The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-06-03
TIE SHERIFF.
.PHILoMATH, May %, '92,

,PHILoMATH, May %, '92.
ED. GAzETTE::-As a review Of
The short comings Of the different
aspirants for The public favor
seems to be in order, perhaps the
following will not be amiss for the
voters of Benton county TO take
into consideration on the 9Th day
of June, 1892: Doubtless it is
we'll understood by this time that
deputy sheriff Osburn, the present
democratic candidate for sheriff,
has been and now is the business
manager OF the Office Of sheriff Of
Benton county for at least the last
two years, or at least | am credit
ably informed that he claimed to
sustain that relation to said Office
repeatedly in the present canvass
and points with pride to the re-
cord he has made. It is also
doubtless well understood, at least
in certain portions OF the county.
that IL civil action has been com
menced against one Frank Skip
ton for damages in IA seduction
case. Il is also well understood
that the necessary papers in such
case were placed in the hands OF
the sheriff at least len days before
The last session OF court. Ii is al
so trHe and we'll understood hat
service has not been made. hat
said Frank Skiplon has been in
the county for the space OF at
least one week, that the sheriff
and deputy were notified Of the
same and faithfully promised two
separate and different times that
immediate service should be made,
yet Skipton was allowed to de-
part without being served. A few
days before the present canvass
commenced Osburn came to Phil
omath and reported the papers in
the Slljpton case had been served
or at least sent to Douglas county
for service, well knowing that SER
vice in civil action could rot Ie-
gally be made outside The county
where the papers were issued.
This, however, is not the first in
stance of this kind that has occur
red within the last two years. On
or about the 18th Of January.
1891, complaint was filed in the
Justice court of Corvallis precinct
by Levi Henkle, prosecuting wit
ness against Henry Rust, Chester
Rust and Alvin Lloyd for trespass
and papers issued from said courl
and placed in the hands of the
sheriff for service; after the lapse
of three days inquiry was made as
to when service would be render
ed, answer when j. G. ID. please.
The consequence was the papers
were withdrawn and the case
taken to the Philomath precinct.
The undersigned voter holds him
self in readiness at any and all
times to furnish the evidence to.
establish the foregoing facts 10 The
entire satisfaction of any that may
be inclined to doubt them.
For REFORM.
THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT.
EDITOR GAZETTE:-As one who
has RETAINED from saying anything in
IL public manner about the relative
merits of the candidates for our COUNT
Offices, | desire to mention an Office
{and the aspirants thereto) which does
not usually receive the attention whicl
its importance deserves. l refer to
the office of county school snperin
tendent.
Since Prof. McElrov, thorough
school man, acting as superintendent.
infused a life and vigor into our schools
unknown before, we have had, to speak
candidiy. but mild form of efficiency
in our common schools. This has not
been wholly due to the superintendents,
but it is largely SO, and interest in
schools having been for many years
allowed to flag, it is difficult to re-
yive it in a couple of years. Prof. ".