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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1902)
THE C0BVALL1S GAZETfE, TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1902. To cover the cost of setting and dis tributing the type ia such matters, a charge of fifty cents will te nude for each "Card of Thanks,'' and five cents per line for each Ret of "ResolutiOHS of Condolence" appearing in thece columns. LOCAL NEWS. Mis. Mary Bryson went to Port land, Friday. A good violin for sale at a bar gain at this office. Hart Schaffaer & Marx clothes, the peer of them all. Sold only by S L. Kline. C. E Lake, a prominent citizen of Harrifburg, paid Corva!li3 a bus iness visit Saturday. Dr. James Witbycombe, ofO A C, went ta Portland last Friday to at tend some business. Miss Helen Hunter is visiting with relatives a Salem, where she will remain eeveral months. J. W. Howard arrived in thia city last week from Prinesville, Crook county, to spend a week or two with bis family. Mr. William Ratzo and wife, of Chicago, arrived last Friday for an extended visit with Mr. Ratze'a sis ter, Mrs. H. F. Fischer. The Misses Mary, Emma and Olive Thompson returned, Sunday, from Idaho, where they have resid ed for the past six months. Mrs. Otto Herse arrived, Friday, f ro n West Point, tiebraska, to join her husband in thi8 city. She is quite favorably impressed with our city. Mr. Herse holds a position in tuis office. John Wiles, father of Walter Wiles, has been confined to his bed at the home of his son, Walter, for the past week with a very severe illness. At last accounts, he was slightly improved. A school-ma'am up in the Long Tom country has a new way of punishing obstreperous boys. She stands them on their head, and pours water down their trouser leg?. It bring? them to time. Small & Son's ice cream freezer works like a char.n. It was placed in position last we'k and is operat ed by steam. List week they turned out ten -rallorn in aboit' half an hour. This is a Mills' freezer. Mrs. J. II. Simpson was taken suddenly ill last Friday morning, with an attack of rheumatism. A physician was called in, and pre- scribed for her, and at this writing on tin road to (hp is reported to b speedy recovery. Gen. Thorp, of this cit3r, has ac cepted an invitation from the re publican stnte central committee to make a number of speeches dur ing the present campaign. Gen. Thorp is one of the beet campaign ers in the state. Stanley Herbert has resigned his position as book keeper with the Steiwer, Carpenter Co , at Fossil, Or., and has entered his chosen profession as a: civil engineer. Stanley is a Corvallis boy. He was a member of last year's gradua ting class of O A C. S. M. Calkins, the smallpox pa tient, is getting along excellently. Every precaution is being taken to prevent a spread of the disease. None of the other inmates of the bousn where he is confined have shown any signs of tiking the smallpox pud no spread of the di sease is anticipated. Tho Evening Democrat has been having considerable to say about Mr. Furnish not always having b-en a republican. It is true he whs at one time a democrat Some lhany people can remember a lime when the editor of tr.e Demo crat was a aepublican. Herald. We have the same kind of a propo sition here in Corvallis. President Gatch has awarded the contract for building his new resi dence on College Hill to A. F Peterson. The building will be one of the finest, in Corvallis. It will be two stories in height. The lower floor will contain parlors, sit ting room, dining room, hall, kitch en and pantries, while the library, bedrooms, etc, will be placed up stairs. - If all goes well, l. M. Cameron will begin putting stock and har ness making machinery in his new quarters next to W. P. Laflerty's place of business the latter part of the week. He has carpenters, plas terers and paper hangers at work putting tl ings in order. J. M. Cameron will be in charge of the new shop, while his brother, Amy. j will run the business at the old stand. The pupils of the Philomath pub lic school, under Prof. S. I. Pratt, o,..i mi entertainment, ill the school ! jtllV iw . . . ... house-at that place last Friday eve ning for the benefit of the school library. There wps a literary pro gram rendered ami refreshments were sold. It was a grand success from start to finish ana an immense crowd was in attendance. The sum ! of $3S wa9 realized for the benefit of the library. V. A. Sanders, Jewe'er. Dr. Jame3 Withjcoaib will ad dress the faraers, dairymen and stock men oi that vicinity at Elk City. Lincoln county, next Thursday. David Wishart arrived, Friday, from Smith Center, Kansas. He is on a tour of inspection and may de cide to sell his farm in Kansas and return to Oregon. There will be a Corvallis Grange, call meeting of in Dr. Withy- combe's office at the college, Satur day afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, for the purpose of discussing the initia tive and referendum. An evening with Longfellow is to be given Friday evening by the Senior Elocution class, under the instruction of Mies Helen V. Craw ford. The public are cordially in vited. Admission frpe. H. F. Wooster and S. Jenson, who arrived with their families a short lime ago from Mapleton, Iowa, state that they are well pleased with this section of the country and have bought homes here. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Kirkpat rick. of San Francisco, sailed from New York City, Friday, for Europe, where they will spend six months or such a matter sight-seeing. Mrs. Kirkpatrick is a 6ister of Mrs. J. F. Yates, of this city. There is no hunting or shooting now-a-days and our sportsmen are obliged to turn their attention to trout fishing. This is not the best of sport at present, as the weather ia too cold and the water is kept too muddy by the late rains. Miss Edith Gibson, who for the past two years has been studying music at the New England Conser vatory of Music, Boston, will arrive home about June 15th to remain a couple of months. She will return to the conservatory in the fall. The Past Sachems' Association will give their fifth railroad excur sion from Portland to Corvallis next Sunday. The entire party, numbering between 500 and 1,000 persons, will spend the entire after noon in Corvallis. Their object is sight seeing. Municipal and. per sonal pride should inspire the offi cers and citizens of this city to fix sidewalks and fences and give the place a presentable appearance. The O A C band boys now boast of new band uniforms. They hav i white duck trousers and caps, and retain the regular blue college uni form coat. The caps have bugles on them just above the visors, whi'e above the bugles appears the letters "O A C." This will give the band a splendid military appearance. The expense of the uniforms was borne by members of the baud. The band has nineteen members, includ ing the drum major. The bicycle repair business seems to be expanding in Corvallis at a rapid rate. J. K. Berrv, of the Bi cycle Hospital, has had such a run in bicycle repair work that he found it necessary to import an expert re pair man from Portland. His name is C. F. Hawkins, and Berry says he can do anything from mending a puncture to building a bicycle or an automobile. Mr. Berry has made a remarkable rec ord in the sale of bicycles for so early in the season. He has sold oyer 30 wheels and the season is yet hardly open. He handles the wor'd-renouned Rambler. Some of the new comers, r.re in clined to find fault with our little city on account of the condition of our sidewalks in certain portions of the town. Also with some unsight ly old "shacks" that adorn Main J street. We have no apology to of fer for these things as a large ma jority of us are as anxious for im-j provement as any of the new ar- rivals. However, R me was not built in a day, and it takes a little time to get around to the various things that demand attention. We have not had time to make prepa rations for our visitors, and now that they r.re here, we expect them to assist us in tidying things up a bit. It is safe to predict that in the course of three years there will be great improvement here in town, as well as throughout the county. Furthermore, we are abreast of any town or county in the state today. The light-draft boat now in course of construction for service on the upper Willamette will be one of thu lightest draft ever operated on this river. She will carry 100 tons of freight. Light, she will draw not more than 12 inches ot water, while her draft will be from IS to 20 inches, loaded. Sneaking of her, the Telegram contains this para graph: Captain A. W. Graham is superintending the work J of con struction, and the work has pro gressed so far that the hull is now in frame. It is expected J-that the launching will take place during the latter part of June, and if pos sible the boat will go in commission on July 1st. She will be operated on the Portland Salem-Cor vaHis run, and it is owing to this fact that she is built on lines that will lve her the least possible dratt. H-r dimensions will be: Length, 124 fvet; breadth, 25 feet; depth, 4 feet. We are showing this season the lar"fst stock of mens, boys, young sns and children's clothing ever shown in this section. Nolan it Callahan COMEDY Of IPM2S. Ast Absurd Attack cpon tie Gazette, Put Down fcy a Plain Tale. In its last issue, the Times devotes fi two-column article and an alleged editor ial to advertising the Gazette, and em phasizing the importance attached to the utterances of this paper hy the citizens of Corva!Ii3 and Benton countv. The com pliment is dulyappreeiated. Some dis crepancies in the context, however, call for correction. Ct course the editor of the Times, while measurably respon sible, ia not to be held accountable for what that paper said in its last issue In matters of thia kind he ia the creature of his legal and political mentor, who pat him on his addlepate and urges him into a state of indecent exposure. The a tides referred to oncern what the Gazette has had to say in the inter est of good roads; the quickest method of obtaining them, at the smallest cost, and in such a way that the burden will not come all" af once, but b9 distributed over a number of years. In thia connec tion the Gazette presented an idea, which it said deserved development It asked the people of the couaty to consid er this plan and express their opinions concerning it merits.. For reasons best known to itself, the Times takes these articles as the basis for an attack on the Gazette. At the out set it said: '"The Gazette -is owned and controlled by the Corvallis bank." Now, the only thing wrong with that statement is that it isn'true. .- The Corvallis bank doesn't own or control the Gazette any more than it owns or controls the Times. Following this lead, it makes' the statement that the Gazette's articles on road improvement were inspired' by the bank in order that benefit might accrue to that institution. Another error in the indictment. No perBon connected with the bank in any manner or form had any knowledge that the Gazette ever intended saying anything concern ing roads until they read the articles when tLey appeared in this paper. No one interested in the bank, directly or indirectly, has ever endorsr d these arti cles. The plan outlined in the Gazette has been approved by farmers and business men. They have come iato this office voluntatily and expressed such approval and urged us to keep the plan as set forth in these columns, before the public. Such prominent farmers as County Com missioner Richard Irwin, Thcs. Cooper, P. A. Kline, A. R. Brown, and numerous others, have spoken favorably of the plan outlined in the Gazette. They re alize that no matter what plan is pursued in the improvement of roads, the tax- pavers of this county must pay the mil, and they see in the plan outlined in this paper'a way to get the best results for the money expended. Our fretful contemporary states further that the Gazette urges the immediate issue of 50,000 or JS0.C0J worth of bonds for road improvement. But the Gazette i3 not so ignrrant of the law as to urge anything of the kiud. Under the consti tution of the State of Oregon, no county is permitted to create any debts or lia bilities which shall singly or in the ag gregate exceed the sum of $5,000. So it will readily be seen that action by the legislature would be necessary before this countv could issue bonds in exqess of 5,000. In an excellent article, which appeared in the Gazette of April 18, 1902, Mr. F. P. Morgan, present candidate for state senator on the prohibition and the social ist tickets, endorsed the plan suggested in the Gazette, and outlined a bill which he promised, if elected, to present to the legislature, asking for permission to bond the county so that sufficient funds might be raised for road improve ment. The most foolhardy will not ac. cuse Mr. Moman of being a party to the indictment outlined by the Times in its last issue. ' Mr. Geo. Smith, the present roadmast er, had discussed the idea, of bonding the county to raise money to improve the roads, with farmers in all parts of this county, before the Gazette had said anvthin? on the subiect, and he found them all htartilv in favor of the plan. Now, the Times says Mr. Smith ia in favor of bonding the ceunty, because he will be insured of a good job at $3 per day, That shows you what a call will clo when you give it enough rope. Under the plan which the Times is so frantical ly espousing, Mr. Smith would draw a salary of $3 per day as long aa work was being done on the roads. But under the plan as set forth in the Gazette aud en dorsed by Mr. Smith, that gentleman would be shut out of this job at $3 per day. In other words, Mr. Smith is so conscientious in hia efforts to secure good roads that he is urgiug a plan which will deprive him of a salary, in 1'ipu of the Times' plan which will yield him a sal ary of $i per day. Far from pushing the bonding or any other plan, as tho Times asserts, the G azote has pursued an opposite policy. It stands in the matter right where Mr. Morgan does, when he says that he is for this plan, "provided the legal taxpayers of the county shall vote in favor of said bonds at a special election." Filially, for the Times to say that the Cor.-allis hank would invest $50,000, or anything like that amount of its capital in anyone kind of securities is a foolish reflection on the business conservatism of the management of that institution. If the bonds were issued in denomina tions of $100, in a sum not to exceed $50,000, and drawing interest not in ex cess of 4 per cent, as Mr. Morgan sug gests, they would he taken up by farmers of this county, and citizens generally of small means, w ho would eee an oppor tunity to make a safe investment, and at the frame time assist in giving Benton countv the best roads in the state. Foley's Honey and Tar forchildren,safe,sure. No opiates. A The Installation. The installation ; of Rev.' An drew Carraci. as castor ofte First Presbyterian church on Thursday evening- was a. very pleasant and . enjoyable occasion. A large congregation was pres ent when the service were open ed by the choir rendering ah an them .in . such a manner . that it caotivated the audience." This was followed, "'after 'the opehizg service';' by the male quartette rendering one of their best se'ec tions in fine style, - . The Rev. H. X'. Reed, of Al bany, presided and. preached, a erand sermon, after which, he propounded the constitutional questions to the pastor elect and the congregation.' Then came the Rev. W. T Wardell, of Dal las, who delivered ' the charge to the pastor which was one of good, plain everyday common sense, which, if followed f will work him a success. Rev. J. E. Sny der, of Brownsville, , charged ;the congregation, and he did it with out mincing matters in the least, and in such a way that they all understood the meaning of his remarks and if the church ad hears to them and acts with the pastor the affairs of this church will move along in a successful manner, Ihe addresses were an first class, of a high Christian tone, and delivered in such a way that they will . be helpful to pastor, congregation, and the community at large. Alter the installation services were completed, came its recep tion, to which most of the large congregation remained; although the hour was late. ' The time was spent ia social converse and in becoming acquainted with Rev. and Mrs. Carrick, after which light, refreshments were served . by the ladies, , of ihe church; when all : retired, voting the evening a grand success Bicycle Paths. The question of the advisabili ty of working the-" "various bicy cle paths leading frbni Corvallis is beginning to agitate the minds of "bikers," If is. .quite likely that a contribution wilPbe solici ted of bicycle riders for the pur oose of working paths'. There is considerable discussion regarding the best means, ol building paths.; The wet weather renders it a hard matter to cousfcHiet a path that will last. . Anotfyer bad fear ture is the stoekr that runs "at large. Some- one. has suggested the plan of running a- smooth wire along' the1 outside- of the path in 5h6pe' of keeping the stock off bf;Jhe ' path. - But those vvho have 'suggested this plan see this objection to it: that some old cow. m i'g h t get started in, at one end of the path, and some rider coanng.-alaag be hind her, she might; have a run for her - money for ten miles or such a matter. ' If- during the course of her tour she chanced to meet another bicyclist it might take a column to chronicle the event. So . . this -W.ill not work. There was alss; talk of a plank walk, but this idea was abandon ed because it is altogether too expensive to be considered seri ously. Beyond a doubt some thing in the way of running a scraper over the various paths will be accomplished, and this is about the only thing within the reach of those who are willing to contribute at present. The Water Question. The problem of securing water ia hold ing the attention of thosg who lately se cured residence property on College Hill. Last year the college authorities made an attempt to secure more water and bored down to a depth of something like 125 feet. They Jdid not improve matters to any particular degree. At this depth they were still J" boring in clay soil and concluded to desist for the time. President Gatch recently started Mr. Creighton at work to secure water and struck a meagre supply at a depth of about S5 feet-. Miss E. : J. Chamberlain is having Mr, Weitman "sink a pipe for her. He passed through the same water suppiy that Mr. Creighton. struck, but as it was deemed insufficient, proceeded to bore to a greater depth. Sat.orday be was down to a depth "of 90 odd feet and wa9 boring in clay, yith bis bpring ap paratus he will be able to go to a depth of about 203 feet. There i'.s considerable interest manifested in this undertaking aud if an abundance of water is secured by Miss Chamberlain it is altogether likely that a crusade of well boring will follow in short order. ' City ot Philomath Won. The supreme court of this state lias handed down a deci&ion in the case of The City of Philomath, appellant, vs. J. W. Ingle, respondent. The opinion is by Justice Moore, and reverses the decision of Judge Hamilton.- The effect of this opiuioa is that the case is remanded back to the circuit court of Benton county, with ' instructions to the Judge to. reverse his .decision. This ia a - victory for the city of Philomath, and Mr. Ingle will be left to pay the costs, which are now in the neighborhood of $200, and lose the amount originally sued for. It is no less a yictory for Attorney Ed. L. Bryan, who has conducted the case for"! the city of Philomath in all its meander ings and "vicissitudes from the justice court to the supreme tribunal of the state. "The case is one wherein J. V. Ingle sued the city of Philomath to recover $1.75 on an account sold to him on an assignment for the benefit of the credit ors .of Nichols & Holm. The case was tried for the Erst time in Justice Brysou's court in the fall of 1399. The jury returned s. verdict for Mr. Ingle but failed to fix the amount. The mat ter was reviewed in the succeeding April term of circuit court. Judge . Hamilton, held that the verdict was bad and sent it back to b3 tried again. The case was again fried on its merits, this time be fore Justice : Holgate. Judge Ho'gate rendered an opinion, giving Ingle judg ment in the sum of $rMo, and for costs amounting to $109.70. The writ to review the case in the cir cuit court was returned by Judge Hamil ton, and the case "was dismissed. The city then appealed to the supreme court with the result as above stated. Additional Local. Ride a Rambler. . The highest possible price paid lor wool and mohair at F. L. Miller e. Oil meal for sale at Graham & Wells. Splendid feed for dairy stock. x For sale $30 corner lot 12, blk 18. Job's Addition. Address this office. Dr. Lowe, the well-known opti cian will soon be here, ihe wise will wait for him. Don't -make your spring pur chases until you examine No'an & Callahan's big stock. If you have aiy aches or pains, call and see Dr. Holt, Ihe Usteo path. Examination tree. If you wish to buy, sell or trade anything, see Morgau & Eglin, the leading real estate hustlers, lhey will treat you right. At a special meeting of the coun cil held last week,1 bids were open ed, an I contrac ts awarded for building the six lateral sewer here tofore mei.tioned in this paper. The aggregate, length of these sewers will be 540 feet, and the contract for building them was secured by J. R. Smith & Co., of this city, their bid - being $4,612 05. A special meeting of the council, to arrange some formal details with regard to accepting the bonds of the bidder, will be held Thursday evening, and Mr. Smith will then begin work immediately. The sewers will be constructed in the order in which they were petitioned for, and must be, completed in 90 days. The average cost per lot will be $20. For Chief of Police. I respectfully announce myself a can didate for the office of Chief of Police, subject to the choice of voters at the city election to be held May 19, 1902. ; C. A. Barnhabt. For Treasurer. I hereby announce myself a candidate for the office of city treasurer, subject to the choice f voters at au election to be held in the City of Corvallis, on May 19, 1902. Wsi. McLagan. For Chief of Police. I resi ei tfully announce myself as a candidate for the office of chief of police, subject to the will of the voters at the coming city election. If elected, I pledge myself to faithfully enforce the city ordinances without fear or favor. A . B. Alexander. City Council Meeting. To the officers and members of the City Council of the Cily of Corvallis in Benton County, Oregon, you are hereby respectfully notified that there will be a meeting of said City Council which will be held at the Council room in the hall of said citv on Thursday evening, May 8th, at the hour of 7 :30 p. m . M. S. Woodcock, Mayor of said Citv. For l'olice Judge. I hereVy announce myself as a candi date for the office of Police J udge, sub ject to the choice of voters at the city election to t a held May 19, 1902. ' - "Respectfully, - E. P. Geeffoz. Settle Up. Those indebted to the firm of Smith & Taylor are requested to settle up prompt' Iv. as Mr. Smith has retired from the firm and it is desired to settle the ac counts. G. W. Smith, J. C. Taylor. For Sale. Jersey bulls for sale to parties wishing to improve their dairy herds. Address M. P, Woodcock, Corvallis, Ore, !Schafrrier Mart SSd Wade Clofhes fjC. R To secure a Good Home, Splendid Stock Ranch, or Perfect Summer Grazing Lands at Nominal Prices The Coast Land & Live Stock Company having purchased 40,000 acres of th Corvallis and Yaquina Bay Wagon Road lands, known as the "Coe Landa," have now placed them on the market. These ara unimproved landa situated in Benton andLincoln counties, along the line of the Corvallis & Eastern railroad, in the best grazing and fruit- raising section of Western Oregon. Prices: $1.00 to $4.00 per Acre' Easv Terms. Perfect Title. M. IVI DAVIS, Agent October 7. .1901. Corvallis, Oregon"! Real Estate, Insurance, Collecting and Ex change Agents. If you wish to buy or sell anything see us. We 'have a nice line of farms and city properties, improved and unimproved ; sever al nice acre blocks near the college and outside the town linrits. Titles investigated, collections Corvallis, i 1 Corvallis' Most Popular Eating House Pioneer Bakery AND RESTAURANT. Fresh bread daily. A complete stock of candies, fruits aad nuts kept canstantly on hand. Smokers supplies a specialty. H. W HALL, Proprietor. " j Syjf Notice for Publication. By order of the county court of Benton cousty, State of Oregon, at the regular April session, April 3rd, 1902. 1 will re ceive sealed bids for the con struction of a bridge across Marys river, south of Corvallis, accord ing to plans and specifications now on file at the office of the county surveyor in the court house, the same to be a dupli cate of the present structure, or accord ing to any other plans which any bidder may present accompanied by bids for construction of the same. Also, I will receive sealed bids for a temporary bridge to be used in crossing said stream while a permanent bridge is in course of con struction. Each bidder shall deposit with his bid 5 per cent, of the amount of such bid. Bids"shall be opened Wednes day, May 7th, 1902, at 1 p. m. The court reserves the right to reject any and all bids. G. II. Waggoxee, County Surveyor of Benton Co. N. Jackson, Danville, 111., writes: "My daughter had a severe attack of la grippe and a terrible cough settled on her lungs. We tried a great many remedies without giving relief. She tried Foley's Honey and Tar which cured her. She has never een troubled with a cough since, Hart Schaffner&Marx Smart -Clothes For Men Are in a Class by Themselves. There are no other ready to wear clothes made that cari approach them either in tailoring, fashion, fit, or general satisfaction. Very few tailors can make clothes to measure as good even if they do charge more than double H. S. & M. clothes nrices. The nroof A. . is within your reach at the store of S. L. Kline where you will be shown the best and largest line we ever carried, at money saving prices. Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes - $10.00 td $25.00 J. Friedman, New York clothes - $7.50 to $12:00 For sale only by S. L. KLINE OPPORTUNITY N made, conveyancing, etc. Oregon. TOUCHIN' AND APPERTAIN IN' TO PAINTIN'. Does it pay to paint? That depends. If you apply the proper material, of course it does. $1 .00 worth of the right sort of paint preserves $500.00 worth of house. Ours will do the work to your taste, and effectively. Unrivalled as a beaut ifier and preservative, and costs but little. Heady prepared for immediate use. Reliable, durable, economical. Try it once. The Acme .High Grade, at BAENHAET'S, opposite post office, Corvallis, Oregon. C. A. Barn hart," Contractor, Painter and Paper Hanger We Buy ami Sell Farms. If you want to sell farms or city prop erty list it with us. Write us or call and see us, we advertise in Eastern papers. If you want to buy property or want a business location write or call on us. Houses to rent, money at low interest, insurance written, collections made, farms rented, etc. Office in Sanders' Jewelry Store. N; P. Peterson.' G. A .Robinson, A Great Saving. All property owners should know it. For one Dollar we will sell you our ever lasting Fence Post receipt. To be had at this office. Farm for Sale. One hundred and sixty acres, one-half sowed to grass; good house, fair barn, fine orchard, situated 1 miles from Wren, Ore., on good road. Price, $900 spot cash, or $1,000 with mortgage, En quire at this office. JF BANNER SALVE don't cure your piles, your money will be returned. It is, the most healiDg medi cine. Graham & Wortham.
