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Vol. XLH.
CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, lSOo-
NO. 4
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SENTENCE NEXT WEDNESDAY
Jury Deciees Case in Favor of
Prosecution.
Monday the case of the State
of Oregon vs C. M. Kline and
Merwin McMaines came up for
a hearing. The defendants were
charged with selling of giving
iquor in violations of the local
option law while acting in the
capacity of officers of the Corval
lis Scial and Athletic Club.
While the case came up Mon
day, the greater part of the day
was consumed in securing a jury,
many men being drawn, examin
ed and excused before the final
acceptance of six men to act as
jurors. Tuesday morning the
task of taking testimony began
and witnesses? from Corvallis
and other points were on hand in
some numbers. Deputy Pros
ecuting Attorney Bryson did not
have all testimony in behalf of
the state in until Tuesday even
ing. The following morning
Attorney Fouts, of Portland, who
conducted the defense, placed a
few witnesses on the stand.
Shortly before noon, Wednesday,
the attorneys began reading law
and making their pleas to the
court and jury.
Quite late in .the afternoon
Judge Holgate instructed the
jury and they retired for twenty
minutes. After having kicked
the kinks out of their legs the
jury filed back into the court
room and informed His Honor
that their verdict was in favor of
the prosecution. Judge Holgate
will pass sentence next Wednes
day. The jury was composed of
Joseph Underwood, Lee Henkle,
Thomas JoneSj H. M. Fleming,
Thomas Callahan and J. B.
Goodman. '
Wednesday, October 18, an
other case will come up before
Judge Holgate. It is understood
that the title ot the case will be
the State of Oregon vs Chas. M
Kline, Jack Milne and Merwin
McMaines. Not having kept a
record we are not ' positive just
how many club cases have come
up to date, nor can we predict
with any degree of certanity how
; many more are likely to be
, brought. - -
instructor in the department of
at this institution, made an at
tempt on his life by cutting his
throat with a razor yesterday.
He was staying with an ac
quaintance, Mr. S. P. Ness, an
attorney in Eugeae. Yesterday
afternoon, about 3 o'clock, the
family was startled by hearing
noises from Langemo's room, and
hurrying to the scene found him
almost lifeless. Drs. De Bar and
Kuykendail were at once called
in. The unfortunate man had
lost considerable blood, but the
doctors are confideat he will re
cover. '
Much regret is expressed in
university circles, as Mr. Lange
mo had made many friends,
though he had been here but a
short time. President Campbell
does not know what will be done
as to the place left vacant by Mr.
Iangemo's illness, and will wait
a few days before taking action.
P. C. Langemo was one of the
new instructors engaged by the
university this fall. His work
at Oregon was under Professor
Young, conducting classes in ec
onomics and political science.
A graduate of the University of
Minnesota and a close student
under Dr. Ely, afterwards at the
University of Wisconsin, he was
exceptionally well fitted for the
work. Before coming here he
was an instructor at the Univer
sity of California. He arrived in
Eugene last Friday, and is un
married.
A Real Treat.
A. C. WELLfUP.
Educational Awards at the Lew
is and Clark.
A Good Play.
A large audience greeted "Qa
the Bridge. atr: Midnight" Wed
nesday evening when the com
pany appeared in the local Opera
House. We say a large crowd
m fact it was an audience
larger by tar than turns out to
the average play produced in
this city The play is well writ
ten interesting, entertaining
-and instructive.
It would be hard to pick a flaw
in the company, so well balauced
is it. The customary "stick"
or "sticks" usually sandwiched
some place in '.. every compan'y
was not in evidence Wednesday
evening. Of comedy, there is
. abundance and there are bits of
pathos that is real , pathos and
, makes one's throat : swell. So
far as the play is concerned, it is
heroic. There is a villain . per-
securing a laay tor this we
could have seen him hanged
and there are also many good
people in the play.
, 1 ne araw-bndge scene ana
the steamer passing through the
draw was quite realistic. Taken
. all in all, if Corvallis can have a
class of plays during the winter
of the merit of "On' the Bridge
at Midnight' ' no one will have
cause for complaint and there is
no doubt about the patronage.
The first of the series of lecture
course entertainments was given
in the Opera House, Tuesday
evening to a crowded house.
The start was a happy one, for it
was most enjoyable from every
standpoint. The first number
given was encored four times, as
were some ot their other num
bers. At the close of the per
formance people stood about the
doors in groups trying vainly to
express themselves. Some there
were who declared the hrst num
ber to have been worth the price
admissioa. However, the
first was no better than the fol-
owing nunbers and it is perhaps
not fair to extoll too highly any
single number on the program
the shading of some other.
The Bell Ringing and the
brass quartette were fine, and the
periect Diending ot the - voices
was unusual in fact, rare. To
ring the bells caused some per-
piration' on the part of the
quartette, but small wonder, for
some ot the bells ' weigh 1 5
pounds. There is a desire that
the Parland-Newhall Co. visit
Corvallis again next year.
The next of the series of lec
ture-course entertainments is
Maro, prince of magic. He will
be here early in November.
to
Cuts His Throat.
A professor in the University
of Oregon comes near to making
his escape from this vale of tears
as is shown by the following dis
patch from Eugene under date of
October 10:
While in a morbid , condition
of mind produced by a continued
illness, P. C. Langemo, late of
the University of California, and
The following telegram was
received by President Gatch at
the college, Tuesday afternoon:
1 'Exposition awards four gold
medals; educational exhibit,
Bacteriology, Pharmacv, and
Chemistry and Collaborator each
one.
Stella T. Webster." 2&
When the fact that the educa
tional exhibit was open to all
schools is taken into consider
ation, it certainly reflects much
credit upon the efficiency of an
institution to receive such a
number of high-class prizes.
This is a fair test turned out by
the different colleges and univer
sities of the United States, and
for O. A. C. to receive such high
rewards, signifies that it is being
recognized as one of the best
schools on the Pacific coast.
The authorities at the college
have also been informed that the
collection of mounted birds from
the college was awarded a gold
medal, and also one to Prosessor
W-T. Shaw, the taxidermist.
The collection consisting of some
one hundred specimens, is com
posed of native Oregon birds, or
birds that spend a portion of the
year in this state. The high
markings that were received, are
not. only highly appreciated by
the friends of the institution, but
are highly- complimentary to the
workmanship of Prof. Shaw.
At the close of the Exposition
these specimens and the ones re
cently mounted will be placed in
the museum room of the Agri
cultural Hall. Prof. Shaw is
working dilligently in attempt
ing to enlarge the list until it
will have no equal in the West.
The following are his latest addi
tions:
Sandwich sparrow, a north
western form, found especially
on rugged, barren coasts, and
somewhat rare in Oregon. These
are appearing in scattered flocks
along both sides of Yaquina Bay,
and specimens were secured for
the O. A. C. museum
The specimens of phalaropes,
the northern and the red, ' were
taken. The latter is rare, and
only winters in the South
These birds are snipelike, but in
addition to their ability to wade
in shallow water they may also
one Job S. Haworth, The clerk
looked the matter up as best he
could and found that said Ha
worth had made an entry on
land in this oounty sometime
in the year 1866. This informa
tion he sent the inquiring parties,
but was obliged to inform them
that whence came Job S. Ha
worth or whither he went was
beyond his ken. The letter was
from Clackamas, Oregon, and is
as follows:
One Job S. Haworth entered
land in your county and I desire
to get the date of entry and if
possible locate his descendants.
Kindly write me the cost of hav
ing records searched, etc. As a
family we are getting up our
genealogy and so are hunting up
the Haworths everywhere and
this John S. Haworth may be of
some importance as a connecting
link in our genealogy. Mr. But
ler states that -when he surveyed
the land in about 1895 none of
name were living on it. Suppose
though some of his married
daughters may have been. Any
information will be gladly re
ceived and fully appreciated. II
native state was entered on re
cord when claim was taken that
will help make the connection
with his ancestors. Hoping to
hear from you soon and thanking
you in advance for the favor ask
ed, I am, Very respt. yours, C.
M. Haworth.
Water Committee Work.
For Wedding fiilis
there is nothing prettier or more useful than
silver. We sugge st if you expect to attend
' any of the Fall weddings that you selec'.your
gilt nowr
Come and Choose
from the beautiful and complete assortment
of silver and plated ware here. You will
find it easy to buy a handsome present at a
very reasonable price.
Albert J. Metzoer
JEWELER
Occidental Building, ... - Corvallis
PAYING POSITIONS
await every young man or young lady -who will thoroughly qualify
in .Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, and Knglish.
Day and !Nightt School
Night school meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7
ta 9:30. Day school, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Five days a week.
TAKES BUT A SHORT TIME.
CORVALLIS BUSINESS COLLEGE
I. E. BICHAKDSON, 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.
swim gracefully about like dim
inutive ducks. Recent ; storms
are starting many sea birds South.
Aisea for Sport.
Slashing Game Tomorrow.
Thomas Cummings and D. Bus-
sard are home from Alsea, where
they spent ; tfie past few", weeks'
enjoying a hunt and nshing for
salmon. They report the best of
luck and came back loaded with
game and fish to' their hearts'
content. A fine buck fell to
their lot and venison is as com-.
mon with them as beef, while of
fish they had an over abundance.
In 'three days the two men " se
cured 94 big salmon in trolling in
Aisea bay, ana the catch ot one
day was 36 big salmon, and said
to be the greatest one-day catch
ever made in the Alsea. The
residents of that section were
amazed at the luck of the visitors
and stated,- that never in their
experience had they seen such
luck attending sportsmen from
the valley. - The fish were, salted
down and brought home and the
families of the two sportsmen
will enjoy the fruits of the mens's
work all winter. Albany Herald.
Board: Table boarders wanted. Mrs
Florence Mulkey, 4th St., near Jackson
Ind. phone 470. . ' 76 84
Eleven husky lads from Whit
worth College, are the next team
to face the big fellows out at the
college. Tomorrow is the day
and 2 :xo is the " hour appointed
for the -contest' Although the
Wortworthjteam was defeated by
the University, of Washington, it
is said of them that they put up
a stubborn, well managed, scien
tific game of ball,, and were not
defeated until they had scored
gainst the 'Varsity. :
Dr. Steckle's men are expect
ed to put up a game that will
ong pe remembered by rollowers
ot the sport. The backs will be
speedier than ever before; the
team will have a stronger line,
and in the art of advancing the
ball they no doubt will be able to
show the visitors , a few stunts.
The game with the red men
gave - the boys some good prac
tice. It showed thers. where the
line could be improved upon in
defensive play and gave an idea
of what plays can be carried
through on the offensive. While
some of the players were bruised
up during the game, none were
seriously injured, and the whole
team will be in perfect condition
for the game tomorrow.
The family Tree.
Clerk Moses recently received
an unusual letter wherein wa
made a request for information
relative, to the whereabouts of
Monday evening bids were op
ened by the water committee for
the sale of Corvallis water bonds.
The bids called for takers of the
bonds on a 4 per cent basis, and
it was made clear that the bonds
would not be taken on such
terms. Right here it may be
said the committee acted wisely in
first offering the bonds on a 4 per
cent basis, for had they gone at
this figure it would have been a
saving of much cash to the tax
payers of this city.
At this time two bids or bonds
on a 5 per cent basis were sub
mitted. One bid received not
only onered to lake the entire
amount of the bonds to be issued,
$75,000, but in addition would
give a premium ot approximately
$800 for the privilege. The
committee decided to do what
was thought best under the cir
cumstances and made another
call for bids as will be seen in
another column.
Tuesday evening bids on con
struction and material were open
ed and quite a number f men
were on hand with fact and fig
ures. After considering at some
length the water committee turn
ed the matter of doing further
figuring over to a committee
composed of Thomas Leese, M.
S. Woodcock and Engineer G. N.
Miller. ,'-,"V'-. ,;,,v'-- ,
: Another meeting was necessi
tated Wednesday evening when
the figures of the above commit
tee were considered and bids
awarded." The same committee
above mentioned was authorized
to draw up contracts yesterday
morning. -
Owing to the lateness of pro
ceedings,, to the fact that the contracts
were to be drawn yesterday, and that
when we went to press yesterday after
noon, we were unable to go very deeply
into details. The contract for furnishing
wood pipe was awarded the -Washington
Wood Pipe aad Foundry Co., of Seattle,
Wash.; for furnishing the. requhed
amount of steel pipe and hydrants to th
Crane Company bouse; the construction
work was awarded to W. H. - Mitchell, i f
Seattle, Wash., although it is to be undt-i
the personal supervision of Engineer
Miller.
It is haidly- possibly . to . fairly esti
mate exactly what will yet be the cost.
On a wood pipe basis, allowing $3,50u
for right of way and clearing the same
the cost of wood pipe system is expected
to approximate $71,000. If these figures
are high on right of way, and clearing the
same, there will be more money for steel
pipes. . If all tteel i-ipa is laid in city
distribut:on, tl e system will cost in the
uMhbcrhood of $30,0 '0. ,
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PRICES
The "Eilers Way of Selling, and Why
' They Can Do It.
A few figures that will illustrate what can be done
; now. Your opportunity to get a piano. No
home need be without one.
Cut rates on pianos ! Yon have'
heard of cut rates on groceries, but
cut rates"On piano? how is it pos- .
sible, you ask. That's just it. Be- "
fore suCh a thing could he effected
there must have been a combina
tion of verv unusual conditions.
Jn the first pluce it means buy
ing in Jave quantities getting
jut of the emali way of doing
V'neinesH It means Hie cutting out
ot every tiFele.sj and mi! eeessary
expense. It means the shipment
of pianos without boxes in special
car ' which saves ' big sums on
frH.'ht charges.
Then it means the selling of
pianos so excellent andPatiefaotory
that the pub'ic demands them.
We have accomplished just these
things.
We buy for the largest and busi
est stores on the Pacific coast, in
Portland. Ore. San Francisco,
Stockton and Oakland, Cal.. Spo
kane, Seattle and Walla Walla,
Wash , Boise and Lewiston. Idaho. '
Also Astoria. Salem,' Pendleton
and Eugene, Ore.
We buy the best nianos that
money ran secure. It we went all
over the world with hundreds of
thousands of dollars to spend on
pianos, it would be impossible, ab
polute'y impossible, to get better
pianos than we have to sell, simply
because - we have the bet that
money can buy. Chickering,'
Weber, Kimbail and other splendid
makes, over thirty makes in all.
We have placed the sell! tit: of
our piano-tin the hands r.f Prof.
Taillanier, hed of the piano e
partmtnt of Corv'al;is Agrienl lira I
College. Prof. Tiiiilandier's entire
reliability and excellent judgment
are well known to the people of
this vicinity. Piano buyers will
doubtless be glad of the oppo tnn
ity to consult him in regard to
their selection of a piano.
He will be more than pleased
to give you all information desired
and can be seen at his residence
on College Hill on Saturdays and
every evening of the week. A tele
phone call will bring him to your
house. Iud. 185. .
EILER'S PIANO HOUSE
PROF. G. TAILLANDIER, Special Representative
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The R-Jisclis are coming lookout!
Worth Seeing
Drop in and see what a fine line of goods we have on display
in our store. It is worth while to investigate our goods and
prices before buying ' . .
HOUSE FURNISHINGS
We positively guarantee to save you money on large bills and
will meet all honorable competition in every line.
HEATERS ! HEATERS
Cooler weather has come and our store is headquarters for
heaters of every description. Cast iron, sheet iron, air-tight
and second-hand, ; You can get a good one for $1.50 to $2.15.
We handle stoves and ranges. ' "
LLBJBERG a CADY