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CORVALLIS, BKNTON GOUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, J UN1S 23. 1905. Vol. XLH. ORIGINAL RECORD. Record of Held in First District Court Benton County. In past years provision was not made - for the filing of county and other important documents that were accumulated! at the office of the county clerk. To day, we have a most up-to-date system of files in the 'arge vault at the clerk's omce but it was not always so. " Formerly there were no files worthy the name and boxes were used to considerable extent When there was. a scarcity of boxes, such boxes as were already full of pa pers were placed across a corner of the vault in such a fashion as to iorm a pen. - In this pen was supposed to be placed papers of little or no value, and rubbish; In time this pile came to be con sidered wholly as rubbish. Such was the state of affairs "one day in the fall of J1896, when V. K. Watters. thenmnntv clerk. and V. P. Moses, his deputy, took it upon themselves to clean things up. a bit and do some fil ing, as they had received facili ties for the work. In one corner, supposed to be largely devoted to rubbish, they found the original record of the. first term of circuit court ever held in Benton county It is a remarkable document in many ways and in after years wil be considered " very valuable by the people of this county. ; It bears the date of April 5, 1852, and is in the hand writing of O . C. Pratt, district judge . at that time. The writing is verv clear pointed to examine oueG. E. Cole an applicant for admission to the bar. The day following above order said Cole was admitted.- "'. ; . 3 - :r;v: On account oi sickness of John Lloyd, foreman of the grand jury, he was excused and W. S. Starr was appointed to act in that capacity. On the last day of court it was ordered that the clerk of - said court be allowed $100 for the cur- EXPOSITION ITEMS. Of Interest to Benton ;. - People by-Special Correspondent. and competent actors of unusual lability, make this "Gala day , in County! Venice" something to be remem- bered. Don't. fail to see it. rent year, to be paid quarteily out of county treasury. . At the same time it was ordered that the sheriff of Benton - county be al lowed $150 for the current year. The most interesting . item is as follows: "And now at this day came the prosecuting . attor ney on behalf of the Territory in the Case aoove enutiea ana moved the court in the presence of tke : defendant, that the said defendant purge himself under oath of an alleged xontempt in refusing to appear and testify be fore the grand jury, as requited bv that iury, or that he be pun ished by fine or imprisonment for the- contempt in disobeying said process and relusing to appear and testify: and thereupon the court, having asked the said de fendant if he had any excuse or defense to make either by his own statement under oath, or otherwise, replied an.d - said .that he refused to make oath before or otherwise, recognize the court as possessed of any -rightful authority to administer law in Oregon ; whereupon, in considera tion of "the premises, and it ap pearing to the satisfaction of the court that the said -Delap had 1" . I " ... ana legioie ana judge fratt was been duly summoned to appear no mean penman, a fact that con- and testify before the grand jury. tributes not a little to the docu- and had wifully and in open and ment On the records are many declared defiance of said - grand . 11 li - 11 : . 3 - c .1..? ' . ' r At- ing an acquaintance with the his- court refused to obey the law,' in tory of those who redeemed Ben- such case made and provided, ton from a wilderness. - - - and it further appearing to the One of the most interesting courtrthat said Delap offered Items Ot-record IS' the admision forcible resistance to the sheriff of Wil.iam Wyatt to citizenship, when brought into court Corvallis Day", June 15th, was the sensation of the week at the Lewis and Clark Fair. To give the names of ' the visitors would be -simp! y publishing the Cor vallis 1 Directory, and that 1 we could not do, as 'Happy " has it copyrighted. Probably nothing in the way of display so far in the Fair grounds has excited so much attention and comment as the monster 1 banner carried by the OAC boys in their march around the grounds. It stirred up the jealousy of some of the rival counties in that part of the state and one of their representa tives sarcastically suggested that it was longer than . Benton county." - But it served its pur pose; it attracted attention to a in, if not a Gives His -Views. Feel Impending Doom. Mr. Wyatt' s witnesses were H. C. Buckingham and Wavman StClair. The p:ople 01 those stirring times appear to have had war to answer the said charge. and behaved I in a tumultuous and disorderly manner in the presence of the court-while before it and answering to said charge; with the drink habit, and this as- it is therefore, adjudged by the sertion IS balked by the appear- rnnrt that said Helan is cniltv of , 1 " -tr e "J ance or rour cases on ine recora. a gross contemot and that he be 1 here were two cases against fined the snm of one hundred Chas. banborn and two against dollars and pay the cost of this Henry Norton. The offense was Droceedinpv and that he stand selling whisky without license, committed until said fine and Each case resulted in a fine of costs. u and all - crofter -' costs at SSO IOr ine OnenaerS. On IOD OI IcnHanf nnnn liic mmmilmpnt which was tacked the regulation are nam " 1 r . , This memorable term of court item of cost. It will be interesting to note those who . composed the first grand jury, as follows: Francis Writsmanv Wm.' F. Dixon. Mon roe Hodges, James Watson, Silas M. Stout, G. W. Bethers, S. W. Starr, John Stewart, John Lloyd, D. D.- Davis, Elijah Iiggett.S, "K. Brown Tolbert Carter, James Gingles," Robert - Russell, Jesse Belknap, H. C.: Lewis, Orin Bel knap, Nathum King, and Way man otciair. ifie petit jury was held in the house of Joseph Avery. Cascara Bark. There is ;uq . need for chittim peelers to hustle - cms -year nor the next,for that matter, to judge from . present reports. -A local Dusiness man, who Has been a leading 'buyer of ': bark in the was composed-of ,H. C. Bucking- large cf bark is stored ham, Alfred Rmehatt, J. A. Ben- in this citv as a result of low a a. M .1 - T- . 1 5 J .. : ne, V- v mouey,, K.owiana nriees An artlPie Chambers, R. B. Hinton John Trapp, Lazarus Vanbebber. I,uke Mulkey, and J. C Alexander. ' There being norj district attor ney of the United States in at tendance, K.. f. iioise was ap- p4)ointd to prosecute on behalf of I from tne umtea oiaies ior ana during I there said term ot court. , On motion of M. T. Deady Esq., Andrew I. Bab, of Missouri, was admitted to practice as an attorney. It was ordered that the clerk, A. G. Jlovey, issue a ; summons iorMichoias uwenby to appear before the next term of court and show whv he should not be ' fined for contempt of court. The same order- was made in reference to one Arnold Fuller. William Metzger was admitted to citizenship with A; M. Witham and William Wyatt as witnesses. Attorneys M. P. Deady, R. appearing in the Oregonian of Tuesday pretty nearly sums' up the chittim busi ness from a local standpoint. It is as follows: The market for chittim bark is dull, weak and lower. - Advices the -East say the, market is in a waiting attitude, with consumers making' no pur- cnases. AH tne neavy manufac turing chemists and large': specu lators have large stocks on hand and in view of the immense sup ply of unsold' bark on this Coast, are strictly out of the market It is estimated 'there' is a five year's supply already peeled and "unsold in tnis couniry. it is true, u means that prices must get down to the- basis f ioqi, and i8q2 when bark sold, at 2j4 and 2( cents. ' .- good county ' to live great one in area. While Thursday was Corvallis Day proper, it seemed as if it ex tended through the entire week. The orange .colored jibbon I has been in evidence ever since. In no pait of the ground has it been more conspicuous " than : at the Exposition Games. Here the sturdy athletes tof OAC carried off the honors, as Usual. . Smith son lea witn two nrsts; bwan with one; Williams won, one sec ond and one third place;. Green- haw and Cathey each with a sec ond, while Woodcock," Walker and Moores each had a third place to their credit. Sixty points in all were placed to the credit of the Agriculturists. " As this list week has been "Grand Lodge" week with the Masonic brotherhood. : many of j the Corvallis rrlembers ot the fraternity have out in the entire week n this city. Beginning with the Eastern Star, on Mon day, the Royal Arch Chapter and the Grand .Lodge of the symbolic decrees followed in regular order, interspersed with, some Scottish Kite business, ana . winding up with a monster Shrine procession, initiation and banquet to fitting ly round put the week on Satur day. The procession was some thing seldom seen, about 1500 of the solid men of Oregon, in full! dress, capped.with the Fez, the distinctive mark of the , order, and marching in orderly ranks, dignified and commanding as be comes the traditions - and princi ples of their order. It was a siht weil'woith seeing. Massachusetts celebrated Bun ker Hill day, the 17th .of June by - dedicating the - magnificent edifice erected, by .her i"representa' tives. v It is located between the Oregon building and the 5 little Masonic cottage, s i ne ceremon ies were elaborate, and carried out with excellent-taste and iudg ment.-- The, Massachusetts build ing is a reproduction, i:. minature of the State House on Beacon Hill, facing the common, -with the exception . oti. the gorgeous gilded dome that gave to Boston the name of "the hub of -th Universe." Every Boston man in the audience could be easily recognized by the look of superiority and genuine content ment on his face, caused - by the The following dispatch, which is self-explanatory,- was sent out from Salem a couple of days ago: "I believe tne Republicans of Oregon should hold -a state con- vention next spring,"? said Dr. James Withycombe, today, when his opinion upon the subject was asked. " "A convention should be called, not for the purpose of nominating candidates, but for the purpose ot adopting a pi it- form. This much it seems to me, is necessarv' in order that the principles for : which , the ..Re publican party stands may be declared." - Dr. Withycombe was in Salem for a few hours today and while here was met by a number ot his friends. Presumably - his visit was in the interest of his - candi dacy for the Republican nomiua tton for the- Governorship next spring, and quite naturally the conversation 'drifted to politics : Dr. Withycombe has not com menced an active "canvass- and will not do so for several months, if at all, but says he has receiv ed much encouragement from every part of the state and is pleased with the outlook.- Since the manner of making nominations has been the subject of considerable' discussion his views were inquired 'for. After making the statement q-ioted above, he continued : Ida not believe the Republican Convention should take.any action with-regard to the ncmination of candidates before the primaries The people of this state have adopted a direct - primary law which provides the manner in which patty candidates shall be chosen, and there should be no deviation from the method pres: cribed. -." - -' J The people -have, tried to do away with the con ventiotj,sy stem of nominating candidates, and I believe tney would resent any attempt to influence their action by the indorsement of candidates in a convention. " I have the utmost confidence in the ability of' the members of a party to choose their can lidates by ballot at - a direct, ptimary election, and when candidates have been so chosen they ; should receive the undivided support of the patty nominating them, r If I should not win - in my . n candidacv, I shall certiinly; give my hearty support ; to whomso ever the Republicans of Oregcn may nominate tor the uovernor- ship and for other offices: The feeling of impending doom in the minds. of many victim of Bright'a dis ease and diabetes has been changed to thankfulness by the benefit derived from taking Foley's Kidney Oure. It -will cure incipient Blight's -disease and dia betes and even in worst "cases gives com fort and relief. Slight disorders are cured in a lew days.: "I had diabetes in the worst form,'' writes Marion Lee of Dunreatb, Ind. "I tried eight physicians without relief. Only three bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure made tne a well man." For sale at Graham & Wortham'e drug store. A Bad Scare. Some day you will get a Yiad scare, when you feel a pain in your boelf, and fear appendicitis. Safety lies in Dr. King's New Life Pills, a pure cure, for all bowels and stomach diseases, such as headache, biliousness; rostiveness, e'c. Guaranteed at Allen t Woodward's drug store, only 25c. Try" them. Buy your Lewis and Clark outfits from J. M. Nolan & Son. ....- V .. . 48-64 Cheap Sunday . Rates Between Portland and Willamette Valley Points. Low round trip rates have been placed n effect between Portland and Willam ette Valley points, in either direction. Tickets will be sold : r T SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, and limited to return on- or before the following Monday. . , : Rate to or From Corvallis. $3.00- Call on Southern Pacific Co's Agents for particular?. Asthma Sufferers Thl. Should Know Foley's Honey and ."Tar has cared many cases of asthma that were ran -. sidered hopeless. M.s Adolph Buesir.g, 701 Third St., Davenport, Iowa, writes: A severe cold contracted twelve years age was neglected until it finally grew into avthma. The lent medical skill available could not give me more than 4emporary relief. Foley's Honey and lar was recommended and ore fifty cent bottle entirely cured me of asthma which had been ' gr wing on me for twelve, yars. and if 1 had taken it at tbe start I wonld tisve )een saved years of suffering " . Graham & Wortham keep it for tale. . Correspondents. AH past negHa'ions-.for parties to write ma'ier for publication in the Ga zette are hereby annulled. Those send- ing matter to this office "for publication are hereby notified that no piy will be g ven by this office for such matter un less heieafter agreed upon and price Btated. The Gazette wi l gladly consider all matter furnished without charge by the contributor. . The name of the party contributing in all case to be signed to the communication. For all further ne-. gotiations on this subject r address - Corvaixis Gazette, - Corvallis, Or. Three Physicians : Treated Without Success. Him W. L. Ysncy, Paducah, Ky., writes : "I had a severe case of Sidney disease and three' of the be&t ph3 sii-ians in Keatucky treated me without success. I then took Foley's Kidney Cure. The first bottle gave immediate relief, and three bottles cured me permanently. I gladly- recommend this, wonderful rem e.ly." For sale by Graham & Wortham. Summer School. CASTOR I A t Tot Infants and Children The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature y m Motifflouth State Normal. JUNE 26 TO Alfl. 4. TLIT10N, - - $7.50 All Resources of State Normal School Available. Board and room, $3.00 to $4 00 per week need not exceed $30 00, expense Entire Faculty of eigh1. Address E. D. RESSLER, Monmouth, Oregon. If your watcK shows any irregu larity or gives other evidence that something is wrong witn it, better have it : examined by a competent watchmaker. . You won't : find, any more skillful xr" more experienced anywhere than right here. We 'clean and. repair all sorts of watches thoroughly and quickly and guarantee all our work as well as our prices to be right. If your watch chain is beginning to show signs of wear, or if you'd like a new chain for any rea son, we are prepared to supply you with the best gold-filled one made, at a moderate price. We carry tbe Simmons make, the best known and most strongly guaranteed chains everrsold. E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician. k no wledge that -- a man born in Bostorr' doesn't have to be born again. ' ' Truly it is a good thing to be a descendant - of Plymouth Rock. - On the largest stage, probably ever used in a dramatic show. Kiralfy's "Carnival of Venice,-" at the east side of. the Trail, is now giving regular performances That it stands at the head ot all attractions of f the- Fair U self evident. Hundreds of perform ers cover the extensive platform, or float around in the fancy gon dolas on the Grand Canal. Rich and beautiful, scenery and gorge ous costumes are seen in endless profusion. Sweet " singers and graceful dancers vie with, each other in their effort to blease. GREAT REMOVAL SALE " In order to reduce our stock and save moving,-we will offer a reduction of 5 per cent on all goods bought FOR CASH; commencing June 5th and continuing until removal occurs, or about June 25th. Quite frequently a merchant offers a reduction on a special line of goods, but it is not often that a discount is given An everything you. buy as will he the case in this Special Removal Sale. : This does not apply to small purchases' of less than $1.00. - Remember the date, Jane 5th. '- - - - Tiia Houce-Fumickcro. a j P. Boise, and A. I. . Bab were ap- Some rare vaudeville performers