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THE CORVALUS GAZETTE.
FRIDAY. AUGUST 31, 1900.
Ladies' Silk Waists
Good material. Good workman
ship. New Styles. $7 to $10 each.
Underskirts
Mercenized cottou. Looks like
silk. Wears as well as silk. Pop
ular colors. $1.50 to $2.2-5 each
Taffeline
For fine skirt liuings and for shir
waits. Twelve shade. 50 cents per
yard.
S, E Young & Son,
Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL NEWS.
Prof. McElfresh is home from his
OUting at the coast.
President Gatch left Tuesday for
a visit to Portland -ind Seattle.
Prof. Cordley is on a tour of hor
ticultural investigation in Ooos
county.
Prof. I. M. Glen and wife, of
Eugene, are visiting at the home of
E. R. Bryson.
People of weak lungs should go
to Bert Barnhirt. He has a lung-
tester of the latest patent.
Mi3S Mamie Cauthorn returned
last week from San Francisco,
where she had been for pianoforte
instruction.
Charlev Heckart wore the "star
Tuesday night during the absence
of C. B. Wells, who was on a visit
to relatives in the southern part sf
the county.
Geo. Bowers and Geo. L. Thomp
son have purchased the Combina
tion barber shop at Albany, lhis
shop runs six chairs, and is up-to-date
in every particular.
Mrs. S. L. Henderson and aunt,
Mrs. Harriet Howe, tuok the train
for Wren Wednesday. They will
visit a few days with Mrs. James
Rol inson of that place.
The marriage of Mr. Lee Bell
and Miss Dora Terry occurra! at
Mt. Tabor, East Portland, last
week. Mr. Bell is a son of J. R. N.
Bell, and .assed hie boyhood days
in Corvallis.
Monday, Eddie, the son of Mr.
C. C. Hogue, met witn an accident
which will lay him up for several
weeks. He was acting as messen
ger boy for one of the telegraph
companies, and while riding near
the court house in Albany, with his
hands off the handlebars, somehow
his wheel slipped and he fell to the
pavement, breaking his left arm in
two places. "
Miss Edith Gibson and Mrs. E
R. Lake and son leave on tomor
row's train , br Portland, from
which place they will start East
eaily Sunday morning. They will
travel over the Oiegon Short Line
and the Union Pacific. Mrs. Lake
will go to Michigan, while Miss
Gibsn will go on to Boston, where
she will take the piano course in all
its branches at the New England
Conservatory of Music.
There will be no services at the
Baptist church for a week or two
as Mr. Blakeslee is moving the
tabernacle to the corner of the lot,
and Messrs, Albright and Adams
are going to build a tower on the
northwest corner of it, and make
other desirable improvements by
which it will become quite an or
nament to our city. The pastor
and his people have our hearty
Congratulations on th'S thejr wor
thy effort,
Peter G. Stewart, a member of
the Oregon provisional government,
and the oldest Mason on the Pacific
coast, died in Tacoma, Tuesday
morning, aged 91 years. Mr. Stew
apt parne across the plains with the
first groat migration that of 1843,
which included J. W. Nesmith,
Je?3e Applegate, Daniel Waldo, W.
T. Newby, M. M. .Mo.Carver and
many more. A very few of this
group still survive, among them
Almorau Hill, of Washington coun
ty, Oregon.
)n September ath Norm Lilly
will commence to pick his hops.
He has forty acres of hops and they
aie all first-class and fre from pests
and disease. On this yard there
are four dryers. Mr. Lilly is de
lighted with his prospects and says
he can furnish employment to from
100 to 150 pickers for between two
and three weeks. This yard j
Within a Yhort "plk' from town,
which will make it a most conven
ient place to work for people living
ji) th city.
(tjliver May9, ft premjnent fariney
pf jong Tom district, is a large
raiser of hogs and for the past years
has raised f.eaei on which to fatten
them. ThU. year he planted gev
era! asres more of peas than usual,
but the bugs got into then and
were rapidly making away with the
crop. He conclude that he had
be.ttpr turn hjs hogs io and, give
tfeem Me benefit before he bugs
destroyed them' entirely, and was
greatly" and agreeably suspristd to-
hnd the pigs ate the bugs instead
of the peas. .They thoroughly
cleaned out the bugs.
Among pests that are seldom
seen thPs.year, may be mentioned
the "hobo,"
The last excursion of the season
will be run to Newport, Sunday.
Usual prices and times of arrival
ar.d departure will prevail.
Jaspar Wyman returned from
Albany, Tuesday, whither he. had
been to assist in taking an inven
tory of stock in a drug store.
John Smith completed threshing
his grain crop last Tuesday. John
did not state his yield, but from
what is learned he has raised better
crops.
Charley Overland arrived from
the Big Elk country Wednesday.
He is after another load of provis
ions for winter and starts home
this morning.
Will Buoy, who has been C. & E.
agnt at Toledo for a number of
years, has resigned his position
and gone into the fish business. B.
H. Boles, of Albany, will take his
place as agent.
Prof. F. L. Kent, of the Agricul
tural College Experiment Station,
at Corvallis, was in Ashlany one
da' last Wfek, making an inspec
tion of the workings of the Ashland
Creamery. Tidings.
Rev. L. M. Boozer went to Port
land a few days ago and is to re
turn in season for the regular Sun
day services. He will be accom
panied home by his wife, who has
been visiting her parents in the me
tropolis.
Salmon are beginning to. run
pretty well in the Alsea river now,
and the cannery of Mr. Nice is
soon to be started. Ten Chinamen
passed through Corvallis Tuesday
and it is understood that they are
to operate at this cannery.
E. M. Kimble, the Alsea miller,
was in (Jorvallis for a couple of
days this week. Mr. Kimble seems
quite well satisfied with his pros
pectus over in the little valley and
when Ins little flouring mill is idle
he employs his idle moments on
the clarit.et, an instrument he is
quite fond of.
Miss Magda Schoenfeld arrived
in Corvallis Tuesday, from Ham
burg, Germany. She traveled from
the old country with Mr. Woldt.
She is stopping at the home of her
uncle, J. Wrage, the tailor, in whose
shop she intends to be employed.
Miss Schoenfeld has already formed
a most favorable impression of this
country and could not be induced
to returti to Germany.
Ben Woldt surprised his friends
n this city by suddenly appearing
on the scene ot action luesday.
He reports a fine visit to the old
country during the three months
he was there. As to the general
conditions, it appears that the peo
ple of Germany pre very prosperous
this year. Nevertheless, Ben says
that the nearer he got to Corvallis
on his return the faster he wanted
the train to go.
The party mentioned in our last
issue as being gone to roost in the
wrong camp, arrivea home late
Wednesday evening. They report
a glorious time, and an abundance
offish, but game was scarce and
only one deer was secured. The
only thing that caused a chill
among the party was August
Hodes abnormal fear of wood rats,
and this he was slowly outgrowing.
Steve Archibald, merchant at
Philomath, was arrested Tuesday
by Deputy Game Warden Jack
Miller and was brought to Albany
and arraigned before Justice L. L.
Swan, on a charge of killing Chi
nese pheasants out of season. Young
Archibald came over to Linn coun
ty Sunday and killed a number of
Chinese pheasants. He was seen
shooting the birds, and the alert
deputy game warden was soon after
him. He plead euiltv and was
fined $25 and costs.
-Herald.
C. C. Chandler,
of Alsea,. left
Corvallis early yesterday morning
for home. He had a big wagQn
load of 12-i$ch; steel piping, ot tub
ing, wluch;h? was instf uoted to
mrchase of Hnsten, Bogue. Co.,
or a recent arrival in Alsea. The
purchaser is. putting up a $1,500
prune dryer at a point ten. miles
below Mr. Malone's store. This
will be the first prune dryer to be
erected in A;lsea. They are little
behind, on t construction ! ai.d re
port that their ; prunes in that- sea
tion are many nf them ready far
drying now, ' ' .-
Leslie Butle, who was executor
of the estate of Prank Ried, who
.vas killed in Skagway by the
famous "Soapy" Smith', has been
in Portland adjusting matters rela
tive to the estate of thp deceased
"Mr. Ried did not have a great deal
ot property' said Mr. Butler to an
Alaskan reporter, "and . all his
affairs have now been settled. He
owned a lot at Third &nd Uta,$:
sireet3 n this city, which he gave
to the Bishop Rowe Hospital, which
attended him after ho was shot and
up to the time of his death. He
also had some tide land which, if
the title can be made good, goes,
by his will to the Presbyterian
church of this city. Th,e phjlcoot
railroad people have taken land on
the beach in the south end of town
n?ar the river, and the lieid land
clapueq is embrace in that tract.
Jt is doubtful, therefore, believe
If the church can get a title to the
land. Reid had scarcely any other
property here worth mentioning."
RESISTED ARREST.
C. L. Lambert Convicted of Violating a
City Ordinance. Seat to Jail.
It looked for a time Thursday
morning as if Corvallis had a white
elephant on her hands. The pre
vious evening, a gentleman, C L
Lambert, of Portland who is local
sales agent for a Chicago tailoring
establishment, was arrested on a
charge of having violated the city
ordinance, which requires that a
license fee shall be paid for permis
sion to distribute advertising mat
ter in the city of Corvallis. He re
sisted an attempt to ta"ke him to
the police court for - trial, and
numerous citizens and a dray were
called into service by acting Chief
of Police Henderson. The prisoner
was carried into court and placed
before Police Judge Greffoz. The
complaint was read to him. He
refused to plead guilty or not guilty,
and the court entered a plea of not
guilty for him and set his Jrial for
y o'clock Thursday morning, and
he was placed under bonds of $100
to appear at that time, in the ab
sence of which he was committed to
jail.
At his trial Thursday morning
he conducted his own case, while
Attorney W. E. Yates represented
the city. William Reid testified
that he had been employed by the
defendant to advertise his business.
On being informed that the de
fendant had no license, he became
alarmed and approached George
Bigham, the licensed bill poster, to
get his opinion of the matter. As a
result of their conversation, he and
the defendant saw Mr. Bigham
later. On the stand, Bigham said
that he had advised Lambert to
take out a license or he "might be
pulled." Here the defendant asked
the witness if this advice was given
in a spirit of friendliness, or simply
to induce him to pay the license.
The witness replied that he was
acting in a spirit of friendliness.
"What right have you to be so
friendly to me," asked the defen
dant." "You never saw me before."
Mr Bigham seemed at a loss to
know just why he should be so
familiar. John Barnhart testified
that one ot the circulars had been
handed to him, as did Officer Hen
derson. . Attorney Yates made a
few remarks, and told the court that
he thought the city's case had been
fully proven. Mr. Lambert told the
judge that if convicted his company
which fully guaranteed its goods
aud employed 5103 clerks, would
carry the case to the supreme courf.
At North Yakima, some years ago,
his place of business had been closed
by the city for an hour. Later the
city authorities called upon him
and offered to compromise the mat
ter. He was lenient with them and
let the city off with a fine of $50.
He felt no animosity against the
city of Corvallis, and if the court
was willing to arbitrate, he would
be lenient.
A sentence waB imposed of $20
or ten days iu jail. The defendant
refused to pay his fine, and after
considerable delay and consultation
on the part of the authorities, was
committed to jail. The bill-posting
ordinance seems to be the source of
considerable annoyance, and some
day may cost the city more than all
the revenue itever has derived from
bill posting licenses.
Mr. Lambert was a resident of
Corvallis some 21 years ago and was
a stu lent of the Agricultural Col
lege. Many of our citizens were
schoolmates with him. Aside from
being a trifle peculiar he seems to be
well disposed and peaceable euough.
Pet Strahan in Paris.
The following article concerning
Fayne Moore, uee Pet Strahan, ap
peared in the San Francisco Exami-
ner under date of August 25th:
Fayne Moore, who c.xme over to
Paris from London recently, is hav
ing the gayest time of her life.
She is accompanied frequently by
Florence C J ashy, formerly of the
Casino theater ot New York. Fayne
is very popular in the fast set here.
She is dressing lavishly and it is
said does not have to wear the same
dress twice. She and Miss Crosby
dined last night at the Armenian
Villa, a fashionable restaurant in
the Bois de Boulogne, where many
Americans with much money go.
At a table near by sat Marquis de
Rochethulon, who ogled Fayne
more than she liked, so she threw
a bottle of champagne at his head.
Then she grew ,more gracious and
and the Marquis was presented.
They wasted no more bottles in tar
get practice. The Marquis is the
sole survivor of the Btany family
which (urnshed the hero of "Les
de Corneville."
For hop-picking gloves go to No
lan & Callahan.
For Rent,
Will rent 200 acres of land west of
Monroe and take part payment of rent
and improvements on the place. Ad
dress M. S. Wooncaai, 4
Administrator,
porvaihs, Oregon.
Hop-PicKer Wan tea..
Forty hop-pickers are wanted to
commence work in the yard at the
old Eglin place three miles north of
Corvallis, Sept. 5th. Forty cents
will be paid. Sam Sun.
In Central Oregon .
Robt. and Harry Withvcombe
! returned the first of the week
from au outing of a month in the
heart ot Oregon. Thev were
well outfitted with pack ponies
and ail necessary paraphernalia
for roughing it and traveled at
will. They went out by Prine
ville over the old government
trail and while in that vicinity
visitect the famous Mammoth
caves. They explored the west
ern caves for a couple of miles,
but on account of the cave that
leads to the east being much
deeper and rougher, also having
labyrinth of bewildering cham
bers, they let it alone. The
western cave lias no chambers
and is straight traveling, but on
account of the many passaees
that lead from the eastern cave
it is not a favorite by any means,
on account of the explorer stand
ing a good chance of getting
lost. On this account little is
known of it. The state of af
fairs financially in the country
the boys visited seemed very sat
isfactory and on every hand was
and evidence of prosperity. They
came home by the Three Sisters
and Santiam route and were
surprised to find some of the
very finest clover they had ever
seen, growing on the uplands
where they are obliged to irri
gate. Not a great deal of time
was devoted to hunting, but they
secured plenty of antelope meat.
Both of the young gentlemen re
gretted that their leave of ab
sence was not much longer as
they enjoyed themselves hugely.
The City Debt.
Apropos of the interest shown
recently in the question of lateral
sewers, the question of what is
the present debt of the city has
been looked up, and it is found
as near as can be estimated gen
erally, that: The present) out
standing warrants amount to
about sixteen thousand dollars.
That the income of the city from
taxes amounts to about twenty
five hundred dollars; from saloon
licenses about the same amount,
and something like five hundred
dollars from other sources. And
that the annual expenses of the ,;
city are about the same amount j
as its present income. The !
three largest items of expense
are electric light, $1,200; water,
$642, and interest on outstand
ing warrants about one thousand
dollars, these three items mak
ing a little mote than half the
total expenses of the ci ty. It has
been estimated, that with the
present income, or any income
which the city is likely to have
for a number of years, it will re
quire ten or fifteen years to pay
off the present indebtedness of
Corvallis, without any diinuni
tion of the rate of taxation.
These estimates aud figures are
exclusive of the school debt,
which comes out of the property
of the citizens, as a special tax,
and it does not include any of
the regular, state, county, school
or other stated taxes, provided
for by legislature.
Concerning Exhibits.
Numerous parties who wish to
contribute to Benton county's
exhibit at the state fair, seem at
a loss to know to whom to send
their contribution. Mr. Hen
ry French- is chairman, of the
committee on exhibits and the
other members are Jesse Irvine,
Geo. F. Eglin and' Capt. Robin
son. Several days previous to
the time set for sending the ex
hibit to Salem, a room will be
rented ir this city, where con
tributions will be collected. All
who desire particulars should
communicate with Mr. French
or some other member of the
committee.
A Lively Runaway.
Things were livened up on Main
street Wednesday morning by the
appearance of a runaway team.
The animals which were hitched to
the piano wagon of J M Wise, be
came frightened near the S. P.
depot and started for some place at
break-neck speed. Near Gillett's
blacksmith shop they struck a
wagon, turning it end for end.
Swerving across the street, they hit
a hack iu which a lady was sitting,
nearly upsetting it. One of the
horses was thrown, and before they
could get under way, they were
caught by H L Martin and Glen
Gillett. A broken tongue to the
piauo wagon was about th,ft on,ly
damage.
Ladies who visit Nolan & Calla
han's don't forget looking over their
Remnant Counter; some choice
plums.
Get your Job Work done here I
Against Sewers.
Ed. Gazette:
I have looked on while the
sewer matters have been incuba
ting in the city oouncil, and have
concluded as a property owner
and a tax-paver to sav a word.
I understand that the . main
sewers have cost the rise of ten
thousand dollars, the whole
amount of which is now a debt
against the city. And that this
is the limit the city can go in the
way of cost for sewers. Now
they desire to let contracts for
lateral sewers, from side alleys.
How can the city do so, if they
have reached their limit? Can
you give us any information on
that point? Some say that con
tractors will have to look to the
property for their -pay. Well,
that would be a great way to
make contracts. The City Tudse
making a contract for me with
out my consent. Wouldn't that
look well? Ot course any dissat
isfied property owner, through
whose property such a sewer
should be attempted to be forced,
could stop it by a law-suit. At
any rate, that is the street opinion
which I hear. And I have heard
that lawyers have been employed
to bring such suits if these sew
ers are attempted to be forced.
Now, as a tax-payer, is it not
time that this city was given a
rest? We have had a variety of
law-suits tor some time. All the
litigation the city has had to pay
has really been on account of
hasty and unnecessary legisla
tion by some city council. Is it
not time that the city council
was taking: into some account
the cost of litigation to the city?
It is easy for interested parties,
perhaps making a profit out of
sewers, in some way, to pur
suasively urge upon the city
council plans for sewers, which
the city does not need, but which
cannot be constructed without
great expense, and perhaps ex
tensive litigation. 13 it not time
to think of some ot the debts the
city has got to pay off before in
curring others we do not need to
contract? Tax-payer.
Corvallis, Or., Aug. .27, 1900.
Additional Local
Jack Arnold returned from
the
coast the first of the week.
Mrs May Nelms and daughter,
j Celia, returned from the coast yes
terday.
While en route to the coast yes
terday, Congressman Tongue was
the guest of Dr. Withycombe at
luncheon.
Ruth, the eight-year-old daugh
of Mr. and Mrs. U. B. Vogle, is re
covering from a slight attack of ty
phoid fever.
Cal Thrasher returned the first of
the week from Sweet Home, Linn
county. He reports the song of
poor crops everywhere.
The Examiner of the 25th inst.
contains a good half-tone of Bert
Van Cleve, whom it styles the clev
er comedian of the Alta Theatre
Stock Company. Bert is to appear
as Mr. Dill in "East Lynne" at a
benefit performance.
R. S. Harrington, left yesterday
for Salem, where he will remain
until after the close of the state
fair. He took with him a number
of his washing machines which he
will place on exhibition together
with the Benton county exhibit
He offers, not to bet, but to give
150 for any two machines that will
do the work of this one.
An accident is reported to have
occurred in the Big Elk country,
Lincoln county a few days ago
which might have had a more
serious termination than "it did.
However, it was bad enough as it
was. . A party, consisting of a Mr.
and Mrs. Henderson and Mr. and
Mrs. Emery, had the misfortune to
upset their wagon on one of the
mountains and Mrs. Emery is said
to have had her back quite severely
wrenched.
Nolan & Callahan's Remnant
Sale closes Friday, August 31st
For Sale
Four grade Jersey cows; two heavy
work horses; Piano binder in good re
pair; disc harrow, almost new. Call
and see them on the Prior Scott ranch
two miles southwest Corvallis.
i. H. Mattley,
Musical Instruction.
PupU?, taoght piano and organ after
J)r. Mason's celebrated Method. Parties
desiring instruction will please leave or
ders at Daniel's Book Store, or confer
with the undersigned. Terms reason
able. MORPAUNT GOODNOUGH.
$50 Reward
Is hereby offered for the arrest and
conviction of the thief wLo broke into
the "Jersey Creamery'' building, about
one mile west of Corvaliis, on the night
of Augqst 7tBK 190(3, and stole therefrom
18 or, 20, cheese,, sfee "Yoong America."
M. S. Woodcock,
$?99 New Fatt Gothing $
it HAS ARRIVED 2
gffh. I in all the new style collars and weavea Qj
W&k'''&WMFbt J we have the largest range of suite and JH
I iifkL overcoats that we ever had the pleas- vj
fc --iwljBrl ure of showing, and they will be sold
'' "t prices to please the most economi-
y ' - , 'f .jlfeaK MEN'S medium and low-priced salts
? j f 'vmWafm made up nice and very durable; Cf
t i ' " 'tH Prices : 7, 8, 9 lf m 501
5 : ':HT SELECT LINE of Blue Serges, Clay f
m ' IOThII Worsteds and Cassimeres finely
' $160W,d$'l8.riCe8: 10, 12 601 15, 2
m JS fljjfsP LARGE LINE of Boys and Youths S
g t I ', OTf Suits made for hard wear. g
I : BOY'S All Wool double seat and knee y
I pants for 50 cents per pair. .mj
'Pants
Dowti
at such low prices that there
exists no excuse why you
should go without them when
we can show you
Hundreds of "Nobby" Stylish
Patterns at $3.50.
Loads of Fashionable Swell
Styles ot $4.50 and $5.
All made to order from
Reinach, Ullman & Co., Chicago.
It's easy to fit the easy to fit; hut we can
fit the hard to fit."
F. L. MILLER
Corvallis,
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t - . Jt. 1 ll-l U II
m Paint Store.
C. A. Barjihart, Manager.
Paints, Oils and Varnishes
-waix PAPERS
RAMBLER AND IDEAL
Bicycles, Ma?estic Lamps, Mossberg Chime Bells, Etc.
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Planing Mill and Box Factory
Sugar Pine, Cotton Wood, White and Yellow fir
THE BOSS BOX
Is made of Pltte Ends and Cottonwood Sides. We have sold
thousands of them and never a complaint.
We Carry a Full Planing Mill Stoek.
Our Lumber Sheds
Com tain TEN times more dry fine Yellow f mountain) Fir floor
ing, rustic and finishing lumber than any other yard in the
county. Call and be convinced.
We buv all kinds of logs, Ked and Yellow Fir. etc.. and out wfcea
m range accordingly. When you buy of ns, you patronize Home Industry.
Our prices are as low as the lowest and oar stock is the best.
S CORVALLIS SAWMILL COMPANY.
Oregon.
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