CORVALLIS r Vol. XLH. CoiavALLis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday, April T, 1905. NO. 30 CITIZENS' LEAGUE. Annual Meeting for Election of Officers Held Last Monday . Evening. - ' The Benton County Citizens' League held its .regular meeting in the county court room last Monday evening, April 3rd. It being the regular time for the election of officers, the following named business men were duly elected by a unanimous vote of the league : B. W. Johnson, pres ident; J. A. Harper, ist vice-president; J. H. Simpson, 2nd vice president; John F. AUen, secre tary, and Walter Wiles,, treasur er. A great many important busi ness matters were freely discussed by the membeis and many plans were laid for developing and ad vertising the undeveloped wealth, healthfulness and grand climate of Benton county. The league has done much in the- past for Corvallis and Benton county, and a vigorous effort will be made the coming "Lewis and Clark" year to make Benton county the most prominent county in the State of Oregon. We have the best coun tv - already, and the Citizens1 League proposes to advertise it so to the million people who will visit our Fair and state this sum mer. What we want is the, support of every business man in Corval lis and Benton county.. In the past a few have had to do all the work all are wanted to lend a hand in future. "In Unity There is Strength," and if we all get our shoulder to the wheel we can bring and locate in Benton, coun ty within the next year and a-half at least 10.000 people. Why some of the business men should be so dead to their own interests is a puzzle to many. As you increase your population you increase your business as well as the value of your own property, and all it takes to put Benton at the top notch is united effort There are at present 10,000 people coming to Oregon each month. These people are home seekers ;4 the greater part bf these people are locating in the state somewhere. Is Benton county getting her share ? No ! We are being outdone by our sister coun ties merely because we are not making sufficient effort. With a farming county that can't be beaten; a perfect soil for , growing alfalfa, a paradise for fruit growers, and the best insti tutions of learning in the state, a complete system of telephones all over the county, second to none; with two railroads and river transportation connecting us with the Pacific ocean, the gateway of the Orient; tour rural mail deliv eries, a mountain water plant pro posed; a gentle sea breeze from the Pacific ocean, which keeps the air pure and makes this one of the healthiest towns on the coast, and a climate e'qual to that of any state in the Union, why should we not tell to the world the truth? There is a meeting of theleagu called for next Tuesday evening, April iith, at 7:30 p.t m., at the City Hall, and every business man in Corvallis and Benton county is earnestly requested to be present and join with us to make the league a potent factor toward the up-building of Ben ton county and the great State of Oregon. utilized for exhibition purposes, while the second story will be ar ranged for the reception of visi tors. Fifteen thousand dollars will be expended for the build ing. JNo dimcmtv win oe ex perienced in having the building completed and the exhibit install ed before opening day, as the work is to begin this week. One of the most important features of the Utah display will be a concentrator in actual oper ation, located in an annex. The concentrator will FUNDS APPORTIONED. Each Child Looked After The County Santa Claus. County School Superintendent Denman has just completed the task of making the apportion ment of school funds. More than $15,000 are in tbehands of Treas urer Buchanan, but only a part of this sum is apportioned in the spring- only $7,839 was dis bursed by Superintendent JJen- cost $io,oro man in the work completed last be correct, it might be said . thai man could . not be . sued for a note which is not due. This case will be an - interesting one when it comes up for trial. W. b.. Yates is Mr. Fischer's attorney and E. R. Brvson has been re tained by Mr. Berry. ' and will be cne of the most novel Monday. Each child was allott- displays of the entire Fair. Four ed $3. This sum was apportion men will be required to operate ed according to the number of it. It will show the process of children ot school age in each refining gold, silver and copper, district, as follows: trom the time tne crude ore is mist. No. turned in until it comes out as I refined metal. The rocks con taining the minerals will first be I crushed and then the different ingredients will be separated, all within the view of the visitors to the Centennial. 1... 2.. 3.. 4.. 6.. 6.. 7.. 8.. HI 12 156 132 90 36 132 9 . 2 385 Fine Program Promised. Miss Mae Pollock, who has charge of the School of Expres sion at .Dallas College, will ap pear in a program at the M. E. Church this evening in a number of specialties. Miss Pollock is an old-time friend of Mrs. G. H. Feese and her home prior to com ing to Oregon was in Kansas. She was also at the head of a de partment of elocution in Puebla, Colorado, at one time. The fol- owing interesting program will be given: An Object of Love Mary E Wilkins I (Character Sketch) ' Music Good-bye, God Bless You.....Eugene Fields I Marian's Mor'nin' '...v....Ruth McEnery Stewart Music There Were Hint v and Nine... ....Richard Harding Davis I Music filler Fights D. A. Ellsworth A Boy's Conclusion Anon I Old Glory -James Whiicomb Riley I How Deacon Tubman and Parson Whit-1 ney Spent the Day...... D H. H. Murray I 10.... 11... 12.... 13.... 14.... 15.... 16.... 17.... 18.... 19... 20... 21... 22... 23... 24... 25... 26... 27... 28... 29... 31... ' 32... 1 36... 41... ' 42... ' 43.. 45.. 46.. ' 48.. ' 49.. ' 50.. " 51.. '. 59.. 62.. 27 78 126 123 78 90 36 750 36 114 168 66 81 255 . 39 198 123 93 6 57 60 42 132 99 132 231 78 72............ " "74 " 79- .. " " 81 ... ' 83-...:...... ' 85....... " "-.93 " " 94 "V 95 ......... ' " 96 " ' 97..., Five (joint)....... 6 99 54 63 42 81 63 9 93 ,132 60 33 51 42 129 57 42 87 105 30 Talk Regarding Case The entire stock of J. K Summit. Summit literary Society held a very interesting - session Saturday evening. Mark Caves was re-elected president. Miss Margaret Owens passed through this place, Sunday, enroute to her home at Blodgetr, She baa been impiovuig her place near Norton Mr Miller, of Sbedd, has been engaged to teach oar school. He has purchased the right to the J. H. Crain homestead Mrs. Alene Post entertained her sisters from Blodgett, Sunday. Wr V a- a S.tnnl.t. 1.1, r. W mnhiir and talkimr nu the interests Cerry, lasen cnargc ot iasi oai 9 r f - i ' r r rr t- a. . of the Independent Telephone. uraay evening Dy onenn rsurneu Mi- whitnnv. of bimwk ncomnan- on complaint ana writ ot attach ied bv her annt. walked bo tnis nlace one ment On authority of A. W day last wees, making the round trip of Fischer, has been invoiced and ten miles. - 1 removed to the court house by Otis and Bert Hill are again at home, the sheriff. Occurring just having just completed a large contract oil this season of the year Mr. Berry cord wood near Corvallis. finds himself riecuhar v Dlaced Tunnel No. 3 has been giving serious! The matter will come before the trouble. The O. & E. officials were here November term of circuit court. to consider what should be done about and the intervening months are the ones .for doing business in The telephone line between iioakins and this place was finished Monday even ing. . We are informed that about all the ranchers have put in phones. Cas Harrisson has gone to Cincinnatti, to make contracts for the coming sea sons cascara, thus saving the commia- Oak Grove. COUNTRY CCRRESPCKBENCF. MONROK. School closed, Friday in District No. 4. The late cold rains and frosts seems not to have hurt the fruit to any great extent. - The roads are in much better, condition than they have been at this time of the season for many years. Mrs. Martha Cady is spending a few days atiher girlhood home in Kings Val ley. Frank Holman bad the misfortune 4o lose a $200 mare last Friday. Miss Alwena Vass spent Sunday with I her parents, who reside in Albany. ' V Mrs. S. P. Lawrenson and children spent Friday and Saturday with relatives iq Albany, returning home Sunday. Work on the steel bridge was resumed Tuesday morning and will be continued nntil the north approach is completed, which will take several days. Mrs. P. R. Williamson, who has been staying with her daughter, Mrs. N. D. Petty man, for the last four months, re turned to her home last Sunday. . Charles Benson left for Porrland, Thurs day, whet he goes for medical 'aid. He returned home from the hospital some two weeks ago, thinking he was on the road to recovery, but he began to grow worse, hence his return. , George Beamis, who was badly hurt in a runaway tmx-up on the Albany steel bridge last week, and was seriously hurt, is setting along very well and expects to be able in a few , days to be moved borne. He is at present with his son in Albany, where he is receiving the best of care. s Dr. Bailey who resides in Job'B Ad dition, came down, Thursday, aud has been visiting with his son,' Robert. ' He has rented a house here and aims to move down the fore part of the week to reside during the summer. The doctor has been on the sick Hot for the' last six weeks, and thinks a change to the conn, try may prove beneficial to his health. Peter Karstens celebrated his 57tb birthday last Tuesday evening by invit ing in a few of his friends to partake of the good things that he had prepared for - the occasion. Those 'present were Mr. and, Mrs. Anthony, Mr. and Mrs. Hanson, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham, Mr. andMrs. Lypner. The good time lasted until 4 o'clock in the mornin. The wife of W. F. Lawner lias been very low with pneumonia for several days. Mrs. Lawner is a very delicate woman and may not be able to overcome the dreaded disease which proves fatal in so many caces. School will dose heie Frida) , Api il 7th. Robe Mathews is now teaching school at Harmony. Bert La Martin is visiting with M. and Mrs. Gurlinghonse. : The recent i ise of water was too high to furnish power for the lixlit plant The boys living near here have been playing ball the past few Sundays.- . H. Belknap and family and Mr. and Mrs. Kyle attended church here Sunday . Mrs. Keed is now living in town .tak ing care of Lawrence William's children. Mrs. Dolph Emerick, of Corvallis, is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrt, Pfouts. Mrs. Garlingbouse was in town Men day for the first time since her recovery from paralysis. ft. Brabram'g wife is getting along nicely after a serious illness, but is not nearly recovered.! Misses Edith and Eva Martin returned home Sunday from Portland where they have spent the winter. The Hinton hill has had a number of acres slashed this winter and is begin ning to look bare from town. x E. Brimner iB getting well along with his contract work, and he has now tn other house to build -for Mr. Maocabet but will not commence it before June 1st. The Oorvallis Gazette Semi- Weekly A' twice-a-week newspaps containing 72 column each week of the current news of : Beaver Creek. Mr. Geo. Williamson is at present em ployed at the Wilkinson farm. Sherman Gleason was in Albany last Friday on business. Mr. Weed, of Philomath, returned to hi 8 timber claim one day last week. Miss Grace Starr was visting friends on Beaver creek last week. Last Saturday the fishing season open ed ano fishermen weieout in full force. Peter Rickard lost a very fine colt oi,e night last week ; caused by the halter rope being too long. Andrew Ireland returned to Polk coun ty last Monday after a short visit with his parents. Ira Hines, of Monroe, was visiting bis cousins, the Gates Brothers, last week. School Clerk Thos. Heeley was" around taking school census last week. Mrs. G. A. Peterson, who has been ill of late, is now steadily improving. Luther Woodruff, of Philomath,- was visiting friends on Bearver creek one day last week. Benton County. All the local news all of the time, with a large amount of miscellaneous matter. -T, m A Thousand Dollar's Worth . of Good. "I have been afflicted with kidney and bladder trouble for years, passing gravel or stones with excruciating pain," says A. H. Thurns, a well known coal operator of Buffalo, O. "I got no renet trom medi cine until I began taking Foley's Kidney Cure, then the result was surprisiue. A few doses started the brick-dust-like sub stance and now I have no pain across my kidneys and I feel like a new man. It has done me Jiooo worth f good." Foley s Kidney Cure will cure every I form of kidney or bladder disease. Sold by Graham & Wortham. Splendid Serials An interesting serial etory running every week in the Gazette. Utah Will Participate. Utah has decided to erect state building at the, Lewis and Clark Exposition. Such was the conclusion of the commission after an inspection of the Ex position grounds and the selection of a site. The structure will be ideally located, " just north of the New York building and on the slope of Lakeview Terrace. ' It is planned to erect a build- ins: zoo feet long and 85 feet wide. The .lower floor will be the bicycle line; so this makes it pretty hard on Mr, Berry. Just what he shall do in the future he is not determiped. . " ' From what we can learn, it seems that something "more than if. t Vf. sion men's profit. He expects to employ 5 quite a force of bark peelers jn the r i"?1 Julucu 10V F . Washington woods. Jed an automoDue, tne price 01 which was in the ne:ghuerhood of $ 600. Mr. Berry did not at that time possess the means to pay for his half of, the wheel, so Mr. Fischer advanced" Mr. BeTry $300 and took a .pote for tiic same. Later, Mr. s Fischer, so'. J his interest in the wheel to B-"rr and received another note fo something like $300. The firM note came due and was paid by a-renewal, or auother njte. ' It is claimed" by those pdsu. in the matter, that neither of the last notes are yet due. It is a old saying that you can't put s. man in jail for debt, and on th. line, should our information be The Coming: Gollapse. The collapse of the capitalist system within a few years is inevitable. -Those who desire to adjust themselves to the coming' changes should read the New Dispensation literature. The first number of the New Dispensation series, "The Free-Commune," is now ready. Price 10 cents. Address J. L. Jones, Corvallis, Oregon. - HOUSE -CLEANING time is here,, and you will need Wall Paper, Carpets, Matting, and many other things. You know where everything in the House Furnish ' ing line is kept? At Hollenberg & Cady's, of course. They Have the largest line in town and their prices are always right. We have the New "Eldridge B" Sewing Machine now on sale and would be pleased to have you call and see them. They are a Standard Machine, have all the latest improvements, and we guarantee - ' the price lower than any other. New line of ' Trunks and Suit Cases, now on display and will bo sold at astonishingly low prices. Call and see Mm ... (