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CORVALLIS, OK EG ON, JAN. 21, ISi'D.
GOVERNOR LORD'S ADDRESS.
Governor Lord in assuming the duties
of his office delivered before the legisla
ture his inaugural message. It is an ad
dress eloquent with' plain statement",
sound recommendations and timely sug
gestions. . He expresses himself forcibly
ia matters relating to the Judiciary, and
in other affairs whereof experience has
given him cognizance and made him an
authority. Economy seems to be the
key note of the message and the practi
cability of his recommendations for the
saving of the people's money, commends
itself to all thoughtful citizens.
The governor briefly sketches the
resources of our state, and expresses an
"abiding faith in 'the future of Oregon."
He mentions the business depression and
finds a cause in late national legislation.
He asks the legislature to investigate
every department of state and correct
any abuse that may have arisen therein.
He impresses upon the legislators the
necessity of equality in the assessment
laws, and calls attention to' the wide
spread demand for the revision of the
taxation statutes. Some recommenda
tion in regard to the management of the
insane asylum and the penitentiary are
made, and he advises that the $190,000
appropriated for a jute-mill be returned
to the general fund. He suggests a re
duction in the militia appropriation that
will meet with more approbation with
the farmers than among the young club
men of Portland.
After regarding the necessity of the
education of the masses to the strength
and stability of the state, and calling
attention to the acknowledged efficiency
" of the various state institutions of learn
ing, the governor insists that the strictest
economy be observed in their manage
ment, and that no money be appropria
ted except for what is absolutely neces
sary. The value of good roads is com
mented upon and a revision of the pres
' ent system of roadmaking, demanded.
In regard to irrigation, salmon fisheries,
and labor, recommendations are made.
Governor Lord strongly urges some
measure of relief for the supreme court
judges. He suggests that appeals to that
body be allowed only when the 'amount
involved amounts to more than $250, or
when the controversy regards matter af
fecting lands, public, revenue and the
construction of the state constitution.
The, governor thinks that the appointing
of state officers by, the ' legislature is
wrong in principle, and leads to abuses
and political trading.. The necessity for
a great and sweeping reductions in the
expenditures for public printing; mar
riage and divorce reforms;' extending
the time of redemption from forcecl
sales; bank inspections, and the early
submission of appropriation bills, takes
up the balance of the message.
The tenor of the address throughout
shows it to be the utterance of a sound,
safe man who can and who will watch-
over and care for the interests of the
people.
T HE state board of equalization costs
the state but little. It is in session only
a few days each year. Its members are
elected by the people. They are chosen
from various portions of the state. As
-a rule, theyjare men of experience and
acquainted with values in their respec
tive localities. , Their duties are to so
adjust and equalize assessments that val
uations will be uniform throughout the
state. Experience of the past empha
sizes more and more each year the neces
sity for their work.' During the past
few years the board has rendered ser
vices which have proven of incalculable
benefit to the state as a whole. It is a
noticeable fact that the only wail of any
consequence against the board comes
from Multnomah county. There, such
fiagrat abuses of the assessment law are
practiced that it has been fouud neces
sary to make large increases in her valu
ations each year in order to .make the
. assessment equitable ' and uniform
throughout the state.' Portland's influ
ence will be exerted to the utmost to se
cure the board's abolishment Their
success will be a disaster to the remain
der of the state. No one wants or ex
pects Multnomah county to pay more
than her just proportion of the tax, but
since she has repeatedly attempted to
shoulder a portion of her burden onto
the other counties, and failed, owing to
the determined stand of the board
against such an unjust proceeding, she
now demands that the board be abol
ished in toto. Compliance with Multno
mah's demand will remove every safe
guard which the state and each county
therein now has agamst her iniquitous
assessments. Members of the board
-should be elected by the people as they
now are. The attempt to abolish it
should be strenuously opposed by every
member in both houses and no compro
mise measure should be accepted under
any circumstances. The .state will re
ceive far better service from a board
whose members are selected as at pres
ent than it can from one consisting of
the governor, secretary of state and state
treasurer. '
ONB reason why the whiskey trust is
embarrassed is that President Greeuhut
and his friends have dropped $900,000 in
a bankrupt irrigation company in Arizona.
Too much water in the mixture.
OREGON'S OCTOPUS WINS.
We are supposed to live under a re
publican form of government The peo
ple have not spoken, and yet the fiat has
gone forth, and J. N. Dolph will misrep
resent the state for the next six years.
The announcement will fall like a crush
ing blow on the people at large. Al
though keenly fell,' the disaster caused
cannot be fully realized at this time.
Revolutions of opinion which are taking 1
place so rapidly on the great questions j
effecting our welfare will find in our sen
ator a formidable opponent; formidable
only on account of the elevation to which
he has just been raised. One of the ;
great silver states of the northwest, Ore
gon, must endure the effect of her folly,
while her moist important industry and
greatest revenue is throttled by the aid of
the man who has just been elected to
represent her interests in the U. S. senate.
Yet, we repeat, the people have not been
represented fairly, and will surely call
their servants to an account
There is probably not a single county
in the state, except Multnomah, which
could have elected the men who have
voted for Dolph had they announced
their intention to do so before election
day. The people have not elected Mr.
Dolph; they have only been used to do
that which they did not wish to do. The
conspirators of Multnomah county care
fully selected their men at every primary,
instructing them not to mention Dolph
on pain of defeat The Simon-headed
devil fish, with head and vitals in Port
land, stretched its tentacles to every sec
tion of the state. The Gazette, on
behalf of the people of Oregon, is com
pelled to acknowledge defeat, end bow
once more to the chicanery emanating
from the most high place of that com
modity. Yet we warn the Portland octo
pus, which is fastened upon us that we
will not always endure its unnecessary
weight and unwholesome presence. The
Oregonian may bellow in your defense,
but an enlightened public sentiment
shall sweep your influence from our midst.
Against Senator Dolph we have no
personal feeling. He will do as the ring
which elected him snail dictate. He is
but a creature of circumstances over
which he has but little control. His long
beard and venerable appearance render
him a suitable person with whom design
ing men can accomplish their ends. The
yeomanry of Oregon are ' now fully
aroused, and will put their seal of con
demnation on the last act of the political
force which has been holding the boards
for many years. We are coming Joseph
Siman, 50,000 strong. Will you meet us
two years hence and try tlie issue
which you have electedMr. Dolph?
Horticulturists will ask for some
special legislation this winter. The vast
interests which they represent, and
which are of such vital importance to
the state, are seriously in need of some
vigorous laws. British Columbia and
states adjoining us have quarantine laws
the provisions of which are faithfully
enforced. Oregon has no such laws, and
as a result her- fruit growers and nursery
men have sustained serious losses during
the past year. Pest infected fruit and
nursery stock are shipped here in great
quantities, and the state has been power
less to stop the practice. A statute
should be enacted, providing for a state
board of horticulture. It should have
power to inspect all fruit and fruit trees
coming into the state, and power also to
comdemn any . shipments which were
found diseased, or infected with pests.
In addition to these duties, the board
should be vested with authority to in
spect the various orchards and nurseries
of the state and make such recommen
dations for their care as experience has
proved necessary to attain the best re
sults and prevent the spread of pests
and diseases. To S3'stematically carry
out the provisions cf such a law would
require an appropriation. On this ac
count many legislators, acting uuder a
perverted idea of economy, may oppose
the measure. Its failure to pass would
be looked upon as a public calamity.
The fruit industry in Oregon now' rep
resents an investment of several mil
lions. To withhold an . appropriation of
a few thousand dollars, and thus crip
pie an enterprise of such magnitude,
would be parsimony rather than econ
omy. As a class, horticulturists are
men of careful observation and manage
their business economically. They real
ize the necessity for retrenchment in
every branch of the state's government.
For these reasons it is unfair to presume
that the fruit interests will ask for more
money than is absolutely essential for the
faithful and systematic enforcement of
the law. Their requests in this matter
should be granted by all means.
Benton county's members in the legis
lature will be expected s to lend their
assistance toward securing the abolish
ment of the railroad commission. It
has not been made apparent to taxpayers
of Oregon that this commission is any
thing else than a useless expense. Its
members will no doubt attempt to im
press upon the legislature that its main
tenance is an absolute necessity for the
state's welfare. Of course in urging this
matter these gentlemen will not be actu
ated by any selfiish motives. No, not for
the world ! Twenty-five hundred dollars
a year, and perquisites is nothing to any
one of them.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean reports that
Robert Q. Mills will be invited to resign
his seat in the senate. "The great
boom" to Texas he promised has not
come. The cattle trade has been greatly
injured, there is a reported decrease al
ready of 20 per cent in the flocks of sheep
from his free wool, and there is a gen
eral unrest among the people being mis
represented by a boss of Roger Q's cali
ber. A California, paper writes the obitu
ary of an esteemed citize.n, winding np
with the touching announcement that he
"died of bowel trouble in the Christian
faith." - '
LEGISLATIVE INVESTIGATIONS.
An attempt is being made by a lot of 1
dog-m-the-manger book agents to have
a legislative committee appointed for the
purpose of examining into the recent
school book contest. If this committee
is appointed it will be the intention to
vest it with power to compel the atten
dence of witnesses, and require them to
make statements under oath. This will
pnt the state to many thousand dollars
of needless expense.. The committee
would probably be in session several
weeks, and would require the services of
at least two stenographers. Rent, fuel,
light and salaries of the committee and
clerks would likely cost the state in the
neighborhood of $50 per dayj In addi
tion to this, attendance and mileage of
the various witnesses must be paid from
the state's exchequer. Probably no less
than one hundred persons lrom various
parts of the state would be summoned
before the committee. The expense of
each wittness would not be far from $25.
As sitting's of the committee would oc
cupy, at the least calculation, thirty days'
time, it is a very easy matter to tigure
that the expense, on a most- conserva
tive estimate, would be between four and
five thousand dollars. Every member of
the legislature is pledged to economy,
Those members who favor the needless
expense which the appointment of this-
committee, or any other similar One,
would entail upon the taxpayers of the
state, will grossly violate the pledges
made to their constituents during the
campaign. The fact that the American
Book Company secured the contract for
furnishing the state with school books
by a large majority of all the votes cast,
and the further fact that its prices are in
the main as low and, in many instances,
lower than quotations made by rival pub
lishers, disproves the allegation of fraud
and furnishes no reason for an investi
gation of its business methods. The
company, however, will probably not ob
ject to an investigation' but such a course
would be manifestly unfair, because it
would make public the private affairs of
a business concern, the details of which
the general public are not interested in
knowing. Besides being inquisitorial
such an investigation would be a most
unbusiness like proceedure. It would
disclose a pitiful lack of confidence in
the intelligence of the county school
superintendents and members of the state
board of examiners, and. evidence gross
distrust in their honesty cf purpose and
business integrity, Further than this, it
would be a flagrant violation of all well
established principles of trade. The
state can not afford to set aside its con
tracts at the behest of a few disappointed
book contractors. The demand for this
investigation does not emanate from the
people they are satisfied to let good
enough alone -but from three or four
emissaries sent here ty certain eastern
publishing firms to secure a state con
tract for furnishing school books during
the next six years." " Since they have
utterly failed to impress upon Oregon
school men the superiority of their re
spective publications, none of their books
have "been adopted. Now they cry "stop
thief !" and want the Oregon legislature
to appropriate several thousand dollars
to investigate the business methods of
the company which secured the contract
The- people wanted no change in text
books, and are perfectly satisfied with
the result. The legislators were elected
to represent their constituents; not a
handful of disappointed book agents.
The school patrons ask for no investiga
tion of this matter and want none of their
money thrown away iu such a manner.
IF Governor Lord has in view the ap
pointment of a resident of Benton county
to the board of Agricultural College re
gents, such person should be' a graduate
of the institution. Members of the
alumni have a two-fold interest in the
college; their interest alike with other
citizens, and their individual, personal
solicitation for its welfare and success,
because they were once its' students.
These appointments should not be made
on political grounds. Men to fill such
important positions should be chosen
because of their peculiar fitness for the
piace. They should be persons of learn
ing, business experience, integrity, indi
viduality and of standing in the commu
nity in which they live, be they republi
cans, democrats, or populists; or be they
farmers, merchants or professional men.
Of the membersof the alumni association.
the two names most favorably spoken of
for the position are J. R. Bryson and W.
E. Yates. Comment on' the entire fit
ness of either of these gentlemen by the
Gazette is unnecessary. One is a dem
ocrat, the other, a republican. The ap
pointment of either would meet with
general approval and would prove ben
eficial to the institution. If changes are
to be made, the governor should by all
means consider with favor the name of
either Mr. Bryson or Mr. Yates.
The choice of the Gazette for sena
tor has been Governor Lord. The fact
that he carried the state by the largest
majority ever given in its history, shows
his popularity. His services upon the
supreme bench, and his record before
that, prove that this popularity is well
deserved. He would have been a strong
man to have sent to Washington. His
election would have caused no divisions
or bad feelings in the party, but would
have been ratified by every true and hon
est republican in the state. The republi
can caucus, however, either overawed or
influenced by the Portland machine, by
a small majority, voted for the nomina
tion of Dolph. But, though Mr. Lord
may not represent Oregon in the legisla
ture of the nation, Oregon will enjoy his
firm, able and intelligent administration
of her state affairs.
Wm. Crees, who returned from Portland
yesterday, states that M. P. Taylor is re
covering from the effects of tho operation
performed apon him last Thursday, at
which time a large fibrous tumor, together
with 61 inches ot the intestine, was re
moved. The operation was performed by
Dr. Frank Cautborn, of Portland, and Dr.
Masten, of Albany.
HE ONLY WANTED ONE'
Salkm, Jan. 23, 2:30, p. m. On joint bal
lot for senator today, the vote stood:
Dolph, 44; Moore, 17; Hare, .10; Hermann,
4; Lord, 5; Geo. H. Williams, 1; Bennett,
8. Scott, of Linn, an anti-Dolph man, Was
home sick, thus making 45 votes necessary
for choice. Great enthusiasm prevailed and
only after repeated threats to clear the lobby
and galleries, was the speaker able to con
trol the jaltilaut anti-Dolph element It is
the general impression here that Dolph has
developed his greatest strength and his
election will be impossible. Never before
has such enthusiasm been displayed in an
Oregon senatorial contest Anti-Dolph men
are coalident of success. ."-..
M, O. Wilkins was today appointed clerk
of the committee on pnblio meals.
AN INSTRUCTIVE MEETING.
The regular meetingof the Benton County
Teachers' Association was held in the public
school building in the principal' room last
Saturday, January 19th. The association
was called to order by Pres. Pratt at 10:30
a. m. The morning programme opened
with a piano solo by Miss Gertie Sheak.
Then followed the discussion: Resolved,
that "corporal punishment should be pro
hibited in the school." The affirmative was
well represented by Miss Dittmar and Mrs.
Buoy. The negative was opened by Miss
Bergin, followed by a general discussion.
The association was then favored with a
solo by Mr. F. Watkins. and recitation by
Mrs. Nelms. Prof. Sheak then made a short
address on, "Penmanship in Country
Schools," nrgiug; first the teaching of the
principles, followed with position of hand,
paper and holding of the pen; and difficult
copies which are to be criticised by the stu
dents. On convening in the afternosn the
program was opened by recitations by Misses
Esther Avery, Frankie Cant born and Mr,
Geo. Pan, all of which deserve special men
tion. A reading by Miss Louis; a quartette
by Mabel, Mildred, Marion and B. W. John
son; an instrumental by Miss Bradford, and
a violin solo by Miss Leon Smith were well
rendered aiid added much to the interest.
A discussion: Resolved, that "the present
third grade certificate be abolished, that
the standard of the second grade be raised
to So per cent, and that a normal training
of one year should be required of each appli
cant for sucn certificate," proved an inter
esting feature. Speakers en the affirmative
were G. W. Denman and W. B. Haines,
The negative wag opened by Mr. F. Wat-
kins, followed by Prof. Bjristow. The dis
cussion was followed with an interesting and
able paper by Frof. Horner, on public
school libraries. The appreciation of the
above program was shown by the large and
attentive audience assembled.
The association was organized last Sep
tember, and every progressive teacher
should become a member of it. It meets
the third Saturday cf each month, and every
teacher and patron is moat earnestly re
quested to attend and be entertained as well
as instructed. . 1
Hon. John D. Daly came np from Salem
Saturday for the purpose of conferring with
some . of his constituents, relative to pro
posed amendments to the city charter, a bill
for which purpose Mr-Daly will introduce,
A e peloid committee ? the council is now
engaged , in ranking sJch revisions to the
charter as are' thought 16 be expedient, be
sides- this, a petition.) generously signed,
has been sent to our members iu the legis
lature asking that a law h enacted which
will provide for trio election of police judge
and chief of police by popular vote. , It is
stated that another petition, though not so
liberally signed, has -been circulated re
questing that the charter be so amended as
to prevent the bonding of the city for any
purpose. It is also stated that a bill has
already beeu prepared in . conformity with
this last mentioned petition, which will be
introduced by Mr. Cooper. It would seem
that the beet course to pursue in these
matters would He to call a mass meeting.
In that way a more general expression of
onr citizens might be had than 'is possible by
the circulation of petitions. The latter
course calls forth no discussion of the vari
ous matters in hand, in which all citizens of
the community are alike interested.
THE GAZETTE COMPLIMENTED.
Ed. Gazette: I ,want to thank you for
the raauly vay in which yon are standing
up for the people, and for the sensible re
marks 011 finance which your paper con
tains,. Oregon can never join her sisters of
t,he north nest infighting for her interests
in congress while the present Portland ring
controls her elections. I hope and believe
yu wiu nave courage to stand by your
convictions and the people will surely
stand by you. Let the Simon-pureJ auto
ciat3 and Dolphian gold-bugs laush today,
but "he laughs best who laughs last," and
we will certainly be the - ones to laugh two
years from this. Republican.
Oakvillk, On., Jan. 17, 1895.
Ed. Gazette: . '
Having watched the course of the Ga
zette during the past few months, I take
this opportunity to congratulate yeu on the
manly stand you have taken against the
gold-bug senator just selected by caucus of
our representatives. Your course has won
many friends for yon in our county, and I
feel certain such fearless manhood and
sound principles as you display will meet
with the approval of a large majority in the
atate, who will be glad to find you are not
afraid of the ring lash, and will do your
duty. Subscriber.
How's This I '
"We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
Hall's Catarrh Cure ! -
F. J. CHENEY & CO. Props., Toledo, O.
Wp the undersigned, have- known F. J.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business tran
sactions and financially able to carry out any
obligation made by their firm. ' '
West & Tbaux, Wholesale Druggists, To
ledo, p.
"Walking, Kinnajt & Mabvih, "Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O. .
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75 cents per
bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials
free- --'.': .
BLODGETT VAiT,J$Y.
Mrs. Herman, Pafmerit, of Philomath,
paid a visit last week to her sister, Mrs.
J.M.Marks.
Our Lycenm last Saturday night decided
as to the usefulness of "eattle and cows"
against horses.
For royal good fellowship and generons
hospitality, commend us to the bachelors
north of the summit
Bub Norton has so far regainad the use of
his limbs that he is at work again, much to
the surprise nd pleasure of his friends,
We are indebted to piraoual sagacity
alone for the opinion that Dell Marks will
soon regain the rib lost in the original crea.
tion of man, and further deponent saith not.
We have heard of persons iyiuE; at the
point of death and cf people giving ap their
money at the point of the revolver; bnt
Lincoln county has instituted the marriage
ceremony at the point of the shotgun.
The abolishment of the national banks
and the issne of money by the government
direct to the people will be the topic for
disenssion at oar Lyceum next Saturday
night, but we never discuss political ques
tions. Oh, no.
The Burnt Woods is in the throes of
another sensation. This time the ownership
of butchered cattle being the groundwork.
The hides have been found saos ears and
horns. Arrests hare been freely talked of
but we have not heard the result.
How solicitous the Times seems to be at
the apparent indignities visited on Soldier
Impson by the Soldiers' Home, but no word
of condemnation of the county court for
turning him out without care or habitation.
Seemingly nndue anxiety as to what has
become of his pension check. Doesn't
Imp&on know where his pension draft is?
Ha 1 he ever been asked T When Impson
came to this valley after bis check . he was
accompanied Jby a man who was quite anx
ious to borrow $100 of his money, and
importuned parties whom he thought had
influence with Impson ,to assist .him in
securing this loan. Whether this influence
was vouchsafed we arefunable to say. Hag-
gins, the party who accompanied Impson
may be all right, but if he is an honest man
nature has made a mistake in the impress
she has left on him. We cannot say where
Impson's money is, but wedo not believe a
single dollar has beeu smuggled or wrong
fully applied.
The Indian Student's Lament: -Oh,
give me back my bended bow,
My cap and feathers give me back-
To race o'er hills with Tyee Joe,
Or follow on the author's track.
Qui Vive.
RSXrATIW TO TAX XAfTS.
Coevallis, January 21, 1S95.
Editor Gazette :
Today's Oregonian prints a bill introduced
in the senate by Hon. Tolbert Carter, which
provides for re-enactment of the mortgage
tax law, with provision that a debtor may
pay the tax on a mortgage given by him,
and receive credit therefor on his mortgage
indebtedness, leaving a debtor to still pay
on what property he owes for, unless his
debts are evidenced by mortgage. It seems
to me, this offers bnt a very poor
remedy -for what the people are generally
complaining of: Thej injustice and great
hardship of having to pay taxes on all they
possess, regardless of whether it has been
paid for or not. The large delinquent tax
roll in nearly every county in the state is
evidence of the hardship this works. Nearly
every delinquent tax payer will be found to
be one who has been assessed on property
for which he was still iu debt, and this sddi-
tioaal burdea placed upon him has been
more than he could meet. Those ho are
out of debt have paid less taxes these, hard
times, and those who are in debt, more than
before the indebtedness clause was repealed.
The law as it now stands ia unjust and
impolitic for many reasons obvious to all
who examine it, and the ro-enactmeut of
the mortgage tax law, without going back
to the time Honored principle 01 taxing a
mu enly oa what he is realy worth, will
not remedy it. , I believe a very large ma
jority of the people of the state are in favor
of a law which allows deduction from assess
ment of all real indebtedness. All the
sophittry nsed at the time the iudebtsdnoos
olause was repealed did not convince tlia
people that it was a correct move,' and ex
perience has proven their impressions were
correct. Taxpayer.
HIGHER STANDARD DESIRED.
To the Editor: An article appearing in
a recent number of the Gazette, under
the heading, "Too Many Teachers," is
worthy the careful perusal of all interested
in the cause of education. Oregon, with
her many institutions of learning to which
her youth has such free access, cannot af
ford to maintain ss low a requirement for
teachers' certificates as she now possesses.'
Papers throughout the state should unje
upon our lawmakers at Salem the neces
sity of raising the standard and thus put
ting in the field persons better qualified for
the great work of teaching. We hope the
Gazette will go on with its good work.
. - Citizen.
Corvallis, Or., Jnn.?21, 1895.
Before a Full Head of Steam
Is gathered by that tremendously destruc
tive engine, malaria, pat on the brakes with
Hostetter's . Stomach ' Bitters, which will
check its progress and avert disaster. Chills
and fever, billious remittent, dumb ague and
agua cake are promptly relieved and ulti
mately cured by this genial specific, which
is also a comprehensive family medicine,
speedily useful in cases of dyspepsia, billious-
ness, constipation, ick headache, nervous
ness, rheumatism and neuralgia. Against
the hurtful effects of sudden changes of tem
perature, exposure in wet weather, close ap
plication to laborous mental pursuits, and
other influences predjudicisl to health, it is
a most trustworthy safeguard. It fortifies
the system against disease, promotes appetite
and sleep, and hastens convalescence after
debilitating and flesh wasting diseases.
That genuine hammerless Parker gun of
Nolan's, is proving a great drawing card.'
Each day may be seen a erowd of inter
ested sportsmen standing about his show
window, gazing with envious eyes at the
firearm, which each hunter realizes is one
of the most expensive guns ever seen in
Benton connty. With each purchase of $5
will be given a ticket in the drawing which
will occur April 1st.
THE CHURCHS3.
Methodist Episcopal church: Corner 2nd
and Van Buren streets, Key. Hiram Gould,"
pastor.. Services every Sunday at 11 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m.; Sunday school at 9:50 a.m.;
Epworth League, 6:30 p. m. Thursday,
prayer meeting at 7:30 p. m.
' M. E. Church," South, old college chapel:
Preaching at 11 a. m. and at 7 p. m. each
Sabbath except the third. ' SurAiay school
at 10 a.m., and prayer meeting at 7 p. m.
Wednesday evening. The public is invited
to attend. P. A. Moses. Pastor.
Christian church: Services every Sunday
at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.; Sunday school at
10 a. m.; Junior Y. P. S. C. E. at 4 p. m.,
and Senior Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:30 p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7:30 p. m.
Choir practice Saturday night. Frank
Abram Powell, pastor. -
Episcopal Church, corner of 7th and Jut
ferson streets: Services every Sunday at 11
a. m., and 7:30 p. m., and on Wednesday
evening at 7:30 p. m. Lay services every
2nd and 4th Sunday of each month. All are
cordially invited to attend, especially those
without other church bomo,
Baptist church, Jefferson St., between 4th
and 5th, Rev. W.- H. Dorward, pastor.
Sabbath services Sunday school at 10 a. m.;
preaching at II a. m., and 7:30 p. m.; B. Y.
P. U. at 6:30 p. m. Thursday Song and
prayer service at 7:30 p. m. Ladies Aid
Society on Friday at 2 p.m.. Free seats. A
cordial welcome to all.
Presbyterian church, corner 4th and Jo
ferson streets, Rev. E. J. Thompson, D. D.,
pastor. Sabbbath services; Sunday school
at 10 a. m.; public worship, 11 a.m. and
7:30 p. m.; Junior C. E. at 4 p. m.; Y. P.
S. C. E. at 6:30 p. m. Thursday: Praise
and prayer service, 7:33 p. in. Ladies' Aid
Society, 4th Wednesds.y of each month atT 2
p. m. Ladies' Missionary Society, 2nd Wed
nesday of each month at 2 d. m. A kind
j welcome to all.
TO FKTJTT GROWERS.
Prnning and grafting a specialty.
Ad-
dress A. Hunt, Tangent, Oregon.
Judge R. S. Strahan is now a member of
the firm of Dolph, Mallory & Simon, of
Portland, having retired from the law firm
which is now Whalley & Pipes.
Karl's Clover Hoot will purify your blood,
clear your complexion, regulate your bow
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50c. and $1.00. Sold by Graham & Wells.
Bold byDrugsiBta or sent by mail. 25c,60o.
and $1.00 per package. Samples free.
k The Favorite TOOTH POTOia
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A large quantity of nev material has recently been added
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Patrons may rely upon receiving
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HEW YORK
Corvallis, Oregon.
All our goods are sent direct '
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ew Goods
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better satisfaction here .
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