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Corvalus, Benton Copyry, REGON ltipY. Ma; il.
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Investigation , ,
hows that msnry irood- watches are
polled by? tampering. No matter how
lltt'e you suppose. ir. tljf ;na Vr with
yoors better
Hmvo urn repair It.
A whole lot of damage can bn done by
those who are not acquainted wirh the
delicate mechaaism. We know watches
and ran repair them as they should be
Brins u yours if it doesn't so just
riuht.
Albert J. Metzger
WATCHMAKER
Occidental Buildine. - - Corvallis
LADIES' SPRING CFffAKEMTS in the latest styles and patterns. Back Combs, Shirt
Waist Bets, Stock lUatemlem, Bracelets. Cuff Pins, Collar Fins, Neck Chains, in fact, any or
nament that the Ladies couia w;si and at prices that will both interest and please you.
At PRATT'S, Tho Jeweler and Optician
'She can see him, but he can't see her"
Vudor
PORCH SHADES
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SMITH cS- DAVSOX """ 209
Pay the Highest Cash Price
rono'i'irv. uresse.i .al an.1
Dressed and
iuwm na. in.; poultry or veal ro sell,
r-Vl for snme. We kn a full
Remedies.
A No Chirk Grit, Shell and TSnne nr.i "!...,,..... v
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Corvallis
SMITH
Next to J.
, FliOM THIS DATE
Til further notice all classes fitted by PRATT, The Optician, will be
absolutely Guaranteed for one year against breakage of
any kind.
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Brands of
BREAKFAST FOODS
We Carry
KTJT YOTJ M'AXT TO
TOASTED CORN
This food is put up in one pound packages and sold for
15 cents
a package at
B. O. Hfmmtmnd.
CORVALUS STEAM LAUNDRY,
Patronize Homo industry.
BmtalOa Ontmrm Smlloltm.
All Work Om,
SPENCER'S
Hair Invigorator
And Dandruff Erttflcator
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Price, Fifty Cents
Manufactured by
he Vegetable Compound Company
Corvallls, Oregon 91
Starr's Bakery bus secured the
service of D:ck Llewellyn, the
wonderful bread maker. 89tf
BLAG ft LEDGE
is Always Un-to-Bate
See his line of Porch
Shades and Porch
Hammocks
Dressed Pork. Parties i
Dressed Pork. Parties in or close to
call us on Ind. Phone and we will
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R. Smith & Oo.
Oregon
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TRY THE LATEST
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MUCH DISCUSSION MOW.
Of Eugene-Corvaltis Canal Pro-
- A vast deal of interest has been
aronsed in the proposed canal
between Eugene and Corvallis
and the Portland Journal discus
ses the subject tditorrially as fol
lows; ......... . r. ,
! There is a wide awake spirit of
progressiveness, as well as a far
sighted grasp of coming condi
tions, in the movement at Eu
gene for waterway connection
with Portland and the sea. , A
canal from Eugene via Monroe
to a junction with Long Tom in
Benton county, and thence
through the Long Tom nd Wil
lamette to Corvallis, the present
bead of regular steamboat navi
gation, is one of the plans pro
posed. ?, K
An outlet of the kind would
be a conseauental asset for the
future Eugene. The Willamette
valley is easily capable of sup
porting a population of a million
and a half. There is scarcely a
product known to the temperate
zone that the region will not only
produce, but produce in great
abundance and luxuriance. In
the new crops experts are evolv
ing it is being shown that in the
immediate future in the Willam
ette valley there will be succu-'
lent foods for livestock every
month in the year, a condition
known nowhere else, and an
asset that will mean millions
added to the exports of the re
gion. Competent and conservative
authority, after years of study of
conditions, believes that an ex
portable wealth ot $200,000,000 a
year is possible for this extraor
dinarily favored section. The
widely varying character of the
growable products gives the reg
ion a resource far bevond that of
which the present population has
conception. It means a future
population that will make Eu
gene and other valley towns,
cities of importance, wealth and
population. A new artery ot
commerce, such as a water route
with its cheapest of all transpor
tation, would have an incomput
able value for Eugene when the
Willamette valley shall come into
its own.
Drummers Praise It.
Drummers who frequent Cor
vallis have nothing but praise for
the city's bustle and progressiv
ness. A drummer in town this
week said, '"Why, Corvallis is
1 the best town in the valley today
from the point of business activ
; ity. Only look at the buildings
that are going up you don't
jsee .anything like it in other
j towns. See the' buildings on
Main street, and out in the resi
dence part of town it is the same,
for new houses are being built
everywhere."
And it is true. Corvallis is
enjoying a steady growth that is
little short of marvelous. With
her handsome new postoffice
barely off hand, with the John
fon brick nearing completion,
the work starting on the Small
brick, with preparations being
made for the Kline store im
'provement and additiou, the new
I fronts that have been put in.
the repainting of other buildings
ai.d the general rush and stir on
Main stteet, there is li'tle won
der that drummers prononnce it
the liveliest town in the Villey
The hotel question will be
solved to an extent with th
opening again of Hotel Corval
lis, and there is every promis.
that the present business rasri o
the city will continue throughou
the summer and grow ia voluui
with the coming year.'
The OAC pharmacy student',
numbering about one dozen, expeu
to leave tomorrow for a trip ti
Mary's Peak. They anticipate
fine time, as the weather is ideal for
making the ascent.
Interstate Track Meet.
t What gives promise of being
one of the best track meets ever
held is Corvallis is scheduled to
occur in this city May ; 13th. f It
is the first interstate track meet
ever held in Corvallis between
the Washington State : College
and the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege and from the showing made
by; OAC at the Columbia meet it
looks as though the men of -the
orange might win out over th
W. S. C. in the coming event.
That the locals stand a good
chance or the honors is the
opinion of those in position to
know.. . .. w .-. -, 1 -
. Manager McCa'lister says this
will be one of the best meets
ever held at Corvallis and every
one shonld get together and
boost this meet as it will cost a
large sum to bring them here,
and besides the team need, the
combined support from every
student and citizen of Corvallis.
Help the boys to win this meet
and that will helD them win from
U. of O. on May 25.
It is hoped that they will have
the combined support of the bus
iness men on the afternoon of
May 13, and that they will be as
lenient as possible toward their
clerks, in fact nothing would
suit OAC better than to see
every business man of Corvallis
at the meet.
Deserving of Credit.
Oat in Jobs addition there is a
plat of ground that years ago was
dedicated to Corvallis with the
underst inning that the city
would improve, beautify and
make a park there. The donors
were the Jobs, but the little
patch of ground has been neglect
ed and vincared for, and save for
dog fennel and weeds has pro
duced nothing.
Now comes the Village Im
provement society with an offer
to do something with this un
sightly, neglected spot. Not!
only is it an ofir to do some
thing, but a resolution and deter
mination, backed by enery and
sufficient capital to insure the
success of the undertaking.
Trees havt been donated by
the various ch arches and frater
nal organizations of the city and
these trees have been put out in
the little park. The ground has
been properly tilled and made
ready. Prof. Coote has investi
gated the premises and given
his advice as to drainage and the
adaptibility of the soil to certain
kinds of trees ana shrubs;
pipes are to be laid so taat watet
will be at hand throughout the
long dry summer to water the
voung trees, and there will be
funds to carry on the work until
the place has been transformed
from a weed patch to a cleanly,
beautiful and comfortable park,
where residents o? that part of
town may enjoy the pleasure of
shade trees and restful rustic
seas, where pedestrians who
visit the Catholic cemetery or
other suburban points may drop
down for a rst on the way, and
where anyone and everyone who
desires may find an hour's rest
and comfort such as any pleas
ant, out-of-door retreat affords.
Tne Village Improvement so
ciety deserves the praise and as
sistance ot every citizen of Cor
vallis ia this worthy and labor
ious undertaking.
Dr. and Mrs. M. M. Davis arriv
4 home, M.)i:d.ty feveuuig, from
Ctiitorui-i, nccimpiuii-d by their
ion. Htrry, tvnjioin v-ry delicate
teali b.
U.J Y01 iiOva
Y iiir hah, ? Vuu wonder whv he
irries. Barn unite of White's Crara
V'eruiituie a d he will never crj . Most
ah s hav i .odiirt, md the mothers
loa't kiio it. Wlnt-'H Cream Vermi
K i Is the chii-l of woims and cleans
ut its sys'eni in a pt8aant way'. Every
nolher shon d keeps Inxtleof this medi
an ia the house. With it. fear D-ed
never enter her mind. Price 25c Sold
tj Graham A Wortaam.
HE WILL LIVE.
The Boy Who Was Burned A
Terrible Experience.
Dr. B. A. Cathey . returned
Tuesday evening from Bsr Elk,
where he was called the previous
afternoon to attend 14-year old
Ed Mowrer, the lad who was
burned in the fire that consumed
the house of his uncle, J. R.
Mowrer, about midnight, Sun
day The boy is seriously burn
ed about the face, his eyes were
terribly swollen and he was del
erious part of the time during
Dr. Cathey's stay at the bedside.
It is the effects of inhaling such
intense heat that is most danger
ous, hdwever, and pneumonia
may result from it, but the doc
tor thinks the youth will recover,
although he will be scarred for
life. The boy wa3 asleep up
stairs when the house was dis
covered in flames, and when call
ed by his uncle he failed to re
ply. He states that he heard
the call, but can't remember
whether he answered or not.
Mr. Mowrer then made his way
through heat and smoke upstairs
and dashed into room, where he
found the boy crouched by the
bedside and too much overcome
by the heat to assist himself.
The uncle then started from the
room with the boy but at first
misled the door and for a mom
ent thought that certain death
awaited both. A second at
tempt proved successful, how
ever, the door was located and
they escaped to the outside air
and safety, although both are
badly burned.
The boy remembers nothing
from the tima his uncle called
until he found himself in the
night air, safe, with the rest of
the family about him.
It was a narrow escape for all,
and the terrors of that night will
not soon be forgotten by Mr.
Mowrer and family, who have
the sympathy of the community
in the loss of their homa and al
so in the misfortune of their in
juries. Gets Fifteen Years.
Ernest Line, the 19 year old
"Nob Hill" burgular, was sen
tenced to 15 years in the peni
tentiary tor liis crimes by Judge
Gleland in the circuit court Wed
nesday at 2 o'clock. The
youth showed no emotion when
the wo-.ds committing him to
prison fell from the judge's lips,
but as sentence was imposed he
turned toward his mother who
sat beside him. S ie glanced at
him, then fell on the courtroom
flior in a laint.
The specific crime for which
Lane was sentenced was the as
sault and robbery ofj. V. Duf-
resne on April 15. Lan; was
brought into court this morning
and p'.eaded guilty to the charge,
and when asked by Judge Cle
land before the latter imposed
sentence, whether he had any
thing to say, Line replied: "I
plead guilty to the crimes charg
ed against me, but ask that you
show me as much leniency as
possible on account of my mo
ther." For 20 minutes before Judge
Clelar.d sentenced the youthful
burglar, the time of the court
was taken up by Line's lawyer
Dan Murphy, and while the lat
ter was pleading for leniency on
account of the boy's mother,
Lane's eyes glistened with tears.
Portland Journal. Lane is a
former OAC student having left
here in January and immediately
afterwards became a burglar in
Portland.
The C. W. B. M. of the Christian
church held a very pleasant meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Hunting-
ton on Eleventh street this week.
THEIR SILVER ANNIVERSARY.
Married Twenty-Five Years Ago
t r-"--,' in Benton, v 1 -
t-t Twenty-five years ago the 30th
of April at a country borne three
miles from Monroe, Miss Jose
phine Ingram, a pretty California
girl, and Theodore Wellsher, a
sturdy, r honest son of Benton
county, were wedded. Through
subsequent years they have walk
ed side by sid the . rough high
way of life, meeting with , a fair
measure pt pleasure and prosper
ity along with the usual sorrows
and dissappointments, and have
won for themselves the esteem
and good will ot a large circle of
friends and neighbors. Two
daughters, Mrs. E. C. Cummings
of Portland and Miss Vivian
Wellsher, bless their union.
Tuesday evening witnessed at
their home in this city the cele
bration of their silver anniver
sary, a party of friends gathering
there to extend congratulations
and good wishes.
The h.iurs were spent very
happily in conversation and iu
the enjoyment of delicious re
freshments. A mock ceremony
was performed by Rev. G. H.
Feese, who held a song book up
side down and consulted it ser
iopsly, apparently taking his
words from it. Among the vows
imposed upon the bride and
groom was one th.it they would
care for each other, "through
periods of toothache" and ever
"love, clin to and adore" each
other, al! of which was readily
promised.
Mr. and Mrs. Wellsher were
presented with a very elegant
silver fruit bisket, and a silver
butter knife. Those invited
were: R v. a:id Mis. G. H.
Feese, Judge ani Mrs. Watters,
Mr. and Mrs W. C. Swann, Mr.
and Mrs. James Flett, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Beacti, Mr. and
Mrs. H L Hill, Mr. and Mrs.
A L. Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs
S. B. Bme, Mr. and Mrs J. R.
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Good
man, Mrs. C. C. Chipmau and
Mrs. C. D. Abbott.
Can They Save it?
. A dispatch from Seattle says:
Seattle Methodist churches
have outlined a big campaign to
reform this city. They are pre
paring to import evangelists from
Chicago and will start a crusade
next fall, providing in the inter
im for the erection.of several tab
ernacles located in different parts
of the town, which will be capa
ble of seating from 4000 to 6000
persons.
The campaign for the redemp
tion of Seattle will not begin un
til the close of the summer outing
season, lor the local Methodist
campaigners are convined that
the summer outing crowd ought
to have the benefit from the ser
vices as well as those who stay at
home and swelter in tbebeatof
the city. Services, when they
begin, will continue as long as
results can be had. This will be
the most pretent ous campaign
ever attempted by the Seattle
churches.
CORVALLIS
OPERA HOUSE
ONE RIGHT,
TUESDAY, MAY 7TH
The Banner Musical Offering of the
Season. The famous Comedians,
Murray St Mack
ADd their Musical Plav,
Around the Town
Everything new bat the title.
A chorus that is a chorus.
Comedians that are comedians.
Gnaranteed a uood show.
40 People Mostly Girls
' Seat sale opens Saturday morning.
Prices 25c to $1.00.