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Newspaper Page TextTHE CORVALLIS GAZETTE. TUESDAY, MAR 10, 1903. To cover the cost ol setting and dis trihnting the type in uch matter, a eharge of fifty rents will b rmde for each "Card of Than W and five cents mi lias for each let of "Resolutions of Ceadolence" appearing u theoe rolorans LOCAL NEWS. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Cathef lefl " last 'week for California. Miss Bertha Ilenklo left, Tester day, for Portland, where she wi Visit for several weekB. A dainty five o'clock tea was giv en by Mrs. W. A. Wells, Thursday in honor of Miss Leona Smith. Last week, W. A. Wells purchas ed of Hettie E. Ewart, of Victoria B. C:, lots 1, 2. 11 and 12, b!ook Z2 Jebs addition. t Albert Bunker and' Mrs. Esther Moore were married at the Method 1st parsonage, March 4th, Re Reeves officiating. Mrs. E. Woo 1 ward has been quite ill with an attack of grip for the put two weeks. Last Saturday she erew worse and fears were enter tained regarding her recovery. strictly nign-grade 1VU6 scenic backgrounds will arrive about the 15th of this month for the studio o W. S. Gardner, 908 Ninth street, near college walk, Corvallis, Oregon Arthur Perin was in town, Fri day, on his way to Mt. Vernon Wash., where he will engage in the general merchandise business with hie brother-in-law. Mr. Perin has disposed of his store in Dusty to A II. Buckingham. ', Harvey Sargent left, yesterday for Washington, where be will eel territory for nis sropher cun. He will return to Corvallis shortly and leave for Montana, to introduce his erun as a prairie dog exterminator. Mr. Sargent expects to secure a pat ent on his invention in Canada. S..P. Hunt has purchased the right to sell the Corvallis Gate pat ented by Ephraim Cameron, in the state of Oregon. He returned last week from Salem, where he eold territory to the amount of $300. He is in Philomath and vicinity this week, and will canvass the en tire state. He says the gate is great seller, and gives perfect satis faction. The regular weekly meeting of the local Choral Union will be held in the college chapel, Thursday evening of this week. Members please observe the charge Jn the - day of the week. It is urgently re quested of those who-intend , taking present, as it will positively be the last night in which new members will be accepted. Ivan Daniel who recently went to Texas to accept a position as inusi cian with the Noble Dramatic Jo , writes that he is playing piano in the orchestra and alto in the band. and is getting aleng nicely. Mr. Curts, father of little Trilby Corval lis Curta, whe was born in this city and who was recently burned io aeatn, tne particulars of which appeared in tnis paper, is a member of the Noble company. Frank Ward, accompanied by his wife, left Monday for The Dalles, where they go to reside, Mr. Ward having secured a position there. He ; has been employed at the drug store .of C. I. Winnek for a year past and during their slay in our city he and his wife have made many friends, who reeret to sie them leave. PrinevilT Journal. Mr. Ward is an old O A C student and well known in Corvallis, which city he and his wife made their home before moving to Prineville. , 'Gene M. Simpson, whose Buff Leghorns won first prize at the Or egon State Poultry Show in Port land last December, received this week from Harry Lamon, of New York, three females and one male of these famous eggprodueers, that are, beyond a doubt, the best speci mens of Buff Leghorns on the coast. We understand that the pen cost 135. The poultry industry through out the Pacific Northwest is injoy- ing a good, substantial boom, es pecially in the egg-laying varieties, of which the Leghorns are-foremost. The Lewis and Clark Fair has someining to ao witn tnis, out, as a matter of fact, we have never pro- j uuueu egga enouga io supply our own markets. N. P. Peterson, formerly of this city, butrnow of Pomeroy, Wa6h., arrived in Corvallis last Tuesday to attend some business matters here and remained until Friday. Mr. Peterson is in the employ "of t'ae Pacific Coast Elevator Co. at Pome roy, and is doing well financially He says there are a' number of Cor vallisites in Pomeroy. Mr. Bates, formerly employed at Fischer's mill, is a member of the city coun cil and is prosperous. Logan P. Mulkey, who was b rn in Corvallis in the house just back of Simpson's hardware store, is now a wealthy citizen of Pomeroy. Mr. Peterson says that his wife and children will, quite likely, come to Corvallis in June for . a visit 'of a couple of months. ........ PJir I CC . Order yo ur trees and v ebrubs o: W F. Gray, Corvallis, Oifgcn. 2."- Grover Headrick returned yester day from a short visit with his sis ter in Salem. Grant, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hemphill, is very ill with pneumonia Mr. Mills, died at the Benton county poor farm, Sunday, Hal pAralyiis His (unral cur today at Dusty, . Ross Nicholas, ati old Cofvallla Doy, Caine-up froth Portland, Sun day, on business. He will be in the city for several days. Robert Johnson is in San Fran cisco enjoying the sight? of the Cal ifornia metropolis and attending to some matters of business. Beginning with today, Arthur Stimp'on, formerly librarian of the O A C, will be on the mail route on the O. R. & N. from Pendleton to Pooatelo. W. O. Heekart is heme from a three-months' visit with friends at Franklin, California. He had a most enjoyable vacation and is much improved in health. A number of members of the lo cal Y. P. S. C. E. drove over to Al bany last night to attend the night session of the district C. E. conven tion now being held in that city. ' j The second recital by the pupils of the musical department of the college, under the direction of Mr Goounougb, will be given in the college chapel, Saturday evening. March 28tn. Recorder (Vincent and Attorney J. H. Wilson went to the coast Mon day, for a short outing, to inhale some of the ocean ozone, and ob serve the effects of the equinox on the waters of the Pacific. The Occidental hotel in this city has always enjoyed a large share of tne patronage of the local and travel ing public, because its tables are al ways supplied with all that the sea son and markets afford, and its rooms are clean and comfortably furnished. Don't forget if you desire to have Dr. Lowe test your eyes "for -glasses to see him this week, 11, 12, and 13 Marion Wood arrived, Friday, from Moscow, Idaho, on a business ? i sit of - three or four days in Cor vallis. Mr. ; Wood was formerly employed on the college farm at this city, but left for Moscow a year ago last Augait to accept a similar gorition at the Idaho Agricultural ollego, He bas been advanced un til noty he holds an Important ana lucrative position. Mr. Wood fiaya that, while the Idaho college "i3 much younger than the O A C, it is growing rapidly, and the popula tion of Moscow and surrounding country is fast increasing The search which bas been prose cuted diligently for Geo. Armstrong ever since Li&disappearance Match r, l i . . . v i, - MONEY MUST BE TAXED. Tax Roll Shows $34,050 la Cask In Beaton County; Bank Report Shows $339,017 ' lit It Vault. - - " ' . - - ' -. , ' .. The commissioners', court met in regular session last Wednesday and transacted ' the following special business; :' In the -matter of the assess ment for the year 1903 it ap. pearing to the court that the same is . very, unequal, and in mafcv instances inequitable. tob- erty being assessed ir.om 60 per cent down to, in some instances, 2o per cent of its true cash value: that the present condition is con trary to the letter and spirit of the law, and a great injury to the country in depreciating: its actual financial standing:; that bv rea- j Woods, as such post commander, having his official undertaking in the sum of $500, it was order ed that the bond be approved and accepted, The following bids for furnish ing wood for the court house were opened; O. Martin, old fir wood 13 00 cer rord O. Martin, second growth flr VOQ " B. W, Taylor, 23 rords old- ffrowth bod urn. ........ 2 07 " B W. Taylor,, SB-cords -- second growth fir.... 2.7S Win. illutc-nens, 25 corda ' THE SPRING STYLES : v of 2d, has practically been given up. son 0f the system of low valua W. G. Hanson, writing to the "Gazette" from Jelly City, Tehama county, Calif., asks for information concerning the advantages of this county, and pays he would like to hear from parties who want to sell property, and from real estate agents. He intends moving to Ore gon, shortly. Herman Tartar retruned home, Friday, from California, where he has been taking a special course in chemestry at Berkeley. He leaves looay tor roruana to accept a po sition as deputy food commissioner in the office of State Dairy and Food Commissioner cailey. His work will be moBtly in the chemical labo ratory; .- - --r-.:-.:-: :i- : ITT we are auinonzea to intorm our readers that Miss Georgia Harper will positively appear with nercom pany at the Opera House tonight The play will be "East Lynne,"one in which the .company is seen at its very best. Miss Harpers "Lady Isabelle,,.is considered by eminent critics to be one of the strongest de- meations of the character ever given. H. L. Holgate has been trans- erred from the Agricultural de partment of the census bureau to the geological survey at a salary of $1,400 per year. He will enter upon his new duties in June In the meantime he will be employed in the West at field work for the migration department of the cen sus bureau, completing his work at Astoria. Dr. M. M. Davis and wife, Prof. J. B. Horner and wife and Judge VV. E. Yates of Corvallis, C. E. Hawkins and wife, .G.X. Gray and Misses Edith and EthePRoss of Toledo, went down Wednesday evening to organize an Eastern Star lodge at Newport. The lodge was organised with twenty-five members. A lunch was served and a general good time was had by all present. Reporter. Governor Geo. E. Chamberlain has granted a full pardon to John W. Vineyard, whe served a term of one year in the penitentiary, having been sent from Benton county on November 21, 1898, for one year On July 1, 1899, Governor T. T. Geer commuted Mr. Vineyard s sen tence, and the pardon by the gov ernor was for the purpose of restori ng him to citizenship. The action was had upon a numerously signed petition sent in by the best citizens of Benton oounty. Some time ago the Gazette ap prised-its readers of a movement on the part of the farmers residing in the vicinity of Wells to establish telephonic communication with Cor vallis. The plan is to organize a company composed of farmers, in corporate, and sell shares to patrona along the line, which will run from Corvallis along the Monmouth wagon road to Wells; thence to Suver, where it will connect with the Monmouth-Airlie system. At a meeting held two weeks ago, Sam Moore,' Geo. Lindeman, Ed Wiles, W. S. Tomlinson and Mr. William son were appointed a f ommittee to solicit members. This committee reported at a meeting held at Wells last Saturday, to organize and per fect plans for future action. The value of such a telephonic sytem to farmers and Corvallis business'men is only second to that of the rural free delivery, - Every foot of the country near Mr Armstrong's home has been covered by searching parties, and the river has been dragged and dynamited without yielding a clue to the wherabouts of the missing man or the manner of his disappearance. His footprints have been followed to a point about an eighth of a mile of his house, where the trail ends ab ruptly r The debate for the Gatch cup, held in the College chapel Friday night, between representatives ot the Amicitia and Zetegathean soci eties, is said to have been the most ably handled of any debate heard at the college in recent years. The question was "Resolved, That the Deportation to Far Insular Posses sions is the Best Solution to the Negro Problem." Messrs. Mayfield, Brodieand Wells supported the affirmative and made an excellent showing in the face of great odds. The negative was upheld by Messrs. Sheppard, Scott and Clark for the Zetegatheans. They made the most of every point and were awarded the decision, and the cup goes to their society. W. O. Trine, Superintendent of the State Fair Grounds, has been engaged to train the athletic team of the Oregon Agiicultural College for the coming season, ' says the Statesman. He went to Corvallis last Thursday to .review the situ ation, and reports that he found a class of ninety boys preparing - to take part in spring athletics: and already doing some preliminary training. ' He thinks the prospects very bright, in that held for the coming year snd says that great en thusiasm prevails both among the Btudents and the people of Corvallis. Mr. Inne will keep his residence in Salem until next fall, when he will remove to Corvallis and take his place in the college faculty as phy sical director Will Ray Las been secured as trainer for the U of O track -team this " season. This action -was brought about by tbi refusal of Captain Payne to take charge of the training owing to the press of school work. Speaking of Ray, the Eugene Kegister says: Mr. Kay was a stu dent at the . Oregon Agricultural College during the sessions of '93, 1J4 and 95. He was the fastest college sprinter of his day. Later he A " a r A . 1 trainea tor some ume unaer.ine at rectiotfof "Dad" Trine, and in the spring of '97 had charge of the Pa cific College track team. His work here was of the highest order bring ng out a brilliant bunch of runners such as Redmond, Heater and Ken worthy. Since that time Ray has been running professional foot races with the best foot racers of Oregon and California. As Ttfr.- Ray uses the same system of training as taught by T'Dad" Trine the boys will not be handicapped by any cnange. Now a Free Bridge. Toll was removed on the steel bri ge at Albany last Thursday ev ning at 7:15 o'clock, and that s ucturt, which has been an ex pensiye luxury to the city of Al bany ever since1 its construction, will be maintained hereafter by Linn county. . That city is to pay all outstanding bonds and indebtedness, but will be relieved of the cost of keeping the bridge open for travel. The Herald, commenting upon the new arrangement, says: Two years ago the legislature passed an enabling act authoriz ing the city to collect toll from, the bridge and since that time the receipts have amounted to over $4,000 a year, sufficient to pay the expenses of repairing. Peo ple who live in Benton county, north of Albany, trade - here and it was a heavy drain on them, es pecially on the market gardeners and wood haulers. The Albany business men have tried for a number ot years to get the coun ty to take the bridge, but hereto fore their efforts met with strong opposition from the outside pre-; cincts: This time, however, the matter was presented to many! people Hying in other .portions of the county, and, when explained to them,, they readily acknowl edged the- justice of the claim. tion, we are foroed by the rec ords to admit that Benton coun ty is without financial standing and property at junall value ne cessitating a high tax levy in or der to raise sufficient funds for the maintenance of the county ; that the small .taxpayer is carry ing an unequal amount of the public burden, while, due to the present system of under valua tion and the apparent inability of the assesser- to reach money notes ana accounts, nis more wealthy neighbor is escaping taxation: that the tax roll of 1 902 shows that there was but $345 " in radney in Benton county on the 1st day of March of that year, while the published report of the First National Bank of Corvallis shows the sum of $339017.15 -on s deposit in its vaults alone at that time or in other words, over $300000 escap ing taxation; that Sec. 3o?7 of the Bellinger Code; Says: 4 'And said lands or towrt lots shall be valued at their true cash value. " "True cash value shall be held and taken to meaa. the amount such property would sell for at a voluntary sale made in the ordin ary course of business;" also Sec. 3058: "Air personal prop el ty not exempt from taxation shall be valued at its true value in cash; and it shall be the daty of each assessor to value all im provements on claimed land within his county as personal property:" also Sed 1067: "It shall be the duty of the county assessors of this state, when mak ing their assessment for each year, to apply to the proper of ficers of every basking, institu tion or express company in his cotmty "and rpfocure a certified sworn -statement of; the names of depositors of money or other val uables, with the . amounts of money or other valuables depos ited, attched to the names of each depositor, for the purpose of as sessing the same. " -- " 'It is there fore ordered that H. L Bush, as sessor of Benton county, Oregon, be, and he is hereby instructed and directed to carry out the provisions of Sectionsj057r 3058 ana 3007 at pages 1041. io and 1045 respectively of the Bel linger Code. And if said assess or fails and neglects to comply witn this order and carry: out the provisions of said above-mention ed sections, the county court will consider that he has failed to properly perform his duties, and a will not receive his assessment for the year 1903." It having been brought to the attention ot tne court taat Mrs. Carrie Fossett and children were m destitute circumstances and that they were desirous of going to 1 acoma, Wash., the clerk was instructed to draw a warrant for $i$ in favor of Mrs. Fossett. J. D. Wells was . appointed road supervisor for : road district No. 2 for the ; unexpired term. I92-I904. In the matter of rebate of taxes to Mrs. Anne Smith, it was or dered that the petition be grant ed and an order be drawn to her in the sum of $37.62. In the matter of rebate ef taxes to Mahala Stewart, it was order ed that said petition for rebate of I..72 be granted. M. P. Burnett, sheriff and ex- officio tax collector, ; bavins filed his undertaking as such tax col lector with the United States Fi delity and Guaranty Co. , of Bal timore, Md., as surety, in the sum of $10,000, the undertaking was approved. In the matter of posting the present owner books from Octo ber, 1902, to March 1st. iqoi. bids of J. H. Gibson for $to. and Victor P. Moses for $22, were opened, and thework allotted to Mr. Moses. V Upon the notice of Ellsworth Post, G A R, of its purpose to undertake the care of indigent saldiers and sailors; and J. W.; second growth fir- 2 49 I. S. Woodruff, 25 cords second-growth fir.. 2.43 The bid of B W. Taylor to furnish 25 cords of old-growth body fir: and bid of L S. Wood ruff to furnish 25 cords of second- growth fir, were accepted. It was ordered that the follow ing bounties on the scalps of wild animals killed in Beaton county, be allowed until further notice: Wildcat, $2; coyote, $2; moun tain lion or panther, $2; cougar, $2; gray or timber wolf, $2. All bids offered for opening of alteration in Wren-Kings Valley road were considered excessive and rejected. Pursuant to former order of the court, all supervisors of Ben ton county met with the court and plans for road work for the coming spring were lully con sidered. Bids for repairing the court house clock were opened, consid ered excessive, and rejectedj and it was ordered that the clerk ad vertise for bids for the removal of the clock from its present posi tion to the 3rd floor, cleaning of U J saia ciock, ana encasing tne same in glass, said bids to be filed with the county clerk up to April 1st, at 1 o'clock p. m. In the matter of the assessment of John Stahlbusch for the year 1902, it was ordered that the sheriff be instructed to make proper entry and correction on said assessment for the year 1902. It was ordered that the county purchase two road graders at cost bf $55 each, it being shown that there is necessity for graders in the districts of Alsea, Blodget aud bummit. ocaip Dounty jwarrants were ordered drawn in favor of A. W, Hawley for $2 ; A. T. Erwin, $2 Will Steeprow, $4; Lester Janu ary, $4. It appearing that certain crop erty .ielonging- to C. Bailey- had been doubly assessed, it was ordered that the clerk cancel said tax sale, by making proper entry on the tax sale record, and by cancelling the certificate of sale thereof, fully releasing all the county's interest in and to said property on account of said sale. It was ordered that Thos. A. j ones, county surveyor, prepare complete surveys, plans and. spec lficatibns and estimates for the construction of one mile of road on the Corvallis-Philomath wagon road, ahd advertise for bids for the construction of such road. Each bidder shall deposit with his bid 5 per cent of the amount of the bid, said bids to be filed witn tne county surveyor on or "GORDON HATS" ARB HERE PRICK $3.00 In all the Correct and Nobby Shapes They are the Perfection of Hat Mak ing, and Warranted to Wear a Year, Come Early Before the Sizes are Broken. NEW CLOTHING THIS WEEK S L KLINE 1, 1903, at one before April o'clock p. m. It was ordered .that bids be re building a bridge ceived for across the creek at Stewart's hil on the Albany-Corvallis road. and making grade; said bids to be received on or before April I, r93i at one o'clock p. m. Additional Local. Oil meal for sale at Wells. Splendid feed stock. Graham & for dairy Buy your milk of the Clover Leaf dairy, operated by Taylor & tJurrv. . -. Pure and wholesome cream and milk in any quantity at the Clovei Leaf dairy. Taylor & Curry pro prietors. The First Spiritual Union of Cor vallis, will bold services at Barrett Lyceum on Sunday,' at 3 p. m. All friends cordially, invited. Calving time, or failure to clean, is an anxious one for stockmen. Graham & Wells have a medicine that will relieve the dangers of this critical period. Call and enquire. The Episcopal church, corner of Jefferson & 7th streets: Services in this church as follows: Sunday school and Rector's class every Sun day at 10 a. m.; morning prayer and serman at 11 a. m. All, espec ially students, are cordially invited to each of these services. ? Q, macLean, Rector. Livery Business for Sale. . Half-interest in good livery and - feed stable in pood town 1 in the Willamette valley. For particulars inquire at this office. I hare an Extensive Line of WATCHES, CLOCKS & JEWELRY . Both in Novelttes and Staple Goods, also the Best Known Makes of SILVER-WARE, Both Flat ahd Hollow, Having trouble with your Eyes or GIases Can't get a Fit? "J Coma tai See Me and get a Perfect Fit, and a Guarantee that is Good. . NOTICE After Fetruary 1st the Stcre will close at &30 ft. W v Except Saturday. E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician,, The TV i business & HAROUN-e- College Man Will give a Complete, Thorough, Up-to-date bourse In Business, Pen Art, . Short nana", Ty pewrJjHiin T""- Three Man - , Six MoBthsv..;.;;V.;...:r......r Thirty Five Dollars: Ten Months....-..;........:.;; .......Fifty Dollars. - Combined Course, any two, 12 months, Fifty-five Dollars. ; Books and Suppliesflrom Five Dollars to Fifteen Dollars.- This Department Is in Connection with Phiiomath College which carries a corps of thorough teachers and all of the popular college courses. Yon all know its past record for solid work. Well, it's better now tha ever. Tuition and board low. Address me and get a free catalog and set of flourished and business Cflpfl- . F. S. HAROUN, Philomath, Oregon. Horne-Seekers; If you are looking for r me real irood bargains' in Slock. Grain Fruit and Poultry Ranches, write for my special list orjcome.'and eea me. I shall take pleasure in giving you all the reliablelinformation Ton wish- also showing ytu over the country. - HENRY AMBLER, 2r - Philomath, Benton County, Oregon Young's Cash Store. Ladies' Goods at low . prices, to close out. Fall line of woolen hosiery, also fancy goods. Orders for groceries may be sent by telephone. Sick Headache absolutely and perma nently cured by using Moki Tea, A pleasant herb drink. Cures Constipa tion and Indigestion, makes yon eat, sleep, work and happy. Satisfaction guaranteed or money back. 25 cts and 50 cts. Write to W. H. Hooker & Co., Buffalo, N. Y., for a free sample. Allen & Woodward. Watch Notice of Guardian's Sale.; Notice is hereby given that in pursu ance of an order of the County Court of Lincoln county, Oregon, (in probate) made on the 7th day ef February 1903. and entered in the probate journal of said court, Yol. 2, page 349, in the matter of the guardianship and estate of Melissa Whitney, Mary L. Whitney and Buth Whitney, minors, and heirs of Laura Whitney, deceased, duly licensinz and authorizing the undersigned guardian of said minors to sell their interest in the following described real es tate, the undersigned - guardian of said minors' will offer for sale and sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for cash in hand, and subiect to confirmation by said county court, on Saturday, the 4th day of Apr., 1903, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. xn., at the front door of the court - house, in the City of Corvallis, Oounty of Benton. State of Oregon, all the right, title, interest and estate of the . said minors, and each of them, in and to lots numbered four. five. six, seven and eight, in block number twenty, in the County Addition to the Oity of Corvallis, County of Benton, State ot Oregon, the same being an undi vided tnree-sixtns interest therein. Dated March 3rd, i903. N . ; M. T. Whitney, : .Guardian. ; Confidence Makes traveling a pleasure, when correct time is always a necessity. Yours may be a capable timekeeper, but through incom petent repairing you have lost faith in it. Brina It in to me. I Will repair tie worst wrecked watch, and I will do It ecoaotui cally. Albert J. Metzger Occidental Building:. CorvaUlsJOr. Notice of Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given that the under' signed, as administrator of the Estate ef Walter S. Hobbs, deceased, has this day filed his final account in said Estate with the county clerk of Beaton county, Ore gon, and the county court has appointed Monday, the 6th day of April, 1903, at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon of said day," for the bearing of objections to such final account and the settlement thereof. - Any and all persons baviag Ob jections to the same are hereby notified to be present at said time and place and make the same. Dated this 12th day of February, 1903. Gale S.-Hill Administrator of said Estate., call for Warrants. Notice is hereby , given tbat there is money in the Itreasury to " pay all city warraats drawn on the general fund and endorsed prior to November 20, I9OO, and all city street fund warrants endorsed prior to May 16, 1902. Inter est will stop on the same from this date. Dated at Corvallis, Oregon, March 3rd, 1903. Wir. McLagax,. : City Treasurer.