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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 31, 1903)
High W ater Causes Us to E emam a week Longer. Mi I B 6 fflTROIC Tix:mJlb3L D Al ORGAN SAL A whole carload of high-grade pianos including such well-known makes as Chickering, Kimball, Weber, Schumann Bush & Gertz,' Hinzie and Hobart M. Cable pianos. This is the opportunity ot your lifetime to get a piano in the fanciest wood and v . highest possible finish; all new pianos just from the factories. This Great Sale includes air the stock of my Albany, warerooms and will last only two weeks. Sale begins Monday, January 19th. Come at once while the'assortment ia full. Bring " 25 to $100 with you, to secure a bargain. Cash prices on Pianos, but we can accommodate you by taking monthly or quarterly payments until we have received ; the price of the instruments. Space forbids to quote prices on so many Pianos; come and get them. Accommodating salesmen will be pleased to show and tell you all about this great sale. Eemembek We Give Bargains. Next door to J. H. Simpson's Hardware Store, CORVALLIS. IK Wlllf JflbcSfiy, 0t Corvallis Times. Official Paper of Benton County, COKRVALUS, OREGON, JAN. 31, 1903. STATE HOUSE GOSSIP. Union Agricultural College Senator ial Struggle Prison Scandal. . (Special) ' Salem, January 29. The Cor vallis charter 11 has been signed by the governor, Its purpose is to confer absolute authority onjthe city to grant a water franchise. Dur ing the negotiations between " the city and Engineer Smyth for bring ing mountain water ; to Corvallis, the question was raised of whether or not the city had 'sufficient au thority to grant a franchise, and considerable doubt is understood to Lavs existed. The new amend ment removes all uncertainty. A bill to establish a state agri cultural college at Union has ap peared in the house. It was in troduced by Representative Murphy of Union. It appropriates $40,000 and provides for instruction similar to that given at the Oregon Agri cultural College. It is said that it ; will be impossible for the bill to pass. Many of the Eastern Ore gon members are not in smpathy with it. bome 01 them are urging Mr Murphy to withdraw the meas ure.. Senator Daly who introduced and secured the passage in the sen ate of a bill appropriating $20,000 for the Union experiment station has brought great pressure to bear against Murphy's measure. Friends of the Union college measure are beginning to believe that if it is pressed it will endanger the Union 'Experiment statlsn measure, which otherwise is very certain of passage.. The latter is now in the hands of him if they thought there was a possibility of his election. They give the number of these lukewarm supporters as four or five. If it be true, the impossibility of Mr. Eul ton attaining his ambition at this session is apparent. That it may be true is not unlikely when it is re membered that there are among his supporters several men consid ered by themselves and their friends as good senatorial timber. t - Two factors of the situation are the Multnomah delegation and Jon athan Bourne. There is little doubt that the nineteen votes from Mult nomah are working in almost abso lute , unanimity and that they have a big hand to play. , What it is, no body seems to know." They have made one master stroke in pushing tnrougn,- practically without oppo sition, a fact that, "considering public sentiment wrth reference to the appropriation six weeks ago? seems almost marvelous. Legisla tors themselves who came to Salem determined to vote and fight against an appropriation so laree. ulti mately found themselves voting for it. All of them are astonished at the final vote on the measure' in the two houses. There was brain behind the measure. It was in the" Multnomah delegatidn. If the same brain swings the nineteen votes on the senatorial question, Multno mah county will be almost sure to name the next senator. It is assert- I ed here for a fact that whenever he chooses to do so, Jonathan Bourne can swing twenty votes for himself, for senator. It is claimed that the business interests of Portland are back of him. There is lots of: talk here about "Portland's business interests." . ; .- v Mr Bourne maintains a headquar ters. It is described as attractive beyond compare. ." Refreshments of every character are served there to Mr Bourne's friends. Mr Bourne's his barn and contents, including several head of cattle. She is be lieved to have set fire to a number of bvildings in Medford about three years ago, Two and a half years ago she was sent to prison on a sen tence Of nine years. Shortly after ward one of her brothers was sent there for two years for. killing a neighbor. A trusty and two or three of the prison officials had access to Mrs, Carlile's cell; She charge's her condition to Second Warden Dilly, former chief of police of Salem. The woman is a devil, and few be lieve her story. In the main, White the trusty who escaped ten days ago is regarded as the. guilty man. The revelations constitute a ter rible indictment of the Lee admin- j A TERRIBLE NIGHT leptha Parrot and Family are Home less as a Result of the Flood. the half million fair appropriation Tstration of tne penitentiary, whichj is held in general contempt and de rision. Like the Tracy ' and Mer rill escape, they indicate absolute lack of discipline at the prison, and may betray criminality among offi cers, though few believe the latter A waif "conceived in a prison cell of convict parentage is perhaps the louiest Diot that ever belell any state institution if . s . 1 i 1 iUe uirauupHi cwpnuuw i lucJ own cooks prepare meals to please house, of which Regents Olwell oft ,1 a1o( It X- BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH Of Mrs. Armentrout who Recently Passed Away at Philomath. the Agricultural College is a mem ber, The Union college bill is in the hands of the Same committee. The opinion of those familiar with the. facts is, that the station bill will """be favorably reported and passed and that the college measure at the same time will , be ; killed in . committee. Should it, however, be reported and pass the house, it will when it.enters the senate encounter the educational committee of which Senator Daly is chairman, where it is certain to meet with an adverse jeport and defeat. -. - ' Perhaps nine-tenths of the people here do. not believe that either Fulton or Geer will be elected sen- - ator. Only Mr. Fulton's immed- iate supporters say that he is a pos sibility.. They say his coup . will come iiSxt week. Even '- his own supporters do not seriously consider Geer' s candidacy. All or nearly ? all of them are supporting him, so it is said, until something else de velops, "InTact. by the multitude the present balloting is not regard ed as the real- senatorial struggle Some well informed persons say it is only horse play. The lack of interest in the proceedings -seems to confirm this statement. The but ton,holing, maneuvering and back alley hustling incident tc former deadlocks is rnot " present, The crowd of hangers on and lobbyists is verv small compared with form- er. sessions. . ; : . It is conceded generally.that Mr. .Fnlton will get more votes. His opponents concede this. Another Marion county -man is, expected to go to his support. Sdipe persons in neutral position think he may . get as high as 39 : votes, and his opponents admit a possible . max imum Of 36. The latter say- how ever that there aremen now support ing Fulton that would not be for the palate of the' most fastidious, There are, at each meal six or more courses , with champagne," or other hne wines, and fragrant cigars. A negro porter meets the visitor at the door, and from the time the latter enters until he departs he encoun ters everything that grace, amiabil ity and gold can provide for his pleasure. All this, according , to prevalent opinion, is only an inci dent in Mr Bourne's own candidacy if he is a candidate, or in the candi dacy of the man he wants to succeed Simon. Other incidents are a good long sack,, plenty of fertile brain, a mastery of the art of politics, and the Portland "business interests. - Many say that Bourne, not Ful ton "is the real master of the senate organization, and that in due time the nominality of Fulton's power there will be apparent. Overagainst all this, however, are the claims of Mr Fulton's friends, who are un questionably- confident and sincere in their belief that he will be elec ted. .; . ,v- There is much talk here about the illness of Senator Mitchell. There are reports to the effect that it is of very grave character, and that the complications are such that complete and permanent recovery may not be expected. A state official, just returning from Wash ington said today at the state house that the malady is Brights Disease. When he called a few days ago in Washington on Senator Mitchell, the latter was too ill to be seen. Tonight, the senatorial struggle is not the theme of conversation in Salem. Revelations of scandalous character at the penitentiary are the sole topic of discussion. Mrs Car lile, a female convict from Jackson county is in a delicate condition. She walked- several miles to the home of her brother and burned The following biographical sketch is contributed by a friend of the deceased, Mrs. . Armentrout: Elmira Rose Dobbin Armen trout was born August 22nd, 1838, near Columbus, Ohio. She went to Illinois at the age of. 15, and af-J terward prepared for "teaching by attending :.the Normal school; at Terre Haute,1 Indiana. She taught at intervals for nearly twenty years In December, 1859, -she married w . i. Armentrout, " She soon found the cares on ber shoulders Mr, Armentrout having responded to his country's call to arms.' He was absent three years, one fourth of which time he spent in a south ern army prison. - r There were three children born I of this anion, two daughters ana one on,For hese the mother toiled and prayed, and she lived to see her hopes realized in them all be ing active in the Master's cause Each graduated in the regular course ; from Westfield College. She became a Christian very early in life and always has been active in the service of ; the ; King- . For 25 years Bhe taught in- the prim ary department of the . Sunday School. She was always at her post in the prayer and class meet ing, always active in the Y W C A and missionary work. Her every Christian life has been quiet, kind ly and constant, ' She is the first of the old home to be promoted to the new, the husband, two daugh ters surviving. Mrs, W. -vv, Kose bra'ugh and Mrs. B, E. Emerick, the daughters, live in JPhilomath. The son, Frank,- resides at Don go la, Illinois, where the husband and father is now visiting, and detain ed on account of rheumatism. Their own home has 7 been for many years at Westfield Illinois. Last June Mrs. Armentrout came West to visit her daughter, and in quest of better health, when on the morning of January 21st she pass ed to the land of everlasting spring time; the land "where there shall be no more death: - neither sor row nor crying: fox the s former There is an inspiration of fearful awe under any circumstances in sight of raging floods1, but it is more terrible in view of those" who have property or kindred in danger of the mad waters. The latter was the experience of Jeptha Parrot during the December rise in the Willamette river this winter. He resided with his wife and . children near the lower end of the govern ment - jetty at the time and during the night rthe rushing waters labored : unremittingly to undermine his home and sweep the family into eternity. At dawn on the morrow there came a measure of relief in the prospect that the ov erflow had for a time given up the attack on Mr. Parrot's land arid home, The family, however, moved Out for the winter as a measure of safety. Subsequent ev-j ents proved the wisdom of his precaution.- - '- , ' . -During the last freshet the water renewed it attack on Mr. Parrot's property and on Tuesday - night undermined the residence to such an extent that it toppled into the flood and was carried away. About two acres of land surrounding the house was washed away this win ter, and that area is a bed of gravel It was the parcel of land now owned by Mr. Parrot that Philip Phile's house was swept away in the nooq. ot: 01-2.; ihat house was subsequently rescued from its lodge ment oeiow ana now tortus a por tion ot the iJeach residence near the ferry. c - .. Mr ratrot s loss is severe .in view of his financial situation. Last fall he purchased from Sol. King the land on which his . house was located. It 1 comprised 36 acres, ana the price agreed upon was $600. i He paid an v equivalent of $100 down and owes the balance Much sympathy is extended Mr Par rot in his misfortunef but he is to be congratulated on the : fact that his family escaped the terrors of the things have passed away; gentle Jersey Milk Cow Fresh Christmas day, perfectly For sale by " ' . James Herron, - Brace, Benton Co. Teacher's Examination Notice is hereby eiven that the Coun ty Superintendent of Benton county will liolu tne regular examination ot appli cants for State andeounty papers at Cor vallis, Oregon as follows: - For -State Papers. Wednesday, February 11, at nine o'clock a. m. and continuing until Saturday, February 14, at four o'clock p. m. - Wednesday Penmanship, history, spel ling, algebra, reading, school law. Thursday Written arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar, : bookkeeping, - physics. civil government. Friday Physiology, geographyr mental arithmetic, ' : composition, . physical geography. ; ' Saturday Botany, plane geometry, gen- - eral history, English literature, psy chology. -. . : : "; . - For County Papers. ' Wednesday, February at nine o'clock a. m., and continuing until Friday, Feb. 13, at four o'clock p. m., First, Second & Third grade Certificates. Wednesday Penmanship, history, or- tnography, reading. Thursday Written arithmetic, theory of teaching:, grammar, school law. . " Friday Geography, mental arithmetic, physiology, civil goverment. , .- ; Primary Certificates. Wednesday Penmanship, orthography, reading, arithmetic. . Thursday Art of questioning, theory teaming, metnods, pnysioiogy. 1 hub 31SI aay 01 January, 1903. G. W. DENMAN. v County School Supt. Dated He has the best horse radish in the world.. It is a-del!ght to every housewife. He is Uncle Billv Wright. : He arrived -yesterday and will call. Yaquina Bay Celery Constantly 6n hand at Zierolf's. Jan. 3 to Feb. 3. We are well pleased with the way people responded to our Clearance Sale, and to keep up interest in the sale to, the last,, we have made still farther reductions in order ' to' reduce our big stock and make room for our New Spring arrivals which will be due early in February. ' Forty percent off on all Cloaks and Furs. . This means a $10 garment for $6; i ' This means a $5 garment for $3. Big cut in Men's. Boys' and Children's Sni!s. 0udoma .Cbe 0x6all Soap for Toilet, Batb, ; And Cudoma never shrinks Woolen nor Vv Flannel. FOR SALE BY HODES' GROCERY. 1 : Ole Do not Eive to as Irigh a standard as our desire would promote us, but see that you make' no mistake in ; the house that keeps the hig- -fist standard of Grocer- " place to : , BUY V- "-'7-- Fresb Fruits, r Fr Ucfldables, fresh everything to be had in the market. We. run our delivery wagon and our aim is ' to keep wha you want and to , please. Call and see 1 6. B. Rorning