The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, January 25, 1902, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextLOCAL LORE. . The tax levy In Eugene Is 361-2 milts. Neil Newhouse returned Wednes day from a business trip to Eugene. Misses May Oerbard and Edna Garro w leave today lor a two weeks visit in Portland, , - . .. Eugene Register:- J B Hills ar rived up from Corvailis yesterday and left this morning for bis ranch at Jas par, where he jfiH stay for a month looking after property interests. Three Nebraskans arrived Wed nesday and left Thursday tor Wrenr, looking for farms to purchase. Their - famljirs are at Drain, where they are Stepping wmie an- inspection : oi me country is In progress. j Three lots add a house . at the corner of Monroe and Ninth have been . sold by James Taylor to O J. Black ledge for $900, Mr Blaokledgewillsoon begin the erection of a modern dweW ling house on one of the lots. . ' " John E Shavland left Thursday with bis family for Wren, to reside. - He took charge of the Wren store yesterday morning. He is largely In creasing the stock of goods in the store, and hopes' to materially extend the business. . ' . .. ' . . . ....... The Albany Democrat's head for the Baker City dispatch announcing the candidacy of Judge O A J ohns for govenor Is "Small Timber," A better head would .have been "Tall Timber." Judge Johns stands over six feet In his stockings j". Prof F L Washburn has tendered to the board of regents of the State University, his resignation as profess or of biology, the resignation to take effect February 7th. Prof Washburn goes to the University of Minnesota, where he takes a similar - position to that vacated at Eugene. Q S O Humbert's subject for next Sunday evening is, "Do the Spirits of . the Departed Communicate with the ' Living, or tie Laws of Psychio Phen omena Explained." Those interested In the subject are invited - to attend. Subject of the , morning discourse, 'Christian Stewardship." It is estimated that the value of Oregon timber At 86.50 per thousand is $2,200,000,000, The estimate !3 made by A J Johnson, the well known forestry expert -who bas seen more Oregon timber and who knows more . about it probably than any living man The timber resources of Benton coun ty comprise 180 square miles or in board measure about 1,728,000,000 feet. Benton Is especially - famed for Its fine hardwdod. The residence property of Dr Farra changed ownership Wednesday, The purchaser is 8 B Rowley, father of DrBowley. Mr "Rowley arrived from Michigan about five weeks ago. The price paid by the purchaser for the residence and ' three Jots was $t 950. The deed of transfer was given Thursday. . Dr Farra expects to build another residence on vacant lots, of which he owns several in var ious parts of town. " r Colonel Knight father of Portia Knight, the Salem girl who sued the Duke of Manchester for breach of fui confidence lib. the satemat that the "Joke" broke faith w.th daughter bw we he "needed the money1' of the Cincinnati girl whom he married, WeM, that Is no. new th!?g In Cke maU'moDfsl market Hi". It ts "happening -every day with men who are not duka. Eporenn Guard The Union Gospel Temperance meeting wfl be held in the M E church South., tomorrow, at three p m- Rev Utett of the United Brethren church at Philomath,' will - deliver the address and Prof Henry Sheak, will preside, St Is expected that the Philomath male quartet will be present and fav or the audience with several songs. As a public speaker, Rev Neff is said te be among the best and those wfee attend win no doubt b wnli rniri The residence property of Father Bennett has been purchased by R H Colbert of the furniture factory. The property composes four lots and bouse Ttoe price $aid: was $l,00O. The property is 'located in the same btoak in which Judge Woodwards home Is situated. Mr Colbert will improve the .property, and later occupy is as a home. The papers in the transfer were acknowledged Wednesday. The sals was effected by O J Blackledge real estate agent, - He was a green, gawky country lad of eighteen. jHls early education had been neglected. He knew that juaiuo Mb qpmai column there was a long tiss-ue that was regarded as a vital part f man or beast. The name of this tissue of course, Is the spinal ord but to remember the name ex actly was what got Johnnie. "Do you know, Johnnie' the teacher asked. J4he name of the matter that lies in side the bones of the spinal column?" "Tee sir I do," responded Johnnie, confidently ' It Is the coroal spide." A company for the manufacture of farm rollers has been organized at Wren. The roller la composed of three sections, each four feet In length which lap six inches at the end, the middle one being in front of the oth ers. ' It is the invention of J W New man of Plaiavlew, Linn county, and is said to be the best thing of its kind yet produced. It sells at $40, . The Wren ebmpany has secured the right of sale in 17 Western Oregon oounties. and proposes to begin manufacture at once. Timber for t.hn nil rnADji fa abundant In the vicinity of. Wren. Among the members of the company are, W A Gellatly, John E Shavland and Mr Bead, W A Gpllatly went to Portland Thursday. D M Smith of Mann & . Company, went to Portland Wednesday, FL Miller was a passenger on the westside for Portland "Thursday, Regular meeting of Ihe rLadles Coffee Club Monday afternoon at 2:30 O'clock. ' - - - , . . Mr A Barclay bought a through ticket at the Southern Pacific station Thursday and left for Effingham, Il linois. s .' "" Albany Herald: Mrs ' Campbell of Corvailis. who, has ,been visiting with her daughter, . Mrs - E U Will, returned home Wednesday, '.. Victor Hurt has sold his residence property on Main street to E Walden, The house is at present " unoccupied. It Is to be repaired for rental pur poses. ;C c r-i: ':J' i '- , '-Attention is called to. the 'dosing out sale at KUne'e only 6 days re main for the bargains. Do not fail to call therein order to secure your share of the good things. . ( . - Miss Annie Fawcett, eldest daugh ter of George Fawoett, died In- Port land Thursday of consumptlon.The family resided for soma year In; Cor vailis, where the deceased was jwell Known, v'-s -' .."" i . . ..- Albany TrnocraX Life Is ; a hand to mouth contest with . many people In this -world.' George Bub arts who died suddenly In a restaur ant In Eugene, left just 30 cents and owed for the meal he was eating when he died. : ' . "' . : John Wiley, who graduated from OAO last June, and who subsequent ly toTJR. a course In the Portland Business college bas accepted a po sition as bookkeeper for the Standard "Box Company of Portland. . In the guardianship estate of the minor heirs of Margaret Edwards, L N Edwards, the father has been ap pointed guardian with bond at $600. The property is valued at about $500 and is inherited from the maternal grandparents. ; " - r About a month ago a sharper n itned Smith by means of a fraudu'e-it deed, buncoed a woman out of $1,U00 at Albany.' He disappeared only to turn up at Lewiston, Illinois, where he worked the same game on parties there to the tune of $2,000. ' He la still unjal'ed. x - - - A Eugene "man has- purchased a locomobile. A locomobile is an auto, mobile propelled by steam. It cost $1000, and is to be used by its owner who conducts a department store for delivering packages. ' Most: Eugene people have never seen a loco or auto and await the arrival ol the new ve hicle with Interest. A settlers rate of $25 from 'Kan sas City, $30 from 8t Louis, and $33 from Chicago to all points in Oregon ha been made by the Southern Par ciflc, tickets to be good during March and April. The. new rate Is so low that it is certain to bring an Immense number of Easterners out to look at Oregon If nothing else. Several Corvailis small boys hav9 on various occasions within the last wees, approached one or the po lice officers to enquire it there was a city ordinance r prphibi'iog "minors from smoking clgaiettrs. Apparent ly rhey have suddenly become inter ested in the matter. ; Is It not pos sible that an ordinance prohibiting the practice would have a stroncc de terrent influence on the youngster sf A house lately occupied by D D Berman and family In the Osburn tolock on -Fourth is being moved east across tne street on vacant lots own ed by the J B Seller's ebtate. . It is to be fitted up for rental purposes. Mr Berman bas moved into the house re cently purchased "of W D Hofford As soon as the weather will permit this bouse win be moved a short dls tance to me norinwara, and 8fi . ex tensive addition will be built to dt, The old platform that has done duty on the east side of the Southern Pacific station building since Decern ber 1879 is a thing of the pas, la its place ts a more substantial arrange ment of decomposed granite. The granite is not yet packed down, : but in time will be a most acceptable sub etltute for the old wooden platform. In the new platform about eight car- loaas oi granite were used. About fifteen carloads wen, over the road the other day for similar use at the Dallas station. ' There is pretty loud talk, the To- lodo f oat says, ot putting on a steam er from Yaqulna to San Francisco. As an inducementlone responsible firm agrees to place 200 tons of freight ev ery tour days at xaquina to be. car ried to San Francisco. If return freight averaging fairly up can be se cured, a steamer may be had. The Post may be right, but in the matter there la large room for doubt, The fates tor the present seem all against Yaqulna, which was once a harbor with a busy traffic and a vast stream of freight pouring In and out, : It ought to be so still, but It Isn't, f The residents of Philomath " and Corvailis are not to pay the two- mill road tax provided by the new road law. . County Judge Woodward has decided that the law does not nn. template that residents ot Incorpora ted towns shall pay the tax, and has accordingly ordered the county olerk to make the extentions . so that resid ents of Corvailis and Philomath shall not be Included in the two mill ian This makes the total levy for Corvai lis 34 1-2 mills and Philomath 30 1-2 mills. It also reduces the aggregate road fund to $3,758,32, Eggs 20 to 21. Wheat 50, -' . ' - N B Avery, spent several days in Albany this week. : - . Preaching at the M E church to morrow at II a m and 7:30 by Rev P A Moses,-.--.-1 - . r ,-- -s- John D Daly was a passenger for Portland yesterday. ' He is expected to return Monday. - Mrs M du Moulin arrived from Glenbrook Thursday, on a visit to relatives and friends. W H Lesh, who has been visiting friends for several days.: left : yester- day for Portland."- .-. - - - ;. --There will be preaching at Mc Farland chapel Saturday evening and Sunday at II a &.' W B Smith, past or,; ;. :- . Sr ; Harry- Withycombe, now attend ing a pharmaceutical college at 8an Francrco, nas been elected president, of helar:V;r;" " v' V A carload of Waldo HHls fliur, manufactured at the Fischer mill at SUverton was received at the Corvailis flouring mills yesterday.. Arthur Pippin, the college student who has been dantrerously ill with tvnholdi cneumonla at ' the home of Mrs Hollister, near the O & E station was much better yesterday. . . Marshal Miller has : bought of St King, a house and lot In Job's addi tion. The property liesvjuss nortn or of the Kyle property.- The considera tion In the deed Is $10 The trade was coucluded yesterday. tho UTaf-.tinrilal-. nhnrnh. Rev Frank; L Moore will occupy the pulpit at the morning hour," tomorrow, and the Epworth League '.will hold an Interesting service comprising, var ious exercises in the evening. At their last meeting the Womans Home Misslonery "society of the Con gregational church elected the fol lowing officers. Pres, Mrs Amna Far ra; vice pres, Miss N Campbell; secy, Mrs Ruth Clark; - treas, Mrs vine Bell. ;;. ' Local millers say the tendency of the price ot wheat Is downward,. Ca ble reports are all to the enrect mat foreign markets are lower,; and the same is true of :-' domestic markets. The price In GorviaUte continues at 50, to which it dropped from 52 a week ago. - y : .J -M- - . H M Beayis, late I of the - state of Washington, has bought V two acres of land of Isaac Smith' for $160. The land was recently sold to Mr Smith by W A Wells, It ad joins the place of Mr Adams in Wells & McElroy's ad dition; Mr Beavis has ordered lumb er for the erection of a dwelling house on the tract. Frank Hurt is one ot the- check clerks for the big government trans port that has been loading for several days at Portland, being temporarily in the service ot the government- by permission cl the- OB & N Co - with which company he Is regularly em ployed. His pay in the transport work Is 40 cents per hour. ; .- Special services at the United Evangelical church Sunday.' The re vival bas been growing in interest dur log the week and 8uoday promises to be a red letter day. There will be a reception of new members.' Gbildrens hour at 2:30. Rev Deck, remains to assist In the meetings. , All are invited to attsnd these services. .... - A.a acre of land ot the Mrs M E Lee property on College hill has been bought by Rev Frank L " Moore. . It joins the Judge McFadden lots at the northeast eoraer, and has a frontage on the road of 234 fen and' a depth of about 20fl Rev Moore expects ul timately to occupy Jt as a residence property, bat does, not expect to build for a year or two. The price paid for the acre was $500. . . ; . News bas been received by friends in this city of the death of Miss Han an, who died in British Columbia late In September. The sad event hap pened at the home of Miss Hanan's married sister, whose husband was a former employe at the carriage fact ory. The deceased was born on the Hanan farm, a portion of which is now owned by Alex Campbell. . She left Corvailis four or five years ago. The number of students In the Farmers' y Short - Course at the college has increased to 25. Interest among them, la the work is very strong, and both instructors and In structed are pleased with conditions . The course is to conclude on the 13th and 14th of February with a fruit growers meeting. Responses have been received from a number who have been asked to have papers, and the indications are favorable for a fine programme and a large attendance. E A Ohenowet b, the man who gave himself up to the Benton county snerin several weeKs ago, as a luna tic, has escaped lrom the insane asy lum, and at last accounts was still at large. He was employed In the laun-J dry department at the asylum and after walkicg out pa. t the gua d i, took to bis heels and has not since been heard of. A narrative of his es-: capes and experiences with officials would make diversified and novel reading. He hails from Wallowa county. - .-- Dr Lowe, the well known optician who has been coming to Corvailis for over ten years, will be at the Occidental hotel Thursday, Friday and Saturday, February 6, 7 and 8th. Don't fail to see him if you need glasses as he won't be back for 6 months. TO tart next week. The Furniture Factory All Ma " chinery in Readiness Waiting for Delayed Pulleys. In all human probability the ma chinery, in the new furniture factory will begin operation some day next week.; Everything : at the plant has been in readiness for ten days past for steam to be turned on, save a nnmber of pulleys, in secur ing which there has been unexpect ed i and aggravating delay. All of the numerous machines are in place. 'The big boiler and engine are firmly planted; and-those at the establish ment are no w and have been for more than a week waiting idly for ; the arrival of the pulleys.; It v as ex pected, that the latter would arrive last night by West Side freight train. All that remains is to put the pulleys in place, cut and sew the belting to fit, put them on and then get up steam, v &or this work two or three days will be required, and if the pulleys arrive as expect ed, the factory should 'begin opera-, tions by the. middle of " next week. The company already has a few orders on hand with which, to begin business. , ' .-- -. The plant, though 'not a large one, is one ol the best in the country.- The machines are of the very latest pattern, - and. all have been provided regardless of . Cost," One of the planers was shipped direct from Norwich, Connecticut. Xt was shipped, by the-way, all complete except a necessary piece of -shafting, which, in a measure, Increased the delay in getting started. Con nected with the works is a drying room heated with" exhaust steam from the engine; and providing for a most economical method for kiln drying lumber required in the bus-: iness. ; The drying-room accommo dates 12,000 feet of lumber and has a double wall. -. It Is also arranged so that fir lumber used for manu facturing purposes may. be thor oughly steamed. ,This is necessary in the case of fir lumber for the removal of the pitch. Fir, Mr. Gregory, of the factory says, is being used very largely now in the manufacture of doors lor shipment east, large quantities of them thus made up, being sent out of Fort land. For the purposes of furniture manufacture, it is one of the most important of woods.- v. r-. . REPORTED SOLO Rafag SkiptonV Farm Five Thoas' and Cash Registration Slow. ". J E Aid rich has bought of Mrs M E Lee an acre on College hill The price was $4oo. -The tract ad joins on the south an acre sold to Frank L Moore. Mr Aldrich is to build on the property. . - . Hubby," said a Polk , county farmer's wife, "op January- 25th we shall have ' been ' married 25 years. Don't you think we ought to kill the fatted calf and have feast?", "Kill the calf," growled tne farmer gruffly, "l don t see What we want to jump onto the calf and kill him for. He isn t to blame for what happened -25 years McMinnville Reporter. ago. It was reported on the streets yesterday afternoon that the farm of Rufu8 Skipton, near Philomath had been sold.: The reported pur chaser was Mr. Conger, lately ar rived from Iowa, and the - price $5,000 cash. - lhe farm comprises 175 acres. No. tieeds have been filed, and up to the hour the Times went to press full confirmation of the transaction Could not be secured. -; Registration is falling far be hind the pace established two years ago. Up to -yesterday, the total number registered was . only about 140. At this naturally dull season ot the year the rate should be much greater.. Farmers in town should attend to the duty eo as not to be obliged to make the trip later on, when there is less time for the task. The county clerk so far has sent no supplies into outside precincts. The law provides that supplies shall only be sent out on application. Some justices want them and some do not, and oh this account as well as for other reasons, the law will be followed. .- . ; - Valentines I Fanny and fantastic or of new and elegant designs. A full line at Gerhard's. Eighth Grade County Examinations Notice is herebv civen to all mi nils nf we rjuoiic scnools' ot this countv who have completed the work of the eighth grade under the state cours of study that the next regular examination for the said pupils as already indicated on Feb ruary b. 6, and 7th. Such teachers of such schools should report at once to the county school superintendent the proba ble number of applicants they will have aj this examination, a uatsd this 14th day of January , 1902. .. - .... G. W. Denmak, v County School Superintendent, OASTOH.IA. " Bean the Kind You Have Aliays PoiigB of WITH THIRTY LASHES A Child's Punishment The Society In terfered Corvailis Family Notified.! . A Corvall'e family had an official visit Wednesday from a represen tative of the Boys and Girls 'Aid Society of Portland., The head ot the house was told that innaences that surrounded , young children in, the home ought to be ' removed and thai unless conditions were im proved the society would be obliged to bring the matter to the attention of the, civil authorities. The, visitor was J A Renshaw. i He came to yisit. wards of the so ciety iu this county.. - The awards are children that. the society has sent out from the home at Portland to families asking for them. In ad ditiori to these wards there are eev eral children in Corvailis who have been adopted from the home. It is Mr Renehaw's business-to : visit the wards and see that the relations between" them and the homes in which they are living are pleasant. The society keeps its wards under this surveillance until the latter are finally adopted or otherwise secur ed in homes of their own. Last year. the : society received 380 children at the Portland home, and located with good families 376 of them, A number of children at various times have been sent to the home from. Benton county. ' The society recently took two children from an Oregon home un der pathetic circumstances; The children had a stepmother. She was given to beating them, and the father permitted her to do so with a free hand. When taken, one of the children, a little boy was scarr ed, bruised and cut about the face, O a his back there wei e 30 bl oody and black stripes, made with a raw hide' In removing the child's shirt, it adhered to at least half of cse rrelts and could be separated onlywith the greatestjdifficulty, the boy crying 't piteousiy during the operation. WAS A STUDENT HERE Last Year The McMinnville Girl who Took Poison She Talked with the ' Local Office. r Miss Uneerman, '-' the McMinn ville girl whoee sensational, suicide is related in another column of this paper, was a student last year of the Agricultural college. . She came to the institution at the opening of the ;- college year, and remained about four monthe, when she went home. She boarded during her stav at college at the home of Mr and Mrs Miles Starr, v A few minutes before she swall owed the deadly drug, she was in conversation with the operator in the Corvailis office . She was at the time in a cheerfuL mood and made no reference to the fatal plan that, with her companion, she put into execution a few minutes . later As stated in the story of the sui cide which appears elsewhere, she told other operators along the line of her .intentions ' just before she swallowed the fatal dose, and bade them goodbye, but they accepted her terrible declaration as a joke only to be astounded later, by the information that the poison had been taken and the unfortunate girl was dead. In Corvailis, Miss Ungerman had numerous friends. One of these says that she was subject to fits of despondency, and that occasionally sne spoKe oi suicide, and some times declared that she would pro babiy seek death in that way. In a recent letter to this friend she frankly confessed that' her life would probably be ended by her own hand, a confession that the terrible sequel shows was closely linked with relentless late. , To the r jW'c. The undersigned has entered the gen eral delivery and baggage transfer busi ness. Will deliver to any part . of town anythiug from packages to consignments up to 5,000 pounds. Telephone number 211. ':' . Hay for sale by ton or bale. v John Lenger. Wanted. A twohorse plow team to work for their feed until spiing. . v Spencer Bicknell. - It will pay you to investigate goods and prices at J H Harris You can save money. Fresh country eggs 20 cents per dozen at the Commission House, Friday . and Saturday. . ' At Occidentl Hotel. ' : Henry Ambler, the real estate agent of Philomath, will be in Cor vailis every Saturday, Parties wishing to see him can : do so by calling at the Occidental hotel be tween the . hours of eleven and one. - .- -. . TO MAKE HENS LAT Bnt.it .Won't Is a Fraud and Worth . '$:." less as Poultry Diet. - . ... , " - Investigation at the college has unearthed a fraud that - is - being perpetrated on Oregon poultrymen. A preparation called red albumen " is offered for sate on the market, and is extensively .advertised as a valuable food for chickens. Both dealers and buyers are given to an derstand that the preparation has . the effect of increasing the egg pro duct of hens, and on this account bas met with a profitable sale. As an egg producer, the prepara tion ib a fraud. As a diet lor poul try, it is almost worthless, Two samples of the stuff have been an alyzed by Prof Knisely, station chemist. - Both samples came from oitland. Number one Beemed to be composed almost entirely of dried blood, mixed with a little asbes or bone ash and pepper. . A pound of the compound was wortn at tne ut most not more than 1U cents. It sold in the market .. . from 50 1 75 cents. : ' Sample number two of the pre paration was found to be composed almost entirely ot red mineral paint and bone ash with only.' a trace of albuminous' matter. ' A pound of it was worth hut a few cents. Its price in the market to consumers, like the other, was 50 to 75 cents. . - Number one contained 11.35 ni trogen, or an equivalent 01 1 ot protein or ' albumenoid substance. If purei it should have contamed neaily loo "per ' cent albumenoid substanca. Number two contained 6a per cent nitrogen or an equivalent 01 three and three-fourths per cent of . albumenoid substance. Like num- -: ber one, if pure, it should have con tined, instead of three end three fourths per ce it. nearly loo -per nan ( nf alVinirifinnid flnbstance. - Poultrvmen who buy either, as well as local dealers wno Duy.tnem from - wholesalers . or agents, . are quite sure to be thoroughly swindl-. ed. - " - .-: .' :- " THE WATER TOO LOW Leona Cannot Run on Upper Kiver Had to be Pulled From Gravel ' Bar. - -; -. ' The steamer Leona, owned by" the Willamette River. Transporta tion Company of Oregon City, ha, been running between Corvailis and: upper river points lor sometime.-. While enronte down the river with, 1 J r . jttViAW law oVt A went aground on a gravel bar and was unable to get off. The" steam er Pomona went up Tuesday, light ered a part of htr cargo, and pulled tne Lieona on. . xu srvuivu making a trip to Salem and return, left on her regular run yesterday mi - T - ,4Anr morning. 1 ae jjcuu "uui uunu the river Thursday, and will not 1 t.tU nnnoi. Wiltampt.t.a wnrlf rrtuiu ku kuo " - until there is a better stage of wat--er. The Willamette is now down, to two feet above low water, a re mark able circumstance for this timo of the year, THOUSAND-DOLLAR LINES. Those Below Won That Amount for Best Verses on the Subject of Which They Treat. Lives ot poor men oft remind us, Honest men don't stand no chance; The more we work, there grow behind ns Bigger patches on our pants, ; ' On oar pants, once new and glossy, . Now are stripci of different hue All because subscribers linger. Never paying what Is due. Let us then, be up and doing; V ' Your mite send in, however small; Or, when the snow of winter strikes us. We shall have no pants at all. Eocky MountnK Ce '. 1000 Cord Wood I want a contract to have 1000 cords o wood cut on my place 5 miles west of Corvailis, known as the Budgett farm. For further information enquire of or ad dress P. A. Klinb, . Corvailis, Ore. Ladies and misses jackets ot 5o cents on the dollar, at Kline's, A full line of Heinz's pickled good their own recommendation, at Zierolf g. For Sale. Two fresh milk cows, address For particulars E L Davis, - Fern, Ore, Vermont maple syrup at 95 cents per gallon at Zierolf b. Bring bucket.' A new and fine line of souvenir dishes and fine imported Swiss cheese at Zier olPs. Wanted. A good salesman for Organ factory, or a young man with good references. Call at Organ factory or address, a R M Cramer, Corvailis, Or, .