LOCAL LORE. ?NEWS OF CORVALLISAND - VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF.1' " The Comings and Goings of People. Social Gossip, Personal Men tion and Other Items of Public Interest. Mr. Marr Avfrvleft Thursday for a vlsli uutil Monday at Salem. A drw 8 bow window hs been place 1 la the north B'da i f tbe millin ery store or Mrs. J. Masoo. - Char'e) Heckert's new coHage lo Job's Addition Is dow "receiving the flokblng loucnea, aDd Is sbcrbly to be occupl.'d. There will be service the Ch"le churoh tomorrow. Mass a 10-30 a. m, and evening service at 7 :3a p. ro. Fifty Ixtb aonivrr ary rf Mod ern Spiritualism in Sui day, March 27tb. Services will be held In Bar rett Lyceum at 3 p. m. A cordial in vitation to all. A pa'r of fine White Wjadotte chickens was received by Dr. Leitf r, the otber day from the famous poul try yarls f B. G. Duetlu, at Ma'l borough, Massachusetts, . A complete system rf repairs has been added to tbe re-jld"oc proprcy next do' r north of J. M C-imeioo's oo Eighth street, owned by Airs. H. O. Miller. Mrs. Miller moved into tbe place Tuesday. Additions to tbe Rbr reeld-ince property, recenty acquired by Adolpb Peterson, ad 1 ma'erlitlly to its ap pearance and value. A. new porch, an addition to the rear, a bandsome window In the front and other new arrangements have done much for the place. Mr. Schoel, late ot the vicialty ef Eugene, has purchased the residence property In Jobs Addition, recently occupied by Mrs. H. O. Miller and family. With bis family, Mr. Scboel moved Into tbe house Wednesday. A new barn and woodshed are Im provements that he bai ma'ie to tbe place. A bugsv that started for Philo math from the Vldito stables Wednee day failed to get outs'da tbe city lim its. In the sea of mud in tbe vicin ity rf the carriage f icfry it rank so desp In a hole that a singln tree gave way wben attempt wa rand-) t) pull tbe vehicle our. That let tbn t.oncue down and the tem attempted to run Clate Miller ws driver and he held tbe horce', though the tongue was J broken In the process. A big force of workmen teiumed operations Thursday In the fjither! dlsinao'llng ot the carriage, f-ieti rj building, and Its removal to All any. Tbe roof bus engaged attention, and huge sectlei" i.f It, one after another were torn i ff ad sent, down a chute to the soutfi'unl i t thfr fltriictur. The fait ponl m t f the building still remains intact, and according to tbe accounts is to so continue. It has been decided to e'i'er a Arid and track te tm la tbe ludoor meet which takes p'aoe in the gym nasium of Columbia TJoiversity at Portland, April 16ib. The nyet Is given by Columbia Universltv,' and medals aggregating about $200 in val-' ue are offered a) prizes. The schedule Includes nearly all tbe events Incident to an out door meet, save tbe 1 ag hur ilea, the hammer throw and tbe 100 yard dash, tbe track being too short for the latter contests. The OAC team will te selected latly in April, ar-d will comprUe about 10 men. The sudden disappearance of Mr Laugley worried hie family Tuesday. He went off in tbe morning, and at night ha 1 not returced. A arch won Instituted, in which John Young aod several It.dies i ined. Chief Lane wa routed out aGdinqu'rles were made everywhere. The wider the starch, tne more olsneattenlDg.was the mys tery until the DUley home wa9 reach ed about 11 o'clock! where it was lerrned that The Fix r and Mr. Laog ley were out on the search for CreffieWI and Incidentally anxious to pocket tl:c rewaiti. Hie dftecavesatrited about midnight to lourn that they had tt"D searched for. while "huniiuc; Creffl.jlJ by grab." -rTte scarcity f hens that are willing to set la growing more aud more marked. LochI poullrymen are buying everything of the kind they can lay their hands on and nri still a long way eh-rt of a srfflclency of hens for hatching purpwc?. The point has be iecb.3ii In which the ones despUrd bei with a cluck wuld -command a premium at any . poultry house. All sorts of iudignlths used to be helped upou her, in tee effort to jure her of tbee'ting propeDeitr. she was put in a coop and starred, she was soused In tubs of water, a r. d etrlDg was t el to br tail and some times lo angrtr she itai souudly thrashed. But she is a dream now the old setting ben is aod poultrymen listen for her cluck as a starviog man hearkens for the clang of the dinner gong. A3 a remedy for the ehortaea some ot tbe breeders resort to artificial Incubators aod broolers but othets love the good old fashioned method tbe best and in consequence game chickens, scrub chickens, unre generate chickens, a goose or even a shitepoke would be eagerly accepted if there wa promise that they would set on acd batch egge. Begnlar meeting' of the , Coffee i Club text Monday afternoon. 'Opening at MlssJohnson's Msreh Slet:W sve'WWsplay-"aline, ot pfew Yoifc pattefos, Call and see them. 5 , .J - J j Mies Eva S'arr returned to Oor vallls Tuesday after an extended vfefc in Portland with her sister. Mrs. Van Fleet. " . 'V J. M.- Cameron, J.. R : Smith and T. T. Vincent have been named by the probate eourt as appraisers in the ee- tate or u. nodes. A. Blackburn leaves today for Lebanon where he has purchased tbe Heary drug store. Many Cotvallls friends wish him success In his new enterprise. "- : Glen Gillette left Thursday for his cbittlm claim on' the Yacbat". He ex pects to remain there during the sum mer and his place in Zieroll's store has been taken by Eratz Cronise. Wednesday Roy Taylor retired from tbe bsrberlog business In Corvallts. He does not know just what be will eogage Id, but he' says that be has permanently laid aside the razor. Examinations frr the end- of tbe winter ' term wete concluded at the college Thursday, aod many students have gone home f r a brief vialt. He pis' ration for the spring term begins Monday, and recitations, Tuesday. Rev. 8 M. Wood went to Buena VistTbur-day to preach the funeral sermon ot Mrs. Joseph Miller,, who rtied at that place March 23d. Mrs. Miller had been a re.-ident of Oregon eince 1871, aod was ntarly 87 years of age. George P. K-ady never comes tp, town from College Hill except on busi ness. Thursday be was down to see a physician, for the purpose of having bis Soger dressed, a small pi rtion of which had been taken off by" a print Ing press. Nancy L. Whltaker has filed her bond as administratrix of tbe estate t f Jacob Whltaker, The amount is $14, 000 and T. D. Campbell and John Whltaker are sureties. The appraie eisare WlttlamNewmao, T. W.B.Smith and Casper Zlerolf. Mary's Peak Camp W. O. W..and the Circle beld a union meeting Wed nesday evening, a number ot friends bing present. An address by T. T. Vincent was an Interesting feature of a flue literary and musical program Refreshments were served at the usu al hour. Tbe damaged cistern, in the street near Mrs. Martha Burnett s residence, has been repaired. A portion of the brick arch had been removed to give room for a wooden rail wben the old a'r?et railway was built. In the mean time tbe rail bad decayed, as had a number of the overlying boards. New planking has been put in and the cis tern is now pronounced perfectly se cure A considerable contingent of tax payers la still yielding up tax money to the sheriff. Tbiity people have paid 8io.ee the time for getting the rebate expired. Of these, about one-half are payiDg their taxes iu full, and the bal ance but oue-hblf, expectiog to pay the remairder next October. The date f r taxes to become delinquent is Aptil 4'h. Taxes on whictt no paymeDt has ben made by that time will have a ten per cent, penalty and 12 per cent in. tereet added. "Oregon against tbe wotldj This egg was laid by a Webtoot hen in one day.' The above Is tbe inscription accompanying a Urge egg on display in P. L. Millet's show window. It weighs a good half pound and meas u:es eight and one-quarter, by ten aod three-quatter inches. Not many people believe that a ben laid the egg la one day, nor even In two days, and it was reported tbat it was an ostrich egg sent from Pasadena to be hatched here as an experiment; The truth is that it is a goose egir, and hence was laid by a "Webfoot" hen. The programme of a Farmers In stitute held by tbe college at Tangent Thursday was In part as follows; "Garden and Fruit Peste," Prof. A. B. O rdley; "Plant Food and Plant Growth," Pror. A.L.Knisely;"TJse aod Abuse c-f the Hand Separator," Prof. F. L. Kent; "Dairying on tbe Small Farm," by James Withycombe;"Farm Manures and Was-te Materials," Prof. A. L. Kni3ely; "The Care of Milk and (V-aui." Prof. F. L. Kent," "Rural Scboc 1?," Paf. A. B. Cotdley; "Breeds and Types of Stock" (illustrated with stfreopueor ) Dr. James Wlthycombe. -C. C. Cbipman Is tors-open the Com mercial restaurant in the former loca tion on Main street. The building is urilergoiL'g txtensive repairs, among which Is the addi'ion of an attractive glass front. Mr. Cbipman is to install an entirely new and up-tc-date equip ment for a first-class restaurant and tbe business, it Is claimed, is to be con ducted on a plan superior to anything heretofore attempted in Corvallis: It is ci rrain that Mr. Cbipman knows bow to run a restaurant aod what he undertakes in tbat line is likely to be a success financially and otherwise. Tbe place will be opened about the first ot April. Notice ti Creditors. Id "the Matter ot tbe Estate of James Watkins, deceased. Notice Is hereby given, to aU persons concern ed that the undersigned has been duly ap pointed administrairix oi the estate ot James Watklus. deceased, by the County Court ot the State of Oresron. for Benton County. All persons havine claims agalnct said estate are hereby required to present the same, with the proper vouchers, duly verified as by law required, within six mouths from the date hereof, to the uutersi!mertat her residence two miles sonth of Philomath, Oresron, or at the law offioe of E, E, Wilson, in Corvallis, Oregon. Harinda B. Watkins, Administratrix of the Es-ute of James Watkins, deceased. Dated this March X. 1904. miiijuoxrcc-i FATAUTY AM02G GOATS ON " A FARM IN SOUTHERN. . " ' 1 BENTON. " Death at thV Poor Farm Wind storm Tore Trees up by" the Roots at Summit Benton. -. News Told by Cor ' - respondents. Bellfountain, March 23. George Goodman is complaining of rheu matism. -. :: Uncle Dock Starr is visiting friends in onr burg. V :. Dogs are making nightly raids on goats belonging to George Hall. Snow is 12 inches deep at Coon's saw mill. John- Kiger expects to move to Corvallis the firtt of the month. : , The social to be given by tbe Women of Woodcraft has'been in- definately postponed. '.' - r Mr Fawcett has taken a part of his cattle to John Kiger's. finding it more convenient to take the cat tle to the feed than to take the feed to the cattle. : Will Rod gers loss of goats has been great reaching almost to a hundred bead. Parents meeting in connection with tbe Grange .will be held in the Bellfountain grange hall April 9th. - " . ".' ..' Mrs Morris who has bsen in Cal ifornia for her health has returned and isVisiting at the home of Frank Porter. - Homer Humphery has gone into Washington to look for a location as jeweler and optician. M. Grsgg is wielding the birch over the pupils of Green Peak School while Mrs. E H Belknap is teaching in Belknap dUttiot. . Several horses have been sold here recently at a good round price. . At Bellfountain. Tbe weather has improved some what the last few days. Mr. Fawcett' made a business trip to Corvallis this wetk. ; Friends of Mr. Barnard will be glad to learn that he is improving. .Feed is scarce and ttock looking bad although there has been small loss, bo far. . .. . Masquerade ball at'Mr. Corbus' thi week. A good time is expec ted. " Farmers are anxious for good weather as considerable seeding is yet to be done. (4randpa Shipley died at - the po'jr-farm recently. He had been v if feeble for some time. Virgil Landingbam, clerk for B 1 -kiobam & Co., started lor N". no. Yakima las-t Monday to visit hi-, brother. 'Ralph Prnett of. Corvallh' but formerly of Bellfountain, is again in she vicinity. Mrs. H. T. Bristow is on the eick li.-t. - The political pot is begiociog to simmer. We s-e 'many smiling faces, .and are greeted with bearty hand shakes. Joe Stanturf was t-uddenly taken sick the firrt of the week- He was resting easy at last account?. ' Teachers and pupils of Bellfoun tain school are very busy prepar ing for their entertainment at tbe close of school. Revival services this week at this place conducted by the United Brethgrn. At Summit. Last Saturday's wind tore sever al large trees up by the roots and shook houses at thi- place. Con Gerhard is visiting his old friend T. Ranney this week and also in search of " health In our mountains. - r Ada Henkle of Philomath is visi ting at Summit. Clyde Fox is away on business and C. E. Albin of Phiiomath is station agent. Guy McReynolds has disposed cf his stock of goods and will soon leavejfor some valley point. The social the iSth was quite a success for the small turn out. The baskets brought about $ioand they also sold a quilt for $4.40. - ; Mr. and Mrs . C. King and children of Harris visited at the home of H. Harrison's overjSunday - Father Springar, is visiting at' the Yantis home. Laura Skaegs returned last wek from Corvallis. ' . March 1 21. A aduigav- lery on J3iecrta Hill during a bom bardment of Fort'ArthUr,' has writ teD tbe following vivid account: - ' !l 'It wns a cl -ar, sunlit day' and there was ft gentle swell on tbe wa ter. - A little spot appeared through the haze on tbe : far horizon s and then amther ; and another . until these spots were increased to 15. Nearer aod nearer they came, and larger and ' larger they appeared; until" wten eiz mi'es off there was a tiny puff of smoke and all in the battery wondered ' where the pro jectile was going to fall. "Forty fathoms below ,the cliff where we wrre, lay ' the battle ship Peresviet.' Bang! A shell buret' under her bows, sp'ashing the decks with spray. Another puff followed and a projectile whistled overhead, crashing on the rock "behind . us. Then a third-. It whs a moment of terrible suspense. There was a ter rific e j plosion overhead. They bad bur rang-i exactly.; - "It was the signal for u ti open fire, and 10 short batteries and 12 warships joined in the reply. . ''What followed is almott inde scribable; The. sea underneath where we stood fairly boiled with the swish and plunge of projectiles, and words of command were inau dible to the gunners. I tried in vain to shout my orders while 150 gnus belched in a prolonged roar and shells were bursting, overhead with a hellish crash. - The smoke and dust blinded us. v, ''I did not experience excitement, and only tbat my Doth began to ache there was a strange sensation of contentment amid the scenes of death which had no terrors after the first shell had exp'oded. Sud denly a white-faced gunner pointed to a -battery of quick-firing guns half way down the hill, which bad been placed there to prevent a Jap anese landing. I ran Jown and found the scene one of the wildest. There vat a ba'tle orgy of bursting shells and whistling fragments, the smoke stench reeking the earth. "One shell had bursted among the gunners. A soldier was lying disemboweled od another had his skull crushed. A third soldier was delirious, and there were splinters in his head. One gun bad been breken 1 ke a reed. , "It a dreadful sight, with biro i ' very where." In concluding the t fficer says: "After the battle was over Lien tenai t-Geceral S toes eel, command er a' Port Arthur, pinmd the cross of SSi. George on my breast. But what doe it matter I am in the hospital." . (The" 'osegoing probably refers to the firt bombardment of Port A'thur, as tbe narrative' sat8 the Kuki-ians had 12 ships in scii jn ) St. Helens, Ory March 23. Wil liam Bardette, an emp-oye of -the Nehalem Logging Company, was killed while at wo k op the logging railroad of the company, aVout four miles from Columbia City He was tending brake without calks in his b'lote, end in soinn way slipped and fell under the car. He bh'outed "Stop her!" but it was irr possible lo do so id time to fave bis life. When t ken from the track he was dead. ' Superintendent Cbipman imme diately 6ent a messenger from this place to. notify the, coroner - of the accident, but as tbe corooer was in Portland, Justice Walkint started tbi- evetiiog for the scene of the ac cident, though it is net thought any one is to blame for the fai affair. Burdette was a young man in the twenties, industrious and highly patterned by bis workmates. He is supposed to have relatives at Per ry, Or., and the news of bis death was telegraphed .to tbat p'aee. f Dr. Wells, the Albany V S will be at Fruits livery stables every Friday of eac'i week. . Bring your horses and have them examined free of charge. In the County Court of the State of Oregon . In the Hatter of the Estate oi of Wm. F. Bjer, Deceased. Citation. ' To Ida M, Hale, Wm. ' P. Byer, Nellta M. Porter, Rilla A. Abrams, and Grac? H. Byer, heirs and devisees of Wm. F. Byer, deceassd, Greeting: ,, . In the name of the State of Oregftn, . you are hereby cited and required to appear iu the Couuty Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Benton, at the Court room thereof at Corvallis, In the County of Benton, on Satur day, the 9th day of April, 1904. at 9 o'clock-in the forenoon of that day, then and there to show cause if any exist, why an order ot sale should not be made as prayed for iu the pett tion of W, N. Alford, administra'OT of said es tate of Wm. F. Byer, deceased, ot the following described real property towlt: Lots numbered 7, 8, and 9 in Block number ed 4 in Hausman's Addition to the City ot Noth Brownsville. Linn connty, Oregon; Lot numbered 23 In Block numbered S in Hyde Park, Washington County, Oregon; and Lot numbered 8 in Block numbered 10 In Riverside Addition 'to Albina, now within the -City of Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon. And you are further notified that this citation la served upon yon and each of you. by publi cation thereof In the Corvallts Times, "news, paper tor four weeks, under an order made by the Hon. Virgil E, Wattera. Judge of said Court bearing date of March, 8, 1904. Witness, the Hon. Virgil E. Watters, Judge of the County Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Benton, with the seal of said Court affixed this 8th da; of March a. d, 1904. ATTEST. , VICTOR P, MOSES. . : Clerk. ' (Seal,) St. Petersburg, Lumber and Duilding Llaterial v. . . .From now on we will keep in stock a - Full Cine of Building Cumber S -. We have arranged with the Curtis Lum , ber Go. to handle their lumber at Corval . v: -lis. Te are now prepared to offer Spe cial Prices on a large stock of material. Gentral Planing Mills & Box Factory. H0ME- F YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME REAL I good bargains in stock, grain,' fruit and poultry - - - - Ranches, write for our special list, or come and -see us. We shall take pleasure in giving you all the reliable information you wish, also showing s i you over the country. V I AMBLEE & WATERS. 3 Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance. I v Corvallis and Philomath, Or. Pioneer Fine new stock f GUNS, SPORTING GOODS FISHING TACKLE, CUTLERY, Etc, .... Stock of Bodes at Bid Bargain E. E. WHITE Real Estate Co. TO HOMESEEKEES. Vou have corns from the land of ice and snow, nd you dont know just where yon want ogo; You have not yet run short of cash And you want to invest so as not to emash..- Perhaps yonr'e a farmer want someone to show Where the largest, atid best crops un failingly grow Anil tell and assure yon exactly where Yon will surely be dealt ita just and fair, Where tbey 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. On Main eflreet. Corvallis, they will be found Always ready and willing to show you around; If you would be used very nice acd po lite, Yoa 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 the best prunes grow They have been in the business and surely know,. And where to grow fine graiD, but if dairying you would try They can tell you just where a fine ranch to buy. They do your business, deal iu city lands And the renting of houses is in their hands. So when you come here, a stranger and alone, Justrcall at the office of White & Stone Notice of Final Settlement, : Notice is hereby given that the under-, signed, adtninistiator ;of the estate of Lin a Neugass, de ceased, with will an nexed, has filed in the County Court of tie State of Oregon for Benton County his final account as the 'administrator of said estate and that Saturday the 9th day of April 1904, at 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 thesettlementthereof. .M.Jacobs. Administrator of the Estate of Lina Neugass, deceased. . " . Notice to Bidders. t Notice is hereby given, that the County Court of Benton County, State of Oregon will receive sealed bids for the con struction of an artificial stone sidewalk along the north side of Court House Block, Corvallis, Oregon, as per plans and specifications on file in the County Clerk's office. All bids to be filed with the County Clerk.andto be opened by the court Wednesday, April 6th T904 at ,2 o, clock p, m. of the said day. The Court reserving the right to reject any and all bids. - f Dated thisMarch 7th, 1904. Victor P. Moses, County Clerk. 1 0un Store. WILLAMETTE VALLEY BANKING COMPANY Corvallis, Oregon. - Responsibility, $100,000 Deals in Foreign and Domestic -Exchange. . Buys County, Gity and School Warrants. Principal Correspondents. SAN RAJICISCO riiM.ii.AiMJ i jndori Sc San Fran- TAG DMA J NEW YORK Messrs. 3. P. Morgan A Co. CHICAGO National Bank of The; Repub lic. tX)NlONt ENG. London ft San Francisco Bank Limited. CAN AD 4.. Union Bank of Canada. Administrator's Sale of Real Properry In the matter of the estate of Jane Elizabeth Fisher, deceased. Notice Is hereby eiven that under and our- suant to an order of sale made oy the County Court of the State of Oregon for Benton County, on the 11th day of March, 1904, In the above en titled matter, the undersigned, as administra tor, witn tne win annexed 01 said estate of Jane Elizabeth Fisher, deceased, wilt from and after Monday, thei8th day of April, 1904. proceed to sell, at private sale, to the highest bidder, for csh in hand, subject to confirma tion by said Court, all of the following aescrlb t:d real property towit: Beginning at a point 37 chains east of the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of southeast quarter of section 20, T. 11 6. R. 5 W. and run thence north 60 chains; thence east 2.50 chains; thence north 30 chains; thence east to the West line of the donation land claim of Philip Mulkcy, Not. No. 9"8 in t. 11 8. K. 5 W. ; thence south to a point 9.50 chains south of the uortheast corner of donation land clulm of J . C. Roberts, Not. No. 940, same Tp; aod R.: thence north 2t degrees 3tt minutes west 10.62 chains to a point 4.75 chains west of eaid northeast corn er of snid Roberts claim; thence west to the place of begin liiug-. Also lotioia section t una lots 1, 2. 3, 4, and o in section 21 T. 11 S.B. 5 V, except therefrom the following, beginning at a pcint 501inks east of the southwest corner of sid lot 5 and run thence north 4.0; chains; theuee south 73 degrees east 10.23 chaitib: thence south '24 degrees eat 1.48 chains to point on snmh boundary line of said lot 5 (said point being 4.40 chains west from southeast corner of said Jot 5) thence west on suth boundary fine of saMl.it distance of 10 5.3 chains to the place of beginning, containing 2:.2 acres more or less. Aiso a strip of land 30 feet wide nmning along the full leugth of the west si e of a piece of land containing 17.83 acres des cribed us follows: beginning at the N. E. corn er of claim No. 55 T. 11 S. K. a IV.. run thence V. is chains: thence S. 9.91 chains; thence E. 18 chains; thence N. 9.91 chains to plaee of be ginning All the above being in Benton coun ty, Btre o' Oregon. It being the Intention to include in the above desciiption alll nd described in - mortgage given LyJaneE. Kisher and husband to the state Land Board, Dealing date December 8. liKX). Said sale rs made for the purpose ot paying claims against said estate and charges aud ex penses oi administration, remaining unpaid. Dated this March 12, UH4. E. E. WIIJBON, Administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Jane Elizabeth Fisher, deceased. Notice of Final Settlement. In the Matter of the Estate - of John Mitchell, deceased. Notice ts hereby given that'the undersigned as executrix of the last will and testament of John Mitchell, deceased, has hied her final ac count as such executrix, with the clerk of the couuty court of the state of Or"m, for Benton county, and the said court has fixed Saturday the 9th day of April, 1904, at the hour oi two o'clock in the aiternoon at tbe time, and the county couit room in the cc urt House 'iu Oor vallis, Oregon as the place, for hearing any ana all objections lo said hnal account and for settlement thereof. Dated this March 12, 1904, - MARY MITCHELL, Kxecutrix of the last will a?.d testament of John Mitchell, deceased.