fHE CQRVALLfS BA2ETTE
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DID RIGHT.
After much investigation the
council saw fit at the meeting of
that body Monday vening to
grant to A. Welch a thirty-year
franchise for the equipment,
operation and maintenance of an
electric ligrht and power plant in
the City of Corvallis. The Ga
zette prints in this issue the or
dinance complete.
There are a fev who are in
clined to the belief that the city
acted unwise ly in this matter and
we hear of the value of fran
chises granted in other cities
large cities such as Chicago and
New York. In such cities a
franchise granted at the present
time without compensation to the
city granting it would be a bad
bargain for said city. But there
was a time in the history of all
large cities when franchises were
practically worthless and had
those cities not welcomed, nay,
invited, capital to establish busi
nesses within their limits we
should never have heard of jsay,
New York or Chicago.
That those who secured fran-
cmses in tnese cities years ago
have grown fat there is no deny
ing, nor on the other hand, can
we deny that these concerns
were factors in the creation of
those cities.
Take the matter of the tran
chise just granted by our council
and ask yourself if there is any
man in this city who could or
would do for Corvallis what Mr.
Welch promises? To say the
least, any of our home capitalists
would have demanded an ex
elusive franchise. They might
have been willing to pay a little
something for it, bat they would
have required protection.1 Not
so with Mr. Welch and his com
pany they have no exclusive
privileges. They have little
more than assurance that they
will not be ordered to pull down
their poles and wires. If any
body desires to compete with
Mr. Welch all they are obliged
to do is to get permission from
the council. This assures a fair
deal for the city.
Taking a broad view of the
matter it seems that the city has
made a good bargain. At any
rate, we will have to grow some
before we can sell our franchises
at New York prices.
MAYOR JOHNSON'S MESSAGE.
Conditions "of the City Financial
ly and Otherwise,
To the Honorable President
and Members of the Common
Council of the City of Corvallis;
Gentlemen: It is a duty en
cumbent upon the mayor by a
provision ot our charter to
com
m urn cite
dv message to your
honorable body annual!',
such recommendations as
with
shall
appe.
bet
t to him as bein
interests of our
I for the
cowmon-
wealth
from '
ana our citizen.-, and
inferences gathered from
our charter, and conside
2 the
date ot transfer from one ad
mini.straticn to its successor, as
well as that the close of the fiscal
year, from a. city standpoint,
Jn:'-' ist. I have looked upon
our regular meeting in June as
the proper time for the submis
sion of this annual message and
in keeoing therewith did submit
at or.r regular meeting in June
last suca a message tor your
'consideration which coutained
quite; a complete financial state
ment or our city's affairs, as well
as some recommendations which
at the time occurred to me that
if carried out wovsla tend to the
betterment of conditions general
ly; so it will not ix .nv intention
at this time to make further
specific recommendations, . or
enter into a second detailed state
ment of our financial condition,
but will instead give you this in-
way and in round
figures.
Financial : - I may say that
ray June figures were in the maia
correct, except that my estimate
of taxes still due upon the 1905
roll appears to have been about
$230 hieh for the general fund
and about $100 high for the street
fund, cs I found oar receipt-
rom this source since our June
meeting has been, general lurid
$668 85 and street fund $266.75.
and I am this day informed by
our county, treasurer that the
total still due us is but $170.
So allowing that theie will
eventually be a sufficient amount
collected from back taxes of pre
vious years to cover the final
delinquencies for 1905, this will
give us an additional amount for
the general fund of about
$121.50. - and tor the street tund
About $48.50, or a total of
$790.35 for the general fund and
$315.3"; for the street, as against
$ 1,000 and $400 respectively as
estimated. My estimates of re
ceipts otherwise have been fully
maintained except as to fines
which for the past seven months
have been but 3515, with possibly
10 more yet to be collected,
while my estimate for the full
year was from this source $100;
this is in part accounted for by
reason ot tne tact$ that onr
district attorney has been quite
active in the prosecution of crime
during the past tew months and
perhaps some cases may have
been brought as state cases which
have heretofore come under city
supervision; but in turn we have
no doubt escaped more or less
expense in connection with some
of these prosecutions; and all
things considered I think we are
to be congratulated upon tne
showing made during the past
year from the stamw-omt o
troublesome violations of law, ex
cept, of course, the matter of the
dealings of the so called club
which seems to have been quite
ably handled by our district at
torney. I find our total issue o
warrants on the general fund
since June 5, last, including the
bill presented at this meeting to
have been $2,632.98, in which is
included an extraordinary ex
pense for repairing the break in
the Jefferson street sewer ot
$i8c;.6;. but taking the total as
an average which shows for the
seven months an average month
ly expense of $373, which beiug
maintained throughout the year
will make a total ot $4,470, and
as we are to be reimbursed by
the county for one-half of three
arc lights paid for regularly by
us, tnis win Dring our total ex
penses from the general fund
slightly under $4,400 as against
my estimate of $4,600 at the be
ginning of the year, and as such
estimate was made with the view
of keeping our incidental ex
penses down to the lowest pos
sible figure, knowing it to be al
most impossible to reduce further
our fixed charges for salaries.
lights and water, therefore, I
congratulate you, gentlemen, up
on this good showing, and when
it is considered that the revenues
have been decreased by at least
the $2,000, formerally received
in licenses from saloons, and
some additional by reason of the
infractions of the law being less
under the new system, hence our
receipts being reduced trom fines,
as shown by a comparison of the
present year with former years,
and the" fact that we are able to
keep our expenses within our in
come as our present average here
shown, if maintained would indi
cate without in the least increas
ing our taxes. I contend, entitle
you to the congratulations of our
entire people. I find our receipts
from taxes will be somewhat less
for the coming year thau was re
ceived during last year, made so
by reason of a general reduction
ot values in our assessment for
1905 over that of 1904, and this
will but compel us to, if passible,
still further reduce our expendi
tures somewhat. I may say with
regard to our street fund that we
have kept strictly within the
receipts during the past year,
that is, frotn Jan. 1, 1905 tajan
1, iQOo, tne receipts were in
round figures $1,716, while our
total warrant issue on this fund
was but $1,467.49, including the
bills presented ac this meeting,
thus showing a reduction of
about $250 in the outstanding
warrant indebtedness as against
the street fund since January, i,
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And as
a summsry I may f
a general
isav tnat onr total receipts in tne
general fund for the entire year
of 1905 were, in round figures, i
$5,563, and out total disburse
ments, as per warrants issued, in
cluding the. bills presented at this
meeting, were $5,524.61. How-
ever, included in said amount
e the following items charge
able to 1904", to wit: city hall
roofing, $454; fire extinguishers
and fire alarm system, $250; and
a lumber bill of $171.08, which
when taken into consideration
together with the expense of re
pairing the Jefferson street sewer,
(amount $185 65) it will be seen
our general fund expenses have
been kept down quite well
throughout the whole of 1905.
Warrants have been- drawn on
the sewer fund amounting to
$585, all of which have been
piirt.
Public Health: 1 find by in
quiry of our physicians that aside
mm a lew cases of tvpliid fever
prevailing at present that the
general health of our city is re
markably good, and our death
rate for the past year has been
exceedingly low, so we should be
thankful for this.
I, too, feel that you -are to be
congratulated upon the progress
made during the past year along
the line of improvement of the
heretofore very bad condition of
our walks and trust that this may
be continued, with a vengeance,
until all our present dilapidated
walks may be replaced and many
be built where needed, and just
here I again wish to refer you to
my former recommendations re
garding a cement sidewalk dis
trict and also do most earnestly
recommend to your careful and
earnest consideration the matters
heretofore carefully considered
and favorably passed upon by
our Citizens' League, which I
understand has been submitted to
you at this meeting for your con
sideration. I am glad to inform
you that the members of our
water commission as well as their
engineer and the contractor hav
ing the contract for the pir5e line
and laying out side" of the city
all inform me that the work is
now progressing nicely and it is
to be hoped that before the close
of the present year that we will
have in full operation a complete
and successful mountain water
system, accommodating every
nook and corner of our city, and
one which will prove to be the
pride of our entire citizenship,
whether they were for, or agaiust,
municipal ownership in the out
set. We have a beautiful city,
made so largely by the hand ot
nature; and we will most surely
be recreant to the doing of the
duties imposed upon us by virtue
of having accepted the offices to
which we have been elected if we
fail in the least in advancing
every possible and proper measure
for its further beautification and
betterment generally.
With best wishes for a prosper
ous and happy year to you, each
ana an, Dotn omciauy ana per
sonally, I am,
Very respectfully yours,
A. J. Johnson, Mayor.
This 8th day of January 1906
Work of R. F. D.
Postmaster Johnson recently
completed his report of the ser
vice of the R. Fi D. for the
quarter ending December 31,
1905, with the following result:
R. F. D.--N0. 1 shows that in
letters, parcels, papers, packages,
etc., 13,056 deliveries were made;
of the same there were collected
2,196, making a total of 1 q, 252
parcels handled. There wre 30
applications ior money orders to
the amount of $39.69.
Oa R. F. D. No. 2 there were
delivered 12,457 letters, papers,
parcels, etc., and the Fame, col
lected, 2,048, making the total
handled foot up to 14.506.
There were 75 applications for
money orders to the value of
$45-20.
Letters, papers, packages, etc.,
on Route 3 were delivered to the
number of 13,036 aHd collected
to the number of 5,669,, making
the total handled 18,704. On
this route during the quarter just
ended there were 66 applications
tor money orders to the amount
of $109.85.
Letters, papers, etc., delivered
on Koute 4, numbered 11,497,
while of the same there were col
lected 1,841. making" the total
handled during the quarter 13,
338. On thi5 route dnring the i
quarter there were 51 applications
for money orders amounting to
The grand total for all four of
our routes in letters, papers, etc.,
delivered during . the - Quarter is
50,046, while on.all four routes
there were collected for the same
in letters, papers, etc., x 1,7 5.
The total of applications for
money orders on all four routes
numbered 222 amounting to
$233.08. ;
This is certainly a splendid
showing and Mr. Johnson says
that the business done by the
carriers is about 10 per cent of
the business ot the office.
Woman's Work.
One of the important depart
ments of the Home Mission So
ciety in the M. E. church, South,
is that of Rescue Work. They
own a . well equipped home in
Dallas, Texas, where unfortun
ate girls are given a home for
two years; if necessary, longer.
During this time they must con
form to rules which in every
way tend to make them useful,
christian women. They are
taught sewing by an experienced
dressmaker till, if, necessary,
they could earn their living sew
ing. They are given a thorough
course in housework, sewing, and
a certain time in the laundry,
preparing meals, and keeping
the balance of the house in or
der. ,
Where needed, they must take
a common school education, and
some part of every day is spent
in systematic study of the Bible
In twelve years 800 girlshave
come to this home and only one
left through disobedience. Many
have found christian homes, oth
ers have married, and some have
22is. GEM CIGAR STORE
All first-class cigars and tobacco; whist and pool rooms.
treated like
JACK MILNE
O. O. Hfomtand.
CORVALLB3 STEAM LAUNDRY
'Patronize Homo industry
Outmldo Order Solicited.
All Work: Guaranteed.
artcine
at Fisher's Hall
Full term $5.00. All leesons private;
night, 7:30 to 10; lessons every afternoon,
following named uancps: Waltz, Two-btep, Schottische, Ihree-stepand Five-Step.
The latest dances taught all dancers at the rate of 50 cents a lesson. The hall and
every facility may be had for all parties of a social and private nature. Orchestra
music furnished for all occasions. For
PROF. C RAYMOND, INSTRUCTOR
a new
Satisfaction guaranteed
or your money refunded
Sold by A. K. R.uss
The only exciusive mens fur
nishing house in Coryallis
Imperfect Digestion.
Means less nutrition and in conse
quence lees vitality. When the liv6r
fails to secrete bile, the blood becomes
loaded with bilious properties, the di
gestion becomes impaired and the
bowels constipated. Herbine will rectify
this ; it gives tone to the stomach, liver
and kidneys, strengthens the ' appetite,
clears and improves the complexion, in
fuses new life and vigor to the whole
Bystera. 50 cents a bottle. Sold bv
Uraham & Wortham. 1
-THE DANGER TO THE CHILD
T.v ia taa.1 tr t.ViA finp.lcA TnnT r & h MTm
less one, but there is danger that menaces
every cniid's lite 11 tne motner is aeu
eient in womanly health and functional
vitalit.v. .- .
Thousands of women have borne their
sufferings and kept their troubles to
themselves from motives of delicacy and
feahla childhood has iaid for it.
Dr. Pierce, forty years ago, consulted
Nctiure. and found that she had Drovlded
remedies in abundance for the cure of
woman's neculiar ailments and weak
nesses. He found that non-alcoholic
clveerie extracts of Golden Seal root.
Blue Cohosh root, Unicorn root, Black
Cohosh root and Lady's Slipper root,
combined in just the right proportions,
gave such surprising results that this
com nou nd soon became a standard fa
vorite of his in the treatment of such
cases. In a T.Lile time the demand for it
became so great that he determined to
put it up and provide for its general sale
r . 1 .1 ': i.'i 1 j : J4. ..1,1
SO inub tne muiutuura ueeujug it cuuiu
readily supply themselves.
T'ais is now known all over the civil
!zed world as Dr. Pierce's Favorite fYe-
cription, and its unparalleled record of
hundreds of thousands of cures, in the
last forty years, justifies all that can be
said of it.
It is non-alcoholic, non-narcotic. It is
safe and reliable for any woman, of any
age ana in any conaiuon, to iise.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets only one
or two a day will regulate and cleanse
and invigorate a four, Daa btomacn, tor
pid Liver, or sluggish Bowels.
Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser will be sent free, paper-bound, for
21 one-cent stamps, or ciotn-oouna ior si
stamps. Over 1000 pages ana illustrated
Address Dr. E. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
been received into their own
families to begin life anew. The
women who have charsre of the
home are refined and cultured
and love these girls well enough
Lto give their lives m serving
them.
STEAMER POMONA
For Portland and way points, leaves
Corvallis Monday, Wednesday and Fri
dav at 6 a. m. Albany 7 a. m. Fare to
Portland, $1.75; round trip 3 00.
H. A. Hoffman, Agt,
103-10 .
Every customer
a prince. '
Four do?s north of postofBce
Ioid. Phone 130.
Cham. B lake lee.
CORVALLIS,
OREGON.
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positively no spectators; classes every
2 till 5. A complete term consists of the
further information inquire at the Hall of
Another Good Man Gone Wrong.
He neglected to take Fole3''s Kidney
(lure at the first signs of kidnev trouble.
hoping it would wear away, and h was
soon a victim of Bright's disease. 'There
is dangc- in delay, bnt if Foley's Kidney
Cure is taken at once the symptoms will
disappear, the kidneys are strengthened
and you are soon sound and well. A. R
Bass, of Morgantown, lnd., had to get
up ten or twelve times in the night, and
had a severe backache and pains in the
kidneys and was cured by Foley's Kid
ney Cure. Sold by Graham & Wortham,
Cheap Sunday Rates Between
Portland and Willamette
Valley Points.
Low round tiip rates have been placed
in effect between Portland and Willam
ette Valley points, in either direction .
Tickets will be sold
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS
and limited to return on or before the
following Monday. Rate to or from Cor
vallis, $3.00 Call on Southern Pacific
Co's Agents for particulars. lOltf
Pleasant and. Most Efiective.
T. J. Chambers, Ed. Vindicator,
Liberty, Texas, writes Deo 25, lo02:
"With pleasure and unsolicited by
you, I bear testimony to the curative
power of Ballard's Horehound Syrup. I
have used it in my family and can cheer
fully affirm it is the most effective and
best remedy for coughs and colds I have
ever used." Sold by Graham & Worth-am.
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SHERIFF'S SALS. -
KoUce is hereby given that by virtue ot
warrant issued uui ot the county court ot
the state ot Oregon tor the county of Ben
ion, bearing the seal of said court, to the
sheriff of said county directed and delivered,
and bearing date October 27, 1905, com- -man
din 5 the said sheriff to collect the taxes
shown, to t delinquent on the tax roll .
ior the year lu-, . charged to said delin
quents thereon, and if necessary to sell the
everal articles oi personal or parcels oi real
property upon which such taxes are levied,
as set forth in said tax list. -
Said delinquent taxpayers, the amount of
taxes, and the amount ot penalties and the
several parcels oi real property are - de
scribed as follows, to-wit : - . ' -Giesler,
Albert Southwest quarter of .
the southeast quarter or section ie, ,
township 11, range 7. 40 acres.... 1.45
Franklin, R. B.---Northeast quarter of
section 16, township 12, range 7,
160 acres 14.60
Crandall, Calvin Beginning 16.08 .
chains east or tne soutnwest corner
ot donation land claim of J. Has
kins, claim No. 71, township 10,
range 4 west; run thence north
20.95 chains, east 23.92 chains,
south 20.95 chains, west 23.92
chains to beginning, except 20 acres
sold, 30 acres . .. . 16.44
Krimble, J. East half of the south
east quarter ot section 7, township
11, range 5 west, 80 acres 3.6S
Hogue, C. C. Begining at a point
which is west ii.Zi chains irom tne
southeast corner of claim No. 71, .
- township 10, range 4 west; run
ning, 9 acres 3.25
Evans, Chas. South half of the south
east Quarter of section 8, township
14. range 8 west 5.68
Smith, Sewell C Northeast quarter
of the southeast quarter of section
8, township 15, range 8 west, 40
acres ' 3.65
Smith, Lilla Northwest quarter of
section 12, township 13, range 7
west, 160 acres 19.40
Whitehead, R. R. Southeast quarter .
of the southeast quarter oi section
29, township 13, range 7 west, 40
acres 2.45
Clem, Chas. Beginning 21.20 chains
south and 24.50 chains east oi tne
northwest corner of section 5,
south 14.28 chains, west 7 chains,
north 14.28 chains to beginning, in
section 5, township 15, range 5
west, 10 acres 2.28
Elzy, Geo. Northwest quarter, about
80 acres being - in uenton county,
section 10, township 15, range 6
west, 80 acres 3.65
Nye, E. V. and A. C. Lots 1, 2 and 3
and tne nortnwest quarter oi iuo
southeast quarter of section 33,
east quarter of the southwest quar- .
ter of section 33, township 14, range '
6 west; northeast quarter of the
northwest quarter of section 4,
township 15, range 6 west, 240
acres 16.71
Price, L. N. Lots 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7,
section 34, townsnip Xi, range o
west, 128 acres 9.12
Thomas, Charles Northeast quarter
of the northeast quarter oi section
12. townshiD 15. ranee 6, 40 acres. 1.80
Trout, O. 'E. East half of the south
east quarter ot section sz, xownsmp
14, range 6, 80 acres 5.82
Jackson, T. A. South half of lot) 5,
section 31, township 14, range
west, 19 acres - v v. 2-54
Kriens, Wm. (Heirs) The north half
of the following: Beginning at the
southeast corner of donation land
claim No. 57, township 12, range
6 west; run thence north 43 chains,
thence west on the north boundary
of said claim 18.60 chains, south 43
cnains, ease xo.ou cumo w UcS"-
ning, 40 acres
The Associated Banking & Trust Co.
Northeast quarter of the northwest
quarter; northwest quarter of the
northeast quarter of section 19.
township x2, range 6 west, 80
n0Km fv T.nt 7. hlock 2. Dixon's
3.50
3.65
i
1st addition, Corvallis 17.31
Lawrence, John W. Beginning at a
point on the half section line of sec
tion 25, township 14, range 5 west,
26 rod3 north of the south boundary
of said section where said line in
tersects a slough ; run thence in
northwesterly direction down said
slough to a point where said slough,
empties into another slough; thence
up last mentioned slough in an east
erly direction to where said last
slough crosses said half section
line; thence south on said line to
beginning, 12 acres, section 25,
township 14. range 5 west l.od
Maher, E. A. East half of section
36, township 12, range 7 west. 320
acres la.rfo
Clodfelter, Cora E. West half of the
southeast quarter of section 26,
township 14, range 7 west, 80
acres -. .od
And on Friday, the 19th day of January,
1906, at the hour of 1 o'clock p. m. of said
day, at the sheriff's office in the court house
in the City of Corvallis, Benton county,
state of Oregon, I will sell the above de
scribed property at public sale to the per
son or persons who will bid the amount ot
taxes, costs and penalties accrued against
each piece or parcel of real property and
take a certificate at the lowest rate of in
terest, for cash, subject to redemption, to
satisfy said warrant, cost, ruing
Sheriff of Benton County, Oregon.
Dated December 21, 1905.
Notice of Final Settlement.
Notice is herebv given that the undersigned
administrator of the estate of B. B. Barnes,
deceased, tas filed in the County Court of
Benton County, Oregon, his final account as
administrator of said est te, and that Mon
day, the 5th day f February, 1906, at the
hour of ten o'clock A. M., has been fixed by
said Court as the time for hearing of ob.
iections to said report and the settlement
thereof K.F.BARNES,
Administrator of the, Etate of B. B. Barnes,
I Dated January 2, 1906.
Country tchocl district teachers
can be Bum lied with u.onthly re
port jsards by the Gazette.
Write
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your wants.
The Original.
Foley & Co., of Chicago,
originated
and lung
Honev ani Tar as a threat
remedy, and on account of the great
merit and popularity of Foley a Honey
and Tar many imitations are offered for
the eenuine. Ask for Foley's Honey
and Tar and refuse any substitute offered
1 1 .i
as no other preparation win give me
same satisfaction. It is mildly laxative.
It contains no opiates and is safest for
children aod dalicate persons. Sold by
Graham & Wortham.
Calling cards popular styles m
cards and type at tho Gaaf tte
office. 80tf
Railroad Lands for Lease.
Lands of the Oregon and California
Railroad Company, in Oregon, will be
leased for fhe year 19CC, &ubject to can
cellation of lease in the event of the
sale of the land during the term of the
lease.
Owners of farms and ranches adjoining
railroad lands should file their applica
tions not later than February 1, 1906,
after which date applications from
others will also be considered.
Address: Chaeles W. Ebehlein,
Acting Land Agent, 1035 Merchants
Exchange, San Francisco, Cal. 4-11
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