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Vol. XL.IV.
CORVAUJiS
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NO. 41
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rilfht kni of a hl'e. n rir r to rfworfite a
fairy firirer to rlVbrpt h hirtbrJav. pn
nepmpnt or a redding. In our Mi?eib
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JEYt'ELRY
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Albert J. &etzer
WATCHMAKER
Of"Hpntnl Rnili'in?. - - - PorysVis
LABICS" SFntTC CFff KTFfTS hi the
w, !-tc ihHi irlprj. Krnwlets. C11B Pin, Collar Fine, 'erk Cluijis, in fact, any or- II
nament that the Ladies rnulrt wish ami at prices that will both irtrrest 3wl j.kase you. . '
xt rr ATI'S, The eiee- ant Out dsn II
n
"Th Moat ComfartablPUc
- ' in the Houe."
Vudor
PORCH SHADES
FROM THIS D ATE
'Til further notice ait glasses 6tted by PRATT, The Optician, will be
absolutely uarmieed fur one yean against breakage of
any kind.
Brands of
BREAKFAST FOODS
We Carry
1JIJT YOU WAN'T TO
This food is put up in one pound packages and sold for
15 cessts
a package at
HGSZES GSZG3ERY
The Life Insurance
Mudi'le has started the public to think
ing. The wonderful siiccpps that hs
xnft Ballard's Hnrphonnil Svrpp in its
rrusaie on Conjjlia, Inflnnza, Bronchitis
and all Pn'.monarv troubles has etarred
the public to thinking of this wnmlprful
preparation. The" are all using it. Join
the prtcesaion and down with sickness.'
Price 25o, 50- and $1.00. bold by Gra
ham & Worthaui.
Do Yon Love
Your baby? You wonder whv he
cries. Bay a bottle of White's Cream
Vermifuge and be will never cr) . Most
babies have worms, and the mothers
doat know it White's Cream Vermi
fuge rids the child of -worms and cleans
out its system in a pleasant war',. Every
mother shoold keep a bottle of this medi
cine in the house. With it, fear need
never enter her mind. Price 25c Sold
by Graham & Wortbam.
Hair Mvigerster
And CeriTruff DftUslcr
5 J Sat fe'
3
Price, - F-sty Cents
The VejetcLte CcrrjTLrd Ctnrpat:y
Csrva'Hs, Qrg-jan ft
ptnrr'n R1pt rss pioii'fd the
gereirpa (,f DJpk T.Uwilhn, tp
wor oVrh'l Vr rl n ( V'. 89 if
Meet styVs srd i ptterrs. Bmk Cor ts. Shirt
BLMiLB&E
is ASways Up-to-Bate,
See his line of Porch
Shades and Porch
Hammocks
Sia&t Received
TRY THE LATEST
i
Call for Yvuf rants.
T!iete is rocce-? on l and with the City
Treasurer to pay all endorsed warrants in
general fund, up to and including Dec.
lt, 1903. Interest will stop on same
from this date. May 6, I9O7.
Uraxt Elgin,
39-42 City Treasurer.
Notice For Publication.
Department of the Interior.
Laud Office at Portland. Oregon,
May. 19U7.
Notice Is hereby given that George H. Luk
enbiJl of Benton County, Oregon, has filed
notic e oi aifi inteution to make finol commuta
tion ptooi iu supportof his claim, vis: Home
tead Entry So. 15TS8 made Sent. 16. 190,5. for
the SEJ NEt and E SE See. 21 and NE4 NEi
Dec lowaaiujime, KKDgeo vr.uia-tQatSAia
proof wtU be nude before tile- Clerk of-Beato-i
County, at CorTallis. Oreron. on June 17. 1307.
Be. names ilia, following witneaeea to -prove
bis continuous residence, -upon. Ad cultivation
ef the land, viz: R. E. L. Brown of jCorvallia.
Oieeoa: Ezrm Harris of Corrallia. Orana
Oovier of CorvaUis, Oregon; Jotta OlaooolJ
y 41 nil
ONE BOABD QF ASSENTS.
Far OAC, U. of p. an J State Nor-
r mals Palmer's Oplnibn-
Ex-county Judge Eune
Palmer, of Albany, was ' in' th
city this week gathering up the
petitions that have been circulat
ed with a view to obtaining a
referendum vote en' the Univer
sity of Oregon appropriation bill,'
says the Telegram. - Mr. Palmer
states that he will have the re
quired Dumber of 'signatures,
with iooo to spare, and that the
petitions have been extensively
c rculated in Clackamas, ' Linn.
Marion, Multnomah and Uma
tilla, as well as in other counties.
'Not one man in twelve ha?
lelus-ed to s-iyn our petition,"
si.id Mr. Palmer this morning.
"Y r have been severely rriticis
td, but 1 would like to sav that
we are not opposed to the uni
versity or the men connected
with it, but we do denounce the
manner in which the measure
whs passed. Neither do v e
think the school is. getting tot:
much money for imorovements,
hut we do believe that the ap
propriation as a continual one, i
too large. Personally I would
have consented to an appropria
tion Of $200,000 this year, if the
university needs it, but I blame
the legislature for not providing
a method for raising revenue,
other than a direct tax on the
people of the stite. I am entire
ly friendly to the cause of higher
educaiion, but belive that the
s ate should have one board of
regents for the University of
Oregon, Agricultural College
and Normal schools. We have
too many normals; two would be
quite sufficient.
Mr. Palmer stated that the
course of study at the Univer
sity of Oregon was a partial dup
licate of that of the Oregon Ag
ricultural College. The L, nn
county man said he favored
raising the standard of the pub
lic schools all over the state to
include the ninth and tenth
grades. He was asked if he b -lieved
the defeat of the appro
priation bill would result in in
crease of the common school
fund, and be answered in the
ifBrmative.
Found Guilty of Murder.
Many people in Corvallis re
member Miss Rose Eytiuge, the
actress, wuo spent some time in
this city a year or two ago and
who gave a public recital here,
assisted by her pupil iu dramatic
art. Miss EJna Irvine. Re
meinbering this pleasant lady, a
dispatch from Phoenix, Arizona,
in Wednesday's Oregonian,
comes almost as a personal shock,
for it says:
Louis V. Eytinge, who
claims to be a nephew of the ta
iHcus actr.ss, Rose Eytinge,
was today found guilty of the
muidcr ot John Leight, ot She
bovgon, Wis., and will be sen
tenced to life imprisonment. The
jury was out all night and re
turned a verdict of murder in the
iiit-t degiee. Evtinge received
the verd.ct unmoved and smiled
j 1 he foreman rean the fiading
jury. Ssntence will be
formerly pissed upon the pris
oner June 4.
. Eytinge and Leight came to
Pbcnix together several months
ago. lney were bota suttenng
from long trouble and while
bound for Arizona had become
acquainted. I bey roomed to
gether here and on March 17th
took a ride together into th -desert,
Leight never returning
His body was later found in an
unfrequented spot and at the in
quest it' developed that be had
been poisoned. All his money
and valuables' had -disappeared:
A month later Eytinge was ap
prehended iii Sari "Francisco,
brought back here and " tiled fo
mhrder. " " v " '
Laurence Hetker of Wells was a
busioee visitor in Corvallis. W ed-
Officials Were Angry.
A. C. Woodcock" and : George
A. Dorris, the '" Eugene attorneys
who went tor'Frisco ' list 'week
For the' purpose of tendering pay
ment for a large ' acreage ot the
Sonthern Pacific company's tim
ber land in Lane county, have
arrived home in Eugene. In re
gard to their trip and the results
the Eugene Guatd says.
Messrs. Woodcock and Dorris
represented the Gross company,
which has collected 50 each
from 45 or 50 persons for the
purpose cf rrshinp- the matter
throrgh. If successful a part of
the money is to applied to a loca
tion fee. If unsuccessful, the
money is lost, but those who
have paid the sum seem to be
willifg to risk the chance and
rxnect a favorable decision by
the courts.
Mr. Woodcock, when seen by
a reporter, stated that the tender
of the money wa ; made the offi
cials, who refused to accept and
who really became very angry.
Suit wiM now be commenced to
compel the company to sell, and
those interested in the matter are
very hwpeful of the outcome, al
though a good many think it
will be a number of years before
the land will be secured by
those filing on it now, or not at
all.
The acreage represented by
Mr. Woodcock consists of about
20 sections.
Prosperity Here.
Things are not standing still
in Corvallis this spring, if any
of your neighbors happen to in
quire." " There are several things
that have already happened, and
numerous others are on the bills.
One of the latest is the horse
and livestock show that happens
on the 7th and 8th of June and
for which great plans are now
being made. This will be not
only the biggest affair of the sort
ever attempted in Benton, but it
will be one which will have a
far-reaching and beneficial eflVct
which will mean much to the
county tor many a "moon."
Another thing: Corvallis will
celebrate and do it up about
right. : Committees are hard at
work on details and there is no
doubt that the eagle will scream
with a vim in this city July 4th.
Corvallis is growing: Ttie
Johnson brick is rapidly nearing
completion; so is the Small brick,
and a thousand and one minor
buildings and improvements are
under way. " Every working man
in Corvallis is busy, or it is hi
own faul, for there is work at
good wages for those who seek
it, and prosperity smiles upon
alL
Married-
x An noon Sunday, at the home
of the bride's- parents on Five
Rivers, Mr. Frank Peek and
Miss Ellen Seits were united in
the holy bonds of matTimonv.
M'ss Ernest played the wedding
march as the couple entered the
room and Rev. W. D. Risley
spoke the impressive words that I
made the couple one. Tne
bridegroom wore the convention
al black and the bride was at
tired in a beautiful costume of
white siik and carried a bou
quet ot red and white roses. Be
sides the parents and near rela
tives ot the contracting parties,
chere was a goodly number ot
ycung ladies and gentlemen pre
sent, about 40 in all.
' Immediately after the cere
mouy a most delicious wedding
dinner was served. . Boih the
bridegroom and the bride are
highly respected young people
and their many friends extend
heir ' hearty congratulations.
They leave for Bothell,: Wash
ington.'' in a feW d.ivs. Guestl "
Tae high piica of-win-at- will put
many hundreds of thousands -of
dollars into the banda of the wheat
growers of the Inland Empire, and
inaocq outlook is floe.
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" -;". . ":- -:
AGED 120 YEARS.
Oldest Person in the' World Cele
brates Birthday.
About the time that the Amer
ican colonies realized the- neces
sity of federation, while the
United States constitution was
yet unwritten and the nation
still unborn, there came into the
world oh a farm near Knoxville,
Tennessee, a girl baby who was
destined to witness the marvel
ous changes that have since
transformed the world and to
survive out ot the old time into
ours. The child that learned to
lisp when Washington was pres
ident in the eighteenth century,
still lives to talk of President
Roosevelt in the twentieth cen
tury, and eyes that a hundred
years ago looked lovingly upon
her first born, today smile with a
fading light upon the "child of
her old age," a woman now
nearly 77.
Mary Ramsey Wods was born
as Mary Ramsey on May 20,
1787. She was a tiny maid
when the French revolution was
dyeing the gutters of Paris red;
she was a laughing school girl of
7 when Tennessee was admitted
as a state to the union ; she was a
blushing bride when the great
Napoleon ceded Louisana to the
United States, and a prond
young mother when Lewis and
Clark tramped over the conti
nent to "where roils the Ore
gon." And she well remembers
her father taking down his gun,
shouldering his blankets and go
ing out to fight the battles of his
country in the war ot 1812.
Monday Mrs. Woods spent her
120th birthday receiving a few
callers and cleaning gooseber
ries. Though probably the oldest
woman in tne world, her intel
lect is still keen, as is shown by
the fact that a little over a year
ago her testimony' decided a law
suit and settled the title to pro
perty which was deeded over 42
years ago.
We can scarcely realize the
marvelous changes that have
taken place in the world during
Mrs. Woods' eventful lite.
When she was a child people lit
erally lived the "simple life"
none of the comforts o: conven
iences of today were in existence.
Gentlemen still wore the fancv
costume, knickerbockers, frilled
shirts and cocked hats, while the
common people wore homespun.
She was a babe of two years
when this government began
business. She was 20 vears old
when Robert Fulton ploughed
waters with his primitive steam
boat, and 40 years old when the
first railway was laid. In those
old days the spinning jenny was
not invented and the tiusta thin,
undreamed of.
Oa feels a sort of awe in talk
ing with and gazing upon some
one who has seen so much and
lived so lone in this world of
ours. Her face is a study in
wrinkles. Her voice is a quaver,
but her carriage is good and her
manner alert. And yet no one
can see her and yearn to live to
- be 120 years oid. Mr.. Woods
home is at Hillsboro. Oregon
Journal.
Mops in Polk.
The prospects for a fair price
for hops the coming year looks a
little dubious at present, declares
a Polk county exchange. ' The
idea is reflected by some hop
men who think that the present
condition of the crop is below
the average. Ochers say that
they are about in average condi
tion for this t;me of the year.
Some of the older bottom land
yards show a good growth but
taking the' old, new, upland and
bottom land the present condi-
tton;i,s fully np to the- standard.
, 5 T.he worst, feature is that the
large yards are not able to get
enough men to keep the yards in
snape.
The two high waters
spring have made an extraordi
nary amount of work necessary
to get the bottom lands in good
shape. Krebs Bros, for instance
having nearly 100 acres on which
they have been unable to get the
trellis poles set or the land plow
ed even once.
If there were enough men one
week would be enough to get the
balance of the strings in, and the
vines trained, and none of the
vines would be badly tangled by
that time.
The last rain came just right
so that they have all been able to
get the yards plowed in fairly
gool condition.
THESE XiZXZ V5NNE33.
In
City Election Monday
Amendments Carried.
The lour chatter amendments
that were voted on at the city
election Monday carried by large
majorities. The amendment
making the wa"er committee
elective canied by 256 majority,
and the others went through
with a large, number of votes to
spare.
George E. Lilly was electel
mayor of Corvallis over F. L.
Miller. Lilly's vote was 261;
Miller's 191. J. Fred Yites had
no opposition in the race for po
lice judge and received 348 votes.
J. D. Wells is the newly elected
chief of police, his total vote be
ing 158. Lincoln Chambers was
a close second with 154 votes,
and J. W. Ingle received 145.
There was considerable discus
sion concerning the couucihneu
to be elected in the . various
wards, and much more interest
than usual seemed to be taken in
the matter. The result is:
First war-?, I. D. Bodine, no;
A. P. Johnson to fill vacancy
caused bv resignation of S. W.
Hclmes, 100.
Second ward Q. J. Blackledge,
58; Charles Heckart, 93.
Third ward, A. B. Cordley
105; J. E. Fowells to fill vacancy
made by Frank Francis :o's re
signation, 80; A. L. Minor, 41;
to fill vacancy caused by resig
nation of Lincoln Charrbers,
James Harper, 88. '
NEXT WEDNESDAY EVEWH3.
Convention of Rural Carriers and
Postmasters in Corvallis.
There will be a convention of
rural carriers and postmasters ot
Linn and Benion counties, in the
Corvallis posteffice next Wed
nesday evening, and the meet
ing gives promise ot being Dota
interesting and beneficial for
those most concerned.
These meetings have tor their
object the improvement of the
rural service, aud every riual
carrier and every postmaster both
in Benton and Lina counties are
invited to attend and should do
so, in order that the meeting may
be a complete success.
The invitations that have been
issued close with the command,
"Come prepared to talk, ask
questions and eat," which is
surely enough to tempt any man
into attending the gathering.
After the meeting a banquet wi I
be enjoyed by all present. The
program in full is as follows:
Music Male Quartette
Address, "Purposes of the B. L. C.
Association," H. M. Cuuiming, Pres.
Remarks, J. S. VanWinkle, Post
master, Albany, Oregon
Music Male Quartette
Some Suggestions for .Rural Carriers
F. M. Powell, Ass't Postmaster
Albany, Oregon
Some Remarks,Wise and Otherwise
B. F. Irvine, Editor Corvallis Times
Music ..Male Quartette
Some Pointers for Postmasters. i.B. -W.
Johnson, Postmaster, Corvallis
Song Albany Poetoffice Force
General Discussion
Business Meeting
Banquet .
Sheriff Burnett and Robert John
son have been Portland visitors
sine Tne'df v. in attendance at the
thisliaasions of tha grand lodge, K. of P.