Corvallis Times-
Official Paper of Benton Count?.
OORTAIXIS. ORKGON.ATJG. 28, 1903.
RECEIVED THREATENING LETTER.
,6regonia.ns win.
Milage HamUtan Renders Judgment in
' ''the Hundred Thousand Dollar Case.
-t Judge Hamilton has rendered a
-decision ia the case . between ., the
Coast Land & Livestock Company.
: The latter company it will be re
nembered, bought the Coe lands of
the Coast Land Livestock Com
pany about a year ago,, -and subse--quentlyr,
defaulted in its payments.
The Coast . Land & Livestock Com
iany forclosed the mortgage on the,
1 ands, the property was advertised
and the day of. sale 'was . near at
iand. Then .the, Oregon-Pacific
Colonization : Company got out a
temporary injunction, restraimg
"the sale alleging that the service
was invalid. The case was
"heard at an adjourned term of the
circuit court held in Corvallis by
-Judge Hamilton July 20th and the
matter was taken under advisement.
-i In this decision Judge Hamilton
finds for the Coast Land & .: Live
stock Company,- and orders, the
temporary injunction . . dissolved
It is supposed that, inj :due time.
.the sale of the- lands under fore
closured will . proceed. The ...judg
ment rendered for .the Coast Land
t& Livestock Company s under , the
oecree -of foreclosure is for$ioi,6oo.
2 -jhe Coast -Land and Livestock
Company is made up of Dregon
i.ms, and the members of the defen
dant company are Minnesotans.
; ' THE LAST RITES, 'i-' : :-
TJxaaA Smith ; Ainslie Loid to Rest in
" :.. : Crystal Lake Cemetery. :
"The mortal remains of the late
Xeona Smith Ainslie lie (under
'a new mound in Crystal Lake cem
etery.' The funeral occurred from
the family home at two o'clock
"Wednesday -afternoon. So many
attended that the halls and parlors
Jyrexe given over to the "ladies and
" relatives of the dead. On the
' walks and on the lawn a large
' number remained standing during
: ' the mournful service. ; : - : ? '
Dr. Thompson who was the offi
f dating minister at the Ainslie wed-
: Hing,; assisted , "by ; Rev. Carrick,
-conducted the service. ' The choir
' . was Miss Spangler and Miss Uol
' gate, Mr, Hrse and Mr. Prichard,
and the. opening number was the
; chanting of the Lord's prayer. Rev.
"" Carrick read a scripture lesson and
' Mr. . Herse sang ... "Thy Will be
. Done." Dri Thompson in an' elo
I ,juent. address recounted the virtues
.of the dead and spoke words of
" -comfort to. the bereaved. After a
prayer by Dr. Thompson and
another song by the choir, ;f those
nnnnrtiinitv to
- - r . : - r i m,
'tne-a! tif fare itv the casket- T. here
-. were many beautilul floral onerings
a large number having been sent
' from friends in Portland. The
v pall bearers were '-E. IS. Wilson,
Grant Elgin. Df tester, C. M.
-,SlcArthnr, Walter Wiles and Mr.
Collins of Portland. Mrs." Ainslie
was buried in the gown sne wore
., on her weeding day.
v White and red clover, orchard and rye
grass seed for ;sale at Zierolf's.
- v "t - TT , - .
'Whettjo,u'want jfresh clover and grass
seed gOrtoZlerolf'J, rA new supply of
fresh seed just received. r
t TwobQusMto rpnt,' one six and on
: seven rooiris, with barn's; ' 15 sheep, to
let op shares! ' . s- H; ?I?r!
fouled tenders will be received by the
iHMtrd oirectors..fpr school district No
9, Corvallis, Oregon,--until1; Thursday,
! i'A mhnrt!ir&;- the
AUK 2tU, " .-.."v. . ' .
s.t;r.n nf an niorht. room frame school
building. Plans and specifications can
be seen at P. L. Miller's store;' Corvallis,
4roaen . 1nweRt or an v "tender ; will not
necessarily be accepted. - '."
. , . . . Geo. E3Lilly,
- Chairman Board of Directors.;
It was in a Disguised Hand, and the
y Writer Signed Fictitious Name' -
Charley Davis of Philomath, is
in that unenviable frame" of ""mind
brought about by the'receipt 6fart
anonymous letter through the post-.
OfHcerthe contents-fwhica' -letter-are
of - threatening . character-The
letter, in, full is as follows? I q t: l-
"Philomath, , '
Chas. Davis, -"
- , Atty-at-lawT-, . . .-,
You had better 'quiet this case,
because you are likely to be-' pulled
for selling liquor, and also to min
ors at that. You " know, that you
are making your living almost in
the liquor trade or, you art : run
ning a polished saloon by . the name
of drug store. - Each - doctor puts
up their own medicines. We ad-,
vise you to go slow and. try, and
compromise the case, if, it is not
too late. ' : - .
' ' . Somebody." .
There is no date after the word
Philomath in the date line, at the
head of the missive. The writing
is in lead pencil, and in the printed
Roman letters to which anonymous
correspondents always resort, as a
means of disguising their own chi
rograph y, The address on the en
velope is in the same characters,
and the postmark is . ' "Philomath,
'August 1 8th." ' s
Mr. Davis does not " know' what
case it is to which the correspond
ent refers. He has been 4 xn Cor
vallis all week as an attorney in the
land cases before ' County Clerk
Moses.. He was to have appeared
as aa witness iaa a Philomath. vcity
case, but he is at a loss in each in
stance to find a reason for the
threatening attitude of the un
known writer. ?"
. The letter has been turned over
to the officers, and ihev are on the
hunt for the scribbler, It is a crim
inal offense to send a threateninglet
ter through the United States mail. .
the penalty prescribed is very heavy
The chances are favorable for. this'
person :' who " . signs " his' epistle;
'Somebody" to get inside the ' pen
itentiary for a term of 5'ears. , 4 '"
Mr. Davis conducts a drug store
at Philomath, but the statements
in the letter with reference to liq-s
uors and minors are.: said, to be
wholly without foundation. . , -
ANOTHER PIONEER.
For gale.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS-
ii 00
00
:! Good iamily cow, 30.00.- Also some
lousehold goods, such as bedsteads
Btovee, lounge, etc. '
A. F. Hershner.
. NpUca to Contractors.
. Sealed bids will be received by the
' sewer committee until 6 o'clock p. v.m.
Angust 24, 1903 for the construction of a
ewer through blocks 4 and 5 old town
according to the plans and specifications
on file in the office of the PoUce Judge.
"The right is reserved to reject any or all.
bids. ,
- " ' J. M, Cameron,
" R.H. Colbert.
-! . , . , ; - Wm. Crees, 7
,'..C ".. gewer Committee.
A large shipment of our celebrated
Premium dishes jnst received at Nolan
& Callahan's.
One of the" Earliest Residents of Cor-,
vallis Laid to Rest. '
Joshua Mason, one of the earl
iest residents of Corvallis, was bur
ied in Odd Fellows cemetery Thurs
day afternoon. He was almost a
continuous resident of this, city for
nearly fifty , years. ' ' Mrs. ; Martha
Avery, Mrs. Mary Stewart and E.
Holgate are said to; be the1' only
present surviving residents whose
coming antedates that ' of the de
ceased. ' Mr. Mason arrived in the
town in March, 1 854 His death
occurred, after ar lingering illness
at six o'clock Thursday-; afternoon.
The service was; conducted by Rev.
VV C.. Kantner, witn wnom tne ae
ceased had been an intimate . friend
for more than 27years. '
The birth olace and home in the
early part of his life was in Preble
county, Ohio. At the age of 11
years, he went with .his parents to
McLamjeoumy. imnois, wnere nc
grew to manhood.; At the age - of
18, he learned tne carpenter, trade.
In 1 853, be emigrated to ! Oregon
with the first United Brethren col
ony, led ; by; ..Rev.. T, J.' Connor,
landing at Uregptt vtty in trie au
tumri. : ' in March 1854 he removed
to' Corvallis: which has since been
his home Immediately after ' ar-,
rival he engaged m ' tne carpenter
business, " adding ' umlertaking f In
IgpTrToi' ielgriraTS--er.-contih-ued
in the latter business, subse
quently working in eash and door
factories, fev- '.'" tZ'
- 3liiai884 hisealth filled, and
thereafter he was not able to work
at his trade, he was a' man of de
cided character and strong conyic.--.tionsandihis
life was one of Chris-;
tian fortitude and forbearance. He
was converted to Christianity In
nnH ioined the United Breth-,
erri church of which he remained; a
aithful member until death. He
was twice married his first wife hay
ing died iff 1865. The fruit of this
union were four children, all of
whom survive.. They are Mrs. Loq
ise -E. Cook,, of Oakland; Mrs.
Mary Day Almeda California ' Lo
ren Ma-on, San Francisco; and
Edna. Hershner. Corvallis. After
lour years he was married to Miss
Phoebe A. Kisor, who still survives.
Two children were.born as, Chester
O. and Lowell Wayman, both, of
Portland. : T ,'. ' " i
Mr. Mason was a member, of a
family of 14 children,; all of whom
have preceded, him to' the grave ex
cept one sister, Mrs; J.-G. - McCor
mick of Brownsville, Oregon, who
was present at the obsequies, v ,
w F Howell
WG Lane . "
BFSeeley' . " ' i
J C Taylor -' , ; k: . .
H S Pe'mot phy. "
Samuel Mills " witness cor inq
J H Moore ' A' -
MA Mills ' V -E,
A Mills -: " T.T"J'
Ed McCready , v , ..
Chester Zumwalt - ' - 4
S N Wilkins. cor fees cor inq
: Corvallis Times brintine v
- Graham & Wells mdse & stati'n'y 6 95
Glass & Prudbomme stationery . 21 72
" John Bier ivork e h
:JD-Wells janitor
; A Wilhelm & Sons mdse poor ,
isi, Kline '
E Bennett prof services poor
Mrs. D, Huggins care poor
Finley Fullerton guara insane
1 Marion County care poor . .., .
-. B A Cathey ex insane
6 H Peterson lumber and bridge
BILLS ALLOWED.
. Manure to give away at
Stable,
the Brick
Stringent Rules About Them No Bur
- ial Without a Certificate,;:
Every birth now tnjist be report
ed to the city and . -eouHty-health
ofBcer-' A fine of $10 to --$100 is
imposed on physicians ;or official ?
ing ,mid wives..-who., fail 4 so ,lo.d6.
In order to burry the dead a prop
er certificate of death !; is required
by law. , A similar fine is imposed
for neglect to observe " this regula
tion. ' " All cases of death must be
reported to the health officer with
in d.8 hours. So must all cases of
infectious disease. ; The regula
tions are the enacted law of the late
legislature, and they go into i effect
now;' because it was not until Wed
nesday that the blanks -! for v phy
sicians, ;. undertakers, health offi
cers and others were received. The
necessary blanks are now in the
hands " Of the county! judge,
and can be secured on appli
cation. The section of the
law covering the above cases is as
follows:
. "It shall be' ths duty of every
physician, midwife, or head of a
family, under whose "charge 'any
birth occurs, to report the same to
the county or city , health officer,
as the case may be, before the
last day of the month in which said
birth occurs. ; Every physician
midwife, nursei or head of the fam
ily, under whose, charge any death
occurs, must report the same to the
counuy ' or city health officer, "with
in ,forty;eight hours," or as soon
after as practicable. 5 Every physi
cian, or, other person under whose
charge, any infectious or " epidem
ic " disease occurs,1; : must ' re
port the same to the county or city
health officer immediately. Any un
dertaker, or head of the family, or
other person shall not bury, cre
mate, pr cause to be cremated or
buried, the body of any person till
the deaths certificate is properly
filled out and sent to the " health
officer of the county or city in which
said burial or cremation is to occur.
It shall be unlawful for the . trans
portation of the remains' of any
person having died! the cause of
death being directlyl of indirectly
due.to any .infectious disease, ex
cept as the State Board of Health
may direct.- Any person violating
any section of this act, or any part
thereof, shall ,be guillfy;; of misde
meanor, and be fined not less than
ten dollars fSiol nor more than one
hundred dollars fjfioo " -"
The county health officer is, Dr
Bennett of Bellfouutain,T The city .
has no health officer whose' func-.
tions apply in the requirements pre
scribed in the new law. ' f 1; .' '
, "Special Notice The " reports of
births and deaths are to-be made in
duplicate, using carbon" -pper- in j
the report book, writing plainly
with an indelible pencil or pen
Forward both copies to your coun
ty health officer, one of which he
will retain,' sending the other to us,
Please notice that cases of typhoid,
tuberculosis andsycosis are to be
reported although not quarantined.
Yours very respectfully,
" Woods Hutchinson,
" State Health Officer ."
Notice to Property Owner?.
Corvallis, Oregon. Augnst 13, 1903. .
;' Notice is hereby given that the under
signed have been appointed viewers by
the Common Council of the City of Cor
vallis, to estimate and assess the proporr
tionate share of the cost of thei :se veral
sewers ; hereinafter mentioned to.be con
strutted by the City of , Corvallis under
and by ;vktue; of the -, several ordinances
hereinafter mentioned .tOrWit Ordman?
ce No; 1C8 for a sewer tbrpngh the ' jnid
dle of block 1, County addition to . Cor
vallis, sewering lots ii 2, 3, 4, 5. 6, ,7 .
9, id, 11, and 12 block 1 County Addi
tion nforeaaid. also under ordinance 139,
for a sewer through the middle of block?
No. 33 Avery's thira aaaiUQ.nra iorvai
1i4 swnritltr lots I-4, 5, 6,- 7. 8, 9,
in. Tt and izsaid block 33. . also under
ordinance No.-:l4o, for a sewer through
middle of. blocks ;?8 and 29 Avery's
conrvnd " addition to Corvallis, sewering
lots t, 2. 3, ' 4. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10, 11 and
it Mock 28. and l3ts 1, 2, 3,-4, 5, o, 7. ts,
o. 10. 11 and in block .29 said Avery's
, addition also under ordinance
Noi 141 for a sewer through the middle
. . . - i .. . ,ui4.: 1 1.1 .... L
OI DlOCK 4 UKOn 8 auumuu mm ui". "
Corvallis, sewering lots I, .2, , 4, 5, 6, 7,
g, 9, ro; ji,;i2,r block 4, Dixon's addition
and lota r. 2. a. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9, 10 II. ,12,
block 12,' Corvallis. also under ordinance
No. 142 for a sewer through the middle
of blocks 28 and 29, N.-.Bi & P. Avery's
addition; sewenng ;lote-i, .2, 3r4, 5, i 7,
S5 n to. tt. 12. block 18. and lots 1. 2, 3.
4, 5, 6, 7. 8, to, 11,-12 block 19 N. B. &
. Avery's addition 'to Corvailis, also
under ordinance No. I4J. for 8 sewer
through blocks 4 and - 5 . origiual town
.(Jorvauis sewenng iovs x, 3, 4, s
S o 10. 11. 12. block 4 and lots 1, li. 3, 4
fr. 6. 7, 8, Q, 10, II, 12'i block S original
town Corvallis. That said viewers will
meet at the office of the Police Judge of
Enid r.itv on the dth dav of September,
I903 at the hour of 7o'clock p. m. for the
purpose of estimating and assessing the
respective share at the cost to be paid by
the several property owners of said lots
and parts thereof , for constructing the
said several sewers, and all persons inter
ested or owning any of the 'said property
may appear before the .viewers at said
time and plare to be heard in the matter
of making the said estimates and assess
ments. , - . - v
N. B. Averv.
S. L. Henderson, '.
. Robert Johnson.
.. . Viewers.
List of Claims 'Approved at "Angnst
I-,' ' Term of County Court. , :
. " . '.;-' ','':is, .- t&fi-'ii
The following bills were allowed by
the Coanty Court at its - regular. Aug.
teifm i903;'-iwit.' w-
, J W Crawford juror cor inq T i 00
1 oo
1 00
1 00
S 00
1 50
150
1 50
150
150
150
825
7 00
T 3 50
4000
3 5
4 50
5 00
il7 35
18 25
500
S 00
work - 5
R M Gilbert bridge work
John Bottger , s'
T W Walters -, lumber
JW Walters - '
Benton Co L Co
Corvallis Mills Co '
v W H Green- "
- Albany Iron Works iron Ingram
" , - Island bridge -B
R Gilbert bi idge work ;
A J Fen ton gravel
J K Henkle
: 'j D Louden repairs V
G T Vernon donation road dist
No 13 - " "
- Henkle & Robinson dray age
J O Wells road No 3
' G Hodes i road supplies
rC C Huff road wk
: R H Huston rd supplies '
WD Barclay rd viewer -
Ernest Wilson chainman ..?
; S A. Gragg axman & marker ". :
: F C. Schimmel chainman v
: T A Jones surveyor rds -;
;Winegar.& Hodges livery .team
I BJ;Gasterline jwit dep pros
- attv . ', - .
Victoi P Moses financial exhibit
J E Michael ferryman
T W JJUiy repairs band cans
' -T H Cooper rd wk
. - j W Crawford juror co court
' F G Clark r " "
J II Modre ii i 'r " "
L Stewart ; '
J C Taylor , . " .
, O Ilealy - . "
-- Clarence Whitegides rd wk
' T H Davis
: G W Cooper ; . '-,
M B Long i v
j J F Phillips repair rd tools . ,
WMPorrer " plow
J R Smith & Co rd supplies
P S T & T Co telephones June
- onrl Tnfv J. . .. , . V
j R Fehler donation rd wk No"
l. J D Wells donation rd wk no 5
John "Todd rd wk
W AJollv sal co coin . -t
R S Irwin - " . .
, J X Wells deputy supr No 1
G L Stoneback sal snpr
FfJDWelW
Letcis Weiitz "
. : K A Blake
i J S Miller ,
' WM Clark '
A Cadwblader ' .
; W L Read - - -
-J RFehlt-r- "
3 G R Taylor
G T Vernon
EN Starr , "
John R Crow '
t Albert Zierolf ,
Dok Grav : 1 "
CE Banton '
ATTEST:
No
1
'.-.2
5
6
7
8
' 9
10
II
. 12
13
J4 .
15
16
17
18
71 13
78 20
21 00
24 33
14 73
I" 57
- - 65
19 44
284 40
42 00
7 50
6 20
2 95
89 OO
6 25
18 00
18I0
5 50
2 40
i4 00
5 o
5 00
4 00
63 50
3 00
2 00
10 00
47 35
'.-SO
22 50
2 00
! 2 00
2 00
2 00
2 00
2 00
19 00
18 00
7 5o
3 00
18 70
25
31 88
680
: 33 55
63 50
6 00
. 16 30
16 60
43 00
7S00
. 6 00
: f0 OO
ilo 75
62 00
20 OO
38 00
71 00
108 oO
22 00
58 OO
52 00
45 00
. '9 00
1 46 00
23 00
Victor P. Mopes.
- CO Clerk.
..Card of Thanks.
Feeling very deeply the kindness
ot our many friends, as shown in
their sympathy and helpfulness in
our recent, bereavement and great
sorrpw,; we take this - method of
expressing our ! heartfelt appreci
ation "and thanks for the kindly
attention so generously - bestowed.
" ' . : Mrs. Mason and family. ;
Corvallis, "Aug. 21 1903, " '
J ; Notice to Creditors. . :
In the Matter ot the Estate) v
. . ' at .'
John Mitchell, deceased.
- Notice is hereby given to all persons con
cerned that th undersigned has been duly ap
pointed executrix of the last will and testa
ment of said John Mitchell, deceased, by the
county court of Benton county, state W Oregon,
All personB having Claims again? t said estate
of John Mitchell, deceased, are hereby re
quired to present the same with the proper
vouchers duly verified as bjr law required,
within six months from the date nereof to th e
undersigned at her residence at Inavale post
office Benton county, Oregon, or at the law
office ot E iS Wilson, in Corvallis, Oregon, -Dated
this Aug 22, 1903,.. - ,
. .v, ' - Mary Mitchell,
Executrix of the last will and testament of
John Mitchell deceased, .
CS)af Red Box
We are , instructed by the
"Red Box Co." to give a key
with each One Dollar Cash
purchase. ' ;
$30 TO BE GIVEN AWAY.
The first key to unlock the
box takes $20.00. The- sec
ond key : to unlock the i box
takes ftlO.OO.
' 1 On! 7 a limited number of
keys. , ' ,
Remnant and 0dd$
Jlnd Gnd$L$alel; .
A quantity of Remnants has accumulated during -our
late Sale which -will be sold regardless of cost. v
There are Remnants of Dress Goods; Silks, Satins,
White Goods." Table Linens Towelings, Outing-.1
Flannels. Muslins, Shirtings, Percales, Ginghams.'"
Ribbons, Laces, Embroideries, ; Etc. , Also broken
lines and odd lots of Men's and Children's Shoes,
Summer Underwear. Men's and Boys' Suits. Sum
'"mer Skirts, Wrappers,-Summer Corsets, Etc." " '
Our New Fall Stock is now arriving.
FOOD
Old and Young.
Garolina RiGe Flakes.
WHOLESOME
NUTRICIOUS . .
. 77."""VV' "SUSTAINING ; " . ;r '
PREPARED IN ATIINUTE.
Don't Forget, tb at We Sell : '
Applegate Creamery Butter.
HODES' GROCERY.
it.- 1
Citnes Office for Job Printing
- - Sewer Notice. -
Corvallia Oregon, AuguBt I3 1903.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed have been appointed - viewers- by
the Common CoanciTofihe City jof C3or
valliB to estimate the proportionate share
of the cost of a sewer to be constructed
bv the City of Corvallis, under and by
virtue of Ordinance No, 132 through the
middle of the alleys of Block 2, County
Addition and Block 18, original Town of
Corvallis. to be assessed to the several
owners of the property benefited thereby
The district benehted by said sewer is
all of Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. "
and 12, Block.Z County Addition, and
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5." 6,7. 8. 9- 11 ftnd
12, Block i8,briginal Town of Corvallis.
That said viewers will meet at the office
of the Police Judge of the . City, of Cor
vallis on the ist day of September, 1903,
at the hour of 7 o'clock p. m, for the
purpose ol estimating tne; reepeuuvs
share of the coat to be paid by the prop-
... . i n rknct.mftinof sfiid sewer.
and all persons interested .and owners of
saia property :'?m8y appear . ooiuro ,
viewers to be ' heard in the matter of
making said estimate or estimates.
, r . . . Z. H. Davis.
' " " . ' S. L. Sbedd.
. , .. ... y t . ; .. Wm. Bogue.
Men Wanted
!
I have established an employment
agency in Corvallis; with head quarters
at Gerhard's book Store. Those wishing
help, and those wanting work will please
caU up Phone 221 or 306.: Special atten
tion given ttf the requirements of hop
growers and pickers. John Lenger,
' Employment Agent.
Dainty
Breakfast
. (Joods,
As well as Choicest Delicacies
for lunch and dinner, can al
ways, be "found .at our store.
We handle only first-class
goods and can guarantee qual
ity. Everything offered for
sale here is strictly fresh and
' i " 1 i .1 f TTT
jusb as represen ieu 4 - v e ua,i
ry a large stock . of . selected
Family and Fancy Groceries,
and are sole agents for
gbase 'Sanborn
fitffih 6rad3 Coffees
For Sfle.
Thirty two inch Pitts separator and a
horse power, to be had for '$100. ' Call
on or address, . . - .
rf - r. O. Kiger, Corvallis.
Buv your harvesting outfits at Nolan
& Callahan's. '