THE CORVALLIS GAZETfE, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1893.
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FROM A BENTON COUNTY POINT
OF VIEW.
A number of citizens of Benton
county have received notice of
Sheriffs assessment on Lincoln
county property for 1893, after
the property . had been regularly
assessed in Benton county fof
1893 and pror to any bill to create
Lincoln county, and also after the
taxes due on the Benton county
assessment had been paid in Ben
ton county. This has caused some
inquiry as to the rights of the
sheriff of Lincoln county to make
such an assessment. The Gazette
has, therefore, taken pains to as
certain the true status of the case
which is as follows:
In 1890 C. B. Orosno, of Toledo,
was elected senator from Benton
county, and in 1892 E. II. Bel
knap, of Monroe, and S. T. Jef
freys, of Gorvallis, for representa
tives, all of which offices expire in
1894. In January of 1893, after
the legislature had been in session
some time, it was learned in Cor
vallis that S. B. No. 119, to create
the county of Lincoln, had been
introduced by Mr. Crosno. By
the terms of the bill the county
would be divided near the middle,
north and south. Citizens and tax
payers of Benton county made an
effort to defeat the bill, on the
ground that it was not the wish of
the majority of the taxpayers in
that portion sought to be set off
and that it was not wise consider
ing present population, taxable
property and actual necessity to
make the division. But both rep
resentatives and the senator were
found to be in favor of division
and, consequently, the bill passed
and the county was divided. That
taught Benton county people not
to send seuatorial and representa
tive offices begging for candidates
Among other things the bil
creating Lincoln county provides
' a follows:
Section 5. The county clerk of Denton
county shall, within thirty days after this
act shall hare gone into operation, make
oat and deliver to the county clerk of Lin
cola county a transcript of aU taxes assessed
spon persons and property within the said
omrty of Linoolu which was previously in
eluded within the limits of Beiiton county
and all taxes which shall remain unpaid
upon tbe day this act shall become a law
shall be paid to the proper officers of Lin
coin county. The said clerk of Benton
county shall also make ont aud deliver to
: the county clerk of Lincoln county, within
the time above limited, a transcript of all
the cases pending in the Circuit aud County
courts of Benton county between parties
residing in Lincoln county, and transfer all
original papers in said cases to be tried in
Lincoln county.
The county clerk of Benton
county was unable to comply with
the law in regard to the time of
sending a copy of the 1892 assess
ment roll for several good and suf
ficient reasons, and by agreement
with thrbfficials of Lincoln county
did send the copy as soon as the
litigation then pending and the re
wilts of the state board of equaliz
ation work and the state levy
could be made up. It is due the
eounty clerk of Benton county to
state tltat lie kept clerks constantly
employed night and day at consid
erable expense until lite work was
accomplished. It is further learned
that for the service thus rendered
Lincoln county, the clerk of Benton
had the satisfaction ot finding his
bill, which represented cash
. paid out, rejected by the Lincoln
county court. Truly, the consist
ency of some people is above un
derstanding ! The county clerk of
Benton county agreed with Com
missioner Stearns to forward cop
ies of cases pending in time for
tbe Lincoln county circuit court,
which, he did. But, having learned
from the rejection of his tax roll
bill that he need not expect pay
lor Iiis services, he took the pre
caution of sending the work bv
a
express-, C. O. IX The papers were
returned to the Bentou county
clerk by the express company,
Lincoln comity having refused to
pay the charges. But Mr. Wilson,
nnwilling to delay the proceedings
in the Lincoln county circuit court
which in The Gazette's opinion
they richly deserved),. caused the
papers to be again forwarded to
Lincoln county in the same man
ner as before, also sending a deputy
clerk with instructions how to pro-
ceed to save the court any delay i
on account of its records. The
circuit judge made an order on the
treasury of Lincoln county for the
amount due Mr. Wilson and had a
warrant drawn to the express com
pany for it. The papers were then
delivered to the Lincoln county
clerk and the matter ended. Tlie
Gazette learns from another
source that the circuit judge next I
day made an order, on an ex parte
learing accorded Lincoln county,
for the Lincoln county treasurer
not to pay the warrant ordered out
lor the payment of the Benton
county clerk. Mr. AVilson, when
asked about this, stated that he
lad not received any notice to that
effect.
By the provisions of section 5 it
will be seen that it is no easy mac-
ter to decide just what the count'
clerk of Benton county should
copy for Lincoln county if the lit
eral wording of the bill is followed.
When asked how he decided what
to copy, Mr. Wilson stated that he
left the matter to his legal adviser
and followed his advice. He cop
ied verbatim all of the assessments
included within those precincts
and parts of precincts within the
boundaries of Lincoln county.
But to go into other precincts and
and segregate assessments the
clerk did not do and could not
have done he had tried, since the
assessments were not 6egrega
ted on the book nor in the
original assessment. To usurp the
functions of an assessor, we ap
prehend, is not the duty nor within
the power of a county clerk nor
any one else (unless it be a state
board of equalization), and Mr.
Wilson did all that he could legally
do to carry out the provisions of
the Lincoln countv bill. It comes
in very bad grace from Lincoln
county people to criticise an officer
who has conscientiously endeav
ored to perform his whole duty
under a law which, by their own
stuDiditv. is so ambiguous as lo
require the intervention of a court
of justice to construe. To the
inquiry, " What right has a sheriff
in Lincoln county, m 1893, to make
sheriff's assessments on property
already assessed and duly equal
ized in Benton county in 1892
under an existing law aud taxes
duly paid thereon?" we can only
echo: What right, indeed!" The
court will undoubtedly construe
the law, and if it is found that
the sheriff had no right to-place a
cloud on a man's title the person
damaged always has his redress for
it. It is well established that
" there can be no wrong that the
law will not provide a remedy
for." We suggest that if the acts
of assessors and boards of equaliz
ation are to be set aside and held
for naught bv sheriffs of other
newly created counties and sus
tained by courts without any relief
to taxpayers, a condition appar
ently sought by our neighbors, it
would be just as well to take the
ex tost facto clause out of the
Oregon constitution ana ail prop
erty owners sell out and move
east. To such persons as have re
ceived notice to pay taxes in Lin
coin county who have already paid
their taxes in Benton county for
1892, The Gazette volunteers the
advice that they keep their money
in their own pockets until the
court decides the question. If
they pay it they may not expect
to get it back not a cent. Even
if the court sustains the Lincoln
county sheriff, the individual cost
will be but little greater. After
all, it is a very small matter, in
deed! It is a safe rule to follow
that if there are grounds to doubt
the propriety of paying out money
it is better to wait until the doubt
is removed, for one thing is certain
it is easier to pay money out
than to get it back.
The state of California appro
priated $300,000 for her exhibit at
lha world's fair. With this
amount it was supposed an ex
hibit would be made with which
all interested would be pleased,
but it seems to be otherwise. It
is conceded that our sister state
paid too dearly for her whistle.
Tlrese facts are very satisfactory to
the Oregrxiiana who . favored
either no appropriation, or a very
small one. Reports from the fair
indicate that Oregon has- no
reason to be ashamed of Iter exhibit.
STATES AND
IN 1893.
EUROPE
The Uuited States is not in the
least dangerous to us in connection
with military affairs. But from
an economic point of view it con
stitutes an immediate and pressing
menace. The debt contracted by
the United States during the war
nf llio spcpusion will hn rnmnletelv
. . . , . f . , f .
century, whereas the total debt ot
European countries is estimated at
the enormous sum of 126,000,000,-
000 francs. The United States has
an army of only 27,000 m n. that
is, scarcely as many as we have in
m . T
one ot our nineteen corps, in
comparison with these 27,000 men
alace the 3,500.000 soldiers kept
by the European countries in time
of peace, and it is easy to see how
much of their productive force the
European powers annually sacri
fice.
It must be taken into considera
tion that the men thus taken from
the peaceful employments are all
in the height of their activity and
at an age when the character is
ning. The loss of revenue
which results from such a state of
affairs is frightful when it is looked
upon as a factor in the industrial
war with the United States. One
must be blind not to 6ee, in these
conditions of- rapid and progressive
development of the United States,
that Europe is threatened with
such a competition that there will
come a time when the balance of
industrial power and political in
fluence must be placed to the profit
of the New World. That move
ment threatens France more than
any omer European nation, De-
. w TH a 1. .
cause France carries the heaviest
load and has the largest debt
Everywhere in Jiiiirope, even
among the smallest states, noth
ing is spoken of at present but
armies, the increase of war ma
terials, and, of course, new taxes,
Figaro.
A monster petition was sent to
the council of Astoria the other
day, by the tonsorial artists of
that city, requesting that body to
pass an ordinance making it com
pulsory to close barber shops on
Sunday. All the barbers of the
city with three exceptions are in
favor of such an ordinance. This
is a just ordinance. There is no
reason why so many men should
wait till Sunday morning to get
shaved. The barbers ought to
have the day of rest, as well as
other business men. This idea
that certain business houses, such
as barber shops, cigar stores, pea
nut stands and other places where
men like to congregate, must open
on Sunday,is most riduculous. As
toria is not alone in this fight for a
rest day. In Tacoma while no ap
peal has been made to the council,
a lively contest is in progress,
nevertheless. The best citizens of
every cuy win always neip any
body of laboring men to claim
their right to a day of rest. A.
J. B. Nichols, a pioneer, and at
one time a prominent citizen of
Douglas couufy, died at the
asylum on May 28th.
SCROFULA 12 YEARS
Always Sore. Burned Like Fire.
Ashamed to be Seen. Got Worse
Under Four Doctors.
Cured by Cutlcura.
For about ten or twelre yean I have been troubled
with scrofula. My bead was always sore, my face
was dry and scaly, and bnrned like fire most of tbe
ume. jay ooay naa Dig rea
spots on it, and I did not
know what to do. I went
to four different doctors
aud they helped me at first.
In the fall I got worse
again; then I tried other
remedies, but they did me
o good. I was ashamed
to go into pa bile. I was a
sight to lookiat. Everyone
- would say, "What hi the
matter, why don't you
take something? " Even
at my daily labor I had
to wear a sort of cap
to keep the dirt from getting Into the sores.
After I would wash, I would be covered with big
red pimples all over my neck and f aco. Some two
or three people advised me to try the Cuticcra
KsmDisa. I did try them, and am glad 2 have
done so. Glad to say I ant a well man, and in the
best of health since. I cannot praise the Cuticor
Kexzdjss too highly. I enclose my portrait.
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clear the skin and scalp and restore tbe hair), core
every disease and humor of the skin, scalp, and
blood, with loss of hair, from infancy to age, from
pimples to scrofula, when the best physicians, hos
pitals, and all other remedies fail.
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ALSO HEADQUARTERS FOR
BEE SUPPLIES,
FERTILIZERS,
spray punps. ETC.
Portions ot England and Italy
are suffering from drouth to an
extent calculated to diminish the
grain product of both countries to
a considerable extent. A reported
estimate of the Italian govern
ment places the probable shortage
of the grain yield of that country,
incident to the drouth, at 113,500,
000 bushels. While this report
is obviously exaggerated or erron
eous, it seems certain that the
breigu demand for American
;rain will be in excess of the
average. Keports ot the depart
ment of agriculture, which are of
course largely problematical at
this stage of crop development,
do not point to an average yield
in many sections .of the west, but
as the acreage seeded was enor
mous, the product will be large.
Moreover, the crops both at home
and abroad have risks yet to en
counter that make present pre
dictions extremely unreliable.
There is, however, every reason to
believe that American producers
will realize good prices for their
surplus grain this year all the
better, no doubt, in that the yield
will not be phenomenally heavy.
Oregonian.
The Coos Bay, lloseburg and
Eastern railroad is being pushed
forward as rapidly as possible.
The cars are now running to Co
quelle City from Marshfield, a dis
tance of 18 miles, and the company
expect to complete the road to
Myrtle Point, a distance of 9
miles from Coquelle City, by
August 1st. Work will continue
toward Roseburg this fall.
Alf. Carr, a colored man,
many years recognized as
for
the
leading sporting man and gam
bler of the Northwest, has been
sent to tbe Multnomah county
poor farm. Carr was at one time
worth $100,000. In years past
he always cut a wide swath at the
state fair, aud much of the "white
trash" envied him.
Simile, with a moral: A little
child with a piece of meat in its
hand and a big dog. The dog
licks the meat out of the child's
hand and swallowes it, and the
child cries. Child, tax-payer :
meat, county treasury; big dog,
lawyers. Moral, keep off the
grass. B'rjersy.
The Sunday openers of the
world's fair are just now ahead.
Last Sunday the gates were thrown
open and there was an attendance
of 200.000, mostly workins; men
and their families. It was era
phatically the toilers' day of recre
ation.
Oregon
Headquarters in Chi
cagi for the
world's fair visitors
has keen established at 279
Michigan Boulevard. This paper
will be found on file there.
The Human Electrical Forces !
How They Control the Organs
of the Body.
The electrical force of the human body, as
the nerve fluid may be termed, li an espe
cially attractive department of .science, as It
exerts so marked an influence on the health
of the organs ot the body. Nerve force Is
produced Dy the brain and conveyed by
means of the nerves to the various organs of
the body, thus supplying the latter with the
vitality necessary vo in
sure their health. The
pneumogastric nerve, as
shown here, may be said
to be tbe most important
of the entire nerve sys
tem, as -it supplies the
heart, lungs, stomach,
bowels, etc., with the
nerve force necessary to
keep them active and
healthy. As will be seen
by tbe cut the long nerve
descending; from the
base of the brain and
terminating In the bow
els is tne pneumogastric,
while the numerous lit-,
tie branches supply the
heart, lungs and stom
ach with necessary vi
tality. When the brain
becomes In any way dis
ordered by irritability
or exhaustion, the nerve
force which it supplies
is lessened, and the or
gans receiving the di
minished supply are con
sequently weakened.
Physicians generally
the Imrjortance of this
recoenlze.
fact, but treat the
organ itself Instead of the cause ot the trouble
ice notea specialist, r ranKiin juiies, m. u.,
lilt. B, has given the greater part of his life
to the study of this subject, and the principal
discoveries concern! ng f t are due to his e (Torts.
Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine, the unri
valed brain and nerve food, is prepared on the
Srlncipie that all nervous and many other
ifflcuitie originate from disorders of the
nerve centers. Its wonderful success In curing
these disorders is testified to by thousands in
every part of the land,
Restorative- Nervine cures Bleeplessness,
nervous prostration, dizziness, hysteria, sex
ual debility, 8t Vitus dance, epilepsy, etc. It
is free from opiates or dangerous drugs. It
is sold on a positive guarantee by all drag
gists, or sent direct by the Dr. Miles Medical
Co., Elkhart, Ind., on receipt of price. $1 pel
bottle, six bottles for $3t express prepaid.
fail to
's Seeds Qrow vstEL J
WjST Thi "ad" sent to us with a reauest for Catalogue Is good foi flSWOB-ftntv I
This "ad" sent to us with a
fifteen cents on your first order.
BOLT MBMmViSWEmS
And Inspect the New Goods being displayed by
While competion is Winking its eyes and wondering what we're going to show next, we
beg leaee to intorra the public mat we
THE FINEST LINE OF FANCY &
ALSO A FULL LINE OF SMOKERS ARTICLES.
REMEM3ER, we have no Compeditors
IN FINE TEAS, COFFEE, AND SPICES.
gTAIl goods warranted to be as represented. Wholesale and Retail.
THE PIONEER BAKERY
-Until further notice will b
SUCCESSORS TO SCHLOEMAN & HALL
It willl be our aim to keep on hand on a supply of VERY SUPERIOlt GOODS usualy
kept by first class bakers. It is our purpose to give our patrons
Good Clean Food and as muck of it as we can for the Money.
"LIVE AND LET LIVE," SHALL BE OUR MOTTO.
tZTVfe are going to try and run this business right, or not at all. We ask the people
for their patronage and assure them that we will give them full value for thei; money.
FISH & MURPHY,
STOVES,
TINWARE,
Plumbing and Tin-Work a Specialty.
THE CORVALLIS
Screen y
OCR AND
MANUFACTURERS OF
Screen Doors and Windows
Step Ladders, Painters' Extension Ladders,
Ladders of any Desired Description,
Trellises, Flower Stands,
FLYING DUTCHMAN CLOTHES LINES, ETC.,
Ironing Boards, Clothes Racks, Kitchen Safes, Cupboards,
Tables, Flour Bins, Etc., Etc.
FEHCE PICKETS by the THOUSAND.
Can Furnish Picket Fence all Complete. All kinds of Job
Work Solicited. Factory in the Addition.
AV". T. II O lIAI A. X , Manager.
What About that Wheel?
Don't Wait for the Wagon
BUT
Buy a Bicycle ot Standard Make and Ride
when you get ready. Join the noise
less procession and get there.
"TOT"
Get to your tface of business:
back again ; Get to the theatre; Get to church ;get
anywhere, and get there first.
We are Agents for a line of Ladies', Gents', Boys' and Girls' wH
embodying all the acknowledged features of merit, in which we
mention the
Imperial, Falcon, Wynnewood, Multnomah,
If you think of purchasing a wheel give us a call. We can
you as to price and quality. ,
CONOVER & READY,
IN
All Roads Lead to Chicago..
THE CHICAGO;M!LWAIiKEEST: PAUL
LEADS
Excursion Rates to
request for Catalogue Is good fox
nave ou ua.au, m cui.uvij ...
STAPLE GROCERIES IN THE CITY
nnder the management of-
PLUMBING.
ADDER QOHPANY,
P9f
Get home to dinner, an d-
Gazette Building, Corvallis, Oregol
1893
tlie World's Fair,
. FOB A CASE IT WILL. NOT CUE.
An agreeable Laxative and NERVBTONIO.
Sold by Drufririats or sent by mail, toe
and $1.00 per package. Bam pies rreo. ,
ttm vrA The Favorite TOOTH TCWMB
IVO JUU fof the Teeth andBnath,
For sale by T. Graham.
.A.IlBATSrY
NURSERIES
ALBERT BROWNELL (Successor to Hyata
& B'Ownell) Proprietor.
OPTIC AND PACKING GEOUTTBS, ost-fcalf
mile southwest of the CH7. t' '
I would call the attention of my friends to the fast
that I am better prepared than ever before to furalsk
everything in the shape ef
FRUIT, SHADE AND
ORNAMENTAL TREES,
Small Fruit Vines, etc.,
At either wholesale or retail.
My stock is first-class, guaranteed true to nan a
FKEE FROM INSECT PESTS and my pnjes law.
Come and see me or write for free price lUt to
ALBERT BUOWNELL,
Benton County .
a:b:s:t:rigi g:.
Complete Set of Abstracts of Bcntoa
County.
Cowejasang I Perfecting Titles a Spsriilty,
Lloney to Loan on Improved City
and Country Property.
J. &. Uisan & CD.,-'-PnpfaL
MAIN ST..COKVALLI8.
J. M. APPl.KWIIITE.M P..
reMfnce North th Street.
U. S PLUXT. M 1., rcsWoiic. 4ih street, tm
doors north of Opera ...M
Applewhite & Pernot,
?;.Y.Si3.1HS m SURGEONS,
(Jorvallix, Oregon,
Oilic-es over J. D. Clark's hard
ware store, and at K. Graham's
!rng store. Honrs: 8 to 12. m ,
1:30 to 5. and 7 to 8:30 p. m.
FAEB A & WILSON.
Physicians, Surgeons and Ac
coucheurs. :
nW Offiice tip-stairs in Farra and Alias'
Brick. O Hi ice hoars from 8 to 9 A. U.. aasl
from 1 to 2 and 7 to 8 p. M. Calls promptly
attended to at ail hours; either day or uighs.
A. F. PETERSON,
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER.
Special attention given to Job work, stair baidlBf,
Store and office nttinjf. Keeping on hand a choie. Uaa
of room and r-Si-ture moulding. I am arsparsd t SU
rders for all sizes of picture frames with Matass
am ''ispAtch Satisfaction guaranteed. OWa a.
cal illoe wad shop two blocks southwest at yaMU
schoL
The Sower
Has no second chanc. The
first supplies bis needs if ha
take, the wise precaution of
planting
Ferry's Seed
.Kerry's Kecsl Annnu, for
f contains an me laieei ana dm '
Information about Gardens and
Gardenins:. It is a recoanlzed
authority. Every planter should
bave it. Sent free on raanasa.
' D. M. rEKBT A OO.. Detroit, Mlsb.1
Benton County
PLANING MILLS
Sash and Poor Factory.
. fi
W. P. MARTYN, Proprietor.
Doors and Sash kept in stock or mads to
order. Mouldings of all kinds in 'ne or
cedar. All orders will receive prompt at
tention. I guarantee all my work to b
first-class. West of 8. P. depot, Corvallis,
8-8-U.
I Ml Lilliniiuinu u,
All work warranted first-class,
and prices to suit the times.
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Corvallis.
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