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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.
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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.
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