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Newspaper Page TextIfe CORVALLIS GAZETTE, FRIDAY, OCT. 10. 1902. To cover the cost of setting and dis tributing the type in such matters, a charge of fifty cents will be niide for each "Card of Thanks," and fire cents per line for each set of "Resolutions of Condolence" appearing in these columns. Georgia Harper s company.- - Get your umbrella ribs fixed at the Bicycle Hospital. Opera House, Oct. 14, 15 and 16, the Georgia Harper company-. Fred Overlander returned, Wed nesday, from a week's outing in the Big Elk country. KOW TflE MATTER STANDS. Tho Question Awarding the Water Con tract may soon be Settled. The Pit man Ordinance. LOCAL NEWS. "My Una!e from New York." ComiDg Georgia Harper and her excellent company. I. II. Albright and family return - e I fro.ii the coast yesterday. They Wc-nt over there early in the season. New suits for tua dressy young man in the new coronation cloth, routed and square cuts, at Kline's. A short time ago Clarence Vidi to purchased a half interest of Ed Cumirrings in the O A C barber shop. Attorney W. E. Yates returned from a trip to Toledo, Wednesday. He was called over there on legal business. Ladies! Ladies! Don't fail to see the elegant gowns worn by Miss Georgia Harper next Tuesday night in "The Lyric Queen." The First Spiritual Union of Cor vallis, will hold services at Barrett Lyceum on Suuday, at 3 p. m. All friend9 cordially invited. Miss Ethel Price arrived, Wed nesday, from her home in Kings Valley, for an indefinite visit with her sister, Mrs. L. XV. Oren. Young's Cash Store, No. 707, Main St., have a new line of Wool en Hosiery, Ladies' and Childrens' Hats; Groceries, Flour, etc. Pro duce taken. W. P. Lafferty returned recently from a three days' business trip to Portland. While down there Mr. Lafferty laid in quite a stock of goods for the winter trade. Thi residence across the street from Dr. Flint's is undergoing ex tensive repairs. When all is in readiness George Robinson and fimily will occupy the dwelling. During the past week Mrs. Dan iel Cameron, whose home is near Arlington, Eastern Oregon, has been the guest of Mrs. Cal Thrash er. Mrs. Cameron is a sister of Mrs. Thrasher. Councilmen Henkle, -Allen and Heckart, composing the com mittee appointed to consider the nrAinnn rp cnhmirrfvl tn flip rnrmoil JSider winters, or Portland , will j b y Engineer Sm yth, of Portland preacnin tnenew na l OPPK-Uffn; tn .nnnlv tho rirv nf Corvallis with mountain water, hall .M. Wade'e, on Saturday at 2:30 p m. Subject, "Divine Healing.!' All are cordially invited. R. A. Bowman is puttlos a couple of coats of paint oti the front of Graham & Wortham'a drug store. J he interior walls will be covered with light green paper. Mrs. John F. Steiwer, of Jeffer son is expected to arrive in this city next Tuesday for a week's visit with friends. Her son, Karl, is at tending the O A C. Rev. J..M. Haskins, of Philomath College, will occupy the pul pit of Presbyterian; church bunday the When the rains camo on Con tractor J. L. Gibson placed a can vass cover over the residence that he is building for Dr. Farra. It looks odd but answers the purpose for the time being. Tha mechanical work of getting out the College Barometer has been started and we may look for the first number ere long. As in the past, it will be issued from the O A C printing ofiice. Henry Snook, who had the con tract for building the Agiicultural Hall at O A C, moved his family to Salem, Tuesday. He did splen did work on this building and has left a good impression among our people. Perhaps the largest single ship ment of eggs that has come out from the bay country in years was received by A. S. Cameron laBt Monday. There was in the neigh borhood of ten thousand eggs sal mon eggs. Geo. W. Smith is making prepar ations to go to Southern Oregon to spend a portion of the winter. While on a recent trip to that sec tion he secured some mining prop erty ai.d he is going down to devel op it. He expects to get started in 1he course of ten days. Rev. A. Carries, left, TueEday, to attend the meeting of Willamette Presbrtery, which convened in Eu gene that evening. From Eugene he will proceed to Grants Pass where he will attend the Synod. The latter met Thursday evening and will continue in session until Monday. Friends of J. C. Taylor are laughing about the manner in which he hovers about the meat market which he recently sold to Wicks & Lilly. Mr. Taylor ran a meat market in this city for about 32 years and it is but natural that he should feel more at home around such a business, Some careless hunter badly wounded a horse belongeng to 'Gna Jackson, last Friday. The animal was on Mr. Jackson's place, about eight miles west of this city. A charge of email bird shot was fired into the animal's neck at very short range, and an ugly wound is the result. Fred Clark and wife are to arrive very soon from Baker City aud agaiu take up their abode in Cor vallis. They left this city a couple of years ago to reside in Eastern Oregon, but did not like it there and have determined to come back. They have many friends here who will give them a hearty greeting. The opening game of football of the season will be played at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon on the athletic field of O A C. Tne con testants will be the first and sec ond teams at the college and the game will undoubtedly prove a snappy one. A week later some of these men will meet the Willam ette University team, so go out to morrow and size them up. morning; theme "Some Elements Making the True Christ-like Life." United Evangelical church: Cash rally service at 11 a. m. Special singing and an address by the pas tor. Theme for the evening service "Building for Eternity." Service at Withams at 3 p. m. John Whitaker, John Bier and Hugh Herron leave for Portland, Sunday, where they will serve as jurors during the sessions of the u. b. circuit court which convenes in that citv October 13th. The bids for furnishing supplies, stationery, pencils, crayons, etc, for the public schools of Corvallis were opened Wednesday afternoon. C. A. Gerhard was awarded the con tract for furnishing said supplies. Preaching at the M. E. church at 11:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Stran gers are invited to bring their chil dren to the Sunday school at 10 a. m. Intermediate League at 5.30 and Epworth at 6.30; Frank L. Moore, pastor. At a meeting of the Citizens' League held at the court house, Monday evening, a committee con sisting of M. S. Woodcock, B. F. Irvine and Geo. W. Denman, was appointed to solicit and raise funds to be used in getting out an adver tising pamphlet to be sent to the H arriman Bureau of Immigration. Farmers and stock raisers agree that the lecent rains were badly needed. It was very necessarv for farmers who desire to do fall plow ing, it goes without saying that met last Monday evening. Mr, bmyth was present. Tne pur pose of the meeting was to dis cuss a number of amendments which the committee had made to the original ordinance submit ted by Mr. Smyth, and during the meeting which consumed several hours all the amendments were carefully considered. The amendment providing for a bond of 5000 for faithful per formance of the contract, was cheerfully acceded to by Mr. Smyth. He was willing to com promise, also, on the time for final acceptance of the contract, His original ordinance asked for six months, but the committee amended it to read "30 days." Mr. Smyth explained the neces sity of a longer time limit, and a compromise was affected by placing the limit of acceptance at 90 days, The wording of the ordinance touching the question of flushing sewers, was changed to specify distinctly that water for this pur pose was not to be used more of ten than once every 34 hours, The only point upon which their was difficulty to reach a satisfactory agreement, was that of the price the city was to pay tor water nre protection, sewer cleansing, use of City Hall and street sprinkling. The ordi nance submitted by Mr. Smyth stipulated that $5 per month should be paid for each hydrant. A committee of firemen was ask ed to ascertain the number of hy drants which the city needed at the present time for its proper protection. As a result of their investigation it was determined that the city needed about 20 ad ditional hydrants, and a five dol lar rate would cost the city near ly $1800 per year. The council committee thought a flat rate of $800 was all the city could afford and they made this offer to Mr. stock ranges were badly in need of Smyth. That gentleman was rain ana ieea was very snort, ine hops were all picked, and practical ly all of the prunes. In fact, there was practically nothing that could have been damaged by rain. Although not quite completed, the dam across Marys river, which was constructed during the past summer and fall by the Corvallis Flouring Mills Co., was closed Mon day. It was found that the dam was well constructed and although it leaked a trifle at first, as soon as it is well eoaked the dry lumber used in its building will swell and all leadage will cease. After clos ing the dam it required a day for the water to rise sufficiently to make any showing in the mill race. The stream was obliged to rise until it backed the water up Marys river some five or six miles before it poured into the race to any extent. Everything about the new Agri cultural Hall has been cleaned up and rendered neat and attractive. There has been considerable work done on the grounds about the building. The temporary track which was laid from the C. & E. line to the building for the purpose of running carloads of building materials, etc., to the hall while in course of construction, will not be removed until after the dedication of the building, which occurs next Wednesday. By leaving the track where it is until these exercises oc cur it will be possible to run the trains of excursionists right up to the hall. The dedication exercises will be held in the Armory. Some three months ago, a certain newspaper in this state offered prizes to its correspondents for the amount of news matter they could furnish the paper. The "news" was classified and arranged on the "point" system and the first prize was a very handsome, $20 Morris chair. The chair is solid oak, carved, and upholstered in dark green velvet a real beauty. There were seventeen contestants, among whom n as Mrs. Grace E. Hall, formerly of this city, but now of Buena Vista. The contest closed last Saturdav evening and Mrs. Hall secured the first prize by near ly 500 points. This will be pleas ant news for her many friends in this city, but it will not surprise them, as her ability as a news gatherer and correspondent is well kuown here. willing to agree to that rate for the present, but he thought a reasonable increase should be made as Corvallis increased in size ana population. it was finally determined that Mr. Smith should confer with his at torney, Judge Carey, and sub mit the matter to the council at its meeting Monday evening, Mr. Smythe was acquainted with the fact that the granting of a franchise to him would not af fect the right of the old company to do business through its pres ent system. This arrangement, he said, was perfectly satisfactory to him. When told, however, that the old company claimed rights under the ordinance em powering William M. Pitman to erect water works and to lay water pipe, Mr. Smyth said that he would like to consult his at torney before proceeding further. He told the committee that he would endeavor to be in Corval lis again befere the matter comes up before the council next Men day night. Chicken Pie Dinner! The ladies of the Presbyterian church will give a chicken pie dinner at the res deuce of Mrs. Hemphill, en Main street, Friday, Oct. 10, from 5 p. m. to 9 p. m. Dinner will be 25 cents. TUESDAY NIGHT The Ge:r gia Harper Co. will open their en gagement here. The question f determining which of the two offers to supply Corvallis with water, now being considered by the council, shall be accepted, has about reached the stage where final acceptance may depend upon the construc tion which shall be placed upon the ordinance empowering W. M. Pitman to erect water works and lay pipes in the City of Cor vallis. The present water com pany claims to inherit certain in alienable and perpetual rights under that ordinance. This contention makes that or dinance of considerable interest, and we reprint it, that all may see its provisions. The ordi nance which was passed by the council May 9, 1881, and ap proved by Mayor Carlile May 16, ibai, is as follows: Be it enacted by the Common Council of the City of Corvallis, for the purpose of erectiBg water works for the benefit of the City of Corvallis: That, William M. Pitman of said city, be and he is hereby authorized and em powered to erect water works within tho limits of said city, and to lay water pipes across and lengthwise on each and every side and through all of the streets and public highways within the limits of said city; and as the said William M. Pitman has heretofore laid some water pipes through some of said streets by and with tLe common consent of said common council, though not heretofore authorized by written ordinance, he is therefore hereby authorized and empow ered to keep and maintain said water pipes as already laid and to remove them and place other pipes in their stead at his pleasure. : And the ; said William M. Pitman is hereby entitled to sell, " or in any way dispose of to the City of Corvallis and to any and all other persons whomsoever, any and all of the water works and to collect thevalue thereof in any sum agreed upon between the said William M. Pitman and the person in each in stance with horn each agreement may be made; and If any perton or persons shaluse said water r any part thereof without any special - or positive agree ment in relation to the sum to be paid therefor, then the said William M. Pit man shall be entitled to collect therefor the amount of money in each instance which the same is reasonably worth. The said pipes hereafter to be laid shall be placed not less than twelve inches under the surface of the ground, except the hydrants connected with said pipes, which shall project ont of the ground, and when the said pipes are laid lengthwise of said streets, they shall ba placed not less than eleven feet from the line which separates the blocks of said city from the streets. It shall be unlawful for any person to disturb, interfere with, or in any way molest any of said pipes or hydrants, or any part of eai 1 water works. Any per son violating this provision of tills ordin ance shall be fined by the city re corder a sum not less than -five nor more than fifty dollars. 'f -r It shall also be unlawful for any person toplace any obstruction of any kind over any of said water pipes that will in any way hinder, delay or interfere with the free access to the removing or repairing any of said pipes, and any person who shall place such obstruction over said pipes, er wno snail lie tne owner 01 or in possession of such obstruction, and who shall fail or refuse to remove Such ob struction at any time, on notice in writ ing being given by the said William M. Pitman to them to remove the same, shall be liable to pay to the said William M. Pitman for all expenses, labor and trouble that the said William M. Pitman may incur in removing such obstruction, and for all damage that he may sustain in eonseqnence of such person or persons failing to remove such obstruction im mediately after such notice is given. All the provisions of this ordinance J shall be construed so as to insure to the benefit of all persons who may or shall at any time hereafter claim such pipes, water works, and all things connected therewith, under or through the said William M. Pitman; provided, that noth ing contained in this ordinance shall in terfere with property holders on Second street building sidewalks adjacent to their lots, ten feet iu "width, in accord ance with written ordinance No. 39 ; and, provided further, that nothing in this or dinance shall be so construed as to grant any exclusive right or privilege for con ducting water into this city, ' Death of W. O. Neville; The death of W. O. Neville occurred early Monday morning at the residence of George W. Brown, m'this city. His death was caused by Brights' Disease. from which he had suffered for a number of years. He was member of Norton Lodge. No. 199, A. F. & A. M., and the fu neral was conducted under the auspices of the local lodge.. The funeral occurred Tuesday after noon and the services were con ducted by Rev. F. L. Moore. Interment was made in Crystal Lake cemeterv. Just a week before his death W. O. ..Neville and wife, .' son, iatner ana motner, arrived in this city from Norton, Kansas The deceased had for ,a' long time desired to come to Oregon, and though relatives and friends triea to dissuade mm, on ac count of his health, he adhered to his purpose and came - to the Far West, where, unfortunately, his career was cut off by the Grime Reaper. " . ' His death and the circumstan ces under which it occurred inadethis a particularly sad af fair and our people all extend their sympathy. The surviving members of the deceased's family have not yet decided what steps to take in the future whether to continue their abode in Cor vallis or return to Kansas their old home. Settled at Last. Peace reigns and the Leroyle Manager Groves controversy" is no more, and it is now authoritively stated that "Other People's Money" company has rearranged its routes so as to give one peformance here. This has been a successful effort on the part of Manager Groves to maintain his rights and give his patrons an attraction of known quality and congratulations are due him. It is understood that the date originally contracted for will be played. KLINE'S HartSchaffncr 6? Marx gtfi Hand Tailored j V STOR rmrm nTumn I UBI ULU I IIII1U Strongest Overcoat House in Cor V vallis. Our Fall Clothing Has Arrived and is here for your Inspection. Without exaggeration, we can tay that we have on our counters today the finest and handsomest Gentle men's Ready-to-wear Suits and Overcoats ever shown in Corvallis. Our clothes have the distinction over the ordinary ready-made. They are faultlessly cut, perfect in fit and the shape-retaining features are guaranteed to be permanent. Prices to suit all. New things in . Hats, Shoes, Shirts, Etc,, Just in. S. L KLINE. Cummlngs-Alexander. A "Sniping" Party. Last Saturday evening, about ten o'clock, a young man visited the brick yard of W. C. Corbett and called on A. D. Lembocker, who was burning a kiln of tiling. The young man had 'a sack in one hand and a bicycle lamp in the other, and his do or die ex pression indicated that he was after snipe. He was a college lad and inquired of Mr. Lem bocker if he had seen, any of his chums pass along that way. The latter informed the young man that a couple of hours before a crowd had passed by at no great distance, laughing and making merry as they went. The man with the sack and light was quite" anxious to get with the other members of the sniping party and said if he had not secreted his light they would have been able to locate him, but that as it was they had no means 01 telling where he was and had gone-away and left him. Mr. Lembocker undertook to explain what sniping was, but made no impression on the young man, wno, in nis inno cence, told Mr. Lembocker that the boys he was out with would not do him such a trick, as "they were all friends of his." How hard it is to make some people believe that they are being fooled. The wedding of Henry M Cummings and Miss Alice Alex- ander was solemnized at the home of the bride's parents in this city last Wednesday after noon at 2 o'clock. Rev. H. A. Deck' officiated. Mr. uummings nas numerous friends in this city, where he has been a student at the Agricultur al College. The bride is the oldest daughter of .Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Alexander, and is a highly estimable young lady. The new ly married couple will make their home in Corvallis. . Additional Local. Nearlnjr the Time Next Wednesday, October i, the dedication of the new Agri cultural Hall will occur at the O A C. Everything possible will be done to render this occasion memorable and it is the duty of Corvallis people to assist in every possible manner. On this occa sion . there will be hundreds of people in Corvallis to attend the dedication exercises. Many prominent people from various parts of the country will attend and addresses will be made by noted speakers. Ap propriate music will add to the enjoyment of those present, and ample provision will be made for feeding the multitude. The new building is as substantial as it is handsome, which is saying a great deal, and would be a credit to any institution as well as city in which it might bejerected, con sequently Corvallis should feel proud of it. The "Lyric Queen." Benton county clover 6eed for sale at Zierolf s. Oil meal for sale at Graham & Wells. Splendid feed for dairy stock. New and elegant gowns worn by Miss Georgia Harper in her produc tion of the "Lyric Queen." See our Black and Blue all wool men's suits for $10. They are good ones. Don't spend your overcoat money befoie seeing us, we'll save you money. S. L. Kliue. The Episcopal church, corner of Jefferson & 7th streets: Services in this church as follows: Sunday pchool and Rector's class every Sun day at 10 a. m.; morning prayer and serman at 11 a. m. All, espec ially Etudents, are cordially invited to each of these services. C. MacLean, Rector. For Rent. Eight-room iiouse, quire of M. Jacobs. with bath. In- For Sale. Chinook salmon, salted, ready for family use. One hundred pound Iregs, delivered in Corvallis, 6 1-2 cents per pound. Parties desiring same, should call on or address A. A. McCleaby, Corvallis. Or. Vocal Instruction. I hereby announce that during the winter months I will accept a limited number of pupils for private instruction in Voice Cult ure and the Art of Singing. A pplication should be made at once. Otto F. L. Hebse, Corvallis, Or. Wood. Sawing. 45 cts tor fir and ash. Leave orders Barn. Phone i26, 50 cts for oak and at Farmers' Feed Mask Birth all. MISS MABEL CRONISE (Chicago College of Music) ' Teacher of Voice and Pianoforte Terms Reasonable. I CORVALLIS, OREGON. W. A. Sanders has disposed of his jewel ry business in Corval lis, Ore., to E. W. S. Pratt,recent of Mound City, Mo. Mr. Pratt is a skilled jeweler and optician. The (New York) Jewelers' Circular. FULL LINE ttlatcbes, Clocks and Jewelry STERLING -SILVER. OPTICAL SUPPLIES All goods sold engraved free. Watch and Jewelry repairing a specialty. . IU. S. Pratt, The Jeweler and Optician. CORVALLIS, OREGON. Home-Seekers: If you are looking for some real good bargains in Stock, Grain, Fruit and Poultry Ranches, write for my special list or come and see me. I shall take pleasure in giving jou all the. reliable information you wish' also showing you over the country. HENRY AMBLER, aRndnsta5ce.an Philomath, BentonXomity, Oregon -THE. Pioneer Bakery I and ice Creams Fresh bread daily. A complete stock ot candies, fruits and nuts kept canstantly on hand. Smokers supplies Vjspecialty. H. Wl HALL Proprietor. PARK AND WASHINGTON, PORTLAND, OREGON The school where thorough work is done; where the reason Is always given; where confidence is developed; where bookkeeping is taught exactly as books are kept in business; where shorthand is made easy ; where penmanship is at its best ; where hundreds of bookkeepers and stenographers have been educated for success in life; where thousands more will be. Open all the year. Catalogue free. A. P. ARMSTRONG. LL. B.. PRINCIPAL Corvallis Opera House -ComingJi- A. eorgm harper And her Excellent Company will present for the first time at popular prices "The Lyric Queen" October 14th, 15th and 16th, 1902. Reserved seats on sale Monday at 10 a. m. ...Prices: 25, 35 and 50 Cents.v:::: :::::