Union-Gazette. FRIDAY, FEB. 24, 1899. Cotton Goods Were never dUeaper in the United States IUjh tliey are today.)' We have a large stock ou hand and are selling them at very close prices. Medium Prints, 3e per yard . . Standard Prints, 4c psr yard. Fruit or Loom Muslin, 6c per yard. Cabot W Muslin, 5c per yard. Cabot A Muslin, 5jc p?r yard. L L Masliu, 4c per yard. "Vicugna" Kamielette, 8c pe-r jard. . S. E. YOUNG & SON, Albany, Oregon. LOCAL HEWS. A natty linn of fancy ribbons at Kline's. Mrs. S. A. Hemphill is visiiing at the Miss Neva Griewold, of Salem, is visit ing the Muses Johnson. Miss Georgia Barnhart is visiting friends in Blodgett valley. Rev. P. A. Moses was a . Corvallis visitor the first of the week. Rorfr fihum lias iMramtpfl a. nrautifm in Cook's livery stable, Portland. Mr. F..L. Miller is striving desperately to ward off an attack of pneun.onia. Southern California heme to trade for Corvallis property. Inquire at Howell's gro.try. s' Miss Maud Hurt, who has been at Salem during the legislative session, as a senate committee clerk, is home again. Mrs. Agnes Thompson has gone to Portland to join her daughters, Mary and Olive. . She will probably make that her future home. 1 ' The rapidly increasing number of lega holidays gives assurance that every day'll hn Snnilav live and hve. for rttlhlic rorvnntH At: Ipftst. ' Miss Elsie Holland, of Salem, sister of Constance Holland of ihe Sophomore class of the college, visited the O. A. C. during the week. N. B. Avery, E. P. Greffoz and Ii. E. Gibson have been appointed appraisers of the estate of the minor heirs of Sarah C. Applewhite, deceased.. ." -' County Clerk Watters and Councilman Hall have recovered sufficiently lroru their struggle with pneumonia to be about their duties again. A special meeting of the alumni of the Oregon Agricultural College was held , in the court house last evening. Business of much importance was transacted. The Rev. Edward Curran, late cf Cali fornia, will preach ut the Congregational church, next Sunday, morning and evening. Also at Plymouth at 3 oclock p. m. Mr. E 1 Einmett, formecly professor of biauksmithing at the O. At . 0., was in the city during the week making his many friends and acquaintances a pleas ant visit. . tt 1 ry e I c . 1 t ..... x rauK vrawiuru guea w otuciu obhu day to attend the annual meeting of the stale collegiate athletic association. The election of officers will be the . principal feature of the meeting. Miss Doia Pcroer, of Shedds, filled her old chair at the Alpha hall dining table last Tuesday J Miss Porter is making ar rangements o secure a position as nurse in the Portland hospital Mr. A. Lt Porter, deputy sheriff of Polk county, visited Corvallis last week. Mr. Porter was lormerly a prominent resident of Benton county and served two terms as county surveyor. The family of the late Mrs. Emma Nicholas wish to express their heartfelt gratitude to those friends and neighbors who so kindly and faithfully befriended them in their late bereavement. Corvallis prango will hold meetings Saturday. At 10 a. m. there will be work and all candidates will receive degrees. A special program has been prepared for the afternoon, to begin at 1:30 o'clock. Mr. Charfay Chipman has the good fortune to be named the sole heir of an old gentleman who took a fancy to him years ago. The conditions of the will are so severe,' however, it is doubtful if he will claim the property. ' S. A. Hemphill has filed his bond as administrator of the estate of John C. Hemphill Tle bond was fixed at $4, 000. J. H.i Wilson, Geo. H. Horsfall and W. A. tVells have leen appointed appraisers of the estate. Mr. M. L. Barnett, a solid republican of Monroe precinct, who is always on the j firing line, 'was in Corvallis Tuesday.' Mr. Barnett is buying cattle for the, large shipped. He sent 2,803 head out of this section last season . Appropriate exercises were held by the various grades of the public schools ' on Washington's birthday. Our recent struggle witf foreign foe has awakened, anew our patriotism and given a dearer j meaning tojthe natal aay ot the father ot His Country. Miss Cairie Alberta Lyford has been recommenced by Governor Tanner, of Illinois, S?r the scholarship to Oread Institute fit Household Science, at Worcester Mass Mies Lyford has a host of friend's inj Corvallis who will be plea; ed to f ear of her good fortune. Prof. CoJell was in Portland last week assisting it! awarding the contract for machinery "and appliances for the new mechanical hall. Two Portland houses were awarded the contract. Mr. Buxton, of this city, secured the contract for supplying 10J0 folding chairs for the armory. TLese chairs are something oew and were designed by Mr. Buxton. Roman. Zaha, of Al-ea, passed through j Corvallis Monday on his ay home from j Salem, where he had been looking after his property interests. He reports that numerous fine orchards in that locality were ruined by the lute severe cold pe:l. The gentlemen of the Amicitia literary society entertained the ladies of the Pierian society in the society room of the college, on Saturday evening last. A short and spHy program was rendered, and from then till the midnight hour, games .and general merriment joyfully . filled the time. , Mr. John S. Lindsay, who created a furor in Corvallis several years ago by j his magnified! t presentation of the. plays 4 Richelieu" and "Ingomar," is now touring Oregon in these productions. If he could be secured for one or two per formances in Corvallis, our people would undoubtedly attend en masse. , Professors Withycomb, Cordley, Lake, Kent, Shaw and Snell have been absent from the college since Wednesday. They are busily engaged, however, in helping to make successful the farmers' institutes now being held at LaGrande, Milton, The Dalles, Hood River and other points. They will not return until the latter part of next week. The students hop, given by the O. A. C. cadets in the college armory last Tuesday night, was a successful atiair in every particular. The prevailing sickness, and the observance of Lent kept many of the leading dancers away, yet the crowd present was a very good one.' The Jeffer sonian orchestra did credit to "themselves with the excellence of their music. President Campbell, of the state normal school, gave a most interesting as well as entertaining descriptive lecture at the college chapel last Friday evening. The lecture was thickly interspersed with views from Harvard and Oregon scenery. Taking it all in all this was one of the best entertainments that has been given in the chapel during the past school year. The semi-annual account of R. E. Gib son, executor of the estate of R. C. Gibson, has been filed and allowed. He has been ordered to pay Eliza Gibson, 1.000;" Mary M., J. H., Edith and Homer GibBon, each, $2,000 ; Susan Gib son, $3,0J0, aud to R. E. Gibson lots 11 and 12, block 2, iu the town of Wells. The remainder of the property goes to Susan Gibson. The game of indoor baseball played at the armory last Saturday evening drew a large attendance and proved the most scientific and spirited game of the season.' The contestants were the O. A. C. nine and a team from town. The former had recently defeated the state champions from Albany by a one-sided score and were expecting au easy victory, but when it eiided the town boys were the winners by a score of 15 to 10. - - Last Friday evening after the regular meeting of the lodge. Qui Vivi encamp ment I. "0. O. F. heid a social meeting that was highly enjoyed by all. Several literary numbers were offered and the program concluded with a little im promptu lunch that rounded np a de lightful evening's entertainment. The present officers are doing much to raake prominent the social part of the order, v h'ch is bue of its strong features. -Miss Alice Horning has just completed the normal household economy course at Drexel Institute, Penn., having entered the junior year in October, 1897.. She has the honor of being the first O. A. C. graduate who -has taken a degree abroad in this line of work, and also the honor of being the first student of Drexel iu this line who has completed the course in the required time. The first of this month she went to Alleghany, Penn., to assume charge of the domestic depart ment of the Alleghany Hospital. ' Olney McLagan left Sunday for Alaska, j He was to have been accompanied by Ed Thayer. At Seattle they joined Wm. Hartless, who left Corvallis a week earlier, and Tuesday they sailed for the north on the steamer City of Seattle. It is the intentionof this sturdy trio to operate a pack train until the Alaskan j railroad is completed, which will be about July -1st. Mr. Hartless has in terests in the Lake Atlin district and theywill probably join hands in develop ing this property later in the summer. Herculean efforts are being made by Oregon's representatives in congress to induce the members of the river and harbor committee of the house to with draw their strenuous objections to the Oregon appropriations. -Senators Simon and Me Bride have succeeded in having the senate committee strike out the clause in the river and harbor bill re pealing the Yaquina contract law, and a few members of the house committee have assured Congressman Tongue that they will withdraw their objections if Chairman Burton takes that course. Last Monday while Mr. J. B. Irvine was plowing in his orchard just west of town, his horee got its hind foot tangled iu ti e traces and while struggling to free itself, kicked Mr. Irvine severely on the thigh. The blow was a hard one, knocking him down and he was nnable to arise. Fortunately the accident hap pened mar the house, and in answer to his calls his wife and daughter came to his assistance and carried him to his room. He has since been confined to his bed, and suffers much pain. While his leg is swollen, no bones are broken and it is hoped he will eoon be about again. Governor Geer has appointed Miss Ida Maxfield to Oread Institute, of Worcester. Mass. Miss Maxfield's home is near Halsey, but she has been attend ing the O. A. O. She is a graduate of the Monmouth state normal school, class of '89, and served three years as assistant in the Albany public schools. In 1896 she ran for school superintendent of Linn county, but was defeated, it being a ruling of the supreme court that no woman can hold office in Oregon. The appointment is for one year and carries with it provision for tuition and all necessary expenses. At the conclusion of her term of study she will be aided in obtaining a position as teacher of do mestic science. Pythian Anniversary. Last Sunday, February 19, 1899, was the anniversary of that grandest fraternal organization in existance, Knights of Pythias, and a special sermon upon the noble work of this beautiful order; whose mission is one of love, was delivered by Dr. E. J. Thompson at the Presbyterian church. The Knights attended in a body, and all were highly pleased with the eloquent and stirring narration of the birth and growth of Pythianism that fell from the lips of the venerable gentle man. He likened the self-sacrificing and holy love of Damon and Pythias for each other, to that of David and Jona thoD, whose souls were knit together, and marked the boundaries of Pythian friendship by the devotion ii these two .heroes of old. The first lodge of Knights of Pythias was founded in Washington, I). C, Feb ruary .19, 1801. The meeting was held in Temperance hall, a number of gentle men having met there for the purpose of discussing the organization of a society. J. H. Rathbone was the promoter and organize! of the order, and to him is due the credit of offering to the world one of the grandest channels for friendship, benevolence and charity. The time was most propitious for such an organization, yet the surroundings seemed dark and unpromising. The uation was in the throes of a terrible strife; a prophet could not foretell the outcome; brother clinched brother in heated discussion, or worse still sent deadly bullets at his now flesh and blood through political hatred and misapprehension, so different from the lessona of self-sacrifice taught the world by Damon and Pythias. Was it possible to inculcate this spirit of peace and brotherly love into the participants of the struggle? . But the very object of this order was the bringing about of a more peaceful era and the welding to gether of men of all classes. A place where men of all religious beliefs could enter and clasp each others hand with a spirit of true godliness without interfer ing with each other. How well this has been accomplished can be readily ascer tained. From the humble little hall in Washington-it has carried the" message of "peace on earth, good will to ihen" into all parts of the North American continent. It 'is ' a strictly American order. Its wonderful growth is the best guide to the merits of the order. At the end of the year 1864 there were 3 lodges and 72 members ; 1865, 1 lodge and 52 members ; 1866, 4 lodges and 379 mem bers ; 1867, 41 lodges and 6,847 members ; 1868, 194 lodges and 34,624 members; and at this time over 6,000 lodges with upwards of 500,000 members. It is the most remarkable growth in the annals of fraternal orders of that character. The Oreiion branch of the order was first organized in Portland January 26, 1873, and there are 3,400-Knights in the state at present Albert Roggers Pygall. An indomitable will and iron constitu tion availed Al Pygall nothing in his heroic struggle with that dread disease, pneumonia, which has ravaged so many homes this winter and added to the cold white slabs of our cemeteries. Since he was afflicted some three weeks ago, the hopes' of his friends have risen with each rally only to fall again when he met with a relapse. His physicians only realized the hopelessness of his condition, and when they announced a week before his death that recovery was impossible, friends still hoped while there was life. Friday morning, Feb. 17th, the dread summons came, and peacefully as slum ber he passed away. - Albert Rosgers Pygall was born in Sackets Harbor, N. Y., July 23, 1850. At an early age he moved to Rosendale, Wisconsin, and for 18 years made this his home. From here he moved .to Nebraska, where he met Miss Hattie Horton, and in Jane, 1876, they were married. . They came to Oregon in June, 1877, and took up their home in Cor vallis, where they, have come 'to be honored and respected His wife and son, Herbert, five sisters, Mrs. Emily Stevens and Miss Helen Pygall, of the Bay, Mrs. J. W. Van Buskirk, of Pierce, Neb!, Mrs. E. W. Munn, of Waverly, Neb., and Mrs. Annie Clark, of Rosen dale, Wis., and a brother, John Pygall, of Pierce, Neb.," survive him. The funeral services occurred Sunday afternoon at the Baptist church, and in the absence of the pastor, Rev. Noble, Dr. E. J. Thompson delivered the funeral address. The Artisan and Work man lodges, of which he was a member, and a large number of citizens were in attendance and listened attentively to the impressive service and last tribute to the man who had claimed so much of their friendship and esteem. At the time of his death Mr. Pygall was a member of the city council. His public record was above reproach, and his duty as a citizen had been faithfully performed. His character was firm and marked, and although his position on public matters was not always considered right, no one doubted his sincerity and he had the confidence of everyone. Faults he had in common with us all, but they served by comparison to en hance his virtues, and placed in ths crucible of the estimation of his fellows, he is pronounced an upright, manly man, strong in -his convictions, generous in his nature, true to his friends, open and above board with his enemies. On Lord's Day morning at the Method ist Episcopal church there will be service for those who have joined tinder the present pastorate. Out of the 150 who united, we hope to see a good average present. Dr. I. D. Driver will probably make an address. The revival will begin in the morning. For Sale. A five-years lease on good small fruit business adjoining Amity; well estab lished trade; comfortable buildings. IWili sell now for value of buildings. I Address Box 65, Amity. That Bicycle Law. A bill for an act to provide for the levying and collecting of a tax on bicy cles, for the building and protection of paths and definiug a bicycle. Be it en acted by the legislative assembly of the state of Oregon : , 1. There 6hall be levied, on or before the 1st day of March of each year, a special tax of $1.25 by the county court or board cf county commissioners of each , county upon each and every bicycle with- I in each county of the Mate, except those in the hands of dealers, held for sale and which have not been sold, rented, loaned, traded or iu aay manner previously dis posed of.' - 2. Immediately after the levy has been made there shall be appointed by the sheriff or other collector of taxes of each county suitable person or persons to act as and to collect such levied tax in each county ; such person shall hereafter be kuown as bicycle tax collector. 3. The county court or board of coun ty commissioners will have suitable re ceipts printed andjnumbered consecutive ly and suitable tags made, so that upon the payment of the tax a proper receipt and tag can be issued to the persons pay ing said tax. 4.. The bicycle tax collectors shall on or before Mrch 1st of each year proceed to collect said tax, and such must be paid within 60 days from date of levy. Upon the payment of said tax a receipt will be issued by the bicycle tax collector and a tag Will be furnished, the tag bear ing the words "bicycle tax," : (the year will be here inserted.) Under this will be the name of the county and the number of the tag, which Shall corre spond with the number on the receipt. Tne tag will be made so that it can be securely fastened to each bicycle, upon the seat post within 10 inches of the crank-hanger. 5, The absence of the proper tag from any bicycle shall be considered prima facie evidence that the tax has not been paid; it shall be the duty of any and all peace officers, deputy sheriffs and bicy cle tax collectors to seize, -securely and safely hold all euch bicycle s until the levied tax and $1 additional has been paid, as a fine, for such non-payment. 6. It shall be the duty of every person kr persons within the state of Oregon who sells, transfers-; trades or loans a bicyclo to keep a list of all bicycles sold, transferred, traded or loaned, together with the name and address of the person obtaining the same, and such list shall be open for the inspection of the bicycle tax collector so that the tax can be col lected from such person. 7. It shall be the duty of the county court or board ot' county commissioners to provide such rules and regulations for the collection of the bicycle tax, as nay be found to be necessary. 8. For the collection of said tax, for the printing of the receipts and manu facture of the tags there shall be allowed not to exceed 25 cents of each and every tax collected. The compensation of the collector will be regulated by the sheriff or other collector of taxes, subject to the limitation in this section provided. 9. - The money collected by the pro vision of this act, lees the cost of receipts, tags aud compensation of the collector, shall be deposited in the county treasury and shall be known as "the path fund," and with such fund there shall be con structed, maintained and repaired along the public highways, and such other places as may be thought advisable by the county court or board of county com missioners within the county, such suit able paths for the use of bicycles and pedestrians as may be determined 'upon by the county court -pr board of county commissioners. . '. 10. Such paths shall be constructed in such a manner that they will not materially interfere with ahy road, street or crossing, and when so constructed it shall be deemed a misdemeanor for any person or persons to in any manner injure or deface said path, to place tacks, glass, wire, iron, sticks, stones, or any other object or substance upon said path whereby the safety ot the path' is im periled or injury to the bicycle or any part thereof, or to the rider or to a pedestrian, result or liable to result. This provision is hot to prevent ingress or egress to any field, yard, lot or other place, to road crossings or to the driving of loose stock, providing the looee stock is not wantonly driven upon said path and due care is taken to prevent injury to paths by loose stock being driven along highways. Any person injurying any path provided for by this act shall upon trial and conviction be fined not less than $10 or be imprisoned -for not less than five days or' both, in the dis cretion of the court. 11. These paths when so constructed shall be exclusively for pedestrians and bicyclists, it being the object and intent of this act to provide for pedestrians and bicyclists a highway separate from that used by teams and horsemen. 12. Bicycles, as used in this act, shall be deemed to include bicycles, tandems, quads, etc. A bicycle is a vehicle pro pelled by a rider by foot power. 13. As there is now a growing need in the various counties of this state for ad ditional means of communication between the homes of the people, this act shall take effect upon its approval by the gov ernor. Columbia, Clateop, Coos, Douglas, Wasco, Crook, Josephine, Klamath, Lane, Lake, Linn, Sherman, Gilliam, Umatilla, Morrow, Union, Yamhill, Jackson, Tillamook, Wallowa, Polk, Lincoln, Malheur. These counties were exempted at the request of their several delegations, who believed that the con struction of paths would be too difficult to warrant a tax. Watch Lost. Lost Wednesday morning, in or sear this city a gold watch and chain. The watch is thus described : Royal, Ameri can Waltham watch movement, open face, Fahys case. Size 18. Finder will please leave at this office. Sidewalk Ordinance. Among the provisions incorporated into the charter of Corvallis by the recent legislature, is one relating to repair of sidewalks. It should be carefully perused by property owners, and its contents noted: . It provides that "the council has power and is authorized to establish or alter the grade and to improve any street or part thereof now or hereafter laid out within the corporate limits of the city. The power and authority to improve streets includes the power and authority to improve the sidewalk or pavement and to determine and provide for every thing convenient and necessary concern ing such improvement, and with power to punish by fine and imprisonment for failure to repair sidewalks. . ''The city council shall have power to compel by ordinance the owners of lot's pr lands within the limits ot the city to construct, alter or repair sidewalks and crosswalks adjoining or abutting said lot or land at the cost and expense of the owner thereof and to provide for the selling of the lots or lands adjoining or abutting to pay all costs and expenses thereof in the same manner as like property is sold on execution .under and in pursuance of the laws of the state of Oregon." Called to Her Rewad. Another name has been added to the fast increasing roll of deaths in our little city during the past few months. At her home in this city last Monday at 7:45 a.m., after an illness of long duration, Mrs. Emma Nicholas departed this life for peace and rest beyond. Some two years ago she became afflicted with an affectiorl of the right side which at times caused her intense suffering. The hatnrt of the disease baffled the skill of all physicians who attended her. Last August she went to Portland, and for six weeks was under the care of the leading physicians of that city. In order to make a thorough examination, ether was ad ministered to the sufferer. When she recovered from its influence it was found that . the anesthetic had effected her ..throat, causing the loss of her voice. This ivasregained after a time, but the upper glotis and-tissues were so swollen and inflamed that breatbeng was ren dered difficult. This became more and more pronounced and finally resulted in her death. Emma Campfield was born in Columbia, New Jersey, November 21, 1844. Her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Wm . Campfield, survive her and reside at Newark, N. J. At Newark, October 31, she was united in marriage with Mr. John H. Nicholas. After a temporary residence in various slates, they moved to Oregon in 1883, coming to Corvallis a year later. Mr. Nicholas died in 1891, but a son and daughter, Ross and Carrie,, who have reached their majority, survive her. Rev. E. J. Thompson, D. D., conducted the funeral services at the Presbyterian church, Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock in the presence of a large number of friends of the deceased. She was laid to rest in Crystal Lake cemetery, by the side of her husband. In the death of Mrs. Nicholas, her children have lost a gentle, kind, devoted motherland the community at large a cultured refined, Christian lady. Mrs. Nicholas was a woman of splendid intel lect and exceptional ability. Of gentle mien and retiring disposition, she did not. hold that prominent place in the circle of society to which her brilliant conversational powers and polished man ners entitled her. Her hom was her world, her family her one dear tie, her j religion her inspiration and light. The Invitation Accepted. In response to the earnest request of numerous friends, published in last week's Union-Gazette, that she favor them with a musicale at such time as she might select, Miss Mabel Johnson has written the following response : Dear Friends: Replying to your re quest of February 15th, that I should give a musicale in this city in the near future, permit me to say that most sin cerely do I thank my friends for the expression of appreciation and kindness If proper arrangements can be made it will be a pleasure for me to accept your cordial invitation, aud I would name March 18th as the date, and the opera house as the place for the musicale. Sincerely, Mabel Johnson. School district No. 19 won the banner j of attendance for the month of February, having had the best attendance for the month of January. The following are the four schools having the highest at tendance: District No. 19, 87 per cent ; No. 4, 83 per cent ; No. 50, 81 per cent ; No. 26, 80 per cent. Services at the Presbyterian church will be of special interest next Sabbath, both morning and evening. In the morning the subject will be an Old Testa ment text, but a New Testament sermon. In the evening the theme will be a very practical talk on a very practical subject. A cordial welcome to all. Wanted. A girl to. assist in housework, in ex change for muoic lessons. Call or address this office. For Sale. 260 acre stock farm adjoining an un limited outrange on the west, and good schools, churches and the Belknap settle ment on the east. Also 130 acre farm, good cultivating land. Address M. S. Woodcock, Administrator, Corvallis, Oregon. Letter List. The following is the list of letters re maining in the Corvallis postoffice unclaimed, Feb, 18, 1899 : James Owen Mrs A. P. Sather Miss Lucy Smith John Vernig Chester Walker B. W. Johnson, P.M. ..REMOVAL I will continue my creat GREAT SALE ON CLOTHING UNTIL MARCH 1st When I shall MOVE to the Masonis Temple and open up a complete line of Fancy and Staple Dry. Goods, Ladies' and Gent's Furnishings, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises and GROCERIES. SOME BARGAINS WE ARE NOW OFFERING SUITS, formerly $20 00 now' $15 35 " ' 15 00 " , 12 15 ' ' 13 50 11 00 " " 10 00 " ' 7 85 OVERCOATS, ' 17 50 " 14 65 " 15 00 " 12 85 12 50 '" U 00 " ' 10 00 7 75 " 7 50 " 6 10 MACKINTOSHES 15 00 " 12 50 " " 12 50 " 10 00 " " 12 00 " 9 80 " 1150 ' 9 65 - " . 7 50 - 6 50 , ' G Oc -- " 5 00 F. L. MILLER, Pioneer Bakery & Restau ... feint ... The most popular eating house in the city. -Office of the long-distance and, local telephones. Fesh bead dally. We keep a complete stock of 1 1 i lea Fruits and Nuts. Eve ythinor In the line of Smok er's uppliss. HODES & HAL.L, Proprietors, Main Street, ' Corvallis, Oregon. TRY . . , 3 FOR . Fresh FINE teas and PROVISIONS, NOTIONS, GIG1BS COFFEES ' CORVALLIS 1899 ambler BICYCLES. Fitted with the Special heavy tread G. & J. tires. LEAD THE WORLD. The new s $40 - Popular Prices: FRED T. MERRILL CYCLE CO. ao year pioneers. 105, 107, 109, 111 Sixth St. Portland. Oregon. Branches: Spokane, Seattle and Tacoma. SALE. Corvallis. Or. Groceries HANDSOME, STRONG, SPEEDY. and Ideal $30 - $25 - .$20.