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I A NEST TYPEWRITERS.
In county official circles there
has been for some little time
more or less friction over the
matter of typewriters for offi
cials and the feeling on the part
of the jfficials has been that it
was the duty of the county to
provide a machine for use in the
various offices. This the county
court was reluctant to do.
; Recently, however, the court
has purchased machines for use
by certain of the officials and the
. j . i.
oiners now aemanu typewriters, j
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tOO I
Without going into details
lirgelyit would appear that if
one office needed a machine
others were entitled to them
As regards the matter of the of
ficial paying for his own ma
chine this is all very well, pro
vided all officers are on the
a ne plane. To sele t one offi
cial and say he shall ba given a
typewriter and to another decree
thot if he needs one in the con
duct of his office affairs he shall
pay for it from his individual
purse seems hardly the fair
thing.
In allowing the sheriff and
school superintendent each a
typewriter the county court
would be establishing no pre
cedent in the state, as in many
other counties this is dons. In
both of these offices there is
great need of these machines.
The salary of a county school
superintendent in Oregon is ridi
culously small and it looks as
though our legislators have not
had a very fine sense of the
value and importance of educa
tional matters or th-'v would not
have placed the office on the
same basis as a city poundmas
ter. All officials should be
treated alike regardless of their
salaries and we hope this matter
may be amicably adjusted by the
county court so that there may
no longer be contention in the
air on the court house square.
FEAR SOT INVASION.
A friend recently handed us a
copy of The Cablenews, publish
ed in Manila, P. I. It is a very
late paper, being dated Febru
ary 23, and gives the latest local
news for the Philippines. From
the tone of an article in The
Cablenews it appears that the
residents of the islands have no
fear of immediate invasion by
Japanese.
The statement is made that
Japan is endowedw ith a large
jingo party who are eternally
shouting war and who are hard
to control. The facts, as given
in The Cablenews, are that the
statesmen of Japan are a level
headed set who are thoroughly
conversant with all phases of
their relationship to the United
States and are not for one mo
ment in favor of bringing on a
war.
Japan's war debt is our great
est safeguard, as no nation will
back her with funds to war
against us. If she wants to
fight the United States she must
bide her time and economize un
til she is out of debt and has a
bank account of her own,
will require many years.
This
Headxuarters Changed.
Announcement was made Fri
day in Albany from the head
quarters of the C. & E. R. R.
that hereafter the entire business
of the road would be managed
from the head office in that city.
The general freight and passen
ger department which has been
located in Astoria, jointly with
the Astoria & Columbia River
road, will now have headquarters
in Albany and both departments
will be under the management of I
IG. F Nt-vin -. who will act as
gen-Tal freight and passenger
jyftn: s well as auditor.
j Mr NeviDS fi Is the position
I left vacant bv the resignation of
iG-ner-! Freight and Passenger
Asjen J. C. MUvo nd Auditor
F. D. Kuettaer. The resigna
tion ot these two men will be
come effrctive on. April first,' at
wnico time Mr. "Levi us will as
sume the positions. Both Mr.
Mayo and Mr. K- ettner will re
main with the new management
of the A. & C. ro-d, -which was
sold tojanses J. Hill a tew weeks
ago.
The locating of the entire gen
-ral office of the C. & E. road in
Albany will in all probability
mean that a number of the em
ployes formerly in Astoria will
come to that city.
Value of Fruit.
A new way foi postponing old
age is to eat plen'y of fresh fru: .
In Oregon, where the best 01
. - - .
fruit grows and the prettiest of
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WUUICU 1IVC LUCIC UCCU Lc uv-
"ugly" old ladies, . apparently,
according to the following:
Fruit contains every essential
of nutriment watery matter
saccharine. oleaginous matter,
albumen and salmes. There is
o ourer water than that distilled
from dew and stored in the mi
ijute tanks of au apple or pear.
Watermelons contain 95 per cent
f water, blackberries and cur
rants about 85, plums and
peaches 83, grapes and cherrie
79, cbesnuts 14. Because it
contains so much water, fruit is a
piactical cure for drunkenness
drunkard fed on fruit will in
actively lose his craving for
irink. It may be promulgated
that contrary to other heat fac-
'ors, the saccharine of fruit does
not exhaust the human body,
consequently does not injure the
complexion or cause wrinkles
i he most important agents lor
postponing old age, oils and fats,
are not lacking iu fru'ts.
What Is a Freight Car?
A Northwestern lumberman,
referring to the car shortage, in
quired perimeutiy, "What is a
freight car?" the inference being
tha. he bad not recently seen
one. The office repeated the in
quiry and recti ved the following
contributed information:
'The freight car belongs to
che fowl family During the
spring and early summer it can
De found iu nearly every part of
;he country, its -iavorite haunts
being near railroad tracks, and it
is easy to capture. In autumn,
ho vever, like certain other fowls.
;t goes into hibernation or flies
away into other climes. Scat
tered incidents are known whet
specimens are captured during
tne winter m mths A lasso or
a wen greasea switch crew is
sometimes used in snaring
freight car, but main strength is
the best weapon.
"In any case, the hunter must
be very wary, as an noise like
the fluttering of a way bill will
make the quarry disappear,
Some railways own large flocks
of domesticated freight cars, but
they are closely guarded during
the closea season. The wild
freight car when caueht and fair
ly leaded up becomes perfectly
stationary." Ex.
Happens In Junt-
The Gazette is in receipt of a
circular letter from the head
quarters association of the veter
acs of the First Oregon Cavalry
and First Oregon Infantry volun
teers. It reads as follows:
Comrades: The sixth annual
reunion of the association of vet
erans of the First Oregon Caval
ry and First Oregon Infantry
volunteers will be held in con
junction with the state encamp
tnent of the Grand Army of the
Republic, at Newberg; Oregon,
ou Tuesday, June 25, 1907. All
J 1 . -
comrades ana tneir lamiues are
cordially invited to be present
and participate. Comrades who
are unable to attend, will please
send a letter or a card to the Ad
jutant to be read at the reunion.
A new Roster will be issued in
June and a copy will be sent to
all comrades who respond to this
notice.
W. M. Hiixeary, Adjt.,
Turner, Oregon.
J. T. Apperson, Com.,
Park Place, Oregon. !
Bright Outlook.
Every nigh, out at the college
a bunch of men may be seen at
hard practice tor the track , events
which are now the order" "of ; the
day. If O AC does not put out a
splendid track team this year it
will be because present prospects
ire deceptive, for there; is. every
reason . to - predict a jgood sqaad
to defend She orange fbi's spring.
The men practice on a saw dust
track and are getting in splendid
trim.
DaVolt, who already - holds
eight gold medals as proof of his
ability, Greenhaw, the ve eran
half-mile man, and Cross and
Brown, promising new men from
the Freshmen class, . will look
after d'starjees.
Hall, who made a good record
last year, and Wolfe and Bennett
of the ootball squad are doing
good work in the weights.
Sbroeder. L:ep, Loonev. West
and Bergman are showing up
well in the sprints and promise
to make good, while Chapman
and Bower will make records in
the high jump.
Spires and Brodie are running
the hurdles and Swann and Reed
will no doubt enter the pole
vault events.
OAC shouln be heard from
this season in track contests and
that the boys will have the
hearty support and backing of
the entire college, and towns
people as well, goes without say
ing. Real Estate Transfers.
T J Childs to D R Tom,
40 a
in Alsea; $100.
J N Hogue to E F Chandler j
162 a in Alsea; $2850.
R A Clark to L R Goodrich,
31 iot 126 block 31, Puilo
uiatb ; $500.
L R Goodrich to R A Clark,
3 1-2 lot 126, block 31, Philo
math; $10.
O C Senger to Ivan P. Senger.
lot 9 block 3, Avery & W-Ils
Add Corvallis; $1.
R Nochuli to A B Weather-
ford, 80 a in Blodgett; $750.
G J Erdner to A B Weather
fold, 80 a in Blodgett; $750.
W W Collins et al to W E
Williams, 40 nw of Wells; $50.
F Corridi to Win Foltiner, 3
near Albany; $375.
F A Delany to J C and Lizzie
Goodrich, gS a s of Philomath ;
$575-
N B Avery et al to B F Hy-
land, lots 3, 4, 9 and 10, block
4, Avery &. Weils Add Corvallis;
$200.
P S Knight to N R
lots 1 aud 2, block 9,
Add Corvallis; $125.
N R Adams to B F
Adams,
Wilkins
Hyland,
Wilkin's
lots 1 and 2, block 9
Add Corvallis; 137.50.
State of Oregon to M J Cam
eron, 160 a n of Wrenn; $720.
Coast Ltnd and Live Stock
Co to M J Cameron, 1037 a n of
Wren; $1.
J A Andrews to W F Gay, 5 a
w of Corvallis; $1600.
WmJ Warfield toJD Whit
eaker and George Jones, 160 a in
Alsea; $1000.
State cf Oregon to W J Morris,
40 acres nw of Bellefountain;
$160.
Coming to Corvallis.
As hitherto announced, Ore
gon Council, R. & S. Masters
will meet in Corvallis next
month. The Masons of this city
will endeavor to entertain their
guests, inat tne coming ses
sion of the grand council prom
ises to be well attended may be
inferred from the following ex
tract taken from a p rsonal letter
written by Grand Master W. A.
Dempsey:
"The companions of the R. S.
M. of Portland are trying to
make up a party of ten or more
to attend the grand council at
your city April 10, 1907.
"Salem, Eugene and Albany
will be represented and we hope
for much good to come from this
meeting, as the prospects are
good for the organization of sev
eral new councils.
"While we carry the sword
and trowel, our work in your
city will be of U peaceful nature.
The former will be used tor de-
SPECIAL SALE
v OF
IVide Embroideries
Values up to $1.00
Special 48c the yd.
THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY
None Sold Before This Time '
See Window Display
-tf"r' fi V
will sell th3 CHARTER OAK RANGE
during the month of April at a
SPECIAL LOW FtTiCE
Come in and get full particulars. The Charter Oak
and Toledo are without doubt, note or comment
the very best ranges on the market for the money.
Fifty-four years before the public gives the Char
ter Oak a recommendation the equsl if not the su
perior to any other steel range.
Our Spring stack cf Gs -
We can se3i
$2.75 to
gorwfflis Opra mt HpriJ 6
Sftowed in Europe
Bere Cast Vear
Tickets on Sale Thursday at
GRAHAM & WORTHAM'S
Seats Reserved Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the
Drug Store
tense onlv. So do not increase
your police force, nor call out
the OAC cadets, as we wi.l con
duct ourselves in a becoming
manner."
LETTER LIST.
The following letters reTnivii unbilled
for in the Corvallis postoffice, (or the
week ending March. 9, 1907:
L J DeJIonr, Mrs. Henry George, Mrs
L Porter, Charles Ziesler.
B. W. Johnson, PM
Good Judgment
Is the essential characteristic of men
and women. Invaluable to good busi
men and necessary to good housewives.
A woman shows good judgment when
she buys White Cream Vermifuge for
ber baby. The best worm medicine ever
offered to mothers. Many, indeed, are
tbe sensible mothers, who write express
ing their gratitude for tbe good health ot
their children, which they owe to the
use of White's Cream Vermifuge. Sold
by Graham & Wortham.
Go to P. M. Zierotf for tha
grass and c'over eo?d.
best
22tf
'iTTrwf"i' ft iViVruTiixjfcf
SarSs are a Dandy
tiism from
$13.25
Why Not Use EU tric Lic'nts?
Stop scratching matches on jour wall.
Those streaky match scratches look
mighty bad on any wall. But as long as
yon continue to use gas or oil you've got
to use matches.
The "matchless light" is the electric
light, a simple twist of the wrist does it.
We are improving and perfecting bur
lighting service in this city and can give
better service for less money than ever
in the history of the city.
The cost of wiring has been reduced
until it is within reach of all.
If you would like to know more about
it, call on us in our new office opposite
the O. J. Blackledge furniture store or
phone ns, Ind. Phone 49
Willamette Valiey Co.
G. A. ClarK, Mgr.
74-
Jukt Because
Your cough is onlv in your throat and
does not trouble you now, don't think
that it needs no attention. When it has
not had much of a start is tbe time to
check it. The slightest cough easily
leads to Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Con
sumption. A bottle of Ballard's Hore
bonnd Syrup wiil cure that cough. The
price puts it within reach of all. Sold by
Graham & Worths m.
classified advertisements
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS:,
Fifteen words or less, ' 25 eta for three
successive insertions, - or 60 i eta per
month; for all op to and including ten
additional words, i cent a word for each
insertion.
For all advertisements over 25 words,
1 et per word for the first insertion, and
et per word for each additional inser
tion. Nothing inserted for less than 25
cents.
Lodge, society and church notices,
rrther than strictly news matter, will be
cbargxd tor.
HOMES FOR SALE.
AS I AM GOING OUT OF THE Busi
ness will sell my grain warehouse at
a bargain, or would exchange for a
good residence ir OorvaHib, or a small
farm of equal value. Handled 47,000
bushel.- of grain this season. K. N.
'Williamson, Wells, Ore. 21tt
WILLSKLL LOTS IN CORVALLIS,
Oregon, on instalment plan and as
e'st purchasers to build homes on them
il desired. Address Firt National
Bank, Corvallis, Or.
lL SiLL MY LOTS IN NE A PORT.
jr., for spot cash, balance instal
Dents, and help parties to build homes
thereon, il deeired. Address M. S.
.' cd n k. C; -vailis, (."
Veterinary Surgeon
DR. E. E JACKSON, VETERINARY
surgeon and dentist. Residence 1220
Fourth street. Phone 389. Office loll
Main street, Phone 204. Give him a
call.
PHYSICIANS
B. A. OATHEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN .
.ii nrceon. Kooms 14, Bank Build---.
Olriue Hours : 10 to 12 a. ni , 2 to
4 p. m Residence: cor. 5th and Ad
auia dta Telephone at office and res
ilience. Corvailis. Oregon.
House Decorating.
FOR PAINTING AND PAPERING SEE
VV. E. Paul, Ind. 48d lttf
MARBLE SHOP.
MARBLE AND GRANITE MONU
jiieutts; curbing made to order ; clean
ing and repariug done neatly save
agenc's commission. Shop North
Main St., Frank Vanhcoaen, Prop, 92tt
ATTORNEYS
J. F. YATES, ATTORN EY-AT-LAW.
Office up etatrs in Zierolf Building,
Uniy set of abstracts in Benton County
E. it. BiiibON AiTUKjNEY AT LAW.
Office in Post Office Building, Corval
lis, Oregon.
WANTED
WANTED A CHOICE PIECE OF TIM
ber land. Must be cheap. Address
P. O. 223, Corvallis, Ore. 20tf
WANTED A MAN, WITHOUT STOCK
to rent a dwell ng adjoinirg Corvallis
who is a kind good workman with a
team of housed. 81-tt.
WANTED MiO SUBSCRIBERS TO THE
Gazuttb and VV eekiy Oi egocian at
$2.65per year.
BANKING.
THE FIP. -1 NATIONAL BANK OF
Corvallis, Oregon, transacts a general
conservative banking business. Loans
ttiODey on approved security. Drafts
bought and fold and money transferred
to the principal cities of the United
States, Europe and foreign countries.
MARKET
SEED STORE A LARGE SUPPLY OF
fresh garden seed a iu bulk, just receiv
ed. All kinds of farm and garden
seeds, seed wheat, oats, barley, pota
toes, artichokes, feed oats, chicken
feed, Land Plaster. Five kinds of
clover and vetch, lean furnish clover
by the car load. Second door nortn of
exoreas office. L. L. Brooks. Phone
655.
I WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MAR
ket price for poultry, bogs, veal, calf,
ect., at T. A. BouldeiVs grocery store,
corner Second and Monroe St., oppo
site Corvallis Hotel. Your cash is al
ways ready, and a pquare deal guaran
teed to all. Thus. Bqulden 9tf
Notice to Creditors
Noti2e it he eby given to all whom it may c 11
ce.n that the underaigned has been duly appoint
ed t,y the County Court ot Benton County, Ore
gon, administrator of the estate of Alexander Ben
nett, decersed. All persne Having claims against
the estate of said Alexander Bennett, deceased,
are hereby required to present the sane, with;
proper vouchers therefor, dulv verified as by law
required, within six 1 onths from the date hereof
to the undersigned at his residence at Monroe,
Oregon, o - at the office of McFadden & Eiyson, al
torreys, Corvallis, Oregon.
Dated March 8th, 1907.
E. BENNETT,
Administrator cf the estate of Alexander Bennett,
deceased.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given to all wjom it tray con
cern that tbe undersigned has been dulv appointed
administrator with tbe will annexed of the estate of
Isaac Porter, ? ceased, by the County Court of Ben
uoii County, Oregon . Ail persons having claims
c rainstthe estate o: Isaac Potter, deceased, are
hereby required to present same, with proper
vouchers therefor, aiily verified as by law required,
within ux months from the date hereof, to the ur-.
dersiirned at his residence in Benton Countv. Ore
gon, or at the office of McFadden & Brvson, attor- "
Dated March 15th, 107.
JOHN F. PORTER,
Administrator with the will annexed of the estate
of Isaac Porter, deceased. 24-32