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Union-Gazette.
FR1I Y. SEPT. i9, 1899.
A Few Articles '. For Ladies'
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SASH BUCKLES Forty different
sty lea, 25 cents te $1.25.' '
- STOCK COLLAR BUCKLESJust
right; 2ocand25c. Some to match sash
lllll'klpR. . -
CUT STEEL HAIR ORNAMENTS
"The real thing;" 95c to $2.00., r. I
BEAUTY PINS Gold wire, lo, 3c, 5c, '
8i-; Pearl, 5c; Cyrano bead, 2Vc. Six-i
..... - ' '-
'.. ELASTIC BELTS Newest thing in
the store. Black jet, cut steel, white
:perrl; 50cto$2.75. . . . .. .-- " -
" , LEATHER BELTS Lots of them.
- Almost every price, 7c to $1.00. . ; Patent
leather. "White wash belts. -LADIES'
TIES Modern patterns and
tyies. ' . '.,'.".:, : -
S, E Young & Son
Albany, Oregon.; -
LOCAL NEWS. .
Miss Olive Thompson le ive . to lay for
.Portland. ;' ' .', '. -. , .. '. ..
. Gellatly's thresher cjmp!eted i's sea
son's run last wejk, w'.tu a- t)tal of
51.000 buil.e a of wieit threshed ti its
" credit.- w r'- ' -v-.v rs
' Senator J. D. Daly r. turned last Mbn
day from a three-weeks' visit to San
Francisco, better pleased lhan ever with
old Oregon.
i' The M. E. conference of Oregon, which
bas been in session iM Salem, appointed
t.. : r
ACV. JXLCUIUCr tUI UIIUWICI i . map u-
'aoiniuation iu OorvallU.. '
'. Milton Wjatt was the fortunate holder
of the ticket which , drew the $85 music
box offered by Henkle &Divis to the
customer who purchase.! dress goods to
the amount of $1 or upwards. ; " "
Sol Stock, a ene-tiiue progressive mer
chant ef Corvallis, was in the city Satur
day and Sunday. Sol is traveling sales-;
man tor Jacnhs & Co.. of San Francisco.
of which linn lie is a member
The long-expecie-i bicycle tags nave
arrived. Numerous wheelme have paid
their tax anil have received receipts, if
they will present these .receipts at the
sheriffs office ta.s will be issued them.
; Rev. Isaac Peari returned from Salem,
Monday, wh-re he lias been attending
.the M. E.' conference.' . Rev. Peart has
'been assigned to a pastorale at Astoria
and will leave for his new field in a week
or ten days." His farewell sermon will
. be preached next Sabbath, - Wv;
- Mr. Walter. Crosley and" Miss Etta
,-iCui.i were married near Peoria last Sun
day. Miss Cain is well known . in this
city where she is highly esteemed. . The
Jiappy coup'e are now domiciled at the
farm home of Sheriff Rickard, Mr. Cros
: lev having charge of the place. .
Harry Helgate left Monday for Astoria,
: in answer to a. telegram offering bim the
position of city editor of the Daily As
toriaii. Should the plai-e prove accept
able. Mr. Holgate will retain it perina
'aently. His salary will be $75 per
month at the beginning with promise of
a raise. . : ." - '
Letters of administration have - been
issued by the probate court to W. S.- Mc-
Fadden, on petition of Mary A. Miller, in
the estate of Eliza MuFadden, deceased.
His bond was fixed at $7,200, with Sol
Kiuu and G. R. Farra as sureties. The
property in the estate to which there are ,
eight Heirs is valued at $3,030.
Miss Clara Blakeslee came home Sat
urday from Portland where she has been
for 'the past two months. While there
'she underwent an operation to have re
tnoved from one of her great toes a frag
ment of bone. Tb,e foot was injured
some ' tkree years' ago, when it was
atepped upon by a horse. The operation
was entire'y successful.
Saturday, SepL 30, Mr. Jennings, rep
resenting Singer Bros of St-Louis, one of
; the largest garment houses in the United
States, will be at the store of S. L.' Kline
with a fdll hue of samples prepared to
' take orders for capes, collarettes, jackets,
dress skirts, and tailor made suits. . The
ladies of Corvallis' and vicinity are res-
- pectfully invited to be present on that
day and avail themselves ot tne oppor
tunity to secure an op to date garment.
Don't forget the date Saturday Sept. 30th.
. As ws predicted last week, there was a
wedding Sunday. The groom was Mr.
Roy W. Taylor, of this city, and the
bride, Miss Ivy Porter. The ceremony
; was performed at the residence of the
bride's . parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Porter, seven miles south of this " city,
Dr. Thompson, officiating. Mr. Tay
lor, is a highly respected young man
of ihi city. His gentlemanly be-
- Iiaviar- and quiet, unassuming manner
have won for him the esteem of all who
enjoy his acquaintance. The bride is
the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Por
- ter. Miss Porter has many friends in
Corvallis, where she has spent much
V time win e attending school. Mr. and
"Mm Tiivlnr hAvn taken nn their rps!
deuce .in this city. . .
After mature i consideration, we have concluded to expand our business (expansion is the-
assortment of merchandise. In order to accomplish this end, our
Men's Boy's and Children's Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Overcoats, Mackintoshes, Pants, Umbrellas, Trunks, Satchels
MUST BE REDUCED ONE-HALF BY JANUARY 1st, 1900.
We, therefore, announce that our entire stock of Men's and Boys' Goods are now thrown on the market at and near cost and
many broken lines and odds and ends less than cost of. manufacture.
Our Jew fall Stock
Leave your orJers for Vetch seed at
the Wilson Cornmiss'on Co.'s, -
.The body of the, late Miss McFadden
started on the journey east Saturday, ac
companied by Mrs. Miller.
The ladies of the W. C. T . U. are re
questes to be present at a special meeting
of importance to be held at the reading
room, Oct. 4th.
: Justice E. R. Brrsou is accustoming
himself to being called papa, now. He
has a daughter, and she w as born Friday,
September 22nd.
Armin," the little two-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bowersox, formerly
of tliia city, died at his' home in Salem,
Monday, Sept, 25th 1S99, of membran
ous diarrhoea. .
License to wed has been granted in
Multnomah county, to Mr. Ed M. Lance
and Miss Milner, oldest daughter of Pro
fessor A. E. Milner, formerly principal of
Corvallis public schools.
The subject at the Methodist Episco pal
church Lords dav morning, "Some things
atSout the next world." In the evening
the pastor will preach his farewell ser
mon. He kindly invites the people of
Corvallis to this his last service. .
. We said last week that Mr. John Barn
hart was a grand father. ' He is still a
grandfather, but of a boy, not a girl. In
the- first excitement on receipt of the
news, a little matter of sex was of no con
sequence to him and he misinformed the
pi inter man. w V ':"'
; Fred R. Bowersox, brother, of Bert
Bowersox, our former towiismtn, was
Hurried to Mis s De me W. Kitchen, at
Staytou, Sunday. Rev. J. Bowersox,
father of the groom, and formerly Evan
gelical minister of this city,- performed
the ceremony. The groom, is house phy
sician at the Salem hospital.
. H.N Stondenmier, formerly leader of
the Marine band of Corvallis, is playing
a short engagement as cornet in the band
and orchestra wite the Shirley Company.
'Tex" did "heavies. with the Stutz com
pany for a season, and much disappoint
ment will be felt if he does not exhibit
his histronic ability while here, v ..''
Apples are going to be apples this year.
Col. Dosch of the state hoard of agri
culture, says he would not be surprised
if they went to $3.00 par bushel before
the end of tho winter. ' The state will
produce but fifty per cent, of the normal
crop, and yet we will have- enough for
our own consumption and some to ship
abroad. ''-"' '-'"'
' The marriage of Mr. William Kittridge
to Miss Maud Long occurred at the resi
dence of the bride's parents,. Mr. and
Mrs: Long, near Plymouth church, Sun
day, Sept. 24. . The ceremony was per
formed bv Ilev. H. C. Shaffer. Mr. and
Mrs. Kittridge left for their new home
near Silver Lako, Lake eounty, Monday
morning. ' -' .
- Hermann Breyer has a souvenir of the
Philippine campaign which will be highly
coveted by the ''anntiea." It is a com
mission from Aguinaldo to one of his
officers! and bears the signature iu i-k of
the comic opera genera'. While at Mai
si n, Hernia m investigated the, contents
of some old sugar warehouses, and with
other documents found this commission.
Died, in Merlin, Josephine couuty,
Oregon, Sept. 10, at 5 a. ra. Melsena, wife
of William Emrick, ajed nearly forty
years. The deceased was formerly a resi
dent of this city and later of Philomath.
She leaves a husband and seven children,
father, mother and two sisters and other
relative.' to mourn her loss. She wa? a
sister-in-law of Jos. Emrick of this city
and George W. Emrick of Monroe.-
Mr. Henry E liott, of Monroe, was in
Corvallis Monday. Mr. Elliott was afflict
ed with a concerous growth on his left
cheek for several months, and about two
months ago had it removed. While the
operation gave promise at first of being
successful, the cancer began to grow
again, and Thursday of last week, Dr..
Wallace, of Albany, again applied the
knife. Mr. Elliott is very hopeful that
the entire growth was removed and his
recovery will be rapid. .
A big time at The Salvation Army
Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 2nd and 3rd.
Capt. McGrager' and Lieut. May, of
Albany, Capt. Kulin the Austrian musi
ciau and Capt. Orati .Wo 1. formerly of
this place will be the leading characters.
Monday nights meeting will Iu le i by
CaptMcGrager and Lie it. Miy. Tues
day night a musical entertainment led by
the Austrian musu-iau, Capt. Kuhn, after
which ice cream and cake or coffee and
cake will be served. A cordial invitation
to all in iuterest of the Harvest festival.
A firm at Oregon City made a lot of
fishpoles last winter out of arrow-wood
that grows in plentiful quantities in the
woods the work being done by hand
The poles were jointed and finished like
the imported article, and sold readily at
fair prices. Now the firm has received
inquiries from dealers in the East asking
if arrow-wood poles can be supplied to
the trade. Poles made from arrow-wood
will stand a strain of 29 to 33 pounds,
wh;le a fish 15 to 19 pounds in weight
will break a bamboo or other pole. This
firm contemplates putting in machinery
and engaging in the manufacture of tish
polcs extensively.
GREAT
No cnpons will be given during this Sale. All outstanding, cupons will
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Nolan
There is a new' baby at (he home of
Fred Obererf It is a boy and arrived
Sept the 20th.
The position lately vacated by Mr.
John Skelton, in Alien and Woodward's
drugstore, is being filled by Mr. Harry
Withycombe, son of vice director 'Withy
combe of tjieO AC. ;
Rev. W. S. -Gildert, chaplain of the
2nd Reg. Ore. Vol. will give a lecture at
the Presbyterian Church, Friday evening,
October 6th, on his "Observations and
Experiences at the Philippines.''
- George A. Houck had on exhibition at
the state fair eight head from the pioneer
band of Angora goats of Benton county,
descendants of the 1 famous' Cantrell
band, crossed, with bucks from Califor
nia, Texas and Pennsylvania. Mr.
Houck is thoroughly posted oh the rais
ing of -Angora- goats' and is in the busi
ness quite extensively, and informs us
that he makes a profit of 35 per cent an
nually on his investment.' He produced
some very fine mohair this year, which
he sold readily for 42 cenU per pound,
spot cash. Rural Spirit. -
The county board of equalization, con
sisting of "Judge .Woodward, Assessor
Alexander and Clerk Watters, has been
in session since Monday to publicly ex
amine the tax 'roll for 1899 and correct
all errors. , The board will be in session
until Saturday evening.. Few applicants
for correction have made an appearance.
A piece of property belonging to Philip
Phile, consisting of of lot 8, block 5,
Corvallis, assessed at $800 was investi
gated." Mr. Phile showed that property
adjoining was assessed at a much lower
rate and the court placed the valuation
of his g lot at $503.. :; "
Benton county farmers are nailing up
trespass notices this week. - The open
season for China pheasants begins next
Sunday. It has .been a custom, honored
both in the breach and the observance,
for numerous pot hunters to flock into a
farmer's field on the first morning of the
open seasen and begin a slaughter ot
these young birds which only ends with
their extermination.. The farmer, after
religiously observing the law, has noth
ing to hunt but' the fences torn down,
and gates left open by city sportsmen.
It will je different this season. The
farmers of each neighborhood have gene
in together and each will protect the
others properly from trespassers,' and the
hunter will be sly who escapes' their
vigilance. ' V
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"AJjad nennv alwavs returns.'and s
mtOl U BUUI b VIOIV ij VVIl.ll IIICUUB IU
Heppuer, . lone and other places along
the line, ."Kid Moore,'' the morphine
fiend, was escorted to the edge of those
towns, and made his way back to The
Dalles yesterday. He was met by -the
city marshal, who must have given him
an Invitation to visit friends in another
city as he left on the boat this moVning.
Like Dickens'-"Little Joe," the poor
fellow is told to "move along" by eyery
one lie meets. ; And yet it is said "that
Stewart Moore, who was brought up in
Corvallis, had as good a mother as any
child in Oregon; but he inherited from
his father the awful .morphine habit.'
The Dalles Chronicle,' -
Repiesentative Nichols was in the city
Wednesday. He reports farmers ' ex
tremely busy in his neighborhood.
While threshing js over, there is hauling
to do, ami preparations to be made for
fall sow lug. Speaking of improvements
now being made on the Long Tom and
the ' matter of replacing the present
bridges with draw bridges, Mr. Nichols
said that these structures are now prac
tically unsafe and jt will be necessary ta
replace them with new bridges immedi
ately, so. the county will only be out
what the draws will cost in excess of the
ordinary bridg. The value to: farmers
of this improvement in the river, which
will permit boats to run to Liverpool
irom four to six months in the year, can
scarcely be estimated. , Mr. Nichols, who
is entitled to much credit for receiving
the appropriation for this work, is greatly,
pleased with what-is being accomplished.
' When public officials expend the pub
lic funds economically and judiciously
"the public, bows approval, but when our
revenues-are wasted in gew gaws and
fol de ral, righteous indignation asserts
itself. Beiton county bas an elegant
court house aud it is necessary and con
venient, but there are some among us
who believe in its construction .aouie pen
nies might have been saved. One day
this week an honest, toil-stained old
farmer, whose many duties prevents his
making many trips to town, was in Cor-1
yallis and wished to see this splendid
structure which he helped to build, he .
strolled around to the court bouse square.
I The building excited his astonishment ,
and admir&tion, but there were signs of j
extravagance of which he could not ap- J
proves Upou tho corner stone appeared .
the words. "E. Holgate, county judge." .
"Us tax payers- had- to- pay for putting,
that feller's name on there," he said in
dignantly. And then as he raised his
eyes to the goddtss.of justice, be caught
sight of the head of a figue carved in the
stone over the entrance to the building.
Clenching bis fists and raising his voice
abont an octave he shouted, "And darn-1
ed if they ain't gone and put Sol King's
pictur on the door caain '
EXPANSION
Arriving and in transit will be offered less 4han market value. Don't take our word for this bold assertion, but call
and be convinced that we mean what we say. All our Ladies', Misses' and Children's Fine Shoes aud Rubbers at
reduced prices until January ist. . .
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HOME AGAIN.
After Seventeen Months of Service in the
Philippines 'Gene Simpson is Hone
" J. :r. ;. ; for a Visit. '.-'.. . "'.
'Gene Simpson arrived Wednesday on
a visit to his parents after an absence of
over two years. During that time he
has seen service with the 1st Califor.
nians in the Philippines. "Many will re
member his letters from Manila, which
were as good, as any written by wrofes
sional correspondents from the Islands.
He enlisted as a musician iu the regi
mental band, playing both cornet and
saxophone. In the fight with the Span
iards August 13th, however, he was on
the firing line and.for many' months he
and his fellow bandsmen - exercised more
with a rifle than with musical instru
ments ' ;,' -; - -' '- -'
Early last spring bis regiment was put
on garrison duty on the island of Negros,
which 'Gene considers one of the most
valuable in the entire group. - It is about
100 miles long by 40 wiles wide and ex
ceedingly fertile. The natives have a
rather crude form of government, the
most prominent buildings being, peni
tentiaries. - -v - V- - ;
. W'l'i's the inhabitants - profess friend
ship for the Americans, they are treach-:
erous as Satan, both towards each other
and their newlv found masters. - i
, On the "voyage home the transport
bearing "dene's regiment remained a
week at Japan; For $250 a pilot was
secured who took the vessel through the
wonderful inland sea, from whose banks
a grand panorama of plantations and
gardens sloRe away in beautiful terraces
to the summits of the surrounding hills.
Taking the 'train,' they sped away 25
miles inland to Tokio, the capital city of
this grand empire..
With the exception of. two men slight-1
ly wounded the California band got home ;
without casualties. Don Ray, who played
tuba, returned . scarcely more than a '
shadow of his former self. The regi-'
mental surgeon pronounced his malady'
quick consumption, but 'Gene states that
when he left for his home at Grass Val-'
ley several days ago lie had improved
much in health and weight. 1
George Clark, another Corvallis boy '
who served with the Californiuns, was an
ideal soldier.' Always ready for duty call,
an expert marksman, Uncle Sam had few '
better men in : the service. He is em
ployed as moter-man in San Francisco.
Luther Smith entered the army as a
private, but through the efforts, of the'
bandmen lie was detailed bass drummer.
Later he was transferred to the hospital
corqs where he proved himself of such
value, that he remained at this work
until his , muster . out. He has in view
an. excellent situation in the city and it
is most probable that he will net be ab'e
to visit Corvallis.
Gene had many offers of positioi.s, as
a committee iu. 'San Francisco secured
employment for all of its volunteers, but
while be never answered sick call while
in the service, he is much in need of rest
aud quiet. - ;
AS JUDGE BURNETT SEES IT.
Democracy Brains Being knocked
With a Clnb of Its Own Making.
Out
The editor of the Times is in receipt of
the - following emphatic ; and time'y
nudge from Judge John Burnett, to
which he attempts a reply with a ram
bling narration of Napoleon Bonaparte's
ambition to form a colonial empire in
the. new world, and other interesting
items of history equally wide of the mars.
It is worthy of note that he studiously
avoids any reference to the financial ques
tion which "is the very pith of Judge
Burnett's remarks. - The letter appeared
in the Times of the 23rd.
Mb. Editor : The political force3 of
the country are gradually forming in bat
tie array for the conflict next year. The
red (gold) rose of Lancaster against the
white (silver) rose of York. The state
elections this fall are mere forerunners of
the grand battle of 1900. Great interest
seems to be centered in the financial
question, and it appears now that we are
to go through! the same farce we did in
1896, with probably the same result.
The republican leaders will rally under
the banuer of "the single gold standard,"
while the opposition will reiterate the
Shibboleth of "free silver at 16 to 1" and
then we will go at it, "Hammer and
Tongs," when in fact there is no such
issue and no room for such a one.
But as long as our democratic leaders
will furnish the republican party a club
to beat out our brains, we can't blame
them for using it.- If the tfoeory. of the
single gold standard leadersMs true then
it is the duty of this government in jus
tice and common honesty to recoin all
tho legal tender silver dollars which
were coined at a ratio of 16 to 1 at a
ratio of 32 to 1. With five hundred mil
lions of leal tender ' silver-redemption
money this impractical visionary scheme
can - never be carried out. What the
people want is a bimetallic currency and
that we have now, and it is' the best
financial system in the world,'. With a
republican administration coining silver
at a ratio of 16 to 1 to the extent of a
million and a half a month it is hardly
be redeemed on presentation.
:
Callahan.
worth while to waste time over the ques
tion of "ratios," or haggle about the
word "free" coinage. The basis of our
metallic currency was established . by
Beaton and Jackson ; in fact, Benton is
the father ol - the 16 to 1 ratio and this
country will never have any other. - The
contention for free coinage of silver, or
in other words, the right of anyone
owning silver, to take it to the mint and
demand its coinage into silver dollars, is
net - practical and is contrary to the
practices and rules of the government
since its foundation.' The constitution
of the United States provides that con
gress shall have power "to coin money
and regulate the value thereof." This
power is to be exercised by congress for
the best : interests of the people. The
amount of silver or gold that should be
coined in any ;-iven year and the pro
portion should lie governed by the de
mands of the agricultural, laboring and
business interests of the country. We
have practically the gold standard and
tho ratio of 16 to 1 lor coinage purposes
bow and that is all the common people
want Those who are clamoring for
currency -reform are generally that class
of corporations and syndicates who want
the power of national banks enlarged
and they furnish the circulating medium
forthe country. This is a dangerous
power and the same that was ground to
powder under the heels of "Old Hick
ory.".' Another class want to flood the
country with irredeemable paper or fiat
money, but neither of these schemes are
practical for the best interests of the
people. : . -
The claim that currency reform as ad
vocated by men who arrogate to them
selves the position of financial guardians
'of the nation is necessary to prevent an
other endless chain is not well founded.
If President Cleveland; and his secretary
of trie treasury had dealt honestly with
the government and the people there
wou!d have been no endless chaiu, nor
sale of bond.. The men and syndicates
who bought up greenbacks and presented J
them for redemption in gold were the
same persons who by favor of Secretary
Carlisle at 104 when they were worth 114
making millions of dollars out of a con
dition created by them and for -. their
special benefit, bat such a piece of vil
lainy cannot be repeated. .
Let the democratic party stand by the
principles of Jefferson the founder of the
party, let them ' remember that he pur
chased of France a much larger territory
than McKinley purchased ef Spain,, that
it contained Spanish, . French, Italians,
.Africans, Creoles and thousands of In
dians. That a democratic, administra
tian extended over them the strong arms
of American power and gave them the
benefits and blessings of a free govern
ment without their consent and against
their will, and where is the American
whose heart does not swell within him
when he contemplates the results of the
grand achievement of this grand man
who - wrote trie Declaration of Indepen
dence and certainly understood the spirit
of it better than the Aguinaldo sympa
thisers do today. - John Burnett.
Rev. L. M. "Boozer will preach at the
Mt. View school house Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock:; - , ' "
Preaching at Oak Ridge next Sabbath
by Dr. ' Thompson at 3 p. m. ; sabbath
school at 2 p. m. A welcome to all.
Services at the Baptist church as usual
on Sunday. On Friday evening the B.
Y. P. U. will meet at 8 o'clock in the
church for annual business meeting and
social. Cordial invitation to all Baptists
and friends. - .-'. '..
Rev. L. Myron Boozer will preach in
the United Evangelical on Sunday morn
ing at 11 o'clock and at 7:30 in the even
Morning subject, "Self-denial the Genius
of Christianity. Evening service espec
ially for the young people. AH are wel
come. . ..... .'.- ; '. -".,'- ;.,.'
Interesting" services at the Presbyterian
Church next Sabbath, Sabbath school at
10 a, m., morning worship at 11 a. m. ;
baptism, reception of members and com
munion service'. - Endeavor socities at
the usual hours; evening worship at 7.30.
The second lecture in the series Dr.
Thompson is giving on the subject "Noted
Woman of Sacred History", topic, "Reb
ekah the Beautiful but Deceitful Wife".
A kindly welcome to all. V
Being asked by an intimate friend if.
he really cut the cable between" Mauila
and Hongkong, not to shut off the Span
ards from home orders, but rather to get
beyond quick reach of the United States
Navy Department, Dewey suavely said :
"We had no apparatus for cabling on
board ship. But even if we could have
obtained it, the cable company would
have been obliged to refuse to receive or
transmit messages in that way.- It could
not have afforded to do anything that
would enable the Spaniards in case they
returned to power in Manila after the
war to withhold payment of their subsi
dy. Don't you taink these reasons are
good enough?" October Ladies' Home
Journal.
jTN" Music Lessoas.
Miss Edith Gibson, teacher piano, Leip
zig method. Address 1321 Sixth St.
SALE.
order of the day ) and carry a- more varied
immihense stock of
Goods sold for cash only during
ARE AFTER IT.
The O, A, C. Eleven Will Make a Strong
Bid for the Intercollegiate Football
Championship.
The OAC will have a" football team
this season. Not just eleven men who
can fall around over a whitelined grid
iron and go through signals, but a team
that will be a credit to the institution
and a terror to all aspirants -for college
football honors.' A meeting of the col
lege boys was held last Monday eveniug
for the purpose of organizing a team
and electing officers. From the number
in attendance and the enthusiasm mani
fested, it is evident that all the college
spirit will not be found down town this
season, as has been the case in the past,
Fred Walters, a crack guard and ex
perienced player, was elected captain;
J. H. Gallagher, a veteran of former
teams, manager, and E. R Brysen, as
sistant - manager.- ;: Walters and Elgin
were elected delegates to attend the
meeting of footballists at Salem . "tomor
row. - ' ; . ' . -,
. Much is expected of the OAC; team
this year both at home and abroad,-
and Corvallis is going to be woefully
disappointed if a champion eleven is
not developed. The Eugene Guard f
the 23rd, has a writeup of the U of O
team and what it is doing and shows
respect -for OAC by remarking: "The
OAC will make every effort to avenge
her overwhelming defeat of last season.
All her players who went to Manila have
returned aud the best men ot her '98
team are back again. The '99 team at
the OAC will be the strongest ever put
out and football "cranks'' look for an
interesting contest between it and the
Uof O." '
The U of O held its first practice game
last Monday, and with Simpson for
coach, and nearly all of last year's team
representing the lemon this' season we
must expect the best college eleven ever
seen in Oregon. The OAC has some
thing to strive for. Manager : Gallagher
is in correspondence with a coach, and
every effort is being made for early opera
tions.' At a meeting of the student body,
Tuesday, a tax of $1.00 for each male
student, and 50. cents for each female,
was levied for the benefit of .the athletic
fund and football will get its share of
this liberal donation. The citizens and
business men of Corvallis are ever ready,
as in the post, to assist in forwarding any
enterprise touching the welfare of stu
dents and the college, and may be relied
upon to give any support due from them
to the coming football team of OAC.
AS POPL'LAR AS EVER.
The Shirley Company Again Playing to
- Large Honses. ' ;-
Corvallis theatre-goers are again in
debted to Miss Shirley1 and her capable
company for numerous evenings of
amusement. ' The company - began a
week's engagement Monday evening and
each performance has - drawn a large and
representative audience. .
"Trilby," which was presented Wed
nesday evening probably affords the en
tire cast an ' opportunity to appear to the j
best advantage of anything done so far 1
this week. Miss Shirley as "Trilby''
makes judicious use of all her oppor
tunities. Iu truth, we have seen her do
nothing better. We note in her work
steady, logical progress since her last ap
pearance here, the result of earnest,
thoughtful application and study. She
is a competent actress and can be de
pended upon to give an intelligent repre
sentation. She bas personal attractive
ness, a sympathetic voice and well-bred
womanliness, which fit her well for the
leading roles she is called upon to per
form. While Trilby" may be the strong char
acter in DuMaurier's novel, j: Mr. Pal
mer's dramitization she yields the stage
to "Svengali," Mr. McQuarrie sustains
the illusion of this most exacting part
quite creditably There are bits here
aud thete of which even Mr, Wilton
Lackaye might well be proud. In
"Svengali" "that certain annoying qual
ity of Mr. McQuarrie's voice is not notice
able and we see him near his best.
Mr. Abram has not the qualities for
"Little Billee," but given the opportunity
he is one of the strongest members of
the company. " . -;:.;',:
A "Taffy" Mr. Plummer is splendid.
In fact, his work during this present en
gagement has been most clever.
Mr, Clayton has grace and a pleasing
manner, hut he is always Mr. Clayton.
He is unfortunate in having to stand
comparison with Mr. Cooley, Miss Shir
ley's leading man during her former en
gagement here.
Miss Baker is entitled to much praise
for some admirable bits of acting, and
Miss Bond is fast winning favor.
We suspect that she has more ability
than she has yet been called upon to dis
play. .
Reception- to Students.
The annual reception to new students
was given by the senior class of the
OAC last Saturday " evening. A liter
ary and musical program was given
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in the chapel, and upon its con
clusion the company , was invited to
the spacious armory where all joined
in having a good sociable time. Pro
fessor Berchtold opened the literary pro
gram with an address of greeting On
behalf of the president and faculty. His
remarks were deplete with . words of
good advfee and valuable suggestions to
students just entering the college, for
whose especial benefit this roception was
being giveu. A piano solo, "Grand
Valse de Concert," by Miss E. Helen
Baber; vocal solo, by Miss Lulu Spang
ler; baritone solo, , by ' F. E. Palmer;
recitation, "Raggedy Man," by Miss
Ffanke Cauthorn ; vocal solo, "Be
cause I LoVe You," by 'Miss Constance
Holland, and an address in behalf of the
student body by Mr. -E. B. Aldrich,
completed the program.
i nese receptious are growing more
popular with each succeeding year, and
are looked forward to with as "much
keen delight by all student as any other
feature of student life.
Mr. Ingle Won.
The case of J. W, Ingle vs City of
Philomath, in 'which the plaintiff sued
the city of Philomath for $1.75, came on
for trial iu Justice Bryson s court Tues
day afternoon. Mr. Ingle acted as his
own attorney and the defendant's inter
ests were looked after by Lawyer Ed
Bryan. - Jerry Henkle, William Boles.
William Jolly and Dr. Loggan were call
ed as witnesses fur the city and Rufas
Holmes was witness for Mr. Ingle.
During the progress of the trial an in
cident arose, which came near making
the jury judges of a battle royal rather
than staid and sober arbiters of a case' at
law. By dint of coercion on the part of
the justice and suasion by the lawyer,
bloodshed was averted,
The jury, which consisted of W. O.
Heckart,- Jas. Flett, J. W. Stewart, J.
W. Wilbanks, R. E; Gibson and John
Barnhart, rendered a verdict for Ingle.
Awaiting a Signature.
The city council held a called meeting
Monday evening to consider matters rela
tive to the construction of the new sewer.
The first contract made out and handed to
Smyth, Howard & Stevenson for their pe
rusal and signature failed to meet their
approval. They claimed that the con
tract contained items not set forth in
the plans and sjiecifications. The
mayor, therefore, called a meeting of
council to consider the matter, with the
result that the police judge was author
ized to write up a new contract. This
bas been done, bnt the desired signa
tures have not yet been attached.
Another matter which received the
council's attention was the passage ef an
ordinance granting the college permis
sion to tap the Jenerson street sewer
upon the payment of $1,500. This is in
accordance with the original understand
ing between the city and the college.
It was necessary to construct the sewer
much larger than the city -needed in or
der, to accommodate'' the college. The
difference in cost has been estimated at
$1,500.
County Institute.
Superintendent Denman has selected
October 13th and 1 ilh, as the dates for
the institute to be held in the Barclay
district. .
The Friday session will only occupy
the evening, while there will be exercises
all day Saturday. The evening session
will consist of recitations, music and
short talks by members of the 2nd Ore
gon regiment, who saw service in the
Philippines. Brady Burnett v ill have
for his subject, "Incidents on the Voy
age from San Francisco to Manila, and
Characteristics of the Residents- of
Manila," F. . -Edwards will discuss
"Campaigning in ; the Philippines,"
while Arthur Stimpson will be heard on
"Incidents'of Co, M. 2nd Oregon Vol
unteers in the Philippines."
The following topics will lie discussed
duriHg the institute: "School Govern
ment," "Libraries in the Country
Schools," "How Can the Director Help
the Teacher?" "What Daily Preparation
Should Every Teacher Make?" .-"Our
State Course of Study," "What Should
the Teacher do on Beginning a Term of
School in a Strange District?" "How Can
the Mother Help the Teacher?" "How-I
Would Conduct a Recitation in Read
ing." A basket dinner will be served during
the noon hour. This will be the last
local teachers' institute for this fall. .
FOR SALE.
A good grocery business,
this office.
Enquire at
For Sale.
44.33 acres, known as the Felger Mill
property, one mile west of Philomath, in
Benton county. Good residence, out
buildings and orchard. Fine place for
flouring mill. $1500 will take it.- $250
cash, balance on ten years if desired at
8 per cent interest. This is a bargain.
Enquire of Geo. F. Eglin, Corvallis,
Or., or F. M. Johnson, Rooms 13 and 14
Sherlock Building, Portland, QXc"
RESERVE
RESERVES
THE WADE BROS.
A Corvallisif e Tells of Their Success at
Olex. ' --'
The many friends of the Wad Bros,
recently with Ri M. Wade of this city
will be glad to learn that they, aa the
saying goes, are "strictly in it" in Gilliam
Co. They have erected a store and ware-'
house at Olex that is a credit to the coun
ty, the building covers 116x50 feet. The
store is 100x26 with a 40-ft front all fit
ed up with a ratchet shelving and every
thing in modern style. The building cov
ers a cellar full size of building and 8 feet
deep walled with stone laid in cement
and mortar making at once a solid fouu- -dation
aai a commodious storeroom
both for hot and cold weather. The up
per story contains a hall 78x26 feet, also
reception and ante rooms for lodge pur
poses with two large front offices all fit
ted up in modern style the hall for pub
lic assemblies and especially dancing
purposes is not excelled in the county.
The warehouse is 24x100 and connected
with the main building and is filled with
farming utensils. They carry a general .
merchandise stock and will sell- you to
day at reasonable prices anything from
a cambric needle to a combined harves- .
ter and thresher, or from a spool of thread
to a bolt of grossgrain silk.
The town of Olex is located in the cen
ter of a large wheat and stock conntry, '
and to let some of Web-foot people under
stand what is meant by large wheat
fields will say, that one can stand on the '
main road from Condon,' Fossil, Olex and
two and a half miles from the latter place
and look on vheat as far as the eye can -reach
on cither side of the road until the
horizon shuts out the view. -
The farmers in this section are perfect
ly satisfied with 50 cents per bushel for
wheat (although ;they will Jtake more),
the soil being so much easier tilled and
they have longer season for both sowing
and harvesting, the season last year for '
instance lasting 90 days and coming then
up to Christmas, they also hare larger
yield a good crop being 30 bushels to the
acre. . , , , ' ' . -.
The Wade Bros, this is the firms name,
have recently purchased a ranch contain
ing about 340 acres the price being $2600,
on this place there are 225 acres summer
fallow which they will seed 'this winterT
and if next year the crop is good will
clear the price of the ranch easily. The
boys together own about 2000 acres of
land and considerable stock.
They have expended about $25,000 and '
have come to stay. Sherm says that there
id just enough competition to make trade
lively and he ought to know. He is a -strictly
honorable and competent busi
ness man, and we join with his many
friends in hoping that the sun now rising -
over their business enterprise may never
set until their utmost expectations have
been realized. .
A Word of Warning. .
The following item is going th? ronnds -
of the press. . As the subject of this
sketch is headed this way we h.isten to -warn
the unwary :
His name is Horace G. Winters, who
is wanted at Stockton, California, for
swindling. His game is to form the
acquaintance of a lawyer in one town
and get that lawyer to recommend some '
law firm in another town. He manages
to get hold of the lawyer's letter-heads
and forges letters from one lawyer to
another, recommending himself. He
also encloses a forged certified check and
a deed to some land. The letter further
states that a client of the writer is ex- 1
pecting to buy the piece of land described
in the deed from Winters, and asks the
lawyer to make the .best trade possible
and close the deal.
Winters appears before the attorney to
whom the forged letter is sent. He
agrees to sell the land at a Blight redac
tion, i This necessitates the cashing of
the check, and it is for more than the
purchase price. As .soon as Winters
gets the money he seeks greener pas
tures, while the innocent lawyer hag to
foot the bill. AVinters is 30 years old,
six feet high, ' weighs 155 pounds, has
light hair and blue eyes.. He is 'sup
posed to be heading this way. .
Notice to Bicycle Owners.
I am now prepared to furnish bicycle
tags to all who have not yet taken out
tags, and you are notified to procure your
tags at once and save costs.
, Sept. 27th, 1899.. ;
Puma Rickard,
, Sheriff of Benton county, Or,
. . Opening , -At
the Misses Johnson Friday and Sat
urday, September 29th and 30th.
COLLEGE UNIFORMS.
Orders taken at S. L. Kline's for the
Pettibone Ot A. C. uniform.
The Home Supply Association of Fort
land can save you $50 to $100 a year on
the goods you buy. " Many f the best
men in the county are members, : For
prices call on or write to the agent at
Corvallis, Mr. II . G. Gue.
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