OREGON UNION.
Published every Friday at
CORVALLIS. OREGON.
JOHX D. DALY, Editor and Pub.
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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
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JiiDW IN o I (J Mil, Manager.
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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. The question with
most men is, what form of policy will best
discharge the duty mid in what company
to place so sacred t trust.
The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
company otters to persons needing insur
ance an insurance policy of the most
definite character perfectly adapted to all
legitimate wants, conceived and admin
istered in perfect equality, guarded by
ample and undoubted security, at the
lowest cost that economy and" good man
agement can accomplish consistently with
absolute and perptual safety
A policy which after two "or three prem
iums paid becomes by its own terms and
without surrender, fully paid up for an
amount each year stated in printed table
upon the policy.
A policy which, at the end of 10, 15, 20.
25, 30, 35, etc., years, may be surrendered
for a cash sum stated in a table printed
in the policy.
A policy participating in the surplus
earned which there are no stockholders to
share, so that each member's insurance
costs him only just what it costs the com
pany. A record of fifty-one years of business
economically, conservatively and success
fully managed. Its strength and stability
are unquestioned, its reputation unsullied,
the care and economy with which its
business is managed and the resulting
benefits to its members unsurpassed. It
invites investigation.
Since organization In 184G the Connecticut
Mutual
Received in premiums 192,111,805 65
Returned to policy holders or their represen
tatives: For death losses and endowments 102,683,616 37
For surrendered policies 23.803,729 22
For Dividends 56.956,763 64
Total returned to policy holders 182,454,109 93
Received irom policy holders in
excess of amount returned 9,657,695 72
Received from interest, rent, etc.. 84,n32.73 65
Expenses of management & taxes. 33,208,817 76
Saving fiom interest earnings 51, 32,975 61
Net assets January 1, 1897 60,981,671 61
Oth.T assets 1,970,677 2?
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.
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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
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An Elegant line of Blacks ranging in prices
from 20c up.
3: L: KLINE.
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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.
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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.
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of Dress Goods
Styles and Prices:
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CORVALLIS,
House, will he conducted in
TBEFTlfl)lllLBP
Corvallis, Oregon,
Doe3 a general aud conservative bankinir
business. , .