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Vol. XLU.
Corvajllis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday August 11, 1903.
NO. 66
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EXPOSITION ITEMS.
Of Interest to Benton County
People by Special
Correspondent.
Benton county is at last on the
map of the state. Her booth in
the Agricultural Building of the
Lewis and Clark Exposition i
now in such a splendid shape
that visitors are stopping to look,
and after looking they stay long
er to admire. And it is now
worth looking at. The task has
been accomplished by S. E.
Trask, who came up for the pur
pose. That such a complete trans
formation has been accomplished
in so short a time, is highly
creditable to Mr. Trask' s ability
as an organzier and skill and
taste as a decorator. Compli
ments have been' showered on
the booth, not only by visitors,
but by the men in charge of
various county booths, and by
officers of the Exposition, more
especially by President Myers of
the State Commission, and by
Superintendent Johnson of the
Agricultural Building. Could
Mr. Trask have had the select
ing of space and the planning
and arrangement of the booth at
the start, Benton county's ex
hibit would have been the Star
Show at the Fair. As it is the
placchas been changed as if by
magic.
One of the prettiest pictures
presented to the notice of the
visitor is the superb paneling of
the golden grains and grasses on
the black velvet background
These are works of art that leave
j an impression on the spectator
tnat is not easily ettaced. It is
to the credit of old Benton that
she has the largest varietv of
grains and grasses in the entire
pavillion, and the noVel and artis
tic way in which they have been
arranged and displaved by Mr.
Trask is out of the ordinary.
The limited space at the dis
posal of the county has' acted as
a handicap on the artist's- efforts
and that he has done so well,, and
produced such a pleasing result
.is highly creditable.
Mr. Trask possesses the true
instinct of the born advertiser.
First catch the attention by some
striking device, then hold it by
the merit of the article advertis
ed. The first ' result is accom
plished by the unique and at
tractive illustrated cards shown
all over the place. They are
. ' dainty plaques of white on black.
original in design and artistic in
execution. The first one seen
brings a smile to the face of the
reader, who stops at once to look
for "more. To prevent-injury to
the peaches shown on the north
front of the booth, he has a
picture of a buxom damsel with
the legend, "Don't squeeze me,
I'm a peach. " People who usual
ly consider it a duty they owe to
the exhibitor to handle and
squeeze all ; fruit on the tables,
take the hint with a smile, and
let things alone, as they should.
It is to be hoped that the good
people at home will second the
, efforts of the managers here to
make a favorable showiug for
Benton county, and that the
shipment of fruits and products
of the soil will come forward
regularly.
The men in charge here have
done-their part. It is up to the
home producers to back them up
with the best things the county
has to show to make good the
- boast that the smallest county in
; the state stands very near the top
as a desirable place to live in,
and a safe place to make an in
vestment. Farmers of Benton,
will you make good? :
The Price of Wheat.
crop will be only about two-thirds
what it ought to be.
Until very recently farmers
were'quite sanguine over the pros
pects. Grain looked well, es
pecially fall grain, and there was
an abundance of straw. Farmers
from nearly every section have
been fooled more or less. Ma
chine men can make nothing &t
the business, as there is straw to
burn, but no grain.
Why is the crop short? is a
question more readily asked than
answered. On this point there is
some difference of opinion. A
few credit the shortage to the hot
weather, but a gentleman with
whom we have conversed takes
no stock in this theory.
If, as he states, only spring
sown grain was short there might
be something in it, but such is
not the case. Spring and fall
grain each take turns at being
shrt.
The Fischer Flouring Mills
put out about 125,000 grain sacks
this year, but their hope in hav
ing these sacks filled have vanish
ed. Now, the all-over-powering
question is : Will the price make
good the shortage. We have
been told that the mills above
mentioned have not positively
stated the figure vet, but say it
is likely to be in the neighbor
hood o f 70 cents per bushel.
looking at the matter from all
sides, it would seem to be the
part of wisdom for a man to sell
at this figure. Everything in
dicates that the sooner our farm
ers find some crop other than
wheat that they can grow the
better off they will be. Theway
things are at present almost any
crop, aside from prunes, will beat
wheat.
CAN'T BUY C. & E.
Co-Operative Christian Federation
to Build.
tanof-
The Farmers' Candidate.
It seems pretty generally con
ceded that the movement on the
part of a few of the regents of OAC
at tne Jast Doara meeting was
merely a political one. The
papers from various parts of the
state are not backward in declar
ing themselves on this matter.
The Tillamook Headlight has
this to say :
"It was to be anticipated that
the politicians would endeavor to
clip the aspirations of Dr. James
Withycombe, who is an aspirant
for governor on the republican
ticket and is the farmer's candi
date. Before entering the race
he laid the matter before the re
gents of Corvallis Agricultural
College and a large number of
them advised him to remain as
director of the experiment station.
Now the politicians, with the as
sistance of four of the : regents,
started in to do Dr. Withycombe
political dirt by trying to create
the impression that the doctor
was using his office to promote
his candidacy, and they fuither
wanted to make it appear that he
was neglecting his duties. The
people soon see through such
flimsy attacks, but as Dr. Withy
combe is the most formidable as
piraut they have to contend with,
it must oe expected trom tins on
that the politicians will throw all
the political mud at him they can
scrape together.
There is no longer any doubt
but the grain crop in the Wil
lamette valley will be short this
fall. In truth, from the most
hopeful point of view there shows
up a shortage of about a third
The indications are that the wheat
Cheap Sunday Rates Between
Portland and Willamette
Valley Points.
Low round trip rates have been placed
n eflect between Portland and Wiliam
ette Valley , points, in either direction
Tickets will be sold
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS,
and limited to return on or before the
following Monday. .
Bate to ok From Cobvallis, $3.00.
Call on Southern Pacific Co's Agents
lor particulars.
Fiendish Suffering
is often. caused by sores, ulcers and
cancers that eat away yonr skin. Wm.
Bedell, of Flat Rock, Mich., says: "I
have used Bucklen's Arnica Salve, ! for
Ulcers, Bores and CancerB. It is the
best healing dressing I have ever found."
It soothes and heals cuts, burns and
scalds. Guaranteed at Allen & Wood
ward's drug etore; price 25&-:v, i".4'.v ;J
Will anything real and
ible result from the stir created
by the Co-Operative Christian
Federation? or is this talk but a
movement toward something else?
Should the federation carry into
effect half the plans they have
outlined it would be a really
great thing for-this part of the
world.
It is possible, in fact, probable
that . if the federation bubble
should burst the attention of
capital will have been drawn N to
the great resources as yet un
developed that lie in a state ot
almost dormancy in the region it
proposed to build the road.
and in this wav the federation
will not have lived in vain. In
a recent Telegram appeared the
ionowing, wnicn gives an idea ot
what is at present proposed:
Because A. B. Hammond will
not make terms with them, and
believing that he is trying to use
them as a club in other deals,
the officers of the Co-Operative
Christian Federation have brok
en off negotiations for the pur
chase of the Corvallis & Eastern
Railroad. They say Mr. Ham
mond won' t even name a price
for his road, and gives no in
dication of coming to terms, so
they have abandoned all attempts
to deal with him. They do not
deny that they wanted the road ;
it was especially adapted for their
purpose. But from his actions
the directors of the tederation
think Hamnrbnd has other deals
on foot in regard to the C. & E
and while never intending to sell
to them, is using them as a
"booster" to increase the market
value of the property.
Having given up hope of se
curing the Corvallis & Eastern,
the federation officers will build
a new railroad in the Willamette
Valley. Where this road will be
located depends upon the location
of their model city.
. Just as the location of the road
depends upon where their largest
colony, in point of population,
not extent, will be placed the
question of transportation facili
ties will play an important part
in determining where the head-
quai teis ol the tederation will be.
1 hough most of their large land
utercsts will be in Eastern Ore
gon, tne manufacturing and busi-
ness cer.ter ot tne federation, in
fact the model city, will be in the
Willamette Valley. That has
een decided upon beyond a
doubt, aud ihe directors at a meet
ing yesterday agreed that some
point in the central part of the
valley should be chosen. The
valley's splendid climate was the
principal reason for this decision,
though there were other elements
in the choice.
Had the federation secured the
Corvallis & Eastern Road, the
model city would undoubtedly
have "been in either Iyinn or Ben
ton counties.
But since a new road has to be
built anyway, locations will be
considered in Lane and Poik
counties also, and possibly in
Marion county. In one of these
five counties the Co-Operative
Christian Federation will be lo
cated. . . 5
The exact location will prob
ably not be determined for weeks
for the officers will be careful in
the selection of a most advan
tageous point, and will make
full investigations.
The .officers have determined
upon a plan which will probably
be used to secure the specifica
tions and designs for their model
city. A prize of. $10,000 will be
offered for the best plans sub
mitted for the city, the architect
to pay attention to beauty ano
landscape design, as well as
the practicability and adapt
ability of the plaus. The' factory
and residence districts will be
kept separated and - schools and
churches and other public build
idgs will be conveniently located
In short, it is desired to have the
model city of the country, and
to secure the best plans prizes
will be offeree?. Besides the main
prize, a number of lesser prizes
will be offeied for plans to stimu
late competitions and secure a
variety of good plans.
Notice Of Final Settlement
Bills Allowed.
. 3 20
4 50
"'15 00
3 09
100
The following is - a statement of
the claims allowed, and on what ac
count same were allowed, by the
Cjunty Court at its regular session
August 2, 1905, to-wit:
J. P. Court.
J D Wells........... ....
Current Expenses.
Corvallis Independent Tel Co..
Corvallis Gazette. . ...........
Glass.& Prndhomme
PST&TCo.
Corvallis Times .. 20 00
Court House Expense. '
F L Miller. ..................... 70
JD Wells. 40 00
Expense County Poor.
Geo E Lilly 5 50
Mrs G W Fuller 6 00
Moses Bros . . . . . . ........... , 5 00
Nolan & Son ................ 4 2 25
EBnnett M D..'. ....... 500
Mrs David Huggins. . 129 00
Expense Ferries.
J E Michael ......... ....... 53 50
O W Beckwith . r 1 00
V Roads and Bridges.
JD Wells 16 00
Benten Co L Co. 20 65
Corvallis Transfer Co ' 50
Lynn Bailey ............ 16 CO
James Bailey , 14 68
W O Corbett. 6 50
R M Gilbert 7825
Chas Bardwell . , 25 00
R W Jones ; 37 00
Jacob Tevebaugh . . . .' .... 6 60
BR Gilbert..:' ...... 27 00
Hathaway Bros . . 81 00
J R Smith & Co 20 30
GW Cooper.. .. 9 90
J W Walters Son.... 397 98
A R Looke. ... . . . . ....... 62 50
H &I Iteming. .'. ...... 67o0
W A Schmidt... 7 50
O L Davis 33 75
E M Dodele 25 00
Jno Price 56 25
WM Clark 47 50
A Cadwalader. ... 47 50
WPMcGee.... 78 75
J R Fehler. . ........ .... 90 00
E A Buchanan 68 75
J E Banton 125 00
E N Starr 58 75
D B Farley . , 118 75
JMHerron 15 00
Doke Gray 50 00
S R Strow 29 37
Henry Hector. 18 75
J O Wilson : . . 21 25
A M Grny 4812
M P. 'Fruit 7 50
A M Austin 3 50
Jienton County Cit League 100 00
VVitness Pros. Atty.
F R Overlander
Cal Kramer. . . .......
Lewis & Clark Exposition.
SL Kline...."
P E Johnson
Virgil E Watters 14 35
H LFrench 81 60
a S French 50 00
N L Raber.. '. ........... 75 00
Special Road Fund No. 13.
F L Miller ...................... 1800
J M Nolan & Son ...... ... ....... 11 70
Willamette Valley Bank. ........ 45 15
Attest.: VICTOR P. MOSES,
County Clerk.
In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Ben
ton County, . . v '
In the matter of the estate
and Last-Will and testament ' ,
of f
William Wyatt, deceased ) -
Notice is hereby given that I have filed my final ac
count as executor of the last will and testament of
William Wyatt. deceased, with the clerk of the above
entitled Ceurt and that said Court has fixed and ap
pointed Saturday, the 9th day of September, 1905 at,
11 o'clock in the forenoon of said day at the offce
of the County Judge of said County at the C.)urt
House in Benton County, Oregon, as the time and
place for hearing objections to and the settlement
of said Final Account; and all persons interested and
desiring to object thereto are notified to appeal at
said time and file their objections.
uatea, August stn, iu.
A.J. Williams, Executor,
of the Estate of William Wratt. deceased.
68-74 -
, Public is Aroused.
The public is aroused to a knowledge
of the curative merits 'of that great
medicinal tonic, Elertric Bitters, for
sick stomach, liver and kidnevs. Mary
H. Walters, of 546 St. Clair Ave.. Col
umbia, O., writes: "For several months
I was given np to die. I had fever and
ague, my nerves were a wrer.k. "I "could
nst bleep and my Btomach was so weak
from useless doctors' drugs that I cnnM
not eat. Soon after begmniug to take
Electric Bitters, I obtaine.l relief and in
a short time I was entirely cured."
Guaranteed at Allen & Woodward's drug
store ; price 50c
v Was In Poor Health For Years.
Ira W. Kellev. of Mansfield. Pa.,
write : "I was in poor health for two
years, suffering from kidney and bladder
trouble, and spent considerable money
consulting physicians without obtaining
any marked benefit, but was cured bv
Foley's Kidney Cure, and I desire to add
my testimony that it may be the cause of
restoring the health of others-" Refufe
substitutes. Sold by Graham & Worth-am.
Notice of Final Settlement.
Notice is hereby giyen that the executrix of the
last will oi Seymour Chipman, deceased, has filed
her final account with county court. Benton county,
Oregon, and said county court has set Tuesday,
September 8, 1905, at 10 o'clock a. m at county
court room, Corvallis, to hear am objections to
said re port. . '
Prudence Chipman,
Executrix.
66-74
War Against Consumption.
All nations are endeavoring to cli9ck
the ravages of consumption the "white
olague'' that claims so many each year.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and
colds perfectly and you are in no dan
efrr of consumption. Do not risk your
health by taking some nntrnowu prepa
ration when Foley's Honey and Tar is
pafe ond cerain in resnltn. " Ask for Fo
ley's Honey and Tar and insist upon hav
ing it. Sold by (Jrali
If your watch shows any irregu
larity or gives other evidence that
something is wrong with it, better
have it examined by a competent
watchmaker. You won't find any
more skillful -or more experienced
anywhere than right here. We clean and repair all sorts of
watches thoroughly and quickly and guarantee all our work as
well as our prices to be right. If your watch chain is beginning
to show signs of wear, or if you'd like a new chain for any rea
son, we are prepared to supply you with the best gold-filled one
made, at a moderate price. We-carry the Simmons make, the
best known and most strongly guaranteed chains ever sold.
E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician.
Jj3jj Printing
Whea you, pay out
good money for
printing, be sure
and get good print
ing for the money!
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616
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Good Work
you no more
the bad.
Po not send out printed mat
ter to your customers that is
a diserrace to your business
a disgrace, to'your town and
a disgrace to the printer who
puts it out. ' .
costs
than
Good printing is correct in,
spelling correct in gram
marcorrect in punctuation
on good stock printed
with good ink and some
thing that it is a pleasure to
look at.
MllBlMlE
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STORE.
Everything in first-class order. Come and see us. New
room, new fixtures, new goods, but same old prices.
We still have a very nice line of Go-Carts, at very reasona
ble prices. " .
If you are going camping,' come and see us. Hammocks,
Tents, Cots, Camp Staves, etc., always on hand.
The Hougo'F UrniGherG.