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Corvallis
Newspaper.
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Advertising
Medium.
Vol. XXIV.
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday, February 8. 190T.
NO. 14
Investigation
shows that mauy good watches are
spoiled by tampering. No matter bo
little you suppose is the m i
yours better
Have us repair It.
A whoie lot of damage can be done by
those who are not acquainted with the
delicate mechanism. We know watches
and can repair tbem as they should be
Bring us yours if it doesn't go just
right.
Albert J. Metzger
WATCHMAKER
Occidental Building, ... Corvallis
SPENCER'S
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Starr's Bakery has secured
services of Dck Llewellyn,
wonderful bread maker.
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FROM THIS DATE
'Til (Urther notice all glasses fitted by PRATT, The Optician, will be
absolutely guaranteed for one year against breakage of
any kind.
in addition to a large and complete stock of
DRUGS and MEDICINES
We have a fine assortment of Choice Perfumes, Toilet
Articles, Fine Stationery, Books, Musical
Instruments and Sheet Music.
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We also have the famous Edison Phonograph, the
wonder of the age, with complete line of
1000 records.
A call at our store will afford you pleasure and profit.
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Prompt attention to mail orders.
Graham Wells j
REMEMBER
We handle Jap-a-lac.
line Reed Rockers
A new
0. J. BLACKLEDGE'S FurnitureSlore
Corvallis - - - Oregon
SMITH & DAWSOIX "
Pay the Highest Cash Price
Fl P?altrv- Passed Veal and Dressed Pork. Parties in or close to
H fcta"ng P0? r veal to " U s on Ind. Phone and we win
call for same. We keep a full line of Poultry and STrair
Corvallis SMITH & DAWSON Oregon
Next to J. R. Smith & Oo.
MASS MEETING HELD.
In Kings Valley to Discuss Rail
road Project.
Over in Kings Vallev Tuesday
afternoon aOout 50 citizens held
a mass meeting to discuss plans
in regard to the extension of the
Airlie railroad through that val
ley and on to a connection with
the C. & E. at Blodgett.
Joseph Hirschberg. Dresident
of the Airlie railroad, was to meet
with the citizens but could not
be present. It is through Mr
Hirschberg's interest in and atn-
taiion of the subject of extension
that a mass meeting was finally
called, and those who are best in
formed expect results from the
gathering.
Mr. Hirschberg will use all his
influence in favor of an extension
of the Airlie road through Kings
vauey. .railing in this, it is in
timated that he mav start the
ball to rolling, personally, it the
project 100ns promising.
For the purpose of gatherino-
data in regard to the amount ot
freight that would be available
from Polk and Benton counties
tor such a road, a committee was
appointed at Tuesday's meeting
and it is thought the report will
show that much traffic would be
furnished at Kings Valley.
xne leaders in the movement
are J. P. Iyjgan, H. Seifert. A.
C. Miller and C. A. Frantz, all
of whom are prominent citizens
and business men of the valley.
The gap from Airlie to Bled
gett is about 14. miles in length
and the building of such a rail
road would open up one of the
richest little valleys in Oregon
At present it is a very difficult
matter to get Ireiffht m and out
of the valley, and on account of
the roundabout route of the
mails it takes about three davs to
get mail from Portland. There
are now in this vallev three tie
mills, besides a large sawmill
owned by C. A. Frantz, at Hos-
kins, and a flouring mill owned
by J. P. Logan at Kings Vallev.
and if they should succeed in
getting a railroad there would be
other tie mills and sawmills put
in, as there is lots of fine timber
only waiting for an outlet to be
sawed up and shipped.
It is stated that the ricrht ot
way will be asked of residents of
the section through which the
road passes and that snhsorin.
tions wi!l probably be solicited
later on.
Another meeting is to be held
in two weeks, at which time the
committees appointed yesterday
will report, and other definite
steps will be taken toward
launching the project.
Happens Tonight at OAC.
PRATT
The Jeweler and Optician S-lla the
Best Time-Keeping ft atch on the Market.
Satisfaction Guarantee d
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Tonight beginning at n 10
there is to be a rallv in the col
lege armory for the pnrpose of
raising funds, and increasing the
interest ot the students, citizen.'
of the town, and if possible the
state a: large; so that the Student
rsuuamg wnich was commenced
in the spring of 1906 will, instead
01 Demg a Dare foundation, be
come a reality of two stoiies in
height, resplendent with archi
tectural features. The historv
and the purpose of the building
are familiar to the majority of
cue people, ana most all of them
have personified their interest hv
aiding the project with liberal
subscriptions; but. to those who
nave just become iamiliar with
the movement esneciallv tVi
new students of the coll
ask, that if you are interested in
the completion of this strnctnre
a structure that will afford a home
to all student enterprises, a meet
ing place for all organizations in
the college anl a much needed
place of recreation for the stu
dents, that you come out tonight,
aau neip "Doost" and it possible
give a small subscription even
though it be the "widow's mite."
xne tonowing progtam will be
"pulled off:"
fllion Cadet Band
oXo: A. 0. B. Boqnet, '06
Student Enterprise Reviewed
C.rl fifoh;nn..
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sPa- OAf! Ttr... n.
Tlk ..John Clark '04
more xaik.. .....S.L. Bennet '04
Hot Air A. E. Barnett '07
Modern Eloquence '
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Animated Verbosity.
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More Contortions College Band
cmuip npeecn Prof, t.w-
Knetorical Embellishments
C. A. Roberts Sec. IWnl v T. n i
uration "The Three r.'B"
C. O. niarlr CV7
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DAIRYING IN SOUTH BENTON.
A Few Facts Set Forth on Growth
of Industry.
LANDSLIDE ON C. & E.
terrible Havoc Wroucht Near
Toledo -A Narrow Escape.
People in Corvallis wondered
as to the damage done hn n,
landslide on the C. & E. Mondav
tnatneia up the Yaauina train
and prevented mail reaching Cor-
vauis mat aay rrom the coast.
and the story of what happened
t. nr j - . .
u" mcic luunuav moot- 10 a
thrilling one. The Oregonian
Wednesday told the talp as fal
lows, in a dispatch dated at Tol-
eao -luesaay:
The residence of C. F. Altrp.
one and one-half miles west of
loledo wasldemolished hva land
Slide at IO:iO o'clock lasr nicrnrf
and afterwards totally destroyed
Dy nre. ine lamily, consisting
ui an. huu ivirs. Altree anrl nxr
children and the mother of Mrs.
Altree narrowly escaped with
their lives.
The slide started at a nnint nn
a high timber-covered hill, one
third of a mile south of the house.
and the warning was m'wn hv
the elder Mrs. Altree, who had
arisen to get a drink of roarer
and heard the first crash and rum
ble of the huge mass of earth.
stone and trees. The members
of the family, dressed onlv in
their night clothes, had barely
left the house when the slide
struck the house. Running
ahead the still moving mass about
200 ieer. ana tnen a short dis
tance to a higher point, they
reached a place of safety just as
the slide bearing their
home crashed into the barn and
stopped.
Here the ruin was comnleted.
Fire from the stove and a lamn
started a blaze, which raoidlv
consumed house and barn and
the contents ot each. There
were six cows and ten sheen in
the barn. Two of the cows and
all of the sheep were burned to
death, and the other cows badly
injured, two being shot later to
end their suffering.
The slide passed over enmnar.
atively level ground, and did not
move very radidly. The site of
the Altree home and about six
acres around are buried under
about 2.s feet of earth, stone and
trees, many of the latter from two
to three feet in diameter.
Johnson Bill Approved.
As the most practical bill for
securing to all sections of the
state better roads, the committee
voted to report favorably, with
some slight amendments, the hill
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01 oenaior jonnson, which pro
poses to OlStnbUte the evnence
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equany among tne state, mintu
and abutting property in shares
of one-third each. The amount
contributed by the state to anv
one county on this account shall
not exceed $20,000 and shall he
raised by a lew ot not to exceed
one-half of one-mill, in the same
manner as are other state funds.
The Tohnson bill has hen
amended to authorize the em.
ploymeat of state convicts in
operating and maintaining rot
crushers, or in road construction
work where the services of these
men are considered nraetirahl
Under all circumstances their em
ployment is discretionary with
the county court.
Ten years ago some of the
tarmers hereabouts kept a few
milch cows, and made some but
ter to sell. Beyond these few.
however, the farmers milted
just enough cows to supply the
nousenoia. Most ot the herds
kept were for stock raising.
Since the establishment of the
creamery at Csrvallis, thus creat
ing a demand far their produce,
the (tarmers have realized that
there would be good profits in
dairying. Some of the farmers
merely took up their stock cows
and began milking them, while
otners nave obtained the better
breeds.
Uy experiments it has heen
found that the Jersey cow is the
most profitable. Though these
cows may not give quite so large
a quantity of milk in some cases
Hn . 1 1 T . . .
as uiuer oreeas. vet there is a
greater per cent of butter fat in the
mucis ana this is the farmer's
chief aim in dairying.
borne of the dairymen have
notimade much of a ehano-e in
the r care of the cows from that
of the stock cow, with the possi-
Die exception ot niacins them in
stanchions and giving them some
Kina 01 mm teed. Others, es
pecially those who are the most
succesful. have built new hams.
and within, have them modernly
arranged.
One of the most successful
dairymen has 4 large barn with
box stalls. In these stalls each
cow is allowed ample room to
move about without being cramp
ed. The chain lie -,.isused.o.
that the head is free. In front
and above there is a sloping
manger, of narrow slats and di
rectly beneath this is feed box-.
These stalls are svstematieallv
arranged in two rows across the
barn, with a snace ahont twentw
feet wide between them. This
space is . occupied bv different
kinds of machinerv for the re
paration of the food. There is a
small horse-power grain chop
per, and the large ensilage cut
ter. At one end of this snace ic
the large silo.
The cows are fea unon o-ood
vetch hay ensilage composed
of vetch and corn, and then a
goodly supply of chopped oats.
There is alwavs olentv ot ennd
fresh water kept in a trough near
the barn; for cows to do their
best must in all events have plen
ty or water. A windmill is used
to supply the needed power.
Most ot the farmers have o-nnd
cool milck houses, where the sep
arator and cream are k-nr. The
cream is gathered from the differ
ent dames by a cream wagonsent
irom tne central creamerv. Tn
summer this wagon gathers twice
a weeit; in the winter time, but
once.
The profits from one of these
well kept dairy farms is very sat
isfactory. In an average year a
medium cow of the Jersey breed
will produce about $50 worth of
butter fat. Besides this, the
milk may be fed to the
hogs, and a goodly profit realized
:rom tnese. .farmers find dairv
ing one of thetr most profitable
industries along with the farm,
Farmer
general hiatal y, English literature, schoo
law.
FOR COUNTY PAPERS
Commencing Wednesday, Feb. 13,
1907, at 9 o'clock a. m. and continuing
until Friday, Feb. 15, 1907, 4 o.dock p.
m.
FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD ORADR CERTIFI,'
CATBS.
Wednesday Penmanahin. historv. nr
- j 1 -
Urography, reading.
Thursday Written arithmetic, theory
of teaching, grammar, physiology.
Friday fJnntrmnh v
tic, school law civil go vera men t.
PRIMARY CERTIFICATES
Wednesday Penmanship, orthogra
phy, arithmetic reaaine.
HThursday Art of instructing, theory ot
teaching, physiology.
Dated this 4th day of February, 1907
Geo. W. Desman.
County School Sup't, Benton Co.. Ore.
NEWS FROM SALEM.
Would Change Statement One-
Death Penalty For Hold-Ups Killed;
Salem. Feb. 6. There will h
a fight in the senate over the pro
posed amendment of statement r
of the direct primary law to make
candidates pledge themselves to
vote for the choice of their party -for
United States senator, instead
of pledging themselves to vote for
the people's choice. The elec
tions committee will make ma.
jorityand minority reports this
afternoon on Bailey's bill provid
ing for their amendment. Wheal
don and Beach favor the proposed
change in No. 1 ; Miller of Linn
believes the statement should be
left unchanged.
The bill extending the death
penalty to hold-up men was de
feated in the senate this morning
on adverse report by the commit-
tee. Jtjwasndefinitely jpostpon,,
ed by unanimous vote.
The limit of damages recover
able for death was raised from
$5,000 to $7. ;oo bv a bill which
passed the senate.
A Dill providing lor the gar--nishment
of salaries of state.
county and city officers and em
ployes passed. A bill abolishing
hunters' licenses was killed, alsa
a bill providing for anglers' li
cense, l he insurance committee
reported favorably the chamber
of commerce insurance bill intro
duced bp Sichel.
Real Estate Transfers.
wife to John
of Corvallis;
Teachers' Examination.
JSotice is hereby given that thecnunt.v
scnool superintendent of Bentcn county,
Ore., will hold the recruiar enmiti.tinn
of applicants for state and county papers
ai iorvauis, ol sud county and state as
follows:
FOR STATE PAPERS
Commencing Wednesday. Kehrn.rv ia
iu, ac o'clock-a. m. anri vn;n.,:.,r.
uniu Dacuraay, eb. 16, 4 p. m., 1997.
PROGRAM
Wednesday PenmanehiD.
spelling, physical geograDhy. rHrfir,r'
psychology.
Thursday Written arithmetic, theory
of teaching, grammar, bookkeeping,
physics, civil government.
Friday Physiology, eentrrnnh v mo.
I tal arithmetic, composition, algebra.
Saturday Botany, plane geometry,
JC Smith- and
Smith, 62 acres sw
$i
Chas Homer and wife to Isaac
Stroud, 5 acres north of Corval
lis; $1450.
S L, Kline and wife to S
Whiteside, Whiteside farm near
$10. . '
S Whiteside to J E Buchanan,
117 aores southwest of Corvallis;
$8000.
Emma F Berman and hus to
E J Hrrringtoi, lot 6 in block 3,
County Addition to Corvallis;
$475-
I W Foster and wife to TV
Vidito, lot 10 in block 8, Corval
lis; $1000.
T B Horner and wife to TC Mo.
Lennan. lot 1 and s of lot 9. in
block 2, Wilkins Addition to
Corvallis; $10.
Mary M Schenck and hus to E
McLennan, lots 5, 6, 7 and 8,
block?. Chases Add Corvallis;
$388.23.
W A Laidlaw and wife tnTM
McFadden. lot 6 and
8 in block Citv of Coruaiiic.
ro. '
N C Pickett and wife to M B
Rankin, 80 acres sw of Philo
math; $1.
T N McFadden and wife tn w
A Laidlaw, land north of Corval
lis; $10.
H Hector etal to H T-ieKne,
120 a near danger; $4900. '
Good, second hand RamhW w,
- - UlVJbl?
for sale at a bargain. Inquire at Gazfiit
officei -3a 14.