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THE CQRVALLIS ME
FRIDAY, AUGUST 24, 1900.
Ladies' Silk Waists
Goad material. Good workman
ship. New Styles. $7 to $10 each.
Underskirts
Merceniaed cotton. Looks like
silk. Wears as well as silk. Pop
ular colors. $1.50 to $2.25 each
Taffeline
Fer fine skirt linings and for shirt
waits. Twelve shade. 50 cants per
yard.
s.
E, Young &
Albany, Oregon.
Son
LOCAL NEWS.
N. F. Gillespie visited in Eugene
this week.
Wallis Nash, of Rock Creek, Lin
coin county, and his son, Gifford, of
Eugene, were in Corvallis during
the Srst of the week.
Kerr & Underwood are painting
George Taylor s new residence,
When completed it will be another
testimonial to the artistic ability of
these gentlemen.
Another popular excursion to the
coast will be g.ven by tn &
Comnaftv. Sunday, August 26th.
The usual prices, and hours of ar
rival and departure, will prevail.
Mrs. K. K. Krein and children
left Monday for Corvallis, where
Mr. Krein has decided to locate,
Mrs. Williams, Mrs. K'b mother,
accompanied her, and will visit with
her for a few weeks. Lebanon Jkx-press.
Heury Pape, formerly editor of
the Benton Leader in this city, is
now publishing The Northwestern
Elk, a new journal devoted to the
interests of the benevolent and pro
tective order of Elks. It is located
at Salem.
.Sheriff Burnett went over to Har
lan, Lincoln county, Sunday, and
visited the Bryson-Johnson party,
who are camped there, until Tues
day, when he returned home. The
above mentioned party of campers
will return home tuday.
Editor Sailor, of the Oregon
Native Son, ariived Wednesday
from Portland. He is gatbeiing
data for a write-up of the early
history of Corvallis. The facts
gathered will appear, in the No
vember number of this interesting
publication.
During the absence of Chief Flett,
S. L. Henderson is wearing the
"star of peace and order." Mr.
Henderson has a reputation as a
stickler for proprieties that will
be respected by all and there is
mall chance oi his encountering
any trouble in the fulfillment of
.duties of his office.
Mr. A. Pratt, of Michigan, eou
tsin of Prof. S. I. Pratt, of this city,
Ms lying quite ill with typhoid fever
at the residence of Prof. Pratt.
This is an unfortunate termination
of what would otherwise have been
a most pleasant visit. It is thought
he contracted the fever prior to his
arrival in this city.
In a letter recently received by
relatives in this city from Brady
Burnett, now at Washington, D. C,
he stated that on the 11th inst the
thermometer at the National Capi
tal had registered 103 in the shade.
This is the highest point it has
been known to register at Wash
ington in many years.
Manfred Sykes arrived in Cor
vallis Tuesday evening from his
home at Five Rivers. He states
that everything is quiet over thre
and the only thing to break the
imouotony is the pleasure-seekers
wrho are camped in various sections
thereabout After transacting
some business he returned home
yesterday.
A prominent business man sug
gests to the Gazettk that it would
be a good idea to make use of the
big roller, now being used on the
college walk, in packing the gravel
recently placed in the middle of
Main street. The suggestion is a
good one, and we believe the street
committee of the council would do
well to put it into execution.
Jt is learned that a movement is
on foot for the improvement of the
,oad across the Alsea mountain.
An effort will be made to corduroy
the worst parts of the road and con
siderable material for the work has
already been provided. This is a
good thing, as this piece of road
has always been the cause of much
embarrassment to the settlers of
Alsea.
Mrs. C. J. Seits, of Alsea, sent a
ample of string beans to this office
a few days ago that would take
first prlie in any country. They
aie as healthy looking as anything
that was ever grown and the pods
are nine inches in length. And
this is not all they represent the
second crop this year. The sight of
them sets a train of thought in mo
tion that Is very flattering to the
Alsea valley. We don't know
much about beans, but would like
to know who can beat the samples
ent to thj office.
Dr. and .Mrs. M. m. Davis came
home from Eugei.e, Wednesday.
Mrs. Cathey and family returned
from their outing at Newport,
Wednesday.
Miss Merle Simpson went to
Albany yesterday for a visit with
friends in that city.
Mrs. W. A. Currin will be back
today or tomorrow from an outing
of some duration at the coast.
Miss Kate Geary left Wednes
day for Portland, where she will be
the guest of relatives for a couple
of weeks.
After a short visit with relatives
in this city, Miss Grace Scott leaves
tomorrow for The Dalles to resume
her duties as compositor on the
Chronicle of that oity.
J. W. Howell, of the Vincent
House, took his family and depart
ed for Alsea the first of the week
for an outing of some duration. H.
L. Martin is manager of the house
during their absence.
Miss Olive Thompson went to
Salem Saturday where she pur
chased "Prince Cayenne" a very
fine Belgian hare, being a son of
"Lord Cayenne," one of the finest
hares in Amerioa. She leturned
on the evening train.
When the census returns are re
ceived a number of valley towns
are going to be surprised at the
smallnesB of their population. Cor
vallis has made no claims, and is
going to be satisfied with quality
rather than quantity.
T. F. Yates and wife started early
yesterday morning for the Cas
cades. They took a team and com
piete camping out tit and are
equipped for an outing of ten days
or longer, ineir exact route was
not determined when they departed
Ellsworth Post, G. A. R., of this
city, held its final meeting last
Saturday night and surrendered its
charter. This action was made
necessary by depleted membership,
and is a pathethic reminder of the
rapid approach of the time when
there will be no "boys of '61.'.'
An accident happened, Wednes
day to the Gellatly thresher now
operating in Polk county, which
necessitated a suspension of opera
tions. A bundle of rye got cross
wavs in the cylinder, so damaging
the concave that it is to be leplaced
by a new one from Portland.
While propelling the ferry across
the river Wednesday, Fred Blum
hart picked up a hatchet with his
boat hook in twelve feet of water.
It had been in the river so long that
the oak handle was nearly eaten
through, and a portion of it near
the blade was thickly coated with
iron.
Many residents of the western
part of the county, or mountainous
districts, have been transacting
business in Corvallis during the
past few days. On account of the
condition of different sections of the
roads through the mountains they
are obliged to lay in their winter
stores while the roads are passable.
Mr. Percival, whose ad for the
sale of 800 sheep and a number of
fine bucks has been appearing in
the Gazette, informs us that he
has disposed of all these fine ani
mals before reaching Corvallis.
Four of the bucks have been sold to
parties in Benton county. Their
average weight was about 300
pounds.
Frank Williamson returned
Tuesday from Portland, where he
had been for a few days. Frank
was recently in the employ of C. K.
Spauldiog at his logging camp in
Kings Valley, and states that Mr.
Spaulding has in the neighborhood
of 2,000,000 feet of timber logged
and on the banks of the Lauckia
mute awaiting the winter rise of
water to flush them out. When in
Portland Prank saw George Rose
and- the latter was headed for home
and was expected to arrive yester
day.
Promptly at seventeen minutes
past six o'clock on Wednesday
morning, Messrs. H. W. Hall, Jas.
Flett, Charley Barnhartand August
Hodes departed for Alsea, where
they will rusticate for a week.
They were nearly all accompanied
by one or more of their sons. This
party are not going out without
expectations. A resident of Alsea
has informed them of a bear that
has been killing the sheep and
goats of Alsea, and in case they
kill the animal they are to be given
the same as their reward. Such
offers of liberality are not mt with
every day and was gladly em
braced. From a telephone message
received it is known that the party
arrived at Philomath without cas
ualties. We are iu receipt of a copy of the
prospectus and constitution and by
laws of the Union Mutual Aid So
ciety. The order is incorporated
under the laws of Oregon, and has
for its objects: "To render aid to
its members in case of sickness,
accident or death, and to provide
ways and means for that purpose;
to establish and conduct a form of
exercises tending to the improve
ment of the minds and well being
of the members." Of the supreme
officers, T. E. Wilson is treasurer,
and Ralston Cox is secretary. Both
these gentlemen were former resi
dents of Corvallis. The society is
rapidly grewing in numbers, and
gives promise of being a popular
and beneficial organization.
CONFLICT OVER SEWERS.
Market for Oar Fruit.
Many Remonstrances and Petitions Pre
seated the Council.
i ne cicy council naa an in
teresting meeting Wednesday
night. The progressive element
of the council and the conserva
tive element among certain tax
payers came in conflict. All
this happened after this manner
Some time last summer the coun
cil ordained that a sewer be con
structed down Jefferson street,
and connect with a lateral sewer,
at the expense of the city. After
divers and- sundry delays, this
sewers was finally constructed
daring the present season, and is
seemingly now ready to turn the
water on. But there seems to
be an absence of water, as yet,
and the sewer is simply a big
hole- in the ground, or rather a
lole through the ground, and
doing no one any good.
Some time during the sum-,
mer the council directed Prof.
Skelton, of the college to make
surveys for lateral sewers to con
nect with the main sewers, and
report to the council his surveys
and plans and specifications for
sewers where wanted by the
property owners. The city coun
cil held a special session last
Monday night, and at this meet
ing two ordinances were intro
duced and passed directing the
opening of two sewers through
two tiers of blocks in the north
end of town. One was to run
through the block where Mr.
Whitehorn lives and on north to
Judge Woodward's property; the
oher through the blocks where
Mrs. Hartless and Mrs. Whita
ker live. There was no opposi
to these ordinances, and they
were passed by a unanimous vote
of the six members present.
The next day the notice to con
tractors to put in bids for the
building of the sewer, and to
property owners that their prop
erty would be assessed at certain
time and place to pay for the new
sewers, appeared in the Timef.
This resulted in a remonstrance to
the council asking that no ordi
nances be passed at this time or
dering sewers south of Jefferson
street. This remonstrance was
presented at a meeting of the
council Wednesday night: an
other special meeting. At that
meeting an ordinance was intro
duced to run a sewer south from
Jefferson street through the Wil
son block, and the block next
south of it. When the ordinance
had been read the first time, the
remonstrance was presented and
the whole matter laid over until
the regular September meeting
f the council.
This remonstrance stated to
the council that the property
owners signing it did not want
the sewer; that the oity taxes
are excessive, and should be re
duced before asking further ex
penses of this nature; that the
crops are so poor that many
property owners can hardly pay
present tax obligations; that no
necessity exists for these lateral
sewers, as the surface openings
are sufficient to drain the proper
ty anected, and all south of the
main sewer as well; and, while
the council expressed itself as
thinking that the remonstrance
was too sweeping, asking for no
sewers to be built on the south
side of Jefferson street, they
promptly decided to lay the mat
ter over until the next meeting.
Apples sell 'Jn Shanghai for $7
per box, silver, or $3.50 in gold.
Oregon apples would find a ready
market there and Consul H. B. Mil
ler, in writing to Colonel Dosch.
says Oregon apples ought to get? in
the swim. Several other interest
ing notes about market conditions
In the Orient are contained in Mr,
Miller's letter, as follows:
"Yakima apples come in here
every year and aell for $7 in silver
per box, or $3.50 gold. A good
market could be had here for the
Oregon apples if they could be sold
at $2 gold per box. I see no reason
why the line ot steamers out of
Portland could not. take up the
matter and make business. Several
varieties of Oregon apples should
do well here;
"There are a great many wealthy
Chinese living here, and they eat
apples and like them, and I am
convinced that a good apple mar
ket can be made if reasonable
freight rates can be secured. AH
apples shipped here should be care
fully selected, perfectly sound, well
wrapped and nicely boxed. I hope
someone m uregon will take up
tins question and secure the trade.
"This is a wealthy and prosper
ous city and is going to be one of
the great cities of the world. Ore
gon can sell it flour, lumber and
fruit. If the prune organization
succeeds it should send a represen
tative to all the principal cities on
this side of the .Pacific.
"Peaches are grown here plenti
fully, and they are fairly good,
although they are not so large and
fine as the Oregon peaches. They
grow a peach here that is flat, about
two and one-half to three inches in
diameter, by one inch thick. It is
rather sweeter than the common
peach and I am inclined to think
it would be an excellent peach to
grow in Southern Oregon, or possi
bly in the Willamette Valley. I
would like for you to secure some
grafts and have them tried. The
peach trees I have seen so far look
very healthy and vigorous. The
I country about here is a very fine
peach country and I believe would
produce a very fine French prune,
but it is too hot for the Itallian or
Oregon. Japan might grow the
Oregon prune if they had any soil;
but from what I saw of it, it was
rocky. They actually grow good
vegetables on six inches of soil in I
solid rock. It requires water, fer
tilizers and much work. -
"If the marvelous natural condi
tions of the Philippines could be
combined with the industry, energy,
skill and patriotism of the Japanese
the greatest wealth of the world
would be theirs."
His Third Loss.
Council Notes.
A special meeting of the coun
cil was called Manday night for
the purpose of considering sewer
ordinances. Six ordinances for
lateral sewers were ready, but
two of them, however, were
passed.
At this meeting the City At
torney, in whose hands had been
placed the ordinance asking for
permission to- construct a certain
building within the fire limits,
reported that before the council
could grant such permission, an
ordinance changing the fire lim
its would have to be passed.
Otherwise permission could not
be legally granted. The matter
went over until the next regular
meeting of the council.
Another called meeting was
held Wednesday evening, when
one more sewer ordinance was
passed.
Additional Local
S. A. Hemphill came out from
Newport on Tuesday's train. Mrs.
Hemphill still remains at the coast.
Mr. and Mrs. Hemphill drove over
some few weeks ago. The trip was
made in one day, notwithstanding
the fact that three breakdowns
occurred en route. The family
horse, which is 23 years old, per
formed this feat, which is considered
a hard trip for any animal.
vox tne first time in many
months the fire alarm was sound
ed last Wednesday morning just I
teith and T. W. Dilley manipu
lated the bell ropes with such
success that the entire city was
aroused, and quickly at the
scene of the conflagration which
proved to be the fine frame barn
of Judge W. S. Moadden
lhe fire, which is believed to
have been the work ot an inoen
diary, originated in the loft of
the barn, and was first discov
ered by Julian McFadden, who
had not yet falien asleep. He
succeeded in removing a span of
norses trom the burning building
and releasing some cows from
the lot near by, but nearly- every
thing else in the barn was de
stroyed. The firemen were soon
on the scene, but confined their
efforts to saving neighboring
buildings.
The barn, together with the
twelve tons of hay, harness, etc.
whioh it contained, was valued at
$500 or $600 and was covered by
but $200 insurance. This is the
third loss which Mr. McFadden
has sustained from fire in the
past few years. His fine new
residence on College Hill, which
was just ready for occupancy,
was burned some five years ago,
and a year of so later the barn on
his place near Junction went up
in flames.
THIS SPACE..
IS FOR
Obituary.
Let All Assist.
Ed. Gazette:
Dear Sir The committee in
charge of the Benton couHty ex
hibit at the state fair again ask
for samples of seed wheat, oats,
barley, rye, vetches, buckwheat,
peas, beans, etc., about two
quarts in a sample. Also sam
ples of any other garden or grass
seed; also samples Jof the finest
and largest vegetables. Bring
them in, or save them, and we
will collect them. We want
minerals and natural curiosities
of the connty. Everything will
be eared for and returned. The
committee hopes that the ladies
will not fail to prepare jellies
and preserves. We urge the
photographers to make an exhib
it embracing any buildings,
scenery, or prominent citizen.
Each artist will attach his name
as professional or amature. Stu
dents and graduates of the O A
C will confer a favor by leaning
botanical or other collections.
We wish to consult with the
poultry raisers of the county.
Advice and assistance from all
sources will be welcome.
Respectfully,
The Committee.
Ingle Wins Again.
Another decision
W. Ingle vs. City
in the case of
of Philomath,
has been rendered. The case came
on for hearing before Justice Hol-
gate last Wednesday, and his honor
decided in favor of Ingle.
This suit whioh is coming to be
quite celebrated locally, is one in
which Mr. Ingle sued tne ciiy 01
Philomath for an account amount
ing to $1.75. It was tried Deiore
Justice E. R. Bryson last Septem
ber, Mr. Ingle appearing for him
self, and Attorney Ed. Bryan for
the defendant, me jury renaereu
a verdict in favor of Ingle. The
city of Philomath carried the case
to the circuit court ipr a writ 01 re
view. Judge Hamilton reserved
judgment and referred the matter
for rehearing in tne justice court
with the result above stated.
The costs including attorney's
fees, charces for making transcript,
etc., amount already to about $150,
and the end may net be yet.
Nolan & Callahan's Remnant
Sale closes Friday, August 31st
Farmers, bring your produce to
T H SimDSon. He will take it in
exchange for anything in big line
and sell vou goods at lowest cash
prices.
Mrs. Louisa Fuller, whose
funeral occurred Sunday, aud
whose remains were interred in
Crystal Lake cemetery, was born
in Bracken county, Kentucky.
13th, 1823. Her maiden name
was Bane. At an early age she
moved with her parents to Miss
ouri, where she married James
A.Bennett in 1840. Ten years
ater Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, ac
companied by a large number of
other families, started across the
plains, with ox teams, for Ore
gon. After five month's travel
ing they made their camp
near the spot where the present
ent city of Corvallis is located.
Corvallis at that time was little
more than a "country corners."
There were a few primitive cab
ins and the inhabitants lived in
the rude style of the border. Mr.
Bennett died in 1885, and a few
years later his widow married
Wm. Henkle. Mr. Henkle died
a few years after the marriage
and she was again united in
matrimony, with M. Fuller,
whose name she bore at the time
of her death. The death of Mr.
Fuller occurred about a year ago.
Mrs. Fuller during her active
life was always a friend in sick
ness, and deserving people were
always certain of her sympathy
and assistance, and these traits
of character endowed her with
many steadfast friends.
S. L. Kline's
NEW FALL CLOTHING
.AD.
We have the Largest and Handsomest Line
we have ever shown.
S. L. KLINE
Corvallis, Oregon.
How's Your Wife
going to get breakfast in ten
minutes without
"Ten
Minute
Mush?
Notice to Property Owners.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed have been appointed viewers by
the common council of the City of Cor
vallis, Or., to estimate the proportionate
share of the coot of a sewer to be construc
ted by the City of Corvallis, Or., through
the center of Block 5, County Addition
to Corvallia, Or., and the center of the
alley in Block 19, Dixon's 2nd Addition
to Corvallia, Oregon, and aeroes Harri
son and Taylor itreets in said city, from
the main aewer on Van Buren street,
Corvallia. Oregon, to the northeast cor
ner of the Creamery building on Lot 7,
Block 18, Dixon's 2nd Addition to Cor
vallis, Oregon, to-be assessead to the
several owners of the. property benefitted
thereby ; said property and the owners
thereof being, Lots 1 and 2, Block 6,
owner Jane and Clara Hitcnens; Lots
11 and 12, Block 5, owner Elmer E. Pad
dock ; Lots S and 10 and the south 16
feet of 4 and 9, Block 6. owner Ceatta C.
Hartless; Lots 6 and 7 and the north
16K feet of 5 and 8, Block 5, owner
Isabella Gellatly; and the south 33 J $
feet of Lots 6 and 8 and the north 33)4
feet of Lots 4 and 9, Block 5, owner
Cora M. Davisson, all the above lots be
ing situate in Block 5 County Addition
to Corvallis, Oregon I also Lots land
the south half of 2, Block 19, owner J.
H. Albright : Lots S and 7 and the north
half of 2, and the south half of 8, Block
19, owner Jacob Whi taker; Lot 4, Block
19, owner Charles A, Barnhart; Lots
5 and 6, Block 19, owner, Martha F.
Smith; Lots 9 and the north halt of 8,
Block 19, owner B. F. Hvland, and lots
10 11 and 12, Block 19. owner Julia
Cline, and Lots 7 and 8, Block 18, owner
George Taylor, the last two named
blocks No. 18 and 19, are situated in
Dixon's 2nd Addition to Corvallis, Ore
eon. And that said viewers will meet
at the office of the Police Judge of the
City of Corvallis, Oregon, on the 3rd day
of September, 1900, at the hour of 8
o'clock p. m., of said day, and if said
work is not completed on that day the j
meeting will be adjourned from day to
day till the same is finished, and all
persons interested may appear before
said viewers and be heard in the matter
of making said estimate.
Wm. Crees,
R. . Gibson,
Z. H. Davis.
Our window is full of its Our Grocery Department is full
of it, and you can get full of it at the rate of a
t wcvand-onchalf --pound package
for
Ten Cents.-
You can't pick hops without it. One box buys four packages,
Our hoppicking gloves will last longer than ten minutes.
Price 25 Cents.
F. L. Miller,
Corvallis,
Oregon.
For hop-picking gloves go to No
lan & Callahan.
Ladies who visit Nolan & Calla
han's don't forget looking over their
Kemnant Counter: some choice
plums.
I Get your Job Work done here
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Cfte Paint Store,
C. A. Barnhart, Manager.
Paints, Oik and Varnishes
WALL PAPERS
RAMBLER AND IDEAL
Bicycles, Majestic Lamps, Mossberg Chime Bells, Etc
Corvallis Sawmill Company
We have on hand a lot ef
DRY LUMBER
we wish to close oat to make room in onr shed. We have a large drive of
McKenxie Yellow Fir coming. We have in onr box department
5,000 SUGAR PINE PEACH BOXES WHICH MUST BE SOLD
Before the Season closes; also
ALL KINDS OF 1PPLE AND PACKING BOXES.
Our Planiug Mill Department is equipped with a complete sat of
machinery for manufacturing 8aah Door Mouldings, Brackets, Taming!
and all kinds of House Fornishings, All Work Gursnteed.
Job Printing
at this office
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