LOCAL AND PERSONU
How old is Washington?
J. J. Cadv made a business
to Albany, Widnesday.
New Orleans Concert Company
at the Opera House tonight.
Judge W. S. McFadden went to
Eugene, Wednesday night, to at
tend some legal business.
Nothing sweater than the old
tine Soutnern melodies, and real
-darky singing at the Opera House
tonight.
Representative Carter was up
from Wells a couple of days ago,
We have it from quite a reliable
source that there is no doubt of his
being a candidate for renomination
at the coming primaries for another
term as representative.
William Bryans, who recently
fiold his farm near Wren, moved
onto a newly acquired farm near
Lebanon during tb,e week. The
gentleman nas been quite prom
inent in this county and we are
loath to see him depart. -
Lieut. Quinlai?, commandant at
OAC. informs us that krae rifles
are authorized for the college
Theinformation reached the lieuten
ant a couple of days ago. It is his
opinion that the rifles will arrive in
about three months.
Wednesday, J. M. Porter went
to Portland on business. He is
negotiating, in fact the deal is the
same as consummated, for some
mighty fine business property
close to Hotel rortiana. rle ex
pected when he left to be absent
everal days.
Mr. Laidlaw, of Portland, stop-
neJ at the home ot u. u. isrooks a
few davs ago while on a search for
clover seed. The gentleman is the
president of the Columbia Southern
Irrigation Co, that controls 27,000
acres of land and he owns a large
farm in the Willamette Valley
F. P. Sheasgreen came up from
Portland, Tuesday evening, on mat
ters of business. Among other
items to receiye attention he was
looking up some horses suitable for
use in Portland for delivering for
the mill and box factory in which
Mr. Sheasgreenis interested.
From what seems to be a reliable
source we learn that the epidemic
of typhoid fever in Eugene is de
creasing. It is thought that the
recent hard rains have had a bear
ing on the epidemio, as the atmos
phere was purified and sanitary
conditions improved.
On the 27th inst.. the celebrated
Charles B. Hand ford, supported by
Miss Marie Drofdnab, will appear
in Albany in Shakespeare's "Mer
chant of Venice." There is a strong
possibility of a large crowd of peo
ple going from this city to attend
the production of the play. Such
opportunities are not presented
often.
The Masons have decided to
change the front in the store build
ing occupied by F. L. Miller. Ed
ward Buxton has the commission
to do the work and it is expected
that he will begin the task next
Monday. The change is made
necessary in order to better light
the store and while the masons are
at the work thy intend to put in
an up-to-date front.
The Red Winps from Minnesota
met with an awful defeat Monday
evening when they attempted to
te?.ch the OAC boys the game
known as basket ball. The final
score gave our boys 24 points to
Red Wings' 15 and we are inform
ed that the manager of the Minne
sota team spoke cf it as the great
est game that he had ever 6een.
Tr.ppday evening the Eugene play
ers' were defeated by the Red Wings,
the score being 23 to 11. Eugene
plays here tonight.
During tin week James L. Lewis
has been gathering up horsts for
A. E. Holcomb, of the East Side
Transfer Co , of Portland. This is
the company which lost so many
horses in a recent fire. The horses
recently purchased by Mr. Lewis
numbered twelve and were shipped
to the metropolis by boat Wednes
day. They were as fine a lot of
animals as ever left Benton
county and were all raised in this
county save one. As a lot they
were hard to beat.
In honor to the memory of 1 the
"Father of Hi3 Country" flags float
ed on the breeze in this city yesterday.
" I Snndav a. niew and nsnhsw of
Chas. H. Miller arrived in Cor
vallia from Cripple Creek, Colorado,
for a short visit. They are making
a tour of the coast. t
The rains of the past few days
brought a great deal of snow out ot
the mountains and as a result the
Willamette river is at a good boat
ing stage.
' The friends attending' the Bap
tist social on Wednesday evening
were delightfully entertained, and
the young people feel very grateful
for so much kind patronage and
hope to receive it again in the near
future. ,
Next Monday evening Marion F.
Davis, of Pendleton Oregon, who is
grand chancellor of the Knights of
Pythias lodge, will meet with the
boys in this city. The local knights
are preparing to nave a rousing
time on his arrival.
The social given at Simpson
chapel, Southern Benton, last Fri
day evening was a delightful
success. Everything promised was
executed to the fullest. The pro
ceeds amounted to $67.50, which
is a splendid showing and gives a
good idea of the attendance.
Only two more games of basket
ball are to be played this season.
One of these takes place tonight in
the Armory, and will be between
the State University and OAC
teams. The other will be with the
Dallas college men on Friday of
next week.
The County Convention of
Grange Delegates from the various
granges of the county will meet in
Supt. Danman's office on Saturday,
March 3, at 1 p. m., to elect dele
gates to the State Grange. Mr.
Denman is Deputy Master for the
county and the meeting is called
by him.
James G. Horning, Corvallis,
sends us a change for his ad in this
issue, but ir, came to late. He says
the demand for stock this year has
been something wonderful. He
says he belieyes he could sell at
least one hundred cockerels more if
he had them. This, by the way
is a common complaint ot the ma
jority of advertisers m the North
west Poultry journal the past year.
More demand tnan tney can sup
ply. This is not a boom year,
either, but the peopie are more and
more awakening to the value of
pure-bred fowls. Northwest Poul
try Journal.
The explosion of dynamite men
tioned in our last issue caused
Harry Walker, an expert powder
man, the loss of hearing in his left
ear. ills sight was also badly af
fected and particles of dirt blown
into his face, his clothing was rent
and he was badly used up in var
ious ways. At the present time he
is getting along as well as could be
expected. The wonder is that he
was not blown to atoms as he was
not more than 3J feet from the
powder when it exploded. This
was the first accident that ever be-
ell Mr. Walker in the many years
that he has handled powder. The
accident was the result of thawing
powder for blowing out stumps in
the Taylor hopyard.
This evening, the basket ball
men or the totate University will
ome to Corvallis to undertake the
lefeat of the OAC men. So far
this season, the university men
have won out in football over the
collegians and it will be their ef
forts to secure victories both at
basket ball aud at track. The
OAC men have been making pre
parations for a long time for the
gime against their old riv.ils at
basket ball, and they will eeak to
night, as far as possible, to take re
venge for last fall's defeat at foot
ball. A record breaking crowd
will probably witness the game.
Tli9 game will begin promptly at.
eight thirty. The ca.aie will be
preceded by a band concert.
Cannot Change.
The following decision dis
patched from Salem, Friday,
plainly shows that candidates tor
office cannot switch :
Attorney-General Crawford,
in response to a querry from Sec
retary of State Dunbar, rendered
an opinion that a candidate for
office under ! the ; direct primary
law cannot withdraw or amend
his declaration ot principles after
having filed them with the Secre
tary of State.
ine Attorney-uenerai says
that there is no provision in the
law for the recording of amend
ments or the withdrawal of one
petition that another may be
filed; that to permit a candidate
to file a new declaration would
cause endless confusion and ren
der the record kept by the secre
tary useless and valueless.
According to this ruling, the
candidate who finds his declar
ation of principles not in har
mony with popular sentiment will
find it impossible to change his
principles.
i Additional Local.
Carpets at cost at
Cady.
Hollenberg &
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The roaf over the blacksmith
shop of Hathaway Bros, is of cor
rugated iron and has been in use
several winters with the result that
it is badly rusted. The accidental
xplosiou of 50 pounds of giant
powder a mile or so from town last
Monday caused a concussion that
j arred all the rust loose and opened
up the roof to such au extent that
the recent rains were a menace to
the fire in the forge and continually
drenched the smiths. Inconse
quence thereof the matter was taken
up with the Odd Fellows, who own
the building, and it has been decid
ed to place a new roof over the
NiiMtng. Chas. Heckart will do
the work and will begin at once.
Damon's New Orleans Colored
Concert Company, Opera
House Tonight.
A regal feast of royal amuse
ment consisting ot highclass
Southern singing, old plantation
melodies and instrumental music
like you used to hear. The
company is from the State Uni
versity of Louisiana, and each
and every member are artists in
their respective lines.
Many Corvallisites will re
member Prof. Damon, who was
with Martha's Minstrels last
season. This is a talented com
pany of instrumentalists and
vocalists, who render a ciean and
delightfully pleasing entertain
ment.
Prices is and ;o cents. Re
served seats at Graham &
Worthams.
Additional Local.
We acknowledge the receipt of
the February Courier, a journal
published at the Monmouth normal
school. It is very interesting and
every page gives evidence of the
trend of the student thought.
Frank W. BeneoD, of Dauglao
county, who is a candidate for the
office of secretary of state, visited in
our city a f iff days ago. He
made a mighty favorable impres
sion on the brethren.
Some peculiar and interesting
matters are brought to lignt in re
gistering voters. The other day a
voter from Kings Valley in getting
his name on the registration books
made use of blank "A. He gave
his age as 81 years and his occupa
tion as a wordchopper.
Tomorrow evening at the Armory
is to be held an informal reception
for the Christian Endeavorers. All
of our citizens are cordially invited
to attend. Preparations are in
progress for the entertainment in a
free and eany way for 1,000 or more
people. Refreshments will be serv
ed and there will be music by
Turney's orchestra. The reception
is to be held from 8 o'clock to 10.
The Yellow Fever Germ
lias recently been discovered. It
bears a close resemblance to the malaria
geem. lo tree trie system ot disease
germs, the most effective remedy is Dr.
King's New .Life Pills, uusrautfed to
cure all diseases due to maiaua poison
and constipation. 25c. at Allen & Wood
ward s drug store. ,
Some time ago the first Bteps
leading to the formation of the Ore
gon State Optical Associatioa were
taken. The time for meeting was
set for last Monday evening and the
Marquam building was designated
as the place for convening. E. W.
S. Pratt weut down Monday in re
sponse to the call and became a
charter member of the association .
At this meeting there was an elec
tion of officers for the ensuing year.
Everything was placed on a good
footing so far as the association is
concerned. This is a epndid
movement on the part of Oregon
opticians and assures the public
protection against fakers. Mr.
Pratt says that more than thirty
opticians were in attendance from
various parts of the state.
Attorney L. L. Swan was in Cor
vallis a couple of days ago attend
ing legal business and visiting
relatives ana irienas.
Dry siab wood at Saw Mill, $1:25
per load. i : l5-23f
The New Orleans Grand Colored
it i rt
vjoaierb vuuipauy appeared to a
"Btanding room only" bouse at the
Jd. E. church last night and proved
to be more : than was claimed of
them. v We have had "Jubilee
Singers" galore and while a few ot
the old favorite Jubilee songs were
given the program was made up
principally of some very fine solo,
quartet, trio and duet work. A.
m. uamon was compelled to re-i
spond to three encores, on his
violin solo "DeBeriot's 7me Con
certo" and the other members ot
the company shared pretty much
the same fate. Citizen Clearfield,
Pa.
There was a wreck on the South
ern Pacific some time during Wed
nesday night or early Thursday
luoruing at Delta, California. The
wreck Wa8 caused by a slide. Ou
ihe occurrence of the first slide it
was tnought that a tramp who
was stealing a ride had been killed
and while searching for his remains
a second slide occurred killing three
people and the train being a double
header and drawn by two engines,
both engines were ground to pow
der. An engineer and fireman were
among the killed. It is thought
possible that six or eight people
were killed. Trains were consider
ably delayed by the accident.
It is stated that according to
late advices the war department has
authorized the establishment of a
brigade camp in every state in the
union, it is known that California
and Washington each have govern
ment quarters for the soldiers, but I
Oregon alone of the coast states has
ro such barricks. Members of the
Citizens' League will remember
that about a year ago Lieut. Quin
Ian called the attentiun of that body
to the matter and urged that Cor
vallis make a strong pull for the
location of such brigade camp
Considering our cadet body and
other matters, together with the
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Save Your Nerves.
What's the use of anything? Nothing when your feet ache
and you are irritable and all fagged out from the tortures
of ill-fitting shoes. At such a time remember "Queen
Quality" the shoe that has made life worth living for
thousands who have been distressed like you. And besides
there is a bond of sympathy between its prices and your purse.
$3.50 $3.00
the pair,
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FEBRUARY 23.
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PRIMA DONNA SOPRANO
A better singer than Miss Knox ia
Beldom heard j ehe is a graduate of
the famous Fisk University, having
studied under Mme. Jennie R,.
Stewart. The "Review" of Charlotte,
N. C, saya Miss Knox's singing was
a surprise, to a second encore she
responded with "The Last Rose of,
Summer," as it was never before'
heard by a Charlotlo audience.
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33 and 50 cesits.
Heserved Seats at
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WHO WILL GET IT?
A Splendid Prize will go to
vallis Home.
Some Cor
Seven different patterns 1000
yards of carpet just arrived. Hol
ienburg & Cady. 18-20
A. B. Senger., up-to-date plumb
ioguf all kinds. 18-20
I have for sale here in Corvallis a beau
tiful Schumann piano. As is well known
it is a most superior instrument in every
respect, being one of the old reliable
makes. It has been familiar to the musi
cal world for over fifty years. There is
the fine, delicate artistic timbre to the
Schumann tone that places it in the class
of the very finest makes. It is well con
structed in every particular, and all the
materials entering into its makeup are
the very best. This Schumann piano
which I am going to sell, is one remain
ing of a car load sold by a representative
of Eiler's Piano House, at a town near
here. I have been authorized to close it
out at a price way below what it ordi
narily sells for. It is the best value I
have ever been able to sell in Corvallis.
It is handsomely cased in mahogany.
It may be secured by paying thirty-five
dollars and small monthly payments.
The Eiler's Piano House full guarantee
goes with it.
J. TAILLANDIER,
17-19 Ind. phone 185.
Our first shipment of Woo!, Mohair, and Wash
Dress Goods has arrived. AH colors, weights
and weaves, at prices that vv.!3 tsmpt all.
New Mercerized Taffeta Checksat 25c per yard.
Wool and Mohair Dress Goods, in Gray, Brown,
Green, Navy, Fancy Mixtures, Checks and Stripes.
New Dress Linens in White, Gray, Light Blue,
Green and Navy.
New Whi?e Mercerized Shirt Waist Goods.
New Assortment Embroidered Waist Patterns
New Velvets, Collars and Belts.
Rem ember,
we give 5 per cent
all Cash Purchases.
discount on
HIGHEST PRICE FOR COUNTRY, PRODUCE.
F. L. MILLER, CORVALLIS.
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STORE
Everv customer .
All first-class cigirajand tobacco; whist and pool rooms.
treated like a prince. ., . .-: '
Four dmois north rof -pdstoffice
Ind. Phone 130.
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D. Cm H lest and.
Chas. Hiakesfec.
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Shoes and Hat I can
tell you what kind
of a man you are."
We have the Correct Styles in
Shoes and Hats. They will bear
inspection. Try them.
Corvallis' only exclusive
Men's Furnishing store.
A. K. RUSS,
Opposite Postoffice,
CORVALLIS, OREGON.
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E. T. Lucas, Wingo, Ky.. writes,
April 25, 19o2: ' From ten to twelve
yeara I had been afflicted with a malady
known as the "itch". The itching was
most unbearable: I had tried for years
to find relief, having tried all remedies I
could hear of, besides a number of doc
tors. I wish to state that one application
of Ballard's Snow Liniment cured me
completely and .permanently. Since
then I have used the liniment on two
separate occasions for ring worm and it
cured completly. 25c, 50c and $L0U.
Sold by Graham & Wortbam.