t D r .M iles 'A nti -P ain P il l s
TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS
The new postal department ruling
makes it neiessary for us on April
1st, to drop from our subscription list
all who are over one yaar in arrears.
The amount then due, from each de
linquent, will he plated n proper hands
for roller lion. We hate to be arbitrary
in the matter, but nave no choice- —
it is either do ¡his or be exdtded from
the mail. Ail you have to du is to
piv up to da*?, and ib n we are al
lowed to give you credit for another
Headache
F O R ^
N euralgia .
S c iatic a .
R heumatism
B ackache .
P ain inchest
D istress in
year.
They Relieve Pain
Quickly, leaving no
bad After-effects
Rain P i» 5
T a k e
O ne
of The Little Tablets
STOM ACH .
S leeplessness
a n d the
25 Doses
25 Cents
X
N
P a in i s G o n e .
CHUF.CII DIRECTORY.
N
Never Sold in Bulk
1% zzBZz m zm m m m
Preaching hours at 11 and K.
M. K. CHI'KCIl
March 21. On that date will also occur
Tetter, Salt Rheum and Eczma.
their formal millinery opening and they
These ate diseases for which Cham
w ish ail the ladies of Dallas and vicinity berlain’s Salve is especially valuable.
Good Attendance and Much Inter to come ami inspect what they have. It quickly allays the itching and smart
Monmouth Gives Royal Welcome to
Tailor suits of the latest styles, ladies’ ing and soon effects a cure.
Price, 25
est Manifested.
furnishings of all kinds, and fancy cents. For sale by Stafrin Drug Co.
Contestants.
needlework
of
every
description.
Every
Life Guards.
lady of Polk county is hereby tendered
Call at L. D. Daniels’ and get your
School Superintendent Seymour has) a cordial invitation to be present on the
The Life Guards are two regiments of
liert W. Prescott, of the University of
phonograph records.
Everything in
Oregon, won first place in the state in cavalry forming part of trie British furnished ua with the following account 1 opening day of one of the finest sljocks stock that you are liable to call for—
tercollegiate oratorical contest held .tt I household troops. They are gallant of the School Officers, Teachers and of goods ever brought to the county.
nothing
missing.
Monmouth Friday night.
Mr. Pres soldiers, ami every loyal British heart is Barents’ meeting for the Rickrea.ll sec-i
Not only the King’s tion which convened at Rickreall last j
cott’ s oration was entitled “ Mercy That 1 proud of them.
Condemns.” The decision is a popular | Household, but yours, ours, everybody’s Saturday:
The attendance of the section, like
should have its life guards. The need
one.
Joseph G. Richardson, of McMinn of them is especially great when the that of its predecessors, was character
ville College, was accorded second place, greatest foes of life, diseases, finds al ized by an extremely good attendance,
while Clark R. Belknap, of Willamette lies in the very elements, as colds, influ a full quota of the teachers in the sec-j
University, was judged third best, out enza, catarrh, the grip, and pneumonia tion being present w ith the exception of
do in the stormy month of March. The those from Dallas. A number w**re al-j
u n t i l s h e h a s s a tis fie d
of the seven contestants.
At the business meeting that after best way that we know of to guard ~o present from Monmouth, Indepen
h e r s e lf t h a t th e a r tic le
dence
and
oilier
out-ide
points.
against
these
diseases
is
to
strengthen
noon, resolutions were adopted indors
Mr. L. It. Tracer, of Monmouth, took
is w i t h o u t a fta w . T h a t ’s
ing the $125,(MX) appropriation for the the system w ith Hood’ s Sarsaparilla—
University of Oregon, and urging a lib-, the greatest of all life guards. It re .ip the subject, Some Conditions in our
th e k i n d o f a c u s to m e r
Public
Schools
that
Should
be
Improv
moves
the
conditions
in
which
these
eral sum for Monmouth State Normal
w e lik e — one w h o w ill
School, inasmuch as this institution is diseases make their most succssful at ed, and hv the distribution <>f some
the oldest and largest of the state’s tack, gives vigor and tone to all the vi 20 different queries throughout the au
h u n t f o r t h e w e a k p o in t s
tal organs and functions, and imparts a dience, provoked discussions on all of
four Normal schools.
Remem these wnich proved highly entertaining
S
h e w o n ’t f in d a n y , h o w
As hostess of the International Ora genial warmth to the blood.
torical Association of Oregon, Mon ber the weaker the system the greater and of great value to those interested.
e v e r, in o u r
mouth gave herself completely over to the exposure to disease. Hood’s Sarsa Points were brought out that will prove
of great benefit to the subject as pro
the college spirit, which was every parilla makes the system strong.
posed and of assistance to those work
where manifested by the enthusiasm of
ing for such betterment.
the friends of the competing institutions
NOTICE.
Mr. G. N. Murdock, of Independence,
for the honors of the annual contest.
gave an extra nice talk on school at
o r i n a n } ' o f t h e c r o c k e r } - o n o u r s h e lv e s . W e w e n t
The business houses and numerous resi
To
all
owners
of
fruit
trees
in
Polk
tendance,
which was listened to with
dences were gaily decorated with the
County—This
is
the
time
of
year
to
much
appreciation
by
those
present.
o n a t o u r o f in s p e c t io n b e fo r e s h e c a m e a n d p u t
colors and pennants representing all the
Hon. C. L. Hawley followed with a
contesting schools, and across Main spray all fruit trees for San Jose scale,
e v e r y t h i n g r i g h t , i n c l u d i n g t h e p ric e s .
street was a large banner with the State and in order that the fruit industry of fine talk on the benefits to accrue from
Normal’s welcome to the Association. the county may tie protected, everybody elementary agriculture, and after he
leaving trees infected with San Jose finished State Superintendent Acker
In fact, the town had a holiday appear
scale should spray their trees with the man took up the same subject and of
ance.
fered a plan by which it could be made
All the orations represented a high lime and sulphur spray.
ROSS H. NELSON,
of much practical benefit.
Mr. Acker
degree of proficiency and training, as
County
Fruit
Inspector.
man has but lately returned from at
well as a good intellectual grasp of the
tending
a
convention
of
school
leaders
subjects dealtw ith, their efforts being
Notice the attractive ad of Laughary’s in the city of Washington, and from 45
highly creditable to the respective
grocery eacli week in this paper and different suggestions offered at that
schools.
College veils were much in evidence you will find something that will al time, the one proposed by him was con
sidered to be the best by a majority of
throughout the evening and enthusiasm ways please you.
those in attendance. Ilis plan wits for
ran to the highest pitch on the an
each school in the county to be visited
nouncement of the decision of the judg
by a person having practical knowledge * * * * * * * * * * * * * * : * * * * * * * * * * * *
es, while Mr. Prescott, the successful
+ in that line, and who would spend sev
contestant, was being showered with
•5- eral hours in a practical elucidation of
+
congratulations.
*
the method to be employed for a com
Judges of the orations were:
On
plete knowledge of the subject, tuition
composition—Judge S. A. Lowell, of
*
I
to
be
given
to
both
teacher
and
pupil,
Pendleton, Rev. T. L. Eliot, ot Port
*
| so that it could be carried on during his
land, and K. M. Hulme, of University V
absence.
In this way it is thought
of Idaho. Judges on delivery— William
*
! more knowledge can be gained and in a
Masters, of Portland, Rev. II. (). Hen
*
j shorter time than by any other.
derson, of Portland, and Superintend- Î . f Is the price we will pay for wheat
|
Some nice instrumental and vocal *
J
at
our
mill.
ant J. M. Powers, of Salem.
! music was furnished by the young
people of Rickreall, and the young ladies *
*
of tlie school got up a fine lunch tor the *
MARKET REPORT.
f O S e ü S F’ O iif iflg
*
entire visiting contingent, and showed
their skill as exceptional in a culinary *
REPORTED W EEKLY BY U. 8. LOUOHARY.
i
S W E E N E Y BROS-,
? way.
*
4*
r»
■
A. G. Rem pel, of district 18, was the
Wheat, a bushel, $1.
I -J*
Proprietors.
J
presiding officer.
*
Bran, a ton, $25 00.
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4*4-^*F*5* J»v*î»4‘ *î**5**ï**l«*î**{**î,*î-*î*,5**î, *$, *>,î**$,*î**î’
Shorts, a ton. $30.
*
Oats, a bushel, 15 cents.
Do Not Crowd the Season.
Flour, a barrel, $4.75.
The first warm days of spring bring *
Flour, a sack, $1 25.
with them a desire to get out and enjoy
Corn meal, $2 50 a cwt.
the exhilirating nir and sunshine. *
Potatoes, a bushel, 40.
POOL
AND
BILLIARD
HALL
Children that have been housed up all j *
Butter, a pound, 30 cents.
Now located in the Kerslake Building
winter are brought out and you wonder!
Lard, a pound, 1 2 cents.
*
(E veryth in g u p to-d atc )
where they all come from. The heavy *
Bacon, sides, a pound, 12bj cents.
winter clothing is thrown aside and I
Hams, a pound. 15 cents.
many shed their flannels. Then a cold
Shoulders, a pound, 121 cents.
wave comes and people say that grip is
Eggs, a dozen, 15 cents.
epidemic. Colds at this season are even
Chickens, a dozen, $3 (d> $5.
more dangerous than in mid-winter, as j
Dried fruits, a pound, 6 @ 15 cents.
there is much more danger of pneu
Beets, a pound, 2 cents.
monia.
Take Chamberlain’ s Cough
B E S T
Turnips, a pound, 2 cents,
Remedy, however, and you will have * * * * * * * * * * * * ! * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Cabbage, a pound, 2 cents.
nothing
to
fear. It always cures, and]
Onions, a pound, 5 cents.
we have never know n a cold to result in
Beans, a pound, 5 C<i 8 cents.
pneumonia when it was used.
Ir is
Corn meal, a pound, 3 cents
pleasant and safe to take. Children
O K
A L L
Hay, a ton, $10 (% $15.
like it. For sale by Stafrin Drug Co.
EUGENE WINS OUT.
Preaching Sunday morning and even-
hiiulay Hchool at 9:45. Kpworth
in,,
league a* ß : 30. . Prayer . meeting Thiirn-
pastor.
day evening.—M. 1*. Dix
BAPTIHT CHURCH.
Preaching Sunday morning and even
ing. Sunday school at 10. 15. Y. P. U.
at 0:150. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening.—F. Jl. Laughton, pastor.
PRKHBYTKKIA N Cl!U ItCHf
Preaching Sunday morning and ev
ening. Sunday school at 10. Christian
Endeavor at 0:150. Braver meeting
Thursday evening.—D .J. Becker, pastor.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
RVANOBliICA I. CHURCH.
Preaching Sunday morning and even
ing. Sunday school at 10. Christian
Endeavor at 0:50. Prayer meeting
Thursday evening.— N. W. Sager, past
or.
...
I
I hereby give you notice that the time
to spray is at hand, so don’ t wait for me
to call on you and notify you that the
law requires fruit trees to he sprayed
during the winter or spring months,with
lime-sulphur spray. You can buy the
spray ready for use by diluting the sola- I
turn with ten or twelve gallons of water
to one of the liquid sprav. The prepared |
lime-sulphur is free from sediment and
by thorough spraying you will get good
results. It is death to Scale, Apple and
Pear Scab,. Canker or Dead Spot and
other fungus diseases.
J. 15. NUNN, Fruit Inspector.
RICKREALL MEETING.
SHE WON’T BUY
Preaching Sunday morning and even-1
ing. Bible
school at
10. Senior
Christian Endeavor at fi:30. Bible class
and player meeting Thursday evening.
A. C. Corbin, pastor.
Notice to the People of Polk County.
that a born artist lays down his brush
when the twilight cuts him off.” There
is no need of anxiety about the future of
a young man who faces his work in this
spirit.
QUEcNSWARE
o
W. H. ROY & CO.
Mr. C. C. Sloan, of Monmouth, was
transacting business in Dallas Monday
and cairn* in to order the Itemizer to
his address.
Wheat 80
£ CHINA and
w
m
GLASS
W ARE I
m
Cents
ARIi<i>r®> IILU&ff i k f Ö R -
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, ‘ ■’ K.
P \ a K« » off •fPINTIN 6 PL A T
<§>TATlOHL'RV W ÍN T I.N 0
ritWfS>f>AP 6 t t U & 3 SÉ
Caldwel Bros.
MAC.A7INÇ A N D IB O O K Ù î
;■ (.OVE ftòA npIU .U òTW TlO hS »
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A T R E D U C E D P R IC E S
* At the Racket Store |
The
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YEA R S'
E X P E R IE N C E
M EATS
Intoxicated With Hi* Work.
[O. S. Marden, in “ Success Magazine."]
Not long ago I asked a young man
how he was getting along, and he said :
“ 1 am just intoxicated with work.
1
cannot get enough of it.
1 just ache
every morning to get to my task, and I
leave it with the same regret at night
T r a d ì M arks
D is io n s
C orvriohts A c .
A lM M H n d ln i RRkptrt> and description muy
quickly amrortum our opiiih-n free whether an
Invention I* probably pHientablg. ( ’(»iiiniuulre-
tion« strictly conflctonl.ini. HANDBOOK on Patent«
«ont free. Oldest aaeney for merurinff paient a.
ratent« taken
_____
___ _ through
upti Munn \ Co. receive
tptnal notice, w ith ou t c harge, lu the
MUNN i Co.36' Bro*d^N ew Y ork
Brauch onice,
I A
1
F SU Washingi on, 1). C
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When it comes to
K IN D S
CITY NEWS.
A T
BARNHART &
GRANT
N e x t t o P o s to ffic e
Corvallis & Eastern Farms
for
Railroad
Trains from and to Yaquina
Sale
Scientific flmtricsti
A handaomely lllualrated weeklv. I.arveat clr-
cniatlun o f any «dentalo journal. Term*. f . \ a
year; fo u f month«, 9 L Sold by all newsdealer*.
TIMK TA BLE N o .85.
j
No. 1—
Leave« Y aquina
Arrives at C o r v a llis ..
A rrives at A lban y ...
No. 2 -
Leaves A lban y .......
Leaves C o rv a tti».......
Arrives at Y aquina
*
. .. 8 :40 a. m.
.. 11:1ft a . m .
. 1 2 : 1 5 p .m .
. ..12:50 p. m
. . . 1 l ift p. in
.. . 6 : 15 p. m
Trains to and from Detroit:
■ e t 'ia .i.îïà r a d
No. * -
L e a v e «A lb a n y
................................ . . . 7:30 . 1 . m.
A rrive« at D etroit ........................... .. .12:30 p. in.
No. 4 -
Leavea D e t r o it ....................................
1 (Hi p. m.
Arrives at A lb a n y ...........................
5:55 p. m .
L A R G E S T K A C l L IT IH S i
IN T H E W E S T I O I!
T H E P R O D U C T IO N OF I
H IG H O R A D E W O R K J
• A T I! AS 10Y AS U S T I » « MOUSES f
il
m
m
m
m
I have for sale some very desirable
bargains in farm property.
A tine home of 45 acres, fine creek
bottom soil; good buildings, water
anti orchard. Close to{school, church,
K. R. On R .F . D.route, rural photic.
A snap at only
$ 2,500
Mr. and Mrs. J. I.. Sweeney were Sa
lem visitors over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Coad are up
from Portland visiting relatives.
The Itemizer ads, bring results.
Kraber savs his potatoes are all gone.
N O N E OF T H E M A R E IN I T W I T H
J. K. Sears, of McCoy, spent last Sat
urday and Sunday with his family in
this city.—McMinnville T.-R.
SIMONTON & SCOTT
Born, to Rev. and Mrs. W. A. El
kins, Wednesday, March 11th, a fine 9
pound boy, an assistant pastor for the
Christian church.—Cottage Grove Lead
er.
Hail A Hayes have just made us a
cabinet of 24 drawers for the holding o f'
half tone cuts that is a daisy.
We are
now fixed to safely keep such things for j
years to come.
JY A Y A Y
!
^
Mrs. M. C. White, of Portland, will
One 100 acre, well improved farm ;
:55 acres plow land, 20 acres stump- he at the Ladies’ Emporium next Satur- 1
dav
to demonstrate the excellences of \
age, pasture, balance fine fir timber;
pood eight room new house, fine liv the stock carried by our local branch of j
Needlecraft, the well known metropoli-
Trains for Corvallis:
ing water, fine eichard. Price
No, ft—
Only
$ 3,000 | tan house.
L«ytves A lban y
.........................
Mr. John Riba, of Vining, Ta.. says:
One 80 acre farm, finely located
Arrives at C o r v a llis ...........................
No 10—
good buildings, 45 acre« plow lan d; “ I have been selling DeWitt’ s Kidney |
Leaves Albany, ..................................
2.52 p. m.
all stock, implements, seed, feed, in and Bladder Pills for about a year and
A rriv e sa t C o r v a llis.......................
. 3 :U6 p. m.
fact everything goes except house I they give better satisfaction than any 1
I pill l have ever sold. I have u-«ed them
hold effects.
I Leaves A lb a n y ...........
7 :3ft p. m
myself with tine results. Sold by Con
Only
$ 3,000
Arrives at C orva llis
. 8: 1ft p. m
rad Stafrin.
( No. 1 2 -
1 The county clerk is sending each
Leaves A lb a n y ...........
12 50 p. m,
A rrives at C orva llis
. 1:33 p .m .
H . C . C A M P B E L L | week a list of registered voters to the «pe-
1 retary of state. These lists are required
Trains for Albany :
D allas, O r e g o n
! for sending out copies of the pamphlet
No- ft—
I containing a list of all the amendment«
1 Leaves C o r v a llis ........
« , n a. m.
and measures to be voted on in June,
i Arrives at A lbany —
7:10 a m.
i the Single Tax amendment among
j No. 9—
them. The pamphlet will not be sent
Leaves C orvallis
.12:45 p. m.
1 A rtives at A lban y
A I T E D ------------ to unregistered voters. Thi* is one itn-
1 :8© p. m . ----------- W
| portant reason why all should register
No. 7—
Evervlnsly
i Leaves C orvallis
tt-OOp. m.
A re p re se n ta tiv e In t h is co u n ty by at the earliest moment.
; A rrives at A lbany
should get the pamidilet in order to
8:40 p. to.
a larg e real estate co rpo ration . S p e c , vote intelligently at election time.
No. It—
le a v e s C orvallis .......
lid
ia l In d u ce m en ts to those w ho w ish to
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Smith,
Arrives at A lbanv
12:15 i
. the Ladies’ Emporium in the Riley
All o f the s h o v e train.«connect with Southern becom e fin a n cia lly In te rested .
! building was not opened for business, as
Pee I lie train « both at A lbany and C orva llis, a«
well a« train« for Detroit, givin g direct s ervice
| heietofore announced, on March 12th.
| to N ewport and Rrctetvlmah Hot Springs.
; Smith A Shelton desire now to inform
For further information apply to
The Real Estate Security Co.
the ladies that they will be ready to
«110 F. IVBruts, i£n. Pa* Agent.
„ „ ,
.
A lbany O regon .
F e rt O sa rh sr* B s il d i * ,,
C h lc a ,o , III. show their stock on next Satur lay,
à
YA TA YA YA Y4 T J
st
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A T A ? A T A T A T A T JT >
ELECTRICITY FOR LIGHTING IS ONLY EXPENSIVE
Î
TO PfOPlE WHO ARE WASTEEUl AND CARELESS.
j
TO YOU, WHO ARE NATURALLY CAREEUl,
Ì
IT DOES NOE CONE HIGH.
Ì
It i- economical because it ran be qniekly turned off when not
needed. With gas or kerosene there is the temptation to let light
burn, when not needed, to save bother of lighting and adjusting.
Ill some homes th^deetric light bill amounts to only about $2 j>er
month. You can probably get some kind of artificial light for less
money than elector light, hut di>es it save you anything when it
limits opportunities for work ami recreation, ruins your eyesight,
smokes your walls, mars decorations and increases household work!
^ ou can probably save a dollar'tomorrow by going without your
meals, hut it wouldn’t be economy. It is not so much what you
save, hut how you save, that count-. We are always ready t o ’ex-
plain the "ins and mite" of the lighting proposition to you. Call
on us or phone to us. We are never too busy to talk business.
Willamette Valley Co.
E. W . KEARNES, Manager
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§
H. H. LING, Agent, Corvallis.
T“
Bev. C. A. Brackenbury spent several
days this week in Hillsboro and Port
land with friends.—Dayton Herald.
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