2.75. . . . .. .-- " - " , LEATHER BELTS Lots of them. - Almost every price, 7c to $1.00. . ; Patent leather. "White wash belts. -LADIES' TIES Modern patterns and tyies. ' . '.,'.".:, : - S, E Young & Son Albany, Oregon.; - LOCAL NEWS. . Miss Olive Thompson le ive . to lay for .Portland. ;' ' .', '. -. , .. '. .. . Gellatly's thresher cjmp!eted i's sea son's run last wejk, w'.tu a- t)tal of 51.000 buil.e a of wieit threshed ti its " credit.- w r'- ' -v-.v rs ' Senator J. D. Daly r. turned last Mbn day from a three-weeks' visit to San Francisco, better pleased lhan ever with old Oregon. i' The M. E. conference of Oregon, which bas been in session iM Salem, appointed t.. : r ACV. JXLCUIUCr tUI UIIUWICI i . map u- 'aoiniuation iu OorvallU.. ' '. Milton Wjatt was the fortunate holder of the ticket which , drew the $85 music box offered by Henkle &Divis to the customer who purchase.! dress goods to the amount of $1 or upwards. ; " " Sol Stock, a ene-tiiue progressive mer chant ef Corvallis, was in the city Satur day and Sunday. Sol is traveling sales-; man tor Jacnhs & Co.. of San Francisco. of which linn lie is a member The long-expecie-i bicycle tags nave arrived. Numerous wheelme have paid their tax anil have received receipts, if they will present these .receipts at the sheriffs office ta.s will be issued them. ; Rev. Isaac Peari returned from Salem, Monday, wh-re he lias been attending .the M. E.' conference.' . Rev. Peart has 'been assigned to a pastorale at Astoria and will leave for his new field in a week or ten days." His farewell sermon will . be preached next Sabbath, - Wv; - Mr. Walter. Crosley and" Miss Etta ,-iCui.i were married near Peoria last Sun day. Miss Cain is well known . in this city where she is highly esteemed. . The Jiappy coup'e are now domiciled at the farm home of Sheriff Rickard, Mr. Cros : lev having charge of the place. . Harry Helgate left Monday for Astoria, : in answer to a. telegram offering bim the position of city editor of the Daily As toriaii. Should the plai-e prove accept able. Mr. Holgate will retain it perina 'aently. His salary will be $75 per month at the beginning with promise of a raise. . : ." - ' Letters of administration have - been issued by the probate court to W. S.- Mc- Fadden, on petition of Mary A. Miller, in the estate of Eliza MuFadden, deceased. His bond was fixed at $7,200, with Sol Kiuu and G. R. Farra as sureties. The property in the estate to which there are , eight Heirs is valued at $3,030. Miss Clara Blakeslee came home Sat urday from Portland where she has been for 'the past two months. While there 'she underwent an operation to have re tnoved from one of her great toes a frag ment of bone. Tb,e foot was injured some ' tkree years' ago, when it was atepped upon by a horse. The operation was entire'y successful. Saturday, SepL 30, Mr. Jennings, rep resenting Singer Bros of St-Louis, one of ; the largest garment houses in the United States, will be at the store of S. L.' Kline with a fdll hue of samples prepared to ' take orders for capes, collarettes, jackets, dress skirts, and tailor made suits. . The ladies of Corvallis' and vicinity are res- - pectfully invited to be present on that day and avail themselves ot tne oppor tunity to secure an op to date garment. Don't forget the date Saturday Sept. 30th. . As ws predicted last week, there was a wedding Sunday. The groom was Mr. Roy W. Taylor, of this city, and the bride, Miss Ivy Porter. The ceremony ; was performed at the residence of the bride's . parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Porter, seven miles south of this " city, Dr. Thompson, officiating. Mr. Tay lor, is a highly respected young man of ihi city. His gentlemanly be- - Iiaviar- and quiet, unassuming manner have won for him the esteem of all who enjoy his acquaintance. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Por - ter. Miss Porter has many friends in Corvallis, where she has spent much V time win e attending school. Mr. and "Mm Tiivlnr hAvn taken nn their rps! deuce .in this city. . . After mature i consideration, we have concluded to expand our business (expansion is the- assortment of merchandise. In order to accomplish this end, our Men's Boy's and Children's Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Overcoats, Mackintoshes, Pants, Umbrellas, Trunks, Satchels MUST BE REDUCED ONE-HALF BY JANUARY 1st, 1900. We, therefore, announce that our entire stock of Men's and Boys' Goods are now thrown on the market at and near cost and many broken lines and odds and ends less than cost of. manufacture. Our Jew fall Stock Leave your orJers for Vetch seed at the Wilson Cornmiss'on Co.'s, - .The body of the, late Miss McFadden started on the journey east Saturday, ac companied by Mrs. Miller. The ladies of the W. C. T . U. are re questes to be present at a special meeting of importance to be held at the reading room, Oct. 4th. : Justice E. R. Brrsou is accustoming himself to being called papa, now. He has a daughter, and she w as born Friday, September 22nd. Armin," the little two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bowersox, formerly of tliia city, died at his' home in Salem, Monday, Sept, 25th 1S99, of membran ous diarrhoea. . License to wed has been granted in Multnomah county, to Mr. Ed M. Lance and Miss Milner, oldest daughter of Pro fessor A. E. Milner, formerly principal of Corvallis public schools. The subject at the Methodist Episco pal church Lords dav morning, "Some things atSout the next world." In the evening the pastor will preach his farewell ser mon. He kindly invites the people of Corvallis to this his last service. . . We said last week that Mr. John Barn hart was a grand father. ' He is still a grandfather, but of a boy, not a girl. In the- first excitement on receipt of the news, a little matter of sex was of no con sequence to him and he misinformed the pi inter man. w V ':"' ; Fred R. Bowersox, brother, of Bert Bowersox, our former towiismtn, was Hurried to Mis s De me W. Kitchen, at Staytou, Sunday. Rev. J. Bowersox, father of the groom, and formerly Evan gelical minister of this city,- performed the ceremony. The groom, is house phy sician at the Salem hospital. . H.N Stondenmier, formerly leader of the Marine band of Corvallis, is playing a short engagement as cornet in the band and orchestra wite the Shirley Company. 'Tex" did "heavies. with the Stutz com pany for a season, and much disappoint ment will be felt if he does not exhibit his histronic ability while here, v ..'' Apples are going to be apples this year. Col. Dosch of the state hoard of agri culture, says he would not be surprised if they went to $3.00 par bushel before the end of tho winter. ' The state will produce but fifty per cent, of the normal crop, and yet we will have- enough for our own consumption and some to ship abroad. ''-"' '-'"' ' The marriage of Mr. William Kittridge to Miss Maud Long occurred at the resi dence of the bride's parents,. Mr. and Mrs: Long, near Plymouth church, Sun day, Sept. 24. . The ceremony was per formed bv Ilev. H. C. Shaffer. Mr. and Mrs. Kittridge left for their new home near Silver Lako, Lake eounty, Monday morning. ' -' . - Hermann Breyer has a souvenir of the Philippine campaign which will be highly coveted by the ''anntiea." It is a com mission from Aguinaldo to one of his officers! and bears the signature iu i-k of the comic opera genera'. While at Mai si n, Hernia m investigated the, contents of some old sugar warehouses, and with other documents found this commission. Died, in Merlin, Josephine couuty, Oregon, Sept. 10, at 5 a. ra. Melsena, wife of William Emrick, ajed nearly forty years. The deceased was formerly a resi dent of this city and later of Philomath. She leaves a husband and seven children, father, mother and two sisters and other relative.' to mourn her loss. She wa? a sister-in-law of Jos. Emrick of this city and George W. Emrick of Monroe.- Mr. Henry E liott, of Monroe, was in Corvallis Monday. Mr. Elliott was afflict ed with a concerous growth on his left cheek for several months, and about two months ago had it removed. While the operation gave promise at first of being successful, the cancer began to grow again, and Thursday of last week, Dr.. Wallace, of Albany, again applied the knife. Mr. Elliott is very hopeful that the entire growth was removed and his recovery will be rapid. . A big time at The Salvation Army Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 2nd and 3rd. Capt. McGrager' and Lieut. May, of Albany, Capt. Kulin the Austrian musi ciau and Capt. Orati .Wo 1. formerly of this place will be the leading characters. Monday nights meeting will Iu le i by CaptMcGrager and Lie it. Miy. Tues day night a musical entertainment led by the Austrian musu-iau, Capt. Kuhn, after which ice cream and cake or coffee and cake will be served. A cordial invitation to all in iuterest of the Harvest festival. A firm at Oregon City made a lot of fishpoles last winter out of arrow-wood that grows in plentiful quantities in the woods the work being done by hand The poles were jointed and finished like the imported article, and sold readily at fair prices. Now the firm has received inquiries from dealers in the East asking if arrow-wood poles can be supplied to the trade. Poles made from arrow-wood will stand a strain of 29 to 33 pounds, wh;le a fish 15 to 19 pounds in weight will break a bamboo or other pole. This firm contemplates putting in machinery and engaging in the manufacture of tish polcs extensively. GREAT No cnpons will be given during this Sale. All outstanding, cupons will . . 4 Nolan There is a new' baby at (he home of Fred Obererf It is a boy and arrived Sept the 20th. The position lately vacated by Mr. John Skelton, in Alien and Woodward's drugstore, is being filled by Mr. Harry Withycombe, son of vice director 'Withy combe of tjieO AC. ; Rev. W. S. -Gildert, chaplain of the 2nd Reg. Ore. Vol. will give a lecture at the Presbyterian Church, Friday evening, October 6th, on his "Observations and Experiences at the Philippines.'' - George A. Houck had on exhibition at the state fair eight head from the pioneer band of Angora goats of Benton county, descendants of the 1 famous' Cantrell band, crossed, with bucks from Califor nia, Texas and Pennsylvania. Mr. Houck is thoroughly posted oh the rais ing of -Angora- goats' and is in the busi ness quite extensively, and informs us that he makes a profit of 35 per cent an nually on his investment.' He produced some very fine mohair this year, which he sold readily for 42 cenU per pound, spot cash. Rural Spirit. - The county board of equalization, con sisting of "Judge .Woodward, Assessor Alexander and Clerk Watters, has been in session since Monday to publicly ex amine the tax 'roll for 1899 and correct all errors. , The board will be in session until Saturday evening.. Few applicants for correction have made an appearance. A piece of property belonging to Philip Phile, consisting of of lot 8, block 5, Corvallis, assessed at $800 was investi gated." Mr. Phile showed that property adjoining was assessed at a much lower rate and the court placed the valuation of his g lot at $503.. :; " Benton county farmers are nailing up trespass notices this week. - The open season for China pheasants begins next Sunday. It has .been a custom, honored both in the breach and the observance, for numerous pot hunters to flock into a farmer's field on the first morning of the open seasen and begin a slaughter ot these young birds which only ends with their extermination.. The farmer, after religiously observing the law, has noth ing to hunt but' the fences torn down, and gates left open by city sportsmen. It will je different this season. The farmers of each neighborhood have gene in together and each will protect the others properly from trespassers,' and the hunter will be sly who escapes' their vigilance. ' V ,1-. "AJjad nennv alwavs returns.'and s mtOl U BUUI b VIOIV ij VVIl.ll IIICUUB IU Heppuer, . lone and other places along the line, ."Kid Moore,'' the morphine fiend, was escorted to the edge of those towns, and made his way back to The Dalles yesterday. He was met by -the city marshal, who must have given him an Invitation to visit friends in another city as he left on the boat this moVning. Like Dickens'-"Little Joe," the poor fellow is told to "move along" by eyery one lie meets. ; And yet it is said "that Stewart Moore, who was brought up in Corvallis, had as good a mother as any child in Oregon; but he inherited from his father the awful .morphine habit.' The Dalles Chronicle,' - Repiesentative Nichols was in the city Wednesday. He reports farmers ' ex tremely busy in his neighborhood. While threshing js over, there is hauling to do, ami preparations to be made for fall sow lug. Speaking of improvements now being made on the Long Tom and the ' matter of replacing the present bridges with draw bridges, Mr. Nichols said that these structures are now prac tically unsafe and jt will be necessary ta replace them with new bridges immedi ately, so. the county will only be out what the draws will cost in excess of the ordinary bridg. The value to: farmers of this improvement in the river, which will permit boats to run to Liverpool irom four to six months in the year, can scarcely be estimated. , Mr. Nichols, who is entitled to much credit for receiving the appropriation for this work, is greatly, pleased with what-is being accomplished. ' When public officials expend the pub lic funds economically and judiciously "the public, bows approval, but when our revenues-are wasted in gew gaws and fol de ral, righteous indignation asserts itself. Beiton county bas an elegant court house aud it is necessary and con venient, but there are some among us who believe in its construction .aouie pen nies might have been saved. One day this week an honest, toil-stained old farmer, whose many duties prevents his making many trips to town, was in Cor-1 yallis and wished to see this splendid structure which he helped to build, he . strolled around to the court bouse square. I The building excited his astonishment , and admir&tion, but there were signs of j extravagance of which he could not ap- J proves Upou tho corner stone appeared . the words. "E. Holgate, county judge." . "Us tax payers- had- to- pay for putting, that feller's name on there," he said in dignantly. And then as he raised his eyes to the goddtss.of justice, be caught sight of the head of a figue carved in the stone over the entrance to the building. Clenching bis fists and raising his voice abont an octave he shouted, "And darn-1 ed if they ain't gone and put Sol King's pictur on the door caain ' EXPANSION Arriving and in transit will be offered less 4han market value. Don't take our word for this bold assertion, but call and be convinced that we mean what we say. All our Ladies', Misses' and Children's Fine Shoes aud Rubbers at reduced prices until January ist. . . & HOME AGAIN. After Seventeen Months of Service in the Philippines 'Gene Simpson is Hone " J. :r. ;. ; for a Visit. '.-'.. . "'. 'Gene Simpson arrived Wednesday on a visit to his parents after an absence of over two years. During that time he has seen service with the 1st Califor. nians in the Philippines. "Many will re member his letters from Manila, which were as good, as any written by wrofes sional correspondents from the Islands. He enlisted as a musician iu the regi mental band, playing both cornet and saxophone. In the fight with the Span iards August 13th, however, he was on the firing line and.for many' months he and his fellow bandsmen - exercised more with a rifle than with musical instru ments ' ;,' -; - -' '- -' Early last spring bis regiment was put on garrison duty on the island of Negros, which 'Gene considers one of the most valuable in the entire group. - It is about 100 miles long by 40 wiles wide and ex ceedingly fertile. The natives have a rather crude form of government, the most prominent buildings being, peni tentiaries. - -v - V- - ; . W'l'i's the inhabitants - profess friend ship for the Americans, they are treach-: erous as Satan, both towards each other and their newlv found masters. - i , On the "voyage home the transport bearing "dene's regiment remained a week at Japan; For $250 a pilot was secured who took the vessel through the wonderful inland sea, from whose banks a grand panorama of plantations and gardens sloRe away in beautiful terraces to the summits of the surrounding hills. Taking the 'train,' they sped away 25 miles inland to Tokio, the capital city of this grand empire.. With the exception of. two men slight-1 ly wounded the California band got home ; without casualties. Don Ray, who played tuba, returned . scarcely more than a ' shadow of his former self. The regi-' mental surgeon pronounced his malady' quick consumption, but 'Gene states that when he left for his home at Grass Val-' ley several days ago lie had improved much in health and weight. 1 George Clark, another Corvallis boy ' who served with the Californiuns, was an ideal soldier.' Always ready for duty call, an expert marksman, Uncle Sam had few ' better men in : the service. He is em ployed as moter-man in San Francisco. Luther Smith entered the army as a private, but through the efforts, of the' bandmen lie was detailed bass drummer. Later he was transferred to the hospital corqs where he proved himself of such value, that he remained at this work until his , muster . out. He has in view an. excellent situation in the city and it is most probable that he will net be ab'e to visit Corvallis. Gene had many offers of positioi.s, as a committee iu. 'San Francisco secured employment for all of its volunteers, but while be never answered sick call while in the service, he is much in need of rest aud quiet. - ; AS JUDGE BURNETT SEES IT. Democracy Brains Being knocked With a Clnb of Its Own Making. Out The editor of the Times is in receipt of the - following emphatic ; and time'y nudge from Judge John Burnett, to which he attempts a reply with a ram bling narration of Napoleon Bonaparte's ambition to form a colonial empire in the. new world, and other interesting items of history equally wide of the mars. It is worthy of note that he studiously avoids any reference to the financial ques tion which "is the very pith of Judge Burnett's remarks. - The letter appeared in the Times of the 23rd. Mb. Editor : The political force3 of the country are gradually forming in bat tie array for the conflict next year. The red (gold) rose of Lancaster against the white (silver) rose of York. The state elections this fall are mere forerunners of the grand battle of 1900. Great interest seems to be centered in the financial question, and it appears now that we are to go through! the same farce we did in 1896, with probably the same result. The republican leaders will rally under the banuer of "the single gold standard," while the opposition will reiterate the Shibboleth of "free silver at 16 to 1" and then we will go at it, "Hammer and Tongs," when in fact there is no such issue and no room for such a one. But as long as our democratic leaders will furnish the republican party a club to beat out our brains, we can't blame them for using it.- If the tfoeory. of the single gold standard leadersMs true then it is the duty of this government in jus tice and common honesty to recoin all tho legal tender silver dollars which were coined at a ratio of 16 to 1 at a ratio of 32 to 1. With five hundred mil lions of leal tender ' silver-redemption money this impractical visionary scheme can - never be carried out. What the people want is a bimetallic currency and that we have now, and it is' the best financial system in the world,'. With a republican administration coining silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 to the extent of a million and a half a month it is hardly be redeemed on presentation. : Callahan. worth while to waste time over the ques tion of "ratios," or haggle about the word "free" coinage. The basis of our metallic currency was established . by Beaton and Jackson ; in fact, Benton is the father ol - the 16 to 1 ratio and this country will never have any other. - The contention for free coinage of silver, or in other words, the right of anyone owning silver, to take it to the mint and demand its coinage into silver dollars, is net - practical and is contrary to the practices and rules of the government since its foundation.' The constitution of the United States provides that con gress shall have power "to coin money and regulate the value thereof." This power is to be exercised by congress for the best : interests of the people. The amount of silver or gold that should be coined in any ;-iven year and the pro portion should lie governed by the de mands of the agricultural, laboring and business interests of the country. We have practically the gold standard and tho ratio of 16 to 1 lor coinage purposes bow and that is all the common people want Those who are clamoring for currency -reform are generally that class of corporations and syndicates who want the power of national banks enlarged and they furnish the circulating medium forthe country. This is a dangerous power and the same that was ground to powder under the heels of "Old Hick ory.".' Another class want to flood the country with irredeemable paper or fiat money, but neither of these schemes are practical for the best interests of the people. : . - The claim that currency reform as ad vocated by men who arrogate to them selves the position of financial guardians 'of the nation is necessary to prevent an other endless chain is not well founded. If President Cleveland; and his secretary of trie treasury had dealt honestly with the government and the people there wou!d have been no endless chaiu, nor sale of bond.. The men and syndicates who bought up greenbacks and presented J them for redemption in gold were the same persons who by favor of Secretary Carlisle at 104 when they were worth 114 making millions of dollars out of a con dition created by them and for -. their special benefit, bat such a piece of vil lainy cannot be repeated. . Let the democratic party stand by the principles of Jefferson the founder of the party, let them ' remember that he pur chased of France a much larger territory than McKinley purchased ef Spain,, that it contained Spanish, . French, Italians, .Africans, Creoles and thousands of In dians. That a democratic, administra tian extended over them the strong arms of American power and gave them the benefits and blessings of a free govern ment without their consent and against their will, and where is the American whose heart does not swell within him when he contemplates the results of the grand achievement of this grand man who - wrote trie Declaration of Indepen dence and certainly understood the spirit of it better than the Aguinaldo sympa thisers do today. - John Burnett. Rev. L. M. "Boozer will preach at the Mt. View school house Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock:; - , ' " Preaching at Oak Ridge next Sabbath by Dr. ' Thompson at 3 p. m. ; sabbath school at 2 p. m. A welcome to all. Services at the Baptist church as usual on Sunday. On Friday evening the B. Y. P. U. will meet at 8 o'clock in the church for annual business meeting and social. Cordial invitation to all Baptists and friends. - .-'. '.. Rev. L. Myron Boozer will preach in the United Evangelical on Sunday morn ing at 11 o'clock and at 7:30 in the even Morning subject, "Self-denial the Genius of Christianity. Evening service espec ially for the young people. AH are wel come. . ..... .'.- ; '. -".,'- ;.,.' Interesting" services at the Presbyterian Church next Sabbath, Sabbath school at 10 a, m., morning worship at 11 a. m. ; baptism, reception of members and com munion service'. - Endeavor socities at the usual hours; evening worship at 7.30. The second lecture in the series Dr. Thompson is giving on the subject "Noted Woman of Sacred History", topic, "Reb ekah the Beautiful but Deceitful Wife". A kindly welcome to all. V Being asked by an intimate friend if. he really cut the cable between" Mauila and Hongkong, not to shut off the Span ards from home orders, but rather to get beyond quick reach of the United States Navy Department, Dewey suavely said : "We had no apparatus for cabling on board ship. But even if we could have obtained it, the cable company would have been obliged to refuse to receive or transmit messages in that way.- It could not have afforded to do anything that would enable the Spaniards in case they returned to power in Manila after the war to withhold payment of their subsi dy. Don't you taink these reasons are good enough?" October Ladies' Home Journal. jTN" Music Lessoas. Miss Edith Gibson, teacher piano, Leip zig method. Address 1321 Sixth St. SALE. order of the day ) and carry a- more varied immihense stock of Goods sold for cash only during ARE AFTER IT. The O, A, C. Eleven Will Make a Strong Bid for the Intercollegiate Football Championship. The OAC will have a" football team this season. Not just eleven men who can fall around over a whitelined grid iron and go through signals, but a team that will be a credit to the institution and a terror to all aspirants -for college football honors.' A meeting of the col lege boys was held last Monday eveniug for the purpose of organizing a team and electing officers. From the number in attendance and the enthusiasm mani fested, it is evident that all the college spirit will not be found down town this season, as has been the case in the past, Fred Walters, a crack guard and ex perienced player, was elected captain; J. H. Gallagher, a veteran of former teams, manager, and E. R Brysen, as sistant - manager.- ;: Walters and Elgin were elected delegates to attend the meeting of footballists at Salem . "tomor row. - ' ; . ' . -, . Much is expected of the OAC; team this year both at home and abroad,- and Corvallis is going to be woefully disappointed if a champion eleven is not developed. The Eugene Guard f the 23rd, has a writeup of the U of O team and what it is doing and shows respect -for OAC by remarking: "The OAC will make every effort to avenge her overwhelming defeat of last season. All her players who went to Manila have returned aud the best men ot her '98 team are back again. The '99 team at the OAC will be the strongest ever put out and football "cranks'' look for an interesting contest between it and the Uof O." ' The U of O held its first practice game last Monday, and with Simpson for coach, and nearly all of last year's team representing the lemon this' season we must expect the best college eleven ever seen in Oregon. The OAC has some thing to strive for. Manager : Gallagher is in correspondence with a coach, and every effort is being made for early opera tions.' At a meeting of the student body, Tuesday, a tax of $1.00 for each male student, and 50. cents for each female, was levied for the benefit of .the athletic fund and football will get its share of this liberal donation. The citizens and business men of Corvallis are ever ready, as in the post, to assist in forwarding any enterprise touching the welfare of stu dents and the college, and may be relied upon to give any support due from them to the coming football team of OAC. AS POPL'LAR AS EVER. The Shirley Company Again Playing to - Large Honses. ' ;- Corvallis theatre-goers are again in debted to Miss Shirley1 and her capable company for numerous evenings of amusement. ' The company - began a week's engagement Monday evening and each performance has - drawn a large and representative audience. . "Trilby," which was presented Wed nesday evening probably affords the en tire cast an ' opportunity to appear to the j best advantage of anything done so far 1 this week. Miss Shirley as "Trilby'' makes judicious use of all her oppor tunities. Iu truth, we have seen her do nothing better. We note in her work steady, logical progress since her last ap pearance here, the result of earnest, thoughtful application and study. She is a competent actress and can be de pended upon to give an intelligent repre sentation. She bas personal attractive ness, a sympathetic voice and well-bred womanliness, which fit her well for the leading roles she is called upon to per form. While Trilby" may be the strong char acter in DuMaurier's novel, j: Mr. Pal mer's dramitization she yields the stage to "Svengali," Mr. McQuarrie sustains the illusion of this most exacting part quite creditably There are bits here aud thete of which even Mr, Wilton Lackaye might well be proud. In "Svengali" "that certain annoying qual ity of Mr. McQuarrie's voice is not notice able and we see him near his best. Mr. Abram has not the qualities for "Little Billee," but given the opportunity he is one of the strongest members of the company. " . -;:.;',: A "Taffy" Mr. Plummer is splendid. In fact, his work during this present en gagement has been most clever. Mr, Clayton has grace and a pleasing manner, hut he is always Mr. Clayton. He is unfortunate in having to stand comparison with Mr. Cooley, Miss Shir ley's leading man during her former en gagement here. Miss Baker is entitled to much praise for some admirable bits of acting, and Miss Bond is fast winning favor. We suspect that she has more ability than she has yet been called upon to dis play. . Reception- to Students. The annual reception to new students was given by the senior class of the OAC last Saturday " evening. A liter ary and musical program was given NO this Sale HO in the chapel, and upon its con clusion the company , was invited to the spacious armory where all joined in having a good sociable time. Pro fessor Berchtold opened the literary pro gram with an address of greeting On behalf of the president and faculty. His remarks were deplete with . words of good advfee and valuable suggestions to students just entering the college, for whose especial benefit this roception was being giveu. A piano solo, "Grand Valse de Concert," by Miss E. Helen Baber; vocal solo, by Miss Lulu Spang ler; baritone solo, , by ' F. E. Palmer; recitation, "Raggedy Man," by Miss Ffanke Cauthorn ; vocal solo, "Be cause I LoVe You," by 'Miss Constance Holland, and an address in behalf of the student body by Mr. -E. B. Aldrich, completed the program. i nese receptious are growing more popular with each succeeding year, and are looked forward to with as "much keen delight by all student as any other feature of student life. Mr. Ingle Won. The case of J. W, Ingle vs City of Philomath, in 'which the plaintiff sued the city of Philomath for $1.75, came on for trial iu Justice Bryson s court Tues day afternoon. Mr. Ingle acted as his own attorney and the defendant's inter ests were looked after by Lawyer Ed Bryan. - Jerry Henkle, William Boles. William Jolly and Dr. Loggan were call ed as witnesses fur the city and Rufas Holmes was witness for Mr. Ingle. During the progress of the trial an in cident arose, which came near making the jury judges of a battle royal rather than staid and sober arbiters of a case' at law. By dint of coercion on the part of the justice and suasion by the lawyer, bloodshed was averted, The jury, which consisted of W. O. Heckart,- Jas. Flett, J. W. Stewart, J. W. Wilbanks, R. E; Gibson and John Barnhart, rendered a verdict for Ingle. Awaiting a Signature. The city council held a called meeting Monday evening to consider matters rela tive to the construction of the new sewer. The first contract made out and handed to Smyth, Howard & Stevenson for their pe rusal and signature failed to meet their approval. They claimed that the con tract contained items not set forth in the plans and sjiecifications. The mayor, therefore, called a meeting of council to consider the matter, with the result that the police judge was author ized to write up a new contract. This bas been done, bnt the desired signa tures have not yet been attached. Another matter which received the council's attention was the passage ef an ordinance granting the college permis sion to tap the Jenerson street sewer upon the payment of $1,500. This is in accordance with the original understand ing between the city and the college. It was necessary to construct the sewer much larger than the city -needed in or der, to accommodate'' the college. The difference in cost has been estimated at $1,500. County Institute. Superintendent Denman has selected October 13th and 1 ilh, as the dates for the institute to be held in the Barclay district. . The Friday session will only occupy the evening, while there will be exercises all day Saturday. The evening session will consist of recitations, music and short talks by members of the 2nd Ore gon regiment, who saw service in the Philippines. Brady Burnett v ill have for his subject, "Incidents on the Voy age from San Francisco to Manila, and Characteristics of the Residents- of Manila," F. . -Edwards will discuss "Campaigning in ; the Philippines," while Arthur Stimpson will be heard on "Incidents'of Co, M. 2nd Oregon Vol unteers in the Philippines." The following topics will lie discussed duriHg the institute: "School Govern ment," "Libraries in the Country Schools," "How Can the Director Help the Teacher?" "What Daily Preparation Should Every Teacher Make?" .-"Our State Course of Study," "What Should the Teacher do on Beginning a Term of School in a Strange District?" "How Can the Mother Help the Teacher?" "How-I Would Conduct a Recitation in Read ing." A basket dinner will be served during the noon hour. This will be the last local teachers' institute for this fall. . FOR SALE. A good grocery business, this office. Enquire at For Sale. 44.33 acres, known as the Felger Mill property, one mile west of Philomath, in Benton county. Good residence, out buildings and orchard. Fine place for flouring mill. $1500 will take it.- $250 cash, balance on ten years if desired at 8 per cent interest. This is a bargain. Enquire of Geo. F. Eglin, Corvallis, Or., or F. M. Johnson, Rooms 13 and 14 Sherlock Building, Portland, QXc" RESERVE RESERVES THE WADE BROS. A Corvallisif e Tells of Their Success at Olex. ' --' The many friends of the Wad Bros, recently with Ri M. Wade of this city will be glad to learn that they, aa the saying goes, are "strictly in it" in Gilliam Co. They have erected a store and ware-' house at Olex that is a credit to the coun ty, the building covers 116x50 feet. The store is 100x26 with a 40-ft front all fit ed up with a ratchet shelving and every thing in modern style. The building cov ers a cellar full size of building and 8 feet deep walled with stone laid in cement and mortar making at once a solid fouu- -dation aai a commodious storeroom both for hot and cold weather. The up per story contains a hall 78x26 feet, also reception and ante rooms for lodge pur poses with two large front offices all fit ted up in modern style the hall for pub lic assemblies and especially dancing purposes is not excelled in the county. The warehouse is 24x100 and connected with the main building and is filled with farming utensils. They carry a general . merchandise stock and will sell- you to day at reasonable prices anything from a cambric needle to a combined harves- . ter and thresher, or from a spool of thread to a bolt of grossgrain silk. The town of Olex is located in the cen ter of a large wheat and stock conntry, ' and to let some of Web-foot people under stand what is meant by large wheat fields will say, that one can stand on the ' main road from Condon,' Fossil, Olex and two and a half miles from the latter place and look on vheat as far as the eye can -reach on cither side of the road until the horizon shuts out the view. - The farmers in this section are perfect ly satisfied with 50 cents per bushel for wheat (although ;they will Jtake more), the soil being so much easier tilled and they have longer season for both sowing and harvesting, the season last year for ' instance lasting 90 days and coming then up to Christmas, they also hare larger yield a good crop being 30 bushels to the acre. . , , , ' ' . -. The Wade Bros, this is the firms name, have recently purchased a ranch contain ing about 340 acres the price being $2600, on this place there are 225 acres summer fallow which they will seed 'this winterT and if next year the crop is good will clear the price of the ranch easily. The boys together own about 2000 acres of land and considerable stock. They have expended about $25,000 and ' have come to stay. Sherm says that there id just enough competition to make trade lively and he ought to know. He is a -strictly honorable and competent busi ness man, and we join with his many friends in hoping that the sun now rising - over their business enterprise may never set until their utmost expectations have been realized. . A Word of Warning. . The following item is going th? ronnds - of the press. . As the subject of this sketch is headed this way we h.isten to -warn the unwary : His name is Horace G. Winters, who is wanted at Stockton, California, for swindling. His game is to form the acquaintance of a lawyer in one town and get that lawyer to recommend some ' law firm in another town. He manages to get hold of the lawyer's letter-heads and forges letters from one lawyer to another, recommending himself. He also encloses a forged certified check and a deed to some land. The letter further states that a client of the writer is ex- 1 pecting to buy the piece of land described in the deed from Winters, and asks the lawyer to make the .best trade possible and close the deal. Winters appears before the attorney to whom the forged letter is sent. He agrees to sell the land at a Blight redac tion, i This necessitates the cashing of the check, and it is for more than the purchase price. As .soon as Winters gets the money he seeks greener pas tures, while the innocent lawyer hag to foot the bill. AVinters is 30 years old, six feet high, ' weighs 155 pounds, has light hair and blue eyes.. He is 'sup posed to be heading this way. . Notice to Bicycle Owners. I am now prepared to furnish bicycle tags to all who have not yet taken out tags, and you are notified to procure your tags at once and save costs. , Sept. 27th, 1899.. ; Puma Rickard, , Sheriff of Benton county, Or, . . Opening , -At the Misses Johnson Friday and Sat urday, September 29th and 30th. COLLEGE UNIFORMS. Orders taken at S. L. Kline's for the Pettibone Ot A. C. uniform. The Home Supply Association of Fort land can save you $50 to $100 a year on the goods you buy. " Many f the best men in the county are members, : For prices call on or write to the agent at Corvallis, Mr. II . G. Gue. Am 1 IF