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f ? V T i Corvallis Official Paper of Benton onntf . 'SlCeBVAI.L.18, OREGON, DEV. 1,9 1903. HIS SUDDEN DEATH -And Bnrial Carl Schimmel Succumbs to an Attack of Pneumonia. The mortal remains of Carl Schim mell a well known ' resident, were Jburied in Locke cemetery ..Wednes day afternoon. The funeral was from the family home a few miles niorth 'of town, and was attended by manv neighbors and old, friends. The service at the house and ceme tery was conducted by Rev. Carrick of the Presbyterian cburcn.- Mr. Schimmel's death occurred Tnesdav moraine, after an illness of but a few days. He was in town scarcely more than a week ago His maladv was pneumonia, which was of violent form and resisted tevery effort of medical skill to con trol. The disease wis aged 68 years sand 20 davs. He came to Benton County eighteen to twenty years aeo, and for a time resided in Cor vallis and vicinity. Then he went to Lower Alsea ' where he resided until about three years ago. Then 1e purchased of William Knotts a farm north 01 town wnicn ne nas since occupied. Mr Schimmel was born Novem ler 22nd i8s at Greifswold, Pom- crania Germany. After many years in the Merchant service and United States navy, he settled in Pennsyl- vania, where he was united in mar riage to Christina Seeman in 1 87 r . In i87j. he moved to Kansas and from there to. Oregon about 1876 residing for a time in Portland and Yamhill county. The surviving members of the family are, a widow and the following sons and daugh ters: Mrs Alfred Bicknell of Benton Countv. Mrs. Wilfred Bicknell of Oakland Oregon, a younger daugh ter at home, and a daughter and two sons in California. The de ceased was a man of fine qualities, and was held in high esteem where cver known. . Hates for Christmas Holidays. The Corvallis & Eastern R. R. Co. have made a round trip rate of one fare - between all stations on account of Xmas holidays. Tickets will be good going Saturday, Dec. 19, 1903, to Jany. 2, 1903 juid for return at any time up to and in cluding Monday, Jan.- 4, 1904. No ticket 'Jess than 25 cents. There is a sale of mens and boys over acoats now going on at Kline's.' . Fight will be JBitter. Those who will persist in clos ing their ears against the continual recommendation of Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, will have a long and bitter fight with their troubles if not ended earlier by fatal termination, Eead what T K Beall of Beall, Mass. has to say:' "Last fall my wife had every symptom of . consumption. She took Dr. Kings New Discovery af ter everything else had failed. Im provement came at once and four bottles entirely cured her. Guar anteed by Allen's Pharmacy, Price 50c and $1. Trial bottles free. Greeting. , To the Citizens of Corvallis and : sur rounding: Having been engaged in the real estate business for past ten years in the East, I have decided to take up ..the business here. In doing so I expect to advertise in the East as well as here at home and keep in touch, as nearly as possible, with the emigration from ' the " 3$ast. Having been a traveling real es tate salesman through several oi the Eastern states and knowing the disad vantages of the different localities , I shall be better able to set forth the ad vantages to be found here than the man who has always lived here and is not ac quainted with the Eastern States. If you wish to make inquiries regarding my past you can write to any prominent citizen or to any of the banks of 0 lwein Iowa, that having been' my headquarters . before coming here. After satisfying yourselves as to my responsibility if you have anything in the way of real estate for sale or rentwhich you may see fit to place in my hands it will have my best attention,' and though you have no busi ness to'placewith me I shall be glad to have you call as I should like to become acquainted with you and will thank you for any points of interest or' good sug gestions for Eastern advertising. If you " have property to list and it ia convenient . please call oh Saturday, however X shall be glad to see you at any time. ;J If you are interested in the growth of our conn, try please call and see me. . , Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, I beg to remain yours for business. . . - . . ' E. E. WHITE. . Office first door south . of Reading j0om, Corvallis, Ore- TEACHERS. is??: ThisWriterSaysr it i .Becaui ?- xam:- HtVoatfbns-arf Mac' is too Stiff.? I recently read an articleentitled, "A scarcity of teachers, "and "Why" The problem has become a burning question with school boards in Oregon, where but recently there was an over supply of teachers. The article urged that the fault is with schol boards, who do not" pay suffioitnt salaries to induce young people to enter the profession, and urged advance of pay all along the line . In my view the fault is in another direction. It will be re membered that our educational officers took it upon them selves a few years ago, by raising the standard of examinations, to debar the greater jnumber of our teachers from securing certificates. Under these examinations, many a teacher perfectlyjqualified toteach in country districts was unable to get certificates. Yet in all other re spects, many of these former teach ers were better . qualified to teach rudimentary grades than are lots of those who now obtain certifi cates. All know that it takes more than a mere education to make a good school teacher. Under the new plan, we have to take any thing for a teacher, just so it -has an education . The reader will re member the time that almost any young man or woman with a com mon school education could ob tain a certificate, and teach a suc cessful term of country school. But now, going into the arena that is fixed by the authorities they are al most sure to fail. There are chil dren in many a remote district that are growing up in dense ignorance. In our district we have had but a little over two months school in the past eighteen months. There , are in this part of the country six or seven other districts that are faring about the same. If this plan had been in vogue it- is doubtful if Frances Willard had everx become known to the world. She was reared in the wilds of Wisconsin, and where school privileges were meagre, but she obtained a first class certificate, and in her time taught 1,000 pupils. Had she ap plied for a certigcate in one of the arenas of Oregon, she would bave gone home a dissapointed girl, as her education was very limited. Indeed, it is not necessary to go back to the instances of Erances WillardV Tames A. Garfield, Daniel Webster and others, but right here in Oregon, in Benton County and Alsea we will find school teachers that will gladly teach for the same wages that was given a few years ago. uregon is paying today $12 per capita to- educate her public school children. Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio and all Eastern states pay about the same, while many of the southern states pay oa!y$3 to 12.50. per capita. The trouble is chiefly with the general management, and not with our school "boards. Many people are taking their ' children to the cities and towns of Oaegon, because they cannot have a school at home. Yet there are thousands of children in the state whose parents are so situated that they cannot leave home oa send their little ones off to school. If the wrong here pointed out is not made right we shall have to send to other states for teachers, for business men and if you pleas.e for students to fill the colleges. Frank Hughes. : Alsea, Oregon, Dec. 16, 1903 Wi are caoturinj thi gift makers. Our line of diamonds, watches, . rings, and silver novelties, is full of quality and merit. ; -F. M. French, the jeweler, Albany, The finest engraved souvenir spoons iu the city are to be found at E P Gref foz, the Jeweler. For Sale. Grub oak wood. For , particulars in quire of E. B. Horning. - Cut glass of the finest designs at ces that any person can afford to chase at 5 P Greffoz, the Jeweler, pri, pur- Go to Zierolf's for fresh Yaquina oveters- J ' " : '-'." Bay Big stock of cloaks, wraps, jackets and rain garments at Nolan & Callahan's. The great wearing shoes, new supply now in. S. L, agent. . Napa Kline Tan, ' sole Overcoat sale at Kline's. ' New goods all the time at 'N olan Callahans. Leave your orders for oysters - at olf's on Tuesday. - Zier- Racine feet for men, women children, Nolan & Callahan. aiid SCAfcCETYdF BWEIXS, Former Chief of Police Corvallis His Raneral Todayi 7, .-' " ;The"rurieral bf-C; B, Wells; form erly chief of police of Corvallis and a residept of Benton county since 1852, is to occur from Wilk'ins un dertaking parlors at iooclock today. He died in a hospital in Portland at 8:30 o'clock Thursday morning. His ailment was the bursting of a blood vessel and the consequent presence of a clot of blood in the brain. He had been under treat ment for the trouble in the hospital ever since his arrival in Oregon from Alberta, Canada, seven weeks ago. Just before going there he was in Corvallis, at which time hi" rlatives and immediate friends were informed as to the serious character of his malady. It was; then believed however, from the ad vice of physicians in Portlind, that death was not to be expected - so soon, ' For about fifty yeirs. Mr. Wells was a tontinuous resident of Benton county. He arrived here in 1852, settling then on a farm on Greasy Creek, where he resided until a dozen years ago. Then he came to Corvallis, and for a few years was engaged in the grocery busi ness. Later he was twice elected chief of oolice of Corvallis In 1901, he went to Alberta, North west Territories, Canada, to reside He was born in Piatt county, Mis souri, in July.' 1 84 1. and lived to be 62 years of age. He resided in he state of his nativity,-until the spring of 1852, when he crossed the plains by ox team to Oregon. Mr. Wells was married in 1863 to Miss Esther Garrett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Garrett. The wife died about fourteen . years ago. The surviving sons and daughters are. Ed. Lee and Will Wells of Alberta, Mrs. Waggoner, of Eugene, Mrs. Gregory of Alber ta. Mrs. Colt of LaGrande, and Miss Jewell Wells, who lives with her sister in Eugene. The surviv ing brothers and sisters are, John and VV. A. Wells of Corvallis, Mrs Boyd, Kansas City; Mrs. Vineyard, Corvallis; and Mrs. Bell,. Prineville. The interment will be in Odd Fel lows cemetery, The body arrived on the West side train yesterday, and is now at Wilkin's undertaking parlors. THEIR CAMPAIGN. For New Members What the Plan is Woodmen are Chopping. Corvallis camp, Woodmen of the World met with the -Women of Woodcraft last Tuesday evening to meet Geo. K. Rogers, state organi zer of the W. O. W., and to listen to plans of the head consul : which he presented, the object of which is the bringing up ot the Pacific Coast branch of the order from 92,000 members and $706,000 reserve, to 100,000 members and $1,000,000 re serve. Mr. Rodeers told how the other 780 camps of the Western jurisdic tion were entering into the spirit of the movement and stated that every camp which he had personally vis ited was vigorously falling timber. "Portland,'.' he said with its twelve camps was receiving over 150 ap plications monthly, v and the Wil lamett Valley, exclusive of that city, would take a thousand ap plications this winter." The plans which he presented were heartily endorsed by the Neighbors." The camp was div ided into two working "timbering arews. rbesewiii-.be Known- as "Limb-trimmers," under Victor P. Moses, and Bark-Peelers" under D. A. Osburn. Corvallis camp will contribute 25 "logs" for- the "mills ,' These must all be straight grained, sound to the heart and properly peeled and trimmed. An evidence of the spirit with which the Corvallis Woodmen will go about this work is shown by the action of Neighbors Osburn aad Moses in taking an application with in 29 minutes after camp adjourned. Keep warm Fine stock of blankets, ; comforters, overcoats, furs and - under wear at Nolan & Callahan 's.. - New line of novelty received. dress goods ' just Big bargains this month in ladies tail made suits, walking skirts, flannel waists Boys suits and overcoats. .Nolan'& Callahan. " . FOR SALE. Vetch seed at Corvallis Flour Hills Nothing makes a more appropriate gift than one of those detachable handle "Hull" umbrellas, $1.50 to $20. Ladies and gents sizes. F. M. French, Jeweler, Albany; New and second hand sewing - ma chines for sale at the Blackledge Fur niture and Music Store, death: of c. HOW OIJVIS ANN Trouble the Sew Puzzle Make-v4-Cain -it Raised in a School Board. The age of Ann is a vexed ques tion in many a Corvallis household now. ; A well known housewife was mixing up the dough: for bis cuits when a neighbor woman came in and asked her how old Ann was. Straightway the ; two began to fig ure. They argued and figured ob livious of the lapse of time until the husband and children arrived for dinner to nnd the two women in a hopeless discussion of Ann's real age. with the fire out in the kitchen stove, the dough . still un- kneaded, and the old JNick to pay generally. There is the story of another woman who read the puz- ze ;le, seized a pencil and . paper and labored with the figures until her husband finally rescued her from the exasperating calculations' just in time to save her from hysterics. But these instances are mild com pared to the troub e that the ques- sion of Ann's age made in a Kan sas town. As sent out in a Washing-on dispatch the tale runs thus: "Hiawatha, Kan., where the song comes from, is disturbed over "How old is Ann?" When the query reached there every man. woman and child in the place, lead oencu in hand, began to bgure on the problem. One bright school girl asked the principal of the public school. "How old is' Ann?'' The principal figured and .then announced that Ann is eighteen. ' The child ' went home and told her father, a bank er, who is chairman of the school board, that Ann is eighteen "Not for mine," answered the Droud father, who had figured it out fourteen. He filed charges against the leacher alleging that anvbodv who figures Ann out 18 is unfit to teach scbiool Tle school board wrestled with the problem but was unable to de termine certainly whether Ann is eighteen or fourteen, but as the man who made the complaint has considerable influence the board was disposed to call it fourteen and dismiss the principal. The latter wrote Representative Curtis today requesting him to use his influence with the school boird to hold him hU job. "But no matter what the decis ion, be aaas, 1 am conviuceu inai Ann is eighteen." , Mr. Curtis is friendly to the pnn- ciaal. who has considerable influ ence in politics. "How old is Abn? Mr Curtis asked his friends. They figured and then advised Mr. Curtis to sed Mr. Courts, clerk to the committee on appropriations, who is autnor- lty on figures. Mr. Courts dropped deficiencies, and surpluses, and worked on the problem for hours. He finally gave as his verdict that Ann" might be either eighteen or fourteen. "That suits me," declared Mr, Curtis.',' I can give a decision Both sides are, right." M. Zierolf, grocer, will keep after 6 p. m. from this time until uary ist.- . open Jan- . Mv store will be open evenings from this date until after Christ uiaB. . C. A. Gerhard. New goods all the time Callahan's.' at Nolan & Sterling silver novelties of all kinds at the lowest prices. EB Greffoz, the Jeweler,' : . ? j Fresh Yaqdina Bay ojrsters received at Zierolf's evei y Saturday '-.- Groceries for WHEN SUPPLIED BY P. M. ZIEROLF Insure the utmost satisfaction to guests and host. Large, luscious raisins , citron , cur rants, orange and lemon peel, as well as all kinds of relishes olives, sweet and sour pick les in bottle and bulk. i Don't You mm m mm Them X-mas Bells. They have been ringing with Tis for the past month; and now Santa Claus has given us permission to jingle them for you, and from now until January 1st, 1904, Nve shall make them Jingle Mekkily. If some of the melody ; does not get into your home it will not be our fault. The choicest things will go first. No need to wait until the last moment, buy now. Need not have them delivered now. We will store them for you, and deliver them when you say. Here are a few suggestions. Our stock is now at its best, and you have time to make selections leisurely. GIFTS FOR LADIES. A Fiue Drt-ss Pa '.tern. A Cloak, Wrap O' Jicket. t A Pine Fur. or S,lk Umbrella A Lounging Rob A Black Silk Petticoat A Pair Fine ShbfS or-Slippers A WalkiDg or Drt s- Skirt A Circular Sbawl A Si.k Sairt Waist Numerous other articles all worth 100 cents on the dollar after X mas. Lots of good thing for boys, - girls and children. January 5, 1904, is the Date For Opening after the Holidays. (MALLS BUSKS Chorotfgfr, SSsorl and Complete Courses In, Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Rapid Cacuiati ns, Commercial Law, Letter Writing, English, Punctua'ion. I. E. RICHARDSON, Pres., Corvallis, Oregon. twenty Patterns Iron and Glasfic Tel. mattresses $9.50 to $12 And full-sized Mattresses as cheap as $2.00. Stock of Furniture, Carpets and Stoves "Was never, so complete and full of genuine bar- :l gains as now. Call and look us over. No trouble to show goods. D. Itlann S go Kris Krinle The Holiday Rush is now on in earnest. Go to Pratt's for a large and choice vari ety from which to select your gifts. Gifts for Ladies. . . Cut Glass, Kings, - Silverware, Sterling Novelties,. Ebony Toilet Pins, ' Fancy Clocks, ' Watches. Come earlv and secure your choice from ' the larg est assortment of its kind in the city. Open night and day until January 1st. Wishing you a Mer ry Christmas and Happy New Year, I am v Yours for Xmas Gifts, : . . ' '. ' E; W. S. PRATT, '.';' ? The Jeweler and Optician. 'Ifefi-li! Be s GIFTS FOR GENTLEMEN. A Business or Dress Suit An Overcoat or Riin Coat A Dre-s Suit Case A Box Hmdkerrhit fs , v A S lk Muffler "A Pir Saoes or Slippers. A "HaW$3 Hat A Smoking Jacket -A Pair Fine Suspender?. COLLEGE. BrassBeds To choose from. $3.50 to 1750 Finest For Gentlemen. "Watches, Hat & Clothes Brushes Stick Pins, Cuff Buttons, Fountain And Plain Gold Pens rv V J A