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Corvallis", Benton Cotjnty, Oregon, Friday, June 1004.
Independence to Celebrate.
Friday and Saturday of this
week June 24 and 25, has been
fixed for the time of the big farm
er's picnic at Independence. A
farmer's picnic will begin Friday
forenoon at Independence, and
there will be the usual pleasures
of a picnic with a fine musical
program, addresses of welcome
and all the features of a big con
vention. Dr. E. J. Thompson,
the venerable Piesbyterian minis
ter will act as' chairman, and
Governor Chamberlain will deliv
er an address. Basket dinners,
. and a program of races from a fat
men's race to an auto race and
other sports will follow, and in
the evening addresses before the
farmer's convention will fill the
time.
Saturday the same program,
varied from the first day, will be
repeated and the evening's meet
ing in the big auditorium will
agaiu be devoted to the sessions
of the farmers, and the discus
sion of mattets of interest to the
. farmers. The gathering prom
ises to be one of the best yet held
in the state, and is certain to be
one of interest to all who attend.
Farmers from all parts of the Wil
lamette valley will be present,
and will take on the nature of a
farmer's institute combined with
the pleasures of a country fair.
A contest is now on, which
promises to be very iuteresting,
in the selection of a maid of
honor that wiil accoaipany the
govenor to the picnic grounds.
Voting has just commenced. The
leaders at this time are, Ruby
Kelso, 287; Florence Burton, 182,
Sadie Craven, 175; E la Robin
son, in; Grace Joue-, 35; and
Miss Mae Kennedy, 30.
Arrangements have been made
for a big baseball game between
the hopbuyers and the hopgrow
crs, and it promises to be inter
esting. , Govenor Chamberlain will
be the principal speaker at the
picnic. The convention is under
the supervision ot the Oregon
Agricultural College, assisted by
the granges of Polk County and
the citizens of Independence.
CITY FIRE ORDINANCE.
Passed by the Common Council
of Corvallis June 20.
a rigid seaicb be made.
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The following ordinance passed
by the city council at its last ses
sion should ncuve the carelul
perusal of every citizen. There
is no doubt but that many vio
lators of 'the ordinance can be
found at the present lime should
We will
readers the full text of
the instrument in this issue and
the issue following that uncon
scious violators may hi prepared
for a visit from the city officer.
The ordinance is as follows:
An ordinance to provide for the
prevention of fires, and the pro
tection of persons and property
endangered thereby.
The city of Corvallis does or
dain as follows:
Section i. No wooden build
ing within said fire limits shall be
altered or changed without the
written permission of the chief
engineer, approved by the com
mittee on fire and water; which
permit shall specify fully the
alteration or change required,
and no such permit shall be given
if any increase will be made by
the proposed change or altera
tion in the size of any wooden
building within the fire limits, or
if such repairs or alterations will
increase the value of any such
buildings more than 25 per cent.
The application therefor and a
copy of the such permit shall be
ket on file in the office of-police
judge,' Provided, that 10 more
than one permit per" year shall be
issued to repair any one building
except to repair damages' caused
by fire. -
SEC. 2. No building within
said fire limits shall be removed
except to a position on the same
lot on which it may have stood,
to make room for more per ma
next improvements, or to a point
outside the fire limits.
Sec 3. Whenever any build
ing shall be by any means so
much injured as to be in the
judgment of the chief engineer
and committee on fire and water,
a dangerous nuisance, or when
uy wooden building within the
fire limits shall, in the judgment
of the chief engineer and commit
tee on fire and water, be damaged,
by fire to the extent of one-half
or more of the actual value, the
chief engineer shall immediately
caused to be served upon the
owner or persons having control
thereof, a notice requiring such
owner or person to remove the
same forthwith and the persons
receiving such notice shall with
in ten days after receiving the
same, comply with the 'require
ments thereof.
Sec. 2. All buildings over one
story in height hereafter erected
in the fire limits, shall have scuttle-frames
and doorsjor bulk-heads
leading to the roof, made of cov
ered with some fire-proof mater
ial, and shall have ladders or
stanways leading to the same,
and such scuttles or stairways
shall be kept so as to be ready
for immediate use at all times,
and all scuttles shall not be less
in size than two by three feet.
All other buildings now. con
structed or to be constructed
shall be . provided with scut
tles leading to the attic, loca
tion of same to be approved by
the fire wardens.
Sec. 5. The chief ot police,
chief engineer and committee on
fire and water of this city, shall
have at all times the right to en
ter any building within the city
for the purpose of ascertaining
any violation of this ordinance
which " may come to his knowl
edge. "". " '
SEC 6. 'That it shall be the
duty of each fireman to notify the
chief engineer of every violation
of this ordinance which may
come to his knoweledge.
Sec. 7. The chief engineer
and assistant engineer and the
chief of police are required to
ee that the requirements and
provisions of the ordinance are
enforced, and make complaint to
the police judge's court for all
violations thereof.
Sec. 8. - That the chief engi
neer and chief of police shall be
the fire wardens for this city,
whose duty it shall be to see that
the provisions of this ordinance
are strictly enforced. -
Sec. 9. That every chimney
or flue that may hereafter be
built within the city limits, shall
have walls of good qualitv of
brick or stone at least four inches
in thickness, and the bottom to
be six inches in thickness of the
same material, and to be ?aid in
good lime mortar or water lime
cement, and to be plastered on
the inside.- and when passing
through or near woodwork to be
plastered on the outside. No
chimney or flue shall be built,
which shall have any joint or
timber resting on or entering into
the same. The chimney or flue
shall be well secured, and shall
extend at least four feet above
the roof of the building to which
it is attached, measuring from
the point where such chimney or
flue passes through such roof, and
shall extend at least two and
one-half feet below the ceiling of
the first story of such building.
Should 1 such chimney or flue' be
deemed unsafe to the building or
buildings adjoining by the fire
wardens, they shall order them
built to such height as they mav
deem necessary, butt such height
shall not exceed four feet above
the extreme height of said ad
joining building?. .
SEC. 10 No smoke pipe with
in any building with wooden
floors tr Ceiling .hll enter any
flue unles said pipe shall be at
least fourteen inches from either
floor or ceilii g; aiul in all cases
where moke pipes pass through
partitions of any kind whether
the same1' be plastered- or not,
they shall be guarded by a dou
ble collar of metai with at least
three inch air space, and hole for
ventilation; or by a soapstone
ring no: less than three inches in
thickness and extending through
the' partition or by a solid coat
ing of plaster of pris thr:e
inches thick, or oy any earthen
wire ring three inches from the
pipe. JNo stove pipe or smotse
pipe shall pass through any win
dow, side or roof of any build
ing, except Dy permit granted by
the fire wardens, and such per;
mit shall be in writing and state
the time for which said leave is
granted. The opening, where
the pipe goes through the roof or
side of the building, by permit or
otherwise shall in all cases be at
least four inches in diameter
larger than the size of the pipe
and be protected by a double col
lar of metal, or otherwise, as in
the case of passing through par
titions and shall have tin or zinc
on the inside and outside of such
opening.
(Continued in next issue)
Cascara Sagrada Industry.
As Cascara. Sagrada, chittim,
orbearberry bark (the last being
the most common, as bears climb
the trees to get the berries when
ripe) has of late become so wide
ly advertised and favorably known
for its curative qualities of con
siderable value, it will be ot in
terest to many to learn more
! about it especially since there has
been such a determined effort
made from certain quarters to
hide the worth of this bark. The
following description may be in
teresting to some who do not un
derstand the nature ot tnis won
derful wood.
It is found betweeu British Col
umbia and California, in the river
bottoms and gulches alone the
coast range in Oregon and Wash
ington. It is very similar to dog
wood in size, but differs from that
tree in that it has but four leaves
on the end of each small stem
After the leaves have fully matur
ed a cluster 6 four or five, small
buds formed by each leaf, prod uc
ing small berries, firsf green then
black," "resembling a cherry, only
much smaller wnile the seed is
much the same as the cherry eed
This seed has a very bitter tastt
much the same as the batk, while
the meat portion of the berry has
an agreeable taste. -
The tree when found where
other trees are not very tall,"espe
cially among soft maple, dogwood.
crabapple, alder, vine-maple, etc.,
grows quite tall and portly, with
graceful limbs such as a cherry
tree has, while on the other hand
if among tall trees its growth is
stunted, and the bush is small in
body. The wood on -the inside
is ot a reddish color, while the
outer part of about one third .of
the diameter of .the tree, is very
white. The bark next to the tree
has a golden color, " and is very
brittle, breaking one way as easi
ly as the other. ""
There are several methods em
ployed in peeling the bark from
the tree. Some peelers ciimb the
tree to nearly its top, stripping it
clean to the ground, leaving the
stump standing, while othtrs fell
the tree. This method is used
more t;nerally by women and
children . The bark is taken frm
the wools and dried in the sun,
being spread out with tne inside
down, avo.ding exposure, of that
side to the sun, rain or dew,
which has a tendency to turn it
black, which would decrease its
market value.
There are a few coutrac o
and commission buyers in Port
land who are attempting to in
struct the peelers as to how their
work should be done. If these
instructions are ne t complied with
the contractor attemps t deduct
a cent a pound from the market
price, which is clear gain to him, I
as the real value ot the bark is
not lessened.. The buyers instruct
not to peel the tree nearer than-
one foot of the ground, complain
ing that below that point the bark
is woody, and consequently value-
ess. This is no, a fact, as the
woody bark comes fiom the very
arge trees, which have been
snagged by the falling timber'etc.
An abundance of moss is usual-
y round on tne cnitnm tree which
should be removed. After being
dried the bark should be crushed.
Clubs and similar articles are used
"or this purpose, but the most
common method, being most el
ective, is to run the bark through
feed cutter, the result being
greatly more satisfactory. The
bark is then placed in sacks, be
ing tamped in until they contain
fifty to sixty pounds.
Most that has been said about
this bark has been by those who
traffic in it, and their statements
have been quite erroneous. There
is not a great deal of this timber
remainiflg, as the average buyer
would have it understood" the
other way, in order to keep down
the price. In all probability the
time for cheap chittim bark will
be" at an end by another year.
There will be a great deal of this
bark put on the market this year,
which will be bought at a low
figure by the commission men,
and when- the supply is exhausted
he will exact from the manufac
turer an enormous price for what
he bought for almost nothing.
The average settler has hereto
fore ruthlessly destroyed the chit
timber, not appreciating its worth.
In ten years from now those who
have a quantity of chittim trees
will be able to dispose of the bark
at a very fancy once, probably
50 cents a pound. Oregon lum
berman.
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WOOL. DRESS GOODS
New Mixed Suitings .
New Scotch Weaves . . .
. New Etamine and Voiles
New Mohairs, Plain and Figured
. New Black Dress Goods
NOVELTIES
New Buttons
New Waist Sets
" New Trimmings
New Ornaments
New-Stock Collars
New Laces
New Ribbons
t DOMESTICS
New Table Linen and Napkins
New Muslins and Sheetings
New Towels and Towling '
. . New Curtains and Scrims
your prcfiuc
miller.
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Successors to J Dm Mann & Com
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gorvallislceCPorte.
Will deliver ice every day from 7. to 11 o'clock.
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Tne Pioneer Bakery. - formerly
run by Hodes fe Hall and later by
Read fc Hall, was transferred the
early part of the week to the ex
clusive ownership of Mr. Hodes,
Mr. Hall retiring to engage in busi
ness elsewhere . and Mr. React dis
posing of his interests to Mr. Hodes.
Carl Hodes is well known to Cor
vallis people and: his old friends
and former customers are pleased
to see him behind the counter once
more. ,
Grape, Berry and all rvinds or rruit snipping
OXES
Dressed and Finishing Lumber,
Doors. Windows, Mouldings
AT LOWEST PRICES
CORVALLIS SAWMILL CO,
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ADAMS; BROS.,SS
Will fprnicli eetitratcs on anything incite building line. ft ' ' j
All kin 8 of picket aod ncTca fence to order.ff fcttlh Main St., Ccrvallte