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NO . 53
Vol. XLHL
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon .Tuesday. June 2G. 1906.
THEIR WORK COMPLETE.
Water Committee Finishes Its
- Labors Last Night.
Last night, after the Gazette
press hour, the water committee
was to hold what will probably be
its last meeting, and a committee
of four was to be appointed to
look after the busiaess hereafter.
IS) one ot these men were anxious
to receive promotion from the
regular to this special committee,
since all are busy business men
who have for months met regular
ly once a week, frequently ne
glecting: their private business to
further that of the water company
whico means the city and citizens
generally.
The big task is now completed
and tapping began Saturday.
Applications for water are coming
in quite well and yesterday an
active cemmittee was placed in
the field to make a thorough can
vass of the town and solicit fur
ther applications. Gangs of work
men are to be started out in all
pyts of town, so that the tapping
may be done as rapidly as possi
ble, although the demand for
connections is something not eas
ily handled.
Ihe system lust completed is
what is known as the gridiron,
or circulation system; in other
words, the pipes have no "dead
ends," but are so arranged that
the water flows continually and
there is no chance for sediment
or impurity as would be the case
with "dead end" pipes where
stagnation would be possible.
A fact worthy of note is that
people visiting the intake since
the completion of the system say
that no diminution of the water
supply is observable, either above
. or below that point, in spite of
the fear that was voiced in cer
tain circles that Rock Creek
would go dry or be unable to
furnish water in sufficient quan
tities. This objection is said to
be tar fetched when it .is taken
into consideration that the intake
now taps but one, and nrobably
the smaller of two branches of
Rock Creek, and that at any time
the supply can be increased to
twice the- present quantity by
tapping the second branch of the
creek, which is easily accessible,
the intake being located near the
forks of the stream so that each
can be called into service.
Already 699 bills have been
paid by the Water Committee,
which shows the volume of busi
ness that has been transacted.
Mr. Miller, in his estimate of
the cost ot construction of the
main line by contract, was so ac
curate that his estimate on the
distribution system was accepted,
and on his advice the work was
let by day's labor, a fact which
saved a goodly sum in the ex
pense of construction, as the ac
tual expenditure by day's labor
fell considerably below even Mr.
Millers conservative estimate.
The list ot expenditures for con
struction of the system has been
submitted by Floyd Bogue, who
has been the assistant engineer,
and is a? follows:
Amount of warrants issued to
June 14, 1906 $61,065 4S
Amount due Washington Pipe
and Jfcoundry Company 8,192 06
Amount due Crane Companv 424 I"
Amount due W. H. Mitchell.. 2.70S 80
Payroll of June 21, 1906 376 20
Tayroll due June 23, 1906 123 00
Bills ordered paid, but war
rants not drawn by clerk...
Bills payable
One man patroling pipe line
for 30 days
Floyd Bogue'i salary for Jane
Engineer's fees due
40 16
274 42
75 00
65 00
rfto 50
Total $74,111 88
Was a Pioneer.
Thefnneralof the late Mrs.
Ann Compton, who died in Cor
vallis Thursday morning, " was
held at. Rosebnig., Friday afternoon,-
and the Ttmains were' in
terred in that ci '.. ,;.,," Hf; j
Ma. Ccnapton tame to Oregon
ia i-wtmagUifhVaieri
Wasco county. During the In
dian trouble of 1855 while her
husband was with the volunteers,
she remained in her home and
defended her belongings trom the
Indians when others in the neigh
borhood had fled for safety to
other places, leaving their pos
sessions at the mercy of the rea
skins and sustaining heavy pro
perty losses by so doing.
A SPLENDID ENTERTAINMENT
Recital Friday Night
Large Audience.
Pleased
Mrs. C. B. Marshall has won
an unusually high class of testi
monials as a refined and artistic
performer upon the piano. She,
however, sustained her excellent
reputation gained elsewhere, by
her recital given at the First
Methodist church last Friday
night, in her first appearance in
this city.
Not only an artist is she, but
the piano is made to breath
forth music seldom heard from
that instrument. Her range of
numbers were suited to the pop
ular ear, as a rule the best judge
of music.
Her interpretation of the mas
ters is most comprehensive. One
or two numbers allowed a display
of skill so dear to the average
player.
The march bv Hollander and
a selected number by request,
"Uld Black Joe," appeared to
meet with especial favor with the
delighted audience.
Mrs. C. E. Peterson, always
appreciated by a Corvallis aud
ience, was in splendid voice and
was beautifully supported by a
violin obligato by Miss Marian
Cbappel.
xas surprise or . tne evening
was the singing .by Mrs. Harold
Strong who appeared in concert
in our city for the first time after
ari absence .of several years spent
in vocal training at Stanford
tier voice proved to be as pure
and clear as a bell, and in her
singing of the beautiful Scotch
ballad, "Bonnie Sweet Bessie,"
ner notes issuea as sweetly as
from the throat of a bird.
Both Mrs. Peterson and Mrs.
Harold strong respoaened to
enthusiastic calls for encores.
On account of being the ac
companist for Mrs. Strong, Mrs.
Marshall did not repond to the
insistent audience for encores.
The following program was
rendered :
Nocturne, Op 37 No 1. Chopin
Mrs. C. E. Marshall
Come, sweet Morning". . t Elkin
Mrs. Harold Strong
March, Op 35 No 1 .-...Hollander
Mrs. C. B. Marshall
"Bonnie, Sweet Bessie" Gilbert
- Mrs. Harold Strong
(a) "Twas a Lover and His Lass."
Ne-in
(b) "Good Night" Nevin
Piano Solo.. Selected
Mrs. C B. Marshall
Once in a While"
Mrs. 0. E. Peterson
Violin Obligato, Miss Marian Chappel
Rondeau Brilliante Weber Liszt
Mrs. C. B. Marshall
They Played Ball.
The Corvallis "Business" Men
8; Kline's pretty boys in the
pretty suits, 4. Such was the
score in Sunday'.- base ball game
between the Kline crack team
and the pick-up nine of old-time
fans, the contest taking place on
the flat. . A large and enthusias
tic crowd cheered the victors and
jeered the defeated.
What Kline's men missed in
i ' i . . .
piaying, nowever, tney made up
in unitorms and attractive ap
pearance, and thev promise to
square accounts next time. The
line-up was:
KLINE'S
Colbert
Orner
OLD-TIMERS
C Bain
lb Rennie
2b Shear
3b L,afferty
ss Reed
If G Whiteside
cf Owner
rf " Belt
Cronise
Bilyeu
Keady
Butolph
THE TRIAL ON
George H. Mitchell Will
Hearing at Seattle.
Have
Yesterday at nine a. m., in
Judge Frater's court at Seattle,
the trial of George H. Mitchell
was begun and intense interest is
taken in the outcome by resi
dents of Corvallis and, in lact,
throughout Oregon.
O. V. Hurt, Ed. Baldwin and
J. K. Berry left Saturdav morn
ing for Seattle to remain until
the trial is ended and the fate de
cided of Edmuud Creffield's slay
er, young Mitchell, for whom, in
this section, there is nothing but
sympathy. ? , Js ;
Mr. Hurt, Mr. Baldwin and
Mr. Berry were served with sub
poenas Thursday, but it was or j
their own choice that they nude
tne trip, desiring in every way
possible to aid the man whose act
in defense of his sisters' honor
has placed him in such a ' pre
carious position under the law.
As everyone hereabout knows,
George Mitchell, after following
Joshua Creffield, the self-styled
"apostle" of holy roller fame, for
several weeks, finally ran across
him in Seattle on May, 7th and
dehbertately shot him down,
stating that the latter had mined
Mrs. Burgess Starr and -Miss
Esther Mitchell, the sisters of
the murderer.
in spite ot tne manner in
which the deed was committed.
cooly, with premeditation and in
defiance of law, there has never
been a moment-since that every
one familiar with the practices
and teachings of the dead Joshua
has not affirmed that Mitchell did
a good deed, and was perfectly
justified in slaying one who could
scarcely be called a human being
because Of his bestial .: nature.
1 ms sympathy lor the young
man who valued his sisters' vir
tue . and fair name above all
thoughts of personal safety, and
who avenged their ruin , to the
limit, is universal, and there is
hope expressed on all sides that
he may be cleared, in the trial
that is now in progress.
The list ot witnesses drawn by
the defense is as .follows: ,
O. V. - Hurt, ' John Catlin,
Lewis Hartley, P;ioebe Vander
kelle. Mrs. Hiper. Milt Beer,
Chas. S.lires, Alpheus Mills, E.
R. Bryson, Edwin Baldwin, Geo.
VanBrant, John Baldwin, Willis
T. Gardner. Dr. F. W.
Brooks, Peter View, Wm J.
McMillan, Fred Mitchell, Mrs.
Burgess Starr, M. P. Burnett,
K. Berry, Burgess E. Starr,
Henry P. Harris, Mary J, Gra
ham, John Manning, J. J.
Woods, Henry R. Morris, Mrs.
Hager, May Hurt, Glover.
The War Ended.
It seems from report that there
has been a full grown -fight on
over at Albany, between the In
dependent and Bell telephone
companies. W. D. DeVarney, it
will be remembered, secured a
franchise from the city and had
done about $1,000 worth of work,
setting poles and digging holes,
when about six weeks ago the
work was suddenly suspended by
an injunction brought by the Bell
people to restrain the Indepen
dents from further building. The
injunction declared that no fran
chise had ; been secured bv the
latter company.
Not only this, but the Bell
people, so the report goes, pro
ceeded to set their own poles im
mediately in front of those of the
rival company and to string their
wire, thus hindering the Indepen
dents in their labor.
After a month or more of lost
time the injunction has been set
aside and work is being prosecu
ted by the DeVareny people with
all possible speed. They are now
putting in an all cable service, so
that there will be no cross wires
nor other difficulties common to
the ordinary systems, tendering
tnisoneiar superior to what it
would have been if the usual open
j wire system had been completed
as was intended in the beginning
The cable was necessary in order to
avoid trouble with the Bell wires
which had been out in the way.
and the Bell people thus uninten-
iionany aereaiea memseives and
aided the enemy to a considerable
extent.
THE NYE CREEK BOOM
Things That are Doing
There Rent Gone Up.
Over
Parties returning from New
port Saturday brought stories of
great changes and vast improve
ments that have been wrought at
Nye Creek since last year. And
along with the improvements has
come a new schedule of rental
rates tnat is an eye-opener to
the old-timer who has frequented
the resort for many seasons.
Cottages that contain three
rooms, one ot which is a bed
room about the size of a r.omy
band box, now. command a rent
al rate of $25 per month. These
cottages formerly sold outright
for $50. Any old thing in the
way of a house is worth $20 per
month, and some that are but
sparsely furnished are engaged
for the next two months at $40
per month, a rate that seems ex
orbitant to one who has known
Nye Creek in its infancy.
; It is stated that about two
thirds of the cottages are now oc
cupied, and every , evening1 the
boat brings in a few more pleas
ure-seekers.
j With the usual American eye
to ; the almighty dollar, land
owners now have platforms bniit
which are leased to those desiring
floors in jheiiS tents. A rate of
ten cents per "day is also charg-
ed tor space on which to pitch a
tent, with no floor provided. .
It is said that there are new
houses every where at Nye Creek,
and that they are being built on
more substantial plans than has
been the custom heretofore. Cap
italists have, ia fact, built houses
especially to meet the demand of
summer renters, and these dwell
ings bring nearly any rent de
manded.
Board, it is stated, , is $5 per
week at Nye Creek, but over at
Newport, there has : been very
little change or growth, and rates
are about as usual.
The boom is, of course, credit
ed in large put to the coining
coast railroad which has been s
widely discussed, and on which
the work of surveying is being
rushed, a -cording' to the Dirties
in from the coast Saturday.
Crow Reservation Opened.
The opening of the Crow Res
ervation commenced in Billings,
Montona, Thursday, June 14th.
registration having been commen
ced on that day. The registra
tion is being conducted by Chief
Clerk Lewis of the General Land
Office and six assistants. Several
thousand persons registered Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday. Reg
istration will continue until June
20th and probably 20,000 people
will go to Billings for that pur
pose during the last week. After
the registration the lands will be
disposed of under the drawing
system, commencing July 2nd.
borne of the choicest land in
the famous Yellowstone Ville-.
is included ia this land beinj
given away by the Government.
The land can be irrigated from
the Yellowstone and Big Horn,
rivers. Companies have beeaor-j
griniz?d to Dlace water upon the
and as soon as it is settled upon,
while the G vernment is building
an irrigation canal and has others
n conre'tip"ation. The railroads
have nude special homeseekers
rate frorn a 1 points for this open-
n and , people , .are going from
all pirts of the TJaited States, ,
;Mi Mariraret Snell 'tliiped and
fel,,' Friday, in wow ocaiiner. in-
juring her hou!dr quite serewly.
RINGING THE BELL
Is a joyous occasion, especially if it's the ritrht kind
of a belle, a ring- to decorate. a fairy finger to cele-
uraw a oirtnaav or a weamnjj. in our superb dis
play of
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chains and the latest 4ancy bracelets. Let us de
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stock, and tempt yoi with the wonderfully low
prices.
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WATCHMAKER 1
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Sewing Machine Supplies, etc Gasoline and Dry Cells for sale.
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