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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
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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.
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