LOCAL LORE.
ANOTHER OFFER.
OTY LIMITS FIGHT.
LIGHTNING TO STRIKE.1
( IdverUsementa in tblB column charged for
M tU9 rate of 1 ' oenu per line.
Lee Kennedy returned to
Portland Monday after a visit .. in
Corvallis. '. :
Miss Ada Finley came in from
Irish Bend Monday, to attend OAC
the remainder of the winter.
t Ralph Davidson returned
Monday from a few days' visit
with his mother in Polk county.
Miss Svl via and Mamie Starr
returned Monday from a visit in
Portland.
-- Miss Clara Bohaanon left yes-
terdav for a two months' visit with
her brother at Ballston. -
Monday evening from a brief busi
ness trio to Mill City.
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Miss Daisy Brown is, no long
er a clerk in the store of Milner &
Wellsher. She resiened the posi
tion Monday.
Crook County Journal: Alva
Horton left Tuesday for Corvallis
where he will sperid the next three
weeks visiting his parents.
isrnest JtSrown, residing near
Brown's bridge, was chopping
wood lnursday, wnen trie ax
glanced, cutting a deep gash in the
top of one foot, .- severing an artery.
Dr. IOggan was called and several
Stitches were . required in closing
tlip nrftlltin
: A spray of ripe, raspberries,
displayed, at tne real estate omce ot
Ambler & Watters, attracted at
tention yesterday. On the. bush
were blooms, green berries and ber
ries fully matured and ripened. The
showing for the ninth day of Jan
uary, and irom a busn grown jan
on Oregon. The berries were
grown on the farm of Ben Taylor,
; three miles southwest of Philomath.
Booth and Bridges, register
and receiver of the Roseburg land
office have been boosted from Office.
ind the statement is that it was
necessary to facilitate land - fraud
' prosecutions. A big contingent of
- Sweet-Homers m the Cascades has
been summoned betore the tederal
grand jury and the land fraud
- plot continues to thicken. If they
"all get in the penitentiary it looks
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nue vjregon mignr. yet - go demo
cratic. - ; 1 :
.. The local . oratorical contest to
select a -representative to.the estate
contest, occurs in the' Armory,
January 27th. The following are
the representatives of the local lit
erary societies at tne college: ' fier
, ieroman, l,ouise Gilbert; Zete-
gathean, Ralph Shepardj-Amlcitian
John Withycombe: "Teffersoman
N. V. Weatherford; Philadelphian.
Maman Bilyeu; Utopian, Laura
Pratt. ,. " . ,
,. The indictment against Mayor
Williams at Portland, has been .dis
. missea. ine motion to quasa ,was
made in Judge George's court,
while members of the', grand jurj-
mat returned the indictment were
yet on the stairway, enroute to the
.street after their final adjournment
As a reason for his motion to quash
- District Attorney Manning said
there was no evidence on which
convict, and that a majority of the
jury, in his opinion, " brought the
indictment without having given
proper attention to the evidence
The indictment was based on the
, alleged refusal of Mayor Williams
to order his chief of police to close
a certain Portland gambling house
. on a certain. day.
BROWN GOT IT. :"
Of Mountain Water for; Corvallis
New Bidders in the Field. , :
A new bid formountain water has
reached the special water committee
of the city council, and is now
under consideration along wth the
bid of the local water company.
The bidders are new men in the
field, and are A. J. Johnson, late
member of the city council, E. R.
Bryson, Prof. G. V. Skelton and
others not mentioned in the pro
position. They offer ; to bring
Rock Creek water into town at the
earliest possible moment upon ; the
following terms:
"First, -that the city grant-us, or
our assigns, a trancnise ior tne per
iod, of fifty years to lay a circulat
ing system of main pipes through
the streets and alleys of the city of
CorvalKs and its future extension
and to sell water to its inhabitants
at minimum rates 'to be agreed
upon. " y -
"Second, that the" city-enter into
contract' with us, or our , assigns,
for its water supply for the period
of twenty years from the date of in
stallation, of our proposed system,
which contract shall provide that
we or our assigns shall furnish the
city through such circulating sys
tem water for adequate fire protec
tion throughout ' the city, viewer
flushing, sprinMing all street
squares, and. streets fronting-on
city property, and for use- in'., city
buildings and fire department in
return for which the city is to pay
us on the day such service is fur
nished through such proposed sys
tem, the sum of $19, 600 maduance
or the sum of $17,000 in advance
for fifteen years 'of .said term, or
the sum of $13,300 in advance for
ten years of said term, and in the
event of a partial payment only be
ing made, then for balance of said
contract period, at the rate of $2000
per year payable quarter-annually.
This contract shall also provide
that if for any reason the city is
unable to make the advance pay
ment provided for therein at the
time specified therefor, then the
city shall pay for the service con
tracted for at the rate of two thous
and dollars per year payable quart
er-annually.'" 1
HAS ABANDONED IT.
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The Diamond Ring-mkimed the Prop
erty Saturday Afternoon.
The fifty dollar diamond ring,
given as a prize with the sale of
good3 at Pratt's, went to Walter
Brown. He held ticket 253, which
was the lucky number, and' Satur
day afternoon he presented his
credentials, and carried home the
diamond. The winners was quite
as much surprised as he was pleas
ed. -He had bought three watches
for use as Christmas presents at
. home and, when it came to taking
-. the tickets , his purchases . entitled
him to, he said he had no confid
ence in getting even a look in at
the prize. -He told the Pratts how
ever, that they might put the tick
ets in an envelope, seal it up and
keep them for him. The tickets
were left in the safe until Saturday
afternoon, when ; Mr. Brown" in
passing, stopped at the store. 1 ,The
envelope was brought from the safe
and after opening it, the first tick
et that Mr. Brown took from the
lot, was 253, the winning number.
The Doflai-for-Dollar Plan in Road-
Building and Repairs Benton
: County Court, r: ,:' .
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- The -county court has abandoned
the dollar-for-dollar plan - of . road
buildins: in - Benton. The order
making provision for the construc
tion and repair of roads on . that
basis was rescinded at a, meeting
of - the county court . ,. last .week.
The change isone of. the results of
the new road law. , In the latter,
there is provision for each district
that may so desire, : to levy a spe
cial road taxf the proceeds of which
shall be spent vthin the limits of
such district; Under , this provis
ion, the South Monroe district has
levied a six mill tax, one of the
Alsea districts, a five mill levy, and
Henry. Hector's district "to the
north of Corvallis, a - two mill
special tax. The court holds that
for general fund money to be speat
on i he dollar-for-dollar,. plan while
the districts in question or . other
districts are taxing vthemselves with
special levies, would be an injus
tice to the latter... That is to- say,
if for instance, Monroe is contri
buting a special six mm levy in
her own district, she ought not to
be called on 'to put up . money .for
improvement of roads in the Phi
lomath or some other district on
the dollar-for-dollar plan, and that
s why the plan has been abandon
ed by the county court.
1 ne donar-ror-doilar plan was
put into operation by order of the
court two and a half years ago, and
some very good improvements have
resulted irom it. . : - -
For the present, a two mill, road
levy, ordered by the county court
at last week',s meeting is the only
resource for improvement of the
roads, except by special levy in
the districts mentioned above. The
two mill levy will however; yield a
revenue, provided all. should be
collected, of $7,265., applicable
to roads and bridges. .-
Councilmen Differed All but Sooth-
era Suburbs to be Annexed A
L, Midnight Scene. . .
Proposed extensions to the city
limits of Corvallis stirred up a small
breeze in the council Monday night.
The question at issue was - what
suburbs should be added to the
city, and what should not. Some
of the councilmen wanted proper
ty to the north, west and south
brought in, while others opposed
the extention of the limits so as to
include the Fischer mill and other
property south of Marys driver.
Proceedings reached , the stage
where one member allowed a dead
lock was on and plunged -into
a harmony speech in which he
pleaded for peace. Dramatic effects
may have been "added to the scene
by the fact that it was long after
midnight, and that all the rest of
the city was in dreamy oblivion
while the dads wrestled and boxed
with the affairs of - state." ;The
white-winged dove of peace settled
on the scene. ..shortly . before, one
o' clock when the majority surrend
ered to the minority and adopted
limits adding northern-and western
suburbs to the corporation but leav
ing the mill and other , "southern
suburbs out of it.
Several , votes were ' taken before
an agreement was - finally reached.
Councilman Emery moved to an
nex all the proposed " limits but the
mill and other southern suburbs,
and called foryeas 'and nays. . Mr.
Fischer was an interested specta
tor while"the roll "was called. The
yeas were, Irvine, - Johnson and
Emery; nays, Rennie, Colbert, Por
ter and Hansell. ,That time Emery's
motion was lost.. Iater on it . was
not. . .';-'.;":,' ' . '
The proposition to annex the.
residence and farm suburbs north
and west without the' southern sub
urbs apparently; nettled Council
man - Hansell, and he moved that
none of the suburbs be annexed.
Emery seconded the motion. Then
Johnson said it was too bad for the
council to get at loggerheads. He
said the mill property was assessed
very low anyway, and that the
bridges over there, might make the
bringing in. of the mill suburbs a
costly piece of business to the city.
He asked Mr. Fischer the question
if about $2Q,ooo was all the mill
was assessed for, and then said this
whole matter was a cold business
proposition and that the brethren
of the council should hot become as
strangers to each-mother. Council
man Hansell was touched and he
withdrew his motion. ' Then
Toys for children,
store. i . ...--. .
Hodes' gun
If in f rarch of jurdiniers call on
E, B. Homing, He has a fine line
councilman moved - to reconsider
the Emery motion. . The vote for
reconsideration was unanimous, and
then a vote on the question of ' an
nexing all else but Jeaving- out the
mill suburbs was ordered, and Em
ery called for the yeas and nays.
The vote was: Yeas, Porter, Ir
vine, Joiuison, Rennie, Hansell,
Emery.. Nays, - Colbert. After
that the council adjourned.
HIS HIGH DIVE.
Hore High Officials Indictments Pre
dicted for Other Oregon Men.
Washington, January 9. It is
stated by high officials of the Inte
rior Department today that the
grand jury at Portland will this
week return further indictments
against Representative Hermann.
"We are going to convict Her
mann," said this official. "Our
case against him is complete, x and
we have the facts and . are going to
spring them. He doesn't know
what we .have and may think he
will escape, . but he ia mistaken.
There are going to be other sensa
tional developments in Portland
when the grand jury gets to work.
You will probably learn that anoth
er member of the Oregon delega
tion is involved in frauds, and that
your District Attorney has gotten
himself into serious trouble."
The member of the delegation
referred to is J. N. Williamson. ,
Representative Hermann appear
ed in the House this afternoon as he
intended, but Senator Mitchell re
mained at his apartments all day.
ACycl
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one otrttcK out
Cloak and Suit Department
$10 50 Ladies Tailor made suits for
13 50 . "
16 50 ". "
20 00 ' "
25 00'
6
8
10
12
25
75
25
00
50
All Cloaks, Jackets, Tourist Coats and Furs at half price
during our January sale. ; -
We have on hand a few Large Eugs and Art Squares
which we will close at cost for want of room..
WINTER EXCURSION RATES;
To Yaqnina Bay A new Depart
ure on the S. P. ;
Recognizing a long felt want, and de
eiring to give the public cheap rates
to the Coast in the winter as well as the
summer, for pereons who desire to Bee
the bounding billows in ' their wildest'
moods and imbibe the pare ozone bf the
winter air at the Coast, the Southern
Pacific in connection with . the C. & E.
have placed on Bale taking effect Nov.
2; 1904, and continuing until March 31st,
7905. from all points on their linesround
trip tickets to Yaqnina Bay at the same
rate as during the summer time; These
tickets will be sold on Wednesdays and
Saturdays only and will .be good for re
turn sixty days from date of sale. !
Miee Dr.nthorn's baths will be in oper
ation and anyone who desires a genuin
health resort duting the winter cannot
do better than to spend a month or eo at
Yaquina. . .'
Similar tickets will be sold from Al
bany, Corvallis and Philomath and all
points on the C. & E.
Full information as to rates, baggag
etc, can be obtained by applying to the
nearest S.' P. agent or direct -from W.' E.
Coman, G. P. A. S. P. Co Portland, o
Edwin Stone, Manager C. & E. Albany,
P. S. Through tickets to Portland are
sold by the C. & E- at Corvallis and by
the S. P., Portland, to Corvallis via Al
bany and the C. & E. at the same rate
as via the Westside, $2.60. C.& E trains
connect at Albany with the Albany
Portland local both ways.
For Sale.
Mill feed, flour, wheat,- oats, vetch,
chk-ken feed, potatoes, wood and gravel
Delivered to all parts of city. . ..
Phone 342- Opposite: Steam Laundry
. . John Beach.
Our Annual Sale !
iet and Beliei
This week we start the ball rolling with the most
sensational offers of the season in merchandise. We
expect the citizens of Corvallis and vicinity 'to make
money while we are running thia sale as they hav3
never done before in the purchase of good goods for
little money. The time to buy -is when the other fel
low wants to sell. Be careful, don't say we Mole them.
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At or about Thanksgiving one yellow
or dark sable colored dog. White breast
white ring around neck:, white fore feet;
tip of tail white; small strap around neck
and small snap fastened in strap; ans
wers to. name of Tam - Liberal v- reward
offered for any - -in formation leading to
his recovery. Address "
. ... Dan Savage, -
- Willamina, Or ,
. .., Found. . ' .
A gold pen. , Owner can secure
same at Hodes grocery, by- paying
for'this notice. .
Workmen Fell Twenty Five Feet
His Cheek Bone Broken Charles
;". " : Bardwell. v
A fall of 20 to 25 feet, from the
upper" story into the-basement of
the Corvallis saw mill, is the ; ac
cident that befell Charles Bardwell '
Saturday morning., A broken
cheek bone and a number of in
consequential bruises is the result
of the involuntary high dive. The
accident happened while Bardwell
was oiling machinery in the upper
portion of the mill. , His foot slip
ped, and ldsing his balance, fell
forward. In the fall, alter drop
ping through the first story, he fell
heavily against the stairway lead
ing to the basemenfvbelow, which
was perhaps a fortunate fact in
that it partially broke the force ot
the momentum before he -finally
struck the bottom floor.
.Though stunned by the blow,
Bardwell picked himself up and
immediately went to 'work. After
half a dozen logs' had been sawed,
however, the mill hands noticed
that he acted strangely. His query
to one of them was. "What has be
come of that log we were sawing
when I fell ?' ' After that Bardwell
was taken home and a. physician
called, -. when it was ascertained
that a fracture of the cheek bone
had resulted from the fall. Sever
al weeKs ago, JBardwell had a very
narrow escape at the same place.
He was working about in the mill
when his overalls became entangled
with a revolving shaft. ' One leg
was being surely and swiftly drawn
toward the merciless steel when the
machinery 'was stopped, -nly in the
nick of time. ' -
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' Oue red yearling steer with ' under bit
n left ear. The animal came to my
ploce last July. The owner will please
call at my place and claim property.
-t i F. B. Decker, .
Philomath, Or.
LADIES' JACKETS, $10 to $25 9 vza
Cut to the modest sum of.... VI Wl xPJ
LADIES' SKIRTS. On these we are pleased to make
you a price at 25 percent discount.
DRESS GOODS. Red Tags on all- such represent a
reduction of 25 percent.
Corvallis' Greatest Sale of Gents' Trousers. . .
2 50 Grade Cut to $1 85
3 00 Grace Cut lo 2 25
3-50 Grade Cut to 2 75
$4 00 Grade Cut to $3 10
5 00 Grade Cut to 3 85
All others in proportion.
WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD. IT'S SO.
f. i. milie:r
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If you want -fine china- go to
Zierolf's. ; He bas the largest arjd
rrioht complete line in the city, i-i
With the Opening of the New Year
: "We wish to thank our customers for their generous patronage. We have -;
every reason to congratulatevourselves on our success, in more than only
a financial sense, in the half year of our business relations with the people
of Corvallis and vicinity. We appreciate the fact that tbis-is due to your ;
good will and cooperation and we respectfully solicit a continuance of the
. same, assuring you that it shall be our highest endeavor to meet your '
every want in our line.-' '.Consistant with the lowest living margin.of profit.
It will be our aim to meet your further patronage by fair and courteous ,
treatment of each and everyone. -a.: - ..
, We expect to enlarge our stock in every line, thus securing to you the
advantage of making, your selections that you would enjoy in the stores of
- the larger cities, and at prices that will not suffer - by compairson. 1 Our
motto is, fair dealing, low prices, honest goods. - '
With best wishes to all for a happy and prosperous year, we remain .
, ' Respectfully yours,
HOLLENBERQ & CADY.
, The, House , Furnishers;