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Vol. XUI.
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday. December 15. lOOH.
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PERMANENT EXHIBIT.
Benton County to Have
Museum. -:' 1
Fine
After due : consideration the
county court decided during the!
sessions of that body last weekj
to establish a permanent county
exhibit. There wis a large
quaatity of fine and - interesting
thiDgs returned to Benton at the
close of the Lewis and Clark Ex
position. ; Considering what this
cost the county and many in
dividuals it is fitting to preserve
it, that is, such portions as are
not perishable.
In order to preserve it, it was
necessary to find a suitable place
to store it away and this was a
problem that gave the court con
siderable trouble, but the final
decision was the front room on
the left when entering the court
house from the east. Heretofore
this room has been utilized as a
private, or semi-private, room
for the various county clerks. It
is a very fine room, large and well
lighted, and ideal for the purpose
nowin hand.
The main room now occupied
by the clerk is to be partitioned
in such a way that said" official
will have a private room in the
east end of : what is - now the
public office. After , theparti-j
tion is in people will be obliged
to proceed one door farther down
the corridor to enter the business
office of the clerk, as the door
now used as an entrance will then
take them into that ' official's
private room. The door between
the exhibit room and the clerk's
office is to be closed up, leaving
but one eutrance t to the room
where the permanent exhibit will
be kept and this entrance will be
from the main corridor. 3 X ' i
- - Charley Heckart . has been
granted the contract for ! putting
in the partition and doing such
other work as is necessary for
the purpose sought ' The finish
ing of this work is to be the same
as now grace the court ; house.
When all is in readiness Sidney
Trask will undertake the work
of placing the exhibit and making
such decorations as are necessary
and proper.
Since the Exposition a large
quantity 01 nne samples ot onr
various products have been stored
hrp nnrl rhpT in fhi rnnrf TimicA
some of it in the basement, and
all of, it getting damaged - a little
for want of care. It is the desire
of the court to make the ' exhibit
. a permanent one and to add to it
from time to time. In fact it is
not alone to be an exhibit of
Benton's products in grains
grasses, woods, fruits and the
like, but it is to be a sort of
museum as well. . Here may be
, found things unusual in the curio
world of , Benton county. The
- work of making the repairs nec
essary and of placing the exhibit
will be prosecuted with consider
able diligence. .
cord of last year, with practically
the same team this season,
makes the OAC aggregation a
rather hard bunh tp coe with.
Swan, the captain of last sea
son's team and one of the best
players in the i North west, is
showing up in his old-time form
Cate, the big center of last year's
team, is also in the line this
year. Bilyeu is still in the game.
These veterans .with the addition
of some, new material will put up
a, style of game that will be enter
taining to the visitors from the
Newburg school.
New Proposition.
The county court is seriously
considering the matter of con
structing a dwelling for the use
of the ferrytaan at this city.
The county owns a fine site for
such a dwelling near the ferry on
this side of the river and it is
almost a necessity for the con
venience of the traveling public
that this be done. Whoever the
ferryman may be he will pay the
county rent tor the house and
this will far more .than pay inter
est on the money invested 4 i
Should the; county court see
fit to build such a dwelling it
could be fitted up with bells, pos
sibly telephone, and made a good
feature both tor the man who
operates the ferry and the public
generally. - ' No definite steps
have - yet been taken by the
county officials,, but they are giv
ing the matter serious consid
eration, v .
Woman's Work.
JOHN M. GAERSN.
Appointed United States Senator
to Succeed Mitchell.
Salem, .Or., Dec. 13 Gov
ernor Chamberlain appointed
John M. Gearin, of Portland,
United States Senator at 10
o'clock this morning., " The Gov
ernor was at his office early this
morning, and with the assistance
of Secretary. Gatens, he carefully
reviewed all the letters and tele
grams of recommendation in fa
The importance of good coun
try roads in the development of
Oregon is daily becoming more
recognized. The movement for
the betterment of the highway,
oi the state is receiving the sup
port not only of the railroads,
which are alive to the importance
of these "feeders" to the trans
continental highways, but also
vor of all the menwho have beenl4 th '1f5fdin8 men in f.very sec'
uon. jne iarmer realizes now
Basket Ball Tomorrow Night.
Now that the football season is
over, the big tellows have turned
in their padded suits and left the
gridiron for the year 1905, the
followers of athletics out at the
college naturally begin to scrut
inize the basket ball outlook.
This popular indoor sport wil
be formally ushered in for the
season of '06 at the Armory,
Saturday evening. Although
the first game, of the season, it
promises to be a good . one. The
Newburg players come for the
purpose of winning.' The over
whelming defeat they administer
ed to Monmouth has given them
more than confidence. It is fair
to assume that thetr chances are
better at this stage of the season
than OAC's. They have been
in practice longer and should be
able to do faster work. -
Yet the OAC students do not
by any means concede them vie-
torv. The locals, too. have been
doin? a few stunts in the line of I
practice daring the past two
months. The championship re
The Woman's Home Mission
Society of the M. E. church,
South, has twenty-seven well or
ganized departments in - their
woik. Each department is under
the supervision of a consecrated
woman, who gives her time,
talent and means': to make her
department a success.
There are 2,174 Auxiliaries
with a membership of 43,300. -
City Mission werk is now car
ried on in 24 cities, ' with 0
missionaries r employed. ;; They
also support 8 day schools and 5
night : schools, employing 48
teachers.
They- helped to build 162
parsonages during the past year.
The collections for connection
al work amounted to $74,574.31
while the local work amounted to
$160,115.00 besides 100,000 gar
ments in good v, condition were
distributed to the needy. .
Corvallis Auxiliary feels much
encouraged over tbeir report tor
the last quarter which embracea
the week of prayer and self-
denial. The meetings were es
pecially helpful - to those in at
tendance, and the liberal' thank
ottering received Will help cany
on their connectional work.
"The Missouri Girl.
Speaking of the '"Missouri
Girl," playing this week in Se
attle, the Post-Intelligencer of the
11 says
With a laugh iu every line and
just athread of pathos to temp
the fun, the "Missouri Girl;"
one or tne cleverest comedies to
appear this season, was put on at
the Third Avenue last night
Bessie Clifton played the part of
Daisy Grub, the Missouri.5 girl.
There was a fresh breezy air of
the country in her delineation of
the part, which made the hit of
the evening. No less humorous
no less interesting was
and
Zeke Dobson, a farm hand, en
acted by ' Harris Eldon. The
audience was kept in. a roar t
laughter by his inimitable man
ner.
Daisy and Zeke in the city
residence ef their millionaire city
friend forms the climax ot the
play. For good, clean ' humor
and a wholesome laugh. , the va
rious scenes-could -not be dupli
cated. ,
The other , characters on the
bill are worthy aids to the two
stars, and. the plot is developed
by easy and natural stages.
but it is dollars to doughnuts
that she would not have fair play.
The Roads of the Future.
recommended to him for the office.-
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The communications number
ed several hundred. - Most of
them favored Gearin and not a
single one of them protested
against him. Even those ad
vising the appointment of other
men spoke well of Mr. Gearin.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the
Governor asked the newspaper
men and others to retire from
the Executive Chamber, saying
he wished to commune with him
self. While alone he used the
long-distance telephone, presum
ably to advise Mr. Gearin ot his
appointment. At ten o'clock he
opened the door and made the
formal announcement of Gearin's
appointment. .
"I have been asked to delay
this appointment," said the Gov
ernor, "but I think the state de
mands that I should act at once.
have appointed John M. Gear-
in, 01 rortland, because ne seems
to be the best qualified .at this
time to fill this responsible posi
tion." In making this selection.
have laid aside personal friend
ships and tried to choose for the
best interests of the state, I have
talked with Mr.- Gearin, and I
know he is in accord with Presi
dent. Roosevelt in regard toVrate
egislation; against graft in high
places and public land frauds.
In other words, Mr. Gearin is in
harmony with mvself in regard
to many of the policies of the
of the present National
Administration, which all good
citizens, regardless of ; party
should uphold, -
Mr. Gearin agrees with me in
regard to the necessity of secur
ing Government aid for the im
provement of Coos Bay, Yaquma
Bay and all : other Oregon west-
coast harbors, as well as the im
provements al the mouth . of the
Columbia." .
The appointment of Mr. Gearin
was indorsed by prominent citi
zens from every county in the
state except one. ,
The commission of Mr. Gearin
was made out at once, ' signed by
the Governor and " attested by
Secretary ..-. Dunbar with - - the
great seal of state. ,
as he never did before, that to
save in the cost of ; hauling pro
duce to market is to increase the
selling price of produce. The
merchant has learned that better
means' of communication
strengthen the relations between
him and his customer.
In Oregon several counties have
already made substantial progress
foward the estabhsnment of mac
adamized highways throughout
the more thickly settled districts.
Multnomah, Clackamas and
Marion are among the leaders in
this movement, and find that
familiarity with good roads
among the users brings only in
creased demand for more. In
Washington two interesting ex
periments are the i macadamized
roads built under the supervision
of the officials of the Good Road
Bureau ot the Departmeht . ot
Agriculture in the National Gov
ernment, one at Belhngham and
the other in Walla Walla Countv.
These roads, wnile comparatively
short, are of the highest excel
lence, and are, already proving
their efficiency and permanency.
Telegram. ,..
Called Off.
Recital Tonight.
EXTRA INDUCEMENTS
For the Holiday Trade
We are now comfortably located in .our new and large quarters
on north Main street in the Fischer building. Our stock is
new in every line and very complete. During the next thirty
days there will be special inducements for the public to trade
here. Unmatchable bargains in every department Come.
Groceries, Shoes, Ladles' Dress
lien's and Children's CEsthlng, Dh
Fancy Lamps, Oufisry, Crockery,
hes,
Etc
Toys For the Little Folk
Lay in a supply nowwhile the stock is unbroken. Bring
the little children and let them suggest what Santa Claus
shall proyide. The variety is great and prices are low.
Silverware Free with cash purchases. Goods delivered to all
parts of the city at all hours of the day.
Owine to an obiection by the
TJni versify of Oregon faculty, the
All-Oregon-Multuoniah game for
Christmas day has been called
off, and instead the Multnomah
team will have a match with an
all-star eleven from Salem.
Managers Steiwer and "Wat-
kins came to an understanding
this morning. The Oregon fac
ulty was opposed to the game,
and while it did not absolutely
prohibit the contest it was
thought better to change tne
plans. Several of Oregon's best
men, including Chandler, Ar-
riispiger and Latourette wouldn' t
have plaved, and it was hard to
to induce the alumni players to
eret into untForm. Dick Smith
would not have played, and alto
gether the artangements are satis
factory.
Because of this," Manager Wit
kins has signed for a game to be
played with an all-star team" from
Salem on Christmas day.- Tele
gram.
From the above we -suspect
that Eugene" is profiting by out
recent unhappy experience with
the Winged - M..; It accorded a
square deal Oregon might have
a chance against Multnomah,
There is id be a recital tonight
in college chapel and the pupils
of Prof. Taillandier, of the piano
department, and of Prof. Helen
V. Crawford, of the department
of., elocution, " will participate.
The following program speaks
for itself: r
Bolero, Op 62 Ravina
Gladys Moore
Recitation "As the Moon RoBe"
Alice Edwards . ,
(a) Evening Schumann
fM Rnhnrzn ... Jadassohn
i Bertha Whitman
Recitation "The Average Boy"
' Archie Van Cleve
Sing On - Denza
Miss'Lulu Spangler
Waidmannslust Merkel
Pearl Horner
Monologue "The Eve of Marriage"
. Minnie Phillips
Tarantelle -Mills
Adah Mo Donald
Recitation -"The Minister's Black
: Nance
. . Arthur Bouquet ,'
Love Song- -"Foote
Miss Lulu Spangler 1 .
Monologue--"The Sweet Girl Graduate"
Mary Danneman
Allegro, Op 7- Beethoven
Irene Sproat v
Christmas and New Year
Beautiful
Jewelry
GIFTS
Lovely
Silverware
The Holiday Season is near at hand time to think about your
friends. This store is full of good suggestions and we invite
you to inspect the large stock of magnificent holiday, offerings.
A FIFTY DOLLAR DIAMOND RING
Some one will get this ring for nothing next January. . For
every, dollar purchase you get a ticket. Ask us to explain.
E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician.
Ca":liiiii cards popular stylps-'in
card? aai type at the Gat tte
oflie. " ' . SOU
JANUARY 2, WOe
the special class in Eclectic Shorthand will commence a
raDid course with two to three recitations a day so as to
complete the course -
with a speed of 100 to 150 words a minute. Eclectic is
easy to learn, none as easy to read and none so rapid.
to enter this class not later than January 2, and we will
make 20 per cent, discount to those who " enroll December
18; commence any time thereafter. Let us talk it over at
once. . ..
am
. E RICHARDSON, President
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Don t miss the opportunity to look over our large line this
week. Matchless bargains in rugs and art squares. Some
very pretty Axministers added to our already large stock.
It is not too earl v to select your presents
We Have a
larre
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and well selected stock bought express
ly tor the holiday trade. Goods will be marked and stored
until Christmas it desired. Another invoice of pictures .ar
rives this week. "
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