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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04
Reduction in Water Rates.

We are proposing to reduce the rates
on water, anG to arrange with all con-
sumers so that all may be treated the
same. To do this we must insist on all
bills being paid in advance or by the 10
OF the month as our rules end regulations
call for, apd as all other cities require.
We have no desire to have any trouble
with any consumer, but to treat all
alike. Our rules must be enforced. II
anything should happen that the water
is not used after being paid for, the
money Will be refunded.
Very Truly Yours,
Corvallis Water Co.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership existing between Homer
Lilly and Oliver Wicks is this day dis
solved by mutual consent, Mr.. Wicks
retiring from the firm. The business
will be continued at the old stand by
Homer Lilly, to whom all accounts are
due and payable and by whom all debis
OF the firm will be paid.
Dated at Corvallis. February 20. 1903.
Homer Lilly.
Oliver Wicks.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04
PREPARING FOR 1MMIGRANTs.
Meeting Held at the Court House
What was Said There-Col. Drake.

Col. F. V. Drake, superintendent
of the Oregon Information Bureau
with headquarters in Portland ad-
dressed the Citizens League and
others at the Court house Saturday
evening upon the subject of united
effort and the importance of perma-
nent exhibit.
He explained at some length the
organization at Portland which has
contributed $16, ,oooto furnish quar-
tiers and provide suitable attendants
for permanent exhibit of Oregon S
resources at the great central depot
in Portland.
This bureau now asks that each
county send an exhibit of its re-
sources, together with such Itera-
ture as it may have to be placed in
the space, set aside for its use in
this great display room.
There are to be no charges, no
brokerage, no rebates, no commis-
sions, and no real estate boomers
or agents connected with the ex-
hibits.
| The attendants are to be inte1li-
gent persons who can direct visitors
and prospectors to the various To-
calities that offer inducement along
the line the latter are investigating.
One of the greatest features of
this movement is the effort that is
being made to publish series of
scale maps showing the timber,
pasturage, fruit, oil, coal, wheat,
orchard. vineyard and mineral
lands in each county with series
of co1ors, each representing a type
of resource of the country.
This exhibit room is to be uni
form1y furnished with desks,
tables, and shelves for each county's S
display, and no advantage is to ac-
crue to any county except such as
it may acquire by the merit of the
material displayed.
All the county is asked to do, is
to make the original map showing
its varied resources, and prepare
the exhibit. Transportation for
exhibit will be provided by R. R.
and Steamboat Cos. The map.
after being copied to a common
scale adopted for all the counties
will be returned to the home county.
Col. Drake noted fsct that the
recent legislature passed bill au-
thorizing the county courts to ex-
pend not more than $1,000 on the
displays at fairs, state, county, and
district and at this bureau in Port
land.
Following an informal discussion
of the subject after Col. brakes $
address a committe consisting c1
Messrs. Currin, Harper and E. E.
Wilson was appointed to report al
the regular meeting of the Citi-
zens League.
i 1t appears to be up to the county
to do something now, if it expects
to get the benefit Of the vast amount
of literature being distributed
throughout the east.
| Drake was emphatic IN his praise
of the Benton County pamphlet and
said we should certainly display
this if nothing else, but he sincerely
| hoped Benton would follow uI
such creditable piece of work by
a good display of our products ir
timber, minerals, fir, clay, birch,
and other manufactured products
as well as the raw material from
our titled fields.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04
ONE ROUTE GOING.
Free Rural Delivery Begun at Cor
vallis-Something About it.

Rural free delivery route number
one went into operation at Corval-
lis at noon Monday. The carrier
left Corvallis at half past twelve
and returned from service on the
route at half past six, six hours OF
time being allowed by the estab-
lished schedule for the trip The
carrier is Miles Starr, Jr, son OF
M. T. Starr of the fruit and candy
store. He receives for the service
OF himself and team, fifty dollars
per month, which is not very
generous emolument. The route
leaves Corvallis via the Wells road,
going as far as Blake's place, re-
turns to the Mountain View school
house, crosses to the Albany road
and thence returns to Corvallis.
The distance is rs miles. and eigh-
ty families are served. Up to the
present only about IS boxes have
been put up.
The mail is carried in a natty
new rig, built expressly for the
purpose. Its interior is conven-
iently arranged for handling the
mails, and also for carrying pack
ages, for which the carrier is al
lowed to collect fee, which he re-
tains in addition to his salary. The
person served, pays the fee for de-
liverv of such packages.
The rig might be mistaken for
patent milk wagon of small size.
The carrier sits on seat in the
back end, just as a milk man does.
In front of him there is desk with
pigeon holes and other convenient
arrangements. 1t is in fact a min
iature postofce, except the lock
boxes, the girl at the delivery
window, and the man after his
mother-in-law' mail. 1t is paint
ed red, white and blue and con-
spicuous1y displayed is the legend,
"U. S. Mail, r. F. D." The rig
looked so natty as it went out of
town Monday, drawn by a swift
little team that every maiden who
saw it pass, sighed and longed for
ride. Inside of it. with new bon
net on and her hands full of stick
candy, any town girl would have
been dream of perennial bliss.
AS hitherto noted in the TIMES
persons along the route must use
the service, or in time it will be
abandoned. A record is kept of the
mail carried, and if at the end of a
proper period the volume is too
light, the route is promptly elm
mated. Once abandoned, its re-
instat ement is attended with great
est difficulty.
The new arrangement makes
things lively at the Corvallis post
office at noon time. The arrival
and departure of the c & E mail,
of the Westside mail, and the Mon
roe mail, all at noon time has al
ways made quick work essential
at the Office during the mid
day hours. The addition of
the present rural free delivery
routef with two or more to come
in two OF three months, and all
leaving at noon will, in order to
make all connections, require all
the great agility and speed that
the devoted postmaster at Corvallis
has so often manifested, including
the day he beat a train that didn't
leave for twenty minutes after he
reached the station.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04
GRAFT, OR VETO-WHICH?

Some of those struck by the gov
ernor's vetoes are protesting in the
newspapers. This was to have
been expected. After q lobbyist
or so1on has worked his measure
through the vicissitudes of two
houses, it disappoints and enrages
him to have it killed by the exc
cutive. 1t is but natural that he
should lift his voice in 1amentation,
and descant upon the great loss the
state is to suffer because of the un-
timely and cruel taking off of his
pet measure.
But there are others. The good
old taxpayer, who has all these
gratis to pay for, is not in tears.
From his standpoint, it is good
thing to have an executive who is
not afraid to be governor. 1t is es-
sentia1 that governor shall not be
servi1e to the other departments of
the state government. 1t is gov
ernor's prerogative to veto bills.
A part of the legislative power is
vested in him, It is contemplated
by the constitution that one-third
of the power in legislation
shall be welded by him, for it takes
two-t thirds vote of both houses to
pass bill over his veto. Failure
to veto bill that he believed bad,
would be fault, and the executive
who so failed would be recreant TO
his duty, that duty his official oath
binds him ever to perform. ~
It is unfortunate Rthat Oregon's
executives in thepast, have not more
frequently exercised the. power of
the veto. Legislators in the swirl,
hustle and excitement of 1egisla-
tive session, have much to contend
with. Many difficult problem
confronts them. The importu-
nings OF a greedy lobby, the re-
quests of fel1ow-members, the de-
vices, fair and foul, of those inter-
ested in pending measures all
these, are brought to bear, and it is
indeed strong legislator that is
not occasionally swept off his feet
and his vote given to a bill that his
better Judgment and more sober
moments would not approve. 1t is
impossible not to have bad meas
ures occasionally run the gauntlet
of both houses, and it is wise
governor that does not hesitate to
to use his veto and wise people
that sustains him therein.
In some of the measures killed,
there were possibly good provisions
If so, it will not hurt them to wait
two years, when if they are deserv-
ing, another assembly can re-enact
them without the Objectionable
features. This is true of the $685.
600 appropriation bill, which COM
prised $14,5oo for an executive
mansion. It is true Of the $40, 900
appropriation for a bureau of mines.
which mining men did not want,
and of which it is said that its u1-
innate cost would have been far
more than the original amount.
1t is true of the land graft bill that
would have cost the state anywhere
from 500, 900 to half a million,
and true of the Newport normal
school, which never ought to have
passed.
So, with graft after graft knock
ed out by the vetoes, and thousand
upon thousand of public money
saved, let the disappointed howl
1t was to have been expected. But
the governor is right, and they
know it. So does everybody else
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04

A good many people have been
gardens, and the movements Of our
people generally indicate the approach
OF spIiug.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04
@. H. Gerhard.
Notice Of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned,
executrix of the estate of John Burnett deceas-
ed. has filed her final account in said estate IN
Benton County, and on Monday, April 9th, 1903,
at the hour of ten o'clock m, at the County
Court Room in the Court House IN Corvains,
Renton County, oregon, is the time and place
fixed BY the Court for hearing objections, II
anv> tn said fanal account and settlement
s1AeeA lartha Burnett.
Executor.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04
To All Concerned.

Be it known. that will paw no debts
contracted, except contracted by myself
or on my order after this date.
March q, 1908.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04
For Rent.

For Rent.
A dairy ranch. Stock for sale. Apply
or write to
William 1. Price, Bellfountain, Or.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Thomas Fl. Johnson, Defendant.
Petition for Condemnation.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, by its
attorney, and files its petition, duly verified
by affidavit, setting forth, among other
things, that the defendant is a nonresident
Of the State Of Missouri, and that the ordi-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
D OF PUBLICATION.
STATE OF MISSOURI, &C
County of Iron.
Middlebrook, Graniteville & Belleview Raj
Road Company, Plaintiff,

STATE o IF MISSOURI, =,
County of Iron.
Middlebrook, Graniteville & Belleview Raj,
Road Company, Plaintiff,
Thomas II. Johnson, Defendant.
To the above named defendant, take
notice:
That we will on Monday, October 26,
1903, in the City of ~Ironton, County Of Iron
and State of Missouri. before the Hon.
Frank X. bearing, Judge of the wenty-6rs
judicial Circuit, in the Circuit Court, apply
for the appointment of three disinterested
~freeholders, residents Of the County of Iron,
as commissioners to assess the damages
sustained by you as owner of the strip Of
land hereinafter described by reason of the
appropriation of the same for the use of the
plaintiff. The land sought to be condemned
hereby is described in the petition filed in
said case and is as follows:
A strip of land fifty feet wide, being a
part of northwest quarter of southeast quar-
ter and running into northeast quarter
southwest quarter section thirteen, township
thirty-four, range three east, lying twenty
FIVE feet on each side of a center line de-
scribed as follows: Beginning on a line
between land of Thomas II, Johnson and
Warren c. Johnson and on the center lin
Of proposed right-of-way Of the plaintiff al
Station 81 plus 8 feet, thence running on a
right curve 1885 feet to a point of tangent,
thence running enthusiastically on line Of
said proposed right of-way to Station "a
plus ~ feet and to line dividing lands Of
Thomas II. Johnson from Thomas Hill,
which line, as well as hfty-foot strip, is
fully set out and shown on the profile mar
of the proposed right of-way of plaintiff
filed in the Office of the County Clerk o.
Iron County on sd day of September, 1903
Also a strip of land fifty feet wide, being
a part of northeast quarter of southwes
quarter and running into southeast quartz
of northwest quarter section thirteen, town
ship thirty-four, range three east, lying
twenty-fv feet on each side of a centel
line described as follows: Beginning OF
the line dividing land of Thomas johnson
and Thomas Hill and On the proposed right
of-way of the plaintiff at Station 60 plus 1!
feet, running thence westwardly 235 feet tt
a point of curve, thence running Westward,
on a curve 100 feet to point of tangent
thence w%estwardly on a tangent 4S9 feet t.
west boundary line of Thomas Johnson
land, which center line, as well as the fifty
foot strip, is fully set out and shown on tn
profile map of the proposed right of-way o
plaintiff, filed in the Office Of the Count,
Clerk Of Iron county, Missouri, on the 81
day of September, 1908.
WIN. X. EDGAR AND
MERRIFIELD w. HUFF,
Att'ys for Plaintiff.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
Confessions of a Priest.

Rev. Jno. S. Cox, of Wake, Ark,
writes, "For IL years | suffered
from Yellow Jaundice. consulted
a number of physicians and tried
all sorts of medicines, but got no
relief. Then | began the use OF
Electric Bitters and feel that | am
now cured of a desease that had
me in it's grasp for twelve years.
If you want a reliable medicine fol
Liver and Kidney trouble, stomach
disorder or general debility, get
Electric Bitters. It's guaranteed
by Arcadia Valley Drug Co. Only
SOC.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
To Cure A Gold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. E. w.
Groves signature is on each box.
25c.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

NoTICE.-St0.00 reward will be
paid for any n caught bothering
any of the wires or instruments
belonging to the Ironton telephone
system.
JOHN r. BALDWIN 4 SONS.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

For SALE-On any reasonable
terms to a responsible party, a
good organ. Call at this Office for
information.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
FRISCO SYSTEM.
St, Louis, Memphis &
Southeastern R. R. Co.
Shortest and Best Line

Between points in Southeast Missouri and
Northeast Arkansas and principal points in
Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma,
Indian Territory. DAILY THROUGH SER
VICE BETWEEN CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo-,
N HoxIE, ARK, connecting with the
Southeastern Limited on the Frisco System
at Hoxie. Lv. Hoxie 5'35 A. M, Ar. Cape
Girardeau 1880 A. NJ. Lv. Cape Girardeau
2:45 p. M, Ar. Hoxie $40 p. NJ.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Through car services between Caruthers-
vile and Memphis, Tenn. Close connec-
tons with Iron Mountain trains at Hoxie,
Ark, Naylor, Mo-, Poplar Bluff, Mo-, Will
Evansville, Mo-, Delta, Mo-, Sikeston, Mo-,
Oran, Mo-, and with Cotton Belt trains at
Delta, Mo-, Paw Paw, Mo. With Illinois
Central at Cape Girardeau, Mo. With St.
Louis & Gulf Frisco SYSTEM trains at
Charlottesville, Mo-, and Cape Girardeau,
Mo. Through tickets sold at all stations to
points on Frisco System, and at principal
stations to all principal points on other lines.
w. r. PowE, Gen'1 Pass. Ag't.,
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
BRYAN SNYDER, Traffic Mgr,
St. Louis, Mo.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

In the Circuit Court Of Iron County, Mis-
souri,, in vacation-October 6, 1908.
Middlebrook, Graniteville & Belleview Rail
Road Company, a corporation, Plaintiff,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Fresh oysters by the dish or bulk
at Mrs. Blemel's.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1903-10-15

Fresh Home Made Lard at the
Nagel Meat Market.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-03
AUCTION SALES.
By r. F. Knox, Auctioneer.
TpUcTFFS' SALE

By R. F. Knox. Auctioneer.
TRUSTEES SALE
OF VALUABLE BRICK DWEhLlNO,
RFING No. Ell SOUTH WASHING
TON STREET. ALEXANDRIA,
VIRGINIA.
BY virtue of and in pursuance to the pro-
visions of certain deed Of trust dated ON the
list day of September, 1900, executed ey
Robert W. French and May French, his wiie'
and recorded in the Corporation court OF 81 90
exandria city, Virginia. in ID. Is. 40, page Vo,
conveying to the undersigned as trustees .le
real estate in said deed described, 70 secuie
the Washington National BulidihR anu f i1ln
Association. of Washington, ID. G., the iaith-
f1l performance of the siipulations and CON
ditions of certain bond Of the SAID Robert
w. French 10 the said Association IN the
penal sum Of Eight Thousand Dollars (S,0OO.-
0O). securing the payment Of the sum OF four
Thousand Dollars ga 10000, together with
all interest, premium, dues, fines, taxes, oiher
moneys and charges in said bond and deed OF
trust provided, and in the manner and form
and upon the terms in said bond and deed
contained, default having been made for more
than three months in the performance OF the
stipulati0ns and conditions IN SAID bond and
deed Of trust contained, the SAID Trustees,
having been requested so to do IN writing by
SATURDAY,
September 5, 1908, at o'clock p m.
IN sell nj public auction for cash, on the prem
ises. the property, in the city OF Alexandra
Virginia, described as follows, to wit be
ginning for the same on the west side OF wash
sngton street one hundred and twenty-four
G24) feet south Of Wilkes street, and running
thence south on Washington street to the
south line of the property now belonging to
the devisees of Prudence NJ. White, which
north line is supposed to be about ITO feet
north of Gibbon street thence westerly and
parallel to Gibbon street one hundred and
twenty-three (123) feet five (5) inches to the
middle of the square; thence northwardly
narallel TO Washington street to point one
hundred and twenty-four (l24) feet south Of
Wilkes street thence eastwardly and parallel
IN Wilkes street one hundred and twenty
three (l23) feet five (5) inches to the begin
ming, il being the lot Of ground which was
conveyed 10 the said Robert w. french Dl
deed of partition between the said Robert w;
French and Clearance +. French, dated
October II, 1894, and recorded in deed BOOK
No. 33, p. 200.
IMPROVED by press brick and brown
stone three-story dwelling, containing
thirteen rooms, heated by hot voter, and ~
necessary outbuildings.
JOSIAH G. STODDARD, Trustee,
n. T.. corner 18th and q streets, n. W.,
Washington, ID. G.
ADDISON G. DUBOIS, Trustee,
n. +. corner 18th and G street, n. w,
au22 I'd Washington, ID. {.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-03
OPENING AND CLOSING OF MAILS

Northern mails, week days, close at 81,
90 and 900 a. NJ, and 10, gao, 8 Az, . -
and no AZ d. IN. Open at 8 90 a. m, III n.
and 4 80 p. m. On Sundays Northern hlaiiS
close al 80 a. M, 80 2. m. and ~ p. m
Southern mails via Charlottesville close AT
73O and 10 40 q. m, and % ana ~ 80 p H.
Omen at 90 a. m. and 80 and 80 p. m.
Southern mails, via Richmond, close al
80 a. ~, and co, $50 and 10 40 p. m
Omen at s a. m. and and 4 p. m.
Manassas Division mails close at ~ a. M.
and 3 As d. IN. Open at II 90 m.
Alexandria and Round Hill mails close Of
7 20 a. IN. and 4 p. II. Open at 90 a. III. and
C Chesapeake e. and Ohio mails close at 2 45 p;
m. and 10 40 p. m. open at 800 a. M ana
Washington mails close at $50, $50 and
II 10 a. m, and IS, 40, 6 40, % ana ~ ~ 40
D. m. Open at s 90 a. M, Y % m. and 1Oop p
m. and 80 p. n. ~.
Sunday Hours-Oren at 900 a. m. Close
Carriers Standardization made on in;
side routes-6 so and 10 90 a. m. and 90 ana
: 70 n nm. Full route-6 30 a. m. and 30 p:
m. Sunday collection 500 p. m. Carriers
window open Sunday 900 a. IN. and close
! 1000 a. M. 80
Deliveries made 90 a. M, P. m. and 4l5
| p. m. -.
All mail should be in the office ten minutes
before orr indicated time for closing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-03

The wedding ring. according to Henry
Swinburne Of the seventeenth century,
was first designed BY Prometheus and
fashioned out Of adamant and iron by
Tubal Cain. He says tht It was
"civen by Adam to bis son TO this end
that Herewith he should espouse a
wife, Men were, as all women know
deceivers ever, and some Of these IN
ccruDulous creatures were wont to wed
with rings made OF rLhes, imagining
them to be less binding than a strong
and valuable ring The bishop Of Sails
bury. however, stepped In and forbade
this practice in 1911
Silver was more frequently used than
gold for wedding rings, and they were
made in al kinds Of shapes, some
twisted. Ike two joined hands. or a
pair of hearts stuck together with an
arrow. Often they were adorned with
precious stones and had -''posies''-tha'
II. scraps Of yc7so-inside. such as;
Fortune doth send ,-7u. hop It well or I'll.
This plain gold ring TO we'd you TO YOU
will
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-09-03

Out in the east end IS young woman
whose little sister Is much inclined to
ask numerous questions and though she
IS sometimes little slow about under
standing things in general. she Is as
quick 70 see a point as most little girls
of six. The other dsy Little Sister
asked Big Sister the direction to the
home Of a new acquaintance. Big Sis
ter tried her best to make the way
plain to no avail, and finally becoming
eunsperated, exclaimed:
ooh, follow your nose, Nan, and you
will finally ind the placa.'
"Wen, II you ever follow your Dose,"
came the quick retort, you will 90 up,
and up. and up, and be an angel by and
by, which you're not now"
Which reference TO a moss inclined to
DE pug ended the controversy.-Pitts-
burg Gazette.