Corvallis Times
ELIJAH SKHTON.
WANT If RESTORED.
CORVALLIS, OREGON,
"TUESDAY EVENING FEB- 20, 1906.
WHY THAT VOTE?
To the utter amazement of many
people, the senate of the United
States has passed the 'ship subsidy
bill. It is a bill that collects money
from all the people and puts it into
the pockets of a few, the shipbuild
ing trust and the steel trust among
them. Meantime 5,000 American
capitalists own 54 per cent, pr more
than half the wealth of this coun
try. Meantime, too, 81 per cent
of the people live in rented hous
es. Why these homeless people
should be taxed to help J. P. Mor
gan and his steel trust is one of
those unaccountable secrets known
only to that distinguished body
of trust agents, corporation
lawyers, and captains of insurance,
styled the United States senate. It
seems passing strange, in the light
of the facts; that Senator Charles
Fulton of Oregon, should have
voted for the subsidy scheme.
His High Qualities and Hon
orable Career Written by
Judge McFadden.
"PLEDGE NUMBER 1."
In the . newspaper debate over
'pledge number 1 ," this much may
be accepted as practically- settled:
pledged republicans in the legis
lature will vote for the republican
nominee of the primaries, and the
democratic legislators will cast their
ballots for the democratic nominee.
The framers of the law may have
planned otherwise. They may
liave intended for all the legislators,
democratic and republican alike, to
have supported the senatorial can
didate receiving the largest vote in
the June election.
But this rule will not be followed
in actual practice. The question
has been raised, and it presents de
batable features. That being the
case, the inevitable rolution will be
that each party will decide to suit
itself, and the republicans
being in control of the legislature
will vote for their candidate, will
declare him elected, he will go to
the senate, there he will be seated,
and if he live serve out his term
That will set a precedent and set
tie the question until there is more
legislation on the subject.
The inry failed to convict Pat
Jrowe, and by that token, boys
-around Omaha about the size of the
Cudahy lad, had better sit up and
take notice.
Philomath Mail Route From
Corvallis Why Discontin
uedSome Letters.
Since a masked man walked into
a Portland saloon Saturday night
shot the barkeeper dead, and with
out a word, walked out and disap
peared, the police are at sea as to
whether the design was revenge,
robbery, or only a case of hazing.
The announcement of Harley L.
Hall that he is a candidate for the
democratic nomination for county
recorder appears in this issue. His
candidacy is certain to appeal
strongly to voters. He was born
within 20 miles of Corvallis, and
has residad for 18 years in Benton
county. His whole life practically,
has been spent on Soap Creek, and
that precinct will be glad to ac
knowledge him as its candidate.
After the extreme care exercised
in his selection for the place, and
after the compromising disclosures
that followed the appointment of
Mr. Bristol as district attorney, it
is not beyond belief that the next
thing to occur will be the arrival in
Oregon of a swarm of the presidents
special agents, carrying candles
and looking over the state for an
honest man.
Elijah Skipton died at his home
near Philomath February 15, after
a lingering illness of several months.
Since 1865 he has been identified
with the substantial affairs of Ore
gon, and particularly of Benton
county, which he has seryed offi
cially as one of its most successful
assessors.- In early lite he was tho
roughly imbued with the lesson of
self reliance and since the age of 17
years, he has depended on his own
efforts and the results of his own
industry.
He was born in Monroe county,
Ohio, on the 17th day of November
1831. His education was that of
the common school, acquired dur
ing the winter months of his early
life. In his 20th year he removed
to Iowa, and there remained nearly
three years. In 1853, he crossed
the plains in the old manner, in a
six months' journey. In 1856, re
turning to Iowa, he married Mary
Marshall, and there remained six
years. He is survived by his
wife, three sons and a daughter,
all well known to the people of Ben
ton county. His experience tact
and keen observation early devel
oped him into a broad manhood,
and always enabled him to sustain
himself under the most exacting
conditions.
While he had passed his 74th
birthday, hestill retained the cheer1
fulness and warmth of heart of his
younger days. He met death in
the possession of his facr'ties, at
peace with his fellowmen, and faced
the inevitable in a calm spirit ar
ranging even the details of his own
funeral. He held no creed, but he
had an active belief that the broad
est, truest and most sublime of all
faith was that which teaches us to
give our best endeavors for the
good of our fellowmen. To this
practical living faith, he consecrat
ed his life work, which is now end
ed. The silver thread of a useful
life has been broken. The true
philosophy of life is in the prepara
tion to meet death with courage
and composure which can only be
accomplished by a life devoted to
duty. Elijah Skipton's power of
discernment was great and he eas
ily detected the dross from the pure
metal. He disdained any act that
was tainted with dishonor was a
man of pure purposes, and his
way and manner in performing duty
were as open and as clear as the
blue dome of the heavens. He was
honest, candid and fair in all the
walks of life. In his whole career
no breath of suspicion ever assailed
his integrity or dimmed the bright
ness of his honor. As a husband,
and father, he was loving, tender
and faithful. In his death the
community and state has sustained
a loss of a worthy and honored
citizen and useful man. It may be
truthfully said of him:,
'His was the conscience void of
blame,
The upright heart, the spotless
name;
To him did favoring Heaven bestow,
The peace which only good men
know.
That joy-of joys by few possessed,
The eternal sunshine of the
blest."
There is much disappointment
at Philomath over the withdrawal
of the morning and evening mail
service between that town and Cor
vallis. A Philomath business man
yesterday phoned the Times, re
questing information as to why it
was withdrawn, and as to the pos
sibility of having it restored. He
also said that reports are current
there that Corvallis is opposed to
the route.
Corvallis is not opposed to the
route. Probably every citizen of
Corvallis would like to see it res
tored. It was in Corvallis that the
agitation was begun which ended
finally in the establishment of the
route. It was the Times that be
gun it early last spring when the
isolation of the people of Alsea
was pointed out, and the depart
ment urged to make provision for
better mail arrangements.
Second Assistant Postmaster
General.
The Final Order.
Washington, D. C. Feb. 5, 1906.
Postmaster, Corvallis. Ore.
Sir: The postmaster general
orders that the service on route
No. 73462, from Philomath to Al
bany, Oregon, be discontinued
from February 15, 1906, and you
will not deliver mail to the carrier
after that date. The contractor has
been advised of the issuance of this
order, Very respectfully,
W. S. Shai.i.bnberger,
Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral. '
VETOED BY MAYOR.
Order Seeds Now.
Red Clover AUike, Alfalfa, Rape
Spelt z and Artichokes. -1 can furnish
inoculated seeds and land plaster, that
will double the yield. See sample of
seed at Wellsher & Gray's store.
Wanted 80 ton Vetch seed for May
shipment.
1. li. Brooks.
For Sale Spray Pump, manufac
tured by Field Force Pump compa
ny all brass cylinder piston and
valves, mounted barrel on strong
one-horse cart, complete and ready
for work. This is a powerful and
convenient rig. Apply to George
Armstrong, Corvallis.
Notice of Final Settlement.
In the Matter of the Estate )
ot J
Mary Elizabeth MaDgas, deceased)
Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned as
administratrix 01 aald estate of Mary Elizabeth
Mangas, deceased, has filed her final account as
such administratrix with the clerk of the coun
ty court of the state of Oregon, for Benton coun
ty, and the said court has fixed Saturday, the
10th day of March, 1908, at the hour of two o'
clock In the afternoon ot said day as the time,
and the county court room ,ln the court house
In Oorvallls, Oregon, as the place for hearing
any and all objections to the said account and
lor settlement thereof.
Dated this February 9, 1906.
. , MABY BIER,
Administratrix of the estate of Mary Elizabeth
Wsngas. deceased.
For Sale.
Farm and city property.
S. I,. Henderson,
Corvallis, Or.
Notice to Creditors.
Notice Is hereby given to all concerned that
the undersigned has been duly appointed the
executor of the last will and the estate of Har
riett Hill, deceased, by the county court of the
state of Oregon for Benton county, and has duly
q aimed tor tne auues 01 saia trust. &11 per
sons having claims against the deceased, or her
estate, are required to present the same duly
verified to the undersigned at his residence in
Philomath, Benton county, Oregon, within six
months from this date. L. W. HILL,
Executor 0f the last will and estate of Harriett
Hill, deceased.
Dated Feb. 3, 1908.
If you expect to buy
or call at Blackledge's.
an incubat-
Rape seed for sale
cents per pound.
at Kline's; 7
Spraying.
City or country work, country a
specialty; reasonable rates. Inde
pendent phone. 852, or 362. En
quire of J. R. Smith.
Read, Fullerton & Hubler,
Corvallis,
Ought to be Restored,
Jiotn in tne interest ot the peo
ple of Alsea, of Fisher, of Box,
and of other sections tributary for
a distance of 50 miles to the south
westward of Corvallis, as well as
for the people of Philomath, the
star route ought to be restored.
With it, the people of Alsea and
the 40 miles of country to the
westward of that valley will re
ceive their mail 24 to 72 bovrs
earlier than they will without it.
That is sufficient reason for rc'tora
tion of the route, to say nothing of
the better conveniences deserved
by the people of Philomath and
vicinity.
In answer to the Philomath
merchant who asked for informa
tion as to why the route was- dis
continued, the letters published be
low, tell the story, Postmaster
Johnson of Corvallis, urged the de
partment not to discontinue the
route. The" department replied
giving assurance that Postmaster
Johnson's representations would be
considered, after a report should be
received from the department's
agent. In a final letter, the depart
ment ordered the route discontin
ued. It may be further added,
that Postmaster Johnson has been
for the past ten days - endeavoring
to induce the C. & E. to extend its
morning train to Philomath, by
means of which the service could
be, in oart renewed,
-
PostmaaUifJoEnsoa's Lvi.'i
Corvallis, Ore,, Jan. 16. 1906.
Second Assistant Postmaster . Gen
eral, Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir: I am advised by
Assistant Superintendent Vaille
that star route service on route No.
73462 between Albany and Philo
math, will likely be discontinued
in the. near future. I want to sug
gest in connection with this ' that
service between this office and
"Philomath ought not to be discon
tinued, and bids should be called
for covering service between Philo
math and Corvallis six days a week
to run on a schedule somewhat
similar to the one now in use. Mail
from Philomath is supplied to Al
sea and a number of other offices
by star route from Philomath. By
depending on railway mail service
a delay of twenty four hours is oc
casioned on practically all of the
mail for points supplied through
that office. The recent extension
of route 73462 from this office to
Philomath resulted in the greatest
improvement in the mail service in
to Alsea valley, and unless similar
service is maintained, there will be
a big wail go up all the way from
Philomath to Fisher and even Tide
water. . v
Trusting that you will - not dis
continue the service between this
office and Philomath, I beg to re
main, Yours Truly.
B. W. Johnson,
Postmaster.
The Department's Reply.
Washington, Jan. 23. 1906.
Postmaster, Corvallis, Oregon.
Sir: This office is in receipt of
your letter of the 16th instant, in
which you state that Asst. Supt.
F. W. Vaille has advised you to
the effect that star route No. 73462,
Philomath to Corvallis, Oregon,
will probably be discontinued in
the near future, and in which you
ask that arrangements be made for
the continuance of the service be
tween Philomath and Corvallis ov
er the above named route. In re
ply you are informed that an ; in
vestigation is now being made rela
tive to the necessity for service ov
route No. 63492, and upon the re
ceipt of a report from the- depart
ments agent the entire matter will
be given careful consideration, and
the statements contained in your
letter will be duly considered in
connection with other papers in the
case. Very respectfully,
W. S, ShaiaenbiJbg,
Sanction Refused to Beef Ped
dling Ordinance Message
Filed Yesterday.
The veto of an ordinance passed
last week by the Corvallis council
is understood to have been filed yes
terday with the police judge. The
ordinance proposed to prohibit the
peddling of beef in Corvallis. For
a long time it has been the custom
of neighboring farmers to occas
ionally kill a few beef cattle and
peddle them about town. There
have also been instances where
others than neighboring farmers
engaged in the traffic. The par
ticular occasion for the passage of
the ordinance is that Arnold Kest
er and Mr. Stoner, two or three
weeks ago, brought a band of 80
head to town and began a big busi
ness in peddling. They sold meat
at five to eight cents per pound,
and at those low figures . found
customers galore, and were doing a
goodly share of the town trade.
At last week's council meeting,
however, an obstacle was inter
posed to further prosecution of their
business. An ordinance putting
a tax of $15 per day on persons
engaging in the sale of beef, except
of course those keeping butcher
shops in town, was passed. The
license tax is so large that of
course it is prohibitory. It was
passed at the same meeting : at
which it was introduced. It is
this ordinance that Mayor Johnson
has refused to . sanction. The
veto is said to be based partly on
the belief that the measure would
not stand the tests of the courts,
and partly because of the mayor's
view that if neighboring farmers
desire to sell beet or other meat
products in Corvallis, they should
be permitted to do so.
Some splendid
Bazaar.
bargains at the
Use Boiled Water.
At a meeting of the county couet Wed
nesday, February 15th, the following or
der which is self-explanatory was adopt
ed. "The county court as the county board
of health, realizing the danger of an ep
idemic of typhoid fever through contin
ued use of city water, after having con
sidered said mailer has ordered that Dr.
H. S. Pernot, secretary said County
Board of Health, cause a notice to be
printed warning all persons to boil water
before using, and directing directors of
District Number 9 to take all eteps ne
cessary in order to prevent an epidemic
and to safeguard the health of the people
therein."
I suggest that not only should those
who use city water conform to the re
quirements above, but also those who
use water from wells should take tbe
same precaution of boiling it before use.
H. S. PEENOT, M. D,
Secretary County Health Board.
Notice to Taxpayers.
Notice to the tax-payers of Benton
County ; I have prepared lists of the
amounts due from each tax-payer, show
ing the same of the parties assessed, and
the amount of taxes due from each, if
you pay all your taxas on or before the
15th. day of March,, you will deduct 3
per cent from the amount as shown on
the list, if you wish to only pay half your
tax yon must do so on or before the 2nd
day of April, otherwise you will have the
penalty and interest to pay. - While the
law does not require me to accept checks
or money orders on taxes, yet I would
much prefer to have the .tax-payers pay
their taxes by mailing to me a check or
money order, this is a protection to your
self as well as a help to me as I can
make op your receipts at a night return
themjby mail and not be rushed so much
during the day. Said tax lists will
through the courtesy of the following
named gentlemen be found at their
places:
. Summit, at TitusJRanney's store.
Blodgett, at J. A Wood's store.
Wren, at Richard Wilde's store.
Kings Valley, at Marion Frantz store,
at Miller- & Alcorn store, and Jacob
Chambers store.
Soapcreek at the store of J. A. Carter.
' Fairmount, at D, P. Mishlers residen
ce, at Henry Hector's residence, at T. B.
Williamsons residence, M. V. Leepers
and one at tbe residence of P. H. Hugh
son. -
Monroe, at A. Wilhelm & sons store,
and at Norwood &Co. store.
Alsea at W, H. Malone's store.
Willamette at Norwood & Co. store,
and at J. W. Jones store, at Inavale.
Bellfountain. 'store of Woodcock &
Taylor, and at store of N. Clem.
: Philomath, stare of Hill & Son, J. E.
Henkle, F. p. Clark, Scott & Pugsley,
and Moses Brothers.
M. P. Burnett,
Sheriff of Benton County, Oregon,
Advance Spring Arrivals.
New wash fabrics
New white goods
New dress goods
New Embroideries
New table linens
New dress and walking skirts
New jackets
New Infants wear
New hats and caps
New clothing, mens and boys
New top coats
New neck wear
New ribbons and laces
New corsets
New lace curtains
New shirt waists
New Goods all the Time.
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Egg O See
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Pure Malt Vinegar
and Olive Oil
QUAKER PUFFED RICE
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GUN HODES
Has just received the services of one of the finest
mechanics in the vailey and from now on will be
prepared to do all kinds of repair work from a pad
lock to a threshing machine.
Guns, Sewing Machines, Locks a Specialty
. We have just received a complete line of 1906
Base Ball goods, also a fine line of up to date fish
ing tackle, fllash lights, batteries and sewing ma
chine extras always on hand.
oreadiuaems
OPERA HOUSE
Friday February 23rd
Prices 35c and 50c. Reserved
Seats at Graham & Worthams.