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CM 3 LOCAL LORE. NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF. The Comings and Goings of People Social Gossip, Personal Men tion 9fM C:hr Items Public Interest. Of' F. P. Sheasreen rejurned Wednesday evening from a brief business trip to Portland. M rs. A. D Barker of Alban', was tlje gteest of Mrs. P. A. Moses the past week. Servicesby the pastor at M. E. church, South tomorrow jiight at 7:30. W. S. McFadden returned Wednesday from a business tripto Harrisburg. Thursday, J. Blumberg made a carload shipment of junk. This shipment was solely of scrap iron, and went to Salem. Miss Rose Chipman returned Wednesday from an extended visit with relatives and friends in Ore ""gon City and Portland. The Intermediate league of the First Methodist church gave Miss Lois Horton'a farewell party at her ' home Monday evening. The oc casion was pleasant. Henry Horton and family left by Thursday morning's boat for Portland, enroute to Woodlawn, Washington, where they are to re - side on their ranch. Congregational church: Serv ices at 11; evening service at 7:30; Preaching by Rev. Staver, Even ing sermon, "Every Tub Stands on its own Bottom." During several days past, Judge Walters, on -account of ill - ness has not been at his office. Thursday he was able to sit up for a time, and he expects soon to re sume attention to his affairs.- ctturch, Eu vday M. S. Bush m. A " union meeting wiil be Presbyterian January 29, Rev. Preaching at n a evangelistic mass held i a Armory at 3 p. m. Rev. Ray Palmer, the evangelist, winder liver the address and also preach , at the service in Armory at 7:30. The bill introduced in the " legislature to raise . the fee for a marriage license from $2.50 to $5 was, very properly deleated. .Al though President Teddy is for tar iff reform, readjustment, etc., the American people generally and the Oregon legislature in particular, ', are with him in his opposition to an embargo upon or hindrance to, what aie in reality, infant indus tries. Police Judge Greffoz is in 're ceipt of the general - ordinances of Portland , with compliments of Au ditor Thos C Devlin. The work will prove a great convenience to the Corvallis city council as in a large measure, a guide. Almost all the Portland ordinances have been tested in the courts and cop ies of them adopted in other Ore gon cities are likely to be legally sound. , Through misunderstanding of the situation it has been stated that the Occidental hotel, recently open ed to th e public , here, would not put on a bus to trains, nor provide special accommodation for com mercial travelers. The facts are that a bus will be started the first of Februrary, and that thorough service in this respect win there . alter be maintained. - The manage ment will also cater to the demands of all classes of respectable trade, and feels assured that it can do so successfully with the improved fa- cilities of the house. . The windstorm Tuesday night had a veritable picnic with trie pile of old tin shingles which were re moved from the City Hall., By resolution of the -council ' recently. . this junk was made the special care of Chief Lane and the resolution also instructed him to sell it to the highest bidder. Wednesday morn ine the custodian was engaged m gathering up the plunder which the wind had scattered broadcast, and he was not in an amiable mood - In the hope of procuring a bidder for the shingles, to a number of . passers-by he "eloquently argued their utility for various purposes, but nobody, apparently, : was con vinced. Chief Lane believes that he can not, by the action of the council absolutely give away the shingles, but he will entertain bid for them at a rate very much below cost. . " Eugene people claim they heard the ocean roar in the big wind sortn of Tuesday night. Eu gene is a wet town. The loc-1 oratorical contest was tchedul d to tke place in College Armory after the Times press hour last night. -Government Inspector Hobbs was in town Wednesday aod Thurs day, but he found bosin?ss in his line very dull here. The tax rate which Ashland property owners are called upon to pay this yar is 54 mills. That wouldn't look very good to a Cor- vallif1 taxpayer. Otis Taylor, of the class of '97 has been visiting -hi alma mater during thn we k. Mr. Taylor is engage! i'i agricultural pursuits! near Hals-y. . i 4 Miss Nellie Barnhart enter tained a number of friends at her home Thursday evening, that date raving been her sixteenth annivers ary. Miss. Grace Huff, who has been sick with appendicitis, Bnd who recently undrrwent d serious operation for the removal of an ap pendiceal abscess, is recovering. A Nebraska statesman has in troduced a bill in the legislature to prohibit football.:. Some relative or friend of his must be manager of a team aod interested in good adver tising to swell gate receipts next season. - The V oys basket ball team , at O. A. C. left yesterday afternoon to play a match game with the All Star team at Portland last night. Tonight they play a game at Ore gon City, and are to return home Sunday. The team is accompanied by Physical Director Trine. " Temporary repairs at the mouth of the Jefferson street sewer were completed Thursday. A rectang ular bulkhead was erected to pre vent caving, and the C. & E. company brought a carload of rock to fill m about the struc ure. - . - Dr. Ry Palmer's subject to morrow afternoon at 3 is ''More Than a Match for the Devil," and at 7:36, "Does Death End All,, or Shall We Wye Again?" Both meet ings will occur at the College Ar mory, ; - - - Oregon sheriffs breathe easier sin e the failure of the legislature to set a whipping post in each county for the benefit of wjfe-beaters. It looked as though' the legislators might reduce tueir sarnies, impose. tbe additional duty, of thrashing of fending husbands and be required to buy the.r owe blacksnakes. . '.. "An liiu ual wind torm Tries day night created such a rattling and banging as to induce the sup position that a well-ordered party was paying its respects to a newly- wedded couple, but no damage wo'th 'mentoring resulted.. The ind attained a velocity of twenty miles an hour. Sevmonr Simpson and family, Byrou Uaylor reports, are now res idcts of Spokana Falls. Mr. impson's health is much improv ed, and Miss Pearl, the daughter, ho was seriously ill from piumo- i.ary ailments when she left Cprval s, has almost entirely recovered, Mr. Simp on conducts an employ ment. agency 11 connection - with a eal estate business. St. Petersburg, Jan. 24. Max- J im Gorki, M. Hesaen, M. Areenieffj and other well-knoivn men have I formed a true Jaqobin club, aiming! at tbe overthrow of the present! Russian dynasty and the adoption of a provisional government. These 1 men have already issued a remark able statement of their -policies, in par, as fallows: "We are ready to respect Rus sian traditions, pay interest punc tually on loans heretofore negotiat ed' and leave n9thing unaccom plished to avoid repudiation of tbe public debt, or measures that would discount obligations already under taken. Foreign loans contracted alter January 22 we will repudiate, however. .. - - . "No nation can now lend money to tbe Russian government in good faith or remain in ignorance of the fact that the people are struggling with the bureaucracy. If it should turn out that the people win only a partial victory over the govern ment,' and constitutional rule should be substituted for autocracy, the representatives' of the nation will insist upon the same financial poli cy heretefore stated, being carried out by the national assembly. It las been resolved by the Russian people to repuJiate all debts con tracted by the autocracy from the ay when civil war began." Wniw the members of the new provisional government : are as yet political ciphers, they hope that the overthrow of the present regi me wilt place the reins of power in their hands. Should they fall, they admit they may wander through Siberia or descend into the tomb. these men are not adventurers, but men of standing whose names are widely known and deeply respectsd everywhere. , No Pity Shown. For years fate was after me continu ously" writes F. A. Oolledge, Verbena Ala." "I had a terrible case of . Piles causing 24 -Tumors. When all failed iSucklen s Arnica salve cured me, Equal ly good for Burns and all aches and pains, only 25c at Allen fit Wooaward s drug btore. Byron Taylor arrived Wednes day from Sp;kane Falls where. with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Taylor, he had been sojourning several months. Mr. Taylor's health hs much improved since he went to Spokane Falls, but he be lieves it has been more as a result of treatment than of . the climate Mr. and Mrs. Taylor will return to Corvallis about the middle of next month to rem am for a time, but la ter they expect to go to , California for sn indefinite time. s J. L. Cator and W. H. -Dilly re'urned Wednesday from Portland where they had been acting as U. S. grand jurors. Both were on the case of George Sorenson, on trial (or an attempt to bribe U. S. Attor ney John Hall, in- connection with the land-fraud cases. Mr. Cator speaks in high praise of Prosecut ine Attorney Heney's ability, and of his determination to bring to jus tics all the land-grabbers who in the past have received immunity by reason of their prominence. Sir Cator states that the recent disclo su'es show an almost incredible de eree of rottenness in the land de partment of Oregon. Oyer 1,000 Members, Toe 2500 of Albany, Oregon, has now over l,ooo members, and is ncreasiDg .rapidly. It costs now $2.50 to join, the applicant paying his own examination fee to the doc tor. The cost of joining will be increased 1o $3.50, on March, leps. At the rate it is inow increasing it will during this year reach its lini- t, 2500 members. Only a deaths 4 years. Only 50 cents dues for tach year. Officers receive no pay. No lodge meeting. "All open ana square. .No, rent. . It bears investigation. Bast thing for vour pocket book. Join now. 1 m GorvalSis & Eastern Railroad Ttme Card Number 22. )-r Yaquina: ' iin leaves Albany 12:45 p. m - " Corvallis i:45P- " arrives Yaquina 5:40 p. n Upturning: Leaves Yaquina 7:15 a. ir, . r aves Corvallis 11:30 a. m a mves Albany k ..... 12:15 p. n: For Detroit: Leaves Albany i:00 p. m Arrives Detroit b:UU p. m 4 from Detroit; Leaves Detroit 6:30 a. m Arrives Albany . il :I5 a. m Train No 2 connects with theS P train at Corvallis and Albany giviDg direct ser vice to Newport aud adjacent beaches Train 3 for Detroit, Breitenbush and other mountain resorts leaves Albany at 1:00 p. m., reacmng Detroit at 0:00, giv ing ample time to reach the Springs the same day. Train No. 1 arrives in Albany in time to connect with S P south bound train , as well as giving two or three hours in Albany beiore departure 01 1 V north bound tram. For further information apply to ' Edwin Sions, Manager, H. H. Cronise, Agent Corvallis. Thos. Cockrell, Agent Albany. G. 11. FAKRA, Physician & Surgeon, Office up stairs in Burnett Brick. Res idence 'on the corner of Madison and Seventh St. Phone at house and office All-Calls promptly attended. : 419, 920 acres, 180 in cultivation, 40o seeded to grass, 60 bottom land slashed and seeded to clover and orchard grass, balance timber and pasture, good house of 6 rooms, good barns, water piped to nice stream running through farm, on county read 2 miles from store and post office; price fiO.oOO. ' No 528 21 acres nearly all jn" culti vation; new house and barn; fine fruit and water; some timber; 1 team, wagon and harness, 2 cow s chickens and house hold furniture;! mile north 1 of Philo- I math; price 2,500. - J. FRED FATES A TTORhh I -A T-LA W. 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CATHEY Physician & Sukgeon Office, room 14, BanK Bldg Boars: . 10 to 12 and 2 to . Phone, office 83. Residence 351. Corvallis, : - : Oregon. H. S. PERNOT, Physician & Surgeon Office over postoffice. Residence Cor Fifth and Jefferson streets. Honra 10 to 12 a. m., 1 to 4 p. m. Orders may be eft at Graham & Wortham's drug store. C. H. Newth, 'mom is I 111 I 1 " S -V- U4 U -''W-i .Physician and Surgeon Philomath, Oregon. W. E. YATES, ; The Lawyer Corvallis, Oregon. Both Phones. P. A. KLINE LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEER p. Office at Huston's Hardware Store O. Address, Box ir. - Pays highest prices for all kinds of Live Stock. Satisfaction guaranteed. Twenty vears experience. Maharas Minstrels Bigest and Best ; Quartets7'Sextets Octects, Florodora Marches and Drills Electrical Stage Effects. Special Scenery. Pretty . Costumed Girls. " Excellent Orchestra. 30 . PEOP'LE 30 Sensational Street Parade 2 p m Saturday February 4th . Price 75 and 50 cts. E. R.-Bryson, Attorhen-dt-Law, Notice for Publication. Timber Land, Act June 1878, Unlteu states uima omce, , Oretjou City, Oregon, Nov 9. 1904. Notice is hereby given that in compliance with the provisions of the act of Congress of -J nne 3, 187S, entitled "An act for the sale of timber lands In the States of California Oregon Nevada ana wasnington Territory" asexcenaea ton U i he Public Laud States oy act ot August 4, 1892, Charles O Huff of Corvallis, county of Benton, state of Oregon, has this day filed In this omce his sworn statement no. bolt), tor tne purchase of tne S. of S. VV. a of Section io. 32 la rownsnip iNO. 11 soum. ningo no. o Wt-sr W. M.. and will offsr Drooi to show that the land sought Is more valuable fonts tlmoer or stone thau lor agricultural purposes, ana to establish his claim to said land before Victor P.Moses, County Clerk, Corvallis, Benton Coun ty, Oregon, ou s.uuraey, tne istn any ot rea. 1905. He names as witnesses: L wrence Stovall of .Philomath, Oregon. George 8t.ovall " " " Caleb A DavLs " " " Zobudiah H Davis oj Corvallis,- ' aiiv and all Dersons claimlntr adversely the above-described lands are requested to file heir claims in tnis omce on or Deiore said lata day of February, 1005. Algernon . ureeser, Keglster. WILLAMETTE VALLEY BANKING COMPANY Corvallis, Oregon. Responsibility, $100,000 Deals ia Foreign and Domestic Exchange. E. E. WILSON, ATTORNEY Al LAW, Office la Zterolf Buildiag, CarvalliB. 0 Buys County, City and School Warrants. Principal Correspondents. SAN FRANCISCO PORTLAND ( London San Fran- SBATTI.S: f cIhco Bank Limited. TACOMA 1 NEW YOIIK "Messrs. J. P, Slortran A Co. CHICAGO National Bank of The.Kepnb lie. iONDON, KXG. London & Ban Francisco Bank Limited. . , .; CANAD A . CnlnnBank Canadfoa Olives ih bulk, fresh and Homing's, ' ; fine, at daitf