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LOCAL LORE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.
The Comings and Goings of People.
SocUl Gossip, Personal Men-
"-' tion and Other Items of
Public Interest.
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Difc't mls4 tbe moving picture
show Monday night . It will be a treat
The church ot Christ will bgla a
revival service next Monday evening.
'' -Bit. Father Springer will cd
duct services Id tbe Catholic church
at Moor e, tomorrow.
S. B. Bade wai a homeward pas
senger from Portland on Thur day's
Westslde tralD.
Mr. and Mr J. John Rickard of
Long Tom, took tbe train beie Tnur'
day oq their way fur a visit at June.
Uod.
Congregational church Sucdiy
morning, '-Way Four statements of
the Gospel?" EvrtDlng. 'lireat Brit
ain, KuwbU and tbe Eistern Question.'
Mr. aid Mrs. Jaho lAl eo enter
ta'ned about twenty Mends Wednes
day evenlDfr. Card-i was a teatute uf
tbe evening's amusement.
8er vices at tbe M. E. church
South tomorrow at usual hour'. Suu
day school at 10 a m. Member es
pecially r.q'ies'ed ta be prete :t. All
cordially luvited.
The First Spiritual Union of Cor-
vaMs will bold services Sunday lo
Barrett Lyceum. Doors open at 2-30
Service at 3 p.m. A cordial Invita
tion Is extended to all.
Mrs. Elgin left yeUerday mim
ing for Salem, wbeie she was called
on account of sickness f ber d tugb
ter, Miss S iphla, who Is taking a
courie In nursing In tbe Florence
' Sanitarium.
Among the more itnpoitaat re
cor led recent rjal es'ate traubitr is
the sale of the Wm. L. Cautborn f rm
west of Philomath to Lewis Hanl-y.
Tbe tale Involves the transf r of 161
acres.
At fi e o'clock next Tuesday ev
ening, the time expires f r geflog
tbe three per cent lebate for pat
meat of taxes. AH who take out re
ceipts afci r t! at will have to pay 100
cents on the dollar Instead cf 97.
The pool-! of wa'er on both side?
of Main street In the postoffbe blocks
have dlf app are 1. Thursday, Chief
Lane had workmen dig down to th
coarse gravel above tbe 'King aud
the fljod went away with a rush.
As a result of scratching a small
pimple on bis leg, Otis Sklptoo wa lu
, town Thursday to see a doctor. Tbe
limb was badly swollen acd tbe . pain
excessive enough to prevent sleep at
night. Thr-)was fear at last ac
counts that it was a caie ot blood
poisoning.
The Y. P. 9. O. E. of the Flrit
Presoverlan church are planning an
excursion In honor ( Sr. Patrick,
starling from Cork, Irelai d, on tbe
Fuovilie, Frolictown a'id Featherbrain
R. B. and touring through tbe U. S.
Ticket offloe at the home of F. L.
Miller on tbe evening of the 17ch.
Qua Winkle and F. M. Barnett
were In Corvallis Wedoeeday and
. Tbur-day on business and the pleas
ure of meeting fr'eod-i. Gas recently
yurchast d an interest in a meat mark
ed at Junotlon and for an Indefinite
time here liter expects to wield the
cleaver.
Mr. and M J. W. Howell are
again at the beloi of tbe Farmers'
Hotel, bavlng purchased the appur
tenances from Manfred Selte. Tbe
change occurred Thursday morning.
Mr. Salts' fimilv will remain in Cor
vallis, but he will himself do business
one way or another in the remote
regions ot Lincoln county.
Those who have hesrd Rev. Berry
- - lecture at the UDurcn of (Jnrtst are
delight d with the Interenlug sub
jest of church history.. Tbe time ai d
sub cts (or tbe remaining Iwt
ures are as follows: Friday Tbe
History and Teaching of John Ca -
vln. Saturday Ths History ad
Teaching of John Wesley. 8uuday
morning The History acd Teaching
of the Baptists. Sunday eveulnsr
The Hlstorv and Teaching or the
Disciples of Christ.
Tbe Kite tains have caused the
eewer fills to. settle to an unusual
extent. Many lare caves ae also
noticeable along the Hues cf tbe olier
sewers. It sfeons that the lower fill
log eettles, leavlnn an arch of earth
toward the top which tnaiutalcs its
pOJition for an Ird-fiol e time. When
heavy rilns com, however, tbe upper
crusts may be soaked to such an ex
. tent tba1". tbey d nut support them-
eelves. TJpper crus'o are now giviosr
way along tbe tewers constructed
several years ago.
J. D. Howell's little son who was
eo severely Injured a few days a?o
by tbe kick of a horee, is iecjverlng
rapldlv, but he will bear several facial
. cars as tbe result of the accident. It
is reported that the little fellow has
pretty much bis own way about things
It seems that be must be kept in a
serene state cf mind, since ai exer
cise of tbe facial muscles for either
laughing or crying, has a tendency to
pull on tbe stitches in tbe wounds, a
condition not greitly to be desired
either by the loj are 1 child or his par
cute. N ' ' " "
-Two drunks paid fines f $5 each
ioto .-tbe city treasury Wednesday. . .
A new two.-ftory dwelling is going
up on lots owned by M. 8.- Woodcock
In Job's addition. The frame is al
ready P.
The recital of the musical depart
ment at the college, takes-place in the
chapel this evening. :. Toe doors dose
at 8 o'clock sharp, fas i jt-.
Tbe Willamette reached a stage
of 18 fiet in tbe late rise. Thursday
evening it began to fill, and at noon
yesterday it was at a IS 1-2 foot stage.
A telephone message yestfrlay
morning called Mrs. Sarah Cautncrn
to Bickr aal to be at the bedside of ber
cousin, Miea Allie Burcb, who is seri
ously ill.
Up to yesterday morning 1,135
persons bad paid taxes. On tbe same
date la'-t year tbe number was 915, or
220 Use. Tbe big rash ot tbe season
4a expected today.
Tbe lumber Is on tbe ground lor
a new dwelling honse to be erected on
E. A. Morgan's property in Job's ad
dition. The building when completed
Is to be occupied by Clifford Kerr and
family.
The wide popularity of Mahara's
minstrels is shown by tbe fact that tbe
company played to a $354 bouse In Chi
co, California, a town but a few hun
dred larger than Corvallis. The show
Is eald to have 40 people.
Owing to threatened hostilities In
tbe immediate vicinity, Mrs. H. B.
Miller, formerly of Corvallis, and
whose husband Is TJ. S. consul at Slu
Chwsng, has been o uopelled to re
move from that city to a place ot great
r safety.
Distinction ha been won , by
Thomas Bilyeu, an O. A. O. graduate,
who is now a student at Cornell. He
has tecelved acommisslon by tbe Cor
nell authorities to go to St. Louis and
maku drawings of certaio machinery
to be displayed at the World's Fair.
Ball's Bakery has changed hands.
Tbe new proprietor is L. E. Bender, a
wide-awake business man, late of Ash
land. He took possession ot the es
t iblUbment yester lay morning. Mr.
Hall who retiree, has been a Corvallis
business man for more than a dozen
years, and bas many friends.
Tbe local institute and parents'
meeting scheduled to take place in
Philomath next Friday, has been post
poned by Supt. Denman until April
9th. Tbe postponement was made In
order not to interfere with tbe closing
exercises rf tbe Philomath public
schools which take place March 25th.
This week F. L. Miller received
from Connecticut four fine Buff Or
pington chickens three pullets and a
cckerel. These chickens are the off
spring of prize winners at the great
poultry shows of Chicago, Boston, and
Mtdlsoo Square Gardens, and are un
doubtedly tbe best ot tbe Buff Orping
ton strain to be secured anywhere.
Many persons sra calling at the
clerk's office f or copies cf the Local
Option and Primary Election laws,
both of which are to be submitted to
the voters under the Inl iative at the
coming election, tbe first named is
fa'rly brief, covering only about a doz
en pages, but tbe other is so long that
it forms a pamphlet of over 40 pages.
Those who compUin at high taxes
in Benton will be interested in heating
from their brother taxpayers in tbe
town cf Ottumwa, Iowa. J. W. Wood
of this city, receives a newspaper from
there, and a late issue contains the in
teresting inf ormation that the tax levy
there is 96 mills; The tax on a S500
property there i (48. In Corvallis
It would be $13.70. In Benton, out-
outside of Incorporated towns,
it would be $8.20.
In Wednesday's account of tbe
application of tbe O. & E. for a,rduo
tlon of taxes and of the county court's
refusal to grant the petition, "Tbe
Times" filled to announce that
Commissioner Itwin sat on
the throne ) and j lined with
tbe other members of tbe court
In tbe refusal to grant the railroad
company's petition. Commissioner
lrwio was there in all his pristine beau
ty, and was In harmony with the oth
era in passing on the petition.
When Tommy Whitehorn left
Corvallis to j -in his family in Califor
nia, he was not quite certain wbere
he would find them, a situation brought
about by irregular -mails at that time.
Letters received here from him give
the information that all is well with
b!m. Tommy Is interested In the
prune business to seme extent here.
He stepped into a grocery store at
Golden Gate Park and inquired the
price cf same good-lonklng 40-50 Ital
ian prunes on display. "Tbey are
worth 15 cents a'pound," said tbe
groceryman. Whitehorn was sur
prised tbat they were so high and af
fected a decision not to buy on tbat
account. The groceryman said the
prunes cost biro ten cents a pound,
but if Wbitebo.n would take a 20-
pnucd box he could bave them at
12 1-2 cents. Then Tommy said to the
grocryman: '-You are paying too
much tor your prunes. I should like
to deliver a carload of better fruit at
your door at six cents." The Incident
serves to Illustrate the rapidity with
which the price ot prunes goes up af
ter leaving the bands of the producer.
Chief of Police.
I hereby announce myself as a candi
date for the office of chief of police at
he coming city election to Jbe held May
16, 1903 and if elected will -endeavor to
see that the laws are enforced to the
best of my ability.
Lee Heckle.
BEATON HEWS.
BUILDING OF RURAL LINES
9 CONTINUES IN KING'S .
f - VALLEY. -
Farm Sold There Bidding on Elec
tric Lights at Philomath Put
ting in Telephones There -
News Items From
Summit.
Kings Valley, March io. Pat
ting up the pules on the John
son and Kings Valley Telephone
line waa finished Wednesday and
the wire is on the ground ready to
be bang.
. On account of the illness of the
teacher in the Valley the school
is closed this week.
Hoskins people intend to run a
line out to connect with Kings
Valley.
Born recently to Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Shythers a boy.
Lincoln Chambers has sold his
farm to Georee and Will Dodley.
$25.00 was the price. Mr. Cham
bers expects to bay property in
Corvallis.
Mr. and Mrs Cecil Price are the
proud possessors of a fine 10 pound
boy.
H. L Buph is in Corvallis at
work on tbe 1904 aeseesuient.
There was snow on tbe tp oi
some of the hilla around the valley
again today.
We believe the average Webfoot-
er could stand a week of fair weath
er without being afraid of a
draught. , -
There has Kenn vrrr little lrce
of livestock in the Valley yet but
there are lots of sheep and cattle
that are very thin. S me are com
plaining of scarcity of feed.
Uno.
At Philomath.
J. C. Dawson of Eastern Wash
ington is in town looking for a lo
cation.
Mr. Carey of Falls City was ia
town Tuesday on his way to Pleas
ant Valley.
Philomath is snre to have tele-
phones. The Pacific StatesTele-
pbone and Telegraph Co. is instal
ling some local phones and tbe
citizens are planning to put in a
system-of their own.
John Brumfleld sold his triace to
W H. Smith. Mr. Smith will move
in immediately.
A i tbe regular session of the City
Co'-ticil Monday night the ques
tion of electric lights was brought
up. Mayor Burnap appointed a
con.mittee to confer with two com
ptt an parties. The committee
will report next meeting.
J. E. Leonard and family of
Kansas are at the hotel. 'Mr Leo
nard is a brother-in-law to Mayor
Burnap. These people are looking
for a location.
M. G. Steel manager of the Steel
and Freeland hhow Co. is in town
arranging for a show to be given
in the I. O. O .F. Hall next Satur
day night, March 19th under the
auspices of the W. O. W.
Insigne.
At Summit.
C. J. Harrison ha sold out his
interest in tbe Philomath meat
market. He still owns the buil
ding.
Guy McReynolds has. a store
bere and is selling lots of merchan
dise. Mrs. Annie McReynolds went to
Corvallis on business this week.
Mrs Etta Broday andcbildren of
Douglas arrived Monday.
People of Summit are to have a
basket social the 18th of this month
the proceeds to go to help the min
i er Mr. Plowman.
Mrs. Clara Coot ia visiting her
sis;er Mrs Sieidle, at Kent Oreg.m.
M. R. Savage is still very weak
and feeble.
' Mrs. Emma Liebi has been ailing
most of the winter.
C. H. Mattoon returned Monday
from Albany.-
T. D. Campbell has taken charge of
the Benton County Lumber yard near
the S. P.' depot; Will furnish building
material. - See Mr. Campbell before you
buy.
Springfield, O Mrch 9. In
tense excitement prevails ' here at
an early bour this morning, which
not even tbe presence of seven com
pacies military can allay. This ex
citement is shared by all the busi
ness men and property owners of
the city who fear ihtt eocne negroes
will aitempt to avenge tbe burnii g
of the levy district by firing "the
down-town district. S far the De
grees have not tried to make good
theirthreats to dynamite the coun
ty jail to "even . up" with Sheriff
Routzabn for permitting the negro
murderer Dixon to be taken by tbe
mob Monday evening, without tbe
shedding of blood to save him. Nut
a fourth of the business district - of
the city is under, patrol ' , by either
militia or polic,' and it looks as if
a close guard would bave to be kept
for several days to prevent further
incendiarism.
There is little or no. disorder, the
mob of 2000 men standing quietly
by watching the spread of the
flames in the neighborhood of
Spring and Gallagher streets, and
apparently ready to help, if it should
show signs of spreading beyond the
confines tbey originally set for.
At 11:20 the threat of the mob,
frequently made through tbe day
aud evening, was finally made good
and a volume of flame was seen to
sboot up from the rear of a place
occupied by "Les" .Tbomap, a sa
loon keeper. Preceding: the firing
of the buildings tbe mob, at a dis
tance of 100 feet, shot at the front
of the building for half an hour,
but it is not known whether any of
tbe occupants bad remained in the
building, and if they did, whether
any fatalities resulted from tie
shooting.
The fire spread both ways from
Thomas' place. It is thought the
mob will ro! tolerate any effort of
the fire department to put' out tbe
fire in tbe levee district, but will
offer no resistance in tbe attempts
to confine the fire to the buildings
along V ashiugtorj street, known
as the levet .
At midnight the entire block in
Washington e tret-1 from Gallagher
street webt to Spnr g etr;et .is on
fire with no hope of saving any ; of
the building. Tbe . troops from
Cin4 nti, Miamisburg and Day
ton, will be here on a special train
in 15 minutes-. They are urgently
needed, and it is entirely probable
the negroes will make good tbeir
threats to fi-e the business districts
of the city and dynamite the jail
and other county buildings.
; Throughout the day there was a
-vague unrest in every quarter of
tbe city. The body of the lynched
negro was taken from the telegraph
pole at three o'clook tbis morning
and was placed in a little undertak
ing shop. Thr6ugh tbe forenoon
fully 10,000 people saw the body
and t-tood about the city in groups.
Tbe police and officials were worri
ed, but did not know what was best
to do.
At noon tbe undertaking office
was closed. Tbe vast throne did
not disperse, and cobody t-eemed
to be working. Early in tbe even
ing thete were reports of threatened
trouble, which flew thick and fas
and the crowds in the streets grew
larger. It was rumored tbat the
negroes would attempt to burn tbe
City. ,
The police were in a state border
ing on a panic after tbeir horrible
experience at. tbe jail tbe night be
fore. Tbey had been without sleep,
were tervoas and at high tension.
They appealed to the. mayor and a
council was called., '
In the meantime the crowds in
creased. Tbe majority of tbe mob
seemed to be st the railroad station,
almost in the heart of tbe city 'and
close to the levee. The police tried
to scatter them, but were only par
tially successful. In this crowd a
negro fired a shot. There was a
cry that it was aimed at an officr,
and immediately tbe whole contin
gent of police and tbe mob at tbeir
heels with a yell started after him.
The negro escaped. "
Negroes were not much in evi
dence throughout the early part of
the evening. When they appeared
tbey weri greeted with hoots a-)d
yells.
Tbe feeling of unrest is accentuat
uated . by the uncertainty as to
what the mob is going to do or
wbere tbe trouble may next begin.
, Notice,
Wanted, a man to do general farm
work. Apply to James Herron, Bruce.
Oregon. " .
Notice of Final Settlement,
Notice is hereby gi ven that the un der
signed, administrator ;of the estate of
Lina Nengass, deceased, with will an
nexed, has filed in the County Court o f
the State of Oregon for Benton County
his final account as the administrator of
said estate and that Saturday the 9th
day of April 1904, fat the hour of ten
o'clock a. m. has been fixed by said court
as the time for hearing of objections to
said report and the settlement thereof.
!M. Jacobs. "
Administrator of the Estate of Lina
Neugass, deceased. -
iLiim
lier and Building Uaterial
rom now- on we yrill keep in stock, a '
Full Einc of Building Cumber
We have arranged with the Curtis Lum- '
ber Co. to handle their lumber at Corval-
lis. We are now prepared to offer Spe
cial Prices on a large stock of material.
Gentral Planing Mills & Box Factory. ,
MOME-SEEKERS !
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME REAL
good bargains in stock, grain; fruit and poultry
Ranches, write for iny 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.
.. HENEY AMBLER,
1 .... Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance.
Philomath, Oregon.
E. E.WHITE
Real Estate Co.
TO HOMESEEKERS.
You have come from the land of ice and
snow, .-
And you dont know just where you want
to eo; ,
You have not yet ran short of cash
And you want to invest . so as not to
smash.
Perhaps your'e a farmer want someone
to snow
Where the largest and best crops nn-
laiungiy grow
And tell and assnre vou exactlv where
You will surely be dealt witn jast and
mir, .
Where they will not try to cheat and
beat you.
If you are earnestly trying to purchase a
home
Just call at the office of White & Stone.
Un Main street. Corvallis, - they will be
found
Alwavs ready and willing to show you
around;
If you would be used very nice and po
lite. You should make the acquaintance of
E. E. White.
We are certain to please with .the farms
to be shown
By our gentlemanly solicitor H. M.
Stone.
They will tell you where tiie be.-it prunes
Kro
They have been in the business and
surely knew.
And where to grow fine erain, but if
dairying you would try .
They can tell on just wtiere a fine
ranch to buy.
They do your business. deal in -city
lands
And the renting of houses is in their
hands.
So when you come here, a stranger and
alone.
Just call at the office of White & Stone
Dr. Wells, the Albany V S will be at
Fruits livery stables every Friday ol
eac i week. Bring your - horses and
have them examined free of charge.
Go to Zierolf's for fresh Yaquina Bay
oysters-
OPERA HOUSE ONE NIGHT
-Tuesday, March 15th.--
Headed by the Only BILLY YOUNG and GORDON G0LLINS,
Singing Comedians, assisted by Six Comedy Jesters
and a Competent Lady Chorus, Elevated First
Part. Big Second Part Olio of Pleasing Vaude
ville, concluding -with the One Act R,ag Time Opera,
"Africa." Free Band Concert at 7:15 p. m. ;
BIG SENSATIONAL STREE
PRIGES
Willamette Vallej
Banking Company.
GORVAIXJS OREGON.
Responsibility, $100,000
A General Banking Business.
Exchange Issued payable at all finan
cial centers In United States, Canada
and Europe'.
Principal gorreepondents.
PORTLAND London & San IFranelMm Bank
Limited; Canadian Bank of Commerce .
SAX FRANCISCO London & San Francbt- .
CO Bank Limited.
NEW VORK-Mem. J. P. Morgan A Co.
CHICAGO First National Bank.
LONDON, ENG. London San Francisco
Bank Limited.
SEATTLE AND TAO OM! A London San
FrancUoo Bank Limited.
1,. G. ALTM&N, M. 1.
Homeopathist
Offloe cor 8rd and Monroe ate. BesU
deoce cor 3rd and Harrison ete.'
Hours 10 to 12 A. M. 2 to 4 and 7
to 8 P. M. Sundays 9 to 10 A. M,
Phone residence 315.
H. S. PERNOT,
Physician & Surgeon
Office over postoffice. Residence Cor.
-Fifth and Jefferson streets. Hours 10 to
12 a. m., 1 to 4 p. m. Orders may be
left at Graham & Worthatn's drug store.
j E. R. Bryson,
Attomey-At-Law,
POSTOFFICE PUILDING
PARADE AT 4 0'GLOGK.
50 and 75 Gents.