Leading
Corvallis
Newspaper.
'Besi.
Advertising
Medium.
Vol. XLIV.
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon,. Tuesday, January. SP. 190T.
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Investigation
hows that many : good watches are
poiled by tampering. So mutter ho
little you suppose ia the ni tii
yours better
Have us repair it '
A whoie lot of da mane ran be done by
those who are not acquainted with the
delicate mechanism. We know watches
nnd can repair tbem as they should be
Bring us yours if it doesn't ko just
1-inht.
Albert J. Metzger
WATCHMAKER
Occidental Building, . Corvallis
FROMTHISDATE
'Til further noM.i- ail glasses fitted by PRATT, The Optician, will be
absolutely Quae tnioed for one yean against breakage of
any kind
O. O. Hlamtand. " Chaa. Blakttalna.
CORVALLIS STEAM LAUNDRY.
PatfonixeZHome Industry.
Ov dm Ordara Solicited.
All Work Guarantmad.
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10. J. BLACKLEDGE'S Furniture Store
I Corvallis - - - Oregon i
Brands of
BREAKFAST FOODS
We Carry
BUT YOU WANT TO
TOASTED CORN
FLAKES
This food is put up in one pound packages and sold for
15 cents
a package at
MODES GROCERY
SMITH & DAWSON "" PWH" -
- Pay the Highest Cash Price
For Poultry. Dressed Veal and Dressed Pork. Partips in or close to
town having poultry or veal to sell, call ns on Tnd. Ploie an1 we will
ca'l for same. We koep a full line of Poultry and Stock
Remedies. Also Chick Grit Shell and Bone, aru Compound, Fruit
Tree Spray, and Cider.
Corvallis SMITH 4. DAWSON Oregon
Next to J. R. tinith & Oo.
PRATT
Satisfaction
Why
Shout 1 yonr baby snff -r? When he is
restless and fretfufdon't experiment with
him and use anv old thing yeur neighbor
recommends. Bay a bottle of White's
Cream Vermifuge greatest known worm
medicine and curs for all childrons dis
eases. It is mild in its action, bnil.la up
the system, makes thia puny babies tat.
"My baby waa thin and aicklv, could
not retain its food and cried all night. I
used one bottle of White' Cream Vermi-
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Price, - Fifty Contt
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Corvallis, Oregon 01
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service f D ck Llewellyn, the
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The Jeweler and Optician S.Us the
Best Time-Keeping Watch on the Market.
Guaranteed
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It pays to bur a good one the fa
mous Packard Shoe, (3.50. $4.00
and $5.00 The John B. Stetson
Hat, $4.00 and $3.00. Sold by
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ELKS RECEPTION.
Pleasurable Evening of Fun and
Feasting.
There being no lodge of Elk ;
in this city many of our men
have joined the order ia Albany
and riming past years have at
tended the goat kept in our sister
city. Many have been the cour
tesies Corvallis Elks have enjoy-
at the hands ot their brothers in
Albany and in order to show
their appreciation of these kind
nesses and evidence good will. the
Corvallis contingent kept open
house Friday evening and proved
themselves the best ot hosts.
Just how many came over
from Albany is hard to say, re
port having it ioo while Supt.
Denman made , the public state
ment that he counted iodo. It
is safe to say that there were be
ttveen the two numbers. There
was a special train for them any
way and to their credit they were
quite well accompanied by lad
ies. The contingent was met at
the depot by a local committee cf
Elks, the college band, and num
erous citizens and , escorted up
town and to the opera house
where a splendid program was
given.
Fred Dawson, of Albany, acted
as chairman and first introduced
the male a .artette composed ofi
Prof. Fulton, A. Bradley, John
F. Allen and B. W. Johnson.
The quartette was recalled voci
ferously and gave a second num
ber. Next was introduced Supt.
G. W. Denman, who made the
address ot welcome. It was cer
tainly happy in -vein from the
ovation given our school super
intendent there remains no doubt
ot his having ably fulfilled his
mission.
Arthur Boquet sang a number
and was recalled, bat bowed his
thanks. Hon. J. K. Weather-
ford ot Albany made an address
in behalf of the Albany people.
Mr. Weatherford gave quite a bit
of history of the order in the
course of his remarks and spoke
to a purpose. He certainly
splendidly represented the Al
bany Elks.
"A Strange Catastrophe" by
Miss Mary Dinneman and Collie
Cathey occasioned much laugh
ter. Collia plays cat, acciden
tally eats (or thinks he has- eaten)
some cat meat wi.h rat poison in
it and concludes to die on short
notice. Miss Danneman cra;ks
numerous eggs on Collie's brow
and dropsthe contents down his
rbroat as an antidote. Finally
an over-ripe egg brings about the
discovery that he is not poisoned.
George Rolf, of Albany, was
on the program for a song, but
he sang so well that the audience
forced him to sing three and
then wanted more. This gives
an idea of his vocal ability. He
was followed by the male quar
tette in a splendid number which
was well received. Kangaroo
court was then convened in spec
ial session and the victims of the
court were fined for the most un-1
neaid-of offenses. They were
fined if they "did." er if thev
din'i" :he judge got their
money going and coming.
bailie Catney played a trom
bone solo, 4 'Evening Star" from
Tannhauser, and did it well, too.
Mi-s Sheehy .was . next, xxn the
piogram for an 'V and ,lb"
number. The lady's singing
certainty pleased the audience,
tor she was well applauded, but
did not respond.
The college sextette, composed
of the following young ladies,
completed the unusually fint
program: Misses Bess Dinne
man, Mary Danneman, Edna
Allen, Gertie McBee, ,Myrtu
Harrington and Essie 'Adams.
They sang a potpourri of nation
al songs of a patriotic character tt
which they gave action. At ai
opportune moment the "Star-
and Stripes" were dropped froru
above and as they unfurled thr
audience showed its pleasure and
jpatriotism in a burst of applause
The sextette was recalled and re
sponded. ,. Then came the ad
journment to the Taylor hall
where ihj banquet was held.
The hall was beautifuliyle
corated with fes oons of purple
and white crepe piper and elk
horns and in the front of the
room a large elk head was sur
mounted by an illuminated pur
ple and white placard oa which
appeared in large letters '-B. P.
O.E."
Three tables extended the full
length of the hall, laden with
many delicacies and presenting a
very tempting appearance, The
menu included oysters, salad,
pickles, olives, bread and butter,
celery, turkey and other meals.
ice cream, cake, coffee and truit.
Hon; J. K. Weatherford was
toastmaster, and toasts were re
sponded to by Prof. J. B. Horner,
James VauWinkle, Carl Stebin-
ger, Fred Dawson audW. H.
Burgraff. Prof. Fulton : also
sang a s jIo that was much appre
ciated.
; The banquet was served by J.
B. Marvin of the Commercial
restaurant and was certainly a
credit to his skill .
C LOVER AND HOGS.
Money in Raising Then L.
Brooks' Letter Concluded.
I believe this is one of the best
couutries in which to make
money out of clover and hogs.
Pigsscan come any time of the
vearl and no trouble at all.
Grow them on clover and alfalfa
Dastute and artichokes and then
finjslrVout with ground vetch
screening or wheat, the last four
weeks before putting them into
the market
In Iowa they claimed the
younger a hog could be put on
the market the more money was
made, as it was a shorter time to
feed. I know of several bauds
that were sold last year weighing
300 to 350 pounds at nine months
old.
I believe here they should be
grown on the clover and alfalfr
pasture till they have a large
frame, then keep them still on
greec pasture and have a dry,
clean place for them to go in and
eat grouad feed, at the last end
of the feed, which will harden
the pork and make it solid. I
find these black Russian oats
when ground, fatten nearly
equal with wheat. To make
that more plain, after the hull has
been taken off the oats it is near
ly as large as a grain of wheat
and twice as . long. In fielding
out your bogs plan to put them
on the market at the time same
are the highest, just ahead of the
stubble hogs, or late in the win
ter when prices are high like the
present and prospects bright for
more. -
I still advocate feeding every
thing grown on the farm. The
farm will grow better every year.
I have purchased a manure
spreader, and expect to feed near
ly 2oa tons or nay on my larm
this winter and nse the straw
stack ia a way so the cattle : will
have it in manure to spread on
the farm this spring.'
Raise Imore cattle, sheep, hogs
and horses; they- are all profit
able. This farm six years ago
would only raise from 10 t) 17
bushels of ; wheat aa acre and
summer fallow at that. Now the
best patcaes of red clover go four
toas per acre, and 1 do not sum
mer fallow either.
O ie thing . more, in sowing
clover I would advise sowing
rape with it, as it does not in
jure the clover audit makes so
much better sheep and bog pas
ture the first year.
I am often asked whv I went
iato the seed business, and the
reason is that when I used tp ad
vocate more paying ways of farm
ing than raising wheat, I found
that it was nearly impossible to
purchase pare seed. Some of
the seed companies sb'pped in
cheap eastern sed which as
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WEATHERFORD WON.
In Local Tryout at OAC Friday
Evening Prizes and Orators.
At the college armory last Fri
day evening occurred an event
which will be Ion? renaambared
by th.333.who availed themselves
of the opportunity of attending
Tb.3 event wa3 the local ora
torical contest, held each year
for the purpose of choosing two
orators to represent OAC in the .
interstate oratorical contest and
the state oratoricat contest
spectively.
Ten conte3tant3 entered ths
"try-out" and adjectives of the
superlative decree only will ex
press how well they did credit to
themselves, to their societies,
and the student body. It is a
rare occurrence, indeed, that one
can listen to ten orations partak
ing of higher literary excellence,
depth of thought, or originality
of theme. Should the orations of
next year pass the standard es
tablished by those in the late con
test, William Jennings Bryan
could, with good reason, doubt
his right to the title of "Boy Or
ator." The persons who judged the
contest are Dr. A. C. SchiTiitt,
President H. M. Crooks of Al
bany College, and James Van
Winkle of Albany, and Mrs. B.
F. Irvine, R. J. Nichols, and Pro
fessor L. B. Baldwin of this city.
Their decisions were well re
ceived by-all concerned, and
speak well of their abilities in
judging such contests.
First prize was given to Mark
V. Weatherford, representing
the Jeffersonian society, his ora
tion being, "Patriotism par Ex
cellence." Besides a gold med
al valued at $10 and a cash prize
of $15, Mr. Weatherford will
have the honor of representing
OAC in the Interstate Oratorical
Contest to be held in this city
next April 26.
Second prize was given to John
, Schroeder, who represented
the student body, his oration be
ing, "The Twentieth Century
Spirit." In payment for his ef
forts, Mr. Schroeder received a
cash prize of $9 and a silver
medal valued at $6 besides the
honor of representing OAC in
the state oratorical contest to be
held in McMinnville next March
8th. -Mr. Schroeder's final av
erage was 1.71 less than that of
Mr. Weatherford.
Third place was won by Miss
Belle .Bonney who represented
the Sorosis society. The contest
between Mr. Schroeder and Miss
Bonney was very close; she be
ing only .09 of a point behind
him in the fiual average. Her
subject was "A Self Sacrificing
Woman."
The other contestants who took
part and who certainly deserve
honorable mention were Forrest
vanhoe, Floyd Rowland, Letha
Richard, Helen Gilkey, Bertha
King. A. Rex Barnett, and Har
old Bell.
Carl Stebinger.
Pres. D and 0 ss'n
Jonathan L. Williams.
Sol King went to Portland
Ir dav to attend the funeral of
his brother-in-law, Jonathan L.
Williams, a" former .resides t of
Corvallis. Concerning Mr. Wil
Hams' death the Oregonian Fri
day said:
: After an almost continuous
residence in Oregon for more
than 60 years. Jonathan Lafayette
Williams died early Thursday
morning at the North Pacific
Sanatorium. He was 80 years
ot age and well known through-
out the state, in several portions
of which he had resided.
Mr. Williams was born ia
Eist Tennesee in 1826, where he
lived until 1844, when he moved,
with his parents, to Missouri.
He remained in Missouri only
one year, when he came to Ore
gon, settling in Polk County.
In 1852 he went to Salem, where
a lived, with the exception of a
few years spent in Tacoma, until
ro vears aeo, when he removed
to Portland.
Mr. Williams was married in
T847 to Miss Lvdia King, a
member ot one of the best known
pioneer families in the state.
Kin s Valley, in Benton County,
was named after her father, and
A N. King, founder of Kings
Addition to Portland, was her
brother. Mrs. Williams is still
HvinoL as are also a son and a
daughter, Lafayette Williams of
Ivewsston, Idaho, and Mrs. Lena
W. McCoy ot Seattle. Mr. Wil
liams made bis home in Portland
at 669 Hoyt streeh
The 'uneral will be held at
Finley's chapel this afternoon at
3 o'clock. The remains will be
sent to Salem for interment.
WHAT HE THINKS.
Of
OAC Salem Bank Cashier
Gives Opinions.
Joseph H. Albert has returned
from Corvallis where he attended
the farmers' short course of the
Agricultural College and is bub
bling over with enthusiasm and
praise of the splendid work.being
done there both in the regular
college and the "short course;"
i-ie says the two weeks' training
in up-to-date methods of making
money ou the farm is worth isjoa
of anv farmer's money and it is
surprising that there were not
40OJ instead of 40 farmers in at
tendance. One great point upon
which the people of O:cgon are
to be congratulated is that Dr.
Withycombe remained at the
Agricultural College instead of
becoming gov rnor of Oregon, as
anyone can be governor, but few
could do such grand work as he
is doing there, and few positions
offer such opportunities for doing
g.iod as that of director of exper
iment station at Corvallis, says the
Oregon Statesman of Salem.
The short comse proper lasted
two weeks, but the cours in
dairying covers six weeks, and
about halt of those in attendance
will remain until the close of the
long course. Mr. Albert reports
a splendid time and regrets that
he did not go prepared to remain
for the (entire course. He is no
longer interested in creameries
n Salem, but has similar inter
ests in Idaho and besides is him
self considerable of a farmer at
heart, and would not be opposed
to taking up. that vocation, should
occasion arise.
While in Corvallis he stopped
at Cau thorn hall, tbe boys' club
house, where splendid board and
rooms with electric light and
heat are furnished for $1 per
week. He says it is simply im
mense and that where a little
money will buy so much and
there are such opportunities for
earning money, there is no ex
cuse for any boy not securing the
best educatiou in tbe land, as
there can be nothing to excel
that offered by the OAC, , and a
boy who would not make a suc
cess of life after a four vears'
course at Corvallis, has no possi
ble hope ot success in life. Mr.
Albert joined in the college life
of the boys at the hall even so
far that an attempt was made to
put him in the bath tub on the
eve of his departnre. However,
he was, saved an extra bath by
disappearing sooner than was ex
pected. It might be said in ex
planation that a sousing in the
dormitory bath tub is a popular
method of showing their friend
ship for fellow students. It is
impossible to converse with the
popular bank cashier without re
gretting having failed to take ad
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