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Oorvallis Times.
Official Paper o( Bentoa Canty. -
OOKVAXXIB, OBKGON, NOV B, 1904.
ON OTHER SIDE.
This Writer Argnes Against Prohibi
tion of Liqnor Selling in
Benton.
Editor Times- Having read the
arguments of Mr. Henry Sheak
and Mr. R. L. Glass in recent is
sues of the Times in favor of local
option, I would like to say a few
words in reply. :
In the first place we all know
that spirituous liquor, wine or beer
will be made and that as long as it
isjmade, it will be sold. Now what
is the difference who sells it?
Whether the saloon, drug store or
some retailer outside of the state ?
I.lauor is, I will admit when taken
to excess injurious as is anything
else taken in excess. Right here
I would like to state that there are
more people in the United States
who suffer from dyspepsia and
many other ailments caused by ov
er eating than by excessive drink
Ine and I am satisfied that the
pbysiiians of the country will bear
out my statement.
When taken moderately i it is
bevond a doubt a great stimulant
and does more eood than harm. If
it was so harmful as some people
would like to have it. why do all
physicians prescribe it? Why is it
useaiorso many mcaicinai jrar
poses? ,;- ' '-
If Mr. Glass don't care ; for t
saloon he can stay out and nobody
will blame him for his convictions
and for living up to them,' but Mr.
' Glass must give his fellow men the
same privileges and not try to dic
tate to him what he shall drink.- If
a man sees fit to take a glass of
beef or wine, he has a perfect right
to do so, and anybody that tries to
prevent him from it is infringing
on that man's liberty as an Ameri
can citizen. :
Did not our Savior enjoy a glass
ol wine at the wedding of Canaar
Is is not a matter of fact that
thousands of dollars are annually
distributed among the poorer class
by the hoperowers of the state
which help to buy their winter's
, supply of tood clothing, shoes, etc,
Are not many, yes the' far largest
per cent so-called Christians?
Can you class the loreign immi
grants especially from Germany to
this country in a lower category
because thev enioy a glass of beer
or wine? '
In Germany everybody nearly
takes his or her glass of beer or
wine, according to their means, the
government officials, the soldier,
the workingman, and even the
minister. Now I would like 1 1 ask
Mr. Glass: Are German college
professors or students inferior to
their American brothers? If so
why do we send our young people
there to finish their education? Is
the German soldier inferior to the
American brother? Is there as
much fraud and corruption among
the officials of the government as
there is here? Surely not.
If there is a poor man in this
world, who will help him ' the
quickest? The religious fanatic or
-the so called worldly 1 man ? Are
all the strikes and the great suf
ferings connected with it brought
about through liquor? Are all
the sufferings and heartrendering
scenes of war brought about by liq
uor? Don't the farmer, stock
raiser and mechanic of German
descent prosper here besid his
starving neighbor, in spite of the
use of liquor?
Mr. Sheak, I would like to ask,'!
how is it that Milwaukee prospers?
Her industries amount to $250,
000,000 a year which employ 85000
people. Her wholesale business
' amoun,s to $30,000,000 a year.
Why is it that Milwaukee's mech
anics mostly own their own homes?
Milwaukee has no tenement dis
trict to show. She has 3,000
saloons, which are not compelled
to close one hour, not even on Sun
day, and still drunkeness is un
known there. The only reason she
is compelled to keep her efficient1
police department is because she is
situated 85 miles from the most
ungodly city!
Therefore, I for myself think a
man is a man whatever his sur
roundings may be, and am willing
as long a9 liquor is made, to have
it sold through well regulated
saloons and have the city derive
the benefit in the way of license
; from it.
Herman Breyeb.
Alsea, Oregon, Oct. 30, 1904.
Wants Your Business.
"All hands on deck,
Stand to the wheel," .
I ant meeting all the trains day
aod night, and if you - have any
baggage please cell phone 251 or at
Headquarters at Allen's drug
etore, . John Lenger.
AGAINST TEE TRAFFIC
This Writer Argues for Banishment of
Saloons From Benton. '
EDITOR CORVAUJTS TIMES: '
I appreciate your offer to open
the columns of the Times for the
discussion of this nost important
question, but first permit me to say
that the people of Oorvallis and
Benton County ought to appreciate
a paper that is not far from right
on all the questions of the hour,
whether it be questions of county
and city finance, the questions of
mountain water and public health,
tor the all-important questions re
lating to public morals. Loftier
sentiments never find their way in
to the columns of a local paper
than were expressed last week in
your editorial "What is War?" ,
But to the question; How shall
the people of Benton county vote
on the saloon question? Corvallis
is to be a college city. Shall it be
college city with saloons? The
two are incompatible. The college
is growing. There is no one who
can . foretell what, it may be in ten
years from today, but one thing is
certain: without saloons its growth
will be immeasurably 'greater than
with them, rarents who ' have' in
terest enough in their children to
send them to college,, sacrificing
money, time, and often health, to
do so, almost invariably want to
send them where they will be away
from the influence of the three evils
which go hand in hand the saloon
the gambling-hell and the brothel,
and where one exists the' others
will come sooner or later. There are
no exceptions to this rule. What
is the Agricultural College worth
to this County? . Five hundred
students at present wlio spend here
probably not . less, on an average,
than $200 each per yeaf or $100,
000. Supposing conditions so near
ly ideal that the number should in
crease to 2000 students in the near
future; with $400,000 put into cir
culation by students besides the
money spent by the faculty which
would necessarily increase in like
proportion and we begin to realize
what' a valuable asset the college
may grow to be. . What are the
saloons worth' to Corvallis? The
article in the Times last week ans
wers the question, Let us "show
our , enterprise by banishing" the
enemies 'of education;' then we can
build up the OAC and make Cor
vallis ideal, and the beit college
town in the Northwest.
j. A.
GILKEY.
THE FATAL WEDDING,
Monday's Oregonian has the
following concerning the play to be
given at the Corvallis Opera House
Friday night. ; Theodore Kremer
has written melodramas enough to
stock the stage for the next genera
tion, : but he struck 12 when he
finished "The Fatal Wedding.' '. It
was a sort of inspiration in concep
tion. The featuring of a child part
was inspiration , number 1, for in
melodrama, the. rule is that the
youngsters who appear are wooden,
little . marionettes . in whom the
audjence can feel but little interest.
But all the world loves a real child, ;
and' "the little mother" as portray
ed by little Gussie Shires is the
most important factor of the , pro
duction. As child actresses go,
little Miss Shires is so far above
them that they have nothing in
common. '
Inspiration number 2 was the
sublime courage which came to him
when he wrote a four-act melodra
ma without a butchers' bill in it,
for be it known that nobody is kill
ed until the last 10 seconds when
the adventuress suicides in front of
the altar of Grace Church.
The play is swift and ; intense.
So much so that the .audience was
kept in a quandary whether to laugh
or cry or shout. . It managed to do
all, however, before the show was
over. The company is an unusual
ly capable one and gives a smooth,
evenly-balanced performance. The
escape of "the little mother", the
wronged wife, and the resourceful
French servant from the counter
feiters' den, band-over rhand along
a light rope, and the sensational
occurrence in Gra:e Church, from
which the piece takes ' its name,
were the big pulse-quickening in
cidents. The production is well
equipped with scenery, and the
costumes were neat and correct. ",
Best line of mattibgs in this city
to be found at BUckledgea furni
ture store.
An Open Letter.
To the Editor: Having learned
it is generally understood that we
have refused to debate with J. V.
Coombs or .his representative. Rev.
Handsaker, we wish to say that we
are ready to meet them at any time.
Subject: "The Bible teaches and
sustains spirit return and spirit
communication in the present age.
V e affirm.
Jessie S. Petit Flint.
IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
Hiss Carrie Danneman ' Thrown
From Buggy and Seriously In- .
-lured Now at Condon.. ' '
.Miss Carrie . Danneman -lies, se-'
verely injured at the- home of ; a
physician at Condon, " Oregon," " as
the result of a runaway accident.
The character and extent 1- of . her
injuries are not fully known.- but
for a time they : were considered
very serious. '; One shoulder is bad
ly involved,1- together I with ' exten
sive bruises, and for a time : there '
was fear of internal injuries. She j
was unconscious from the- moment j
she was thrown ; from her buggy,
at four o'clock in the afternoon,
until eight o'clock the following
morning, a period of sixteen hours.
Telephonic messages Monday after
noon and yesterday, i assured the
mother in this city, that the patient
was doing as well as could be ex
pected, but that there could be no
removal for several days to come.
The accident happened near Co-
don, Thursday afternoon. With
a young lady friend , . Miss Danne
man was enroute from Clem to
Condon, and was within about . a
mile of the latter place. The horse
was one that had been in the fami
ly for several years, and though a
spirited animal, was considered
gentle. The account is that he
suddenly became frightened, and
that in a runaway . -that resulted,
Miss Danneman and. her compan
ion were thrown out of the buggy,
The companion was unhurt, save a
few bruises, .butj Miss Danneman
was left lying by the roadside - with.;
no sign of life observable. She was
taken to the home of a physician at
Condon; where she has , since had
every care that medical skill can
bestow.. : Miss Lulu Spangler and
Miss Bessie Danneman are at the
bedside.
LOTS OF CIDER.
An Annual Output of the Corvallis
Factory. " . '
Since the first of October there
has been activity at the Corvallis
cider factory undef the" manage
ment of G. W. Smith. Previously
the original factory had been en
larged by an addition 30 by 50 feet,
but notwithstanding the storage
capacity, the building is now filled
with barrels of cider numbering
310, each containing 50 gallons.
Still, other near-by buildings are
available for storage purposes af
work continues. . .
Thursday' last it was announced
that for the present, apples could
not be accepted for manufacture on
shares, for the reason that the fac
tory had utilized all barrels on
hand, and that an additional sup
ply was not at once available. Up
to this time the factory has paid, 15
cents per tied sack, or about Jo
cents per - bushel. In estimating
the quantity of cider produced st
the factory this season occounts
should be taken of several thousand
gallons taken from the mill by those
providing apples for a share of the
product.
Mr. Smith is undecided as to
what disposition will be made of
the cider on hand. Condensers
may be purchased which transform
the cider , into vinegar . in a very
short time. There has been also
considered a suggestion that much
of the factory's -product be bottled
by rrof. rernot s process which
was recently described in the Times.
Mr. Smith went , to , Portland
Saturday for the purpose of obtain
ing additional barrels, if possible
They i are usually obtained from
wholesale liquor dealers,, but the
supply had been absorbed bv an
unusual demand by cider factories.
The shut-down at the local factory
will therefore continue during this
season, except that it will run on
next Saturday and . the following
Saturday for parties wishing to
have apples pressed for themselves
The conditions are unfortunate, as
there appears to be a large supply
ot apples yet available.
Wanted.
Girl to do general housework.
Inquire at the Times office.
Supervisors Claims.
Lewis Wentz Saperv'r no. 5$ 22 50
H M Flemming
2 10 oo
6 40 co
- 8 . 3 00
9 ,13 50
11 20 00
13 37 03
14 23 75
15 500
17 500
21 3 50
have been
BMDodele '
C HSkaggs V
A Cadwalader '
JR Fehler
J E Banton
E N Starr
D B Farley
Doke Gray '.
JO Wilson
The above claims
filed with the county, clerk, and
notice is hereby given that the
eame will be allowed at the Nov:
ember 1904 term of the county
court unless objections thereto ' be
filed. i : -
Published by order of court.
Dated Oct 22nd, 1904.
Victor P. Moses,
County Clerk.
IN THE FOREHEAD.
Accidental Shooting of Jaaes Herron
Boys did it With Target Rifle
James" M. Herron, of the Barclay
neighborhood, was accidentally shot
in the forehead," "while on his way
to Corvallis last Saturday, J The
bullet took'- effect in, the forehead,
an inch and a half above the right
eye,; and passing, around, lodged
under, the skin over the right tem
ple. : It passed through the hat
band," and flattened itself against
the skull bone of the forehead. The
resistance of the hat band and the
strength of the skull bone apparent
ly alone prevented the missile from
entering the brain, and thereby
softened this story ot the accident.
Mr. Herron accompanied by Mrs.
Herron was on his way to Corvallis
for a load of lumber. -They were
in the vicinity ot the bridge across
the Fisther mill race. Two Cor
vallis lads, armed ; with 22-calibre
target-rifles, were hunting in the
vicinity. They were Edwin Wood
cock and Dean Dilley, aged 10 or 1 1
years, ; As he drove along, some
thing suddenly struck Mr. Herron
in the forehead. . . He neither saw
the boys nor heard the shot He
thought for a moment he had been
struck over the head with a heavy
club. A , few moments later the
blood ; began to trickle down
his face. An examination disclos
ed the trouble, and he drove hastily
to town where Dr.. Cathey removed
the bullet -and dressed the.wound.
His passage through; , the street
with blood flowing . down his face
attracted ! wide attention and for a
time there was a mild sensation.
The wound is far less serious than
it might have been, : though r the
spot will be tender for a long time
tO COUle. y Sl',';
I The shoqting was purely accident
al, as the boys do not even remem
ber, to have seen the wagon or any
one else along the road at the time
they shot.;;
WHAT HE DISCUSSED.
An Able and Interesting Address and a
Large and Appreciative
r Audience.1
'The South and Its People" was
the subject of an address at the
First Methodist church Sunday
evening. The Speaker was. Rev.
reese, and tnediscourse nas since
been the, subject of much favor
able comment about town: A large
audience lollowed the speaker with
unwavering attention from the
opening sentence until the close of
the meeting,' .
. ; The beginning , of the address
was rich in description of the South
its historic battlefields," its beauti
ful scenery, the characteristics and
customs of the people, and the
chivalry and, hospitality for which
the Southerner is noted far and
wide. The speaker touched upon
the slavery question, giving a brief
history of. its origin, growth and
final overthrow in the South. He
related instances known to himself
in which the ex-slave, had. in after
years, owing to a change of fortune
provided maintenance for the , mis
press he had formerly served,; and
whose property he had . been. He
told, too, in convincing language
what education, has done, and is do
ing for the negro, and . how, in
many cases, the educated colored
man today stands in positions of
honor and distinction in, the edu
cational and scientific world. V , :
The final thought in the Sunday
evening address Was , what religion
has done, is doing and will event
ually do for the negro. ( Rev. Feese
declares that the colored race is
easily influenced in ,. religion", '., and
that the churches should take an
active interest in seeing ,to it that
the gospel is brought home to the
colored man, ;. wherever . he may
live. (
The address of Rev. ' Feese was
not without touches of humor, this
making it enjoyable for all classes
of listeners.
TRADE
GLOVES
In Black, Whit e and Colors
Price $1.50, : Every pair gu
aranteed, For sale by
Nolan & Callahan.
. For Sile.
. Four fine Berkshire sows with
four to six young pig3 each. ' To
be seen at my farm a mile and a
half eouthwest of Corvallis.' .
Samuel Whiteeide,
R FDNo 2, Corvallis.
Ha:.till mars
v j'-U-i' , i j. JUL
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G. R. FARRA,
Physician & Surgeon,
Office up 'stairs back of . Graham &
Wells' drag store. Residence on the
corner of Madison and Seventh. Tele
phone at residence, 104.
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Physician & Surgeon . ,
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Phone, office 83. Residence 351.
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