ME CQHVALLIS GAZETTE
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THE PRIMARY LAW.
On January 2 the books in the
various county, clerks offices of
the state will be open for regis
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tration of those who are legal
voters .at the election of the
state. The 1 primaries are to be
held on April 20, next, and be
fore you are allowed to vote even
at primary elections you must
register, therefore," it may be im
portant that you get your name
on the books earlv. Moreover:
ir. is far rrmre ennvemipnt. fnr the
clerk that those who are entitled
to vote do not wait until the last
moment and then , besiege the
clerk in a bunch.
The effort to elevate the gen
eral tone of matters politic and
the elimination of personal and
selfish considerations must be
most acceptable to every honest
citizen and voter; hence, the en
forcement of the v ry spirit of
the new primary law is consider
able. There has been consider
able cold water thrown on this
law and frequent prophecies
wafted about to the effect that
it could not prove of any good
Without a public sentiment
strong enough to give this or any
other law a "square deal" it is
certain to prove nil.
, There may be weak places un
covered when this law is enforc
ed, but it is only by giving it a
:f air and impartial test that
will be possible to determine if
:it is advisable or not to retain it
To this end it becomes the duty
of us all to assist in a straight
forward enforcement of it next
-April.
It is the spirit and intention
of this law that the DeoDle shal
decide in the matter of selecting
a United States Senator and the
state legislative members are
simply to ratify the will of the
people as expressed by the. peo
ple m tne general election
June and 'when the legislatnre
v.... it. .n . -i I
vuiiveues wie louowmg January
that body , is supposed to elec
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the peoples's choice. From this
it will be seen that the people
have greater" responsibility as
result of the new primary law."
MIGH1Y GOOD READING.
The letter of Mr. J. L. Waite
editor of the Burlington "Hawk-
eye" to
well, of
Mr. Henry B. . Black-
Boston, embodying the
answer of the straight-out Re
publicanism of Iowa to ' the mon
grel Republicanism which has
been generated in Massachusetts
- 1 . . .
as a consequence of a too intr
; mate association with Free
Traders, rightfully
belonsrs
to
the catalogue of "migbty good
reading." It will be remember
ed that Mr. Blackwell, as,Chair-
man or tne tsoston, (Jommittee of
One Hundred oh' Tariff revision
and Reciprocity, figured con
spicuously in a movement whiqn
.cost th-3 Republican ' ticket in
Massachusetts many thousands
of votes in the campaign which
ended on the 7th of last month.
Yieldrag to the " solicitations of
this Committee" of One' Hundred
the resolution carpenters of the
Republican ' State Convention
confuted to execute an absurd
usual fate of straddlers attended
the performance. Like the man
in 'the fable trying' to please
everybody; they succeeded in
pleasing nobody and t came very
the fable lost. The Committee
of One Hundred ' showed its ap
preciation of tha concessions by
working tooth a:id nail for the
Kepublican ticket who-was brave
enough to make a stand for con
sistent'' , Protectionism." .,This
nominee they knifed so effective
ly that he fell behind the head of
the ticket more than
20,000
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votes.' T
'VUn ),"-. T.T 1 I
knew the sort of Eepublicanism
ne was ueaiing witn wnen ne
wrote his reply to the appeal for
aid in nrnmnHno- fW ,wif
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Cf "PPing revisionists Of MaSSa.
chusetts. Mr. Waite sneaks foi
;he stalwart ReDublicans ' of
owa, tor tne stalwart JtteDubli-
cans of the whole country, -when
he tells the Massachusetts ' hy-
brids that they must not look to
xuwa. iv ieuuuree tne , unpuaent
demand for such a perversion of
fair play as would sacrifice the
interests of Western farmers for
the benefit of a small erouD of
New England manufacturers
Mr. Waite's letter tell3 its own
story. Again we' isay it is
'mighty good reading."
THE NEW SENATOR.
His
Past History and Present
Aims and Objects.
John M. Gear in is thorouirhlv
identifind with Oregon. He was
born August 15, 1851, while the
family neartd Vt h e terntorv;
Where the old immigrant trail
crossed the Umatilla, at the Dolnt
uow known as Willow Sonne's.
with a bleakness of a parched
plain as his first vista and alkali
oust in the air that first reached
his nostril, his life began. The
family was delayed briefly there
and soon reached Chamroeer.
latune a conation- land claim on
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trie banks ot the Willamette, in
Marion county. Two brothers
grew to manhood. One, named
Hugh, has ' never left the home
stead, but " vet" cultivates the
Gearin farm which, the' ancestor
j : j. i ' t i 1 '
auiicu uuaci me earnest laws
ot, uregon lerntory. : John M
was a stndent, not a farmer. He
attended St. Mary' college, San
Francisco, in 1863, staying there
rour years. jotie Uame umver
sity, Indiana, ' was the next step.
tie graduated m 1871. : In 187
he entered the law office t
Mitchell & Dalph, and was ad
mitted to the bar two vears later
He was elected to the legislature
in 1074, to the office of city at
toruey of Portland in 1875, ; an
district attorney ' m 1884
In
1 boo, ne was defeated , tor con
gressby Binger Hermann
in an interview ,with
a Pnrt
. . .. ' . '
ator ueann said:
'I am not going to Washing
. ,.-: t.
ton as a politician, to build up or
tear down any party or ; faction
I will go there as the representa
tive of tbis State," oue of the ac -
credited agents to do its work
jn
the national capital, and not
as
tne agent 01 any political organ
izatiou. .-.
"I am fully in accord with the
president in his efforts tn rnntml
the big : 1 orporafions, and bring
their, operations within the pale
1 ho i- . T i 1 j
v tut jaw. x uciicvc. uc sauuiu
be aided in stopping those rebates
and whatever excesses have
grown up in the in comparable de
velopment x resources and trans
portation facilities. lis views
of these subiects are eood. sound
democratic doctrine. Because a
republican president aids in car
rying out democratic principles
is
no reason whv demorratir
cbampsonshiD of them "should
not follow.
VI am with the administration
in its effort to reclaim the arid
west. That is splendid work.
It will open a wealth of industries
that cannot be approached piher
vvise, and will bring immense
sums ' of capital to our assistance.
Especially is- such work : bene
ficial to a region like Eastern
Oregon, where everything re
quired for immense prosperity
save water is nard in; some prac
tically unsettled districts. v
"No one ' need ask me about
state improvements. I am an
Oregoniaa bv birth and residence.
Everything that I can do for
Oregon, 'in any station of lile,
will be done. Senatorial n nw-
ers open broader opporfunities lor
iuis wuik, ' anu win noi miss
theni. I will work - for. all of
Oregon .. Coos Bay, Yaquina
and the Columbia are parts ef the
same state. .. Other improvements
of whatever nature will be sought
whenever possible.' v.
'As the accredited reDresenta-
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tive of this state for the -interim,
I realize that I have been chosen
to do its work -for- th?t period.
until another senator . may be
Irrmspn in tVi
ftllnrre . T rinnl 1 f !..
mv indorsemeets came from every
"fuus ""
nes men and in my work 1 sha11
endeavor to .serve all. I will
Uldil
ze my time . for the very
best interests of Oregon
COUNTRY ' CORRrcpnMnCMnr
OAK GBOVE.
Grant Williamson Bpent Saturday aiid
ounday with relatives in Linn county. -
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Prettvman left
for their home at Ashland the first of the
weeic. . . " . . . .
Eev. W. P, Elmore, of Brownsville.
Oiled the pulpit at North Palestine last
Sunday. -' "
BIobsi m had oomoanv Sindav. ' TT
drove a fine rig, and they say' he came
trom Wells. ' . '
"imam Aaams, ot isuena Vista, is
thinking of changing his . residence to
Albany. :
Dr. Smith, of Albany, was out WedneE'
day caring for a sick horse, the prop
erty of Peter Kaisten..
Mr. and Mrc. Walter Yates were vieii
ing relatives at Wells and Parker tLe
latter part of last week
Miss Effa Elliot, of Portland, cam fi 11 n
Saturday and is the guest of Mr"; nnd
Mrs.l Paul Johnsttn. She will SDend
about ten days visiting friends here and
at Palestine before returning home, v
Guy Moore, a graduate of OAO. 1905
and one of our bpst vouns men ' h
gone to Eaene, having secured employ
ment at that place. l ,-
Unas. Bourdy sold a' nice soan ' of
mares last week to J. H. Manrk nhn
will use them iu working his laree
orchard. , . '
We are informed that the neoDle" of
North Palestine are ' making nrranfrai
n . w
ments to have a Christmas Iree at the
church on Christmas eve, J
Miss Bertha Mayberry, of Albany.
spent .Saturday and Sunday with Oak
3rove friends. ' - ' "' .
Tomhasdh ' brothers . passed' through
this part Monday with a fine drove of
hogs ; lor Albany,' where they wilt be
shipped to Portland by Becker Bros. : f
, Commodore Hodges'cahie out Wednes
day' with a braud new rubaer-tire-bug y,
and w j are wondering which one of the
many maidens will be lucky enough to
secure a seat by the handsome bachelor
driver. ': , :-. ' ' ..
; We notice in your last issue that MrSi
McCormick living near Lebanon; Lfnn
coumy, sold 64 turkeys netting her $110,
and then adds if this i-an' be done in
Linn why not in Benton J . It can' and is
done. ' W, ' J).- Prett man " during Ctbe
holidays sold1-70 turkeys which netted
him 140, while Sam Vabderpcol, MrsJ
Hecker and many others of .North' Ben
ton marketed uiauy fine birds.: ."
.ilardly a day passes but we Uear of
new aspirations for; the . (jnited siaieo
senatorenip, 11 pxaiorei that Soap
Creek baa caudiuaie iu the pi,ou-
senatorsnip, It s rumored that Soap
r tr - w,. - .
- 1 uiu uo uciug a iiie-ioug .aemycrat and. a
1 staunch supporter of the governor, he hab
I a fair chance to wia'the togaj' and Soap
jreea precinct being strictly democratic
wiil not be overlooked geographically by,
uy ine governor.
What came near being a eerious ao
cident happened at the heme of S. P
Laurenson last Thursday. While he
and his wife were out in the lot looking
at some colts one turned quickly and
kicked with all vengeance, striking Mrg.
Laurenson in the abdomen and rend-r-
Tbojndlan never liked work but hs
wanted kis squaw to get well as soon as
possible so tnat she could do the work
ana.let him
; hunt," therefore
he dug papoose
root for her, for
that wa thnir
great remedy for
female weak
nesses. .
' Dr. Pierce uses
the same root
called Blue Co
hosh in his" Fa
vorite Prescrip
tion: skillfulTy
combined ' witu
other ' agents
that make it
fcW'i i,4'i'j- ' and Protect the
, v .. ;. . 1 , stomach ; from
Db. Piekcij's Fayohite Prescription
Is not nor ever was a patent medicine "
but it is the carefuHy wrought out and
thoroughly tested real prescription of a
feed phj.'stcian jn a real practice.-.,Pr-
Pierce's unparalleled success with
this remedy was such that more wanted
to use it than any one doctor could attend
to in a private practice. . This induced
turn to manufacture .it on a sufficiently
liberal scale to meet the demand. -- '
By his own special processes, he ex
tracts, combines and preserves the medi
cinal qualities of the several ingredients
without the. use of alcohol (using chem
ically pure glycerine- instead), thus ren
dering it absolutely safe for any woman
of aay age and in any condition to use
"ee'y- The names of the ingredients are:
L,ady's Slipper root, Black Cohosh root,
Unicorn root, Blue Cohosh root, and
Golden Seal root j-.- y. .
a Miss May Rohrback, No. 73 Amsterdam
Avenue. Isew York City, Treasurer of the
Woman's Progressive Union, writes : --
"I had headache, backache, and was very
nervous ; scarcely able to Bleep more than
two hours at a time. I was advised to ry
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, and was
delighted with the result. Within a week I
was sleeping splendidly. Continued using
the Favorite Prescription ' for eight weeks,
mou BLuviJeu. xur jl was perjeeuy well,
hjver since then your medicine has been ma
Favorite Prescription.' too. I recommend
Constipation although a little 111, be-
sjw uig ones ii negiectea. ur. fierce'!
Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. "
See Our Show Windows
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The store is open every
: evenitig this week
$ We advise you to shop in the daytime. However,
if you are too busy, we are pleased towait on you
evenings. ' Come any time. 1
ing her unconscious for sometime. Dr.
Hill,' of Albany, was called and after a
careful examination found the patient
not seriously hurt,, but she will be com
pelled to keep her bed for some time.
A ' .. .V .'V. BKAVEB CBESK. .
Mr. Lyle, of Dustr, passed through
last Monday looking for fat cattle. , .
, .The old familiar whistle rf the Coon &
Gleason saw mills can be heard again.
Charley Armstrong and Henry Starr
are at present employed in making
boards.
Mr. Goye, who owns the Gleason saw
mills, has been doing some good work on
the roads the last few days.
Mrs. Peterson, who has been quitf ill
the last few days, is not any better.
Mr. Marvin, of the Coon mills, was a
Corvallis visitor one day last week. -;
Owen Tore pson came down from East
ern Oregon for a few days' visit with his
brother.
STEAMER POMONA
' For Portland and way points, leaves
Ojiva'lis Monday. Wednesday and Fri
day at 6 a. m. : Albany 7 a. m. Fare to
Portland, $k75; round trip $3 .00.
' H. A Hoffman, Agt.
103-10
The Packard
' -SHOE- .-'
- Every Pair Guaranteed
SoIdbyA.K.IUxss
This week winds up the Christmas buying
the loig store7 We are prepared to hand
out the goodJ;hingslisasTrl
selected. Every available space in the store7
teems with the, most exquisite lines of mer
chandise. There's a bargain for you in '
every bundle.
WOW! 0l"J! :M0W!'
For 30 days only
we will otter air our Talkaphone arid
Columbia Graphophones at twenty- '
five per cent discount We are also'
adding to our line the VICTOR and
EDISON talking machines. These
two machines need no boasting-they
speak for themselves. We also carry
the following lines of records:
VictorRecords, Zbnophone Records,
Columbia Records, Edison Records,
. American Records.
Remember, we are headquarters for
the above lines. r '
GRAHAM g 17ELLS
D. E. MATTHEWS
Graduate Optician '
and Jeweler
Fits eyes accurately and scientifically. We give better bar
gains in Diamonds, Watches . and Jewelry than
any store in Corvallis.
16 size gold filled hunting, 20 year case with 15 jeweled Elgin movement $15.50
Baby "an(f children's solid gold rings, plain and fancy each, - - .50
Your watch cleaned and guaranteed oue year for . - - - 1.00
(Can net lie done better at any -price.) '
Mainsprings, guaranteed one year - : - 'r - " . . 1.00
The above are samples of our bargains; call and judgo for yourself. 'v
CORVALLIS STEAM LAUNDRY.
PatnonlxB Homo industry
Outmidm Ordmrm Solicited.
All Work Guaranteed. -.
Come in and see the beautiful
cabin and its magnificent sur
roundings. Bring the children.
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