The Corvallis times., February 26, 1907, Image 2

Corvallis Times
CORVALLIS, OREGON,
TUESDAY EVENING, FEB. 26, 1907
Our Humiliation.
If Benton County people bad a
realization of what the new appor-
tlonment ot senators actually means
they would be np in arms. Its ef
fect is to practically wipe Banton
connty off the map bo far as repre
sentation in the state senate is con
cerned. Benton is joined to Polk,
and Benton is much the smaller
. county. The selection of senator
. is under the primary law, and vo-
ters will very largely stick to their
own county man in preference to a
candidate for Benator in another
- county. Benton's show for a sena
tor under those conditions will be
very slim.
It is the wcrst deal Benton ever
got at the hands of a legislature.
We need to have a senator, joint
eena'or and thres representatives.
We have dwindled and dwindled
through the gerrymandering pro
cesses at Salem until praotically all
we have left, after Senator John
eon's present term, will be one lone
representative. What a command
ing position for an old and respect
able county to occupy 1
Overdue Legislation.
The failure to agree at Salem on
legislation affecting water rights is
unfortunate. The statutes defining
and declaring the rights of settlers
along streams and providing for an
equitable distribution of water for
irrigation and other purposes are
very crude and the proper adjudi
cation of causes under them a diffi
cult and delicate matter. A water
code simplifying as far as possible
the legal questions arising under
water rights is long overdue and
was a debt the late session owed
Oregon.
In addition, there onght to have
been some kind of a measure to
save to the people the remnant of
water power that may still be un
seized by corporations and syndi
cates. In this respect, he streams
are at the mercy of greed, just as
the forests were, and like the latter
are fast passing into the hands that
will use them to mulct the masses.
A corporation already sits at Wil
lamette falls, pockets its totl on
navigation, claims that it owns all
the enormous water power there,
and is doubtless ready to dispute in
the courts the people's right to the
stream that ought to be unownable
save by the multitude. Another
syndicate owns the entire water
rights on the Sandy, the little
Sandy, the Clackamas and Bull
Run rivers, and a mortgage of five
millions has been placed on the
enterprises incident to this owner
ship. Before it is realized, as was the
case with the forests, the water
power will be entirely . beyond the
reach of those at whose disposal
the laws of nature placed it. How
many other important powers are
actually in the hands of syndicates
and how little may yet be available
for public uses, is an unguessable
problem, the truth of which - will
probably be discovered after it is
too late. The enactment of laws
reserving the water powers to the
state and throwing such safe
guards around them that monopo
lization and . exploitation could not
have resulted is a duty that the
late session really owed the people.
After Long Years.
The late legislature has one piece
of good legislation to its credit. It
hasn't many and this one ought
to be commended. - In passing the
Willamette locks bill it achieved
really big legislation. It is the
kind of measure that legislative
sessions are really held for. The
scion who wanted pigstys over close
to a neighbor's backyard declared
a public nuisance was out "of the
realm of true legislation. It was of
the silly order because matters of
the kind are not properly adjudi
cable by courts and lawyers. They
are episodes of which " common
sense and neighborly affection
must be the solution.
But the locks bill is a true -legislative
measure. It builds for eter
nity and is on the broad lines that
go for the betterment of society. It
is a move to confer lasting benefit
on a vast multitude. Its design is
the removal of a toll that will add
a cent and a half to the sale price
of every bushel of wheat and save
to the people 21-2 cents in freight
on every sack of salt, 21-2 cents
on every sack of sugar, 21-2 cents
on every sack of potatoes, four
cents on every bale of hay, five
cents on every, barrel of flour with
similar sweeping reductions on ev
ery article shipped in or out ot the
Willamette region. It is a propo
sition to congress for the state to
pay half and congress to pay half
of the cost of public ownership and
free operation of the Willamette
locks, a condition that ought to
have been brought about 30 years
years ago. Th.e world over now,
there is a resort to water naviga
tion and this measure is in har
mony with the trend of the hour
Experience and study, has proven
that railroads cannot , compete with
water in the movement of freight,
and it is a wise 'community that
grasps the idea, and at tlje earliest
moment, converts it to advantageous
use. Dollars saved on the move
inent of freights" are dollars ' made,
and the aggregate to be saved by
an open Willamette v.,is enormous.
But the climax of. the - measure is
that it is not for - the ' benefit of a
few but for 111, and that is wh t
makes the locks bill . a crowning
triumph in legislative enactment.
BOY HIT BY 10,000 VOLTS.
In Consequence Narrowly Escaped Fall
ing From Albany Bridge.
After receiving a shock of 10,000
volts of electricity, Frank Cresswell
1 5 year old son of John Cresswell,
of Benton county, lay for more
than an hour on a ledge a foot
wide on a projection of a pier of
Albany steel bridge. He was fin
ally rescued from his perilous po
sition and is now at St. Mary's
hospital.
His left hand is terribly burned,
and he will lose the toes of his right
foot. Permanent internal injuries
may develop later.
Creswell climbed down .on the
pier at the north end of the steel
bridge yesterday afternoon, intend
ing to slide down the bars 25 feet
to the ground, after the custom of
many Albany boys, who make "a
short cut" that way. . In some un
known manner, while standing on
the pier, his left hand touched one
of the power wires of the Willam
ette Valley Company. The shock
burned the skin off his left hand
and left it on the wire, and the sole
of his right shoe, and threw him
unconscious on the narrow ledge of
the pier, where it extends beyond
the bridge. It is a marvel that he
was not thrown to the ground, 25
feet below.
The injured boy was finally found
by Linemen Kyle and Conn, of the
Home Telephone Company. With
considerable difficultv they lifted
him to the bridge and brought him
to the hospital, The boy has been
in a very serious condition but it is
now expected that he will recover.
"Nettie, the News Girl."
There are many playson the road
that stvle themselves dramas that
it is really refreshing when one of
exceptional merit presents itself. In
"Nettie, the News Girl" is worn-
ised a play that stands in the latter
class, it is lull ot pathos, comedy
and sensation artistically interwov
en. For heart throbs and smiles
there never has been a play more
cleverly written. The lines are
bright, the corned v soarklinp-. and
- ' ! 1 aw
the situations exciting and novel.
Messrs. Gould and Freed have
spared no expense in , the presenta
tion of thisolav. and have surround
ed themselves with a ' cast of ex
ceptional strength and mounted
the Dlav with soecial sceneries and
accessories." This company recent
ly played an engagement irt Port
land, where they were highly
praised. They will appear at the
Opera House Thursday night.
Seats now selling. Prices 35, 50
and 75.
FARMERS call at the seed store,
have a friendly talk, and look
over the different kinds of seed,
red clover, alsike, alfalfa, vetch,
speltz, beardless barley, rape,
i rye grasses, and artichokes. For
sale or trade, one 6 year old
horse. Wanted, 10 ton vetch
seed. L. L. Brooks.
FRUIT TREE spray any quanity at
oraim jjawson a next to J. K.
Smith & Company.
BURIED TODAY.
Mrs. Lafferty Died at the Family
Home Sunday. "
After a lingering illness of con
sumption. Mrs. W. P. Lafferty
died at the family home in this city
early Sunday morning. She had
been ailing for a couple" of years,
and spent some time in Mexico in
quest of health. . The funeral is in
progress this afternoon at the
Times press hour and is conducted
by Dr. J. R. N. Bell under the
auspices of the Rebekahs ; and
Eastern Star. . !i ,
Anora DeBolt Lafferty was born
at Summerville, Ohio, March 12,
1855. November 12, 1875. she was
married to William P. Lafferty at
Trenton, Missouri, where she re
sided until 1898, when the family
moved to this city. . Of eight chil
dren, four survive, Austin. William
Raymond and Chester, all of whom
with the husband, were with her
at the end. A sister, Mrs. Ida
Huffman, of Bladin, Neb., and a
brother, W.'R. DeBolt, of Grundy
county, Mo., aresurviving;relatives.
She was the daughter of Hon. R.
A. DeBolt and Maria N. DeBolt.
Although her mother died when
she was fourteen years of age, .the
training she received in childhood,
left its impress upon her entire life.
From her father she inherited those
qualities, and indefatigable industry
and perseverence, which character
ized her life work, and hy which
he won his way from the farm to
the profession of law, the circuit
bench, and a seat in congress. Her
father also served with distinction
in the civil war, having responded
to the call of his country in 1861
and having been commissioned
Major of the 44th Vol. Inf. of Mc.
serving as such until 1865. Early
in life Mrs. Lafferty united with
the Presbyterian chnrch- in which
she has always been an active mem
ber. Shortly after her marriage,
she became identified - with the ord
ers of Rebekah and Eastern Stat' in
Missouri, where she served in the
former order as noble grand and
in the latter as worthy matron.
Since coming to Corvallis she 'has
been-actively identified with these
orders, filling important offices , in
Eastern Star, and serving as .dis
trict deputy n the Rebekah order,
in both of which she has bean a
faithful and highly esteemed mem
ber. Port Angeles, Wash., Feb. z.
To fall down a well 37 feet deep
and escape uninjured was the ex
perience of a little' 2-year-old baby
of this city.- The child wa? play?'
ing in the yard of a neighbor where
there is an abandoned well, covered
with loose and rotten beards. r.The
mother was ill and was lying down
at her home when the alarm was
sounded. She called for assistance
and as this did not arrive soon, She
made a daring- descent down the
the pump "Btock.- standing in the
well, and was rewarded for her
bravery by finding her child stand
ing in eight inches of water at , the
bottom of the well. Assistance Foon
arrived and a rope was lowered and
baby and mother pulled out in safe
ty. The baby was uninjured; the
mother sustained a few bruises and
nervous shock. "
Notice to Taxpayers.
I have prepared lists of the taxpayers of the
county, showing the names and amount of taxes
due from each taxpayer, and have sent these lists
to the following places :
Summit precinct At' T. Banney's and J. E.
Morrow's stores.
Blodgelt precinct At the store of J. A. Wood.
Wren precinct At the Wren store.
Kings Valley At the Hosklns Btore, Alcorn &
Miller store and Jake Chambers' store.
Soap Creek Preoinct At the store of J., A.
Carter.
Fairmount Precinct t Paul Johnson's resi
dence, at F. H. HuKhson residence, at D. P. Mish
ler residence, and M. V. Lee per re&iHettce. -
Monroe Precinct At the store of a WUhelm &
Sons, and the store of K. Trenh.lm, at Bruce
Bellfonntaln At- the store ol Woodcock k
Taylor, and the store of N- Clem.
Altea Precinct At the store of Wade Mulohe.
Philomath Precinct At the Philomath' State
Bank.
Tax payers can send -in their taxes bybink
check, or money order, and I will return the tax
receipt, - ..... i
I bare nothing whatever to do with the amount
oftoxeg, and have copied the names and the
amounts of taxes as tney appear on the tax roii
as turned over to me by the clerk.
. M- P- BURNETT,
, - Sheriff.
CiU for Warranter r
Kotlce Is hereby given that them is 'money on
hand at the connty treasurer's offioe, to pay all
orders endorsed and marked not paid for want
of funds, up to and including May H, 1906. Iot
terest will be stopped on a me from this date.
Corvallis, Or., Feb. 22, 1907.
W. A. BTJCHiNANj
. - Treasurer Benton Co., Or.
"' Neglected Colds Threaten Tjifb,
From the Chicago IK&une.
" 'Don't trifle with . a cold,' is good advice
for prudent men and women. It may be
vital: in .the case of a child. Proper food,
good ventilation, and dry, warm clothing are
the proper safeguards against colds.. If they
are maintained through the changeable
weather of autumn, winter and spring, the
chances of a surprise from ordinary colds
will be slight. But the ordinary light cold
will become severe if neglected, and a well
established ripe cold is to the germs of diph
theria what honey is to the bee. The great,
est menace to child life at this season of the
year is the neglected cold." Whether it is a
child or adult, the cold slighter severe, the
very best treatment that can be adopted is to,
give Chamberlain's-Oobgh Remedy. It is
safe and sure. The great popularity and im
mense sale of this preparation has been attain
ed bv its remarknhlA OTlFCMa fit frit i a etlmnint A
-j -vwva.ujOBUiuiWh
cold never results in pneumonia whenr it is
given. For sale by Graham Wortha
3 DAYS
Special Embroidery Sale!
-:. . .' -4 ...... ' .
We will offer for three days 3,000
- yds of New Embroideries at 25
cts the yd. Values up to 50c
Thursday, Friday & Saturday
None Sold Before This Time
See Window Display.
Armor Plate Hosiery
We carry the celebrated , Armor
Plate Hosiery, direct from the mills.
Try them. If they suit you, tell
others, if not tell us.
Lingerie Shirt waists
We have excellent designs in ready
made lingerie shirt waists, they are
right in every particular, and our
prices aie as equally attractive.
Dress Goods
See our line of Dress Goods. Wash
Goods, White Goods, Lace and Ta
pestry Curtains, etc, all at popular
prices.
Henkle & Davis.
No Prizes
Chase l
COFFEE
! In fact nothing goes with our coffee but crtam, suear ai d
SATISFACTION
P. M. ZIEROLF.
Sole sgent ft r
Chase & Sanborn -DA Grai
COFFEE
3?:ro:oqL Tlxi Date
'Till further notice ALL glasses fitted by PRATT The
the Optician will be ABSOLUTELY GUARANTEED for
ONE YEAR against BREAKAGE of ANY KIND.
R. J. MOSES.
DEPARTMENT STORE
Philomath -
i
Always up to date and one of
in Benton County. Our prices are
for coiintry produce-. We have our own special quick delivery wagon
for the city. Send in your orders.
R. J. MOSES & SON
go with our
Sanborn High Grade
L. J. MOSES.
- Oreaon.
' .
the best and neatest arranged stores
right Highest market prices paid
Summons. .
In the Circuit Court of the State of Orenon for
Benton Connty,
E. W. Durkee, Plaintiff,
vs.
Annie E. Durkee, Defendant )
To Annie E. Durkee the above name defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon you are re
quires 10 appear ana answer toe complaint niea
against you In the above entitled cause on or
Deiore tne n aay oi Mirco, la J7, ana if you
fall so to answer, for want thereof the plaintiff
will apply to the court for the relief demanded
In hU jomplalnt, to-wlt: lor a decree of the
court dissolving tne contract oi matrimony now
existing between the plalDtlff and defendant and
for the cere and custody of Frank B. Durkee, W.
". uuiKee, and a F. 1. Durkee, children of
plaintiff and defendant and for such other and
further decree as to said court may seem eauit-
able.
This summons Is served on you by publication
pursuant to an order of the Hon. E. Woodward.
oounty judge for Benton county, Ortgon, made
on the 5th dy of February, 1907.
The date ot the first publication hereof is Feb
ruary 8, 1907 and the last publication thereof
will be on Match 22, 1907.
vatea jreDruary . law.
McFADDEN & BRYSON.
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Notice to Creditors.
George Beamia, Estate.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has been appointed the executrix '
ot tne last will and testament and the
estate of George Beamis, deceased by the
County Court of the State of Oregon for
Benton county. All persons having
claims against said estate are hereby no
tified to present the same to said execu
trix at the office of McFadden & Brvson,
at Corvallis, Oregon duly verified within
six months from the date hereof.
Dated February 8, 1907.
Okie Beamis,
Executrix of the estate of
George Beamis, deceased.
For Khenmatic Sufferers.
The quick relief from pain afforded by ap
plying Chamberlain's Pain Balm makes it a
favorite with sufferers from rheumatism,
sciatica, lame back, lumbago, and deep
seated and muscular pains. For sale by
Graham & Wortham.
Phone Ind. 384.
Dr. Hanford
Successor to Bowen Lester
Burnett Bldg. Corvallis, Or.
E. E. WILSON,
ATTORNEY Al LAW.
F. C. M'Reynolds
Teacher of Violin, Mandolin, Banjo,
Guitar, Viola and 'Cello OAC School
of Music. Music furnished for all oc
casions. Large or small orchestra.
B. A. CATHEY
Physician & Stogeon
Office, room 14, BanK Bldg. Honrst
10 to ia and a to 4.
Phone, office S 1 2 Residence 1 f 0
Corvallis, Oregon.
DR. E. E. JACKSON
Veterinary Surgeon & Dentist
Office 1011 Main st Ind 204
Residence 1220 4th st Ind 389.
J. A. WOODS
General Auctioneer. A Square Dea
and charges right.
Corvallis, Oregon.
J. FRED FATES
A TTORA& I -A T-LA W.
Zierolf Building.
G. II. FAKBA,
Physician & Surgeon,
Office up stairs in Burnett Brick Res
idence on the corner of Madison and
Seventh 'st. Phone at honse and office.
H. S. PERNOT,
Physician & Surgeon
Office over postoffice. Residence Cor.
Fifth and Jefferson streets. Honrs 10 to
12 r. m., 1 to 4 p. m. Orders may be
eft at Graham & ham's drug store.
Willamette Valley
Banking Company
Corvallis, Oregon.
RESPONSIBILITY $100,000
Deals b Foreign and Domestic
Exchange.
Buys County, City and School
Warrants.
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