LOCAL LORE.
O. J. BIackQge went to Port
land yesterday on a busess trip.
District number 22 has levied
a special road tax of seven miles.
The annual election of officers
of Corvallis Lodge 14 A F. & A.
M. occurs on Dec. 19th. Instal
lation will be held Dec. 27th.
Miss Fay Hill who has been
visiiing Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Trine
tor the last few days, returned to
Portland yesterday.
- - .H nmo I .qp nnn TOitp Iptt tnr
the Tnetroro!is Monday for a few
days visit. .
Un. Will Buoy of Portland,
left; Monday after a few days visit
with the family of E. J. Harring
ton. All members of the Maccabees
are requested to be picsent at lodge
Wednesday evening at 7:30 p. in.
sharp.
-You'r such a wretched writ
er, it's a wonder you wouldn't get
a typewriting machine."
"I wou'd, only that would show
what a miserable speller I am.'
Tte report of the death of
Wyllace Thompson was false and
his maoy friends here are glad to
learn that he is . much improved.
The dance givn at the collega
Frida1' night in honor of the foot
ball boys was enjoyed by all who
attended. Those wbo had it in
charge were the Philarfelpbians,
Feronians, Zetegatbian and
iaus.
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-Stanley Herbert who gradust-
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who has been located in Orland
uiiorma 1 r tne last three years
with a civil engineering corps came
"up a few days ago for a visit with
bis p rents. He expects to remain
until after the holidays.
Don't forget the social and
: sale of fancy ar'icles and candies
at the F, L. Miller home Wednes
day afternoon December 19th.
The home made candies will ' sus
tarn tne enviaoie reputation ot the
Presbyterian ladies in this line.
A divo ce complaint has been
tiled with the county clerk entitled
Koae Armstrong vs. Fred J. Arm
strong. The parties were married
m Benton county in Sept-mber
1903, and the cause assigned for
aissoiunon or ine marriage are
- hab tual drunkenness and failure to
Support,
The first of the free boys suits
that S. L- Kline is giving away
was drawn Saturday evening by
Master Kenn6th Hunter. This
is an unequaled opportunity for
every boy in Corvallis to get a suit
free, and every boy should take
' Advantage of it. ' , ' "
The insurance companies . have
naid eighty percent of the losses
in San Fia cisco. One company
mat made an elegant record had
-losses aggregating more than nine
'mill ons As soon as its vaults
'Could be opened it began settling
- ana at tne end 01 77 days had set
tied more than eight millions of its
Josses, making an average of more
than $100,000 a day.-; It was. the
London & Lancashire, represented
:bv S. L. Kline of th's c'ty. , ,
- Dan Pullen, a Pacific 5 Cos
l.d it announced in the Brooklyn
Eagle as tackle on the all Americm
foot-ball team,: and is accredited
with beiDg thebest man in: America
in the position. - He -pla ed with:
me university 01 w asnir gton team
as a guard on a the 0.: A. C.
'field in 1903 when the Washington
men won "by a . score c f f i ve i to
- naught: He played with. Wash-
ington as tackle against O. A. V.
'- at Seattle in 1904 when the O A C
men -won. 26 to .5. and again last
year in the sanv position when 0
A C won 15 to o. He played right
tackle this year on the West Point
team and the E gle says outplay
ed every man he went against.
JERRY FROM KERRY.
The Funniest Show Since Time Be
gan.
. A show that will amuse the
young and old, a show that is re
commended by the clergy, press,
and public of two c uotries, a show
that carries a superior uniformed
-concert band and orchestra, the
show that made a hit in Corvallis
lost season. Next Saturday will I
, mark the return to our city of a
favorite theatrical company, one
that presents all that is clean, re
fined, and moral in high class
comedy. To those who wish i to
enjoy a clean, sparkling, wholesome 1
entertainment and excellent music
Terry from Kerry is certainly , a I
treat. The seat sale opens Thurs-1
day morning, prices 25, 35, 50,
and 75.
Tte Coffee Club dance occurs
Friday evening of this week.
The windows wilt all be in the
new pos'ofEce building in a few
The E. W. 8. Pratt jewelry
store is undergoing a change. A
new glass front is being put io
which will give the store an up-to-date
appearance.
Officfrs elected by the Rebtk
nhi M ndy evening wi-rt2: N. G.,'
Lulu Spangler; V. G., Margaret
Fowellt; pec, Maud Hayee; tress.,
Kannie Oren; finan. ssc, Emily
Htnkle.
Telephone companies each bave
forces of men at work in C(rvl-
lis in various capacities and the im
provement? give the city a progres
sive air. Much money is going in
to circulation from these source.
Tbc dance given Friday even
ire by the Gamma Dslta Pni fra
ternity boys was one of t .e nvst
succei-sfnl everts of the season. The
ball was prettily adorned with hun
dreds of ( ollege penoaois, cosy cor
ners, coucbe, rugH, etc., and the
guests Dcmberi'd fifty. The mem
bTB of tbe fraternity are, Charles
Watte; Cur; Ptsbinger, Jt n Lingaa?,
Chiuncey Hirdiog, Rov Nicbolf,
Mr. Cropp aiid Warren Birnel!.
At the city council Wtoightit
was determined to allow the electric
igbt company but two-thirds of the
charge for street lighting on tbe
grouud that the ligb s are but two-
thirds as (ood as those furnished
bv J. M Porter. A t-etth-mtnt was
affsctrd with Mrs. Thomas whose
husband was killed by a cavein oi
tbe water ditch. . She is to be ' paid
$450 besides the $50 paid for funeral
expenses.
A farmer had a horse and was
anxious to sell, and one day while
driving a boarder the horse stopped
so frequently as to lead the boarder
to aek: What ails your horse
that be stops so often? Is he balky?"
"No," replied the farmer, "he's all
right. It's simply he's eo darned
afraid somebody will say 'whoa,'
and he won't, hear it, that be stops
to lislen " ; !-; -- v ..; 'i ;
' A decisive defeat was ad minis-
t. j 1 . it.'! r 1 a rt a
lercu uy tuo J. a. j. iritui U a.'
Monmouth aggregation at baeket
ball in tbe college Armory, Friday
evening. " ;Tbe score was 43 to 14.
The line np of the O. A. C. 1 men
was, forwt rde, Reed and Swann;
cptin; Center,5 Foster ; and Cate;
guards, Rooper acd Bilyeu. In the
second half Benson and Spires went
in at guard and Dugan Rooper at
forward; There was a big crowd.
The fEclals Were Wilkins of O. A.
C. and Tbarp of MonmoatK.
Work ."on ...'the. Johnson bank
buildiog is being .pushed. The
r orth bnd east walls are above tbe
windows. Tbe pressed brick col
umns for support of the glass front
are being put in now. Workmen
are dressing "the granite for use
about the windows. It came from
California and its non arrival caus
ed much delay in operations on tbe
structure. Tbe work is prosecuted
under caDvaes and to the layman
who' watches ltr looks, like a com
fortable winter job ! , 0 r ..f
Monday nigbt' tbe Rebekas
held an open session at their rooms
in Odd Fellows j Hall, aod! many
friends of the organ zatioo enjoyed
its hospitality. A ' leading feature
of the entertainment was a-goeseing
contest. : An . elaborate ' wedding
and bridal tour was planned ' toy a
committee, and '. tbe names of the
bridal pair, attendants, places visit
ed; persons met with on the wedding
tour, scenes witnessed, etci, iWere
indicated by the title of musical
numbers rendered by various mem-
be rt. The degree of success in un
iolding tbe plotidepended upon
one's knowledge- of . the , names, of
musical numbers rendered', So the
plan of amusement served a double
effect tbe pleasure of a fine rnusic-
al programme and tbe excitement
men t of a contest. - Miss (JUo John
son was awarded, brtt honors id
the contest and S Hartsock cap
tured tbe "btioby prize,; a tin horn.
Mr. Hartsock s friends will be
pleased to know that bi Christmas
festivities are to begin so, far in ad
vance." Other iotureting; features
of the evening ' werev an exhibition
ot "living pi'ctufes" and a splendid
luncbebrj. ; n ; -" .." .ilf.
C Watch this space,
REAL. ESTATE
25 acres near small town 1 2 acres in cultivation; ballance pasture and '
timber, good house, barn, chicken bouse, good orchard near school, a nice "
little home, pnee $ I, Z5U.
Good stroe and dwelling combined, barn with windmill -3 acres , of
with fruit; a fine location for small business, in little town, price $ 1 ,000.
26 acres J 8 in cult,, balance, timber and pasture, house and bam, soil
sandy loam' Located near Town - of Queensbury, Warren County ; New
York price $1 ,000, will trade for Oregon land. - " ; '
, AMBLER 6c j WATTE RS
All members of the Chriptian
church are urged to be present Wed
nesday evening. Matters of int r
est to the entire congregation' will
be presented, -
, Walter Wells, an 0. A. C.
gradua'e and eon of Mr. acd Mrs.
John .Wells, of this city, left last
night fcr Ely, Nevada, to take a
position in a drugstore. f The town
is in the vicin ty of the mining dis
tricts. Walter's salary ip $125 Per
mpntb, an advance of $50 over tbe
position be had in Portland. 7
Mrs. C. B. King, well known
in Corvallis, accompanied by ber
daughter, is spending the winter at
Atlanta, Georgia. In letters to rel
atives here ebe says she . acd her
daughter cannot appear on the
street, or even leave tbe houe uti
les? accompanied by a man because
of the negroes. The terror in which
white women live in there as a re
sult of the aseaults by black men is
almoit intolerable, according to her
accoupts. Pf'ople in the Northern
states are hardly competent to paes
judgment on the acts of Southern
'men when they inflict condign pun
ishment on tbe b!a-k rapists.-'
Continued from page I.
morning and investigate ! the rause
of death. The Burnett family is
highly respectable and came here
trotn Iowa or Minnesota several
years ago. '
Spokane, Wsb., Dac. 7. Amass
of testimony tending to shatter the
defense of insanity wes introduced
by the prosecution today in the Sid
ney Sloane murder trial., School
mates and playmates of the defend
ant; men wbt worked with Sidney
io the mines, former temployes of
tbe Sloane-Pdine company aud bus
iness men of Spokane were of 1 one
accord 1 a stating that although the
defendant, was ugly, vicious and la
zy, yet his actions were never such
as to indicate 'the yputh was Dot
sane. " i-. i
?' The calling of George St; Clair,
a timber locator and formerly en
gaged on contract work at the Snow
storm mine, where Sidney was em-
1 nlnvfii canserl a clash hetwaen wit-
r . " . - , , .
nsss and Attorney ' Robertson,' in
w hi ch the ktateme n I .was ', m ad ef t h a t
Mr'. Si. Clair bid received' tbe 'lm
pressibn! in "an interview ' with Mr.
Robertson that he could have been
used as a witness tor the defense
providing he could make' certain
changes in 'bis testimony." .' " "
'Thomas Vobneon, cohvict'-d' of
manelaogbtsr and now out on bonds
awaiting tbe supreme court's action
on his'appeal, was one ' of the im
portant' witcesses; Mr. Johnson
test. bed as to bidney s actions in
the county jail' while be and the de
fendsnt were cello: ales. ' . f
. Attorney Hobertson fnade"anoth
er futile effort 16 have the court
grant him permission to' have ' Sid
ney examined by ah expert " to as
certain his sanity; '-Thomas 'John
son waB On the' stand : when Mr
Robertson 'lenewed the '; request,
which has been denied several times.
"I object to this witness' tesfify
ine,' because we have' been' denied
the privilege of having an expert
examine this defendant," Said Mr.
Robertsjni 'I'wiil ask, the court
at this time to order tbe: sheriff to
grant me permission to have a phy
sician make a medical examination
of: tbe defendant for the purpose of
giving us an opportunity to intrb
docc rebbtul; testomooy." ' 1 '
' . Classmates testified that ;-lToong
Sloane drack heavily while io high
school, and that 'failhre in '. studies
wa dne to, dissipation of ather than
lack of braihs.v J. M. Estey; son of
a eouncilnoantestified: ')
. : ''I iamf tere' ageinst my" will,
summoned i by! tbe state. ' Sidney
Sloutie was my frind'aiid ' ! bave
rdtie to make mvVelt believe he wss
itsanej but I r ave bem ' unable to
recall one siDgl- inrtHiie set."' " ;
..- Many ott er playmMW and cla's
mates .testified:tt.itie-'hoy,, sanity,
and ebowed, ithut t dissipation 'and
degeneracy wime tKe chief causes of
hie failure in ieiudies. ?Tf:e deftiil
ant. was ally on t r i i ; t od a y ; ! faVb -er
and mother being left out of the
testimony. . Charlie Riemer, class
mate, testified that Sidney came to
the high school .repeatedly with
blot debot eyes and breah; tainted
with liquor, tnd admittedhe was
"out" th night before.
for Bargins in
.
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A SNAP!
Always, found at the store of
VICTOR P. MOSES
V
A full line of groceries and gen
merchandise always on hand
Bring all your eggs and butter to
' 1
market
Have You Bought that Winter
0 1..,; Suit Yet?
If not. come and let us Sgure with you. We have
a fine line of ready-to-wear clothing also a large line
of samples we take your measure and guarantee a fit.
Give us a call.
The.only exclusive Mens Furnishing Store in Town. ;
Corvallis, ' Oregon. i
G. B.
The Grocer.
We are not inclined to spend much time in
writing, advertisements we prefer to let our goods
ana customers speak Tor themselves '
OUR TRADE IS GROWING FAST.
VV, - A WE WANT YOUR TRADE.
j W ViuJassure satisfaction
6y BBorning.
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PUFFED RICE
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I hi:
: Greatest of all
on the Market.
NO TROUBLE
In Serving. Can be bought at
HOPES' -GROCERY.
. PHONE 203.
MOSES and get the highest
pnee.
Rorning,
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Food Productions
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.,Mr. IMon Foo, an experienced com
pcmndljot Chinese medicines, sncceeeor
tolbeMe Hong Wo long, of Albany,
Oregon, is now prepared to foroieh Chi
nese medicine to all. The nndersigned
recommenda , bim and guarantees satis
faction. : 1 -vi j - ? v ' u ,
Call or write him at No. 117 West Sec
ond Street, Albany, Orenon.
Jim Westfall.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice Is hereby (riven mat the undersigned
has been duly appointed the executor of the es
tale of Ado vouipton, deceased, by the county
court of the stale of Oregon . for Benton county.
All ptrsunt havlnx clrlms ag&lnt-t Mild estate
are noiifted to present tbe RRine duly verified as
hy law n-qulied within tix months from the
dnte herejt,to the nuderslgued at the office ol K.
It. BrysOD, in the city of oorvallts, Ort-nn
JAUS J.FLETT,
Executor of the estate of Ann Compton, dec'sd
Economy fruit jars at Thatcher
& Johnson's.
CLOTHES CLEANED and preseed at
lowest prices one door eouta of mar
ble shop on Main street.
B. A. CATHEY
Physician & Surgeon
Office, room 14, BanK Bldg. Hoorsi
r 10 to ta and a to 4.
Phone, office 83. Residence 33 1.
Corvallis, Oregon.
DR. E. E. JACKSON
Veterinar" Surgeon & Dentist
O-ffice 1011 Main st lad 204
Residence 1220 4th st Ind 389.
J. A. WOODS
General Auctioneer. A Square Dea
. and charges right :
Corvallis, Oregon.
J. FRED FATES
A TTORN& I -A T-LA W.
Zierolf BuildirS.
G. R. FARRA,
Physician & Surgeon,
Office np stairs in Burnett Brick Rea
Idence on the corn er of Madison, and
Seventh 6t. Phone at honse and office.
H. S. PERNOT,
Physician & Surgeon
Office over postoffiee. Besidence Cor.
Fifth and Jefferson streets. Honrs 10 to
12 a. m., 1 to 4 p. m. Orders may be
eft at Graham & -ham's drug store.
Leave orders at Zierolfs for fresh
Yaqwina bay oysters for delivery Sat
Rogoway's Second Hand Store.
Fresh Yaqnina Bay oysters at
Zierolfs every Saturday. , Leave
orders now. . . -
O. R. N., THE TIME SAVER.
Chicago 17 Hours Nearer via this Pop
ular Columbia River Route.. ,
Ftanklin was right when he
said, " Lost time is never found a
gain. '" The O. R. N. in' addition
to giving you 200 miles along the
matchless. Columbia River, saves
you 17 hours to, Chicago. ,It is the
bnort .Line to Lewiston. (
Short Line to - Palonse - country.
-Short Line to Spokane, " 5
Short line to the couer . d'Alene
country, 1 ,
Short Line to Sait ake Gity ;
Short to Ltne Denver . . 'i. -
, Short Line to Omaha ; ' ' .. ,
Vv Short Line to Chicago. ...
Short Line to all points east
, Three trains east daily, 9:30 a
m Arp fl.rp r. ? r Tt.trl.l :
uli. u.ij o'.ij UMi. ire Aiiitiigy
Fortland special is as. .fine tas; the;
1: . ' is r. . r . . i"
1 For particulars ask any agent of
fhe Southern Pacific Company-or
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t . .'. . - . Wm. McMurray,
i ', . , . . Gen. Pass. Agent,
1 Portland, Orego n
WILLAMETTE VALLEY
Banking Company , , ,
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Responsibility, $100,000
Deals la Foreign and Domestic
v v.. . - - Exchange.: -v" I
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