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Gorvallis Times. Official Paper of Benton County. VOBTAKUS, OKEGC3T, MAE 29, 180 E RUR4L WORKED. "Bat old Line Didn't When tie Doctor ; ' . was Wanted An Incident. Editor Times: Will you kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to say a few lines in regard to the service the people here are receiving from the Pacific States Telephone Company. ' It seems that when their service is most needed they are off duty or asleep or at least deaf to our calls. On the 2-rd inst. between the hour of one and two o'clock a. m. we "were at the Hoskins omce lor one half hour endeavoring all that time to get a call through to a doctor at Corvallis. and was compelled to abandon the attempt. Resort was had to the rural line which involv ed the awakening of the two switch tenders between Hoskins and Lor ' vallis .and yet within ten minutes we were through the switches of . Dr. lather's and T. M. Staats and communicating with the home of a phyysician m Corvallis. The aid of a doctor was much needed and yet the great Pacific States Tele phone Company was deaf to our calls. Here we wish to say that it is a great blessing to the people that they have their eyes open and learning that they can build and operate their own telephone lines and by so doing receive a much better service and a cheaper one to them than they can get from the Pacific States Telephone Co. -And yet they take . or least seem i to take great pleasure in traveling over the country and telling the people that they are it and through them the only real telephone serv ice is to be had. Yes. that . sounds well, but such is not the case as we have been in a position to know for some time, to get a fair idea as to which of the two systems are en , deavoring to do justice by the people, and we have found that in our locality the Inpependent system is held in much higher esteem. Much credit is due the rural line switch tenders for their prompt ness in attending to the switches. Yours for the Rural Telephone, M. I. Frantz. Hoskins," Or., March 24th, 1905. HE BEAT LILLY. In Lawsuit Got big fee for Selling Hopyard Ireland as Real Estate : ;'-,;r ; .Han. -, A jury in the circuit court gave to C. E. Ireland Monday a fee of -$459 fr selling the S. N. Lilly hop yard to D. B. Taylor. Accord ing to the complaint and testimony , Mr. Lilly himself was not willing to pay the ..fee , to Ireland. The complaint declares that it was agreed between Mr. Lilly and Mr. Ireland that the latter should act as an agent for the sale of the hop yard. The original terms by which the sale was to made was that the place, with the lease held by certain- Chinese tenants cancelled, should go at $12,000. Taylor, the prospective buyer examined the farm but returned to Independence without making a purchase. On . the witness stand, it appeared in evidence, that afterward, Ireland went to Independence to see Tay-v . lor. Lilly had given Ireland the privilege to sell the place, with the lease of the Chinamen in effect, for $9,000. If he made the sale on these conditions, Ireland was to re ceive a fee of $500. Taylor himself testified that but for the efforts of Ireland to induce him to do so, he would not have purchasad the hop yard. The testimony of Taylor is said to have been one of the facts that floored the jurors and they brought in a verdict providing for a five per cent commission on the sale price of $9,000 and - interest, aggregating $459. There was tes- timony to the effect that after the sale, Mr. Lilly offered Mr. - Ireland $20. . Call for Warrants. . Notice is hereby given that there is money on hand in the city treasury - '- to pay all warrants drawn on the general fund and in- dorsed prior to Oct 14, 1903, in cluding warrant numbered 3495. There is also money in the city treasury to pay all indorsed . city street fund warrants. Interest will be stopped on same from this late. Corvallis, Mar 28, 1905. : . . , William McLagan, '' " ' ' City Treas. ' For Sale. Cood milch cows. m29-im ; W. H. Ish, Inavale. Ore. PAYS CASH NOW. Eentoa Again out of Debt Treasur er's Call Today Cancels all -- Warrants. Benton county is once more out of debt. ' The notice of Treasurer Buchanan published in the Times today, calls in and cancels all out standing county warrants. Until the issuance of this call there were warrants outstanding since Novem ber 1,-1904, a period ol nearly five months, and , aggregating about $9,200. Besides paying off the en tire indebtedness of ? the county, there is still in the hands of the treasurer j. sufficient sum to pay current expenses for possibly a couple of months. In addition, the sheriff is still collecting taxes, and something more will yet be ad ded to the stock of cash in the treasurer's hands. It will not suf fice for long, however, as provision was only made in the levy for a suf ficient collection to cancel the debt and leave the county-free to oper- ate on a cash basis for a month or two.'- I,ast spring the county enjoyed a similar relaxation from debt for a short period. All ; outstanding warrants were called in March 20th and business was conducted on a cash basis until July 6th, when warrants began to be issued again. The present call for warrants is the third since tax collecting began. The other two called in all warrants issued between July 6th and Nov ember 1, 1904. The condition of county finances ought to be a source of satisfaction to all taxpayers. Figures recently published by the secretary of state, show the county to be one of the most economically managed of any; county in the state. Its current expenses were less f or 1 904 than the expenses of all - other counties in the state, save eight, and of the eight, all were small inconsequen tial or new counties like Curry, Wheeler and the like. The con dition reflects much credit on Mr. Watters, Mr. Rickard, Mr. Irwin, Mr, Jolly, and perhaps other memb ers present and past of the county court. AS OTHERS SAW. Sidelights - on College Orators The Barn Storming Variety. ' There is comment about college oratory as a result of the Newberg contest. ; A Eugene writer has his view of real art. Speaking of the things done by some of the orators while delivering at Newberg, he says: , .. : "If Caesar went to Carthage the A-ti i a . : i. t. ; . ui amis iigui uauu wcul wuu nun, it Caesar went up a mountain, both hands went with him; and if Caes ar stood still, feet were raised and lowered in a pile-driver fashion as if to move him, as if to say, 'Caes ar, why stand ye gazing idly? Move lest Brutus move thee.' But if Caesar did not move the wisdom of his choice was commended and we saw Caesar crucified. I V But a few only made noise while the others made a noisy noise. The correspondent of the Corvallis Times was right when he said that some spoke in a . Websterian style while the majority warmed up to the occasion and delivered their work in what is commonly known as barnyard . oratory. Everyone who is acquainted with the story of Don Quixote's windmill can re alize the poise of our college ora tors. Yet, ' it has been said that in order to be heard it is necessary to make a noise, so if a noise is good let it be noised : about that more noise is better. The man who won . was a slender individual with light hair, and a thin face. The arms were long and slender, being well adapted for the windmill effect and his voice was deep and strong enough to sound a warning from yonder peak. Like Old Faithful, the Yellowstone geyser, he would burst forth with unusual power and brightness at regular intervals. Some thought such a style of oratory wonderfully good, others thought it ridiculously funny. Now to. express public . opinion it- must besaid that the Newberg orator ical effect, was not pleasing; it did not indicate maturity: and as has been said it was nothing other than another instance 01 ranting versus polish, and as usual, ' the former won," Spring Opening. Pattern hats and novelties at Mrs J. Masons, Friday Mar. ' 31, , and following days. : Wood Srwing. I am prepared to saw w ood on short notice with gasolene wood-; saw. ' - - W. E. Boddy.- , Ind.phone.351. JURY TRIED IT. Suit Against E. W. Strong Lane County' Heirs, tne Plaintiffs. One of the jury cases in the pres ent term of the circuit court was the Palmer heirs of Lane county, ver sus E. W. Strong of Benton. In November, 1 901 , according to the complaint, Strong contracted with the Palmers to take all the milling timber off of a certain 160 acres of land on Hutchinson Island, near the mouth of the McKenzie .' river. By the contract, Strong was to pay $1.50 per thousand for maple logs, $3 for ash. fifty cents per thousand for white fir and balm, and 75 cents for red and yellow fir. By July, 1903, all timber of the above var ieties on the island that was 14 inches in diameter at the top and eight feet long had to be cut and removed. The sum of $106 was paid down, and was to be a4 part of the last payment. - On a certain date in 1903 a settlement was had and $515.75 was paid by Strong to the plaintiffs for logs cut from the island. Plaintiffs claimed Strong cut the creamlof the timber and left all the balm and the poorer - timbef of the other varieties still stand ing. Jf lamtms claimed strong owed them $100 and interest, and Strong claimed he s didn't. The case occupied a part of Monday and Tuesday. The jury was out when the Times went to press. WATER COMMITTEE MET. Some Committees Named Construe tion Work This Year if Possible. A meeting of the Water commit tee was held in the First National Bank parlors Monday night. The laM creating the committee, does not become operative until May 18,- and the proceedings were informal, being confined mostly to a discus sion of plans. , W. R. of the council committee, tion of an engineer was Robert Huston and J. R. Hansell for selec present. Smith of the water committee were appointed to act with the council committee in securing a suitable man to make a preliminary survey for the pipe lines. Mr. Huston, Mr. Avery, and Mr. Smith were appointed i committee to correspond, with all towns that are - operating .. - water plants under municipal 'OwnSnhip for the purpose of securing data for use as required. It was Jhe unanimous expression of those present that a water plant of permanent and substantial char acter should be the guiding v motto of the commiitee, and that nothing cneap . in the way ot.. material or plans should be employed. It was also the general idea that construc tion ought to begin as soon as pos sible in order that work might be in progress, during the . Lewis and Clark Fair "The work ought to be going this year, said Mr. Mil ler of . the committee, "when the Lewis and Clark Fair is in prog ress, so that - the: Eastern visitors who come to Corvallis may see that the town is alive and in the act of bringing in for domestic and other use; mountain water known to be the best the country affords." : The same idea is held by all the memb ers present, and . the expression general that the actual work of con structing the -system would be the best advertisement Corvallis could put out, and the most effective in ducement that could be --offered homeseekers to locate in the town. For Sale. Real estate, farm and city property ior sale, exchange or rent. No Bales means no commission to be paid. Your pat ronage kindly solicited. Help furnish ed and positions secured. . H M. Stone, South Main street, Corvallis. Yon will find full line of flooring Rus tic and finishing lumber t the ' Benton County lumber yards opposite S, P. de pot. - Our No. 3 grade of the above can not be beat in price and material, Call and gee. -.- - mi5-tf Mill Feed Prices. - . Feed can be had at the - following prices at either the Corvallis or Benton flouring mills: Cracked corn per bush , 80 cents or 1.40 per 100 pounds; roll ed barley, 1.10 per per sack; chop bar ey 1.05 rer sack ; bian trd thorts st lh anal prices. The Corvallis Flouring Mills. Eggs for Hatching. Entered 7 birds at Corvallis show and won 3 firsts, -I second and 3 third prizes. White Rock eggs $1 for 15. " v , S. C. Rhode Island Reds:' Eggs from 1st pen $2.50 per 16 , - " , and " $1.50 "15., ' These are prices packed in special boxes for shipping. , -, -' . ' V -W, A. Bates', 1 '- - - , CoryaHis, Or. WAS IN WAR SCENES'. And Had Pictures And Explained Them Consul Miller's Lecture. The Russo-Japanese war and al lied topics were the subject of a lecture in College chapel Saturday night by H. B. Miller, late Amer ican consul to Niu Chwang, China, recently- named by the president to be consul at the more important post at Yokohama, Japan. -There was a large audience, and all close- followed the speaker during the progress of his remarks. The lect ure was illustrated with stereop- ticon views of war scenes, soldiery, cannon, people and other objects in and out of the war. There was a picture of the Russian gunboat that early in the struggle was posted at Niu Chwang, and which when the aps took the place was taken 30 miles up the river and blown up. There was a picture of the famous Russian Battleship - Retszevan, which the Japs puf out of commis sion in the first naval - engagement of the war, and another of the Variag which the Japs shot out of commission in the second engage ment, but which however, they since raised ana are now arming for use in the Japanese navy. . . There, were pictures .of floating mines. 01 big guns, both Russian and Japanese, pictures of notable buildings at Niu Chwang. Dalney, Mukden pronounced MookdenJ and other cities, pictures of notable officers in both armies, and of many other objects of varied interest. As the picture appeared on the canvas?. it was explained biietly, sometimes humorously by Mr. Miller. A historical sketch - of the causes of the war was given, from which it was easy to discern that the speaker; is in - complete sympathy with the Japs, from whom he de clared there is much Americans can learn with profit. He compar ed the plan of campaign by the Japs in the present and the Chin ese war of 1895 and showed how the Japs have from the first follow ed the exact route that they pur sued in the former conflict, differ ences being that they took Port Arthur from -the Chinese in . 14 days, while the task took' 1 1 months in the case of the Russians, and that in the case of the former war the Japs suffered one reverse at the hands of he Chinese, while their movements against the Russians have been an unbroken line of victories. He said the moment Russia, France and Germany, un der the pretext that ; her presence there was a menace to the peace of the world, required Japan, after taking, the fortress from China to evacuate Port Arthur and South ern Manchuria, every man of prom inence in Japan inwardly resolved then and there to wipe out the in sult with force, and began at onCe to prepare for the conflict. After nine years of preparation during which Russia had herself by ma chinations acquired the territory and fort from . which Japan had been thrust, the Japs are - now at fearful cost to both sides, avenging indignities heaped upon her by the Triple Alliance. , Diamond Chick Food. v Head Light oil the best for incubators. Field and garden seeds at Dunn & Thatcher. For Sale. Defiance seed -wheat, deliverable in Corvallis. Price one dollar per bushel, sacked. - ' Richard Kiger. Dry Fir Wood At $3.50 per cord. Orders solicited for grub oak for summer1 delivery. Prank Francisco, - , Corvallis. For Sale. , Barred Plymouth rocks 75c Brown Leghorn eggs at 50 c dozen. J. B. Irvine. and per - The prettiest and best wall get for that new house is concrete blocks. . you can Whitney's Whitney buys cement in large quan tities and can make the price right with you, - , ' A large amount of no. 2 rough lumber all lengths. . . At Corvallis saw mill for $6. 50 per M - Wanted. 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To-day a man who fails to give ' himself this care and consideration for per sonal appearance is branded as a back number, not a progres sive citizen. . , . Fashionable cloth ing does not necessar ily mean an enormous outlay. Prominent manufacturers are do ing remarkable things ' these days; through their tailoring advan- -tages. We have busi ness suit3 this year that you can most cer- ; tainly appreciate, and you should be inter ested in knowing what Americ a's. largest We refer now to the HEWYDEX doing. work of craftsmen such as and determination to excel right price for cortect clothea OFTEN GffikNQ it Borning 8HS tiicl wanted Brollies