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44 LOCAL LOBE. Another meeting of stockholders for further consideration of the problem of how to installja system of t rural telephones . occurred in the 4. J C ' -Homer Davenport. America's "V. VzTXrJi greatest jrartoonist will ecjure at; - & an tQ the College Armory. April 9th. anind n(fent linein Corvallis, Subject at he Charch ot . 0 operate in connection with rural Christ tonight. "B.ptistn." Re i nes At the meeting the offers of the ! Pacific States Co, the Empire Con- f Wheat 73. . ... .. I T. H. Crawford spent'-'a few days in Salem during the weak. - STOCKHOLDERS MET. l-Ctnfasl vival services continue indefinitely Look at the date atter your name in the addres on your Times. You know why. Mrs. S. E. Trask arrived yes terday from Yaquina for a brief visit with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Moses. " TpRoiMTESWg. ;-sS icr .'hha&aimnn j.o5; cereal struction Co. and. Mr.. DeVarney, representing a Kansas City Co., were submitted. The offer of. the Pacific States na to the same effect as stated in U ednesday's Times; farmers to build and equip their own lines and pay $6 psr year for f fie prohibition ! switching; it they rent phones; two ! -mad B Titt ip iii ri rwi'peiia no ?i Settle? gget pagfc jf e'rj ejgbal TSise test oi2iei settlers wbovwere reqctred tpay-e : double -fee -.for "fitJ-departing train creates ingon homesteads in. AlseaJare re ceiving a refund of the sums due them.. They are the . men whose claims were disputed bv the O. &. C. railroad company away back in the nineties but who went to law and won their fight first in the land offi ce, then in the United. States circuit court at Portland and finally in the supreme court at Washington D. C all after the legal battle that lasted so lone that some of the settlers died, before a decision was reached. ; Second filings on their home steads were required' of each, and though each had paid- the regular i fee formerly, they were compelled to pa3 again DeioretneycouiaoDiain title. When they applied to the Roseburg land office for the amounts Nominees oi party for county olBces promptly dollars per year, i they buy and 1 .1 . 1- ,.irV tVir ' ftu'n tTinir rMvn iiictrtimfnf J rot.nl v clerk Friday. - ! The propositions were submitted they bad formerly pa d, satisfaction ' . ifelf H Stnm iW nroTvpH couiq not De ODtamea, ot fllP err "1C u'6"u"" "' Thursday from year i arrived Portland and is the stow own eitner a , majority, a guest of relatives and friends. , j minority or Halt t&e stocK, as Dest suited stock-holders; a complete During, the pist week ten jsysieia lo be built iu Corvallis with homestead claims have been filed phone rates at a dolar pe-r moatn with the clerk of Benton county, j for resi(JenCe, no more than two The locations are all in Aisea ana the Five "Rivers section. ' , . Congregational church: Sun day morning,. '"The Feeding of the Five Thousand." Sunday evening, "Improvidence, Providence," or "The Barter of one phase-of Per dition for Paradise." Two of the best orators in the county will speak in . Plymouth church on Saturday evening. Come out and hear them. Communion and offering for foreign missions Sunday afternoon at 3. . John Sweek, a former OAC student, came up from Forest Grove Thursday to attend the students hop, which occurred on that evening, and to meet old class mates. A coop containing three of Judge Greffoz fancy fighting chick ens was shipped Thursday. Ru mors that they were to be sent the Russians for the further defense of Port Arthur were all false. The birds went to a poultry fancier at Weston, Oregon. Work is being pushed, on a modern two story dwelling in cburse of erection on lots owned by M. S. Woodcock in Job's addition. The outer siding of the walls in the up oer storv is of shineles. after a fash ion now popular in town. The building will be one of the most sightly iu the locality. N. F. Gillespie is looking for ward with pleasurable anticipations to the arrival of Homer Davenport, who lectures in the Armory April 9th. The cartoonist and Mr. Gil lespie were chums at Silverton iu their boy-hood days, and were fel low conspirators in much mischief. The work of removing the Blackledge furniture store into quar ters in the newly completed Thomp son building has begun. It will not be completed until the first days of the coming mouth, on account of the fact that the plaster is not fully dry. A evey handsome front gives fine opportunity for display ing goods. When finally arranged the place will be one of the neatest iu town. Letters received in Corvallis announce the death of Grandville Pitman at the town of Taylor, Cal ifornia. He succumbed to cousump- j tion on the 20th iust. Mr.'Pitman was raised in Benton county and j has a number or relatives here. He was alout 40 years of age and had been iu business some time at Kes wick. Interment was at Redding. "Shad" Shaw a former resident of Corvallis was with Granville during his illness. Thos. C. Bloomer, of Albany, has purchased the business fixtures and other appurtenances of the Ho tel McClallen, in Roseburg, the house formerly conducted by C. Schmidt, but more recently by John R. Sutherlin. During the latter's and Mr. Schmidt's management of the house, Lee Neely, well known j here, was driver of the bus, but it is said that he will resign at once and go to San Francisco to accept employment again with Mr. Schmidt who is in the wholesale liquor business. R. L. Taylor was in town Thursday to close up a deal in which Mr. Taylor's barber shop here was transferred to C. P. Stewart who took charge Thursday morning. Chester Taylor, who has conducted rhe business for several months, will remain with Mr. Stewart for an in definite time. R. L. Tavlor had been shaving here for forty years, but recently he went to Coburg, Lane county, and in partnership with his son-in-law J. W. Baldwin, enrereu me confectionery and cisrar business. Mr. Taylor states that he is prospering beyond his expectations. phones on a party line, farmers to build and maintain their o'n lines, owning their own instruments, and pay two dollars per year for city and rural switching. The second offer of Mr Stow was on a mutual basis, Mr. Stow to be manager of the company. In both, the right is granted stockholders to purchase the system at its actual cost and six per cent interest -at any time within ten years. The offer of Mr. DeVarney was as follows: A 'company to be formed with a capital of $7,500, of which fifty Corvallis citizens should take fifty shares of stock at $25 per share. Mr. DeVarney 's company to carry' the rest of the stock. Rates for city subscribers ; to be the sime as offered by Pacific States people; rales to farmers not to exceed $2 per month and not less than $1 per, month for each rural line, the cost to be pro rated equally among the subscribers on said rural line; Mr. ! DeVarney to be manager of the company, to serve without salary. The report of the board of di rectors, indicated a. preference for the offer made by Mr. Devarney. They said it contained features that seemed best suited to conditions in Corvallis. The meeting referred the matter to the board of directors with instructions to make a can vass for stock, and take such furth er action as might be necessary for installation of a new system. When the new company is or ganized and plans all perfected for proceeding with. construction work, the present company is to be dissolved. and tor a long time it looked as though they would never get back the fees they had unjustly paid. - ' . Several months ago however, County Clerk Moses took up the cause of the settlers, and after un earthing -all possible evidence at the court house, made a trip to Rose burg and went through the records there. With the evidence thus se cured, he kept pushing the matter, and a couple of moriths ago, secured, a return of the fees paid by five of thejio settlers. The five were A. M. Peek; U. W: Wren, Dora Bar clay, Annie Nye and Mary E Peters, the last three being, -widows ' whose husbands had died while the litiga tion was pending. Since then County Clerk Moses has kept up the campaign, and Tuesday1 he re ceived a letter enclosing checks for the remaining settlers. These are, G. S. Seeley, William Carey, Mr. Huddleston, C. E. Banton and B. W. Jenkins : f The fees now being refunded were paid in at the Roseburg land office in 1892. A difficulty in se curing them was the fact the money- was in the hands of a former official of the office, and there was little or no evidence, record or otherwise to show that he had it. , THE REPRESENTATION. New York, March 23 There is a rumnr here tha'. ex-PrtideDt Pil ica'rpo Bnnilla, of Hondura?, has been tried by court-martini and sen'"-ncjd to be ehot o death-, savs a Herald dispatch from Panama. Hrf was arrested and thrown ii to prison last month, with s"veral oth er member of the cbailibt-r of depu ties, it being c'- a'g-d tha a plot a- sninst 'I10 fi'vernmnt of Pre-ident Manuel Banilla wasbs-.t-jlirig amon ibern. For Sale. vetcrj; spellz, timothy ancj rye grass seed. Poland China hogs, Shropshire sheep. One freeh milk cow, a pair of lari-e geese, a pair of turkevs or trio, a two-horse feed power in lunning order. Timothy and vetch straw' bright from barn, L. L. Brooks. For Each Precinct in Benton Primar ies Occur Next Tuesday. As announced in Wednesday's Times the democratic primaries will be held in Benton next Tuesday. The hour for meeting is one o'clock. The voting for Corvallis will be, for the two north precincts in the county court room, and for precincts three and four, at the City Hall. As a matter of reference, the 1 num ber of delegates for each precinct is herewith re-printed, and is as fol lows: Corvallis No. 1, 9;' Corvallis No. 2, 12; Corvallis No. 3, 11; Corvallis No. 4, 7; Soap Creek 6, Willam ette 8, Monroe 10, Kings Valley 5, Alsea8, Summit 3, Philomath 13, Blodgett 3, Bellfountain 6, .Wren 3, Fairmount 7. Hat's "What TwffBrir!rt-Woods Boys A would--be passenger ; chasing a a, situation both pathetic and amusing, but the latter phase is always more evident. A large amount of feigned en couragement is l extended by on lookers as the uufortunate person bends every exertion to perform what is almost a hopeless feat. He is admonished to hurry, and he marshals his energies for a greater effort. . When he is about to give it up he may imagine that the train is beginning to slow down and he lines out . again, perhaps with a heavy grip in one hand which re tards his locomotion and gives him the appearance of. a &ide-wheel steamboat endeavoring to stem a 1 switt current with one of the wheels 1 inactive. When the man finds that .his last impression was a delu-1 sion, he stops suddenly, takes a) long look, at the nying train aug menting its speed, and if he does not then give expression to a decree of profanity, he is mighty good stuff. ' - ' ' ,- ' But it was just a little different with two young men intending to return, by the C. & E. train, to their burnt woods homes last Wed nesday. They walked leisurely towards the depot, carrying heavy satches, and just before they arriv ed, the train moved westward," not upon its way to the bay, but Jsimply to make room for an fc5. P. trans fer train to reach the main track of the C. & E. The boys were sur prised that the train departed so soon, but supposed that , they were left. However, some person who understood the situation told them their train would stop for a minute just beyond the carriage factory, and that if they would line .out pretty lively they' might get aboard. They acted vigorously upon the suggestion,' hitting the high places only, so to speak, in their - flight. They anxiously watched the train, momentarily expecting it to move on from the position at which it had come to a stop. The boys were assisted in the race by encouraging yells from the depot crowd, and at length they victoriously grasped the railing of the car platform, drew a long breath, passed inside," seated themselves, and congratulat ed each other upon their successful run. . Then they wondered why the train didn't move' on. They waited and wondered some more. At length the bell- rung and the boys settled back to enjoy the ride home, but the train moved in the wrong direction, and came to a stop again at the depot building where it remained for fifteen minutes. Meanwhile the young men received J the highest commendation for the speed and endurance exhibited in their successful effort to catch the train. Jo- salt ?S-:fdTT(W es DOS - j!SJ 5HliS.l JaIQZ Ci SPRING impses FABRICS. ' All over the store the new Spring things -are crowd ing in. swiftly turning the perfect Winter store into a perfect Spring and Summer store. New Arrivals':- . Beautiful Wash Goods Exquisite Spring Silks Taffeta and Fancy Ribbons Fancy Lace Hosiery Black Dress Goods Plain and Fancy Veilings New AUcver Laces .'.... . Ladies'. Belts, Latest styles New Sorosis Petticoats New Spring Trimmings. I New Kid Gloves. We are showing this Spring a larger and better stock than ever before. At the first opportunity make a tour of this store and you will find, many beautiful things to admire, at S, L. KLINE'S, 1 Regulator of Low Prices. A GOLDEN OPPORTU Now is the time to think about Cbat Pair oi eyeglasses You were to treat your eyes to. Come to me and I will fit your eyes, gnarai tee the fit and will be here from 7 lo 6 y make good my guarantee. E. W. S. PRATT, The Jeweler and Optician. Close at 6 p. m. except Saturday?. -S 'BUTTONLESS SUSPENEDHS' SONG AND SPEECH. 6 c'd j Notice to Creditors. Matter of the Estate of William Groves, dec Notice is berebv given that the under signed has been duly appointed the ex ecutrix of the estate of William Groves, deceased, by the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Benton County and has qualified. All persons having claims against said Estate are hereby notified to present the same to the undersigned at the office of W. S. McFadden. First Nat'l Bank building in the City of Cor vallis in said County, duly verified with in six months from the date hereof. Dated March Io, 1904. Emma K. Groves, Executrix of the Estate of William Groves, deceased. Seventh Day Adventists. Will hold tegular service at S, D. A, Hall East Main street between Wash ington and Adams streets each Sabbath or Saturday, as follows: Sabbath, school at 2 p. m., Bible study 3 p. m. teaching as announced from time to time. Rev. P. j. Cole, Pasto- . Invaluable for Rheumatism. I have been suffering for the past fem years with a severe attack of rbeamatis t and found that Mallard's Snow l.utimen was the only tiling that gave me satis faction and tended to alleviaie inv nans March 24, 1902, John C Degnan, Kins nan, Ills. 25c. 50c and i.co. Sold bv Graham & Wortham. " Are the Latest Nolan & Callahan's has Them. . Tell your tailor to leave the six top buttons off your Spring Trous ers. They will only be in the way. You are an up-to-dater, and are going to wear "buttonless suspend ers" the rest of your life. They are made just like other suspenders, only in place of straps with button holes the ends termin ate in' neat nickle-plated claps that take a secure bold on the trousers band and will not let go under the most strenuous circumstances. Cast offs ate provided both in front and in the back. Queer, isn't it, that the time honored suspender button joke has been so long in setting inventors at work to do away with the treach erous button. The first one hundred pairs Of these new "Buttonless Suspenders" to reach Corvallis are at Nolan & Callahan' siow so you can buy a pair tomorrow and be one of the first one hundred pioneers to tell your grand-children when you are bald and gray that you remember the day when trpuser buttons were cut off forever. Price 50 cents. Chief of Police. - I hereby announce myself as a candi date for the office of chief of police st he coming city election to ;be held May 16,1904 and if elected will endeavor to see that the laws are enforced to the best of my ability. . ;'' Lee Henkle. For Sale. 67 acres farming land, six milfs from Ccrvallis, one mile of railroad aDd scbool on county road with mail route, well feHced, running water, no buildings, price $2,000. Address owner, Howard Bicknell, Corvallis, Ore. Big Meeting at the Court House It was in Behalf of Local Option. A big meeting in the interest of the pending local option law was held at the court house Thursday evening. The room was packed with people who went to hear the subject discussed by Prof. R. W. Kelsay, formerly a member of tte laculty of Pacific College at New berg, and to hear the singing bv a trio of male voices, at the head of which, was Eugene Knox, the well known impersonator who re cently appeared at the college with the Knox-Kantner male - quartette. The address was given in sections, interspersed with local numbers. The performers at the meeting are touring the state in the interest of the local option laws and it is said, are to keep up the work until elec tion day. The party has juSt re turned from Eastern Oregon, where at the meeting Thursday night, the speaker declared there is a strong movement in favor of the proposed law. . Spring Opening. Fine display of trimmed hats, latest styles in trimming and milli nery novelties, Tuesday, March 29 and 30. You are cordially invi-' ted to call and inspect. Mrs. C. A. Gould. ; Corvallis, Oregon, My Spring Display. My sprint; display of fine millinery of goods will be ready for your inspection March 3ist instead of March 25th, if it rains1 pitchfork points foremost, Mrs. J. Mason. Notice to Creditors. - Notice is hereby given to all persons that the Tin-ierhigDed hag been duly appointed admin Jst Ttor of the estate of Eraily A. Wright, ie ctntsed, by the County Court of the State of Ore gon, ior Benton County; All persoDS having claims aeainst snirt estiite of Emily A. Wright, deceased, are hereby requiied to present the same with, the proper vouchers duly verified as bv law rtqvired within six iBOnthfl of the date hereof, to the undersigned at his liome on Beaver Creek, or to C. W . Davis at hts office, in Philomath, Benton. Coauty, Oregon. Dated March 23, 1!)04. . ' s JOHS M. WRIGHT. Administrator of the estate ot Emily Wright, deceased. EMERY'S" ART i Somtfa .Main St., CorvaMiSj Ore. CarboD, Platinum and Platino Portraiture i : y O. A. C. ATHLETIC AND SCENIC VIEWS. : Art Calendars. Sofa Pillow Covers, . And 'other Photographic Novelties. Stop-Look-Listen To Gentlemen: Do you -wish to chcose from an elegant line of NeHee Shirts, in plain, colored, figured, and open worjk.ffor Spring wear ? Come in and see a large assortment at " 75c. $1.00, $1.25, $1.50. "Seeing is believing." SPECIAL. We are closing out our All Wool Underwear at cost. $1.50 Lamb's Wool, Extra Quality, for $1.12 1.25 " Guaranteed.... 88 Bargains also in Men's and Boys' Clothing. A complete new line of Men's "Kingsbury" Hats in all styles. Corvallis, Oregon. 1 f