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CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTt; OREGON FBil)AY,0TP2 1908.
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WILES RESIGNS
AS CASHIER
the prayer offered for his "speedy
We sincerely hope
M V V W -. f
the change will be nenenciai as
he would be gladly welcomed as
a citizen once more.
On Account of Poor
Health.
IS A MAN AMONG MEN
In Every Siose of the Word
Ir. Wiles Will ie Greatly
hissed la Cdrtallis.
The patrons ef the First IJa-
tlOnal JtaDE Will UCBUiry w rox
fhat'on account' of ill health and
.Wa Advise of ,;his 'family physi
cian, Walter T. Wiles hasdeemed
it wise to 'tender hia resignation
as.yice president, ,,-',.!.-... . r
He was one of the. original in
corporators of, thai ancient and
honorable institution and ever
since; Its Organization " in 1890
as been considered one ."of the
substantial pillars on which it
res tea. '.tie nas . bwou wud up
side with President ;Woodc6ck
in the lnanaeemeht of its .finan
cial affairs ,and the , success that
has been achieved by the high
stnndmir of the First National
Bank is, in no small degree, the
result of his financial ability. ,
He was first elected a member
of the board of directors and as
sistant cashier, and in the death
of W. T. Peet was elected cash-
He held this position unti
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Mondav. Sent. 28. 1908. (Spec
ial Correspondence.) The Port
land Commercial. Club finished
its new building with Oregon or
Douglas fir, and in addition to
this same exauisitelv
grained wood, in making some
Hicrh class permanent . lumuure
o . - ,
fOT its main parior,,. lxine.'oui,
often 'visitors; iadmire .it mdre
ing the -visit of E. H. JIarritrian,
he requested that samples pe
Bent him 1or the consideration
of his ' architects, who Are . now
Jb.uUding . -his, Icoadtry hQinf ,
KiV -will -nrrina hivbe thefin-
est residence in America.- Last
a.t,,.4.,i : P.Uit R I. Win.
AtieiTl of the Rock Island System
made - -avisit to I the Club . and
particularly admired this-- same
wood. He gave notice to an of
ficial of the Bar riman lines who
was present. that, .if .they; ...did h t
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hurry the tcocK .lsiana ,womti
have 'the: tirst dinine car . or
sleeper finished in the chief
wood of the pacific Northwest-;-
-iff- it:::!. ' ..flRr
oi wniqn tiiefe j?uiuiKot-Hj?"
left to tarn .out more and richer
millionaires than ' has the iron
and steel district of which Pitts
burg is the center. .. .
B0OSEELT'S STORIES 1
FOREST FIRES HAVE PLAYED
MUCH HAVOC THIS YEAR
A Conservative ? Estimate Places Lb-ss at
1,000,000 a Day.
IT COULD PROBABLY if AVESfeElN 1RVEUtD
If the Various States Had FrOtjdefl all AdeMe. Koet
of Melt to Patre! tne wcwttgg aiTesir ah oupu tu:
In Their Ineleey.yfct8ShonidBe More Cartful, i
Of His Experiences in Afriea
This Year.
ier.
' 1895, when, in the death of Judge
Moore he was again promoted
to the' vice presidency. In all of
these various positions his af-
fRhie manner, courteous treat
men t f-if the natrons of this in
stituiion, his honorable dealing
and his accuracy in all transac
tions with the public inspired
the greatest confidence, and thus
in connection with the other of
fipra in the instituion he has
Y-Wpd the bank upon the sub
Rtantial plane which it now oc-
. fiunies. as one of the most reli
able banks in the state
He is the oldest man in active
service and takes great pride in
its successful career. In times
of panic to walk in and take a
look at Walter Wiles always in
spires confidence in the heart of
the depositor and he goes away,
feeline that his interests are
Rftfe in such hands
His labors were not confined
to the bank, for as a citizen he
was always active, having the
welfare of the community in
which he lives deeply impressed
rmnn his heart. He was appoint
ed a member of the city council
And succeeded himself by elec
tion. -While a member of that
honorable body many important
finnncinl matters came up for
consideration. Being a member
of the ordinance committee, to
him was larsrelv due the secur
ing to the city the two per cent
of the annual srross earnings af
ter the expiration of the Porter
franchise in 1913, the value of
which cannot be estimated
He was recently elected clerk
nf the water commission, which
he'ulso declined on' account of
his health. " He is also treasurer
of the Cor vail is Commercial Club
and while we take pleasure in
nntino- the honor conferred UP-
' i-m him bv our citizeuSv we still
fall far short of expressing the
esteem in which he is " held ' by
the citizens of Corvallis. As a
i friend he is true as steel? as a
citizen he has answered every
call; as a bank official strictly
honest; as a church member and
Christian gentleman ' true to ev
ery principle the name implies,
and if there'isa man in Benton
" county without an enemy he is
alter 1. vvues.
He retires to. the farm near
Wells with the hope of restor
ing his health and many will be
The Gazette will sopn begin
tr -nil Wish Roosevelt's Huntine
Stories,", written by Theodore
Kor-sevelt and completely, iljjas-
t W! . The publication of these
ctr.rip5 will be according to the
cnstr-m heretofore of the Gazette
to publish popular stories during
the long evenings of fall and
winter, when readers enjoy m-
t Arest.i n r reading matter during
the long evenings after the busy
hs become more a men. i
is now time that all persons sub
scribe for the uazette, wno wisu
to read these thrilling stories, as
they will soon appear in the pa
per. Similar writings oi r resi
dent. Roosevelt are to be paid $2
per word for the writings by
eminent rtublisners.
Subscribe now for the GazetteH
so you may not miss any of this
i 1 7 ... JnM rk n 1 T
interesting reauujg mo.roi.
These stories are complete
with the excitement and dangers
nf the chase. Thev Dreatne tne
free air of the mountain and the
plain, and reflect the glow of the
camp fire and express the unique
personality of the author.
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During the iau ana winter iuo
Gazette will also publish others
of the latest popular stories.
.. .Nothing could better call the,
attentionpf "th'vhTfin people t?
the necessity ; -for the preserva
tion of our natural resources
than the grttt forest fires ;&icb
hav e ben so' .wtfibtyv
XV ..Uniithn lAlinT.TT Ann UHVH
played such havoc this summr.
It is doubtful if th&losses forthe
- ions ; -tvt- be rruliv
lnmn' hiff a ' on servatl V6 estl-
mate bv Dr. W. 4 . McGee, ?&XQ-
TCvnert. Uhited States De-
imont. & rrih'Ttnte. places the
aggregate.'loss in all nart$ of .the
country aurmg tuesw. .y
.ftnfln wrntlOB ftt SlJUUWJWU ay.
In nearly every lnstanceaHu
probably in every insiancethese
devastating ! fifes . might , have
been prevented -u. ifle.vigus
states had provided an adequate
number of men to patrol:tlie
woods and arrest all such nrs
in their incipienCV- and if lum
bermen and i other jusers' of the
forest were more careful t& dis
pose of brush after loggipgiso as
tA prevent tne. sureau v
teeping tkW ihony circulating at
hou-e- ,.IW,1en you want mer
thandlse ol 'any Hndj jee yohr
hoWe merfcnant first, pafculair-
ythqSe who advertise in iue
Gazette.! i.w., .;..:
Corner 9th and Harrvsou ots.
Th Secret fdf m Successful life'
nekfel! gtihayin ; atthe,
ih
eveningy Is it ; w eu r w nn d ay
ful?" Sunday School at 10 a.
m TTl D C: E. at :-30.i.. Mi
Bible tudy .'aiti' prayer meeting
avarv WertnftSrtftV at i OU U. Ul.
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.' "Reiilah Sunday School at p
m; preaching at .3 p. m., subject,
"A Retter Country:" K. L. O. E.
at 8 p. m. ' , ",
FIRST OONGREGATIOSTAL.
"The Autumn Leaves: A Ser
mori from Nature" will be the
theme of Evan. P. ..Ilughes, the
T.ee C. Bell of Baker City is
visiting his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. Bell, in this city.' ne seems
to feel .nerfectlv at ease in and
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around Corvallis-, haying spent
manyyears, ot his Jiie nere, nr&k
as a preacher's son . and later as
a student at OAC. He is ah ar-
nnnrtftf of his AlrtiaMateT
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and they tell us the college yens
tfre often Heard arouna -raitt?r
nitw when the OAC ' bovs clean
up the good things in the field
of. 6ports. : ;iMr. Bell is : quite a
-having held , . the ; position, ;, of
deputy county clerk for,, the past
in 'tiiAaU in the' Prisrivteria.n
su an muvi . . v . . 'j :
cburch thereV tbs ihowirig tihat
i1 ktnn'Aoii'ai'nh i'on ! tnofi like
-Aft-nef rnnle! ' : Hone he will See
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'Kife .'Ufa fcrear' to feoiftft ; ack to
the best town in the wiuamette
Valley and become a citizen.
Rev. Leech Returned.
We are pleased to. make the
announcement . that.Rev. D. H
Leech has been , returned to the
n: ir-'-fr-- iVi.-.i.Wti 'fr an-
other vear bv the -conference re
en t.W , heli in Salem. .It is a
deserved: conipliment, to a good
man, snowing uafc tyyio
.lia.ye .Deen appreuiaicu uj iruD
omcial Wdy as wefl as by the
memners oi me cuureu uv
wbich he has been called to pre
The Christian' people of all de
nominations will be glad to have
him return to Corvallis, .where
he and his estimable family are
held in high esteem. ;
MONEY FOUND
IN BENTON DIRT
But Little Labor and
-Large lrofits.
A. E. BELL WELL SATISFIED
With His
" Heal Estate Th'ce Com "ng
teuton County.
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crienees wim
Uncle oam. had a lot oi wb' ' . .r ?
uuuBoam uou. t m-inifitAr. Knndav. mornins. Oct
to do on his JSatiqnai forests m ""V OTe tionai
the fire-fip-htirifir line this year, "" u r T ? ;,"Z7-
but his work has shown good re
sults. Exclusive of the salaries
of forest officers, the . work of
putting down fires on the Na
tional Forests for the year has
cost the government . , fdU,00U.
This means - protecting : approxi
mately 168,000,000 acres. The
value of the timber , destroyed
will not be known until the fire
ronorts are made at the. end .of
the year, though it is estimated
thaVit will be larger than last
year.
. After timber is cut, the regu
lations require brush to be com-
pactly piled at a saie. aista.uce
fiom living trees. Sometimes
thisj brush, is burned under the
iref tion of A Forest officer, but
v..
oiren if it. is allowed to stand, no
fire that starts finds fuel by
which it can spread.
New Plate Glass Mirror.
ALCAZ R STOCK COMPANY
Tonight George Lester Paul,
Leading Man.
Undle Josh Perkins.
"Uncle Josh Perkins,!' .; the
New England rural comedy
drama comes to the Opera House
nevt Thursday. October bttu It
unfolds a story filled with sweet
naturalness and possesses;
en one h real lite to' make or it a
big success with all who : go to
see it. The company mis season
is said by Our exchanges' to be
stronger than ever and the play
as laudable ana as ; enjteriaimug
as anything product in;, many
a day, It is. one oWUiose crea
tions that sdSiis, audience
home in a Mtterrame of mind
and onbetter terms with oneself,
after having sett through the
entertainment.-1 The cast is said
to be a finely blended one and
the snecialties , introduced ate
declared to be specially high
class. Novelty settings for every
scene-depicted are earned com
plete by the company.-
Wanted A woman to do
light housework and assist m
lKQ 535 or P O
i address 534.
, The next time you have busi
ness on ' Main street step into
Graham & Wells' pharmacy and
see how pretty you will look in
the eleo-ant new plate glass mir
ror that extends across the room
rvirer the nrescrintion case. Ta
the customer waiting for a bitter
dose this will have a soothing
effect anri will, at once remove
the wrinkles from vour - face
These drus'firistSibtieveJnkeep'-
uig pace wiiii tut? f ilial y?z
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to step in ahd.seeTiow-attraciaV.e,
evervthinjr ; looks. ?':EvSfc the
clerks are. handsojt-and-
are certainly Yerji;:&oiiging.
Fall' Trade Opens, ., ,..
church. This preacher believes
that the phenomena of nature
bristle with suggestions of spir
itual things no ' less than witn
material for -."the butcher, the'
baker and the candle-stick mak
er." In keeping with the theme
the decorations will be composed
of autumn .leaves with tiieir
chaste, mature beauty. 10 a. m.,
Bible School, Frof. A. a. uordiey,
Supt.; 6:$0 p. in., the -devotional
hour of the iv js.;, cwp. m.,
theme of discourse "Salvation
by Growth," This church ex
tends a cordial welcome to the
public to its exercises of worship.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
Preaching at the Presbyterian
church Sunday-morning by the
pastor, Rev. J. R. N. Bell. The
morning topic will be' "Uneness
of Mind At the moraine ser
vice the reception of members
and the communion., oession
will meet at the manse at 10:ot)
w it- L :n
a. m. xn. tne evening inert! wm
be a .choral service, and a short,
address by the pastor, the topic
'The Heavens' Praise Ihee.
Anthem, Ladies' Sextette; -one
soprano solo, one contralto solo,
by request; and several hymns
by the choirand congregation.
All made welcome. ' Come and
enjoy this song service."
CHRISTIAN.
Tonight at the opera house
the Alcazar Stock Company will
open a two nights' engagement
That Fortune favors those who
help themselves- and. -that-good
profits can be made .in - all real
estate investments in the . vvii-
J,amette, . y.alley has,t been fully
.dem'ohstrated.by; many, citizens
during the. Roosevelt adminis
tration. ' - -...
Here is the record of A. E.
BellJ who 1 came to Corvallis
oTioiit five Vearsa'oi Hfe studied
khe situatioU carefully attd about .
three years ago; purchased, a tract
of land of Judge, McFadden, ly
ing between Mary's.; river and
Oak: Creek, ., ,He kept it one year
and after, harvestjing a .crop, sold
it for $300 more than he paid
property on College Hill and
again sold" it about two weeks
ago, realizing a net pront oi
$1500. i
Last week he bought a farm
of 108 acres, eight miles east of
Corvallis, and was ready to move
Monday, having one load or nis
household effects itiie-wagon,
when he received a? 'telephone ,
messasre to appear and show- '
cause why he should not again
give up his earthly possessions.
A check for $1000 net profit was
too great a temptation for him
with the sparkling comedy, "His I aijd the famiiy is n0w stored
Wife's Hobby, " a piay on me nwav i n a tent awaitine future
order'of "Mrs. ! Temple's Tele-d ej 0I)ments. With a net profit
:A Night Off. 1 hej of $2800, Mr. Bell seems to be
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The fall trade has opened up
in fine shape and the merchants
are busy looking alter the inter
ests of their customers and, of
course, thinking of the flour bar
rel at home. Several have add
ed very materially to their stock
and" added new lines to keep
pace with the growing demand
of their cust miers. '.. .
Our business m jn are live, ac-
! patronage of our people; thus ' L- MjCausland
. "U-The C hristian ' church begins
a seities of vanffelistic meetings
-RnrTflavrfct: 4.- 'Elder Hubbell,
pastor of the church, wii'. ao tne
attend these meetings. The fol
lowing subjects will be discussed
this week: Sunday evening,
'Sacking the" Truth;" Monday,
'tThe Old Way, of Wickedness;':
Tuesday, "What we Know of the
Devil Wednesday, "The Sense
of Sin;" Thursday, "Counting
the Cost;" Friday, "The. Gooa
Confession." No service Satur
day evening. - '
M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH.
There will be preaching at the
Methiist Episcopal church,
Sout'i. next Sunday at ,11 a. m.
and 7:30 p. by the pastor, C.
crram ana
first class one la
all respects and gives a spien
tt nvoductioii. .
G. L. Paul is playing leauiug
roles and has personal direction
of the plays, wnicn in useii i
a sen ranee of an artistic perform
ance. Mr. Paul is well known
in Corvallis, where he has staged
numerous local olavs with mark
ed success Last commencement
r e was" here as director of the
senior play, with which he at
tained remarkable results.
Miss May Barbour, the lead
n i
intr woman, is wen Known on
the coast and in the Ji.ast wnere
she has played for years. It is
the aim oi the . management to
have Corvallis people appreciate
the fact that thev have a home
i interest in the Alcazar Company
inasmucn as it uciuuga w
Willamette Valley and will visit
our eitv from time to time, ai-
ornvs wi th nlavs that will merit
patronage and at prices within
the reach oi all.
ftaturdav niffht thev will pre
sen t the rreat moral play, "The
Devil," which is creating such a
furore in the East.' not exactly
his Satanic Majesty, with horns
and tail. Suffice to say, the
Devil himself appears in the per
son of a man. to the ordinary
spectator, but to those capable
of understanding he is the per
Bonification of thouehts and
t'e-mntations. and the more close
lv one watches the morefascina
tinfr it all becomes.
Popular prices 25, 35 and 50c
very well satisfied with the re
sult of his labors.
It affords us great pleasuie to
note the success of these good
people and we predict he will
be heard from again along the
same line.
At noon Wednesday the en
rollinentat the O AO had reached
988 and still the good work was
(rnin-r on. It will take several
days' active work on ihe part of
the faculty to get everytning -in
thorough working, order. The
friends of the college are highly
tifieo at the prospects for the
ensuine year. The enrollment
at the public schools was 640.
Road Inspection.
Judge Woodward' and Com
missioner G. W. . Smith went
over to the Alsea country on
Monday ' to inspect the new
gravel road being constructed
under the supervision oi J . n.
Malone and report the comple
tion of 2 miles of eleganWoad
already hinshed. -l hey say you
would be surprised at the im
proved condition. . .
The people of the two road
districts through which the road
passes voted a 10 mile tax which
created a fund of $6,400. While
this burden was felt by the tax
payer they were directly bene
fitted not only bv the advantages
to be derived from the improved
.... . i il i AfliAAA
conditions ol tne roaa out jv""
of this amount came irom jne
Southern Pacific Railroad. . .
This improvement brings the
good citizens of the beautiful
valley in closer touch m with the
county seata nd mates it possi
ble for them to view the outside
world during the rainv season
which was almost. impossiDie
under conditions heretofore
existing.
With such substantial im
provement in road building in
a few more years you may travel
through the county witn
pleasure instead of. wading
through the mud. To such men
as Mr. Malone4 who realizes the.
responsibility placed rrpon them
and have the public spirit to en
force active labor when working
for the mutual,, benefit of the
entire community, we should
give due credit.