THF GORVALLIS GAZETTE
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CENTRALIZED POWER.
From time to time we hear a
wailing protest against the
centralization of power in the
general, or federal government.
State rights are ignored, trampl
ed upon, and the general govern
ment arrogates to itself powers
and duties which clearly by right
' and constitutional provision be
long to and are vested only in
the individual states. Governor
Folk of Missouri is a fair rep
resentative of those men who de
plore and, we believe, quite
honestly so the centralization
of power in the general govern
ment, and the violation of the
reserved rights of the individual
states..
This is renewal, more or less
honest and earnest of an old con
t;ntion. At the very bennning
the jealousy of the several states
and their honest dread of central
izing in the general government
too much power power which
might ultimately destroy the
autonomy of the states, well
nigh prevented the creation of a
constitutionally controlled and
directed general government.
Even after the adoption of the
federal constitution each of the
original thirteen states was, on
the least cause, a stickler for its
"reserved rights." These were
-Mf- . (iTT naivT rlareA rti 4-trt
contention over state rights was
carried on with more or less acri
mony through the years. Natur
ally enough the slave-holding
states became most tenacious of
their rights, and ultimately per
suaded themselves that any state
might secede from the federal
union. This claim was settled
for all time, by the arbitration of
the sword. No longer having
the defense and extension of
-slavery as an incentive to the
support of state rights, these
states became quite as indifferent
to the maintenance of the
doctrine as those states, which
never found any reason to be
greatly solicitious concerning
their reserved rights. It soon
followed that all the states be
came decidedly indifferent con
earning the alleged centraliza
tion of power in the federal
government and the impending
destruction of the autonomy of
the states. I his spirit of in
difference became so general
i hat the federal government was
not only permitted but was in
voked by the several states to do
many things which the states
might better have done for them
selves, and which it is probable
theframers of the constitution
never contemplated the federal
government should do. If this
has trenched upon the reserved
rights of the states and indicates
the growth of centralized power
in the general government it has
been because of the plainly im
plied consent of the several
states. At all events it does not
in the least menace the perfect
autonomy of the states.
In addition to all ' this our in
dustrial and material growth
have developed certain conditions
and created certain problem:
which, whether foreseen or not
by the makers of the constitution,
must be grappled with and solved
by the general government. Just
now the national government is
engaged in the work. It is ex
ercising only powers it always
had but which, heretofore, there
vwas no necessity for the exercise
of Governor Folk and others
mistake this for centralizaion of
power, and a menace to state
autonomy. The, sober truth is
that the just and constitutional
rights of the several states, and
the liberties and rights of each
citizen was never more carefully
and efficiently guarded by the,
general government than they
now are. ' Centralization of
power in the federral govern
ment is a mere bogie.
IMPROMPTU RECEPTION.
Tne Retail Orocers and Merchants
do the Honors.
Thursday evening was made
memorable in this city by the
manner in which The Retail
Grocers' and Merchants' Associa
tion honored itself in the man
agement of a reception given in
honor of Dr. W. J. Kerr, the
newly elected president of the
Oregon Agricultural College.
The Association has a member
ship of somewhere between 30
and 40 and nearly 200 invita
tions were issued to those not
connected with the organization.
All made it the special pleasure to
be in attendance with the excep
tion of one or two who could not
possibly attend.
S. I Kline, president of the
association, acted as chairman
and after first reading interesting
letters from ex-President Gatch
and Rev. J. R.N. Bell, both of
whom could not be present, Mr.
Kline briefly addressed the aud
ience and bade Dr. Kerr a hearty
welcome to Corvallis and Oregon.
The new president was assured of
not only a warm welcorre among
us, but of hearty 1 support ior onr
great college as well.
In responding Dr. Kerr voiced
bis appreciation of the occasion
and entered briefly upon a short
discourse of the founding of Agri
cultural, or land grant colleges,
as they were first known. He
drew attention to the lact that
agricultural and industrial col
leges are in the lead today, not
only in the United States, but
throughout-the civilized world.
He drew attention to the enroll
ment of OAC last year, 833
students, and ied on to what it
might be and will be in time to
come.
Dr. Withycombe followed with
a tribute to "Oregon," aud when
the doctor finished a great deal of
information relative to the great
ness of the state had been offered
the audience in the form of facts
and figures that are indisputable
T. T. Vincent followed Dr.
Withycombe with a brief discus
sion or Organization." Me
cited several cases wherein certain
communities had prospered be
cause of organizition and a dis-
positson to pull together. In
this he made plain to us our duty
to the great institution ot learn
ing which is located within -the
lap of Corvallis. B. F. Irvine
was the last speaker of the even-
ig and ''Education" was his
sutject. Mr. Irvine placed edu
cation first in the necessities that
stand for progress and advance
ment and spoke of the advantages
of a college education. True
we've had a president or two of
the United States who were not
college men, but they secured an
education just the same and at
gieat personal sacrifice and ever
lasting perseverance.
O.cfies'ral music was provided
duriDg the evening and refresh
ments of a tempting character
were served. The event was not
lengthy in duration nor too brief,
but just right, and we believe
Corvallis would profit if an effort
were made for more such gather
ings. Corvallis' New Railroad.
Stephen Carver, Virgil E
Watters, B. W. Johnson, E. R.
Bryson, F. L. Miller, and Ed
Williams of Bellefounta n were
Saturday afternoon elected mem
bers of the board of directors of
ihe proposed new railroad in
Benton county. They were elect
ed at a meeting of the stock
holders, held at the courthouse,
at which much interest was mani
fested in the new project. An
other meeting ot the board of
directors occurred later Saturday
evening, at which officers were
elected as follows: Stephen Car
ver, president; Virgil E. Watters,
vice president. C. A. Dobell.
Svcretary-treasurer.
The company is incorporated
with a capital stock of $ 150, 000.
The incorporators are F. L. Mil
ler, A. J. Johnson and Virgil
Watters. The name adopted is
the Corvallis & Alsea River
Railway Company, and the line,
as stated in a previous issue, is
to extend from Corvallis to
Blachly postoffice in the Iake
Creek region, and and to Alsea
postofSce in Alsea Valley
Additional Local.
I Rev. Hard was summoned to Portland
I Sunday evening to be with his brother
through a surgical operation that was to
be performed on the , latter, yesterday.
News from the bedside is anxiously
awaited here. :' :;" -
Rev. C. C Poling, the former well
known president of Dallas college, is to
preach in the United Evangelical church
in this city a week from Friday evening.
As everyone knows, he is a splendid pul
piteer, and many old friends will be glad
to see and hear him once more.
It has been finally decided that Dan
Kelley, the world's champion sprinter
will ran at the Jamestown.- exposition
earlv in September uader the colors of
the University of .Oregon, instead of the
Multnomah Athletic club f Portland, as
has been the announced intention, de.
clares Saturday's Albany Herald. The
decision has been made only within the
last few days. He will train in Eugene
under the direction of "Bill".- Hayward,
and will leave for Jamestown some time
during the latter part of the month of
August. " A iund to pay the - expenses a'
Kelly's trip will be made up from sub
scriptions at Eugene, Portland . and
Baker City. . : '.
Miss Marv Danneman : of Corvallis
apent last night in Albany with her
sister, Miss Bessie Danneman, who is
clerking in Dawson's drug store. She
left this rooming for Portland to spend a
few days with friends. Saturday 'a Her
ald. Miss Ina Smith and Miss Rova McFar
'and came over from Albany, Saturday,
for a visit with friends.
At the M, E. church in Philomath at
10 o'clock, yesterday forenoon, occurred
the funeral of S. S. Stalnaker. The ser
vices were conducted "by Rev. P. 0
Bonebrake and interment was in Newton
cemetery. Deceased was aged 26 years
and leaves a wife and one child. His
ailment was tuberculosis and he was re.
turning to his home at Philomath from
Ashland, Saturday, where be had been
for his health. In Albany he waited for
some time for bis train aud grew so weak
that he had to be assisted into the car.
The latter was crowded with people go
ng to Newport, and a few minutes after
US IF
Will Sell Its Town Lots Near the State
Agricultural
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ILL BUILD HOUSES
Thereon
INSTALLMENT
For information
being placed in a seat Mr. Stalnaker died.
He was accompanied by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. Sialnaker, and the remains
were taken to the undertaking parlors in
Al oany, being conveyed to Philomath,
Sunday.' - Deceased was a worthy yonag
man, and his relatives have the sympathy
of all in this hoar.
D. C. Rose holds, so ar as reported,
the record for Benton county in the sale
of cherries for the season. On his fine
ranch west of Corvallis he has fruit of
all kii.ds, and besides what he has used
and given away of cherries this spring be
has sold 400 gallons. Most of the cber
. iee were of the Royal Ann variety.
Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Totten of Oakdale,
Wash., are guests at the home of the
former's parents, near Oak Ridge. Rev.
Totten was present and assisted in the
union tervices held in this city, Sunday
evening.
Misses Myrtief Harrington and Gertie
McBee left yesterday for a week's visit at
Newport.
Real Estate Transfers.
C A Overlander to R T
Boothby, parcel of land in
& R
Cor-
vallis, $1000.
C A Overlander et al R T &
R Boothby, parcel of land in
Corvallis, $900. - .
Wm Fnrst to Chinook Timber
Co., 880 acres in Alsea, $400
F N Toothacre et alto M Johnon
& wife, 80 acres west of Philo
math. $800.00.
J White to A L, White, 60 acres
southwest of Philomath, ioq
N Welter to G A Pomeroy
81. 32 acres north of Corvallis,
$1600.00.
Wm Castle to E H Castle lot 27
bl 4 Philomath, $700.00.
Elliott to Wm Knotts, 55
acres north of Corvallis, $3000.
M Eggleion to J Emerick,
parcel of land in Philomath, $1 o
B W Winkle to M C Winkle
land south of Corvallis, $500.
F E Young to E McLennan et
al lots 7&8 bl 9 Corvallis, $10.00
R J Moses to S H Moses lots
97&124 bl 30 Philomath,$ioo.
THE
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College to Home-Seekers or
and Sell Them
Gallon
Corvallis, Oregon
- United States to I Laskey 80
acres Blodget. , v
H H Abel to M C Cyrus lots
5&6 bl 13 Corvallis, $1.00.
State of Oregon to H G
Cam pbell 320 acres near ' Wells,
$400. v- '-
I H Jackson to H Harkeon et
la land near Wren, $7220.
J B Adams to A N Fulkerson
lots 2 fractional bl 38 county add
Corvallis, $550.
What Ails You T
Do you feel weak, tired, despondent,
have frequent headaches, coated tonpne,
bitter or bad taste in morning, "heart
burn," belching of gas, acid .risings in
throat after eating, stomach gnaw 01
burn, foul breath, dizzy spells, poor or
variable appetite, nausea at times and
kindred symptoms?
If yoTNiaye any considerable number of
thesjibove srsatoms you are suffering
from Tjiliousnaes, Torpid liver with indi
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valuable rordlcinal 'principles known o
medical science for the permanent cure
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bowel regulator and nerve strengthened
The "Golden Medical Discovery " is not
patent medicine or secret nostrum, a
full list of its ingredients being printed
on its bottle-wrapper and attested undnr
oath. A glance at Its formula will show
that it contains no alcohol, or harmful
habit-forming drugs. It is a fluid extract
made with pure, triple-refined glycerine,
of proper strength, from the roots of the
following native American forest plants
viz.. Golden Seal root, Stone root, Blaci;
Cherrybark, Queen's root, Bloodroot, and
Mandrake root.
The following leading medical authorities,
among- a host of others, extol the foregoing
roots ior tne cum or just sucn ailments as lt,i
abovesymptomstSdicate: Frof.lt. Bartnolu-.v,
M. D.. ot Jefferson Mea. Uollesre. Fhila. : Pi.
H. C. Wood. y. V., of Univ.of Pa. : Prof.Eds
M. Hale. M. I.'., of Hahnemann Med. Colli.
Chtcacro: Prof. John Kincr. M. D.. Author
American Iisrensatory: Prof. Jno. M. Set;,
der, M. D., Authorof Specific Medicines; P1.1t
Laurence Johnson. M. D.. Med. Dept. TJnlv of
N. y.; Prof. Fmiey Ellingwood. M. D., Author
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dress on Postal Card to Dr. R. V. Pierr.fi. Ruf-
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extracts from writings of all the above me-ll-cal
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Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate nd
Invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. They
may De usea in conjunction witn "woianfl
Medical Discovery if bowels are much con
stipated, Tnwy're tiny and sugar-coated.
B9akos Kidney end Bladder fiigiit
on the
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TboSmlto.
- - wuio uu apinviB uu hut s
face after one bottle of White's Cream,
Vermifuge, the great worm meaicine.
Yv by not keep that smile on baby's face?
Tf wn.. u . i. : - 1 - - I .
If yon keep this medicine on
hand, you
will never see anvthintr elan hnt amilea
nilei
on rns lace- jars. S . BlackwelL Okla..
writes:
'My baby was oeevinh snd frAtJnl.
would not eat and I fenrnri ha wnnlrt His
I used a bottle of White's Cream Vermi
fuge and he has not had a sick day since.'
Sold by Graham & Wortham.
What You See
J Is Worth Twice
What You Read
As you are now coming to
market with the opportunity
of comparing values, we ask
yon to see our lines.
We have a broken line of
juaaies' ana Children s shoes
which we are closing out at
remarkably low prices. Come
Deiore your size is gone.
Also some remnants in
Drtss Goods, Wash Ooods,
etc., at bottom prices.
Our new Spring and Snm.
mer stock is arriving and is
reaay Jor jour inspection.
Make money by buying our
lines, and save money by
getting our prices.
lienkle & Davis
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HOMES FOR SALE.
WILL SELL LOTS IN CORVALLIS.
Oregon, on instalment plan and as
sist purchasers to build homes on them
11 desired. Address First National
Bank, Uorvallis, Or.
WILL SELL MY LOTS IN NEW POET,
or., lor kpot cash, balance instal
ments, and help parties to build home
thereou, ii desired. Address M. b.
Vocd- Ook. Cc-vailie, O.-. ,
Veterinary Surgeon
DR. E. E. J ACKKON, VETERINARY
surgeon and dentist. Ktsidence Tbiid
street, between Madison and Monroe,
Corvallis. JVbone btil, or call Snow
ct Wiley's livery stable.
MARKET
SEED STORE A LARGE SUPPLY OF
fresh garden seeds in bulk, just receiv
ed. All kinds of larm and garden
seeds, seed wheat, oats, barley, pota
toes, artichokes, feed oats, chicken
feed, Land Plaster. Five kinds of
clover and vetch. I can furnish clover
by the carload. Second door north et
express otice. L.L.Brooks. Phone
655.
PHYSICIANS
B. A. CATfiEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN
tutu urgeon. Rooms 1 .bank Build
ing. Umce Hours : 10 to 12 a. in,, 2 to
4 p. m. Kesiaeiice: cor. 6th and Ad
ams bts. .telephone at office and res
idence. (Jorvaills, Oregon.
ATTORNEYS
J. F. YATES, ATTORNE Y-AT-LA W.
OirJce up stairs in Zierulf Building,
Only set of abstracts in Jbentoii County
S. R. BRYSON ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Omce in Post UXbce uilding, Coival-
is, Oregon.
WANTED
WANTED A CHOICE PIECE OF TIM-
ber land. Must be cheap. Address
P. O. 223, Corvallis, Ore. 20tf
WANTED 500 SUBSCRIBERS TO THE
Gazette ana Weekly Oregonian at
$2.56 per year.
BANKING.
THE FIUVx NATIONAL BANK OF
Corvallis, Oregon, transacts a general
conservative banking business. Loans
money on approved security. Draft
bought and eoid and money transferred
to the principal cities of the United
States, Europe and foreign countries.
House Decorating.
FOB PAINTING AND PAPERING SEE
W. E. Paul, Ind. 488. ' lttf
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