The Corvallis gazette., November 01, 1889, Image 3

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CORVALLIS, OR., NOV. 1, 1889.
A Free Man. On last Sundav
evening, Curtis Baird was released
from the Oregon penitentiary at
Salem, after serving nearly, a four
years' term for the crime of ob
taining money under false pre
tenses, he having, while county
superintendent ot schools for
Clackamas county, created a false
school district and appropriated to
his own use the warrants drawn in
favor of the teachers and for the
various expenses of the district.
So neatly did he conceal informa
tion ot the bogus district that the
crime was not detected-until the
books were turned over to his suc
cessor," who was ot course unable
to find such district. Mr. Baird is
a very highly educated gentleman,
and has been known by this writer
for a number of years past. He
acted as clerk on a senate com
mittee during the session of the
Oregon legislature in the winter of
'85 and was a member of the legis
lature of California previous to
his making his residence in Oregon.
He has a respected and well-liked
family residing in Oregon City at
present. Many a pleasant hour
lias been spent in his company
listening to his pleasing and inter
esting conversation. It is hoped
that he will in the future, be con
tent with earniug money only in
an honest way.
At a Rapid Rate. According
to the Review there are now, in
the course of construction, over
8,000 feet front of brick and stone
structures in Spokane Falls city,
where two months ago all was
ruin. It further says: "Old-time
residents are frequently observed
to halt, while passing along the
streets, and cast their eyes about
in an endeavor to locate a certain
new building among the"bewilder
iug multitude of new brick struc
tures that are being piled higher
with each succeeding day. A
large number of the new brick
blocks are now up so high that
they can be seen from almost any
part of the city. A contractor
says: 'I have been in a great many
towns and have been a contractor
"for twenty years, but I never in my
life saw brick and stone buildings
go up as they are going up in Spo
kane Falls.'"
. , To .LEAVE CoKVAIXIS. C. A.
Loud has disposed of his barber
shop to a Mr. Taylor, a late arrival
from the east and who has been in
the painting and paper hanging
business while here, who will take
charge about the 15th. Mr. Loud
-lias also sold his residence property
on north Main street to- L. J.
Kemp. It is his intention to
move to California where he has
- rMitr Vmcinouc nmttore f r nrta?n1
to. He has been in Corvallis since
April last and has built up a very
lucrative business in the barbering
worker in the Corvallis sporting
t club.
For His New Home. To-morrow
J. M. Nolan leaves for Ya
auina City, where he will make
Mffpermanent residence, and, with
his dry goods' business, grow up
with the city. His store here will
be in charge of Thos. Callahan,
assisted by O. Additon and C.
Houck, and will be continued un
til the stock is closed out. J. M.
lias great faith in the future of .the
i. a : , l . 41.. L ; i
, iine ot business that is sure to be
done there.
Resigned. Col. T. C. Smith, of
-the second regiment, O. NG-i has
.'received the resignation of Wal
lace Baldwin, of Yaquina, as regi
mental commissary of the col
onel's staff. Mr. Baldwin's resig
nation was made necessary by his
.removal from Corvallis to Ya
quina. His successor as regi
mental commissary will be ap
pointed at Ashland, to which place
- Col. Smith goes for the purpose of
making the appointment in a short
, time, . ' .
Tried to Escape. Frank Wat
son, a noted convict from Wasco
county, made an attempt to escape
from the Oregon penitentiary on
last Friday evening. He was serv
ing a seven-year term for larceny
and, probably concluded he would
shorten his time but was left. His
plan was to dig a trench from un
der the floor of the work shop to
the race and escape at night by
scaling the wall. In the work he
had two confederates, and every
day about since early spring they
had managed to work in early
morning, while it was yet quite
dark, the two would raise a board
and assist the third one under
the floor, where he would work al'
day. In the evening he would be
released in the same way. But
their plan failed of materialization
because a fellow convict, George
Robinson, knew their plans and re
ported to the superintendent, who
watched the operations until he
saw what the result would be. He
had not long to wait. Friday
morning 219 men were turned out
to work in the shops and when
work was done for that day but 218
men returned, Watson being the
missing man. A search revealed
him secreted in the tnnnel, armed
with edibles sufficient to last him
several davs and some extra cloth
ing. He was returned to his ward
minus his credit marks. Those of
his pals were also erased, while the
informant Robinson, was number
ed among the trusties.
Philomath B. B. It is reported
that Philomath is to have a bank.
It has a band (and that is next to
a bank excepting the last letter)
composed of the following mem
bers and instruments: S. Moses
of Tangent, is teacher; with W.
II. Newton E flat cornet and
leader; W. T Wyatt, First B flat
cornet; F. E. Williams, Second B
flat cornet; F. Wyatt, solo alto; J.
J. Bryan. First alto; II. C. Newton,
Second alto; J. Merryman, First
tenor; Elmer Bet hers, Second
tenor; S. T. Wyatt, baritone; Wm.
Castle, bass drum; Frank Liggett,
snare drum. The. district school
house at that place is used in which
to meet for practice on every
Tuesday and Wednesday evening.
The Institute. Barring another
smallpox scare (as was the case
last year) the teachers' institute
for this, second judicial district,
comprising Benton, Coos, Curry,
Douglas, and Lane counties, will
be held in Corvallis during holi
day week. It has been and is the
custom to hold institutes only in
Benton, Lane, and Douglas coun
ties for the reason that they are
more accessible than the other
counties. For instance it would
be very difficult if not impossible
to collect teachers at Marsh field.
Last year the institute was held
at Eugene and the year before in
Douglas county. State Supt. Mc
Elroy will conduct this meeting of
willow wielders
A JonNSTOWNER.--Not long since
a man named Etinger, accompan
ied by his wife and son, arrived
in Salem direct from Johnstown,
Pa. Before the great flood there
this family was composed of six
persons, but three of them met
death by the dam-break which
swept away the city. Hardly had
this man Etinger become-settled in
the capital city when he tried to
flood his insides with tan-juice and
became so "dizzy" that he was
taken to the city's jail on a dray.
Evidently Oregon's weather is hav
ing a bad effect on him.
Regular Suckers The legal
land notices in the Tillamook Head
light have put half the newspaper
men in the state into a very bad
frame of mind, For their infor
mation a McMinnville paper states,
on reliable authority, that the
Headlight charges for the same
only $5. and that the balance of
the $10 has gone into the great
sack held by -U. S. government
officials. - The Watch tower, . the
administration's paper, has reduc
ed the price to $4.50. This re
duces the fortune made by the
Headlight one-half.
He Pounded Hard. The Rob
insonville correspondent of the
Pendleton Oregonian tells of a
lucky miner: "Information comes
from the Greenhorn district that
the lucky prospector, Mitchell,
who made the recent rich strike
near Robinsonville, worked ten
hours with a mortar not long ago
and pounded out $7000 worth of
gold. The ore was taken from an
exceptionally rich pocket of de
composed quartz found in the
mine."
Engine Ditched. While trying
to perambulate the streets after
dark on last Saturday evenin g
with his traction engine Mr. Mc
Culloch ditched the whole concern
on Madison street near the opera
house. After bringing jackscrews
and crowbars into use on Monday,
it was finally ' gotten out of its
helpless position and went on its
way. .
The River. The O. R. & N.
Modoc arrived here yesterday at 3 p.
in., and the O. P. Three Sisters about
5, with freight for this point. The
water in the Willamette had reached
three feet 3 incites above low water
yesterday afternoon and was still ris
ing, but if this clear weather lasts very
long it may fall again. The Hoag
starts up from Portland to-day and
will reach here to-morrow. There is
so much freight belov to be moved
that the Modoc had to refuse much
here.
License Granted. On the 29th
inst. a marriage license was granted by
the county clerk of Benton, to L. S.
Erwin and Sarah Oaks.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Go to Wesley Todd's for canities.
Cigars and cigarettes at Wesley Todd's.
Go to J. R. Hughes for pure cider
vinegar.
-v Remember that Wesley Todd carries the
finest French caudies in town.
For nice French candies go to Wesley
Todd. He has the finest in town.
Gilmore and his band of musicians in
Portland next Monday and Tuesday.
Irvine & Helm's is the place to bay your
Wt8 and shoes: every pair warranted.
Regular services in the M. E. church, by
the pastor, next Sabbath, morning and
evening.
Several carpenters of this city left for
Salem on Wednesday, to work n the new
wing of the insane asylum near the capital
city.
Salem is to have a building and loan
association organized entirely by citizens
of that city. ,
There are only twelve members now on
the board of regents of the agricultural col
lege. Dr. i. A. Bailey, of tiilishoro, having
sent his resignation to the governor.
Only 55 days and nights, or 1,320 hours,
and then it will be Santa Glaus' day for
loa'J. Uarn up your sock.
A special train, with ten flat cars loaded
with rails from Yaquina bound for the
front, passed aver the Oregou. Pacific track
on buuday afternoon last.
Remember J. R. Hughes keeps a full
stock of fresh candies and nuts of all kinds
and also tobacco, cigars, notions and sta
tionary. Irvine & Helm have a first-class work
man. If you have any fiue work you want
done give them a call.
If this paper was another Sunday Mer
cury it would have a column or two of
Corvallis scandal in this issue. Several
good subjects could" be operated upou and
very "nasty" work brought to light.
CoL T. E. Hogg started on his return
trip to New York on Tuesday last, going
from here to Portland by special train.
The sewers-" of this city niust be the
dryest places in its limits as all the water
seems to be on top of the streets.
There will "Jie regular, services at the
Congregational church next Sunday at the
usual hours. In the evening the pastor
will deliver the "second in a series of uer-
mons on the Prodigal Son. Seats free and
a welcome for alt.
William M. Proud, of Macedina, Cali
fornia, is spending a few days with his life
long friend, Rev. A. Rogers. Mr. Proud is
a Quaker and is looking the valley over
anticipating a location for himself and
others. -
Mrs. Mary Stewart, who has been resid
ing at Stewart's Grant county, for a few
years past, has returned to her home in
Corvallis. Her residence is on. Second
street, north of the Exchange hotel.
Bargains, bargains, bargains, bargains in
boots and shoe, boots and shoes, boots aud
shoes, at Irvine & Helm's. .
The Chicago comedy company will be in
Corvallis for three nights next week. . A
meeting of E company was held last night
to consider the proposition from the manager
of this company to having the last night's
play given as a benefit to - the "milish,
they to get twenty per cent, of the. pro
ceeds. ' --. -'
; Last evening was All Hallowe'en. Sup
pose there are lots of happy belles this
morning. '
" Apple Boxes. 500 " planed sugar - pine
apple boxes, for sale, cheap. Enquire pf
F. M. Johnson. ' .
Prof. J. D. Letcher, of this city, has
purchased three lots in Abbey's addition to
Albany , the consideration being $325,
PBATTLE.
After a lapse of a few short months,
(and those very dry ones), I notice that
old Jupiter Pluvius has again struck
this portion of the "corpse" of the
valley and used his wetting abilities in
great shrtpe,, giving us plenty of mud
on the principal thoroughfares and
very little of a raise in the beautiful
Willamette. If this crooked and bar-
ry stream had the same proportion of
water in it that Corvallis main street
has mud, the boats could run clear to
Harrisburg the year round. Some one
suggested that the river should have
more "wingdamming" put in by the
government for the benefit of naviga
tion, but, it seems the more "damning"
you do toour mud the worse it gets.
Mud! Well, it's a pretty good thing
to have in its place. I, for one, would
rather see it in the streets than to be
compelled to notice stacks of drygoods'
boxes, crockery crates, musty straw,
and spittoon accumulations, etc., as
seem to be the case just at the present
date. I am sorry to pencil it here,
but it is a fact that two-thirds of the
newcomers who arrive within this
city's limits become greatly disgusted
at the condition of her highways.
Look at Second street. Gravel has
been hauled and dumped down just
where the old holes were and the con
sequence is that new holes show up
and great humps (caused by the new
gravel) predominate. Why is not
something like a "street grade" estab
lished and have good work done as
well as to be subjected to such as the
past has always produced What's the
matter with our street committee in
the "koman kow-an-sell" Can't they
get a 2:10 move on them and bring
things in this matter to an understand
ing Let them try.
. But, what's the use of objecting and
all this sort of business. Even Pan
bany the metropolis and sit-down of
Linn county, the great (?) railroad cen
ter of itself, the village of homely girls
and bow-legged dogs, the town that
imagines a darnsite more than it really
has, and ever will get has muddy and
slumy streets.
This mud question makes me think
that our mud -has been greatly in
creased since Saturday last as we have
a foot racer whose name is Mud now
Dennis Mud, for long. He ran (up)
against the wrong fellow on that day
and was badly left, he even left his
$1 ,000 sack. Beware of professionals,
Ephie; especially just when the rainy
season is beginning.
In cenversation with a gentleman
tfie other day he suggested that a
hoard of trade should be organized in
Corvallis composed of about eight of
its most influential business men and
their greatest work and aim should be
to agitate the connection of the west
side S. P. line with its present main
route, there being only about a 20
mile span between the two. New,
youbetchyerlife, that's a great sugges
tion. The way things are now-the
"west side" track is only a long switch
from Portland and about all the travel
is of a local nature. It would pay
every west side city, village, town, and
even Portland, to raise subsidies to
give die Southern Pacific company in
order to have the extension completed.
Were such a thing done, property Cor
vallis, Independence, McMinnville and
the other places would increase in value
rapidly. Eventually it would become
the "main". line and instead of trains
of four cars we would see from ten to
twelve ' constituting every one that
passed through our limits. And that's
just what is needed to bring this city
out -of mossbackism. Let outsiders
know more concerning the west side of
the Willamette . and the same growth
that Salem is just now enjoying would
be turned loose within our borders and
greater improvements would naturally
occur Isn't that a fact? -
I have noticed the long controver
sies in the Gazette of late concerning
the Philomath college and it leads me
to believe that the writers.' are having
a liot time of it.
Old Jupiter and Miss I una became
very familiar on last Mor.day night at
their home in theskie j they were
very close together, in fact, nearer than
they will ever get during our period
on this bloomin sphere. This is about
the way they looked
allowing the space between the two to
be 20,000.000 miles, more or less; not
so very elose after all.
A dog belonging to a Corvallis gen
tleman died one day last week. Upon
investigation it was found that the
cause of the canine's demise was from
eating scraps of its master's dinner
that had been wrapped in a copy of
an Albany paper.
A man was seen cari-ying anew
broom along the street the other day,
and when questioned as to what he
was doing, said he was carrying off the
"sweepstake."
Springheel.
DELAYED TOLEDO NOTES.
Captain Blake gave the opening
bull at his new hotel, on the 18th,
which was a grand success.
Toledo can now boast of a fine hotel.
The graded school is progressing
finely.
Miss Georgia Vincent returned
Monday from Portland where she had
been visiting fiiends and attending the
fair.
Mrs. Knudson and family have
moved to Toledo to spend the winter.
Alva Biighnm, while planing in the
saw mill cut his right hand quite
badly.
Mr. Hardisty hts his new house
nearly completed.
Mr. McCouell and family have
moved into their house and feel quite
at home.
Lizzie Graham has given up hotel
keeping but still stays with the old
house. V. T. J.
October 22, 1889.
Evangelical Church. The second quar
terly meeting will be held next Sabbath.
Rev. C. C. Poling, P. E., will be present
and conduct the services as follows: Quar
terly conference on Saturday at 1 p. m.
Preparatory services on Saturday evening to
begiu at 7:30 o'clock. Preaching on Sab
bath at 11 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. The
Lord's supper will be celebrated during the
morning service. All are cordially invited.
The pastor, J. M. Dick, will preach at Mt.
View school house at 3 p. m.
Dr. Thompson is notified to attend a
meeting of the directors of the San
Francisco theological -seminary to be held
in that city on Monday. He is one of the
directors ot that institution which has re
cently received a large endowment from
wealthy Presbyterians in Portland and San
Francisco.
Services at the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath morning and evening at the nsual
hours. Preaching by the pastor, Dr.
Thompson. Sabbath school and Bible claes
at 10 a. m. All are welcome to these ser
vices. Weather permitting Dr. Thompson
will preach at Oak Ridge at 2:30 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Samuels, formerly
of Corvallis but now located at Winona
Junction ou the O. R. & N. railroad, are ex.
pected to arrive here during next week,
earning on a visit to "pa aud ma," aud
frieuds.
A very pleasant social and literary enter
tainment was given at the Corvallis college
of the Southern Methodist church on last
Saturday evening. Only the scholars and
invited guests were present.
Get your guns, sewing machines, urn
brellas, locks; etc., repaired at J. Wm.
Will's where work will be done neat, cheap,
prompt and warranted.
Remember that Wesley Todd carries
the finest candy in town.
CRADLE.
HOBTON. In Corvallis, on Tuesday
evening, Oct. 29, 1889, to the wife of S
E. Horton, a boy.
LEAVENING POWER
Of the various Baking Powders illus
trated from actual tests.
ROYAL (PKRtonsDmsanBB
CRAHrS(Alum).,
RUMFORD'S (fresh)
HARFORD'S (when fresh)
CHARM (Alum Powder)
DAVIS1 and 0. K. (Alum;
CLEVELAND'S
PI0HEER (San Francisco)
CZAR.
DR. PRICE'S.....
SNOW FLAKE (Graff's)...
CONGRESS .....
BECKER'S
GILLETS
HARFORD'S (None Such), when not fresh
PEARL (Andrew & Co.)
RUMFORD'S (Phosphate), when not fresh...
Reports of Government Chemists.
" The Royal Baking Powder is composed of
pure and wholesome ingredients. It does' not
contain either alum or phosphates, or other in
jurious substances.-EswARD G. Love, Ph.D."
" The Royal Baking Powder is undoubtedly
the purest and most reliable baking powder
offered to the public
" Henry A. Mott, M. D., Pb. D."
- 'The Royal Baking Powder is purest in qual
ity and highest in strength of any baking pow
der of which I have knowledge.
, " Wit, McMURTRIE, Ph. D." .
' AH Alum baking powders, mo matter how'
high their strength, are to be avoided as dan
gerous. Phosphate powders liberate their gas
too freely, or under climatic changes suffer de
tenoration.
SELLING OUT
AT COST,
And some below cost, iot cash,
J. WiL
The following lines of goods'
must got Guns, pistols, butcher
knives, baby carriages, bird cages,
hammocks, croquet sets, second-'
hand sewing machines in good
working order, gloves, dog collars,
spy glasses, walking canes, and
other things too numerous to men
tion in an advertisement.
THIS
is done for
wwir&m&m situ
Ma
of enlarging my
MUSIO
Business,
-mi.
That the le3t and cheapest pleace n Coi
vallis to buy all kinds of
Cutlery, Tools. Iron, Nails.
Pumps, Rubber hose, Iron and .Lead
Pipe, Rope, Barb Wire,
STOVES RANGES,
Grauite ware, Stamped ware, Tin ware.
Japanned ware and House Furnishing goods;
or to net all kinds of job work in the line
of sheet metals or plumbing done is at the"
Hardware and Stove store of
8ION F THE
PA I t O C K
J. D. GLARK.
The RESORT!
THOS. WHITEHOPN, Proprietor.
sUTThe famons W. H. McBrayer
hand made Sour Mash and Old Crow
Bourbon Whiskies;.
Weinhard's beer on tap. Schlitze'g
celebrated bottled beer. Knicker
bocker's Beer.
The gentlemen's favorite resort.
Fancy mixed drinks a specialty.
Kf-eps constantly on hand all kinds of
imported liquors and cigars. Liquor
for medical purposes a specialty.
Main Street,
Corvailis.
Dr. Conaiit's Conipoand Va
por Baths.
C. A. Loud, of the Little Band Box bar
ber shop, has placed in his rooms a medica
ted vapor bath for the cure of all diseases
arising from impure blood, aud those suffer
ing from chronic troubles can surely lind re
lief. Rheumatism, neuralgia, salt rhuem,
general debility, kidney trouble, nervous
prostration, paralysis, scrofula, piles, tn
mors, eczema, malaria, fever anil ague, ery
sipelas, pains in the back, poison oak.
dyspepsia, and one bath will break up a.
cold and prevent a fever. If you are ailing
in any way try the vapor haih; by applying
at the rooms testimonials on all diseases
will be furnished. Mrs. Loud will give
treatment to Indies, and also' furnish testi
monials. Apply at Little Band Box bar
ber shop, Main street, Corvallis, Ore., C. A.
Loud, agent.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Lajtd Office at Oeegon City, Or. ' f
Sept. 23. 1889. f
Notice is hereby Hven that the following
named st-ti ler has fiel notice of Lis inten
tion to make final proof iii Htipport of his
claim, and that said proof will be made be'
fore the County Judge or in his absence be
fore the County Clerk of Eenton couuty at
Corvallis, Oregon, on Monday, Nov. 4thf
1889, viz: Joseph C. Corbus, Homestead
Entry No. 4919 for the S. E. J of S. W. i
S. i of S. E. i N. E. I of S. E. i of See Si
T. 13 S of It. 6. W. He names the follow
ing witnesses to prove his continuous resi
dence upon and. cultivation of said land, viz:
P. Anderson, D. E- Peggs, R. Oaks and H.
Parrish, all of . Monroe, Benton county,
Oregon. J. T. APPERSON,
Ct. Register.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENtT"
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed, the executor of the last will and
testament of Samuel Beal, deceased, has
tiled with the Conuty Court of Benton
county, Oregon, his final account, as ex
ecutor of said estate, and that Monday, the
4th day of Nov., 1889, at the hour of 2
o'clock p. m. of said day, has been appointed
by said court for the hearing thereof anil
the settlement of objections thereto. ,
WM. A. BEAC,
Executor nf said last will and testament.
For business pursuits at the Portland Business
College, Portland. Oregon, or at the Capital Buifc.
iness College. Salem, Oregon. Both (schools are
under the management of A. P. Armstrong, have
xime course of studies aud same rates of tuition.
Business, Shorthand,
Typewriting;, Penmanship and English Depart
ments. Day and evening sessions. Students ad
mitted at any time, i'orjoint Catalogue, addresa
.rUuid Bniiie Colltir AD Capital College, -"
Portland,. Oregon . vlt . fealeiu. Oregon- -
" If " experience is- - worth anything. Dr.
Varrderpool's S. B. remedies ought to v
good.-. " ' W-sr,
FOUND