LOCAL LE.
NEWS OF CORVALLIS AND
VICINITY TOLD IX BRIEF.
The Comings and Goings of Peop le
Social Gossip, Personal Men
tion and Other Items of
Public Interest.
Miaa Ka'.e Dioiels left the firs
of tbe week far a twj m-iQths eojoura
iQ Etstera OregoD,
Mr'. Sohubart f Oregon City, ar
rive! Wednesday and ia tiia guest of
Mrs. Amelia Schubeit.
John Johnson, proprietor cf the
Corva'lU 8team Laundry went to Eu- J
gene Wednesday on business.
E. W. Moulson left Stanford We3
ne diy lor S!e:n to train the tiank
team of Willamette TJoiversity.
Services at the Episcopal church
tomorrow at 11 a. m. and 7-30 p. tn.
Rav. Gocey officiating.
William Hansen arrived Saturday
from Nebraska, and left Tuesday for
Philomath, looking fur a location.
Ghar'e3 Porter has been f jr sev
eral d-tys la Portland, taking medical
treatment.
A. bunch of keys, picked up
on the street is beld at the Time
office for the owner to claim It.
, -The Gull I of the Episcopal church
were entertalnel at tbe heme of Mrs.
J. E. JoDes. In Job's addition Wed
nesday afternoon.
Rev. aDd Mr". Handeaker attend
ed the convention of the Church of
Christ in Albinv. They teturn to
day. Mordiunt Goodnough ia to ap
pear ae soloist ia a Brand concert to
be given at White Temple, in Port
land nest Friday night.
' Services at M. E. churcb,' South,
tomorrow mornlug and evening. Sac
rament of Lord's Supper after morn
log service. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
The four-year old child of Mr.
and Mrs. Scott King, has been suffer
ing for a week with pneumonia at the
family home in this city, and her con
dition yesterday was not improved.
All the Woodmen in the county
are to jiln in a big picnic to be held
at MODi-je. June 11th. The college
band has been secured to furnish
music. Tbe blowout will be a big one.
The ecnl r class at tbe college
is making preparations for the an
nual excursion to Newport. The
date has not been defloltely fixed but
is expected to be tuber the 21st or
28th of May.
Usual services af. the Chursh of
Christ tomorrow. Morning theme,
"Opportunity asd Opposition." Ev
eniug. "Wbera ait Thou?" Baptismal
service at the evening meeting.
A white flig displayed at the
house in the rear of Dr. Pernot's
residence warns the passerby that
there Is measles ioelde. The house
ia occupiel by Mr. Crampton and
family, recently arrived from Kansas.
Among thoe who tt'oLdel
the convention of the Church of
Christ which was in session Tharfdiy
and Filday, were, Mrs. J. W.Howard,
Mrs. O. C. Cblpman. Mrs. Harry
Wicks, Mrs. Hornady, Mrs. Proebstel,
and Mrs. Qr"er.
Marlon Wocd who has been for
merly an employe at the college but
for several years In a similar posi
tion at the University of Idaho, Mos
cow, ban raturned to Webfoot to re
side. He bai purchased a farm near
Tangent. He was In Oarvatlis Wed
nesday, buying lumbsr for build
ing purposes.
The Herkls fatm knowc as the
Wells bop yard west of town, baa
been sold. Tbo buyers are Mrs . An
na E.prampton and husband, Htely
.irrived from Kansas, and the price
paid was $4,800. The sale was ma le
by Ambler & Watters. Mr. HerkU
Is to go to California to reside.
James Plunkett, the well known
Kings Valley man who has been for
some time in California, has been In
town for several days. He arrived
from Los Angeles three weeks ago,
and is to reside at Wren. Mr. Plunk
ett says that to go to Southern Cal
ifornia seeking health is folly.
There is an abundance of water
now at tbe city hall. In the past the
supply has been so meagre that it was
almost impossible to get water cn the
second floor. A threa quarters pipe
across tbe street to Taylor s main
connected with a larger pipe la the
hall was the occasion of tbe scarcity
A cow and larger pipe across the
street has changed conditions, and
furnished tbe city building with a
a sufficient and ea'lsfactory water
flow. .
The ice factory is to resume op
orations next wiek for the coming
summer's tradej There has already
been a short nil in which about five
tons were manufactured. During the
winter's shut dpwn, Mr. Ek has re
paired the lant, adding several
new facilities shd greatly improving
appliances alriidy la use. Shipment
of the product! to points down the
weetslde has already begun, and dur-'
lng the summer a large amount will
be disposed of to the trade in that eec-
tion.
Mrs. J. tit Harris, and her son
Earl are guests of ' Portland friends.
They are to return horns Monday.
Miss Hattie Van Hcrospn left Wed
nesday to teach a term ot bhool at
Pfak, west of Philomath.
Mis. Sol Rlebard3on is visiting at
tbe home of htr brother, T. H. Well
sher. Sbe leaves next Thursday tor
her home at Hoqutam, Wash.
A-Tbe Gracd Master will visit Cor-
vallis Lodge A..F. &A. M. Monday
evening April 25tb.; 'AU Master Ma
sons are requested to attend.
J. Singer has moved with his
shoemaking eiop nto th9 room lately
vacated by the Blackledge furniture
store. vHis family is shortly to ar
rive from Portlacd.
Congregational church Morning
sermon, "Monuments That Eidure;"j
evedng eermon, "Moidecai, Cousin of
Queen E-ither," or "The Mu for the
limes." Watch for him in the cantata.
Residents and stringers are always
welcome.
Dell Strong suffered the loss of
the tips of two fingers on his left band
Thursday morning. He was operating
a ripsaw in tbe Corvallis sawmtll-j.
and in an uguarded moment tbe fing
ers came ia contact with the swift
moving saw. Tbe amputation is about
the middia of tbe nail on each finger.
Robert Johnson, Clem Hodes,
Judge McFadden, Wade Malone and
Virgil E. Watters went ae delegates to
the democratic state convention, held
in Portland Tuesday. Matt Wllhelm
and Jobs Smith were elected delegates
but neither was able to attend, and
tbelr proxies were carried by the oth
ers. The late conference of the United
Evangelical church held at Hillsboro
this week, returned Rev. H. A. Deck
to tbe pastorate of the church in this
citv. The action i accepted with
much satisfaction by the members of
the coocrezation. all of whom hold
their paster in high esteem. Rev.
Deck is in Portland but ia to arrive to
day, and will occupy his pulpit at
both the morning and evening service
tomorrow,
Dr. G. W. Maston, a former phy
sician of Albany, who made numerous
professional visits into Benton, is re
ported to be dying at Klamath Falls.
Dr. Maston has been practicing his
pn f ?ssion there for several years, and
was on his way to Keno, a nearby
town, when one leg was torn oft at the
tcnee in an accident, the details of
which a1 re unknown. An amputation
followed, and at last accounts fatal
results were feared.
The first of the delayed Eastern
mail arrived Wednesday afternoon. It
consisted of 20 big sacks, and was fol
lowed a day later with an equally heavy
conslgnment.Its arrival, after a delay.cf
four and a half daps, together wltb
tbe regular Coast and Oregon malls,
gave the postoffice - clerks plenty of
work to do. The most of Wednesday
and Thursday afternoons was spent In
wading through the big mass of mall
matter.
The foolLilU in the vicinity of
Corvallis Were white with a mantle of
snow yesteiday forenoon. There.was
a light fill of snow ia town during tbe
early morning, but it was insufficient
to cover the ground. The weather for
several days has been unpleasantly
cold, but Is bearable when there is
read news from the east ot street cars
blockaded with snow la St. Louis, and
blizzards with tbe thermometer at ze
ro ia Vermont, New York and other
stages.
"When the -'Times" went to press
yesterday afternoon, nearly all Cor
vallis was preparing to attend the
Queen Esther performance at the op
era house last night. The box eheet
opened Wednesday, and long before
the day ended, all the desirable seats
were taken. There w re still a few re
served seats left yesterday atternoon,
but all tbe indications were that tbe
bouse would be packed by the time
the curtain rose on the first act. The
sale of seats for tonight's perfotmance
will begin about eight o'clock, this,
Saturday morning.
The Democratic state convention
held in Portland Tuesday, nominated
Judge James Hamilton for re-election
to his present poettion as circuit j'idge
of the ueeoud JudieUl district. There
was no opposition to his candidacy,
bis well-known fitness for the place and
his high character and the ex
cellence of his past administration
having made bis selection a foregone
conclusion. For district attorney, of
this district, the convention named
Lee Travis ot Eugene. R. M. Veatch
was named as the democratic candi
date for Congress to make the race a
gainst Mr. Hermann.
Upholstering.
Lounges, Couches, Desks, Folding
Beds, Etc., made to order. Particular
attention given to special orders' and re
pairing. All work guaranteed. One
door south of R. M. Wade's, Main stree.
DR. C. H. NEWTH,
Physician & Surgeon
Philomath, Oregon.
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
it at liranam & Wortnam a drug store,
Go-carts at Blackledge's new store.
LAWYER SENATORS
ALSEA OBJECTS TO THEM
AND SETS FORTH HIS .
REASONS. . :
Wants Fewer Browaells in the Leg'
ielatorc Neighborhood News
From B-llfountan Also
- From Summit.
Under the head '-The Ideal Sen
ator" the following pen picture ap
peared in the uazette a tew issues
before tbe convention met that was
to name this "Ideal Senator. '
Editor Corvallis Gazette.
li you win allow uie space in
your valuable paper, 1 will try to
express my judgment as to what
constitutes an ideal man for state!
senator. He should be a man in
the prime of life, so if he gives sat
isfar-tion to the people ofhis county
they can send him again. He
should be a g od business man.
capable of acting: for "the county
In a conseuvative business way. A
man with some idea of law so as tj
frame a bill that would stind in
law. vHe should have the respect
of all political parties for when he
is elected he is the Senator for bis
opponents as well as those who
vote for hinjy
Since the convention met and
named the man painted above, ' the
Gazette in its irresponsible columns
has favored us with a real cut of
this "Ideal Senator" together with
a beautiful biographical sketch of
this subject of political idealism.
Now when a man baa his picture
painted and bung up ioi public in
spection we claim the right to a
just our glasses end examine the
portrait on both sides. The corre
spondent thinks a man should
know ecough to frame a bill etc,
iow iet us consider tnis point a
few moments. There was a large
perceet of the last legislature law
yers with ah able lawyer at the
head of each branch. Was their
work perceet? The most profitable
work a lawyer bas is to overturn or
dodge round the spirit as well as
tbe letter of the law. We find
many of them manifesting utter dis
regard tor the law. Look at Henrv
E. McG inn the noted lawyer from
Portland on the very day of organ
izing tne la.-t legislature and with
I e . r. -
in a iew nours auer ne nad sworn
to support the constitution and
Jaws of the state, deliberately slap
ping the Kuykendah clerkship law
in the face, a law which had bcen
solemnly enacted at a former session
This is only one instance out of a
dozen whera laws and articles of
the constitution are utterly cast
aside by our legislative bodies all
under the leadership of lawyere.
Then again the very nature of
their profession renderslawyesr more
susceptible to temptation than
most any class or profession of
u'n. i All their work is done for
fees and some lawyers will take
most any kind of a case 'regardless
of the facts or justice of the matter
at issiie if he can make sure of his
fees. We do not mean this is a re
proach to the profession, for there
are many honorable lawyers, but
this fact renders then easier to reach
with a corruption fund than most
any other class of men. Benton
has had some "Ideal Senators" but
they were not lawyers. Give us
more Tom Cau thorns r Tol Carters,
and John Dalys and fewer Joe
Simons f McGinns and Brownells,
and we will have more wholesome
laws and lower taxes.
At Summit.
Summit, April 21. J. H. Crain
and family left Tuesday fur Win-
lock, Wash., to reside.
Lee Abbe, of Boise City, Idaho,
came in on W ednesday s train to
visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Need-
ham.
Mark Caves returned this week
from Albany.
Ed Strouta las been transferred
to Albany to work and Mark Caves
is tunnel watchman during bis ab
sence. Ruth Strouts gave a party to her
young friends last Saturday even
ing at her home.
C. J. Harrison and Ed King re
turned Wednesday from Astoria.
They met Louis Jones while there.
H, Harrison had business in
Blodgett this week.
Mrs. Jasper Miller returned from
Springfield this Week. She visited
in Albany and Corvallis.
School will commence next Mon
day the 25th for a three months
term.
Mrs. Robert McFarland has gone
to vauey points lor a visit
Wanted.
A girl to do general housework.
Phone sor. Mrs. G. F. Brown.
London, April 21. The milita
ry expert of the Times in discussing
conditions at the front rays: '.-:.
"so tar as we can judge by tbe,
telegrams from the 6eat of war, the
Russians mean to msk? their ttand
at the Yalu, and in this case they
will speedily require all of their
skill and - resolution to maintain
each. a dangerously advanced posi
tion. The Rossin calculation is
tha tbe Japanese transports' only
land 48,000 men each trip and that
a fortnight must intervene . before
the second contingent can reach tbe
seine of action. Therefore should
the Japanese land north of the Lia
otung Gulf General Kouropatkin
has sufficient men to fall upon the
Japanese fores landed7, and over
whelm them before tbe troopships
can return with reinforcements.
The Russian experts say they have
nothing to fear from the army of
General Kurokai, as it would take
fully a month for him to move his
troops to the support of the other
Japanese army. Therefore, the
Kuesians aver, General Kouropat
kin is in a position ti crush any at
tempt on the part of the Japanese
to operate in Manchuria.
"If thess fac's are obvious to tbe 1
Russians, it would ssem that they
should be equally so to the Japan
ess general staff, which is directing
the campaign. The appearance cf
tbe Cossacks at Chong Sen will cer
tainly serve to remind the board
that the right flank of General Ku
rokai's army is still vulnerable, al
though the danger does not seem to
be very formidable. The fact that
nothing has been heard from Gen
eral Mischtchenko and his force of
Cossacks for three wetks may mean
that the latter means to make a
bold dash upon Northern Corea
from the Northeast, and endeavor
to strike in upon the line of com
munication between Seoul and Ping
Yaog and the reported advance of
the Cossacks upon Chon Sen may
mean just this. If tbe Japanese
have taken tbe precaution to run a
chain of forts and stout block
houses across tbe northern part of
the Co-ean peninsula, aDd have
garrisoned them with tbeir " second
line of troops, these raiders should
do no s -rious injury ta tbe Japan
ese, since the troops on the Yalu
ought by this time to have sifted
their base clrse up to the river and
thus made themselves independent
of the land line of communication.
Painting and Paper Hanging.
All orders promptly filled. Phone
415. Samuel Kerr.
Since it became known that the bu
bonic plague was spread by rats, the
question of means of destroying: them
has assumed greater importance. The
discovery of a perfect rat destroyer
would be of vast benefit to the pub
lic health, says the Sew York Sun.
M. J. Bosenau, director of the hy
gienic laboratory of the United
States marine hospital service, has
recently investigated a new method
for destroying rats by means of cul
tures of a certain bacillus.. This
method was developed by J. Danyz.
The virus which he obtained, while
far from being a certain means of
exterminating rats in a particular
place, may be used as one weapon in
the flight against them.
A culture of a bacillus isolated
from a spontaneous epidemic among
harvest mice was selected, and grown
in bouillon to accustom it to an ex
istence without oxygen. This was ac
complished by growing the culture in
flasks as completely filled as possi
ble. The flasks were placed in an
incubator until the culture developed,
and then kept at an ordinary tem
perature until a deposit formed and
the bouillon became prefectly clear.
Fl-om the flasks the culture was
passed into a collodion sack, which
was kept for from a day to a day and
a half in the abdominal cavity of a
rat, then kept anew in ordinary
bouillon and thence again in flasks.
This series of operations was repeat
ed several times, and at the fourth or
fifth repetition a decided increase in
virulence for mice was noted.
Mice were then renlaced in the ex
periments by younir rats a mouth or
six weeks old. Next older rats were
used. Proceeding in this way the cul
ture was specialized, and Danyz final
ly succeeded in rendering it regular
ly virulent for gray rats, black rats
and white rats, whereas it was orig
inally only slightly virulent for the
gray rats and entirely Ineffective for
the others.
Dr. Eosenau fed 115 rats with the
cultures during a course of various
experiments with the virus. Df these
only 46 died. The results seem to de
pend largely upon the amount of
culture ingested. By starving the
rats for a couple of days and then"
giving them all they would eat a very
positive result was obtained. Twenty-seven
rats so fed all died within a
week. If the rate get only a small
amount, however, not only is the ef
fect uncertain, but the survivors be
come immune and can feed upon the
cultures to their hearts' content and
be none the worse for it.
' It would seem that the virus is not
unlike the laying of a chemical poi
son, depending as it does upon the
amount ingested. But, while the
chemical poison has the advantage
of not producing an immunity, the
virus has tha very decided advantage
of being, so far as is known, harm
less for man and domestic animals.
I.
Mans All
Wool Suit
$1000
HENKLE
& DAVIS
Gorvallis.
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.
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A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.
Now is 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.
Close at 6 p. m. except Saturdays.
I0ME
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F YOU ARE. LOOKING FOR SOME REAL
good bargains in stock,
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
you over the country.
AMBLER & WATERS.
Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance,
ti:i r
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Pioneer gun Store...
Fine new stock of GUNS, SPORTING GOODS
FISHING TACKLE,' CUTLERY, Etc
SKWIXO MACHINE EXTRAS
Stock of 6. Bodes at Big Bargain
Citnes Office for Job Printing,
Administrator's Sale of Real Properry
In the matter of the estate of Jane Elizabeth
Fisher, deceased.
Notice la hereby given thnt under and pur
suant to an order of sale made by tbe County
Court of tbe State of Oregon Tor Benton County,
on the 11th day of March, 19i4, in the above en
titled matter, the undersigned, as adminiatra
tor, with the will annexed of said estate of Jane
Elizabeth Fisher, deceased, will from and after
Monday, thei8th day of April, 1904.
proceed to sell, at private sale, to the highest
bidder, forosh in hand, subject to confirma
tion by said Court, all oi the following describ
ed 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 ttience north GO chains; thence
east 2.50 chains; thence north 30 chains; thence
eaat to the West line of the donation land claim
of Philip Mulkey, Not. No. 9"8 in t. 11 8. R.5W.;
thence south to a point 9.50 chains south of the
northeast corner of donation land clMim of J. C.
Roberts, Not. No. M0, same Tp; and R. : thence
north 2G degrees ;J6 minutes west 10.62 chains to
a point 4.75 chains west of said northeast corn
er of said Roberts claim; theuce west to the
place of beginning. Also lot 10 in section 22,
ana lots 1. 2. :i. 4. and o in section 21 T. 11 S.R.
5 W., except therefrom the following, beginning
at a point 50 links east of the southwest corner
of snid lot 5 and run thence north 4.09 chains;
thence south 7-5 degrees east 10.23 chaluu; thence
south 24 degrees east 1.48 chains to point on
south boundary Hue of said lot 5 (said point
being 4.40 chains west trom soutnea&t corner or.
said lot 5) thence west on south boundary
!ine of said lot 5. a distance of 10 53 chains to
the place of beginning, containing 2:2 acres
more or less. Also a strip of land 30 feet wide
running along the full length ot the west siie
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 S. R. 5 W .. run thence
V. 18 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, state oi Oregon.
It being the intention to Include in the above
description all Unds described in mortgage
given by Jane E. Fisher and husband to the
state Land Board, bearing date December 8.
lyoo.
Said sale Is made for the purpose of paying
claims against said estate and charges and ex
penses ot administration, remaining unpaid.
Dated this March i2, ly04.
E. E. WILSON,
Administrator with the will annexed ef the
estate of Jane Elizabeth Fisher, deceased.
FOR SALE.
Vetch seed at Corvallis Flour Mills
Notice of Final Settlement.
In the Matter of the Estate 1
of '
Martha J. Butler, deceased.)
7 Notice Is horeby given that the undersigned as
administrator of the Estate of Martha J. Butler,
deceased, has filed hie final account, as 8nch
administrator, with the clerk - ot the county
court of tbe state of Oregon, lor Benton county
and the said court has fixed Saturday the 7th
day of May, 1004, at the hour of 10 o'clock in
the forenoon as the tfme, and the county court
room in the court house in Corvallis, Oregon,
as the place, for hearing any and all objections
to said nnal accouut and the settlement thereof.
Dated this April 2, 1904.
J. F. Irwin.
Administrator oi the Estate of Martua 1.
Butler, deceased, t
Every .
Suit
Guaranteed
SEEKERS! I
grain, fruit and poultry
E.E.WHITE
Real Estate Co.
I am so happy and so glad
I do not now feel blue and tad
I laugh and talk and take my ease
I come and go jaat as I please
I tell you what I sold my home
When I listed It wilh White & Stone.
I was feeling very blue and sad
My wife she made me almost mad
She did uot want on the farm to stay
She wanted to sell It and move away
So I listed it for more than a year
And still I tound 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 try
For they never brought a man to buy.
They gave a wink with a knowing amile
And 'ried to fool me all the while.
With that knowing smile and wink
Thay could not fool me dou'tyou 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 will always help if they can
They deal with you as man with man.
They are always reidy with good adv Ice
And they are uot afraid to advertise
So if you would bay or sell a home
J ust have a talk with White &. Stone
Wanted.
House and two or three lots in Coival
lis, something from 700 to f 1200, Also
two or three vacant lots in Corvallis.
Ambler & Watters.
Notice of Publication.
Timber Land Act June 3, 173.
United States Land Office,
Oregon City, Oregon.
Corvallis, Oregon, March 3rd, 1901
Notice is hereby given that in compliance
with the piovlslons of the act of Congress ot
June 3, 1878, entitled, "An act for the aale of
timber lands in the States of California, Oregon
Nevada, and Washtngton Territory" as extend
ed to all the Public Land states by act ot Aue
ust 4, 1892, Benjamin F. Totten of Corvallis,
county of Benton, state of Oregon, has this day
filed in this office his sworn statement No.
6377, for the purchase of the S. fi. Ji if Section
No. 30, in Township No. 13 S. Bange No. 6 West
and will offer proof to show that the land
sought Is more valuable for Its timber or stone
than for agricultural purposes, and to estab
lish his claim to said land before Victor P.
Moses, County Clerk, Benton connty, state ot
Oregon, on Friday, the third day of June, 1904,
He names as witnesses:
John L Bexford, of Corvallfs. Oregon.
Martin Butler of " '
Abraham Coon, of - "
Thomas Coon of Inavale, "
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file
then claims in this office on or before said 3rd
day of June, 11)04. .
Algernon S. Dresser.
Register.