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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1905)
Published Tuesdays and Fridays by Gazette VuBusniNG Company. The subscription pricn of the Gazette ! I'jt scvertii years uas uctju, auu iciuaiud, i $2 per annum, or 25 per cent discount ll paid " aivRv I THE END TOMORROW.. At 11:30 tomorrow night the gates that have admitted thous ands upon thousands of people to the Lewis and Clark Exposi tion in Portland will close for the last time. Take everything into consideration, the Fair has been successful beyond the dreams of the wildest enthusiast. It has been well patronized, both by home people and people from abroad. One thing was very noticeable and that was the interest mani fested by the entire coast popu lation. The majority of the states of the great West did Ull.,. T71 HIT . u uuut mpuMuuu. iviany foreign countries contributed to maice tne fair a success and the exhibit oi our general govern ment was of such high order that every visitor remarked on - it. Among our sister states there was an absolute absence of any petty jealousies, and this within itself is a matter for con gratulation. .'-", Will the result Justify? is the question that will be asked. We think so. It should prove a good investment for Oregon and the entire coast. Financially, the supposition is. from what is given out, that the Exposition was successful beyond what was hoped. At any rate, so far as can be learned there are no debts hovering about the Lewis and Clark Incorporation again con- gratulations are due and merit ed. The management must have been good. The Fair has been a most lib eral education for thousands of people. Here they saw much that never again will they have opportunity to see. . The mind was improved and the senses awakened to the possibilities : of man and his ingenuity. In the way of entertainment nothing was lacking - and pleasurable things were in evidence on every ' hand- Portland : herself . is, de 5. serving every commendation, for the liberal . price of necessary ; entertainment - for her guests .x. during their sight-seeing sojourn . within her limits- ' . . . . -Thousands of eastern people - were attracted to Oreeron and the entire coast who, had it not , . . - ,1-uwmogcuicutiiuu assistance or been for t no. Fair, . would not!ewrvr;tirt fr vr-n..- - wccn ocn in tne west. True, many of them; a large majority, in face, have returned to their homes. This was as should have been expected, but many have remained with us to assist in developing our country and her resources. Those who returned home are certain to talk of us as a people . and of our country and in either case we have no fear of the results. For years to come they will talk and this talk will be our advertise ment. ' Many of them will re-j Lurn jusr, as soon a,s they can dispose of their interests in the East. Will the Fair pay? Wait and sec. Against Repudiation. . That it will not. be! good policy for the, . State Land Board . to ad 'jit the plan of repudiating state land certificates obtained by fraud, is the" opinion expressed Attorney-General Crawford in his argument before the Board in the DeLaittre contest.; in this and in some ether important par ticulars the Attorney-General agreea wua ts. u. Watson, at torney for DeLaittre.. The question whether the Board shall caned the Certificates held by DeLaiii rf and his associ ates was befoie i!-e Board, but the attorneys foi b .h . sides agreed that the Boat . 1 has no such power. It was shown that the law gives the board power to de cide controversies between rival applicants far the same piece of j ""ai puwct.is given, fc r the Board to start a contest it- beu anu cancel cemncates I sale for fraud. Attorney-General Crawford holds that the Board has power t.j direct him to bring suit in the courts to secure cancellation of . . . w ie ceruncaie, . me same as an in- dividual may bring suit to cancel a contract obtained bv fraud Mr Watson opposed ti e Attor ney-General on this, point, argu' ing tnat the Board cannot order a suit brought until a deed to' the land has hrm issue-1, when a suit could be brought to cancel the deed. Both sides tacMy agreed that ceitificates of sale 6f state land are not invulnerable in the hands of innocent purchasers, but t-.iat every purchaser of a certifi cate takes it subject, to all the conditions that affect the original purchaser. , The Attorney-General admit ted that if the State Land Board brings suit to cancel cc-itificates of sale, it must tender return of money paid. He doubted wheth er it would be wise for the state, from a financial standuoint. to ' ouuw.ui. cancel the sales and return the money, for, in many instances, the price received is as much as tne land is worth. His view that it would not be pood oolicv to adopt the rlan of cancel int ' - - a certificates, was based ucon the reason that tins practice will raise uuuuguuut ine jiasi me Denei tnat the land titles in Oregon are unsafe and thereby discourage the immigration. The Board took this matter under advisement. On Convict Labor. Last issue we ran an editorial on convict labor as applied to road work in Oregon. A recent issue of the Portland Labor Press contains the following interest iag article on the subject: The benefits to our state from the possible outcome of the pres ent movement set in motion by the recent appointment of a state road commission are inestimable." This commission was provided for by the passage by the last leg islature of Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 31, which pro vides for a committee 'of .five to examine into the feasibility of constructing a macademized road from Portland to the south line of the state, the work to be per formed by convict labor. The commission held its inital meet ing .September , 20, effected its organization, - and :, already has committees at work on trie prac tical progress of its business. It is bou d, however, to report on the feasibility of the "proposition, and will render its findings up on this point as trulv and hon estly as upon any other. This is a work that should receive the encouragement and assistance of. au greatly improves a state or a a. 7 m country as good roads, and no state has half enough of them. The very nature of the question at once places it beyond the con test of partisan politics, and noth ing can constitute a reason for opposition to the movement save possible obiection to the lnnation On this point it should be re- mem Derea ttfat above and far be yond the technical premises of the resolution, which h as hrnno-hfr inis nrst commission into pyki. ence, and which provides for a certain stretch ot road" is. the question of practicabilitv of em ploying the convicts on the roads If it is practical to hnild rm good piece of road of sufficient extent to demonstrate the suc cess of the venture. . it will he practical to keep. , the "convicts employed in road building all the time. The principal argument in favor of the scheme is that it takes the work of the convicts out of competition with .the free labor, of thet state bjr creating an entirely new field for their ser vices which, except for the ques tion of the best possible errinWl ment of the convicts themselve?, would not be created for years at least. The micim. good roads is a paramount one all over this nation, but - -- Muvgwiuu more ' thari in Orponn Po, ana mike a : hurried estimate of the amount of time utterly lost iu traveling over poor roads as COmOared to trnnrl nnpc anA i., long would it take the energy -so wasiea ro mate every legal road an everlastine ,-. oavement. A very few years in any populated region,- ana., m no: :oncnvat.. public improvement could the money be better ' spent. Tae Labor Press takes - this oppoitu ntty to urge eveiy one of . its readers to help make this a live issue henceforth. Talk it no on all occasions. As snsn a von find a budding candidte ior" of fice ask him how lie stands on this road question,- and speci- iidiiv upon tne matter of so em p ojing the convicts.- We would respectfully call the' attention of tlic prtsst theciiy and the stat to this matter and urge, that they give the subject thought and then discuss it in their columns as thev conscientiously think it should be discussed. Let us all constitute ourselves a joint commission in this mat ter. If you think the venture unsound, ay so and give your reasons. If every dissenting ar gmneut can'- be thoroughly off set, and an unauimity ot public support secured such as a work of so generally beneficial nature as this should have, it is quite con ceivable that the result will be a permanent character of internal improvement for the state SHch as no similar outlay has ever ac complished. It is of paramount moment that this road commis siou shall report favorably upon the feasibility of this Dlan. and it is up to the citiiens of the state to help show the commissioners that it is ieasible Would Form Society. , - Gen. T. M. Anderson issues the followinrr nddroco to'fVia G of the American Revolution: .. ihe Oregon Society of the Sons of the American T?.evoln , : ' w-.wVi TT uu organized not for ancestor wor- snip or as an exclusive social or ganization, but as an association for Patriotic Endeavor. As ex pressed m its constitution, it is to perpetuate the memory of the men of the American Revolution to revive the spirit of that time, to carry out the purpose ex pressed in the preamble of the Constitution of nnr f!nnn(-iv to oppose by moral means the spread 01 anarcnicai weas and lawless ness and to draw fn'owthai- 4,1 a fraternal union all the descend ants ot the patriots of the Revo lution, to P.nlr.ivnr , . . w. x lubuo, and to maintain . distinctively xiiiii xaii yi uiuiyies. The board of managers of the Oregon society appeals to the members to take up actively and earnestly its patriotic propagan da. There are civic duties apart from political action which every citizen should endeavor-to per form. The maintenance of law, th& condemnation- of .'dishonesty and the suppression of anarchy. The society encourages the pupils of our public, schools in the study of our national history and main tains an annual prize ;essay com petition. The more important task remains to Americanize grown up Americans and impress upon our naturalized citizens their duties and responsibilities to the State. Members are asked to attend the called meetings to. devise methods to narrv nnf ifc -on p,,. r. J HillglDle Citizens WhO approve ltS objects are nro-ed to -inir, tho m. CietV. The SOPlar.V hnn mv-nir rror. eological and historical records Whlfh ova onam to i... - . WW ujnvailbO 2-JL inspection. -,- . ,t . ; Thos. M. Anderson, " ' - "' - President; Col. J. K. Philins tho Only member in this county, would be uieasea co comer with gentlemen believing themselves eligible to membershin with view-of -Po . . A . . t v.. XII- I ing a chapter of the society in I ourvaius. I A i or Infants and Children. Tfii Kind You Hive Always Bought Bears the Signature of Cotisumptlyes Made C&tnfoitabe. Xncimertr. . nnnsnmntmn la - t.- r ---- ' .i ' . . i i t;.j u y iO ev'n Honpw and To km ... -I , - , no uun-ji noid out talee hopes to. consumptives by vwuu.v 1,1110 iiiai ureaa ais ea"ein thead'-an -ed Btagcs; but if the lungs are not too far gone Foley's Honey and Tar will effent n rnro 11 if ew. racking cough and sooths the inflamed air DassatrPH Bivina them o I neat, ana even the advanced stages it alvrays gives comfort and relief. A. A. Herroh. of Finr-h At n-rifoo . utt-i.. i- . . ' CJ p n - " " I'QUI C Honey and Tar is the best preparation ui rouBiisanu lung trouDle. 1 know that this has cured consumption, in the first stages. Giaham & Wortham. oley's Kidney Cure DAN3ER AVERTED. If a man should cross a deadly snake In his pathway, ho woulduiekly crush it beneath his heel before it could sink its i poisonous-fans3 into his flesh. Ho would j not step out of the way and temporize ' wuii mo danger ous reptile. And yet h'ow many people are there who temporize with a still more deadly e n c ra y consumption. Like a silent serpent, it glides along almost unnoticed. Firt a r.nlrl. nr snrft throat, then a Flight cough, then catarrh, then bronchitis, then hlpArlini- from ihe lungs and finally death. . Tho way tc crush out the threatening evil is te fortify tho system and purify the blood with Dr. l'ierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Every weakness and abnormal condition that precedes consumption is cured; by this' non-alcoholic remedy. At the first si;;n of derangement of stomach, liver and hlnorl look nut! Tt is onlv a ouestion of time until the lungs will be attacked through th8 impure blood, and then, the danger will be most deadly. It should be known to every sick person that Dr. R. V. Pierce will give carefully considered, fatherly, professional advice by mail to all who write him at Buffalo: jn. Y. No charge or fee of any nature ii asked. . Mr. Moses Horner, of Stahlstown. Penn'a, writes: "Last fall I took a severe cold (the result of wet feet) and this brought on ca tarrh and bronchitis which lasted all winter. I used three bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and two or three vials of the "Pleasant Pellets." also one package ot Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. I am now cured. Many thanks to you." An honest dealer will not try to per suade you to take a worthless substi- lute in place 01 tne "vjrumeii jsxeuicai Diseovery " for the sake of a little added Bond Sale. Sale of water bonds Sealed proposal will be received by the .i;!etk of tt Water Cotii.-r.it.feo of ile Citv ot C-irv lis, Benton Countv, Oregon, until Oi ober 30th, 19 J5, at & o'clock p. in for the purchase of part or all of a $75,000. bnd issue of eaid city to be dated on or about January 1, 1906. - Said bonds are authorized by special legislative act (.session Laws ,01 190o page 156), were sanctioned by an election neia July 6, 19U5, at which there were 278 votes for and 106 votes against an are to be issued to pay for the construe ion of a gravity water works system bear interest at the rate of 5 per cent pe annnm. in denominations of -from $100 to X1000, payable semi annually, and principal and interest is payable at Cor- yailis, Oregon, m u. b. gold coin, years after date of issue, at the rate $2000 annually after 7 years, with optioti to pay entire issue at end of ten years or any time therealter. The assessed valuation of the City Corvallis (1904) was J834.850. of whk the actual valuers $1,250,000: population within corporate limits 2400; no bonded debt; general warrant indebtedness. $22,000. of which $15,000 is for construc tion ot sewer system, making a tota municipal indebtedness, with said pro posed issue $97.000 ; no other indebted ness contemplated: entire proceeds these bonds to be used directly for water system ; agricultural community. Said Water Committee . reserves th right lo reject any and all bids. Eai offer must be accompanied by a certified check lor Z per cent 01 amount of bid, t oe ioneitea it tua is accepted and no completed. v- ' October 9th, 1905. . S: L. KLiNE. Clerk Not'cd ol Final Settlement 'K-ntittt ID l,AMr,Tr tkn . J rrrimofratnT- nF tVi . ncfnlo Will.'on. I." ,i ceaod, has fited in the County Court of Benton ultuuij, victim, 11 to niiui auuuuiii on sucu aunillllS- uawi,auu tiiau neuuewav uio Otu UtfcV Ul iXOVein- hxed by said Court as a 1ime ior hearing objections W. E. YATES. Adnnni&tretor of the Estate of Win. Kriens, de cetbsed. Notice for Publication. United States Land Office, Portland, Oregon, Notice is hereby given that in compliance wiih l.Ko nrAviciAno -vf th.i nfr nf rnnHnnn C T n 1878, entitled "An act for the sale of timber lands ln tne state3 01 California, Orecron, Nevada and w,18? JSS?S7iL ,.?2.te"d.2 a11 the : . IVASHKRWOOD PATTY, has this day tiled 111 this ofiice her sworn statement o o, ior tne purchase ots.i tu of Section Kl 9fi in Tnivngliin Ma In X it Iir j. will offer proof to show that 1 he land sought is more U purposes, and to establish her claim to said land auu ncwuci :i IU1S UlllUtJ til l-ortlai:d. Orcgou, on Monday, the uthrday of I' Sne name as witnesses: Erwin VL Alexander, valliH Ormmn Rnhh ' "lMiilor a( Pnrf r Any and all persons claiming' adversely the above described lauds are requested to file their claims in this office on or before said 6th day of "November. nine . ' - . - ' ALGERNON S. DRESSER, . - ; " - Register, Administrator's NnHfB Koti.'e 10 hereby given that the Countv Onnrr nfTldiifnii r-m..... t - 1 " .v....y uvuuk.), wigwu, u njtpuiut- ea the undersigned administrator of the estate nf TJi-ililn Vk K T. J i i. sons ing claims against said estate will present the same according to law, to me at i.orvaius, urog n, witnm six months from tnis ' . , W. S, LINVILLE, . . Administrator. Dated September 7, 1905. - Notice to Creditors- In the Matter of the Estate of I : Mary A. OarliOKhouse. deceased. I Notice is hereby given to all persons concerned ---'- wu uui.y MppuiuLHU eentrlit of the last will and testament of Mary A llentnn flnnhfw nmnn An u-t.: . - j, j-xauiiB uuviur claims bbm" 01 jaary a. uarunghouse, de- 0 1 jijuireu wi present tne same, with the t" .vuvunn, uuir vBnjiHD as reqmrea bY law ... - ... ....... vut, uld iii-i uoi , to tne utl QersiB-ned &t hnr ro-.i nnA Miil. ' - r ' 1 .... ..... jnunrue. Benton County, Oregon, or at the office of Yates iawa whs any of September. 1905. Win vn A P on t' - v -.' Executrix of the last will and testament of Alary A uuuuuuse, aeceaseu. . . 80-02 Call for Warrant: Notice is hereby-given that there is money in the City Treasury .id pay var iant numbered 3494 drawn on the Gen eral fund and indorsed. October 14, 1902, interest on the same will stop from this date. . Ditedat Corvallii?, Or., on Ojt. 13. 1905. . WmMcLaqon, .. Cifr T: eisurer. HMU ' "-.'.i.:'i:il.:.f.Zr 'jf PT " XTRAGOOD r K .0 f f 1 Oisr comprehensive stocks of clothes for both large and small boys are now at their best and include everything needed for boys for street, dress, or school wear. We have an unlimited assortment of little chaps' suits, and overcoats, From 3 toi 10 years, S2.50 to 7.50. The . Ro&h SSimdiie $os2sp&hy ' . - J- - A Ghassge of program each night -Plana to get Rlfli are often friis! rated by suJJen brek uuwn, aue 10 ay'ppsii jor constipati n. Brace dd and tjlkw Dr. fTino'a Na T ifo Pills. They take out the materials hii;li are uioguing your energies ana give you a new Stat. ' Cure hendni-he and rlizzv neSS. too.. At A!!nn A Wnnrlwnrd'a rlriio store; oc; nuarantew). The Original. Jloney and Tar as a throat and lunu reuir edy, and on account of the great merit - - - ' T w : ..""J ..niiu lar many imitations are, offered for the eennineAsk for Foley'u Honey aqd iar ar.a re use anfl suhstitntR nffcrprl ia no other nreDaration will mv tho eamo saiiHiauiion. is miltllv laxative ' It contains no: opiates and .is safest for children and delicate persons. Graham & Wortham. Gazette Indeuendent nhnnft Nn 433. - - - New Cure for Cancer. All ftllrfaPA pnnoDra nr. nriw n . w U V ttuv " U HI be cnrahlfi. ht RncHon". imim gim Joe. Walters, of Duffield, Va write3: "I naa a cancer on my Up for years,- that Rem - Inrnrahlo. fill T,.l.ln)n A . . w wuAicu B aiuiui Salve healed it and now it is perfectly Well." GnarnntPAri nnr fnr Knlo .nH burns. 25c at Allen & Woodward's drug store. 3 e Fit Glasses PROPERLY, ACCURATELY, and SCIENTIFICALLY To all Defects of Sight. MivnHEWS, The Optician Room 12, Bank Building. Pliiiribitig and i 1 Cornjoe, Roofing, Guttering, anu an Kinas pi tneet Metal n oxK. F. Ai Heicye Tn flnnnwHnn i-5fK .T TT SIMPSON'S HARDWARE STORE. . . Heating