LOCAL LORE.
L&imUBBmentH In this eolnmn charged for
U tlw rate oflS penu per line.
-A.S.Hall of Portland was the
guest this week of Corvallis friends.
Mrs. IT. Gillespie left yesterday
for a visit with relatives at Albiny
and Amity.
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Ed Ingram and Moutie Baker,
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nesday of Corvallis relatives.
Mrs. Callahan and daughter
have leased the J.R.Smith rooming
house on Fifth street, and taken
possession.
Miss Daisy Brown returns to
day from her home at Brown's
bridge, to resume her position in
the store ot fllilner ana weiisner.
Dr. A. T. Raber's, the eyespeclal-
Ut, who bus thMugb. his work, male
& Damn oecooi to none on the CoHt.
Is now at the OjoldJDtal Hotel. Ha
will leave drvattia Tuesday sj if yon
' wish his Bf rvicea call at once.
Gabril Long begins work Mon
day on his new home'in Job's ad
dition. It is to be a six room
square cottage. Adams Bros, are
the contractors. .
Mrs. A. Nelson and Mrs.W.H.
Walker of Independence, sisters of
George Henkle of tbis city, were in
Corvallis Wednesday, enroute for a
visit with friends at Philomath-.
Edward Buxton has began
work on his new home Bast across
the street from J M.Cameroos It
is to be a modern cottage resting on
a foundation of stonework is to be
rushed and its completion is soon
expected.
Adams Bros, have just com
pleted the spacious home of Mrs.
H. C. Miller on 9th and Monroe.
The family take immediate possess
ion. Mrs. Proebstel and family
are to occupy the house vacated by
Mrs. Miller.
The manager of the OAC foot
ball team has received an application
tor a game with the Albany college
eleven. Thanksgiving is preferred
by the Albany manager as the date
for the-game.; According to the
statement of Captain Pilkington.
that date has already been mortga
ged to another team, though the
contract has not been signed.
There is talk of a new church
on the site now occupied by the
Simpson Chapel, a mile and a half
from Dusty. The Methodists are
discussing the matter, and if the old
site is not satisfactory, it is likely
that the new church will be erected
a little farther up the road. For
the purpose of raisin? funds for the
cause, an ice cream social was
eivenbythe M.E. people Thurs
day evening, at Simpson's Chapel.
A good crowd attended, and a neat
sum was realized.
T-vo more good dwellings are
to be built in Corvallis between the
next two or three months. One
will be a good rouse of modern de
sign, to be erected by Jame3 Horn
ing on his recently purchased pro
per y just west of the Bodine and
Peck warehouse. The other will be
a large and up-to-date residence in
South Corvallis, with Will Horn
ing as the builder. The site will be
immediately south of the Mrs.Horn
ing home. ' ' v "
The reception given , at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. Carrick
Wednesday evening in honor of Dr.
Altman and family ,was attended by
about 50 friends, and was a most
enjoyable affair in every respect. A
dozen china plates werre?er?"d r
Dr. and Mrs. Altmau : cr
to Miss Alta Altman, tokens ot the
esteem in which the recipients are
held by their Corvallis friends and
neighbors. Speeches were made by
Rev. Carrick and J. Fred Yates and
Dr. and Mrs. Altman responded
feelingly to the presentation speech
which was made by Mrs. Crawford.
Features of the evening were two
vocal solos by Miss Lulu Spangler.
Refreshments, consisting of sher
bert and cake were served on the
lawn.
Eighth street is familiarly
known to many residents of that
quarter of town as "Poverty Ave
nue," and it is the boast of the
dwellers on that street now that
Poverty Avenue is making more im
provements this summer than any
other one street in town. Among
them may be noticed the new resi
dence to be built by Mr. Buxton on
lots northeast of the Logaa Hayes
dwelling, the lumber being already
on the site; extensive improvements
to the George Smith house, known
as the Lafe Wilson place; new walks
around and a new roof on the Da
vid Osburn house; a new roof on the
Miles Starr house, and a new wood
shed ai the Susan Starr home.
For an avenue with such a question
able name, this is indeed a showing
of which to be proud.
Councilman Colbert, A.E.Mal-
low,-Mr.Maynor and Mr.Campbell,
are on the big Elk hunting . ana
fishing; they expect to be absent lor
a week. ' "v . ..''; ,,., -
- J.F.Shorey, identified with a
big trans'er company in Portland,
is in town, , looking ; for -hay and
horses. Hay is offered him for $9
and $10 per ton, but t ffers at that
figure are refused. ' : . V v
, No more football can be play
ed with club elevens. A resolution
was adopte by the board, of re
gents at Wednesdays meeting pro
hibiting such contests.
' Among those purchasing new
thrtshsne outfits this -season are
Dixon. Witham; Smithi & Co. of
the Oak Creek neubbo'Good, and
McBee, - Davis and Whitesides of up
per Buxton.
W.O.Trine and R .iC. Kiger
were in Albany Thursday arrangs
ing lor the entry of several ;,horses;
in the show and racmg ivent which
is to take place on July 30 , It pro
mises to bs a big event and much
interest is manifested b horsemen
throughout the valley.. ."
The Corvallis Soda works have
just received a consignment-of 60
pop boxes trom the Corvallis Mt
Co. They are made of spruce and
partitioned in t-uch a way that each
bottle has a receptacle for itself. The
proprietor Jim Bier has added a
new machine for the brewing of
Shasta Water and the boxes are for
Lits output.
, A buggy driven by Mr. Boul
den was tipped over by a frightened
horse near Ben Martins place west
of town yesterday morning and the
top and shafts of the vehicle badly
wrecked. Mr. Boulden, who is a
member of the firm of Smith & Boul
den, was thrown -tut and badly
bruised. Mrs. Ben Martin, who
had just entered the vehicle to
ride to town was also thrown out,
but escaped injury.
Indications are thtt the hop
crop in this vici nity will be much
lighter than usual, due to the lack
of rain du-ing the Spring and early
summer months Jamei Qaburn
says the yield in the Beach ya d a
cross the Willamette will not be a
bove one half. . The quality, how
ever, will be excellent, and t he dan
ger of lice and mould, . because of
limited-foliage, will be reduced to
the minimum. It is said that the
yield ;is also much shortened; in
other yards. 1
Action was. taken st Wednes
days board meeting for securing an
army officer to take charge of the
department of military science at
the college, vice Major Hardin, who
has been ordered to join his regi
ment in the Philippines. Notice
from the war department is to the
effect that First LieutenentQuinlsn
of the 9th cavalry is available for
detail to the position, and can be
sent to OAC, if the college authori
ties so desire. Lieutenant Quinlan
is slightly lame, the notice c mtinu
es, on account of an iojury, but is
competent for the duties required of
him at OAC. The matter was re
ferred to the president of the college
and president of th board for ac
tion. '
THE IRREPRESSIBLE BULL,
. Tne two Ladies he Treed-A Late
Farm Incident
JThe iarm bull raised a commo
tion on the Thomas Cooper . place
the other day. He treed a couple
of ladies of the house-hold, and
stood beneath, pawing dirt and bel
lowing as be waited - for them to
come down. The process continu
ed until Mr. Cooper, attracted by
the noise, hastened to the scene,,
and drove the belligerent bovine
from the neighborhood. Theinci-i
dent, according to the account, be-:
gan, when Mr. Cooper, who was at
work in the barn, beard a terrible
scream. It was followed "by an
other, and another, when he began
making tracks in the direction of
the housp, whence the screams came.
All kinds of visiocs were in his
minds eye until heneared the house,
when out in the orchard he saw the
bellowing bull with numerous other
cattle gathered about. Then the
flutter of a dress and a female figure
in an apple tree and another in a
big cherry tree caught his eye.
The first lady was Mrs. Cooper
and the other his daughter, Mrs.
Newton. The bull had a reputation,
and when he showed signs of an at
tack, the ladies saved themselves
by climbing the trees, where they
were besieged until Mr. Cooper ar
rived. It took but a little time for
bull and his band to be scattered
when the besieged women came back
to earth again, thoroughly disgus
ted with the monarch of the Cooper
pastures. ' -
When Nolan and
nants they mean it.
Callahan say rem-
BOARD MET.
A a4 Disposed of College Business Pro
posed all Year School.
A proposal to keep the college
:ep tne couegt;
open all summer is under consider-:
ation at OAC. With that end in
view, he faculty has been instruct- j ident Weatherford and President
ed to prepare a plan and present it j Gatch. -
for the consideration of the board) , Applications for the position va
of regents at the annual meeting cated by the retirement of D. W.
next year. Continuous sessions of Pritchard from the position of in
the kind are in vogue in some of; strucrnr in wmdwnrV forml
the large institutions . of the East,
but the plan is a new rone on the
Coast. There are those who be
lieve that many students would, be
found who would take advantage
of the opportunity to ; pursue their
studies throughout the summer -s if
opportunity were - offered them to
do so;. especially since by the plan,
a year could be saved in the -completion
of : the graduation courses:
The : present step is only - prelimin
ary, and further action of the board
will be nece&sarv before any plan
of the sort can be inaugurated. The I lrS hve connecting door
action in this' direct was taken "fj S'J&Sf IOT
at the annual meeting : of the d 1x5 wlth flying i- An
board of regen s of the college, held opnation was made for thepur-
in the administration building Wed- i
f, rr n I mae for cases for the accommoda-
regents,
nil TvfTf in attAnHanrv savr !
Governor Chamberlain, State Su--perinte:
dent -Ackerman-and Mr.
Cotton. ... '
HINDOO STUDENTS.
A number of Hindoo students 1
are expectea to De in attendance at
iue college in me mcure. mi.J, examination will be held for all appli
Galvini, represenUng a society , in for teacherB certificates in the
Portland which has m view the
betterment of the condition of the
Hindoo race, attended the board
meeting and addressed the , board
briefly, ' requesting permission to
send such students to the college,
and invoking such favors for them
as could be bestowed. He said
the college had been selected by his
society because of the better courses
offered for the purposes of the pro
posed students. The latter in gen
eral, be said, are already very well
educated, and are after instruction
to fit them for the practical affairs
of life, . Japan, he pointed out as
an example of what could - be ac
complished for a heathen nation
by contact with -western civiliza
tion. It is hoped to do as much
for India, and the plan for the work
is the same as that followed by Jap
an. By this token, Hindoo stud
ents are to be placed in educational
institutions all over the country, to
gather the ways of the :- Western
peoples and carry them back for
adoption in their own country. '
Judge Bellinger of Portland, is
one of the members of the society
under whose auspices the Hindoo
students are to be sent to OAC.
FOR HORTICULTURE.
Action was taken that has for its
purpose accentuated attention at the
experiment station in the interest of
horticulture. During a portion of
the time in recent years, the station
has been - without a horticulturist.
At other times, Prof. Lake, whose
time was largely, occupied with
botany classes at the college,' has
been station horticulturist. An act
of the board Wednesday, was to
create the chair of botany and for
estry and to make him, along with
Prof. Pernot, a member of the ex
ecutive committee of the station.
At the same time Regent John D,
Olwell was authorized ' to select a
horticulturalist -and recommend
him for appointment by the execu
tive committee of the7 board. '
Miss Chamberlin, of the depart
ment of German and history, tend-
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erea ner resignation . ana it was ac
cepted. . The filling of the vacancy
was left- to President Weatherford
and President Gatch. It is under-
stood that the place will be offered
Prof. Schmitt, who was a sunolv
in the place a part- of last year., .;
John Fulton was made" professor
of mineralogy and assaying, and
associate professor of chemistry,
without advance of salary, and
Prof. Skelton, in addition to his
position as professor of , mathemat
ics, was made professor of mining
engineering. The purpose of the
change is to further develop -the
mining department.
SALARIES ADVANCED.
A few changes in salaries were
made as follows: ' Clyde Phillips,
instructor in iron work," now $960,
advanced to $1,020; W. O. Trine,
physical director, now $780, in
creased to r,o2o; Frank E. Ed
wards, instructor in chemistry,
now $ 900, increased to $1,020; R.
J. Nichols, librarian, increased from
$40 per month during the time the
college is actually in session to $60
per month for the same period.
The resignation of Mrs. Mary
Avery, who has been for so many
years instructor in dressmaking in
the department of household econ
omy, was accepted, and the matter
of filling the vacancy was referred
to the executive committee. There
are a great many applications for
tie position. ; The salary is 130 per
month. . . , . .
There is a vacancy in tie draw
ing department, caused by the re
tirement of Miss ' Williams, who
was selected last , autumn to fill the
vacancv caused bv. the resi!matinn
ot F. D. McLouth.' The selection
Gf a successor was referred to Pre
to the executive committee.
A resolution was . adopted re
quiring all persons to keep off the
grass on the college grounds. Prof.
Coote is placed in full charge and
violations are to be reported.
1 ' IMPROVEMENTS. .
' An addition is to be made to the
library room. The 'place by .the
increase of books is badly crowded.
An adjoining room to the north,
lately occupied as a chemical labor-
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entomolo
gical department, and . the whole
matter was referred to . the stand
ing committee on grounds and - re
pairs to buildings. v
1-
1 eacher s Examination.
y Notice is hereby given that a public
collrt hnS(. i p0ii;0 n !.
S ; t vwt . m topiU a.
rt , l9M .nd mnHnilin nntn Sat.
; urdav ABUSt j. rot, at r. m. The
f0iiowiDSr oroeram will be foUowed.
, For State Papers. l: . '
. Commencing Wednesday, August 10,
at 9 o'clock a. m. and continuing nnti
Saturday, August 13 at four o'clock p. m.
Wednesday Penmanship,' ; history,
spelling, algebra, reading, school law.
j .Thursday Written arithmetic, theory
. of teaching, : grammar, bookkeeping,
; physics, civil- government.
j Friday Physiology geography, men
j tal arithmetic, composition, physical
geography. ,
Saturday Botany, plane geometry,
general history, English literature, psy
chology.
For County Papers. 'J,
. Commencintc-Wednesday,- August 10,
at nine a. m. and continuing until Friday
August 12 at four p. m, - - -.
First, Second and Third Grade Certifi-
. - cates, '
. Wednesday Penmanship. history,
orthography, reading.
Thursday Written arithmetic, theory
of teaching, grammar, physiology.
Friday Geography, mental arithmetic
school law, civil government. -
Primary Certificates.
Wednesday 'Penmanship, orthogra
phy, reading, arithmetic.
Thursday Art of questioning, theory
of teaching, methods, physiology '
- lated this 23rd day of July, 1904.
Geo. W. Denman, '
County School Supt.
Bird cages at Hollenberg & Cady.
Buy your . harvesting outfits , at
Nolan Q Callahan's. .
Excursion Rates to Yaquina Bay
i On June 1st, the Southern Pacific Co,
will resume sale of excursion tickets , to
Newport and Yaquina Bay. ' Both sea
son and Saturday to Monday tickets will
be sold. . This popular resort is growing
in favor each year, hotel rates reasonable
! ?nd f PPrtnn.ities hing. hunt-
ing and sea bathing are unexcelled by
aay other resort on the Pacific Coast. .
W. E. Coman, ;
Gen, Passenger Agent.
' . - For Sale.
Vetch, clover, oats, wheat and timothy
hay, 100 cords of grub oak wood sawed
in 16 inch lengths, order early before the
after harvest advance prices. One fresh
Jersey cow. Can order from Corvallis on
telephone. - .-
L.L. Brooks.
Portland.
Wheat valley 78
Flour 3.90 to $4.05 per Ml.
Potatoes $ ,75 to 1.00 per cent
Eggs Oregon. 19 per doz.
Butter 13 c per lb.
Creamery 17 to 2oper lb.
j . Corvallis.
Wheat 75 per bushel.
Oats 321034
Flour 1.05 to ' i.3oper sack .
Butter 12$ to 15 per lb
Creamery 50 per roll
E?gs 164 - per doz
Chickens 11 per pound
Lard n per lb
Wool 20
Extra Summer Sale Specials
At the, Busy Big Store!
SHOES
$2 -We have arranged to place on sale during this
i , month oU pairs of ladies regular $3.50 shoes, all
i popular lasts and leathers. We are compelled
; , to sell as the' lines are broken.
DRESS GOODS
57c Crepe. De Chine, the popular ' suiting while it
- lasts; Regular value $1.00
58c.--C rded and Plain Elamines, good quality, splen-.,
did bargains. Regular value 75c.
SOc.Corded and Plain Etamines. .Regular value 50c.
. WORSTED SUITINGS.
A large array of worsted suiting remnants will be
found on the "Bargain Counter." All colors and
lengths at prices that can't help but tempt the mo&t
careful buyers. ' .
S. L. KLINE,
HOME-SEEKERS !
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME REAL
good bargains in stock, grain, fruit and poultry
Ranches, write for our special list, or come and
' see us. We shall take pleasure in giving you all
the reliable information you wish, also showing
you over the country.
AMBLER & WATERS.
Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance,
Corvallis and Philomath, Or.
EMERY'S ART
South Main St.,
Carbon, Platinum and Platino Portraiture
O. A., C. ATHLETIC AND SCENIC VIEWS.
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Art Calendars,. Sofa Pillow' Covers, ;
And other Photographic Novelties. f
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Want
' But you must come early if you wish to se
cure some bargains at our Great Summer
Reduction Sale
Wash Goods and
Summer Dress Goods
Cos
Ten per cent reduction on Table Linen and Napkins (
: " " - Lace Curtains and SSereens
' Calicoes, Percales and Ginghams
" 50 cent Mixed Wool dress goods
" ' ; Cretons, Silkoline 'and Darperies
" " Towels and Towelings
Bargains in odd and ends Ribbons and Lace
20 per ct red. on Embroideries & dress Trimmings
11 Other Bargains on the remnant counter
We pay top price for country
produce. V
Regulator of Low Prices.
STUDIO i
CorvallJs, Ore.
to HurFV You
Miller
. Corvallis, Oregon.