weekly OREGON statesman;: Tuesday, may p, isos. ... .8 ' i 4 f ; ? 1 i! II n 1 j i 2 i - 1 : i . ; i I ! I li r i 1 the Blossoms Come the Brides ' . J une U a. month of blossoms and of bride. , And as lobs a there re bride, so kag will bridal gifts be railed for. The Barr Btore fa a real tempfe of treasures when it comes to cbdusiiig such gifts. -Tile bride might like something in silverware; , We nave a splendid stock of it in alt softs of both staple and fancy pieces. A dainty dish of cut glass might please her better. If you think so, we have si choice a cut glass stock a is iu S'Alenj, at not quite the- prices asked elsewhere. ";' A clock might be (he thing y a deem' she'd like the best. And we hare a su perb Has of them. All this, to say nothiug of the many fanciful and dainty thing we hare in Jewelry, which would prove most'pretty bridal keepiakes. Do you think you can do tetter than do Tour bridal gift choosing at the Barr Store. . ' , 779 1 iioitio i .; ' , - : I ' toss Ve Will Sell Monopole Cream Tartar Schilling HeatBakiiir .1 Folger's Goldeii Gate Iiidepeiidence Flour sack guaranteed td give satisfaction or Vc Pay This 16 cents per dozen for Eggs - . ! t - - - - - j 35 cents Tjer square for butter Less 10 per cent for cash " I ---4. J . . ; .. .;. S PEER Largest Buyers of ! - Willamette, Valley t IMPALED ON PICKET A Vtt ETUI I ED TRAM P SEEKING: ALMS FELL. FROM THE HOUSE STEPS. NEWARK. N. 7,;My 18.-Thomas Collins, a tramp, arrived here after a long riile on a freight train. To get something to cat he began to begi a sk ins, for something at the back doors of houra After numerous refusals he devided to . try , the front doors, and , tth- sroat flart.drassd ivlquelf .up the stoop of a large house. After rest tnf ' a few seconds, Collins pushed the elst'trie belt - While "waiting he was o vrrt omi by weakness, became dlzsy ajnl toppled over backward. ' - lis at temptetr In grasp the balustrade, but wat unable td hold 6n, and felt over It.i He landel on top of an Iron picket ft m e and was impaled upon one of Its Kharp pvlnt, which went deep Into the upper part of his body and penetrated hi left lung. He was taken to the city "hortpltai, where physicians declared his injury to be dangerous In itself, but ,mon no on account "of , his weakened condition. ,-'..".' , !;jMi'ijr' - .. ' i Cor. State and . Liberty, St. ALEM , CUE. mmlt Bk Pwdr lib can 25e i'owder lib caii 25c " i V Bak Pwdr lib can 25c 85c Sack money refunded ill - BROS. Country Produce in r ' Married. - . : , tiARNETT-R(jTi At the residence of the bride's pf rents, on the corner of tak and f5ummcr streets, Salem. . Oreson. May 14. 190S. at 8:30 o'clock ! 'P. rn, Miss Bertha Roth, to , Lorln Bamettr Rev E. t. Hornscbuch offl- elating. -' if. The happy cou pie will lea re on this morning's trsiii for Portland, where they will spend their honeymoon. They will return in about a week to this clly where they are so 'well and favorably known, and will commence housekeep ing In the Eppley house on Cottage street, which Mr. Darnett recently pur chased. ; r --.--.".'( died. .-j. r- EARI At Turner, Oregon, Thursday, May If. 1903. at 5:59 p. m4 Mrs. II. I Earl, aged 34 years, v ' - ' ? -J'. Deceased ; has been a constant suf ferer for the past fifteen yers. Kfx; was 'a daughter t W. M. Hllleafr, f Tdrner. "Her husband is I he hrl merchant at Turner. Khe leaves - no children. ' v. ' ' '. Funeral teI;iy f&iturdir. MAy vt6th at the Calvary Presbyterian Church at Turner.?;':' 'fr: --,' ' -" - f:: V Deceased leaves a .wide rircle of friend to mourn her lo.-." Bhe was ra noble woman nd will be sadly missed by the people of Turner -r- rT , Week Trade En Tt:6 Clztt ZZzcm iy a rnod eld whUky of qaality t alway aeeded. For fatntinf pel la, wcakacM, operaUoas sad UXe emcr geaciestlie -". ' , -- ,. ' wMs&!eeaBct be' urpd. la 4aeir pteaataf sad ' rrble tmviaet. aad tim-ultint aoanttew r They Sra I entia I in the -mcdiciae cheat ot ewry family, chyncian and h"pitil. aad aboold be Coaataatly at Land. Cxiart ad ttntaat . . THE LARGEST - 3 Inter-State Oratorical Contest - at Corrallis cn Friday, . JJay22d . , UNDER AUSPICES NATIONAL IN , TERCOLLEGIATE PROHIBITION ASSOCIATION STUDENTS FROM SEVERAL COLLEGES IN THE STATE TO COMPETE. -." , , (From Sunday's Daily.) . . The largest and most extensive In terstate draibrici Cbhtesf ever held uport the Coast will take place in Cor rallis, Or, Friday evening, ilay 22d. at the bis College Armory Building. Corrallis students and, professors are busy making arrangements ; to in-ter tain and suitably provide for the large number of students who will be. pres ent from other colleges. Several of the schools of this state' are preparing to turn out In body Dana College al ready having decided to charter a car. feome others will doubtless do the same. While - others'. 'wilt take cross .country drives, some in carriages some in hay racks, anyway to get thare;" The extraordinary interest 'shown by Oregon people grows out of the fact that the t9 orators who ;won , first place in the recent state contest at Dallas will be lri the contest to com pete with the winners of Washington and California, and it IU be no ordiii ery material which Uiey will run Up against, as Berkeley University ' and University of Washington and Whit Worth College are among the schools of the other states which, will be m the fight. All of these institutions' will send orators who have come out Vic tors In their respective states, f j ? The orations have all been written Upon some phase of the'' Prohibition 1 question-. ' 8ity-five students this year tipon the Coast wrote - orations ' upon this subject, -and the six orators who are; to speak Friday evening. May ZZd, at Corvailis, have, after & series of con tests, proven - themselves the best amohg the sixty-flve. In connection with the contest: will be held the Annual Interstate College Prohibition convention,' and at this convention will " speak fifteen of the leading Prohibition speakers of Oregon. Washington and -California. 'Among thm will be A. C. Mlllican of Uni versity of Wasbihgton; -a member of the debatlmr team which defeated the University . of ; -Idaho; k Rev 1 G..VK. Phelps, of HUIsboro; L H. Amos, of Portland : Prof. B, " W . Kelsey, of Pa cifle College; Chester P. Gates, or Dal las; Prof. W. T. Shaw, of O. !AJ C, Robert Kirk wood, of Forest Grove; -W. P. Dyke, of McMInnvllle; President Bi E. Emerick. of Philomath College,-and Virgil G. Hinshaw, national traveling secretai of the intercollegiate Work. This- conventlQn.5wiU last from 2:30 ' to S:30 Friday afternoon and from t.ZO td 10: 30 Saturday, forenoon. " CiUzens as well as students are invited and will be expected' to attend this convention. and many will no doubt take advahtage of the reduced rates granted by the Southern Pacific and will be present at both .contest and convention. A similar 'contest will- be 'held In Ohio among Eastern States and In Iowa among middle' States, conducted by the same association, there being six hundred college students this year who win pronounce orations upon the Prohibition question. ' i ' As it is seldom that an effort env brnrlnj m many colleges comes .within our reach, people are expected to Jour ney from distances hitherto . unknown in time of intercollegiate meets. . ; The Southern Pacific has granted a rate of one and One-third. fof the round trip. Pay full fare going and take a receipt from the agent. c - - . Dear tn W0 GROUND FOR KICK ; NEIOliBOR OF -CITI2EN GETS ANGRY BErX)RE THE OCCASION WARRANTS. Editor Statesman': This evening. May 17, the writer met a neighbor very Irate because he thinks the committee of arrangements for the reception of President ' Roosevelt has forgotten that there . were pioneers to Oregon, some of whom live at Salem. Of this class the President expressed his appreciation at St. Louis. I think in these words "This work of ex pansion was by far the greatest work of our people duiiag the-yenra that In tervened between the adoption of the Constitution and the outbreak of the Civil War; There were other questions of real moment and Importance -r and there were many at the time seemed such to ' those engseed ' In answerinar thenC but the greatest - deed " of our forefathers of their generation was the! deed of the men who. with pack train or wagon ' train, on horseback - or mi foot, or by boat upon the waters, push ed the frontier ever westward a-cross the continent.. -: ;. ' .- The man I met seemed be angry that the fact is kept' lri . the , back ground that Marion, county has yet - a few live; pioneers who got to the Pa cific side by all the modes of travel the President mentions, and tie ought to be permitted to see soma of them, but they seem to be forgotten." and be Is mad. , Is he justified in be'Ina: so. Mr Editor? , ; ' CITIZEN. (He certainly would be,tf there Were ground for the complaint. But evident some one has been telling lies to the neighbor of our correspondent; ' The editor learns from what jtnay be 'con sidered a reliable source-that some of the- best known : of Marion - eountys pioneers have been provided for in the drive with the President, and that In fact about, half of aH so provided for at all are Ore gap .pV'inwi i off Jbesort mentioned above. Ed.) . f HISTORY : ROWDIES "3 JBATTLTX NEW YORK. May 1$. Rowdies held up a train returning from Coney Island yesterda, terrorised sthe passengers and assaulted trainmen and the police men who went to stop the trouble. ' i. When the train left Coney Island fire cars were Jammed to the doors. a The crowd was hilarion- and all order soon disappeared. But when the train reach, ed Bath Beach. Captain I Cullen with eleven men were there. Captain Cullen sent half of his men into the car and told them to arrest the ring-leaders and push them through the windows of the' bars where they Would be caught by the captatn and his other Men. - A fierce battle ensued.- All the prisoners were held on charges of disorderly con duct. "- V ' ' ' ' TO CHILDREN Mb tfiACHER Prdfessorr.ioores Sending Oiit i I inviiatiens all brer the V . ..County;., , TO PARTICIPATE IN RECEPTION ; TO' PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, ON i tiiltRSDAT, UAT tlAti. URtlEto ; TO RESPOND HEARTILY TO THE ' REQUEST.' ' - (From Sunday's Daily.) Pursuant to a formal invitation from the sub-committee oh invitations of the general committee on reception - to President Roosevelt,"Cpunty School Su perintendent E;T. Moores has pre pared and is sending oat lac-simile ta vita Hon to alt of the--school teachers In Marion county: Tbe school super Intendent of Poltc county Is following the same examler' - The - lnviutlon reads as folowt: " :- v "To Whom It Miy Concern A Cordial Greeting:' ' The "-undersigned, 'constituting the Sub-committee on Invitations of the General Committee on Reception to President Theodore Roosevelt and ear ly, at Salem,' Oregon, on Thursday, May 21, from .9 o'clock a. th. t6 12 o'clock M. respectfully Invites ;and urges the presence, at that time, of the teachers and pupils of the public and private schools , of Marion and Polk counties, in Marion : Square, - Salem, where , his Excellency, ;. the . President, will deliver a brief address- to the child ren. Let the" response to this be spon taneous as it is certain to bo iaspirlng. Very respectfully; ; ,' - "C. P. Bishop; Mayor Salem, ' chair' man; W. A. Cusick. B. F. Bon ham, II. B. Thielen. N. J. Judah, . Sub-Com mittee on Invitation ' . - - "Salem.1 Oregon May 12. 19" BOUGHT NEW BUSINESS - . Wm. H. Sell wood of this city and his brother-in-law, Ivan Adams, of Ilwaco, have bought out the .grocery store of Sauter, & Zierler. at Nov 371 East Sev enth street. Portland, and will assume charge Of their, new business next week. Mr. Sell wood has been engaged in the grocery business "as a clerk for several years in this city, and his abil ity in that line is well known and his success is practically assured.' He has sufficient energy and pluck combined with his business and gentlemanly qualifications to make his- way any where: : - - '.:iS v '-, STEINER'S MARKET.. : Eggs 14 cents. -;. , ' ' ---. Chickens 11 cents. ". ' ' Spring Chickens 12 to 15 cents. THE MARKETS. ' The local tnarkex tjuotatlons yestex 4r were ai follows? - ' Wheat 13c. v : f Oats t8e per busheL J 4 Barley $21 per ton. Hay Cheat. 12.5013.50; clover, $12 timothy, $12.50. ' Flour i tl.00 01.05 per sack. , s Mill feed Bran, $22 f shorts, $23. ' Butter Country, if &25e; creaniery. Eggs 14 cents. 7 Chickens lie. ' Spring Chickens 13 to 15c Pork Gross, 6V0?ci dressed, 8c. Beef Steers, 4MVc; cows, good heifers. 24 to 4cv :r - stotton Sheep, S?44hc on foot. -- - Veal 1&tc dressed. Hops Choice, Iter greenish prime, t to and ipwarlj 1103 contracts, 15c. Potatoes 11020c per busheL ' Apples 75c ft $ I per busheL Onions 40050c per busheL . Prunes 2 o4V4c Mohair 87 cents. - Wool 15c fVlTc, " , , . BALFOUB, GUTHBiE & CO. Buyers aad Shippers, of -Dealers' in Hop Grcji' Supplies ' " : FARM 'LOANd " - IJltNER: l M-ACLEAT JTOATUM. . . BROOKH. tfAW. 8ALE7M. ' witzerlAn d. HALSBT. . DSXirtT. ' tiFGAS. OF "ROT At FLOUR. j. g . i 4 t- - J " i. 'J - f f f - .... ,j . ; ; -r ' -, ' i .. MT .Qormnere)al St., Safsm.. GRAIN milY;CHiiIIGE t TERB itiiiDE Teaciiers Elected for Ensuing t . mr lit Salem Public . " - t Schools -' NINE .TEACHERS WERE DROPPED 1 OR RESIGNED AND TEN NEW ONES ELECTED". INCIUDINCf ONE ; XkVt lUNCIPAI---PROr; TRAVEIt RE-ELECTED S CPERiNTEN DEN T X (Front Sunday's Daily.J - The board of directors of the Salem Public Schools held a regular 'meeting ldt night' in the parlors of Ladd & Bush's bank.";7'- ' ' '- - - - ; All of the members of ' the board were present with the exception of M. L. Chamberlain, who was unable to at tend on account of sickness. Clerk Jos. Baumgartner was in his usual place. ; A number of small bills were audit ed and ordered paid, and ' the board then elected the superintendent, prin cipals and grade teachers for the en Suing year. .This action has, as usual, been -eagerly looked forward to,- and with some misgivings by the ones in- j leresiea. t ' -' r ( Quite a large number of Important Changes were made in the complement of Instructors for. the ensuing year. Nine new teachers were elected to fill the : Vacancies caused by the resigna tion of several, and the failure to re elect several. . y'Pot superintendent. Prof. L. R. Trav cr was,' of course, re-elected, as he has given, snch good satisfaction during the bast year. E. E Emraett was elected principal of East school to succeed Prof. W. J. Crawford. No other chang es werernade In the list of principals, f The following teachers of the present force were not re-elected, part of them 6n account of theirt having resigned: ; East School Clara Scott Creslgnedi. p. Gans (resigned), Ethel Rlgdon (re signed)," Almo Cover. ' and Julia Me Cplloch. . . : j,- -. r i Park School Delia Van Winkle and Ella Welch. , . t . North School N. Adda Hart. The new. teachers elected last night Jvere: E. E. Emmett, Anna W. Biesan. Clarai B. Carpenter - Mr. Goode, Lillian Harwood. Miriam Hickox. Lena Miller, Dllve M. Milamore, Bessie Smith and Lena StillwelL khe old list and is done to provide for the growth , of the schooL Teachers have been very short In the school dur lng the past winter. The complete list as elected at last night's meeting fol lows: ' " Superintendent L. R. Traver. Principals North SchooL J. S. Graham. - East SchooL E. E. Emmett. Park School, W. M Smith. Lincoln SchooL L. IL BUkpr. Cen tral School, Alice It. Dodd. Grade Teachers , , Pearl L. Applekate. , Orvlllie Ballou. Grace Bellinger Anna W. Biesan. Ermine Bushnell. Bertha Byrd. Clara B. Carpenter. Nelly Colby. Margaret Cofpim-. Maria , P. D'Arcy. ., Anna Fischer. , Musa Geer. Ann. Gordon. Mr. "Goode. Lillian Harwood. , Miriam Hickox. Bertha Kitchuni. - - Emma Kramek Mtnetta. Magers. Allena Me Hen Maud Meyers. Ida MlUer. Lena. Miller. - Olive M. Milamore. Myra Nichols. Carrie Ogle. . Bessie Smith. . Nellie F. Starr. ; Lena StillwelL Hallie Thomas. REFERENDUM BOOMING LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR ?PETI- TITION PRbRABLY DEFEATED J . OTHERS MAY CARRY. Referendum matters are coming to a crisis. . It . is almost certain that the referendum petitions on the ly-wisahd Clark. Fair bill will not . have signers enough to comply with the law. In the portage Railway, Corporation Tax r T? hi ti JPEOKLE3 ZJAROiMMlSOirSB' Great Gale Foi4 Tlilo VeeU PtiOli KiOMDAY UNTIL GATUfeDAY If you have any doubt fn your mind about the honesty of out air tlsements on the prices we give you on our goods. -st this advM-tUe4 tnent out and tako it along with ypu. ,you wllLfind the'"gonls J"t as advertised and plenty ot them to show you we are the -ruUrs f prices In Balers ort reliable merchandise. We are not afraid to giv you prices. We know w-e, cannot be ;beat. ! ciw. w inAA wuh silk all the. latest shades price, yd. 23cv ' - 250 yds. best $1. equality TaKlta ' silk. AH colors yd. c r r 25e r school plaid dress goods yd. 12V4c., ' .'I ... ' 65c navy blue Brilllantine yd. 34c. V $L45 BlacTt Silk Praude Sole soft thick heavy quality, warranted : not to cut or crack. sale price :10 Best Fancy Silkallne yd. 6c. ' Best Fancy Shirting Per- cales. pretty patterns yd. Zifigc. lZVttfh'phtmng' cheviots thick aha heavy. warranted colors,, sale price yd.'-s l-3c. :- ; 1 ' - ISc1 Best Cbambreys yd. c.! ": ' ; -'-'"'';'" " The' chespest store In iMcEYOY; i '--7 - '''.i r ,-' - ' 7 0-a wano m sm Fon OUtl tESTItlE LINE OF ' . - Children's Di-csses Al THE FOLLOWING PRICES: 50c Garment . ,3Sc 60c Garment 12 S5c and 75c Garment ooc $1.00 Garment... GOc A Good anno rt rue al of plain, fancy and striped pattern dainlibj trimmed. &c Com'l street tcind-HV. :: :: :: :: coo H'ii ARE GIVING A WA J" A -N-.- EXCELLENT . C TURE OF THE PRESI DENT AS A SOUVENIR OF lltS I 'IS IT TO S. I L PJY: IN DECORATIVE - LINE WE LEAD HO Til IN QUANTITY AND PMOh; ooo C and exepmtlon bills petitions it hxtka as though there would be signt rs enough to carry them. W. C. CougHl. of Baker Cltj', who is In charK tt these three petitions, and has conduct ed the campaign, arrived In the clty yesterday and when Interviewed by tli Statesman, said: HEAR THE LESSON. Believers, hear de iesjton Hit, true t true kin t; f. All can't ba de ossum, ' Kate all can't climb de tree. Believers, hr - dr lesson ' .. Hit true fuhi spring ter fall; - All csm'l set ot table. Rase dey ain't si-oom fcr Believers, hear de Ipssoh ' ' En kcep.de golden rule; . All eas't ride ter glory, Kaze all can't ketch re mule. , Atlanta Cfnl I tut ion. 1MB, ?Ue Beat t Double Twill Cran 85c lace curtains, 3 yards long . splendid quality, sale price W' i 15c ' Black Lawns Best good yd. lie. ' 23c Black Ofenadines, yd. 1. r Great? sale or--inwoi'eries wn 7C 1ace stripped curtain itcrlm, pretty paftcrns. yd.' trf " w 12'J whie- India Linon yd. 8 1-3. "75c calico wrappers. gol Z9v. f Z union silk trmbrcllas 9.c. Children's 5oo wash hats Z7tC. IidVs'"S0c- sailor" h'als.leat ZZc i Ladles 10c summer underwear 4c. LmIIos black stcHkliisrs pr. 5c. i- Men's ZOc worIt: shirts Wc. the North west. SALEM f fhursday's m p4jBvrs-sA-a$Bs :v. sTs ... mxsm