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About Union gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1899)
Union-Gazette. FRIDAY, DEC. 1. 1899. New Kid Gloves Nearly 800 pairs of new kid gloves for Indies iust added to our stock. Oar lines at $1 00, f 1 25 and $1 60 are very strong. We have also a fine assort ment of colors at $1 75, and black at 2 00: two clasp with self, black and contrast stitching. Plaid Skirts Another lot just placed on sale. A line at $3 00 and another at $5 00 are ex ceptionally neat and good value. ir CAPES OOll AND JACKETS : This department ' is now nearer com tileta than ever. , We would like to show the stock. s. E, Young & Albany, Oregon. LOCAL NEWS. Son, The government snag boat Mathlomab has been doing considerable work in the river channel above Corvallis during the past week. A number of young people of the Con . ereeational Church gave a social at the residence of A. F. Hershners, Wednes day night. : : Yesterday ended the open season for - i t i i & rriu r . i pueaaania auu iruui. xuc iuiuici ws w go unmolested until next October and the latter until next April, Sportsmen and others should beware. Mrs. Harriet Van Hoosen, of Corvallis, made final proof on her homestead in eection 34, township 12 south, range 8 west, before Ueputy county uier jmi Gaither.on Saturday. Toledo Leader. Eastern states and cities are . now known as the voting machine. ' The mechanism of the instrument is such as to render fraudulent voting impossible. . A. B Kidder, a former - resident of Corvallis, now an employe in the rail way nail service, visited his kindred and friends this week. Mrs. Kidder will ac company her husband to Portland next Wednesday, where they will reside in the future.; . - Attorney Joseph Wilson has returned from California whither he had gone -with the idea of locating. -But Mr. Wilson has decided that the. much praised golden state is no better than our old Webfoot, so he has returned home to stay. The OACfand Corvallis people in gen eral should feel proud of the library of the institution. Since its. removal to the lower floor, where there is plenty of light and plenty of room, and siaue th e addition of a laive number of books has been made, there is not a library in the state, outside of Portland, that will equal it. " ... - The parties whe have been operating the horsefiddle over all parts of the, city d uring the nights of tbe past weeki should either tune up the instrnment or. cease playing it altogether,! for awaking from a pleasant dream to listen to such loud and discordant music is not such a pleasant thing as one would like to ex perience, , . A new game for the ladies Iias been in troduced at OAC by E. J. Lea, the in structor in physical culture. "Center Ball" is (he name of the new game, . It resembles basket 1 all in many respects and is . interesting and exciting. , -As soon as the ladies become somewhat proficient in the playing of it, they will give a match game at the armory for the benefit of spectators. , An addition is being built to the col lege barn for the housing ef the farm engine recently received on the farm. A shaft will be swnag reaching to the center of the barn, to furnish power for .. i. : i... : u . t :i i i. ly begin regular recitations in the opera- lion and management of steam engines, being given actual practice. This will be a very beneficial department, as an en gine on. the farm is becoming common. A petition which has received the sig nature of many Corvallis voters has been circulated over the city. Duplicates of the petitioa have been circulated over the country, and the congressmen of each district will present the petition at the next con gressionat assembly, in behalf of the people they represent.' The peti tion begs for the removal of Congressman - Roberts of Utah from his seat of office in our national council chambers at Washington. Prof. J. H. Ackerman, last week made a ruling on several questions pro pounded to him,as to the duties of school boards under certain conditions. Under the new ruling a district board may employ a teacher when there is no money in the treasury and pay such in curred indebtedness from the first money received from the common school fund . i A contract drawn for. one year is legal even though, its provisions extend be jviiu his ume ui iub annual meeting Wednesday the Willamette stood 13 feet aboye low waUr mark in Corvallis as a result of the late heavy rains. River traffic on the upper river is at pres sent Blow and but few boats are running this far up. The C.&E. boats will not be put on the upper river at all this win ter owing to the scarcity of freight to be transported. The company will place them on the lower Willamette and Co- lumbia, where they will be scheduled for regular service. A "Bon Marche" is sometiiinir out of the ordinarv for Cftrrnllia t that ia what is presented the visitor at the "Arcade," where "Billy and his wife" preside. The aim of Mr. Lafferty, the proprietor, has been to present to Cor vallis people during the holiday season as elegant a display of china, glassware, crockery, fancy goods and notions of all kiads, as has been seen in Corvallis, and his idea has been well carried out. The many departments of the Arcade arefthe-state, which seems to prove that there complete, and the articles in each are well selected. The needlewoak depart ment, in charge of Mrs. Lafferty, con tains samples of work which is not to be found even in our state metropolis, the Bulgarian needlework being one of them. The idea of Mr. Lafferty is to present to- the public, goods of a variety and kind net to be found elsewhere in the city, and at prices to sujt everyone. Greffoz has Seth Thomas watches for $2.40. . Will Johnson, an alumnus of the OAC, and a resident of Harrisburg lias been visiting relatives and friends during the week. ' The college ditch has been thoroughly cleaned and as a result " tha water fall caused by the recent, heavy rains was thoroughly drained. Formerly - the campus was floeded when such precipi tations as we have had of late occurred Arrangements have been made by President Gatch, Dr.- Withycombe and others of the state experiment station, for a two-days farmers' institute to be held at Toledo sometime in the near future. The report -and recommendations of the United States engineers regarding the improvement of the channel at the entrance to Yapuina bay were agreed upon on Friday last . and forwarded to Washington. The wind Wednesday morning was sufficiently strong to blow down a few signs along Main street and cause a great deal of inconvenience to the ladies who were . endeavoring to navigate their plumes and curls along the street. For the next sixty days will offer all my goods at a bargain and allow ten per cent discount. Have five dozen trimmed hats at prices from $1.55 to $2.75. Four decen school and street hats from 25 to 50 cents. . Mks. J. Mason In spite of the rain a large crowd was on the street Tuesday afternoon to wit ness the parade of the college band aad football team. The band this vear is unusually good and the music they ren dered is above what has ever yet beon attained by the college musicians. Salem is still claiming that TJ. of O, and O. A. C. have "cold feet" because these teams refused . to play Salem &ne asserts. that balems victory over P. U. is the reason for this icyness. Last Saturday a team from Tualatim where- eve rthat may be defeated P. IT. by score of 17 to 5. Oh I Salem where was thy victory. . Staff Capt. Willis assisted by Adjt, Marion Evans the Junior Soldier Staff Secretary of the Northern Pacific Division are to conduct special meetings in the Salvation Army hall. The public are cordially invited to attend. The Adjt, would like to see the children at the 2 p. m. meeting on Sunday. ; In the show window of T. L. Miller, is to ue witnessed a most unique ana in teresting handkerchief display, arranged by "Jimmie. the fixer," of the establish ment. A turkey;gobbler, whese wings. tail and feathers are made of handker chiefs, poses majestically in a minature field of linen. The displav is a novel one and is deserving of notice. The steamer Eugene has been released by its creditors and . is again ready for work. The directors of the Eugene Transfer company have settled with E. C. Smith, the creditor, and the boat will resume its usual run on the river. The boat has in. sight a large amount of freight to transport to and from points along her. course. Warehouses have been secured at Albany and Corvallis to be used by the Eugene. - A public school pupil in preparing a composition, on the humau anatmomy gave the following unique description : The human body is divided into three parts the head, the chist and the stum mick. The head contains the eyes and brains, if any. The chist contains the lungs and a piece of liver. The stura- mick is devoted to several divisions of which the parts are a, e, i, o, u, and some times w and y. A Corvallis man who is a kind of a theasophist in his way though not an imbiber by any means, says that the next dictionary will contain many new words, among them the word "helaya." When a man kuocks about towu until three o'clock in the morning and then gets up with a head on him like a pumk kin, he always says he has had a helava time. The word is a good ,r-a and should have aplace in our next dictionary. A quiet but delightful home wedding occurred at high noon on Monday at the home of Rev. Mark Noble, when he. unit ed Mr. Bert W. Bruce and Miss Grace DIlis in holy wedlock, in the presence of Miss Olga Post and Mrs. Mary Force. Boquets of beautiful flowers adorned the room and' everything evinced the tact of the high esteem in which these young people were held. After hearty congratulations they departed on the I ;20 train for Portland, whence they go to Idaho, their future home. Many are the good wishes that follow them from the students and citizens of Corvallis. The lower sewer is now ready to re ceive its branch connections. Last Satur day Prot. Skelton made en inspection of the sewer, testing its velocity and mak ing other observations. Tbe velocity of flow in the newer is good, being such as to carry through any obstacle that can get within it, with a normal flow or water. The next thing to be considered is the proper grading of the streets along the route of the sewer, so that the surface water can reach it and da carried away, Unless the streets are properly graded the sewer caa do but little good in the way of surface draining. At a regular . meeting of Council No 2, Seleot Masters, held on Wednesday eve ning of last week the following officers were elected for the ensuing year. J. Fred Yates, Thrice Illustrious Master; J. B. Hornor, Deputy Master; Principal conductor of the work, R. L. Raber ; Treasurer. E. Holgate; Recorder, S. Chipman ; Captain of the Guard, H. W. Hall ; Conductor, George Horning ; Stew art Z. H. Davis jJSentinel William Groves After the election officers were in stalled by the Thrice Illustrious Grand Master of Oregon, M. S. Woodcock of this city. The annual report of Binger Herman, commmissioner of the general land office shows that in Oregon the total amount of laud disposed of by the land office was 540,428, which brought $143 390. The sales in the Roseburg district which includes Benton county, was much larger than of any other distract in is a possibility of there being a greater attractiou here for new-comers thau elsewhere.- The total sales of this district amounted to $15,839, representing 156 895 acres, of whicn $7,469, representing 1,689 acres, wag embraced in cash entries. The present outlook indicates that there will be a much larger transfer of real es tate in this district during the coming year than there has been in the past Attorney E.. E. Wilson made Albany a business visit on Saturday last. Harold Strong and his mother left for Portland on Tuesday's train to attend the golden wedding of Mr. and Mrs., W. G. Jean, the former being an .uncle of Mr. E. W. Strong. The reception occur red in the metropolis, Wednesday night. '.The ferry above Corvallis, at the Kiger island, has been improved. . Reub Kiger has had a large cable suspended across the river, high enough for the boats to pass under, and the ferry will be operated by means of the cable and the river current henceforth, - The directors of the Oregon Hop Grow ers' Association have perfected arrange ments by which the present hop crop yet in the hands of the growers can be marketed to the best advantage. To secure this .'result sufficient funds are on ha nd to finance the crop and to carry the growers who are in need of assist ance, it now becomes necessary lor tne hop growers to stand together and the success of the undertaking is assured A mass meeting of the hop growers of the state is called for and will be held in the city of Portland, - in the chamber of commerce hall, at 10 :30 a. m. on Fri day, December 1st. The Southern Pa cific has made a rale of full fare for the round trip from any point on its lines in Oregon from Eugene, Corvallis, Spring field, and all intervening points to Port land. .:.-."J, An incident of a celebrated criminal trial: In the trial of Captain Saunders for the murder of Charles Campbell, one the attorneys for the state said to the jury in a sneering manner "I will be followed by Judge Burnett for the de- fence, he will appeal to your sympaf hies, he will cry and will probably make some of you cry." To ' which Judge Burnett retorted as follows ; "The Volunteer Counsel who has just taken his seat told you in a sneering manner that I would cry before I got through; well gentlemen I may, I haye often shed tears over the weaknesses and follies of human nature, Due in doing so, I haye done so more than the master, who wept over the sins of the world; the Counsel will never cry, to cry, a man must have a heart in him, he has none, in the place where his heart ought to be, there is a piece of dirty ice." t. TWO NIGHTS. Local Talent Credits Itself in The Pre sentation of "My Friend from India." Measured by the success attendant on the presentation of the farce, "My Friend from India," by Corvallis amateurs, the selection of that play was a ,wise one. It is seldom - the case that, a theatrical performance will bear repetition here but this play has proven an exception. In the audience Wednesday evening there .were several who had witnessed the play on the previous evening and yet they enjoyed it all over again as much as on the. first evening. - It is the. general opinion that the play . was the equal of any amateus performance ever given in Corvallis, and many regard it as the best Those who failed to attend have just cause to regret their absence. ' " - ' . - From the lime the curtain rose on tbe first act until the end, the audience was continually applauding. ' It "would be difficult to say which one of the acts was the best. - During the mirror scene in the second act, each evening, the players were compelled to wait until the audi ence had ceased td applaud before pro ceeding with the play. .-" The play has this advantage that it is easy to stage, and while it is one in which professionals may display their ability, still it is one within the reach of amateurs for creditable production and it is no ex aggeration to say that en this occasion home talent acquitted themselves with credit.. The players were less than .two weeks rehearsing and if their work " in 'My Friend from India" is a saniple'of what they can do. it is to be hoped that they may be 6een on the stage in other plays ia the future. E. A Musical Treat. A musical treat of high order and of a nature to be enjoyed and appreciated by lovers of all classes of music, was that given by Miss Dorothea Nash, assisted by Miss Marguerite Hansen; of Port land, as contralto, and Mr. Gifford Nash, of Eugene, as accompanist, at the college chapel last Friday night. The aeats of the chapel were well filled by an appre ciative audieace, and the rapt attention that was paid the performers throughout the entertainment, was in itself convinc ing proof of the merits ef the recital. : -.; Miss Nash has never before been heard by a Corvallis audience, with such a general enthusiasm at the excellence of her rendition of the masters as she was at Friday's recital. - Her interpretation of Bethoven's Moonlight Sonata,at the opening of the entertainment, was of such an inspiring . nature as to appeal to all those present, and from then on through out the evening her selections on the program were listened- tj with, the utmost attention. : . .- Miss Hansen as contralto won many admirers, while Prof. Gifford Nash, as accompanist, held the high standard of excellence as a pianist that has beeu tendered him bv Corvallis people. Lovers of high art music are seldom given a better opportunity ,of satisfying their desires than, that afforded by the recitals given by Miss Nash . ' Great Attraction Coming ' At Groves' opera house, Saturday even ing, December 2d, Stewart & Bird's comic players, confidentially the real thing, in troducing that great big booming merry-go-round of unadulterated hilarity. "Pa Pa," the live wire comedy craze with a register of farce favorites that would do honor to any comedy produc tion. Pretty girls, clever comedians, ex quisite costumes, catchy music. AH those wishing to iaave a jolly laugh should not miss the opportunity of see ing "Pa Fa," Saturday evening. Gen eral admission, 25 cents ; reserved seats, 50 cents, at usual place. .:.,- ' A Quiet Wedding. At the home of President Gatch, on Thursday morning at 11 o'clock, Miss Claire Gatch and Lieben H. Wheeler were married by Dr. Thompson. Ii was a quiet home wedding, there being none present except the family of President Gatch, the groom and Dr. Thompson, The bride is the esteemed daugeter of President andMra. Gatch, the groom is a prominent attorney of Seattle. After the ceremony and dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler departed for their future home EUGENE WINS EASILY THE FARMERS LOSE BY A SCORE OF 38 TO O. BishoD Conld Run Oar Ends As Was Feared, and His Dashes Were Sensational. . . The great annual football struggle be tween- the lemon and the orange is history, and while the orange went down under crushing defeat, she has no reasoa to he discouraged. Her record this season is an enviable one, her list of victories be ing so brilliant as to make the utcome of yesterday's contest doubtful, " ' Uof.Ohas been most fortunate this year.'' She has. played many desperate contests, yet her men went into the game fit for the work of their lives. On the other hand, OAC went on the field with Scott, Goodrich' and Walters crip pled, and Hall was badly hurt early the game. . . Eugene played a clean and beautiful game and is entitled to all the glory for it. She was strong where the orange was weak.-1 Bishop, her splendid back, was able to Bkirt our slow ends and without interference pass Hall, whose crippled back made him almost helpless, for runs of 40 to SO yards time and again. These long runs together with two touchdowns from flukes took the hearts but of the farmers. . , TUB GAME. ' OAC defended the west goal and U of kicked to her 20-yard line. The ball was advanced by scrimmages to the 45- yard line and lost oa downs. U of O tried the line for small gain aad Bishop darted across the field to the farmers' 20 yard line. Payne was sent through for a touchdown. Time, four minutes. Try for goal failed. Score, U of O, 6; OAC, 0. After the next kick-off, U of O sent Bishop for a long run into the farmers' territory. Here it was held . for downs. By magnificent offensive play ing that brought cheers from the followers of the emon, the ball was worked back to U ef O's ten-yard line, where it was .lost on afumhle. Payne punted on the first down. Hall fumbled the punt at the center of the field, and Smith gathered it in and ran to a tonchdown. Tvo long runs by Smith and Bishop netted another touchdown and the first half ended, U of O, 16 ; OAC, 0. At the. opening of the second half the bail was carried by long end runs across the center of tbe field into the farmers' territory. Here it was secured and brought steadily back to U of O's 35- yard line. A farmer fumbled, Young picked it up and ran over a clear field to touchdown. Harding was now badly hurt. Hall and Scott were almost out of the game and hile the orange struggled' desparately, Bishop's long runs and Smith's plunges could not be withstood and the half ended with the final score, U of O 38 ; oac, o. . This is the eame score , by which Eu" gene defeated the local team lau year, yet thegame was not nearly so one-sided. The team and excursionists who ac- ompanied them were well received by the people of Eugene.- The special train arrived in that city before noon, and left tor Albany at 10:30 p. m. , arriving in Corvallis at 1 o'clock. 7 . . 7 The Chemawa Game. What was probably' the last game of football for the season of '99, on the local field, was played last Saturday between the Chemawa Indians and a team from the college composed partly of men from the first aud second elevens. The object of the home team ia arranging the game, beidg to give the substitutes a taste of real ball before meeting TJ. of O. on Thanksgiving. Practice on defense was the program of the OAC managers and they were not particular whether they won the game or not, so long as a decent showing was made. The game had not been in progress long, however, before the foul and dirty play of the Indians, which was over looked by the Indian referee who was their manager, made the boys- deter mined to win. This change of front is depicted by the details of the game. - Tbe Indians were permitted to make mass plays, and their interference was formed before the ball was snapped, and as a result, it was almost impossible to stop end dashes without some gain. Captain Sanders played nearly every position on the team, and it is too bad that his brilliant work was marred by the worst slugging ever seen on the home field.. :'::' .V. ;, -' The Indians appeared first on the end iron and showed much practice by their ability to punt and handle the ball. Shortly before 3 o'clock the home team trotted on the field and as they lined p for play, it was noticed that Captain Walters, half-backs Goodrich and Hard ing, and gnard Gallagher were on the side lines. '. OAC had the kick off and defended the west goal. . Tne ball sailed down the field to Chemawos 20yard line, where it was "prettily "caught and . returned 10 yards. ' The line was tried for a small gain and the end for i5 yards. .The Indians were playing furious ball. The end was again tried. - McCaustland was drawn in for the first time this season and the fast little back," Reagan, dashed away Without - interference. Hall, at full, woke up as he passed and watched him as he crossed the goal line for Che mawas first touch down. Time, two minutes. Try for goal failed, Score Che mawa 5 OAC 0. After the next kick-off, Chemawa be gan a series of plunges through the places where t Walters and Gallogher ought to be, until these were stopped up, and then came dashes. The'referee was coaching his team and did not see that Chemawa was forming mass plays and making forward passes, so Elgin drew bis attention to these matters, while the Indians were in the very act, but to so avail. ' They continued and Chemawa scored again in 10 minutes. Score Che-' mawa 11 ; OAC, 0. . The next kick-off was neatly caught. Altera few downs, the farmers took a brace and began to take an interest in thegame. Smith was crippled and Gal-, lagher took his place at guard. , Chema wa fumbled, on the next down and an alert farmer fell on the ball. It was the farmers time to play ball. They ripped and tore over and around Chemawa's line and had a touch down before the i Indians could tell what had happened. Try for goal was successful and the score stood, Chemawa, ll': OAC, 6. The Indians kicked-off, and the farm ers gave them another exhibition ot aggressive foot-ball, which soon scored another touch down. -Hall, who Jias not missed a goal this year, made it 6 and the score was Chemawa, 11 ; OAC 12. The next kick-off was but another oppor tunity for the farmers to score and they did it. Score Chemawa, 11; OAC, 18, The oraDge was repeating the perform ance whenjtime was called for the first half. On the opening of tne next half, poor generalship in attempting Sanders' end instead of repeating the successful tactics of the first half, gave the Indi ans the ball on -downs near the center of the field. They played with desper ation. The farmers contested every inch but Sanders finally went through for a touchdown. Score, Chemawa, 17; OAC, 18. The redmen had to play ball after the next kickeff to make head way Sanders had been changed from end to tackle, and as the signal came for a plunge through Rice, Sanders Btruck him twice full . in 4he- face. The blows brought cries of indignation from the spectators' who expected to see Sanders sent from the field. This was not done, however, and Hanley took Rice's place, the game proceeding with scarcely a minute's delay. Shortly after this, Scott had his kaee'thrown out and Wills took his place. This little player showed ex cellent defense. - The local men were now determined to bold down the score, and resisted stubbornly. Hanley soon went down before Sanders, and Walters, who had been begging to get into the game, struggled with those who wished to hold him out, on account of his crip pled hand, for the Thanksgiving game, and finally took his place in the line. Sanders felt his iuferiority and changed to end. The Indians tried tackle on the next down, but Walters was there and there was no gain. . They were on OAC.s 15-yard line. Regan, a gentleman and a clean player who .learned football at Carlisle, skirted the end and was downed on the two yard line by Harding who had replaced Belt at half. . Right here is where the farmers showed their superi ority over the Indians at every point of the game. 1 On their two-yard line they baffled every effort of the red men to make an inch on three downs, and the ball was theirs. Wills signaled Wal ters to carry the ball, but fumbled in assing. A farmer ;fell on the pigskin a foot from the goal line. Harding was sent around Sanders for 15 yards. Two small gains and a mistake in signals gave the ball to Chemawa. It was close to' OAC's goal line when she again secured the ball. Hall made a beautiful punt to the center . of the field. He had taken his time to do it, and Johnson was there when it fell. ' He was in the act of tack-J ling the redman as he picked up the ball, when an Indian deliberately caught and held him. The man with the ball fairly flew a cross the field and was tackled on the farmers 35-yard line. The refer- ree blinked at the foul tackle of his Indian protege and was about to proceed with the game. After 'much persuasion he was induced to penalize 'the Indians 15 yards; the only penalty, by the way, impesed during the entire game. Time was called shortly and the game ended with a victory for the orange in a game thai was anything but football. This as regret&ble, for the local team had received and given splendid treatment to Salem, Albany, and Multnomah and the best of feeling prevailed " between the players and spectators. . . Daniel Peggs' Sudden Death. To the undertaking establishment of N. Wilkins, on last Monday morning was brought the body of a man, and ow ing the peculiar circumstances connected with his death, a post mortem examina tion was held by the coroner's jury. The dead man was Daniel Peggs who has resided for a year prior to his death on a farm in Linn County, about two miles across the river from Corvallis. On Sunday night he sat in his arm chair, before the fire-place, of the sitting-room his home. : Near him sat his wife. As they sat there in silence, the latter was taken suddenly by surprise to see her husband ihrow his arms wildly into the air, take a few gasps for breath, and fall forward. The wife rose quickly from her seat and caught her husband just as the lost life breath left him. The cause of Daniel Pegg's death was mystery to those who were quickly summoned to the scene. He had been about during the day attending "to his BBual routine of his farm duties, and seemed in bis usual health. The next day the coroner's jury, on their 'post mortem examination found that death was the result of an inflamed and en larged spleen. . . - . - About a year ago Daniel Pegg's moved to Linn County from south Benton. He was an esteemed and respected man, tad the wife and two married daughters who survive him, have the sympathy of their many friends in. tbe community. Christmas shopping is made easy when you have a large and varied stock to se lect from. We carry a complete line of diamonds, watches, - chains, rings, em blem pins, buttons, and charms, solid silver ware and silver plate ware. . Silver novelties & .'' We buy for cash and - give our customers : the benefit of the extra discount, you are invited tocall.., when in Albany and see our display. . . F. M. FkkncIi, ' The Jeweler,. . - . - v STARR WON. The Monroe Land Case Decided by the ReBIster in Favor of Miles Starr. . In the Roseburg land office the Starr- Shinn land case has been decided and the resulting decision was in favor, of M. j. Starr, who made contest for a 192 acre tract of land near Monroe last May, and not until a few days ago was the finale in the case reached. The decision was by the register and-re-ceiver of the Roseburg land office and is the result of the testimony made .by County Clerk Watters as referee in the case last May. In the decision is de clared the statement that the filings made by the Shinn brothers on the Starr holdings are null and void, and as a con sequence the disputed property is re stored to Starr. - The entry of the Shinn brothers upon the tracts embraced in their homestead entries was a forcible one, and unlawful trespass upon the known and undispu ted possessions of another and that they can acquire no rights therelrotn to the land in question under coyer of -the set tlement laws, that the homestead entry, No. 9006, of William Shinn, Jr., and No. 9025 of Raymond A. Shinn, should ba cancelled, aad that M. C.;Starr,as devisee of Noah A. Starr, .has fully . established his right to make - entry, thereof under the rule. Thirty days time " is allowed to appeal Jronx ithis' decision The land in question comprises 192 acres, and the contest for its possession began in the closing days of 1897. The land was in posession of M. C- Starr. It had been purchased as school land by his father, Noah Starr of the Benton county school superintendent in March, 1860, and the Bum of $1,023 had been paid for it, It had been cultivated by the Starrs, father and son for nearly forty years, W. E. and R. A, Shinn had suddenly filed homesteads on the property, and some of the Starrs had arisen Thanks giving morning, 1897, to see a new cabinJ standing in the field with the Shinns occupy ing it. A suit for ejectment of the Shinns was brought, and the Shinns won the case. They held from the Rose burg land office a certificate indicating that the land, at the time they had filed on it, was vacant. This was a document that the jury could not overlook, and the Shinns remained masters of the field, and haye since coutinued to occupy the premises. . , . The Chapmans Dismissed. Dr. Chapman and those concerned in the late bigamy case have been dis charged and the case dismissed from court. On Friday last the county court room was crowded with' the many spectators who bad assembled to witness and listen to the final decision made by the court in the case of the Chapmans. The exam ination was made before Justice Bryson, and the evidence given was concise and to the point. . Judge Burnett was added to the coun sel for defence and he and Lawyer Bilyen of Eugene stubbornly resisted eyery argu ment and objection raised by the prose- cutiag attorney. - ". The first witness was T. W. Cavender, son-in-law of Dr. Chapman. He had known both defendants for many years. He also knew Amanda R. Chapman, the Georgia wife. The daughter of the lat ter by Dr. Chapman was witness' wife. Witness was married to Miss Chapman at the doctor's home in Georgia, Decem ber 6, 1888. They lived with the Chap mans from that time until the doctor left in 1892. No question was ever raised there concerning the validity of the marriage of the Chapmans. They were reputed to be man and wife. The second witness was Mrs. Caven der. Said she was 30 years of age, and was .the daughter of Dr. Chapman 'and Amanda Chapman, of Georgia. She told a straight story, explaining in de tail the family relations of Dr. Chapman with both wives. She said that at one time Dr. Chapman talked to her of her mother. He said that her mother had been a true and faithful wife to him and he had not treated her right. The third and lastwitness "was Henry Elliott. The. Monroo Chapmans have stayed at his house where they have be baved as man and wife, occupying the same room, xie exhibited a deed signed by Dr. Chapman and Jane Chapman, as his wife. Died in Kings Valley. At his home in Kings Valley, Wednes day afternoon, Judge Chenpweth, a early Oregon pioneer, died as a result of old age. - : Judge Chenoweth was formerly a resi dent of Corvallis, having served a term as mayor of this city many years ago. He was a man who was ever awake to the best interests of the community, and was one of Corvallis' ablest citizens of early days. He was the man who turned the first - shovel of earth in the construction of the old W. V. & C. rail road, now the C, & E. - , . - Judge Chenoweth has been failing in health for some time in the past, and while his death was a surprise to none, the loss of so able a citizen is mourned by many, ''v' A Benton Turtle Ranch. The cultured epicure knows no sweetei delight than turtle soup, made to order aad made right. It may surprise some Oregonians to know that ' within the borders of their own state is an inland Industry devoted to the propagation of the creeper of the traditional nine kinds of meat. r - Turtle-raising, is a familiar occupation in the eastern states. - Not far from the southern suburbs of Chicago is a frog raising farm, which flourishes on a repu tation of supplying huge croakers to the Windy City caterers. A s - In the south, end of Benton county is a turtle ranch probably the only one in the entire northwest Pacific country. They discovered that while ' the broth from the huge soft shell back turtle was an appropriated luxury," the supply was not equal to the demand. : ;. A San Trancisco firm agreed to take all that the Oregonians could furnish. The proprietors understood the business f fattening turtles and they have in creased their facilities until they were enabled, a few days ago, to ship 200 dozen to the Golden Gate markets. The price paid is . said ; to be ; $2 per dozen. Seemingly, a low figure that, but, never theless, said to be profitable. , The Maccabees, Knights and Ladies, united in an enjoyable social Wednes Uay evening. , . ; -- t.; 4 Pltttns DURING OUR GREAT EXPANSION SALE. Plum No. 1 A lot of Boys' Suits, ages 4 to 7 Plum No. 2 years worth from $5 00 to $6 50. $2 50 Your pick for $2 50. A lot of Men's Fine Shoes, lace and Plum No. 3 Congress, worth from $5 00 to $6 50. ' $3 50 - Your pick for 3 50. A lot of Men's and Boys' Stiff Hats, worthfrom $2 00 to $5 00. Your pick for One Big Dollar. Plum No 4 We are showing the strongest line of Men's and Boys' Suits. Overcoats, Ulsters and Mackintoshes ever shown in this section, all. at reduced prices. . OPENING WEEK The Arcade COMMENCING MONDAY, NOV, 27tb Holiday Goods in endless variety. Come and visit our CTiina Annex, See the beautiful line and latest pattern. Elegant display of ART NEEDLE WORK Fancy Pillows, Etc. Don't fail to come and eee the display whether you wish to purchas or not Very Respectfully, Wi P. LAFFERTY. Ttipt Ppiitit Store! n A RARMHART. Manaesr. An entirely new enterprise just opened in the Zierolf blook op- s posite the Postoffice. . . . - ' PAINTS, OILS, BRUSHES, G ASS, PUTTY A specialty will be made of all kinds of ammunition. Shells reloaded and sportsman'e goods of all kinds kept in stock. C. A. BARNHART. a A A , A A A Aft AA A AAAJr onnumnwuiiuinjiruuuwiiuir nere s Where We Get Together! You want shoes. Latest styles; Buys the Queen or the money. $2.00 THE CASH STORE, Dmr.fi TRY FOR Fresh FINE TEAS AND COFFEES ..CORVALLIS : RA'AAAAi Pioneer Bakery & Restaurant The Most Popular Eating House la the City ; HODES & HALL, Proprietors, Fresh bread dally. ' We keep a complete stock of Candies Fruits and. Nuts. Everything in the line of Srnok- V ' ' er's Supplies. , . " - ' - f Office of the long-distance and lc;ljolep)iones. - ' ' Main Street, - - - ..; A lot of Men's Frock Suits, sizes' 34 to 39, worth $13 50 to $20 00. $7 '50 Your pick for $7 50. " $1 00 i ' We've got shoes. Lowest prices. Bee Shoe. The best Shoe ia town Call and see them. , v Corvallis, Oregon. 5 N Groceries PROVISIONS, HOTIQfiS. CIGARS i ? Wli Corvallis, Oregon. n Seattle, Wash. V