TllK COnVALLlS GAZME, flfclbAV, JUKt2 it, 1801 -3 BRIEF LOCALS. - - - Ice cream at Pimiarr-bakery. f ill Vanilla drepe Pfohr bakery. Tlw MtIqnajlpaittit-oal wool.; Lady finrHnKicaroons. t Tioneor . iakery, &:Zj&, ' " The- McD$na pants wear like leather, ' ? . 4, The First NatiowalBank, of Cor- vwlis, Oregon.. jsortresn or&ici,. canes ana pies go to the WoiwS-ljakry. Ladies' afif children's lmir cutting a specialty at aylor'a. . . A new, and fine assortment of ladies' ""--4jpea and jackets at Kline's NoofrKjsIes. of straw hats for men, uoys, gu jvem ladies at Kline s. New asV inent Af spring and suin- , mer jacketsK Klines this week. Highest s.ak priced paid for wool at Klines. S4ts andfttame furnished. The McDonald pajfire the best for farmers, mecrainicJ$ artdworkingmen. lhe weatheiAior tue jasttnontu lias tfiwt'theC?th of - .'Si-' 1 MMii trees. 'AT, -.. The finest cup of coi&e'in town at the Pioneer bakery, c42eetnu :ce ' cream saloon ; Eight, nd . Jiree-fourth . tons of clover were cit from one acre on the tfollege fdrnv'one day this week. , Our place is the finest and our ac demodations the best Pioneer bakery, coffee and ice cream saloon. W. P. Keady, formerly a resident of Corvalli!, wa one of the representa tives elected in Multnomah county. " W. D. Pugh, of Salem, architect of ' the new city hall, was in Corvallis the first of the week looking after the work here. For the best saw filing go to J. Win. Will. Also razors and scissors sharp . ened. Work warranted. Try us and be convinced. The usual services at the Presbyter ian church next Sabbath. In the morning, communion service. A welcome to all. Whitelaw Reid is the first news " paper man, except Horace Greeley, ever - nominated for au office as great as that of vice-president The stone foundation for the new Christian church is completed and the workmen are engaged upon the frame work of the edifice. Mi's. I": A. Helm,. Mrs. It. J. Wilson and Mrs. M. S. Woodcock, of this city, were registered at the Perkins hotel, of .'Portland, Wednesday last. AU boys 10'years of age and under ' wishing to ride on the boat as sailors on July 4th, leport to the committee Saturday at 4 o'clock at the court house. Woutd you like to- have a bicycle? If so call on J. W. Will for information how to get one, any kind you want. Also agent for Fred T. Merrill, Port land Oregon. . The officers of the state penitentiary and Sisters' school of Salem, exclude newspapers published in Oregon from those institutions. There is no sense nor reason for such exclusion at either place. J. J. Brown, of Corvallis, is visiting u Beaver creek. He recently crossed the Cascades by the Santiam ' route, d reports the snow softening. It temaini six feet deep, and trajrel over it is very rough. Prineville News. The splendid corner stone of the - rrew college building, which was laid 1 yesterday with imposing ceremonies, wan cut by E. W. Acheson & Co., and tras presented by them to the college. It is a fine piece of work. Albany Herald. Rev. Kuminer, of Portland, will de liver the baccalaureate sermon at the commencement exercises of th3 state normal school, at Monmouth, which tikes place next week. Dr. Thomp son, of this city, will deliver the com mencement address. 1 Judge Kelsay, of this city, one of the old Indian war veterans, well known umm all the old pioneers, ot the state, went to Eugene last Mon - I day to atter.d the meeting of the In dian war veterans and for the purpose of delivering the occasional address. Mr. John Applewhite, principal of the Vale public schools, Malheur county Eastern Oregon, is visiting his parents and old friends in Corvallis. John is a graduate of the Oregon agii- , cultural college, class of 1890. Since lit time he lias made the buuchgrass jntry his home. IF. E. Wilmarth has purchased the Ineville News, and assumed his du- ' as publisher of that paper with its issue. Mr. Wilmarth was until II a resident of Philomath, and a time employed as a typo on Srvallis Gazette. We hope tliat lew venture will prove a success icially. Strawberries 1m ve beer about three cents cheaper per box in the markets f all our neighboring cities for the past ten days than in Corvallis. Our merchants must to have formed a trust with the producer to keep the prices up. Strawberries have been plentiful at five cents per box in Salem for the past two weeks. Here they have been , selling four boxes for 25 cents i A farmer of Marion county has dis c&vered iron ore in large quantities on his plaqeJ' which promises to prove a rich fin J. It assays at 52 per cent, pur ifon. - An excursion from Albany to New pott was given last Sunday over tlie Oregon Pacific. There was one well ailed oach and although the attend ance was not larg", all who went re port a very pleasant time. The ex cursion was accompanied by the Me chanics band, of Albaii'. Services nxt Sabbath, as usual, at the Presbyterian church. In the morning reception of members and communion. Preparatory service on Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock, meet mg of session at the close. A cordial welcome to all who may desire to unite with the church, either by letter or profession. Miss Rosa Stannus, gave one of her dramatic entertainments, at the Pres byterian church, last Wednesday even ing. Although the audience was small her selection ansendatio'n was pleas rig. , Jer recitation of "The Chariot RTO in Romati costume was excellent every word being pronounced clear and distinct. Her recital of Aunty Dole ful's visit created much amusement for her hearers. Last Saturday evening the republ cans of this city, amid the booming of anvils and the music of the baud celebrated the nomination of Hani son and Reid with a vim which leaves little room for doubt that thev will re ceive the full support of all the re publicans m this vicinity. There is not the slightest doubt that the nomi nees are the best that could possibly have been put in the field and thei election is absolutely certain. Good Time. Clias. Hodsou, one of the employes of the Gazette office, returned last Monday from a week's visit to Portland and McMinnville. Instead of travelms bv the usual mode, he rode a new Columbus pneu matic tire bicycle, making the distance between McMinnville and Corvallis 53 miles, ia six hours. This is the first wheel with pneumatic tires evs: brought to Corvallis, and it is a daisy for ease and comforc. An Old-Time Friend. Mrs. Mary Stewart, of this city, called at our office last Tuesday and paid her subscription to the Gazette. Well, you say, there 13 nothing very strauge about that, PerliHps not, but wait; Mr3. Stewart has been a subscriber to the Gazette ever since its first issue 29 years without missing a single number. She expects to leave soon for Eastern Ore gon, where she will reside for a while, The best wishes of the Gazette for her future prosperity will attend her wher ever she may go. Excursion to the Front. Ar rangements are being made to run a special train to the front on the Ore gon Pacific railroad company's eastern extension on Sunday, June 19th Pleasant grounds, with plenty ofshade, pure spring water piped to the grounds which are nicely cleared and seated for the accomodation of excursionists. On the return trip short stops will be made at different points along the road to allow all to view the magnificent scenery. The Marine band of this city will accompany the excursion, which assures an abundance of good music. At Oregon City, last week, a man committed suicide by throwing himself under the wheels of a train in motion, On his person, "among other papers, says a Corvallis man who was present at the scene, was found a note saying that he was tired of life and that as' a fitting end his last act on earth had been to vote the democratic ticket. The re morse of the poor man must have been terrible to have driven him to such a rash act and should serve as a warning to all future generations. Every wrong act is certain to bring a swift and sum mary punishment. A Surprise. Last Tuesday eve ning, while the Marine band was busily engaged in practicing, the door of their hall was suddenly thrown open and the room invaded by a large company ol young ladies heavily laden with ice cream, cakes and other delicacies which they distributed among the boys in generous quantities. Although taken at such a great disadvantage, the boys recovered from their surprise in a man ner which showed that they were com posed of the right sort of material and they at once proceeded to dispose of the spread with all possible dispntcb. Af ter speeches by President Turney and J. A. Spangler and two selections by the band the company dispersed, voting the affair a complete success. The boys wish us to extend their thanks to all the ladies who were so thoughtful. It is said that "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach," and we are quite sure that the young ladies succeeded in capturing every heart in the crowd of band boys,. GlotHm THE MAYOR'S MESSAGE. TUB CONDITION OF OCR CITY AND 317GO&STIOKS ON NEKDKD IMPROVEMENT. To the coion council cf the city of Corvallis. Gentlemen: By the charter, it is made the duty of the mayor to annually communi cate to the council a general statement of the condition and affairs of the c!ty. In accordance with that provision, I desire to call your attention briefly to some matters of general interest. The health of our city during the past year h:is been good. We have been visited twice with that scourge, diphtheria, but by adopting the neces sary precautions, it was prevented from spreading in each instanceand the sanitary condition of the city is such that no one can complain. The financial condition of the city is healthy and the repoits of the police judge and treasurer show i!,at the revenue of the city tor tne year from all sources is $7,376 and the expenditures about $6,- 743; for further particulars of the fi nances of the city, you are respectfully referred to their reports. During the year the city has made some very use ful improvements. The sewers con structed through the alley in blockj 9, 10 and 11, and connecting with the Madison street sewer have been cf great benefit to the.city and a great Convenience to the property holders , and I would recommend that all prop erty holders along the line of the said sewers be required to make connection therewith. The contract for the build ing of a new city hall was let last fall and work was commenced on the building, but the rains set in and the work had to be laid over through the winter; work has now been resumed on said building and it will be com pleted before winter. Tlie building will add greatly to the appearance of our city and will be a very great bene fit, as all the city officers will be pro vided for, a fine hall for our volunteer fire department and a basement for housing the engine and all fire appara tus, and our city prison, thus saving the city several hundred dollars every Vdar m the way of rents. There have been some improvements made on the streets, but the principal street work was delayed by the lateness of com mencing the work. There was a plan adopted for grading and graveling the Main or Second street for a dist mce of some ten blocks, and I would recom mend that the work be pushed for ward as fast as possible, and th it some plan be adopted for making necess iry improvements in ail cross streets to the city limits, and on the principal roads leading out of the city. The streets in many places were in a de plorable condition last winter and it was not an uncommon sight to see wagons mired on tlie main thorough fares. This should never occur auain. would suggest that the street com mittee and street superintendent have careful examination made of the streets and wherever there has been or is now a hole or bad place in the street ascertain the cost of filling and repair ing the same and report the same to the council, together with the name of the adjacent property owner and the council could either then require the property owner to make the needed repairs or provide for the payment of same out of the general fund under section 120 of the charter. There has not been sufficient attention paid to bavins the sidewalks kept in re pair. On Main street there are, and 1 .. navo been, some waiks that are not only dangerous to pedestrians, but a oisgrace to tne city ami tne same may j. . ... be said of some of the back streets. In my last message I recommended the purchase of a steam fire engine and I now renew that recommends tion. There is a large portion of the Residence portion of our city that is entirely without any protection from nre. a oetter snupiv ot water is t At.. badly needed and might bo obtained by obtaining from the water company an extension of their water pipes, the establishing of more hydrants and the structure of a requisite number of cis terns. The charter provides that the city may, on a vote of thjpple of the city, incur an indetedness as follows: Water works. $ 5000) Sewers.... 30,000 Electric light works 20,000 Wagon and foot bridge 50 000 A committee was appointed some time ago to consider this question and report to the council which one of the foregoing propositions should be sub mitted to a vote, but the committee to whom the question was referred never made any report, and the matter was eft for the new council to "wrestle" with. While I do not underrate either of the other improvements, it seems to me tlwt the building of a fine wagon bridge across the Willamette river at this place is of paramount im portance; that it would largely increase the business and trade of this city no for the one will doubt. It Jias become al most a necessity to counteract the eff ectofthe building of a bridge into this county from the city of Albany, which is nearly completed and will be Opsn in, a few days for travel. The river is much more favorable for th construction of a bridge here than at Albany, the distance not more than half as great and th- bed of the river lies so there is no danger of scouring or undermining the piers. If this county would do as Linn county has. appropriate half the cost of a bridge, this city could easily fuiv msh the balance, as the ost would be less than half the cost of the Albany bridge. The portion of country that would become tributary to this city by the building of a bridge is not only thi best part of Linn county but is unsur passed for fertility in the Willamette valley. I sincerely hope that our city will reach out and take this trade that lies at our very door, but a large por tion of which we lose for want of a bridge. We can well afford to ex change with Albany all the trade she can get from this county by her bridge for what we can get from Linn by a bridge, and then be largely gainers. I hope before another year passes away we shall have a free wagon bridge across the Willamette river within the corporate limits of the city of Cor vallis. The electric light plant should be improved and enlarged so as to supply arc lights for the main thoroughfares. The water supply should be increased so as to furnish all parts of our city reasonable protection from fire. A plan of street improvement, surface drainage and sewerage should be ad opted that would meet the wants of our city, and all this can be done with out creating any bonded indebtedness. The provision of the charter pro viding for the appointment of a chief of police by the council, instead of his election, does not seem to meet with general approval, and there will probably be a move made in the-nexc legislature "-to amend the charter m that particular. In conclusion allow m2 to suggest that while there is no pay either in the office of councilman or mayor, yet it is necessary to devote considerable time to the business of the city in order to secure a good, economical government for the city, and I hope you will all be as regular in your attendance on the Lgeetings of the council as possible to the end that we may all work together for the best interests of all concerned. John Burnett, Mayor. June 13, 1892. . Picnic Excursion. Tlie Sunday schools of this city propose giving a picnic at Smith's grove, near this city. The steamer Win M. Hoag will leave Corvallis at 9 a. m. Friday, 17th, and no doubt . he will be well laden. A general invitation is extended to all to attend. Will MovESmall & Son, pre pnetors of the Corvallis candy factory, have rented the Foster brick, opposite the Hemphill house, and are busily en gaged in fitting it up in a first class nianner, preparatory to removing their business to that place. During the past their business has increased so rapidly that their present quarters have proven too small and a larger Imil ling became necessary. ley expect to be estab lished in their new quarters in a week or ten days and iuvite all their old friends and patrons to call on them and inspect the place. A Perfect Baking Powder. The constantly growing- demand for Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder, the standard cream tartar powder for forty years, is due to two causes. FIRST: The extreme care exercised by the manu facturers to make it perfectly pure, uniform in quality, and of highest raising power. SECOND: The recent investigations exposing the fact . that certain other brands of baking powder contain ammonia and still others that were found to contain alum. These unscrupulous manufacturers are being found out, and the consumers are giving them a wide birth. Nothing is left to chance in the manufacture of Dr. Price's Cream Baking: Powder. Chemists are employed to test every ingredient as to purity and strengths Hence; its marvelous purity and uniformity. Each cam is like every other.. Tt nfeve dissapoints. BEST is- ALWAYS th CHEAPEST. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder is re ported by all authorities as free from Ammonia,. . Alum, . or any other adulterant In fact, ' the purity of this ideal powder has never been jues tionedr - ' ' . . . Fourth The Approaching: Celebration. Now that political matters bave quieted down and ceased to eu gross public attention oar citi zens are again taking up the matter of the celebration ot the glorious Fourth in a properly enthusiastic mauner. Arrange ments have been and nre beiij made to assure all who attend a royal good time and the different committees are doiug every thing in their power to make the celebration a success. The day will be ushered in by the usual salute at sunrise and the parade which is to take place at 10 o'clock, will con tain a large number of new and pleasing features. The oration will he delivered at the court house square !y ex-Governor Thayer; and the other exercises will be full of mtere.t for all. At noon there will be a regular old-fashioned b:irheuue and in the afternoon various sports and contests which are open for all. On this day, also, ' the corner stone of the new city hall will be laid with appropriate ceremonies. One of the first steps of the committee was to secure the Marine band of this city to sup ply music for the day, and later the Phil omath baud was also secured, so that tin re will be no dearth of musie. Everybody is invited to come and take part in the celebra tion, which is to surpass any previous efforts in that direction. Alive and Well. A short time since the Masonic lodge, of Hull, Iowa, advertised that one of its mem bers, Jennings by name, was missing and was supposed to be in Oregon. The Gazette published a notice oi the affair. He was thought tq have been seen near Roseburg and his fam ily in the east were so informed. A reply just received states that Jennings turned up alive and well at his former home in Maine. New ; Water Mains. The Corval us water company has been busily en gaged during the past week in taking up the four-inch main on Third street and replacing it with a six-inch one, extending from the corner near Win. M. Hoag's residence nearly the full length of the street, northward. The work is expected to bii completed by tomorrow. MARRIED. SPAULDING MODISET T E A i At the resilience ol Mrs. Saiilding, in this city, June 9, 1692,' by E.-v. E. J. Thompson, John W. Spauid iug and Mary A. Modisette. Both the bride and groom are quite well known in this vicinity, and their friends extend congratulations and wish their wedded life to be one ol happiness. Letter List. The following is :hc it f letters rem iiniug in the postntfije at C vallis Oregon. June 17. 1802. Geo. Homer Klmer Mays James Triee Mils- I'liillijips J. L. Perry Tom. Kenneiiom Boy I Hamilt m ' L. Hoekeuberry H. Slierraid Mrs. Peter Junson W. D. Howe Miss Clara Lytle 2 Mrs. Helen Harfnnl , C. E. Moor, P. M. There were nearly twenty million pounds of prunes imported in 1S89, and over twenty, six million pounds in 1899. A few years ago Portland merchants handled fifty casks of prune?, weighing 1,400 ponnds each, be sides what were grown at home: The ha ivy duty has probaply closed out the for eign importation, and we shall have a hme market, sure. If we make entirely choice prunes and of the choicest varieties, we can u it only prevent importation, Imtcan find a market abroad, for bur choice goods at ready paying prices. Fruits and Flowers. The popular landlord of the Bay View house, l'ett; Ahliy of Newport, was in- Cor- vallis tin: firat of the week shaking hands with Ins old fneii'ls here. Pete says that while the reason for summer visitors is not fairly open yet, some of tlie valley people have taken up their -residence at the sea side already, and before another month rolls around he expects to see the beach lined with pleasure seekers. at Molaii's. for Infants "Castorla is so well adapted to children that I recommend It as superior to any prescription known to mo." IL A. Auchkh, II. D., Ml So. Oxford St. i Brooklyn, N. Y. "The Use of 'Castoria' is so universal and Its merits so well known that it seems a work of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the intelligent families who do not keep Castoria within easy reach." CAKLOS Marttn, D. D., New York City. Late Pastor Bloomlngdale Eel ormed Church. Tms Cektaob TO BE GIVEN AWAY AUGUST 15,1892. 1 gent's Fine gold Watcn, Value $75.00 1 Boy's Silver Watch, Value - - $17.50 With each cash purchase of $5 you get a ticket for the drawing of the watch. With each cash purchase of $1 you get a ticket for the drawing of the hoy's silver Watch. Headquarters 51 PA From the Clothing Business, And we are very anxious to close out our This Season and are AT Any Dealers Wishing to Buy a Quantity of the Same Wilt do Well by Calling to see STOCK'S CASH STORE. and Children Cantoria cures Colic, Constipation Sour Stomach, DiarrhoBa, Eructation, Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes d gestibn, Without injurious medication. " For several years I havg recommended your ' Castoria, ' and shall always continue to do so as it has invariably produced beneficial results." Edwin F. Pum, M. " The Wlnthrop," 126th Street and 7th Avtt, Saw York Compact, Tt Huh rat Stuxbt, Kit Yobx. TV- gent's gold O-RjEGrC-fcT- for Clothing-. KAf.l Yll O Offering Fame us. v 4