Vol. XUV.
Corvalms, Benton County, Oregon, Tuesday. Feeruauy 19. lOOT,
1VO. IT
Investigation
shows that many ni.oi watches are
spoiled hy tampering. No nmtter how
little yon suppose is the m t
yours better
Have us ronair it
A whoie lot of damatfH can bt- done by
those who are not acquainted with the
delicate mechanism. We know watches
andean repair them as thev should be
l4Sring us yours if it doesn't 140 just
Albert J. Metzaer
WATCHMAKER
Occidental Building, - - Oorvallia
FROM THIS DATE
'Til further noli - all silaeses fitted by PRATT, The Optician, will bfl
absolutely ieae xnteed for ones year ajainst breakage of
any kind.
remember
We handle
line Reed Rockers
AT
0. J. BLACKLEDGE'S Furniture Store
Corvallis - - - Oregon
SMITH & DAWSON ,nd-n 209
Pay the Highest Cash Price
For Ponltrv. Dressed Veal and Dressed Pork. Parties ia or close to
town hat'iu poultry or veal to sell, call ns on Tnd. Phone anH we will
all for same. We keep a full line of Poultry and StOGk
Remedies AIo Chick Grit Shell and Bone, ard Compound, Fruit
Tree Sprav, and Cider.
Corvallis SMITH & DAWSON Oregon
Next to J. R. Smith & Co.
Satisfaction
Additional Local.
The practical joker has turned loose in
Portland again. This time it is Attoruey
Marion Dolph who is the victim, and to
his office the other day came nine bab
busies, one at a time, from nine differ
ent furniture houses in the city, After
dismissing the sixth deliveryman, Dolph
locked himself up and ordered his steno
grapher t" tell the rest that he had gone
fishing, and for a while the stenographer
had a busy time of it. As Mr. Dolph is
a tingle man the joke wasdoublv absurd.
The Johnson building is growing with
wonderful rapidity since the good weath
er has prevailed, and the front and side
walls are well up. Everybody has an
Semiring srlance to cast that way, for the
structure is certainly one of which the
tiwn in general should be proud.
Mrs. T. S. Handssker is just recover
ing from an attack of la grippe.
Ksith Brown came up from Coburg
yesterday for a few days' visit.
Fred Want, a former student of OAC,
is on a visit to old friends in this city.
He is now employed in Portland.
There is yet to be settled the vexed
Normal school question. At this time
the contest for two schools is winning,
for both House and Senate have ap; roved
the Smith bill, and it is ip to the Gov
ernor, who has recommended the elimi
nation ot two of the foup established.
The Normal school fight will continue,
however, even if the Governor approves
the bill, for then comes the stru??l to
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Manufactured by
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Corvallls, Oregon Ot
Starr's Bakrv bwfl secured the
service of D ck Llewellyn, th
wonderful bread ruakf-r.
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The Jeweler and Optician S lis the;
Best Time-Keeping Watch on the Market.
Guaranteed
William R. Hall of Polk county visited
Corvallis relatives and friends Sunday
and yesterday.
Mrs. IOuisa Spaulding. an old time
resident of Corvallis, died in Stockton,
California, Saturday afternoon and was
buried there yesterday. She was nearly
80 years of age and had been ailing for
many years. The family left Corvallis
about ten years ago. but they are well
and kindly remembered by many old
friends here.
The Jacobs home was the scene of a
pleasant social gathering Friday evening,
the event being a farewell party in honor
of Mrs. Lillian Taylor who leaves in a
few days for Spokane. Cards was the
amusement, Mrs. Taylor winning the
prize. Dainty refreshments were enjoy
ed. A dozen guests were present.
Remember Nolan's Rummage and
Remnant sal will close Saturday
evening at 9 o clock. 17-18
Clarence Vidito has sold his barber
shop in this city to Jake Hathaway, and
expects to leave the first of April for New
port where, with Clarence Chipman, be
is to operate the Bay View hotel this
summer.
The Missouri Ixirl is a guar
anteed attraction and the man
agement is authorized to refund
the money if there is a single
thing advertised that is not per
formed to the letter- This play
has no superiors and few equals
as an entertainer, because it con
tains all the elements that go to
make up a pleasing performance.
CAS GOT IT.
Legislature Does Handsome
Thing by Corvallis College.
"Ask and ye shall receive"
was the belief of those who made
known to the Oregon legislature
this year the needs of the Oregon
Agricultural college, and their
faith in this case proved well
founded for OAC was handsome
ly treated and all Corvallis and
Benton, as well as the state in
general, has cause to rej jice in
the good fortune that has come
this way. The story is told in
Friday's Oregonion in full as
tol'ow :
By a vote of 34 ayes and 1 1
noes the House this afternoon ap
propriated $150,000 f r new
buildings and improvements at
the State Agricultural College at
Corvallis. Of this amount $75,
000 is made available for expen
diture during the present year for
the following purposes: Addi
tional land and building of
walks, $15,000; erection and
equipment of a machine shop
building, $40,020; state barn for
farm and dairy and other neces
sary outbuildings, $20,003. A
similar amount is pi iced at the
disposal ot the college for the
year 1908 for erection of an ad
ministration building, necessary
improvements, purchase of nec
essary toois and other equip
ments for the different depart
ments, and other incidental ex
penses. The bill was first considered
bv the House in committee of
the whole, with Vawter in the
chair. Carter in a brief state
ment presented the ne ds of the
institution which by an increased
growth from 530 students in 1904
to a present enrollment of moie
than 8oo has entirely outstriped
its facilities, making additional
buildings for which the appro
priations provided essential to
prosecuting successfully the work
of the school.
Barrett, of Washington, sup
ported by Campbell, sought to
have stricken from the appropria
tion for the year 1907 the item of
$15,000 for the purchase of ad
ditional land and construction ot
walks. Carter agreed to such an
amendment, which was carried,
only to have the vote reconsider
ed a lew minutes later and the
item restored to the bill. The
section was then adopted with
out amendment.
Barrett and Campbell then
sought to have the appropriation
of $75,000 for the year 1908
stricken from the bill, but this
was defeated by a large majority.
The bill was then favorably re
ported back to the House . with
the recommendation that it pass
without amendment.
The vote on the passage of the
bill resulted in 35 ayes, 11 noes
and 4 absent Those voting
against the bill were: Barrett of
Washington, Brix, Campbell,
Crawford, Dye, Edwards, Jones
of Clackamas, McCallon, Purdy,
Rackleff, TJpmeir.
Friends of the Agricultural
College aLo won a point in the
S.-nate this afternoon by having
the annual maintenance appro
priation raised from $37,500 to
$;o,oqo. The bill as introduced
provided for $50,000, but on mo
tion of Senator Kay the amount
was cut to $?7.5oo. and raised
aain todav, on motion of Johu-
son. The bill passed witn only
three dissenting vjtes Kay,
Smith ot Marion, and Haines.
The H3use bill for appropria
tions tor improvements
r ach the Senate tomorrow.
will
Is it Demanded?
Justice is grinding slowly in
New York City, and the daily
press has teen filled for some
weeks with obscene and disgust
ing accounts of the Thaw trial.
So rank became the reports of
the occurrence that the Cinadian
postal authorities took steps to
japers containing the highly col
ored sensational accounts of the
testimony given, and President
Roosevelt also started an investi
gation to see if the morbidly cui
ious American newspaper read
ers could not be protected against
what they were forced to see on
the front pages of the daily papers
served to their families. An ex
cuse offered by the press was that
"the people demanded such sen
sational reports." Shame on
such an opinion of the American
readers. What do the respect
able, home-loving American peo
ple care about a row in the circle
of New York's millionaire
"400?', Why should the denou
ement of a millionaire's quarrel
where one millionaire, the spoil
ed boy of a rich mamma, v shoots
another millionaire, a roue, the
rib of contention being the wife
of the one, far from being a mod
est, virtuous or home-loving wo- 5
man, the unfortunate offspring of
a mother who had daughters to
sell, cause such universal commo
tion, such eagerness on the part
of the public, evervwhere. to
wade through columns ot such
disgusting details in the publish
ed accounts of the trial? Sure
Iv half a column would suffice.
The claim that people demand in
the public press such stuff is ab
surd, declares an exchange.
The majority of readers
would rather have it eliminated.
Of all three of the principals the
general verdict has been thai
they were simply votaries ot a
dissolute and gilded life in which
there were all the changing col
ors of so called pleasure followed
bv bitterness, jealousy, murder,
shame and a struggle to escape
the penalty of the law.
THE MISSOURI GIRL
Returns to "Show Ynu" on Friday
Evening Feb. 22nd.
O ie of last season's most em
phatic successes in the theatrical
line was Fred Raymond's famou
comedy "The Missouri Girl." It
will be seen at the opera house
next Friday night. This sea
son's company is said to be the
best that has ever produced the
piece, and includes some of the
leading lights ot the profession.
A very elaborate set of special
scenerv is carried this season and
a complete metropolitan produc
tion is assured. Reserve seat
sale opens Wednesday morning.
Prices 25, 50 and 75c. 17
Make it Into Vinegar.
The opinion prevails among
those who have studied the ques
tion that the most effective legal
measure for inducing spraying; is
to prevent the sale o. fruit infect
ed with either the codling moth or
the San Jose scale. The rigid
enforcement of the law against
the sale of such fruit may be an
ticipated by fruit growers in all
counties where the inspectors are
at work. There has been some
misunderstanding about the law,
however. The sale of the infect
ed fruit will not be permitted,
but there is nothing to prevent
its use on the farm for making
vinegar. The vinegar made from
scaly or wormy fruit may not be
so appetizing to think of, but it
is wholesome and good and there
is no objection to the use of in
fected fruit in that way. We
know no reason why infected
fruit which has been treated with
kerosene cannot be used for mak
ing denatured alcoho', but at
ptesent factories tor making de
natured alcohol are lacking.
Lant fall D. O. Taylor of Independence
killed a fine bu -k over in the Alsea
country. The hea 1 nnd antlers were left
with Roy Woodcjck, of thi9 fit v. to
mount. Tne work has been completed,
and within a day or two Mr. Taylor will
receive oae 01 the haest specimens we
have ever seen. Daring the past few
days the "momt" conl 1 be -eeo at the
First National B a d it certainly was
a testimonial t Mr. Woodcock's skill,
Subscribe for the Gazette.
AT SALEM.
Waat Has Been "Doing" the Past
Few Days.
Some of the news from Salem
the last of the week has a special
interest for Corvallis and Benton
county, while other items are of
general interest. Among the
dispatches are the following:
For maintenance for the next
two years the University of Ore
gon will receive from the state
$250,000, unless the house bill
making this appropriation which
passed the senate be vetoed by
the governor. The appropria
tion bill met with considerable
opposition, and ou the ground
that too large a maintenance fund
wai being established. Some of
the senators believed that the
university should have generous
appropriations for all its needs,
but that part of the total sum
should be devoted to betterment
of the university and new build
ings. Senator Smith of Marion coun
ty said that the state has the be
ginning oi a great educatisnal
institution at Eugene, and that if
the state could affjrd it as much
as $500,000 ought to be given for
the aevelopment of the universi
ty. He believed, however, that
the appropriations should be se
gregated, instead of being voted
in a lump sum. Senator Coke
said:
"We have just voted $37,500
a year lor the Oregon Agricul
tural college which has more
than 800 students. If the Agri
cultural college with that number
of students can get along with
37i500 a year or maintenance
the university certainly does not
need $125,000 a year for mainte
nance when it has less than half
as manv students as the Agricul
tural college."
A state commission for the
treatment of tuberculosis is creat
ed for the purpose of establishing
a sanatorium and providing for
the treatment ot the tubercular
poor by a bill introduced in the
senate by Senator Beach. An
appropriation of $25,000 is made
to carry the act into effect.
The commission is to be com
posed of the governor, president
and secretary ot the state board
of health and four additional
members to be appointed by the
governor. It is provided that as
soon as practical alter the act
takes effect the commission shall
establish two or more sanatoriuins
one to be east and the other west
of the Cascade mountains.
Persons making application for
admission for treatment will be
required to exhibit a certificate
from the county physician of the
county m which they reside,
showing that the applicant is a
resident of the state and a suffer
er from tuberculosis.
A husband or a wife may be
a witness against the other, as
the case may be, according to a
bill passed by the house. Tht
bill provides that the presiding
judge shall determine the ad
visability of the evidence, and if
it does not violite the confidences
of the marriage relation, shall
allow it.
The bill is an alteration of the
present system of evidence, and
the point has long been consider
ed one of the foundations of trial
evidence. The bill passed the
house with 31 favorable votes
just enough to pass it.
Preparf ng for Battle.
There will be a team at OAC
this year that will battl" with
brain instead of brawn for victory
iver ail comers. It will be the
Jebating team and that it de
serves and will receive hearty
and g neral encouragement both
trcm college and townspeople is
certain. From Salem comes
some information as to the team
that the Willamette University
March. A talegra.o sav- if
tnem:
Willamette university debaters
are rapidly roundins into form
tor he argumentative battle that
is to be held in Corvallis March t
between the representatives from
the local college and those of t'ie
Oregon Agricultural college.
The questiou to be discussed is,
"Resolved, That the Monroe
Doctrine Should be Discontinued
as a Part of the Foreiga Policy
of the United States."
The Willamette trio is compos
ed of George Wilson ot Portland,
who will be the leader of the
team, Roy Shields of Franklin,
Washington, who was on the
team against Corvallis last year,
and Harry K. Spaulding of
Sunnyside, Washington, who
takes the place of Charles Mc-
Night, now an instructor in the
preparatory school . Willamette
will support the affirmative of the
question.
ONLY SIX DAYS.
Instead of Ten -State Fair Items
Many Changes Made.
The effort to have the state
fair hold for ten days has failed
and it will last only the usual six
days. That people attending
this year will find many improve
ments about the fair grounds is
-vident, and that there will be
better accommodations than ever
before is also certain. Some of
the improvements are mentioned
in a dispatch from Salem, as fol
lows: Since the fair of last year the
board has been considering the
feasibility of holding the show for
ten days out at the request of the
North Bend Pacific Coast Live
stock association it was finally
agreed to hold it for the same
length ot time as formerly. Tnis
is made necessary because many
of the members of this associa
tion are accustomed to make the
northwest circuit with their herds
and a loeger session at Silem
would interfere with their en
gagements at other fairs.
An innovation that will be
made this year is the building of
boxes along the front row of the
grand stand which will b: rented
to parties by the ween or day.
Last year there were many calls
for preferred positions among the
spectators and it was very diffi
cult for the fair commission to
satisfy all in that respect.
Some changes were also made
in tne revision ot tne ciassinca
tion of horses and the arrange
ment of the premium money,
which has increased considerable
bv offers from outside sources
Most of the changes, however,
were made in tne poultry ana
horse department .
The bar privilege has been
awarded to W. R. Blown of Port
land, whose bid was $875. The
other two bidders were Daniel
Sherret of Portland, $850, and
W. E. Wiley, $826, who had the
privilege at the last fair.
The big restaurant privilege
was awarded to E. M. Law for
$125. At a previous meeting
the pDol privilege was granted to
W. B. Ayre and the score card
privilege to R. J. Hendricss of
Salem.
Among those who attended the
board meeting was J. D. Gordon
of Dundee, one of the new horse
breeders of Oregon. He recent
ly arrived from Dakota. He
signified his intention of bring
ing 12 horses to the coming fair.
He raises Clydesdales.
Toe Bazaar is for sale; owaer goinc
away for reasons of health. 17 13
LETTER LIST.
The following letters remain uncalled
tor in the Corvallis postotfice, for the
week ending Feb. 16, 19J6:
Mrs R F Cramblet, Roy Calvin, Miss
Louisiana Divis, Mrs Miry Elliott. Dr
Claude Frier, J H Goudy, A Hendrixson,
Miss Leta Johnson, Mrs. Addie John
ston, W W McDonald, Charlie Woods, F
E Wood.
B, W. Jobhson, PM.
among the two to be retained.
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deny admission to the mails of
is to end to this city the first of