LOCAL LORE.
For advertisements in this column the rate
of 15 centsjper line will fee charged.
Mrs. Helen E. Borst left yes
terday for a few day's visit in Port
land. V
Mrs. Carl Hodes returned
Thursday evening, from : a visit
with Albany friends. , ,
Miss Louise Irwin left Monday
for Albany, where she will finish
her course in the Eclectic Business
College.
Mr. and Mrs. L. N." Price, ar
rived Friday from a ten weeks' so
journ in California, whither theyj
wen on a pleasure trip. 1 hey were
at Tulare, Los Angeles, Redlands,
San Francisco, and various other
places of interest. , California has
had heavy rains and good cr ops are
assured, ,
P. C. Stewart, "' proprietor of
the Stewart barber shop in .Corval
lis, and Miss Carrie Hurlburt were
married at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John Hurlburt, ten miles
south of Corvallis, at noon Sunday,
Rev. P. A. Moses officiating. . Only
the immediate relatives were pres
ent, "and after the ceremony a de
licious wedding dinner was served.
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart vtiU reside
in Corvallis, where they nave gone
to housekeeping in a dwelling just
east of the Wilbanks home.
Eugene Guard: Prof. Haroun
likely in a short week has changed
his estimate of fraternity obligation.
An Eagle, K. of P. and an Odd
Fellow, he had to lie in jail nearly
a week before securing a $250 bond
There is no fault though in the or
ganizations. A man is a man there
in as in every walk of life. If an
Eagle, K. of P. or Odd Fellow does
not get aid and sympathy from his
fellows when in difficulty, it may
be depended upon that : the fault
lies with himself, not the lodge.
Fifty four towns and cities in
Oregon and Washington own and
operate their own water works.
The number is far larger than most
people would have guessed The
information was obtained by the
subcommittee that is 'securing data
lor the use of the water committee
in devising a plan for construction
of a plant for Corvallis. Letters
are being sent to each town that is
working under municipal owner-,
ship, requesting information as to
cost, plan of operating, water rates,
and much other information of val
ue.; TheiSub-committee is Robert
Huston aid J. R. Smith. ..
... What readers of the Times
consin Society of Oregon was or
ganized recently in Portland. The
purpose of the society is to gather
luivi uiauvu w nu i iu
present residence in Oregon and the
former residence in Wisconsin, to
gether with name, , age. present
business, address, arid : other par
ticulars of all persons who have
moved to Oregon from the former
state. The Times is requested to
bring the attention of all former
residents of Wisconsin to the society
and to ask them to get in touch
with the new organization. The
address is, Wisconsin Society of
Oregon, Chamber of Commerce,
Portland. -
- Sunday night, a telephone
call summoned Dr. Cathey to visit
a patient at what he nnderstood the
voice in the phone to say Henry
Withamsi place. Under that im
pression he journeyed out in the
darkness to Mr. Witham s farm,
distant two or three miles from
town, only to learn when he got
there that no one was sick in the
house, that no doctor was wanted,
and that none had been summoned
by telephone or otherwise. It was
about i o o clock when Dr. Cathey
knocked at the door of Henry
Wortham' s house,, only, a few
blocks fronrhis own home in Cor-
vallis, and there found the patient
who had summoned him by phone.
Henry Witham and Henry Worth
am are not words : astonishingly
alike ordinarily but they - are ap
parently twins by telephone.
In town Monday, on his way
to Salem was Holmes Blair, known
to old timers in Benton. He is the
son of Cobb Blair, and a brother of
Tom Blair, and 45 years ago lived
on the Blair farm near Philomath.
For the past 39 years, he has been
a resident of Elk City, during the
last 11 of which be was postmaster
of that place. Marsh Simpson an
te dates Mr, Blair at Elk by only a
month, Mr, Simpson having settled
iM 4-T i : r
Jim Nixpn is also in the 39 year
notch having settled there in the
autumn after the debut of Simpson
and Blair. "What is Marsh doing
now," was asked of Mr. Blair while
the latter was iu town. "I asked
him that question yesterday and he
v said he was doing nothing,' ' was
tne reply. "What are vou ; dome
Mr.. Blair?" .-; "Nothing." ' "What
is jim Dixon doing?": - "I guess,
notning."
Judge McFadden was an Al
bany visitor Wednesday.
Mr3. Willard Gilbert of Salem,
arrived Thursday, and is the guest
of relatives. '.
Neal Murray of Albany, was
the guest over Sunday of Corvallis
mends. - .
Charles Blakeslee of the Cor
vallis steam laundry, was a busi
ness visitor in Portland over Sun
day. .-..; t , : -
Elmer Wills .returned Sunday
to Astoria, after spending a few
days at the home of his parents in
this city. : ' . ...
Clifford Gardiner, a popular
student of the college, left yester
day for Portland, where he expects
to engage in mining work. -
- Elmer Bethers who is employ
ed at house painting in Portland,
spent Sunday with relatives in C01
vallis. -
The ladies of the
Catholic
on Aoril
church will have a Fair
13th, the proceeds to be used in the
erection of a new belfry. - -
The regular meeting of the
W. C. T. U.. occurs -"Thursday.
Mrs. C. E. Lumm will preside.
The subject of her address is,
"Which should be guarded more
carefully, the purity of our girls or"
the. purity of our boys?"
Last week, Ambler Scatters
made the following real estate sales;
W. M. Ladd to W. C. Young, 6
lots Wilkins add. - $150. . . W. M.
Ladd to Chas. Lillard, 1 lot- Wilk
ins add, $30. W. M. Ladd to J. B
Horner, 34 lots Jobs and Wilkins
ad. $747.50.
A $10,000 farm sale develops'
in the transfer of, the T. K, Fawcett
place to F. S. Malcom and Mr.
Holter of Clatskanie, which oc
curred yesterday. The farm com
prises 920 acres. The new owners
expect to move on to the place
Saturday. J. L. Lewis made the
sale. . - . '
Mrs. Mary E. Kibby was bur
ied in Kings Valley Monday. The
interment occurred at two o'clock
with a burial service conducted by
Rev. W. S. Ploughman. Death
occurred Sunday, and resulted from
a stroke, of paralysis sustained a
week previously. The deceased
was born in 1845. -Her life from
early girlhood was spent in Kings
Valley, her parents being among
the original set$er4jLof J2wL.vaHy,
She was a sister of David .Kibby,
with whom she has resided for
many years. -
Saturday night, she and .her
bashful beau occupied the ' parlor,
Pinkie, the six year old sister in
the household dropped in for a
moment.. The beau-has a small
nephew named Tommy and he pro
ceeded to tease Pinkie 1 about him.
"You'll have to call me uncle when
Tommy gets you," he said. "Yon
better believe I won't; I'llbecallin'
you brother before that." Tommy's
uncle changed the subject.
.: Frank P, Sheasgreen has sold
his interest in the Central Planing
Mills, to A. F. Harlan, who re
cently arrived from Nebraska. The
price paid was $2i4oo for a half in
terest in the mill and $5,000 "for
stock; The mill will hereafter "be
conducted by Mr. Buxton and Mr.
Harlan under the: firm name of
Buxton & Harlan. The business
during the connection of Mr. Sheas
green with it has grown from $1,000
to $30,000 a year .'Mr. Sheasgreen' s
plans for the future are yet to be
workedout.
Mrs. Claud Hulburt was bur
ied at two o'clock yesterday after
noon in the Cushman cemetery, a
few miles beyond the Willamette.
She died at midnight Sunday. Sev
eral months ago she - was stricken
with typhoid fever and after a long
struggle she finally wore out the
disease itself, but was never able
to regain her strength. , Before her
marriage about a year ago she was
Miss Forest Smithy who came from
the East with her parents several
years ago and settled across the
river in Linn. One child and the
husband are the survivors.' ,
There is a Benton county in
Iowa, and thereby hangs a ; tale.
Mr. Marietta from that county s
out in Benton county, . Oregon. He
arrived, Thursday, and likes the
looks of things. He says the court
house yard in Benton county,
Iowa, lies exactly as does the yard
in Benton county, Oregon, and like
the latter, is covered with : maple
trees The jail is about the same
size and shape, arid occupies the
same corner ot the block. The
court house 13 in course of construc
tion, and when completed, Mr. Ma
rietta avers will look almost exact
ly like the Benton, Oregon court
house. . More remarkable still,
Benton county, Iowa, joins Linn
countyyIowa, just as Benton coun
ty, Oregon, joins Linn county, Ore
gon.' '"Its all very strange,"; said
Mr. Marietta, Monday; as he drew
a long breath ; ' 'about the strangest
thing all around. I ever met."
' Mrs. L. L. Horning is visiting
her daughter at Harrisburg. ;
A lost watch is advertised for.
Read about it and read all the ads
in other columns, .- v .
Rube Wills, suffering at home
from an operation for appendicitis,
was serenaded by the cadet band of
which he is a member. '--.
Miss Mabel Withycombe -attended
a luncheon given- Monday at
Albany in honor of Miss Mabel
Jones of Brooks. '
The President is bear hunting
in the South, but the biggest game
be is after is r.f the two legged va
riety out in Oregon. . (l ..
r James Phillips has purchased
the corner used so long as, a black
smith shop, across the street from
Wades. Repairs to the building
are in progress, preparatory to its
occupancy by Mr. Phillips withTiis
blacksmithing business. '
The total enrollment at th'e
college for the year has reached
670, higher than that of any former
year, by more than' 100. The at
tendance for the' spring term is a
bout 115 more than ever before! '
. Mr. and Mrs. Nolan arrived5
Saturday night .'-from : Portland
where Mr. Nolan has been for sev
eral weeks in a hospital. He has
net yet returned to business duties
in the store, but is rapidly improv
ing. " . .;':;,-- :. ' -'
Mordaunt- Goodnough. and
motherhave again taken their res
idence in this city. The removal
from Portland occurred . Saturday,
arid they .now occupy the Clarence
Chipman home on Fourth street.
Wrestling, boxing and base
ball will be the order of things in
the college armory. 1 next Friday
evening. College men and others
are irj training for all the events,
and those who go will see some
thing dazzling in the way of ath
letics. '" ' ": ". . .'' V : -' V
At their hall Monday evening,
the members of the Orde of Lions
had a very pleasant time, which
was enjoyed by about fifty people,
including . a number of invited
guests. The affair embraced a pro
gramme, which consisted of a vocal
solo by Miss Gertrude - McBee, a
reading by Mrs. Hammersley, two
vocal solos by George Cathey; a
recitation by Mrs. Carroll Cum
mings and another by Miss Grace
Jffr-ainstrBieBtal duet by- Mjsk
Cummings and Miss Marie Cathey,
a vocal solo by Mrs.- Cummings.
Each number was much enjoyed by
the company present. Dainty re
freshments were served in the ban
quet room at eleven o'clock, and
afterward there were games and a
general good time for all.
CLOSED ON ATTACHMENT.
Berry's Bicycle and Sporting Goods
Store Sheriff in Charge.
James Berry's bicycle repair shop
and sporting goods establishment
has been doted on an attachment,
and yesterday Sheriff Burnett was
Fengaged in taking an inventory of
the stock. The papers were serv
ed and the doors to the store closed
late Saturday tfternoon. The at
tachment is based on two promis
sory' notes held by August Fischer
against James Berry. v. The state
ment of Mr, Berry is that he and
Mr. Fischer together purchased an
automobile as an investment to' be
sold at a profit,- each having a half
interest in the machine. Mr.
Fischer, Mr. Berry says, furnished
the money for. Berry's half interest,
and took his'; note for the amount.
This ; note was paid off by Berry
September 1, '64," at which time
there appears to have been a dissor
lution ;of the .co-partnership in
the machine, Mr. Fischer with
drawing from the firm." At that
time Berry gave Mr. Fischer two,
notes, one payable next Septemberi
and one in September 1906. Suit
is now brought on these-notes. Mr.
Berry is unable tq say as yet wheth
er or notj he will go out of business.
He hopes to effect an arrangement
and continue, but 1 whether or not
that course will be pursued remains
to be seen. ; '
' For Sale. '
Real estate, farm and city property Lor
sale, exchange or rent. : No sales means
no commission to be paid: Your pat
ronage kindly solicited. Help furnish
ed and positions secured. 4
H SI. Stone,
j South Main street, Corvallis.
Largest line of matting in the city at
Blackledge's. . ' " - - '
Picture frames made to order at Blac
ledge's. ' - ai-tf
. For Sale. '
- two work horses, v W. K-.Taylor.
HAS NEW OFFICERS.
And Blood in Its' Eye The Gtizens
League Annual Meeting Held.
Burt W. Johnson is the new
president of the , Citizens League.
The other officers are. Dr. Harper,
1 st vice president, J. H. Simpson,
second vice president, John Allen,
secretary and Walter Wiles, treas
urer. The above officers are also
the executive committee. A de
termined effort is afoot - to infuse
new vigor into the League, and it
is believed that the bustle and vim
embodied in the new president and
his staff renders favorable ; results
certain.
The new officers were named at
the annual meeting held in the
county, court room Monday, even
ing. A large number of memb
ers were in attendance. - For the
past year meetings have only been
held at the. call of the chairman but
in this Lewis and Clark, year it has
been determined to meet monthly.
An adjourned meeting is to occur
Tuesday night at City Hall. A
part of the business will be to hear
the report of a committee on revis
ion of the constitution, and to hear
the naming of a large list of com
mittees provided for by the resolu
tion' at the meeting Monday
night - 7 : - "
Steps were taken at the meeting
to obtain the largest possible
amount of expenditure , from the
$50,000 appropriated by congress
for improvement of Yamhill and
Willamette rivers. , Report has it
that effort will be made to give an
undue' share of this appropriation
to the Yamhill river. The League
voted the executive committee au
thority to memorialize Major Lang-
fitt, representing the importance
of the varied interests involved in
the region tapped by the upper
Willamette to Corvallis, and request
mg that a fair share of the appro
priated tunds be devoted tor an
open Willamette to Corvallis.
Discussion looking to a move for
a union of the railroad - depots and
better conditions with respect there
to .was indulged in, but no action
was taken. The matter will prob
ably be recurred to at next Tues
day knight's meeting.
A strong effort is to be made to
make the League a working factor
tor the up-building of Corvallis.
Businessmen along the street will
doubtless he interviewed in an effort
to have. ihetaJdevote aaJiour in. the
evening once a month securing co
operation for a best town.
, ; W. OW. ConvWion '
At Los Angeles. The Southern
Pacific Co. will sell on April 12th,
13th and 14th, round trip tickets
to Los Angeles at greatly reduced
rates, account convention of Wood
men of World and , Women of
Woodcraft, to be held at Los An
geles April 18th, 1905. Call on
nearest S. P. agent for rates and
full particulars. ,
All new wall paper at Blackledge's.
Spring Opening.
. At Miss Johnson's Friday : and
Saturday, Mar. 31st and Apr. ist
Will have on display a fine line of
pattern hats and a nice selection of
Gage hats. "
. : Announcement.' " .
I have re-opened my shoe shop in the
Marshal Miller- building on Monro
street west of Herman's grocery, where
all ordars will be promptly attended to.
Your patronage is solicited and thanking
yon for the same in advance.
''V--';- ' . i I am, very truly,
- i m25-im J. K. Fowells. :
' Estimates cheerfully given bn any
kind of concrete work at Whitney's. '
For Sale.
''Seed -.'wheat 'and Bur bank pota
toes. :
f25-tf Roy Rickard.
New Trays. "
All parties having tray checks,
call and get your tray as this is the
last I will have on hand. A. Hodes.
Notice that elegant new delivery wag
on. Moses Bros' rnn it. mi 1-2 1
' Wood Choppers
- Wanted at once. 200 cords of fir
wood to cut, P. A. Kline.
Branard &Astrmsrong wash silk
.at Moses Bros.
... For Sale. , ,
Mill feed, flour, wheat, oats, vetch,
chicken feed, potatoes, wood and gravel
Delivered to all parts of city. ' iv
Phone 34- Opposite Steam.. Haundr
John Beach.
. -
Newest Spring Models
OXFORDS
KIBO PATENT KID.
An Ideal Walking
Oxford.
Weited .
Extension
Edge.
VERY SWELL.
Exact Reproduction of vthis Style Shoe.
All the latest Lasts and Leather
Tan, Qidcolate, White, Patent
Leather, Colt and Kid, and Gun
Metal oxfords; In shoes we have
the Newest Styles in Tan and
Black, Plain and Blucher cuts.
Sold Exclusively by
S. L. KLINE
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The White House N .-
- We pay special attention to Mail Orders.
JSpHiig Display of Mens
Fine Toggery!
An enticing array of
exclusive designs, in
Neckwear, Underwear,
Plain and Fancy Hosiery,
Shirts, Gloves, Etc.
Kuppenheimer
Clothes Patterns "are ex
clusive. Spring Suits
- v
$10 to $16.50
The Best $3 Hat on earth
is the ' . .
- Kingsbury
F. I. MILLER
Chickens
ggs
Mose
We have now in stock
te most complete line of
Women and Children's
Oxfords, ever . shown in
CorvaUis
- Corvallis, Oregon
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