LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Hiss Florence Kohn, of Portland,
19 a gueat at the M. Jacobs home.
-The Japanese Jugglers will be
?an attraction at the Carnival. 43-4
Mr. and Mrp. James Martin, of
Irieh Bend, left Friday for a visit
in Portland.
Asa Johnson xeturned to Port
land, Sunday, after a visit with Cor
vallis relatives.
Miss Mae Smith, of Peoria, visit
ed in Corvallis Saturday. She is a
former OAO girl.
Six or eight coaches were need
ed to accommodate those who went
on the excursion to the Coast, Sat
urday. E. G. Ward, ' with the Russell
fe Gilbert Candy Co., of Portland,
was an over Sunday visitor in Cor
vallis. The Occidental hotel now has the
8 welles t "creation ' in the way . of a
bus that was ever seen in Corvallis.
It is great.
Joseph Yates made a trip over
to Shedd, Linn county, a few days
ago, He reports' that the crop
prospects of the section which he
visited are excellent.
The Christian Endeavorers of the
United Evangelical church held a
social at the home of Mrs. Booth
Friday evening. About 50 enjoyed
the program and refreshments
which were the features of . enter
tainment. Ed Smith came up from Portland
Friday to remain for a short time.
Ed is with the Marshall Wells
hardware, but for two months has
not been so wll as usual, and he
comes to Corvallis hoping to bene
fit by a short vacation.
Ed Smith,' who holds a good
position with the Marshall -Wells
Hardware Company, of Portland,
arrived home Thursday for a so
journ of two or three weeks. . Ed
is getting along nicely, as his
friends will be pleased to know,
H. H. Cronise received the ma
jority of votes throughout this sec
tion and is elected to the position of
supreme representative for the
United Artisans of Oregon. There
were many aspirants for the office.
The position holds for two years.
' Donald Calvert, a nephew of A.
K. Rues, departed Saturday for
Fort Stevens, near the mouth of
the Columbia, where his mother re.'
tides. For some lime he has been
clerking for A. K. Russ, this city,
but receiyed an offer of outdoor
work and concluded to accept it.
Invitations have been received in
Corvallis to the wedding, of Earl
McLaughlin and Miss Maud Estella
Kidder, the event to occur in the
M. K. church . at Prineville, June
6th, at eight o'clock. The groom
was a ropular OAC student in '99,
and friends here unite in congratu
lations The graduation exercises of the
Sth and 9th grades of the public
Fchoo's of this city are to bo held
at the Opera House on Saturday
evening, June 2. A splendid pro
gram will be given cn this occasion.
The graduation exercisfs of our
public graduates always draw a
crowd large enough to pack the
Opera House.
The democratic press is consider
ably xercised because P. H.
D'Arcy, a prominent democrat at
Salem, is advocating the election of
Dr. Withycombe. We might add
the name of Judge W. S. McFadden
ot Corvallis, a lifelong democrat, who
is open'y advocating the election of
the republican nominee, Dr. Withy
combe. Junction City Times,
On the 2nd nf June the Park
Association of Bellefountian will
hold their annual picnic. All ar
rangements ar in th iianrfs of the
trustees and a fine time is assured.
Prominent speakers among the
politicians will be in attendance.
The Bellefountain band will fur
nish the music. There will be re
freshment stands of all khid. A
gwicral invitation is extended to
all.
It was the intention of Norton
Adams to begin the work of build
ing an S-room cottage for Prof. T.
II. Crawford yesterday morning.
The dwelling when completed will
be a model structure in appearance
and conveniences. It will be locat
ed on the block just west of the
Episcopal church. C. H. Burg
graf, of Albany, drew the plans
and specifications.
Dave Rosebrooks, recognized as
the greatest cornetist on the coast
or any other place, and well known
in this city as the leader of the old
Marine Band of times nearly for
gotten, was earthquaked out of San
Francisco and is now sojournii g in
1 oledo, .Lincoln county, the home
of his boyhood days. We fancy
that when the agitation occurred in
the B ay City Dave could have tak
en a higher note than ever before,
which is saving a great deal. - W e
o'xtx 1 like to see Dave.
Clinton Hurd and Frank Hall
are suffering with measles. "
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Edwards
were Eugene visitors- from Friday
until Sunday.
R. E. Gibson came up from Port
land Saturday to attend to some
matters of business. Hs returned
home Sunday.
Miss Kate Gerhard arrived home
Saturday from Monroe and vicinity
where she had been the guest of
friends for three or four weeks.
Misses Alice and Delia Randall
of Olex, Eastern Oregon, were
guests last week of Corvallis rela
tives. They were to 5 leave yester
day for home.
The little child of Mr.' and Mrs.
Ed Felton, J r., has been - very : low
with pneumonia,' at the home of
Mrs. -Felton's parents in Albany ,
but was slightly improved Satur
day. T. T. Vincent, .the republican
candidate for clerk, possesses every
qualification, for fthe ; office. His
candidacy is progressing in a way
that is most satisfactory to himself
and friends. . In short, there is no
doubt of his' election. This bids
fair, to be a republican year.
It is certainly a discerning mind
which can figure out (to its own
satisfaction and to bamfoozle others)
that E. Woodward resides in a con
gested city while his opponent be
longs, body and soul, to the country.
We had never thought of this. More
question marks are in order.
Prof, and Mrs. . G. Le3ter Paul
took advantage of the excursion
from Portland to this city Sunday
and came up to their home town.
Mrs. Paul is to remain here with
relatives and friends for a few
weeks, but her husband was obliged
to content himself with only a few
hours as he was compelled to be at
the Western Academy of Music,
where he is professor of elocution
and dramatic art, yesterday morning-
If a man was to thrown a : roll of
greebacks out into his pasture and
let the calves eat it, everybody
would think he was crazy. The
newspapers would tell about it
and everybody would talk about
what a fool he was. Yet that is
exactly what every farmer is doing
who lets his calves run w th the
caws. The calves eat cream which
if separated and shipped to a
creamery wouid yield a handsome
income every year.
A party who visited Carlton last
week reports that Dr. A. D. Morri
son, a former Corvallis boy and
son-in-law of W. S. Linville, is do
ing a land office business in that
city and is rapidly gaining in
worldly possessions as well as in his
ptactice. Dr. Morrison owns and
operates a fine large drug store, in
addition to which he is owner of a
modernly equipped, 12-room hospi
tal, which is described as first-c'ass
in every respect, nnd which is a
pvi ng institution for the owner.
Dr. Morrison has met with marked
success in his chosen field, and
many friends in Corvallis will learn
of his prosperity with sincere pleas
ure. Premium List.
List of premiums at th8 Rose Show
May 31st. The entries will close
promptly at 4 o'clock. Djora will be
open to the public at 8 p. m.
Class I. Best single specimen roses,
no less than 8 named varieties, fir. -it
premium, $3.03; second premium, $1.50.
Class 2. Best decorated dining table,
Grst premium, f j.00; secoad premium,
$1 50.
Class 3. Best collection climbers, first
premium, $1.50; secoad premium, 7oc.
Class 4. Bejt set piece first premium,
$l.5o: second premium, 75c.
Class 5. Best artistically arraaged
vase of roses, first premium, 75c. ; second
premium, 59c.
Class 6. Best exhibit of wild flowers
by children under to years, first pre
mium, 7oc ; second premium, ouc.
Class 7. Best bouuet of miscella
neous cut flowers, 75c : second prem ium,
50c.
All exhibits must be grown b y the
exhibitor except class 6. Entry free.
Classes 1 and 2, each 25 c. Classes 3 and
4, 15c. ' Classes 5, 6 and 7, 10c. 43-4.
A Belated Introduction
"A Belated Introduction," an intensely
interesting play in three acts, will be
produced at the opera bouse tomorrow
evening by the best local ta'ent in Cor
vallis. Following is the
CAST OF CHABACTEBS.
Fredeiick Ossian, Collie F. Cathey
Andrew Strong, his friend A. J. Bouquet
Hiram Green, Ambitious and willing to
pay Geo. A. Cather
Barrinpton, his eon Grover Cate
Roscoe Bilzer, who has a soft heart
H. a Getz
Coddle, Butlei to Green. H. B. Carter
Mirriam Stuart Dodge, Mary Danneman
Mrs. Beverly Stuart Dodge,
Bess Danneman
Mrs. Ossian, mother to Fred.
Gladys Moore
Susan Elise, daughter to Green,
. s .i...... ......... Myrtle Harrington
The Work of Conference.
The general conterence of the
M. E. church, South, is now in
session in Bermingham, Alabama.
This is the fifteenth general con
ference since the old church was
divided in 1864, by which step
it became two organizations, the
northern and southern. .This
division was made by an almost
unanimous vote of the entire
church, the largest number of
voters being in the northern
limits.
" It was agreed at that time that
the northern branch would not
invade the southern territory arid
that the southern 'branch would
not invade the -northern
territory. ' ' The 7 southern branch
has ever observed this agreement
with the most solemn integrity.
This is ' the ' only - law making
body' known to the church. It
meets once every four years, ,.at
which time it ." attends to ,all
other matters , pertaining - to the,
church at large, as well as to the
election of Bishops, -who hold
office for life; but they like other
ministers, are subject to trial and
such penalties as are deemed to
be best for the cause of the Christ,
even to expulsion.
The preseit conference is com
posed of three hundred and four
teen members, elected by - the
various annual conferences. One
representative for ' every fifty
traveling preachers. One-half
of the number are laymen,- who
are elected by the : lay : element.
This conference takes into its re
view and statistics the results of
the four preceding years. When
the Civil war closed and the peo
ple; had rallied' sufficiently to
meet and collect the scattered
membership there could be found
only about four hundred thou
sand members, now the member
ship is 1,614,648, having increas
ed in forty-two years 1,214,648.
The net increase in the last four
years is 109,427. Sunday school
scholars, 1,039,785; foreign mis
sions, $1,659,941; for church ex
tention $372,649.30. The
church is building - a house of
worship every sixteen hours, day j
and night, and Sundays included,
and has been for the last four
years.
There are eleven Bishops and
two will be elected at this con
ference. .There , are manv grave
questions before the conference,
among those,, js, how they will
be able to enter the doors that are
opening on every hand in foreign
lands and calling for the gospel
and how they will be able to
carefullv respond to calls in this
great Northwest. Peace reigns
within her entire borders is the
report every quarter. M.
A "Belated Introduction," to
morrow night.
According to Population.
The primary law will be seen
to be responsible for the nomi
natious of candidates who live
in thickly populated centers.
For instance take two candidates
who chance to be equally popu
lar in their own community, the
one residing in the most popu
lous place will have an advan
tage, let both candidates and
voters be ever so fair.
For example take Corvallis
and Philomath on the office of
judge at the recent primary elec
tion r A. J. Williams, of Philo
math, received 48 votes, while
E. Woodward, of Corvallis, re
ceived but 25 votes by the re
publicans of Philomath. The
s-ime ratio was observed in Cor
vallis, only in favor ot Mr.
Woodward, as Corvallis was his
home city. Mr. Jolly, of Phi
lomath, in his candidacy for
county commissioner against
George Smith, received 54 votes
to the latter' s 17. This was 3 to
1. Mr. omitn's noine town 01a
about as well by him. Mr. Bel
knap and Mr. Johnson in their
race for nomination for the office
for state senator each in his home
section beat his opponent about
3 to 1.
Thus, it will be seen that under
the primary nominating law, can
didates and all other things be
ing equal, the man who is so" for
tunate as to reside in a populous
section has an advantage. Any
fair-minded man can see this and
will admit it. Another thing
that gave cities a great advantage
in this matter was the weather.
It was so fine in Benton county
that the country - vote did not
get out. Farmers remained at
home and worked.
In conclusion we wish to state
that the democrats had a perfect
right to nominate whom they
pleased for ; office ; and : to fill in
with whatever material they pos
sessed, either before or after the
primaries, and it was none of our
business. -We have made no
comments upon this privilege
of democracy. For democracy's
mouthpiece to have . any insinu
ating reflections to ; cast - on ; the
republican ticket, placed ' before
the people by republican ballots
at the primaries, 1 is a piece - of
impudence which is very ' ill
timed and certain ot rebuke. ?
A "Belated Introduction," to
morrow night. T
None Better Fitted.
County clerk is an office the ' demo
crats practically claim' as belonging to
them. They have had one man in that
office bo long a time they probably d'
believe, as they would persuade republl
cans to believe, that he is the only man
in the county qualified for it.
But republicans have'' named ,T. T
Vincent for the office, and they propose
to elect him. "Why not? He is well
and most favorably' known throughout
the county. His integrity, his purity of
character, and his marked ability are
equal to that of any man. There ia not a
question before the people having the
least moral element in . it. that he falters
upon. Bight and righteousness ever
guide his actions. Republicans will give
him, just av they are in honor bound,
their unanimous support, for he is their
candidate. , He will be- elected, for Ben-.
ton is a republican county, and republi
cans will no longer be used as cat's-
paws to pull the chestnuts out of the fira
for the democratic monkey.
Additional Local.
The regular meeting of the Maccabees
will oecur tomorrow evening at the reg
ular hour. Social time.
The Corvallis basket ball team played
the Dallas boys in that city Saturday
afternoon. The score was 13 to 5 in
favor of Dallas.
There was a wedding Thursday even
ing at the A. Leder home in this city, the
interested parties being Christian Scho
cher of Blodgett and Miss Rosa Bandli,
a recent arrival from Switzerland. The
cere-nony was performed by Rev. J. C,
Beyerline of Albany. Many friends join
in good wishes.
"Let's go fiahing" at the Rose
Carnival. 43-4
Large, clean, cotton rags wanted.
Five centa per pound paid. Milton
P. Morion, The Printer, Coryallis.
Mrs. R. J. Watts, returned Sunday
from a visit with her husband at Van
couver. The Misses Starr of Albany spent Sari'
day in Corvallis with their parents. Dr.
and Mrs. P. T. Starr.
The AV. O. W. excursion from Port
land to Corvallis and return, Sunday,
was patronized by about 359 people, all
of whom appeared quiet and orderly dur
ing their sta in this city. The train ar
rived at 12:15 p. m. and returned at 4.
Among former Corvallisites in the crowd
were W. E. J&meison, George Paul and
Walter Well.
Men Wanted. Saw mill and
lumber yard laborers $2.V5 per da v.
Woodsmen $'2.5J5 to $3 UU. Steady
work. . Apply to Booth-Kelly Lum
ber Co.. Eugene, Ore. 43tf
A large assortment of nicely
trimmed hats for children, also a
fine line of hats for old ladies to be
sold at very low prices. Mrs. J.
Mason. 39 tf.
Joseph Wanhope of Pennsylvania ad
dressed a fair-sized audience at the court
house Saturday night on the political
issues of the day. Mr. Wanhope is a
socialist, and many of the local followers
of that party were present.
H. H. Cronise went to Portland Sun
day to remain a week.
Miss Pauline Kline left Sunday for a
visit in Portland,
The ice cream social at Simpson's
chapel Friday night was a very enjoy
able affair, and a large crowd attended.
An excellent program was rendered, and
the Bellefountain band furnished music.
A goodly sum was realized from the sale
of ice cream and cake.
The date of the "Carnival of
Roses" to be given by the Presby
terian church is Thursday and Fri
day evenings, May 3l8t and June
1st. Ai the opera house on Thurs
day evening Rev. Babcock of Salem
will p'ay several selections on the
violin, besides some of our best
vocalists will be on the program.
Friday evening, the young people
will give the very popular farce.
"Aunt Jerusha'a Quilting Party.'
This farce is being, prepared under
the management of Mrs. Chester
Proebstel, and deserves a. liberal
patronage. Admission for each
evening ten cents. J? riday, com
mencing at 11 a. m. they will sarve
a chicken pie dinner, which is prom
ised to be exceptionally good, for 25:
cents. f. .-. , - - 43-44
IMIAJ I' I sat tk
Of RALSTON HEALTH SHOES are Right
The laws that govern foot-structure are ;
duuncu tu uic uiaiMiiy ui an iidiaiuu
Health Shoes. Every'partSof a Ralston is
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That means Ralston Health Shoes don't dis
; tort or J vary the natural, structural Hues of
the boot to achieve style. They are the most
stylish shoes on the market, yet they never
depart from the hygienic principle of nature
proportions. Ralstons will feel like home to
your feet. They fit the feet at the start no
need of breaking in. .
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ESTABLISHED , 1864. CORVALLIS. OR.
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Our first shipment of Vool, Mshair, and Wash
' Dress Goods has arrived. All colors, weights
and weaves, at prices that wili tempt all.
New Mercerized Taffeta Checks at 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.
Rsmamlisr,
we: give
all Cash
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All first
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iiivsm cigirs and tobacco; whist and p ol
Every customer treated like a prince.
JACK MUi
An $8.C0 Leather
uit Case
For every dollar 'a worth of gooda
purchased at my store you will
get a ticket entitling you to a
chance in the drawing for an ele
gant Suit Case. The more tickets,
the more chances. Drawing to
take place at my store at 4 p. m.
Saturday, June 9. The cheapest
store in town to buv clothing and.
men's fornishinga.
: .- ; ' Conrallis, Oregon
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