Leading
Corvallis
Newspaper.
Besi
Advertising
Medium.
Vol. XL.IV.
Corv-mjn .hkntun County, Oregon, . Friday, April .". 190T.
O.
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Investigation
bows that many tsooii wafches are
Spoiled by ta'iiperinir. JSo matter hove
little you suppose is, ti e matu with
youra better r.
Have us repair It
A whoie lot of daniHe can be done by
those who are not acquainted with the
delicate median inm. We know watches
and i an repair them as they should be
Bring us yours if it doesn't ko iu9t
rlitht.
Albert J. Metzgcr
WATCHMAKER
Occidental Bnildim;, ... Corvallis
FROM THIS DATE
'Til further noti.i.' all glasses fitted by PRATT, The Optician, will be
absolutely guaranteed for one year against breakage of
any kind.
We make a specialty of Jap-a-lac,
Sewing Machine and Acme Washers
AT
0. J. BLACKLEDGE'S Furniture Store
Corvallis - - - Oregon
SMITH & DAW SON "-"
Pay the Highest Cash Price
For Poultry. Dressed Veal and Dressed Pork. Parties in or close to
town having poultry or veal to sell, call us on Tnd. Phone and we will
p!l for same. We keep a full line of Poultry and Stock
Remedies Also Chick Grit Shell and Boue, aid Compound, Fruit
Tree Spray, and Cider.
Corvallis SMITH &. DAWSON Oregon
Next to J. R. Smith & Oo.
LMUitS- SrKimG ORNAMENTS in the latest styles and patterns. Back Combs, Shirt
waist Seta, stork Distenders, Bracelets. CuS Pins, Collar Pina, Neck Chains, in fact," any or
nament that the Ladies could wish and at prices that will both interest and please you.
' PRATT'S, Tha Jetvalar ttnd Opt la Inn
What You See
Is Worth Twice
What You Read
As you are now coming to
market with the opportunity
of comparing values, we ask
you to see our lines.
We have a broken line of
Ladies' and Children's shoes
which we are closing ont at
remarkably low prices. Come
before your size is gone.
Also some remnants in
Dress Goods, Wash Goode,
ttc., at bottom prices.
Our new Spring and Sum.
xner btock is arriving and is
reauy for your inspection.
Make money by buying our
lines, and save money by
getting our prices.
Ilcnklc & Davis
Why
Bave a torpid liver when Herbine,
the only liver regulator will help von ?
There is no reason why you should suf
fer from Dyspepsia. Constipation, Chills
and fever, or any liver complaints when
Herhine will core you, F. C Waits,
Weatville, Fla writes: "I was sick for
a month with chilis and fever, and after
taking two bottles of Herbiae am well
and healthy. Sold by Graham & Worth-
SPENCEB'S
Hair .nvlgorator
And Dandruff Eredicator
3 5
15
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Price, - Fifty Cents
Manufactursd by
The Vegetable Compound Company
Corvallls, Oregon 91
Starr's Bakery baa secured the
service of Dck Llewellyn, the
wonderful bread maker. 89tf
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Attention Ranchers!
We are cash buyers of all sizes of veal,
aLd can net yon more than you are no
receiving. Express your calves to our
address, and mark your Bame and ad
dross plainly to insure immediate pay
ment oa shipments.
For references write or call, Aberdeen
Banks, or Corvallis Creamery Co.
West Coast Produce Co ,
2tf Aberdeen, Wash.
Notice to Creditors.
NoUce is herebr riven that the undersigned has
been dul at pointed administrator of the estate of
Albert Dennv, deceased, bv the County Court ol
Benton County, Oreiron. All persons bavin? claims
airainst said estate are hereby required to present
the same, duly verified as by law required, to the
undersiimed at Corvallis. Benton County. Oregon, or
at the offiof J. F. Tites at Corvallis. Benton
County, Oregon, within six mouths from the date o
this notice
Dated March zted, I9O7.
. . . . J- H4KDT.
Administrator o the estate 01 Albert Denay, de-
Zierolf keeps all kinds cf clove
aad graas seed for sal. 22t
Don't Put Off
For tomorrow what you cas do today.
If youpnt off buying a bottle of Ballard's
Snow Liniment, when that pain comes
oa you won't have any, buy a bottle to
day. A positive cure for Rheumatism.
Burns. Cuts. Sprains, Contracted Mus
cles, etc. T. S. Graham, Prairie, Grovt,
Ark., writes: "I wish to thank you for
the aoed results I received from Seow
Liaiataat. It positivel cared me ot
Kaeaaastism aftsr.others had failed. S.1
by Qraaaaa Warthaau
SAM THURSTON'S LETTER.
Former O AC Football Man Tells
of Sights in Arizona.
The question is frequently
asked in Corvallis, "Have you
heard anything concerning Sam
Thurston, of late?" and for the
benefit of his many friends a let
ter recently received from him i-i
given in full. Sam is an eld
OAC man at which institution
he was a popular student: and
football player. He is a brother
of Mr -J. L. Jones of this city
and is known throughout Benton
county. Mr. Thurston went to
Arizona because of lung trouble,
and he says:
I am now at A ham bra.
Arizona, and am feeling some
better. I have to keep , verv
quiet, however, and as long as I
do that I tee as good as I ever
did. I am in bed about all of the
time but in the last week I bave
got up and dressed myself and
have eaten one meal at the table.
I bave lost little or no flesh, and
hope oy the time summer is
over to be able to show my old
self again. I have great confi
dence in this climate, and am
sure that if I can get health any
where I can get it here.
I ' Sspeaking ot climate, one
can get it here if it is to be had.
We have had considerable rain
and many cloudy days, but you
j would not notice it in Oregon.
Here in the valley, rains never
last more than a day, but it is
long enough to make the people
.orget all of their religion. The
temperature ranges fiom 70 to
80 degrees in the day time, and
between 40 and 50 degrees at
night. For a few days it was
above 90 degrees and the hum
idity down to ten per cent.
"Alhambra is a little burg on
the Santa Pe railroad about five
miles from Phoenix. We have
a saloon, etore and post office, all
in one; no church, but a goad
dance hall. There is to be a
dance tonight. Old glory climbs
up and proclaims it to the coun
tryside.
"There are many sights here
that would claim your highest
appreciation. For lastance, 200
or 500 fat cattle in one field, with
the alfalfa up to their backs. It
is claimed that stockmen here
can raise a tour-year oid steer
and fit him lor the market foi
$7- . .
Another grand sight is the
sh' aring . camps. Sheepmen
gradually work their flocks down
the valley, or desert, and all
sheer at one center. There is
one camp close to this place
where over 15,000 sheep are
ready to be shorn. The shear
ing is dune by machinery at th
rate of 3.000 sheep per day.
Buyers come here from the East
and the wool is all bought up
earlv in the season.
'The ostrich farm is also very
interesting. It is all fenced off
in ha. f-acre lots ana each pair is
kept by itself. There are about
1 500 or 2,000 birds in the vicin
ity of Phoenix, claimed to be
the largest number in captivity
at any one place in the world.
"Indian blankets and relics
and the mounds of the old
mound-builders and many other
things are dear to the tourist,
but the most, impressive leature
to the Oregonian is the excellent
system ot county roads. Today I
watched a team hauling a wagon
with over 100 bales of bay on
it. They use what we call bundle-racks,
and it beats all how
they load them.
"Arizona is certainly a grand
place to spend the winter, but is
rather warm in the summer. I
must close for this time. Please
remember me to all of my old
friends and tell them I would
like to be with them again."
U. nf O. Begins Practice.
The U. of O. boys evidently
have a firm rwliVf in tri time
1 j .1 . . j
Muuu,cu w "ai tuccariy uiru
catches the - worm," for football
practice is to begin immediately,
according to th Guard. It says :
The university football candi
dates for next year, will begin
spring practice next Tuesday.
Kicking will be one of the things
practiced most assiduously, for
that part of the science has be
come ihe most important. In
fact, to kicking was due Ore
gon's success last year, and
Coach Bezdek is desirous that
nearly every man be able to punt
the ball aoout so or 60 yards.
Place and drop kicking, as well
as punting, will have a place in
the training. Signals will be
run a intie, our the main em
phasis will be put on the indi
vidual work of each man. as
falling on the ball, catching
passes and throwing from one
man to another. These things
are very important to the new
style of game. Sprinting and
starting will also be a part of the
routine. '
GREAT RELAY RACE.
Something Unique in Athletic
Events Happens on 27th.
The great relay race, as pro
posed by the Portland Y. M, C.
A. is no doubt destined to be
pulled off on April 27th. Gov
ernor Chamberlain his received
a letter in which the scheme is
fully set forth. There will be
several teams interested in the
race, each team being composed
of ten men and each man run
ning five miles and delivering a
message, which is to be placed
in the hands ot the first man by
Governor Chamberlain at the
capitol, to his relay. The mes
sage is to be delivered to Mayor
Lane of Portland and the first
team to do this gets the award,
which, as far as is now known,
will be a silver cup and which
will be presented by the govern
or. The relay promises to be of a
unique and interesting character
and will no doubt arouse unusual
interest among young men ot
blood and spirit who are in any
way athletic. A race such as the
one proposed has never been run
in the State of Oregon and it
will prove an event well worthy
the attention of Oregon athletes.
It is proposed that in the near
future a meeting of the managers
of the respective teams of the
basketball league will be held in
order to plan more definitely for
the big event. The race is to be
under the auspices of the state
league but will be open to teams
not in the league. Willamette
University will be represented in
the race. The Chemawa Indian
school has also signified its in
tention of entering a team. The
event is arousing interest among
the schools and a warm coutest
is expected.
Willamette Items.
The sale ot the Isaac Porter
estate was a success in every re
spect, the weather being ideal.
There was a good attendance.
Several Albany people were pres
ent. Some of the horses sold as
follows: A roan filly, Alice,
went to Fred Buchanan ; Porter
Brothers purchased the dapple
gray stallion "Duke;" Kate, the
mother of the two, went to Jess
Peterson, and the yearling to C.
C. Pritcheit Sam Dixoa is the
owner of a handsome black mare
called "Pearl." Senator A. J
Johnson purchased the sheep,
preparatory to making a perma
nent home among us. J. P.
For Chief of Police.
in respond to the request of many
citizetut, I nereby announce myself as a
candid-tie for t i- office of chief of po.ice
wf the city of Corvallis, subject to the will
of the people at the oomin city election.
If electa!. I shall consider my oath of
office binding, and shall do my duty
without tear or favor.
30f J. D. WELLS.
TO KNOW HER BUTE?:.
Should Help Advertise Oregon
Germans CoTiing.
Every citizen of Oregon should
get busy and advise their friends
and acquaintances in oiher
states that there are Only lour
weeks left in which to get ad
vantage of the colonist rates 10
Oregon points. These tickets
will be sold up to and including
April 30th ; there is lots of time to
get in good work. All the com
mercial bodies of the state should
get busy with all the schools, tor
while the home makers are pour
ing into the state their nuinbeis
can be materially increased by
proper effort.
To know Oregon better and
particularly the community in
which you live has become epi
demic all over the state. Chief
Gritzmacher, of the Portland
police, has opened a school of in
formation tor all of his officers,
and they are familiarizing them
selves not only with every detail
of the city but with important
matters relative to the state.
Manager Ed Lyons, of the
Northern Pacific Terminal Com
pany, in charge of all ' the em
ployes of the union depot, has
opened a similar school of infor
mation, and will test his men
every two weeks as to their effi
ciency. John H. White, ol New Or
leans, Louisiana, one of Amer
ica's very best publicity men,
has come to make his home in
Oregon, having accepted
tion in Astoria.
posi-
The Oregon Development
League is nearer up with its
correspondence than at any
time in four months. During
last week, however, the names of
more than 600 inquirers about
Oregon were forwarded to the 64
organizations making up the
state body. Two thousand Ger
mans who nave inquired about
Oregon received a special immi
gration number of the Deutch
Zeitung during last week. There
is no class of people more wel
come in this sta.e tnan the Ger
mans.
Looted the Luggage.
That thieves, experienced in
their work, took advantage of
the recent blockade of passenger
trains in Southern Oregon and
Northern California, to ply their
vocation has been made evident
by the artival of baggage in Al-
oany that had been looted.
Among those who were suffer
ers trom the vandaJism ot the
robbers, were Mr. and Mrs.
Brandshagea of San Francisco,
who arrived Sunday from the
South after being in the block
ade. Their trunk, containing
valuables and personal belong
ings, arrived there yesterday and
when inspected was found to
have been looted of its contents,
with the exception of articles of
inconsiderable value. The lock
of the trnnk, which was newly
purchased, had been broken and
the trunk opened, and the con
tents of any value removed. The
missing articles were valued at
over $150.
The cunning of the robbers is
evidenced by the tact that after
looting the trunk of its contents
the lock was loosely adjusted and
the straps which bound the trnnk
refastened securely, so that the
crime was not discovered until
Mr. and, Mrs. Brandshagen re
ceived the trunk.
Business for Rural Carriers.
If one may judge by the
amount of business transacted
throughout Benton county by
the rural carriers as they make
their rounds, things are on the
move in a business way.
During the month of March a
splendid showing was made. On
jiue lour ruru routes a tubai ux
'18,185 pieces of toai were deli-
the four rural routes a total of
ver;d t f-.V" parous on f use
lines; the total number of pieces
collected was 3,857, and the total
amount realized from .sale of
stamps, stampted envelopes, etc.
on tha rural routes aUvi-s was
$55.28 and for the same items on
both rural routes and in the lo
cal postoffice the sales amounted
to $780.05.
The business transacted by
the four routes is as follows:
No. 1, pieces mail delivered,
4167; collected, 582; sales $.53.
No. 2, delivered, 4709; collect
ed 874; sales $16.53.
No. 3, delivered, 5173; collect
ed, 1854; sales 18. 76.
No. 4, delivered, 4136; collect
ed 557; sales $10.36.
The busiest place in Corvallis,
nearly any tims of day is the
handsome new post office, of
which everyone is proud, and
the above item 3 prove that
things are doing on the "inside"
as well as "outside" the estab
lishment The showing made certainly
tells an eloquent tale of pros
perity in Benton.
REFERENDUM INVOKED.
Prominent People Sign Petition
Plenty of Signatures.
Petitions Cilling for a referen
dum vote on the University of
Oregon appropriation bill passed
by the last legislature have been
circulated in Albany this week
by members of the Linn county
grange. The petitions were
printed prior to the meeting held
last Saturday when it was de
cided to invoke the referendum
upon the University of Oregon
appropriation, and their circula
tion was commenced the first
thing Monday morning. The
work is going on under the dir
ection of the joint committee of
the Linn county, grange, ap
pointed for that purpose.
That the move of the Linn
couutv grange to invoke the re
ferendum is looked upon with
favor by a large number of per
sons was shown by the experience
of those securing names for the
petition. Their success seemed
to be almost universal and they
state that very few persons re
fused to affix their signature to
the petition,' when it had been
explained. One petition circu
lated by C. H. Walker was quick
ly filled and was filed with Coun
ty Clerk J. W. Miller who will
forward it to the secretary of
slate. The petition filed con
tains the names of two of
the heaviest taxpayers ia Linn
county, the Mayor of Albany,
County Judge, two ex-sheriffs of
Lmn county, besides other prom
inent persons.
The other petitions which are
being circulated throughout the
county, the committee reports,
were being rapidly signed, and it
was anticipated that there would
be no difficulty in securing the
required number of signatures ia
time.
Why Not Use Elcitric Lights?
Stop scratching matches on ) our wall.
Tnose streaky match scratches look
mighty bad on any wall. But as long aa
you continue to nee gas or oil you'ye got
to use matches.
The "matchless light" is the electric
light, a simple twist of the wrist does it.
We are improving and perfecting our
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 baa been reduced
until it is within reach of all.
If you would like to know more about
it, call on ns in our new office opposite
the O. J. Blackledge furniture store or
phone ns, Ind. Phone 49.
Willamette Valiey Co.
G. A. Clam, Mgr.
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There is talk of a big dinner in Corval
lis next week. Plans are not arranged
bat the tacts will be given oat as soon as
details are settled. In the meantime
citizens should be telling their neigUDors
- and whetting their appetite.