Corvallis Times.
Official Paper of Benton County.
OOKVAIXJS, OREGON, NOV. 7, 1003.
. A LEGISLATIVE LEGACY,
The circumstances would seem to
fully warrant Governor Chamber
lain in convening the legislatuie in
extraordinary session. An error
of the last legislature makes it im
possible to levy and collect taxes
next spring. Tbe assessments nave
fceen made in all the counties, the
mils costing- a Great sum are all
practically ready for tax collecting,
but there is no power by which
levy can be made. With the usual
revenues thus cut off, there must
follow stagnation in the finances of
state county and municipal gov
rnments. The issue of
flood of interest-bearing war
rants must result, and in many
instances institutions, petty gov.
ernments and public affairsbe plun
ged into a hopeless tangle of debt
.Improvements, for roads and pub
lie necessities of kindred character
must largely be brought to a stand'
still by reason of the fact thatcoun
"ty boards having no income will
hesitate to go deeply intd debt for
such things. In a hundred ways
there will be embarrasment, stag
nation and stringency in public
natters. The - issue of warrants,
state, city, county or . municipal
will , partly meet the emergency
but interest will have to be paid, on
4hem, and the. aggregate of this in
terest will pay the cost of an extra
session, many fold. This consid
eration alone, . is warrant for
. Governor Chamberlain to call an
extra session'.
MOVE IN MONDAY.
' WEIGHED AND NOT WANTING.
It will be wise, in case of a spec
aai legislative session, 11 tne new
tax law shall be repealed, and the
one that it replaced be re. enacted.
xne nrst experience witn tne , new
law is an expensive and irritating
'bungle. ' With the act still untried,
there is a possibility of other mis
Cbievous and costly errors or , pro
visions. The old law was so per
feet in its operations that it reduced
delinquent tax lists far below , any-
.thing of the kind yet known in the
state. ; There was no call for a
change, and the wonder is that one
was attempted. .. The present j al
ternative of a costly extra legisla
tivejsession, or a year without rev
enue for public affairs is the bitter
fruit of not letting well enough
alone. If there is an extra session,
a speedy re-enactment of the Sweek'
law and an equally speedy adjourn
ment will be an easy, sure and safe
way out of the mire into which the
late bungling has brought the peo
ple of the state.
At Philomath. .
Eggs and butter 30 cents at J. E.
Henkle's.
- Hew dress goods just received at
lan & Callahan's.
No-
Pupils Will Occupy the new School
Building Two new Teachers to Be
gin Work.
The primary grades of the public
school are to move into the new
building next Monday. The event
is awaited with eager anticipation
by the little ones as well as by
the overworked, teachers. In , -Miss
Kerns rooni there are 68 little chaps
and to take care of them properly
is beyond the power of any teacher.
A similar congestion prevails in
other rooms. .
The removal Monday will 'make
two rooms available in the old
building, and these will be occu
pied by two new teachers, who will
be given the - overflow from the
other rooms. The new teachers
are Miss Kyle and Miss Evans. The
former is an OAC graduate with
teaching experience, -and the latter
arrived sometime ago from 'Neb
raska. -
The teachers who will occupy
the new building are Miss Kerns
and Miss Fullerton. The ' rooms
are in the south end of the new
building, and are commodious and
comfortable. The additions will
increase the number of teachers in
the school to eleven.
COLLAR BONE BROKEN.
Big Postoffice .Receipts Special Elec
tion Possible in Benton Other a.
News. -, - ' -
DIED YESTERDAY.
WIPED THEM OUT.
Bean Pole Road Districts Added to
Corvallis Number One Other -Precinct
Changes. ,
A folly of past years with refer
ence to road districts in ,,Ben'on
county has been the maintenance
of what were known as the Bean
Pole districts. They are in number
two, and though they were in width
only about 1.000 feet, they were six
miles in length. They were Cor
vallis election precincts numbers i
and 2; Each comprised three tiers
of blocks . running east and west
through Corvallis together with ad
joining narrow strips of territory
that extended from the city limits
to the boundaries of Wren election
precinct. : Jvor eah ot tne narrow
arms that extended five or six miles
into the country there was a road
supervisor, but onlv a paltry sum
of money for the roads. A conse
quence was a stultification of all
efforts in maintaining, roads. ' "
But the Bean Pole districts are
no more. At this week s meeting
the county court blotted the long
strips of., territory from thej map.
Both are attached to number i of
Corvallis election precincts. Two
and three are now confined within
the city limits of Corvallis, - their
former north, south and east boun
daries being unchanged,
At the same session of court the
territory comprising the Benton
county saw mm ana vicinity was
taken from Alsea precinct , and add
ed to the Philomath precinct- The
same territory was taken from Phi
lomath and added to Alsea a couple
or years ago.
FOOTBALL TODAY.
Get your ribs fixed
.Hospital.
at the. Bicycle
' Crouse & Brandegee on the label -of a
coat stands for all that is good in clothes
making. Nolan & Callahan. .See them
Go to Zierolf's for fresh
oysters.
Yaquintt' Bay
For best grade of gasoline, 35 cents
gallon go to Berry and Carl's.
Big stock of cloaks, wraps, jackets and
rain garments at Nolan & -Callahan's.
Fresh Yaquina Bay oysters received at
ZieroIPseveiy Saturday.
. .. ( Notice. -:
j. j. .DiauKiBugB uaving sum uis inter
est in the firm of J. D. Mann & Co to j.
1. Mann and V. M. Smith, -all persons
knowing themselves' to be indebted to
the firm are requested to call and settle.
' - J. D. Mann & Co.
Corvallis, .Nov 6,. 1903. .; -
" Upholstering. . -.;
"Xounges, Couches, Desks, Folding
Beds, . Etc., made to order. Particular
attention given to special ciders and re
pairing.. ... All work,guarateed.,X'ne
door south of R, Mi Wade's, Main street.
W. W Holgate,
0 AC and Forest Groye Wilbank's
Carbuncle. "
W, J: Wilbanks is a sufferer with
a huge carbuncle. The palm and
second finger of one hand is involv
ed and the-effect is very painful.
His physician says the ! affection 1 is
one of the worst of the kind he has
encountered in years,
The game of football between the
OAC and Forest Grove elevens i9
to take place on OAC field at three
o'clock this afternoon. Recently,
at the request of the Forest Grove
manager, the date" for the game
was changed to yesterday afternoon
but a phone from the Forest Grove
management' 'Wednesday night
stated that some of their players
could not be here for. Friday, and
asked that the game be made for
this afternoon, which is the origin
al date for the contest. It is cer
tain that the game ' will be interest
ing. The Forest Grove men have
a good, heavy team, and are well
coached. The play will be clean ball
without the disagreeable sidepract-j
ice sometimes manifest at ' footbal
games.
Mips Kate Shannon of , Forept
Grove, is a guestjjgat the Elgin
home. -
; : Miss Flotence Tongue of Hills
boro is a guest at the Withycombe
home, . - y
.-. The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church , will give a
dim e social at the residence of F.
L. Milleiy next Tuesday, - Novem
ber 10th. . .
Dr. and Mrs. Withy combe are
to give a reception for the Pacific
University and OAC football teams
at their home thia evening from 8
to 10, j. . ... ,. , , .., ...
A petition is in circulation,; ask
ing the city council to pass an or
dinance forbidding wheelmen use
of the walks that surround the pub
lic school blocks. ; The paper sets
forth that the' presence of wheel
men on such walks is a constant
menace to the pupils of the public
schools, and that riding there
should be prohibited. There are
numerous signatures to the petition
It is to be presented to the coun
cil at Monday night's meeting.
The big game of football in which
Oregon will again be pitted against
Wasbingfon, tak 8 place on O. A.
C field pcxt Wednesday afternoon.
The Washington players are .from
the State Agricultural college of
Washington, located at Pullman.
They are to play the University of
Oregon team today, and ar" expect
ed to arrive in Corvallis Monday.
They have engaged rooms at Mr.
Healvs, where they will remain
during their $tay in town. They
are a strong team, and there is much
interest in the outcome of the game.
The receipts of the Corvallis post
office for October were the largest
in the history of the office, save for
the month of December last year.
Theix aggregate was over $600,
which maintained throuahout the
year would make atotal of more
than $7,000, or over $1,000- more
the heaviest years business of the
offi.ee. The occasion for " heavier
receipts last December was on ac-.
count of the holiday business, which
always makes December receipts
the heaviest of the year. v
; - The, special council committee on
street lighting, has, during the past
few days, held several meetings, at
which was considered the proposed
contract with the Electric . Xieht
Company, for street lighting for 20
years. Various" phases of the pro
posed contract were under discus
sion by members of the committee.
The latter are; Councilmen Avery
Henkle and Hose. It is understood
that the committee will submit a
report with reference to the contract
at a meeting of the council to be
held nex.t Monday night, :
Mis? Bryan 17 year old daughter
of William Bryan of Wren, suffered
a fracture of the- collar bone the
other day. She is a pupil at the
Wren school, and the accident hap
pened on the school ground. Among
the devices for the : amusement of
the pupils is a Flying Dutchman,
which s a long board balanced on
a pivot. Miss Bryan, was on one 1
end of the board and other pnnils
was pushing it swiftly around, like
a ... Merry Go-Round. The board
broke and Miss Bryan was precipi
tated, with great force to the ground.
She alighted on her head and shoul
ders, and the fracture of the . collar
bone resulted. Dr. ; Farra went
out and reduced the fracture.
William Groves 111, but a Week
Funeral Probably on Sunday, y
William Croves, an old and high
ly respected resident of JJorvallis,
efter an illness of but a -week, died
at biB home in this city yesterday
afternoon. He breathed his last at
1:20 o'clock from the effects of a
paralytic stroke sustainee last Saturday.-
The funeral will probably
occur Sunday, though definite, ar
rangements will not be made until
the arrival of Frank Groves, who
left Seattle yesterday afternoon,
and waegexpected here tome time
during last night. .
. Ever since Mr. Groves was stri
cken, a week ago, the symptons in
the case have grown more and more
alarming. At first only ihe leit leg
and arm were affected, but within
a day or two the paralysis began to
involve the right arm and leg, U'
timately also, the organs of speech
as well as other parts of the throat
became affected. On a few occa
sions he was able to speak, saying
at one time with reference to a
capsule, that "was offered him to
swallow, that he wished Dr. - Farra
would take it himself. Thursday,
however, the throat was so invol
ved that the swallowing of medi
cine became practically impossible.
His pulse during that afternoon
became very weak, being at times
almost inperceptible Alarm so in
creased that relatives were telegra
phed . for. A , telegram reached
Miss Edna Groves, a daughter at
Hood River. It so happened that
the Oregon Flyer on the O R & N
railroad was a little .behind time.
She managed ; to catch it, made
quick connection with the Califor
nia Overland on the Southern Paci
fic at Portland and reached the bed
side at one o'clock the following
morning, but eight hours after the
telegram reached her. Telegrams
were also sent to Frank Groves, a
son at the Bremerton Navy yard on
Puget Sound. was expected lastnight
and to Mrs- Kittredge, a daughter
at Weston, who is expected to ar
rive today. Yesterday morning
the symptoms were so: bad that Dr.
Farra gave out that the worst might
be expected at any time.
William Groves was aged 71
years, 9 months and 24 days. He
married to Emma Horning, at tbe
old HorniDg home west of. Corval
lis,; 38 year ago. He was t mem
ber of the Masonic fraternitv, and
was devoted to the order. He wa?
an hooo able and estimable citizen.
Tbe surving members of the family
are , the widow, xraoz uroves, a
pon, Mrs. Jessie Kittredge, 'Miss
Eina .and Miss Lilly Grove?, all
daughters. . . ? -
Mr. anil Mra.- Thomas Lease have
vacated the W. O. Heckert reedence
purchased by C. E. Hout, aod moved
icf the home recently acquired from
T. C-CaUahao.'" Mr. and Mrs. Hout
are prepariug to occupy their new
home. . '
We have added several new
onr Premium dishes. ' Nolan
han.
pieces to
& , Calla
Eggs 30 cents at Turner store.
For fine suits and overcoats see Nolan
& Callahan. -
. - Executor's Notice.
y . - - ,-....; ',
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been duly appointed by the county court ot
the State of Oregon, for the county of Benton,
Executor ot the estate of - William F, Byer, de
ceased, : All persons having claims against said
estate are hereby required to present the same
to me, verified as by law required,, at my home
one mile south of Philomath, Oregon, . within
six monins rrom aaie nereoi,
1 Dated this. 7th day of November, 1903. . . . .
W. N. ALFORD,
- Executor ot the last will and testament of Wil
liam S, Byer, deceased, .
Leave your orders for oysters at Zier
olf's on Tuesday. .
:OAaTORZA,
faun the iy9 Kind ou Have Always Pogg
tigaaton
-lh6 Kind You Have Always i
In case of an extra session of the
Oregon legislature, a special elec -
tion would be necessary in ' Benton
County, occasioned by the appoint
ment of John D. Daly to the . Sur
veyor Generalship, which creates a
vacancy in the office of senator from
Benton. The state ' constitution
contains provisions that ma&es the
acceptance of one a bar to holding
another lucrative office it is made the
duty of the governor in such cases to
declare the office vacant, and to or
der a special election. ; For the
holding of such special election, a
notice af twenty days shall begiven.
If no extra session should -be called
the election of a senator would be
unnecessary.
. In his trial at Portland, Oscar
F. Stone, the operator in bogus
timber land, posed as a persecuted
man. His statement that he took
his Portland dupes to a certain spot
in the Alsea .country ' and there
pointed out to them . their ' timber-
lying across a ; gulch from where
they stood is f refreshing to those
who know that it was 10, 15 or 20
miles from where they stood to
the lands on which ; Stone caused
them to file. '. . ', Stone's, operations
witn ine jf ortianaers as ; seen , in
all . its fraudulent ,v bearings in
Benton county, mark him w as a
monumental rascal. ; The details of
Stone's trial .appear "; on another
page of this issue, In ' his case
the jury hung'.
P. M. ZIEROLF
' FOR
Dainty
Breakfast Foods,
As well as Choicest Delicacies
for lunch and dinner,, can,' al
ways be found at our store,
We handler only first? class
goods and can guarantee qual
ity. ' Eveythng offered . fori
sale here 'is,strctly fresh and
iust as represented. We car
ry-a. large - stock of .selected
Family' and : Fancy Groceries,
PiiriiCa$ land ,e$ffg$$
a Specialty
Low Prices. Prompt Service.
M
esetbSj
ust Have Room.
In order to make room for our immense line of Hoi--.
iday Goods, we will have a -
C
earanc
Sell
- Ginghams, Calicoes. Outing Flannels, FJannelettes, V-
Percales, Tabia . Linen. -Ribbons, .-Hosiery, Men's,
Boys Ladies and Children's Underwear, Tin and"
; Granite Wnre. -
Special Discounts win bo Given Until Nov. 15.
AVe MiU Ihve Room.
TUrOST of ui about this
year's overcoat to see if it is
time are hunting up our last
fit for another season. Some, doubt.
less, are sorry now they didn't Spend & NicKel for moth balls, and
a few hapless ones may have suffered from prosperity and find themselves a size
or two bigger than they bargained for. However that may be, the fact remains
that there wUl be quite a number of
men needing over
coats just now, and
possibly you are,
yourself, among
them. - If so, w
invite you to
give us a call
andlookover -those
famous
Winter s
Comforts 'i
made by
Crouse At
Brandegee,
Tailors,
Utica, New
York. You
can turn
them over as ..
much as you
want to until
you get the
thing you
want. We
like td see a
particular
man, any
how - .when
he IS pleasedj'he Is WELL pleased, and that's a good advertisement for the
coat that ticKIes his Fancy. Of course, the above styles are just
fSgSatoa3Trejtre,qlher8 hejo anxious to belooked at, -r
5 What You Want
Is to try the New Goods
which have just arrived at
MODES' GROCERY J
Crystallized Pineapple
Crystallized Cherries
Crystallized Giuger
Fresh Nabiscos
Fresh Cookies
New Walnuts
New Almonds
Fresh Cranberries
vFesh Huckleberries
NewHoney
New Figs and Date3
Olive? in Bulk
German Pickles
Swiss Cheese.
sTfi ENERGY, Health Food.
Hodes' Grocery, Phone 483.
, Congregational
Church.
.SERVICES EVERY. SABBATH. '.;
Morning :. , ; ; i. . -v. . ; . .,11:00
.Evening ...... 7:30
Sunday School .... 1... .10:00
Christian Endeavor. . . . . . .'; :30
Strangers always welcome.-
Seats free. Come. - ,
REV. EDWARD-GHEEN, Pastor.
' Tl T r, (J . ;n. -
If your ambretla needs covering "take
it to ths Bicycle HospitaL : . .
.SHROPSHIRE SHEEP'
Ewes and Yearlings by Barkis 130841.
Lambs by Freshman 188626. ; :.
Well bred young stock of . boih sexes
ior sale. -QEORQE
ARMSTRONG,
. Corvallis. Oregon.
Young man, you
night school in the
College. '
- should - attend the
Corvallis Business-
5 For Sale.' '
Two wagons at a snap. Twelve months
time. Call or address ' Corvallis Car- -
riage Factory, ,