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Greatest of all Cash Sales
AX
F. L. MILLER'S
Will begin Wednesday January 2nd 1907.
Offering bargains in every department. And
as is our custom we will make this one of the -BARGAINS
events of the year. Space will
not permit to quote prices on every article in
the BIG STORE. But will remind you that
it is a genuine sale. And everything goes at re
duced prices.
DRY GOODS
10c Outing Flannel at 8e
12c do do J....::... 10c
1 lot colored dress goods 25
1 lot do do 35
1 lot $1 do 60
54 in navy and green homespun 45
54 in blue ladies clothe 45
15c silkoleen 1Q
12c do ................... .09
Extra heavy mixed shirting 20c grades goes
at 12c
Men and Boys Clothing
$10 mens suits reduced L ,..$ 7:95;
$15 do
$16.50 do
$20.00" do ;
$2.50 boys suits
$3.00 do
' $3.50 do
$4.50 ' do
LOOAJL. LOBE.
for 'advertisements in. this column tee rate
i of 15 cents per line will be charged. , .'
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AFTER FIFTY YEARS.
i ;-t-Mi's9 Mary Suherland ba3 re
turned from a vuit with . . Albany
and Scio friends.
j J.' E. Winegar,'' now a resident
of Oregon City, was , a ... Corvallis
visitor Wednesdays
i An effort is being made to se4
cure the famous Irish drama ''Ker
ry Gow" for the date of January
ii, and if.it succeeds will . be an
event in local theatrical matters. '
i ' Mrs. Gerber and son Henry,
are home from a week's visit with
George Bauerline and family at
Salem. '. The latter occupies a re
sponsible position at the electric
light and power plant at the capital
Charley Butler and wife of
Portland are spending a few days
in Corvallis euests at the Kerr
,hooje. They were at one time re
sidents of Corvallis. but Mr. But
i ler is now in the transfer business
' in Portland.
j ! Harold, the two-year-old son
b' Frank "Taylor, who resides near
Philomath, was buried Wednesday.
Although two physicians attended
the little one, it is understood that
there was no definite conclusion as
to its ailment. . - . '
Carl Porter has resigned his
position at the Centennial Meat
Market, and, with his family, is
preparing to Engage in farming.
Carl and his bro'therrin-law John
Whitaker have rented the farm for
merly owned by the latter' s parents
and are to become partners.
Oldest Lodge in Corvallis Celebrated
Many Participated -
, A History. ;
-Some
do $12.00
do ..$13.25
do .....$16.00
reduced to..... $ 1.95
:..........$2,25
$2.95
..........;...:; $3.45
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Youths clothing is included in this sale
20 yards good calico $1:00
Extra on Table Linen and Napkins
: THE GREAT KLAMATH BASIN
Of Southern Oregon and Northern California . v,
Is a country of wonderful resources now being rapid
ly developed by the government's irrigation system and by
railroad build iDg.
The Klamath Reclamation Project, j
Undertaken by the United States involves the cx
penditure of about Five Million Dollars. It comprises twr.
distinct system -the Lower Project, now bailding, of which
Klamath Falls is the distributing point, and
The Upper Klamath Project
Or which Bonanza is the Metropolis. The govern
ment has announced that work on".; the Upper Project will
begin as soon as possible in the Spring of 1907. ...... ..,...: ,.t
,! This means that ' ;!
Bonanza ,-'; ' -; 1 ;
will grow as Klamath Falls has grown; that a million
dollars paid as wages to government laborers will be spent
in Bonanza ; that 65,000 acres tributary to Banonza, will be
brought under irrigation and farmed in small holdings. - i j
; Bonanza has other important resources---vast pine
forests; an empire of dry-farming and grazing lands; great
springs of pure water. ? -
Bowne Addition
is practically Bonanza. The original townsite consists' of
but a few blocks. - n v.
The Bonanza Improvement Company :
Qwns Bowne'Addition, nluch of the original, townsitej
auu ZjOjkj ituieo ui xariuiug utuu auriuuuuiiig tuts
raise money for important improvements it is offering lots,'
for a short time "at; very low prices, v -v-:-----. -j
. F, H. Thompson the company's agent will visit Corv
allis in a few days. . ; o ;?,-; r- ?"c
Bonanza Improvement Company,
i Koy Hamaker. Vice President,
H. L. Holgate,' Secretary ," " ' ' " '"'
-. . Klamath Falls, Oregon.
' Those who comment; the new
year by enrolling" in the Corvall's
Business College are sure of suc
cess. President Richards6n ' con
ducts a Clerical Office in Portland
tor the purpose ,ot placing young
people in positions. He places '5
to 15 every week. .Graduates are
sure of good positions. . Day and
night school. ; Vj ,-, , . ..... , . ;,. :
Has anybody found John Wells'
pipe? Mr.: Well trends he - lett .it
in some Mam street business house,
It is an old -style mereschaum
which he has taken, comfort in
during the past thi ty years, .'and
naturally he - will ; be grateiul,, tq
anyone who return s it to him
A. F. Peterson came up from
: Portland Tuesday evening nd-wilt
be here tor a day' or two. Mr.
Peterson, has built for himself and
family an eleganc home in , Port:
land but , the continued illness of
Mrs.- Peterson precludes the , enjoy
ment of an otherwise desirable sit-
cation. I . .'!-,;.
- '-lin' CimeAn, an employe of
of the i m-; pendent Telephone Co
fell if-oru a pole Thursday morning
a ah'nce -of twenty feet. . He was
reit-Jtvcd unconscious for av brief
nan- but at length was able to
wa k 10 nis Doaraing nouse. vunt
wWs scalping a standing pole - with
h .drawing, .knife, and in some
.nanner his .safety strap became
unsnapped and he , fell backward.
cCTast. Tuesday a -shipment of
100 stock hogs arived on the C." &
E. train from Nashville. They were
raised by William Porter, of Rock
cre2k and he drove them form there
to the shipping s, point. , Enroute
he. lpt 1 7 head, i At Corvallis ( Mr,
Porter disposed of the, hogs, at . si
cents per pound, ;gross : .to a C
Rrice wh conducts a farm a shoit
distance' west 1 of this ' city: 1 The
hogs aveiage inweight about 100
pounds.";;;....;';;;-: ;;v '
? 1 ,4r?The marriage of .Walter Wells
of Buena Vista, and Miss Alice: Ma
haffey, occurred at .'the home of
Mr. 'and Mrs. David MahafFey New
Year's day. 7' The ceremony " was
perf Grtned by Rev.1 Feese ' in the
presence of relatives and a few ; in
vited guests. Mr. and Mrs. i Wells
are to reside at Buena Vista where
the groom is . well-known and a
thrifty young mart.; jThe bride has
resided' for several years in Corval'
lis' and is highly esteemed . Among
the guests' were, Mr. and Mrs. Wat'
ters, Mr. and Mrs, Swann, Mr. and
Mrs,, Beach and Mrs. Hammell.
1 i ' i
. ! O j New Year evening at 6 o''
clock,' atthe residence of the brides
ttarents; Mr; and Mrs. O. E. Fost
erThomas C. . Flett and Maude
L. Foster were united in marriage
in the presence of immediate re
latiyes !only(.Rev. M. S... Bush -r of
ficiating. Aktbei -;close:ipfin .the
ceremony the . wedd tog ,', party re
paired'toihe home of the groom's
parem,ts,'"wnere a K'snbstsntial- din
ner Awaited them'. and 'where 5 alsd,
the'y' Will lake -np their residence
lor the present... Upon leaving the
Foster home the ;voung people ex
perienced a. shower, ;of ; rice . and
suchjmiss ile3as re deemed requisite
in confernrig the boon: of good, rack.
1 his marriage is the result 'of co
labor in the Ireland hop yards last
year and the fact is noted-with 'the
view of stimulating the labor " sup
ply during the busy times next
season. .-,
The semi-centennial anniversary
Of the organization of their lodge
was celebrated r by Corvallis Free
Masons Tuesday night.. The event
was a notable one in the ' Masonic
history of the state, for the Corval-1
lis lodge was one of the first or
ganized in the state,, the grand
lodge of Oregon having been in ex
istence but six years when the lo
cal organization was effected.
Three hundred invitations were
sent out in honor of Tuesday even
ing's celebration. Every . member
of the ledge, no matter where his
residence, was on the list of the in
vited, while all the neighboring
lodges of the order got bids to the
festivities. About forty guests
from aoroad were in attendance,
many of them, notable members of
the order. - '
The programme included an ad
dress of welcome by A. B. Cordley,
master, an oration by A. A. Hod
son ot Portland, history of the
lodge by Z. H. Davis, and vocal
solos by Miss Sheehy. At the ban
quet there were many toasts aDd
songs, mostly of humorous char
acter. . A striking feature of which
were songs by Mr. and ""Mrs. S. S."
Bullock of Portland. It was nearly
two o'clock in the morning when
the last guest left the hall.
Corvallis lodge was organized
January 1,1857., The dispensation
was Issued in December 1856, about
six years pftei thegrandlodge of the
state was organized. The original
members were, F. G. Clark, J . B.
Brumfield, J. B. Congle, M. Stock,
J. C. Avery, B. F. Cutter, William
Kaufman, J, A, Bennett, Joseph
Iatshaw, John , Mclateney and
George P. Wren. The number of
charter members was eleven. The
original officers were, D, ,G. Clark,
master;; J ; B., .Brumfield, senior
warden J . B, Congle , junior ward
en; M.' Stack, treasurer; J. C. Av
ery secretary, and B. F.' Cutter,
tyler. All the V chapter f members
are dead. The first . meeting place
was in the upper story of theljuild
ing opposite the steam laundry and
occupied by Beach's feed store, I
which at that time was located on
the northeast corner of the lot west
of the foundry. The first flool of
the building then was occupied by
D, G. Ciark and E. Ilolgate as a
store. After a few years the chap
ter and lodge bought the Occident
al Hotel corner, meeting in the up
per story of what is now the dining
room section of the hotel. ,; The
lower floor was used then as a drug
store. Alter several years the lodges
sold the property and moved into
the Fisher brick. About the same
time, buying the site ot the present
Masonic temple. . '; ;
- The first person initiated into
the lodge was E. Holgate. The
next oldest member living is E- W.
Fisher, who was initiated in 1859.
and next is E. Woodward who was
admitted to membership; in 1 86 5.1
Manual Knight. S. N.- Iilly and
William Burgett became members
in 1865, Wilson Bump in 1867, M.
H: Bell in 1869. and Wallace Bald
win in 1870. O. , G , Clark, the
original mater, was grpnd master
of the grand lodge of Oregon in
1869 and 1870. J. B. Congle, the
secoad master of the lodge became
grand master of the grand ' lodge
and served in that capacity i 1874-
1 875 In 1 860 and 1 86 1 W"am
Kaufman was master, and in " 1862
J. C. Av ry- became executive , offi
cer of the lodges In 1863, ,J,; .R.
Bayley became master, only a r few
months; after being s admitted to
membership. He ; had previously
Bayley; and other I' masters were
1881,; Wallace Baldwin; 1882". S.
E.Belknap; 1883, J. H. Lewis;
1884, E. M. Belknap; 1885, . H.'E.
Harris; ; 1886., M.M S. Woodcock;
1887, Z. Job; 1888. M, Stock; 1889
J. O. Wilson, 1890, M.S. Neugass;
1891, J. O. Wilson;: 1892, J., H.
.Wilson; 1893,; J.. A. Gibherd.
: Corvallis lodge is theoldest secret
society in Corvallis, being a little
more than a year o'.der than the
Odd Fellows lodge. '
THEIR TIN WEDDING.
A GREAT STORM.
Heaviest Rainfall in Years Nearly
Four Inches in Twenty Four
Hoars.
For the past 24 hours half of
Benton county has been under wat
er. A rainstorm of great violence
raged without cessation during the
time with the effect that there is
water everywhere. A rainfall of
t.43 inches, according to the col
lege weather office, was precipitated
in the 24 hours ending ' at four
o'clock yesterday afternoon. It is the
heaviest that has occurred in years
The result, though serious damage
has not been wrought, is that
thousands of acres in Benton coun
ty are lor the moment covered with
water. . Mary s river has left its
banks at Philomath and from halt
way to the town to Hartless mill
everything was water. In the
country south of Corvallis wide ex
panses of farms were inundated.
In Corvallis basements, in num
erous instances were , flooded and
fires put out. Water in the col
lege ditch left the banks . and was
six inches deeo on the main walk.
Fears were entertained fcr a time
that many bridges had washed out,
but if there have been such they
are small ones and the damage in
consequential. Yesterday the
Westside trains were delayed. ;The
telegraph wires ' were prostrated
but were restored to : duty shortly
before noon today.' The Westside
train todav arrived at the. scene of
the late wreck ' north of town 23
minutes late but could not cross.
On account o( the high water the
temporary track is considered un
safe, and passengers, mails aod
baggage have to be transferred The
same process was resorted to yes
terday. .-..On the Eastside no trains were
running between Portland and Al
bany fioni yesterday up to noon to
day on account of 230 feet of track
washed out a few miles north cf
Salem. The pile driver that has
been working atthe Corvallis wreck
was sent to the scene last night.
Trains on the C and E were delay
ed yesterday and today by slides
near Toledo. , The wind reached a
velocity of sixty miles an hour at
Newport, and a terrible storm . has
been prevalent at sea and there are
apprehens'ons as to the safety of
small craft. . . ,
A wreck in which . an engineer
was killed and a fireman and pas
sengers were; seriously injured took
place south of Cottage Grove last
night. The facts are thus told by
the Albany Herald of this morning:
' J As a result of the f eceht heavy
rains one of .the most serious wrecks
that has occurred on the Southern 1
Pacific railroad lines f in Oregon
within the past; few months, took
place last night abo.ut 6:30 p'. m.,
when Northbound ' passenger train
No 14, due hereat 8:35 p. m.. piled
up in the ditch just south' of Cot
tage Grove.; Bath Engineer Hew
itt and iFireman Long' are reported
t.i 1, have been killed, and a' passeng
er by the name of Montgomery ser
iously injured.. As far as Can be
learned last night
Dr. and Mrs. Henry Pernot Entertain
. Monday Evening Their Tenth 1
' 1 Anniversary.
The prettj home of Dr. and Mrs.
H S. Pernot was a scene of eaveiv
New Years eve. The date was the
tenth anniversary of their marriage
and numerous friends were asked
to celebraie the evening with them.
The invitations and favors were
of tin and the tin gifts tendered by
the euests were numerous and
unique. Potted plants decorated
the hall and parlors while smilax
and carnations were seen in the
dining room, where fruit punch
was served throughout the evening.
"500" held the attention o-t the
guests until a late hour and large
scores were made by many. The
honor of the highest number of
points went to Dr. James Harper,
and the booby was awarded . to
Travis McDevitt. A delicious
luncheon was served at midnight
and the goodnights were said lung
after the new year had been usher
ed in.
The guests were: Dr. and Mrs.
Harper, Mr. and Mrs. J. O Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith, Mr.
and Mrs. Fulton, Mr. and Mrs.
Taillandier, Mr. and Mrs. Elgin,
M. and Mis. R. Kiger, Mr. snd
Mrs. Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Ren
nie, Mr. and Mrs. Huston, Mr. and
Mrs. McKellips, Mr. and Mrs. E.
R. Bryson, Mrs. B. F. Irvine. Mrs.
Mary Avery, Misses G-ace Gatcb,
Eda Jacobs, Sarah Jacobs, Helen
Holgate, Bertha Davis, and Messrs
E. E, Wilson and Travis McDevitt.
servea as grana master or ine grana Qtber fc-fefofej
loag? m io5l;. t nyiey mw- ..The accident was the result of a
ed every session of the grand lodge ftf WriilrnarT trrf hWh
c.r,. r, t . , .- . . -o
ADDITIONAL LQCAL.
A phone message to W. O.
Heckertattwo o'clock states that
the Willamette is now falling at
Eugene. It is 16 feet above low
water at Corval is.
The OAC Basket ball boys
biat Pendleton 63 to nine, Monday
night and the Weston Normal 53:
to 35 yesterday evening.
Sam Moore has bought a saw
mill and is moving it from Wood
burn to the P. A. Kline farm. He
has bought 200 acres of timber of
Mike EeGrane and 400 acres of P.
A. Kline and is to ec gage in. thfe
lumberbusiness.
Pressure and water disappear
ed from the Mountain water mains
at eight o'clock this - rno-ning and
for a couple of houis household
consumers were without water, but
at the end of that time water from,
the Farra system had been turcea"
in'o the citv mains and everybody
was supphd. At three c'cLct
Mountain water was again in the
ra ns and- pessure was as usual.
Big Pine Logr. '
A pine log 94 feet long- and 19 inches
square was landed at Leith, Scotland,
recently. It had been the largest an$
moat perfect tree ia Louisiana.
NEW ADS TODAY.
Bids Wanted
For transferring at once a car
load of sawmill machinery from the
Soathern Pacific depot in this city
to the P. A- Kline , farm, five miles
southwest of town. For informal
tion apply to S. H. Moore, Corval
lis, Oregon, Independent phona
794-
except the last" one before his death
oeing inen too 01a . ana innrm to
make the journey to; .ftne session'.
In 1864, E.-L. Perham became
master, and after his; term had ex
pired he went to' Idaho; ' where he
died shortly, afterward.' He was
tne first, cleric . or; senton county.
Other masters werek R,, M. Hussey,
1865; D. G.' Clark from 1866 to
1871; J. R. Bayley, 187 J- B. 'tee;
1873 and 1874; D. G. Clark, -1875
and 187b: Wallace Baldwin, 1877,
1878; Thomas Graham, .1875. , G.
W. Kennedy, 1879; ,E. Holgate)
1880; John jKesee, 1 882-1 883 ,W.'
C. Crawford 1884; 1885; --18861
William Groves, it88.fr B. W. Wil
son, 1888; Jv D. Johnson, 1889;
O. W. Beckwitb i90; Z.;(,Hi s Da--vis,
89i.and,t892;J W.': T, r.Peet,
1894; H. T. French. 1895;' W. E.
Yates, 1896, H. T.r French, 1897;
S. Chipmatf, 1 898;rFly fay Milled
1899; AFiiHershnerivlgob; !Gi A
Covell, i90i; ?y. E. Watters, 1902;
G. V.. Skelton, 1903;; J A. Harper,
1 904;' F. L. Kent, 1965 - W.' P.
Ivafferty, 1906; and A. B. Cordley
1907. - t Ui'' j ".Ay'
Rockey lodge ''was- organized in
1 880-and -t:onsolidated"-with . -Cor.
vallis lodge in 1893. The first
master af Rockey lodge was J. - R.
washed out. The wreck ! occurred
between Comstock and Divide, two
small stations a few miles south of
Cottage Grove. , ;;; ;
' ' At the local S. P.' office no de
tails of how the . wreck occurred
could, be .obtained, as the offi
cials were extremely reticent about
talking. .,. It, was rumored however,
that when the-engine plunged down
the enbankment, the baggage car
and one coach were piled alongside
and smashed considerably.
WANTED- fienilnnan or lady to travel
for Mercantile house of large capita).
. Territory at home or abicid to suit.
If disirable the home may be nse-I as
- headqtiarters. Weekly saliry ofjiooo
per year and expense?. Address, Jos.
A Alexander, Uoivallip, Ore.
FOR SALE a pood f.'ock of sheep, 105
ewes 40 yearliuts the rest are 2 snd
: 3 years old piice is '0 75 per head. C.
Minatti. Ind. phone, AUea, Oregon.
WANTED.
.bt-B. P. Inman, whose .arm and
reBldenci nefcjr Elmira, Lane
oonoty, received at tbis point by
boat this rxiorning, Eeven.. bead of
brbwb, Strifes caitle,3;,i5x;,h'ii'er3 and
a16'ix-yvat-ol4Doll!.'iThi8 ie cla'inied
to be a great, general utility etcck.
The bull iorigioally xrns. from the
state of.Newe;Yoiki' butV Mr.; In
poan's purchases i.were "made from
Andrew1 Brger'i Gxtsbam. ;
WANTED' at once by - old , established
' publishing house 'five' 'good solicitors
...on good salary basis call for Stephens
at Corvallis Hotel. Apply " on Mon
day from 1 p. m, to 7:30 p. m . .
WANTED. Two more car loads
cf vetch seed for Spring delivery,
vetch hay. For sale or trade a
6 year' old horse, clean clover
1 seeds; and all kinds of farm seeds.
see samples at Welsher & Gray's
store. L. L. Brooks.
FOR SALE? A s windmill, tower and
" asOo uallon redwood.' tank. ( Inquire
-at Corvallis sawmill, u -, i .....
'-V : - -- - : : tt
LOST between : Lobetec end Inarale a
i'" a laiye Holstein Jersey cow. The an
imal has an injured eye. Rubin Noi
: wood, Harrisbutg, Oiegou. , '
FOR SALlEV mill and timber, sawmill
; and 8a acres fine timber for sale. Easy
V terms.' 'Inqoire B. ; F. Totten.l K . a
i Corvallis, Oregon. j; ; - ,
DON'T FORGET the auction sale
each Saturday at the Red Front
Barn.