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THE C0RVALLI3 GAZCTTE. FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1900. Ladies' Silk Waists Good material. Good workman ship. New Styles. $7 to $10 each. Underskirts Mercenized cotton. Looks like silk. "Wears as well as silk. Pop ular colors. $1.50 to $2.2) each Taffeline For fine skirt linings and for shirt waits. 'Twelve shade. 50 cents per yard. S, E, Young & Son, Albany, Oregon. LOCAL NEWS. Mrs. Hayward is quite seriously ill with the grippe. Geo. A. Houck lias just placed upon his Monroe farm three car loads of fancy goats, recently pur chased by him in California. Clinton Reese has been appointed cbusus enumerator for Monroe dis trict, which comprises five voting precincts. He begins bis labors on .lune 1st. R. E. Gibson, guardian of Homer Gibson, has filed his inventory in the guardianship estate. The per sonal property is valued at $3,307; real property, 805; total $4,111. Mr. Jasper Vjrman, of Albany, will compound prescriptions at Graham it Wells' in the absence of Tommy Jones, who lea -es shortly for Cape Nome, where he intends opening a drugstore. The life of Claiie, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Greffoz, who has been dangerously ill since last Sun day, is still dispaired of. He has symptoms of brain fever pnd it is feared that his ailment may be spinal meningitis. Relatives from this city were called to the bedside of Mrs. Charlie Wheeler at the St. Vincent hospi tal. Portland, last Yt'ednesday. Mrs. Wheeler is suffering from an abscess and her chances for re covery are very remote. During the absence cf Father Jureck. in Europe, his pulpit in this city will be filled once each month. Next Sunday and the one following, service will be held by Father Felix, of Siletz. athr Jureck will be home in September. Principal and Mrs. Pratt were given a surprise Monday evening by the 29 members of the gradu ating class of the public schools. They carried flowers in token of May daj-, and brought with t'.-iem an abundance of lefreshments. A delightful evening was passed. Affairs are not so bad' in the prune orchards as might be ex pected. The Benton County Prune Co.'s orchard has already produced some magnificent little prunes, and the manager, llobt. Johnson, ex pects to be full of them before Thanksgiving. Services at the United Evangical church next Sunday at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.; preaching by the pas tor, Rev. Boozer. The recent con ference so arranged the work that Rev. Boozer will have services in that church each Sunday, both morning and evening during the coming year. Monday a couple of criminals arrived in this city in charge of an officer and were incarcerated in the bastile of Benton county to await the opening of circuit court of Lincoln. One is Frank Baker, charged with burglary, while Bert Griffith is held to answer the charge of larceny. They were bound in the sum of $250 each in the justice of peace court. Circuit court of Lincoln convenes on the fourth Monday of July. Potato raisers are in luck again, as the price of that commodity has made quite a jump and are now a good price. The Portland commis sion merchants pay about 40 cents p-r bushel in large lots. The gov ernment is wanting a large lot to go to Alaska for the soldiers sta tioned there. A little later the Alaska trade for the mines will re quire something like 40,000 bushels which will pretty well consume the surplus stock of the Oregon pro duct of last year. The fpring planting of potatoes is well over and the acreage will be small and a rather light crop may be expected this fall. The friends of Clarence Hout have been quietly laughing at the outcome of this young gentleman's plans for getting married without the public knowing of the event. He was to marrv Miss Pearl Wil- banks, of this city, and together with the father of the young lady they proceeded to Albany last Wednesday. Imagine the surprise of Clarence when he had to tele graph back here for a license. Finally, everything was itraight ened out and the young people were united in matrimony. The cere mony wis performed at the M. E. parsonage, South, the Rev. W. J. Fenton officiating. V. A. Carter, of Wells, wasMn the city Wednesday on business,' con nected with the settlement or the estate of ths latcTolbert Carter. A reception wa tendered Brady Burnett last evening by the Span ish War Veterans, on the, eve of his departure for Washington. The United Evangelical church building has beeil partially carpeted and the seats treated to a coat of shellac and now presents a neat appearance. The state encampment of the G. A. R. of Oregon, will be held in La Grande, June 19 and 20, and the district encampment will be held on the three days following. Tickets are now on sale at Trask & Settlemier's for ''The Passion Piay" at the Opera House tomor row night. General admission 25 cents; reserved seats 35 cents. Clyde Phillips has been selected as judge of field events, and E. R. Bryson timekeeper, to serve at the 1900 field meet of the inter-co'egiate Amateur Athletic Association of Oregon at Salem next June. Quite a number of May baskets were left at' different places about this city on May Day. One of these baskets was left attached to the door-knob of this office, and although left in the name of an in dividual of the staff, the entire force expreis gratification and re turn thanks. Oregon will be advertised at the Paris Exposition with an exhibit of 56 cases containing fruits, vegeta bles, minerals, forestry exhibits and fishery exhibits- These were col lected through the efforts of Col. H. E. Dosch and will be forwarded by the S. P. Co., with the California exhibit. The Rev. C. McLean, Ph. D., of Vancouvet, Wash., has accepted a call of the vestry of the Good Sam aritan church, and will take charge on the first of May. He will arrive in Corvallis today or tomorrow. His family will remain in Vancouver until after the graduation of the eldest son from the high school. I hey will join Dr. McLean some time during the last of the month The Rev. McLean will hold services on Sunday, the 6th inst., at 11 a. m. and i :d0 p. m. A cordial invita tion is extended to all. Mr. E. J. Dunn, recently received a letter from a brother, Dr. E. H. Dunn, of Kansas Citv, Mo., in which it was stated that the re-1 mains of their brother, Chester Dunn, private of Co. E, 34th In- fantry, U. S. Volunteers, who lost his life in the seivice of his country in the Philippines, were to be ex humed as soon as climatic condi tions on the island will permit. The remains are then to be shipped to the old home of the fallen soldier in Iowa. According to the quarter master general's report this will not likely occur before fall. Charles Porter, a son of J. H. Porter, farmer at the prison, un derwent an operation at the Salem hospital, last evening, lor tuber culosis of the bone, by which the thumb and little finger of his left hand were amputated. Mr. Porter, who is a graduate of the Oregon Agricultural College at Corvallis, has taught school in Sherman coun ty for some time. Lately he suf fered considerable pain in his left hand, and thinkiug it rheumatism, paid little attention to it until his pain became so acute as to demand medical attendance' He consulted a physician, but found no relief. Giving up hia school, he returned to the family home near Stiyton, and theie consulted Dr. J. M. Kitchen, the family physiuian. That gentleman at once discovered the seriousness of the case, and ad vised Mr. Porter to come to Saletn and submit to an operation. This he did, and'Drs. W. H. Byrd and I. N. Smith peiforrued the operation, with the above stated result. Statesman. THE CASH STORE. .Misunderstandings and Estrangements Have Resulted from tUc Mystery Sur r .: rounding Its Affairs. For the past, several weeks there has seemed to be an air ot mystery surrounding the status of the busi ness and financial transactions of the Crawford' Cash Store, of this city. As the days go by, this situ ation seems to be more and more complicated. There has been a a strong under current of opinion pro and con and a certain amount of criticism and estrangement has resulted. And the end is not vet. In older to ascertain the facts and publish them, the Gazette has been at some pains to arrive at the truth; and, the following are the facts which it has unearthed, here presented, impartially and without bias, and, it hopes, without any appearance of sensationalism. Something like four years ago, Miss Emma Crawford, who had had previous business training, at one time having occupied a desk in a bank, it is said, came to Corvallis, and opened a st.)re, known as The Cash Store. Here she sold ladies' fancy goods, stationery, small notions, and seemed to thrive pros perously. It is said that her capi tal to open this store was obtained from assistance from her father who encumbered the homo place in Salem to t-nable the store to get started. During the time since the store opened, until a couple of weeks ago, it has been conducted exclusively by Miss Emma Craw ford. She has enlarged the scope of the business adding from time to time other lines, and now has a very well selected stock of goods in the store, which by an invoice re cently made by a Mr. Mills, of In dependence, and assistance obtained in Corvallis, amounts to something like $900, since which invoice the store has been locked and the keys in possession of a representative of the parlies interested. Instead, however, of prospering, the Cash Store seems to have been running on a very narrow margin. Although expenses were light the profits seem to have been lighter still. And the increase in the stock may be attributed to the increased amount of indebtedness rolling up against the store. Several months sh'ce, the proprieter became con nected with another woman, who seems to haye permitted the use of her money in the stock. A sudden call for the balance of the money used in this manner, apparently produced in the proprietor a state of mind at variance with her past history and family training, the re sult ot which was a volume of paper issued as evidence of indebtedness to persons in this community who advanced money in amounts from $200 down to$20; all on short time and all unsecured, and checks on banks, and an unusual in dustry in soliciting and ob taining loans on notes and money on checks, very surprising to the community, indeed. The money obtained in this way paid off the woman having a claim, and to fol low the short time loans made, and taken up by money obtained on other loans and checks, would make a short history in itself. It per meated the entire community. The issue was large considering the size of the entire debt, which is estimated at about $1200, and the changes from one person to another were quick and difficult to follow. There does not s?em to have been any disposition of money obtained in this manner other than to pa' out to persons pressing at the mo ment for their pay. The method of obtaining these loans led to a strong under-cuirent of opinion and conjecture, anything but flat tering. The matter finally assumed such large proportions, that a pending sale of the stock of goods in the store, which were being invoiced to determine their purchase value, had to be broken off. The pur-1 chasers tock legal advice in the matter, and finding that under a recent law passed by the legisla tufe, t;hey would under the circum stances be unable to obtain a good title to to the stock, the negotiations ceased, and then creditors prepared to bring an attachment proceeding against the stock. While this was almost in the act of commencement the nronrietor- announced that she would make a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, thus parsing the whole matter over to the nrotection . i and guidance of the United States court. And this proceeding has been commenced, and the creditors have been notified to annear on . ri next Mondav, at the office of the referee, in Corvallis, and prove their claims, and appoint a trustee College Honors. QlXNi OAK. At noon Monday in the college chapel, Dean Berchtokl made a pre sentation speech, stating that in token of their efforts in behalf of O A C, certain of the athletes were chosen to bear the college emblems, as they stand for honorable athletic achievement. The emblems are in the fonn of badges, on black cloth, with college colors and initials. Following is a list of those to whom emblems were presented: Track team: Bruce Burnett, Fred Colvig, Ernest Redd, Arthur Stimp son, Jesse Huffman, T E Palmer, John Gallagher, Grant Elgin, Clyde Williams and Fred Kruse. Foot ball: F C Walters, Ray Goodrich, L Johnson. Base ball: Ray Henkle, R D Ber ges, Harold Belt, James Hartley. Basket ball: Bessie Smith, Min nie Smith, Inez Fuller, LeitaOwen by. Special vote: Leigh Noel, J C McCaustland, A J Bier, Lizzie Hoover. Benefit for Y. W. C. A. A musical and elocutionary re cital will be given at the college chapel Saturday Eve,May 12 by Miss Mabel Carter, teacher of elocution, and Mr. Tillson, pianist, of Wil lamette university. The proceeds of the entertainment will go to the college Y. W. C. A., and the admis sion will be 25 cents. Following is the program: 1 Sonata Op. 7, Allegro, An dante, Menuetto, Finale Greig Mr. Tillson. 2 "Mr. Travers' First Hunt" Richard Harding Davis Miss Carter. 3 Gondolina, Liszt Mr. Tillson. 4 "Then Ninety and Nine,'' - Richard Harding Davis Miss Carter. c j a Etude in Fm Chopin 0 ( b " " A-Flat Josclly Mr. Tillson. 6 ''The Village Gossip," Kate Douglas Wiggin Miss Carter. 7 "The Potion Scene," (Act ry. Scene in, Romeo and Juliet) Shakespeare Miss Carter. 8 Waltz de Concert, Op. 3,-Wiennuvski Mr. Tillson. i a "The Mermaid," Tennyson 9 - b "When de Fo'k is Gone,"-Ri!ey ( c "Lolly - bye, Lolly - bye, Lolly-bye," Eugene Field Miss Carter. Tlie Silent Witness of Mane Ages Indian tegend Called to Mind. A man who has been, cutting oak wood on the W. A. Wells' farm on Marys river, about two miles above its mouth, has discovered some thing that may shed a little light on natural conditions as they were, ages ago. He cut down one partic ularly old tree, as shown by the de cayed growth, the extreme size, as well as by the large number of rings of growth of this tree. There were about four hundred of these rings, showing that this tree has been standing since about the year 1600. All the other oak trees in the vicinity of this aged one counted only about one hundred growth rings. Another feature ob served by the woodman is that the tree had sand and debris lodged in its bark to the height of twent' five feet from the ground, while the surrounding trees had signs of standing water around the trunks by deposits of sand to the height of a few feet only. There evidently was a flood in the Willamette Valiey during the life of this antediluvian tree, but before the growth of the sunound ing forest of oaks. This may be a circumstance to help prove the In dian legend that what is now the world-famed Willamette Valley was once a lake and that the In dians used to cross it in their ca noes from the Coast mountains to the Cascades. At any rate a gigan tic old oak tree has been cut that produced large quantities of green wood as well as cords of dead wood. The stump stands as a monument of this tree's former glory. All One; But Which One. A Yamhill man having been made the subject of some pleas antry for attending the several conventions of different names that brought about the union party asserts his consistency. He writes: "There is no difference in the platforms or the principles of the Bryan democrats, populists and silver republicans. Some are tenacious for name, and party managers think it best to keep up all of these political organiza tions to please those who cling to the name. The principles are sufficient for me, and I will work wherever iuyited, if princi ples are correct." -Eugene Guard. The Store Where Bar gains Greet Buyers. l& jljll, ' Better jjj Custom rin i TTr are sole agents The Store Whece Bar gains Gree Buyers. CLOTHSNO, We can save you money on Clothing. LITTLE FELLOWS' SUITS With fancy vests. Age 3 to 8, $1,00, $2.05, $2.50, $4.00. YOUTH'S SUITS Age 5 to 15, $1.50, $2.00 up to $7.00. YOUNG MEN'S SUITS Age 10 to '20 years ; prices, $4.00, $.5 00 up to $12.50. MEN'S SUITS At bargain prices; $5.00 to $25. GUARANTEE FIT M. Born & Co., the great Chicago tailors. Come in and have jour measure taken for a suit. $13.50 up. $3.50 GLOVES We handle only the best makes. Working Gloves, .50, .75, 41.00, $1.25, $1.50. Dresd Gloves, $1.00, $1.2-3, $1.50. TOT Meil ! LEVI STRAUSS Cotton Pants and Overalls. "We are sole agents Kline's. Kline's. $ Again we remind all, that it is necessary and highly proper for everyone otherwise entitled to vote to register before the 15th day of this month. The law was specially intended to prevent those from voting who are not legally qualified and to so de termine those who are entitled to vote. To protect the purity of the ballot box, every citizen should consider it his duty to register. Mr. Taylor, representative of Glass & Prudhomme, Portland printers, was in Corvallis Wednes day in the interest of his house. He departed Thursday for Lincoln county. Magnolia Laundry. We respectfully solicit your patronage. Our agent will call at any address for laundry on Mondays and Tuesdays, and deliver on Saturdays. Strict attention given family washing. All work guaran teed first-class. Give us a trial. Tbask & Settleuier, Agents. Van Camp's Pork and Beans at Zie rol f 's. Vermont Maple Syrup in bulk; bring your pail So cts. per gallon at Zierolf's' Three 2-pound caus of pineapples only 50 cents at Zierolf's. Additional Local . Charged With Larceny. Dissolution Notice. The partnership heretofore existing bet'.vt-en Carl Hodes and H. W. Hall, is this day dissolved, by mutual consent of both parties. II. W. Hall will continue the business at the old stand; will col lect all bills, and pay all obligation of the firm. Cari. G. Hodes, H. W. Hall. Dated at Corvallis, Or., this May 2nd, 1000. Money to Loan On improved farm security, long or short time, in sums of $500 or more. No com missions, no agents. For particulars, address P. O. Box 145, Albany, Or. Wednesday eveniug a warrant for the arrest of one Thos. Murphy came to the hands of the sheriff. An officer went out and succeeded iu bagging said Murphy. Murphy was charged with the larceny of a coat and vest from the dwelling of A. Baxter, who resides iu this county, just across the Willamette from Albany. A trial took place in Justice Holgate's court immediately after Murphy was ap prehended, and John Burnett defended said Murphy. The man told his story, to this effect: He had been traveling in company with another man from Albany in the direction o this city. He ( Mur phy), stopped to rest by the roadside, while his partner went to a farm house in search of work, he said. Presently the fellow returned to llurphy and gave him a sack, remarking that there were some old clothes in the sack that a woman had given him, and that if Murphy never saw him again he could keep the clothes. Murphy said the fellow then departed and he fell heir to the coat and vest. The above tale seems scarcely on par with the average "fish story." The clothes stolen were found in Murphy's possession, and were identified as the property of A. Baxter. Justice Holgate tound the fellow over in the sum of $200 to appear at the November term of court, and at present Murphy is enjoying the shade and solitude of the county jail. Just received a lot of fine glassware, table and pocket cutlery at Zierolf's. A class Held meet will be held at O A C tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The funds arising from an admission fee of 15 cents, which will be charged, will go toward buying a cup, which will be presented to the winning class. The exercises will be under the supervision ot Trainer McL,eod, who arrived Tuesday from Stanford, and as the hoys are al ready in fine fettle, an excellent exhib ition is guaranteed. Another improvement and conven ience which the McKinley administration has- added to the postal system is the stamp book, a supply of which Postmas ter Johnson now has oa hand. These books are of three sizes, containing 1 2, 24 and 43 two-cent stamps. Sheets of paraphined paper, seperate the stamps. One cent additional to the price of the stamps is added for biuding. W. A. Gellatly shipped four carloads of fine mutto.u sheep to Portland yester day. They were consigned to Lewis Burke & Co. Opened in Albany. J. A. Rotan, for 20 years a business man of Salem, has opened a furniture and undertaking establishment; in the Balti more block, Albany, and invites the pub lic to call and inspect his goods. No ex tra charge for hearse where undertaking i goons are purcnaseo 01 uiem. jriione, j Black, 401, Albauy, Oregon. wall for Warrants. Notice is hereby given that there is money on hand at the county treasurer's office to pay all orders endorsed and marked not paid for want f funds, up to. and including those of November 10th, 1898. Interest will be stopped on same from this date. Corvallis, Or., April 17th, 1900. W. A. Buchanan, Treasurer ot Benton County, Oreg. Notice to Farmers. Owing to the unusual amount of wheat being held over and somewhat damaged condition of the same, we the under signed will be compelled to charge an extra storage of two cents per bushel on all wheat remaining in our respective warehouses aftGr Juno 1, 1900. Benton Co. Flouring Mills Co., By P. Avery. H. F. Fischer, By Aug. W. Fischer. For Sale or Exchange. Four lots, improved, in Avery's Add. to Corvallis, for sale; or will exchange tor small stock ranch. For further par ticulars enquire of TJ. G. Berry, Peoria, Oregon. mM DISEASE Karl's Clover Root Tea Beautifies the Complexion, Purifies the Blood, gives a Fresh, Clear Skin. Cures Con stipation, Indigestion, and all Eruptions of the Skin. An agreeable Laxative Nerve Tonic. Sold on absolute guarantee by all druggists at 25c. f 60c. and $1.00. C. WELLS t CO., LE ROY, N.Y. SOLE PROPRIETORS Sold byGraham & Wortham. THERE'S PROFIT IN TRADING HERE. ' ADIES who wish to avoid the bother of home work, or the details of dressmaking, will be interested in our new line of j dress skirts. All the fashionable fabrics of the season are included in the line, and the skirts have the fit and "hang" af the best dress makermade. Take a look at them and you will agree with us. Prices from 45c to $6.50. GROCERY selling in a depart ment store no longer attracts attention because of its novelity, but for the reason that the best of food products costs less there than the exclusive grocer charges. This store is easily in the lead in this respect. Our grocery de partment is appreciated by well posted buyers because it offers an opportunity to supply the family needs in this line at closest prices. Country produce taken. Whenever you find a properly organized and rightly conducted men's furnish ing stock in a dry goods store there you will find a successful one. Men no longer shun dry goods store furnishings, for they know they can get correct styles at close prices. We invite the attention of our customers to an especially fine and complete line of neckwear just opened. feHOE value consists in wear, style and comfort. If any of the three are lacking the foot wear is not good value. Our shoes are strictly reliable in qual ity, therefore long wearing; they are stylish, as can be seen at a glance; they are comfortable, be cause fitted by ' an expert. AH our customers will bear out these statements. We believe this is the best place for you to buy shoes, and solicit your patronage. F. L. Mi Her. Every item offered below is proof of the above assertion. The quotations are only a very meagre representa tion of the values which place this store unquestionably in the lead. This store is crowded with the most com plete and comprehensive stock of dry goods we have ever shown. Every line was bought at close prices, and the goods will be passed along to our customers at the usual small margin of profit which has made this store so successful and popular. The New Spring Parasols Are Here, This store offers many attractions to economical buyers. A store that relies solely on low prices to win and hold trade is playing "a losing game." To win such success as this store is winning it is necessary that the low prices should represent goods of strictly reliable quality. Every woman in this city who is posted on dry goods, and who takes the time to compare goods and prices will admit that our values are superior. We make and hold customers by treating them right. We lead; others follow. TF you want a stylish spring hat for $3.00, just as good as the $5.00 kind, come here. The only difference is in the absence of the name, and "what's in a name." If you are willing to pay two dol lars for a name, buy the five dol lar hat. If you want to pay only for the Aa, come here. Agent l for Kingburry hats. "UR glove stock is the best patronized and most popular in this vicinity, because we make a constant effort to show a larger line, and offer better glove values than any other local dealer. It is not easy to do a satisfactory kid glove business. It requires long experience, careful buying, con scientious selling and a willing ness to be content with a small profit. We recognize all these requirements and conform to them. That's why Corvallis women can get better gloves here for the price than elsewhere. EFORE your spring gown are fitted a new corset wil be needed. That goes almost without saying, for everyone knows that an ill-fitting or worn out corset spoils the fit of the dress. Our corset woman can help customers select the proper model one that will improve the figure. Consult her and you will be better satisfied with your cor set, and the fit of your dresses. Prices from 50c to $1.50. RECENTLY advances have taken place in all lines of cotton goods. Before the advance we stocked up with cords of do mestics shirtings, sheetings, ginghams, prints, and other cot ton goods. We are now selling these goods at just about what other merchants have to pay for them at present prices. You will find this store a good place to sup ply your needs in this line. F Miller.