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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
BIDS NOT OPENED.
Gave Time for Steel Pipe Men to Be-
come Bidders-ConStruction Bids
Called for.

Though Monday evening had
been programmed as the date for
opening bids for material for the
water system, no bids were opened.
There was meeting of the Water
Board, and half a dozen material
men were present. Half a dozen
sealed bids accompanied by certi-
fed checks were in the possession of
the chairman, but the seal of no
bid was broken. Instead, by mu.
tua1 consent of the bidders and the
members of the board, it was de-
ter1nined to postpone the formal
opening of proposals two weeks, or
until the 10th Of October. After
extended discussion that action was
taken, and a new advertisement
calling for bids will at once appear.
Failure of the steel pipe men to
get in their bids was the occasion
of the postponenent Mr.. Jefreys
representing the steel pipe people
was present and begged for an ex-
tension of time. He explained that
details of the material to be used
had been sent to the factories in the
East but figures had not been re-
ceived. He assured the board that
he believed his figures would be so
low that metal pipe could be used
in the distribution system.
There was a general consideration
of the whole question of pipe, bids
and the like, in which the pipe men
participated, and which continued
for more than three hours. Samples
Of the pipe on which the bids were
based were conspicuous in the room
The general trend of the discussion
was for such delay as would give
the steel pipe bidders a show to
get into the fight for the contract,
and to this the wood pipe men
gracefully consented. October 10th
the day after the date for opening
bids for sale of bonds, was fixed as
the day for again opening material
bids, The same date was also set
for opening bids for the construc-
ton work. Advertisement for the
latter bids will appear at once
The construction work will involve
the laying of the pipe line, the lay
ing of the distribution system and
various other features of the work
of construction.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
KILLED INSTANTLY.
In Railroad Accident-t1Peggy" Har
rison, Well Known 0. A. c.

peggy" Harrison. one of the
best known students as well as one
of the most popular that ever at
tended o. A. c., was killed in
railway wreck at Weiser, Idaho.
Saturday. He graduated from col
lege in 1898, and soon after entered
the railway mail service. After
that he married Miss Bessie Bar
ker, formerly we'll known Corval-
lis girl. The details of the acci-
/ dent are told as follows in Sundays S
Oregonian:
John w. Harrison. who resided
with his wife at $50 Fifth street,
was the railway mail clerk who was
killed in the collision seven miles
west of Weiser, Idaho, yesterday
morning.
Harrison was born at Amity,
this state, July 20, 1873, and was a
graduate of the Agricultural Col
1ege at Corvallis. He had been in
the railway mail service about sew
en- years, and was considered one of
the most popular men in the sys-
tenn. His run extended from Port
lam to Pocate]lo. Idaho, and re-
turn, and it was while coming
home that he lost his life. Three
persons, the mail clerk and the en-
gineer and fireman of the passenger
were killed.
The westbound passenger was
running in two sections. The Sec
ond section had orders to pass the
Cannonball Boise-Huntington ac-
commodation train at Eason station.
When the passenger train arrived
at Eaton the Cannonball was not
on the siding. Instead of waiting,
the passenger continued on toward
Huntington at a high rate of speed,
running from Eaton station to the
mile post beyond at the rate of one
mile in az seconds.
The Cannonball had seen the pas
senger train coming and had stop
ped. Evidently the engineer of the
passenger did not see the Cannon
ball, which was on curve, until
within 100 feet of it. when he ap-
piled the emergency brake, but too
late to check the momentum, and
the train crashed into the Cannon
ball with terrific force. demo1ishing
both engines and throwing them in
to the ditch, smashing the mail car
into kindling wood and demolish-
ing four cars of the Cannonball
scattering their contents for 50 feet
on each side of the track.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
Seed!
Field and Garden
Thatcher & Johnson.
Sale of Water Bonds.

Sealed proposals will be received by the clerk
of the Water Committee of the City of Corvallis
Benton county, Oregon until October 9th, 1905,
at six o'clock p. m. for the purchase Of part of
all of $75, GOO bond issue of said city.
Said bonds are authorized by special 1sgsla-
tive act of 1905. and issued to pay for the con.
struction of gravity water works system, bear
interest at the rate of four per cent per annum,
semi-annually, and are payable at Corvallis.
Oregon, in u S. &C Id coin 40 years after date Of
issue, at the rate of $1,000 annually after years
with option to pay entire issue at end of ten
years or any time thereafter.
The assessed valuation of the city of CorvaI-
lis, 1904 was 1884, $50 Of which the actual value
is 81, 100000; population within corporate limits
24OO; no bonded debt general wal rant indebted
ness $4,000 of which Sis 900 Is for construction
! of sewer system.
| Said Water Committee reservesthe right to
| reject any and all bids. Each offer must be
of amount of bid to be forfeited if bid is accept
| ed and not completed.
! September 9, 1905. S, L. KLINE, Clerk.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
MORE FROM INDIA.
Two Hindoos, Direct From Hindoostan,
Among the new Students.

Mr.. Pala Singh and Mr.. Sohan
L,al1 Raw are the two new students
Just arrived from India to join the
o. A. G. Both of them are from
Puniah, the land of fine rivers,
north west of India. Mr.. Pala
Singh is a Sikh disciple of Guru
Golind Singh who is one of the fa-
nous heroes of India and for the
first time organized the world
known sect of warriors called
Sikhs.) Mr.. Pa1a Singh wears a
turban always, which singles out
the Sikh caste from the rest of Hin
doc castles. He will take up sepec-
ial mining course in the college.
Mr.. Raw is graduate of Com
merce of Punjab University and
will take up a course in mechanical
engineering. Both these young
men have travelled twentyfour
thousand miles at a great self sacri-
fee of personal convenience. When
asked today what made them travel
so far, Mr.. Raw replied, "the prac-
tical education of America and the
unrestrained opportunities to &C,
quire technical skill'' brought them
to America. Mr.. Singh said what
led him to come to Corvallis were
the brilliant accounts writ
ten by Mr.. Sinha to Indian
newspapers, speaking highly
of the Oregon Agricultural college,
the efficiency of the teaching, the
kind and courteous treatment of the
professors and above all, the democ-
racy of public life of America where
work was honoured, where even re.
spectacle students swept the college
campus. helped in the laboratories,
picked apples and chopped wood.
What struck the high caste Hin
doc most, said Mr.. Pala Singh was
that even the professors did every
thing themselves, without waiting
for servants.
These students have come to
study the self-help and go-ahead
spirit of the Yankees and expect to
go back and teach to their own
people what they have learned.
We hope they will succeed in that
which they want to do.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
Notice to Contractors.
Clerk of Water Com.

Sealed bids will be received by the
clerk of the Water Committee, of Cor
wallis, Oregon, up to o'clock p. M.
Tuesday, October 10, 1906, for the con-
struction work of gravity water system
for the city of Corvallis, Oregon, in ac-
cordance with plans and specifications
for same prepared by G. N. Miller, G. E..
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check payable to the Water
Committee for the sum of seven hundred
and fifty dollars, [$75o.oo] which sum
will be forfeited, in case the bidder to
whom the award is made shall fail te
enter into contract for the construction
work. All bids must be on blank form:
obtained from the engineer.
The Water Committee reserves thu
right to reject any or all bids.
By order of the Water Committee Sept
ember 25th, 1905.
S. L. KLINE,
Clerk of the Water Committee.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
Wonderful Nerve.

Is displayed by many man enduring
pains of accidental Cuts, Wounds. Bruis-
es, Burns, Scalds, Sore feet Or stiff joints.
But there's no need for it. Buck1en's
Arnica Salve will kill the pain and cure
the trouble. It's the best Salve on earth
for Piles, too. 25c. at Allen & Wood.
wards, druggists.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27

Ladies. Your attention for a mo-
ment. We would like to announce
when giving Teas, Parties etc, we
have just received full line of
crackers and waters, such as:
Social teas
Five O clock teas
Vanilla waters
Cocoanut macaroons
Cheese sandwiches
Vienna creams
Uneeda biscuits
Uneeda milk biscuits
Oat meal waters
Ginger waters
Graham waters
Salt waters
Zwiback
Nabiscos in all havors
HODES' GROCERY
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27

We have just received new lot
of Columbia disc and cylinder rec
ords., Also lot of the American
Blue records. the best record that
is made. Graham & Wells.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
For Sale.

Wagons, hacks, p1ows, harrows. and
mowers, driving horses, draft horses,
buggies and harness; fresh cows. If
you want to buy, come in. can save
you money.
H. M. Stone.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
Wanted

A good girl for general houseworK
Three in family. Mrs. D. P. Ouin.
Ian, ct
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27

For Sale
Oak grub wood. Cheat and vetch hay
for sale, Satisfaction guaranteed
T A Logsdon
Phone 55 Mt View line
Preliminary Opening.
At Mrs. ]. Mason's Millinery store
Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15 and 10.
Grand Display.
Pattern bats and bonnets on Sept.
20 and 30. All are cordially invited.
Mrs. J. Mason.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
Millinery Display.

All ere cordially invited to Mrs. J.
Mason's millinery display. Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27

Do you shave yourself? Well
just keep in mind that our Witch
Hazel Extract is a distilled extract
and does not contain one drop of
wood alcohol. Price, bottle, IS.
Graham & Wells.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
50 gate valve boxes.

$4,000 pounds cast iron fittings.
$500 pounds pig lead.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified check payable to the Water
Committee. for the sum of five Isl per
cent of the amount of the bid, which sum
SHALL be forfeited in case the bidder to
whom the award is made shall fail to
enter into contract for furnishing the
material bid upon. All bids must be
made upon the blank forms obtained
from the engineer.
The Water Committee reserves the
hight to reject any or all bids.
By order of the Water Committee Sept
25th, 1905.
S. L. KLINE,
Clerk of Water Com.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
Don't forget the date Of the
Auction Sale
Sept. 3Oth.

Of stock and farm implements at
I. H Jackon's farm 9 miles west
ofCorvallis. See posters.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
Piano Lessons.

Mordaunt A. Goednough announces
the opening of his studio, at 4th and
Jackson SITS. Sept. 18th. Pupils received
at any time in Piano, Harmony and the
oretical subjects. Send for catalogue.
Ind. phone 476.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
BROWNSVILLE
WOOLEN MILLS

We have secured the Agen-
cy for the Celebrated Browns
vile Clothing for Men. Suits
ready.to.wear and made to
measurement. For farmers
mechanics and working men
these goods have no superior.
J. M. Nolan & Son.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27
Call for Bids.

Notice to manufacturers and dealers In
water works material.
Sealed bids will be received by the
Clerk of the Water Committee of Cor
willis, Oregon, up to 5 o'clock p, m Tues
day, October 10, 1905, for furnishing F.
o. B. cars at Corvallis. Oregon, in ac-
cordance with the specifications for same
prepared by 6. N. Miller, c. E., 20 fol-
living approximate quantities of water
pipe, fire hydrants, gate valves, etc.
$1,000 feet 4-inch water pipe.
10000 feet I"
600 feet 8 9.
$500 feet 10 &c d"
I4,Soo feet u g g
40 fire hydrants.
60 4inoh gate valves.
II
/ 8 &C
II 10 I"
6o oate valve hoxea
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-09-27

New Gasoline Wood Saw.
I am now ready to attend promptly
to all orders. Ind. phone S35.
w. R. Hansell.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-10
APPLES FOR STORAGE.

Formerly II was supposed the apples
,dght 10 sweat before they were
stored. but Investigations indicate that
any ripening which takes place be-
tween the picking time and the storage
house is Injurious {" the keepng quail
ties OF the fruit. sac.es delayed
twenty-four hours ia not keep as well
as those stored at OLce. Bartlett pears
delayed three or four days were soft
in two or three weeks in storage, while
the fruit stored AZ once was IL prime
condition at the end OF five weeks
The Investigations emphasize the ne.
cessity OF quick storing as soon as the
fruit Is picked Fruit stored IN the
orchard or on the railroad siding, on
IN closed freight care, in ho. weather,
is injured seriously, and no treatment
in the storage house can Overc' me the
damage inflicted.
The Investigations point ont also
that apples, pears AMI peaches ripen
more slowly If left on the tree than
when removed and scored III tile or
chard The fruit is mrch better on the
tree than of IL Il "a mot be stored al
once. The method ot packing is alsC
OF fundamental importance in intluenc'
ing the behavior OF the fruit in the
storage house,. II. Powell, IN the
Mirror anu Farmer.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-10
Good PROrIT IN QrINCEs.

GOOD PROFIT IN QtlNtEs.
This Is a fruit which is very much
neglected. says writer in the Farm
Visitor. Nevertheless, IL is one Of the
most important In the entire list; im-
portant, because there is not house.
wife who does not .ook for IL In the
fall OF the year when fruit is being
done up" as the family saying goes;
important. because ii is one Of the
finest Of all fruits for jellies, preserves
and marmaIades; important, because
there is DO other fruit in its green
state so thoroughly advantageous 10
the stomach and liver particularly ac-
ceptable 10 the latter on account OF It's
known presence OF phosphOric acid.
The ounce, besides, Is a highly proht-
able fruit. selling AZ higher price
than any other; not by the measure,
but most frequently by the dozen spec
linens, bringing from fifty cents 10 81
per dozen. Unfortunately. the ounce
is more subject 10 the rayages Of the
San Jose scale and cOdling moth than
any other fruit.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-10
The Thing NXorth While.

] know that many of you are puzzled
to know in what direction you can
start TO help Christ TO help the world.
Let me say this 10 you in that connec-
ton.
Once I came TO a crossroad in the
old life and did not know in which
direction God wanted men to help
hasten His kingdom. / started TO read
the Book to find out what the ideal life
was, and / found that the only thing
worth doing in the world was TO do
the will of God: whether that was
done in the pulpit or in the Sums;
whether il was done in the college
or class room, or on the street, did not
matter at all. MY meat and drink"
Christ said. "is TO do the viii OF Him
that sent Me-" and if you make up
your mind that you are going to do
the will Of God above everything else,
it matters little in what direction you
work
There are more posts waiting for men
than there are men waiting for posts.
Christ needs men in every community
and in every land; it matters little
whether we 20 TO foreign lands or
stay at home. as long as we are sure
we are where God puts us.-Henry
Drummond.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-10
rutility of Personal CrIticism.

One of the surest ways of falling TO
help another is by criticising. Not
one person in ten thousand has the
grace. or indeed. the power. 20 receive
and believe words Of personal criti-
cism. This may be wrong state oc
affairs, or II may not; but IL is tremen-
dously true. and the sooner we rccog-
nize il the better FOR cur usefulness.
Many heartbreaking coldness or per-
manent rupture between friends has
been caused by the frank" well
meant" word OF criticism spoken by
one to the other. Shun such criticism
as you would poiSon-it is fatal IN
most cases. lndirectncss 10 the only
safe course here. Warm praise ol
something ng-anything-you can sec 10
praise in the other. may so tern that
life toward its best possibilities that
the glaring fault will die out for want
OF nourishmcnt. Sometimes an cx-
prcssion of strong disapproval Of the
fault as Il appears in some one else.
without a hint that il is the enc spoken
90. may hank the trouble and even
tually rout it. But head-on attack
is pretty sure & end in head-ol col
| lision-and that means n wreck.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-10
ch.ri,, For unmarried Women.

The recent beQuest OF nearly tl4ooo
to the Deakin Institution at Sheffield
has aroused some curiosity as to the
nature OF this charity. IL was founded
by Mr.. Thomas Deakin. who In ls4o
bequeathed 5000 towards the estao-
lishment In the city OF an institution
Tor the benefit OF unmarried women OF
good character. being members OF the
Church Of England or Protestant Dis
sentcrs. BY the rules Of the charity
any woman in reduced or straitened
circumstances. resident in England,
aot being less than forty years OF asa,
ind not having been married. and who
comes within the above denomination.
Is eligible as an annuitant AZ present
there are seventy-six women receiving
benefit, and since the Inauguration or
the charity i9G have received life nsn-
slous.-Londcn Mail
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-10
BISON BEEF" SOLD IN ENGLAND.
Result Of Experiments In Crossing
eufiaIo and Cattle.


The latest delicacy 10 tempt the ap-
,etites Of British epicures Is CON-
promise between buffalo meat and
oeef. A couple Of 2-year-old bullocks,
he result Of cross-breeding between
4 North American bison and highland
cattle were solo at the Newcastle mar
set yesterday. They had been bred
oy Mr.. Lyland OF Haggerston castle,
northumberland. says the New York
World, who has been engaged for sew
eral years in experimenting in this
direction.
The animals were exactly like their
North American cousins in appear
ance. except that they were stronger
and thicker in the headquarters. They
had been reared and fed as wild cat
tie, so great difficulty was experienced
in conveying them 10 market
Although they were accommodated
in special boxes, their fury was 20
great that one broke it's neck on the
journey, and the other had TO be shot
in the market.
The beef, il is said, will be found
Of a richer quality than that obtained
from buffalo, and if kept for o
month or so more palatable than than
3f an ordinary bullock.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-10
"The Loving Look

Some years ago we witnessed q pub
lie examination of q class of little girls
at the end of the school term. The
distractions of much dressing and
much company operated pretty severe
ly on the tickle memories of the chill
dren. One little friend lost herself in
confusion and stammered to dead
stop in her recitation. Just then her
mother moved from out the crowd ana
took a seat in full view of the little
one.
The loving look Of that silent face
brought order out of confusion. Mind
and tongue Immediately resumed their
functions, everything was lost sight OF
and the lessons all came back III per-
feet order. The examination was TN
ished in triumph.
Many a time since then as we have
seen some struggling heart confused
by the worlds noise and temptation
we have felt like bidding it look up
into the familiar face of the Heavenly
Father and be reassured that all is
well Not only is there life in look
az the beginning. but there is assur-
ance and confidence all along the way.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-03-10
II must make matters straight to

Il must make matters straight to
morrow.
II must win her friendship; better
half loaf than no bread"
"Ah! SteinbauseD, dancing? That's
wrong, and against orders, mein Lei
ber. ] have half a mind 10 forbid the
sleigbing party tomorrow"
Have whole one, Herr Doctor: II
matters not TO me-"
What. In open rebellion Why. you
must be ft for active service"
"The party tomorrow viii be
'prachtvoll,'" said a civilian standing
near.
Yes" said Adjutant Suomer, six.
teen or seventeen sleighs.
Herr Hauptmann Cheering has con-
sented TO postpone his return home in
order TO join us"
II thought bis pretty wife would
bring him round 10 her wishes" said
the Doctor laughing.
well, IL is hard 10 say no 10 crea-
ture like that"
How little they guess the truth"
thought Steinhausen, with the bitter
ness OF superior knowledge, as he
wrapped himself in his cloak before
venturing into the frosty air.
Now 10 dispose Of Stromer and &C.
cure tomorrow at least"