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About Oregon union. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1897)
OREGON UNION. Published every Friday at CORVALLIS. OREGON. JOHX D. DALY, Editor and Pub. Subscription Fates. One Yenr $1.50 m 75 i - ila. ths 50 '3- paid in advance, One Dollar per year. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1897. What the Aeighbors Say. . "Corvallis takes the lead in esca paues. It is a rare week that goes by without a sensation of some kind." The above is from the Albany Democrat and is the mildest of many similar notices we are getting just now in the valley newspapers and they cannot be answered, for it is based on information sent out from this town. Our two old news papers here are run by men who never had any newspaper experi ence until they took charge of the papers they now control. They took the Police Gazette for their standard of what a live newspaper should be, so they hunt up aL.d elaborate every little sin in the community in which they live and print it with scare heads and every other accessory within the law to make it look as bad as possible. This is what they call newspaper enterprise, raid they have both tried to run over each other in their efforts to injure the character of the community in which they live, and to blacken the character of some unfortunate man or woman too weak to resent it. The truth is Corvallis is a moral little town; none more so in the valley. We have been a resident of the town and county for twenty years and know whereof we speak when we say. that there is not a twn in Ore gon of the same number of inhabi tants where there is less crime, gam bling or drunkenness than our own town. We have sloons here but they are kept by respectable men who value their character and obey the law. Add to this that every good influence for the guidance of youth, and the reclaiming of those who have erred and fallen is in strong evidence on every hand. It will hardly be denied that every community has its weak and bois terous members and even its crimi nals; we also have our weak ones but not more than our share, and if there are any criminals here we don't know it. The people of this town should vigorously protest against being advertised abroad as the worst town in the state and the ill name we are getting should be fastened where it belongs on the two old papers here. It is a dirty bird that fouls its own nest. J. R. Burton, of Kansas, who re cently addressed the Marquette club of Chicago, voiced the spirit that ha3 dominated and still dominates western progress, when he said: "The corner stones of the mighty political fabric building here in the "western world are the education of the youth, the portection of life, the right of private property, and the equality of every citizen before the law." There are those who still hold conservative views about the education of the youth and would wipe out all the public institutions of learning except the common schools; there are sections of coun try where human life is not very sacredly regarded during political times; there are others who still deny the rights of others to enjoy the fruits of their industry and pru dence; and the main corner stone, equality of men before the law, seems slow to rise; but the temple is surely building and upon this foundation the mightiest nation the world has ever seen is resting in its anajesty. Yamhill Reporter. A terrible accident on the New York Central railroad occurred last Sunday morning by which thirty lives were lost. The train from Buffalo for Albany run off the track and the engine, smoking car, day coach, and the mail and express cars were rolled into the Hudson river. The coupling pin broke and left three sleeping cars on the track or the loss of life would have been much greater. In answer to President McKin Jeg offer of mediation, Spain in a special note to Minister Woodford declares that she has done all in her power to end the war in Cuba, and adds that Spain will not admit the right to interfere in any of her affairs. The tone of bluster has entirely disappeared and instead of talking war Spain now wants to be friendly. L'hronic Officeholders. Ignoring all personal references in the letters of Dr. Harry Lane, re cently published, it may be said that his picture of the class of men, chronic hangers on about the capital for official place and perquisites, is drawn from life. "Human scaven gers" is a tern strongly but justly expressive of a type of "men whose petty cunning in low-grade politics as engineered by party bosses is re warded year after year by official position. hese men have i een fed on party mast so long that they claim a place at the public feeding trough as an inalienable right. Eat ing their bread in the sweat of the taxpayers' face; impudent, impor tunate, dominated by low cunning; having learned the trick of making themselves indispensable to the bosses or, more strictly fpeaking, to the boss men of this type look their decent fellow-citizens in the face, while their dishonorable deal ings with the public are being open ly discussed and reprobrated by all honorable men, scorning as privi leged beings to set up a defense, and resting in the assurance that they will get what they want for the mere asking. "These men" says Dr. Lane, "are our curse, our shame and our crime;" and he is right. And when he adds, "They are a clog on our prosperity and a dad weight that is killing the patriotism of the country," he states a fact that every honest, intelligent man recognizes and deplores. - The above is Irom the Daily Ore gonian. How wonderful home-like the above suggestions appear to anyone who has lived a few years in a county-seat townl No man can appreciate the supreme selfishness of human ingenuity who has not observed the city or county officials who, after succeeding themselves for two or three terms, adopt Artemus Ward's suggestions of "Sacrificing all their first wife's relations" if, by eo doing, they can by hook or crook, obtain votes to perpetuate their mis erable selfish existence, feeding at the public crib. What, then, is tb remedy? Let it be understood by all voters and, if necessary, enacted into positive law that no man shall run for office who has not already some permanent business enabling him to be self-supporting; that no man shall be a candidate a second time in succession not only for the same office, but for any office. It seems that such regulation would prevent unholy, court house, state house, congressional and senatorial rings with the object only of per petuating the menbers of the com bination at the public crib. Ordi nary officials, during their first term of office, usually try to perform the duties of office well.- If, however, they are elected a second term they are quite likely to glance around and form an unholy combination to re-elect themselves, and when such an object is desired it matters not what principle comes in the way or whose interests they sacrifice to gain their point. In our neighbor ing county of Linn there is an un written rule prevailing among the people "not to nominate a person the second time to su3ceed himself to office." That county gets along better than almost any county in the state, keeping free from debt, and taxation of her people is low. A law should be passed forbidding every man at least from running for public office twice in succession. Two terms should be the ultimate limit upon any theory that can be advanced. Three hundred and seventy-four out of 3S2 private and state banks of Kansas have made their report to Bank Commissioner J. W. Bried enthal, and they have verified his prophecy that the increase in de posits would amount to $7,000,000. This is an increase over last year of 45 per cent. Mr. Briedenthal at tributes it to the wonderful cleaning up of private indebtedness under the squeeze of money -loaners dur ing the past five j'ears, thus leaving the people with a surplus when their stupendous crop was marketed. The national bank reports have not yet been made, but it is esti- mated they will show an increase of $2,000,000, making the entire in crease in deposits nearly $10,000, 000. The entire deposits of the state are estimated at $42,000,000, which means $30 per capita in available cash, a condition unprece dented. Graham & Wells are making a specialty of students' supplies. A full line of books, stationery, draw ing instruments and other neces sary articles for college Btudents. j WAYSIDE WAIFS. New Hats, New Shoes, X ew Sweaters and New Golf Shirts opened at-Nolan & Callahan's. Joe Edwards, of Dusty, brought in two thoroughbred Angora bucks Wednesday,' one for Washington county and one for Lincoln county. A letter was received by Judge Hufford fromjMr. Fullerton at Alsea stating that a man named Gibson Missouri Bend was living in the supposed to be insane. The infor mation was hardly definite enough to justify sending the sheriff over there, so the Judge is waiting for further information. Lincoln county is having a rush of new settlers just now. One day last week thirty-six through tickets to Yaquina were soid at the Albany office to eastern people who intended io settle there. Lincoln county has the soil, climat?, and -every other natural advantage to make good homes for many thousands of peo ple, and there is no spt on earth more attractive for a home. The Franklin Foundery Co. are busy as they can be, just now, and new work is coming in constantly; Thrjy have just finished an engine to go to Lake Creek in Lane county for Seth Simmons "who Will use it in a new saw mill he is building there. They have also just finished rebuilding and repairing a thrash ing engine for'Jenks Bros, of Linn county. John U. Smith, of Yamhill.coun ty who was recently appointed com missioner of Skaguay and Dyea, Alaska, has been greedy: and so got himself into trouble. He seems to have . taken upon himself the running of the entire business of the United States up there and as there are several other United States offi cials they very naturally objected. A special agent has been sent out from Washington to investigate Mr. Smith's doings and the chances are that he will be sent home. Two leclures under the auspices of the College Athletic Association will be delivered in the college chapel on Nov. 5th and 6th which will be Friday and Saturday even ings of next week, by Henry A. Barden of Poitland on the subject Of the Civil War. The lectures will be illustrated by a stereopticon from photographs actually taken on the spot. The illustrations will be life s;ze. The lecture is highly spoken of where it hag been heard, and the subject cannot fail to inter est everybody. The boys expect the chapel to be filled at these lec tnres and we hope it may. Thos. Whitehorn will move into his new building on Friday, No vember 5th and will -be ready for business at 8 o'clock. His room is now receiving the finishing touch es by the workmen and it will un doubtedly be one of the hand somest and best-fitted places for business of the kind in the state. The proprietor is noted for the ele gance of the lunches he serves on holidays and at other times when the notion takes him, and it would not surprise us if Tommv treated his friends handsomely in that way on the opening evening. In the construction of his new brick Mr. Whitehorn has displayed commen dable enterprise and it gives evi dence of his strong faith in the future of Corvallis. This evidence is of some value, too, because he has long been regarded as a shrewd business man. A newspaper has been started at Skaguay, Air ska, and its first issue contains the following schedule of the business and professional devel opment of the new city. Skaguay has one bank, 15 gen eral merchandise stores, 19 restaur ants, 4 meat markets, 11 hay, grain and teed yards, 26 contractors, 6 real estate offices, 6 drug stores, 3 wharves, 4 transfer companies, 3 bathhouses, 3 dentists, 2 dress makers, 1 bowling alley, 11 saloons, 1 saw mill, 6 lumberyards, 9 steam boat companies, 3 tin shops,, 9 hotels, 5 fruit dealers, 4 civil engineers, 5 hardware stores, 4 news stands, 1 book exchange, 2 shoemakers, 7 bakeries, 8 blacksmiths, 8 pack trains, 6 cigar and tobacco stores. 3 furniture and mattress stor'sj 7 doctors, 6 lawyers, 3 typewriters, 1 photographer, 4 sign painters, 2 barber shops, 5 storagehouses, 5 wood yards, 3 laundries, 7 lodging houses, 10 grocery stores, 3 chop houses, 4 clothing and woolen goods stores, 3 employment offices. "oticc. All those knowing themselves to be indebted to N. P. Briges are requested to call and settle the same with me at Mr, ! rr:c) u , j i, i- , ; Bnggs old stand, as all his accounts have Lcen piacea in my nanas lor collection. J. M. Camf.ro.v. Yaquina Harbor. A petition is being circulated through out the Willamette valley to be presented to oiir delegation ,in congress asking for immediate action on the appropriation for the further improvement of Yaquina Bay. It will be signed by every farmer and merchant in . the valley who gets a chance to sign it, for there is no proposi tion that can come before them that is of as much importance. fhut off the Yaquina harbor and the O. C. & E. rail road and Ihe price of wh.3at will fall sev eral cents a bushel while the freight on i in pons will be increased to the valley merchants twenty-five per cent. The government has spent about $7o0,003 on Yaquina harbor and unless the work is completed, as outlined by the last board of engineers who examined it, this money has been wasted. It is true that the har bor is benefited but the work is not finished.- Although .the estimate for finish ing the work was a million dollars and congress passed a bill authorizing the ex penditure of that sum, yet it is believed that it can be finished by contract for very much less. It is earnestly hoped by every resident in the Willamette val ley that our delegation may be successful in impressing on the secretary of war the necessity for ordering the contract at once. Supreme Court Decision. - George A. Landis, appelleut, vs Lin coln i county et al., respondents; appeal from Lincoln county; J. C. Fullerton, judge; opinion by Wolverton, J.; af? firmed. Tjis is a proceeding by mandamus, instituted by the sheriff of Lincoln county to compel the county court of Lincoln county to audit and allow his claim for services, amounting to fGOG.GG. There was a demurrer to the alternative writ, which being overruled, judgment was rendered against plaintiff, dismissing the action from which he appealed. The so'e question in this case is construction to be given the following clause contained in an act entitled "An act to create the county of Lincoln, and to fix the salaries of county judge and the treasurer there of," viz: "The fheriff and county clerk of said county shall receive the same fees as are now allowed the sheriff and county clerk of Benton county." By an act of the legislature, passed in 1893, there was established a salary for the sheriff and clerk of every other coun ty in the slate, except Lincoln. The words of the Lincoln county act, viz., "the same fees as are now allowed by law," are of controlling significance, the supreme court says. Therefore, the act of 1893 does not affect the sheriff of Lin coln county, and, accordingly, the judg ment of the lower court is'afflrmed. The late rains raised the river consid erably, and it will not require much more Webfoot weather to start the boats on the upper Willamette. Iu every town in the state and many states of the union the Sons of Veterans have an organization. It cught to be keptkup and perpetuated, for it is an hon oralle thing to have sprung from such stock. The Corvallis Mills are running night and day since the rains have raised the water in the river. Very little wheat is being offered for sale and there is perhaps about two-thirds cf the last crop unsold. They shipped 500 barrels of flour this week to Portland for export to the Sand wich Islands. Their new offi :e is ; being fitted up in elegant style and will be occu pied soon. . . . ( Here's a chance. T. L. Booth, of Ya quina, says the Oregonian, is anxious to organize a party of five, to start for the Yukon in the spring. Mr. Booth has a steam launch in course of construction, and has written Closset & Devers, of Portland, asking if they know of four people here who will join him. He pro poses to ship the launch to St. Michaels, and use it to carry the outfit up the river. William Dixon, the venerable pioneer, lies dangerously ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Barber, m this city. At the advanced age of 86 years there is hardly a probability of his recovery. Mr. Dixon came to Corvallis in 1845 and located the north end of Corvalli., his claim extending north from about the cen ter of the town. He is an industrious, upright, honest man, and last year earned $200 gardening in the town. We hope he may recover but fear that the chances are against him. Among the political aggregations in Oregon at present, the gold stand ard democrats are holding the most enviable position. They are not in the ring stripped to the waist, fight ing for spoils, neither are they dig ging up the musty records of the past to find a clean issue still alive to harness their party to. They are standing by watching the move ments of the other parties and fac tions and when the time comes they will probably vote as they did be fore for sound money and good gov ernment. OREGON CENTRAL & EASTERN YAQUINA BAY ROUTE. Connecting at Yaquina bay with the San Francisco & Yaquina Bay Steanishin Oomnanv CTnv o ' JiiDW IN o I (J Mil, Manager. j c MAm g tiyef div Cor- vaj8) Oregon. H L. w'aLPEN, Agent, Albany. "A TIMELY WORD' To the Bread Winner Of the Family in Behalf of His Loved Ones at Home. The fact is now so generally admitted it needs no argument to convince those upon whom the iluty rests, that life insurance is the best protection for a man's family, his esiate ar.a !us old age. 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Present admitted assets held for policy holders 02,952,338 88 In the administration of any trust this tells the whole story. The Oregon general agency . rooms 12 and 13, Hamilton building. F. M. & J. W. Ma thena general aeents. Portland. Oreeon. Any information desired in regard to the same will be turmshea by Jolin 1). Vaiy, editor and publisher of the Oregon Union, Corvallis, Oregon. Assignee's Notice of Final Settlement. In the matter of the Assignment of J. C. Mohr, an insolvent debtor. Notice is hereby given to all whom it may concern, that W. a. Hultora, Assignee of the above named insolvent debtor, has tiled with the Clerk of the Circuit Court, of the State of Oregon, for Benton County, his final account as such assignee, and the same will come on for hearing and final settlement on Monday the 8th. day of November, 1897, at the hour of 2 o'clock 1'. M. of said day, before Hon. J. O. Fuller ton. Judge of "said Court, at the Court House in the city of Corvallis, Oregon, at which time any and all objections to said final account will be heard; it is also ordered by the Court, that all objections to said account shall be filed with said- Clerk and a copy served on said assignee on or before the 3rd. day of November, 1897. Dated Oct. 4th., 1897. W, S. HUFFORD. Assignee of said Insolvent Debtor. Stock Ranch and Farn Land for Sale. About 2(50 acres adjoining to, and the nucleus of a large and excellent stock range; containing a large proportion of farming land, about four miles from Monroe. Also 130 acres, beautiful place, in the Belknap settlement. Either place for sale reasonable. Good timber, saw mill school and churches near both places. Inquire of M.S. Woodcock. Corvallis, Oregon, as adminislrator of the estate of VV. C. Woodcock, deceased. Executor's Notice. Notice is hereby given that the under signed has been duly appointed by the County Court of the State of Oregon., ex ecutor of the estate of R. . C. Gibson, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are required to present the same to me properly verified, as by law required, at the law office of J. H". Gibson, Corvallis, Oregon, within six months from the date hereof. Dated this 22d day of October, 1897. R. E. GIBSON, Executor of the Estate of R. C. Gibson, Deceased. Notice. n the matter of the Vacation of Scott's Addition to Corvallis, Notice is hereby given to all whom it may concern, that the undersigned will apply to the County Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Benton, oc the 3rd. day of NoTcmber, 1897, at the hour of 1 o'clock P. M. of the said day to vacate Scott's Ad dition to Corvallis, including the streets and alleys of said addition, which co ...prises the following real property to-wit: Beginningat the North East corner of the Donation land claim of Prior Scott, it being in Sees. 3, 4, 9 & 10 in T. 12 S R. 5 VV. and designated as claim No. 44, Not. No. 2405 in Benton County, State of Oregon, and running thence West on the North line of said claim 100 rods, thence South 48 rods, thence East 100 rods, thence North on the East line of said claim 48 rods to the place of beginning containing 30 acres of land. Dated Sept. 23rd. 1897. Mrs. Isabella. Cbessy, C. 13. Cacthorn. I E. H. Taylor, CAUTHORN & TAYLOR DENTISTS. Dentistry of every description done in first class manner, and satisfaction guar anteed. CROWN AND BRIDGE WORK A SPEC ALU Office over Zierolf 's grocery store, opposite the post olhce, corvallis, Oregon. J. M. CAMERON, KEEPS THE.... Banner Harness oi ths World SrPREMEfA" GOOD AlX THE WAY TA ROUGH. BEST LEATHER, BEST DESIGNS, BEST WORKMANSHIP. BEST EVERYTHING. ALL HAND MADE Saddles .'-Out of Sight" on Quality and Price. Give us a call and be convinced. Corvalllis Bicycle Works ALL WORK DONE IN GOOD STYLE. Finn BRAZINS A SPECIALTY. T. W. Dillej, prop. How About Your Have you got them ready for the rain and snow and frosts of winter Heavy Clothing. Warm Under wear, and Good, Solid Shoes? Boys don't stand much on ceremony when snow comes. They rush right out of doors, and the first thtng 3'ou know they are sick. It's a good plan to be ready for winter weather. Bet ter than sending for the doctor. We 9ell the bes of everything to keep out cold and to keep the heat in. Ami 1 Our Fall Line In the Following Persian Novelties . . . 20c French " ... 25c Worsted " . . . 35c All Wool " . . . 40c Etemine ' ... 50c " Patterns, 8 yards 4.00 Novelty " 8 " 5.00 Fancy Blacks, 6 " 4.50 I i i An Elegant line of Blacks ranging in prices from 20c up. 3: L: KLINE. 1 iSTAHFEANT W. W. LANDES, Proprietor, K Next door to the New Whitehorn Building. ... Meals at all hours. Good board by the week at Reason able Rates. First-Class Accommodations for Trav eling Men. Elegant Sample Rooms. Sixteen years' experience. White cooks. Give me a call. -a T FORMERLY the Bay View mrst Liass style at reasonable rates b' the pres ent proprietor. RATES: Meals 25c, Beds 25s., Board per Week, $4.50. The house will be open all winter, and special rates will be made for invalids and others wanting to spend the win ter months at the seaside. . MRS. NELLIE CAMPBELL. Simpson, Huston & Co -DEALERS IN- Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, Agricu tural Implements, Farm Machinery, Paints and Oil, Guns, Ammunition and Fishing Tackle. W. E. Yates. J. Fred Yates. YATES & YATES, Atorneys-at-Law, Corvallis, - - Oreeon. mmmmi m' ifiP VJ k of Dress Goods Styles and Prices: i i CORVALLIS, House, will he conducted in TBEFTlfl)lllLBP Corvallis, Oregon, Doe3 a general aud conservative bankinir business. , .