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About The Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1894)
County Clerk TIIE GAZETTE JOB ROOMS are headquarters for all kinds of COMMERCIAL r .HNTINQ- Lettw-Heals, Hote-Eciis, E.'J-Eeid, Statomeati, Earelsyos and Satiety Pririrg ef 111 Csis. BY J. J. FLETT, OUR AUTISTIC PRIJJTER. GAZETTE stationery STORE . - Is well stocked with a full line of -Blank; Books, legal Blanks, Inks, Plain and Fancy Box Papers, Fens, Pencils, Tablets, and All Kinds ' ' of 'Writing Materials. VOL. XXX, CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1894. NO. 49. Our Semi-Annual Mil LEARANC AKTJJ Tiff' 1 COMMENCES aturday Jan. 6. REDUCED. Stored EVEEYTIM JOCK'S Gash COFFINS, CASKETS WA anf A MB ILK SU And Undertaking Supplies at L. WELKER & V COPYRIGHTS. CAW I OBTAIN A PATENT Pot a Prompt sniwer and an honest opinion, write to MINN & CO., who hare had nearly fifty years' experience in the patent business. Communica tions strictly confidential. A Handbook of In formation concerning Patents and bow to ob tain them sent free. Also a catalogue of "WMrfran Ical and tdentifle books sent free. Patents taken through Mann St Co. receive vealal notice in the Scientific American, and tana are brought widely before the public with out eoet to the inventor. This splendid paper. Issued weekly, elegantly illustrated, has by far the largest circulation of any scientific work in the w'-. W' yr. Sample copies sent free. Building Edition, monthly, $2.50 a year. Single eopies, 25 cents. Every number contains beau tiful plates. In colors, and photographs of new bouses, with plana, enabling builders to show the latect designs and secure contracts. Address HUSN & CO NBW YORK, 3 til BBOASWAT. Salary and expenses paid weekly from start. rerm&nem position. ZJxcmalve territory. Experience unnecessary. Peculiar adrantagestobeginners. Liberal. eonunlsslon to local part- time agents. Lanrest srrowam of elaan. ' rJr Com- .X." ST" nlete 11 w "Ibw assortment . - W -p- ' , 1 stock. V. - VLT "" i Wfl WAnt von nnw. h(1 a I Wlr thil frnit indtistrv la mrX jay imiwrauih wuu vutwiicv kkit i leVsnMrnant. Inrfl enrf nll tiaii. I Uculmn tree. BBOWM BROS. CO., nur- J immiQ. Portland, Ore. (This bouse ifi J reliable. Nams this paper. Ed. FREIGHT VIA PORTLAND. The first of the week the steam er El wood brought to this city about ten tons of freight consrgned to Yaquina business men. The goods csrae from San Francisco via Portland, and was shipped to their destination over the Oregon Pacific. These facts are sad com mentory on the affairs of the Ore gon Pacific, and it is hoped that the present management will soon have a vessel on the San Fran-cisco-Yaquina route. The con venience of this transportation line was never more highly ap preciated than since its benefits hae bn- removed, and ire are treated to a dose of the old-time rate via Portland. The rate to Corvallis on freight arriving from San Francisco is fully double what it was on the Yaquina route. THAT WIRE FENCE, A.- Hathaway, a property owner of Job's addition, 13 circulating a petition to be presented at the next meeting of the city council, praying for the opening of certain streets in his vicinity. Mr. H. presents the matter about as fol lows: It is claimed that Mr. Wil kins sold to Mrs. Murray a strip of land embracing a number of frac tional blocks along the line be tween Job's and Wilkina' additions. Mrs. Murray has placed a wire fence around the tract, enclosing the imaginary streets between the fractional blocks and cutting off free intercourse between the two additions. The trouble has arisen out of the fact that the land where the streets might, could, would, or snouia be, was n'ot dedicated to the city. I COMMITTED SUICIDE. Eugene Campbell, aged 33 years, brother of the proprietors of the Eugene Guard and for years a compositor in that office, had been missing since Wednesday morning of last week, "lie had becu making preparations for a much needed rest and arrangements were completed whereby he was to leave for San Francisco on a two months' visit. His habits had been to commence work at his case about 9 o'lock each forenoon. On the morning in question he went to the office shortlv after that hour and began work but in a few minntes he resumed his hat and coat and walked out of the office without stating his intentions. Nothing peculiar was anticipated until shortly before JO o'clock, when, as he did not return, this strange turn in the face of his close!' regular habits, surprised his brothers and inquiry as to his whereabouts began and a careful search failed to lind anv trace of im. Saturday morning news came from thirty-five miles up the Mid dle Fork river that a man was found dying there, his cloths soak ing wet and a bloody knife with a brouen blade lying near by. He died before relieved. The body proved to be that of the missing man and the remains were inter red at Eugene on Tuesday. In vestigations of the coroner showed that death was the result, of ex posure and of an incision made in the wrist by himself. THE GAME OF FOOT-BALL. The Belief in Its Physical Dan gers not Sustained try Facts and Scientific Research. LITTLE RUMORS. It is a rumor of the streets that the democrats will have a walk over during both the coming May and June elections. This may be the case providing the proper se lection of candidates is made. For the various positions to be "doted out'- by the electors of the city and county several of "the faithful" are in training and the spirit of rivalry is growing to quite interesting pronnrHnns lnat the contest for nominations will wax warm there is no donbr as we have it from good authority On tomorrow afternoon' those of Corvallis who choose to attend may expect to witness a good game of foot-ball. All have read more or less of the game, and the class of comments which meets the eye of those having little interest in the sport has probably been de rogatory of the amusement. A scientific exposition of tfie crama 1 fc"." ; ' "win ,w.va tiuiuuiity as played by college teiams does that there are already several nnt. fiiinnnrt iliAimnvpcci'hna fnrnial iclafpa nnl larro ; 1 bv those who possess a superficial knowledge o! it or who have given the subject small consideration Those who see for the first time, or possibly for many times, the desperate struggles which the "wedge" and similar plays involves m a strong game; who hear the suppressed exclamation1 of the THE STATE TAX LEVY. It Includes No Appropriation for the Jute Mill. Penitenti ary or Fishway. man wno goes aown beneath a mob of burly fellows who aobeai intent 011 crushing - the life out of LEFT US. Geo. F. Eglin and family left tor Ashland on Monday, taking with him his entire household ef fects. . The primary inducement for this change was the expectation of benefiting his wife's health which has been poor for some time. While we entertain the be lief that Mr. Eglin -will return to Corvallis m time we bespeak for the family a warm welcome into the business and social circles of their new home, feeling assured that their presence will lend vigor to both. Mr. E. grew to manhood in mis city, ana while he is a young man nis energy has been a strong factor in the later advance inent and commercial develop ment of the city and county. He has rendered material aid in all the important enterprises which have been inaugurated here in the past lew years, and the more progressive element of Corvallis last year elected him as a council man from the middle ward. He is a member of Barnum lodge, I, O. 0- F., of this city, and withal has a legion of friends here who wish that his departure will not prove disappointing in any particular. Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Pat ent business conducted for Moderate Fees. tsssO"' Office is Opposite U.S. Patent Office, and we can secure patent In less time than those remote from Washington. Bend mode!, drawing or photo., with descrip Won. We advise. If patentable or not, free of enarge. Onr fee not due till patent is secured. A Pamphlet, "How to Obtain Patents," with ames of actual clients in your State, county, or town, sent free. Address, C.'A.SNOW&CO. Opposite Patent Office, Washington, D. & Don't Lose Heart TT. S )m 'n won v,a a wno l this year, and make up for lont time i kcvrrr'soeca Annum roriMH wui J . Bwiit wijhl to raise ana now to . fc raise it. it contains informs. t uon to oe nao from no other; . source. Free to all. . k .M. Ferry fcCo. Detroit, Mich. Johnny Spangler was in Albany Tuesday night and assisted Mc Lyman's orchestra, of Salem, which provided the music for the grand military ball given in that city on the date mentioned. The safe in "The Leo" was robbed on Wednesday night. About $100 in hard cash disappeared. V Wallis Nash went to San Fran cisco the first of the week on business. The first copy of the Drain Herald made its appearance on our table the first of the week, bearing at the head of its columns the names of O. Anson Bvrd. as editor, Julian Byrd local editor and W. T. VanScoy, subscription agent. The paper is well filled with local and miscellaneous news matter, but contains but few ad vertisements of the " business men of that city which looks bad for the future of the venture. The Byrds are no "Jays" and if the good people of Drain will give them proper support, regrets will not follow. Ed. Dunu is with us again "in terviewing ' our business men in the interest of a Portland whole sale house." This is the story the papers tell but some suspect that his interviews here are not of a business nature and that thev are obtained in the interest of the young man himself. Uncle Billy Henkle, we are sorry to state, is in very poor health. He was attacked some time since with la grippe and it left him with a severe cough. He is confined to his home, but is able to be about the greater portion of the time. A boom of 60,000 feet of logs broke loose from the Friendly mill Tuesday morning but lodd about two miles this side of Albany. They are a portion of the logs bargained for by Lawrence Bros., mill men of Newberg, and the raft will be delivered to that firm. HE IS AN EX-CONVICT. Lionel Stagge, the bank exami ner and receiver of the Oregon national bank of Portland, ap pointed by Controller Eckels turns out to be an ex-convict of the Ore gon penitentary, and the' disclo sure has kicked up a great sensa tion in the metropolis. Stagge was convicted and sentenced . to the penitentiary under the name of A. L. Waterhouse for a year for passing fraudulent checks. Upon his release from the pen itentary he sought and procured employement in Portlend under an assumed name. He proved himself a man of fiancial ability, and rose rapidly in the esteem of 1 the commercial world. ' To make I the romance complete he married a worthy young lady of Eugene, who it is said clings to him the closer since his position became known to her and the world. He ha3 tendered his resignation as receiver of the Oregon national bank, but it is understood that his bondsmen will not desert him should Controller Eckles choose to retain him. SNAG-PULLING. Lieutenant Taylor, United States engineers, has ordered the snagboat Corvallis to Eugene to clear the snags out of the river between Corvallis and that point. She has been operating between Corvallis and Harrisburg. This is a very favorable time for cleaning the river, as many snags hare been brought down by the. late flood, and the snagboat will work down the river as the water falls and clean them all out. Oregonian. M. M. Davis, receiver for the Niagara Mill Co., this week sold to Millard F. Beach the company's lumber yard in this city. - The sale includes lumber . sheds, side track and about $250,000 feet of lumber. the smaller player who has pos session of the ball, are apt to de cide the game barbarous.. Then, when the participants all arise ex cept one man and there is a hur rying for thi medicine grip, the un initiated will surely vote the game a bad thing. In a recent number of the North Americap Review there appear? an article under the heading "Intercollegiate Football," furnished by authori ties from Yale and from the Uni versity of Pennsylvania. The gen tlemen say: ' "The great institutions-v which this matter most concerns and are its representatives at; the bar of public opinion are Princeton, Yale. Harvard and Pennsylvania. About this time last year the ques tion ot the occurrence of sfatal or of permanently disabling injury to any football player at these four ; r.f r il j j - jiioLiLuiiuus iui liib previous uecaae was submitted bv onejof the writ- ersTo the special authority on the subject in each faculty. The re plies, still in his psssession, were sent after careful investigation and established conclusively the fact that no instance of any per manent injury to a player had oc curred in all the long series of con tests waged during these ten years on the football field. . We ask that until contradictory and well sus tained evidence be brought for ward this statement be accented on the authority of Dr. Sargent, of Cambridge; Dr. Seaver, of New Haven; Dr. Macdonald, of Prince ton, and Dr. White ' of Philadel phia." Aside from the physical dan gers of the game which ara urged against it there is no serious ob jection to it; and the above show ing would seem to meet this ob jection conclusively, it at least shows that there is lese physical danger attending football than at taches to baseball, shooting, cycling, rowing and other such sports. As for physical develop ment more may be said in favor of football thau anv other snort. None of them is to be compared with football in the direction of' bringing all muscles into nlav. ' ' M. m 7 "And, moreover," says the above authority, '-m none ot them ex cept rowing is the preliminary straining so valuable in strength ening the great involuntary mus cles, those of the heart and dia phragm, observed with anything liKe eoual strictness." Almost all persons not familiar with football entertain a preju dice against it and are not dis posed to eucourage the sport by their attendance, but. notwith standing the vigor of the play when once witnessed there is an attraction in thegame which is ir resistible. We would therefore urge tUat our people give the boys a good attendance tomorrow after noon. They have undergone se vere training to do credit to the institution which is our pride, and theresovery probability that they will jeave the field, with the honbrof the day. , ,. '. , slates (college-size) in readiness to be presented for consideration of the conventions. One of the leading democrats whose - identity we will conceal and designate as 'Jim Crow," told us that for the office of clerk of the court there would be three or more asnirnnta each of whom had a good ("demo- crane; louowing, and that there were two or more whose willing ness to assume the responsibility of county judge was quite pro nounced. ' "Jim Crow" is a gen tleman whose long experience in local politics has enm'nnpd him with full knowledge of affairs in general, and his statements are more than likelv , about. He said that under the conditions prescribed by the last legisl there was not much in the- nffit. of sheriff to inspire a desire to mount the ladder of famp n la Cleveland style,, yet several tried and true were willing to make t.hp sacrifice for the sake of the county and good of civilization. notwithstanding the present shpr. iff's.determiuation-not to enter the nominating iac.e: In his review of the vrhole situation ':Jim Crow" plainly intimated that the peace qujet of the democratic family was not as desired and that factional followings were common. NEW TIME CARD. Receiver Clark has taken a wrw important step in the direction of cutting down the expenses of the Oregon Pacific railroad, namely. me reaucuon ot train service A I A T Alter January 1st the company win . run a mixed daily train (freight and passenger combined) from Yaquina through to Hal- stead, and one westward from Hal stead, passing at Albany. Travel ers- are usually averse to mixed trains, but under the circumstances they cannot reasonably find -fault with the management as it is quite as important that emnloves be paid as it is that the. public be iurnished strictly first-class ac commodations. Iram JNo. 1, eastbound, will leave Yaquina at 5:25 a. m r rives at Corvallis 1l!lO. Alhan-u- 12:15; leaves Albany for Halstead, no. irain Jo. 2, westbound, leaves Jlalstead at 7:00 a. m.. ar rives at Albany 10:40: leaves Al 1 . . . .4 -t a . oany iz:d&; arrives at Corvallis at irssu, laquina 7:20. A CORRECTION. ThT & L Co. of this citv con- temofsvt presenting a ' societ.v t ' - i CF J dramW.he opera house in the near fature: Should the boys un dertaHjit they will undoubtedly have fee success they invariably meetijpith in all, their undertak ings. Thev Will TlA oViln frk onliof the assistance of any of our local talent' - ' ; - -;- M. K Woodcock, has . been Riif- fering fom a . severe attack of pueuimnia ine past week-, and has requipfl the close attention of a physiaan. - In a communication from Mill City, published in last week's G zette, regarding claims against the u. r., an error occurs which we take this opportunity of correcting. ine correspondent says: "Fay & wessi nave been the accredited at torneys for the road for about eight months last nast. .and tor their services thev . charo-ed the modest sum of $48,705, or $10,000 more ior attorneys' fees for ei-ht months than all other expenses combined for thirty months." This ciaim was not presented for ser vices rendered the receiver or the company. The claim is against 4-1 1 11 11 a, . . me uonanoioers' committee of the U. Jr., composed of Ja Joseph Wharton and Alexander crown, me correction is made injustice fo the - management of iue roau under Mr. JUadley's re utuversnip. J. W. .Langley and wife left corvallis on Monday last for their iormer home, Dow City, Iowa. Other members of the familv nr: Ph. ii-. . - " in-iases jCiinei and isessie -and Moo ter Jay, preceded their parents two weeks ago. The voun? fnlb-a are missed from the society which mey enlivened with their pres ence, and the departure or Mr. and Mrs. Langley is much regret ted by a host of friends and the outness community. Mr. JU. was quite well satisfied to remain in Oregon but the mother became anxious to join her smwn-nn . - o -Tr children whom she had left, be hind, and who had decided, not to come to this state, a& was intended when the. parents left the east. The state tax levy foir.1894 will be 4 3-10 mills. : The state board of tax levy, consisting of the governor, sec retary of state and state treasurer met yesterday and made the levy of state taxes for the current year upon the equalized assessment for 1893. The total amount of expenses for the year 1894 as estimated by the board was $736,230.61, and after deducting the surplus in the state treasury (saved outof the levy of 1893) amounting "to $13, 448.32, it was found that the total amount of revenues to be raised the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 1894, for state purposes was 722,7t2. 2Q. which was appor tioned among the several counties 01 the state according to the amount of total taxable tronertv in each. The board ascertained also that the resulting rate of taxation upon each doflar of as sessment within the state sub ject to taxation was four and three-tenths U -k-i6 mills, and the levy was accordingly made for that sum. The total taxable property of Benton after deduct ing exemptions is s. 400.41. and the apportionment of her state taxes is $14,621.85. 1 he levy was computed from a detailed statement of the ex penses to which the state will be subjected for the year 1894, and of the items of deficiencies, pay ment of which has been author ized by law, and also the running expenses of the state, (which in cludes the salaries of - the state officers, clerks, janitors, etc., teachers and - current - expenses of the deaf-mute, blind- and the reform schools, insane as ylum, penitentiary, printing. etc.,) and the following specific appropriations: Blind school improvement. $6,000. School record books and blanks, $3,760. Buildings state fair grounds. ,000. Portland industrial fair. $e;oo. Books for state library, $2, soo. Support home at Portland. a ' ?2,500. Support orphans' home Salem. it ' 2,500. Support orphans' home Al bany, $2,.;oo. Support refuge home Portland, 2,5. Aid baby home Portland, $2, 000. Aid Magdalen home Portland. ?2,000. A 1 f . sr- Aid ot. Mary's home. $1,000 . ' ' f iUectnc wirme buildings in sane asylum. $1.7 so. Furnishing- and finishing new r- . , . . . .v. . innrmary, additional buildings, equipping shops, machinery and tools, extending fire protection system, improvements, alter ations and repairs at and about the insane asvlum. $16. oo. Construction of cottages and 0 - . congregate dining hall and fnr- nishine therefor, for heating and sewerage systems and water sup ply therefor; for construction and alteration of outbuildings: for farm and industrial implements and machinery at the asylum cottage farm. $20.80. fencing asylum lands, $650. Purchase cottage farm, $3,000. A drain from capitol 'grounds. $1,000. Repairs state capitol. $.ooo. Roof and painting caoitol. a- A. I 500. Purchase of wood, etc., $2,700 Cleaning out Mill creek and constructing levee from reform 1 1 1 j aiiuoi ,iana 10 penitentiary, $2,500. fencing water ditch, etc.. penitentiary, $2.07. Oresron state weather bureau. $500. Boys' and girls' aid society of 01 rortiand, $1,250. Patton Home, Portland, 1,000. Dormitory University of Ore gon, $15,000.. Additional school buildings. "work- shoos, dormitories, laun dries and machinery, bakery, en gine rooms, for full eauioment and furnishing thereof, and for 3 I water supply, sewerage and other improvements at the state reform school, $39, 000. Support soldiers' home, $12, 000. Support soldiers' home, de ficiency in levy of '93, $1,015.65. Oregon national guard $30,- 000. , - : State university, $30,000. Uniforming and enninnino- Oregon national guard, $20,000. ' State agricultural college,$i 3,- 000. ' ' ' State normal school. Weston. . $12,000. Purchase of land, erertirvn furnishing and equipment of buildings, for apparatus, heating, and water supply, sewerage -and other improvements for the Ore gon school for deaf mutes, $12, 506. - State normal school at Mon mouth, $9,300. Cancellation of electric light contract of 1886, and for expenses under new contract, $10,000. No additional levies were made for the new wing and improve ments at the penitentiary, nor for the jute mill, the fishway at Oregon City, nor for the Eastern Oregon insane asylum, for the reason that the sums, levied last year for these- purposes are all that can profitably be expended before wet weather in the fall will interfere with building opera tions. In this view of the case the state officers thought it would be unjust during the present financial stringency to make levies for improvements that would only lie idle in the treasury for possibly a year. The board expects to go forward with all state institutions as fast as the payment of taxes will justify. FIRE ALARM. The double-quick pedestrian exercise indulged bv the foot ball eleven (or fifteen) early every morning during the oast few days resulted in some good, not- withstanding the numerous "kicks' recently registered by the sleep-lovers whose slumbers are disturbed by the heavy tread upon the asphalt (?) pavements. Monday morning at 5 o'clock as they came down Madison street upon their regular run they dis covered a heavy flame of fire is suing from the residence of B. T. Taylor. Thev gave the alarm- passed on to the engine house, manned a hose cart and had it at the scene of the fire before any number of citizens had emerged from their homes. The fire proved to be a burning flue, but the presence of the fire company was necessary to prevent the roof of the building taking fire from the volume of sparks which issued. Officer McLagan arrested one Charles Witham for drunk and disorderly conduct vesterdav afternoon. He had been put to bed in the Occidental hotel and arrived at the conclusion that he owned the place, whereupon he proceeded to smash things up to his own liking, breaking out the m 0 o windows and "doing" the door. Landlord Schmidt objected and called on the above officer, who escorted the gentleman to the city bastile where he emoved the society of the inmates thereof. All the money necessary to ac commodate visitors desirous of backing the Multnomahs to vic tory is in readiness and will be wagered by our local sports. It is rumored that in Portland bets are being made that Corvallis will not make a "touch-down." Doubtless there will be numerous surprises in store before the game is over, for our boys propose to win. Inspection of the O. P. bridge at Albany a short time ago by the railroad commission, dispelled some of the timidity always af fecting travelers during high stages of water. Exchanges which argue the uselessness of the board will please make a note of this. Arthur Moore and . Fred Tyler are wintering the Rose de Rni dramatic troupe in Drain, South ern Oregon. We notice bv the Drain Herald . that thev were ' booked for an appearance there on the 13th. To the credit of the H. & L.. boys it is said that every member of the company except one. re sponded to roll call Tuesday morning after the fire, and that the 1 . ... absent member was not in town. . 1