LOCJAL LORE. (Advertisements in this column, charged for at the rate of Li cents ter line. . -Hrry Wi'hycombe arrived Tuet- cay t'om Obioign. ; Miss Ruth Lilly went to Albany Wednesday for a vi-tit with friervl-". A pipe and a key constitute the Bum total of tlin "found" articles de posited with The Times thia week. Mrs. LiftVrtv and v M"s. BrurjU leave tomorrow for a. visit la . Port: ..- land.' :;;'-.', ; v.'-"- ' - Do'nt' read thi?.; Fourteen trim med hats, to suit the taste of all, at Mrs. J. Mason's. ; : ; A farmer who brought . ban to town Thursday sold sides at .14 and shoulders at 10 cents per pound. Miss Nora Cse and -Mis." Jane ' MeggiDson Wilwn of Newport was In town during the week, for dental work. ' The time tn which your subscrip tion Is pa'i; : Is show by rha- da'e after your Damf in the address on your Time . ; H w doe-t it stauo? - Neighbors of T. P. C jnnor, o? Evergreen, seem plo-top-l to report fhe improved condition j latter. He has been la poor . t3X during tkt pass two mcnrl e, : v; , 1 This season's wool Up 19 iving In towo. A const lratit. QUD10 C of farmers are shearing, nnd im X n '11 b at It In a few day?. roe piu. ranges In the vicinity of fi'teen aad a halt cents in the local market. Daring th abenc9 of Chif Alex ander; who. "ha oof to attend the funeral of his mother at Vancouver, N. L. Rber 1- anina a chief of poli ce. David Osburo U acting nlghtwAtch vice Fred Ovei lander, who resigned - on account at lllaesi. Work on the perminnDC roi in course of construetlou north of Stew art's bridge " has beea temporarily : disconbioaed. The jrrallng has . reached a point where i' is desired to roll It thorough v. aud the latter Is not possible without a havy rain Whenever the weather clerk does hi duty operations will be resumed. Walter K'ine was out Thursday lu a handsome pneumatic tired buggy drawn by a floe styled brown noise. It is a turnout that Walter had ' use'i in San FrancUeo arid it was shipped here this wetkfor use dmingthe sum mer. The horse was purchased from James Irwiu two 'years ago and ia a eplendhi roadster. ' A tender brancb from a prune tree in the big prune orchard was brought in by Manager Johnson the other day, and tbjugh but a very small sprig, it. supporte-i fl'ty Hula prunes in the process of Qaa' gr6 wth. The aocount'j are that. thf trees '. all over the '"orehares - are heavily la ien with the embryj crop. ; . 3 M. W. Wllklns, Dot tha mat who built Hotel-CorvaliU,-but . a national organize of th"? socialist party, is to speak at.ths- court -house Tues lay evening atZ:3U. -tie is said to be an orator of much power. Ladies are especially "invited - tc attend, It U possible 'that J.- W. 'Ingle, Boclaiiit candidate for coigres9 will take part in the discussion. . ): r ; Mr, Butler, who arrived recently with bis family from Iowa, has bought; a homestead right tpa 160- acre claim adjoining Lee Brown's place on Soap . Greek, and is tJ occupy it " : et once, The claim belonged t J. -Baldwin, nowemployed at the. Cprva'lis saw mil'.'-; The latter arrived a y ar ago and Is the sori-ln-law of Mr. Kauter on Soap Creek, l : ' rA telegram V received Thursday morning, notified Chief Alexander of t the death of his aged mother at. Van couver. Nothing of the kind was ex pected, and' the intelligence came as a surprise and a shock. No details were given in the .message", and the cause of death is not known. ' Chief Alexander left at once to '' attend the funeral. His mother was about 80 years of age. She had resided for many years in Vancouver and vlcla. Charles Kennedy, for years a pas 8enger conductor .on the old Oregon Pacflo railroad was in town . for a few days Thursday. - Since ha left- thG Yaqulna road, 10 6r a rdoz?n "years ago, he was until recently a freight conductor on the ' O B & N between Portland and The "Dalles."-'- Sometime ago be left the O K & N for another employ, and for the present has a lay off for a visit with - old friends, ,of whom he has many In the Valley. -rThe bridge and fill a,t Stewart's Creek, three miles north of Corvallis Is practically completed. ' It was in epected by the county judge and sur veyor yesterday ,r The improvement makes as important change In the ar rangement of the road materially re ducing the grade, and ia much com mended by those' who travel it. The grade was formerly a one foot rise In eigne reet, ana is now reduced to - one foot In twenty. That is to say; it Is reduced from a twelve and a half p'er cent to a five per cent grade. Fancy little chickens In the north end of . town have had a mortal enemy recently. One ; by one they disappeared. ' Their going was a mys tery, and much, guessed at. ' A dozen or more of fine breed disappeared from the Raber home. The ' fatality was a source of Indignation, and filn ally Mr. Raber laid for the marauder. After two days of watching and wait ing his vigil was rewarded. The shot gun did its deadly work, and after the smoke cleared away' there was found, the mortal remains of some body's black cat. - .. Miss Grace Gtch went to Salem Wednesday for a visit at the home of her brother. -i-Miss Martha Fischer Is visiting Silvrton and Portland friends. She lift Saturday. The email boy was emiliog at the breakfaBt table because, as he- said, "Tni8is Friday and tomorrow is cir cus day." -,. ilrs. E. R. Bryson' and children leave Monday for a months vi-.it in P rtland Thy will be accompanied by Mr3.Bryeon's mother, Mrs. Vea- A'tT a vi-it ff several dava with MIis Mabel Davis, 'th Misses Case- re turned to their home at Newport Thursday. ' John Gault, the OAC football man and well known student, came up from Forest Grove with the Pacific University track team. - Aftf-r a visitof two wepks here, Mr. and Mrs. Wood left Friday for Coirax, their home. -Mrs. Wood is a sister of Mrs. J. C , Wells. The estates of George D- Bun nell and. Walter Hobba have been set tled and the administrators dischar ged. . : ' r. ,- : r' ht Tlar.'is. after a visit, of a few toys' irltb .is cousin J. H. Harris, lelt yet Wda .oc his home ia Arkan- ' Johnny Durno and wife, who went to Lt'S-ADcels late last winter for rhe formers health, have returned to Corvallis 'to reside. IT. G. Brry administrator has filed his inventory of property in the es'ate of Sueai B -rrv. The rel prop" erty is valued a". $1,600 and the per sonal at 8911. Mrs. John Burnett and Miss Amy Hiotou departed for Seattle Thursday for a stay of two week-. They go ' 1 1 visit a brother of Mrs. "Burnett and uncle of Miss Amy. ' -8-vernl carload otawlosr8 have ome in ou tte train from Blodgett and beupl ced in the river boom near 'WOa&N dock. They are for the Cor-valiis Mill Company. TJpired Evangelical church. Dr. C. C. Poling of Dallas will preach next Sunday morning and evening also Saturday at 8 p. m. Thi pastor wi 1 oreHch at the Dk-kson schoo house at 3 p. m. Sunday. - Will Fechter, an o'd Corvallis musician, is vioitiug a few days here. For several years past,, he had been in the confectiooery business at Pen altsoou, but recently sold out, Dur ing the summ-r he txpects to lead an orchestiaac B.uiam Springs in Blue mountains. .., --.- i Billy .; Gellatly . returned .. Thurs day ftotq Portland where he had gone wiih a cailcad of mutton Bheppi: He states that sheep are going iijio' Port laud now pretty rapidly, and thaf'toe. price it liktly to so down. Beet cat tle ho wever, a re scarce as yet. : : O.'J. Treeee is to be conductor of John Lerjger's mail waeron during Mr.' Lenger's stay in Portland as a dele gate from iiarnum Lodge." To the man who was once, accustomed to see- lug Mr. xress handle the litres. of an old-time California six-horse stase tram, ic will -. look od"d to ' see him "herding" a single horse. . ' A 1'terary contest In on. among theladies of the Congregational church Original poems count fortv points with other literary features graded slightly lower. At Mrs. Berchtold's home Wednesday afternoon occurred the second meeting. Original poems were rendered by Mrs C. O. Chipman, Mrs. B. O. Kiger, Mrs. E. H. Taylor, Mrs. S. Simpson and Mrs. Callahan, and there was a leading by Mrs." Col bert and a 1 duet by Mr, and Mrs. Green. The captains In the contest are Mrs. Berchtold and Mrs. White horn. . -. ,v The barnlng of the dwellinsr and outhousee at the home of Fritz Sohlel was briefly... told In Wednesday's Time?. Mr. and Mrs. Schlei were absent when the fire occurred. They returned Sundayt evening to, 'fldd ' ev erything In ashes. Nothing of their belongings was , left,". ' except the clothing they wore." To add to the loss $220 tn gold coin was secreted In the house, and at last accounts it had not yet been discovered in the ashes. Mr. and Mrs. Schlel were but recently married. Their home was on the river two miles from the-:' home of Hugh Herron. The ' question "Resolved that House Bill number one, appropriate lng $5oo,ooo for the Lewis and Clark exposition should be referred to a vote 0' the people," Is to be debated in College chapel Saturday . night, by teams from the Jeffersonlan and Zategathean societies. The Jefferson iana have the afflrmatlvd and their de baters are, Guy Moore, Claud Buch anan and A- S. Hall. The: Zategath eaas " have :the negative , and their speakers are. Clay Shepard, Claud Clark and T. W. Scott. The debats Is one or a series for the Gatch cup. The winner debates a team from , the Pierians to - determine which shall have the trophy.: . t For Sa le. - A small bnt - good paying business, in Corvallis. Inquire at Times office. For Plain Sewing. Call on Mrs. E. E. "White at St. German place near Electric Light plant. Fr Bale. ." . , Shropshire a&iep and Poland China hogs. O. A. C. WON Field and Track Meet Over Pacific University men The Score. The OAC track team defeated the Pacific University men in a meet on college;, field yesterday afternoon, by a score of 8o to 46 Following Is a schedule of events and places taken: . , , ; Shot put Jackson, OAC, 1st; Barnett. P. U , 2nd; Pilkington OAC, 3rd; distance 39:4- v : 120 vard hurdle Belden. OAC. 1st; Modres, OAC,' 2nd; Fletcher. P. U. 3rd; time 17 4-5. ; ; Poie vault Gilbert. P. U. 1st; Swan,. OAC, 2nd; Gellatly, OAC, 3rd; 10; I. V - 100 yard dash Williams, OAC, 1st; Peterson, P V. 2nd; . Moores, OAC, 3rd; 103-5, ' 50 yard dash Williams, OAC. 1st; Moores, OAC, 2nd; Peterson P. U. 3rd; time 5 4-5. - v Half mile Walker, . P. U 1st; Howaid, OAC, 2nd; Steivver, OAC 3rd , me 2: 15 4-5. ; - 220 dash Peterson.' P."; 'U.'; 1st: Williams, OAC. 2nd; Beach, OAC 3rd, time 23 1-5. Broad jump Moores. Cathey, and Burnaugh, 1st, 2nd &. 3rd; all OAC: 19 feet 7.1-2 inches. . . Discus Abraham. OAC 1 st Jack son OAC 2nd; Barnett P, U. 3rd; distance, 97:2 1-2. : High jump Moores, L. Bur naugh aud A. Burnaugb,- 1st, 2nd & 3rd; all OAC: heighth 5ft. 440 yard dash Peterson P. U. Williams OAC. 2nd: Howard, OAC. 3rd; 53 2-s. 220 hurdle, Cathey, OAC 1st; Fletcher P. U. 2nd; Prindeaux P. U-'3rd. time 28 1-5. v' Mile run-jGates P U. 1st; Hall, P U. 2nd; ScollOAC 3rd, time 5:10 Hammer throw Barrett P, U. 1st; 103-8: ( Jackson, " OAC 2nd: 101-1; Pilkington OAC, 3rd. 0. A. C. STUDENT ABROAD Last Years Graduate has Position ; . Big Eastern Electrical Works. in Marion F. Bridges "who gradu ated from OAC last year ; is now in the employ of the General Elec tric Company, Schenectady, N. Y. This establishment, which is the largest of the kind in the world, was founded in 1886 by , Thomas Edison. It is commonly known as the- ivdison .. fc,lectnc.rCompaj-y-rv About eleven thousand men are employed to make machinery that is sent to nearly every part of. the globe. Even the ancient cities of Bombay and Calcutta are lighted by electricity which is generated with machinery manufactured by this company. Mr. Bridges is one of the 275 graduates representing sixty-four colleges and . universities from eighteen different nations. He believeS; that the OAC graduates in this. line of work stands about an equal chance with the eastern grad uates. He states that while some of the older colleges may have more apparatus than some of the western colleges, yet. after all, proficiency in principles seem ,to be the highest requirement ; for admission to the services of the great electric plants of the East. MAY BE TOO BIG. For Railroads to Handle in One Day i Crowds to see the President. 'As a' great many, people will, no doubt, visit Portland on the oc casion of the president's visit .to that city, May 21st, it is - anticipat ed " that the railroad companies will be unable toprovide facilities to nanaie tne crowa on one aay ex cursion tickets, will , therefore be on sale frpnj, all. station s into Portland on May 19, 20th and 21st. and itis suggested that the people do not wait until the last day. , W. E. Coman, .. Gen. Passenger Agl. -j' '. . . 1 ... -.. . . r . To see the President. ( 1 ne uorvaias and iiastern an nounces a one fare rate for round trip ticket from all points on their lines to'Albany, good from May 20 to 23. A special will run from Corvallis on the , 21st to connect witn the Albany local for Portland. 7 Coffee Kings and King of Coffees P. M. Zierolf is the v Coffee -. King,' " and "Seal Brand" is the King of Coffees. , ' Racine vehicles are the standard of the world and carried - everywhere by .re sponsible dealers. ; Why , bay "cheap john" of "trailers?" ' '.' ;:.'., ; . t Milwaukle ". Chain Drive mowers, Champion Draw-cut mowers, Victor and Champion rakes are theiiest. " For sale by A. Wilhelm & Sons, Monroe. ' - OABTORlAi SAWMILL SOLD. And big Tract of Land Bought Newcomers Ambler Sold it by - The Prickett sawmill property, comprising a small mill near the Benton County saw mill on Greasy and 380 acres of land in the vicinity was purchased Wednesday - by Jackson White and E. L. Moore, recently arrived from Mason City. Iowa. - - Mr. Moore in particular, is ' 1J ' , t -A . I an uiu neignDor 01 Lr-.x1. Kice. The sale was made by Henry Ambler. The property went at $4, 200, cash. The mill is to be improved, . and . is to be converted into a steam sawmill The property belonged to the Phil brick estate, to whom it passed by the death of theirfather last autumn The latter' bought the, property through Henry Ambler in the early part of last year. y Attention La ilet-l ' I have just received 15 dozen latest style ladies hats from Portland, al-30 7-1-2 doz en from Chicago. I arn prepared to furnish the best of goods as cheap as the cheapest. ' - : " ' '. " ''. - Mrs. J. Mason. ' l' - ' Lost. -. ; Thursday," on the streets of Corvallis, a white buggy robe. Suitable reward will be paid for its return to the under signed. V, ' "' -. - Joseph Yates, : Corvallis. , Sime People Eat to Live And others liye to eat. Both . classes can be accommodated in this particular by feeding at the Occidental hotel. A good bed is the next best thing to a good m-ial and that also can be secured at the Occidental. '' Oirl Wantsci, ,To do housework.- Free acceps to piano, organ and athboard. iDquir at this office. A good cup 6f coffee puts you in the mood to enjoy the entire dav. For this purpose always get "Seal Brand" Java and Mochi, sold only by P. M. Zierolf. I ra mm ess' vsssi gsx& wa csa an rtsz es m smm I Faultless in Fit; The Standard of Fashion; Tailored Perfectly; The Long-Service Kind; Par Value; Seasonable in Every way; The Absolute Satisfaction or Money Back Kind. Made in a modern sanitary daylight fac tory, no sweatshop Not like the average ready-to-put-on clothe.s. the clothes you'd expect v from r a' high-priced tailor, excepting I only his price. - 1 Great Wash Silk ATtJHC .1 ; t In assortments so large and varied that every taste can be easily satisfied, a superior quality of Japan ese wash silk is sold here. Stripes and checks in corded effects or plain, black, ' white, r arid every new color combination. These silks are our regular 50c values, and we especially-invite the ladies of C-iraliis and vicin ity to -call and inspect them. On display Thurs day, Friday and Saturday, May 14, 15, 16, "at ; r " - THE WHITE HOUSE. For Sale, The beautiful Washington sts. me an offer. . home corner Teims : easy. 3rd & Make H. H. Kreger. Santa Barbara, Cal. Manure to give Stable. - awav at the Brick . Do You Want a Carpet, matting, linoleum or any floor covering thie spring? If so,- don't fail to gets prices of , Oliver .. Blackledge, the carpet nan at Mann & Co's store. .; contamination, r 'W MILLER Sells these Hats and Top Round Shoes F. L.f niLLER,' Corvallis, Or. Sale! .... ,,,..;.v.;-: -v,...:., ay Frii Saturclay. Screen D joi s. r. '..'.-.' Best quality screen doors, '75 cents, each -window, serpens 35 to 50 cents. Central Planing Mills. At Corvfilh- Sawnv- Yon can secure dry wood at $1,20 per load; cedar posts at. T cents, shingles at 2.25;, aud second class lumber at I $6.50. . one that is going to save you time and rave you nay- ine -JYiiiwaume Kaain Drive mower vytll do both. Get prices of A. Wilhelm i Sons, Monroe.- LEATHER THROUGHOUT ASK TO. SEE IT. Equal to any 5.00 Shoe.. .1 IwaS1 kuppuhcimeii oaw ' m They are like I 1