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VOL I. NO. 196 CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1909 PRICE FIVE CENTS ANNEXATIONISTS liY WIN TODAY FAIR VOTE BEING CAST AND OUT SIDERS ARE FOR GOOD PROSPECTS AT 3:30 Checkers At City Hall Found Awkard Condition About Noon, but the Situ ation Was Relieved a Little Later. No Big Majority For At 3:30 votes cast at the city council chamber numbered 200. At that , time it was considered by those who had ybeen checking: up that the anti-annexationists naa a uzue tne Dest oi tne argu ment However, it was corisid- red that the heavy vote against the proposition was in, while those in favor were yet to come. And those who claim to know 4-v4. : i.: i j. aay niat mere is wj quesuuu uut that the' main city will vote in majority. The opposition invari ably votes early, and it would vote late if it could, but it is an ticipated that the many -friends - of the proposed annexation will occupy J;hejater hours this time. At Kennedy's store, the vot ing place of the peopJe in the district it is proposed to annex, the total number of votes cast at 3:30 was 53. Checkers there say the vote so far is in favor of annexation. There is a total of from 75 to 100 votes in the dis trict. The polls close at 7 o'clock? TO 5 HIP TOIRROW BAPTIST : Snnday School at 10 a. m. ; Preaching by the pastor at 11 a. m., subject, "The Imitation and the Real." In the eve ning at 7:30 the pastor will give tne third sermon of a series of sermons. The subject for Sunday eve will be "Jesusr "Attitude Toward Sin.'?, These sermons are interesting and helpful to all who. hear them as is shown by our increasing crowds. Everybody wel come. B. Y. P. U. at 6:30 p. m. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL Regular Sunday services Jwill be held at the Congregational Church, corner Third and Jefferson streets, at 11 al m. tomorrow. The School for Bible Study convenes at 10-a. m. and the De votional Hour of the C. E. at 6:30 p. m. A warm welcome awaits all who enter this church for worship. - EPISCOPAL The, Church of the Good Samaritan (Episcopal), Dec. 1 the Fourth Sun day in Advent. Sunday School, 10 a. m. ; Litany, Sermon and Holy Com munion, 11 a. m. ; Young Men's Bible Class at 6:30 p. m. ; Evening Service and Sermon at 7:30. Morning topic, "Christ in Judgment;' evening topics No. 4 in "The Road to Bethlehem." All have voice in united worship. " ' UNITED EVANGELICAL ; Evangelical church, corner of Ninth and Harrison streets. Regular services next Sunday at 11 a. m. and:30 p. m. Morning subject, "Pentecost;" evening subject, 'Why Are Not the. People Saved?' Sunday School at 10 a. m.r; K. L. C'. E. at 6:30 p. m. All are wel come at these services. , - v -.' PRESBYTERIAN Preaching at the Presbyterian church WHERE W Sunday morning by the pastor, J. R. N. Bell. Morning topic, "Christ's Divinity, Without Miracles." Evening sermon by Prof. Joseph Emery. Sun day School at 10 a. m. ; C. E. Society at 6:30 p.m. -Bible Study Thursday evening at 7:30.. At the evening ser vice there will be special music. Miss Gertrude McBee will sing a . soprano solo, and Prof. Herman Tartar will sing a baritone solo. Strangers and every body else invited. Come and bring your friends, with you. Seats free and courteous ushers. ' , SHEPARD HALL The Y. M. and Y. W.t l will hold a joint meeting in Shepard Hall in the afternoon at 2:30.x Subject, "Giving A Christmas Lesson;" leader, Miss Alice Shepard. Mrs. Gaskins will sing and there will be other special music. All are cordially invited. M. E. CHURCH SOUTH Rev. Joseph Emery, formerly a mem ber of the O. A. C. faculty, will preach at the 11 a. m. service in the M. E. Church South. OVER AT ALSEA The home of D. J. Mitchell at Alsea, with all effects, was burn-1 ed yesterday' morning about 8 o'clockl- Nothing was saved and the youngest child, who had not been aroused from slumber, was carried out in its night clothes. The fire caught from a defective flue Shd the whole top of the building was inflames before the fire was discoveredThe men of the family " had goneoff fovorkT and help, when it might have served a good purpose, was un available. T The loss to the Mitch ell family was complete: A purse was raised by sympathetic neigh bors, and the familvwaa installed at Mr. Thompson's temporarily. D. J. Mitchell is the man who traded a second-hahd store here to Goodman Bros, for the Alsea ranch. , The family lived here for some time and made manv friends who regret the misfortune that has come to them. IS NOT A Love, pathos, - treachery and retribution, with a final happy outcome, are the main elements of "In Wyoming," a breezy, idealic comedy drama of the Northwest,, which will appear at the opera house. Dec. 22. The story is said to be one of absorb ing interest, interupted by a large first-class company, and mounted with realistic -stag settings and elaborate costomes. The play is in four acts, and comprises a bright, sunny sum mer" on a ranch near " Casper, Wyoming. According to local people who saw the show here last year the play is free from exaggerated and impossible non sense, such as abounds only too often, m western plays. There is so much good, in "In Wyom ing'' that no one wonders at the extraordinary success which the piece has injoyed. It is all clean and wholesome, Its atmosphere is refreshing and there is noth ing suggestive m the story i in unfolds. . : According to the Republican, Georgi Mercer, of this county, recalls the ap pearance of Halley's comet in 1835 He says the comet was very beautiful, reaching almost across the heavens It was quite awe-jnspiring. This is the comet that will be seen in all its about next May and June. : glory HOME BURNS MELODRAMA JOB'S ADDITION UN ENTERS PRO : TEST AGAINST! DEFAMATORY TALK SAYS NORTHWEST SECTION HAS BEEN UNJUSTLY AND UNFAIRLY MALIGNED AND SHE TELLS WHY SHE THINKS SO ALSO PRAISES SCHOOL BOARD FOR PROVIDING BUILDING Woman Claims that Northwest Additions Are Not Worse than lOther Sections; Says that Any Delinquency that May be There Remains Only Because They Can Not Get What they .WanU- Giyes Past and Present History of things Affecting Wellf are of the Additions. , - Gazette-Times: ' ; .' 4 Poor, long-suffering Job's Ad dition and vicinity has received anothbr rap. "Patience" will cease to be a virtue if it has to bear much morel In the G.-T. of Dec 14 we are told that the .people of Northwest . Corvallis should see to it that existing con ditions are changed. Does that mean that we should assume 'the cost of sewerage, or endeavor to make the other part . of town help us, as we had to help it? We are soon to vote on extend ing the city limits. But why should the city ' embrace more territory, while it cannot, take care of what it already has. Are MTihterests bemglookedafter in the council? One has but to walkalong these streets at night, to know that the lighting, is in adequate. And for drainagd we have a deep open ditch that is a danger to Jimb, if not to life. "And the Dassaere of water through the ditch is obstructed by telephone poles set in it. The ditch should have been tiled: but that idea was ridiculed. -. In other parts where tile had tlone very effectual work it was broken by setting; poles. This part is now under water part of the time; but who is to blame for it? The City Attorney was appealed to, but the answer was that. atore Will Remain Open Evenings From . Saturday the 18th Until Christmas j MEN'S OVERCOATS Every Man's Overcoat Reduced this week. SEE nothing could be done under the old charter. ; '. Not the Only Bad Spot. ' Who can say, after looking the town over, that water standing on the ground, and m pools, is a condition confined to the district in question? As to filth and open toilets how about the basements down town into which filth unmentionable backed up from an overtaxed sewer? We have all heard of the boy who heroically saved a city from , in undation. Has the story not a parallel in the case of the man who bravely tried to stem the rush of water while he called "for a gunny sack to fill the space? -Are these "incidents fact or fiction? . If the former, is not such conditions as much a menapA topBlic TiealfhalgtiItff tms mstrictr it germs are look ing for a breeding place, they can surely find it in such places, and "there are others, '.' if one looks for them. Before this northwest Corvallis- haa heen credited with being an unhealth- tul locality, but I question if it is any more so than other parts of town. If most of the sickness were confined to this part the town would not need a hosnital. It is true that we have had some cases of a contagious character, but most of them originated else where; As a parent, I am in favor of any measures that will further the well, being ' of the children but, as a resident, f pro test against uniust discrimina tion. : "If a house be divided Christmas Sale of ''.'.. , Ladies' Coats and Suits Great Xmas Sale of Ladies' Coats and Suits. Every year there are many people who confine their gift giving to practical and needed things. That is why we are making a Great Reduction on our Coats and Suits, so those who are seeking such gifts may get just what they are looking for at a greatly reduced price. Below we quote regular and sale price which , tells the story, better than a whole page of description: $13.50 Suits, Sale Price.... 15.00 Suits, Sale Price.,.. 17.50 Suits, Sale Price. , u 30.00 Suits,'Sale Price. . .. Space will not permit us to quote more prices, but Every Suit and Coat in our Large Second Floor Department is Reduced. in the House THEM. A SAFE PLACE TO TRADE 1 ' - against itself, that house can not stand. '; . We know that one member of the body .; Cannot be seriously injured without affect ing the entire system, to a cer tain extent. By the same pro cess of reasoning, one part of a town cannot be repeatedly slandered and abused and the result not be felt by the re mainder. But if this infected district be not desired as part of the town, I shouldn't wonder if we could contrive to exist by ourselyesjwe have grocery stores, a meat market, churches, and there is talk of a drygoods and drug store. ' . . -' Proud of Job's. Instead of having anything to be ashamed of, we are proud of northwest Corvallis, and I, for one, wish to thank the directors for giving us a school where it was greatly needed. We have long been accused of being kick ers. Even strangers coming to Corvallis have been told not to pay any attention to anything coming from Job's Addition, as we were only a lot of Ignorant knockers. If any one happens to disapprove of certain things he is told to "get out" if he is not satisfied. What a silly, child ish way of looking at it. Where would be our boasted United States if there . had been no kickers in history? The . affairs of a city are supposed to be con ducted in the interests" of the people as a whole, not to please a few kindrftd spirits who, of course, have no cause for com plaint' when everything comes theirway.,. : : " : -A Few Kicks. One kick we have is the scarcity of water stands. " We have a good hose house,' and peo ple to respond in a moment to the" call of the bell, but the men have to go too far for water. As to extending the city limits: While the main feature of the proposal is alright,' the citi zens of the outlying district should not be criticised too sev- f erely if they object to paying city taxes on farms. 'But on the other hand, if we knew that the section would, in time, have sewer connections, the main sewer could be made to meet the future need and as the cost of ....$10.75 .... 11.95 13.95 23.85 tr j-5 .. ' . I . SATURDAY SPECIAL Beautiful water colored Landscape, many different subjects. Price 19 cents each. SEE WINDOW DISPLAY. : WHERE NEW PEO PLE COME FROM FIGURES SHOWING FROM WHERE CORVALLIS GETS INCREASE MOST FROM OREGON TOWNS Very Interesting Figures Obtained By Supt. Kirk of City Schools Next ' To Oregon, Washington Contributes Most to Our Growth . From .figures obtained . by Supt. Kirk, of the city schools, those who are intent on boosting for Corvallis may make deduc tions of more than passing in terest. On cards given students to fill out, one of the questions asked was "Where did you at tend school last? Of 113 new students who answered, the showing was as follows: Oregon, outside of Benton : County... 59 Benton County outside of Cor vallis.. 17 Washington. . ...... s . . 8 Idaho 4 Montana 4 4 4 3 ?2 2 Minnesota Nebraska Kansas New Jersey Canada i i - N. Dakota iiiiittti.i California Iowa .... Wisconsin Illinois . . . Total.... H3 It will be noticed that more than 67 per cent of the new- students came from some point in Oregon. It might be figured from this that other towns by advertising for easterners have landed them but were unable to hold them long in the face of the reputation for desirability Cor vallis enjoys throughout Oregon. They would argue from this that "1