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Vol. XXXI. Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday, December 22. mon. IQ4 THE CLUB CASE., One Convicted and One Acquit ' ted.' : Since last August our city has discussed pro and con matters re garding the i stablisbment and maintenance within this citv of an organization known as the Cor vallis Social and Athletic Club. Since its formation many cases were brought in the jnstice court against the officers of the club, as is well known . to our readers. All the cases were conducted by Deputy District Prosecuting At torney Bryson, of this city, on the part of the state. In the various cases brought in the justice court appeals were taken and as a result they came up for a hearing before Judge L. T. Harris during this term of the circuit court for Benton county. The defendants in the case made a plea for a change of venue, but after duly considering the mat ter Judge Harris refused to grant the change and as a result the case of the State vs. Chas. M. Kline and Merwin McMaines came up for a hearing Monday morning. The greater part of the day was consumed in exam ining men and ascertaining their qualifications as jurors and it was notuntilabout eight o'clock Mon day evening that the jury had been empaneled The judge without any loss of time at once ordered that the ex amination of witnesses commence and ' court continued until be tween 9 and - 10 o'clock that night when it adjourned until 9 a. m. Tuesday. Promptly at the appointed time court was in ses sion and the examination of wit nesses proceeded. During the afternoon of Tnesday the evi dence was all submitted nd the attorneys for the prosecution and defense began their arguments and pleas. Tuesday everything was closed and it only remained for the judge to charge the jury. Wednesday morning when court convened Judge Harris in structed the jury and the instruc tions are spoken of as both pro found and fair. -The jurymen were out about an hour when they returned a verdict, accord ing to which Merwin Mc Maines was acquitted while Chas. ; M. Kline was .convicted on the charge of selling or giving in toxicating liguors. The judge set the hour for passing sentence at five o'clock Wednesday after noon. ';- - ' - ' On all sides we ' hear . nothing but favorable comment of Judge Harris' ability and fairness in presiding over court during this trial. v Attorney Bryson has de voted an immense amount of time to this case at personal sac rifiice and has done his utmost in behalt of the state. He was ably assisted by District Prosecuting Attorney Brown. Tne defense was conducted by J. R. Wyatf, an able attorney of Albany. The following gentlemen . composed the jury: J.. B. Aripnts, J. W. Buster, John Cresswell, R. H. Colbert, J. B. Anderson, M. L. Barnett, J. I. Caton, T. A. Xogs- don, Ben Martin- and E. J. Harrington. . " Death of Stranger. An authenticated report comes irom the Fall Creek country in Alsea, of the sudden death of a stranger, who begged ' lodging Tuesday night at the home of Charley Menotti. It seems that this man, aged about 6o years, went to bed, thai evening in ap. parent good health. . Wednes day morning, at the . breakfast hour he was found dead and it is tnouent mat neart laiiure was the immediate cause. . iNO laentmcation papers were found on his person, . save a phy cian's certificate of examination lor the Modern Woodman "lodge, bearing the year date 1891, and issued in North Dakota. The signature thereto is A. R. Moran der. Word was sent to the county judge of Lincoln county, who gave orders for the burial of the body at Tidewater. Woman's Work. One of the most important factors in the Home Mission work of the M. E. church, South, is that of the Baby Roll. Any one for the modest sum of twenty five cents may place the name of a child under 5 years of age on the Roll. The little one receives a neat certificate and a mite box. The child is thus taught early in life to give to missions and the sum. gathered from these tiny "'ite boxes last year amounted to $1,619.51. . - ; ' ; Corvallis Auxiliary held an interesting meeting in the church, Tuesday afternoon. The " treasurer of the Willam ette District reported for quarter ending December 1 $290, raised tor connectional and local work. " EXCURSION TO CALIFORNIA. Under the Auspices of the Oregon Development League. ' ' A'; Secretary Tom Richardson, of the Ore gon Development League, is very anxious that the state at large should be well represented" on this excursion. The party, which will be composed of ladies and gentlemen, leaves Portland at mid night, January 13, 1906, stops at Sacra mento, San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Jose, Paso Robles, Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. Special entertainment will accord the party at these points. The rate from Portland will be $63 for one person, which includes three meals to be served oa diner between Portland and Sacramento, and Pullman berth 'to Lbs Amjeles, rate ."of $58 will be charged where two, people occupy a double berth. A deposit of $25 is neces sary on each ticket to secure reservation. Section Preservations will be, held until December 25th. . This is aa excellent opportunity to visit California, as the auspices under which it is given insures a most enjoyable outing. The excursion is to be run only pro vided that not less 125 . persona , make the trip. All communications in refer ence to reservations, and to the trip in general, should be addressed to Mr. Tom Richardson, Manager : Portland . Com mercial Olub, Portland, Oregon. - 104-2 LETTER LIST. The following letters remain" uncalled for in the Corvallis postoffice, for the week ending Dec. 23, 1905: Allen Slack & Co, Mrs George Bell, Mrs Anna Bell, S H Brown, May Flint Uardwell, ii Djxon, Una Davis, T L Fos ter, Leonard Hadley,Mrs Neta 'Hone, Carl Moreland Mrs Edith Price, R J Stone; Mamie Spieshaert, j , C Noxel, Mrs Charlie Wright, M W Young(3). . - B. VY.Johvsos, P. M. Furious Fighting. "For seven years"- wricea Geo. H. Hoff man, of Harper, Wash., f'l had a bitter bacue with cnromc stomach and liver trouble, but at last I won, and cured my diseases, by the use of Electric Bitters. 1 unhesitatingly recommend them to all and don't intend in the future to be without them in the ' house. Thev are certainly a wonderful medicine, to have cured such a bad case as mine." Sold, under guarantee to do the same for vou. by Allsn & Woodward druggists, at 50c. a Dottle. Try them today. . . At 5 o'clock Wednesday evening Judge Harris passed sentence on Chas. M. Kline in accordance with the findiuga of the jury that heard the evidence in the case. , By the terms of the sentence Mr. Kline is to pay a fine of $40Q and 'costs, of this case in , both the justice and circuit courts, and passr thirty days in jail. Notice of an appeal was given and Mr. . Kline's bond fixed at $1,0C0.' - -' -. .Torture of a Preacher. . . The story of the torture-of Rev. O. D. Moore, pastor of the Baptist church of Harpersville, JN. x ., will interest you. He says : "I suffered agonies, because of a persistant cough, resulting from the grip., I bad to sleep sitting up in bed. tried many remedies, without relief, until I took Dr, King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, which entirely cured my Cough, and saved, trie from Consumption." A grand cure for diseased conditions of Throat and lanes. At Allen A Woodward druggists. - 50c $1.00, guaranteed. Trial bottlsfrs. TO HELP THE VALLEY. Four-Foot Channel to Corvallis 7 and Free Locks. The following from a metro politan paper proves that the commercial ? bodies of: Portland are waking up to a' sense of true conditions and are favorably in clined to assist inf the develop raent oi transportation on the Willamette river from Corvallis to Portland: State or Federal ownership of the Oregon City locks and ; four loot ; cnannel irom Portland to Corvallis are the results the Board of Trade 'will seek to realize during the next year. The impprtance of the two im provements to the Willamette valley has not been Jost sight of by the organization, and while the progress which has been made "was known only to the members oi the excutive bodies', a strong start has been given the two movements. It is asserted that the prospects are exception' ally bright for the introduction of a measure at the next session of the Oregon legislature, -which will have for its object the free dom of the locks. - r : The legislative committee of the board, which has :- not been appointed for the ensmng year, is to be lormed with a view to handling the free locks question in. the best possible ; manner. Strength i will be gathered in the valley, where the agitation is paramount to anything else -now before the residents of- the state, and the i combined help of everv egislator is expected. Wallis Nash, president of the Board of - Trade, : is regarded a strong man for that position, so far as the lock, question is con cerned, ; for he - has " enjoyed a wide experience m the operation of steamers on the. tipper Wil- amette, and his associates look upon him as one thoroughly fa miliar with the needs of naviga tion on that part of: the stream. With j the support . of President Nash assured, the . committee's work will be facilitated, so that when the legislature is convened the matter will be in shape for presentation. . ' -:s- ''The question ot open locks at Oregon City came up yesterday at the meeting of the Willamette Valley ; Development League, and the general sentiment was decidedly favorable to it," said Mr. Nash, reviewing the question today ''Governor Chamberlain expressed himself as convinced that Federal or , state ownership was the proper remedy, and Cap tain Graham, of the Oregon City Transportatisn Company, pre sented figures showing that since the locks were completed the owners had reaped from the state at large the mumncient sum of $3,090,000. The company alone pays an average of $10,000 a year for the toll charges, "and this, of course, is in turn made up by shippers and passengers, Speaking of the channel between this city and .Corvallis, Captain Graham said the steamboat men had agreed that the wingdam system was not to be compared with the results obtained ; by dredging, as it had been . con ducted during the past two sea sons, and he thought a four-foot channel was all that was needed. "This is not all the. board will undertake to dp in 1906, how ever. We 1 propose to organize the different trades ' ot" ' the " city, as associations or exchanges, so that each may help the other. The nextstep to be presented for the approval df the executive committee, -, is the question of holding open meetings every two weeks, at which one , of the 12 permanent committees will have charge. "; ; The' committees repre sent different lines, and the body under the auspices of which the gatheritigs are conducted, will arrange for speakers, papers and demonstrations on the particular subject to be treated. This sys tem . promises to be productive of much good. Assessment and taxation, river and rail transpor- j ration, ocean commerce and kindred subjects will be taken up in turn, and we will try to popu larize the features on their merits. . 'Probably one of the most im portant aims of the -Board of Trade is to locate industries, - not only in tnis vicinity, but any where in Oregon where condi tions are the most adaptable. We are now in . correspondence with several capitalists regarding projects of inestimable import ance. Besides, we maintain a steady communication with homeseekers, and through our efforts many settlers are brought to Oregon." COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE. 'BEAVER CREEK. Sherman Gleason .visitor last Monday. was a Coryallis Mr. Parrish, of Sodaville, visited a few days last week with his sister, Mrs. J. S. Ireland, and family. ' ' ' A flock of sheep belonging to Galis Bros., have been recently visited by a bunch of sheepTkilling dogs. Mr. aod Mrs. Duffy, of Corvallis, are at present visiting friends on Ueaver Creek. Roy .Dunn was visiting friends on Beaver Creek a few days ago. , Mr. Gove, who recently purchased the Sleason saw mills, has been making some extensive repairs on the mill dam. Mr. Ireland, who is one of tbe jurors from this precinct, is at present in Cor vallis attending .court. Mr. Gibbons, of the Philomath meat market, was looking for fat cattle on Beaver Creek one day this week. BELLFOUMTAIN. . , Last week A. P. Starr bought a regis tered Jersey bull from the heard of Daivd Looney, of ' JeBerson. The dairy business is crowing in tbe southern part of tbe county. . - - ; - ; - Wayne Wbealdon, of Linn county, spent last Sunday with bis ancle here. While here he bought Frank Dinges' black driving team. There lias been a number of sheep killed here lately. The mamqnestion is, dogs or coyotes? . Grandfather Edwards is spendDiR a few days in Philomath, visiting' Rev. Kenoyer, a pioneer minister of the IT. B. church. They crossed the plains at the same time,- 52 years ago, in the days when 6 months was required to cover the distance. Rev. Kenoyer lives in the Walla Walla country, Washington. . Arrangements have been made for the immediate construction of three new tele phone lines into Bellefountain, carrying from 8 to 12 phones to a line. . Frapk, J Bennett, reoresenting seme company, is securing right ot way tor an electric or motor line from Coryallis bv way of the foothills to the south 'line of the county. Faith in the movement is growing. Some live or current question is put to rest eyery time the literary oeciety meets. Many of the subjects for legislation will have Deen passad upon before the next regular session. '. - . The Sunday School and Endeavor societies, nnder capable leaders, are grow ing in numbers and interest, which is an inspiration to the whole community. . Don't raiss the opportunity to look over our large line this week. Matchless bargains in rugs and art , squares. Some very pretty Ax ministers added to our already large stock--It is not too early to select your presents ' We have a large and well selected stock bought express ly tor the holiday trade. Goods will be marked and stored until Christmas if desired. A nother invoice of pictures ar rives this week. , : (SdDnrniQ Son sumeS ' gg)g hug EXTRA! INDUCEMENTS For the Holiday Trade Were now comfortably located in our new Mid large quarters on north Main street in the Fischer bui'ding. Our stock is new in every line and very complete. During the next thirty days there will be special inducements for the public to trade here. Unmatchable bargains in . every department Come. Groceries, Shoes, Ladfes' Dress Goods, Men's and Children's Clothing, Dishes, Fancy Lamps, Cutlery Gresken, Etc. Toys For the Little Folk Lay in a supply now-while -thetoekis unbroken. Bring the little children and let -them suggest what Santa Claus shall provide. The variety is great and prices are low. Silverware Free with cash purchases. Goods delivered to all parts of the city at all hoursof the day. MOSES BROTHERS Christmas and New Year Beautiful jTW T T""?rT Lovely Jewelry VJ-IX JL Silverware The Holiday Season is near at hand time to think about your friends. This store is full of good suggestions and we invite you to inspect the large stock of magnificent holiday offerings. A FIFTY DOLLAR DIAMOND RING Some one will get this ring for nothing next January. For every dollar purchase you get a. ticket. Ask us to explain. E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician. JANUARY 2, 1906 the special class in Eclectic Shorthand will commence a radd course with two to, three recitations a day so as to complete the course "with a speed of 100 to 150 words a minute. Eclectic is' easy to learn, none as easy to read and none so rapid- Wq wnt thirty students to enter this class not later than January 2, and we will . make 20 per cent, discount to those who enroll December 21; commence any time thereafter. Let us talk it over at once ..- .. , ' : ':, - I. Em RICHARDSON, President