LOCAL. LORE.
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M theraieofli oentt per line.
Local newa on fourth pige.
Services at the M. E. chorea,
South, tomorrow, mornlog acd even
ing. , S!J0day school at 10 a. m.
Ira Wade, cl rk ot Lincoln coor
ty, was a visitor In Corvallls Thurs
day. Secretary Stone, cf the Portland
Y. M. C. A, paid a visit to the college
yesterday.
Fred i Walling, a Silem boy, died
yesterday from blood poleonlog from
the prick cf a buckle.
Eail Braodeberry wa9 over from
Albany Tburiday od buBloesa and for
the pleasure cf meeting old friends.
Yldito Bros, have ordered a eafa
from the Forlnd braoch of the Hall
Bare Company, and it la expected to
arrive Mordiy.
There la to be a meeting of tha
Ccffee Club Monday afternoon at the
"usual hcur. M"mbers will please take
notice. '
A. B. Coates who wa? oat of col
lage week with bDod poisoning fn
his kce?. Is about re33vered, aid ba?
resumed bis studies.
Sublet V. the church cf Christ
Sunday, Feb. 28th, 11 a. p.:
Once of Qivloo:" 8 p.m.:"Tne
Enablished."
Mrs. A. M. Wicks entertained the
Guild of the Episcopal church, Wed
nesday afternoon. The next meeting
will be at the home of Mrs. Brodsrs
Sunday at Congregational church.
Subject In the morning, '-The Greatest
OtieBtlon That Confronts You;" even
ing, "Japan, Its History, People
Institutions."
Kev. G. S. O. Humbert, former
pastor of the Christian Church here,
is Id Corvallls for a few days. Mr.
Humbert is field secretary of toe Di
vinity school at Eugene.
Aftsravlslt of several dajs at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. Ann Hay&,
Mies Naomi Cowan Wt for her home
la LebanoD, yesterday.
Twenty persons era to be initiat
ed into Oorvallls Grange at the meet
ing this. Saturdiy af ternoon. A team
- from Willamette Grange will conduct
the ceremony.
TJd to Thursday evenlntr, the to
tal reeletration was about 700. The
pace will have to quicken, or many vo
ters will still ba unregistered when e
lection day arrives.
Rev. J. Sherman Wallace, now of
Rochester, N. Y., lu wilting to a friend
says: "The thermometer is bow 10
degrees below. Snow is from four to
10 feet deep. Have not seen the
crround since the first of November.
and
" Wilbur Week8ot Salem, is the
gueit cf Ccrvallis fr"e3ds. . -
Tiavis McDevltt spent several
days this week at bis home at Dallas.
. Seth.Fawlk of Marion connty, a
former studeot at OAO, vftHtd- Coi
vallU f i leads this week. . . . ;
Rra at Salem, ta Mr. and Mrs.
Fraok Ward, f -rmrly t f Corvaliis, a
daughter.
Mr3. Bay Bicker 1 arrived from
Suver Thur day aid ls the guest of
relatives.
The Ladles Missionary society of
the Presbyterian church met at the
home of Mr?. S N Wllkias Wendesday
af'erooon.
After a yar spnt io this city,
3. B. MaUlacd and fnmily leave "next
we ;k to take up their rssldeoce in
Portland. !
r-A Pennsylvania mm insured his.
life, got married and the same dy
commit! el suicide so tba-- his wife
could have the money.
Mr?. Joseph Smith, who bai bean
for several weeks la a Portland hos
pital, arrived at be'r home near Wells
Thursday. Her health is somewhat
Imprjved.
Mrs. A. D. Morrison of Carlton,
arrived Thursday to super iutend the
packios and sblppicg of her house
hold euVe'e.
The beautiful new borne p Mr.
G. B. Farra was tte eceoe cf much
merriment Wclneedy aiternoon. The
occasion wa the bl-weekly mee'iug of
the Lalles Whist Club.
While In town Wednesday, John
Martin of Irish Bend, contracted for
lumber for the erection of a huge
barn. The lumber alon f.r . the
structure Is to est about $900
Revival services at the United
Evangelical church will continue
throughout next week. Bev. C. C,
Poling Is herd now and will assist in
the services. The fourth quarle'ly
SELLING HORSES. .
-Mordaunt Goodnoagh and Ru
tbyn Turney of the musical depart
ment at the college, are to give a re
cltal In the College of Philomath, next
Friday evening.
Lester Zumwalt is confined at th
Mrs. August Koight borne from scare
let fever. The warolDg flag was placed
Friday morning. The malady, bow
eve., is In a mild form and there Is lit
tie apprehension of consequences.
Thomas Wblteborn - and eon
Claude etatt today for Oakland, Calif.,
where they will join Mrs. Wblteborn,
who baa been In that state during a
large part ot the winter. The f dually
will return to Oorvallls in about a
month.
The Leona has completed the
transfer of the Benton Flouring Mills'
wheat from up-river warehouses, and
abojut Wednesday the boat will have
completed the work of moving tbe
Oorvallls Mills' wheat f rem above.
Seven tons of baled hay came up
from Welle' Landing on tbe Pomona
Thursday night, consigned to W. L.
Wells, who Is fsrmlog eight miles
from Peoria. The Leona will convey
the hay from here.
Thomas Day and family and P.
A. Walton and wife start for Buck
Greek next Tuesday, or Wednesday,
with household goods and provisions
sufficient to last until tbe roads are
better. Mr. Day recently purchased
the Wilson place on Buck Creek, and
Mr. Walton last fall filed on a home
Btead In the same vicinity.
An unusually agreeable time was
spent Tuesday at the meeting ot the
Degree of Honor. In addition to in
itiation and refreshments an excellent
programme was rendered, consisting
ot instrumental solo; recitation, A. H.
Campbell; reading, Mrs F. G. Clark;
recitation, Mrs. Edgar Jackson; read
ing, Mrs. Jesse Spencer; vocal solo,
Mrs. A. H. Campbell.
"It doesn't look like you Corvallls
ites took much pride in the appear
ance ot your town," said a stranger,
the other day, as he pointed to big
pools of water standing along the edge
ot the pavement on a principal block
on Main street. He was one ot three
moneyed Easterner sout West, looking
for a location. "It you would drain
that water off your principal street, it
would look more like you bad some
interest In your town," he continued.
J. M. Porter received by express
Thursday, eight silver spangled Ham
burg chickens, six females and two
males. They came from Dixie, Wash.
Of these birds, three were first-prize
winners last year at the Walla Walla
poultry exhibit and ail are first-class
fowls. The three Hamburgs purchas
ed at the Portland exhibit for Mr.
Portsr were first-class prize winners,
and he therefore has the' foundation
for seourlng the best yards ot silver
spangled Hamburgs la the Northwest.
meeting will be held over Sunday. The
Lord s Supper will be commemoiatFd
on Sunday morning.
-i-Tce carload cf dried prunes from
tbe works if the Corvallls Prune
Processing Company, ie't for Mdwau
kee, Wisconsin, en Thursday's freight
It was an Immense car, ca'rylog - m
tbe aggregate over 54,000 pounds, In
eluding the weight of the boxes. In
fruit, tbe aggregate weight was mora
than 49,000 poucds, or nearly 25
tone. - -
With a price already of 20 cents
for next season's hop crop, bop yards
are about the best property in the
country. .Interest in tbe industry in
hop centers is inteuee. Down at
Bueoa Vista, according to tbe ac
counts, they are offering as mucb as
$50 per acre for rent cf ya'ds. A
renter offered to pay 81,000 for the
rent ot one small yard, and the own
er refute i the figure, but accepted a
subsequent offer of more than $1,100
cash rent for one ye ir's use of the
yard.
Four hundred and fifty three tax
receipts bad been Issued at the sher
iffs ofhVe tip to Wednesday evening
as against 333 on tbe same dy last
year. A noticeable feature of this
year s payments la that nearly every
body Is paying tbe whole tax. while
last year a lare nurabrr paid but
half, leaving the balance to be set
tled io October. The Indications so
far' are that nearly all are reaching
for tbe tbree per cent rebate, and that
tbe greater per cent cf them, will get
It.
A brother of G. H.Root, thewell
known OACstudent, is a resident of
Toklo. the capital of Japan. He is a
teaober there In a Japanese commer
cial school, having secured .the po
sition after bis graduation from tbe
University ot California in 1901. For
a time be was engaged in a similar
capacity in a sobool in one of the in
terior towns of Japan, where be was
tbe only foreign resident of the place.
About a year ago. however, he was
transferred to tbe Tokio institution,
where be meets many Americans. He
has a very high opinion of tbe Japan
ese people.
Nine Head for the Portland Market
They Wanted no Early Morning
': Boat Ride.
Nine head of Benton coun!y
horses are to go at auction in the
big sale of horses to be given by
McCarthy & Son at Irvington Park
Portland, on the ist, 2nd and 3rd
inst. The sale is attracting the at
tention of horsemen all over the
Northwest. At a similar sale, last
year,. 150 head o fast horses were
sold at an average price of $300.
I he Benton county horses .' that
are to go under the hammer are
from the stables of R. O. Kiger
Among them are Silverlight and
reek-a-boo, well known in this
community. The bunch left for
Portland on ; yesterday - morning's
boat, and are to be sold on the 3rd.
There was a high old time at the
boat landing when the horses were
taken on board. They had n'o
predilection for a boat . ride, and
were finally gotten aboard after a
delay of two hours and at a vast
expenditure of patience and effort.
Even, alter that task-was complet
ed, the troubles were not over. Ev
ery time the boat creaked or other
unaccustomed noise was heard there
was a general stamping of feet and
tightening of halter ropes. The
climax was' reached when the boat
whistled as she pulled out. There
was a chorus of wild snorts and a
noise of feet that indicated that evr
ery horse was either standing on
his head or trying to turn a back
somersault. Above the 'din was
heard the voice of Reubsn, com
manding the peace, but there was
no peace. As the boat continued
down stream the racket was still
on, and it was surmised that Mr.
Kiger and the boat's crew would
have the time of their lives C before
reaching their journey's end.
The horses in Mr. Kiger's bunch
are from four to eight years old,
and are expected .to go at good
figures. -
MINING FOR GOLD
Near
Corvaliis Operratioss are
Head of Oak Creek.
COLDEST PLACE ON EARTH.
FourteenRussian Exiles are There-
Two are Criminals and the Others
Innocent.
A. J. Hall has been for several
days a visitor at tbe home of Mr. and
Mr?. Harlev Hall, near town. Jack's
new story is tbai since be was la Oor
vallls two or three weeks ago, be has
cleared tbree acres ot land, cut 13
cords of wood, built a new ash hop
per, been to church twice, licked the
hired man, contributed four dollars to
the support of the minister, broke a
mule colt, and prayed five times for
the success of tbe - Japs. He is a
bandy man in the community.
Tbe sophomore and freshmen at
the college have chosen delegates to
the s"tate oratorical association to
meet at Forest Grove March 11th.
The full representation of OAO at tbe
meeting will be, seniors, John Witty
and Mary Sutherland; juniors, Earl
Wallace and Maud Hays; sopnomores
Archie Bums and Maud Graves;
freshmen, Belle Bonney and Glen
Goodman.
A. L. McFadden came over from
Lincoln county Thursday, and is to be
in Portland today. His case in the
circuit court there is expected to be
heard within a short time after the
15th Inst. Mr. McFadden's lawyer Is
Mr. Gleason, a well-known Portland
attorney. The casej it will be remem
bered, is one In which Mr. McFadden
collected his claim off of oneTlllotson,
and it so angered the latter that he
seeks to transfix Mr. McFadden on a
) charge of forgery and fraud.
In College Chapel next Friday
night, Harry DeWindt, made famo
us by an intrepid journey f romjRns
sia through Siberia to Alaska is to
deliver a lecture. On his trip
which for daring aud hardships al
most equals those of he ' -arctic: ex
plorers, but three of the six men
who started, lived to tell the story.
The other three died before the
journey's end was reached. The
trip was made on sleds, and inclu
ded visits to the far-famed Siberian
mines to which Russian political
suspects and criminals are banished
for life.
At Sredni-Kolymsk the coldest
place in the world they visited the
remotest political settlement in
Siberia which Mr. DeWindt descri
bes as "an'Arctic Inferno." Out of
the fourteen exiles there, only two
are criminals, the others being ab
solutely innocent according to Mr.
DeWindt. This little band of ex
iles.suffers so greatly from the ex
treme cold hunger and the madden
ing silence that reigns all around,
that they go insane or commit sui
cide. ' 'This spot should be wiped
off the face of the earth," is the
speakers comment upon it.
The journey from Sredni-Koly
msk was continued in the face' of
terrible dangers. In the days that
followed, the reindeer died off
leaving but two or three. The dogs
too, died, went mad with the cold,
or were seized, with hydrophobia.
The travelers suffered agonies from
the cold and were obliged to travel
on and on, exhausted or no, until
they found drift-wood with which a
fire could be made to thaw out the
food frozen as hard as a stone. They
pushed on over 1200 miles with
despair in their hearts and death
almost staring them in . the face.
1 ne 100a tney ate wnen tood was
obtainable and the foul huts of the
natives in which they slept as de
scribed by Mr. DeWindt seem in
credible. -"
The story of the terrible journey ,
his observations of Russian life and
customs, and many facts of extreme
interest at this time, will be told by
Mr. DeWindt in his lecture in the
chapel Friday night, when his sub
ject will be. "Russia and the Si
berian Mines."
Reports of blasting operations
often heard to the westward of eve
nings nowadays are tokens that gold
ruining -is in progress there. ; The
scene is five miles west . of ' town,
and on ' the head waters of Oak
Creek. The investigations have
been going on at intervals, for al
most a year. 1 More development
work is being done now, however,
than at any time in the past. Sey
mour Simpson and John Slater are
among those who are pursuing the
prospect. . What the promoters
have in the way of gold bearing
ore, is not known, save to those in
terested. Old residenters in this
section are . always incredulous of
any proposition to take gold out- (of
the Coast range hills. That fact
causes the present operations from
being regarded as likely to result
in profitable or even paying returns.
Mr. Simpson, however, has un
bounded faith in the prospects, and
expects the operation to yield profit
able returns. ; He has had large ex
perience in mining in the Black
Hills. He claims that the deposit
he and companions are working , is
free milling ore, and that all
the conditions are most favorable
for working it most economically;
Several assays have been made, of
which the lowest is 88 cents, and
the highest $4,50 per ton. The
ore is not in a ledge,' but is a soft
rock deposit, all the rock as far as
investigations have proceeded carry
ing the mineral. It is said to be a
deposit very similar in appearance
to that of the well known Treadwell
mine in Alaska and of the. famous
Homestake mine of the Black
Hills. The ore is easily mined and
can be worked at a very small cost,
in case future operations make con
tinued expenditure profitable. The
ore carries in addition to the gold,
a considerable per cent of silver.
There have often been reports of
small gold finds in the country to
the westward. One of the Dutton
brothers worked for ' several years
on a lead beyond the Summit on
the Little Elk, but nothing ever
came as a result of his efforts. A
few years ago there was consider
able excitement in the same vicinity
over reported discoveries, and most
of the native population- from Elk
City and eastward hurried to the
scene, prepared to mine, . but like
many an incident of the kind, it all
came to naught and is remembered
now only as a bright dream that
never had it's fruition. So many
instances of the kind .have happen-
ed.that old residenters are skeptical
of all propositions to mine gold in
this locality.
ilSBRTJARY
INVENTORY SALE
'This month is cleaning $p month,; stock adjusting
time cleaning the deck, for spring : business. ' There
fore if 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. ' . . .' ' ,
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
. 5 00 & 6 00 Jackets 2 50' i 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 7.0
on the dollar. - , ' 3 00 Ladies Waists 2 00
A few pieces of 50c Dres? 1-3 off on Ice Wool Shawls
Goods at 25c per yard. and Fascinators. .
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,
Regulator of Low Prices. -
1 I M -Mr IrV tf"l I
To Show off at the 1905 Fair The
Is Official
Don't forget to try Alden's fresh tafiv
and pinoche at Hall's,
Remember Nolan & Callahan's Rem
nant and Rummage sale will close Wed
nesday evening Veb 23.
E. Holgate
ATTORNEY AT LAW
JUSTICE OF THE FEACB .
Stenography and typewritine done,
Office in Burnett brick Corvaliis, Ore
BENTON IS INVITED.
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,
T- t T . 1 T- . 3 T - - M
K.eat JiiSiaxe, ljoan ana insurance.
Philomath, Oregon. g
W4 j Carbon, Platinum and Platino Portraiture
EMERY'S ART
t ' South Main St., Corvaliis, Ore.
STUDIO ?
The official invitation for Benton
County to make an exhibit at the
1905 fair has been received from
Henry E. Reed,- director of exploi
tation. In it, Mr. Reed gives as
surance . that any space desired
will be assigned, either in the build
ing with other counties, or that the
county will be given space and al
lowed permission to erect a build
ing of its own. Assurance is also
given that every effort will be made
by the fair management to assist
the county in any design it may
have in making an exhibit, and that
Hearty accord in all particulars
will be certain.,
Of course, a large part of the ex
hibit will have to be prepared this
season. Grains, hops, many fruits
and other agricultural products that
do not mature until the autumn
months, will have to be set aside
this year or they will not be avail
able for the opening of the Fair.
For this reason, in order to get the
best results, provisions will have to
be made in the near future for prep
aration and care of such products
as must be saved from this year s
cropping. Benton can, if she will,
make an exhibit to startle the East
ern visitors with its magnificence,
but in order to do so there must be
an early beginning, and a persis
tent campaign. 1
Lost.
Roll of music between Corvaliis and
Plymouth chapel. Flase eeave lat Times
office, -
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.
Are Ton Restless at Night.?
And harassed by a bad cough? Use Bal
1 lard's Horehonnd Syrup, it will secure
you sound sleep and effect a prompt and
(radical cure. 25c, 50 and 1.00. Sold
1 T- a TIT ll
O. A. C. ATHLETIC AND SCENIC VIEWS.
Art Calendars, Sofa Pillow Covers,
And other Photographic Novelties. .-'
Reductions for February
GROCERIES. ;
Look our list over, see the reductions,
and save money while it rains.
D. G. Sugar, 100 pounds.. $5.65
A. &L. Rid. Oats, 22 pounds... 2,00
Padlock brand Peaches, 35e-cans, for............ .25
Palo Alto brand Peaches, 25e cans, for ....... . .20
Extra Standard corn, two eans. for. 25
Extra Standard tomatoes two 3-lb cans for.... -.25
Corned Beef, 20c cans, three for 50
Dried Beef, 20c cans, three for 50
Three cans fancy sardines in oil .25
One pound Seeded Eaisins 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 17J
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.
r. L. Miller,
Corvaliis.