Corvallis gazette., November 07, 1902, Page 3, Image 3

THE CGBVALLIS A2ETf.
FRIDAY, NOV. 7, 1902.
- To "cover the cost of Betting and dis
tributing the type in sach matters, a
charge of fifty cents will be nude for
each "Card of Thacka," and fire cents
; per line for each net of "Resolution? oi
Condolence" appearing in theee columns.
L0C4L NEWS.
Get yoar umbrella ribs fixed at
til 5 Bicycle Hospital.
.All service at the usual hours at
tie Presbyterian chuich m At Sun
day. You are invited.
Although Thanksgiving ia about
three weeks distant, turkeys are be
ginning to roost higher every night.
The First Spiritual Union of Cor-
will hold services at uarreii
LvcettmNon Sunday, at 3 p. m. All
friends cordially invited.
Hon. R. A. Bensell, of Toledo,
came out to Corvallis, Tuesday, and
after attending pome business re
turned home the following day.
Tommy Flett is confined to his
home with quite a serious ailment.
During the past week or so it has
been necessary for someone to sit
up with him at night.
Miss Kate Gerhard, who has been
in Albany for the past two weeks
nttending her friend, Mrs. Jane
Mady, who is ill, telephoned to tnis
c:tv Tuesday evening that the lat
ter was not expected to live.
The pistor will preach in the
Uoited Evmgelical church at 11
a m. The evening service will be
in charge of the Woman's Mission
ary Society. An interesting pro
gram has been prepared. Every
body invited.
In a letter to relatives in this
city, Caspar Zierolf, writing from
Ohio, states that it hae rained al
most continuously since he arrived
in that Btate over a month ago.
Corn is moulding in the field. Mr.
Zierolf does not state when he-will
start for Oregon.
Miss Hatlie Spencer, who went
to Easleri; Oregon early last sum
mer on account of her hoalth, writes
from Cove that she is feeling splen
didly at present. She states that
her health has so improved that
phe feela as strong and robust as
evtr she did in hjer life.
Hent-y Haramers'ey, who a couple
of years ago ran a candy factory in
this city, but who is now a resident
of Alfea, has Leon most seriously
ill lately. During the first of the
week one of the Cirns brothers
vnje out to securt tha services of a
physician to sttend the sick man.
A letter recently recpived in this
city from Taylor Portr, who id via
i'ing at his old home in Ohio, states
that the witter is having a splendid
time. He ears that the weather
where he is hns been very good
with the excep'ion of a few days
Notwithstanding the fact that Mr.
Porter has been away from Ohio
for 30 or 40 years, he finds many
peopla there whom he knew before
he tame west.
Jae. D. Zurcher, of Corvallis,
manager of the O A C football
team, was in the city, Monday,
making arrengemen's for an ex
cursion to Corvallis on Saturdav,
Nov. 8, the date of the O A C U
of O football game. Round trip
tickets will be sold for 50 cents
from this city, good going on the
regular train at 12:45 returning on
a special in the evening. A large
crowd will go over from this city.
Albany Herald.
The rain of a week ago seemed to
be pretty heavy and some predicted
that navigation would be resumed
at once on the Upper Willamette,
but "nary" a boat has sounded her
whistle in this city this fall. As a
matter of fact, the ground in many
places was too dry to plow and
snaked up the water that fell after
the manner of a sponge. Just
about the right amount of rain fell
to make it good for farmers who de
aired to put in fall grain.
Mr. Wallis Na6h is at present in
Chicago. Writing from that city
under date of October 29th, Mr.
Nash eays: "The display of Hood
Uiver, Rogue River, and Lincoln
county fruits and vegetables in the
U. P. R. R. Immigration office at
tracts an unceasing string of visit
or's and is of the greatest service to
Oregon." Mr. Nash might have
added with much truth and force,
that an exhibit from Ben ton county,
the seat of the State Agricultural
College, would reflect credit upon
the enterprise of citizens of this
county; but he thought, possibly,
that his remarks contained suffi
cient hint.
James F. Macdonald will be
alone in the field of refined comedy
this season, as his only rival, Wil
Hum Collier, is now a member of
Weber fe Field's Stock company,
and will not be seen on the road.
No one of the younger com medians
has made such rapid strides to suc
cess as has Mr. Macdonald, and his
greatest success in his entire career
has been wen as William Fuller in
JJtllo BiH," in which character he
will be seen at the Opera Houso
next Monday evening. Mr. Mac
donald is playing this character ex
clusively this season, and will viait
all of the important cities North,
East, South aud West.
Miss Grace Catch left yesterday
far ft visFE in Seattle wi-h her sls-rer,
Mrs. Wheeler. " J ;
Mre. Korthausr and "daughter,
Mrs. Laura Ireland, left, Tuesday,
for their'nomes in Washington, after
a visit with relatives in thi3 city;
There will -be a -basket social this
evening at the home of Mr. and
Mr?. Oscar Healy. The social will
be held under the auspices of the
Baptist church and an evening of
pleasure is assured.
The window card?, advertising
tbe "Troubles of- a Married Man,"
have attracted muc'j attention.
Nothing more artistic has ever been
displayed by the best theatrical
companies visiting this city.
F. P. Morgan, the enterprising
real estate dealer of this city, con
summated the ollowing sales last
week: Mrs. Rose Salting to Fred
Blnmhart, 100 acres in Linn coun
ty, the consideration being $2000
A.. E. Laws to W. P. Minor, nine
lots in Job's addition; consideration
$228.
Last Monday evening, Mrs. Chas.
Emerick, who lives just across the.
Willamette- river from this city,
had a most serious fainting spell.
The action of her heart was so
feeble that those attending her be
came greatly alarmed and sent for
a physician. Although not feeling
the best in the world, she is now
able to be about and assist in her
household duties. -
We have yet to hear of anything
in the fruit, nut or vegetable line
that will not grow in Oregon. It
seems that all that is necessary is
to plant things and let them alone.
Some eight or more years ago, O.
W. Beckwith planted a couple of
chestnut seeds in his door yard in
this city. They sprouted, develop
ed branches and are now sturdy
trees. Wednesday, Mr. Beckwith
brought into this office some chest
nut burrs, grown on these trees,
that looked like young porcupines.
He savs the nuts ripen and are of
excellent quality.
A Dew departure in football cir
cles will be introduced next Satur
day by the ladies of the Y. W. C.
A. of the college, and we believe it
will prove popular. Before and
during the game they will sell
small souvenirs of the occasion in
the shape of pennants, badges, and
all manner of designs in the college
colors. So that all who attend the
game may be Eure of haying a bit
of "orange" to show thfcir loyalty
to old O. A. C. and at th9 same
time add some-thing to the ex '
chequer of the Y. W. C A.
The committee Appointed some
time ago by the Citizens' League to
solicit funds to pay for the printing
of a pamphlet discriptive of Benton
county and its resources, is giving
sigrs of activity. A circular letter
to business men and others has
been jspued, stating that the com
mittee may be expected shortly to
collect what the donor may feel able
to-give towaid thig enterprise which
all believe will be of quick and last
ing benefit. As the letter states:
"Thi3 opportunity to get our immi
gration literature circulated without
cost to our people 6hould not be
neglected."
All old residents will remember
Nat Stewart, a Benton county boy
who was raised on a farm a mile or
two north of this city. At present
he is sheriff of Santa Barbara
county, California, and will con
tinue in office for a few years, as he
was re-elected to the office at the
election held in that state last Tues
day. He must be exceedingly pop
ular, as he ran ahead of his ticket
by about a thousand votes. He is
a cousin of Mrs. Cal Thrasherof
this city, and Wednesday he eent
her the following telegram: "Am
elected by twelve hundred majority.
Run ahead of ticket one thousand.
Tell Burnett and Winkle folks."
It is the opinion of prune men of
this locality that the prune crop of
other sections is nearly all sold.
So far no sales of any magnitude
are reported in Benton this fall.
But this i3 nothing unusual, as our
prune growers generally hold their
crop until a later date. It may be
stated that a large percentage of
tve crop is shipped from Corvallis
by boat and attention drawn to the
fnct that navigation on the Upper
Willamette has not'been resumedyet
this fall. It will be remembered
that in the "dead of winter" a year
ago the steamer Ruth was snagged
and sunk at this city and that sh
had a carload ot prunes on board
that belonged to Hugh Finley.
The Odd Fellows of this city are
considering the advisability of
building a hall, for themselves.
They own the blacksmith shop at
present rented to Wm. Porter and
the trustees are considering the
feasibility of putting another story
above tbe shop for use as a lodge
room. It is thought that a room
thirty feet wide and seventy-five or
one hundred feet in lfngthcanbe
secured and fitted up in an attrac
live manner and used for the pres'
ent. They contemplate building t
tine hall at a later date. It is es
tiiriated that the addition of anolh
er story to the shop and fitting it
up as a lodce room will cost from
$1,300 to $1,500. Plans and spec
ifications of the work and an esti
mate of cost will shortly be placed
before the lodge.
Thins "vVLUehbro arrived home
from Portland, yesterday. - -
Senator Daly went to. Portland,
yesterday, to attend some business.
Yesterday morning, Adams Bros,
pet about the task of laying a floor
in "Uncle Sam's" place of business.
- Regular services at the Christian
church Sunday morning and evening-
Preaching at 11 &. m. and 7:30
p. m. ... .- y i ;
Miss Rose Price came over from
Albany, Wednesday, to visit for a
week with: her sister, Mies Portia
Price. " .
County Court convened Wednes
day morning- in regular session.
The usual matter of county busi
ness received attention.
A marriage license was issued,
Wednesday, to W. R. Gardner and
Miss Roberta Lee Sawer. Both
parties are residents of Philomath.
Frank Thrasher, who has been
clerking in a store in Independence
duriner the pact two months, ar
rived home a few days ago. J ustl
what he intends doing in tbe future
he has not yet determined.
The Episcopal church, corner of
Jefferson & 7th" streets: Services
in this church as follows: Sunday
school and Rector's class every Sun
day at 10 a. m.; morning prayer
and serman at 11 a. m.. All, espec
ially students, are cordially invited
to each of these services.
C. MacLean, Rector.
Teamsters are warned to be care
ful when they drive through cer
tain alleys of the city, as the recent
rains have caused the loose earth to
cave in pretty badly in some places
where sewers were put in last su n
mer. The .earth was loose to
start with and the rain caused
it to settle down like feathers
in places, leaving holes that are
dangerous even to gaz9 upon.
Mrs. G. W. Smith and Mrs. C.
L. Hicklin were returning from
Plymouth Wednesday evening
about dark, when they drove up to
the residence of the latter in Wells
and Averys addition. The horse
became restless and began kicking,
finally throwing itself. The ladies
called for assistance atd J. W.
Howard and M. L. Adams went to
their rescua. When they detached
the struggling horse from the bug
gy it was found that the animal
had broken one hind leg, and the
poor brute was shot to relieve it of
its misery.
Tomorrow Night's Play.
The sale of seats for tomorrow
night's performance, ."Troubles
of a Married Man," began Wed
nesday morning aud present in
dications, point to "standing
room ouly." . -
Great care was exercised in
selecting the play, and theatre
goers are assured that the vehicle
of tomorrow night's performance
will not be at fault; it theyare
not given entire satisfaction.
The object is to amuse aud there
is only the cobweb of a plot in
"Troubles of a Married Man."
If you feel in a serious mood,
you must get over that before the
curtain rises or you will miss the
point of the whole performance.
The scenes are all laid at
Grasse, France, but the play has
been adapted to the American
stage and, while it retains the
French atmosphere, the charac
ters have all the mannerisms of
our own people.
Entanglement alter entangle
ment arises in the attairs ot tne
various characters, -and there are
many absurd and amusing situa
tions, but the play is a society
comedy, and while it borders
closely upon farce, it has the
saving quality of presenting all
the players in pretty ana pleas
ing costumes and avoiding the
horse play so common to pute
farce.
Good music will be a feature.
Slmoleons Put Up.
The recent elections did not
create more interest in tnis city
than usuallv attends matters of
this nature, except in certain cir
cles. One of our real estate
brokers put up his simoleons
against those of a hbusemover,
each backing his judgment on
the matter as to governors of
New York and California. W.
A. Wells and Charles Blakesley
are the parties above referred to
and Mr. Wells put up $30 against
a like amount of Mr. Blakesley' s
coin ot the realm that a demo
cratic governor would be elected.
While they were in the mood
they wagered 15 on the govern
orship of California, Mr. Wells
backing the democratic nominee
and Mr. Blakesley standing by
the republican colors. But this
was not all. The tailor and the
bootblack put up their hard-
earned cash on the governorship
of New York. Mr. Wrage, the
tailor, and Tony, the. bootblack,
wagered a dollar on the result in
r;ew York, the former going
democratic aed the latter repub
lican.
Decision Against Akin.
A. decision in a case', which ha
attracted the attention of -attorneys
throughout this state, be
cause of the fact that the princi
pal issue, involved has never be
fore ;' been passed upon by the
Oregon supreme court, was
handed down by that body lion
day of this week. - ; -
The case was appealed from a
decree of the . circuit court of
Benton county, which reversed
the decision of -the probate court
of this county,-settling1 the final
account of appellant, J. I. Akin,
as executor of the last will of
Peter W. and Hannah R. Mason.
The respondents, M. B. Davisson
and the United Brethren church,
were creditors holding . unpaid
claims. - ; ; , ' -
Appellant assigned as error the
ruling of circuit court disallow
ing in whole or in part- certain
credits claimed by him, and par
ticularly in . charging ; him; with
the amount of -a promissory note,
$803.50, - due and owing from
him to Peter W. Mason. "-
At the time Akin was appoint
ed executor of the Mason estate
he was indebted : to Peter W.
Mason on account of this promissory-
note delivered to the latter
during ' the latter' s lifetime.
Akin was insolvent at the time
of his appointment and has ever
since remained $o. In-his final
account he did not charge him
self with the amount of the note,
and the respondents asked " that
the amount of the note be
charged against him as executor
as though it were so much money
in his hands. The Circuit Court
charged Akin as demanded by
respondents, and Akin : appealed.
The Supreme Court cites sec
tion 1 1 17, "of: Hill's code, which
provides that "the naming, any
one executor in a will shall not
operate to discharge; such execu
tor from any claim which the ex
ecutor had against him, . . . and
if the : person so named after
wards takes upon himself the ad
ministration of the estate, he
shall be liable for such claim as
for so much money in his hands
at the time, .the claim became
due and payable." It is. held
that under this statute the in
solvency of the executor is im
material and that cn final-settlement
he is justly charged with
the debt as so much cash in
hand. "As an executor cannot
sue himself, all resort to legal
process for the collection of a
debt due f roni . him to the estate
is cut off. by his" assuming that
office. Having voluntarily taken
upon himself-the right and duty
to demand and receive, and the
corresponding duty of paying, it
is but a just and ..legal conse
quence of his 'own act that his
debt should be conclusively pre
sumed to have been paid and dis
charged." ."-
The opinion was handed down
by Justice Bean, ' and affirmed
the" finding of Circuit Judge
Geo. H. Burnett. . E.:,R. Bryscn
was the attorney for respondents,
while Weatherford & Wy&tt and
J. H. Wilson redresented appel
lant.
Bought Road Roller.
The county has just completed
negotiations for a road roller. It
was purchased of J.. H. Simpson
and -is to be delivered to the
authorities by April ; 1st, 1903.
This roller weights eight tons
and it is calculated that six
horses can draw it. The roller
is peculiar unto itself,- when it is
desired to eo back over a certain
stretch of road, it is not to turn
the roller around. By working
a lever the team is allowed to
swing around with the tongue, to
the other side oi the roller. The
base of the tongue has a sort of
track on which it may revolve
around the roller, so that m
changing direction it is not nec
essary to attempt the task of
swinging the eignt-ton mass
about. The roller is to be nere-
ln season tor road work next
spring and it is supposed' to be
especially adapted for rolling
loose gravel.
Proposed Chaages in Tax Law.
While the tax law passed by
the last legislature has been fa
vorably received as a whole and
its practical operation has been
very satisfactory, indications
point to some changes by the
next legislature which are quite
p-enerallv conceded to be neces
sary. The Taxpayers' League
of Portland is working on a bill
to this end. ..
One improvement suggested is
that such kinds 01 personal prop
ertv. merchandise and stocks of
goods be assessed whenever found,
and another is that the taxes be
paid when the - assessment is
made-
It is suggested that the time of
delinquency be extended to April
15 and October 15 from - the first
Monday in those months, v These
dates - would 'be. mere 'easily re
membered by taxpayers,5 ;f and
would give sheriffs more time for
collection. As things are. now
sheriffs ' are hard rushed ' and a
large force of clerks has to be
employed, thus entailing a. big
expense to the county."
Another proposal is that taxes
be paid in full in October or No
vember instead of in March and
early "April. But this would re
quire extensive readj ustment . of
the fiscal system of the state.
The Sweek law goes as far as it
can in this direction by permit
ting half of. the taxes to be paid
as late as the first Monday in No
vember. .
One -writer proposes as a way
toward raising assessments nearer
to real valuations that minimum
values be prescribed, and another
that lands be assessed when sold.
One Assessor laments that he has
been unable to get hold of bank
stock, and urges that something
be done about it.
Great Game Saturday.
The game on O. A. C. field to
morrow afternoon between the
U. of O. and Agricultural Col
lege elevens promises. to be one
of the closest and most exciting
gridiron contests ever seen in the
Northwest. The farmer lads are
in fine fettle and Coach Herbold
has accomplished surprising re
sults in developing team work.
The lads from U. of O. are ex
pected to play a great game, so
that it is a toss-up to name the
winner. The Gazette admits
its confidence in the home team
and looks for a 13 to o game in
their' favor.
-" The Eugene Register has this
to say of the 'varsity team:
The, 'varsity football team is
bard at work preparing "for the
game with the O. A. C. next
Saturday at Corvallis. The boys
expect a hard game and thev are
working accordingly. Fred J.
Zeigler is -assisting Coach Dolph
and the offensive play which has
heretofore been weak is being
strengthened. It is expected
that the boys will be ingood
form by Saturday and that the
farmer boys will not " have the
easy . victory they anticipate.
Murphy is out of the game for the
season .and Latourette will con
tinue" to play -the quarter-back
position! - His great showing in
Saturday's game has pleased the
coaches and they expect him to
do some good work in the Cor
vallis game. Seth Kerron is
back in his old position though
still suffering from blood poison
ing. The team, accompanied by
Coaches Dolph and Zeigler and
Managers Wright and Graham
and a band of rooters, will leave
for Corvallis on the afternoon
train Friday and will return Sat
urday night. :
The officials for the game are
Thompson, of Albany, and Judd
of Salem. Coach Herbold
claims that he has a lull-back
who is Templeton's Superior but
the Oregon boys are inclined to
doubt this.
Syrup from Prunes.
In an experimental way Prof.
Pernot cf the Oregon Agricultur
al College has this year manu
factured syrup from Petite prunes.
He has obtained one "and one
fifth gallons of table syrup from a
bushel of prunes. The syrup nas
a flavor of its . own which is quite
pleasing. Prof. Pernot has no
suggestions to make as to wheth
er or not it would pay to engage
in the manufacture of prune syr
up, but he can separate tne juice
from the fruit in a decidedly in
expensive and simple manner,
similar to the one used by him
in making prune vinegar. It is
evident that there is more than
one way in which prunes can be
utilized which are too small to
be sold at a profitable price-
Oregon Agriculturist, -
Additional Local.
Oil meal for sale at Graham &
Wells. Splendid feed for dairy
stock.
Young's Cash Store, No. 707,
Main St., have a new line of Wool
en Hosiery, Ladies' and Childrens'
TTntB- arof-cries. Flour, etc. Pro
duce taken. :
Hair Dresser.
a fin assortment of goods, consisting
of first class work. Combings, rooted
nd nut nn nice as cut hair. Old switch
es dyed to any shad Hair jewelry and
shampooing a specialty. -
Mrs. C. A- Spavldixg,
fWvallis. Oregon,
' Come ?th and JefferEon Sts.
HtftSc&aiFaer
6 Manr
Hand Tailored
if , -v. jyj?
(fcvrrfffctimw
But rhOVr h Ifwa
. If you are looking for some
Fruit and Poultry Ranches, write
I shall take pleasure in giving you
also showing you over the country.
J
4
rim
1
1 1
I sgr?1 I
n
(W
Ho
HENRY AMBLER, jSSZZZT
Philomath, Benton County, Oregon
Pioneer
1 nd Ice Cream i
I Fresh bread daily. A complete stock pi candies, fruits and I
1 nuts kept canstantly on hand. Smokers supplies g
a specialty.
H. W HALL Proprietor.
S5
cheap Apples.
At D. G. Hill's, 1 1-2 miles west of
Corvallis. Special rates to College stu
dents.
Wanted.
Ten eood loseers in our Luckiamute
Logging Camp ten miles west of Hos-
kins. Wages, $2.a5 and $2.50 ter day.
Thb Chas. K. Spaulding Log. Co.
MISS MABEL CRONISE
(Chicago College of Music)
Teacher of Voice and Pianoforte
Terms Reasonable.
CORVALLIS, OREGON. .
Watch
Confidence
Makes traveling a pleasure, when cerrect
time is always a necessity. Yours may 'toe
a capable timekeeper, but through incom
, . petent repairing you have lost faith in it.
Brinz it in to me- t h w---. -- "s
wrecked watch, and I do it economi
" - . w 4-1. o wnar
cally. . ,
Albert J. Metzoer
Occidental Building.
Ccrvallis, Or.
For Sale. .
Acre lota for sale. B. J. Eveks,
. , r Csrvallis, Or.
Your style, maybe
Maybe you've been wearing
the regular single breasted sack
suit so long that you'd like a -change.
Here's a change that's very
becoming to some men, might
be you. If you think so, you
can find out any day by dropping
in here and trying a suit on.
.We have this style in good as
sortment of nobby patterns; and
when you sae yourself in one of
them, the chances are you'll keep
it on.
We have plenty of other things
to show you it this doesn't suit;
they're Hart Schafifner & Marx
made; quality guaranteed.
S. L. KLINE.
IN PAYMENT
for Anything in the Store
If you will bring in any old gold jew
elry, watches or silverware, worn or out of
style, we will gladly give you full value, of
your old metal in
New Stylish Wares
Would you not like to turn some old relic
you have into something you could enjoy,
even if you could not get the original cost
of it in' a new article;
6. Ul; $, Pratt,
, The Jeweler and Optician.
CORVALLIS, - - - - - - OREGON.
Seekers:
real good bargains in Stock, Grain,
for my special list or come and see me.
all the reliable information you wish
-THE:-
Bakery
Now Is The Time
to order
Trees and Shrubs
I can furnish on short notice anything
intthe line of Evergreens, Ornamental
Shrubery, Nutbearing and Shade and
Fruit Trees. - ,
W. R GRAY,
CORVALLIS, OREGON,
Agent for Albany Nurseries.
To Home-Seekers.
I am now offering several genuine bar
gains in City properties in Corvallis and
Philomath. Also, some of the best arid
cheapest farms and stock ranches in
Benton county, with or without stock.
A few acre properties near town. Come
and see me before you buy. I am now
alone in the business.
F. P. MORGAN.
rE. A. MACKCD
Desires to inform the residents of Cor
vallis and vicinity that he has opened a
SHOE SHOP
between J. R. Smith & Co.'s hardware
store and the Gazette office, for making
and repairing shoes. All work entrusted
to him will be done promptly and in a
superior manner.
Fine Work a Specialty.
tiio most haaling salve In the world