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About The daily gazette-times. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1921 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 6, 1909)
DAILY E-TIME VOL. I. NO. 108 CORVALUS, BENTON COUNTY. OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1909 PRICE FIVE CENTS HE OF FIRE SOUTH OF CITY FIELDS BETWEEN CORVALLIS AND MONROE BURN FOR HOURS. NO GREAT DAMAGE IS DONE Fences Gone, But Only Dry Meadows, Weeds and One Shed Caught In the Conflagration Back-firing Stopped Flames At the Brace Lane. A field fire , starting near the John Rickard and Off Wilson farm five miles south of Corvallis Saturday about noon burned seven miles south before it was stopped. Aside from damage done to fences there was no loss worth mentioning, practcally al of the grain raised in that sec tion having1 been harvested. mi i i ine strip burned over varied, m width from one to one and half miles. The fire raged all Saturday afternoon and it was a fierce one, the flames rising to the height of twenty feet at times and jump ing lanes and roadways without apparent difficulty. Effort to .stay jtsj)rogress was unavailing until back-firinor was resorted, to at the Bruce lane, immediately adjoining the Jess Foster pro perty. A strip two' hundred feet in width was burned here, and this the flames were unable to jump. For a time it seemed that different farm houses up the valley were in danger and a call for help from Corvallis was sent in, but no buildings were burned, with the exception of a shed on the McBee place. The Virgil Waters auto took the first load of fire-fighters down, and Rickard, Bassett and others followed as promptly as possible. The Corvallis people joined the Monroe and valley aggregations and rendered valuable assistance in stopping the fire. If we have it correctly, this was a fire that the C. & A. en gine , did not start. People on either the Kickard or Wilson place had -I been burning some rubbish, and while at lunch the fire got away from them, a rather stiff breeze hay ing spruug up. Palace Theater Monday and Tuesday New Motion Pictures iwo Ureat rums Make up the Program "A Great Wrong Righted" A true to life drama, full of. strong situations and startling scenes. The story is one to appeal to all with its wealth of pathos and powerful realism, "The Romance of a Stranded Actress One of the best turns of the season, Dortrayinsr a story that is filled with intense human heart interest from opening to close. It is a clean, whole some lesson of sweet charity as con trasted with cold, heartless hypocrisy, MILES T All members of the Retail Mer chants' Association are hereby notified of the meeting tonight, pursuant to adjournment. A full attendance is desired, as plans for the Benton County Day ex cursion to Toledo must be ar ranged. A. K. Russ, President. POINTS OUT PERTINENT FACTS Citizen Makes Suggestion for the Im provement of Corvallis. The Gazette-Times: I noticed your quotation from the Newberg Graphic, and your comments on the same, all of which I think is well applied. While Albany has been given the name ' 'The Hub City, ' ' Salem the "Cherry City," Portland the "Rose City," let Corvallis be named "The City Beautiful." Let this not be a name only, but let us make it that in reality. While the college people have not, perhaps, made as good show ing as they could or should have done, they are pushing ahead now and we hope iff a short time they will have the buildings and grounds showing up in the most creditable manner and in such condition that the citizens of Corvallis may well be proud. Other Things Then Streets, There are many things besides paving the streets that the coun cil should look after. I think we have a wide-awake council and it will in a short time begin to shake up some of the old bones until they will begin to rattle. here are only a few points I will call attention to: 1st As the council has full control of the streets and alleys, they should set the example to the citizens to be cleanly. When they have work done on the streets they t should see that the rubbish is cleaned up in 24 or 36 hours and not be allowed to lay or two or three weeks. It costs no more to clean up one time ban another. 2nd They should see that the electric light, telephone and tele- graph companies adopt the same plan with their rubbish. 3rd The railroad companies should be given a reasonable time to put their tracks in order so they can be crossed at any point along the line within the city imits. For Park Committee. 4th There has been much written about the council or the Commercial Club appointing a park committee, or one from each. This should be attended to at once in order to get the parks under way as soon as pos- sible. There is nothing, in my mind, adds as much to the beauty and glory of a nicely kept city as a beautiful park. 5th Since we have voted for a wide curb parking, the counci should appoint a committee -to look after it so it can be kept in harmony with - the other work, mere was a laay ana ner son here Saturday to make some ar rangement for the son to attend college. - She made several not very favorable comments about the way our city is kept. While MEETING NIGHT! SOME the college is teaching mind cul- SHOULD EXHIBIT AT STATE FAIR E. R. LAKE WRITES LETTER URG ING PROMPT ACTION. A CRIME TO PASS IT UP Says Benton Missed Great Opportunity At Seattle and Can Not Afford to Neglect Opportunity to. Show at Salem Next Week. Me. Editor How about Ben ton's exhibit at the State Fair this year? There seems to, be nothing doing and if there ha) been a time in twenty years that this county ought to be at Salem it is this year. Thousands of eastern people have heard great stories of the resources of the Willamette valley. Many 7 of these people are visiting Seattle, ortland and other coast points. Hundreds of them will expect to see at Salem what they have been denied at Seattle. Ben tonites at Seattle have had to apologize for their county's absence, or fake an . excuse; must they do likewise at Salem ? Do the citizens of this county propose to discredit both valley and state by failing to exhibit our products at Salem as well as Seattle? ; The fair management in both cases is and has been extremely desirous that this, the first-prize i i county, participate in tnese ex positions. We only have a week in which to prepare for Salem, our last opportunity to make an exhibit this year. It is necessary for some one to make a rush order and see that it is filled. This is the golden opportunity to keep up the good work that Benton has been doing during the past few years. Let us not fall down now. A few hundred dollars put into an artistic dis play will turn many a homeseeker this way, and we need them. This is a matter that concerns every taxpayer m the county and certainly every such one is ready to pay his mite toward the general good. Is it not a matter to which the public should call the attention of the county court so that early official action may be taken? E. R. LAKE. ture, agriculture, horticulture, floriculture and almost all other kinds of culture, letthem get in and give us practical knowledge of what can be done in beautify ing their grounds. May the citizens of - Corvallis, great and small, old and young, take example from the O. A C. teaching, or example, and if the college will not take the lead, let the citizens of Corvallis lead off. It,willonly.take .an hour or so of labor each day and but little other expense to ; accomplish much for the good of the city. Citizen. Sept. 6. 1909. Homes Newport Property. Sixty choice lots more or less in New port, Oregon, (one of the most health ful and popular summer and winter re- sorts) for sale or will exchange for oth er good property. . Property near Cor- Tallis preferred. j, , Will supply funds to buyers of these lots to build homes thereon. Address M. S. Woodcock, Corvallis, Oregon. . thurs. tf SPECIAL TRAIN TOLEDO WILL ; LEAVE CORVALLIS AT 7:30 AND LEAVE TOLEDO AT 7. PROSPECT OF URGE CROWD Special Rate of $1.50 For Benton County Day At Lincoln County Fair Will Probably Attract Large Num ber of Citizens. The prospects for a fair crowd on the excursion to Toledo next Friday is all that could be desir ed, w While no great number of tickets have been sold thus far, the merchants are talking "Ben ton County Day" with a vim and many have said they expect to go to, the Lincoln county fair on that jdate. They are confident that j the Lincoln County Fair Association will present some' thing worth while, and then theyre very desirous ol going down to Toledo and giving the boosters of that section the glad hand. The best of good feeling exists between these two sec tions; and as interests are identi cal, it is well to cement that good feeling by showing a disposition to co-operate in matters of the kind now calling for an excur sion. The Program For Benton county day is as fol lows: 10 a. m. Balloon ascension. 10:15 Band concert. 11 Address of welcome to Corvallis and Benton county vis itors by Hon. Wallis Nash, chair man of the Executive committee. Monopole Brand of Canned Goods. None Better on i the Market. Every Can Guaranteed ' KLINE'S FR DAY I 7 -Ik :- I IB W 4h f.Y. " " ' ' M 1- iftp 1 1 vAr IWjf4 If-' ' ', 1 1 e Response by Hon. S. L. Kline, of Corvallis. 1:30 Public parade of exhib ited stock. 2 Baseball, Corvallis vs. Nashville. 3:45 Log rolling on water. A $15 cash prize will be given. 4:30 Band concert. 8 Illustrated lecture at Wood man nail by Dr. J as. Withy- combe, director of Oregon Agri cultural College Experiment Sta tion, ana other members of the college faculty. Music during evening by Rosebrook's orches tra. Incidental pleasures not men tioned on the program will be there in plenty, and Wallis Nash promises Corvallis people a wel come that they will appreciate and long remember. The special train will leave Corvallis at 7:30 o'clock Friday morning and leave Toledo on the return trip about 7 o'clock. Tickets are for sale by local merchants. Purchase NOW. LINCOLNJT SALEM. Wallis Nash, one of the pro moters of the Lincoln county fair now being held at Toledo, has written to the secretary of the Oregon State Fair requesting space for a large exhibit of that county's products at the coming fair, Salem, September 13-18, and hopes to make a showing that " will' create much interest from those who are unacquainted with the resources of that part of western Oregon. Mr. Nash has extensive farming interests at Nashville, that county, and has been devoting considerable time and money toward assisting in the development of the state and the Pacific Northwest. Col umbia county will make a grand showing of agricultural products at the fair, E. H. Flagg, of St. Helens, having charge of the work of preparing the exhibit. Society Brand Clothing For Young Men We have the most com . plete line of the newest fall styles with the large peg-top trousers and the coat sleeves with fancy cuffs and pockets. Just the style for college boys. We have a large range of colors in fancy stripe worsted and cash mere, ranging in price from $12 50 To $35.00 YOUNG MEN'S STORE AGED SUH LADY SUICIDES TAKES STRYCHNINE DURING FIT OF MELANCHOLY. FOUND IN UNUSED BUILDING Woman Had Told Relatives That She Expected to Kill Herself, But Little Attention Was Paid to Her Threats Past 65 Years of Age. Mrs. Elizabeth McMurphey committed suicide Saturday at Summit by taking a dose of strychnine, while suffering from, an attack of melancholia. The deceased was about 64 years of age and since the death of her husband, over a year ago, she has been low spirited and at times has threatened to take her life, but her daughter, Mrs. Clark, with whom she lived, did not attach much importance to these threats. Saturday, the old lady left her daughter's house and went to the one where her husband had died. Not returning, search was made for her and she was found dead in a room in the empty house with a bottle of strychnine and a can of water beside her. The funeral was held yesterday at Summit, after the coroner had pronounced the death to be from suicide. $125 for one Armac Motorcycle, in good condition and running order. Clincker tires enough to run it two seasons. Address W. W. Bailey, Brownsville. Oregon. 8-28-2t-d-w For Sale A few choice Cotswold rams. J. M. Porter. 9-2-5t-w PURE FOOD DEPT. All orders promptly filled. Phone 80 Dress Goods In all the new fall colors and of satin 'striped and serges in plain and fan cy. The most beautiful assortment in the city. Ranging in price from 75c to $1.50 A beautiful assortment of wool batistes suitable for evening and party dresses in all the leading shades, selling for 50c yd. Men's Silver Brand Collars 2 for 25 Cents