LOCAL LORE.
(Advertisements In this column charged., for
at the rate of 16 cents per line.
Wheat 68.
Mies Mabel Wltbyeombe left
Sunday for a peek's visit with Port
land friends.
Mack Hemphill left yesterday
for Portland where he expects a po
sition. There will be a meeting Thurs
day at 3 p. m. at the reading room.
All are cordially urged to be present.
A lady from Chicago will speak
on foreign missions at the Baptist
church on Thursday evening. Every
body invited.
Albany Herald : Mrs. W. A.
Bates of Corvallis, Is visiting at .the
home of her parents, Rev. and Mrs,
J: M. Morrison in this city.
Fre'd Broadwell, Amarillo, Texas,
writes that he is interested in Oregon,
and want$ literature descriptive of
Benton county and its resources.
'Saturday, Nathan Piokett made
final proof in the county clerk's office
on his homestead claim In Alsea- His
witnesses were B, F. and Ouy A.
Seeley.
The basketball girls at the college
have.a game In the Armory, this,
Wednesday evening. Their oppon
ents are the Chemawa team, - An ex
citing game is expected.
Samuel C Dixon made final proof
. in the county clerk's office Monday on
his timber claim. His witnesses were
Frank Spencer and Ed Hawkins.
The claim is located on Greasy,
near the Benton county saw mill and
comprises 129 acres.
New deeds filed for record are,
Albert S. Bowersox to Frank C Bjw
ersex, two lot in Wilklns addition,
to Corvallls, $200. George W. Hum
phrey and wife to David Perrin, 19
acres near Philomath, $275. A L
Dabler to Anna L Miller, two lots in
Corvallls, $10.
Representative Hayden returned
to Corvallls again last Saturday. He
was still more qr less indisposed, and
during his stay, remained constantly
, at the home of sister, Mrs Bvder. He
was much better Monday, however,
and left by the noon train for Salem,
where he expects to be at hia desk for
the remainder of the session.
Newport News; Mrs. Ruth N.
Clark, deputy (frganlzer of the De
gree of Honor of Corvallls, who has
been several days during the week
with Mrs L. W. Taft, left Friday
morning for Yaquina where she ex
: peet9 to organize a Degree of -Honor
lodge, from thence she will go to
Toledo Id the interests of the . lodge
at that place. During her visit at the
. Deacn Mrs. uiam iouau uve uae water
agates. ; . x .
Don Ray, formerly cf Corvallls,
is expected to coach the ' track team
of the state university this season,
provided the northern trip is made.
He and his brother, Will and Robert
are well remembered in Corvallis,
where they resided for several years.
Don was always in demand at enter
tainments, as a vocalist. ie went as
' a band man with the California vol
unteers to the Philippines. The family
now resides In California.
Eugene Register; At the meeting
of the Commercial Club called last
evening to discuss the Corvallls Car
rlage Factory proposition wherein a
bonus of $1000 and a site was asked
for, was gone over thoroughly and
it was decided best not to - take any
action In the matter at the present
time, The price asked for the site Is
$1100 making the total necessary to
raise $2100. It is probable that this
ends the proposition so far aa the
club Is concerned. .
Misses Sophia add Mary Elgin
entertained a number of friends at a
Valentine party, at their home on
College bill Saturday evening. Vac
ious games were the amusements,
Walter Dickey winning first prize In
game of "Valentines." A delicious
luncheon was a feature of the even
ing's pleasures . Those present were,
Misses Florence Wicks, Ethel Lln
vllle, Harriet Sheasgreen, Louise
Gilbert, and Sopha and Mary Elgin;
Will Weeks, Clay Rinehart, Walter
Wells, Fred Houston, Walt9r Dlokey
and Beo Elglu.
A surprise party was given for
Mias Mabel Sheasgreen at her home
Saturday evening. Progressive Whist
was the amusement. Those present
were. Misses Minnie Woldt, Louise
Erwln, Louise Cecil; Edna Thrasher,
VIeve Cecil, Elnora Bookwalter,
Ethyl Pierce. ' Maud Gleason, Eva
Day, PearlJones, Lura Flett, Lizzie
Thrasher and Mabel Sheasgreen;
Kletb Brown, Harold Wilklns, Charles
Sbenofield, Hem an Hall, Tom Graham
Roy Bell. Ernest Miller and. Walter
Sheasgreen.
The State University" fell before
OAO at ' basket ball Saturday
night. The score was 32 , to 2. The
game was in the Armory and was
witnessed by a good crowd. ' At the
last moment. CaDtain Bert Pilklncr-
ton of the football team was called
In tn rjla.tr nnntpr Thnnoh mil, nf
condition and out of practice, he play
ed an excellent game. The "otber
players on the OAC team were. Rine
hart, Moores, Steiwer Bilyeu, Stokes.
The Eugene players were, Captain
Burden, Thayer, Williams, Latourette
Hugg. Casteel, and Ernest Bean. The
visitors threw a goal about the mid
dle of the first half, but thereafter
failed to make a . basket. A return
game is to he played hereafter in Eu
gene, :.
Basket bail tonight.
A Dabler left Monday for Mobile,
Alabama, to reside.
W. R. Rutherford, selected as ora
tor for Monmouth Normal, was form
erly a student at O. A. C.
Eugene Guard: Hon. J. K.
Weatherford, of Albany, is ia the city.
He has been engaged to defend Mrs.
Elliott Lyons, but eays se will cave
nothing to do with Lyons. '
Tbe February addition of tbe Pa
cific Monthly contains, among others,
a group picture o . tbe O. A. C. foot
ball team of 1902. , Also a picture of
Bert Pllkington, captain of the team
for 1903.
Tn contrast with the Benton coun
ty delinquent list of only balf a col
umn, the Lincoln county list of delin
quent taxes, now running in tbe Tola
do Leader, occupies nearly 21 columns
or more than three pages of epace.
Argument by attorneys with ref
erence to matters pending in the es
tate of Samuel Rickard, was heard in
the probate conit Monday and yester
day. The case has occupied much of
the time of a number of local attorneys
for six weeks past.
Saturday's telegram contains a
good half tone of the ladles basket
ball team of O. A. C, with a list of
their victories tor this season. The
ghhi have played four games this
year against outside schools, and have
made a total of 55 points, to their op
ponents' i.
Measles Is prevalent in town.
There are several cases at Cauthorn
hall. There are also cases at the Ap
plewhite hduse and at the house for
merly occupied by J. R. Smith. At
the latter place, Miss Ray Smith, one
of the best players in the gills' basket
ball team, ia a patient.,
George Simmons, aged 25, a son
of Mr. and Mrs. George Simmons, for
merly of Corvallis, eloped with anoth
er man's wife, ani the pair lived . to
gether in Independence. : They were
arrested on a warrant sworn out by
the husband, and in default of $500
bonds were committed last week to
tbe Polk county jail at Dallas.
There Is much speculation over
the effect of late weather conditions
on wheat fields. The alternate freez
ing and thawing, if continuous enough,
has tbe effect to kill growing grain,
Some tar met s say no damage has as
yet been done, while others hold the
opposite view. About fifteen years
ago, u nder conditions similar but more
marked, nearly all the fall sown fields
had to b'e reseeded in the spring.
Unless it determines otherwise,
the legislature will adjourn at 12 o'
clock Friday night. The general im
(JreseloB now seems to be that the big
darfc horse will be trotted in for' bis
oats an hour or two before the ses
sion ends. That has been the custom
in recent sessions, and the succesj
that has so far attended It, will be in
centive for the plan to be followed a
galn. It ought to be otherwise, bnt
unfortunately, it Isn't.
The city jail afforded asylum for
Smith Shackleford ovtr night recently.
He was committed there for drunken
ness. His wife and children were at
tbe Occidental witnout means, ana a
subscription was taken up, and with
money contributed by citizens, they
were sent to relatives at Lebanon.
The husband when searched in the
bastile bad but a quarter of a dollar
in his pocket. Twenty-five years ago,
the Shacklef ords, father and son, were
residents of Corvallis. The son, who
is the individual in the above incident,
is now about 60 years of age. After
his release, he left town, saying he
was going to old fi lends in the county.
Speaking of the fact that Miss
Pearl Luckey neatly won the local
contest at Eugene and that Harvey
Denemore was selected for the place
as representative of the state universi
ty, the Eugene Guard cheerfully adds
He will represent the State Universi
ty's ideal of. oratory at tbe coming?
contest but he can hardly expect tol
win over tbe ranting, gesticulating,
Bryanlstio class of volubility wulcl
will come from other colleges and cap
ture the audience and judges over
the heads of the classic training of the
higher styled department of oratory
of tbe university. It has always been
the case and there is no reason to be
lieve that a Variation will come this
year. Mr. Densmore's subject was
"The Voice of Labor." .
Eugene Guard: Prof. A R Sweet
ser, head of the department of biolo
gy of the university, this afternoon
brought into the Guard office a fine
sample of an oyster grown in Yaquina
Bay. Prof. Washburne, former head
of the department, was the originator
of the oyst9r industry In that part of
the water and it Is interesting to note
the growth of these oysters. Tbe
sample shown here was planted years
ago In the water of Yaquina as a email
shellfish and now measures tour inch
es in length for the oyster, not
the shell It seemed to be as tat
and in as fine condition as .any
Eastern oyster that can . be found.
Thay are commencing to spawn in the
western waters, showing that they
are becoming thoroughly acclimated.
Basket Social.
The Degree of Honor lodge is to give
a Basket Social in" their hall next Tues
day evening. Everybody is invited,
and a good time assured. A program
will be rendered. Admission 5 cents,
and baskets for 25 cents. Each lady is
asked to bring a basket.
Wanted-
Wood choppers.
quire of
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From 5 to 20. En
P. A. Kline. I
LOST A LIMB.
Reported Terrible Experience of Per
cival Nash in Alaska.
Accounts received in this city
lead to the belief that Percival
Nash, second son of Mr and Mrs
Wallis Nash, recently lost a limb
in an accident near Dawson City
Alaska. The only information on
the subject is in a dispatch pub
lished in the Salem Journal of the
12th, as follows: ,
Dawson, Y, TV Feb. 7. Percy
Nash a trader of Lansing, on the
Stewart river, has just arrived at
Dawson, after a terrible experience
on the trail. He missed death by
a narrow margin, but will escape
with nothing more than the loss of
a limb.
On a trip from Lansing to the
Canon river while Nash was cut
ting a tree, the ax slipped and sunk
deep into his skin. He was alone
on the trail. He sewed up the cut
and laid down to await assistance.
For five days he lay there help
less in the snow. Not knowing when
help might arrive he husbanded his
provisions, but on the fifth day they
gave out. He had prepared to kill
his dogs when he was aroused by
hearing a rifle shotin the woods.
He answered it and his shots
brought a miner by the name of
Woods, who was prospecting in the
vicinity. Woods took him to Can
on river on a toboggan, where the
wound healed but recently.
After - it healed, however, the
bone still protruded,' and an oper
ation was necessary. Accordingly he
was brought to Dawsont where it
was successfully performed.
Rodney Nash, younger brother
of Percival, is a student at the agri-
culturaLcoltege. All he knows of
the accident was learned from the
above dispatch. He has no doubt
but the person described in the tel
gram is his brother Percival, as the
latter has been conducting a trading
post for some time on the "Lansing
river" referred to,
HOW THEY MARKED
ACCESSION FOR GEER.
Nine Additional Votes Went to Him
in Yesterday's Joint Ballot.
Salem, Feb. 17 The joint ballot
for senator today was made sensa-.
tional by the change of nine addi
tional votes to the Geer coitf ingest,
some of the new men voting for him
for the first time. : The accession
swelled his total to 25, or five more
than he has received at any time
during the session. The vote for
Fulton was 33, one of the Geer ac
cessions going from his ranks.
The rest of the vote was Williams,
6; Wood 15; Scattering, 6, absent,
5. Paulson of Clackamas changed
from Fulton to Geer.
In the Oratorical Contest Judges Dif-
. fered Much ia Markings.
In last Friday night's local, try-
out for an orator for OAC, the
judges on delivery were Mrs. Hum
bert, Rev. Carrick and Prof Emer
ick of Philomath College. The
judges - on composition, whose
markings had been made previous
to the contest, were Rev. Kantner,
and Rev F. A. Powell of Salem,
and Prof T. D. Davis of the Port
land High School. -
The table below shows how each
contestant was marked by each
judge, both on composition and de
livery. The figures indicate that
the judges varied widely in their
opinions of the merits of the orat
ors. In the case of Mr. Witty, one
judge gave him first place for com
position and another gave him
eighth. Various other instances of
similar character are to be noted
by comparison of the figures, in
dicating that after all, the findings:
of two, separate sets of judges in
the same contest mi eht have total
ly different results. The markings
are as follows:
S1 s
Judges.
Davis
Powell ....
Kantner ..
JSarrick....
Emerick...
Humbert..
Total.......
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' Teams Wanted.
To hanl lumbei, Apply at the Ben
ton County Lumber Yard, Corvallis.
Pjr Sale.
Vetch hay. Inquire of Franks Elgin.
Bids lor Wood
Notice is hereby given that the Coun
ty Conrt will receive sealed bids up to
oneo'clock P. M. Wednesday, March 4,
1903, to furnish 50 cords of grab oak
wood four feet long, noteless than three
inches nor more than lo inches in diam
eter ; 25 cords old growth body red fir
wood four feet long, or 25 cords of sec.
ond growth fir wood, four feet long all to
be well seasoned, The court reserving
the right to select either old or second
growth fir wood, or to reject any and
all bids. Said wood to be delivered at
the Court House, in the City of Cor
vallis, Oregon, between June 1st " and
August let, 1903, nd the same to be
paid for in county orders when accepted
by the Court.
Dated Feby, 9, i9o3.
VICTOR P."M OSES,
v County Clerk.
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Attention, Taxpayers.
' If will assist me materially in setting
up the best possible assessment, i f each
taxpayers will ascertain and be able to
give when I call for his assessment, the
following: The amonnt of land he owns
in each road and school distriot.'and the
section, township and range in which it
lies. . Also, where there are special
school levies, clerks are requested to pro
Vide me with a list of taxpayers as shown
by such levy.
v . Howard L. Bush, Assessor.
r Live JPoultry Wanted.
i; Highest market price paid for chickens
turkeys, geese and ducks.
i . . ' - Hodes' Grocery.
Sorosis"
1$ tbe Queen of Petticoats.
The Shaped Hips,
Strapped Seams, Etc.
'Make them the greatest
sellers on the market.
HSo when you buy a Petti
coat, just as well buy a
good one. We can't give
you a better tip than to
suggest a
Cbe Goods are Right
Cbe Prices are Right
$L25 to
$500
Sold only
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Ofindow Display
At KLINE'S,
The White House, Regulator of Low Prices,
Spring 6ood$ Jlrriving Daily
H. S. PERNOT,
Physician & Surgeon
Office over postoffice. Residence Cor.
Fifth and Jefferson streets. Hours 10 o
12 a. m., 1 to 4 p. m. - Orders may be
left at Graham & Worthaia's drug store.
ftB. A. CATHEY, M. p.,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office, Room 14, First National Bank
Bnilding, Corvallis, Or. Office Hqurs,
10 to 12 a. roL, 2to4p. m. . .
J. P. Huffman
Architect
Office in Zier61f Building. Hours
rom 5 to 8. , Crvallis, Oregon.
E. E. WILSON,
A TTOBNEY AT LA W.'
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Office in Zierolf Building, Corvallis. Or.
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Our January Red Tag Sale was a grand succes. Our cus
tomers were well pleased with the bargains procured, and
we now have remaining a,few Choice Remnants in
Wool Dress Goods, Outing Flannels, Fancy-
Stripe Flannelettes, Calicos, Odd Sizes
in Underwear, Corsets, Etc.
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Bring Eggs and Butter as well as the cash, -
miller Pays Bigbest 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
figure. We have received one shipment of wash goods ' including
A, P. C. Ginghams, Chambray and Mercerized Linens.
What One Dollar in Cash will Buy this Week
In Our Grocery Department;
Twenty Pounds D. G.' Sugar....... $1 oq
Nine Pounds Lion Coffee............ 1 00
Nine Pounds Golden Sun Coffee.. 1 oo
Twenty-Five Pounds Prunes... 1 oo
Fifteen Pounds No. 1 Rice 1 oo
Two Bushels Potatoes..,?. 1 oo
Five 3 -Pound Cans Padlock Pchs. 1 oo
Six 3-Pound Cans Palo Alto Pchs. $1 oo
Nine 3-Lb. Cans Stand. Tomatoes 1 oo
Nine 2-Lb. Cans Standard Corn. -. 1 oo
Fifteen 3-Lb. Cans 'Tomatoes........ 1 oo
Eleven 3 Lb. Cans Astd Pie Fruit 1 oo
Five 2-Lb; Cans Sliced Pineapple l.oo
And Other Big Bargains, Each.... 1 oo
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F, C; IHiller, Corvallis, Oregon.
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