LOCAL LOBE.
(Advertisements in this column charged, for
St the rate 01 id cenw per uue.
For first class cabinet work and
upholstering go to W W. Holgate
W. H. McMabon 'of Corvallis
-was registered at the Perkins in
Portland Monday.'
Mr. Bodgers, organizing officer
ol the Woodmen of the World, and
who figured in the late demonstration
of the order, in Corvallis. was In
town Monday.
.The city jail bad another occu
pant over, SuDday. It was John Vine
yard who was arrested late Saturday
night on a charge of disorderly con
duct. Monday morning he had a
hearinsr in the police court and was
fined 825, which amount he paid,
Miss Gladys Moore entertained a
number of friends at her home Sat
urday evening. Progressive Whist
was the amusempnt, Eufus-Cate
winning first honors. About twenty
were present.
W. D. Donahue, of Texas, baa ar
rived, in Benton with a view to lo
cating. He has disposed of his in
terests in Texas. Many people in
that section, Mr Donahue eays have
their eyes on Webfoot.
OAO basket ball men won a de
cisive victory Saturday night over
the McMinnvitle College . team. The
score was thirty to four. On account
of the stormy character of the even
ing and other attractions, the attend
ance was so small that the manage
ment lost about 810 on the game.
Mrs. John Elckard of the vicinity
of Corvallis, la a cousin of the late
Sheriff Withers of Lane county. Her
father was Peter Withers who resided
in Corvallis until 1872, when be went
to Southeastern Oregon to reside.
His brother was Jack Withers, father
of the dead sheriff.
W. A. Wells has sold to Mr.
Hattle Waltan of Philomath, lots five,
six, seven and eight In block five in
Job's addition, consideration, $110.
The purchaser is to build a dwelling
house on the premises in the spring
Dick Klger is having a new wind
mill erected on his farm north of town
- Thp tank is to be six feet deep and
eight feet in diameter Sheasgreen &
Buxton are doing the woodwork on
the tank and Horning Bros, are mak
ing the hoops out of round Iron 25
feet long.
-M. Ek on Monday, announced to
the Time i the arrival of a new ice
man in town. He came on the 3rd.
It was supposed on first thought that
Mr Ek was to have opposition in the
ice industry, but it" proved otherwise.
' The new arrival is to be a partner or
- at least he is to share' 'the' profits of
the' enterprise already here.
Eev. Frank f. Adam9 of Walla
Walla, occupied the pulpit morning
and evening at ' the Congregational
church Sunday. He is to occupy the
same pulpit next Sunday, and in ad
dition will hold service at 3 p. m. the
. same day at Plymouth. The local
church is endeavorrng to arrange for
a permanent pastor, and if matters
develop satisfactoorialy, Eev. Adams
'may fake the place.
. The Shiiley Company concluded
a week's engagement at the Opera
House with "Blue Grass of Old Ken
tucky," Saturday night. The per
formance is regarded by many as the
most acceptable of the week- The
audience was the largest, the receipts
at the box office belog $117, When;
ever they return to Corvallis,"" Mlfl
Shiiley and her company are sure to
play to a good business.
It if about four years ago that
another Oregon sheriff lost ,his life
at the bands of a criminal. Some
body burglarized the summer cottage
of 8enator Fulton, and the latter ,the
sheriff of Clatsop county, a constable
and. another man undertook a search
of the shanty of a suspect. The lat
ter appeared with his Winchester,
and while the other three members
of the posse were making a search of
the shanty, the suspect on the out
Bide shot the "sheriff down - in bis
tracks. A battle ensued in which the
suspect was floa'ly killed, Senator
Fulton firing the fatal shot. Shortly
afterward, on tne floor of the Oregon
. senate, Senator Fulton made a plea,
against reduction of salaries of sher
iffs, eaying that he knew from exper
ience that their duties were hazard
ous and they earned all the emolu
ments they received.
A. Eyle arrived from the East
Friday. He has been absent since
December I4th, and visited relatives
. in Minnesota, Iowa and : Nebraska.
On Ckristmas1 In Minneapolis he had
dinner with tour brothers. A fifth
brother was in Canada, and could not
be present. The first day 'of the new
year found him at dinner with his
AfarAr nnrl ooarl mnf.hnr af Ttaa XTMnoa
Iowa. Although harveet in Oregon
is sometimes interfered with by : the
weather to some extent, Mr- Eyle
felt rather proud of his adapted state
in this respect often noting the fact
that at the time of his visit not more
than half the threshing had been done
In Iowa, and tbat in Nebraska and
l.,h T i n
piubuoiu iuns umy tx email puiliuu
of the corn had been shocked. The
delay, he states, was occasioned by
unfavorable weather conditions. A
hundred miles west of the summit of
the Eooky mountains on - the North
ern Pacific line, while coming home,
Mr Eyle experienced something of a
cold snap. The thermometer reg
istered 38 degrees below zero, and be
had considerable difficulty In prevent
ing his webs from freezing and crack-lag.
A quarteily examination of teach
ers, conducted by Superintendent
Denman, begins at the court house to
day. Miss Edna Groves has resigned
har nnnltinn nn tfmphnr of t.hn BAiool
In King's "Valley, and expects tor leave
in two weeKs to accept a similar post
tlon at Sbaniko, Eastern Oregon.
V. A. Carter, .as administrator,
has filed bis inventory In the estate of
Einman Vanderpool. The estate com
prises real property, and is valued at
After an absence of 18 months in
fdabo, John Buchanan arrived in
Benton Monday. Whether or not he
will remain in this section, has not
been determined.
The probate court has confirmed
the sale by M M Waltz, administrator
of the real property in the estate of T
P. Waggoner. The purchaser is J. O.
Bay ley, and the consideration, $4,169.
The sale was consummated January
21st.
Mr. Norwood of the Bruce-Monroe
mail route was a former neighbor
of Assassin Lyons, who murdered Sher
iff Withers. He says Lyons has al
ways been a cold-blooded, brutal -man,
with nothing to recommend him. He
saw Lyons on one occasion become en
raged at a horse and subject it to in
human torture.- Lyons tted the poor
brute securely, and set fire to a quan
tity of bay placed -under its body.
Enveloped in the blazing bay, the tor
tured animal presented a terrible spec
tacle. If the natural order of things is
followed, Assassin Lyons will have
but a brief time to spend in the Lane
county jail. The circuit court for
Lane county, the court . Sheriff
Withers so often attended, con.
venes In Eugene the first Mon
day In March, when Lyons will
be called to answer for his murderous
shot. The trial will be before Judge
James Hamilton, and that means
much for justice. y
For a time it was expected tbat
the assassin of Sheriff Withers was
making his way into Benton county.
Sheriff Burnett received telephonic
notice to that effect, and left Cor
vallis at three o'clock Saturday after
noon for the south end of the county.
He spent the rest of the day and all
of Sunday in that vicinity without se
curing trace of the fugitive. Subse
quent information proved that the
course of the assassin was a consid
erable distance south of the Benton
county Hnei
The steamer Elmore ran on a
scag in the Yamhill river Saturday
and was disabled to such an extent
that she sunk. Monday, the Ruth
went to her assistance with the ap
paratus necessary tor her rescue. On
this aVscount the-Bnti sHdnaot"karriye
In Corvallis as usual Monday night.
The E'more Is an O B & N boat, and
was the steamer which ' ran on the
Portland Corvallis route during the
time the Eutn was undergoing re
pairs from her misfortune near Fisch
er s mills last season. 1
JNew deeds Hied for record are,
Eothcbild Brothers to William Mittel
sfadt, 38 acres near Philomath, $525.
James Hayes and wife to Belle Phil
ips, oneJot In Avery's second addi
tion, $1. Byrop D. Arnold and wife
to W. A. Schmidt, one lot in Wilkins
addition. $2o. Burt Hugglns to Clara
Huggins, 10 acres near monroe. $125.
O. & C. E. B. to Lavina A. Chllds, 40
acres In Alsea, $119. United State?,
to J. H. Eycraft, patent to 12u
acres in Alsea. J, Buckingham and
wire to Woodmen of tha World, one
acre near Pasty, $150,
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The road supervisors of the coun
ty are- all summoned to meet with the
county court at the March term, to
formulate some plans for road im
provement throughout the county this
season. The meeting is to occur at
the court house March 5th at 1 p. m.
All the supervisors are .requested to
be present. The court allows them
pay for -their attendance. At the
meeting there will be a general dis
cussion of the road situation and an
interchange of ideas with reference to
methods to be employed in the expend
iture of the road taxes for which large
levies have been made. It Is proposed i
as rar as possioie to mase tne im
provement uniform and permanent,
and to secure this; Is the purpose cf
the meeting. -
The following with reference to the
illness of Eepresentative Hayden, is
taken from Monday's Oregonian;
Eepresentative Hayden, cf Benton
county, is at tha Salem hospital and
will probably have a run of typhoid
fever. He will not be in attendance
upon the legislature during the re
mainder of the session. A number of
the members of the legislature have
been ill : since coming to Salem and
the general opinion Is that their ill
ness is due to the quality ot water sup
plied tor drinking purposes. ' Several
of the members, upon the advice of
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their physicians, have abstained from
drinking the river Water unless it has
first been boiled. Mineral water has
a stood sale during the session of the
legislature. Salem's water supply ie
taken from the iiver just above the
business part of town, and there has
always been a great difference of opin
ion as to Its purity. ; Men who come
from Portland and Astoria, where the
water Is known to be pure, agree that
the water here is not fit to drink.
I Be it Known.- 1 -That
I will pay no debts contracted,
except' contracted by myself or on my
order aftar this date.
February 6, 1903. ..
-v ' . H. Sargent
MAUD HOFFMAN
Goes Next to England With WiUard
' She is a Social Favorite In the Big
Cities.
Jaud Hoffman, the Corvallis
actress, has just completed a week's
engagement with. Richard Mans
field in Boston. She is described
by those who have seen her in pri
vate, as a most fascinating and in
teresting woman-. She is very
handsome, has a splendid complex
ion, magnificent eyes, beautiful
hair and superb figure. She is not
stagy, but is perfectly frank, simple
in manner, yet dignified. She re
members Corvallis and Corvallis
ites wonderfully well, and inquires
m detail about all her old friends,
Next year she is going with
Willard again to London. She
will not return to America for sev
eral years, as Willard does not ex
pect to play in America again for
time time. Miss Hoffman has always
been well received in London, and
is delighted with the prospect of
returning there. She indicated
her preference in these words: "Of
course, I am very fond of my own
America, but I - love England."
Miss Hoffman has visions of
starring:, and then, and not until
then, will she play in the West,
All the while she is studying
French, fencing: and music, both
vocal and instrumental.
In Boston, she has had many
social attentions. . It was there
she studied and made her debut
She lived, during her recent en
gagement, at the Touraine, the
swellest hotel in the city. An ex
cerpt from the Boston Herald thus
refers to her social standing: "Miss
Maud Hoffman and Miss Ham
mond, a young English girl," who
have been playing Caphurnia and
Portia, respectively, m Mr Mans
field's production of Julius Caesar,
which ended its brilliant Boston
fortnight last evening, have been
quite the lions of the week socially,
A luncheon was given for them on
Wednesday by Miss Adele Thayer
at her home on Commonwealth
Avenue. That afternoon Mrs.
Arthur Beebe gave a reception for
them, and Mrs Andrew Robeson
has entertained them. Miss Hoff
man brought letters from New
York to Mrs Gardner, among oth
ers. Both the young ladies are ex
ceedinelv handsome, as well as
clever, and have made a delightful
impression everywhere. 1
heMxs TaclcjJjardnerl-refredLJiCi-W
to m the cupping is described as the
wealthiest, swellest and proudest
woman m all Boston. She has a
home that is a palace, and in ad
ditioui has another called, "Mrs
Gardner's Venetian Palace in
The Fens. The latter " is filled
with rare paintings, sculpture and
various other rare and costly works
6f art. She is a leader of society,
and is much courted.
Mrs Hoffman, mother of Maud,
lives in Washington, but is likely
to accompany her daughter to Lon
don next summer. ,
TO INSPECT THEM
Two More Proposed Free Rural Deliv
ery Routes for Corvallis..
There is to be an " inspection of
two free rural delivery routes that
it is proposed to establish at Cor
vallis. The examination is to be
made by E. C, Clement, special
agent and inspector, and is to oc
cur Thursday and Friday. Fri
day evening, in the event that the
routes are approved, there is to be
an examination at the Corvallis
postoffice of applicants for carrier
on each route. The examination
of carriers will take place at eight
O'clock p. m-' : '
Of the routes, one is to leave
Corvallis and proceed westward
along the Philomath road via Ply
mouth church to the Hughes cor
ner, thence back to Fern- and
around via Wilkinson's and Rick-
ard's to Inavale, thence back to the
Hughes' corner, and thence via
McBee's to the state road via J. O.
Wilson's and northward to Cor
vallis. , '
The other route crosses the ferry
at CorvalH s and goes to , Frank
Francisco's, thence to Caldwell's
and thence westward via the Radir
farm to Corvallis. Then it leaves
Corvallis again and goes via the
Card well hill road to- the P. A.
Kline school house, then east past
Odd Fellow's cemetery to Sol King's
and back to Corvallis. .
The first route serves 600 or 700
people and the distance is 25, miles
The length 01 the latter route is 24
miles and the service . accommodat
es 500 persons. If the routes are
approved, several months will
elapse before either is put in : op
eration. V
For Sale.
Choice clover seed, in any quan
tity at 12 cents per pound.
Corvallis Flouring Mills. '
TO ORATE.
Local Try-out for Representative of
j. State Oratorical Contest. (
Next Friday' night in the college
Armory, occurs the local tryout
tor selection of an orator to repre
sent O. A. C. in the state inter-collegiate
. oratorical contest to take
place in Eugene in March. For the
honor, there are eight contestants.
All have completed their orations,
and the papers have been' submit
ted to judges for markings as to
rhetorical excellence, subject matter,
treatment and originality. All the
judges reside outside of Corvallis,
and their identity is not known.
Their findings will be compared
with the findings of judges on de
livery Friday night, and from the
totals the standings of the- various
contestants will be determined.
' All the local contestants are train
ing for the coming event. The ex
ercises will begin at the armory at
eight o'clock,1 and a big crowd is ex
pected. Excitement ran high at a
similar try-out last year, and it is
expected that the scenes of that oc
casion will be repeated. The ora
tors, the society each represents,
and their subjects are as follows:, H
C- Darby, Philadelphian society,
"Our Country's Mission;" Guy
Moore, Jeffersonian," "Oliver Crom
well" Miss Eftie Michael, Feronian,
"The Unsolved Problem;" John
Witjy. Amicitian, "The Making of
an American; Juamta Rosendorf,
Sorosis, "Gladstone," Pierian,
Elsie Canfield "Stephen'A. Doug
las;" John Withycombe, , student
body, ,, Oliver Cromwell; C C Gate,
Zetagatheans, "Our Missions in
Chinaf"
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City Stables.
Notice is hereby given that we . have
opened up the City Stables in Corvallis
and that we are well preparep to accom
modate the livery trade here in a first-
class manner. Good attention will be
I given to the care of transient stock and
regular boarders. A share of the patron
ace is solicited,
, ' . Winegar & Hodgos.
. T W McGowan, Jr, established 1867
commission merchant, - hops, and general
merchandise, 36 & 38 Whitehall street,
NewYori. Liberal advance made on
all consignments, Highest market
prices obtained and quick returns. Ref
ferences: R G Dunn's Mercantile
Agency, New York; Bradstreets Mer
cantile Agency, New York: Bank of
America, New York,
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CHOICE
Wool Dress Goods, Outing Flannels, Fancy 1
Stripe Flannelettes, Calicos, Odd Sizes
in Underwear, Corsets, Etc.
Bring Eggs and Butter as well as the cash;
Ittiller Pays Biabest Prices for Produce,
We are assured that this spring will be an Alpaca season, and we have
bought a complete line of these goods. A few choice ones have already
arrived, in colors and black, which we have marked at a 'very low
J figure. We have received one . shipment of wash goods including
A. F. C, Ginghams, Chambray and Mercerized Linens.
What One Dollar in Cash will Buy this Week
In Our Grocery. Department,
"Twenty Pounds D. G. Sugar... $
Nine Pounds Lion Coffee..........
Nine Pounds Golden Sun t Coffee..
Twenty-Five Pounds Prunes....;...
Fifteen Pounds No. 1 Rice.
T.wo Bushels
Potatoes...:.....
Five 3-Pound Cans Padlock-Pchs.
F miller, Corvallis,
FEBRUARY
Inventory Sale.
Daring our Big January CJearanceSale we accumulated
a great many Odds and Ends from each Department of
; our big store, which we have decided to close out at
Extra Soecial Prices. .
This Invenrory Sale will Last Ten Day& and no Longer,
These are only a few of the many bargains you will find
on our counters. Remember, for 10 days only.
At KLINE'S,
The White House, Regulator of Low Prices.
Abstract of Title Conveyancing
3osepb Wilson
j&ttorney-At-Law
Practice in all the courts. Notary Public
Office in Burnett Brick.
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REMNANTfSfi
Oar January Red Tag Sale was a grand succes. Oar cus
tomers were well pleased with the bargains procured, and
we now have remaining a few Choice Remnants in
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$ix 3-Pound Cans Palo Alto Pchs.l
Nine 3-Lb. Cans Stand. Tomatoes
Nine 2-Lb. Cans Standard Corn. ..
Fifteen 3-Lb. Cans Tomatoes.:
Eleven 3 Lb. Cans Astd Pie Fruit
Five 2-LK Cans Sliced Pineapple
And Other Big Bargains, Each....
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Cb:s Includes
Ladies' Waists, Ladies'
Misses' and Children's
Capes & Jackets, Boys'
x-jriece cures, j-itiuies
and Gents' Underwear,
Laces and Trimmings,
Ladies' Shoes, wool
Dress F Goods, Valises,
Men & Boys' Mckntsh
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Misses' Mackintoshes,
Silk Waist Patterns,
Ribbons, Etc.
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