The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-06-10
ALL BENTON TO GO.

I0fValiiS TO &c UeS2rLgd-UnlY oOu-
tary Gaard to Watch the
Streets,
It looks now as if Corvallis would
be relic, a deserted village, a
ruin next Thursday. All the busi-
ness houses will be closed, and the
proprietors and the clerks will be
at the Fair. It will be- Corvallis
day down there, and Corvallis is
going en- 1nasse toenphasiz ethe fact
before the multitude of Fair visit
itors. The town has a lot of things
up its sleeve. It is the purpose to
go down there and behave decor
ously, but at the same time to do
thing that will make denizens of
other climes who happen to see US
dig up their biographies and see
whereabouts Corvallis is on the
map.
AS to who is going to the Fair
that day, that has ceased to be
talked about, and it has rather be-
come quiry as to whether or not
anyone is going to remain at home.
The rate is so low that it is cheap
er to go on the excursion than it is
to sit on dry goods box and whit
tie at home. The wear and tear on
the knife and the-box will nearly
foot up more than an excursion
ticket. Every thing is so favor
able for making the trip, and so
many are going that the main fear
is that there will be nobody left to
watch the tow1, except the chief
of police who it is acknowledged,
under the stress Of his loneliness
may fall accidentally on his own
sword or shoot himself with his
own automatic, and none be left to
tell the doleful tale of how it came
about. Or hearing that the town
was guarded but by a single man,
there might be an invasion from
Lincoln county and Peruna be
drunk and guzzled upon Our regen-
crate streets with reckless abandon,
and the lone, solitary chieftain of
the police force be unable to put
down the disorder or save the hon
or and sobriety of dry Corvallis
from the designs Of the invaders,
AS stated all Corvallis business
/ houses are to close for the dav.
They have signed an agreement tc
that effect. The mayor is prepar-
ing to issue a proclamation, declar-
ing the day to be municipal ho1i-
day, and calling on all citizens to
rest from their labors. The Citi.
zens League, comprising 100 In
huential and leading citizens, has
unanimously and enthusiastically
sresoluted, aalSag Upon everyboAs
ITO make of the occasion, holiday,
and to doall possible to swell the fol
ces of the excursion Of Corvallisites
at the Fair, and to assist in every
way to show the Fairites a bit. o1
Western enterprise, by the show
| ing made. A committee of the
{! League has canvassed the town and
raised money. A special train has
/ been secured to carry Corvallis to
the fair in style. The League has
guaranteed that 600 passengers
will go on the train. The belief
now is that the number will be
| 1000. Not one detail has been ov.
| erlooked, and the common guess is
that after the thing is all over Cor.
| vallisitss will be more than gratifed
at the showing made.
To make the occasion the more
successful, it is proposed forgive
/ the event more of the characteq qof
Benton county day. The showing
made in the parade and otherwise
! will be devoted more to Benton
county than to Corvallis. The
mottos and legends displayed will
strenuously emphatic old Benton,
| and it is the purpose as a result to
draw as heavily as possible from
Benton's population to help carry
out4the plan. Information from
| the country is that every locality
, and nearly every family will send
ia delegation to JON in the trip.
The arrangements for the rate
of fare are great. The charge for
the round trip, returning the same
evening is only s.. On a $3.50
ticket, a person can go down on the
special excursion train in the morn
J ing and return at any time within
seven days. That is the cheapest
arrangement for round trip ticke
ever made from Corvallis to Port
land with SO long a period to stay
The excursion train will leave Cor
wallis about six O. clock next Thurs