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Weekly Corvallis Gazette,
FRIDAY MORNING, FEB. 13, 1885.
The Kansas senate on the 9th inst ,
passed the house joiut resolution con
demnina the action of the state com
missioner at the World's fair at New
Orleans, in joining with others in in
viting Jeff. Davis to participate in the
reception of the liberty bell.
The recommendation for the colonies
in favor of the acceptance of proposals
of the United States government, look
ing to a reciprocity arrangements with
the British West Indies, has een
practically rejected by the British
cabinet.
It is estimated that the members of
the next congress will stand for pro
tection as follows: Nevmembers for
protection, 79; re-elected members for
protection, 88; total, 167. As the
whole number of members in the house
is 325, a majority of 9 for protection
is thus assured.
A snow storm of great violence is
raging in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska,
Michigan Indiana, Minnesota and
"Wisconsin. Much anxiety is mani
fested at Springfield 111-, lest the storm
may defeit Gen. Logan for the United
States Senatb. Many members of the
legislature wenthome to spend Sun
day, more republicans than democrats,
and as the legistature is a tie, if the
railroads are blockaded so that the
absent members cannot return, this
will give the democrats the majority.
The bill to submit a prohibitory
amendment to the vote of the people
passed the house last Monday without
debate on a vote of seventeen to six.
A like bill passed the legislature at its
last session but was rendered nugatory
by an omission in enrollment. If the
bill meets the approval of the senate
and has like success two years hence it
will come before the people for ratifica
tionjor rejection at the general election
in June, 1887uuless otherwise provid
ed for.
Mr. Cable, novelist and social "re
former, who is catching it hot and
heavy from the'southern press because
of his recent article on the condition
of the freedmen, thus hopefully ends a
talk to a Chicago interviewer: "Ameri
can progress has always outrun an
ticipation. Who could have supposed
a few years ago that Beecher, the
abolitionist, would have been offered
2000 for a lecture in New Orleans ?
Garrison, Sumpter, Greeley, all were
surprised to see in their lifetime the
fulfillment of their anticipations. In
places where I have lectured I have
been listened to with close attention,
receiving warm commendations, where
five years before such sentiments
would not have gone unreproved."
It is asserted that in that broader
sense in which W ebster interpreted the
duties of the office of United States
Senator, as the "representative of the
whole people and the whole United
States," there is no republican, if in
deed any citizen in New York, who
can more adequately fill Webster's
conception than Mr. Evarts. As a
New York paper says of his election,
"it will not arouse factional illfeeling,
nor sharpen personal animosities, for
If- T7" i. 1. . i i : , i
.uu. xvhi ls obi nui ueeu j ii uimnenuv
or offensively identified with any re
publican factions, nor the pet or cham
pion of any party clique. ' He has
Deen ana is an earnest republican, but
above all, he is a patriotic, intelligent,
honest man, of whose citizenship the
first common wealth in the Union is
justly proud."
The Chicago Htrald says: The de
termination of the most northern states
to send only very wealthy men or their
agents to the United States senate is
fittingly supplemented in some cases
by a desire to turn a man out as soon
as he loses his property. It cites as
an illustration of this the case of Sen
ator Sabin, of Minnesota, who, when
he was elected to the senate, was a
very rich man and adds: It is not de
nted that M r. Sabin is a man of some
ability. His business career shows
that. But would he ever been thought
of for United Stabes senator if it had
not been reported that he was worth
his millions t With his money gone
Vhat was the use of his lieing a senator
or of the United States having him for
a senator ? Mr. Sabin has not resign
ed his seat and probably he will not,
but the manner in which he has drop
ped from a conspicuous position to one
almost of inconsequence is a very
stiong commentary on the ideas which
govern the selection of United States
senators.
FEES t'OR CITT OFFICERS
For some time past it has been
thought that since our tax-payers all
want it done there would be ordinances
introduced and passed to take effect
after the next city election making the
pay of Recorder and Marshal salaries
and repeal the present fee system.
At the last meeting of the Council an
ordinance was introduced to give the
Recorder a salary of $500 per year and
100 additional for assessing the city.
$500 is big pay for the whole work of
Recorder, and if it is to be divided in
to two parts $400 per year and $100
for assessing the city is more than
ample, because there has never been a
gooa active Recorder elected for the
city where his official duties could not
!e pel formed in less than half his
time, and its duties interferes but lit
tle with other kinds of business in
which a Recorder may be regularly
engaged. There is hardly an election
occurs but what there is a half dozen
men out running for each Recorder
and Marshal, which shows that the
pay is excessively disproportionate to
the services rendered. What was the
most surprising thing of the same meet
ing an ordinance was also introduced
and read enacting a new fee bill for
the Marshal. Why make fish of one
officer and fowl of another, is what no
living soul can explain in a sensible
way, unless it is to legislate in the in
terests of the officers to the entire dis
regard of the tax payers. Why the
c'ty officers should not be salaried
when the entire tax -paying people re
quire it except part of the Council
men there is no living man can explain
except it is to favor a few city officers
and deputies in drawing out all the
taxts paid in by our citizens. We do
not blame any officer in making all the
law gives out of any office which he
may hold, but on the contrary it is
his duty and privilege to make all the
law gives him, bht when it comes to
writing in the interests of the people
p.nd tax-payers, we would like to in
quire if the fee system is to be kept up
what is the use in allowing a Marshal
cne dollar per night for attending on
the meetings of the Council? What
good is his attendance there to the
tax-payers? He has no vote, and there
ought not be any officer paid to be there
to influence legislation. Councilmen
should be left uninfluneced to pass or
not to pass sidewalk ordinances with
out the influence of any paid officer be
ing present and especially one who is
directly interested in the operation of
the ordinance in the way of the fees it
distributes. It has been said that if
an ordinance for salarying ofTieei-s in
stead of fees is passed that officers will
not pursue their duty so well as if their
work depended on fees, and in reply
to this it is ' iifficient to say that all
cities of any size or consequence when
they begin to be extricated from bank
ruptcy always adopt the salary system
to pay their police and Marshals.
Portland years ago when it was. bank
rupt like our town had its feed Mar
shals and deputies but when her Coun
cil men determined to cease legislation
in the special interests of the officers
and to pull the city out of bankruptcy
she established her police on monthly
salaries and done away with the fee
system. Does any one pretend to say
that the police of Portland does not
attend their duties better than any
feed officers will do, if so let one go to
Portland and step over the legal
bounds of her city laws and see how
quick her salaried officers will do their
duty.
Since the Board of Regents of Cor
vallis Col'ege signified their desire to
do so and tendered the State Agri
cultural College back to the State, a
bill has been introduced in the legis
lature and passed, locating the State
Agricultural College at Corvallis, Ore
gon, permanently upon the condition
that the people will subscribe sufficient
funds with which to build a good sub
stantial brick building on the Agricul
tural College farm adjoining Corvalli ,
on or before Jan. ist, 1887. The bill
provides that nine of the Board of
Regents to govern the school shall
be appointed by the governor and that
the governor, secretary of state, and
superintendent of public instruction
and master of the state grange shall
be ex-officio members of the Board of
Regents. On this plan the State Agri
cultural College will be put on a pure
ly state basis under a pure state gov
ernment and without the control of
any special church or sectarian in
fluence. The only thing now remain
ing to permanently retain the school
on the above basis is to subscribe
$25,000 and build a buijding of that
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value on the Agricultural farm. The
people will, without doubt, respond to
this, because it would be a disgrace to
any county for so valuable a school to
be taken away from any county and
especially tor lack of enterprise in her
citizens. The State Agricultural Col
lege is the best endowed school of the
State by the grant of land from Con
gress of United States.
THE FHISON C0NTKACT SYSTEM,
Like every other question that of
convict contract labor has two sides,
says the Portland Evening Telegram.
It is urged on the one hand that it
helps the state to make its prison sys
tem partially self-supporting and to
that degree relieves the taxpayers
from the burden of the support of con
victed criminals. On the other hand
it is urged, with a show of plausibility,
that it cheapens labor to an extent that
is oppressive to honest men who de
pend npon the fruits of their daily toil
for support for their families and the
maintenance of homes. It is certainly
far more just to maintain prison ex
penses from the general tax levy than
to oppress one particular class of labor
ers that convicts may be made in a
measure self-supporting during their
term of servitude. A few days ago a
strike of moulders in connection with
the Willamette Iron works in this city
was announced. Inquiry develops the
fact that the base of the grievance of
low wages at which these workmen
complain is the poison contract system,
that in two .years has reduced the
Moulder's Union in this city from a
membership of one hundred to twenty,
and wages from two and a half and
three dollars per day into competition
with labor at forty cents per day.
Any man who maintains his family or
even himself alone, by the sweat of
his brow and the skill of his hands,
must see the glaring injustice of a sys
tem that works such a hardship upon
a few under the pretext of lifting a
burden from the many. Furthermore,
chere is not a taxpayer in all Oregon
who has paid one cent less in taxes on
account of this system. A few are
heavily burdened, a firm realizes enor
mous profits, and the pnople go on
paying taxes just the same. The
smallest reflection will show that to
force men into competition with labor
ers whom the state hires out to per
form valuable service at forty cents
per day must work a grevious hard
ship, while the actual, and we may
say the sole perceptible benefits of the
transaction accrue to contractors who
are already wealthy.
That the Nicaraguan treaty is a
wise national measure is strongly in
dicated by the fact that it lacked but
four votes of the constitution majority.
It is defeated, not upon its merits, but
upon the issue of mere partisanship,
and it is upon this issue that the coun
try must look to see the legislation of
the country conducted by a democratic
administration. It is the lowest type
of statesmanship, but it is quite as
high as the country has any reason to
expect. When silk purses are wanted
the material to be provided must be
something besides a sow's ear. Toledo
Blade.
LUMBER FOR SALE!
Well seasoned and in the Ware
house, a fine lot of dressed
FT-iOOHIKTO,
RUSTIC,
CASINO, etc.
Any parly purchasing 5,000 feet
or over, may have the same at
$24.00 per M. Enquire of
T. J. BLAIR.
J. B. SCRAFKORD.
J. R. SCRAFFORP
J. B. Scrafford & Bro.,
PROPRIETORS OF
CORVALLIS
MARBLE WORKS,
AND DEALERS IN
ALL KINDS PLAIN, FANCY
AND ORNAMENTAL
Marble Granite.
MAIN STREET
Corvallis, - Oregon.
21-31T
PATENTS
Obtained, and all Patent Bnslnesa at hme or
abroad attended to for Moderate feea.
Our office is opposite the U. S. Patent Office, and
we can obtain PateDts in leas time than those remote
from Washington.
Send Model r Drawing. We advise as to pat
entability fren of charprc; and We Cliaje no fe
UiVess Patent Is Allowed.
We refer, here, to the Postmaster, the Snpt.
Money Order Dir., and to offieiala of the V. S. Patent
Office. For circular, advice, terms, and referenee to
acttial clients in your own State or eountv, write t
C. A. Snow A Co.,
Opposite Patent QffUe, Washicgton, E.
New This Week.
For Sale!
A Good Business Location,
With a number one Store House
24x70 ft., with house attached
suitable for a small family.
Situated in the center of the
City of Philomath.
And a good shipping point
ON THE O. P. R. TJ.
For further particulars enquire of fj. YV.
ALLEN, fuilomatli Oregon.,
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
To all iersons notice in herjby given that the un
dersigned, A.- H. Pygail, had been appointed admin
istrator of the estate of Joseph Howard, doceaed,
by the County Court of the State of Oregon for Ben
ton uounty. All persons having claims against said
estate will present them with the proper vouchers
within six mouths from the date of such notice, to
me as such auministrator, at Corvallis in siia county
A. R. PYGALL,
Administrator of the estate of Joseph Howard, dee'd.
22-7-5w Dated, Feb. 13, 1885.
FOR THE LADIES.
Miss Ida Roberts,
Introducing
Cliff AWass' Practical Front
Pieces.
And a large stock of hair goods. Damas
cus for the complexion, and dry shampoo.
Will be found at the at the Millinery shop
of Mrs. J. Mason. Call early, as my stay
in Corvallis will be very limited.
MISS IDA ROBERTS.
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ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF REAL ESTATE
In the mutter of tno estate of
Geu. P. Wrenn, Deceased )
Notice is heievy givenitliatby virtuo of an order
of sale, duly made hv the County Court of the State
of Oregon, for Benton county, on Saturday April
7th Ubo at the icgular April term of said Ooart,
directing and commanding tme, F. A. Chenowetn,
administrator of Said et?te, to sell pt publi; auctien
al' the right, title, interest and estate that the eaid
Geo P Wrenn had at the time of ti is death, in and
to the following described premises to-wit:
The donation land claim of Geo, P. Wrenn and
May E. K. Wrenn his wife, notification 628, Claim
No. 54, T. 11, S. K. 0 West, Willamette Merridian, in
Benton county, Oregon, and more particularly des
cribed as follows to-wit: The undirided three-fifths !
268 acres of the East half of said claim being 160.8
acies,alsothe whole of the followingin the west half of
said claim beginning at a quarter See. corner on the
line between Sections 10 and 81, in T. 11, 8. R., 6
west, Willamette Meridian, thence south SO dogri
27 min. east 4.65 chains, south 56,60 chains to the
middle of the channel of Marys river, thenoa follow-
up the river to the middle of the eountv road lead
f . om Corvallis to Kings Valley, north 16 degrees, east
alo7 the middle of said road, 16 chains north 0 de
grees West 18 chains, north 26 degrees, west22 chains
north 30 degrees, west 5 chains to the north line ef
the claim, south S decrees 31 min. eaxt 18.90 chains
to plac; of beginning containing 39.08 acre. There
fore in accordauce with and in pursuance of said order
of sale I,F. A. Chenoweth administrator of said
estate of Geo. P. Wrenn, deceased, will on
Snturday, February 2Stb.l8S5.
at the hour of one o'clock P. M., of said day In frent
of the Court House door, in the C.ty of Corvallis in
Benton county Oregon, sell at public auction to high
est bidder, all the ritht, title, interest and estate which
the said Geo. P. Wrenn had, at the time of his death,
in and to the above described premises, together
with the appurtenances thereunto belonging Terms
of salu, cash down at time of sale.
F. A. CHENOWLTH.
Administrator of estate of Geo. P. Wrenn, deceased.
REFEREES SALE OF REAL PROPERTY-
In the Circuit Cuurt of the State of Oregon for
Benton County.
A. G . Hovey and H. C. Humphrey Plaintiffs,
vs.
Mary Lacina Stirni, Robert M. Starns, Olir lone
HaIey, Frank Hawlej , Orrm Ellen Potter. . W.
Potter, Harriett Abbie Vi'idiworth, Nancy Wadl
worth, Alice L. Mounts and O. W. Mounts, ?M
fenuants. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a dreree
of partition and order of sale duly mde nd entered
in the above entitled cause in the above entitled
court on the 24th day of November A . I. 1884.
and by virtuo of a commission duly issued thereon
to nte, out of said court, as sole referee directing and
commanding me as such referee to sell the herein
after described real property in the manmcr provided
by law, 1 trill on
Tuesday the lOtH day of February 1B88,
At tli-hour of one (i) o'clock r. . of said day at
the Coui t House door in Oorvall is, Benton County,
Oregon, sell at public auction to the higho.t bidder
for caih in band t.e followir g described real pro
perty, to Tit: The North half of the Donation Land
Claim of Elisha Wadswch and Harriett Wadsworth
bis wife, being certificate. No. 1008, Notification No.
5030, being the South half of the' Northeast quarter
and the Southeast quarter of 8ection three (3) and
the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of
Section ten (10) and lota one (1) and two (2) in Sec
tion two (2) and let (1) of Section eleven (11) all iu
Towuship fifteen '(15) South Bane; five 5) West
Willamette Meridian containing 159 30-100
more or less, in Benton County, Oregon.
Hated CervalHs, January 9th 1S85.
J. E. BBTSON, Referee.
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FIFTY CENTS ImDOLLAR.
I respectfully announce to my numerous patrons and the public
at large that I have bought, (For Spot Cash,) a portion of tie bank
rupt stock of the late Goldsmith & Cooper. East Portland, at 50 cents
on the dollar, and now offer the same at corresponding reductions until
the entire lot is sold, (It won't take long at the prices.) This stock
embraces j
Silks, Satins, Silk Brocades,
Dross Goods, New Cloaks, Table Linen,
Tovfls, Napkins, Towling,
Flannels. Clothing, Fancy gjooofs,
Hats, Boots and Shoes, etc., etc.
To fully understand and appreciate the
I have secured. Every reader of this advertisement should call soon
and investigate. This stock in conjunction with our great Clearance
sale is bound to
CREATE A SENSATION.
Rememberallsoles are Strictly Cash
as we have no time for keeping books.
JBT-Samples sent free on application.
ONE Wni.flW'S GASH
PRIGE iwuni v STORE
Corvallis, Oregon.
5(E)
5(E)
DEALER !N
Dry Goods,
Dress Goods,
Dolmans and Ulsters,
Clothing-,
Furnishing- Goods,
Boots and Shoes,
Cigars and Tobacco,
Hats and Caps,
Groceries.
SMMOaM
I WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD
By any other Shebang in this City.
CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELVES.
C. H. Whitney.
THOMAS GRAHAM,,
Druggist and ApothcaHf
-AND DEALER IN-
PARTS, OILS, MWm, HUES, GLASS. PUTTY, TRUSSES.
SH0ULDEK BRACES, TOILET ARTICLES AC.
A full line ol B' ok, Stationery and Wall Paper. Ovr drags are tmh d
well selected. Paescriptions compounded at all hourt. 19-37yl
THE BENTON COUNTY
REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION
Office: Corvallis. Oregon.
M. S. WOODCOCK, Manager.
mTT TO ASSOCIATION will buv ard sell all classes of Keal Estate oh
t n in onsrbly advertise by describing each piece of property entrusted it for sale.
me pieces ol property win De sola on exiraoruinamy reaonauie terms.
rea sonable terms and wliltbor-
The follow-
8AW MILL Undivided 1 interest in a mill run by i
water, a good planer and seven acres of land user1
in connection with th mill. Power sufficient to ru
all f the year, situated handy to market and within
about 7 milej of Oorvallia with an excellent good
road to and rotn it. Terms eisv.
FARM Farm nil under fence only 2 miles from
Corvallis of 150 acres, 80 acres now in cultivation, the
balance of it can be cultivated; about 20 of it now in
wheat with a fair -house good bam and granery.
will be sold at a bargaiu. Terms easy.
FARM Farm of 478 acres for lew than' 858 pel
acre, being one of the cheapest and best farms in
ftMMOt. county, situated miles west oi .viotiroe, tor.
a mile from a good school, in one of the best neigh
borhoods in the state with church privileges handy.
About 130 acres in cultivation, and over 400 can be!
cultivtaed. All under fence, with good two tor
frame house, large barn and orchard; has running;:
water the vear around, and is well suited ter stock '
and dairy purposes. This is one of the cheapest iam,sl
in the Willamette Valley Terms easy
STOCK FARM 320 acres, about SO in eultlvstien
ISO acres can he cultivated. 60 acres' of eood Brand
oak timber, the balance good grass )BOd. Small com
fortable house nd barn, it lies adjoining an inex
.haustibleou range, making one of the beet stock
'ranges ist Benton county. Situated about 10 miles
Southwest-of Corvallis. Price 1000.
FARM A farm of 1SB acres of land situated i
mile from Corvallis, in Linn County, Or. All under
fence; 80 acres of rich b Worn land in cultivation
66 acres of good fir, as. and maple timber; 2 good
houses, 2 good orchards and two good wells with
pumps. Terms: 580 per acre, half cash down and
balance payable in cne and two years, seeored by
mortgage upon tbe farm.
LOTS Two unimproved lota is Corvallis. On. of
tne choicest building places in the city for sale reas
onable. AI.SO Four unimproved lots except fewc
od in Corvallis, Or. The choicest building Blase in
the city for sale reasonable.