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Corvallis Times. Official Paper of Beatra County. ! COHVAIXIB, OBEGOK, JTXE 29, 1904. OREGON AT ST. LOUIS. Something About the Exhibit A Pecul iarity of Sight-Seers. World's Fair Grounds, St Louis. Mo. Tune 2Sth. California and Oregon are appropriately close neighbors in the Forestry Building at the Louisiana Purchase Exposi tion, for they are back to back, so to speak. Both state exhibits occu py space 33. Oregon facing south and California north. r Properly speaking, the Oregon exhibit is in three sections. In ad dition to the main display there is an additional showing, including a collection of Oregon Views, and a large log and timber exhibit on the outside in the Outdoor bpace. Edmund P. Sheldon, who has made an extensive study of Forest ry, both from a commercial and a scientific standpoint, has been an pointed superintendent ot the exhi- bit by the Oregon state commission Mr. Sheldon spent last . winter in collecting his exhibit, and now has a display that does the state ot ore gon proud. . The top of the- mam exhibit is fringed with sugar pine cones, the like of which are not to be found in this part of the country, and they occasion no little comment on ac count of their great size.. They make a fitting canopy for the excel lent showing of Oregon lumber be neath. - " . .. ,- -' . - In the main display, there are on exhibitiou over go varieties of boards, which , never fail to catch the eye of the ; passing visitors. The boards are all neatly labelled, so that the sightseers can always ascertain what sort of wood they are looking at. . Not only are the boards all label led with names, both common and scientific, but also much general in formation is given on the tags. Sightseers have a mania for reading signs and labels, and never fail to take in what the tags have to say about Oregon lumber. , That the exposition is the great est show on earth is the opinion of Secretary of the Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, . who arrived unexpectedly from Washington D. C. last week and took in the fair incognito. ; Attention Business Men. ', ; Dont fail to have your business represented in the 4th of July Pa rade. So many business houses are taking it upon themselves to put out floats for the occasion, that the committee now make a request of all the business houses to take like action in the parade. It wont cost you much, and the advertisement and snap it will give to your busi ness will be worth many times the trouble. Be public spirited, be pa triotic and don't be afraid to blow your own horn. WOULDN'T SPRINKLE FOR IT. City Cat Their Allowance aui Sprink -. ' ling people Struck. A committee of business men was on the street Monday, canvassing for contributions. - At a recent ses sion ot the city - council, objection was made to the usual allowance by the city of $20 per month as the public contribution, to the sprink ling fund.-- In a speech one of the councilmen characterized ' as exor bitant the Water Company's require ment that $30 per month should be paid for the water used. :; The matter was referred to the street committee, and' the latter in terviewed the president of the Wa ter Company and asked a reduction. At the same time, the committee re commended that no more: than $10 per month be contributed by the city for .sprinkling. The truck peo ple claim that there is nothing made in the business at the former fig ures. They declined to accept the cut and served : notice on business men that sprinkling would cease on July 1st, The Water Company people fin ally reduced their charge to $27 per month, and after some trouble Monday, a business men's commit tee secured I private contributions sufficient to make up the balance of $7 necessary to keep the sprink ler at work. WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES. David H. the father of Byron Wolridge, a well known resident of Bellfountain precinct died at 10 o' clock Sunday evening at the home of his son, of heart failure. The funeral occurred yesterday, and the burial was at Simpson Chapel. The deceased was aged 77 years and six months. He was a Kentuckian by birth, and came to Benton Coun- j ty in the Eighties.. His wife died several years ago. A son and daughter are the survivors. as fol. lows, Byron Woolridge of Bellfoun tain, and Mrs. William Fruit of Peoria. Mrs. Fruit is the mother of the late Richard Fruit, a well known OAC student, who died on the eve of his graduation from col lege two or three years ago. After Being at Home for a Week, Hears That he has Filipino Itch. A yellow flag once more floats in town. The scene is on Water street, two doors north of what used to be the James A. Canthorn residence. . It denotes smallpox in side, and Kay Jones is the patient. He is an unmarried man of about 27 years, who, has ' been employed for Several weeks at the brick yard. He resides at ther house named with his father aoA family, who came to CorvalBI SWB the East, two or three year ro. The elder Jones is well known as a teamster about town. . The case - developed yesterday morning. J ones had been lndispos posed lor about a week, and had remained at home. Monday after-. noon, a rash appeared on the lace, and when Dr. Lee was called yes terday morning, . the ailment was at once diagnosed as smallpox. The case was immediately reported to the authorities and all the family placed under , strict quarantine. The disease is supposed to have been contracted from exposure to Kroening, before the latter was sent to the pest house. . The Jones case is of very mild type as all the smallpox has been since the days Americans first went to the Philip pines, which leads so many to call the new cases Filipino itch. The Jones case is the only one in town, Jake Hurlburt being under quar antine at his home eight or nine miles south of this city. ELECTING A GODDESS; Notice for Bids. For building and completing a school house in District No 3, contractor to furnish all material. To be finished by September 25, 1904. Specifications may be seen at the Times office, The di rectors reserve the right to reject any or all bids. Bids will be receiyed until June 5th, 1904. By W. S. Alcorn , Kings Valley Cattle for Sale. Milk cows and heifers in considerable numbers. Inquire of John Stahlbusch Corvallis. ' , Notice to Public. We the undersigned having sold our stock of Furniture, carpets, wall paper etc to Messers Hollenberg & Cady, hereby thank the public fot the liberal patronage w e have recei ved and hope that you will continue to trade with the new firm who we believe will do the right thing by all. J.D.Mann. D.M.Smith. It was Helen Keeley. Ed. Times: The little heroine spoken of in last Saturday's Times is Helen Keeley instead of Manning as stated. - - George Mercer. For Sale. Good horse power Ganby belt, 70 fet-t; double geared jack and wood saw. inquire 01 W. L. Cauthorn, Wells Firecrackers, bombs, rockets and all other kinds of fireworks at Hodes Gun store. Excitement ran High And Partisans Went broke Hiss Huff Chosen. Interest waxed warm in the voting contest for goddess of liber ty as the struggle neared an end Saturday evening. Many dollars went into the, ballot box : in tickets during the last few hours, as each voter wrote the name of his choice on the slips that . were , to. tell the tale. In the final count, ' Miss Grace Huff won with 3437 votes to her credit; Miss Elsie DUley, with 1547 came in second in the race, Miss Lulu Spangler with 147 was third, and Miss Maude Hays with 140 took ; fourth position, v Miss Spangler and Miss Dilley have been selected to accompany the queen, in the roles of "Peace" and "Plen ty", ., It was after nine o'clock when the ballot box was finally closed. Allen's drug store was at the time, crowded with men interested in the result. In the last moments of the voting, votes went in, not in the -shape of tickets, but in silver, gold, currency or other forms of money, done up in ordinary paper sacks, with the name of the candidate writ ten on the outside. One such bag can tamed a remittance of $34 in cash, and another, $2 ? The biggest of all the votes however, was an instal ment ot . ballots, aggregating over $100, cast in the interest of Miss Huff. When it was nine o'clock, some body cried out to close ' the box, but about that time a young man with a roll of money in his hands appeared in the door, and called for an opportnnity to vote. The committee, with money in sight for celebration expenses, still kept the box open,' and he was allowed to vote. Thirty-four dollars in cash went in that time- in a paper bag.; Then partisans on the other side hauled Out check books, .. and the statement is that even a larger sum went into the box in the inter est of the opposing candidate- -. - Bamboo furniture at Blackledge's new store. - . . It does not pay to adver tise continuously a poor article, are advertised persistently because they are uniformly "Dutchess Quality absolute ly the best that money can produce in material, finish and workmanship. " We sell them . under the- well-known Dutchess guaran- lo cents a button; $1 a rip. Y Sold only by Our sample line of swell , tailor made' summer clothing is now in. OAC Press ing Co. For Sale.'-'- " ! A first class sewing machine in good condition .Also a fine walnut diningtable Inquire at Times office. For Sale.' SDan of mares.Inauire of Frank Francis co. Corvallis. 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, lour mues irom tsellfountain, 3 miles' from church. Prioe to suit pur chaser. Two miles from school. Enquire of ' A. W. Haw ley, For fireworks with which to cele brate, go to Hodes gnn store. Painting and Paper Hanging. ' All orders - promptly filled. Phone 05. . - - Samuel Kerr. Bay your firecrackers and ice' cream in Corvallis July"2, 3, & 4 Blackledge keeps large-assortment1 of j matting. Best That's Grown Is 1 None Too Good. When you are drinking . Coffee it is our good fortune to hold the Sole Agency for the famous Chase & Sanborn &RA1D CELEBRATION to be beld in CoruaHis . JULY : 2, 3 and 4 1904. Baseball Foot Racing Horse Racing Sacred Concert Band Music GRAND BALL OPERA HOUSE MONDAY EVENING PROGRAMME. : - SATURDAY JUI.Y 2nd. . 9 a.' m Shooting tournament on Avery's flaU . Open to all. . There will be some good purses offered. 1 p. m. Championship .baseball game, free for all, between two pro Jijeional teams for purse of $15. $ 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 JUI.Y 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 ofgood stirring music by two bands. The parade will start at 10 a. m. and will be one of th'e most brilliant af fairs ever witnessed in Corvallis. .... 1-30 p. m.- 100 yard dash, $7.50. 440 yard run, $ro. - ' : - 100 yard dash, boys under. 15 years, $3. . . " 7 ;v- 220 yard dash free for all, $7'. 50. 2:30 p. m. Hose race, 100 yards carry 300 feet of hose, lay 150 feet, and get water, 1st prize-, $60; , 2nd, $20. , 4 p. m. Wheelbarrow race, 50 yards, $5. . .; r Sock race, $5. ' Ladies race, 50 yards, $5. . , Girls race, 50 yards, under 15 years, $3., 50 yard dash for men over 60 years, $5. . . 50 yard dash for men weighing more than 200 pounds,: $5. - 5:3 P- m. Tug of war, 10 men on side, $10. , P. A. Kline, Grand Marshal E. R. Bryson, Geo Brown Aides J. B. Irvine, Pres. of the Day Hon L. T. Harris Orator Geo L. Paul Reader . ; Xtra$ooD Glothes For boys, little fellows and young men ; see Nolan & Cal lahan. " j . Portland'. . Wheat valley 78 Flour 3.90 to $4.05 per Ml." Potatoes! .75 to 1. 00 percent ' Eggs Oregon. 19 per do. Batter 13 c per lb. Creamery 17 to 2oper lb. Corvallis. Wheat 75 per bushel. "'" Oats 321034 . ' . Flour 1.05 to i.3oper sack Batter : 12 to 15 per lb - Creamery 50 per roll E;ga 164 perjdoz Chickens 11 per pound i,ara 11 per id wool 20 Go to Blackledge's New Furniture Store for your camp outfit. . . For Sale. , Team, harness and wagon, new. J. J. Cady, College barn. Z ESI High Grade Coffees We have all the grades from 2oc per pound to the highest priced. Coffee eold by this celebrated firm. Give Us a Trial Order - for one of their Coffees and you will use it exclusively. P. m zierolf Groceries, Crockery & Stoneware A$t. for Libby Gut Glass Save Your Wood. All persona wishing wood cut in the -city can be : accommodated on ehort notice. I have a gasolene outfit and it will coBt you no more and save your wood. Pbone 53:. W. E, Boddy, - ' Corvallis.: Go to Dunn & Thatchers for girt hone and shell and all other kinds of poultry and stock remedies. v IS BEST j OF ALL CEREAL FOODS ZEST is always ready and time of day or night. HODES' GROCERY PHONE 483, CORVALLIS, OR. Stop in and see our swell line of Bum mer clothing. OAC Pressing Co. Horse races, hose raceB, bicjele and fat man's races, and: lots of good thinga that have pot been mentioned. In Coivallis, the 4th. For Sale. A few choice Poland China pigs, ' both sexes, from registered stock, is per head inquire of Bobert Wylie, Lewisburg. ' Our sample line of swell summer clothing is now in. OAC Pressing Co -" For Sale v." . First class, second growth fir wood of uniform length, no round sticks. Guar anteed 128 cubic feet per cord. Leave orders at P. M. Zierolf, - 1 I D. S. Adams, HOLLENBERG & CADY, (Successors to J. D. Mann & Co.) Furniture Carpets Matting Shades Wall Paper House Furnishings In fact everything usually kept in awell- icguiaieu, up-to-date furni ture establishment. . our! motto - "Courteous treatment, honesty and fair dealing."