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
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I EMERY'S ART STUDIO
3 South Main St., Corvallis, Ore.
$ Carbon, Platinum and Platino Portraiture
i - .
O. A. C. ATHLETIC AND SCENIC VIEWS.
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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.
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Corvallis, Oregon.