LOCAL LOBE.
... Mtss"Kate Tiedemann returned
Saturday from a visit in Albany,
"- Joseph Garrow returned Sunday
morning from a week's- visit with, Sa-
riem friends - -
-J. Misses Lilly Ranney and Kate
Gerhard are the guests of Albany
mends, -,. Y; :'-'V: v-;
On the 4th of January, Miss
Phllbrlck is to give u song recital in
the college chapel. "
roe uruna -:. 01 tne episcopal
church was entertained Thursday af
ternoon at the home of Mrs G E Hout.
1 Mrs JoaephTEbaerVwao has been
in Corvallis since the death of her
husband, returned to Portland " Fri
day... -: .-.'-v--
Only 7 days remain till the draw
ing for the beautiful organ at Kline's
One ticket given with eachdollar pur
chase.Who will be the lucky.winner?
The Dusty c!ay pigeon shooters
have challenged the Monroe team for
a match on Christmas day, and it is
expected that the latter will accept. .
. A portion of the granite for use
in the new Agricultural building at
the college, arrived Sunday, evening
from the Cascades. There was 18
carloads of it, and it came by - special
train over the CorvalHe & Eastern.
Miss Lettle Wicks entertained a
number of friends .Friday evening.
Cards was the amusement, and Wll
burt Garrow and Miss Wicks won
first, and Will Wicks and Miss Stfna
Garrow, second pr'zes. About fifteen
were present.
A special one fare rate has been
made by the Oorvallis & Eastern from
Alnany .u l pM points west on ac
count of the farmers institute to be
held at Toledo on the 18th. and 19th
of December, Tickets are good go
ing on the 17th. and returntng not lat
er than the 20th. " : .
- The public schools have arranged
2or the appearance in Coiraliis on the
evenlDg of December 28th of the cele
brated Schubert Symphony Quartet e
, of Chicago in a programme of vocal
music, readings and violla solos, to
gether with mandolin and guitar num
bers- The proceeds are to go to; the
ajuunu kuwi iwimyi .- - . . t .-
- The sale , of the Samit farm on
Beaver "creek has been' consummated
- by Henry;. Ambier, the .Philomath
real estate man. The buyer i. F E
Stevens, recently arrived from Lincoln
t Nebraska.' The farm comprises 100
acres, and the price paid was $1,600,
casa, jar Stevens is to take possess,
ion in two weeks. -. ?
- C L BenDett f Corvallis, has pur
chased an iaterest in :" the German-
Am erica Q lovestmant Comnanv. of
Seattle, and has become treasurer of
the company. James Hamilton Lew
is is vaee president of - tne -. concern,
whlcB does a real estate, loan and in
vestaaent business. With his family
Mr Bennett leaves Friday morning tor
Seattle to remain. Mr Bennett will
be glad to meet anyone having in
terests in Seattle, or wishing to in vast
or lean mooey there, a tthe Bennett
residence, 5th and Harrison,
Milt Burnett was in towa Mon
day. -He has -sold his butcher shop
in Junction, and is to move baek ia
Beaton in the ..-spring. The train ia
which he recently shipped 22 ears of
cattle to STakima, Washington,
cost 41680. - Therefore oyer HUGO
bead ot catele4n the train and $12 to
$17 12 per head was : paid for thera,
Mr Baruett now has an offer for .de-l
llveryjof 1.000 head or coming year-1
- liogs nrj twos - in Klamath, aod a
similar offer for a similar - number
-from abuyerli Jlontana. - -y -:
The etate road 8 uth- of town;
that received 'large -attention - ia tto
-.. columns ot -the SUmei in months gone,
by, is uo declared by ail who travel
It to be 4a fine condition. Some say
it is tbe iest road in the county.
None have reason ito criticise it. Evea
at this midwinter season bicyclist can
and do use It -every day. : Great cred
it is due CorvaHl3 ibusiness men and
residents along the -road who contrl
Dutea irom tseix ,pvate means lor
rna tmnrnvemiwr nr th a hirrhoratr
Every public road in the county ought
tto b9 equally as good. .
James Wirt of Marcus, Iowa, and
'S. C Sngg of Bridgewater. South Da-
Jkota. left : for their hemes Monday,
atter two weass spent in Benton coun
ty, " They were in Oregon looking for
a loeation. Tney were - ia various
parts of the county duriDg their stay
making their .headquarters - at: the
home of M Chappel, southwest of
Corvallis, who them in the East, Both
like Webfoot very much, and expect
to return: - Mr Wirt, who has sold his
farm at .$5 an acre in Iowa, expects
month, Both were surprised at the
low price of land in Willamette. ,,
'.i- John E gaavland, who came to
Corvallis, recently to look up location
for a dozen geandinavin families from
-lnnHAnAi.n v. I . i i
looking over the Willamette Valley
since he came. He has : been as far
south as Boseburg, stopping at. var
ious pointer on the way, - He has been
la .various Darts of Lincoln cnnntr.
and has seen most of the farms in
Benton. He ha nuvde an offer for a
certain farm of L500 acres in Benton,
and Is awaiting an acceptance or
refusal. Air Shayland is wideawake,
quicic to discern, and will unquesuon
ably do business in the land line if
farms of the right character and at
prices to suit 'can be obtained. . Six
of the Minnesota families for whom he
Is looking for land have already sold
out in the East and the remaining six
are only awaiting a favorable- report
from Mr Shavland :' before disposing
I tbelf boldlBg8, rjr . v - :.
Born In Portland, Friday, to Mr
and Mrs E B, Bryson "a son, -
Miss Loretta Sheasgreen arrived
from Portland yesterday, and-, will
spend Christmas with relatives. :
Mr and Mrs S T -Bowley, parents
or JJr Rowler, arrived Sunday from
Michigan, and are to remain. - They
are housekeeping in the bouse of Mrs
Beach, "": j;. :: .. .S'Sf. "'': '
Bev G K Berry, one of the edltor
ors of the Paciflo Christian of San
Francisco will preach at the Christian
church, tonight. Tnere will", be . bap
tismal service following the sermon.
. Claud Pengra, who ' has been an
employe at the Southern . Pacific
station since August, left Monday, for
Cottage Grove to take a similar posi
tion there. The vacancy in the local
office is filled by Mr McDeavltt of In
denpendence, " :-: '
A live minstrel performance is
scheduled for thevOpera house ..next
Friday night. ' The . announcement of
the manager is, '30 white people
guaranteed to be the finest . minstrel,
show that has ever played Corvallis
or your money back.";
-Examinations for the close of the
first term are In progress at the col
lege. J Vacation for the holidays be
gins Friday afternoon and extends
until after New ; Years. It is longer
than usuaul in order to give Eastern
Oregon students time to visit home.
Matriculation for the second term be
gins the Friday after New Years. -
James Fegley of Talmage, Iowa,
writes asking it he can rent a house
in Corvallis. If quarters for his fami
ly can be obtained, be will leave short
ly for this place, He Is a;' farmer and
wants to buy a farm. ' A house In
town or 10 or 15 acres of land Viand
house near town -would answer. ' He
offere" to pay rent in advance and In
quires as to what conven'ences are to
be had and what the prices are. .,
M Cbap'pell. "who bought the El
mer Bet hers farm south of town last
year Is an lowan, He came to Ben
ton two years ago, He ; was In town
Monday, and expressed Lis gratifica
tion at having made : the change of
location. He nas no desire to return
to the East where blizzards are now
raging with such violence, in contrast
with the mild weather prevailing in
Webfoot, - .. ; . -
Several prune sales have occurr
ed within the past few days. Besides
the big sale of eight carloads ' by the
Oorvallis and Benton County Prune
Company, a representative of Lang
& Co, Portland, has bought 28,000
pounds The tot comprises the hold
ings of Hugh Finley, Zierolf Brothers
Senry Stone and MrPlaigcnan. They
are the prunes that were on board the
steamer Ruth, when she sank yester
day morning. The price paid . for
them was 2 3 4 cents per pound. .'
At the regular meeting: ot Noami
lodge, Degree o H n it, TUirsday ev
enlng, the following officers for the en
suing year, were elected- - Past chief,
Mrs Sarah Porter chief, ' '"Mrs Dora
Watters; lady of honor. Miss Eva
Tucker: chief of ceremonies,. Mrs
Nellie Beck with; financier, Mrs Mary
Sheasgreen: recoider, Miss Hattle
Spencer; receiver, Mrs -Julia Horning;
usher, Mrs Ethel Harris; inside watch,
Miss Leila Tucker; outside watch,
Victor Spencer;" trustee for three
years, Taylor Porter, -
A marriage occurred (last Sunday
at the home of Mr and :Mrs . Bobert
Mathenv, of Wreo. : The bride was
Miss Elsie Matheny, and the erroom,
Clay Vincent Tatom of Eiogs Valley,
The knot was tied 'toy Bev T T Vin
cent, of Kings Valley.: After the cere
mony, a sumptuous wedding repast
was served.; The fcigh contracting
parties are well and favorabfv known
in the county. - Those present were,
Mr Matheny and wife, Mr Sol. Tatom
and wife, Mr Frank Ftankett. wife and
wo daughters, P P Begins, wife and
eon, John Price and : wife, Wood
and wife. Messrs Eiiey. Elmer, Alvin
and William Mathe. Ben., James and
William West, and Miss Maggie
Matheny,-. : "::-:r":-:-.:sr". '-n . . ,
The big pile of prunes In the store
house of the Benton Couotv Prune
Company was ' sold Monday. The
purchaser Is the i Damlrue & Gould
Company, Chicago. The deal was
accomplished for them by C Gazely,
who has recently bought a" large!
amount or prunes in Oregon,: among!
other iota being of : .anaggregate of
70 carloads secured - at Koseburg.
The priee paid in the . deal, Manager
Johnson does not make public, but it I
Is currently reported on the streets to
have been about three cents. Wheth
er commissions are to 1 be deducted Is
not known. " The price ia said to be
the best that has been paid in Oregon
within the past two . months. The
sellers sack the prunes : and put them
on thenars without grading. Ship
ment la to be made at once.
' If you want a. dressed porker. " dressed
poultry of any kind,, a Christmas roast,
a dozen bonanas for 2s cents, ' or any
kind of staple groceries, and rmamber.
Saturday we will sell Blaine's coffee at
less than cost. i.- : : v: :
: :": ' E. J. Dun, a
": : :::.:' Commission Honse.
" Piano for Sale. "-'I
on easy " terms,';, rather
Cfaeap,
than
take it to Seattle: see at once
; ; , C Lincoln Ben net t-
:-- ;, ' For Sale.
--Two frsgh milk cows,
address 3
For ftarticularii
LDavis ft
" Pern, Ors,
. The practical Christmas "presents that
appeal to the eye and bring real comfort
(o tkt recipieat, M olu & Callakaa-
THE RUTH SANK -
She Lies in the Willamette Opposite
- - - 1 Corvallis-'-Her Cargo,
- rAs a result of ah - accident at five
o'clock yesterday morning, the fine
river steamer Ruth, which plies be
tween' Corvallis . and .Portland is
hung on a huge enag in the Wil
liamette, half way' between "T the O
R & N dock and Fischer's mill.
The bow points to the southeast and
is forty feet from shore in six feet
of water.: The sternlpoints north
westerly and is out in the 'channel,
submerged until the water.: reaches
the bottom' of the cabin windows.
The water at the stern: is 12 or 15
feet deep. In the . bottom of the
boat there is a huge hole, , supposed
to be 30 feet long; and four feet
wide.?- Through L it a big stream of
water flows, passing up through the
cabins and .out over ,: the decks on
the lower side.- All cargo and pas
sengers have been removed, and
the boat lies easy, being held firm
ly by lines to the shore and by the
huge snag that still holdB to the
hull with great force. : ; '
The accident happened ; at five
o'clock yesterday : . morning. 1 he
Ruth had arrived from : Portland
at two. She had a number of pas-
senserB on board" and these were
still in their berths when the accid
ent occurred. . After discharging
cargo, she took on board 28,000
ponnds of pinnes and a . carload of
oats. Then she left her dock and
started for Fischer's mill for ad
ditional cargo. Pilot - Oliver" was
at the wheel,-and : Captain ylnman
ws it his i- berth, asleep. The
boat was movind along in the us-
ualchannel, when "without: warning
she struck the snag with - consider
able force. ; : -v.v ,;:::
Her inomentnm carried her ahead,
apparently 30. Feet, tearing a hole
in the hull ae she went.- Within a
few seconds she : stopped, and the
bow began to swing around towards
the east bank. Within two min
utes the hold was full of water, and
the boat had sunk as far into the
water as the 6nag in her hull would
permit. ' . -.;.::z.--r :
"The passengers were all badly
frightened," said Captain Inman,
"and ruShed about the boat in wild
confusion. : One man . came out of
his berth with his trousers on
wrong side before.- Some, of the
scenes enacted were amusing. : We
soon got the- passengeas ashore in
boats . however, without accident."
:: As soonas the character of the
Accident w-aaj ascertained, .he crewJ
began at -once the removal of the
cargo.," With . thisy accomplished,
the boat, held firmly by lines ashore
and by the , snag lies easy, -and
is in no danger". A dificulty of her
situatios is thatjahe cannot be pul
led off.. The - presence of he snag
in her hull will prevent that- She
will have to be lifted off, and for
this purpose a steamboat, a barge
and wrecking timbers are expected
up from 'Portland . today.'
It will be some time before the
Rath -can again go into service. Af
ter her removal from her present
position the matter of repairs will
involve .-.-a tconsiderable. difficulty.
The laok of a convenient spot lor
beaching her near. her :p-reeeot lo
cation makes complications. .Most
of the orew have been temporarily
laid off, spending repairs to the boat.
The snag Btruck the hull near
the boilers and tore its way Aft for
a distance ff So feet. Th snag is
supposed t have lodged in the
channel daring the recent freshets,
as the channel is the same that is
habitually .used by passta g
steamers. ' "-"i-' J
The Gas Sun American Minstrels.
'.The Grand Rapids - Evening
Press has the following to eay about
the Sun- Minstreds: "The - usual
Sunday evening-audience greeted
the Gus Son Minstrels at their in
itial performance at the Grand last
eight. In the Qualities of . Bpecial
ities, scenery and in the voices of
its members, the show is far abeve
the average, and won well merited
applause throughout the : perform
ance. 5 1 he hrst part, served to in
troduee the prettiest stage setting
and costumes ueen in Grand Bapids
tor years, nne singing and some ex
ceptional funny." comedians. , ; The
olio that followed contained a num
ber of fine features." This com
pany will be seenrbere at the opera
house Prid ay. 20. Seats : on sale
at Graham & Wortbam. Prices
25, 35, 50 and 75. yr;-J ':il
- j. - For Christmas. - : '
Elegant books; choice stationery; Get
them - cheap at Gerhard's: A A ?v :''-:t.
- Our premium dishes for cash ' buyers
have arrived, Nolan & Callahan,- .
. - At Half Price :::.Zy
Handsome water ' tolor paintings' of
Oregon scenery. Get theni- at half pries
for Christmas presents at "Mann & Co's
Furniture store,. :rl
?:::v.;.;':: Twice a Week,
Ya qtSna Bay celery, fresh and fine.
Arny cs Tnesdayi and Fridays at Zoitt'
r ; - AS THE OLD MAN SEES IT.
His Notion of the Majority Verdict of
; " : : the Schley Court. ' 4
i Tbe old mn l-'rt his fpci down, " .-s :.
; ::And heaved a jlr hty BisU. ,?v
Jr.. "I'm gittin' praea mad," he aHi1,
"The way their treaHn' Sohlpy. " :
T "Two atfmT-tfon af'm'i
T- Ez admlrates thelt wives, "
:,: Her nrrf. Uielr kalkferatloug out
f. " To lay htm on the shelves.
- -They "lw his retrosfade wag .-wrons,
sr '.These admiratora do,
i . aid thet he hed no enterprise.
And was dilatory, tco,
i ? In short,, the way they rigger out, '
f; - He's eTwy where to blame;
fThoughall the world rpmerabers how '.
I:- - Schley got thar jest the same." i
"On 'leven plutu they count him out.
These admlraters do,
These' admira's In uniform,
j z knows a thing or two,
" Wriose naval battles all were fit - .,
By rule, and on tlie land
:, They made it 'leven counts because "
..v They hed no more at hand. --"r - .
. ;- He oughtter Mowthe Colon up,
.-5;-':An(l'inli fortn a-hro -
" Without expotln' his ovvu slup.i,
These rtm" rsl sever. . :
So In academic figbUu'
' They've shorn him of b's fame;
V But the Spaniards know far co tin, ' T- .
. . That he got there, jest the same. '
"He ought ter foimd the fei-.- nd' ships .s
: r- In plseii where they wusn t: - - :
LJ He ought ter got his coal supply- .; . - - ;
: z other sailors doesn't,
- He ought ter been at Puevi . -rf'j-
Arid Key West filiate, is.'t, -
V" He ought ter sunk Cerveras fleet -
Without a ship or . '
x The things he done'he oughn i to,
They were all Imprudent; :
5- He ought ter only dun the thl "3
1 ' That other fellers couldii't." . -. -
: And so the adm.l-aVm find - -lTv-'s
eyerttliei:. t3 V'ymo; ' -
f - But when we wanted flgUtm' .dun,
: r r Hegot thsr, j -,t ;i "-'Tne "
"Alpg with thi? uueer rea:i'i' .
f'1 George Dewey i,.va . bis vi w; t- ..- - v
Bravo Schley, he sen, dun everything
? That mortal man could do. ,i . . .
; He fit 'em hard, an' fit 'em long. .
He lit 'em strong an' true ; .-. - -
' - He nt 'em till the last ship strnt-fc ... . ..
" - What elseonld mort'-! do? -
; And so to Dewey, and to Schley, - .
; .".--.-r On eai th the only two
That ever sunk a foemans fleet,
- I'm gwine to tie to you.
AndVbile you stfnd with hi'nd In hand
- .Unmatched in naval fame
; Araertcaus, in spite e courts, .-
o?7-: Will trust you, just t n s mo."
A HANDSOME GIFT
It was One Thousand Dollars Eastern
Man Gave It Ehilomath College.
A gift of $1000 in cash -was re
cently bestowed on Philomath col-
lege. - The giver, whose bounty falls
in a cause most worthy, is an East
ern man, whose identity : has not
been made public, . The j money
is to be used. in-., supplying urgent
needs about the . institution.
Philomath college ia " in a new
era of prosperity. Throughout its
history, like most of the independ
ent institutions, it . has struggled
with debt. Three or four years,
ago, its arrearages aggregated about
$3,500. About that time J R Park
er became the business agent of the
institution, and with a zeal untir
ing and purpose undaunted, he has
devoted himself to the task of get
ting the college on firm financial
basis, entirely freed from iadebted-
ness. ,---- f : ::
Mr' Parker, has been entirely
successful.: " "-"At lasf summer's
meeting of the trustees be was able
to report that ihe college : did not
owe a dollar.' " The last centof debt
had been wiped out, Moreover
considerable amount of equipment
bad been added, -and - various lm
provemeats had been brought
about.,:-": -- ::-.: :,-. ...sj-,-The
college ikow is : highly sue
cessful. It has as many students
as can. be accommodated, and.
iacuuy: oi seven :wen trained L pm-
fessors. Enlargement of some of
the facilities has been made this
year, and 'next summer, with funds
how accumulating fuithex improve
ments are to be made. The ; erec
tion of a new dormitory-' - for- bovs
and improvement of... the present
one ana its - complete preparation
for the accommodation of girls are
among the, possibilities. '; .. :.;::-;
Lovers of the violin should not fail to
hear Mr Julius Brander who assist the
Schubert : December 28tb, Although
he renders the highest class of concerts
with ease he is far mere A modest than
many of the artists of legs ability,
'Overcoats, overcoats,, immense :
right prices and styles. Nolan &
etock,
Ca'lla-
han,':-;: . :. . : :.; :.
: Ford's Furnishing House. ;
New and second hand furniture, we
have opened np s full and up-to-date
stock of house furnishings, and with just
and courteous dealing will endeavor to
procure yonr patronage. : . S
:',.': :r::-r-r;.i Ford & Laws.
A nice present for the old folks is a
pair of gold spectacles,' a ' nice variety at
JB Grsffoi, the jeweler: : nv?:
Goto E P- Greffoz,-
the jsweler;
for
your souvenir spoons,
Heina's apple butter in stone iars, and
fine bulk olives at Zierolf's. - '
'999 Slutfil big Cbristmai
GORMAN AND MARYLAND
His Return to thfr Senate Matters in
Washington A Corvallisites Letter.
Editor TiBEs: ; ' ' a'" X': :
V: The president's messa ge
ought to please the people of the
Pacific coast. . The president ' ur
ges 'forcibly "and " witbr splendid
logic in favor of the Isthmian canal
the ' Pacific cable, governmental
control of irrigation waters, - pre
servation of the forests, and - other
subjects ; near to the - hearts and
pockets of the ' people affected by
the Japan current, : : . .
- The reclamation pf public lands
by means of reservoirs built by the
government-has" been advocated
for years, President Roosevelt is
essentially a western man, He is
familiar with: America's arid lands
and he knows how productive they
become when water can be applied
to them . : With the ' president as
an earnest advocate of the under
taking, governmental assistance in
reclaiming desert lands is assured.
. This: subject is of. interest to the
friends in the. agricultural collegt
for it means that hundreds of
thousands of acres-will be added to
the valuable agricultural land of
the state. In states where irriga
tion is more : general- and more
scientifically carried on than it is in
Oregon, the agricultural colleges
have their irrigation : experts, who
render great aid to the irrigating
farmers, It is , to be regretted
that the experimental " station in
Eastern Oregon was not located
in Baker or Crook county, or in
some othttr locality adapted to irri
gation experiments. r-'g
A stir has been created in Mary
land political circles by the rumor
that republicans are making a deal
throueh democratic members of
the Maryland legislature to elect
Raynor, Admiral Schley's attorney
to the united States senate. - in
stead of Gorman. " Since the leg
islature is quite close and Gorman
disliked by a number of democrats
in the state, the success of such a
scheme is not impossible,- but it is
not probable. Gorman has perfect
control of the. democratic organiza
tion and a certain jjarty - odium
would attach to those members who
would desert i" him, Gorman
was the issue in the election of the i
legislature . - - v :--:
Democracy will not lose by th"e
reappearance of Gorman as. United
States senator,: - The party.; hos not
has not had a real leader ; in the
senate , since his defeat. If has
had statesmen; it has had men pos
sessing political ability, but a lead
er to organize - and initiate : on a
large scale and with untiring ef
forts, it has lacked.Some may con
sider Gorman to be unscrupulous,
but none denies his power. He
.will not be long in gaining his old
time hold upon affairs. Senators of
long service apparently lose little
prestige by a temporary retirement.
It is observed that Ssnator Mitch
ell possessed himself at once of a
, large measure of his former very
considerable influence. -
' v' : "--:' : ' ::
- .-.. : : -""
f Neither republicans - nor demo
crats seem to regret the disappear
ance of Wellington-. Yet he is not
bad as his deBcient sense of pro
priety has led many to believe. He
tried to fill a place too large for his
merits and he attracted attention
not by his i strength ' but by his
weakness.
. The census office v ill be made a
permanent bureau . at this session
of Congress. There seems to be
no opposition whatever to the pro
position among members in either
house and the president advocated
the measure in his message. This
will mean a big financial saving
to the government and will , insure
a more correct and an earlier ..pub
lished . report, . of Uncle Sam's'
peoples and possessions : Incid- j
en tally, it ' will give permanent
employment to six or seven hun
dred clerks.; The office force of the
census bureau at one time con
sisted of over three thousand clerks
This number is now being reduced
monthly and by the first of April
probably tnere - will not be, more
than one thousand clerks on the
roll. A few recent- appointments
have been made to the census office
among them being Mr Kuvken-
dall of Eugene, Oregon Mr Kuy-
kendall will be remembered by
many Corvallisites as a member
of Ihe.U of O : football team, and
particularly, as. probably the fastest
nurdle runnerramong Oregon col
legians: He is attending the nicht
law school of Columbia Univer
sity. .. k ' " ": :. - .
.- .:
With the influx of congressmen
and of the camp followers of con
gress, the Washington . representa
tives of the first families of Virgin
ia have brightened & up and look as
if they believe that life -after all is
not altogether a failure; : ; Nearly
all the boarding 'f- houses - ere con
ducted by the fiat : fanilit? of Yix
ginia. - ' TheyXare people, with a
past and their :taees usually turned
backward. As onesof I hem told
us yesterday at the iable, I had
brilliant ancestors, : butvl never
boast of it. ; :- ' -
-t .H."" L- - Holqate.'-
CROWDS THERE
Scarcely . Room for Them A Problem
Ahead The Public Schools.
The growth of the public schools :
in Corvallis the :- past year is . the
subject of cheerful comment. There
are now 20 per cent more pupils
than at the same time last year.
The : actual - attendance daily is
about 455, The enrollment is above r
r The attendance is the largest m
the history of Corvallisv A con
tinuation of - present -r growth ; will
necessitate the providing additional
quarters next year. It is only by
rowding and - shifting : and very
hard work On the part ..- of Meachers .
that it is possible to -get along. It '.
is understood that the board wonld-.
have hired another teacher some
time ago if a room had been avail-
able for use. - But few of the rooms .
at this time have under 50. Mrs
Cramer, in the seventh grade has
an enrollment of over 70. -It is
said that no teacher --can: do'" -full
justice in teaching to above 40.
To relieve the congestion in Mrs;
Cramer's room, Principal Holmei
has taken charge ot one 01 her class. .
es, and takes care of it for a quart
er of the day. , This redtces his
time for looking.afcer tbe various
departmeats of the school, but the
arrangement is the best that can be
made under the circumstances of
the congested . condition of affairs.
The condition of the schools has
its cheery side. It speaks well for
the management of the .directors,
the administration of the principal
the work of the teachers, and the
natural growth of Corvallis.
MANY FATHOMS DEEP
A Well and Pump to Match Water
r:: - at Ten Cents per Drink.- : ' '
In some places on earth the wat
er problem is an intricate one,
Thomas Slate, in town Monday,
knows of one of these . places. lift ':'
lives . across the Willamette six
miles, He formerly ran a pump
ing station in the Eureka Flat
country," north ol; Walla Walla.
Theyhip in" water there on" the
railroad. Ten cents a drink ia
paid for it, for horses'. : I '
In some places there, they haver
deep wells. : Mr Slate is a biddar1
now for putting in a pumping ap
paratus at a well already sunk,.
This well is 87o feet deep... At the
bottom of it ia a vein of water 25
feet deep. Water rises in tbe well 7o.
feet, leaving it 8O0 feet below thet
surface, " . "
- The problem of pftnjping it is
difficult. A two and a - balfincbv "
pipe ia used. The valve.of eocrreei,
must be at the bottom. ; Over Sao,
feet of ; rods,. woiKiBg iiuide . tbd.
pipe are : used for Ihe purpose..."
These rods are made of . Oregon fir
with steel connections 3 1 .the end of.'
each. The fir is used, because ther
water in the pipe partly floats it- '
and reduces the weight that would! .
result, were eUel roas used. Thw
weight of a column of &00 feet o'
water on .the valve at the botomr
when pumping is ; in : progress, ia
something like 600 to 800 pounds "
Let those who -like this sort of
thing go to Eureka P'atr Oregon
iij)etter lor most of up.
i Genkine cutgiass'at Greffo'thai.'.
jeweler. at prices you can afford .
.-'-: Rev Tliingi fjr V u -;"
: A complete line of jii.LVlCwket goo Jsj -brought
direct from the Ki f.,t New Yoik
Racket Store of NeWJSfork City, It com
prises everytiiiiig fom.u' in a couipleta
racket establishinc-Dt and Includes a va
riety of .articles' cspialiy -. adapted for
holiday piegrnts. -:' . T!:l.i0v iioods are all '
marked down to -bedronk', ,:ash prices,'
and will be'rsold accordingly,. Call ..'-..ah .
iuspei;t these fine new. reosis atT .r.(!:or
& VeIlshir's';Kaekfc " i'-Voucry Sloiei
second door soutli of the postoffice,
; Buy one ! pbnud of .m r.y iiuo- tea oud-go
a doll free, llodes' Crocetv. .. ; -
For Sale:
54 head of good goat,-y lisilf. and lialfl
Will sell cheap if gold soon, Inquirer
of E B Horning. " . :S"---, " v
Ladies and misses jackets ot 60 ceata
on the dollar, at Kline's, .-- I: :
A bunch of keya. ' C- ffiy fcr tlila'
notice and got them at Ttmj-s office. :
"Vermont mftj'le evrii;- ..si :5 cents per
gallon at Zieroire; ; Biing -jacket- -
:i Ne:iine of .the ce?felr.qied "Walk Ov
er" elioes for men ingt. a- tj ed at JSoIan
& Callahan. Phone .!. .?r-. 'y,
Bead Milnsr & : Weilehe
new aTk:
aoKttCaat eles where, ; :