Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-19

W. A. Sanders, the. best watch
maker.
Wall paper in all designs and at
all prices at Mann & Co.'S.
a shipment of $40 rolls Of wall
paper, in elegant patterns, has just
been received by J. d. Mann & Co.
The finest and most complete line
of wall paper ever shown in Corval-
lis is now to be seen at J. D. Mann
& Co.'S.
Mondays vote for senator showed
no change in the contest. Corbett
received 80; Hermann, %; Inman,
26, and Wood, /.
Saturdays Oregonian contains
an excellent half-tone of Mr.. A.
Cauthorn, together with a short BIZ
ography of his life.
The city council held an ad-
jeurned meeting last night TO act
upon the bills of Attorneys Watson
and E e Wilson in the water case.
When you buy of F. L. Miller no
part Of your hardsarned money
goes TO pay commission to the
man who "steered" you. Strictly
one price to all; we play no favor
ties. Once q customer, always a
customer.
Walter Ready returned home,
yesterday, from a ten-days' VISIT in
Portland and the principal Sound
cities Of Washington. While in
Olympia he was the guest of his
brother, "Art," who is employed in
the state printing office at that
place.
The jury in the case of the City
Of Corvallis vs. Lee Den, a China
man, charged with permitting
vicious dog to run at large, reported
in last weeks GAZETTE, returned a
verdict of guilty. Judge Greffoz
placed his fine at $40 and costs.
The case has been appealed.
Hon. J. Van Houten, of Oreok
county, arrived in Corvallis, Satur-
day evening. The object Of his
trip here was to visit his son, who
is attending the o A G. Mr.. Van
Houten was shown over the college
grounds and through the various
buildings and expressed himself as
being greatly pleased with the in
stitution. He predicts great results
from the O C.
Yesterday was "Kung He Fa
Choy," otherwise known as Chi
nese New Year. Although the
fete season is usually continued
from a week to ten days, Sorbin,
the spokesman for Corvallis China
town, states that the occasion will
not be very noisily observed here,
owing to the lack Of funds. A few
crackers were fired Sunday even
ing, and these seemed to have ex-
hausted the local supply.
Mrs. Harriet Bartlett, formerly
Of this city, died Friday OF the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Adams,
in Independence. Mrs. Bartlett
was the mother of John s. Moore,
who carried on barber business in
Corvallis for several years, but who
is now a resident of Polk county.
Mrs. Bartlett was in her 82nd year
at the time of her death. Inter
ment took place at Independence.
Mr.. J. s. S. Powell, of Benton
county, has left at the Democrat
Office enc of these famous Kun
Kun squashes, the seed of which
came from South America. This
squash is wonderful vegetable.
Ii is non-rottable. If bruised or
cut while on the ground even when
green, they will not rot, but will
heal and grow, not true Of any
other known squash. 1t is also a
fine eater and a splendid vegetable
for cattle.-Democrat.
The county tax roll is in the
hands OF Sheriff Burnett. It
amounts to $61, 1876, and contains
the following items: State, $14,-
392.07; state school, $12,624.62;
county, $25, ,249.24; state bounty
4 cent on sheep and / mill on all
other property, $794.60; state
bounty for payment of warrants
already issued, $2523.92; City Of
Corvallis, SO, l40.37; City of Philo-
math, $256.92; school district No.
8, 81 ,632.41; No. 4, $75.85; No. II,
$236.56; No. 25, $169.19; No. 40,
$5s.41; polls, 1902.
The A. G. Mulkey farm contain
ing $50 acres, together with all the
tenements, hereditaments and ap-
purtenances thereunto belonging,
were sold at sheriff sale last Satur-
day. E. E. Wilson, representing
the various claims against the
estate, bid 81, ,3S3.S7, the amount of
said claims. M. S. Woodcock
raised this offer by 50 and tho
property was knocked down to
him. This is said to be one of the
largest cash transactions in a
sherif's sale in this county for some
time, made by an outside party in
opposition to those having claims.
Capt. Frank Grounds and wife
have been visiting for the past sew
eral days at the home Of Mr..
Grounds brother-in-law, Prof T.
H. Crawford. Mr. Grounds is cap