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,.
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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.;
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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.
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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
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We've got shoes.
Lowest prices.
Bee Shoe. The best Shoe ia town
Call and see them. , v
Corvallis, Oregon. 5
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Groceries
PROVISIONS, HOTIQfiS. CIGARS
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? Wli Corvallis, Oregon.
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