Corvallis Gazette-Times from Corvallis, Oregon • 34

"iievii 75th ANNIVERSARY EDITION, JULY. 1937 prairie up the Jefferson fork of RICHFIELD SERVICE STATION means of state aid. This project is a very feasible and just one, bat cannot be accomplished, for the reason that it ia too local in character." Qfe Friday September 11, 1894 appears an editorial stating that the paper ha been in operation and furnish associated press dispatches. Beautiful sunshiny weather prevails in the county now.1 The many cases of bad colds which have pre-vaied in the community are diminishing. i.

i 7 May 25, 1894. The Corvallis factory under man-ageaaent of Mr. H. Gleim is mak-, ing excellent progress. All payrolls and bills are paid promptly and orders are coming in in excess of expectations.

Dray loads of vehicles art passing daily in transit to all local and southern markets. The Water Bond Question) 'TWnW 1894 for thirty-two years. w. jonn-son has succeeded Frank Conover as editor and business manager. TOM COOPER LEGISLATOR Moderate orders are still coming from London for Pacific coast hops, the English trade preferring them to the state goods this year.

Reading through the pagea of the Corvallis it ia a matter of amaieanent to the to note the numbers of shootings, killings stabbings, drunken brawls and arrests over the county and state for disorderly conduct. Editorials placing the viewa 01 Justice Field on- the Income lax law are frequent in the issues of the spring of 1895. Opposition to the law states that it is "unconstitutional." A Bv Hammond, one of the purchasers of the Oregon Pacific railroad, is in the city and is to make a tour of inspection of the entire road. Hammond expressed the opinion thai an immense timber.in dustry was to develop along the Pacific coast. An Indignant party of farmers "Th city ia, to again advertise fn Wi.U fnr nlor hnnH.

Such aC-' tion was taken at the meeting of the council Monday night, The city ia bound by law to, pay the water Company from to $1,200 per annum for five years, and if she sets up her own works in com petition she will be- nanamg over a cknb to be used ia beating her own head off." NEW EDITOR BOB JOHNSON Corvallis Cazett is maa iiig a. very commendable fight for the building of a wagon road over the mountains from the Oregon Pacific front' Prineville, by station on Third and Vaa Bureav Tecently taken over by Harvey Robinson and Walt Johnson. met at Albany anil a committee to insist upca the prose cution of the Bed Crows mills for a wheat which. anwRnu to 13,000 bushels. wiiiv or the.

statements regarding, the im. provement society, which made, above.) Thoa. B. Cooper ia renorted have, to return to his constituent with a "clear conscience." Apparently be changed his vote on thr United States senator several times. "His return to Dolph," wrote B.

Johnson, "was due to gross misrepresentation by several Benton county, politicians. Mr. Cooper, may well be proud of hii Gaxette, 1896. An issue of the Gazette; May 1894 contains the following Republican ticket: Secretary of State H. B.

Kin-caid. SUte Treasurer PhirMetchan. Supremet. 'Judge C. E.

Wolver-ton. Attorney General C. M. man. Superintendent of Public Instruction G.

M. Irwin. SUte Printer WV H.Leeds. Congressman First District. Binger Hermann.

Attorney Second Judicial District Geo, Browa. .4 SERM Corvallis, Oregon Ssntiam over the Minto trail. The editor states that it may be possible to interest people ia San Francisco in the undertaking. The estimated eo.t for the work wa between 000 and HARD- UMSR VACATIONS People also bad idea about "re treats" and sy rwaaj hide-oats 6U years ago. A report of such an experiment rates aa one of the "most successful" undertakings of the summer by a few prominent families of Corvallis.

Three methods of approach to the summer: camp are given. first and easiest way is to take- the train to then take the wagon' road through Mr. Wallis Nash's place and' pro-j ceed eight miles further along a road -that is noted for being the worst in Oregon. Another way is to go to the Bay and then come back-through the Siletz reserva tion; and the last 'way is to leave the O.P. at Norton's and proceed to find' yonr way over a hill, that is 'worse than Mary's Peak and kit Hood Identification of two tents' establishes them to be, one, the chewery" and the other the eleepery'." In 1894 also the "Knight of La bor" had attained i such gigantic proportions and such power' that there waa- caase for serious alarm lest it migb bring; on some- civil strife or'civH war; RIVEEf IMPROVEMENTS IN '1891 government' has- allowed f6r improvement to.

the Willamette for navigation at Cor vallis. Ther Gazette recommend that the- old channel be dredged from the lower end of Alexander's Tslnd to Fischer's Mills, and the building of a1 wing' dam at the montb' of East river. Superintendent Holmes and Prof George" Dctvman made a trip to. Alsea for the purpose- of organizing school district. FIRST CHAUTAUQUA A Chautauqua association for Northern Oregon and Southern Washington has been organized and a three days' program planned for the meeting to be held at Gladstone Park, Oregon City.

1894. NEW SALEM PAPER The Salem- Town Talk- reports that a' journalist of Portland, withj a large experience and ample capi tal will at an early day establish a new paper in Salem under the name of "Oregon State Journal." ThisMvill be a daily and weekly Congratulations Gazette 'Times On Your 75th Anniversary 1 I I WE FEATURE SERVICE, TOO ESiOESIlhO FIBST THEATE By Mildred Holme Strange Corvallis has a reputation of hating the best motion picture houses of any town of it. sire in the ataie. That the Whiteside brothers, George and Sanv are snowmen and purveyors cf high quality amusement and outstanding production ia evidenced by the plaque which was awarded to them ia the spring of this year by Paramount. Tfeis honor plaque was given in recogni- ion of the Whiteside's showing of! "Queen Eliiabeth Paramount'a first really great picture, twenty-; five years ago, and starring Sarah Bernhardt in the title role.

The picture was shown at the old Crystal theater on Second But the name of Whiteside as cuTiiwcttd with the theater world began in 1898 with the opening of the Palace and with the exception of a few years when the Fox corporation discontinued business, the Whiteside duo have been identified with Corvallis theater ever since. Numerous other concerns began show bosses in the city but did not continue for any length of time, either selling put to somedne else or quitting their bBsmesa because' of a lack of financial returns. Among these have been Trask and Stane, who operated the Blue Moose, Taylor," who innovated the Airdome in Corvallis, Dick Kiger and Grant Elgin, and lastly, a man from Alsea named Kycraft. Successful Operation Years ago a gentleman "came to Corvallis and contracted to build a theater on property owned by the Whiteside. He Intended to lease the building from them and run an amusement house, However, the gentleman did not return keep his part of the bargain and the hi trades began the operation of the Palace theater oil" North Second street; Thfa is They opened with crowd of three hundred; people; playing two reel pictures, song' slides and comics.

They also purchased an electric piano1 which was the best in the state at that time. Later the Whitesidcs opened the Idle while theater in a location which is at the present time occu pied by the Snyder Shoe Store. In law they opened the Majestic Theater which seated seven hun dred people and in 1921 began the excavation for' the new White- side theater which at the time of its (mil-ling was one of the fin eit in the stat of Oregon. Tha gigantie orgart which waa installed in the new Whiteside was the boast nf the entire elty and was oper etd with outstanding success by Lillian McElroy Taylor for a num ber of years. The" organ waa used for concerts and Mrs, Taylor played frequently for the KOAC broadcast However, the difficulty which arose in subsequent year regarding the use of "canned" mu sic for picture- shows finally disposed entirely of tha una of the magnificent instrument and at present it is not in demand.

The Whiteside has been twice gutted by fire, once in 1333 and again in tin? fall of 1336. The Whiteside brothers are the oldest continuous theater operators in the state of Oregon. During their long experience as such they have offered the productions of Mrtro-CdldwyhrMayer, Para, mown t. United Artists, Warner PEPSI Gasoline and Oils Complete Lubrication Service Yale Tires and Accessories Vacuum Cleaning and Washing Bartell shows how easy it' is in UPER I Oregon, win fresh laurels from the field of athletics, In which our town is al ready we 11 known. We wish all sue cess and much pleasure to the CCC.

ROASTING POLITICIANS Criticism of nublic men seemed to Be more pertinent and a little en nMA CORVALLIS GAZETTE June, 1894 Governor Pennoyer will soon at tend to his (sawmill) business and Grover Cleveland to his (law business). And then it ia to be hoped that the people of Oregon and of America will have some business of their own to attend to. In the same issue the Hon. Ettore Socci, member of the Italina parliament, asks if it be possible to form an international women's congress to meet in Rome. Said he, emancipation and higher education of women would not de stroy in her the feeling of wife and mother, and still less would it undermine family life." It seems that he waa an ardent advocate of the women's movement, "which is spreading its ramifications throughout the world." An editorial in the issue of July 27, 1894 states that ten miles of wagon road and twelve miles of rails will connect us with eastern Oregon.

At present there are 138 miles of track from Yaquina to De troit. In the event the enterprise succeeds provision has already been made for' the construction of a wagon read from independence RICHFIELD Corner 3rd Monroe Corvallis' Newest Fireproof Hotel over who has taken over the' Ga zette as sole proprietor. Three divorce suits were filed this week to come up for hearing in the circuit court which convenes on the 9th of April. The same reasons seem, to be stated for and against the cause, and a detailed account the reasons for action is given in a lengthy dissertation. CCCIN 1894 That the' CCC of the present ad ministration is not an original idea is evidenced by the fact that a CCC existed in Corvallis, in 1894.

The following is copied in full from the Gatette of April 13: "The bicycle enthusiasts met on Wednesday evening in the law chambers of Hon. Jno. Burnett and perfected a permanent organisation called the Corvallis Cycling Club; adopted full and complete constitution and by-laws and elected the following officers: Brady Burnett, president; Dr. R. Wilson, secretary; II.

Kriebel, treasurer, Dr. Bowen Lester, captain; Will Keady, first lieutenant; Caleb Davis, second lieutenant; E. Small. sergeant at arms. The colors adopted were orange and light green, thus paying a tribute to the honors won for the former by tha athletes.

The club insignia has not yet been agreed upon, but a tasty design will be those to be presented at the meeting on next Wednesday evening. This is a movment in the right direction and as we have a number of good wheelmen in town, it will give them an opportunity to receive recognition and to enter competitive races and, we hope, 0R- Richfield Service I i Republic and Monogram. In contrast with former years, it ia interesting to note that at one time a show would consist of from 10 to 18 feet of film and would require about 18 minutes -for the showing. Now a production may contain 10,000 to 14,000 feet Of film and take from two to three hours for tha showing. In former years it cost 1 40 for a show.

Now it costs from $100 to 1800 a show on a percentage basis, and the amount of technical skill for manipulation of such productions has increased. The two theaters at present employ from 20 to 50 persons. Three of these employes, Ethel Ronnie, George McManus and Herman Belt have been with the Whitesides for many years. FOOTBALL IN 1894 Football note from the Issue of January 26, 1894, Tha O. football team of this city has challenged the Stanford university team, of California, for a test of skill on the gridiron field.

Time, Oregon day, scene, mid-minter fair at Portland While the boys have, perhaps, undertaken no small task, Stanford will find in them "foe- men worthy of their If the home team proves to be successful, Judge Burnett will present them with a gift of $500. In April 1894 the important fact that marriage to a failure i di- cussed editorially by Frank Con COLA Phone 30 MV Th; Little Mian Conveniently Located in Center of Business and Amusement District Western Union Corvallis Hotel Barber Shop -Golden Pheasant Food Shop Koniclt Jewelry Store All Located in' Hotel Building U. S. Highway No. 99-W Gateway to All Oregon Coast Resorts Corvallis Hotel Telephone 735 CONGRATULATIONS GAZETTE -TIMES Qn Your Seventy-Fifth Anniversary WHATEVER ELSE YOU MAY HAVE FOft THAT APTER-THE-TIIEATRE PARTY, MAKE SURE THAT THE BEVERAGE JS PEPSI-COLA Delicious, Refreshing1 and Economical.

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