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.