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7 Corvallis Times. Official Paper of Benton Countr, COK7AIXIS, OREGON, FEB. 18, 1903. UNCLE SAM'S TRIUMPH. Once more, our country sets the world a signal example in lofty citi zenship by the work? of Minister Bowen who has secured , a reference of the Venezuelan matter to the WatriK. tribunal. The blockade is raised and thirty per cent of the customs receipts of two of her ports is to be set aside for Venezuela for the benefit of all her creditors. The question left to The Hague Tribunal is as to the principle of "preferential treatment" claimed by the allied powers. Apparently tri- flinc as this mav seem because of o - the small amount of money invol ved its decision by the Hague Tri bunal will establish an international precedent of great future weight and value. All the South American: states are deeply interested in the ruling of the International Supreme Court on the claim of Great xSritain and Germany that by blockading and bombardment creditor nations can put themselves on the footing of "preferred creditors.'' The decision of this question will obviously have large consequences, morally, polit ically and financially. It may be expected to set limits of equity to the right which stronger nations claim to collect debts from weaker ' ones by force, to the exclusion of other creditor nations less strong, which is none other than "the good ld rule, the simple plan, Jthat he shall take who has the power and he shall keep who can." j This reference to The Hague TriV bunal is spoken of as a "triumph of the Administration" and a "victory lor Mr .Bowen." It is much more than that. It is another great step gained for the preservation of peace through the agency of a real World's Court of I,aw and Equity APPROVED BOTH ROUTES They Will be in Operation Within Sixty or Ninety Days Some Facts. E. C. Clement, special .. postal agent and inspector has approved Whousl the Portland REPEAL IT. Before it adjourns, the legisla ture ought to repeal the Mays law The purpose of that law was to provide as nearly as possible for election of senator by direct vote It is a good law. Properly ob- . served, it would exercise a saluta ry influence on Oregon senatorial - elections, and that is badly needed. . But the factional ! majority in the legislature for the best part of forty days Has overruled the law with a reckless abandon that, done by democrats, would have provoked a storm of criticism and denunciation' For its effect upon the people, at matters not how tieer s name got on the official ballot. . It was there, and there within. the provis ions' and purpose of the law. But of all . the 73 republican members in the legislative body, only a slender 16 are supporters of Geer, and lew, it any ot them expect or desire his election, In short, the law has been set at naught by v the very authority that made ft. r' The youths of the state have had set be fore them a glaring example of holding a statute lightly. The usefulness of the law has been destroyed. It, has been laughed at and spat upon. The precedent has been established that aborts whatever of good the law promised. There is no chance for it to be held sacred by the faction ists f any future legislature. It were better repealed, so that- notor ious disregard of a public statute by high functionaries may not be come familiar hereafter to the grow ing youth of the state. free rural delivery routes number ed two and three, at Corvallis, and it is expected that both will be in operation in sixty or ninety days. In company with Postmaster John son, he made a careful examination of both routes last Thursday and Friday. Each was found to be feas ible, though in the case of each a section of the territory proposed to be served had to be eliminated on account of the condition of portions of the roads. On route . number two, service to the P. A. Kline school house had to be given up on account of a stretch of road west, of town, made notorious by the fact that Mr. Kline with four mules and an empty wagon, stuck in a mud hole there last year. On route number three, a similar section of territory that it was originally proposed to serve, had to be cut out for simil ar reasons, the road in the latter instance being described by Mr. Clement as worse even than the Kline highway. It is the stretch of rbad between Gates corner and Inavale. Route number two will be as fol lows: West from Corvallis to Plymouth, north to Hughes' corn er, west and south to Fern, thence to Beaver Creek school house and possibly as far as Gates corner, thence back to Fern, east to Boeb ringer S thence oack to the tiughes corner, south and east to the state road and north to Corvallis. Route number three leaves Cor vallis and goes east to Croft's corn er, thence south to Caldwell's and back to Corvallis via the Radir road. Then it goes west to Wood cock's corner and to the Catholic graveyard, past Slater's to the C. G. Davis place, thence back via the Catholic cemetery to the Ald- Tich place, thence south to the Oak Creek road, serving persons on var ious by-roads in the vicinity, , Mr. Clement talked in the Times office with reference to the pro posed new routes. The depart ment, he said, encounters much trouble on the new routes with the patrons. The latter petition for the route, and -then when it is es tablished fail to promptly take ad-J vantage of the service. They do not put up boxes, but for some reason or other, some of them con tinue for ah indefinite period to get their mail at the postoffice. This is especially true in Western Ore gon, and to a certain extent is militating against prompt estab lishment of routes petitioned for. Furthermore, it is likely, if con tinued, to result in abandonment of routes that may be established. A report of the business on each route is regularly made to the de partment. If in the course of a few months it does not reach the proportions promised in "the be ginning, it is promptly discontin ued. For these reasons Mr. dem erit suggests that all patrons put their boxes up .promptly, and be gin use of the service just as soon as the routes are put in operation. Mail boxes for free rural delivery are not supplied by the department. Each patron must provide his own box. There are various factories in the country where boxes are made. They are of regulation size, and the department enforces cer tain requirements concerning their durability as a measure of safety. To rob a box, properly locked, is as much an offense against the law as to rob a postoffice, and the same penalties are provided. - It- is - on this acconnt that there is a regula tion with reference to how boxes shall be made. Boxes' cost from 75 cents to $3,50 each. Those mostly used cost about $2 and are perfectly safe and durable. - It is probable that they oan be secured of local hardware dealers when wanted. STAYING AT HOME Because They Insist That He is and Want to Bury Him. Chester Mason is Dead not dead, papers em phatically announced recently that he" is. He is, however, in a queer predicament. The corpse down in Portland, announced as that of Chester, has been identi fied by all of his friends as Mason. The coroner also thinks it is, and that the assertion of Mason's rela tives to the contrary is an effort to get out of paying the funeral ex penses. Both letters and telegrams have been received by Mrs Mason with reference to the matter. She went to Portland yesterday on a business trip, and incidentally to inform' the coroner of the facts. Chester him self is in that peculiar (predicament wherein he is afraid that, having insisted that he is dead, the under takers will also insist on burying him. For the present he will steer clear of Portland, where a grave seems to yawn for him. RUNNING NOW NEXT SATURDAY Pre- 'Human Hearts." . Go to see' "Human Hearts" at the Opera House on Tuesday, February 24th, if you need re freshment that laughter brings. Go, if you wish to be stirred by a dramatic Story of unusual force. ' Go, if j'ou wish to forget for a time "V your own cares or to find an out let for the emotions you inust sup press in real life. t , Fresh Cooked Crabs. ' One.half dozen for 30 cents. Neatly - packed in light boxes and delivered at : express office in Newport. Four boxes 7 or less shipped to one address - will cost bat 35 cents for expressage. Address Borders to . ' w" Hbn&Yt Newport, Ore. Parents' Meeting in Fairmount cinct The Programme. ., The next parents' meeting to be held in the county occurs next Sat urday. Arrangements have been perfected to hold this meeting at Fairmount with Fairmount Orange in their hall. The following , dis tricts will furnish the literary pro gramme, districts number 3, 4,. 74, 6 and 43. The programme for the day will be discussion on the fol lowing subjects by the following persons: - "What Should the Teacher do to bring the Home and School into Closer Touch?" T. J. Risley and Miss Anna Pagenkoff; "What Should the Director and ' Clerk do to Insure a Good School?" J. F. Mayberry, J. B. Coughill, T. B. Williamson and H. J. Reese; 'What Should the Teacher do to Insure a Good School?" Miss Mag gie Dunlap and Charles Collins; "What Should the Parent do to Insure a Good School?" Virgil Carter, M. V. Leeper, Mrs Frank Tharp, Mrs W. B. Shannon; "Our Educational Outlook," Superin tendent Denman; "How can we. Improve Our School Grounds?'! Prof. Geo. Coote. I The Fairmount Grange has a large membership which insures a successful meeting. There will be a basket social in the evening to which all are cordially invited. The programme begins promptly at 11 a. m. FOR INDIAN FIGHTING s The Benton County Saw Mill It Ha an Increased Capacity. The big sawmill of the Benton County Lumber Company resumed fenerations last Saturday after shutdown since the first of last Nov ember, it is the plan 01 the com pany to keep the mill in operation constantly herealter, and arrange ments for facilitating the' transpor tation of the output with that end in view is in progress. The demand for lumber is so great that buyers and lumber dealers in various parts or the country are offering to take the entire output of the mill in eluding the inferior grades, and at prices in keeping with the lumber quotations all over the coast. ,- uunng the shut down the cap acity of the mill has been increased by the addition of various kinds of machinery for the more economical manufacture of lumber. The cap acity is now about 30,000 feet in 10 hours, maxing the industry one of the most important in the county. During the interim, the capital of the company has been increased by the admission of J. D. Irvine, late of Brownsville, to partnership, and the company has been reor ganized and incorporated. In the articles of incorporation recently filed at the clerk s office, the cap ital stock is placed at 30.000. The new officers are, M. J. Flynri, pres ident; S. S. Ewing, treasurer; and J, D. Irvine-secretary and manag er. The principal office is at Cor vallis. The company has secured rights of way for a flume for the transportation of lumber from the mill to ths railroad at Philomath, It also owns an extensive tract of timber land in the immediate vicinity of the mill, the standing timber on which is of the highest quality, and estimated at, 35 to 40 million feet. The mill employs 30 to 35 men when in active opera tion. Corvallis Man "Receives Certificate of Pension as Indian War Veteran. , Probably the first certificate for a pension for an Indian War Vetera an to reach Corvallis, arrived Mon day. It came to Joseph - Yates ot Corvallis, and'declares him to be entitled to a pension of $8 per month for service in the Indian campaigns in Oregon. ' 'L Mr, Yates served as second lieu tenant in Captain Jonathan Keen' ey s company m the Rogue river war. The pension according to the certificate, began in June 1902, and is payable quarterly at San Fran cisco. ' - r ' - To Home Seekers. Notice for Bids. Notice is hereby given that the County Court of Benton Coanty, ; Oregon, will receive sealed bids for an opening of a change in the Kings Valley-Wren Wag on road as follows: A 60 foot right of way. beginning at a point in. the center of the County road where the Kings Valley-Wren road crosses the eouth line of the D. L, C. of H- S, Hallock & wf being CI, No. 69 T. 11 S R 6 West Will. Mer. th. S 300 East 12 chs more or less to the center 6f the West end of the bridge, across a email stream of water running West, All bids - for. opening same to be filed with the County Clerk and will be received op to Wednesday, March 4, I903; at 1 o'clock P. M . The Court reserves the right to reject any and all bids. " . VICTOR P. MOSES, Couuty Clerk. Dated Feb. 10, 1903. . ! For Sale. Four fine each Shepherd pups. Price $3 Walter Brown, Corollas, ; Among many other choice bar gains, I am now offering the fol lowing: 80 acre-farm, 55 in 'creek bottom under plow, in . crop, bal ance grass, new five room, well finished house, new barn, running water, all under fence, wood house, chicken house, fruit cellar; orchard, 3 miles from R R station, rural mail, 2 good mares, new har ness, wagon and top buggy, 6 cat tle, hogs, chickens' sheep and goats all for $2400. Also 215 acres, 115 fine valley under plow, 100 pasture, 2 barus, good five room residence, orchard, running water, buttery, wood and chicken houses, 4 horses, 4 cows, 40 sheep, besides lambs, 28 goats, 2 wagons, 2 buggies, all farm implements, plows, seeder, hay rack, hay rake, mower, binder, mower, et c. good location, one mile to church, school and' R R $8000. 160 acres, . 2 miles of Corvallis, 90 creek bottom, balance pasture and timber, 60 acres cultivated, good orchard, all under fence, new 4-room cottage, 2 barns, fine water, fine span hors es, new wagon and harness, 3 high grade cows, fifty hogs, ... all farm implements, all for $4800, easy terms, also improvements on homestead claim. 350 acres, 200 in valley under plow, balance pasture, fenced and cross fenced, large barn, orchard, 2 etory six-room house, fine spring water, good location, part on time, must be sold by March 1st, only $16 per acre. Many other bargains See v F. P. Morgan , Changing His Store. Changes have taken place in the grocery store formerly conducted by Oscar Healy. Clarence - Chip man, the new proprietor, has com pletely renovated the premises, has added new goods, and has done much to increase the attractive ness of the place. ( A wideawake air is present, and customers who call will find things a-doing. Mr. Chtpman pays no clerk hire, his rents are low, he conducts business on an economical basis, buys goods cheap for cash, and is in position to sell them as low as the lowest. He buy'sall kinds of farm produce, and paysspot cash for chickens. The public is invited to call. HOW 'TWAS MADE Declaration of Independence All About it Friday Night at M. E. Church. An occasion that is sure to be of great interest, 'is a lecture to be given next Friday evening at the First. Methodist church. , The speaker is to be Willis C. Hawley, 01 Willamette university, who is well known and highly appreciated by CoryaUis audiences. His topic is to be 'IThe Making of! the Dec laration of Independence," a sub ject on which Mr. Hawley is - as widely informed as any man in Oregon. The lecture is one that he.has had in mind for years, and it is sure to be of surpassing merit and attractiveness. The lecture is to be the first of a series of fifae that is to be given by theEpworth League of the First Methodist church. There is to be no charge for admission. City Stables. Notice is hereby given that we have opened up the City Stables in Corvallis and-that we are well preparep to accom modate the livery trade here in a . first- class manner.' Good attention will be given to the rare of transient stock and regular boarders. . A share of thepatron ace is solicited, Winegar & Hodges. typewriters Jlnd Supplies Agent for the famous "Chicago" Type' writer. Easy terms ana macnine guar anteed. . . - ' 'Typewriter Ribbon. - Webster's Star, . .70c each, 7.50 doz.- O.K.: 60c " . 6.50 " Imperial. ...50c " 5.00 " Carbon. Webster Multi-Copy 45c doz., 3.50 box. " O. K. ,40c " 3.00 " ' Gauze 400 ' 2.75 , " Typewriter Paper. All kinds and all prices. Ask to see samples. - . . . . . & Jit etrbard, 10 Days Terminates ' OURi Remnant and Rummage Sale. Come and get some of the bargains still remaining. Prices are so low that they are sure to inspire heavy buying. It will pay you to visit our Ladies' Suit Department and see our new prices. Be sure to xwjj. au um xvctuuitiiiH vi xress uooas, (Silts, Table; .Linens;, and Outing Flannejs. Don't neglect our Knit Underwear bargains, jearn our new prices on Cloaks, Overcoats and Rain Garments that are being sacrificed before our New Spring Stock arrives.' Our Jennesse Miller $3.50 Shoes for $2.50 Diamond "W" Brand The Best Grade of Canned Goods on the Market Today. Look at Our Windows and see the Varieties. Matches TO BURN! 1500 PARLOR Matches FOR lO CENTS Something New. UtoegcOjtcs. Call in and get a Trial Package Rodes Grocery CUe Do Hot Ciuc to as high a standard as our desire would promote ' us, but see that you make no mistake in the house that keeps the hig est standard of Grocer iea thatis the place to BUY - - ' ' ': . v . : i f (o Fresb Fruits, Fresb Uegctabks, fresh everything to be had in the market. We ' run our delivery wagon and our aim is to keep whafc you want and to please. Call and see B Gornitig' Administrator's Notice to Creditors. Notice Is hereby given, that the undersigned rointea 01 Klnman vanderpool. deceased, and alt per- administrator of the estate Has been appc of Klnman V sons having claims against said estate are here by required to present the same duly verified ae by law required to me at Wells, Oregon, or at the office ol Yates & Yates, Corvallis, Oregon wtthin six months from this date . Dated at Corvallis, Oregon, this 7th day of February, -A D, 1903, 1 VIBQIL A. UAKTER. Ad-ntuistratorof the estate of Klnman Van. derfool, deceased - - Referee's Sale of Real Property. On the 7th dav of March. 1903. at tkehonrnf one o'clock P M at the front door of the Court house in Corvallis. Oregon, I will sell at public auction to tle highest bidder, for cash, the fol lowing described real estate towlt: Lota nos. 107 and 114 in block no. 2o In the Citvof Philo math. Benton County, Oregon.Sald sale is made under and in pursuance of an orderand decree of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for Benton County In the suit of George H Burtch, et a I Plaintiffs vs Jennie Churchill et al, De fendants, a proceeding for the partition and sale ot real property. JKL. r. BUKNJSTT, Referee appointed by the said court to sell said real estate, , Bean the Kind fou Have Always PoujOt Signature Notice of Final Settlement, In the Matter of the Estate of James Marvin Applewhite, deceased. Notice is hereby given that I. EE Wilson, a administrator ot said estate ot James Marv in Applewhite, deceased, have filed my final ac count as such administrator with the clerk of the County Court of Benton Couuty. State of Ore gen, and the said Court has fixed Saturday the 7th day of March, 1903, at the hour of etie o'clock: in the afternoon of said day as the time, and the County Court room in the Court House la Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, as the place for hearing any and all objections to the said final account and for settlement ther Dated this February 7, 1903, i. E. WILSON. Administrator of the Estate ot James Marvin.' Applewhite, Deceased. T W McGowan, Jr, established 1867 commission merchant, 'hops, and general merchandise, 36' 4 38 Whitehall street, : New Yort. Liberal advance made on all consignments, Highest : market prices obtained and quick returns. Ref- ferences: ) R G Dunn's Mercantile. Agency, New York; Bradstreets Mer. cantile Agency, New York ; Bank of America, New Yorkt