v- iMWv : Gorvallis Tim m&H Mi - g i But Octal Per ot Beat First nace In Oratorical Conl Locomotive ocomotive Close! tM Trouble. bspirtmenfChcmical Engines Un 'AIXISOBWJON. FEB. ;J3, .. TWO I7JTFS DISCREDITED, ?-T"i . .. ...... "':' ! 3Tie expulsion of the Holy Rol ' Tot from Linn county by citizens of the vicinity of Lebanon under 3ed of the county sheriff 1 recalls the late criticism of Corvallis hy fee Lebanon Criterion for, a similar act. It shows how utterly out of 1 rtjch that so-called newspaper is ... .a . r .1 ' Z It., n-. A ivrtn tne people oi mc vitiuuj aim 1 liar completely it misrepresents the community. This is not at all sur prising, as the editor of the Criter i n was once a candidate for .coun- y judge and proved to be so out f harmony with his people that in ihe election he was defeated by the largest number of votes ever :ast against any candidate of any party -for any office in the history of Linn ' county. When such a man slurs Corvallis, in truth he only compli ments, since it is the hostility of i itlmduals discredited at home -that a deserving town courts and always enjoys. THE CHEMICAL ENGINE. L( It the discission of the purchase f a chemical engine lor Corvalli? e volutes into serious purpose, the yro losition of one dealer should aiot He accepted as the only oppor tunity to drive a bargain. There re nany general agents, and doubt less many brands of chemical en gines, just as there are many manu Jacturers and many styles of thresh- Jne machines. Should the firemen HTe and the city authorities ultim- ately propose to purchase a: chem icil. all the dealers should be in vited to come to Corvallis with their engines and demonstrate by ' actual service what each will do, tThat will give opportunity to get the best machine at the lowest late, ......... ' In no event should the splendid old hand engine that has saved so much for Corvallis, be made a part cf the bargain. It has served good - -purpose in the past, and can do it over again, whenever there shall ome the ex ended conflagra'ion, fthat is a part of the history of ev- 1 1 II . ... mm1 ml.Tl i c 1 . n ,. n h - . . , lime. AT PHILOMATH. "What was Done at Alliance Meeting New Officers Elected. The Prohibition AlFance ff Phi lomath, like other civic organiza tions has it's social fastivities. One of these was held at the resi dence of Pror. Sheek on tne 23ih intt. - Aehott program was rendered composed of recitations of different phases of civics by Mre. Pre?. Em crick, Miss Livia Bond and Ernest Cattle, and ethers intersper sed with music, by a quait tte rom posed of Arden Cone, Htibeit White, Mrs. G. A. Fischer, and Edith Sneak, and instrumental du ts on the piano by James and Edith Ffbeak. It being the night of elect ibn tbe chairman appointed committee on nominating com posed of Pres. Emeriek, Rev. A. G Wright, and John Webster. While the committe was preparing its re port light refreshments were served and a social time indulged in. The committee reported new members as follows: Arden Cone, Robert Goetz, Oscar Weed, Mrs. Pres. Em eriek, Minnie Mason, Gertrude Week, Mrs G. A. Fisher and Bes sie Lewis, increasing the member ship to 46. The rUicers elected were: Pres. .Henry Sbea"k; Vice, Cas Brumfield; Secretary Gertrude Weed; Treasur bi.A. G. Wright; Chaplain M. J, Bradford; Marshal, Cba. Newth. The treasurer reported that the Alliance since it organization had xpended over $7 for the cause of good cit:zenship. Proposals for Wood. . Notice is hereby (riven that the clerk -of School District No. 9 Benton Co. Ore gon irill receive sealed bids to furnish the said district with wood forthecoming year to wit: 80 cords split body red fir wood old growth, or 80 cords of Sir wcod rcond growth; good qnal.ty, not lees tban four feet in length, and not less than four inches, or more tban eight inches in thickness nor diameter, to le delivered at the school bnilding in said ttieirict on or' before Aupuet 15th ig04. The Board reserves the right to reject 'any or all bide, and no bid will be recei ved after 6 o'clock T?brnarw i2th 1904, W. A. Buchanan. lerk. perjedaTthe eoiiege arraory-rtday night, and Miss Lena, Tartar, '05, was declared winner by the judges. She is iQjearsold, and, is in the household science' course - at the college, and represents the Utopian literary society. In addition to her selection to represent OAC in the State contest, she was awarded a gold medal and $15 in cash. Her subject is 'Alexander Hamilton, the true founder of the American republic. Second place, a gold medal and $7.50 in cash was awar ded John Witty, whose subject was "John Marshall, the Expounder of the Constitution," and who -repre-sented the Amicitia society. Third place, a silver medal : and $4.50 in cash was awarded Clay Darby of the Philadelphian society. His subject was "Louis XlV.and Abso tism. .The above three places were taken above Guy E Moore, winner of the local contest lastyear.and repre sentative of the college in the state contest at fcugene. tie , represen ted the -, Jeffersonian societv and took fourth place, v. The places taken by the rest of the eight con testants were, Miss Sutherland of the Feronian society, . fifth; Miss Whitby of. the Pierian society sand Mr. Shepard of the Zetagathean society, tied for sixth, and Miss Daniels of Sorosis, eight. The contest attracted a large au-. dience that comfortably .filled the big- Armory. -. Society : spirit ran high and the. yells for favorites, was a feature of the , occasion. , The . sc cieties were ranged about the room in groups! each organization occu pying a section of its own. When the speakers appeared for the , first time on the platform bedlam broke loose and the ; greeting that went forth was noisy enough to , paraly size; the nerves of the nervous. , In cluded in the program was a piano solo by Miss Love, a vocal solo by Miss C reraise and a vocal number and encore by the College Glee Club. .: -.: J ,;, The judges ondelivery were J..E Yates. Judge McFadden and E. R. Bryson, and on composition, Rev. Hanilsaker, Rev. Carrick and Rev. Frank L. Moore. Mr. Witty took first place on composition, his paper receiving a total of 5. against a total of eight for Miss Tartar, the lower number being indicative of the higher grade.. On delivery Miss Tartar was given three firsts, while Mr.' Witty was given two seconds nd a fourth place. The judge that maiked Witty fourth on delivery, gave second place to Mr. Darby, and. third to Miss Whitby, and put Moore fifth. The other two judges on delivery gave Miss Whitby eighth place and Guy Moore winner of last year's local,, seventh. The figures are as follows; Contestant. Composition. Deliveryj Witty 1)4-1-3 , 2-4-2 Darby 6-3-4 x- 4-2-3 Whitby 1-8-6 .. a-3-8 Tartar 5-2-1 1-1-r Moore 3-3H-2 75-7 Shepard 3-6-5 6-8-6 Daniels 8-7-8 , 5-7-4 Sutherland 7-5-7 3-6-5 Contest'nt. Comp. ' Del. Total Tartar 83 11 Witty. . 5 , 8 13 Darby r3 9 22K Moo.re 9 19 a8 Sutherland 19 i4 ' 33 Whitby ; 15' 19 34 Shepard n ' 20 Z4 Daniels 23 16 . 39 ., Notice. Commencing Feby 1, residence rate new subscribers on party lines will be H.25. Rates for telephones connected before that date will re main aa at present, Emma Crawford, Mgr. February 8, 9 and 10, no longer, Dr. Lowe, well known optician will be in Corvallis at the CKxider til Hotel. Don't fail to have him teat your eyes for glasses. For Sale. Maule's etrain Mammoth broDze turkeys, toms and hens. Address Mrs. P. A. Kline. Box 11. . Corvallis, Remember our great Reduction Sale will close Saturday. January 30th. Nolan & Callahan. For Sale. White Plymouth Rock hens.Ad dress James M. Herron, ' Bruce, Ore. Experienced Nurse. Offers her services at reasonable rates. Address box 364 Corvallis postoffice. - SatuxdayJost his. eyesight to .such an" extent , tjaat he .- was , unable to attend : to his 1 dxities.T He is Messenger ' McClusk'y," " who lias been on the run for.a year and- a, half.. On Friday he got a cinder in- his-eye, . and - the; inflammation that re-ulted was a serious incon venience to him when he came out of Portland Saturday morning. The affection grew worse and worse, and by the time McMinnville was reach ed, Mr.. McQlusky's eyesight . had failed so lar as ability to do his du ties was concerned. He was nn ab'e to, make up the mail as requir ed, and the most ot it wai brought to Corvallis, and taken back on the afternoon train. , . ... ; In Corvallis remedies we e prq- cured and applied, with beneficial results, but not to such an extent as to restore vision. . Postmaster Burt Johnson however, took Mr McClusky's place on the run, and with such assistance as the afflict ed messenger ; could . render, .. the mails on the down trip - were pro. perly handled. Two clerks . from the Portland : postoffice were sent out to meet the train at Hillsdale with the expectation .that ; they would have to make the mails up, but: the, precaution was unnecessary. , The affection of Mr. McClusky is believed to-be only ; temporary, as his condition was much improv ed at last accounts. Mr, McClusky is about .45 years of age, and has been for a lorig time in the rail way mail service ,as a messenger, tnostl y on trains in the East. MUST a AVE PAPERS. Or Cannot Register Troubles at the , County Clerk's Office. ' Registration of voterd is etill new thing in Bent in. Two roubds at the business have failed tt so educat i fleet irs ' that they ha v full under, tinding of the idutine, and there is, as a result, much trouble for the registration officers at the court hous. , A chief tource of bother, ti both vote s and officerb' is that natural izad citizans fail tn remember that tbey mast preset t their naturaliza tion papers at the time they regis ter, ' Almsot every dy 6nch per sons apply at the office to regirtir, and ate unavoidably required to mak-another trip t biiag their citizenship pipers. Without these papers, registration imp ssibl, for the law on the subj wt is man datory, and cannot ha eet a,-ide by the county cleik or h's, deputy. Ths same trouble in another form is in f'ecase of sods who become cit:z.-D8 through Ihe naturalization of their fathers. For i istance, if a son while yet a minor cVmes w'th b if ffthr from a for igu land iuto the Uuited States, such ion becomes a citizen (t 21 provided hie lather has become natuialized in the mean time. B t, in order to register, the son must prpsfnt the papers of his father, before he is allowed ti gt.his name ' cm the regi-tration bii ks . A case happened yesterday in wbicb a young man of 28, who camp 1 1 tne cout.try many years ago. was uranle to register, because his father has not ytt become a c, t;zn, : The only courte open to him is to take out naturalization papets of his own. The law on tbe subjett is found in eubdivisioo 8 of the registration law. . It provide that if the elect ir be naturalized, eligibility lor reg istration shall be attested by "the time, place and court of naturaliza tion, or declaration, su evidenced by the legal proof thereof, exhibi ted by the elector." The attorney general of the t-tUe has held that "legal proof" means the certificate 01 tbe naturalization court, which is, of course, the naturalization papers themselves. FOR SALE. Vetch seed at Corvallis Flour Mills Lost. Between Philomath and Gsonal e' mill, small, black bear skin cape. Leave at Times office. Dry Wood. Maple or fir in any qua ntity. Leave f orders at Hodes Grocerystore, or order direct to undersigned at phone nnmber 226. iirank Francisco. Sale of Furniture. These and other articles are to be sold at my residence, cor. 4th and Har rison streets. One upholstered parlor set four pieces, one large french plate mirror, pictures, one hall tree," one hall lamp, one center table, one side board, two pair nice' lace eurtains, one steel range, one small cook stove, one small refrigerator, twelve window sbades, one Stair carpet bed room set and springs. Mrs. J. C. Kaupisch - AiexRennrer-is'ctiIef engmi of the new fire department, and M. P. Frait is assistant .. ehief. .E.4JE. Wilson is president of the. Ndepart mept and John Ajlen is " secretary, Tne selections were made at a large ly attended meeting at City Hall Monday evening. Other officers elected at the same time are, . Geo Kerr, vice president; Dr. Harper, treasurer; J. K,; Berry, steward; John Zeis, captain hose cart numb er one; James Bier, captain numb er two; Harold Woodcock, captain number 3; Lindsay Sharp, captain H. & L,. Co..; Robert Johnson, captain Young' America Engine re serves, 1 ne reserves comprise -the honorary membership,., in which M. fc. Woodcock and Thomas Peter Callahan are leading and en thusiastic lights. The executive committee is F. P. . Sheasereen. H. W, Hall and E. P. Greffoz . . The question of asking the city council to purchase one or two chemical engines was considered at the meeting, A proposition from a Portland dealer to sell one laree four-wheeled Champion .chemical ' or two smaller , two-wheeled en gines taking Young .America, en' gine in exchange at the price of, 325. was read. The, price ot the large chemical is about- $1,400 and of the smaller ones about , . $700. Most of the members were unfam iliar w,th the merits o i dimerits q the Cbemicals. .andhad no distinct ideas as to the advisability, .of a purchase. Nearly all are opposed to a sale , of Young v America engine , at . any price.,?' The matter :of,, .phemicals was referred to a committee ; con sisting of the'fire chief and the ex ecutive committee., . The , question of supplying the department, with rubber, hats and rubber, coats :.was also referred, to the same commit tee. . A committee : was appointed to revise the constitution ,and . by laws, and the department is to meet again a week from ..next Monday night to hear the report and trans act other business.: . Monday night's meeting was largely, attended by business men and citizens. -Portland. A Wool 17 to 18 . Wheat vlly 78 to 80 Flour 3 75 ti $3 85 per Wl. Potatos $ .60 to 90 per sack Ejtgs Oregon, 27 per doz. i Butter 20 to 22 c per lb.. Crearnery 30 to 32 per lb. Corva lis. Wool 15 Wheat 71 pHr'licrshel. Oats to 28 Flour c 1.01 per sack - Butter 15 to 25 per lb Creamery 75 per mil E?gs25to c per doz Chicken 15 per pound Lard i3per lb Cir l of Thanks. We wi;h,t) express our sincere gratitude ti those friends , who so kindly assisted 111 during our trag ic bereavement in the loss of our husband and 'lather. . , . C, C. Haetless. Georgia &arti,ess, ; Teachers' Examination. Notice is hereby given that the county superintendent ot Benton County will hold the regular examination of appli cants for state and county papers at Cor vallis, Oregon, as follows: For State Papers. Commencing Wednesday. February 10, at nine o'clock a. n., and continuing un; til Saturday Feb. 13, at four o'clock p. m. Wednesday-Penmanship, history, spel ling, algebra, reading, school la . Thursday-Written arithmetic.theory ot teaching, grammar.bookkeepicg, physics, civil government. Friday Physiology, geography, mental arithmertc, composition, physical geog raphy. . Saturday Botany, plane geometry, generpl history, English literature, phy siology. For County Papers. Commencing Wed nesday Feb lO, at nine o'clock, a. m., and continuing ut,til Friday, February 12 at four o'clock p m 1st. and & 3rd Grade Certificates. Wednesday Penmanship, history, or thography, reading. Thursday Written arithmetic, theory of teaching,' grammar, physiology. Friday (geography, mental arithmetic school law, civil government. 1 Primary Certificates. Wednesday, Penmanship, orthogra phy, reading, arithmetic. . Thursday Art of questioning, theory ot teaching, methods, physiology. Dated this 30 day of Janoary, Corval' lis Oregon. - ' Ck W. Denman. County School Sup't for Mo ITi m Qnner C ftwry tbe npoUxton of W. L. d CUa shoos ior style, comfort &inl wear uas exueued aul nthfp makes sola t these prioea. This excellent irpoL&tion has been vron by merit alone. W. L. DpngUs shoes have to g-ive beUer satisfaction than other JJ.Ouauxi $340 shoes because his repoiauon ioc the best $340 and $uo shoes muai bo staiiitaineda Soid bw t Doitpiag Stores t American cities selling direct rom octory te (ft UNION-MAOE The -standard has always been placed so nigh more ts.00 and ygjo ahoes than any nthr twn nyyvifftrturr? in th world- Fast Color EyeUaed. U W. IV. I4MitrlAi 0.00 and srioea leathers used in S5.0O and SG.OO shoee Insist nmnilimrlnv W. TWhisvIm alinM ibottoJa ' Shoes anywheie on rwipt ot t h measuremema ot Toocassnown : ; , " r" i me iicsnj, Jiiymuiii (M uiu sura, CATALOG F. - ' - - W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass Cims dmc Wr 366 Prrrttrtig. 1 t 2 mm PACKED 2Pound Eartcons HOMIN Y GRITS WHITE CORN MEAL YELLOW CORN MEAL STEEL CUT OAT ME AL BUCKWHEAT FARINA. OUR GARDEN SEEDS Are now in either Balk or Package. HODES' GROCERY, PHONE 483, CORVALLIS, OR. For Sale. . Bright cheat ftnd rye grass hay, vetch, spelts, timothy, and rye grass . seedB, Poland China hogs, Shropshire rams, Good, bright vetch straw, fresh from the barn, for sale at reasonable prices. " LI Brooks, Wanted. One hundred to 200 head of ' goats Address, giving description, of flock and price, A, J, Johnson. Corvallis. For Sale, Twenty shares of stock in the Equit able Savings and Loan Association', En' quire Geo. E. Lilly, First National Bank. Bucks for Sale. . Oxfords and Grade Merinos all two years old past, Good sheep with prices reasonable. Call on or address ' , T. W. B. Smith, Corvallis Phone Sarburban 43. - W. L DOUGLAS K.UU litlt KdM Line Cannot B Equaled at Any JPrioo. that the wearer Teeehres more value tor his money are made of the same high-grade and are just as good in every av 4 rery wav stamped . - vritli nm and nrliw owe and cwiti addittooal lot. state Bryte aesirea; aue uiu i In Small Quantities. Shropshire Sheep. Ewes and Yearlings by Bark is 130841. Lambs by Freshman 188626. Well hred young stock of both sexes . , lor sale. . GEORGE ARMSTRONG, Corvallis, Oregon. H. S. PERNOT, Physician & Surgeon Office over postoffice. Residence Cor. Fifth and Jefferson streets. Hoars 10 to 12 a. m., 1 to 4 p. m. Orders may be left at Graham & Wortham's drug store. P. A. KLINE LIVEST0CK AUCTIONEER CORVALLIS, OR. Office at Huston's Hardware Store. P. , O. Address, Box n. Pays highest prices for all kinds of Live Stock, satistacuon guaraniceo. Twenty years experience. - .- -ir t.ooGiit Kdice ai