Union-Gazette.
FRIDAY, FEB. 9, 1900.
New Kid Gloves
Nearly 800 nairs of new kid gloves for
ladies iust added toonr stock. Our
lines at $1 00, $1 25 and $1 50 are very
strong. Wo 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 S 00 and another at $5 00 are ex
ceptionally neat and good ralue.
Golf
CAPES
AND JACKETS
This department
plete than ever,
show the stock.
is now nearer com-
We would like to
s.
E. Young &
Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL NEWS.
Son,
G. A. Carringer of this city is a Salem
visitor.
Born, Sunday, to tlie wile of E. P.
Greffox, a daughter.
license to wed has been granted to
Alfred Wethern and Miss Edith May
Douglas. '
Misa Nannie Blower went out to, Cor
vallia Monday to remain indefinitely.
Liacolu Leader.
A letter received in this city announces
the marriage of Lawrence Helm at his
home ia Texas, two weeks ago.
Miss Adelaide Greffox is now enjoying
a vacation from her duties as bookkeeper
for A. Hodes, and left WeJnesday morn
' ing for a two weeks' visit in Portland.
Judge Woodward has started another
young couple on the sea of matrimony.
They are Mr. E. Stewart and Miss Elga
M. Holbrook. A host of friends ish
Mrs R. Churchill, Berlin, W Bays,
Onr babv was covered with ' running
urea, DeWitta Witch Hazel Salve cured
her." A specific for piles and skin dis
eaoes. Beware of worthless counterfeits.
Frank Dorr ie, quite well known in this
city where he worked at the printing
business seveial years, ago, died at San
m Calif.. Jannarv 1st. He was - a
brother of Lake Doiris, formerly with
E. M Wade & Co., of this city.
. Services of special interest at the
the Presbyterian church next Sabbath.
Sabbath school and Y. P. S. C. E. at
the usual hours. The young people are
very cordially invited to both morning
and evening service and especially the
latter.
All any and Junction City papers con
tain accounts of hold-ups and burglaries
in their resDective cities and numerous
rumors of petty thieving in our own town
aoraest the advisability of turning, the
mdi do loose and hiding our small
change ia the woodshed.
Prof. G. W. Shaw, chemist at the ex
periment station, has handed in his
resimatiou to the board of regents to
take effect at the June meeting. Prof,
Shaw is a chemist of national reputation
mjiA th neoDleof the entire stale will
leant of his action with regret.
On account of a chauae iu dates, the
engagement of The Moore-Roberts Co,
ban bnpn nnetuoned fcr about two weeks,
CorvAllis people regret this fact very
much, as the compauy is one of the best
ever seen on this coast. They are to
play in Portland for the next two weeks
and will then favor un with a short en-
gagement. . . v.
Mrs. F. P. Shcasgreen was tendered
a.rarprise social by a number of friends
on Uie occasion of the 40th anniversary
ot her birthday. The' event was a most
enjoyable ene. Music, games and social
converse made the hours pass quickly.
Refreshments were served and after
coneratnlations the guests took their
departure at a late hour.
.Hon. R. A. Irvine died very suddenly
at his home in Albany Sunday morning,
He had been an invalid several years from
a Daralvtic stroke and the end was not
unexpected. He was prominently iden
tified with politics in Linn county, hav
ior been sheriff two terms and a mem
ber of the state senate of 1886. Mr.
Irvine was a brother of J. B. Irvine of
this city, " '
The bodies of Oregon's honored and
lamented dead have begun arriving jrom
the Philippines. Lyman Kelsay was the
only Corvallis boy who gave up his life
on the Islands and our citizens are
anxiously waiting to give him burial
with all honors due a hero. As the
bodies are being brought In order of
their burial, Lyman's remains should
arrive on the next hearse ship.
The necessity of being careful to
have your copy legible when written for
Bublication is forcibly illustrated ia the
following item from an exchanga
"Well, that's enough to try the patience
of Job," exclaimed tne village minister
as he threw aside the local paper. "Last
Sunday I preached from the text, "Be ye
therefore steadfast," said the good man,
but the punter makes it read' "Be ye
there for breakfast."
The elegant new shop which has been
prepared for them opposite the postoffice,
iavnow occupied by Smith & Hout.
Although favored with an excellent cus
torn at their old stand, the inviting ap
pearance and belter location of the new
shop will no doubt increase their patron
age. . Many modern improvements have
been added, including an office, electric
lights, refrigerotor, power to operate
choppers and many other conveniences,
O. V. Hurt arrived home Weduesday,
from his visit East. All along the line
people appeared prosperous and happy,
A mild winter ia being . experienced
everywhere, not a drop of' rain being
een by Mr. Hurt after leaving Oregon
and no severe cold weather." Mr. Hurt
arrived in Portland in time to take part
in the proceedings of the Republican
League, to which body be was a delegate
from thia city. He was elected delegate
to the national league which meets in
Washington, D. O.
License tp wed has been granted to
it. E-. Edwards, and -Misa t. p. atraise,
both of Alseav. -
The mother of Rev. H.Gould, former-
aly of this" cityi lies dangerously ill at her
home in Portland.
Hermann Breyer, returned Wednes
day, from a brief visit to Salem. ; wane
in that city he met Governor Geer and
other state officials.
We acknowledge' a pleasant call
Thursday from F. H. Saylor, editor ot
the Oregon Native Son.
Don ;Holgate returned home from
Portland, where he has been attending
business college, Thursday.
Mr. T. H. Wellsher has purchased the
Waggoner property just west of the opera
bouse. The consideration was f 850. ....
Mr. C. A. Barnhart and family wish to
express their -'heartfelt gratitude to the
many friends, wnoae ninaiy acw
words of sympathy and counsel, made
lighter the burden of their .bereavement
Arrangements are now being made for
a local teachers institute to be held in
Corvallis on Saturday, February 24.
State Superintendent A ckerman will be
present and a general good time is
assured. .' '..'.. .' :' :
. Permanent 'organization was effected
last night by the Native Sons. Grand
lodge representatives were present to
inetall the officers whibh proceedings
occurred in K. of P. hall. A lodge of
Native Daughters ia soon to be instituted .
For the present the Native Sons and
Spanish" War Veterans will occupy the
same lodge room. , -
Walter Bartges, who tor fifuen years
has been in the employ .of the C. A E.
railroadcompany,the lastl2 years as con
ductor on the Corvaltis-Albany route , lias
severed his connections with . the -com
pany and has gone into the. merehantile
business at Ashland with C. A. Miller a
former employee of the C. & E. in-the
capacity of station agent. I: -
Ray Frank and Bert . Apgar returned
from. Blue River yesterday afternoon
where they delivered two concentrating
machines to . the Lucky Boy -, mines.
They report that the roads bet w een here
and the Blue River district are in good
condition and that no difficulty was ex
perienced in making the trip with heavy
machinery. Eugene Register. -':;-'...
J. H. Edwards returned from Portland,
Wednesday, where he had been in
attendance at the sessions of the state
resublican league. - He says the -meet
ings 'were characterized by harmonious
action the only contest being for the
presidency.' Mr. J. M. Church, of La
Grande, defeated J. W. Scriber of the
same city by a vote of 509 to 276.
The deed was. filed yesterday in one of
the largest real estate transactions ever
taking ' place ia this county. By this
instrument 2,566 acres of land in the
north end of the county passes out of
the hands of Louis Goldsmith into the
possession of E. R. Caldwell, recently
of Montana. It is Mr. Caldwell's
purpose to convert this tract into a large
cattle ranch, and thereby add another
industry to Benton's enterprises.
Announcements are oat for the wedding
of Mr. E. H. Strewmyer and Miss Mary
Smith, at Astoria, February 21, at 3:30
p. m. Mr. Strewmyer is head clerk with
the A Dunbar Co., a large mercantile
establishment of Astoria, and a young
man of high business, standing. Miss
Smith is the daughter of Mrs. R. E.
Smith. Until graduating from the O A C
a couole of years ago. 6he bad made her
home in this city since childhood, where
she had many sincere friends.
On last Friday ' evening the ladies of
Marva Peak Circle were agreeably sur
prised by members of Marys Peak Camp
WOW breaking into their session, bring-
lug , relresmnents ana lurnisniaK weir
own program. Among the numbers on
the program were two selections by
Marys Peak quartet, a duet by Mr.
Hatch and
daughter, selos by Prof. W.
A. Ginn and Jacob Wrage, all of which
were interspersed by music by the M. E.
orchestra. . After the program, light re
freshments were served and a good
social time enjoyed by all present.
Unfortunate "Kid" Moore, well known
in this city where he was born 28 years
ago, is again in trouble. A victim of
morphine and nearly every other vice on
the calender, he was confined in the city
jail of Portland, serving out a several
months sentence for using the above
named drug. Prisoners of this class are
denied the use of their accustomed stim
ulant the object , of their arrest being
niainly to break them of the habit.
Crazed for want of it, Moore seized a
razor from a fellow prisoner who was
shaving and cut a horrible gash in bis
own throat. He was sent to the receiv
ing hospital and at last accounts hopes
were entertained for his recovery.
The biennial meeting of the Oregon
Republican Editorial Association was
held recently Chamber ot Commerce,
Portland. Contrary to the usual cus
tom, the country .editors talked much
business and little politics. Heretofore
the political feature of the organisation
has been kept uppermost, but at this
session, owing to the settlement of all
factional differences and the 1 lack of
interest in political affairs at present,
association got down to hard work. The
following officers were 'elected for the
term of two years : President, D M C
Gault, Hillsboro; secretary, William J
Clark, Gervais; treasurer, S S Train,
Albany ; executive committee, J B Eddy,
Forest Grove ; J J Whitney, Albany and
C L Ireland, More. With the exception
of Mr Ireland, who is a new officer, this
was a re election of the former board of
officials.
Sheriff Van Orsdel, of Polk county,
was in Corvallis Saturday and Sunday,
visiting his son who is attending tae
O A C. This is the gentleman who
ushered W. G. Magers out of this world
at Dallas, Friday, for the killing of
Andrew Sink near Salem in September,
1898. Many sheriffs and newspaper men
attended the execution.among them Dav
enport, ajbrother of the artist, represent
ing the Examiner. Mr. Davenport has
been press correspondent for nearly 60
hangings in different parts of the United
ShitPH. amonz them that of Durant. He
says no" murderer he has - seen reminded
him so much in disposition and action or
the criminal of the century as this man
Magers. Sheriff Van Orsdel bad tried
often to have him confess his guilt, but
he protested innocence to the. last, con
demning the law and ill concealing his
hatred for the officers.
Uutil goods are sold, we ' will sell our
entire" stock of" glassware crockery and
dishes.jit a great discount for a limited
time onLy,-to prove this call at. ileaiy. at
Howell's grocery store or phone 73.
A celebration - of 'the birthdays of
Lincoln and Washington will be held
at the Methodist Church South on Lin-
coins birthday, Monday, February 12th,
at 7:30 p. ro., under the auspicies of the
G. A. R. and W. B.C A program con
sisting of short addresses by several of
. , --A
our clergymen, music Dy quarreis
soloists, also the college glee club, and
the O A C band. -An invitation is ex
tended to all. . Mbs.M. C. Tborf,
Pres. W.R.C.
That there was not a ' serious accident
and possibly a drowning at the O. R. &
N. wharf last Friday , morning as the
6 o'clock boat was leaving the dock, was
doe to the presence' of mind and im
mediate assistance of bystanders. At
that hoar,' these . winter morning, it is
quite dark and the light from the boat
lamps is not the brightest. .- , A chute runs
from the wharf to the level of the steam
er's deckthe sides being perpendicular.
In this chute is laid the gang plank.
One of the passengers this morning was
a woman, bearing in her arms a babe a
few months old. She was unattended.
Although relieved by fellow passengers of
numerous bundles she still had several
packages to engage her attention. . Un
familiar with the surroundings, she did
not observe the open chute In front of
ber. Suddenly a scream rang out, and
the startled passengers saw the mother
pitch forward in the chute falling heavily
on her child. 'The distance was only
three or four feet, bat it was a miracle
that the infant was not killed. The
mother was helpless, and she and-her
tnhv were sliDoinit into the river. Two
men jumped down and siezed her and
she was lifted to the wharf, still desper
ately clutching her child. Neither was
hurt. A railing should be built around
this place, and better light thrown upon
the landing,- or seme day the papers - win
have a fatal accident to chronicle.
the hand of corns.
The Great Ballwav Mannato Attempting
to Bain Oar Street Railway system.
The following calumny appeared in
Monday's Portland Telegram, it was
either inspired by envious representa
tives of Collis P. Huntington, or IrOma
desire to influence legislation against ah
annroDriation for Taquina. . in eitoer
event it is despicable and cannot be too
emphatically denied : . I ,
"The 'steamer City of Jfiugene is aue
today from Corvallis. She has aboard a
a cargo of street car rails, consigned to
the Lost Lake Lumber Company, at
Heed River.. The rails will be used in
construction of a logging road at the
company milL The rails are the last of
the defunct street railway at Coryallia
A car was operated on the line last sum
mer between the depot and the hotel.
Passengers were few and far between,
so the line ceased to operate, and the
rails were sold to the Lost Lake Lumber
Company." - , .
It is true that a portion of the road
leading to Job's Addition was taken up
owing to the inability of the company
to handle the enormous traffic carried on
over the entire line, but after the elec
tion of Mr, Fontana to the position of
general manager, the - southern and
western divisions have been paying
large dividends. An official of the road
said yesterday : '"The report is utterly
without foundation. At a meating of
the board of directors recently, it was
decided if the present business kept up,
to put on another horse." "
Dairymen Meet. .'' "
The annual meeting of the Oregon
Dairymen's Association in co-operation
with the Oregon Agricultural College
will, be held at Albany, February 12 and
13. Great interest has been awakened
in this industry and it is believed that
the time is not far distant when the
Willamette valley will be the greatest
dairy country in the world. Experts
have declared that, all the natural condi
tions are here and only development is
necessary. Efforts in this direction are
receiving much encouragement, and only
the co-operation of the farmers is neces
sary to realize success. A strong pro
gram has been prepared and the names
of some of the most prominent men in
the state appear in the discussions. Cr,
Jas. Witbycombe, of the experiment
station, has a paper on "Dairying and
Its Relation to the Soil." Prof. F. L.
Kent will discuss - "t,aect of feed on
Butter-fat," and Prof. G. W. Shaw talks
oa "Butter Substitutes."
O. A. C. the Winner.
The indoor baseball game between
teams from the O A C and Salem Y. M.
C. A., at the armory, Friday evening,
waa largely attended, and netted a snug
sum for the treasury of the Athletic qliib.
The contesk was featureless.and although
the score, 23 to 18, is only slightly in
favor of the O A C her representatives as
a team were far superior to the visitors
Small, who was in the box, was suffering
from rheumatism in bis right shoulder
and his pitching was not up to the
standard. Burgess, behind the bat, was
woefully out of practice and his batting
and catching was very poor, aside from
this the work was very good. If Burgess
will practice, there is no better catcher
in Oregon college teams, and be and
Small will make a winning battery,
Salem was defeated by Albany college.
Saturday evening by a score of 32 to 14
O A C defeated Albany a few weeks ago.
Letter List
Following is the list of letters remain-
ing in the corvauis post omce ior tne
week ending February 3, 1900.
Adams, Mr Oar, Mrs Matilda
Bennett, N . Rust, Elmer
Davis, LH Smith, Mrs Mary E
Dugan, AW Smith. Mrs M E
Humphrey, Perry Snyder, Master Harry
Harlan, Thomas Wheeler, W D
Hill. Joseph E Wood, Mrs S E
Krens, Mike Wood, Mrs Esther E
Lewis, Miss Planch WHsob, G C
B. W. Johnson, P. M
For Sale.
' The Commercial . restaurant in - this
city. Enquire of Sam Wong.
- For Rent.
-' A nine-room house on 8th street, be-
ween Washington and Adams. En
quire of Levi Oeen.
nt LAST DAY.
Two:
Excellent Papers Bead During .tae
Fruitgrowers' Convention, :.
ThA fruit erowers convention closed its
three- days session at the college Friday
evening. The feature of Friday's meet
ing was the closing paper on tne program,
"The TTo-to Date Fruitgrower, Dy .rroi.
Emory E. Smith of Palo Alto, Calif. . He
said in part : "Before closing I wish to
call your attention to the motto under
which Los Angeles has grown te be a
oriwt mtv in a few years. It is tins
Persistent publicity is tne price i pros-
perity.' '
"You eeonle in Oregon nave a geniai
climate, rich and cheap lands, cheap fuel
and lumber, and numerous- railroad and
aipnmahiD outlets all . the - necessary
elements of a ereat, active prosperity,
"Yon have intelligence and wealth;
the powers which make the wneels of in
dustry turn ; but in looking back have
you not been a little private minded,
attending too strictly to your own person
al affairs? Have you not been contented
to let well! enough alone? Have you
concerned yourself enough about public
matters? Have you not waited for some
indefinite person, from some indefinite
place, to do fcr you what you should
have done for yourselves? Private
mindedness is a dangerous quality to
encourage: it will deaden a people and
throttle an industry, be it in city, village
or country.
"Men do not seek of choice, as a d well
ing place, a community where the fences
are tumbling into decay, the houses
unpainted, the sheds unroofed, the roads
impassably muddy, the yards overgrown
with weeds, , the orchards uuKempt,
Such things are the .rresult of private-
mindedness,. . ;;
"No matter how rich the soil, ho- ea-
lubrious the climate, or how genial the
people, the stranger, does not quickly
determine to live and- do business
private minded country. ..- ,
"He knows that it is public spirit,
enterprise, enthusiasm and willingness
to risk time and capital that distinguishes
progresssve communities,
"Men do not of necessity congregate
nor empty their sacks of 'gold iu the
ocalities most favored by natu re. They
care little whether it is a rich valley, a
sand spit, a rocky hillside or a swamp.
They seek for those places, and throw
their energies and their money in, where
itia the busiest: where the wheels of
fortune turn the fastest.
"I will repeat the motto. , 'Persistent
publicity is the price of success, mere
is no secret about it. It is one of the
nlrlpnt of the old principles. Success is
attained by well-directed human en
deavor. -
"The matter of success in life is rela
tive. What one man would can success,
another would call failure. The up-to-
date fruitgrower is successful from his
standpoint. He does not expect to get
rich in a hurrv. He works hard has a
comfortable living, a - well planned,
sanitary home and pleasant surroundings
an educated family, a well tilled farm, a
tidy sum in the bank, and he is abreast
of the world, the peer in happiness of
emolovment of any man.. The farm a
more than a money -making machine, it
a home, and the best home man ever
had." -'' .
The paoer on varities of Prunes Suit
able for Oregon" re d by W. K. Newell,
of Dilly, Thursday, had much of laterest
to growers in it. and the following ex
tract is worthy of consideration:
We have only one prune, the Italian,
at present in general cultivation, that 1
consider even reasonably well adapted to
our needs. The silver prune, while a
delicious and high priced fruit, is al
together too late in ripening, is too hard
to cure, and the tree is too tender and
short lived to make it worthy of consid
erations as a market pruno. "
"The petite, the standard prune of
California, and in fact the standard of the
markets throughout the world, can be
grown here to perfection, but there are
so many objection to it as to render it
undesirable as a leading prune lor Ore
gon. The first buds and blossoms are
very hardy, but the trunk of the tree is
quite tender in this climate, and is easily
affected by canker. It requires much
better pruning and cultivation than is
generally given it to secure prunes of a
profitable market size. It is well known
that the bulk, of the crop of 1898 was sold
for 2 cents or less per pound, a ruinously
low price. But the great objection to the
French prune is that California does,
and probably always will supply all of
that variety that the market can absorb
at living figures. It is problematical
whether we can compete successfully
with California in raisins this prune, and
we do not wish to make the attempt on
any large scale. What we want is to
grow an entirely different. class of prune,
one that will make' a' place for, itself in
the worlds markets, and reach that great
class of people who do not like the
nsipid, sweet French prune.
"The Italian is of the quality that we
want to grow here. It has numerous
strong points ; in flavor and handsome
appearance, when properably cured, it
caanoti)e excelled. In point. of size
when well cultivated, it is just about
right. But it is too uncertain in yield
it has too many off years, too many
things affect it. As I heard one grower
express it. 'It is too blamed cranky.'
The tree itself is tender; there has been
considerable loss of trees every winter,
and last winter the loss was very heavy.
We will want to grow Italian prunes for
a long time to come, it will be hard to
find a prune to supersede it. In fact I
don't think we want to displace it: it is
alright in its place, as the late prune,
What we want is to secure some prune
of equal or superior merit that will ripen
two to four weeks earlier than the Italian,
thus lengthening eur drying season by
that much. Several new primes have
been introduced at different times, some
of them giving considerable promise,
"The Pacific at one time bid fair to be
very popular, It is a large handsome
fruit, very fine for use fresh, but not very
satisfactory for drying. It is very sub
ject to brown rot. Clairae Mammoth, of
Imperial Epiueuae, is a very promising
new prune of the French type, intro
duced from France into this country by
Felix Gillet. of Nevada Citv. Cal. It has
been tried in Oregon-, thoughnot exten
sivelv. and is highlv spoken of by those
who have tested, it. The fruit is very
large and uniform, more oval in shape
than the French, the skin thin, of a red
dish purple, very juicy and sweet, quite
early and a good bearer; bat is rather
hard to cure on "account of its largo" size',
abundant.juice-.and thiu skan. To.iny
taste the flavor of ttie-iraiy w-hen dried is
much superior to that of the French. ; ,Jt
the tree proves well suited to, our climate
it should certainly displace the French
pruned Secretary Le'ongi of th6 Califor
nia board of horticulture, says it "13 ex
tremely difficult to dry this prune in the
open air, hence .it will probably not be
grown very extensively in California,
leaving the field open Jo us." .
A Local Hold-Up. -
Corvallis has. had a'real live "hold-up.''
utner towns throughout the valley naye
been experiencing these little unpleasant.
nesses, but until Wednesday evening
last this city was not in the fashion .
About 8:30 o'clock on the night in ques
tion, two college students, "Wills and
Rice, who live in Job's addition were
coming up Ninth street and had reached
a point midway between Jackson and
Adams, when two bold highway-men,
with masked faces, pointed revolvers at
them. They complied readily with the
request to hold up their hands, and were
relieved of a gold watch and some money
Upon alarm being civen, search was
made for the robbers, but to no purpose.
An extra police force has been put on
and any repetition of Wednesday night's
work is apt to be ticklish business,
Cauthorn Hall Items.
Last Sunday evening memorial services
were held ia the dining room at the close
nf f.liA ATrom'na Innr-li in Imnnr ftf A..Ti.
Hibbard who fell in the Philippines and
buried at Salem. Mr. Hibbard had
relativea BChoolmates, and comrades
thoae who id tribute to hi9
memory. After short addresses by ' A.
L. Walters,' Carl Abrams, and Leigh
Noel, the young men, fifty ia number
closed the exercises with "America" ;
which all voices reverently joined. -
Board and other expenses of living at
the Hall during the past two" weeks
amounted to $1.98 and $1.89 cents re
spectively, V as ' reported by '! Mr. L.
Burnoaghthe steward. ' ---
Q. P. Ramsey and Mr.Packer, both of
Portland having-been recently 'employed
in ciyil engineering, entered the college
last week for the purpose of completing
their course '-;-vf v; V ; -
Roberts the Second.
Matrimonal ventures in Albany -seem
to lack that element of connubial felicity
so necessary to a happy union. Some
thing over a year ago a couple from that
city were causing anxiety to peace officers
all the way from -Oregon to Alaska, and
now a disciple of Brigham H. Roberts
lias disturbed the social atmosphere.
The Herald says: Charles G. L. Ben-
son. the Broadalbin-street barber, left
town Friday " night and has; not been
heard from since. Benson came to town
several months ago and purchased the
barber shop back of Young's store. He
represented that he had been married,
but was divorced. Shortly after coming
to town he commenced to keep company
with Miss Erma Watts, and last Satur
day night they were married. Friday
morning a woman came to town and
claims that she is Benson's legal wife
and that he had never secured a divorce.
Bensonihired a buggy at the livery stable,
and as near as can be learned drove to
Shedd Friday night and stopped in that
towu until Saturday morning, when he
left for Independance, probably crossing
the river at Peoria. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Watts and Mrs. Beueon, No 2,
but the former returned yesterday morn
ing and her daughter came back with
the buggy late in the afternoon. Benson
evidently headed for Portland, and as he
has about $300 borrowed from ' his new
mother-in-law, he will be able to keep
moving, as there seems to be no one
particularly anxious to head him off.
Other stories will probably come to light
later on. ,
Commlssloflers Court.
Commissioners met in regular monthly
session Wednesday.. j.ne loiiowmg
business was transacted up to the time ot
going to press.
Bid of A. F. Luther for-loss of use of
horse and damage to harness, due to a
fall through Stewart's bridge, amounting
to $10, was continued
Petition for appointment "- of, E. A,
Parker as supervisor road district No. 11,
continued for term. .
F. B. Decker, D. O. Quick and P. P.
Carey have petitioned to have a road
viewed from a point on the county road
near Quick'B to a point near Decker's
place, and have given their bond in the
sum of $100, to pay lost of viewing same.
he bond was approved and petition
granted.
Petftion for a change of location of the
county road through the premises of
Wm. Gellatly, was granted. . .
Bounties for scalps of -wildcats -were
granted to H. Davidson, Chas. Hamer,
J. 0. Laskey and C. W- Price. Bounties
were granted H. Davidson aud Frank
Wyatt on Cayote scalps. "
Wm Lane, S. A. Hemphill and W. T.
Small, as representatives 'of Elsworth
Post, No. 19, G. A. E., served notice of
intention of said Post to care for indige nt
Union and -Mexican war veterans as
provided for by . the Oregon legislature
February 25, 1889. Their bond in the
sum of $500 to the county to insure just
and honest expenditure of all sums re
ceived from the county for care of said
indigent soldiers, was approved. '
Petition of Frank Hughes and others,
asking '.for the restoration of road dis
trict Nov 52, was denied, owing to the
inability of the court to take lawful act
ion in the matter. , .
January Weather.
Voluntary Observer Lea of the O A C
has made the following report for this
locality: .-
. The mean, temperature for January
this year, 42.28 degrees, Is 1.48 degrees
above normal. - The maximum and mini
mum temperatures are within the usual.
limits. ' -
The number of clear days, 8, is con
siderably above normal, resulting in a
maximum number of frosts.
' The number of rainy days is about the
same as usual, although the precipitation
is 1.85 inches below normal..
No snow fell during the month.
The wind movement has been very
light . -- s -:-:v . --.
Grass is unsually green for January.
Budding has been held m check by the
frnnta nnrt fruit trees are in sood con
dition.
LlfPS UNCERTAINTY.
Two Noble Women Pass Without Warning
' . " Into the Valley. of Death..
Twice within a week have the citizens
of this . city been startled - by the an
nouncement of the-, coming of; -death
where no warning had been given-other
tlidin that divine admonition "man know -
eth not the day nor the hour." -
Thursday evening Mrs. J. M Osburn
retired in her usual health planning the
order of her duties on the morrow. Ere
Friday morning dawned, ;her hie worn
had -been completed, and sorrowing
friends received intelligence of her death.
About one O'clock she had awakened
her husband, that he might secure a
physician to relieve her f a severe head
ache. , Dr. Farra was summoned, but
before his arrival , Mrs. Osburn had
lapsed into an unconscious state from
which she never revived, her spirit tak
ing its flight at two o'clock.-
Phoebe Jone3 was born in Crawford
county, Pa? March 29, 1829. She was
united in marriage with John M. Osburn
April 18 1850, and had Mrs. Osbmn
lived until that date in 1900, the aged
and respected couple would have cele
brated their golden wedding day. The
familv came to Oregon in 1864, since
which time they have continually resided
ia Benton county. Four children
blessed the union of Mr.- and Mrs.
Osburn, three sons and one daughter
Cleber, of Astoria;' James, of Corvallis;
David A., now in Idaho, and Mary, wife
of Jesse Houck, of Gold Hill. . "
Funeral services - were conducted at
the family residence by Dr.E. J.' Thomp
son'at two o'clock Sunday afternoon, in
the presence of many friends of the
family. News of his mother's death did
not reach D. A. Osburn, who is now in
Idaho, in time for him to reach here for
the funeral. - Cleber Osburn, and wife
and Jesse Houck, Iwite and children,,
were here, however, to assist in the last
sad rites. Interment was made in Crys
tal Lake cemetery. ;
The dearest place on earth to Mrs.
Osburn was her home, and she seldom
ventured from its portals. Her intimate
acquaintances were few, but the univer
sal sorrow manifested at her death shows
the esteemin which she was held by the
entire community. ,.: ' !
Before the people had time to recover
from the shock of Mrs. Osburn's death,
news of "the sudden demise of Mrs.
Charles A! Barnhart added to its bereave
ment. ' Mrs., Barnhart had been in her
usual health, and, indeed, had been one
of the first to lend assistance to the
familv of Mrs. Osburn ia their sad
affliction. Monday evening she suffered
an anonlectic stroke and died at five
o'clock. The hearts of the entire com
munity go out to her sorrowing husband
and two little sons.
Mary Louisa DeKay was born in
New York state 47 years ago. She was
united in marriage with Charles A.
Barnhart in Minnesota in 1881, from
which state the family came to Corvallis
ten years ago,
Funeral services were held at the'Pres-
byterian church, of which deceased was
a member, at two o!clock, Wednesday
afternoon, Dr. E. J-Thompson officiating.
Interment was made m Crystal .Lake
cemetery.
During her residence, in Corvallis Mr3.
Barnhart has won the hearts of all with
whom she has come in contact, by her
generous disposition and kind, motherly
ways. She was a devoted wife, loving
mother and earnest Christian woman.
Real Estate Transfers.
Jas Hays to John E Thompson, livery
stable property iu Philomath ; consider a-
tion $240.
J B Homer to Marion Wood, three
fractional lots County Add to Corvallis ;
$675- : '-
Hugh Smith to Clara Norton; property
in and near Corvallis; $000.
F O Wilcox to Eliza J Starr, tract near
Odd Fellows cemetery; $1,000.
F.liza Starr to John Walters, lots 4 and
10 a very & Wells Add to corvanis ; $ouu,
Prize-Wlttalng Black Minorcas
I 'Eggs from best pen, headed by the
vtlze winner of the state poultry
show at Albany.. Per setting, $1.50; nd
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pen. $1.00; reduction at the yards, or
nnn okfid. A few eood birdB for sale
vet. - B. R. Thompson,
Corva llis, Or
Residence Wanted.
The undersigned will be in Corvallis
about the middle of February for the
purpose of purchasing d residence prop
erty. Any person having city property
thv desire to exchanze for a No. 1 stock
and fruit ranah will find it to their inter
est to Eend me a list of. their property.
M- T. Whitney,
: Chitwood, Ore.
For Sale. - ,
Slab wood at reduced rates; low figures
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in large quantities, jjumuer, -p-i
nnwards. Sidewalk lumber in eix-ioot
lenghts, $8 per thousand. .
Corvallis Sawmii,l Company.
Money to Loan.
In sums of $1,500 and upwards, at six
cent. , JS.1S. wosoK.
Karl's Gover Root Tea
Beantlfe thn Oimnlexlon. Purifies tho
Blood, gives ft Fresh, Clear Skin. Cures Con
stipation, Indigestion, and aU Eruptions of
tho Skin. An agreeable. Laxative- Nerve
Tonic. Sold on absolute guarantee by all
druggists at 25c, 60c. and $1.00. -S.
C. WELLS & CO., LEROY, . Yv.
. SOLE PROPBIETOBS .
Sold by Graham & W cithern
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;Corvaliis,: Most Popular Eating House,.
Pione
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AND RESTAURANT.
Fresh bread daily. A complete stock of candies, fruits and
nuts kept canstantly on liand. Smokers supplies
a specialty.
HODES & HALL,
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REAT EXPANSION SALE
Will Continue Until
March 1st.
BARGAINS IN ALL LINES
Our New Spring Stock Is Now Arriving.
The Paint Store
k C. A BARNHART, Manager.
ft ' ' an'tornrign iust Onfinfid in the ZierOlf block OO-
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PAINTS, OILS, BRUSHES, GLASS, PUTTY
, A specialty will be made of all kinds of ammunition. Shells
reloadedandsportsman'sgoodsof all kinds kept in stock.
C. A. BARNHART.
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FINE
TEAS AND
COFFEES
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CORVALUS
IN Order to Keep People
From going away from home to trade, we will cur pro
fiits oa all of our' stock . squarely in two in the middle
and give you half. We carry the. largest line of Wall
Papers with Borders and Ceilings to match, to be had m
the townralso the biggest and best line of Matting
China and Japan, this side of Portland. We have also
Oilcloths, Lenoliums, Carpets and Rugs, Furniture and
Wsndow Shades, Lounges, Couches and Bedding and at
all prices. Come and see, . Yours respectfully,
F. G. Clark.
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." : Latest styles ;
$2,00
Buys the Queen
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Keep constantly on hand all
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Bailding
PRICES THE LOWEST.
Fine Finishing and Hough Lumber, Laths,
- Shingles, Cedar Posts, Timbers.
East Corner in Corvallis Hotel
Block.
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