LOCAL LORE. HEWS OF CORVALLIS AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF. The Comings and Goings of People Social Gossip, Personal Men tion and Other Items of Public Interest. M!i8 Helen V. Crawfird epjot her vacation with Albany relatives. Mrs. Henry Haenel of Monroe, wa the'gueat over Sunday with rela tive?. Special meeting of Corvall is lodge A. & A. 51. this evening. Work In 31. M. degre. Walter WelK returned to Port land Sunday hfter a visit o several Cava in Corvallie. Father Springer ba returaed from a business visit, at Yaquina and Newport. Mists Hazel Ptiluier return' tl to Portland Saturday, a'ter a exterded vifcib with tn-r aunt, Mrs. Ihiaiher Elsewhere lu this paper appear thi announeetn'iHs of W. G. Lns and E. P. GnS z i f their caridlnaay as chief rf police auu police judge teepeatively.j MUe Emmi Benson of Portland arrived Fruity for a visit with Cor- vallis relative and fiiervK See re cently graduate ! from Holmes Busi ness College, Pi r'land. Miss Lmiee Gilbert entertained the Wah Wah Reading Club acd friends at her home Friday eveniug Plt and other games were the awuse tnents. Da'uty refreshments were aervfd. .All music love-8 will beintereft d in the concert t.. be given nest Fit ly evenina in College chapel by the OAC Glee Club. Au attractive pra- gi.aa i f Rlees, quartets and aolos I as beeo prepared. Fanny chickens leiently reclyrd by Fr f. Koitely are JBuff Leghorns, Thcv a:e Irom th celebrated Wheeler poultry yaid ia Njw York, which tur- nlshcd the birds taat curried big ptiz es a" the World's Fair at Chicago. Service is to held at the Episco pal church a' 7-30 this. Wednesday evening, to which the public is cor dUUy invited. The pulpit will bf) oc- 3HplfJ by Rev. Coney, who is likely to t.ecome rerixanent lector of the local pariah. A number of friends were enter tatned at the Linville home Satui day evening. Those present were, Misses Florence Wicks, M ry Elffio. Harriet 8beascr3en. Ethel Xiiaville, Louise Glloert; Me3sf9 Gar diner, Spagle, Irvine, Buudy, Bjtwon nd Wells ' Miss Annie Thompson went to Portland Sanrday f visit her slater, Mrs. Miry Ebuer, who was Injured in street car accident, during the Christ mas holidays, and who ba since tieen coDflned In St. Vincent's hos pital. Miss Thompson expects to be Able to remove her sister to Oorval lis. Matriculation fox the spring term was la progress all ffay Monday atthe college, and class work was resumed yesterday. A considerable number of students took advantage of the short inter-term vacation to make a visit at ihoms. The number of boerlers at Cauthom Hall Is 73 now. Barker, the plasterer, rods part way home on bis bicycle Saturday night, and bad to be carried the rest of tbe distance. While riding ja Jef . -f arson near Ninth he fell, and his head collide with a tree. He wa carried home and a physician sum moned. A slight gash in the head, which a stitch or two close! up, was the main damage. Tbe diamond glass cutter, used in fitting window glass for tbe first house built in the TJmpqua Yalley Is ia possession of one of the college students. The latter is Jesse Apple gate, a grandson of the original Jesse .Applegate, head of tbe famous pioneer iamily. Tbe young man is a fresh man, and balls from Jacksonville, -wnere his father, Peter Applegate, is -county recorder. Kratz Cronise entcrlalned fuur teen friends at his home Saturday evenlog. Pit, Flinch, Fanio and other games were amusemeats, after which refreshments were served. Those present wers, Misses Edna Thrasher, Maybel Sheasgrsen, Louise Erwin, Laura Waggoner, Edna FuUertoo, Thla Johnson, and Lavloa Woods; JiaiiE Aiundy, uarl Bteblnger, Harry waggoner, James McMahaa, Wall "Waggoner and Kratz Cronise. Tbe force In the local postofflee 'Has little or no ren now. The arrival of two eastern malls a day, one In the .morning "and one at noon, has brought woes, jn early every person who ap piled at the delivery window for mal once a day before asks twice tor it now. On Sundays, the Albany mall comes In at 8: 30, and is always heavy consignment. Last Sunday morning Postmaster Johneon appear e-J at tbe office at eight, and did not iget away until l-30 What Is fun and convenience for the public Is calamity for the poetofflce people, though the latter accept the matter resignedly without complaint. Not Infrequently the morning mail comprises 10 big j .aatlra nC m r. .... H. Hlmhberg arrived from Inde pendence M anday. . . ...... Dolph Norton, aaelataat at tbe G. & E. station, arrived- Monday from a visit at The Dalles. ; C Born'Tf arch 24th, to tbe wife of 0, B. Winn, In Albany, a ten-pound' bpy. i ; Prof, Tar'at left Monday for The. Dalles to attend tbe funeral of bis brother-in-law, the late Wayne Wil liams, formerly of Polk county. Special services at the Congre gational church next Sunday, Easter tide. The choir has prepared ereIal music for the day. The services are fi r you. Come. A number nf prohibitionists were passengers on the Westside for Por '- Und Monday. Tbey went to attend the pr jhlbltioo state convention. Prof.-I Sheatc of Philomath, was among the delegates. Tbe Albacj-bouod train was de tained balf an hour at the crossing, Monday, north of town. The time was required f jr tbe transfer of sixty delegates that had been in attendance on a Christian . Endeavor convention at Dallas.. Mr. Isabel and daughter from Hastings, Nebraska, who have been upending tbe winter in California for the benefir 0f the daughter's health, are guests of H. M. Fleming and fam ily. Mr. Isabel was a former neigh bor of ,Mr. Fleming in Nebraska. Mrs. O. D. Wolfe, of Portland, lost a valuable ring several days ago and accused a 9-year-ol J neighbor girl of 6teoliog It. Tbe child was placed under arrest and Friday Mrs. Wolfe found the ring in an old jewelry case, where she herself bad placed It and f orgotton about it. A coal-burner locomotive pulled the Westsi'le passenger in and out of Corvallls Saturday and Monday. The change from wood burners was a tem porary expedient, due to a shortage or wood. Tbe story is that the stoker, on account of unfamiltatity with the business, let his fire go. down on Sat urday's trip and a long delay to the train resulted. A broken arm "and a. fractured skull are injuries that last Thursday befell Allen Airtb, a former etudsnt at the college. He is au Astoria boy, and wa-s working in a eawrnill there, when he fell from one landing to another in the mill and sustained the Injuries a bove stated. A dispatch in Friday's Oregonian related that fatal results might ensue. Tbe young man attend ed U. A. C. all last year, and was a studeLt this year up to the holiday vacation. It Is probable that a very arge aud ence will gtet Homer Da vein port at the college a w eek frcm next Sat urday night. He is more famous than any other Oregon boy. He re cently declined a salary of $50,000 per year as a cartoonist for a well known weekly paptr. He la known w i re sult of his cartoon work, wherever newspapers are read. His rise in life has covet el a. period of only about 12 years, but in the time, he has climbed from tbe bottom to the top rung of the ladder, His talks while he draws pictures during bis lecture are said to be fully as striking and original as is bis cartoon work. Ross Fioley is at home for a few ; days on a visit to relatives. He Is as-1 saver at ths famous E. & E. mine, owned by Jonathan Bourne and oth ers at Bourne, a mining town in tbe summit of the Blue mountains, seven miles from Sumpter. The men atthe mine are on a stiike, which furnishes oppcrtunity for Mr. Flnley to make a. visit home. Boss has become a trust ed man In tbe service of the company, and Is thriving. There has been seven feet of enow at Bourne all winter, and It was still there when Mr. Flnley ltft, tbe place last week. , .' j Things were lively at the B. P. station at the noon hour Monday. A tie train pulled In over tbe O. & E. af ter the arrival of tbe passenger, and a pile driver train was already at the station, making three trains on the yard. The movements, to and iro of tbe three engines made a bustle that gave the station yard a metropol itan appearance. The tbree trains pulled out to the northward, the passenger leading, and the1 other two at lotei vals of ten minutes. The tie train Is distributing ties to tbe north ward, beginning at tbe C. & E. cross ing. On Friday evenlog, April 1st, of this week, in college chapel, will be given tbe first annual concert of tbe O. A. C. Glee Club. As was previous ly announced In our paper tbe club Is a new organization in tbe college. The music is entirely new and contains se lections from tbe best glee composers In tbe country. The blub has appear ed from time to time during the winter and has been enthusiastically received. It is realized that this organization has to do not a little with college pa triotism and spirit, and In apprecia tion of tbe faithful work and practice of tbe club during the winter It la hoped that they will be greeted by a large and appreciative audience. The contrast between the simplicity f the old time entertainment and the luxury and extravagance of today is no where more strikingly presented than in profusely illustrated article on "Modern Banquets" in - the Cosmopolitan for March. Gorgeous dinners at which guests dine on horseback, or in huge Easter eges and kettles constructed for the occasion in great ball rooms, ban quets in cellars, and on roof gardens, amid bowers, and flower banked grottoes make up a striking series of Dictures showing the mad rush for the novel which the wealthy American host has entered upon. : ILL MiCTILESSVl PATHET ' ' SEQUEIj IN C A EEEtvOF AN OLD KISG.: ..OF THE RING.: " John L. Sullivan Lives on the Char ity of His Sister, and May Nev- -er Leave Her House . News from Philomath. ' J. E. Henkle is in Portland bay ing his spring stock of goods. Mr. Hawkins is preparing to move his family to Portland. v Mrs Geo Bethers of Toledo is visiting at the home of her parents. Mrs. Trask of Yaquina was visit ing her brothers, S. and J; Moses last week. Ed Allen killed a large wild cat or lynx south of Philomath last Thursday. It was as large as a shepherd dog. , Mayor Burnap bought the butch er shop last week of Kodgers & McLane. ' Mr. Brack the Philomath black smith for nearly two year?, moved with his family to -Portland last week. ' MosepJBros. have a fine pair " of shoes intheir show window, offer ed as a prize for the best shooting at the gun club tournament. The Philoma'h Cornet Band gave an entertainment at the I. O. O. F. hall which showed the superior quality of the material of which the bind is composed. Over three hundredjeat down to a bountiful dinner at the school house luet Friday on the occasion of the closing exercises of the public school . - Mrs. Wallas returned from a visit in Marion county, last Thursday,., bringing with. her a little boy whose father was killed by falling from a building in Salem. His mother was already dead. Mr. and Mrs. Wailas intend adopting the orphan boy. There was considerable excite on our streets last Saturday over a test of strength between a powerful horse, and three men, who br c d themselves and successfully held their ground against the horse. Several men bet on one or the other side, but the wise ones1 held tbeir own opinions and helped smoke the cigars. Boston, March 22. Jjhn L. Sul livan is seriously ill at tbe home of his sister' in Roxbury. Tbe great Sit of all prize-fighters is suffering from a wasting disease which has gradually undermined his hercule an frame, and it is not believed that be an live long. 2's famous king of the ring is alf eufiering with his eyes, so that hie eight has become impaired, and the- indications are that before long be must go blind. The trouble with his i yes gives bim great pain. - - J n addition to bis physical ills, Sui- van is without money, depend ent entirely upon his relatives for support. He has earned in his oa retr" upward or$l,500,000, but all of this be has given away in charity or wasted io prodigal living. He has not a penny of it left. The news of the "big fellow's" plight has just become known in sporting and theatrical circles, and bis old-time friends- are preparing to make good tbe declaration of long ago that he should never want. Arrangements are now under way tor a monster benefit performance at tbe Boston Theatre. It has been contended that when Sullivan met his Waterloo at the hands of Corbett at New Orleans in September, 1892, bis normal vigor was then so much impaired that Corbett's triumph was only a hol low one; that it tbe champion bad been himself the leadership ot the ring would not have passed. It is certain that from tbe moment of his defeat he began to give signs of failing vitality. Drink and other dissipations, so long his only ene my, had full sway for yeare, and he grew heavy, soft and bloated. For a time Sullivan essayed the stage in melodramas and made much money, all of which he squan dered. When he lound himself without money hediscovered that he still had friends. A monster ben efit in Madison Square Garden in New York netted him a handsome sum. Knowing his utter irrespons ibility as to money, it was then a greed that the sum should be placed in truBt for him, but for some rea son this flan was abandoned. He received he whole of the proceeds of the affair, and, as usual, Ait was soon spent. Since that time the old fighter has lived precariously. He went out with an "Uncle Tom's Cabin" company, but his habits were eo bad that the organization went to pieces. He was finally forced j l : : i i. , x v i ' unjiunBgwtiin to eeeic -to j auma of his Msier in Roxbury, from which no doubt he will never emerge alive. aulliyan combined all the good qualities of a good fighter' He was as strong as a boll, was light on bis feet and had abundant fistic skill, andr wbile possessed of rather infe rior mentality, conducted bis bat tles with what is termed "fine head work," but really with what was no doubt a sort of instinct, an ele ment of his genius as a fighter. Sullivan was personally the most popular fighter of modern years, a veritable btro with nearly all class: es. His generosity was unequalled ana it is proDa Die that be gave a way more tbau he spent on conviv ial sprees. The hold he had upon his friends and tbe public is attest ed by the fact that, although, de throned in his calling, he was ever an interesting figure, commanding attention, good will and money with which to keep the wolf from the'door, and receiving great sym pathy even from those who did not approve of the so-called "manly art." . Chebalis, Wash., March 26. A wreck which was disastrous -as a property loss, but ii which none was killed, occurred at 2 o'clock this morning on the Northern Pa cific line one mile below Napavine and five miles south of theecene ot the Elk's excursion wreck of last summer. Mihara's niinstrels, rid ing in a special car, were oo tbe freight train which was wrecked, but all escaped serious injury, al though many were severely bruised or cut. '. The tender andf-ll box cars were ditched as a result of a broken rail. The engine passed tbe defect. tafely, but tbe tender was torn from it and jumped the track, followed by a string of box car?, which were piled in every direction and demolished. Several hundred feet of track was torn up and th heavy, steel rails were bant in all shapes imaginable. 3 IT STOCK ard POULTRY MEDICINE Stock and poultry have few troubles which are not bowel and liver irreeularities. Black- Draught Stock and Poultry Medi cine is a bowel and liver remedy for stock.- It puts the organs of digestion in a perfect condition. Prominent American breeders and farmers keep their herds and flocks healthy by giving them an occa sional dose of Black-Draught Stock and Poultry Medicine m their food. Any stock raiser may buy a 25-cent half-pound air-tight can of this medicine from his dealer and keep his stock in vigorous health for weeks. Dealers gener ally keep Black-Draught Stock and Poultry Medicine. If yours does not, tend 25 cents for a ample can to the manufacturers. The Chattanooga Medioine Co., Chat tanooga, Term. Boontu, OA., Jan. SO, HOI. BUek-Dnught 8 took and Poultry Medicine is the beet I ever tried. Our etock was looking bad when you sent me the medicine and no-r they an getting eo Una. They are looking JO per oent. better. 8. P. BBOOKHf 3T0IT. Notice to Creditors. " In tbe Matter ol the Estate of James Watkins, deceased. Notice is herebv Riven to all persons concern ed that the undersigned has been duly ap pointed administratrix of the estate ot James watkins, deceased, by the County Court of the State of Oregon, for BeDton County, all persons having claims againt-t said estate are hereby required to present the same, with the proper vouchers, duly verified as by law required, within six months from the date hereof, to the undersigned at her residence two miles south of Philomath, Oreicon, or at the law ofQoe of E, E, Wilson, in Corvallis, Oregon. Marinda E. Watkins, Administratrix of the Estate of James Watkins, deceased. Dated this March 26. 1904. In the County Court of the State of Oregon. In the Matter of the Estate of: .of Wm. F. By er. Deceased. To Ida M. Hale, Wm V. Byer. Nellie M. Porter, Rilla a Abrams, and Grace H, Byer, heirs and devisees of Wm. F. Byer, deceaasd, Greeting: In the name of the State of Oregon, you are hereby cited and required to appear in the County Court of the State of Oregon, for 'the County of Benton, at the Court room thereof at Corvallis, In the County ot Benton, on Satur day, the 9th day of April, 1901. at ft o'clock in the forenoon of that day, then and there to show cause if any exist, why an order of sale should not be made as prayed for In the peti tion of W, N. Alford, administrator of said es tate of Wm. F. Byer, deceased, ot the following described real property towlt: , , Lots numbered 1, 8, and 9 In Block number ed 4 in Hausmm's Addition to the Cltv of Noth Brownsville. Lion county, 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 Is served upon you and each of you. by pubu cation thereof Jn the Corvallis Times, news, paper lor four weeks, under an order made by the Hon. Virgil E, Walters. Judge of said Court bearing date of March, 8, 1904. Witness, the Hon. Virgil E. Watters, Judge of the County Court ot the State of Oreeon, for the County of Benton, with the seal of said Court affixed this 8th day of March A. D, 1904. ATTEST. VICTOR P. MOSES. Clerk. (Seal,) . Lumtier and Building Haterial . From now on we will keep in stock a ' Full Cine 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 X Box factory.' I F YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SOME REAL good bargains in stock, Ranches, write for oar special list, or come and f see us. We shall take pleasure in giving you all the reliable information you wish, also snowing 4 ,v you over the country.' ' AMBLER & WATERS. .L. Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance. P - - . Corvall is and Philomath, Or. f Pioneer dun Store... Fine new stock of GUNS, SPORTING GOODS FISHING TACKLE, CUTLERY, Etc, .... Stock of 6- Bodes at Big Bargain E.E.WHITE Real Estate Co. TO HOMESEEEEES. You have come from the land of ice and snow, And you dont know just where you want to go; You have not yet run short of cash And you want to invest so as not to smash. Perhaps your'e a farmer want someone to show Where the largest and best crops un failingly grow And tell and assure you exactly where You will surely be dealt ith just and ' fair, Where they will hot 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 street. Corvallis, they will be found Alwava ready and willing to show you around; If you would be used very nice and 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. Tbey will tell you where the best prunes grow They have been in the business and sorelv knew. And where to grow fine grain, bat if dairying you would try They can tell you just where 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 Notice of Final Settlement, - Notice is hereby given that the under signed, administrator .of the estate of Lina Neugass, deceased, with will an nexed, has filed in the County Court of 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, '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 the settlement thereof. M. Jacobs. ' Administrator of tbe Estate of Lina Neugass, deceased. Notice to Bidders. 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, and to be opened by the court Wednesday, April 6th 1904 at 2 o, clock p, m. of the said day. The Court reserving the right to reject any and all bids. Dated thisMarch 7th, 1904. factor P- Moses, ' County Clerk. - grain, fruit and poultry $ WILLAMETTE VALLEY BANKING COMPANY Corvallis, Oregon. Responsibility. $100,000 Deals in Foreign and Domestic Exchange. Bays County, City and School Warrants. Principal Correspondents. SAN FRANCISCO 1 PORTLAND ( Tn.lnn A Ran W. SJ5ATTI.E r cIgco 1allk limited. O OMA j . NEW YORK Messrs. J. P. Morgan ft Co. CHICAGO National Bank ot The'Repub- iic. LONDON, EXG London & San Francisco uaiut Admiiea. CANADA. Union Bank of Canada. Administrator's Sale of Real Properry In the matter of the estate of Jane Elizabeth Fisher, deceased. Notice la herebv given that under and nur- suant to an order of sale made by the County Court of the State of Oregon for Benton County, on the 11th day ot March, 1904, In the above en titled matter, the undersigned, as administra tor, with the will annexed or said estate ot Jane Elizabeth Fisher, deceased, will from and alter Monday, the 18th day of April, 1904. Eroeeed to sell, at private sale, to the highest idder, for ossh in hand, subject to confirma tion by said Court, all of the following Describ ed real property towit: Beginning at a point 3"4 chains east of the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of southeast quarter of section 2U, T. 11 8. a. 6 w. and run thence north 60 chslns; thence east 2.50 chains; thence north 30 chains; thence east to the West line of the donation land claim of Philip Mulkey, Not no. 958 in T. 11 8. K. 5 W. ; thence south to a point 9.60 chaius south of the northeast corner of donation land claim of J. O. Roberts, Not. No. 940, same Tp; and B.: thence north 26 degrees 36 minutes west 10.62 chains to a point 4.75 chains west of said northeast' corn er of said Roberts claim ; thence west to the place of beginning. Also lot 10 la section il, and lots 1. 2. 3. 4. and b In section 21 T. 11 S.B. 5 W., except therefrom the following, beginning at apointsolinksesstof the southwest corner of said lot 5 and run thence north 4.09 chains; thence south 75 degrees east 10.23 chains: thence south 24 degrees east 1.48 chaius to point on south boundary line ot said lot 5 (said point being 4.-M chaius west from southeast corner of said lot 5) iheuce west on south boundary line of said lot 5. a distance of 10 55 chains to the place of beginning, containing 2:82 acres more or less. Alsu a strip of land 30 feet wide running along the full length ot the west si le of a piece of land containing 17.83 acres des cribed as follows: beginning at the N. E. corn er of claim No. 55 T. 11 8. R. & W.. run thence W. 18 chains: thence 8. 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, state o! Oregon. It being the Intention to luclude in the above description all lnnds described in mortgage given by Jane E. Fisher and husband to the state Land Board, bearing date December 8. 1900. Said sale Is made tor the purpose of paying claims against said estate and charges and ex penses 01 administration, remaining unpaid. Dated this March 12, 1S04. E. E. WILSON, Administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Jane Elizabeth Fisher, deceased. Notice of Final Settlement. In the Matter ot the Estate of John Mitchell, deceased. J I Notice is hereby given thatjhe undersigned as executrix of the last will and testament of John Mitchell, deceased, has filed her final ac count as such executrix, with the clerk of the county court of the state of Or"n. for Benton county, and tbe said court has fixed Saturday the 9th day of April, 190, at the hour two o'clock in the afternoon as the time, and the county couit room in theoourt houseiin Cor valliB, Oregon as the place, for hearing any ana ttii uujvcuvua . " . . ' i settlement thereof. 4j$X:V MARY MITCHJAP, E xecutrix of the last will and ggMment of John Mitchell, deceased. 'AKfc '