EXPANSION
After mature consideration, we have concluded to expand our business (expansion is the order of the day) and carry a more varied
assortment of ' merchandise. In order to accomplish this end, our immmense stock of
Men's Boy's and Chldren's Clothing; Furnishing Goods, Boots, Shoes, Overcoats, Mackintoshes, Pants, Umbrellas, Trunks, Satchels
MUSr 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. m
ill H ft C'M. i Arriving and in transit will be offered less than market value. Don't take our word for this bold assertion, but call
llllr IvIOpA H fill I t I 111 I and be convinoed that we mean what we say. AU our Ladies', Misses' and Children's Fine Shoes aud Rubbers at
Ul
I V "vl4 reduced prices until January ist.
XTO RESERVE
Union-Gazette.
FRIDAY, OCT. 6, 1899.
A Few
Articles For
i User
Ladies'
SASH BUCKLES Forty different
stylea, 25 cents to $1.25.
STOCK COLLAR BUCKLES Just
right; 2oc and 25c. Some-to match sash
buckles. -y
CUT STEEL HAIR ORNAMENTS
"The real tiling 95c to $2.00.
BEAUTY PINS Gold wire, lc, 3c, 5c,
8; Pearl, 5c; Cyrano bead, 2c Six
teen patterns: '- .
ELASTIC!1' BELTS Newest thing in
the store. ' Black? jet, cut sleel, white
perrl; 50c fo $2.75. ';
LEATHER BELTS Lots of them
Almost every price, 7o to $1.00. Patent
leather. Whiter, wash belts.
LADIES' TIESModern patterns and
. tyies. . . .-
-&JB.1 Young ; & Son.
I Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL NEWS.
styles -in millinery at Mrs.
LaUt3t styles -in millinery at Mrs. J.
ilasoti's. i
' George Horning visited Albany en
business last Saturday. - .' . ..
Walter Davis, of Salem, passed threvgh
Corvallis Monday on his way to the Da-
i quarry near Summit.
. Hop-picking was completed in the
"Willamette valley at Ihe close of last
sanlr Th rpnnrtn of lh vialii arA-mnnt-.
favorable. ,
Attorney Joseph Wilson wav ia the
city yesterday, from Corvallis. He in-1
tends removing to California in a few
weeks. Herald.
Mrs. W. r. laHerty, ol this city, was
awarded a number of prizes at : the re
cent state fair for specimens of silk em
broidery exhibted.- - ;
Corvallis business men, seen on the
" streets of Albany ou last Saturday, were
attorneys Ed Wiljon and JrFred Yates
and banker Woodcock.
'"''The Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias
meets in Portland, October 10th, Robert
Johnson and. B. W. Johnson' are dele-
gates team Valley Lodge No. 11.
i Mr, and Mrs. Thos. R. Parker, of Al
bany, attended tbe Kroschel-Prettyman
''wedding in this city on" Sunday, the
bride being the sister of Mrs. Parker.
Tbe Malheur Gazette, a Sonth-Eastern
Oregon paper, published at Vale, Mal
heur county by Lionel Johuson, a grad
uate of the O AC of the class of '98, has
reached our table.
The Ladies' Coffee Club has perfected
arrangements for presenting an
-amateur lady minstrels on October 12
' and 13. The performers will be coached
-in their parts by Mrs. Runsoa.
Dennis Stovall returned ' from a two
weeks visit in Grants Pass on Saturday
TlastJle was accompanied by Fred Col--ig
of that city, who returns to complete
tiis course in pharmacy at the OAC. i '--,
21. R. Adams left Corvallis Wednesday
tor Coos bay where he goes to accept a
position with the carpenter ciew in the
building of the jetty and revetment
works near Marsh field. . The job will last
, ten months and Mr. Adams will receive
$2.50 per day for his services. , - .
Dr. Jas. A. Harper is in receipt of a
very tempting offer from the Northwest
ern university at Chicaga to enter that
: institution as a demonstrator in dentistry,
. position which ne has filled before.
' While the doctor has only been a resi-
dent of Corvallis srnce last June, he is
-rtoo well satisfied with his neve home to
-accept the offer. - '
D. CT Wells and George Lyells return
ed Sunday from Corvallis where they
had taken their sons to attend college.
' They are well pleased with' -.the school
find feel that they have left their sons in
- good hands. Mr. Wells recognized in
one of the instructors, Prof. Horner, an
old trme friend whom he bad not seen
for years. Malheur Gazette.
From the McElroy orchard near Mon
roe, only 709 bushels prunes were picked
this year, these were gathered a (ew days
ago ' This was several bushels below the
number that - tbe orchard was expected
to yield, as it was confidently expected
that 1000 bushels . would be gathered.
The fruit was of large size and extra
quality, however, and will bring a fancy
price In the market this year.
' A few Oregohians have found occasion
0 grumble about the weather during the
.jpngi," season, but they must be having a
i.liard tkmB f it down in Missouri, judg
ing front what an editor in that state has
: to gav in respect to the weather condi
j tion." .He sayfl: Th" weather is pro-
grossing slowly but surely toward the
- overcoatisV ftnd - screthroatish stage.
: The liMes of, sadness deepen on the ice-
man's face, and Athe coalman's song
r grows louder as the days grow briefer,
i while shirtwaists darker grow apace, and
I Inns-haired football players don the
, reefer, and man to drink ''hot scotch"
t- than "pod'f would liefer.
. Joshua Mason, after a long and serions
illness,appearet eu the streets Tuesday
for the first time in many days.
Miss Delia Barnbart returned home
from a week's visit with her friend Mrs.
D. C. Dutton, iu Salem.
Senator John D. Daly," of Corvallis,
was in the city yesterday, registering at
the Willamette. Tuesday's Statesman.
Victor Moses has returned from his
outing in the southern part of the state,
and is again at hia place in tbe clerk's
office. - ' '
, A caravan of Siwash Indians, with
their'pappooses, ponies and packs passed
through Corvallis, Monday on their way
to - their ; happy hunting
grounds near SileU. v
Chauncey Depew, of Portland, who re
siaea in uorvailts several years a.TO, was
in the city Tuesday, visiting old Srienda
ana inspecting tbe college with the view
of attending the OAC.
There was a banging of fire armB and
a scurry in e of dogs and hunters on the
hunting grounds surrounding Corvallis
n last Sunday and. Monday, announc
ing the fact that the open season for kill
ing Chinese pheasants had arrived.
The "Chinese are now preparing for
their annual harvest festiyal. The local
celestials are making preparations for
their annual jubilee ;and thanksgiving,
though not on so large a scale as in the
larger cities where the Chineese aro more
numerous and where perhaps they have
more to be thankful for. . .
The Oregon Agricultural college made
a nice display of stock at the state, fair,
says the Oregon Agriculturist Dr.
Withycombe, vice-director of the experi
ment station was in charge of the college
exhibit. He is known to -be one of the
best judges of live stock in the state fel
on the Pacific coast. He is selecting
specimens of diffeteut breeds of stock
which are both , typical and creditable."
These representative specimens are used
in teaching students the points of merit
and how to judge them in cattle And
horses. -. ' " .,-
Quite a discussion has arisen among
sportsmen and others in. regard to the
number of birds that may be killed in a
day by a single person. In regard to
this Warden Quimby has the following
to say : The limit to ihe number of
birds that may be killed in a day does
f not apply simply to one kind, but a
hunter can kill only fifteen of all kinds
of birds combined. Deputy game war
dens are authorized to examine game
bags that have too fall an appearance.
Birds cannot be sold, but they may be
shipped as gifts to friends, and the ex
press companies may receive them for
this purpose. '
There was a enjoyable church social at
the Southern Methodist church Wadnes
day .members, students and friends of the
congregation .united and shared in the
festivities of the moment. The occasion
was a reception given in honor of Rev.
Hyatt, the minister who is to take charge
of the-pastoral work of the' church in
the future. A literary program opened
the evening's entertainment; this was
followed by refreshments in profusion
and lastly by remarks by Rev. Stevens
of the Christian church, Rev. Noble of
the Baptist church and Hon. John Bur
nett. Rev. Hyatt is an able young man
and enters into his duties here with the
kindly support of a large number ef ad
mirers,and friends.' '- ,
Work is progressing most rapidly dur
ing this good weather on the city-college
sewer, and should the present fair weath
er hold for any leugth of time the work
men will be able to make a good show
ing on the job before the winter rains
arrive, when the work will need to be
carried on at a great disadvantage.
About eighteen men are employed, the
f crew being equally divided between those
working on the Jefferson street division
and those employed at Van Buren street,
where the the lower sewer .will have its
source. The sewer at each place is dug
to the river's level in order to give suffi
cient fall to lead the water from the col
lege grounds, It is an enormous task,
but when completed, Corvallis will take
a back seat with none of them when it
comes to the question of sewers.
The sight ef a $2.50 coin is a rarety
now-a-days, as very few are iu circula
tion, and they can seldom be procured or
seen even at the banks. Such coins used
to be very plentiful, especially about
elestioa times, as they were considered
about the proper thing to present to
members of certain political clubs as
souvenirs, and it was no uncommon
thing for certain persons to have pockets
full ot them to present to voters, or to
have around on election day at those
places where they would do the most
good, Mauy persons avoided taking
$2.50 pieces whenever it was possible,
and they faded away so rapidly that it
has been thought by many that a great
amount of them have been paid awav as
ten-cent pieces. , One of these myster
-ious and undesirable coins was noticed
in the hands of a Corvallis citizen the
other day, which called to mind those
days of long ago when there was such a
discrimination wade in - the choice of
coins a state of affairs that the rising
generation of today caunot understand.
N capons will lie given during tkis
Leave yonr orders for Vetch seed at
the Wilson Commission Company.
Yes, those pink-bundles came from
Miller's. Many 4 others come from Mil
ler's too. ' '
, 'Gene Simpson returned to town from
the country to take another look at his
Corvallis friends - before departing for
Astoria. ;
Parties wishing to visit the exposition
at Portland, may secure tickets over tbe
S. P. from Corvallis for one fare for the
round trip from October 9th to 16th. : -
The residence owned by Joshua Mason,
that stands just south of the Mason mil
linery store, has been refitted and is
now run as a board and lodging house,
being known as the Douglass board and
lodging bouse.
Yf call our readers attention to the
ad. of W. P Lafferty. - Increased busi
ness has demanded an increased stock,
which in turn called for more shelf room
and Mr. Lafferty has' been compelled to
shelve bis store from floor to celling.
Dr. Standlee and family leave for Can
yon city on Saturday, where the doctor
will begin the practice of medicine.
Their many friends wish Dr. Standlee
success in bis new. home.. While here
he made for himself on extensive prac
tice and gained many friends.
Mr. Ed Clark left on Monday for
Westminster, B. C, where he goes to be
at the meeting of the Pacific Coast Fir&
men's meeting. - In that city next week
will be a grand 'jubilee of the. lire chiefs
of the departments of the coaBt. Mr.
Clark goes to represent Corvallis firemen
The !bouse of (i. Hodes .is being re
modeled. A new. roof is to be put on
and the house is to be painted, which
when completed will have the appear
ance of a new building. There are many
residences in the city that a bucket of
paint and a little labor would double in
value. ' ' ; .
Services at the Presbyterian church
next Sabbath at the usual hours ; preach
in? by the pastor. ' The morning theme
will be, "The Lord's Day." The even
ing subject, "Prophecies.of Our Daughters
or a Young Woman's Meal Young Man. '
Endeavor societies at the usualhours.
Young people are earnestly invited to
the Y. P. S. C. E. at 6 :30 and to the
tbe evening service. A cordial welcome
to all. ;'.,.:
The Multiplication & Division Cards
recently brought into the schoois of , the
county were distributed without cost to
the pupils. The addition and subtraction
cards can be had at the stationary estab
lishment of Trask & Settlemire for ten
cents. Those desiring a full and com
plete set should take advantage of the
opportunity and purchase those for sale
at ;the Corvallis book store, Trask &
Settlemire. ' . ;'
Ac Oregon printer, in making up the
forms in a hurry the other day, got a
marriage notice and a grocer's advertise
ment mixed np so that , it read aa. fol
lows: "Jbbn Brown and Ida Gray were
united in the holy v saur kraut by the
quart or barrel. Mr. Brown is a well
known young cod fish at ten cents per
pound, while the bride, Miss. Gray, has
some nice pigs feet, which, will be sold
cheaper than in any: store in town."
There are few cities in . the state that
have as green and fresh an appearance at
the present time, as Corvallis. ' The
rains ot the summer started the grass
along the streets and byways to growing
again, a few flowers, that had laid by un
til spring awoke with the warm rains,
produced their tender shoots and beauti
fied their surroundings by their lovely
bloom. . The leaves on the maples, how
ever, have begun to turn brown" and ere
long the gentle rain drops will patter on
the roof and the old Oregonian will know
that next June's rains have commenced
A lady by the name of Mrs. E. A Hub
ble was in the city this week in the in
terest of her work of having multiplica
tion and . division cards printed for dis
tribution among the pupils of the public
schools of the county. The cards are at
tractively printed and on them is a com
plete multiplication and division table,
arranged in sach a manner that the pupil
can readily and easily learn them. By
the merchants showing a liberal patron
age and placing their advertisements up
on the card, Mrs. Hubble was able to
donate the cards to the schools, so that
every pupil in the county may have one
without cost
Rev. Peart preached his farewell ser
mon at the Methodist church last Sunday
night. Wednesday, he and his wife
departed for Astoria where be will fill the
position of pastor of the M. E. church in
that city. Rev. Peart has made many
friends and has gained many admirers by
his 'earnest and faithful work as leader
of the pastoral work here. The member
ship of the church has increased wonder
fully, and many, other important and
valuable additions have been made to the
church through the services of the pastor.
The church auditorium was" crowded to
its utmost on Sunday evening fall of
eager listnera la hear the- farewell words
of the ret lrtng pastor. Tho many friends
they leave ' behind, wish; for Rev,
Peart ana ms wite tu best ot success in
their new home.
Sale. All outstanding capons will be redeemed ott presentation.
Nolan S
NOT A CORVALLIS MAN.
C. H. BUttckord Mystorioasly Disappears
' Hot Known in Corvallis.
A strange instance of the sudden dis
appearance of a stranger in this city,
says Friday's Statesman, was yesterday
morning called to the attention of Chief-of-police
Gibson. Tbe stranger's name
is C. H. Blancbard and he casae to this
city from Corvallis. Chief Gibson main.
taineda most dilligent search for the
missing man, but to no avail, not the
slightest trace of his .whereabouts could
be found.
It is presumed that the man fell into
South Mill creek on the bank of which
he was staying, and was drowned while
in an intoxicated condition, for when
seen late Saturday night he was consider
ably under the influence of liquor. Chief
Gibson, assisted by other parties, had
the water in the stream shut off yester
day and dragged the stream for several
yards in the vicinity of the place where
the man was supposed to have fallen into
the creek but the search availed them
nothing.
Blancbard reaehed Salem Friday after
noon and spent the night near the foot of
Mill street on the north bank of Mill
creek. On the followine morning he
called at Ullery's livery Btable and ex
pressed a desire to engage a stall in which
he might tie his faithful little pet and
companion, bat he was told that the barn
did not have a stall" to spare. At this he
left and was not seen again until late on
the following night, when he was noticed
in a Commercial street saloon in a bad
state of intoxication. V
On Sunday morning : parties noticed
that the dog was stretched out upon his
master's blankets, but thought nothing
of it. At noon the faithful animal bad
not changed his position and in the even
ing when the dog was observed in the
same position, good neighbors ventured j
to the spot and took charge of the dog,
notifying Chief Gibson, who took posses
sion of the blankets and a number of let
ters that were strewn around over the
ground. A number of the letters had
been written by a young lady in Corval
lis and they were very sentimental.
Such a man as the Statesman describes
as C. Blanchard in the above does not
live,, or has not resided in Corvallis,
though he may have gone from this city
to that place, and while under the in
fluence of intoxicants, wandered away
from his cot and fell into the creek and
drowned. ! '
REACHED 30O
Today clo ses the second week of school
at the college and as was expected the 300
enrollment mark has been reached and
passed, there being 317 names, repres
enting that many students, registered in
tbe dean's office today, and that number
of young people have begun their college
work in earnest.
Excepting probably one or two, all of
the counties of the state are represented,
and there are a few - from tbe neighbor
ing states, which is a most striking proof
that the excellent advantages the college
offers are wide-spread in their scope and
universally known.
' As usual the freshman class is large.
Larger in fact than eve; before, and had,
all the old students returned the attend
ance at our agricultural college this year
would have been something remarkable.
The students who have come this year
for the first time are a bright appearing
body and seem well pleased and per
fectly contented with their new surround
ings. " In truth it is the combined effort
of all those connected with the college to
make the environments of the college as
much like a home as possible, so that the
new student does not feel that he has left
a happy and peaceful home to enter a
place of confinement' and punishment,
but On tbe other hand he feels that be
has left one home to enter another. As
the president has remarked in chapel
the OAO is a large family in which all its
members are children and are alike in
terested in the peace of all. That the
OAC is a large family and a happy one,
can be most easily seen by visiting the
college and watching the students and
professors in their work. There is not a
hitch or jar but all runs smoothly and 1
perfectly.
The Ldy Minstrels.
The event of" the season will occur
Thursday and Friday nights, October
12th and 13th, when the Coffee Club will
appear in their "other face,'.' and present
to the people of Corvallis an up-to-date
entertainment which will be replete
with pure, refined fun. There will be
six end ladies, and an interlocutor, char
acter songs and fine specialties. Tbe
ladies opened rehersal last Satut day.
There will be a cast of about fifty. Mrs.
Runcie, who was educated in this work
in Boston, is coaching the ladies. She
has had phenominal success from Dixie
to Oregon, and she alone eould furnish
an evening's entertainment, and with
the support of our "west 'home talent"
the Coffee Club can assure the people
they will be well entertained. The
proceeds are to be used in starting a club
library.
Callahan-
ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Mr. and Mrs. Waltej Smith, of Hal
sey, were in the city on Thursday, visit
ing friends and acquaintances.
Miss Helen Holgate has been employed
by President Gatch as stenographer for
the college and station. She began work
yesterday.
Miss Harriet Herron, of Monroe, was
in tbe city on Wednesday and Thursday,
making her many friends of the college
a pleasant visit.
Joe Dutton and family, of this city
have gone to Salem where they will
locate if a suitable farm can be secured
near that city. .
There was a corn man in town Tuea
day and Wednesday and all told, he re
moved an entire "crib" from the several
sufferers in Corvallis.
Rev. L. M, Boozer will preach at the
Independent school house Sunday mora
ing at 11, and at Philomath in the
alternoon at 3 o'clock.
E. E. Starr, of Yoncala, was in the
city Sunday, visiting friends." Mr. Starr
will begin a term of school Monday nea
Corvallis. Roseburg Review.
The Salvation Army people have been
having just a few extra attractions at
their meetings during the past week, it
being the time for their regular annual
harvest festival.' .
JRev. Li. Myron Boozer will preach in
the United Evangelical church Sunday
evening at 7:30. Sanday School at 10 a.
m. Christian .bnaeavor at b ;du p.m.
cordial welcome to all.
The mining interests of the state are
very active. Much development work is
being done. Old mines are paying well
and work is being pushed to the utmost
New 'strikes are being made almost daily
and large amounts of capital are being
put into properties which were discovered
long a go and have been lying idle. Tak
en all in all (Oregon mines are now look
ing up and there does not seem to be any
need for a rush to the frozen regions of
Alaska to find the longed for Eldorado of
the gold hunters. ,
The lumber interests of Oregon are be
ing pushed as they have never been be
fore. All through the timber district the
old mills that have stood idle for a. long
time in the past, are now being put into
active operation. Many new mills have
been built this year and being run at the
present time with a most brilliant and
successful out look for their future suc
cess. Taking the mills of Oregon as a
whole their out put at present is more
than double what it was only two years
ago. A large number of small mills have
been added. The begining of a new cen
tury will Bee the out put of the mills of
Oregon cutting a wide swath in the coast
trade, a . Y
Therehas been a constant stream of
wagons into the city during the past
week, loaded with wheat, as the farmers
brought the representative of their year's
rwork into market to be jturned into
gold. Many of the farmers are holding
for higher prices, though the chances for
arise in the local market at anything
like an early date are very slim, as one
old farmer was heard to remark on the
street the other dav. "It s a kind nv a
gameo' chance any how, an ye might as
well ante up now an' take chances on the
stake." The Corvallis market is gov
erned altogether by the Portland market,
an until the prices advance in that city, a
rise cannot be expected here. At pres
ent wheat is on the advance in San Fran
C'sco and declining in Portland.
Among Corvallis business men who by
their enerev and push have gained the
confidence and patronage of the people,
none have made more progressive strides
in this directon than L. L. Howell.
Coming into the community a short time
ago an entire stranger, he was placed at
a disadvantage,but his energetic and bus
iness ability soon showed themselves and
as a, result he soon won the patronage of
a large number of our citizens. His
business has increased to such an extent
he has found it necessary to increase his
stock ef goods and remove his store to a
larger building just south of the one be
formerly occupied. Corvallis, like all
cities can always find room for - men of
business and honesty, and such peopls
coming- into our midst will have no
trouble in doing well in whatever pur
suit they may take up.
Money to Loan. '
In sums of $1,500 and upwards, at six
cent. E. E. Wilson.
COLLEGE UNIFORMS.
Orders taken at S. L. Kline's for the
Pettibone 0: A. C. uniform.
; . For Sole.
44.33 acres, known as the Felger Mill
property, one mile west of Philomath, in
Benton county. Good residence, out
buildings end orchard. Fine place for
flouring mill. $1500 will take iU $250
caah, balanceon 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, Or.
Goods seld for cash only during
T0LBERT GARTER.
A Worthy and Respected Pioneer
passes
Away Suddenly. ' -
Early Tuesday morning, at his home
ten miles north of Corvallis, Ex-senator
Tolbert Carter died of dysentery. Being
a pioneer and a resident of this district
since the early days, few men were bet
ter known or held in higher public es
teem in the community than Tolbert
Carter. His death was sudden and un
expected, as he was in his usual health
up to last Saturday evening.' It was
then the first attack .seized him, which
grew more violent and resulted in his
death at six o'clock Tuesday morning.
Tolbert Carter is listed among our old
est pioneers, having first arrived in this
country some 53 years ago, and has since
been one of Benton's most faithful and
deyoted citizens. He was born in Mor
gan county, Illinois, March 6th, 1825,
and was the son of John and Catherine
Barret Carter. Up to the year 1841, Tol
bert resided in his own state, then a de
sire to see and view new territory seized
him and he moved to Holt county, Mis
souri, where his parents died the follow
ing year. His parents were farmers in
that district and Tolbert remained on the
farm until 1846 v hen he and his younger
brother. Smiley, filled with the desire to
see and live in the much talked of coun
try in the far west, joined the Vender
pool tram and came across the plains,
settling in the north part of Benton
county, where Tolbert has since resided
The claim upon which Mr. Carter settled
comprised some 590 acres and that rep
resents the estate today.
In 1872 Mr. Carter was sent by tbe peo
ple of Benton county as their representa
tive, and he was re-elected to this office
n 1878. He has served a term of four
years as joint senator of Benton and
Lincoln counties, having been elected to
that position in 1893.
Tolbert Carter was a man who believ
ed in doing right and in being honest
with everybody, and it was for this rea
son that he was loved and respected by
all who knew him.
The funeral services were held at North
Palestine church at Wells, at 2 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. There were rep
resentative citizens present, from all over
the county and this part of the state.
MORE NUPTIALS.
The List Grows and the Question Is when
want stop.
A quiet wedding was that performed
in this city on last Saturday afternoon
by County Judge Woodward . The high
contracting people were Mr. Louis Kros
chel and Miss Lena Prettyman both of
Benton county. ;
The groom is a son of August Kroschel I
ana the bnue is a daughter of W. IX
Prettyman, the parents living in Albany.
Mr. and Mrs. Kroschel will take un
their future residence in Portland, tak
ing with them from their old home in
Benton county the best wishes of the en
tire community.
A wedding that was a surprise to their
many friends by its method of procedure
only, was that ot Mr. Joseph Smith, of
this city, and Miss Edna Washburn, of
Brownsville. The news was first made
current in Corvallis on last Friday, when
it was whispered around that the young
people had been united as one the day
before. The wedding occurred in Albany
in the Methodist parsonage of that city,
Dr. M. C. jWire officiating. The groom
is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Smith of Corvallis, and is widely known
as industrious and energetic young
man. J. be bride is well known here,
having formerly been a student at the
agricultural college, and is one of
Brownsville's most esteemed ladies.
They are to reside on a farm near Wells,
and their host of friends in the commu
nity wish them : all happiness.
A. wedding that will be ot in
terest to the many in Corvallis who
knew them was that of Prof. Edward
Lsnce and Miss Aloysius Milner at the
home of the brides parentr, 335 Sixth
Street, Portland Oregon.
The parlor and dining room of the resi
dence were . beautifully decoratedjwith
ferns and evergreens for the occasion.
Miss Ora DuBrulle,iof Albany, a cousin
of tbe bride was bridesmaid, and tbe
groom was attended by his brother, Mr.
Bert Lance, as best man. Miss Selma
Milner, sister of the bride, was ringbearer.
Rev. Father Black, of the Cathedral, per
formed the marriage ceremony, according
to the Roman Catholic ritual. A wed
ding supper was served.
The groom was formerly a resident of
Corvallis and is known as a young man
of energy and ability. He is at present,
professor of the Selwoed schools. The
bride is also well known in Corvallis,
having resided here several years ago
with her parents, her father E. A. Milner
having occupied at one time the position
of superintendent of the public schools
of Benton county. He is at present pro
fessor in the Portland Schools, u ,
Mr. an Mrs. Lance will be at heme to
their friends after October 8th, at Neha-
lem avenue, corner East Fourth and Sel-
this Sale
NO
wood streets. As they begin together
their long and perilous journey on the sea
of life, they have the best wishes of their
many friends that their voyagewill be
long and pleasant one. '
TO GROW SORGHUM.
Professor Shaw is Experimenting
. This New Industry.
With
The professors in charge of the exper
iment station at the college are contin
ually on the alert for any new industry
that might be profitably started in the
state along agricultural lines. They are
ever experimenting with plants and their
adaptation to the soils of Oregon and in
this way they have been able to start in
dustries in the state that would never
have been started had the professors not
taken hold of the work. It has been
found that there are few plants in the
world that will not grow on Oregon soil,
as her climate is Such as not to injure the
most delicate tropical plant in its growth.
Last spring the experiment station at
the college went to the trouble to send
out sorghum seed to farmers living in
that part of the state where the profes
sors knew the soil was better adapted to
the growth of the old Louisiana cane,
and the request was made that the farm
ers plant the seed and report their suc
cess at harvest time. As a result of this,
Professor Shaw has been receiving dur
ing the past few days a large number of
packages containing the sorghum cane.
The cane is of a good growth and com
pares very favorably with that grown in
its native country, though as none of it
has been chemically tested as yet, it can
not be stated at this time whether sor
ghum can be successfully grown in Ore
gon or not But as soon as a test has
been made of the' plant a report of the
experiment will ' be published in this
paper so that all those interested can
speak intelligently of the- sorghum in
dustry in Oregon., .
Tbe professors entertain the highest
hopes that it can be grown, and that
profitably, in certain localities in Oregon,
and as beet sugar was started in this
manner there is no reason to believe that
sorghum cannot be grown as well.
WITH THE PIG-SKIN.
Schedule of The Games arranged.
Sever.
' Veterans With OAC.
Out at the O. A. C. the football boys
are training hard and diligently with . the
end ia view of bringing home once more
the much coveted silver cup which is
most proudly held by the champions of
Oregon. .-
Several of the veterans of two year8
ago will appear on the OAC field again
this year to wrestle with the pigskin on
the gridiron field and share in the victor
ies and defeats of the orange. .
There are new men in attendancebig
brawny fellows, who have breathed the
pure air of Oregon all . their lives, who
have been hardened and tanned by many
years of service on tbe Oregon farm and
who are well prepared to meet the most
stubborn opposition, when strength and
muscle are the principal features.
If patience and perseverance are essen-1
tials to success then there are excellent
chances for the OAC carrying away the
football glories of the coming season.
At the meeting of the delegates from
the Western Oregon colleges held at Sa
lem Saturday, F. C. Watters, of the OAC,
was elected president, and C. M. Bishop,
of the U of O, secretary. Delegates
from the U of O, OAC, Pacific University.
of Forest Grove, Willamette University
of Salem, and Albany College were rep
resented. :
The membership fee was placed at $10
and a $10 penant voted. The schedule
of games was arranged as follows with
the places to be chosen hereafter:
November 11th Willamette Univer
sity vs Pacific University ; . Albany Col
lege vs Oregon Agricultural College.
November 18th Game to be played
between the winners of the two games
played on the preceding Saturday.
November 30th Game between win
ning team of second game and University
of Oregon.
FARMERS YS SPORTSMEN.
Thh Farmers say They feed the
Birds
- - Ahd propose to Eat Them.
It seems as though the new game law
is going to create a general stir among'
the farmers and sportsmen of the state,
and this part of it in particular. During
the closed season several of the farmers
were unfortuuate enough to be arrested
by the deputy game waadens, and now
the farmers are trying to get even by
being what many might call, arbitrary.
The following is from the Jefferson Re
view and shows the state of afiairs in
that section, which is a good picture of
the "Farmer vs. Sportsman" debate all
over the valley :
It seems that the game law in regard
to Chinese pheasants is not going to
work just as the rod and gun clubs de
sire in Linn county, at least. The Al
bany club employed at his own expense
a deputy game warden,, who arrested a
number of farmers, and they were fined
in every case. Now, the farmers are or
ganizing and say they will not permit a
RESER1TE
member of the club to hunt on their
premises, and they are not to be blamed
for their action. The farmers feed the
birds during the entire year and in
many cases they inflict considerable
damage to gardens, etc. If the farmer
chances to kill one, out of season, even
on his own ground, during ten months
of the year, he is arrested and fined.
During the two months of open season,
hunters from the cities swarm out onto '
the farmer like unto old men at a variety
theater, tear down his fences, leave the .
gates open and raise thunder generally.
We do not imply - that members of the
rod and gun club do all this damage,
but it is done by people from the towns,
and it is indisputable fact that "true '
Sportsmen," as they term themselves, go ;
out from Portland, Salem, Albany t.we
didn't say' Jefferson), and slaughter
large numbers of these birds, far in ex
cess of the limit set by law. During!
these two months the farmer is a mighty
good sort of a chap, because it is neces-
sary to hunt on his land; after that '
'Cinch him, doggone him; he s violat
ing the law I" Is it any wonder he has ;
at last registered a big kick? . .
s College Notes.
The college band of this year will be a
strong organization, in numbers at least.
The band consists of twenty pieces at
present and there are chances of others
coming in at a later date . The band re
ceives ah hour's practice each day, and
by the time a few months have elapsed
the college should be able to lay claim to.
as good a band as there is in the state.
At a meeting of the band a few days ago, ,
T. Edward Palmer was elected leader
and Ivan Daniels, drum major, the elec
tion being ratified by the president and :
commandant. ' . - '
R. D. Burgess, Arthur Frazier and "
Glen Winslow, members of the Jeffer
sonian society, have returned to school ,
to resume work in the senior class.
Carle Abrams, one of the OAC's Ore- .
gon volunteers, accompanied by his
brother, returned last Saturday to re
sume his work as a student after serving
a glorious campaign in the Philippines. .
The Junior class held a meeting last .
Wednesday and elected the following
class officers : President S. D. Herbert;
vice president, Robt. Withycombe; sec
retary, Miss Mabel Jones; treasurer,
Miss Edna Garrow.
The water supply of the college build
ings and dormitories will soon be drawn '
from a metal tank to be placed on the '
new 80-foot steel tower, which has just
been erected over the big well near the '
power house. The old tower and tank ,
are to be removed and the temporary
workshop torn away. A small neatly,
finished building will coyer the pumping
apparatus, and this portion of the college
grounds will be one of the most attrac
tive of those comprising the property.- .
tReal Estate Transfers. .
M Allen, et al, to State of Oregon, 640
acres in Kings Valley, (5,144.
J H Kemph and wife to T B Rc.ider,' et
al, 320 acres 14 miles south of Corvallis, -$5,200.
Mary A Sargent to Lillie J King, 3 .
acres adjoining Corvallis, $800.
R A Murphy to B F Senders, 34 acres
near Albany, $875. . , y -
C Crandle to R A Murphy, small tract
west of Albany, $10.
Rachel Sharp and .husband to Millard
Long, 25 acres 2 miles south of Philo
math, $125. - -
Martha Moore, et al, to BF Totten, :
215 acres 3 miles south of Philomath,
$4,750. .' . .-;'"
J C Murry to Almeda Murry, 73 acres
in Blodgett Valley, $125.
R M Davisson and wife to L E Harris ,
Lot 9, Block 4. Jobs Add, Corvallis and
other lands, $75.
Six mortgages filed on realty the past -week,
$3,600.
Five mortgages on realty cancelled "
the past week, $3,600.
Six' chattel, mortgages cancelled the
past week, $3,447. ' :
Two chattel mortgages filed the past
week, $5,500. :
Letter List.
The following is the list of letters .
remaining in, the Corvallis postoffice
for the week endinf Sept. 30, 1899 :
ArmstrongyMrs, Jane Kelly, Chas. O.
Adams, Gj-W. Oppenlander, Katie
Buchanan, Mrs. Ed. . Phillips, W. A.
Bowen, Psalm. Parker, H. S.
Bates, N. M. Siebler, II.
Chipman, E. E. Steal, Miss Eddie.
Gardner, W H. Schmidt, Rosa.
Turner, Mrs. Jas.
B. W. Johnsos, P. M '
For Sale.
Large Eighth Medium
Job Press, ?
This press has recently been put in
first-class condition and is a bargain for
anyone wishing to purchase such 'a press,
at a reasonable figure. For particulars
address this office. '