LOCAL LORE.
Georgia Harper and Company at
Opera bouse beginning October 15tb.
R M Davlsson ot Salem was am
ong the orer-Sunday visitors in Oor
vallis. F P Sheasgreen started Saturday
for Victoria to attend a convention of
the Pacific Coast Are chiefs. He re
turns Sunday.
Frank Francisco left Saturday for
Iowa on a visit to bis sister Mrs J K
Johnson. He expects to be absent
about a month.
Alex Schick formerly a partner In
the brick livery stable, was In town
the last of the week exchanging greet
ings with friends.
A nev street -walk and a consid
erable length of cement walk are no
ticeable improvements about the
residence ot J M Nolan.
"What started th9 fuss at the
milkmen's ball?'" Some blamed fool
asked one of the men if he had
brought his pumps along".
A schooner is advertised to leave
San Francisco for Yaquina Bay about
October 15. She is to bring merchan
dise to dealers at Newport, Yaquina,
Toledo, Elk City and other Yaquina
Bay points.
The steam wood-saws of the city
have had a very successful run this
season, and they will finish up their
work a month sooner than usual. The
excellent weather bas given them un
interrupted employment, .
Mrs Andrews went to Portland
Monday to assist In the care ot her
sister, Mrs Blley, who, It will be re
membered, was one of the injured in
the bridge accident at Hamilton
slough, Linn county,
Joe Bryan was home on a brief
visit to friends in Philomath this
week. He travels for Schilling &
Co. and his territory embraces South
ern and South-western Oregon and
NOrth-western California.
In an up town shop may be ' seen
an attractive delivery wagon whose
cover bears the Inscription "Corvallis
Steam Laundry". It looks good to
Corvallis people who have been ac
customed to seeing the advertisement
ot out-of-town laundries.
Baker and January, blacksmiths
who have been doing business in the
Hunter shop on Adams and Second
streets, have dissolved partnership,
L V Baker succeeds the firm and the
shop has been removed to the build
ing recently erected by Marshall Mil
ler just north of Farmers hotel.
Jim Westfall a Chinaman former
ly well known here, visited Corvallis
Saturday and Sunday. Jim figured
prominently in construction of the
Oregon Pacific railroad, as contractor
and general manager of the Chinese
forces on the road. He is now a
. traveling medicine peddler.
The new Agricultural hall has
been connected with the light and
water system at the college. The
board was particularly anxious to
give the new building the benefit
of water connections in order to re
duce the danger from fire. J R Smith
& Co completed the laying ot pipes
yesterday.
' Friends in Corvallis have learned
by letter from him that George Eglin
and family have decided to locate in
Ashland tor the winter it . not perm
nently. Monday Mr Eglin's household
effects were shipped to him from here.
He had traveled over South-eastern
Oregon with team, but found nothing
in that locality which Induced him to
remain.
Although it Is claimed that pheas
ants are rather scarce and wild this
season many hunters seemingly se
cure the limit when they go out. There
are two reasons why they do this.
Those who get more than the limit
are afraid to say so, and those who
secure less are ashamed to say so,
There is not much faith in the average
hunter's honesty.
Two timber men from Minnesota
are examining timber in various parts
of Benton County. They are in the
vicinity of Wren and Blodgett this
week. They are looking at the timber
lands of the Oregon Pacific Coloniza
tion Company, recently acquired from
the Coast, Land and Livestock Com
pany and the Agricultural Company
limited. It is understood that the
corporation Is endeavoring to effect a
sale of the timber to them,
Harry Holgate had scarcely ar
rived at Washington from his recent
visit In Corvallis, when he received
the information that his duties as a
government employe would require a
second visit to the Pacific Coast this
season. That is how it happened that
Hairy was in town again Saturday
and Sunday. He is a kind ot an ad
vance Inspector for the government
surveyors. Mr Holgate's work covers
a terrltrry extending from Southern
Oregon to Southern California".
Fred Oberer. proprietor of the
Charter Oak Sawmill, was In town
Monday, and he is very much elated
over the excellent business the mill is
doing. The mill is now located two
and a half miles below Airlie, on the
Wing place and in the midst of a fine
body of oak timber, The S P Co. Is
taking the entire output of the mill
excepting the dimension stuff, and
will continue to do so for an indefi
nite time. The dimension is disposed
of to various furniture factories at a
good price, Fred has experienced a
good deal of hard luck since he went
into the mill business, but he states
how that financial difficulties are the
least of his troubles,
Harper and Com-
pany. ,
Chicken pie dinner Friday nighty
George Bose has rented a farm
near Condon, and he and his wife
l9ft Sunday to occupy It.
Mrs A D Morrison went to Port
land Wednesday to visit her husband
who is a student at the medical col
lege there,
The Corvallis Sawmill Co. Is pre
parlng to drive a number of plies near
the mill to facilitate booming operat
ions, Henry Stone is to do the work.
Judge McFadden is home from
his farm near Junction where, with
fyia family he -spent several weeks
harvesting. " The product of his prune
orchard this season was 700 bushels.
Mrs Carl Hodes and Mrs
mersley returned yesterday to
home in Albany after a brief
with Cor v allis friends.
Ham
their visit
A Chicken pie dinner is to be
given Friday evening from five o.clbck
to nine by the ladles ot the Presby
terian church at Mrs Hemphill's on
Main street.' All are invited. The
price for dinner is 25 cents.
A W Fischer has been appointed
under the terms of the will exec
utor of the estate of the late H F
Fischer, to serve without bond, and
he has qualified, The will, which was
executed in May last has been admit
ted to probate.
Mr Bowersox ot Salem was InCor-
vallls Saturday and Sunday on a brief
visit to Mr and Mrs. Samuel Kerr.
Mr Bowersox went to Albany Monday
to spend a few days hunting with bis
brother,
Amos Klsor Is making prepara
tions for the eeasons wurk at the
cider factory. Amos believes that ha
now bas the secret of making and
preserving cider in the best condition
and expects to have a large stock to
dispose ot this winter and next. He
commences operations next Monday
All the machinery in tne new
eteamlaundry is now in position, and
has been several times in operation.
The construction of a drying room is
In process. The latter part of this
week a few batches ot laundry will
be sent through the works. One
package from Alsea has been on hand
for two week's. Next Monday the
doors will be open to the public, and
permanent operations begin.
Guy M Powers, of Salem, has filed
his answer to the divorce
suit brought by his wife. He al
leges that his wife had a violent, vic
ious and ungovernable temper, that
she was abusive in her treatment of
him, that she scolded, worried and
henpecked him on the slightest pretext
scolding and abusing him when he
attended his lodge, becoming hysteri
cal, etc. etc.
There was a ' reception to new
Btudents at the United Evangelical
church Saturday night. The church
was neatly decorated for the occaeion
with ferns and potted plants. The
programme was. Instrumental solo, 'J
Chambers ; quartette, Prichard, Kltner
Allen and Holt ; recitation, Kate Dan
lels;faddress of welcome, Bev Deck
Souvenir programmes were distribu
ted, Tomorrow, J E Shavland and
family leave for Cleveland, Washing
ton to reside. The store at Wren bas
been sold to Mr Hufft, late of Colora
do. The latter Is a son ot J M Hnfft,
formerly of Corvallis. The papers in
the deal were filed in the recorder s
office Monday. Mr Shavland came
with his family to Benton from Minn
esota last fall, and shortly after pur
chased of William McGee, the Wren
store, which he has since conducted.
He goes to Washington to occupy a
240 acre farm, which hd bas purcha
sed. The land lies within a mile and
a half ot the town of Cleaveland.
, A very large crowd attended the
reception given by the Y M and Y W
O A at the college to new students
Friday night. The function was at the
Armory. A notlcajble 'feature of the
attendance was the presence of an un
usually large number of the members
of the faculty and old students. The
programme was, vocal solo. Miss
Mabel Ready; remarks, Professor
Lake; recitation Miss Llndgren;
quartette Bartmess Brothers, Burno
ugh and Alien; recitation, Miss; Elsie
Canfteld; vocal solo, J G Killpack. All
ot the musical numbers were encored.
Refreshments were served.
Perhaps never before at one time
has there been so many eawlogs
boomed in the river at this place as
now. In order to hold them auJ pre
vent their escaping when a considera
ble rise in the river comes, it is neces
sary to line them or in other words
fasten them together. This the mill
company has been engaged in doing
the past ten days and the work is
now complete. To accomplish the
purpose an iron ring spoken of in log
ging parlance as a-dog, is attached to
each log, and through these rings a
strong rope or cable Is passed success
fully.. The cost of the equipment for
lining the logs in the river here is
said to be near $600.
Lost
From a delivsry wagon, a sack of
rice. Finder please notify G A Robin
son. Seed For Sale.
At my place, three miles north of Cor
vallis, clover seed at 12 cents and vetch
seed at 3 cents.
Richard Kiger. j
. Phone 503. ......
See Georgia
THE LOCAL HOP CROP
Much of it Has Been Disposed of Grow,
ers Receive Substantial
Benefits.
Much of the hop crop' of this vi
cinity has been disposed of and the
probabilities are that the portion
remaining unsold at this time will
be allowed to go within a short
time. Growers are offered a good
price, and although. there are
some indications that the product
will reach a much higher figure
within the next 60 or 90 days,
there is small disposition here to
gamble on the turn of the market.
The Lilly crop and one or two
others in the county are the only
ones not sold. Last week Alex
Campbell and China Sam disposed
of to a McMinnville buyer that
portion of their hops not contracted
Mr Campbell's excess was slightly
more than a thousand pounds and
that of Sam, 17,000 pounds. Twen
ty cents was the price received for
the excess. Thursday, Faber &
Neis secured the James Herron
crop of 89 bales at 21 cents. The
same parties on Monday received
Mr Whitaker's crop of 115 bales,
75 bales of which, however, had
been contracted. For the remain
ing 40 bales Mr Whitaker received
a price which was highly satisfact-'
ory to him. The Cooper crop from
the Eglin place was shipped last
week but no information as to its
destination nor as to the price if
sold, has been received. "
Notwithstanding the fact that
much of the hops in this locality
were contracted at eleven cents, in
most instances, the growers had
sufficient excess to receive sub
stantial benefit from the rise in
price, so altogether it has been a
good season for the grower. This
state is becoming know as one of
the very best hop producing sec
tions in the world, and as the hop
industry in other localities is giv
ing place to more profitable crop?,
there would seem to be a very en-;
couraging prospect for the indus
try, more particularly in Oregon
and Washington.
A SWORD FOR HIM
Corvallis Sends Money for one for
Captain Clark of the Oregon
"Don't hamper me with orders;
I am not afraid of the whole Span
ish fleet". That is what brave Cap
tain Clark of the battleship Oregon
wired the department at Washing
ton, when the bureaucrats attempt
ed to direct him by wire how to
get his ship into Cuban waters.
O' course everybody thought then
that the Oregon's captain was talk
ing to the galleries, but when Clark
threw his vessel into the thick of
the fight at Santiago, events
proved that he was "not indeed,
"Afraid of the whole Spanish fleet."
They are raising monev in Ore
gon now to buy a sword to present
to Captain Clark, whose gallant
service has received but tardy rec
ognition. 1 ne sum required is
$1,500, and contributions were
asked of all towns, according to
population. The share of Corvallis
is $20 and Senator Daly and Robert
Johnson were the committee. The
sum has been raised and sent away
and local citizens suggest that there
be engraved on the sword the im-
A. - 1 . , -W-k .4
mortal woras, "uont namper me
with orders; I am not afraid of the
whole Spanish fleet." Why not?
HE COULDNT PAY IT
Tax Question is Early Presented to" a
Corvallis Boy.
Since the doe taes arrived. CruVf
Alexander is makinsr thmes livelv
tor stray canines and their owners
j - j
lhe entorcement of the law has its
pathetic aspect, and the collection
of dog taxes is the source of many
a neartacne. just before a certain
little Corvallis . boy went to the
coast, for his summer outine-. the
council ordered collection of the
dog tax. The little chap had a dog
ana a iatner wno nad said he
would not pav the tax. Dun nor
the boy's stay at the coast he pract
iced sucn rigid economy with his
spendinsr monev that, as hetrinritrTii-
he had sufficient funds to pay the
tax on his return home, when ac
cordingly,, he proudly tendered the
tax-collector '. one dollar. Tfi
pathos of this incident becomes
quite apparent when we have learn
ed that the tax on this particular
boy's doe was three dollars instead
of one dollar. The little fellow
went home in tears. He has since
made heroic efforts to- keep his dog
tied up, but without such success
as to prevent the authorities from
giving him warning that if the dog
is again seen on the streets, the law
will be allowed to take its course.
Trespass Notice.
All persons are hereby notified not to
trespass by hunting or otherwise, on the
lands of the undarsigned in Wells, Ben
ton county.
E. F- Wiles-.
W. T. Wiles.
" John Writsman,
LADIES WOOL VAISTS
This is one of the prettiest lines of
waists ever brought to the city. We have
them in all colors and prices, from 75 cents
to $6
S. L. KLINE'S.
Special Sale Women's Walking Skirts
A 5. dozen lot of rainy day skirts
arrived Saturday They were bought
at a bargain and will be sold at a bar
gain Not the common kind that come
one dozen of a kind, but mind you, 5
dozen to choose from and no two alike,
ranging in price from to Many
of these are exceptional values in grad
uated flounces, seven gores with welt
stitching on the seams, seven gores
with inverted plait in the back, bell
flare around bottom Don't believe this
but come and see for yourself
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has worn a pair about them, Every pair sold means a satisfied customer and
a new pair when the old ones are worn out
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Skillful Fitting of Corsets
In the fashions of today the abso
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importance Its lines either make or
mar the beauty of the smartly designed
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you who are tall and for you j
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$25.00
Some Less
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