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About The daily gazette-times. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1921 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1909)
PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. I. NO. 117 CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY, 'SEPTEMBER 16, 1909 DEMAND BRIDGE ACROSS RIVER EVERYBODY CROSSING RIVER IS KICKING BECAUSE OF FERRY THF P.ITI7FNS MAY PETITION I lib Ulllkbliv long Delays at Ferry Cause Corvallis to Lose Much Trade and Makes De velopment Across River Improbable Bridge Could be Made Profitable. number interviewed the talk runs: : ' Peary Censured "Cook did it like a hero and acted like a gentleman after ward" was the way one man put and this is the keynote of nearly all the expressions. . "Both got there; but only one gentleman reached the Pole" said another. ' - f 'Cook is a gentleman in his attitude: can't say as much for 'eary," was another opinion. "I think they both got there, but. am sorry Peary did; he made a fool of himself," said another. "My sympathieslare with Cook, The demand for a bridge across the Willamette, to replace the ferry service, is becoming so in . si stent that it seems the County Court can hardly refuse to take preliminary action very soon. The people of Linn County who make Corvallis' their market are kicking, the Benton County people who must cross the river here find serious objection to the continuous delay accasioned by the ferry service, the mer- jilinnfa rfvF irrhrt firm if well-nigh impossible to get their rightful share of the Linn county trade, are insistent on a ; bridge, and so far as known there isn't a single man familiar with the situation but is in favor RUNAWAY LIVENS SECOND STREET BUTCHER'S SPIRITED TEAM RACES DOWN MAIN. Stretch. There will be many kinds of attractions, and all of a high class, .ind no one can afford to -miss this fine feature. There will be something doing all the time and whoever misses jthe Home Stretch - and the Portland fair will be doing themselves an in justice, v ' . Among some of the attractions are OREGON! GETS - WIRES GROSSED DRIVER STICKS Peary is a poor sport, way another put it. was the Wild Ride of Butcher Results in Noth ing More .Than a Slightly Damaged Vehicle Runaway Dashes Over a Half Dozen Wagons. the Bronco Busters, Joy Wheel, Char- j jot Races, Music, The Bohemian Girls, i I Crazy House. Hell, Merry Widow Cot-1 WITH TEIIKI j:plantf 7 E-' E tl. 'a There will also be a wireless tele - ; I graph station and demonstrations will be made daily. The Union Meat Co. will have a fine xhibit, and some of the coffee, tea and spice houses will also exhibit. There will be a barrel of fun, and don't miss it, for they will miss you. TALKS ABOUT 0. A. C. SCHOOL OF MUSIC WITHOUT KNOWING. A GOING VIOLINIST ALARMS U. S. DOES NOT OWN NORTH POLE Discovery of the North Pole by an American explorer does not erive the ton of the earth to the United States, was the state ment of Professor Frederick, Starr., the .world-famed anthro pologist of Chicago University, The wildest, and wooliest of the score or more of runaways vhere the past few months took place yesterday evening when the Clarence Hout delivery , team ran away. The horses, a pair of spiri ted bays, got frightened while standing in front of the . shop and raced down Second street at break-neck speed Ernest -.. the driver, was in the wagon and held gamely to the lines'. He sought to guide them on down Sec ond but "the animals ; turned west at Madison, going, around the corner two wheels. At the alley way of the First National Bank they swerved into ARE AFTER THE JOY RIDERS Suburb Adopts Plan to Equitably Pun ish Joy Riders. just before boardingthe Empress e d.ew.afncJchen nad a.m,x up of Japan. with wagons standing in front of Gray's "If Ihe discoverer of the Pole "very barn. , 1 he delivery , wagon was made his iourney to it from the overturned and the occupant thrown nf ri-QQloT " oqiH Vio out. but the horses kept gome, and professor, "the land area found the young man kept hold or the unes. uiv..c r0cilo if firnm tho At Thira street the horses started to body of Greenland proper, it. be- turn again and stumbled, and here they i ' i irv : l TU . . !-T7ero stnnnprl hv the driver. The vhunsr pialtihg of a hMbn'Magr can- man was. yMfrapa which is a substantial one, was broken but little, and no real harm was done. The excitement drew a great crowds and most expected to see the driver killed, but he was hardlyflustered after his wild ride. . " "Benton County loses thou- not h0hi the ground, and such a sands of dollars every year be- claim for the ," United States cause it has no bridge here," is wouid be thrown out of court." the statement made by ditterent Professor Starr says he accepts men who claim to know. They peary's statement' without ; a claim that many Linn county doubt but is inclined ; to be people will not come here to skeptical about Dr." Cook's story trade simply because they must that h'e reached the North Pole wait at the ferry, and that they "Peary," he said, "is known do have to wait is made clear to to be a scientific man, who makes every observer who stand at the only careful statements, and I ferry and length of time. A am Sure, therefore, that when half dozen vehicles on each side he savs , anything he has the of the river were held up a half pr00fs to back it with. Dr, hour yesterday simply Decause Cook) however, will have to the ferry could not handle the substantiate his claim of having traffic and it is reported that discovered the " North Pole by this condition in a more or less carefully written notes showing -aggravated iorm exists at all minutelv observations -made times. along the journey, deviations of That a ferry service in this course, and why made, etc. The age is really out-of-date can, not word 0f his Eskimos will have be questioned, but it sometimes n0 bearing whatever, as .; the happens that a county hasn't Edrimo will say whatever he the money to build all the thinks the man with him wishes bridges it wants. The argu- him to say, and, moreover, he ment here is that Benton county has no idea of importance of the can get the money to build this Domt involved, r bridge, and can not afford to "Within the next 15 years I neglect it longer. It is certain believeLthere will be countless 1 1 i j i . e l j-unt- - . tnai more xnan a, xew xeei umi pilgrimages to the role by pn the bridge is a necessity and vate enterprise only, and largely they propose to make things un- Dv hairbrained persons seeking THE HOME STRETCH The amusement feature of the Port- land fair - will . be called the Home ? . A sliding scale of penalization for automobile speeders has been made effective by the Board o: Trustees of Kenilworth, a North Shore suburb. Mereatter any motorist who drives his car through Kenilworth faster than !20 miles anhour and slower than 25 miles an hour will be nned a dollar a mile ; ' that is, he . will ortland's Big Paper Labors Under the Impression That Great Artist Coming is to Be Paid High Salary by the Col lege Gets Money From Fees. . Oregonian-."The Oregon Agri cultural College i. e., the State of Oregon through the regents of the Agricultural College has imported from Germany a high class, high-salaried teacher of music. Just what bearing his services will have upon the science of agriculture, in the interest of which the college at Corvallis is maintained, is not stated. Might it not be well (softly be it spoken) to allow parents to-put on some of the frills in the' name of education which the state is now taxed to supply I However, .there may be some reason we have not yet heard of to teach the boys to sing to the steers while they fol low the plow. ; " With all its prefection the Ore gonian occasionally, gets "off." It is sadly off in this instance. The Agricultural college, through in that department, : the college doesn't pay one red cent toward their salary or maintenance Though the Oregonian does not make the statement direct, it leaves the impression that the state'taxes pay for 0. A. C. music. The college authorities have pro vided rooms for the School of Music, but does not even pro vide equipment. The School of Music is maintained by the fees from vStudents who take the course in music Students are not required to take music they may do so if they choose. Certainly the students of the., the Agricultural College, as well as of any other institution, ihave a right to take on a little culture as they study pear slugs, coddl ing moths, scurvy in pigs, or rheumatism of alfalfa roots. This culture at 0. A. C. costs on ly the student himself, or his parents a fact the Oregonian might have learned had it glanc ed" at the college catalogue or the President's report The Ore- gonian's expression is hurtful, as it leaves a radically wrong impression and appeals to the unknowing in the most damag ing way. It's up to the Oregon ian to correct its misstatement for example. If the speed is be tween 25 and 30 miles the fine will be $2 a ' mile. Above 30 miles the minimum fine will be $100. y ; The doubling of the fine for speed over 25 miles an hour is on the theory that any motorist who drives Ms machine faster than that shows his purpose to violate the law. On the, same Love, sunshine and common sence, thoroughly mixed in the proper proportion, beat all the patent medicines on the market as a cure-all for the ills of mind and body and no alcohol is needed as a dissolvent or pre servative. "Children cry for to Newport its board of regents, has not em- j it ployed a MgJsalaried,. teacher of J music; the college has no high SlllldaV ExCUrSlOnS saiarieu, or iuw aaicuieu, musi cians on its pay rolL While the college has a very strong School of Music, with a half-dozen , su perior artists" giving instruction The C. & E. Railroad will run regular -: - - ' excursions to Newport every Sunday furtlier notice leaving Corvallis. at the same time as heretofore. Fare for round trip, $1.50. 9-9-tf R. C. Linvuae, Agent. theory a minimum'fine of $100 for speed over 30 miles an hour has been fixed. ' . comfortable for county officials until favorable action is taken. NOT PLEASED WITH imaginary riches, mineral - and otherwise, which they -will sup pose to exist in the cold northern area." PEARY'S ATTITUDE Public Dislikes His Expressions in Re gard to Cook and North Pole. Consress will be asked to set aside the Mount Hood forest re serve as a National Park, by the Chamber of Congress of Port land. It is contended that the improvement of the tract with good roads will tend tojnake it a scenic feature of. the Northwest, and that with the prospect of a railroad from Portland in the Peary may be a great explorer, . . g uuli lin-c Ui fv"f " the mecca or tourists, who : an- makes the mistake of talking too nually visit the Pacific ' Coast by much. He has created a bad im- the thousands, pression, and though many are not " thoroughly convinced that oir.A o Pnlr " For Sale their sympathy is now with him TORCHON LACE 6 yards in a bunch. Sell reg ular for 15c per bunch, Special, 11c Bunch Ladies' Elastic . WEB BELTS All colors, Price 50c A SAFE PLACE TO TRADE Boys' Clothing Sizes from 3 to 12 years. . The suits are made of serges, chev iots' and worsteds in plain and fancy colors with neat stripe and plaids. Well made and good weighty Sell regular at $2.50 to $4.00, Special, $1.98 Fine residence property in center of i Men's Wool UNDERWEAR Men's superior quality of Me rino wool, good weight. Both shirts and ' drawers in gray color and all sizes. ,: ': Special Value, $1.00 We have an extra good line of Men's All Wool Underwear, good ,brarid, extra heavy and color, brown, Price, $1.50. BLANKETS Our blanket department is com plete. We have a well selected and good assoiiment of both cotton and wool. 1 0-4 Cotton Blankets in gray and tan colors, price 60c. 11- 4 extra heavy and full size, come in both white and tan color with blue and pink stripe border, price, $1.50. 11-4 good quality of wool, full size, comes in white and gray with blue and pink stripe border, price, $4.00. WOMEN'S DRESS SHOES, Excep tionally good quality high lace shoes of vici and glazed kid with Cuban heels, welts and ; hand-turned soles with neat stylish toes, sizes from 2 1-2 to 7. Sells regular $3.50, SP V rather than with Peary. . From a I city. Inquire 112 N-8th-St.