Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The daily gazette-times. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1921 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1909)
The City and Vicinity Housekeeping rooms South Fourth street. to let at' 520 8-4-4t. j Call Saturday at Hodes' and see demonstration of Booth's Cresent i Mackerel. Also something new for ' salads. Mrs. Ida Kidder, librarian at 0. A.C., left for Ashland yesterday evening to do some missionary work for the big school here. Miss Ethel Hollister went to Philo math yesterday to visit relatives. Rev. Guy Felths, evangelist of Port ' land, will come to Corvallis August 13 j to to hold Tabernacle meetings for ten ! days. This will be an undenominational Complete outfits for camping parties service. at Blackledge's furniture store. 8-3-tf . T . .. . A, Prof. I. A. Williams, of the mining Miss Leota Patton went to Newport engineering department of the Iowa yesterday for a two week's vacation. state College at Ames, was in Corval- Acme Quality Paints and Floor Var- i yesterday to see his old inend, iroi. nish that wears at A. L. Miner's. 5-17-tf. Ice cream delivered on thirty minutes notice by Winkley's Palace of Sweets. tf For order. Sale Kitchen range in good Call at once, 429 Sixth street. 8-3-tf. A telegram from Brumfield 111., tells ' bam Moore that his mother is in a se rious condition from heart failure. He may go east. H. M. Parks. Work on the city's new 500,000 gal- ! Ion - reservoir progresses merrily. I About 29 cars of gravel are being used i in the construction of this reservoir ! and this has to be hauled from the rail road in this city. Mr. Red Wells, a Corvallis benefact or, has been in the city to-day. Al bany's pavement looked mighty good to , him. Mr. Wells recently presented Cor , vallis with a $1,000 fountain; but the j city was slow in accepting the splendid Shough & Sons, the woodsawyers. gift, going to sleep over it, and so it will make special price of 40 and 50 was withdrawn. Albany Democrat ppnlq tut Pnril An wrnr1ssiwinr P.nll t 3rd & Polk. Phone 489- 6-28-tf Wells corraled Jack Murphy last night and this, morning Judge Capt. McAlexander has began the Denman mulcted the unlucky fellow of erection of a tine residence in Park enough money to pay the salaries of Terrace, just west of the College the two officials for the day. Murphy grounds, several other splendid resi- had taken too much corn juice last dences are to be built there. j night and at 3 a. m. was making too Catholic men and women to take or- I much noise around the Farmers Hotel, ders, English and German publications; . I' eos,t mm - earn $5 to $10 daily Commission; out fit free; references required. Bene- O. J. Blackledge has purchased an acre of ground at Yachats and sooner or later will build a cottage thereon. The "family is now at the resort and Mr. Blackledge will go down tomorrow. This is their sixth year at Yachats and all are immensely pleased with the place. It is said that other Corvallis ites will probably build there. When the special train of Agricultural presidents and station directors comes to Corvallis and then through Albany. irom the last, arrived here this alter-1 "souvenirs and apples" will be distrib noon and win leave in a day or so lor an uted by the Albany Commercial Club. outing on the upper williamette.-H.u- The monthlv rebort of Manager StrUble : of the Club, shows, 133 inquiries. 198 to New- ! personal letters, 69 hubs sent away, 77 dictine Press, Mt. Angell, Ore. Eat Golden Rod Flakes, They are better for breakfast, Than old-fashioned corn cakes, And five minuets time, Is all that it takes At Kline's. 6-12-tf Mrs. Edna Bauer and children, of Corvallis, accompanied by Miss Bauer, Miss Wehrer and W. G. Galbraith, Williamette. Eu gene Register, Wednesday. A son of Sam Moore went port this morning to prepare for the coming of the family on Tuesday. Mr. Moore claims to have never taken a genuine vacation during his career and he proposes to enjoy the present opportunity to the limit. Dr. Virginia V. Leweaux, Osteop-1 athic Physician, will arrive at Corvallis ' Saturday, August 7,1 and will be at Hotel Corvallis. Dr. Leweaux is locat ed at Albany Oregon, 15-17 Brenner building, but will make Corvallis two days in the week, Tuesdays and Satur days. All visits and phone calls will be promptly attended to. j . ,, . 8-4-4t ' 1 Representatives of the congregation of the Christain church are soliciting funds to pay for the addition and im provements now being made on the church building. About $4000 or $5000 is being spent there and the church will present a fine appearance when the work is completed. Attractive churches are an asset to any city, and in this instance the townspeople will do well to render such aid as is possible. chair circulars, 113 hubs souvenirs, 125 Qhristain Advocates, 4,014 pamphlet, besides 500 to the A. Y. P. E. and 100 to the Portland Chamber of Commerce; $519 collected beside the $237.62 from the Innes band concert; the copy of the 1 booklet ready for the printer. Smith's New Prices Ship your produce to us. -We will pay you the following prices. We do not charge commission: Dressed Veal up to 140 lbs 9c (Large veal less) Dressed Pork l . - lie Spring Chickens, large. .......... 16c Spring Chickens, small...... 18c Hens .15c Eggs, candled . 26c FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO., "Fighting the Beef Trust," . Portland, Or. " k fc-i; If - It mm n' We Use Scien tific Instruments To determine the needs of your eyes There is no guess work about our examinations. They are just as ac curate as trained skill and experi ence can make them. They cost you nothing so you certainly ought to have the benefit of them, if you have any eye trouble at all. " They mean the proper glasses, the only kind you can afford to wear. E W, S, PRATT, Jeweler and Optician Mrs. J. J. Cady will .have a new house built at the cornor of 12th and Van Bureh. ' -Mr. - and Mrs. Frank and Mr. and Mrs. David Link, of Eugene, were automobiling in Corvallis this morning. They were particularly impressed with the beauty of Second street and expres sed the hope that Eugene could yet at tain to such incomparable glory. West Corvallis is growing to beat the band, at least lots are selling there quite rapidly. Eight lots have been sold to as many different people re cently. This section is some distance beyond the college, but the lots are cheap and that's what counts with many people. The C. & A. has a traffic now. that is beyond its capacity. An order for cars has been delayed and only about seven are in use daily. Timber is brought down daily. The work of ballasting the track for winter traffic will begin in a short time. The" road is quite un even at the present time but can be used during the summer. Alfred Toner will be buried'today at the old home in Polk county. The young fellow was one of the cadets who made the trip to Seattle," and it was shortly after returning home that he developed symptoms of typhoid, and finally died at Newport a day or two ago". The Toners are old triends of the Watters, and Mrs. Waiters went over to the funeral. The contract for the erection of the Presbyterian church will be let Aug. 24. The Bennes plans tor the church were the un animous choice of the Presbyterian people, but $27,000 was the lowest bid that could be secured. These plans have been modified by architect Mc- Claren in such a way thatthe beauty of the structure is not lessened or seat ing capacity altered, and Mr. McClaren is bonded to build the - church for the sum the Presbyterians have at their disposal. The church will seat 1100 people, and have the $4000 pipe organ planned for. Wing and Wing, a Eugene horse that is well known here, won the last two heats of the matched race' be tween him and Dolly McKinney Wed nesday afternoon. Considerable money changed hands on heats, as well as on the final race. Dolly McKinney took the first heat easily in 2:45. Wing and Wing was crowded off his feet on the first turn of the second half mile and broke badly. In the second heat Dolly McKinney broke from the- start and it took her half a minute to get her feet again. Wing and Wing was two or .three lengths ahead at the finish Time, 2:35. Wing and Wing took the lead from - the start in the last heat, and held it all the way through. The mare came up well at the finish, how: eyer. Time, 2:30. THE CHAMELEON. this Curious Animal Is Like Two Half Creatures Joined. The chameleon is not allied closely to any other animal It stands as a genus by itself. The nervous centers In one lateral half operate. Independ ently of those In the other. This seems outrageous, and It Is, but It Is true. The chameleon has two lateral centers of perception of sensation and of motion. There exists also a third center that common one In which abides the power of concentration by means of which the two sides of the creature may be forced to work In harmony with each other. But this center of concentration does not al ways dominate the situation. Not withstanding the strictly symmetrical structure of the animal's two halves. the eyes move auite indenendentlv. and they convey distinct and separate Impressions to their respective centers of perception. As of the .eyes, so of the other members each reports to and is controlled by its own center. The result is that when the faculty of. concentration becomes disturbed everything is jumbled. Let the chame leon be much agitated and its move ments grow erratic. They are those of two creatures fastened together, or, rather, of two half creatures joined. Each half exhibits its intention of go ing its separate way. The result is a pitiable confusion of movement There is no concordance of action. A curi ous example of the chameleon's help lessness when unduly excited is found in the fact that it cannot swim. The shock of being plunged into water up sets the poise of its faculty for concen tration. Forthwith each side strikes out wildly for itself, to its own undo ing. The chameleon Is the only four legged vertebrate that cannot swim. When the creature is calm every im pulse to motion is referred to the com mon center of concentration, and, the entire organism acts in fitting accord with the commands issued by that fac ulty. Thus, while totally different im pressions from the two eyes are trans mitted from their centers to the com mon one, that concentrating power de cides as to which scene is the more important and then directs the eye otherwise engaged also to regard it. The same principle applies in the con trol of all the members so long as the animal remains unexcited. Any ob server may easily verify the existence of this dual nature in a superficial way by' some experiments with a sleeping chameleon. A touch on one side of the animal will wake that side up, while the other side sleeps calmly on. FLINT AND TINDER. THE MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION STRICTLY STYLISH Ready-to-Wear SUITS, SKIRTS and WAISTS 'These Garments for Ladies and Misses are of excellent quality. The styles speak for themselves and the prices are really less than the cost of material and making. YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY BUYING HERE NOW & Davis I Henlzle CITY OF CORVALLIS Whereas, there was submitted and referred to the legal voters of the City of Corvallis at a special election duly and legally called, appointed and held in said City of Corvallis on 2nd day of August, 1909, for their approval or re jection a measure the ballot title of which was as follows: "An Act referred by the Commoni Council of the City of Corvallis, in Benton County, Oregon, to the legal voters of said city re-incorporating said City of Corvallis and providing a char ter therefor and repealing all acts or parts of acts inconsistent or in conflict therewith". And whereas, said election was in all respects duly and legally called and held and the returns thereof duly and legally made and canvassed according to law and the returns of said election and canvass thereof shows that there was cast upon said measure at said special election 355 ballots of which 4 ballots were blank or rejected ballots and of which 244 ballots were cast in favor of the adoption of said measure and 107 ballots against the adoption of said measure, and whereas said measure was at said special election approved by a majority of those voting thereom Now therefore, I, Virgil E. Watters, the duly elected, qualified and acting Mayor of said City of Corvallis do by this proclamation declare the result of said special election as here inbefore stated and that the said measure the battot title of which is above set forth was approved by a majority of the bal lots cast thereon at said special election and I do hereby declare said measure to have been adopted and approved by the legal voters of said City of Corvallis and to be in full force ' and effect from the date of this proclamation. Given under my hand this 6th day of August, A. D. 1909. Virgil E. Watters,-" Mayor of the City of Corvallis. Date of publication August 6, 1909. Making Fire In the Days Before We ' Had Matches. I A friend of mine of just my age used to laugh about his own boyhood and tell the story of his mother shaking him In bed and bidding him put on his boots v hen he- dressed and his over coat and wade through the snow to the next neighbor's to get a pan of hot coals with which to make the fire. I suppose Joe's mother had lost , her flint We kept our flint and what was called "the steel" in a round tin box such as would hold a quart of straw berries now, and it was on the man telpiece in the kitchen. It was half full of tinder. Half the boys and girls of today do not know what tinder is or was. s Now,- whoever was in the kitchen in the morning and found that the last hot coal of the wood fire had gone out took down the tinder box and struck the steel with the flint smartly and of ten "Until a redhot spark fell on the tinder; then very carefully she blew with" her breath on any flakes of the tinder which had lighted until she had quite a little cove of lighted tinder. Then she took what we called a brim stone match and "put that very care fully , in the- little hot hole.- If all things worked well, the brimstone lighted and the wood of the match lighted, and she flighted the candle, which made a part of the tinder box. Oh, dear! There were thousands of tinder boxes in little Boston the day I was born, and a few years ago I tried to buy one as a curiosity, and I could not find one in any of the junkshops. In those days old women would stop at the door and ask you to buy some bundles of matches. They had made these themselves of pine wood four inches long, which they had dipped iu hot brimstone at both ends. And those were the only matches that anybody ever heard of. Woman's Home Com panion. Always Dreaded the 14th. Most dismal of all men off the stage was Grimaldi, the clown, and his father 'fathered him. He had that curious dread of a certain date which assails so many. The elder Grimaldi hated the 14th of the month, and when it was passed he regarded himself as safe until' the next. He was born, christened and married on the 14th of the month, and, being discontented with all three events, we will hope his death on March 14, 1788v satisfied him. London Tatler. . The Gazette-Times 50c per month. Two Bargains in City Homes Two corner lots, with one house of 7 rooms under construction. Bath, pantry, large closets to each bed room, linen closets, halls up and down stairs, fire place, basement full size of house, which is 24x36 feet, plumbing and electric light complete, septic tank, con crete sidewalk and small barn. Also one inside lot and 7-room house, bath, pantry, sewing room, closets to bed rooms, halls up and down stairs, basement 24x36 feet, full size-of houses electric light complete, some plumb ing, concrete walks. This property is in good location, two blocks from College, four blocks from public school. No agents. Call on or address OWNER, 320 North Tenth Street, Corvallis, Oregon. J Occidental Lumber Co. Snccessors to Corvallis Lumber Co. We are here to supply your needs in the Lumber line. Please call on J. B . IRVING for information and prices. And take notice that if we- have not got exactly what you want we will get it for yon. G. O. BASSET r, Local Mgr. The Best Paint There is no better paint made for appearance and durability than Acme Quality Paint ; Specially prepared for exterior and interior use. "FLOOR VARNISH THAT WEARS" WALL PAPER Second Street, Miner AND Near PAINT STORE Palace Theater I iasifon County Lumber Co. Manufacturers of all kinds of Fir Lumber, Mouldings, Cedar Posts, Sawed and Split. Gedar Shakes , Dealers in Doors, Windows, Lime, Bricit, Cement, Shingles, etc Glass Jars, All Kinds, at HODES GROCERY 00 PER 8 NEWTON HARDWARE GO. Successors to MELLON & PINKERTON Second Street, - - Corvallis, Oregon ' , Dealers In Hardware, Implements, Buggies, Wagons, Cream Sepa rators, Graniteware, Tinware and Builders' Hardware. Sole Agents for Congo Roofing and Quick Feal Ranges Cutting Humor. With cap and bells jangling, he burst Into the king's presence. "Have you heard my last joke, your majesty?" he cried.-- ' . "I have," was the reply as the royal ax descended on the neck of the court jester. Life. , Realism. The Author "Well, how did you Uks my play? The Critic Oh. it was very nice! The Author-iDIdn't you think the church scene realistic? The Critic Intensely so. Why, a great many of us actually went to sleep while it was on. Cleveland Leader. ; WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT Phone Your Orders To No. 7, THATCHER & JOHNSON'S GROCERY Where They Will be Promptly Filled. Fine Line of Crockery, Glassware, Cut Glass, Haviland and China ware, LAMPS ETC.