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Greatest of all Cash Sales
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AT
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 . 8c
12 Jc do do 10c
1 lot colored dress goods ...25
1 lot do do 35
llot$l do '. .....60
54 in navy and green homespun 45
54 in blue ladies clothe 45
15c silkoleen 10
12 Jc do ..,.,..,,.-...,..09
' Extra heavy mixed shirting 20c grades goes
at 12c
Men and Boys Clothing
$10 mens suits reduced $ 7 95
$15 do do .,.......$12.00
$16.50 do do $13.25
$20,00 do . do :.16.00
$2.50 boys suits reduced to. 1.95
$3.00 do .......$2.25
$3.50 do ...;......:;:......$2.95
- $4.50 do $3.45
Youths clothing is included in this sale
20 yards good calico $1:00
Extra on Table Linen and Napkins
NEW ADS TODAY
LOST from the dressing room at Nolan's
. store Wednesday a ladies purse val
uable to the o-vner. Finder will please
return the same to Mrs. Schubert at the
S ore of Nolan & Son.
WANTED.
LOCAL LORE.
For advertisements in this column the rate
of 15 cents per line will be charged.
GIRL WANTED . at Cauthorn
Hall to assist in dining room
ani kitchen. Apply at the hall.
WANTED. Two more car loads
of vetch seed for Spring delivery,
vetch hay. For sile or trade a
6 year old horse, clean clover
. seeds, and all kinds of farm seeds,
see samp'es atWelsher & Gray's
store. L. L. Brooks.
Lost.
LOST A child's gold seal ring
engraved with the letter I. Finder
please leave at Times office.
REAL ESTATE
We have opened am office over the
First ' National Bank,.' where "- we
are prepared to handle all kinds of City
property for sale also good farms, stock
ranches, small tracts, near the City. If
yon can't find what you wont come in
and seems, and talk it oyer. McHenry
& price. Coryallis, Oregon.
FOR SALE a good flock of sheep, r 05
ewes 40 yearlings the rest are 2 and
3 years old price is 5.75 per head. G.
Minatti. Ind. phone, Alsea, Oregon.
FOE SALE. A windmill, tower and,
200 trallon redwood tank. Inouire
at Uorvallis sawmill.
THE GREAT KLAMATH BASIN
Of Southern Oregon and Northern California
is a country of wonderful resourced now being rapid
ly developed by the government's irrigation system and by
railroad building.
The Klamath Reclamation Project,
Undertaken by the United States ' involves the
cx
penditure of about Five Million Dollars. It comprises , two
distinct systems-the Lower Proiect, now building, of which
Klamath Falls is the distributing point, and
The Upper Klamath Project
Ui which Bonanza i& the Metropolis. .The govern
ment has announced that work on the . Upper Project .will
begin as soon as possible in the Spring of 1907.
This means that
Bonanza
will grow as Klamath Falls has grown: that a million
dollars paid as wages to government laoorers will be spen
in Bonanza; that "65,000 acres tributary to Banonza, will be
brought under irrigation and farmed in small holdings. t
tsonanza nas otner important resources---vast pine
forests; an empire of dry-farming and grazing lands; great
springs of pure water. '
For Sale.
FOR SALE mill and timber, sawmill
and 8a acres fine timber for sale. Easy
terms. Inquire B. F. Tatten. R. 2
Corvallis, Oregon.
FOUND A ladies empty purse of
kid material was found on
Madison street Saturday morn
ing and left with the Times.,
Owner please call for same. .
Every body come out to the
M. W. A. Box Social at the Odd
Fellows Hall on Sat. Evening Jan.
26 07. Given by the M. V. A.
lodge. 1
George Washington will be
guest of honor February 22nd. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Garrow return
ed Wednesday from a visit with
relatives in Poitland.
E. R. Bryson went to Portland
Thursday morning, stopping over
at Salem on his return today. :
Miss Gertrude Brusha of
Pendletpn. arrived Monday and is
the guest of Corvallis relatives.
John Hughes of Lobster, was
a Corvallis visitor Wednesday
Thursday morning he was accom
panied home by four persons whom
Mr. Hughes is to locate on piling
timber. . . t
There are few reports of grain
in Benton county being sereously
damaged by the late cold snap, but
it is probable that a few patches of
winter grain in unfavorable locali
ties will have to be resown.
The balmy days of yesterday
and to-day are calculated to give
us the idea that we have over-come
the wintry side of the divide arid
that we shall soon have a ' view of
spring.
Tha trial of Binger Herman on
charges connected with the land
fraud investigation was postponed
from February 4 to February 11
on account of the illness of. Dis
trict Attorney Baker. The attor
neys for the defense consented.
A The Corvallis lodge of Modern
Woodmen moved Camp this week
from its former location to' Odd
Fellows hall. - At the meeting Sat
Urday evening there will be doings
of an unusual character. - State De
puty Summons will be present. A
basket social is among the attrac
tions. ...
An entertainment at the opera
house and a banquet in Taylor's
ball constitinte a Junction planned
by Corvallis members . of ' the Elks
lodge, to occur this evening. Invt-
atioris have been limited because
of the meagre capacity of the ban
quet halL A large (delegation of
Elkk from Albany will be present.
NOXICE. I will pay the hiahest Mark-
et price in cash for Poultry, hosts,
-veal calves etc. at Bolden s grocery
Btore corner Second & Monroe streets
opposite Corvallis Hotel. Your cash
is "always ready and a square deal
guaranteed to all. Thoa. Boulden.
I Father Springer was a visitor i
in Albany this week. fk
Keguiar momine services at
the' Congregational church .negt
Sunday.
Chailes Shenefkld has' return
ed from a few days' business trip
to Portland.
Miss Irma Southerland left
yesterday foi her home in McMinn
ville, after a visit with Cowallis
friends.
Miss Bessie Irvine entertained
a numoer 01 mends at her home
Wednesday evening in honor of her
heice. Miss Gertrude Brusha of
Pendletpn. , Cards and dainty re
freshments were features of the
evening.
Corvallis Grange meets tomor
row afternoon at 2 o'clock in the
Administration building at the
college. Installation of officers is
one item in the program.
Fred Buchanan on Wednesday
disposed of a fine span of carriage
animals to Mr. Hopkins, who now
owns t!:e Olwell apple orchard in
Jackson county. . , These animals
are a rangy pair of sorrels af Alta
mont blood" ., The price was $500.
The animals were started Thurs
day for their future home.
There 1 are some important
changes and improvements ; undet
way on the lots recently purchased
by .M. Burnap from A, F.Peterson.
The machine shop which has hith
erto been located back of the dwell
ing is being moved, forward to face
on the street, and it is to be con
verted into a residence. This is a
well framed building commodious
and otherwise calculated to be
easily transformed into an attract
ive dwelling. .
STAMPEDED TO HEAR HISL
A DISTANT BELFKY.
Notice of Eighth Grade Examinations.
Notice is hereby given that the eighth
grade examinations, in and for Benton
countv, Oregon, for the year i9o7, will
be held on the following dates. (1) Jan
uary 24. 25; (2) May 16, 17 ; (3) June 13
14. As the law permits only three ex
aminations to be held in any county
with 111 the state, during any given year,
the above dates have been decided upon
as best suited lor our county. Any teach
er desiring questions for any of the above
examinations, for pupils who have been
dnlv certified to as having completed all
the work prescribed by the state course
ot study; must give tne county school
superintendent at least one month's no
tice for-the said questions.
- Programme of Examinations.
r Thursday Arithmetic, writing, his
tory and 'civil government. ;
"."Fnday-Grammar, physiology, geog
raphy and' spelling. ; ; . ;
V'The'work is to begin promptly at 9 o'
C'clock'AiM. onThursday, and clote- at
4 o'clock P.- Iff. Friday; .
s '. n . Source of Questions. . : ' .'
Geography State course of study, the
coarse print in Fry's geography (elemen
tary).; map questions in both coarse and
fine print in same book . .-
Spelling--80 per cent from miscellane
ous test words in Reed's Word Lessons,
3 n . t -.,: .
Aim u pox ucut iiuui liiauunidpip, . - J-
writing specimens 01 penmanenipas
indicated in copied- matter and manu
scripts. ; - : .
Language-Reed's Graded Lessons in
English, no diagramine. ' ' -'
Civil Govornment--UiiitedStales Con
stitufion.' " ;
. . History List of topics from History
Outline in state coarse and current events
Dated this 8th dav of Januarr, 1907..
, GEO. W. DENMAN. ,
' '' ' ' County School Sup't..
Having adopted its constitu
tion- and by-laws, it is now up to
members tosign same and pay. the
membership tee of $25. Secretary
Johnson is now engaged in looking
up those who have signified an in
tention to become , members, but
who are tardy in . inscribing the
signature which requires a $25 .ac
companiment. . '
Bowne Addition
The originai townsite consists
oi
is practically Bonanza,
but. a few Mocks.
The? Bonanza Improvement Company
' Owns Bowne Addition, much of the original townsite
and 2500 acres of farming land surrounding the town. To
raise money for important improvements it is offering lots,
for a short time at very low prices. : , : . .
f F, H. Thompson, the company's agent will visit Corv
allis in a few days, y
Bonanza Improvement Company.
Roy Hamaker, "Vice President,
H. L. Holgate, Secretary ,
Klamath Falls, Oregon.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice Is hereby given to all whom it maycori:
cem that the .undersigned has been duly ap-.
pointed execntrlx of the last will and testament
of John A. Fisher, deceased, by the eoonty-court
ol Benton county. Oregon, t All persons having
claims ftgainet .Uie estate o( John A. Fisher, de
ceased, are hereby reqnircd to present the same
with proper vouchers therefor, duly verified as
by law required, within six months from the
date r-ereof, to the undersigned at her residence
lu-uoTVAuis, uregon.tjrat toe omce nr jacrau
den & Brvson. attnrBeva. in th esosfcfflee build
ing, Coryallis. Oregon.
Dated at Corvallis. Oreeon. this 8th day ot
January, 1907. '
LBKA U. KABJ5B, '
xecutrfx of the last will aDd testament of John
".A. Fisher deceased. - .' . ..
Albany Democrat: Rev.
Feese, of the M. E- Church, Cor
valls, passed through the city for
Portland, where he will help re
ceive Bryan and , also attend an
elder's convention. Rev. ? Feese
has the distinction of being a
democratic. - , Methodist minister,
but like ; all good ministers he
places religion first. Any minister
though, might be proud ', of giving
a man . of Bryan's high Christian
standing a hearty support.
;" A basket ball game is scbed
ueled to take place, at the Armory
Saturday . evening next : at 8:17.
The contestants are the . Pacific
University . and- O AC, teams, It
promiises to be ' a most interesting
f contest This will be the first game
played by OAC boys , since., their
return from their tour of the north
west, and doubtless ' our; 'citizens
will be glad' of an opportunity of
showing .their appreciation of the
.boys' success on the trip. Admis
sion 35 cents. . . .
"I hope, Jennie, that' you have
given the matter -; serious consider
ation," said a lady to servant girl
who had 11 given notice" because
she was to be mairied ' that day
two weeks."
"Oh. I. have ma'am," was the
earnest reply. T have 'been to
two fortune - tellers and a ; clair
voyant and looked in a sign book
and dreamtiona lock,; of his .hair,
and been to one- of those astrolo
gers and to J a palmist, and " they
all say to go ahead, ma'am. I ain't
one to marry reckless like, ma'am.',
Kn&liBh Clinrcii With a Bell Tower
Half a Mile Away. ,
It Is generally supposed that the vil
lage church of East Bergholt, Suffolk,
is the only one in England which pos
sesses an entirely distinct building for
its belfry. : The pells of this church are
hung in a shed many yards away from
the church and are "worked from above
instead of from beneath.! i-
The church ;of--s Warmsworth, how
ever, a village situated about two miles
from, Doncaster, can boast of a belfry
which is about half a mile away from
the church. As the crow flies the dis
tance between church and belfry, which
is known as Bell Tower, is ,2,350 feet,
the distance by road beiiig about half
a mile. . , . ,
The belfry Is by no means a make
shift building. The tower, in fact, is
said to. date back to the twelfth cen
tury, -and-the reason of its isolation
forms a rather curious' story. The
church was originally built on its pres
ent site to accommodate the villagers
of both - Warmsworth and Balby. the
latter village being half a mile from
the former.- '
The tower was then placed in Warms
worth in order that the parishioners
might hear the bell, which stops ring
ing a quarter 'of an hour before the
service in order to enable the bell ring
er to get to the church In time. Lon
don Strand.
THE "BONE AGE" IN KANSAS.
In Early Days the Plain "Waa Strewn
. With Buffalo Skeletons. -
The pioneers of Kansas -will never
forget, the "buffalo.; bone age." When
central. and southwestern Kansas were
settled the prairies -were strewn .with
buffalo bones., Those were hard times
in Kansas, and the gathering of these
bones enabled the early settlers to live
while . they were getting: their claims
"broken; out"'! for' the producing: of
that section of , ;Kansas and there I J3aritoh fott f
weren't Jmany . at ; thathad literally
inothing but a team and a, few house
hold goods that they bad hauled from
the east in a single wagon. Of course
there were no buffalo, for this was in
the; late seventies, but ' their bones
strewed the plains, and these bones
were the only thing that had a com
mercial value, and they were utilized.
They were hauled in great wagon
loads to the nearest railway, often
from sixty to a hundred miles away,
and sold. The horns were the more
valuable, and they went first, but the
rest of the skeleton soon followed.
There were no fortunes made by these
early bone hunters, for a large load of
buffalo bones brought only from $5 to
at the railroad towns, but the pro
ceeds from a load enabled the settler
to bay a-little flour, coffee and occa
sionally meat and lumber. Kansas
City Star. - -
Always Keeps Chamberlain's Cougt 1
Remedy in Bis House.
"Wo would not be. without Chamberlain'
Cough Remedy. It is kept on hand contin
nally in our home," says W. W. Kea.me;
editor.of the Independent, Lowry- City, M'
That is just what every family should d
When kept at hand ready for -Instant use,
cold may be checked at tlie outset and cur .
in much less time than after it has beoor
settled -nr 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 by Graham & Worthaou Jj
"It must have been frightful"
said Mrs. Bossim to her .? h usband,
who was in the San Francisco
earthquake. ' "Tell me what was
your first thought when you were
awakened in your . room at the ho;
tel pud heard the alarm."
, ; "'My first thought was cf you,"
answered Mr Bossim
4,How noble!;,
-yes. ' first1 tniug l knew a
vase off the- mantle, caught, me on
the ear,; then a chair whirled jn my
direction, and then I jumped to the
middle of the room, four.; or , - five
books and a f ramed picture struck
me all at once." .
Bven after saying.- that he affect
ed to wonder what made ner so
angry the remainder of the evening
. Bow It Struck the Parrot. .
Here Is the latest, parrot story. A
certain retired general of the Indian
army possessed a parrot and also a
very Irascible temperament. ' The par
rot was a valuable bird, but was rather
a nuisance by reason of Its extreme
talkativeness. One day while the gen
eral waa; writing his business letters
the parrot kept up a continual chatter, I
very disturbing tot the writer.' At last
the general could stand' it no longer,
and, jumping up, he seized the cage -of
the unhappy bird, which he whirled
vigorously round - and round, . at 1;h,e
same time shouting furiously. .Then
he set the cage down again, and- si
lence for some time ensued.' At length,
however, a feeble voice came from the
Interior- of itik. cage,! J '-, '..-.; ; i-.
."General," it inquired in quavering
accents, "where' were yon - when that
cyclone strnck us?" London Tit-Bits.
Mr.' Bryan at Salem-"Jostling at Est
trance -Things he Said..
The power of a personality was ia
evidence at Salem Wednesday ev
ening. The jam at the Bryaa
meenng was the sign of it. Safeaa
is a comparatively small to.vn aad
is politically out of harmony witii
Mi. Bryan. But it tumbled over
itself in the effort to hear hira
speak.
The address was in the theatre.
The building is on a corner antS
the street on both sides was e
to the middle by an elbowing jostl
ing throng two hours before tle
doors opened. Men forgot them
selves and fought with weak wom
en in pushing their way to a van
tage point. It was cold and the
street was muddy but an indesciib
ablcmassof stampeded humanity dog
its elbows into other people's, iibet
and surged toward the entrances,
front and back. When the doors,
were finally opened the pell mell
rush of the people was like the
stampede of a cattle herd with dis
order not less complete. If a woman
had fallen in the rush ot that mob
she would have been trampled o.
death. It was like the flood from
on broken reservoir dam, resistless
from its own momentum. Nobody
could have stopped to pick her nj
because of the impelling force from
those who crowded behind. When.
all were in that .could be sand
wiched in, when every aisle was
crowded with standing people,
when every niche and nook toad
i s occupant, there was still more
people outside than inside. That
was Mr. Bryan at Salem Wednesday..,
. , The speech was political1. But
it was different. It offended nose.. .
It is a kindly nature, a benevolent;
heart that joined in forming, Sbe
words, that fell for an hour- and
forty minutes from the speakes's
lips. It was a striking word ptct-:-ure
of the wide gulf between, thr
masses of republicans amf tLeit
leaders and ot the warm' sympatrry
between the motives and purposes
of democratic and' republican mass
es. 11 was a prediction ot more -harmonious
days for the republic.
It was a constant expressions of .'
kindness tor tne purposes ot Xneo-
J T, , . , , . - r .
uore js.ooseveir, wnose aaopuori 01.
so many democratic . policies in Im
position to the wishes of nearly all
the leaders ot his party is one oi "
the remarkable phases of sc. 'sgr.
markable career. It was a :xtes
sage full of good cheer and con
spicuous with wit and humor of the
rarest order. Fun poked at Bins
self by the speaker not infrequent
ly amused the audience immeasely
and the many good laughs kept las.
hearers anxious for the rest of what
he had to say. Oh the stage, bed
side Mr. Brjan was a governor
and two ex governors and another
ex-govarnor T. T. Geer, was in-v
his audience. The others weit-ex-Governor
Lord and Meedjv .TVo'
thousand people were ux tba,"
theatre.
A charm of the physical height
ens tha mental assets of Mr. Bryan..
A teauty of expression is . made
doubly forceful by the light from
a keen" but kindly black eye.
There is, a, delightful smile that
lights up the face when accentua
tion of the sentiment requires and
to. .which the listener involuntarily
respond?. - There is a voice that:
often drops into a most musical-
resonant ' power
that is , used with most delightful
effect- for emphasis. There is a
warmth of nature and cheer of
heart the moment the address be
gins that, glows vvarmer and cheer
ier until at the end it is a stream
of rapport, welcome to the audience.
There is. no studied oratory, but
simple words worked into a simple
sentence, quietly and- gracefully
delivered, but always with a melodic,
accompaniment of earnestness;
and sincerity. Such is the speaker
of whom it has been said that be
is not only .moulding the destiny
of bis own party, bat is largely
shaping the course of the opposite
party and is contributing enormous
ly to the betteiment of his country
and mankind, a mau , who has
spoken to more people, and who at
48 is personally known to more
people than any other man that
ever lived.
, . He arrived at Salem Wednesday
evening at 6:30 was banqueted at
Hotel Willamette, spoke that night
at the theatre, addressed the high
school next morning at 9; spoke in
Willamette University at 9:30, ad
dressed the legislature alio, and
left, for the south at n.
His address to Willamette Uni
versity students in point of the sen
timent,, the environment and deliv
ery,-' was a ' classic, the equal of
Webster's best, so Characterized by
many 'eminent men who heard it.
WQOD -for ;T sale' . by
Transfer Company.
Phone. 194.
.. Corvallis
Independent