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' , , . , Large purchases of , r ' Mee9sBoW, Clothing i weatqrs; rRubber , Clothing, . and l3 Other departments contain Underwear Hats, medium' and fine , Shoes i; Slip pers, Hosiery, Umbrellas, Watches, and in fact vevery article to be found in GalUarid see :"l:0;m Or UN I FO RMS. -T ii) to as 'high a standar(as our desire woulid' promote j usV bui s,ee that 'Vou make no mistake in ! . 0? i . ; . v 1m r '--"'A "i'1'?1 ' i standard ; place t f ? ? p l H 'BUY Fr$bFruits;Xt .fresh ,eveViing to be , hadf inUjthe iit;Wwft y- ''. $S v-': "S"' 'please Call.andee 7; -' "5 : 5 Wlffi-EEKERSI'- II (Jl B ;good,bargains' inj stock, Jiancnes, write tor my special list, or ; come and see me. I shall take pleasure in giving you all the reliable information you wish, also showing .; you over the country. , . ; ; y;;i -1 HEMYAMBLEE, - " Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance, , Philomath, Oregon. . v: S. PERNOT, v Physician. fe Surgepii ' : Office over poatoffice. Eesiden(je Cor. . Fifth and Jefferson streets Hours 10 to . 12 a. m., 1 to. 4 p. m. Orders may be left at Graham &' Wortham's drug store. DR. C. Ht NEWTH, Physician urgonj Philomath,. Oregon. T ,: E. E. WIESON, ATTORNEY AT LAW. NOTARY PUBLIC. ' ' Office in Zierolf Building, Corvallis. Or. f-. o of Grocer- V : ' to . Fresh UegetabUs 7 graiayfruit and poultry f ATTORNEY AT LAW J : ' 1 : " . t JUSTICE OF THE PEACB i Stenography and typewriting done. Office in Burnett brick Corvallis, Qreg B. A. C ATHE M. D : x Physician and Surgeon. t Office, Koom'14,' First- National Bank Bnilding, Corvallis, Or. Office Honrs, o to 12 a, m., 2 to 4 p. m. ft r ; . For Sale. . ' "J .t' . Grub oak wood. For' particulars in quire of E. B.' Horning. -( ' CORVALLIS, OREGON. IV OVEMBER 25, 19Q3. HANGINQ OF" HORft i-.Vv. C0WB6YS SING A'; SONG "BEi V;'; FORE. TilEJ . MARCH TO!' .T'l ; ijjale 'B : iteiaeet 4d See . .,xiib wiu. iujpioytir ib urauieu , .Singers' aie also alloweol '"id", -'jj : Speak to him Wears ., .v , :D aSmiletothe LasL v;; V ; Tom Horn died at. 11:08 A. M. game to the last' and smiling'. His oeck.was broken by the fall of the trapv i".The .executioa - passed off without a hitch or attempt ton the part. of Horo's friends to , save t'ioj. , Horn denied he- had .ever confe eed the murder of ;.Willie' Nickeil, but tokLhis spiritual ad visera ,h had been guilt; of crimes, but not willfully 'so. ' '' --Xenminutes before be was bound or .the scaffold he laj" bh" his 1 cot smoking; a c.igar and looking out at the sgectatbrsJ,", 'Prahkf and Chaflee trwin sang. a; sentimental ', bow boy song and. were al Jo wed -tO' shake hands ' with' "Horn. ' '-' Horn's lst words,. were , to .. Joseph CahiltV county . clerk,; who ' assisted Ohtbe ?caffidr T:;rj;j:3. , J'Ain'i ltisiog '.your nerve)' are you J je ?!? aaid Horrl. , v , - , ..Then the cap , was adjusted and he etoid with clenched fiats" waiting for the, drop., ' "'' 'V ' .'"''.. When jtha.v spectaf ors ' bad bees a limited into the jail tp'e Rev. Geo, II. Rafter . .climbed up a ladder td the tier fin which. Horn was confin ed and opened a piray er book; ' ' The maesive iron doors ODehed as Und6r Sheriff .. Proctor, 'Sheriff ''Smalley; County Clerk JoVeph Cabill and DepdtV Sheriff Leslie Snow appear ed. Horn got.up off his' couch and: and walked out ol the door; He W HO yUJU .U.U ..VU. .Ug rfVU finement, but he was game: .'; ' ; Charlie Irwih " will-' 'sing' said Pfo'ctol'as Horn beared 1 the edge' of the balcony and ldokfed down. '' ' ."Hello; Tdm'said Irwin, with a pleasant cmile and a wave "ol- his hand;" ; f-.r" '-- "-y "Hi, Charlie," answered Horn, with a smile." : -:-r. C.harlierj andf , Frqk Irwin , then saDfertht did cdwbdy railroad-edag. "Keep Your Hand Upon the Throt tle, anoi Your Jbiye Upon the Kail,'' ; The rich yet uotrained t.wd voices of the two brothera -rang) through the corridors arid "brought tears to the ev6B''&f ffid-Bjetatbrs. yv well iuo duuk nag uuisuca, Prpctor said: "Charles and Frank and come aboy,'; ,- angjtaeitwgjpptnerfjwera ,on tne balcony in another moment - v MTotrj,,s said Challs'didt yon make a co ti lesion to the murder of Willie Niokell?" ---, "Well, Tpm. a man's got to die only once, ana so be game." "You bet I will,'.'tf, "It's as weir 1 first as last. you 9 ' Irnnw." ( - - ' '' Yes; it's all right:" ;J :: v ' J'Well, good-bye, old . man.. S I wish I could do something for i you, K fliere anything'you want' meVtb do?" " ' ,"ir'-,' . -.ii$- ' : No, 1 4 wrote f- to , Coble this morning." i i -,i ;rjr,;: v flGoodibye."i;-.n Q;t :! 4 n "V' ' The two Irwins passed . around back to the lower floor in the front, where they were "within five feet of Proctor began to fasten " the etrape.v Horn turned and twisted to suit the executioner. . ; ? "Well; Joe." said he to Cahill, : "I hear -you are ' married and doing well, "that you are county clerk. Is that so?" -! "Yee, Tom, it's true,", answered Cahill. " -,'" "Well, I'm glad to hear it." ' Horn's bands were then securely pinioned to bis body and he was al ready for the final strap On his feet, Between Sm alley J ' Prdcf 6r? a rid' Ca hill be walked out on the platform, with short steps "and looking at the noose. ;' ; : .'. Z?; n . - "I'll have to have a hand! . to get on' that thing," said, Horn . with a ghastly smile. rV,- , "J: r ; .1 k-in i "What's the matter, Joe," (to Cahill, who was rubbing his chin nervously). : ? Ain't . losing - your nerve,' are ,y on ?" 2 Proctor picked up the noose at 11:45 o'clock and started to place it Over Horn's' head:i! The condemned man coolly ducked ' -bis- head - and thrust it through the noose.' -j ' Dr.' 'Rafter prayed earnestly for the- salvation of the 'departing soul. '" -'Proctor Hook up : the black ' cap and ''slipped it dver the ' doomed man' head, additi 'this hef was as sisted by Horn's movements of ;th neck; '-'' 'J -.I'li-Mst; ,a y y i Cahill and Smalley" lifted Horn to the trap-dodW Instantly water begWd td run 'from i tbeatik and in 50 seconds the' trap was is prang. ?r;: f : "He"stire died garnet said'!Char lie Irwiri,a-' minute later; ' There was ho ' answer 1 The spectators passed out; ' each ' shaking hands with Proctor, 'commending him for the faultless execution; ' In just 16 minutes after the drop Horn was pronounceddead by, phy sicians and his body taken . down. It was. turned over to Charles Horn a brttier of the dead- 'man: ' and taken by him to Bouldefi' Oolo., for burial.-r Ju?t. before, marching to the gallows Horn wrote the follow ing letter: ....u1.. teCheyerioeilVyo., Nov.: 20, ,10:43 A; I.-r-John,C, Coblej: Eaq.,0.ity : I die in ,ten minutes. I .did not kill Willie - Nickeil,.; I never, made an admission to Lafpre, Ohnaus or 330w,;and, all swore to lies, ; includ ing Ie win, of Laramie. V; .:.'.'; Once, more Caarley Irwin .paine to tbe jiil this time in answer to a hurried message.,.,.. .;Hprn, had .sent for Coble,' Baying be wanted to talk to him. before he died. V:? Vv- '.'.,' ! t.i"I can't refuse ; him this retjuest,"! said; Jailer, Pro !tor, ''but any , one that enters the j il will be searched and .Coble must talk to Horn, in my presence."' .. ; ? ' -Irwin waited, patiently for the ar rival of Coble...; -.j.... ' ; ;I will make. John let me go in his place,!' he. said. "He knows Tom will tell me , more " than any other person, - j I must talk toTona before he .qies.f Kemember, . ! do not think be isuilty."i , . .I.WeH. John," said, Horn, "I'm glad you came." - , - .. X : . ' ud i we snajse nanas pieauea Horn. to the keepers.;,; v r ; 1 . . J , : ? Sheriff . Smalley hesitated, then Opened. the door of the cell for Vthe first time sinca. the death watch was placed.. : - V?; ;;:,:r:; 't, iiX'r :. Coblfr and Horn grasped hands in the cell. ;: -:.r;'i:.Xj VGoodrbye, John,",,.' Horn broke tne Bpeu,!-,? ,u ; -.u Coble murmured a faint bye'? and. walked away...-. ... Qoble came again to the jail and was permitted to see Horn. : ) He. re mained with him, only a moment. '.: f'Good-bye,- Tom,"r he . said" in a choked ..yoice,; "Tom. Icah'tstay. I came to say good-bye.! , T am aor ry :Tom, but die like .tbe" . man'. I know jou to be, ; Tom, fate's against you.-'.You must, die.'.. Good-bye.' Qod bless. :ydq.- X5dod-bye,,Tdm.' x-".:':. -': "n ' - ''.' ?" Cheyenne, Wyo.',' NovV .20. In hi0eUei to John , Coble, ''Horn details his movements i inv thd Trbn Mountain country at the time t of the Nickeil murder, and makes" the' sensationaradmisaion that two men tried ip have him kilIWilfi?'NTck ell,. but 'denies his '.alleged 'confes sion, of tbeT crime to! ' Joseph Xefors which led tdhis i arrest' "' .";;' 'J f The crime for which Tom- Horn was hanged was the murder of Wil lie Nickellthe 14-year-old Bon of Kels P. Nickeil, an Iron Mountain ranchman. '' The boy was shot and killedMuly ' 18, ; lOQi: bya riian whom he discovered in kmbush neat hts home. Several weeks afterward Kela Nickeil was shot "three times, but' war hot killed. ' He was, confi dent Horn was the man 'who shot him and bis son. Horn was not ar rested, however, until January 12, 1902,.two days after he had confess ed td Deputy United States Marshal Joseph' Lefors. that he killed Willie Nickeil. He said he went to the Iron '; Mountain - country to '. kill Kels Nickeil, and shot the boy be cause the' latter discovered him in hiding.; He admitted 'also 'that he made an unsuccessful attempt later to kill the .father l?f:'2.'. ' Horn told farther of the' killing of four other ranchmen" in 'Wyom ing and Colorado, and said he .' re ceived $600 for each of ; these mur ders.;' This, confession' was taken down by a stenographer who , bad been secreted in an adjoining room for' the purpose , Lefors trapped Horn into making the confession by negotiating with -him to enter, the service of the Montana Cattle Com pany. . , V - , . ' , For Sale. , One good 1200 pound team, cheap, En quire of B- Martin one mile northwest of College. - . - . ' ' . ' MORE HUMAN FIENDS FIQHT ROAST ING GOUNTBYMEN. Thirty-Five Unfortunate Laborers. Are Burned to Deaths-A Score - v? Who Had-Escaped Eorgoti?. ' Money, Slash . wuthi.- . ',"' ) Knives the:. Strug-. ; ?, - ' : i gli og Ones. , t-:.;j . Altoona, T&", "'Ndv. 21. A 'fire horror seldom equaled occurred 18 miles from here on the line of the Pennsylvaniarailroad this morning when thirty-five J iborers were burn ed to,, deathan a shanty, and 15 o.hers seriously and fatally injured. " At the time of the fire ' the cries of the perishing could be heard a half mile from the sce'he.i "Fierce and bloody fights matked the aw ful calamity, and' probably a half dozen will die from knif wounds. One hundred and fifty Italians,em ployed on etctiob work,'; occupied a frame bunk house beside the tracks. The building was long and- narrow and the inhabitants ai night occu pied every availab'e space.' ) ; ;; ' -"Early' this 'morning --before: the call for breakfast had sounded, and while most -of the men' were-Vet a sleep, fire brcke out in -the ceoter Of the building, caused by an overheat ed stove. Then there was a mad rush for the doors. The means of egress' were meager and the ' frantic men in their endeavor- to ' escape fropr death jammed the - doors and windows to such an extent that it was impossible to gain safety ' Those who were - fortunate - in gaining the outside - found them 8elvt's powerless in their endeavors to ' extinguish the : fierce - burning blaze';- ' ' Z'- i l To add to the horror several from the" outside attempted to-i return for their money v which- they bad re ceived yesterday as wages. These wretches drew knives- and elashed, it 'the f rantft mTer Wererjstrr- med In doors and windows. : r our men were killed outright in i this manner. -j: ptitj. Finally another crowd formed an attacking )arty,r; led ' by- an : Ameri can boss, who had arrived on the scene, and with clubs, fl stones and knives beat back therscore or more fiends who, in-'attemptiog td recov er" their money ,i had caused : their countrymen- to be burned alive; The action of the rescuing party came tdO" late, as the -flames bad al ready accomplished an almost total destruction of the shanty ;i ; ' There5 were -but two doors to the house ahd wedged? in i these were twenty chafred' bodies of' the -dead and dying' ..$. hospital here! The men' who fought to re-enter the burnings place were driven to the woods and: vengeance will overtake them if the remaining band of Italians; are successful in finding them... .' . . ,. ' , ' Philadelphia; Nov.v 21.r-Great surprise was occasioned here; today over'-'wbat is termed a matter of na tional importance James J. Hill presideDt. of the Northern Sacurities Company, announces that the mer ger of the Ureat JNortbern ana worm- em Pacific railroads is dissolved; These roads will be operated ' in the near future" by independent pmcers. The Philadelphia record prints lo day.th& following, -compiled from an interview with Mr. Hill,, who was in the city yesterday and last night: ; . .":;- V ", . : '' "From an. authority close to Mr. Hill, it was learned that on the ad vice of council it had ben decided to surrender every right granted nnder the New Jersey corporation law to the Northern Securities Com pany, excepting that of purchasing such securities as the management may see fit to' obtain from an ' in vestment "view point.' ." - . -"The right to vpte, the , stock in the Great Northern the Northern Pacific and the Chicago,- Burling ton & Quincy railway.vis to be -'f re nounced, as is also the right of the securities concern to those railroads. The' Securities company . is to de clare before Federal supreme 'court that each of those big railroads is to be continued under separate man agements, there is to be no. com munity in interests agreement be tween them; in fact they ire to be maintained as separate companies, and each to have- individual man agement and officers as- before the merger under the : oecurities -com pany's charter, which was obtained m Ne w J ersey, ' on jn ovem Der n 1901.- B. F. IRTDTB Editor and Proprietor. e Whitnev's v TI 'V: ls.'. One of Albany's - Most Prominent. 'Cjtiznr Cured of bjafness - ' . -,...rv - by P.Darrin.'.,'. . , ; '. , ' Judge Whitney, so well and fav orably known-throughout the coon try and state is another witness to the workings-pf electricity as' he has just come out of the "electrical, , chair' not electrocuted, but cured of deafness by Dt'. Darrib,: the spe cialist, who has cons-Kt-d to remain in Corvallis until N0veumr 29,. on ; ; account of so mxh.v fMr'iieci person al requests frOni ptop!-' drsiring to avail themselves of iLe J benefits of his services. He, has refused bom who has come to bim needing hia services and he has; been perfectly frank in telling each one : the trua condition of his er her case,- and - just what might be expected as the result ot treatment, or whether any treatment would do good. ' ' ' The rooms of Dr. Darrin at tbe? Hotel Corvallis are often - crowded, and he is kept constantly busy. - : ' Albaxy, Or.Aug. 27, 1903.' P. Darkix Dear Sir: Youi-electrical-and other treatment , of my ear has been . entirely Buccess-" ful. - I have been, for a number of years past troubled with a roaring in one of my ears, and I was., grad ually looting my hearing . irom some cause. My hearing had. be come eo impaired that it was -very difficult for me to hear .any, person talkii.g .in an ordinary tone ; of voice. , -A short -time .ago J-I eommenjed taking treatment from. you for the roaring in my bead and' deafness The roaring in my head has entirely ceased and, my hearing; has returned so that 1 can bea.r aa well as X ever could. ;Your are. at , liberty to refer any one. to me publish thlaTetter. f ;?-7" " " ' Ver v. respectfully, ; .Wi . rrA ; J. J, WHITNEY.. . CORVALLIS LADY CURED OFDEAFNESbV ' '. To: the Editor? : For , the past six years I hve .been ..deaf. in . one ar with tinging noises,.' Dr. Dir rin has cured me to my great sat isfaction, i Refer to me-at the Ho tel Corvallis,. Corvallis, .;r.rt ; : ;..' v ' i MRS.jN. G. SMITH. .'.- v.'.v ' Summons. " . ' In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregaa '' for Benton county. - ;. , , SarahS BaU. PUlntift . ; ' i 'fiyrna Perham-, Ed Perham and Lana . Chamberlain. Defendants. . ' ToOyrns PerhamBd Perham and Lona Chamberlain, the above named defendants - la the naaeof the state of Oregon, 70a -and each of yon are hereby summoned and required to appear ami answer the complaint ot (ho plaintiff In the above entitled suit, la the above entitled court, now. on file lathe office of too . slerk of said court, on or before the 21st . day ot November, 1903, said day being (he last day or . tha time nrencrlbed in the Order tor publication ot this summons made by the. county Judge ot Benton county, uregon, (wnicn aaia oraer is herelnalterreterred to) towit:, - : ' ., On or betiresl weeks from fhe day of Bra publication hereof - - and yon are hereby notified that if you fall so to appear and aoswerthe said ' complaint as herein required, for want thereof, the plaintiff will pply to the above entitled court, for the relief demanded in her said complaint, namely, for a decree determining all conflicting and ad verse claims, interests and estates' in and to al, that part of the northeast quarter of the north, west quarter of Section 33 Twrp. 10 S. R. 5 W Will. Mer, which lieu ' north of" the Alfred . Writsman branch or creek. In Benton county, Oiegon: that.defendants have no claim, inter est or estate therein; that plaintiff's title there-. to Is good and valid; nnd that defendants be forever barred and enjoined from asserting any . claim whatever in and to aaid premises adverse to plaintiff; and for general relief and costs and disbursements of said suit. : . ? . . . ' , , Tnls summons is published in the Corvallis Times once a week lor six successive and con secutive weeks, beginning with the issue of Oct tober lOtb, 1903, snd ending wiVi, the Isbus.oI November 21, IJ03, in pnrna''in of an . order wade bv the Hju. Vlreil E W tt,.r-. county judge oi Benton couuty, i-fi m (being tae , county n-here toe nnoke rM..ni.: .nit is pend ing in the above entitle r - -i; t. .it.-l October , 193. Date of first piiblic.iiou: i October 10. 1903. - ' . - E, R. BBYS')N & E. B. WILSON. . Attorneys tor Piainuffs ' Notice for Publication, ; " Timber Land Act June 3, 1878. .. . .. United States Land Office, - . Oregon City, Oregon. October 22nd, 1903. Notice is herebv given that in compliance witn the provisions of the act of Congress June 3 1878, entitled ,'An act for the sale of - timber lands In the states of California. , Oregon, Ne vada and Washington Territory," as extended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4 1S92, Barney I. Carey ol Falls City, county of Polk, state ot Oregon, has this day flledr in this office his sworn statement No 6317, for the pur- : chase of the Lots 1 k 2 of Section No 2 in Town ship No 13 S, Xange No 7 West," and will offer proof to snow that the land sought is mare vaV uable for its timber or stone than for agricul tural purposes, and to establish his claim to ..m i .1 hAfnn vtitor P Mosea. Clerk of - Ben ton County, at Corvallis, Oregon, ton t&turday thelOtbday of January, r04. - . . yy - He names as' witnesses! f.--u ' ; f 4; . V . '. Jacob L, Henkle . of Philomath, Oregon, . John W, Hyde - 'r - v - . Frank Spencer-, ,(,, ',... '' s r . -V .-J V ' , i, KiobaelX, Flynn . ': f.'.- .- Any and all persons elalmlng adversely the above -described lands are requeatedto file their claims in this office on or before said 16th day of January, 1904 : - .. . . ; Ai.GEKf ON . DREHSeR, ; 1 . Agister. . S-'t' .'')"'' ,'t :' ,,i -"..-;.';",-'. .: