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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1904)
LOCAL LORE. ( AdTertlsementa in this column charged Iot at the rats oil. oeauperllna. Mrs. J. O. Hamruel returned Sat urday ftom a visit lo Portland. - Tbe Afteraoon WbUt Club meets tcday at the borne tt Mrs. Helm. - Cedar sblcgljs, Stare, for cala at the Corvallta Saw Mil, at $1.75 per thousand. . - Eer. Fathfr Spiioger was p.ae eenper oo Monday's Westeide train for Portlacd.' Ha will be abseot sev eral days. There will be a special meeting cf Crrvallls grange on Saturday next at 2 o'clock p. m. Important business. All members are urfentfy requested lo attet.d'. LiuU Hollenberg cf Stuttgart, Arbausas writes a Ccrvallls friend tht be fca sold big farm, and expects some tia-e in April to arrive In Cor vaUis on a trip of Inspection with a view to EeourtOfZ a new location; His farm brought 811,200 and represents but a portion ot the landed as well as other property he Is selling. Miss JJildnd S a-r was tendered a surprise party Friday af;eraoon in hoacr ef her birtbdiy. Those pressnt tkew, Frances Wiles, Laur Hlmpa,o. Josle Holmes, ftuth Horcaly, Esther Graham, Ade'alde Sheasgrteo, Myrtle Spauldlng, Gerrude Lilly, lv',a,n Wellsher, Grace Smith. Flossie Hap perset, Evallne Catbey, Bath Avery, ' nod Jacet Blaokledge. Maiiy of tue letters received by Ccrvallisltes now from friends abroad contain references to the Holy RoiUra igeceraUy In a joking vein, Even bUBiosjs le tera contain allusions, a looil drug store man having resolved. from ton Standard Ull uompaoy a lettf r la -which H was suggested tra since tar bal become so fashionable at Oorvallls that perhaps a big sup ply of turpentine also would te re quire. . ' Jfrry, a ifiod old horse which worked ia Smith & Houi'a delivery wagon many jeirs, depattfd this lifa a few days ago, at an age uoKnowo to the oldest inhabitant, but seemingly he was Utile past tbe prime of life. His death was the result of an acci dent. While running loose In an en closure at the slaughter house his h ad became fastened in a feed rack and In bis efforts to free himself be broke his neck. His kindly disposi tion and valuable services while n lifa will doubildss be rewarded by a high station la horse beaveo. The appointment of E. D. Bess ler of the Monmouth Normal School as an cffldal f Jr restoring athletics to amateur staadlog la college a' hleiicM has been aanouDced by Prof. Hi rr er. Authority for the appointment was Teste! In Prof. Horner at a meeting of college representative be'd at Port'aod la summer. The meetiQir wai attended by college presidents and otber membfrs of the faculty from all tha leading eduoattonal in stitutions of tbe etatp. Prof. Better will have authority to her all cases of allgf d profescloDalism and It he see fit., to rearers such athletes to amateur standing. Tbe Farmers Hntl waV reopen ed to tbe public Monday, witb Man fred L. Belts as landlord. Tbe bund ling has UDdcrarone a complete system ot repairs, and is in better ehaoe now than at any time in twenty ear?. A new roof has beta add;d. re w f oun dation and cew floors have been put in, a complete sewage system with new toilets has beea placed, and the building throughout has been reno vated and renewed. Mr. Setts ex pects t make a specialty of farmers trade where visitors will fled a clean home place, with a good . substantial meal at lowest possible rate. A novel as well as a good adver tisement ot tbe town appears on an envelope received In this city from Cottage Grave. Below tbe ordinary request for return in tbe left band corner appears the following: "In all this prosperous Northwest or Pa cific Oast country no town or sec tion offers more liberal inducements to the investor and home seeker than Gotta le Grove and tbe country irlbu tary thereto. In this territory is In cluded H thriving, growing town, miles of umlevelopel rich valley land adapted to fruits, berries, hops an d field crops. AImet limitless forests of marketable timber, and Bohemia, a mloingaotie of great richness. Cor valllsites might help tbe viclGjry by adopting the plan, At the Opera Houie this. Wed nesday evening, is to be presented, "Are you a Mason?" It is believed that tbe attraction is first clas in ev ery particular, and that Corvallisiies have the opportunity now to show whether or not tfiey want good the a rical attractions In tbe town. Tbe management ot the Opera House is proce ding on this basis, aod the present Instance is a test of whether or not theatre-goers want meritorious productions to the extent ot being willing to pay for them. "Are you a Mason?" is a farde-come dy of high Or der, and the company: that is to play it tonight comes wl(h undoubted rec ommendations. It Is to plav for a week at tbe Marquam ia Portland. ' wblch ought to be a sufficient testi monial as to its character. Of the valley towns, it only appears at Rose burg, Salem aid Corvallis. If the present experiment in bringing good attractions is successful, tbe local management announces that others of the same class will follow at such Intervals as patrons may desire. ;.. James Morgan returned Monday from a week's visits to upper valley towns. ' Up to Monday afternoon, only 31 voters had registered' at the Benton county clerk's office. Mrs. Ellsworth Irwin returned Monday from a visit with relatives at North Yamhill. Mrs. 'J. Mason returned borne Mondav from Philomath after a ten days visit with her mother, who is in very poor health. H. T. French, director of the Ida fk Experiment station, left yesterday after a visit with Corvallis frlende. He is in attendance at the National Livestock Association at Portland. While Ja Eastern ' Or9gonr Mr. Turner met Milton Morgan at Wasco. He Is a son of F. P; Morgan aod was formerly employed In the Ga zette office. He is now employed on a W&8CO newspaper, R. R.arner and Ira Turner are two of a party returidog Monday from Gilliam county, whither they went for the nnrnnnn nf lnrnHnivhnmp. steads on lands widen bave hitherto been "smuggled" by stock men. Tbe party went by private conveyance through several Eastern Oregon coun ties, havlDg'ehipped tbelr team, wagon and camping outfit to The Dalles. An effort is la progress to ir6e new life into Corvallis GUeg,. and members of that orgahfciUon are urg ed to attend. & meeting If) take place at Aglicultural Hall next Saturday aN ternoon. At the meet lug tbe-o will be an election ot offis rs and ,ce dispatch of otber business of importance. The faot that the state grange is to meet in Corvallis next M'jy, and that the National Grange U to meet in Port land the following November gives rise to a general sentiment among the members for By rehabilitation cf Cor vallis Grange, and it is probable that tbe eft ort ia that di.eciion will prove successful. It ought to. Tbe entaoclements through which Amos Bloodgood, the central charac ter in the roaring farce, "Are You a Mason?'' passes, In bis endeavor to Drove that he Is "vvorsmptui urana Muster" of a lodge when, in reality, he it not. and his luild dlscriptlons of lodcre room tactics and Masonic Initia tions are wonderful examples of Imag ination and Ingenuity. By tbe great pst tact and diplomacy, ha convinces his wife fur a time; but Is finally trap ped into attendloR a lodge eoolal, where his decsotton li disclosed. To oronltlate bis wife's wrath, he eventu ally does join, and the complicated ends of this clever piece are deftly proven Into a pretty lpve story at the fall tf tbe curtain. "Are xou a Ma sol?" will be presented here tonight. :- n-Amona the. rew students at the college Is A. B. Coa'e tbe well known Albany athlete, who has ent rsd for a four yf avs cour e in eleotrlcal en- glt eerlng. He will undoubtedly be member of tbe coming track team, and will add a grrat dial to the ef fectiveness of tbe aggregation. Iu tbe broad jump and hurdles, It doubtful if In has a superior on the Ooa-t, and with ttaa training that Physical Director Tiine will be able to give bim, It is doubtful if -he will bave an equal in either evnr. He bus a reci r 1 ot 16 seconds flit In the 120 hurdle male at Vict r'a last year .He holds the Coast record the 220 buid e a'. 25 3-5 seconds, mar e on the OAC tra ;k last spriasr. He has an offiotal ien r 1 of 21 reetand 11 3-4 inches in tbe br a I jump, mads at Victoria last yer, but has uuofSeial lecords that bdd IS inches or more to this distance. v Adam Radlr Is- one of the sub scribers for the "History of , Oregon," with whom tbe distributing agents bad a mlsunderstanoiL'K as to tbe price cf the copy he was to have. The agent made several calls upon Mr. Radlr without coming to an agreement upon their business relatione, and tbe latter endeavored to devise some means by wblch the agent might be estopped from further onslaughts upon hie time and upon his pocket book. A circum stance enabled him to gain at least temporary satisfaction. A member ot Mr. Radlr's family was ill one day when tbe agent ca'led. He sympa thized with the family and ventured to inquire the nature cf the ailment. Mr. Raidlr said that the attending physician bad pronounced it smallpox. Tbe agent immediately bad business elsewhere for the time, but later the ruse was discovered and the book man retjimed to, the attack with re newed vigor and finally on a compro mise collected,S12 on a clulm ot $18. Workmen have discontinued fur ther operations on Mr. and Mrs. Fred Herslgs new residence until better weather. However, the home Is . so far completed as to allow them to oc cupy it. The interior is furnished, and the building is a very creditable addi tion to the many pretty homes on Col lege Hill. The style is known as the California cottage, and it is truly a handsome piece of architecture, with lt9 well-formed pillars, supporting an ample veranda; unique roof forma tion, dormer windows, attractive painting, etc. The interior is a model of all the latest conveniences. The fin ishing is natural fir, the calclmlnlng being tor tbe most part in complimen tary shades of rose pink, and la olive greens. The location of the cottage is such as to command a view cf an ex pansive stretch ot valley acd of Mount Hood toward the north, and ot the Cascade range and snow peaks toward the east, while Mary's Peak and tbe Coast range are In full view toward tbe west. Charley Jfiwart Is the arch itect ot the building, while Mr. Flem i ng and J. E. F el ton performed the structure work. NO FIRE DEPARTMENT. Organization has Been Completely Abandoned fire Chief's Report. , Corvallis has no organized fire department. The late organiza tion has been completely abandon ed, and there is no individual that makes claim that he is a fireman. There have been no- meetings of the department for three or four months, and those who were late members deny that ttiere is a de partment, or that they are members of it,. -. - - . The matter was brought to the attention of the city government by Fire Chief Sheasgreen Monday night. He reported the facts - to tbe city couBCn. and urged " that body to take official notice, . He urged upon the council the neces-' sity of keeping a fireman's organ-j i -ation in order to prevent insur- j ance rates from soaring. ."He'.,-said there was an abunda)nce of Equip ment for fighting fire, buV-that the maintenance of an or-flniEatiori was important for the. Care and preser vation of the. fire appliances, and tor the rr,ajnterjaace Qr discipline at fires. The matter was discus-ed by sev eral mernbers of the council and RoWrt Johnson was appointed as a committee of one to undertake the organization of a new volunteer de partment. Mr. Johnson - has ' ac. cepted the trust and will at once take measures to ascertain if busi ness men want, and are willing to cooperate in the rehabilitation of a department. , Tag - MEN'S GLOTHING. All 16.50, 17.50, 18, 20 Jmd $22.50 Suits and Over- coats, for . ..k..... t $15.00 Alfl314 and$15 Suits and Overcoats for .... 12.50 All 10, 11, 12 and $1250 Suits and Overcoats for..: 10.00 SA118, 8.50, 9, 9.50 and $10 Suits and Overcoats 7.50 Ali $7.50 Suits and Ove coats....... J... 6.50 ' Twenty per cent reduction on all Boys Suits and -1 Qyercqats, and Men's Extra Pants. . ' ,' Masquerade. ' . Members of Willamette Grange will give a masquerade dance in their hall, on Jan i5th The funds raised will be used for building a banquet hall. 25 cents admission for gentlemen specta tors. Suitable prizes will be given tor best dressed character. . - Chairman of Com. ; REDUGTON ALB. Ten per cent reduction on lace curtains. . Ten per cent reduction on dress linings. -, Ten per cent reduction, on W. B. corsets. ' Twenty-Fiveper cent reduction on back and fancy combs. , Twenty-Five percent reduction dress trim mings, lace all over. - : , , Twenty-Five per 'cent reduction wool j waists. , , Twenty-Five pergent reduction ladies' belts, Ladies' and Misses' skirts 10 per cent re-. duct ion. - y : JLadies' and Misses jackets 25 per 'cent reduction. ' Wool shawls and fascinators, 25 per cent reduction. 1 5r REMNANT SALE. Six and one fourth cent calico at .5 Tencent outing flannel. 8i Ten cent fiannelet 8yi Ten cent percale. 85 Eight and a third ent shirting... '. 7 Twelve and a half cent percale 11 Fifteen rent ribbon..... 12 Twenty-Five cent ribbon ....20 Thirty Five cent ribbon ........30 Fifty cent velveteens '. 1.45 ' Dollar and a quarter dress goods. . $1.00 Dollar dress goods 85 Seventy-Five cent dress goods 0 Fifty cent dress goods.. 1 45 Twenty-Five cent dressgoods... ...20 Twenty cent dress goods 15 Seventy-Five eent eiderdown 60 Thirty-Five cent eiderdown 4 ..25 All Mail Orders Received During Sale will be Filled at Clearance Sale Prices. 3 4th Great Annual 34th Will commence to-day, Friday, January the 1st, like its thirty-three, .predecessors. It will continue for 30 days, and be conducted on the same broad plans, that have made them the greatest bargain opportunities. f Corsets 50ci corsets at .39 $1.00 corsets at .85 , 1.25 corsets at....-....;.'. $1.00 1 1.50 corsets at............ 1.15 Broken liues at just half price, or $1 corsets for 50c. surfs AND $10.00 suits at ...$ 735 12.50 suits at.. i 975 13.50 suits at 1100 15.00 suits at..:........ 1225 16.50 suits at ......... ........ 1310 18.00 suits at....:........:.. 1400 Ladies' and Misses' Hosiery & Underwear This is the best money-saving chance of the year in the Hosiery and Underwear Department. Every gar ment at a greatly reduced price: 3o cent garments at 21 cts 5o cent garments at 42 c 75 cent garments at 67 $100 garments at ' - - 82 Trunks & Bags Trunks, bags and suit cas es at clearance sale prices. -Toys, dolls, games, etc, all at greatly reduced prices - Boys' Clothing $1.50 boys' suits atv...$1.15 2.oo boys' suits at .... 1.45 2.50 boys' suits at .... 1.95 3.oo boys' suits at .... 2.45 3.S0 boys' suits at .... 2.85 4.50 boys' -suits at .... 3.50 5.oo boys' suits at .... 3.95 Shawls & Fascinat'rs During this great sale shawls and .fascinators will be closed out regardless of cost. OVERCOATS ;! 5.00 overcoats at.. $ 400 8.50 overcoats at.. .; 6.25 10.0) overcoats at..'...... 7.35 12.50 overcoats, at........ 9.25 15.00 overcoats at........ 12,00 18.00 overcoats at.i 13.85 and Gloves Wool glove3 in plain fancy colors. ( Regular 25, 35, 50c "Reduced to 20. 30. 42c. Kid gloves: $1.25 gloves at $1. Dollar gloves at 90c' . ' Sillis and Dress Goods Black, white, and colored dress fabrics, black and fan cy silks, velvets and velveteens, at a great sacrifice. 5 .50 dress goods at 39 -.75 dress goods at 62 J l.oo dr6ss goods at 79 LADIES' SKIRTS AND JACKETS $ . 5.00 Jackets, $3.95 10.00 Jackets. 7.95 13.50 Jackets, 10.00 1 5. oo Jackets, 11.85 $4.50 Skirts at $3.45 5.50 Skirts at 4.35 D.OU Skirts at 5.00 7.50 Skirts at 5.85 Children's and Misses' wraps are included in this great sale. Carpets and Lace Curtains : Our entire stock of lace curtains and carpets at clearance sale prices. . - . - Men's & Boys' Underw. .50 garments at. $ M .75 garments at.......... . .67 l.oo garments at 79 1.50 garments at.......... 1.20 2.oo garments at.......... 1.45 Wool "Waists $1.25 wool waists at .90 1.50 wool waists at...... 1.20 2.00 wool waistsjit... 1.45 2.50 wool waists at 1.95 3.00 wool waists at 2.25 3.50 wool waists at 2.45 I .75 silk and velvet at62J l.oo silk and velvet at 82" 1.25 silk and velvet at 99 Shoe Department . Extra Special. 75 pairs Labies' shoes worth $2.00, $2.50, $3,00 and $3.50 AT SLOP. 50 pairs children's school shoes worth $1.25 and $1.50 SO CENTS. Groceries 25c Armour's washing pow der.... ,3 lbs 15c 25c Home bak powder 19c 15c Rex loo percent lye 3 for 25c "rn 9c 8 for 25c 15e cann Good s s Arm & '" ling's Naptha nd Sv'bil-25c Our Annual Clearance Sale includes every Department of this Great ,Stock of Good Merchant reductions apply to every article excepting only a few lines the prices of which the manufacture Regulator of Eow Prices L Id-I N jE'S ' Cl,e ical ttlbite Rouse