A- CZV. . ... -, . . I Published Tuesdays ana rnuy V j -r? j t,J? Gazette Publishing Company. The subscription .price oi me vtazkti-e 1 f H- several years has &eu. and remains. 1 per annum, or'25 nt. dwcoimtif pai.l in advance. li'a paoerill be continued nntil all arreWires are pall. OREGON IRRIGATION. Of all the projects conceived . by the government it is probable V that of irrigation is of the great est importance to Oregon. Thousaiads upon thousands of acres thj&t are now naught but a desert Waste are to be reclaimed. The work is already well in hand - and ere many years where now i3 to be found only sagebrush we shall find fertile fields. Few, will deny that aside from the construction" of the Panama canal the irrigation project is the - greatest undertaken by our gov ernment within the. last forty years.. The irrigation or reclam- " ation fund amounts to 28 million ; dollars and provision is made for its increase at the rate of 4 mil lion dollars per annum.'' The first great work : of re . clamatipn is completed. ' It is. in '. : Nevada:; and .man hundred thousand acres' ,will soon'' be opened up and settled where . .MrTiPrrv there was not enouorh to maintain a jackrabbitThe.H ers of the Truckee nver Aye been carried onto th " .-aland ' soon. farms will be c ,uwtWdlj&V- nomes proviaeui aureus ox uui families "'.who ; "jrwise ' 'would have ; been , una,?; to secure places of abode where they might wrest from nature the necessities of life- . . : 'C-: This wbrkjs reported " to have b?ea well done.- It is the opinion of competent ' engineers - that the inain canal will last for centuries, as it is mada'of cement! When t the present-plans of the ' govern mentr are -carried ba: there will have been added , to the public . domain -several million acf"fc$ of tillable land- This will Jjdiyj ed andalloted in small a-acts" for '.the benefit of our citizeas and it is but a question $foife;, a short i timftj?tr5. . :.whfilf these : small trious anrx'ISsperous citizens. In "A all of these "projects Oregon will y be especially favored and will re "WiyjMjil&s that are quite like enaure for all time, v: ' - - :' . jvl ' ; tewart Heirs at War. Over at the clerk's office a suit has been filed by Mahala, Je"hial and Lafayette Stewart and Mrs. Melissa McMahon, against Mrs. Henrietta Kandall, to set aside a deed exeiutpd by the late Mrs Louisa ' Site wart ', in which was coned to Mrs. McMahon 160 acres of land in Benton county. , The papers were filed late Fri day night, and the attorneys for plaintiff are Weatherford and Waytt ol Albany and E. R. Bry son, of Corvallis. Mrs. Louisa Stewart ,-t was 83 years of age when she died, and had, according to the papers tiled, been for a long time in ill health, and she was also addict ed to Mie use of morphine and whL.; jy in large quantities- The eo::;p''hit :.!lees that because of this hnbit, deceased had not t'ne me.wji capacity to transact busi ness nor understand the nature or eii'-?ct of a disjiosition of her property, or to contirct concern ing same. Also that defendant Co. riving and intending to profit thereby, did by "continued pei t isiar.t and undue pei'suasion" i'lJ. -.ce the desceased Mrs. Louisa Srewart to execute a deed to the .'teiVndant. Mrs. McMahon, and that after the death of Mrs. Ssewart. defendant wrongfullv and without authority procured possession of the deed and had it recorded Marh 11, 1905. Plaintiffs as':' p decree cancel ling and annuliin.; this deed, and for costs and disbursements of i he suit. Have your job printing done at the Gaaetto office- Still Missing. Canyon Citv, March i5UGold-$weating is risky busi Im . -r- - nr i Mrs. ODD. JU. UQflman Crayon CWVT is still- maKJog anxions inquiries for Hfei ; hjjsfcaod wno aisappearea jiam. : nis uuuic July 31. r At the time notice as? sent to tb e led i ng ne wsp&pers of Oregon and TVashirlgton asking for in formation for his whereabouts, out" u-to3ate no tidings have been received. Almost in de spair, Mrs. Huffman -is making a supreme effort to locate him dead or alive. At the time of Hoffman's dis appearance he told some friends he was going to take a trip into the hills. He was noticed later with a gun as if going out for a hunt. That was the last ever seen of him by acquaintances, and the impression prevails that he either met with an accident or committed suicide in some lonelv out-of-the-wa' spot. A diligent search has failed to bring to light any evidence corroborating this theory. There is a bare possibil ity that he is alive and has either left his-'wife intentionally or has becoiri so. demented as to have lost all connection with his former identity Hcwas a very thin man, wiJaing about . 125 pounds; list complectioned, blue eyes, height 5 feet, j4 inches, brown LHair, inclined, to curl, and a short brown mustache. He wore a brown slouch f hat, light gray coat and pants and blue deuim overalls. He was a printer, but sometimes worked with surveying airties.- He was a member 01 Canyon Camp No. 218, Wood men J?f tne World.', y Th"eitove dispatph appeared in the Telegram of ?Tistirsday. John L.Hfiffftnan was, oV is, a brother ot Mrs!. M. P. Burnett pf this city. ; Hebrew to manhood an.d learned the printing trade in this city. v Many Coryallisites re member "Johnny." " , Prohibition Contest. - The try-out for f places, or in er, words the local prohibition contest occurred at the collepe Friday evening. Owing to num erous - counter- attractions abput town, that night, there was a small attendance. '7. t The program included a pian6 solg bjXleoS Johnson; oration, 'Art'slGrelrA Problem," John kShroeder; recitation, The Rtvals", Mary Daanemaa; Sta--tion, A Call to Action," Ethel Higdoti; violin solo, Win nifred Gates: ' oration. ,'The Resnonsi- bility of a Great atiorj," Elmer j Kawson; music. The first prize, a very hand some gold medal of the value of $10, was awarded to John Shroeder, who will also "be the OAC representative in the state prohibition contest which . takes place in this city,' April " 20th. Second place and a $6.50 gold medal, was won by Elmer Raw son. "5y ." v' - The judges on composition were Pres. Caldwell, Prof. Rob ertson and Prof. Schmitt." Those on delivery were J. D.-.V. Butler, of Monmouth, Rev. C. T. Hurd and Rev. J. B. EIHson, of Cor vallis. ' Mr. Shroeder won first posi tion both in composition and delivery, although the markings on all participants ; were very close. '.' -' '-.;":' Mr. Shroeder is a worthy. young man, nouest ana maus rious. andtthercis no doubt but what he will do the college credit in the state contest. , He certain ly has the best wishes of many warm friends for his success. The Salem Reading. . Regarding the Eytinge-Irvine reading given in Salem, Friday evening:, the Capital Journal has the following complimentary mention: There was a fair sized aud ience at the Grand Opera House last evening, and one that thor oughly enjoyed the treat furnish ed by the celebrated actress, Rose Evtinge, and her brilliant pupil, Miss Edna Irvine, of Corvallis. Miss Irvine has a well modulated voice, a good stage presence, and shows that she has been a close student of her distinguished tu tor. It is safe to say Miss Irvine friUt be heard from in her.lme of vcrr. - Gold-Sweating. I trvf I rra I I Hi n acp ' cur ness tor .. local ninese." saia Eetective Ace Welsh this morn ing at the conclusion of ' the trial of 12 Celestial in the Mu nicipal Court, in the Telegram of Friday. Thev wdre arrested at 84 and 11 S cond streer Saturday cignt, enured wih playing fantan a -d selling lot tery tickets. The proprietors of the gaming houses were fined this morning by Judge Camero". in the following amounts: A' Wah, $15; Ah Toug, $25; and Lum Joe, $10. Fining the Chinese for gam bling form small part of the charge against them now undei investigation by Federal au thorities; In the raid two gold-sweating canvas sacks were taken and these have been turned over to a chemist. Police detectives arr searching for the Chinese who posted the $225 bail fcr the ac cused gamblers last Saturda night. This money was in gold coin, and on investigation the coins were found to have been sweated. There is evidence in possession of Detectives Murphv, Welsh and Jones which will surely lead to arrest of suspected parties. City detectives have a clew to a gold-sweating oufit undei operation by two white men This "plant" has not been lo cated, but enough evidence is in the hands ot the police to prove that others than Chinese have recently been engaged in the dangerous gold-sweating trade. Detective . Welsh said this morniug he was positive a wholesole gold coin denuding outfit was in existence , in Port land, but that efforts in detecting the criminals might be for a time defeated, owing to the pub lished accounts of Chinese "find." "There have been so many re ports of lightweight gold coin that I cannot charge all the operations to the Chinese of Second street, but the fact re mains that not a $10, $20 or $5 gold piece comes into circulation through the agency of Chinese crooked men that has not been sweated of some of its value. "I expect to make a report to the Federal secret. service when it completes preliminary investi gation. Two years ago gold- J sweating operations were carried on in Rattle and Captain Bell, of the Go.vernment secret service, succeeded Vin driving the criminals out, 'although be was not succesilnl in making his ar rests. We will be more sucoevs fuLhere if the suspected crim inals do hot getjscared out of the FAD FOR MIGNONETTE. -i . ' The Sew Machet Varietr Goofi For .-.iPot Culture. ' - It is likely that mignonette will take on new importance this season by be ing somewhat of a "society ' fad" as well as an old time favorite of -the flower lover. A recent Introduction un der the name of White Pearl forms a splendid contrast with such varieties as "Rubin and" GToliath th red Ma-j ohets - ThA habit of thin tsiHoTr fla. , class vigorous, and compact, also free branching afi of rich bloom; erect and - . ' " . TV, mm-- tJSsLii 4 "WHTTK PEAlfti JUGXONETTB. -.N firm stems, bearins long, dense blos som panicles, towering elegantly above the quite dark green undulating foli age. White Pearl is recommended for pot cultivation as well as for growth to' open ground. "Combined tTvith Machet Rubin It "will yield an excellent effect; these two- varieties j being . so well adapted the one for the other. i ' i it. k& Swipes. A wag, seeing a door nearly off its binges, in which condition it had been for a long time, remarked 'hat when it fell off and killed Bum one, !t would probably be hung. "A msn'is tiu n for health," pays the ihiiosopber, "is not i-omi'i-te 1 on the j n-oal rules of ra :es, f.r h nev-r starts in pursair of it until he timis tha he is already run down." A western paper contained this per sonal item: Ttiose who know old Mr. Wil o -" mis town will regrtt to learn hat t.6 va-t a.aulted in a iu a bruta manner, but net killed." This is the way a Mississippi man an nounced it: "At the earnest soHcita tion . of thoa- whom I owe money, 1 have consented to become a candidate for County Treasu-er." A small boy made a sensation for a short time by quietly trans erring a card bearing the word, "take one" from a lot of handbills in from a store to a box of oranges. An American army officer, jast home from China, says the missionaries weit ahout the only foreigne s there wht were treating the Chinese with any sort of courtesv or decency. ' The alarmists now have a puzzle to so ve anting themselves. It has bet-n discovered that adulterations of foot! are coincident with an increased average duration of human life. "No backward step"! shouts the Phil adelphia Public Ledger. Excellent ad vice, but too late to be cf any benefit to Jobann Hoch, who took one the other day, and broke his neck. Spring Opening. Come and Hen my tine di?plav of p ittern hat?, and up-'-dBte millin e y. Thimdty an I Frdy, Ma-th 2i and 23. Mre. C. A. Uould. FROM BIRTH TO OLD AGE Life is a constant fight against the dan gers of disease, and lie holds his own the Hoot, L-ira his body and its functions in the best working- trim. There are times in every lite when JSa ture gratefully accepts a little aid. She does not want a whipping up for that is inev itably follow ed by depres sing reaction. In. most coses a tonic and al terative prop erly co m oounded will afford the required help by promoting digestion, assimilation and reconstruc tion of tissue and reducing waste of vttal nerve forces. It must not be an alcoholic stimulant just a vegetable tonic. Meeting these needs and conditions Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery has been In successful use these lorty years and has accumu lated a record of cures unequaled in the history of medicine. It is composed of non-alcoholic, glyceric extracts of Golden Seal root. Queen's root, Stone root, Black Cherrybark, Bloodroot and Mandrake root, and by special processes nerfected bv Dr. Pierce, in his own laboratory, so com bined in the most exact proportions, and their medicinal properties preserved without the use of alcohol as to render it a safe and effective remedy for use in me lamiiy nitnuut consulting a aoctor. Young or old can take it freely as needed. and now that its composition is pub lished, there is no ground for prejudice against it as a patent medicine or secret meaicine. is is neitner. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. Constipa- iee tion Is tile cause of many dis eases, vure ine cause and you cure the disease. One " Pellet " is a srentle laxative, and two a mild cathartic. .Drug gists sell them, and nothing is "just as good.' Dr. Pierce's (treat thousand-pasre illus trated Common Sense Medical Adviser will be sent free, paper-bound, for 21 one- cent stamps, or ciotn-oouna lor 61 stamps. Notice of Sheriif's Sale. - ' Notice is hereby tjiven that under and by virtue of an execution and order o: si'e oi attached pro perty, issued out of the Circait. Court of the State of Oregon, for the county oi uenton, unner tne tea' of said Court nd bearing date of February 14th, 1906, upon a judgment duly rendered by said Court on lae zotu u&y ok ixovemuer, in au ucli'jii in which lAura Burr was plaintiff and Affiles C. McEl- roy and J. C. McElroy were defendants, said judg- went : was iendered in favor of said plaintiff fand .-; against the said defendai ts for the i dredths dollars, with interest thereon ..at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum from said 25m day of .November, 1905, and the further sum of 850 attor ney's fees, and the further sumW 815.00 ftosts and disbnrsements; and for thft-fcle OI the real property hereinafter desctVaeuBttfobeiiltrffeaid aeiionp and which judgment was duly docketed itfcpaM Court on the 25th day of November? 1905, and which said ex; ecution issued thereon is to me- directed aud.delivT ered and commands me to satisfy the said, above sums of moneydu thereon by the palo-of the reri. property heretofore dudy attached in saidtion, and de;iod as Allows, to-wit: jc Beffj- ii-it a rmintilO.35 chains west of "the NRr' corner of laim 'o. CI, tp. 14, S."E.&,I i tbeuca West B 74 chains: thence Souro 40 thenoa East. a. 74 chains: thence Nonfc-;40 W beglnhmr; eontaining 4'J ac es; a-;orhe-rat the JSorihwest corner of c'a;m No"o?J SoutM Range S-West thence Kat 40 chaws ,e Soiith 40 el"lfs; thence West 40 chains; nce Korth 40 chaihs to Beginning-, conta;ning 160 acres. Also beeinninsr at Southwest corner of Fclaim No. 44 townshio 15. South Eauge 5 West, run thence North 4O chains; thence E? 40 chains; tnence outn 4U cnains; tnence nest q-j ciiaiiis lu beginning-, ccntainina Kit) acres: also besinnijgrat the Northeast corner of G. W. t.Kisor's claim run thence West to East line of R. Belknap claim, .hence South to North Rast corner Georjre Belknap's claim, thence East to West line of Laban Sanders one-fourth section line, thence North to beginningf, section 32, township 14, South Range 5 West, con taining 74 acres. Also beginning at one fourth sec tion iost on section line between sections 31 and 3?, township 14, tlouth Range 5 West, thence East 17.95 chains; thence North 20 chains; thence West 17.95 chains; thence South 20 chains, to Beginning, con taining 37 acres. Also lots 1, 2, 3 and 4, and North west quarter 01 soutn v est quarter ot Lection n, I township 14, South Range 5 West, containing 57.75 J acres; also lots 7, 24, 25 and 26, in Well's and HcEl J roys addition to the City of Corvallis, all the above mh wicguiug uraviium real prufjerLjr ueiu4 auu lying in Benton County, State of Oregon. And on Wednesday the 21stdav of March, 1900, at the hour of two o'clock P. H. of said day at the front door of the Court House, in the City of Cor allis, in Benton County, State of Oregon, I will offer for sale and sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all the riirht, title, interest, claim and estate of the said defendants Agnes C. McKlroy and J. C. McElroy, in and to the eaid above describ. ed Teal- property, to satisfy said sums due on said judgment, costs and accruing costs. M. P. BURNETT. ISheriff of Benton County, Oregon. JONATHAN x . :-. -X-- v-X. - .-XJiX X.--.-Xvv":X-x X rXXXsXXV.vXNXWXvXvXX-.XX x. x- x X X Vt XXV y 4 Xa.X k 1A? x,x ,(tft2u s i v --rf -; - - x- ta n . i x-x xxx xv y,,v . x - x rrx x x x - 4 4 x x x v XxXx -XXX-X XX XX X x X . xX , x. W ; S - x N x x V- X X ,x .SxX x xvx xx, XXXX sNx RepubUcan Candidate for United States Senator. CHAMPION OF STATEMENT ONE. Jonathan Bourne, Jr., candidate before the Republican primaries for the nomi nation of United States Senaior in Congress, for the long term commencing Ma-ch 4, 1907, was born in New Bedford, Mass , February 23, 1855; was a member of the i-lasscf 1877 at Harvard University; came to Portland May 16, 1878; waa a Republi can member of the Oregon Legislature in the session of 1885 and the extra session of 188(5; was one of Oregon's delegates to the Republican National Convention of 1888 and Oregon's member ot the Republican National Committee from 1888 Jo 1892, and a delegate to tue Republican National Convention of 1892; and was elected as a Mitchell Republican to the Oregon Legislature iu 189t. Mr. Bourne has been more prominently identified with the development of the mineral resources of Oregon than any other man in the state, having expended in the last 20 years over $1,000,000 of his own money in the acquisition and develop ment of Oregon mines. While Mr. Bourne has had his residence and main office at Portland since 1878, he has had another office at New Bedford, Mass., and has carried on the busi ness of his father's estate -since 1389, which makes him familiar with many of the large interests and leading men iu the East. These qualifications, in conjunction with his tremendous energy, originality, executive ability and experience in busi ness and political affairs pre-eminently qualify him for making an aDle and influ ential Senator for the state of Oregon. Mr. Bourne has always favored extending the direct power of the people over their government as tar as possible. He was one of the leading spirits in the Initiative and Referendum movement from 1896 until it was approved by the voters at the June election in 1902. In 1904 he was a member of the executive committee of the Direct Primary Xominations Leagtie, and holds the same position with the People's Power League at this time. In all these movements he has oeen one of the few to guarantee the necessary expenses of preparing and proposing their measures to the people. He says that the choice of United States Senator should be by direct vote of the people and that the Legislature should be compelled to elect the man the people select. To accomplish this result, he is championing Statement No. 1 of the primary election law as the only method by which public opinion may be crystal lized and made effective upon the Legislature. In his petition for nomination he says : "If I am nominated and elected I will, during my term of office, favor: Republican Politics. Am. nding National Constitution for People's Election of United States Senators. Publicity Political Campaign Expenses. National Control of Corporations in Interstate Commerce. Rigid Exclusion of Asiatic Coolie Labor; Good Wages Make Good Citizens. Legal Limitation Labor Hours for Safety on Railroads. Parcels Post, Including Rural Delivery. Pure Food Laws. , Liberal Appropriations for Panama Canal, Coast Defenses, River and Harbor Improvements, Including Columbia and Willamette Rivers, Coos, Yaquina and Other Oregon Harbors, Ceiilo Canal, Government Canal at Oregon City. Fair Share of Irrigation Fund for Oregon. Loyal Support of Successful Candidates. Rigid Enforcement of Statement One. Roosevelt for Second Elective Term. 1 desire the following statement be printed after my name on the nominating ballot: I WILL SUPPORT PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S DETERMI NATION THAT JUSTICE BE DONE ALL MEN." Abraham Lincoln. A true history of the Youth and Early Manhood of Abraham Lincoln, our martyred president, writtenby his old partner and ifelong friend, Ward Hill Lamon, will be published in the Corvallis Gazette, besinnins soon, All friend's of . the Gazette will please call the "attention of their neigh bors to this history and invite them to subscribe for the Gazette at $2.00 per annum, 25 per cent discount, or $1.50 if cash is paid in advance. This history if sold in book form would cost much more than the subscription price of the paper. Invaluable for Rheumatism. . I have been Fullering for the past few yeais with a severe attack of rheumatism and found that Ballard's Snow Liniment was the only thing that gave satisfac tion and tended to alleviate my pains. March 24, '02, John C. Degnan, Kins man, Ills. 25c,5ocand $1.00. Graham & AVorcham. Subscribe for the Gazette. BOURNE, Jr. X 5 X X - xXxwwXv v x (X Vx X-xVx xXVt , V X- XX X x Torture by Savages. "Speaking of the torture to which some of the savage tribes in the Philip pines subject their captives, reminds me of the inte 6e sufferings I endured for tUreemonths from inflammation of the Kidneys," says W. M. Sherman, of Cushing, Me., "Nothing helped me until I tried Electric Bitters, three bottles of which completely cured me." Cures Liver Complaint Dyspepsia, Blood dis orders pnd Malaria; and restores the weak and nervous to robust health. Guaranteed by Allen & "Woodward drug gists. Price 50c. STEAMER POMONA For Portland and way points, leavea Corvallis Monday, Wednesday and Fri day at 6 a. m. Albany 7 a. m. Fare to Portland, $1.75; round trip $3.00. 103tf H. A. Hoffman, Agt. Cured Consumption. Mrs. B. W. Evans, Clearwater, Kan., writes: "My husband lay eick for three months. The doctors said he had quick consumption. We precured a bottle of Ballard's Horehound Syrup, and it cured him. That was six years ago and since then we have always kept a bottle in the house. We cannot do without it. For coughs and colds it has no equal. , 25c, 50c and $1.00. Graham & Wortham. fSakes d Bladder Biaht .