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CoRVAUJN Benton County, Oregon, Friday, May lO. 190T.
No. 40
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Plotice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned hat
been dul- appoint-! administrator of the estate of
Albert Denny, deceased, nr the County Court of
Benton County. Oregon. All persons havine; claims
aminst said estate are hereby required to present
the same, duly verified as by Uw required, to the
undersitrned at Corvailu). Benton County, Oregon, or
at the office of J. F. Yuea at Corvallis, Benton
Couuty. Oregon, within six mouths from the date o
this notice.
Dated March nd, I907.
J. w. HATfDY,
Administrator of the estate ot Albert Denny, de
ceased. 26
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby riven to ail whom it may con
cern that the unoVrsifrned hss been duty appoint
ed by the County Court of Benton County, Ore
gon, administrator of the estate of Alexander Ben
nett, deceased. All person, having claims against
the estate ot said Alexander Bennett, deceased,
are hereby required to present the same, with
proper Touchers therefor, duly verified as by law
required, within six months trom the date hereof,
to the undersigned at bis residence at Monroe,
Oregon, or at the office of McFadden 4 Bryaoa, at
torney.. Oorvallia, Oregon,
Dated March 8th, 1907.
. . B. BENNETT.
Adatnlatrtar cl the estate of ai n Benaett,
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For Chief of Police.
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date for the office of Chief of Police of
Oorvallia, 1 object to tbe will of tbe vo-
ters at the coming election.
S3tf LJUrCOLS CHAMBERS
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THAT DREADED MALADY.
Something About it Cerobro
spinal Meningitis.
Because o. the present wide
spread interest in and discussion
of the disease, the Gazette pub
lishes the following excellent ar
ticle on cerebrospinal meningitis,
from the.pen of Dr. B. A. Cathey
of this city :
Cerebrospinal meningitis, the
disease which has been visiting
recently the ciiies of Seattle and
Portland and their vicinities, is
frequently incorrectly called spi
nal meningi'is.
The term spinal meningitis
means an inflammation of the cov
ering membranes of the ' spinal
cord only, while the disease it is
intended to represent is an inflam
mation' of the covering mem
branes of both the spinal cord
and the brain, or cerebrum, with
the accumulation of inflammatory j
product which may be trans
formed into pus. Hence the
name cerebrospinal meningitis.
I he infectious principle is
formed in the above mentioned
fluid a portion of which can be
drawn by means ot a hollow ned
die' being introduced between the j
vertebrae in the lower part of the
spine. ' " '
This disease is also known by
the names, cebrospinal fever,
spotted fever and petechial fever,
the latter two having been so
called on ascount of the spots
that are present in the skin in
about 50 per cent of the cases.
Tbe first definite description of
this infection was in 1805 by a
physician in Genoa, Switzerland.
Its first appearance in America
was in Medfield, Massachussetts.
in 1806. During the following
ten years the malady broke out in
America and Europe.
From 1816 to 1822 there were
no cases reported, but in 1828 it
occurred in Ohio. f Not any very
large nnmberof deaths was caused
by it in any one place, however,)
until in 1839, at which time a
mortality of 75 per cent occurred
in the town of Versailles and its
garrison. Since this time epi
demics have ' occurred in the
TJ ited States with varying mor
tality. '"" " 1 ' ' ;' ''
The disease is infectious but
probably not contagious; that is to
say, there is an infectious princi
ple probably in certain atmos
pheric conditions which if inhal
ed by a susceptible person, will
produce the 'disease; but the in
dividual suffering from the dis
ease is not capable of transmit
ting it to others by simple pres
ence in the same rooms as he
might measles,'- scarlet fever,
diphtheria of mumps; -
Epidemic cerebrospinal fever
the name bv r which the disease
should be called-U ' probably al
ways produced by the same in
fective; agent, i. e. the 'diplococ
cus intracellularis menirigitides,"
while spinal meningitis, or cere
brospinal meningitis, may some
times be caused by other Infec-
tious micro-organisms, as mat 01
pneumonia, or inflaenza - and
others.
Just how this infectous princi
ple is transmitted, is not definite
ly knewn. It may effect one
city or locality, skip another, and
attack another beyond. It does
not seem to follow any lines of
travel, but may occur abont the
same time in remote and widely
scattered localities. -
The sanitary conditions of a
town seem to exert no influence
in inviting the"' prevalence of tht
disease as it will ometimes at
tack the more cleanly cities leav
ing the unsanitary ones untouch
ed.
No ceitain method of prevent
ing epidemics of this scourge ha
vet been discovered. Fortunate
ly, however, they are so rare tha
many physicians have never eve
seen a case, while there are other
that have witnessed more thai
one epidemic
ttis aot known how long a
time is required for a person to
come down after infection.
The average duration of an at
tack is from five days to tw
weeks.
BRIDGE ACCIDENT.
High Water Weakened Structure
It Fell. Horse Killed.
Weakened bv the high water
ot the past winter, thirty-two
feet of the Benton county bridge
over Thorton's lake collapsed
late Saturday afternoon under
tbe weight of a load ot wood and
two horses. Marion Bailey was
driving the team at the time ot
the accident, accompanied by his
nephew.
The two men, the horses and
the load of wood were precipita
ted into about two feet ot water
and only by the narrowest chance
did Mr. Bailey and his nephew
escape being killed. One of the
horses was half buried under the
load of wood, and sustained in
juries Irom which it died shortly
after. The other animal was
badly bruised. Mr. Bailey was
struck by one of the falling
bridge timbers, and was pain
fully injured so that it became
necessary for him to consult a
physician. ' Mr. Bailey's nephew
was not hurt aside from a severe
shaking up. Mr. Bailey was
bringing the load of wood to this
city at the time of the accident.
J. B. Leatherman, who happen
ed to b near, rescued the men
trom their position.
Mr. Bailey was in
Monday to have his
dressed by a physician
conversation admitted
contemplated taking
Albany
wounds
and in
that he
action
against the Benton county court
for damages, for the loss of his
valuable horse and for tbe in
juries which he himself sustain
ed as a result of the collapse of
the bridge. Albany Herald.
Teach Them Fruit Culture.
The rudiments of hort culture
in the rural school, to be taught
as a branch or side line from the
regular studies, and to ' occupy
the same importance to the coun
try school as manual training
does to the city schools, is the
innovation that President W. K.
Newell, of ! the state board of
horticulture, is striving to intro
duce into the public school sys
tem of the state, says the Tele
gram. At every opportunity he
is acquainting the patrons of the
different districts with the practi
bility of and the advantage to be
gained from his theory. Teach
ers institutes in the valley give
him especial opportunity.
Mr. Newell believes the first
branches of the study of horticul
ture could' be taught in the coun
try districts to pupils who care to
take it up to great advantage,
and that more benefits would oe
derived from a practical stand
point irom this course of study in
fruitgrowing districts than from
the ordinary grammar school
studies. He says certain pub
lishing companies have prepared
comprehensive ext books upon
horticulture for this special work
and that these are well adapted
to prepare tbe beginner lor use
ful services on the farm or a
more extended course in the
state college.
Mr. Newell's ptan would be to
give an hour or half hour's reci
tation each week, or'oftener if
nesired, and employ a special in
structor in ' the work, to ' take
charge of a certain district; and
snake a' weekly' visit to each
sdhoolf He proposes to take
the matter before tbe State T xt--ook
Commission, at its next
neetiug in June.
A subsctipiiou ppr wan passed
lonjj Main street by A. Li. bteven
nr.: 1 few daa aac, in thW interest
f J. D.-Mowerer aud family, who
at their home by fire a we k ago
The sum of $50.25 was secured, and
tie amount has been forwarded tbe
irni'T by Mr. 8tenno, to assist
UKia in rebuilding their borne.
ARTHUR E. BELKNAP.
Victim of Spinal Meningitis The
Funeral Yesterday.
Ever since cjr.y Tuesday
morning a gloom Ins -eemed to
hang over Corvaliis, hs the mes
sage has sadly been passed from
lip to lip, "Arthur Belknap is
dead." Yes, dead, in the firs:
flush ot his bright, promising
young life, while the world held
out a welcome and friends by the
score wished him G dspeed in
whatever field of end-avor he
chese to engage.
Death car:e Tuesday morning
at 7:30 in Portland, alter an ill
ness of only 33 hours with spinal
meningitis. '- Unconsciousness
came Monday and death- follow
ed while the young man remain
ed in that state. A message call
ing the widowed motiierand the
sister to the bedside came Mon
day and ' they left on the 6:30
train Tuesday morning, but as
they sped on their way, be death
angel went before them, claim
ing the son and brother at the
hour mentioned.
. But it is well with Arthur
Belknap. Hearts are aching to
day with the' agony of his loss;
friends are sad and mourning;
fellow students speak his name
in bashed tones and with dim
med eyes; professors, faculty
members, and - others who had
been his co-workers in various
ways feel the sorrow of his pass
ing; but it is certainly well with
Arthur Belknap.
A bright, popular student, a
conscientious, devout christian
and church worker; a faithful,
loving son and brother, and a
loyal friend, his life was an ex
ample that will ever shine
brightly in the -memory ot all
who knew him, and he was
widely known. None doubt what
his reward will be, and tbe sor
row is softened for all in the
comforting assurance that it is
well with him.
Arthur Belknap was a native
son of Benton county and was
aged 23 years, 4 months and 26
days. His life has been spent in
this county, his 1 father having
been a member of the well
known Belknap family of South
ern Benton, and the first instruc
tor of wood and ' iron work at
OAC. The father died about 14
years ago, since which time Ar
thur has been the main stay oi
his widowed "-other. He grad
uated from OAC with honors in
the class of 1906, and later went
to Pennsylvania where he spent
several months as ' engineer for
his uncles in the oil' well dis
trict. He returned to Corvallis
.in February and shortly thereaf
ter secured a good position in
Portland as assistent accountant
in tne omce 01 toe city engineer.
It was in Portland that the fatal
malady laid hold upon him and
the end come.
The remains arrived up from
Portland on the noon train Wed
nesday and were taken to. the
family home on college hill.
The funeral party was met at
the depot by about 150 OAC
cadets and the band, beside6
many friends, the band playing
a dirge as .the sad march to the
home was made. A more touch
ing sight is seldom witnessed
than this.' ' '
The" funeral services were held
at the First Methodist church at
10:30 yesterday forenoon, con
duct d by Rev.- G.- H;- Feese. An
abundance Ot floral offerings and
the presence of a large concourse
of sorrowing friends and acquain
tances were mute but eloquent
testimonials of the regard felt
for the departed and tbe remain
ing members of the family. In
terment was in Crystal Lake
cemetery.
Condu ctor and Mrs. Tom Riley
have seen in Albany tbe past few
days Buuking the acquaintance of a
little niece who arrived tbe first of
tbe week. Conductor Channcey
Trarp haa been tVling Mr. Riley's
position on the C. fc JC
It is Tonight.
The whole town will turn out
tonight to see the local talent
performance. "A Dynamite
Plot." A part of the program
was published in these columns
last week, but several features
have since been added, so the
rjrogram is now given in full:
Selection Ool'eue Orchestra
Read in "From Tw Gentlemen From
Kentucky" Mis9 Pratt
Vocal solo Marie Pelland
Selection College Mandolin Olub
Song Arthur Boqnet and Collie Cathey
Cornet solo H. L. Beard
Reading, "An Exchange of Confi
dences" Mrs. B. W. Johnson
Vocal solo Lulu Spanglar
Selection College Orchestra
"A Dynamite Piot."
Dick Arbury, Who pitches the plot
Arthur Boqnet
Tom Manderson, (Vho is short
stop of Plot Collie Cathey
Search, a detective who catches the
plot . Channcey Harding
Major A'bnry, Who is caught bv
tne plot John Witbycombe
Jerry, Who catches the catcher of
. tbe plot Walter Gagnou
Nancy Ballard, left-fielder of the
plot Mertie Harrington
Peggy Cameron, rigbt-fialder of
plot Mary Danneman
Miss Alder, umpire of tbe plot
Bess Danneman
BEZDEK'S SUCCESSOR.
Chosen atU. ofO. Former Coach
to Study Medicine.
From Eugene comes a dis
patch that will be read with in
terest by all Corvallis sport
lovers. It is in Tuesday's Ore
gonian and says:
At a meeting of the Athletic
Council held this afternoon, Gor
don B. Frost, of Seattle, Wash.,
was elected as head football coach
for the coming season.
Hugo F. Bezdek, physical
director, coached the Oregon
team last year. This year he de
manded a salary of $2000 but it
was not granted. Bezdek ex
pects to return to Chicago,' where
he will take a position as instruc
tor of a Crack gymnasium and
will study medicine on the side.
While Bezdek is generally re
cognized as a clever coach, he has
not given complete satisfaction.
In selecting Bezdek's successor
numerous applications were con
sidered before final action was
taken. Hoagland and Jennings
ot Princeton; Reynolds, of
Pennsylvania; Curtis, of Michi
gan and many other noted play
ers were anxious to coach Oregon
this season. No statement has
been made by manager Kestly as
to the amount to be paid to tbe
newly elected coach, but it is
said that the sum is a rea onable
one and that it is to be paid al
together by the Associated Stu
dents. Gordon B. Frost is a graduate
of Dartmouth college, where he
was prominent in athletics for a.
number of years. He played
tackle on the Dartmouth varsity
in 1901 and 1902, and after bis
graduation in 1903, coached a
team in Texas. During the sea
sons 1905 and 1905, Frost coacb
ed the Seattle high school eleven
with remarkable success.
Among those who recommend
ed Frost highly are Bruce C.
Shorts, Oregon's former coach,
and Ray Goodrich, an Oregon
graduate who is now practicing
law in Seattle.
Frost is now teaching mathe
matics in the Seattle high school.
He is about 30 years of age, and
is a clean, modest gentleman.
Captain Gordon C. Mooies and
manager Grover Kestly, wbx re
cently held a conference with
Frost in Portland, are high
ly pleased with his selection.
The new coach was a member of
the basketball and baseball teams
at Dartmouth, and as be has had
considerable coaching experience
along those lines,- be may. be se
cured as coach for the entire year
or for a term ot years.
Trainer William L. Hayward
will also be retained, as he has
more than marie o-nnrl with the)
I variity students and professors.
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