LOCAL LOEE. For advertisements in this column the rate of 15 centsper line will be charged. O. J. Blackledge m?de a busi ness trip to Portland yesterday. Abner Woods of, Blodgett tran sacted business in Corvallis Mon day. By Frantz who was in from Kings Valley yesterday believes grain is more or less injured by aphis. i Mrs. Clifford Gould aod child ren are visiting at the home of Mrs. Jacob Whiteaker, in the country. . The adjourned term of conrt for Benton, provided for , at , the April term convenes in Corvallis cn Thursday of next week. Several matters of minor importance will be up for consideration." F. W. Foster and family de parted Monday for their home in Lake county. The young people in the family were ' students last season at O. A. C. Sugar tumbled 40 cents on the hundred pounds the other day. Some of the local merchants are said to have been caught with pretty good stocks on hand on which loss must result. Tne prod uct stood at $6.10 and suddenly dropped to $5.70. The drop up sets a popular theory to the effect that sugar always goes higher in fruit season. In the past five years the experience is that sugar, instead of going higher, in fruit season has actually dropped during three. of those seasons. The cause of the present drop is said to be an over flow of the raw product. For the summer, four trains, two each way are in operation on Sunday between Corvallis and Al bany. One train leaves Corvallis for Albany at 6:30 a. m, each Sun day morning, and the Sunday eve ning excursion train from Yaquina leaves Corvallis for Albany about q:i,o p. m. The first train from Albany leaves Albany for Corvallis about 7:30 a. m. and the other leaves Albany for Corvallis about 10 o'clock p. m. The 'latter strain is the Sunday excursion train re turning to Corvallis for the. regular run from Corvallis to AlbanvM-wiH day morning. The new -seryicsis. already much lused,: tbodgh. -b'jt little is known of it. - The Gleason sawmill, tweiie miles south of Philomath, burned to the ground last Saturday - evening, along with about 45,ooo feet of lumber. The loss is about $1,200. The mill was a portable steam affair. About eight o'clock in the evening the watchman made his rounds, and left everything in apparently safe condition. The usual wetting of the floors . had been attended to. At nine o'clock. everybody was awakened by 1 the roar of the flames, which by that time had such headway tbat noth ing could be done to arrest their progress. The planer and a por tion of the machinery can b re paired and used. The mill will be rebuilt at once and is . expected to be in operation in two weeks. '. Curtis Miller, the 20 year old son of A. C. Miller, was injured in a Kings Valley logging camp Sat urday. The accident was exactly similar to that in which Lark Price sustained injuries some time ' ago. though less severe. Miller was with a team dragging a log when the swamp hook suddenly became de tached. The hook, with cable at tached, struck Miller with great violence on the shoulder, and glanc ing delivered a heavy blow on the side of the head. The boy was knocked unconscious.' but subse quently revived, and within a short time will be able to go to work again. Lark Price, who was in jured in the same way several weeks ago, though not entirely well, has sufficiently recovered to go back to his logging camp. The Times apologizes . to country readers for devoting so much space to the water question. The truth is, a bold attempt is be ing made to fasten Willamette river water, notoriously dirty and un clean, upon the people of Corvallis for an indefinite number of years. A cabal ot lawyers has been hired to assist in deceiving and duping the people into cheating themselves out of the chance to get an abun dance of pure water from the mountains for domestic use and for fire protection. With the utmost ingenuity, false issues are raised with the ' expectation of gulling people into voting down ' the pro- posed grant of authority to the Wa ter Committee for issue of bonds. The plot is known to , involve, in case of present defeat, the ceaseless cultivation of false ideas whereby any future attempt to re create pub lic sentiment for - mountain water may be prevented and opposition to municipal ownershipbe developed. Ray Cady returned . Monday from a week's visit at the Fair. Miss Mayine Crawford is home from Portland for a short vacation. A. J. Johnson is on a " trip of bank examining in Southern Oregon.- Mrs. Charles Young of Elk City is visiting relatives in Corval lis. v R. L. Whitehead an d wife are to leave tomorrow for the East for aie&tended visit. Wallace Baldwin, an o!d time Benton county man, has arrived from his.home at Los Angeles and is the guest of friends. Mrs. Minnie Arnold arrived Sunday from Berkeley, California, for a week's visit with Corvallis friends. ' ". '" Mrs. B. A. ,' Cathey and daughters, Marie and Evelyn, re turned last evening from a two days visit to the Fair. Mrs. Ed Phillips arrived Fri day from Grant's Pass to spend the summer with Corvallis relatives. Mr. Phillips is at Jacksonville Miss Kate McCune of Eastern Oregon has been for several days the guest of Mrs. B. W. Wilson. The young lady may spend the summer in Benton county. Mis. Mary Avery has returned from Portland where she hass re sided for sometime, and has again taken up her residence in : Coival- lis. . - Rov Harlan, A. N. Harlan, and a graduate f the business de partment of O. A. C, leaves today for Boise, Idaho, where he has ac cepted the position of the Y. M. C. A. The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies Coffee Club occurred Monday afternoon. . It was decided to discontinue the meetings of the Club during the summer months. ice cream, case ana cottee were served to about thirty ladies. Merrit Pratt of Blodgett was in Co'rvallis yesterday. He sold his 75 acre'ranch - 2 1 2 miles from Blodgett Monday, to a Mr. Bennet, who arrived in Corvallis from Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday, with ,his family. The price paid was $2,300 and the deal was made in less than half an hour after Mr. Eennet ar rived at Blodgett. V They named their brat "In vest 1 gator l..ana iaidtf on -your doorstep. "Invest" under the circumstances,. as. a part of the ;name is peculiarly appropriate About the only interest the - public has in the thing however, is that people are a trifle curious to know what the "Invest-mehtV is, and who is making it. t it is noticeable tnat tne main purpose of the ' 'Investigator" is to convince Corvallisites that Willam ette river water is just the . thing for them. It may as well -be ad- mitted first as last that in part the claim is correct. ' Willamette river water has some advantage, in that it is not only a good irrigant, but a good fertilizer. , As least, it is good in the latter respect, when the dead horses whose carcasses float around in it, do not die of the wrong dis ease. A phone message from a prom inent citizen of Dallas to the Times yesterday morning announced that the actual reduction of insurance rates as a result of the new gravity water system ; in that town runs from 10 to 33 per cent. The av erage reduction is about 15 per cent. If the town had fire limits, he says, the underwriters would have made the reduction average 25 per cent, As it is at present, the saving to the people is fifty per cent more, than the interest the town pays on the bonds she float ed to pay for half the cost of build ing the ' system. He said also, that the use of water had turned out to be far greater ' than had ever been figured on before the works was built. ' - While enroute to a social at Monroe Friday evening, with two young . ladies in the buggy With him, Jay ierolf of Bruce, had a runaway that came near being dis astrous to another buggy full of people, as well as- to his own party. Jay's tenm became jinmanageable. and started to run.! Just ahead of them was Tom Reader and wife, who saw the team coming and turned their team out to one side of the road. On came the runaways, and instead of keeping in the road they made for the Reader rig be side the fence. The shafts of the Zierolf buggy were run through the top ofv the rig ahead, while each of the., horses became en tangled. Reader was pinioned down in his buggy by the shafts that had come through the top, but on managing to crawl out, it. was discovered that aside from demol ished rigs and scratched .up faces of the female contingent of the par ty, there was no particular harm done. v ;--Oscar GustafsOn, of Spokane Falls, arrived in Corvallis Monday, in search of a location. He is de lighted with Corvallis, and will probably find a place to suit, as he desires to send .his five children to OAC. .. A sensational story ran through town yesterday morning, relating the loss of two young ladies, by drowning or otherwise. Theyihad been blackberrying on the Willam ette above town and it was told that they had disappeared. It develop ed in good time that they were at home, safe and sound. - The Benton County Sunday School convention begins in this city tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock. It is the purpose of those in charge to make the affair one of the best ever held in this section. Mr. Beatty, a prominent worker from abroad will be present and assist in the convention. The sessions close Friday evening. Fv eryone should turn out and help in this laudable undertaking, that last ing good may result from the meetings- The convention will be held at the First Methodist church. A man, who does business on Main street, declared Monday, with an air Of unblushing confidence, that if the proposed water system should be built and some of he folks didn' t take water, the city council could pass a law to make them take water. Ye Gods!. For. such a statesman! The Times will giye the 'man $5 in cash if he will repeat the statement in the Times over his own signature, so the peo ple can for the first and perhaps the only time on - this - earth, see for themselves who it is that is a big ger fool thau was the late lament ed Thompson's colt. Harry Robertson testified Mon day in the trial of Senator Mitchell at Portland, and like that of Tan ner, his testimony was & severe' blow for the defense. It was ex pected that Senator Mitchell him self would take the stand yesterday, and that argument would begin' to day. - The end of the great trial is near. It seems impossible that a conviction can be escaped, ' though there is always that factor of human sentiment and a hung jury to ' reck on with. Before the people, how ever, the venerable senator is con victed, and his punishment, loss of public esteem and a dizzy fall from the summit of greatness to the crim inal dock, 'already administered. PresTdentTBaldwin of "the Col lege of Philomath, has been elected to the presidency of Edwards Col lege, Whitman , County, Washing ton, where he will have Greek, history and English. Prof. " Bald win was president ot tne - same in stitution from 1899 to 1903, resign ing to take the presidency oi the College of Philomath, where he has maintained a vigorous and' prog ressive administration for the past two years. Mrs. Baldwin goes with her husband to Edwards Col lege as a teacher of elocution. The college is well .endowed and well equipped and is conducted by the church of the United Brethren in Christ, r One opponent of good -water says the present plan -wont do be cause Avery, Woodcock, Leese and Kline might buy the bonds. Well, what if they did ? In the name of old fashioned common sense, what would be the harm of that? If they got the bonds wouldn't they, have to bid for them and pay as much or more than others for all they might get? Would it not .be better for all the bonds to be owned at home and the interest be paid out to home people than for it to be sent abroad to strangers? The fact is that if : all the bonds could be sold in Cor vallis and Benton county, furnish ing a safe investment for people who are depositing money now in banks and drawing no interest, it would be one of the best things that could happen. The argument instead of being against, the water project is one of the very strongest ones for it. ' - ' Dissolution Notice. , Notice is hereby given that the partnership of Dunn & Thatcher is dissolved, E, J. Dunn retiring from the firm. The business will contin ue at the old stand, under the name of Thatcher & Johnson, Mr. John son having succeeded to the inter est of Mr. Dunn. Thanking all patrons for past favors, we be speak a continuance of the : same for the new firm. ,: . . .. E. J. Dunn. " ' B. J. Thatcher. All new wall paper at Blackledge's. Sprained Ankle, Stiff Neck, Lame '. : Shoulder. There are' three common ailments for which Chamberlain's Pain Balm is espe cially valuable, If promptly applied it will save you time, money and suffering when troubled with any one of these ail ments. For sale by Graham & Wortham. LEST WE FORGET. Significant Invitations That Nobody : Accepted What do They Mean .- v Now? ' ; Let we forget, let us be reminis cent. Let us recall recent happen ings, lest our neighbors forget. One of these is that the columns of the Times have ever been wide open to any or. all articles, for or against the mountain water " plan. Not only this, the Times has fre quently asked for contributions. But, have any of the friends of the Willamette river water accepted the invitation, and over their own signatures proceeded to show rea sons why the pending proposition should be turned down? If it be true that there has been such ' an invitation, and if it also be true I that no champion of the Willam- j ette river graveyard seepage has 1 publicly through the Times offered j to defend his position, what does it mean? . sieaa ot accepting tnis tree, iranK, open and fair challenge to a manly discussion of the issues, the enem ies of good water get their argu ments together and print them in an anonymous, unsigned, unfath ered publication, and leave the little thing on people's doorsteps? When they got their little, doorstep paper printed, why did they re quire the printer to keep "their names forever a secret? The pa per was printed at-the Gazette of fice. Let any man interested go ask the Gazette people who are the editors and proprietors of this un fathered nondescript and see if it can be ascertained there who is paying for the printing and furnishing the reading matter. tor this little paperi of which its promoters and daddies are ashamed? Why are the mends of. the Willamette graveyard seep age ashamed to be known to the public? Why do they pay money for having their arguments printed when they could get them printed free in the Times? Where da they get so much money, , and how do they get it so easy that they are able to spend it so freely in the printing and free distribution of their little newspaper brat, all at a large expense? Why do they re fuse to allow God's searchlight of truth to stream in on their doings, and on the question of who: and what they are? What is it about their work that makes them ashami ted to have their names- known, that causes them to ; require the printers not to tell the public who they are? . Why all this, if their cause is just, and their work for the people? . , In order that some things may not be forgotten, below are printed certain invitations that recently ap peared in the Times: :.-. '"f From the Times, May" 6, 1905: "The columns of the Times are wide, open to any or all who desire to discuss the water question. Pubr. lie rather than private discussion is the' easiest way for the exact truth to become known, for in pri vate, it is possible that some of the statements made may not be quite correct. For instance, the privately given opinion of an un known attorney is quoted from per son to person now to the effect that no change could be made in the method of electing the commission after the bonds should be once sold. . Against the private opinion is the public opinion of Deputy District Attorney Bryson published in another column which "illustrates wherein and how public discussion of water might yield beneficial re sults."' From the Times of May 13, 1 905: "The columns of the Times are now and have ever been wide open for the discussion of mountain wat er or any other topic. It might be especially helpful in the moun tain water case for the subject to be publicly discussed. A great many things have been said in private thaf ought also be said in . public, and the Times especially urges those who have said them to reiter ate their statements in . cold type through its columns.1' . - ' From the Times, May 17th, 1905 ,"The columns of the Times' are still open for discussion cf moun tain water. Where are those who privately peddled about this town recently, statements that nothing could be gotten in the Corvallis newspapers about mountain water." Hay For Sale. Vetch and alfalfa, best cow hay in the world. Ind Tel 155. L; L. Brooks. ' Every imperfection removed from the latest models of talking ma- cnines. u you will come in we will be happy to render a select en tertainment. Graham 1 & .Wells. AH kinds of fireworks at Hodes' gun store. v. ' '", -. : , S. L. Kline The White House Special-Shirt .Waist-Special ... - -' : v : ' We offer our entire stock cf Spring anctf Summer Shirt . "Waists at greatly reduced figures. Those Waists, are -made up in the very latest styles arid comprise sizes from .,' 32. to 44 in white, black and figured Iawrfs very sheer and dainiy for hot weather. . ' i . - ' - i $ I ' 00 Waists llllpli ; Special $ 75 125 '- 'W ' ' I 99 '1-50', " ' " 23 2 00 - .'':. 1 70- China Silk waists, very stylish, $3.50, $4, $4.50 and $5, reduced to $3, $3.50, $4 and $4.50. This " sale ": continue for one week only. S. L. KLINE The White House - . - Corvallis, Oreg0 IF. I Ml Great Tune Sale! A bargain oppurtunity'that happens jny once a ' year.. On Wednesday June 7th we place cn sale our entire stock of Summer Wa.-li- Fabrics and ladies Waists .' ' ' ' ' ' . ' - -.-Wash Fabrics 10c values reduced to 8c 12 " " .............. :.....:..10c 15c :.:.:..;.,..llc 20q; : " ......:..15c 25c .......;....:......; 19c 35c " "' :...........27J 50c " ;. :...37 New Waists.- . . , W ) have just received from the East a sample line of waists which we are instructed to sell at cost rang ing in price from 40c to $6.00 ' -. This sale includes jail our new Spring Goods, and when we say it is a bargain opportunity, we mean ib.. So come in and see "you'are welcome" everybody is. F. l M I L IE;R WATCH Keep your eyes open f o r the Clearance Sale at' Moses , Watches, Clocks, Jewelry ;, .".' and Silverware ' . : . Eyes tested free of ' charge ; .'"'; and glasses fitted correctly , at prices within reach of all Fine watch repairing"a spe- . - cialty ' : Pratt The Jeweler 6c Optician. LLERS Brothes