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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1900)
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE. TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1900. Ladies' Silk Waists ' Goed 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 $2.25 each Taffeline For floe akirt linings and for ahirt waitt. Twelve shade. 50 cents per yard. S, E Young & Son Albany, Oregon. LOCAL NEWS. Positively the last week Goods at cost at Ladies' Bazaar. Mr. George B Keady and family leave Wednesday for an outing of two or three weeks in the Alsea Dr. Cathey and Professor Horner were expected home from their hunting trip last evening. It re ported that they had killed three deer. lake Hurlburt smoked a cigar ette while hauling a load of hay to the barn on his farm south of town, last week. The iron work of the wagon was saved. Mr. Allen Wilson left Friday for Turner, Oregon, where has accept ed employment, and will probably take up his residence. His family will lemain in Corvallis for the present. R. E. Gibson, Punderson Avery and Joseph Yates, who have been hunting near Grass Mountain for a week or more, returned Saturday evening. They had a fine outing and got five deer. The owner of the Eugene street car line is considering the advisa bility of taking up the track. A street car line in a small city is more of a nuisance than a conven ience. We speak from experience. R L Taylor and Frank Majn left Corvallis Saturday night after 11 o'clock, were across the Alsea mountain by 2 o'clock Sunday morning, fished all day and were back in town in time for supper Sunday evening. Sheriff Burnett, wife and eon, Miss Julia Warrior and Geo. Paul returned Sunday evening from a day's fishing in Alsea. They caught all the fish they could eat. It may be well to state -that none of the party are hearty eaters. Jesse Spence. , F. Sheasgreen and Virgil Walters, who attended the meeting of the Grand Lodge of Workmen, which convened in Salem last week, arrived home Thursday evening. They report a splendid attendance and an enjoy able session. Dave Osburn and William Baker took their families and departed bv Alsea Saturday. Superintendent Denman and sister accompanied by Miss Minnie Hodes, left yesterday morning to join them. The party expects to be out about two weeks. Frank BaWer and Bert Griffith, charged respectively with burglary and larceny, were taken to Lincoln county by Sheriff Ross last Friday' for trial. Owing to the lack of jail facilities in that county these gentlemen have been guests of Ben ton since last May. The threshing machine of Knott's & Linderman was started, Friday, for a trial run on the Fisher boys' place north of town. Only about 60 bushels were threshed, but this morning they will commence opera tions in earnest. This is about as tarly as threshing was ever com menced in this county. T W Dilley, the bicycle man, has been spending several days at his old home at Scio. When Dilley came to Corvallis he was a sufferer from four years of democracy. He was broke and in debt. He has thrived so well under MtfKlnley, however, that he is able to go to Scio and pay off his old debts and still have money in the banks. After a week's hunting and fish ing on the Zahn place, iust beyond Alsea Mountain, Carl Hodes, 01 Wicks and Clarence Whiteside re turned home Sunday. Lots of fish, but no deer, is the report of their spokesman. The party had one thrilling experience. Hogs got in to camp and ate up all their food, and but for the presence of mind of one of their number, who walked five miles to obtain a fresh supply, all hands might have starved. A short time ago there was great uneasiness among the relatives of Harry Rogers regarding his where abouts and if he was alire, as ac cording to his last letters he was in poor health. A letter from Harry was received a few days ago by his mother, Mrs. G. Hodes, and it turns out that he is alive and well. He had been employed in the govern ment printing office at Manila, but quit on account of poor health and went into the custom office. At the time of writing he was back in the printing office Nolan & Callahan's Remnant Sale. John D Daly was a passenger to the bay baturday. Zach Taylor is visiting at Yaqui na, the guest of Colonel J. H. Penn, Miss Hannah Towne, of Minne sota is the guest of her cousin, Miss Martha Fischer. Watermelons have made their appearance in Uorvalhs. They are BEN GOODWIN'S LETTER. from California. It is thought that the price paid for picking hops this season will be 30 or 40 cents per box. Mrs. Sherman Wade and little daughter have returned to their home in Olex, Oregon. lames E. Durham, of the Times force, went over to the coast yester day to remain a couple of weeks. Ladies who visit Nolan fe Calla han's don't forget looking over their Remnant Counter; some choice plums. Professor Berchtold has been ap pointed vice-president of the Oregon btate roultry Association for Ben ton county. Professor and Mrs George Coote returned the first of the week from their visit with relatives in Santa Barbara, Calif. A letter of recent date, from As bach, Germany, is the latest work of Carl Hodes. It very brief, but guarantees Carl's perfect health . Lawrence S. Stovall, organizer for the United Artizans, is spend ing a few days in Lebanon and Sodaville in the interests of this order. E. B. Aldrieh who has bten clerking for F. L. Miller for the past month, has accepted a similar position In a mercantile establish at Fossil, Eastern Oregon. The numerous youngsters who are in the habit of going swimming in Marys River should be careful not to dire too deep, or stay down too long. Those things are fatal. The C. & E. R. R. is attaching air brakes to zo freight cars. "Janney couplers" are also being at tached. This is the coupler made necessary by an act of congress, to prevent accidents in coupling cars. Herman Zahn came over from Alsea Saturday. He has just re ceived a letter from his brother Roman, who is now in Schneide- muehl, Germany. Roman said nothing about coming home. Last Saturday, Carolyn. Anita and Earl Harkin left for Loomis, Wash., to join their father. For the past five years they have been living at the home of their grand mother, Mrs P. P. Greffoz in this city. Alex Samuels arrived Monday morning trom .Portland on his wheel. He will visit for a week with his brother, Elmer. Alex is now employed by the H C Crock. Crocker Co, of Portland, as bill ing clerk. Miss Lyle Lawrence entertained the young ladies of the Corvallis College Porosis, who are tented at Gladstone, Thursday evening. A delightful time "was had and all voted Miss Lawrence a royal enter- i tai ner. Telegram . It is becoming quite the "proper thing" to go over to Alsea. Satur day evening a number of Corvallis- ites went over there, and after fishing all day in the neighborhood of Zahn Bros., returned Sunday night The party was composed of the following gentlemen: Ira Hun ter, Charlie Chipman. C W Levee and E W Phillips. Friday afternoon, at her resi dence in this city, Mrs. Agnes Thompson was given a party in honor of her 68th birthday. About fifteen ladies were present and a few very pleasant hours were passed in conversation, during which delicious refreshments were served. Mrs. Thompson has been quite feeble of late, but on this occasion she felt quite well. Professor Herbert Condon, of the University of Idaho, accompanied by hie wife and child, arrived here from Moscow yesterday. Mrs. Con don will visit here with relatives, while the professor will probably divide his time between the moun tains and the coast. Eugene Reg ister. Prof. Condon was formerly clerk at the O A C during the in cumbency of President Miller. If there is a man in Benton coun ty who knowc how to get right up close tonhe printer and win his affection, it is Rube Kiger, and the fact that he doesn't try to do it makes him all the more irresista ble. Last Friday he appeared at our office with a couple boxes of his luscious Early Hale peaches, which he presented to the force, and for the next hour the printeis held their annual feast. The medals to be presented by the state to the volunteers who served with the Oregon troops par ticipating in the Spanish war or Filipino 'insurrection, except the Engineer Corps, are now ready for distribution. Saturday they were turned over by Butterfield Bros, to Adjutant-General Gantenbein for this purpose, and were being ar ranged alphabetically. To all those residing outside of Portland the adjutant-General desires to state that he will mail medals upon an appli cation for the same in writing, giv ing clearly the address to which it is desired that the medals be sent. A Soldier Tells What Our Beys Are Doing in the Philippines. Ben Goodwin, of this county, who served through the war with Co. M, 2nd Oregon, is now a sergeant in Co. K, 40th Regt. U. S. V. In a recent letter to H. L. Holgate, which Mr. Hol gate sends to the Gazette from Washington, D. C, he describes some of his experiences with his new regiment 01 wnicn lie is justly proud. Mr. Holgate sug gests that Ben would doubtless highly appreciate it if his Co. M. (2nd Ore.) comrades would send him greetings and news from homeland. A portion of Ser geant Goodwin's letter follows: Cagayan, Mindanao. You will doubtless be inter ested in the soldiers' news from here the most southern island of the Philippine group. We are about 1,000 miles from Man ila. I will toll you a little of our fighting. We left Manila February 15th, bound for South ern Gamerins, a province of Southern Luzon, and arrived off the coast of our destination Feb ruary 20th. We landed, but what a landing it was! The transport was compelled to anch or more than a mile from shore at hiffh tide. The soldiers were then put aboard the small life boats and started landward, but before we reached the solid shore the tide went out so fast that we were compelled to abandon the boats and wade through the mud and water. I hardly know hew we succeeded in making any headway a: all through that mire, for we sank in until it cov ered our cartridge belts. The mud was as thick as printers' paste, but w struggled through it and in the face of a terrible rifle fire poured at us by the in surrectos on the shore.. We reacned land wnere we had to combat the rebels hand to hand, for our ammunition, thick ly coated with mud, was useless. However, we drove them hack, until we reached a small stream, where we took off our cartridge belts and washed them. Re placing them in our belts, we pushed forward, entertaining the "goo-goos" with Krag music. With empty stomachs we pushed, scrambled, and fell through the heavy bush which afforded the enemy sucn excellent sneiier. Major Case, formerly captain of Co. F, 2nd Oregon Vols., was in command and he certainly did the work nobly. - The Third Battalion steadily worked its way up to the town of Nueva Caseris, which has been one of the worst hot-beds of re bellion on the island, while the 45th Infantry, which had been landed further up the bay, swung around between the high hills and the town to cut off the re treat of the rebel soldiers. When their movement had been ac complished- we opened up a heavy fire on the long line ot in surgent earthworks. The insur gents made a good stand, killing and wounding several of our boys, but fell back just as our fellows were about to charge bayonets on the trenches. When we entered the town we tound their dead lying in heaps of ten and twenty and the build ings were badly damaged. The scene presented to ts was a ter rible one. The soldiers were soon at work cleaning up the town, putting buildings in repair, and policing the streets. The 40th remained on guard here until March 24th, when our regiment boarded transports and steamed south ward to this island of Mindanao. The first port to be opened was Surige, where we met with no resistance. Two hundred armed soldiers cheerfully gave up their guns to Major Case, who was the first to land and treat with the natives. They received him royally and seemed to be very favorably impressed with , him and the "terms of agreement he presented. Company B then went ashore and took possession of the town, under command of Capt. Hendricks. Major Case then came aboard and we steamed on. The next place to be visited was Cagayan. The natives here were averse to giving up their "holy possessions" but made no forcible resistence and the town was soon under American rule, 'tne native soldiers fleeing to the hills when they sighted our trans ports. The third battalion 40th infantry, under Major Case and consists of companies I , K, L and M. The other companies of the regiment went to garrison little towns, along the coast, which were peaceful and which still are. The insurrectos here, Uowe irer, I attacked us one night taking us by'surprise and succeeded in do ing some of our boys, but were speedily driven back to the hills. After that all was quiet until May 1 5th when companies I and K were ordered out to explore the country east and along the coast from Pagayau. Thev had not marched ten miles before they were fired upon by insur rectos stationed on a high hill. The two companies were then deployed as skirmishers and a line f men reached nearly around the hill. Then the com panies under command of Cap tains Elliott and France began to advance toward the top of the hill. Bugler Hank blew "charge!" and the 40th lads had another opportunity for showing their grit and coolness. The hill was as steep as a house roof and th enemy kept up a con stant fire, but up our fellows scrambled and soon were in com mand of the hill and the enemy. Three cheers were given for American ' 'get-there-iness' ' and we looked after our fallen foe men. Over seventy-five lay dead and a large number were woun ded. The former were buried on the hill-top and the wounded were taken to the hospital At Pagayau. Our loss was two killed and five wounded. All is quiet at present and the outlook is very favorable. B. M. Goodwin. ATTEMPTED JAIL BREAK. An Indignant Farmer. The Gazette is in receipt of the following heated article from a justly indignant resident of Granger, with the Tequest that it be given publication: Editor Gazette: If there is anything more fiendish than the desire to annoy others who have done nothing to merit it, who are perhaps in their beds and asleep in fact, that is a favorite time with such mis creants it would be difficult to say what it is. This spirit, probably leads to every crime, yet the indulgence in it to a cer tain or rather uncertain extent is excusable as playfulness. A dozen or more young men and women aroused us from our slumbers about 10 o'clock Tues day night, by yells at each house they passed until they reached our place, at which they stopped and gave us old folks old enough to be grand-parents of any of them all of the various yells and screeches interspersed with smart aleck calls, which their small brains could com mand for ten minutes or more. They wanted nothing but to in sult, disturb and annoy all per sons living on the road If coun try people would do that way in town they would be arrested and fined, and justlv, too: but be cause an. officer is not at hand in the loountry, such things can be done without fear of punishment, because the law would not take cognizance of such conduct, we will try and see if we cannot de fend ourselves some way. L. Joy. Ran Away. Early Sunday morning, Bert Modi, while driving with a bug gy team of W. McMahon's, near the Stewart place, the horses shied at a band of sheep and Mr. Modi was thrown out. The ream got away from him and came tearing to town. They ran into the stable, and passing straight through it, took the road to the O. A. C. On arriving at the college farm, thev tore about it like mad, jumping the big drain ditch a couple ot times taking the buggy with them. Then they struck the little race course and indulged in a couple of spins around the track. From the track they ran in behind the Ar- mory, thence around bade pi tne executive building, where they were captured. Strange to re late, there was little or no dam age done. ' wall fer 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 of lands" np to and including those of February 12, 1900. Interest will be stopped on same from this date. W. A. Buchanan, Treasurer of Benton Co., Or. 'Crvaui8, July 21, 1900. Henry Kuebli Seeks to Obtain Hi Free dom by Demolishing His Cage An unsuccessful attempt at jail breaking was made Saturday night by Henry Jvuebli, who has been a guest of Benton county against his will since Jast May. lie has tor slj cell mate a gentleman by the name of Pryor, who is awaitiDg trial on a charge of burglary. Pryor, who seems to be much in dread of Kuebli gave a note to H. L. Martin when that gentleman went in to give the prisoners their supper Saturday evening. The note was addressed to Sheriff Burnett, and warned him that Kuebli intended to break jail that night. Mr. Martin together with Asa Alexauder watched the jail until ten o'clock and hearing no disturbance, went home. An hour later Georg Denman and Ivan Daniel stood talking on the corner near the jail, when their attention was called o much hammering within that building. They speedily notified Mr. Martin, Nigntwatchman Wells and Samp Henderson, who was acting as dep uty in the absence of Sheriff Bur nett, and together with Mr. Howell and son. Frank, they bore down on the county bastile. On entering it was diseovered that Kuebli had made a fire out of some paper and a portion of the jail furniture and was in the act of consigning a heavy mattress to the flames. The prisoner's intention seems to have been to heat the bars of the cage red hot and break them with an old hatchet which had come into his possession some how. He had succeeded in start ing one of the hinges on the door to the cage, but these structures are so made that it is almost impossi ble to break out of them. When discovered Kuebli layed dewn on his bunk and not a word could be gotten from him . Pryor passed a note to one of the party asking that the hatchet be taken from Kuebli and saying that he feared him. May 10th last, Kuebli stole the team and wagon of Mrs. S. A. Cooper, which was hitched to a rack at Wade's corner, and drove into Marion county, where he was overtaken the next morning and brought back. He was given a hearing before J ustice Holgate, and was bound over in the sum of $300 for his appearance at the November term of court, in default of which he was lodged in jail. Married. At Albany, on Sunday afternoon July 22, Rev. E. J. Thompson of this city officiating, J. R. Cooly and Miss Jessie V. Cox were united in wedlock. Miss Cox until a recent date re sided in Corvallis. Both of the young people are graduates of the O A C and are very highly re spected in this community. The wedding was a delightful home af fair. Very few invited guests were S resent, among whom was Miss innie Burnett, of this city. After a most delicious wedding lunch Mr. and Mrs. Cooly departed for Brownsville, their future home, where Mr. Cooly is secretary of the Eagle Woolen Mill Company. A host of Corvallis friends congratu late them. Additional Local The death of Mis. J. J. Haskina occurred at her home near this city Friday evening at 5 o'clock. Inter ment was delayed in order that her daughter might arrive from Kan sas, to be present at the funeral, which will occur tomorrow after noon at 2 o'clock at the Presbyter ian church; Dr. E. J. Thompson will officiate. Mrs. Haskins was 69 years of age. She was an Ore gon pioneer and a grand, good woman. Postmaster B. W. Johnson has succeeded in improving the mail service between thiB city and fort land. By the new arrangement, all the mail that has accumulated m Portland daring the day, together, with the eastern mail for Corvallis which arrives before 4 p. m., will come up to Albany on the evening local and with the mail from that city will arrive here at 8 p. m. This will give Corvallis two mails a day from Portland, and will shorten the time in receiving an answer to correspondence by 36 hours. Shirt waists, crash skirts and crash suits at 20 per cent discount. Some men's suits at half-price at Miller's. Ko-nut for pies and all pastry once need, always used ; for sale at Zierolf 's. Music Lessons. Parties desiring instruction on the piano or organ are requested to confer with the undersigned or leave orders at Daniel's Book Store. Pupils taught af ter the method. of the celebrated Dr. Ma son, of New York City. MOBDACNT GoODlfOUQH. Ko-nnt a pure fat, at Zierolf 's. sterilized vegetable Wanted, a very gentle driving horse, at the Thompson farm, one mile south of Corvallis. THE - WE SELL 20 Per Cent 1 Discount on all Boys' and Men's CLOTHING Boys' arid Men's SUITS la all the correct styles and weaves. uur rrnxs IS x f r4re always lowest audi ggE wrutnnil.U'! discount you get a bar- WTTHTUK I AMI ? ain that will be hard. sii. 111 1 mw hniu to duplicate again. WE MUST HAVE ROOM For our large Fall order of Boys' and Men'sJ Clothing, consisting of the latest style Overcoats and Suits. S. L. KLINE, Corvallis, Or, TO CLOSE OUT FOR SPOT CASH The following sweeping reductions will be made for cash only, in order to make room for our New Fall Stock $ 50 60 75 1 00 1 25 1 50 1 75 2 Oo 2 25 8 00 Shirt Waists to close for it 11 a u t u ft u a K ft (C (. ft ft u n a ft it I 40 50 60 80 1 00 1 20 1 40 1 60 1 80 2 40 All Crash Skirts and Crash Suitings 20 per cent discount CLINES ARE COMPLETER jMail orders will have our best attention. E L MILLER, Corvallis Oregon, Ifotlce for Publication. Land Omci at Oregon City, Obxsos, July 21, M0. Not ice ia hereby given that the following-named settler has filed notice ot his intention to mike final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the County Clerk of Ik n ton County, at uorvains, Oregon, on Beptemaer 7tn, moo, ns: WILLIAM H. MATTHEWS, H.E. No. 10234. for the S. E. Quarter of Section 32, T. 10 8..K.5W.- He names the following witnesses to prove bis continuous residence upon ana caitiratien 01 sara land, viz.: jonn Miller, rayior Miner, iianiei oner man and Willard L. Price, ail of Kings Valley, Oregon. , ;has a. Huuties, register. the Paint Store. C. A. Barnhart, Manager. Paints. Oils and Varnishes WAIX papers RAMBLER AND IDEAL Bicycles, Ma?estic Lamps, Mossberg Chime Bells, Etc, The Corvallis Commission Store . " . - Keeps constantly on hand the celebrated CORVALLIS AND MONROE FLOURS A package of Arm & Hammer Soda is given free with every sack of the latter Hay, Oats, Grain. Bran, Snorts, Potatoos Fish, Eggs, Poultry, Etc. JOHN LENGER, Manager Job Printing at this office