H
Dick Smith went to Portland,
Thursday, to spend a week Bight
seeing. "':
Art Henkle and wife, Miss Anna
Spencer and Merwin McMaines
were out in the Rock Creek coun
try, Thursday, after trout and
booked 58 of them.
Although there was not so large
aThouse to $rrft the second per-
M I lin.l.l f o
iormance v1 jDcinuaai no
firat iiiffht there was a very respect
able turn out and everything mov
ed off nicely.
Mrs. Lizzie Estes and children
are expected to arrive some time
durin? the week from San Fran-
ciani. Mrs. Eetes is a sister of
flan a i fiiitinflnn of ih.R (tv.
with whom she will visit indefinite
ly. . Last Thursday evening, when
the horses on the James Osburn
place just across the Willamette
river Ifrom this city were being
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animals fell and broke its leg.
Mr. Osburn was oblieed to shoot
it., : . :
A letter received in this city last
Saturday from A. W. Rose, proved
him to be in St Louis at the time of
writine. "CaD" stated: that he
would start for borne the first week
in May, so it is barely possible
that he may at present be "hitting
the trail." ;
The "Shirt "Waist" dance given
under the auspices of the Ladies'
Coffee Club last Friday night was
a great social, success. Just how
some of the gentlemen social lead
ers felt in Bhirt waist3 we dare not
prophesy, but it was novel and
that waB sufficient.
The Old-times dance given in
Marshall Miller Hall last Friday
night was largely attended and was
m every way a success. A genuine
old "hoe down" to the tunes of
"Arkansas," "Hell on the -Wabash"
ana otner neei-jnspmng meioaies
is an event long'to be remembered.
There is to be , a meeting of the
Benton County. . Citizens' League
in Firemen's hall' this evening at
7.30. It is urgent that all members
be in attendance, . as eome matters
of special interest are certain to re
quire consideration. Now don,t
wait for the other fellow to go, but
ebow up yourself.
Last Friday, "Matthews, the
Jeweler," presented Lieut. Quinlan
a veiy .handsome pair oi cut
diamond cuff buttons as a trophy
in , the competitive drill contests
between the yarious cadets of the
OAC regiment. It is thought that
a series of competitive drill con
tests will be held this week. ' ;
John Buchanan was in town a
day or two ago from his farm some
12 miieB south of this city. Johnnie
is just about through seeding for
this year and will have 400 acres of
grain in. - He is of the opinion that
there is nothing to the summer
fallow .idea and the experience
they have had at home convinces
mem mat. me Tesun in ine long
run is not beneficial for the soil.
This is the conclusion arrived at on
the Buchanan farm after a good
many years experience. -
J. J. Cale, who has a prune or
chard in Linn county, some six
miles east -of Corvallis, brought a
few branches of Italian prunes to
mis omce last t riaay. . au over
the limbs prunes were set as thick
as they could well be, it seemed to
us. and Mr. Cale is of the opinion
that he has a pretty good setting of
prunes in his orchard. From var
ious prune-growers we hear the re
port of a small crop prospect. Mr
Cale attributes his success in prune
culture to the fact that he culti
vates his orchard during the latter
part of the season.
J. M. Porter sheared eighteen
neaa oi nis sneep last weeK and a
gratifying showing was made. The
lowest any fleece weighed was -12
pounds, while one fleece weighed
21 pounds. Or the eighteen head
sheared the average is about 17
pounds per fleece. With wool at
25 cents . per pound this- looks
pretty good. The past winter has
jfceen an uncommonly good one for
slock and this is one reason for
nliAAn fihAftrincr art Vien w ' A Iiahtttt
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clip and an unusually good price
for the same, is what may be term
ed a very happy combination. .- .
, - Saturday evening one of the
series of debates for the Gatch Cup
occurred at OAC.; It was between
the Sorosis and Pierian societies
' and the subject of debate . was,
"Resolved, that the government of
the United States should own and
control the railroads." The Pierians
had the 1 affirmative, while the
Sorosis ofi course represented the
negative. The Sorosis society came
off victorious. The last named
society was : represented by Misses
' Belle Bonney, Agnes Sweek and
Bessie Snipes, while Misses Alice
Edwards Minnie Phillips and
Edna Smith battled for tha Pierians.
County court, tomorrow.
Mrs. F. P. Morgan is visiting in
Independence. . , - f -
The lecture-recital of Prof. Tail-
landier will occur in the College
Chapel next Friday evening. ;
The trial of Jesse Brown, Mike
Kline and E. W. Strong, who are
charged with gambling, have their
trial set for May 11.
Mrs. John F. Allen and child,
who have been visiting relatives in
Portland during the past two weeks,
arrived home on the excursion train
Sunday.
Col. J. K. Philips, of this city,
recently received a letter from his
son, James, who is mining on
Dominion creek, Clondyke. James
expects to clean up at least $10,000
tins season. V
Last Friday evening, Charlie
Chipman resigned his position in
the grocery department of F. L.
Miller's store. Just what plans
he has for the future he has not
divulged.
The Red Men's excursion train
from Portland reached this city
at three o'clock Sunday after
noon. There were eight coaches
and a stop of only an hour was
made in this city.
Yesterday morning 'Gene Simp-
son exhioitea down . town a oox
containing nine little. China pheas
ants, recently hatched and just
about big enough to whistle. b or
cuteness they beat the "monk."
0 Sunday being the birthday, of
Miss Bessie Yates, it was celebrated
in fitting style. A hack was hired
and about a d izen of herJriends,
mostly college students, drove out
to tb foothillB back of the Sol
King place and enjoyed a regular
old-fashioned picnic.
The steamer Pomona has made
her last regular trip to this city for
the present. The Oregona takes
her place and will bo up tomorrow.
Hereafter the Oregona will make
three trips per week, departing
from Corvallis on. Mondays, Wed
nesdays and Fridays. (
J.H.Price, who until recently
held a position at R. M. Wade &
Co.'a establishment in this city,
has aceepted a situation with the
Corvallis Flouring Mills and enter
ed upon his new duties yesterday.
He is to be employed a portion of
the time on the road looking after
various matters of business.
Next Friday evening a debate
between the Utopian and Amici-
tian societies is scheduled for OAC
The winners of this debate will
contest with the Sorosis girls for
the Gatch Cup. The debate to
determine which society shall have
custody of the cup for the coming
year will moat likely occur next
week.
A couple of days ago Emery
Allen, of this city, heard from his
sop, Henry, who is ip government
employ with headquarters at Wash
ington, D. C. : Henry is employed
gathering statistics tor the census
department and is at present . in
Missouri in charge of a number : of
men. He writes m , high terms of
Missouri.
The Red Men's excursion train
from Portland reached this city at
3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. They
came up the East Side to Albany,
switched over the C & E to this
city, thence down the West Side to
place of beginning. There were
eight coaches in the train. A stop
of about ah hour was made in Cor
vallis, but not many of the excur
sionists came down town. , v v
What seems to us a very pleas
ing idea is the custom started of
tapping the fire bell one stroke at
12 o'clock noon. We understand
that there is some minor objection
to it, but there can be found ob
jections to almost anything. There
can surely no harm result from a
single tap at 1 2 o'clock: The bell
is sounded by electricity from the
central office of , the Independent
Telephone Co.
Mrs. Walter Yates and daughter.
and Wilbur Yates, wife and child,
of Crawfordsville, Linn - county,
took dinnor at the home of Mr. and
Mrs; Joseph .Yates of this city.
Wilbur Yates is a grandson of Jos
eph Yates and the child of the
former is the great grandchildjof the
latter. Four generations at the
same table is not a common thing
in life. Messrs. ;-W E. and J. F.
Yates, bath attorneys of this city,
were present on this occasion.
'Harry Holgate returned from
Portland last . Friday ? evening to
remain here about a week. Ha is
in government employ, in connec
tion with' the reclamation of land
in the Klamath Falls section ' at
present, and recently went to Port
land to lookup a matter of law for
the government. He found that he
could look the matter up aa well
here as there so came back nome
From here he will go back to Port
land, thence most likely to
Klamath Falls again. : Harry, we
are pleased to note, has been very
BUCcessiuL : .
I SWINE AT LARGE.'
According- to Law. Hogs Must
Not Run Loose.;
There seems to be a difference
of opinion in some parts of the
county concerning the legality of
swine running at large, some
maintaining that there is no law
against letting them run, and
others maintaining that there is.
Section 4238-39-40 , of the
Statutes of Oregon make provis
ions by which any county in the
state may submit the matter of
swine running at large to a vote
of the legal voters at any general
election in any year.
According to the section above
mentioned p. vote was taken on
the 6th of June, 1886. for or
against swine running at large in
this county. -' The vote for run
ning at large was 623; against
712, giving a majority against it
of 89. Due notice of said vote
was published in the county
papers, as required by law. .
Section 4242 of the Statutes
reads like this: "A person find
ing any swine running at large
contrary to the provisions of this
act, and any constable oi any
precinct, or marshal of any city
of his tounty where such swine
may be found, od view or in
formation, shall take up and con
fine the same forthwith, giving
notice thereof to the owner, if
known, and if . not known b
posting notices; describing such
animals therein, in at least three
public places withinOthe precinct;
and if the owner does not appear
and claim his property and pay
all charges for taking up, adver
tisiag, and keeping the same,
within ten days from the date of
this notice, the sale of the ani
mats may be proceeded with un
der the law relating to estravs.
: Section 4240 provides a penal
ty of five dollars for the first
offense, and ten dollars lor each
and every subsequent offense, to
be recovered from the owner of
the swine by civil action in the
name of tire State : of Oregon,
before a justice of the peace of
the precinct m which such owner
or keeper, or either of them, may
reside. ' -"
A New Club.
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great
A Men's Club has recently
been organized at the Congrega
tional church, in this city, and
held its first public meeting last
Friday evening in the church
parlors. Prof. Frederick Berch-
told cave an address on
Milton" and outlined his
poem "Paradise Lost." '. Mr. R,
H. Kennedy, followed with a pa
per on "The Influence of;Milton
on the Thought of . the Church."
Alter the 11 terary program a
social hour was enjoyed around
the tables, while . refreshments
were served by the Ladies' So
ciety.. The object of the society
is both intellectual and social.
Prof. A; B. Cordley is president,
Donald Hill, vice-president; Ru
fert Wall, secretary; R. H, Ken
nedy, chairman of the Program
Committee, and Mr. Whitehead
chairman of the Social Commit
tee., The next meeting is sched
uled for the evening of May 12
place, returned home, Sunday even
ing,, after a couple of days - visit
with Mr. and Mrs. Harley Hall, of
this city.
Henry Ambler, of Philomath.!
was in Corvallis, Saturday. He ii
the hustling real estate agent in ou 1
sister city.
Second grade fir lumber, almost
any dimension, i-r onlj $6. 50 pe.
thousand feet, at Corvallis Saw
Mill 10 tt.
YeRterday O. J. Treese sold to
W. J. Moore lots 11 and 12, block
1, Hoffman's addition; considera
$200. '
Largest line of malting in -coun
ty at Blackledges. , '". : 30tf
J. E. Winegar has an ad in thic
issue that will pav any person- de
siring anything in the harness line
10 r-ad. '
Blackledge, leading wall paper
dealer. SOU
C I. Starr. wi'l move to Albany,
tomorrow to reside. Mr. Starr has
a proposition in view there. .- ;
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Jenks. of
Tngent, where guests last Sunday
of Rev. and Mrs. P. A. Moses, of
this city. -' ' .
An iqe-cream social is to be given
at ti e Good Sammaritan rectory bv
the Ladies Guild, Saturday, May 6.
from 4 to 10 o clock. Fifteen cents.
Also home-made candy. A quanti-
v ot plain and fancy sewing win
be offered for sale. 36-38
J. J. T'yon, of the firm of Moajp
Bros , moved into this citv from
Philomath yesterday and will here
after be in the local store With
Jesse Moses.
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Call at the Benton County Lum
ber Yard for prices on three grades
of flooring, rustic, and finishing
lumber. You will find the grade
and prices right. 26.
W G. Davis, Caleb Davis, Sr.,
and S. L. Shedd have been appoii t
ed by the court appraisers of the
estate of Mrs. Rhoda Taylor, deceased.
Cal Thrasher arrived home, Sat
urday from a trip to Junction City
and that section in the interest of
the insurance oompany he repre
sents. He eavs that crop indica
tions in that section are immense
and that business was good in his
line.'- - w
" Saturday the will of Mrs. Rhoda
Taylor was admitted to probate.
The property of deceased is esti
mated at the probable value of
something like $2,700. She be
queathed all property ' to W. K.
Taylor, Vance A. Tuylor, and Roy
Taylor, in equal shares. - Walter
Taylor was named as executor.
- Attorney Bruce Curry,'of Oregon
City, was in this city, Saturday,
circulating a petition against the
removal of the United btates Land 1
Office from Oregon City to Port-1
land. He had just completed a 1
canyass of the people of the West
Side towns from Portland to Cor
vallis and his proposition was very
generally signed by prominent men
in every place visited.
Will Johnson, a brother of -Prof.
Charles Johneon of this city, was
in Corvallis to spend last Sunday.
For the past year or two William
has been studying medicine in St.
Louis. He was an assistant m
charge of a portion : of the exhibit
at' the St. Louis Exposition and on
account of experience thus gained
has been secured to assist with the
state exhibit at Lewis and Clark
'Fair.' " 7:- -;-
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X'': f Local Tryout. i
A most intterstin meet was had on
O AC's athletic field last Saturday, and
the following is a list of events, entries
and resulta':N : .
100-yd. dash Williams, first; Smith
sou, second; Graham, third. Time 10 2-5.
220-yd. dash-r-Williams, 5firet; Smith
son, second; Graham, third. Time 23 1-5.
Pole , Vault Swann, .first; " Cathey,
second; Barns, third.
Half-mile Greenhaw, first! ; Steiwer.
second; VanCleve, third. - ' '..
Mile Davolt, first, i 4-59; Howard,
second; Leonard, third. f ' '. t :
Shot-put Walker, first, 33-4; Bow
ers, second; Stout, third. w
Hammer-throw Walker, first, 116 ft ;
Abraham, secGtd; Bo wei a, third.
Discus Stout, first, 113 ft; Wilkins,
third. v
High-jump Moores, first, 5-7; Smith
eon, second. '
Broad-jump Moores, first;
second. .
j 220-hurdles Smith?on, first:
second ; Graham, third.
High hurdles Beldeu, first;
second; Spires, third. - v
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: Miss M. J. Lee, postmistress at
Buena Vista, and Miss Mae Smith,
of class of '03, OAC,-now assistant
1 principal of public schools in - that
Yesterday morning Eli - Spencer,
wife and children, departed on the
romona tor Jf ortiana . . - rom mere
they . go by rail to Chehalis, Wash.,
thence by wagon to ora, near
which place is a chittim claim in
which Mr. Spencer owns a half
interest. They were accompanied
by several people from Philomath
The party go intnding to peel bark
and will be absent eome tour or rive
months. ' . .. j'.,
; Prof. S. I. Pratt was in Cor
vallis, Saturday, for the first time
in seven months. He is m splen
did health, and savs that every
thing is moving nicely- with him
self and wife. They are both on
their, place near .Philomath, but
will go back to ; Newport when
school starts up next fall. They
are very thoroughly satisfied with
affairs in the "City by the Sea;"
and it seems they are winning ap
proval on their work over there, for
a substantial raise in wages is
promised for the coming school
year."
The -Women's Home (Mission
Society of the M. E. chnrch. South,
which was in session in this city
during last Friday, Saturday . and .
Sunday,', held its closing meeting
Siinday evening. They adopted
TeBolutions thanking S the local
papers for their courteous treatment
and the citizens of the city for -their
abundant hospitality. During , the
course of the meetings they raised
$100 to send to Los Angeles to
furnish a room in Homer Toberman
Home. The next meeting of this
society will be held in Koseburg.
$ 15 & $16.50
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