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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1906)
fHE CORVALUS -GAZETTE Published Tuesdays and Fridays by Gazette Publishing Company. The subscription price of the Gazette for several years has been, and remains, $2 per annnm, or 25 per cent discount if paid in advance. This paper will be continued nntil all arrearages are paid. SAID IN PASSING. It is a matter for regret that those claiming to be republicans failed to support their candidate for governor in Monday's elec tion. It is more than a matter . for regret; it is a reproach rest ing first upon every voter who failed in his support, and ulti mately falling upon the whole party. ' Not one well rounded objec tion was made or could be made to the candidate. In fact, his integrity, his correct and accur ate knowledge of the needs of the people, and of the things necessary to the development and progress of the state made him a candidate meriting the support of all good citizens. His numerous speeches evince a grasp of public affairs by him equal to that of the best men, on either side, engaged in the campaign. There is no difference among republicans relative to party measures. Every honorable con sideration moved for the loyal support of his party associates. There is not the shadow of doubt that many democrats, knowing the peculiar fitness of the man, cast their vote for him. It remained for republicans to defeat him. Why? Because old party bosses have been de posed in the interest of the peo ple, and as they passed down and out under the primary law they were determined to register one parting "kick." It is the last. Never again can they exert any influence in party con cerns. Yet they were able to subject real, honest, loyal men to reproach and humiliatipn. In this county republicans showed more spirit and better metal. For years enough of them had given "aid and com fort to" the enemy." By reason of this the principal county of fices were in the hands of the minority and had been for years. This condition has been changed. Ultimately it will be wholly root ed out, and the republican cus tom of short periods in the same office will probably be adopted by both parties. That democrats aided in mak ing these changes is doubtless true, for not a few of them are opposed to long tenure of office. The election is over. No ani mosities have been excited, and all may easily calm their ruffled tempers and join hands in mak ing Corvallis the cleanest, most attractive and desirable place in the valley for home-building. Says It's False. Mr. Editor: Kindly permit ma to make the following state ment in your paper: It has coma to my ears since election that a story was circulated in which I was quoted as saying, Mr. Paul Dodele, candidate for commission sr, "was a drinking man." I desire to brand this story as a malicious, manufactur ed lie. At no time and to no man was such a statement ever made by me. The man who started this about me, lied and he knew it. Geo. W. Denman. To the Voters. I desire to express my grati tude to the loyal republicans who valiantly supported me in my candidacy for t-h? office of sheriff. I also wish to express my appreciation of a like cour tesy shown me by many demo crats. Thanking you all, Ire main, Very truly, j Fred C. Peil. The Packing House Scandal. The Chicago packers are re ceiving a large amount of free ad vertising, but it is not of a nature that will tend to increase their profits. The President in his message urging passage of the Beveridge amendment, alludes to the practices indulged in at the Chicago packing houses as "re volting," and the plain statement of what Las actually occurred in the handling of food products in that city warrants much stronger condemnation. -,' Food - adultera tion and improper handling of meat products are due to the tact that packers see in their improp er methods an increased profit over that which could be secur ed by the exercise of cleanly, decent methods. Nothing brought out i i any of the numerous investi gations of beef trust affairs has ever disclosed the slightest indica tioa of any qualm of conscience on the part of the trust managers against indulging to the limit in all kinds of sharp practice and dishonest work, providing there was any money t be made. Mr. J. Ogden Armour and his multi-millionaire associates un doubtedly cared nothing about the sanitary condition of their packing-houses, or the condition of the diseased animals which were converted into a merchant able product in their houses. So long as the product could be placed on .the market and sold at a liberal profit there was no con cern over the health of the per sons who bought it and used it in blissful ignorance of its true con dition. But this fearful tesult of special commissioners Neill and Reynolds, in which the simple statement of facts discovered dur ing their investigation is nauseat ing in the extreme,' will have the effect of touching the meat tru t on a sensitive spot. With mil lions of consumers reading the story of packing-house nastiuess, tere is certain to be a pronounc ed decline in the demand of staples of this character, in the preparation, of which the meat trust has beea growing enormous ly wealthy. The packers have been guilty of incredible nastiness and cruel disregard for the health of the consumers, but until they were brought up whh a round turn by the Government ' there was . no evidence on their pat of any ac knowledgement of wrongdoing or a desire to do better. As usual, when a reform is long overdue, the pocketbook must be affected before a start can k made toward reform, tion, and then the guilty are liable to be worse injured than they would have been had they behaved themselves all the time. The foreigners, especially the Germans, have always viewed our packing-house products with a certain degree of suspicion, and recent disclosures show that the suspicion was well founded. We are graciously informed, how ever, that all of the diseased meat was sold to American cus tomers a statement of fact which substantiates the generally accepted opinion that the Ameri can citizen will meekly submit to almost any injury and in dignity which the trusts care to force on him. This essential feature of the President's message regarding the matter is embodied in the asser tion that "a law is needed which wilj enable the tuspectr.,rs of i the General 'Government to inspect and supervise from the hoof to the can the preparation of meat food products." If such a sys tem is perfected and the inspec tors are "inspected" at proper intervals, American packed meats may be restored to public favor after the present stench is forgotten, but there is nothing to indicate that it will be an awak" ened sense of public duty and decency which will bring about the reform.. Instead it will be a discovery ot tne tact tnat con sumers will noc buy rotten meats, and that an exposure of their rottonness curtails trade. The meat trust will be goodwhenever it is watched, and there is no opportunity for it to unload its dirty, diseased, rotten products on the public. Oregcnian. The date for the city clean up has been set for Friday, June loth and in the meantime there is general activity in the work, by individual?, which will when taken altogether, be a very good step iu the task, of beautifying tha city. The Institute. An enthusiastic crowd gather ed at the Presbyteriaa church Wednesday evening, the occasion beiag the first entertainment ses sion ot the annual institute of Benton county school teachers. The opening number on the program was an overture by F. R. Overlander's orchestra; Mayor A. J. Johnson then made the address of welcome on behalf of the city," and while brief' it was most appropriately worded and voiced a real and hearty wel come. Rev. M. S. Bush made an ad dress of welcome in behalf of the churches of the city, -and while at times facetious, in the main he quite ably outlined the position of the church in the matter oi education. - The response to the addresses of welcome was mde by Presi dent E. D. Ressler; of the state normal school of Monmouth. While brief, the gentleman was in excellent good humor and in a light vein- entertained those present in a happy style. Miss Lulu Spangler contributed a vocal number and was accom panied by Prof. Taillandier. Mrs. C. E. Peterson, in her vo :al solo was accompanied by Miss Margaret Fowe Is. Both ladies sang splendidly and to the evi dent satisfaction and appreciation of all. The principal address of the evening was made by President B. F. Mulkey, of the Ashland state normal school. Oregon has few, if any, more able public speakers than President Mulkev. He tookfor his subject "Hamlet, and before he was half through with his lecture all were convinc ed that there was "something rotten in Denmark." To a large degree he paraphrased this great est work of the peer of all writ ers. His explanations were made in a most scho'arly manner and not only interested but edified those in attendance. The day session of Wednesday and yesterday were well attended and many splendid talks and papers read, together with dis cussions made them ot unusual interest to teacners. list eve ning the entertainment was to have been furnished by Mis Gertrude N.Johnson, elocution ist of Philomath college, and male quartette from the t-ame institution but ihis was after we went to jrcss. J. M. Howard ha Mild lii diav 'O D. D. Berri'an, who tok posstv-aio! yeaferlay wording Mr. A.. Kyle left yesterday for- Pen dleton, for a month's visit with h-r daughter, Mrs. Ena wintrle. The annual "Junior hop" occurs to night at the Armory. Music will be fur nished by Steelhammer's orchestra Salem. Presbyterian church, M. S. Bush pastor. No e-rvi;e in the morning.. C. ii. meeting at sevm. Evening service at 8, sermon to the graduating classes of the public echo jls. Subject, "The City of Enoch." A Heavy Load to Carry. Along with dyspepsia comes nervous ness ana general m-neaith. Why ? .Be cause a Disordered stomach does not r.er- init the tood to be properly digested, and us proaucia assimilated dv tne system. The blcod is charred with boisons whtah come from this disordered digestion, and iu turn tne nerves are not led on good, red blood; and we see symptoms of nerv ousness, sleeplessness and general break down. It is not head work, nor over phy sical excrtfon that does it, bat poor stom ach work. With poor, tliia blood tho voay is ne protected against tho attack of gerr-is of grip, bronchitis and consump tion. Fortify the body at once with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery a rare combination of native medicinal roots without a particle of alcohol or dangerous habit-forming drmrs, A little book of extracts, from promi nent medical authorities estollin every ingredient contained in Dr. Pic-re's Golden Medical Discovery will be mailed free to any address on request by postal card cr letter. Address Dr R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Many years of active practice convinced Dr. Pierce of the value of many native roots as medicinal agents and he went to great expense, both in time and in money, to perfect his own peculiar processes for rendering them both efficient and safe for tonic, alterative and rebuilding agents. The enormous popularity of "Golden Medical Discovery" Is due both to Its scientific compounding and to the actual medicinal value of its ingredients. Tho publication of the names of the ingredi ents on the wrapper of every bottle sold, gives full assurance of its non-alcoholic character and removes all objection to the use of an unknown or secret remedy. It is not a patent medicine nor a secret one either. This fact puts it in a class all by itself, bearing as it does upon every bottle wrapper The Badge of Honesty, in the full list of Its ingredients. The "Golden Medical Discovery " cures, weak stomach, indigestion, or dyspepsia, torpid liver and biliousness, ulceration of Etomach and bowles and all catarrhal af fections no matter what parts or organs may be affected with it. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the original little liver pills, first put up 40 years ago. They regulate and invigorate, stomach, liver and bowels. Much imitated but never equaled. Sugar-coated and easy to t&ka as candy. One to three a dose. T r if TT T"F5v 77 I . mtr W. L. Dou better this ever before. , that there distinct ment in in their ; fitting qualities, and in their wear. Each year gives us addi tionai which account Nothing 1 merit attention. tfflm Things other infinite attention from our workmen for the simple the Douglas standard is nothing short of the best possible. not for the immense facilities and the right motive it would be impossible for the W. L. Douglas $3.50 shoe to rival the $5.00 and $7.00 produc tions of higher priced makers. Millions of satisfied patrons know through actual service that Douglas $3.50 shoes hold their shape better, fit better, wear longer and are of greater intrinsic value than any other $3.50 shoes on the market to-day. SOLD BY Review for Our true Normal Methods (as used in the East) give great results. Our specialty is preparing teachers for examinations. Our results are " many 100 per cents in examination. Term com mences June 26; closes August 3. Write for circulars to the Teachers' Summer Normal L E RICHARDSON, President, ALBANY, OREGON ICES AJSD CREAMS. We are now prepared to provide the pub lic wilh Ices, Water ices, Creams, Sher bets, and everything in this line. SPECIAL FANCY ORDERS j For social functions solicited. We cater to the whole public and guarantee the best at reasonable prices. . When you want anything in our line remember us. Our own special free delivery to any part of the city large or small quantities. CORVALLIS CREAMERY CO. II I P feil P.POLKA.DOT.CANS.g Mi El ITS 0 fill Jiisl M MBS" Sf fe! 0 JM HI m St l'fl.i pigment, I l ma.tt.es m - n least money. Men Wanted. Saw mill and nuif-p'- yari Uhorrp $2.V5 per dav. Woodsmen $2.25 to $300. Steady work. App'vto Bontb-Kt-lly Lum ber Co.. Eugene, Ore. 43tf ; Take. The Gazette for all the ocai news. CASTOR S A For Infants and Children. The Kind Yen Have Always Bosght Bears the Signature of 0 .. US SmP Xi iiWJTi arias shoes are season than This means has been -improve their style, experience we turn to by constantly improving our shoes. is too small to the minutest Dougfma S3.SO cAooa mro worn by mil . : which might be considered trivial in cum or mon. factories have reason that If it were Fast Color Eyelets will not turn brassy. Examination mm Pure, " raw linseed oil costs less than "ready mixed" paint, but when mixed with thick gallon for gallon, it t j. t . 1 V me ucsc pamr. ior tne Fop Sale by GRAHAM & WELLS CopvaZlis, Oregon. Kings Valley Wool Pool. T shall handle your wool ;"seli to the beet advantage. All who wish to join please come and sign 'contract and re port number of fleeces toJJ.F. Cham here, Manager. 42-53 All kinds of cord word for sale, Call P. A. Kline, Kline line No. 1. - '- -. " " ; 44tf Have your jobprinting done at the Gazette office. Subscriber for the Gazette. nicy's Kidney Cure Reduced Rates. Offered for the East by the S-.P. Company. Corvallis to Chicago and re turn, $73.95; St. Lonio, $69.95; MHwau-' kee, $72.15; St, Paul and Minneapolis, , $o2.4o ; Sioux City, - Council 4 Bluffs, Omaha, St, Joseph, Atchixson, Leaven- i worth and Kansas City, $62 45, i Sale dates: June 4, 6 7, 23 and 25 ; . Jui v 2 and 3 f August 7, 8 and; 9. Sep- tembe-8 and 10. . ' Limit going, lo days; return limit. 9o days, but not after October 31. "42tf STEAMER POMONA For Portland' and way points, leaves Corvallis Monday, Wednesday and Fri day at 6 a. m.' Albany 7 a. m. Fare to Portland, $1.75; round tri 3.00. 103tf H; A. Hoftm ah, Agt IMPORTED BLACK PERCHEROH STALLION 6528S P0TACKE 46064 Will make the season of 1S06 at Abbot's barn, Corvallis, Oregon. Potache was winner ol 1st prize at the St Louis fair, 1st at American Royal Live Stock Show, at Kansas Cttv ; In ternational Live Stock Show, Kant as, and at the Government Show in France, 1904 Terms, $25 to insure. Mares from a distance will be furniehed first. class pasture. T. K. FAWCETT, Owner CORVALLIS, - OREGON. 28-53 Tnere are Few People who know how to take oare of them eel vee the majority do not. The liver is a meet important organ of the body. Herbine will keep it in condi tion. V. C. Simpkin8, Alba, Texas, writes : "I have ueed Herbine for Chills and Fever and find it the best medicine I ever used. I would not be without it. It is as good for children as it is for grown-up people and I recommend it. It is fine for LaGrippe." Sold bv Graham & Wortham. Don't! ! 1 ! 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