LOCAL LORE. NEWS OF CORVA.LLIS AND VICINITY TOLD IN BK.IEF. The Coolings and Goings of People - Social Gossip, Personal Men-' tion and Other Items of Public In.terest The Corvalils put lie echools open beat Monday. Dr. T. M. Ga'ch Iff1: Frfdiy fir a Tislc to bis daugmer al Seattle. Wheat cootinues at 77 ' cents In Ihe local market. Oils ts 35. Mr. and Mre. II. S. Woodcock re turned Fridiy from a visit at New port. . ' - Mosrg Kline of Por.Und, arrived Monday f jr a visit with bla bUter, Miss Paulino. Misses Bessie aid Miry Daane- t man arrived Sunday from a viaic cf several weeks at Ciero, Oregon. -Claud Starr cf Bellfountaln, has ac cepted a position In Berrj's bicycle shop. Miss Mary Cauthorn returned Sun day from a two months' vltlt with her iater at Atheta. Guv E.'Moore left Portland yes terday f Jr Chicago, where he expects to enter the dratffia'le department of the Chicago Musical College. Examlomions for the opeoiog ot college begin on Friday of next week, The date will be the lG-,b. Matrlcula tlon will begin a week from next Mon day. Irvlog M. Glen and family return ed Tuesday to their home at Eugene, aitf r a week s vl-alt with relatives io this city. V The Benton Mills start up today for a two weeks' ruo. The (Jorvallls MiliJ, which have been shut down for some time, will not resume qperattona for About io euks yet to come. Miss Abigail Wright returns to Portland today, afttr a faw dys visit with Corvallla ttiends. While bere, she v packed the household effects cf the family, p;euuratoiy to their removal to a new borne recently Purdue e J at Suooyside. W. C. Oorbett ha? just completed the burning cf a kilo if biick, The prcccsG requires from seven tJ nine days, and unequal or longer period forcotliog. The new kiln contained 250,000, of which 50,000 or 60.000 will ' go into the Henderson building. Mrs. Gtoudy has arrived from BelforJ, Iowa, for a visit with her brother, J. M. Cameron. It is the fir?t meeting of the- brother ard sister in 35 yeBri. The woik of installing new fronts In tbe Woodcock buildings at the cor ner cf Main and Jefftraon is progress ing rapidly. The foundation is now in and set, and yesterday masons be gan butlulog the brick piers at the corner and tbe intersection of the two store rooms. Tbe raiding of the ceil ings has been completed, and within a short time the iron fronts will be in position. Tbe Improvement will add materially to tbe appearance of the An experiment by the college peo ple this season has to do with hops. The belief at the station Is that there is a large waste of lupulln in tbe pres ent system ot drying. The usual tem perature in driers is very high, and the Inference is that a volltalizitloo and consequent waste of lupulln, cr active principle ot the hop, is conse quent. In tbe present experiment it is proposed by utilization of air draughts and other means to attempt the curing ot heps at a much lower temperature in the hope of conserv ing the lupulln cod tent, thereby .pro ducing a dried hop of greater market value. Tbe mechanical work ot the experiment Is to b done co-operatively in a Yamhill county yard. An elevan-yc ar-old China boy was a curious sight on Main street Mon day. People stared at him as they passed, and many turned around to continue the gaze. He sauntered along the street, oblivious to the general at tention ha was attracting, save that he occaslopqlly trrlcnei.good humoredly st the onlooker. He spoke good Eng lish aud aaawereS freely all questions applied to him. His attire was the or thodox Chinese, save that hie legs were clad io American overalls, made perhaps by Chinamen. He was born in this country and has never been to ( school, but expects to go, sometime. He is the son of Wong Sing, a Portland CUiamac, and was out to Corvalils J. M. Nolan 'and family arrived yeoteiday from thtic tuairner outing at Newport. G. A. Co veil and family have ar-i rivd from their outing at McKeczSe biioge. ' . Mr?. Llovilie, nee Lionie L?nger, arrived Monday for a month's visit with her paieitf. . . Mr?. Eruilie Pernot and - Miss Grace Wilson are home from Newport Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Scbmitt of Albany, passed through " Corvalils M jnday, enroute from Elk City. August Webbrr and fimlly left M nday for a two weeks' outing at Jiewporr; ... . ' John Huffman arrived - Sunday from Portland, and is spending a week on Pleasant "Valley nccb. Mrs. E. F. Pernjt atd children atrived tiiiuiday from their collate at Nje brook. ;4 - J ihn Spaogier and family are home from a three weeks' stay at Newport. -Mr. and Mr. C. M. McKelllps are at Newpottfor a week.' They oc cupy tbe Gatch cottage. Miss E hel Llnviile arrived from Call too Saturday, where she basspnnt the summer, at tbe home ot her sister Mre. A. D. Moriiaoo. Misses Louise! Gilbert and Flor ence Wieki lefHS3Jay f r the Whita- ker hop yard, whera they will camp duriug the picking reason. Mr?. El zabeth . Gerhard and dauebtir. Miss Mie, returned Satur day Irom a six weeks' visit at Bel lingbam, Waehlngtoc. Dr. irjd Mre. Farra and Mr. . and Mrs. S. N.'Wiikios left Monday for tbe East. 'The Wllklns Undertaking busi ness during the ioterlm, is to be coo- auctea oy win noigate. John Watkins and wife of Neva da, Iowa have been guests at Hotel CjrvaliU this week. They are look ing for a firm and. may locate In this vicinity. ,;v s . . . : Bricklaying began ye3terday on tbe Henderson building. -Three ma sons are employed and a fourth is to be added. With so large a force tbe progress cf the wall building will be rapid. lames Sklpton was up from Sa lem the other day, in the horse-baying business. He ' returned home without making a purchase. Mr. Skipton, who served Marlon county eaiirf-ictorlly for two year3 ai deputy sheriff, has retired from the office on account ot the exigencies of an elec tion that went the other way. Dr. James Wlthycombe arrived Friday from Sacramento, California, where be went to deliver an address before the California Breeders Asso ciation io session at the State Fair in the Golden state, Tbe sessions of the association were held la the state house. Wblle absent Dr. Wlthycombe paid a short visit to his son Harry, who is in tbe drug business at Love locke, NevHd. On Saturday, September 10th, representatives c f the Young - Men's arid YouDg Women's Christian Asso ciations will canvass the town for bearding places for students. Those who desire to keep boarders or room era should be prepared to give inform ation at that time. Tbe information bureau will be opened, on Monday and contince so throughout the week. Tbe State Fair begins next Mon day and preparation for'exhibits is being made. Persons who desire to enter articles for competition in other departments than the Benton county exhibit, can have them cared . tor by leaving them at Hotel Corvalils be tween four and six o'clock next Satur day afternoon. Mrs. M. H. Whitby will be there duriug those hours and will give every care to articles placed in her charge. She leaves the came evening for Salem tc assist in arrang ing the exhibits at the Fair grounds. All persons who enter articles forcom petitlen must pay the required en trance fee. . '- . Resolutions commending his work in the highest terms, were adopt ed by the' Methodist congregation Sunday night with reference to the presiding eldership of Dr. T. B Ford. Dr. Ford has setved tbe six years of this district, that period being the limit allowed under tbe rules of the denomination. At the annual con ference which convenes at Eugene on the 28th Inst, Dr. Ford will be assign ed to another charge. . The service Sunday night is the last he will hold, in the local church. The resolutions were adopted by unanimous vote, and tbe incident was very pleasant, both for the recipient and. - the mem bership. , ' Monday was the' regular date for old soldiers to make up quarterly vouchers for their pensions. The affi davits are usually made at the coun ty clerk's office, though tbe work may be done before any notary. The day chanced to be tbe annual Labor day holiday and the court house . offices, along with other publio places were closed for the day. The knob on the clerk's office door was turned many a time during tbe day, but It Invariably failed to respond. Once or twice a smothered cuss word was wafted down the . corridor- and out through the open door as a pension er was Unable to gala admittance. "Come tomorrow; this is a national holiday, said a passerby to one who didn't understand ' why the door wouldn't open.. "No; I want In today I may be dead tomorrow," was the reply. '-No danger ot that" was tbe joking response, and tbe old veteran turned on his heel and hobbled off. PORTLAND OFFICER SHOT BOY BANDIT, "BvVBE" WAL TON ATTEMPTS TO HOLD UP STREET CAB. , ; Walton Comes to Grief, Like His -r Sister, Mrs. liaynie, but De nies the Shooting Bmdit Is a Musician by Oe- pupation Other Newe. ". , ... i " : ' - f. - - . Portland, Sept. 2. Portland Journal: Police Officer Oie Nelson was shot and striouslj wounded las"t night in an endeavor,: to; pre vent Cnailes W. Wal on from hold ing up ami robbing, tbe crew of a Twenty-third street car." near the j Wulametta ! Heights triage.' Ha rests at Good Samaritan hospital, wbeie today it is said he may re cover. Walton, the bandit, is in jail. Walton is 19 years of age and a brother of Grecs Waljon Haynie, who accompanied her . husband when he perpetrated a series of startling highway' robberies near Seattle a year ago. : Walton is a musician by occupa tion and a highwayman because of his inclinations to go the pace that requires money. He was employ ed as a violin player at Watson's restaurant, 104 Fourth street, and was there until shortly after 9 o' clock last night. , Leaving the res taurant, he boarded a car and went to. the scene of the crime. Bleeding profusely from a wound in his head, and beaten almost in- eensible bv the irate conductor of the ear, Walton made two attempts to escape as he was being taken to the hospital. With a nerve that never failed him he absolutely de nies his guilt and unfalteringly de clares that those who say they saw him shoot Nelson must be mistak en. .- In view of several previous at tempts at highway robbery, one of which was successful, three weeks ago, to hold up tbe car, Police Offi cer Nelson. acc itcpaoied Motorman G. A. Bingham- and Conductor H. F. Johnson on tbe trip last nig hi. Motorman Bingham ,was on the car three weeks ago when he was held up and robbed of eight dollars. He and others Bwear thai Walton com mitted that crime. -, Officer Nelson boarded the car at Twenty-third and Tburman streets on its outward trip last night. On reaching the end of tbe line he went to the front platform with Motor- man Bingham'. Standing there, they saw tbe dim outline of a man by msans of the headlight on the car.1 The man moLioned and the car slowed up. There was a band ag9 across bis face. Both the offi cer and tbe motorman thought the boy had tore eyes they thought he was a boy, for he was small of stat u and was well dfeseed. The . car came almost to a full f i'p, and the conductor rang the li 1 indicating thai "the passenger tm i boarded.. The curtains to t'he In). it windows aud door were down, a i i the young man and 'the con dr tor could not be seen from the .lit platform where the officer and m norman were stationed. Suddenly the officer raised the cuitain Under the brilliant 'glare of the electric lights in the center of the car Conductor Johnson -was handing over his money to the soli tary passenger, who wore a white mask, and pointed a revolver at his victim's head. The patrolman threw open the door and looked into the muzzle of a revolver. The highwayman turn ed suddenly on him, leaving John son. - Nelson, rushing forward, grappled with the highwayman. The latter being the smaller of the combatants, fell, and Nelson at tempts d to pinion his arms. They gradually worked their way toward the end of tbe car until they were on the rear platform. There they fell. There was a muffled report aud the officer loosened his hold on the prostrate man. Stifled with smoke and pain, the officer's grasp was broken and the; bandit threw him self from the car. There was anoth er shot and a ball grazed the offi cer's clothing on the right side. The motorman and conductor John son were upon the robber in an in stant. They hurled him to the ground and Motorman Bingham succeeded in securing his weapon. Walton made several" atteufpts to escape and was beaten severely over the head by the stret t ear men. So infuriated was Conductor Johnson tbat but for the interference of Mo tor mon Bingham he would have killed Walton. rMrs. Alex Thompson of Hep pner, is to arrive next week, to re side, while her son Ralph com pletes a course at OAC. The young man was in college three years ago but had to leave for a surgical operation. If you try a pair you'll have the style, fit and dur ability of TH E BEST. And you 'll get them at a price that is right EXCLUSIVE DEALERS Fiee Fibb The Ideal Roaster . . At S. L. Kline's. Citation. In the County Court ot the State ol Oregon. For the County of Benton. In the Matter of the Estate of j ot Wm. F. Byer, deceased. To W. F. Byer and Rilla A. Abrams, , heirs and devisees of Wm. F. Byer, deceased. Greeting: In the name of the State of Ore gon you and each of you are hereby cited and required to appear In ttie ("ounty Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Benton, at the court Koom tnereor. at uorvallB. oreeou. on Saturday, the 10th day of September. 1904, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon of that day, then and there to show cause if any you have, why an order of sale should not be made as prayed for in the petition of W. N. Alforo, administrator oi saia estate or wm. . isyer, oeceasea, ot me following described real property towit: tiOts number 7, 8, and 9 in block numbered 4 in Haus man's Addition to the City of North Brownsville, Linn Connty. Or?fron: Lot num bered 81n block numbered 10 in Riverside ad dition, to Alblna, now within the City oi Port' land. Mutnomah County. Oregon: And Lot r.um bered 23, in block numbered 5, In Hyde Park Washington County, Oregon. And you are further notified that this citation is served upon yon ana eacn ox you. by pub lication thereof in the Corvallis Times news paper for lour weeks, under an order -made by tne iion. virgu waiters, juage oi saia court, bearing date July 30th. 1904. Witness rThe Hon. Virgil E. Watters,- Judge of the County Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Benton, with the Seal of said Ooust affixed this 30th day of July, 1901. VICTOR P. MOSES, Clerk. By J. F. Irwin, Deputy. E. E. WILSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW. 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For Sale. ; : A few choioe Poland China pigs, both sexes, from registered stock, $S per head quire of Eoteit Wylic, Lewtsbnrg,