X , Leading Corvallis Newspaper. Advertisia. Vol. XL1V. Cor v ai j if Benton Coijmt, Oregon, v Friday, February 15. lftOT. No. 16 i. investigation shows that many nuO'i watches are spoiled by tampering. iSn mutter how little you suppose is the n yours better Have us repair it A whoie lot of damage d.me by those who are not acquainted with the delicate mechanism. We know watches and au repair them as iht-v nhould tie Brinn us yours if ic iloepu'l ao just right. Albert J. Metzoer WATCHMAKER Occidental Building, ... Oorvallis FROM THIS DATE 'Til further notic all glasses fitted by PRATT, The Optician, will be absolutely gua tKieed for one year against breakage of any kind. REMEMBER We handle Jap-a-lac A new line Reed Rockers 0. J. BLACKLEDGE'S Fumlture Store Corvallis - - - Oregon SMITH & J3AWSOX lnJ-Ph"" 209 Pay the Highest Cash Price For Poultry. Dressed Veal and Dressed Pork. Parties in or close to town having poultry or veal to pell, call ns on Tnd. Phone and we will V1 for Rfime. We keep a full line of Poultry and Stock Remedies Also Chick Grit Shell and Bone, uardConi pound. Fruit Tree Sorav, and Cider. Corvallis SMITH &. DAWSON Oregon Next to J. R. Smith & Co. Best Time - Satisfaction Additional Local. Grant Elgin goes to Portland tomorrow to spend Sunday with his wifa who has been in the hos.utal. Mrs. Elgin is about recovered and it is hoped she may be able to accompany her husband home the first of the week . If not, she will at least be able then to leave the hospital. Sylva Nichols of Corvallis is in Albany this week. J. H. Simpson has been a business visitor in Albany this week. And now the wife of one of the Thaw trial juror has pneumonia and there may be a mistrial aa a result. News from the bedside of Sophia Hart ley received in the afternoon of tbe day on which the operation was performed, stated that she had rallied from the an aesthetic and that everything seemed favorable for her recovery. There will be services as nssal at the Congregational church nest Sunday. The Christian Endeavor service at 6:30 will ba led by the president, Millard Long. Inquiries continue to reach Corvallis from parties iu the Eist who ha ve their eyes on Oregon as a future home, and especially from the Dakotas there are many letters, according to a local real es tate man. One of these Dakota seekers arrived Wednesday evening, his name being Swansea, and he will ta&e a look at Benton with a view to locating. Tbe marriage of William Botolph and Miss Ethel Hendryx was to occur at the bride's home in this city last bight after the Gazette pre.s hoar. The groom is SO 1JT And Dandruff Eradicator 3 5 1 xicyi' ? 3 Price, - Fifty Cents Manufactured by Ths Vegetable Compound Company Ccrvallls, Oregon 91 Starr'n Bakry has secured the services of D ck Llewellyn, the wonderful hread maker. 89tf SPE 1 V The Jeweler and Ontician S.Us the Keeping Watch on tbe Market. Guaranteed employed in tbe Kline store. The young people have the good wishes of numer ous friends. The Ladies' Aid Society of Bellefonn tain is one of the liveliest organizations of the sort in this section, according to a report from there yesterday. A large quantity of work islbeing done for the benefit of the church and about 40 ladies of the neighborhood have been lending a helping hand oa the task this week. A new safe arrived yesterday for the Independent telephone company and with the assistance o( a small sized army of men and boys was taken np the long fiightof stairs and installed in Mr. Lowe's office. In speaking of spring athletics and the general outlook in that line, yesterday's Albany Herald says: Reports from Cor vallis state that the Agriculturalists will have a string of men ont every night after school putting in light practice in prepa ration lor the real training which will begin shortly. The OAO students have always put out a very strong track team and the meets between them and their rival, the University of Oregon, are al ways the premier track athletic events of the state. Dr. L. G. Altaian of Salem was a Cor vallis visitor yesterday, on his way home from a business trip to Summit. George Plaster and family moved yes- terday from lb9 Graham house on north Main street to the dwelling one door north of the Abbott feed stable. A handsome new piano was taken to tbe Norman Lilly hone yesterday after noon, a present from Mr. Lilly to his daughters. JOHNSON EILL WILL PASS. Practically no Opposition to Ban ton Senator's Measure. Salem, Ore., Feb. 12 Sena tor Johnson's road bill was fa vorably reported by the House In committee of the whole this morning, and will be passed in the same torm that it was re ported to tbe house from the sen ate. Purdy, of Washington, was chairman or the meeting and af ter an attempt to so amend tbe bill as to make compulsory the employment of convicts in carry ing out the provisions of the bill had failed, the measure was placed on the calendar in regalar order for thiid reading. Tbe bill provides for the build ing and improvement of the main highways of the state under the directiion of the state highway commission and a State Road Engineer, tf:e expense of the work to be shared equally by the state, the county iu which the improvements are made, and by the abutting property that de rives the benefit. The maxi mum amount to be expended by the state in behalf of any one county within tbe state is limit ed to $20,000. This bill will pass the house with practically no opposition. When the bill was nndef con sideration in the committee this morning Newell proposed an amendment making it compul sory on the commission to em ploy convicts in rock quarries at different poiats within the state. The amendment tmade available an appropriation ot $25,000. to carry its provision into effect, this amount to revert - to the state treasury from the first moneys that are received under the tax that is provided for in the bill. The amendment fur ther required that at least 50 of the convicts of the state peniten tiary should be so employed. Perkins raised objections to the amendment which he considered entirely impracticable. He said it would be- impossible to ship the convicts into different sec tions of the state, and recalled that it had been theJ experience of other states that had tried the experiment that it cost more to recapture the convicts who were constantty eluding . the guards than the rock was worth. He said that the same amendment had been unanimously defeated in j the senate aud he teared the chances of the bill becoming a law would be seriously interfered with if the house should insist on lacking to the bill an amend tnent that had been offered. Newell's amendment was de feated by the vote of 19 to 32. The bill was then placed on reg ular order for third reading. Wednesday's Oregonion. Made a Good Offer. At the regular monthly meet of the Corvallis city council held this week, a committee from Jobs addition waited upon the council and offered to donate a lot in the western part of town on which to build a house tor the Jobs addi tion hose cart, and to erect the house free of cost provided the city would pay for the material, woicn expense snail not exceed $200. The offer was at once ac cepted and as soon as material can be taken to the site the work will begin The location for the proposed house is immediately east of the Blakeslee prune crier, and the ground was donated for the pur pose by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Biakesiee, which certainly shows a commendable public spirit on their part. The sizt of the building will be 16x28, 14 feet high. Th lower floor will be used as hous: for the hose cart and tht apparatus and the upstairs for a firernans' hall. All" the laboi will be free and for the genera! benefit af that section ot town. I Mention has several times been' i mt.de in these columns of the or ganization of an independent fire company in Jobs addition, the city having recently agreed to provide them with a hose cart and 500 feet of hose with which fires m the western section of town will hereafter be fought. It is a worthy' undertaking on the part of the citizens and will give more adequate fire proiec tion than has heretofore been af forded..' ""' ' .".1 . C0MIN3 TO OREGON Thousands; Will Seek Homes in the West. Hon. J. H. Ackerman, superin tendent of public instruction for the state of .Oregon, has asked the Oregon Development League to supply the details of its work and especially" the facts relative to the colonists rates to each and every one of the county superin tendents throughout the state of Oregon. . - -" . Mr. Ackerman. believes that the splendid opportunity afforded the people of the Middle West to visit almost every point in O: -gon at the low rate of $25 should be put before the schools, and that all teachers in , the state should not only inform themsel ves of the facts, but impart those facts to their students. There is an absolute hunger for in'ormation about Oregon throughout all portions ot the United States. In addition to many thousands that have been coming since . December, . 3,730 inquiries have been added within the past few days. . Coos Bay is especially active and the results are paying them well for their expense in time, and money. Corvallis receives more attention than any other point in the Wil lamette Valley, while Medtord leads in Southern Oregon. Many other points in Oregon are at work and tbe commercial and industrial bodies of the state should get out their very best ad vertising matter and into the mails without delay. The Poitland Commercial Club addd $2,480 to the fund with which it is advertisng the state of Oregon at a dinner last Tues day night. The newspapers of the state are doing a grand work in calling attention to this opportunity to increase tbe. population and wealth of the state, while the teachers and in some cases the preachers are making it their business to interest the citizens of Oregon in inviting those who live iu the older sections of the country to come out and make their homes in the Beaver State. Save Fuel Says Teddy. The fuel situation in the Uni ted States has finally claimed the attention of the nation's presi dent and a dispatch from Wash ington says: President Roosevelt has sent to congress a long message call ing attention to what he calls the "urgent need of legislation af fecting the different phases of the public land situation in the United States " He advocates conservation of coal and other fuel resources on lands still be longing to the Government, say ing that henceforth the nation should retain Its title in its fuel resources; urges government con trol of the Western public land pastures, with a system of small grazing fees, etc., and asks for an approoriacion of $533 030 im mediately available, in aiiitioa to present estimates, to aid in detecting and preventing land frauds. He contends for a sys tem of gover imant leases of its nineral land and for treating -,he?e faal laaii as pablic utili ties. - u m VMtdermtt CHINA NEW YEAR HERE. Hw the Chinese Count Thsir Year Noise to Frighten Devils. The celebration of China New Year was- ushered in Moadiv night in Corvallis. As the shoot ing of huge fire crackers and the general din incident to the cele bration always attracts attention from the entire white population and causes much wonder meut as to . why these things are done, some light is herewith of fered on the subject. The Port land Journal of Tuesday evening says of tbe season in that city: With those ear-splitting deton ations so essential to a successful observance of the advent of the new year, Portland's Chinese population at midnight inaugu rated the anunal 2 3-d ays' cele bration of the thirty-third year of the reign of Kwong Shue, prince of the sun, moon and stars and beloved sou of the famous Hong Gi, whose bones went to mingle with those of his ancestors in tbe fatal thirteenth year of his occu pancy of the throne. Unlite the Gregonian calendar the Chinese method of computing the lapse of time starts upon the ascendency of an emperor to the throne. Upon his death, when a new monarch takes the reigns of power, the hands of time are turned back again to one. With the wierd incantations of fantastically garbed priests the cymbals, the squeak of the fid dles, the burning of incense and above all the din of the exploding crackers, the ubiquitous devils were given such a great fright last night that, according to the bespectacled Asiatic seers, the fomenters of evil have been scared away for at least another twelve months. Feasting is a natural concomi tant of this season of cheer and none are so poor but who are able to afford a flagon of wine and a varnished cigar. From the depth ot the sandalwood chests the celestials have brought forth their finest raiment and China town is a riot ot color. Crackers will be exploded daily from 5 to 8 a. m. and 6 to 9 p. m., through the dispensation of the city coun cil. Services are being held in every joss house and several large nquets are scheduled during the week. COMING. Tj Corvallis February 22 Every body is doing. Just a reminder that ''The Missouri Girl," the great "Show Me" play that has made millions happy trom coast to coast, is coming this way. It is much better than the ordinary shows, has all special scenery and a cast headed by Miss Sidie Riymoad and frank f. iarrell. A pro duction that is guaranteed to be thoroughly firstclass. 16 Troubles of Mail Clerks. The railroad mail clerks have their troubles, like the rest of humanity, and they are praying for the time when everyone will write a plain, legible hand and direct their letters in a readable style. It is believed thit before long the pos' office department will re quire that in addressing envelopes tbe present svstem be reversed and the state and town given first and in as prominent writing or type as it is possible to make without disfiguring the appear ance of the envelope too much, the Dime of the person for whom the letter is intended being of secondary importance. The idea is that less errors would be made bv the po. tal clerks on the mail trains and their work be greatly facilitated as they are compelled to distribute their mail with much speed and in many cases 'give it a hurried glance only it iut t!ie pr j .Kir sacks. The naming of farms may cause slow service in regard to the delivery of mail. It is the giving of farms the same name as pos'offices. The sime or a sim ilarity of names causes the postal clerks more bother than any one thing in the service. As they are generally compelled to work at rice-horse speed in the distri-. billion of mail oq the cars, a . glance is all tbat can be given. If -your farm name should be given the prominence on a letter, it may be sent to a town of that name in another state. In , ad dressing an envelope, the town and state are the things to give prominence, the name of the per son coming secondary for the lo cal postmasters' consideration. Ex. ANNUAL CONVENTION. Passage of Jones Bill Providei for Such School Boards. Annual conventions of district school boards of the ditfareut counties in the state are provided for in the bill of which Jones of Polk and Lincola is the author, and was passed this wek by the House. Tne bill carries with it no appropriation, but a daily allowance of $2 for each dele gate is stipulated, while the convention is in session. Provision U made for repre sentation at suchconven.ioas from each district iu the state. The .bill reads aa follows : the county school supeiintendant may, at his discretion, hold annually a school board convention or conventions for a term of not less than one day for the discussion of questions pertaining to the improvement of the public school system. The ' chairman of the school board shall be the delegate to the con vention. If he is unable to attend he shall appoint a member of his board or the clerk to lepresent tha district. Each delegate attending the convention during the entire session shall bs entitled to re ceive two dollars oat of the general fuad of the county. But no such expense shall be paid until approved by the coun ty school superintendent. No school district shall be entitled to compensation for representation for attendance at more than one conyention held in tbe county during any one year." Beaver Creek Notes. Mr. Goves and family were Corvallis visitors last Friday and Saturday. Billy Park has just completed a new ience around his garden which greatly improves the looks of his place. Mr. Keeley and Mr. Harkins transacted business in Philomath Friday. Owing to the high water Mr. Connor could,not deliver his mail ast Tuesday. Sunday school was organized last Sunday at Beaver Creek at 2 p. m. every Sunday. Mrs. Nellie Skipton and baMes are visiting with her parents and friends on Beaver Creek. Mrs. Daniels and Mr. and Mrs. Winters were Philomath visitors lasc Friday. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. 'Ireland were visitors at Sodayille last week. Markus Henderson began work for Messrs. Stevens and Ish last Monday. There was an entertainment given at the Beaver Creek school house Tuesday evening by Prof. Milton which was very much en joyed. There is but little damage re ported from the high water. Mr. Ish and Mr. Stevens have their mill in operation and it proves quite a success. Last Friday evening a small crowd gathered at. Mr. Starr's and spent a most enjoyable eve ning. Frank Bennett was a Belle- fountain visitor Saturday- Mr. Duffy is again rebuilding the bridsre the first high water took out. Miss Gail Starr is to be at home next week. Irvie Starr has gone to work for S. S. Henkle. Mrs. Bennett departed Tues day for McMinnville where she ; ja to visit her sister-in-law. wh'le thro jfiag