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About Corvallis daily gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon) 1909-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1909)
VOL. I. NO. 12 CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, SATURDAY. MAY 15, 1909 PRICE FIVE CENTS ATTRACTING PUBLIG AnENTION DAG WILL HOLD BY GOOD LITERATURE SUMMER S COOL BOOSTER WOOER IS DOiNS EXCELLENT PUBLICITY WORK SIX WEEKS COURSE PLANNED FOR JUNE AND JULY GRAND GLEAN UP DAY MAY 22 LADIES TAKE ACTIVE STEPS TO IMPROVE CITY. Vie Written Pamuhlets and Descriptive Folders on Corvallis and Benton County ' are now Being Sent Cat by the Thousands to Prospective Home-: seekers From the East W5io Have Made Inquiries for PRACTICAL STUDIES TAUGHT Information About this Part of Oregon. Geo. A. Waggoner, the official boost er, is now busily engaged in letting Eastern people know about the advan tages which Corvallis and Benton Coun ty offer to prospective homeseekers. He has just received from the Republi can press a large issue of descriptive pamphlets and these, with the follow ing information in folder form, he is sending out by the thousands to parties who have inquired about this section of the state: . . ' . ; Greeting: f Benton County, comprising an area of 40,000 acres of. level prairie, gently rolling and mountain lands, lies in the heart of the Willamette Valley. Soi!s The soils' of' the county are, sandy loam along the rivers and black and brown alluvial deposits on the prairie and uplands, all of wonderful productiveness. - 1 C!imate-The climate is mild, equable and free from extremes. The average maximum temperature for the last six . years has been 93; average minimum, plus 9; average temperature for. the year, 50.9; average yearly rainfall, 40.22 -inches; average number of clear or partly clear days per year, 230; cloudy . days, 135; .. rainy days; 114. The average , range of 94 degrees ,'is always traversed lay gradual change. There are no cyclones, blizzards or thunder storms. We never have to irrigate and a drouth is unknown. :' Lumber is $5 to $18 per thousand; wood, $2.50 to $3.50 per cord. Markets Seaport markets, with lines of ships to all quarters of the globe, and lines of railroad radiating to all parts of the continent are within easy reach. Portland, the greatest seaport of the Northwest, is only 100 miles away and is accessible by, train or steamboat. San Francisco and Seattle are comparatively near by. ' ' . Transportation Three lines of railroad and a line of, boats on the Willamette River connect Benton county- with all the other parts of the state, and give her1 an outlet to all parts of the conti nent and the world. Cities and Towns Corvallis, the Coun ty Seat, is a modern city of 6,000 in habitants. It has a system of electric lights, good mountain water and sewer age systems, 12 churches, an excellent graded school, subtantial National ; banks, and many mercantile and manu facturing establishments, besides num erous pleasant homes.' In addition there are several smaller, but flourish ing towns in the county. V Schools We have an excellent public school system. The available school funds furnish about $7 for each child and nearly all the', districts have nine months school. There are two institu tions of higher learning at Philomath, and the State Agricultural College, the greatest industrial school in the North- For the First Time the College Will Do Extended Work During the Holiday Season to Aid Teachers and Students in Industrial Education. NEXT SATURDAY IS DATE FIXED Plan Is to Sell Tickets to Meet the Ex - pense Incident to Removing Every- thing Objectionable from the Streets, Alleys and Vacant Lots. WILL EXTEND ROYAL WELGQiE TO OREGON G. A. R. VETERANS PROGRAM NOW ARRANGED FOR THE COKING ENCAMPMENT Committees Have Been Appointed to Make Every Preparation to Greet and En tertain the Old Soldiers in the Most Hospitable Style and to Make Their Visit to Corvallis One Long to Be Remembered -' - All Citizens Should Co-operate. wpst. is loratpd at Cnrvallrs. barley, oats, rye, peas, clover, timothy, orchard grass, rye grass, .cheat, vetch, ' rape, and various other grains, grasses and forage plants grow to perfection yielding immense crops. Hops make excellent yields and our product is among the best in the world. Potatoes and field root crops .yield magnificent crops and .garden vegetables of; all kinds produce excellent products. We have no , grasshoppers, potato tags, chintz bugs or other crop destroying . insects. . ' : Horticulxure: -.Apples, pears, cher ries, plums and prunes grow to perfection.-; Strawberries., blackberries, rasp , berries and gooseberries grow evjary ' where without attention; Peaches: and grapes do .well in favored localities. Oregon apples are famous the wjorid around, and hundreds of carloads ; of strawberries and other small fruit are shipped to the Eastern markets each ' year. One orchard" near Corvallis yielded ,.this year 245uO. bushels of prunes. j S TO CK-Raiszng: Horses, caittle' sheep and swine of excellent quality are grown here as economically as any where in the United States. Stock not intended for market often run on the range all winter without feed. .A good market awaits every hoof of stock " raised. Dairying: Our mild climate, abun dant pasture " and jure water makes . " dairying an exceedingly remunerative pursuit. A market .which - has never been supplied awaits every pound of dairy products. Butter ranges from 15 to 30; cheese 10 to 14 cents ! per pound. Our milk averages nearly 4 - per cent butter fat and is exceptionally free from undesirable taints or Jlayors. Creameries and skimming stations are , within reach of .most parts of pthe county. I " Poult r y-Ra i si n g: Poultry 6f all kinds is healthy , and prolific, and Imar ' ket conditions for poultry products are most satisfactory. ' Eggs run ifrom - 12 1-2 , to 30 cents; chickens, $ 3 'to $5 . per dozen. - Duck, geese , and turkeys , .bring 12 1-2 to 18 cents per pound g joss. ' Wtar The water is pure ' and abun- dant. : Streams everywhere 1 are dear, " cold and sparkling "with' gravellyj bot- : toms. Good wellwater is obtained! ahy- where at a depth of 20 to. 50 feet. I iet. " Timber There . is an- abundance of : timber for all local purposes; and mill- 1 ions for' export in the form of lumber. We " have Fir, Pine; Hemlock, - Cedar, , Oak, .Ash, . Staple and Cottonwood. Churches lhe county has 2u cnurches. representing all . the principal dedomi nations. One-half of the people of the county attend church service regularly, and the religious and moral tone of the community is pure and emphatic. Homes and Price of Lands Farms may: be bought at from $25 to $100 per acre. according to location and improvements. Easy terms of payment are generally offered. Large tracts of land are be ing cut up into smaller f amis. -. We have abundant room .for four time our present population, ' All communications relative to lands will be promptly answered. Address . G; A: Waggoner," ;,. ' " Corvallis, Oregon. ' City Ticket j ff ; Now Complete The Oregon Agricultural College will offer a six weeks' course this summer extending froVn Monday, June 21, to Friday, July 30, and covering the fields of agriculture, domestic science and art, manual training and commerce. . . . . : This is the first time that the college has undertaken such extended work in the summer session, but the demand for industrial e curses to :e given during the summer months .has become so ur gent that the . work has finally . been taken up. There is a demand from the grade iand high school teachers of the state for work in industrial subjects and industrial pedagogy; which the. col lege hopes to be able to satisfy by this summer session. . - While designed principally - to -meet the heeds of the teachers of the state, the work will be so organised as' to make it possible for students now in attendance or for anyone not a "student of the college to take work during the summer and receive credit in the regu lar degree courses.' -'t . The School of Agriculture -will offer courses in agronomy, animal husbandry, dairying,' poultry husbandry and horti culture. -The School of Engineering will give work in mechanical drawing, man ual training and surveying. .. The other schools will offer courses in the different political economy, civil governmant, ' commercial law, typewriting, mathe matics, English, ' history, -chemistry, botany, entomology, psychology, bac teriology, physics, drawing, physical culture and musjc In addition to 'these there will be offered a course in ; indus trial pedagogy. f .1 The committee having in charge - the arrangements for the summer school has provided fw recreation as well as work. Week-end excursions to places of interest will.be a feature of the ses sion. -It is planned to visit Newport, Niagara and Mill City, Mary's J Peak and the State Teachers' Association meeting at Albany. - t -:4--'. : ,. ... -", , . The Ladies Auxiliary to the, Corvallis Commercial Club .and Improvement So ciety have decided to make an effort for, a cleaner Corvallis. On Saturday, May 22, wagons will be sent through every street and alley to gather rubbish. Meantime 25 cent' tiekets will be sold to Arrangements for the reception and entertainment of the many who will be visitors to Corvallis during the first week in June as delegates to the Grand Army of the Republic State encamp ment, are going rapidly forward and the Gazette today is able to give practi cally the first two days' program. The different committees Having the matter in charge are laboring faithfully those wishing to assist and who have ! to have everything , in readiness when rubbish to haul away. It is earnestly hoped that the effort of these ladies will "be crowned with success and that every, household will respond to this call for a more beautiful city. 1 - ' Everyone should take a ticket, and 'ollowing directions theron, rake, clean; tidy, and slick -up, pile all t rash not burnable in the street or alley ready for the wagons. Now every up-to-date man, woman and child in the city will heartily en dorse this effort and make all reasona ble exertion to gather up all unsightly objects about the premises. . h . Any one who is unable to purchase a red ticket will be given one and its cost will be borne by the societies managing this movement. ' , We are sending out thousands of in vitations asking strangers to visit us. Surely all should welcome them by the sight of clean lawns, streets and alleys. .- x.: .G.A.Waggoner. the first delegation step from the train on the morning of June 2. The G. A. R. reception committee is as follows: Comrades Vidito, Shrack and Kerry and in addition the .Women's Relief Corps has a like committee, whose names, however, could not be learned at this time, but will be published as soon as they can be obtained. : There is also a citizens' committee on reception who will act in conjunction with the above named in welcoming to Corvallis the old -soldiers and their wives. These committees will, on the first day,, meet all trains and welcome the delegates and assign them to hotels and homes during1 their stay. ! ! " During the forenoon the G. A. R. and W. R. C. will meet and organize and after organization is perfected there will be a reception to the dele gates. The afternoon will be devoted to business sessions and in the evening at 8 o'clock at the rink the following program will be carried out: Music... . ...... . J. v ... - O AC Orchestra Address of Welcome...:.. .....City' Mayor Music............ ..................Male Quartet Response ...Department Com mander J. T, Apperson and De partment President Mrs.. Higginson Music ...... Orchestra GYMiSTiC DEIWSMlGfl Especial notice is hereby, given to all members of the Baptist church and con gregation that Rev. F. C. W. Parker, corresponding secretary of Oregon State Convention, will occupy the pul pit next Sunday, May 16,; at U a. m. and 8 p. m. bunday chool -opens , Address. -.President Ladies of G. A. R. promptly at 10 a. m. J. Y. V. at 7 1 Music... ........Male Ouartet p. m. Prayer service "Sir d Bible study , This program will end the first day's Thursday evening at S p. xa. -5-j.l-5t j proceedings. - . ' J 1 The second day will be devoted to the 5 The Deffry Company closed a success-- j Easiness f the Encampment and in the fed engagement here last night at the evening at the rink the local post and opera :nouse. ,-: i their. ladies will civea camn-fire. the Tonight there will be lots of fun at jcomplete program of which will be pub- fflipm hmvu vlmi lw'Y, W- C. A I lished as soon as arranged. - - , . girls appear in a case of Suspension and ! I16 'Citizens ot "Uorvallis should see : luullu ather laughable specialties. , ; to it that every house and business o-io-ou place in the city is decorated during the entire time of this encampment. It should be remembered that the men who' will gather here at this time, went forth in their young manhood to pre serve forever the glorious. Stars and Stripes, and that now, as their feet are descending the western path of life, it is no more than just and right that the ones who are now enjoying the blessed liberty under, the protection of the flag they fought to preserve, should, on the occasion of their gathering, display to their gaze some show of appreciation of their many sacrifices and sufferings. Let everyone fling to the breeze Old Glory. If you haven't a flag get bunt ing and decorate your residence or place of business. There will be visitors here from all parts of the state and perhaps from other states as well, and to have the city buried in the national colors, so to speak, would make a lasting im pression on those who will be our guests, at this time. Then let every "citizen act as a com mittee of reception and help to make the strangers within the city gates feel they are . welcome and . that the city feels honored by. their ' presence. It should be the determination of every one to send the visitors home with the feeling in their hearts that Corvallis is the most cordial city in the state, and with a desire to come again. Mrs. Higginson, of Eugene, Depart ment President of the Women's Relief Corps, was in the city yesterday and made the local corps a business , visit, Bn'ofaiso4- perfected- the ,detadlsoffRe' coming encampment of , the State Corps here in June in conjunction with the G. A. R. encampment. Rkodedendron Excursion to Newport. Girls' Physical Culture Classes Give an V ? Entertainment ; The official ticket to be voted at the municipal election Monday, May 17, is now complete, the following candidates having"filed their declaration, of inten tion to run for the various offices up to cessJ noon baturday, the time hxd for re cording such declarations at the office of the Police Judge: Mayor Virgil JS.Watters, P. Avery. Police Judge George W. Denman. . Chief of Police-J.' D. Wells, J. T. Looney. v Treasurer Z. H. Davis. Water Committee J. , M. Nolan, Evan McLennan. ' . - - . ; : ' Councilman, First Ward, P. O. Gray. Councilman, Second .Ward C. V. Johnson, William 'Bogue, Sam Moore. Councilman, Third f Ward-G. -; V. Skelton, R. H. Colbert. . - , - ' The demonstration of gymnastics giv en last night at the Armory by the members of the young women's Classes in physical culture , at OAC was a de cided novelty and certainly a. great .suc- Sunday, May 16th, 1909, the C. & E. will run the first excursion to Newport, this will be a through train from Cot tage Grove and will leave Corvallis at 8 a. m. j arriving at Newport at twelve o'clock noon. Returning, leaves New port at 5:50 p. m., arriving at Corvallis at 10 p. m. : The fare will be $1.50 for R. C. Linville, Agent. Punderson Avery . To Run For , Mayor t Punderson , Aviry, who. was one of the citizens placed in nominatiorf 4or Mayor at Wednesdy, night?s public meeting, announces that he will accom pany Virgil .E. Watters.in the race ior the office as an independent candidate at the election next Monday. - ? ,s This decision on the : part of Mr. Av- , The. many graceful evolutions dis played in the various drills and dances showed the most careful training -and the entire .audience was loud in its ap plause, several enthusiastic encores be ing given. - ' "" ' There were seven ' numbers on the program, .and all of ' them were so good that ipecial mention is almost im possible, the list being as follows: March; Rataplan ' Chorus; Hamburg Extension Drill;. Jumping Jacks; Fan tana Wand Drill; Sailor's Hornpipe, Miss Cleva Peery; Swedish Daldans, After the calesthenics were concluded the Seniors' and Freshman contested for "the inte'F-:lass-"-championship ; in a rattling good game of basketball, tha pluckylittle Freshmen lasses Scoring 11 to 8 at the end of the first half, , . ' ' but failing to come out victor in the end,, the more experienced Senior te'am winning by 15 to 13. i- .. - j i Special Announcement. It is a pleasure to announce that Prof. Otto Herse,. a yocalist of super ior abil ity has Kindly consented to sing i a so o- at eacn, service, morning '- and evening. ery, it is authoritatively stated, is due I next Sunday at the Presbyterian church, to the request of a large, number of his The public is cordially invited to hear j,CiDUii iucu,. "'fflr. Herse m the rendition of 4- to Daily Gazette (5Q xenta per Why not take it.- . v.- month, red solos,-which will be well pita n thea di fiaation of all who attend., E ' 1 js&h - it. A . . .&XV EVERY . EVERY, DAY " . j.g & B I , -THIS MONTH . U U '.-.. . ; . , Our -entire stock of High . Grade ' Clothing is on sale without reserve. The finest and most complete stock in Corvallis. Five of: Society Brand, micDaels-SKrn ana Senior College lotbe$ ALL NEW SPRING AND SUMMER STYLES 9.95 $20.00, special, $ 15.85 11.S0 25.00, " 19.75 14.25 30.00, " 24.85 All Odd Suits Coats and Vests and Youth's Suits, half price ARTICL1NTHEST0REr;i:-:. s 1 " REDUCED U FHICE CONTRACT GOODS EXCEPTED, ' Regular $ 12.50,' special, $ 15.00, 20.00, 45th ANNIVER: SARY SALE