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Corvallis Times.
Official Paper of Benton County.
eOKVAIXJCS, OREGON. JUNE 3, 1903.
AMONG THE GRAVES.
"Loving Hand? Laid Flowers There
.- Decoration Day Exercises. : :
Saturday was: Decoration Day.
"When the sun set in the evening
its expiring ' 'rays streamed- over
cemeteries that were cities of mar
ble and flowers, and shed a gentle
radiance over the homes of those
who have passed on. .The day was
-in everything auspicious for the
the purpose to which it was dedi
cated, and the exercises were in
fcppninir with the spirit of the , day.
formed in front , ' of
G. A. R. hall in the afternoon, and
was much more pretentious than
-usual. , It was headed by the , bat
talion hand from the college, and
in line were the cadets, the Wood
men including the uniformed rank,
the school children, the G. A. R.
veterans, ..." the Relief Corps .and
many citizens. , The, journey to
the cemetery and return and , the
-exercises among , the graves con
ssnmed most of the afternoon. ... In
the burying ground there was the
usual ritual ceremony by'the grand
army'and the , remembrances over
the graves of the unknown dead.
The exercises , closed with the
tisual program at the Opera House
in the evening. George Paul's
-reading was spirited and artistic,
-and the recitation .. of Miss- Dell
Davenport was well . received.
Two patrioitc odes by the male
quartette consisting of Otto F. I,.
Herse, Fred Yates, uaniei jrrucn
arA atirJ "r: WJ Tohnson, ' were
wrtrtViw of pncore. The - flag drill
tn ven bv twentv five school chil1
Htmi under the ; direction of ' Miss
"NTnhl. mas a orettv evolution of
counter- marches - displaying ; the
American flag with fine spectacular
tffect. and the duett by - Mr. ana
Vn. TTHarin rireen was suited to
tVw occasion. There was also a
fiiw -ocal solo bv Miss Mabel
Cronise. ;'''" . -.-.'
The address of the evening was
delivered bv! W.: E- Yates. - His
theme was "The Civil War Es
tablished 'that the Uni'edv States
"are a Union and not- a : League."
Following an interesting ' recapitu
lation of the greater events that led
up to the memorable- struggle, ana
anaccdunt ot the7' distinguished
valor that was shown on both sides
in the Civil ; War; he said that no
' more splendid and courageous ar
mies ever went to battle than those
who fought against the north. No
more killed and - resourceful ' gen
erals ever gave orders in a military
campaign or on a ; field of' battle
than were Generals Lee, J ohnston,
Jackson, Pemberton.?" Longstreet
and-a-dozeri others fighting under
the Southern flag.,?
The wives i were 1 ' : eulogized for
aidiijgs their husbands in the glor
ious work ofaving -their .country.
Of them- he said,' "You plied the
needle while your husbands fought;
you,treared the child while he was
away;ypu prayed to God "whilej on
the field he slept; you . encouraged
Mm with loving letters; you reviv
ed his despondent spirit; your heart
was( as true as, ms; , .you, , helped
preserve' tthe. Union." . . , ,', , ; j , . -, '
He sppke of t the , memorial , exr
rcise as the .most sacred subject bri
this most venerable , holiday. The.
speaker made a delicate but" fitting
reference to an incident . copnected
with'the I..;,E. church , "South in
Coryailis,', where' .the T memorial
sermon" was preafhed onr i he' Sab '
bath prec'edjng saying that there
were flags and' bunting, around the
walls decorating the church for the
occasion, 'and two small flags were
; so placed that ' their folds nearly
concealed the dial , 'of the . church
clock, as much as to say that . , the
national emblems of the 'American
government would , hide the face of
time, and render ' those present,
Jbrgetful of the past, and all would
worship the God of the South, the
""nd-6f the North, of. the .East, and
. the West," as "one people, in true
Christian fellowship. . , v ..: . ti
E3tray,Notice.. ,. . ' . .
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The lolloping estrays are at my ; 1'lace
10 miles south of Corvallis: v Ose bay
mare, about r,3od weight; one bi;own
mare, two white hind feet, about 1 ,000
pounds, both wild : believed to be brand
ed on left hip. Came to my place three
weeks ago. Owner can have them by
"paying for this notice and the pasture
bill. j
L Wiley Winkle.
1 1 A; Bargain! . 'j j , - . -
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If taken soon, 9 acres; one acres
in choice bearing fruit. A nice house,
barn and other buildings, about one mile
from college grounds; and one half mile
from school house. - Terms easy. Call
on or write
B, B. Thompson, , -
Corvallis, Ore,
7Sm
.W. C. Corbett Improves his Facilities
For Making Brick and Tile.
W. C. Corbett is showing much
enterprise in the erection of a cost
ly tile kiln at his brick yard near
Crvstal Lake cemetery. Mr., Corbett
began his endeavors some time in
advance to locate George Hayford,
i WiTi I' niii II' mi
BUILDING TILEJCILN.
an expert kiln-builder, in order tpjjt js certain now that H teachers
secure ms services. Alter mucn
a -m- .J.-.,- . ft n
corresoondence Mr. Hayford was
heard of at-The Dalles; and arran
gements were soon made for him to
come to Corvallis and superintend
construction f the kiln. , Work on
the structure has been under way
several weeks and in a few days
more, it will be completed. y; . .i
The. kiln is of the Stewart plan
and patent, and the company hand-
line the rights has its headquar
ters at Findlay Ohio. ".. Mr, Corbetts
kiln is a neat looking circular
structure havine a diameter
eighteen and a half feet. From
the sides there rises an arched roof
running to a height of twelve feet
from the floor. . On either ot oppo
site sides there are four furnaces
built outside of but connected of
course with the- circular structure,
One opening in the kiln admits - the
material to be burned. Encircling
the kiln , are a number of iron bands
one of which is six inches wide, one
four inches wide, and three are each
three inches wide. ; All are three
sixteenths of an inch thick. These
were ; put sn. place by Horning
Bros. There have beervused in its
construction 55,000 brick, 9.000
of which are fire brick. The : com
mon brick and a portion of the fire
brick was manufactured t by Mr.
Corbett. " The capacity of the kiln
is 18,000 three-inch tile, and it re
quires 36 to 48 hours-to burn them.
By the old method four to five days
was required, and the operation was
not: so thorough as by the new
method. This kiln makes brick or
any other class of shaped cly. The
firstkiln of tile will be burned in July.
When completed,. Mr. Corbett-will
have invested $800 to .$900 in the
structure. , ;-.
IN THE GRAVE.
Death and Bnrial of Mrs- loseph
Bee -She Died Sunday.
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Mrs. Jossoh McBee, a sister of
Commissioner Erwin and James
Erwin was buried at three o'clock
yesterday afternoon in the private
burial ground on the.fatm of Mrs.
Richard Erwin, at the Buttes. 1 She
died at the family, home ; south . of
Corvallis, at' eight .o'clock ; Sun-i
day night, of diabetes. -She ; was
not confined , to ; her ; room 4 with
iflne$s until last Saturday morning,
36. hours before her death, jtbough
she had been ailing for twoor three
months, o So sudden was her death
that it was a great ; shock to , her
family and friends;,. She was ubout
53 years of age. r
I he funeral services were conducted
by; Bev Carriijk of.ithe Presbster
rian chnrch, , ..They cwrred ati the
home, .of Mrs. Erwin. mother of -the
deceased at the Buttes, which was
also the childhood, hours ; of the de
parted Friends frpm alVPYer southern
Benton were present to pay ar last
r.riDuie,pi respect. ,. ; f . ?
T Mrs jMcBee , was , , Miss Fannie
Erwinj She was the ; eldest and
onh' daughter . of Mr-., and s Mrs
Richard . Erwin, who crossed , the
plains in 1850 and settled-;in; -; Port
land, wher Mr;... Erwin, engaged in
business.r There.lTJ'annifi-,-:TErwin
was born.' t In September ,1851 the
family '..came , to Qorvallis, where
Mr'. Erwin opened a ? store, but : ; a
short time , afterward, ; removed to
the Buttes, where, Mr Erwin settled
on 649 acres of land, still owned by
the family. . There Fannie ;Erwin
grew to womanhood, when she was
united in marriage to Joseph Mc
Bee. She was a. widely known and
popular woman.; She (iis. survived
by the husband and sevep, children.
. Buy j-our W. 0.! W. ' Carnival
suits and furnishings at Nolan &
Callahan's. Big stock for select
ion. - ' Wacted.
Wood. " Inquire at Times office.
For Sale. ' '
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Shropshire sheep and . Poland China
L. L. Brooks.
"We dont make ,the cheapest wagon;
we do make the best.". This is what the
manfacturers claim for the "Old Hickory
wagons, and justly so, as it is without
doubt the strongest and most, durable
wagon on the market todey,A car-load
just freceived by A.--Wilhelm. & Sons,
Monroe. , . . . . ,;. v f
-' Racine vehicles are the standard of the
world and carried everywhere by re
sponsible dealers. . Why bay 'ch eap
jonn"of "trailers?"
FOR ISSUE OF BONDS.
CorvaftisHies Will Have to Vote on
. the Question la Near Future.
Cofvallisites are to vote on the
question of bond issue a week
from next Monday. It is desired
to sell the bonds for funds with
which to provide additional, facil
tieQ in school district number nine.
will be necessary in me scnoui nesi
year and possibly 12, - Even the
old Evangelical church in which
school was kept this year will not,
if used again, afford sufficient room.
The directors say that at least one
more and possibly two more rooms
must be provided. ! They say that
because of the signal unfitness of
the old church building for school
purposes it ought not be used long
er: Thev sav' 13ie ventilation is
bad, and that colds' : among the
little children are frequently prev
alent and alwavs violent. It is
probable that 'the seeds 1 of con
sumption have been sown in the
lunes of some of the little ones
forced to attend school there last
vear.
is the statement 01 one ot
the directors. He told how the ar
rangement of the building is ' such
that draughts and ' variations of
temperature ' cannot be avoided,
how the teacher in the grade was
prostrated with cold for ' nearly a
week during the winter due largely
to the bad hvcienic arrangements,
and how fmallv that it would be
difficult to get a teacher to serve in
the grade next year, it the bid
buiidinsr is to be retained. !; .'' :
The directors would like to have
an issue of about $8,000 in bonds.
That is to sav. they would like for
the district to authorize such an is
sue in that amount, leaving it dis
cretionary with the board as . to
how much of the sum should; be
spent in betterments. The board
has assurance that the bonds would
be taken up at four per cent in
terest. If the whole should not
be required for building purposes,
a portion could be applied in "re:
demption of the present outstand
ing' school bonds, ot wnicn xne
amount now is $8,000; The latter
draw five per cent interest. The
original bond issue was '. $16,000,
but a bond of $1,090 has been paid
off each year until the remainder is
now $8,000. : . '-
The directors would like to pe m
position to spend $5,000 to $7ooo
in new school facilities if the op
portunity to do so economically and
desirably,' should come, to tnem.
The plans of a small school building
in each end of town, of an addition
to the present school building, and
of a building on what is known as
the Diller block, is familar to all as
the three propositions v the '. direct
ors have in mind. Their desire' to
have the district" authorize:;; the
board to issue $8,606' in bonds;
and thereafter determine which pl,an
is most desirable,' ' and how much
of the $8,000 shall be spent in im
provements, and how much in the
redemption of the outstanding
bonds , bearing five per cent with
new bonds,! beaj irig four ; per cent.
The matter is 6ne ' for ' Cbrvallis
ites to think -about: Interi 'days
or a little-more it will be iitf to each
voter to face the iiestioln ' ''
; As before stated the election oc
curs a week fforri !' next Monday,
At tfiS sameltime, there will' be an
electioii of directors to ! fill 'ch.e va
candy caused b 'lh'e ' expir atiori.'of
the term of Director Hout.-" '" '; "
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SWORE
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New
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Tp.i Suppprt Constitution;
City 1
I i Officers. Installed
: ' The new officers of the'eitjP were
inducted into office !at a meeting of
elect tdok the;oatH of 'office, and in
addition 'the'"' police ' 'judge.
chiet of : police '- and ; treasurer
gave official bonds. The bonds of
the two first officers are for1 $2,000
each1 and ' that of - the treasurer,
$4, 000. - The members of the new
council are, 1 st wdrd, Avery, Rose
and Porter;", second; ward, Crees,'
Cameron and Taylor; third ? ward,
Colbert, Henkle -and Hodes. ;Af ter
being installed into office- the1 new
council held a short business session
in which the dfficial bonds were' ap
proved. a vote of thanks was tendered
the retiring mayor5 and permission
was denied Harvey Sargent to oc
cupy a portion of Jefferson street
on the east side of Second with a.
shooting gallery during the carni
val.' The sidewalk ordinance was
also referred to the city attorney -to
discover if possible a shorter, and
better way fbr'requiring the repair
and construction of. walks within
the city.
A good cup of coffee puts '.you in ', the
mood to enjoy the entire day.:'-.. For this
purpose always get f'Seal Brand". .Java
and Mochi, sold only by P. M. Zierolf. ,
Not the "cheapest'? but ' the "best"
at reasonable prices Racine buggies and
carnages. Bold by A. Wilneim & Sons.
Monroe.
WHAT BURGLARS DID.
Entered Corvallis Homes Bat Got
Little A Handy Match. .
Burglars plied their profession
in Corvallis Friday night, --'They
entered two residences, and secured
in all, four, or five dPllars in silver.
The police have not been able to
secure clues, and can only., account
for the unusual manifestation on
the theory that " the " thieves were
all or apart of the gang that, has
been dping,.Albany and Eugene,
where many cases, of burglarizing
have been reported.
The house of Ed. Andrews was
one of those vhited in Corvallis.
It happened at one .o'clock at night
The thieves first, gained access to
the house through a bay ' window
on the east side. They took down
a chandelier, and used- one of the
lamps for lighting their way
about the house. ; 1
They found their way to the
family sleeping room usually en
tered by sliding doors. These
doors, apparently - the , marauder
could not open,, and ; he retreated
outside, and made his next attack
from the north side of the building.
There, a window over which there
was a screen opened to the family
bed room. The window was al
ready up, and by cutting the screen
access was made easy.
Mrs. Andrews was the first to
hear the prowler in the room. She
waited until certain of the intrud
er's presence, and then attempted
to strike a match. The first at
tempt failed but a second produced
a light,, Mr. Andrews was awak
ened by this time, and so was the
thief The rear of the latter .. was
seen disappearing through the
open window just as the "match
blazed. As Mrs. Andrews listen
ed to his footsteps before lighting
the match, the thief seemed to be
gradually nearing the spot where
Mr. Andrews' trousers reposed for
the night. J He had failed to reach
them when the match" incident oc
curred,; and accordingly was forced
to quit the house without securing
booty of any sort. ' ..
' The thief or thieves did a better
business in the Rowley home.
There, nobody, heard their , move
ments. They entered and escaped
unobserved and unheard. They
managed to find the trousers of the
father of , Dr. Rowley,; ' and j from
them abstracted, four , or .. five ,; dol
lars in change, Nothing else has
been missed. Things of the sort
rarely occur in. Coryailis and the
two incidents have since been, much
talked about. " : '''.::";'"-'.,.'
; W, 0. W. Unveiling Ceremony. ,,
; On Sunday June 7 at 3 p. ; m.,
at the Mt. View' , cemetery," five
miles north ' of Corvallis, Mary's
Peak; Camp will unveil the El
liott moriurceots with ' appropriate
and 'interesting ceremonies; All
.Woodmen srid'the public ' are ' cor
dially invited tP bo ; present.' W ood
men are requested to meet ' at -tne
hall at 1 .30 p. mi '
L. G, , Altman.
-.-1) Notice for Publication.' '
ivl . - ...r;.. . t, ..,..:v,
Timber Land; Act June 3, 1878.
United States Xand, Onloe, Kosaburg, Oregon
MarcJl 12th, 1903
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with
he provisions of the act of ceogross. of June 3,
1878, entitled "An act for the Bale ol timber lands
la the states ot California Oregon, Nevada and
.Washington Territory ," as extended to all the
public Land states by act ot August i, 1893,
! -iti! "W2iteto-&taettott:--' ,t'
of To'-kIo, eotraty of Llriobln.- state of ' Oregon,
has this dav, tiled in tbis office hla sworn states
merit No 4587 for the purchase of the Sot jJViT
being lot otBee N80 in Township No
It SKange Notf West, and will offer proof to show
tnat vtte lana sougni is more vtnuuuie-, , ior iws
ti ... Vii ... E.niia than fnv irirtwllni rut . mimnMa
nnd to establish his claim to said land before
Victor P- Moses, OierK oi uenton uoumy, ure
gon, at. Corvallis,pregjn, ouj ; Triday,, the lith
dayot June, 1903i ,
He names as witnesses -: : i :' -' I :'
i John W Hyde of Pnilomath, Oregon. , ,t :. y
A L Clark of Alsea, Oregon. , , t
A D Perkins of Toledo, Oregon, .'Si! r .- - '
' Charles Kreger, 'S. . . ; , .,
. Any and all persons claiming . arlversely the
above described lands Kre ' requested to file
their claims in this office on or before said 19th
day of Jun, 19U3.
J, T.
Bridges
Register.
-Contest Notice. '
" Department of the Interior,'. '
United States Lard Office,
Oregon City, Oregon, May i3,
1903.
A sufficient content affidavit having been filed
In this office April 19, 1902, and amended Aug. 5,
1902, by Bueben F. Patty, contestant, against
homestead entry No. 11800; made Feb, 26, lt96,
for 8K and 8 SWi'Seciion 26, Township
103, Range 6 W,- bv Michael McOrath, Contestee.
in which It is alleged that contestant is well
acquainted with said tract of land and "knows
the present tondi tions of the . same: also that
said eu try me 11 died about lour years ago and
tbat since said time no one has cared for, or
cultivated or improved said claim in any man
ner whatever. That there are no heirs of -said
entryman to the knowledge- of this affiant,
other than Annie -Eurijht, residing at Newark.
New -Jersey, and Norry Enrignt. residing in
Corofin, Ireland, and none have cared for . or
cultivated or Improved said clulm in any man
ner or at all and that said claim hHK been whol
ly abandoned for the past tour sears by the en
tryman and those claiming' under him, and
that said alleged absence from the said- laud
was not due to his employment or Unemploy
ment of any of the heirs In the Army.
Navy, or marine. Corps of the United
States as a pi ivate.. soldier, officer, seaman
or marine,-during the war with Spain, or
during any other war in which the United States
may be engaged". The heirs and legal re ore
resentatives of said Michael McOrath deceased,
said parties are hereby notllied to appear re
spond or oiler evidence touching said allegation
Lat 10 o'clock a m on June 25. 1903, before the
Pt. , . . .1 O ....... .... - .Wa TTn'WArf Ut.i.n. T ,1
Office In Oregon City, Oregon. .., .
The said contestant having, In a proper affida
vit, filed May 4, 1903, set forth facts which show
that after due diligence personal service ol this
notice cannot be made, It is hereby ordered and
directed that such notice be given by due and
proper publication.
AiAtKKNur . .uiijizreKii, .iiegipirf:?
Geo, W, Bibee, Beoeiver,
Better than a
government Bond.
$10,526.oo
Will buy a bond that will agree to pay the .-.
holder , . - . c
T - - $350.00 ' "
- . one year from date and a like Bum annual-' . l
- ly thereafter as long as the owner Uvea -
and at his death to pay
i i 1; : l $10,000.00 .;
to whomever be chooses to name or to any
institution - i
THIS BOND IS BETTER THAN A GOVERNMENT BOSD AS IT
CANNOT BE TAXED WHILE THE OWNER LIVES, NOR CAN IT
BE TAXED AFTER HIS DEATH AS AN INHERITANCE. .
. It eosts a premium of only 5 per. cent ' "
- while a government bond bearing 3 per ' ,
cent has a premium at th'8 date of 9X per '
cent, making a f 10,000 bond cost jio.925, ,
,. ; and as it pays only 3 per cent on the face
. t of the bond it is earning less than i per ' -
. cent on the amount invested.
These bonds can be readily converted in
v. to cash and can be , setmred in amounts
. from $1,000.00 up to ' 1,000,000.00, and
can be bought by any person regardless
of age or condition of health aB no medical
. examination is required.
These bonds are issued by The Mutual
Life Insurance Company of New York .
aud are secured by over 382,000,000.00
' - of well invested assets. ". s
Should this matter interest you, 'a line addressed to the undersigned will
receive prompt attention.
y--:Ak-:::-i:iW.iA;WANN. Agent, Eugene, Ore.
W. 0; W. Glp thing.
It has been our special endeavor for years to
make our Clothing Department the
best in Benton County. We have never made
an effort to make this department a Cheap
One: Rather have looked steadily after qual
J : ity, style and workmanship. How well we
' have succeeded we leave to the opinion of
";" " hundreds who patronize us exclusively for fine ;..
;: up to date Clothing, Furnishings, Shoes, Hats, '
. Underwear, Suit Cases, Grips, etc. ;'
Local distributors for "Hawes" $3.00 Hats. W. L.
Douglas 3.00 and $3.50 Shoes, and Walk-Over
Shoes, $3.50 and $4.00. v : : . . . ., -
New goods all the time.
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Citnes Of f it
your Ofe9
4 BRANDS-Kji ; BUY THE '
' CORVALLIS; FLOUR . . . , ' , Acorn Creamery ; --?
WALDO " Batter, made from
BENTON " one herd of cows. '
SNOWFALL " .,;
. GOOD . ' ' . GOOD '
; v FLOUR " BREAD
The Kind that is made from The Kind that's made from
good wheat by careful and- good floor, good salt, good
experienced "millers, the yeast, good batter, such as
Kind that satisfied ns after we sell and guarantee. - ,
careful study and investiga- i . f j ' '
tion.'
Good Groceries
r. - Free from adulteration and impurities, "
- the kind that you always find ? -
At Hodes' Grocery.
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