County Clfc THE GAZETTE JOB ROOMS are headquarters for all kinds of COMMERCIAL PRINTING- Lrttw-Eiidi. Hctt-Heads, EUl-Hjidj, Statements, ZnTtlopx al Secisty Priatiag ef ill Eili. BY J. J. FLETT, OUR ARTISTIC PRINTER. (lAZETTE STATIONEKY STOEE Is woll stocked with a full line of Blank Books, Legal Blanks, Inks, Plain and Fancy Box Papers, Pens, Pencils, Tablets, and AU Kinds of Writing: Materials. VOL XXXI. I COKVALLIS, BEATON COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, JUNE 1, 1894. NO. 15. Keep Men's Tliiu Coats and Tests from 81 to 6.50. Boys' Thin Coats and Vests, 75c. Men's Thin Coats, from 50e to S3 each. Boys' Thin Coats, 35c to 50c each. Thin Underwear, from 50c a Suit. Men's Linen and Mohair Dusters. Straw Hats and Helmets. White Tests, from 81.00 to 82.00. Canvas and Tennis Shoes from 50c a pair. To Wheelmen; Our Bicycle Suits have arrived. You can Keep Cool by calling at M : V- A Word From Mother. Ed. Gazktte: The Times of the 28th . iiift. say "Only three women are working , against Bryan." If the names of all the Women were published who are working against Iiim it wouM occupy more paoe than the Tiures can afford to devote to Mr. ;Bryan. The" people are crowing tired of J'ayii g a man fur what he don't do. A Mother. For xchango. Ono hundred acres of improvhd land in Rogue Kiver Vall.ty for n small fnrm near . Corvallis or for suburban property. JAMES LINDSEY. Beagle. Jackson Co., Or. (4) Must be Sold at Once. M. A. Beach, wishing to retire from the lumber business recently purchased of the Kiagara Mill Co , on account of ill health, . offers the yard for sale at a bargain. Business Change. We have purchased the stock and good will of Mr. Nels H. Wheeler who retires June ist We .will conduct a first class grocery business at his present stand lroin that date, and will le pleased . to meet all customers. We assure them of good values aud courteous treatment. Fearse, Clarke & Co. May 24th, 1694. Down Went McGinty to Cecil's New Tailor Shop to get bis best suit of clothes pressed out nttiThavinjr taken his trip to the bottom of the sea. G. F. Cecil, of Salem, has purchased the tailoring establishment near the post of fice formerly occupied by Frank Zirkel, and will continue to do jrentiemen's tailoring in the latest styles and at the lowest prices. He will keep on hand a well selected stock of the latest patterns in cloth, besides hundreds of camples to select from. ASSIGNEES NOTICE OF FINAL SET TLEMENT. In the matter of the assignment of .George Bigham for the benefit of credi tors: Notice is hereby piven that B. W. John gon, as assignee of George Bighani, has , filed his final account aa such assignee with .the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the State . of Oregon for the County of Benton, and the said Court has fixed Wednesday, the ; 6th Hay of June, 1394, at the hour of two . o'clock in the afternoon of said day as the time for hearing any an J all objections to .the said final account and for settlement of the same. B. V. Johnson, Assignee of George Bigham. Dated April 2Cth, A. D., 1894. ASSIGNEE'S NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT. In the matter of the assignment of the Cor vallis Carriage Wagon Company for the Benefit of Creditors. Notice is hereby given that N. B. Avery as Assignee of the Corvallis Carriage& Wagon ; Company has filed his final account as such assignee with the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the State ot Oregon for Benton county, and the said court has fixed Wednesday tho 6th day of .June. 1894, at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon of said day as the time for hearing any and all objections to the said final account and for settlement of the .same. . , Dated Anril 26. 1894. N. B. AVERY. Assignee of The Corvallis Carriage & Wagon company. FIjNTE Gedai Shingles", LUMBEB, Etc., For 3ale Cheap, or to exchange for Oat, Wheat, Hay and Potatoes. Farm Produce bought and sold, or han .dld on commiss. f.G. M. POWERS, ' .-01 .ii. Merchant, Salem, Or, Cool. and Save Money Ofegon. Korthauer an Accurate Accountant. The canvass has strengthened onr candi dates before the people, hut none seems to he more universally liked than H. J. Korthauer. He has gained in popularity from the time he was mentioned for a nom ination nntil the present time. He is an ac countant of rare ability and will, if elected, prove to Ite a must competent clerk. He war chosen by the creditors of the bank,, which failed here last miimnnr. to examine its business aud accounts. The chief ex pert, Mr. Branch, speaks of hitn in the fol- j lowing language: Corvallis, Oregon, Oct. 20th, 1803. To whom it may concern: Iu my business relations with Mr. H. J. Korthauer. I have found him both accurate and prompt, aud most cheerfully commend him as an ac countant competent to undertake even moat difficult work, and to complete the same to the satisfaction of any party. ltespectfully, W. T. Branch. A vote against G. M. Irwin will be a vote for a man far his inferior iu every particular. True, irany school men are working against him, but as a rule they are persons holding state positions, and are incompetent to bold the places they occupy, and know that with Irwin's election they will he compelled to look for greener field and pastures more new, but in the event Reid is successful they are assured of his influence to continue them in their positions, no matter how in competent they may be. It is said that several members of the college faculty are working for Itid in a secret way. It is to be hoped that this is untrue. Men holding positions of that nature should leave poli tics alone. Tim.-lv topics at the Presbvterian church next Sabbath morning and evening. Sab bath school at 10 a. m ; junior endeavor at 4:30 p. m ; senior endeavor at 0:30 p. in.; evening service at 7:45 p. m. All invited. Sabbath, the 10th, is children's day aud the services will be conducted by the Sab bath school and Christian endeavor socie ties. Infant baptism in the morning. About Holm. Reports have been circulated by Amos Kisor to tlie effect that Mr. Holm hail not given satisfaction as a teacher and would not le re employed by the school board of Philomath dis trict. These reports are wholly with out foundation, as is evidenced by the following letter from H. P. McCnl loiigh ;inl L. F. Watkins, directors of said district: Philomath, Oregon. May 30th. 1894. To vi horn it may concern: W e. the board ot directors of the Philo math public schools, desire to express our entire satisfaction with the services of Mr. R. F. Holm, as principal of our school for the past year. We consider bis school work an entire success, and we shall be glad to em ploy him for the same position for the ensu ing year. We are yours most truly, . H. P. McCULLOUGH, L. F. Watkins, Directors. Man's Inhumanity to Himself. The most inhuman outrages, outrages which would disgrace the savage, man per petrates upon himself by swallowing drastic purgatives which convulse his stomach, ago nize his intestines and weaken his system. Many people constantly do this under the impression tnat medicaments only which are violent in their action, and particularly ca thartics, are of any avail. Irreparable in jury to health is wrought under this mis taken idea. The laxative which most nearly approaches the beneficent action of nature is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which is pain less but thorough, and invigorates the intes tinal canal instead of weakening and irri tatiting., The liver and the stomach share in the benign discipline instituted by this comprehensive medicine, whose hea'thful in fluence is felt throughout the system. Ma larious, rheumatic, Kidney and nervous com plaints succumb to it. The Truth About Smith. Mr. A. Ii. Hardy, who has known George Smith for ten years, covering the time he lived iu Pueblo and Denver, Colo., claims he was an honored and respected business mar. This corroborates the impression made in this community by Mr. Smith, who has proveo himself both capable and honest dur ing his business career iu this county cover I ing the several years last past. Mr. Hard3', who makes the below affidavit, is a paper hanger and decorator by trade aud known by many of our citizens as a truthful person and entitled to full credence. His state ment brands the scurrilous attack made on Mr. Smith as a Jie. The affidavit is as follows: Cokvallis, Or., May 31, 1S31. Personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, in aud for the State of Oregon, one A. H. Hardy, who, being sworn, according to law, says: I have known Geo. W. Smith, the nominee for Sheriff of Benton county, for the last ten years, at Pueblo, Jadville and Denver, Colo., have always known him to be a gi.'iitleman ot exceptionally good reputa tion and a man of tine business experience and qualifications, and of liberal ideas; one who always had the interest of his home at heart and who was ever ready to lend his name aud means to tho advancement of new enterprises. His rrputatiou was always of the best, as far as I know, aud if the peo ple knew his reputation iu auy of the above named cities, it would be more than sufficient to guarantee his election to auy position of trust in auy city. Furtheimore, he always had capital enough to engage in various sound business enterprises to my certain kuowledge. A. H. Hardy. Witnesses: M. H. Knebel, Geo. E. Waggoner. Submitted and sworn to before me this ZUt day of May, 1894. M. II. Kriebfx, Notary Public. To the Voters of Benton County. I feel called upon to answer the false state- m flits made in the Corvallis Times of 31st inst. to the effect tint I am the owner of block 14 in Graham's fifth addition to Toledo, and that tho Lincoln county courthouse was located therein at niv rcauest. . In answer to these statements I will state Miai me lacis are: In 1891 Miss Lizzie Graham, my sister. made me a trustee for herself of said 8 lots in block 14, in Graham's fifth addition to Toledo, the said trut being created as a safe guard to prevent certain fraud which was then being formed against my sister. That certain parties in Toledo fraudulently obtain ed possession of the premises, and that, not withstanding the fact that my sister. Miss Lizzie Graham, and myself strenuously objected to the occupancy of said building, and that we served notices of tresspass, duly signed by W. S. McFadden, our attorney, and duly posted by the sheriffof Lincoln county, said trespassers did actually rent said premises for use as a court house. We at that time, and before said building was occupied as a court house, my sister, and myself as trustee, commenced suit against one J. G. Blake and wife for the recovery of the property, which suit is now pending in the circuit court or .Lincoln Uo. Neither my sister or myself have received any money whatever as rent tor said premises. 1 rusting this statement will correct the false statements of the editor of the Times in this regard, I beg to remain Jtespecltully, M. M. HuFroED. Judges' Salaries. As to salary of county judges the follow ing shows how the salaries were raised throughout ths state. It will be seen that the salary in Benton was less in proportion to her wealth than any other county in .the state. Baker, $1,000; Benton, $900; Clack- amas, isi.zuu; Uougias, Ki.zuu; lirant, $1, 000; Harney, S1.000; Jackson, 1,200; Linn, 1,200; Marion, 1,500; Multnomah, 3.000; Uinatiila, 1,200; Uuion, 1,200; Wasco, 1,000; etc. As to lawsuits, will say that one suit only has been the result of the (ii vision of Ben ton county which was the cise of Booth, school Miuerintendeiit of Lincoln county. vs. Bryan, school superintendent of Benton countv, growing out of certain school moneys ill bauds of said Bryan, and which suit was won by Bryan by default of Booth. The Times takes considerable space in an attack against John L. Castle because he is here working in the interest of Ins friend Smith. The Times is perhaps not ' aware that Mr. J. M. Osburn tried to employ Mr. Castle to work in the interest of his son Dave during the campaign two years ago, and told him that mouey was no object if he would only come. A vote for Fied Clark is a vote for an honest, deserving, and thoroughly honest man. The republican party is to be con gratulated on the fact of having placed a ticket in the field that from governor down to coroner every candidate is of such worth and high standing that no person in the state need feel ashamed to vote the ticket straight. Vote for Binger Hermann and in creased appropriations. He is a man of the people and has done Lis work taiiniuiiy ana wen. snow your ap preciation of his efforts in behalf of this state by voting for him. Let us make Lord's majority 20,000. We crn do it if we only work. A man more loyal to the interests of the people of this state can not be found. Vote for Lord. GARDNER, THE ARTIST, For bargains in photographs; all styles to suit. Prices of cabinet photos ranging trom to $4.00 per dozen. Special prices for O. A. C. students. Fine photo work a specialty. FOR SALE OR TRADE A two hun dred dollar order on an Albany piano nrm, 10 ne appnea as pan payment on a four hundred and fifty dollar piano. Will trade for.norse or sell lor cash- cheap. Address, Bert -Van Cleve, .Corvallis, Or- LOCAL IIAPPEMXGS. The News of the Week as Found by Our Reporter. New goods weekly at Nolan's. See Nolan '8 flue black suits at $15.00. Bicycles for sale or hire at the Gazette office. For boys' "never rip" school shoes go to Nolau's. S. T. Jeffreys and wife are visiting friends in Portland. Office room to let over Nolau's store. In quire of L. G. Kline. See Nolan's all-wool spring suits at 8-5, $io.co, and 12.00. ' ' . . A few boarders that like horns cooking can find it at the Delmouico. Take your old silver cases to U. B. Vogle and get a new one in exchange. Judge Burnett left yesterday for a brief stay in Portland on legal business. Hood's Pills do not purge, pain or gripe, but act promptly, easilyand efficiently. 23c The latest and I;est selected stock of sta tionery in Corvallis is kept at the Gazette office Subscriptions for all periodicals published taken at the Gazette office at publishers' prices. President and Mrs. Bless returned this week from a short visit with frieuds in Eu gene. Mrs. V. C. Brock, of Sherman, is visit- ; ing at the residcuce of her sister, Mrs, S. N. Wilkins. Mrs. W. W. Bristow and daughter Edith returned last week from a short visit to Portland. Do not miss the the Sf day offer of a fine 10x12 photograph with every dozen cabinet photos at N. It. Adams. Have you seen the new "Imperial" wheel at the Gazette office? It's a daisy. Ask for free illustrated catalogue. About ninety passengers, besides ; the Marine band, took advantage of the sea- ide excursion last Sunday. Vogle can fit your eyes with a beautiful pair of lenses and choice of frames from 25 cents to 7.50. try tnetu. . President John M. Bloss was the recip ient of many congratulations on his address delivered in Albany on decoration day.- " Henry Nice, a prominent merchant of Waldport, stopped here Wednesday on, his return from a business trip to Portland; Ira Allen and wife, who were here last week visiting at the home of the former's parent's, returned to Portland Saturday. Ju'es Getz, a graduate of the Commer cial high school, of San Francisco, is here on a visit to his auut, Mi a. Simon Kliue, of this city. Mrs. W. T. UulTuian recently received the sad intelligence of the death in Shelby- ville, Ind., of her younger sister, Mrs. Geo. M. Gould ing. Rev. John Parson, presiding elder of the M. E. church, will hold the fourth quarter ly meeting at this place Saturday and Sun day, June 2nd and 3rd. W. J. Edwards, a prominent citizen of Gilli county, accompanied by his wife, are in the city visiting their son, who is at tending the agricultural college. Mrs. C. II. Lee had a runaway Wednes day morning which resulted fortunately iu no serious damage except that the bnggy top was pretty badly broken up. The regular song and prayer services of the C. E. Union will be held in the Congre gational church next Sunday at the usual endeavor hour. Endeavorers, come. There will be preaching next Sabbath at 11 a. m. and also 7:30 p, m. at the College chapel. B'ble readings to begin at 7 p. m. All are cordially invited to attend. P. A. Moses, pastor. Prevention is better than cure, and you may prevent that tired feeling by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, which will keep your blood pure and free from acid taint aud germs of disease. Marion Cook, who has been in business in Shelton, Washington, duriug the past three years, arrived here Friday to attend at the bed of his mother, who was seriously ill, but who is now recovering. Reports to the effect that Mr. Wallis Nash had gone to New York to confer with Col. Hogg, regarding future plans of the Oregon Pacific are all moonshine. Mr. Nash is still iu Corvallis attending to bis busi ness. , The memorial exercises at the Oak Ridge Presbyterian church were very largely at tended. The graves of soldiers and sons of veterans were beautifully and profusely dec orated. Dr. Thompson conducted the ser vice. Several friends of Mr. and Mrs. George Armstrong will be en tert lined by them to morrow afternoon at their home four miles north of town. They wdl go down on the west side train and return by conveyance in the evening. J. C, Taylor, cf the C ntenmal market, shows enterprise in the purchase of a large Gurney refrigerator which has been placed in his shop this week at an expense of 8600. It is attractive and will be of great service during the summer months. Mr. O. V. Hurt, late of the V. S. service, has accepted a position in the general merchandise establishment of S. L. Kline. He will be pleased to have his friends call on him as he expects to be of service to them ia the way of low prices for goods, A boon has been discovered for bald headed men a liquid preparation that acts like magic on hairless craniums, causing the roots of the hair to become rejuveuated and start forth like grass after a summer shower. This excellent tonic is manufactured and kept for sale only byNelaon Brothers. Fifty cents is a small doctor bill, but that is all it will cost you to cure any ordinary case, of rheumatism if you use Chamber- Iain's Pain Balm. Try it and you will be surprised at the prompt relief it aff.irds. The first application will quiet the pain. 50 cent bottles fir sale by Graham & Wells. The Marine band had another "stag" re ception last Tuesday evening in honor f Prof. ('. Ellsworth Branson, of McMinn ville, who had accompanied the band on last Sunday's excursion iu the capacity of clarinet ' soloixt. The professor was duly initiated into the order of S. of N. W., given the code of sijjinls ami returned home on Wednesday. He is aKo a promi nent candidate on the repnblicn ticket in Yamhill county and will und iubtedly run well iu this county. Dr. M. J. Davis is a prominent physician of Lewis, Cass conufy, Iowa, and has been actively engaged in the practice of mpdicine at that place for the past thirty five years. On the 2Gth of May, while in DesMoines, enroute to Chicago.Jhe was suddenly taken with an attack of diarrhoea. Having sold Chamberlain's colic. cholernd diarrhoea remedy for tho past seventeen years, aud knowing its reliability, he procured a 25 cent bottle, two doses of which completely cured him. The excitement anil change of water and diet incident to traveling often produce a diarrhoea. Every one should procure a bottle of this remedy before leav ing home. For sale by Graham & Wells. When you cast your ballot remember the Lee, Hershner and Brnuk combination and scratch them. The attitude of the demo cratic party toward the populists is Ruch that we have every assurance they will fuse on P.snnoyer for the Unite 1 States senate and Lee, Hershner & Co. will be in with the balance of the boys. A vote for them is alvote for Pennoyer. He has already dis graced the people of this state sufficiently and he and his party should be effectually sat upon. If you cannot concientiously vote the straight republican ticket, your duty as American citizens having the wel fare of the country at heart demands that you votelor Xoloern C-arcer, 1 nomas ti. Cooper and Johu D. Daly. A Contemptible Lie. During this campaign several contempti ble lies bavebeen circulated about several republican candidates, bat Virgil Watters and his friends capped the climax when they had the following published in the leading democratic daily of Corvallis, which is own ed by creditors and edited by H. Pape, jr. The article is as follows: 'Several weeks ago the Gazette gave its read ers a pasre article on iruii, compuea irom com munications from different persons about the county. Among these communications was one trom Henry unsiow, repiiDiican canaiaaie ior recorder. We have been reliably informed that the editor of the Gazette at that time stated in effect that Mr. B 's communication was so poorly written that it was naraiy reaaaDie; also tnat tne spelling therein was very poor. Certainly the people do not want a man who taunot write a goou nana or speu wen, 10 write up me recoras of the county. How about this, Mr. Gazktte." With regard to this the Gazktte will say that it is utterly without foundation, aud manufactured out of whole cloth. But for the lack of time we would publish a fac simile of some of Mr. Bnstovvs handwrit ing alongside that of Mr. Watters, and a comparison of the two would show plainly that Mr. Bristow is the better penman. He is an educated gent'eman, aud spells cor rectly. The Gazettk man called on Pape, and demanded a retraction of the statement and an apology for its publication, which he agreed to give in his paper Wedue.day night, hut did not do so. 1 he renalde authority referred to, was 11. L. Holgate, one of the democratic ward strikers, who was very ef fectually called down by the Gazktte man in an interview had yesterday morning. At first, he claimed the statement was true, hut afterwards backed and filled until he finally admitted that he remembered none of the alleged conversation, but had a faint recol lection ot some talk on the suiiiect, but could not call to mind any part of it. He claimed, however, that the alleged conver sation took place in the office, and 111 the presence of E. E. Wilson, and that he would liear him out in the statement. Mr. Wil- sou, however, could recollect no such con versation, and stated ilatly thai he bad never heard the Gazettk man m ike any reference to Mr. Bristow s handwriting or his composition. Holgato claims that he told Pape not to publish the statement, be cause he was not certain as to the matter, but Pape published it without examining into the subject at all. when he might, with little trouble, have found letters and state ments from Mr. Bristow, that would have proven to him that even if such statements had been made, there was no foundation for them. During this whole campaign, Mr. Bristow has spoken of Mr. Watters always in the most gentlemauly way; admitted his qualifications for the office, aud considered him a perfect gentleman. Under such cir cumstances the statement made to injure Mr. Bristow was a most cowardly and con temptible attack on a man who had acted all along in such a manly, straightforward manner toward his opponent. If men can get office through such damnable means, it is a shame, and a disgrace to the com munity. Such cowardly aud unprincipled methods should not triumph over honesty and manliness of character as has been ex emplified in Mr.Bristow's campaign through out. It places a premium on political job bery while honesty, manliness and integrity and kindred virtues are placed at a dis count. The writer has for many months been a personal friend of Virgil Watters and had supposed him too far above the use in bis behalf of such vile methods as (his to secure his election. The Gazette has never intimated that Mr. Watters was in any way incompetent. In fact, this paper has admitted his fitness for the position. Mr. Bris tow's attitude toward Mr. Wal ters has been that of a friend, and there fore there was no possible excuse for these contemptible lies. But since such base methods have been resorted to it is to- be hoped that Watters will be defeated by 'an overwhelming majority. '. , - A CAMPAIGN DODGE. The Suit Against George Smith instituted for Campaign Purposes. In the suit recently instituted in tin circuit court of this county by John Rowland as guardian of Hugh Smith against Geo. W. Smith, the republican nominee for sheriff, ihe pi aim iff seems to have overdone the matter. The agony that has been torturing the mind cf Mr. Rowlmd these many years, seems to have unsettled the cerebral functions of his massive brain. The fear that his ward, Hugh Smith, will be robbed by the same, Geo. W. Smith, has so wrought upon ins sense 01 nonor, nis nigii regard tor honesty, his exalted moral ideas and his love of pure and . unadulterated justice, that he finally niadei desper ate leap into the forensic arena, and triumphantly looking around upon the assembled multitude, and strikes an attitude of defiance and says "Iliigh, my boy, your uncle will .stand by you in this ordeal." "I will see that you shall get every cent taken from you by that awful stepfather, Geo. W. Smith." Mr. Rowland has suddenly come to the conclusion that an active canvass of the county was aVout to bein by the candidates for the different offices, and (earing that the republican nominee for sheriff might get enough votes to elect, made haste to begin the suit above mentioned, an-J have fhe papers served the very day the candidates were to start on the canvass. Of course Mr. Rowland would not stoop to do such a thing for the politi cal effect it might hvo. Oh no ! But in his haste he brought the suit in his own name instead of Hugh Smith is and made the further fatal mistake of combining two supposed causes of suit, 0110 against Smith as an indi vidual, and one as administrator. The demmrer filed y Judge Burnett, Smith's attorney, raises three points, and will most certainly be decided against Rowland, the plaintiff. In this suit the effort is made to smirch Smith by accusing him of un lawfully getting away with this money, and Rowland goes so far as or accuse the mother of his ward, of stealing her own child's money and "putting the same into a certain lot in Corvallis and nUo making $2,000 worth i)fMmprovi!- ments on the land which -sire inherited from her father, Hainan C. Lewis. Tho memory of this woman, who was Rowland's sister in-law, must be black ened, her character maligned and she made to pose as a criminal, now that she is dead and cannot deny these infernal and damnable lies. With what feelings of disgust and with what utter contempt must this son of Jerusha Smith, if he lias the smallest spark of fi'inl aff ction, regard this monstrosity, uncle a:id guardian. This money which plaintiff says this boy's uncle gave to his mother, for him and his brother, was the proceeds of the sale of his father's interest in a large amount of stoc'", and being personal property, the father of Hugh having been killtfd by a runaway team, one half belonging to his mother, Jerusha Smith, and only one half of the $5,500 could in any event be the property of this boy Hugh and his brother and who died iu 1883. Mrs. Smith raised, clothed and schooled these children, the youngest living until S years old and the oilier Hugh, now being nearly 21. Can it be possible that 2,750 out of which these boys were led, clothed and schooled could have grown to such a large sum? The facts are that there is a lot of electioneering gush in this suit and every reasonable man knows it' Any man that will knowingly as in this case, deliberately bring suit and make the charges that he has against his wife's own dear sister, accusing as he does her ofLhe basest of crimes, is unfit to associate with decent men, and Mr. Rowland knew, and has known all the time that this money was not a trust fund. Why did he not seek to establish this trust long ago? Simply because it is an after thought, and that suit was brought to lessen the chances of Smith's election to the office of sheriff. All right minded men on election day ought to seal with their disapproval, this pro ceeding by voting for Smith. Arrested for Burglary. For some time past the people in the neigliborhood of Monroe have been bothered by thefts, and especially the Nichols warehouse, which is actuated about three miles from that city, has been the chief place for the "guys" to work. Wednesday tho steamer Eugene left some freight at this warehouse for Monroe, and Taylor Archer, who is in the employ of Mr. Nichols, concluded he would set a trap for the hid, and was 'successful in capturing the thief, who proved to be one D. M. Sanders, who was sent to the penitentiary some five years ago for two years for breaking into Wil helm Sr Son's store. He was bound over to appear before the grand jury in the sum of $2,500, which he failed to give and now languishes in the couuty jail. , - A Last Word to the Voters. This issue of our paper is the last which will appear before the election' and although the Times is flooding evr ery nook and corner of the county and does not stop at anything it cuu, say against our candidates, yet we hav uo misgivings as to the result next Monday. With malice toward none we have spoKen of the candidates as they deserved, and have endeavored to be just to nil. We shall not at tempt to get the last word and shit II have no papers handed around on. Sunday or at the polls on Monday. We know the people are not so foolish as to be turned by the last word or to listen to any slanders which may be offered when there is no time to an swer them. Anything published by the Times after this issue of ours wil be done with the kuowledge that it can in no way be answered by us. We therefore warn our readers against this method of desperate politicians. It is currently reported th.tt the dirtiest work of the whole Times onslaught will be reserved until we shall have no chance to deny it. If such work in resorted to it will be the very culmi nation of infamy, and we sincerely hope that common decency will not be entirely lost sight of by our neighbor, and thai Mr. Osbum will learn a les son from his defeat, which seems in evitable. Also, it is trbe hoped that Hoi King will be taught .1 lesson which may last him the nst of his life. Tho sooner he learns that the republican, party cannot be defeated and its can didates disgraced by the expenditure of a few bundled dollars, the better it will be for all concerned. What Wm. Crees says About George Smith. In Benton county there is no man possessed of a higher reputation for icegnty ana good moral character than Win. Crees, and for that? reason the Gazette has taken the pains to get his affidavit regarding the stories cir culated about his being scared because he was one of Mr. Smith's bondsmen. Ihe fact is, that after look ins into tho matter he feels no uneasiness and be lieves that Mr. Smith will honectlv and honorably settle the estate when 2 comes. It must also A that the statement ap- mi- i noes was not a and besides was mis- it failed td state all the, tacts, file affidavit is an: follows.-.- State of Oregon, ) County of Benfon. j SS" I, William Crees, being first duly sworn, say that about three months) ago rumors came to me tha G. W. Smith, administrator of the estate J of Jei ushn Smith, deceased, (now repub lican candidate for sheriff of Benton county, Or..) had mismanaged the said estate of Jerusha Smith, deceased, and that I, as wpII as others who were on said G. W. Smith's administrator's bonds, had better g t off of said bonds. These rumors were repented several times; nntil finally Joseph Hunter, James Havs and mvself went to the courthouse in Benton' county, Oregon, to examine into the condition of said estate, and to get off of said bonds. Wc examined the accounts Of said G. W. Smith, administrator, and found everything in order and correct. I am well satisfied that the rumors and re ports about the . mismanagement of said estate, were and are without foun dation, and since I mado the examina tion mentioned herein, T have felt no uneasiness about the matter, and I be lieve that said G. W. Smith will hon estly and honorably settle said estate at the proper time. Wm. Crees. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of May. 1893. F. M. Johnson, Nctary Public. Editor Gazette. After reading the article iu the Times today concern ing myself, I am compelled to state that the editor of said paper is a falsi fier as well us an accomplice in Mr. Bryan's dirty work. If not too in quisitive I would like to know what ho is paid for performing said services. Webster defines the word insult as "any gross abu-e offered to another by word or action" and if allowing a young lady's name to be pataded publicly, as the names of a majority of yr ung ladies have been who have kept Mr. Bryan's company, and then refusing in any way at all to right that name before the public is not an insult, then I must be very dull of comprehension. Yes, Mr. Editor, an honorable engage- ' ment is 1 1 right, but a man who en gages himself to every young lady ho meets and takes a liking to and trifle with her affections (an article which I keep closely guarded) for pastime, is not the kind of a man the Benton county voters want over their daugh ters, or I have sadly misjudged thi honor of the voters.' Furthermore, Mr. Editor, when I am seeking com pliments or wish you to explain my position to the public, 1 will let you know, but until then, believe me, you are not called to champio 1 my course, Respectfully, Mary L. Dee Manning. Our friend Charles E. Wolverton should not be forgotten wheo we cast our ballots next Monday. He is one of the best attor neys in the state, and the press of all partly have sounded hjg praises. I J 1 r IW