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' For advertisements in this column the fate-.
of J5 cents'per line will be charged.
Mr. and Mrs. Travis have ar
rived from northern Washington
fori visit at the home of Prof, and
Mrs. Skelton.
The resignation of T. V. Vidito
as Constable of "district 9 was ac
cepted and J. D. Wells named as
his successor.
Twenty five Corvallisites at
tended a dancing pjirty in the'Ar
- tisan's hall at Wells' Friday night.
All report the occasion very enjoy
able. Miss Martha Tracy, Miss Car
oline Smith and John Bauer, ar
rived Saturday from Red Oak,
Iowa. .They will spend the sum
mer in Corvallis, and are guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Bauer.
Mrs. Charles Beach, who has
been taking treatment for stomach
' trouble in a hospital there, arrived
Fridav from Portland for a visit
at home. She expects to return
in a few days.
The second annual concert of
the College Glee Clnb occurs in
College chapel next Friday even
ing at 8 o'clock. Admission 25
cetits, children 15 cents.
One of the cleverest clowns in
the world is with' the Norris and
Rowe greater circus this season.
His name is William IaRue and
he will be with' the circus in Cor
vallis today.
Mr. Peterson has sold his
ranch on Beaver creek to a new
comer from Canada. The sale was
made Friday, and Mr. Peterson
1 was in Corvallis Monday seeking a
location.
Miss Lorreta Sheasgreen en
tertained a number of friends at a
Whist party as a farewelf to Miss
Minnie Woldt. The first honors
were won by Miss Gladys Moore,
and the booby,' Miss! Edna Thrash
er. A feature of the evening were
a number of piano selections by
Clyde Fox. . -
A number of friends were very
pleasantly entertained at the Wick s
home Monday . evening at Whist ,
Mr. Metzgar winning first, and
W. H. Wicks, the booby prize.
Dainty refreshments were a feature
of the evening. The affair was
in honor of the birthdays of Miss
Lettie Wicks and Mrs. A. J.
Metzgar.
. Moscow .Star: Prof. H. T.
French has bought the H. L. Coits
j dairy herd, some eighteen in num
ber and will conduct a larger dairy.
. The scene of these operations will
be on Prof. French's farm, one mile
south of the city limits. The Coats,
herd are of the best butter making
strains. They have, netted him an
average profit of $ioo a month
since he has been engaged in dairy
work. The quality of butter made
byi'Mr. Coats was considered su
perior to any that ever reached
Moscow. It always brought five
cents a pound more than the top
price for the local product.
The sixth debate in the col
lege series occurs in OAC chapel,
tomorrow, Thursday night. The
question is, "Resolved that the Am
erican presidential form of govern
ment in the United States is better
than the English cabinet system."
The Utopians have the affirmative
and the Amicitians, the negative.
The debate is the last of the "" pre
liminary contests, and will be fol
lowed at Commencement time by
the final, which will determine
which society holds the cup for the
coming year. The- final , contest
will be between Sorosis and . the
winner of tomorrow nights debate.
It will be, a very strong track
team tnat uaaj men are to go
against on College field on Thurs
day of next week. The Washing-
tomans have long been at the head
of the list in field and track work
in theHorthwest. They ne-irly
" always have track meets with the
California teams, and have a sched
ule with them this season. Next
week's track meet will be the first
with OAC, and . the Oregonians
hope to make it interesting for the,
men from the North. Among oth
ers who represent the Washington
team is Tom McDonald who holds
the Northwest record both in the
shotput and hammer throw.
A nine year old boy is ill at
the home of Louis Hartley with
diphtheria. The child is the son of
Mr. and Mrs; Winnings, who re
cently arrived from the East. The
case was reported . to xthe police
Monday morning by Dr. Farra,
who had just been called in the
case for the first time. The at
tack is a severe one, but the chances
favorable for a recovery. It is not
believed that there have been ex
posures. The place is under quar-
. . antine. Mr. Hartley resides on
Fifth street between Washington
j and A, .
Mrs. Lura Campbell and little
daughter of Albany,are guess of
Miss Bessie Irvine.- Mrs. Camp
bell has just completed twp terms
of school at Hoocf River. '
. W. QyHeckart of Eugene, has
been .awarded the contract, for
building a high school at Klamath
Falls. The contract -. price is $29,
500.
Dock Jackson has purchased
the two lots in the Northeast, cor
ner of the Irwin block,' and is -shorty
ly to begin the erection of a modern
residence thereon.
Mr. and Mrs". A. W. Rose ar
rived Monday from St. Louis, Mo.
Until May 3rd Mrs. Rose was Miss
Kate Meyers, the couple having
been sweethearts for twenty years.
"You are beautiful enough to
be wooed by an emperor." "Am I
beautiful enough to be wooed by a
duke?" "Yes indeed, but not
rich enough." -
"We can't have everything in
this life." said the philosopher."
"No," answered Stax, "The ideal
but impossible combination is a
millionaire menu with a deck hand
appetite."
The State of Iowa pays Prof.
Holden $5,000 a year, says an
Iowa paper, to teach farmers how
to : grow grain at a proSt. The
State grew 27 1-2 bushels to the
acre, but under the teaching of
Prof. Holden, the crop was increas
ed to 40 bushels an acre. The in
creased value of the crop was
$10,000,000.
Mr. Hurd, owner of the tug
Roscoe which makes occasional
trips into Yaquina Bay, was in
town yesterday on business. His
home is at Coos Bay where he is an
extensive operator in mercantile,
shipping, salmon canning and other
ways. The Roscoe is now at Ya
qmna. whither Mr. Hurd went
yesterday tor the trip home by
water.
The bid of J. R. Smith & Co.
was submitted at a meeting of the
council Monday evening, offering
to construct a two block sewer lat
eral through the Marshall , ;Miller
block and Southern Pacific block to
the S. P. railroad depot. The fig
ure in the bid was $585. The
matter was reterred. to tne sewer 1
committee with instructions to
notify the parties.
Mrs. T. Nor.on returned Fri
day from a week's visit at Hood
Rivera While there "Mrs. Norton
attended, last Tuesday, the mar
riage of her son, : Dolph R. Norton
and Miss Cora Copple. With his
brother-in-law, Hugh Smith, the
groom is engaged in the 'plumbing
business. The bride has" been a
teacher in the public schools of
Hood River for the pa St three
years.
Wool has reached 25 1-2 cents
in the local market. A dealer said
yesterday that best lots now would
bring that amount. In other cases,
he said, no more than -25 cents
could be paid. - A feature of the
situation, is the fact that practical
ly all the clip is sold. Most of it is
yet on the ' backs of the sheep, but
the farmer has bargained it away at
figures tanging from 22 up to
25 i-2. A large part of it went at
24 and 25 cents. Shearing is ' in
progress, and in a small way, de
liveries have already begun. One
firm shipped 5,000 pounds the oth
er day and was shipping' another
5,000 yesterday. -
No street carnival is to unfold its
tents in the town. By that token
some people are glad," and some
are out of humor. . Some " wanted
the attractiont some did not. Some
say that it would h.ave brought
to town all the population of the
county to spend money with Cor
vallis dealers and caravansaries,
and others that obviously it would
have taken out more money than it
would have brought in. The Fire
men voted against hooking up
with the shows on the ground, it is
said, that they should have had 25
per cent instead of the 15 per cent
of the proceeds that the carnival
people offered. The advance agent
wouldn't grant the 25 per cent,
saying that if the Firemen would
pay salaries and expenses and give
the carnival management 15 per
cent of the proceeds . they could
take whatever profit might be left
be it thousands or only dollars. So,
Albany, Independence, Salem, Eu
gene, and the other towns are to
have three days each of the shows,
and Corvallis is to have only those
pleasures and diversions that are
the lot of a dry town.
It is probable that the number
of people pleased by the failure of
the carnival to come, is greater
than is the number of people pain
ed, though there are kickers who
kick, on both sides. -
OASTORXjSl.
Bean tHe - '-IhB Kinif You Have Always BougK
, v IOWA SHERIFF CASE. " "
And Brought itossell Gifford Back-4o
Corvallis Latter is insane. s.
The sheriff of Crawford county,
Iowa, was in Corvallis for an hour
at nQou. yesterday.' His .. name, is
Thomas Meehan, and his home is
at Dennison, Iowa, He came , to
bring Russell Gifford who was a
resident of this section. : until '-last-September,"
when 'he left for - the
East. Gifford was brought as.' an
insane patient, and within an hour
or two after his arrival' yesterday,
he had been examined, as to sanity
and committed to-the " Oregon .asy
lum for the insane. He will .be
taken to . Salem this, Wednesday
morning, on the early train by
Sheriff Burnett. , ; , ; ;
', Gifford resided for- about four
years in the old Dennick house at'
the brick yard across Mary's river.
For six or seven years before that,
he lived off and on in Benton coun
ty. An air of mystery always sur
rounded him, and therei are those
who think he ought to have been
in the -asylum years ago. The
statement is that he never worked,
but that he always managed to ex
ist. His former neighbors aver
that he was up at all hours of the
night, that he was roaming about
more or less at night and that, in
fact, he was. strange in many res
pects. A peculiarity with him is
that though he is - above . fifty if
not even sixty years of age, when
he registered as a vote , which was
every time there was an election,
he always gave his age as 38.
When asked his age at "the exam
ination yesterday afternoon, he
gave it as 36. His height is five .
feet 10 inches and his weight 180.
New England is the land of his
nativity, and he claims to be a
Quaker in religion.
His story of his doings since he
left Corvallis does not tally with
that of the sheriff who brought
him. The sheriff tells that Gifford
was in the poor house of Crawford
county, that the building - burned
up,, and that though there was no
way to prove it, suspicion was di
rected to Gifford as the cause. Im
mediately afterward he was exam
ined as to his sanity and adjudged
insane. The commissioners of the
county, m the-"-committment ac
companying Gifford, relate the
facts of the proceedings as to san
ity in the Iowa court, . and order
Gifford brought to Corvallis, Ore-
-2 r 1 , r 1 . T
iora tens a raie 01 navmg Deen m
an accident in which he sustained
great injuries and of treatment that
he had at the : hands of various
doctors, some of them jn New York
all of which is not believed. . :
. ' -,. May 13 - ;
is the date for the meeting . . at
Grange Hall of those interested in
the clearing of Muddy. Don't
forget the. date. '
; Artistic Dressmaking. -
Ladies -wishing artistic . dressmaking
at reasonable price?, call on Mrs. It. Ei-
i tea of San . Francisco, at the residence
of 'Gene Simpson, Corvallis. Indept.
phone 254. - -
Wanted.
2OO.OO0 lbs clean vetch seed in strong
sacks 1905 crop. If you have vetch seed
lor sale, correspond -with me..
-I L. L. Brooks.
For Cityv Treasurer
I wish to announce myself as a candi
date for the office of City Treasnrer at
the election, Uond.ay, the 15th day of
May, 1905. .
Very Troly Yours,
Wm. McTagan.
For Chief of Police.
Thereby announce myself a can
didate for the office of chief of po
lice. J. M. Howard.
For Fhotbgiaphs
Portraits or views, photos tinted
in colors, oil paintings on hand or
painted to order. AH work : guar
anteed. Call on . :
B. R. Thompson, Artist. -
For Exchange. 7
A nearly new 3 1-4 farm wagon, four
inch tire will be exchanged for lighter
wagon . v . , " '
A. J, Irwin, Philomath.
Bell phone 4x3.
YATES & YATES.
Bert Yates and W." E, Yates have
formed a partnership under- the
firm name of Yates & Yates. They
expect to do a general insurance
and abstract business. They re
present good reliable , insurance
companies, and will furnish accur
ate, neat and complete abstracts of
Benton county property at reason
able prices. .. Call on or write to
Yates & Yates, Corvallis, Or. ' ,
H. E. HARRIS DEAD.
Former Corvallis Merchant and Well
Known Gtizen. Passed Away
Sunday.
H. E. Harris died in Portland
Sunday. He was a former Corval
lis merchant who began business in
the town away back beyond the
time of most of the present resi
dents, probably late in the Fifties
or early in the Sixties. In associ
ation with I,. L. Horning, he built
the brick building in which Gra
ham & Wells do busiiiess. It, was
the second brick structure in town.
Mr. Harris continued to do bus
iness in Corvallis-until about 1885
when he retired. At that time he
kept a grocery store iru the room
now oc:upied by E. B. . Hornine.
and was the first occupant of the
uumeii- oncK. Auout 1091, tae
family removed to Portland, where
two years ago, Mrs. Harris died.
Two sons, Mayer and Ala had died
years ago. The surviving members
of the family are; Isaac, Solomon,
Carrie, Lena, Tillie, Frances, Hen
rietta and Sarah, all of whom!
reside ui Portland. The luneral
occurred yesterday. '-
REPAIRS WERE STARTED.
Bat Fire Chief Stopped Them Fire
Limits Involved The Irvin
. Shack.
The fire limits and the question
of what kind of repairs can be
made therein bobbed up as a sub
ject for authorities to differ on the
other day. - Charles Blakeslee took
a contract to repair the David Ir
vin shanty on Main street. He
was to be paid $55 for the job. It
included new foundation, new
walls, new floor, in fact everything
new but roof and front, according
to the statement of Councilman
Porter. - Complaint was made and
Fire Chief Berry stopped the work.
Mr. Blakeslee made application to
the fire and water committee and
some of them expressed willingness
for the work to go ahead. Blakes
lee had done a portion of the work
but the job was hung up until it
could be referred to the council
which met Monday night. The
matter was there discrssed and re
ferred to the fire' and . water com
mittee with instructions to inves
tigate and pass on the question of
whether or not the structure could
be repaired. . . .
iThe question of maintaining fire
limits in the block in which the
Irvin building is located was raised
while the matter was under discus
sion. The point was, made that
fire limits offer a reward to owners
of buildings there to cling to an
old wall or a front as suscaptible of
repairs and through which to save
themselves from building a brick
or iron structure. This, it was
urged, has the effect to perpetuate
a lot of old shanties, which, be
cause they are repaired arid re-repaired
never improve in appearance
or take on modern features. It
was'urged that it would be better
for appearances as well as from oth-
Ker considerations in sucn cases,
for permits to be issued for the
erection of new wooden buildings,
under certain regulations as to fire
proot roof and other" requirements
that "would add to the safety and
enormously to appearances.
The fire ordinance provides that
no repairs shall be made to a damag
ed building in case the improve
ment adds 25 per cent to the value
of the structure. .
For Sale. .
Two work horses. - W. K. Taylor. '
Diamond Chick Food.
. . Head Light oil the best for incubators.
Field and garden seeds at
Stockholders of Corvallis Indepen
dent Tel. Co.
- Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Cor
vallis Independent Telephone Company
will be held at the office of the Company
in Zierolf building In Corvallis, Oregon,
on Wednesday, the 10th day : of May,
1905, at the hour of eight o'clock in the
evening, for the purpose of electing di
rectors for v the ensuing year, and the
transaction of such other " business as
may legally come before the . meeting.
Robert Johnson, sec.
Corvallis, Or. April 8, 1905.
: Again Open.
: The repair department of my . bicyele
and sporting goods business is again
osen for business second dooi : ; south of
postoffice, Quick repairing or first cla ss
work a specialty,
-.. James K. Berry,
For Sale.
Seed 4 wheat and , Embank pota
toes. - '
f25-tf Eoy Bickard.
Women's
We are now showing all the
newest and most popular styles
of Womens Oxfords both in tan
and black leathers. N -
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-Price from $1.00 to $3.50
For The Little Folks
Grecian Sandals, Strap Shoes,
Oxfords and Moccasin hvthe
newest Spring colors
S. L. KLINE
The White House - - Corvallis, Oregon
' . We pay special attention to Mail Orders.
Spring Display of Mens
FinejToggery!
exclusive designs, in
Neckwear, Underwear,
Plain and Fancy Hosiery,
Shirts, Gloves, Etc..
Kuppenheimer
Clothes Patterns are ex
clusive. Spring Suits
$10 to ,$16.50
The Best $3 Hat on earth
is the
Kingsbury
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Chickens and
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Moses
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry
; and Silverware. '
Eye3 tested free of . charge v
. and glasses fitted correctly
at prices within reach of all
Fine watch repairing a spe
, cialty
Pratt The Jeweler 6c Optician.
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