Gorvallis Times.
OBdal Paper of Ben torn Canary.
OOBTAIXU, OBEGOV, OCT M, 1904.
t MOUNTAIN WATER.
- The Willamette river is the sew
' er of the Willamette valley. Growth
of population and the natural tend
ency of people more and more to
. get rid ot filth and sewage will
! cause it to be used more and more
' as a general drain. More and more
I. mill moA' 4rt rarrv nvtrav ttie
excrement, filth and vile sewage of
growing and multiplying towns.
More and more sewage systems
will be built in these towns, and
more and more will ' these empty
their dirty cargoes into the stream
More and more will people die and
be buried, and more and more will
the drainage and seepage from bur
ial places find its way into the wat
er that neoole bv hundreds and
thousands are daily drinking. -
Ultimately, certainly, absolutely,
pollution of the Willamette will so
increase, that it is but a question
of time when people will be driven
to some other source of. waters up-
ply. Etp this very moment may
be the time, and the change ought
to be made, for . aught anybody
snows, especially is mis irueaur
ing the dry season, when the vol
ume of water flow is at the mini
mum and the opportunity for pol
lution simple and easy. Is this not
a reason for Corrallisites to think
occasionally of ways and means for
getting a water supply ; from the
' pure, uncontaminated streams of
the mountains? , Wouldn't Corral
lis capital, rather than to lie un
used and dead in local banks better
be invested in a mountain water
system which Engineer Gates de
clares would only cost $50,000,
which he says would be a good in
vestment? Or, if this hoard pre
fers to lie unused, will not the
people, or the city council, or some
body endeavor to enlist capital from
Otherwhere to bring water to Cor
vallis from the mountains?
Corvallis can get mountain wat
er if she wants it. For so many
people and so good a, town a $50,
000 investment, that in mountain
water would mean so much, is but
a trifle. United, constant, and in
telligently directed insistence upon
a best water supply, will bring it.
Why not try?
A Haoa of Interest.
It is interesting these days to note
the activity that is on among the
business houses of Corvallis. Ev
ery one is on the jump, and clerks
are buiy from dawn to dark.
Among the places where there is
no time for rest among the em
ployes is the O. J. Blackledge
furniture store on south Main
street. Thursday, a large ship
moot of fine bamboo gcoJs arrived
aid baa been placed 00 display.
Along with this comes a new line
-of Morris chairs, fine rockers, good
mattings, a complete line of pastel
and other first grade pictures, such
as has never been seen in Gorvallis
before, and many other new goods.
To any one who has not paid - a
late visit to this housa, and priced
the handsome stock that is ever
there, it would be wise to say, go
and see Blackledge. The vieit will
pay you and you will find what
you want.
K. E. White is favorably and
familiarly known to Corvallisites
as a man who arrived from Iowa
and settled here a year ago or
thereabouts. A day or two back
another man named White arrived
from Iowa. The two met. It
turned out that the litest arrived
was also named E.E.White. Then
it developed that the original E in
the initials of each stood for the
same given name. That was funny
indeed. The climax, however,
was reached when it further devel
oped that not only the first E, but
the second E. in their names stood
for the same name. - Now the
Whites look at each other and each
wonders if he is not the other man;
or if the other is not he.
Show your colors, call on L
Kline for campaign buttons. Fiae
for the asking.
Free lessons.
Prof. L. Karlen gives a trial leu
son free in the Business college on
Tuesday and Friday evenings of
this week, from 7 to 9 30.
TWO WEDDINGS.
Ooe in Corvallis. the other ia the
Country Who They Were.
There were two weddings Sun
day in which Benton County people-played
leading parts. One "of
the couples goes to Newberg to re
side, but tbcothrr -will make a
home in Benton.
At the home of the bride's aunt,
Mrs. Ingram, in this city at ten
o'clock Sunday morning, occurred
the wedding of Miss Sophrona In
gram of Corvallis to Mr. Frank
Clark t)f Newberg. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Handsaker
of the Christian church, and was
witnessed by about a dozen rela
tives and friends.
The bride was prettily attired in
a gown of white organdy, with
trimmings of white chiffon, and
carried magnolia roses. The
bride's maid was Miss Ethel Ingram,
who wore pink organdy and carried
pink La France roses. The
groomsman was M. Baker, of Junc
tion City. After congratulations
light refreshments were served,
and a social hour spent, by the
assembled company. Mr. and Mrs.
Clark left Monday for Newberg,
where they are to reside, Mr. Clark
being employed on the steamer
Ruth.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Ffouts, near Monroe, was the scene
of a quiet wedding Sunday morn
ing. The bride was their daughter,
Miss Carrie Ffouts, and the groom,
Ira Lemons, both of Monroe. The
bride's gowa .was gray cloth, and
she carried white bride roses. The
newly married pair are to reside on
Dick Nichols farm, near Belleioun-
tain.
BILLS ALLOWED.
List ef Claims Oriered Paid at Octeher
- Tern.
The following bills were allowed
by the county court at its regular
October term 1904, to wit:
Lewis Wentz donation work
distNo S t'M 00
T M Coon lumber , 81 68
A 3 Dresser land list for as
sessor 1 ' 4.0
T T Vincent mortgage list
lor assessment
5 00
Victor P Moses tax roll for
assessor - r-- - 42 6b
Graham & Wells stationery 12 60
Corvallis Gazette stationery 2 50
Corvallis Times printing
tax list, etc ""no 75
Glass & PrudhOmme election
supplies 12 m
P S T & T Co telephones 4. 00
J D Wells janitor c h 40 00
Geo E Lilly house rent poor 5 50
WNewton com GAR relief v
indigent soldier lis
W H Malone care poor 20 00
E Bennett county physician 8 75
Samuel Reader sawing wood
poor 3 7e
Mrs D Huggins care poor 90 00
Victor P Moses election ex
pense 5 70
City Transfer Co drayage 75
A Wilhelm & Sons road sup
plies 20 03
W H Malone road supplies 4 40
T T Phillips " 14 86
M B Long road work- is 00
J B Arrants " 6 75
S H Moore " 1 so
Robert Jones ' " 58 50
Ruble Bros lumber . 1'
U S Gleason ' 6 50
JEHenkle - "- - 3 02
EBFollett " ! 61
Joseph Shearer gravel 9 25
A Wilhelm & Sons ' 21 00
CCartwright " 3 87
M W Barclay " 2 S2
A J Fenton " 22 10
Hector Bros " . 3 20
R M Gilbert bridge work 66 40
R E Brabham " 8 00
Corvallis Mill Co lumber 00
" .ws8
R H Huston ferry supplies 10 50
O W Beckwith work ferry . 2 80
W Newton " 7 60
L Blakeslee " 1 75
J E Michael ferryman 46 50
Doke Gray donation work
dist No 17 18 00
T Vidito constable fees 2 00
P Lewis wit pros atty 1 50
J H Simpson fountain court
house So 00
W T Gardner expense How
ell child 4 50
... Combs support pauper 6 00
L L Howe lumber 11 1"?
C F Cathey road work 11 00
James Hoyt " 9 00
E M Dodele 2 00
Attest:
VICTOR P. MOSES,
Clerk.
Wanted.
A five or eeven room dwelling
and grounds; will 'rent the right
place by the year.. Preference in
location north of college street.
Report at once to
Ambler & Watters.
BROUGHT THOUSANDS.
Into Benton Chittim did Bat the
Price is Dowa.
About fifty thousand - dollars'
worth of chittim ' passed through
Corvallis this season for the mark
ets of the world Thirty three car
loads were shipped from Corvallis
and a few cars are yet on hand. A
dozen or fifteen cars came over
from Lincoln county, making
the total shipments from the vicin
ity about 50 cars. Each car car
nes aDout ten tons, or 20,000
pounds of dried bark. The aggre
gate already shipped from Corval
lis, including the Alsea pools, is
33 cars, 330 tons. ; 600,000 pounds
worth $33,000 at five cents per
pound. The aggregate value was
a trine more, for it is probable that
the price averaged $5.10 per 100 to
tne peeler, i ne amount is very
large in comparison with former
years. Had chittim remained at
last year's sky prices, the amount
paid out in Benton county . alone
for bark would have been $150,000
not counting the increased amount
that would have been hurried into
the market had prices remained in
the fancy notch.
The price now is only 4j cents,
and dealers are not hunting it at
that figure. It is claimed that the
patent medicine houses and chem
ists have all they want for the
present, and that the Eastern, and
foreign demand has been supplied
Some of the dealers are said to have
been caught with small stocks of
bark on hand that they cannot
now dispose of for what they paid
for it. It is also a fact that . there
are other bark owners who failed
to take advantage of the market at
the right time. -
Two different parties have lots
of about three cars each, ahdit is
said that at on3 time they refused
an offer of six cents. They refused
one Corvallis offer of 5.85. At
the present price of bark, the fail
ure to sell represents a handsome
figure. 'The Slaters, who cleared
up about $1,200 or upwards on
chittim gathered on the - Jackson
place last year, have eight tons of
of bark on hand now, nearly, a car
load, for which various goad fig
ures have been offered. Some t f
those who are holding however,
are not alarmed at the drop and
claim they will make money, hy
holding over tintil next season.
Perhaps they will. -.: ZU-.
- The drop in the price of bark
to 4 came Saturday.
UNIQUE AND DELIGHTFUL-
A New and Fetching Mode of Enter
tainmentHappened Saturday
Night.
In spite of the fact that those
holding invitations expected to be
royally entertained, there was
general wonder and admiration a
mong the guests that assembled at
Burnett's hall Saturday evening,
in answer to dainty invitations is
sued by- Miss Grace Gatch and
Mis Helen Holgate to a "picnic
party and dance.' ' The invitations
were autumn leaves, delicately
hand-painted, and in keeping with
the idea the hall was profusely and
beautifully decorated with autumn
leaves and fern. ... The effect was
most charming,, giving the room,
as was intended, the appearance of
a picnic ground in the woods.
Music was furnished for the dances
by a phonograph, and between
numbers there were songs, read-i
ings and other selections. In the1
early part of the . evening, ginger
wafers and cider were served, the;
later refreshments consisting of
sandwitches served from Indian !
baskets A fact that added to the
beauty of the scene was that nearly
all the ladies present were attired
in beautiful new gowns, made es
pecially for this occasion. All in
all,, the event is declared to have
been, one of the most elaborate and
successful ever given in Corvallis,
and the charming hostesses have
every reason to feel pleased with
the success of the affair from start
to finish. The guests were: Prof.
and Mrs. John Fulton, Prof, and
Mrs. McKellips, Prof, and Mrs.
Hayward, Mr. acd Mrs. Callahan,
Mr. and Mrs. John Allen, Mr. and
Mrs. Dick Kiger, Mr. and Mrs. E.
R. Bryson, Prof. Kent, Prof. Shaw,
Mr. Kaupisch, Travis McDevitt,"
Miss Crawford, Miss Lulu Spangler
Miss Louise Weber, Miss Helen
Holgate, Miss Qrace Gatch, Miss
Clara Fischer, Miss Mable Withy
comb, Mrs. Knisely, and Dr.Lester.
Mimic War in California
Is strikingly described in Ost
ober number Sunset magazine.
Articles by General MacArthur
and others. Beautiful colored
drawings. Many industrial ar
ticles, sketches' stories, . etc. lo
cents from all newsdealers.
Blue vitrol, lime and cement for
sale at KJmes.
T HE WOODMEN ENTERTAIN.
Reception to Visitors Saturday Night
A Pleasant Occasion The Guests.
:- - ... - . t-- "-v. "
There is no ; donbt about the
Modern Woodmen of Ameilba be
ing good entertainers. ; Every
guest who was presents Saturdav
night at ' the reception , given', in
their hall will stand - up and testify
to this fact, for not one- of those
present spent a dull moment - from
the time he entered the hall until
he left it. The affair was a recep
tion in honor of visiting members
of the order from the Monroe lodge.
About eighty guests were present.
There was music by Johnnie Dur
no and William Yates, and grapho
phone selections by Grant Whitney,
A banquet was the concluding fea
ture of the evening. The eleventh
of last June the Corvallis degree
team of the M. W. A. participated
in a competetive drill at Monroe,
carrying off the banner offered as
the prize. The Monroe lodge sent
Hast to have the banner made to
order, and the - occasion Saturday
night was made still more pleasura
ble by the presentation to the Cor
vallis lodge of thehaadsome trophy
that was brought down by the
Monroe delegation, the banner hav
ing just arrived from the makers in
the East. The local lodge is justly
proud of the prize, and feels deeply
grateful to the . Monroe order for
presenting such a fine one. Those
present Saturday evening were:
George Looney, Fae Porter., C. C.
Peel, J. M. Herron, Charles . Cart
wright, J. B. Shipley, Jim Dorping
James E. Loong, H. Schuelette,
M. Wilhelm, W.' H. 8chuelette,
Fred Darneilleand W C.Schuelette.
Real Estate Transfers.
Josephine Maxfield to C. E. Rob
inson, 5 acres adjoining Corvallis.
$1650.
J. C. Ingram and wife to Allen
D. Sheldon, 25 acres near Monroe,
$309.
J. E. Winegar and wife to W.W.
Winegar, 2 lots block 10. Corvallis.
$2,000.
Fred G. Blumhart and wife to
Electric Lieht and Power Co. 1 lots
and fraction of block one, Dixon's
Addition to Philomath, $160. -
Emil Lebbi and wife to Curtis
Stimson, one acre, iu Corvallis,
United States to Amos Cadawal-
ader patent to 80 acres- near Blod-
gett. . ...
Philomath College to M M.Long,
one lot Brown's addition to Philo
math, $8,500.
William Milbourn and wife to J.
S. Hart and wife, land near Philo
math, $4,500. ;, -.
S. H McElmurray et al, to Nan
cy D. Cauthorn) 214 acres near Al
bany." '
Rosa Seabrooks and husband. to
Andy Torgeson, 18 acres near Wells,
$500.
State of Oregon to H. Schutte 80
acres in Alsea, $100.
John Long and wife to R. Long
et al, 153 acres at Summit, $100, .
United States to Johnathah Car
ter, patent on' 160 acres near Wells.
Is the most rersetile iairk of
modern looming
A BETTER silk for greatar
at a lesser price. . . .
It's soft and lustrous enough for
an evening waist or strong caottgft
for a petticoat material all In oca.
The fabric itself best substantiate
these claims. Radium Silk Ia cbont
half the price you'd expect ta pry
for ao waarful a silk.
"Gordon"
The latest from New York
serge blue and black hats low
crowned and wide brims, to be pul-s
led down in front. Exclusive agen
cy at,
S.L-Klines. .
Trespass Notice.
Hunters or others found tree
passing on my premises, will.' be
prosecuted to the full extent of the
lawe. '
Wm. Knotte.
mm
JoeHKTSof
LATEST OGUE
SoII through Agencies everywhere with
WAitwrrEE of better satisfaction than
comesvith Hats offered at nearly
jwjve uie price o
VS a KiPSaT-EBV flu 'J
Ought
- '.' use
Elk Brand Maple
Syrup with
Olympic Pancake
Flour
WE ARE HEADQUARTERS
FOR BOTH.
HODES' GROCERY
IF Y5U ARB LOOKING FOR SOME REAL
good horgains in stock, grain, fruit and poultry
Ranches, write for oar special list, or come and
see us. We shall take pleasure in giving you all
the reliable information you wish, also showing
you over thje country.
Fitzsimmoris.
The foil-blooded Clydesdale stallion
reg. No. 11013 can be found at Vidito
Bros, stables Corvallia Oregon, on each
day of the week. Terms f 12 to insure
ive colt. - - -
G. R. FARRA,
Physician & Surgeon,
Office up stairs back of Graham &
Wells' drug store. Residence on the
corner of Madison and Seventh. Tele
phone at residence, 104.
c All calls attended promptly.
AMBLER & WATERS.
Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance.
Corvalis and Philomath, Or.
J
Freeh and fat Yaquina Bay oys
ters for the first time at Zierolf'a
next Saturday, Order now.
School books and school supplies
of all kinds at Graham & Wells.
B. A. CATHEY
Physician & Surgeon
Office, room 14, BanK Bldg. Honrs:
IO to 12 ud 2 to 4.
Phone, office 83, ; Residence 351? - .
Corvallis, s : - Oregon.
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