LOCAL LORE. NEWS OF VICINITY CORVALLIS AND TOLD IN BRIEF. Toe Comings and Goings of People Social Gossip, Personal Men tion and Other Items of Public Interest. Miss lassie-Bush spent Satur day and buuday in Monmouth. John H. Simpson visited his I.an county farm Sunday. Harry Beard spent Sunday with his parents at Tangent.' Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Kaupisch arrived todav from a visit with Portland and Albany relatives. Mrs. John Rickard has return d from a visit with friends at Eu gene. Mr. aiid Mrs. Harley Hall re turned Saturday from . week's vis it with Polk county relatives. ' Born, Saturday, to Mr. and Mrs. George Horning, near Peoria, .-a son. Mrs. J. H. Penn of Yaquina has been tne guest for several days of Mrs. B. A. Cathey. Miss Mary Nolan, Tom Nolan, '3a ni Damon and Sam Dolan at ieudcd the DeiU Phi dancing party m husr.y i'n.'.ay evening. V. v. :--Y..y .sy and F. II. -: y :: I ''; ;: pfied through V: '. ; ih'-.ir v. ;y to - .-a ' V : ..! of Corval- '" ' -' : - " UrcgGinan con-v--, J--- Unci', .with 13,- Ninez Francisco began today the erection of a $50 cottage on lots b.ongin to him on north Third street. for a vis-It with her daughter at Al bany. '' ' t' f - -' " John Ingle returned Monday evening from a visit at Pendleton ard Wa'la Wella. The Valentine parly to be given by th Coffie Clab lidiea occurs' to morrow, Wednesday evening. Mies Mary Nolan returned yes terday frcm a visit of several days in Albany. The letter "a" ii r laie of "e" in an editorial in ths Salem States man made the republication of the article necessary. "Why is it, Willie, that you did not t8ke any prizes at this term of school?" ''Well, you told me net to be ee'fisb, 8Dd some of the other pupils seemed to waet them." The 0. A. C. basket ball girl, iuff-red a def?at at the bandeof the Cbimiwa m:s es in College a'riro" ry Kiidsy n'gbi. Early In the first fcalf the ' vUitore tonk"" the Mead, which they continued to increase UL til the end of the game, the score etaniiug 11 t&lgj in their favor when the f a te closea. A large crowd was in htteDdance. . --The lad that engsges in hazing at O. A. C hereaft r and gets caught at it will have to go. A resolution adopted by the faculty yeterday nacming is as follows: ukreas, In haziug, teverl units a3aj.net' one,' thus rindnriog he TQly, aod particular 'of cadets.- then fore. COMES TO CORVALLIS. lv uti'.vortby tiKS01,VKD. gi i fv of b' th:f.t z' pa 13 CCi i d: eaof'is 0... .... TO:. Changed From Eugene on Ac count Fever Epidemic There ' C. E. Convention. Owing to the epidemic of typhoid fever in Eugene the State C. E. convention which was to be held there February 22nd to 25th had to be postponed. The programmes had been piinted and everything arranged for a great convention. A number of the best speakers on the Coast had been engaged long in advatne. Hence the great de sire of the State ' C. E. committee to hold the convention at this time. Corvallis had tried for this conven tion a year ago, and the state com mittee yesterday asked Corvallis and the Corvallis churches in par ticular, if the convention could not be transferred from Eugene to Cor At a meeting in the Evan3elical church last nignt representatives of all the C. E societies in the ci y met and unanimously decided to welcome the convention to this city. The first meeting will be held Thursd ay evening, February 22nd, when Rev. E. L,. House, D. D of Portland, will preach the conven tion sermon. In the next issues of this paper the complete programme and all arrangements will be given. ' It hardly needs to be said that the coming of this convention means ruuch to Corvallis. There will be delegates from all over Oregon. They are interested in' cur town and college a--ul v r.ro;-U! J.G.MORRIS - SUCCESSOR TO A. M. AUSTI M ' -H s 1 I Practical Shder & General Blacksmith i I Prices for general shoe ing. Setting 25c a shoe, New shoes $1.50 a horse. No 6 and over $2. I ; all H ua uu. WORK Careful attention given knee hitting, interfering, lameness. Tre a t m e n t without extra charge. FIRST" CLASS. HH IW IHfrn un IIP HII I i 11 Rememtier BlaGkledge is Here Hi ncoraWe tc. ; tcitrtainaif : . ' ',':'. I-a t F:':d-vy v 0 ra hcus-e, far tbe berpfi under the augpice;s of the W t Miss Mabel Davis, whose ill ness was reported in Friday's Times, is suffering with typhoid fever. -"About 50 Independent tele phone instruments arrived Monday for use on the Hue that has recently been put up in the Jesse Foster neighborhood. Charles Heckert , who returned "vesterdav from a business trip to , Eugene was told while there that ' the number of typhoid cases at that time in Eugene was above go, His i -f . mant was a physician of the .xity. 1-Keith Brown is now sole own er of the Pioneer bakery. Last Fri- 1av hp rmrchased the iuterest of Joe McEadden, and the latter de parted at once for Portland. Mr. Brown expects a baker to arrive from Portland in a few days to take charge of that part of the work. Clay Shepard, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at the college was tak en to his home in Polk county Sat urday. He is suffering with an ailment that it was feared might Jevelop into typhoid fever. He was however, able to be out of "door the day after his, arrival home, according to the statement of liis brother, who returned to col- Jgt yesferday. Harry Cronisedisplayed on the street yesterday a spray of lemons, sent him from Merced, California There were three on the branch, each in size larger than any of those ever seen in the markets. As a setting to the dark green leaves 'they made an appearance so sightly that Mr. Cronise had them photo graphed. They came with a box of oranges to Mr California friend.' the C. T. U , rtrlcUd great credit upon a'l tie (.arties iDteieited,. the inaugu rates and tbe artists alike. The programme which was of unusual ength, consisted of musical and el ocu',icn:ry numbers, and pleased and entertained a large and appre ciative audience to tbe end. -A force ot a dozen men and three teams is doing the grade work- for the new eide track extension on Water etreet for the convenience of the Cbrvallie sawmill. In addition, a bridge gang is at work, buildiDg a hridtfp at the intersection of Tyler and, Water stree'e where there is a roadway by whicb teams reach the Willamette. Mo?t ol the grading from the milL to Tyler street 13 al r,9r.dy completed. Between the tui.ige aod elee'ric light plant there will be cmider able-cut acd also a heavy fill. Tbe uew eidiDg will end at the chute at the rrnll. B de are called fjr by the gov ernment for delivery of : mails be tween. tbe C'jrvJiliis" iiostoflice . aud the C & E. et:tton J iha Lenger has been renderirg the service, but tbe tripe have so increaeed that he has struck for higher wages. The result, is a call tor bid', wbicb are prepared and to be handed in to Postmaster Juhoeon within ten days to be forwarded to the depart ment at "Washington. Blanks for use of bidders are to be tad at the local DQStoffice. - The service in volvea trips between the local office and the-C. & IS. etation at six a. m 8:3TB. m., 11 a. rx., l:3o p. m 3:2o p. m., 5:3o p. rr. and 8:13 p m , on week days, and 0:00 a. m. 11:30 a. m. acd l:3o p. m. on Sun days, making in -all. 45 Uips per week. 1 There is much inquiry by far mers with reference to cleaping up orchards and- it is apparent that many of them will make an effort is and on other t 1 r iiouies te We have just received 45 Mai lable Iron Beds, all prices, from $2 90 up. One thousand yards Matting, just in. New wall Paper just received. Lower than any house in Benton county The new folding Go-Carts ; are here. " We don't have time to change our ads every week, we sell goods to beat the band. Dent buy vx&l you see our large stock oi House but in-z. Goods. 4 rooms foil. Acme Washer. Saturday evening the Rebek - ahs held a special meeting at their "hall to receive Mrs. Frazier, Presi- dent of the Assembly. As the president wished to witness the manner of putting on the floor work and there was no regular candidate Miss Marvin, a visiting member. was duly taken through the mys teries of the degree. Both the can didate and the? president praised the staff for their splendid work. Afterwards thei;e was a cordial in vitation to the banquet room, which no one declined". They have fire drill on occas ions now, out at the public schools There is a given signal which the pupils have come to understand. J Sometimes it is given without warn ing, but in a twinkling the young- ; sters catch its signification and hur ry into their positions for leaving the building with proper haste. Every pupil knows hisor her place, and by reason of this knowledge it is possible to empty either building without confusion and in "only a minute or two. ' Cronise from ai t0 Fave their fruit trees. There always a warm spot in the family heart. for favorite old apple trees or pear trees or cherry trees, even though disease aod pests may have overwhelmed them to the extent of interfering greatly with their fruit age. Ttiere are associative, oft times around many of tbeee trees that make them especially interest ing to everybody on the place, and in manv instances it would be an unpleasant incident to Bee such trees cut down at tbe behest of the law. A great, wave of agitation, however, for strict enforcement of the law is sweeping over . Western Oregon, and it is apparent that the epray pump must be used, or the axeman will come, i an in n where ibe conventinri las met.- 1 ciousn the time is s.jort: hard work this convautiju can ue rovaiiy entertained. Different committees have been appointed but the committee on en tertainmeut and welcome is the most importantand will begin work at once by calling on all tbe people of the town to provide entertain ment for the delegates. This com mittee is as follows: Rev. Green, Misses Mary Sutherland. Emma Crawford, Cameron, Graves, Em ma Thompson and Leona Jackson, and Messrs Hill and Wyatt. black 10 ttmsswz - . 1 zz. ibe Lincoln Said the ume,- you can't Teacher's Exarnination. Notice is hereby given that the couht-y eupHrinteudent of Benton, county 'will hold the regular examination of appli cants for state and county papers at Cor vallis, Oregon as follows : . For State Papers. Commencing Wednesday Feb. 14 at 9 o'clock a. m. , and continuing until Sat urday Fet). 17, at 4 o'clock p. m. W dneeday Penmanship, history, spell- lug, algebra, reading, school law. . Thursday Written arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar, bookkeeping phy sics, civil government. Friday Physiology, geography, men- tal arithmetic, composition ana phy sical geography. S.; urday Botany, pjane geometry, ST ;neral history, English l literature, psychology.. ' For County Papers. . C Vnmencing Wednesday, February 14, ' ' 9 o'clock a. m. and continuing uutil Friday February 16 at 4 o.c'ock p. m. Yon can fool some of the people all and all of the people some of the time; but fool all of the people all the time." We have adopted a batter plan than that Never Fool Anybody The merchandise we sell is exactly as represented If not we req jest you. to allow us to exchange it for other goods or real money. . A K RUSS . ( Corvallis, Oregon it, Second and "Third ficae. Grade Certi- Eor Rent. Nice of&ce rooms to rent in my concrete building. Aiso cheap ".back room. " " ---B. R. Thompson. : 51 Cents Per Setting For eggs. Beet browu "ghorns. T. B. Irvine, Corvallis. ! ; Notice of Final Settlement. In tbe Matter of the Estate ) ot I Mary Elizabeth Haugas, deceased) Notlt e is hereby given that the undersigned aa administratrix ot Bald estate of Mary Elizabeth Mangas, deceased, has filed her final account as such administratrix with the clerk of the coun ty court ot the state of Oregon, for Benton coun ty, and the said court has fixed Saturday, the loth day of March, 1906, at the hour of two o' clock in the afternoon ot said day as the time, and the county court room ln the court house In Corvallis, Oregon, as the place for hearing any and all objections to the said account and tor settlement thereof. . Dated this February 3, 1906; . . MABy BtEB, Administratrix of the estate of Mary Elizabeth Mangas, deceased. Wt-dnesdav Penmanship, history, or thography, reading. Thursday- -Written arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar, physiology. . Friday .Geography, mental arithmetic school law, civil government. . For Primary Certificates Wednesday Pen manshi p, orthography, arithmetic, reading Thursday Art of questioning, theory of . teaching, physiology.. Notice is further given that teachers. will be confined in their answers in theory and practice' to White's Art of Teach ing. . . Notice is further given that applicants who are strangera to the county board of examiners wi' l be expected to . fur nish testimonials as to their 1 moial character before certificates will be is sued. Dated this 31st day of December 1906, at Uorvallis, Or, ! Geo W Den man, ' County School Supt Benton Co., Or, Veterinary Surgeon. ur. iv. jacKson, veterinary sur geon, has located :. in ; Corvallis for the practice of his profession. Office at Winegar & Show's livery stable. ' Wood . Wanted. ' Notice Is hereby given that the County Court of Benton County,:Oregon, will receive sealed bids for furnishing wood to Benton County, for the year 1906, as follows : . 25 cSrds of oak grub wood, tour feet long, and not less than 3 Inches in diameter; also 35 cords split maple wood, tour feet long, also 15 cords of second growth fir wood, four feet long. Said wood to be delivered at tbe county court house in Corvallis, Oregon between June 1st and August 1st, 1906, and when so delivered and accepted to be paid for In county warrants. All bids must be filed' In the office of the county clerk ot Benton county, Oregun, on or before Wednesday, March 7. 1906, at the hour of i o'clock pl Mr The come reserves the right to reject any andul bids. - ; ' " Dated this 10th,day of February, 19C6.' ' ,: - - VICTOR P. MOSES. J. . - - - County Clerk, Moses Brothers Sure Pop You .will always find us up and coming . ' and our prices reasonable. FOR Boots and shoes for men, women '""and children, hats, caps, underwear,' everyday and Sunday shjrts ladies skirts, mens and boys suits in fact things to numerous to mention, . ALSO A fin? line of groceries, crockery and everything , is needed in a grocery department that LOOKOUT Fjr Moses Bros quick delivery wagon. Listen for the bell and y ou will find there is something doing ; Borniiija, The Grocer BANKING. The First National Binkof Corval lis, Oregon, transacts a general coneervative tanking business. Loans money on approved secu rity. Drafts bought and sold and money transfer re dto he principal cities of the United Statep, Eu rope and foreign couDtrief. : E. E, WILSUN, ATTORNEY A 7 LAW. H. S. PERNOT, Physician & Surgeon Office over postoiSce. Residence Cor. Fifth and Jefferson Btraets. Hoars 10 to 12 a. m., 1 to 4 p. in. Orders may be" eft at Graham &. v "'hatd's drug store., , J. FRED STATES A TTORAh I -AT-LA W.' First Nat'l Bank Building, Only Set Abstract Books in Benton County B. A. CATHEY Physician & Surgeon 0?3ce, roons 14, BbeB ElSg. Konrn 10 f-o ta scd 2t4. Phone, cRlec S3. Resid.3i-.M-55!. Corvams. . Ciob. -J o. k. fauba; Physician .& Surgeon, Office a ) icain i 1 d idence 01. tin casr Seventh at. Pan: 1 1 Of Villi)! . 1 1 a C. H. Newth, Physician and Surgeon Philomath, Oregon. 1 ffevi Jime fard for C, to E. Taking effect January 1, 19O6, the new time card of the C. & E. will be issued, changing the times of trains between Albany and Corvallis as follows: Leavs Albany for Corvallis : 8:00 a. ill. 12:45 p. in. and 7.35 p. m. Leave Corvallis for Albany 6:30 a. ru 11:30 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. Sunday Trains: ' 1 " ' , . Leave Albany for Coavallis at 7:35 p. m. Leave Corvallis for Albany at 6:30 a. m. The afternoon train leaving Albany at 2:40 p m. will be discontinued. WILLAMETTE VALEY Banking Company. Corvallis, Obegox. Responsibility, $100,000 Deals In Foreign and Domestic Eichange. Bays County, City and School Warrant. The Bank o California Principal Correspondents. SAX FRAJiCISCO J r PORTLAND I SEATTLK ?" iaooma : ) ' NEW YORK Messrs. J. Morgan A Co. CHICAGO National Bank of The Repub lic. LONDON, ENG. N M Eothachilds A Sons CANAD 4 . Dolce Kanlt of Clsinaaa Summons. lot in ,V Wfi arfi not inolined to snend much time writing advertisements we prefer to let our goods and customers speak for themselves. OUR TRADE IS GROWING FAST.. WE WANT YOUR TRADE. . WILL ASSURE SATISFACTION 6 B Bornltig -J ....... - ; In the Circuit Court of the Stats of Oregon Benton Couuty. . Myrtle Benson, .Plaintiff.) . . versus John'T. Benson, Deft. . To John D. Benson, trie above named defend ant: . 'i Iu the name of the State of Oregon, you are hereby summoned and required to appear and answer the complaiut of the plaintiff In the above entitled-fcuit In the above entitled court, now on nle in the office of the clerk of said court on or before the last day of the time prescribed in the order for publication of this summons made bv the county judge of Benton couuty, state of "Oregon which order is hereinafter ' re ferred to) to wit, Wsrch 2J!d. 1900, and you are hereby notified that ifou fail so to appear aud answer the said-complaint as herein required, for want thereof the plaintiff will apply io the above entitled court for the relief demanded In her said complaint, namely, for a decree of divorce from the said defendant forever c"1bsoiv lng the marriage contracfexlsting between the plain tilt and said defendant, and for such other mriucr emv . the court may seem proper. This summons Is published tn the Corvallis Times once a week for six successive nd oon-.nKivML-fl hAplnnirti? with the issue of February 9, 19C6.. and ending with the Issue of March 23, 1!X)6, under and in pursuance of the directions contained lu an order made by the Hon. Virgil E. Walters, county jjudge of Benton county, Oreg n. being the couuty where the above entiuu sail is pending in' the above en titled circuit coart, dated February 8, I9pt. Date oi first publication hereof Is February -. 1900 ' ! v -E. E. 'WILSON, a Plaintiff a Attorney. J One Dollar Saved Represents Ten Dollars Earned. 2. r The average man iloes not save to exceed ten per cent, of his earnings, lie mnstsiend nine dollars in living expenses for. every dollar saved. That being the case he can not be too careful about unnecessary ex penses. Very often few cents properly in vested, like buying seeds for his garden, will save several dollars outlay later on. It 'is the same in buying Chamberlain's Cbliev Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It costs but a"few' cents, and a bottle of it in the hone often saves a doctor's hill of several doljars. For sale by Graham & Wortham.