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71 Corvallis Times CORVALLIS, OREGON, i TUESDAY EVENING, NOV. 27, 1906 BECAME SUDDENLYINSANE. THE GAME SCORELESS. 'And Shot Her Cousin Dead Former Benton County Girl Sent to j Asylum. i I A tragedy occurred in the home ' of Eugene. Palmer near, Albany, vesterdav morning. Mr. Palmejr was for manv velars a resident Of Benton county, living many yeais near Granger and is well known here. How his daughter, aged 28!, . shot and killed her cousin as he sat talking to her Father,' is told as fol lows; in the Albany Democrat: I 'Miss Melcina Palmer this morn, insr at o o'clock, at the home of her father shot and killed ,- her cousin William P. Palmer, Mr. Palmer aged twenty five, arrived only Sat urday from Monmouth on a visit f -with his uncle. ' This morning the uncle and nephew were sitting to- gether in the sitting ' room ' beside - the stove talking, wnen Miss raini er entered the'rootn ' and took '' a f seat on the sofa back of them.' Sud- denly, without any warning ' she -. 1 stood up and fired a revolver, which '" she 1 bad :; concealed;1 at ' ' her cousin, hitting' him in the back of his ' head; ' and he fell over dead. The revolver belonged to her fath er which he kept in his bed room, '- -where she had gotten iti1, ' j ! In May f! t905,; Miss Palmer was " committed to the - asylum, ' raving insane. In September,' she' had ' improved so much she was ' per mitted to ! gofchome''i:oria three . 'months' leave of - absence; ! i ; Since 1 then she had been ' rational and up -Mo the time of "shooting -had Vdis- splayed no sighs of 'anything,!JoutJof ''the ordinary. Afterwards she5 be i came wild tolled bn ' the floor; akd .' had to be taken charge 'off" Jt'sj Coroner. Wffiiam1 Fortmillery'LV:. li Trimble arid Sheriff D. S. Smith -'immediately' went to the scene ' of ' the murder where an inquest was f held. '' Miss Palmer will be brought to Albany where she will be recom Emitted to 'the asylum probably the only solution of the terrible problem. ihr-t h(j.i n '' '). j.'-'-if." "j ,i.t c;r t '"'.'' Chicago,' ' Nov.' '24i Regardless of threats that he would be lycchtd it ne toncnes on tne race prorjiem ' ib bis lecture heire Tuesday for the ' benefit of the Chicago Union Hos pital, benatcr unman announces " that he hope's treatment 'of the' ne: i pro will be what he will talk about. a He wants ho police guard and 'saya his life has been so often threatened the mat that he has ceased to gi ve ter even a thought.1' ; " The Senator arrived today from St.' Lou is, held a ' conference ' with the'Societyj under whose auspices he Will lectureijand left for,South Ha . ven. ' Mlch. ' He viil lecture in ! Platteville, Wis., Monday .'and ; re- ;turn to Chicago. -. ' V' ; ' ' ! ' ","I ' am surprised ' that ; Chicago , "should be! aroussd by threats of a ' negro' Uprising he sald.; '."It's ri dicaloue. I shall talk ' directly 1 on "the. race' pfoblem" My lecture , od : the! 'question ; 'Shair the i;Utiited : States Anrex' Cuba?" ' Will ; bring 'the race iseqe'at ooceinto the lime light.' The negroes say Jhaye boast I J&ed of taking'nart inlyncbiogs'Tfais is untrue. Thirty years ago I was in one or two riotsbut they were political and had nothing to do !with lynchings.' 1 I have never been present at a lynching. But I have eaid that I will lead a mob to ly nch any 1 man who' has attacked a wo man, black or white. .. I hardly think I'il retract that statement. -"The fact that the Chicago t e groes have asked the mayor to pre vent my lecture;; is do surprise. They have bad such liberties in the North that they presume to control everything, jl am nnt afraid of acy nfgro that lives. Threats'; aEjaicst my life have been made so often that they don't even aeeme the importance of incidents. ? j I want lip pbiic-man ; to ; puaird me. I'll walk '. the , ttreets of Chicago alone. I suppose negroes will seek admittance to the lecture hall. L-t tr-em'come. A race war?, Impossible." 0. A. C'and University of . Oregon Teams Play Each Other to a Stand still at Football The annual game of football be tween the State University) and O. A. C. elevens was played on College field Saturday afternoon, and pigskin history will record that it was scoreless. : It was a game to satisfy the most : exacting enthus'-j iast. 'At one time. OAC had it al- most in' her, grasp, when ' Wolff's good right leg sent the' sphere spin ning within a foot of a field goal.Eu gene, lit ewise, was once within reach of it when OAC fumbled and gave the University the ball on the Col lege fifteen yard line.. ' The .Uni versity men were poor at ; handling the ball, however, and they f umbled back to OAC, by the act,' fumbling away the one and only chance they had during the long thirty" minute halves" to score;-' '"' ' '.; I . ''" ! ' The two teams were ' ; not ' ' jilly matched. . OAC was' fifteen pounds lighter to' the main but played " with a spirit and dash 1 that completely counterbalanced .the lack, of, beef j They couldn't smash the heavy University line for gains, but they didn't need to. They were betteif punters,' their back field was better in handling' punts, and their ' ends were faster and-better -; in getting down on punts. r The University players were better ' at rushing the ball and had a better ' lnterferenceJ They made yardage with consider? able consistency for a part of the first half, but after being driven '4 0 yards or so! the '. AggieS tallied and) stopped tneif big M opponents' evCn for losses and thereafter the Univeri sity bunch ' made no 3 more cdrisist ent gains by rnshlng tactics." After that the game resolved itself large ly into' a panting auel . Jt Vanea ' wi occasional good runs by Moords for the!Uhiversity.'J;TheTonger pUiits; and the better handling of them gave UAC a nig advantage'- wrtH the te suit' that in the- second 'half the' Cot-i legetaenstartidg,;ffomf'thdr!bw'n; 2o! yard line; gradually swdrked! the ball to tbe -Univeisity V 26' lirle, Wbere it rested when the1 game enfled;' i: Jiugene sttdve desperatelyi to'make good an tif tlrepeated boast thai the1 OAC bunch wouldi!'be; scalped; and before the' ;gamef - endJ ed -had ' every' 1 ; avatlabld resource on the 'firing line: r ' Mdullen Was" hutried irl to ;punt: and ' was easily beaten at : the ; 1 business by Wolff. Hug, who1 entered the game as head lineman s. was 1 takeri fromi that atcient and hbnbrable pdsitibn and sent to center,; where Cherry was badly outplaying :' his natagori-j ist.- It may be added that Cherry actually did not know 'until " after the game that the change had been made.' - 1 Hnvi.h .-.t i The University has a team J of big men. l heir average weight is' I74J OAC's only taveraged rQ lpounds'. The excellent '' showing1 by1 -the lighter and less ' experienced ' team is largely due X.6 1 the5 'deterinihed and reckless spirit with which they went into the game. It was R'on'e; of the best exhibitions' of -Pluck; and fighting enthustasrh' veJra seen on the local held;15 ?''u;!' The Wrrie'btoti'irKt'niit 'rthWl fir that there' "are :ihew 0 stars' ihH''!the OAO eleven. Oneof them is Wolff, a Portland boy 'whos'coolhess snd consistency in punting was '& large factor in saving the "day1.1 "'Though the' conditions were' the worst' pos sible for-kicking ' and ': though ;i he punted many times every trial "sent the sphere a long way and appar ently where the fullback wanted it to'igoU .''Hi& punts! averaged ; 1 yards ; C while - the ! .'University's yielded an averaei 'of. 24! h Another whose playing was a .. .revelation was Dobbin, at whom a fierce in terference was often driven but who invariably smashed it with , an -ac curacy and dash that never failed. Bennett, . Pendergrass and Cherry, were other; linemen whose work stood out, although every' man in a line position, as theresultyshQws did yeoman work. ". The ends' in getting down on punts and jr-a re- Wolff sending the sphere .far past center. Moores soon got away for a 30 yard run but was stopped in the nick of time hy Gagnon. OAC got the ball after .a few plays and booted it far back into Eugene's territory. An interchange of punts netted OAC 20 yards, and Moullen's failure to punt latter . he went in lost more ground for the University Harding'captured OAC's bwh punt and the punting duel which the game by this time had developed into, proceeded, OAC gained more and more of ground until when time was called Eugene was cn her own 20 yard line and gradually falling back before the Colleeians. ' When the game r clbsed the1 OAC players and mooters' ' seized' Nbrcross and lifting.-hiinn to their shoulders bore him in triumph from the fieldL Thirteen hundred people saw the game. Bruce Shorts and C. E. Abbott, officiated. !;j The lineup was Position. 1 ;,i,U, of 0 as follows: O. A. C Cherry Clark livi-. Bennett Shannon Pendergrass . Par by, Finn Dobbin ;. .,,.. Gagnon,.; J: ':f tooney,,., Harding; x Hanan. Cadyj Wplff tUli ,, .i; " ''C' J i JGillis, Hug !R: G." - '- -! Scott RjT. Moullen, Pink ham R. E. y, vCbandler ,X' T.f, ., Hammpnd ,L, G, .( j , Arnspiger E., , . Moor,es .Woods, . Kuy-f .js kendall.j :hrf: n ;m iri ivt .JR...H.,, .J,-,..,! Clark I,. H.; v ,Zacharia.s ;;Fi,i ,.ljMcKinney ; CORVALLIS LYCEUM COURSE. Second Entertainment At tke' Opera ,n?f iMij.'I WtCI --Vi ttt l!R .) . House., i!);-() W'iHX- tll 'i'l -t;i'-i : a! ,,,, O in Reno' B, .Welbourn, the ' ' Wizard of; Electricity, 7; J will; appear "in an evening of marvelous experiments"- entitled; 'In the. yearr 2ooo.Uiu,0 ha A his, t s. prophecy; ! ; was prepared with, the personal ! 1 assistance, of m cola .Teola, Uord fKelvihi Marconi SirtWiJliam:Crookes,aud the noted scientists ;and the Tacoma i Iedger says ot it: .sn.. j nrpvy is!j:y.nij j n Mr.-iil fiWelboufn'a'ekperiments ares numerous, quicklyc! donei ahd, : Stanni8 mt .theiri import.! u CThej dreams of ihumanity are madeireal-j ities; before the eyes of the audience : and nothin g seems to longer retriaini on the ilist.'j of '(impossibilitiss. " J.At; times srheni Mr. Welbourn becomes warmed' up to the marvelous of his theme,,! he, i displays:; an "eloquence which holds his , audiencei enthrali-i eu. , .);) f'O-'i irii.1fii-:ii 1 Opera House, ;Saturday Decern-; ber 1. -Box office opened for bene fit of season . tickets holders ,;FrH day, November 30'tb, 8 a.i mii i Elks Annual Memorial Services At Albany ! Sunday Dec 2nd Special Train on C.7&:E; Railroader Oa account of the Elks Annual Memorial Services to be held at Albany Sunday Dec. 2nd a special train will leave Yaquina 7:30 a. rri Toledo 8, Elk City 8:30, Eddy- ville 9:05, Nashville 9:43, Summit 1 0:05, Blodgelt 10:22, ' Philomath 1 1 :05, Corvallis fl :20 for Albany for which a low round trip rateiof $ 1 .50 from Yaquina to Nashville inclusive, h Summit to I Plilorhath inclusive and 3U cents trom " Cor vallis and Granger has been made. These rates are oDen to all. A An excellent program of music has been prepared, consisting of solos by f Miss Elizabeth ' Harwass, the famous soprano of Portland, the Male Quartette and Male v So loist, and an address by t the Hon. joen u. L-ong, or Portland. the low round trip rate will enable all to visit Albany and return same day, the special train will leave Albany at 5:00 p. m. . arriving at fYaquina about i9:00 p. m. ! .:i:W ? I Corvallis patent flour for sale by all leading groceries. Towling sacks, 85 cents per, sack,, .Standard sack 80 cents per sack, every sack guaranteed. svo Jo.vjn Mount Hood Snowball is made i-u 1 t .i UUUl IliC 1JCVV VVUCO.L lcwcuiiy m- troduced from Idaho, .nd carries 35 per cent glutetfa; very strong flour, J-js Usev'i,ehoras" best for a hard "wheat flour it is excellent. More Nolans. -. k' H Z, goods all the time at Always Keeps. Chamberlain's CouKtl Remedy in His House. "W-; would not be- without Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It is kept bri hand contin ually in our home," says ,Y. WKe&Toey, eailor 01 ine inaepenueni, iowry. vny, aijj. That is iust what 'every tamilVSlioulaitlbi When kept at hand ready for instant use, a cold may be checked at the outset and cured in much less time -thafi aftef jit haa become settled in the system, , , This remedy is also without a peer for croup1 in-children, and will nreyent the attack, when siren as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears, which can only be done when the remedy is kept at hand. For eale by Graham & Worthanj,;.' ... ,.u. J HI ii.: t -.si : 1 i - in :-1 is iTinei i!:t6jJ job Printing 3il,at-Tnnes50rnce 1 51 ivr !iix tri on'J ! 0.: f'-';. :: is Jul !.:v cl-3.' 'J 0.11 'fol ,i3X3 ji:3 f:a!l b?(ii!i t'.-'i V .1 i SO i 1 ! ;! Hilt - Portland - Market .Report. ;! Floui1 3.40 to 3.60 Potatoes '85 pr sack , Eggs' Giegon; '356" oz ' Creamerv2? to. 12 n -.i.ictritiOorvaIIi& wheat 58' v::;; Oats 26c to 2Q '' ' ! " Flour 80 ioi ';ip ", -j.4,-' Potatoes , $ 1 ; per' sack ' .r '.t ' B utter ,50 to.' 60, per roll K ' Creamery 60 per roll . , Eggs 30 -;per'' doz 'V; '.';.:, V Chickens i8c, par Ibdressed' b: t: I f covering the bait on , punts j ! were unusually good.,.. The; 'men; 17 Ahe back field too, who in spite of the muddy field muffed,, but a single punt, - were a big factor in the re sult and made a record wOrthv of tar older players. In the first half OAC had the kickoff.1 The University ' made yardage and fumbled and after an interchange, ; of ;-.fumbles;;the lem- 9i P'ajep fushed the, haiynto O. A; C. territoryiii There4tBe OAC line began to hold and punting was resprtea toy 5 4. ne ynjfversitv would tak$ Bn 6ccasi6nat.tHyi at rushing but 'as 0pn as tlfeTebilegians learn ed to get ondef 'fhetpjays that tac tics, proved ineffectives After that it wasimpstwhpllj a punting duel infbUghPufjtne rest of the half. The ball was in;OAC s possession o,er.2ftyardIlijBewhen time was called, In the second half the University kicked ott, , OAC punted at once, - iO egon wool at,;Nplans.iv;i;: ! Mai !,'-.;; L ' ' ' Change in C, bats (id ! a i:lti! i- for comforts ' 11 Have You Decided Ideas About Your Fall Suit : Then come in and see how nearly we have succeeded ingus- tc - ij.i.i ' i" j ...-i.'s,2C-t-iii ' sing your iasi.es, il-K many .siyies ana iypes-sucii tompieie range of fabrics such graceful lines and;expert;ailoringi surely your suit is amongst1 them. WOOLTEX , qualities, j too none better, as you know. Hull line, , of . choiee? walking suits in j conect styles and proper shades of blue and brown, green and brown, blue and green, etc. We 'might ask $40 or .$50 . for fruits of this grade, but we don't.' They are marked from $22. 50 to $27.50.. qVery special for today. ; 1 , . ,1 "; Tine 3ob Printing at CW$ Office. CUM HIGH QUALITY AND LOW PRIGB .-tf;v D Why try to get along with that old cook s'ove 1 another ,j v! swinter when you can replace it with an excellent Steel Range for so low a price. .. . j V. ; . ' ' They combine the good qualities of a high grade range with a price lower than that of any ofiher fully guaranteed range on the market. " ' . - V ' Numerous well known Corvallis housekeepers , are. glad 3 i i 'H 3 r We take your old stove in exchange and. allow you liberal price pn .same. The Tpledo is guaranteed for ten years. Hi M ! j.:..,el vljj pee .us petpre ouying eisewnere. Y f .5.?. a-'oH mh4xtt i:bjd r.;id .uiubi Jfs 'iv Furnishers, & E. Trains.' On account cf the new time-, card going in, effect, pu -the, ,3,- ,P . the Cprvaljis &, Eastern i, yi ill-nchanee the,time;of their, trains ,tp. conform to those of the v P.t ,obi the -sstb Train', Npi irr,ixpm. XhsQ Bay wiU leave ;Co yallis: at j$Oi' instead . : of 11 .a. mas iati-nfesent u-JJoii for tfee j?35:')W?U!;leae Cor?alli? afc j i a 42 .P'iDi, C-fpTtijAJhanyLjwiU a.ye,Cpryallis,at3j?:45instead.Qof :i.:3P as, at, present and No. m. from ; Albany wllJiarriysCpvaJlis-at 3:05 insteadifpf,4:3o as;,ajt jpresent TheSundayt traji .fpsiCojvaJIis mtiX leave,; it, 1 1 1:39 t.,and-H arrive , from Albany ati:33C!i There will be ino change in the; morning or-, 6:30 v p. m.i trains, nor in . -Jhe , Fropt -train from Albaoy. ' - T For good results, try a sack of Corvallis flour, every sackis guaran teed to give you the besr of results and make easy baking, should you fail bring.back the sackjafter jiving it !a thorough trial ' and get your money back. Notice to Creditors. r?cmsj'oq!:! n the Matter of tat Rstatw;; i a ii of ' JotiN McGee, Deceased J f)'ft" ;H VHI Notice is hereby given to all persona coBCern edtbat tap underBlgoed ba8 ibeen duly appoint ed admlatr tor of the' eBtite of John McGee. de ceased, by the county court of the state of .Ore-. clajimB nealuBt said eBtate ol John McGee deceased, are hereby required to present the same with the nrnner vouchers dulv verified, as by law. reauir- edwlthin six mont&sSfrbmthe Sataherebf to tti. uneersigDed at Ms restdenceTme muejsoujb ot ooj yallis, in Benton CoUuty, Oregon, or at 'the law office of E E. Wilson, in Corvallis, Oregon. Dated himher 9, mm, Administtator ot the estate of John ilcGee,- deceased- - -: " dAfo!gsr&l2! rniAi ll)LILUlNl0f Satisfajctipii SEVEN FLAVORS Golden, Gate Japan" Golden : Gate English Breakfast Golden Gate.Ceylon. .; x ........ Golden - Gate. Oolong . .,, r ,Gplden!Gate' Fancy Blend, ,:,;?;: ; Golden! Gate .Gunpowder, .-i Golden! 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