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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1903)
LOCAL LORE. ' ( Advertisements In this column c'iru fcir M the rate oilf ceuw per line. ' : . . - O. A. Wolt of Alsea was doing business in town Thursday. . Miss Vera Barker or AlbaDy Is a guest at the Lafferty home. . : , , ; '-Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Avery went to Newport Wedoeeday for. an. ohting. Mies Ethel Smith of Salem,. was a Bay-bound passenger on Thursday's train.--. . - 1Dr. Vernot and family left Thurs "flay tot a'weeb's soj jurarrratrr How--Port.- , - . ?- .v -;v.; Mis a Winnie Cameron ... and ,tbe Misses Herbert were, passengers for Newport Thursday. X-Xv, '; . D. P. Mason and Miss Vida Mas ton of Albany cam oyer Wednesday to attend the Ainslie tnaeral. Prof. Skelton. arrived g Sunday from aftrlp. of "several, "weeksS in :;the East.'-J, ' ' . - . Frank Oroves and MWs . E ina Groves went toN.d sport. Wedneeda J;; tor an6u"flagr; , " " Mtbt A."rrPeteJr80Ti ja vtha guest of her slater;; Mrs..- Bjoth ao Nya Creeks " . - , ' : v - Mrr'and Mrs. J.'W Kanplsch and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ooopey ' of .Port-, land, went to Elk City Tuesday for an outing.; J"-.,:f 'l '" . y Regular services, wil 1 be held at the M. B., church, South tomorrow, morning and evening by the ip at tor. Sunday School at 1,6 a. m. 'Prank Elgin' and family; ' AD. Morrison and Miss Ethel Mre.! Lin- vllle returned Wednesday from a four weeks' outing at Newport.., j , f Mfi and" Mrs." Harry Cusick of Albany, accompanied by Miss Mary Stewart, were, in ., Oorvallla Wednes-, 'day to attend "the Ainslie funeral.1' .f -1 Dr. George Ainslie, Miss - Ainslie ' and Mr. and Mrs. . Collins left ; for Portland via Albany, Wednesday ev " enlng.' ' -" sv:;--;'.:-iv? ;v. Dr. E. J. Thompson, , who came up to officiate at the Ainslie funeral left for Independence Thursday. " ' J. G. Dunham and - family and J Mrs. Biggs returned Tuesday irom a three week's camping trip at "'New- port.' .. i. v . v ;. . ; -l: :: :";..:';- - A. ij. McFadden was a: business ''visitor in Oorvallla over" Wednesday night. He has been at work in an office in Portland for the past eight months., i t Tags for deer ' skins In ample supply are to be had at the county . " clerk's office. Justices of the peace in all parts of the county can by making application secure such sup ply of the same as they may require. O. M. McArthurafter attendance on the Ainslie funeral, left Thursday for the farm near Derry, ; where he U temporarily sojourning. Mr. Mo Arthur Is a eon of the late Judge Mc Arthur. and a grandson of : the late , Senator Nesmith. . .. -- Mrs, B. M. Davisson left Thurs day for Salem to begin the removal of the family household effects to Ore gon City, where Mr. and Mrs. , Davis-! " . son expect to take up their , residence in the autumn. She is to return to I Bpend several weeks more at the 'Woods Creek farm,, before taking final " departure from Benton," : There has been a crush of busi ness this week at' the ' county clerk's office. The push has been such that County Clerk Moses has kept three tpyewrltere employed, i Deputy- Ir win was regularly engaged 'on "work In the office, Miss Holgate was type writer for the; hearing in the land contest cases, .' and tthe machine In Sheriff Burnett's office was' kept go ing on a transcript of appeal in the Samuel Klckard case, .'';.' 5 : Devotees of the turf are enthusias tic over the fact that the world's pacing record has been broken... , It was accomplished , by the famous r horee Dan Patcb, at Brighton '. Beach, Au gust 19 h. by f going a mile In 1:59 j From 1897 to this time - Star , Pointer held the record, 1 :59 Wben Boy Baber was East recently he' saw Dan "Patch go an exhibition half mile at Columbus in 573-4, which at the same ; rate would be a mile in 1 .-55 1-2. 'f - Tuesday's train from the Bay - brought a casket bearing the mortal remains of Mrs. T. C. Arns of Iowa. She was on a visit to friends In Ore gon, and as a ; diversion, joined the . tbroog of - seasiders at Newport. There last Sunday, along with many others she went bathing In the' sUrf, The shock of the eold water is said to have been too much for her vitality, and after everything had ...'-.been done to save , she died tbat night.. The remains passed on to Albany, and f thence go East for Interment. ; 7 Preliminary work has begun on the plumbing to be done in the old public school building. J' ?R, Smith &Company have the contract. The work includes the construction ; of modern toilets and the connecting Of the same with the sewer. The toilets are to be on a fljor of cemenr, and all - the lower portion of each is to be ce meDtfd, so tbst with hose Jand water perfect CieanlineBS may ; be provided ; for. The contract price of ithe . work is something over $1,1)00. The sum' , is provided for by a levy for the ; pur "pose, voted at the annual school election. ' Mi93 Agnes Wpbber is the gueet of iti -mis .'ii Xjvfii r. ; '..-,-' I Mit.i PaDi-ic Purdy and daughter Girh' r antv. t T- K-iay f'om a ..to uiutija' visit Ij Poi t a id. . . After a brief visit with Corvallis ;fi lends, Miss Adelaide Greff z is to re turn to Poitland today. -Miss "Veda Jones of PiinevMe is in CorvallU for a time, , the guest of Mrs. Sarah Moore. ; Sarnutl Boiland of San Francisco left Thursday after a visit of .a few days at the home of Horace L ew. W. P. Lafferty and -ion -arrived Thursday evening from a visit to Bay mbhd Lafferty at Cal abans, CBltfornia. Mrs. Kite Ooff, of Independence, wh catne up to attend the Mason fun erul, is a gut?st for several days at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hershner. ' J' ; - '. . . ,- ' - ; Services ntxt Suudjiy morning and evening ,. at the United Evangelical chut eh. PreachiDg ,. at . Mount View sebpi I house at 2 :30 p. mvJ' -' Wedneeday Sam King left at this Cfiic? a four-loch stem 1 bearing three pounds of plums. An extraordinary fact is that the fruit is exceptionally large. - ( . - . Lizzie King male two trips to Corvallk ibis wt-.elc as mail aaessenger on 'the West?ide. - Hesuccessfuliy passed the- civil - service -examination some time ego and is now getting well into the work. x k . : --Beginning with Monday evening a series of Gospe services will beheld in a tabernacle, to be pitched near the United Evangelical church. A num ber of ministers from '-the conference district are expected to be present Corvallis friends of the family have -received the pad Intelligence of the death of Mrs; W. C. Cox at Port land on the 11th of ioii mdhth In termDfc occurred at Brownsville on the 13th. , ' " r liev. "W. C. Kantner," for several years a pastor in Corvallis and who came to conduct the funeral service of the late Joshua Mason, returned to his home in Salem yeeterday. . J. K. Berry. thiDks he knows who Is digging potatoes in bis garden on -Sec ond street between Adams and Wash ington, but be offers- $5 reward for conclusive evidence. Somebody better "look a little out." - W. Ooman of the traffic-, depart ment of the Southern Pacific, arrived on a special train Thursday evening and spent the night in this city, leav ing yesterday morning for - other points down the Weetaide. - With a party. Mr. Ooman has been on a tour of Eastsidd towns. . Alfalfa, grown on the Bruce farm is mentioned elsewhere. Samples of both the first and second crop are to be seen at the "Times" office;. Each is well worth examination,at the hands of any farmers. Much of the first crop is five feet seven Inches In height, and the second crop, three feet ten inches. ' A meeting of the Northwest In dian Association was a Newport event of importance Tuesday. Eleven states were represented and a strong pro gram was presented. W. ETates, of this city, delivered an address on the subject, "The Value of Good English." The work was under the management of Superintendent Campbell of the Chemawa Indian school. - By the collapse of the falsework of a big bridge In Douglas county Zophlr Tharp, ati O. A. O." etudent and foot ball mant sustained, injuries that will keep him confined in bed for the next two weeks. The accident happened last Monday afternoon. Bert Pilking ton, O. A. C.'s champion fullback and football captain, is a member of the gang that was building the bridge, but was not, aa was Tharp, carried down with the structure. Tharp lost nearly all hia teeth, and sustained several other injuries,- none of which are dangerous. Tharp's working mate named Markham has his jaw and one leg broken. j r Alfalfa Is a thrifty .crop again this season on the . farm of Major James Brttce, 10 or 12 miles south of town., ; An eight-acre tract from which three: abundant crops were cut last year lias been given up entirely to pasture, and as such, Is most pro lific. On other plats about the house a second crop, now s three feet high Is ready to cut. The fltst crop from the same groundwas four to tour and a half feet high. ' Major Bruce says the roots penetrate the ground to a depth of 10 feet or more, He has no doubt that alfalfa can be grown in al most any ground where there is not a clay soil lor the roots to . penetrate. What the plant would" do in such ground, he does not pretend - to say. On the Bruce farm the roots go to a layer of giavel where there is abund ant water. , - , , ' The races between Reliance and Shamrock which began with the fluke Thursday means , the .- 12th challenge from British . yachtsmen . since t the schooner America captured the cup off the Isle of Wight in 1851. Three1 races out of the five will decide tbe winner. Each race ie to be started at Sandy Hook lightship. The course will be either over; a triangle , each side of which is 10 miles la leo?th, or a beat to" the windward xf 1 15 miles and return, depending upon the di rection of the wind. The time limit for each race 54 hours. . Each boafr measures 90 feet on the water line. Shamrock III is sailed ' by Captain Bobert Wringe and Captain Charles Barr is the sailing master of the Re liance. Eleven o'clock In the morn ing is the time for the start - In each race, THE KABEF DREDGE. It Costs Thirty Six Thousand Eastern Men fn the Enterprise. j The minina operations in which N. I Raber is now engaged are of very extensive character. ; He . is associated with a joint stock, com pany of .Eastern i capitalists. ,The latter has placed $40,000 in cash at the disposal of Mr. Raber: for the purposes of the enterprise . , , The plant comprises a barge, 100 feet by 40, .and fitted with two,' huge boilers and four engines,, an. im mense pump, Sl ladder and buckets for dipping up .. golo; bearing sana and gravel from the bed of the - riv er in which the operations are. to be conducted, -r together with" a . big array of mining machinery of com prehensive and intricate character, In some particulars it is to be the largest gold mining dredge ever operated, i There is in addition a small steamer, a big coal barge and other appliances. The cost of the plant alone is $36,000. The orders for the machinery have been placed in Eastern factories, and a portion of it is to arrive shortly at , Glenn's Ferry. Idaho, wbich is the head quarters of the company.; Other of the machinery will require . three and four monthsto construct from the time the order for it. was given, which was two to four weeks ago. The capacity of the plant is by far the greatest of any thing of the kind that ever operated on the Snake river deoosits., It is believ ed that 6.000 cubic yards of goldr bearinsr sand and eravel will- be worked by if in' a single day of 12 hours. ' The dredge should prove a profitable enterprise on sand.i bear ing 10 cents of gold per cubic yard, but it is said tbat much of . it .runs 25 cents per yard and even up to a dollar or more. ' c i The plans of the ; Raber Com pany are far more comprehensive and exhaustive than that of any of the dredge companies that have op erated on-the Snake, some of which are said to have done a profitable business, s After a twenty-five years study of gold mining in Its various phases, few men are more conversant than ' is Mr. , Rab er with its processes and problems, and there is every reason to expect that the newly launched enterprise may prove remunerative. , The barge for the new dredge is now at Glenn's Ferry, where Mr, Raber expects to be called at any time to superintend the placing of the machinery. Three or - four months time will elapse before active operations in dredg ing will begin. - ,r . LOCAL NEWS. Miss Francis Belknap left yes terday for a week's visit with Miss Ivy Burton of Independence. 'Among those returning yester day from Newport were, Mrs Elizabeth Gerhard, Mrs. Thomp son. Mrs. Sheasgreen, Miss Ade laide Greffoz and Tom Nolan. - : ' .- , Charles Chipman. arrived Thurs day, from Northern California, where he is with Mr. Seckler en gaged in construction work for the Southern Pacific. - Mr. Chipman will remain a lew days for a visit with his family; For the first time in several years M. S. Neugass, , formerly a well known business man" of ., Corvallis has been on the streets, shaking hands; with old friends. He arriv ed Thursday to be at the Jacobs home on the occasion of the .fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. M, Jacobs. Mr. Neu gass is now identified with a large manufacturing i-. concern -. in San Francisco, and is prosperous, a 1 Of course all sportsmen , know that the open season for China pheasants does not begin until Oct ober ist, in spite of the inadvertent statement in Wednesday's Times that September 1,5th was the date. If the Times got in two weeks early in the statement," it is, according to all accounts,, still far short behind the time when China shooting act ually begins. The record is that sale of shotgun shells is better now than later on. , ' Trespass Notice. Notice is hereby given that no hunt ting or other trespassing is allowed on our premises. - Any person or 1 persons violating the provisions .of this notice will be prosecuted.. (. . . , ' W. S. Locke. ..,.... A. R. Locke. . For Sale, At a bargain; 200 fet of picket fence, Applv to Mrs. Sarah E. ' Moore, ' corner Third & Jackson. Do yon. intend to keep students? A committee from the Y. ,M . C.- A. at the College will canvass the city on or about Sep. 1-5 to secure a complete list of those who wish to board or room stud, ents, also accommodations, terms, MUCH TESTIMONY TAKEN. In the Land Contest Cases Hearing . Still in Progsess. , ;The hearing of tbe timber land contests mentioned in Wednesday's Times had not been concluded late yesterday afternoon. The cases on trial before County Clerk Moses are two in number, two other cases re lating to the same section of land having been heard in Oregon City. The case of W.' B, Mace versus C, ; I. Spaulding occupied three days, and the taking of testimony'did not end until Wednesday evening. The1 testimony is voluminous, occu pying 123 pages of type 7 written matter. ;"'"- -;, ";' -i;ri;:;v ; .Much of the evidence relates to when those. who filed; the. .home steads originally went onto the. property,- and how often' they have since - been 'about the premises. Evidence has been abduced by- the contestants to show that -some of the: claimants did not go on the lands.until four months after their filings had been, made. The defen dants have offered testimony in re buttal of this. . . . One feature of the testimony was the statements made by defendants tb the effect that all of the original homesteaders had been on the lands throughout the month of March 1901 among them C. W. Spaulding' of Portland, ' The contestants, in rebuttal produced' the books and; affidavits of a firm in Portland set sing forth that during the month in question, Mr. Spauding had been constantly employed in their estab lishment as an engineer; and v that i he. had received - pay - - for 31 -day s service rendered during the. said month. . " . ; r, ' The attorneys for the contestants are C. 1,1 Davis and William ' Gallo5 way, formerly of the Oregon City land office. The attorney for . the defendants is Burt Leuter of- Port land.;'; - - :';v -7 :-;;:i-:-;''V;'.''v'f It was the case of Morse Burnap of Philomath versus Miss Spaulding that has been in progress since Thursday morning. - See next issue for date the opticious next visit. of Dr; Lowe I ; A. NEW RULER, , ' - ... 4, . - , ; 1 . - " - - . t ', Low Prices eow the Store. Shirt Waists at 25, 50; 75 cents, $1,00, $1.50, which means 25 percent oft our regular prices. All 50-cent Mercerized Goods now 40 cents. j ust - a few waist lengths left. ' Summer Vests' 10 12)4, 15 to 50 cents. '; Just What Yom Want You will on the Remnant Counter at prices to suit your purse. Large assortment 6t Upholstering Valours, regular 7pc quality at 60 cents. - , ; ; , . Summer Parasols in White and Colors, 25 percent off. y : With cash sales we are now issuing oupons, a sufficient number of which edtitles the holder to an eiegant din ner set free. Patrons, however, may if they wish, secure the set piece by piece as they obtain coupons. . - Tbtse dishes reof the Cc-letraltd ?mi-Vitrecvs PoiceVin. Xaiid-f aimed 1ecoiaMon;'wiih gold trimmings, . and would adotn any table. Trade with us and secure 8 set. Tell your frierds about this opportunity. '. VVP GiFI . g.oorosiS' y 5 And no item . in to-day's 2 news is of more profitable 1'esr.o yon. ' My , Lady Gowned. . - T These petticoats are brand--. new fresh stock, just received g from the cleanest factory in the. world. They are excellent qual- ity of mercerized sateen cut ' from living models and finished. $ to nerfec'tion in ever v fastidious i frill.' Careful points you'll bUU J VA.AW JVW u u. m.quv - 1 front properly seams strapped inside and out,.' that natty fiare and oh! so many for yourself. 5 -" ' ml - . . I'LL! - S . j. ne price is our nine surprise, at & 3 $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, g Up to ' . To Ice Buyers. Orders for .10 cents -worth of ice or less, must reach the factory before nine o'clock, so as to go out by the first deliv ery,, or they will not be filled. 1 Orders for more than 10 cents worth will Defin ed at later hours. All orders" that reach the factory before nine o'clock will be filled promptly, as usual. ' '""' ' ' ' "' " .-. Corvallis Ice Works. For .Sale,' - Good young team of ' mares; Weight about 2,500. Inquire at this office. UflMER GOODS. AT' COST. F. L. niLLER,. Corvallis;; 0r. 1 ycoats 1 Xj I1 store y-f ' jfl inter - fi Wdl - like " more you must count Jem S i . i. $2.00, $2 50, $3.00, $5.00 " - Regulator of Low Price's . . Notice to Contractors. ' " Sealed bids will be received , at the office of Chaa. H. Burggraf architect Albany Oregonby the board of regents of the Stnte Agricultural College of the State of Oregon, until 1 p. m August 24th 1903, for the erection of an addition to the boiler house of the heating plant of the State Agricultural College at Cor vallis Oregon. A bond, equal to the amount of 75 per cent of the coutract will be required. Plans may be seen at the office of ThomaB Crawford, Cleik or at the architects office. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Chas. II Burggraf , . - Architect. , , Ktile