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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1903)
5 LOCAL LORE. y. (AdtrUsement8 in this column charged for ' at ttjybite of 1& cents per line. , , , .. - . i i.4-MIaa Eva Day entertained a tnumber ol friends at a s fames s ; party Tuesday evening. About twen-N.ty-flve were present.' ., fi ' The First Spiritual Union of Cor vallis, will holl srvlces at the Bar rett Lyceum on Sunday at 3 pm. All friends cordially Invited. Services will be held this week by the pastor at the M E church, South, and will likely continue throughout next week, Services morning and t evening tomorrow, W P Keady has filed his bond as administrator of the estate ot James A Cauthoru. The amount is $2,000 and the sureties are Chester V Dolph and Richard Nixon. Rsv J B Holmes, the State evan gelist for the Christian church will occupy the pulpit Id the Christian church tomorrow, both morning . &nd evening '- Bav Holmes is an able mai and all ought to bear him. . NeW deed" filed Tor record are Oacar Healey to Harriet Healey, two lots in block two county addition, 81. Marion F Wood and wife to Anna Bothers, weft halt or lots seven, eight and nine in block 22 county addition 10. Oscar Star, a relative of Mrs. Hurt, came up from Portland a short time ago to reside in CorvaUls, and on Wednesday, accepted a ' position with Sheasgreen & Buxton ot the Central Planing Mill & Box Factory. Mr. Star is an all round wood-woiker. Mrs. L. A. Den nick, formerly a resident ot Corvallis, bun whose home Is now at Siuth Beach, Ynquina Bay, is here on a vleir to friends. She is a guest at -the . Herbf-rt home. Mrs. Dennick's son, Logan, Is employed at the South Beach llfe-aviog station. Albany D mocrat : The Demo crat, has received a communication from Benton couoty about a young man-there whom it is declared is not wanted with hi brass knuckles, sand bags and pistol", but the article is tio personal for publication and is omit ted. ' A family of nine persons passed through Onrvallls Thursday on their way to Pbilomtb. The head of the family is W. H. Chedey, and they are from Spa Ml, whither they went from the East a year aeo. Mr.' Ches ley expects to remain in Benton and purchase a farm when he becomes somewhat acquainted with this sec tion.; A surety bond, the figures cf which . are so large as to make the ordinary citizen lzzy, has been filed ,at the -clerk's office. . The -amount- is 888,000. The instrument is the bond of Carolloe Haves administratrix of the estate ef James Hayes. The sur eties are, John W Hayes, Clyde Hayes John Elckard, Ni B Avery, Hugh - Herron, P Avery, S B Bane, Mrs E W Phillips, Mrs Eliz Hayes, Mrs AnnSmith and Mrs Oliie Bell. Assessor Bush was in town Thursday, " He Is aseaslng in .Wrenn : and Kings Vlliy precinct, having . completed his work at Summit. - In the former preciocrs he is, assessing tilla6le land at $15 t4 820 per acre or at about twice Its former - valua tion. : "'Taxpayers so far," said Mr. Bush, "have not as I assessed them, made any complaint in the Increase in the valuation. They say if a cor responding' advance is . made in the valuation of all . property f - that ' it will be satisfactory to them." The editor of ike Times, pub lished at Paulina, Idwa, has been driven to desperation' by - the town gossips, and he rejoins thus: "We have been reminded by a claimant to God's kingdom that the Times is not fit to' take into a Christian home. We . don't want the mucklehead to worry about the paper or the editor, who be j gaye, -is wuraiug lor tup devil." ine editor has a charter f rom the state to act as a puocbing bag for ' every thing in the community. The paper will be printed somehow and stand up for the chUrchea, sfcind up for, the office seeker, lie about your pigeon toed daughter's 'swell wedding,' blow , about your dunce of a son ; when , he gets a 4-a-week-job, weep over your shriveled soul when it ; is released from your stingy body, and smile at your giddy wire's second ; marriage. The Times and its editor will get along. .The Lord only knows bow but they will get there somehow." At the City Stables may. be seen a number . otr likely young horses which belong ; to various individuals in the county. They are in charge of Austin Laflerty who is breaking and handling them with a view of deter mining, their capabilities. ; Mr. Laf ferty has had much experience in this class of work, having before com ing to Oregon, bundled and raced a number of quite noted trotters. He has in charge now Robert H. owned by Robert Huston... As a two-year-old this animal won the breeder's stake at the State Fair., A full sister, Helen H., is a three-year old In charge of Mr. Lafferty. wnois breaking her to harness this spring. Dick Kiger is also having handled, Coral ' Lane, a three-year old filly by Coeur d'Alene, AmoDg the animals Is charge of . Mr. Lafferty is a three-year old pacer owned by Fred Buchanan. Her sire is Sunrise 2:19 and her dam has a mark of 2:25. There are also two young roadsters, one of . which'. is owned by Thomas Callahan and the other by Mr. Lafferty himself.. In terested persons may call any time and Bee the animals. Miss Louise Weber left - Wednes day for a visit ot several months with her sister Mrs Irish, in Michigan, Misses Mildred and Ethel Lin villa entertained a number ot friends at a St. Patrick's party Tuesday evr ening. ' A. F. Peterson is In Gilliam coun ty, where he went . to be present at the opening ot bids for certain extensive improvement in the building line. Nolan and Callahan have just in stilled two new, plate gliss, counters and show cases combined, in which are glass shelves The frames are of polished oak, each eight leet long and 40 Inches high. Their cost was $175. They constitute a valuable and at tractive addition to the store. , ' G. F. Garshwiler, who arrived 1 i Corvallis from Indiana . about a year ago, left yesterday with his family tor Medford, looking for a lica'lon. The mtv from the Eat was made on account ot ill nealth in the family, and the new change Is tor the same reason. Mr. Garshwiler and all of the family liked Benton but removal to another climate seemed necessary for reasons of health. . J. Wra?e, the merchant tall r, who has been in Corvallis five or eix yearn, ba disposed ot his- business, aad in a few days will tike bis de parture for Portland, wnere he ex pects to reside in the future. A. E. Wilkins, a Portland tailor, Is the pur chaser, and takes possession next Wednesday Mr. Wllkins has also bought much of Mr, Wia'?eV house hold goods and is to occupy the Grtff z residence i n Sixth & Wash ington street, the house, in which Mr. Wrage has lived for sometime. There was something of a family reunion at the home of Bryant Young, Thursday, when three absent m-mbers of the family returned. Wiley and Mller, sons, returned .from S'ockton, C-ihr. The former has been employed there a a carriage painter during ih pist two vears, while the litter r-ad been there only a short time. Wiley had been away from home nearly tx -years. Mrs. J. BL Reid, a daughter, came from San Francisco, wheie her bust and is engaged in building. Corvallis is to have an inter state oratorical contest. It happens la the College Armory within a few weeks. Is Is the Pacific Coajt con test of lhd College Y, M. C. A. or ganizations, the state contest of which occurs at Dallas, April 6. The winner of the stat" contest iu the various states, of th C at are t hi.11 a final contest at OAC for se lection of a ; representative to send East to take part in a national con test. " .. V .: Application was made Thursday to Chief Alexander for lief to rui-se the quarantine at the botne of J. W. Craw-' tord.-where-'tiMf-li-'tl son.of Mr. Black burn has been a sufferer with ecalet te.er for the past 10 or 12 days. The matter was referred by the chief to Dr. Farra physician in the case, and by him the: application was denied. Dr. Farra said that the ia1, though the rash was nil drying up, sti 1 had fever and that for the present, rnisiuK ot the quarantine woi';l 1 be unsafe. It is expected that conditions wi;l change in a day or two. , -.Sheasgreen & Buxton are con structing for D. C. Rose & Son a com tioed glass counter and case. Its di mensions are, length 12 feet, height 45 inches, and width 26 inches. The top, sides and eod are of glass, and the frame is of oak. It U a. two-story struc ture the lower portion being for orCio ary airplay of goods, while the upper part is for the cigar display. The top is fitted with glass doors which open In pairs. The completion of such work as this in Corvallis Is a source of pi ide to our citizens, and them anufacturers ought to receive due encouragement. Horning Bros, have: about com pleted foriJ,;JK. Smlth & Co., a plumb er's wagon, to be run In transporting the tool and material used In the plumbing branch of their business. It is to be drawn by a eiogle horse The box is seven feet long, 42 inches wide, 26 inches deep, and has a railing. At the rear it rests on platform' spriogs and a cranked axle, and is connected with the front axle, by au extensive "goose neck," on which rests a spring seat. It looks to be a very durable vehicle and cost about $100. , 1 Thursday there was unloaded at the Central Planing Mills 5000 feet of oak logs which the O. & E. brought in from Blodgett. This timber Is to be worked up into shlves for carrying the cable of the Albina ferryboat. The ferryboat company adveriised a short time ago for bids for maidyg a large number of these shives, and Sheas green & Buxton secured the con tract. : Tnese articles are grooved wheels for pullejs. Thpsa under con tract by the Corvallis factory are to be 16 to 20 inches in . diameter and seven inches across the face or edge. The contract amounts to 5oo. . . George Fawcett. of Portland, has removed with his family to the home of his son, Thomas .Fawcett, owner of the Bryson farm near Dus ty. He passed through town en route there Tuesday. Years ago, Mr. Fawcett was mail agent on the Westside. That was in the days when the late G. M. Stroud and A. K. Colburn were conductors, and Al. 'Hussey was the other mall agent. The three latter are all dead now, Mr. Hussey being the last of the trio to go to bis account. : Thirteen years ago, Mr, Fawcett retired from the mail service and , was for . a long time In the internal revenue : service. ana latteny an employe of the munic ipal department at Portland. The latter position was given up' on ac count of 111 health In the family; BURNED TO DEATH. Flame Caught the Little Girl's Clothing ' While her Mother was Absent. ; A Uttle girl enveloped in her fla ming clothing, rushing from the farm house door screaming as she fled across the lot was a terrible scene at the Cooper plare a , mile north of Corvallis late Wednesday afternoon. It's melancholy sequel was, a hearse, with the white casket and the flowers inside, slowly jour neying to the Odd Fellows cenietary Thursday afternoon. The "child was little Grace Cooper six-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C Cooper who came to Corval lis from Oklahoma a year ago and settled on a small farm, purchased of Joseph Bryant in the northwest corner of the Eglin place. Twenty minutes or half an hour before, her mother left the house and went to the Westside crossing 1 to mail a letter. Remaining- at , the home were Grace, her brother aged four and the baby boy, aged two and a half years. After posting her letter the mother stopped in at the house of a neighbor for a moment, and then started home. As she approached, little Grace came running out of the door of the house with' flames enveloping herentire person. The sight was awful, and tbe mother sped to the rescue. She reached the child and with her own gar ments began an attempt to smother the flames. A few moments later, Mr.. Griggs, a neighbor, who had seen the burning child, arrived with ahorse blanket and by the efforts of the two, the . flames were quickly extinguished. The assistance for the poor vic tim came, however, behind time. The burns sustained were too much for the vitality of the young life. Al most every portion of the little body was involved in, fiery burns. Only a portion of the abdomen es caped the' pitiless flames. The whole back, the neck, the arms the lower limbs and even one ha nd as tar as the little finger were scorched and in some instances actually baked. The skin rolled up. and broke in many places. The little victim was carried in to the house, and physicians were summoned by telephone. Within 25 minutes Dr. Rowley arrived, and he was followed shortly after ward by Dr.-- Farra. The child was in horrible agony, and to al leviate ber pain, opiates were ad ministered. . She was terribly thirsty and called almost constantly tor water. '. ' , . -" s In spite of the treatment applied by the medical men, the littls vic tim grew constantly worse. A pack of soda 'and. linseed oiL; was placed on tne scorched -and scarred ; body. but the suffering was so great that. when the physicians arrived for second visit, shortly after six o'clock it had become separated from the burned parts. It was again applied and .fewed in place, . where it re mained until a merciful death ended the suffering: of the little one at 10:20 o'clock. ; .Nothing is known concerning how the clothing caught fire, beyond the childish statement of the little four-year-old. He says his sister stood. for a moment on the stove, ana . that in moving she v pushed the . teakettle from over the opening in the top, and through the at.erature the flsmes appeared and touched the sister's dress. - .' 1 The funeral occurred from Wilk in's undertaking parlors at. three o'clock Thursday afternoon... The interment was in Odd Fellow's cemetery. ; Little Grace was a pu pil in Miss Kern-S' room at the pub He schools. The grade - was dis missed and children and teacher attended the funeral. The little victim was a Bright child, and her ten Die death has occasioned many an expression ot regret, and ot sympathy for the bereaved family. For Sale. -A span of young draught horses. Weight 2700 lbs. At my' ranch six miles. west of Philomath on Alsea road, : '. x B. G. Pugsley. Call for Warrants. Notice is hereby given that there is money on hand at the county treasurers office to pay all orders endorsed and marked not paid for want of funds up to and including those of March 16th I903. Interest will be stoooed on same from this date. " Dated C orvallis, Mar. 18th, I903. . W A . Buchanan, Treasure al nem-ar County, Oregon. For Sale. A choice lot of Scotch Collie pups at $0 each. - Spencer Bicknell, . Corvallis; ' Live Poultry Wanted. . ' Highest market price paid for chickens turkeys, geese and ducks. Hodes' Grocery. i" UP 'AGAINST IT NOW. School - Board Hasn't Room for It's Pupils Proposing New Building., The school board and the people of Corvallis are confronted" with an old problem. There are - more school children in this town than facilities in the way of buildings for their accommodation. Mr. Hout of the school board said yesterday: ''We haven't room for the pupils we now have.- We are crowding fifty and sixty children into rooms built to accommodate only 35 and 40 pupils. We have had use of the old Evangelical church building for the primary grade, but the chances are that it will not be avail able hereafter Besides, it is not fitted for school purposes. We need at least three additional rooms at the present time, and we are going to ask the people of the district to make provision for them." - In June, the matter will be sub mitted to a vote It is probable than an issue of bonds will be ask ed for. The plans have not yet been perfected, but the board is working every day on them.' The district owns a block of land near the Southern Pacific station. - A building could be erected there, if thepeople desired it. That would pro bably make the erection of an ad ditional building in the northern part of town, necessary. The lat ter would make the purchase ot land necessary, and with two build ings, involve a considerable outlay. Still this is one plan the board is considering. There is talk also of building an addition to the present edifice. : The new school law provides for the regular annual election in June. By that time the board will have several plans to submit, and the people be given opport unity by popular, vote to select one or reject them all. : At the present time, in cluding the measles contingent, the school has 460 pupils. A Washington dispatch says: "The secretary of the ioterior has mailed to John D Daly, recently appointed surveyor-general tor Oregon, his bond In blank, with the request that the same be Ullid out and teturned iojmedis'e lv. As soon as the bond is approved, Daly will be instructed by wire to take charge of the office, relieving Meldrum. -C- -S ' 7fs I,. v, ,i.nj,B . v ft ; " . Our: Dress Goods Stock Comprises ready-sellitig materials, at popular prices, in new and fashionable weaves and colorings. COLORED ALPACAS, Flake Suitings, ; Etamines, Granite Cloth, Melrose, and the New Weaves in Black Dress Goods. Fancy Waist in gs. Our Line of Fancy Waistings is complete. We have them in white, ornamented with heavy stripes 27-inch A. F. C. Gingham, novelty weaves, fancy stripes, at 10 cents per yard. We carry a full line ot 'W. B.', Corsets. Our three Leaders are, , 50-cent Girdles, Extended Hip at $1.00 and $1.50, and-1 Erect Form. ' . Top Round Shoes for Men. Always $3.50, never less. Ask for ? Top Round and you will be shown the season's 1 atest styles. Unexcelled in style material and workmanship. Absolutely guaranteed in every particular. Sold only by F; , miller, Corvallis, Oregon; New Spring Goo Stylish New Dress Goods. Always best values here in black and colored dress goods and cloth suitings. We have not stopped at ordinary provi sionswe , have bought the best ) m every market, fur your choositig, novelties and standard ' fabrics in wool , choice shades and colorings, new weaves and rare qualities from 50c. to $150 per yard. 5c Per Yd 3000 Linen Torchon and Valenciennes Laces. There is a wide line of styles and widths in edes and inser tions. but they cannot lust long when qualities : are understood. Fresh Cooked Crabs. One half dozen for 30 cents. Neatly packed in light boxes and delivered t express office in Newport. Four, boxes or less shipped to one address will cost ! but 35 cents for expressage. : 'Addrtss orders to - W. G. Emery, Newport, Orel Large assortment of I INE'S New Silk Best Quality. New patterns and colorings are arriving daily and we have, an excellent reDresentation of the season' wanted kinds. Wash Silks, , the best qualities in the newest and most popular styles. Cheeks j ,.1-.: : !,n i aiiu btujjea 111 tin uuiuis, mai plain white and black, at 50a. per yard. Black Peau de Soie and Taffetas at ,75c, $1.00, $1 2 and $1.50 per yard. i$ 5g Per Yd For Site. Barred Elymouth Rock and Brown Leghorn egs from thoroughbred chick ens, good as can be had. Piice fifty ' cents per dozen. 1 J. B.' Irvine, Corvallis. For Rein. A dairy rant-h. Sloi k for cale. Apply or write to William I. Price, Bt-llfouutain, Or. 2S 1 T