J.
Ira Lemon of Monroe was a b twi
ll ess visitor in Corvallis Friday.
Philip Smith of O. A. C. spent
Sunday with relatives in Salem.
George Miller ol Albany was
an over Sunday guest of Corval-
Ls friends.
Mian Frances Gellatly the popu
kr lady eUrk at Miller's, is at
kome with mumps.
"
Aozust Barden has been appoint
Id administrator of the estate of
Irs. Nellie J. Barden, deceased.
Mrs. Mary Heanel of Monroe is
lie guest of . her daughter, Mrs.
melia Schubert in this city.
Mrs. E. J. Oarrow of Portland is
be guest for three weeks of her
aughter, Mrs. Albert otetzger.
Students Duffy and Wills went
k Mt. Angel Friday to visit rela-
ives. They returned bnnday.
Mr. and Mrs. W, P. Ireland re
timed home the last of the week
rom a visit with relatives at Mon
mouth.
Elmer Young of Portland has
teen the guest of his aunt Mrs.
.. J. Johnson in this city the
ast few days. ,
Prof. Fulkeraon of the publics
chool who has been haviog such a
lerious time with mumps, is some
that improved.
Miss Rue Cummings of Green-
rood, Wisconsin, is the gueet of her
pusin, Carroll Cummiogs, and
ttinily in this city.
Alexander Gray, who resides near
hilomatb and who recently under-
pent an operation for appendicitis
a reported improving.
Isaac C. Lemon and family are
xpected to arrive this week from
Jrass Vallev to make their home
i Corvallis or vicinity.
M. M. Porter of Philomath was
Corvallis visitor Saturday. He
brought ina fine draft horse which
e sold to W. W. Percival of In
ependence for $250.
Harold Humbert and Charles
larden of Eugene were among
he delegates to the Boys' Con-
erence. 1 tie termer is a son of
kev. and Mrs. Humbert, formerly
f this city.
Theodore Garrow came up from
'ortland to attend the cadet hop
t the armory Saturday night. He
a graduate of O. A- C. is the
lass of '05 and completed a course
t Cornell last June.
Mm, E. D. Alexander and duugh-
er, Marv, or ctayton came over
Friday for a few days' visit with
heir daughter and sister, Miss Bes-
te Alexander, of OAC. They re
timed home yest6iday.
Toll Norton has been seriously
11 since the lxst of the week Dulpb
Kwton arrived oatv.rday from Echo
o be at the bedside, and Mrs. Hugh
truth, the daughter, has been sent
ir and was expected yesterday.
at. Norton has been a semi-invalid
or years.
Exercise in honor of Washing-
on's birthday were held by pupils
Miss Stevenson s und Miss Ful
prton'n rooms at the public school
Friday. There were drills, songs
nd concert recitations by the little
blks and the visitors who were
esent praised the exercises very
ighly.
Mrs. E. R. B. 73on entertained
bout 40 friends Friday afternoon
fn honor of her mother, Mrs. Veazie.
he hours were spent in looking
ver the splendid collection of curios
hicu Mrs. V cazie recently brought
rona Japan, where 6he had been on
n extended visit. Dainty refresh
ments were served and a very en-
oyable time is reported.
Tomorrow night Corvallis
theatre goers will have an oppor-
lnity to witness the splendid
ttraction, VA Royal Slave,"
hich was played in Corvallis
ith sucb success last season, as
hose 1 who witnessed it hefnrp
ill be eager to go again and will
naouDieaiy recommend tne play
o their friends.
Mrs. .II. F. Fischer gave an "af
ternoon Saturday that was one of
he most successful social affairs of
be season. About 70 ladies were
resent. As it was .Washington's
irthday, the dtcoralions were prin-
r, pally of flags, the tables being
domed with beautiful bouquets of
rnations. Iu a guessing game of
birds and berries," Miss Carrie
anneman was awarded first prize
nd Mrs. F. L. Miller carried home
be consolation.
Dr. Markel's herb remedy cures
ravel stones and bladder catarrh.
'urifies the blood throughout the
ystem. Come and get a free trial
ottle bringyour own bottle. Third
nd Van Buren Sts. Phone 4S9.
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visitor with Dallas friends.
Independenee is dismissing the
proposition of establishing a can
nery. Miss Jessie Keaton ef Salem was
the guest of friends in this cay Sat
urday. Miss Edna Wooster of.Albany
has been visiting friends in Coryaliis i
the past few days. ,
C. A. Sehlbrede, an attorney of
Marshfield, Oregon, was a business
visitor in Corvallis Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John W. Simpson
and their son, Gene, returned Sat
urday from a ftw days' business
visit to Portland.
The United Artisans will y
their dues this month to Mrs. Emily
Henkle, because of the departure
from Corvallis of the secretary,
Mrs. Guy Clark.
Herbert Barber was the guest
of his brother Harold, at OAC
the last of the week. He lett Fri
day to enter the . Military Acade
my at West Point.
Prof. Ruthyn Turney of Salem
visited old friends in this city Sat
urday and in the evening assisted
the Corvallis orchestra in furnish
ing marie for the Q. A. C. ball.
George Mangas is expected home
from Cbio about the first of the
month, where he has Been visiting
relatives since the last of November.
He is a son of H. C. Mangas of this
city.
Mrs. Thella Scruggs leaves this
week for her home in Portlaud,
after a several weeks' visit with her
sisters, Misses Vena and .Letna
Rickard in Corvallis and her par
ents in the country.
E. E. Paddock of Idependence
was a business visitor the last of
the week looking after property in
terests. It is said he will either 1
seil his lots in this city or build on
them in the near future.
Mike Bauer, the genial tailor, has
purchased the interest of S. N.
Wilkins in the undertaking es
tablishment of Wilkins & Bovee,
on third street, and the firm will
hereafter be known as Bauer &
Bovee.
The advance sale of s.eats for "A
Royal Slave" opened Monday
morning frith a rush. It is evident
that Corvallis people appreciate
good plays and indications are that
Wednesday night will again see 'he
opera house crowded to the doors.
The annual election cf officers in
the Y. W. C. A. takes place at the
college to-day. The candidates are
for president, Misses Bertha Ed
wards and Lena Wilson, vice
president, Minnie Diven and Rilla
Thompson; secretary, Bertha Thay
er and Iua True; treasurer, Belle
Edvrarda.
Charlie Small has progressive
ideas and does not propose to be be
hind the times if he knows it. He
has just ordered for his bakery a
new bread mixer, a piece of machin
ery that mixed one atd a half barrels
of flour into dough at a single run.
Th cost of the new device is said
to be $500.
Ross King of Forest Grove Jis
soon to open a new Dharmacy in
the room now occupied by Virgil
Watters' real estate office in the
Hotel Corvallis building. A new
plate glass front will be put in that
part t,f the building and Mr. Wat
ters will move into the room on the
south, formerly occupied by the
Tuylor and Peterson barber shop.
Horace Lock and family are to
move from Portland to Benfon
county again to make their home.
Their household goods have already
arrived and about the first of March
Mr. Locke will assume charge of
the W. S. Locke farm in the vicinity
of Mt. Viw. Mrs. Lccke and
daughter are to locate in Corvallis
if a suitable hoase cau be purchased.
One Corvallis contractor made
the statement a few days ago that
he knew of 15 contracts fhat had
been let within the past ten days
for new residences in this city.
There are alreadv a number of
residences in course of construct
ion and many others are being
talked of, which gives promise of
a season of unusual activity in
the building line this spring in
Corvallis.
nvejd bunday trom salmon Kiver
for a three week's visit with Cor
vallis friends.
Mr and Mrs. Will Gibbon of
Eastern " Oregon are guests at the
home of Mrs. .Webley Edwards
in Jobs addition.
Misses Hattle and LJnnle Rnnd
lett of Medford who have been
guests of their sister, Mrs. C. V.
Johnson, left yesterday for Port
land to attend the millinery open
ings. '
. The Catholic ladies, sale held
at Gerhard's store the last of the
week was a pronounced success,
the net proceeds from the sale of
home cooking, candy tamales a
mounting to $106.07,
At the State Christian Endea
vor convention held at Eugene
the last of the week, C. T. Hurd
of Corvallis was re-elected state
president and Miss Margaret
Powells assistant secretary for the
ensuing year.
S. N. Wilkins returned to his
borne in Vancouver, Satu day, hav
ing spent the past week in Cor
vallis looking after business mat
ters. He has leased his handsome
residence property on third street
to M. 8. Bovee for two years.
The missionery tea of the Pres
byterian church will be held at
the residence of Mrs. Harold
Woodcock Wednesday afternoon
at 2:30. Everybody very cordially
invited to attend and enjoy a
splendid program and other deli
cacies. Mr. and Mrs. norace Kerr ar
rived Saturday night from Chicago
and will remain foithe present in
Corvallis. Mr. Kerr is in poor
health and it is for this reason
that the young couple have re
turned West. Mrs. Kerr is bet
ter remembered in Corvallis as
Miss Edna Irvine, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Irvine of the
Times, and a host of old friends
welcome the return of herself and
husband to this city.
Preferring death to dishonor and
igomy of a felon's cell, Gus Johnson,
tho lone Swede, occupying the
county jail, opened a vein in his
fore arm yesterday afternoon and
when found this morning by Sheriff
D. S. Smith, was almost dead. He
bad lost u large amount of blood,
and the. attempt on his own life
might have proved euccesstul but
for the coagulation of blood and the
consequent stoppage of the flow from
the wound. Albany Herald.
The views of the pessimist are
given as follows by an exchange:
Nothing o do but work;, notnisg
to eat but foid; nothing to wear but
clothes, to keep one from going nude.
Nothing to breathe but air; quick as
a flash 'tis gone, nowhere to fall hut
off; nowhere to stand but on. No
thing to oomb but hair; nowhere to
sleep but bed; nothing to weep but
tears; nothing to bury but dead
Notliing to sing but songs; ah well
Alas, Alack! Nowhere to' go but
on; nowhere to come but back.
About 60 peop'e enjoyed a social
at the Artisan hall Thursday night
at the conclusion of the regular
meeting. Four candidates were in
itiated atthebus:ness session and
Mrs. Ella WattB, supreme In
structor, of Salem, was present and
gave an address and assisted in the
work. After the guests had been
invited in, the college mandoliu
club, with Prof. H. C. Allen as
leader, rendered several numbers
that were much enjoyed and re
flected credit on the orchestra which
has but recently been organized.
Ice cream and cake were served in
tbe bauquet room and a social hour
was spent by all.
Junction City wants a cannery
and in boosting for it the Times
says: Here is something to interest
people in this town acd county: A
man here Wednesday, who it in
position to know says the, Browns
ville cannery in one year's run paid
operating expenses, and paid for the
plant out of the revenues of the
business. The fact that the plant
is being doubled in capacity for the
coming season is a good indication
of the truth of the statement. Does
this community know a good thing
when it sees it? Are we dead?
If so, lets be buried and have done
with it.
Remember the New England din
ner and Washingtonian entertain
ment at tbe M. E. church a week
from tonight. 18
lace the demand .for his books is
greater than ever.;1 Contrary to
expectations "Ben Hur" does not
lead "The Fair God." This aUrrine
romance of the days of the ztecs
is unsurpassed In Amenoan fiction,
It is from this hovel that Clarence
Bonnet's production of 'A" Roy!
Siave' nas oeen taken.
The O. A; C. athletic field
presented a lively, appearance
Saturday afternoon, when : the
delegates to the Boy's Conference
held their field meet. The lads
entered into the affair with a
vim that indicates that the
colleges of Oregon may expect to
enroll many an athlete from the
crowd in years to come. All day
Saturday the youths who were
here to attend the meeting were
seen in twos, threes and by the
half dozen . about town, their
white ribbon badges fluttering in
the breeze and a look on their
faces which plainly proved that
they were both proud and pleased
to be here. ' Corvallis appreciated
the honor of their presence and
hopes to see them again, in the
coming years.
The basketball game between
O. A. C. and Dallas to decide the
championship of the state league,
played Friday night at the local
armory, resulted in a victory tor
Dallas, the score standing 31 to
1 1 in favor of the visitors. The
result was not a surprise as Dallas
was known to have a very strong
team and to have been practising
hard for the contest. O. A. C
was out classed and out played
from the start and it is generally
concedes that the better team
won. However, this is no re
flection on the home team for the
boys put up a good game. The
O. A. C. line-up was the same as
usual, while the Dallas men were,
forwards, Fenton and Craven;
center, Shaw; guards, Savery
and C. Shaw.
J. W. Archart and Dr. J. A.
Lamberson have discovered a fine
and valuable mine of silica sand
a few miles from Lebanon. Ttiev
have had several tests made and
the sand assays 80 per cent pure
silica .or steel manufacturing
purposes. Hundreds of thou
sands of tons of silica sand is
brought to Portland and other
coast cities every year from east
of the Rockies. Most of this
comes from Minnes ta. The
onlyjirawbaek to the discoverv
here is that there is a small a
mount ot clay in the sand and it
might have to be washed, but,
even with this, the mine is be
lieved to be valuable in that it is
easily accessable and but a short
distance from a railroad, says the
Lebanon Criterian.
The Rogers-Grilley recital at tbe
opera house, fourth number in the
Lvceum course, was a high class
and very meritorious entertain
ment which delighted the large
audience present. Mr. Rogers,
harpist, is an artist oh this splendid
instrument, and on this occasion
was recalled time and again by the
audience for a second number. Mr.
Grilley as a reader and entertainer
is one of the best that has been
heard in Corvallis for a long time.
Some of his work was very difficult
but whether light or heavy tbe
result was all that could be desired,
and the gentleman responded to
encores on nearly every number.
The Lyceum course this winter hs
been all that was promised by the
promoters, and it is safe to say Dot j
has been in the least sorry that he j
invested in a season ticket. Such I
entertainments are not only delight-,.
ful but are helpful and inspiring.
Miss Esther Leech proved her-'
self a successful and charming
hostess Saturday evening, when
she entertained the choir of the
Methodist church. There were
games, music and conversation,
and the most tempting refresh
ments were served. In the musi
cal guessing games Miss Carrie
Buchanan was awarded first prize
and Waldo Colbert the booby,
while in "progressive anagrams"
Miss( Maiie Cathey carried off the
laurels. The evening was one
of the happiest ia a' social way
that the choir has enjoyed in a
longtime. Those present were:
Misses Lulu and Elsie Rice, Car
rie Buchanan, Marie Cathey, Inez
Johnson, Violet and Bessie Her
bert, Esther Leech; Messrs. Fred
Luce, Frank White, J. A. Tif
fany, Clarence Johnson. Lester
Marrs, Thad Blackledge, A. K.
Chapman, Ray Waltz, H. Lind
gren, Waldo Colbext, Clyde Starr,
Dr. B. A. Cathey, choir leader,
Mrs. Cathey and Evelyn Cathey.
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The material for our store front has
not arrived, and we will be unable to
carry out our original plans.
Our Store Is OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
The carpenters and plasterers are
hard at wor& rushing our building to
completion, bat we have erytning so
arrangea thac you can trade in all de
partments to your entire satisfaction,
and save money on every purchase.
Yours For a GreaterStorg
KLINE'S,
The People's Store,
m us
To staiid by a shoe store that sells
good Shoes to stand in.
That explains why Miller's Store
disposes of " so many Shoos each year,
and you will be pleased to see the im
mense line of up-to-date Shoes we are
showing lor Spring.
We do not know of any brand of
Shoes that are any better than our
lines for men, women and children.
You will find Shoes from SI. 50 up
to $5.00 the pair, and we cheeriully fit
them on your feet and so comfort you
in price and style.
F. L. MILLER.
is the time to have your watches, clocks and jewelry
repaired. Bring in the old watch and let us give you
an estimate on the cost of repairs for it. All work
guaranteed.
We sell the "Best Silverware Polish on Earth.''
At PRATTS. the Jeweler and Optician's. '
O. Jo Blackledge
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