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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1905)
Vol. XLH. Corvalliss. Benton County, Oregon, Friday, Octomisu G, 190S. ISO. Citizens' League Takes up Much of General Interest. Rnnn SElSSESTlDrJS. traveled mrt ot the streets nar- rower ii. We recommend that the city council take up the matter of widening Monroe street from 12th street to the city limits. 12. We recommend that the city council have suitable or dinances passed on the following subjects: No garbage, filth, or rubbish of any kind, whether said rubbish is dangerous to health or not, no weeds, thistles, bushes, vines or plants, unless for use or ornament or suitable or intended for food, shall be allow ed on any vacant lot, private prem ises or public street in the City ot Corvallis. No person shall have the right to cut, t.im or in any way interfere with the trees on the streets of Corvallis with out first getting a written permit from the city council It is unlawful lor any person hard to take any definite action 'to throw, or cause to be thrown, at that time on account of the or left in or on any street or side- small attendance. walk, or anv public stairway, Judge Watters reported that any bill, advertising matter, lie had taken up the matter of a paper of any kind, or rubbish of union depot with Mr. Coman, ot any kind. the S. Jr. K. K. L-o., wno said expectorating or spitting on they did not care to consider the the floor of any public convey- matter at the present. ance, on the floor of any public Dr. T. A. Harper, chairman of hall, building, or office, or upon the Civic Improvement committee any sidewalk within the limits of made the following report, which the city is forbidden by law. . on motion was made a special The committee also recom order of business at next regular mend that the matter of illumin meeting: atine the court house tower be To the Benton County Citizens taken up with the county court. League Mr. President and Mem- The matter, of making bers of League : permanent county exhibit at Cor- We your committee on civ ic vallis was discussed to some improvement beg to make the length and was referred to the following report, alter going over following committee of three to There Will The Benton County Citizens League held its regular meeting Tuesday evening, Oct. 3, at the City Hall. Not a very large number of the members were present, although all had been duly notified by card of the im portance ot the meeting. Il is very discouraging to the officers of the League, upon whose shoul ders fall all the work, that so little interest is manifested by the citizens of Corvallis. The League is doing good work, and there is much still for them to do, but nothing can be done without the united effort of every business man in town. Several questions of great importance were brought ud at the meetine, but it was the citv and noting the numbei of improvements that can and should be made which will add greatly to the beautifying of o'ir city, we offer the following sug gestions: 1, We suggest that all tele phone, telegraph and electric light poles be removed from 2nd act with the county court : .B W. Johnson, T- Fred Yates and A. B. Cordley. The matter of a steam ferry at Corvallis to replace the old one, which will soon be out of use, was up lor discussion, ana on motion was reierrea to a com mittee of five to look into co street (commonly called Main operation with the county court. street) and placed in alleys, also and report at next meeting; com that hereafter all poles ot sucn Imittee, John F. Allen, W. T kind be placed in alleys instead Wiles, G. A. Robinsen, B. A of on streets throughout the city Cathev and A. L. Knisely. After and that the owners be made to a general discussion of the pro- keep the same painted and look ing respectable. 2. That all trees be cut down and removed from the main por tion of 2nd street. x. That all wooden or other . kind of awnings which are sup ported by posts extending to the gress of the League by members, the League adjourned. Jno. F. Allen, Secretary County Court. The eonntv court rnmpned in street or siaewaie De ; condemned adjourned term Tuesday and con a"u i'l'uu,tu f"1-" unuea on regular monthly ses aw.muga uusijuuj. sion Wednesday. closing ud 4. That the hanging of signs business on the evening of the r - 1 . 3 1 j: 1 . F . De regmaieu oy ciiv orumancc otfer dnv. Dnr no- this timP and that they be limited to size, many matters received attention etc., wnen extending over me including the auditing of the Sidewalk. rponlar ori nf mnnthli n?H 5. That the cement walk or- In the matter of rhonsi flitiin re Via amanAoA cr oo rk 1 n I ' . 1- " uv- """""-v man to operate tne ierry across elude all public sidewalks within the Willamettee at this city to the fire limits and to extend to fiu the vacancy caused by the Jrilth street trom . etierson to rPc;natmn .t T "R M,vt,oi the court selected M. P. Fruitt. who serves on the same condi unsightly - 1 Monroe inclusive, 6. That all the old buildings on 2nd street be con demned and torn down. 7. That the city through its engineer adopt a grade and width for streets and sidewalks and that all streets and sidewalks be built to such width and grade under the supervision of the city en gineer. , 8. Tnat inasmuch as the GAEE TOMORROW. be Something Doing at OAC. What promises to be a game of football replete with interest is to take place on the college field tomorrow afternoon. The contesting eleven will the OAC and Chemawa men and it is very certain that there will be an ex hibition on both sides ot good ball. Chemawa braves are no mean foes for any team. Last year they made a California tour and made a good showing, both against Stanford and Berkeley. After their return heme they played a game with Multnomah when the latter team was at its best, and held the Portlanders down to a very small score. " It is reported that this year they are stronger than ever, and it is claimed that they will stand a good show of doing business with the best team of the state. They have, for instance, Rube Saun ders, one of the fiercest line plun gers that ever played fullback in the Northwesl. He is a giant in size and an athlete of good strength and speed. What he will be able to do with the heavy OAC line is one of the things to be guessed about. Besides Saunders, it is report ed that the Chemawa band will also include two well known Carlisle players. ' The team from the Carlisle school annually goes against Harvard and other large universities and always with more or less success, once they came to tne coast ana ran up a score of 30 odd against Berkley, rolling the Californians ' back for touchdown after touchdown. If the Carlisle players are in the Chemawa bnnch there will be the livelest of times out on the hill tomorrow afternoon. In . 1 any event, tne game win oe a hot one Steckle's men will make it all that. A great change has come over football conditions out at OAC in the past few days. If the team now developing out there doesn't win renown in the weeks to come guesses are vain and myth. Never before has there been so fine a bunch of players and as many active, husky men to pick from. More than fifty players are on the field every afternoon now and three teams are regu larly at work. ed ot four voices that have been before the American public for years, and whose blending is as nearly perfect as careful training can make it. The bell-ringing feature consists of a peal of more than one hundred hand-bells, the finest in America, made by spe cial order for this company by the John -Taylor Company, Loughborough, England, and carrying a range of five octaves (chromatic) with four octaves of duplicates, varying in weight from three ounces to fifteen pounds, and being perfectly at tuned to relative pitch. We can usreservedly commend this company of artists to those desiring a high-class concert and pleasing entertainment;. Kaupisch-Armstrong. Another of our popular busi ness men has taken unto himself a wife. H. W. Kaupisch is the gentleman and he was united in wedlock, Wednesday, to Miss Maidena Armstrong, of Albany. We wish them every happiness. The Albany Herald contained the following mention: Mr. H. W. Kaupisch and Miss Daisy Maidena Armstrong were united in marriage Wednesday, Oct. 4, at 5:30 p. m. at the home of the bride's parents in Albany, Rev. G. W. Nelson officiating. Only relatives witnessed the ceremony. The groom , is a suc cessful business man of Corvallis, being the manager of the Cor vallis Creamery company. The bride is an only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Armstrong, of this city. She is deservedly popular. At the close of the ceremony and congratulations a very bountiful wedding supper was served. The happy young couple left at 7:30 p. m. for Corvallis, where they will reside. Fleming-Beckwith. Cartoonist Here. tions as his predecessor, In the matter of scalp bounties warrants in the sum of $10 were ordered drawn The annual meeting of the State Good Roads Association is to be held in Corvallis, Novem ber 15, 16 and 17, and it being greatly desired by the court that all county road supervisors at- Cartoonist Brown is in town He came Wednesday and will be here a week or two. He is originally from Canada, but has traveled through many states south of the Canadian line. His specialty is black and white pen work, drawings from life, ' and poster work. 1 He has been in the habit of visiting college towns and giving what he calls "chalk talks" and exhibitions of his skill at the same time and he is trying to arrange for an evening at OAC, Many specimens of his work ex hibited in this office are of more than ordinary interest and denote ability beyond the average. From what we have seen, we recom mend Brown to anybody want ing a sketch from life. - "business part of the city seems to tend these meetings it was order be rsoving north we recommend ed that such supervisors be al that the fire limits be extended lowed $2 per day for such at one block north, also that the tendance ordinance be amended so as to prohibit the building of any frame structure of any size with in said limits, and that the re- Several tax matters continued over from the county board of equalization for adjudication were finally adjusted by the county One of the prettiest 'weddings seen in Corvallis for some time was celebrated at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. ti. Clark on Wednesday morning, Oct. 4th, when their niece, Miss Lauraette B. Beckwith was united in marriage to Mr. W. M, Fleming, ot Salem. Promptly at 10 :30 o'clock the wedding party . entered the parlor to the straits of the wedding march played by Mrs, E. F. Green. They took their places under an arch of Oregon giape, while sweet peas and white clematis, whese Rev. E. F. Green, pastor of the bride, performed the impressive ring ceremony. The bride was gowned in white silk col liene trimmed in lace appliqued roses and carried bride roses. Miss Sadie Dixon as bridesmaid wore pale pink cilk mull and carried pink rosea. Thegrocm and his attendant, Mr. Vance lavlcr, wore the conventional black. The double parlors were beautifully decorated in ferns and roses, the dining room in asters. A most delicious wed ding breakfast was served to twenty rela tives and intimate friends after which the newly wedded pair took the train for Portland, and will be at home to their friends in Salem after November 1st. The bride has spent a year and a half in Cor vallis, where she has formed a large cir cle of friends. The groom is well and favorably known here, where his parents reside. The Parland-Newhall Co. New England Supper. cairinp- of frame structures with-, court. The assessment roll lor . j . -1 ..... in said limits be limited to 10 per 1905 was accepted by the court. cent instead of .21 m,of largest, line 01 matting m coun j i . . i iy aii -uiaoiLieugep. ouu uasscu uy mc tn.y tuuuui luu- i hibiting the swinging of gates To Paint" or not Paint? is the over the public sidewalks. 1 question many house owners are t TW ?f oIr,t tv, now puzzling over. Very likely if . you knew the very low prices at . ?& . y . - ' - whlPh WA fl.1"A RAt trior - hTOfh err aria the National Good Roads Asso-na:nta onA nUa vnn M 5 , ciation in regard to widening the paint. We have everything you space or lawn on tne outside 01 need for any painting job, large or each sidewalk so as to make thelBmall. Graham & Wells. 70tf It is hardly necessary to re mind the public that an attrac tion which can present the most novelty, versatility and art in its program, is in more" general de mand than one which ' cannot. A variety of features is both en tertaining and mstrnctive, and calculated to appeal to all tastes. Such an attraction is the Par- land-Newhall Company of Vocal ists and Bell Ringers, whose per sonnel is made of artists who ex cel in their individual lines, and who as a company, present the most varied and unique program of any like organization on the Lyceum platform. The male quartette is coinpos- On Wednesday evening, October 11, beginning at 00 clock, the ladies of tne Presbyterian church wi treat the public to a genuine New Er gland supper. This treat wil be given in the store building formerly occupied by the D. D Barruan grocery and will be worth $1 a plate but can be had for 25c Roast beef and pork with apple sauce, pumpkin pie, Boston baked beans, mince pie, and uiauv .other gnod thiu. ' - . 82-3 f or Wedding Gifts there is nothing prettier or more useful than silver. W e snggt-st if you expect to atten d any of the Fall weddings that you select vou r gift now r Come and Choose from the beautiful and complete assortment of silver and plated ware here. You will fand it easy to buy a handsome present at a very reasonable price. Albert J. Metzger JEWELER - Occidental Building, - - - - Corvallis PAYING POSITIONS await ererytyoung man or young lady who will thoroughly qualify in Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, and KnglUh. Day and Night School Night school meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 ta 9:30. Day school, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Five days a week. TAKES BUT A SHORT TIME. CORVALLIS BUSINESS COLLEGE I. E. RICHARDSON, President. illi J Jli STATE NORH Begins its 24'th year September 26. THREE COURSES OF STUDY Preparing for County and State certificates.' Higher courses recognized in Washington and other States. DEMAND FOR KOfiltfAL TRAINED TEACKER3. 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 and ungraded schools. Catalogues Containing Full informational will be sent on application. Correspond ence invited, address E. D. RESSLEH,' Fresident. Are you in the dark? Do your eyes give you constant service without pain ? If not, your eyes are in a condition demanding investigation and correction. Have your eyes examined by E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician. Licensed to practice optometry in the state of Oregon. "On tlie Bridge at Midnight" A Scenis Masterpiece! A Great Story of City Life! Four Acts Splsndidly Staged ! Including THE CELEBRATFD JACK-KNIFE BRIDGE SCENE Two big comedy character hits and a retnarkabie cast played by a strong metropolitan company OPERA HOUSE WEDNESDAY OCT. 11 "Wortn eeing Congregational Cnurcb: Sunday ich ol at 10:00; C'aes for Young Sle at 10:00; Worship and sermon yi 11:00; Ju. i-.r E -dfHvor at 4:00; aiiir ii. "I .vor nt .6:30; '.Veeper service ami simhom at, 7:30. Morn- lm se. mou, "Thr. New Attitude of Mi- Chu'fi'i.", . Evening permon, S ii- !'-- f - 1 TV;hini and In- Mn.ti.ifi.. wni he services 8tPhy.Dou.h Ht 3:00 o'clock. Drop in and see what a fine line of goods we have on display in our store. It is worth while to investigate our goods and prices before buying HOUSE FURNISHINGS We positively guarantee to save you money on large bills and will meet all honorable competition in every line. HEATERS ! HEATERS Cooler weather has come and our store is headquarters for heaters of every description. Cast iron, sheet iron, air-tight end second-hand. You can get a good one for $1.50 to $2.15. We handle stoves and ranges. : HOLLEiiERG a CADY