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Newspaper Page TextTHE CORVALLIS SAZETfE, TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1901. SPRING 1901 STYLES - IN 5- Suits and Skirts.. We liaye now oa sale, nod new ;( Spring Suits & Dress Skirts, 1. Oar miti cob pi is the newest and keat ! tke late creations luch as coat and bvltro effect and postillion backs. New ityls skirts are also shown and jackets The price of our suits range from (8.00 S, E Young & Albany, Oregon. Son, LOCAL NEWS. The Black Cat. Take your eggs to Young's. All kinds of repairing. at the Bicycle Hospital Brass curtain Tods for sale at Young's Gash Store. Fresh candy, fruit and nuts, al- ways on hand at the GonimisBion Store. - - . Poultry food, poultry cure, and insect powder, at the Commission Store. Friday is the timo to order your dressed ehioken for Sunday's diu ner, at ths Commission Store. , C. LiBcaln Bennett left about a week ago for a trip to the Grays Harbor country in Washington, , Ladies whea you visit Nolan & Callahan's be sure and look over their remnant counter. Soie cholee plums. The threshing machine outfit re cently ordered by Messrs. Bennett, and others, arrived Fridar erenin? by freight. E. P. Greffoz and George Irvine left Saturday merning for Five Rivers, where thay will hunt and fish far a week or such a matter.-"'' In ft recent letter to a friend in' this city James Zurcher, senior at O AC, .stated that .ever since his return to his Eastern Oregon home he has been sick. , . . ' Wanted Active " and : energetic. agents; "permanent positions; good commissions; ' exclusive territory, ither city or country.- Address "Manager," room- 403, Chamber of Commerce building, lacoma, Wash An unusually large number of people passed through to the coast on Saturday's C. & E. train. Two passenger ooaches were loaded when the train reached this city, and an other was added before the train Dulled eut It is believed that 300.000 pounds is a conservative estimate of the amount of wool produced in Ben ton county this season. The aver age price received was 13 cents, so that the revenue from this article alone was $39,000. " We learn that Miss Ina Geuld is : not married, as we reported a short time Eince. It seems that there are two Methodist ministers in this state by the name of Hiram Gould. Lebanon Express-Advance. This correction is very seasonable fur us. . . Jno. B . Standlee leaves ".Thurs day for Los Angeles, Calif. After a short visit there he will go to St. Louis, Mo., to enler-a medical col lege in which his brother is an in structor. It is "his intention ulti mately to begin the practice of medicine in that oity. J. S. Cooper, of Independence, passed through Corvallis, Saturday en route for the- coast. He was ac companied by a party ef five people from South Dakota. The Dakotans left their h6me a little more than a week ago, at which time the thor tnoineter stood at 105 in the shade The Gazette is ia receipt of a letter of inquiry from Henry Malm gren, ef Houston, Texas, concern ing the climate, temperature, prin cipal products, eto., of this locality, also the price of land, r Mr. Malm- - gren wishes to locate m a county seat town in some eeunty in Ore .eon: . lie can't do better than come lo Benton. M. W. Wilkins, builder of cities, promoter of railways and prolific in ventor, has come to the assistance of Portland in its so far fruitless endeavor to establish free public baths. Sunday's Oreeonian con tains a photo of Mr. Wilkins and a cut of a floating bath house whieh he has invented, and has taken steps to ha7 patented. . Mr. Wil . kins offers his invention free for use of the eity or to any who shall pro- vide free public baths. He suggests that the institution be operated free during certain hours of the day, and that at other times a email charge be made to pat' 0ns, thus making the concern pay a part or the whole of its expenses, and at the tame time reserving the essential features of a free bath to those ..who most W. A. Sanders, the. watchmaker. Buy ypur harvesting outfits from Nolan & Callahan. ,: ; ' " Stoney Wells, of Toledo, visited this city, Saturday. ; : - No charges for : prescriptions at the Bicycle Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Foster arriv ed home on Friday's C fc E. Leave orders'at the Commission Store for all kinds of wood. , " Big special 25 per cent off on ail suirwer goods at lUine e. Charles Zwicker, of this city, has been granted a pension of $10, per month. Judge Woodward, and family went to the coast, Friday, for a brief Outing. . ;. . ;, Pres. T. K. Weatherford passed through Corvallis enroute for New port, Friday. Our Great Mid-Summer Sale is now in full blast. Bargains all round. Nolan & Callahan. Given away a pair of Queen Quality shoes on August 8th. Call at store for particulars at Kline's. Miss Ruby Dilley, after a six week's visit with relatives in Port land and Gervais, arrived home Friday, -.- ;.. ... Attorney W. E. Yates -went to the coast, Thursday, for a "whiff" of salt sea ozone. , . He arrived home Saturday. Reese Beery and wife, recent ar rivals from' Saginaw, Mich., have taken up their abode in the house formerly oecupied by Plut Lewis. The Chlpman camping party hare returned from Alsea. They were accompanied home by some choice venison. Last Thursday, Mrs. R. C. Ogles by arrived from Jacksonville, Ore gon, for a visit with Corvallis friends. She is the guest of the family of Rev. P. A. Moses. The new fall samples of the Con tinental Tailoring Co. have arriyed. Have your measure taken for a suit, or a pair of their new model trous ers, very swell, at S. L. Kline's Misses, Nellie Evans and Edna Chandler went to Alsea yesterday to visit relatives. Miss Jivans will return in about a week," but Miss Chandler expects to make a more extended visit. A party consisting of Supt; Den man", John Baker, Wm. Baker and his family and Mr, Baker's mother, departed yesterday . morning for Alsea. . They expect to enjoy an ouling of some'two; weeks' duration J. A. Spangler and daughters, Mrs.,L. I.? Porter, of Oregon City, and Misj :Lulu; Spangler, of this city, went to Nashville, Saturday Mr. Spangler will be. away about two weeks, but the length of time the ladies will he absent is not vet determined. The ice eream party given on the iftwn ot me M. Hi. cuurcn, oautu, h riday afternoon was a quite Sue cessful affair in every way. Every thing about the lawn was most at tractively arranged, and the p'atron- age was very liberal. Something over 25 was realized by Bpworth League. '.-' - Mr. Irwin Smith, of Halsey, died at his home, Friday, July 19, 1901, at 5 p- m.t of blood poisoning. ' De ceased was brother of Chas. aaith of this city. He leaves a wife and ne -child.- Mr.-Snaith- was a mem- bet of W. O. ,V.f -andf was buried Saturday; July 20th in Odd Fellows cemetery at Coryallis,''ev. . Myron Boozer, officiating. .Arrangements have been made to erect a large canvasB taDernacie in this cltrtn which to hold special re r.sious services -doting ta latter Dart of Aueust. Rev. L. M. Boozer will have supervision over the meet inss and-'will be assisted hj Rev, C. C Poling Ph. D., of Dallas, also Rev. D. M. Metzger. A. Al. of the same city,"" More-extended notice later, ;;"V! Mr: M.'-D.r Barber andrlfe,? of DeKalb, III., arrived in this city last Friday for a brief visit with relatives. The " gentleman is a cousin of Mrs, Jesse Spencer, of this citr. Mr. and Mrs, Barber were delegates to the national con venion " 'of- the" Epworth-'Xeague which met recently in baa ran cisco and embracedjhe Opportunity to spend a few aays jwitb relatives. ' -,A totter "received i a this citya few days ae bears the intelligence, that Misses Klsie McJUenala and .Louise Lewenhergef are at present visiting the sister of tee latter,- Mr. Jesse Tunnicriffe, in San Francisco. Dur ing tho past two years the young ladies -have been - making . their home "near " Uoifax, WasU; ;it hoped that when thev start home they will" visit this city, as they have many sincere friends here. Mrs, R. C. Miller, sister of Jesse B. Irvine, of this city,' died at her home in Lebanon; Saturday: morn ing. - Mr. Irvine and daughter. Miss Bessie, went. to. Lebanon Sunday morning to attend the last sad rites of the deceased. -..Mrs. Miller, wis an Oregon Pioneer of 1853. Her ail ment was-caricer.v She was' bom irf Missouri, January '31; 1837, "and was married' to Hon.-R. C. Miller in 185e.-who,' -with . six children survives her--M. A. and B.'F. Mi ler. Lebanon f C. F. Miller,"-Forest Grove: Mm: -.0. D; Montague, - Mrs. Le Armstrong, and Miss-Noha Mil ler, of Lebanon. . ; ,By His Own-Haad.,- A- San Francisco dispatch eon veys intelligence of the death,"by suicide, in that city of John (X Leisure, last Friday.. In a Mete tc the coroner, he stated that de- spoudeney because f business reverses and inability to secure employment was the cause of his rash act1 Mr. Leasare was lor many , years a prominent ' Pott land attorney - and few men were better known in this state. Much of his boyhood, was spent in the vicinity of Cotrallis. :He graduated; from" Philomath col lege in June, 1877, a class-mate of .Prof. J. B. - Horner.' In a short, sketch of his life, Written ast MarcB, he said: 'I might add that J. B. Horner and my self 'batcHed' together, the ;.last year. After graduation, J.; B. Horner- and myself conducted," as owners and proprietors, tor one year, a eollege newspaper calle'd the Philomath Cruoiblc U-,- Joha C. Xeasure was born near Wefldburn, .-Or., June 9, 1S54. At their, farm home his mother diad ia February, 1850. His father was for several years gov- ernffient blacksmith at Siletz res ervation;. Ifl. 1869, . he. family moved to Eugene ' where the father died in Deember, 1873. In the sketch of his life Mr. Leasure says: . "On tha death of my father I was thrown on the world without a dollar, and walk ed from Eugene City to Buena Vista, and began manual labor Onaiarmfor L. M. Hall. Ac cumulating a little, money, suffi cient to buv school books' I worked "for "my hoard "a Mr. Hall's and entered the public school at Buena Vista, A. A. Bonney teacher, and finished a three months' term, when I weht to Benton county and entered the employ of my brother-in-law, T. G. Rawllngs, who own ed a tannery about ' two miles from Philomath college. Here I aoored one season and became quite a proficient ' tanner. , By this time I began to see. the im portance of an education, and entered Philomath college, being compelled to walk two miles and arct as janitor far mv tuitiQn and i do chores for .ray ; brother-in-law ! for my board. Daring' summer vacation I worked in the harvest lege I taught country schools and procured the necessary where withal to procure my college course." ' Mr. Leasure was admitted to the bar in 1880, and lacated in Pendleton where he took up the practice of his profession. . In 1881 he was married to Annie L. Blakley, and the fruit of this union was four children. . He was' in his prime.in 1892,- when he was before the republican con vention as the native-born Ore- gorlian candidate , tor congress. His hopes were blighted, how ever, W. R. Ellis being the nom inee. H kept in toucfl with politics alter this defeat but he was never seriously considered as a candidate for office. : In 1 899 he took up the practice of law in Baker City, but returned to Portland last December. . He started fof Alaska three months ago, but it is not known whether or not he got further t&an Seattle His suicide in San Francisco was the first intimation to many that he had gone to California. . "Picnic" Hams. During the middle of last week, Chief Alexander, while on his way home- to dinner, passed fellow peddling hams ("picnic'?), and asked him where he was from- Th4v man, whose name was O'Brien, said ; he was from Wells, from which place he had brought the hams. The, chief asked him whom he got them of and ne replied that ". he. - had ? re ceived -them of Mr." Hajns. On being as teed 11 it- was "lien or John Harris"?"; he stated that he cot them of Ben Hams. . : The chief passed on, but :: his suspic ions, were aroused. - The follow ing day he chanced tp run across the iellowJ and as he hard looked into the case a little, he conclud ed that' the gentleman had best accompany him into the august presence of Police Judge Grefibz, Here the fellow got completely comfuddled." ' He stated, that he had lived a . year and ahalf about four miles northwest of Wells. "Which county do you live in?" asked .the chief. "Why, Benton, of course,", he replied. "JN o you aon' t, you ; jive in Polk, ' ' was the disconcerting re joinder.', . - ? -"Do you know anybody in Well?". - "Yes." " s- - ' , . VWhp?" v;- . . "Mr. .Wells. - .: vTell me the names of some of your, neighbors,' J said the chief. Thereupon- Mr. " O Brien, : with the utmost sang troid, named a long list'-of unheard-sf people.' The chief and- others present had tO laugh. ,. -: ; "uNow, look :Eere,'' . said Mr. Alexander, -"Iv'e assessed this county for the past weight years, and know every man,' woman and child in that section, . and it. is useless for you to attempt Xo fool me in this manner. " After some : deliberation it was determined ' to let the fellow go with the understanding that he should not peddle any more meat in town. Just before driving out' of town ha beckoned to Chief Al exander, and as the latter ap proached, Mr. Q' Brien laughed and said j ; ' 'The Lord loves . a cheerful liar;" whereupon he whacked his horses and departed, i It was ascertained that the hams were shipped . here from. Portland, and they were what is known as "picnic" ' Hams. O' Brien was retailing them at n cents per pound. . , It's Horse and Horse. It's horse and horse now be tween tha trap-shooters of Cdr v&llis and Philomath in tho con test for the championship. The blue-rock breakers from this city did more damage . by one point than lid the .Philomataites in the tournaAent - at that place July 4th, but it was different last Saturday, afternoon. ' Qoite a number of spectators witnessed the . event which took place oa flat the near Marys riter bridge. Each team v was to consist of seven men,- But Philomath" was shy one ? man and she .was per mitted to choose any member of the Corvallis team. Sheriff Bur nett was; chosen, and his score of 17 out Of 18 birds, - the' ; total number thrown ; from, the trap for each contestant, contributed much .' toward Philomath's vic tory. Barring Frank Lilly, however, and Telt Burnett, who made the highest score for each team, Philomath did better shoot ing man for man,.. v -. The score follows: . ., ,. PHILOMATH. Total 3 !2 313 ..1 14 .3 !2 I 14 37 213 .... 94 a 7 a 11 312 1 -10 2 15 3 i7 2 9 Walter K Quy Frink. ".";.4 Ffank William Marsh Allen... ......4 Ed Bryan.:.....-;. .'.;:.4 Telt Burnett... ...... 5 L.? Bethers .......4 - Total CORVALLIS. Grant Elgin.....;. Alas Rennie..... 2 4 Ed Clark...... 5 Ed Wilsoa ;....3 Bob Huston 3 Frank lvilly.... 4 Ernest Fisher. .......1 Total 81 New President of 'the Board. Hon. J. K. Weatherford, who was elected president ot the board of regents of the Oregon Agricultural College at the re-, cent meeting of that body, is the fonrtn incumbent of this posi tion. W. 9. Ladd?; Sylvester Pennoyer and J. .T. Appersori were his predecessors. . T Since his appointment on the board several years ago he has been an active and enthusiastic worker for the advancement .' of the institution which he is proad to can his alma mater. He was borii in Missouri and when ' thirteen years of age he moved to Albany, wliera his youth was spent, a portion of the time teaching school. He gradn ated from V the Oregon Agricul tural College in 1872.- In 1874 he besran the study of law.. . He was elected to the office of super intendeHt of schools tor the term of 1874, and in 1875 he was ad mitted to the bar. ; la 1876 he was elected as representative from Linn county, and held the position of speaker of the house daring his term of office. -- la 1884 Mr.' . weatheriora was elected state Senator, and is 1886 he was chosen mayor of the city of Albany, which offiee he held for tw terms. In 1890 he was again elected state sena tor. : He is vice-president of the Corvallis & . Eastern Railroad Co. , and is secretary of the . Cur tiss Lumber Co. . . '. Mrs. Li E.. Beach, of Portland, is visiting in this city, the guest of Mrs. T. J. Creighton. ...-..: Mothers.' eo to Young's Cash Store for childten'S ready-made waists. A new line jusvarnvea. Coverumetit Laud. Parties wishing to locate, on govern ment land will do well to consult F. KleckeS, - - .; Alsea, Or. n y "Additional LI '-V,t I I I. Ice cream -oeia.r. Friday night. Watch for place. ... . Hart, SchafEner fc Marx clothes for dressy men, at S. L- Kline's. ; Remnants! Remnants! Bar gainst Bargainsl , Nolan fe"Cal!a- Attorney C. E. Woodson return ed yesterday from a. trip to Eugene awheel. ' -'.- " - Dr. Lowe, the opuciaij, is how at the Occidental... v Will leave Wed nesday noon. ':. v . . . .. '. Miss. Oiive" 'Hamilton leaves today fot a visit with Miss Emma Baber at Junction City.,, ., ,v 1 Ira Allen 6pent Sunday with his parents in this city." He left Mon day for an, outing at Newport. ' Fred Overlander returned homo, Saturday, from a sojourn of six Or seven weeks in the Big Elk section. Clem Hodps and George Belt went to Newport, Monday, .to es tablish the- fashions for the sea son at that resort." - - . Mrs. Eph Cameron left Friday for Eastern Oregon to join her hus band, after a visit ef six weeks with relatives in this city. : . Miss. Leona"; Smith." returned home from Portland, where sae has been attending St. Helens hall, yesterday.: Prof. G. A; Cbvall and family left for the cOast yesterday, to be absent a month or. six; weeks. They were accompanied by Mrs. Withycombe and soti, Earl. . .. Postmaster Johnson's - classes in "the manly att of self'de fense," will begin, practice shortly. Professional men. only are eligible to compete in publie with graduates. ' The Occidental saloon has again closed : Its doors. - E. -A. Paul, who recently reopened that resort, left yesterday with the fixtures for Fossil,. Or,, where he will start a saloon. . Mrs. Gertrude M. Stfange left Tuesday for a nionth's visit at Cor vallis and Jsewport. bhe resigned her position as .te,acher of the Bol ton school, to accept the pnncipal- ehip of the Willsburg school. Courier-Herald,:' v - - Lon Hash, who was shot. through the harid by tho accidental dis charge of a 22-caliber ..rifle about a month ago was inJErom Alsea, Sat urday. The wound is healing nicely", but the use of the hand will be par tially impaired.' ,: - :. - Attorney Jos. H. Wilson, of this city. is at .Toledo -assisting 13. F. ones 01 that . city, in tne wort ot experting tha books of the various officials of that " eounty. It will take some. : time, to complete the .. Saturdays Mrs. Wilson and son ' tooit tne train' tor-: loieao to join Mr. Wilson;- -r - - - Mrs. Mary C, Briggs alid daogh ter, Claire, .mother and Sister of Mrs. AL Knisely arrived, Thursday from Battle Oreek, Michigan, for an extended stay at the home of Prof. Knlselv. The visitors ; are delight ed with our Oregon climate, finding the change from 1 extreme heat to our cool summer weather "very greeable.'..' - .- Henry French, , who will have charge of the Benton county, ex- Mhit at the stale fair at Salem this fall, desires to makes the aBflpunce- ment that any body-iutnisning rare grains ftnd-- graBses - may have the samples returned on request, m this way, contributors ot rare speci mens can save the seed, - and may feel assured that they are taking no risk- ' . . - President, (latch has ; appointed Professors Fulton, McEnresh and Phillips,- of O A C, a committee to investigate the fossil beds in East ern Oregon. -' With the driver there will be ! four in the party and it is quite 'probable that in going ' and coming they will traverse both the banuam and McK.enzie route across the Cascade mountains. It is thought that from four to six weeks will be required to make as thorough an investigation as is desired. The party desire to start tomorrow. Last fall Caleb Davis who owns fine farm near town, saw an ac count of a new ; variety ef wheat in Wisconsin- peper, , He - at once sent for a sack , and planted it on bis - farm. - The wheat - from that seed has' been in shock for several days, showing 'that it is about ten days earlier than the varieties that are the favorites here. Mr. Davis reports that it yields well, although there are quite a number of blight ed heads... He is of the opinion that when it it becomes acclimated it will be a valvable addition to the ceareal family of this, county and state. ' :; -..--'..: ' Percival Nash passed through Corvallis last Friday en route to the home of his parents, at Nash villa. He left Corvallis in 1894 and this is his first visit since that time. He has spent the past sev eral years in Alaska with his brothei Desborough, who is now at Teller City ,'some forty miles from Nome. Percival was just one week to the - houf in'' making the trip from Dawson City to Seattle. The thermometer indicated 'from 85 to 90 desrees above' zero "when he left Dawson. .That cit? is experiencing Our M en's and Boy sJ GLDfHiNG Owin: to .ilia fact that wo! best stock of ilea's and Bovs' Clothini that ever camo to Corvallis this Fall, we will ins room. Ihereiorc we will At a Liberal Discount 15 Per Cent ;. Oar ner new clothing will he the well-known Hart, Shaff & Marx Brand; best clothing 011 earth at the price . . graduation. Strong Academic and Professional Course. "Well Equipped Trainlne Deparimtnt' Sxyenses range from $iao tp $175 per year. Fall Term Opens SeptemberXx7tn. . For catalog containing full announcements, address. J. B. V. BBTXJSR, P. X. CAMPBET,T,, Secretary. President. BENTON 0 OUNTY -Manufacturers' Rough and Dressed Fir Lumber --YARDS. AT - Corner of 5th and For prices enquire at yards or Philomath, Oregon. at this Corvallis' Most Popular Eating House Piotieer pakery J : AND : RESTAURANT. Fresh bread daily. A complete stock of candies, fruits and S nuts kept canstantly on hand. Smokers supplies p a specialty. - j I H. W. HALL, Proprietor. rjaoral wave. - Desperate char acters are heing driven out, dives are being closed, women are being excluded from saloons and arVnot permitted lo .drink, with ' men in public. .. a - , - Tesse Seericef and .? F. P. Sheas- green returned home Saturday from raruana, wnere. tney naa auenaea the convention of , the grand lodge of . A. Oi U. W. as "delegates; , Vir gil Waiters, also a delegate, did not return until yesteraay. .airs, vv al ters and children remained at New berg to visit with relatives.' ; : Miss Mary Elgin came fleax being tha victim of a seriofls ac cident Stmday morning. ' While driving a rather higll'llfed '.road ster tBe animal toofe fright aear. the Congregational church and dashed for the -Elgin stables," a block distant. , Charging ' into the barn it missed the entrance and plunged into the office door. Miss Mary was thrown against the bQlldiag," but' flsidd - from a few slight bruises, . escaped an will have the largest and have to expand onr cloth- sell all remaining: clothins: State NoMal School Monmouth Oregon. DEMAND FOR GRADUATES The demand for graduates ot the Normal School, dur ing the past year has been much beyond the supply. Positions from $40 to $75 ner month. STATE CERTIFICATES AHD DIPLOMAS Students are prepared for the state exam inations and readily take state papers on. LUMBER COMPANY of all kinds of LOTS CORVALLISyv- Washington Streets. ' or address the company at.Corvallis office Native Herbs. Anyone desiring this great blood puri fier, may secure the same by calling on or addressing F. Klecker, e t1 Philomath, Or. Pric T1 Per box. Good Pasture. - Parties desirous of securing' good pas ture, should seeVOrV. Hurt, at B. L Kline's store. - . The least ia quantity and most ttk quality describes DeWitt's Little Early Bisers, the famous pills for constipation and liver complaints. Graham & 'Wells. New' Lumber Yards. The Benton County Lumber Co. has opened a yard at the corner of 5th and Washington streets, near the 3. P. depot in this city. They have a full stock ot fine fir lumber. Prices quoted on ap plication. Foley's Kidney Curei makes kidneys Bad bladder rights need the privilege.