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V. vs TnE GAZETTE JOB ROOMS j are headquarters f all kinds of j COMMERCIAL PRINTING Lettw-HeaSs, ITcte-Hcads, S-fl-Eeiis,' Statoaeats, ; Eavclepes ai Saciet? Prutxg ef All Ziads. i BY J. J. FLETT, OUR AUTISTIC PRIKTER. j GAZETTE stationery STORE . Is wen stocked with a full line of t i Blank Books, Legal Blanks, Inks, Plain and Fan y Box Papers, Pens, Pencils, Tablets, and All Kinds of Writing' Materials. V r? f.- VOL. XXX. i COBVALLIS, BEATON COUNTY, 0EEG0N,FRIDAY,; JANUARY . 26, 1894. NO. 50. ' - . ON at. January 27, We will resume ;ur Special-Day Sales and Continue Same Through (In Entire Season, holding them on Every Wednesday and Saturday. &2 AXjE 32. Saturday; J! 27, ; ; . SHOES. fAJLEl 38. edhes., Jam. 31, GREAT REDUCTIONS IN THESE LINES. STOCK'S CASH STORED COFFINS, CASKETS Ai'dPUndertakingStipplies at LWELKER&E Don't Lose Heart. PT.ANT WKIfRV'S SEEDS this year, and muke up for lost time i erry'cea Annual rorumwiui give you many vaiuaoie oinia . auom wnsi to nu uuw wa raise It. It contninfi InJorma-j k Uon to he bod from no ot nerj , aourrp. Free to all. a .D.M. Ferry & Co.. Detroit, Mica.. Messrs. Conover & Kitson have purchased a new and beautiful line of valentines from the manu facturer who furnished their Christmas line. Their friends may rest assured they will show them an assortment of handsome valentines in every way superior to any heretofore sold in Corvallis and at prices entirely satisfactory. None of the obsolete lace or blackguard comic variety in stock. The furniture store of S. N. Wilkins was attached and closed Wednesday by Portland creditors. The attachments aggregate $1,900. The liabilities are placed at $4, 000, and assets from $7,000 to $8, 000. An assignment will at once be made. Prof. Berchtold and lady enter tained a portion of the O. A. C. faculty and their ladies at an evening dinner Wednesday even ing, and the many good things disposed of attest the popularity of the hostess as a caterer to the comforts of the inner man. The republican state central committee will meet in Portland on the 31st inst, for the purpose of perfecting necessary arrange ments for the coming campaign. Judge W. S. Hufford, member from this county will be in atten dance. Mr! J. L. Johnson, formerly a resident of this city, but now of Dallas, was in Corvallis Monday and Tuesdap on a combined trip of business and pleasure. While in the ciiy he made The Gazette a pleasant call. Last Monday Mrs. Joseph Dixon living on Oak creek, sustained a severe paralytic stroke by which - her left side is affected. This is the second stroke the lady has suffered within the year. Leo Gerhard is in Portland. When lie returns the new football team propose . to install him as their center rush. F. L. Miller, the popular cloth ing merchant, is in Portland boy . ing new goods for his steadily growing business.' - USD ERWEAR. UNCLE DAVE. On Monday last theeditor of The Gazette was gladdened by the arrival of his uncle Dive, with whom three pleasant months were spent in the seclusion of his mountain home, in L.tne county, early last spring. For those interested in a reminiscence of the pioneers of Oregon we produce a short sketch of his career aud hope our readers will find therein something of interest. It has been said that "there is no sweetness in a cabbage twice boiled, nor iu a tale twice told," aud the temptation is resisted to re late the story so often told of the hardships endured by that progressive element which opened up the pathway of civilization and made it possible for we of younger genera tions to enjoy "all the comforts of home" in this most fertile garden spot of God's plan tation. Our subject, Mr. David Kitson, was born near Hamilton, Ontario, Feb. 16. 1826, aud at an early age came with his parents to the Uuited States, locating near Dayton, Ohio, soon afterward moving to Northern Indiana, where he received a com mon school education, After which he was apprenticed to learn the carpeuter trade and became a finished workman. , As early as the year 1846 he hnd decided to make .Oregon his future home, but owing to a failure to complete the organization of an overland party, his egress was delayed until the summer of 1851. The "train" with which he made the journey started from Springtield, Illinois, aud consumed six months. aud nine days time in reaching Oregon City, then the metropolis of this great state. Since Mr. Kitson's residence in Oregon he has been engaged in varied pursuits, such as mining, carpentering, both as contractor aud builder, bridge building and cabinet and wagon making, the most of his operations having been in the regions of Corvallis, Salem, Albany and Eugene City, where he is known by many of the older in habitants. Politically, he was a born dem ocrat, with which party he affiliated until 1859, when the attitude of the slaverv (men tion, together with local matters, caused him to be redeemed from what he then saw to be the path of error and since has been an ardent supporter of the principles of the republican party. About eighteen years ago he located a claim iu tlje mountains fifty-two miles southeast of Eugene City, near the Wil lamette river, on which was found a mineral spring that has since proved of great bene fit to its many visitors who were afflicted with bodily ailments. This spring is said by those who have used both to be superior in its functions to the justly celebrated mineral springs at Hot Springs, Ark., and which, as analyzed and reported to the Ore gon State Medical society, by its special committee on mineral water during its session in Portland some years ago, was found to contain the following chemical proportions to the gallon: Total mineral matter. 314 grains Caclium chloride '".' 04 (Trains Sodium chloride !'208 grains Other maUer 42 grains The temperature of the water is 114 de grees, Fahrenheit, with a large and steady flow. Mr. Kitson has expended a great deal of time and money to prepare this spring for the service of the public by erecting a commodious bath-house sufficient for the accommodation of from two to three hundred bathers per day. In addition there has been constructed a comfortable two-story hotel aud several cottages and necessary conveniences, besides a commo dious and well-kept camping ground. The surroundings of this shady mountain nook are such as insure a quiet and pleasant retreat for the invalid, while those who de light in true sport can find ample satisfac tion in augliug for the sportive trout which abound in the delightful stream that courses near by, and a short stroll dd the mountain side soon brings the hunter to his paradise where deer, bear and other large game roam the forests in profusion. During the summer Kitsoa's mineral springs are of easy access, the route from Eugene being that of the old -military road, which is said to be by far the best mountain road in this section of the coun try, and hundreds who have made the jour ney speak in high praises of -what they found at the end thereof after a thorough test. Rheumatic troubles, chronic, female and cutaneous diseases have never failed to be benefited,, and Mr. Kitson is expecting a largely increased number of visitors tnia year over those of the past." While here he is renewing old acquaint ances and enjoying the pleasures of the so ciety of bis friends. THE WILLAMETTE RIVER. Recent High Waters the Cause of Great Danger Action by the B. M- P. A. The recent high waters of the Willamette river have caused a great deal of anxiety to many of our citizens who entertain fears that unless some means of protec tion are inaugurated, our fail city will soon have been completely ostracised by this raging stream, the efforts of which to change her course have resulted in so much headway in that direction. That something must be done and soon tliere is no question. The $14, 000 expended by the government was wasted. A new scheme must be concocted. At a meeting of the Business Men's Protective Association last night a committee was appointed to confer with a like committee from the city council and the press to consider the question of protec tion and take necessary steps to prevent the threatened danger. Corvallis now has a full-fledged life-sized football craze. At home, on the street corners and in every place of business football is the sole topic of conversation. Even the Corbett-Mitchell prize fight did not deter the old time sports from airing their iudividual opin ions on the football situation. At the club meetings held daily at Spencer's shop may be seen men who have grown gray in the community without giving sport ing matters a moment's thought, that have completly given them selves up to the disease and in many instances their, recovery is doubtful. This week the enthu siasm reached such a plane that a number of the boys in town or ganized a team for the purpose of giving the college eleven practice for their coming contest with the Multnomah .seniors. The first evening they played one hour and the next morning several mem bers of the town team were con siderably the worse for wear. Black and blue are the colors chosen by the town fellows and it is needless to say these are quite striking as well as appropriate. Judge Denny, of Portland, is in the city on a business trip and made The Gazette a social call. Friends of Mr. Denny have sug gested his name as a candidate to succeed Pennoyer in the gu bernatorial chair and if the sen timent is strong enough and of a harmonious nature, the judge would not fail to appreciate the courtesy. There was not half as much excitement over the result of the Corbett-Mitchell mill of yester day on the streets as there is usu ally manifested by local sports over the excellent service render ed in Corvallis' leading tonsori cal parlors owned by Jesse Spen cer.. Take your dirty face there and get it shaved. Only 15 cents. If the appointment of Mayor McFadden to the attorneyship of the O. P. by Judge Fullerton is a payment for political services rendered, as the Salem Journal charges, it was certainly a cheap transaction. McFadden' s- ap pointment was undoubtedly made from a standpoiht of ability. Joe Bergen, one of the oldest and most popular employes of the Oregon Pacific Co., is again in Corvallis acting in the capac ity of travelling freight and pas senger agent. We gladly wel come you back to the scenes of old, Joe. E. H. Dunham, formerly sup erintendent of the O. P., now a resident of Detroit, was a pleas ant caller at this office yesterday evening, ' while enroute to Port land on a visit to his daughter. Attorney G. G. Bisrham, Sa icm, is licic ij.iLcmu.111y auiuc ieya.i : 1, j: 1 1 business. He says the bar in general deplores the recent attack of the Journal upon Judge Ful lerton. Ed. J. Kitson left " today for Portland, where he will take a course of instruction in the Port land business college, ; F. M. Stanton, of Toledo. formerly in charge of the farm at the Siletz Indian agency, is in the city. RELIC OF THE WAR. Yesterday morning - we were shown a tobacco, pipe.; by Mr. D. Carlile, of this city, that to us was quite an interesting curio. It was made on the battlefield of Bull Run by Gen. Reub. Williams, ed itor of the Warsaw, (Ind.) Indi-anian-Republican, and i by. him given to Ihos. Hubier,.a drum mer boy who was the youngest en listed soldier in the Union ranks during the war of the ; rebellion.' After the war was over Mr. Uubler sold the pipe to Mr. CVrlile, now of this city, but at that time a resident of Warsaw. The pipe is made from a laurel root : and is a representation of a bull,; encircled by a monster serpent, on. both of which are plainly imbedded the marks of nature. Mr. Qttrlile, the present owner, prizes - this-little souvenir very highly which serves both as a reminder of the scene of bloody conflict and , of the in genuity of our old and honored friend, of whom the writer retaius many pleasant memories: Oregon Council No. ;2, Royoal and Select Masters coirvened in special assembly in Masonic hall on Wednesday evening. By special dispensation granted by Grand Master J. F. . Wisecarrer, officers for the ensuing year were elected and installed, and the fol lowing companions were given the responsibility of the various po sitions:' Zeph. Job, ThI 111. M.J Zeb. H. Davis, Dep. M.; , Thos. Graham, P. C. of work; J. B. Horner, Recorder; E. Holgate, Treasurer; Wm. Groves, - Captain of Guard; N. P. Newton Steward; S. N." Lilly, Sentinel. ! Grand Master Wisecarrer conducted the installation ceremonies assisted by Grand Marshal K C. Apperson of McMinnville. 4 Mr. Rufus Mason, who has been absent .from these parts for the past seven years, returned with his family on Monday and ; will undoubtedly jmaket, this locality for years "to come. "There is no place like home,',' es pecially to a native Oregoman who has cast his lot in other quarters, and it is hoped that Mr. Mason and family will soon adjust themselves to surroundings that- must appear as particularly L new, and prosper like the most of us-"Web-feet." J. Bernard Walker has circu lated a paper asking the citizens to contribute for the purpose of purchasing a souvenir cup com memorative of the victories of the O. A. C. champion football team of Oregon. About $130 have been subscribed. That the boys are worthy no one disputes, and the confidence of the public in their ability to achieve further success is evidenced by the liber ality displayed. Hurrah for the champions! . The farmers' "short cpurse" at the agricultural, college is nearing an end, and perhaps owing to the ness or novelty of the thing, the attendance has not! been large. .A striking feature of -this course of lectures is that of the fifteen matriculants noueare native Ore gonians, but all are comparative recent arrivals from the : east. It evidentlv requires considerable time for us webfooters to catch on to a good thing. J Yesterday, in Jacksonville, Fla., in a three round contest for the championship of the world, Jim Corbett knocked Charley Mitchell out, the right lasting due nine minutes. If there is anything else that John Bull questions let him make the proposition and America will furnieh some means of settling it. We lead the world. O. G. Hopkins resigned his po sition as auditor and paymaster of the Oregon Pacific at noon on Tuesday last and on the same day took his departure for his former home in . Chicago. "Hop" had many intimate friends in Corval lis and along the line of road who will wish him bon voyage and good luck. . President J. M. Bloss passed his fifty-fifth . mile-stone of life Sun day and - a number of his friends and adrnirers called at the family home the previous Saturday even ing to pay their respects to the distinguished educator and worthy citizen. . .. " The home of Hon. M. S. Wood cock nas been, the scene of con siderable sickness during the past couple of . weetts, both heads of the family having been prostrated on their beds. This morning they are reported as being much better. CHAMPIONS OF THE STATE. Title of the O. A. C. Football Eleven History of the Man-' ager Review of Game. 4 The game of football lastSatur day on the O. A. C. grounds has occasioned much comment through out the state and especially in the Willamette valley. The favorable termination of the game for: the college team must have occasioned the visitors much surprise as from all accounts they expected a "soft snap." The outcome of the game was due, as every one noticed, quite as much to the team-work of the college team-as to their superi or weight. A fact that might be brought forth at this juncture is that with the exception of one man, the O. A. C. team had never seen a football before this season. It seems marvelous . that ten raw country boys, just off the farm, could beat, and beat decidedly under unfavorable conditions, a team of well trained city young men, all crack runners and -most of them old football players. The whole credit for the suc cessful termination of this and all other games playad by the O. A. CK eleven this '-season should fall, and rwill , fall' if the college boys have it in; their power to., make it will 11. bloss. . . so, upon tne snouiaers 01 tneir trainer, Mr. Will H. Bloss. When he arrived at Corvallis at the commencement . of this school year, after two years' hard work in an engineer's party in Arizona, he saw that there was material in this school for a football team that any college, town or country might well be proud of. A little of the previous history of Mr. Bloss will conclusively show that he was the person of all persons to mould the destinies of this col lege team and to bring it to the front rank among the football teams on the Pacific coast. At the commencement of the football season of 1889 Mr. Bloss first played on a regular team; playing center-rush for the team of the Indiana university, which school he was then attending. Although only a stripling, being then only eighteen years old, he developed his football propensities so fast that the next year saw him captain of the same team. In 1891 he coached the football team of Washburn college, Topeka, Kansas, besides playing on the team. This team under his coach ing took second place in the state.. Mr. Bloss, being well known by this time throughout Iudiana and Kansas, was , elected president of the inter-collegiate athletic associ ation of the two states and was also appointed state referee for all the-inter-collegiate games played in Kansas. The football history 01 Mr. closs closed with the season of .1891 until he came to Oregon; wrfen, as everyone connected with this town and college knows, he as soon as possible organized a team of stalwart' young farmers to uphold the credit of their insti tution in the football gsmes of Oregon. The college football eleven since the season of 1893 opened has taken marvelous strides towards their goal-perfec tion. A comparison of their work now with their play at the time of the Albany game in October shows this fact. At that time they were leenng their way, as it were; most of the team would stand and look at the runner with the ball and almost the whola of the blocking for the runner would devolve upon Mr. ' Bloss. Now this style of play has altogether changed. The members of the team hae become so far advanced in f their training as to be able, intelligent ly, to think for themselves at each play, and to know just what posi tion in the play they ought to-take; to, 'know, how long they .should stand and block their opponents on the rush-line, and when to start to help interfere and so aid the run ner with the ball. All praise to Will H. Bloss for the successful career of the O. A. C. football team thus far. ' mtjltnomah's effort. The game played was one of science on' both sides. The train ing of the Corvallis team showed itself, as far as wind and foot play ing was concerned, in every play. Only twice did the Juniors outplay them and that wajin the begin ning'ot the first apd second half. As far as teainwork was "con cerned the Junioffc were inferior to the O. A. C.4' At no time did they fall to.pieces ivry play was executed with precisionthere were no mistakes made; while, on the other hand, the backs of 'Cor vallis seethed to be slow in hand ling thaijball and did not control themselves as they have always done in their previous games. Again, in . the blocking by Cor vallis team was not so effecuve as heretofore. This was due to the fact that Multnomah played their' ends far out and every blocker seemed intent on stopping this one man, thus leaving an op ening for Multnomah tackles to rush in behind the interference. However, their tactics were suc cessfully blocked by the Corvallis team in rne last half. Corvallis bucked center for a gain every time' this trick was tried, while Multnomah always lost on this trick: This shows the superiority of Corvallis' rush line. ' " McAllister, Desborough and Bo- dine were a host in themselves, and carried the opponents before them with no difficulty at all. The playing of McAllister and Des borough should bOsspecially com mended. In sniping the "flying wedge" and center plays Corvallis always depended on these two men. ' The playing of Terrell and Small should also be commended. Terrell's bucking the line, and blocking was excellent," while Small's end work and run was one ot the leatures ot the game. Burnett and Nash played with out a fumble throughout the game, but as shown above their individ ual playing did not show up as in previous games. Both are men to be depended upon at all times. The game was well played and both teams deserve great credit for their work on the field. The Juniors were beaten and the O. A. C. beat them is the story in a nut shell. It is to be hoped that Multno- man Seniors will accept the chal lenge from the O. A. C. If they should, the citizens of Corvallis will be treated to an excellent game. Manager uioss says inat 11 will be be a hard game, and when asked if he thought Corvallis would win, said that .it would be hard to say at present. He predicts, however, that the home team will score. JULIUS CAESAR. The Gazette orfice has just completed a full-sheet poster an nouncing the production ' of Shakespeare's great tragedy "Jul ius Caesar," in the opera house, Corvallis, Friday evening, Febru ary 16, by a-company of ladies and gentlemen styling themselves the O. A. C. dramatic club. This tragedy will be presented in cor rect historical Roman costume, secured for the occasion from Madame Learman, costumer of the Marquam Grand opera house, Portland, and with specially painted' scenery by Mr. William Wright, the artistic painter of this city. The cast ot characters is made up from local talent" ex clusively, all of whom have had more or less training and ex perience before the foot-lights, and we are assured that our people will , be favored with an enter tainment replete with interesting situations and withal a profitable evening to all whoi lend their presence," further particulars of which will be furnished in later issues. The object of this item, however, is to call attention of the public to our facilities for exe cuting first-class job work, of all grades, neatly and with prompt ness. Give us a call. CHANGE OF BASE. Mr. F. J. Oberer, proprietor of 1 1 T-? T71 a. 1 ill ill ine xiiver Jjroni piamng uiiu wm remove to 1 the large, foundry building on main street where he will set up some new machinery. A re-saw and box factory will be added to the planing mill and moulding business already established. A BUNDLE OF LIES. An Anarchistic Sheet Attacks" the motives of Judge Fuller "!-" ton Receivers Records, . , . : The Capital Journal (Salem) of ; the 2 2d inst. contains ah' abusive tirade against Judge . Fullerton, Receivers Hogg, Hadley ' and Clark, 'Attorney McFadden' and others who' have in the past been; conneqted with the manap-ement ' of the Oregon Pacific railroad. trW a. 1 1 .11 . - . ' ' x xiai ine allegations are taise in ; every : sense, no one hereabouts , questions. Let the past take care of itself and give attention to the present The article cited says: "Close observers must be satisfied that no honest attempt has' been : made so far under the receivership of Hogg or Hadley, or at present - under Clark to conduct the road ; economically or pay the laborers what is due them., ' Receiver Clark has been in charge of affairs of the company scarcely long enough to become warm in his seat, and to charge him with any thing, either good or bad, would be no more nor less than ridicu lous. As to the indications of his administration on the " line of economy, suffice it;to say that so. far under his management the enormous sum total of two dollars . in cash has been expended, and . that the clerical force of the gen eral offices in this city consists i of three men and a boy, besides the receiver, who has not even the luxury of an amemiensis or private secretary to add to his dignity. He was appointed to the position over his earnest pro test, has for years been an em ploye of the company and enjoys confidence of the laborers as well as of the stockholders and the court, in addition to that of his numberless friends outside the circle, of . .railroad men. - . When the Journal says f 'the" court has been under the direction of the corporation" it lies, and its informer must certainly be an individual devoid of all honor and principle and without an idea of truth. To defend or attempt to defend the career of Judge Fuller- ton m his conduct of the Oregon Pacific affairs as against . the charges of this blackmailing at tack is quite beyond our province. To do so would be but an idle waste of words to those who have known him for lo! these many years. The anarchistic innuen- dos of the Salem smut-machine should be resented by all decent folk, and the good name of an honored citizen supported in that high position which it has justly attained by long and faithful pri vate and public service. The demand made by this publication for Fullerton' s removal is baseless and no more than an intention to mislead the public idea, as no just fault has been found with his judicial acts either by friend or foe, and his motives have never been impugned. No honorable member of the bar within the jurisdiction of this judicial dis trict endorses a single utterance, each of which bears the ear marks of a disgruntled, disap pointed tool. If the article so lib erally distributed by this calum niator was based on facts, or if the statements made were true, then Judge Fullerton should be under the guardianship of the state; but if they are false the editor of the Journal should wear for years the stripes peculiar to the in habitants of the state penal insti tution near the city of his pres ent residence. Within the courts of the country lies the founda tion of government. He who wantonly attacks them is none less than guilty of treason. ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT. - The furnirure store of S. ' N. Wilkins was closed Wednesday afternoon on attachment of R. It. Sabin in "favor of Portland creditors- for the amount of $1, 900, and yesterday afternoon the deed of assignment was made to F. M. Johnson. Mr. Wilkins gave the information that his lia bilities were' about $4,300, while the assetts footed over $8,000. The simple reason for this fail- 7 ure was a lack of cash.'. . . '- , John Adams has "been ap pointed to succeed O, G. Hop- . kins' as auditor and paymaster of . the O. P. A good appointment -