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1 iJiSM&ftrS. CORVA inn 1 Vol. XLII. Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday, September 29, IDOo. NO. HQ T Q1 Mi HI A finw DR. JAMES WITHYCOtfBE. A Candidate for trie Governor ship of Oregon. It is a genuine pleasure to give space to the -following article, published in The New Age, Sept. 23, wherein are recited some of the merits of our fellowtowns man, Dr. James Withy combe: The problem as to who will be the Republican candidate to de feat Governor George E. Cham berlain in his contest next year to succeed himself as chief execu tive ot this state does not at this time appear to be one of easy solution. The names ot a num ber of aspirants have beenmen tioned in connection with the Republican nomination for that important office, but the party has not yet determined in its col lective mind wnat u will do in the matter. On the other hand, the Democrats have not enter tained a thought of anyone in connection except Hon. Geo. E. Chamberlain. He will combe would be governor in fact. Ripened years of his lite have come, but he nas never Deen charged with being a figurehead yet, in any capacity, private or public. His many influential friends who have urged him for mally to announce his candidacy express the belief that, under the direct nomination law, he will sweep the western part of. the state and will . run beyond his party's strength on the other side of the mountains. It would be even so on election day. Heard From. A week or two ago there was a mild sensation in town occas ioned by the unaccountable ab sence of Frank Brown. It was also ascertained that Miss Leda Baker, a young lady with whom Mr. Brown had been keeping 'company was away from home. These two facts gave rise to some rather wild guesses. . Under date of September 25 the follow be their ing dispatch, which is supposed candidate and he will be a hard to explain the situation, was sent man to beat. Therefore, it is out from Tacoma, Wash : extremelv lruDortant that the Uver trie telephone came a Republicans exercise the greatest message this morning to the care in their selection of a candi- bounty Courthouse, asking some date. one to tell the County Auditor Most popular amone those al- that it a Miss ;Baker appeared rA mit; fnrt rnon. I mere witn a young mail named J t . t . ; - sibilitv of the eamnaism for that Pwn to get a marriage license, J f 0 . 1 1 3 1 (1 J office, it is generally believed, is young gin uau Kippea Tlr Tamp WithwnmKp H,"rPofnr OUt, " and It WOUld Pe HO Use tO " J 7 1 I t it. 1: a i j .1 of the Agricultural College at get lDe "cpnse. asku ior ine Corvallis. There are many potent lacts " developed that the young reasons for this assumption. -He mdU r- Druwni is one ot the ablest and most frora Corvallis, honorable Republicans- in the state i He belongs to no faction, and, tnerelore,- has made no THE TRIAL, Local Option Law Put to Severe Test. Or, who hails had been paying attention to Miss Leda Baker, a girl of 16, a daughter of a prosperous farmer living nolitieal enemies. He has for near A1DanY Vr 1 mi ii j ii xo years been a loyal and con- lueiaiaeioppowu me maicn, s stPnfr TJpmih ran a smmrt. arm toe yonng girt was sent to money man and a rational pro- visit her cousin, Mrs. Holycross, tectionist. He enioys the record 1Q Tacoma, but Brown was per nf riavino- alnravc en rmnrfprl anA SIStant and tollowed her tO Ta worked for the nominee of his party for every important office; and, although he is not factional, he has never antagonized any faction or organization. He be lieves in clean politics and in the coma apout three weeks a?o. tie became so desperate, it is said, that he threatened to shoot himself if the girl refused to marry him, and she finally con sented. After he had started for principle that every public office the marriage license, however, should be filled by a man of un questioned integrity, "whose past alter life," to use the doctor's own phraseology, "is as an open book where no turned-down pages hint of hidden weaknesses." The doctor added : ' 'It the people of Oregon desire me to be their candidate, I will accept the nomi nation, and, if elected, will do all in my power for the upbuild ing of our good state. I shall depend entirely on the primary elections tor my nomination, as the people have so willed for such things to be determined. If my ambition fails, I expect to be a loyal Republican and will be found in line for him. on whom the choice may fall." That kind of talk shows some thing of the character and dis position of Dr. Withcombe. He is an able, earnest and honorable man in all the activities ot lite. she was pervaikd upon to her mind. When Brown appeared at the Auditors office he was accom panied by a friend, and when taken to one side and told that he had better see the family again, his countenance assumed a blank expression and he left the office with an evident deter mination "to know the reason why. dim But there was no wed- the atternoon train in company with Mr. Baker How it Happened. Marion Hayden, ex-representa tive from this county, came out from his Alsea home Tuesday. He went on down to Portland the following day to attend the Fair. Mr. Hayden said there was . little that was new in his In the matter of noOularitv with Parof th5 w.r d" wh5n he left the farming element throughout f. only thing ot note was the state he stands supreme e ?trandin of the steamer among those mentioned in con- ulvluu wuu tut uvuiiuaiivu 1U1 lr TT J j . met and instructed thousands 8'0u??J'n? f e sh?P was t0 t(he tutes throughout the common' wealth. They are his friends. The business interests of the state have had occasion to know him well. Those who conduct these interests respect the doc tor's conscientiousness, progress- iveness and genuineness of man hood. Dr. Withy combe is a man of firmness and unimpeachable in the bay the steamer missed the channel, which is narrow. When she first struck the spit on one side she backed off and changed her course somewhat and on go ing ahead again she crossed the channel and struck on the other side. Here she stuck hard and fast and when our informant left his home was reported breaking to pieces. From several sources it is tegrity. Alert and ambitious, earned that the Harrison will be 1 i 1 j 1 hc u aiwayb ouby witu unuyisu a total los& Certain of . the plans tor we advancement ot the sailors have aiready passed iUx r ,, . through this city to Portland o-nnrl for the neonle of the state. ave we relle.ve your eye ,f , , . i and ear ache with a pair of his sup ur. james. wunycompe's exec- erior glasses. At Hotel Corvallis, tion would surely follow his Oct. 5 and 6. Consultation and nomination and Dr. Withy- preliminary examination tree. 80 There is no possible condition in life acceptable to a ' 4 ps of citizens. "We may all be of good intent and work for he good of our community, and yet differ. The rea n ia plin wp are not alike. Not beiDg alike, our "tastes dilfer, our minds differ, and our difference lies in our creation, our condition, our en vironment . To wrangle and squabble is scarcely a state of condition calculated to draw people to your community or our community. And yet in greater cr less degree we find warring amoDg people in every pro vince, in every district, and in every community. Warring and disagreement right down tb.9 line even unto members of the same family. Every fellow is de termined that he is right and the other fellow is wrong at least such is too fre quentlv the case. In their strong feel ing of what is best for themselves and others many a man allows his zeal to warp his judgment and he becomes a prey to prejudices which he may possess unbeknown to himself. , We all (with the exception of a few perhaps) desire to see law and order pre vail. The law 'we declare must be obey ed. The law is a power and in obeyance, of the laws do we, as a class, or race, distinguish ourselves from barbarians? He who breaks a law should be pnnish ed and punishment is meted oat in ac cordance with the offense or crime com mitted. On the first day of last January the local option law went into effect in Ben ton county. Since that time there baa perhaps been a3 much trouble bo far as the invocation of the courts is concerned as there was in anv such liae period be fore or nearly so. Our local option law (bear in mind we are not against temper ance)- has not made our people temper ate it may later, and we hope it will The same men who heretofore nsed whiskey still have it. And still being able to pet liquor they still use it. Along about the first of August last (possibly earlier) an organization sprang into being in our city styling itself the Corvallis Social and Atheletic Club. It was claimed that the club had incorpor a ted under the laws of the State of Ore gon. The eyes of many people popped wide at what was generally termed de fiance of the local option law. The club began to operate aud various were the stories afloat regarding the club and what was taking place. It was claimed that it was not better than a saloon That liquor was dispensed there can be little doubt. Just what the law is on the matter of club organization in Oregon is something that a very few lawyers seem to know very clearly and yet in the face ot this fact nearly every man you would meet on the streets knew all about it a-d his opini n of the law was always along lines in accordance with his particular views of clubs for or agaiuat as the case may be, or have been. Such was about the state of affairs when the case of the State of Oiegon vs Chas. M. Kline and Jack Milne came up in Justice Holgate's court last Tuesday. The complaint charged that the above mentioned defendants bad sold or given to George Plaster, on a certain date, liquor in defiance of the local option law. J. D. Wells swore to the complaint. The prosecution for the state was in the hands of Deputy Prosecuting Attorney E. K. Brysou, ot this city. Mr. Wyatt, of the law firm of Weatherford & Wyatt, of Albany, appeared for the defendants. It was near the middle of the afternoon of Tuesday . before a jury of six men had been secured. Many, jurors had been drawn v only to be examined and discharged. A number of men honestly admitted having formed strong opinions in the case. The jury selected consisted of J. R. Smith, A. W. Herbert. O. V Hurt, G. H. Carl. William Bogue and W. T. Small. Then began the examin ation of the witnesses for the prosecution The main witness for the state was Mr, Plaster; after that gentleman came many others. , The prosecution had witnesses I in attendance from Newport, Albany and Portland and after examining the stale's witnesses until nearly six. o'clock Tues day evening court was adjourned until 9 a. m. Wednesday morning. Mr. Bryson began on further examination of witnes?- for the state. This was concluded shortly before 11 a. m. Mr. Wyatt call ed two or three witnesses and questioned them. There was some cross examin ation, but was what would be termed brief and not of lengthy detail. '1 hen Mr. Bryson began summing up the situation for the state. The noon hour arrived and a recess was declared until 1 -.30 Wednesday afternoon. When the hoar came for resuming court many people were in attendance and Justice Hoi gate barely escaped a fine for con tempt by being tardy at his own court. He commented on the matter when he finally appeared. Mr Bryson at once began his address to the court. In the course of three-quarters of an hour he had concluded bis address to the court and Ida plea to the jury. Then followed Mr. Wyatt who first made numerous presentations of law and alleged facts to His Honor, later appealing in a fairly Bhort address to the jury. This gentle- m m perhaps took at this 'time about one-half hour. Attorney Bryson then made some further argument of facts. Judge Hol,;ate instructed the jury in a . manner that in the minds ot many people present left no doubt of the course the jury was to pursue in their delibera tioes. After retiring to - the jury room that body cast bat one ballot and, i t was conviction. They were'out but a very short time. On -hearing the finding of the jury Judge Hoi gate said that be would pass sentence next Monday. As regards the penalty, we have been informed that the maximum sentence incases of this nature may be a fine of $500 and imprisonment in the countv au ior a period 01 six months. Don't throw away the pieces of your broken f ye glasses or specta cles. Bring them all here and have m try our skill in Repairing Eye G 'asses. If the Jenses be broken, we ran replace them. It the frame be broken we can probably fix it up as good as new. In either esse you save the cost of a new pair. That's an item worth considering, isn't it? Albert J. Mctzoer JEWELER Occidental Building, - - - Corvallis illlljiiiiitillMMTir No Bids Opened. Contrary to public, expecta tions, no bids on piping and ma terial were opened at the meeting of the Water Committee Mon day night. Some half a dozen material men were on the ground and as many sealed bids accom panied by the stipulated certified checks were in the hands of the chairman of the committee, still no seal was broken. The formal opening of the bids was postponed a couple of weeks, or until October 10, by consent or tne bidders ana tne. various members of the Water Committee The postponement was occasion ed by the failure of the steel pipe men to have in their bids. The call for bids and specifica tions for pipe required have been sent to the steel pipe factory in the East, but up to Monday evening, Mr. Jeffreys, a steel pipe dealer, had not received any fig ures from the factory. For this reason the opening . of bids was postponed. As the matter now stands the bids on material will be opened the day after the date set for opening bids tor the sale of water bonds. . Sunday the Date. II H t jj ( hi jjj 1 MONMOUTH STATE mntMl Begins its 24th year September 26. THREE COURSES OF STUDY Preparing for County and State certificates. Higher courses recognized in Washington and other States. . DEMAND FOR NORMAL TRAINED TEACHERS. Longer terms, higher wages and better opportunities for promotion award the Normal graduate for his enterprise. School directors appreciate the superior ability of Monmouth graduates and the demand far exceeds the supply. Special attention given to methods work in graded and ungraded schools. . Catalogues Csrfaining Full information will be sent on application. Correspond ence invited, address E. D. RESSLER, President. Are you in the dark? Do your eyes give you constant service without pain ? If not, your eyes are in a condition demanding investigation and correction. Have your eyes examined by E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician. Licensed to practice optometry in the state of Oregon. r 1 Will be given by the Undersigned for the arrest and conviction of any party killing China Pheasants out of season in Benton County. Corvallis Social and Athletic Club- J Sunday morning it will be law ful to shoot China pheasants and it is quite probable that the: val ley will be swarmed with hunters throughout its length and breadth Do not tail it you intend going afield to secure your hunters license, if you have not already done so it mignt save you world of trouble later on. Pheasants are supposed to be unusually abundant this year. There are two reasons tor this state ot affairs, one is that the season was most favorable for the biids in every way and the activity of the state game warden and his deputies. A short time ago it was reported in this city that there had been twelve con victions this season of parties shooting pheasants in the valley. Since the first of September it has been lawful to shoot ducks, but there have been no ducks to shoot. However, recent rains may remind the quackers that they have a date in the valley and then there will be something happening. In the presence of a large num ber of relatives and friends, R -v M. Noble united in ' marriage-' M J. O.Woods and Miss Maud ; Mi y Seeley, at the home of the bride t parents, in Corvallis, Ihursday. Sept. 27,1905. A bountiful repas- was eujoyed by aU and hearty con gratulations otlered witn good wishes for a prosperous voyag9 it this life for the happy pair.' : Piano Lessons. Mordaunt A. Goodnough announces i lie opening of his studio, on 4th and Jackson street?, September 18. Pupils received at any time in Piano, Harmony ind Theoretical subjects. Send for cata logue. Phone Ind. 476. 76-84 r NOTICE TO HOP GROWER The Franklin Hop Bailer is the best, the cheapest, and for sale at our shop direct to you. You get the com mission, 20 per cent, at our shop or 15 per cent. F. O. B.. If you want a Bailer write us . for prices or come and see us FRANKLIN IRON WORKS CO. 69-77t CORVALLIS, OREGON. 11 J 1I15S er: Woman's Horns Companion Frank Leslia's Monthly Modern Prlscilla and Corvallis Gazette All five one year 6B For results advertise in the Gazette Lirgept line of malting in ty at Blackledgep. coun- 30tf! HOUSE FURNISHINGS Do you know we keep a complete line of house furnishing goods ? Everything from a curtain poll to a parlor suite and from a clothes pin to a steel range, al ways on hand. .....DEADENING FELT Just the thing for house lining. We buy it by the ton. Reduced prices by the roll. "We are headquarters for stoTes and ranges. Our ranges are fully warranted. Ask to see those new air-tight , heaters, just received. H0LLENBERG & CADY-