VOL. I. NO. 38 " CORVALLIS, BENTON COUN1 A EGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1S09 PRICE FiVE CENTS
THE NEW MUNICIPAL i
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MINISTRATION
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01 LIST NIGHT
MiYOR mm PERTINENT RECBiiltlOMIOfiS TO EC1GIL
Petition Was Presented Against the Construction of Wide Curbing Water Com
mission Asked for One Year's Rent in Advance to Aid ia Making
Proposed Improvements to the Plant Mayor Named
His Committee for the Coming Year.
WILLAMETTE
n
TO GELEBRA1
ODDESS CONTEST
EGINS TODAY
GRADUATES OF EARLY DAYS W;
MEET TOMORROW. 4
CHOICE TO BE MADE OF SOME
i ' ' YOUNG LADY
REUNION PLANNED AT SAL ; VOTES VViLL COST ONE CENT
THREE LITTLE
MAIDS FROM SCHOOL
siotiiee
MAKE MERRY MU
OAC SCHOOL OF MOSiG PERFEGTLY PRESENTS PRETTY OPERA
The new city administration met offi
cially for the first time last night with
Mayor Waiters presiding and the ses
sion was an interesting one from start
to finish. . -
The matter of the bonds for the po
lice judge was referred to the commit
tee on current expense.
The request of Gene Tortora that the
city furnish the services of the city'at
torney provided satisfactory bond was
given, was recommended and the mat
ter was left with Mr. Tortora and oth
ers concerned in the opening of alley
ways. I
S. L. .Kline, representing the water
commission, in the absence of Chairman
F. L. Miller, asked the council to order
all back warrants to be made payable
about September 1 and further asked
that the council make one full year's
payment of water rent in advance, in
order to enable the commission to pro
ceed with contemplated improvements.
.Referred to the fire, water and light
committee and th city attorney.
The question of sprinkling the streets
was discussed and it was decided to
continue sprinkling the squares on Sec
ond street.
City Treasurer Davi3 filed his report
on the financial condition of the city for
. the year just ended, -and it was referred
to the ways and means committee. J
This committee was also instructed
to secure the services of a competent
accountant to audit the books of police
judge and treasurer.
Report of police judge for month of
May was read and ordered filed.
J. H. Harris presented a petition to
the council remonstrating against the
laying of 16-foot curbing in the streets.
This petition was referred to the street
committee with instructions to report
at the next meeting.
The regular bills were approved and
ordered paid.
Mayor Watters appointed the follow
ing committees:
Way and Means, Cordley, Johnson,
Gray.
Fire, Light and Water, Irvine, Bogue
and Robinson.
Street and Public Property, Skelton,
Johnson and Osburn.
Sewer, Osburn, Simpson, Bogue.
Account and Current Expense, John
son, Robinson and Skelton.
Ordinance, Gray, Simpson, Osburn,
Skelton and Cordley.
Health, Bogue, Robinson, Cordley.
License and Fines, Simpson, Irvine
aud Gray.
Mayor Watters made the following
pertinent commendations to the council:
That condemnation ' of old buiidings
and shacks, especially in the business
part of the city where they are a con
stant fire menace to other property, be
proceeded with.
That a street commissioner be ap
pointed, whose duty it should be to de
vote his entire time to working on the
streets and sidewalks of the city,
Old Alumni of Historic Methodist I
versity Are Preparing to Talk Af;
Former Student Times at the Ho
of Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Moores.
People of Corvallis Will Have Oppor
tunity of Naming the Maiden Who
Shall Grace the Big Float in the
. Fourth of July Parade.
Professor J. B. Horner, who iT;
old time graduate of Willamette,, s a
that a notable event in the 'historv
the famous University will be thtj t
ception and reunion of the gradu;.
and those who were students ofi i
institution in the '60s, '70s, . and 1
to be given at the residence of Mr.; ;
Mrs. A. N. Moores, 895 ChemeV
I street, Salem, Wednesday - ever,!,
I June 16, 1909, from 8:30 to 12. The
union will be preceded . by a banquc
I the M. E. church at 6 p. m. ,
The alumni hold annual reunions,
this is the first attempt in many yc
to get the old students together, .
Mr. Moores, who has charge of the
fair, has met with a most enthusi..
response. Letters have been recei
from a large number of the early ;
dents of the historic old school, man v of
-whom will be present to meet their
friends of the early days. Dr. F. Si,
Hoyt, who was president of Willamette
at
.it
rs
-1C
ed
in-
Indian War
Veterans Meet
from 1850 to 1861, and who is - still ao
That an extension of the corporate tely engaged in the work at 86 years
limits rtflRr-iallv m-nvirl1 for in mvTor f anu montn8- al rerea irua,
increase the revenues from those - . v-vv
able to be present, aitnougn jie will
make every effort 'to come. Mrs. Emily
J.. York " Moores,. the first graduate of
the university, with -the class of J59
will attend the reunion. '' ' Many other
i who obtained their education at the old
school in the early days, have written
in order to maintain the present drair.- ' warmly to commend the plan of getting
r .1.1 U J 3 J A. o1 I J
r avRfem of . struts W-ad t . olu togemeraiiu u proiu-
rWrnvino- it W f.vWm rha n- ise to. attend if possible.
J o J "to i mi . . ' c . i i
j. ne comnunee in cnarge ox wie wwk
! of sending out the invitations has been
! somewhat handicapped, owing to the
! fact that there is not a complete file of
, the early catalogue of the university
the rank materially. and the postoffice addresses of many of
Veterans of the Indian V ars attend ' the old students cannot be secured, r
the annual encampment irom all over j
the country and meet their old comrades j
with whom they recount the days of )
their early struggle. At noon a ban- I
quel; was spread. This is one of the '
features of the session, and and greatly
to
sections that are now practically enjoy
ing municipal privileges without con
tributing to the support of the corpora
tion. . - '
That the construction of curbs and
gutters be permitted only on such
streets as have been brought to grade,
extending curbs over
the existing side ditches.
The council adjourned to meet Mon
day night, June 22.
tana, convened in W. O. W. Temple on
Eleventh street, Portland, at 10 o'clock
Saturday morning. Grand Commander
'Alexander Coffey, of La Camas, pre
sided. Last year the number of veter
ans in attendance was about 300, but
many died during the year, thinning
Last Night's Attraction Was One of tie Most Enjoyable Entertainments E e;
Given Here By Local Talent Every Title Role Was Admirably
Sustained and Chores, Stage Appointments, Costumes
and Orchestra Added to the Pleasure.
Who will be the Goddess of Liberty
the grand Fourth of July Celebra
tion which Corvallis is to have this year?
That is a question for the people of
the city to decide and they will be given
every opportunity of expressing their
preference in the contest that opens to-
day and which will be continued until
probably July 1.
There will be no restrictions in this
contest. Everybody can vote for whom
they please and as early and as often
as they desire, the only condition being
that each and every vote will cost one
cent. ;
This contest will be a merry one, for
there will be lots of favorites and when
the list is once started the respective
admirers' will go the limit to see their
choice come out a winner.
The committee will use the fund thus
created to bring here for the occasion
the magnificent float which represented
Benton county at the Portland Rose
Fair, and to decorate in an appropriate
manner for this patriotic event. .
Several voting places will be estab
lished to make it more convenient and
the more repeating their is in the con
test the better it will suit those who
have it in charge.
The presentation of Gilbert and Sul
livan's charming little opera, "The
Mikado," by the OAC School of Music
last night was, without question, the
tnost enjoyable attraction that has been
seen on the local stage for a long time,
the entire performance being as nearly
perfect in every particular as it was
possible to make it.
This feature of Commencement week
will long be remembered for the pleas
ure it afforded and will rank jwith the
best professional performances in the
exceptional musical and histrionic talent
shown by every character in . the cast.
Indeed, it would be difficult to indi
vidualize the merits of any particular
member of the attraction, they all
proving themselves to be stars.
winning for her both admiration and
applause.
W. Y. Farnsworth could not have
been improved upon as Ko-Ko, and old
theatre-goers were reminded of the
inimitable Francis Wilson in many of
the " mannerisms of the Lord . High
Executioner.
As Nanki-Poo, Jack Porter made a
decided hit and R. P. Tracy carried out
to perfection the dignified part of Pooh
Bah, while Collie Cathey made an ex
ceptionally clever Pish-Tush.
The Mikado of N. R. Moore was right
in keeping with the character, his make
up, voice, gestures and measured stride
being as if to the manor born.
Too much commendation cannot be
given to the excellent chorus, which
j added greatly to the harmony of the
Miss Lulu Spangler, as Katisha, was I play, while the scenic effects and cos
exceptionally good, she having seemed j tumes were most appropriate and pleas
to catch the true spirit of the part and ing.
sustaining it to the er.d with marked i Prof. W. F. Gaskins made a masterly
ability. . , " j director and to his ability is due the
The three little maids from school, ' perfection of the performance, whf?e
Misses Cleo Johnson, Ruth Smith and : Prof. Boone displayed his true musical
Esther Johnson, were typical in their talent by the . artistic rendition of the
portrayal of Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing and entire score.
Peep-Bo, the dainty graces, cute poses j The pleasure afforded the large audi
and pleasing singing of Yum-Yum ence will long linger in the memory of
catching the fancy of the audience and Corvallis people.
Better Postal Cards.
Total Eclipse This Week
The grand -encampment of the Indian
War Veterans, including the camps in
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and MonJ-eniyed by the old warriors and their
wives and friends.
Robert Gellatly returned to his ranch
near Philomath yesterday with a fine
drove of thoroughbred Shropshire sheep
which he had bought "here last Saturday.
A total eclipse of the sun will - occur
Thursday; visible to nearly .all parts of
the United States and Canada. The
eclipse is one of the peculiar type
of solar eclipses which begins as annu
lar, becomes total and changes to annu
lar : again. The central path of the
eclipse lies wholly in the far north, and
it will be visible only as a partial eclipse
throughout the greater extent of North
America. "
The Postoffice Department is "prepar
ing to issue a'newjxistal -card. - Post
master General Hitchcock has ' call
ed in the expert chemists of the Depart
ment of Agriculture and has instructed
them to work out a formula that ..will !
give a much better paper than can be
made under the contract now in force.
He says the post cards issued by this
Government are inferior to the product
of almost every other country and that
it is contemplated to make improve
ments in the general style of printing
and arrangement for the type and design.
It may be decided to change also the
color of ink and the tint of the paper.
The Government issues 75,000,000 post
al cards sl month. The fiscal year con
tract expires December 31.
Daily Gazette 50 cents per month.
Oregon Building
To Be Dedicated
The Oregon Commission for the Alas-
ka-Yukon-'acihc Exposition has- an-
Frank W. Benson as hostess, assisted
by Mrs. J. W. Hamilton, Mrs. F. B.
Waite, Mrs. H. C. Kinney; Mrs. W. I.
Vawter, Mrs. A. T. Hill, Mrs. C. J.
S.mitK Mrs. J. K.; Weatherford, Mrs,
KTHMfthonej Mrs.- F-.C Kirkpatrick, .
Mrs. W. B. Ayer, Mrs. C. E. Wolver-
;ton, Mrs; R. E. L. Steiner, Mrs. C. A.
nounced the program for Dedication - Johns, Mrs. Samuel Elmore, Mrs. J. M.
day, to be celebrated -in the Oregon , Shelley, Mrs. C. A. Sehlbrede. Music
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The Magnificent Float That Will Convey tie Go Idess of Liberty in the Parade on July 5
State Building, on June 18. The pro
gram, which will commence at 11 o'clock
follows: Music, Administration Band;
solo, "Toreador's Stng" from "Car
men" (Bizet), John Claire Monteith;
dedicatory address, C. E. S. Wood; vio
lin solo, Miss Cornelia Barker; presenta
tion address, Governor F. W. Benson;
address of acceptance, President J. E.
Chilberg; solo, "My Garden of Roses,"
Miss Alice Juston; music, Administra
tion Band.
From 2:30 until 4 o'clock in the after
noon a reception will be held, with Mrs.
will be furnished by the Oregon State
Building Orchestra.
From 4 to 5 p. m. a concert will be
given by the Administration Band on
the lawn of the Oregon State Building,,
followed in the evening -at 8 o'clock by
a special program by Innes' Band, in
the Music Pavilion.
The Board of Education will meet
Saturday at noon to open the bids and
award the contract for the construction
of the new High School building.
AGENTS
QUEEN QUALITY SHOES
New Oxford Styles
AGENTS
STANDARD PATTERNS
June Styles Here
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jfcW SELF-REDUCING '
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We are just in receipt of a
shipment of all styles ofNemo
Corsets, to fit all figures. These
corsets are so we!! known we
can not say more for them but
"Nemo."
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mWamo Suits
' Just received, a new let of ladies'
tailored sails in blue, the new popular
summer color, Panamas and serge,
made with kng coats, trimmed with
buttons. Just the thing for outing
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Latest styles in tan oxfords just re
ceived. Fifth Avenue last, short vamp,
new color of Russia calf and tan vici.
$2.50 to $3.50