Corvailis Times.
Official Paper of Benton County
GOBVAIXXS, OKKOON, OCT. 31, 190
IT MAKES TROUBLE.
School Law Does Several Districts
Involved Suits may be Brought ,;.
. ; A Decision. v " "
There is trouble in various parts
of Benton, over the question of a
' Duoil attending school in an ad
joining district and receiving there
the school money to which it is en,
titled in its home district. Whethr
er the practice was permissible or
not remained an open-question for
sometime, and then Attorney Gen
eral Blackburn partially settled, it
by an opinion, , He held that the
word "may" in the law is to. be
construed as "must" and that there
fore a pupil may .attend jschoolr in
an adjoining district and that the
school money to which, it is en
titled, in the home district must fol
low the pupil into the district where
. school is attended. ,; , .
In a number of districts in the
county, the conditions referred , to
jfrevail. At Philomath, there are
a number of pupils in the schools
.jyhollve in the Newton district. In
tha" Corvailis schools , there are'
pupils from several adjoining dis
tricts. There are also similar cases
in many of the outside districts f
the county. And in all of them, in
spite of the attorney general's op
inion, there is more or less friction
over the matter. There are people
for instance who claim that the law
is unconstitutional.- In consequence
the school money to which a pupil
ismi leri is not readily paid over
to "the officials of an adjoining dis
trict. , The question has also arisen
as who:shall be the . person to see
that the school money follows the
child. ,,t Is it the duty of the county
superintendent to apportion the
money direct and withhold it from
; the; vacated district on shall, the
board of directors iD - the . affected
district to pay . it over. :' ;'
Anothen opinion just rendered!
by the attorney general bears on
the whole matter. The opinion
was rendered in answer, to ques
lions propounded by Superintend-
' " ent Denmari. - It says: -t t .
"It is the duty of; any district
whenever the parent, or guardian
of. the ch ild shall present a written
request; accompanied by a written
permit from the board ot directors
of the adjoining district., to transfer,
the . child, together with all - school
money due by apportionment to
such child, to the adjoining dis
trict, or .the, district to- which, the
child is transferred, and if the board
of directors of the first, districts re-
, fuse to transfer the money; so due to
such child, the proper methqd of
procedure would for the parent or
guardian of the child; to apply by
proper ,; pleadings to- the . circuit
court for writ of mandamus to com
pel the board of , the ; first district to ;
pay the some over to th'e clerk ; ot
the adjoining district; v A person
at right is conferred and the sec
tion, therefore, is mandatory. Also
J am of the opinion that directors
Hf the district to which the child is
transferred could maintain the suit,
"I find no law to warrant .the '
county superintendent in appbrtion-
'-3ng the " money. Ujf& !?;jhe.;a;s.:
trict to which thi tHild v 1 . trans-
' -rred. :i It fiist must be. apportion
ed to the original distrietnd then
be transferred as provided i in sec
il. page 42 Oregon School law."
' It is Understood that there , is a
prospect lor . mandamus , proceed
ings to be brought in the ,-, Philo
math district to compel the board
of directors of the Newton district
'to pay over to the clerk of theform-
, er district school money due pupils
. that have been transferred from the
latter district to the Philomath
schools. ,.... .
FOUNDATION LAID.
For Concrete , Building Said to be a
Renter for it, When Completed.
The foundation of the concrete
buildme. that Burt Thompson ;. is
erectirig on Main street has been laid
and workmen are waiting ? for the
ingredients to dry. 1 here is more
or less Gvirious ihterest in the" con
struction of this building, which is
the first of the kind that has come
under the notice of most people. A
frame of woodwork is the next step
after completion of the" foundation.
Studding of wood is framed for the
walls, and' then a"; solid' concrete
wall is built around them. The
. inner edge of the studding is left
flush withthe inner surface of the
: concrete. ; The thickness of the wall
is eight or 10 inches. r "
The1 building is to be 25 feet wide
with fifty feet of two stories and an
, additional twenty of one story. It
is said that a renter' will be'ready to
occupy the structure" as soon as it
is completed. It . is' said that a
structure of the kind-will be - super
ior" to brick for" this climate in that
the walls will be less susceptible toj
THEIR QUEER ACTS.
Zealot Worshipers .Burn Furniture
Dogs and Other Tnings Town is v
Stirred.
' Positively no admittance, ex
cept on God's business"
That is the: wording ot a sign
that hangs conspicuously displayed
at the yard gate at1 the, residence of
Mr. and Mrs. O. V. Hurt. The
same legend is also displayed prom
inently on the. porch at the entrance
to the house. The signs and num
erous prevalent conditions about
the premises have been the talk of
all Corvailis for the past two days
Certain caprices of religious fanat
icism have ,been manifested at " the
house that are so unnsual as to sug
gest a' condition bordering insanity.
Walks about the house have been
torn away Much of the
furniture in the house has been re
duced to ashes, on .-. a i theory that
God wills it. The shrubbery and
fruit trees about the yard, and all
the flowers have been digged up
and destroyed- . Kitchen utensils
have been beaten to pieces and bur
ied. An incident that has added
unusual impetus to the sensational
character of the conditions is that
Q. V. Hurt, a well known business
man. former chairman ot the re
publican central, committee and at
present state commit eetnau, has
joined tlie-sectj and is now one of
its most devoted, members.; Wed
nesday morning, he failed to appear
at Kline's store, where he has been
employed for a long time. He; sent
instead his keys to the ; establish
ment, along with a message to the
effect that he had been living in sin
and that hereafter he; intended to
devote himself to the work of God.
pOINGS OF THE SECT
, Members of the Hurt famtl y have
long been leading lights in the sect
in Corvailis.; Formerly they were
members of; the Salvation Army.
One time, after joining the new sect
they carried on their devotions in a
house on Main street. Their night-r
ly incantations so much; disturbed
the people living in the locality
that complaint was made, and the
authorities ordered the noise stop
ped. After that, a sort of camp
meeting was held in a- tent on an
island in the -Willamette south, of
town. Recently . the ' worshippe rs
moved to the-Hurt house, and there
a daily; and nightly manifestation
of the peculiar . bent of the member
ship has been kept up: much to the
annoyance, of the neighborhood.
During their- devotions, the;; wor
shippers rollxm the; floor, groan,
scream, pray, shout andr otherwise
give evidence of- great bodily and
mental agitation, - There are in all
about2omembers of the sect. Among
themare:Mr. and Mrs. Hurt, Frank
Hurt and wife ; and ' sister-in-law,
Miss Maud 1 Hurt, Creffield, a swede
with light hair. Brooks, ex:captain
of the Salvation Army at Corvailis,.;
Mrs. Hartley and daughter., All of
the above; persons are most of the
time at the Hurt house; There
are a number of families and others,
some of whom engage in their: pe
culiar form of worship in houses in
various parts of town.? Of the lat
ter, none have been so demonstra
tive as those at the Hurt1 house.
; jHE.TOWN ; EI,ECTRIpIDr
It has been a long tt'm6 since in
terest has been awakened to so high
a pitch as that occasioned by de
velopments at the Hurt house. The
doings of- Wednesday night - abo'ut
the place; and' the -tearing- up of
walks and destruction of furniture
Thursday forenoon, flew over town
like wild fire, and everybody be
came interested.! ; It was told about
that a number of dogs and cats had
been thrown iritd a sacrificial fire as
a part of the manifestation of the
sects faith. The report, which was
accepted as a religious mauitesta
tion not far removed from v the do
ings of ! barbarous " ancients, sent
peoples imaginations to work. : and
everybody discussed the sect and its
antics. Everybody also was seized
with curious desire to see some
thine- that was eoine on, . Accord
ingly the walk in front of the Hurt
house; was lined, with beople most
of the afternoon, the-crowd of bri
lookers sometimes numbering 75 to
100. It was in the evening, how
ever, that the visits by Corvallisites
to the Hurt house really began .
The walks leading to Mary's river
bridee arid beyond were lined with
excursionists, either going or com
ing from seven o'clock or earlier to
a very la'e hour. '- The walks in
front of the house and to either side
were not only filled with onlookers
but many occupied places in the
street.' All seemed impressed with
the idea that something of an . ex
traordinary character was going to
happen, but in ' this- respect they
were disappointed 1 The house in
the early part of- the evening was
lighted up; but . by. .half past
eight : all the lights .were out,
and everything inside was : quiet.,
The crowd began to dwindle after
1
the place
BURNING THE DOG":
' The reported burntnot; jtie cats
and dogs had a powerful effec in
exciting public ; m'erest. Ine
visit of crowds 'o the Hurt house
was not-the only manifestation- of
public excitement. On the stree s
throughout13 Thursday, no o'her
topic was discussed. Men stood in
groupson-the-pavements and. relat
ed incidents concerning the sect or
expressed opinions of what should
be done Many said that ihe offi
cers ought to in erfere, and o hers
asked what cou'd the officers do.
It was generally conceded that
Creffield and Brooks, the acknow
edged high priests of j the" se-1
should be reqiured to quit the-com.
m unity. ' It is the universal opin
ion that they are fanatical to a de
gree bordering 6ri mental unsound
ness.". '""',''.' ' '; - " v
The general reason assigned for
the alleged burning of the cats and
dogs was that the act was afl ' outer
manifestation of something in the
creed of the sect. This is' however,
denied by the members. Daring
the afternoon of Thursday," Mr.
Hurt told the officers 'hat no cats
were burned, and that but one dog
was sacrificed. He said wi'h ret-
erecce to (he latter, that the dog
was not wanted at the house, and
that it could not be driven , away.
lie added that the dog was killed
in a humane way. and that its body
Was subsequently thrown into the
fire. The story that- more, than
one dog was burned,- and that sev
cal cats were thrown, into ; the
flames, comes from . the neighbors,
and some: of them insist that the
story is true. . . ;
TWO ARRESTED,
' A. development in tne situation
was the arrest yesteday of Creffield
and Brooks, the leaders in the
movement. Creffield is a swede of
small statu ure, with light hair He
came to Crvallis about a year ago,
and it has been frequently reported
that he was driven out of McMinn-
ville 'He is mostly the ' master of
ceremonies at the Hurt house, and
is the person with whom people
who apply thrre to see any of the
inmates, come in contact. ' Brooks
is the ex captain of the Salvation
army- .He came to town v a . year
ormore ago - and after.his . retks
ment from the army he joined the
new sect, in which he has ' been" a
very active apostle. - ; ; ' v
Complaints from various sources
were made' during Thursday to the
authorities,, and iu the afternoon.
Sheriff Burnett and Deputy J Attor
ney Bryson visited'i he Hurt hdnse
to' investigate'. The front gate is
securely wired and approach1 from
that direction is barred.' The offi
cers however, climbed the fence and
passing on the" porch knocked
loudly at the front door. A crowd
of fifty to seventy five curious " per
sons hung round "in ' front "of the
premises, arid gazed on ; the temple
with cunous interestj waiting ' and
doubtless hoping for developments.
The knock of the officers" brought
one of the inmates to the door." He
was Creffield. He denied the re
quest of the officers to be admitted
and the three engaged in a .parley.
pCAI,t: THEjl "HOI,y ROGERS"
The officer asked for Mr ; Hurt,
and Creffield ' said th$t Mr Hurt
was seeking God and could not be
seen. ; Presently the orhcers passed
round" the.hdusev where1; resistance
again met their proposal to enter.
Fiually they met - Mr- Htitt in the
yard and by him were invited in
side. 13 They saw however but a por
tion of the house. Their visit re
sulted yesterday in the arrest of
Greffield and Brooks on' a charge
of insanity, and both had a hearing
at one o'ctock yesterday afternoon
before the county judge.
The members of the sect call
themselves "God's Anointed."
The sinners call them "'The Holy
Rollers."" The members claim to
have direct communication with
the Almighty. When the officers cal'
led at the house and demanded to
see Mr. Hurt, one of the high
priests denied , them admittance.
The officers protested reminding the
priests that they were the arms of
the law and authority in the land,
and insisted1 upon having their j ire
quest granted: "Well I will con
sult God about it," replied the vice
gerent of Heaven, and thereupon,
he began to ' walk ? backward and
forward' across the porch with a
faraway look in his eye and : his
face "turned toward the sky, as
though he were, 'penetrating' the
mysteries of the beyond. About
that time the crowd in front called
out to the officers that Mr Hurt
was in the yard on' the other side
of the house, and the new disciple
was at once communicated with by
thejofficers without the interposition
of Providence or the assistance of
the man oh the porch. .
Why They ' Burn Furniture.
" A feature of the doings of the
Holy Rollers, as sinners call them,
nine o'clock, and by n
was practically deserted.
. ... , .. ., ,
ftruction of kitchen utensils, musi
cal 'instruments and o'her house-
HViIrl nrnl7Pninnpa , flmtMra man.
j doling ': chairs'.- windo. .curtains.,
, dothinaf . carpets and oianv other
articles of use and comfort, without
regard to value or cost, have been
freelv Consigned to the. flimep, A
, larg amount of ihe con venipr.cf s bf
tbe llurt bouse were 87 destroyed,
and a eorsMerab'e quau'itv of.gooda
f rorxh hn -Hrtl? boui wa similarly
disprsed This, ,,with he teriog
up i f ibe fcidewalk', ntul digging;. up
of flowers ami t-h. ubWi y at the
Hurt pi ice hav atirctffi. wide . at
tention ai.i c lujuiHtit. ; .Th? reason
asrigned bf th iiifnihi-r.- f.ir'thede
e!r.uetion: i that, iv i the wiil . of
God, t'.iev 1? ay tbey do w bat 1 e
directs, and ttiey' cl'm to ' b in
constant omoiunication with Him.
A Times u.in ws a suppiiuaut at
the door of t-ie Hurt Jjuu-e Thurs
day forenooD, and one of the ' high
priests birred tbe "en trance."'.. The
priest excused himself to the re
porter, sayirg that a message was
about to be received inside from
the Alinighiy, aud that he muf t go
in, wbich he did, leaving the news
paper man aione on the s'.oop. "
-,:, STOEP THE HURT noUSE.
A contemptible outrage was com
mitted Thursday evening by un
known persons, who stoned the Hu-t
hou8e.iv A large crowd wss aesem
bled in front, and in the darknts
it was impossible to-, see. who did
the stoning. Rocks " rittled fre
qaently oa, the roof or crashed
through Window panes, scattering
broken glass rigLt and Uft. Two
men appeared oq lha pjrch, knock
tng loudly at tbe door, and when
there was no answer, one of them
knocked the glass out of the front
doori' All the ajts Swere Swa'nton,
excuselss and bru al, and the pea-
petratnr!) should be taught out and
punirh d. No response or otitary
came from witbio tbe bouse wbil
tha etooiDgwits in progress, and by
half past eight o'clock: all the lights
about the building: weie extin
gutshed.
The examinitiin of Creffield
and Brooks was in progress all.yts
terday afternoon, but no result had
be-n reached when the Times went
to press. r The examining physi
cians were Dr. Per not and Cathey,
with Judge Watters. and D -puty
Aitorufy-Bry.ou i attendance
A popular belief is that Creffield
in a hypnotist, and that it is to bis
hypnotic influence that most of the
condition? are due. When Brooks
and Ceff eld, were taken ib custody
the officers found mo t of the wor
hippfrs Jut g about -on the floor
on matf, blankets, anil o'her plac
es of rest. L-i the center was 'a
young girl with, a cloth over her
face apparently iu a trance. She
was at the" moment receiving a mes
sage from on high, which others
about the room were taking down.
The head of CreffielJ was c lose be
side that of the youthful meseage-
t-iker. ""
P. M. ZIEROLF
FOR ,
, Dainty .
Breakfast -Foods,
As well as Choicest Delicacies
for lunch and dinner,' can al
Vays be fund 1 at our store.
We handle only nKsb-class
goods and can guarantee qual
ity. Eveythhg. offered for
sale here is strctly fresh and
just as represeuled. We car
ry a' large stock of selected
Family and Fancy Groceries,
Pure Ceas and Coffees
a Specialty.
Low Prices. ' Prbm'pt Service.
CASTOR I A
t, For Infants and' CMidren, ' .
Use Kind You Hays Always Bougl
Beats the;'
Ciatnre of
. This line of Suits and Overcoats is second to none in
the United States for style, fit arid workmanship. We
are sole agents for this section. .'
chool
This department will offer first-class advantages to all who desire to become
accomplished in pianoforte and violin. In connection with artistic instruction on
fliAcA inefrittnonto Vi o rmrn tt vmicinal V oritur rrillTltPrTiril Tl t TnilRIPfll hlKtOfV. Rlpht
reading and eusemble work will be taught.
EverytMmig Artistic and. High piass. v
All collegestud ents taught at the studios at O. A. C.
take at the college or at city studios, as
and city are enrolled at the cellege, and
tages of an Eastern conservatory at
MORDAUNT GOODNOUGH, : . RUTHYN TUKNEY,
: Pianist. "'' ' ' Violinist.
What You Want
Is to try the New Goods f.
which have just arrived at " .
HODES' GROCERY.
Crystallized Pineapple
Crystallized Cherries
Crystallized Ginger
Fresh Nabiscos
Fresh Cookies ,
New Walnuts "
New Almonds
We
Sell
ENERGY 9 Health Food.
Hodes' Grocery, Phone 483.
Congregational
Church,
SERVICES EVERY SABBATH.
Morning. ... 11:00
Evening . ... ............... 7:30
Sunday School .... .... 10:00
Christian Endeavor. ....... 6:30
Strangers always welcome.
Seats free. Come. ( - , .
REV. EDWARD GREEN, Pastor
Good Lots for Sale Cheap.
Expecting to leave Corvailis soon I
have some good, well located Jots for
sale cheap: - N. B. Avery.
, , ' Wanted. - -To
trade stock ranch for property in
Corvallfs,' ' - " .
, "H.A.Bowman,""
' ' ' . ddyville. Ore ,
of MmsIc
o.
Down-town pupils may.
All pupils of college
they may desire.
all enjoy equal privileges.
All the advan-
one-third the cost. " - v
Fresh Cranberries
Fesh Huckleberries
New Honey
New Figs and Dates
Olives in Bulk
German- Pickles ;. v ;
Swiss Cheese. . - ; :r
SHROPSHIRE SHEEP
Ewes and Yearlings by Barkis 130841.
Lambs by Freshman 188626.
Well bred young stock of both, sexes
for sale. ,
GEORGE ARMSTRONG,
, .. Corvailis, Oregon.
Young man, you should attend the
night school io the Corvailis ( Business
College. ' . ;..-'; -
- Cedar shakes, hand made shingles and
five carloads of sawed cedar shingles.
A full stock of shingles at all prices.
If you wish the best shingle made get.!
our Claskine. " ' " - '
Corvailis Saw Mill.
For Sale.
Grub oak wood. For particulars in
quire of E. B. Horning.
If your umbrella needs covering
it to the Bicycje Hospital.
take-
Call at the D. & T. Store
bread and a fine assortment of cheese.