LOCAL LOSE.;
(awHniiii nu In thl oolnma ttMiffiipnt
at Bwrmwoflt senti pet Una. ,
Services as usual at tbe'Oataolle
church tomorrow.
Mrs. Masoo left
visit in Portland, v.
yesterday for. a
Hies Emily Cauthornof Portland.
Is the guest of Coivallte relatives j
Miss Ijetba Patnn of Halsey, i , l
the gneet si Oorvallte y. lends. -
Mrs. Clarence Hout Is In CorvallU
oo a few days visit to her parents Mr.
and Mri. W. J. Wiltaoks. , .
TEN THOUSAND PAID.
. I'alore Jacobs leaves trday af
ter a visit to his parents in this oty.
Mrs. F. A. Helm gave a tea yea
terda afternoon. Her guests were
all widows. . T
r . i
Heory Shannon leaves tomorrow
far his home at Forest Grove, and
will not return to OAO this yrar.
Next Monday evening the Ee
bekahs of this city are to eatertaln
their sister lodges from Independence
and Philomath.
George Horefall arrived Thurs
day from Idaho, to remain for the
present. He left on the afternoon
train for Philomath.
Ben Elgin leives tomorrow for
Carlton, whfra be ba accept 1 a
poelrlon in Dr. A. D. Morrison's drag
store. -
The First Spiritual Union of Cor
vallU will hold services Sunday in
Barrett Lyceum. Doors open at 2-30
Service at 3 p. m. A cordial lnvlta
tlon Is extended to all.
Mrs. John Allen returned Wed
nesday from a vials to Portland
frleod. She vai accompanied by
Miss Rica Mayer who will be. her
guest for a month.
Mrs. Henry Allan and little
Eleanor, left Thursday for the East.
At Cedar Rapids, Iowa, tbey ara to
be Joined by M Allen and all will
proceei to Washington, where they
are to remain.
"It has bean a long time eloce
Corvalllsites have bad an opportun
ty to hear Jubilee singers. Monday
nlcht Flsk's well known Jubilee Slog
er3 are to appear at the Opera House.
liODerezatlonal church Sunday
a. m.. "The Forgiveness of Debts."
Sunday evening, "George Washing
ton." Members of the Masonic fra
ternity are cordially Invited.
The G. A. ft and W. B. O. will
, hold a meeting In tbelr hall this Sat.
urday evening. There la be a literary
program. The public is Invited.
Dr. Bo wea Lester " of Oorvall Is,
was elected vice president ot tne ure
eon Poultry Association at the an
nual meeting held last week in Port
land.
Mrs. Spatigler is to leave Monday
for Portland. Tbere she will be join
ed by Mrs. Porter, and together they
take the steamer that nlgbt tor San
" FiaDclsco for a vlelt with MartSpang-
ler.
Albany Herald Fred Englebard
a former Albaoy college student, left
yesterday afternoon for Kansas City
whera be has accepted a position with
a. large grain bouee.
Tuesday, Record Keeper W. L.
Sbavp delivered to Mrs. Henry C.
Miller a check f jr Sl.uuu ptrt by tne
supreme tent, K. O. T. M. Thin
makes two deaths for Oorvallls tent
Ko. 11 In the past six months.
Rsv. 0. C. Poling will preach at
Suver, Saturday the 20tb, at 7:30 p.
. m., and also tomorrow at 11 s. m; ut
Wells, 3-35 p. m. and at Suver at
7-60 p. m.
An ovster supper Is to be given
at Plymouth chapel tonight. The
proceeds are to be used tor building
a shed to shelter teams and vehicles
during church service.
Revival services are In progress
at the Unite 1 Evangelical church and
wilt eontinue throughout next week.
The Interest is Increasing nightly.
Theme, tonight, "Hell;" tomorrow
morning, "Heaven." Good singing.
Welcome to all.
Papers filed in the clerk's office
announce the adoption of Robert
Lynn Willey, a child ot three month
into the family of Robert A. Clark of
Philomath. The child's mother is
dead, and the father resides in Uni
versity Park, Portland. The name
Is changed to Robert Lynn Olark.
The return game ot basket ball
between the OAO and State Univer
sity teams tabes place at the Armory
next Prldav evening, and will doubt
less attract a large crowd. The game
is expected to be close and exciting.
In a game at Eugene this season the
University men were bested by OAO
in a score of 25 to 22.
For several weeks, on account
of the bad condition ot some of the
roads, a portion of the trip on R. F.
D. route one was eliminated each al
ternate day. Monday the carrier
began making the foil trip every day
as per schedule.
Next Monday Is Washington's
birthday, and a national holiday.
Carriers on B. F. D. routes will not,
as a result of a special order from the
postoffice department, deliver mall on
. that day. Patrons who call at the
local postoffice before 2-30 can get
their mall as usual.
C. D. Bait and A. B. Mulr, mem
bers of the city government of Dallas
arrived yesterday to examine the sew
age system ot Corvallls. The city of
Dallas la to Install a system ot eewers
and Information cn the subject Is be
ing gathered. The vieltors spent
yesterday afternoon looking over the
Oorvallls system and matters incident
there'o.
is Tax Money A Portlander' Ques
tion About Taxes ana the Answer.
Mrs. H. W. Locke wen t to Portland
Oureday on a brief visit. : '
Miss Ida Locke Is oo a visit to
friends in Eugene.
W. 8. LInvllle left yester Jay for
Dallas td attend the funeral of his
brother-in-law, David Cosper.
Mrs. Bachelor of Portland, has ar
rived and Is the guest ot her aunt,
Mrs. Cameron.- , -
Mr. and Mrs. Schriber, of Inde
pendence, are visiting tbelr. Corvallls
relatives, Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Schriber.
A. N. Harlan moved Tuesday in
to the Jackson house on Ninth street.
Daniel Evans, a relative ot Mre,
W. J. Kent, Is here from Burt county
Nebraska.
Ona ot the coming attractions at
the Opera house Is Uncle Tom's Cab-
lo, for a late day In March. The same
bill is also contracted to appear at tne
eame place In April, 1905.
Presbyterian church tbe pastor
will preach on "Soul Winning" 8unday
morning and "Proximity to the King
dom" in the evening. ' Splendid mu
sic. I
The mission band ot the Prrsby-
tf rian church agreeably surprised the r
paster by sending him a valentine. It
consisted of a handsome carriage robe
with the plctura of two Hons thereon,
significant of the lodge to which he
belongs.
The writer wrote, "The spring term
of the circuit court meets the fourth
Monday in next month." The printer
set it, "The spring term ot the circuit
court meets on the fourth Monday in
each month." The writer was right.
It happened in Wednesday's Issue of
"The Times."
In the Portland Telegram that
arrived Thursday tbere was a photo
and biographical sketch ot Ruthyn
Turney. Some of the statements ars
not quite correct, and Mr. Turaey re
quests the Times to say that he knew
nothiDg of the matter whatever, uo
tll after Its appearance la the paper.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Healy have
taken up their residence In Pcr'laod,
where tbe latter has the promise of a
desirable situation la a short time.
Mrs. Healy went several days ago,
while Mr. Healy took his departure
Thursday. Tbe Healy home has been
rented by Mrs. Joseph Emrick, who
will take boaiders and roomers.
A man came out of tbe west the
other atternoon, with bared bead and
other signals ot distress flying. "- He
was John W. Ingle. Tbe high water
surrounded the sheep' on his "ranch
west of town, and be went out to care
for them. He, was carrying a young
lamb in his arms when both fell with
a splash into tbe water. In the scram
ble for his own safety and the lamb's
be lost his hat and was forced to make
the trip to town without his usual
head gear.
While Auguet Webber was on his
way to town Wednesday from bis farm
near Granger, he captured a female
China pheasant. In its flight the bird
bad struck a telephone wire and fallen
to the u round as Mr. Webber passed.
He secured the pheasant and brougnt
it to town alive and apparently unin
jured, and presented it to Hubert Ho
des wbo, after clipping its wings, turn
ed it loose In his chicken yard. The
bird, however, is very-eby, and Mr.
Hodes expects to be ato&e to keep It.
The local packing .om pan v began
Friday morning the work ot packing a
car load of prunes. The fruit in tbe
packing house was graded and pro
cessed some time ago and the work
now on hand Is simply boxing. Tbat
Fad-
WOULD ORGANIZE ONE.
now to be boxed is the crop of
oea ,eecK, wno wm eaip iu jauwnu-1 . . school
there. Shipments previous years un
der similar circumstances proved sat
isfactory to Mr. Paddock, and as the
market here is unfavorable, be decid
ed to again try tbe methods which
have been profitable in the past. The
prunes are tor tbe most part 40-50'e,
and they are to be packed in SO and
80 pound boxes,
The latest from the war is told In
a dispatch, dated at London, Februa
ry 19, whlcb'is as follows: News from the
warcenter in tbe Far East indicates
tbat tbe much-discussed land battle is
at last Imminent. The two opposing
forces are lined up facing each other
along the Yalu river and it is believed
that before many hours bave elapsed,
the bear will make a desperate at
tempt to retrieve some of the prestiee
lost by the Russian naval forces. Wfju
is the front of the Russian line at
present, but the troops are moving
rapidly forward and extending their
lines on both sides, so that the front
of the Russian position will soon ex
tend over a large amount of territory.
The movements ot the Japanese con
tinue to be shrouded in deep mystery.
The censorpblp on all points is of the
strictest and nothing tbat indicates
the movements of tbe army is permit
ted to be made public. It is certain,
however, tbat most ot the Japanese
army Is now in Northern Corsa and
practically ready to strike.. News
from the fleet is also lacking.' There
are many rumors of a third naval en
gagement, but these do not seem to be
borne out by the known facts. It is
likely, however, that another move
ment against Port Arthur is contem
plated and it can be expected soon.
Ten thousand dollars in Benton
County tax money has been turned
over to the county . treasurer by
Sheriff Burnett, and it is probable
that a payment on Benton' s portion
of the state taxes will immediately
be made.' The whole sum ' is less
than half enough to pay the state
tax, which is the largest in the his
tory of the county, being $24,745.
The latter sum is more than $6,000
more, than the whole expenditure
for conducting Benton county last
year,-, the current- county expenses
being something over $18,000.
. Up to Thursday evening 328
persons had paid their taxes, as
against 290 on the date last year,
The more numerous payments this
year indicates that everybody is
hurrying to take advantage of the
three per cent rebate, allowed for
taxes' paid on or before March 15th
' A Portland man who owns 120
acres of land in Alsea was notified
by Sheriff Burnett that his taxes
amounted to $9,85. He wrote back
immediately that there must be
some mistake in the amount of his
taxes, and requested the sheriff to
explain. The Portlander said he
had never paid so much on the land
before. The sheriff is a busy man
now, and had no time to . answer.
Thursday a second letter came from
the Portlander, enclosing a stamped
envelope and again requesting a reply
To this the sheriff made the follow
ing response. "Your land is val
ued at $600 and the levy is 16.4
mills, making your taxes $9.85.
You will get yonr money back and
more in 1965." The reference was
to the 1905 fair for which the state
legislature made an appropriation
of $500,000, which is one of the
huge appropriations that has so in
creased state taxes, and which is
mostly responsible for the high taxes
this year.
In spite of many explanations
made in these columns, all people
do not understand that the lare
amount of tax money now being
collected is not due to high taxes
for county purposes. The county
levy this year is only five mills as
against fifteen mills last year. The
raise in valuation ot property is
72 per cent. If the valuation were
the same this year as it was last,
the county levy, in order to raise
the sum required for county ex
penditures would only be 8.6 mills.
That is to say exclusive of rebate
the levy is to yield about- $20,500
for countv expenses. On the high
er valuation it takes only five mills
levy to do this: while on the lower
valuation of last year it would take
8.6 mills. ' Save in the case of the
Fischer estate on which the valua
tion was raised from $26,000 to
about $75,000, of the Hays estate
which was also largely advanced,
and in the case of less than half a
dozen others, every man in the
county is paying a much smaller
amount for couniy purposes than
formerly, in spite of the higher
valuations. .
The figures show that . the sum
being collected for county expenses
is very small, being smaller than
it has been in many years. N It is
made possible by the fact that last
year's expenditures were only a
little over $18,000, and the county
court hopes to be able to conduct
the county affairs as economically
the coming year.
The big items of the tax now be-
me collected are, state taxes, $24,
about $16,000;
and county, exclusive ; of rebate,
and including taxes that never will
be collected, $20,500. - The items
of state tax and state school tax,
aggregate more 'than double the
tax for county purposes. But for
the munificence of the legislature in
making appropriations last year,
the tax collections this year would
be comparatively low. Half a mil
lion for the 1905 Fair, $100,000 for
the Indian war veterans, and the
big slices for the Portage road, all
swelled into an aggregate, that in
spite of the numerous vetoes of
Governor Chamberlain which sav
ed thousands, makes taxes again
very high. As long as legislatures
appropriate with generous hand, so
long there will be no rest from tax
es. It is an absurd proposition
that Benton's portion of the state
taxes should be more than it costs
to conduct her county government;
yet. that is the condition, the state
tax exceeding the county tax to the
tune of more than $4,000.
A Business Han's Clnb in Corvallis
What the Plan is Committees at :
, ' Work. .,
FEBRUARY
GotoZieroU'sforfreah
oysters.
Yaqnina . Bay
A movement is on foot that has
for its purpose the establishment
in Corvallis of a club similar to the
Alco club in Albany. Tbe plan
has been" wrestled with laboriously
by various committees and ' sub
committees for several weeks past.
A P int has been reached where
those working on the matter , have
determined to endeavor to launch
the enterprise, and a committee to
canvass tor membership with that
end in view, has been appointed.
The committee is, Thomas Calla
han, Walter Wiles and Monroe
Cameron. -'
The details of the "plan have not
been worked out. That has been
left for the membership to settle,
in case organization is effected. The
general idea is to gather as many
business men and citizens as pos
sible into an organization for social,
mental and physical development.
and incidentally to supply . a res7
pectable resort to which students
and others with time to spare may
be admitted. The plan includes
provisions for bowling alleys, a
gymnasium, reading room, smok
ing room, billiards and other
games, and for the sale of
soft drinks, cigars and confections,
or as stated by one of the committee
6n constitution, everything incid
ent to such a club, except a bar
and the sale of cigarettes, r
The prospective constitution says
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velopment of the physical, mental
and social capacity of its members."
The management is confided to a
president, vice president, secretary,
treasurer and five trustees, elected
each for one year. Eligibility , for
membership is confined to persons.
15 years of age and over, and there
are three kinds of members, active,
associate, and non-resident. Act
ive members must be 21 years of
age, and shall pay an admission fee
of $10 with dues at one dollar a
month, in advance. Associate
members are to be between 15 and
21 years, and students of the Agri
cultural College are eligible. For
associate members the admission
tee is one dollar and the dues. 25
cents per month. Persons, residing
more than three miles from the
city limits may become non-resident
members, and their membership
fee and club dues shall be the same
as those of associate- members. The
privileges of the associate and non
resident members shall . in nowise
differ from those of active members,
save that they shall not hold office
or vote at club elections. .
As stated above, the whole ar-
rangement with reference to de
tails so lar is onlv tentative, and is
subject to the will of the final or
ganization, 11 effected In preparing
plan, the constitutions of organiza
tions of the sort in neighboring
towns, particularly those of Albany,
Salem and Astoria have been, stud
ied, and the arrangement of the
Alco club at Albany in particular
has been largely followed, . such
changes being made as are ' neces
sary to meet conditions in Corval
lis. While working on the plan a
committee went to Albany and
visited the rooms of the Alco club.
The movement had its origin
among the ministers of Corvallis.
A committee from them has held
numerous joint meetings with
committee from the college faculty
and a committee of business men.
The college committee was. Dr.
Withycombe, Prof.' Cordley and
Prof. . The ministers
committee was, Rev. Carrick, Rev.
Green and Rev. Moore If theresultof
thecanyass for membership justifies,
a public meeting is to be called at
which time tbere will be a full dis
cussion of the matter.
INVENTORY SALE
XThis month i3 cleaning T up month, stock: adjustin
time cleaning the deck for spring business. There
fore you will find here that goods are lower in price,
not because they have decreased in value, but because
our policy will not permit carrying them over another -
season. ; ,x"v." "
Ladies Jackets. Brussels Garpet
$3 00 Ladies' Jackets $1 50 ; 50c Per Yard.
4 00 Ladies' Jackets 2 00 35c Cottage Carpet 25c yd.
5 00 Ladies' Jackets 2 50 40c Win. Shades, 25c each.
; 7 50 Ladies' Jackets 3 75 1-3 off on all small pieces
10 00 Ladies' Jackets 5 00 of Matting.
Children's 1-3 off on broken lines of
1 5 00 & 6 00 Jackets -2 50 Lace Curtains. ;
1-3 off on Ladies' Furs; 1-3 Off on Wool Waists
1-3 off on Ladies Wrappers $1 25 Ladies Waists $1 05
1-3 off on Ladies Skirts. 2 00 Ladies Waists 1 35
Corsets in broken lines 50c 2 50 Ladies Waists 1 70
on the dollar. 3 00 Ladies Waists 2 00
A few pieces of 50c Dress 1-3 off on Ice Wool Shawls
Goods at 25c per yard. and Fascinators.
Wells, Windmills and Pumps.
I am now prepared to do all kinds of
well, windmill and pump work. See me
before yon have your work done. Send
orders to Simpson's Hardware store.
A. N. Harlan.
Rent for Taxes.
E. W. Fisher has three acres of
land close by the College for rent
to any person who will pay taxes
on same.
E. R. Bryeon, Agent.
Values and the worth of materials not considered.
-It's only how quickly we can clean up and make room
for the new spring fabrics. At
S. L. KLINE'S,
v . Regulator of Low Prices.
m
HOME-SEEKERS !
IP YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME REAL
good bargains in stock, grain, fruit and poultry
Ranches, write for my special list, or come and
see me. I shall take pleasure in giving you all
the reliable information you wish, also showing
you over the country.
HENRY AMBLER,
Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance,
-v Philomath, Oregon.
FISK'S JUBILEE SINGERS.
At Opera House Next Monday Night.
Corvallis will be highly - favored
next Monday night by - the coming
of the Fisk Jubilee Singers. Their
reputation for equisite harmony
and surpassing melody has been
firmly established by thirty years
of remarkable success in Europe
and America. -
Their songs are those first sung
at the secret meetings of the slaves
when they would "steal away" un
known to their masters. The
slave days are fast becoming dim in
history, and we will not always be
able to hear their songs as-they
were sung of old.
The singers come under the aus
pices of the Young Men's Christian
Association and will appear at the
Opera House.
Reserved seats, 50 cents. Tickets
on sale at Graham & Wortham's.
Remember Nolan & Callahan's Rem
nant and Rummage sale will close Wed
nesday evening Feb 23. ,
EMERY'S ART STUDIO I
a.
I South Main St., Corvallis, Ore.
rf - ;
Carbon, Platinum and Platino Portraiture
O. A. C. ATHLETIC AND SCENIC VIEWS.
Art Calendars, Sofa Pillow Covers,
'"' ' .v And other Photographic Novelties. i
Reductions for February
1
GROCERIES.
Look our list over, "see the reductions,
and save money while it rains.
D. G. Sugar, 100 pounds $5.65
A. &L. Eld. Oats, 22 pounds 2,00
Padlock brand Peaches, 35c cans, for 25
Palo Alto brand Peaches, 25c cansfor ....... . .20
Extra Standard corn, two cans for..... .25
Extra Standard tomatoes two 3-lb cans for.... .25
Corned Beef, 20c cans, three for . .50
Dried Beef, 20c cans, three f r 50
Three cans fancy sardines in oil '. .25
One pound Seeded Raisins in bulk .10
Two 1-pound packages Seeded Raisins .'. .25
Four packages A. & L. Soda... .25
Two pounds 15c Coffee... .25
Three pounds 20c " , :. .50
Three pounds 40c " .-. 1.00
Six bars Silk soap 25
Seven bars Daisy soap '. ; .25
Young America Full Cream Cheese 17
DISHES.
One set decorated cups and saucers '. 50
One set decorated dinner plates 50
One set decorated soup plates , 50
One set decorated breakfast plates 40
One set decorated pie plates :.... 40
When you see it in our ad. it's so.
F. L. Miller,
Gorvallis.
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