The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-06-28

Oscar Gustafson of Spokane
Falls, arrived in Corvallis Monday,
in search of location. He is de-
lighted with Corvallis, and will
probably find a place to suit, as he
desires to send his FIVE children to
.OAC.
A sensational story ran through
town yesterday morning, relating
the loss of two young ladies, by
drowning or otherwise. They,had
been blackberrying on the William
cite above town and it was told that
they had disappeared. 1t develop
ed in good time that they were at
home, safe and sound.
The Benton County Sunday
School convention begins in this
city tomorrow afternoon at two
O'Clock. 1t is the purpose of those
in charge to make the affair one OF
the best ever held in this section.
Mr.. Beatty, a prominent worker
from abroad will be present and
assist in the convention. The
sessions close Friday evening. Ev-
eryone should turn out and help in
this 1audable undertaking, that last
ing good may result from the meet
ings- The convention will be held
at the First Methodist church.
"A man, who does business on
Main street, declared Monday, with
an air Of unblushing confidence.
that if the proposed water system
should be built and some of @the
folks didn't take water, the city
council could pass law to make
them take water Ye Gods! For
such a statesman! The TIMES will
give the man S in cash if he will
repeat the statement in the TIMES
over his own signature, SO the peo-
pie can for the first and perhaps the
only time on this earth, see for
themselves who it is that is a big
ger fool thau was the late lament
ed Thompson's colt.
Harry Robertson testified Mon
day in the trial of Senator Mitchell
at Portland, and like that of Tan
ner, his testimony was a severe
blow for the defense. 1t was ex
pected that Senator Mitchell him
self would take the stand yesterday
and that argument would begin to
day. The end of the great trial i:
near. It seems impossible that i;
conviction can be escaped, though
there is always that factor Of human
sentiment and hung jury to reck
on with. Before the people, how
ever, the venerable senator is con
victed, and his punishment, loss 0
public esteem and dizzy fall from
the summit of greatness to the Grim
| inal dock, already administered.
President Baldwin of the Col
1ege Of Philomath, has been e1ectet
to the presidency of Edwards Col
/ lege, Whitman County, Washing
ton, where he will have Greek
history and English. Prof. Bald
win was president of the same in
stitution from 1899 to 1903, resign
ing to take the presidency of tn
College of Philomath, where he ha
maintained a vigorous and prog
ressive administration for the pas
two years. Mrs. Baldwin goe
with her husband to Edwards Col
| 1ege as teacher of e1ocution. Th
college is we'll endowed and wei
equipped and is conducted by thu
church of the United Brethren il
| Christ.
One opponent of good waite
fsays the present plan wont do be
cause Avery, Woodcock, Leese ant
| Kline might buy the bonds. Well
what if they did? In the name o
t old fashioned common sense, wha
would be the harm of that? If the,
got the bonds wouldn't they hav
to bid for them and pay as much o
more than others for all they nigh
! get? Would it not be better 70
all the bonds to be owned at HON,
and the interest be paid out to hom
people than for it to be sent abroat
to strangers? The fact is that
J; all the bonds could be sold in Cor
wallis and Benton county, furnish
| ing safe investment for peop1
!. who are depositing money now il
banks and drawing no interest,
would be one of the best thing
that could happen. The argumen
instead of being against the waite
j project is one of the very stronges
ones for it.