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Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-01
Special Crop Report.

The past winter will long be re-
membered as the coolest expert
enced in many years. Some say
that the winter 1856 and 81 is
the only one to be compared with
it. While the minimum tempera-
lures were not nearly as low as
those previously reached, the
maximum temperatures were very
much lower, there being but few
days when they got above the
freezing point. The precipitation
was also greatly deficient and was
mostly in the form of snow. De-
cember was the coolest OF which
there is any record, the mean be-
ing 9.4 degrees below the normal !;
the precipitation was also more
than one inch below average. No
vember, January and February
were all cold months with prec;p-
itation considerably deficient. The
mean temperature and precip!ta-
ton for March were above the
normal. Reports indicate that
winter wheat, rye and grass are
in very poor condition, and that
some fields will have to be ploWed
up. Owing to droughty conditions
in September, blowing and seed.
ing were greatly delayed, and
were not completed until the mid
die Of October. Dry weather dur
ing the rest Of the month, and the
first half Of November, was not
favorable for growth. The dry,
cold weather of December, JAN
uary and February, with not
much protection from snow, also
had a very injurious effect. No
blowing or other farm work was
done up to the first of March.
The mild weather and good show
ers of the fourth week started
vegetation, and at the close of the
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-01
Purse Lost.

Yesterday, somewhere between
Wells street and Coal Lick Run,
beyond Pursley postofice. Finder
will be literally rewarded if left
at Oil Review office or returned to
the undersigned owner. Purse
contained $50 in money.
4,1-3t l.. d. HOLMES.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-01

Evidently the musicians are cal
culating on a lively political cam
paign in Sistersville and adjoin-
ing counties this year, as new
brass bands are being organized,
while old ones are being strength
ened. There will be music in the
air.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

All announcements for State,
County and City Offices must be
paid strictly cash in advance. We
will make no deviation from this
rule in favor of any candidate.
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-01

Women
the than obtained elsewhere
Suits from $3.50 to $4,000
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-27
Real Estate Transfers.

w H Foster and wife, 22 acres
near Albany, s., 100.
w H Malone and wife to
Hope Grange. one-half acre in
Alsea; $25.
Geo. A. Bennett to w F Cald-
we'll; part farm lot 2, Philomath ;
$500.
United States to F M Huddie-
son, patent, 400 acres in Aisea.
Jennie Fish and husband to G
A Covell, lots 5 aad 6 block 2,
Chase's Add; $3.50.
Jennie Fish and husband 10 J
K Handy, lot 4, block 2, CHASE :
Add; s125.
CM Dexter and wife to Henry
Amber; SO acres south of Philo-
math; 81, 500.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-27

Union is in a condition of thral-
dorn,-this yoke will be broken.
No corporation candidate wiz
receive my vote. l shall sup
port nominees who have the
courage to stand by the enforce
ment of law for the government
of transportation corporations,
state and federal.
One has but to put his ear to
the ground to hear the tramp OF
the legions who are loval to law
and not to corporations, ,-legions
who put their trust in God and
not in corporation princes. They
are coming! coming! and will
continue to come. until righteous
laws are enacted, obeyed and
indicated. M. L. ADAMS. :
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-27
Prize Awards to Oregon.

The prizes coming to Oregon
from the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position at St. Louis were great
er in number than those awarded
to any other state in comparison
to the amount of money tn 1t the
exhibit cost. The following is
the list Of prizes awarded in each
department.
Department of Agricultural
(Which includes one gold medal
for dairy)-I grand prize, 43 gold
medals, So silver, 22 bronze.
Department of Horticulture
2 grand prizes, 7 gold medals, "a
silver, "a bronze.
Department of Fish and Game
a gold medals, 9 silver, I
bronze.
Department of Mining-2
gold medals, silver, 10 bronze.
(Pe,i,ion pending for grand price
Department of Education,
groups one and twc-I gold
medal. 3 silver, 2 bronze.
Department of Livestock
Eiehty-six head Of sheep sent BY
Baldwin Sheep & Land Co. won
81 premiums, divided as follows:
Rambouiller, IS; Lelaine, 7;
Spanish, E, Oregon exhibited
the heaviest and heaviest shear
ing Spanish ram ever seen in
this or any other country, but
was refused prize, as the judges
called him a freak. The value
of the exhibit was about $12,
900. Chas. E. Ladd received on
herd of IL Shorthorn cattle, FL
first prizes; I second, I third; 2
fourth and 2 fifth prizes. VIM.
Riddle of Polk county was
awarded second prize($1oo) Or
five head of Kent sheep, and 2
1frsts and I fourth on four Angora
goats.
The total number of prizes,
! outside Of the stock. was: Crane
prizes, 3; gold medals, 81; silve,
medals, $50; bronze II.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-27
Good Money in Poultry.

From the way turkeys, geese,
ducks and chickens have been
coming into the Corvallis market
for the past week, it seems that
Benton county is a great place
for poultry raising. At any rate
there is certainly as much poultry
raised for the market in this
county as anv other county in
the state, aud there seems to be
considerable money in the busi-
ness. One fact has been proven,
and that is that poultry raising is
becoming each year a greater in
dustry in this section of the state
and there is perhaps no better
locality for raising fowls success
fully, in the state. There are
families in this county who make
almost their entire living from
poultry raising, and it only re-
quires small plot OF ground, if
properly managed, to raise sew
eral hundred fowls on.
During the last ten days the
firm of Smith & Boulden, poultry
buyers, has bought for the Christ
mas trade, turkeys, 3, 441 pounds
geese, 1856 pounds and chickens
1000 pounds. The greater num-
Der of these have been dressed
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-27

and shipped to outside points,
the most of them going to Port
land, although many pounds were
consumed by Corvallis people.
Even this large amount has not
been enough to supply the de-
mand, and by last Saturday
morning they were entirely out
of turkeys and geese, and were
compelled to send a man out On
horseback to try and find enough
fowl to supply later orders.
+ The price paid for turkeys by
this firm has rul all the way
from IS to 1o cents per pound,
but the average has been about
II cents. This represents a total
paid the farmers tor Christmas
turkeys of about $505 90. For
geese the price has been 8 cents
per pound, live weight, and at
this rate $126.70 was paid by
this firm for the webfooted fowl,
and for chickens the sum reach
ed about $50.
Of course the above figures are
only the showing of one Corvallis
firm, but they were selected be-
cause they are the only ones who
deal exclusively in poultry. This
is a very good showing for the
poultry industry Of Benton coun-
ty and as the supply is not
enough to fill the demand it is
encouraging to those who are
thinking of taking up this busi-
ness.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-27
Rare Specimen of Whale.

J. G. Crawford, of Albany, who
has large collection of curios
and archaeological specimens, has
just secured the skull of the Curl
Gus specimen of whale which was
washed ashore at Yaquina Bay
last winter. Coming as it does
from a specie of whale now
almost extinct and one whose ex-
act classification has not yet been
defnately determined, the skull
is a rare and valuable specimen
and one which the Smithsonian
Institution is very desirous of OBJ
tanning for scientific purposes.
The body of this whale, small in
size, washed ashore on the south
beach at Newport, near the va
|quina lifesaving station, Febru-
ary IS, 1904. Having many
peculiarities, the animal imme-
diately attracted attention, and
scientists who examined it pro-
nounced it of a variety perhaps
never found on the Pacific Coast
before and were unable to de-
termine its exact species. 1t
seem to be connecting link be-
tween the narwhale and porpolse
and in common parlance would
probably be known as a ''sea
hog" The specimen in ques-
ton has a body II feet long; its
pectoral fins were 10 feet in
length and its dorsal fin three
feet; and the fukes of its tail
were each 10 feet long. The
animal had a blow hoe and lat
eral tail like whale; its dorsal
fms were like those OF a porpoise
and it had ears like a hog.
AS soon as the descrl ption Of
the animal became curreut i'll the
newspapers, the Smithsonian In
slitute heard of it and desired to
investigate the species. Recent
ly DR.. F. w. True, head curator
of the department of bio'ogy of
the United States Natioual Mu-
scum Smithsonian Institution).
at Washington, D. G., wrote to
Mr.. Crawford, of Albany, to find
out if he could ss cure the skull
of the animal for investigation
In his letter DR.. True says: 1T
is matter of considerable i'm
portance from a scientific view
point, as the beaked whales OF
the west coast are rot at all we'll
known" and he adis that tie
institution IS v,ry desirous oi
learning what ;his queer speci-
men of whale really was and
what were its peculiarities. Mr.,
Crawford has at last secured the
skull of the animal. He in
tends to keep the skull but has
taken a number of pictures of it,
and will send them to the Smith.
sonian Institution for the de-
sired investigation. Telegram.
Mr.. Crawford is an uncle o
j. H. Simpson and Mrs. M. S.
Woodcock, of this city and is
widely known in this part of the
country.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-27
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS MADE
Many New Buildings Put Up Dur
ing the Year 1904.

Now that the year is drawing
to a close, a resume of the build
ing activities of the year is not
out of place. There is nothing
which denotes the progress,
growth and prosperity of town
more than the number of busi-
ness houses and residences built
during the year. In this line
Corvallis has shown unusual
activities-not of the boom ,vari-
etv, but of steady, substantial
growth hat will Compare Javo .
ably with any city in the VIII.
lalnette Valley.
During the year, upwards r OF
forty new residences have been
constructed IN the city. A large
portion of these have been ele-
CANT two-story buildings costing
on an average of $1,000 to
So, 900 each. Besides this, there
has been many new additions
and improvements made to older
residences, and along with these
have been blocks of new side
walks constructed, and also many
new sewers put in. This speaks
we'll for the progressiveness of
Corvallis citizens.
1t is plain to see that the year
1904 has been a recOrd-breaker
in the way Of building improve
ments, and it is said by old time
residenters that Corvallis has
picked up more ard come to the
front faster during the past IL
months than ever before during
the same length of time. 1t
may not at once be apparent to
those who have been living in
town for the last few years-in
fact, as a usual thing the old
residenters are the last to take
notice and realize such change;
bat it is the constant remark OF
former citizens who have been
away for a year or more and re-
turn either on a visit or to re-
side, that the town has made vast
Improvements along all lines.
Not only is the improvement
noticeable in the residence dis
tricts, but also on the business
streets. Almost every mercan-
tile house in town has made some
change in the building, such as
new and larger glass fronts, paint
ing, calsomining, etc. Altogeth-
er Corvallis has done herself
proud this year in the way OF
forging to the front; and it is
thought the same activity along
the line of Improvements and
building will continue during
several ears to come.
Such as this is what attracts
the homeseeker, and as many
thousand people from all parts OF
the United States will visit Ore
gon during the Centennial next
year, and many of these will
come to Corvallis it behoves tie
city residents to continue along
the lines of progress already SO
we'll inaugurateG.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-27
LETTERS FROM TIE PEOPLE,

Articles of general interest will be pub
lis he'd in this department as the personal
opinion of the writer's. 1t is understood
that the paper is not held responsible
for any opinion here expressed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-27

Wouldn't you be glad if you could get
responsible Fire Insurance Company
to insure your buildings for So 90 per
year? That is just what you do when
you buy one of those handy fire fighters
adopted ty the U. S. Government and
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-12
The ideal The Real.
rom wm j Hryan.s .peoeh.

Prom Wm. Hryaus speech,
have had people ask me why
Democrats seem to be so iutensly
in earnest about their Democracy.
| have had men say, why, with some
Democrats. Democracy is a sort of
religion My reply is that every
Democrat who know what Demo
cratic speech is il is so much like "A
good sermon that yOu can hardly
tell the difference between them.
And whyl Because a good sermon
is built upon the Ten Command
mcuts, the sermon on the mount,
and the eleventh commandment,
Thou shalt love Thy neighbr as thy
self And a good Democratic
speech is built upon the doctrine
ofhuman brotherhood, equal rights
and self.govcrument. When you
get down to bedrock you find that
love Of mankind is the basis of both
and Democracy can never die while
there is in Democracy love Of
mankind. Democracy does not go
as tar sometimes as We would like
to have it go, but we must not eX-
pect that we will have everything
as we would like it. Ask "A mother,
as she holds IN her arms her baby
boy, what her desire is and she will
tell You that she desires that his
heart will be so pure that ii could
be laid upon apIIIOw and not leave
"A stain; that lis ambition will be
so holy that he could whisper it in
an angels ear and that his life will
be so clean that his mother, his sis
ter, his wife, his child could read q
record Of his every thought and
act without a blush. That is the
ideal that every mother has for her
boy, But ask if she is gong to re-
QuiTe great perfection in him and
she will tell you no; she will say
that is her desire, but that she will
make him as good as she can F.; that
she will follow his footsteps with n
daily prayer; that her blessing will
rest upon him wherever he goes
throughout the world, and that she
will hope, hope, yes hope that when
he dies the world will be better
that he has lived. That is about all
she can say to you. You ask me if
the Democratic ladder reaches to
the skies? No, as | look upward |
see no ladder whose top is higher
than ours. plant my foot upon
the lower round; | will climb as
far as that ladder reaches aud then
| will pray to the God of Hosts
that He may give us strength and
wisdom 10 build it higher and
higher until its top is lost in the
clouds.
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-12
Daughters Of the King.

From the Pine BluG Commercial
The state assembly, Daughters
Of the King, which convened at
Trinity church in this city Wednes.
day morning completed its work
Saturday. After elec;iug officers
for the ensuing year and select
ing Little Rock rs the next meet
ing place adjourned. a resolution
was adopted as follows;
Resolved, that this assembly Of
Daughters Of the King is under great
obligations TO the Trinity chapter for
their hospitality, also to Bishop Brown,
Drs, Bowers and Buckner for their help
full talks and assistance; to the people
Of Pine BluT for their cordial reception
and to the daily papers of the city for
their kindness
A resolution was adopted cX.
tending Chaplain Whaling Of
Fayetteville the love and greeting
Of the assembly and expressing
regrets that he could not attend
the meeting, The office Of historian
was created and Miss Clara Emo
Of Van Buren, was elected for life
to this office. Miss Euo is one of
the most active workers among
the Daughters Of the King and her
many acts Of kindness have en-.
dearcd her TO all who know her.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year;
Directrcss Miss Emma Kramer, Ad.
vent chapter, Trinity church, Little
Rock
Assistant Directress-MrJ,B 3 Whal-
ing, ST. Paul chapter, Fayetteville,
Recording Secretary Mrs Edgar l.,
Giycus, Trinity chapter, Pine Blun
Corresponding Secretary Mrs d l.,
Wilcox, Trinity chapter, Pine Blun
Treasurer Mrs W, r. Tabor Advent
chapter, Trinity Cathedral, Little Rock
Historian Miss Clara Emo, Bishop
Pierce chapter, Van Bnron.
Chaplain Rev, w y, Buckner pastor
Trinity church, Pine Bluff
The election Of Miss Kramer M
state dlrectress is an honor
worthly bestowed, rs she has
been one ofthc most faithful mem.
bcrs Oft hcasscmbly, She has been
.An active worker aud has con-.
tributcd literally to charitable
causes, 4 beautiful paper on "Sclt
Denial Week. which was present.
ed toy Trinity chapter was read
and highly enjoyed by everyone,
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-12


SiOns where the language has been
uniformly constructed according
TO his contention. This amendment
in question was voted upon at the
election in September, 1894, AT
that time l26,966 votes were cast
for governor, and we all know the
total vote pOlIed in an election is
never cast for the candidates for
governor. nor for any other office,
The vote on this amendment was
43,4i6 for and iO,207 against, 1t
really received scarcely more than
One.third of the votes of all the
electors voting at such election,
and actually fell 20,O37 short of a
majority of the votes cast for
governor. And yet, because there
was certified to the legislature
only the vote cast for and against
the amendment itself, the total
vote actually east being withheld
the amendment was declared
adopted, Two other amendments
have been added to the cOnstltu.
ton in the same unlawful way
that requiring the payment Of a
polltaX as a qualification for vot-
ing, aud that authorizing the legiS.
laturc TO place its members on II
salary The proposed amendment
voted on at the last election, allow
ing cities to issue bonds, was
adopted in the same way. That is
TO say more votes were cast for II
than were east against it, but it
fell short Of a majority of all the
votes cast at the election, and no.
body pretcnds to believe it was
legally adopted, or is urging that
the Legislature put it in operation,
The Guard has Couteuded from the
first that the three amendments in
question were not lawfully added
TO the constitution and has never
ceased to protest thata mere irac-
tiou, short Of a positive c0nstjtu.
tional majority, has no right to
amend that instrument. The ques.
ton will now go to the supreme
court, ON the case from Lincoln
county, aud it is expected it will
be determined before the conclu.
sion Of the next session Of the
legislature ltlhe manner Of adopt.
ing these amendments be declared
Illegal, as it must be, unless the
plain requirement Of the coustitu.
ton hc in some way eyaded, the
legislature may Immediately re-
submit at the next election, such
Of them as it desires, for another
test Nt the polls,
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-12
The Election IN Crawford.

Il would not be- surprising II when
the returns from last Tuesdays cleo
tion are counted the result would not
snow Republican victory aud for this
no other ev.nse could he given than
general gwuhy ON 'hr uart 81 the Demo
Gratis. who felt SD certain that the
county would give ifs customary Demo
cratic maiority that they failed TO visit
the polls. The returns are gll IN the
hanfs of the election commissioners,
hut will not be- opened unit, tonny and
~ bu' few of the townships forwarded
sent unofficial returus, the result IN the
county cannot he fornasted hut the
outlook is ANYTHING but encouraging.
The following are the only unofficial
returns at hand
VAN BuREN TOWNSHIP.
Electors-Democrat, 2?0; Repuhli
can. .IS4: Socialist, "a, Prohibition, Is;
Popuhst, 5,
ForCougress- Little 271 Brizzolara,
11s.
ALMA TOWNSHIP.
Electors Democrat, III; Republi
can. AZ.
For Congress-Lit 1926 Brtzaolara,
so.
CEDARvlIE TOWNSHIP,
Eleetors-Democrat, 81 Republican,
%,
For Congress Little SO; Brizzolara,
20.
NANCY TOWNSHIP.
Electors Democrat, 1l6; Republi-
can, As.
For Congress Little, 1lG; Brizzolara,
48.
OLIVER SPRINGS TOWNSHIP.
Electors Democrat, 20 Republican,
as.
For Congress Little, 2t; Brizaolara,
A.
PORTER TOWNSHIP.
Electors Democrat, 4; Republican,
90.
For Congress Little,j Briazolara 2C
WHITLEY TOWNSHIP,
Electors Democrat, 3 Republican,
81
For Congress Little, 8 Brazolara,
65,
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-12
An Important Issue,
From ,hc antcsyIllc Guard.

From the IUtcsyllc Guard
On the first page of this paper
we publish an Official opinion from
Atty.Gen, ,MurphNgiycu mmswcr
to M inquiry from the circuit clerk
Of Lincoln county IN which he de-
clafes, after reviewing the subject
at length, that the Third Amend.
ment to the Constitution Of the
State, giving The governor power
TO hll official vacancies bS appoint
meut, was not legally adopted for
lack OF sufficient votes, aUd that
the supreme court must declare It
nuIl aud void Whenever the test IL
made before that body it is not
easy TO llnd an escape from the To-
glG Of the attOrnpygenemh Ihe
constitution Itself expressly pro-
vldes how II may bc amended,
According to Tvs provisions, M
amendment can be submitted only
~ a general election when srm'
tors aud mcmbcrsotthe legislature
are voted IUr} and, to be adopted,
u must receive the support of n
majority of the electors voting Mt
such election, There is no eQuJyo.
cation in the language used, nor
possible doubt Of It's meaning, II
il not enough that II should re-
reIve werely u majority of the
votes cust for and against the
pmeudmrUt 1t must receive the
votes OF u mujOlily of the electors
voting ~ euen eleetiom The atlor'
sryRvprfal rclrra TO other dttl'
The Van Buren press., 1904-11-12
"BOb- Rogers ElOqueuce.
From the springiale News.

From the springlale News.
Asa word painter Bob Rogers,
Arkansas new attorney general,
is no "slouch,n in fact we doubt if
there Isl more eloquent Ornterest-
ing speaker in the state than he.
At the fair at Dardanelle, Yell
county, last month he delivered an
address from which the following
is an extract:
We know not our own resources.
| have listened to the machinery crush
ing the zinc in north Arkansas and to
the sawmill in south Arkansas. have
seen the miner go down the elevators of
Sebastian, Franklin, Logan and Johnson
counties, where untold wealth awaits
them. | have heard the whirr Of the
thresher in the wheat fields Of Carroll
county and witnessed the apple gather
ers in the northwest prepare for market
the Winesap and the Arkansas Black in
carload lots | have listened with awe
to the powerful saw as it wades through
granite at the Batesvile quarry. | have
seen bales and bales Of cotton line the
river banks at Little Rock, Pine Bluff
and Helena. In north Arkansas, at
Leslie, have seen acres Of fine black
walnut logs awaiting shipment to Ger
many. | have heard men commend and
condemn our state, but know it is great.
| have listened to old black nanny
Groom a lullaby in a cabin by the river
" here | was born, and by that | am re-
minded that | loYed my early days in
Arkansas for what it was | see the
country in a state of prosperity and |
love the state for what it is | see the
influx Of immigration, the induction Of
capital and the inevitable development
Of the country generally and | am
proud of it for what it will be. And
then | am reminded that we live in a
progressive age and if we hold our own
with the new ideals and new ways, we,
too, must push forward