It's to Your Interest to Know That the Smartest Spring
Fashions for Men and Young Men
Are now here ready for your inspection, and iry-on and that we offer you an! your friends the first opportunity
of viewing the largest and most magnificent display of Spring apparel we have ever had. If you can't come to
morrow, come the day after. If ycu wish to dress well at little expense if you want a Suit or Overcoat of smartest
style and of strict high qualily. Its to your interest to ccme
here at once and make an early selection.
MIHAELS STERN
FINE CLOTHING
which we show in all the most fashionable fabrics
broad variety of handsome weaves. Look where you may
you positively cannot find values to equal those we offer in
Spring Sack Suits for Men and
Young Men at $12 to $25
of most advanced single and double breasted style, with
every detail as derfect as if exclusively custom-tailor-made
with a special offering of selected styles and fabrics fully
equal in value to most $20 suits at $15
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J. E. Andrews returned Wed
nesday night irom a business trip
to .cugene.
Miss Clayton Barnell. a former
O. A. C. student, arrived today
from Portland for a Commencement
visit.
' Henry Eisman arrived yester
day from Grants Pass for a visit
with friends.
A brother of Mrs. Cronk from
i New Lisbon, Wisconsin, is in town
for a week.
G rover Cate of Hulsboro was
among those arriving oa today s
Westside.
Six Jersey cows on the farm of
Georee Lindeman vielded a reve
nue throughout the past winter ol
I $50 to $56 per month, in butter fat
sold. Their average was about 9
per cow, which shows the value ot
improved cattle. Mr. Linderman s
herd is one of the best in' the coun
ty, and is being constantly improv
ed. -
In the June issue Jf Recrea
tion, a popular magazine, is an
aillustrated artieji' on china phea
sants by E. E. Wilson. The illus
trations are mostly from photos
taken by Mr Wilson himself and
are very fine. The article descri
bes the habits an3 the wonderful
sport of hunting the birds.
-Sneak thieves entered the Cof
fey photograph gallery on South
Mam street, Sunday night and
stole $25 worth of pictures. The
door of the show case outside was
also pried open and a number of
photos taken. Entrance to the
building is supposed to have been
gained through the front door by
use of a skeleton key. The panes
m a window, however were broken.
THERE ARE MANY ENTRIES.
IT IS PRINCIPAL FULKERSON
Philomath Principal Elected to'Ccrval-
lis Schools. New Teachers.
In the Livestock Show Nearly a Mile
of ParadeAH Classes "
Displayed.
Three quarters of a mile of
horses and cattle marching up and
down Main street this morning, in
troduced the livestock show in a
way to announce its complete suc
cess. The parade in close order,
stretched a distance of nine blocks,
the head and rear of the line com
ing m contact at Homings store
while the column complety sur
rounded the blocks from there to
Prof. Fulkerson, Sof the Philo
math public, schools is to be princi- the Ice factory.
pal of the public schools in Corval- There are about 160 entries, rep-
lis. He was elected at a meeting resenting every ciass or nvestocK,
of the school board Wednesday and many fine specimens are in the
evening. He has been principal list. The show extend over to-
record breaking
in attendance.
if the Philomath schools for the morrow, when a
pist year, and gave snch excellent crowd is sure to b
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satisfaction that he was re-elected
to the same position for the com
ing year at an advance of salary.
The Corvallis board bid higher
however, and he has accepted the
position here. Mrs. FulkeiLson
who had also Deen re-eiectea 10 me
Philomath schools was elected to
the second grade in Corvallis The
other teachers elected are Miss
The new spring styles in Hats, both stiff and soft $1.50 to $3.50
Tomorrow is Spring Opening day. -Come early!
KLINE
ine paraae or tue puze winners
will occur in the forenoon.
Hartsock, Kiger, Small, Creft
and R. C. Kiger, have entries in
the Standard trotting class, Faw
cett & Ireland, Frantz Brothers,
Whitaker and Batesman and others
have, Percherons, Fawcett & Ire
land Belgian draft, Burge, Dodele,
Smith, Beach, Davis, Sol King,
Mallow, Miss Tartar, Miss Den- Jindeman, Walter lay lor, T. Jti.
man, Miss Matley, Miss Lengrin, Cooper, McLane, Gellatly, Bauer
Miss Belknap, Miss Fowells, Miss and Frantz Brothers, Vausberg,
Riddle, Miss Ada Finley. and Miss Wyatt, Robinson, M. Porter, draff
Tadlock. One-was left vacant horses, Smith, Goos, Jesse Brown,
for the benefit of a former teacher Murphy, MeFadden, Newton, Wit
whose application has not been pre- ham, Nichols, roadsters, W. W.
sented to the board, but is expect- smitn, -tiartsocit, -iger, uicKneii
ed. The teachers occupy grade po- saddle horses, Kiger,. Beach, John
sitions in the order given above. Kiger, Taylor, Dennis, Hammell,..
Miss Tadlock, the new primary Mercer, single drivers, bmptoo, .
teacher is f romOklahoma, where she Gellatly, draft teams, Gellatly, .
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to tell perfect time is worse than no watch at all, as it mis-leading and causes un
necessary trouble and loss of time.. Get a watch that you can depend on at all
times, the best on ihe market, to be had in all grades and styles. At PRATT The
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LOCAL LORE.
For advertisements in this column the rate
of 15 cents pet line will be charged.
Miss Una Stewart of Prineville
is a Commencement guest of Mrs.
Harry Buxton.
1 Beginning Sunday morning
the West Side train will leave Port
land at seven o'clock and arrive at
Corvallis at 11:30.
Sunday evening there will be
special services in honor of the
graduates at the First Methodist
church. Prof. Horner and others
will represent the college and re
marks will be made by the pastor.
There will be special music.
Congressman Hawley will de
liver the address to the class at tt e
eighth grade graduating exercises
in the south end of the county,
which occu- a at a picnic at the Bell-
lountain grounds, June 19th.
has had ten years experience. She
takes the place of Miss Grace Hutt,
whose retirement is much regretted
by the board on account of her
great success, as is the case also
with other retiring teachers. Miss
Ada Finlev takes the place of her
sister, and Miss Maxheld and Mr.
Cummmgs were not applicants tor
re-election. The salaries of all
teachers who have been elected for
a third year of service, except the
principal were advanced $5 per
month.
brood mares.
In the cattle display, H. M.
Fleming enters Holsteins, John
Wyatt, Geer, short horns, lender-
man, wooococK jerseys, ieer,
Keeney, Herefords.
In the sheep andswine classes the
entries are not so numerous as in
horses and cattle. In all there are
about 160 entries.
DEATH AMONG HENS.
DOWN FROM ALBERTA.
FOR
WOMEN
MISSES AND
CHILDREN
We have also received our Spring lines of Men's Ox
fords, etc, in ali the latest shapes.
Call ana Save 5 Per Cent;
Of yo'ur cash by trading with us t: '
F. L, MILLER'S
When you See it in our ad its so
Corvallis - ' - -' Ore
..... Till further notice ALL glasses fitted byRATT The
the Optician wffl be ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED lor
ONE YEAR against BREAKAGE of ANY KljjP.
The last 4. eighth grade exami
nation for Benton for the year oc
cuis June 13th and 14th.
Ice cream and strawberries
with cake will be served on court
house lawn Saturday, June 8 from
2 to 10 p. m.
Miss Adelaide Withycombe of
Portland arrived yesterday for a
visit wnn tne tamiiy ot James
Withycombe. Miss Withycombe
is a sister of John Withycombe.
L. B. Baldwin of O. A. C. left
today to attend sthe conference of
the radical wing of the U. B.
church, at Plainview. It is presid
ed over by Bishop Barkley.
Mr. and Mrs. Bodine left yes
terday for Elgin, Illinois, to be ab
sent a month. They will also visit'
in Chicago, and other points. They
were accompanied- by Mrs. Marvin
and daughter, who go to Iowa for
a visit. The party will travel in
company as far as St. Paul.
The income from 11 iead of
grade Jerseys oh y the Ed ' Davis
farm, southwest of Corvallis, chal
lenges attention; Their ; yield of
butter fat during the month of Ap
ril, sold-atatheJiaupisch creamery,
brought $136.50, or about $13 per
head. That pays. ,
. . .
There will be no preaching
service - at Jhe Christian church
next Sunday morning. The Sun
day school will meet at 9:30 and
dismiss in time for all to attend ser
vices at the armory. In the even
ing beginning at 7.30 the C. E. and
church services will be combined in
a recognition service for the seniors
who belong to the church, the re
turning graduates and former sta
dents. , There will be special music
by the male chorus. . . . .
Albany is a local option town.
Speaking of business conditions the
Democrat says: 'It is institution-1
less, nevertheless it is steadily im
proving. Business is 25 per cent
better than a year ago, the resi
dences of the city are better filled
up than they have been for years,
and the prospects are good for sev
eral new industries which will ma
terially aid the city."
Tillamook Headlight: News
papermen who have been watching :
the counties which went dry under
local option, are beginning to admit
that instead of killing business and
killing the town, it is quite the op
posite, for if Tillamook City is any
criterion to go by, business has
been increasing ever since It went
"dry ' and continues on the jump.
Salem Statesman: A Linn
county dairyman received over a
hundred dollars for the cream from
his fourteen cows during April, and
that month was said to be a low
one for him,. His product goes to
Corvallis where the creamery pays
him a cent above the Portland quo
tation, i ' .
-The eighth grade graduation
exercises scheduled- for Alsea on
June 15 have been dispensed with
because of the inability of a num
ber of the members of the class to
be present to assist with the pro
gram. ; v . -y
A union ' picnic of all the
schools in western Benton is to oc
cur at Alexander picnic ground?,
near Kings Valley June 22nd. . The
graduating exercises for the schools
in the north end of Benton will oc
cur at North Palestine church June
28. The exercises for the graduat
ing class of schools in the vicinity
of Philomath will be held in Ply
mouth church Jane 25th.
Fonner Benton County man Sixty
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Bushels of Wheat per Acre.
Sydney Y. Evans, a well known
Benton county boy arrived today to
take in the stock show. His home
is in.Eugeue, and his family resides
there, but most of the time during
the past two years has been spent
in Alberta, Canada, where he is
representative of A. C. Ruby &
Company of Portland, jmpoiters of
Percheron, Shires, German Coach
and other breeds of thoroughbred
horses.
Incidentally he has been invest
ing heavily in Alberta lands and at
this time has 2,000 acres. Tn the
advance in the price of land he has
already netted a profit of $7,000
since he purchased. Lands are
selling there at $14 to $40, and
some near town have gone as high
as 55S8o. The country is fast set
tling up, and Mr. Evans believes
there are splendid opportunities to
make money. The wheat yiesld i
40 to 60 bushels per acre, and oats
as high as 100. Oats goes 52
pounds to the bushel, in its plump
ness resembling barley more than
ordinary oats. , The country com
prises about as much territory as
California, Oregon and Washington recommendations,
Two Poultry Men and Their Troubles
Bad Cases of Mctheihood-
The mortal remains of four set
ting hens lie unhonered and unsung
except by this tender lullaby on the
premises of Gene Simpson. Their
last days were full of sorrow and
trouble, and they made the life of
Gene very weary. He had pheas
ant eggs that needed the nurtur
ing care of a tender mother and the
four hens were imported from a
neighboring farm to attend to that
duty. When the little birds came .
off it was the beginning of dea h
and destruction. The tramp of tte
old hens was like that of an eleph
ant and every time' a little $2.50
pheasant came within reach it was
promptly stepped on and crushed.
What didnt die by that route were
led into the weeds and wet grass
until the last one had perished and
passed away. Gene concluded that
the mother hens were a cross of
bulldog stock and unfit for the
pheasant trade. He walked one
morning out into his pens. ' seized
the rantankerous hens by the nape
of the neck, wrung their heads off
and kicked their craven bodies over
the fence, uttering in guttural
tones, "Let the carrion rot". This
is a reminder that Sam. Eane's ex
perience with a setting hen the
other day had its interesting phase.
He had imported, her for setting
purposes, and though she had nne
she insisted on
combined.
Many wrong ideas prevail with
reference to the climate and condi
tions. It is a dry country with
good rains in May and June and
long sunshiny days in summer,
which with the rich soil gives grain spring pullet. With a
a great growth. , , In the longest the effect that she was
days of
summer a newspaper can
be read without artificial light as
late as n o'clock' at night. The
best opportunity for home seekers,
aside from the profitable grain
crops, is in the rapidly increasing
price of land. The territory is the
last great country to be settled, and
with its Immense grain producing
power, Mr. Evans thinks, is bound
to prove a profitable land for inves
tors and settlers.
After two or three weeks, Mr.
Evans will return to Alberta, and
will take his family for the summer.
frequently deserting her nests.
Samuel as often put her back, until
the thing got tiresome. Finally he
found her one day, not hovering
her eggs dutifully, but standing a
part from, them, cackling like a
remark ,to
'no cansfry
and it wasn't her business to Arill
worldly rag time songs", he stized
her by the nape of the ..necljt Re
marking, "I '11 crack your blasted
neck". He didnt intend to be rash
but he was. The ' 'stling bloke' ' ,
and when he looked (first at the
headless body of his bird and .then
at her head in hi 5 hand he realized
that she "could . neither ,v warble
more lays nor lay no more warbles,
As she lay .there he realized "also
that she was unfit for further busi-'
ness and lie set at work at once to
jight the fire in lus incubator.