-- LQCAL LORE. "
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column, 15 cents per line is charged
Dr James Harper returnecf Mon
day from a brief trip to Portland.
Prof S I Pratt, of Philomath,
spent Sunday with. Corvallis lelativ
es. ' Charley Blakeslee returned yes
terday from a week's - visit at . Port
land. ": - '. .-' .' ;' . ' . . .
Miss Ivy Field of Salem has been
for several days a guest ' at the
Fleming home.
A tie train ' of 20 oars passed
through on the Westside Monday, en
route to Latham, ' -
-UAfter a several weeks' visit in
Corvallis, Mrs John Cummings return
ed Saturday to her home at Halsey.
After a visit of six weeks' in Port
land and vicinity, Dave Ash returned
Sunday to his home in Jobs addition.
Harold Belt, who has been for the
past six months employed in Oregon
Cityarrived Saturday for a week's
visit at home. "' , "
Leslie Kennedy, oldest son of theold
time conductor of the Oregon Pacific
is seriously ill with pneumonia '. fever
at his home in Portland... , His recov
ery is a matter of doubt. : . V
A Philomath correspondent says :
The house occupied by Ralph Thomp
son, near L Henkle's hop yard, was
completely destroyed by Are last Fri
day night. Part of the furniture and
all of the , family's provisions, ' were
saved. ;'- ' '-:'
. There was an exchange of local
pulpits Sunday. Rev Woods of the
Evangelical church went to Junction
City, Saturday to fill the pulpit of Mr
Skidmore. Rev L M Boozar took Mr
Wood's place at his country' appoint
ment, and Frank L Moore filled the
pulpit at'the Evangelical church, both
morning aid evening, -j. -.,
Three new members were initiat
ed at the meeting of the Modern
Woodmen lodge Saturday " night.
These swell the total additions to the
order in sixty days to thirty. The ses
sion wound up with a midnight ban
quet, served in the hall, and partaken
of by 45 members of the order. The
banquet was given the lodge by Dep
uties Stafford and Binghamand was
prepared by Mrs Bingham.
Rev J H Skidmore, remaius at
the Methodist Episcopal church this
week. He expected to leave last Sat
urday, but received word Friday ev
enius? postponing a former - engage
ment, - The , meetings continue with
good interest. : Another feature
ha been adde 1 in the way of
an afternoon meeting at 2:45. The
public is welcome at all the services.
A portable saw mill begins work
in the north end of Benton next week.
For -the present it will operate on the
Onus Brown place. The mill is the
property of the Charter Oak Mill com
pany, a corporation of which Thomas
Bell is president, and ' Fred Oberer,
-manager. It will . cut oak, ash and
other hardwood as well, as flr timber.
The machinery arrived at Wells from
Portland Monday, and is new. -' y
''. ia the "brick chapel" at . '.Philo
math, next Sunday morning at 11 o'
clock, Bishop N Castle will conduct, a
a memorial service in honor of -the
f eremost leader of the church of the
United Brethren in Chri3t, the v late
Bishop emeritus Jonathan', Weaver.
Bishop Castle will deliver: the eulogy.
Rev C C Bell and Rev P O Bonebrake
will give personal remiLHcenes. Spec
ial music under the direction of Prof
and Mrs Fisher. - -
v . Pictures of Mr and Mrs H E Har
ris appeared in Sunday's Oregonian.
The couple will celebrate their fiftieth
anniversary of their wedding In; their
Portland home next Sunday -afternoon.
The couple were married in
Utica, New York, February IS, 1851.
They havebeen In Oregon 43 yearsThey
resided in uorvains 33 years, Mr Har
ris being a partner in the construction
of the Graham & Wells brick, the sec
ond brick' building built in the town,
The family removed to Portland tan
years ago. Mr Harris is 74 and Mrs
Harris is 69.
This is what the Albany Herald
says about the . oration of Frank C
Stellmacher, who 13 to represent Al
bany college In the Oratorical contest
to be held at , Corvallis March 8th:
"The oration, "An Uncrowned Hero,"
was delivered by F C Stellmacher.
Our Ideas of heroism are too narrow.
Thexjompromiser is . entitled to his
share of glory as proven by his . share
in history. The Hague peace confer
ence shows the world's appreciation
of international compromise. In the
new century our nation must forsake
the agitator and look to the comprom
iser for the solution of the problems
thrust upon us. The oration was ; Im
passioned and audience" were unan
imous for awarding htm first place."
The funeral of Mrs Emiline Min
or occurred at the First' Methodist
church at two o'clock Sunday after
noon. The deceased was born on the
same day in the same year with the
late Queen Victoria. She was a na
tive of . Montreal, Canada, but had
been for many years a resident of the
United States, having resided in Cor- '
vallis a number of years. The funeral
service was conducted by Pastor F L
Moore, and the interment was In
Crystal Lake cemetery. The deceased
had been a member of the Methodist
church for a long period, and as long
as health permitted, was an . active
Christian worker. Her Illness was of a
week's duration. A large number of
people followed the remains to the
cemetery. - The survivors are the hus
band, a daughter, Mrs - Woods and
three sona, the Grimshaw brjhers. :
" Walter Keady haa been vie! ing
Poitland friends, since Friday. . -
Mr and Mrs Andy Taylor of Eu
gene, arrived Monday for a visit with
i elatives.
' After a two weeks' visit in j Port
land, Mrs Andrews returned home
Monday.
Fred Colvig returned yesterday
from Portland, where he had been
since Friday. . ' ; ' .
Elwood Clark, who has been in
Oregon City since August, is now as
sistant engineer in the paper mills. :
Mrs J B Nye, of Portland and
Postmistress Morden of Hwaco, Wash
ington, are guests at the home of Mrs
RCMillor. ' ,-,";-, :;v . ,':
After a brief viejt with her par
ents, Mr and Mrs Philip Phile, Mrs
Conrad Myers returned .-v Monday to
her home In Albany. , ,
Clarence Starr ' has accepted a
position: as salesman ia the Berman
grocery store, and began his duties
Monday morning. : .
W E Yates and August Fischer
were passengers yesterday for the
bay, on a business trip. They return
the latter, part of the week. . . .-.,
A special meeting of the OAC
board of regents has been called by
President Apperson to meet , in Cor
vallis on Wednesday, February, 27th,
Bert Wills, who was obliged . to,
leave school recently on account of
illness, returned from his Hillsboro
home Saturday to resume bis., studies
at the college. , '- , .- ' - . ; " ,.-.":
Elmer Clark, formerly with the
First National bank of Corvallis, has
been promoted to the position of as
sistant receiving teller of the First
National bank of Baker City.
" A new bicycle has been introduc
ed to wheelmen in Corvallis. It is the
Snell wheel, which until the present
has not been ridden by cyclists of this
vicinityC H Nicholson is the . agent.
In the fire that ! destroyed the C
B Wells house, there was burned a
leather bed that was made " in 1810,
and has been In the Wells family ev
er since. It was for many years the
property of Mr Wells' rnother,
A petitioner. for voluntary bank
ruptcy in the federal court at - Port,
land the other day was E A Miloer,.
formerly of Corvallis. . His liabilities
were placed in the petition at 8763
and his assets at nothing.' y . .- J
; The winter dry spell was broken
yesterday afternoon, by a rainfall, the
first since February 2nd, when there
was a precipitation of one-tenth of an
inch. The latter, with a similar ' prer
cipitation on the 1st, i3 the only rain
fall since the latter part of January, a
period of three weeks. ' ' , , ' ,
Hon R A Bensell has accepted an
appointment on ths Daws -Indian
commission, and will shortly leave tor
the field of its operations with head
quarters at Muskogee, IT. Mr Ben
sell will be absent the greater portion
of a year and possibly ; longer. a
quina Bay News. : ' ; Vi. '
At their hall Thursday night, the
ladies of the Degree of Honor are to
entertain their friends. The occasion
will be In the nature of a , valentine
social, with numerals other features
to Interest and entertain you, gnjonr
them a gypsy tent, grab bag, postotSB
ce for sale of valentines, and a shnet
ina gallery, where hearts are the priiss.
State- Organizer 'Mamie W Briggs
will be among the guests. All ,re
welcome and a very pleasant ' time is
assured those who. attend. : :
: Following is a liet of orators and
their subjects so far as known, who
are to take part in the inter-colieglate
oratorical contest to be "held in the
armory March 8th:' Willamette Uni
versity, Raymond Kerr, "The Crises
in American History;" . University of
Oregon. Susie Bannard, "'The Signifi
cance of Christianity to the Coming
JSra;'' Pacific Untverslry, Feme Fran
ces Stout, subject unknown ; McMinn
ville college, J Sherman Wallace, sub
ject unknown; Albany college, F C
Stellmacher, "An - Uncrowned Here;"
Monmouth Normal, W C Bryant,
'The Reformer."
The Sor osis ntertalnmen t tobe
given in the college armory, Saturday
night, promises to be interesting. Fol
lowing is the programme: ... Piano eo-
lo, Grace Telfer; vccal solo, Constance
Holland; Recitation, Orla Thompson;
aorosis Chorus; vocal solo, Lulu
Spangler; Recitation, Franke Cau th
orn; vocal solo, Constance Holland.
The cast of characters In the farce,
"Young, Dr Devine," is as follows.
Rebecca, Helen Steiwer; Elizabeth,
Edna Irvine; Marie, Virgene Wittsch
en; Grace, Mabel WithycomBe; Rose,
Mabel Jones ; Maude, Frances ; Bel
knap; Laura, Gertrude Ewing; "Mad
am," Carrie : Danneman, . Di Devine,
Blanche Holden.
" Without favorable comment eitb
er on the paper or the delivery, the
Eugene Guard has the following; to
say about the oration of Miss Susie
Bannard who is to represent the State
University in the oratorical contest:
"The Significance of Christianity to the
Coming Era," Suete Bannard, v '01.
Christianity is given to enrlcn the love
of the people. God has yet future
plans for his people, .as" great and
magnificent as ithose of the past. At
the threshold of a - new era never
greater prospects were before " the
world. Science has naturally v sought
God in nature. Christianity has accept
ed the principle that man is. not clay
but is one in the :development of His
great plan. Truth in its purity 13 the
sole purpose of advancing humanity.
In no time has history shown greater
proofs of man's estimate of character."
The Native Daughters request all
pioneer ladies now resident of Cor
valLs, who came to the state .during
or before the year 1859, to communic
ate at once by mail or otherwi-je, with
Miss Edna Groves,' secretary v of the
local cabin of the order. , t .... 'f
rHE ORPHAN'S LIFE
Mary Hansen Sent to a Child Home
Her Father is In the Asylnm. .
1 Mary Hansen, a . child of nine,
was sent by the county court to the
Boys' and Girls' Home at Portland
yesterday. ? She was supplied with
a ticket and placed by Sheriff Bur
nett in care of, the conductor on the
westside train. - ' '' :' '4:' '.
The child's father is in the insane
asylum. . ' He was sent there from
Benton county about a year ago. He
resided formerly in the t Fall river
country a portion of the timber' be
yond the La-ue county line. . ;;
At the time he wa3 sent to the
asylum, the child now sent to the
Portland home for boys and girls,,
was with him. There were also two
other small sisters. Subsequently
the latter were sent to the Portland
institution by the county court of
Lane county ; Mary, -a delicate
girl of nine," a3 Since been with
various families in Benton She
was last with Mr and Mrs William
Roser on the Sam ' Wyatt f place.
The mother died several years ago.
Mary has been anxious to go to the
girls' and boys': home for a ' long
time, where, she said, she could be
with her sisters. Her lonely orph
an life appealed to those about her
and Monday she was brought to
town.,' Yesterday morning an in
quiry into the facts . resulted' in a
wise determination on the part of
the court to send the child to the
Portland home, where she will be
with her sisters, and where all the
comforts of a good homd will sar
round and protect her.
, MIS DEATH.
Passing of lleary Emrick at
the Advanced Age of .16 Years.
Henry Emrick, for forty years a
resident of Beaton county; died in
Portland at the home of his dftught-;
er, Monday - morniDg. . Nervous
trouble was the cause of death. The
remains accompanied : by various
relatives, were brought up onyes
t9rday's train. "V ':'' ' -,lT
The funeral takes place from the
Episcopal church at:1 nine o'clock
this Wednesday morning, and will
be conducted by Dr McLean.
The interment will be in the;
family cemetery on the old home
farmtwo and a half "miles south
of Philomath.
The deceased was born in Ohio,
December 28, 1824. He . removd
from Ohio to Illinois in 1836, and
in 1841 removed to Jefferson county
Iowa. In 1846 'he was united in
marriage to Miss Jane Hawks, who
died in Benton county June 21 ,
1877. Iq 1819 the family removed
to Oregon, passing, after t a trip
across the ? plains through
Corvallis' &a ;?' the r ' ,l9;h dy
of.NovUiiber of that year " For two
years the family resided in Marion
county Bear Turner, finally settling
near Philomath in the autumn of
1861.- During the remainder of his
lifef Benton county was practically,
Mr Emeriok'fi home; though a por
tion of the time was spent in Inde
pendence. Two years ago toe c went
to Portland,' where ' he made , his
home with 'his daughter, M-rs Frank
Heqdrick8oo. , , ; , , . . ,
Besides Mrs Hendrickson, the sur
viving members of the family are,
Williaoa Emrick; Merlin, Josephine
county, Oregon; 'Joseph Emriok,
Corvallis George W Emrick, Cor
vallis; Mrs L C Turner, Portland;
Mrs Eggieston, Portland; Mrs Crid
er, Portland; Mrs Carnine, Port-
lanu; lowis Jimrick, a rather re
sides in Nebraska, William E Em
rick; another brother resides at Al
bany and a third , George Emrick,
is a resident of Portland. -J 4
'' - The deceased, along in the seven
tieswith his son Joseph, conducted
a blacksmithing and wagon making
business in Corvallis.
Xotice.
Anyone wishing a price ' list of - pro
duce mailed once a week can have the
same by sending . their name and ad
dress to F L Miller. Our prices will al
-ways be the highest. . , ;-;- : v.
F L Miller. '
Wanted.
Girl for general housework. Small
family." Eesldence, corner 6th and
Van Buren st. ' .
' , , Mrs Espey.-
Our remnant and odds and ends sale
will close Saturday evening, Feb 15th,
our new spring stock is : arriving. Nolan
& Callahan. J '
CASTOR I A
; ,f: I Por Infant3 and Children.",
The Kind You Ha?a Always Bought
t, .v. LS7 ' .
Signature of Ca&$f&$Zfi&
TARTAR'WOJi.
Orators at Their Best Three Secured
Prizes The Programme. , . ,
"The local oratorical contest, pre
liminary to the. big contest which
happens , in the college , armory
March 8th, took place Friday Dight
in the college chapel It resulted
in the selection of Herman' Tartar
as representative of OAC' in the
intercollegiate contest. ' He was
also awarded a cash prize of $15.
His grade was : 91f . Second place
and a second cash prize of $9 was
taken by Thomas Bilyeu,. with a
grade of 88 5-6. Third place and a
cash prize of $6 was taken' by Miss
Ivy Burton, with a grade of 88.
Mr Tartars subject wa3"TheTrend
of Democracy," and it ia a compo
sition studded with . brilliant
thoughts, set in very excellent die
Uod. The paper was much better
than the delivery. ii
Thomas Bilyeu's paper was "The
Elevation and Preservation, of the
Chinese Empire," and was . very
originally, and ' excellently' writ
ten. It . urged preservation
of ' , the , present. integrity P of
the empire and the upliiting of : its
people by education and missionary
work. As in the case of Mr Tartar,
Mr Bilyeu's paper was better than
the delivery.
Miss Burton's subject was 'True
Life," ,4 It pleaded with mankind to
lead a more generous life, and was
couched in pure and expressive
English. .The paper was marked
about five points, lower than was
that of the winner. The rendition
was superb, Miss Burton exhibit
ing a talent for elocution that sur
prised even her friends.
The other contestants and their
subjects were:. Miss Kyle, "Educa
tion;" Mr Dempsey, "The Mission
of the American Flag;" Miss Allen,
"College Patriotism." The. mark
ings oa these papers were ' not se
cured. ' Each was, however, well
written and nicely delivered In
fact all of the papers were of a high
er order than in past years.
;The contest ' enlisted much in
terest among students. The chap
el was filled with them during the
struggle, and the yells of the var
ious societies were much : in evid
ence, l woveiy pleasant teatures 01
the programme were a vocal solo
by Miss Maud Hoover," rendered in
a rich v-ontralto-voice, and a piano
solo, 'given with most pleasing
effect by Miss ; Juanita Kosendorf.
PLAINTIFF WAS NONSUITED
A Law Point that Xete-llolders
Should .. Xot - Forget A Local
Court.
Does a credit indorsement . on a
note always renew the note against
me statute 01 limitation, was an in
teresting law point brought to do-
tice in the trial of a cause in a local
court Saturday, . The question con
cern8 almost every man who owns
or owe3 a promissory hot. The
law in the case was a surprise to
many, li .'-' "' ,;-""
l he case was t uavis versus
EldridgeHartless and wife, an act
ion to recover money on . a promis
sory note, amounting to over $500
The matter was tried in the county
court, lae note ;was executed in
1894. In 1894 Davis and Hartless
had a' traasactioa' in which".; Davis
held a chattel, mortgage on Hart
less' crop of hops. The hops, under
the terms of the mortgage, . were to
be sold, and the excess of proceeds
was to be applied on the note. In
January 1895 there was credited on
the note a portion 01 ' this exoess
from sale of hops under mortgage.
Davis supposed this credit would
renew the note, so far as outlawry
was; concerned, and make it good
lor another six years.
Kecentlv, just oelore . the : six
years aftr such credit was up
Davis brought suit to recover judg
ment. The ease was tried Satur
day. After the testimony for
plairitiff was in, the defendant
pleaded that the credit oh the note
from the proceeds of the sale under
chattel morteaze of the hops, was
not a "voluntary" payment, and
that unless the payment was "vol
untary" on the , part of Harness,
the credit did not renew the note,
Many decisions, were cited, two of
them from the Oregon supreme
court. There seems to be no doubt
as to the law I in the case; The
court allowed defendant's motion
of a nonsuit,-' the case not even
eoineto the iurv. The final--'out-4
come is : worth v of the notice of
those who have occasion to deal
with notes. t
Just Arrived ,
Anew shipment of the best organs
made in the country. You are invited
to call and examine them: also- a lovely
piano, which is offered at a v great bar
gain. - . ' -
. ' ' ; . Mordaunt Goodnough.
1 .s - Houses to Rent. :
1 City and. farm property for sale.; Deed
mortgages and other legal instrument
made and acknowledged. Office
Mann's furniture store. , ? v
, ' - r Oliver Blackledge.
A BOYORATOR : '
He Takes Part in the Coming Orator i
; ' cal Coutest His Sermon SnnUny in
Corval'is. -J(
One of the orators who will take
part in the forthcoming in,ter-col-legiate
oratorical contest to be held
at Corvallis March: 8th, preached
morning and evening in the Bap
tist church Sundav. He is J Sher
man Wallace, who is a student at
McMinnville college. He was
chosen over two other contestants
for the honor in a local contest held
at McMinnville Friday night. He
was a contestant at the mter-colleg-iate
contest held at Albany two or
three vears ago. A large number
of people thought at that time . that
ne ought to have been given first
place. ' . - .
Mr Wallace is a Lebanon; boy.
His sermon on Sunday morning
was very entertaining, and ' was
heard by 'a large' audience .His
subject was '"A Cry From the
liums. . The text was from f the
12th chapter of Lamentations, 'Is
it nothing to you ?" ;l V i v
The speaker drew a beautiful
word picture of Jerusalem: before
her destruction, and another of the
city in ruins, the home only of the
lizard and the bat, : and Jeremiah
sitting under the light of the half
grown moon j wailing ; his song of
lamentation, "Is it ": nothing- to
vou?" He painted with words the
sufferings of people, wrought by the
Johnstown flood, the Galveston
horror and kindred calamitiesand
cited the promptness with which
people always respond. ' He de
scribed the sufferings of the Cubans
under Spanish tyranny and with
eloquent wo;ds extolled the Ameri
can people, who moved faster than
the American government in haste
ning to the aid of Cuban victims of
oppression.. Wherever there is
starvation or suffering for lack of
worldlv things, he said the peop.e
are quick to respond; but how is it
when there is starvation and suner-
ing for lack of spiritual things?
This starvation is all around: "Is it
nothing to you?"'" Are you members
of the church universal, doing what
you can to relieve this starvation?"
Mr Wallace is perhaps 25 years
of age. He speaks fluently and
forcibly. He firmly held the atten
tion of his audience. More than
once, in rhetoical periods, he in
spired his hearers with the fervor of
his oratory. He is a bright young
man, with a promising future, and
will be a dangerous competitor in
the coming oratorical tournament.
X0W IN RDIXS
An Early Morning Fire House
and
Contents Destroyed. , :
Corvallis lost a dwelling house
Monday morning. It was the
home of Officer C B Wells. All
that is left of building and contents
are the charred and unsightly walls
so burned that they will be of no
value for purposes of rebuilding.
Of the contents, practically, nothing
was saved. . , , ; '' : ..
The fire occurred ,: shortly before
daylight Monday morning. The
alarm was turned in at 4:3o or a
little after. The flames were then
leaping and roaring far ' above the
roof of . the structure.' "The whole
upper structure was a burning mass
when the. department .arrived ' on
the scene. -The building had been
thoroughly gutted before the first
stream of -water.-, was turned on
The firemen quickly gained control
of the situation, speedily extinguish
ing the fire in the burning struct
ure, and cooling off the adjorning
dwelling of Ed Philips, the roof of
which sent up a cloud of steam as
the water was thrown on it.
-The fire was discovered - and the
alarm turned in by Mr Philips. He
was awakened by the roar of the
flames and the bright light thrown
in his bedroom window. ; A defect
ive flue i8 supposed to have caused
the trouble. Officer, Wells, who
was on duty as nightwatch, ;had
been at the house about four o'clock
and had started a fire in the kitch
en stove. He' had. returned to
Main street to continue his duties
until daylight, when the -fire bell
sounded the alarm. The ladies of
the Coffee Club were on hand. with
an abundance of hot coffee for the
refreshmentof the firemen." '
The propertv destroyed is estim
ated to have Been worth $900 or
$1,000. The building was insured
for $400 and the contents for $200
in the Continental Insurance Com
pany, of New York.
Thursday Night.. .
A valentine and basket - social : will be
given by Mary's Peak Circle, Feb I4, at
their hall. ,:AU Woodmen and their wiv
es or lady friends, , together with mem
bers of the Circle and its friends, are
cordially invited to be : present. - Each
lady is to furnish a basket and each to
contain a valentine. 7 Baskets will be fur
nished, free, at Mr Berman's giocery. v
- r ' Committee.
Bring your iob work : to the
Times if you want it done neat
51
6 UYI X G A ROCK CRUSHER.
Beaton County Likeiy to Take Action
at the March Term. '
It is probable that JBenfon coun
ty will soon own a rock cru.her.
A movement for acquiring " one has
been on foot for some time. It took
shape when a petition signed by
sixty or eighty citizens of southern" '
tsenton was presented at tne last
session ot the commissioners' court, .''
Among the names on the : petition
are: ', ' : -J
B Goodman, W C Belknap, II
T Bristow, T B Reader,' C E Ban-:
ton, Jno L Banton, L G Hedrick,
Thomas Barclay, M B , Rycraft, V:
H Malone, J J, Wilson, W H Mal-
one, J J W ilson, w iiinton, j
Dennis, Oren Norwood, A Wilheltn
and toon, W I) ilarpole, Ufcar
Dodge, G Ingram, Hugh Her
rqn, Jas Martin and ; Caspar Zier'
olf . Besides these, there are many -other
7 influential names 011 the
list. , y,:.. v. .'.:,
f It is understood that , the court
expects to purchase the rock crush
er. Action would probably : have :
been taken at last week's session,
but it was determined to give local
dealers opportunity , to bid. The
machine most likely to be purchas
ed is the Western.. Seven, of them
are in use in Multnomah county.
Linn county has one, and is soon to
buy another. Lane county has
two or three and the town of Eu
gene has one. The machine costs
about $1,200. That, at least, is
the price at which one has been of
fered Benton county; A year ago
Linn county is said to have paid
$1,400 for one of them.
", The present machine is designed
chiefly for use on- the system of
roads along the foothills, distant
from gravel bars, particulaily iu
the section jbetween Philomath and .
Dusty. Judge Woodward is heart
ily in lavor 01 tne plan ana aia .
yesterday that there was uo doubt .
that a purchase would be made and
the machine be brought into the ,
county in time for use in the spring
road work. .
Auction Sale
On Wednesday, February 20th, 1901
at my home on Beaver Creek known as
the James Foster place. I will sell at pub
lic auction or private sale, the following
desc.ibed property: Seven head good
work horses; eight head of mixed cattle,
one-fourth interest in an Advance thresh-
ingoutfit, 600 bushel good seed white
oats, 200 bushels Defiance wheat, two
good wagons, one Piano binder, one
mower, one rake, one buggy and single
harness, five sets good work harness,
one hack, four plows, one drill, one
Strowbndge breadcast seeder, one arum
roller, one discfe harrow, two drag haj-
rows, and other tools usually found on a .
wed equiped farm.
Terms of sale: cash in hand: in sales of
50 and. upwards; six months time will
given on properly secured notes bearing
eight per cent interest.
: Chester Avery.
Post office address, Fern, Benton county
Oregon. :'' ;
Examination for State Papers.
Notice Is hereby given that for the
purpose of making an examination of
all persons who may offer themselves
as candidates for teachers of the
schools of this county and state, the
same being applicants for . state pa
pers, the county school superintend
ent thereof will hold a public examin
ation at Corvallb, beginning at 9 ft jx?
of Wednesday, February 13, 1901, and
continue until Saturday, 4 p m.
-, Tne programme is as follows: Wed
nesday Penmanship, history, spell-
ing. algebra, reading, ; composition."
Thursday Written Arithmetic,
theory of teaching grammar, book
keeping, English literature, civil gov
ernment. ;.,-'-.' ;'v ' ".':.' ;-
xriuuv n hot. ocnffrannr :
physical geography, mental arithme
tic, school law. . t...:
' - Saturday Botany, plane geometry,
eeneral bistory, physics, psychology.
Dated this 5th day of February, 1901.
G W Denmann, -County
School Superintendent.
A strangely fascinating study of - psy
chological religious emotion, is that con
tributed to The Outlook by f Mr George
Kennyn, describing his experiences in
visiting, about twentyfive years ago, the
old Jerry McAuly Water Street Mission
and prayer meeting. $3 per year. The
Outlook Company , 387 Fourth Avenue,.
New York..
Thaiiks for Favors.
I take this means of publically express
ing my appreciation of the substantial
assistance rendered me, by the Corvallis
Camp of Woodmen, in my late severe
illness.. The kindness in the move com-
MA4nv.u AA t t 1 1 . r
the organization but two weeks.
' ' " ' Wm Grout.
Corvallis, Feb 7, 1901. , . -;
You can be cured of nervous : diseases
stammering, bad habits, alcolism and
drug habits. Deafness and Catarrh. In
struction in person. Magnetism. ,!-,tnd
or lite ratnre. . Institute of . Py- cholo
gy. 7th and Wash st.' Portland. , ,'.
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