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Corvallis Times Official Paper of Benton County. corvallis, oregon, Tuesday evening feb 27, 1906, WHAT IT MEANS. New conditions are brought into business life by rural telephones and rural free delivery. The farm er who used to come to town every day or two, never less frequently than once a week, comes but rarely now- The daily mail is laid on his doorstep; the telephone is handy for ordering necessities brought from town by mail or by the neighbor. Why shall he or why shall mem bers of his family come to town ex cept on occasions comparatively rare. The streets of every town tell the story of how true are these statements. And what does it mean? To none is it freighted with greater import than to the merchant. It means that more and more in the future the farmer will be guided in making his purchases by the ad vertisements he reads in the news papers and otherwhere. The hab it of ordering by mail and telephone will more and more settle on him The catalogues of, distant '"mail order" houses will more and more tempt him. It means that the merchant that advertises 1 mnst be more full and more constant in his advertising. It means that he can dernd less on the show window and on the display inside the store. 'It means that the dealer who does not advertise at all will see his cust omers one by one stop coming. Unquestionably, it means that the dealer who fails to get into step with the new conditions by fuller and more faithful advertising, is doomed to see his business suffer, for more and more will country purchasing come to be a matter of catalogues, price lists and newspa per advertising. ABANDONED 'THE BUSINESS. Turned Over Keys to Of ficers Selling Furniture End of "the Club." A SUBTERFUGE. They say it is "unconstitutional" for a republican legislative candi date to take a pledge under ' 'state ment number i" and yet through all these years such Cc ndidates have always been "pledging" themselves in advance to a senatorial aspirant. In senator-making years from time immemorial, in almost every coun ty there has always been a fight in the republican ranks with one set of candidates "pledged" for one senatorial aspirant, and another set "pledged'' bodily to another. What time in later years was Mr. Mitchell ever re-elected to the senate on other than votes "pledged" to him before the candidates were permitted to be nominated. It is the practice for the candidate to "pledge" him self to the aspirant, and then to re ceive money to aid him in his elec tion. It was notorious in the "hold up legislature that a major ity of the votes of that body were "pledged" to Mitchell, and the fact was widely and repeatedly pub lished in the public prints at the time. It was notorious that in his last fight, a great body of the mem bers was "pledged" to the late Sen ator Dolph, a fact that was pleaded in his behalf, publicly and other wise. It is vividly true that in a senator-making year, in a great majority of cases, no legislative candidate is nominated save with an eye single to the question of what senatorial aspirant he is going .to vote for, rather than for any par ticular fitness for the position. In fact, it is this practice that has split the republican party into war ring factions, and surrounded every senatorial election in the state in recent years with a dirty mess of scandal and shame. ' Still "they" say it is "consti tutional" for this practice of "pledging" a vote in advance to bosses and ringsters but "unconsti tutional" to make a "pledge" to go to the legislature and there follow out the wishes of the people, ex pressed and declared at the sacred ballot box. Bosh, to such expounders of the constitution. It is all a sub terfuge to cheat the people and fool them out of the opportunity to as seit their own wishes rather than a bosses wishes in the election of a senator. Will they sit down like "dumb, driven cattle, and suffer themselves to be egregiously and insufferably jobbed ? Bean th M Y" Hava Always Bougji Signature The "Corvallis Social and Ath letic Club" is out of business. It has in fact, been on the ragged edge of despair for several weeks. The raid made by Sheriff Burnett, Dis trict Attorney Bryson and other of ficers about six weeks ago and the evidence that resulted therefrom, placed the concern in bad shape. Since that time, the affairs of the establishment have been in demor alized condition. The final climax came, a week or ten days ago, when the keys were turned over to District Attornev Brvson and the building deserted by its former oc cupants. Ever since, negotiations have been pending for sale of the furniture, and for closing: an en terprise that, from the first found Jordan a rocky road to travel furniture dealers who were, re quested by Mike Kline to . make bids on the furniture, had to go to the district attorney to get keys with which to enter the building, No statement as to what led to the abandonment of the business is of course, available, but it has all along been known., that the trial of the case in the circuit court Dee ember 18th and the verdict brought in by the jury thereat,, really broke the back of "the clu,b." That trial was the sixth in which the club officers narticinated. That jury was the sixth that convicted Kline and condemned his place of busi ness. Five juries in the justice court found without a dissenting voice, against the establishment, each arriving at a verdict on the first ballot and without delay. In the trial in the circuit court the rulings of Judge Harris follow ed exactly the lines laid down by Justice Holgate in the lower court Io passing sentence at the end of the trial Judge Harris said: "Your so-called club or saloon as the testi mony shows, is a studied attempt to evade the provisions of the local option law. mere is nothing in your conduct to appeal to the sym pathy of the court in passing this sentence. It is the ludgment of this court that you serve a term of 30 days in the Benton county jail, and that you pay a fine of $400 and the costs of this trial." The costs included the costs of the trial of the same case in the justice court an aggregate estimated at $200. making a total including the $4.00 fine, of $600, besides the jail sentence. This, with the uni versal opinion of lawyers that the supreme court will be certain to af firm the decisions of the lower courts was a discouraging condition for an establishment devoted, as was "the club" to the "moral wel fare," the "protection of game" and to "athletics, "and it is not surprising that the fight was at last given up. The total of the fines against the officers of the con cern is about $5, 000. All of the cases against Kline and his associates are under appeal, the circuit court cases to the su preme court, and the justice court to the circuit court. Of the latter there are five, of which one has been heard in the circuit court. It is not likely that the other justice court cases will not be tried in the circuit court until after a decision in the supreme court. If the de cision be adverse to Kline, it is pro bable that he will ask for a dismis sal of the appeals of justice cases to the circuit court, for it has been demonstrated that on the evidence in the hands of the district attorney convictions are certain to result, whenever and wherever there is a trial. District Attorney Bryson is now waiting for the defense to file its brief in the appeal to the su preme court. There was delay in filing of the evidence, which in turn caused the attorney for the de fense to over run the time for fil ing the brief, which is expected and due at any time. The case ought to reach the supreme court in time for a decision to be returned in the early summer, the court of last re sort being about four months in arrears with its business. "The Club" was founded by Mike Kline. He was, as testimony at the various trials have shown, its proprietor and manager. Liq uors were sold at the usual saloon prices, and as the traffic was un licensed, the profits id the begin ning, were considerable. It was as Judge Harris said in court, "a stud ied attempt to evade the provis ion of the local option law." It opened for business the first of last August. From the very first the Times warned those interested in it that the plan would be sure to fail, that the errand was unlawful, and that it could only bring grief to those who engaged in it. In the closing of the place, the first of these predictions has , come to pass and in their own good time the rest will follow. The establishment has done more than all other influences combined, to make sentiment favorable to lo cal option in Benton county, Even fair-minded and unbiased people, who cared but little about local op tion, have seen in "the club". ,, as Judge Harris called it, "a studied attempt to prevent local option from having a fair trial, all in spite of the heavy majority thrown for it, and the effect has been that people who otherwise would have been against it, have lined up for local option. SOWING ALFALFA. Willamette Farmers Like it Seeding Big Fields of it. ' Willamette" farmers are going more and more, to grow alfafa. W. F. Hamlin, who resides a short distance over the Willamette from Corvallis recently received 1,200 pounds for use in seeding a big field to alfalfa. It will be sufficient to sow 60 acres, which will give Mr. Hamlin a total acreage of 75 acres. I he seeding ot the larger fields is the result of experiment with a smaller one, containing 12 or 1 5 acres. Thatone- has been run ning two or three years. From it, Mr. Hamlin has learned that he can cut two fine crops of hay, and then have fine pasture in August, Sept ember and other months when gre.n feed is otherwise unavailable The experience of Mr. Hamlin is the same as that of Richard Kiger. Mr. Kiger of course, has been longer a grower of alfalfa. He is one of the pioneers in the alfalfa business in the vicinity. . He has 100 acres of it now, 75 of which was put in for the same reason that Mr ilamlin is now adding to his acre age, because experience demon strated the value of the crop. Sev enty five acres of Mr. Kiger' s alfal fa yielded its first crop last season The older field of 25 acres turned off a three ton crop yield at the first cutting, a ton at the second cutting and afiorded great pasturage after that. The experience of other farmers especially those along the river bottoms has been similar. They render of- interest experiments the Southern Pacific are preparing for at this time. That road is planning by the assistance of farmers to ex periment with 20 acre tracts all along the lines of their railroad, under arrangements to be made Paul Shoup, Worcester Building, Portland. W. W. Cottoa has pre pared a pamphlet 011 the subject of alfalfa production, based on his own experience on his farm near Portland, which pamphlet can be secured of Mr. Shoup at the above address. There was recently on display in a real estate office in Corvallis, roots from alfalfa no less than eight feet in length and the es timate is that there are roots 1 2 feet in length in the field from which the sample was taken. They came from the field of Adam Radir living across the Willamette. The incident shows how the roots go down to water and maintain green and growing conditions in midsum mer, when otherwise everything is dry, making of alfalfa an especially desirable grass tor the Willamette valley, where lack, of late summer feed is a subject of complaint in the stock raising and dairy industries. FOR STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. Game Next Friday at Armory Will Settle it OAC Beat Eugene. Teams from the State College and State University of Oregon vied with each other at basket ball in College Armory Friday night, and the University men were sent home hopelessly beaten. , The score was the most decisive of any of the long string of victories the State College men have won this season, standing when the ' game closed at 32 for OAG',-and six for U. of O. The visitors scored but a single point in the last half. They threw but two field goals during the game. They were everywhere outclassed. The OAC second team went in shortly after the middle of the sec- ondhalfand "Dugan" Rooper, thus brought into the play, soon threw a field goal, raising the score from 30 to 32. The game was witnessed by a large crowd, though the C. E. con vention and a heavy storm kept many away. There was very great interest, especially early in the game when th6 Eugene men sur prised everybody by getting a lead which looked for a time they would be able to maintain. At one time the score stood five fo two in their iavor, After that the College men got to working better and actually scored 30 points while the visitors got but one. Throughout the play special effort was directed to keep out of the play Claud Swann, who is known and dreaded wherever basket ball is played in the North west. The next and last game of the season will involve the state basket ball championship. It will be play ed in the Armory Friday night, and will be between OAC and Dal las College. If the OAC men win that game they will have undis puted championship of Oregon. A big crowd of rooters from Dallas and Monmouth' is coming up by special train to see the game. A Brcken Heart. Don't go, to Albany on a wild goose chase, when you can see a most excellenfc-play-rigbt in Corval lis. Go to the Opera House to night see the Empire Theatre Co. in "A Broken Heart," a guaran teed attraction. Tomorrow night "The Parisian Princess." Call for Warrants. Notice is hereby given that there is money on band at the county treasurer's office to pay all orders endorsed and marked not paid for want of funds up to and including those of August 4th, 1905. Inter eet will be stopped oh same from this date. , Corvallis, Or. Feb. . 27th, 1906. W. A. Buchanan, -Treas. Benton Co., Or. 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The above goes to show the high food value of this new sea food 1 handled by A. Hodes. Dry Slab Wood. At the Corvallis sawmill, delivered anywhere in town at $1.25 per load, cash on delivery. feb27-lm. 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. Estate Order Seeds Now. Red Clover Aluke, Alfalfa, Rape Spelt 7. and Artichokes. I 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. . . la. L. Brooks. the Matter of the - of Mary Elizabeth Mangaa, deceased) Notic e is hereby given that the undersigned as administratrix ot Bald estate of Mary Elizabeth Mangas, deceased, has filed her final account as such administratrix with the clerk of the coun ty court ot the state of Oregon, for Benton coun ty, and the said court has fixed Saturday, the 10th day of March, 1906, at the hour of two o' clock in the afternoon ot said day as the time, and the county court room .In the court house in Corvallis, Oregon, as the place for hearing any and all objections to me saia account ana for settlement thereof. . Sated thia February 9, 1906. MABYBIEE, Administratrix of the estate of Mary Elizabeth Mangas, deceased. .- . A Favorite Remedy For Babies. Its pleasant taste and prompt cures have made Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a favor ite with the mothers of small children. . It quickly cures their coughs and colds and pre vents any danger of pneumonia or other serious consequences. It not only cures crouD. but when given as soon as the croupy cough appears will prevent the attack. For sale by Graham & Wort ham, ' 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 name 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, it you wish to only pay half your tax you 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 up your receipts at a night return thereby mail and not be rushed eo much during the day. Said tax lists will through the courtesy of the following named gentlemen be found at their places: Summit, at Titus Ranney'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 the residence of F. 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, store of Hill & Son, J. E. Henkle, F. P. Clark, Scott & Pugsley, and Moses Brothers. M. P. Burnett, Sheriff of Benton County, Oregon, There are no better than the best The flour that stands the test, Pure quality, appearance grand, So surely, White Crest brand. Good Bread Delicious Pastrv Fancy Cakes, Etc. So easily made with White Crest the flour of excellence, so good you always want more, order a sack today, 105 cents per sack. Hodes' Grocery, $gE GU N HODES Has just received the services of one of the finest mechanics in the valley 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. The Gem Gigar Store All Leading Brands of Key West and domestic Cigars. Whist and Pool room. ; Jack Milne, prop. 4 job Printing Done on Short Notice at Times Office.