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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1904)
! LOCAL LOBE. i AdTvetlaezaenti 1b thi column charged fot , UTMe dii eenufwrllna. Shipments of irfcjclea for eprlBg Bales are dow arriving, . Joho Stelwer and daughters Ljle and Ruby left Monday for their home In Marlon county. Revival services at the "United Evangelical church every evenly this welk at 7 :30. Singing from new bong bors. 'The total registration np to Mon day evening was 511. With about 2, 000 electors all told to register, It will . be seen that proaress Is very slow. The period for registration 1b now one third expired, with bnt one-fourth of the names on the rolls. Five prominent instrumental mu sicians rode the Modern Woodman ' goat Saturday evening and became members of the order. The recruits . will comDoea an orchestra which will ' be present at such meeting of the or der, and assist largely In the enter talnment. -The younger members of the Or der of Lions prepared a fine entertain' meet for Monday evenlne, the regular meeting time for the local lodge. A large number of Invited guests were present. A programme and banquet were features of the entertainment. Several visitors made application tor membership. A St. Petersburg dispatch tells how a number ot the Czar's subjects were down on their knees in the soow, praying for the success of the Russian cause In the Orient. The little yellow men seem to mix their prayers liber ally with solid shot, and to have a heap of faith in keeping their powder dry. - V While attending the poultry show at Portland last week. Gene Simpson purchased tor J. M. Porter's trio of silver spangled Hamburg chickens. The birds are the best of that class ex hibited at the show, and they will be an excellent addition to the many strains of blooded poultry In this lo cality. Monday morning John Stahlbuech shipped on the Pomona the red short horn ball he has owned for some years. This bull is well-bred, and is ot Immense size. He goes to a dairy ranch below Portland. Mr. Stahlbusch also shipped a slx-months-old boll calf of shorthorn stock to the same parties. ' The continued III health of Bay Rlckard led him into a determination tJ make a change ot dimate and try the virtue ot springs near Red -Bluff, California Accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. John Rlckard, he started " on his journey - Tuesday. His father will remain with him, but Mrs. Kicnaxi win proceed to San Francisco, where she has relatives whom she will visit tor a time. A meeting of ttoe Guild ot the Episcopal church is called at the resi dence ot Mrs. Wlcke this Wednesday afternoon. All members are urged to be present. All ladies ot the church ' are requested to send In their applica tions to become members. At the - Guild meeting recently held at the residence of Mrs. O. E. Hout, Mrs. M. A. Wicks was elected president, and Mrs, J. L. Jones was chosen secretary and treasurer. I. SeDger, recently ot Portland, has taken-charge of the shoe shop formerly conducted by J. E. Fowells In the Millie Smith building on South Main street. The new workman be gan business last Saturday morning. He has a family In Portland but ex pects soon to move his people to Cor vallis. Mr. Fowells went out of the business on account of its strain upon his health and has accepted a position In O. J. Blackledge's c&uslo and furni ture Btore. The promptness with which taxes were paid last year was thought to be ' somewhat remarkable, but this year they are coming In still more rapidly. Tax-collecting- began la both years nearly on the same date. Up to the close ot business February 13, 1903, there had been issued 88 tax receipts, aggregating $2,995.56. Up to the close of business hours February 13, 1904, there had been Issued 199 re ceipts, aggregating $7,075.17. The difference in favor ot this year is 080.61. The Union county sheriff is notify ing taxpayers, says the Dispatch, that the time has arrived tor paying the 1903 tax. The total tax this year will be about $159,000, against $129,331.02 last year, and the taxpayers will be expected to raise this additional $30, 000. Figuring the population of the county at 20,000, the Increase is about $1.50 per capita, and it is directly traceable to legislative appropriations. Estimating the population of the coun ty at 20,000, the 1903 tax figures out almost $8 per capita; the 1903 tax raise over 1902, as previously stated, figur ing about $1.50 per capita. Taxes will be paid beginning March 1. A well attended meeting of the fire department occurred Monday ev ening. The constitution and by-laws weie amended to fit the new conditions, in which the active membership is backed up by a large force ot reserve members. The latter all pay a dollar a year dues, and .are given all the privileges of active mem bership except in that they are not eligible to office or to exempt cer tificates. They are to do patrol duty at fires, and are not subject to fines for non-attendance at meetings, drills or fires. The captains have been di retted to choose their teams tor the hose carts and H. & I. truck. The reserves have control of Young Amer ica eDgine. . Clyde Fox of Summit, spent Sun day in Corvallis. Eegular meeting of W. C. T. TJ. tomorrow. Thursday. All era invited. , Miss Helen Stelwer art lved Sat urday and is the guest of fctende for a week. t- . :,i ,' r : Mrs. Edwin Stone of " Albany, was the guest ot Corvallis friends ov er Sunday. Master Terfdie Irvine ot Inde pendence, was the guest over Sunday of his br-ther, Roy Irvine. The spring term rf the circuit court mfe'-a on the fourth Monday in each month, . - Paul Spielman was summoned to his home in Portia 'd Sunday, by a telegram announcing tte death of his father. A big force ot workmen is still engaged In tc ariog down the carriage factcry building for removal to Al bany. , , A lot in the rear ot the Osbwn residence property was sold at sher iffs sale Saturday. Tfee buyer was Mrs. Mary Whitby, aod the price about $300. An ioit'ation, program and other special features enliveced proceedings at the Lions lodge meeting Monday night. The order now has a member ship In this city ot 125. .- THEIR WAR. - ) - . Is a Fight to a Finish Independent Creamerymen and Their Troubles. IN DISTRICTS NOW. Fire Alarms in Corvallis are to Shew the Location of Blaze. : ' The Dusty mall carrier was un able to make his usual trip to Cor vallis Monday on account of high water, aod was only able to reach bis destination yesterday by ewimming his horses. Albany Herald Lawrence Grif fith came down from Mill City on last eveniog's train. He will remain until Monday. Mr. Griffith has played taekle on the Albany College football team for the last two years' and will captain the 1904 team. ' News has been received In Cor vallla by Mrs: W. H. McLagan, an nouncing the death, of her sister. Mrs. Mary Barker at the age of 83, at De- Calb, 111. Mrs. McLatran is the only survivor of a family of ten children Plans have been prepared for a residence tbatLee Henkle,contemplates building in the spring on lots be owns south of Marys - river. A contract will be awarded later, if figures suit. The grading ot papers in last week's teacher's examination at the court house was not completed until yesterday afternoon. The board was Prof. B. E. Emerlck of Philomath College, and Prof. Tartar of the Cor vallis public schools. After an absence of 10 years. Ellas Miller arrived Monday on a vis it to bis mother, Mrs. JEL G. Miller, and his brothers and sisters. He employed on the ranges of Wyoming, and arrived In his cow boy costume with the censequence that It was long time before his relatives w able to recognize him. Mr. and Mrs. Ed L. Bryan are now residents of Payette, Idaho, where Mr. Bryan is a member of the law firm of Ooxe, Sollss & Bryan The firm has offices both in Ontario Oregon, Mr. Bryan's former place ot residence, and Payettp, and dees large legal buslce3e. Hecry Ambler concluded three pales Of property last week. The 01 Felger barber shop la Philomath went to Guy Frlok far $400, and the Homer Wyatt house and lot In Phi lomath went to J. W. Berreman of Southwlck, Idaho, at $450. The 50 aores of land owned by Abe Henkle near Philomath went also to Mr. Ber reman for $1,500. The rainfall for the 24 hours eod- ipg at eight o'clock Monday morolcg was two inches. The rainfall for the week ending at that time was 5 :30 Inches, and for so much of February as has passed at that time was 7;25 Inches, The rainfall for the 24 hours was the heaviest for any 24 hours for three years, except for one day in January, 1901, when it was 2:52 inches. The rainfall for the week was tke heaviest In three years. The total rainfall now since the 1st September is over 30 inches. A large plate glass window In the Whlteborn building, and forming part of the front of the room occupied by Small, has been ruined. A year ago a small hole was broken m one low er corner of the glass, but the break was not extensive. During Sunday night some person leaned heavily or fell against the glass, making a break extending from the previous Id jury entirely across to a point midway of its length. The glass is heavy plate and five by six feet in extent. Its value is about $40, but half the glass may be utilized by reshaping it. Mrs. H. O. Mostert was summon ed to McMinnvllle Friday on account of the death by accident of Elbert Wilson. The latter was a visitor In Corvallis for a few days last fall. Thursday night while traveling afoot with a companion from St. Joe to McMinnvllle, he fell through the rail road bridge into the .Yamhill river and was drowned. It was dark at the time, and the companion was walking slightly In advance, He heard a noise behind, and turned in time to see Wilson drop between the ties of the bridge and fall with a splash Into the swollen waters of the river. Search was instituted, but no trace of the body was found at that time. Wilson's wife is a sister of Mr. Mostert, who holds a position at H. W. Hall's. Butter fat is 30 cents at the local creameries. For a week recently it was 32j at both, and one of them went to the farmer's door for the cream. The prices are ' higher than the figures prevalent in the East. In spite of the high prices of mill feed, they offer magnificent oorjortnnitv to' dairvmen.. With the multiplication of silos and the growing of all feed on the farm, there would now be an immense profit in the dairy business. The lowest check Thomas Cooper has received at the creamery this sea son has been JSico, and it 'has run as high as S150. The butter fat figure in Corvallis last year averaged the extremely favorable figure of 27 cents. - That is far above the figure in the East where in most localities it averaged for this year 16 to 18 cents. The Oregon price is in part the result of the creamery war that has been going on for many months. A big Portland concern is trying to get control of the market by dnv ing out all independent creamery establishments. It has succeeded in closing out the ' independents in many localities. The purpose, of course, is to make a trust in the butter and cream business. The farmer is told that if this concern once gets control of the market, the price of butter to consumers will be advanced and that a similar advance will be made for butter fat. Some farmers believe it and some do not. Those whoiido not, point to the low price of cattle as the result of the beef trust, and say that a butter trust would - have a similar effect on the butter fat business. They say that the more bidders there are for butter fat the higher the price will be, and that the higher the price of butter fat the higher must be the - price of butter.' They re accordingly anx ious to keep independent operators in the held. They claimthat when a trust gets a monopoly . of any thing that it is not the rule to op erate for the benefit of producers, but for the exclusive benefit of the trust. 7 Meantime the war goes, mer rily on, the price of butter is high, the price of butter fat soars, and the independents are fighting for life, sometimes, doubtless at an actual financial loss. f Corvallis is divided now into four fire districts, and signals have been established so that the alarm will show in which of the districts the fire is located. The dividing line of the districts is- Fourth and Madi son streets. : The four districts corner at the intersection of the two streets. That part lying to the northeast of such intersection is the first district. That to the south east is the second district,' that to the southwest, - the third district.4 and that to the northwest, the fourth district. In other words, James Taylor's barn is in the first, the City Hall is in the second, the Opera House is in the third, and the Methodist church is ; in the fourth. '' , ' When the fire - is located any where in the first district, the sig nal is two taps of the fire bell, giv en at intervals after the regular alarm. For the second district, or that part of town lying south and east ot the Uity Mall, the signal is three taps, given in the same man ner: For the thirdTdistrict, or that part of town lying south and west ot toe Upera House, tour taps is given. , For the fourth district, or that part of town lying north and west of the Methodist chur;h, the signal is five taps. One tap of the bell indicates that the fire is out. The purpose of the arrangement is to give firemen an immediate idea of the location of the fire so that they may not, as has often been the case in the past, lose time in getting to the scene. STRENUOUS TOM. They Say he Played Football Eugene as Well as at Corvallis. at FEBRUARY INVENTORY SALE This month is cleaarig up month, stock adjusting time -cleaning, the deefe for spring business. There fore - you will 1 find here that goods are lower in price, not because they have decreased in value, but because our policy will not permit carrying them over another season. ' "' . ' . . , , Ladies' Jackets. Brussels Gar pet $3 00 Ladies' Jackets $150 50c Per Yard. . 4 00 Ladies' Jackets 2 00 35c Cottage Carpet 25c yd. 5 00 Ladies' Jackets 2 50 40c Win. Shades, 25c each. 7 50 Ladies' Jackets 3 75 1-3 off on all small pieces 10 00 Ladies' Jackets 5 00 of Matting. ' Children's 1-3 off on broken lines of 5 00 & 6 00 Jackets 2 50 Lace Curtains. 1-3 off on Ladies Furs. 1-3 Oil on Wool Waists 1-3 off on Ladies Wrappers $1 25 Ladies Waists $1 05 1-3 off on Ladies Skirts. 2 00 Ladies Waists 1 35 Corsets in broken lines 50c 2 50 Ladies Waists 1 70 on the dollar. 3 00 Ladies Waists 2 00 A few pieces of 50c Dress 1-3 off on Ice Wool Shawls Goods at 25c per yard. and Fascinators. -Values and the worth of materials not considered. It's only how quickly we can clean up and make room . for the nev spring fabrics. At S. L. KLINE'S, Regulator of Low Prices. IN SWIMMING WATER. Vehicle Overturned and Mother -. Son Thrown out. : and I tte strenuous and ettective use of his elbows and knees the giant basket ball player from Seattle at tracted' attention at Eugene as well as at Corvallis. The hint in the papers there is that he played more football than basket ball in the re cent game there with the University team. This is what the Register says on the subject: Washington State University, 19; Oregon, 17. Such is the score that tells the story of the fiercest basket ball game ever played in Eugene. The game was fierce in every respect and to many of the spectators it seemed that the husky men from Seattle had forgotten that it was-not to be a football game. Time and again "Tom" McDonald, the big Washington captain, would tear through the Oregon interference and toss the leather in the basket. Mc Donald threw four baskets from the field in the first half and scored the only basket for his team in the seeond scrimmage. He won the game for his college, and although he was criticized for adopting foot ball tactics, yet it must be consider ed that he is a big man, and was pitted against one of the ligthest men on the local team. Two fouls were committed by Oregon and Captain McDonald threw basket. Nine fouls were called on Washington and Oregon threw three baskets. A team in swimming water, the wagon overturned, and - its occu pants, a young man and his mother, floundering in the water, was a scene in the south end of Benton Saturday. The party was Burt Norwood and his mother, who were enroute from Harrisburg to their home at Bruce. They were travel ing along the wagon road a mile and a half beyond Monroe, on the Monroe and Junction route. The Long Tom was swollen, and the water was so backed up that the adjacent country for miles at a stretch was under water. At the point named the team for some cause, probably from swinging off the grade, plunged suddenly into swimming water,, and began a ter rible struggle for safety. The ve hicle was at once turned over, and Mrs. Norwood iand her son thrown into the swift current. The situation was hazardous in the extreme, and consequences far more serious might have resulted. Fortunately there was a row boat in the immediate vicinity, and mem bers of a family near, hastened with it to the rescue. The son managed in the meantime to keep his moth er above water until the arrival of the boat, so that a severe wetting in the cold water was the only damage sustained. The team and vehicle were also rescued. v IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME REAL good bargains in stock, grain, fruit and poultry Ranches, write for my special list, or come and see me. I shall take pleasure in giving you all the reliable information you wish, "also showing you over the country. ' HENRY AMBLER, Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance, , Philomath, Oregon. - WILL BE SUBMITTED. EMERY'S , ART STUDIO South Main St., Corvallis, Ore. Carbon, Platinum and Platino Portraiture O. A. C. ATHLETIC AND SCENIC VIEWS. Art Calendars, Sofa Pillow Covers, And other Photographic Novelties. Governor's Proclamation sued Local Option Law- Already Is-Whatltis. Don't forget to try Alden's fresh and pinoche at Hall's. tafiy Wells, Windmills and Pumps. I am now prepared to do all kinds of well, windmill and pump work. See me before you have your work done. Send orders to Simpson's Hardware store, A. N. Harlan. Jast arrived at Hall's a full line of den's cadies and taffy. Try them, Al- A sufficient number of signatures has been secured and at the coming election the local option law is to be submitted for adoption or rejection by the people. The number of signatures secured to the petitions is 8,816. If the law should receive a major ity at the coming election and be adopted, the privilege would be given communities at a stated peri od to vote on the question of wheth er or not license should be issued to saloons. After the adoption of the law, if a sufficient per cent of the voters of Monroe should reauest miat the question of saloons or no saloons should be submitted to a vote, and a majority should on such submission declare for no saloons, the town would become dry or if the majority was in favor of saloons saloons would continue to be main tained. It is a proposition to allow each community to regulate its own affairs with reference to saloons. ' The proclamation of the governor ordering the submission of the law appears in another column of this issue. For White Plymouth Rock Eggs Call on or address, W. A. Bates, at Corvallis Flouring Mills, Corvallis, Or. One setting, 75 cents; 2 settings, 1.25 It will pay you big to buy an ovei coat now for Best winter at Kline's, Go to Zierolf'a for fresh Yaquina Bay oyBtera- Eemember Nolan & Callahan's Rem nant and Rummage sale will close Wed nesday evening i'eb 23. Rent for Taxes. E. W. Fisher has three acres of land clos8 by the College for rent to any person who will pay taxes on same. . - . . E. R. Bryeon, Agent. Reductions for February 25 25 GROCERIES. D. G. Sugar, 100 pounde.... $5.65 Extra C Sugar, 5.15 Padlock brand Peaches, 35c pans, for.... 25 Palo Alto brand Peaches, 25c cans, for 20 Extra Standard crrn, two t cans for 25 Extra Standard tomatoes two cans for... .25 Six packages yeast foam....... .25 Six magxe yeast Four packages Arm and Hammer soda Three cans fancy sardines in oil.. .25 Two pounds Golden Sunrise coffee .25 Seven bars Daisy laundry soap .25 Six bars Silk laundry soap .)..... 25 Twenty dozen clothes pins... 25 Ten packages toothpicks.: 25 Defiance Washboards.. 20 DISHES. One set decorated cups and saucers .rr 50 One set decorated dinner plates ... 50 One set decorated soup plates 50 One set decorated breakfast plates 40 One set decorated pie plates .... 40 For Month, of February only. "When you see it in our ad. it's so. F. L. Miller, - - Corvallis. IE