Corvallis Times Official Paper of Bqjtoa County. CORVALLIS, OR AUG. 26, 1905. THE BIG SHOW. THE REPORT HADE. "With its Aato Dip Things About it Trains and Travel From Cor vallis. At Corvallis, Thursday was a day of circus excursion trains. The oc- t -n O. T-.:1 casion was me wnum ot xciucy show at Albany. The crowd start ed from Corvallis on the 6:30 train in the morning, and made contribu tions to each departing train there after. At nine o'clock the regular - Bay train arrived, two hours ahead of time. It brought in a quota of seasiders returning home, who waited over at Corvallis for the de parture of the Westside. The same ; number of Corvallisites circus bound, up to 153, to say nothing of the huge list that made the trip nrivatp rmwpvanrp. "Another -j train at six in Uhe evening made a total by rail of 225 during the day. The show is claimed to be the biggest thing of the kind on earth. Some Corvallisites dispute this, saying Ringling Brothers' circus is its peer. However this maybe, the Barnum & Bailey aggregation is big enough to satisfy the ordinary circus attendant. It moves on 87 very long cars di vided into four big. long trains each propelled by two of the Southern Pacific Company's heavy locomo- It required 200 bushels of oats, . 14,000 pounds of hay and 650 pounds of bran to feed the- 690 horses Thursday. The meat re quired by the circus cooks consist ed of 2.000 pounds of beef, 100 pounds of bacon, and one big ham, 1500 loaves of bread, 200 pies, 25 .lerge cakes, and 25 dozen cookies. This circus is conceded to be the largest and most complete amuse ment enterprise in the world. Five years cf continual tours in Europe, electrifying and amazing thirty nations, thirty two years in America, playing on an average of 5,000,000 people each, year, eighty seven cars, one thousand and sixty five employes, six hundred and nine ty horses, twelve acres of canvas, lour advance cars, employing 175 . men, twenty three advance agents, such is the circus. The main tent seats 14.812 oeo- T)le, with the most wonderful seal ing capacity the public has ever seen. Three thousand meals are served daily in the cookhouse. The dip of death apparatus weighs 20 tons. 1 nere are sixty usners, ior , ty property men, and the ofBce force consists of fourteen expert 1 i . " oooKKeepers, iwemy seven assist . ant treasurers, and six of the high est salaried auditors in America. Among the performers are, Span ' iards, Japanese, Austrians, German French, Turks, Russians, Amer- $7500. There is a complete sect et seri7i?e denartment and a Red Cross x department. The . blacksmith shop employs . twenty one men, the wagon shop, ' twelve men and the paint shop, six teen men. lnree veterinary sur . geons are with the show. Thev have their own attorney. postman and weather forecaster. There are four giraffes valued at $68,oco, two hundred and sixteen . - laic auiiuais, iwcmy iuui pcuuiiu- ' iDg elephants in the menagerie, which is valued at a quarter mil lion dollars. They have the oldest elephant in captivity, aged 74 years The side show contains thirty one freaks, among them, the tallest man . in the 'vorld, and the smallest cou- 1 1 - 1 pie on earin. une roue wuiu uy To the Council of the Greffoz Short ageIt is Two Thousand. The shortage of ex-Police Judge Greffoz with the city is $2010.26. The figures . were given the city council in a report by the Ways and Means committee at an ad journed meeting Thursday night. The full report ot the committee is as follows: We, your Ways and Means com mittee, to whom was handed the books of the city treasurer and po lice judge for examination, report the books of Treasurer McLagan correct, with the exception of two errors, one of 15 cents against the city, and the other $co against him self, which have been corrected. We find the various books of the police judge correct, with the ex ception of the lateral sewer books, which show that he collected $8957 20, and turned over to the city treas urer, $9139, showing the amount overpaid as per his books, $181.80. We also find on his books unpaid amounts amounting to $207.52, some of which on investigation we find has been paid. We also find that there has been no record made of the following sewers: Moore sewer. $320.15, less a mount for street crossings $35, es timated. Woodcock sewer, $659.15 less a mount for street crossings, $110 estimated. Lee sewer, $440, less amount for street crossings, $70 estimated. Wells sewer, $332.75, less amount for street crossings, $50 estimated. Spangler sewer, $314.81 less a- mount for street crossings, $40.26 estimated. And the Avery sewer the Kiger block is left out, $295.92. Total, $2362,78, less total amount for street crossings, $305.26, making a total of $2057.52, less amcunt over paid treasurer, $181.80 makes a to tal of $1875.72. We find of the amounts marked unpaid that there has been paid $173.89, making total shortage of $2049.61; less Sherman Wade lots not paid, $39.35 making total shortage, $2010 26 At the meeting the attorney of relatives of Mr. Greffoz requested an opportunity to meet with the council at a time when there could be a full attendance, in order that The S. P. is selling round trip tickets between Corvallis and Port land for $3 good going Saturdays or Sundays and returning Sunday or Monday following, either on East or West side, but good only on afternoon train from Albany to Portland on Satutdays if. East side is taken. Passengers to pay local fare between Corvallis and Albany. Wood Sawing. . Done promptly. Satisfaction guaranteed and prices reasonable, ind phone 349 or 692." """J Cunimings & Cady. the matter of. the shortage would de taken up with a view of settle ment, and this baturday evening was set for such a" meeting. It is expected if possible, that a final ad justment of the matterwillbe reach ed at this meeting. E. P. Greffoz is working at a sawmill on the Cal ipooia. He was in Corvallis for a couple of days this week; $20,000 deal: I Sale of - the Strong Sawmill Property Invoice About Completed. If negotiations now pending have a successful issue, the Corvallis sawmill will soon be in the hands of new owners, and E. W. Strong and family will cease to be Corval lis residents. Since last Friday, a big trade has been on, in which Fred Douty and A. L Patterson are to acquire the local industry, giving a new sawmui at inde pendence as. half payment on the purchase. Mr. Patterson is an Eastern man seeking a Western lo cation, and Mr. Douty is a former Independence man, now an owner in the Portland Box factory, the Portland furniture factory as well as other interests. He was former- lp a grocer at Independence. In the present deal, the terms ot the transaction are all determined ! and an invoice of the lumber and logs is about completed. There has been no exchange of papers or checks, but it is expected that a point will be reached today. If the trade goes, E. W. Strong and family will move to Independence and continue there in the lumber ing business in which he has been so signally successful in Corvallis. STGERMAIN PR0EBSTEL. A quiet wedding occurred Thurs day evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Swick just north of Cor vallis, in which the contracting par ties were Chester L. Proebstel and Miss Inez St. Germain, both of Benton county: In the presence of only the very near relatives, the young people plighted troth and were pronounced husband and wife by C. T. Hurd, pastor of the Ev angelical church of this place. Both were former students of OAC and classmates, graduating in the class of 1904. Mr. Proebstel will be in structor in metallurgy in the de partment of mining at OAC : this coming year. After the ceremony, a . sumptu ous wedding supper was served by the hostess, Mrs.- John Swick, who is a sister of the bride. The young couple were the recipients of a number of beautiful presents, chief among which were a cut glass wat er set, some table linen, and a fine oil painting. Mr. and Mrs. Proebstel will be at home to their friends after September 14th. ' CENSUS REVELATIONS. The People are, in Popular Parlance, ' "Going Some" Some 4' ' Figures. The census taker knows better than anybody else that this is a swift century. A babe was born to the H. L. Mack home out at Dusty, the. other day, to the great joy ot all the family, The happy father was down at the store short ly afterward and announced' the fact to the assembled bystanders. among whom was the assessor, who this year is also the census taker. As a result within an hour or some thing like that, the youngster had been named, the family census had been taken, and the name of the babe was on the census roll. The man who heard the story, allowed this to be a swift age, and reckon ed that was "going some.'; Quite as swift a pace is what the census roll reveals of another fami ly. There are nine children and two parents. Not one of the chil dren was born in the same state, the family having been so constant ly on the move that each youngster boasts its nativity in a new state. That was also accounted a sign that we live in a swift age. On another page of the census is the record of a Kings Valley pair. He is 70; she is 18. and thev have two children. IT IS CERTAIN DEATH DROP IN WHEAT It is Three Cents Price Stands now at Sixty Five The Cause. Wheat has dropped another three cents, and they say agitation ot the Chinese exclusion law and the Chi nese boycott of American products is the cause of the plunge. The price now is 65 cents. That figure is also paid at Albany, but at Salem and Westside points the price is on ly 63. In Corvallis, the market opened at 70 cents and after a week at that dropped to 68, where it remained until Thursday morning. At the higher figures but few farmers sold, but after the day it dropped to 65 about 10,000 bushels were sold by growers to local millers. . Evident ly, it is important that our diplo matists should, as soon as possible, make peace with the Chinese to the end that the boycott may be raised. Vast quantities of,-, Pacific coast flour goes to the Orient, and inter ruption of the market forces the price to a London or Liverpool market basis. ! If no Remedy be Applied But There is a Way to Save Them yet. ine rruit trees ot uorvailis are going to die, if. The "if" in the case is the same old "if" that has stranded millions of human lives, and will strand the fruit trees ex cept counter influences be brought to bear. Nearly half the fruit trees in town are affected with San Jose scale. The disease , will infect the healthy half and kill them all if nothing be done. Experience has shown that spraying will arrest the disease. Robert Johnson and Prof. Cordley demonstrated this fact be yond peradventure in the big prune orchard this year. A patch of 20 acres of trees in which the scale was carrying death and destruction to the trees was vigorously and scientifically doped with spray, with the effect that every infected tree was ridded of the disease, and .now presents a healthy and vigor ous life. Somebody in this town ought to take up the . matter at spraying time next winter or spring and interest home owners in saving the hundreds of fine fruit trees that the town affords. , It must be that, or the trees must die. Notice. We are here to do all kinds of ma chine work, casting, repairing and building engines, etc; on short notice, and at reasonable prices. Work guar anteed. ' Franklin Iron Works Co. We have just received a new lot of Columbia disc and cylinder rec ords. Also a lot of the . American Blue records, the best record that is made. Graham & Wells. For Sale. . Grub oak wood, Address S. A. Gragg, Corvallis. Or leave orders through Ind. phone 136, Corvallis. Moses Brothers. Corvallis. ' Are headquarters foe ladies and gents clothing, underwear, skirts, kimonas, etc. Fresh'groceries and the finest line of dishes in Benton county. We do a cash business andcan therefore afford to pay the highest price for your produce Before selling your eggs', chickens and butter, come and get our prices Satisfaction guaranteed. Quick sales and pleased customers is our motto. We have the only special delivery in the city for prompt de livery. Ind. phone 305. Bell phone 305. A PRUNE WEEK At the Fair Something New That Benton will do The Plan. The Benton exhibit at the Fair will present a great prune specialty the coming week. Plans are afoot for giving Fair visitors something of the spectacular, and if all works well Benton ought to present as much of interest during the next few days at the Fair as does the peace conference. Prunes general ly have attained their full size, though thev are not quite ripe enough for good eating. Acting on this, Robert Johnson and Coun ty Judge Watters have elaborated a plan for making prunes a great feature of the Bentoa exhibit the coming week. Mr. Johnson nas been busy for several days gath ering: samples from various Benton prune orchards. A supply of ev ery kind, including Italians, Silver, Hungarian and others have been secured. Among the let is 30 bushels of Italians. Various fig ures are to be displayed in these prunes. The red Hungarians, the blue Italians, and the white Silvers will afford the colors for making an American flag in prunes, , and this will be done. Along with the display will be various epigrammatical legends, similar to those on the huge banner Benton went to the Fair with, on Corvaills day. One will announce that the prunes on exhibition for a week and after that they will be given away. The various features it is figured will attract wide atten tion. All this week, there has been a similar exhibit of peaches, though not on so elaborate a scale. It has, however, been very effective, ac cording to all accounts. Hew Jlrrtoais. We have received and now have on sale New Royal Worchester Corsets New Broadhead Dress Goods New Printa and Ginghams New W. L. Dougles Shoes . ' New Cravenettes New Waistings New Outing Flannels New "Hawes" $3.00 Hats New Blankets and Comforts New Percales and Flannelettes. In transit, Cloaks Jackets. Shirt Waists and Tailor-made- Suits Kain Coats and Ladies Fine Shoes. Bargains in Remnants. Do you shave yourself ? . Well just keep in mind that our Witch Hazel Extract is a distilled extract and does not contain one drop of wood alcohol. Price, bottle, 25. Graham & Wells. I HAVE YOUR ! This Low Price for next 20 days. Oak and ash wood $3.5o per cord. Fir wood $2.75 per cord. P. A. Kline's line, phone No 1. P. A. Kline. : Lime and Cement. Best and highest grades of lime and cement can be had at the Ben ton County Flouring Mills, at the lowest prices. Agents . for T. , S. McRath & Co. Remember When in need of hay and grub oak W3odin4ft. 16 inch, length. Telepho L. L. Brooks ; ' Wanted. Red Clover and Alsike seed, half car of each to fill an order, only pure clean seed wanted. Aleo 100 Shropshire buckB. - Iv. L. Brooks, Corvallis, Or. Phone 155, Albany Bread. This bread is guaranteed to free from alum. For sale by Smal Bakery. New Gasoline Wood Saw. I am now ready to attend promptly to all orders. Ind. phone 835. W. R. Hansell. j PRINTED NOW j ep MORG 63 PRIHTR, DOES THE WORK Cor. 3d & Jefferson Sts., Corvallis For Sale. Vetch hay. Grub oak wood in 4 foot or 16 inch length. Vetch, clover, Alsike and timothy seeds. L. Li. Brooks, Corvallis, Or. Phone 155. Reduction in Rates. Sept. 1, the tound trip fare to Portland, account Exposition will be reduced from $3.50 to $2.90 for a 30 day ticket but not good after October 31st. This ia a voluntary reduction made by the S. P. R. R. and will be appreciated by the pub lic as the last six weeks of the Fair will be th9 best part and see the largest crowd. J. E. Farmer, at. Corvallis. W E. Coman, G. F.& P.Agt, Portland; VDITO For Bicycles, Ammun ition, Fishing Tackle, Sporting Goods, Etc. K Berry, Salesman The Right Prices. Two Doors South All Fresh Goods, of the Post Office. No Prizes go with our Chase I Sanborn 1 iib Grade COFFEE In fact nothing goes with our coffee but cream, suar and SATISFACTION P. M. ZIEROLF. t Sole agent for Chase I Sanborn Hip Grade COFFEE Wonderful Nerve. Is displayed by many a man enduring pains of accidental Cuts, Wounds. Bruis es, Burns, Scalds, Sore feet or. stiff joints. But there's no need for it. Bucklen's Arnica Salve will kill the pain and cure the trouble. It's the best Salve on earth for Piles, too. 25c. at Allen & Wood ward's, druggists. REDUCED FXCURSION RATE For Sale. Wagons, hacks, plows, harrows, and mowers, driving horses, draft horses, buggies and harness; fresh cows. If you want to buy, come in. I can save you money. . - H M. Stone. All "new wall paper at Blackledge's. -."""'"Wanted. To co ntract from one to thiee carloads e tch seed if prii e ia reasonable. L. L. Brooks, " Telephone 155 Ml. View.' Gasoline Wood Saw. I have purchased the Boddy gasoline saw and can execute orders for wood sawing promptly, Indp. phone 339. - lank Chambers. . Lots of Fan. Taking pictures. We have fine cam , Graham & Wells. Hop Pickers. - - Light barrels, just what you want for hop picking, for sale at 25 cents each, at the creamery. H. Wi Kaupisch. To the Seaside and Mountain Re sorts for the Summer Va On and after June 1st. the Southern Pacific in connection with the Corvallis & Eastern railroad will have on sale round trip tickets from points on their lines to Newport, Yaquina and Detroit at very low rates, good for return until October roth, 1905. Three day tickets to .Newport and Ya quina good going Saturdays and return ing Mondays ara also on sale from all eastside points from Portland to Eugene, inclusive, and from all westsiae points. Season tickets from all eastside points Portland to Eogene in elusive and from all Westsid e points are also oa sale to Detroit at very low rates with stopover privileges at Mill City or any other point east enabling lourists to visit the Santiam and Breiten bush hot springs in the Cascade moiin tains whicn all can be reached in a day Season tickets will be good for return from all points October loth. Three day tickets will be good going Saturdays and returning Mondays only. Tickets from Portland and vicinity will be good for return via the east or the west side at ontion of passenger. Tickets from Eu gene and vicinity will be good going via . t 1 r- e.u : c ,1 ine ljeoanon-opringnciu uimtu, Bired. Baggage on Newport checked through to Newpoit: quina to Yaquina only. S. P. trains connect with the C. & E. at Albany and Corvallis for Yaquina and Newport. Trains on the V. for Detroit will leave A lbany at m. enabling tourists to the hot to reach there the some dav, from and to Corvallis connect east side trains on the S. P- Fall information as to rates, time ta bles, etc can be obtained on application to J. C. Mayo, (Jen. Pass. agt. C. x R. R.; Albany; W. E. Coman, G. P, S. P.: Co. Portland or to any S, P. C. & E. agent. Kate from Corvallis to Newport, J3.75 Rate from 'to Yaquina, $3. J? " to Detroit, 3.?5- Three day rate from Corvallis to Ya quina or Newport, 2.50. if de- tickeU on Ya- & E. 7;3o a. springs all E. A. or