LOCAL LOBE. ( AflwcMaementi la this column charged jfb H axnteout oentt porune. . 8 Tvieea at the tcmouow as usual, Catholic church an 1 'V; Albany Mlsa Eda Jacobs was i F. P, 8b.eagreeu was a . business vUIk i at Hiil City Wedne iday. : Mr. and Mrs. Gene M. Simpson spend next week In the Oregon me ?e:vlre- at Wltham school hou-e tomorrow at 5-30 p. m. by H. A. Deck Mr'. M. M. DavU plvea a tfa to a number of lady trlends from bait past two to fire tbU'afcernoon. Aftir a' week's abeeoce from college on account of elckce, Henry Shannon has resumed bis studies. Mo. Ma-tha Burnett and Mrt. Caoon who I ave be eo at Los Angeles are expected In Corvallis within a few . days. Plas'e-mg Is now in progress on the cernDC building. Ed Feltoh is doing the work. Subject at the (Jhurch of Chrlat t"mfir--v m- rulog, "God's Elect:'! evenlDg, "Fifteen minutes in Hell," ., Mr. and Mrs.. WlllarJ Gilbert re turned to their home at Dallas Thurs day after a visit with rela tvee. Miss Lettle Wicks is now a teach er at Bemmet, in the San Jacinto val- l-iv, Blverslde county, Oallf jrola. Her health Is much improved. - Ciptatn B.rt fllklugton, who has been on a leave of absence from col lege f r a 'business trip to bis home in DjuhUs county,: arrived WfdoeJ day, an1 1. as resumed his studies. Mr1. Robert Huston aid daugh ter are now at Redlnds, Oalirornia. Little Helen's health Is very much tmpr ved. Ksdlad is 65 mile soutbe ist ol Los Angeles. The enrollment In the Philomath public schools is some hlog oyer 180. Pr f, 8. IK Pratt Is principal and f ur t ach'r- a-e emploje'. Io an educa tional wav, Philomath Is far ahead of most country towns. ' J. A.' Montgomery, the South Dakotao. who lai been looking at Benton ouoty firms with a view to matins? a purchase., left Wtdnesilay for S item. He id expected to return here today, Sicca January 6th, Mrs. W. ' I. Prloe his been at Tulare, Ca'ifrrota, where she In the guest of Mr. and Mrs N. G. Waltz firmerlyof the Belnuap settln:e it In Benton county.- She Is to leViiu ee eral weeks yet in the hope of benefitting her health. . Mr. aod 'M.n. ; J. guests f t a f dW d tys rala'ive'. D. Irvine a-e cf Brovnsvi.le BOJ SMOKERS. - After an i absence --"of several montb-i, Mr, and Mrs. S. . P. Smith have r turn d' to 0 rvalll. Mr. Smith ha) been employ ed in a big lumberlog eetiblUbmeat in the vt clnlty tf Bart o, Oregon- . The orgaoisttton has been per fected by which O A.0 is to malotala a growing exblbir at the Levis and Clark fair. The airetngemect? vere ptrfdcttd at a uieetloii. of the execu tive committee i f the board held in Portland Saturday. Dr. Wltbyoambe is to have charge f tte livestock ar rangements, .Prof. Lake of the horti cultural display and Pr.if. Ooote the vegetable exhibit. A (lit tf 12 .acres on the exposition grounds has been set anile f r the purpose. The next game of baeket ball to -take place lu the College Armory will be between the University nf Wash ington and OAC teams. It occurs next Tnur-dty evening, and Is expeot e 1 to I e a spirited and exoltiog con tea1'. - Basket ball is a cew thing with the Seattle men. aod they are out fir honors In that line tor the -first time this j ear. They are to play OAC next Tburedav evenlDg and the TJ. of O. men at Eugene the following night. Taxes have been rolling in at the Sheriffs office ever since the boobs were c peotd last Tuesday morning. The three per cent rebate is allowed under the.mw eaaoted at the late special session on taxes paid before March 15th, aod it 1 apparent that tax payers are as anxious as ever to get it. The other provisions of tbe law remain the same as barer If half is paid by April 4th, the taxpay er baa until October 3rd to pay the balance. If none Is paid by April i, a ten per cent penalty and 12 per cent intei est from April t h to the date cf payment la added. An entertainment that is sure to be popular is to occur in college chap el on Saturday night of next week. It is to be for the benefit of athletics at the college, and all the ta'ent In town Is on the program. Those who know what the bill is, say it will be a $1.50 performance but that only 25 cents admission will be charged. Some time) In benefit entertainments the public believes it is to get about halt a much on the program as it pys for. It is the purpose this time, to reverse the order aod give tbe au dience felly halt a dozen times its moneys wortn. There will be music al numbers In theblll that will., leave music-loving auditors la a state ,- of hypnotic and intoxicated delirium of delight followed by that ecstatlo and exhilarating state of mind that pre pares tbe listener to go home and sleep a sound sleep mixed with dreams of eternal bliss. Enough has been beard of the plan on the outside to start everybody to talking of tbe coming event, and tbe story is that not a soul that baa so far expressed an opinion will fall to attend. , The date should be firmly fixed - in tbe mind, so that no other engagements may be made. It happens on Satur day night of next week. B. JET. Oate left Weinesday for Bell touo tain, where he is to accept employment in a pruLe orchard. r W. H. Currln, of B. M. Wads & Co.'s Corvallis bouse, went to McMinn ville Thursday ou business, ' . v:. .Harold Belt of Aberdeen, .Wash ington, has arrived ytor a six week's visit with hi) mother. Mrs. Young, mother of Mrs. A. j. Johnson of this city, died at Scio Tues day. The funeral occurred Thursdaj. Mr. Reed of Portland, baa arrived and Is In charge rf the steamboat of fice at the O..B. & N.tocb. --George W. Heckle arrived Tnes day from a visit with bl 1 son Ray mond, who is lo tbe drug business at San Jose, Call ornl t. The only brother of W. H. Wag goner was killed recently in a big mine disaster in Colorado, lie was a man of considerable means. r- Mrs. Sarah Mx re entertains a Dumber of young people this after noon in honor of the birthday of her diughtei, Gladys. E. D. Mossie, tbe O. A. C. student who was recently stricken with paral ysis, has been obliged to give up his studies at college, and has gone toTa- coma. His health', however, much improved. -. 1 ' r Mrs, J. H. E i wards, who for the past three weeks has been rat the Orees home ia thi city, under the care of a physician, was" able to return Wednesday to her home near BelI- fountaln. I Georei A. Huck, a real estate dealer cf Eugene, l-t iof Corvallis,, find hopts soon to consummate a business transaction of Importance and of in terest to this vicinity. Ladles of -the Episcopal chnrcb are r quet-fd to meet at the residence or Mrs, C. E. Host next Wednesday afternoon.,,, The objc-t of the meeting is to reorganize tbe Guild and to dis cuss other business - matters t f the church. Miss Rose Ingram has returned from tbe bedside f her jBlster, Mrs. Ed. Looney, of, Monroe, 1 Tbe twins recently born to the Looney house hold are two strong little boys. A handsome purse was made up and preseoted to Miss Hattle Potts by the member of the Li ms at a meet ing Monday nigbr..., Miss . Potts is a member, but had not been in the ord er 1 rig enough to be entitled t sick benefirs at the time of her recent et- veri illness. ' Joseph Grelnec, of this county, went to Por'lin.l last week on bust n8 which be di I not confiln to his most Intimate OrrVallls trleuds. But bis mysterious vUlt was explaioed Tuesday whnu he returued recently a m rrled man. Mr. Ortioer is a p.oa perous Ausiian farmer of Blodgetr, and the brliie U a p-etty young Udy of the same naionality. Philip Fowler and wife start-d Friday tot Oakaloosa, Kansas, to re main The piriies came, to Corvallii about six weeks ago from Kansas. Mr Fowb r obtained employment in J. i PblUp-i', blacksmith chop, and seemed satl-fidd with bis prospects. His ac quaintances , and friends here Wrre much surprised to learn Wednesday that he had decided to return to Kan sas. ... There was great excitement Thurs day morning about Jake Blumberg's junk store on South Main street, oc casioned by an alarm of fire in - that vicinity. In some manner not certain ly known Jake's bedding took fire and before the fl tmes could be extinguish ed, a mattress, a number of quilts and an overcoat wer 3, destroyed. . The, fire Is supposed to have, been occasioned by spontaneous combustion. Members of the Corvallis Gun Club were busy Thursday coll -ct-ing the prizes to be awarded to partic ipants in the big shooting tournament here on the 221. .All the articles now . compose a handsome display in a show window in tbe Zlerolt building. There is a varied assortment of merchandise and a quantity rf .cash. Tbearrange- : ment of the articles is very tasty and the display is such as would be credit able to a first-class variety store. It would seem that every person who is likely to take part in tbe shooting con test might be able to secure a priz. It was Louis, the China Cook. He Btood In front of tbe show window at Gerhard's and admired a valentine within. It was one ot the fancy affairs that maidens are delighted to receive on valentine's day. Per a long time Louis gazed at it with admiring eyes and a face overspread with apprecia tion. Then h6 walked to the counter inside and inquired the price. . "Oh, it costs lots of money; heap . fine " , re sponded the young woman behind tbe counter, little dreaming that she had a buyer. -"How muchee .oost?" aked the gallant celestial. "On. two dollars and a quarter, heap floe, was the an swer. "All lite; me takee," responded Louis as he planked down the cash and later walked away with his valen tine, .which, of ' course, some fair Comma damsel Is to reoelve. : - .1'--. I : ;- ; ; ;1 t They are Many And can be Fined So can Those who"sell"f hem To ' ' " ';. bacco. ' ''. A prac t"oe in Corvallis- tba 1 a occasioned "remark', is ' eigarett. smoking by small boys and minor. In receiA Tears, the Times ha fre quently brought tbe matter t tbe a teutioa f parents and other:-, bat the smok'rg is still practiced ex tensively. Little cbaps of 8 and io' years are not infreqa-nt'y seen puffiv g away with as much as surance a- a veteran smoker Boys of 14 or 15 years in some inet mces a-e completely addicted to the ci- a-ette hait and smoke as reg 'larl sb they eat. In spite of tba ftct that it is -forbidden by haw and that the babit is destructive to the men tal, moral and physical develop ment, child smoking is aid , to be general all over town. It there U one tbirg more . than another that deserves tbe attention of par ents and "t those anxious to pro mote the beet conditions in Cor vallis, it u this . debilitating and nnnatural practice, -; Of espec'al interest in the mat ter is the Question of where these boys .get their tobacco and. cigar ettes. Tbe law. strictly: prohibit the sale of cigarettes or cLare'.te material to minor?, Every ins ance in which either is sold to boys is a violation of a statuta for which there is a heavy penalty. Inst tence u pon tbe strict enforcement of this lw witb.suoh . vigor : that cigar ettes wouid be kept out of the hands of these younesti n would probab'y f ave many a one of them for useful manhood that is otherwise destined to become a physical wreck. Science and exp rience has ' shown "that boys and cigarettes will not profit ably mix. The one Is the detrucr tion of the other, and it is ... the bov that is always Jbe . victim. , ;,The asylum? and penitentiaries are fall of men who got their start oa the down grade as cigarette snr.kerB in boyhood.; Their places there ought to be tak",n by men who are me in enough to sell .them the deadly i wares. The man or men whj will take the means to stop thn sa'e in Corvallli will do: a, great deal for. numerous Corvallis boya and carry glad tilings to parents for .. whom tberwite, futnre sorrows lie . in wait. ' -.. ..." '" The law on the subject of selling cigarettes to minors is as follows: It shall be unlawful to sell, barter, - trade, give or in any manner furnish to any minor- under the age ol 18 years, any tobacco, cigar, or cigarettes in any form, or any comoound in which tobacco ' forms a component part, without tbe writ ten consent or order of such minors parent or guardian, and when such minor has no parent or guardian, then in that case con sen'. may be given by the county court.' sitting for the . transaction of county business, upon proper ap plication m the countv - in which said minor may have his residence. Any person violating the provis ions of this act shall, upon convic tion be fined in any sum - not - less than five dollars or more than $50.'. There is also a strict state law against the use of tobacco , by min ors under 18 years of age It is as follow : ."It shall be unlawful for any minor under - the- age "of 18 years to smoke or in any wav use any cigar, cigarette or tobacco in any form whatsoever, in any. public highway, street, place, square, or resort. Any minor . violating the provisions of this act. shall , upon conviction, be fined in any sum not less than $1 nor more tban $10, or by imprisonment at the option of the court, two days for each of fense." . . The State Poultry Association's annual exhibit opens in Por landJueF day next, and It promises ti be the most Interesting function i f tbe kind ever held in tbe state. Mate than .usu al interest is manifested by .Benton county poultrymen. Forty to fifty birds from the' vicinity 'f Cotvallis are te be entered in tbe exhibit. F. L. Miller will have at the show a numb-r of Buff Orpington's; Gene Simpson sends Bull Leghorns; Dr. Lester will exhibit White Wyandot'eo, and W. J. Fisher wilt send Boff Leghor is. A number cf other -poultry men are talk ing of sending birds to the exhibir, but what they may finally conclude to do can not now be stated.. It. is c rtalo that Benton county will be well repre sented by first-class stock. HTDR&NTS NOT, REMOVED. V" 7-. 4 Mountain Water Scheme for Corval lis That Death Stopped Something ' Abont it. . ; . Though the first days of Febru ary have come and gone, there has been 00 removal , of the fire by-r drants, as was threatened in the late letter of the local . Water Company to the city council.-... It seems to be generally believed t hat the company will not go to the extent of remove ing'of hydrants. It is Certain that the act would only have injected an animus iuto the situation that would b ave , fallen unpleasantly ; on ; tbe company. .. There seems ; no doubt that the removal could ,have been enjoined by legal proceedings, .thou gh it is doubtful if any ; attempt in that direction would" have been made. . The attitude of most of the members of the council was one of mere passiveness, in which ; it. was proposed 4o allow tbe company to go ahead with the removal if ; it so desired, taking remedial measures on behalf of.the city afterward. .-. As it looks now, however, it seems like ly that the hydrants will remain in service, and that some kind of ne gotiations may develop in which , a more amicable arrangement may be enected. . ,t Of course there is a phase to the situation that many a citizen . fails to see. It is the natural desire of the Water Company - to protect it self. It can ill afford to lay ex pensive mains and put in hydrants without some kind of a contract. Piping is high now and maybe lower later. If the company puts in new pipes and the price falls possibly at the very moment the city proposes to buy the plant or contract with another company, the local - com pany must lose, and lose heavily. For this reason, it is a hazardous step for the company --'to attempt improvements without some kind of contract. : "" On the other hand, the city hes itates to make a contract on a basis of Willamette water.' - Willamette, water is better by far than many a town has. but the people want mountain water if it can be had Smyth offered mountain water. It has also become .known that anoth- pro position for offering Corvallis mountain-water was at one time fully matured, when it was sudden ly. stopped by tbe sudden death of a prominent Oregon tapitalist, the heaviest investor in . the scheme. This proposition is said- to. have included the purchase, of the old companys plant by the new com pany, and an amicable arrangement all round. For these reasons the city authorities prefer1 to make no extended contract, but rather desi re to let matters drift while : they wait for something to turn up. The chance tha,t the present high prices of piping may. drop and that capitalists may seek investment in water-systems, are things that may happen at any time, and it is forsomething of this favorable char acter for which the council waits. As in all questions," there are two sides to the: water problem, and each party has . facts to '. consider that the other does not always see. -The ' first three days ut' text week, Feb 8, 9. & 10 Dr.. Lowe, the oculi opticiti will be. attherOc-cid-n at hoUl. . Dr, Lowe has been coojii g t ) Corvallis for over 14 yeais. i ". Tbe drift of water talk -about tmn is turning in a new direction. A sentiment is farming in the di rection of qrty ownership of , water works. Many are pronounced in favor of a charter amenmept, by tte legislature that i 1 enable the city t issue bonds wm never 1 it st a l p elect. They claim . thtt coudi-ioue may arise at aoy time in which a gravity system of mountain watr may become feasible, and that tbe city at such a time should' be clo thed with power ti assitt if,, neces sary, or to construct if advisable, a' watrsystam.Maoy thick the present council should at the coming elect ion submit to a vote of tbe people the question of whtther or not the. authority tj issue boods should be secured from the next legislature; They add, that with euch authori ty at hand, the city, would be indt pendent of. water plant promoters, and be in far. better position to ne gotiate in the interest of a perma nent and suitable water system. FEBRUARY -) INVENTORY This iionth Is cleaning np month, stock adjusting time cleaning the dtck for spring business. 1 There fore you will find here that gooda are lower in price, not because they have decreased ia value, but because our policy wilt not permit carrying them over another season. . . . ' . Ladies' Jackets. 3 00 Ladies' Jackets $1.50 4 00 Ladies' Jackets" 2 00 ' 5 00-Ladies' Jackets 7 ,W Ladies Jackets .10 00 ladies' Jackets i Children's 5 00 & 6 00 ' Jackets 50 75 00 2 50 1-3 off on Ladies' Ears. . 1-3 off on Ladies Wrappers 1-3 off on Ladies Skirts. Corsets in broken lines 50c .. on the dollar. , . A few pieces of 50c Dress Goods at 25c per yard. Brussels Garpet , 50c Per Yard: 35c Cn"tta.ce Carpet 25c yd. 40c, Win. Shades, 25c each. 1-3 off on all small pieces ; of Matting..; . -1-3 off on broken lines of Lace Curtains. . - 1-3 ofF on Wool Waists $1 25 Ladies Waists $1 05 2 00 Ladies Waists 1 35 2 50 Ladies s Waists 170 3 00 Ladies Waists 2 00 1-3 off on Joe Wool Shawls and Fascinators. . : ' - - ? Values and the worth of matefials not considered.. It's only how quickly we cin clean up and make room for the new, spring laDrics. n At t , S. Lv. KLINE'S, ; - ' ' Regulator of Low Pi ices. , IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME REAL good bargains in stock, grain, fruit and poultry Rancnes, write for my special list,' or come and see me. , I shall take pleasure ia giving you all the reliable information you wish, also showing you over the country. . . . ..... , " Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance. 3 . . Philomath, Oregon. i L - IB EMERY'S XRT. STUDIO & . I - ' I South Main St., Corvallis, Ore. 1 Carbon, Platinum and Platino Portraiture t O. A. C. ATHLETIC AND SCENIC VIEWS. 1 . . S- ' Art Calendars, .Sof Pillow Covers, T .And other Photographic Novelties "WW ; For Sile. Baled oats straw., Ir ave orders at Corvallis ferry. . John Beach. For White Plymouth Rock Eggs Call on or addressW. A. Bates, at Corrallis Flouring Mills, Corvallis, - Or. One setting, 75 cents; 2 settings, $1.25. A new line of wall paper, go SAtt3 and matting just received .at O. J. Blackledg's Furniture etore. You are safe when you purchase Dr, Lowe's glasses. . Eye safe and price safe, over 18 years experience. For Sale. N At sbont 50 per cent on the dollar large house, barn, and woodshed, 2 lots corner 3rd, and Washington streets. . Ap ply to owner. $1800, , t i -H. Kreger, . . t . Santa Barbara,,' - GaL Reductions f of February GROCERIES. D. G. Sugar, 100 pounds .: $5.65 Extra' C Sugar, . 5.15 Padlock brand Peaches, 35c cans, for .25 Palo Alto brand Peaches, 25c cans, for .20 Extra Standard crrn, two' cans for Extra Standard tomatoes two cans for.. .25 .25 Six packages yeast foam. ..' .25 Six . magic yeast .25 Four packages Arm and Hammer soda........ .25 Three cans fancy sardines in oil : :.... .25 xTwo pounds Golden Sunrise coffee .5 Seven bars Daisy laundry soap 25 Six bars Silk laundry soap .25 Twenty dozen clothes pins .'. .25 Ten packages toothpicks................ . .25 Defiance Washboards... ; ; .20 DISHES. One set decorated .ciips and saucers One set decorated dinner plates One set decorated soup plates One set decorated breakfast plates .. ......... 50 ........ 50 50 ......... 40 One set decorated pie plates ..- 40 For Month, of February only. : When you see it in our ad. it's so. F t. Miller - Gorvallis. V" 2: