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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1905)
Ann ottncement Extraordinary ; This announcement the most important ever made by any ..mercantile house in the Wilkmette Valley, must be of vast interest to every man, woman and child in this city and vicinity. " v v . . Our 35th Qearance Sale closed yesterday, and in giving thanks for your generous patronage, I make the following extraordinary announcement. I will refund the money on all cash purchases made on a certain day of the month of February, the day selected to be announced in the "Times" of March 4th. No matter what you purchase for cash at retail rates, be it a five cent or $100 purchase, if your duplicate checks bear the date of the -LUCKY DAY, your, money will be cheerfully refunded. Be sure and save your duplicate checks secured with cash purchases as no money will be refunded except on presentation of duplicate cash checks. . '-. Buy something every day and you are bound to be one of the lucky ones. My popular low prices will prevail during this month. All goods marked in plain figures. ;, 7 , Mail orders accompanied by cash will participate in this offer. ' Corvallis, Oregon, S;L;KUNE Regulator Low Prices LOCAL ITEMS . Read this Column, You may Find Just What You Want Ladies! If yoo once use Com pressed Yeast, you will , have no other. Ask for it, at Homing's. If you want fine china bo to z-ieroll's. tie has toe largest and most complete line in the city, i-i Wall Paper. Largest line ever shown in Corvallis. To make room we will sell stood wall paper 5c and 10c per roll. Come and see.; Hollentraz & Cadv. 1300 shares of Great Eastern Mining Co stock,for sale at 10 cents a shafe. Address Lock box 62 Corvallis. i28-4t For Sale. A few nice houses in Corvallis; well located. Also farm implements 1 McCormick bfnder, 1 Bain wag on,- steam wpodsaw, all in " good order. Write or enquire of Chas.- Everett, Second & VanBuren sts. " " - Corvallis. When you wakeup in the morning, And do not feel just right, You settle down to breakfast . - With a want of appetite. -; There is riothing that is better lo revive your sinking soul, Than a cup of Seal Brand coffee Steaming in the flowing bowl. It is Seal Brand coffee Don't forget the special brand. Its such a splendid seller; And our patrons call it "Grand. " Buy it once, and try itj You will find it out of sight All our customers want it, And the price is always right. P. M ZIEROLF. Su 20 PER CENT OFF ON ALL its and Overcoats FOR 30 DAYS, CASH ONLY, No reserve, every garment in the house Kup penheimers and all. Sea nr .1 window. 4'. The "Flatiron" Hat Latest Spring Styles Just Received Always $3, never less. F. L. M ILLER. . ... . J s o - i 1 S k LIS. Rubber Goods Miliinery; . . . Srioes, Etc. . . AtShoeSale-s Largest Assort ment of Shoes ever offered on ; special sale in Philo niatK, comprising the entire stock of Men's", Woraer.'j and Children's Shoes, "will be on. sale during the month. f of February, at '.' : '. " . ;'Gr:Hehkie's : Gafsh Store. Each will be offered at reduced prices, This redac tion is made for cash only. There are special prices on Rubber Goods men's women's, boys'; children's rubber boots, rubber and oil coats. We also call you attention to our large . assortment of Millinery Goods which are offered on special sale. - J. fe; HENKLE, Philomath , Or LOCAL LOBE. ( Advertisements In this column charged for t the rate of cents per line. Mrs. Clark Rice has gone East for a visit with her parents. Dr. and Mrs. James Harper visited Albany mends baturaay. Ira D. Bodine returns today from a business trip to Coos Bay. Rev. 3. H. Feese is- to return today from a brief trip to Portland. Surveyor General Daly was in the city Saturday, attending to business at OAC. Mrs. j5. N. Wilkins is to give an "at home", tomorrow afternoon. About 20 ladies will be guests. . The Occidental hotel has now put on a bus, to accommodate its increasing 'trade. Miss Lela McBee of Monroe, was a guest over Sunday of her sister, Miss Leora, in Corvallis. C, C. Chipman returned Sunday- from Portland where he found no location to please him. He ex pects to go to Silverton this week to look abouti: . Mahara's 'Minstrels drew a large audience at the Opera House Saturday evening. The entertain ment was clean with good musical numbers. Miss Leah Barclay, , well known in Corvallis, is seriously ill at the home of her mother near JJruce. Mrs. Barclay who recent ly went to Everett, "Wash, for a visit, was summoned home Satur day to be at the bedside. The chicken pie supper given by the M. E. ladies Saturday night j in Miller's Hall was a success in every respect. The sum realized was $71.20 which will be devoted to improvements about the parson age Manfred Seits came afoot from his Alsea store last week, but he returned Saturday perched upon a brand-new wagon drawn by a splen- did team of horses which- he pur chased from M. Rexford of Job's addition. The outfit is to be used in freighting between Corvallis and Alsea. - N. F, Gillespie, after a long residence in Corvallis, takes his de ( parture for. ..McMinnyille. about the 20th, where he has accepted a po sition with Jacobs & Co.,. extensive dealers in general ' merchandise. The family will probably not join Mr. Gillespie for " some weeks. There is a general expression of the wish that the family may find, their new surronndings as agreeable ana profitable as they hope for. y A partywas given at the home of Mrs. C. A. Spaulding last Tues day afternoon that being the 1 2th anniversary of Myrtle Spaulding' s birth. The table was strewn with articfiial roses and all the school mates did ample justice under the mistletoe. ..Games and a grapho phone added greatly to the amuse ment and the happy children left many presents for the little hostess 'a.5 tnVfn of r&crarrt - To satisfy a growing demand for them, some splendid maps of Benton county have just been got ten out by Clerk Moses and E. E. Wijson. They are 16x20, and give all the towns, the roadways and principal streams of Benton county. The price is $1.25 each, and or ders are already pouring- into the clerk's office. The- demand is not only local, but. many inquiries come from Easterners who evidently have their eyes on Benton, as a future home-land. , v' J. N. McFadden returned Sat urday with 150 head of sheep which he purchased and drove out from j the Five Rivers section. Julian j states that be finds that sheep- as well as other animals and things adapt themselves to the necessities of their environments. This was especially- gratifying to him. from the fact that he was compelled to drive his sheep over -several lengthy foot-logs, spanning the streams on his route., At a recent, meeting in Port land, of the Oregon Association of Stationary Engineers, the members presented Geo. F. Bauerlin, the past president, a handsome silk hat, with the understanding that it was to be worn at all meetings of the association.. In response Mr.-Bauer-lin stated that he would accept the hat on the conditions named, and that he would wear it on many other occasions in order, that the public might see that one engineer could wear a silk hat although it were purchased by his fellow mem bers of their association. George is a son of Mrs. H. Gherber of Corvallis. but he has been absent from this city manyyears. He is ;the head of a small family, has ac quired a" very favorable reputation as an engineer, and occupies a re sponsible position with the General Electric Co., of Portland. - . ' T. H. Curtis, vice-president of the Astoria & Columbia River R.R Co., has been appointed as manager of the C & E to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Edwin Stone. - ' ' ' Mr. and Mrs. James Peters, at this Jime residents of Corvallis weie on Monday called to the bedside of the former's mother. She is ser iously ill at the home of her son-in law, Uriah Wrenn, in Alsea. , ' . Mrs. IA. Dennick of South Beach, Newport, arrived last Sat urday on a visit to her sister and also to meet her son Bert who is in the city after an absence offour years. Mrs. Dennick will remain in Corvallis4 and vicinity for two weeks. Mrs., F. L. Moore is rapidly recovering from an operation per formed in Portland for appendicitis. In a few days she will be able to return to her home at Cottage Grove. Corvallis friends - will be more than glad to know of her res toration to health, as her affliction has been of long standing. ' 7" Superintendent Fields ,and Master Mechanic Younger, of the Southern Pacific," came over from Albany Sunday 'evening on the funeral train,..- . On the following morning they toarded their special car and began an inspection of the S. P. Westside lines. . LEANDER II. LIGGETT; Passes Away at Princville Alumnus of OAC. At his home in Prineville, Mean der N. Liggett died suddenly of heart failure . Feb. 30th. Many expressions of regret - were heard at the occurrence, among old residents of Corvallis who knew Mr. Liggett as a child and as a student at the Agricultural College. His father, Joseph Liggett, was !for a considerable time proprietor of the City Hotel which long ago oc cupied the . ground on which, the First , National Bank now stands,' and he was related to other pioneer families of Benton. Leander N. .Liggett graduated from OAC in 1873 in a class with Mrs. Clara Thayer Harding, Wm. F. Herrin and Oscar L. Ison. Soon after graduation he was chos en School Superintendent of Iinn county and held the position for a number of years. Many years ago he went to Crook county where he engaged for some time in teaching. For- six years " he published the Prineville Review-and in general took art active part in business and political affairs. s At the time of his death he was acting as deputy sheriff His age was 51 years. - 0ES TO PORTLAND. Call for Warrants. ! Notice is- hereby given ' that there la money in the city treasury to pay general fund warrants Nos. as, follows: 34093406. 3410, 34 1 1 i4I5.'34i6, 3425, 3431. Also from no. 3432 to number 3437 inclusive, Interest wil. 6top on same from this date. Dajed at Corvallis, Or, Jan 20, iP5- ... . ' " . . ' Wm. McLagan, .. : '.v--. . City Treas. - For Sale. Mill feed, flour, wheat,' oatsy retch, chi'jkeu feed, potatoes, wood and gravel 1elivered to all parts of city. . Phone"342. Opposite Steam: Lattndry - - John Beach. Page Woven Wire Fence - Best in the markets Most economical for farm or other use. " Orders promptly filled. Address f . Charles E. Allen, Agent, Jr4-im Philomath, Or, . A large amount of no. 2 rough lumber all lengths. - " - - At Corvallis saw mill for $6.50 per M. Notice of Final Settlement.' Notice is hereby given that the final account has been filed in the matter of the Last Will and Testament of Guilford Barnard, deceased, And Judge Virgil Ei Watters has set Saturday; February m at 11 o'clock a, m. - at County . Court room, Court house, to hear objections thereto if any there be. . - ' v "?-Robtt Kyle! Executor. - Dated this Dec 29, 1904, G. R. FARRA, Physician & Surgeon, Office up - stairs In Burnett Brick Res idence on- the corner of Madison and Seventh st, . Phone at hoase and office ' All Calls promptly attended. . - J FRED STATES - ATTORha I -AT-L'A W. First Nt,'l V?Tjfc Fniiaing, Only; Se t Al-fciract,- m Count j S. A. D. Puter, says a Silem Dispatch, convicted of conspiracy to defraud the Government in timber-land cases, and under indict ment on further charges, was caught today in an attempt to secure title to 3200 acres of state school land in violation of law, and the State Land Board has $2,000 of his good money and evidence sufficient to show the fraudulent nature ef the transaction. The funeral of the late Edwin Stone at Albany last Sunday, was a great demonstration of the esteem in which be waS held in various parts of the state and elsewhere. Friends came Irom Montana, As toria, Portland, and all points on the C & E railroad to emphasize, with their presence at the inter ment, their regard for him. Three crowded railroad coaches carried his friends from Corvallis and points along the West side. . The- funeral was under the direction of the Masonic order and of the order of Elks.. J- ;'- r -t A demonstration of the earn estness of students in making a large contribution toward the erect ion of the proposed Christian Asso ciation building on the college grounds, having been given, it is desirable that the citizens of Cor- u . 1 i ; 1 r ivaiiis uc given tuc - upporiumiy 01 expressing themselves upon the subject. To this end a mass meet ing is called for Friday evening at 7:30, at the court house. Three prominent speakers from Portland will be present. Those in charge of the union meetings at the Presbyterian- church will lend their musical and oratorical forces to en hanse the interest of the citizens' meeting. There ought to be a de monstration worthy ... of the high aims of the projectors. FIRE ON FALL CREEK. Chariey Cams Looses His Rome To ; be Replaced by Friends. Charley Cams, who resides on 1 a homestead oh FallCrexek, was in town Saturday evening for the pur pose of acquiring a new. wardrobe. Part .of the clothing he was wearing at the time was borrowed. He was brought to the necessity of borrow ing as a result of a fire which en tirely destroyed his home and all its contents last week. Mrs. Cams was visiting here at the time of the misfortune. Mr. Carns left the premises for. short time ia search of a' cow, and when he came in sight of his home on his' return be held the house in a mass of flanies. He hurried -on and made heroic efforts to rescue a portion of his household - effects, " bat all were guarded by the flarnes with fiendish desperation. ' : V - .- 'The house was a lightly-Built, two-story structure and it required but a - brief time for the fire to re duce it to a heap of ashes Neigh bors discovered.' the smoke and large"cinders - Which hadbeen car ried away from the scene, and hur ried thither, but 'they arrived tod late to be of service in extinguish ing the flames. - . , .. . As Charley came aut to join hXs wile.he met a number of mends at a sawmill in Alsea . who were pre paring to cut logs which were to be. sawed into lumber for a new house to replace the ,ohe burned. An offer of . Mr : Cams to remain and assist in the; work was politely rejected. Material for the new home is to be floated down the Al sea river to the mouth of Fall Creek. Thence , itx will be ccyiveyed by teams a distance " of three miles to Mr. Cam's homestead, Ben Woldt Hakes a Business Venture T in the Metropolis. V Ben Woldt, whom local option put out of business in Corvallis, has purchased a saloon in Portland. The bargain was made Saturday evening. A portion . of the pur chase price was paid at the time and Mr. Woldt took charge at once. Ben came , to Corvallis Sunday and returned to Portland Monday morn ing with the money with which to complete payment . of . the amount named' in the transfer, which was $5,006. Corner of Second and Madison streets is the site of the saloon acpuired and it is reported as an excellent location. Mr. Woldt acquires the fixtures, a large quantity of stock and a lease of the three story building in which "the saloon is situated, as well as other business and rooming apartments. For the entire building Mr. Woldt pays a monthly rental of $i4o month, and it is re-leased to others at a fair rental: " Mr .""Woldt feels' that he met with unusual good for tune in securing the gremises, : and takes an optimistic view of his future financial prospects. - 0 Hi? family will remain in Corvallis un til the close of school here. DEATH OF J. M. CHURCH. A Useful Gtizen of Oregon Was a Regent of OAC " - - " - "-""-. Jonas M:" Church; of La Grande, one of the best known men in Ore gon, died at St. Vincent's Hospital Portland, at 8:30 Sunday morning as a" result of internal injuries re ceived from a fall in Salem (Thurs day morning. Mr. Church, who was 74 years old, slipped on a tres tle while walking from his hotel to the fiepot in" Salem and broke his jaw, besides receiving internal in jury, the extent of which could not be ascertained. Mr. Church came to Oregon in i860,; since which time he has been prominent in the busiuesS affairs of the state. He was serving his second, term as a regent of the State Agricultural College, which term would not have expired until 1912. TheOre gonian ; has this estimate of-him: . "One of the most useful citizens of Oregon was J. M. Church, of La Grande, . . He was actuated al ways by a high and true motive. He was one Qf those men, always, upon whom a community may de pend, for judgment, for counsel and for public snirit. There is loss through his death, not only to the town .nd. county where be lived; but to thi whole state."' " " "r-At Dunn & Thatcher's. J . Cracked coin 1.60 perevvt. vGanolaled shell .1.60 " . - Granulated bone 1.75 ,r Ciystal Grit "j.60 ' -And we handle the very best poultry and "stock foods; Call and look over our stock of grocer ies, granite and tinware: also carry nails. Oar patients are , our beat advertisements Ever7 Palf of glasses fitted by us eells others We want to add yon to our. chain To fit you is to fit your fiiemis in the future NNN MATTHEWS the Optician :'sRom .i2 over Nat'l Bk. be One 'Short'' on Pemi','- but "long on prunes: lUdh;rs pMiaes, 50-pound box es, $t.sot V. L.-Miller,