LOCAL LORE.
For advertisements in this column the rate
of 15 cents! per line will be charged.
Mrs.' J. C. Corbus ot Monroe,
is visiting relatives in Albany. .
F. O. Gray occupies his new
residence on 7 th street. The re
moval occurred Wednesday.
Mrs. P.'M. Abbey of Newport
is the guest for a few days ,this
week at the Jacobs home.
That good shoe, the Red School
House, for boys and girls, at Klines
Sole agent. ,
Albany Herald : ' W. H. Ho
gan is shipping the handsome stal
lion, Alterego, to hi3 - brother-in-law,
Carroll Galloway a progres
sive farmer and . stock raiser of
Condon.
Manfred Seits, ' recently ap
pointed postmaster at ' Alsea, was
out Thursday morning to forward
his bond and other necessary pa
pers to Washington. He will be
placed in charge of the office in a
short time.
Charles Kirk and Miss Nelle
P, Dannals were married in Albany
Tuesday. The groom is a former
Corvallis barber and a son of prom
inent, Brownsville family. The
couple are to make their future
home at Couer D' Alene, Idaho.
There is to be. a "Joaquin Mil
ler day" at the Lewis and Clark
Exposition, which opens June i,
at Portland, the eity where Miller's
first volumes of poetry were pub
lished and the metropolis of the
state where the poet grew to man
hood. V
Milton Morgan is in receipt of
a daily paper published in Panama.
It is a six page, daily, with four
pages in Spanish and two in Eng
lish. ": It was mailed to Mr. Mor
gan by his brother Charles, who. is
a marine on the cruiser Marble
head arriving in San Francisco
from Panama Sunday last.
The seventy " seven acre Fabre
farm formerly owned by Fred
Yates, and located a few miles over
the'' Willamette in Linn county,
was sold by the James L. Lewis
real estate agency the other day to.
George Kelb, of Chehalis, Wash
ington. The consideration was j
-fr arr itifl 11 r1Q llirpctnolr anA
machinery. .
Henry Seits, who underwent a
serpus .trepanning., operation in
Corvallis some time during the
winter was over Wednesday from
' Alsea for the first' time since his
recovery. The operation was re-
sorted to after the patient had been
unconscious for several days, as
after effects of a fall in which the
head was injured. He is now in
his usual robust health. .
The columns of ; the Times are
now and have ever been wide open
for the discussion of mountain
water or any other topic. It
might be especially helpful in the
mountain water case, for the sub
ject to be publicly discussed. A
great many things have been said
in private, that ought also be said
in public and the Times especially
urges those who have said them to
' reiterate their statements in cold
type through its columns.
' Salem Statesman Manager
Simpson of the Willamette Univer
sity track team, and who is also
manager of the big intercollegiate
athletic meet of the I. A. A- A. of
O. to be hold at the fair grounds
Tune 10, yesterday purchased the
silver cup and gold and . silver med
als to be awarded to the winning
team and athletes at the meet. The
championship ciip is a perpetual
trophy to be contested for annual
ly until one team has won it three
times, when it will become the own
er of it. -
According to the present ar
rangement, - the Dave Irvin shack
is not to be repaired. The council
committee on fire and water made
an examination of the place Tues
day, in company with Fire Chief
Berry. The conclusion arrived at
was that the portion of the build
ing that it is proposed to repair js
worthless and that permission could
not be given because of the sfire or
mnance, wnicn pronibits repairs
tnat will aad 25 per cent to the -value
of any structure. In the fire
limits where such structure is wood
ed and damaged by fire. , j !
t A pretty wedding occurred at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.- Slater,5
: last Tuesday, when Rev. W. Noble
united in marriage their daughter,
Grace, to Mr. Charles A. Leadbet-
- ter. . The young bride was prettily
i aiurea in wnite. . rne House was
: adorned with floral wreaths and
iestoons, the young people stand
ing beneath an arch .of lovely
v roses during the ceremony. A
. sumptuous repast followed : which
was much enjoyed. All united in
wishing them many long and hap
py years of wedded life. ' Their
presents were numerous and beauti
tul.
Miss Ethel Oliver of the Flor
ence Sanitarium, Salem, arrived
Wednesday, and is the guest 'of
Mis3 Sophia Elgin. " ...
After several days visit with
friends in this city, Miss Rose
Greffoz left yesterday for Portland.
Frank Thrasher is slowly re
covering from a two weeks' illness
with tonsilitis. : . -;; ,
Dr. Withycombe returned
Wednesday from a week spent at
farmers institutes in Eastern Ore
gon and Washington."
Another needed improvement
on Main street has been made this
week. ' It is a new crosswalk be
tween the Hemphill building and
the Chinese laundry.
Robert Jackson, a junior at O.
A. C., left Thursday for his home
in Portland, being summoned by a
message bearing the sorrowful in
telligence that his mother had just
died.
The Baptist ladies conducted
a candy stand beside the Johnson
millinery store, on Wednesday, and
realized $16 from the sale of home
made candies." The proceeds will
go towards painting the v Baptist
church. ' .. . ':' - . . -
Among the crowd that was in
Corvallis to attend the circus Wed
nesday, a youthful couple from Si
letz attracted considerable attention.
The maiden was a pretty blonde
Anglo Saxon, and her escort was a
dusky Indian youth from the. res
ervation.
An Albany dispatch to the
Portland Journal is as follows: Al
ton B. Coates, Albany's 'famous
athlete, is now in Chicago, where
he is making a great record. 'He
is in training and recently made a
120-yard hurdle race in 15 seconds
flat. His trainers predict that he
will be a world's record-breaker.
Dr. R. D. Burgess ar
rived in , this city Tuesday and
is rooking for a ' residence. Since
graduating with the class of
'99 at O.' A. C. Dr. Burgess has
completed a medical course in an
Eastern college and has returned to
Corvallis for the. practice of his
profession. -
-Judge McFadden has been at
Dallas all week attending court,
where he was counsel in a bis
damage suit brought by a Buena
Vista preactfera'gainstanri'depen
dence man. Five thousand in
damages, and costs was sued for
alleged defamation of character.
Judge McFadden represented the
defendant, and won the case.
The opposing attorneys were N. L.
Butler and J. K. Weatherford. The
defendant was W. S. McLane, a
former OAC student. J -
Complaint by Deputy Attorn
ey Bryson was filed against Jake
Blumberg yesterday, charging him
with violation of the local option
law by sale of- intoxicants. There
are said to have ' been numerous
violations and abundance of evi
dence to convict. ' A;, complaint is
also ready to bt filed against John
Doe. who will plead guilty.
Twenty seven cents was the
price of wool in Corvallis yesterday.
"I will give 27 cents, for good lots
in any amount," was the remark
of a buyer an hour before the Times
went to press. Twenty seven
cents now means that the wool on
a sheep that was selling at $1 last
autumn, is worth more that $2.
Most of the Kings Valley wool is
still unsold, but in other parts of
Benton the clip is nearly all con
tracted. , Two lots, one of 180 and
one of 400 fleeces are known to
be still in the hands of the grower.
Two persons went from Ben
ton to the asylum in one day this
week. One was Russel Gifford,
whose insanity and the fact that he
was brought here by an Iowa sher
iff were related in Wednesday's
Times. Thrice enroute, he resort
ed to subterfuges in an apparent
effort to elude his guard but Sher
iff Burnett delivered him safely to
the asylum authorities. The other
unfortunate is W. G. Green, one of
the well known ' sawmill , boys of
that name of Philomath. He was
adjudged insane, and Deputy Wells
took him to Salem Wednesday. . -
Sunday will be Epworth Lea
gue Day at the M. E. church. . It
will be in' celebration - of the 16th
birthday of that organization. From
a small number of young' people
ba n'ded together for Christian fel
lowship and wprk, it has grown to
a membership of over one million.
The local church has three societies
having . about one ' hundred and
seventy members. The ; pastor's
morning sermon will be in honor oi
the occasion, t the :' subject ' being,
VThe Visions of Youth." An in
teresting program will be rendered
in the evening. The regular Ep
worth League Meeting will take
place at 7 o'clock. The other ser
vices begin at 8. ,
J. J. Cady returns to-day from
a business' trip to Newport. ,v
J. D. Irvine was over from
Brownsville Thursday. '
Mrs. A. L.' Clart left, yester
day for her home in Alsea, after a
brief visit with Corvallis friends.
Harold Ray burn anived yes
terday from Portland for a - visit
with his cousin, Ralph Pruett.
New potatoes were seen "in the
Corvallis market Thursday for the
first time thisseason. They sold
for 31-2 pents per pound 1
Mrs. Eugene Wirtz left 'Thurs
day to join her husband in .New
York City after a few weeks' visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mr3. W.
T. Small. '- :
Work has just been started on
a new dwelling that H. M. Finley j
is to have erected on his lots just
back of the Mrs. Sarah Qauthorn
residence'. ' '
The first of a series of inforin
al dancing parties, given,by sLclub
of college students, occurred at
Fischer's hall, Thursday evening.
Those, present report a most enjoy
able time. ' ' I-
Mrs. Kirkpatrick of San Fran
cisco is expe:ted to arrive today or
tomorrow for a visit with , her
brother; Walter Wiles and sisters
Mrs. M. J. Wells and Mrs. J. F.
Yates. .' . ;;
Ben Elgin arrived from Carl
ton Friday where he has been en
gaged in the drug business for
some time. He is to take special
work in pharmacy at O, A. C. un
til the close of college.
, The foundation is laid and the
woodwork is now under way on the
Prof. Horner residence on Eighth
street. The dwelling will be a
sightly one, and will be the Horner
home, when completed.
Workmen . began Wednesday
on the cottage that Henry Cum
minga is having built on his prop
erty across the street west of the
A. J. Handy home in the western
part of town. A large barn has
just been built by Mr. Cumming,s
on the same, property.
DREDGER HAS STARTED.
HAS FOUR LEGS.
New Born Chicken " on Harrington
Farm One Pair BeMnd tie
Other.
Out on the farm of E. J. Har
rington a mile west of Corvallis on
the Cardwell hill road, there - is a
chicken with four legs. It was
hatched last Monday. ' and is still
alive with every indication" that it
will survive the condition that made
it a widely different chicken from
any other poultry bird on , earth.
The extra pair of legs is located
half an inch or more to the rear of
the regular legs. They are some
what smaller and a little shorter.
They are not used in walking, but
are perfectly developed in every
particular. :
The baby bird itself is apparent
ly a healthy creature with plenty
of appetite, and agility in stowing
away food.' It is not quite " so
large as some oi its nest mates, but
is apparently in line for future
'growth and a career of promise.
It attracts general attention and in
terest at the hands of the family,
and undoubtedly, its career will be
watched with some interest by a
wide circle of people. .-"
The little four-legged wonder is
of the Buff Leghorn . family.
NO GOPHER GUN.
Women's Oxfords
We are now showing all the
newest and most popular styles
of Worhens Oxfords both in tan
and black leathers.
Bat not to Begin : at Corvallis Will
""not Reach Here' lor Several "Days."
The dredger that is so much
needed on the upper Willamette to
dear away some of the bar impedi
ments to steamboat navigation has'
finally started out of . Portland. An
article from the Portland Journal,
printed below gives the facts. Side
information is to the effect that it
may be as much as 30 days before
the dredger, reaches Corvallis.
Meantime the Oregona is still mak
ing regular trips. She made her
way to Portland Monday with 40
tons out of Corvallis leaving here
on 14 inches of water, and drawing
20 inches. Theiate rains have re
sulted in a. sudden rise in the Wil
lamette and there was yesterday
morning three feet, and five inches,
which is good boating staee. The
article from the Journal is as. fol
lows: -. 'y ; '0 '.-''..''..
Dredging operations on the upper
Willamette river will be started to
day and continue' until next fall.
The initial work will be done . at
Clackamas japids, the government
upper dredge No. 2 having been
taken up thsre for that purpose.
. There are fully a dozen bars on
the upper river which will require
more or less attention. - Some are
of considerable length, and it will
take several weeks ta cut" channels
through them. The worst are lo
cated between Ash Island and Al
bany.. . . ' , 1
Captain A. W: Graham of the
Oregon Transportation company
reports that the , river at various
points was not more than 16 inches
deep last Monday an unusually low
stage for this season, Notwith
standing the shoal water : the Ore
gona has been making . regular
trips to Corvallis and Albany. Go
ing up stream it is . impossible to
load her with more than 25 tons
of freight, but she is able to handle
twice that amount on .: the : ; down
voyage. . . The steamer. often comes
down the river drawiag 20 'inches
of water, when the channel is .not
that deep in places. The force of
the current carries her over the
shoal points.
Nor No Trap for Real Estate Man was
There But the Goat was.
A local real estate man took an
Easterner out to see a farm the
other day. The family appeared
to be absent, and mindful of late
Corvallis history in such cases, the
real estate man stood outside the
sate for some time reconnoiterinr.
He was, as a matter of course, , on
the lookout for gopher guns. He
also had an eye wide open for
traps for real estate agents, being
in fact, a real . foxy man. After
a long . inspection, in , which he
made up his, mind that the coast
was clear, he ventured into the
barn yard. The two billy goats
in there were so innocent looking
that he failed to notice them. The
attack was from the rear and it
sent the land seller sprawling. The
emigrant . hastily climbed the
fence, leaving the goat and his vlct
im the whole barn yard for finish
ing their mill. . The land dealer
reached his-feetfqt a : Second" 6 OHd
just as the Billy was in the act of
delivering a second blow. The
former grabbed hold and held on to
avoid punishment, and in the
wrestling bout that followed manag
ed to shove the 3iilly into a chicken.
corrall and shut the gate. ; When
the seller finally got his . breath,
found his hat and limped out of
the barn vard he muttered ; some
thing to the effect that it. didn'tj
pay land sellers in7 this country to
show farms to prospective buyers
when the owner happened to be
absent from home.
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.
A New Ribbon Tie
Price from $1.00 to $3.50
For The Little Folks
Grecian Sandals, Strap Shoes,
Oxfords and Moccasin in the
newest Spring colors
S. L. KLINE
The White House - , - Corvallis, Oregon
" - We pay special attention to Mail Orders.
Spring Display of Mens
FinepToggery!
exclusive ' designs, in
Neckwear, Underwear,
Plain and Fancy Hosiery,
Sht&j;-rlovesrEteY -
Kuppenheimer
Clothes Patterns are ex
clusive. Spring Suits
$10 to $16.50
The Best $3 Hat on earth,
. is the '
ury
F. L MILLER
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C0PYHGHT 190$ BY
THE HOUSE OFKUPPENttiElB i
For Photographs
Portraits or views, photos tinted
in colors, oil paintings-on hand or
painted to order. All work guar
anteed.. Call on ,
B. R. Thompson, Artist.
Not a Sick Day Since. ,
"I was taken severely sick with kidney
trouble. I tried all sorts of medicines,
none of which relieved me. One day I
saw an ad. of your Electric Bitters and
determined to try that After taking
a few doses I felt relieved, and soon
thereafter was entirely cured, and have
not seen a sick day since. Neighbors of
mine have been cured of Rheumatism,
Neuralgia. Liver and Kidney troubles
f and General Debility." . This is what B
i Bass, ot Fremont, N. u. writes. Unly
50c, at Allen & Woodward's and Efavis
& Son, Philomath,
For Exchange.
' A nearly new 3 1-4 farm wagon, four
inch tire will be exchanged for lighter
wagon.
. . !..' A, J, Jrwin, .. Philomath.
Bell phone 4x3. - i
' Artistic Dressmaking.
Ladies wishing artistic dressmaking
at reasonable prices, call on Mrs. L. El
tea of San Francisco, at the ' residence
of 'Gene Simpson, r Corvallis. Indept.
phone 254.
For City Treasurer
I wish to announce myself as a candi
date for the office of City Treasurer at
the election, Monday, the 15th .day of
May, 1905. .
Very Truly Yours,
- Wm. McLagan. .
. Again Open.
s The repair department of my bicycle
and sporting goods business is again
open for business, second door south of
postoffice, . Quick repairing or first cla ss
work a specialty. - - ; ; . J;
James K. Berry
Seed 5 wheat
toea.
' f25-tf . ' '
For Sale.
. and Embank
pota-
Boy Bickard.
Chickens and
!ggs: Wanted
Moses Brothes
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry
and Silverware
' Eyes tested free of charge , ,
and glasses fitted correctly . -
" at prices within reach of all .
Fine watch repairing a spo-; .; '
- . cialty ,'. ....
Pratt The Jeweler 6c Optician.