LOCAL LORE.
NOW AND THEN.
THEY PROMISE IT,
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. ertJpements in this column charged for
attherateof cents per line. ,
Gents will make no mistake in
buying a pair of our $3.00 .: shoes,
nobby and every pair guaranteed.
At J. II. Harris'.
Miss Ellen Chamberlin has
arrived from an eighteen months
visit in the East, and is the guest
of Salem relatives. '
. There are signs that the refer
endum is to be invoked against the
big appropriation bill of the late
legislature. A mass meeting at Mo
Minnville appointed a committee
to secure the necessary number of
signatures to the , referendum pe
tition, and the committee has be
gun work. A $65,000 appropria
tion for OAC is in the bill. , ,
There will be a io"cent social
on Friday evening March 3rd - at
the home of Mrs. Fred Clark, giv
, en by the ladies of the Congrega
tional church. Refreshments will
be served. Cake and candy will
be on sale during the evening. The
proceeds will go towards furnishing
the kitchen, of the church. Every
body come. -
Robert Wilcox died at la
crosse, Washington, recently of con
sumption at the age of 39 years 5
months. Deceased was a Benton
county boy, and was in the black
smith business with his father.
Mr. Wilcox lived for several years
in Philomath, later operating a
shop at Wren. He leaves a wife,
nee Belle Brannon, four boys and
.two girls.
Additional laurels were added
to the already enviable reputation
of Mrs. T. M. Gatch as a hostess,
when, last Saturday afternoon her
" delightful home on College Hill
was thrown open to two hundred
College co-eds from 2 to . 5. The
rooms we're artisticallv decorated
throughout with ferns, violets and
smilax. Mrs. Gatch was assisted
in receiving her guests, " by her
daughter, Miss Grace, and Miss
Snell, while Mrs. - Callahan , and
Mrs. Withycombe presided over the
dining tables. The afternoon was
one that the young ladies will long
remember. . ,
A movement is afoot to arm
OAC cadets with carbines in lieu of
the long and heyy Springfied ri
fles now in use. The government
is putting the new - rifle in the
hands of the regulars, and by rea
v son of that the carbines are made
available for college. The car
bine is two pounds lighter and is
much better fitted for the . use of
colle?e boys than is the heavier
and longer Springfield rifles. Iyieut.
Quinlan is also making effort to se
cure a rapid fire gun and a modern
field piece tor the artillery detach
ment in the place of the two old
style muzzle loaders now in use at
the college. J
The uniform courtesy the pub
lie receives from the operators in
the Independent Telephone office
in part explains the popularity of
tne system. Une man said he
hated to call them tro becauee of
their uniform amiability. Another
said he liked to do ' business jover
that system because the operators
are always agreeable. It is prob-
. ably hard for the girls, sometimes.
Often, their answer is meek, and
amiable, when what the man at
the other end actually deserves is a
kick. The spite he may have at
somebody or something else, he
vents many a time on the defense
less telephone operator, who can
not reply in kind. No place is
more trvinc. or effort less annre-
ciated than that of the telephone
girl, and that is what makes the
uniform courtesy and amiability
manifested by the Independent
girls so welcome a feature to sub
scribers.' , .
Saturday's Times failed to re
late that E. R. Bryson of Corvallis,
was prominently mentioned as one
of the eligibles for appointment by
the governor to the new judgeship
in the second district. , Long be
fore the bill became a law, it was
bruited about the capitol and more
or less in the newspapers that the
new appointee was likely to be a
republican, on account of the well
known views of Governor Cham
berlain as to a non-partisan judi
ciary; and of the general accord of
the people in that view. In con
i sequence, a strong movement de
veloped in favor of Mr."' y Bryson,
and many of those whourged Judge
McFadden, both democrats and re
publicans, declared for Mr. Bryson
in case the election was 1 tx be a re
publican.; Mr. Bryson was not a
party to the movement, injact he
, knew little or nothing of it, his
preference, in case ; the appointee
,, was to be a republican, being- Mr.
, Harris, his college chum. As it
turned out Mr. Harris was named
and by the act, a good example was
set in furtherance of non-partisan-
sfeip in the judiciary. ,
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Fluctuations in Price That Make Men
Kick Themselves A Story of . "
Benton Sheep. -
- It might have been. These are
the saddest words of tongue or pen.
A good many Benton farmers cogi
tate over them now. Sheep that
were a dollar and a half or two dol
lars a head are four dollars and five
dollars now. Never was there be
fore such an opportunity in Benton
to make big money off of sheep or
other livestock. "If I had only
known. Why, I could have cleared
$2,500," said one ci them. There
Were actually cases where sheep
went at a dollar a head in several
instances last September and Oct
ober. Everybody seemed over
stocked. For two successive win
ters there had been a shortage of
grass. Hay was high-priced. Ev
ery sign was discouraging to the
stockmen. All of them for a time
wanted to get rid of their sheep.
The price went lower and lower un
til the best mutton scarcely brought
$2 per head. " '
But the warm weather of the
late fall and the rains brought grass.
A great acreage of fall grain was
sown. It all attained remarkable
growth. "Then came a demand for
sheep to pasture the winter wheat.'
The early birds got the sheep and
also the worm, Those who failed
to buy sheep at the right - season ,
were unable to buy at all. An-in-crease
of 200 to 300 per cent in val
ues occurred within two or - three
months.Thereare said to have been
sales in which even more than $5
has been realized. This for sheep
that went begging, at $1.50 a head
is what makes more than one good
Benton farmer remember how, "It
mighl have been." v
SUING DICK KIGER.
Railroads do To Eelp Gty Fashion
- New Streets to Connect Depots. -
There is a prospect of extensive
street improvement in the vicinijy
of the two railroad stations. There
never has been even passable facil
ities in the way of street connect
ions between them. A buggy with
a woman in it mired while passing
from one to the other last winter,
and much trouble was encountered
in. extricating the outfit from the
muddy mess. Late efforts at bet?
tering matters in this respect prom
ise to bear fruit. General Manager
Curtis and Superintendent Sullivan
while in town the heir day were
held up by members - of the street
committee and the dedication of a
street through the railroad prop
erty requested. They finally con
sented, and agreed to gravel the
street if the city would grade it.
The same move was made on Su
perintendent Fields of the Southern
Pacific while the railroad officials
were in town Monday, and the as
surances were very favorable for
similar cooperation on the part of
the Southern Pacific Company. As
in the case of the C. & E.y it is the
proposition of the city to grade and
the company to gravel. If all
works out, a fine ; graveled and
graded street will connect the two
stations and give to that corner of
town a repectability . not heretofore
enjoyed. .
DONE BY STUDENTS.
Telephone Corporation t Attacks Well
Known-Farmer With Lawsuit.
Dick Kiger is a sued man. The
Pacific States Telephone ' corpora
tion is after him with a lawsuit. A
small-sized telephone war in which
the parties engaged sometime ago
was related in the. Times as it occurred.-
Mr; Kiger became a ru
ral subscriber to- the plaintiff s Tele
phone system. He paid a certain
sum in order to get the service, and
at, the' time understood that the
money purchased the wire connect
ing his farm home with Corvallis.
The war came when : Mr. Kiger
severed relations with the Pacific
States people and began to do busi
ness with the Independents. He
attempted to retain the wire con
necting him with Corvallis. The
telephone people immediately claim
ed itto be their wire. Kiger took
it from the poles, preparatory to
its removal to poles of the Inde
pendent system. The Pacific States
people arrivedSon the scene and put
it back on Pacific .States - poles.
Moreover they set an armed guard
to watching it, . to . prevent Kiger
from making another removal. In
the dead of a Sunday night, j how
ever, the wire once more disappear
ed. The supposition, was at the
time, and nobody denied it, that
Mr. Kiger took . that opportune
tune to remove from .the Pacific
States poles wire that he, in his
own view, legitimately - and com
pletely owned. :. The iatter act is
the chief basis for the present suit.
The Pacific States people insist
that they, not Kiger, owned the
wire. That is the grounds in chief
on which they sue . the farmer. In
their complaint they aver that they
owned 4 1-2 miles of number. 12
iron wirQ connecting their central
telephone station at Corvallis - with
the, home of said Richard Kiger
and other patrons, and that they
have atali times since been the own
ers of and entitled to the use and
possession of said wire. ,' The value
of the said wire oh the poles, the
complaint continues, is $116.19,
not in place on the poles, $80.19;
that on December 18, 1904, the de
fendant without plaintiff s consent
and against their will,- took said
wire from plaintiff and in doing so
carried with said wire the telephone
connections of three subscribers and
patrons of plaintiff, viz, Gus Hard
ing, J. M. Porter and G. M. Brown
whose service by - plaintiff's : tele
phone wires was interfered with,
disconnected " and severed. The
defendant still unlawfully holds
and detain said goods and. chattels
by which plaintiff is damaged to
the extent of $500. This damage
the telephone people sue the. " de
fendant for, and; in " addition sue
him for the' '- : following;;; $80.19,
value of the wire; ; placing "wires
back on the Pacific States, poles and
guarding same, . $$9.0657; for : re
placing nine miles of wire,' $80; 19;
labor, $36. One of the items ; the
company sues is $1 for the hire of
a gun that was used in- guarding
the wire.
Four of Them are Surveying andMap-
ping Corvallis It is Their
v " Thesis.
To make a correct and complete
map of the city of Corvallis, is the
subject of the thesis of four college
boys who graduate next June. The
work is in the mathematical depart
ment and it involves a complete
survey of every street, " alley and
block in town with a complete set
of field notes,' together with a des
scription of them and drawings of
the things visible within the limits
of the survey. The" work is "vol
uminous, and has been ip. progress
ever since the beginning of the
college year. It will not be com
pleted for some time yet to come.
The" completed map is to, be sen.tlto.
"the PoftlaridnSxposition as a part
01 the" college: exhibit. , Among
other objects-that the map shows is
the flush tanks and catch basins of
the Corvallis sewer system, and
the fire hydrants of the Corvallis
water system. The students en
gaged in the work are Joseph Hen-
kle, Harry Fryer, - Bush - Davis
and Theodore Garro w. ' ; ;
' -At the groom's residence Mon
day morning, at 11 o'clock, James
V Osburn and Mrs. Anna E. Beach
were united in marriage, Rev. M.
S. Bush, officiating. The only
other persons at the nuptials were
Mrs. Stratton and Mrs; E. H. Tay
lor. A wedding, luncheon was
served the party at Hotel Corvallis,
ancFMr. and Mrs. Osburn left ; via
the v Westside train J immediately
thereafter for Portland.
A teacher's and t parents meet
ing was held by Superintendent
Denman m the public school build
ing last Saturday.' The attendance
was good and the interest extreme.
Discussion of topics in a prbgram
that appeared in a recent issue of
the Times was a fine feature of the
meeting. The next gathering of
the kind will be at. Philomath the
last Saturday in March. ;,
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W. W. Baker and W. W. Hol
gate have just completed a six-
room cottage at the Lilly hop yards
which were' recently purchased by
D. B. Taylor.v The, new house is
now occupied by David , McAdahis,
foreman of the yards, and his
family. . . .
: Wood Choppers
.:, Wanted at once.' 20a, co rds of fi
wood to cut. -P. A. Kline. "
Branard &Astrmsrong wash silk
at Moses Bros. - - '
E. E. WILSON,
: ATTORNEY A J LAW.
E. R. Bryson,
AHorneu-M-Law,
- A large amount of no. a rough lumber
all lengths. . . - ,
At Corvallis saw mill for $6.50 per il,
Card of Thanks. "7-
To the members : and - friends of
the United Evangelical church,' we
desire hereby to express our grati
tude for the kindness and help re
ceived during our stay in Corvallis.
Mr. and Mrs, M, A. Deck,
E LUCKY. DAY'
I . " Yesterday closed the month of February and
with it bur big free offer ended. Of course you
know I am going to give back all the money paid
me for goods purchased oh a certain day in the
month of February. So today at 12 o'clock at my
store a person selected by a committee compos
ed of those present will draw from a sealed box,
in which the committee will place. numbers cor
responding to all the Business Days of the month
of February, one number, and that number will
be THE LUCKY DAY, and all persons thathave"
duplicate cash checks bearing date of that day
wiU'have their money cheerfully refunded.
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Corvallis,. Oregon. .
S. L KLINE
Regulator Low Prices
; LOCAL ITEMS
Read this Column, You may Find
Just What You Want. :
Indies! If you once tiss Com
pressed Yeast,-, you will have no
other. Ask for it, at Homing's.
When you wak 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 V
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. ZIEROIyP.
, Ore. City Trans. Co s
Steamer Pomona leaves Corvallis fo
Portland and all way points on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday. For furthe
information call on '
Both phones. '
H OREGON'S
EXPOSITION
. - " is described in ;
Sunset Magazine
march nwiiber
4 has f f finely illustrated arti
cle on the great Centennial-
just the thing to Bend east.
Many new'articles, some good
"short stories, cleverjverse and
interesting miscellany. Vig
orous work by entertaning
writers.
.' Sold all Kews Dealers
J. FRED FATES
ATTORKh 1-AT-LAW.
First Nat'l Bank Building,
Only Set Abstracts in Countj
H. S. PERNOT,
Physician & Surgeon
Office over Dostoffice. Residence Cor
Fifth and Jefferson streets. Hours 10 to
12 a.m., 1 to 4 p. m. ' Orders may be
eix at uranam &. wortnanra arug store,
G. R. FARRA,
Physician" & Surgeon,
: Office tip stairs in Barnefct Brick Res-
laence on tne corner oi jaaaison nj
Aevenut et. moae at nomse ana once
20 PER CENT OFF
" on all
Suits and Overcoats
.FOR 30 DAYS, CASH ONLY.
No reserye, every garment in the house Kup-1
penheimers and all. See our routh window.
The "Flatiron" Hat
Latest Spring Styles Just BeceiTed
Always $3, never less.
fe--feiMi:L:ER'
SPECIAL SALES.
Rubber Goods
Millinery, .
Shoes, Etc. . .
Great Shoe Sale. The Largest Assort
ment of Shoes ever Offered on special sale in Philo
math, comprising Jhe entire stock of Men's, Women's
and Children's Shoes, will be on sale during the month
of rFebruary. at '
J: E. Henkle's Gash Store.
Each will be offered at reduced prices, This reduc
tion is made for cash only.. There are special prices
on Kubber Goods men's, women's, boys', children's
rubber boots, rubber and oil coats We also call your
attention to our large assortment of Millinery Goods
which are' offered on special sale, ; ; ; f .
J. E. HENKLE, Philomath, On