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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1907)
Leading Cnrvallis Newspaper. Best Advertising Medium. Voi KUV. Corvalms, Bexton County, Oregon, Friday. April. 26. llOT- VO. iZC investigation Bbows that many good watches are 8poileil by tampering. No nmtter how little yon suppose is ti e ma t r with yours better Havo us repair It A whoie lot of damnge nan be done by those who are not acquainted with the delicate mei-liHnism. We know watches and can repair them as they should he Brine us yours if it doesn't no just riant. Albert J. Metzger WATCHMAKER Occidental Building, ... Corvallis LADIES' SPRING OrifAMEttTS iu he Waiist Sets, Stock DistenHi rs, liraci-lets. Cuff Pins, i n nament that the La,lis i uld wish and at Drices that II At FKATT'S, The Jeweler and Optician "She can see him, but he can't aee her" PORCH SHADES SMITH cSi. DAVSON lnd-Pha"' 209 Pay the Highest Cash Price For Po'iHrv. Dresneri hI and Dressed Pork. Parties in or close to town ha. -im; poultry or veal to ell, call us on Tnd. Plione and we will r'i for sMiii". We kp a full line of Poultry anil StooSf Remedies- Also Chi- k Grit Shell and Bone, -aid Compound, Fruit Tree Sm'Thv, mid Cider. Corvallis SMITH &. DAWSON Oregon Nnxt to J. R. Smith & Co. We will seH the CHARTER OAK RANGE during the mcnih of April at a SPECIAL LOW PRICE Come in and pet full particulars. The Charter Oak and Toledo are without doubt, note or comment the very best ranges on the market for the money. Fifty-four years before the public gives the Char ter OaK a recommendation the equal if not the su perior to any other steel range. Our Spring stack of Go-Carts are a Dandy Lot Wo can sell them from $2.75 to $13.25 HOLLEFJBERG C AD Y id 0. 0. HItutmmri. CORVALUS STEAM LAUNDRY, Patronize Home Inoumtry ateM Orrfwa MJteaL SPENCER'S Hair Invigeratcr And Dandruff ErdIcator 2 2 E ut 3 Price, Fifty Cents Manufactured by The Vegetable Compound Company Corvallls, Oregon 9t Starr's Bakery has secured the service of D:ck Llewellyn, the wonderful bread neater. 89tf atest styles and patterns. Back Combs, Shirt Collar Fins, Neck Chains, in fact, any or will both interest and rilease you. is Always Up-to-Bsts See his line of Porch Shades and Porch Hammocks Just Received Ohmm. Blakmmlmm. OORYALU. DAYS IN MILITIA COSTUMES. Governor Offers Suggestions Annther Plan Adopted. Because the press ot the state has so generally condemned the plan of J. C. Cooper of McMinn ville to send a company of Ore gon girls to Jamestown in Indian costume, there to give drills and otherwise attract attention to Oregon for advertising purposes, Gcvernor Chambeilain has writ ten Mr. Cooper offering some suggestions which are to be im mediately adopted. The change in costume will doubtless settle the agitation that has been caus ed, and result in Easterners forming a better opinion in gen eral ot our Oregon girl. The Governor's letter to Mr. Cooper is self-explanatory ard reads: "i regret veiv mucn the re cent criticisms which have Veen indulged in with reference to the "Oregon Girls' Dnll Ccrrpany" and their proposed trip to James town. It is ULforlunate that ob jection was not made to the plan at its inception. Comirg at this late hour, after many of the young ladies have made arrange ments for the trip, it will cause considerable expense if the trip is now abandoned. In order that the excursion may be a complete success, it should have the bearfy co-operation of all our people, and there fore the criticism of the press and p ople ought not to be ignor ed. In the hope, therefore, that the excursion may not be abandoned and the young ladies who pro posed to participate therein, and their frierds ' may not be disap pointed, I suggest that you sub stitute some of the drills of the Manila guaids of 1898 and let the young ladies provide themselves with a modest and attractive cos tume suggestive of the uniform of the national guards. This would fulfill the idea of the pro moters ot the excursion and be devoid of the objections made against the Indian costumes. I know of my own knowledge that many excellent and patrio tic young ladies have offered their services to advertise the state in this connection. While they are doing this they will at the same time learn much of the country's history by taking the proposed trip. I do not believe that the plan proposed herein would meet with opposition and if not the several cities and commercial bodies of the state ought to be willing to contribute to the expense of the trip, for I am sure the excursion would be unique and would serve as a' splendid advertisement for the state. You might consider the sug gestions herein contained and if they meet with your approval and the approval of the friends of the enterprise advise me. I have the honor to remain, 'Yours very respectfully, Geo E. Chamberlain. Passing of a Pioneer. Martin Williams, an Oregon pioneer of 1852. died at the home ot his son Ed Williams, near Monroe, Monday, aged about 83 years. Deceased was born in Rock Castle county, Kentucky, in 1824. He was married to Nancv Carter September 9, 1849, in Mercer county, Missouri, and to them were born eleven- children, of whom four are living. Mrs. Williams dit-d in 1866, and for ten years, thereafter Mr Williams resided with his chil dren. He came to Oregon in tht early days and was a well known figure in Southern Benton fo many years. Mrs. W. G. How ard, a . daughter, and Ed Wtl liams. a son, were at the bed side daring the last illness of the aged gentleman. The funeral occurred at Belle fonotioa Wednesday and later ment was in the cemetery at Simpson's chapel. The funeral services were con ducted by Rev. M. M. Waltz at eleven o'clock, a large number of friends and relatives being present. - Two other sons, B. A. Wil liams and Justin Williams reside at Grants Pass aud Alberta, re spectively. CAMPAIGN OPENS MONDAY. In Y. At. C. A. Work Must Have Large Sum by May 20th. The campaign for raising funds for the Y. M. C. A. build ing in this city is to be opened again next Monday and the work will be carried on in dead earn est until May 20th, by which time $6000 must be raised. Ever) one knows how the building has been started and stands only half completed out on college hill; everyone knows, too, or should know how badly the building is needed and of what benefit it will be to the student body when completed, and it would seem that every cit izen of Corvallis would take a personal pride in eeing the structure brought to triumphant completion. Everyone in Corvallis will be asked to contribute, as the $6000 must be raised by the date men tioned. Not only will all the residents in and about Corvallis be asked to donate, but a num ber of citizens in other parts of the state will be asked to lend their assistance, as the Y. M. C. A. building at OAC is of state wide importance. It will be used by men and women from every county except one in the state of Oregon. The OAC students themselves have shewn their determination to have this builoing by contri buting the sum of $955-50. Others have contributed liberal ly, but there has been such an advance in the price of building material since the building was first planned that the cost of ma terial and labor make it neces sary o raise more money to com- the building than was originaLy estimated. A despeiate effort will he made to raise the remaining $6000 by May 20th, many of those inter ested devoting their entire time to the work from now until that date. Occurs Tonight. The last inter-collegiate con test tor the year 1907 will take place at the college Armory next Fiiday evening. The coming contest is to be the first under the Triangular Association composed of Whitman College, Washing ton State College and OAC. It is self evident that the ora tions to be delivered are works of highest rhetorical excellence, and when delivered by students who are supposed to be the best in that line in their respective colleges, they form orations to which the public can well afford to listen. Whitman college will be re presented by Mr. Walter Eelles with his oration, "The Curse of Africa" Washington State col lege will be represented bv Miss Fein Heafey with her oration, ' Supply and Demand," and OAC will be represented by Mark Weatherford with bis ora tioo, "Patriotism par Excel lence." A goon musical program bas bsen a-ranged lor and it is hoped tnat trie citizens w It give their suoport. Contest at 8:xo. Ad mission 2?r. At tbe W. 0. f. T. institute held here last week the f-!'ovina officers were -Noted forth romi g rear: Mrs. T 8, Hamlsaker, president; M'. Bennett. Philomath, -eco-' ng -eereUrr; Mre. E C Lamm, Corva'lia, -orrec ponding sec retary, and Mrs. J. E Henkle, Philo math, treasurer. !-i EVERYBODY HAS IT. Apple Scab Also Codlin Moth Says Mr. French. Whether you realize it or not, whether you believe it or not, whether you ?pray or intend to spray for it or cot, there is eve. y probability that you have apple scab in yonr oichard if vou are a fruit grower, or the owner of truit trees. Such is the state ment of Inspector French, for like the skating craze, everybody bas it. While it is safe to say that three-fourths the orchards are affected with codlin moth, Mr. French declares that without exception every orchard has the scab, which ruins the fruit as even one knows. Mr. French is anxious for Benton county to make a reputa tion as a fine truit county, and it can be one if peop!e will take a personal interest in the matter. It is a well know n fact that Rogue River and Hood River are the fruit producing belts of Oregon and this fruit is wethl famous because ot its freedom from blemish, kef ping qualities, fine shape, size and flaver. And why? Simply because fbe or- ebardisls and fruit men of these sections have fcuht the codlin moth, scab, San Jose scile and all other pests, uiuil these locali ties have been cleared and kept clean, the orchards have been cultivated and pruned and the fruit has been brought up to its present standard of excellence. It has been a hard fight and a long fight, but the results have justified the labor, end today these secttons are famous for their choice products, and Ben ton may become so. In Rogue River fruit men state that one good winter spray suf fices for all purposes in keeping the trees clean; but all summer long the battle has to be waged against the ccdlin moth. In spraying for the moth all that is necessary is to add the arsenate of lead poison to the Boideaux mixture as one would add water, one spraying answeiing then loi both moth and scab. It has been ascertained that codliu moth will fiy a quarter of a mile in a single nigbt. By this it is seen that one orchard left unsprayed and at the mercy of the moth will infect every other orchard within a radius ot at least a quarter of a mile. Far better is it for the owner o. trees to cut them down if he cannot and will not spray, than to aban don them to scab, San Jose scale and codlin moth ard spread the pest far and near in orchards that have been cleaned at much trouble and expense to the own ers. TO cut oown sucn trees is no loss to the owner, since there will be no fruit of any value, if any at all be produced, while to cut them down will be a great safeguard to other orchards ;-.nd a benefit to the ccunty. tsucn a view has been adopted already by a number of Benton county citi zens who had ro time to spray and who desired to assist in the great task of improving Benton's iruitand making a reputation for fine orchard products. It is known s-s a lact tbat in every section of the world where apples have been grown lor 25 years or more, there is codlin moth found, and where no fight against it is made 75 to 90 per cent of the fruit is affected by the pest, so terrible is the onslaught made by the moth. In Benton county from two- thirds to three-fourths the people are Willing to spray, and it is hoped that everyone will become aroused : n the subject and either cut down their infected trees or get busy and spray. One orchard in Bentcn county contained 40 acres of trees. It was cut into two lots, one of thirty and the other of en acres One owner sprayed his orchard a.lano weotner oia nuu in mc and the other did not - In the est mm the infected one, oniv ten Der cent of the apples were wotmy;in the end of the field adjoining the negjected trees 30 per cent of the fruit was wormy, fhe case is plain, if you cannot spray, do not render the work ot your neighbor useless by in fecting his clean trees with your neglected ones. Get rid ot them or take care of them. NOT DEAD. Nor Sleeping Holy Rollers Noisy In Bellingham. The HolyRoller craze in not ended and perhaps never will be. A dispatch from Bellingham, Wash., says: More than 400 people gather ed on the beach at South Bel lingham Sunday to witness the baptising of twenty Holy Rol lers. Each one of the band of converts, composed of half mea. and halt women, was ducked in to the water twice from head to foot. Every time one ot the converts would emerge from the icy waters of the bay with violent sputterings, giggles burst fixm the lips of the boy spectators and smiles covered the faces ot the men. The ceremony, which is said to be the biggest of the kind ever seen in Bellingham, was preced ed by and followed by singincr. in which all "believers" heartily joined. The leader was assisted in baptizing the men converts l;y two husky assistants, but he handled the women alone. Wht n the stalwart gospel messenger, sp'd to be the leader of the Holy Rollers, left the church, he was accompanied only by the follow ers f the faith, but before he had gone any distance there was a big crowd trailing behind and when the beach was reached there were 400 persons in line. Several followers of the faith who were to have been converted Sunday, lost their nerve when they saw their shivering brothers and sisters emerge from the cold water and decided to wait a warmer day. Since the Holy Rollers, or the sect known cemmenly as such in South Bellingham. established themselves in that part of the city they have been gaining strength. Services aie held daily in the little shack, and, it is said, the whole neighborhood has been stirred by the warnings and entreaties of the preachers and the mcst devout laymen. The Holy Rollers cause much trouble in the neighborhood by their noise. At Newport. Everything is in readiness for the building of the big skating rink at Newport, says an ex change. The lot upon which the auditorium is to be erected is situated between Newport and Nye Creek on the hill overlook ing the 00. an. The construction of the building will be under the supervision of Richard Ely of Salem, and active work will be gin in about two weeks, or as soon as lumber can be secured. The order has been placed for se me time past and something like 95,000 feet of lumber will enter into the construction 01 the building. The Newport rink will be modern and up to date in every particular. The floor space will be 6 j feet by 126 and a noticable improvement will be a circular walk around the skating area that will be open to the public and prevent any congestion at the entrance and insute a better view ot the skaters. Wood wanted on subscription Gazette o-Sce. at th S4rf Mrs. John Huffman arrived Wednes day from Portland for a visit at the hoia of her sister, Mrs. Jesse Spencer, Mrs. J. Mason bas had her milliners' store and tbe residence en tbe south, which she owns, fiiea fresh soat st p,iDU Pl paint. Fanl Mcintosh baa beta doing