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Vol. XLV.
i a I I ? v Hfmon Cototy',, pFI-OON, Tuesday, January 1008.
NO. II
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takers nd Hrenee't ppirta'mers, South
Main St., Porwnllis, O-.
ATTORN FYS
J. V. YATF.R. ATTOPNEY-AT-T.AW.
Office dh stsfm in Zierolf Building.
Only' Ret of ahsrrarfs fn Benton County
F. ft. BT YPON ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in Foot Office Building. Corval
l?a, Oregon.
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WANTF.n 500 PFBPPTITBFRSTOTHF
Oaicttb anrt Weekly Oregonian at
2 BO ppr vpnr.
HOMES FOR SALE
WTLLPFLL LOTS TN OORVALIJ8,
Oregon, on instalment rlan and as
p'st purchasers to build homes on them
U desired. Address First Nations'
Bank. Coryallie.Or.
WILL SELL MY LOTS IN NEWPORT,
Or., for epot cash, balance instal
ments, and help parties to hnild homes
thereon, if desired. Address M. 8.
Woodcock. O vallis. Or.
BANKING.
THE FlP.sn NATIONAL BANK OF
Corvallis, Oregon, transacts a general
conservative backing bnainess. Loans
money on approved eeonrity. Draft
bought and sold and money transfer ed
to the principal cities of the United
States, Europe and foreiirn rountriea.
Smith & Dawson
Headquarters for
Fruit Tree Spray
Diamond Chicken Feed
Chicken Grit
Ground Bone
Shrll and Ponllry Food
Lice Killer, etc,
We pay cash for dreFsed Veal and Pork,
Poultry and t-gte.
Xext door to J. R. Smith A Co.
Ind. Phona 209
Notice to Creditors.
Kotice is hereby given to all persons concerned
mat ine unaersignea nas ocen app.intea execu
trix of the last will and testament of R. C. Kiirer.
deceased, by the Ootvity Court of Benton Coumty,
Stateof Oregon. All persons havinc claims against
th estate of said n. C. Rnrer. deceased, are hereby
reQuired to present the same, with proper vouch
ers, duly verified as bv law reaaired. within six
luontks from the date'hereoi, to the undersigned
at her residence in Corvallis, Orejron, or at the
office of McFaddeu & Bryson, Attorney, in Cor-
vmlns, ureffen.
Dated at Corvallis, Orepon, this aSth day cf
January, 1906.
Minerva J. Kigbr,
Executrix of the last will and testament ot K. C
Kijrer, deceaacd. 11-21
CASTOR I A
Fox Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
EHgaatWwef
THE STORY OF KHAKI.
A t-ASting Dye That Was Discoverad
by Acc'tJent.
Khaki, the olive '-.olored canvas
slcth worn by solditrs in hot eli
trates, owes its present use to a
lucky accident, as is the case with
many inventions. This cotton stuff
has been worn in India by British
troops for many years. Its tint was
a greenish brown, but it always fad
ed when it was washed with soap.
A business man from Manchester
while traveling in India chanced to
enter into conversation with an
English officer, who remarked care
lessly that the first manufacturer
who could produce a cotton drill
that would not fade would make his
fortune.
The young Englishman never for
got this hint. He came home, found
a skillful dyer and with him began
the search for an olive dye which
when used on cotton cloth would
not yield to soap or soda. They
spent years in these experiments, all
of which proved fruitless.
One day they found among .sev
eral scraps of dyed cloth one which
retained its color under the most
severe tests. The puzzling fact was
that it had been cut from the same
piece of cloth and subjected to the
same processes as the other scraps,
all of which faded. The two experi
menters were greatly perplexed and
for months tried in vain to solve
the riddle. The one little fragment
of khaki was the only one which
kept its color against all attacks.
By chance one day they found
that the dye in which this scrap had
been dipped had remained for a
time in a metal dish of a peculiar
kind. The secret was found. The
metal of the dish in combination
with the chemicals 'of the dye had
furnished the one thincr needful.
They tried the experiment with oth
er pieces. The dye held, and their
fortunes were made. '-Chicago Record-Herald.
Fo Homing" tnstraron;,ai-i,,w1
"Mr. Whittlesy " said the city ed
itor to the new reporter, "there's
to be a meeting of the trustees at
the public library building this even
ing at 8 o'clock. You may go and
cover it. Make a story of about 400
words out of it'
The new reporter went away on
his assignment, and the chief of the
lonal donirfmPTlf fnrnpd ncnin t.O
his desk, made an entry in the as-j
signment book that lay before him!
and dismissed tne matter irom nis
mind. About 11 o'clock, however,
he suddenly called out :
"Where's Whittlesy?"
"Here, sir," answered that young
man, coming forward.
"I sent you to a board meeting at
the public library. Where's your
story ?"
"It isn't quite finished yet. You
told me to make 400 words of it,
and I've got only a little over 300
bo far."
"What did they do?"
"They met, called the roll and
adjourned until next Tuesday even
ing." Youth's Companion.
Flat Odora.
"If one could live on odors alone,"
said Mr. Flatdweller, "it wouldn't
cost much to live in a flat. '
"For there's no odor of cooking
known that you can't smell here.
The dumb waiter shafts and the va
rious holes throagh floors and ceil
ings for steam and water pipes seem
to make the whole building a sort
of universal sviiell conductor in
which no cooking odor is lost, in
whtrh all odors come to all.
"And so if anybody in fie bin-ding
Has ro:ist turkey we know that,
bat so. nla. do we know it in'! well
if anvbody ha-; eo'Tiejl beef and cab
bage or onion-; or fish. There is.
indeed, a sur.Vit cf odors, and, as 1
said, if one could live on odors,
what a plave this would be to board
such a variety and how cheap!"
Xew York SAn.
The Soy Bean.
The complaint is soifl&iirnes made
that the soy bean does not enrich the
soil to the same tstent as does the
culture of the cowoea. Judging from
the chemical composition of the two
crops it seems possible that when both
crops are removed from the soil the
Boy bean carries avay a greater quan
tity of fertility because the grain is
so much richer hi nitrogen' than the
grain of the cow pea. If. however,
both crops are used for greea manur
ing their chemical composition cannot
produce a wide difference in soil im
provement. The higher nitrogen con
tent of the my ben seed la effset by
Additional Local.
The Freshman class is clearly demon
stratirp the fact thst they bave the rifht
spirit. At one of their meetings last week
t hey decided tr organize a Freshman
track team which will compete sftainst
the other claFfes in the annual class
m eet ti xt srrirp. Tp excite interest in
tnis undertaking and. to furnish an in
centive for the nieo to get ont and train
f or the teem, it wre voted togiyeto every
man winnipp three or more points in the
class meet a Fresi.man Jersey. Friday
evening the n;fn v. to intend to tryont
for this track team met, in the chapel
where they discussed plars and prospects
and liplered to pome words of kindly ad
vice given by Trainer Heater. Tne mem
bers of tbe present Freshmaa class are
taking a genuine interest in- school af
fairs, ecperiaily in athletics. We trust
that they will tarn out some- winners.
Barometer.
Fresh vegetables an li-nits
always on hand in their season.
Cooper & Whitesides. ' ntf
The United States snagboat Mathloms,
which has been operating in the river be
tween this city and Albany for the past
week, has finis-bed itp work in this see
tion and left down the river Thursday
night. During the last freshet a-nnmber
of large tnagf ledged in tbe chancel just
above the Corvallis flouritg mill,' seri
oasly interfering with navigation on the
upper rivpr. The Matliloma has entirely
cleared these out so that steamers may
saf ely ply the river as farnpas Peoria
Bef ere Itavirg Coiva-lis the captainof
the Malhioma gave a public exhibition
of scientific snay-pulling opposite the O.
C. T. Ce.'s dock, iTiie class in mechanics
of OAC was invited on hoard to' observe
the wotk. The stf amef Leona has heen
under charter of the Corvallis flouring
mills for t) e pst two weeks, hauling
wheat frcin Ihe company's warehouses at
Peoria and Finley to Corvallis. She fin- '
in he J the work Thursday and went on
down the river.
Governor Chamberlain today offered a
reward of $4000 for the arrest and convic
tion of the mnrt'erej of the.Casteel faBc -
ily at Macleay, about two months ago.Junder the 'auspices' of the OAC
says Friday's Oregcnian. The offer of
the reward came as a complete surprise
in official circles and can be accounted
for only ' upon tbe supposition that the
Governor has been informed by private
p arties that they have a clue and are
willing to follow it np with an investiga
tion if a reward shall be offered. Sheriff
Culver made a yery exhaustive investi
g ation at ths scene of tbe murder and
also secured a complete history of the
family affairs and relations of the Oaa
t eels and Mort Montgomery, the bired
man. Culver was thoroughly convinced
that Montgomery killed tbe CasteelB and
himself, probably because he was in love
with the daughter, who was about to be
married to a man at Roseburg. The DU
tri ct Attorney is aleo satisfied this is tbe
correct theory of the crime.
New York, Jan. 23. Daniel J. Kellyi
World's champion amateur sprinter, ar
rived Wednesday to compete in the Pas
ti me Athletic Club's carnival at Madison
Square Garden, Monday night. Although
Kelly is not keyed np to the physical
notch that enabled him to cover 100 yards
in 9 3-5 seconds, and 220 yards in 21 1-5
seconds, both world's records, heexpeets
in tbe four days intervening to get into
good enough form to ran one of the best
races of his career on an indoor facie.
Kelly is slated to appear in both the 60
and 220-yard handicap s. Yale Univer
sity will bave a team of I5 or 20 men te
participate in nearly every event on the
program. Columbia and the University
of Pennsylvania will also be well repre
sented, while the Chicago Athletic VJlub's
delegation of five men beaded by A. C
Ramev, now the champion middle-distance
runner of the West, expects to cap
ture a num her of prize?. Forrest B.
Smithson, of the Multnomah Club, of
Portland, Oregon, will be pitted against
Hillman, tbe Olrmpia hurdler, and one
of tbe best hurdle races ot tbe year is ex
pected. Oregonian.
WHAT THE FRflCRAM Wll I RF
Practical Subjects to be Discussed.
Meeting Occurs February 1st.
Tbeprogrsm for tbe School
Officers' Convention to be held at
tbe ccurt bcuse in this city, Sat
t rd 'y, February 1, bes teen cc m
pkttd. It ccr.sists cf sul jects ol
a practical ualure to this depart
ment of school government.
With such 'a program no director
can help being, benefited ty at
tending. The. attendance of
those present will indicate direct
ly their interest in the office tbe
accepted.
No greater reiponsibility rests
on. any person connected with
onr schools. The entire work
of the schoels rests with them.
fto get this work done in the
pest possible manner should ',be
striven lor. Tit assembling ot
onr school officers will bring for-
. -w r
wara new ideas or scrtoel gov-
errment, business methods, finan
ces. It will bring these officers
closer together so that in the fu
ture they can work as a unit in
behalf of their interests.
-The program follows: Intro
ductory remarks, Supt. Denman;
address, Supt. of Public Instruc
tion, J. H. Ackerman; "Relation
of School Board to the School,"
W. F. Caldwell, Director District
No. 17, and T. B. Williamson,
Clerk of District No. 4; "The
Best Method of Raising and Dis
tributing School Money," M. M.
Waltz, Director District No. 23;
"Teachers' Salaries, (?) from the
teachers' standpoint, Mrs. Ida B.v
Callahan, Director of District
No. 9, (b) from the directors'
standpoint, Rev. J. R. N. Bell,
ex-director Baker City Schools;
'Should the County Treasurer
be . Ex-Officio Treasurer of the
School Districts of County," J H
Edwards, Clerk District No. 23,
nd Mrs. M. H. Wbitby, Cleik
of District No. 31; address, Dr.
W. J. Kerr, President of OtegoD
Agricultural College.
- The meeting is to begin at 1.0
o'clock sharp, and Superintend
ent Denman urges all to be pres
ent promptly on time. Tbe meet
ing is to be held in the Ciicuit
Court room of the Court House.
Was a Success.
The faculty recital given at.tbe
'Co'Jege Armory Fiidav evening
School of Music was enjoyed bv
a large audience.
Miss Mann, head of the violiD
department, delighted her hear
ers with her splendid rendition of
the various numbers for which
she was responsible, while Miss
Lulu Spangier, one of Corvallis'
favorite musicians, met with a
hearty response as her sweet voice
was heard from time to time.
Prof. Tailandier's piano num
bers were rendered with his usual
splendid expression and effect,
and to him is due the thanks of
the public tor such a musical
treat as this recital proved to all
music lovers.
This department ot UAC is
rapicly coming to the front, and
with such instructors as those
now at the head of tbe various
departments the school of music
Lis certain to turn out students
who will reflect credit on the
institution.
'A Desperate Chance" Coming
The attraction at the Opera
House this evening, January 28,
will be Theodore Kremer's latest
melodrama, "A Desporate
Chance." Mr. Kremer has tak
en tor tbe foundations of his
story, exciting incidents sur
rounding the Biddle Brothers,
and with this excellent material,
has made a story full of heart
interest, thrilling situations and
novel climaxes He has not
made the subjecis heroes, but
simply characters or types. Two
voting men called in the play,
Ed and Bob
!Ed and Bob Biddle are discov-
ered lobbing a store, and in try
ing to escape they kill tbe pro
prietor. When tbe detective at
tempts to autst them, ope
is
killed, and-loi these two mine;-
tbev receivr tbe death sentence
The elder brc-tber has a wocder
ful power ever women and
through this he peisuades tht
warden's w.fe to aid tbem to
escape, she fcoing along. After
many thrill: ig adventures tbey
are recaptund, tbe wife is le
leased, and U rorgh her little
daughter .O e is renr ited to her
hnsbond. All special scenery is
carried and the company is a
capable one. Reseive seat sale
opened Satnrday mcrring. io-ii
If! rEIVCFY CF HER.
Something of tbe Life of the Late
Mrs. Lillie King.
Tbe funeral of tbe late Mrs.
Lillie King was held in Portland
last Wednesday at 2 o'clock from
the Holman undertaking parlors.
Tbe services were conducted by
Rev. George H. Feese, iormer
pastor of the deceased during her
residence in Corvallis, and fol
lowed by numerous relatives and
friend's the remains were laid to
test in Lone Fir cemetery.
Lillie Rarosdall was born in
San Jose, California, June 30,
1857. A the 8ge of one year she
came with her parents to Oregon,
the family settling in King's Val
ley, Benton county. Here de
ceased grew te young womanhood
and was united in marriage to
Samuel King, November 12,
1876. I i; .
Mr. and Mrs. King resided in
King's Valley until 1899 wben
they came to Corvallis, moving
from this city to Portland in 1907.
From early childhood Mrs. King
bad been affiliated with the
church her, father being a well
known minister in the Methodist
denomination.
Death came Wednesday night,
after a ten days' illness, and was;
the result of uraemic poisoning,
although Mis. King had been in
very poor health for several years.
She was a member of tbe United
Artisan lodge of Corvallis, and
was esteemed by many friends for
her good qualities.
Tbe immediate survivors are
the husband, one son Lazzie
King who is a railway mail clerk,
and one daughter. Mrs. Martha
Francisco, all of Portland.
Real Estate Transfers.
C. C. Callaway and wife to J.
H. Johnson, 320 62 acres near
Wells, $14,400.
M. T- Vernon and wife to L. H.
and Mary Rycraft, 43 acres in
Alsea, $1,200.
T. L. Castle to Creed Turner,
and near Wren, $io.co.
Lizzie Beck to Logan Beck, 6
ots in bl. 5, Wilkias' Add,, Cor
vallis, $2000.
E- D. Jackson and wite to L'z-
e Beck, et al. land N. W. of
Corvallis, $10.
M. E. Church of Philomath to
Robert J. Hunter, lot 143, block
33, Brown's Add., Philomath,
$1.00.
D. L. McKay and wife to the
Christian Mueller Land and Tim
bef Co., 40 acres S. W. of Philo
math, $1.00.
Isaac Stroud and wife to W.
H. Girrard, 2 lots in Corvallis,
$1.00.
N ithan C. Pickett and wife to
W. Ingle, 80 acre3 in Alsea,
and lot 9, block 2, Avery's 3d
Add., Corvallis; $840.
Johti Smith and wife to Louise
Kiger, 4 lots in bl. 16, County
Add., Corvallis, $1500.
Coest Land & Live Stock Co.
to First National Bank of Albany
152.35 acres near Summit, $1.
G. C. Peek and wife to Wm.
E. Earnest, 140 acres in Alsea,
175- tr:.
A. W. Monosmith and wife to
Martha S. Lane, lots 9 and 10,
dIock 39, Lcuisa Irwin's Add.
Cor a'lis. $2,750. ;
Wm. li. Earnest and wit to
Wm. N. Rees, 140 acres in Alsea,
$10.'
James JNannev and wife to Wm.
E. Kelly, 45.40 acres near Al
bany, 1500.
A. F. Hersfcner and wife to J.
O. Staats, lots 8 and 6 College
Crest Add., Corvallis, $10.
A. F. Hersbcer and wife to J.
L Russell, lots 6 and 7 College
Ciest Add. CoTvallis, 500.
Maty J. Earnest and bnsband,
o Laura Booth, yi lots in block
19, Dixon's 2nd Add. Corvallis,
$500. ,
Jessie Silva to W. S. Ross, part
of farm lot 1 in Brown's Add.,
Philomath, $1.00.
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A Golden Opportunity
for prospective Piano pnrcbprs
held at tbe R. F. Baker Music
Store, next to the postoffice, Cor
vallis, for two weeks only. FH- .
lowing is a partial list of unheard
of prices on pianos. One $350
ten year guaranteed piano, now
$197. One $400 ten year guar
anteed piano, now $256. One
$450 unlimited guaranteed piano,
now $296. One $550 unlimited
guaranteed piano, now $375- One
$750 unlimited guaranteed Pian
ola piano, new $597, with muic,
and yon can make your own
terms; prices the same, cash or
time. Old instruments taken in
exchange. All small goods at
333 per cent discount. Sheet
music given tree as souvenirs to
tbe ladies. Call and hear the
wonderiul Pianola. Open every
evening until 9.30.
W. A. Hollenbeck, sales man
ager at R. F. Baker's Music
store, Corvallis, next to P. O.
The Jingle of Gold.
"Bob" Taylor, the new Sena
tor from Tennessee, seems to have
a good grip on the situation. In
a recent speech in New York he
said, among other things: "The
lust of gold and the hunger for
power have ridden rough shod
over liberty and love and law and
hung their banners over every
capital and every mart. The
jingle of gold sounds even in the
laughter of modern society, and
the eyes of the church are jaun
diced with it. We have become
a nation of gold-worshipper?. I
fear that if the American people,
in their present spirit, were trans
planted to the -heaven above, they
would tear up the golden streets
in three hours and levy a tax on
the harps of the ""angels for the
benefit of American industry."
Ex.
The W. S. Lock Will.
The will of the late W. S. Lock
has been admitted to probate at
the clerk's office. The widow,
Mrs. Livonia Locke, has been ap
pointed by the court as adminis
tratrix, to serve without bonds.
The will was executed in No
vember 1907 and the witnesses
are Sbelton R. Jenkins of Lane
county and Alfred R. Locke of
Benton ccunty. All property ot
the deceased is bequeathed to the
widow and tbe one daughter, Miss
Ida Locke, both of Benton.
Tbe probable value and char
acter of the estate is as follows :
414 aqres of land lying north of.
Corvallis, of the estimated value
of $10,550 ; real property in Lane
county consisting of town lots in
Eugene of the probable value of -$100
; and personal property con
sisting of farming implements,,
furniture and money of the prov
able value of $450.
Annual Report of City Water
Works.
Year endina December 31, 1907.
Cash on hand Jan. 1, 1907 $795 78
Receipts from Consumers for 12
months 10,242.61
Tapping Fees for 12 months 1.265.13
812.303.52
DisV'urferrjents,
Labor tapping, repair work,.
building cabin, making road to '
Intake, making extensions, etc. $641.18
Salaries 1133.90
Freight and Drayage first six
rnontlis 76.45
Gereial expense, including office
supplies, wood, legal work.etc. 1,000.45
Stable expense feed, harness,
blacksmith work, wagon 175.05
Partial rayment on Corvtllid
pumping plant and water
rights 1C00.0O
City of Corvallis, setilemtnt of
Thcims8 claim 500.00
Materials fit'inS, pipe, meters
seriii t! boxes, eastern freight
and drayege ! 1976.51
First installment of interest on
bonde 1850.00
$8,353.54
Balance on hand (3,94.98
W. S. McFadden. Chairman.
F. L. Miller, Clerk.
The
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