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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1906)
COBMLIS GAZETTE Published Tuesdays and Fridays by Gazette Publishing Company. -'iVe subscription price of the Gazkttr for sveral years has been, and remains fi "-; annum, or 25 per cent, discount if pu'ii in advance. This paoer will be ctrtitiued untirall arrearages are pail., . SAME OlD PROBLEM. It is not an exaggerated state ment to assert that ever since the introduction of the negro into the United States as a slave, a chattel, he has proved a verit able thorn to the white race same of them at least. It is, and has been for years, amatter of almost daily occurrence to read of race wars in the South. Such a state of affairs still exists south " of the Mason and Dixon line, and now and then north of it. The idea that "all men are created equal" seems to have been so generously diffused by those in authority shortly after the close of the civil war that it extended to the negro. A great er mistake was never made by the government. Many private individuals made matters worse by attempting not only , to place the unlettered and untutored negro on a footing with the white race, but in some instances treaU ed him as a superior. The result of governmental misconception of the characteristics and natur al limitations of the negro at the close of the war are glaringly apparent now and we are reap- ing the whirlwind. What can be done to help mat; ters ? Negro assaults upon white women are but a, natural return for the crime of low white men against the mothers of these ne groes fifty years ago. In reason, what else could be expected of those creatures? A race war to extermination seems most horri ble and is not to be seriously considered by an enlightened people. Equally repugnant to the white people is the matter of amalgamation of the races. Be sides, they will not mix any more than oil and water there is al ways the possibility ot negro characteristics cropping out after several generations. On looking back to the time of the emancipation of the negro i seems that the government should have treated him as award, dependent, instead of as a political equal. To have z considered him, and dealt with him as such on lines just but firm, and in kindly spirit, would have been the part of wisdom- Now it too late. is Charles F. Adams, in the May Century, gives the result of his ob servations made during a trip through the Soudan, tho home o the African negro. Here, Mr. Adams says, the negro is at his best, but he is wholly lacking in ambition and instincts of self development. He is -"nigger" there as here. The papers of the Oregon me tropolis have printed a "com plete" list of the contents dis covered by a sleuth-like lady teacher in the pockets of one of her small boy pupils. All told there were 103 articles taken from the lad's jeans. To us this sounds perfectly reasonable and reminds us of our boyhood days. According to our recollection we, during early life, equalled this record and would have beaten it hid not mother sewed up our pocket?. Portland seems coming to the front with a display of the "un usual" in human form. The metropolis boasts the possession of a lady of some 70 odd sum mers whom it is thought is cut ting her second set of teeth. Pahaw! We once knew a man fully as old as this lady who only cut his teeth once, but he cut all them double so they lasted. ' All kinds cf grssa Fetd at Zieioll E Tirtf-tby, trcbsrd eras? wrd. cover and j 74'f PROSPERITY EVERYWHERE. n Kenton ana corvallis wnat People are Doing and Saying. -Corvallis is prospering. This "act is forcibly demonstrated every day and in many ways and is a matter of general gratifica tion. Some of the finest resi dences ever built : in Corvallis have gone ... up, , this summer. Among these are the J. H. Harris dwelling, the A. P. - Johnson house, the J. F, Yates residence, the B. A. Cathey house and the S. L. Kline house now being erected. More building of the better class has been done this season than for many a year, and in addition to the residences, marked changes have been and are being made on Main street among the business places. Work on the A. J. Johnson brick is going on as rapiply as conditions will permit, and when completed there will be another bank, splendid office suites and other business headquarters, yhile just back of this, work is progressing on the structure that is to house the Corvallis post office, to' which is to be , added new and modern equipment that will render tne office one of the finest in the Valley. The new home of the old Cen tennial meat market is about ready for occupancy and is a credit to the town. Over at the Occidendal, too, great changes for the better have been wrought. The trees that, while beautiful in themselves gave Main street a rural aspect not desirable on the principle thoroughfare of a bustling little city, have been re moved from in front of this fam iliar establishment, while in and about the hotel itself decided im provements are , noticeable. Wnen interior arrangements are completed, a fresh coat of paint will transiorm the entire build ing and add materially to the ap pearance of the street. Henkle and Davis are also making a change in location and seeking quarters nearer the heart of the business section, and this will in turn mean repairs to the room adjoining the National Bank. Everywhere changes and im provements are observable and the list of transfers of real estate each week shows that a vast amount of property is changing hands and at better prices than ever be fore in the history of Corvallis. Looking for desirable building lots in Corvallis today is about as futile as the traditional search for the "needle in the hay mow,'? and those who have property to sen can get almost any price within reason. Real estate men, conservative and well posted both as to exist ing conditions and on prospects tor the future, declare their firm oenei mat real estate will never be cheaper in this section than it is at present, and that the pres ent prosperous condition is to be maintained and increased as Easterners continue to search for homes in Oregon and bring their shekels to invest in property, thus keeping up the demand for and likewise the price of Oregon "dirt." Ran Into Willamette. Accidents at the ferry landing are becoming so frequent as to hardly cause comment. Every two or three weeks some horse or team performs some sort of stunt at the river's edge and takes a sake . of health or pluage fcr th? to create a little excitement. The latest exhibition of this kind happened Tuesday morn ing. A team belonging lo Henry Stone v?s" tied near the old dock in the vicinity of the water. worses, when the train backed in on the switch, and without wait ing for license the animals started down water street like first class sprinters. They were attached to a wagon and as they sailed along they headed for the ferry and down hill they went, the wagon forcing them alonj?. They sprang into the water and I swam out about 40 feet but ap-i parenny decided that the water was too cold ai d turned back. The lines w re tied to the wagon tnd the horses were suable to free themselves, but Charlie t Bsach went to the rescue, loosen- for FflMeatne imes ancl swam ashore, leading the cnK The now subdned ani- was off and up to noon - Tuesday was reported as hung up on a snag down stream. ' The accident is another dem onstration of the ' fact .' that .some sort of railing for protection should be placed on the . bank to keep teams or x other animals from rushing pell mell down the ferry incline and plunging into the Willamette. . Some day if protection is not afforded, some one will lose his life in ari acci dent ot this : sort, - for already there have been several narrow escapes. Contract Let to Snook. Architect Charles H .Burggraf, of Al bany, bsS completed the plana fcr the new girls' dormitory t be erected at the Ore gon Agricultural College at Corvallis and the contract tor construction has been let by the board of regents. H . Snook, the Salem contractor, bid in the work for $71,300. ; .The uev. dormitory is to be one of the finest buildings on the campus. It is to be three stories and basement and -will be equipped with all modern conven iences. It is to be 278 feet long and 103 feet wide. The basement is to be oi concrete and the structure of Newberg best grade of pressed brick. - A metal tile roof will complete the building. Three hundred students will be housed in the dormitorj and every comfort wid be provided. A steam plant will furnisk heat throughout and hot and cold water will "be piped to the rooms. Electric lights will also be used.-Yesterday's Portland Journal. Wiring was done yesterday and lights were placed in the dressing rooms at the Corvallis opera bouse. Frank Groves, the present manager, is showing a very progressive spirit in handling the bouse, that speaks well for his judgment and will be greatly apppreclated by the pub lic. Trust to Nature. A grSivt many Americans, both men and women, are thin, pale and puny, with Door circulation, because they have ill- treated their stomachs by hasty eating or too much eating, by consuming alco holic beveracres. or by too close confine ment to home, office or factory, and in consequence the stomach must be treated in n. nn.t.nrn.1 wn.v hofnre tfhev can rectifv their earlier mistakes. The muscles in' many such "people, in fact in every weary. thin and tnin-Diooaea ncrson. ao ineir work with creat difficulty. As a result 'fatigue comes early, is extreme and lasts long. The demand for nutritive aid is ahead of tho supply. To insure perfect ' health every tissue, bone, nerve and rrmsclA shniiTri take from the blood cer tain materials and return to it certain others. - It is necessary to prepare the stomach for the work of taking- up from the food what is necessary to make good, rich, red blood. We must go to Nature for the. remedy, , There were certain roots known 'to the Indians of this country before the advent of the whites which later came to the knowledge of the settlers and which are now growing rapidly in professional favor for the cure of obstinate stomach and liver troubles. These are found to be safe and yet cer tain in their cleansing and invigorating effect upon the stomach, liver and blood. These are J Golden. Seal root, Queen's root. Stone root, Bloodroot, Mandrake root. Then tnere is uiacK cnerryoaric. Tho medicinal principles residing in theso native roots wnen extracted with glyc erine as a solvent make the most reliable and efficient stomach tonic and liver m vigorator( when combined in just the right proportions, as in Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical .Discovery. Where there is bankrupt vitality such, as nervous exhaustion, bad nutrition and thin hlnnrl. thn hodv aecmires vieor and "the nerves, blood and all the tissues feel the favorable effect of this sovereign remedy Although some phvsicians nave been aware of the high medicinal value of the above mentioned plants, yet few have user1 pure glycerine as a solvent and usually the doctors' prescriptions called for the ingredients in varying amounts, with alcohol. The "Golden Medical Discovery" is a scientific preparation compounded of the glyceric extracts of the above mentioned vegetable ingredients and contains no alcohol or harmful habit-forming drugs. Executor's Sale of Real Property. In the Matter of the Estate of Huldah A. Brown, deceased: . Notice is hereby given that under and pur suant to an order of sale made by the County Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Benton on the 15th day of September 1906 in the above entitled matter, the undersigriod ex ecutor of the last will and testament of Huldah A. Brown, deceased, will from and after TTESDAY THE 13TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, I906 proceed to sell at private sale to the highest bid der for cash in hand, subject to the confirmatisn oi said court, all the following described real property, to-wit: tot numbered three (3) in block numbered seventeen (17) In Jobs Addition to the City of Corvall s, Benion County, Oregon; said sale to be mada for the purpose cf paying claims against said esvate and charges and ex penses of administration remaining unpai d Dated this October 16th. ioc6. ""I W. S. UNVIIXE. Executor of the last will and . testament of Huldah A, B'own. doceased. 85-97 . Danger From tlie Plague. There's great daeer from the plagua of Coughs and Colds that ri so preva lent; unlfs vou take- Drr King's New Discoverv for Cenenmption, Coughs snd Colds. Mrs. Geo. Wall, of Forest City, Me., wriipp : "It's a Godsend to piopI living in -limHtts heie conglis and colds prevail, I fifld it juick!y ends them. It prevents Pneumonia, enres LaGrippe, gives wonderful relief in Asthma and Hay Fever, and makes weak Inngs strohz enough" to ward off Con sumption, Houghs and Colds." 50c and $1.00 Guaranteed by Allen & Wood ward's drug store. Trial bottle free. Julius Caesar.' Was a man full of nerve bnt sickness left its mark and he became aged before l is time. Sickness is often caused by torpid liver. Herbine will regnliw your liver and give you health. Mrs. Cwrrie Anstiu, Hollon, Kaneae, writes: "I consider He'bine the beet medicine T 1 J r - T . 1. . . . z . ' . ... - 'icvw uniu vi. x a ui iicri w iLiititji. 11. on bed- floated. Sold by Graham and Wort ham. -rJ i. I..' I 1 All that any man can 3 ask for in a shoe - & Style, tsraBiiifyj O. A. G. Cioanisig and . Pressing Parlors. Three doors north of Hotel Cor vallis. Give me a call. PmZKm SWASB, Prop. L 3 Hfc I Afe.J$fif cIaims V reason W -every V Yourclaim- I $15.00 ivS boot44tit:" I maker V obetterp i Fk if as well, "rl J. M. NOLAN I & son ; ' J -:-LUNeH room: Lunches of every description hot and cold. Fine bill of fare always served. Everything neat and up-to-date. Try our lunches and be convinced. . CASCADIA WATER. ,Soft Drinks, Cigars and Tobaccos S. P. and 0. R. S THE TIME SAVED Chicago is 17 Hours' Nearer by This Popular Columbia River Route Franklin was right when he eaidr "Lost time is never found again." The O. R. & N. in addition to giving yon 200 miles along the matchless Col umbia River, saves-you 17 honrs to Chi cago. It is the - Short Line to Lewuton. Short Line to Palonse country. Short Line to Spokane. Short Line to the Couer d'Alene conn try. - Short Line to Salt Lake City. Short Line to Denver. Short Line to Kansas City. Short Line to Omaha. Short Line to Chicago. t Short Line to all points East. v Three trains east daily, 9:1 5 a. m., 6: lop. m. and 8:15 p. m. The' "Chicago Portland Special" is as fine as the finest. Every comfort of heme. Focparticnlar-s ask any agent of the Southern Pacific Company or write Wm. McSlTJRRAY, General Passenger Agent, Portlacd, Or. A Young H'otiier at 70. "My mother has suddenly been made young at 70. Twenty years of intense suflVrirg from lijfpt-ppia had entirely disabled lier, until fix mouths ago, when she began taking Electric Bitters, which hava completely cured her and restored the strength and a;tivitv she had in the prime of life," wiites Mrs. W. L. G'l pafrick of Danforth, Me. ireatestre stoiative medicine on the globe. Sets Str-tnach, Liver and Kidneys right, puri fies lht? blood, ami cures Malaria, Bili ousness and Weaknesses. Wonderful ntrye tonic. - Prke 50c. Gaaranteed by Allen 5i Wod ward's drug store. , Nepolef Baaparte. Showed at ths battle of Austerlitz, he 1 Was the greatest Ladrr in the world. Bailri'H Snow Liniu ent has shown the pub'ic it is the l ett liniment in the world. A quick cure for Rheumatism, Sprains, Burns. Cnt, -to. A. C. Pitts, Rodessa, La., sat:.. "I voe Ballaru's Snow Liniment in n y family and find it unexcelled for sore chest, headache, corns, in fact for anything that can be reached by a Hi imeiit." - Sold by Gra ham & Woriham. . ". for c.i.ti , 1 . . . ' V4 YOUR i Let Us Send You A POCKET SAVHiQS BANK We send them free, postpaid, t each depositor. The most novel home bank ever originated. Put in your spare dimes ; when full, ; mail to us ; we' 11 open and place contents to your credit. We pay . liberal interest, you'll enjoy absolute security, and the. little home bank will help you save with surprising ease and rapidity. A single dollar will start your account. Write about it today. MERCHANTS INVESTMENT & TRUST COMPANY J. FRANK WATSOH R. L. DURHAM . . W. H. FEAR . . . S. C. CATCHING . . . President . Vice-President . . Secretary . Asst. Secretary 247 WASHINGTON ST. PORTLAND, OREGON Capital, $150,000.00 Trie School that Places yov m a good Position. BUSINESS COLLEGE WASH. G TENTf STS. PORTLAND, ORE.GCN "Write ! direct to Principal, Room 534. JESSE WiLEY, Prop. Lest We Forget Baby is restless, can't sleep at night, won't eat, cries spasmodically, A bottle of "White's Cream Vermifuge never fails to cure. Everv mother should xive her baby White's Cream Vermifuge. So many times when the baby is pale and fretful, the mother loes not know what to do. A bottle ot this medicine would bring color to his cheeks acl laughter to his eves. Give it a trial Sold by Graham & YVortham . Notice for Publication. Department of the Interior, Land Office at Roseburg, Oregon, Sept. 6tb, 1906, Notice is hereby given that William E. Earn est, of Fisher, Oregon, has filed notice of his in tention to make final five-year proof in support oi his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No. 13067 niaa e aepc, 15, 1903, ior tne &i4 SJSM ot Sec 2. andN W NE1 ai'd SWINE 1. Sec 11. Town ship 15 H, Range 10 W, and that said "proof will dc maae neiore xna vjouniy uierK ot Benton County at his office at .'orvallis. Oregon, on November 19th, 1906. " He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous resideuce upon, and cultivation of theland, viz: Sam A. Seits, Frank M. Seits Har ry E. Earnest, and Martin I,. Earnest, all of venron, uregon. 75 - BENJAMIN L. E:3DY, Register. Blood Poisoning. Results from chronic oonstipation, which is quickly cored by Dr. King's New Life Pilip. They remove all poison ous germs from the system and infuse new life aad vwor : cans sour stomach. nausea, headact.e, dizzioess and toMc, without griping, or discomfort. 25c. Guaranteed bv Allen & Woodward, drug gists. . " cr A Most Worthy Article. When an article has been on the mar ket for yeara and gains frienes every ypar, it i3 safe to call this medicine a worthy one. Such is Ballard's Hore hcund ,yrnp. It positively cures coughs an ' all Piilaionary diseases. Oaa of the beit known merchants in Mobile, Ala., sajs: "For five years my family lias not been troubled with the winter cougLs and we owe this to BaJlard's Horehound Syrup. T know it has saved m chil- t ( r I. n mnnir BH'lr Pnpllfl." SnlH Vitr rva. . . ,r 1 I ii m&Wortham. Not:c3 for Publication. DepErtmei t of the Interior; La id Office at RcSibur. Oregon, Sept. 6th, 1906. Notice is tceby given tfcafc Clinton B. Fleese, ot Vernon. Oregon, has filed notice of his inten tion to make final five year proof in support of his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No. 0559 made Sept. 14, 1899, far the NEJ, Section i9, Township 14 &. Kange 9 w, ana mat saia prooi win De made before the County Clerk of Benton Coun ty. Oregon at his office at Corvallis, Oregon, on Kov. 19th, 1906. . He names the following to prove his contin uous residence upon, and, cultivation of the Jai'dvia: Ezra Hammerelej-, of Alsea, Oregon, ar ..J Fritz Denzer and Edward Ernest, of Ver- Oregon, nnd E'twr Tavlor of Eox,-Oregn. 75 lliviJAilUS i,. EDDY, Register. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISLMEIiTS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS! u "' ' 4. - j. - . s ' Fifteen wordd or 1-br, 25 cts for three dncceseive : insertions, fcr ou eta per month; for all np to and , including ten Agdiiioual worJs. yi nt a word for each insertion.. " ; - For all advertisements over 25 words, I rt per word for tne fiist insertion, and i4 rr word for each additional user tion. Nothing inserted for less than 25. Lodge,, society and ct urck notices, ither than strictly news matter, will be charged for. FOR SALE PUKE-BKED POLAND CHINA PIG8 both sexes for sale. J. H. Ed wards, Monroe, Or. 77-85 HOMES FOR SALE. WILL SELL LOTS IN CORVALLIS, Oregon, on instalment plan and as sist purchasers to build homes on them if desired. Address , First National Bank, Corvallis, Or. WILL SELL MY LOTS IN NEVfPORT, Or., for epotVash, balance instal ments, and help parties to build homes thereon, if desired. Address M. S. Woodcock, Corvailis, Or. FOR RENT FARM FOR RENT, THREE MILES north of Corvallis.' Invuire of J. M. Porter or Ambler & Waiters. 83lf Vete r i n a rv :S u rq e o n DR. E.E.JACKSON, VETERINARY surgeon aud dentist. Resideuce 1220 Fourth street.. Phoue S89. Ottice 1011 Main street, puoue 2J4. Give him a call. . . PHYSICIANS r. A. OATHEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Rooms 14, Bank Build ing. Office Hours : 10 to 12 a. m , 2 to 4p.m. Residence : cor. 5th. and Ad ams Sta. Telephone at office and res- idence. , Corvallis, Oregon. House Decorating. FOR PAINTING AND PAPERING SEE W. E. Paul, Ind. 488 'litf MARBLE SHOP. MARBLE AND GRANITE MONU meats f curbing made to order ; clean ing and reparing done neatly : save agent's commission. Shop North' Main St., Frank Vanhoosen, Prop, o2ti ATTORNEYS J. F. YATES, ATTORNE Y-AT-LA W. Office np stafrs in Zierolf Building. Only set of abstracts in Benton County S. R. BRYSON ATTORNEY AT LAW. Office in Post Office Building, Coival iis, Oregon. WANTED BOYS WANTED TO watch for 25 cents. Free wiite. Address, J. C. Portland,1 Oregon. BUY $1.25 to the first to H., Box 341. 8G-92 WANTED A MAN, WITHOUT STOCK to lent a dwelling adjoining Corvallis who is a kind good workman wiib a team of horses. 81-tf. WAiSfTE 0 500 SUBSCRIBERS TO THE GAZit'i-rB ana Weekly Oregonian at $2.55 per year. WANTED: WINDMILL PUMP OUT fit in (jood ronditiou. State size, price, and particulare.Wiiliani R. Wtktfield, ' Waldport, Oregon. 77tf WANTED Sixty tons of clean vet;h seed, and oats in car lots, load care at rearest railroad station. Wanttd clean Italian and Erglish Rye graee eeed, can furnish gaso line engine with cleaner and grind er to clean ''.for farmers.' L. L. Bkooks. Phone 155 Mountain View. BANKING. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Corvallis, Oregon, transacts a general conservative banking business. Leans money on ar proved security. Drafts bought and f oJd and money transferred to the principal cities of the United States, Europe and foreign countries. Notice to Creditors. Notice is hereby eiven to all whom it niav con cern that the undersigned has been duly a (pointed iuwuiriA ui iLewn. win ana rc&iameia oi James P. Mcliee, deceased, by the County Court ot Ren- ton County, Oregon. All persons having claims against the estate of said James P. McBee, deceas ed, are hereby required to present the fame, with proper vouchers therefor, duly verified as by law re quired, within six months from the date hereof, to the undersigned at ber retidencfe in Corvallis, Oregon, or at the office "of McFadden, and Bryson, attorney, in the Pottoffice Building, Corvallis. Ore gon, Dated at Corvallis, , Oregon, this 21st day of September, 1S06. " t IVA MAY MCB J E Executrix of the Last W ill and Testament of James P. McBee, deceased. , 78tf A Badly Burned Girl. Or boy, man or wexnac, is quickly' out of pain if Bucklen'e Arnica Salve is -applied promptly, G. A. Welch of Tekon sha, Mich., says : "I use it in my fam-; ily for cnts, sores and all skin iniuries. and find it perfect;" ; Quickest Pile cure ' known. Uest h saline salve made.'r;25c ' at A lieu and Wood w aid's drug store.