f Vol. XLH.
Corvallis, Benton County, Ohegon Fwday, March T, 1905.
DO YOUR PART.
Benton County Must Make Splen
did Showing at Lewis
and Clark Fair.
Do not flatter ; yourself if you
desire a certain thing, well done
' that some other person is the one
to do it Go at it and do it your
self Get any such idea . out ; of
your head at onceT particularly so
as regards . Benton .county's ex
hibit at the ' Lewis and Clark
Fair. Beyond a shadow .of a
doubt there will never again in
the history of : any Oregonian
now living be another such op
portunity presented to advertise
the products and resources of this
great state to the people of other
states as this exposition will at-
ford. . ; . . - .
Whether Benton shall be proud
of her exhibit after all is over de-
rends largely on the action of
her citizens now. and until the
close of the Fair. . Let all who
, think it possible for them to do
anything or produce anything
worthy a place in the ' exhibit,
'make calculations at once and
. begin preparations as soon as ad
visable. It makes no difference
be you man or woman, do , your
best
- Each county of the' state has
been allotted 600 . square feet in
. ; the Agricultural Palace a space
20x30 feet. The more enter
- prising counties will likely make
.,a demand for more than this . si
lowance of space and it Is likely
that they will receive it. Our
county court has taken up the
matter and naturally desire to see
a successful and flattering exhibit
sent from Benton, Henry L.
French has charge of our county
exhibit, and it is only plain
truth to sav, in view, of his past
efforts in this line of work, that
Benton has no man more fit for
the task. - - V,-'; :'-'"
- Mr French is extremely anxi
ous that all who are tillers of the
soil,' plant with a view to con
tributing something at some
time during the Fair. Even the
smallest quantity will, be aicept
able, but of -course a fair amount
of anything will ' make a better
showing. One by one or alto
gether, it makes no difference,
everybody having anything to
exhibit should communicate their
intentions and - prospects to Mr.
' French so that he may, if advis
able, make a demand for an addi
tional amount of space for dis
playing said exhibit ;
Mr. French states that he will
gladlv accept anything, no mat
ter what, if it's good, in the way
of agricultural and horticultural
products. He wants all sorts of
grains and grasses, vegetables,
samples of wood both h ard and
soft fruits in every state. Those
having Iruits of any kind, or
berries, had better take the same
to Mr. French, as he is especially
prepared to care for it. He under
stands the process of placing it
in jaTS so that it will keep for an
indefinite time without boiling it,
and so it retains an ; appearance
of naturalness and freshness. - He
desires people to bring him things
right now and tor arrange, to send
at any and all times during the
Fair such articles or products as
:-. they maybe able to procure.
If any person cannot bring
their exhibit to Mr. French they
have but to drop him a card and
he will go and get it, no matter
""now remote from town said
article or product may be. He
will 'call within a day -or two
; whenever notified.
Many of our stockmen .will
-;-. soon,,if they are not already, be
shearing goats and sheep and it
is urgently requested that they
prepare and notify .Mi, -French
of, samples of mohair and . wool
Now is the time to keep think-
r ing 01 mis maner,
Samples of stone will be very
acceptable. Some time ago Mr.
Ryecraft, of Alsea, found a very
: fine specimen of coal in the Alsea
. country and Mr.. French , was
State Fair at Salem, last fall.
The same chunk of coal will be
seen at the Exposition. Any
thing along this lime is desirable.
There is a demand for rare
birds that may be found within
the confines of our county. Should
anybody secure birds not known
to be very common notify Mr.
French without delay. 1
Now, in conclusion, do not al
low your , interest in this matter
to Jag, ; let all classes do their
part fcr 1 all will be benefitted.
This is Oregon's greatest oppor
tunity for advertising. Advertis
ing conducted with brains and
energy will bring a great reward.
SOMETHING DOING.
Our Ideas of What " Occurred in
and About Corvallis During -the
Past j Week.
Miss Christal Miner.
The death of Miss Christal
Minef occurred at 4:30 a. m. Sat
urday, at the' home in this city of
her father, G. P. Miner. The
funeral services were, held in the
TJnited Evangelical church at 2
o'clock Sunday afternoon and
the services were conducted bv
Rev. Winters. The remains were
interred in Crystal Lake ceme
tery and were followed to their
last resting place by a large circle
of "relatives and friends. , ; v j1
The voung lady was about 24
years of age at the time of her
death.' In 1902 she graduated
from OAC and was considered a
bright student.at that institution.
Something more than a year ago
she became a victim to consump
tion and little by .1 little her life
ebbed from her. It seems hard
to face death at any time but
doubly so when one is so young
and life and , the future promises
so much. The relatives have the
sympathy of all .' ' Miss Miner
was born in the state of Kansas,
and, came to Oregon with her
parents -in 1891. -In 1898 the
family moved to this city, where
they have resided ever since.
Lenten Season at Hand.
Tomorrow, March 8th, marks
the advent of the Lenten season.
A large proportion of the Chris
tian world will observe itand all
the faithful not legitimately dis
pensed are obliged in conscience
to conform . to the laws of the
church concerning ; the '.Lenten
fast Those excused from " fast
ing on account of hard labor, age,'
or some other good reason, may
eat flesh meat more than once on
the days on which it is allowed.
V ; ;Lent" ' 'lengthen the
days are getting longer; the
springtime. According to the
Roman Catholic church, , a fast;
formerly of varying duration, but
now of forty days and pre
paration of the Easter festival
The former severity ; of the Len
ten fast of '. this . church is now
greatiy modified, both as to fine
and law.' ' ' " ' :X ,:7
In the Greek "church Lent lasts
for seven weeks, but there are
only thirty-five days of fasting.
as on all Saturdays except Holy
Saturday and all Sundays v the
law of fasting is not in force.
During the middle of the past
century the ' question of fasting
during the Lenten season fell in
to desuetude in the English
church, but of recent years there
has been some effort to restore
ancient practice and make the
laws governing fasting, more
strict.
The weather of late basTbeen
ideal from almost every point of
view. Still there are those among
us who have seen better (?) weath
er here at this season of the year.
; Others are .' to be found who
hold pessimistic views and pre
dict all sorts of violent weather to
follow on the heels of this pleasant
spell. So full are their minds of
evil weather conditions yet to be
forced upon "usrtEat they could
not eniov the sunshine 'of . the
past. .;-V'-
True, . it may 'be raining like
fury when this paper comes froui
press, but that does not detract
from " what has been. . The -.following
is list of recent happen
ings" on account of the good
weather and what will transpire
if it continues on good behavior:
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, "People are making garden,
night and day almost. Some are
setting' out all kinds of seeds for
table use; others are very indus
triously planting and transplant
ing flower- seeds, shrubs, etc. a
few are setting hens. ; v v
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Last Friday the air passed the
"balmy-' point and when on the
south side of a brick our mind
reverted to "dog days',' and ice
cream. Speaking of ice - cream,
reminds us that on this occasion
we trod upon the first ice cream
ad of the season while meander
ing along Main-street on this day.
It ; was artistically executed and
we felt in our pockets and pass-
sadly on.
Bees , and birds are busy the
one making honey and the other
singing songs. ; When bees are on
the ramoage there always seems
to be plenty of them about, ' but
the ruling price of honey con
vinces a person that the" country
can accommodate more bees
honey makers, not dronesl ; This
4s r.a splendid country- tor birds
and it "is a wonder there are not
more feathered songsters here.
Nightingales and mocking birds
are strangers to us-as yet. But
the sunny days of the past week
made such birds as we can boast
sing their sweetest songs.:
pool mohair. This crop is geiaer
ally'harvested along about now.
Perhaps there are many things
that we have failed to observe
and it is barely possible that
others wiU not see those things
which have been mentioned from
our point of view. If not, ; it is
not to be helped, and if anybody
chooses to apologize, the. same
will be accepted in the spirit in
which it is tendered. l ?
COLLfliE JOTTIMGS.
Items of Interest In and Around
the O. A. C. ...
Corvallis Wins Out,
After something more than two
years OAC has succeeded in de
feating Dallas in a game of bas
ket ball. The contest occurred
in the Armory lastFriday even
ing and attracted Ja large crowd
of. basket ball enthusiasts. The
final score was 25 to lo in favor
of OAC. V.- i-'-A, '.
The game was fast and furious
and some of our people can scarce
ly tell yet how ' we managed to
defeat Dallas as we did. ,. Dallas
has a good team there is no deny
ing this fact. At the end of the
nrst nan UAU nad secured a
points and Dallas 3. In the be
ginning of the' second half Dal
las made 6 points almost before
one could wink and some of our
people were badly frightened in
consequence thereof. ; But OAC
took a brace and let into it with a
vengeance and the result was that
during the, second half she added
16 more points to her score, mak
ing her total 25. . -Although Dal
las played a rattling good game.
she was able to add but 7 to her
score of the first half, making her
total 10. .V ' ' v;
About 75 people came up from
Dallas on the Monmouth motor
and arrived here shortly before 6
o'clock dn the evening:. Natur
ally, they were ardent support
ers of their home team, but they
accepted defeat gracefully and
there was no wrangling nor hard
feelings over the result. The
motor left Corvallis , for Dallas
shortly after 10 o'clock. ..-:
Incredible Brutality,
It would have been incredible brutality
ifChas. F.. Lemberger, of Syracuse, N
Y., bad not done the best he could for
his suffering son. ,-My boy," he says,
cut a fearful gash over his eye, eo I
applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve, which
quickly healed it and saved bis eye,
Good for burns and ulcers too, Only 25c
at Allen & Woodward's drug store." -
A complete line of Bicycle Bun
dries and Cutlery on hand all the
time. D. & A.
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Many people followed the ex
ample set by our Village Improve
ment Society and began polish
ing up their back yards. By the
rule that "cleanliness is akin to
Godliness" some of our citizens
now. feel assured of a shady seat
in the great hereafter. This is
well. - 1 . .
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Out in the countrv every horse
lhat wasn't balky or nursing a
sore shoulder proved his useful
ness and earned his oats durinar
the past week Very few farm
ers were in town and we must
confess that we felt lonesome. v
Orchardists were pruning and
cultivating everything worth
while, from a gooseberry to pipin.
When it comes to spravine thev
were right in it, and were prodi
gal with tonics for the extinction,
of various -pests, from a codlin
moth to a digger squirrel - , s ?
In town, ; - automobiles and
bicycles , were -.rampant ou " the
streets in the very . middie of I
them, too. Nothing has yet been
said on the subject bt we were
afraid, somebody would propose
starting a subscription fund to
defray the expenses of sprinkling
the streets. It is yet "too soon to
"crow" about
Cured Hemorhage of the Lungs.
' "Several years since my lungs were so
badly affected that I had so many hem
orhages'wailes Ai M.vAlte, of wood Ind.
"I. took treatment with several physici
ans' without any benefit. 1 then - started
to take Foley's Poney and Tar, and my
lnngs are sow as sound as a bullet.' I
recommend it in advanced staves of lung
trouble." Foley's Honey and Tar. stops
the couKh and heals the lungs, anh pre-
vens serious results from a cold. Refuse
substitutes.. Sold by Grahm & Wor fiaro.
Miss Florence Adams has tem
porarily abandoned her scientific
researches at the college and tak
en -up the stick . and rule at the
Corvallis Times office. It is her
purpose to study the habits of the
"type louse," an insect hitherto
unclassified...--
O. A. C. tenders congratula
tions in advance of the marriage
of Don Ray and Miss Maud Wil-
helm, of Grass Valley, California.
Don was for several years a popu
lar student here and was a , noted
sprinter in his college days; . v
Much regret is felt about the
death of Miss Christal Miner, of
the class of '02. She was highly
esteemed by those who knew her,
and her demise at the time when
she had just fitted herself to take
up the higher responsibilities, of
life, .occasioned profound sorrow.
rTwenty-five to ten , in favor of
O." A. C. is the score in the bas
ket" ball game Friday evening
with the Dallas boys' team. Zip.
boom, bee! Honors are . now
even and a decicive game is like
ly to be played in the near future.
The Dallas boys arid their friends
accepted . defeat . gracefully and
their general demeanor' was the
subject of much favorable , com
ment. . ,v:.-;.:-x : ; .
.. One of the most enjoyable so
cial gatherings at the College
this ; season occurred Saturday
evening." The occasion was the
entertainment of the.senior boys
by the senior girls. The func
tion was carried out in colonial
style in all respects. Colonial
attire, colonial ; games, colonial
refreshments, colonial illumina
tion, colonial bric-a-brac, etc, .
all combined to render the whole
a most unique affair. ' ;
The first track event? of the
season took place Saturday after
noon when members of the differ
ent classes competed inTa cross
country run. The boys ran from
the athletic field out to the Cath
olic cemetery hill and back, a
distance of four miles. The best
time .was 25 minutes and 45 sec
onds which was made by Beaclj,
of the sophomore class. - Steiwer
won in the senior squad, "Burns
in the junior and Howard in ' the
freshman. . The sophomores were
the "stars," as their man made it
in less time than any of the win
ners.'; Those who, made1 the run
less than x s minutes will be
Women's Kidneys.
.: Women ate more ften affected with
hidnev disorders than men but attribute
th eymptorrs to dU-a-s peculiar to
tlitir. sex, while ia reality the kid
lieys are deranged. Nervononeps, bead--iche
puffy or dark circles under the eyes,
pain in. the back, are signs of kidney
trouble 1I1 at must not be ignored. or a mal
ady will result. Foley's Kidney care has
restored tbe health of thouaands of weak
nervous, broken down women. It" stops
irregularities and strengthens the urinary '
organs, it purifies the biood and benefits
the whole system. Sold by Graham and
Wort ham, . " ..;
- For Sale.
Thoroughbred Barred Plymouth Rock
cockerels at $1.00 each. Call on F. E.
Barnes at Granger, South of Station or
address Corvallis R4 F. D. No. 1. -"
Strikes Hidden Rock
when yonr ship of health strikes the
hidden rocks of consumption, pneumon- .
ia, etc., jon are lost, if you don't get
help from Dr. King's New Discovery for. .
Consumption. J. W. Mcbineon, of Tal
ladega Springs, Ala, writes: "I had been
very ill with pneumonia, under tbe care
of two doctors, bnt was getting no better
when I began lo take Dr. Kiag's New Dis
covery, the first dose gave relief, and one
bottle cured me."Surecure far soar threat
bronchitis, coughs and coldB. Guar
anteed at Allen & Woodwad's drug store,
price 60c end $1.00. Trial bottle free.
in
permitted to enter tne nnal
whick will take place at
future date. : . ; .
race.
some
SIGNS CF FAILING VISION.
When your eyes tire in reading, when
vou'frown or partly close the eyes when
lookiner at an ntnectf: when thins-H
swim" or become dim after being
looked at for some time; when the eyes
ache, smart, or water: or when yon have
pain in the eyeball, orbit, temples or
forehead. ' . , . -:
All tlie conditions are cnrable fcv oron-
er slasses. such as we will furnish vou
after a scientific examination.
; , MATTHEWS, The Optician,
Boom 12, over First National Bank
The Colonel's Waterloo.
Colonel John M. Fuller, of Poney Grove,
Texas, nearly met his Waterloo, from
Liyer and Kidney trouble. - In a, recent
letter, he says : "I was nearly dead.: of
these complaints, and, although I tried
my family doctor, he did me no good;
so I got a 50c bottle of your great Electric
Bitters, which cured me.' I consider them
the best medicine on earth, and thank
God wbo gave you the knowledge to
make them." Sold and guaranteed to
cure, dyspepsia, ; Biliousness and Kidney
Disease, by Allen" & Woodward, druggists,
at 50c a bottle.
NOTICE.
The sale of mens' and boys' suits
overcoats is still on at S. L. Klints'a
will pay you to buy thismonth.
and
It
permitted Jo exhibit " it at the kmaJke kidae$s ud bJaadei righk.
And save money. House-cleaning is at band and we are prepared to furnish
; everything needed in the home, at prices that defy honorable competition. -
Our new Spring Stock of Go-carts is here. '.They are tbe latest styles fold
ing and reclining and above all, cheap. . '
In Wall Paper we have some nice, new patterns.'
convince you. that our stock is large and complete a
10 cents per double roll1 , .
A glance at our racks will
fair quality lor 5 cents and
You Will Want carpets, too. " We can . sell you a good quality (not he best)
at 30 cents per yard, sew ed and laid without extra cost. Come and see. :
Iflpes Washers, Wringers and
SESf$D-HAND GOODS '
our escape.
If not
one will
goats.and'itiwilI
already s.tarted,
soon begin to
be
some
shear
in order to
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