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Vol. XLII.
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Tuesday, November 521. 190".
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PORTLAND BUSINESS MEN.
Things Corvallis Did not Mention
to the Guests.
At five minutes after 12. o'clock
Friday, the special train bearing
the business men of Portland on
their tour through Western and
Southern Oregon pulled . into
Corvallis. The train was on
schedule time to the minute and
stepped on College street, where
tbe excursionists alighted.
The weather was acting some
what unruly, but a good dele
gation from OA.C and the city
met the party. A procession was
formed, headed by the cadet
band, and the military body of
O AC, and was led off by Lieut.
Quinlan for a short march about
town, shortly to arrive at the city
hall.
The stop-over of the party in
this city was-so brief that no pre
parations had been made for en
tertainment nor program of any
nature. There was simply a sort
of free-for-all pitch in and each
person was allowed . to shift for
himself. It it generally recogniz
ed that, while the trip had its
pleasureable features, the main
object of the Portland brethren
was business.
Our visitors have been liberally
patronized in the past and they
desire a continuation of this pa
tronage. There is no secret
about the fact that the question
uppermost in their minds is how
best to retain the trade of rural
communities. They will net
deny this, nir is there -any thing
improper in such desire.
Many things have worked to
the detriment of Oregon in the
past and Portland has not done
as she might have in the matter.
Her business men do not furnish
the market that they should. ' If
they happen to want a certain
amount of country produce they
will accept it seldom, how
ever, at top market prices as
compared with other cities. This
policv is not a good one they
- should air: to provide a market
, for everything the. country pro
daces and pay as much for it as
can be secured in any other
market in the land. Wnen they
work on this basis then Portland
will take the place she is entitled
to among cities and Oregon will
develop with leaps and bounds.
There is a proviso even to the
above next to a first class mar-
. ket we must have facilities un
surpassed for the transportation of
the products of the country, else
we remain in our- present condi
tion. No matter what the mark-
.-. et is if transportation facilities
are not adequate and . reasonable
in price we are doomed to busi
ness stagnatisn -country and city
alike. ..
Not many days ago a writer in
the Oregonian asserted that the
Southern Pacific had- not added a
car in four years and yet the
complaint of scarcity of cars for
freight service is one commonly
heard.
While here there was some
mention made by the Portland
ers of Yaquina Bay and its possi
biiities, its need of improvement
and so forth. This is well and
anything done to put into com
mission a fleet of sea-going craft
from Yaquina would be gratefully
received by our people. But to
us this looked like "sop" for the
reason that little shipped by wat
er from Yaquina Bay finds its
way to Portland. Therefore, it
is scarcely to the interest of the
business men of the metropolis to
see much done to rejuvenate the
C. & E. and we are inclined to
doubt the sincerity of the gentle
man who touched on this subject
the other day.
No mention was made of im
provements on the Upper Wil
lamette so far as we could learn
nor of any proposed action with
regard to the locks at Oregon
s City. Why? It may have been
on account of the presence of rail
- way officials. But this should
cut no figure lor we ar.i informed
tributed to the S. P. in the sum
of $36 tor transportation on the
trip. However, the great nec
essity for a deeper channel on the
bar of the Columbia and the river
itself was not overlooked and the
hope was expressed that "all
Oregon" would stand as one for
this improvement, so vital to the
life of the state. : '
Our people (the denizens of
Willamette .. Valley) are pretty
well united on the matter of im
provement on the river from here
to Portland.' , This is to "our"
interest and also to the interest
of Portland, and yet we
cannot secure the metropolitan
support that the undertaking is
really entitled to, and why?
So far as the business men of
Portland are concerned we were
pleased to welcome them and as
sure them the best of treatment
at any time they may return.
The things we have mentioned
are not iterated in a spirit un
kindly,, but is, from our point of
view, a statement of facts. We
gather that the prime object of
this tour on the part of business
men was to gather data
regarding conditions; that they
desire honest statements and
opinions regarding the circum
stances and the sentiments of the
country people and have tried to
state facts briefly and yet'truly.
Should any of our recent visitors
read this article we hope they will
look at it in an impartial and un
biased way.
Opens on Thanksgiving.
Corvallis will open her big,
poultry show this year on
Thanksgiving Day. The show
will last . three days. Special
pains will be taken to arrange
the Opera House, in which the
exhibit is to be, in a neat and at
tractive manner. By employing
experienced and competent at
tendants, and using deodorizers
with lavish hand, the place will
be a model of cleanliness and no
lady need fear to come in finest
raiment. In fact, ladies are es
pecially welcome and it. is main
ly on their account that such
pains are to be taken to keep the
place the acme of cleanliness.
There arrived from the East,
Thursday, a pair of-Silver Pheas
ants in full plumage, and a pen
of English Ring-Neck Pheasants
to be placed on exhibition at the
big Poultry show tne last of this
month. The Silver Pheasant. is
a large bird, very tame, but a
scrapper from the start, and
doesn't seem to be particular
what he scraps with,, either. In
color, this bird is black on crest
Dreast aria parts to tail: upper
plumage and tail white, delicate
ly marked with black lines; the
face covered with brilliant red
wattles. The female is of dull
brown and both have red legs.
The English Ring-Neck, Pheas
ant looks like a first cousin to
our China Rine-Neck, and are
claimed by some to have origin
ally been the same species of
pheasant imported into England
years before the China Ring-Neck
were liberated in this country
Other authorities ?claim that the
two varities are in no way re
lated. The principal reason this
pen of English Ring-Neck
pheasants has been purchased is
to show the difference between
the two birds. They were pur
chased by Gene Simpson. "j
One of the attractive features
of the coming poultry show will
be the varied collection of game
birds. Three dozen Oregon
Mountain Quail, have been pur
chased by Eastern parties from
Gene Simpson and are to be
shipped about December 8th fo
exhibition at a Sportsman's Ex
hibition. to he held in Boston
from Dec. 25th to Jan. 10th
Part of these birds will be on ex
hibition here before shippina to
Boston, where this variety
"Mountain Partridge," as they
are called, are but little known
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r.arde . and ivnf at thu (iaz-1
NO "RINGERS."
Censure Custom of Putting Men
Not Bona Fide Students
Gridiron.
on;
Cassias Smith, former captain
of Nevada's football team, re
cently contributed the following
article to the (Reno) Nevada
State Journal, and a local ad
mirer of the sport handed us the
article, which he endorses heart
ily: fi
With the closing of the foot
ball season at the University of
Nevada it can be safely said that
a spirit of reform has been instill
ed into the athletic teams of the
institution. A reformation that
in past years has been solely ab
sent has now found its way into
the hearts of the wearers of the
big "N" and never again will
"ringers" be allowed to represent
Nevada in any athletic contest.
The Nevada representative team
this year was composed of
college men. It was composed
of a sturdy bunch who are at
tending the college with the ob
ject in view of some day joining
the ranks of the alumni. They
had their routine of duties to
perform in addition to the stren
uous work of preparing for the
great gridiron struggles -that oc
curred on distant fields across
the Sierras. Only a limited
amount ot time can be devoted to
practice by a team of students
carrying on a lull schedule - oi
work. But when they do don
the moleskin and fight for the
honor of the- university and the
state they are enioyinff the
honor. They are performing a
duty that belongs exclusively to
the college student, and this duty
and honor should by him be held
sacred. " :: "
The most demoiahzing ele
ment that ever pervaded the ath-
etic department of any institu
tion of learning where college
football is indulged in, is the so-
called "ringer" or man who re
ceives a compensation for his
services during the season to
participated the games, or who
may be induced to register simply
as a blind in order to take the
trip to California and play in the
big games. When the season
ends they leave only to be gath
ered in the following year. They
are no credit to anv college.
iney simply crowd trom the
team the good university student
the man to whom the game be
ongs.
tiow sweet that 6 to o victorv
at the Iceland Stanford university
years ago. would taste had the
team been composed of coll
rri .
men. i. nere was one ringer m
that team. No one can deny
that. How sweet - that six to
notning victory over tne univer
sity would taste had it been won
with a pure college team. There
was more than one ringer in that
lme up on the Nevada side.
But with the coming of Coach
Rudolph, the element has been
swept from the field, and will re
main away. K.uaoipn made a
far better record with his college
team than many past coaches
have made with their miscellan
eous elevens. He has the in
terest of the university and of the
state at heart, and this year
when an effort was about to be
made to secure the services of
outside players, Coach Rudolph
immediately set his stamp of dis
approval upon such practice, and
in so doing won for himself a re
putation as a man fearless, cour
ageous and intent upon doing
the right as he sees it. He has
stamped himself as a - man who
loves the great college game, and
not only this, he has determined
to lend his efforts to the cleaning
of the game from what savors
of professionalism the using of
ringers, one of the most nojticc
able of the results of the inaugu
ration of this movement was that
every night he had out nt prac
tice three elevens and foui? tims
even more. And while some rl
saw an even chance with their
associates to make the first team,
and responded willingly.
Ia past years coaches have, found
considerable trouble in arousing enough
interest to secure a second team. Men
thought there waa no use of trying to
outplay an outsider whose sole purpose
at the university was to play football
and. do nothing else. By taking this
initiative step, Coach Rudolph bids fair
to prove himself one of the best athletic
directors that the University of Nevada
has ever' secured. He is a man that
looks to the future the up-building of
the TJniverstty, and the development oi
a better spirit among the college teams.
He started the season with his college
players, and has carried it thruogh with
his college players. The usual crop of
ringers were on hand, but did not have a
look in. They were cast aside. Few
coaches have the desire at .heart to pro
duce such beueficial, far-reaching results.
In the future the Nevada University
students should see that this important
step is up-held. The game belongs to
college men, individually, and as a body
and never permit any man to play in the
guise of a college man, and never per
mit anj one to play who fails to repre
sent the University as a student ia good
standing. It should be remembered that
football as played by the big universities
belong to the students of that university
and should be played by them. Leave
your ringers on the sidelines. They are
of little value to any university, and
are only a cheap fool tbat some coaches
can make use of in carving out a tem
poral reputation for themselyes.
Circuit Court Docket.
Circuit Court tor Benton coun
ty convenes next Monday, No
vember 27. The docket, so far
as numbers go, is a light one and
is as follows:
James L,. Lewis vs. John Mc-
Gee; taxt tion costs.
Palmer Avers vs. E. W.
Strong; suit. . '
W. M. Howell vs. Adam Wil
helm & Sons; suit. -
; Mary Herbert. T.'M. Cocn, et
al vs. A. Iy. Coon; suit.
Carlo Minotte vs. C. C. Chan
dler; action.
G. A. Houck vs. H. M. Dor at
et al; foreclosure.
G. A. Houck vs. Gerorge Shaf
fer et al ; foreclosure.
A. W. Fischer vs. J. K. Ber
ry; action.
A. Wilhelm & Sons vf. Agnes'
McElroy; action,
Thomas White horn, J. W.
Ingle, F. P. Sheasgreen, C. H.
Lee, John Smith vs. Corvallis
City Council; injunction.
Laura Burr vs. Agnes McElroy
et a;; action.
: J. A. Rycraft vs. Nina Ry
craft; divorce.
E. C. Sargent vs. Harvey Sar
gent; divorce.
C. Boehringer vs. Oregon &
California R. R. Co. et al; suit.
W. C. Covel vs. Ore? on &
California R. R, Co. ; suit.
W. C. Covel vs Abba B. Covel;
divorce.
State of Oregon vs. Chas. M.
Special S
Twelve and thirteen dollar values for
We have a limited number of OAK DRESSERS, nicely
styles from which to select, that we purpose to sell at the
Corns an 3 see these before the supply is Exhausted. Every
and if you need a dresser, it will pay you to investigate this
Kline, Merwin McMaines, Jack
Milne, John Doe; appeal.
State of Oregon vs. Chas. M.
Kline, Jack Milne; appeal.
M. J. Norton vs. Nahum Nor
ton; divorce.
Benton County.
'John H. Stevenson, who pre
ceded the Portland business
men's excursion on their recent
tour, paid Corvallis a brief visit
and his ideas of Corvallis and
Benton county are as follows:
Corvallis is a city of schools
and churches and many urban
advantages. Benton county,
whose judicial seat, Corvallis
is a county of agriculture, horti
culture, and all those other pos
sibilities of wealth and industrial
convenience peculiar to the won
derful Willamette Valley, of
which it is an important part.
Here is a county more fortun
ate in . transportation facilities
than many of its neighbors
throughout the state. The West
Side division of the Southern Pa
cific Railway system has its
southern terminus at Corvallis, at
which it nearly traverses the
county. The Corvallis & East
ern Railway line, with its west
ern tenminus at Yaquina Bay,
70 miles west of Corvallis, runs
through Benton county from
east to west to its eastern ter
Christmas and New Year
Beautiful TlCHfPCil Lovely
Jewelry JLjl Jl k Silverware
The Holiday Season is near at hand time to think about your
friends. This store is full of good suggestions and , we invite
you to inspect the large stock of magnificent holiday offerings.
.A FIFTY DOLLAR DIAMOND RING
Some one will get this ring for nothing next January. For
every dollar purchase you get. a ticket. -Ask us to explain.
E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician.
await every young man or young lady who wilt thoroughly qualify
in Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, and Knglish.
Day and. IMigtit School
Night school meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7
ia 9:30 Day school, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Five days a week.
TAKES BUT A SHORT TIME.
CORVALLIS BUSINESS COLLEGE
I. 3EJ. BICHAFSON, President.
Dancing'
at Fisher's Hall
Full tetm $5.00. All lessons private; positively no spectators; classes every
nit:ht.'7:30 to 10; lessons every afternonD, 2 till 5. A complete. terni consists of the
following named dances: Waltz, Two-Step, Schottische. Three-Step and Five-Step.
The latest dam es taught all dancers at the rate of 50 cents a lesson. The hall and
every faellitv mnv ba had for all parties of a social and private nature. Orchestra
musii! fnrniohed for all occasions. For further information inquire at the Hall of
PROF. C. RAYMOND, INSTRUCTOR
ale
minus, 80 miles from the county
seat. Four hours' ride on the
daily Southern Pacific takes one
ito Portland, while those who
seek the quietude of the seashore
have but a short ride over the
Corvallis & Eastern Road to one
of the finest seaside resorts in the
entire state. In addition to this
boats are operated between Cor
vallis and Portland.
People Were Delighted.
On commenting on the Georgia Har
per Company, a Medford newspaper
said last week:
Those who have been bo fortunate as to
hear Miss Georgia Harper and company'
in all of their plays of the week, were
more than delighted with that of Friday
evening, "Frou Frou," in which Miss
Harper waB at her best, which is saying
a great deal, and many were of the
opinion that it was the best performance
of the week. Joseph Detrich made an
admirable Sartorys and Miss Isabel Mc
Donald was most satisfying as Louisa,
while the remainder of the caste were
very pleasing.
Son Lost Mother.
"Consumption runs in our family,
and through it I lost my Mother," writt-a
E. B. Reid, of Harmony, Me. "For the
past five years, however, on the slight
est sign of a Cough or Cold,. I have taken
Dr. King's New .Discovery for Consump
tion, which has saved me from serious
lung trouble." His mother's death was
a sad loss for Mr. ReH, but he learned
that lungtrouble must not be neglected,
and how to cure it. Quickest reliet and
cure for coughs and colds Price 50c ?
and $1.00; guaranteed at Allen & Wood-?
ward drug store. : Trial bottle free.
liool
of Odd
finished, including five different
remarkably low price of $9.75.
one is an extraordinary bargain
offer at once.
So
thai every: lie of the party con
office. 80 .f I these men were
small, they all