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About The Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1889)
ISSUED EVBKY f RIUAT MOKM.NO BT CBAIG Sc CONOVEE, Managers and Publisher!. 8U33G3IPTION RATtS P-erYear $2 00 8 Months -.. 1 00 TVee Months, 75 1 fie Copies &c Pur Year (when not paid in advance). 2 50 CORVALLIS, OR., APRIL 19, 1889. WANTS A CHANGE. The following has been crowded out of these columns for the past three issues. If there is one thing more inter esting and attractive than another (over the left as the boys say) it is to see in the early spring time, when the grass is just putting on its most beautiful green, and the flowers are beginning to bloom, and the trees are bursting into leaf and blossoms, the streets ful! of rub bish and refuse, the alleys full of lilth and the foulest fumes; the iestive cows meandering up and down the broken sidewalks rub bing their lousy hides against the chads trees and gate posts; bruis ing and killing shrubs and trees that it has taken years to grow; to hoe this and more, at once arrests the eye of the beholder, especially if he is a stranger and is looking for a pleasant and healthy location for himself and family. There are places where nature has lavish ed her gifts most profusely and where it almost seems as if the band of the Almighty had wrought its most skillful paintings, but where man in his carelessness and sluggishness and selfishness lias not only neglected to improve these priceless treasures but even desecrates with unhallowed touch the sacred shrines so grandly fash ioned by the Creator's hand. In vain will any people strive to -keep pace with the on-moving tide of progress and prosperity, that is passing by, unless wijh united ef fort they grasp the strong arm of enterprise and enthusiasm, that Khali stir the very ' foundation of things, and shake the moss from the roofs of men's backs as well as from their houses; take the stiffen ing out of their spines and the coin out of their purses; cause the old tumble-down shanties, so common here and there, to fall to the ground and disappear; build new door- yard fences in place of the rickety and rotten ones, paint anew those that are not too old to paint and clean up generally. Corvallis is a beauty of a city It can be made one of the most charming places in Oregon but it needs brushing up and cleaning up. The very goddess of beauty herself is unlovely to look at when besmeared with dirt and mud and marred all over with ugly defac ings. Now that we are going to have electric lights and a board of trade, let us brighten up all around. Let us drive the cows off to pasture aud fix up the sidewalks and walk on them ourselves. Let us tell everybody that this is the place to live that we have the best loca tion, the pleasantest city, the healthiest community, the .most prosperous town, the fairest pros pects; the grandest people; the biggest court house; the best col lege; the newest school building; as good schools and churches; as honest and honorable business men; as fine looking women and handsome girls; in fact as good of everything as anywhere on the Pacific coast; that all strangers have to do is to give us" a trial and they will be satisfied. No Mossback. . Corvallis, March 2G, 1889. Jersey cattle are going out of fashion in the east. At a recent sale of fine stock in New York seventy-nine head brought an average price of only $68 apiece. The highest price paid was $230, and from that ihe rate3 ranged down below $30. For $S0 one purchaser bought a three year old bull whose brother was sold three years ago as a yearling for $1,775. A train of twenty-six flat cars I loaded with threshing, machines from the manufactory at Massillon, Ohio, arrived in Portland this week, and were for the branch house of this manufactory which is located there. When will the time arrive when there will be no need of sending out of Oregon for such, implements? It "is about time some such manufactories were being erected in this state. Take the water power at Oregon City or at Salem none better can be found, and every bit of it should be utilized in such purposes. Ore gon furnishes the finest of timber and iron for all kinds of 6uch ma chinery and all that is required is sufficient capital to erect the places wherein to manufacture it. In Portland alone there are numerous persons who are blessed with plenty of lucre aud there is but one faint reason why they could not form themselves into com panies for carrying oa such work, and thus benefit the country as well as themselves. From March 4 to April 2, 1885, President Cleveland sent to the senate 171 nominations, of which 156 were confirmed, twelve not acted upon, two withdrawn and one rejected. In exactly the same length of time President Harrison has made 374 nominations, of which three have been withdrawn and two rejected. Seven ministers in San Fran cisco asked what is the greatest enemy of Christianity at the pres ent time, and seven distinct an swers were given. They were as follows: Natural depravity, ra t'onaltsm, materialism, intemper ance, sectarianism, too little preaching of faith and repentance, and selfishness. The greatest emigration society at present is the Argentine Repub lie. it will spend this year $5,000,000 to bring emigrants from the north of Europe, alone Ships from England, Holland and France are taking them over in thousands. Two of the Eugene papers have been enlarged, the Guard and the Register. They presont a very neat and much improved appear ance, and show evidence of pros perity. . The Guard is democratic, but then then that doesn't hurt it any. If the rich finds of gold and sih ver continue to develop them selves as in the past year, Oregon will be a second Eldorado, says an exchange. PENCIL1NGS. It wasn't a Corvallis boy who, when asked to tt?ll all be knew about "Breathing," in a composition, said as follows: "Breathing is made of air. We breathe with our lungs, our lights, onr liver and our kidneys. If it wasn't for our breath we would die when we sleep. Our breath keeps the life a-going through the nose when we are asleep. Boys that stay in a room all day should not breathe. They uhould wait till they get out of doors. Boys in a room make bad, unwholesome air. They make carbonicide. Caibonicide is poisoner than mad dogs. A heap ol soldiers was in a black hole in India, and a carbonicide got in that there hole and killed nearly every one afore morning. Girls kill the breath with corsits that squeezes the diagram. Girls can't holler or run like boys be cause their diagram is squeezed too much. If I was a girl I'd rather be a boy, so I can holler and run and have a great big diagram." The Vindicator, of Ea3t Portland, says that: 'In the many additions to Port land, - East Portland and Albina now in the market, there are offered for sale 21,000 lots exclusive of those for sale in Portland proper. .Tust think of it 21,000 lots, enough for a city of 2,000,000 population, and new additions are being recorded almost daily."" Twenty-one thousand. How many do you suppose there would be to put all the many "many "additions" of the different cities and towns in Ore 1 gon together? It would be a young New York, wouldn't it Some one says that it took men to build the new court house, but I think a portion of ic (and that the heaviest) was built by a mann. The county judsje tells me that the floor of the front entrance will be solid marble. My conscience! J ust think of a No. 12 boot of a Benton county granger or a delicate 2x4 pedal extremity of a Cor vallis dude coming in contact with a beautiful peice of marble, and how will that floor look during court week when tobacco spit will be very plenti ful But then, the new building is a fine one and deserves some marble in it Colorado is booming, according to the statement of some persons, and I don't doubt it at all. They have a reputation already there that is for falsifying. One of the Colorado pa pers has evidently been hard up tor something to print, judging from the following attack on Oregon which is clipped from it: "Hundreds of people in Oregon and Washington territory are in a starving condition. So many have emigrated to that country this spring that every thing is overdone; work cannot be had for half the population; out of money and no labor for them, they are idle and hungry." Can there be a much larger lie than the above ever started? Right here in this land of plenty, where there isn't such a thing as a failure if you are full of patience and perseverance, and to think that half the population is "idle and hungry." The Colorado editor should be presented with a chunk of dynamite soap so that he could take one good long wash of the filth that he must have in him Sunday morning last was a sort of blustering one in Corvallis and judg ing from the amount of signs that were down from their hooks on the different awnings it must have been a windy night but it wasn't The regu lar quarterly hoodlum got in his work on Saturday night and, wjiile the policeman was at one end of his beat, removed some of the signs at the other end, and vice versa. It was nice fun for the "ho'ods" and costly fun for the owners of these indicators. ' Some time they will be caught in their fun and then the city treasury will be in creased a few dollars. F. A Bbb. MEETING TO-MORROW. At 9 o'clock p. m., to-morrow, April 19, the county horticultural society will meet at the court house for the purpose of discussing several important questions and listening to an address by Pres. Keezel of Philomath. At the last meeting it was voted to admit ladies to membership free. We hope this action may be approved by our lady friends and that a good at tendance of lady horticulturists may be the outcome. We have all hopes of securing for our society a room in the new court house and we shall ap preciate the many efforts made by friends of this society to- make the room a fit one for our labors and dis cussions. We hope no small number of our flower loving friends will be come members of this society and thus aid us in making the room a pleasant and homelike one for our meetings. In order that the work we may do in it will redound to the credit of all con cerned and spread its influence to our homes, our cities and over our state we need your aid and encouragement By-laws for the society will be con sidered at this meeting and some other reports of importance will be given. E. R. Lake, Secretary. "The Scrap Book" will be presented by the famous Royce-Lansing Co., April 24tb, at the opera house. Though its plot is not a deep one, it will be found sufficient to act as a "binding" for the great variety of Scraps" contained within its cevers." It abounds with the latest and most popular songs and music, embraces a great variety of new and novel mnsical and comedy spec ialties, giving ample scope for the display of the peculiarly versatile talents of each member of the company. It is designed to make you laugh, and you can't help it. In a word, its mission is to give its auditors two hours of clean delightful amusement. After witnessing it, yon will add your ver dict to thousands of others, viz., "Its mis sion is well conceived, and most faithfully carried out." The Review, of Roseburg, says: "Arch itect Ewart -was telegraphed from Corvallis to Ashland to come to Roseburg and ex amine our school building in reference to buildfng one in the former place like it. Mr. Ewart is in town to day examining the same, and is much pleased with our plana for the accommodation of school children. n Mr. Ewart is in Corvallis now having arriv- ed here. oj Tuesday. THE TREE PLANTING. ARBOR DAY-AS IT WAS OBSERVED IK COR VALLIS ON LAST FBIDAY. As last Friday was Arbor day in Oregon and it was observed by the schools in Cor vallis and all over Oregon, the graduating class of the agricultural college foi '89 also celebrated the occasion by planting their class tree. During the forenoon the regular school exercises were held but the after noon was considered a sort of half-holiday. At 4 p. m. the students with a number of invited persons assembled in the chapel and after the usual amount of music was had Rev. E. J. Thompson, of the Presbyterian chnrch, delivered an address on "the col lege tree," which was of a very interesting nature, and was well received by the audi ence. He related some very laughable in cidents in his experience with students and class trees. Every one knows Dr. Thomp- j son and therefore there is no need of this reporter saying anything further about his remarks because it would be hard to find words that could be pnt together to pay him the compliment he deserved. Prof, Grimm presided over the occasion, in the absence of President Arnold who was at Roseburg making arrangements for the next farmers' institute, and Geo. H. Chance of Portland, and Hon. T. K. Cauthorn be ing present they were called on for brief ad' dresses. After the benediction was pro nonnced tbe class and others repaired to the front of the building, whore, oa the north side of the walk about the foot of the hill, the first class-tree of the state agricultural college was planted and is now preparing itself t help shade the college students in time of summer; it is a white elm. The graduating class-of this year who will bid adieu to this college on June 26th, is composed of sixteen students, six girls and ten boys, whose names are Misses Ber tha Davis, Clara and M.llie Fisher, Clara Irvine, Emma Kittredge, and Emma Weber; John C. Applewhite, Harry Arnold, A. S, Additon, Clarence Avery, John and Robert Buchanan, Thos. Joues, Jesse Willkins, E. E. Wilson, of Benton county, and B. S. Martid of Linn county. . THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TREE. Although it was raining hard last Friday afternoon several patrons and the pupils of the different schools met and planted the "Arbor Day" tree. .The north school under the management of Mrs. Callahan and Miss Harris, sang one sons; "and the entire school sang several. ' After pertinent remarks by Messrs. Wal lis Nash, S. T. Jeffreys, F. M. Johnson and Senator Cauthorn, the tree was planted by the students. The students named it, "Senator Canthorn's Tree." The tree, if it thrives, will he an ornament to the new public school grounds, as well as interest' ing to the pupils when . they are older. Senator Cauthorn may well be proud of the tree. What earnest, honest worker with hand and brain, for tbe benefit of bis fellow men, could desire.a more pleasing recognition of his usefulness than such a monument, symbol of his production, ever growing. ever blooming, and ever bearing wholesome fruit "The young oak grew, and proudly grew, or its roots were deep and strong; And a shadow broad on the earth it threw, And the sunlight lingered long On its glossy leaf, wheie the flickering light, Was flung to-the evening sky: And the wild bird sought to its airy height, And taught her young to ny. , -BRIEF LOCALS. Next Sunday is Easter. New goods weekly at Nolan's. -Look out for the "Little Band-Box." Straight value in all lines at Nolan's. Nobby suits for young men at Nolan's Nobby hats for young men at Nolan's, Bargains in remnants of carpets at Nolan's. Mrs. T. Graham is in Forest Grove on a visit. John W. Hanson is home again from Cal ifornia. - Dr. Thompson will preach at Gad Ridge at 2:30 p. m. - For house furnishiug goods and lace cur tains go to Nolan's. - The Occidental bus has been repainted and is greatly improved. The McKanlass minstrel company showed in the opera house last night. Nolan leads in dry goods largest and most attractive stock in town. The Swiss bell ringers on Wednesday night next. Tickets 75 cents. Attend tbe Swiss bell ringers entertain ment on next Wednesday night. Engene has new fire bell. It is nearly fonr feet in height and weighs 1,200 pounds. S. N; Wilkins is going to erect a work shop expressly for doing picture framing, etc - See if your name is in the letter list this week. There are some beautiful names there. The Benton county bank has had a sign painted on the outside of the walls of its room. Gentlemen, when you want fine clothing, fine furnishings, and fine shoes go to Nolan's. A new oven has been placed in the bakery of Ralston Cox's, and is made of the best English tire brick. , Oregon appropriated over $100,000 for wagon roads aud California has appropri ated over $1,000,000. Easter services ajjthe Presbyterian church next Sabbath morning and eyening. Praise service in tbe evening. Special mnsic at the Presbyterian church next Sabbath morning and evening,'. Solo, quartettes and anthems. The founder of Philomath, Henry Pen Lxndj.diel at Halsey, Linn county, lately. He came to Oregon in 1851 from Missouri. Al. Morris formerly brakeman on the O. P. train but now on the east side S. P. freight, is laid up for awhile with a mashed hand. M. A. Canan is talking of erecting an ad dition to his hotel on the southside, and is going to have a new kitchen built in a short time. The McKanlas company -have their own car fitted up with a kitchen, sleeping apart ments, etc., and arrived here from Albany on yesterday. Col. Parker, editor of the Walla Walla Statesman, paid $2800 for some Seattle prop erty several months ago, which he has just sold for $100,000. The seventh annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, of Oregon, will be held in Salem, Oregon, May 8th, 9th and 10th. Sabbath is to be a day 6f special interest in the M. E. Church. All the services in cluding Sunday school will be conducted on a special plan observing Easter. Ladies go to Nolan's for yenr dress goods. silks, velvets, plushes, embroideries, laces, ribbons, parasols, hosiery, corsets, muslin underwear, fine shoes and slippers. Tbe Herald, of Albany, with its nsual brilliancy (?) contains the following in Sun day's issue: "Prof. W. N. Hull and bride, of Corvallis.fare at the Revere House." C. L. Weiser, who left Corvallis on a trip east and to take in the inauguration of Harrison, returned home an Saturday and is at his old "posish" in J. D. Clark's tin store. The ' members of the M. EL - Church and other liberal people of Philomath, surprised Rey. Spangler and family on Wednesday with a nice little donation of valuables which were delivered by W. C. Meats. The Oregon Land company of Salem has, since the first of March sold fifteen farms in the vicinity of Salem and sixty-one rest dence lots in the city, these sales aggrega ting in amount the sum of nearly $50,000, G. Stoltz, of the cider and vinegar works at Sakm, was in Corvallis on Tuesday on business. He has a large manufactory of this kind at that city, and there is no need of any merchant sending out of Oregon for anything in his line. - About the liveliest place in Albany is the S. P. freight room, says the Democrat. Since the first of the month 500,000 pounds of freight have been .transferred from the Oregon Pacific and the river boats, and the direct traffic was considerably more. The drain on Third street, north from Monroe, has been greatly improyed by be ing cleaned out and the filth that stood there for so long a time has floated off into the beautiful Willamette and is now wend ing its way te the Portland water works. A couple of poor immigrants on their way to California had a baby born to them on a Southern Pacific train some days ago, and out of gratitude wanted the passengers, who made up a fine purse for the little fel low, to choose his name, and that of Groyer Harrison was fiually decided upon. F. Hoffman, of Kansas, with his family has arrived at Albany, and has purchased twenty acres near that place where he will run a "chicken ranch." He brought along some fine chickens as a starter, has ordered an incubator and proposes supplying the market with large and plump fowls. There is now stored at or near Harrisbnrg 90,000 bushels of wheat, which is impos sible to be shipped other than by river, There is also 40,000 bushels of oats at the same place. The owners of tbe wheat will lose considerable on the speculation, as they bought it last fall at seventy-seven cents Archbishop Gross, of the Catholic church, has ordered that at 9 o'clock on the 30th of April the bells in the various churches in the archdiocese be rung, and that .the di vine sacrifice of the mass be celebrated at that hour. This is in honor of the centen nial anniversary of the inaugural of Wash' ington. Four years ago ex-Sheriff Hogan of Rose buig was an applicant for U. S. Marshal of Oregon nnder the Cleveland administration, He failed to secure the office and went to Spokane Falls and located. He bought four lots 50x100 feet for $1,000 each. This spring he was offered $45,000 for them, Altogether he has made $100,000 since gO' ing there. It is comparatively a rare thing to he able to announce an ' entertainment which it is honestly felt will be in no Bense a disap' poiotment to the people. Such will be given by the Royce & Lansing Co. on April 24th, at the opera bouse. In addition to their entire company of last season they have secured Mrs. E. Owen Flint, the fa mons English comedienne and character im personator; also Maule Flint (7 years of age), the most accomplished child actress before the public. Her great success has been attained through her beautiful rendi tion of the role of Editha in that delightful little sketch Editha's Burglar. This little ketch will be remembered by many as hav ing made such a decided hit at the Lyceum Theater in New Yoru the past season. Royce & Lansing's success is accounted for their strict adherence ot presenting a strictly refined entertainment, composed of the best artists and tbe best vocal and in' instrumental music. , w EALTrf I Without Health can not be enjoyed. THEREFORE USB $rffMLT PESTORET. It Is the best helper to Health and them Jcest cure on Earth. Use it in time for all diseases of the Stomach,' Liver, Kidneys and Skin. It ' cores Rheumatism, Malaria, Coated Tongue ana neaaacne, relieves uonsttpauon, dihous- ness and Dyspepsia, drives all impurities out of the Blood and dries up old Sores. The Business men buy it, the Workingmen use it, the Ladies take it. the Children crv say it is their best health preserver. . Sold everywhere, fi.oe a bottle; six for. fsxt, I have received for this season the largest and most complete line of Garpets, ever carried by any other House in Corvallis consist ing of Velvet Tapestry Body Brussels Roxbury Brussels Smith's best Tapestry Three-ply, All Wool Two-ply, All Wool and All the Grades down to a Cheap G-yarcTs-for-One-Dollar Hemp Carpet. The patterns are all new and choice, and prices the lowest. Country orders so licited. Satisfaction pruar anteed. IP O- CASE, COPYRIGHTED CLITE 3" Rooms next door to R. Graham's drnfl store. Main street, Corvallis, the place for. merly owned by F. S. Davis. The finest shop in the eity. 1 1 :9-tf. CASE'S HAIR TON 10, 75 cents per bottle. TEY IT. Spring and Summer A complete stock of now and elegant goods. Latest Styles, Best Quality, rerfect Fit, An Unequaled Selection of Frock And Sack, 'Business and dress Suits. BOYS CLOTHING. We are now showing some ex ceptionally serviceable and except ionally low priced BOYS SUITS, which it will well repay parents to examine before making a decision. An unequaled selection of FURNISHING GOODS, FOR MEN AND BOYS.. BOOTS, SHOES, HATS;, TRUNKS, AND VALISES. OLOTHIM! 1889! WITH BORDERS -To- IMFl Ladies and Chi ldren's haircuttingin the latest and best styles. Call in and get work done THrO. A. KOCH3. sfi A "WW ti X 8" mh tBoma ic.,'rr a it. mJsnzH f2FGreat Reduction of Prices. I will sell at greatly reduced prices for the next sixty days a line stock of the latest and newest designs of solid gold and plated jewelry. Now is the time to buy jewelry, if you want great bargains. G. W. SMITH, iULTRY! I have a fine lot of pure blood poultry of the following varieties: Partridge Cochins, Light P.rahmae, White Wy. andotes, Ogane Bulf Oochins, White Cochins. These fowls ed to be of pure blood. Will sell settings of 13 eggs at $3. 20; Hf.'gs, S3. 50. No fowls for sale until fall. Address, J. C. VANIIOOSEN, Corvallis, Or." Cash must accompany all orders. ONE PAIR FIVE YEAR OLD STEERS.. They girt seven feet each. Are very handsome; color, dark red. Very fat. Kind to handle in every respect. Lead like any horse. If wanted, can be delivered to the end of the railroad on short notice. RICHARD LUTZJEtfS.. Walwokt, BeDton co., Jan. 22, '83., BLOOD