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SEMI-WEEKLT. Vol. XV. No 31. CORVAMilS, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 20, 1902. B. F. IRVINK EDITOR AHO-Pnov ' "WEEKLY -.TID Piessional. W. T. ROWLEY 31. 1). Homeopathic Physician, - ""'6-"" - Office Rooms 1 a Bank Bldg. Residence on 3rd Bt between Jackson & Monroe, Corvallis, Or. Resident Phone 311 . Office hours 10 to 12 a m. 2 to 4 and 7 to 7:30 p m DR W. H. HOLT , Osteopathic Physicians Office on South Main St. Consul tation and examinations free. Office hours: 8:3o to 11:45 a. m 1 to 5:45 p. m.' Phone 235. Li. GALTMAN, M. D - Homeopathist Office cor 3rd snd Monroe sts. Beel dence cor 3rd and Harrison 1 sts. Hours 10 to 12 A. M. 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 P. M. Sundays 9 to 10 A, M, Phone residence 315. H. S. Pernot Physician and Surgeon Office over Post Office. Residence, Cor. 5th & Jefferson Sts. Hours io to I a. m to 4 p. tn. Orders may be left at Gra am & W ortham's Drugstore. B. A. CATHEY, M. D. Physicianr - Surgeon. . Office: Room 14, Bank Building. Office Hours f 10 to 12 a.m. 2 to 4 p. m. G. R. FARRA, PHFSICIAN, SUKGEON & OBSTETICIAN Residence In front of court house facing' 8rd -et. Office hours 8 to 9 a. ni. 1 to 2and 7 to 8; COBVALLI3 OREGON : ; J. P. Huffman Architect Office in Zlerolf Building". " Hours from 8 to 5. v ; Corvallis Orego n Abstract of Title Conveyancing Attorney-At-Law Practice in all the courts. Notary Public Office in Burnett Brick.- 1 E. Holgate ATTORNEY AT LAW ' JUSTICE OF. THE PEACE -Stenography and typewriting done. Office ii Burnett brickCorvallis, Oreg Notary Public. E. E. WILSON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. Office in Zierlolf's building. E. R. Bryson, Attorney-At-Law. c -POSTOFFICE BUILDING . Contest Notice Department of the Interior, Utited States Laud :Offloe, Oregon City, Oregon, September 15th, 1902, A sufficient contest affidavit having been fil ed in this offloe by Celia M Loorals contestant, ecainst homestead entry No 138VT. made lath, 1901, for lots 2, 3, and 4. Section 18, Town ship 13 S, Range 6 W, by Napoleon Valio. con- testee. in which it is Aliperp.d that- Arnitmtjmt knows the present condition of the same! also hat said Napoleon Valir, has wholly abandoned , Era aescriDea tract oi land Irom and alter mak In)? said entry; that said entryman never at any period nettled upon, or established actual resid ence thereon, or made any Improvements what ever, and that saldtract is In its original wild state at the present time, -and that said alleged ab sence irom said land Is ,not due to his em ployment in the Army, Navy or Marine Corps, of the United States, or as a private soldier, offi cer, seaman or marine, during tho war with S pain or daring any other war which the United States may be engaged," said parties aro here -fcy notified to appear; respond and offer evid ence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a m, on October 30th 1902, before the Register andRe ceiver at the United States Lund OiHce In Ore gon City, Oregon, . The said contestant having, In a proper affii 3avit, filed September 15, 1902, set forth facts which show that after due diligence personal service of this notice can not be made, ft is here ly ordered and directed that such notice be giv en by due und proper publication, - - CHAS B. MOORES, Register, KEPT GOOD HIS THREAT ROBBER DROPS BOMB AND . WRECKS BKAGWAY BANK. He demanded $20,000 and Was Re fused The Chshier and Clerk Escape and Robber Bio rn ' to Atoms Olher News. " Seattle, Sept. 17. A special to the Times from Skagsvay, Alaska, says: ' At 3 o'clock yesterday after noon an unknown man walked into I the Canadian Bank of Commerce, a revolver in one hand and a dyna- - 1 - 1 1- il il 1 T nil it uumu in tut) omer, ana ae manded $2o,ooo or threatened to blow all to eternity. Cashier Pool ey and Teller Wallace were the only two inthe bank. Wallace ducked to. get his gun and ran quickly to the back of the room, yelling for Pooley to do the same. "No you don't,' yelled the man, and dropped the bomb. The two clerks had by thi3 time gotten out of the rear window. The bankroom was wreck ed, the unknown man had his head smashed and one arm torn off: a hole was torn in the right wall of the bank, the front windows were blown clear .across the street, and money was scattered to the -four winds. The side of , the building bulged out and furniture in the liv ing rooms oyer the bank was tumb led around, the ' occupants being thrown into the air From the cen- cussion. Windows tor blocks were broken. The fire bell was immedi ately rung. The soldiers responded and Captain Summerall took charge. No one but the unknown mad and two clerks were in the bank at the time. J. O. Price, formerly as sistant prosecuting attorney, was just entering the bank. He was hurt around the bead, but not seri ously.- The dynamiter was taken to the hospital, where he died last night,' not regaining consciousness. No'papers were on the body to re veal his identity, and there was only $1.60 on his person. At the inquest it was brought out that the man fared two ehcts at Wallace, one of which is believed to have sent the dynamite bomb off. . "The bank possibly lost about a thousand dollars, chiefly in gold dust, which, was lying on the coun ter. . " , ."wr:-' New York, Sept. 12. New York World: "Where is your prisoner?" asked Justice Olmtead, who pre sides in the children's court, Wed nesday, of a tall policeman, who announced that the prisoner at the bar was. charged with the theft of four loaves of bread. "I cannot see him." ' - Justice Olmstead leaned over the desk, und there he discovered a wee bit of a lad with but few clothes, barefooted and very dirty. - i - "Put him on a chair and let me hear what all this is about," said the justice. They lifted Louigi Reda on a chair. The boy, who is nine years old but does not look to be more than five, was caught steal ing four small loaves ot bread from a wagon at Park -Row . and Broad way. He told the policeman he lived at No. 168 Mulberry - street, that his father was a rag-picker and that his mother was dead. - . , "I am astonished so young a boy should steal," said the judge. "Do you understand the charge the of ficer is making against you?'V "Yes, sir, I understand," replied the boy. ."But what's a feller goin' to do when he's hungry and hasn't had any breakfast and there is all that bread on the wagon? Me fath er is a rag-picker and me mudder is dead. Father gives me breakfast in the morning, but he forgot it this morning, so I didn't wait any long er and started out for myself. I saw the wagon and I am sorry I can't pay the man for the bread. That's all I know." - Justice Olmstead asked thr Ger ry agent to take the boy' to the so ciety's quarters and havesomeclean clothes put on him. Just as the Gerry agent and the boy were leav ing the courtroom the justice'called after them r "Don't forget to give this boy a square meal the first thing.". Roanoke, Va., "Sept. i2. The mystery surrounding the wrecking of a Norfolk and Western passenger train on the ; Shenandoah Valley division, forty miles ' north of Ro anoke, last Sunday was cleared up today by Johnny Barger, aged 11, who lives near the - scene of the wreck. . Johnny confessed that he had placed a spike in the joint between the rails and hammered it halfway down with a rock for the purpose of seeing it flattened by ;the train. He said that he did not think it would throw the train from the tracks. . .. . -. . Barger is too young to be . prose cuted for train wrecking. . The engineer of the train will die of his injuries. . v , New York, Sept. 16. The Kron Pinz Wilhelm broke the Western trans-Atlantic record, arriving bere this morning after a voyage from Cherbourg of 3047 miles, in five days 11 tours and 57 minutes. The record wa3 previously held by the Deutschland, which was 26 minutes longer..: Asjforia, Or., Sept. 16. There is more urgent need at the present time than ever before for work on the improvement of the mouth ot the Columbia, for never since the great waterway has been used by shipping has the bar been in a worse condition than it is now. s So say all the pilots whose business it is to guide vessels into and out of the Columbia. Where four years ago, according to government surveys, there was 29 feet of water at mean low tide, only 20 feet' can be found now, and the conditions, in place of improving, are apparently grow ing worse, and during-tirepast year the water has. shoaled fully two feet., :: :": :;-r-::;' A year ago there were two dis tinct channels, one leading to the northward, with 23 feet of water at its shallowest point, and the- other leading southward, with nearly . the same amount of water, and a much shorter distance across the shoals. But now there are virtually no channels. A bench of sand thiee- fourths of a mile in width, and of abont even depth, ha formed clear across the mouth of the river, some three miles beyond the end of the jetty, and at no place on it is a depth of more than 5JU leer, to be found. . - - The menace which this condition is to shipping is illustrated by the experience of . the German steam ship Elba, which was taken out by Pilot Gunderson on September o, drawing 24" feet of water. There was an 8.7 tide, and the ar was smooth, but the steamship touched the .bottom three time! while cross ing. "'"''Ii The British steamship Polam hall, which draws 24.6 feet when loaded, left out today to complete her cargo at Tacoma, because it was not considered safe to take her a cross the bar when loaded to more than 23 .feet. Pilot A. E. Cann, in discussing the matter this evening said: "Something shouTd be done, and immediately, to relieve the condi-J tions at the mouth- of the river, temporarily at least. Last year the bar began" to shoal ; during the storms of December, and if it does the same this year, with ; the large number of loaded vessels en route to this port, the delays to shipping will b8 worse than ever.. A chan nel could readily; be 'dredged ; out pending the completion of the" jeN ties, ! ,and I hope the government will take hold of the matter at once." . Victoria, B. C, Sept. 16. -Japanese papers received by th& Empress of India report the capture of two sea serpents off the coast of Japan by fishermen. One was a male and measured 48 feet, V and the other was a female, measuring 39 feet. They had horns two feet Bix : inches long and ears about two feet. The male had become entangled in the nets of the fishermen, and as they were hauling it to shore the monster came to the surface and bellowed. Finally finding that they could not take the serpent shoreward iin the net?, the fishermen got firearms from the schooners and . shot the beasts. ; As the male turned ; over in its death agony, the female came to the surface and lashed the water in her fury. She was also killed, and the remains of both were tak en ashore and thence to - Osaka, where they were exhibited. It is the opinion of scientists, that the serpents, being disturbed ' by eeie mic disturbances, 1 abandoned the deep water for the shallow water. ." Fresh vetch seed at Zierolfs. : r" Just received, fresh Saratoga chips I 'Try them at Hodes. Go to Zierolfs for vetch eed. THE FIRE E1END more tales of death and bc1n from, clark county- Two Hundred People Are Home - leja and Fifteen Persona Have Lost Their Lives Whole , " Families Have Perished. : : Vancouver, Wash., Sept. 15. The great forest fires cf Clark coun ty are on the wane, but the ruin in their wake i3 terrible. Upwards of 2oo people are homeless and not less than fifteen persons have lost their lives and' the bodies have been seared and charred in the dev astating ocean of flame that for the past week has added an epoch to the history cf local disasters that will not Eoon be forgotten. Reports of ruin and loss of life are heard on every hand. Last night William A. McArthur, of Chelatchie, brought the news of the burning of a whole family , and several relatives and friends whilej returning from an outing at Trout Lake. The dead are: Oren E. Reid, wife and four children, rang ing in age from 3 to 10 -years; Reid's brother-in-law, George Smith wife and child, who were visiting here from Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McKean. It is . also rumored that James A, Smith, father of Mrs Reid and Mrs. McKean, .and two children, recently from the East, are among the lost, besides two children of Mr. and Mrs. McKean. Conflicting reports are rife concern ing the number of people .n the party. The Reids live near La Center, and accompanied, by the other members of the. party, they. were at lrout Lake camping when the great fires broke out. While returning the party was overwhelm ed by the flames near Spelel Creek, across the North Fork of the Lewis River. There can be no doubt that the paity is lost, the only difference in details being in relation te the number of dead. . The country is a densely wooded district and wben suerounded by fire the chances of escape are few. . - Mr. Newhouse, the mailcarrier between Woodland and Yale is massing. His horse has been found dead, and the extreme probabilities are thought to be that he, too, is lost. ;.. ..- - " Mrs. Smith and three children, aged 2, 3 and 5 years, respectively, living near Bell's Mountain, were suflocated in a cellar. Vancouver, Wash., Sept. 6. The bodies' of six persons have been found, dead in a trail leading through a stretch of country about four miles wide, between Canyon and Sausoii Creeks, eight miles north of Bell's . Mountain, and L 15 settlers residing in that district are missing, a-number of whom, if not all, have perished in the big forest fare which swept througn there last week, sayB L. M, Smithrwho arriv ed in Vancouver from the burned district last night. Vv Mr. fomith says that the whole country in this ; region is wiped clean by the fire, and practically every one living there has been rendered homeless. The 15 settlers referred to have not been accounted for, and the supposition is that they have rerished. . Subsequent reports eerve to show that' the loss of life in the Bsll's Mountain region is great er than was at first supposed. Reports of the great forest fires of Clark county continue to come in and each successive bit of , intel ligence but adds to the tale of woe, ruin and disaster that reeks in the wake of the mighty sea of flame that wrapped miles of settlements and valuable timber in an atmos phere of destruction. Without doubt, reports of loss of life , and property will pour in for weeks to come, as exploration of the burned districts continue. Vast areas of land in Clark county are divested of every semblance of - human habi tation and the shock to the rural districts is appalling. If the opinion ofthose who are comparatively well acquainted with the extent of damages caused by the big forest fires in Clark county and who have seen portions of the ruined districts are reliable, the loss of property in Clark county a lone will approximate $1, 000,000. This includes the timber losses so far as is known, but it is said that should the fire have killed vast tracts of valuable timber which are' now thought, to be gnlypartly de stroyed, the aggregate loss willjgo much bigher than this,,- Housesoy the score and barns in greater num bers have been destroyed, besides several logging camps and sawmills and other improvements on which losses alone some estimate that damages will , amount to $5oo,ooo. The fire has gone over , township 4 and 5, part of which was .covered with fine timber, and if this is dam aged to a greater extent than is at present believed, many claim that the loss aggregately will go ; much over a million dollars. Kalama, Sept. 16. Reports of deatbrare arriving - almost every hour from the remote burned disr tricts. It is known that . many have perished. -An unusually' sad story of the burning of a party of nine campers in one crowd has been brought in. The victims were flee ing . from the on -rushing flames with a team and wagon. Their es cape was for a short time delayed by a log which had fallen across the road. Before they could get away the enure party, was -cremated. The team and wagon, were de stroyed. The victims have not been identified, but are thought to be campers who were located near the base of the mountains. 'San Francisco, Sept. -16. The second jury in the trial of Walter N. Dimmick, who is pharged with robbing .the United States mint here of large sums of money, has disagreed. Dimmick was arrested on the evidence of witnesses who had'seen him at various times leav ing the Mint building carrying a dress suit case. Tbis led the offi cers to believe that ire was using that method to remove the coin from the premises and consequent ly his arrest fallowed. Bath trials bave been, bitterly fought on both sides and seme of the best legal talent that could be secured has been employed in the case. - .-: .The Hague, Sept. 16. The Inter national court of arbitration has be gun its first case in the claims of the United States against Mexico, originating from the Pious Fund of California. The latter originated in 1597 and was to be used for the establishment of California mis sions. The properties of the fund were" sold later to the Mexican gov ernment which . guaranteed the church six per cent interest. When California ceded; Mexico 'de faulted in 1869 and paid nine hun dred thousand dollars arrears. Since then nothing has been paid. ' Resolutions of - Condolence. Whereas Ithas pleased the Su preme Ruler of the universe to re move from our midst our late broth er,' James Moore, and ; . " Whereas, It is but just that a fitting recognition of his many vir tues ebould be had; therefore be it Resolved, By Corvallis Tent No. 11, of Corvallis, Oregon, that while we bow with humble submis sion to the will of our Heavenly Father we do not the less mourn for our brother who has been taken from us. r Resolved, That in the death of Sir Knight Moore, this Tent has lost a faithful member, the family a devoted companion and loving father and the community an up right oitizen, who was ever ready to proffer the hand of aid and the voice of sympathy to the needy and distressed. Resolved, " That the heartfelt sympathy of this Tent be extended to his family in their affliction. Resolved, That these resolu tions be spread upon the records of this lent, and a copy thereof trans mitted to the bereaved family of our deceased brother and to each of the newspapers of this city. ' W. L. Sharp, . , - J. F. Irwix, . " D. G. Altman. Notice to Taxpayers 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 house of said county on Monday the 22 oi September. 1902, and continue in session one week at which time they will publicly examine the assessment roll of said Benton county, state of Ore gon, and correct all errors in valuations, descriptions or correct qualities of lands, lots or other property. All persons in terested are required to appear at the place and time appointed, , v ' . - II. L. Bush, Assessor of Benton county, state of Oregon- Dr. Price's Cream Baking' PowdeS AvardU viold Medal Midwinter Fafr. Sja Francisco, . STILL ANOTHER ORDINANCE OFFERED BY TUB CORVALLIS .WATER COMPANY. Offers Well ; Water . or Mountain Water This Time No Change in Rates Over Offer in First Ordinance What its Provisions Are. The Corvallia Water Company has offered a second ordinance for the consideration of the special wa ter committee fiom the common council. The bill was presented to. the committee at a meeting Wed nesday night. In offering it, Mr. Wilson said his company realized that Willamette water was not wanted, and that provision had been made for other water for do mestic use. It is a very long ordi nance, requiring about five columns to publish it, and ' the Times can only give a resumeof its provisions. The ordinance gives G. R. Farra, his successors and aesisns.the fcriv- ilege for 10 years of conducting a system of water works for supply ing water, public and private. The water shall be taken from a well or system of wells, not less than 100 feet deep, and so encased from top to bottom as to keep out surface water, or, if procured from living" water to be taken from mountain . streams from an elevation of not . lesa than 400 feet above the streets - of Corvallis. . : The company shall lay 24 inches deep, 2,660 feet of eight inch pipe, 5, 100 of six inch and as much more pipe as is necessary, diameter of pipe to be measured on outside. All mains shall be capable of sustain ' ing a pressure of 125 pounds per square inch. The company is to furnish mains and laterals needed from time to time, said streets, and locations to be selected by the coun- panys pipes, if the grade of the streets shall be hereafter lowered. The city shall furnish- and - keep in' repair all fire hydrants, and the company shall afford a service that nrill oil .r1 it I in timca nf firo ROD onT ions 01 water per minuie. 11 grav ity system be iostalled, a reservoir of 3oo,ooo gallons at an elevation of 18o feet, and, not more than 1xi miles from the corner of Second and Maaison streets snail oe main tam ed. The company shall furnish all water for street sprinkling, sewer flushing ard fire drills and for firs protection, and the city shall pay for same $5o per month, and furn ish place and keep in repair all fire hydrants. The rates for domestic, use are to be the same as the rates offered in the first ordinance of thd local company, all rates to be es tablished by the company and be approved by the council. In ten years, and at the .end of each five years thereafter the city shall have option to purchase the system, the amount to be paid to be equal to a sum that would be re quired at six per cent to create the net income of the company for the year preceding purchase, six months notice of the city'sintention to be given the company, or, the city may fix the value of said property by arbitration in the manner provided for in first ordinance. In case the city does not purchase, the franchise shall remain in effect 40 years. The company shall have the right to establish rules and to enforce them by cutting off water or otherwise and the city shall pass ordinances to protect such rights and the prop erty of the company. If the compa--ny procures sufficient pure water for domes'tic use and cannot from the same source procure water for fire protection, then the company may use for fire protection, water from the Willamette, but after such use shall wash out the mains with the pure water from other sources. The company shall give bond of $5,000 for faithful performance 01 contract. In case the city does not - desire to furnish, place and keep in repair fire hydrants, then the company shall do so and receive therefor $!i per month for each, and . shall not be required to lay . mains beyond the hydrants required by the city . The company shall begin t furnisb- inor OTOtor within thirr.v ria.VR fittfir - the adoption of this ordinance, anri.. shall complete the same witnin one year. : O 3 "I O X"2-1 -A. . -fiBfti,B . IhB Kind You Have Always Signature of -