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Gorvallis Times: Official Paper of Benton Oountr. CORVAIXIS, OREGON, AUG. 8, 1903. MAY GET ROUTES YET. A Letter From the Postoffice Depart ment to Senator Mitchell. There isa prospect that.Jafter all. Rural free delivery routes numbers two and three out of Corvallis will ' yet be put into operation. Things have been a-doing with reference to those routes. Letters making a statement of the facts and signed by Senators Mitchell and Fulton were sent to the department. Let ters of the same purport, and re viewing the situation were forward ed by Postmaster Johnson. News paper articles covering the case and representing the injury done those who had purchased mail boxes were also forwarded. " In conseq uence. Postmaster J ohn son has received a telegram from the department, announcing that the Toutes would be investigated, Following ;the telegram came a let ter sent bv the department to sena tor Mitchell, saying that the action Tevoking the routes would be recon sidered and indicating that the routes would be put in operation .A portion of the letter is as follows ''Referring to the request ot your self and Senator Fulton on the es tablishment of rural routes from Corvallis,, Oregon, it is admitted that there is great force in the argu ment that an order has been issued by the department for the establish ment of the-routes, the postmaster notified, and the patrons as a result of such notice had secured boxes In view of this condition as set forth in your letter, it has been determined to establish the routes, and later on have them re-investigated, and so arranged as fo place them within the -. requirements of the depart ment." - TWO SALES. Of Corvallis Property To the Asy lnm Dentler Coming Home. ' Much solicitude is4 felt over the health of A. C. White. He has been seriously ill for three weeks, and is not. improved. Mrs C. A. Bushnell, of Seattle, arrived Wednesday, for a visit with her pirents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Herron, of "Irish Bend.' ' C TT hit 1 .tJ i 1 iir ' jam a. ivxuure lias sum me ovic- Caustland block, which he pur chased a few days ago for $1,705, to M rs. McKinney for $ i , 800. S. L,, Henderson has sold hisresi . dence proyerty near the Armory to Sam H. Moore, and is to leave shortly for Southern Oregon, with a view of locating there. Regular services at M. E. church, South, tomorrow, Aug. 9, at 11 a, m. bunday school at 10 a. m. Wor ship with Congregational church at night;. Sermon by Rev. J. Reeves. Captain Dentler is on his way to Corvallis, on sick leave. He is to arrive in San Francisco on the 1 ith. XlThotUr nr tint- V ' nri'll Vi a Hp CQVuZ at once to CorvalljsJg not -known. L .. . ?iiss ciara Winkler, employed formerly in several Corvallis homes, was' sent to the Insane ; Asylum Thursday . Her case was unusual, and Drs. Lee and Farra deliberated long over it before an adjudgment ' of insanity was returned. As finally made Dr. Lee. did not sign the com mitment. V . NEARLY AROUND THE WORLD-. . p - Pernor's Canned Cheese so Shipped, and it Came Back in Perfect ',,';-'.;'".. Condition. ' Canned cheese, ; made by Prof. Pernot in the process of experi ments at the college, has been suc cessfully shipped almost around the world. A can of such cheese that had traveled four times across the United States and twice across the Atlantic was, opened Wednesday, and the contents was found to be in perfect condition. 'The flavor was exactly the kind that the label on the outside of the can declared it to be, inoculation of the curd with a particular, germ before the can was finally sealed, having produced the result. ' '. The can was originally started by mail to London On arrival at New York it was stopped on its journey and sent back to Corvallis, because packages of .the kind are not trans missable by mail across . the Atlan tic. .From Corvallis, it was reship ped, went through to its destina Hon, and, alter a Drier delay was sent back by the same route to Cor vallis. A companion can sent with it was opened in England, and' was there pronounced a perfect cheese in fine condition by English ex perts. An other can, shipped about the same time, has returned from the interior of China. It was shipped to Consul H. B. Miller, there and as in the "case of the English ship ment, the purpose was to determine how well the product would stand transportation. ' Two cans Were sent Consul Miller, of which ' one was opened, and another returned to Corvallis. A letter concerning : the one opened, says the content was submitted to a Russian expert, who declared it to be a perfect cheese, and in first class condition. In the case of both the English and China shipments, the packages were one pound cheeses, sealed up in tin cans . The age of each now is about six months. The can returned from China has not yet been opened, but there is no doubt that it is in 1 per- tect condition. An accomoaning letter from Con sul Miller, declares that if the ex periment proves ", to - be successful, there are great possibilities for ' the product in China, where there is strong demand for cheese in small packages. ' .'. ' '' r WENT TWENTY-SIX BUSHELS. Manure to give away at Stable, the : Brick ' . ' For Beor. . -; ... Furnished rooms, second door north fM. E, church South. . ' . Mrs. E. L Fitch. Notice ot Final Settlement. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned administrator of the estate of Kinman Vander pool deceased: has filed In the County Court of Benton County, State of Oregon his final ac count as such administrator of said estate, and that Saturday September,- the 12th at the hou r of 2 o'clock P. M. hits been fixed . by ,aid court as tne time for hearing objection to said re port, and the settlement thereof: - ' " VIRGIL A. CARTER, Administrate r o' the Estate of Kin- man Vanderpool, Deceased. ... Notice of Final Settlement:, notice Is hereby given that the underftlgted executor of the estate of C. C. Vanderpool i e reaeeci. has filed in the County Court of Benti n County, 8tate of Oregon his final account-as such executor of said estate, ana that Saturday the 12th dsy Of September at the hour of 2 o'clock P' M. has been fixed by the court as the time for hearing objections to said-account and the settlemant thereof- DAVID VANDERPOOL. Executor of the Estate of. C. C. . . Vanderpool. Deceased . Notice of Final Settlement. In the Hatter of the Estate . of Amsne W. noL.T-INa. deceftsed Notice is hereby given mat we, iameb a. uoi lins and William D. Collins, as executors of the last will and testament of Georee W Collins, de ceased, have filed our final account ss such exec ' utora with the clerk of the county court of Ben : ton counyt, state of Oregon, and the said court has fixed luesday the 6th day of September. 1903, at the hoar pf two o'clock in the after noon of Bald day as the time, and the county court room In the court house In Corvallis. Ore goo, as the place tor hearing any and all oblec lions to the said account, and for settlement thereof. 1 : Dated this August 8, 1903. . . William D. Coixiks, James u. Collins, . Executors of the last will and testament of Oeorge W. Collins, deceased, Teachers' Examinations.. ,', ''; Notice is hereby given that the coun ty superintendent of Benton County will hold the regular examination of appli cants for state and county papers at Cor vallis, as follows: ' For State Papers. Commencing Wednesday, August 12, 9 o'clock a. m. . and continuing until Saturday August 15, 4 o'clock. , Wednesday Penmanship, ; history, spelling, algebra, reading, school law, . Thursday Written arithmetic, theory of teaching, . grammar,; bookkeeping, physics, civil government, ; w Friday Physiology, geography, men tal arithmetic,, . composition, physical geography. , , . . .; . Saturday Botany. .... plane geometry, general history, English literature, j psychology" ' - '"!" v- ;" or County PaperSt ' -; : Commencing Wednesday, August .12, at 9 o'clock a. ru. and continuing until Friday Augiwt t4, at 4 o'clock p. m. ist, 2nd & 3rd Grade Certificates." ' Wednesday Penmanship, history, orthography, reading. V- '- -r - Thursday .Written arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar, physiology.! : ' Friday Geography, mental arithmetic school law, civil government. -,' v Primary Certificates. Wednesday Penmanship, J 'orthograi Dby, reading, arithmetic. . ' , Thursday Art of questioning, . theory of teaching, methods, physiology. . Dated at Corvallis, this 29th day of July, I903. "," : : G. W, DENM AH,"'" County School Sup't First Wheat Threshed Was Disced in ' on Stubble Last Fall. . The first wheat field to be thresh ed seems to promise that the gener al yield of grain this eeason will be good. It was a field of forty odd acres on the farm of Mr. Jensen across the river from Tyra Smith's place, near Peoria. It was fall sown wheat, disced in on stubble. : From wheat of the sort a yield of i5 to 20 bushels is ordinarily expected. The. field in question made an av erage of 26 bushels per acre : " The threshing was done' Monday with a Gaar-Scott thresher sold by J. v R. Smith & Ct to farm ers near Peoria. It is a self feeder and blower with all the modern attachments It worked to perfection and the purchasers are well pleased. Three hundred and twenty bushels of oats was thresh ed in an hour, a rate equivalent to about 4,000 bushels per day, v The machine will cross the river next week and operate in southern Benton. When you want a physic that is mild and gentle, easy to take and certain to art, always use Cham berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets- For Bale by Allen & Woodward. Good Lots for Sale Cheap, Expecting, to leave Corvallis soon I have some good, well located lots for sale cheap- N. B. Avery. Seduced Excursion Bates. . The Southern Pacific Company has placed on sale at very low rates round trip tickets to the various resorts along its lines, and also, in connection .with the Corvallis & Eastern Kail road, to De troit and the seaside at Yaquina Bay, latter tickets good for return until Oct ober 10th. ; . . Three day tickets to Yaquina Bay good going Saturdays Mondays are now : on sale at greatly reduced rates ' from all points Eugene and north en both Bast and Westside lines, enabling people to spend Sunday at . , the seaside, ? Very low round trip rates are also made be t ween Portland and the same points on the Southern Pacific, good . , going Saturdays, returning Sunday or Monday allowing Portlnnd people to spend, Sun day in the country, and the out of town people to have the day in Portland. Tickets from Portland to' :r Yaquina j Bay, gocd for return via Albany and Eastside. or Corvallis and Westside. at option of passenger.' Baggage checked through to Newport. ' A new feature at Newport this year will be an up-to-date kindergarten in charge on an ex perienced Chicago teacher. A beautifully illustrated booklet de' scribing the seaside resorts on Yaquina Bay has been- published by the South ern Pacific and Corvallis & . Eastern and can be secured from their agents, or by addressing W. E. Coman, G. P. A., S, P. Co. Portland, or Edwin Stone," Man ager C. & E. R. R, Co, Albany, Or. Two houses to rent, one six and ona seven rooms, with barns. 15 sheep to let on shares. S. H. Moore. On th e Financial Condition of Benton County, : Oregon. 78,535 9 27,683 51 501851 58 50,851 58 20.035 5 70,886 63 31,206 60 39,680 03 39,680 P3 21.159 38 60,839 4i . 28,25349 32,585 92 32,585 92 20,961 94 53.547 86 36,30066 ' For Bent, . , A first class dairy farm with good es tablished milk business. A mile ' and'a half from Corvallis. . - William Crees. . r Wanted. - A good heavy" work horse. BentOD Conuty lumber yard, Apply at Corvallis. k ' Wanted. . , '' Wood. . Inquire at Times office. Wanted. -To- rent a farm or stock ranch. Will pay -cash . or give one third Address W. A. Rickard, Bell Fountain. For Sale. , : Thirty two inch' Pitts separator and a horse power, to be had for $100. Call on or address, , ; . R, C. Eager, Corvallis. v Buy your harvesting outfit from Nolan & Callahan. Big stock to select from, To the Honorable County Court of Benton County, Oregon: v In compliance with jrour order of date Tulv 1. iqoi; I submit the following re port on the fiuancial condition of Benton Countv. Oregon, from January 1. 1807 10 July I, 1 go3, showing the. outstanding indebtedness, expenses, and amount of war- ranis reaeemea aunng eacn nscal year, since saidjanuaty 1, 1097. : January i, 1897 to June 30, 1897. Jan 30, 1897, County Warrants outstanding. .J.:.. . . . ... . . ... ......... . $68,756 00 bounty warrants issued from Jan 1 to June 30, 1897. inclusive. . . . . .". . . . 9,779 09 7 - Total .... . . . . : ; : June 1, 1897, County Warrants redeemed ( Jan i-June 30) --. . . . . July 1, 1897, Total amount warrants outstanding and unpaid. . .k. . . . . j July 1,1897-july 7, 1898. Showing amount of indebtedness at end'of Hufford administration and beginning of Woodward administration. July 8, 1898. . ., July 1, 1897 County Warrants outstanding. ..... ... ... j , July 7, 1898, County Warrants issued since July, 1, 1897......:.......... Total ; ... . .V. ....... s-.. . :.A'. .'.'..:.... July 7 1898, Warrants redeemed since July 1, 1897 ... . July 8, 1898, County Warrants outstanding (End Hufford Adm. Inc.. . ... - ' July '8, 1898-June 30, 1899. ; ' : ; July 8, 1898, County Warrants Outstanding. - . . . .'V. ........ ,,; . . . . . . July i, 1S99, County Warrants issued since July S. 1898. : 1 , Total 1 July 1, 1899, Warrants redeemed since July 8, 1898. . .......... July I; 1899, Total amount Warrants outstanding. ...... . . . July -1,-899-JuIy i, 19TO. ' , ," July 1, 1899, County Warrants outstanding. ... , . ... . .,. . . . July i, 1900, County Warrants issued since July 1, 1899 . Total :. .:. . . . ....... July i, 1900, County Warrants redeemed since July ' 1, 1899." . '. . July I, 1900, Count"Warrant9 outstanding . . . . . ...... . i . . .... . " rl July ' I, i9odrjBne 30", 1901, Inc. July 1, 1900, County Warrants outstanding ,.. 4. ... . ..... . . . July 1. 1901, County Warrants issued July 1, 7.900-June 30, 1901 Total ..... . .... . . : July 1, 1901, County Warrants redeemed since June 30, 1900 . .,. July 7, 1901, County warrants outftandjng,. I, , , ,.,.,, , July i, i 901 -July 6, 1902, Inc. -- ? ? ' . figures below show amount of outstanding warrants On July 6, 1902, at end : t of the WoodwaTd administration, and beginning of the present ad ministration. ,',.i-::.. . . '-.'-i". :, . '.' 'a July 1, 1 901. County warrants outstanding . . ... ...... vi . July 6, 1902, Warrants issued (July . i.ngoi-July 6, 1902 both inc.) ........ ;-::. -Total'. '. . .. . : . i - July 6, I902, Amount of warrants redeemed since July I, 190I, ; July. 7, I902; Aniout of outstanding warrants. '; ....... . . . . ......... ' : July 7. 1902-July 1, 1903. .' July ..jgoa. County warrants outstanding end Woodward adm. ......... July 1, 1903,. Warrants issued since July 6; 1902. . , '. . ..... ' ,: ..: Total .... ;.. . i ... . j..i-. .; . . . : . . : jnly-1, 1903, Warrants redeemed. since July 6, 1902, July. 1, 1903, County warrants outstanding, . . .'. .... - - - - Xfind that on July 1, 1903, there was cash in hands of the county treasurer ; applicable to payment of county warrants.;........'....' July 1, 1903, Cash on bands applicable to payment warrants. : July 1, 1903, County warrants'outstanding and unpaid ;. . . . . .. . .-. July 1, 1903, Net resources hands of treasurer,. . ... ,:.,., . ; . . . . The Court will see that the expenses of the county have increased the past two years, and the following table will show the cause of this in crease, i I will compare the past two years with the last year of the Huf ford adminiRtrtaioiv, -which shows (Jouutv expenses as follows: 23,247 20 23,247.20 21,862 39 45.109 59 34 527 97 10,581 62 10,581 62 32.070 58 42,652 20 19,68530 22,966 90 22,966 90 27-4r 5 50,448 41 48,328 38 2,120 03 2,374 62 2,374 62 2.120 03 25459 Last year of Hufford '' administration, July 1, '97-July7, '98. Roads and bridges $ 3,454 23 Other purposes, 16.580 82 Last year Woodward administration, : July 1, '01-July 6, 02. 1,929 99 k 20.140 09 First year of Watters administration, ' July 7, '02-July 1 '03, - ' $12.21355 15.267 96 Total expense, 20,033 05 $27,481 51 32,070 58 ' . ' , 1' From the foregoing table, it will be noticed that this increase is in amount ex pended on improvement of roads and bridges. I find further that in addition to the sum of $12,213 55 amount of warrants drawn for roads and bridges since July 7, 1902, there.has been the sum of $3,281 7i collected on the 2 mill road levy, for which no warrants have been drawn, but which has been paid by treasurer direct to road supervisors, for improvement of roads. This makes actual expenditure for roads and bridges, during present administration, to July I, 1903, $15,495 26. Table showing actual decrease of Courrty indebtedness during the several ad ministrations since January 1, 1897. This table shows actual indebtedness at begin ning and enu ot each administration; Hufford Adm. Jan. 1, '97. $68,75600. ' July 8, '98. July 7, '98 3968o o3. July 6, '02 Actual de- . ' Actual crease '. $39,075 97. : decrease Woodward Adm. $39. 680 03 ' i- 22,966 90 fi6 713 13 July 7, '02 July 1, "o3 Actual decrease Present Adm. $22,966 90 ' 00 00 Annual Sale. Our Annual Mid-Summer Sale is now running in full blast. - ' . " Every article in stock will be reduced, except " Douglas" and Walk- Over Shoes, Hawes $3.00 Hats, Monarch White Shirts, Bull Breeches, and Our Own Overalls. ; Deep cut in Men's and Boys' Suits, Wash Skirts Shirt Waists, and Wash Dress Goods, Bargains all along the line in order. to make room, for our Fall Stock which will arrive early. Goods sold at reduced price for Cash only. Store Closes at 6 o'clock. Phone 575. Cimcs Office for Job Printing, Your Eife Depends on it, 4 BRANDSH BUY THEv CORVALLIS FLOUR Acorn Creamery WALDO " Batter, made from . BENTON one herd of cows. J SNOWFALL " 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 batter, such as Kind that satisfied us after we sell and guarantee, careful study and investiga tion. ; s ': -i' -. '. ". Crood Groceries. Pree from adulteration and impurities; s . the kind that you always find , f At Modes' Grocery 22,966 90 ss State of Oregon ") Countv of Benton J I, Victor P. Moses, County Clerk of Benton , 'County, State of Oregon, do here certify that the foregoing is a true and correct statement of the outstanding indebt edness of Benton County, Oregon, lrom January 1. 1897, to June 3o. 1903, both in clusive, as shown by the records of my office, and in my care and custody, and also that. the same is a true and correct statement of the expenses of 6aid County, amount of redeemed warrants as shown by said records. : " , r . . In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of Benton County, Oregon, this July 27th, A, JD. 1903. - aAiJ. VICTOR P. MOSES, County Clerk, . ;v' Fast Train Service. " Commencing Monday, July . 6th, the Astoria &' Colombia River Railroad Company will resume its summer spe cial seaside schedule, and train leaving Union depot at 8 a. m, daily will run through direc1, without traofer 'at As toria to all Clatsop beach points, arriving; at Astoria at 11-30 am, Gearhert-Park at 12-20 p m, and Seaside . at 12730 p m, making direct connection at yarreuton for Flavel. : - , . Beginning Saturday July ji, and ev ery Saturday thereafter , the popular Portland-Seaside Flyer will laava the Union Depot at 2-30 p ru, arriving at Astoria at 5-4o p m, Gerheart Park at 6-4o p m, and Seaside at : 6 5o p m, making direct connection at Warrenton for Flavel. .- . . :. .' , . In connection with this improved service round trip eeason excursion tickets between Portland and all Clat- nor and North Beach points are sold at $4 for round trip and Saturday special round trip .tickets between same - points good for return passage bunday at $2.00 for the round trip. . " Special Season commutation tickets good for five round tripst "; from Port lnnd tn all Clatsop and : North Beach points sold for. $15 f -Beach excursion tickets issued by O. R, & N and Van couver Transportation Co will be honor ed on trains of this company : in . either direction between Portland and Astoiia, Additional information will be gladly furnished on application to J. C. Mayo, G P & P A , Astoria, Ore, orBL Lewis, Comm'l auditor 248 , Alder st. Portland) Ore.' ...: . - - ' - Write for the novel and catchy Seaside oamnhlet iust issued telling about sum mer girls, aeaserpents and sunsets , at Seaside, Dainty Breakfast As well as Choicest Delicacies for lunch and dinner, can al ways be found at our store. . We handle only first-class goods and can guarantee qual ity. ' Everything offered for sale here is strictly fresh and just as represented.! We car- ry a large stock of selected Family and Fancy Groceries, and are sole agents for , Cbase $ Sanborn Bigb Grade Coffees . For Sale, ;. : .. A lady's Imperial bicycle and a- lady'a gold watch and chain. Articles in good condition, Inquire at Times office. Buy your harvesting putflts at 1 & Callahan's. Nolan