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CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1904.
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Trade and Finance as Reported
at New York.
Reports from the commercial
centers throughout the United
States indicate greater activity in
general business, especially at the
Southwest where merchants are
ordering liberal supplies of new
goods.
These conditions are modified
of course, by disturbance in cer
tain centers where jobbers an
nounce a falling off as compared
with last year's orders.
Here, as elsewhere, the ap
proach of the presidential elect
ion with the feeling that general
trade had slackened have been
effective in restricting operations
in various industries. With the
prevalence of more seasonable
weather and generally hopeful
feeling about the crops, distribut
ion of merchandise has expedited
and sentiment materially improv
ed. Collections are still slow,
and in the neighborhood of Bal
timore show a falling off for the
week. In Pennsylvania ihe same
tendency has been felt, jobbers
reporting rather unsatisfactory re
turns, caused by the continuance
of unfavorable . industrial con
ditions. St. Louis territory shows
up well with dry goods trade and
heavy orders for fall deliveries.
Traveling salesmen are sending
in fully as many orders as last
year and the outlook is good for
strong fall trade. The labor situ
ation is decidedly better, wage
earners at all centers being dis
posed to modify their demands in
accordance with known con
ditions. Business continues dull,
through New England with little
change from last year. Mills are
purchasing supplies in hand, to
mouth fashion, and while there
is little improvement in the gener
al situation, but better trade "is
looked for in July. There has
been a further decline of money
rates at New York this week.
The market is easy in all branches
aud is likely to continue so until
the crops begin to move. Mer
chants have been borrowing a
little more freely, but the supply
of good paper falls far short of
demand. The demand is not
at all urgent, however, but with
increased activity in some lines
ot business after the presidential
campaign has been formally start
ed and inquiry mav extend considerable.
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The great triple celebration
held in our city last Saturday,
Sunday md Monday in honor of
our country's birth is now but a
pleasant memory.
With one or two exceptions
nothing occurred to mar or an
noy the spirit of mirth and glad
ness that prevailed in every heart
Citizens and visitors alike gave
themselves over with a whole
souled abandon to "have a good
time, and they had -it. The
weather was all the cost fastidious
could' wish. All three days were
typical of the ideal Oregon sum
mer. The early morning hours
as also the evenings were com
fortably cool. Banks of clouds in
the west for a time in the early
morning hour threatened rain but
soon melted out into a thin blue
haze that hung like a soft pro
recting canopy between the sun
and earth.
The crowd that came to Cor
vallis July 4, is variously esti
mated at between 4,00c and
5,000. About 2,000 meals were
served by the various hotels and
restaurants of this city. Both
sides of Main street from Emery's
gallery to the Hotel Corvallis
weie packed with people. They
came Irom all parts of Benton
county. Newport, Toledo and
other points on the coast, from
Albany, Independence, and quite
a number here from Monmouth.
It was the largest crowd Corvallis
ever attempted to amuse, but it
was done and done well.
The parade was one of the best
ever held in the city. It was
fully a half mile long, was well
organized, and very complete.
Visitors to the carnival say that
it was better than that seen in
Portland. The parade was larger
than planned for and tar exceed-'
ed in beauty of the different de
signs, the wildest hopes ot the
projecting committee. John F.
Allen deserves great praise for his
untiring energy and public enter
prise in being at the head of the
committee on arrangements.
The goddess of liberty, repre
sented by Miss Grace Huff, rode
in a white chariot drawn by a
span of milk white horses. Miss
Huff looked beautiful in her
shining white silk robe, that
scintillated in the sun from the
innumerable gold spangles thick
ly dotting its snowy surface.
Miss Huff looked indeed a veri
table queen tall, well-propor
tioned and graceful, she was the
center of many admiring eves
No better choice could have been
made for this difficult position
and her friends are overjoyed
that she accomplished her part
so well.
The float containing the god
dess ot peace and plenty was
occupied by Miss Elsie Dilley,
who looked beautiful in her robe
of pale blue and Miss Mary Dan
neman no less charming adorned
in scarlet. Following came the
liberty car with 45 of the fairest
little girls of the city, with joy
and gladness mirrored on every
face.
The fire department was fitting
ly represented by 50 boys draw
ing the Young America engine
the hose cart drawnjby about a
dozen boys, the hook and ladder
cart drawn by about a dozen
men and the Willamette bovs
bringing up the rear with hose
cart No. 5.
The members of the Coffee
Club, seated upon a beautiful
float and carrying tin cups and
a huge coffee pot, made the air
ring with the lively strains of
"Red, White and Blue." Fol
lowing the latter came the car
riage containing the orator,
reader, chaplain and president of
the day and two others in which
were the mayor and councilmen.
This closed the first division, in
charge ot E. R. Bryson
; George Brown seated upon his
prancing black stallion, . headed
the second division. The Peoria
brass band closelv followed with
a handsome float of the A. O. U.
W. and D. of H. coming next in
order. The Modern Woodmen
float representing real Indian
women armed with tomahawks,
and followed by the degree team
on foot came next in order. The
Lions, on a beautiful float with a
real live bady lion in a cage, at
tracted the attention of all. The
Ladies of the Maccabees, with a
great bee hive covered with big
brown bees, gave every evidence
of their industry and ability.
Among the business houses
that entered the race for the prize
was theD: C. Rose cigar factory,
with two workers busily engaged
in makingreal home-made cigars.
Home industries,, a first-class
hand-made refrisirator by the
Corvallis Manufacturing Com
pany of Colbert & Son, was fit
tingly represented, as was also
the real live float of Hathaway
Bros., carriage manufacturers.
H. Simpson came next with
a superb creation consisting of
various hardware articles sur
mounted by a horse and buggy
containing a couple of lovers:
The third division was in
charge of James K. Berry, who
furnished a good display in the
line of automobiles, motors and
bicycles.
The fourth and last division of
the parade was headed by Reuben
Kiger, and in the division were
many carriages and other turn
outs, which closed the long and
attractive parade.
TheJ.H. Simpson float cap
tured the $10 prize offered for the
best industrial float, and the $10
for the best Iraternal float was
awarded that of the A. O. U. W.
and D. of H. R. Kieer was the
winner of the prize for the best
turnout.
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The exercises, of the day took
place in the Court House park.
A speaker s platform, witp seats
for 500 people had been erected
among the maples to accommo
date the immense throng of peo
ple. Seats upon the platform
were occupied, by the city Coun
cil, the city band, the queen of
the day, the goddess of liberty,
and peace and plenty, the presi
dent, the reader, the orator and
singer of the day.
The invocation was made by
Rev. Mark Noble and Geo. L.
Paul read the Declaration of In
dependence with characteristic
clearness and force. Miss Lulu
Spangler sang with thrilling
effect 4,The Star Spangled Ban
ner." The orator of the day,
Hon. L. T. Harris, of Eugene,
delivered a masterly address ap
propriate to the occasion. Mr.
Harris captivated his audience
with his clear forceful remarks.
tie is one ot tne rising young
men of the day.
The races on Main street prov
ed to be the most exciting part of
the whole three day's program.
Both sides of Main street were
densely packed, and many did
not get to see even a single race.
Many were on the awnings,
house-tops, in second story win
dows and quite a number of
small boys were "up trees all mak
ing an effort to see the outcome
of each event. . A dozen special
police had hard work managing
ihe surging crowd. The list of
entries and prizes is as follows:
440 yard run 1 won by Allen;
prize, $10.
220 yard dash won by Cathey
pjize, $7.50.
Tug of war won by Gilt-edge
team , prize, $10. -
100 yard . dash won by Wood
cock;, prize $7.50.
. 100 dash for boys under 15,
won by Riggs.
Hose race, first jprize $ 60 won
by Corvallis No. 1 and second
prize $20, won by Willamette.
Wheelbarrow race won - by
Cathey, $5. -
Sack race won by Cathey, $5.
Motor bicycle race won by
Cathey, $22.50.
Old man's race won by W J
Howell, aged 64. r
Fat man's race, 200 pounds or
over won by Schoel, $5.
Girls' race, under 12, won by
Miss Plaster, $3.
The Shooting Tournament. Q
The shooting contest on Mon
day was one of the best ever held
in the Willamette valley. Mr.
Howe, travelling representative
of the U. M. C. Cartridge Com
pany and the Remington Arms
Co., was here, and took part in
many of the events. He has
shot birds all over the United
States and says that the Corvallis
grounds were the most unfavor
able and the birds the most diffi
cult of any he has' ever known.
The best marksmen in the North
west were present and participat
ed in the events. Three of these
men were up at the big shoot in
Pendleton a few days ago. Tne
general average of all the visitors
was below normal, while the
average of the local boys, con
sidering the fact that they consid
er themselves amateurs, was jex
ceedingly high.
Trie visiting sDortsmen said
that it was simply impossible to
make better averages than were
made. All the way through , our
boys stood neck and neck with
the best shooters iu the state.
For instance in the second event,
Benoet shot 15 straight birds,
Burnett 14 and Emery 13, while
the Portland boys got only 12.
Again in the second event a man
from Polk County got 19 out of
26 birds, while Portland, Salem
and Albany got only 17 and 18.
The success of the day is due
in large measure to the committee
on arrangements, Huston, Calla
han and Kiger, and the untiring
energy of Captain Emery. At
present the boys own their own
shobting house and traps, have
their lease paid and cleared $60
The following is the result of
Monday's shooting tournament, 1
giving the events, value of purse
and number of birds broken in
each event:
Event No. 1, 10 targets.
Purse $14.66; added money $5.
Mclntyre 10; G Palmer, Shel-
ton, Nickerson, Howe, 9; G Logs
don, Long, Culver. Wallace,
Frohman, 8.
Event No. 2. 15 targets.
Purse $21.00; added money $8.
E Bennett, 15; Howe, Burnett,
r4; Culver, CI eland, Carlon, 13;
Emery, Abraham Ellis, G Pal
mer, H Palmer, 12.
Event No. 3, 20 targets.
Purse $15.60; added money
$10.
Nickerson, 19; Cleland, Ellis,
Emery, 18; Howe, Abraham,
Shelton, 17; Ed Long, Zierolf,
14-
Event No. 4, i targets.
Purse $16.70; added money $8.
Abraham, Ellis, 14; Howe, G
Palmer, H Palmer, Burnett, Cle-;
land 13; Long, Shelton. Wallace,
Nickerson, Bennett, Frohman,
12.
Event No. 5, 15 targets.
Purse $22.50; added money $8.
Mclntyre, 15; G Logsdon, Kig
er, r4; Howe, Long, Abraham,
Carlon, Ellis, H Palmer, Huston,
13.
Fvent No. 6, 25 targets.
Purse $28.50; added money
$10.
Howe, Abraham, 'Nickerson,
23; Bennett, 22; Carlon, Cleland,
Frohman, Mclntyre, -21 ; G Logs
don, H Palmer, Shelton, 20.
The " general average of each
shooter appears below.
Abraham 86, Ellis and Bennett
82, Emery 74, Logsdon 77, Car
lon 75, H Palmer 79, G Palmer
74, 'Shelton 78, Newton 61, Cul
ver 61, Mclntyre 79, Wallace 68,
Burnett 62, Cleland 82. Nicker
son 80, Baltimore 60, Frohman
75, Bennett 76.
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