The Corvallis gazette., March 07, 1895, Image 3

CORVALLIS, OREGOK, MAR. 7, 1895.
Notice, to "Local" Advertisers.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Hook & Ladder ball March 15th.
Hook & Ladder ball March 15th.
Hook & Ladder ball March 15th.
Hook & Ladder ball March 15th.
Hook k Ladder ball March loth.
Count court ia in session this week.
Retiring from business sale at Stock's.
Symphony Glee Club concert Saturday,
March 16.
Htir cattiuj Id cents and shaving 10
cents at T. U. Case's.
A. J. Kay, of Portland, spent Sunday
with his parents in this city.
F. L. Miller has recently received a large
stock of the latest styles in hats. They are
nobby and no mistake.
"The" whist club met last Saturday night
at Miss Anna Samuels' aud enjoyed a very
pleasant evening at whist.
Rer. Dorward returned Wednesday from
a brief visit to California. Sunday he will
preach at the Baptist church as usual.
Married, Feb. 23, 1895, by Rev. H. J.
Zercher. at Corvallis, C. E. Barrows, of
Linn Co., and Maggie E. Col vert, of Benton
county.
Prices of admission to thejladies' band en
tertainment Saturday evening will be 15
and 25 cents. Tickets are now on sale at
Howell's.
D. R. Vaughn has been offered a situation
by a railroad company in Michigan. He
left Monday to look over the situation be
fore accepting it.
If your face has begun to ravel ont, and
your hair has acquired a selvedge edge, call
at .Spencer's barber shop aud have an opera
tion performed.
Mrs. Sam Wyatt, who has been under
' the care of Br. Altmin for several days, on
account of a severe: attack of the crip, is
rapidly improving.
The men of Corvallis will no , longer be
allowed a monopoly of going on a "toot."
Several ladies of that city have organized a
cornet band. Yamhill Independent.
All parties owing Krausse Brothers at the
. City Shoe Store, are requested to call and
settle their acceunts at once, as the business
will be discontinued after March 11th.
The Symphony Glee Club coucert at
the Presbyterian church Saturday evening,
March 16, promises to be one of the most
enjoyable entertainments of the season.
- Prof. J. B. Horner was pleasnd to re
ceive from the managers of the Columbian
exposition a diploma issued by an net of
-. Congress for proficiout work in Oregon
schools.
There will be a total eclipse of the moon
- March 10 11. Visible entire to North nnd
Q..nrli A ,- A tlanf in iuwi.,.
. and more or less to Europe, Africa and the
astern Pacific ocean.
Ia honor ot,St, Patrick's day the Corval
lis Hook & Ladder Company will give a
dancing party at their hall Friday evening.
March 15th. Tickets will be $1.00 per
couple; spectators, 25 cents.
The entrance to A. Hodes' store is adorn
ed on either side by two handsome tin
signs. They were placed in position last
week, and are an ' ornament to the street.
The work was done by Mr. Sickafoose at
the carriage factory.
- Miss Elsie Failing, who has been visiting
in Corvallis for the past six weeks the guest
of Miss Amy Plu miner, returned? yesterday
to ner nome in r orsiaoa. one was accom
panied by Miss Hattie Friendly, who will
- remain about a week.
The residence of Jndge Burnett is being
improved in appearance this week by a
coat of wbite paint. The judge is the first
one to begin spring honseoleaning, and his
example ought ;to be emulated by every
citizen of the town.
The Ladies' Home Missionary Society of
the Congregational church will give a pan
cake social next Saturday evening, March
9, atthe residence of H. T. French. Warm
cakes will be served from eight to ten
o'clock. Price, ten cents.
A. Hammond, one of the recent pur
chasers of the Oregon Pacific, will reach
Corvallis about the 15th inst. He was pre
vented from arriving here on the 1st, as he
intended, by urgent business in New
York, which required his personal atten
tion. It is expected that the council will take
some action next Monday night in regard to
the purchase of a chemical' engine. . The
department is in need of additional appa
ratus and nearly every fireman in town fa
Tors the purchase of a "chemical," rather
than a steamer. '
Prof. J. B. Horner has been reappointed
to membership on the state board of exam
iners. This is a deserved appointment and
besides meeting with general approval it in
f dicatea that Superintendent Irwin appreci
' ates the efficit services rendered by Mr.
Horner whilflmemeer of the former board.
Recorder Waters is happy. Heretofore
ha has been considerably inconvenienced by
the car in his office being too small to ac
commodate the increasing number of record
books. Now, an addition to the car has
been built which will afford accommodations
for all the records his office is likely to need
for several years. The work was done' by
Tunnicliffe Bros, and was completed Tues
day. Tho editor of the Gazette reluctantly
announces that he is not married. This
statement is deemed necessary as numerous
friends have tendered their congratulations
under the belief that such a happy event
had actually transpired. It is also deemed
necessary, as a matter of justice to the
young lady. Again the editor regretfully,
and the young lady indignantly, announce
. that the reports of their marriage are entire
ly false. '' 1
N. L. Raber, who is spending a few days
in Corvallis, intends leaving for Baker City
this week.- On arriving there he contem
plates, beginning the operation of one of his
amalgamators on a rich proposition in con
nection with I. B. Hammond.
Monday afternoon Dr. Bbwen Lester re
ceived a wire from Batesville, Miss., an
nouncing .that the coudition of his father
was growing rapidly worse and requested
him to start for home immediately. Prep
arations were made for compliance with the
request and Tuesday afternoon would have
found him on bis way, but subsequent ad
vices announced that the patient was im
proving rapidly and would recover.
There is a very pretty defect in the Ger
hard monument and John Scrafford thinks
he has found in it an opal mine. On the
polished surface of the shaft, which is of
Quincy granite, there are several crystals
which reflect the light in much the same
way as would a genuine fire opaL It is
hardly probable that these supposed opals
are anything but ordinary crystals
John McDowell, who shot and. killed his
son-in-law, John McUaleb, a week ago last
Tuesday night, was arraigned before Justice
Hall at Toledo last Friday,
Several wit-
nesses were examined, but no developments
were broughtjout. The defendant was rep
resented by W. R. Bilyeu, of Albany, upon
whose motion the prisoner was committed
without bail, to await the action of the
next grand jury. -
Recently the college purchased a large
stereopticon and the faculty are anxious to
give ic a trial. Already 70 views pertain
ing to the college and its experimental work
have bnen secured. This style of stereopti
con is a recent invention of a Pittsburg firm
and promises to give satisfaction. Where it
is said to excel other steropticous is in the
use of gasoline, wh eh generates a brighter
and stronger light than either kerosene or
lard oil. -
A water tower aud reservoir is beiog
erected at the carriage factory. It will
stand in the L on the north side of the
building and the foundation will be 22 feet
square. The reservoir, Having a capacity m
15,000 gallon , will be CO feet from the
gronnd, and so connected with pipes as to
permit the flooding of the entire building
in a very few minutes. The. wood work is
being done by Heckart & Noakes and the
masonry by Felton Bros.
The farmer's institute held last Thursday
and Friday at Lebanon, according to Presi
dent Bloss, was one of the most interesting
and best attended meetings of the year.
Eicht or ten of these institutes are held
each year in different parts of the state un
der the auspices of the agricultural college.
By this means the influence of the institu
tion is extended and farmers throughout the
state are given many practical and useful
hints fcom a scientific standpoint. At the
meeting last week the entire station council
was present and each of its ; members took
part in the program. The next institute
will be held at Woodburn, Marion county,
March 14th and 15. .
Owing to a misinterpretation of the school
law, Clerk Underwood failed to include in
his enumeration of district No. 9, all chil
dren nnder the age of 5 years, and, all told,
ouly had 648 on the list who were entitled
to draw school money. During the past
week. Directors Yates and Hershner have
been busily engaged iu making a re canvas
of the district and succeeded in adding to
the liht, 176 new names, making a total of
824 in the district. Of this number 400 are
males and 421 females. As each pupil
draws about $5 school'money, the result of
Messrs. Yates and Hershner's labors is ap
parent. It will have the effect of swelling
the district's exchequer some $800 cr $900.
Speaking nf the new Corvallis sawmill
firm, the Sunday Statesman has the follow-
ng very flattering comment regarding Mr.
Oren: Articles of incorporation for the
new firm that is to manage this valuable
property have been prepared ready for fil
ing. One of the incorporators is Levi Oren,
the well kuowu and old reliable mill man.
n the past Mr. Oren has made a success
out of every thing ever attempted by him
and there is no reason to question the final
outcome of the present enterprise. 'Chose
who know Mr. Oren well have .the utmost
confidence in him and feel safei when bis
name is connected with an enterprise that
there is something to it that what he says
is true may be depended upon as being true.
NORTON'S PETITION DENIED.
- Ever since old soldier Impson was granted
pension and received his back pay, Blod-
gett valley has been disenssing his ability to'
maintain his grip on the newly acquired
wealth. Impson, it will be remembered, is
the pauper -who was and is badly affected
with cancer of the face. It has been thought
that another ex-panper, one Huffman, who
has been taking care of Impson for his living
was only doing so with an ultimate view of
getting away with the old soldier's monoy.
Last Saturday was the time appointed by
the county court to hear Isaac Norton's peti
tion to have a guardian appointed for Imp
son. The evidence showed that, while
Impson was very eccentric, his mind was
otherwise all straight. The principal act of
extravagance was his desire to purchase a
team for $175, which' was worth but little
over $100, sad for which ha apparently had
little need. The oourt did not consider the
evidence sufficient to warrant the appoint
ment of a guardian, and denied the petition.
When Impson first received his money, he,
placed it in Norton's hands for safe keeping,
which was agreeable to him until he came
under Huffman's influence. The action
looking to the appointment of a guardian
was taken on the part of Ellsworth P.ist,
G. A. R. It is consoling to tax- payers to
know that 'Impson receives a monthly stip
end of $12, and hence will not again become
a county charge even though he squander
his present capital.
Before leaving town, Huffman was driving
a span of white plugs hitched to a delapi
dated buckboard. His countenance wore a
smile that declared "Richard is himself
again." .''..'" "
Stick a Pin Here. Remember
March 30th will be the last day
for tickets in the drawing for the
Parker Gun at Nolan's Clothing
Store.
A. T. BUXTON'S ORATION.
"Prospects of ' a Brighter :, Fu
ture" Discussed by Him at
the Oratorical Contest
Below is given the oration delivered by
Austin T. Buxton at the intercollegiate ora
torical contest, held at Forest Grove, Febru
ary 22ml, iu which be was awarded second
honors. Three general points were taken
into consideration in determining the result:
The originality of ths essay, the manner in
which it was written, and the style in which
it was delivered. Mr. Buxton received the
highest number points on delivery, and as
his oration shows more originality than that
of bis successful opponent. Miss Veazin, its
construction must have been considered its
weak point. Both compositions are replete
with lofty thought and shine with rhetori
cal brilliancy. Mr. BuxtoD rehearses . the
condition of a, nation tottering upon the
verge of social and financial disruption.
Miss Veczie, in a grand burst of eloquence,
portrays the man who is the embodiment of
all that is necessary to cope with such a
conation, and comptetes the recital which
Mr. Buxton has so ably begun. m
By the grandest, the bravest, and the
profouudost political document ever signed
by the representatives ef a people, the
colonial patriots, nearly one hundred and
twenty years ago, brought into existenoe a
new nation. A new constellation, embody
ing principles which, while not entirely new,
were now more bravely and fully declared
than ever before, was given to the political,
heavens. Experimental though it was, and
contrary to all the then existing ideas of
government, the attempt was a grand suc
cess, and history his proved the wisdom and
immortal courage of its originators. Its devel
opment has not been without "struggles;
for grave questions have arisen and obstacles
have presented themselves, threatening at
times to block all the wheel of progress,
and uproot the foundations that had been
established at so great a cost. But through
it all the little natiou struggled on, and has
at last arisen to a place of pre-eminence
among the nations of the earth. And uow,
after passing successfully through so many
trying ordeals, shall , this, the grandest
achievement of the ages, end iu failure? No.
The pessimists would have us believe that
every cloud that drifts across the horizon of
social or political welfare is the precursor of
impendiugSdissolution, but it is not true.
There are, indeed, grave and perplexing
questions confronting the nation; social vices
whioh must be eradicated; political corrup
tions, deep-seated and pernicious, which )
must be stamped out; and commercial evils
which demand immediate aud judicious
treatment. But despite all gloomy fore
bodings, behind the dark clouds of today is
hidden the bright bow of promise for a bet
ter tomorrow.
To believe that patriotism and interest in
the public welfare are declining, and make
no efiort to prevent it, is to be a traitor to
one's country. True, this 13 pre-emiueutly
an age of personal iuterests; the contest for
wealth and self-aggrandizement has per
meated every branch of indastry and taint
ed all social relations. But I scorn to be
lieve that the spirit of loyalty to oar coun
try is dead; that the principles for which
our fathers fought will be soon forgotteu.
During all the period of the nation's exis-;
tence there always have been brave spirits
ready to fight and die for ths "perpetuation
of ths principles of civil and religious lib
erty. ' These principles are still dear to
every liberty-loving heart; they are as
bread as humanity, and appeal to all man
kind; therefore, when they are endangered,
patriotism rises above self, and the roll-call
of the nation's defenders is answered from
every valley and mountain side, from the
storm-beaten coast of Maine to the golden
gates of ths west. Every true citizen should
feel that the country's interests are his own;
for when the country as a whole is pros
perous, prosperity finds its way to the door-
yard of every household in the land. Not
withstanding the fact .that in late years
adversity has laid its leaden hand uppn all
classes; that social disorder and commercial
rnin have stalked abroad; that the country
has been brought face to face with conditions
more critical than anything it has exper
ienced since the close of the civil war; and
has seemed, indeed, to be driven almost to
the verge of anarchy, yet the nation has
emerged triumphant from the - struggle, and
only stronger for the trials through which it
passed. While the great financial crash of
1893, the continued commercial depression.
and the spirit of sociaIandindustria nnrest
which moved all classes, and finally culmi
nated ia the great railroad strike, like angry
clouds for a time darkened the heavens, and
seemed almost to shut out the life-giving
rays of the sun, "prosperity," yet in the
hour of supreme peril, the patriotism aud
wisdom of the American people proved
equal to the emergency, and in a com
paratively short time peace and quiet, jus
tice and equity, were restored throughout
the length and breadth of the land. Great
as was the panic, and universal as has been
the depression, still they are not without
their benefits. Such reverses only serve to
mark the points where mistakes have been
made, and teach healthful lessons fur the
future. .They tell of dangers that are with
in, and thus make it possible to guard against
them. '
In the industrial world as the outgrowth
of the universal depression, new conditions
have been formed which have, of necessity,
given rise to new levels of industry, more
economical and more cautious in their devel
opment, therefore mora stale than than
the old. In the line of social disorders
many valuable lessons have also been learned
from recent troubles; the spirit of "Coxey.
ism," which for a time ran riot, at last on its
own accord proved such a signal failure that
ths country may be considered safe from
such wild and reckless exhibitions in the
future. ;" . .
Again, while all are ready to uphold the
dignity of labor, and recognize the rights of
labor organizations to nse any -peaceful
means to maintain their just demands, yet
the disastrous and f ir retching consequences
of the great strike of last summer, went a
great way to prove the utter, fallacy of, and
i Or. Price's Cream Baking Powder
World's Fair Highest Award.
turn popular sentiment against this mode of
procedure.-. Men who are dissatisfied with
existing conditions will learn from such ex
periences that the ballot is, .after all, the
surest, quickest, and fairest means for the
redress of wrongs. And when this fact can
be re-impressed upon the voters of the
country, a long step will have been taken iu
the direction of genuine reform. Moreover,
it would . be a false accusation to lay the
blame of these troubles, without qualifica
tions, at the feet of the masses, and say that
the sixty-five millions of American people
are dissatisfied with the inheritance of their
fathers. Chancetlor Canlield, of the univer
sity of Nebraska, in giving a "definition of
the word '"contented," as applied to a cer
tain class of citizens, excludes only that
spirit, "which declares anything preferable
to the present status, and substitutes revo
lution for evolution. Nor will it cover that
other spirit or want of spirit that leads
some meii to forget their manliness; to do
clpre that they have no chance in the world;
thai; the world owes them a living and they
propose by idleness to collect the debt" a
somewhat numerous class, perhaps, but igno
rant and without influence a floating mist
upon the surface of the political sea through
which the Ship of State sails unharmed.
Opposed to it, are all the countless influences
and better tendencies of civilization; all the
higher classes of society, and that vast army
known as the "middle classes," the most
numerona, powerful and "contented" por
tion of the whole population.
It is often asserted that foreign immigra
tion brings to our shores many who help to
swell the volume of the undesirable element,
and this is partly true. But there has been
in recent years a constantly increasing pnpu-
lar demand for more stringent regulations
and strict enforcement of the law in this
direction. This has led to action ia con
gress, and we may hope in a few more years
to see immigration so regalated that
all its evil features will tie elimiuated. while
all the good are retained.
Finally, there is the influence of education
constautly tending to raise the tone of public
opinion and the standard of citizenship and
manhood generally. Our educational sys
tem is yearly becoming better organized and
more thorough in its work. Iu nearly every
state in the Uuion the school attendance is
annually increasing in a much greater pro
portion than the population. Here is the
power that will ultimately bridge over the
gulf between poverty and wealth. This is
the weight that is destined to balance the
scales of justice and establish the intellec
tual equality of mankind. The necessity of
better education for the masses is daily be
coming better recognized, and the benefits
of higher education are every day placed
neaier within their grasp. With the pro
gress that has already been made, the Amer
can laborer is today more intellectual and
wields more power than the laborer of any
other time or contitry.
Standing in the midst of all the grand
achievements of this,' the proudest age of
man's existence, one is compelled to balive
that the second century of Americanism will
ba better than the first. The problems of
life were never so near solution, ths lessons
of the past were never better understood,"
nor the necessities of the future so carefully
studied and thoroughly comprehended as at
the present day. Man is still enslaved, to
a limited extent, by ignorance and error,
bat the'power that brought him from the
savage state will, in the fullness of time,
rend the shackles that still bind hun. As
the light of the twentieth century dawns
upon the declining years and superstitions
of the nineteenth, we see a new civilization
arising from the ashes uf the old, to guide
humanity onward and upward to the achieve
ment of nobler and grander deeds.
NOT YET 'APPOINTED.
A new office was created by the last legis
lature, and a salary prescribed for him, but
there was no appropriation made either in
the aot creating the office, or io the general
appropriation bill, from whioh his can be
paid. Reference is had to the agent for the
selection of lieu lands.lcon tern plated in house
bill No. 61, introduced by Representative
Daly. The bill provides for the appoint
ment, by the governor, of an agent at a sal
ary of $1,200 per annum, together with
reasonable traveling expenses, but it fails to
appropriate the necessary "spondulix" as is
the usual custom. Under the circumstances
whoever is appointed will be compelled to
wait until the next sexsion of the legislature
for an appropriation' with which to pay the
warrants, or else discount them at the
banks. Owing to the oversight of the legia
latnre in this matter, it is thought by some
that the governor will not make the appoint
ment at this time. This bill was probably
the moat important one to the state in gen
eral that was introduced at the last session,
and to Representative Daly is due the sole
credit for its successful passage through both
houses. Mr. Daly proved himself an efH
cient and able worker, and during the ses
sion was one of the busiest members about
the capitol. He served on six important
committees, and when not employed iu 1 he
committee room, was rarely out of his seat.
No measure, however unimportant, was con
sidered by the house, that had not received
his careful perns il. In general, Mr. Daly's
legislative acts can be heartily commended.
While it is true that in some respects his
policy was not in accord with the ideas of
the Gazette, nevertheless, he proved an
able and painstaking legislator and withal
his course was such as will meet with appro
val, especially from his constituents in Lin
coln county, who aie deserving of congratu
lation for the wisdom displayed by them in
making such a fortunate selection.
We will leave
Store.;
very soon. Stock's Cash
STUDENTS' RECEPTION.
Next Friday evening the students of the
Agricultural College will give a reception in
the college chapel, ia honor of Mr.. Austin
E. Buxton for the able manner in which he
represented the college at the state inter
collegiate contest. . Ail citizens are eavited.
Following is the program: .
Music by the O. A. C. cadet band.
Remarks by VV. F. Keady. . ..
Remarks by Pres. Bloss. ; 4 :
' Vocal Solo by Mattel Johnson.
Address hy Mayor McFadden.
. Response by A. T. Buxton.
Music by O. A C. cadet band.
Stereopticon Views. ' ' .
Students Reception.
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING.
Director Hershner Re-Elected
E. E. Wilson Chosen Clerk
Two Mill Tax Voted. -
No unusual interest attended the annnal
school meeting Monday afternoon. The
directors' report gave a clean and concise
statement of the affairs of the district,
which seemed to meet the approbation of
all. Of course, there were some who were
opposed to levying any special tax at all,
but fortunately -for the district such ele
ment was decidedly in the minority and a
levy of two mills were authorized by large
majorities.
The directors reported:
"That the board entered into written
contracts with eight teachers one principal i
aud seven subordinates for a period of !
nine school months, beginning September
10, 1894; the priucipat to receive for his
services the sum of $100 per month, and
eaoh of the other teachers the sum of $15
per month; and that all of those - teachers
entered upon their duties and are still per
forming the same.
"Also, that all of them have consented
with the board to end the present school
year at the end of eight months if it is de
sirable so to do, but after careful consider
tion by the board it is thought best to con
tinue the school according to program for
nine months.
"That it caa not be. determined at this
time what the deficiency will be for general
school purposes, such as teachers' salaries,
etc., at the end of this year and the direc
tors think it best to call a special- meeting
of the district some time during the fall of
1895, to get authority therefrom for a loan
for general purposes if the district desires
the same, aud also to tako the advice at
that time as to the length of the term for
tho coming school year. " .'.;.'.
"That the interest on the 16,000 bonds
of the district held by the German Loan
aud Savings Society for the year have been
p lid in. full; and , that the interest on the
$1,500 note due the 1st National bank of
Corvallis, has baen paid, together . with
$300 of the principal thereof, a loan having
been secured from F. Barehtold to pay
the remaining $1,200, the note of bank . be
ing taken up, and said Berclitold now bold-
1 . - . .t. i t 1 e ' : c 1
inn a note against the district for said $1,
200. ths same bearing interest at the rate
of ten per cent, per annum.
"That there are outstanding warrants
against the school district for three months'
salaries of teachers amounting to $1,245
and that it is estimated that the district will
receive from the apportionment of school
funds to be made in April, about $2,000,
or enough to pay four months' expenses, or
thereabouts, and that the district will lack
about $900 to finish paying tho teachers'
salaries for the present year.
"That contracts have already been let to
parties to furnish and deliver 20 cords of
oak wood for $2 40 per cord, and 60 cords
of fir wood for $2.25 per cord on or before
August 1, 1S95, to be paid for at that time.
"That small repairs have been mads dur
ing the year consisting of a tin-decking of
belfry and repairing of furnace; and that
a water-meter has been placed in the
school building, at an ' expeuse . of $22.25;
and the same has reduoed the cost of water
to the district about $5 per month.
' "That a few seats- were bought for use in
some of the rooms. That thr Northwest
Fire and Marine Insurance Company has
cancelled its policy of $4,000 on the school
building, thus leaving $9,000 on building
and furniture therein held by the London,
Liverpool & Globe Insurance Company, and
$4,000 on building held by Phoenix Insur
ance Company, or a total of $13,000 insur
ance at this time, which the board thinks
sufficient to cover all lots in case of fire.
The above insurance will expire early in
the month of September, 1895, and the
board is without funds to reinsure unless a
loau is made.
"That harmony has prevailed in the
school district, the teachers beiog welt sup
ported iu their efforts to do faithful work in
the main. ,
"That the grounds about the school build
ing have been improved during the year by
the plautiug of numerous shade and orna
mental trees, all being done- by private con
tribution of public-spirited citizens, proba
bly led iu the good work by Miss Marga
ret Snell, of the Agricultural college.
.' "That other features of the work of the
year is set out in the financial report of the
clert, which is submitted by him at this
time, and which appeared Jin the last issue
of the Gazette. "
The election followed thet reading of the
report and resulted as follows for director:
A. E. Hershner, 151; W. E. Yates, 1; S.
G. McFadden, 1; Jesse Spencer, 1; Mrs. J.
M. Bloss. 1; W. T. Peet, 1. For clerk:
E. E. Wilson, 125; M. O. Wilkins, 34. J.
A. Cauthorn, 1; George Denman, 3.
Proposition one: To levy a tax of one
mill on the dollar on all tat.ible property,
reil and personal, in the district, to pay
the interest that will bo due on the dis
trict's bonded indebtedness of $16,000, for
the year 1893. Carried by a vote of 136 to
8.
'" Proposition two: To levy a tax of one
mill ou the dollar on all taxable property,
real and personal, in the district, to be ap
plied in payment of the outstanding note of
the district of $1,200, due F. Berclitold,
Awarded -. .';
Highest Honors World's Fair.
CREAM
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant.
40 YEARS THE STAND ARIX
mm
and the remainder, if any, to be used to in
sure the school building.. Carried by a vote
of 92 to 56. ' .."'
Proposition three; To levy a tax'of 1J
mills on the dollar on all taxable property,
real and personal, iu the district, to pay a
$1,000 bond outstanding against the dis
trict. Lost by 101 to 42.
Illustrated lecture on Ben Hnr at Con
gregational church next Wednesday
, evening,. March 13th. Admission 25c,
.children 15c. Under auspices of Y. P. S,
C. E.
Orchard for Sale or Trade.
Jen acre orchard, trees five year-old
prunes, situated close to Corvallis, will sell
or trade for city property. Address G. W.,
Gazette office.
See Heref
If yon are "out of sight," go to U. B,
Vogle and have your eyes tested for a fine
pair of lenses and choice of frames at a rea
sonable price. "
Captain Sweeney, TJ. S. A., San Diego,
Cal., says: "Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy is
the first medicine I have ever found that
would do me any good." Price 50c. Sold
by Graham & Wells.
Sewing Machines.
Buy your sewing machines direct from
Will's Music Store, Albany Oregon. No
agents employed. We will save you a
week's wages. Write us and be convinced.
All tho leading machines.- except the Singer,
We have been selling machines ten years.
Our personal guarantee with all first-class
machines. -
- Our new stock ofhats for spring ar now
in. ' Call and seethe latest styles. Can sell
them for less money than others- sell old
ones. Miller's clothing store.
Gold or Silver.
A pretty, centrally located lot and a eonrt
seven room bouse, will be sold for $450.
Purchaser can assume at option a mortgaKe
of $120, due March 2d, 1S9G, at 8 per cent.
Paid up insurance of $500 for 3 years on
the house. Property renting now at $6 per
month. Inquire of H. L. Holoatb,
Corvallis, Or.
Notice of Firemen's Klection.
Notic is hereby given to the legal voters
nnMoWtT.n"? Trtment th',tfca clear your complexion, regulate your bow
nual election for chief engineer and assis- , . , , I ,
tant engineer, will be held at tire-
men's hall Saturday, March 9th, 1895.
Polls will be opened at 1 a'clock t. in. and
ciose at, i o ciock p. m.
A. W. Rose, President.
O. O. McLagen,
. E. Small,
Taylor Porter,
Jndges.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair, Saa Francisco.
TAYLOR,
HouseCleaner, Gardener, aad
. General Jobber.
Carpet Laying and Cleaning, Chimney
Cleaning, Whitewashing, and . Window
Cleaning a Specialty.
The Gazette is one of the lead
ing papers of the state, is outspoken
on all subjects, and no citizen of
this county should be without it.
It is the only Republican paper in
Benton.
CECIL,
-4 LTHElTfllLOR,
Can Still be Found ft the Old Stand,,:
Two Doors Soutf of rostoffifcO
: And for the Next S( Days will Make
Big Reductions m Prices
To make room for jSpn'ng" Q Kids. No
shoddy goods kept in stuck, but auits can be
made to order from samples tram $16 tip. s
THREATENED WITH DISKTJPTIOIC.
The "upper ten" of Corvallis society hava
a serious question before them, end a ques
tion that threatens the division of certain
"hundreds" aud the formation of fhs elite
along new lines. There are several ladies
social clubs that meet in the afternoons,
and, as in all social organization, they con
tain both the progressive, or lilwral, an!
the conservative kinds of mrml ers. One of
the clnbs wits recently ateia?Hal byonai
of the progressive members who baa cosmo
politan ideas, and who is en admirer of Rus
sian social ways. In fact Kussian society
is cards and. spades above "the wim"of any"
other country: stiil it lias its sins, nnd one
of them is the - cigarette. The Russian
ladies love lo take a uncial draw occasion
ally. So 1 be Corvallis admirers of s ciety
iu the czir'a realm, after luncheon, parsed,
around dainty cigarettes,' and many of l.er
guests indulged iu several whiffs. But con
sternation and dismay seized the other mem
bers present and they set-med to smell the
snlphuric flames iu the cozy parlors. Good
breeding forced them to dissemble, in the
presence of their charming but daring;
hostess; yet,-now all Corvallis society is
agog, and the pro's and con'a have snany a
diplomatic quarrel. Strange to say, tho
pro's are not in a feeble inii.oiity, which is)
all the more exasperating to the con's.
Some say that it is really a tempest in a teal
cup, as the cigarette , affair was intended
simply as an humorons satire on the mascu
line idea of sociability, and only the prudish
ware really affouded.
TyADIES' BAND ENTERTAINMENT.
A musical and literary entertainment will
givcu at the Opera House next Sat
urday evening uuler the auspices of the
la lies' b in.l. The proceeds will lie used t
purchase instruments. An excellent musi
cal program has been prepared, and the en
t.irtainmsnt will conclude with the laugh
able comedietta entitled, "After a Storm,
Comes a Calm," with the following cast:
M imp Pl?T.TfAW T. "Panl
rorrriTi' Prrttvwbi.t. Jnhn' Allen
Joseph . . . W. T. Leo
Mrs. Pklicak . ..Miss Olive Hamilton,
Mbs. Major Pulic an.... Miss Matt ie Right
Fanny. . . Miss Lillian Hamiltont
Earl's Clover Root will purify your blood.
i eli ana msKe vour nena ciearas a oeu. c.
I 50c- an f 1-00. Sold by'Graham & Wells.
I .
Administrator's Notice.j
Notice is hereby given to whom it may
concern that the undersigned has been ap
pointed administratrix of the estate of J. H.
Wolf, deceased, and that she has duly quali
fied as such. . '
All persons having claims against said estate)
of J. II. Wolf, deceased, are notified and
required to present the snme duly verified,
with the proper Touchers, at the law offices
of J. R. Bryson or W. E. Yates, in Corval
lis, Oregon, within six months from the date
of this notice. Dora B. Wolv, ,
Administratrix.
February 25, 1895.
You
Can Get
Ferry's Seeds at your dealers"
as fresh and fertile as tbouen
you got them direct from Ferry's
Seed Farms. ,
"IrryS Seeds
are known and planted every-
wnere, ana are uwiri luc
Den. erry'u aeea Anaiuu
lor leiis ail aoout
them, EVee.
D.M. Ferry Co.
Dotrortf M loll