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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1904)
LOCAL LORE. ( &4vrtlaements In this column eharged for M the rate of ll eenti per line. aerf&nr-'has Rut Clark Peaches at. the Kiger orchard are now ri' e, and ready for picking People who want them are invtted to come and do their own picking. Con Gerhard and family,: re turned Wednesday from a Wee weeks' outing at Lake Creek, L'aioe county. -Among the guests registered at Hotel Cbrvalli Thursdaw. were RO.Potter, Eugene; WJ. Wilsey Prescott, Arizona; Gecge H. Ai -drews and W.W.Bretherton. Port land. There was a quiet wedding ov er at the county clerk's office Wed nesday. T.T, Vincent was the offi ciating minister, and the witnesses wee he county clerk and the coun ty recorder. The groom was J .A. Barnes and the bride Miss Pearl Stacy, both of Fairmount. -. News from the bedside of Bey Rickard is favorable. .An operati on for floating kidney was perform ed upon him Monday forenoon in a Portland hospital, and he rallied from the shock in an encouraging manner. The operation that was to have been performed for the relief of a derangement of the stomach, however, was postponed, as it was not thought advisable -to under take it at present, owing to the se ' rious nature of the ailment. News from there by telephone Thursday morning stated that the depot at Suver station had been consumed by fire at nine o'clock. It is supposed to have caught from a spark dropped by the freight that passed there a short time be- lore. Ihe warehouse burned at Suver only a few months ago, and" this second calamity will have a most depressing effect on the vil-! lage and adjacent country. There was a jolly hay rack par ty Wednesday night. It was given by tb.9 yonng people of the Pesby terian church, and between 25 and 30 were in the crowd that left Cor vallis at an early hour in the even ing, headed for French Grove, a few miles west of towrj. Upon ar rival at the spot, a camp fire was started, anfl after a time of merry making and fun, refreshments warp served and the return to Corvallis begun. The affair was one of the most enjoyable of out-door en'.er tainments given here this season. J.W.Sweavey, a member of the well known hop firm of Swtavy Brothers, of Eugene, who have ov er 100 acres of hops, and wh03e es tima es are usually correct concern ing the hop industry, has express ed some very pronounced opin:ons regarding the coming cop. A mong other things, he said to a Guard Reporter that the price of hops this year would not r-ach tne figures that it did last year, because reports from Germany, England, New York and all parts of the Pa cific Coast indicated good crops which would kejp the price down. He did not think that the 25 cent mark would be reached at all, whereas last year a great many sabs were made at that figure and many higher than that. Mr.Sweavy hasjust returned from atrip through the vallay and says that every hop yard he saw looked fine except one near Hubbard, Marion county, which is located on a high pice of ground. The vines were literal ly cooked by the hot sun. This is on account of the lack of moisture in the ground. Oa the lowlands moisture is pleotiful and the yards look fine. There were two astonished boys out on the Locke farm north of Corvallis Thursday night. They were Otto and Walter Locke, and the cause of their surprise was a hay rack, loaded with young people, that rolled up to the farm house at an early hour Thursday evening. The crowd came from Corvallis, and uumbered about 25. The party was planned by Mrs. Horace Locke, and all the details were carried out in a charming and satisfactory man ner. At the Locke home, icecream, cake and home made candy were features that occupied the time and added to the joy of the occasion. After a season of gaiety and merry making, the hay rack was re-loaded and the return home begun, but not until a late hour was Corvallis reached by the tired- but happy party. The party consisted of.Mr. and Mrs. H.W.Lock, Mr. and Mrs. AJ.Meizer, Mr. and Mrs. James Bier, Mr. and Mrs. Doc Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. A Bicknell, Mr. and Mrs. W S.Locke, Misses Verna Kirker, Maude and Gertie McBee, Ida Lock, Daisy Brown, Gladys Richardson, Alice Wicklund, Bes sie Ricknell and Mildred Jackson, Messers Roy Locke, Chancy Levee, Harry Kirker. Jay Cooper," Arthur Belknap and Albert WilsoD. W.I.Leonard of Sh leased the home of Mrs. Rut oa corner Fourth anH VanBihen. and will shortly occupy it with his tamny, two of whom are to enter college, and another the public school. Mr. L onard, if all goes well to keep his family in Corval lis during the four yeas his you- g folk-ae in 11 ge. The delay in the construction of the Monroe In lependent tele phone line-has been obvi ted. Or iginally, the work was let by . con tract, but the contractor; af er some trrjie, gave it up.. . The Indepenl- eit company nas now tagen tne work in its own hands, and a gang of men began construction opera tions on the line Thursday - morn ing. The. work is to be pushed to completion as fast as possible. It is the purpose to have the line com pleted to Monroe by August 15th. -TO THE GRAND JURY. ffield in the Portland Conrts. reccTswrtEe light,? and only er. bat. he In Two Thoninid DolJar Bonds-Cre- J tne ngnt,- ana trom Jhat - it . .earnest -woriter .uuij. uuuiujr cuicr 111s 7.T to (conversion, he came to Portland. wnere ne entered the tramms: de- FOR ELECTRIC LINE. Through Benton From Corvallis Sooth via Monroe to Eugene. ; A proposition is afoot to. build an electric railroad from Eugene north-, ward to Corvallis,' The county court is asked to grant a franchise and a right of way along the roads to accommodate the line. The pro moters say construction is to begin at once, and that the line will be, in operation within two years. They claim to have all the caphul requir ed , and to he in po ition 10 push the enterp-ise to completion with out handicap, embarrassment or delay. The matter of franchise and right of way was petitioned for before ihe county commissioners court at Thursday's session, and is now under consideration. It is to be pas-ed upon at a special session of the court to be held next Wed nesday. - The company, which is declared to be a heavy one. asks a 20-foot right of way along the state roads from Corvallis to Monroe. The pe tition was presented by W. J. Wil sey, one pf 1 he promoters of the en terprise, and E. O Potter of Eu gene. Addresses, urging that the- right of way and franchise be grant ed, were also made by M. S. Wood cock and W. E. ates. " 1 he court Crerfield has been bound ov await the action of the gr . nd ju'y of the Multnomah County circuit court in $2,000 bon 's The grand jury will be in session in Septem ber The action was taken in the police court in Portland Thursdiy. The story of -the proceeding is told as follows in The Telegram: "John Doe" Creffield, as he is known in the cold verb'age. of the law; Edmuud Creffield, as his mo ther christened him in the indpien cy of bis troubled care r; '"Joshua" the prophet, self-s yled in the weir J. and fanatical fancy of the man whose deeds nave shocked the re ligious world, must go be'ore the grand jury and answer to the charge of adultery, contrary to the laws of the land and 't -it decalogue of the book he worships. 'J his man was brought before Jud e Hogue in the Municipal Court this morn ing nd upon waiving the right o: a preiiuiinaiy examination wa bom d i-ver to the tender mercies of a higher court under $2006 bail. After this formal procedure th.s m n who says he is a prophet was led back to the gl iom of his prison cell "V The old, dingy Police Court room wa crowded to the do rs all fore noon by a staring, morbid crowd, bent on catchirg a glance of the re ligious crank, who, fleeing from the demands of the law, sku ked under the house of the man whse family he almost annihilated and starved himself to a pale and sickly wretch,; - Women there were in the usual number, some ot whom were there as witnesses of this and other cases, and some who were - said to be there for a look at Creffield. - AH morning the crowd hung around the courtroom, half of them unable to procure seats, but sti 1 they stay ed until alter the strike - of twelve, when the "prophet" appeared, was led away and the court room clear ed itself with a rush. CALLED INTq COURT. "Bring Creffield," said Deputy took the matter under advisement, j JJistnct Attorney ttaney. and theie in order to ascertain whether or not ! was a t-tir in the court ro m." 'Come the company is stable and substan- on, Creffield," said t! e officer in tial. There is a disposition not to ' waiting on the court, as he beck grant concessions of the kind for j oned to an invisible object in the people to speculate or traffic upon ; t culprit's room, and immed'ately but if the promoters are found to be r through the doorway emerged the all they claim, a favorable view may form of the Holly Roller leader, be taken of the request for accoin- j Pale in co uplexion and insignifi- modations The matter will be ; cant in iorni, n walked slowly to-1 partment of the -Army. In : the garrison there be advanced from a private in the ranks to the rank of lieutenant. About six months la ter or about three years ago he be came a captain. That was the last posit'on to which he was. advanced"" While in Portland he did not have full charge of any division, but he took charge of classes and preached at house and street meet ings,; ' He was never considered a clever man in a high degree, but he was looked Upon as being above the average. ' His pleadings had effect and many additions were made to the Army during his work. . Because he was a man of ability he was then placed in charge of a corps at McMinnville, After' re maining there a short time he was sent to revive the work " at Grants Pass, From there he went to . Cor vallis and there is where he for sooth the faith to follow new and strange gods. .; CHAKGES DOCTRINE After being with the small flock there for a short time, he took a turn in his belief. One night he and his flock prayed and pleaded for a baptism of the Holy Ghost; They declared the power came to them, and from that time on Cref field and his followers no longer had any use for the Army. Cref field said: - "The Army is not of God; neith er is its people." Later in his Hoi v Roller, career . he said "other harsh things about the Army and for that reason the officials think that Creffield has ' fallen decidedly low,. They do not speak ill of him, but rather, pity him because of his . present condi tion of great weakness. After Creffield deserted Corvallis E. Brooks was sent Tlown to pull the corps together, but he too, went with the Holy Rollers and was la ter tarred and feathered. When in the Army, Creffield was" a clever-looking man. He walked "perfectly straight and could look a person straight in the face without a downcast eye. 'I he contrast he presents now from his former self, is exceptionally striking, almost shocking. . W. L. Douglas 3 and $3.50 mens fine shoes-best in the world. Nolan & Cal lahcn. : ' ' - '" before the court again next Wed nesday. The Eugene Guard describes the status and backing of the enter prise. It says : " "Late this afternoon the Willam ette Valley Electric Railway Co., the personnel of which includes Congressman J. F. Wilson of Ari zona, who is a wealthy mine own: er in that state, M. S. Taff, another millionaire mine owner, and sever al Eastern capitalists whose names cannot be divulged at this time, made application to the Late coun ty court for a franchise to build along the county roads a system of electric railways to extend to nearly all parts of the county. THe court now has the application under con sideration and will probably act upon it tomorrow. x The plans of the big company, as set forth in the application for the franchise, are far-reaching in extent. They intend to build from Eugene east to Blue River, via Springfield, Thurston, Walterville and Leaburg; from Eugene north and northeast via Junction, and Monroe to Corvallis; from Eugene southeast via Goshen and Creswell to Cottage Grove; from Eugene west, northwest and southwest via Franklin, Goldson, Blachley, Tri angle Lake, Dead wood and Maple ton to Florence. In conversation with a Guard reporter last evening, Mr. Wilsey taiKeo at lengtnot nis company s plans and was enthusiastic over the prospects for plenty of business for the electric lines when they ' are completed. He states that A. Wil helm, the wealthy Monroe merchant and mill owner, offered to raise a bonus of $25,000 and give free right of way through his section, but Mr. Wilsey assured him that his company was not asking bonus es, as some of the heaviest capital its in Arizona and in the East were behind the project. It is proposed to generate power 00 the McKenzie and Siuslaw riv ers and sites have been selected for the power house, but it is not de sired at this time to divulge their location." . ward the bench upon which sat His Honor, Judge Hogue. The crowd stared and the eyes of B E.Strr, the complaining witness, flashed the ha fed he avows toward the man, charged with violating the sanctity of his home. "Creffield,' you are here to be given a hearing, do yoa want one?" queried Deputy District Attorney Hney, as the pale nun leanet a giinst the bar and rolled his big eyes at the cou t on high "Nor" came the response in a weak voice. . "You want to waive a hearing then?" commented the prosecutor, and the pale man assented. 'Do you understand what is meant by waiving a hearing and go ing before the Grand Jury?"asked Judge Hogue from the benchV and Creffield said he did. 1 . "You understand, then, that you are to go before the Grand Jury wne'i y u leave tats court r iou 1 are sane; you are not insane, are you?" asked the court. Creffield blandly replied that, he was notnsane, and that he under stood For 'Sale; . GoocT driving and work horses. Will be in Corvallis Saturdav 2nd Sunday, August 6 and 7th. Homer Hill. REDUCED EXCURSION RATES Prom S. P. and C. & E. Points to the Seaside and Mountain Re sorts for the Summer. On and after. June ist, 1904, the South ern Pacific in connection with the Cor vallis & Eestexn. railroad, will have on sale round trip tickets from points on tbeir lines to Newport, Yaquina and De troit at very low rates, good for return until October 10th, 1904., Three day tickets to Newport and Ya quina, good going Saturdays and return ing Mondays, are also on sale' from all East side points, Portland to Eogene in clusive, and from all Westside points en abling people to visit their families and spend Sunday at the seaside. Sesson tickets from all Eastside points Portland to Eugene inclusive, and from all Westside points, are also on sale to Detroit at very low rates, witli stop-over- You understand the charge that I privileges at Mill City or any point east ' . . I ,1: 1 " 1 A " " 1 j 1 n , Portland and Return. Only $3.00. The Southern Pacific is now selling round trip tickets to Port land from Corvallis for 3, good goin Saturday p. m, or any train on Sunday returnipg Sunday and Monday givin all day Sunday in Portland. The sam trrargmerjt 8fplies frcm Fortlandgiv arcitland people a chance to visi stand? against you, do you not?" asked Judge Hogue. "Yes, I nnderstand," came the weak voice of the ' apostle' ' in re turn. 1 ' , After a short confrrence between the court and the Deputy District Attorney the amount of bail was fixed at $2000, and Creffield was led to the waiting-room to await transportation to the County Jail, where he will languish until the sitting of the jury court in Septem ber. HIS PAST HISTORY. Some of the past history of Cref field has been.dug up by the Port land newspapers. A sample of it is given in the following from the Portland Telegram: Members of the Portland branch of the Salvation Army, know Cref field well, but now they refrain as much as possible from even speaking of him. It isx hard to get any information from them about their former brother. They tell some facts, but only on close ques tioning. When . "Ensign Maud Bigney and Captain -Bertha Hole man were seen yesterday , they told an interesting story of the Apostle. Their story follows: , It was four years ago this sum mer that Edmund Creffield, a na tive of Germany, was led to see the enabling tourists to visit the Santiam and Breitenbnsoh hot springs in the Cascade monntains, which can be reached in one day Season ticke's will be good for return from all points until October 10. Three day tickets will be good going on Sat urdays and returning Mondays only. Tickets from Eugene and vicinity will be good going vfa the Lebanon-Spring field branch '' desired. Baggage 01 Newr"' j checked through to Nfv tfaquina tickets to Yaquina obIj Southern Pacific trains connect with the C. & E." at Albany and Corvallis for Yaquina and Newport. Trains on the C, & E. for Detroit will leave Albany at; am enabling tonrista to the hot 'springs to reach there the same day, For information as to rates, with beau tifully illustrated booklet of Yaqnina and vicinity can be obtained on application to Edwin Stone, manager C &E; Albany W E Coman, G. P. A. S P ' Company, Portland, Rate from Corvallis to Newport,- $3.75. ' " Yaqnina, 3.25 " Detroit, I3.25 Three-day rate from Corvallis to New port. $2.50. Horse For Sale, . Color dark bay, can be driven single or double, good saddle animal, gentle for family use, weight 950 ponnda. Geo.W.DenmaB. . bots of Remnants At the Busy Big Store! Remnants in thft Celebrated A A, Satin Gros Grain Ribbon. That we have decided to dispose of and tfave made prices to do it. 'Any color you want No 16 regular value 30c "special 19c 12 25c " 15c 0 ''20c " ' 12 c - 7 15c " , 9c 5 10c : 7c 3 " " . 8 JL 3 5c 2 . r' V- 5c 3c Something new Has just arrived in the way of trimmings. Per-, sian Band, Lace, Jet and Ecru Collars. Silk, Je and Opia Madalions, Jet and Silk Applique and Allover Lace and many more new creations just from the de signers at. S. L. KLINE'S, ; v . Regulator of Low Prices. HOME-SEEKERS ! IF 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, also showing you over the country. AMBLER & WATERS. Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance. Corvallis and Philomath, Or. tt''flrt-?SrSf 15- 3 ' P ..4 le I EMERY'S ART STUDIO 3 South Main St., Corvallis, Ore. $ Carbon, Platinum and Platino Portraiture i - . O. A. C. ATHLETIC AND SCENIC VIEWS. : 1-11 : . Art Calendars, Sofa Pillow Covers, And other Photographic Novelties. C 7e Don't Want to Hurry Yon But you must come early if you wish to se cure some bargains at our Great Summer Reduction Sale Wash Goods and Summer Dress Goods At Cost Ten per cent reduction on Table Linen and Napkins " " Lace Curtains and Sereens " Calicoes, Percales and Ginghams " 50 cent Mixed Wool dress goods " '''" Cretons, Silkoline and Darperies " Towels and Towelings Bargains in odd and ends Ribbons and Lace 20 per ct red. on Embroideries & dress Trimmings Other Bargains on the remnant counter. We pay top price for country produce. i. 3VTt1 1 ox Corvallis, Oregon.