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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-28
OBITUARY


Mrs. Fisher. reliot Of the late
Andrew Fisher Of Dingihan town
ship. died at her home Wednesday,
Nov. 18th, Of hemorrhage Of the
lungs She was born in Germany
seventy-two years ago and came to
America IN 1850. In 1851 she mar
ried in New York city and with her
husband came to this county where
she has ever siuce resided.
One son, John A., and two daugh-
ters, Sophia, wife of Bernaldi Nc
Carty, and Dorothea, widow Of
William Quinn, and sister, a Mrs.
Resset Of New York. survive.
The funeral service conducted
by Rev. E. M. smead was held last
Sunday.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-28

"If everyone knew what a grand
medicine DR.. Kings Now Life Pills
Is. writes d. Fl. Turner Dempsey
town. Pa, ''you'd sell all you have
ia a day. Two weeks use has made
a now man Of me. Infallibls for
cors9ipasion. stomach and liver
troubles $50 at an druggists.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-28
water Cure Ior Chronic eonslIpallon

Take two cups Of hot water half
an hour before each meal and just
before going to bed, also a cup Of
water, hot or cold, about two hours
after each meal. Take lots Of out
door exercise-walk, ride, drive.
Make a regular habit of this and in
many cases chronic constipation
may be cured without the use Of
any medicine. When a purgative Is
required take something mild and
gentle like Chamberlain's s Stomach
and Liver Tablets. For sale by A
". Balch and Son, Matamoras, al
drug and general stores in Pike
county
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-28

For men stamping around IN the
woods and on the farm in snowy or
siushy weather a reliable boot Is an
absolute necessity. Suppose you go
out in the morning, q snag punches
a hole IN your boots, you get your
feet wet, catch a cold, contract pneu-
monia and perhaps, well, if you are
so fortunate as to escape the under
taker you win have a DOCTORS bin to
pay any how, 70 say nothing Of loss
Of time. Warm dry feet are indis-
pensable to health. The Lambert
VILE snog proof boot insurea that
comfort. johnson, filter Of feet al
Port Jervls, sells Them. BE wise.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-28
Unclaimed Letters.

Last Of unclaimed letters remain
ing in the post ofIice at Milford for
the week ending Nov. 20, 1902;
e. l.. Keiser Esq, Sam Lee, ID.
HayeF, jeremiah Long.
Persons claiming the above viii
please say Advertised and give
date Of this list.
CHARLES LATTIMORE, P M.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-28
a.ale Hoaplsal for ths Insans

Elsewhere will be noted an ad-
vertisment for proposals for a
state hospital for the insane. By
the act it is provided that the com
missioners shall select a tract of
land suitable for the purposes Of
said hospital at tho center Of popu-
lation of the district which embraces
the north eastern counties Of the
state with Bradford on the north,
Bucks on the south and Carbon,
Lackawanna, Lehigh and Sullivan
on the west, twelve counties In all.
Western Pike would probably meet
the requirements geographically as
being about the center Of the pop
ulation and would be readily access
ible as practicable from all parts Of
the district by way Of the D. L. &
W. R. R. AS 10 the requirements
of health location and good water nc
section Of the district exceeds in
those respects
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-28

Not many days ago a chance re-
mark led to an examination Of the
books of the Millville, N. j., Build
ing and Loan Association when it
was found that the accounts of r. L.
Howell. its secretary since the or
ganization in 1874, were S105, 900
short. In fact that all the assets Of
the concern had disappeared except
$15, 900 and the directors are wholly
in the dark as TO where the funds
have gone. The stock was at a pre-
MUM and paid 5 per cent. dividend
is not now worth ten cents on the
dollar. Widows, orphans, trustees
and others who held stock are heavy
losers. What are directors for any
way?
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-28

"Some years ago while IN Martin
burg, W. Va, I Whs taken with
cholera mOrbus, which was followed
by diarrhoea. The doctors medicine
did me no good. / WAS advised to
get a bottle Of Chamberlain 3 Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
which I did, and Il cured me sound
and well. "-G. A. Morris. Embree-
vile, Pa. Sold BY A. w. Balch and
Son, Matamoras, all drug and gen.
eral stores In Pike county.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-28

The subject Of tariff revision was
extensively discussed at the cabinet
meeting held immediately after
the presidents return from the
Mississippi cane brakes and it was
determined to hold several confer
ences with the leaders of the party
to discuss the question A confer.
ence will be held today and will
probably be followed by others, as
the president wishes to give all an
opportunity to be heard A strik-
ing instance of the local sentiment
in regard to the tariff was furnished
recently when the president sat in
his office with Senator Lodge on one
side and Senator Burrows on the
other. II am heartily in favor of
your Cuban treaty but l cannot
stand by you on that Newfoundland
convention it would interfere with
our local interests, said Mr.. Lodge.
"On the other hand, / think that
your Newfoundland treaty is all
right and 1 shall vote to ratify it, "
said MIR. Burrows, "Bue l am very
dubious about the Cuban treaty"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-28

Much interest attaches TO the
tariff position of Representive Can
non. who it is generally conceded
will be the next speaker In this
connection it is recalled that last
summer, after the trip he made on
the Dolphin with Secretary Moody,
Mr.. Cannon was interviewed in
Washington and said, "The tariff
will be revised sometime but not at
the next session of congress, or by
the succeeding congress, unless there
is a check to the present prosperity.
The people of Illinois, so far as |
have been able to learn, are not
anxious for tariff revision. They
are anxious to continue their busi.
ness affairs without Interruption
caused by a long discussion il con-
gress as to what changes should be
made.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-28


The final acceptance Of the presi-
dents conditions by the Commercial
Pacific Cable company is regarded
as decided triumph for the admin
istration. The company win now
hasten the laying Of a cable to Hon
olulu, Guam, Manila and China
which will be strictly American in
ownership. which win be operated
under the regulations laid down by
the president. in time Of peace, and
which win be turned over to the
government in the time Of war.
For g long time the company has
hesitated to bind itself to tho con-
ditions prescribed by the president
but has finally aooeded and has been
furnished BY Secretary Moody with
the surveys and soundings made by
ths naval vessel. the Nero, anc it Is
hoped that the cable 10 Honolulu
win he ready within six mcnths
while an haste viii be- made lu push
ing tbs entire line to complotlon
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-28

The Cuban situation is far from
satisfactory and is 5ccnsioning the
president much anxiety. The
Cnbnns ars becoming over confident
ard are iuclined to regard them
selves rs entirely independent Of the
markets and espionage Of the United
States. General Bliss, who has gone
to Cuba to negotiate a treaty pro-
viding that while the Cuban tariff
on imports from the United States
shall not be changed, that on i'm
ports from all other countries shall
be increased so per cent, and that
in consideration Of this change the
United States shall allow a dis
count Of 25 per cent. from the Ding
ley schedules, on Cuban imports,
reports that there are many difficult
ties in the situation. The opinion
of the president and of his official
family is that the Cubans are ex-
ceedingly unwise and ungrateful
ana it has been determined to make
no further concessions but to stand
by the provisions of the Platt
amendment to the letter.
The treaty with Colombia is not
in as promising a condition as IL
was a week ago. At the last mo-
ment Senior Concha refused to sign
it without further instructions from
Bogota and in the meantime the adj
vocates OF Nicaraguan route are
urging Secretary Hay TO negotiate
treaty with Nicaragua and with
Costa Rica so that he nay submit
all to the senate next week. From
Bogota, however. comes the report
that the president of Colombia is
most friendly to the construction of
the canal and that he will use every
effort to further the ends of the
United States.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1902-11-28

Mr.. Cannon, as speaker, will have
it in his power to make or mar the
hopes of the tariff revisionists.
There will probably be three vaean-
cies in the ways and means COM
mittee. Mr. Hopkins and probably
Mr.. Long, viii 60 to the senate and
Major Steele has not been reelected.
Messrs. Babcock and Tawhey are
strong revisionists within one Of a
majority on the republican side OF
the table. The present indications
are, too. that the revisionists vii
make a fight on ths retention Of
Mr.. Payne as chairman.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25

told Mr.. Newhouse that sthey
were afraid to bid on anything
for fear they could not get build
ing material, aud in some in
stances reported that they had
been obliged to throw up con-
tracts that they had already ac-
cepted. This is certainly a bad
state of affairs, and great damage
is being done to Portland.
Mr.. Newhouse is a good mill
man and is looking for an oppor-
tunity to engage in the business.
Just what he will do he has not
yet determined. He has heard
of a mill near Sodaville that was
said to be for sale and it was his
intention to go over to that point
yesterday with a view to pur-
chasing it, or arrange in some
manner for its handling.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
Big Rush for Sl1etz Land .

An unprecedented rush of set
tiers to file on land was on at the
U. S. land Office at Oregon City,
Monday morning, when 23,o4o
acres in the Siletz reservation,
comprising township 8 south,
range 9 west, was thrown open
for entry.
The doors of the Office were
opened at 9 O'Clock, and filings
were made promptly. Many
claims were in conflict, but some
of these were adjusted, so that
out of 141 filings recorded claims
of only II settlers conflict. One
hundred and twenty-five claims
were allowed and 244 receipts
were issued. Two thousand dol
lars in round numbers was taken
in payment by Receiver Bibee,
In all, 18, $50 acres were filed on
leaving only 31oo acres not
taken. Fully three-fourths OF
the filings made Monday were by
squatters, some of whom have
been on the land for years.
Many Of the squatters who have
lived on the land "a months, as
provided by law, will commute,
paying $1.25 per acre therefor.
The timber land act does not ap.
ply to the Siletz reservation, and
all of the land was taken as
homesteads, but the timber is sc
valuable and extensive that on
some of the claims it will cut
IL, 900, 900. This township was
surveyed July 6, 1901, and April
80, 1902. It's east boundary is
also the east boundary of the
Siletz reservation. Squatters
who filed before the clerk o1
Lincoln county Monday will prob
ably bring the total filing to 100.
All these are sure to be in con
hict with claims already allowed
and this will result in contests tt
determine the entrymen. Squat
tiers have a three months prefer
ence right on the land after Mon
day. Sections 3, IA, 22, 2S, q
and 3I are in conflict.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
Hard to Beat

During the past two or three
years the chicken business has
received quite a start in Benton
county. Not only in the country
has the hen become fixture; in
town she has come to be looked
upon as a necessity, and notwith-
standing the fact that the "dads"
of Corvallis recently passed an
ordinance designed to curtail her
liberty, she is still in evidence.
It is a common thing to see one
of Our fellow-townsmen enter
store with a basket of eggs on
his arm. Of ten men whom one
could question, nine would state
that chickens are profitable even
though it is necessary to clip
their wings and keep them in
close quarters. The credit of
making poultry raising profit
able in this locality is largely due
to the merchants Of Corvallis.
In the past there have been times
when they paid as much or more
for eggs in Corvallis than could
have been secured for them in
Portland.
But this is not all. From re-
cent reports that have reached
us we are inclined TO believe that
Benton county is the greatest
place on earth for chickens. A
day or two ago a couple of chick
en- fanciers were talking of their
success and one stated that he
recently set hen on II eggs
and hatched IS chickens. The
other party had put setting of
eggs under a hen and at the end
of one week-one week, mind
you-a young chick was hatched.
Thereafter appeared a little
chicken each day until all of the
eggs were hatched.
In this connection it may be
fitting aud proper to state that
some of these chicks were Leg
horns and the others were not.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
Worse Than Tracy.

| Ashley Cooke and Ton Lauderdale
i were hanged at Greeuville. MISS. last
Tuesday, in the presence OF G, 900 people
for the murder of Engineer Wray, in
December, Igor.
| What gives this matter local interest il
the fact that gentleman, now resident
of Corvallis, knew Cooke and his people
we'll. This gentleman Ivedin Mississippi
lumber of years ago. In speaking ol
Cooke, yesterday. he said:
81 am not surprised at his cold -blooded
crime or the reckless bravado he display
ed on the galloHs. He was the worst
man I ever knew. His people were
| wealthy at one time and respected, but
Ashley was always in trouble. He had
killed number of persons, ,one of them a
deputy sheriff who was trying to arrest
him, but he always escaped punishment.
This emboldened him, and he terrorized
the community. I came near being a
victim to his bIood-thirstiness myself.
It was number of years ago. I had
met a young lady at a dance and during
the evening danced with her twice.
Cooke thought that he had some claims
upon her, and he took offense at this and
threatened to kill me. was an entirely
innocent party, and knew nothing OF my
danger until afterward.
The dispatch containing an account OF
the hanging gives these particulars:
After the death warrant had been read
to the men in their cells, Cooke yelled
through the windo. to the great crowd
which had gathered outside: "Oh, d-n
you, don't be impatient, we're coming. :"
When the sheriff and the doomed men
mounted the scafold, Cooke again began
to berate those about him, and, turning
to the crowd, said: Its all plot to
kill me; d-n you all, d-n everybody.
I'm going to die like man. I ana killed
for nothing, but I am the bravest man in
the state of Mississippi. There is $II,-
900 waiting for anyone who will kill the
II men who made this plot. I will be
revenged, for every one OF these II will
be killed and no questions asked. They
have murdered me, but revenge, re venge,
revenge" Before he could say more
the black caps were adjusted.
care you both ready?" asked the
sheriff.
eyes," yelled Cooke through the folds
of the black cap. oh you people of
Greenville. Go to HI, all of YOU" The
trap was sprung and the men dropped
into space.
The crime of Ashley Cooke and Tom
Lauderdale was committed on Yazoo &
Mississippi Valley passenger train in
December, 1901, near Elizabeth. Cooke.
Lauderdale, Will Blackburn and G. M.
Phipps, all more or less under the inf1u-
ence of liquor, boarded the train for the
purpose of returning to their homes at
Shelby. Phipps fell against G. M.
Wray, an engineer, who was asleep on a
seat. Wray asked Phipps what he meant.
The reply came from Cooke that it meant
that he (Wray) must leave the coach. As
Wray started to walk out Blackburn said
to Cooke: ''What shall we do with that
fellow?" 81 vote to kill him." replied
Cooke. Cooke, Lauderdale and Black
burn then began shooting at Wray as the
latter was trying to leave the coach.
Wray was riddled with bullets and fell
dead in the aisle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
Great Lumber Famine.

Neil Newhouse, who returned
from Portland last week, says
that everything in the way OF
building is pretty dull in the me-
tropolis. He states the present
condition of affairs was caused by
the strike. The strike in the
first place was caused, as usual,
by over-ohcious labor union
bosses. And there you have it.
The laboring men not only deal
themselves a blow by striking,
but stagnate business of every
character. Others suffer for their
folly in nearly every instance,
and to what end?
Another cause for the present
lull in building is laid to the re-
cent burning of the large saw
mill near the Madison street
bridge. 1t is said that this was
about the only mill in Portland
that catered to the retail trade
and it is as hard to secure 1um
Der for building purposes in Port
land as it is in Corvallis. Th,
other large mills in Portland ar
cutting on large Eastern order
and do nothing but a wholesal
business. Nor do they seem t
care a rap about the condition c
affairs at home. Contractor
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
rom 4 hard campaign when they got

from hard campaign when they got
back.
They report themselves as highly
pleased with the treatment they were
accorded on every hand Camp VIII
liams was not an ideal place to camp by
any means, owing to the fact that there
were no nearby shade trees for the boys
to congregate under. The weather was
/ the warmest of the season and the tents
were like bake-oyens. The dust, too.
was trif1e thick for comfort.
The signal boys made splendid ap-
pearance and we're the recipients OF
praise and favorable comment on every
hand. They did considerable signaling
at various distances up to seven miles.
When they marched they did SO in sin
gle file. With James d. Znrcller at the
head of the column there was gradual
decrease in the heights of the boys down
to the last man.
General Beebe personally congratula-
ted them on their appearance in sending
and receiving messages. Major T. E.
Edwards, who is in charge OF the signal
corps, received cemmendation on all
sides for the showing his men made.
All will admit that he merited it, as he
is painstaking in the matter of drill and
other details, and is as well favorite
with his command.
There is talk of increasing the signal
corps to about 150 men. At present it
numbers only 25 men. Should bill
be passed providing for adding recruits
to tllis.branch of the service there will be
no trouble whatever in securing the
number, as there are many applicants
fo- enlistment in the signal corps.
There is only one corps attached to the
Oregon National Guards and they are
from Corvallis.
The boys we're all promptly paid off
when they reached camp. They re-
ceived transportation and board and
$3.50 per day per man. OF the way
they were provisioned, they all unite in
speaking highly.
In conclusion it may be said that the
work of the United States regulars, COM
posing the light battery that was up
from Vancouver barracks, was reyela-
ton to everybody. This battery has
the reputation of being one of the
best drilled and most efficient in the
land.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
Additional Local.
Ride a Rambler .

nluC d ndulU16Is
President Catch returned from
the coast Thursday.
Calling cards for the ladies at
the GAZETTE Office.
Wallis Nash paid Corvallis a
business visit yesterday.
Miss Emma Martyr came up
from Portland Yesterday.
Rev. F. L. Moore is enjoying a
short vacation at Newport.
Buy your ha:vesting outfits at
Nolan & Callahan's-complete line.
just arrived designs of
wall paper, at Barnhart's. See
Oil meal for sale at Graham &
Wells. Splendid feed for dairy
stock.
Miss Margaret Whitaker will 60
to Portland today to remain until
Sunday.
A carload of flour was shipped to
Chetco yesterday by the Corvallis
FIGURING Mills.
Mrs. B. W. johnson returned
Wednesday from pleasure trip in
Southern Oregon.
Nolan & Callahan's Great Mid
Summer Reduction Sale will begin
Saturday July 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Taylor, of
Salem, are visiting friends and rela-
tives in Corvallis and vicinity.
w. o. Heckart reports that the
wood work on Miss Helen Craw-
lords Cottage on College Hill is
completed.
Something for the ladies at the
GAZETTE office. A fine line of call
ing cards. Come in and have some
printed while you wait.
Arthur Alexander, wife and child,
arrived on yesterdays S. P. train
from Portland. This is their first
visit to Corvallis in eleven years.
Rev. A. Kingsly Glover, arch
deacon of the diocese of Oregon, will
preach in the Episcopal church next
Sunday at II a. m. Come and
hear him.
Harry Withycombe has accepted
an appointment as forest ranger
and leaves today for the Fish Lake
country, where Re will be en-
ployed.
Those in search of cheap homes
will do we'll to call on Morgan &
Eglin, as they are offering several
desirable farms and stock ranches,
also resident properties in Corvallis,
and they will treat you right.
w. O. Heckart has been awarded
the contract for lowering, remodel
ing and making an addition to the
residence of E. Holgate, on 7th
and Monroe streets. The building
will be moved about twenty feet
further west.
While engaged at the task of
cleaning show case in Graham &
Wells drug store, Wednesday
morning, Eddie Rosendorf was the
| victim of an accident which might
readily have proved serious. A
heavy piece of statuary fell from a
position above the case and as it
smashed through the case it struck
Eddie's left hand and drove large
piece of glass into the back of that
member. Glass makes bad cut
and in this case the glass was en-
bedded in the hand and when re-
moved blood followed most freely
1t is thought that all of the glass is
out of the hand and no serious re-
suits are anticipated.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
Signal Corps Home.

The Corvallis boys constituting the
Brigade Signal Corps, o. N. G., arrived
home from Camp Williams, last Tues
day. They had been over there since
the Thursday before and in the main
looked as thosgh they had just returned
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25
D, II. Frankhauser

Agent for the Singer Sewing Machine
Company. Garry full line of machine
supplies. Repairing specially. Office,
two doors south of Mrs. Mason's milli-
nery store. Corvallis, Oregon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-25

To cover the cost OF setting and dis
tributing the type in such matters, a
charge of fifty cents will be nllde for
each "Card of Thanks and FIVE cents
per line for each set of Resolutions Of
Coincidence" appearing in these columns