Corvallis Times.
Official Paper of Benton County.
COBVAIXIS, OREGON, MAT 30, 1903.
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v ' Back in Washington ii a special
Teport, submitted last year by A.B.
Green, special agent of the interior
department, which it is alleged
-there, was the last argument that
induced President EooBevelt to de
. xnand, imperatively, Commissioner
Herman's resignation. Calls for
that report have been made in
Washington. Influential men of
national prominence have request
cd to be permitted to see it. The
interior department has answered
' 11 requests with the statement that
such reports are confidential, and,
when detrimental to the standing
rf anv official, they are retained
from the people. The inference baa
been that that report could not be
published, unless by the consent of
: Mr. .Hermann, xae proposition
" made sometime ago by the Reame's
people that Mr. Hermann produce
. -the Grppn report has be6n ignored
To ignore it was to say in effect
that thev dare not produce it. . Is
not each an inference logical, and
juftified by the situation? If Mr
-.Hermann could safely do so, would
Jbe not do sof
BUILDING PERMANENT.
Cravel Hauling Soon to Begin , on
Philomath Stretch The Plan.
the
People are watching with con
siderable interest, the effort of the
county court to build a piece of per
manent road on the Philomath
route. Some object to , the work
They say it is too expensive and
that the county cannot afford it
Others kick about the way it is be
ing done. One didn't want the
grade rolled before the gravel was
pot on. He said it wouldn't do any
good. As is usual in all such cases
some want the thing done one way
. and others by some widely different
plan. Most people however look
with'approval on the project. ' -
The interest in tne new road is
because no effort is to be spared , to
make it permanent. . It is to cost
J. soine money. The stretch is a mile
. and a nan long. . it. Deems 200
yards this side of the Hays lane and
Tuns' westward along the . Thomas
' ;Cooper?farm. After graping, the
1, stretch was thoroughly rooled and
packed with the county road roller
A layer of gravel is then to be ad-
ded, and it in turn will be spread
and thoroughly rolled. After, that
another coating of finer gravel,
covered in turn with a layer of
.. JGnely crusned rock is, to be added
and rolled. When completed,, the
thickness of gravel and crushed
, Tock will be nine inches and its width
eight - feet. On either . side the
stretchy to be thoroughly drained
the stream that makes through the
Scott place affording excellent
. opportunity for the purpose. - ' ;
The county court . originally un
dertook to build the road by con
tract. Bids were asked for and
one of them was on a basis of . over
. $4,000 for about a mile of the
stretch., .The lowe.-t bid was about
1 $2,300. Both bids were rejected,
, and, after grading the road under
y direction of a superintendent, the
' county let the contract for gravel
ing to Cooper and Jones, who are to
supply 1,200 loads at 75 cents per
yard. Itis now estimated that the
, road will cost at the rate of one halt
I of the lowest bid. Gravel hauling
will begin as soon as the" city has
' completed hauling on the streets. ;
CORVALLIS BUTTER,
San IFrancisco Man Wanted Forty
Thousand Pounds, bnt Failed
to get it. j
They pay 2oj4 now for butter
' fat at the Corvallis creamery.
That is the figure that has pre
vailed all spring with the excep
tion of a few days that it stood at
; 18 cents. It is a most profitable
gure compared with the 10, 11
and 1 5 cents that farmers used to
get during the samel season in the
' years before"creameries. were es
tablished ' -. .' ' ''' ,
The local creamery never - en
joyed so great a business as-it has
dow, The two plants,- that1 in
-' Corvallis arid the, one at Halsey,
are manufacturing from 1,500 to
.-. 1,800 pounds of butter daily. The
butter product is in great demand
"7 and every pound'of it is sold to a
single Portland -firm, though Mr.
AKaupisch has abundant opportun
ities to sell it elsewhere. A man
was in town yesterday in an effort
"to contract with Mr. Kaupisch for
40,000 pounds of .his butter for the
San Francisco market. The price
offered wis better than that .receiv-
ea in jroruanu, uut mi. xiauyisi-u
0 declined the offer, ' - .w
ANOTHER PROPOSITION.
For Corvallis Water System Made by
Local Company-Committee
Considering. i
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Another proposition has been made
for supplying Corvallis witn wat
er for the next 25 years. It ' is of
fered by the Corvallis. Water Com
pany. It differs but slightly from
recent propositions made, by the
same corporation. It proposes
rates for domestic use that do not
differ materially from those now in
effect. It is under consideration by
the special water committee of the
council, which was expected to
hold a meeting last night. The
proposition is as follows; ,
"The Corvallis Water Company
proposes to furnish water to the
city, under sufficient pressures to
meet the requirements of the speci
fications; taking the water through
its present suction pipes in the Wil
lamette river, but will, it desired by
the citv, place in the river a filter
made of gravel, sand and charcoal
lor the purpose of filtering water
pumped into the system.
"The company to put in suffi
cient pipe strong enough to meet
the specifications, and large enough
to furnish the full fire supply at any
point on the system.
"The city in consideration for
such extensions to . contract with
the company to use not less than
27 fire hydrants, at or near the
locations on the map now in the
hands of police judge, at the rate
of $3.00 per month for each hy
drant, for a term of twenty-five
years. . - ;
"A minimum domestic rate to
be established, not materially dif.
ferent from the present rates charg
ed by the company.
"The city to pay $8.00 per sea
son for each 300 feet the full width
of any street sprinkled, for street,
sprinkling.
"The city to have water free for
city hall, and for flushing sewers
twice per week during dry season,
the city to connect the sewers
with the company's pipes, at city's
expense. ' . ..
"If the city desires to purchase
the works after fifteen years from
date t. of the contract, it , shall
be on a basis of the cost of all new
additions to plant, less one and one
half per cent per annum for , de
preciation, and for old plant, the
value to be determined by arbi
tration." : - s.-A.:??i::J':;.:y--.,.
SELLING WOOL.
The Fleeces are Light The ' Price
is
' Seventeen But' Little Sold.
Wool is quoted at 17 cents by
local buyers. ' They say that is two
cents above the figure that mark
ets abroad vwill . justify. 5 Valley
wool, lor instance is 10 ; cents in
Boston, and it takes four cents per
pound to take it there,- counting
freight, sacks and insurance.
Fleeces, dealers say, are unusual
ly light tnis year, due to tne very
unfavorable- conditions , of last
winter. 1 Big yields seem confined
to very small bands that had ex
ceptional advantages of shelter and
feed. Two such bands were' those
of Jesse Porter and 'Jacob Whita-
ker. -. The fleeces of the . first went
ifr and the other 11 pounds. t Fleec
es from the college averaged about
12 pounds. . ... :i '
- Only a small portion of the wool
has as yet been marketed. No
large lots have been sold. AH
growers are watc hing the market
with greaf interest. From 250,
000 to 400,000 pounds ot wool is
marketed 'annually in Benton.;
Buy your W. O. : W. Carnival
suits and furnishings at NolaD &
Callahan e. Big stock for select
ion. -! 1
. Wanted.
Wood. Inquire at Times office.
- For Sale.
Shropshire sheep and Poland China
hogs. '
V . L. L. Brooks.
"We donrmake the cheapest wagon;
we do make the best." . This is what the
manfacturers claim for the "Old Hickory'
wagons, and justly so, as it is without
doubt the . strongest and most J durable
wagon on the market todEy, : A car-load
just received by A. Wilhelm & Sons,
Monroe . -:
v v.. Notice to Bidders1,
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received by "me up to one o'clock
Wednesday, May 20th, 1903, ;- for the
construction of 1800 feet of road near
Mountain View School house in accord
ance with plans and specifications on file
in the County Clerks office. Each bid
der is required to deposit r with his bid
five per cent of the amount thereof, as by
law required, the County Comt -reserv:
ing the right to reject any or all bids.
Dated, Corvallis Or. May II, 1903;
, THOMAS A.JONES,
Surveyor.
FOR SOUTHERN BENTON.
Talk of Railroad for There Reyived
Adam Wilhelm to go East. .
Eugene Guard: That good
business men are interested in the
Eugene-Corvallis-Portland railroad
the enterprise being v fathered by
Promoter H. S. Wallace there . is
no further doubt, There will be an
attempt made to interest New York
capitalists in the venture.
To this end, Adam Wilhelm, of
the well known firm of Wilhelm &
Sons,' warehousemen and mill men
of the valley, will visit the metrop
olis cf the country. He intended
to start today, but owing to the
incompletion of a. few details of
business, was unable to start. In
an interview over the 'phone today
Mr.. Wilhelm said: .
"Everything looks well for the.
road. Corvallis is a little slow in
coming to the mark but it is only,
a matter of a few days until all de
tails in that city will be settled and
I will be able to start. . I will go to
New York City in the interest of
the project and expect to be able
to report that the road is an es
tablished fact. It will be a good
thing for the territory through
which it will pass, as a counection
with that district is what you call a
'long felt want.' " ,
THE PROGRAM.
Things to be Done this Afternoon and
Evening Decoration Day.
The procession will form in the
afternoon on Main ' street, facing
Jefferson and will move at 2 o'clock
in the following order:
Band.
Cadets. '
Uniform Rank, W. O. W.
Woodmen of the World.
School children.
Relief Corps. - " :
G.-A.'R. . O"' ' .
Citizens on foot, ;
Vehicles.-
Programme
at Opera House
at 8 p. m,
Music by Quartet. -
Prayer, Rev. John Reeves.
Vocal solo, Miss Cronise. ;
Recitation, "At Fredericksburg"
G. LV Paul. , :, :
Music by. Quartet. y
Drill by twenty five school chil
dren- K rH-r :V-"' v..'''y'i;u '
Duet, "Mr. and "Mrs. Green.
Recitation,, Miss Dell Daven
port. ,; .;';.'. '
Vocal solo. Miss Cronise. . H :
Address, W. E. Yates. . ; !
- Song, America. . ;
Racine vehicles are the standard of the
world and carried everywhere by re
sponsible dealers. Why ' bay. "cheap
john" of "trailers?" ''"iy . i. i:.;-.,,., .
Milwaukie Chain Drive mowers,
Champion Draw-cut mowers, Victor and
Champion rakes are the best, -v For sale
by A. Wilhelm & Sons,' Monroe. ; ; s
Coaster Brakes latest improved at
each at Berries. . ; Jw
$5
; " A Bargain.
If taken soon, V a acres; one acres
in choice bearing. fruit. ' A nice house,
barn and other buildings, about one mile
from college grounds, and one half mile
from school house. Terms easy. ; Call
on or write ; i
" B. R. Thompson, :
- ' Corvallis, Ore,' s
Commencement Program.
s, Following is the Commencement program of the
eighth grade.'Corvallis public school, to ; be rendered at
the Opera House Tuesday evening. Admission 15 cents.
Tickets at Graham & Wortham's. - ;
Music - 1 " - - .
Invocation - . -
Instrumental Duet -Salutatory
- - -Recitation
A Complaint '
Vocal Duet - - -
Recitation How to Meet Difficulties .
Recitation Yacub Strauss , -Vocal
Solo - - - - -Recitation
Thanatopsis -- '" .
Music . V .i... '
Recitation Beautiful Willamette
Instrumental Duet - ' Minnie
Recitation A Bunch of Primroses
Class Song
-Prophecy -
Vocal Solo - - - - ' - -Prophecy
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Sextet
Valedictory - - '-
Presentation of Diplomas ;- t ,
Music - - x- - - -
Class Motto: Vincimos.
l ' v" Class Colors Blue and white.
Class Flower White Rose. :
;-r . - Cat'le Lost
Three head of yearling heifer calves,
one black Aberdeen . Angus, one half
blood red Aberdeen,' one red Durham.
Strayed from Abe Locke's farm four
miles north of Corvallis. Liberal reward
for their return, or information leading
to their recovery. " A .r;;-'. v'
' . ' B, B. Barnes.
Water Rates.
Any persons wishing to use water for
spriukling lawns or flowers for the sum
mer will oblfge the C. W. Co. if they
will notify Mr. Bell while he is.? ccllect
ing during the first few days in 'June.
The rates by the season from June 1 to
Oct. ist, arc as follows: For one lot or
less including the ground upon which
the building stands. $3.00 per season ;
for two lots or more than one, $5-o;
for three lots or more than two, 6.oo.
Collections will be made for the season
during the first few days of July, I903.
May 26. 1903 v : ;
? Corvallis Water Co. , .
Coffee Kings and King of Coffees P.
M. Zierolf is the Coffee King, and
VSeal Brand" is the King of Coffees. "
: '. . . Lost. " ;W '
May 8th,- between J. F. Porter's farm
and 1023 9th street, a gold Masonic em
blem watch charm, Finder please leave
same at this office. -
Don't wait until your bees swarm be
fore you get a hive to put them i.n, Look
at Wheeler's hives, . opposite - Wade's
hardware store.
Notice for Publication.
Timber Land, Act June S, 1878.
United States Land Office, Roeeburg, Oregon
March 13th, 1903.
N otloe Is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of cengress ot June S,
1878, entitled "An act for the sale ot timber lands
In the states ot California, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington Territory," as extended to all the
Public Land states by act ot August 4, 1893,
William Brazelton
of Toledo, county of Lincoln, state of ' Oregon,
has this dav filed In this office his sworn state
ment No-4587 for the purchase of the 8 of SWi
being lot 4SEXSWM of 8ee No 30 In Township No
U S Range Nofl West, and will offer proof to show
that the land sought Is more valuable for Its
timber or tone than for agricultural purposes
and to establish his claim to said land before
Victor P- Moses, Clerk of Benton County, Oiie
gon, at Oorvalll8,.Oregon, on Friday, the 19tn
day of June, 1908s
He names as witnesses:
John W Hyde of Philomath, Oregon.
A L Clark of Alsea, Oregon.
4 A D Perkins of Toledo, Oregon, -
Charles Kreger, "
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file
their claims in this office on or before said 19th
day of June, 1903.
, J, T. Bridges.
v V . . Begister,
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Contest Notice.
: Department of the Interior, ; ";
. " United States Lard Office,,
Oregon City, Oregon, May "13, 1903.
jl sufficient contest affidavit having been " filed
In this office April 19, 1902, aud amended Aug. 5,
1903, by Bueben F. Patty, contestant, against
homestead entry No-. 11800, made Feb, 26, 1S96,
forSKSE and B4 SWA;Sectlon 26, . Township
10 S, Range 6 W, bv Michael McGrath, Conteotee,
in which it is alleged that-contestant is well
acquainted with said tract of land and "knows
the present condi Hons of the same: also that
said en try men died about lour years ago and
that since said time no one has cared for, or
cultivated or improved said claim in any man
ner whatever. That there are no heirs of said
entryman to the knowledge of this affiant,
other than Annie Enrljht, residing at Newark;
New Jersey, and Norry Enright, residing in
Geronn, Ireland, and none -have cared for or
culUvated or improved said claim in any man
ner or at all and that said claim has been whol
ly abandoned for the post tour years by the en
tryman and those claiming under him, aud
that said alleged absence from the said laad
was not due to his employment or theemploy
menl of any of the heirs in the. Army,
Navy, or marine - Corps of the United
States as a piivate soldier, officer, seaman
or marine,- during the war with Spain, or
during any other war in which the United States
may be engaged". The heirs and legal re pre
resentatlves of said Michael McGrath deceased,
said parties are hereby notified to appear re
spond or ofler evidence touching said allegation
at JO o'clock a m on June 25. 1903, before the
Register and Receiver at the United States Land
Office in Oregon Oity, Oregon. .--
The said contestant having, in a proper affida
vit, filed May 4, 1903. set forth facta which show
that alter due diligence personal service of this
notice cannot-be made, it is hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be given by due and
proper publication.. -Algeknox
S. Dresseb, Register
; . (jEO, W, Bibeb, Receiver, - ... . 1
- - Orchestra
- - - Rev. Humbert
- Vieve and Iouise Cecil
. .. . Alta Altman
- - - Walter Corbett
Eythel Pierce and May Kester
- Maggie" Evers
: - , Minnie Woldt
Miss Cronise
Lawrence Johnson
- Orchestra
. Vena Rickard ,
Woldt and Winnifred Gates
- . Mable Cady
Lora Hansell
Otto F. L. Herse
, Walter Waggoner
Carrie Buchanan
Supt. Denman
- Orchestra
The Mutual Life Insurance Co.
OF 1VEW YORK
Offer the most liberal policy contracts at the lowest possible premium rates
consistent with safety"; they provide large Cash yand Loan : Values each
year afteMhe third, also' paid up and extended insurance. If the insured ceases
to pay premiums the paid up insurance is immediately provided for . without any
further action on his part. Five per cent interest only is charged for money loaa
ed on policies. ' . . ' . .
The "Distribution-Policies" of The Mutual Life
are by far the most desirable for the insured, as may be seen by the following 2
lustration: - -v "
Life Policy Twenty Payments; Twenty-Year Distribution;
Age Thirty-Five; -Amount $10,000; Annual Premium $368.70.
After Three Full Years' Premiums shall have hflen naiil
- - - . 1 - MBW PTWWM .
The policy by its terms will become a paid-up policy for........ $ 1,500
Or, it can be exchanged for a paid-up policy . for 5 years and 7 :
Jv months; " , .
i Or it can be surrendered for cash
. Or, a loan can be obtained to the amount of $680
, ' from which the next ptemium is payable. 1 .
After Ten Full Years' Premiums shall have been paid : ;
The policy by its terms will become a paid up policy for. . $5,000
Or, it can be exchanged for a policy of $10,000 full paid for 16 years i
and 5 months; ' ... : , . -;
' Or, it can be surrendered for cash $2,560
Or a loan can obtained to the amount of. j.... $2,880
.. from which tne next premium is payable, The feature of
the policy enables the holder to keep it in force.
After Twenty Full Years' Premiums shall have been paid :
The policy by its terms becomes a paid-up participating policy for $10,000
Or it can ba surrendered for cash , $6,310
". Or a loan can be obtained for. , $6,310
In addition to the above, the Surplus can be drawn in Cash or applied un
der terms of policy to purchare additional paid-up insurance.
All of the above figures are absolute guarantees for the end of the years for
which complete annual payments have been made, j
-r For further particulars see, or write to,
W. A. WANN, ; i
i 1 Eugene, Oregon.
OccaBionally we hear people flay that prices seem higher on certain
goods. While this may aeem to be a fact to casual observers, everyone
should remember that the standard of quality has been raised all over
the country. The object of theBe manufacturers has not been to pro
duce goods at lower prices, but to put out better goods at the same
prides if possible. This e tore is progressive and haB seen the demand
for better qualities. Poi this reason: You will find this standard
raised throughout our store. Whenever it was pofsible for os to handle
better qualities than before, we have done so. When you boy goods
here you can absolutely depend on the quality. We have made special
efforts to buy the best in every department. . Come here prepared to see
good merchandise at reasonable prices, and come assured that you will
receive fair treatment. -
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Your Life
4 BRANDS BUY THEv
CORVALLIS FLOUR Acorn Creamery ,'
WALDO ' " Butter, made from
BENTON ' " one herd of cows,
j SNOWFALL ",; :. . v . -
GOOD ' GOOD
. FLOUR BREAD
The Kind that is made from The Kind that's made from
good wheat by careful' and good flour, good salt, good
experienced millers, .the yeast, good butter, such as
Kind that satisfied us after we sell and guarantee,
careful study and investig'a- (
. tion. ;' - .. ' ."
Good Groceries
: - " Free from adulteration and impurities,
the kind that you always find
At Hodes' Grocery.
Cimes Office for
.;.".... ..... ........ ...'. ; ; $440
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