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Vol. XO.
Corvalijs, Benton County, Oregon; Tuesday, July- 26, ' 1904.
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A Dangerous Weed.
For a number of years reports
have come in from time to time
of the dangerous ravages of a
remarkable pest known by its
proper, name as St. Johnswert. ,
Parts of Douglas, Lane and other
counties are literally devastated!
by it. It is a weed usually grow
ing to be two feet or more inj
height, with a yellow blossom at
this time of the year, but becomes
brown and very stiff after it loses
its flower. It is said to have start
ed Irom Eola in Marion county
many years ago, by being biought
in a crate of crockery shipped to
a merchant of that place from
Germany, so it is said in the shape
of a tew seeds and the result is
with us. .
At present there are thousands
of acres of land in Oregon which
are practically worthless by the
presence of this imported weed.
It is one of the worst pests known
since it grows more especially in
pastures and on land inol cultiv
able. It will appear in a small,
patch, most people not knowing
what it is, and it left alone will
rapidly t spread, never stopping
until it has killed out every other
object in the nature of competing
Vegetation. Forest rangers have
found it growing in the Cascade
mountains where campers have
carried the seed. In many re
spects it is a worse pest than the
Canada thistle. No stock will
eat it not even a goat. It should
be watched especially in its in
fancy. Salem Statesman.
Corvallis Man Elected
MORE COLLEGE NOTES
The Chair of Horticulture.
Jno. D. ; Olwell, of Central
Point, probably the largest apple
raiser in the ttate and very much
interested in horticulture, is on
the lookout for a suitable man
to teach that subject at the college.
As it now stands Prof. Lake is
relieved of duty in that branch,
having: been assigned to Forestrv
instead. This gives Prof. Lake
college work entirely.
Thomas Bilyeu, who , recently
graduated from the wood-working
department of Cornell Uni
versity, and who formerly held a
position in the same " department
here, has applied for the position
and will probably be honored
therewith. He brings recom
mendations of a very high order.
jectors and - sponsors :: of the; in
stitution, to. hire and pay tor the
very best talent obtainable. While
these gentleman may be giving
their yery best efforts for the sake
of the institution and for the
honor their is in it, it would give
the matter a more business like
touch to pay them something for
their services, and again the
state . would have substantial
ground for removing lax or in
competent members, if the work
done did not justify the expendi
ture. ' . ., '
The board met and transacted
all necessary business in less than
five hours. . The discursive and
deliberative qualities that should
characterize such a body of men
were noticeably few. Two or
three members did most of the
suggesting and a slight trace of
"bossism" prevailed. - The re-
r. Gal vani, who represents l -i4. j
passed through withoutjquestionor
The Grand Lodge of A. O U.
W. of Oregon, . held its annual
election on Thursday last, and
' Prof. F. Berchtold, of this city,
was "elected Grand Master. W.
J Clark, of Gervais, was elected
Grand Foreman .' and , '.Philip
Gervurtz, of Portland,-' Grand
Overseer. Prof. "Berchtold 'is tne
oi the best known and most pop-
iilar teachers connected -with the
'p C,iand hie6 foel
hjead of this order an the, stateas,
"ac'ompTlment well merited and
weir deserved. "
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the society lor the improvement
of the Hindus, appeared before
the board of Regents with a prop
osition to assist in educating three
or lour young men who may be
brought from time to time from
India. Mr. Galvani is a Russian
by birthr but was exiled from the
University of Moscow tor his po
litical views; He is at present
draughtsman for - Multnomah
county and has an office and
extensive library in the Oregon
ian building. He has taken up
this missionary work for the
Hindus because it appealed to
him, and he believes there are
great possibilities in . the Hindu
people if they can be inspired
with American ideas and ideals,
.ill Mr. Galvani asks is that the
young men be treated kindly and
that they be given work.
The college, athletic teams
were fairly successful and came
out with a smallbalance in 'the
treasury.,, .The total receipts from
all games, ' entertainments, "etc.,
were $3009.90, from student ma
triculation fees,4 $ r,22i, or $4,-
230.96 for ; all. The expenses
were $1,867.10, leaving: on hand
66VaA full . report -will $e
giveiMater..,... -....... :
irroi. r niiuu was given consia
ef aole'latitude to make experi
ments in; "mining and assaying.
MfFaltorf was relieved entire
ly fron .Station -work.. to..; enable
His work ha&bn$&kJyiVn
of, and Mr . Keady, of the board,
tbinka the iastitutioa! Jias dfenud
the right man for the right place.
It is the. purpose of -theboarC'Jo
instaiv ftnrs ciass minmg ana as
saying experiment plant.
At the close of the session
Wednesday evening," Mr. White
head, manager of Cauthorn Hall,
invited the members of the Board
of Regents to six o'clock dinner.
The invitation was accepted by
all With the exception of one or
two who were compelled, by rea
son of previous engagements, to
go elsewhere. Several took con
veyances to Albany Wednesday
night for their homes.
A Good Recommendation.
At the recent meeting of the
board of regents of "the Oregon
Agricultural College, President
Weatherford suggested and recom
mended that hereafter, all requir
ed reports be made out before
hand and a typewritten copy be
sent to each member of the board
in advence of the several days
regular session, in order that each
member might know something
of the business to be transacted
in the general meeting. This is
a good suggestion as matters of
importance come up for -decision
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ana iney ougut nor to oe aeciaea
upon without much discussion
and the thorough deliberations of
the entire board.. .w Furthermore,
discussion. . This, however, could
riot be said of the many resolut
ions passed. ,They were not type
written and the most important
one was dashed off ori a scrap of
paper and passed in less than 20
minutes. It gave a touch of
'tinkering" to the latter part
ot the proceedings. ;
After all is said and done, how
ever, one thing stands out clear
aad strong; that the O. A. C. is
on a substantial foundation and
has a splendid - executive at its
head, Presilent Gatch. - The college-is
doing C well, 'is coping
successful, with' the,:, emergencies
of the times and is abreast with
the needs?? of the yet '' youthful
state of Oregon. .
BIG HOTELS AT ST. LOUIS.
The New Telephone.
The Independent Telephone!
Company has just received 9000
pounds of telephone cable - wire.
The switchboard arrived Friday
from Kansas Cityl t This switch
board is one of the best for f the
purpose to, be round-anywhere.
The company f sjpjaring jio pains
to.giyc sac pupuc neyery ,t?est
ibhc -service obtainable. The
switch-board is something unique.
it - contains incandescent lights
wrresponding to tfre: ttmnfoer ? of
patrons. When a patrpn signals
central, his lamp is lighted up.
Central calls up the person wlint4
edf therteme grounding
the wires ot all the others who
mav jtiron that party HneV: ' t;he
eiectripity wilt .,bAfulheC:by
pany. There are 110 diy batteries
to bother with; whea you wish to
use,. the, ' phpae -y&aki nt vthet re
ceiver, from .the hook and com
mence to talk. You are riot an
noyed byi the ringing of the
phone, thus calling others on the
party line. The only bell that
rings is that of the person with
whom you wish to talk. t -
The service this company will
render the citizens of i Benton
county will be of inestimable
value. It is a good thing, and
the citizens are pushing it right
along. Ntarly every business
house in the city has subscribed
for the phone.
An Iowa Visitor Looks On The
Humorous side of the situation.
1, The Thinside Iun, St. .Louis,
Thursday I am comfortable sit
ca ed in the Thinside Inn, which
is a pleasant little tavern about
as big as Missouri Tallev. It is
built of lath, scantling, jute bag
ging, wall paper and paint and is
yery substantial. A heavy man
can climb all over it. I saw three
ball boys carrying, the bill for a
night's lodging up to the fourth
floor jast now and the beams did
not sag much. The management
is careful though. It puts all new
guests on the ground"" floor, and
after they have paid their biils
for the. first da they put them
on the second fldor. By the time
a man has paid his bill for- two
days he is light, enough to go tip
on the third floor' with safety.
When he nas stayed a week they
have to put weights in his pockets
to keep him from shooting up
through the roof,
t I got into-the Inn at 9 o'clock
and was 86th in the line. When
t got to the clerk he turned me
upside down and shook me. "Then
he counted what fell out of my
pockets, told me to register and
handed me a blue ticket and a
bell boy.
ii "You have enough -money for
four days" he said. "Go to the
cashier and settle."
3 My room is No. 54 1 5, three
blocks from the public square
and a mile south of .the buffet.
When I got my receipts' and my
bell boy I sat down and waited
an hour,, for a street car. But they
told me, there wasn't a line in
the whole place not even a hack
line. 1 nad to waiiq ail tne way
to -my room- wore, out t wo "bell
boys onjthe way but there's plenty
more., , There are more bell boys
than there are guests at the Inn.
They use 'em for changes When
you give the clerk $5 for your
room he hands you back $2 and
a bell boy. ' " : Jt .
-Myiroom-is a -little far -away
br tfeahv butl make it micely.
I start for supper at 9 a. m. and
tdp' fd a lunch :W the ay with
a friend I know In room 2567.;
Bnt a friend V of mine who '.lives'!
tie, got two-days, Deniindf wj.tnn nis
meals living put -in,' tlie, country
at the rear uend of ithe liotel.
Rural Carriers' Salaries.
..ZLEKOLfe
the regents should receive
some
other
monetary remuneration
than their expense money. i ;
If ; the institntion represents an
investment of $3po,oob 'as one
member states, and from $75000
to. $100,000: is aiinnaly ; expe:ndeaV $504 ; "tefX'td twelve" miest-
It was supposed at first that
rural mail carriers " were to re
ceive jfoo per month, but a cir
cular sent out recently by . the
department gives a different Ter
sion of the law. The salary will
be based on the number of miles
traveled. ''The" following is the
scale upon which salary is based
Carriers on routes 24 miles - and
over in length will receive $720;
twenty-three to twenty-four miles
routes will carry $702 ; twenty
two to twenty -.three miles, $684;
twenty-one to twenty-wo miles,
$666; twenty to twenty-one miles,
$648; eighteen to twenty miles,
$6 12; sixteen to eighteen miles,
$576 fourteen :.to sixteen "jniles,
$540; j twelve to fourteen miles,
Ue don't want to hurry you !
But you must come early if you wish to secure some
bargains at our great summer reduction sale.
WASH GOODS and
SUMMER DRESS GOODS
AT COST.
10 per cent reduction on table linen and napkins.
10 per cent reduction on lace curtains and scrims.
10 percent reduction on calicos, percales and ginghams,
10 per cent reduction on all 50c mixed-woye dress goodf.
10 per cent reduction on cretons, silkaline and draperies.
10 per cent reduction on -towels and towelings.
Bargains in odds and .ends ribbons and laces.
20 per cent reduction on embroderies and- dress trin -
mings. ' . t
Otker bargains on the remnant counter,
We pay the top price for country produce.
F. L MILLER. :
Finally he found .that ,he was
nearer to MoterlyV'MQ.y-thatt? he,
was td the dining room sb! now
he Walks over to" ltot&lyevel
morning. . . A - -t
XnejLnn.is a fine place.!;; Tjaey
treat you right and do their , best
to make you teel at . home.. ;I
wanted the. clerk to come out
and play a game of bottle pool
with me this .morning and he
said he wbuldjttst as s6oh' as he
had "guesfcstakeh care of. "'But
when he cot through with them
there were. 119 more waiting so
we had to give ,it : up. He) did
not remember me 1 this. .morning
until I told him my name,
wonder why that was?
s you don't Imm
What a large stock we carry of Baby Buggies, Hammocks, Cots,
Tents, Stools, Carpets, Matting, Wall-paper, Linoleum. All you
have to do is to make the selection and put down the necessary $$,
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fVe xpp t to transact business in an honorable, legitimate manner
and all who deal with as will receive fair and nil partial treatment.
CORVALLIS
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THE LEADING I FURNITURE HOUSE'
NB. Mail orders 'will receive prompt atten tion- .
Will deliver ite every day from Trio 11 o'clock.
- 1 Sm all orders-must tie in by 8'0'clcck
Taylor-Qreer
In the presence of immediate
relatives and friends Harlan Tay
lor and Roma Greer were united
in marriage, Saturday at the
home of the bride on third street
by Rev. Handsaker. ; The bride
looked very pretty in her wedding
dress of pale blue while the groom
wore conventional y black. Mr.
Taylor's brother, Chester acted
as best man and Mrs. Ollie Bald
win graced the office of matron of
honor. After the ceremony theyi
wereiongratulated by their rela
tives and friends then repaired to
the Pioneer restaurant where re
freshments were served in honor
of .the occasion. The groom is
a highly respected young man of
this city and is employed at the
Bento&Mrlls. 1 The 'fideis1 a
highly esteemed daughter of Mr.
and MrX, Greer 0 this cityT he
c6upsilrkk tpreidenct
-IfcUMBERN-
and all
Grape, Berry
Kinds of Fruit Shipping
BOXES
Dressed and IFinishinglLumber,
Doors, Windows, - Mouldings
DJAT LOWEST PRICES
GORVALLIS SAWMILL GO.
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ATI A M S F5Dm CONTRACTORS
UJllkLl DKUD., and BUILDERS.
All
7 AVU I furnish eetixnatestni enj thing in the building line,
kinra of picket and woven fence to order. South Main St., Corvallis.
j; E. HENMLE
IIIXDERY,-MERCIIA,DISE) J
DRY-GOOD GROCE1UES.
l'ltODTJCK 1KOTJGIIT ai SOIJJ-
in Corvallis.