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Newspaper Page TextLOCAL AND PERSONAL REGENTS IN SESSION. Regular Semi-Annual Meeting Is Held Wednesday. Were The Midnight Prowlers I Rollers High or Rollers Holy? Musical entertainment at Armory tonigbt. G. W. Henkle left yesterday for ban Jose, cant., wnere be win visit The regular semi-annual meet- Since the days when the Holy UI9 ciii. ibBj ujuuU lui iTccao lnor nt The KOarfl Ot KetrMtS nt PaIW Hrnnnfet" tTinclvc 1 -J) I i.WUUd UiOb ISVUU w -w The Farmers Hotel has been cne Oregon Agricultural Allege j to public notice, no more myster- renovated and will again be opened was. held at the Administration ious event has -taken 'place than to the public on next Monday. I -building last Wednesday alter-1 the midnight raid of the "heroic A MYSTERY Of THE NIGHT. The new landlord is M. I. belts. Carrie and Bessie Danneman re turned this week from.Ea8tern Ore ... . .1 noon, beginning at 2 o'clock. gon, where they ppent several daj s with their fath r, near Arlington. Joseph Garrow, who has bfen visiting his mother, Mrs. E. J. Gar row, in this city, returned Thurs day to his home in Hazel Creek, California. W. P. Keady, of Portland, mem ler of the Board of Regents, was in the city yesterday attending the meeting of the Board. C. F. Hotchkiss has been ap pointed janitor in the public schools in place of H. C. Miller, who had resigned tha position a short time before his death. A boxing match will off on Saturday evening in the ath letic hall between two young men of Corvallia. ' The purse is for $100 and the contest will be decided on points. There will be a special meeting of Corvallis Lodge No. J 4, A. F. & A. M., Sat urday evening, Jan. 9th three" who braved the storm v The major portion of the busi- Dassasre of the Willamette on ness ofc the board is transacted at I their . perilous iourney to the the regular mid-summer meeting home of the Rollers in the Linn which is held in the month of countv hoD vard. Whether thev Julv- went as friends or foes we know There were present all the not alas, we never will know. members except Governor Geo. When the ferrv . crossed the J - J - - I JAW Wl VOl XT VI JL UWUaj W VUUC btate Dunbar and W. W. Cotton, hidden in the densest shadow of Upon the recommendation of the smoke stack, lurked three the building committee and ex- desperate looking characters. eeutive committe being read the Who they were no one could tell. same were approved and ordered When the ferry boat steamed up 4 mea. to the Linn conntv. shore thev lhe building committee re- melted away in the darkness. ported that as per instruction Through the startled midnight irom tne board it haa expended air soon came a low whistle. the $19,900 appropriation in "Hist! who's there? Stand and fiimishitny the Atrnrnltnral Hall I 4r1j4 itmi ha : & ? uu,uiu ""i-3"- at an expense ot so.ooo, pur chasing the Hoersr tract of land in the sum of $6,ooo, digging wells and vanous other matters. The executive committee com I m m m mm ji rvien ana soys unaer- i u wear. I if $ 50 garments........; $ 41 J Si 75 " ...... ......... 67 r . x w r .- .. . ... t i ( 150 ' ................ .... 1 20 :;2 00 45 ! Corsets. 1 . $1 00 " i. :.v. vr$ 85 " i 25 " :i 1 00 1 50 " 1 15 '. 60 corsets . 39 JSC A. J.O.UA Bob" 'Willie' and the three voices merged into one and the three consturators mended the activity of Regent came together and made their Church in the management by way up the bank to the orchard. ine committee oi me siauon Here a surprise awaited them. located at Union and that there Out of the eloom of the orchard Broken lines at just half price, or $1 for Suits. $10 OOaoita... 12 50 " .. .13 50 " ... 15 00 " .., 16 50 " .., 18 00 " ... .$ 7 35 . 9 75 .11 00 .12 25 . 13 10 . 14 00 ft Work in the Master Masons is of the appropriation $3,975 on rose the gang of lynchers who Uegree. Mrs. S. N. Wilkins has issued in vitationa for an afternoon tea at her residence tomorrow from 2:30 to 5 o'clock. She will be assisted by ber drfuehter, Mrs. Lola Wig'e, of Piineville. The Modern Woodmen of this nitv had a hier time nn TiifiBdnv niffht. State Winrr M. A. Mil- Kesolved That a list ot such ler, of Lebanon, delivered an inter- books should be published an f sii up address upon, the benefits of nually in the catalogue, and in Woodcratt. After the lecture a fine case dealers do not make them deposit in L,a Grande National had so bravely done their duty isanK and ,ooo more in tne the nieht before. hands ot the state treasurer. ''Here thev are" said the The following resolution was lynchers. "The little fellow is passed: . Creffield," Resolved, That textbooks "And the biff mustached man snouid always De avauaDie to is Levens." said another. students ot the Agricultural Col- "And the other is Brooks" said lege at list prices." a third. "We've got the whole lets string them up at I served to nearly 300 the home of Oscar puppr was prfoiiB at Healy. J. 0. Sutton and Delia Banhart were mairied on the evening of January 4th, at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Barnhart. The ceremony was per formed by Judge E. Holeate. Mr gang, once. Then thev jumped on their necks and the moon went down available at list prices and at the behind a cloud. Did the three time required the president of heroes howl? Did they weep? the College is hereby instructed Did thev crvformercv? There to deal direct with publishers or lies the mvsterv. When we trv .t . i . . i . - . . Otner in securing SUCH text to interview them thev hanv nn. books. A petition by for the payment E. S. Hornady of $200 dam- O CJ I w ' t T I Sutton was formerlv a resident of ages lor injuries to nis ii-year Salem, but is now employed in the old daughter who suffered a frac Kitchen Book Bindery in San Fran- tured limb, by the falling of the cisco. The nappy coupli left on back of the stone seat erected by the noon train on January 5th, for I the graduating class of 1003, was San Francisco where they will re- read and referred to the president BIue- of the board with power to act in Copgrove at College Armory. Fri- the premises. day, 8. p. m. Petition of students and others Arthur flrR. wnll known aa nn for construction of a sidewalk on of the football team when he was the north side of campus, was re at the O. A. C. and who had his leg ferred to buildiug committee. . broken while on the football team Upon request of the manage 01 tne uentai uouege in rortiand, ment $IOo was appropriated to on Thanksgiving day, is rapidly re- assist in the publication of the T 18 , r" . T u l College Barometer. m 1 I I .T (t ; The salary of Otto F. h time, on his crutches, on New Years Herse was raised from 5 $65 nf hi nir? per month to beein January 1 classmates time of his are with trouble. him in this Dr. Evan?, the oculist, refers to the many people he treated profes siot ally during his visit to this city last Fall. At the Occidental. Temple Commandery No. 3, Knights Templars, held a regular meeting in Albany on Tuesday evening, January 5th, for the pur pose of installing the officers elect ed at the last meeting. The cere mony was carried out in all the wealth of pomp and detail becom ing to the ancient order. Sir Knights W. E. Yates and T. B. Horner, of Corvallis, were installed as Senior Warden and Junior War den respectively. After the cere monies, the brethren from Corvallis drove home in the pale moonlight Dr. C. S. Evans, of Eugene, Ore- eon, the oculist-opticianj is in the city and will remain one week at the Occidental. Henry C. Miller, a well known citizen of Corvallis, . and who has been janitor of the public schools for several years, died on Tuesday. Jan. 5th, of acute pleurisy. He had been sick for a week, but death came unexpectedly. His age was 52 years, 7 months and 23 days The burial took place Friday, at 10 a. m., from the family residence in Jobs addition, under the auspices of the Lodges of Maccabees and Order of Lions, of which he was a member, Revs. Carrack and Moore officiating. The interment was in Odd Fellows cemetery. Dr. C. S. Evans, the well known eys specialist is at the Occidental, defects of vision, including astig inaiion. Robert Smith, who has been liv ing on the Philomath road for the last five or six years, died on Mon day last at 1 o'clock p. ni". He had a stroke of paralysis about a year ago and has been in a critical con dilion since early in the Fall. The immediate cause of his death was heart disease. Mr. Smith was an industrious, hard working man, and had rnadq great progress in clearing up and improving his farm. " The funeral took : place on Wednesday, and he was buried in Newton ceme tery. He leaves a wife, one son dJ two daughters. A billof $25 for advertising in Statesman was allowed and or dered paid. Profesfor E. R. Lake tendered bis resignation to take effect at the end of the current year and the same was accepted, and the matter of selection ot his suc cessor was referred to the execu tive committee. An application by Prof. Lake for variation of the age . limit so that his son, Verne could enter the College, under the age of 15 years was denied, there being a difference of opinion in the board as to the value of the rule. One hundred and fifty dollars was voted to Professors Covell and Phillips, each, as compensa tion for special and valuable ser yices rendered by them in the removal of the power house. It was stated that these gentlemen had labored night and day in or der to get the plant established by the holidays. The executive committee were empowered to ' consult and act with the board of directors of the Lewis and Clarke fair rela tive to the College and Station exhibit in the way ot horticul ture and gardening on the five acre tract at Portland offered by that board without cost to the College. Will the Public Make Good? It is now sometime since a Coryallis audience had an opportunity to attend a really good theatre, one that when buy their tickets they could feel that they were to get their money's worth, but the Company to appear next "Wednesday will be one of the very beet that ever comes this way. It is the original Com pany that played 300 nights in New York City. The play is "Are Yon a Mason?" and is a thoroughly up-to-date standard play. This Company played it for a week at the Columbia in San Francisco and will appear at the Marquam, Portland, on the 18th. At the Marquam the prices will raoire from 50 cents to $1.50 for sin gle chairs. In Corvallia the highest price will be 91 am tnree rows) ana remnant 50 and 75 cents, and vet the Corvallis public will be getting the same show as that given in Portland or San Francisco. Seats on Sale Tuesday morn- ' ing at Graham & Wortham'a. Frank don't know, Bob won't tell and Willie says he's saving his news for a scoop. And the lynchers? When you ask them they look at Jeach other and smile. And everybody smiles out Frank, and Bob, and Willie They don't have to. O. A. C. Locals. BY BERT YATES Allen Airth left yesterday for his home in Astoria, and will not re turn this year on account of ill health. Capt. Appersou visited Chapel ex ercises Wednesday morning, and as usual was enthusiastically received by the student body. Mrs. Hardin, who has been suf fering with an attack of pneumonia, was at last reports, somewhat im proved, she now being able to sit up in bed. Ross Wimer and Worth Henry, of Salem, graduates from the Com' ercial Course at O. A. C. last year arrived yesterday for a visit with their many friends. . - Elmer Wills is undecided as to whether or not he will enter school this term, although the young ladies are using every effort to have him remain. HJmer visited in Al bany, Wednesday and Thursday. The students are very much pleased that the Board of Regents donated $100 to the College Ba rometer. Last year $75 was given by the regents toward the support of the College paper. Ridge Draper, of the pharmacy class in the O. A. C, left on Wednes day for his fathers home in Prine ville. Ridge, played second cornet in the college Dana, ana oy nis quiet, gentlemanly conduct made himself a favorite with his class mates. He will return next year. G. H. Root, who, when he started home to spend the Christmas holi days, was afraid he would be unable to re-enter school this term, has re turned, and consequently his friends are much pleased. There is a strict rule that a football player must re main in school at least a full half- year in order to be eligible the next season. The Cadet Band starts the second term of school with veiy bright prospects, as no men are leaving, as has been the- case for several years past, and Elmer Wills, the popular leader of last year, has returned. Director Turney has secured about a dozen of the latest marches and several standard overtures, during the Christ mas recess, which, with the new music purchased the first of the year, makes a very fine col lection. Owing to the large number of unexcused absences of late, the faculty at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening, passed stricter but just rules regarding ab sences. Each student is allowed during a term two absences from a five hour per week class, and no questions asked, but all over two must be excused beforehand by the president. , Valid excuses include sickness, attendance on friends who are ill and .require aid, legal sum mons, funerals, eta ; - - ; Overcoats. $ 5 00 overcoats..... 4 00 8 50 " ..... 6 25 10 00 " 7 35 12 50 9 25 15 00 " ..... ............ 12 00 18 00 - 13 85 Shawls and Fascinators. During this great sale, shawls and fas cinators ..will be closed oat regardless of cost. Silks and Dress Goods. Black, white and colored dress fabrics, black and fancy silks, velvets and velve teens, at a great sacrifice. $1 00 dress goods $ 79 75 " ' 62 50 " " 39 $1 25 silk and velvet . , . 99 100 " " " ............ 82 v 75 " " " ' 62 Wool Waists. $1 25 wool waists....... $ 90 1 50 " ' 1 20 2 00 " " 1 45 2 50 " " 1 95 3 00 " '" 2 25 3 50 ' .........2 45 Trunks and Bags. Trunks, bags and suit cases at clear ance sale prices. Toys, dells, games, etc, all at greatly reduced prices. Commenced FRIDAY, JANUARY THE FIRST, like its thirty-three predecessors it will continue for 30 days, and be conducted on the same broad plans that have made .them the greatest bargain opportunities. -. . !UI WKE Gloves Wool gloves in plain and fancy colors. $ 25 reduced to.. .......... 4... 20 35 v " ... ...... 25 50,- - ; 42 1 25 kid gloves. ., 1 00 1 00 . v90 Ladies and Misses' Hosiery arid Underwear. This is the best money-saving chance of the year in the hosiery and underwear department. Every garment is at a great ly redaced;price. v $1 00 garments 75. " ' 50 " ......;. SO -: ,,: ' " - n' -5 82 ,67 42 J ' 21 34th: GREAT ANNUAL CLEARANCE Shoe Department. Everything in shoes and slippers for ladies, men and children. . , v. . . ;, $2 00 ladies shoes .........tl 45 2 50 " " 2 05 3 50 " " 2 75 2 50 men's shoes. ; , . . . . . .". . ". . . . :2 05 3 00 2 50 8 50 " ... 2 95 KLJKnS'g f Our Annual Clearance Sale includes every department of this great stock of good merchandise, and the radical reduc tions apply to every article excepting only a.few lines the prices of which the manufacturers control. 1 r- li ' . vareecrics. $ 25 Armour's wash' powder. 3 lbs. $ 15 25 Home baking powder. 19 15 Hex 100 per cent lye, 8 for. . . 25 15 canned corn 09 Arm & Hammer, and Schilling soda, 4 for 25 Naptha soap, 4 for 25 Good sardines 6 for....' 25 Ladies' Skirts and Jackets $ 5 00 Jackets... $ 3 95 10 00 7 95 13 50 " 10 00 15 00 " 11 85 4 50 Skirts 3 45 5 50 " 4 35 6 50 5 00 7 50 " ;.. 5 85 Children's and Misses' wraps are in cluded in this great sale. Carpets and Lace Curtains Our entire stock of lace curtains and carpets at clearance sale prices. Boys' Clothing. $1 50 boys' suits .$1 15 2 00 " l 45 2 50 1 gg 3 00" " " 2 45 3 50 " ' 2 85 4 50 " " 3 50 5 00 . " " 3 95 It ft 11 ROLLERS ARE ROLLED. Four of Them Receive Coat of Tar and Feathers. CREFFIELD WEDS MISS HURT. Incident Brings' to an End a Disa : greeable Reign of Rollerism Frank Hurt Warned. - The last act in the famous Cor vallis Holy Roller drama came to a close in a genuine Southern whirlwind style on last Monday night, when the four leaders of this fanaticism that has made our quiet little city a reputation that will long be remembered, were taken from their meeting place by twenty determined men and treated to an old-fashioned coat of tar and feathers. The four gentlemen so elaborately decora ted were "Apostles" Creffield and Brooks, and "ParsoHs" Campbell and Levens. Earlier reports and press dispatches say that only Creffield and Brooks were tarred and feathered, but we are reliably informed that Camp bell and Levens were also found in the house and were treated in the same manner as the apos tles." STORY OF THE AFFAIR. It has been known lor some time that all that was lacking in carrying out the Monday night episode was a leader. Plenty of assistance could have been pro cured weeks ago had any one been willing to shoulder the re sponsibility of leadership. Who the leader was on Monday night we do not know, but sufficient to says he did his work well. . Get ting twenty men whom necoum depend upon, they marched across the river and made tneir way to the Beach house, where the Rollers , have been holding forth for about two weeks. Up- - 'A 1 -f 4-1 on arriving at tne nouse iney were compelled to break open the door and entered the room where the services were going on. Stating their mission in a man ner that none dare refuse to obey, the four above expounders of re ligion were tied together . and marched down to the ferry, where they' recrossed the river and . scoffing any idea of secrecy and without masks they marched their victims through the quiet streets down past the sawmill When made aware of what was going to happen Creffield broke down and cried like a baby, beg ging in an appealing manner to be spared the humiliation of be ing made one f the feathered tribe. Leniency and sympathy were both missing m the hearts of the tar-and-feather artists and Creffield was compelled to aban don his wail of woe by the per suasion of a switching, admin istered in no gentle manner. Standing under the mocking glare and freezing glances of a winter moon, the four victims were compelled to strip them selves, and with chattering teeth, shaking knees and stubborn silence, they were presented with a nice layer of tar and then be decked with feathers galore. The mob was somewhat partial to ward Creffield , and wanted to make sure that he would get all that was coming to him, so gave him two coats and the beautiful amount of feathers donated him would make the .biggest bird known turn blue with envy. After the allotted mission was completed the mob commanded the victims to put on their clothes, and we warrant they never dressed with more alacrity before in their lives. After dressing they were told to get, and never again be found in Ben ton county under penalty of be ing hanged to the nearest tree. It is needless to say that they got, and whether the feathers aided them in their fight we cannot Creffield were married. Frank Hurt and wife acting as witnesses After the ceremony they drove to Tangent where, we understand, Creffield and his bride boarded the train. The marriage of Creffield and Miss iurt was a sensation in itself. O. V. Hurt, the father of j sincerely the girl, was not made acquainted pelled to method could have been adopted than the "one resorted to. All the , parties tarred and feathered were given warning after warn ing to leave the community, Tl;ey ignored the danger sismals and had no one to blame but themselves. Corvallis citizens regretted to be com resort to the means with the facts of his daughter's adopted in ridding the vicinity marriage until it was too late to interfere. He denounces Creffield in scathing terms and the "apos tie" has not only the wrath of the community to contend with if he returns, but also that of Mr. Hurt. FRANK HURT IS WARNED. Upon his return from Albany related above, Frank Hurt re turned to town with .the carriage ui oucn a nuisance, out it was only by force that they 'accom plished such an end. E. E. WHITE REAL ESTATE CO Just a Paw of Our Many Bargains. No. 34. 460 acres adtainlnv ft Tt tnum ri tillable, fine improvements. Only 25 per acre'. No. 87.-387 acres 7 miles from Corvallis End and was met on the street bv a t?.m.11?Jrom R- station, 2 good houses, fine IiV ' w Taln- A one place; CUIiailUHCC Ul UL1ZCI1S. WDUraVC - ' O V him warning that unless he i 11 1 . -, Ail ".? 20, 60 cres, good 9-room house. Rood he WOUld be treated as Were the well and orcharo, in fenced; also . M Tieidof the four above-named victims. Sentiment is very strong against him in Corvallis. for he is the cause of Creffield returning, after JfrJi4&!attcEJ tne latter naa oeen compelled to Ar ' "vc Ioresi wna. race $35 per eave town. Jbiad it not been lor no. 26,-House T? 1- TT j. r if- 1 J I fioou. have been spared this last unfor tunate affair. No. 2i. 300 acres all fennnd. tfift more could be. 100 acres to irrnln SSli?m,,hf,,'.nnd W88n hogs and No. 18. 30 acres. 25 in nmliirrl mAoti. i0.,110?.!! D&" ood weU and running and 2 lots on Main street! Main street' good say, but the first 100 yards was made by Creffield in 10 flat and if we had him on our track team in the spring, honors would all fall to us, as his speed is some thing marvelous. CUPID CARED NOT FOR TAR. The remainder of the night was spent in an attempt to re move the tar and feathers after they returned to their rendezvous. One of our local druggists was called upon after midnight for a quantity of turpentine to remove the glue-like substance. Early in the morning, Frank Hurt came to town and procured a car riage and, returned across the river. Accompanied by his wife, sister and Creffield, he drove to Albany, where a license was secured and Mis Maud Hurt and MOB MAKES SECOND CALI On Tuesday night the mob again called at the Beach house to make sure that none of the feathered tribe had returned. Upon going to the house they found no men there, but the women were still in the building. As stated in another column some of our ambitious pencil pushers were mistaken for the Roller leaders, but fortunately were able to identify themselves. HOI.Y ROLLER INCIDENT CLOSED. We sincerely hope that the happenings of the past few days will forever close the Holy Roller fame in Corvallis. It has made our county the talk of the state and the finger of ridicule has been pointed steadily toward us for several months. On ac count of the actions of a few the entire community has been laughed, at and made fun of. While we do not approve of Monday night's affray, yet we feel that the end could only have been brought about by some vio lent measure and no easier NO. 27. 22-font frnnt location for business. $600. No. 25. A fine lot on Third street; $135. No. 31. Two fine lots, nice location; $500. No. 85. Undivided half liiw n Kn-ir... lot on Main street, good two-story brick 5x75 feet, a snap. Price. $4,600. i SDaCfi Will nnt IwrniU. tt fnTini Aafal la K..f if you want a flrnnrf i nvpntmon f nail anf First door South of Beading Room. WHITE & STONE. THE OCCIDENTAL HOTEL CORVALLIS, OREGON. Rates $1.00 and $2.00 per day accord ing to the quality of rooms and class of service rendered. Prices for regular boarders made rea sonable on application. The house was freshly painted inside and Daoered throughout daring last summer and fall. and supplied with new bath and toilets. The table is furnished at all times with the best the market affords. The beds are changed every day and all rooms aired and cleaned daily. Every effort will be made to please the traveling pub lic of all classes. Free sample room and tbe best of ser vice for commercial travelers. Will be pleased to negotiate with all persons de- ' siring good comfortable homelike accom- " modations. Free Bus to and from trains ' KM. BRUNK. PROPRIETOR There's a reduction eale in men's and boy's overcoats going on at Kline's now.