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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1907)
Vol. XX.1V. 1NQ6O Corvalus, Beiston County, Oregon, Fri day, " J uly lO. :: 190T. SPIKCER'S alrfrivFcrate Ani? Crrtfrti TrrtTcifcr ? r B JS ' E 4 ? 3 a 9 Price, - Fifty Cents Manufactured by The Vegetable Compcur.d Company Corva!i!s, Oregon fit YTIIK .TIME We Have far V!en Cuff Links for the Shirtwaist Tie Clasps for the Four-in-hand Silk Fobs with 'Safety Chains' Tie Pin, all Styles and Prices In fact any of the little indispensables complete her summer costume. PRATT, The Jeweler and FOR k FULL LINE QE Campers' Supplies, Tents and Hammocks go to O. J. BLACKLEDGE. . You . T&k& Ho - Qfo&Btoom At TMs StMo All our goods are guaranteed to comply with the Fjfre facsS Lav We have the best and nothing but the best. We IV&nt Worthy of Attention. Here and there about town C tizens are taking up the work of making curbings in front ot their homes, and the idea is on that should "spread" without force of law to urge it onward. Nothing adds - more to attractive Ee?s ol city property than a neat curbing, as can be seen at the pretty home ot Prot. SktUon, Mrs. Martha Burnett, A. J. Johu 5on and other homes where some attention ha; been given themat ter. Along with ber other grea improvements Corvallis can well afford to pay attention to the smaller things that count so materially in the appearance of a town. Well kept lawus, neat curbs, plenty of flowers, carefuilv trimmed hedges and shrubbery all these are worth while and add to the value of the property. Tbey attract the eye of the1 stranger and hom'eseeker, are ap preciated by the permanent resi dent and grater stiil, ate a source of pride and pleasure to the owner himself. Let us take more pains with our home places, to Abraham Llccoln Was a man who, against all odds, at taiced the hishcst honor a man could- eet n h - United States, Ballard's Ho ronrd Pyrop has attained a piace never equalled by any otber Terredy. It is a sore cure for Coughs, Colds, Brorcbi- tis. Influenza and all Pulmonary dis eases. Every mother should keep sup plied with this wonderful cough remedy. Sold by Graham & Wortham. The Gazette for T. Tt 1 We -Have for Ladies Shirtwaist Sets, Collar Pins "Beauty Pins," Brooches Eracelets, Back Combs, Etc. that a lady needs to Optician. i 9 the end that Corvallis may grow in beauty and "blossom like the rose." Told in Rhyme. The story of the "Fourth" is eloquently told in the following lines lrom an E s!eru paper; The tumult and tht-shomini! oit-s, The doctor and the nurse depart ; They bandaged both our Johnny's ejea And spliced his Sogers torn apart. There'll be some hills to settle yet, Lest we forget, lest we forget. " Far-f ailed, our Willie, ej iled away. He monkeyed viiih some devil's fire; Kate wih a Chinese mine got gsjv" We plucked her from the v-ilage spire. It's teen a glorious Fourth, yoii bet .We won't forget we cau'tforirtt. A pinwhtel from its place worked lccse And niade a nest in Mary's hair. A iuse that pa lit showed its use, He watched it with a vacant stare; The Ubel saiu, "Dou't hold" and yet, Oh, pa, so careless to forget. They've sewed on Uncle Jimmy's ear, (Frank's retkine tube was on the job) ; Ma's raisin seeder's being used To gat the powder ont of Bob. We've had our fun, and so hooray For glorious independence Cay. NEW RAILROAD FOR BENTON. Something About the Project Rails Already Arriving Sur veyors at Work. Raising $30,000 in a single week's canvass is the latest stunt that Benton has done in the way of progress, and this means a new railroad for the county, work on which is to begin immediately. Rails are already arriving, sur veyors are . in the field, and 25 miles of the road is to be com pleted before the fall rain sets in. Such is the story that has awakened the greatest enthusiasm throughout the section to be tra versed bythe proposed road, and well may every citizen join in the njoicing, .'or the project means mote to Benton than can be slat ed in mete woids. .- y The promoter and builder of the proposed toad is Stephen Car ver, who has been interested in banks at Ontario, and Harlem and Chinook, Montana. He is also an t.x'ensive stock raiser with interests in Eastern Oregon and Montana. Mr. Carver, was the builder of the . railroad from Ontario to Vale, and the first suc cessful bidder on the Jine from Me-tford to Crater Like. This sale, however, was not confiimed and was later resold, going to other parties. Mr. Carver was left v itb the rails which he had ordered, on his hands, and these are bting shipped to Corvallis for the Bsnton road. Mr. Carver made a preposition on Saturday, July otn, 10 toe citizens of this caunty, that if they would raise 30,000 of capi tal dock for the proposed rail road, he and his associates would subscribe-a sufficient, amount in stock and bonds to build and equip at least 25 miles of road from Corvallis in a southwesterly direction, skirting the foothill'?, through Bellefountain to the head waters of the south fork' of the Alsea river, and to be continued to Blackly post office in the Lake Creek distiict, a distance of 38 miles. When the proposition was made in Corvallis, the general committee, appointed by the ex ecutive committee of the Com mercial club, in. connection wit':, sub-committees which were ap: pointed at Bellefountain and Beavei Creek proceeded so that the following Saturday well at 2 had p. m. tne required :o,ooo been pledged. This road it is estimated will ; bring tributary to the line at least three billion feet of as fine lumber as can be found in the state of Oregon. Besides tapping these splendid timber belts, the' liae will traverse one of the richest agricultural, fruit and dairying ! sections in Otegon. Corvallis. being the head of water navigation wil1, it i anti cipated, enjoy an immense traffic from the upper country, thus en joying an increased activity along all business lines and being other wise wonderfully benefitted by the new road. Articles of incorporation have been prepared and a meeting of stock holders is called for Satur day, tne 2 tb, when organization will be perfected. The majority of the board will probably be selected from the stock subscribers of Benton coub ty. As stated before, surveyors are already at work on the proposed line and rnils are arriving thi week. It is intended tocompleu the road to Bellefountain by tbr time the antumn rains begin U fall. Benton county is c?rtainly to be congratulated for her progret- siveDess, and for herpuWic spirit ed citizens who have made sucV a project possible within her but ders, and that within an incred; bly brief space ot time. - Quotes Prof. Cordley. It is worth while for fiuit growers to make note of the asser- tion by Professor Cordley, at the Salem Cherry Fair, that some prepared lime-sulphur spray solu tions produce satisfactory results, while others do not. The cir cumstances under . which : they were used warranted his declara tion that in some .instances, a' least, the fault was with the man ner in which it wasapplied. He al so remarked that it is easy to color a lime-sulphur solution, so as to give it the appearance of the genuine, without givii.gr it the qualities of the approved solution. ihis means that until tne s ate has provided sotnr method of detecting fraud, of this character each grower must be his own protector. While bunging to a sour apple tree is a fit punish ment for some crimes, the manu facturer who would prepare a useless , solution , and sell it to growers at high prices should be suspended from a tree' that is deeply encrusted with San Jose scale and teeming with coddling moth. Oregonian Editorial. ' RE&ARKASLE WEEDING. Bride 100 and Groom Older- Guests Must be Over 90. John B. Btinden, 101 years old, and Rose McQnire 100 years old, after a courtsiiip of 75 years are at last to be married at their childhood home in Monticeilo, Iowa, says the Oregonian. To help celebrate what is probably the wedding of the oldest couple in America, perhaps in the history of the world, over '200 "girls and boys" so the invita tion reads, over go years old are invited to atteno. from not only all over the United. States but England, Canada, Mexico, Ha waii and Cuba. The guests are not only to be entertained at the expense of the bridegroom, now beginning his second century, but he is to pay all their traveling expenses from their homes to the wedding and return. As an additional feature the most beautiful girls in America as chosen by the recent news papers contests are invited to add their radiance to the unique occasion-. President Roosevelt has been asked to attend, and it is said that he will do so. Ex cept the beauties mentioned and a lew exceptional guests like the President no one will be at the wedding who is less than 90 years old. After the wedding the old guests are to remain tor a few days together on the bride groom's farm, and enjoy the "Grand D.iy of the Reunion." s termed m the invitation. A book is to be issued contain ing the ptctures and life history of all the suests over 00 vears old, and a copy de lux is to be presented to each guest. Even the invitation il-elt is unique s it contains over 2000 words, fill ing one and a half columns of an ordinary newspaper. One ot the euests invited is Mrs. T. J. Peak, of Monticeilo, Iowa the grandmother ot Dr. F. W. Hogg, of Portland. Mrs Peak herself is 92 years old, but expects to attend the "Grand Re union" of couples who have waited over three quartets of cent'irv before venturing to risk married life. His Interpretation. Thev installed a new furnace or some sort ol a heating apparatus at the Brazilian embassy in Wasnmg- ton last winter. The charge went down to look it ni-pr Tie nir-ked ud the shaker. It was l.iro-e and heavy. "ITpr .Tames." he said to the nPTo butler, "vou call up that fur nace maa and "tell him this shaker is too heavy. VvTiy, none but modem Aiax could use it." "Yassir ," said the butler, and he went to tne tetepnone. neau, ju furnace man" he "said, this yere shaker yo' put in the Brazilian em bassy is too heavy. ny, nooouj short of a modern jackass could use it!" Saturday Evening x'ost. BOARD OF REGENTS fET. Create - New Departments Strengthen Old Ones. and The annual meeting of the Board of Regents of the Agricul tural College was held Wednes day afternoon. The members of the Board present were Presi dent Weatherford, Governor Chamberlain, Supt. Ackerman, Austin Buxton, Master of the State Grange," Mrs. Clara H. Waldo, Lecturer of the State Grange, J. D. Olwell, W. P. Keady, B. F. Irvine and E. E. Wilson. -; The major part of. the .time of the regents was taken in hearing the report of President Kerr as to his recommendation for the next year's work. This report covered practically all details of the college and showed that the new president had been espec ially energeticin acquainting him-' self with the institution and its needs. In his report various recommendations were made and plans laid out covering each der partment. These plans were approved anbl "the president vested complete authority to carry out the recommendations made. Among other, things suggested, was the segregation of the work in Agriculture and the reorgan izing of the Mining and-Electri-cal Engineering departments. The work in Agriculture here after contemplates employment of professors 'of Agronomy and oultry Husbandry in addition to the professors -already em ployed. Provision was made for specialists in Mining and Electri cal Engineering, and while these departments have been doing good work, it is planned to very materially increase their effici ency and make the course given in Mining and Electrical Engin eering especially strong. Ine positions of Professor of Agron omy, Mining Engineering and Electrical. Engineering are left with the president to be filled. rrolessor James Dry den was elected to the chair of Poultry Husbandry. In accordance with the recom mendations of ex-President Gatch and the iequiiements of the de partment at Washington, the subject of constitutional and in ternational law has been added to the college curticulam... .. The committee consisting of Governor Chamberlain apd Supt. Ackerman reported to the board with plans and specifications for the machine shoosr ' These plans were adopted and the committee is to proceed with -the advertising for bids aud letting of the con tract to the end that the work may be commenced at as early a date as possible. This same committee was directed to secure plans-and let the contract for the construction of the farm barn. President Kerr also called the attention of (he board . to the adoption of a text book - on agri culture in the public schools, and .staled, that with their approval, he would conduct a short course in agriculture duriDg this vaca tion ior the benefit of such of the public school teachers as may wish to avail themselves of it The action was unanimously ap proved. . ... The matter of giving a name to the. new Women' Building ca me before the board and it was unanimously agreed that it should be called the -'Waldo-Building," a compliment to the only lady member of the board. An inciease was made in the salaries of the Station fctaff ar-f. " also in Feme of the assistant pto--fessors as far as was possible-witlf the money available for that pur pose."' Hereaiter Prof. Knisiv will be Professor of Agricultural Chemistry and have charge of the station work in chemistry; Protv Fulton will be Professor of Chem istry in the collc'oe; C.L.John son, Professor of Mathvmatics-,, and G. V. Skelton, Professor of. Engineering. The present on cers of the board were re-elected and President Weatherford re-ap-pointed all committees. The plans adopted for the ma chine shops are for a one-story-brick building to be' erected it the northwest corner of the col lege campus. The building will cost slightly less than $40,000, " No price was agreed upon for the . college barn, but the 'idea seemed";. to be to invest irom SU.000 to 7ooo for this purpose. Prof. Dryden the newly elect ed Professor of Poultry Husband ry, is ajjoung man who has bad wide experience in Experiment Station work in his specialty. " I J addition to being connected witln Agricultural colleges, he was fcr sometime employed by the, Cy pher Incubator Company in Buf falo, New York', in charge o'l their model poultry farm. Her was at one time editdr of the "Rocky Mountain Farmer," and is regarded as one of the Strongest men in the United States having charge of this class of work. CAUTION TO FRUIT MEN. Comply With Law or Pay Fine Dealers Liable Also. Oregon fruit growers must keep in mind the fact that under the law known as the Perkins cct it is neceiory tint every box or crate in which green fruit is packed for sale, whetlier intended for sale with: j tlie state or out side ifj be plainly marked or labeled so as to show the name: a id posteffie adress of. the per snn. firn'' or corporation bv whom the fruit in the package is pack ed. If the packer is , not the grower of the fruit, the the name:, a ad po toffice address of the - grower must also appear ; on the -bos, s-ys the the ' Oregon Agri culturist. T'i!e ' borlicultoial county inspectors are doing all b. y can to-call attention to this lw and the sale of fruit in boxes not narked as required by lavr will be prevented. Anv false statements by dealers, merchants l: ; :JN f.: 1 , iu1 . ing the boxes as to the person by whom and where the fruit is raised or packed is punishable by. by fine. The possession for pur pose of sale by merchant or ven--uor of boxes of. fruit not marked" bv law is punishable! bv fine. It is observed that the lruit growers who ship to Portland are com- ijru w 4.1 1.1 law, anuuugu all . some cases the marking is act, plain. Other growers use a large label which covers one end of the box or crate with their names as growers and packers ahd a large L blank space where the dealer can. stamp bis name and address.. Wednesday he mother of Mrs. Johnr Seoger, after a lengthy visit in this city, returned to lir home in Brownsville Next week Mr?. Stumer and her mothec willgoto Montana to visit for a montbt with relatives. 1 Tuesday eveniog a number of youngr peoph JEgave O.J C Sender a surprise party, the occasion being the ' joung gentleman's 28th biribday. 1 '" Friends in Cotvall's have just received diinfy announcement cards that readr "Born, a son, to Mr. and Mrs." 0. Iw Bump, July 1, 1907." The parenU re side at South Forest Grove, and the proud, father is an. old OAC student. V.'