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.
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