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- Gorvallis Times. Official Paper of Benton County. COBVAIXIS, ORKGOJT. SEP. S, 1903. NO A UTHORITY FOR IT. . A judge in Portland has handed clown a decision which holds that comity courts have no . power to make settlements of taxes that have been regularly assessed against a taxpayer. In the cases decided the Multnomah county court had set tled with taxpayers in three in stances, accepting in full settlement but a fraction of the amount of tax es. ' The court ' held that the action of the county was without authority, and therefore void, coun ty courts having no power to make such settlements. r . The case is of interest irt Benton by reason of the offer sometime ago of the. "Coast Land & Livestock Company to pay but a small por tion of the amount in full settlement of certain tax claims held against the corporation by Benton county. The court refused to make the settlement, and proceeded in an at tempt to enforce collection. The Portland decision the court's action Tbe court could . the settlement, because it is out authority of law so to do. fully vindicates in the matter, not have made with- Sir Tommy and the Cup- Tommy Lipton crossed the sea, . Phoebe Jane, . With his gallant Shamrock III, - . Phoebe Jane; And his colors wuz a-flvin'-And his sailors wuz a-sighiu' -And Sir Tommy wuz a-tryin' ,: To carry home the cup, Phoebe Jane. And the Yankees had a boat, A Pboebe Jane- Just the swiftest thing afloat, Phoebe Jane; And the .two went out a-sailin'; - ' . And the Yankee kept a-whalin' And Sir Tommy kept a-failin' To carry home the cup, Phoebe Jane. And the skippers kept a tackin Phoebe Jane, And a-footin' and a-trackin' Phoebe Jane. ' And Sir Tommy kept a-losin' ' And his ardor keot a-oozin', For the goblet kept refusin' -To quit the Yankee land Phoebe Jane - And he got a tired feelin' v .. i - Phoebe Jane, But nobody heard him squealin' Phoebe Jane; For he did his best to win it, , But he went up hard agin it, For his country isn't in it When it comes to liftin' cuus,v Phoebe Jane. MADE PERMANENT NOW. : Building a New Hatchery for Salmon on Elk River What a Flood did .. '. . :, Last Year, v : The salmon hatchery on Elk riv er is to be made a permanent affair. A large quantity ot lumber is now going to the scene for use in erect ins: necessary buildings. The site -of the hatcherv is two and , a half miles above Elk City. The main building is to be 100 feet by 40 and is now in process of erection. Last years operations were mere ly experimental, for the purpose of determining the feasibility 01 the plan. The possibility of securing enough salmon eggs for hatching 'purposes was the main ; quest ion. In all last year only about 600,000 young fish were hatched, but the unforseen circumstance of a freshei that carried away the entire' works prevented a much larger output. At the time of the freshet it is . es timated that i,.ooo fish were in the latching pen- The output of eggs from this lot of fish would have been 3,000.000 to 5,000,000 eggs, a number wholly sufficient forthe per petuation of the hatchery. For thepermanent hatchery a new site, a short distance below the old one has been selected, in order to provide against damage from freshets such as interfered with the success of the undertaking last year The operations are sure in the course of a few years to largely in crease the run of salmon into Ya quina Bay, and correspondingly increase the salmon packing bu si ness in that district . DEATH BY ACCIDENT. Pell Fifty-two Feet from Railroad Tres. tie, arid was Instantly Killed. William D. ; Casteel, ; a . Benton County boy, well known in the vt--cinity of Philomath, was buried in Crystal Lake cemetery yesterday. JHis death occurred while he was at 'work as a bridge foremanlon the O. li.. & N. railroad near the Blue . Mountain Canon in Eastern Ore gon. .. - He was on top of a high trestle which spans Dry Creekv and while moving a stick of timber it fell from the trestle, and carried nim with it. : The fall was 52 feet and they Joutng man was instanly killed, having sustained a fracture of the skull near the base. Two fellow employes were at wdrkfon the trestle near him, but were unable' to render assistance. A coroner's jury returned a verdict of acciden tal death. Casteel was 36 years of age and unmarried. Arthur. Casteel, engi neer and Richard Casteel, fireman of the regular Yaquina passenger train are his brothers. Both were at the burial, as was also his moth er, who conducts the Yaquina ho tel and a store at Yaquina. The father died in Corvallis a number of years ago, and it was beside his grave that the, son was laid to rest. The deceased young man was for some time in the employ of Mrs. Ann Smith. He bore high repu tation, and his death is lamented by his friends. Death - occurred Wednesday, and the body reached Corvallis by special train from Al bany. The funeral occurred "at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, from Wilkin's undertaking parlors. MARSHALL'S MISFORTUNE What he Might Have Made on Chit ; tim had he Only Known'-Other News. ' The final race between the Re liance and Shamrock- was sailed Thursday, and resulted in another crushing defeat for the British boat The Reliance crossed the finish liner) with the Shamrock fully three miles astern. The result of the race, which was already a foregone con elusion, ends the struggle, and leaves the coveted cup on this , side of the Atlantic for another period. Marshal Miller takes in nearly all the commercial snaps' which come his way and he is generally regarded as a speculator. While the vocation is entirely legitimate, this class of business men usually receive little sympathy, when finan cial reverses come to them. That is why a good many people are dis posed to josh Mr. Miller about what he might have made jon a certain deal in chittim bark. At the begin nin of tb6 season he . bought three "tons of ' bark at four cents a pound. When , the price reached SJ cents Marshal got tender-footed and sold, the profit realized in a few days being only $255 or an investment of $240. Had he kept the bark until now he could have sold it at 15 cents, thus mak ing a profit of $660. His loss by failing to bold the bark to this time is therefore, $165. Persons who yesterday morning , saw Marshal with a-pick and shovel on his shoul der pretended to suppose he was go ing out to Gig nis own grave in view of an intention to commit sui cide-on account of his misfortune Friends. insisted that he defer the rash act at least until the price of chittem went up another notch. : Notice to Taxpayer?. .. Notice is hereby given that the county board of equalization will attend the office of the - county clerk of Benton county, state of Oregon in the said court bouse of said county, on Monday, the 28th of September,. I903, and continue in session one week, at which time they will publicly examine the assessment roll of said Benton county, state of Ore gon, for year 19OS, and correct all errors in valuations, - descriptions or correct qualities of land, lots or other property. All persons interested are required to appear at the place and time appointedK H. L. BUsH, ' Assessor of Benton county, state of Oregon. ' leg a. Horse Strayed. -A large bav, scar on left hind joint. . Address A. C. Guthrie, ' Eugene, Or, Do you intend to keep ' students? A committee from the Y. M, C. A. at the College will canvass the city on or about Sept. i5 to secure a complete list, of those who wish to board or room stud ents, also accommodations, terms, For Sale, ': .' At a bargain; 200 feet of picket fence. Apply to Mrs. Sarah E. Moore,- corner Third & Jackson. For Sale. New vetch seed. Also a fresh Jer sey cow. James M. Herron. White and red clover, orchard and rye grass seed for sale at ZierolPs. .THEY HAVE LYFORD NOW. ' Former Corvallis Man Arrested at Victoria Thursday He Confessed. A. E. Lyford formerly well known in Corvallis as secretary and dashier of the ' Coast Carriage & Wagon Company, is at last in the hands of the officers. He was ta ken in custody at Victoria; B. ; C Thursday, and to the officers he made a full confession and waived extradition, He is now oh his way to Rock Island to answer for, his shortcomings. At Victoria he was living under an assumed name, be ing known asH: C. Miller. Lyford' s defalcations as deputy county treasurer at Rock Island, Illinois, has hitherto been publish ed in the Times. HisY shortage during the two years that he serv ed in the position was $10,000 to $12,000 The treasurer was a farmer, and Lyford was his trusted deputy. Lyford disappeared just as the treasurer was retiring' from office,' and the shortage at once be came known. That happened last fall and until Thursday- nothing was known of the whereabouts ? of the fugitive, though once ther was a false report that he had been ta ken in Oklahoma. ' In Corvallis, Lyford and his es timable family occupied a high so cial position, and there are many here who read of the new troubles with deep regret. The particulars of the arrest are told in the follow ing telegram: ' V "Victoria, B. C. Sept 3 H. C Miller alias Allred is,. Lytord was arrested here last night on a tele gram from Rock Island, 111. the po lice identifying him as ex-deputy county treasurer of Rock Island county, who absconded July 5, 1902 with $ 125000 of the county funds. Lyford made ; a complete confession and will, waive extra dition." . HIS PECULIAR FIND. A Little Image That Prehistoric In dians Wore Prof. Pernot Picked : it up. :'" Prof. Pernot is the happy owner of a little stone god He does not worship it, however,, beyond the point of carrying it around in : his pocket as a relic of a "remote and shadowy past in which the Indian held the Oregon courftrjM in undis puted sway. ..' . '' .- The piece .was found by Prof, Pernot a week or two ago along the Columbia river in the vicinity of Castle Reck. Many an Indian relic has been unearthed v in the neighborhood. Arrowheads of the finest character and in great num bers have been picked up there, chippings of flint and other remains of the arrowhead manufacture car ried on at the spot are everywhere m evidence.; The place was evi dently the camping place and resort 01 some great . tribe in prehistoric days. Thclittle stone image is two inches in length and is apparently of slate. It is the figure of an In dian, and apparently was worn sus pended from the neck of some chief medicine man or other aboriginal functionary.. Three parallel curv ed lines are on the right and left sides of the chest in front,; and be tween is a line of three button -like carvings, of possible mysterious meaning to its ancient wearer. The piece was found projecting from the bank along the - beach within 100 feet of the rivers edge. Prof. Pernot has had chills and fever ev er since he got hold of the -image and there is a dawning surmise in him that the one mav have caused the" other. IN JAIL AT LAST. Stone, who led Portlanders a Merry Chase for Timber Land in Alsea Last Autumn. ' 'v ... ''. Oscar C. Stone,- who last fall lo cated 38 Portlanders on timberless timber land claims is at last J n the county jail in Portland. The lands on which the Portlanders filed, - it will be remembered, '. were in the Five Rivers country, and are pract icably barren of merchantable tim ber, while S'one showed the timber hunters fine timber southwest V of Dusty snd made them believe . that the latter was the timber on which they were to make ' filings. ' - The incomings . and outgoings of the party, together with the bold ras cality of Stone was published -in detail in the Iimes at : the time Through the-articles the Portland eas became aware of the fraud and began a system of investigation several or them demanding a re turn of the $100 that each had paid Stone for the timber locations. Be fore, however, sufficient evidence could be gathered, Stone disappear ed from Portland, and could not be found. - the notorious swindler was landed in a Portland jail Wednes day evening. 'He was arrested at Sand Point, Idaho, a few days ago. After leaving Portland, he went to Butte, Montana; where he was ar rested and sentenced to serve three months in jail for forging checks to the amount of $3,500 on Portland banks After his release ' from the Butte jail, Stone went : to Sand Point, Idaho- and engaged' in the practice of law with a young man named Johnson for a partner There he took the name of Clark and being of fine address and po lished speech, he quickly took hieh place as a lawyer and citizen among the Sand Pointers. In the interim, he had married Bessie Louise Guinean , daughter of Thorn as Guinean of Portland, and a well known writer and social favorite and the Clarks were soon leaders of the smart set in Sand Point so cial circles. : One fateful day,, however, , the sheriff of the county recognized Lawyer Clark as Oscar C. Stone wanted in Portland for forgery and other swindling operations, and swooped down on him, Stone took the arrest very cooley, seemed anx ious to avoid publicity; persuading his captors to keep the matter dark for the present. In company with a deputy sher iff, whom he introduced as an in timate friend to people he managed to collect several accounts for the expenses of his wife to go with him. To his law partner he ex plained that the sickness of his wife's people in Portland '- made it necessary for both to leave for the Coast at once. To the deputy sheriff he lamented that his identity had been discovered so soon, as he had strong hopes of securing the nomination for congress next fall As a swindler, Stone is meteoric in his successes. Suave . and con vincing in his, address, his power over men and women is remarkable, When Willis Vidito and John Hyde told his Portland victims that there was no timber on the land they were to file on, they went to Stone and with a succession of inventions and subterfuges he easily allayed the suspicions of his victims, and led them on to be plucked. - About $3,500 is the sum out of which he swindled them in spite of the ef forts to save them. . Our New Fall and Winter Stock is now arriving. Ifc will be, when complete, the largest and most attraeiive Stock of High-Grade Merchandise we ever had the pleasure of submitting to our. patrons. v Logs Wanted. When you want fresh clover and grass seed go to Zierolfs. A new , supply of fresh seed just received. .-"'.';''. . '- " -' :' - " t, '"'' ' 'r";'' Two houses to rent, one six and ona seven rooms, with barns. . 15 sheep to let on shares. V S, C. Jdoore. COUNTY COURT MET. Admitted a County Charge1 Ware housemen Filed Bonds Other County News. ' . . The petition of Bryans and Bal- lards and others for a road through the Wyatt place between Philomath and Wren was dismissed. George W. Cox an indigent and aged person, was admitted to the county poor farm from Alsea. The bond of U. M. Finley as warehouseman was approved and license granted, - The bond is for $7000. The warehouse bond of G- West gate for warehouse at Philomath and Wrenn was approved and li cense issued. The amount of the bond is $2,500.. A quit cloim deed for correction of title was ordered executed to one lot in Charles Pearse property. - ' For Kent or Sale. - 320 acres stock ranch yi miles' souths west of Philomath. 5o acres in culti vation, remainder fine pasture , land: good roomy buildings; good outrange, will take rent in work.. .; ; ... ' Otis Skipton, Philomath, Or. White fir, balm, oak, ash and maple, or will saw the same for 1-3 of the lum ber, or will saw, dry kiln, "and plane for 1-2 at the Organ & Carriage Factory, For Sale. Baby cart, lounge and good buckboard. V ; A, F. Hershner. : . Wanted. Bartlett pears in any quantity. Must be straight, smooth and at least two and one half inches in diameter. . Price three fourths of a cent per pound for properly assorted fruit, spot cash one-half a cent per pound for fruit that ! have to pick over. I furnish boxes free, Pears will be received at old incline, back of water tower, Corvallis, from: Saturday morn, ing Sept 5 to Tuesday evening Septem ber Sth. Pears must not be too lipe for shipment, Call and get boxes. ' J, L. I,ewis. New Harness Shop. j.: Wt Ingle has opened a harness shop adjoining Farmer's Hotel. , Call and get prices. He has an experienced workman who also repairs boots and shoes . . Notice to Prune Growers. Have just received "Red Seal Lye" in 5 pound cans; . 60 pounds to case. Most convenient : and cheapest way to buy for spraying and dipping. On 'sale at Hodes Grocery. FOR i i Old and Youn g. Garolina Rice Flakes. i WHOLESOME NUTRICIOUS SUSTAINING , PREPARED IN A H I NUTE 4 itytxxy&x!kxK4X4 i ' 3 Don't Forget tb at We Sell Applegate Creamery Butter. ; HODES' QRGGERY; Cfmes Ollice for 3ob Prfnlfng Notice tJ Creditors. In tbe Matter ol the Estate of William D, Armstrong, deceaecd. Notice Is hereby given to all persons con cerned that the nndersifirned has been dulv aD- pointed executrix of the last will and testament ol Mid William D. Armstrong, deceased, by the county court 01 tsenton county, state ot ure gon. All persons having claims against said es tate of said William D, Armstrong, deceased, are horeby reauirea totresent trie same wnn toe nroDer voacners auiv vennea as oy law re. quired within six months from the date hereof to the undersigned at her residence about four miles southerly from Philomath. Benton coun ty, Oregon, or at the law office of E E Wilson, in Corvallis, Oregon. .Dated this August ot, lMua, V ANNA M, AEMSTROKO, Executrix of the last will and testament . . of William D. Armetroag, decaesed, . For Sale, . Shropshire sheep. -Aberdeen Angus cattle. Poland China pigs. Young stock now ready for shipment. Fat cows and heifers of . the best breed to trade for Jersey cows, also spring calves of beef breeds for sale or trade. ' ' -i' . - One second Land '20-foot wind mill tower. . - L. L. Brooks. t Men Wanted " I have established an employment agency in Corvallis, with head quarters at Gerhard's book Store. , .Those wishing help, and those wanting work will please call up Phone 321 or 306. Special atten tion given to the requirements of hop- growers and pickers. John Lenger, .. Employment Agent. Manure to give away Stable, at the Brick Dainty ; Breakfast pods, ' As well as Choicest Delicacies for lunch and dinner,' can al ways be . found at our store. . We handle only first-class goods and can guarantee qual ity. Everything ' offered for sale here is strictly fresh and just as represented: We carv ry a large stock of selected Family and Fancy Groceries, : and are sole agents for " (Jbase Sanborn Rigb Grade Coffees 111 ZieroIL For Sale. Thirty two inch Pitts separator and horse power, to be had for $100. Call on or address,,,. .. ' R. C. Kiger, Corvallis. Buy your harvesting outfits at Nolan &. Callahan's. ''. ' 'V