LOCAL LORE
2TEWS OF
VICINITY
CORVALLIS AND
TOLD IN' BRIEF.
72e Comings and Goings of People
ix reopie
Men--
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Social Gossip. Personal
tion and Other Items
Public In.terest"
Miss Ht'la "VanHonsen- is - visit-
fog Oregon City friend". ,
A Thursday .visitor io Corvallls
was Adam Wllhelm Jr. of Monroe.
Ft a three Tiers' vWt at Ktew
port, Mrs. J. Ma-ion left' Wednesday.
Professor G. V. Sktlton aod fm
iVy ie't Tbured-iy In a stay 'of sever
al wteks la S:a'tle. I
Mrs. E. Graer and daughter left
fVe luesi'ay for a visit la the . Alsf a
tountry.
Mr. and Mra. Hailaa Tajcr-are
-rUltlng ia Alien. They left Wednee
tiay. Mrs. Fied Duooan of - Summit,
was hi Rue.-t Thur-Way of Miss Min
!e Wil It.
Miss Elizibath Srrhooly of Toe
2a'les errivfd veeierday foe a visit
-'nk Crvaliis ffier.d-i.
Mr?. Belknap and daughter. Miss
jancps, returned Thursday from their
tuning at Xewpott.
Af er a fevernl wesljri' yUitJwitbl
srleod-j in Portland, MUsj Itora MlUer
returned home Wednesday.
PresMeit T. M, Gateh returned
'trd Oregon.
Harold Woodcock
cas jusi re-j
turned from a visit to Eastern Ore-J
gOD. i i
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9hurch S,uth-tomoKow;-.motingcdtQeape48 othr poursiqns
weuiog at the usual hours.
Among Thursd-iy's visltora- In
nrvallU were, Mrs. E. N. Starr and
daughter cf Belltountaln. - " '
After an . extended visit with
jeta'ives at Amity and Albany, N. F.
SSIiespte and family returned home
Wednesday. .
MUses Madia Armstrong and Ida
i3Uupp of Albany, wtra, guests Wed
esdav of Mrs. Will Merrill, at Hotel
'Jorvallis.
. A" party iff 5 CjiValUs this jweek
tr JVlaea on a hunting trip. Atmcg
Ibe number wete Wilbert Crofc- and
Ike Bmltb. . - .
There will be an ice oi earn social
it HScFarland chapel on Thursday
fveulog August 18. Everybody 1b
Tlted ard a good time assured.
Usual sfrvlcea at the Church cf
CbtlBt. next Sui diy. Morning theme !
"Tha- Victor Crowned. Evening'
S.ioing Away from Christ."
Aittr being confined to his room
teveral days, as a result of vaccina
tion, Frauk Thrasher returned to his
Spekion in Kline's store, Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott King were In
Oorvallis Thursday for tbe purpose of
making tbe transfer of their store at
H:en station to a Mr. Wilde recently
arrived from the East. . i
Accompanied by Mias Ball and
Kiss Qibba. of Olda, Wortmaa & Elag
o Portland, Miss Adelaide Greffois
leaves today tor an outing at New
forr. The Hcdes bakery la now in charge
efSHorace Locke, who will operate It
permanently. Carl Hcdes will continue-to
eonduct a saloon that he owns
la Albany. . . .
Mls3 Amniea E, Leverett f ireev
al years art teacher la tbe XJolver
ity of Arkansas has accepted a sim
ilar position at OAC. Miss Leverett
tomes very highly recommended.
Among those who took the teach
er's examination In Corvallls this
week, were Miss Grace Nichols and
Hiss Ada Flnley, of near Monroe,
cth being well and favorably known
jpung ladles . -
For the purpose of taking a look
at the Irrigation lands in Crook coun
ty. Washington and Idaho, Si Evans
cf Eugene, formerly a Corvaltis resld
rat, lett this city Tuesday. He is
Marching for a suitable location.
Thoroughly cured of smallpox,
and glad to regain his liberty, Si
-Btuuley ras telased from the peat
bouse Wednesday. Thureday after-
Boon Chief Lane was engaged , ia
Jnmlgatlng the premises.'
A new livjht system for the store
was installed ia the E. ' B. Eornicg
establishment Thursday. Tbe light
is furtlshed by a Uige pressure gas-
olire lamp, and the system is eald to
be oce ef tfse best acd most econom
ical in use in town. ' ' '
The Georce Smith property, sold
- by hfea sometime ago to Mr. Lamley,
an Easterner, has again changed
' ndf. The deal wa9 closed WedneB-
day eventupr, and the new purchaeer
Jb . J. Tta:cu-r, of the-firm of Duntj
ft Thatcher. 1 .
M. E. church Sunday: 11 a. tu,,
anthem by the cboli: fermon, "The
Children and tbe Church;" solo, Jan
et Blackledge, followed by the bap-4
tisru ct tee couoren. Evening, e er
son, "What About so Many Denom
jca'ioao-a.e JTheyeigna ot Federa
tion and UiS t ?
Miss MaurT Morrison leaves today !
Lto visit friend ia Albany. j
rW. S. McFaddeo .returned Thuie-
Jay' to bta Jnnctton firm. S- I
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' Miss Mabel Cidy left vested ay tor a j
kit with her brother at B eburg. j j
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catkm afr Newport.' Be left Tuesday,
Miss Aland McBee left this weak
for a two weeks' viaU with relatives iu
Salem. : . , j
W. C. Swann la spending a braf
vacation, visiting his mother at Oraw
fordsville. .
Mrs. W. O. McCoy ot OakBdalf,
Wash., has a. lived on a visit to her
Meter, Mrs. John Wyatt, and - other
. .
Hi in. ii . yauuus nun jxiiooxj, u p -
cobs are enjojinst an outing at BobwcII
Springs. They left a few days ago.
Af er a year's absence in the Des
Chuttps country, William Bogue re
turned to Corvallis Thursday, wneie
many old time friends were glad
welcome him. - "
B. W. Johnson and E. B. Brysqn
returned Wednesday evening from
buctlDS trip of several' days In the
EiPjgs valley country.
-.' Chatles Heckert has the contract
for building the Buxton residence
the corner of Jefferson and Eighth. Tb
house will be one ti the best in the
town.:; ..- .. , : , ; -.
On account of the shortness
the stalk much spring oats has been
mowed by oeigliboriDK farmers... In
many instances the giaiu was too shot t
to be bound. ' .
Alex Donaldson, proprietor of ttje
Deckiou 3tocl ranch at DecBton, W j
oluiiig, aud J. D. SCtirop, the wel
koou Polk county stockman were
looking oerthe sheet) industry in
Benton Thursday. Both' are exter
bively engaged in tbe sheep business.
A harvest excursion is to run over
f the O. & E. from Detroit 'o Newport
BDtj return, tomorrow, it is exten
givtly advertised, and will - no doubt
attract a large cEOwd. The rats from
jjni.Deyoit is sz.pu vana rrom uorvaiu
Walter B.a.sei :and Hairy Moe.
twolbany boys who have just re
turned from a trip by wagon road to"
Ynqnina Bay! suffered an acckjent on:
tie way home which compellep them
to adopt a rather unique modejof trav
el. Hayes madb the trip 'on a horse;
while. Moa rode . bicycle,. When a,
bout 35 miles from home the chain of
the bicycle broke The' boy tied a
rope to the front of the bicycle and to
the saddle on the horse, and thus
made progress slowly, being compell
ed to -unti the rope to make the as
cent and descent of large hills.
-i-A dispatch from Logan, Utah, to
ths Oregonlan, says: Coach Campbell
of the Utah Agricultural College foot
hill eleven Of LogaO, baS arrSDged f r
a trip to the Coast whtch will start a
bout October 22 and will last abiut
two weeks. Duiing his trip theelev
e . will meet tbe University cf Wash
ington, tha Agricultural College of Or
egon and tbe TJoiverslty. of Nevada.
Negotiations are now pending for a
, . i , 1 .u. rT .i i p.. i : r :
,7T "-ill k. .:,een made of the UeigM of the tower
and if possible game will be securt d i fact mever has been
with Stanford also. Tbe team this
year promises to be very strong.
After an absence of a year, Wil
liam Bogue and family arrived Thurs
day and will remain. A year ago last
July they left for tbe Cascades and af
ter a visit of a few days in Septem
ber, they left again, going to the Dee
chuites, from where they have just ar-;
lived, Flod, on account of whose
health tbe trip was made, is .well and
strong again.- The family will spend
tbe winter In Idaho, but Mr. Bogue
will, remain in Corvallls and devote
himself to tbe care of his farms.
It is apropos to think about
'mountain water1 now. The legis
lature meets next winter. -' If: no
body rise will put in a mountain Wat
er system, tbe people can do It them
selves. There are many who think
the tatter would be the better plan.
Ownership cf public; utilities by cities
U widely in vogue , and everywhere
popular Corvallls has not authority
to sell bonds now, and can only get it
from the legislature. That Is why it
la not too early to discuss mountain
water., -fX.es Corvallls want It? Does
she want homeseekers and parents of
students everywhere to know that she
. has the best and purest water that Is
to be bad? Does ebe want tbe best
health and best development?
X desire to do plain Eewing
nursine, . sweeDine . andt cleamns
Apply at reBictence on Ninth stree
near Gardner's gallery. Phone
"14. Mra. Gaorge Ditkej
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AS HONEST PORTER.
B Het ataielt m Tip f Tea
Dollua for Beins Acnua4 . -
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"The tip-exacting- Pullman car por
ters are the recipients of a g-ood
b.-t hev arnot the worst in the
world," remarked a commercial trav
eler ito-; a. Washington Star. .man.
"4'hey may have a- pretty- fience; way
oT calling- for tips, bu when it cpmefs
to the. matter of honesty I know one
ot them that's th-ere, w'ith-he goous,
as the saying goes. '
"i -left Sn Francisco," pr, rather,
Oakland, on the -Santa Fe line for
f)hifcag6 at '8 otloek in the eveiiihg
a eonpie of weeks ago 'last Sunday!
Thengang: that I;mt in 'Frisco, had
been, rather . too enthusiastic m gv?-ing-
me! a- good, time, of it- ou, there
on .the day of my departure, so that
when I woke' up ontlie train ulong
toward 7 o'clock the next morning
the1 sleeper bunk 'felt " pretty 'warm
and my coppers a Whole lot warmer,'
The nearest, in fant, the, first -stoj;
at which I. would have a chance tnx
those -hot coppers .out was Mojaye.
and so" I. hustled (into myclothe to
be' ready to hop off the train during
the' stop at Mojave for one of those
katzenjammer -alleviators. ,r - t
"I asked the ' Pullman 1 : Conductor'
how long the train would "stop at
Mojave, and he replied -that, the stop
would last ten miputes. I raced into
the v station , cafe when the train
pulled into Mojave, , and instructed
the man in cn"arge of the bar "to rig
me np One' of those long-,' long damp
tMngs.1 He-went at the Job in a pret
ty scientific manneti and the -piece of
wet work that he set before ine was
a rare thing- to find, right alongside
of the jCailifornia-desert. It. was such
a fine and effective creation, .in. fact,
that. I asked, hini' to .frame up 'an-T
other one, and I 'got away w'ith' this
with equal joy. Then I- leisurely
strolled to the door to take a look
at my train nd: saw; the end -of it
curling j-away in the 'rarefied-distance
on its way toward, the land of the
risinsr sut1 It had(pulled out wiiiout
notifying- me,. Jj' hustled into: the
ticket office "to ask fhe ntan in' the
window when I'd be able to corral
another eastbound train,1 !and "he said
that' it 'Ud bS alontf at 8 o'clock the
next morningfr-the mate to the train
that had departed: rwithbut mej there;
was cmly one- of the overland ex
presses per diem.So there I saw my-,
self stuck in Mojave, Cal., the most
miserable little sand dune' on the
globe, for a 'full twenty-four hours. ' :
"But5 that -wasn't the1 worst of it."
I had left my Gladstone' bag wide
open; on my bunk, with ray wearingr
apparel thrown "around the section;
every which way, and in. the bag I
had placed, .on ithe night before, $200
in gold, coin, the .stuff being top,
heavy to carry around in my pockets'
with any comfort. ' '- I -.
Better at Some Thing Than Other,
Sir Thomas Lipton is much more
successful in. causing- the pork market
to get a move on, says' the Pittsburgh
Times, than in imparting speed to a
yacht.
Ancient Skyscrapers.
Numerous: conflicting estimates have
denied, and that is that it was a sky
scriiicrt St. Jerome, in his commen
tary on Isaiah, says that the tower
was :: Iready 4,000paces high when God
cam- down to stop the work. - A pace
is aii'-iit 2 feet; therefore.4,000 paces
muM be 10,000 feet; consequently Ba-,
bel iv:is 20 times as high as the Pyra-
miil? (wnicn are only aoout suu ieeii.
Fat : "r Calmet says the tower was 81,
000 1' et high, and that the languages
wert- confounded because the archi
tects were confounded, as they did
not I; now. how. to bring the building
to a head. Moreover, it is understood
that the Chinese language of to-day
was originally the same language as
the high German. - "'
Those Inqnuittve Youngsters. '
. "Papa, you took the scientific course
in college, didn't you?" .
"Yes, dear;" I spent two years on sci
ence." "When you look in a mirror the left
side of your face appears to be the right
side, and the right side seems to be the
left. The looking glass reverses it,
doesn't it?" - , .
Bellfonntain Noes. j.
Birntb Mr. arid Mrs. W. A,
Pool, a son.
"The .little daughter of Henry
Lamb has been quite sick, but is
improving. . . - t
Quite a number from this vicini
ty expect to pick hope - this year as
the price promises to be good.
From three acres of fall wheat
threshed for S. A. Tharp, he receiv
ed 106 bmshels. v
nenry rencn, or uorvallis, is
canvassing this part .of BantoD, . ta
see" what pe can gather for ths ex
position at Lewis and Clark Fair.
Harold Waggoner, of Eugene,:ia
spending a few weeks with his aunt
Mrs, Hall, f ,
-. A drove of goats passed through
this place this week, en route to Al
Eea. Last winter seems to have served
as a lesson to ranchers by the way
they are rustling for straw. " Some
can hardly wait until the grain is
threshed before commencing to
haul.- " .
This great stock medicine Is a
money saver for stock raisers. It
is a medicine, aot a cheap food or
condition powder ;Thongh put up
"in coarser form than, , Thedfprd's
.Black-Draught, renowned for the
;cure of the , digestion troubles, of
persons, it has the same qualities
c'liyigorating, digestion, stirring
up the torpid liver.' and loosening
the constipated Dowels for all stock
and poultry. m It is. -carefully' tre-
13 ;pared and its action is so healthful
i that stock grow and, thrive with an
E occasional dose in' their food. It
cores hog cholera and makes boss
grow fat. It cures chicken cholera
an roup and makes hens lay." - It
cores constipation, distemper and
colds in horsesj murrain m cattle,
and .makes a . draught animal do
more work for .the food, consumed.
It gives animals and fowls of all
kinds new life. Every farmei and
raiser ahould certainly girve ft a
trial. - ;- ;'s i'
-' It costs 25c a can and saves ten
times its price in profit. '-;'? ;
,. PrrTSBUBa, Eas., March 25, 1904.
I have been nsine your Blact-lraiiht
Btock 'and Potoltry Medicirie oa ; my
kinds ot stock food but I have found
that your is the beat for nry purpose.
v, . J. 8. HASSON.
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Styles Right
Prices Right
Stock Right
Type Right
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Fancy Printing
Corvallis, Oregon
HERBINE. ,
Benders the bile more fluid and thus
helps the blood to flow; ita fforda prompt
reltet trom Dliionsness, indigestion, sick
and nervous headaches, and the over in
dnlgence in food and drink. Herbine
acts quickly, a dose after meals will bring
tbe patient into se good condition after
G. h. Caidwell, Agt. M. K. and T. R.
E., Checotah, Ind. Ter., writes April 18,
1903: " I was sick with enlargement of
the liver and spleeu. The doctors did
me no good and I had given up all hope
of being cured, when my druggist advis
ed me to use Herbine. It has made
me sound and welL". 50c. Sold by Gra
ham -& Wortham.
For Sale Cheap.
Two pianos, in perfect tune 'and good
condition, at, ,
:i .-.!-.. . Elackledge's.
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Sunday on the btreets of Corvallis, a
childVcrocheted bonnet with red ribf
boa ties. - Finder please leave at this
office. . - 1 f ,
C. H, Newth;,
Physician and Surgeon ....
Philomath, Oregon. '. -
When Nolan and Callahan' say rem
ants they mean it. ' '"
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Citation.
In the Con at y Court ot the Sutte - of Oregon.
For tbe County of Benton.
In the Matter of the Estate f) l- 1
of. . , - . .. ,
Wm. P. By er, deceased. - J -
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ToW.F. Byer and RlUa A. Abrams
heirs
and deviseetf of Wm. F. Bver. deo:ised.
Greetlue: In the name ol thB S; ate c Ore
gon you and each of you are nereiiy cite hui
required to appear in ttie vountv oou't o 'ttie
State of Oreson for the County of lij.ton, t the
OouH Hoom ttiereof C'mvmIH-; Ot?ou, on
unlay, tae Jytb iUy yf hepieiub -i, 1!K)4, at 11
ock in tbe forenoon of that day, then and
there 60 show cause if nuy .yon have: whjvaa
ordr of sle should not be made as prayed for
in th&petltioh of V. N. Alfor', -administrator
ot said estate of Wm. F. Byer, deeeed, of the
following described real property towit: Lot's
number?, 8, and 9v in ;, block' numbered 4 in
Hauaman's( Addition to the City of North
Brownsville, Linn Conn'ty, or?con: Lot" un'tn-
bared Sin block numbered 10 id Riverside adr
dftion. tffAlbina, now within the City of Port
land, MutnomaftCfiuntyTOregon: And l,ot nam
bered 23, in block numbered 5, lo. Hvde .Park,
Washington Couuiy, Oregon. ' 1 ;
And you are.further notiQedthat this pjtation
Is served upon yon and each of you., toy pub
lication thereof in the Corvallis Timea news.-.
paper far lour weeks-, under an A order made
theHon. VifS11 Warws, judge of gaid.Oourt,,
bearing date July 30th. 1901. '
wuBe!s8:'j.ue Honiivircii E.,iiVatters- judge
of the County Court of the State of Oregon, for
the COunty of Benton, with' the Seal of said
Coust affixed this SOth day of July, MO!. , --
n il . - .:.-,. -Utrki.i:
By J. F. Irwin, Deputy. r .
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E. W. S. PRATT,
The Jeweler and Optician.
Pioneer
tiunters Supplies, Tisbing Cackle,
Sporting Goods
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Stock of Bodes af Big Bargain
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office la Zierolf Buildtar 0 rr illvs.
P. A. KLINE
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEER
CORVALLIS, OR. .
Office at Huston's Hardware Store. P.
O. Address, Box n.
Pays highest prices for all kinds of
Live Stock. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Twenty years experience.
E. R.: Bryson,
- " Attorney-At -law.-
Reduced Bound Trip Rates Ae-
., count! World's. Fair.
First class tickets on sale Jane
16, 17, 18, Jnly 1, 2, 3, AuguBt
8, S), 10, Sept 5, &. 7, Oct. 8, 4, 5,
Corvallis to St. Louis and return,
good 90 'da j s witb stop , over ' priv
ileges at rates ranging fr'orn, $67,50
to $82.50 according to route chos
en. Passengers will have privilege
of starting on any date which " will
enable to reach destination within
ten days from (he sale .date. In
quire at Agent Southern Pacific
Co. -
Gorvallis & Eastern
Railroad
Time Card Number 22.
t For Yaquinal " :"" . ' -- ' N -"-
: . Train leaves Albany. .. .... 135 p. m
" " Corvallis...... x '45 p. m
". arrives Yaquina sr40 p. m
r- Retnrningt - ..." ' -
Leaver Yaquina.. 7:15 a. m
Leaves Corvallis.. .....i...nyo a. m
Arrives Albany. ......'. i..ia:i5 p. m
3 tor Detroit:
Leaves Albac. .............. iKK) p. m
Arrives Detroit. . . 6.-00 p.xa
from Detroit; '' 'r jL.. - .'.
.Leases Petroit.7....'".?I!j6:'30 a. i
AiriyeAnany,,.... ....... 11:15 a. m
Train So. 1 arrives in Albany in time
to connecrwith S V south bonpd train,
as well as giving two or three hours in
Albany before departure of S. P north
bound train. ' ' '.. ;- .!-..- -: I.
Train a connects witti the S P trains
at Corvallis and Albany eivipg direct ser
vice to Newport and adjaceu t beaches:
Train 3 for Detroit; ferehenbnab ' an
other mountain resorts leaves Albany at
1:00 p. m., reaching Detroit at .6:00, giv
ing ample time to reach tbe Springs the
same day.'' .. . -
' For further information" apply to: ' '"
v Edwin Stons, it
' , .. Manager,
H. H. Cronise, Agent Corraliis. --. -Thoa.
Cockrell. Agent Albany. .. ;j
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Real Estate Co,
Are you loQking- for a prap .
Or a good Investment? '
If so we-take pleasure in showing you
over the co"uatry and are confident "we
can give yon the : right price 'on ebme
thing will suit you, , s- . , , .-
We have tracts from $' to500 acres, r
We have Fruit lands, Hop lands, Farm
lands, Poultry .ranches,,. Stocfc ranches
and'Titnber lands. ' . R4ngin; in prjee"
from 7 to $ 125 per acre all owing to lot
cation and improvements.' t '
We also have a nice list.of pity proper
ty.'1 Lots from $75 to $500 each. Resi
dences from $350 to 3000 each according
to location and impiovemente . we also
have some - good business locations. t
Offices first door south of reading room,
: White & Stone, Corvallis Of.
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"An ounce 'of preven
tion is vvdrtrii ajpoiind
' ' of bure." '
' Prevent any abnormal
condition of the eyes by
properly fitted glasses '
and you'll prevent at the
same time years of mis
ery and pain.
(Sun Store,:.
WILLAMETTE VALLEY,
BANKING COMPANY
' Cortalus, Oregon.
Responsibility, $100,000
Deals in Foreign and Domestic
Exchange.
Buys County, City and School
.. Warrants. r
Principal Corre$ondcnts.
BAH FBANCISOO
POBTUUfD
SEATTLE ,
TAOOMA :.
London St San Fran-
( Cisco Bank IJmited .
NEW YORK Messrs. J.-p. Morgan ft Co ':
CHICAGO National Bank of The Itepubt
lie.
LOlfDOS, ENG. London, San Franctspa
Bank Ijiinited.
OANAD i. Union Bunk of Canada. .
H. S. PERNOTji C
Pliysician '& Surgebil
Office over postof&ce. Residence Cor:'
Fifth and Jefferson streets. ' Hours-10 to
la a. m., 1 to 4 p. m. ' Orders may be.
eft at Graham & Wortham's drug store. r
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A few choioe Poland China pigs, boUi
sexes, from registered stock, per head
J nqnire of Robert Wy lie, Lewisbnrg '