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CORVA Vol. XLII. Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday, November lO, 10. No. exr. V SPEAKING OF CHICKENS. An Item Recented Indited "The Push." by Corvallis hens don't have to scratch for a living. The dang hill may have to hustle like the very devil for bugs to"-fill her crop and gravel for her gizzard. The Corvallis biddy is of royal lineage and has her meals of pre pared breakfast food, served in her henhouse boudoir. In Cor vallis hendom the mooted ques tion is rooster suffrage. This aristocratic hen has grown so ar rogant and been so fondled that her political position in the chicken world has so advanced as to overshadow her male com panions. The rooster's prerog ative, held since the detection of Judas,has dwindled until his subjugation is complete. It's an honest fact, but nevertheless one of which we are proud, that a Corallis rooster don't . dare to crow in the morning or on Christmas eve, unless by per mission of the egg producing members of his household first had and obtained. Well, speaking of. poultry, brings to mind the fact that Cor vallis fanciers encouraged by the success of the poultry show held here a year ago, have concluded to hold a "Second Annual" and this catalogue has been prepared for the purpose of disseminating such information among the poultry fanciers of the. Pacific Coast. CO. Hinds, of Almeda, Cal., who will be the judge of the show, bears the reputation of be ing the best judge, of all varities, on the Coast, and stands high in the poultry fraternity. Judging will be done by score card, and, whether your birds win or not, you will have something by which to show their value. Exhibitors will be kindly ask- . ea to comply wita trie rules, as they SwiU be strictly enforced. The Corvallis lOpera House has been secured for this exhibition and wiil be provided with new, regulation, commodious coops throughout; your best cockerel can't disfigure his comb on the wires, nor fiht with his next door neighbor through a thin partition. All coops will be bed ded with cut straw or bran, and under no circumstances will saw dust or shavings be used, the evils of which many exhibitors have experienced in other shows Men ot practical business ex perience, well-known integrity and absolute fairness have this exhibition in charee, and when we promise to take care of all entries made with us, that don't simply mean that your birds will be ted and watered, tor anv ex hibitor may send his choicest specimens, feeling perfectly sure in the fact that they will receive the same care and attention as if he were present. Our premiums are all liberal and will be prompt ly paid. , , It is not our purpose or iuten .lion to crow, but our show last year was generally conceded to have been the best "first show ever given on the Coast, and this year we expect tp eclipse our for mer efiorts and then some. Assurances'have already been , received that there will be more, and if possible, better entries than last season. Corvallis is fast beeoming the 4 'Petal urna of Oregon. ' ' Proba bly no; town in the state has so many fanciers er so high a grade of poultry as Corvallis, and go where you will, you will not find a better or more whole-soul ed lot of fellows in the chicken business than you will right here, They know.- how to extend the ' glad . hand, ' and whether you win' a prize or not you'll be mightv glad you came. Besides being a poultry center, Corvallis has the most successfu pheasant breeders ever, and . many pheasants ot rare and beautiful varieties will be ou ex hihftion at our show. Considering its size, we have the best telephone system of any county on the Pacific Coast, ho tels with all the comforts of home, the Agricultural, and Mechanics 1 College, a splendid government and state endowed institution. ' It will do you good to come to Corvallis anyhow. Why, do you know, we have one of the live liest, "dryest," most beautiful, and most progressive towns in the Northwest. Corvallis people believe in Corvallis, and town and country pride of her citizens are the things that long since rescued her from the "moss-back" class and put her on the map to stay. Come and see and we'll tell you about it If you don't want us to talk Corvallis, just tell us so, and we'll let up. We've a ot of otner things to talk to you about, and we'll let you. talk some, too, lor "Wav down in our hearts we've a feelin,' a sneaky feelin' for you." R. F. D. Great Benefit. The rural mail delivery system is still growing, and the popular ity ol the service is attested by the many letters that daily reach the post office department in com mendation of the effects of the stablishment of routes all over the country, as well as by the housands ot petitions received tor the establishment of new routes. On July first there were 32,058 rural routes in operation, an increase ot 7.4Q2 over tne corresponding period of last year. ins are being made to number the boxes on the routes some what like the boxes in a past office. Many are the benefits of rural free delivery. Small rural towns have been converted into cities and property values have en hanced by reason of the increased convenience to all dwellers along the routes. The highest com pliment paid the service, however, is that which it is receiving as a factor in the education of the peo ple throughout the land. It is certainly keeping the rural resi dent abreast of the times, no matter how distant he may be from the city. Among the modern advantages and improvements devised : for human comtort and convenience that of rural free mail delivery is a great factor in making country ife more attractive to both young and old, thus having a tendancy to keep the people on the farms and also to turn urban residents "back to the land." Force at Work. It was calculated that work should commence yesterday on the construction of the new gravity system of water works for this city. As previously stated in the Gazette, H. Mitch ell, .who has the contract for do ing the construction work, ar rived Saturday, from Seattle, and has since been busily engag ed at the task of hiring men and getting his camp outfit located at the front. Men are now at the task of clearing the right of ' way and also ditching preparing for the entrenchment of the pipe. About fifteen men will be em ployed at the task of clearing right of way, while in the neigh borhQod of twenty-five or thirty will be at the task of trenching. Work began at Rock Creek at the intake and , the force will work from there on in to Corval lis. The camp is located near the Hecker place. During the work above mentioned Engineer Miller will be in the field with a surveying " party makings final location of the line where piping is to be laid. SDciety invitations and wedding announcements are constantly changing in styles of type faces and form. Have them printed' neatly and up-to-date at the Gazette office. 80tf HOMESTEAD CLAIMS VOID. Siletz Timber Land to Receive Attention. The following dispatch from Washington, under date of Nov ember 7, to the Oregonian, is of interest to our people: Before the timber land on the Siletz Indian reservation in Ore gon can be disposed of. Congress will have to make some modifi cations in the law opening that reservation to settlement. As the law now stands, it is ineffective, tor it stipulates that the Siletz land may only be acquired by homestead entry . Th e gre t bulk of the reservation is mountainous timber land, which can only be cleared and cultivated at a heavy expense. Except for a compara tively small burned area along the coast, there is little land on the reservation suitable for agricultural, and this has all been entered and entries are be ing proved right along. Nobody, in the opinion ot the Land Office, has any purpose in acquiring the remaining unentered land except for timber, and in most instances, in tact in all instances, it is be lieved no entries will be made except for speculative purposes. Many homesteads have been initiated on Siletz timber land. many huts and cabins have been erected to give color to final proof, but it is declared by special agents who have seen the land that it is utterly unfit for culti vating and it will therefore be impossible for anyone to make bona fide homestead entry on it. Entries covering timber lands, which have not and will not be approved, were made by persons who sought to get title to the laud and then sell to some large lumber company or other pur chaser, so it is said. Except the entries which figured in the re cent Jones-Potter trial, the Land Office is satisfied that these pros pect ive homestead entrymen made their filings in good faith, believing they had a perfect right to sell after acquiring title from the Government. It is not be lieved the great mass of these entries were made with any in tention of violating the law. Nevertheless, no homestead on timber land on the Siletz reser vation will be passed to patent for the reason that entrymen cannot reside upon and cultivate this land, as required by the homestead law. Just how to throw this unen terea land upon tne market is a problem that is being investi- afred. No recommendations yet have been made by the spec ial agents who have gone over the reservation, but it is not improbable that the entry depart ment may eventually recommend that this land be made subject to entry the same as other unreserv ed public timber lands, that is to sayjinder the" timber land and stone act. But in view of the rigid inspection of timber entries these days, . particularly in Ore gon, aud in view of tne fact that the timber on the Siletz reserva tion is remote from transportation some Land Office officials doubt the wisdom of this policy. It is believed, because of the remote ness from transportation, that entrymen could only profit by selling out to lumber- companies which have sufficient capital to develop the timber. It may be some other recommendation will be made as to this land, but no immediate action is expected. 1 The original law is declared to be defective and there is sus picion in the minds of Depart ment officials that it was so word ed as to permit persons to acquire Siletz timber without paying the price required by the timber and stone act This, however, is mere surmise! Heard From Johnnie. Many of bur readers will re call the appearance- of Johnnie Wadleigh on the local field some time last spring. Johnnie ar rived in this section in company with a band of hobos and was placed in the city bastile along with the others of his set by our city authorities. Hearing that a mere lad was in the "jug" the compassion of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. DeVarney, who were then in this city in charge of the Inde pendent telephone line, but who are now in Portland, was aroused and they went to the lad's rescue. So successful were they that Johnnie was soon breathing pure air and some of the accumulated dirt was removed from his person. Nor was this all the boy was given work by the phone com pany. But he did not possess an aptitude for work and after a few months he was given hearty "God s peeds" on his departure to join his relatives. But Johnnie has been heard from again. Not lone aeo T. C. Lowe, who is at present in charge of the business of the In dependent telephone company of this city, received a letter fro 21 Sanborn, Vale &"Co., ot San Francisco, stating that one John nie Wadieigh had applied to them for a position and as his people were not in good circum stance s, financially, they felt in clined to do what they could for him if he was deserving. John nie had referred them to the In dependent telephone people of Corvallis that they might satisfy themselves that he was all and more than he purported to be. Johnnie's usefulness to his benefactors during his sojourn within the confines of this city was not so marked as circum stances warranted. For one thing he became noted that was his ability along terpsichorean lines. He was fond of "hoeinsr it down" to the inspiring tunes of some phonograph, and when op portunity presented was always to be found indulging in this favorite pastime, surrounded by a throng of admirers As a matter of fact, Johnnies' legs seemed double-jointed and lor nimbleness were 20-century marvels. He also possessed in an abnormal de gree, for one so young, a sense of rythm. Considering all these facts and estimating Johnnie's probable usefulness to. Sanborn, Vale & Co., Mr. Lowe wrote them that if they would put clogs on John nie and sand the floor he would prove a drawing card and an en tertainer of the first magnitude. Sou Lost Mother. '"Consumption runs . in onr family. and through it I lost mv Mother," writes TE. B. Reid, of Harmony, Me. "For the past five years, however, on the slight est sign of a Cough or Cold. I have taken Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump tion, which has saved me from serious lnng trouble." His mother's death was a ead loss for Mr. Reii, but he learned that lung trouble must not be neglected, and how to cure itv Quick est relief and cure for coughs and colds Price 50c and $1.00; guaranteed at Allen & Wood ward drug store. . Trial bottle free. Take The Gazette for all the local news. Special Sale of Odd Twelve and We have a limited number of OAK DRESSERS, nicely . styles from which to select, that we purpose to sell at the Come and see these before the supply is exhausted. Every and if you need a dresser, it will pay you to investigate this Xloliexiberg1' c&5 Oo,dLyf A BROKEN FACE disqualifies a watch for work aa well as a man. If your watch has a fractured counte nance BRING IT HERE FOR REPAIRS In fact, if it has anything the matter with it, externally or internally, we can make it all right again. We repair the finest watches or the simplest clocks. Don't throw either! away until you have our judgment on it. j Albert J. Metzger JEWELER Occidental Building, ... - Corvallis Empire Theatre Company Opera House Three Nights 18 Actors 18 Monday night, "A Broken Heart" Tuesday, "The Great Diamond Robbery" Wednesday, "The Man From Japan" Prices, 15, 25 and 35 cents. Money cheerfully refunded if entire satis faction is not given. PAYING POSITIONS await every young man or young lady who will thoroughly qualify in Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, and English. 13 ay and Night school meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from T t 9:30. Day school, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. i Five days a week. TAKES BUT A SHORT TIME. CORVALLIS BUSINESS COLLEGE I. E. RICHARDSON, President. Are you in the dark? Do your eyes give you constant service without pain ? If not, your eyes are in a condition demanding investigation E and correction. Have E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician. Licensed to practice optometry in the state of Oregon. thirteen dollar values for Night School your eyes examined by I finished, including five different:. - remarkably low price of $9.75 one is an extraordinary bargains offer at once. .1