LOCAL AND PERSONAL
The boys at OAC are making
great preparations for their dance
next Friday night.
C'aarles Heckart was awarded the
contract to put in the basement for
the new Y. M. C. A- building and
began work .with a crew of men
Saturday.
Ira Smallman, son of John Small
man, came over from Stayton a few
davs aeo to visit witn nis parents
He expected to return to Stayton
yesterday. ...
The supper given in the Farm
ers' hotel Friday evening - by , the
Jadies of the W. C. T.-. TJ. was a
most successful affair in every way
and was well patronized. They
realized a neat sum for their
trouble; , , ',
Owing o the early frosts having
killed the chrysanthemums ..the
ladies of the Presbyterian church
have ; decided to declare their show
off. However, they are arranging
to hold a Christmas Fair during
the firBt week of December.
On another page will be found
the matter of welcome and data
put in form for the inside pockets
of -the Portland , business .-, men on
their recent visit to our city. Read
it over and see if the committee
from the Citizens' League overlook
el anything. . . .
To date we have not heard of the
barbers of Albany accepting the
challenge for a game of football that
was recently issued them -by the
Corvallis barbers, even though the
use of a razor on the gridiron - wap
prohibited. The Albany Democrat
insinuates that the Albany barber?
are holding back out of respect for.
the families of their Corvallis
brothers. '" !''
W. A. Wells: will leave within
dav . or . so for. Redlands, - Southern
vJalitorma. .Here ne will remain
until aoout tne nrst ot the year
when lie wul go to Las Vegas, .New
Mexico, on account , of his health
At this point is .established one of
the greatest - sanitariums in . the
world. It is endowed with millions
of dollais and has in connection
with the institution thousands of
acres of land. It is not putting it
too strongly to state that it
backed by the wealth of the United
States. .
Prof. E. J. Lea arrived in Cor
vallis Friday, and remained unti
Saturday, when he departed : for
Portland enroute to New York City,
cor several years be has been em
ployed , as a cnemist tor a sugar
company in the Hawaiian Islands
and has worked aip until he rxbw
commands a salary of $3,000 per
year. Prof. Lea graduated from
OAC a number of years ago. and
while here formed ties that bind
him to the old town pretty closely
and, while he was on a strictly busi
ness trip to New York, he Baid ha
could not pass us by without a nod
He is to be back in San Francisco
about December 15.
A new form of poetoffice money
order has been, adopted by th
poetoffice ' department, a descrip
tion of which follows: On the left
band of the new order is a column
of figures commencing at $1 and
running in fives to $100. The
clerk at the issuing office will tear
thinnnt sn t.hnt. it. will nhnnr t.K
numoer next nigner man the one
for which the order is issued. This
change in itself is an important one.
as it will prevent the raising of the
amount of the order above the
amount indicated in the columns of
figures. With the old' orders the
figures could be erased and . others
substituted. Even if an order of
this sort could not be cashed, it
might be passed on an unsuspec
ing merchant. Another radical
change in the order is that the ad
drees of the person to whoru the
order ia made out ia to be placed on
the order as wall as his name. On
the old orders the name of the re
mitter did not appear, but this
will be included on the orders.
Yesterday, Edwin Rose went to
Portland, where he hopes to find
employment that . will be satisfact
ory to him. Many friends in this
city certainly wish him the best of
luck. ........
Circuit Court of Benton county
willconyene in this city next Mon
day . Judge Harris is expected to
arrive Friday and hold an adjourned
term that afternoon at 4, o clock at
which preliminaries to the regular
session of court will be arranged.
In Salem, Saturday, our second
team went against . Willamette s
understudies and met defeat,. The
score , . favored - Willamette at the
fate of nine to nothing. Who says
we can't play football?
Those who attended the Hindu
entertainment at the college chapel
Friday t . evening, were quite well
paid according to report. ;The ma
gician from the Orient proved him
self quite a master of legerdemain
and whit he did was pleasing as
well as mystitying. ; v
Phulin Cherry,-, who is, quite, a
star on OA.C s second team of foot
ball , players, missed the early train
Saturday morning when the train
went to Salem and hired a rig and
drove down. Shortly after the
train pulled out anybody seeing
Cherry would have known be was
chuck full" of business.
' Prof. Richardson and his Prin
cipal, Miss Yoder,. . are making
good the promise to the Corvallis
people to give work of highest
standing. The students .are. pro
grossing very rapidly, and. those
who commenced ' Shorthand at the
first of the term will be taking let
ters nicely by the holidays. Lclec
tic s iortband is a fine system and
very easy to learn.
The fire bell tapped Sunday ev
ening in a way that, brought many
people to their feet. The company
responded, but could not find any
tiling to warm up on the night
was chill and there was no fare in
sight. It was learned that ti flue
burned out in the house .of Mrs
Thompson, in the block just north
of the court house, bomeone saw
the sparks and turned in an alarm
No damage whatever.
The state good roads association
will meet in this city today. The
sessions or that body are to he held
in. the courthouse and many sub
jects relative to the building cf
substantial public highways wul be
discussed. For all classes of citi
zens there will be something of in
terest offered during the progress of
the convention. Tomorrow and
Thursday evenings p'easing pro
grams will be rendered for the en
joyment of those who are in attend
ance. B9 there and be edified and
entertained
Nearly all the business men in
fact, all-r-of the city with whom we
have talked seem very favorabla to
the project whereby Corvallis may
secure a niebt and . day electric
power. The council is considering
the matter of franchise and we un
derstand that body looks at the
matter from a favorable standpoint,
There may be a little pruning done
on the articles praying for a fran
chise, but it is quite likely to be
go. Corvallis will then be on an
equal footing with her sister cities
The matter will likely be settled at
the nxt regular meeting of the
council.
' Richards & Pringle's minstrels
made good in this city Saturday
night to a large-sized audience. I
the main their entertainment fol
lowed along the lines established
by ininisterisy in years long p assed
A few new feature- were introduced
Craig, the contortionist, Was good
but while such teats hold one
speechless there is something
snaky about the act that is liable
to get on the nerves. The sing
ing was good and there was
musical turn that certainly was
unique in tne finale. The min
strels gave satisfaction and pleasure
to the mass m attendance
Friday, while hunting on bis
farther's form some 12 miles south
of this city, Mark Richard shot a
hybrid a cross beween a China
pheasant and a grouge. He
brought it to Corvallis, Saturday,
and turned it over to Roy Wood
cock to mount. The bird favors
both sides of the house. It is large
and well developed in every way.
Mr. Rickard says that in flying it
differs from a China pheasant in
the fact that it spreads its tail. In
this act it follows the grouse tactics.
The feet and legs of the hybrid, are
like those of the grouse. Many of
the feathers are like those of the
China. This is the third hybrid
of the kind to be shot on the Rick
ard farm and Mark says that they
are better eating than a China
'Gene Simpson, a prominent pheas
ant breeder in this city, has two
hybrids of the same cross and they
are doing nicely in captivity.
Those in Mr. Simpson's pen are
not marked exactly like the one
brought to town Saturday by Mark.
Returns FremTSkagway.
Ed Philips arrived in Cor
vallis, Friday, from Skagway,
Alaska. i ;.Ed left Corvallis about
ovember ist with the intention
of going to Dominion Creek, in
the Klondyke country not far
from Dawson City, in the British
Northwest. , Arriving: . at Skag
way he found that the trails and
roads from Skagway to Dawson
were blocked on account of heavv
snows and he should be compelled
to remain there some time, before
they could be cleared. In view
of those facts ' he made such dis
posal of his .business as , he could
by, wire from Skagway to Daw
son, and returned home, possibly
to make the trip at a later date.
bpeaking . of. Skagway. Mr.
huips said he was amazed at
what he saw while there. The
stock carried by the merchants of
the northern metropolis are on a
scale so large that he ; could
scarcely credit his senses on be
holding them. In every estab-
ishment were found articles of
great value and in most instances
the stocks were made up of the
t . . A
Dest on tne market. as our
townsman remarked, it takes
money to buy such articles as he
saw on sale in Skagway : and it
must come from the mountains
and canons of that frozen zone,
Everywhere there was an evl
dence of business activity, hustle
and bustle. Labor appeared to
be scarce.
Of the trip itself, through the
inland passage, from Seattle to
Skagway, a distance of 1,000
miles, Ed has much of praise,
declaring it to be the greatest of
its kind in the world, and so it
, io mage tne trip is more
than worth the price at any
time. Mr. Philips will remain
here a couple of weeks vet before
determining his next business
move.
Ackerman on Books.
Additional Local.
See Black ledge for Linoleum, etc.
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A good grade of wall-paper at 7
1-2 c per double roll at Hollen
berg & Cady's. 94tf
Miss Alta McFeran, of Portland.
spent Saturday in this citv thr
guest of her aunt, Mrs. B. A.
Cathey. The young lady was on
her, .way to California for a trip.
Blackledge, leading wall paper
dealer. " 30t-
iMiss Effa Brown, who. held a po
sition during the summer and fail
in the establisment of F. L. Miller,
returned to her home in Dallas,
Sunday. While ' here Miss Brown
made many friends. ' .
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Art squares and
Blabkiedges. !,
art
' .j
rugs at
. 30tf
j VVanted--l,500 . turkeys deliver
ed here from 15 to 28 November.
Smith & Boulden. " "92-6
Chickering, Weber. Kimball,, and
over thirty other leading ;makes, at
lowest prices obtainable at. .fillers
Piana House. Prof. Taillandier, of
the Agricultural College, represents
Eilers Piano House in this vicinity.
He is prepared to quote prices and
explain our terms of moderate pay
ment to all intending purchasers.
He is at home on College Hill Sat
urday and every evening of the
week. 95
Small; now makes a specialty of
having his cinnamon rolls ready for
you every afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Everything else in the line of a
first-class bakery . . 94tf
Rumor has it that: the schedule
of the evening train from Albany
to Coryallis. is to undergo a change
and instead of arriving at Coryallis
10 o'clock will pull in at 8. In-,
deed, -; we are informed that .the
change went into effect Sunday
evening, but such report lacks of
ficial confirmation. This means
that the Albany local out oLPort
land will leave at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon instead of at 6 as was the
the case during the Lewis and
Clark Fair and later.
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Q&ssallty
When you buy clothes
here you may be sure of
getting what you want.
lip V.sV
Hart Schaffner & Marx
clothes are noted for style
and ciality all-wool; no
"mercerized" nor any
other cotton.
We've pric e d . t hem
right; the label is in them,
a small thing to look for
a big thing to find.
Sole
vallis.
agents for Cor-
Copyright . 1905 by
Hart SchafFner Marx
ESTABLISHED 1334.
Tha People's Store, GorvalISs, Ore,
State Superintendent of Public
nstruction Ackerman thinks free
textbooks should not be furnish
ed to the public school children
bv the state, particularly in the
country districts.
Some time ago he delivered an
address at a teachers' institute in
the State of Washington on the
subject, taking a neutral stand,
merely, advancing arguments for
and against the proposition. . He
is now rather inclined to the be-
ief that it is not best for the state
and patrons of the school to sup
ply the books. The sanitary
condition of the books after be
ing used by two or more individ
uals is a great objection.
In New York City, where the
public school pupils are sup
plied with free textbooks, the
books are frequently fumigated,
and after being in use a specified
length of time the old books are
burned and new ones provided.
Mr. Ackerman thinks that pos
sibly in large cities . the use of
tree textbooks might be an ad
vantage, but in the country
school districts it would be a de
cided disadvantage. The ten
dency would be to use books as
long as they would hold together.
Mr. Ackerman says that it
is a tact tnat tne states wnere tne
rule was to supply free textbooks
they had never changed back to
the old system, yet, on the whole,
he is inclined to believe that in
Oregon it is Tbetter not to supply
free textbooks. .. ..
Handkerchief
Coming Again.
At the adjourned session of th
city council, Friday evening, or
dinances were passed relative to
the matter of sidewalks within the
city, also what is termed a gravel
ordinance. Action in the matter of
Pittman water franchise within the
corporate limits of this city was
taken and the provisions, power
and authority formerly granted
were declared null and void. This
is the franchise Under which the
present water company of this city
is doing business and what will de
velop in the future bids fair to be
interesting. Of late, this company
has ' been extending its mains and
in certain circles there is consider
able question as to which system it
were wise for a private patron to
attach, those of the present com
pany or the Kock Ureefe system ot
the city when it shall be installed
next May. . These are matters for
each individual to decide for him
self. It takes no great effort for us
fancy a 7 miniature war not far
distant in the future we almost
smell powder.
!Laet year Georgia Harper and company
played a week's engagement in Corvallis
and will play a return engagement here
Thursday, Friday and Saturday even'
ings of this week. They have a reper
toire of several plays, but will present
thres of their best. The bill for Thurs
day evening will be "Magda." There
have been ssveral requests for them to
play "The Power of Love," the bill with
which they opened last year, and thev
may put that on for Saturday evening.
This company have their own car, but
it is a baggage car filled with scenery
and not a sleeper. Last week the com
pany played at Koseburg and the Rose
burg Review said of them :
"Frou Frou" was the bill at Roseburg
theatre last night by Georgia Harper and
tier company, miss uarper )s a versa
tile actress and gave a flue rendition of
the difficult role. She was well supported
by Joseph Detrick and the company.
The attendance has increased each even
ing, which is the best proof of the com
pany's popularity. -
Country school district teachers
can be supplied with monthly re
port cards by the Gazette. Write
vour wants. , Sltf
Every man owes it to. himsilf ;
and his family to master a trade or j
profession. Read the display ad
vertisement of the Six Morse
Schools of Telegraphy, in this issue
and learn how easily a young man
or lady ruay learn , telegraphy and
be assured a position. 67tf
Largest line of matting in coun
ty at Blackiedges.: 30tf
Prof. Tallandier, head of the
piano department of OAC, an
nounces a recital to be given at the
college chppel on Friday evertine,
December 1st. lhe program will i
commence promptly at . 8 . o'clock. 1
This will be the fourth recital given
by this ger tleman since he cattie to
OAC and will undoubtedly prove
highly enjoyable as well as ii -structive.
V7e bespeak . a goxl
house for the professor. ,
LOST A lady's gold watch pro
bably in the vicinity of OAC or in
Wilkio8 addition. Finder will be
liberally rewarded by leaving paras
at this office. ... 94tf
Wanted A young person to do
janitor work at the Business Col
lege for tuition. Call Tuesday or
Thursday afternoon. 95-6
The Catholic fair at the W. C.
T. U. rooms ciosad late last even
ing. It was a complete success in
every way, socially and financially,
and will loDg be remembered by
the ladies who conducted the affair
in so excellent a manner. Through
out the day the booths were ' well
patronized and large crowds yisited
the fair at all hours. A meal
times the tables were crowded con
stantly and last evening the capac
ity of the kitchens was taxed to
the utmost. When the evening
program started at 8 o'clock, thf
hall was packed and popl-i --etod
out on the pidewalk, and all enjoy
ed the entertainment. DuriLg the
evening a number of presents were
disposed of and these securing them
had, indeed, yaiuable prizes. A
fine Lswis and Clark cushion went
to Miss Anna Doolev; a Battenberg
centerpiece to Mrs. J. J. Collins;
the Poppy leather cushion to llenrv
Kirscb, and the Violet cushion to
Kola Neis. Carl Hodes secured the
silver dish, and W. J. Sheasgreen
a camera, while Father Spriiiger, of
Corvallis, was given a box of chew
ing gum. Albany Herald.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings Georgia Harper Com
pany. Matinee Saturday afternoon.
30 dozen 50 cent grade ladies' handkerchiefs
. at 25 cents. .
V. New lot handkerchief linen.
Sheer linen handkerchief center?, hemstitched,
, ready to trim.
Round thread art linen.
Large, assortment French Val. laces and in
sertions. Just what you need for that Xmas
handkerchief.
Special values' in embroidery, new pillow tops,
laundry bags, waist patterns.
Corvallis,
Oregon
A BROKEN FACE ' ? Il
..... .... .. fe, 3 SFK
disqnaliBea a watch for work as well as a
man. if your watch has a fractured countenance
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. I
Albert J. Metzoer
JEWELER
Occidental Building, - . . ' Corvallis
1' :
time to
An
do TOUT I
: For Sale.
Choice oat, Vetch and cheat
seed, to be had at reasonable
prices eilher at the Corvallis or
Benton Flouring Mills.
A. W. FISCHER. Man.
80tf
The Gazette
for Job Work.
Arguments
Russia, to some extent, failed ;in her war with
Japan for lack of preparation. Many business
enterprises fail for the same reason. "An early
bird gets the worm." Are t-you still thinking
about it or are you going to act now ?
The Gazette Covers
the Field Well
Perhaps you are not accustomed to x
write advertisements sort of out
of your line and harder than it seems.
, If this is true, we will write them
for you. ' You get this service
without extra charge. Are you will
' ing ?( H
GQRVALLBS GAZETTE
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