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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1904)
CORVAELIS AZE Vol. XLI. Corvalus Benton Couoty, Oregon, Friday, August 12, 1904. 0 "Imu' Who Are They? Up at the head waters of the Lucuamute, near old Fort Hos kins, is a company of about twenty surveyors, working in dustriously with some object in view, but what it is no one seems able to ascertain, as all questions are met with evasive answers. It is supposed that a railroad route is being sought for the Siletz country, where there is an exten sive tract ot timber. A gentle man, whose name is not known and who owns extensive holdings in that section, is .-upposed to be behind the enterprise. This, however, is conjecture; but it is known to be a fact that an opening 10 the Siletz country has been talked of lor a number of years At first it was thought that the Falls City road could be extendtd over the mountain, but that is now (tjiveu up Another feasible pan is to build a road from the S. P. at Airlie through Kings Valley to connect with the C. & E. at Wren or Blodgett. A few days ao the General Land Agt. of the O. R. and N. was in Corvallis and had a con sultation with the Benton county assessor. It is possible that a resurvey is being made with a view to mak ing up the assessment roll which will be completed in September. WILL BlILD THE LINE. Work Must Begin Within tlie Next Ninety Days. Better Than a Patent Medicine. The following is an excellent cough remedy which is said to cure coughs and even consump tion in its first stages. One of our subscribers seuds it for publi cation and requests that readers cut it out and save it. One pint alcohol, one table spoonful oil of tar, two teaspoon fuls rhubarb and a bunch of elder bark about the size of a man's fist fiom the two-year-old growth, scraped downward in ob taining it. First add oil of tar to alcohol, then add rhubarb; boil elder bark till strength is obtained, strain it and boil down to a gill, then add it to a pint of hot water, then sweeten with honey or sugar un til it is about the consistency of thin syrup and add to alcohol while hot. ...ZIEROLF... Carries the newest, best and most complete line of X G R O c E R I E S x c R O C K E R Y The county court convened in extra session Wednesday to con sider the petition for a franchise, made by Eugene parties, to build and operate an electric road along the state road from Corvallis to the southern limit of Benton county. The petition with the action of the court is given be low and is worthy of careful con sideration of every citizen of Ben ton comity. W. E. Yates repre sents the Eugene company. A telegram was received by him Wednesday morning from parties in Eugene that the Lane county court had granted the new com pany a franchise similar to the one asked for in Benton county. The Benton county court granted the franchise asked for with but few res-ervations. The franchise was given thoughtful and careful consideration, the entire court leaning toward the side of con servatism in order to safeguard the interests of the county. The granting of this franchise and the building of this road marks the beginning of a new era for Benton couuty. We sin cerely hope that the new com pany is serious in its undertaking and will accomplish what it seeks to do. THE PETITION. The undersigned, your peti tioner, respectfully petitions your honorable body to grant to it un der such terms and restrictions as may be just and equitable, a right, privilege and franchise to construct, operate and maintain a system of electric railways, and the poles wires and superstruc tures used in connection there with, on the county roads of Ben ton county, Oregon, hereinafter described to-wit: Commencing at the south boundary of the city of Corvallis in said county and running thence east aud south and generally southeasterly direction via Monroe to the south boundary of Benton county on the road between Monroe in said county and Junction City in Lane county, Oregon, in an easterly direction from Monroe; said road being known as the territorial or state road and designated on the plats of Benton county as road No. . BENTON COUNTY'S ACTION. Now at this time comes the Willamette Vallev Electric Rail road Company and petitions the court for a franchise, right and privilege over the county roads herein ifter designated for the purpose of constructing, operat ing and maintaining an electric railway thereon, this matter having been under consideration by the county court since the 4th day of August, 1904, and it ap pearing to the court that such railways can be constructed and operated upon the county roads of this county without material injury or obstruction to the or dinary travel and traffic thereon and that the construction and operation of such railways would be of great benefit and conven ience to the public and will facil itate communication and tend more rapidly to develop the re sources of the county and increase the wealth thereof, it is ordered by the court that the following rights be granted to said peti tioner over the following county roads upon the petitioner com plying with and carrying out and performing the conditions here inafter named, to-wit: Route No. , 1. Commencing at the south boundary of the city of Corvallis in the said county and running thence south am' east and in a generally south easterly direction via Monroe to the south boundary of Benton county on the road between Mon roe in said county and Junction City in Lane county, Oregon in the territorial or state road and designated on the Plats of Benton county as road No. . The exact location of said electric railway upon said county roads is to be hereafter deter mined by a survey thereof at the expense of petitioner, and survey and location to be subject to this court. Said railway shall be constructed alone one side of the right-of-way constituting said county roads and shall not occu py more than 15 feet of said right-of-way, measuring from the out side limit excepting at the places where it is necessary for the con struction of switches, and at such places not more than 20 feet of said county roads shall be occupied; and in all cases there shall be left not less than 30 feet in width of said county roads out side and exclusive of that occu pied by said electric railway. And whenever.it is necessary for said petitioner ior any reason to occupy and appropriate the road bed ot any part of the said county roads, such contingency to be de termined by the county court, then said petitioner shall obtain sufficient and suitable ground for a road-bed and convey the same, or cause it to be conveyed to said county and construct thereon a road-bed in all respects as good, - permanent and safe as that appropriated by itself, and such conveyance and construc tion shall be completed before the old road-bed is disturbed, this court to be the judges as to the sufficiency and suitableness of said new road-bed. And' in all cases where it is nece' sary or con venient for said railway to cross any of said county roads, said crossings shall be so constructed by said petitioner as not to inter fere with the ordinary travel and traffic UDon said county roads and to the satisfaction of this court; and the cuts and grades, if any, along said county roads made for the purposes of said railway, shall, be so constructed and maintained as not to interfere with the proper drainage of said county roads and so as not to make the same dangerous to public travel or ma terially interfere with the ingress to or egress lrm said county road by the adjoining owners. The poles for said railway shall be set at the edge of said county roads. The survev to be made by petitioner and filed herein as above provided, shall show ac curately the limits of said county roads as shown by the records of said county, the exact location of said railway, the location of the switches necessary and con venient therefor, the topography of the ground and all other facts and details usually shown by such surveys and necessary and convenient for the proper under standing of the same and the location of said track and switches shall be subject to the approval of the court. Actual construction of said system of electric railways shall be commenced within go days from date of this order, and not less than five miles of said track shall be built within one year, and the whole of said line shall be completed and in operation with in two years. A failure upon the part of the petitioner to comply with any of these conditions shall work a forfeiture by him of any right or privileges granted herein at the option of this court. A failure by petitioner to operate said railway by running a car each way over the same every 24 hours, shall be cause for forfeit ure of said tranchise unless pre vented by storms, strikes or other causes beyond the control of said petitioner. No rights, privileges or fran- chises granted hereunder shall continue or be in force after the 1 st day of September, 1954. Subject to the foregoing re strictions and conditions, and subject to the approval by the court of the location of said rail way track and switches, and sub operation and maintenance of said system, a franchise, right and privilege is hereby granted said petitioner to construct, oper ate and maintain an electric rail way, and the poles and wires and other superstructures necessarv for the successful operation of the same upon the county roads above set forth and described for the term of 50 years. A Day Among the Hills. Corvallis, which means "the heart of the valley," is well named, and its loyal citizens ntver tire of singing its praises. There is no point iu the Willam ette river wuere its waters flow with more grace and beauty taan here, and the beautiful hills which form an ever-changing back ground, would take the eye of an artist and the pen of a poet to describe them. At this time of the year it is real pleasure the spend the day among them. This pleasure was afforded a party of fifteen ladies wtio were tne guests ot Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Davis on Tuesday. The party, with Mr. Davis in charge, ietttown at eleven o'clock tor their farm which lies four miles west of Corvallis. The drive is a beautiful one, the road winding among the hills until the home which nestles in a little valley is reached. The invita tions were ror a day in the woods, so the ride was continued for another half mile to an ideal spot wuere Mrs. Davis gave all a ioyal welcome. Beneath the spreading branches of the trees, on a table built for the occasion and beautifully dec orated with ferns and flowers, a bounteous dinner was served. The aiternoon was given over to conversation, to gathering ferns, and to the simple joy of being in the woods. All too soon the lengthening shadows warned the party it was time to go home and an hour later, a day among the hills had become a pleasant memory. i r "v -Jt . Closes Successful Term. Earl Brown closed a very suc cessful term of school at West- wood, seven miles west of Philo math, last Friday evening. A short' program was rendered by the school interspersed by select ions on phongraph. Supt. Den- man made the graduating ad dress and presented Miss Mildred White her diploma. Mr. Den- man gave a comprehensive speech on the state course laid down for the guidance of all pupils in the common schools. He also point ed out the duty of school officers concerning the work done in their respective schools. Prizes were awarded Myrtle Reynolds and Esther White and Ina Ches ley for efficiency, the former re ceiving a fine album and the two latter each received a doll. lwenty-nve cents each was given to Miss Reynolds and Ina Ceesley for perfect attendance. Finally as a token of remem brance each pupil enrolled during the term received a photograph of their teacher. Crop Conditions In Benton. I7e don't want to fccsrjr no's But you must come early if you wish to mx-ir s bargains at our great summer reflation i.., WASH GOODS arcd r. SUMMER DREC3 GOOD AT COST. 10 per cent reduction on table linen and 10 per cent reduction on lace curtains an z 10 percent reduction on calicos, percales 10 per cent reduction on all 50c mixed-r 10 per cent reduction on cretens, sijkdi . 10 per cent reduction on towels arid tov Bargains in odds and ends ribbons and . 20 per cent reduction on embroderies mings. Otker bargains on the remnant counter We pay the top price for country produ :. : :cri 1 1. d: F. L Mil I pp 8 LM b;-"i-a U We want you to ftarry up and see our store under its present mw.r. 7' our windows will convince you that we ' -ordinarily fine inside. We are headqur -.rr.it. A giants at Furniture, Carpets, Matting, " :'.r 1 pJ!QTt etc.- Give us a chance to show you our largv Ii,o of roods. If you are not now ready to buy, when you ar oj v. -ill know where to get Honest Goods at Honast Prices. fc. 1 $t - f RJ 1 feg W OLLENE CORVAL" CP.ZZ071 THE LEADING FUHiTURE HOUSE." N. B. Mail orders will - - ; - - (Korva r? 1 1 u . m Will deliver fee rvcy c y fu m 7 tc 11 o'clock. Sma ll crdc - r. 1 i let I ft t k 5 A Id The yield of grain is light all over the county, but what there is, is of good quality. The thresh ing outfits have about finished their run of fall grain. The oats headed very short but the heads are showiag up better than was anticipated. The average yield of tall wheat will not much ex ceed twelve and a half bushels an acre. The spring wheat is being cut in places, but will not exceed the general average, although well located and favored fields will vield fifteen bushels. There is a fair promise of a good crop of late apples. Oak wood is selling at from $3 This spsoe s-'&s&i'-w&ui fw The OorwiiFHs S&w& Miii $3o. Watch for Imorf-mM am nouncemenm r J AFIAMS POOS CONTRACTORS-; Will furnith fsdn-.-" - anything in t) ? h v-. lin. All kine'e of picket and i. .v to order. St u- w iVMu. s,t C i !Hv J. E. HENKLE, MUXXIXERY. MERtnASDISK, DRY GOODS GROCERIES. PRODUCE BOUGHT SOLDj s i an easterly direction from Mon ject to the general supervision of Philo i ath, Or. to $4 per cord and fir horn $2.50 ro ; said rotd being kno-rh as this court as to the construction, to $3.50 per cord.
