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VOL XLV.
CORY ALUS, BENTON COUNTY, OEEGUIf FRIDAY, DEC. 18, 1308.
NO. 104.
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Shop early in the day and early in the week. Although Christmas shop
ping started in our store last week with a vim, assortments in every department
are yet complete by arrival of new goods. Our 'holiday shovring was never so
large and comprehensive, but still we have not slighted our staple lines, and per
sonal needs as well as gifts can be su pi lied. v r
BELTS, BAGS
AND
Combs
ladies' Coats, Suits and Skirts
. Our entire line at
Special Holiday Prices
Remember all new goods, as this is
the first season ever sold Ladies'
Suits. All La Vogue Brand.
McKIBBIN FURS SCARFS AND
MUFFS $1.50 to $25:00.
JANUARY STANDARD PATTERNS
Just received, new Elastic Belts,
black, blue, brown, green, heavy
gilt and oxidized buckles, 5Qc.
Individually Boxed Belts, wide
elastic, silk web, 75c and
$1.50.
Soft Leather Hand Bags, $) OO
$1.50.
Combs, plain and fancy, to $2.00
Table Linens and
Napkins
Pattern Cloths and Napkins to
match,' 6.oo to $12 00 set.
Fine Bleached Damask by the
yard and matched Napkins Cloth
75c to $2.00; Napkins, fi.50 to
$5.00.
TRAY CLOTHS AND DOILIES
GLOVES
RIBBONS
AND
Handkerchiefs
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS ;
Centemeri Kid Gloves
Misses and short, $1.00 to $4.00.
Holly Ribbon for tying packages,
Be to 26o yard.
Handkerchiefs, largest showing
ever, 3ott 760.
Shoes and Fancy
Slippers
Men's Fancy Leather Slippers,
75c to $2.50.
Ladies' Fancy Felt Fur Trimmed
and All Felt Comfy Slippers, 75c
to (2.00.
AGENCY QUEEN QUALITY and
WALKOVER SHOES, $3 5 to
tS-oo.
PROMPT STORE SERVICE
Extra salespeople have been provided all over the
House. Additional wrappers and cashiers assure you of
courteous service and quick delivery of goods. We have
planned to serve you promptly and well. , ,
Goods Selected Now Can be Laid Aside 'Till You Want Them
Men'sSuits, Overcoats, Trousers
4 Special Holiday Prices
ONE-THIRD OFF
All seasonable goods, including new
green colors.
Ono-Half Prteo on Odd Coats and Vosts
Ono-Half Prioo Our entire stock of
Youths' Long Pants Suits, no reserve.
MAIL ORDERS FILLED
CARPETS, RUGS AND DRAPERIES 2d Floor
We have just received a new and complete line of AXMINSTER, VELVET, BRUSSELS and INGRAIN RUGS,
in rich Oriental ind floral patterns, room and hearth sizes. Smith Axminster velvet rugs, 27x54, $1.75; 27x60, $2.75;
36x72, $4.75. Room size, 9x12, $25.00; 8.3x10.6, $21.50. Smyrna hearth rugs, 30x60, $1.50; Brussels rugs, 9x12, $12.50
to $20.00. We have the largest and most complete line of Rugs ever offered in Corvallis.
Japanese Linen Warp Mattings, Portiers, Lace Curtains, Couch Covers, Tapestries, Denams, Bed Spreads, Pillows,
Sheets and Pillow Slips complete assortment economically priced.
WINDOW SHADES We make a specialty in this line, and carry the best hand made oil opaque shade cloth and
guaranteed Heartshorn rollers in all sizes and colors. Will be pleased to measure your windows ad submit you prices.
TOYS
A wide range of Iron
and Mechanical Toys
Automobiles, Trains
and Fire Department.
This is our first season
in toys, and they are
all new and prices are
within the reach of
all.
Empty Holiday Boxes
Covered with hand
somely decorated holly
paper assorted
designs, g r e c 11,
red and gold. Sizes
to fit exactly neckwear,
gloves, combs, umbi el
las, fancy hose. Prices
from 5c to 50c, accord
ing to size.
FANGY CHINA AND RICH GUT GLASS
We have brought together the most com
plete line of this ware ever shown in Corvallis.
SEE SHOW WINDOW DISPLAY OF
JAPANESE HAND DECORATED WARE
SPECIAL 58c
Assortment comprises Chocolate Pots, Bon Bons, Salad Bowls,
Creamers and Sugars, Vases, Cups. All large pieces and worth $1.00.
Ilaviland (double stamped) China, delicate decorations in floral
and gold.
Bohemian Glass Vases, white, blue and green, 12 in. high, special $5.
Glass Water Sets, pitcher and six glasses, opal, green and blue,
beautifully decorated, $1.50. New shapes. -
DOLLS
Complete assortment
of Dressed and Un
dressed Dolls, 5c to
$5.00 from the small
est "pin cushion" dolls
to large, handsomely
dressed "belles."
Teddy Bears and
Monkeys, 25c to $1.50.
Pictures
Handsomely framed.
Pictui es of original,
paintings, 20c to $1.50.
See the window dis
play of Christy draw
ings, framed. Special
$1.85.
STORE WILL REMAIN OPEN EVENINGS fM DEC. 21 UNTIL CHRISTMAS
Don't fail to visit our
PURE FOOD DEPARTMENT
It is the finest equipped
Grocery Store in the State.
Trade here and get FRESH
GOODS, HONEST WEIGHT
and save money on every
purchase.'
Watch this paper . for
weekly Friday and Saturday
Spciak.
A SAFE PLACE TO TRADE
Established 1864
CORVALUS
OREGQM
Ladies are cordially invited
to our
UOIES' REST ROOM
On the Second Floor. Here
we have provided free tele
phone, stationery and toilet
accommodations. Make your
shopping appointments and
imset your friends here. -
BOLD ROBBERY
JT PEORIA
Store Looted of Cash
and Goods.
THIEVES STOP FOR LUNCH
Safe Was Blown Open and
Rich Haul Secured- No
Trace Was Left
Sheriff Gellatly received word
Wednesday morning that the
store at Peoria had been burg
larized; the safe blown open and
robbed of its contents amount
ing to about $500 in cash. They
took about $200 worth of jewelry
and numerous other articles of
merchandise., making a rich
haul. The parties seem to have
been hardened criminals, doing
their work so neatly and quietly
that nothing was known of it un
til the merchant went to open
the store in the morning, it rom
appearances - about the store it
would seem they had deliber
ately prepared and eaten their
lunch in the store out of the best
things in sight and it would not
have seemed strange had the
dare-devils called up the good
housewife and demanded a cup
of hot coffee. Not a trace did
they leave to mar the pleasure of
their visit or cause the sheriff to
waste his time looking for foot
prints in the mud. They seem
to have a regular circuit outlined
as they commenced at Philo
math, then at Independence,
Monmouth, Lebanon, Peoria,
and we' "hope they "will rifever stop"
until they land at Salem in the
pen where they belong. In this
laad of plenty there is no need
of stealing and the only reason
able excuse to offer is that some
men prefer darkness to light ;
rather steal than work.
Willamette River Improvement.
Major Mclndoe, Colonel Bid
die and Mr. Hadley, of the Board
of United States Engineers, who
have been here in connection
with the Willamette river im
provement plan, left Monday for
Albany to investigate the pro
posed change in the channel at
that place, a change which the
people there are not at all pleased
with, as its enforcement would
divert the river from that city
and cut it off from water com
munication. Senator Bourne
has interested himself in the
matter and also in the purchase
of the locks by the national gov
ernment, so as to secure an open
waterway at all times.
In Wyoming -diarming Western
Play Coming.
The most important theatrical
event of the season, is the com
ing production of Willard Mack's
great American drama of coun
try life "In Wyoming." Not
since the days of "The Virginia"
and "Way Down East," has the
stage been offered a play at once
so human, so natural and irre
sistible as this charming western
story. The people of the play
comprise sturdy men of the plains
brisk, alert women of che pioneer
generation, and their damtv. vet
strong and seli-reliant daughters.
types of the American girl, over
which the whole world has come
to admire the wonder-fair sam
ples which Mr. Mack has chosen
to use in the way of literary ma
terial. The play pulses with the
vigorous, active life of the young
west. It has a love story as ten
der as that of "Romeo and Juliet"
and is rich with humor and quaint
pniiosophy. lhere is not a shot
fired during the whole perform
ance, although the production is
intensely interesting and exciting
at times.
AH umbrellas at A.J. Metz-
ger's, jeweler, have detachable
handles. 12-15-3t
CITY TAX LEVY
FORM YEAR
Council Fixes It At
Last Meeting.
PROPERTY VALUE $370,625
Busy Session of City Fathers
Held Last Monday Night.
Another Meeting the 21st
The Common Council of the
City of Corvallis met in regular
session Monday evening, Decem
ber 14, Mayor George E. . Lilly
presiding, and Councilmen Bo
Dine, Irvine, Osburn, Fuller,
Heckart, Harper, Cordley and
Simpson, present. Absent, John
son. J. H. Harris addressed the
council, speaking in favor of an
arc light and a cross walk on the
corner of Fifth and A strtets,
and his petition was referred to
the Fire, Light and Water committee.
A. L. Stevenson called up the
matter of advertising again for
bids for the construction of a
lateral sewer in Block 3. He
stated that the owners of eleven
of the lots in this block had pre
viously signed an agreement to
build the sewer out of private
funds and only one party had
refused to sign the contract. He
asked the council to re-advertise
for bids for said sewer and an
order was accordingly issued to
that effect.
E. B. Bier spoke in favor of
using Willamette River sand ex
clusively instead - ot Columbia
River sand for the construction
of cement sidewalks.
J. B. Irvine, chairman of Fire,
Light and Water committee, re
ported that the Willamette Val
ley Company would have the
new system ot lighting the city
completed and installed in Jan
uary. J. A. Harper, chairman of the
Street committee, made a report
on the sidewalk abutting the
property of E. Woodward and
others, stating that the property
was expected to be sold and it
now remained for the city to
decide whether to take the ini
tiative or not. He also reported
that the crosswalk on Eleventh
and Van Buren streets was not
needed, as there was no sidewalk
along the property on the same
side of the street for several
blocks.
Marshal J. D Wells reported
that the C. & E. R. R. had furn
ished the necessary gravel to
gravel their property.
Various bills having been re
ferred to the Fire, Light and
Water, Street, Account and Cur
rent Expenses and Ways and
Means committees ai;d iavorable
reports made thereon, warrants
were ordered drawn on the re
spective funds in payment of
same.
The communication from O.
T. and A. C. Beals asking per
mission to constructa corrugated
iron building on Second street,
between Jefferson and Adams
streets, was read and referred to
the Water, Light and Fire com
mittee.
The communication of E. E.
Wilson, secretary Board of Re
gents, OAC, concerning the pay
ment of one-half the cost of arc
lamp at the Vest end of Madison'
street, on the college grounds, in
reply to the communication of
the Police Judge, was read and
referred to the Fire, Light and
Water committee.
The communication from
Postmaster B. W. Johnson con
cerning the need of sidewalks
and crossings was laid on the
table until the 'January meeting
of the'council. " jpr- -'
Grant Elgin petitioned the'
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