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Vol. XUXL Corv.lus, Benton Gouniv, OiiEtioN, Fuiuay. Seitemiier 7. 1906. ro. .y-i
INVITED TO JOIN.
In Big Convention Citizens' Lea
gue of Benton.
The Benton County Citizens'
League has leceived an urgent
invitation to send delegates to
the Pacific Northwest convention
at Spokane, September 25th.
The purposes of the meeting are
explained fully in the following
letter to John F. Allen, secretary
of the local League:
As the result of extended con
ferences held at Portland and
Spokane, under the auspices of
the Executive Committee of the
Portland Commercial Club and
j the Publicity Committee of the
Spokane Chamber of Commerce,
it was unanimously decided to
bold a convention at Spokane
and invite the co-operation of
every commercial and industrial
body in the states of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Montana
to participate through representa
tive delegations.
The purpose of this gathering
is to bring together the repre
sentative men of this most pros
perous section of the United
States, and after thorough con
sultation unite upon a plan to
advertise the actual resources and
not to exploit the peculiar ad
vantages of any of the cities.
In all this vast empire the
greatest resource is timber, the
principal cereal is wheat, the
chief fruit is the apple, the greatest
force water power amd the most
necessary development increased
irrigation, while mining and
stockraising are equally import
ant. Every city and town in the
four states is equally interested
in securing the homebuilder, for
it is only through increased pop
ulation that we can develop these
tremendous resources which are
of necessity the foundation upon
which our cities must be perma
nently prosperous.
The officers and active mem
bers of the leading commercial
organizations in the Pacific
Northwest have discussed this
meeting and have promised to be
present personally. The lowest
possible railroad rates will be
made, and the work of this con
vention will be watched with in
terest by the passenger and im
migration officials of all the
trans-continental railroads, many
of whom will attend. There is a
universal disposition throughout
all this section of the United
States to have its resources ad
vertised its busiest and best
men are ready to put up their
money and give their time.
It is expected that the legis
latures of the four interested
states may be induced to make
appropriations for advertising
their own peculiar advantages,
and the lawmakers of the four
states will be very much inter
ested in the deliberations of this
convention, and for that reason
all delegates are urged to ascer
tain the sentiment in their im
jnediate communities before com
ing to the convention.
Corvallis People Injured.
Some former Corvallis people
figured in an ugly street car ac
cident in Portland Sunday after
noon. They were Mr. and Mrs.
Perry VanFleet and children,
Mrs. VanFleet being a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Starr of
this city, and a graduate of O AC.
Mr. VanFleet is a street car
conductor, and his wife and chil
dren were on the car, sitting near
the front end, when the switch
head blew out. The smoke and
flames shot out, burning Mrs.
VanFleet's eye brows off, catch
. ing her hair and scorching her
face. It burned holes in the
baby daughter's clothing and
blistered her foot and face, be
sides almost strangling mother
and child with smoke and flame.
Mrs. VanFleet jumped from the
car, tripped on a chain and fell,
and narrowly missed getting run
over, being stunned by the tall.
The accident happened near
the home ol a physician to whose
house the woman and baby were
taken for attention. The baby's
burns were quite bad but not ser
ious, and the physician stated
that had it not been for the fact
that Mrs. VanFleet wore glasses
her eyes would certainly have
been ruined by the fire.
Mr. VanFleet, after stopping
the disabled car, jumped out
with the little son, both escaping
without injury.. v
PROSPECT GOOD.
For
Splendid Racing at
Fair Next Week
State
Many Corvallis people are
planning to attend the state fair
at Salem next week, which be
gins the 10th and lasts five days.
Owing to the Lewis and Clark
exposition, there was no ' fair
held last year, and the interest is
doubly keen this fall because
the people have become so ac
customed to the event that" they
have missed it greatly.
The buildings at the fair
grounds have been repainted,
the camp ground has been won
derfully improved aud laid off
like a city; there is to be ,a
"mayor" ot the camp ground
and the streets will be numbered
so that no one can get lost.. A
directory will also be maintained
which will enable friends to lo
cate ones tent, and every con
venience that can add to the
pleasure of visitors to the fair
will be there. Hundreds vof
tents will be pitched there next
week, and it is certain that all
J&L2Jr:32P
who cannot go to camp expect to
go for a day, and to encourage
such travel the railroads are of
fering a one-and-one-third fare
for the round trip from Corvallis.
The racing events as scheduled
will be' the best attractions of the
sort ever offered at the state fair
grounds, as there are more
entries and faster horses on hand
this " year than ever before.
Speaking oi the races a dispatch
from Salem this week says:
"The racing program at the
coming state fair will ,'' be the
best that ever was carried out in
Salem. There will be more
horses here than was ever gather
ed at a meet on the Pacific coast
and the fastest horses that were
ever in Oregon, except Sweet
Marie and Mack, will, be here.
A bunch of from 100 to 125
horses arrived at the Lone Oak
track yesterday from Everett, and
thev California contingent of
racers will arrive this week. All
the horses at the track are show
ing up better than any records
they have previously made aad
as the track is getting in good
condition horsemen believe that
some fine records will be made.
"Delaney's little brown mare,
Delilah, that is now at Everett,
has been making some splendid
time, and Zolock, who is so fast
that he outclasses anything on
the coast, will make exhibition
races. He will probably lower
the Lone Oak and Northwest
track records.
'The program includes the
Farmers' stake, 2:27 trot, $1000,
18 entries; Lewis and Clark
stake, 7 trot, $2000, 16 en
tries; Oregon State, 2-year-old
trot, $400, 9 entries; Inland
State, 3-year-old trot, $500, 11
entries; Valley State, 3-year-old
pace, $500, xi entries: Greater
Salem stake, 2:15 - pace, $2000,
24 entries; Rural Spirit stake,
2:10 pace, $700, 10 entries; Mer
chants' stake, 2:25 pace, ,$1000,
24 entries.
Water rent of City Water Works for
September becomes delinquent oa the
eleventh. Pay at office in the City Hall.
74
Who has bought pianos of N. A.
Fischer? L D. Bodine, Ike Porter,
Lincoln Chambers, William Porter
and Miss Grace Huff. : - ; 74
REGARDING FOOTBALL
At OAC and U. of O. Items
Interest.
of
If Lvman Bundv returns to
OAC this fall, as it is reported
that he will, he will probably be
the only one qf last years's first
team football men leit in college.
Cherry is not likely to return,
but of the second team men there
is a likelihood that ' Hughes,
Finn, Darby, Pendergrass, Por-
terfield and Harding will be on
hand. " ' t -
It is a matter of general regret
that Bert Pilkington, the grad
uate manager oi athletics at'the
crollege has resigned, as he was
an excellent man tor the posi
tion, being qualified by much ex
perience and bv natural ability
as well. His departure for Port-J-
land on Friday, where he takes a
position as deputv state food com
missioner and chemist in the
state chemical laboratory, meant
much to the football prospects
at OAC, and may mean much in
the success ot the big inter
scholastic high school meet
which was arranged by Mr. Pilk
ington for next year.
It is to early yet to form an
idea of the football outlook for
OAC, as no material is on hand
to "size up."
Commenting on the prospect
at U. of O., the Eugene Guaid
says : V
Thongh the university does
not .open until Jate in the month,
the football players are already
looking forward to the sport
The Oregon team will play the
old fascinating game that has
been discarded for Rugby in the
California colleges, as .will , the
Washing and
university of Idaho. Other col
leges in these states play the
same game as the state univer
sities. Little is known as to the re
sults that the new rules will have
on the game. The play will be
more open and that it is thought
will eliminate the danger. Coach
Bezdeck is well acquainted with
the new rules, and says they im
prove the game from all view
points.
Prospects for a good team are
good. Seven men, with Captain
Chandler, who composed the
'varsity team last year, are ex
pected back again. Six of the
strongest men on the college ele
ven will return, and with the
freshmen, will present as good
football material as any coach
could wish. The 'varsity fellows
expected to return are : Captain
and left end. Chandler; right ena,
Moores; center, George Hug;
quarterback, Jack Latourette;
right guard, Fred Moullen; left
tackle, Olsen Arnspiger; and
right tackle, McKinney. Of
the college team there will- be
back Clark, Johnson, Obertauger,
Whittlesey, Wood and Jasper
All the men mentioned are
working during the summer, and
should be in pretty good condi
tion to commence the first light
practice. - , ,:
Philomath lias State Bank.
The tidal wave' of prosperity
seems to have struck Philomath
and things are on the move out
there. The latest, improvement
to the business enterprises of the
town is the organization of a
state bank, details of which are
taken from the Portland Journal
of Tuesday. The dispatch says:
"The first State bank of Philo
math was organized here Satur
day by a number of leading resi
dents of this section, under toe
leadership of B. J. Howland of
Minnesota, wno will serve as
cashier of the institution.
Within 10 minutes of the time
the project was floated $1,200 ol
the required $2,500 stock wa
subscribed and by the time the
project was under way the entire
amount had been secured.. The
bank is caoitalized at $10,000.
r- A. J. Williams is elected presi
dent and W. A. Jolly vice-presi
dent of the new ; institution
These men are both substantia
farmers and the organization was
effected by the leading capitalfste
of.this vicinity. vThe officers arr
also directors and the remainde
of the board consists of J. Ef
Henkle, a pioneer merchant o
this place, and Professor Henry
Sheek, a farmer, formerly a mem
ber of the faculty of the college
of Philomath.
HOW FREDDIE HUNTED DEER.
In the Wilds of Cascadia-
-The
Secret Out. .
In spite of his sagacity and
caution JL Fred Yates, the genial
attorney, is known to have once
fallen a victim to a practical jok
er. vine -.tacts. 01 tne case nave
been guarded as a miser guards
his hoarded gold, but it is the old,
old story of "murder will out."
It happened when Mr. Yates
was at Cascadia on his vacation,
where he joined Dr. Cathey in a
hunting trip. As they started
from camp on the memorable day
in question, the Corvallis attor
ney was duly impressed with the
solemnity of the occasion and
wore an air of gravity that betok
ened his serious interest in the
outcome of the chase.
Innocent and unsuspecting, as
is his nature, he followed the doc
tor while the latter led the Way
through brush and briars, up hill
and down, through creeks and
over logs until, far in the dis
tance they '. espied, by aid of a
field-glass, something that looked
like a deer. The ears stood stiff-
Lly at ."attention,'' and the body
was partially hidden, r but it was
undoubtedly what they sought.
"There's one", said the man
of salves and bandages, handing
the glass to Mr. Yates, who took
one look and cried excitedlyj, i
"Oh, yes, its a deer and a lit
tle beauty, too! See his soft, sil
ky ears and pathetic brown eyes!
and the antlers are six pointers.
as I'm alive! - Oh, doctor, hurry.
and drive him past this stand
while I wait!"
Now Freddy bad heard of the
boy who went snipe hunting, but
the slory did not recur to him
just then; neither did anvtnmg
else except the desire tJ distin
guish himself, and the thought
of taking .home fresh venison to
his friends caused him to expand
with pride.
He stood and watched that
deer with the stick-to-itiveness of
a pirns plaster; he neither moved
nor shifted his eyes from the
"soft, silky ears" of the doom
ed(?) animal. His bones began
to ache and his head to whirl,
while his eyes were strained and
bulging and his hands shook as
with palsy, seeing which the
sportsman groaned aloud, "Oh
Lord 1 now I've gone and got mal
aria."
Meanwhile, Dr. Cathey saun
tered leisurely towards the deer.
He was a long time getting there
for he intended that Yates should
get his money's worth and : also
realize to the fullest extent the
joys ot anticipation. as ne
neared the game, however, ne
crept along cautiously, knowing
that he was covered bv the held
glass of tne" lawyer up on ihe
mountain side. .
If he never suffered with palp -
tatiou of the heart in the davs
his bashful, verdant youth, Fie i
die had it thenr as his heart be v
a tatoo against his ribs while i
waited breathlessly for the dec!
to bound into the open. Eve'
and anon he mattered, t "Han
ths malaria and these pesky oi.
chills," but despite his shaking
he held to the glass and awaited
resnlts.
Then Dr. Cathey straightened
up and beckoned, but Mr. Yates
stood like one glued. " The doc
tor gesticulated and waved, and
finally forming a megaphone ol
his hands shouted up to the lone
lawyer: . "Aw, come down from
You're Sure to Grow
now onale at this store.
Shirt Waist Sets
for July are just as good for August or Septem
ber, or aBjr other month, if bought here. If
you Wflnt what's exouisitp. at a modest nrtan
huy a set. We guarantee they're the irreatest
value for the sum invested teat caa be bad
See them and bey a set. - ; .
Albert J. Metzger
WATCHMAKER
Occidental Building, - - - Corvallis
Graham
For . . Painks . .Oils . .Brushes
And all other kinds of Painters' supplies. Largest and
most complete stock in the city. 0 If you have anything to
paint '
. .'Consult Our Stocks and Prices . .
FOR A FINE
Guns, Fishing Tackle, Baseball Goods
Go to Gun H odes'
.v v; We Carry the Famous Bristol Fishing Ro4
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT MONMOUTH
THE GEM CIGAR STORE
All first-class cigirs and tobacco; whist and pool
rootns. Every customer treated like a prince.
JACK MILNE
there, Yates, its only a bunch of
brush!"
And they declare about town
that Mr. Yates has not yet discov
ered that he has been out on a
snipe hunt!
-; A Needed Change.
There is to be a general and
marked improvement made in the
Occidental hotel in this city, the
work now being in progress. An
addition 12 feet in width and ex
ending the full length, of the L
Us been built on the rear of the
lain structure, to be divided in-
bath and wash roonas and
her net essary apartments, and
is addition is being covered to-
1.1 y with a tin roof.
Along -with the other repairs
ud improvements there will be
& modern ylass front put m, ana
the building will be repainted.
IThebie trees that have always
stood in front and along the north
side of the hotel are being cut
SPENCER'S
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Price, - FiftyCents
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OF
BEGINS its 25th 'year September 26, I9O6. Three full
courses of study. Higher course recognized in Wash
ington and other states. The best and shortest way to a
state and life paper. .
Additional work in both general and special methods ;
also school management for graded and ungraded schools
will be given this coming year,
Longer term?, higher wages and bet
ter opportunities are open to Normal
Graduates. School directors appreciate
the superior ability of Monmouth grad
uates, and the demand far exceeds the
supplv.. Catalogue containing full in
formatiou will be sent on application.
Correspondence invited. Addresp,
J. B.V.BUTLER, Registrar
. Four doois north of postoffice
Ind. Phone 130.
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down, which gives a more mod
ern air to the premises and will
render the place much lighter
and more attractive. All in all,
the improvement is one that has
loKg been needed and that makes
a very decided change lor the
better m the appearance of Main
street.
CASTOR I A
Tot Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
An Ounce ot Prevention.
Is worth a pound of cure. There are
many poor sutterers. Consumptives
who are hopeful of getting well, who, if
they had taken care of themselves,
would now be well. A Cough is the
foundation of Consumption. Ballard's
Horehound Syrup will cure that cough.
Mrs. S Great Falls, Montana, writes:
'I have used Ballard's Horehound Syrup
in my family for years .-my children
never suffer with;cough.'' Sold by Gra
ham & Wortbam. . ,
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