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Vol. XI -IV.
CoRVAiJiis, Benton County, Oregon, Tjjesday. October 32, IJMVT.
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Corvallls, Oregon 91
All Signs Indicate Rajn. It is Bound to
Come; Get Ready for It Go to
Albert J. Metzger's
and get an UMBRELLA with a
DETACHABLE HANDLE
He has a fine stock of handles of artistic
designs in Cold Of Silver. They
last a life time, are beautiful, convenient
and economical. Occidental Bldg.
BURNED THEIR CLOTHES.
And
Frightened tbe Inhabitants.
Fire at Waldo Hall.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Showed, at the cattle of Austeriitz, he
was the greatest leader in the world.
Ballard's Show Liniment bus shown tl e
pub'ic it is the best Liniment in tbe
world. A quick cure for Rheumatism,
Sprains, Burns, Cots, etc. A. C. Pitts,
Rodeepa, La., sajB: ' I use Ballard's
Snow Liniment in my family and find it
unexcelled for Fore chest, headache,
corns, in fact tor anything that can be
reached hy a liniment. ' Sold by Graham
& Worths m. ,
The Gazette
for Job Work.
TENTH AND MORRISON STREETS, PORTLAND, OREGON
A. P. ARMSTRONG, Ll B., PRINCIPAL
Educates for success in a short time and at small expense, and sends each stu
dent to a position as soon as competent. Quality is our motto, and reputation for
"thorough work brings us over 100 calls per month for office help. Individual in
struction insures rapid progress. We teach the loose leaf, the card index, the
Voucher and other modern methods of bookkeeping. Chartier is our shorthand ;
easy, rapid, legible. Beautiful catalogue, business forms and penmanship free
Write today. References: any merchant, any bank, any newspaper In Portland.
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A "fire alarm at noon Friday
Called out the fire department
and caused considerable excite
ment when it became known
that Waldo Hall, the handsome
new dormitory at OAC was the
scene of the conflagration.
Just how the fire originated is
not known although the suppos
tion is that rags uced in cleaning
a lamp had been left in the closet,
spontaneous combustion result
ing. The closet was a mass of
flames before the fire was discov
ered, the great heat bursting the
transom over the door.
The closet was in a suite of
rooms belonging to Misses Jessie
and Gertie Davidson of lone, and
Miss Faye Roderick, the well
known basketball girl, of Irrigon.
All of the clothing belonging to
the three girls was hanging in
this large, roomy closet and their
trunks and telescopes were also
stored therein. Everything was
completely destroyed leaving the
girls with only the apparel they
were wearing at the time.
The interior of oue 100m was
badly damaged, tbe plastering
torn off and havoc wrought in
general.
The remarkable feature in the
case is that there was practically
no wafer in the Hall save that in
the kitchen which was cariied in
by three-fourth inch pipes for
cooking purposes. The efforts
of the fire department were there
fore unavailing, as water had to
be carried by hand lrom the
kitchen upstairs to extinguish tbe
flames. It is probabe that no
further delay will occur in sup
plying the Hall with plenty of
piping: and faucets, which is, of
course, the intention.
It is fortunate the affair of
Friday was not more serious in
its consequences, as under cue
circumstances it might have been
a shocking calamity.
of these children are "not engaged
in work of any kind, but in
many cists are loaming idly
about town.
The school directors of district
No. five in this city hnve taken
tne matter in- nana and have ap
pointed City Marshal W. A. Mc
Clain to round up these children
not attending school and discover
the reason why they do not at
tend school. The other school
authorities-here have aroused to
this deplorable condition exist
ing and immediate steps will be
taken to see that tbe trnant child
ren attend some school or other.
OAC EASY WINNER.
Rolled up Big Score in First Game
of Season.
NEW MINERAL IN ALASKA.
Has Consistency of Chalk and is
Indigo Blue in Color.
A recent discovery 125 miles
below Rampart on the Yukon
has aroused intense interest in
the North. . Tames Langford, a
Ram Dart pioneer, has found a
vein of mineral of tbe consistency play was made by Rinebart, who
of chalk and of indigo blue in sped down the field o yards for
BELT BUCKLES, BACK COMBS and
, BRACELETS...AII Styles and Prices
: '
PRATT, The Jeweler and Optician.
Swell Line of Wall Paper
and New Wicker Chairs
AT
0. J. BLACKLEDGE'S Furnure stora
You Take No Chances
When You Buy Groceries
At This Store I
All our goods are guaranteed to
comply with the
Pure Food Law
We have the best; and nothing but
the best.
color. It can be used as ordin
ary chalk. None ot the Alaskan
mineralogist can identify if -and I
is being sent to Seattle tor an
alysis.
There is now in Alaska prob
ably a dozen unidentified speci
mens of minerals and one of the
many benefits to Alaska and
Yukon of the Alaska-Yukon-Pa
cific Exposition, which will be
held at Seatt'e in 1909, will be
assemblies: and classifying of
these now unknown specimens.
In many cases the owners of the
veins of unidentified minerals be-
eving that thev stand a chance
of winning great wealth as theii
nd may be some hitherto undis
covered combinalion. As origin
al research work will go on1 all
the time the exposition is in pro-
a touchdown. The goal kicking
by Wolfe was a feature of the
game,
The second half was mostly
punting, and the head work 01
Gagnon in meeting emergencies.
catching and running in punts
has been very highly com pa
mented by those who saw the
game, eox Astoria, Hoover was
was the star player. The line
up was:
Bobbin R E McAndrews
Emily ..... L E Hoo,ver
Jamison R T Mirad
Bennett L T Bays
Barber R G Benson
Fendergrass L G Grimes
Kelley '. C Morrison
Gagnon Q Hughes
Wolfe F B Stebins
Rinehart R H Carlson
gress one of tbe first duties of the Cooper L H Graham
savants in charge of this branch Referee, Moullin
will be the identifing of these
unknown elements or combina
tions, and the adapting of them
to some commercial purpose.
Tonight,
Usual interest is being manl
fested in the engagement of the
Thorns and Orange Blossoms"
company at tbe opera house to
night. The entire production is
the same that made such a re
markable impression at the Acad
emy ot Music at Chicago. The
scenery is newly painted ana
forms . an endless variety of
picturesque places. Tbe play
tells a story of intense interest to
all classes. While in co wise a
problem play, still the theme
treats of a girl's contempt for the
English aristocracy. Lrove,
honor, pathos and comedy in
geniously mixed with the result
that "Thorns and Orange Bios
soms" approaches the finest story
ever written on the subject of
emotional events. Seats selling
at usual place. .Prices 35. 50
and 75.
Corvallis and Albany Schools,
We Want Your Business
Modes Grocery
For Business Advertise
It is stated that so far mvesti
pation has failed to show that
here is a single'child in Corvallis
between the ages of 9 to 14 years
who is not in school or profitably
employed as by law required,
This is in striking contrast to ao
item in Saturday's Albany Herald
which says:
A most startling situation and
one wnicn aemancs immediate
attention on the part of the school
authorities of Albany has been
found to exist. A careful can
vass ot the children of scuool
aee in this cilv bs revealed the
fact that nearly 18 per cent of th
total number of children ot school
age in Albanyare not attending
school. 1
Of the 850 or more children
school a?e in Albany, there are
150 under 16 years ot age an
above nint years, who are at
tending no school in this city
The further deplorable fact comes
ko light that a large proportion
In a snappy game of football
on OAC's field, Sa'urdav after
noon, tbe Agrics won over the
Astoria Athletic Club team b
the decisive score of 26 to o.
The game was clean, there was
no bad feeling on either side, and
a large crowd was present.
From tbe start it was apparent
that the visitors were slow, al
though they showed greater
strength than OAC. At no time,
however, was tbe OAC goal in
danger save once, , when Astoria
managed to recover a punt on
OAC's 20-yard line.
For the local eleven Gagnon,
Bennet, Wolfe, Jamison, Rine
hart, Emily and Dobbins perhaps
accomplished tbe most brilliant
results for OAC, although every
man in the bunch played fast.
scientific ball. One grandstand
session of the Legislature, sav-i
the Oregonian. In response b :
issues the following statement:
Any teacher who, on or before
August 17, 1907, completed th
examinations tor a state certifi
cate shall be governed Jby the
rule that has been in force during
the past eight years. That is to
say, any applicant who now
holds a state certificate or who
hr.s completed the examinations
for same, in order to secure a
state diploma must take examin
ations in the following subjects:
English Literature, Botany, Gen
eral History and Plane Geometry.
These may be taken in two suc
cessive examinations during the
validity of tbe state certificate.
Any applicant who completes
the examinations for a state cer
tificate in February, 1908, or af
ter that date, must take the ex
aminations on the 19 subjects
specified in subdivision 6, section
6, School Laws of Oregon, one
of which is English Literature.
Such an applicant in order to se
cure a state diploma, must pass
an examination on the additional
subjects of Botany, Plane Geom
etry and General History, which
must be taken at one examina
tion during the validity of his
state certificate. -
Real Estate Transfers.
Umpire, Norcross.
Time-keeper, McAllister.
Additional Local.
Ralston Cox Dead.
Rolston Cox, an old-time Cor
vallis busiuesss man and builder
of the old street railway system
in this city, long since "defunct",
is dead. A brief notice in the
Telegram of Thursday evening
tells the story thus:
Funeral services ot Ralston
Cox were held this afternoon at
Holm's chapel. Mr. Cox died
Tuesday night at the North Pa
cific Sanitarium, death being due ember i3, Aumsville
TJnknowa persona while bunting on
the JT. O. Wilson place, Sunday, started
a fire that horned 75 acres of first class
pasture on which there was a good stand
of grass. Mr. WilBon is justly indignant
and hereafter wi'.I tolerate no more tres
passing en his premises.
Tom and Bob Yidito Sunday evening
from a ten daya' trip by private convey
ance through tbe Prineville country.
Five farmers' inatitutea will be held in
Marion county, beginning November 12,
as follows: November 12, Jefferson; Nov
November 14, Lib-
to an operation. He leaves a
widow and daughter in Sunny-
side. His age was 50 years. Mr,
Cox had been a resident of Ore
gon for more than 20 years, com
ing here trom Pennsylvania.
For several years he was in
business in Corvallis, and he pro
moted a street railway system
there in 1869. Since he came to
Portland nine years ago he was
agent for the Corvallis Flouring
Miils here. He- was known as
an energetic business man and
his charitable acts were numer
ous, llis death has caused a.
shock among a large circle of
friends.
erty; November 15, Gervais, and Novem
ber 16, Hubbard. Three sessions, morn
ing, afternoon and evening, will be held
at each of these places. The institutes
will be conducted by Dr. James Witby-
combe, director of the Oregon Agricultur
al College Experiment Station, assisted
by the regular institute corps of the col
lege, and subjects pertaining to farming
will be treated by specialists.
Claude Swann is seriously ill w'th
appendicitis at the noma of bis
parents on Fourth street, it is not
yet known whether an operation
will bemeceseary.
Announcement!
LETTER LIST.
The following lettsrs remain uncalled
for in the Corvallis postorfice, for the
week ending Oct. 19, 1907:
Mrs. A K Browne. Miss Augusta . Mil
ler, B F Relmer, Mrs. Rebecca Webster.
B. W. J0HM8OK, P M
White Sewing Machines.
We have secured tbe agency for the
celebrated White Sewing Machines. Mrs.
i.:habert , demonstrates in our Ladies
Rendy-to-Wear department.
S7 98 J VI. Nolan & Son.
On and after October 20, 1907, 1 find i
necessary to raise the rates to our pa
Urons. Thia step we have taken alter
careful consideration, owing to the ad'
vance of prices in all eatableB which fact
is well known to all.
Onr future rates : Meals 35c and 50c.
Board and lodging per day, (1.50 to f 2.
Board and lodging per week, $7 to 110,50.
Meal tickets, $5 and f 7. Sunday dinners
50 cents.
Trusting that I will receive the same
liberal patronage as in the past,
Very respectfully,
Chas. L. Bakkk,
86 87 Prop., Hotel Corvallis.
J N Brandeberry to F S True
4.95 acres near Corvallis, $1050.
W B Cate to Mary A Cate lots
7-8-9 bl 8 Corvallis, $1.
Roy J Keeney to John Bier lots
2 bl 18 Wilkin's add Corvallis,
$10.
August W Fischer to T D
Campbell 1-2 acre near Fischer's
Mill, $1.
M B Rankin to George E Lilly
land southwest of Philomath, $1.
M Bumgardner et al to M B
Rankin 160 acres near Bellefoun
tain $10.
J B Starr et al to M B Rankin
80 acres south of Philomath, $10
V E Walters et a! to M B Ran
kin, 120 acres south of Philo
math, $10.
T D Hufft et al to M B Ran
kin, 80 acres west ot Philomath,
$10.
G H Woodburn et al to M B
Rankin 321 51 100 acres near
Belief ountain , $2000.
T T Orr et al to MB Rankin
147.67 acres south of Philomath,
$3248.74. ,
Wm Shrader et al to M B
Rankin 120 acres south of Philo
math, $1.
Wm H Gwinn et al to M B
Rankin 54. 33 acres south of
Pbilomatb, $1195.26.
F L Gwinn et al to N B Ran
kin 174.66 acres near Philomath
$855-52. ... .
Levi Oren to Martin Cbappeu
parcel of land in Corvallis, $1250.
Sarah L Cauthorn to S N Lilly
lot 6 bl "G" Avery's add Cor
vals, $2000.
Waldo L Cheshire to J N Mc
Fadden land near Monroe, $10.
Charles Lillard to A E Mul-
vaney lots 1-2 bl "A" Jobs add
Corvallis $700.
T?o TT; Rttirc In Tt A Williams
lots 73-84 bl 21 Philomath, $728..
Jersey Bu I For Sale.
Answer to Teachers.
Superintendent of Public In
struction J. H. Ackeiman has re
cently, received many inquiries
from teachers who have already
begun taking the examinations
tV" ctifa) . no v--o ncllnrt mliaf rinr
I ava oiiDiiu LcLSt.b9 aooiiut; wutiuti
i. SSa, 3. B. UU I J
stjpg tiae cotsgia ad hwiainnge the change in the law at the last
Des-fnded Irou. Graijd Coin and Gold
en Glow; iuooorteii cow testing 18 lbs.
outter Int. in 7 iiays. with first calf Ad-ire-8,
Al. S. Woodcock, Corvallis, Ore
gon. 72t
The Best Quality ot
PIANOS and ORGANS
At the Store ;of GRAHAM & WELLS'
Corvallis, Oregoo
CUSTOMERS
Are requested to call and see them
fore purchasing elsewhere.
be
THIS OLD RELIABLE HOUSE will
sell their FINE-TONED INSTRU
MENTS FOR REASONABLE PRICES
instead of charging you extra to make
up for thigh city rents, railroad fares and
hotel bills for traveling salesmen.
Music Loving People
Can purchase these reliable goods in
their home town. If there is anything
you do not understand you will find the
sellers near your home.