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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (July 26, 1904)
CORYAMIS ' ...'-'.. . ... ...... - H Vol. XO. Corvalijs, Benton County, Oregon; Tuesday, July- 26, ' 1904. ro, 01: Jlil 1 J A Dangerous Weed. For a number of years reports have come in from time to time of the dangerous ravages of a remarkable pest known by its proper, name as St. Johnswert. , Parts of Douglas, Lane and other counties are literally devastated! by it. It is a weed usually grow ing to be two feet or more inj height, with a yellow blossom at this time of the year, but becomes brown and very stiff after it loses its flower. It is said to have start ed Irom Eola in Marion county many years ago, by being biought in a crate of crockery shipped to a merchant of that place from Germany, so it is said in the shape of a tew seeds and the result is with us. . At present there are thousands of acres of land in Oregon which are practically worthless by the presence of this imported weed. It is one of the worst pests known since it grows more especially in pastures and on land inol cultiv able. It will appear in a small, patch, most people not knowing what it is, and it left alone will rapidly t spread, never stopping until it has killed out every other object in the nature of competing Vegetation. Forest rangers have found it growing in the Cascade mountains where campers have carried the seed. In many re spects it is a worse pest than the Canada thistle. No stock will eat it not even a goat. It should be watched especially in its in fancy. Salem Statesman. Corvallis Man Elected MORE COLLEGE NOTES The Chair of Horticulture. Jno. D. ; Olwell, of Central Point, probably the largest apple raiser in the ttate and very much interested in horticulture, is on the lookout for a suitable man to teach that subject at the college. As it now stands Prof. Lake is relieved of duty in that branch, having: been assigned to Forestrv instead. This gives Prof. Lake college work entirely. Thomas Bilyeu, who , recently graduated from the wood-working department of Cornell Uni versity, and who formerly held a position in the same " department here, has applied for the position and will probably be honored therewith. He brings recom mendations of a very high order. jectors and - sponsors :: of the; in stitution, to. hire and pay tor the very best talent obtainable. While these gentleman may be giving their yery best efforts for the sake of the institution and for the honor their is in it, it would give the matter a more business like touch to pay them something for their services, and again the state . would have substantial ground for removing lax or in competent members, if the work done did not justify the expendi ture. ' . ., ' The board met and transacted all necessary business in less than five hours. . The discursive and deliberative qualities that should characterize such a body of men were noticeably few. Two or three members did most of the suggesting and a slight trace of "bossism" prevailed. - The re- r. Gal vani, who represents l -i4. j passed through withoutjquestionor The Grand Lodge of A. O U. W. of Oregon, . held its annual election on Thursday last, and ' Prof. F. Berchtold, of this city, was "elected Grand Master. W. J Clark, of Gervais, was elected Grand Foreman .' and , '.Philip Gervurtz, of Portland,-' Grand Overseer. Prof. "Berchtold 'is tne oi the best known and most pop- iilar teachers connected -with the 'p C,iand hie6 foel hjead of this order an the, stateas, "ac'ompTlment well merited and weir deserved. " ii.ZIEKOLlF,.. Carries the newest, best and i. r G O . e E ; . 1 R the society lor the improvement of the Hindus, appeared before the board of Regents with a prop osition to assist in educating three or lour young men who may be brought from time to time from India. Mr. Galvani is a Russian by birthr but was exiled from the University of Moscow tor his po litical views; He is at present draughtsman for - Multnomah county and has an office and extensive library in the Oregon ian building. He has taken up this missionary work for the Hindus because it appealed to him, and he believes there are great possibilities in . the Hindu people if they can be inspired with American ideas and ideals, .ill Mr. Galvani asks is that the young men be treated kindly and that they be given work. The college, athletic teams were fairly successful and came out with a smallbalance in 'the treasury.,, .The total receipts from all games, ' entertainments, "etc., were $3009.90, from student ma triculation fees,4 $ r,22i, or $4,- 230.96 for ; all. The expenses were $1,867.10, leaving: on hand 66VaA full . report -will $e giveiMater..,... -....... : irroi. r niiuu was given consia ef aole'latitude to make experi ments in; "mining and assaying. MfFaltorf was relieved entire ly fron .Station -work.. to..; enable His work ha&bn$&kJyiVn of, and Mr . Keady, of the board, tbinka the iastitutioa! Jias dfenud the right man for the right place. It is the. purpose of -theboarC'Jo instaiv ftnrs ciass minmg ana as saying experiment plant. At the close of the session Wednesday evening," Mr. White head, manager of Cauthorn Hall, invited the members of the Board of Regents to six o'clock dinner. The invitation was accepted by all With the exception of one or two who were compelled, by rea son of previous engagements, to go elsewhere. Several took con veyances to Albany Wednesday night for their homes. A Good Recommendation. At the recent meeting of the board of regents of "the Oregon Agricultural College, President Weatherford suggested and recom mended that hereafter, all requir ed reports be made out before hand and a typewritten copy be sent to each member of the board in advence of the several days regular session, in order that each member might know something of the business to be transacted in the general meeting. This is a good suggestion as matters of importance come up for -decision " j .1 1 . . 1 -1 , ana iney ougut nor to oe aeciaea upon without much discussion and the thorough deliberations of the entire board.. .w Furthermore, discussion. . This, however, could riot be said of the many resolut ions passed. ,They were not type written and the most important one was dashed off ori a scrap of paper and passed in less than 20 minutes. It gave a touch of 'tinkering" to the latter part ot the proceedings. ; After all is said and done, how ever, one thing stands out clear aad strong; that the O. A. C. is on a substantial foundation and has a splendid - executive at its head, Presilent Gatch. - The college-is doing C well, 'is coping successful, with' the,:, emergencies of the times and is abreast with the needs?? of the yet '' youthful state of Oregon. . BIG HOTELS AT ST. LOUIS. The New Telephone. The Independent Telephone! Company has just received 9000 pounds of telephone cable - wire. The switchboard arrived Friday from Kansas Cityl t This switch board is one of the best for f the purpose to, be round-anywhere. The company f sjpjaring jio pains to.giyc sac pupuc neyery ,t?est ibhc -service obtainable. The switch-board is something unique. it - contains incandescent lights wrresponding to tfre: ttmnfoer ? of patrons. When a patrpn signals central, his lamp is lighted up. Central calls up the person wlint4 edf therteme grounding the wires ot all the others who mav jtiron that party HneV: ' t;he eiectripity wilt .,bAfulheC:by pany. There are 110 diy batteries to bother with; whea you wish to use,. the, ' phpae -y&aki nt vthet re ceiver, from .the hook and com mence to talk. You are riot an noyed byi the ringing of the phone, thus calling others on the party line. The only bell that rings is that of the person with whom you wish to talk. t - The service this company will render the citizens of i Benton county will be of inestimable value. It is a good thing, and the citizens are pushing it right along. Ntarly every business house in the city has subscribed for the phone. An Iowa Visitor Looks On The Humorous side of the situation. 1, The Thinside Iun, St. .Louis, Thursday I am comfortable sit ca ed in the Thinside Inn, which is a pleasant little tavern about as big as Missouri Tallev. It is built of lath, scantling, jute bag ging, wall paper and paint and is yery substantial. A heavy man can climb all over it. I saw three ball boys carrying, the bill for a night's lodging up to the fourth floor jast now and the beams did not sag much. The management is careful though. It puts all new guests on the ground"" floor, and after they have paid their biils for the. first da they put them on the second fldor. By the time a man has paid his bill for- two days he is light, enough to go tip on the third floor' with safety. When he nas stayed a week they have to put weights in his pockets to keep him from shooting up through the roof, t I got into-the Inn at 9 o'clock and was 86th in the line. When t got to the clerk he turned me upside down and shook me. "Then he counted what fell out of my pockets, told me to register and handed me a blue ticket and a bell boy. ii "You have enough -money for four days" he said. "Go to the cashier and settle." 3 My room is No. 54 1 5, three blocks from the public square and a mile south of .the buffet. When I got my receipts' and my bell boy I sat down and waited an hour,, for a street car. But they told me, there wasn't a line in the whole place not even a hack line. 1 nad to waiiq ail tne way to -my room- wore, out t wo "bell boys onjthe way but there's plenty more., , There are more bell boys than there are guests at the Inn. They use 'em for changes When you give the clerk $5 for your room he hands you back $2 and a bell boy. ' " : Jt . -Myiroom-is a -little far -away br tfeahv butl make it micely. I start for supper at 9 a. m. and tdp' fd a lunch :W the ay with a friend I know In room 2567.; Bnt a friend V of mine who '.lives'! tie, got two-days, Deniindf wj.tnn nis meals living put -in,' tlie, country at the rear uend of ithe liotel. Rural Carriers' Salaries. ..ZLEKOLfe the regents should receive some other monetary remuneration than their expense money. i ; If ; the institntion represents an investment of $3po,oob 'as one member states, and from $75000 to. $100,000: is aiinnaly ; expe:ndeaV $504 ; "tefX'td twelve" miest- It was supposed at first that rural mail carriers " were to re ceive jfoo per month, but a cir cular sent out recently by . the department gives a different Ter sion of the law. The salary will be based on the number of miles traveled. ''The" following is the scale upon which salary is based Carriers on routes 24 miles - and over in length will receive $720; twenty-three to twenty-four miles routes will carry $702 ; twenty two to twenty -.three miles, $684; twenty-one to twenty-wo miles, $666; twenty to twenty-one miles, $648; eighteen to twenty miles, $6 12; sixteen to eighteen miles, $576 fourteen :.to sixteen "jniles, $540; j twelve to fourteen miles, Ue don't want to hurry you ! But you must come early if you wish to secure some bargains at our great summer reduction sale. WASH GOODS and SUMMER DRESS GOODS AT COST. 10 per cent reduction on table linen and napkins. 10 per cent reduction on lace curtains and scrims. 10 percent reduction on calicos, percales and ginghams, 10 per cent reduction on all 50c mixed-woye dress goodf. 10 per cent reduction on cretons, silkaline and draperies. 10 per cent reduction on -towels and towelings. Bargains in odds and .ends ribbons and laces. 20 per cent reduction on embroderies and- dress trin - mings. ' . t Otker bargains on the remnant counter, We pay the top price for country produce. F. L MILLER. : Finally he found .that ,he was nearer to MoterlyV'MQ.y-thatt? he, was td the dining room sb! now he Walks over to" ltot&lyevel morning. . . A - -t XnejLnn.is a fine place.!;; Tjaey treat you right and do their , best to make you teel at . home.. ;I wanted the. clerk to come out and play a game of bottle pool with me this .morning and he said he wbuldjttst as s6oh' as he had "guesfcstakeh care of. "'But when he cot through with them there were. 119 more waiting so we had to give ,it : up. He) did not remember me 1 this. .morning until I told him my name, wonder why that was? s you don't Imm What a large stock we carry of Baby Buggies, Hammocks, Cots, Tents, Stools, Carpets, Matting, Wall-paper, Linoleum. All you have to do is to make the selection and put down the necessary $$, Perhap ft We dp theii ? 1 fVe xpp t to transact business in an honorable, legitimate manner and all who deal with as will receive fair and nil partial treatment. CORVALLIS OREGON' ar il THE LEADING I FURNITURE HOUSE' NB. Mail orders 'will receive prompt atten tion- . Will deliver ite every day from Trio 11 o'clock. - 1 Sm all orders-must tie in by 8'0'clcck Taylor-Qreer In the presence of immediate relatives and friends Harlan Tay lor and Roma Greer were united in marriage, Saturday at the home of the bride on third street by Rev. Handsaker. ; The bride looked very pretty in her wedding dress of pale blue while the groom wore conventional y black. Mr. Taylor's brother, Chester acted as best man and Mrs. Ollie Bald win graced the office of matron of honor. After the ceremony theyi wereiongratulated by their rela tives and friends then repaired to the Pioneer restaurant where re freshments were served in honor of .the occasion. The groom is a highly respected young man of this city and is employed at the Bento&Mrlls. 1 The 'fideis1 a highly esteemed daughter of Mr. and MrX, Greer 0 this cityT he c6upsilrkk tpreidenct -IfcUMBERN- and all Grape, Berry Kinds of Fruit Shipping BOXES Dressed and IFinishinglLumber, Doors, Windows, - Mouldings DJAT LOWEST PRICES GORVALLIS SAWMILL GO. E STRONG, Pres,, Corvallis, Orel ATI A M S F5Dm CONTRACTORS UJllkLl DKUD., and BUILDERS. All 7 AVU I furnish eetixnatestni enj thing in the building line, kinra of picket and woven fence to order. South Main St., Corvallis. j; E. HENMLE IIIXDERY,-MERCIIA,DISE) J DRY-GOOD GROCE1UES. l'ltODTJCK 1KOTJGIIT ai SOIJJ- in Corvallis.