LOCAL AND PERSON M.
. S. Barker, of Eugene, was in
this city Wednesday for a short
Btay.
City council is to hold an ad
journed meeting tonight to finish
up some speoiai business
Chap. M. Burrowes, of Salem,
was in the city Wednesday .
Usual services at the Baptist
church' on Lord's Day.
E. D. Brigga registered at the
Hottl Corvallis, Wednesday, from
Eugene. , ' , .
E. S. Btrness. of Bay View.
Miss Clara Bohanon left the first ref on J8 a business visitor here
of the week for an extended visit
with her brother at Bailston.
O. A. Crawford, of Talloian, who
has been yisiting relatives in this
city, returned last Friday to his
home.
Orviile Wilkes, who has been in
this city for several dajs, left for
hiB home in Hillsboro last Wednes
day. . ,. " -' .
Rev. Andrew Carrick, of Brt wns-.
yille, was in Corvallis Tuesday and
Wednesday visiting his frienns and
making arrangements to ship his
household goods.
The First Spiritual Union of Cor
vallis will hold services in Barrett
Lyceum on Sunday at 6 p. m. A
cordial invitation is extended to
everyone.
The Corvallis Band of Mercy
will meet at the Free Reading
Room at 3 p. m . on Saturday,
January 14. Mrs. Cauthorn, pres
ident; Mrs. Flint, secretary.
G. W. Reed and Mrs. Mary J.
Pugh, were married at the home of
the groom in this city Wednesday,
Jan. 11, by Rev. Mark Noble of
the Baptist church. Mr. Reed is a
On account of beuo'i ing a bidder
r the contract to f uruish the city
. " . i "l T
i handed in his resignation at the
i m - n l a. Ti
ii i i v inrti, itkii unv liiiuii. x jx.
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Thomas McFadden, who coached
hoOAC! fnnt.hn.ll men in 1903. is
n f ko niftf -vriatf litrr TTa id nrnpfin.
past season coacned a team at
J. M. Cameron expects to leave
r Pomerov. Wash., where he has
mnAHpn r narnesH kdod: iur.
nnnAWAn - una vaoinai in rnia it.it
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August Fischer, of the Corvallis
contract of supplying the state
ana a hit i m uiim i.iih i iii.hiii.im.iv
flour for this year. lne
ouni 10 De usea is i,iuu uarrcia
the insane asylum and 400 bar-
for the penitentiary.- ' ,v :
nM a --! AAwn i - ret- MAnMon virT
iiwh v Diiii.niD fin ii muuuav iiikuv.
grand, Misb Sadie Dixon;
J. ? 1 TT CP
prunn: iviihh urace nuu uuau-
secretary, Mrs. Lee Heiifcle;
j i r: Af
o . o
C1IO. A UBUUUDb QUU flll-LUUUU
time concluded the evening's
iness .
portsmen all over the Wit
at r a Vol aif a a a m ronniT r.na
siion of amending the same
Among the amendments
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OStCU IS JlUJlli liiJC UUUJifOI Ul
11 T 1 T
H K 1 1 IKfl I) V nnull III Mil 111 Z& UUV.
the baiting of ponds, and the
a u:.aU. -ia a a11a.
Ul all JO UllUOj ItJLOU LU OllUTV
a certain 'number of male
NH III M H II IKII Hlltl l.ll I II 1 1 I I K.J I I.
the, killing of pheasant
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for the purpose of selecting a
esentative to the state collegiate
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occur in the Armory, January
The following will represent
a Roberts: Feronian. Lcuise
-a. rr i t11 el
i n f a
Amicitian. John Witbycombe:
XT 4 IT TTT--M., f 3 .
DUUinU.' XI. ITCaiJDIlUlU,
1alniian TTnman RiTvfill?
ian, Laura Pratt.
was again demonstrated this
by Ben Taylor bringing in a
. . i ; -
nro tt rvx roonnorrioH nrnnrn f ii
w- o-
n the weather, on his farm
rnuomatn. lne spray nas
s, and berries in several
a. .n
oi maiunty inciuuing iuuy
j ; mi j.
iir-.u 1 1 1 in imrnrtM. a i in iiu;b
tender fruit is raised out-
well for our climatic condi-
the Willamette Valley.
2500 of Albany, Oregon, has
z rapidly. It cost you $2.50
and the applicant paying
at.inn fens to their nhv
The cost of joining will be
eu to $d.oJ on Marcn l,
At the rate it is now in
i: i i; i ncAA 1
aid iiLui ii iuw luoiiiucro.
khree deatbs in four vears
13 cents dues for each year.
1 receiye no salary. No
meeting. All open and on
lare. ISo rent. It bears m
lion. Best thing for your
Wednesday.
E. J. Mttz-er has been confined
to his houue this week with an at
tack of I . grippe, but is aole to be
at business now. ' '
W. P. Lafierty and family are
making arrangements to occupy
the I'resbyteriau parsonage in the
near future, as their home. -
Supt. Deuman and Recorder
Vincent ' go to Alsea today to de
liver addresses before the Alsea
Grange at an opening meeting to
morrow. Lewis Hartley returned jester
day to his uiines in Bohemia dis
trict in Southern. Oregon, after
sp-nding the holidays with his
family in this city.
E. J. Garrow expects to leave
about Jan. 20; for California, where
he in-in t.hw lumber, b"finBa- He
will visit San Francisco nd other
points enroute.
Weldon M. Jones, recently of
Monmouth, nas purchased an in
terest in the C. E Hout meat
market in this city, and moved here
to reside.
Clarence Hout, formerly of Cor
vallis, but more recently of Mon
mouth, where he has been in the
butcher business, has sold out and
moved back to this city to 1 ve.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Garrow leave
tomorrow for balem. where they
will visit relatives for a short time.
They will return to Corvallis, be
fore they leave for California.
S. A. Brabant arrived Monday
from Duluth, Minn.', for a week's
visit at the home of Theodore Gar
row. Mr. iirabant is in the lum
ber business at present in Portland,
but has been visiting his home in
Minnesota.
Mr. and Mrs. Nixon, the new
proprietors of the Occidental hotel,
expect to open that place tor busi
ness some time next weeki The
furnace has been rebuilt, and other
improvements made that will make
this a first-class hotel.
Miss Eda Jacobs accompanied
her sister, Miss Sarah, to Salem on
yesterday morning's early train,
where she will visit f ciends, while
Miss Sarah has accepted a position
as stenographer of a legislative
committee. . V
One of the Yaquina crabberies is
doing quite -And an extensive ex
port business nowadays. On yes
terday's train from that place there
was about 20 cases of fine large
crabs labeled to a Portland market,
besides several cases that were con
signed to Corvallis markets.
A stranger by the name of Hart
ley was taken to the asylum yes
terday, from this place. He was
first noticed Tuesday near ths Cor'
yallis & Eastern crossing and act
ing queerly, and frightening all
the women and children he met,
and Chief cf Police Lane was notr
fied, and captured the fellow, bring
ing him to the city iail. Wednes
day he was examined and commit'
ted to the asylum. The fellow was
of the hobo character, and though
not yiolent'y insane, was irrespon
sible and unable to care for him
self. It could not be learned where
he hailed from
A -light tnow began filling yes
terday, but it will likely not last
but a few hour?.
Services at Ca' hoi ic chu:ch next
Sunday at 10:30 a m. and 7:30
"1905, bh, me oi. h. .trail"' is
the p ace, of -KiHei appearing
after h- nm 8 f : t ic t wveling
men, O'i th hnttl i g'P- nnw -
O t Hrgf, "t the ci print
ing depH'tnMi, whp vii-i'or in
Albbi y ihm we k u-i 1-- con
necieei w t'i bin dt-pn in-
It is said tiiH' 'h C'lld et diy
th's wintei -W d rti t; h-' week
wnen the t hrmiKiinei. a-.8 a. m
regiht"red 24 decrees nhnvf- zro.
Yet. that's n it hud forjhe middle of
January.
. Presbyterian Churo", Rev M. S.
Bush. Pastor Bibie School at 10,
a. m.; preach ii g i 11 h. in., subject,
"Ttie WHy f the Rightiu-".' Chris
tiai Endeavor SiMet...iieH s at 6:30
p. in.; evening service at. 7:30,
subj-ct, "Tn Nigh of Th- Soul."
Vlisa H-Z"1 Well-r, nf Browns
viiie, arrived etterdv, and is lo
take Miss M-Conuick'-powition as
teacher tn the Cmvil is , public
schfxiN. M'8S McCorniif-kV will
ret-ign tonih , and Miss It will
assume tier dut'es Mund- y.
The Oregon Agricul ural Cullege
cdet oorpp is pinnninif tn mareh in
a boHy to PorMm.d ai 1 camp near
th Lewis and dark Fair grounds
during the Ex(i" t r.n. The cadet
crps nunihern 402 rnernhers, and
betide a band of ihirt v pieced The
Washington Agncu'turnl College
aisp plans to send a cadt corps,
numbering 300, with a band of
thirty pieces to the Fail.
The firtt Id II" to b- passed by
both houses ot this legislature, is
now reidy f ir the gryernnr's' signa-
ture which will be aitiched Mon
day. It is an e.nergencv measure,
pr viding that echnfl districts fail
ing to levy a ppecial tax btfore Jan.
1, this year, shall have the time ex
tended to Feb. 1, 1905, in which to
Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Carms, of
Sateny were in this city yesterday.
,r- Service at Piymouth church at
3 o'clock Sunday i - ,
A half block 'f new sidewalk wj.8
laid this week on Third Street ad
joining the Lee properiv.
The valuation of all taxable
pr-peTtv in B-nton cunty is f 4,
467,840. - ' r ,
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Miss Lillian Glas, who has been
quite ill fur 'some uuie, is now re
ported as veiy mudh improved.
P. M. Abbev. of Newport, ar
rived jn Corvallis, yesterday for
a short stay.
Roger, thejolly, iod fellow who
se. Id paper for Bl ke-McFdli, ws
in the city this week. r
Atty. J. H . Wiison returned on
the noon train yc-stardiy f rom; a
business trip to Portland. ,
O. A. Drtaring, of this office, left
this morning . for a few days' visit
with his family in Portlmd. Hj
expects to return Monday.
Mrs. H. A. DrtcK returned yster
diiy from Port and, where she has
been visiting. Rev. Deck is all
smiles now, as he says batching is
not what it is cracked up to be.
There is a ru nor that one of
Corvallis' populur school ma'ams is
going to resign her position and take
up household duties s,t an . earlv
date. Particular of the ceremony
probably appear later.
Miss Grace Huff, who is seriously
: Armorer for O; A. C.
There is now 402 privates and
officers in the military depart
ment at the college. This is a
larger number than has ever be
fore been connected with this de
partment. The OAC military
department now ranks second in
size to any agricultural college
this side of the Mississippi river,
which speaks well for. this col
lege. There is a large number
pf students who are coming here
every - year from several adjoin
ing states in preference to attend
ing the colleges of their native
states.-
Thiough " the solicitation and
recommendations of Lieut. Quin
lan, commandant at college, the
Board of Regents created the
office f armoier, and Sergeant
Jacob Folker, retired, of Van
couver, Wash., has been appoint
ed to fill the place. His duties
consist of caring for all arms,
amunition and other government
property connected with the mili
tary depaitment of the college.
Sergeant Folker has been in the
service of the regular army for
thirty years, which allows him to
retire and draw a pension-for the
rest of his life.
Lieut. Quinlan hopes to. secure
a couple of modern cannons for
the aitillery cor-s at an early
date, as he has already made re
duisition for them. The p-uns
ill with appendicitis, is-jthought to I now in usebv the" college artillery
te somewhat improved at this date
(Thursday afternoon), thnngh she
is very low yet, and is just at that
point where she my get better or
worse very sudde.il) . ,
Congregational Church Sunday
School and class" for young men at
10 a.- m.; service at 11 a. m. and
7.30 p. tn . ; Christian Endeavor at
6.30 p. m. Vesper service 7:30
p. tn. Morning sermon, " Modern-
levy the tax, and notifv the county ized Conceptions of God;" evening
clerks of the levy made The bill sermon. "The Most Precious Gift in
the World." Everybody welcome. ! lor use next year.
will only be effective this year.
are of antique m riel, and not at
all up to what is required by as
large and progressive an institution
as OAC. : He is also endeavor
ing to secure an appropriation to
build a large drill shed for use
in the rainy season, as the pres
ent armory is only adequate for
drilling about 100 men at a time.
He thinks it probable that the
appropriation will be allowed so
that the building can be put up
January Suggestions,
Umbrella work Bt J. K. Berry'e.
BU phone No 341.
O.ives in bulk at P. M. Zierolf'p.
All work
BerryV.
guaraiit-ed at J. K
Umbrellas recovered and repdr
jd at J. K. Berry's.
. Get your
Berry's.
ribs fixed at J. K
J3 not fai t see P.
line of holiday china
M. Zieroiff
Get your Rchool books and schoo
supplies at Graham & Wells.
Lewis and Clark souvenir plates
at P. M. Zierolfs
Si k and woolen goods a specialty
at Corvallis Steam Laundry.
OAC souvenir
Zierolfs.
dishes at P. M
Send your lace curtains to Cor
Aallis Steam Laundrv.
Hay f ir sale at BndL e's
house, oiil carriage fictjry.
phone 290.
Ware
nd.-
'TIT a A An 1 . . . 1 I .1
who frequent Newport, as a teache
of embroidery, will be pleased t
have Corvallis ladies call at he
rooms, next door north of Prof .
Lake's, where she has an assor -
ment of linens, canvas and desi'gt-
nor. found in any store in th
valley. Wednesdays, Thursday-i
ai.d Saturdays.
Foley's Kidney Curr
makes kidneys and bladder righ
This office has received word that
the qualifying examination to be
taken by applicants for the Rhodes
scholarship for 1905, will be held
at the university in Eugene Tues
day and Wednesday, January 17:18
1905. The foflowmg time table wil
be used in conducting the examina
tions. January 17 The transf a
tion of Latin into English ; . Latin
prose and arithmetic are the sub
jects to be covered. January lo.
translation from Greek into. Jiing-
lish; Latin and Greek grammar
algebra or geometery. Those de
siring to take examination who
have not sent in their names should
notify. President Campbell imme
diately.
Barney Casterline, of Bellfoun
tain, was in Corvallis, this week to
meet certain capitalists of Portland
who are negotiating with him with
a prospect of putting his invention
for tempering steel into commerical
use. Mr. Casterline, it will be
remembered, has an orginal pro
ce88 for tempering and hardening
steel, that is thought to be equal to
some of the processes of the olden
times, now belonging to the lost
arts. He can take a common
knife blade or razor, and put it
through his process and after hon
ing it down sharp, the blade wu
cut common iron wire or nails and
remain keen enough to shave with
He has a great invention and will
nArtainlv -roaliaa a. onnrWv mim fni
S. L. KLINE'S
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35th-Greaf January Clearance Sale-35f h
Has ; commencd,r 5iild like its' thirty-faur predecessors, it will continue
until February 1st, and be conducted on the same broad plans that
have made teem the greotest bargain opportunities of the year. v
Shoe Department
Everything in Shoes and Slippers for
' ladies, men and children at persuading
prices.
Wool and Silk, in the new colors and
styles
Reduced from $5.00 to $4.00
4.50 to..... .... 3 63
" 4 00 to 3.17 '
" 8.60 to.. .1 2.92
- " " . 3 00 to 2.31
" . -. 2.50 to.... 1.88
" ' 2.00 to 138 ,
" - ' 1.60 to. 1.19
" " 2 25 to..... ... . 98
Special
Black, white and colored dress fabrics, '
black and" fancy silks, velvets and- '
velveteens, at a great sacrifice.
$ .50 yalues reduced to. .......... .$ .41
.75 values reduced to.. ......... . .59
1.00 yalues reduced to. ....... .83
1.25 val ues reduced to ... .". 1.04
1.50 values reduced to..'. ........ 121 '
125c Yiquna Cloth reduced to 10c per
f ' . ... .
yard.
12c Napped Shirting reduced to 10c per
yard. ' ."
MEN,S & BOYS' UNDERWEAR
at greatly reduced prices.
rr. i. -r o-'i i II
Sale Prices. ..
- Toys, Dolls, Games, Etc., at greatly re- -.
duced prices.
Clearance Sale Prices Prevail onBlan- ",
ket8, Comforts, White Quilts, heeta . '
and Pillow Cases.
Our entire stock of Lace Curtains and .
Carpets and Rugs at Clearance Sale
"" Prices. ' --.
Mens and :
Boys Clothing
. . . . . .
Every Suit and Overcoat reduced, in
cluding the Btaples Blue Serges and
Black Unfinished Worsteds. - These
garments were not bought up for this
"sale bnt are of the famous Hart.
Schaff oer . & Marx and ' Banner
Brand make.
$5.00 Men's Suits and Overcoats at $3.94
7-50
8 50
9.00
10.00
12.60
13 50
1500
16.50
18.00
20.00
" 5.98
' 6 80
" 7 20
" 800
" 9.98
" 10.60
" 12.15
i; 13 25
" 14.40
" 15.95
$2.50 Boys' and Toung Men's Suits re
duced to ..................... 1 . $1.99
$3.00 Boys' and Young Men's Suits re
duced to...... ..$2.40,
$4.00 Boys' and Young Men's Suits re
duced to . . . ...... .$3.21
$5 00 Boys' and. Young Men's Suits re
. duced to I'. . . . .$3.95
$6.00 Boys', and Young Men's Suits re
duced to . I ..... . .$4.83
Broken lines of Boys' and Men' Suits at
Half Price. .
LADIES CLOAKS
I will sell all the odd sizes and styles of
Ladies' and Mieses' Jackets I have at
...... $2.00 each. .. .
1904-5 Tourist Coats and Jackets, and
Misses' Coats and Jackets at Big Redactions.
Ladies' Furs
All of the latest styles. Here is your
chance : .
$1.50 Furs . "......,.... .$1.05
2.50 " 1.75
350 " 245
5.00 " 3 60
7.50 " 5.35
How's This?
$1.50.. Men's Dress Shirts. 75o
At a general reduction of 10 per cent.
A few styles that I will discontinue at
half price.
Clearance Sale Prices prevail in this de
. partment. The Black Cat Brand
excepted.
W ool gloves in plain and fancy colors.
Regular 25, 35, 50o, reduced to 20, 30,
aftd 42c.
Kid Gloves: $1.23 gloves at $1; $1
gloves at 90c.
Groceries
25c Armour's Washing Powder, 3 lbs 15c
' 15c Rex 100 per cent Lye, 3 cans for 25c
Good Sardines, 6 cans for 25c
Arm & Hammer Soda. . . . . .4 pugs for 25c
Schilling's Soda. 4 pkgs for 25c
Naptha Soap. .4 bars for 25c
Western Yeast. ... per pkg 3c
IXL Macaroni and Cheese, 3 cans for 25c
IXL Chicken Tamales 3 cans for 25c
Snider's Catsup .... . large bottle 19c
Red Ribbon Cond. Cream. .. .per can 10c
During this great sale Shawls and Fasci
natoas will be closed out Regardless of
- Cost.
Our Annual Clearance Sale inslndes every department of this great stock of good merchandise, and the radical
reductions apply to every article excepting only a few lines the prices of which the manufacturers control.
All mail orders received during sale will be filled at Clearance Sale prices.
Regulator of
Low Prices
Lfl.
The White House
book. Join now.
'the use of it.