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CORVAI Vol. XLI. Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday, August 26, 1904. No. rc& Ti A F71Ti TEL j iJiy A 11 A Charge Against Apostle Crefield. THE ELECTRIC ROW. An information was filed against Apostle Edwin Crefield yesterday by District Attorney Manning, charging him with adultery. He was brought into the courtroom shortly before 10 o'clock, and when he toek his seat he smiled benignantly upon the court. The apostle ot the Holy Rollers took his seat in the jury row with just as much com placency as a boy would at a soda water stand, and he entered a pica of not guilty to the charge in a manner that while not child ish might not be considered as the action of a man who is in the full possession of his faculties. He appeared to have been great ly improved by his incarceration in the county jail, but he was pale and nervous and his hands shook when Assistant District Attorney Moses read the inform ation against him. "Not guilty," said Crefield, when the reading was completed. '.'Have you an attorney to represent you?" asked Judge George. "No; I do not want one, thank you, sir." "Are you ready to plead?" "I plead not guilty." 'When your case comes to tri al, have you the means to em ploy an attorney?" "No; I have no means." "Then when your case is set for trial the court will appoint an attorney to defend you." I do not desire one," and Cre field in the full exercise of his religious power, threw a hypno tizing smile at ' the court, but Judge George declined to receive the hypnotic influence, and or dered Crefield returned to his cell until a date is selected tor his triai. Crefield will not state what his line of defense will be, but it is believed from what he has said to fellow prisoners in the county lau that when he is tried he will make an effort to prove that his stvle of religion is a benefit to and not a crime against any community. A Public Necessity that .Should be Soon Completed. ..ZIEROLF.. Carries the newest, best and most complete line of Jl G R O c E R I E S c R O c K E R Y Some adverse criticism has de veloped in regard to the proposi tion to construct the new electnc road. This criticism happily is confined to only a few and most- y those who live adjacent to the proposed route and their only criticism is that tne cars will scare the horses. In the first place the road ought to be built tor the very important reason that it is a public necessity. Corvallis needs.it, Monroe needs and every citizen interested in the development of the county needs it. Shall a halt dozen men stand in the way of an im provement that means millions of dollars to the community and in which several thousand citi zens are interested? It ought not to be so. All improvements are for the good of the majority and the minority ought to sub mit. Furthermore the Southern Pacific Railroad Company has deeded right-of-way between Corvallis and Monroe that cuts through fields, across the public highway, through barnyards, dooryards, etc., and if ever used, as it very likely will be if the electric road is not put in, will be a source of far more inconven- lence to tne xarmers aiong me way than the electric road. The Southern Pacific right-of-way cuts right through the barnyard of one of the principal objectors to this electric road. The elec tric cars are not one-fourth as noisy or dangerous as the rail way train. The electric car can be stopped within ten feet where as the railway train requires nearly a hundred yards. The fare on the electric cars will be about one cent a mile, on the rail way cars three cents. The farmer can bring his produce to town for verv little more than the cost of feeding: his horses were he to come to town with Good Words for O. A. C. The Roseburc Plaindealer of Aug. 22 has a good word to say for our college. It mentions the fact that Professor Horner was in that city and held examination at Hotel McClallen Friday for the convenience of prospective students in the Oregon Agricul tural College. Several young people with their parents were in town to meet Professor Horner, and it is learned that the atten- dence from this locality promises to be mnch larger this year than heretofore. After mentioning the names of the former students from their vicinity who have distinguished themselves here, it says: "It is learned that the grade and quality of students from Douglas are second to none, and that earn est efforts are being put forth to increase the quantity. The fact that the Oregon Agriculturla College, which a few years ago was excelled, m the number of attendents, by half a dozen Ore gon colleges, has grown till it hasjnearly twice as many students . mm . as any otner college in tne state is conclusive evidence that the school is doing superior work; and that the people desire a broad scientific education for their chil dren: Such a training will in crease usefulness and opportunity of young people from one hun dred to ten thousand per cent. The boys and girls who have been in attendence are enthusi astic for the O. A. C, hence it is probable that the attendence from Douglas will be largely increased this year. Young Lady Drowned. his team. If it comes to a choice between the Southern Pacific Company and the Electric Rail way Company we ought not to hesitate a single instant in tavor of the latter. As to the right-of- way along the public road, the county has as much right to it as many or all of the farmers along the way. This is a terri torial road 80 feet wide and is public property, but some of the property owners along the way have moved their lences out ic ieet on each side until the road m such places is now only oo feet wide. If the road is too nar row let these same persons move their fences back to where they belong and there will be room euoueh. Uy all means let us have the road if we can get it It will mean much more to the future generations than it means to us. Property along the way will increase in value many times increasing the chances for sale. The vast country about Monroe, Bellfountain, Alsea and through the fertile valley of the the long Tom will have an out let to a profitable market. Let us have the electric The road will very likely be commenced in the verv near future. Colonel J. G. Wilson, W. J. Wilsey and J. M. Ed dy, of Eugene, are in the city having driven over from Eugene to view the right-of-way. These gentlemen state positively that the line is a certainty and not simply a paper proposition. Two New Wonders. Two discoveries along agri cultural lines have just been an nounced, both calculated to work wonders. The first is a seedless apple. Several bushels of these apples from Colorado are on ex hibition at the St. Louis Fair. The apple tree is blossomless, and the fruit is free from worms and ! hardy enough to endure the 1 - . . ZIEROLF . . .The cooks who are in charge of the mess wagons and are travelling . ...jl ! arouna wun tnresmng crews are having trouble enough with yellow jackets. Along meal time these pests swarm into the wagons in such numbers as to make cooking a perfect torture. The important things help themselves to the best that is going and enter a vigorous protest when molested. The cooks and many of the men have been stung repeatedly by them se verest frost. The blossomless feature of the new tree is one of its most striking peculiarities, and will make it a favorite with fruit growers, especially in cold climates. Already seedless apple nurseries have been started in sev eral states and seedless apple buds are in great demand. The second wonder is a new potato from Uruguay. S. A. It isdescribedjas a tuber of enormous fecundity, delicious flavor and practically immune from the dis eases that attack the ordinary sorts in the United States. It needs' planting only once for it produces itself; it is large, weigh ing from one to two pounds, slight, greenish pulp and yellow ish wrinkled extenor. An acre produced 8, 500 pounds as com pared with 3,000 pounds of early rose planted side by side. A great increase in potato and ap ple production will result if these two discoveries can be brought into general use. A. wave 01 sorrow swept over Albany Wednesday' afternoon when it was learned that Miss Ora Simpson, one of the most popular young society ladies in Albany, had lost her life in the cold waters of the Calapooia river while in that stream bathing with a number of other ladies. The party had for the past ten days camped at the Cline farm, two miles above the city where, under the chaperonage of Mrs. Henrietta Brown, the young ladies enjoyed outdoor life. Every day they spent an hour or two in the river, bathing, and the sport was enjoyed to the full. Wednesday afternoon the party had been joined by a number of visitors and the young women to the number of 12, took their daily bath in the river. It seems that Miss Simpson and another young lady had gone down the rwer and had floated over a deep hole, when Miss Simpson realizing that she was beyond her depth, told some of her companions so. when she suddenly released her hold on the board, swayed a moment, and be- ore help could reach her, fell into the water, sinking imme diately. Mr. Stewart came on the scene about ten minutes after the girl sank. He immediately threw off his coat and dived into the water, which at this point was 15 feet deep. For fully 15 minutes he worked, but the mud dy bottom of the river at this point made it impossible to see anything under the water and he, despairing of finding the remains, securing a grappling hook and grappled for the body,, finally locating and bringing it to the surface. The examination, showed that no water had entered the lungs of the unfortunate young lady. This, coupled with the fact that the young lady did not come up after sinking the first time, and that no air bubbles could be seen where she went down, gave rise to the belief that she suffered an attack of heart failure, a disease she was subject to for some time. The Republican party is the party that does things. In or out of office, it has consistent policies, and when in office acts as a unit in fulfillment of its campaign pledges. The Democracy very seldom is able to get together suf- hciently to obtain omce, and when in power cannot contro its own . membership sufficiently to secure a fulfillment of the prom ises on which it obtained office. It is the party of the . permanent opposition, composed of oppor tunists, who trim their sails to every breeze. The Republican party is the party of the nation. The Democracy is controlled now by one section and again by another. It has been on every side ot the question. Its "prin ciples" are borrowed from every other party. Some of them are so old as to have been outgrown by other parties. Others are so new as not yet to have passed the stage of theory.. -190. i New Goods for the season 1904-05 are now arriving. The stock when complete will in clude everything demanded by the best trade. We cordially invite inspection of our New Goods, and comparison of prices. Taking quality for quality, we make it - a rule to meet ail honorable competition. F. L. MILLER. CORVALLIS. OREGON. Top Prioe for Country Produce: Hoflein-Aikin. Miss Elva Aikin, formerly the C. & E. agent at Philomath, was married Wednesdao morning in Salem to W. C. Hoflein, who is conductor on the C. & E. pass enger train between Albany and Yaquina. Rev. P. S. Knight perlormed the ceremony. The groom had only a 24-hour layoff for the wedding and a few hours after the ceremony, he donned his uniform and took the train yesterday, tew 01 the passengers knowing a bridal party was aboard and that the smiling con ductor was the groom. The newly wedded couple will re side at Yaquina. They have the best wishes of a large and admir ing circle of friends. New Field For O. A. C. We arc here to Stff And will always be found ready and willing to show yas: our BIG stock of Furniture, Carpets, Wall Paper; etc. Our stock for the fall- trade is now arriving, to which was invite your careful inspection. In Wall Paper we have a large number of new patterns?, just received; also something new in Canvas Hammocks Courteous treatment and fair dealing is our motto. OLLENBERG & Ik t I ( CORVALLIS OREGON THE LEADING FURNITURE HOUSE'."" gorvallilceorft$ Will deliver ice every day from 7 to 11 o'clock. Small orders must be in by Sfo'clock At the recent conference held at Newport in which educators in Indian schools of the Pacific coast discussed the problem of developing the young men and women under their care, the tenor of nearly the whole program was directed toward the idea of spe cial agricultural education. Prof. J. B. Horner ably repre sented the O. A. C. and spoke on the need of keeping the young Indian in touch with the agri cultural schools. He urged that those fitted be entered at the college after leaving the Govern ment' school. He pointed out the work being accomplished at the state college, and how it was fitted to instruct the young In dians about to go npon their farms and make their living. Sam Dixon, of Philomath, was a business, caller Wednesday. After an absence of two months Miss Snell returned from Berkley, California, yesterday. This apace reserved for Is 1 The Corvallio Saw Wtitl Co. Watch for an important an- nounccment. m I ADAMS BROS., SESfiSSg! Will furnish estimates on anything in the building line. All kinds of picket and wevea fence to order. South Main St., Corvatttet. JT. E. BTJEN1KUE :CHA?i TWTTT .T .TO1TOV -VtTTO rTT A "VT1TKT3: 51 I DRTT GOODS. GROCERIES. PRODUCE BOUGITE a. SQIHX Philomath, Or.