LOCAL LORE. NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF. Tae Comings and Goings of People Social Gossip, Personal Men tion and Other Items Public Interest. of THE ROADS continued from page 1. cannot be doubted and the quest'on is only vhetbr tbe decreaned cost will piy the shippers quota of the cot ot improvement. Will it mean tbat the investment will pay a dividend to the ftock holders? Stu Jents of tbe good roads question declare tbat every evidence bised on experience i that the dividend will be eurprlsingly large to every producer and every user of tbe Thanksgiving dinner is to be served at Hotel Corvallis from 1 2 to two o'clock Thursday. Miss Emma Baber of Portland yisited Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Mc Kellips last week. Mr. and Mrs. Rockey E. Ma son of Albany were guests at the Armory Hop Friday night. Karl Steiwer of Jefferson was an interested spectator at tbe Wil-lamette-0.; A" C. game Friday. Miss Ilda Jones of Brooks re turned to her home Saturday afrer a brief visit with Miss Mabel With ycombe. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson M. Cannon of Salem were the guests of Miss Withycombe Friday. They returned home Saturday. Miss Louella Van Cleve is able to be about again, after being con fined to her room with illness for sometime. Born, Saturday, to Mr. and M-s. William Schmidt, residing ( dr the Benton county prune or chard, a daughter. - Large congregations attended the Presbyterian church Sunday tnornfng and evening. The music at both services was exceptionally good. ' ' Miss Anna Bleee, a former popular O. A. C. student, left yes terday for her home in Portland af ter a visit of several days with Miss Edna Allen and other friends. At the college Saturday even ing the Pierian literary society en tertained the members of the Zeta gathean society, in royal style The evening was one of pleasure for all participants. A worldly minded Missouri editor has won much applause from the galleries by declaring that it is no more harm to catch fish on Sun day than to run down a chicken on that day for the preacher's dinner In another column is to be found a splendid article on the sub ject of good roads. It is by Isaac Manning, managing editor of the Salem Statesman, and was read be fore the Good Roads convention in this city last week. . Though there were many excellent paper?, none of more merit was read before the . delegates. The offering to be taken on Thanksgiving Day in connection with the service at the First Meth odist church will be for the Good Samaritan Hospital of Portland and devoted to the ue of the needy who go there from this community, ac cording to resolutions of the Min isterial Association. The churches of Corvallis" will unite in a special . Thanksgiving at 10.30 a. m. Please observe the earlier hour. Services will begin promptly. The order of exercises -will be: Doxology; Invocation, Rev. Feese; hymn; Scripture, Rev. Simpson; anthem; prayer, Rev. El .lison; , Reading ...of; Proclamation, . Rev. Jones; hymn; offering, for the Taeedy'; notices; anthem or sold; sermon, Rev. Hurd; hymn; bene diction, Rev. Noble. -" Mary H. Whitby" writes to friends in this city that she will re turn home in about two weeks, bringing her daughter, Miss Isabel, who has been in "a precarious con dition since submitting to a surgi cal operation in a hospital at Port land, two weeks ago. No hopes are held out for the young lady's recovery, news that will cause un iversal sorrow hereabouts, where she has been reared. ' ' A Lincoln county . farmer re ceived a letter trom a young man who had been "go;ng with" his daughter, which read as follows 'Wood like Jessie s nana in mar- age. She and I are in , luye and ! think I nede a wife. -.Yures, Hen ry." The farmer replied to his let ter by saying: "Friend Henry, you don't need a wife. You need a spelling book. Get one and study t it a year. Then write me again." .. 7-Prolessor Gerard Tafflandier will give a piano lecture recital in college chapel next Friday evening, at 8 o'clock. All are invited. The program follows: Air and Vari ations, Mozart; Bridal .Procession, Greig; Rondo in . C, Beethoven; Kammenos Ostrow, Rubinstein; Prophet Bird,- Schumann; Polon aise militaire, Chopin; Staccato Ca price, Vogrich; Rigoletto, Liszt. country road. Wn'u th producer loads hip waa on and etarta to find bis market he naturiUy turns 10 th cmuecting link, that ie to av tbe railway or th waterway. Every carload of re.w rectorial goe first over tbe wag on rt-ad, except in esse of ibotte ar-. tides Mready mentioned. Tne railway manager0 are mak ing rntt-H tbnt. will move the freight io nearly verv Mi?tani'-e today, Ktid this ie fist, becoming the haeic poli cy of railway line Ttey realize that if the shippers ot (he (OUDt.ry who are target v the producers have not tois consideration at their band the produces and nhippsre will de mir.d tbU consideration at tbe bands of the legislatures of the et&tes and nation. In fact many of the abuse of which shippers have been sufferers during the past ai:d which should have been reme died by tbe general transportation companies have gone so far without t at remedy tbat legislatures are air ady raking ttu-m up for consid eration, and in some states legisla tion for tbeir e adication has al ready been adopted. Tbe national coneie-s will, without doubt, have tnsfjy of tbeaa up for discussion at it coming session. The railway companies mar not all have bsen guilty 01 the corrupt practices mm which tbev are charged today oy the people? who use their lines- but a greet many ot them have, or mere would be no such general demand for tbe legislation. But the abuses on the branch lines have as yet had as little attention at the bands of our legislatures or congress. The road laws of the past have been adopted without any well developed idea as to what their purpose was nor what they propose to accom olish. In this matter the stock holders in the branch transports tion routes, in the wagon roads, the shippers themselves, are the ones to blame. Tbey demand cheaper rates on the main line which today charges them on an average in the 6tates of tbe west ten and nve-hnn- dredths mills per ton per mile, but make little comglamt of their own branches on which they pay an av erage of one hundred and fifty mills per ton per mile. lhen again on the main line the rates have been fcteadily reduced, they having been of "debt" and their fear is well founded in most instances, but in debtedness contracted for tbe pur pose or Improvirg condition?, and j which will pay itself out in absolute 1 dividends to the man or communi ty tbat contracts tbe debt is a dif ferent matter from tbe ordinary form of indebtedness. It would be better, it is true, if the money had been earned before it were spent, but as this is not the ca-e and its ex penditure will aid the districts to; earn the money, it would seem that the system of bonding tbe distr'Pbts affected would be one worth consid ers g. It is tbis improvement in its system that makes it possible for the railway to carry for many miles what the farmer fiods him-elf unable to transport for a few milee in bis farm wagon for the same cost. The railway keeps few dead horses and a lot of good milch cows. Let the farmer and th9 producer and shipper in general learn from the common carrier; let him who uses the country road es bis particular highway hew to the same line. Let him remember tbat as a feeder to tbe railway and other transporta tion routes the country road Is a branch of the great system, and let him make it earn him something nstead of permitting it to ever be a drag and an added expense to him. He should get from the wagon road a larger dividend, or pay it a small er assessment which is tbe same thing. This he can only do by in creasing its efficiency to do his work cheaply and economically. sixteen and a half mills in 1890, twelve aud sixty-one hundredths in 1895, reduced to eleven and thirty- six hundredth m 18H9 and 10 ten and a small fraction in 1903. On very few of the branches have there been sucb sweeping average reductions during this same period Who therefore questions that if the reduction of freight ' rates amouoting to half a cent per ton per mile on the railways will cause an Increase or production mat a greatar decrease per ton per .mile on the country roads would also serve as a turtner cause 01 increased pro duction? . - '... V The united States government has helped the construction of ma ny of the trunk lipes of railway; it Las spent money of the ation for the improvement of ; inland water waye: it is taking a band in many other things appropriating money therefor in which individual sec tions are more interested than per haps the , general public. Why, therefore, is it not .worth the peo ple's while to demand of that same government an appropriation in aid of the road . improvements, of the country ? v. An effort has been made by a few in congress to this ' end, and this movement should become general. ' v In the meantime, however, ' the farmer, the..; stock ..raiser, all the stockholders of " the - pountry road system, will have to use their indi vidual efforts to eecure tbe end da sired, an improvement of one great link of the transportation chain that connect the producer's field and the market for his product. Theee are questions of industrial economy. worthy of study and discussion They are the. things which the rail way company studies all the time They 'find that the expenditure of a million dollars in the removal of grades will bring . them returns in the future .They bond the future and go ahead with, the improve' ment. Another million 10 the con Btruption of a steel bridge will cut off a certain distance and reduce cost of operation of the line. . The future is again bonded for the purpose of making the improvement. 1 The branch lines can be improved the same way. The state, county or road district can make these im provements the same way that a railroad company does, by bonding the iuture. Many farmers are afraid " Please Smile AND Look Pleasant." When a woman says "I am racked with na m " t.hft word "racked" recalls the days when they stretched the tender bodies of women on the racK wnn roue aim punuy nnf.il t.hfi vrv ioints cracked. '. Fancy an attendant saying to the tor t.nrpri woman. "Please smile and look pleasant." ' - : , , . ! , Anri vpt. thfi woman "racked with nam,' is expected to smile through her agony ann 10 mane iiuuiw uouui. u do it. It is against Nature. General! t.h racking Dains of ill-healt such as headache, backache and "beari Ing-down pains "are related to derange ments or disorders of the organs dis tinctly feminine. When this condition io i-omovaH t.hfi izoneral health is restored. and with health comes back the smile of Any woman may regain her health at home without offensive questionings or examinations by the use of Dr. Pierce's Tf'si vnrita Presprintion. Sick women may pnnsn r. Dr. Pierce, by letter, free of charge. Such letters are treated as sacredly confidential. Tf afFrtrria m nlpasure to relate the won- riorf ni merits of rour great medicines, espe cially your 'Favorite Prescription.'" writes i wm!op uhinp nf Wnndbury. N. Jersey. L Box 262. "My wife has been using it for some time past, naving sunereu severely with nenrlne-dowu pains, aching in back. and many other complaints peculiar to women. She was very weak, could not do any heavy work or washing but can do all t .b- nrtw Shft is soon to become a mother but we do not fear the result as heretofore), all due to your wonuer-woriter, "Your 'Pleasant Pellets' are also worth ; thAir nripp I have used them for biliousness and stomach, trouble, and have found them to be all that you claim. They are my constant companions once used, always kept." Given away. The People's Common Sense Medical Ad Tiser is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of nailing only. The book con ii.na 1008 pages, over TOO illus t1 Uions and several colored riates. Send 21 one-cent s- .nips for the paper-bound Kok, or 31 stamps for the i . th bound. Address Dr. V. Pierce. Buffalo, a. Y. THE DAY and THE DINNER If you expect 1 3 pass a pleasant Thanksgiving: Day, see to it that the eatables for the dinner are purchased here. You should be thankful for such splendid offerings as these & & New Nuts, New Figs, Cape Cod Cranberries, . .4 , " New Dates, . New Currants , . New Rasins, Lemon and Orauge Peel, Fine Candies, Glazed Cherries, Pine Apple, Oysterettes, Nabiscos, Macaroons, Festinos, Fancy Dried Fruits, Bananas, Apples, Oranges, Crisp Celery, Lettuce, Corn Husks. Saratoga chips, Mince Meat. Everything in canned goods. Cabbage. Sweet Potaloes, Squash, Honey, Butter, Eggs, Olives, Pickles, in fact evervthing in eatables. o Grocery IPiioxe 203 For Sale. Wagons, backs, plows, harrows, mowers, driving horses, draft . ho baggies and harness; fresh cows you want to buy, come in. I can you money. ii. m. stone. I E. B. oornmg, g The Grocer : HE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Corvallis, Oregon, MAKES LOANS on approved se- , curity, and especially on wheat oats, floor, wool, baled hay, chittim bark, and ell other classes of produce, upon the re ceipt thereof stored in mills and public warehouses, or upon chattel mortgages and also upon other classes of good se curity. DRAFTS BOUGHT AND SOLD upon the principal financial centers of tbe United States and foreign countries thus transferring money to all parts of tbe civilized world. A CONSERVATIVE general busi ness transacted in all lines of banking. , , We are not inclined to spend much time in writins adeertisements we prefer to let our goods and customers speak for themselves. OUR TRADE IS GROWING FAST. WE WANT YOUR TRADE. WILL ASSURE SATISFACTION . BBortiing - n . fi . -"V 1 ,.r-; : EH rta rj I r1 d mfw q CD V Ready for Business! Having rented the B. P. Greffbz building on Main Street opposite the post office where I have put in a New and Complete line of up to date Men and Boys Furnishings, consisting of Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Ready-Made Clo thing. A ne line of Shirts, Underwear, Ties, Handkerchiefs Hosiery, Etc. Prices that are right. Call and examine my line as it is no trouble to show goods. A share of your pat ronage solicited. A. K. RUSS C. H. Newth, Physician and Surgeon PhilomathK Oregon. E. E. WILSON, ATTORNEY Al LAW. G. K. FARRA, Physician & Surgeon, Office up stairs in Burnett Brick idence on the corn er of Madison Seventh st. Phone a t hoaseaa i fi WILLAMETTE VALEY Banking Company Corvalus, Oregon. Responsibility, $100,000 Deals in Foreign and Domestic Exchange. Bays County, City and School Warrants. Principal Correspondents. SAN FRANCISCO 1 PORTLAND . (The Bank o SEATTLE f California TAG Oil A 1 NEW TORK Messrs. J. P. Morgan A Co. CHICAGO National Bank of The Repub lic. LONDON, ENG. N M Rothschilds A Sons ; CANADA. Union Bank of Canada R. D. Burgess PHYSICIAN & SURGEON OfEce over Blackledges furniture store. Hours 10 to 12, 3 to 5. Phone, ofEce 216; Res 454 Corvallis, Oregon. H. S. PERNOT, Physician & Surgeon Office over postoffion. Besidence Cor. Fifth and Jefferson streets. Hours 10 to 12 a. m., 1 to 4 p. m. Orders may be eft at Graham & iam 'a drug store. Change of Time on C. & E. Commencing Sunday, November 1 9th, the evening train for Corvallis will leave Albany at 7:30 p. m. in stead of 9:15. C. & E-! trains will connect with S. P. north and south bound trains as usual. A Habit to Be Encouraged, i - ; , The mother who has acquired ' the habit of keeping on hnnd a bottle of Chamber lain's Gough Remedy, -saves herself a great amount of uneasiness and anxiety. . Coughs, 3olds and croup, to which children are sus ceptible, are quickly cured by its use. . It counteracts any tendency of a cold to result in pneumonia, and if given as soon as the first symptoms of croup appear, it will pre vent the attack. This remedy contains nothing injurious' and mothers give it to lit tle ones with a feeling of perfect security. Sold by Graham & Wortham. Notice to Creditors. In the Matter of the Estate 1 William J Kelly, deceased) - 1 Notice 1b herebv given to all persons coDcern ed that the undersigned has been duly appoint ed administrator with the will annexed- of the estate of said William i. Kelly, (leoeased, by the county court of the state of Oregon, for Benton county : All persons having claims against said estate ot William J. Kelly, deceased, are hereby required to present the, same.' with the proper vouchers; duly verified- as - by, law re quired, within six months from the date hereof, to the undersigned at his residence in Monrce, Oregon, or at the law office of E. E. Wilson, In Corvallis. Benton county, Oregon. ' Sated November 3, 1905. . M.WILHELM, Administrator with the will annexed of the es . tate of Wm. J. Kelly, deceased. Is displayed by many a man enduring pains of accidental Cats, Wounds, Bruis es, Barns, Scalds, Sore feet or stiff joints. But there's no need ' for it. . Bucklen's Arnica Salve will kill the pain and care the trouble. It's the best Salve on earth for Piles, too. 25c. at Allen & Wood ward's, druggists. Wood to Sell Stumpage. . want f o clear some land and have 2,000 cords of fir and oak grab . wood to sell. FirBt come gets first choice of timber to cat. , , . ' . G. A. Cooper, V . P. 0. box 218. . . New lot of freshly loaded shotgun shells. : ' "All kinds of football sup plies. At Hodes Pioneer Gun store. If your stomach troubles yon, do not con clude that there is no cure, for a great many have been permanently cured by Chamber lain's Stomach and . Liver . Tablets. Try them; they are certain to prove beneficial.' They only eost a quarter. Hold by Graham & Wortham. Notice to Creditors. B. A. CATHEY Physician & Surgeon Office, room 14, BanK Bldg. Hoorsi IO to 12 and 2 to 4. Phone, office 83. Residence 351. Corvallis, Oregon. J. FRED TATES ATTORNh l-AT-LAW. First Nat'l Bank Building, Only Set Abstract Books in Benton County B. R. Bryson, Attorney-At-Law, Largest line of matting in tbe city at Blackledge's. ed that the undersigned has been duly appointed executrix of the last will and testament of C. M. Smith, deceased, by the county court of the state of Oregon for Benton county. All persons hav. lag claims against said estate of C. M. Smith, deceased, are hereby required to present the same, with the proper vouchers, duly verified as by law required, within six months from the date hereof, to the undersigned at her residence three miles northwest of Corvallis, Oregon or at the law office of E. E. Wilson, in Corvallis, Benton county, Oregon. Sated, November3, 1905.' -' i - ' LTJOT A. SMITH, Executrix of the last will land testament of C. . M. Smith, deceased.. " of f ' , For Sale. - , C M" SITTH t AAA fLBO( . Notice Is herebv trtven to aU nersons concern-1 " Draft or carnage horse, weight r,2oa i-L ' ::t Chamberlain's Salve. , ". This salve is intended especially, for sore ' v... c . 1 '..... .. 1, ,1 itching piles, chronic nbre eyes, granulated eye lids, old chronic sores and for diseases 01 the -skin, such as tetter, salt rheum, ring worm, scald head, herpes, barber's itch, scabie8,"or itch and eczema. It has' met with unparalleled success in the treatment of these diseases. Price 25 cents per box. Try it. For sale by Graham & Wortham. ound and . true, thoroughly broken to al lasses of work, perfectly safe for ladie nd children. Also new 2-inch "01 Hickory" wagon, and complete set o work harnej. - - inquire ac uuy ocaoies corvallis. - ,r .- -. CHOLERA INFANTUM. . Child Not Expected to tiive from One Hour to Another, but Cured - Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera an ' Diarrhoea Remedy. - KritK, the little daughter of E. N. ej of Agnewville, ..Va, was seriously ur cholera infantum last summer. We gavfl her up and did not expect her to live from one hour to another," he says.' ""I happened to think of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera arid Diarrhoea Beiaedy and got a bottle of from the store. In five hours I saw a chanjsi for the better.. . We. kept on giving it am before" she had taken the half of one email bottle she was well." This remedy is for sale by Graham & Wortham. v. ;