LOCAL LORE.
i Advertisements in this column charged for
tt the rue oil i eenta per line.
Mifs Ella Johnson is to lea v
Monday on a business trip 10 Port
land. .
Lidies. try the D jrbv K I Glives,
every balr guaranteed. F.r sale by
Nolao & OalUbao.
Hop prices are still going slty
ward. The latest quotation is 3i,
ofifered to Eugene growers.
In honor of the 71st birthday
of Mrs. C. E. Johnson, who has
beeri a Corvallis resident since
1849, there was a reunion of the
family at her home Saturday.
About 20 were present, and the oc
casion was most pleisant.
Portland doctors are to play
football on college field this after
noon. There will probably be
scalpel, dissecting saws, forceps,
tongs and razors flying in the air.
A doctor coaches Steckle's men,
and the case ought to be well diag
nosed on both sides. The kickoff
will be at three o'clock.
A construction party, string
ing anjlndependent telephone line
to Bellfountain, was beyond the
Buttes yesterday moning, and ex
pected to have the Bellfountain
settlement wired early next week.
The line was built by the farmers
themselves and is to have 20 sub
scribers. Recently, Arthur Hawkey re
moved from his ranch at Bellefoun
tain to a residence in Corvallis, for
the purpose of sending his daugh
ter Floy to OAC. The latter's
health has failed, however, so that
it is impossible for her to take the
course, and this week the family
is returning to the ranch.
Mr. A. E. Hlnkios and Miss
Emma Williamson, both of Wells
were married last Wednesday at
12 o'clock. The wedding took
place at the home of the bride in
the presence of a number cf friends
and relatives; H. A. Deckof Cor
vallis, officiating. A sumptuous
dinner awaited all . The newly
wedded couple received a number
of useful presents. They will take
up their residence near Wells.
Visitors in Corvallis this wtek
have been Mr and Mrs. F.G.Bower-
sox, of Salem.The former returned
home Wednesday, but Mrs. Bower-
sox will remain for a few days at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Kerr. -Mr. Bowersox
has lor many years conducted a
grocery store in the capital city but
has recently disposed of the same
. and will leave at once for Glendale,
Eastern Oregon, where he will en
gage in the general merchandise
business, having purchased an
$8,000 stock. Benton friends wish
him success.
A VOTE ORDERED.
IN THE DITCH,
For four years prior to her
departure for Salem, Mrs. J D.
Mann had been president of the
local missionary society of the
First Methodist church. xThe fact
was remembered by the other mem
bers Wednesday afternoon, when,
in honor of Mrs. Mann, who is
visiting here, a reception was given
in her honor at the home of Mrs. J.
E. Farmer. The event was largely
attended and dainty refreshments
were a feature of the afternoon.
A silver gravy ladle, engraved
with the initials of the recipient,
was presented to Mrs. Mann as a
mark of esteem.
Rev. Frank L. Moore, who
has served the Methodist congrega
tion as pastor for the past four
years, was assigned by the late
conference of the church to Cot
tage Grove. The congregation
there is a good one, and the charge
important. The vacancy in the lo
cal pulpit is fil e! by Rev. Feese,
who has been pastor for a year at
Cottage Grove. He is a late
arrival from the East, and is de
clared to be a strong churchman,
both in and out of the pulpit He
followed Br. Driver in conducting
an important evangelistic meeting
that was held in the local church
last winter, and the fact is already
known to many Corvallis people
tnat .K.ev. Moore is to leave in a
few days with his family for his
new field. He is an able and ef
fective churchman, and both he and
Mrs. Moore carry with them the
good wishes of many friends.
In Benton Under Local Option Law
Shall Saloons go. to be Decided in
November Elect! mi. ' .; -Another
local option battle i to
be fought in Benton couaty. The
smoke trom tbe skirmish lines ; is
alreadv to be seen on the horizon
The conflict this ime involves tbe
question of wheiher or not saloons
shall be allowed tu do business wita
in the limits of Benton county. On
the one side of tbe scrimmage line,
will be arrayed those who want ev- i
ery saloon in tbe county ut out of ,
business. On the other will be
those who contend that the present
conditions are ore desi:able than
a county without a sal on. ' There
is no doubt that the issue will al
most overshadow the issues in the
presidential campaign before elec
tion day rolls round. , : . .-.
. provision has already been made
by the anti-saloon people to have
the question of saloon or no saloon
on tbe election ba lots. Petitions
were filed two or three days ago
with more than a sufficiency of
signatures, and in response to the
prayer of the petitioners the county
court Thursday issued an order, di
recting that the question be. sub
mitted to a vote o the people in
the November election. The pe
tition is as follows: .
'We, the undersigned, legal
voters of Benton county, Oregon,
would respectfully petition that on
Tuesday, the 8th day of November,
1904, an election be held to
determine; whether the salffof in
toxicating liquors shall" bet pro
hibited in Benton county as a
whole; that each by himself says, I
have personally signed this petition
and my residence, postoffice . and
precinct are correctly written . after
my name."
Of signers in the original petiron
there wai 258. Of these a num
ber were not on the books as quali
fied electors, and the legal count of
them was 229. The law provides!
that 10 per ceut of the votes cast
for supreme j udge at the preced.ng
election shalt be sufficient for re
quiring a submission of . the ques
tion to a vote of the people At
the last' election in -Benton, the
vote lor sup erne judge was 1,850,
so that only 185 signatures were
required. In addition to the 229
in the original petition, several
other single sheets filled with sign
ers came into the clerk's office. No
count could be taken of these how
ever, for the re -son that the law
requires that all of the sheets at the
time of the filing shall be attached
together. It made no difference in
the result however, for the original
petition contained more than
enough names to compel submis
sion, and that is what has been
provided for in an order of the
court.
At the late election, 381 more
persons voted for the local option
law than voted against it It is a
significant fact however, that about
200 persons in tbe county did net
vote on the question. Probably
they did not have their minds
made up, and preferred to leave
the decisio n to their neighbors,
If this 200 people in -the coming
contest should go unanimously
in favor of sal ions, it would still
leave a balance of 181 on the other
side. It is claimed that some of
those who voted for lo:al option in
June will, when it oomes to the
actual question of abolishing the
saloons in November, change
front. It will take 91 of such per
sons to give the saloon side a maj
ority of one, pr -.vided none who
voted against the measure in June
now change to it. Thus the anti-
optionists must hold all their June
forces, must get all the votes of the
200 people who did not vote then
and in addition, must get 91 votes
that went against them in June to
stand off the late majority.
The petition represents all parts
of Benton county, though most of
the signers reside in the four Cor
vallis precincts and the precinct at
Philomath.' They were presented
to the court by J. H. Wilson, and
without comment.
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' With his Tears Unclaimed, 'and
Claimless The Old Gray.
It was an old gray horse.
Time and the burdens he had borne
had left tbe mark that comes, soon
er or later to all," whether aan or
best. He was able to - work no
more, and an auctioneer was offer-
i ing him to the highest bidder. It
J was in the city pound and the
auctioneer was the chief ot police.
"Fifty cents" was the only bid,
and it was made by the Police
Judge. ."Fifty cents once, fifty
cents twice, fifty cents three time
on4 mU n 1A r.off, " '
and sold to Tudee Greffoz.
"By the deal, the title to the -old
horse passed from the hand of the
late owner, and if the officers of the
city should cboo-e to kill the animal
to get him out of the way, the e
was no one to bring a cl im for
damages. ""Then a man came along
who said he would take the horse
home w.th him to X faster, and
give him an easy time for the rest
of his life- So Judge Greffoz part
ed without price with his late pur
chase, and the old gray started with
a new master lor theAlsea country.
But the "best laid plans of mice
and men oft gangagle", and when
next heard of, the old gray was in
the vicinity of Thomas Cooper's
place, where his efforts to get out
frightened .. passing teams, and
brought a feeling of pity to the
hearts of passing men. He was un
able to travel, aud all the . new
owner could do was to leave the'
old gray to. his fate. Various re
ports came to town of the wretched
ness and. misery of the old animal,
and at - last,, accounts the county
court was preparing to take means
to bring relief from his troubles,
those troubles that come with age,
for the helpless old creature.
WRITES
Extend Display
FALL STYLES
LADIES 6
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BETS
UP TO OCTOBER 8th.
.... .' " In accordance with which Ladies of Corvallis andvi
cinity will have an opportunity to examine and bay a
Cloak or Jacket - -
THE ANISFIELD STANDARD OF. STYLES
The stunning New. Coats at $7.50, $10.CO, $12.00
and 15.00 will surprise you. ,
Be sure and call this week
REGULATOR OF LOW PRICES.
THE SCHEDULE.
A Noted Evangelist.
With the coming of Evangelist
J. V. Coombs of Indianapolis to the
Christian Church next week, the
people of Corvallis will have an
opportunity to hear one of the fore
most preachers and lecturers of the
United States. Mr. Coombs has
held revivals in every state of the
union and has had wonderful sue
cess. His first meeting in Cor
vallis will be next Tuesday even
ing. The nublic is invited to at
tend the services. T.S.Handsaker,
Pastor.
Blue vitrol, lime and cement
eale at Klines.
for
Games to be Played by 0A.C Football
Elevea Six at Corvallis.
The schedule of the OAC foot
ball team which was completed
some time ago, was announced for
the first time Thursday. Four
inter-,state games are on the list,
and the schedule as a whole is by
long odds the best ever made for
the local team. A feature is two
mid "week earnes, listed bv Captain
Pilkington in order to give local
business men and their clerks op
portunity to attend. Both are im
portant games, one being with the
Utah Agricultural CollegeJ and the
other with the Whitman College
eleven. Bcthgimes will be of ex
treme interest by reason o f the
high reputation of the visiting
teams. Another feature ot the
schedule is that of the seven games
listed, not counting the alumni
game all but one takes place at
Corvallis. The list is:
Portland Medics at Corvallis,
October 8th: University of Wash
ington at Seattle, Saturday, Oct
ober 15th; Utah Agricultural' Col
lege at Corvallis, Wednesday ,0ct26;
Colombia University at Corvallis,
Saturday November 5th; Whitman
College, Walla Walla, at Corvallis,
Thursday, November 10th; Uni
versity of Oregon, at Corvallis,
Saturday, November 19th; Uni
versity of Idaho, at Corvallis,
Thanksgiving day, Thursday,
November 24th.
In making up the schedule- a
game with the University of Calif
ornia, to have been played at Berk
eley, had to be refused on account
of a contract for the date, previoss
made with the University of Wash
ington. The acceptance of the
Berkeley date, would have carried
with it a game with Stanford.
A New Pastor.
M. E. church Rev. G. H. Feese
the newly appointed pastor of the
church will be present and
preach at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
next Sunday. Mr. Feese is a col
lege man also having taken post
graduate work. He has had con
siderable experience in various
fields of the church and is an earn
est, aggressive, polished, and a
strong preacher. I beseech for
him the corporation of all the con
stituency of the church and com
mend him heartily to the public of
Corvallis.
Frank L. Moors,
Retiring Pastor.
Restaurant For Salt.
The Chipman restaurant
be sold within the next ten
Inquire at restaurant.
mu6t
days.
Wanted.
: 4 cords grub oak. 4 cords ash
wood.:
Joha Reeves,
5th & Madison.
Millinery Opening.
At Mrs. T. Mat-on's Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, Oct, 6, 7., &
8tb. - .
Restaurant Opened.
In old laundry building. Board
by the day or week. Hot meals at
all hours. Lunch served.
Peter Hart wig.
" School Teacher Wanted.
At district number 49, known
as Bind Box sshool house, 6 miles
southwest of Corvallis. For par
ticulars enquire of
J. B. Atrants,
Corvallis RFD number 2.
Yaquina Oysters.
Will arrive for the first time this
Reason at ZierolPs today, and will
be received each week 00 Saturday
thereafter. Phone your orders. -
POPULAR
STYLES
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Ladie's Coats Children's and Misses Jackets
Our Fall line for 1904 comprises a variety
of styles which cannot fail to win your ap
proval. Now is the time to buy while our
stock is complete in every detail.
mh Prices Range From $5.00 to $20.00.
Colors Navy, Mode, Tan, Black, Bed, Green, Brown
Don't buy until you have seen this line.
; New Fall Shirt Waists in Mohair, Silk and
Flannel. Styles and prices to suit all.
CORVALLIS,
R L.
Miller,
OREGON.
CORVALLIS' FOREUOST FUR1I1SHIEC EGUSE
Replete with Fine Fall Furniture for the adornment of the
home. And right here you will find rare values and match
less bargains. This popular establishment is a money saving
. center for you on . '
HOUSE FURNISHINGS
We have just received a large line of stoves, to which we
cordially invite your inspection, we also handle the 1Q04
WaSlKf, graniteware and tinware. We keep picture mould
ing and do all kinds of picture fraiming with neatness and dis
patch. We are tbe House Furnishers and don't forget it!
HGyLBNBBRG & GADY
N. B. Second Hand Goods bought and sold.
H. S. PERNOT,
Physician & Surgeon
Office over postoffice. ' Residence Cor.
Fifth and Jefferson streets. Hours 10 to
12 a. m., 1 to 4 p. m. Orders may be
eft at Graham & Wortham's drag store.
For Sale.
Firatclas3 shakes. Enquire
Tozier & Ingle harness store.
of
I am Here
For quick and safe delivery. Call on
John Lenger, Phones 483 or 306. .
Gasoline Wood Saw.
1UU99 UCBlllUg WifUU BttffCU VVUX
secure services by leaving word at
J. K. Berry's. We save you wocd
by using our own fuel- Our charg
es are no higher than others.?,
W E Boddy.