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Leading Corvallis Newspaper. Best Advert:i?ig Medium. Vol. XLIU. CORVALLIS. BEXTON COUNTS , OREGt )XV TUESDAY. AUGUST 28. 1906. NO. Tl ' DRINK BEER THERE. And Have It Passed Around on Gala Days In Washington. Women and yonng girls take their beer in public places and without hesitation, in Washing ton cities, according to CorvaJlis ites just arrived from there. Mr. and Mrs. Wellsher arrived Thursday afternoon from a two weeks' trip to Seattle, Hoquiam, Moclipps. Pacific Grove, Aber deen, Centralia and other places, and in telling of what they saw, many interesting items are brought to light. At Aberdeen they attended a clambake, given by the Eagles, which was an immense affair. Beer in small glasses was for sale in the crowd, , and women and young girls drank as freely as the men. In Seattle, some saloons enjoy as much patronage from the women as from the male pop ulation, even young girls order ing their drinks at the bar like veterans. "I would not live in any of those cities for anything, even though business is better, and money more easily had, for they are certainly the toughest places I ever saw," declared the Corvallis visitor. Some of the prices up there are enough to make a Webfoot citizen have nightmare. For ex ample, ordinary scrub blackber ries sell for 20 cents per box; cu cumbers, 5 cents each ; peaches, 30 cents per dozen ; raspberries, 15 cents per box; apples, ' about the size and quality of bullets, 20 cents per dozen; and strawberries finally reached 50 cents per box at the close of the season. In Seattle, the Corvallisites saw the Pacific Coast Squadron, which they describe as a magnifi cent' spectacle. The steamship Oregon was viewed, also several revenue cutters, torpedoes, besides other ships loading for Alaskan; Japanese and Australian ports. In Hoquiam the Corvallis visit ors met Koehler Adams and Fred Rawson, O A C students, who have handsome homes in that city. John Handsaker has just accepted a position as pastor of the Christian church in that city. He is a brother of Rev. . Hand saker ot Corvallis. In Seattle, Med Thompson, formerly of Bantoa County, con ducts a music store. In that city just now a $40,000 hotel is being razed in order that the hill on which it stands may be leveled to even up the streets in the busi ness section of the city. Eight or ten engines are in operation as power for running the immense scrapers and shovels with which the work is done. : ' l Ironing Without Fire. Another of the housewives' terrois is now but a memory, for no longer need she depend upon a hot stove for ironing day. Today she can put on her white dress and slippers, pin a rose in her hair, place her patent iron ing board on the shady back porch and proceed to slide a shining nickel iron over the spot less white clothes that are to be done up, and never a stick of wood need she bum. It has all come about since the day current electricity has has been brought into service in Corvallis homes. The power is being recognized as another of the great labor-saving devices, and people are not slow in put ting it into use. - TSrc irons referred to are heat ed by electricity, a simple con trivance on the flat end ot the iron affording connection with any ordinary electric current that is within reach. Any light bulb can be removed and the wire attached to the iron. Iron ing can proceed while the cur rest is attached, and when too not the wire can be removed and the iron retains heat sufficient to last fifteen or twenty minutes before it is necessary to again turn On the 4 'juice.! V - Only, one iron is recessarv. and by the new method this branch of work, al ways regarded as drudgery, is rendered dainty and pleasant. In the Small ice cream parlor and bakery a large electric fan is on duty these hot days operat ed by the electricity that is now available, and there is talk of an arrangement whereby the Corval lis modiste will no, longer . sit, doubled half over, while she pedals a tiresome sewing ma chine day in and day out, but she will be enabled to attach an electric wire, to her machine, and all that will be . required of her will be to guide the material, while electricity does the work. Verily, the world is on the move. The Hose Cart Question. Is or is not Jobs addition to have a hose cart and an adequate supply of hose to insure reason able fire piotection? Is the cen tral part of town to be the favor ed section, with all four hose carts located in the city hall, or are the outlying districts to be equally protected by; the location in other parts of the city of one hose cart per section? Such are the questions that are being wide ly discussed in various parts ot town, and Friday evening a meeting was held at R. I. Tay lor's store in Jobs addition for the purpose of reaching some conclusion in the matter. Near ly every resident of the addition was present and every one had a voice in the subject. ' It was argued that one part of town was entitled to as much consideration as another, and in the winter when the streets are knee deep with mud, a residence in the northwestern part of town or one near the carriage factory, ' might burn to a cinder beiore the hose cart : could reach the scene, especially should the blaze occur at night. The argument is entirely rea sonable and one that should, in fairness, receive consideration from the council. A neighborhood fire company could be organized and maintain ed in each locality where a hose cart was housed, and this would be an aid of great value in times of fire. - Such a company could be organized in Jobs addition, according to the plans discussed at Friday night's meeting. A temporary organization was effected, and a committee ap pointed to draft rules and regu lations. Another meeting to per fect the organization, is called for Friday night. It was the general opinion that the city should be requested to provide 750 feet ot hose for the Jobs addition cart, owing to the fact that the hydrants are so few in that locality, and that some residences are Soo feet from the nearest hydrant. Obituary. William W. Barker, aged 75 years, 10 months and 16 days, died at Everett, Wash., Aug. 23, '06. He was born in Orwell, N. Y., and in 1846 removed with his parents to Waukauska, coun ty, Wisconsin. He was married to Maryette Charlotte Hunger ford July 20, 1852, who died in Clayton county, Iowa, March 5, igoo. In 1853 deceased moved to Delhi, Iowa, where he resided until 18S0, when with his wife he moved to Clayton county, Iowa. In 1901 Mr. Barker came to Everett, Wash., to reside with his daughter, Mrs. William- Mc Fall, at whose home death over took him. The survivors are seven chil dren, one of whom is L. A. Bar ker, a respected citizen of Cor vallis. j Remember Nolan Remnant and Rummage sale eloses Fri day, AsgaatSlst, t 6 p. ra. J ' - ' " 6972 THE CORVALLIS BOYS. And What They Are Doing ; Seeing the Sights. ' Thomas Whitehorn, . the jovia") Corvallis man who, with Henrv Gerhard, is still driving through Southern Oiegon, enjoying a pro longed! vacation, writes another very interesting letter to the Gazette man. The same is given in full, since it is of general in terest: "I presume you willl notice we have traveled quite a distance since I last wrote, and have found several towns. We drove to Coquille .from Marshfield and saw some of the land on which they claim to grow 700 and 800 bushels of potatoes per acre, but 'I think this must be an off year, as we think the spuds will run about 50 bushels per acre. They ask from Jsioo to $50 per acre for land. - - From there we went to Bandon which is a nice little place with plenty of wind, a match factory, woolen mill and saw, mill. - We then headed for Port Orford, past the Sixes river, a very nice drive. There are only a few fish at this time of the year. The land is nearly all uncultivated and I don't think it amounts to much. Port Orford is a very nice ' town, one blacksmith shop, a . little store, a small hotel and very few houses. We next went to Gold Beach, where we expected to get shaved, but we found it was the county seat and nothing' else. 7 One hotel, without boarders as court is not in session a little feed stable, - and . I think the black smith had left, so that shows the prosperous condition ot the place; but we got plenty of fish. We went down on 'the' beach " and helped Hume's men pull in the seine and got all we wanted. There is a "cannery on the other side of the river. . We went to Chetco, camped half way at Pistol Creek, and drove over one mountain about 20 miles. The people there call it a valley. One man owns 3.600 acres, another 10,000, and I think the balance is owned by nonresi dents. But Chetco is a fine little city, with oh e store and no houses at all. . . -'"';VV.. We next went to Smith River CorDprs, a very pretty little place and some fine land around it,! with fine houses and barn?, but the bottom land is limited." Land is $100 an acre and over, "that is the asking ..'price;.' I 'cahVt say what the selling price i?j but I should think some oflit is hot woith $2 per acre. Our next move was to Crescent City. I think considerable business is transacted there, al though they have only 1100 in habitants. From there we pulled out tor Grants Pass. Perhaps you-will not believe it, but we drove 50 miles and saw only four houses. The hills are all solid rock. You could not keep a goat on what we saw. The roads were very good in California, but when we came to the Oregon line on the mountain we got it and got it proper all rocks and bould ers for nine miles. We were all billious cn account of eating so much, but that ride shook us up so that we were completely cured. Well, we finally landed 111 Grants Pass, where William Broders left us for home. From there we went to Medford, which is a good town, six new brick buildings now going up. From there our route led us to Jacksonville, thence back to Gold Hill. We intended to go on a hunt with Jesse Houck, but I am sorry to say that he was called to Seattle by the death of his little grandson. We still find land $100 or more per acre, lots of it for sale, but little being sold. .Tomorrow we ' leave for some other place. ; v " Remember us to the "boys" ind all inquiring iriends. , Your5 as ever, ; Thomas Whitehorn. P. S. Gerhard says 'he did not kick much about' the $5 trip. bv water. He said he would; go after me if I wrote any more like that but I told him Billy. Broders put that in the letter.' 'But of course .Billy is not here now. . Such is Life. 1 Man that is born of his parents is ot few days and full ' of micro bes. He goeth to school when a oungster and getteth his pants paddled for something he didn't do, until he is sick at heart. .. He groweth up like- a , weed; in the back yard: and soon reaches the age when he is composed largely of-teet, freckles and an appetite for pie. c About this, time he gets too long for short trousers and not long enough for long ones, . and goeth away to college, Jearneth bow to monkey with a three dol lar mandolin and play whiskey poker. He cometh home' a big ger fool than ever and marrieth a sweet young thing whose pa is supposed to be wealthy but whom he subsequently ascertains could not buy the prize rooster, 'at the county fair. : He worryeth along from year to year, gradually acquiring off spring until his heme resembles a Sunday school class just before Christmas. He fretteth trying to figure out how -to keep him self and his dependents out ot the poor house. His efforts are rewarded by having his daugh ters run away and get : married and bring ' home ; a son-in-law every few days to feast at his board. ': . '. ' M His sons grow up and call him governor and set him bacic a five spot every day or so.. About the time he. has acquired enough lucre for his heirs to quarrel over he contracts a cold and is-hurried away before he has time to have a talk with his family. His sons blow in his money for bad whiskey and plug hats, and his wife puts the finishing touches on his career - by marrying the hired man. Ex. Spelling by Ear. In his usual "strenuous" style Teddy . Roosevelt has raaae a resolution that effects everyone on earth more or less, aud will, it carried out, simplify the study of .spelling until in the future people may all become proficient in the art. The order has gone forth from Oyster Bay, and a dispatch gives it as follows: Uncle Sam is "thru" with "through." The president to day announced that the spelling reform recommended by the Car negie committee will hereafter be accepted in all departmental correspondence and official docu ments. Printers, stenographers, clerks and cabinet officers are ordered to "unlearn English as she is writ." The public printer is ordered to prepare lists of the frequently used 100 words in the English language with the new mode of spelling and distribute them to all the departments. The president thinks the re form will give to the America language an individuality tlii will result in saving time aid trouble for the natives and fo eigners trying to learn it. A Change in Business. E. E. White has bold his mm ic eton and stock of novelties and notions to N. A Fisher, who is with the H. E- Morri piano bouse of Eugene. Mr. Fisher is closing out the stock of odds and ends, and will continue to conduct a first clase music store in this city. It is probable that be will receive a liberal patronage from the public. Qleyfs Kidney , Cure 1 fkwcgrt mm Nonoer rtgm You're Sure to Crow Over' my set' of Shirt "Waists Sets like tKnsn now on sale at this store. Shirt Waist Sets for July are just as goo for Augnst or Septem ber, or auy other month. If bought, here. If you WHnt what's exauisite. at amndpst nrtaa. buy a set. We guarantee they're the greatest value for the sum invested tat can be bad bee mem and bcx a set. T. - . t Albert J. IWetzger WATCHMAKER Ocidental Building, - - - Corvallis ii 1 Franklin Iron Works corvallis, or. FOR A FINE Guns, Fishing Tackle, Baseball Goods Go to Gun Hodes' . ------ " v . 1 We Carry the Famous Bristol Fishing Rod STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT MONMOUTH tern degin .'5th J cow ington i state an( ipA also Tjjgii will be given tl 1 H II tf n ft nffls 1? ilTl k. SEEING IS BELIEVING Then come in and see my line of Sporting Goods and be con vinced that it is the bast and most complete line ever brought to your city, consisting of Guns and Ammunition, Fishing Tackle, Base-ball Goods, Bicycles and Sundries, Pocket Knives, Razors, Sewing Machine Supplies, etc Gasoline and Dry Cells for sale. Agent for the Olds Gasoline Engines and Automobiles Guns and Bicycles For Rent. First-class Repair Shop. M. M. LONG, Ind. Phono 126 Residence 324 , CORVALLIS, THE GEM CIGAR STORE , - All first-class cigars and tobacco; whist and pool , z,v:r ,'" : rooms. Every customer treated like a prince. a ttr up ; IFour doois north of poatoffice JACK UlLUE Ind. Phone 130.. SPENCER'S Hairlnvsgorator And Dandruff Eradlcatcr 3 5 15 O 9 "I O tT r o 3 E e c sr 3 s 3 Trads Mart registered. Price, ' - Fifty Cents Manufactured by ' The Vegetable Compound Company Corvallis, Oregon 9t From the Stock Now on Hand - Fiiet . come, firet, served . ' , We only have a few at this price. If you want a high-, grade Baler, now , ie your chance. Order today. fa LINE year September 26, IqOG. Three full '-.'-.Bast jwc-fc-aur You to Buy a Sr ees of study. Higher couree recognized in Wash nI other states. The best and shortest way to a life paper. tiona' wo'k in both general and special methods ; school management for graded and ungraded schools is coming year. Longer terms, higher wages and bet- ter opportunities ate open to Normal Graduates. School directors appreciate the superior ability of Monmouth grad uates, and the demand far exceeds the supplv. Catalogue containing full in formation will be sent on application. Correspondence invited. Address, J. B.V.BUTLER, Registrar - OREGON.