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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 15, 1905)
l HI UnLliiL i Published Tuesdays and Fridays by Gazettb Publishing Company. The nl-sriptkn pnre of the Gazette for several years has beeu. and reaiaine, $2 wr annum, or paid i:i ti.lva iire. 25 per :ent. discount .. STAND PAT. Of late there has been much wailing anent free trade, re- wy YTWw ! ir.u: u i0 iof Liiis cumin jr , cuivi iKsi. aud is such a threadbare idea that a discussion of its merits or demerits is not worth while. Reciprocity will not "make good" when put to a practical test for the simple reason that at some stage of proceedings cer tain domestic interests must be sacrificed. An American must now and then be slaughtered that the German or the French man, or some other man, may be given his opportunity, Protection of Americans is what we one and all desire not their slaughter that the interests of any foreign people may be served. A protective policy comes nearer the requirements along broad lines than any other doctrine of government ever given a practical test. The mat ter of tariff revision is of great interest, but should be approach ed with fear and trembling, '' No doubt the schedule needs revision and a little re-touching here and there, and what is needed will be done in due season. We "stand pat" as it is, but when ever revision becomes doubly necessary in order to head off some monopolistic swindling game, we stand "patter" still UMBER OF NORTHWEST. Oregon has ever been noted for her fine timber. It has amazed the world on more than one occasion and will continue to do so for years to come, but that it will supply the needs of the people of the United States for the next 200 years as has been asserted is a matter of grave doubt. Two hundred years is quite a little while and at the rate it is being put under the saw and ax, destroyed by fire, etc., one is justified in the belief that 200 years will see the tim ber of Oregon pretty " well ex hausted. There seems to be absolutely no protection for the timber. While it belongs to the whole people almost as a gift of Deity, it is being gobbled up at an amaz ing rate by timber speculators, and with very little restriction it is one 01 the natural sources of wealth that is not safe-guard ed as it should be. There is too much of the idea that Oregon's timber belt is inexaustible. Such views belong not only to Ore gonians, but seem shared by visitors to a considerable extent, The following from a resident of the Gulf Coast is worth reading, as it shows both the wonder our large timber inspires and the idea prevailing as regards the vastness of our forests: We have seen the continuous woods where rolls the Oregon," and the big trees we have seen in the great Northwest have completely swept away all the notions we ever had of what bier timber really is," said a member of the Gulf Coast delegation to the Hoo Hoo convention at the Poitij.iid last evening. "We of the Gulf Coast have all our lives hugged the delusion that in the belt of long-leaf yel low pine that skirts the coast for a distance inland of about 100 miles all the way . from Corpus Christi, Texas, to the Virginia borrJrr, we had timber that was timber. But wc were mistaken, The trees down there that count ed a big with us wore merely 'reeds shaken by the wind' as compared with the forest mons ters of the Puget Sound and Columbia River country, whose tops go up a distance of 2C0 or 300 feet into tiio air, and out of whose smtrle trunks r.Vinnsanrls of feet of lumber can be made, jjown in our lumber camps a log 40 feet long is something un usually big. Here it seems that logs of 100 feet or more in length ( fv f thin a- inrlio .....& ... I woria. un tne uuit tjoast we have no machinery that would begin to handle timber of the size you are cutting here the year around. You have timber here for all the needs of the peo ple of the United States for the next 200 years. Then the people this region will be cutting a second growth of timber the equal in size of anything we have now in the virgin woods of the South." ;v'- The First Cotton Mill. .From the first co;ton mill in America to a 20th century model machinery shop marks the in dustrial evolution in the citv of Beverly. The first cotton mill was established in 1786, the Cabots, Beverly merchants, aDd Capt. Moses Brown being among the leading promoters. The state then allowed the projectors to run a lottery to help raise tunds tor tne mill, it being re garded as sm institution for the public welfare, as it would give employment to many. The mill was driven by horse power. which is quite in contrast to the new million-dollar plant which is to be operated bv electricity. To drive the new plant electricity will be generated through tur bines connected with two boilers. aggregating 700 horse power. This great contrast must appeal more or less to the imagination of the citLens, and inspire them them with a hope of future great ness. Before the installation of this plant the city was making some strides forward in the race for industrial honors, but it was also a matter f prime necessity to cater to the colony along the North Shore, and this part of the city's resources was almost as great as its industrial class. Now all is changed. The cottagers are relatively unimportant, and when Beverly is referred to in the future, it must be spoken of as a city of business importance. We believe that it wiil outstrip its neighbor on the other side of the harbor in a few decades. Ex. Lunar Rainbow. James G; Holmes, of Macon, Ga., in the Scientific American, says; As you gave place to articles on lunar rainbows in several is sues of late, and in that of the 26th inst, now before me, I infer tney are inirequet, and may continue to interest our readers. Charleston, S. C, my home, is so near the Gulf Stream that we have ascribed our notably beau tiful sunsets to the atmosphere thereby produced. The same cause may account for , the fre quency of the solar rainbows, and the not infrequent, but seldom noticed, lunar rainbows. Al though my home looked into the Atlantic Ocean, across the filteen square miles of water forming Charleston's beautiful harbor, therefore I seldom had the west eru skies under observation at the lunar rainbow (full moon) period or the day, yet I recall many luna- rainbows during the half century since I was an ob servant ooy, ana it memory serves me, one double lunar ram bow.' But the most perfect of these bows that I recall I saw on the edge of the Darlington, S. C. a beautiful town in east mid dle South Carolina in 1891. I was in a road leading north, with extensive fields east and west, and hence ?ry opportunity. The full moon had just risen above the tops of the distant woois, and the bew in the west was perfect. The span ot the bow was materially less than the span of a sun rainbow, but its depth or thickness, was propor tionally much greater. The rainbow colors were distinct but pale, as if the arch were built of pale mother-of-pearl, and they changed and faded less rapidly than the sun rainbows I have seen. In 1863, when in camp on John's Island, S. C, I saw a brilliant sun rainbow with one foot of the arch so near we could stand on it, or pass - behind and in lioiit of r, pat we d;d l ot "dit; for ?old." At Newport 'Next Year. The Oregon State Press As- of the sad sea some tiuie liexl ... .... .U!;.USI A recent dispatch seat out from Portland is as follows: At its meeting at the Oregon building this afternoon, the Ore gon State Free Press Association named Newport as the place of theiitxt annual mctting, and recommended to the executive committee that the date be fixed for sometime in August. There will be an adjourned meeting of the association during the coming winter, pi obab'y m Portland, which wili be a busi ness session, when election of of ficers and legislative aud' other matters of ' iuip'oYtanct: will be taken up. 1 ne association aaa a success ful meeting here at the Lewis aud Clark Fair today and yes terday. It was" mainly social. Yesieraay me tan attracuors were visited, last night the Com mercial club gave a reception to the Oregon and Washington edi tors, and this forenoon the Port land Consolidated Street Railway Company gave them a ride aroiand the city. Bills Allowed-' Following is a list of claims alio Ted by the county court of Benton' county, Ore gon, at tbe regular September term. 1905: A J Fenton, 'gravel $ K 60 O V White, teachers, ex 16 00 N Tartar, teachers, ex .". 16 00 Benton County Review, printing. 1 75 .Hi .Bennett, county physician 7 50 Allen & Woodward, stationery... 8 50 Corvallis Times, printing 64 25 M P Mo-gan, stationery.. 3 00 UorvalUa lnd Tel Co, telephone.. 4 50 Glass & Prudhomme, bookB 53 10 C A Gerhard, stationery 6 60 Graham & Wells,, stationery 5 40 J D Wells, janitor 40 00 Mrs DHujigine, carecouiity poor.. 118 25 ieo Lilly, rent house Mrs Sargent 5 50 P M Zierol , groceries Mrs Siei e.. 6 00 Ellsworth Poet GAR, relief indi gent soldier 20 0Q Benton Co Lumber Co, lumber... 10 90 C C Bard well, bridge work 22 00 J C Callagati, bridge work.... 26 50 R M Gilbert, bridge work.... 77 15 K R Gilbert, bridge work 50 00 Albert Shriber, building bridge... 70 00 J T Phillips, ferry work.......... . 2 70 J E Michae', Corvallis ferry 53 60 Geo. W. Davis, Lumber..... 9 00 John H Simpson, road supplies... 8 30 Corvallis Transfer Co, drarar 1 5( A Wilheim & Sons, road -n plies 29 84 Sain King, road work 3 00 ThosFlett. road work 12 00 J E Millivgtrti. road work 1 30 teter Rickar.l, road work... 20 (JO J E Henkle, nai s. ........ .............. 50 R M Lambersou, hauling gravel- 9 00 Cor & B Co F M Co, cement roads 54 40 Jim Callogan, witness pros atty... Ales Schick, " " " Theo Wellsher, " Hugh NcFadden, " Robert Kyle, Road Woik 92 50 Corvallis Mill Co, lember.... 441 03 J R Fehlt-r, building bridge........ 94 18 E 8 Van Dusen, bridge work 20 00 Willis Vidito, gravel 18 00 Wm Broders, witness pros atty... 1 50 Peter Rickard, Co commissioner 24 60 EXPENSES LEWIS AND CLARK FAIR. " S E Trask... 71 05 H S French 15 70 Robt Johnson 12 50 Corvallis & Benton Co F M 1 70 H L French..... 53 40 H S French 26 10 G A Waggoner, attend 61 00 H S French, attend 50 00 N L Raber, attend... 80 00 P L Howe, prunes 1 12 E A Ptrnot, prunes 1 12 Robt Johnsou, ;pruDes 9 00 A J Johnson, prunes 1 35 B W JohuGon, prunes 4 50 John Kiger, penches 5 00 J D Howell, peaches 11 50 F P Sheaegreen, work..... 25 45 Vidito Bros, team hire 27 25 CASTOR I A - For Infants and Children. " The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of Like Finding Money. Finding health is like' finding money so think those who are sick. When you have a cough, cold, sore throat, or chest irritation, better act promptly like W. O. Barber.xf Sandy Level, Va.' He says: "I had a terrible chest trouble, caused by smoke and coal dust on my lungs ; but after finding no relief in other remedies, I was cured by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds." Greatest sale of any cough or lung medicine in the world. At Alien & Woodward's drug store; 50c and $1.00; guarantee! Trial brittle free. The Indian never liked work bnt he wanted his squaw to get well as soon as possible so that she could do the work ana let nim hunt, therefore he dug papoose root for her. for that was their great remedy for female weak nesses. Dr. Pierce rises the same root called jJ'ue Co hosh in his"Fa vorite Prescript tion " skillfully combined with other agents that make it more effective and protect the stomach front functional disturbance. Dr. Pierce's Favorite presceiptiojt is not nor ever was a "patent medicine." but it is the carefully wrought out and thorouKiilv testea real vrexcrmuon 01 a rail physician in a real practice. Dr. fierces unparaueiea success wiiu this remrdv was such that more wanted to use it than anyone doctor could attend to in a private practice. ' - mis muuceu him to manufacture it on a sufliciently liberal scale to meet the demand. T5v his own snecial processes, he ex tracts, combines and preserves the medi cinal qualities of the several ingredients without the use ot aiconoi lusing cnem icallv Dure elvcerine instead), thus ren dering it absolutely safe for any woman of any as?e and in any condition to use ireeiy. ine names 01 tne ingreaienis are: ljaays supper root, tiiacK uonosu root. Unicorn root. Blue Cohosh root and Golden Seal root. - Miss Mav Rohrback. No. 73 Amsterdam Avenue. New York City, Treasurer of the Woman's froeressive union, writes : "I had headache, backache, and was very nervous: scarcely able to sleeD more than two hours at a time. I was advised to try Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and was delighted with the result. Within a week I was sleeping splendidly. Continued using the Favorite Prescr ration ' for eiirht weeks, and then stopped, for I was perfectly well. tLver since then your medicine nas Deen mi "Favorite Prescription," too. I recommeni it to every one." Constioation althoneh a little ill. be gets big ones if neglected. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. Bond Sale. Sale of wa'er lionds scaled proposals will be received liv ibe cleik of the Water Com:niltee of ilie City of C :rvl lis. Benton Comitv, Oregon, until Oct ober 9th; 19J5, at 6 o'clock p. m. for the purchase of part or all of a $75,000 bond issue ef said city. Said bonds are authorized by special legislative act of 19(15, and issued to pay for the construction of a gravity v ater works svstem, bear interest at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, in denominations ot iroin SlUO toSlUOU, payable semian nually, and are payable at Corvallis: Oregon, in U. S. gold coin, 40 years after date of issue, at the rate ot- 200Uan nually after 7 years, with option to pay entire issue at end of ten years or any time thereafter. The assessed valuation of the City oi Corvallis (.1904) was 834,850, of which the actual value is $1,250,000; population within corporate limits 2400; no bonded debt; general warrant indebtedness $22,000. of which $15,000 is for construc tion of sewer system. Said Water Committee reserves the right to reject any and all bids. Each offer must be accompanied by a certified check for 2 per cent of amount of bid, to be forfeited if bid is accepted and not completed. September 9th, 1905. S. L. KLINE, Clerk Notice For Publication. - United States Land Office, Portland, Oregon. July 7, 19C5 Notice is hereby given that in compliance with the provisions of the act of Congress of June 3, 187S, entitled "An act for the sale of timber lands in the States of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory as extended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4, 1892, EUGENE BOGEET, of Monmouth, countv of Polk. State of Oreeon has this day filed in this office his sworn state ment 110. 6584, lor Uie purchase 01 toe t. 4 ot b. w. 1 & W J of S. E. i of Section No. IS in Township No. 13 South. Ransre No. 6 West, and wilt offer proof to show that the land sought is more valuable for its umber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before Regis ter and Keceiver at Portland. Oregon, on 1 uesday, the 19th day of September, 1905. He names as witnesses: Charles H. Newman, Wit lard Church, Philip H. Johnson, Ernest R. Allen, all ef Mcnmoth. Oreoron. Any and all persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to file their claims in this office on or before said 19th day of September isoa. ALGERNON S. DRESSER, Register. Notice for Publication. United States Land Office, Portland, Oregon, Ausrust 19. 19o5. Notice is hereby given that in compliance with tbe provisions of the act of Congress of June 3, 1878, entitled "An act for tins sale of timber lands in the States of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Territory," as extended to all the t-uouc uina states ny act 01 August 4, nsuz, IVA SHERWOOD PATTY. of Corvallis. county of Benton, State of Oregon, has this day tiled in this office her sworn statement No 6851, for the purchase of S. i Si of Section No 26 in Township No lo S., Range No 6 West, and will offer proof to how that the land sought is more valuable for its timber or stone than for agricultur al puriose, and to establish her claim to said land before thejRegister and Keceiver cf this office at Portland, Oregon, on Monday, the;6thday of jwovemoer, iyuo, . . She names as witnesses: Erwin R. Alexander, Thomas R. Graham. James H. Pattv. all of Cor vallis, Oregon, Robt. A. Miiler, of Portland, Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to rile their claims in this offics on or before said 6th day ci November, ishh. ALGERNON S. DRESSER, Register, Administrator's notice. NoMce io hereby given that the Couniy Court of Beiiton Couuty, Oregon, has appoint ed the undersigned administrator of the estate oi iuiaan a. urown ctesceased, ana ii per sons having claims apainst said estate will present the same according to law, to me at Corvallis, Oregon, within six months from this date, W. S, LISVILLE, Administrator. Dated September 7, 1905. Given Up to Die. B. Spiegel, 1204 N. Virginia St. Evans ville, led., writes : "For over five years 1 was troubled with kidney and bladder affections which caused me much pain and worry. I lost flesh and was all run dowD, and a year ago had to abandon work entirely. I had three of tne best physicians who did me no good aud I was practically given up to die. , Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended and the first bottle helped me and after taking the second bottle I was entirely cured." Sold by Graham & Wortham. Take The Gazette for all the local news. yorvaiiis mws m Lewis and uiark Fair Over Southern Pacific Railroads. Individual Tickets. One and one-third fare for the round trip. Daily from May 2Sth to Oct. 15th, 1905. .Thirty ds. but not later than Oct. 31, 1905. ATE SALE DATES. LIMIT Parties of Ten or More. For parties of ten or more from one point,' (must travel tosrethtr on one ticket both ways), party RATE One fare for the round trip. ) LE GATES. . Daily from May 29th to Oct. 15th, 1805. cbZ.DU aiT........ Ten days. ) Organized Parties of 100 or Mere. For organized parties of one hundred or more movine on one day from one place, individual tickets will be sold as follows: RATE ........ One fare for the round trip. SALE DATES . Daily from May 29th to Oct. 15th, 1905 '$2.60 LIMIT.. Ten Days. ( Stopovers. No stopovers will be allowed on any of the above tickets: thev must be used for continuous passage in each direction. . For further information call on J. E. FARMER, W. E. COM AN, Agent, Corvallis. Gen'l Pas. Agt., Portland. ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS. MAIL ARRIVES. 8:30 a. m. Mail arrives by stage for Portland and aU points North and" East, also for Californiaaod points on S.P. 10 a.m. From Monroe by stage. 11:15 a. m. From Philomath and points West on C. & E. 12 m. From Portland and all points on the West Side. 1:30 p. m. From Albany and all points North on "the S. P. LETTER LIST. The following letters remain uncalled for in the Corvallis potomi:e, for the week ending Sept. 9, 19U5: May me Ane!ersen, J. C. Auams F. C Barr, A .J. Campbell, Jasper T. Foster, Mrs. . S. Ingram, Chas. Ingram, C A. Moreland, Miss Nora D Pratt, Albert Peters, Mrs. Elmes Raiius, F. W. Kobert son, Chas. Snow, Aithur Scott, Mre. Flora Tavlor, John Wilcerls, Henry Weiss. " B. VV. Johnson, P. M. Da Not be Imposed. Upon. Foley & Co., Chicago, originated Honey and Tar as a throat and luag remedy, and on account of the great merit and popularity ot Foley's Money and Tar majy imitations are offered for the genuine. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar and refute any substitute offered as no other preparation will give the same satisfaction. It is mildly laxative. It contains no opiates and is safest for the children and delicate persons. For sale by Graham & Wortham. Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidneys nnd bladder eight Are You Engaged? Engaged people should remember, that after marriage many quarrels can be avoided, by keeping their digestions in good condition with Electric Bitters. S. A. Brown, of Bennettsvilie, S. C, says: "For years my wife suffered in tensely from Dyspepsia, complicated with a torpid liver, until she lost her strength and vigor, and became a mere wreck of her former self. Then she tried Electric Bitters, which helped her at once, and finally made her entirely well. She is now strong and healthy." Allen & Woodward druggists, sells and guaran tees them, at 50c a bottle. OragngRins 2825 Keeley St., Chicago, III., Oct,, 2, 1902. I suffered with falling and con gestion of the womb, -with severe pains through the groins. I suf fered terribly at the time of men struation, had blinding headaches and rushing cf blood to the brain. What to try I knew not, for it seemed that I had tried all and failed, bnt I had never tried Wine of Cardui, that blessed remedy for sick women. I found it pleasant to take and soon knew that I had the right medicine. New blood seemed to course through my veins and after using eleven bottles I was a well woman. Mrs. Bush is now in perfect g health because she took "Wine of Cardui for menstrual disorders, bearing down pains and blinding headaches when all other remedies failed to bring her relief. Any sufferer may secure health by tak ing Wine of Cardui in her home. The first bottle convinces the pa tient she is on the road to health. ' For advice in cases requiring : special directions, address, giving symptoms, "The Ladies' Advisory Department," The Chattanooga Medicine Co., Chattanooga, Term. . $3.50 tickets will be sold as follows: MAIL DEPARTS. 6 a. m. For Albany and points East on the C. & E., and for points North of Albany on the S. P. 10:30 a. m. For Albany and all points North and South on the S. P. 12:30 p. m. For West Side points, Portland, and points North and East, also for points West on the C. & E. 2 p. m. For Monroe, Or. 6:15 p. m. For Portland, Cali fornia, and points North, East and South. We Fit Glasses PROPERLY, ACCURATELY, and SCIENTIFICALLY To all Defects of Sight. MATTHEWS, The Optician Room 12, Bank Building. TELEGRAPHERS Annually, to fill the new positions created by Railroad and Telegraph Companies. We want YOUNG MEN and LADIES of good habits, to LEARN TELEGRAPHY AND P. R. ACCOUNTING.EKa We furnish 75 per cent, of the Operators and Station Agents in America. Our six schools are the largest exclusive Telegraph Schools IN THE WORLD. Established 20 years and endorsed by all leading Railway Officials. We execute a $250 Bond to every student to furnish him or her a position paying from $40 to $60 a month in states east of tbe Roeky Moun tains, or from 1 75 to $100 a month in states west of tbe Rockies, immediaUly upon graduation. Students can enter at any time. No vaca tions. For full particulars regarding any - of our Schools wi ite direct to our executive office at Cincinnati, Q. Catalogue froe. The Morse School of Telegraphy, Cincinnati, Ohio. Buffalo, N. Y Atlanta, Ga. LaCrosse, Wis. Texarkana,Tex. San Francisco, CalH 58-93 Plumbing and Heating ! Cornice, Hoofing, Guttering, and all kinds of 'Sheet Metal Work. F. A. Hettcye In connection with J. Hi SIMPSON S 'HARDWARE STORE. Cheap Sunday Rates Between Portland and Willamette Valley Points. Low round trip rales have been placed n effect between Portland and Willam ette Valley points, in either direction. Tickets will be sold ' SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, and limited to retnrn on or before the following Monday. Ratb to oh From Corvallis, $3.00. Call on Southern Pacific Go's Agents for particulars. ' - A Cold Settled in Kis Kidneys. ' A. J. Jennesse, 9201, Butler St Chi cago, writes : "I am a switchman and I am but in all kinds of weather. 1 took a cold which settled in my kidneys and I was in a bad shape. -1 tried several ad vertised remedies with no benefit, until I was recommended to try Foley's' Kid-' ne cure. Two-thirds of a bottle curetf me. Sold by Graham & Wortham.