Union gazette., January 12, 1900, Image 3

Union Gazette.
FRi-XAY, JAN, 12, 19C J.
New Ktd Gloves
Nearly 800. iairs of new kid gloves for
- ladies just added to our stock. Our
5 lines at $1 00, tl 25 and $1 50 are vei
stroi.g. 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 ou sale. A line
at $3 00 and another at $5 00 are ex
ceptionally neat and good value.
Golf
CAPES
AND JACKETS
This department
plete than ever,
show the stock,'
is now nearer com
We would like
to
S, E, Young & Son
- Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL NEWS.
Born to the wife of Mr. Hansel, of
Jobs Addition, a daughter.
Mrs. Stimpson and daughter,. Ida, of
Newport, yisited with Arthur Stimpson
in Corvallia, Sunday.
Prof. Ginn's class in vocal music will
iiive an entertainment- at Oak ; Ridge
church next Tuesday evening. : -- ,
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs
. . O' C ITvaof Hrnva fa VTRltlTlff
her maternal grandparents m this city,
Mack i Porter has sold two of .his
thnmnuhhrfid 'Polled Aneus bulls. The
purchaser was Mr. Seavey, of Eugene,
and the price paid was 1200. , '"'
Prof. W. A. Ginn, teacher of piano,
organ, guitar and theory of mnsic,
Special work iu voice culture. Latest
and" best methods. Call at Graham &
Wells for terms, etc. . . : - '
Rnhert Golden, who servea witn we
Washiugton Volunteers in' the Phil
ippines, has reached his home in Marsh-
neia alter long uei.cui.iuu, cmuj
hospital at San Francisco.
Recorder Gellatly hr.3 T- forsaken the
vocatioa of farming. He has sold his
stock and implements to Mr Ingram,
who came here recently from. Kansas,
antf has leased hia farm 'to this gentle
man.' "; " ' . ,:
: We hope to see the Home Amusement
Company well patronized. It is a home
institution and the entertainments are
electing, instructive, and amusing
Thejr price sf admissioa is 25 cents,
children IScents." - - -
The choir of the . Presbyterian church
was'defightfully entertained at the par
sonage last Saturday . evening, by the
pastor, Dr. . Thompson: h Lunch was
nnrvkil nml mnsic and conversation filled
in the hours until parting. i
Tlje position recently held by Elvin
Newfcon at the big prune orchard, has
been resigned by-him, and is now being
tilled by Mr. Bcnmiat. ,,Mr. piewron
will remain in; Corvallis until the close
of the school year, when he will move
to his farm near Philomath. " "
Mr. John Gault, full-back of .the
O A C football team Of '97, which held
the .Northwest championship, was in
the city this week. 'John will attend
the G AC next year, and he says that
a nujnber of prominent footballists troua
HiUsWo have determined to come here
to acjiool next season. v . ' ; - . "
Last Sunday eveuing Postmaster John
son had his attention called to the fact
that the chimtiey "to his residence was
burning out by much smoke and flames
issuing therefrom . A liberal use of pres
ence of mind and aa internal application
of table salt, extinguished the flames
and prevented the calling oat of the
fire department. "
Cin ami hoar nmn nf r.ll hflt soloists.
quartets and orchestra work of New
York city rendered on Edisons Latest
Mammoth Grand Concert' Machine,
Monday, night January 15th .. at the
opera house. It will startle, surprise
and please you. Miss Faye Swick the
elocutionist is a specialist Jo comic ren
ditions. The daily Oregonian and. other
papers of different places where she has
appeared speak very highly of her.
Clerk of the County Court Holmes has
been confronted with another registration
problem, says the Oregonian. - Some ex
soldiers of foreign birth seem to be of the
opinion that their discharge papers make
full citizens of them, and have for years
been voting on the strength of the dis
charge from the United Stateaarmy, but
the law is to the contrary, and they will
have to take out citizen's papers, which
is a very easy thing to be done.
Miss Faye Swick who appears as
elocutionist in the entertainment to be
given here January 15th by the Home
Amusement Company is well known in
this city, where she has numerous rela
tives. Her interpretation is said to be
scholarly and her delivery natural and
graceful. " The Oregonian has said of her
"Miss Swick the popular elocutionist,
charmed her audience with her rendition
of 'The Confessional', which showed her
stroug dramatic power." ' 7'
Yesterdav evening, just aftar the C &
E train left Shelbum, D. Hedges, a pass
enger on the train, assailed conductor
J. P. McErlane. -. The conductor - drop
ped the matter, but when the train'
reached Albany, Hedges renewed the
assault at the depot, and blood flowed
lively. ; Hedges has one hand off. A
gun was dropped by him on the platform
during the fight, but whether he attempt
ed to use it or not does not appear clearly.
Hedges was ai rested last night for carry
ing concealed weapons and was locked
up in the county jail by Sheriff Munkers.
He is a resident of Shelbnrn. Herald.
Lake Dorris, formerly of Independ
ence, has resigned his position at Eugene
and takes auother in an implement house
in Stockton, Cat. Lake was in town
Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Dorris came
up from McMinnvillo and met him here
to bid him goodbye. Mr. Dorris is an
excellent hardware man and we wish
him success in his new location. As
soon as he is nettled Mrs. Dorris will
join him at Stockton. West Side.
Previous to locating iu. Independence,
Mr. Dorris was engaged in the hardware
business in Corvallis. He has the energy
and ability to fill any position in the
business.
A sunshine recorder has been added to
'"o list of meteorological instruments of
Hie O. A. U. weather station.
Mr. Hirrinsrton leaves Monday for
Seattle, where he will canvas fcr the
eale of his washing machine.
Miss Leona Smith is' home, from San
Francisco, where she has been for the
past several months studying music.
The Corvallis lumber yard, heretofore
controlled by Samuel Whiteside & Son
nassed into the hands of J. B. and j
W. Irvine last Wednesday.
Another of the highly popular series
of dances which haye been conducted by
the firemen this fall and winter will be
held at their hall tomorrow evening,
The Occidental 6aloon has passed into
new hands. The purchasers are J,
Kreins and S. Smith, two gentlemen who
have been residents of Corvallis for some
time, and whose reputation for business
ability guarantees their success,
The Wilson Commission Company has
moved back into its old quarters near
J. H. Harrisrstore, and the Kline build
ing recently occupied by this company
is beioir overhauled preparatory to the
moving in of Hout's meat market.
The small-pox seems to be pietty well
under control in Kings Valley. Jack
Hall who has been acting aa nurse in this
district, sent a letter to sheriff Riekard
Wednesday, asking that clothes be sent
to him, as he wished to come home,
The ladies of the basket ball team of
the O A O will meet a team of ladiea
from Albany in a friendly contest in the
armory at the college this evening at 7 :15,
Following this will be an indoor baseball
game between the O. A. O. nine and a
team representing Albany college.
Joseph Bryant is horns' from his visit
to Missouri, and the signs of prosperity
he saw there are calculated to place that
state in the republican calendar. The
corn crop is the largest in these fifty
years and the price per bushel is 35 cents,
when 20 cents is considered' good. The
price of cattle is high and farmers are
thrifty and happy.
The motion of Attorney General Black'
burn to dismiss the; appeal in the case of
State of Oregon, respondent, vs E. D,
Horner, appellant, for the reason that
the notice of appeal in this case was not
directed to and served , upon the clerk of
the court, where the judgment roll was
filed,' was allowed in an opinion handed
down by the supreme court Monday. ;
At its recent meeting Corvallis Grange
No. 242 elected the following officers :
Dr Jas Withycombe, -worthy master:
Mrs Isabel Homer, overseer ; Mr J B
Irvine, lecturer; Mr WL Sharp, steward ;
Mrs McCaustland, chaplain; Prof F L
Kent, treasurer; Mrs HL French, secre
tary; Prof ER Lake, gate keeper; Mrs
Precious 'Shedd, ' Pomona: Miss Mina
Yates, Flora; Mrs JF Yates, Ceret; Mrs
Withycombe, lady assistant steward.
Friday's Oregonian7 contains intelli
gence of the death of R. R. Walker, son-in-law
of Mr. Rowland Fisher; who lives
just west of this city. Mr. Walker was
was well known in Corvallis, where ho-
resided for many years. Thursday morn'
ing he was found dead in his bed by
hiB wife and the coroner's jury in its ver
dict gave as the cause . of death, "Cere
bral hemmorrhage.'' Mr. Walker was
38 years of age. A widow and two child
ren purvive him. t . V ' . V : ''.'' :
A man in a rather peculiar uniform
passed through Corvallis Wednesday.
He is in the employ of Uncle Sam in
the capacity of light hause keeper and
has been stationed at Heceta Head light
house for some time, but has been trans
ferred to the sound: He was on bis way
via the C. & E. to his future post. He
was wearing the regulation navy blue.
ith large brass buttons and an emblem
on his cap of a eavernment light house
for ships that pass in the night."
Some one seems to be laboring under
misapprehension . regarding the pur-
chase of the filing cases by the county
court. It is stated that a much larger
and more serviceable case could have
been purchased for an additional outlay
of 312. This is a mistake. The case
secured by the court is to cost $732.
The other case mentioned, was. offered
for $1,338, a difference of 1606. The bid
ders, however, offered to take the pres
ent splendid case which stands in the
clerk's office and is valued at $500 or $600,
part payment, allowing for it $200. ;
This still leaves a cash difference of
$406, and the court felt that the proposi
tion would not justify the outlay.
The affairs of the telephone company
which have been looked after by Ho des
& Hall every since the building of the
line to this city six or seven years ago,
are to be taken in hand by the company,
and ait operator will be employed to give
her entire time to looking after the tele
phone business in Corvallis. The office
is still in the building occupied by the
Pioneer Bakery, bat it has been greatly
enlarged and , improvements added.
Mies Francis Brown will continue . as
operator. Miss McKinnon, of Portland,
is in the city, giving instructions and
straightening up the affairs of the com
pany. ,
From reliable sources we learn that a
pat ty of thirteen men are engaged in a
resurvey of the Corvallis and Eastern
railroad near Hampton Buttes in this
county. Some two months ago Mr.
Eckleson, who made the survey some
ten years since, was ordered to proceed
to Ontario and make a survey for the
piyposo of straightening the line where
practicable, which he is now doing,
For the first time in the history of the
road work has been commenced without
a blare of trumpets and it is possible
that the management have actually de
cided to do something besides making a
bluster. - At all events, surveying is an
excellent indicatioa that something is on
the tapis. Prineville Journal.
The number of road districts iu Benton
county has been reduced from 45 to 16
and the voting precincts, by the abolish
ing of Lobster precinct, from 16 to 15.
This is in conformity with the law which
provides that the boundaries of a road
district must lie wholly within the
boundaries of the election precinct.
This does not limit the number of road
districts to the number of election pre
cincts, as the former may be established
upon the petition of citizens. Tho only
election precinct having two road dis
tricts is Monroe. At the February term
the court will appoint road supervisors to
serve until the election of their successors
in June, and it is expected that the voters
of each district will make known their
choice for supervisor by petition to the
court.
THE BRIDGE ORDERED.
Henry Stone Secures the Contract for
Bridging the Loan Tout,. -,
The bridge to spaa the Long Tom at
Bundy's has been ordered. Last Satur
day the county court adopted one of the
plans submitted by Henry Stone, and
now all that is necessary is an endorse
ment by the secretary of war.
The p'an adopted is -punch the same
style of bridge as that built many years
aso over this same stream by David
Huggius. The price to be paid is $925.
Should the engineers at Portland endorse
the plans, Mr. Stone will begin work
immediately without waiting for orders
from the secretary of war, and it is ex
pected that the structure will be thrown
open to the public in about tbree months
The bridge will be about the height of
an ordinary - Btanonary image. . iub
. . - . . i ? j mi
movable span will have a clearance of
fifty feet, and will roll back upon the
approaches on castors, the motive power
being a large windlass turned by hand.
The psrtion which rests upon the ap
proach is weighted so there is no danger
of the draw falling into the river while
unsupported.
All Eyes On Sutnpter.
Recorder Gellatly left Tuesday for
Sumpter, accompanied by his sister,
Jennie, who will begin work immediately
upon a set of abstracts which Mr.
Gellatly is making of that country. ' Roy
Avery left for Sumpter, Monday, accom
panied by Joe Blumberg, and other
Corvallisites expect to follow shortly.
John F. Haskins, an old miner of 20
years experience in Montana and British
Columbia, said to an Oregonian reporter
this week:
"Sumpter is going to be as big a min
ing camp as Butte ever was. Even now
in the middle of winter, 126 buildings
are under construction, and more would
be put up if carpenters could be had.
Every train brings many people into
Sumpter. By April 1 the town will have
10.000 people. I consider the Eastern
Oregon gold belt the greatest mining
country ever discovered. ". It will astonish
the world. Many mines are preparing to
put in machinery. Among them are the
Ibex, which is to have a. 20-stampmill ;
the Don Juan, 10 stamps; the Bunker
Hill. 10 stamps, and the Northern Light,
stamps. Since the Diadem was re-
bonded for $4.000, it has yielded enough
ore to meet the bond. . In a vein of 2
feet the ore averages $185 to the ton
There is any amount of $40 and $60 rock
insight." " '
, After Back Pees. :
A step has been taken by the county
court which : is calculated to save the
county many dollars in the future and
possibly afford it some revenue from past
transactions. ; In filing in estate cases the
law provides that a fee shall be charged
commensurate with the value of the es
tate. This fee must be charged at the
time of filing and it is in lieu of alt fees
for further filing in the estate. It has
been the custom to base this fee upon
the probable valuation placed upon the
estate at time of filing, but experieace
has shown ' that " the inventory value
which is shown later is always greatly in
excess of the first estimate given. In
this way the. county has been lsaing
money on nearly every transaction of
this nature. .
The court has instructed the clerk to
review all papers which have been filed
in estate cases since the passage of the
law establishing the present free system
and collect fees estimated upon the act'
nal value of estates.
An Intellectual Treat.
Dr. Kellog, pastor of the Taylor Street
church, of Portland, will lecture in the
Methodist church in this city on next
Tuesday evening at 7 :30 o'clock on one
f the following subjects. "A Wonder
ful Century," or "Forces That Win In
Life." Dr. Kellog is a man of acknowl
edged ability both as a man of literary
attainments aud as a lecturer. No ad
mission fee will be charged, but after the
lecture an opportunity will be given for
the friends of the church to make volun
tary contributions toward raising $100,
the balance yet unprovided for on their
church debt The church has, already
raiseu wjimu i k iwo weens a mue
over fiw, nuu mey uugui nut to iau in
getting the- remaining $100 and thus can
cel all indebtedness on the church. A
cordial invitation is extended to all.
Made a Purchase.
At its session last week the county
court made a purchase which has long
been a necessity. Standing in the clerk's
office is a splendid piece of furniture in
which have been placed all the docu
ments pertaining to cases in court,
which have been filed since the creation
of Benton county. This filing case has
ample accommodations for these , and j
other documents that may be filed for
years to come, but the officers responsible
for their safe keeping have been anxious
to have them placed in a case in the
vaults, where they will be preserved in
case of fire.
The new cases are of steel and will be
of such dimension that they mav be
placed iu the vaults. The cest to the
county will be $732, but the protection
afforded these valuable papers justifies
the outlay.
Uuclo Sam's Ultlanders.
It is contended by Great Britain that
the great and primary cause of the war
in the Transvaal is Uncle Kyiger's denial
of the right of suffrage to the Uitlanders.
Foreign born citizens, residents of the
United States, now find themselves con
fronted by a law enacted by your Uncle
Samuel which wrests the franchise from
two-thirds of them. This law requires
that a naturalized voter upon applying
for registration, must produce legal proof
of his eligibility, but registration blank
"A," which he is required to sign,
demands that he must exhibit his
naturalization papers. Should he fail to
register before the 15th day of May,, he
may swear his vote in, but even then
this blank "A" stands between him and
the ballot box. ,
Many foreign born citizens, who have
been"! voting for a quarter century or more
find themselves unable to meet the re
quirements of the law. They have lost
their naturalization papers, are ignorant as inches of rain fell and 58 hours of sun
to whether their father was naturalized or shine beamed through the clouds. ' The
not, or, in the case of old soldiers, they I
have never been naturalized and have
been voting under the impression that
their discharge papers from the army
made them citizens.- Every voting pre-
cinct in Oregon has its example of tho
uniust requirement of the law. Here in
Corvallis, for instance, are quite a hum
ber. Robert Johnson came to this coun
try from was it Francewhen he was
six vears of age. No more loyal or wor
thy citizen graces Uncle Sam's domain
than Bob," yet he is unable to produce
his father's papers and he is denied the
ballot. D. C. Rose was baptised a citi
zen by the blood and fire of the civil war,
yet he cannot produca the papers which
made his father a citizen. And. there
are others. .-
There is little doubt, however, ihat be'
fore election day the attorney general
will render a solution which will relieve
the situation of its present embarrass
ment. A man who was once eligibl
under , the constitution is eligible . now.
unless debarred for violation of the law,
and any law which disfranchises him is
unconstitutional. : Clerk .Watters is of
the opinion that should nothing be done
before election day, and legal voters are
refused the ballot, the election will be
contested and a special election will be
called. There seems to be little reason
to fear that the matter will be permitted
to assume this complexion.
Found Dead.
Rev. H. F. Dennis, who has been visit
ing in Corvallis for the past four months,
was found dead in his bed yesterday
morning at the home of J. A. Horwaid,
on the Hugh. Smith place north of this
Rev. Dennis was 70 yean of age and
until six or . seven years ago had been
active in the ministry of the ME. Church,
South. .Being a good repeater, he was
well known throughout the state. Until
recently he has made his home at Lewis-
ton, Oregon. He has a son at Salem and
a daughter, at iieppner. iney have
been wired and will probably be here for
the funeral.:: -.. v ' -.
The deceased was in Corvallis Wednes
day and has been attending the revival
services now being held at the M. E.
church. . The cause of bis death is be
lieved to have been rheumatism of the
heart." ' ..' .
; Council Doings. -
At a meeting of the council Monday
evening little business appeared, r The
bill of Attorney Watson, of Albany, for
$300 for attorney's fees in the case of the
city against the water company, was
referred to the finance committee. There
has been some little misunderstanding
about the amount to be paid for these.
services. The city entered into a con
tract to pay $300 for attorney's fees.
One hundred and fifty, doilars of this
amount -has been paid and now comes
this bill for $300. Owing to the amouat
of work done in the case, there , seems to
be a disposition to allow something more
than the.origiual amount. - .
The petitions of Adolph Peterson and
Tarn Case for the Opening of alleys be
tween their propeity and the college
grounds, were referred . to - the street
committee.
Judges and Cloaks.
The following judges and clerks were
selected to serve at the June election by
the county court last week :
Corvallis, No. 1 Judges, S L Shedd,
G Harding, John Rowland ; Clerks, E J
Elliott, Albert Wilson.
Corvallis; No. 2 J udges, A N Witham,
F G Clark, M Jacobs ; clerks, J H Gib
son, J L Underwood.
Corvallis, No. 3 Judges, Wm Bogue,
Joseph Yates, T 3 Creighton ; clerks, S
L Henderson, A D Morrison.
Corvallis, No. 4 Judges, T H Cooper,
W H McBee, E H Taylor ; clerks, C A
Gould, F R Overlander.
Fairmount, No. 5 Judges, T B Wil
liamson, J F Mayberry, Chester Skeels;
clerks, Thomas Risley, John Reese.
Soap Creek,, No. 6 Judges, John Tom-
liusonK .William Ryals, Al Thurston;
clerks, E F Wiles, Virgil Carter.
Kinge "Valley, No. 7 Judges, T J
Chambers, H T Maxfield, LG Price;
clerks, H L Bush, Frank Plunket. .
Summit, No, 8 Judges, H Underhill,
R D Pettit, 'E F Strout; clerks, Charles
Kennedy, Fred Duncan.
Blodgett, No. 9 Judges, W H Wams-
ley, R B Blodgett, Eli Spencer; clerks,
Roy Norton J A Wood
Wrea No 10 Judges,
W H Dilly,
Robert Matheny, James Robinson;
clerks, Homer Lilly, George Harris.-
Philomath, No. 11 Judges. W A Jolly,
J RFehler, E Skipton; clerks, GeoW
Cooper, Lee Hill.
Willamette, No 12 Judges, JM Wil
kinson, Charles Dennick, T W B Smith;
clerks, Fred Buchanan, John Whitaker.
Alsea, No. 13 Judges, Jasper Hay den.
David Tom, JM Tharp ; clerks, S N
Warfield, W H Malone. "
Bellfountaia, No. 14 Judges, L N Ed
wards, William Reese, E N Starr; clerks,
H T Bristow, E D Banton.
Monroe, No. 15 Judges, J T Carpen
ter, M L Barnett, H C Herron ; clerks,
J H Starr, D B Farley. .
Joint Installation.
Joint installation of officers was held
by the G. A. R. and W.R. C. at their
hall last Saturday evening in the presence
of many members and friends' of these
organizations... Mrs. Fannie Oren retir
ing president, who acted as installing
officer for the ladies was made recipient
of a beautiful gold badge, the presentation
speech being made by Mrs. Thorp.
D. O. Rose installed the officers for the
G. A. R. After addresses by Command
er W. G. Lane and General Thorp, lunch
was served and the remainder of the
evening passed in conversation and sing
ing songs made dear to the hearts of all
old soldiers by association with scenes
of long ago.- ;
Following were the officers installed
by the W. R. C. : Mrs Mandana C
Thorp, president; Mrs Elizabeth Hubler,
senior vice-president; Mrs T Case, junior
vice-president; Mrs Jane Lane, Chaplain;
Mrs Emily Henkle, secretary ; Mrs Fan
nie Oren, treasurer; Miss Viola Kerr,
conductor, Mrs Agnes Young, assistant
conductor;. Miss Lillio Reed, guard; Mrs
Prudence Chipman, assistant guard ; Mrs
Maxfield, Mrs Vogle, Mrs Smith and Mrs
McCaustlaud, color bearers.
Voluntary Observer una, pt trie college
signal station has filed his report for
December. During the month 7.57
thermometer reached 61 degrees on the
warmest dav. and the coldest found it 29
above. Conditions for the month wore
nearly normal.
AS AN INNOCENT PURCHASER
Position of Trustee in Bankruptcy When
- Lien Record Is Not Filed. :
Last Monday Judge Bellinger rendered
a decision which will interest all persons
doing business, and is of particular local
interest. because both parties in the c3e
are known here. In the matter of the
estate of J. 8. Booth, bankrupt, it was
decided that a trustee in bankruptcy who
acquires property covered by a lien
wnicn is not recorded, is in the same
position as an .innocent purchaser. The
decision follows :
"In this case there is a claim of liens
by H. F. Fischer, a creditor of the bank
rupt, growing out of the following facts ;
On January 22, 1898, the bankrupt, be'
ing indebted to the claimant in the sum
of $870, gave to him his promissory note
of that date ior the - amount, and to
secure the same, with his wife, executed
a bond, by which the obligors bound
themselves, in the sum '. of $870, to sell
and convey certain parcels of real estate
belonging to the obligors, and upon
which this bond is now sought to be eu
forced as a lien.
On the same date, the bankrupt be
ing indebted to the said Fischer in the
further sum of $600, gave a second prom
issory note for that amount, and as se
cunty therefor, executed and delivered
to the claimant a chattel mortgage upon
a steam launch then under construction
by the maker of the note. The chattel
mortgage was not . filed for record, nor
was there . any record ot the bond, or
other notice of either of these iustru
ments. The referee found against the
claim of the liens, and such finding is
approved. - . '
The bankruptcy act provides that
claims which for want of record or othe
reasons would not have been valid liens
as' against the claims of creditors of the
bankrupt, shall not be liens against his
estate. These liens ceuld not have been
maintained against a purchaser of the
property, for value, without notice. In
other words, this property is property
that the bankrupt might have transferred
tree from these claim of liens, to any
purchaser not having notica; and it is
not claimed in this case that . there was
any actual notice of ehe existence of
these liens. - The trustee of the bank
rupt's estate stands in the position of a
purchaser for value, without notice,"
Commissioners' uourt.
Commissoners court was in session
Friday and the greater , part of the day
Saturday. -. - The following matters not
recorded iu this paper lost week, were
given attention:' -
C. H. Perrin and F. Y. Quick were
granted $2.00 each' for "wild cat bounties,
and Jesse Brown; $2.00 for a cayote scalp.
Cost bill amounting to $53 90 was
allowed in the case of State of Oregon vs
. K. Chapman and Jane King. . -Cost
bill amounting to $3.50 was
allowed in the case of -Slate of Oregon vs
Peter Speedy. . .
The proposition of Glass & Prudhomme
representing the Art Metal Construction
Company, of ' Jamestown, New York, to
furhish"56 Roller shelves, 114 document
files and 2 cup 'boards, for $732, . was ac
cepted.. Taese are to be furnished and
set up" in the court house, on or before
April 1st 1900.
The petition of E. L. Sharp and others
asking for the removal of the surperyisor
of road district No. 3, was not allowed as
the terms ef the various road supervisors
having expired rendered it unnecessary.
The'petitioa of the administrator in the
Michael McGrath estate to retain the
property in his hands as - acting coroner,
was denied. , . :- ,
The petition of D. O. Quick for change
in the boundaries of Road Dist. No 3 so
that his land might be transferred to
Dist. No. 37, was denied, the court hav
ing.in contemplation the abolishing of
said district. . ' - -
The petition for a bridge across Lemon
slough was denied. '
In the matter of rebounding road dis
tricts, it was ordered that all road dis
tricts in Benton county be abolished and
that all petitions now before the county
court asking for the -establishment of
certain road districts, be granted. In
the absence of petitions from any precinct
asking for the establishment of certain
road districts, one road district only shall
be established and the . boundaries of the
same shall be identified jpith the bounda
ries of the precinct. ; :
M. M. Waltz was appointed justice of
the peace and J. H. Edwards, constable,
in and for Bellfonntain "district.:
W. J. Kelley was appointed justice of
the peace and J. C. Looney, constable,
for the Monroe district.
The petition of L. M. Barnett and 29
others ' asking ; for the ''abolishment of
Monroe justice of the peace and constable
district and the creation of two districts
from that territory to be known as Mon
roe and Bellfonntain j. p. and constable
districts, was granted. "
It appearing to the court that Lobster
voting precinct bad lost its greatest part,
numerically, to Lincoln county at the
time of the creation of that county and
there were now but : 10 voters in that
precinct; - it was deemed, insufficient to
justifiy the county in its maintenance
and the precinct, was merged Into Alsea
preciact No. 13 and the boundary of that
precinct will conform thereto. "
The petition of H. J. Reese, Henry
Hector and 48 others asking that the
boubdaries of Fairmount precinct be
changed, was granted, and it was ordered
that the boundaries of Soap, Creek and
Corvallis No. 1 precincts be made to con
form to said' Fairmount precinct.
A Goat Snow.
Another step forward is to be made by
those who are endeavoring to encourage
the raising of Angara goats in Western
Oregon. On 'Saturday, the 24th day of
February next, a goat show will be held
in Dallas, Oregon, by the goat breeders
of Polk county. There will be no en
trance : fee and no cash premiums, but
each prize winner will be given a certifi
cate showing what prize he has taken,
This is the first show of tho kind ever
given in Oregon and it will be necessary
to get breeders and the public ' interested
before cash prizes can be awarded. The
premium list is as follows! - 1st and 2d
premiums on buck 2 years old or over;
1st and 2d premiums on buck 1 year old ;
1st and 2d premiums on ewe 2 years old
over ; 1st and 2d premiums on ewes 1
year old ; 1st and 2d premiums on pair of
buck kids; 1st and 2nd premiums on a
pair of ewe kids. First prize for beat
flock consisting of aged ewe, one buck,
one yearling ewe and one ewe kid; aged
ewe to be the. mother of aU three animals.
--. Democrat Against Fusion. ? -
- Tn ttw following letter to the Oregonian
Hon. B. F: Jones, bf Toledo, has filed his
protest against fusion with populism and
espousal of a" cause which is diametri
cally opposed to all that Jeffersonian and
Jacksonian democracy has ever hoped
and fought for. ' - '
One by one the old-time democrats
are getting back to first principles. Hon.
William Colvig, the democratic warhorse
of Southern Oregon, recently voiced his
opinion in no uncertain language; and
Hon. George E. Chamberlain is credited
by the East Oregonian as saying :
believe the democrats of Oregon had
better go it alone next year, and stand or
fall under our own banner. We have
tried fusion, have fought shoulder to
shoulder with the populists and free-
silver republicans, and where do we
stand? With, no party except in name;
with the task before us of again building
up an organization, just as though we
had never had a democratic organization
in Oregon." This is good, sound doctrine
and if the democrats of Oregon follow
along these lines, they may in the course
of a few years hop9 to have an organiza
tion worthy of the name. -
In our late war the very best blood of
the land was represented in the army
and on the battle field. It was our boys
from North, South, East and West, fresh
from the public schools, and will we dare
to stand no and tell these boys, ' who
fought our battles for us, that they were
wrong, and in the face - of American
history that they have not-been taught
to be for expansion? We might as well
argue that this government never started
out with only 13 small states. ' : ' - '
If the democrats put out a platform
denouncing trusts and indorsing free
trade and expansion, they may hope to
win in the coming national election. ..
: For Sale.
260 acre stock farm adjoining aa on-
limited outrange on tha west, and good
schools, churches and tbe Belknap settle
ment on the east.; Also 130 acta farm,
good cultivating land. ' Address
Al. H. WOODCOCK,
Administrator, Corvallis, Oregon.
HBWAHD.
A LIBERAL OFFER.
Fifty dollars reward 1 Wishing to be
as generous to the people of our own city
as to those at a distance, we make them
the same offer on the improved Harring
ton Washer. We will giye $50 and deed
to the right .to any unsold 'state, to - any
party that can .find any two crank or
lever washers that can do 'the work of
one of ours ; any four including heavy
goods the same offer, if tuey can clean
25 pairs of cuffs and collars with any
machine or board quicker and cleaner
than ours will 225 ; or if any one can
clean one pair of overalls from the car-
shops with any. machine or board quicker
or cloaner than ours will six or eight
pairs. Come and see us. We have just
$50 left. ' . '
i : Harbington & Martin.
Columbia is teaching Cuba
How to walk.
' -. We would like to
teach ... you careful ; buying in
Clothing. Here's a lesson which
should prove instructive. .. Buy
bur $7.50 Overcoats at 5.50,
Road Supervisors.
The county court of Benton county,
Oregon, having abolished all road dis
tricts in the county, and having made
each voting precinct a separate road
district, "(except in Monroe precinct,
which is divided into two road districts
by a line running east and west between
Sec. 14 and 23, T 14 S, R 5 W.) now
desires that the residents of the various
precincts of this county, inform tho
county court on or before the February
term thereof, by petition or otherwise,
whom they desire appointed as supervi
sor of their respective districts for the six
months ending June 30, 1900.
. Yikqil E. Wattebb,.
Clerk.
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Tonic Sold on absolute guarantee by aU
druggists at SBc 60c and Sl.OO.
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HODES & HALL, PROPRIETORS.
now xnat tiie nonaays
are over
OUR GREAT EXPANSION SALE
Will remain in full force
;h.i-".' until
MARCH 1 st, 1 900.
Sweeping Reductions in alh lines.
The Paint Store
C.'A BARNHART, Manager.
An entirely new enterprise just opened in the Zierolf block op-'-
- - posite the Postoffice.
PAINTS, OILS, BRUSHES, GLASS, PITTY
A specialty will be made of all kinds of ammunition. Shells
reloaded and sportsman's goods of all kinds kept in stock.
C. A. BARNHART.
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