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Sale Extraordinary!
We have too large a stock of Ladies Shirtwaists. We want 1
to sell them, and quick, so here are our prices:
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NEW ADS TODAY.
WANTED man and woman wanted to
work on a bachelor's ranch. . Call or
address Times office.
WANTED a housekeeper for family of
two. Good salary, must be good cook.
For farther particulars apply at Times
office.
Remember Nolan's remnant and
rummage sale close Saturday eve
ning at 9 o'clock.
LOCAL LORE.
For advertisements In this column the rate
of 15 cents per line will be charged.
Regular $1 25 Special $
98 Regular $2 50 Special $1 87
Regular 1 50 Special 1 14 Regular 5 UU Special L 15
Regular 1 75 Special 1 32 Regular 3 50 Special 2 61
2 00 Soecial 1 49 Regular 4 00 Special 2 97
Regular $5 00 Special $3 69.
Sale includes new Johnnie Jones Styles. Latest fabrics,
mohair, batiste and albatross, all colors. No old stock
All this season's goods. ONE week only at
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WANTED.
WANTED: Gentleman or lady to
travel for Mercantile house of
large capital. Territory at home
or abroad to suit. If desirable
the home may be used as head
quarters. Weekly salary of $i,-:
ooo per year and expenses. Ad
dress Jos, A. Alexander, Hood
Ore.
LOST.
REAL ESTATE
We have opened an office over the
First National Bank, where we
are prepared to handle all kinds of City
vronerty for sale also good farms, stock
ranches, small tracts, near the City. If
von can't find what jou wont come in
and seems, and talk it over. Mouenry
& price. Corvalhs Oregon. .
OUR CLEARANCE SALE
Has Been
A Grand Success!
But it has left us with a great many remnants,
odds and ends in Dress Goods, Etc.
Utyief? for tf?e pext 10 days
vu? will ;lose out at
50 Cents
on the Dollar
Don't overlook this epporl unity to get a bargain
AT"
F. L. MILLER'S
When you see it in our ad, its so
This Isn't the Place
Where they give something for nothing
But, with every 50 cent can of Baking Powder, you
can get FREE the Finest Piece of Decorated , China,
you ever got in this city. ,
Come in and be convinced
T; A. Boulden
Grocery Store Corvallis.
For Sale.
FOR SALE, 6 No one jersey cows
i No. 6 U. S. separator, in
good condition. For further
particulars enquire of Mrs. C
M. Smith, two miles northwest
of Corvallis. R. F. D. No. 3
Independent phone 2 Cove line
FOR SALE a good all round team
of- grav four year olds, can be
seen at George Smith place near
Catholic"1 cemetery. "For further
particulars inquire of B. L. Tay
R. F. D. 3. Independent phone.
702.
FOR SALE eight well bred Jer
sey cows Good milkers and gen
tle. All fresh from Oct, 1 5th to
Feb. 15th. Enquire of Times
oifice for particulars.
FOUND On Third street last Sun
day, a gold ring. Owner can have
same by calling at "Palace of
Sweets", identifying it, and pay
ing for notice.
FOUND a brown collarette, Feb
ruary 8th near Eighth and ' Van
Buren streets. May be seen at
Times office.
F. G. M'Reynolds
Teacher of Violin, Mandolin, Banjo,
Guitar, Viola and 'Cello OAC School
of Music. Music furnished for all : c
sions. Large or small orchestra.
Remember Nolan's remnant and
rummage sale closes Saturday eve
ninsr at 9 o'clock.
Mrs. Carroll and "children left
Saturday for Union, where they ex
pect to make a protracted stay.
Three new giris have appeared
at Blodgett. They are at the homes
of Abner Woods, Henry Scheele
and C. H. Taylor.
Aunt Maria Allen of Alsea, is
out on a visit to her sister, Mrs. B.
F. Seeley.
-Mis3 Margaret McClellan of
Roseburg, who has been visiting
college friends for the past few
days, left Monday for Portland.
Misses Kate Moore, Mert Har
rington, Kate Kelly, Claire Hol-
gate witnessed the Roseburg High
School-Albany High School basket
ball game Saturday night.
A return game of basket ball
was played at Eugene Saturday
evening between OAC team and
the Friendly team, the result being
a score of 55 to 16 in favor of the
College boys. The Friendlys did
better Saturday than they did here
the week before when the score
was 63 to 6.
At the January meeting of the
Academic Council of Stanford
University the degree of Bachelor
of Laws was conferred upon Har
old W. Strong. This action of the
council is a source of gratification
to Mr. Strong and to his friends as
well.
Friday afternoon two teams of
corvallis juveniles crossed bats on
the diamond. The teams are named
the Beavers and the Christians,
and the former wolloped the latter
to the tune of 16 to 2. A number
of the" little chaps displayed a
skill in handling the ball that is
remarkable.
-The basket ball game at the
Armory Friday evening between
OAC and Roseburg High School
girls resulted in a score of 38 to 7
in favor of the locals. There was
a large attendence. The Roseburg
girls the following evening defeated
the Albany team by a score of 6 to
5. Friday next the OAC girls go
to Portland where they play the
Zeniths, a team of young lady
employes of Marshal Wells.
Mrs. Louise Spaulding, a
former president of Corvallis, died
at Stockton Calif., Saturday last at
an advanced age. Mrs. Spaulding
was the maternal grandmother of
Fred Hall, who died at Stockton a
few weeks ago. She was the
mother of Arthur Spaulding, well
remembered here as a newspaper
writer and as having been city re
corder of Corvallis. She leaves
three sons and two daughters, all
residents of Stockton. Mrs. Spauld
ing' s husband, her sun Arthur and
other relatives are buried at Buena
Vista, Oregon, but her remains
were interred at her California
home.
Summons.
-Miss Bertha Davis is visiting
in Indfpendence.
Mrs. Benson, of Klamath Fails
accompanied by a daughter, is
here on a visit to her son at OAC.
Good weather has put the val
ley roads in almost as good condi
tion as in summer.
B. W.. Johnson has purchased
the residence property of Mrs. Etta
Lee, ar.d with Mrs. Johnson ex
pects to occupy it soon.
Miss Mabel Withycombe is
visiting friends at Jefferson add
Salem.
August tiodes condition is
much improved, and he expects to
be at his place of business in a few
days.
Mrs. Linnie Linville of Port
land, and son Lenger, arrived Fri
day for a visit with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lenger.
Grange meeting, Saturday,
at 2 o'clock, Administration build
ing. Ah interesting program his
been prepared.
W. R. Hall was in town
Sunday, thinking it probable that
the remains of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Spaulding, might be taken
via Corvallis to Buena Vesta for
interment.
John Henderson, of Lane
county, is on his way home with a
band of 50 head of stock cattle
purchased in Benton. . He made
his purchase from Billy Gellatly
and Gene Jackson.
Mrs. M. L- Earnent
daughter, Lillian, expect to start
tomorrow for their Five Rivers
home to spend the coming
summer. Other members of the
Family will remain in Corvallis
for a time.
LOWER INSURANCE RATES.
Reductions to be Made on Account f
Mountain Water System.
Corvallis is to have large re
ductions in insurance rates. The
25 per cent advance that went into
effect last October as a result of the
great losses sustained by the com
panies in the California earthquake
has been'annulled and rebate oa
premiums will be made. The re
turn to ihe old rate is effective 00
the first of last month, and the re
turn of premiums will be made be
ginning with that date. Premiums
under the advanced rate will only
be effective from October to January
1st. The old rates are to go into
effect throughout the Northwest
In addition to the foregoing, Cor
vallis is to have a large reduction
by reason of the mountain water
system. Mr. Stone, head of the
Pacific Board of Underwriters, has
announced to agents here that the
new rate will go into effect in about
30 days, and the reductions will be
a surprise to the people of Corvallis.
Nobody here knows of course, what
the reductions will be, but that
they will be extremely satis
factory to Corvallisites seems
assured from letters written here by
Mr Stone.
The Price Figured.
and
for
The granite columns which are
to be placed at the main entrance
of the new bank building, arrived
yesterday. There are two of them,
the lower end of each being. 18
inches in diameter and 15 inches
at the top. They came all the way
from the state 01 Maine. These
A man from the country,
who was evidently thirsting
booze, approached a Corvallis marc
who had been convicted of boot-
and 'eSE'nS aDd asked to be accommo
dated with a quart.
"How much will you pay?" in
quired the prospective se.ler.
The thirsty man's eyes bright
ened from anticipation of a
good long Jpull at a bottle
which he deemed almost withitt
his grasp, and named a dollar and
a half, expecting that the price
would ietch the goods without de
lay. "Oh." replied the ex-vender of
illicit stimulants, "I guess yen
are not very dry. The matter
of a couple of pints of whiskey
In the Circuit Court ol tbe State of Oregon for
isenton uoumy.
James W. Melville, Plaintiff, "
vs. j .
Frank Hle, William W. Hale. 1 ,
Leath McCorkle, Dora E. Ayers,
Effie Hopper, Alfred Hale, Jen-1
nie Shivers, Frederick Elder and j
Cynthia J. Sherman, Defendants, j .
To Frank Hale, Dora E. Ayres, AUred Hale,
Jennie Bblvers and Cynthia J. Sherman, the
above named defendants :
In the name of the state of Oregon, yon and
each of you are hereby summoned and required
to appearand answer the complaint of the plain
tiff lu the above entitled suit now on file with
the clerk of the above entitled court, on or before
the last day of the time prescribed in . the order
for publication of this summons hereinafter re
ferred to, to-wit: On or before March 8. 1907,
and yon are hereby notified that If you tall so to
appear and answer the said complaint as here
in required, for want thereof the plaintiff will
apply to tbe above enUUed court for the relief
demanded In his sal i complaint, to-wit: reform
ing a certain deed made by Harrison Hale and
the defendant, Cynthia J. Hale (dow Cynthia J.
Sherman) to Theodore Hale, dated January ,
1675, so that the description therein shall read
as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a point 52 chains east of the
southwest corner of claim No 62, being claim ot
John Grimsley and wife, In Township twelve,
south, range six west, Willamette meridian,
thence north 21 degrees 10 min. west nineteen
and 20.100 chains, thence east fifty-four and 67-
100 chains to the west line ot the tract of land
sold by John Grimsley and wife to George W11
helm on the 6th day ot October, 1858, and re
corded October 31, 1868, on page U8 and 149 la
Book B, of the records of deeds of Benton coun
ty, Oregon, thence south 11 degrees 15 min. east
twenty and SO-100 chains along said west line to
the; south boundary line ol said claim No. 52,
thenoe west twenty-three and 55-100 chains,
thence north two chains and thence west twenty-eight
ehains to the place of beginning, contain
ing 100 acres', being and situated in Benton
county, Oregon; that plaintiff be decreed the
owner in fee simple ot the above described real
property; that the defendants have no interest
or estate therein and that they be barred from
claiming any right, title, Interest or estate in the
above described land.
This summons is published In the Corvallis
Times newspaper once a week, for six successive
and consecutive weeks, beginning with the Issue
of Januay 25, 1907, and ending with the issue of
March 8, 1907, under and in pursuance of the di
rections contained in an order made by the Hon.
E. Woodward, Judge of the county court of Ben
ton county, state of Oregon, dated January 21.
1925 $5? 01 flMt PUDlicatIon hereof is Janna-
E. E.WILSON,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
The college and town boys
are warming up pretty well to
base ball, and, there will be some
thing doing in this line hereabouts
this season. The college team of
last year will be . considerably
strengthened by new students who
are very handy with the sphere
and bat. Walter Kline of the S.
L. Kline general merchandise es
tablishment, has organized the
town players and they have com
plete new suits. Saturday after
noon at OAC field the college team
and the Kline team played a seven
inning game in which the former
won out by a score of 7, to 6.- The
town team, however, played the
better ball. A left-handed collegian
toward the close of the game swatt
ed the ballover the grandstand where
it was lost for a time sufficient to
let in two men on bases and the
striker. The boys on the hill re
quire better ' organization and a
little closer attention to business in
the game.
columns areto rest upon granite, a little while ago cost me $150."
blocks more or less ornamented, j The information was given witi
r .... . . j such derision and evident decision
Saturday night in celebrating the
natal day of Dr. Cathey and Mrs.
Cornutt at the Cathey home in
this city Saturday evening.
T. V. Vidito is having con
structed on the premises recently
purchased from J. W. Foster, an
up-to date barn 18 by 18 feet in
size. M, L. Earnest has the con
tract of erecting the structure.
W. F. Gay and family have
arrived from Tipton, Iowa, and are
settled temporarily in one of the
Wuestefelt houses. Mr. Gay may
buy property in town. He is an
interesting gentleman and a wel
come addition to our population.
The 18 months old child of
Ole Paulson, who last fall purch
ased the S. A. Moore place, near
town, died of pneumonia last Sat
urday. Rev. Byerline, of the
Lutheran church, conducted the
funeral services at the family home
and interment occurred a I. O.O. F.
cemetery Monday forenoon.
Father Burri of McMinnville,
Father Lane of Albany, and Father
Datin of Brooks, and "' his niece,
Miss Claire Courtois, are visiting
Father Springer, and are assisting
with the Forty Hours devotion.
Father Datin and Miss Sheehy will
sing again this even ng, and Father
Lane will speak. The devotion
has been well attended. All are in
Vitedto attend.
When a citizen or two enter
the alley back of Homing's store
and after traveling south a short
distance turn east and disappear,
where are they going? And when
they come back after a few minutes
what have they got? Its all so
open and so plain that even small
boys around town know what the
processions means when it is head
ed south, and what it has got in its
pocket when it is steering notth.
Some person on Saturday
mgbt pulled up and
that the dry man, notwithstanding
attendant disappointment, decided
that it wasn't worth while to piess.
his purpose.
"The Missouri GirT
This is a p-tiaraniSrTV aifr'artirin --
and the management is authorized
to refund the money if there is a
single thing advertised that is not
performed to the letter. The play
has no superiors and few equals as
an enteitainer, because it contains
all the elements that go to make tip
a pleasing performance. A great
cast including Miss Sadie Raymond
as '"Daisy" and Frank Farrell as
"Zeke." If you have never Feer
a 11c luiaauuu vjijj ass. juuj ..
friends who have.
WE CAN FILL your wants. Write
us. Do. you want to sell your
property, farms, or business. Call
on us. We furnish partners
and cash. Loan . your money.
Sparkman & Company Maio St.
Corvallis Oreg.
carried away
-Between halves at the OAC five young walnut trees which Tay-
Roseburg game Friday evening lor Porter planted two years ago
Manager Mark McCallister walked along the walk about his premises
out to the 1 center of the hall with on Seeond and Adams. About the
a bundle of sweaters upon his on adequate punishment d for a
arm and after a brief address called man who, would commit such an
upon members of the season's foot- act as tnJs s suggested by the old
ball team to come forward and re- fashioned hell, and it is a. reminder
ceive the usual token of their ac- tnat tnere ought to be such a place
complishments upon: the gridiron. if there ish't..
The sweaters this year are of navy Clarence M. Vidito has dis
blue with the OAC monogram posed of his barber shop to R. L.
worked upon the front. In the Hathaway, and the purchaser
juagment or tne Athletic As- will take possession about the first
sociaiion ot tne college the follow, of March. David Fendall a
ing named students were entitled to young man who ' has attained a
monogram sweaters: James Dobbin, high position in the profession,
Henry Shannon, Frank Pender- and who has been with Mr. Vidito
grass, Charles, Barber, Walter for some time, will, however, have
Gagnon, Mar Hannan, Harold the management of the business.
n ; . vvsuuo x-mn, nir. ana Mrs. vidito expect to go
tf , y' U" J5ennet to Newport early next month and
iar' , ?" Stebit)ger as yell lead- identify themselves with the Bay
ed, Ralph Cady, E. W. P. Hard- View Hotel in which they are in
mg, Philip Cherry. . 'terested with C. C. Chipman.
In Memoriam.
Whereas, it has pleased the Su
preme Master of the universe to re
move from our midst our esteemed
brother, Fred S. Tomlinson, there
fore be it
Resolved, that in the death of
Brother Tomlinson, Wells Assembly
of United Artisans loses an es
teemed and worthy brother, the
community a citizen of exemplary
character, that his immediate
family sustained a loss that we have
no words to describe.
Resolved, that Wells Assembly
of United Artisans tenders its sin
cere sympathy to his sorrowiug;
relatives and friends and may they
ever look to Him who has prom
ised to sustain them in every trial
by His omnipotent love and to care
for and comfort them in every try
ing hour,
Resolved that as a tribute of res
pect to Brother Tomlinson the
charter of Wells Assembly of whora
he was a worthy and honored mem
ber, be draped in mourning for 60.
days. . .
Resolved, that a copy of these
resolutions be spread on the mir
utes ot the meeting and also trans
mitted to the county papers for
publication, and that a copy be for
warded to the family of the de
ceased. , R. N. Williamson.
Ella Williamson.
M. L. Lewis.
Committee..
The Colonial Ladies
. Invite you to a birthday party ir
honor of George Washingtor
February 22nd, at the First M. E.
churcb. Uncle-Sam-and Colum
bia will receive. Distinguished
guests will be present. Some of
the features will be, Gypsy Queen,
Plantation melodies, a Famous
Toast, etc, 15-cent supper will be
gin at earlv candle light-.
Remember Nolan's remnant and
rummage sale closes Saturday eve
ning at 9 o'lock.