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THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE,
FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1902.
To cover the cost of setting and dis
tributing the . type in such matters, a
charge of fifty cents will be nude for
each "Card of Thanks," and fire cent
per line for each set of "Resolutions of
Condolence" appearing in these columns.
LOCAL NEWS.
Wall paper new desigus, at
Barnbart'a
Good Bve Prices on all summer
Goods. Nolan & Caixaha!.
The darkies' delight, the water
melon, has made its appearance in
Corvallis.
Mrs. V. Espy and daughter, Miss
Kate, are now at a summer resoit
at Stellacoom, Wash. .
Miss Olive Thompson is expected
to arrive in Corvallis to-morrow.
She will return to Boise, Idaho, in a
few days.
Mr. Mack Hemphill and child
ren, accompanied by Zach Taylor,
left Tuesday for Newport to spend
the season.
Tuesday, Mr. Francisco moved
his family into one of the Rube
Kiger cottages, near the public
pchool building.
Mr. an4 Mrs. John R'ckard and
daughter. Miss Belle, left Wednes
day for Finley Springs. It is their
intention to remain a month.
, When the Washington, woman
found Merrill's body and claimed
the $1,500 reward offered by the
ptate of Oregon, she raised a 6tink
in two states.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto IT. L. Herse
have moved from their apartments
in Mrs. Espy's residence to a dwell
ing near the sawmill. Otto thii.ks
his number is 1260.
Services in the Episcopal church
next Sunday as followF; Sunday
School at 10 a. m.; morning prayer
and sermon at 11 a. rn.
C. MacLkan, Ph. D., Rector.
Dr. JaB. A. Harper arrived home
from the coa6t Tuesday. He states
that he had a splendid outing and
enjoyed every moment of the time.
His wife and sister-in-law, are
expected home today.
Presbyterian church services at
It a.m. and 8:00 p. m., Sunday
School at 10 a. m., Christian En
deavor at 7:00 p. m. You are cor
dially invited to attend all these
services. Andrew Carrick, Pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Felton re
quest the Gazette to express their
sincere and heartfelt gratitude to
the many kind friends and neigh
bors who rendered such kind as
sistance 'during th9 late illness of
their daughter.
Miss Edith Gibson will btartlor
Boston, Sunday. She goes back
for the purpose of continuing Ler
studieB at other year in the New
England Conservatory of Music.
She will travel east over the Great
Nerthern R. R.
Mrs. Florence Rosendorf, who
recently purchased six lots io
Avery's addition is contemplating
building on them. She would
build at once, but on account of the
scarcity of carpenters and building
material htr plans are delayed.
Clarence Clotfelter left, Tuesday,
for IndeDendence. After a brief
visit there he will proceed to Sher
man county, Easein Oregon on
business that will detain him a
couple df months. At the expira
tion of this time he will return to
Corvallis.
Miss Ella Connell and mother, of
Portland, were expected to arrive
in Corvallis yesterday. They will
make auite an extended visit in
this city and will be the guests of
Mordaunt Goodnough and his
mother. Miss Connell is a very
accomplished pianiste.
Cob Henkle, who arrived during
the first of the week from Lake
View, Eastern Oregon, for a visit
with his brother, Lee. gees to the
ooa6t Saturday. After a day or
two there he will return to Cor
yallis and will start for Lake View
during the fore part of next week
Elmer Mays and wife, of Glen
coe. Oregon, passed through Cor
vallis, Tuesday, cn route to the
cast. where they will remain 10
days or longer. Mr. Mays was
rait-ed in Benton county, but is
row engaged with his brother,
Clarence, in the general merchan
dising business in Glencoe.
While watering the streets, Tues
d iy afternoon, the rod that holds
the tongue in place broke and let
the horses loose from the water
wagon. Luckily the horses took
the affair fiood-naturedly and did
not attempt any athletics. No
particular damage was done and
the work of watering the street was
only delayed about an hour.
Tarn Case changed his mind
about leaving Corvallis and goin
into the barbering business else
where and decided to fit up a shop
in this city. He purchased a shop
in Salem recently, but finally de
cided to move the fixtures to this
citv. He brought them up bv
team last Tuesday and will have a
shin one door north of Hall's
bakery and ice cream parlors
Tarn is a good barber and will hold
bis own anywhere.
, W. A. Sanders, JeweTer.
Mrs Mary Bryson was a bay
ward passenger Tuesday.
Charles Kirk i3 at Newport. He
has a position in a barber shop for
the season.
The C. & E. will run an excursion
o Newport, Sunday, leaving here at
7:30 a. m. Round-trip tickets fl.oU.
A. IlodeP. Ben Wold t and Mr.
Heish went into Lincoln county on
Tuesday's train. They took their
fishing tackle with them. , ,
Attorney and Mrs. E. R, Bryson
arrived on tbe afteruoon train from
Corvallis. They are the guests of
Prof, and Mrs.l. M.Glen. fcugene
Guard.
Mrs. Lieutenant-Colonel Poor
man returned to her home in Wood
burn, Tuesday, after a short visit
the family of Dr. Cathey and other
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Harley Ha'l came
up from Buena Vista, Wednesday,
for a visit with Corvallis relatives
and friends. They returned home
yesterday evening.
We want bouses to rent to our
customers. Those who have such
wili do well to list with us as we
have numerous applications for
houses. Morgan & Eglm.
W. V. Mulkey, who has been re
siding at Los Angeles, Calif., for the
past two years, is expected to ar
rive in Corvallis to remain about
the last of August. Mr. Mulkey
is now at Pasadena.
The self-binder is now at work
throughout the land. The first
binder to be put in operation on
wheat this year, so far as we can
learn, was on the old Beamis place,
north of Corvallis, a week ago to
day. Crops are said to be good.
Miss Lottie Rose, who has been
in Portland for the past two years,
is now at home for a couple of
week's visit. She had been visiting
in Albany for a week and her
brother Edwin drove over Monday
evening after her.
A party consisting of six or eight
Polk county boys passed through
Corvallis, Wednesday, en route to
Alsea on a hunting and fishing ex
pedition. Billy McAdams was
with the party. He was dressed in
a clown's suit. Some people like
to be laughed at.
R. M. Cramer arrived home,
Tuesday, from a trip to Oregon
City. He went down to file on a
homestead on the biletz. 1ms
bojy of land was- recently thrown
open lor settlement. Mr. Cramer
had held his land for some time
before he could file on it and was
what is termed a squatter.
Mrs. .John Scott and son, Ben,
arrived home from The Dalles,
ednesday. Ben was severely
stabbed at that place on the morn
ing of July 4th, and his mother was
called to his bedside. He is now
able to be about, but is weak and
obliged to take good care of him
self. He had a pretty close call of
it. As soon as he is able he will
return to The Dalles and resume
his duties with tbe railroad com
pany.
The discouraging reports brought
back from Prineville bv Messrs.
Malone and Kiger, who" visited that
section for the purpose of filing on
timber claims, caused the party, or
ganized in this city with the inten
tion of going to that section for the
same purpose, to abandon the trip.
Now, however, another expedition
has been planned. About a dozen
persons from this city intend leav
ing for Ashland to take up timber
claims about 80 miles from that
city. They will be joined at Al
bany bv a party from Fortland ao
companied by a locator.
J. Wraee returned from Port
land, Tuesday. Mr. Wrage was in
vestigating the timber claim prop
osition, or, in other words, trying
to ascertain the whereabouts of a
quantity of good timber land that
is subject to location, tie heard 01
some in Southern Oregon and may
take steps to find out the truth of
the" report. There are quite a
number of people in this vicinity
who are desirous of making use of
their timber land rights, but can
not determine where to go for land.
At the rate the timber land is at
present being "gobbled up," it is
only a matter of a short time when
there will be no opportunity or
profiting by the right granted by
the government.
Five or six workmen are busy all
of the time repairing and fitting up
the Hotel Corvallis. 1 he vault for
the bank is just about completed.
It is understoed that the bankers
intend to open up for business
about the first of the month or as
soon as possible. A new concrete
walk is to be put in front of the
building. The work of putting on
the new roof is about finished. A
delay on the roof was occasioned by
lack of material. In fact all build
ing in this section is more or less
retarded on account of inability to
procure material. Where material
may be had then men will prove
scarce. So it goes: if it is not one
thins it is another. However, Mr
Swanson is not going to worry over
conditions but do his utmost with
the men and material obtainable,
It is reported that he has already
arranged with a gentleman who
thoroughly understands the hotel
business, ft,r the latter to take
charge of the hotel as soon as every
thing is in readiness.
Worse Than Tracy.
Ashley Cacke and ; Tom Lauderdale
were hanged at Greenville, Miss., last
Tuesday, in the presence of&.OOO people,
for the murder of Engineer Wray, in
December, I9O1.
What gives this matter local interest is
the fact that a gentleman, now a resident
of Corvallis. knew Cocke and hia people
well. This gentleman livedin Mississippi
a number of years ago. In speaking of
Cocke. j-esterday,.he said:
"I am not surprised at his cold-blooded
crime or the reckless bravado he display
ed on the gallons. He was the worst
man I ever knew. His people were
wealthy at one time and respected,' but
Ashley was always in trouble. He had
killed a number of persons.one of them a
deputy sheriff who was trying to arrest
him, but he always escaped punishment.
This emboldened him, and he terrorized
the community. I came near being a
victim to his blood-thirstiness myself.
It was a number of years ago. I nad
met a young lady at a dance and daring
the evening danced with her twice.
Cocke thought that he had some claims
upon her, and he took offense at this and
threatened to kill me. I was an entirely
innocent party, and knew nothing of my
danger until afterward.".
Thediapatch containing an account of
the hanging gives these particulars:
After the death warrant had been read
to the men in their cells, Cocke yelled
through the window to the great crowd
which had gathered outside : "Oh, d n
you, don t ba impatient, we re coming.
When the sheriff and the doomed men
mounted the scaffold, Cocke again began
to berate those about him, and, turning
to the crowd, said : '"It's all a plot to
kill me; d n you all, d a everybody.
I'm going to die like a man. I am killed
for nothing, but I am the bravest man in
the state of Mississippi. There is $11,-
000 waiting for anyone who will kill the
1 1 men who made this plot. I will be
revenged, for every one of these 11 will
be killed and no questions asked. They
have murdered me, but revenge, rerenge,
revenge " Before he could say more
the black caps were adjusted.
"Are you both ready ?" asked the
sheriff.
"Yes," yelled Cocke through the folds
of the black cap. "D a you people of
Greenville. Go to h 1, all of you." The
trap was sprung and the men dropped
into space.
The crime of Ashley Cocke and Tom
Lauderdale was committed on a Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley passenger train in
December, 19O1, near Elizabeth. Cocke.
Lauderdale, Wilt Blackbura and G. M.
Phipps, all more or less under the influ
ence of liquor, boarded the train for the
purpose of returning to their homes at
Shelby. Phipps fell against G. M.
Wray, an engineer, who was asleep on a
seat. Wray asked Phipps what he meant.
The reply came from Cocke that it meant
that he (Wray) muBt leave the coach. As
Wray started to walk out Blackbura said
to Cocke: "What shall we do with that
fellow?" "I vote to kill him," replied
Cocke. . Cocke, Lauderdale and Black
burn then legan shooting at Wray as the
latter wa3 trying to leave the coach.
Wray was riddled with bullets and fell
dead in the aiBle.
Big Rush for Slletz Laud.
An unprecedented rush of set
tlers to file on land was on at the
TJ. S. land office at Oregon City,
Monday morning, when 23,040
acres in the "Siletz reservation,
comprising township . 8 south,
range 9 west, was thrown open
for entry.
The doors of the office were
opened at 9 o'clock, and filings
were made promptly. Many
claims were in conflict, but some
of these were adjusted, so that
out of 141 filings recorded claims
of only 17 settlers conflict. One
hundred and twenty-two claims
were allowed and 244 receipts
were issued. Two thousand dol
lars in round numbers was taken
in payment by Receiver Bibee,
In all, 18,880 acres were filed on
leaving only 3160 acres not
taken. Fully three-fourths ot
the filings made Monday were by
squatters, some of whom have
been on the land for years.
Many of the squatters who have
lived on the land 14 months, as
provided by law, will commute,
paying $1. 25 per acre theretor.
The timber land act does not ap
ply to the Siletz reservation, and
all of the land was taken as
homesteads, but the timber is so
valuable aad extensive that on
some of the claims it will cut
i2,ooo,oao. This township was
surveyed July 6, 1901, and April
30, 1 902. Its east boundary is
also the east boundary of the
Siletz reservation. Squatters
who filed before the clerk of
Lincoln county Monday will prob
ably bring the total filing to 160.
All these are sure to be in con
flict with claims already allowed,
and this will result in contests to
determine the entrymen. Squat
ters have a three months' prefer
ence right on the land after Mon
day. Sections 3, 14, 22, 28, 29
and 31 are in conflict.
Signal Corps Home.
The Corvallis boys constituting the
Bricada Sienal Corps, O. N. G., arrived
home from Camp Williams, last Tues-
dav. Thev had been over there since
j . - b
the Thursdav before and in the mam
looked as though they had just returned
from i hard' campaign when-ihey got!
backT - -- - .-, ;
They report themselves as highly
p.coaeu W1U1 lilt? urauueu, iuc;jr ncic
accorded on everv ". hand. Camp Wil
liams was not an ideal place to camp by
any means, owing to the fact that there
were no nearby shade trees for the boyB
to congregate under. The weather was
the warmest of the season and the tents
were, like bake-ovens. The duet, too,
was a trifle thick for comfort
The signal boys .made a splendid ap
pearance and were the recipients ot4tunity to engage in the business.
praise and favorable comment on every
band. They did considerable signaling
at various distances up to seven miles.
When they marched they did so .in sin
gle file. With James D. lurcher at the
head of the column there was a gradual
decrease in the heights of tbe boys down
to the last man.
General Bee be personally congratula
ted them on their appearance in sending
and . receiving messages. Major F. E.
Edwards, who is in charge of the signal
corps, received commendation on all
sides for the showing his men made.
All will admit that he merited it, as he
is painstaking in the matter of drill and
other details, and is as well a favorite
with his command.
There is tale of increasing the signal
corps to about 150 men. At present it
numbers only 2S men. Should a bill
be passed providing for adding recruits
to thisibranch of the service there will be
trouble whatever in securing the
number, as there are many applicants
for ealistment in the signal corps.
There is only one corps attached to the
Oregon National Guards, and they are
from Corvallis.
The .boys were all promptly paid off
when they reached camp. They re
ceived transportation and board and
$i.50 per day per man. Of the way
they were provisioned, they all unite in
speaking highly.
In conclusion it may be said that the
work of the United States regulars, com
posing tbe light battery tnat was up
from Vancouver barracks, was a revela
tion to everybody. This battery has
the reputation of beingr one of the
best drilled and most efficient in the
land. '
Hard to Beat
During
the past two or three
years the cnicten ousiness nas
received quite a start in Benton
county. Not only in the country
has the hen become a fixture; in
town she has come to be looked
. m
upon as a necessity, and notwith
standing the fact that the "dads"
of Corvallis recently passed an
ordinance designed to curtail her
liberty, she is still in evidence.
It is a common thing to see que
of our fellow-towns men enter a
store with a basket of eggs on
his arm. Of ten men whom one
could question, nine would state
that chickens are profitable even
though it is necessary to clip
their wings and keep them in
close quarters. The. credit of
making rxjultrv raising profit
able in this locality is largely due
to the merchants of Corvallis.
In the past there have been times
when they paid as much or more
for eggs in Corvallis than could
have been secured for them in
Portland.
But this is not all. From re
cent reports that have reached
us we are inclined! believe that
Benton county is the . greatest
place on earth for chickens. A
day or two ago a couple of chick
en fanciers were talking of their
success and one stated that he
recently seta hen on 12 eggs
and hatched 13 chickens. The
other party . had put a setting of
eggs under a hen and at the end
of one week one week, mind
you a young chick was hatched.
Thereafter appeared a little
chicken each day until all of the
eggs were hatched.
In this connection it may be
fitting and proper to state that
some of these chicks were Leg
horns and the others were not.
Great Lumber Famine.
Neil Newhouse, who returned
from Portland last week, says
that everything in the way of
building is pretty dull in the me
tropolis. He states the present
condition of affairs was caused by
the strike. The strike in the
first place was caused, as usual,
by over-officious labor union
bosses. And . there you. have it.
The laboring men not' only deal
themselves a blow by striking,
but stagnate business of every
character. Others suffer for their
folly in nearly every' instance,
and to what end?
Another cause for the present
lull in building is laid to the re
cent burning of the large saw
mill near the Madison street
bridge. It is said that this was
about the only mill in Portland
that catered to the retail trade
and it is as hard to secure lum
ber for building purposes in Port
land as it is in Corvallis. The
other large mills in Portland are
cutting on large Eastern orders
and do nothing but a wholesale
business. Nor do they seem to
care a rap about the ; condition of
affairs at home. Coatractors
told Mr. Newhouse that- vhey
were ' afraid to bid on anything
for fear tney could not get build-
ing material, and in some in
stances reported J that they had
been obliged to throw up con
tracts that they had already ac
cepted. -This is certainly a bad
state ofaffairs, and great damage
is being done to Portland. :'
Mr. Newhouse is a good- mill
man and is looking- for an oppor-
Just what he will do he has not
yet determined. He has heard
of a mill ntar Sodaville that was
said to be for sale arid it was his
intention to go over to that point
yesterday with a view to pur
chasing it, or arrange in some
manner for its handling.
Additional Local.
Bide a Rambler.
President Gatch
the coast Thursday.
Calling cards for
returned from
the ladies at
the Gazette office.
Wallis Nash paid Corvalli3 a
business visit yesterday. -,
Miss Emma Martyn came up
from Portland yesterday.
Rev. F. L. Moore is enjoyiag a
short vacation at Newport.
- Buy your harvesting outfits -at
Nolan & Callahan's complete line.
J ust arrived now designs of
wall
them.
paper, at Barnhart's. See
Oil meal for sale at Graham &
Wells. Splendid feed for dairy
stock.' ,
Miss Margaret Whitaker will go
to Portland today to remain until
Sunday.
A carload of flour was shipped to
Chetco yesterday by the Corvallis
Flouring Mills.
Mrs. B. W. Johnson returned
Wednesday from a pleasure trip in
Southern Oregon.
Nolan & Callahan's Great Mid
Sammer Reduction Sale will begin
Saturday July 12th. j
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Taylor, of
Salem, are visiting friends and rela
tives in Corvallis and vicinity.
W. O. Heckart reports that the
wood work on Miss Helen Craw
lord's Cottage on College Hill is
completed. .. -
Something for the ladies at the
Gazette office. A fine Hue of call
ing cards. Come in and have some
printed while you wait.
Arthur Alexander, wife and child,
arrived on yesterday's S. P. train
from Portland. This is their first
visit to Corvallis in eleven years.
Rev. A. Kingsly Glover, arch
deacon of the diocese of Oregon, will
preach in the Episcopal church next
Sunday at 11 a. m. Come and
hear him.
Harry Withycombe has accepted
an appointment as forest ranger
and leaves today for the Fish Lake
country, where be will be em
ployed. Those in search of cheap homes
will do well to call on Morgan &
Eglin, as they are offering several
desirable farms and stock ranches,
also resident properties in Corvallis,
and they will treat you right. .
W. O. Heckart has been awarded
the contract for lowering, remodel
ing and making an addition to the
residence of E. Holgate, on 7th
and Monroe streets. The building
.will be moved about twenty feet
further west.
While engaged at the task of
cleaning a show case in Graham &
Well's drug store, Wednesday
morning. Eddie Rosendorf was the
victim of an accident which might
readily have proved serious. A
heavy piece of statuary fell from a
Dosition above the case and as it
smashed through the case it struck
Eddie's left hand and drove a large
piece of glass into the back of that
member. Glass makes a bad cut
and in this case the jjlass was em
bedded in the hand and when re
moved blood followed most freely.
It is thought that all of the glass is
out of the hand and no serious re
sults are anticipated.
COLBERT & GREGORY
Manufacturing
Company.
Sash, Doors, Mould
ings, Furniture and
General Finished
Lumber.
South Main Street
Corvallis,
Oregon.
D. H. Frankhauser
Agent for the Singer Sewing Machine
Company. Carry a full line of machine
supplies. Repairing a specialty. OfBce,
two doors sooth of Mrs. Mason's milli
nery store. Corvallis, Oregon.
Hart
Schaffiier
Tailor
Clothes
Tailor- J
SL, KLINE, Corvallis, Oregon.
Home-Seekers:
.. - , If you are looking for some real good bargains in Stock, Grain,
Fruit and Poultry Ranches, write for my special list or come and see nie.
I shall take pleasure in giving you all the reliable information you wish
plso showing you over the country.
HENRY AMBLER y and Insurance.
Philomath, Benton County ,Oregon
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
For catalogue containg full information,
or J. B. Butler, Secretary.
MID-SMR
Our Great Mid-Summer Sale is now
Running in Full Blast.
BIG BARGAINS ALL ALONG THE LINE.
All Summer Goods at Cost.
Straw Hats Less than 'Cost.
Big Cut in Men's, Boys' and Youths' Summer Suits.
Our Stock of Harvesting Outfits is Very Strong.
Our New Fall Stock will be in transit August ist. It will be
a hummer.
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-TH
Pioneer
and ice uream
I Fresh bread daily. A complete stock ot candies, fruits and
1 nnts kect canstantlv on hand. Smokers supplies i
us i '
a specialty.
H. W HALL Proprietor.
bs5 BSES55SHSDB
Reduction Sale
Of 15 Per Cent.
On all
EV2en's and Boys'
Suits.
We need the room for our large Fall
order, which will be the beat we have
ever shown you. Come in and see what
nice, nobby clothes you can buy for little
money and all other things yon need.
Men's Shift Waists
$1 50 to $2 00
The thing for hot weather.
The Gordon Hat
all Styles $3. '
BLACK CAT HOSE
For Men, Women and Children.
10c to 35c per pair.
PAINTING THE LILY.
and improying our paints seem equally
absurd an impossible proposition. Can't
be done! We give you an article that,
for the purposes intended, is as nearly
perfect as it is possible to make it.
Cheap, durable, effective. Withstands
wind and weather, and gives a handsome
finish. Preserves, beautifies, and may
be relied upon always. Does the work
to perfection.
C. A. Barnhart
Opposite P. O. Corvallis, Or.
Monmouth, Oregon.
Graduates of the school are in constant
demand at salaries ranging from $40 to
$100 per month. Students take the state
examinations during their course in the
school and are prepared to receive State
Certificates on graduation. Expenses
range from $120 to $175 per year, Strong
Normal Course, and well-equipped Train
ing Department. The Fall term opens
September 16th.
address E. D. ResslerJ -
President.
Bakery
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SALE!
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