Gorvallis Times.
Official Paper of Benton County.
CQBTUJIS) OREGON, JUNE 15, 1004.
FOR BENTON EXHIBIT.
At Three Fairs Everybody is Asked
to Contribute Sample products.
Editor Corvaixis Times,
Dear Sir: There is more than
usual importance in making a dis
play of the resources of Benton
county this year. The exhibit will
go to the State Fair, then to the
National Grange at Portland, and
then to the Lewis & Clark. .
We need the help of everyone be
cause, while plenty can be found in
the county, it may not be as' easy
to locate it as usual "and we must
have an extra show. Other coun
ties are now reaping rewards that
we might have had and we cannot
afford to miss this chance. This, is
a case where one helps himself as
he helps the county. It is to the
advantage of everyone who has any
thing to sell to let as many as pos
sible know the fact. We shall
make that exhibit advertise the
person as well as the county.
H. L. Fhench.
A COMMENCEMENT FEATURE,
Recital Monday Evening of Elocution
ary and Musical Departments,
Coilege chapel was filled to the
utmost Monday evening by those
who were interested in the enter
tainment given jointly by the stud
ents of the elocutionary and vocal
music departments. He who was
not pleased with some particular
feature of the program or with the
entertainment in its entirety, would
be hard to satisfy.
The Ladies Chorus gave the op
ening and closing numbers and ful
ly sustained the reputation they
have earned during the past season.
The pantomime, 'The Holy City!
was given by Miss St. Germain,
the words being sung by Miss Ed
na Allen. W hile posing the effect !
was heightened by colored lights
thrown about Miss St. Germain by j
means of a stereopticou. Later
Miss St. Germain appeared in a
recitation, "The Wooing of Bere-j
nice" by Wilson Barrett, and de
served the applause she received.
Miss Hettie Lilly sang Schubert's
"Serenade," trying as it is, and ac
quitted herself creditably, as did
J. G. Kilpack in "Blow thou Win
ter Wind."
The recitation, (a) "A Roman
Valentine," and (b) "Blow, thou
Winter Wind," by Miss Alice
Wicklund, and "How the La Rue
Stakes Were Lost," by Mrs. R. R.
Selleck, were really splendid and
the audience proved their pleasure
by warminar up their .palms. A
very pleasing number was "The
Monk's Magnificat," by Miss Lena
Tartar. This was something ot a
duo-recitation and song combined,
aud an organ was used for an ac
companiment. In "The ErlKing,"
that famous song of Schubert, Mrs.
E. F. Pernot appeared to advantage
and was given a most hearty round
of applause.
"A Dream of Ancient Rome,"
given by Miss Nellie Pate, and J.
G. Kilpack, C. C. Cate, Guy Moore
and Meigs Bartmess seemed to be a
favorite with many.
Those who took part are pupils
of Miss Helen V. Crawford and
Mrs. Florence McDowell Green,
and these ladies are to be congrat
ulated on the success of the evening.
Great Redaction Sale.
We will sell for cash during the month
of May 500 pairs of shoes, broken sizes,
men's woniens, misses and children's
at greatly reduced prices, in order to give
room for a new stock of goods, which
will arrive about June ist. Come early
and get your choice from 25 cents up.
Sale lasts through May only.
J. E. Henkle.
Just received the finest line of - cloth
ing. We bought this from the best
manufacturers. and every suit is guar
anteed. Call and eee us for clothing.
See our men's suit at $10, it is a marvel.
Henkle & Davis.
Stop in and see onr swell line of sum
mer clothinp. OAC Pressing Co.
Methodist Conference. LosAugeles
Calif.
Account above conference, the South
era Pacific Co. will make reduced rate
on the certificate plan from main line
points in Oregon south of Portland, and
passenger will purchase tickets to Los
Angeles, for which agent will collect the
highest one way rate, giving a special
receipt. On presentation of tbis receipt
duly executed, by original purchaser,
Southern Pacific agent at Los Angeles
will sell return tickets at one-third fare.
Sale dates from Oreeon points will be
April 19th to May 7th inclusive, also
Slav . li. 16, 19. 23, 26, and 30. The
last day on which certificates will be
honored for return at reduced rate from
Los Angeles will be June 5th, 194.
"BACCALAUREATE DAY.
til
Happy Predictions for the Passing Cen
tury Sermon and Song. .
A new age of Christianity is to
sweep over the world. Christ is to
be made pre-eminent in all the af
fairs of men and nations, and uni
versal brotherhood is to possess
mankind. The greed for gold and
the machinations by which men
lay hold of vast wealth and finan
cial power are to be ultimately ov
erthrown by the sweep and swing
of this advancing revival in Chris
tianity. Such wasl the theme of
the baccalaureate sermon delivered
before an audience of 1,200 people
in College Armory, Sunday morn
ing. The speaker was Rev. William
Heppe, pastor of the First Method
ist church at Salem, and a recent
arrival i Oregon from Mt. Pleas
ant, Iowa. His subject was, "Christ
and the new age." "The most re
markable age of all time, he said,
was the first century, which usher
ed in the birth of Christ. It is a
towering summit to which all look
back, and beside it the centuries
that have intervened are but foot
hills. The centuries that brought
the revival of classical learning, the
Lutherian upheaval, the various
revolutions and the growth of the
spirit of liberty were cited as land
marks, but far above them towers
that initial century upon whose
threshold the world now stands.
The inventions, the easy means of
communication, the consequent in
tercourse of nation with nation, the
intermingled interests of the one
with the other have all prepared
the way for the new and mighty
sweep of christian influence that is.
to speed throughout the world
What has been seen' in the growth
and spread of the church and its
influence is but a trifle compared
with what is to come within the
passing century. Individuals are
to be possessed of and controlled
by the christian spirit, and are to
plough, to write, to mine, to man
ufacture, to legislate for Christ.
Nations are to disarm, and univer
sal peace is to prevail. The broth
erhood of man is to be on the lips
and in the hearts of all peoples, and
tribes and goverum nts are to learn
war no more. A new Eden is to
be opened for man, and peace,
plenty and happiness is everywhere 1
to rule. ' j
For an hour or more the great j
audience listened with undivided !
attention to the delightful theories
of the speaker. With many a fer
vid burst of oratory thought after
thought teeming with pleasant pre
diction and coming delights was
flung into the listening ears of the
multitude with an earnestness and
zeal that in many an instance, in
spite of the optimistic views of the
speaker, carried conviction. At
the close the graduating class arose
and remained standing while the
preacher told them of the opportun
ity the coming years presented,
and urged them to prepare for the
struggle by early acceptance of the
conditions in which he declared
Christianity is to play so large a
part. At times the scene was al
most dramatic, int he spell the ora
tor forced upon his hearers.
The service was the most pleas
ant in the history of the college.
Ihe day was ideal, and the frag
rance of wild roses floated in through
the open windows and mingled with
the perfume of the flowers inside.
Decorations of Lady Washingtons
and cypress: were about the stage in
profusion, and three huge palms
were conspicuous on the platform.
Cedar boughs were festooned about
the room, which with the setting of
humanity in the galleries and main
floor made a scene seldom beheld.
The program was like the others
that have preceded it. There
were anthems by the Ladies Chor
us, and hymns by the congregation.
The college faculty, the city min
isters and the singers occupied the
platform. Rey, Carrick delivered
the opening prayer, Rev. Green
read the sciipture lesson and . Rev.-
Deck pronounced the benediction.
New Sawmill
Two miles west of Bnelah church
All kinds of rough lumbercooetaDt-
lv on hand. Orders promptly
filled. Address-, Otis Skipton,
RFD No 2, Corvallis.
For Sale.
Good horse power Ganby belt,
70 feet; .double geared iack and
wood eaw. , Inquire of
W. L. Cauthorn, Wells.
Buy your firf crackers and ice
cream in Corvalll July 2, 3, & 4.
The best celebration tbalyou ev
er attended will be held m Cor
vallis this year. If you can't come
the 4th, come theJpd or .3rd.
- Blackledge keeps large assortment, of
matting. . , ..
OREGON AT ST- LOUIS-
Webfoot Building to be Dedicated To
day The Exercises.
Today (June 15th) at two o'clock
is the time set by the Oregon State
Commission for the- dedication of
the Oregon State Building at . the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition at
St. Looisv An appropriate pro
gram has been arranged by Presi
dent Myers, of the Commission, and
the exercises will continue all after
noon. . '
Every state building at the fair
is dedicated on some particular day, ;
but as it is desired to hold the event
as early as possible, occasionally
two states will exercises the same
day, and this has'occurred to Ore
gon. This afternoon .while the
speech-making is going on at the
Webfoot house, a hundred yards
away representatives of Kentucky
will be going through the , same
program for the Blue Grass state.
In most of the state dedications
the exercises are held inside the
buildings, but as the replica of old
Fort Clatsop, which represents
Oregon, is not large enough to ac
commodate the crowds of visitors
that assemble on such occasions, it
has been decided by Mr. Meyers to
have the speeches delivered from
the roof.
Immediately in front of the
building is a large open space that
will be sufficiently large to hold
all the people who wish to listen to
the addresses. The Oregon build
ing is low, with a log platform on
top, thus providing an excellent
place for tne speakers.. President
Meyers will open the exercises with
an address on the Oregon country,
the journey of Lewis and Clark and
the exposition in Portland in 1905.
President Frances of the Louisiana
Exposition will then deliver a re
ply, which will be followed by oth
er short addresses by Prof. F. G.
Young of the University of Oregon
at Eugene, and others.
Efforts will be made to secure
the services ef the Filipino band to
furnish music for the occasion.
Plenty of literature on Oregon will
be handed out. and 1905 Exposi
tion badges as souvenirs.
The reception committee will
consist of Mrs. Mary Phelps Mont
gomery of Portland, who is also
on the board of lady managers for
the St. Louis Fair, Mrs. W. H.
Wehrung of Hillsboro, and Mrs.
Senator G. W. McBride of St Hel
ens. ,
The commission has made every
effort to secure a large number of
Oregon visitors for the day. A spec
ial day for low rate tickets was se
cured at the solicitation of President
Meyers from the railroads, and
many Oregon people left for St.
Louis on June 7, the extra day
granted.
The Oregon building has prov
ed very popular, over 4.000 per
sons having registered in the big
book In the main hall since the op
ening of the Fair.- In addition to
this, fully as many again have
passed through without register'
ing-
Save Your Wood.
. All persoDB wishing wood cut in
the city can be accommodated on
short notice. I have a gasolene
outfit and it will cost you no more
and eave your wood.
Phone 53imW. E, Boddy, ,
jjX Corvallis.y
For Sale:
A first class sewing machine in good
condition.Also a fine walnut diningtable
Inquire at Times office.
Best That's Grown
Is 1 None Too Good.
When you are drinking
Coffee it is our gcod
fortune to hold the Sole
Agency for the famous
Chase & Santa
isli Grade
Coffees
We have all the grades from 2oo
per pound to the highest priced.
Coffee sold by this celebrated firm.
Give Us a Trial Order
for one of their Coffees and you
will use it exclusively.
P. m. Zierolf
Groceries, Grockery S. Stoneware
Agt. for Libby Gut Glass
H
GRAND CELEBRATION
to be held in gotwallis
JULY 2, 3 arid 4 1904.
Baseball
Foot Racing
Horse Racing
Sacred Concert
, Band Music
GRAND
BALL
OPERA HOUSE
MONDAY
EVENING
UJ.llTT,llM.l)ml.,'il!lll:TJHlw,':iTnT.1
Don't Worry
about these little fellows.
They can't fall.
They're holding fast to
The buttons never come off.
Try them yourself and see.
lo cents a bntton; $1 a rip.
Sold only by
Horse races, hose races, bicycle
and fat man's races, a ad lots of
good thinga that bave not been
mentioned. In Cqivallis, the 4th.
Look Here.
I have a good stock ranch for sale two
hundred and ninety five acres with un
limited outrange, a small house and barn
also a small orchard. This place is in
the Belknap settlement one half mile
from postoffice,"six miles from ' Monroe,
four . miles from Bellfotmtain, 3
miles from church. Price to suit pur
chaser. ' Two miles from school. Enqmre of
A. W, Hawley,
IFfntFMtiTimilH I
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PROGRAMME.
SATURDAY JULY 2nd.
9 a. m --Shooting tournament on
Avery's flat. Open to all. There
will be some good pur.ses offered.
1 p. m. Championship baseball
game, free for all, between two pro
tessional teams for purse of $15.
3 p. m. Horse racing on Kigers
track. The best products of Ore
gon will be entered. Racing in all
classes, such as trotting, running,
pacing. These races open to all.
$250 in purses.
SUNDAY JULY 3rd.
This day will be devoted to Pat
riotic Union Services, held at the
court house yard, and to be parti
cipated in by all the churches. The
music will be a special feature. A
Union Choir of all the churches.
The afternoon a grand sacred con
cert and short speeches . by promi
nent people.
MONDAY JULY 4th.
Salute at sunrise. Plenty of good
stirring music by two bands. The
parade will start at ' 10 a. m. and
will be one' of the most brilliant af
fairs ever witnessed in Corvallis.
1 p. m. The racing will begin
on Main street consisting of the fol
lowing, open to all. x
Bicycle race ist prize $10 2nd $5
Hurdle race ist $10; 2nd $5
440 yd race ist $10; 2nd $5
50-yd dash ist $7; 2nd $3
100-yd dash ist $10; 2nd $5
Boys under 15 ist $5; 2nd $2.50
Fat Men's race 50 yd ist $10
Potatoe race ist $2.50
' Hose race wet test $50
Other events on Main street:
Tng of war $5
Climbing Greased Pole $5
Best Decorated Float $10
Best Looking Turnout, two
horses $5
Band concert on main street
IS BEST
OF ALL CEREAL FOODS
v
ZEST is always ready and
makes a delicious lunch any
time of day or night.
HODES'
PHONE 483,
At
Stoves, Ranges,
Cooking Utensils
Washing Machines
Wringers, Etc
Are being Closed
Commencing now a&d
out. Come early and
X D. IHann ;$
Furniture and Carpet Store.
P. A. Kline,
Grand Marshal
E. R. Bryson,
Geo Brown
Aides x
J. B. Irvine,
Pres. of the Day
Hon L. T. Harris
Orator
Geo L. Paul,
Reader
GROCERY,
CORVALLIS, OR.
Cost
out at absolute cost!
continuing until sold
secure good selection
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