LOCAL LOBS.
( AdTerUaements In this colmmn charged for
M therateofli oeais per line.
Mrs. Jessie Koonts of Athena is
the guest of Corvallla relatives. ,
Mr and Mrs. J.JW. Wllbank 'arri
ved Monday from a in Portland.
O. A. Dnnsman was on a three
days' visit to bis family here, depart
ing for home on Monday.
Mrs. Martha Burnett and niece
Miss Amy Hinton arrived Monday
from a two weeks visit, in Seattle.
Mrs. Punderaon Avery arrived
Saturday from a visit of several days
with relatives at Salem.
Mrs. John Rhodes, of Gault Cal
ifornia arrived Friday, tor an extended
visit with relatives.
They are hauling wood in consid
erable quantities to town now. '. The
. ordinary price for oak is $3 per cord,
Miss Martha Fischer arrived Sat
urday from a two weeks visit in Silver
ton and Portland.
After a month's visit with Pott
land, friends, Miss Mildred Liaville
arrived home Saturday..
Miss Eunice Garfield returned to
- Alpha Hall from a visit ot a few days
with her parents near Portland. -
Miss Edna Irvine, who has been
studying for the past nine months in
Boston, arrived home Saturday.
Amy Cameron and Miss Nellie
Cameron arrived Monday from a two
weeks visit in Portland and McMinn-
vllle. - ' . V
CHIfton McArthur, night editor of
the associated press in Portland was J
among tnose from abroad who looked
on at the field meet Saturday. ' : .
Miss Mamie Cauthorn, who , has
spent the winter in the study of mu
sic at Chicago, is to arrive borne about
the middle of July.
! , Prof. John Fulton, who has spent
the past year In special work at Har
vard University leaves Cambridge
to-day for Corvallla. He is expected
home next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Dr. Frank Cauthorn has written
relatives that he will return to Port
land, to locate for the practice ot bis
profession. He went to Arizona sev
eral years ago for reasons of health,
and for some time was in old Mexico.
At present he is at El Paso, Texas, ;
W. A. Wann Is in the city on bua--
iness. He is managing agent for the
Mutual Life Insurance Company, of
New York, with headquarters at Eu
gene.; This company has something
to say In the advertising columns of
The Times. . . . ...
A sale ot dairy cattle that will
attract general attention among far
mers Is to occur Jnne 1st, as will be
seen by a notice published elsewhere.
The sale Includes 80 bead especially
selected Durhams, and a few choice
Jerseys. A number of full blooded
short horns are also in the herd. The
tacller is J. W. Aldrich.
There is to be a grand union pic
nic at Willamette Grange Hall. Sat
urday June 7th. The Grange has uni
ted with Superintendent ' Dannman,
and a fine time Is assured. An excel
lent literary program, addresses by
men of prominence, inspiring music
by the band, sports for the , children
and a baseball game will be some of
the features of the day. ' : "
Candidate Hermann talked to his
political brethern and a smaTt sprink
ling of democrats at the court house
Saturday.. It is usually the custom
of the republicans to take their heavy
guns to the opera house, hut it was
not so Saturday. v. Th reason for
using the less pretentious place for
the meeting is not known, The meet
ing in point of attendance was equal
perhaps slightly larger : than that of
Candidate Eeamee a few weeks ago.
From all accounts the motor blcy
cle is the coming machine. 'That at
least Is what H. W. Kauplsch believes.
He-has a spick and span new one,
made In a San Francisco factory. It
is a California, and is probably as fine
a, machine of the sort as Is made.. It
embodies air the new improvements
for 1903, and .has already made a rec
ord. It arrived last Friday, and the
following day Mr. Kauplsch rode to
Independence and return raakiog the
round trip In three and a half hours
of traveling time, . The same day he
rode to Dusty and return, , besides
making sundry side . trips, covering
in all about 100 miles during the day.
The cost ot the' machine was $175.
Mr. Kauplsch -purchased it at the
Berry establishment.
, Delegates from th3 vailous local
organizations ot the Odd Fellows re
turned Saturday from Portland,
where they attended the annual grand
lodge ot the order. The annual as
semblage ot the fraternity brings to
gether from 6oo to 1,000 members,
and the latest one was in all respect
highlyseccessful. The v members ol
the fraternities appeared as a body In
the parade In honor ot the president.
During one day of the session a num
ber ot special chartered electric cars
conveyed them free of expense to vari
ous points ot interest la the city
'and vicinity. , The next session ot the
grand lodge ot the order is ', to be at
Astoria. The session could have been
secured for Corvallis, but local mem
bers hesitated about bringing it here
on account of the expense. Among
those who returned from attendance
Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. Levi
Henkle, T. M. Ream, Ed Strange,
Columbus Read, John Lenger and W.
Alien. - -
Edwin Bo&e, who has been seri
ously ill for ten days, Is somewhat im
proved. . William Beck with is to act as
captain of the new city and county
ferry boat In use between town and
the gravel bar.
Baptist church Sunday services
as usual. MornlDg subjett, "Salvation
from the Risen Christ." Alt heartily
welcomed. ' .. - . ' ".
The steamer Altona Is . on the
Poitland-Coiva'lls route In place of
the Pomona for a few days. The lat
ter is undergoing repairs. ;;
Capt. A W. Rose arrived io town
Monday from his Ywquina ranch, and
has since been ; kept busy shaking
bands with . his., numerous old-time
Corvallis friends.
E. E. White, dealer In second
hand goods and musical instruments
Is moving bis stock from opposite the
Farmero' hotel to more commodious
quarters near Harris' dry-goods store.
F, L. Miller announces a new de
parture in advertlelog his general
merchandising business. Read what
he has to say in his ad., aod Investi
gate the proposition. '
The vote for Carnival queen, on
Monrtav, May 25th, was as full wp :
Iritz Williams, 730; Mae Gibson, 629;
fiprtha Henkle, 458; Bessie Dilley,
179; Clara Lane,- 157; Mabel Davis,
100; Mattha Alford, 80.
Frank Ward was a Corvallis vie
itor aruruay, having come over from
Albany to wit jess t!ie field meet ot O.
A. C. and- U. of O. lime seems to
deal kindly with him as he v seems the
same "Happy" Ward. ...a
- Saturday is decoration day, and
it Is to be observed In the usual man
ner in this city. Ellsworth Post, G.
A. R. is preparing a programme of ex
ercises, a feature of which Is to be an
evening service at some public place,
with an address by W. E. Yates.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Holgate are
in the city on a visit to the former's
father and sister, Judge and Miss
Helen Holgate, They have been east
on a two-months visit to Mrs. Hoi
gate's relatives and are now on their
way to Sprague, their home. ..
Charles E. Carns Is moving with
bis wife and two children from Cor
vallis to a stock ranch on Fall creek,
in Lower Alsea. He recently purchas
ed the improvements on a place re
cently occupied by Dan Pickett and
took the land as a homestead. Char
ley has a good start of cattle, a large
fund ot enthusiasm and a paid up
subscription to The Times, on which
to begin business In hid new location.
Hanling gravel to be placed on
the streets of Corvallis has begun.
The new ferry boat recently built . by
the county and city to be used in
transporting gravel teams to and from
the pit across the river, was launched
a few days ago, and yesterday fore
noon a tew repairs were completed at
the landings. About a dozen teams
are to be employed. Perhaps the
longest stretch of graveling will be
from the ice factory south one block
and thence three blocks to the S. P.
depot. Something like $300 is to be
devoted to street graveling this sea
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Much read work has been in pro
gress this spring, and it Is generally
ot a permanent "character. The plan
Is to make a high grade and settle it
with a heavy roller. Oui'on the state
road north .of the Buttes, a traction
engine was1 employed for a time on
the gtader and the roller, and its ser
vice was most satisfactory until it was
placed on the loose, grade. It was
found that here the drive wheels
would turn on a heavy pull. Other
minor objections induced the work
men t) finally substitute horses. Long
stretches of fine grading and rolling
has been done on the Philomath road,
and on . other .highways leading to
town a vast amount of similar work
has been done.
; Two parties of Corvallis people
climbed Mary's Peak Sunday. The
day was an ideal one, being so elear
'that Mount Adams, away in Washing
ton, was discercable in addition to
Hood, Jefferson and the Three Sisters.
.There is still much snow on the Peak,
but the trail is clear and in good con
ditlon. -Lura and Leon Flett and Al
ice and Jimmle Jones comprised one
party. They are on the juvenile or
der, and the fact that a bear-chase
was In progress In the vicinity of the
trail at the time of thje ascent, render
ed the trip doubly Interesting to them.
Guy Frink and one of the Allen boys,
with dogs was In pursuit o' ths bear,
but the animal finally escaped by a
narrow margin. Two parties were
also entertaining the Rock creek trqut
witn rair success, ana altogether tnere
was quite a lively time about the Peak
on last Sunday.
Coaster Brakes latest improved at $5
each at Berries. ' .
Now due a carload of the famous
Old Hickory wagons. Wait for them.
We have prices that will surprise you.
" A. Wilhelm & Sons, Monroe.
A good cup of coffee puts you in the
mood to enjoy the entire day. For this
purpose always get "Seal Brand" Java
and Mochi, sold only by P. M. Zierolf.
Some 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
meal and that also can be secured at the
Occidental. -
COMPLETED . NOW.
Big Lumber Flume Something About
; Its Capacity, Cost and Uses.
The big flume of the . Benton
County Lumber Company reached
its terminus at the spur of the C. &
E. railroad eotnpany near Philomath
' yesterday Its construction began
aboutjthe 1st of March, and, 'accord
ingly, has occupied about three
months of : time, during which a
force of from eight to twenty men
has been employed. It involved
the use of about 700,000 feet of lum
ber, which was cut at the mill and
floated down the flume as construc
tion proceeded. Its length is six
and three-Yourth miles. It begins
300 yards above the mill on Greasy
Creek, passes under the mill, a con
venient arrangement forxdumping
lumber into it, and ends across the
road from the well-known - camp
ground at Philomath, where a spur
of the railrcad is located-. The cost
of the flume is understood to have
been between $4,000 and $4,500.
Its construction and operation prac
tically locates the big saw mill of
the company at the railroad siding,
and places the company in position
to manufacture lumber and place
it on the market at less cost than
any mill in the country.
The flume has a capacity of 25,
000 feet per hour. The mill cuts
about 3o,ooo per day. . In an hour
and a half, the cut of the mill for
a whole day can ne started on its
way to Pmlomath. It takes two
hours for a piece of lumber to go
from the mill to Philomath. Accord
ingly in three and one half hours
after the first stick in a day's lum
ber cut is placed in the flume at the
mill, the last stick of the day's cut
is in Philomath, having been trans
ported there by the action of water
at practically ; no expense. The
lumber floats along inside the flume
at the average rate of three and a
half miles an hour, a little faster
than most men can walk. In some
places the speed is greater than in
others. Big timbers make the
passage of the flume even more
satisfactorily than do the smallest
pieces. Already there have been
sent through it eight hy eight
sticks fifty feet long, and 12 by 12
timbers, 24 feet in length. The
flume is V shaped, With sides 24
inches deep. ; Its width across the
top is about 36 inches.- -
The country through which the
flume passes is peculiarly favorable
but in spite of this,' there are "tres
tles en route as high as 30 feet.
There are also a number of cuts.
One of these on the Pugsley place
has an extreme depth of ten feet,
and is 300 feet long. -As , it nears
Philomath, the flume enters "the
county road, and in that vicinity
there are three cuts,' none of them
so extensive, however, , as at ; the
Pugsley farm. V .
At Philomath terminus will be
located the plant for : dressing ' and
finishing the lumber product of the
mill. It will comprise an extensive
dry kiln with cars and tracks for
convenient handling of lumber, and
for loading on fthe cars - for ship
ment abroad- It will also include
two large planers, a boiler and, en
gine of proper power, and other
machinery- The. boiler and . en
gine for the plant were ordered from
the East several weeks ago, and
are expected to arrive s' at Corval
lis, enroute to Philomath this af
ternoon. At the lower end, the
flume is about eight feet above the
ground, so arranged for the - more
convenient handling of lumber on
cars and tracks to be established
for the purpose. The dry kiln and
the big planer at the mill are to be
come part of the Philomath plant,
and two or three weeks are expect
ed tcbe required for their remqval.
The company is now overwhelm- !
ed with orders from abroad, being
unable to secure cars , fast enough
to meet the requirements of ship
ping. Most of the orders are from
California, where the lumber prices
are better than any other market
on the Coast. .
For Plain Sewing. .
Call on Mrs. E. E. White at St.
German place near Blectxic Light plant.
If you have musical- instruments of any
kind you wish to sell, or have cleaned,
tuned or repaired, caU. oh E. E. White
second hand store . opposite Farmer's
Hotel, Corvallis, Oregon.
For Sale. "
A small but good paying business, in
Corvallis. .Inquire at Times office.
Racine vehicles are the standard of the
world and carried everywhere by . re
sponsible dealers. , .Why bay "cheap
john" of "trailers?" . , 1
' Milwaukie Chain Drive .' mowers,
Champion Draw-cut mowers Victor and
Champion rakes are the best. For- sale
by A. Wilhelm & Sons, Monroe. . "
RURAL TELEPHONES,
Old Company Makes Proposition to Lo
cal Committee for Co-eperation,
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Things are moving in the matter
of the proposed new mutual tele
phone for Corvallis and Benton.
The Citizens League v committee
which has the ' plan in hand ; has
whoe lot of business. The old
telephone company is anxious . to
do something to prevent consumma
tion of the plan. Its representa
tives have been in Corvallis to see
the committee. They proposed to
go partners in the new line, sub
mitting three propositions with that
end in view. They offered as one
proposition that' if farmers along
the route . would - build
the line the old company
would furnish rural telephones and
keep-up the line and service for a
rental of $6 per year to each sub
scriber. Another proposition was,
that if farmers would supply poles
the company would build the Jine
and charge a dollar a month for each
subscriber, the company to build
and mantain the .. lines.
The third proposition waf that if
the farmers would build the line,
the company would supply phoses
and mantain lines : subscribers'
topay such an amount as would
aggregate a dollar a month per
mile. The local committee rejected
all the propositions. It asked the
representatives of the old company
for a rate in Corvallis of $9 and $12
per month for houses and business
places respectively and for later
style phones, all of which was re
fused. -.
Cat'le Lost
Three head of yearling heifer calves,
one black Aberdeen Angus,- one half
blood red Aberdeen, one red Durham
Strayed from' Abe Locke's farm four
miles north of Corvallis. Liberal reward
for their return, or information leading
to their recovery. .'. .
. B.B.Barnes.
Racine buggies aie the best. See our
stock and get our prices before buying.
A. Wilhelm Sc Sons Monroe,
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Clothes Are :
Faultless in Fit; The Standard
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ui -ra.toiiiu.Li, jLaiiureu reneuuy,
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 contamination, ;
Not like the average ready-to-put-on clothes. They are like
the clothes you'd expect from" a high-priced tailor, excepting
only his price.
m SETS
With cash sales we are now issuing
oupons, a sufiBcient number of which
edtitles the holder to an eiegant din
ner set free. Patrons, however, may
if they wish, secure the set piece by
piece as they obtain coupons.
- TBese dishes are of the Celebrated Semi-Vitreous Porcelain, hand-painted decoration, with gold trimmings,
and would adorn any table. - Trade with us and secure a set, Tell your friends about this opportunity. .
R L...niLLER, Corvallis,. On .
Around
We are receiving new goods daily, and as Mr
Kline spends a great deal of his time in San Fran
cisco we are enabled to keep in touch with the
new and latest novelties
Parasols
FaticyBosiery &
Black and fancy colors at... ......25 and 50C
hlaruelousi, Shoe Uaiues:
Se venty -five pair s of ladies' shoes in broken lines,
worth from $2 to $3.50, on sale this week at
: New Trimmings Another lot just in. Call
. and inspect them, they are the latest.
Black Cat Garters Are made with the ex
panding loop and fit any thickness of stc eking
without cutting or tearing.
THE WHITE HOUSE.
' . For Sale. .
The beautiful home corner 3rd &
Washington sts. Terms easy. Make
me an offer. , "
H. H. Kreger.
. - ' '. V. Santa Barbara, Cal.
Manure to give away at the Brick
stable.
Do Tou Want a
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Carpet, matting, linoleum or any floor
covering this spring? If so, don't fail to
gets prices of Oliver Blackledge, .' the
carpet aoan at M ann & Co 's store.
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the Store.
on the market.
Just arrived, in Black, White
and fancy colors, 75C tO $5
Screen Doors.
Best quality screen doors, 75 cents
each; window scnens 35 to 50 cents.
Central Planing Mills. -
At Corvallis Sawmill
You can secure dry wood at 1,25 per
load; cedar posts at 7 cents, shingles
at 2.25; and second class lumber at
(6.50.
When you buy a mower you want the
one that is going to save you time and
save you hay- The Milwaukie Chain
Drive mower will do both. Get prices
ef A. Wilhelm & Sons, Monroe.
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