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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 11, 1905)
LOCAL LORE. ANOTHER OFFER. OTY LIMITS FIGHT. LIGHTNING TO STRIKE.1 ( IdverUsementa in tblB column charged for M tU9 rate of 1 ' oenu per line. Lee Kennedy returned to Portland Monday after a visit .. in Corvallis. '. : Miss Ada Finley came in from Irish Bend Monday, to attend OAC the remainder of the winter. t Ralph Davidson returned Monday from a few days' visit with his mother in Polk county. Miss Svl via and Mamie Starr returned Monday from a visit in Portland. -- Miss Clara Bohaanon left yes- terdav for a two months' visit with her brother at Ballston. - Monday evening from a brief busi ness trio to Mill City. X Miss Daisy Brown is, no long er a clerk in the store of Milner & Wellsher. She resiened the posi tion Monday. Crook County Journal: Alva Horton left Tuesday for Corvallis where he will sperid the next three weeks visiting his parents. isrnest JtSrown, residing near Brown's bridge, was chopping wood lnursday, wnen trie ax glanced, cutting a deep gash in the top of one foot, .- severing an artery. Dr. IOggan was called and several Stitches were . required in closing tlip nrftlltin : A spray of ripe, raspberries, displayed, at tne real estate omce ot Ambler & Watters, attracted at tention yesterday. On the. bush were blooms, green berries and ber ries fully matured and ripened. The showing for the ninth day of Jan uary, and irom a busn grown jan on Oregon. The berries were grown on the farm of Ben Taylor, ; three miles southwest of Philomath. Booth and Bridges, register and receiver of the Roseburg land office have been boosted from Office. ind the statement is that it was necessary to facilitate land - fraud ' prosecutions. A big contingent of - Sweet-Homers m the Cascades has been summoned betore the tederal grand jury and the land fraud - plot continues to thicken. If they "all get in the penitentiary it looks 1T1 V"v . 1 j " . 1 nue vjregon mignr. yet - go demo cratic. - ; 1 : .. The local . oratorical contest to select a -representative to.the estate contest, occurs in the' Armory, January 27th. The following are the representatives of the local lit erary societies at tne college: ' fier , ieroman, l,ouise Gilbert; Zete- gathean, Ralph Shepardj-Amlcitian John Withycombe: "Teffersoman N. V. Weatherford; Philadelphian. Maman Bilyeu; Utopian, Laura Pratt. ,. " . , ,. The indictment against Mayor Williams at Portland, has been .dis . missea. ine motion to quasa ,was made in Judge George's court, while members of the', grand jurj- mat returned the indictment were yet on the stairway, enroute to the .street after their final adjournment As a reason for his motion to quash - District Attorney Manning said there was no evidence on which convict, and that a majority of the jury, in his opinion, " brought the indictment without having given proper attention to the evidence The indictment was based on the , alleged refusal of Mayor Williams to order his chief of police to close a certain Portland gambling house . on a certain. day. BROWN GOT IT. :" Of Mountain Water for; Corvallis New Bidders in the Field. , : A new bid formountain water has reached the special water committee of the city council, and is now under consideration along wth the bid of the local water company. The bidders are new men in the field, and are A. J. Johnson, late member of the city council, E. R. Bryson, Prof. G. V. Skelton and others not mentioned in the pro position. They offer ; to bring Rock Creek water into town at the earliest possible moment upon ; the following terms: "First, -that the city grant-us, or our assigns, a trancnise ior tne per iod, of fifty years to lay a circulat ing system of main pipes through the streets and alleys of the city of CorvalKs and its future extension and to sell water to its inhabitants at minimum rates 'to be agreed upon. " y - "Second, that the" city-enter into contract' with us, or our , assigns, for its water supply for the period of twenty years from the date of in stallation, of our proposed system, which contract shall provide that we or our assigns shall furnish the city through such circulating sys tem water for adequate fire protec tion throughout ' the city, viewer flushing, sprinMing all street squares, and. streets fronting-on city property, and for use- in'., city buildings and fire department in return for which the city is to pay us on the day such service is fur nished through such proposed sys tem, the sum of $19, 600 maduance or the sum of $17,000 in advance for fifteen years 'of .said term, or the sum of $13,300 in advance for ten years of said term, and in the event of a partial payment only be ing made, then for balance of said contract period, at the rate of $2000 per year payable quarter-annually. This contract shall also provide that if for any reason the city is unable to make the advance pay ment provided for therein at the time specified therefor, then the city shall pay for the service con tracted for at the rate of two thous and dollars per year payable quart er-annually.'" 1 HAS ABANDONED IT. v.: The Diamond Ring-mkimed the Prop erty Saturday Afternoon. The fifty dollar diamond ring, given as a prize with the sale of good3 at Pratt's, went to Walter Brown. He held ticket 253, which was the lucky number, and' Satur day afternoon he presented his credentials, and carried home the diamond. The winners was quite as much surprised as he was pleas ed. -He had bought three watches for use as Christmas presents at . home and, when it came to taking -. the tickets , his purchases . entitled him to, he said he had no confid ence in getting even a look in at the prize. -He told the Pratts how ever, that they might put the tick ets in an envelope, seal it up and keep them for him. The tickets were left in the safe until Saturday afternoon, when ; Mr. Brown" in passing, stopped at the store. 1 ,The envelope was brought from the safe and after opening it, the first tick et that Mr. Brown took from the lot, was 253, the winning number. The Doflai-for-Dollar Plan in Road- Building and Repairs Benton : County Court, r: ,:' . : i v. ; - - .. - - The -county court has abandoned the dollar-for-dollar plan - of . road buildins: in - Benton. The order making provision for the construc tion and repair of roads on . that basis was rescinded at a, meeting of - the county court . ,. last .week. The change isone of. the results of the new road law. , In the latter, there is provision for each district that may so desire, : to levy a spe cial road taxf the proceeds of which shall be spent vthin the limits of such district; Under , this provis ion, the South Monroe district has levied a six mill tax, one of the Alsea districts, a five mill levy, and Henry. Hector's district "to the north of Corvallis, a - two mill special tax. The court holds that for general fund money to be speat on i he dollar-for-dollar,. plan while the districts in question or . other districts are taxing vthemselves with special levies, would be an injus tice to the latter... That is to- say, if for instance, Monroe is contri buting a special six mm levy in her own district, she ought not to be called on 'to put up . money .for improvement of roads in the Phi lomath or some other district on the dollar-for-dollar plan, and that s why the plan has been abandon ed by the county court. 1 ne donar-ror-doilar plan was put into operation by order of the court two and a half years ago, and some very good improvements have resulted irom it. . : - - For the present, a two mill, road levy, ordered by the county court at last week',s meeting is the only resource for improvement of the roads, except by special levy in the districts mentioned above. The two mill levy will however; yield a revenue, provided all. should be collected, of $7,265., applicable to roads and bridges. .- Councilmen Differed All but Sooth- era Suburbs to be Annexed A L, Midnight Scene. . . Proposed extensions to the city limits of Corvallis stirred up a small breeze in the council Monday night. The question at issue was - what suburbs should be added to the city, and what should not. Some of the councilmen wanted proper ty to the north, west and south brought in, while others opposed the extention of the limits so as to include the Fischer mill and other property south of Marys driver. Proceedings reached , the stage where one member allowed a dead lock was on and plunged -into a harmony speech in which he pleaded for peace. Dramatic effects may have been "added to the scene by the fact that it was long after midnight, and that all the rest of the city was in dreamy oblivion while the dads wrestled and boxed with the affairs of - state." ;The white-winged dove of peace settled on the scene. ..shortly . before, one o' clock when the majority surrend ered to the minority and adopted limits adding northern-and western suburbs to the corporation but leav ing the mill and other , "southern suburbs out of it. Several , votes were ' taken before an agreement was - finally reached. Councilman Emery moved to an nex all the proposed " limits but the mill and other southern suburbs, and called foryeas 'and nays. . Mr. Fischer was an interested specta tor while"the roll "was called. The yeas were, Irvine, - Johnson and Emery; nays, Rennie, Colbert, Por ter and Hansell. ,That time Emery's motion was lost.. Iater on it . was not. . .';-'.;":,' ' . ' The proposition to annex the. residence and farm suburbs north and west without the' southern sub urbs apparently; nettled Council man - Hansell, and he moved that none of the suburbs be annexed. Emery seconded the motion. Then Johnson said it was too bad for the council to get at loggerheads. He said the mill property was assessed very low anyway, and that the bridges over there, might make the bringing in. of the mill suburbs a costly piece of business to the city. He asked Mr. Fischer the question if about $2Q,ooo was all the mill was assessed for, and then said this whole matter was a cold business proposition and that the brethren of the council should hot become as strangers to each-mother. Council man Hansell was touched and he withdrew his motion. ' Then Toys for children, store. i . ...--. . Hodes' gun If in f rarch of jurdiniers call on E, B. Homing, He has a fine line councilman moved - to reconsider the Emery motion. . The vote for reconsideration was unanimous, and then a vote on the question of ' an nexing all else but Jeaving- out the mill suburbs was ordered, and Em ery called for the yeas and nays. The vote was: Yeas, Porter, Ir vine, Joiuison, Rennie, Hansell, Emery.. Nays, - Colbert. After that the council adjourned. HIS HIGH DIVE. Hore High Officials Indictments Pre dicted for Other Oregon Men. Washington, January 9. It is stated by high officials of the Inte rior Department today that the grand jury at Portland will this week return further indictments against Representative Hermann. "We are going to convict Her mann," said this official. "Our case against him is complete, x and we have the facts and . are going to spring them. He doesn't know what we .have and may think he will escape, . but he ia mistaken. There are going to be other sensa tional developments in Portland when the grand jury gets to work. You will probably learn that anoth er member of the Oregon delega tion is involved in frauds, and that your District Attorney has gotten himself into serious trouble." The member of the delegation referred to is J. N. Williamson. , Representative Hermann appear ed in the House this afternoon as he intended, but Senator Mitchell re mained at his apartments all day. ACycl ; r, . 1 : one otrttcK out Cloak and Suit Department $10 50 Ladies Tailor made suits for 13 50 . " 16 50 ". " 20 00 ' " 25 00' 6 8 10 12 25 75 25 00 50 All Cloaks, Jackets, Tourist Coats and Furs at half price during our January sale. ; - We have on hand a few Large Eugs and Art Squares which we will close at cost for want of room.. WINTER EXCURSION RATES; To Yaqnina Bay A new Depart ure on the S. P. ; Recognizing a long felt want, and de eiring to give the public cheap rates to the Coast in the winter as well as the summer, for pereons who desire to Bee the bounding billows in ' their wildest' moods and imbibe the pare ozone bf the winter air at the Coast, the Southern Pacific in connection with . the C. & E. have placed on Bale taking effect Nov. 2; 1904, and continuing until March 31st, 7905. from all points on their linesround trip tickets to Yaqnina Bay at the same rate as during the summer time; These tickets will be sold on Wednesdays and Saturdays only and will .be good for re turn sixty days from date of sale. ! Miee Dr.nthorn's baths will be in oper ation and anyone who desires a genuin health resort duting the winter cannot do better than to spend a month or eo at Yaquina. . .' Similar tickets will be sold from Al bany, Corvallis and Philomath and all points on the C. & E. Full information as to rates, baggag etc, can be obtained by applying to the nearest S.' P. agent or direct -from W.' E. Coman, G. P. A. S. P. Co Portland, o Edwin Stone, Manager C. & E. Albany, P. S. Through tickets to Portland are sold by the C. & E- at Corvallis and by the S. P., Portland, to Corvallis via Al bany and the C. & E. at the same rate as via the Westside, $2.60. C.& E trains connect at Albany with the Albany Portland local both ways. For Sale. Mill feed, flour, wheat,- oats, vetch, chk-ken feed, potatoes, wood and gravel Delivered to all parts of city. . .. Phone 342- Opposite: Steam Laundry . . John Beach. Our Annual Sale ! iet and Beliei This week we start the ball rolling with the most sensational offers of the season in merchandise. We expect the citizens of Corvallis and vicinity 'to make money while we are running thia sale as they hav3 never done before in the purchase of good goods for little money. The time to buy -is when the other fel low wants to sell. Be careful, don't say we Mole them. r .. . ... . -s. . v'-. .: At or about Thanksgiving one yellow or dark sable colored dog. White breast white ring around neck:, white fore feet; tip of tail white; small strap around neck and small snap fastened in strap; ans wers to. name of Tam - Liberal v- reward offered for any - -in formation leading to his recovery. Address " . ... Dan Savage, - - Willamina, Or , . .., Found. . ' . A gold pen. , Owner can secure same at Hodes grocery, by- paying for'this notice. . Workmen Fell Twenty Five Feet His Cheek Bone Broken Charles ;". " : Bardwell. v A fall of 20 to 25 feet, from the upper" story into the-basement of the Corvallis saw mill, is the ; ac cident that befell Charles Bardwell ' Saturday morning., A broken cheek bone and a number of in consequential bruises is the result of the involuntary high dive. The accident happened while Bardwell was oiling machinery in the upper portion of the mill. , His foot slip ped, and ldsing his balance, fell forward. In the fall, alter drop ping through the first story, he fell heavily against the stairway lead ing to the basemenfvbelow, which was perhaps a fortunate fact in that it partially broke the force ot the momentum before he -finally struck the bottom floor. .Though stunned by the blow, Bardwell picked himself up and immediately went to 'work. After half a dozen logs' had been sawed, however, the mill hands noticed that he acted strangely. His query to one of them was. "What has be come of that log we were sawing when I fell ?' ' After that Bardwell was taken home and a. physician called, -. when it was ascertained that a fracture of the cheek bone had resulted from the fall. Sever al weeKs ago, JBardwell had a very narrow escape at the same place. He was working about in the mill when his overalls became entangled with a revolving shaft. ' One leg was being surely and swiftly drawn toward the merciless steel when the machinery 'was stopped, -nly in the nick of time. ' - ' - - - b S . Estray ,. v ' Oue red yearling steer with ' under bit n left ear. The animal came to my ploce last July. The owner will please call at my place and claim property. -t i F. B. Decker, . Philomath, Or. LADIES' JACKETS, $10 to $25 9 vza Cut to the modest sum of.... VI Wl xPJ LADIES' SKIRTS. On these we are pleased to make you a price at 25 percent discount. DRESS GOODS. Red Tags on all- such represent a reduction of 25 percent. Corvallis' Greatest Sale of Gents' Trousers. . . 2 50 Grade Cut to $1 85 3 00 Grace Cut lo 2 25 3-50 Grade Cut to 2 75 $4 00 Grade Cut to $3 10 5 00 Grade Cut to 3 85 All others in proportion. WHEN YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD. IT'S SO. f. i. milie:r r If you want -fine china- go to Zierolf's. ; He bas the largest arjd rrioht complete line in the city, i-i With the Opening of the New Year : "We wish to thank our customers for their generous patronage. We have -; every reason to congratulatevourselves on our success, in more than only a financial sense, in the half year of our business relations with the people of Corvallis and vicinity. We appreciate the fact that tbis-is due to your ; good will and cooperation and we respectfully solicit a continuance of the . same, assuring you that it shall be our highest endeavor to meet your ' every want in our line.-' '.Consistant with the lowest living margin.of profit. It will be our aim to meet your further patronage by fair and courteous , treatment of each and everyone. -a.: - .. , We expect to enlarge our stock in every line, thus securing to you the advantage of making, your selections that you would enjoy in the stores of - the larger cities, and at prices that will not suffer - by compairson. 1 Our motto is, fair dealing, low prices, honest goods. - ' With best wishes to all for a happy and prosperous year, we remain . , ' Respectfully yours, HOLLENBERQ & CADY. , The, House , Furnishers;