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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1903)
LOCAL LORE Advertisements in this column charged for at the rate of Lv cents per line. Ed Stick of 8n Francisco was a Corvallle visitor Wednesday. Mrp. Brunk Is at Newport for a two weeks' stay. i. Born'on the 6'h Tnat. to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Miller, a daughter. Eph Cameron arrived Wednes day from Union for a visit. Mr., and Mrs.. Hay ward left yesterday for a vlfitwith Mr. Hay ward's father at Victoria. Accompanied by his family. O. J. Blacklegs leaves today for Fish Lake to spenu a month in camping. airs. Taylor Porter aul father, W. H. Millholten have reiurued from a visit In Portland. Mrs. Thorpe and Mrs. Dolpb and children, left Wednesday for Newport for a vacation, Mrs. Schribor returned Thursday from a visit with Independence frlends- , Jack Arnold, formerly of Cor--vallls, holds a position in the editor lal rooms of the Sn Francisco Post Miss Cecil '. Erwin' accompanies the Bogus family during their Btay at Cascadia. ' Wheat 68 centej Seventy cents is paid for wheat delivered from the wagon. The mid-summer meeting of the board of regent of the college occurs next Wednesday afternoon. This is that season of the year when almost any old man looks a hero on the lonely beach. Son Papa, what is ' a get-rich-quick scheme? Papa Well, my eon, the light meter . down' irf the base ment is one kind. Albany Democrat: On Thurs day evening, July 7, to Mr, and Mre. Carl Hodes, a daughter. . .. Miss Kite Tied man went to Al bany Thursday where she will vieit 'relatives and friends, Mre. M. T. Burnett' arrived Thursday from Albany, and is the guest of friepds. 'In the estate or Jane E. Fisher, C. M. Smltb, C. G. Davis and H. 1,. French, have been appointed apprais ers.; Mrs. Thomas Feonell, , who has . been visiting in Corvrillia and vicin ity, has returned to her home at In dependence. ' Kev. Bower. DaBtor of the Cartel - lor Dome, -witn aire, cower, n uas been a worker in tent - meetings in Corvallla. . Ellsworth Erwin and family left yesterday " for North 3 Yamhill. Mr. Erwin is to return in a few days, but the others will remain until about September 1st. . : 'Beginning tomorrow, the C. & E. announces a -regular - excuislon to Newport every Sunday until' further notice. The time of departure and arrival and the fare will be as usual. Miss .battle wicks, wno.is at Jjos Angeles ban been elected teacher for next year of the school . at Biacoo, California, with a salary of $65 per month. She is not to visit home this summer. . . ... - - - Newport is to have a brass band ' this summer. The Albany band has been secured for the purpose. It left Albany yesterday, and under the ar rangement, is to" remain until Septem ber 1st, GrrW. Wills arrved from Wasco Thursday night at two o'clock to be with tte family of his 1 niece whose body was recovered from ' the river Wednesday night. Mr. Wills started from the town of Wapco on , Wednes-' day at 11 o'clock a. m. Harvey Wilson who earns $21 a week now as a carpenter in Port land, has arrived to repair a couple of houses owned In this : city by. the family. Mr. Wilson Is remembered by most Corvallisites as the son of Al len Wilson formerly of the Benton Mills. - . August Fisher's auto ii " tempor arily ont of commission If fact Aug .' use hasn't had a ride in it for a week. The day it arrived a email pinion gav e way, and another to take its place could not be secured tni3 side of the Eastern factory. It is expected to day, when the auto will again hit the road. , -. . . -" Miss Dally Brown has been at tacked with diphtheria. She was constantly at the bedside of her sister " wnn rnpAni-.i i7 marl orit-.n r.hn ntaanan The anti-toxioe treatment : has been f applied with favorable effect, and she is now convalescent. The same treat ment has been applied to two other -children in the family as a preventa tive. , ' . . ' ' . ' -' Will'ain Bogue and family - made the start Thursday afternoon for the Eastern Oregon country.- They went as far as the farm in Lion - county, whence they are to leave today. They are to stop for a month at Cascadia, - and then to proceed to Bend, Crook county. Mr. Bogue, himself, will re turn In the autumn and. remain in t Corvallis long enough to dispose of bis stock and crops, If not longer. Many Corvallis friends deeply regret the conditions that remove the family to other scenes. , Mrs. William Keady and two chil dren, of Portland, are visiting at Ina vale with the family of Fred Buchan an, . : Julius Wuestefeldt and family went - to the seashore Thursday to c-imp for an indtfiaita time. K. Graham will go to Nye Creek beach the first of the ek ro fix up camp f'r his family, which is to go a little later. Rev. T. T. Vincent will occupy the Piesbyterian pulpit next Sunday rnoriiiug. There will be no service in the evening. Amos Cadwalader of Blidgef made final probf on his homestead be fore Clark Moses yeBterday. Judge Hamilton, of Boseburg, passed through Corvallis yesterday to hi-ld court at Toledo, which con venes next Monday morning. At the Christian tent Suoday after noon at 3 o'clock - Evangelist Wilson will lecture to women only, all ages. The subject will be, "A Womanfs Pow er." - United Evangelical church, ser vice next Sunday morning and evening at the usual hours; at Mount View at 2:30 p, m. Workman are repairing the-re"8-tauraut bu 1 ilng of Mrs. Hemphill, re cently damaged by fire. The dining room is being refitted and the kitchen which was practically destroyed ia be ing restored. . C. W. Lederlee, whose restaurant was burned out in the late fire is in town to receive his lnburance money and close up his business. He will not re-open a restaurant in Corvallis. v Mr. George Small and family left for Silver Luke Wednesday. The fam ily has epeut several winters in Ccr vallls to take advantage of education al facilities. They are not to return next year. Mrs. Sir ah Moore and Miss Ber tha Thrasher chaperoned a hay-rack party of - twenty to Albany on the Fourth. Edwin Ko3e participated In the role of engineer and conductor of the conveyance. The Corvallis Siw Mill Company Is having a large number of boom timber unloaded from caTS at the foot of Jefferson street. Many of them are nearly 70 feet in length. They come from Blodgett Valley. , Tomorrow, the 12th, the C. & E. Company inaugurates a series ot ex cursions to the Bay which Is to con tinue through the summer. As usual the round-tiip rate from Albany, Cor vallis and Philomath is $1.50. Wednesday evening late spme person went about the central portion of town peering through the windows of residences.. Mr.. Osbarn was soon notified of the proceeding but the felt -In hon&r of their guest Mu?s Sc-1- r .t ... ir- r. ' ma Benson, of Seattle, Mn and Mrs. Hugh Herron gave lawn fete at their home in Irish Bend last Thursday ev ening. The lawn was gracefully hung with Japanese 'aLbc-ms. - At a late hour ice cream and cake were served. About 30 guests wire present. It proved a big job to put the packing company's huge"'' grader into the third story of the building in which the plant ia to be located. It was raised outside and taken through an opening In the gable. Tae proces sor, which Is also a cumbrous piece of machinery, was taken through a sec ond story openiag. . The Corvallis Fl juring Mills lias completed hlu'iug by team 7.000 bu- sheis vf wheat from the Flnley ware house An additional cent per bu shel of expense was incurred ia haul ing 'over what it vtouid have soet by steamboat. Low stage of the Wil lamette duriag the. late winter. : and spring caused the change in method of transportation. N . Congregational church July . the 12cb. Sunday school at 10 t.'olock; morniDg service at 11 o'clock. Sermon, "Sale. If It Has Lost Its Seltness, Wherewith Shall It Be Salted." Af ternoon service with the (Plymouth church at 3 o'clocK. Sutgect: "What the Holy Spirit can do for me." -Evening Service at 8 o'clock: "sermon, "What must I do to be saved." You will be welcome. Come,) , . Spauldlng Bros, log drive is now passing Corvallis, and the main body will bealjtfg today or tomorrow. In this drive the Dornbncker Furniture company has a quantity of hard-wood which was placed in the river abenw here, and the. Corvallis, sawmill : com pany also has in the drive a large number of logs which will, be boomed here. At present there are 15 men in the crew. Previously there were twen- flve. - ' - ' J. D, Mills and family wish, in a measure, to express their thanks for the kindness ot which they have been the recipients at the hands of this community in their late bereavement. The people have . given much assist ance and comfort to the family since the disappearance of little Garnet and the recovery of her body, and words are inadequate to fully convey. the measure of their appreciation. - Thursday forenoon as Prof. Berch fld and wife drove northward in a single buggy they met a traction en gine near the saw mill. .The- horse became frigntened and wheeled about. The buggy was so neatly . upset and the outlook generally so dangerous that the occupants jumped to the, ground, fortunately without injury. In the mix-up the horse straddled ov er one of the shafts of the buggy and ran some distance when he was caught by one of the Strong boys who was working about the mill. SHERIFF AT BAY. Wanted to Serve Papers but Farmer Stayed Proceedings with ; ' , Pitchfork. A murderous looking five or six tined pitch fork held up Deputy Sheriff Henderson, and made - him stand in his tracks for a few min utes, the other day. It was in the hands of the Hon. Thomas Cooper, and it looked awfully wicked as the astonished deputy eyel itslong steel tines, and silently hoped that the whole five or x six of them wouldn't be poked into his ana' omy. The ; officer wasn't a bit scared, but" he confessed that he felt awfully quiet and docile while the big fork wa on deck. v The reason the officer was held up was because he tried to serve a writ of summons on Mr. Cooper. The Continental Insurance company it seems brought suit in the circuit court for collection of a note that Mr, Cooper is alleged to have given the company about six years ago in payment of an insurance premi um. Deputy Henderson went to the Cooper 'farm to serve the papers and found Mr. Cooper engaged with' his big fork in picking up ensilage that his assistants with a machine were elevating into the silo at his barn. The machine was noisy and the deputy motioned to Mr. Cooper to come nearer. But Mr. "Coopef didn't come. He had served- his country in legislative halls, where he voted for Dolph when he wanted to and voted "agin" x him the next day if he chose, and he didn't pro Dose for any deputy sheriff to beckon him hither and thither. Sqiterest and principal, The Coast Mr. Cooper stood in his tracks, and the next thine that happened was the advance of the officer paper in hand for the purpose of making the official service. Apparently Mr, Cooper knew what the sheriff wanted. He re fused to take the proffered : paper. He stood grim and silent. Then the deputy attempted to . put the writ in the '-farmers pocket. "Noyoudont" shouted the ex-lawmaker, and stepping back, he raised the gleaming fork and stood as if to strike. It was then that Deputy Henderson eyed the long steel tines, and wondering how a fellow would feel with the whole half dozen of them in his amidships. For some seconds the parties oc cupied a waiting attitude each foe man figuring on what the .enemy '-f who is an eloquent man in speech, resorted to reason and argument. He pointed out the why 's and wherefores, and perstraded .in a silver tongued voice, 6ut to all of it the ex-representative who stood silent" strenuous and statue-like turned a deaf ear. The more the officer argued, the more Thomas didn't propose to be made a present of the papers. But all things end, and so did the affair of the pitchfork. By and by, Mr. Cooper started to his house, fork in hand. The officer followed always of course out of reach of the fork whose tines gleamed in the sunlight like so many . bayonets along the battle line, y- The ' proces sion passed the yard gate, the man with . the fork . leading the van. Before the front door was passed the fork was laid aside. The mas ter entered his house and closed the door. With the fork out of the way, the deputy sheriff li became a close second. He too entered the front door, just as the ex-representative reached for Jhe knob of another door through which it was his purpose to pass. With a quick movement, the officer flung - the writ so that it struck Mr. Cooper in the back. "The papers are yours, 'x shouted the ,;deputy, who quitted the place at once, casting a furtive glance at the fork with the many tines as he left the premises. The affair has been the subject of considerable local comment, since the facts-became known. ' Lawyers say the service is-complete, the law declaring that whenever the papers shall come in contact with the per son of the defendant that ofEciaJ service is legally accomplished. There is one grocery store in lown which does not close at 6 o'clock. That's Chipman's. - ..' . ' Dissolution of Partnership. ' The partnership , heretofore existing between R. H. Huston and ' William Bogue in the general hardware and im plementbusiness is this day mutually dissolved. r Mr. Bogue, on account of the ill health of his son, retiring from the firm, Mr. Huston continuing the business in his own name at the same place. -- . .' They join in thanking .the public for the liberal trade and patronage received 'at their hands, and express the confident hope that the business will continue - to prosper in the future as it has in the past. ' j . 1 . Dated, Corvallis, Ore., July 1st, 1903. ' K. H. Huston, . v - '. William Bogue, . STOPPED BY INJUNCTION. Hundred Thousand ' Dollar Sale of Lands not to Transpire This Afternoon. The big salex of 23,000 acres of land in Benton County, and 32,000 acres in Lincoln and Polk is not to take place on scheduled time. It was to have transpired on the Ben toa County court house steps at one o'clock this afternoon. . The hitch in the proceedings is in the shape of an injunction issued out of the circuit court of Benton, restraining Sheriff Burnett from proceeding with the sale. 'It was issued by Judge Hamilton in chani bers at' Roseburg and reached the sheriff Wednesday. It is a tempo rary injunction in which it is t-et forth that . a stay of proceedings should.be had in order to give the defendants opportunity to show cause ior quashing .the service and evating the judgment. It sets July 20th as the time and the .court house at Corvallis as the plact? - ior hearing argument. What the out come of the proceedings will be. remains to be seen. sThe lands involved in the sale are what are known as the Coe lands, together with the lands of the Oregon Agricultural Company Limited. They were sold a year ago to the Oregon Pacific Coloni zation Company, L'mited, a corpo ration organized under the laws of Minnesota, with Minneapolis as the principal office. The seller was the Coast. Xand & Livestock Company. The buyer gave mortages . on the lands as apart of the purchase price, but defaulted in payment of the in- Land & Livestock companv brougt suit for foreclosure, and a judgment for the amount was rendered at the April term of the Benton County ; circuit court. The amount for which th judgment was rendered is $101,600. Except the old Ore gon Pacific, railroad suits, the case is the heaviest that ever pended in the Benton circuitcourt. For Sale. A good 'wheel; Will trade for wood. Inquire at Steam Laundry of Alba Thompson. ' - x i I Low SUJ1MER GOODS AT COST, Shirt Waists at 25, percent on our regular prices. All 50-cent Mercerized Goods now, 40 cents. : Just a few v -waist lengths left. Summer Vests 10 12 15 to 50 cents. . . Just What You Waot You will on the Remnant Counter at prices to suit your purse: .Large assortment ot Upholstering Valours, regular 75c quality 'at 60 cents. . ; Summer Parasols in White and Colors, 25 percent, off. 2. JO. DI1IIIER SETS With cash sales, we are now issuing oupons, a sufficient number of which edtitle's the holder to an eiegant din ner set free. Patrons, however, may if they wish," secure the set piece by piece as they obtnin coupons. These dishes are of thevelebrated : St mi-Vitreous Porcelain, hacd-painted decoration, with gold trimmings, ' and would adorn any table. Trade with us and secure a set. Tell your friends about this opportunity. -; ' P. L.'niLLER, CoryallSs.Or., Ladies' Shirt Waists and Summer Wash Fabrics. Commencing., Wednesday, July 8th, . 1 and continuing for two weeks we . place onsale our entire line of La. dies' j Shirt Waists and Summer Wash Fabiics.. The following Bargains are Timely for those who wish to Economize. v Shirt Waists. 75c white and col. waists, 50 $1 00. white and col. wsists, 75 1 25 white and col, waists, 90 1 50 white and col. waists, $1 05 2 00 white and col. waists, 1 45 2 50 white and col. waists, 1 75 $5.50 Silk Waists, Black and Cols., $3.75. And don't forget the Bargain Table. There r . will be lots of good things on it during this , sale, at , S. L. KLINE'S we close at 6:30. Regulator of Low Prices. 1 For Sale. ; In the land of eunshine, 160 acres seeded, 480 school land; all fenced: crops fenced; 40 acres, wheat goes with place; house, barn; i miles living water; cash price, $4,000. Will trade for city property at its actual cost value. . ' , Wm, Lee, : Apashie, Okla. Best grade of gasoline 30 cents Ion at Berry's. a gal- nee mow " - -....!. tore0 the. 50, 75 cents, $1.00S1.50, ummer Sale 'ON Wash Fabrics. ioc. colored wash fabrics, 6 yd. 12 colored wash fabrics yd. 15c. colored wa?h fabrics, 11 yd. 20c. colored wash fabrics, 142 yd.. 25c. colored wash fabrics, 16 yd. 30c. colored wash fabrics, 20 yd. ' Notice to Contractors. Bids will be received until 7 o'clock p, m. July 13th, for the construction of lateral sewers through blocks 5, 18, 2, 12, 4, 28, 29, 33 and 1, according to the plaDB and specifications now on file in the office of the chief of police. The right to rf ject any or all bids is hereby reserved. W. Crees, - : R. H. Colbert. J. M. Cameron, S&wer Committee. which means Rtale "3 I 3 4 h