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INV
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ENTORY
As Hisual we will close put all our open stock possible, previous to our ANNUAL INVENTORY. We
desire to call attention to what we have on hand: 4
With the usual scarcity of Merchandise and the expected advance in all lines, we believe this sale ;
will be of special interest to all concerned.
Every article in the store will be reduced except W. L. Douglas Shoes and Our Own Overalls. Sale
will begin . . ' -;:
Saturday, January 5 th at 1 8 a. m. Continue until Friday, January 25th
TWENTY DAYS ONLY
Our store will be closed all day Friday, January 4th to prrange stock and reduce pirces. All sales during this
TWBKTTY DAYS SPOT
Corvallis Times
CORVALLIS, OREGON,
TUESDAY EVENING, JAN. 8, 1907,
Tor a Pumping Station.
It is, as always has been, the; be
lief ot the Times that a pumping
station 'should be added to the
mountain water plant for use in
case of ! accident to the pipe line.
The occasion' may never arise when
a pumping station wOu!d be requir
ed. Engineer Miller, at the time
when the plant was constructed,
opposed a pumping station as un
necessary. He declared that the
danger from landslides and other
wise to the pipe line is infiinitesmal,
and that in case of accident ihe res
ervoir would supply water until the
break could be repaired.
' Nevertheless, the time might
come when the ability to pump into
the mountain water mains might be
of priceless value. It would be a
measure of safety that would al
ways be reassuring, if never need'
ed, and never used, as has been the
case with the Portland pumping
station, no harm will be done. Life
insurance is not the less valuable in
case the insured doesn't happen to
die for a long time. '
These are reasons on which the
Times favors a pumping station.
It was very handy last Friday when
water from Dr. Farra's mains was
available. In the same direction a
permanent pumping station might
. be cheaply and permanently provided.
BILLS ALLOWED.
List of Warrants Ordered Paid at Jan-
7 uary Term of Court. ,
Bills allowed by the county court
at Januaiy term 1907:
Irwin Hcdson & Co. bind- - "'
ing book and a book for
assessor . $ 20 00
E. I. Enoch witness fees J.
P. court 1 50
G. A. Robinson witness fees
J. P. conrt , j i 50
E. Holgate J. P. fees J ." 3 70
J. D. Wells constable fees 6 00
P. S. T. & T. Co. telephone . 4 45
E. Holgate J. P. fees i 50
Gove & Son lumber 24 91
Glass . Prudhomme & Co.
court house supplies '20 50
Corvallis Gazette printing etc 5 75
Mrs. Susan Stair road gravel 8 70
Bushong & Co. supplies c. h. 4 65
Ross E. Moores & Co blanks
' etc 5 55
Henry Hector sal road sup 12 50
Robt. Kyle ' 30 00
W. A. Schmidt " 2 50
Agnes Hay dea " " J as- . " )
per Hayden, deceased 61 25
T. T. Vincent copying 1906
tax roll etc, 88 00
W. P. Taylor bridge lumber 9 54
T. B. Williamson sal. road1
snp
Roy Rickard sal road sup
Ail a rw tf
5000
31 25
15 00
20 00
Nstice of Eighth Grade Examinations.
Notice is hereby given that the eighth
grade examinations, in and for Benton
county, Oregon, for the year i9o7, will
be held on the following dates, (x) Jan
nary 24, 25; (2) May 16, 17 ; (3) June 13,
14. As the law permits only three ex-,
ami nations to be held in any connty
within the state, daring any given year,
the above dates have been decided upon
as best suited for oar county. Any teach
er desiring questions for any of the above
. eliminations, for pupils who have been
duly certified to as having completed all
the work prescribed bythe state course
of study, must give the county school
superintendent at least one month's no
tice for the said questions.
Programme of Examinations.
1 Thursday Arithmetic,, . writing) Hs
tory and civil government. v
Friday Grammar, physiology, geog
raphy and spelling. N;
The work is to begin 'promptly at 9 0'
oclock A. M. on Thursday, and clote at
4 o'clock P. M. Friday, '; .
Source of Questions. : .... ,
Geography State course Of study, the
coarse print in Fry's geograpny-letemra
tary ) ; map questions in both coarse and
fine print in same bookv t- ? ,
-Spelliatt 80 per cent from miecellane-
ous test words in Reed's Word Lessons,
and 30 per cent from manuscripts
Writing Specimens of penmanship as
indicated in copied matter and manu
scripts. . i- J i'i.l-lvS itr fii.',hi'j .
Language-Reed s Graded v Lessons in
English, no diagraming.- " -'
Civil G;werhjnent-PnitedStales3on
stitution. . ". "'
History-lflst- of ! topics from History
Outline in state course and current events
Dated this 8th day of January, 1907.
; GEO. W. PENMAN.
County, School Suptt,
Mr. T. Mon Fob, an experienced com
pounder of Chinese medicines, successor
to the late Hong Wo long,, of Albany,
Oregon, is now prepared to furnish Chi
nese medicine to all. The undersigned
recommends him and guarantees satis
faction.
Call or write him at No. 117 West Sec
ond Street, Albany, Oregon.
Jim Westfell.
Cor. Ind. Tel. Co. phonrs
etc 5 50
Corvallis Timss printing 13 00
B. W. Harris sal. road snp 25 00
Corvallis Transfer Co dray ,. 75
F. R., Barnes juror Nov. term .
court 3 10
,T. T. VINCENT, U'
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'KERRY GOW" COMING:
Joseph Murphy's Famous Play
the Opera House Friday Night.
At
AS IN PIONFER DAYS.
Albert Zierolf
R. C. McBee
Mrs. Chas. Peterson care of
insane 3000
M. P. Fruit sal ferryman etc 62 00
W. G. Davis " road sup 10 66
W. M.Clark " " i s 00
W. P. McGte" 4125
H. M. Flemming sal " 17 50
W. H. Green road work 6 00
Mann & Beach 500 1907
hunters license 6 00
A. Cadwalader sal road sup 22 50
E.Bennett med. attendance
Co poor 5 00
Miller & Alcorn road sup '. 2 65
Mrs. David Huggins care
co poor ,' 79 70
H. H. Glassford sal janitor 40 co
David Vanderpool " sal road ...
sup . - 17 50
City Water Works water for
c. h. t ... , , 810
William Turrell road gravel if32-
R. Fehler sal. road sup . 2750
S. N. Wilkins inquest Jos . -
- ,Baird: v.-- 35 25
Chas. Cartwright road gravel ! 4 50
J. R. Smith & Co"i read sup . 3 30
Frank Francisco wood ; :: ...... 40 15
C, A, Gerhard sup 2 56
T, H. Davis sal assessor 200 00
A. M.. Gray road gravel ;3 90
M.J Burnett board, prisoner 17 85
Hi CrWei3 road gravel n 95
C: Wr Price road work . ti 25
F. A. Plunkett ' (3 00
MrS.; McCpnnell road gravel 2 70
AV M. Gray sal road snp 4812
C I. Barclay " " lt2 50
iK:tf.-Fatley"'l ' 52 50
Joinn-Pflce :J: " 8 75
Smith & Morgan stationery 1700
Willis V idito for relief of - : ;
. Mary Parker 'So 00
J. W. Jngte road woak 62 20
G. R. Farra med attend pris- j : .
oner , ) 2 50
W. 'J. Warfield "sal road sup 30 00
O. W. Beckwith road and
ferry work 450
Willamette Val. Co. arc lights
and for c. h. 22 25
(Graham & Wells stationery 1 35
"Kerry Gow" is , typically
Irish. It tells of Dan O' Harm's
love for pretty Nora Drew. . He- is
a farrier, warm hearted and honest.
While he does not claim to be biil
liant, he is gifted with that wit and
acumen which help Irishmen
to high places in the world. ; The
Drews are bting pressed for a mort
gage which was gotten by ; Valen
tine Hay, a scoundrel, who has the
presumption to declare his love for
the innocent Nora. When he ' Is
refused, Hay leaves no stone un
turned to crush the Drews and !0'
Hara. He uses henchmen to hjde
pikes in the ford of the farrier ,'aind
gave out the story that O' Hara ftka
making those pikes for ... the rebel 5
0 Haia is arrested, but his . inno
cence is proven after his escape.
Beaten in this , plot, Hay intends
foicclosing, but the younger Drew
has a thoroughbred", which will sell
for. enough money to clear the debt
provided the hoise wins. Hay
secures the best racehorse of he
day, and the contest is between the
two animals: Drew's hoioe wins,
the mortgage is paid and Nora and
the farrier close the story with' a
kiss, after Hay and his henchmen
are dragged to jail for conspiracy.
Tne story is itself worth anyone's
attention, but Mr. Doone has en
riched the play with the sweetest
touches of nature, and dressed all
with -the truest bits of Irish scen
ery. .The Drew farm is a delight
ful country picture, and the smithy
offers every opportunity for natur- J to the present
ainess, wmcn opportunities are ta
ken advantage of by the entire
company. Mr. Doone and his
helper make music on : the anvil
while beating red hot iron into
horseshoes, and ; the chatter and
singing and dancing aie so true to
UCe that one forgets ; himself t and
tlieves that Mi;. Doone has taken
him into his own little shop. Then
the face is made, exciting by the
tact .that the news is cnrriedliy ' car
rier pigeons. ."Kerry Gow"' is
natural, it is beautiful ; This play
will be seen here next Friday night
and it .will beexactly the same pro
duction as was given , at, the Heihg
theatre,; Portland; 6n , Tuesday
night. 1. Seats now selling. ' H$i- -,
J.- t; i..:
.lit:
Always Keeps. Chamberlain's fctongl
; j Remedy in His" Hoose j .:!
would not be without Chamberlain'
Cough Remedy. It is kept on hand oontin
nally in our home," says Wi W. Ke&rne
editor of the Independent, I)wry CifcyTMi
That is just what every family should -d .
When kept at hand ready for instant nee,
cold may be checked at the outset and cup
annuel less time than after it hesbecor
jettled in the system. This remedy is also
without a peer for croup in children, and
will prevent the attack when given as soon
as the child becomes hoarse, or even after
the croupy cough appears, which can only be
done when the remedy is kept at hand.' For
sale bp Graham & Worthant, .
Ligfaf5 in Houses no Better Than Tal
low Candles The Long Franchise.
The electric light plant in Cor
vallis is more of a problem than
evei. Private consumers have
been inconvenienced during the past
week to an extraordinary degree.
They are helpless inthe premises
and must take what they can get.
A person standing undera25-candle
power light and holding a news
paper to within a foot or two of the
light in order to see to read, was a
spectacle in a Corvallis home the
other night. Alight of the or
dinary power is little or. no better
than a tallow candle, and in many
a case, not as good. The grouping
of two or three lights together in
order to get light enough for read
ing has been resorted to where
that means was practicable. It is a
fact that on account of the bad
light reading has been abandoned
in many homes at times during the
past week on account of the poor
quality of the lights,
i In the midst of bur boasted civil
ization, we are back to the starting
point so far as honse lighting is
concerned, unless there is a copI
oil lamp in reserve, .for otherwise
a candle gives the better light and
costs less. It is a condition that
Corvallis cannot point to with pride.
It reflects no blame on the local
officials who regret the . condition
as much or more than anybody
else. They are powerless to reme
dy it, because they "cut but little
ice.in the $6,000,000 corporation
that now has Corvallis lights in its
grip. They say and higher offi
cials of the company say the lights
are better and that they are to be
made still better, but the fact re
mains that during the past week
they have been worse .ihan at any
time since Johnson Porter sold out
company. During
the dozen years that he wa3 in con
trol of the plant, the' lights were
standard. . They were infinitely
better than candles. A ten candle
light under the Porter regime af
forded full and beautiful illumina
tion for reading purposes. - Ten
candle :lightsxafforded rriore light
than does a 25 candle light or even
a fifty candle light now.
People are wearying of the con
dition and they have a right to do
so. A great hue and cry went up
recently for a thirty years franchise
to be voted, so the present corpdr
ation could get it.r ;The ; Times
opposed the granting of that fran
chise. It did not then, and it does
not now expect to see good come
of it. The result has so " far been
anything. but satisfactory.?:. Its ef
fect has been to deprive Corvallis
homes of excellent light they used
to have and to substitute therefore
a light no better than they had in
pioneer days. It isn't the natural
thing with a" big corporation ' with
a long' franchise of 30 years, longer
than the life of a generation to give
a whoop whether its customers are
suited of not. The council that
gave them! this long franchise ought
to compel the corporation " to give
the citizens of this town proper
lighting.
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25 per cent off on all Chri
stmas goods. Watch and
waft for Klines great annual
Clearance Sale the time
when everybody can save
money at the Peoples Store.
No Prizes go with our
Chase & Sanborn Higb Grade
COFFEE
S In fact nothing goes with our coffee but cream, sugar and
;P M.SZIEROLF. .
Sole agent for .
Cbase & Sanborn Higb Grade
r T COFFEE
: , . COME IN
. And see out large new line of Pocket Knives,
"'v "Razors, Sissors etc. A large line of Footballs
, " arid all kinds of Sporting Gooda always on hand
UmbrellasCovered and Repaired.
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