CORVALLIS, OREGON, FEB. 13. 1896.
Over 200.
My dress goods stock has been care
fully gone through and all remnants put
on the table. There are over 200 rem-
-nants some from nearly every line of
stress goods I carry. All wool, mixed and
cotton. Black, solid colors and figured.
They will be sold cheap, too, to close
-them out
ang,
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Dr. Lowe, the optician, is coming soon.
The wise will wait for him.
U. B. Vogle has a large stock of opli--cal
goods and can fit the eye O. K.
Miss Bertha Davis is home from an ex
pended visit in Oregon City.
Asahel Bush, a wealthy 9alem banker
and a prominent democratic politician
-was in town Monday.
Albert Ray, of the firm of Russell &
Co., Portland, was in town Tuesday on a
liop-buying tour.
Tickets for the Heritage-Winkler con
cert Feb. 14th, 25c; children under 12,
15c ' - ' ;
Grand musicale Feb. 14th by B. S.
Heritage, musical director of Willamette
University, vocalist, and Emil Winkler,
of Leipsic, Germany, pianist
The stars and stripes proudly floated
yesterday from the public school flag
staff, in honor of the anniversary of the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln.
Sunday morning the government snag
boat Corvallis passed up the river. For
the present she will be engaged in remov
ing obstructions to navigation bjtween
Eugene and Harrisburg. - -
There comes a time now a then when
a .gentleman feels the need of a stylish
haircut or shave, and there is no place, as
everyone knows, where those luxuries
can be secured as cheaply as at Spencers.
Horace Underhill, of Summit precinct,
was in town last Friday on business con
nected with the estate of Patrick Gill
hooly, deceased, of which he is the ad
ministrator. The 1895 tax roll has been completed
and yesterday it was turned over to Sher
iff Osburn for collection. The total
amount .. of taxes . for col
lection as shown by the roll is 160)301.46
Tonight Deputy Sheriff Skipton and
U. R. Barber take, the "Sunset Limited"
or California. The former goes on a
pleasure trip, while the destination of
the latter is reported to be the Cripple
Creek mining country in Colorado.
Died, at Grass Valley, Nevada county,
Cal., at the residence of James Blodgett,
from a stroke of paralysis, Miss Asenath I
Blodgett, aged 78 years. The deceased,
-was a former resident of Blodgett valley I
and one of the old pioneers who crossed
he plains to Oregoa in 1847. :
J. D. Howell is no longer lessee of the
Corvallis opera house. He gave np his
lease last week and Mr. J. S. Spencer, a
-resident of Lane county, who owns the
property, has.-appoin ted Attorney E. E.
"Wilson to manage the' business until
other arrangements are perfected. ,
M. O. Wilkins and wife, with their
household effects, left Corvallis Tuesday
nnorning for Eugene, to permanently
xeside. :. Mr. Wilkins, in addition to his
"duties as official court reporter of this
district will continue the practice of
aw. The young barrister has plenty of
.force and determina:ion and in his new
' field will doubtless meet with success.
Dr. E. P. Geary, of Marshfield, grad
chancellor commander of the Knights of
Pythias, paid Valley lodge a fraternal j
visit last Monday evening. Dr. Geary is
a member of a very prominent Oregon
.ftmily. He is a son of the late Dr.
Geary of Eugene; and has a brother hold
ing a lieutenancy in the U. S. army,
while another brother is a leading Alba
iny physician. - .
.Hon. Thos. H. Tongue, of Hillsboro,
baa accepted an invitation to lecture be
fore the students of the agricultural col
lege on Friday evening, February 21st
iMr. Tongue is one of the most eloquent
orators in the state. He is an able at
torney and prominent in public life. A
-cordial invitation is extended to the citi
zens to attend this lecture and the capac --
ity of the college chapel, without doubt,
will be taxed to its utmost
The order of United Artizans have or
ganized a lodge in this city and last
week installed officers as follows: Mas
iter Artizan, Wm. Hartless; supirinten
dent, C. H. Lee; secretary, Emma
Thompson; treasurer, A. F. Peterson; se
nior conductor, - Mrs. Miller; warden,
Mrs. John S. Scrafford. The grand ora
tor of the order is expected to deliver
lecture here soon with a view to increas
ing the local membership.
A bill that startled some of the breth
ern at the council meeting Monday night
was one presented by ex Chief of Police
Taylor, for $ 147, claimed to be due on
back salary. . Taylor bases his claim upon
. the fact the the city reduced his salary
' by resolution instead of by ordinance.
The claimant believes the reduction by
resolution was illegal, and .that he is
entitled to $6o per month until same was
-reduced bv ordinance. . llie bin was
.referred to the finance committee.
A. W. Rose returned last week from
! an extended tour through the southern
i states and seems satisfied to remain in
Oregon. He found hard times prevalent
throughout most of the states he visited
and in Georgia and Florida the people
were anxious to sell their property with
a view to moving to some other portion
of the country. .
R. M. Davisson, state committeeman
for Benton county, attended a called
meeting of the- state central committee
last week at Portland. He says that re
ports from all over the state indicate
that ths republican ticket will receive a
larger m ijority than two years ago. The
committee, after deliberating some time
over the matter, fi.ially decided to hold
the state convention on April 9th, be
ing the sams day the democratic state
convention will be held. They recom
mend the holding of primaries on
March 2 1st and county conventions on
the following Saturday. The county
central committee ha3 not yet held a
meeting, although it is the intention of
the ehairmm, G. A. Waggouer, to call
the members together in a few day3, at
which tiuie the date for the holding the
county convention will be fixed. .
Representative Hermann, duriuy the
last congreis, succeeded in getting a bill
passed appropriating the necessary money
for miking a complete surrey of the
Willamstte river from Eugane to Port
land. Tke survey was finished Tjuriag
the summer and since that tims the en
gineers in charge of the work have been
engaged in making estimates and plaus
for improving the river as provided in
Mr. Hermann's bilL Recently Mr. Her
mann had the war department telegraph
to the Portland engineer to transmit the
estimates for the new project la his re
ply the engineer informed the depart
ment that the estimates had been com
pleted and the sun recommended for
the contemplated improvements amounts
to $131,667. This does not include $69,
000 estimated for improving the Yamhill
river.
At the council meeting Monday night
the question of a proposed reduction in
the charges of water to private consum
ers came up for discussion. Upon a mo
tion to instruct the city attorney to pre
pare an ordinance embodjdng such reduc
tiou in the rates, the vote resulted in a tie,
there being but six members present
The motion was supported by Lee, Gref
foz and Blakslee, and opposed by Flett,
Samuels and Davis. - Upon a tie vote
being announced, the mayor cast his bal
lot with the supporters of the motion.
Those who favor the reduction, claim the
water company's rates are too high and
that the power was granted the council
under the charter to regulate
the charges. It is said the , water
company will not submit to the proposed
reduction without a fight If the major
ity faction goes ahead with their propo
sition the matter is likely to get into the
cour.s.
The devils have been driven from Cor
vallis. Yesterday was the beginning of
"China New Year" and the pig-tailed
boys celebrated with the usual din. ' The
great fault of the Chinese plan lies in
the fact that it only frightens away the
devils and does not' annihilate them.
They hover around above the smoke and
din, to increased virulence when the
bombardment has ceased. Last year
they were attacked with an explosion of
prwder.that nearly drove the citizen
fxj'n the town, and yet they managed
daring the balance of the year to get in
tine very effective work. . Shooting
scrapes, suicides and failures furnished
pleuty of sensational news items. The
Tae cloven-hoofed imp3 jumped astrad
die the hop market and ruined it They
duj away at the grain price until it
shrunk to starvation rales. They lay in
the pa lis of several public men and
caused them to stumble. They worked
all their old tricks and invented several
new ones. This year powder was scarce,
the devils are many and the populists
have their augers sharpened. The Chi
nese are earnest, but they fail to get at
the root of things. - -
The public school children will observe
the birthdays of Washington and Lin
coln in one celebration, on Friday the
2 1st inst Each of the departments will
have appropriate literary exercises, in
preparation for which the pupils have
been rehearsing for some time. To these
patriotic exercises the public, and espe
cially the patrons of the school, are cor
dially invited. . The matter of procuring
a library for the school has been consid
sidered by Professor Pratt and his corps
of assistants for some months but until
now nothing has been accomplished.
Mr. Pratt informed a Gazettb represen
tative that teachers had decided to ask
for popular contributions in the way of
books, magazines or such other reading
matter as the public might feel disposed
to donate. Of course money would b
received, and economically expended in
the purchase of such literature as the
teachers might select It is'the inten
tion to open a library in each department
and an opportunity will be afforded Cor
vallisites to make their donations at any
time On the afternoon of the Washing
ton Lincoln birthday exercises will be an
excellent time to make a start, and it is
to be hoped that upon that day the nu
cleus for a splendid library will be
formed.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the county
court will receive sealed bids up to 10
o'clock a, m., March 4th, 1896, to furnish
30 cords of old growth body red fir wood
4 feet long, and 50 cords of grub oak
wood 4 feet long. To be delivered at
court house in Corvallis between June 1st
and Sept. 1st 1896. '- The court reserves
the right to reject any and alf bids.
L M. HUNTER, County Clerk. -Dated
this 5th day of February, 1896. .
Organ for Sale.
A fine Estey. black -walnut, cottage or
gan for sale at $60. New. Cost $ 150.
Call at this offiee. ;
OKBSON'S GOD-CHID.
When the stately warship of . the
United States that bears the noble
name of Oregon takes her place in the
Pacific squadron, Corvallis will have . a
live personal interest " in her.
This city will be represented in the tes
timonial that is going to be presented by
patriotic minded citizens of Oregon to
the white-winged' defender of our na
tional safety, whose god mother is the
state in which we liva.
- The amouat may Hot be large; the be
ginning is small, but still it is a begin
ning and gives the assurance that Cor
vallis will contribute something and
have some part in the honor. As yet,
no jersoaal solicitations have been
made, but when it was first announced
that the local committeeman was ready
to receive subscriptions, a big, round,,
American silver dollar was placed in his
hands. This firjt contributor was Judge
John Burnett Others have signified
their intention of "following suit"
The children of the public schools
took the matter up and, undismayed by
a ponderous editorial in a local paper in
veighiug agiinst the awfulness of such
action, they proudly gave as they could
afford aud Tuesday a parse of S3 15 Wi3
tarnel over to the'conimittee's represent
ative as a token of the children's patrio
tism iud of their interest in the develop
ment of our couutry's navy. Contribu
tions were made by pupils in depart
ments presi led over by Prof. Pratt, Mrs.
Nelms, Miss Turner, MUs Spencer aad
Miss Duncan. Miss Spencer's pupils, in
the fifth grale, contributed the largest
stn, they railing $100, and Jtr. John
son, who is looking after the Corvalllis
end of the movement, i3 going to pre
sent a haaisom: picture of the "Oregon,"
to be hung in their room. So when the
testimonial is presented, whether it be
something for the officers and men to
eat out of, to read, to look at, or to use,
it will be something that Corvallis has
an interest in and that Corvallis always
will have an interest in. The subscrip
tion list is open and any contributions
from 5 cents up may be left ' with B. W.
Johnson, at the Gazttb office.
AT THE PHYHOTJSH.
The Independence Amateur Dramatic
Club made its second visit to this city,
last Saturday, producing the popular
m'litary play "American Born." The
play is far from being suitable for ama
teurs. It is full of difficult situations and
exciting climaxes. There is no sparkling
dialogue to tickle the risabilities, nor
depth of plot to hold the attention. It
is essentially a play of stage pictures and
tableaux, and these require the most
skillful handling to be made effective.
We regret that the patronage was not
better, for these friendly visits by organi
zations from sister cities merit our atten
tion and encouragement They are not
money-making ventures, the desire being
simply to make expenses.
Mr. Readick, as usual, was excellent.
He portrays a part with such smoothness
and delicacy that it is a pleasure to wit
ness it ' -"
Miss Cora Suell made a good impression
in the part of "Mary Hope," one of those
characters that even the very highest or
der of talent fails to make itself felt in,
and, at the same time, one that requires
delicate handling in order to be accept
able. - . .
Also worthy of a word of praise is the
manner in which Mr. W. H. Patterson
treated the character of "Faggles " Mr.
Patterson is free from that self-conscious,
hopelessly-lost appeareance s character
istic of amateurs, and plays his part quite
professionally.
Other members of the cast were: Miss
Freeman, W. P. Connaway, J. B. Morin,
Frank Burch, Harry Hosier. L. A. Bai
ley, J. A L. Myers and Ward Webber.
The Uncle Josh Spruceby company
played to a fair house Tuesday evening.
The band and orchestra forms the princi
pal and the best part of the organization
and the musical part of the program was
first-class. The sawmill scene was realis
tic and greatly pleased the audience.
The play was apparently constructed for
the introduction of this scene. Part of
the specialty work was very good. The
gun manipulator struck the popular fan
cy. The "Hayseed" band paraded in
the afternoon and gave and enjoyable
street concert .
COLl,BO NOTES.
J. H. Gault left for his home in Hills
boro this week.
J. R. Cooley has returned after a short
visit to his home at Cottage Grove.
There will be a" students dance at the
Opera House, Friday evening, Feb. 14.
This will probably be the last dance given
by the students this year. All students
and members of the faculty are cordially
invited to attend.
The court martial held at the college
last Friday evening, was a very interest
ing affair. Owing to the fact that this is
the first court martial held in the battal
ion, it was not as perfect in all the de
tails as it might have been. Taken alto -gether,
however, the boys did very well
for beginners. Capt F. E. Edwards offi
ciated as judge advocate, and Capt C
L. Owsley, as president of the board of
examiners. The board was composed of
the following officers: Capt. Clyde Phil
lips, Capt Arthur Morrison; Lieutenants
O. G. Porter, H L. McAllister, Jos. Smith,
C R. Porter," H. M.. Friendly, Arthur
Buchanan, Lee Beall,.H. W. Kelly. The
result of the court martiai has not been
published.
The director of school district -No. 9 held
a meeting last" night at the office of Clrk
Wileon. The several bids for furnishing
wood to the district for the coming year
wera opened and the contract to furnish oak
wsod was awarded to W. A, Jolly at the
price of 2.25 per cord and to famish fir
wool to Durno Bros. & Bogue at $2.10 per
c.rd. After some informal business was
transacted, the meeting adjourned.
A BEHBVES IN CRB AMBRIES.
E. E. Paddock,- after spending several
months among relatives in tbe east, is back
in Oregon and is looking for a place in
which to locate with a view to engaging in
some mercbanlile pursuit. He says, if any
thing, times are better in Minnesota and
Wisconsin than in Oregon. This he ac
counted for by the diversity of productions
in that portion of the country in which he !
has been visiting.- That section he says has
developed wonderfully during tho past few
years. Land that sold for 530 and $40 per
acre, five and six years ago has doubled in
price. - '.
Mr. Paddock spent several weeks in Oata
na, Stesle county, Minn., and it was there
that ho noticed the most improvement. The
town had increased in population from 3,500
to 5,000 within the last fivo 'years. One of
tho principal industries i that of dairying.
In Steele county there are. now no lesi than
fifteen or twenty creameries, which are con
ducted on the cooperative plan. Thoir out
put commands good ericas, creamery butter
seldom bringing loss than twenty-five cents
per pound. Stock and grain growing are
also given attention bv the fanners there,
but there aro very few indeed, who devote
their energies exclusively to a single pur
suit. That is what Mr. Paddock buliuvos to
bo the trouble with many Oregon farmers
today: They raise. too much grain and too
little of other produce.
A few yean ago in Steolo county,. Mr.
Paddauk says land was cheap and most of
the farm wore heavily encumbered, but
thoso farmers who have diversified thoir in
terests, and espocially thoso who have given
considerable attention to dairying, are now
mostly out of debt, and prosperous. In
Oatana the two banks have deposits aggrega
ting over $600,000, more then oaa half of
which belongs to woll-to-do farmers in the
neighborhood..
People will of cource argue that the busi
ness of dairying can be overdone, but these
are groundless fears. There ought to be at
least fifty creameries in the Willamette val
ley, Mr. Paddock thinks. It would than bo
possible for Oregon dairy products to find
an oastorn market. There U no reason why
Oregon butter should not command as high
a price as that manufactured ia the north
wast. Good creamery butter is always ia
demand. in Boston, Nw York and other
c-utern cities, and throughout tho year sells
readily at from 25 to 30 cent per pound. If
the business wa3 gone into quite generally, it
would thon bo possible to market our dairy
products in the far east in ear-loud lots. Of
course three thousand miles seems a long
distance to ship butter, but wo are market
ing our fruit in the east, and there is no
plausible reason why other commodities can
nit bo disposed of there as profitably as
prunes, plums, poars and churrios. Products
that can not be disposed of in thj local mir
kets must be raised in sufficient quantities to
parmitof their shipmant in carloads, other
wise the freight will eat up a large share of
tho profits.
In this connection Mr. Paddock spoke of
the advantages that had accrued to shippers
of green fruits during the past season in lo
calities whore large quantities were grown.
This was practically illustrated in Corvallis
last fall when the first car load of green fruit
was shipped from this point. No single
grower had tho necessary ten tons of frut
for a car, aud it was only after considerable
solicitation that local growers were induced
to form a pool and :hip together and thus
take advantage of rates offered on car-load
lots. Had less fruit been grown, there
would not have been a car load to market,
and consequently no shipment would have
been made from Corvallis. Thus it is plain
to bo seen that the more fruit grown in any
locality the batter will be the facilities af
forded for shipping and marketing same;
and what is true with regird to the fruit in
dustry is a'so true of dairying.
Mr. Paddock says that the Willamette
valley is naturally bettor adapted to stock
raising and dairying than any portion of
the oast that ho visited. Corn, cloror, and
tho various grasses used for feod, grow more
luxuriantly in Westorn Oregon than per
haps in any other locality in the United
States, while the mild winters and cool sum
mers of this section reduce the expense of
carrying on the business to a minimum.
When tha Willamette valley turns H3 at
tention more to dairying, stockraising and
fruitgrowing and less to grainraising, Mr.
Paddock remarked, it will begin to prosper
a3 cever before and will eventually become
oao of tho wealthiest and most populous sec
tions of the United States.
THS JOB SALB.
Yesterday at one o'clock was the time
fixed by Assignee Bryson for selling the
realty belonging to the insolvent estata of
Hamilton, Job & Co., and a number of
citizens were at the courthouse door at the
appointed hour. From the large attendance,
it was expected that the bidding would be
quite spirited, but it turned out, unfortu
nately for the creditors of the estate, that
with very few exceptions, the ?rowd wan
present merely out of curiosity. The Gra
ham drugstore property was the first offered
for sale. 83,000 was the first bid and it was
made by B. E. Gibson. - Banker Woodcock
raised the amount to $3,500. Gibson offered
$3,600' but failed to get the property, Mr.
Woodcock's bid of $3,615 being the suc
cessful one. The bank building and fix
tures were next put up for sale. Some
minutes elapsed qeforean offer could be ob
tained. Finally,, however, L. G. Kline
started the ball with an offer of $5,000. W.
H. Hartless bid $6,000 and M. S. Wood
cock followed with an offer of $10,000,
which was not increased, and tho property
was knocked down to him for the First Na
tional bank. J. N. Brandarberry was het
successful bidder on the Cauthorn ware
house property, his offer being $825 for the
31-C0th interest owned bv the bank. The
other 29-60th interest in this property is
owned by Banker Bush, of Salem.
Property in Job's and Wilkins' addition
brought $1,605. W. M. Ladd, the Portland
banker, was the principal purchaser. Asa
Alexvider bought the five-acre tract below
town for $30. an acre, and R. E. Gibson
bought' the larger tract, containing about
13 acre', for $22 an acre. ' The sale of the
balance of tbe property was then postponed
until the 1st day of April. 1896. A little
over $16,000 was realized from the sale.
:' Considering the financial depression the
price obtained for the Graham corner is
generally thought to be a fair figure. The
bank building, however, brought consider
able less than was expected and some are of
the opinion that the sale will not be confirmed.
WAS ALWAYS THUS.
Some thirteen populists, a few spectators
and an intense calmness, occupied the cir
cuit court room of the court house last Sat
urday afternoon. . The eventual object of
the meeting was to elect delegates to the
populist slate convention, but the represen
tatives of the cure-all party found them
selves woefully handicapped from 'the very
beginning.
Tha secretary of the county committee
had unfortunately fallen into the wicked
hands, of some' convivial democrats, and,
becoming imbued with an over abundance
of spiritual democracy, he was necessarily
absent from tho afternoon's deliberations.
The Oregon Henry "Watterson of his party,
Mr. W-T. Hoffman , announced his selec
tion, by some un revealed power, as chair
man of the county committee, and desired to
know the names of the committeemen from
the various precincts. lie then took his
seat and a golden, or perhaps in connection
with populism, it better be said a greenbackic
silence, arose from tho tobaeco-laden salava
that fresco jd the floor, and seized every fftan
of them. But every emergency has its Na
poloon, and from out tha vasty depths of
tranquillity there arose an auburn tinted
delegate from the romantic shades of Sap
creek, and in a voice trembling, probably
with emotion, announcsd that tbe secretary
had desired him to acquaint his. fellow
embryo statesmen with tho direful news that
all the records and documents of the Benton
county end of the party were lost, strayed or
stolen.
It is said that Bon Woldt discovered on
that dav,' among the litter in his back yard,
some fugitive papers that bore populist
names and figures, together with some demo
cratic doctrine that did not sot well on a
populist stomach. It was a condition, how
eter, not a theory, that the convention had
to face. A vain appeal was mado to the
memory of tho delegates and then it was
decidvd to appoint new committeemen. Sev
eral precincts had to bo left unrepresented
as those present were unable to recall any
populists in such localities upon whom the
honor might bo bestowed. . T bote selected
were: Willamette, Biley Logan; Fair
mount, C. Skeels; Soap Creek, C. ,M.
Vanderpool; Monroe, .James Calvert;
Philomath, O. A. Robinson; Alsea, W. G.
Tharp; Summit, M. R. Savage; Kings Val
ley, Perry Eddy.
The eonYentionjrollin? up its sleeye3, then
proceeded to elect four delegates to repre
sent Benton county at the state convention.
The chairman of tho assembly, Mr. Skeels,
was first nominated. Possessing, no mock
modesty, he put the motion himself, called
for ayes and nays, and declared himself
elected. The invincible Felix Dodolo then
nominated Richard Calloway, in a ringing
speech that brought the janitor out of the
basement. Mr. Calloway w03 unanimously
elected. Then some of the delegates began
to question the gentleman's ddvotion to tho
party. It was asserted that he was true blue
and although a recent convert, he had all the
ics and isms at his finger tips. However, in
the interest of harmony, but without with
drawing bis name or reconsidering the vote,
the convention selected C. M. Vanderpool
in his place. The selection of Major Bruce
completed tha quartette, which is supposed
t support tho populist poet laureate, W. T.
Hoffman, as congressman from this district.
Ko one seemed to know where the state
convention was to be held, nor when, but the
gentlemen elected announced their readiness
to go whenever duty might call them. The
cnnvnnlinn divided that thoir irininrip
1 cYmiilil lipid first. Sfltiirflav in Mftroli
and the convention the Saturday following.
The convention was marked by tho most
decorous conduct. Tnero was no cheering,
no applauding, no exbilersting speeches
Not the eligliUst evidence of enthusiasm
marred the dull placidity of the proceedings.
All remarks were made in feeble, apologeli
cal tones, and a funeral service would Dea
livoly event compared with Saturday's staid
meeting.
OUR I.OCAI, HORTICUIfTTJMSTS.
On July Hth next the Stato Horticultural
Socinty will hold its semi-annual meeting.
At the Portland meeting it was tacitly agreed
to hold the July meeting at Corvallis, but
the final decision of the executive committee
may favor some other locality.' One chief
far.tor in determining the place of meeting
will be the local membership. At present
there is a disposition to hold the meeting at
Salem, becausa the local mtmbership there
is much larger than here.
There is no question that much benefit is
derived from the meetings of the society and
our local fruit growers remember with plcns
ure and a sense of profit the last meeting
held here. Shall the next meeting beat
CorvallU? Thnt depends on your interest
in the miitter. ir you want a ieot' or more
of the foremost horticulturists of the stato
to meet here and give you tho benefit of thi-ir
years of experience, then become at once an
active .member of the society and use your
voice and influence to get other persons to
do likewise.
The membership feo is only $1.00 per yeir
and tho society expects to pubilsh at the
close of the year a report, full of interesting
information to the fruit growers, gardeners
and florists, both amateur and professional.
This report will be free to members only.
Itcmember, the society is an organization
of horticulturists, working for the advance
ment, in every legitimate wny, of Oregon's
horticulture. It knows no politics; no rcli
gion, save the upbuilding in nil its varied
branches of Oregon's horticulture.
Are you enrolled among its working mem
bers? If not, why not? Is not tho cause a
good one! Will you not assist in building
up this organization, and through it, that
greatest of agricultural interests o ir fruit
industry? E. K. Lakk.
(Persons so disposed can deposit their ad
mission fee and receive a ruccipt for same at
thisoffiee.) -
The record of remarkable cures ctT-eted
enables us truthfully to ray that Hood's
Sarsaparilla U the only true blood purifier
prominently in the public eye todoy.
Hood's pills are-the best family cathartic
and liyer medici ie. Harmless, reliable, sure.
Awarded k
Highest Honors World's" Fair,
. -Qold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
CREAM
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Most Perfect Made.
40 Years the Standard.
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UP,
On the north side of our store room we
have placed on this Bargain Counter : : :
EvePpMqg foP Men aqd Bo$.
Suits we sold at $20, on the counter for $10.
Pauls we sold for $3 and $3.50, on the coun
ter for $1.00. Shoes we sold for $2.50 and
$3.00, are on the counter for $1.50. Fine
Woolen Underwear we sold for $3 and $3.50
per suit are on the counter for $2.10. We
have put something of everything in the
store on the Bargain Counter. We must
get rid of these goods no matter what it
costs us. Come quick and get a bargain.
F. L. MILLER,
Corvallis, Oregon.
f
We Are f4ot
Cfgirpg.
" Because times
But We Rte
Rejoicing
Over the fact that
trade with us
Year In flrpd
Year Out
Have long since
t3 ' Hardware, Stoves
in ems, jrauus ana kjiis, etc., is me very Desc
to be had in the market and our prices
very low.
Everybody
Invited to call and see for themselves.
$mpgon, fluon (Jo.
A Good Cup of Coffee
. You enjoy. The Best CoiTee and the Finest Teas
are kept by
HODES.
There is no profit in
present prices all may
and Hodes only
Keeps
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Lunches
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AT ALL HOURS OF THE PAY,
Fresh PreId piaix QmeI m pils.
Confectionery. fobaoGO goods.
EVERYTHING THE BEST AT
HODES & HALL'S
RIP-A-N-S
The modern stand
ard Family Medi
cine : Cures the
common every-day
ills of humanity.
kfor them fef&
Ket them, plant
Pthem. They are the
'standard seeds every-'
where: sown by the"
mreest planters in the world-1
WherYiar von triunt SO souare feet
of ground or 50 acres, you should J
nave i'errj" seeti annual ror -o.
xne most vaiaame dook ior bp
msrs and gardeners ever given
away, ju alien iree. 1
E. M. FEKHT A CO.,,
Detroit, BUcb.
are hard and business, quiet,
the many customers who
learned that our stock of
and Tinware, Farm Irnple-
buying poor Groceries. At
indulge in the verybest,
the Very Best.
&
: Served
PIONEER BAKERY, i
RUPTURE
Instantly Relieved
and Permanently
CURED
WITHOUT
Knife cr Operation.
Treatment Absolutely Painless
CURE EFFECTED
From Three to Six Weeks.
WRITE FOR TERM
THE 0. E. MILLER CO.
Offices: Boom 703-707. Msn;ma KuiMuvfc
PORTL-4KT Ovroi
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