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Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday, August 18, 1903.
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EXPOSITION ITEMS.
Interest to Benton County
People by Special
Correspondent.
Dan Mc Allen's baby show, as
it has come to be called, is one
of the most talked-of features
planned for the immediate future.
Tfr rntnoc rff enmf time in Str.
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tember, and will be a show worth
seeing. Benion county ought to
have enough fine babies to carry
off the bill of prizes. Boys, get
busy.
Dr. Josiah Strong, who'was to
be the speaker at the Sunday
afternoon service this week, de
clined to speak for the same rea
son that Sheldon, of Kansas,
did, and consequently there was
no afternoon service at the Audi
torium, To the disinterested
outsider it seems strange that
these itinerant preachers should
be so strong in afl the virtues ex
cepting charity.
The great day of the present I
week was undoubted the Elks
Day last Wednesday. They gave
the down-town publicone of the.
finest parades or the season, be
fore coming to the Fair. After
that was over they took posses
sion of the Exposition and made
it their own. They are a set of
jolly good fellows and their mot
to was, "Don't be a camel, be an
Elk." And thereby hangs a
tale which we are not going to
tell. They let the Fair people
know that they were in towD.
The boys at the Booth still
have cause to complain of the
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utai bu fcx jutuiuu v.uuuijr a.iOi
In response to constant inquiries
they are still obliged to answer
"no papers." Every paper pub
lished in the county should send
a dozen copies at least, of every
issue to the booth for distribution
to Eastern visitors. Washington
and California papers are to be
had by the hundred. All the
other counties have their home
papers in liberal quantities. Ben
ton county booth is now attract
ing much attention. It is up to
the Benton county newspapers to
hold this interest. If the county
wants more settlers, or has any
inducements to offer to Eastern
people to make their homes
in that locality, now is the, best
time, and the Fair the best place
to make these facts known. If
there are any farms to be sold,
any manufacturing enterprises
that need help, any place in the
whole countv that is looking tor
a purchaser, now is the, time to
have a big advertisement . in the
Gazette or.Times, and lots of the
papers at the booth to give away
to the men who are looking ' for
just such openings. What's the
matter with the Corvallis pub
lishers?
There has been no large crowd
of Benton county people at any
one time since Corvallis Day,
but they seem to be in evidence
pretty near all the time. Hard
ly a day passes that some fami
liar faces do not show up, that
carrys the writer back to the dear
old college city. J. C. L,owe,
with his mother, was a caller at
the Exposition last week. While
the electrical features of the Fair
were to him the main attraction
he expressed himself as well
pleased with the entire exhibi
tion. Miss Maybelle Sheasgreen
was an interested spectator of the
exhibition last week, and spent
a long day in viewing the many
interesting features in the var
ieus buildings. Mrs. Jesse Spen
cer and daughter, and Miss Edna
Allen also called at the Benton
county booth in the Agricultural
Building. We would like to
suggest right here that every
visitor from Benton county ought
to call here and register when
they come to the Fair Professor
Berchtold, Percy Clark and
Harold Wilkins were also up last
week. z,acK ray lor is . still m
town,' but proposes to return
home very soon. He thinks
Portland is a very nice place, and
the Fair is just a little ahead of
a Corvallis chicken show, but he
is still a little puzzled as to which
particular group of young ladies
your correspondent referred to in
a recent letter. The fact is Zack
is such a favorite with the fair
sex, and has so many young lady
friends, that he can't keep a
record and he is afraid - some of
them will get jealous. We hope
not for Zack is one of the nicest
boys we number among; our
young Corvallis friends. We
wish we were in his place.
NEW FOOD LAW.
Results in Good Butter
Other Foods.
and
Ever since our Fair corresponden
"ripped us up" a few weeks ago we have
made it our duty to send copies of the
Gazette to Benton's booth regularly and
do not; understand why we should be
again "touched up" Ed.
Council Notes.
The city fathers met Monday
evening in (regular monthly ses
sion and transacted such business
as came before "them. In the
matter of bills against the vari
ous funds there was nothing of
particular importance. In fact,
the expense account for the
month was very light.
The Jefferson street sewer was
e subject of some consideration.
his sewer has become clogged
in some manner and the clearing
away of the obstruction was a
matter left to a committee. The
supposition is that at the point
where the sewer discharges into
the river the . bank has broken
down, in fact, caved in and in
this way closed the mouth of the
sewer. Last winter, at one time,
owing to its failure to carry the
necessary seepage, water was
backed into the cellar of Dr.
Farra's residence.
It was decided to place a
cement walk in front of the city
hall and J. E. Felton was given
the contract at $279. This is a
much-needed improvement.
The matter of sidewalks was
considered and Chief of Police
L,ane was instructed to issue
notices requiring many property
owners to fix up the walks along
their premises.
Some time ago the health and
street committee made a tour of
the city and the result ot their
investigation was to have been a
request for the condemnation ot
a couple of China shacks. Owing
to ; the absence of Councilman
a very in Doulhern Ureeon no
action was taken in this 1 matter
However, Chief Lane was in-!
structed to investigate into liabili
ties of fire in the J. H. Hanis
block, with special attention to
defective flues, j ' ' -
Police Judge J. F. Yates was
instructed to lok up the various
insurance policies carried 01 -city
property and make a report on
the same later.
The matter of shortage of ex-
Police Judge Greffoz was up for
consideration. The committee
appointed to expert his books
consisted of Councilmen Lilly.
Emery and Avery. : Mr. Lilly
made a verbal report in the mat
ter, stating that a credit in the
matter of a certain sewer had
been found whereby Mr. Greffoz's
liability was cut down somewhat
This committe desired a little
more time to make their report
and the same was granted.
In the matter of a petition for
a' sewer through the S. N. Wilk
ins and J. C. Taylor "blocks, the
same, after consideration, was
granted Mayor Johnson, how
ever, made it clear that the city
should not ; be held responsible
for the payment of the same. He
said that it would be so managed
that the contractor would have to
hold the property owners respon
sible for his pay, but that lie
would assist in such a way that
would guarantee said contractor
his money and promptly, too
An anjourned council session
is to be held next Thursday night
and we . understand it is for the
especial purpose of determining
on what steps are best in the
Greffoz matter.
"There is not a 'pound of
oleomargarine or process butter
in the state," said State Food
and Dairy Commissioner J. W.
Bailey today. "The reason is
that under the new law the regu
lations are so stringent that deal
ers will not handle the product.
Under, the new law each dealer
in imitation or process butter is
required to keep a book., showing
to whom he sells, and every pub
lic eating house using oleomar
garine or process butter must
print the same on their bills of I
fare or post the fact conspicuous
ly in their places of - business.
Under thhse restrictions the imi
tation and renovated butters have
been driven out of the Oregon
markets. This is probably the
only state in the Union where
such "products : are not ts be
found." ,
But.there are other kinds and
qualities of impure -foods in
abundance. There are unlaw
fully colored jams, jellies and
fruit sausages galore. Mr.
Bailey's testing laboratory looks
almost like a section of a grocery
store. During the last' to davs
the commissioner and his assist
ant and chemist, H. V. Tartar,
have put in much time testing
these foods. Many have been
found to contain coal tar dye or
glucose or both. There is no
objection to glucose,- providing
the foods are labeled as contain
ing glucose, which is not done,
but there is strong objection to
the use of coal tar coloring mat
ter. This contains deleterious
substances and is on the tabooed
list in Mr. Bailey's office.
The objectionable coloring
was found in the highest-priced
goods in the jam and jelly line.
j.c nas always been suspected as
confiped to the cheaper varieties,
but later examination has shown
that the supposed best qualities
contain it. All these have been
ordered removed from stock, and
many local houses have under
gone a cleaning out. The coal
tar dye is used to preserve a rich,
dark color in the jams and can
ned fruits. By its use rotten
fruits arc concealed, , whereas
they would stand out plainly - if
ordinary vegetable coloring were
used. Almost all the goods con
demned were shipped here trom
California, and Mr. Bailey ob
serves that he has bet n given
more t.ouble iobkiug alter Cali
fornia yoods than any other.
arueiy if not wholly, because
there are no pure food laws in the
Golden State
Violators of the pure food laws
are legion, says Mr.. Bailey, Dur
ing the last thirty days the fines
collecied amount to $150. These
have been paid largely by short
weight butter and milkmen.
Mostot these are milk-watering
offenses. The offenders when
caught, pay their . fines, and go
hence, glad to escape. For the
second offense their fine doubles,
and for the third Quadruples.
'o 20 cents at pound,
ance on the part
The vigil
of the State
Food and Dairv Commissioners'
office hefs also had a tendency to
place a better grade of milk on
the maiket.
In the Pound.
A. day or so ao Chief Lane empound-
ed a three-' ear-old shorthorn Durham
bull. The animal is red in color and
both ears are Blitted. It is in good con
dition. It will be sold Monday, if the
owner does not appear beforehand and
claim it.
According to city law in a case of this
character there is no redress lor the
owner of an empounded animal after it.
has; gone under the hammer. - In such
evept, after the expenses on such an ani
mal in the way of caring for and adver
tising it have been paid from the pro
ceeds of the sale the remainder; if ay
there be, will go to the owner, if said
owner makes application for same and
proves property at any time within a
year of the sale. Of course if the owner
appears before the animal is sold, by
paving the accrued costs, whatever they
may be, be is given possession of his ank
mal. . '-.
The law only allows five days for ad
vertising the animal and makes uo pro
vision lor the payment of a notice in the
newspapers. This seems strange and
rather a hard condition to impose ou a
man who resides in the country.
Nearly every man who would be likely
to own stock Jives in. the country and
little opportunity has he to learn that his
animal is empounded in the city. He is
not likely to be in town within the five
days to eee the posted notices and might
not see them if he were here The ma
jority of the people liying here never see
one ot these notices. "'- -"
If provision were made for advertisiag
and paying for 'estray.- notices in the
papers a farmer's chance to redeem his
stock would be multiplied many times.
Th animal in question is to be sold next
Monday.
. Word "re ached us yesterday to fhe ef
fect that the home of William Glass wes
destroyed by fire recently. The proper
ty was owned by Mr. Glass' mother, who
isqaite aged. .'-Mr-Glass is,. well known
here, and we are told that he is a grad
uate of OAC. V ':. :
Water; Bonds.
Take The Gazette for all the
local news.
War Against Consumption.
All- nations are endeavoring to chck
the ravages of consumption the "white
plague'' that claims so many each year.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and
colds perfectly and you ' are in no' dan
ger of consumption. Do not risk your
health by taking some nnsnown prepa
ration when Foley b Honey and Tar is
safe and certain in results. Ask for Fo
ley's Honey and Tar and insist upon hav
ing it. Sold by Graham & Woitham. "
Fitndish. Suffering
is often caused by sores, ulcers and
cancers that tat awav your skin. Wra.
Bedell, of Flat Rock, Mich., says: "I
have need Buck leu's Arnica Snlve, for
Ulcers, Sores and Cancers. . It is th
best hf aling dressine I have ever found."
It soot.tien and heals cuts, burns and
scalds. Guaranteed at Allen & Wood
ward's drug store ; price 25c.
MONMOUTH STATE NORMAL
Begins its 24th year September 26.
THREE COURSES OF STUDY
County and State certificates. Higher courses
ognized in Washington and other States.
DEMAKD FOR KGRfUAL TRAIKED TEACHERS.
Longer terms, higher wages and better
opportunities for promotion award the
Normal graduate for his enterprise.
School directors appreciate the superior
ability of Monmouth graduates and the
demand far exceeds the supply. Special
attention given to methods work-in
graded aud ungraded schools.
Cataicgues Containing Full information
will be sent on application. Correspond
ence invited, address
E. D. RSSLR, Fres&snt.
WT Pretarine for
mA - rec
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If your watcrf 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 nrices to hfi rio-Vit. Tf vnnr watch rhm'n is hpfrin-rn'no-
to show signs of wear, or if you'd like a new chain for any rea- I
son, we are prepared to supply you with the best gold-nlled one
made, at a moderate price. - We carry the Summons make, the
best known and most strongly guaranteed chains ever sold.
e. w. s. praYt, Jeweler and Optician.
Job Brintittq;.
All persons desiring to purchase Co -
vallis City Water Bonds, soon to te
issued by the "Water Committee" 1 ap'
pointed by the "Act of the Legislature of
Oregon," passed at the last session th' re-
of, and approved by . the Governor, acd
filed in the office of the Secretary cf
State, February 15, ' 1905. will pleaee
communicate to me in writing before the
first dav of September, 1905, the amount
of such bonds each person so notifying
me respectively desires to and wid spn:
chase of said bonds' aaid bonds to bear
interest at four per cent per annum pay
able semiannually. Dat"d thU the 15tn
day of Aug., 1905. .
S. L. Kijnk.
Clerk of - the Water Committee.
When yoiTpay out
good money for
printing, be sure
and get good print
ing for the money I
Do not send out printed mat
ter to your customers that is
a disgrace to your business
a disgrace to'your town and
a disgrace to the printer who
puts it out.'
Cheap Sunday Rates Between
Portland and Willamette
Valley Points.
Low round trip rates have been nlacei"
n eflVet between Portland and Willam
ette Valley points,, in either direction.
Tickets will tie sold - -
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS,
and limited to-return on or before the
following: Monday.
Rate to or From Corvallis, $3.00.
Call on Southern Pacific Co's Agents
lor particulars.
Good Work costs
you no more than
the bad.
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.
with a years' suspension, during
which they are allowed to sell no
milk. - '
Commissioner Bailey says the
butcher shops are complying
with the law, so far as he is able
to ascertain, and the manufactur
ers ot ice cream are selhne a
much better article than former
ly, 'before the last pure food law
was passed. This requires- the
use of cream carrying 13 per
cent butter fat. Most ot the
manufacturers use cream - testing
from 15 to 20 per ceat to be ou
the safe side. - Mr. Bailey says
that because of this new regu
lation there was probably more
genuine cream sold Sunday bv
ice cream dealers than was sol i
in a whole year before. -
One effect of the nev?law re
lating tp butter has been to ad
vance its price. Where buttei
now sells in Portland for 27 t"
30 cents wholesale, the whole
sale price in Chicago is from 17
and all your friends who are interested in Furniture and
House Furnishings. Our large store room is full of well
selected stock of goods, and more coming on every freight.
Do you neM a Couch? 20 different styles to select from.
New line of Linoleums just received, prices 60c to SOc
per square vnrd. Come in and see our new Side-boards
and Parlor StIs. After this date you will find our Stoves,
Ranges, am f- helf Goods all in the new store where you
are always w . icome.
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