LOCAL AM) PtRSO!ML Lincoln' birthday. .' . w. A. Heodrickson of Wrenn trans acted business in Corvaliis the last of the week. Auguet Hodea, the well-known grocer, is recovering from a very -eerioua illness. ip Casper Zierolf of S mtbern Ben ttn was a tooR the business visitors in Corvaliis, Friday. The steamer Pomona left down the river Friday morning for the first time since the high water. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Barden avriv ed home Fridav from a few days' visit with friends in McMinnville. Mrs. G. G. Knapo has arrived from Portland to join her husband, who has been in this city for some time. L. L. Brooks is opening a seed ftore in this city, in the building juBt noith of the McHenry & Price real estate office. Mo'S3 Burnap has begun the erec tion of a dwelling on tin property Tecntly purchased of Adoloh Peter con on Ninth street. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Cornutt are expected from Southern Oregon to day for a visit with their nephew, Dr. B. A. Cathey, and family. Jacob Perin was in Corvaliis the last of the week, on his way home to Mt. Vernon, Wash , after a yifit with relatives at Bellefountain. Frank Thrasher returned to Port land Saturday, after a few days' visit with "home folks" in this city. Frank is billing clerk for the O. C. T. (Jo. at the metropolis. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Barker left the last of the week for Portland where they are to make their home Mr. Barker nas tor years Deen a well known brick mason of this city Many V' rtlan 1 peple are re- fort.:d to have pissed through Cor v llis last week en route to various points toward the coast in search of timber claims. It has not bepn larm-d what success they had in their quest. Clsrence Albin and family moved last week into the housekeeping rooms above the S. P. depot. Mr. Albin is now assistant agent at the S. P., taking the place vacated by Travis McDavitt who goes on the road ts a traveling man. Harry Belknap has accepted a position with the Independent tele phone company. Harry has ju9t completed the ninth grade of the public school and with genuine American energy is eager to be out and "doing" until it is time to enter college. The county court has appointed F. L. French fiuit inspector of Ben ton county, vica Prof. A. B. Cordley, resigned. Mr. French is a practi cal man of wide experience along such lines and will no doubt prova an efficient official. Albert Wilson has resigned as supervisor in road district No. 1, and G. L. Stonebeck has been ap pointed to fill the vacancy. Wil liam Schmidt has resigned as super visor in district 3, and W. L. Read has been appointed in his stead. The tax roll has been turn ed over to the sheriff by Clerk Vincent and collections will be gin immediately If taxes are paid by March 15th there is a three per cent rebate due the tax payer; if one half your taxes are paid by the first day of April and the remaining half bv October 1st, there is no penalty, but if the amount due is not paid by October let, a 10 per cent penalty and 12 per cent interest is added. According to report, Walter Kline was thoroughly initiated into the Circle lodge Thursday evening. If there is anything about the initia tion ceremonies that he is not en tirely familiar with it is because of an oversight on the part of the Cir cle ladies. In point of fun for the spectators it is claimed the like has lie. er happened in Corvaliis lodge circles before, but the ladies state that tbe performance was enjoyed fully as much by the candidate as by them, aud that it concluded with a general treat of bon bona from the victim. There continues to be complaint of the petty thievery that has fre quently been mentioaed in the Gaz ette. Recently a small fancy jar of cand v was stolen from a local con fectionery store, an overcoat from another business ' establishment, a purse containing two or three dol lars disappeared from a lady's bas ket which had been set away in a certain store, and smaller thefts are continually taxing the patience of business people. It is a practice that will eventually cause terious trouble for the parties indulging in it as tradespeople in general are thoroughly out of patience and will show little mercy if the culprits are detected . has of ' Mies Bee'ie Irvine spent Satnr j i c 1 - - u r t Moses home at Philomath. Arman Guthrie and familv de parted for the'rhomeat Dallas Sat urday, after a few days' visit with tbe former's sister, Mrs. Clarence flans are on toot for a big mas querade ball, to be given at Monroe on the night of the 21st. It will be followed by a supper, and a good time is anticipated. A good sized audience attended the Freeland moving picture show at the M. h,. church Saturday night, The exhibition was creditable and was generally enjoyed. Prof. J. C. Bridwell who hofds the chair of biology at Pacific Univer city, has accepted the position at 0 4C made vacant by the resigna tion of rrof. W . T. Shaw. It is the chair of entomology. Prof. Brid well arrived a few days ago, Mrs. Tbad Thompson and chil dren arrived Friday from Hoquiam Wash., where they have spent tbe winter, and have gone to Monroe for a three weeks' visit with rela tives. Mr. Thompson is in Port land, where the familv is to locate, They formerly resided at Monroe. Here is another bit of evidence that the small farm well cared for in Oregon is the one that pays Mrs. Flora Lewis of Dayton, Yam hill county, Oregon, supports her self and three little girls on a seven- acre farm. She has two cows chickens, and a ,;araeti. Un one acre of the farm she raises wheat enough to feed her chickens for the year. Her receipts fronrthe place for the month of November were $48.49. Her three little girls attend tbe Dayton school and are receiving a good education. Salem State man. Ross Barclay of Irish Bend did a wholesale business in the slaughter of gophers ou his place during the recent niods. Dunne the first high water Mr. Barclay killed about 50 of the little animals, and dur ing the last freshet be slaughtered about 400 more The flood brought the gophers out of their retieats under ground and as they sought sufetv on the high and dry places they were killed. The recent cold weather froze many of the little pests, so that taken altogether the farmers ci Benton are rid of many a dozen ot tbe destructive little am mala. Congressman W. C. Hawley left Sklem Friday for Portland, en route for Washington, D. O. Before his departure Congressman Hawley de clared that he intended to do all within his power to Secure free locks and an open Willamette, as he re gards them as tne greatest need of Western Oregon. He stated that he would also support the bill for better compensation for rural mail carriers, and in every otner way possible do his best to carry out the program with which the people have entruste 1 him, Prof. Hawley is a Benton county boy, and it is safe to say the best wishes of all residents of Oregon go with him to the na tional capital. On the grounds of the Corvaliis public school a drinking fountain will be erected in the near future. It is of bronze and beautiful in de sign and was donated to the school bv S. L. Kline, one of the leading merchants of that city, and a son of the late L. G. Kline, who located in Corvaliis when it was but a village and by careful attention to business and hard work accumulated con siderable valuable property thete and amassed a small fortune. He was possessed of a eenerous nature and did numerous acts of charity wnicn were never known to the general public. The son is a chip of the old block in many respects and Corrallis is thus benefitted. Editorial in Salem Statesman. John Swertev an A TTarnM PTa?q1 two dirty-facd boys of Valley City, yivm., passed through. Albany the last ot the week on a pilgrimage to to San Francisco. According to the boys' story they left home a year ago. They have been tramping it ever since. Each carries a shoe blacking OUifit. and whn their faal jim right piok vp a few dimes pol- i-bing shoes. lhy ar lu no hur ry, and usually cover the distance from one town to the next on the break beam of a passenger train. The boys have no particular aim or ambition, further than to tramp. They want to see San Francisco, and after that don't know what they want to do. "Do you ever get thrown in ?" "Yes, they got us at Oregon City," the smaller one said. "They kept ui in jail over night and then told us to sot nnt of town." Sweney is a little German, and Herald is a iankee cf English descent. M:ss Emma Sox of Albany b-en thfi guest the past week Miss Mary Nolan. Ttaura was a c u dance at Fish er's hall Friday night which Has a very enjoyable affair. Miss Nora Miller is making i vigorous fight in the-TelegraoVsub ecrip'ioo contest and if her friends rally to her support ' sne' -will pro r ably go to tbe Jamestown exposi tion as a guest of the Telegram Her opposition? is centered chiefly in Roeeb.irg where t.vo young ladies are working desperately for the coveted prize. One of these towns Corvaliis and Roseburg will send a young lady on this splendid trip and Miss MHlei will do credit to her town if she wins. At least vote for her on the free coupons that appear each day in your Telegram, as they cost you nothing yet mean much to her. The oontraot for furnishing oak grub wood for the Benton county court nouns tor tne ensuing year has been let. It was awarded to Don Woodward, who will budp?v 35 cords at $4.22 a cord. I. H. Jackson secures the contract for second growth fir, supplying 50 cords at $3.25 a cord, and J. N. McFadden will furnish the old growth fir, 15 cords at $3.95 per cord. Other bids submitted were tbe bid of I. H. Jackson for oak grubat$4.87; J.N. McFadden at $4 95 and Frank Francisco at $5.50. F. B. Decker also submit ted a bid of $4.00 per cord for old fir and $3.75 for second growth fir. Here's the way a Wisconsin edi tor describes one of tbe recent storms that visited North Dakota : A southeastern wind hurled tum ble weeds and Russian cactus through the air at a 50 mile an hour gait and the gate went too. Many stoves were drawn through th;- chimneys, the strong wind blew' in the neck of a bottle and tore the bot tom out. Nebraska wagon tracks passed over the town in thousands Tbe strain on the wire fences was so great that staples were drawn out on the other side of the posts, r kerosene barrel standing in front of a grocery Btore was sucked out of the tuoghole and turned inside out like a lady s slipper. The dirt flew from a posthole on the hillside ar.d left the hole sticking out of the' ground about two feet, with no dirt aroui,d it. Ex. Miss Ella Johnson went to Philomath yesterday ior a brief visit. The Monroe sportsmen gave a "shoot' at that place Saturday, it being the fitnt event of the sort given by the Rod and Gun club of that place. A goodly nam" ler of Niturods were present and as the day was ideal the aiiiar was very enjoy able id every way. There is considerable complaint about the condition of Corvaliis alleys, just now, and some parties declare that there should be an immediate and thorough lean-up. On the other hand, those in authority say that until the telephone people finish their work in the alleys, it is practically useless to attempt anything along the line of a general cleaning, a view which is shared by many others, who are willing to do their part when the time is suitable for obtaining permanent results. J. C. Clark, a former popular OAC student, came up from Portland Friday, to attend the student rally and visit fi iends. Trie present winter throughout the Wil lamette Valley is almost in exact coun terpart of that of 1862-63 says tbe Ore- gomaa. Heavy rains produced a treshet iu December of that year, followed- in January by a snowfall that in turn was .... followed by a Chinook freshet that did much damage to lowland fields, ware houses and docks. It is pleasant to re call, however, that the "hard Winter," as it was called by the pioneers, early gave place to a balmy Spring followed by a fruitful and most delightful Sum mer. Henry E. Bosch wrote a letter to the Oregoniau the other day proposing the establishment of a "department of api culture and poultry" at the Agricultural College at Corvaliis. Through misprint the word "agriculture" was substituted for apiculture. Agriculture is already being taught at Corvaliis. The error was quite inexcusable, since Mr. Bosch's chirography is so plain that one man in ten, nearly, can read it Oregoniaa Edi torial. Sunday afternoon some thirty oyster- men and fishermen met in tbe city ball to hear Hon. M. M. Davis explain tbe merit of his oyster bill. Mr. Roddy was elected chairman, and Dr. Davis read tbe proposed bill, and replied to the questions propounded. There seemed to be a desire on tne part of most of the oystermen to let present conditions re main. The fishermen objected to plac- ios buoys in the channel and interfering with the drift of nets when Gsbiug for salmon. It is probable some change will be made in the bill to meet all their objections. Yaquina Bay News. The old "Green Cottage" at Luljens. occupied by Will Jorgensen, was badly demoralized by a small land slide which nearly pushed it into the Alsea Bav, while he escaped with a good shaking up and some bruises. William had a close call from being gathered unto his fore fathers and doesn't relish and further ex periences in that line. Ex. A local hopg-ower a avkt a day nr two ago if the, recent t old weathw- lial ioiured the hops in thia locality, to which he implied eiii ptiatie tfiy Nic It -ii a s done them good,4anythin(,; If notbiug happens to them later iu the .season to prevent, you will see one of the bed hop crops this fall that Benton has' had in a long time."" The boy who never told a he., at the First M. E. church, Feb. 22d. Is Arthur Belknap arrived home Sunday from a several months' visit with rela tives in Pennsylvania. Arthur is a pop ular Corvaliis . boy aad his friends are glad .o see him return, lie does not state whether he will return East or not, but as Corvaliis has especial "attraction" it is hoped he will remain in this city. For Sale Best paying business in Corvaliis for mony invested. Will taie less than $50u: good rea son for selling. Inquire at Gazette office. I5tt J. R. Smith, wife, and daughter went to Portland Sunday, for a few days' visit with friends. Miss Elizabeth Vance of Forest Grove has been the guest for a week of Mrs. G. H. Feese. B. M. C. Gault, formerly editor of the Billsboro Independent, once state sena tor from Washington county and a pioneer newspaper man of Oregon, was in Cor valiis Saturday, en route from Cottage Grove to Hillsboro on a business trip He is editor now of a Cottage Grove pa per. John Gault. his son, who formerly attended OAC and who was recently married, is now in Portland, where he is engaged in the plumbing business. In a recent issue tbe Gazette announc ed that J. B. Marvin had rented tbe Thos. Whitebarn building and was gong to o,.ien a hrst class restaurant therein. Since then there has been a hitch in ne gotiations, tbe deal is off and eyerythiue stands just as it was. The team of local players which de feated Chemawa last eyening, leave to day for Corvaliis where they play the OAC team tonight, says Saturday's Eu gene Register. The farmers should win on their own ground, especially from the fact that the hall in which they play ex ceeds tar and away the size specified in the regulations and they are accustomed to the distances. J. Ml. Nolan A Son's elegant new store for ladies and children's ready-to-wear garments opened its doors, to the public Friday. The apartments are elegant and in every respect modern, and Mr. Nolan and Son are tojbe congratulated on their energy and business progressiveness in providing such an establishment in Cor valiis. All day Saturday the place was visited by Corvaliis ladies who went to see as well as to buy. It is certainly an attractive store. Sam Dixon, the well known dairyman, is reported to have purchased a farm of 125 acres, five and a half miles southeast of McMinnville. The farm has 40 acres of young apples just coming into bearing, which orchard alone is declared to be worth tbe price paid for the entire place. Mr. Dixon's plans are not known. Everybody says a canal from Eugene to Corvaliis is the proper solutioi of tbe transportation problem and what every body says must be so, and if it is so it is a good thing that should be pushed along. Register. J. C. Moore and Miss Bertha Mc Langbery, both of this city, were marri d in Albany Sunday. Tney baye gone to housekeeping in this city. The groom is a painter by trade. In college chapel Friday afternoon a good sized audience listened to the senior orations that were delivered. The prog-am ia full was : Piano duet, Misses Sproat and McDonald; oration, "Ameri can Citizen of Today," James G.Kelly; oration, Friendship Shall Combine, and Brothernood," Jens Lingaas; oration, "Resources of Our State," Isabel le Mal let; oration, "Effects of Pateut -Medicines," O. P. Lumm. The ushers Friday were Mabel Cady, C. C. Hollenberg, Grae Cramer, and C. F. Chambers. Learn to give the "other fellow" the benefit of a doubt, no matter if you feel that he does not really merit it. If you hear a story and there is not good evi dence to convince you of its truth, irive the benefit of your doubt to the parson attacked, not to the one who repeats tbe story which he is not certain is fact. If gossipers were turned down oftener and persona slandered helped to their feet oftener after having stumbled and fallen, the world would be a better place in which to dwell. Good, second band Rambler bicycle for sale at a bargain. Inquire at Gazette office. Is 16 Jack Milne, who moved into his new quarters on Main street last week gsve a 'pink tea" to his patrons Saturday eve ning. The occasion was in tne nature ot an informal reception and many of "the bnys" paid their respects to the genial proprietor during the evening and par took of the "pink tea" which was served to all. Charles Everett of Portland is on a business trip to this city. Waldo Colbert, who is now in charge of a church at G raj's Harbor, Wash., is visiting his parents iu this city. Misses Nellie and Oallie Morris of Cor valiis are visitin? friends in the vicinity of Lebanon, according to the Express Ad ranee. 2'- umauB- We have too large a stock of Ladies' Shirtwaists. ,Wo want to sell them, and quickly, too, so here ; are our prices: Regular $ i 25 Special $ - 98 Regular i 50 Special 1 14 Regular 1 75 Special 1 32 Regular 3 00 Special 1 49 Regular $5 Sale includes new Johnnie Jones styles. Latest fabrics, mohair, batiste and albatross, all colors. So old stockj all this season's gDods. One week oniyat OUR CLEARANCE SALE HAS BEEN A GRAND SUCCESS But has left us with a great many Remnants, Odds and Ends, in Dress Goods, etc., which for the next 10 Days we will close out at 50 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR Don't overlook this opportunity to get a bargain at C0RVALLIS, ffSaWif OREGON. 25 Brands of BREAKFAST FOODS We Carry BUT YOXJ WANT TO TRY THE LATEST TOASTED QQBU FLAKES This food is put up in one pound .packages and sold for 15 cents a package at HODES GROCERY m O. C. Hlomtand. CORVALUS STEAM LAUNDRY. I. PatronlzBZHomellndustry. IQar tfa Ordarm SolltsMmd. All Work Oamrmtrtmrnd. VnnxnWWnn mtnlihifnW LETTER LIST, The following letters remain uncalled tor; in the Corvaliis postotfice, for the weekending Feb. 9, 1906: Grant Brattain, Mrs Sarah Belknap, Miss Eleta Briggs, G T fBoyd, Miss Celia Cummings, Green Gentry, Miss Anne Linsey, W B Mnlkey, Chas O McClain 2, TL Randolph. Mrs John G Snyder, Mrs Bessie Whltel, Ralph Woods. B. W. Johnson, PM . Spraying. Parties having spraying to do please leave orders with Smith & Dawson or phone 852, Independent. Prices reason able. Hubler & Read. 15tf . .... f i Regular $2 50 Special $1 87 Regular 3 00 Special 2 23 Regular 3 50 Special 2 61 Regular , 4 00 Special 2 97 00 Special $3 69 25 Cham. BlMkomlmm. CORVALUS, j OREBOK, f Don't Pitt Off. Until tomorrow what you can do to day If you are suffering from a torpid liver, or constipation, don't wait until to morrow to gev help. Buy a bottle of Herbine and get that liver working right. Promptness about health saves many sick spells. Mrs. Ida Gresham, Point, Tax., writes : 'I used Herbine in my family for six years, and find it dops all it claims to do." Sold by Graham & Wortham. Special Notice. All persons inueoied to the estate of C. H. Lee, deceased, are requested to call at 1 he office of McFadden & Bryson, post office building, Corvaliis, Oregon, and settle their accounts. Dated January 5, 19o7. ETTA F. LEE. Administratrix estate of 0. H. Lee, de cease d. 5-20