LOCAL LORE. Ad vertteemente in this column charged for tttie rate of cents per line. Mrs.- P. A. Moses has been seriously ill at the family home, for several days. Miss Emma Sox of Albany . was the guest of Miss Mary Nolan Monday evening. - Miss Lulu Spangler returned Saturday from a three months visit in Eastern Oregon and Oregon City. ' " i Rev. Deck was a business vis itor in Portland Monday. With his family he leaves next week for the East. Dr. Cathey was called to Polk county Monday on a professional visit. . He returned yesterday morning. There was a jolly party at the college Saturday evening, when the - Utopian literary society entertained the members of the Jeffersonlan society. The occasion was very pleasant. - A man who called at the sher iffs office to pay taxes Monday, kicked because they were so low. The incident is probably the only one of the sort on record in any county. Mrs. Louise Basye, who left here a number of weeks ago for Washington, is now in Tacoma, somewhat improved in health. 'She will not return home until April. dories Daw and wi.e Uave moved onto the Beach hop yard acfoss the Willamette. Mr. Dow . will assist in keeping up the yard, the coming season. The MarshBeld Sun has the following to say of a former OAC . student: R. D. Burgess is a full fledged M. D. and has just return ed to San Francisco from Honolulu. At its last meeting, the WOW lodge elected delegates to attend the. third district convention at McMinuville March 8th. Tiie del egates are: Victor Moses, D. D. Berman, J. L. Underwood and T. T. Vincent. Waaace-- Uurltmrt 13 xa:ci up with a badly injured foot. Wiile' cutting down a tree a day or two ago, the ax glanced, striking, Mr. Hurlburt's foot, severing the cord of the big toe, and leaving nn ugly ! gash two of more inches in length.-1 One of the most pleasant dan cing parties of toe season w is giv en Monday by the Ladies Coffee Club at Fireman's Hall. The par ty was in honor of St. Valentine . and the programs and decorations were suggestive of the day. , The music was by Fechter's orchestra of ; Albany'. ' "Have you made the acquain tance of Webberly yet?" "Yes. What does he do?" "Well, I am in doubt. Every time'l meet him he smells of gaso line and I don' t know whether he owns an automobile, drives a tank wagon or has .been cleaning his clothes." Salem Statesman: Prof. H.I. Keller, the new athletic trainer for " Willamette and who will also have . charge of the German department in the university, arrived from Ohio last evening and will begin his work Monday morning. Salem Statesman: Salem is to send a car load of beer a week to San Francisco. With the hops, barley and other raw materials at hand to make the beer, this indus try may grow enormously, and Salem become the Milwaukie of Oregon. The Feronian literary society of OAC entertained the Amicitians in Miss Snell's room at the college, - Saturday, evening. A farce, "Maud Muller", was an enjoyable feature of entertainment. The Chemawa Indian girls were guests at this function. Two union mass meetings were held Sunday in the opera house by Evangelist Harsha, a large audience being present on each occasion. Enjoyable features at the evening meeting were a vo cal solo, "Lead Kindly Light," by Miss Lulu Spangler, and another ; well rendered, by Dr. B.A.Cathey. .. Mrs. A. B. Cordley entertain ed twenty four guests at "whist" - Saturday evening in honor of Prof. Cordley' s birthday anniversary. . Those present were: . Mr. and Mrs. Hayward, Mr. and Mrs. McKellips, Mr, and Mrs. Huston, Mr. and Mrs. Kiger, Mr. and Mrs. Knisely, Mr. and Mrs. Callahan, Mr. and Mrs. Bryson, Mr. and Mrs. Har per, Mr. and Mrs. Rennie, Mr. and Mrs. Quintan, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Wilson, and Mr. and Mrs. And rews. It is rumored that this is the first of .1 ser.fes oC ,v t-.t: u hr. " giver, by Mrs, Cordley in the near future. - Mrs. Wills and family have moved from Portland to this city, and occupy a residence near ttat of Judge Greffoz. Elmer Wills, a former popular student, has accepted a position in Cooper's mercantile -establishment at Astoria. Mr. and Mrs- Rockey E. Mas on of Albany attended the Coffee Club party Monday evening. They were the guests of Miss Edna Ir vine. E. L. Moore and family are to leave Friday for the East, to reside. The chief cause of their departure from Corvallis is the illness of Mr. Moore's father. Rev. H, M. Tenny of San Francisco will speak at the Con gregational church tonight at 7:30. Mr. Tenney "represents the Board of Foreign Missions. v. 'Two basket ball games are scheduled for the Armory this week. The first occurs Thursday evening, and is between the : OAC and Albany College girl teams. The other transpires Friday even ing, and is "beetween the basket balfgirlif of OAC and Willamette University. Both. . contests are sure to prove interesting. ; Bills are now distributed about town advertising the big W. O. W. excursion that is to run from Cor vallis to Albany on the 25th. The round trip is to cost but 50 cents and an- immense f crowd will no doubt go from here. The Albany lodge has extended, and the Cor vallis members have accepted, an invitation to be one ot the three teams that will pnt on the "protec tion degree" at this grand affair. The uniform officers and rank will also be in attendance from Corval lis. COLD INTERFERED. And Student Building Meeting Lacked Enthusiasm Somdthing of the Plans. ... At a meeting at the court "house last Friday evening the . student building was ably presented. Those present especially enjoyed the stirring address of Robert Liv ingston of Portland, who left heavy business interests in coming to give his tdk. - ' . Since this meeting: the matter has been more or less prominent in the mind of the citizens "of Corval- j lis. Perhaps some misunderstand-1 ings exist regarding this building, which if cleared up, might put the movement in a stronger and if pos sible, a more favorable light. Because the strident organization known as the Young Men's Chris tioh. Association is leading in the enterprise, the impression naturally arises that the building is to be used for. distinctly religious pur poses. May it be said that this has been thoroughly considered by the directors and leaders, and un animously disapproved. Although an examination of the uses of the rooms has appeared in these col ums but it may be well to allude to them again. Of the four rooms in the basement floor, not one is for religious purposes. On the first main floor, there are twelve rooms of which two small rooms are ' for the use of the Christian Association not entirely for religious work.' On the second main floor, there are five rooms, one of these being for the meetings of the association, but available for other meetings, j Of other rooms in . the building, ath-" letics and phyaical development claim the larger part . of the base ment and one room of the first floor; debating, oratorical, musical and jyurnalistic associations each have a room; five rooms are reserved to accommodate receptions a. id. ban quets, four rooms are used for the literary societies, and one for - leis ure reading and study. 'A student building for alt stud ents" has beenthe constant aim. Had this not been the case it is evident that the ' students would not have contributed so freely re gardless of creed, profession or be lief. - ' - Their gifts also speak more elo quently than sermons for the real need for this building.' Those who have been asked to help in provid ing the student buildingmay scarce ly appreciate the lack of that essen tial factor in , our life . which . . the student keenly feel, a home. The result of this lack is that they too frequently abuse the social instincts and impair", their usefulness as citizens." On these grounds should not the movement appeal to every one who wants to see our college advanced, and our students aided in their various legitimate activities and encouraged in their moral life. . Lost Probably on Mi"iivi -t' . F. r v ft, OD MOfi- tojoun bmith a ward. VISITED 0. A. C Legislators Did And Liked it Saw Departments and Were Banqueted. The Agricultural College was visited by 40 legislators Saturday. They came on a special train ar riving shortly after one o'clock, and after two and a half hours spent in the various buildings .and depart ments, left'for Yaquina Bay. Of their visit they had much to say, and all in a complimentary vein. They all signed a paper, thanking the ladies of Corvallis for the lunch eon served the party in Agricultur al hall. They expressed surprise at the magnitude of what they found at the collega, and started a move ment for having the cadets visit the legislature so all the solons could see them drill. :, The excursion party comprised a hundred people. Though cold, the day was one of brilliant sun shine. "The bayonets and guns of the cadets gleamed under" the suns rays and made a brilliant 4 setting for the 400 or more blue uniforms as the boys drilled for ; the law makers. The special train stopped on College Avenue, and the ; sadtts the regimental band and numerous people met the solons here. As the latter alighted from the train, the band was playing and the ca-i dets were in the midst of a beauti ful evolution. . Theyr waited and watched while the drill lasted and then fell in behind the marching column and repaired to Agricultur al Hall. After the luncheon, there was a few, minutes of speechmaking. President Gatch welcomed the vis itors in behalf of the college facul ty, and was warmly applauded. President, Weatherford, speaking for the board, added further cor dial greetings, and took occasion to call attention to the practical char acter of the work at OAC, and to the wide popularity the plan seem ed to have in the state, measuring by the student attendance. Senator Haines responded for thepaper 5e and I0C per roll visitors, ine occasion was not his first visit to OAC, and he said so. - Each new visit, he said gave 'him new interest in the" institution, and the present occasion he said would prove no exception to his rule. His remarks were highly commendatory, and were warmly received. Senator Haines is a bank er at Hillsboro, and ..an able and influential member of the senate. . The chemical laboratories and the college shops, were, visited - bj the party, as were other, departments. The occasion reminded many of a similar excursion, six years ago by a legislative party to the college, snow, ' cold and storm conspired to make the day one of the fiercest ever known in Oregon. - " " OSSUEN WON. And Holds old Home in Corvallis A - Supreme Court Decision. A decision hsnded down by the supreme court Monday, settles the litigation over the Osburn residence property in the block north of the court house. The effect is to leave James Osburn owner of the prop erty, Speaking of the case, the Oregonian says: "The defendant was adjudged a bankrupt in November, 1900, and was discharged of his debts by or der of the federal court in May, 1 901. His home in Corvallis was set. apart to him in the course of the bankruptcy proceedings, and the estate was fully settled and the trustee discharged in 1902. This suit was instituted in March 1903, to subject the home to the payment of four notes executed in 1891. These notes were proveable and were proved in the bankrupt cy proceedings, and a small divi dend paid therK)n. . The circuit Court' dismissed the suit and the plaintiff appealed. The homestead exemption act was passed in 1893, after these notes were given, and the question presented was, whether a court of equity has jurisdiction to entertain this suit, since the bankrupt has been discharged of the debts upon which the suit was' founded. The Supreme Court, affirming the lawer court, holds that tne debt was not a: lien upon his property, and that, since the debtor had been discharged by the bankruptcy pro ceedings before the plaintiff sought to, enforce her demands, her reme dy is entirely swept away. Oar patients are our bent advertisements r : Every pair of glasses fitted by xiB sells others '. We want to add you to our cbain To fit yon ia to fit your One fr'en'ls in the future MATTHEWS the Optician R u di U iei Nat'l.Bk. Announcement Extraordinary This announcement, the most important ever made by any mercantile house in 'the. -Willamette Valley, must be of vast interest to every man, woman and child in this city and vicinity. Our 35th Clearance 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 i 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. Mail orders accompanied by cash will participate in this offer. Corvallis, Oregon. S. LOCAL ITEMS Read this Column, You may Find Just What You Want. Ladies! If you once uss Com pressed Yeast, you will have no other. Ask for It, at Homing's. . If you w ant fine chiba go to Zierolf's. He baa the largest and most complete line in the city. 1 Wall Paper. Largest line ever shown in Corvallis. To make room we will sell good . wall Come and Hollenbng & Cady. 1300 shares of Great Eastern Mining Co stock for sale at 10 cents a share. Address Lock box 62 Corvallis. . j28-4t Estrayed . . ' .from Philomath eb. 7, one black Jersey cow with some white on belly. Has been dehorned. No brand. Reward for information that will lead to her recovery. S. H. Moses, Philomath. Estray Notice. Bark bay and roan pony, square crop ped tail with rope around neck; came to my place Dec 20, 1904. . Owner pay fot this notice and expense of keeping. L.L.Brooks. When you wake up in the morning, And do not feel just right, You settle down to breakfast With a. want of appetite. There is nothing that is better To 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 it; You will find it out of sight All our customers want it, And the price is always right. P. M. ZIEROLF. Call-for Warrante. Notice ia hereby given that there is money in the city treasury to pay general fund warrants Nos. as : follows ; - 3409 3406 . 3410, 34 1 1 3415, 3416, 3425, 3431. Afco from no. 3432 to number 3437 inclusive, . Interest wil. stop on same from this date. Dated at Corvallis, Or, Jan 20, 1905. , Wm. McLagan, , - City Treas. For Sale. Mill feed, flour, wheat, oats, vetch, chi'jken feed, potatoes, wood and gravel Delivered to all parts of city. Phone 342. Opposite- Steam ,Lau ndry ' John Beach. Page Woven Wre Fence Best in the market. Most economical for farm or other nse. Orders promptly filled. Address ; . Charles E. Allen, Agent, Ji4-im Philomath, Or. A large amount of no. 2 rough lumber all lengths. . .. : . At Corvallis saw mill for J6.50 per M. Notice of Final Settlement., Notice is hereby given that tiie ' final account has been filed in the rotter of the Last Will and Testament of Guilford Barnard; deceased, and Judge Virgil E. Wattera has set Saturday, ' February lit at 11 o'clock a. m. at - County Court room, Court house, to hear objections thereto if an v there be. - Robt. K' lo, Exetfutor. Dated this Dec 29, 190& . - L KLINE 20 PER CENT OFF ON ALL Suits and FOR 30 DAYS, CASH ONLY. No reserve, every garment in the house Kup- t penheimers and all. Saa arr indow. 1 ' The "Flatiron" Ilat Latest Spring Styles Just Received v . Always $3, never less. f.l. miile:r SPE C I A Jj Rubber Goods Millinery, . . . Shoes, Etc. . . GREAT Shoe SALE. The Largest Assort ment of Shoes ever offered on .special sale in Philo math, comprising the entire stock of Men's, "Women's and Children's Shoes, will be on sale during the month of February, at J;'Henkie's:.'Gash Store. Each will be offered at reduced prices, This reduc 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. E. HENKLE, Philomath, Or. G. R. FARRA, Physician & Surgeon, ' OflBce up stairs in Burnett Brick Res idenct on the cornet ol .viudinuu and Seventh at. Phone at house and office ir. j. , i ..m Regulator Low Prices Overcoats VANO Ma. n E (mm, J. FRED STATES ATTORAu I -AT-LA W. First N 'l --"T: w5; v -r - a Only SetAbstracttt n 'ounty SALES.