7 LOCAL LORE. NEWS OF CORVALUS AND VICINITY TOLD IN BRIEF: Tie Comings and Goings of People Social Gossip. Personal Men tion and Other Items Public Interest. of A. J. Williams exeentor, has filed his luveitcr? In tbeestate ot William Wyatt. The aggregate of property is $7,337- A let'er to Cbestr Ave'y from a. Vend there sva thera was 10 lach es of soow all ovjr Lake county on M-irch 31;t. - . Mr. J. A. Spangler left Sal Frmcisco Thureday by s'eimer for Gregoo. She U expected lu Coc vallls next week. '. la ih gra d'aishlp estate of Mabel E. Howe. Fi a' k L. Howe has been release 1 aod disiharg-d as guaidiiD. The MeCary hore sa!e,tbat was to have occurred Id Portlatd on the 26. 27. aid 23:h ot next month has been e!e -Urdd eft H. C. Horton has eo!d to J. W Bay a srcall Irat of land adjololDg Oorvallls on tb north. Tbe eoi eid-ra'ion is $675. Clem King aod family left Thur day morning f or their home at Coeur d'Aleoe. Tfcey epeat the winter la .California, and stopped on the wav iiotne for a vltlt with Benton rela'lve. ' Becentlv the Timej r-lated that a brother In Missouri wanted to know the whereabouts of J. B. Hlnes. The latter lives south of Monroe, and af ter a silence of many ycara is now in communication with his Eastern brother. The friend who met D. L. Van deaburg ot Xowa, wbei he was here ta a vi-iit reoently, will be plcaed to learo that be has sold bis farm and expects to come to Oregon. He bas selected Corvallls as tbe objective jiolor. Tbe revival at tbe Church of Christ will close Sucday evenlDg. Thera have been a number of addi tions to the cburch durlDg this spe cial service. Thera will be no serv ices Saturday nlgbt. Sunday Is rally day. Tbere will be service ut the usual hours and also at 3-30 in tbe afternooD. Mr.ffcd Mrs. J. I. Apidpate take this means ot thanking their friend and neighbors who wers so kind to them during the sickness ard death of their son, Huriy, and trust that when sorrow enters their home loving hand may help and klud friend etnpatbizs with them and lighten tbo ea 1 hours of death La"t Wednesday morning Miss Agne9 MeGee aid August Winkle of junction, Or . were united in the bends of matiitnony at the bride's home, Rev. Father Springer officiating After thei ceremony those present partook of a dainty br akfast, after wbicb the newly married couple left for Junction, taking with them the best wishes of friends acd relatives. James Horning, after several weeks spent on bid homestead on Elk Creek, has been in towu for several days. He has built a two story house 16 x 24 on bis place, and Is to occupy it at once with his family His house Is built from 10 foot boards split from cedar trees, cut in the vi cinity. He is located midway be tween Tidewater and Angola post offices. Ivan Daniels, fjrmdrly of C.r vallls, Is one of the musicians with tbe Wiedemann Company which is to play all next wc?k at the Opera House. Mr, Daulels bas been with the company for a year cr two, and during the time has journeye 1 the country from Omaha south war! to the Gulf acd westward to the Coast playing In a'l principal cities and towns. He plays tuba In tbe band ard piano in the orchestra. A considerable acreige in the vicinity of Corva'lls la being set to hops this spring. Twenty to 25 acres is to be planted by Johnson Porter on his farm three miles north of Corvallls. Within a quarter of a mile of the same yard, Mr. Ireland of Independ nce, is setting out aoout lio acres additional to what Is known as the Cooper yard on the old Elgin farm. Besides these. Chinamen have leased eighty acres of fine land of Henry Gerhard on the Island, and are setting it to oops, xne additions will in crease the hop acreage of the vicinity about 130 acres. Unknown parties are also negotiating witb John. Stahl buecb for tbe purpose ot devotlog it to hop culture. Monday was the day and five o'clock tbe hour, when the time tor avoiding the penalty in taxpaying ex pired. At that time, all taxes on which no payments have been made became delinquent. A good many pieces ot Benton county property, es pecially a number of timber claims are on the delinquent list. The total number ot tax receipts Issued at the sheriffs office up to Monday evening was 1,971. The amount of taxes yet unpaid Including taxes on which ore half has been paid and the rest is yet to be collected, Is about $13,000. a nose wno nave paid nothing as yet Miss Mary Etatn fe vhridoC friends acd relatives at Carlton. Elwlo Bose left Wednesday f r Portland for a brief visit. , Born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Blck- ard. near Mountain Vitw, a 12 pound son. . . - Thirty little guests were enter tained by Adrla GreftVz, Wednesday, in observance of her 10th birthday. Local dealers believe that the wool market will cpeo at 15 to 16 cents. Shearing will begin in a f aw weeks. , -- Egge ere 16 cents in the local market. Barring a couple of days, when tbey were 15, the pi ice is the lowest cf the season. Oscar Starr and f imily left Wed nesday to reside in Portland. Mr. Starr has been employed tor the past year at the Central Planing Mills. Mrp. Herbert Kitrrldge.cf Areata, Calif., Is expected to arrive today for an extended visit with relatives. Her children anived Thursday. Do you know anything about the M rmoBB-, Tommy?" asked the teach er. Yes'm," replied the bey. "With the Mormons a wife is sometimes twins." A banquet and a general good time were features at a meetlog of tbe Lions Mondiy evening, when each member ot tbe order brought an In vited guest to the festivities. Congregational church Sunday morning, "Barriers Burned Away Af terWhat?'' Io the evening, "The Game of Chance; Are you Playiog ii?1' Come. United Evangelical church Serv ices next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:45 m. M- rnlog theme, '.'Keeping God s Oh8Me;"in the evening, "A Bevlval in Sychar." Frc-zler, the well-known Poitland horstbuyer is to be at tbe brick livery s'able today. He waDts draught nor- see ot 1,400 pounds and upwards. His advertisement appears elsewhere. Farmers ara baviog trouble in se curing necessary farm help. - Men are on the street almost every day look' tog for laborers to aid in seeding and other farm operations, but few are to be had.' Small lots of mobalr are beginning to be delivered in the local market, The prevailing price is 30 cents. Lo cal dealers express a belief that the pr.ee will not go higher. A new sidewalk along the north- side c f the Opera house and another on tbe north and east of the Groves property corner of Fourth and Adams are among the new Improvements. The Commercial restaurant, under the management ot Clarence Chip- man, re-opens to tbe .public at noon today. Improvements inside the build ing, make the placa far more at'rac- tlve than formerly. The total number of packages ot mall dellveredand collect edon the three R. P. D. routes out 1 1 Oorvallls during M-cn wa?: ioute So. 1. delivered, 4074, collected, 780, total, 4854. Route No. 2, delivered, 3539, collected, 669, total, 4208. Route No. 3, delivered, 3711, collected, 595, total, 4306. Tbe next debate in the college se ries takes place In O. A. O chapel on Saturday nlgbt of next week. The contestants are teams from the Fero- nlan and Pierian societies, each of which has won a victory la tbe cur rent series. The question ie, "Resolv ed that co-education is detrimental to the best interest ot students." The Feronlans have tbe affirmative. C0U11TY IIEVS. TOI,D IN BRIEF BY COUNTRY CORRESPONDENTS. wl o on their account wen con demned to hard labor, and with their blood ws will pay for the deaths caueed by the Japanese war. "Death to the Jews. God with na and the czar for us." Roosevelt Club Organized at Bell fountain With J.. H. Edwards as President Neighbor hood Doings at Summit. Bellfountain, April 7. Miss Dunlap principal of the jBellfoun" tain school will not take a vacation but will commence teaching in an adjoining district on Monday fol lowing the close of school at this place. . The Republicans have organized a Roosevelt club with J H Edwards president and Clinton Rees secre tary. Mr?. If gram and daughter Ethel have gone to California to be at the bedside of Mrs Iogram's mother. Born to the wife of J. C. Perin April 2nd a eon. The four year old daughter of Tom Coon was taken quite sick the first of the week. Miss Fawcett of Portland is vis iting at the home of her brother T. K. Fawcett. - Uncle John Ganaway is very sick at the home of Mr. Shough. The new Smith who has rented Boyd's shop will soon be ready for work. Preaching next Sunday morning and evening at Bellfountain church by the pastor Bev. JNash. We are glad te see Mrs Waltz able to be out again after' her re cent illntss. San Francisco, April 1. Ad vices received at the local offices of the Wells, Fargo Express Company In dicate that OJfeill was killed while resisting the entrance of the robbers ta bis car. The account re ceived here is that masked men or dered him to sunender and it ap pears had -previously broken open the car door. O'Nei l refused and one of them leveled a gun and fired. Tbe bullet entered O'Neill's body under the right arm pit. He died instantly. His body will be brought here for burial. - Superintendent Barstow of Wells Fargo & Company, says that the robbers did not get much booty; At tbe maximum he thinks tbey could lave taken not more than $1,- 500. It is thought here that L. O. Colford, O'Neills helper, was in the baggage car at the time of the rob bery. - Notice of Final Settlement. In the Matter ot the Estate John Mitchell, deceased. ) Notice la hereby given thatlthe undersigned as executrix ot the last will and testament of John Mitchell, deceased, has filed her final ac count as sucn executrix, witn me cierx o: tne county court of the state ol Or-"n, for Benton county, and the said conn has fixed Saturday the 9th day of April, 1904, at the hour Oi two o'clock In the afternoon as the time, and the county court room in theoourt house lin Oor vallis, Oregon as the place, tor hearing any ana all objections lo said final account and for settlement tnereot. sated this March 12, 1904, MARY MITCHELL. Executrix of the last will and testament of John Mitchell, deceased. At Summit. Mrs Emery her late illness, is recovering from Mrs O B Hamar is recovering from a serious illness. Mr. Daniel of Monmouth is com ing to Summit to conduct a etore and also for an outing for his family j Mabel Abbe is at Fern Ridge. teaching school Harve Heron has sold his farm to a party in Portland. E, B. Pettit is very ill with drop sy. Mr. and Mrs. Vanoe expect to go to Kansas in the near future. Dur ing their absence they will visit the bt Louis fair. There is a big force of Japs wor king on the section hereZ E R Bryson passed through our vili dge Tuesday bound for Toledo. Ladies don't buy your spring dress goods and furnishings until you first ex amine Nolan & Callahan's select stock. Notice of Final Settlement, v - Notice is hereby given that the under signed, administrator -.of the estate of Lina Neugass, deceased, with will as 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 the Estate of Lina Neugass, deceased.- The Eagle Commercial Employm en Bureau, Boom 204, Goodnough Block, Portland, Oregon, has fine opportun ities for young men of intelligence and ability in clerical, commercial or higher mechanical lines. Positions positively guaranteed, - Our registration system is universally use i in the cities of the East. Write for particulars and appli cation blanks. We give and aBk refer ence. We are tbe only up-to-date -bu reau north of San Francisco. Everyday calls foi clerks in country stores and employment houses from Eastern Ore gon and Washington. .E. E. WHITE Real Estate Co JohDson Porter is preparing to plant an orchard of 800 peach trees on his farm north ot town. The orchard is to be located in the bottom near the Willamette, where experience has shown conditions to be favorable for peach production. Tbe trees to be set out are mostly Early Crawforda Alberts. Tbe following precinct officer were nominated at Saturday's demo cratic convention: Fbilomatb, justice, R. 3. Moses ; constable, B. tf.Ells worth. Soap CresK, justice, Al Thurston, con stable, D. Vanderpool. Monroe, jus tice. J. B. Hlnen: constable. J. O. Tjoo- ney. King's Valley, justice, W. L. Price; constable, M. F. Watson. Cor vallls, justice, E. Holgate; constable. John Wells Jr., Blcdgett, justice, Unas Scott; constable, 1. w. Wooa. Peter Bllyeu's'team attempted a dish on its own account on Main street WedneEdiy. As usual various people undertook 10 stop the run away, in each instant without suc-i cess until Miller's store was reached. Tbere a tail bystander climbed in the back ecd of the wagon, hurried for ward and eelzsd the reins. By the time the Willamette bank was r?ach ed the horse? were well under . con trol but tbere a rein broke. Nothing daunted, tbe man jumped to the ground and with a few quick steps seized one of the horses by tbe bridle and stopped proceedings. No damage was done. There Is trouble in the Tangent school. Mabel O. Tlsdale - was sus pended. The board sustained the ac tion. Prof. Iden, the teacher, has re signed, and there Is trouble all around. An order put on record was that Ma bel Tlsdale might return to school up on making an apology before the school. The father of the girl asked that this be expunged from the record. No action was taken, and he has tak en an appeal to the state superintend ent on tbi3 point alone. Upon Miss Pepisb taking charge of the school the Tlsdale girl was permitted to re turn without anv bdoIogtv. ciaimioff will have to pay a ten percent penalty j there Is no occaelon for one, In which uu 14 yet ceoi interest irom last j she Is said to be sustained by tbe new Monday to tbe date of payment. teacher. V mna, April 4. Proclamations are 'eing posted throughout Sou in ert Russia of a similar nature to thuM distributed prior to the Kiah ine H massacre. One which has re ceived wide circulation in Odessa and the surrounding country is lit erally as follows: "To All True B-lieverE We are now entering into the glorious East ertide. During the last year our biethren settled accounts with the Jews, the murderers of our God. Brothers, it was a glorious time, but our foes are still not abashed. "Satan, who has assumed the shape of the Jews, continues to dis turb our homes, our holy Russia. Behind our fees at home the miser able Jews stand innumerable Jews abroad in alliance with the unbe lievers among the English, the A mericans aDd the Japanese. "Godless England, usurious A- merica and impudent, treacherous Japan wish to tear us down, but the grave danger is st home. The peril is with the Jews, who drink our cnuaren's 0100a, poiBoa our youth with foul, pernicious ideas, and overthrow the pillars of our holy state and faith. "Against this venomous people we must battle by themselves. The government is powerless and tbe people must, will help iu this war of annihilation. The czar desires the destruction of the Jews and so do we. ' - "As the glorious Eastertide ap proaches comes also the anniversa ry of glorious Kishinef. Let us show the Jews that it is the will of all true Russians that not one of the race be permitted to remain a live in our land. Kill them all; grant them no quarter, as . every one of them is our foe and a traitor to our holy Russia. We were too softhearted last year. "With their blood we will pay fur the blood for our children that they drank lat Easjter. With their blood we will pay for our brothers I it m so happy and so glad I do not now feel blue and bad I laugh and talk and take my ease I come and go just as I please I tell ;ouakMMH; home When I lieted It with White & Stone. I was feeling very blue and sad My wife she made me almost mad She did not want on the (arm to stay She wanted to sell it and move away So I lieted It for more than a year And stlU I found myself right here. The agents they took my place in hand They were so sure they could sell the land I sometimes think they did not tiy For they never brought a man to buy. They gave a wink with a knowing smile And Tied to fool me all the while. With that knowing smile and wink , Thay could not fool me don't you think I saw they would not sell my home So I listed it with White & Stone You bet I found them just and true They will do your work all right for you. They wiU always help if they can They deal with you as man with man. They are always ready with good advice And tney are not afraid 10 advertise So if you would buy or sell a home " Just have a talk with White & Stone. ra nouse Week beginning April 11, 1904. upe B new Play Euery Performetice Tickets will be placed on sale at 8:00 a. m. of each day for play the same evening. RESERVED SEATS 35 GENTS. HEALTH IS YOUTH. Disease and Sickness Bring Old Age. Heibine, taken every morning before breakfast, will keep you in robust health, fit. you to -ward off disease. It cures con stipation, biliousness, dyspepsia, fever, skin, liver and kidney complaints. It parities the blood and clears thecomplex foon. Mrs. D. W. Smith, Whitney, Tex as writes April 3, i9o2: -,I have used Herbine, and find it the best medicine for constipation and liver troubles. It does all you claim for it. I can highly recommend it." socts. a bottle. Sold by Graham & Wortham. T. D. Campbell has taken charge of he Benton County Lumber yard near the S. P. depot. Will furnish building material. See Mr. Campbell before you buy. Ballard's Horehound Syrup. Immediately relieves hoarse, croupy cough, oppressed, rattling,' rasping and difficult breathing. Henry C. Sterns, Druggists, Sbullsburg, Wis., writes, May 20. 1901: "I have been selling Ballard's Horehound Syrup for two years, and have never had a preparation that has given better satisfaction. I notice that when I sell a bottle they come back for more. I can honestly recommend it." 25c, 50c, I $1,00. Sold by Graham & Wortham. Man's All Wool Suit $1000 HENKLE & DAVIS Gorvallis. Every Suit Guaranteed Are you going to buy a suit or a pair of pants? Let us quote you prices. Call and see our line of , ready made clothing. We will save you money. A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. Now i-s the time to think about Cbat Pair of Eyeglasses You were to treat your eyes to. Come to me and I will fit your eyes, guarantee the fit, and will be here from 7 to 6 to make good my guarantee. - E. W. S. PRATT, The Jeweler and Optician. l i l r ' i. 3 Vyiusts alio y. lll. caubjju CJaiiuruaj'o. j toITT eTTYr TTT) J F YOU ARE -LOOKING FOR SOME REAL 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.i also showing S , you over the country. I AMBLER & WATERS. 5t - '. Rnal TCst.ai.A T,nnn: and Tnsnrance. I - Coryall is and Philomath, Or. Pioneer Gun Store... Fine new stock of GUNS, SPORTING GOODS FISHING TACKLE, CUTLERY, Etc Stock of G Bodes at Big Bargain Clmes Office for Job Printing A- 'f