DAILY VOL. I. . NO. 79, CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY. OREGON; TUESDAY, AUGUST 3; 1909 PRICE FIVE CENTS PEOPLE ACCEPT CHARTER AND GRADUATE FROM VILLAGE GLASS HEW DOCUMENT GOES THROUGH WITH A WHOOP AND FRIENDS OF A CITY BEAUTIFUL ARE HIGHLY PLEASED. OUT OF TOTAL VOTE OF 352. ONLY 106 ARE AGAINST CHARTER "What Prominent Citizens Think the Council Should Do Now That It is Given Authority First Thought of Any and All is "Pave the Streets .and Give Us Good Sidewalks." Most Express Hope That Some Paving can '- be Done This Summer. The new charter carried by more than a two to one vote 246 ior, 106 against. This is general ly satisfactory, but . had the elec tion occurred in the spring or fall, when people are not" away from the city, the majority for the charter would have been much .greater. The class of people that moves, goes on vacations and sees other parts of the world, is the class that votes for such things -as progressive charters. The total vote, 352, is greater than was anticipated at 3 o'clock. It was felt then- that not more than 300 votes would be cast, but the later hours brought in a good ly number. Considering the num ber of voters out of the city,' and - the f act-that a irreatumber are particularly busy at this season J Main street paved tor; use tins B. W. JOHNSON To pave three or four blocks, on Second street should be the first move. - C. A. DOBELL Make a bet ter looking Main street, and if possible . pave a street to the Union Station. We are no longer a village and should take on city airs as rapidly as we can without seriously inconveniencing the public. The city should be clean' ed up' and fire limits extended. E.E. WILSON I would like to see the Avery, Wells, N. B. and P. Avery, Job's and Wilk- ins' additions ,- supplied- with sewers. I believe this to be the first advisable move. F. L. MILLER Pave ten blocks on Main street, v If they won't do this, I'm in favor of pavmg Fifth . . street. With FUNERAL ON WEDNESDAY Kesterson Girl, Who Died a Week Ago, to be Laid to Rest. The remains of Blanche Kester- son, hve-year-oict aaugnter oi Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Kesterson,' who died ; from asthmatic croup on Monday Of last week, will be buried tomorrow at 2 o'clock. Funeral services will be held at the Bovee undertaking parlors, H. H. Hubbell officiating, the burial to be made in the Odd Fel lows cemetery. Friends of the family are invited to be present at the service. - This tuneral was delayed so long for the reason that the fath er was away when the little girl died and it was impossible to lo cate him. He had gone to Wash ington in search of work and had not left a definite address.'-- The child, who was not ill at, the time of his departure, died suddenly, and the remains have been kept until he could be reached. ' Mr Kesterson was finally located in Garfield county, twenty miles from a railroad, hence the lapse of time. He arrived in Corvallis last night This has been a trying ordeal on the mother, and a terriDie home-coming to the father both of whom have the sincerest sym pathy of the community. , ard and garden tract in North Albany, consisting iof eighteen acres to F. A. Stacey,' recently of Crabtree, for $3500. While Mr jE Hockensmith has made over $1200 on Jus deal he nevertheless sold the property cheap enough" considering the : present prices. Mr. Stacey will move on tJie place and make a business of its products. Including srardenine. It is one ol the finest places around Al bany. Albany Democrat. . Monroe ' . ' : - Virgin Jtexford while playing Satur day,: fell from a cherry tree and broke his arm.-It is mending nicely. . Mrs. Mary. Cartwnght has returned after a short visit at Eugene. " The combined harvester is doing nicely. The'Zierolf and Taylor thrashing machine Started up Monday. Missesr Ida and Florence Zierolf re- tumedFriday from"a visit with rela tives in 'Portland. " - the total vote is quite large, and may be considered fairly repre sentative. v The friends of. the new charter are immensely pleased .at the outcome and those who i voted against it ; are not making any howl, so there is reason for congratulation. . Some Expressions The Gazette-Times interviewed various citizens this morning in regard to what action they would like to have the council take first, now that the: 'new charter has passed, giving that body author ity along, various lines where it -was helpless heretofore. The -answers were varied,; and as f ol lows: ' '-. ' MAYOR WATTERS-While the new charter gives the council con siderable power; I feel sure that this power will not be abused. ' Personally, l do not believe m forcing improvements to the det riment of anyone.- We need paved streets and good walks, but T! would not be in favor of forcing the issue' any place except on Main, or Second street arid no coercion will have- to be used to secure this absolutely essential improvement. I believe the senti ment of property holders on this street is strongly in favor of pav : ing. ; The street should be paved from the Occidental mill to the Mary's river flat.: The council will not crowd any property own er, but rather allow long-time payments where any improvement is a burden. . Main street should be paved . immediately that the people may see the benefit of such paving.. More people travel Main . and this should be paved first fni nr i ' ine omciais nave no excuse now lor not giving Corvallis some of the needed improvements. These ; should be instituted with care and t deliberation, but must come. - . . . S. L. KLINE I hope to see v things work more smoothly than heretofore, the council now being able to enforce its desires. I be lieve that the first move should be the fixing up of our - main street" winter the people will be' crazy for paving next year. ' GEORGE E. LILLY I hadn't thought much about it We need many things, but street improvement should come first, I guess. ; Skins Harriman M. S. WOODCOCK The coun cil should be conservative and careful, and build new without tearing down old, where possible. It looks to me like paved streets would be a nice thing. How ever, I believe the people should be encouraged to build good sidewalks first. . Let them curb when they will,' or leave it ; until the streets are paved. I believe we . need good sidewalks more than anything. J! W. INGLE I say pave Second street, and a street to the station as a starter. I cfvn property on second and . am ready to stand the expense. would like to see this work done this summer. P. AVERY Fix up the streets, ave, and then gravel the streets that are not to be paved. The 'armers of the country laughed at us last winter, declaring the roads good until ' they got within the city limits. Street improve ment is the necessary move. ... The "Prineville Review" contiues -to have some hot remarks to make about the railroad situation -over there, of good deal of interest to valley people, most of whom favor the extension of the Corvallis - and Eastern. ; Here are some: "For years and years Harriman has neglected this territory, openly sneered at its trade, milked it regularly with becoming dignity, soft-soaped with repeated insincere promises - of a rail road, ""-and otherwise J encouraged im migration and settlement with advertis ing and assurances the letter of which he has not intended nor does not now intend to keep. He has never built branch or spur line in the state of Ore' gon, but always quietly aDsorDea tnose which had been built by other well meaning but evidently "green" hands at the railroad game. Now his saw has struck a nail. The invader, whoever he may be, means business, and Harri man doesn't. The people up here do not censure Mr. Harriman for not build ing the Deschutes road. But the peo ple do blame him for repeatedly , prom ising to build and just as repeatedly forgetting the promise; they blame him for not extending either, the Columbia, Southern or Corvallis & Eastern the termini of which are practically at our threshold now; they blame him for his policy of interference." HARROW! NG DETAILS OF A IERRIBLE: HAPPENINl IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY MAN ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIMSELF WHILE WITH A PARTY OF FRIENDS IN GREAT UNDERGROUND CAVERN. THE COWARDLY FRIENDS LEAVE WIFE WITH DYIN6 HUSBAND Fine Tract For Sub-division The best tract of land in or around Corvallis to be sub-divided into small tracts. ( - A chance to make a big thing within the next six months. See - , ' . A. L. Stevenson, 8-3-tf.y Real Estate Man. Lost. LOST Tuesday, between depot and Masonic Temple, . light-colored duster with pair gloves in pocket. Return to M. S. Eovee. 8-4-lt One of the Most Terrible Cases of Desertion Ever Recorded When Pistol Went Off, Someone Cried Murder and all but Wife Ran From Cave ; She Staid With Husband for Hours, Until He Died, and Then Crawled ;"' Out to Find Help Frightened Parties Refused to Render Aid. Washington's Plague Spots Lie in the low, marshy bottomsof the Potomac, the breeding grounds of ma. laria germs. These germs cause chills, fever and. ague,, biliousness, jaundice, lassitude,' weakness and general debility and bring -suffering: or death to thou sands yearly. But Electric Bitters never fail to destroy them and cure malaria troubles. "They are the best all-around tonic and cure for malaria lever used," writes R. M. James, of Louellen, S. C. They cure Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Blood Troubles and will prevent Typhoid. Try them,. 50c Guaranteed by all drug gists. ''-.'- - Grants Pass, Or., August 2L (Special to Oregonian.) Desert ed by their companions when the, tragic climax of. their merry making in the Josephine county caves came in the accidental shooting of Frank Ellis yesterday, he and" his wife -were left alone in the; stygian blackness, Tie to die and she, grief -whelmed, to ease tiis agony as best she might. All the, lights . but one carried by the party were taken by the cravens who ran away. The re maining torch soon went out - Death Fought for Hours. - For hours Mrs. Ellis sat in the darkness, trying to stanch the flow of blood from her husband's wound, - but . feeling it pouring ' steadily away over her own hands and bodyj calling to him to speak to her but receiving no reply and hearing no sound save his ever lessening breathing. Finally Mr. Ellis died, and Mrs. Ellis, groping on all fours until she found the lead string which the party: had brought in, foflow- ; ing it withe great difficulty and finally crawled her way to the ! cavern's mouth. Today, as the result of her aw ful experiences, Mrs: Ellis is com pletely prostrated and her condi tion is critical. Mr. Ellis and Arthur Vineyard. ; with their wives, two other wo. men and several children, were seeking passage through the caves and had succeeded in reach ing the third chamber on the up per floor. Ellis being in advance of the party, and holding a pistol in his hand, attempted to climb to an upper cavity, but owing to the slippery walls he lost his foot ing and fell several feet, striking the revolver against the wall. The weapon was discharged, the ball, entering his left eye and ranging upward through the brain, which resulted in death af ter four hours. , .Desert at Cry of "Murder." , At the discharge of the weap- ' on some-one cried- "murder, which precipitated a rush for the mouth of the cave. All fled -except Mrs. Ellis, who, rushing to where her wounded husband lay, took his limp form upon her lap and tried to nurse him back : to consciousness. TV. 4-1 - - :v? j i Continued on page two. . We announce the first showing of Fall, 1909, Ladies' Suits The Weather That Big Organ The giant organ, whose deep notes were heard by hundreds of thousands at the Louisiana Purchase exposition in 1904, has been sold to John Wanamaker of Philadelphia. ; Loaded on 10 cars it has left St. Louis. Since the World's Fair the -or gan, which is valued at-$110,- 000, has been m storage. It was the property of a big or gan company. Its size made it unfit for use in a church or any other convention "hall. It is intended, to give daily concerts I in the- Wanamaker -store" in I Philadelphia. The mean temperature for the past month has not been up to the average andjonly once since the weather bureau was ' established in 1871 has the mean temperature been lower, mat was m 1901, when it was 63 degrees, while for- this year the mean : temperature was. 74 degrees. The ' hightest point point reached by the thermometer -was 88 degrees, on the 21st, and the lowest was 47 degrees, on the 13th. The total precipitation for- last month was 2.26 inches and the greatest . fall in 24 hours was 1.06 inches on the 5th and '6th, "this being the greatest pre eipitation for this month since records were first taken at the Portland sta tion. ' The total rainfall from -Septem ber 1, 1 1908, - to date is 36.08 inches. The deficiency from September 1 to date as compared with average of cor responding period is 8.10 inches. : LaVOGUE BRAND A Benton County Sale (J- T.;: -Hockensmith, of the S. E. Young & Son's store, has sold his orcb- You can secure the newest designs of the foremost style creators The new est and freshest fashions that are of fered anywhere. You will find them remarkably moderate in price. SEE WINDOW DISPLAY STANDARD PATTERNS NEMO CORSETS