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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
MRS. WENZELL DIECKHOFF.
On the Way to Her Alsea Home from
Portland Hospital

After long Illness from chronic
stomach trouble and .eomplica tion
of other disorders, Mrs. Wenzell
Dieckhoff, of Lower Alsea, died
Wednesday, the 29rh. For a month
she had besn in Portland hospit-
al without receiving permanent re-
lief. The first o. last week dis
couraging news as to her condition
took her husband to Portland. and
on Tuesday Of this week Mr.. Dieck.
hoff brought his wife to Corvallis
on the west-side train and that day
proceeded to Philomath en the G s.
D train. Mrs. Dieckbof was very
Ill, bat very much wished to be at
home. Wednesday the aged couple
hired a seam aud carriage at Philo.
math TO carry them to Lower Alsea
distance of thirty miles. They
reached the Upper Alsea store and
stopped for rest. As Mrs. Dieck-
hof was being lifted from the con-
veyance che was attacked by a sink.
ing spell and in a few minutes
passed away. Willis Vidito, who
carries the mail between Alsea and.
Philcmath wassinstrncted to order
a casket and convey it to the store
on bis rsturn TRIP Thursday. On
his way to Philomath Mr.. Vjdito
ordered the easket by telephone
from the Benton county sawmill,
with Instructions that Undertaken
Wilkins ship it to Philomath on
the west-baund G & 3 train. The
arrangement was carried cut and
Mr.. Vidito received the casket at
that point.
Deceased was Wenzell Dieck hof' g
second wife, and she had been pre-
viously married. Their mar
riage occurred near Independence
about five years ago, where Mrs.
Dieckhof has mum berof relatives,
among. whom are one or more sons
and Peter Kurre, a man who has
peddled various wares in this COM
munisy for several years.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
REDUCED Excursion Rates.

The Southern Pacific Company has
placed on sale at very low rates round
trip tickets to the various resorts along
its lines, and also, in connection with
the Corvallis & Eastern Railroad, to De-
troit and the seaside at Yaquina Bay,
latter tickets good for return until Oct
ober 10th.
Three day tickets to Yaquina Bay good
going Saturdays Mondays are now on
sale at greatly reduced rates from all
spoints Eugene and northzon both East
and Westside lines, enabling people to
pend Sunday at the seaside, Very
low round trip rates are also made be
tween Portland and the same points on
the. Southern Pacific. good going
Saturdays, returning Sunday or Monday
allowing Portlnnd people to spend Sum
day in the country, and the out of town
people to have the day in Portland.
Tickets from Portland to Yaquina
Bay, good for return via Albany and
Eastside. or Corvallis and Westside, at
option of passenger. Baggage checked
through to Newport. A new feature at
Newport this year will be an up-to-
date kindergarten in charge on an ex-
perienced Chicago teacher.
A beautifully illustrated booklet de.
scribing the seaside resorts on Yaquina
Bay has been published by the South
ern Pacific and Corvallis & Eastern and
can be secured from their agents, or by
addressing w. E. Conan, G. P. A.. S..
P. Co. Portland, or Edwin Stone. Man
ager C. & E. R. R, Co, Albany, Or.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
A PRETTY FACE.
And a Romance of the Mountains
How the Wagon was Broken.

An accident to their vehicle is
one of the things that happened to
Wilson and Rennie on their recent
trip to the Cascades. Itwas not SO
much the accident as the way tt
happened that is pathetic. The
boys, it seems were homeward
bound, and Wilson was driving.
Of course, the world knows that
Wilson, though he persists in re-
naming exasperatingly single, has
a strenuous eye for a pretty girl.
He can, with the naked, eye, see
one further than can most men
with a powerful magnifying glass.
They were taking things easy,
this day of the accident, travelling
1eisurlly along with the team in
merely sauntering gait. Sudden
1y team drove up from behind,
when Wilson suddenly pricked up
his ears. There was pretty young
woman in the conveyance, and on
her Wilson's eyes riveted. He did
not see his team, and see that the
strangers were passing him, or that
he was getting far out of the road.
Alex called his attention to all this,
but Wilson only rubbered, rubber
ed, rubbered.
A sudden jar of the vehicle
brought him back to consciousness.
In the trip out of the road the
king bolt had snapped. But
it was repaired in an awful
hurry, for the rig with the woman
in it had disappeared in the dis
tance, and. Wilton was wild to fol-.
low. At no time on the trip had
they been in hurry, bnt it was all
haste with Wilson now. He fan
ned the horses with the lines and
urged them along with voice and
whistle and whip. He drove reck-
1essly. Alex cautioned him. but it
was no use. He acknowledged that
he wanted to catch up with the
pretty girl.
Thund, went the rig again. This
time the fifth wheel on the front
axle had snapped. It was a bad
break, but fortunately there was
blacksmith shopnot far ahead. They
reached it finally, and to Wilson's
joy there was the strange rig and its
fair occupant. While the smithy
toiled at the work of repair, Will
son induced Alex to accompany
him over to engage the fair travel
er in conversation. AS they talked
they noticed that she kept some
thing concealed under the buggy
robe. But her face was pretty and
was happy.
By and by the something under
the robe hiccoughed. Then whim-
pered, Then she of the fair fea- t
lures lifted her babe to her bosom,
and Wilson to his horror knew alas
that she was married and a mother.
The vission was too much for
and the account is that he
'wooned away, and fell in Alex s
arms.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
PORTLAND'S CARNIVAL OF CRIME.

Portland as respects police pro-
lection is in a pitiab1e plight. The
condition is not unlike that des-
cribed in the opening chapter of
Dickens Tale of Two Cities.
Thieves, highwaymen, thugs and
robbers are as immune from arrest
as they are bold in Interpretations.
Ho1dups are as regular and as
much matter Of course as are
sermons from Portland pulpits. or
the drawing of their salaries by
members of the police and detective
force, The man who ventures in
an unfrequented quarter after dark
is certain to be robbed if the gang
happens to be short of funds and at
the moment in the vicinity. No
thing else is expected, and only
the unwise go abroad after sun.
down. The greater the number of
ho1dups, the smaller the number of
arrests. In short, Robin Hood in
his palmiest time never operated
with such unchecked freedomas does
Portland's precious band of scound
rels and robbers.
Two thieves in the act of escape
after holding up one man the other
night, stopped long enough to hold
up another from whom they took
$34 in cash. Were each of the
thieves a prodiga son returning to
his own Portland, he could not
have such courtesies ard such
kindness extended. Authorities of
the town owe it to themselves to
provide an adequate force of the
right kind Of police SO people from
the country may visit Portland to
transact business that they now
postpone as too hazardous to be at
tempted.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
Popular Sunday Excursions.

In order to meet the wants of the
t, t,aveiing public and give practically
daily service to the beach during the
summer season, the Corvallis & Eastern
Railroad will run an excursion train
from Albany and Corvallis and all points
west to Newport every Sunday, leaving
Albany at a. m. and Corvallis at 7:3o
a. m. returning leave Newport at $50 P.
M, Three day and season tickets will
be good going and returning. on these
trains This should prove popular with
the travelling public and a liberal pa
tronage will be the best appreciation.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
THEY WANT HOUSES.
The Demand is Greater Than Ever
Many Applicants, are Strangers.


Dwelling houses are wanted in
Corvallis. There is such a demand
perennially, but 1t is worse now
than it has ever been. Real es-
tate agents and others are literally
pursued by applicants. All the
week from one to half dozen per-
sons have been securing the town
each day in search of habitation.
Some of them have succeeded in
locating themselves. but others
have failed sa1together.
One family that tried to rent a
house last year so that members of
the family could attend college,
failed to secure a house then, and
were in town again the other day
on the same errand. A suitable
house was not secured, and when
they left for their home in Multno-z
nah county, they were seriously
considering the question of buying
a place. If they can secure house,
it will mean several new students
for the college. In fact. many of
the present inquiries are from
families from other parts of the
state who want to come to Corva1-
lis to send sons and daughters to
college. A thing that stands in
their way is that other families of
the same kind have been on the
ground ahead of them, and have
secured all the available houses.
On many of the latter. the rental
fee is paid during the summer va
cation in order to hold the place
for the next college year. There
are also many instances in which
persons who do not expect to come
to Corvallis until the opening ofthe
college, the 18th of September,
have recently leased houses and are
paying rent on them in order to
hold the property. There is no
question but the scarcity of houses
seriously handicaps the attendance
at OAC.
Of course, the above does not
uCdu litdt II ID d1LOS0luC 1lupOSSlDlG
to get houses A number of new
residences and dwelling houses are
going UP, and the parties that are
to occupy them will vacate other
buildings. There is constant
change of residence, and by keep
ing a sharp lookout it is still pos
sible to get places.
The wonder in the whole matter /
is that men of means do not buy
lots and build houses to supply this
demand. The steady growth of
the Agricultural College will force
Corvallis to grow whether the lat
ter. wants to grow or not. The
rent account of those people who
keep dwellings to rent in all cases
shows neat balance on the right
side of the ledger, and proves the
business to be safe and profitable
investment. Il
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01

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-s1p 20 ss4ed eqa psq2leqa EtIeuIoJ
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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
For Sale.

Twelve head OF large sized Durham
mich COWS, r6 head two year old heifers,
one Durham bull years old, land one
pedigreed Durham bull two years old.
Intend to close out business; must be
sold by Sept. I, 1908.
]. E. Aldrich.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01

For lazy liver try Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
They invigorsts the liver, aid the
digestion and regulate the bowels
and prevent bilious attacks. For
sale by Allen & Woodward.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
Found.

A lady's pursa, containing money, a
gold ring and other articles. Pay for
this notice and get it at the TIMES Office.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
Teachers Examinattons.

Notlce is hereDy gwen tnat the cOun-
ty superintendent of Benton County will
hold the regular examination of appli-
cants for state and county papers at Cor
wallis, as follows:
For State Papers.
Commencing Wednesday, August II,
9 O'Clock a.. M. and continuing until
Saturday August S, a o'clock.
Wednesday -Penmanship, history,
spelling, algebra, reading, school law.
Thursday-Written arithmetic, theory
of teaching, grammar, bookkeeping,
physics, civil government.
Friday-Physiology. geography. men-
tai arithmetic, composition, physical
geography.
Saturday-Botany. plane geometry,
general history, English literature,
psychology
For County Papers.
Commencing Wednesday, August II,
at 9 o'clock a. m. and continuing until
Friday, August IA. at o'clock p. m.
1st, end & srd Grade Certificates.
Wednesday, Penmanship, history,
orthography, reading.
Thursday Written arithmetic, theory
of te aching, grammar, physiology.
Friday-Geography. mental arithmetic
school law, civil government.
Primary Certificates.
Wednesday-Penmanship, orthogra-
ply, reading. arithmetic.
Thursday-Art OF questioning, theory
of teaching, methods, physiology.
Dated at Corvallis, this 2eth day of
July, 1eo3.
G. w, DENMAN,
s.. County School Sup't.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
For Sale,

A lady's Imperial bicycle and lady's
gold watch and chain. Articles in good
condition, Inquire at Times Office.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01

What is worth doing is worth deing
we'll, and SO in selling coffees, we sell
Only the best-Chase & Sanborns
sirnportations. P. NJ. Zierolf
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
Chase s Sanbcrff
Biel, Grade Goffees.
p. M. Zierolf.
A Bargain.

If taken soon, 4 acres; one acres
in choice bearing fruit. A nice house,
barn and other buildings, about one mile
from college grounds, and one half mile.
from school house. Terms easy. Cali
on or write
B. r. Thompson,
Corvallis, Ore,
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
For Rent.

For Rent.
Furnished rooms. second door north
kof M. E, church South.
Mrs. 3. L. Fitch.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01

For the best coffee in Corvallis, cal
P. M. Zierolf.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01

Buy your harvesting outfit from Nolan
& Callahan. Big stock to select from.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01

Cedar shakes, hand made shingles and
Eve carloads of sawed cedar shingles.
A full stock of shingles at all prices.
If you wish the best shing1e made get
our Claskine.
Corvallis Saw Mill.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01

/. Buy your harvesting outfits at Nolan
& Callahan's.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
For. Sale.

A gentle work horse. fine driver.
F. P. Morgan, Corvallis.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-08-01
Dainty =
Breakfast
Goods,

AS well, as Choicest Delicacies
for lunch and dinner, can al
ways be found at our store.
We handle only first-class
goods and can guarantee quail
ity. Everything offered for
sale here is strictly fresh and
just as represented. We car
ry a large stock of selected
Family and Fancy Groceries,
and are sole agents for
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-13

from the. flames. The priest accepted
with the result that he was burned tt
ashes, while the flames did not injure
the boy at all. Then King Laeghaire
with rage in his heart and smile on
his lips, invited St. Patrick to come
to his palace on the following day
Armed men were stationed on the
road to kill the saint and his follow
ers, but they saw only few deer pass
them in the night. Then the king
played his last card A cup of poison
ed wine was given st. Patrick when
he reached the palace, but the saint
turned the cup upside down, the poi
son fell out, and again the king was
foiled. Then he decided to make the
best of it and gave st. Patrick the
freedom Of his kingdom to do as he
pleased
st. Patricks career began from that
moment. King Laeghaire would not
submit to be baptized, but he showed
that Christianity had made a deep i'm
preston on him.
When his preaching failed to CON
vert the heather st. Patrick lifted the
staff of Jesus" against the idol,
when suddenly, by the power of God
the idol fell on its side and the silver
and gold poured forth from it broken
and powdered into dust and the earth
swallowed up the twelve inferior
GODS images surrounding the chief
idol. On another occasion, when two
brothers were engaged in a fierce com.
bat with swords, the saint made their
arms immovable as stones, staying
them in the air, which miraculous in.
Prevention made good Christians Of
the brothers. During one Lenten sea.
son the apostle retired for prayer to a
mountain In Connaught. It was DUR
ing this retreat that he banished the
sserpepts from ireland. 3-5
st. Patrick was at Madh where he
was warned that death was near. The
saint proceeded to- Armagh, where he
made his episcopal headquarters, as
first Bishop OF Armagh. While here
an angel appeared To- him in vision
and gave him minute instructions
about the size and stytlss of the pro.
posed cathedral. Accordingly he built
the wan ITO feet lolaia tlie great han
was so feet long. the kitchen Il feet,
and the treasury Tor the tsacfsd vessels
n feet, az the angel oraAined, and
when d Was done the saint went to
Rome sto bring hack y linen clothl
mari ed tie hto0d :0f our Lord;
iIAaySS IN n ~ - 4 -.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-13

y
Milchu. He Travelled north in the d.
rectfon Of Milchu's castle, but when
he came in sight of it a great red light
In the sky caused him to halt in won
der He soon learned the cause of the
glare. His fame as converter of
souls to Christ had preceded him.
Something made the old warrior Mil
chu feel, when he heard that st. Pat
rick was travelling to his castle, that
he would be led to desert the gods of
his fathers. Milchu determined to
prevent such humiliating fate by dy-
Ing as he had lived, so he set fire to
his ancestral home and persisted in the
names sooner than be converted by St.
Patrick. From the funeral pyre of his
old master, st. Patrick burned with a
new and brilliant idea in view. The
court of King Laeghaire (Anglicized
to OLeary, and ancestor of that fam
ily), son of Mai Nor, of the time of
the Nine Hostages, 126th monarch Of
ireland, whose reign opened 37S A. d.
Che married first lime, daughter of
Prince Luighdrach, and became ances-
tor Of the princely families O'Neil and
McNeil-st. Brigid, OF Bridget, who
is the patron saint Of Ireland, is of
this house,, was about to meet to cele-
brate the festival Of the FEES Of Tara.
Here all the priests and dignitaries,
gathered to worship in the national
fashion, and St. Patrick determined to
strike a blow at the fountain head. at
once. The sequel showed how wise q
determination 1t was. AS he approach
ed the vicinity Of the palace, st. Pat
rick lighted q fire, to camp for the
night. This was a grave offense, for
no fires were allowed to be lighted I'M
I'll the sacrificiaI fire Of the following
morning was ignited. The king saw.
the Tebellious blaze in the distance,
and g sent 70 find out who had I. kindl ed
81. Patrick was discovered sitting as
bold as u lion at 3his Preside ION the
plain. il company with q few follow
ers. The king, who knew too; well with
whom he had to deal, ordered St Pat
rick TO BE- brought TO the iddlatrous
celeb Ation on the following morning
toS pit his supernatu ral powers aESinst
those sof the court magicians and hfxh
spriests. Af dayhreak, therefore, Is
hold the Druidical high priests and
ST Iatrica arsayed5 against Zach 9TH.
5er, KtTE ghaire and court ann pen
NE sloplk es,s g antly The Druid b
had the frst ining n They ND da sroSS
TALL ;tO Nc several feet, but
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-13
TRUE HISTORY OF THE LIFE
AND DEEDS OF ST. PATRICK

IA y = r
There are strange notions regard
ing St Patrick, Apostle and Bishop of,
Ireland Many people still believe st.
Patrick to be a peasant boy, who came
suddenly into prominence and earned
his title by killing all deadly reptiles
in Ireland with the wave Of his hand
Shorn Of fiction, the life of st. Patrick
is one of deep interest The wise men
claim st. Patrick as a Scotchman, Eng
lishman, Frenchman. Spaniard, or
Welshman, but every son Of Erin
knows that the saint was an Irish
man. st. Patrick was of the Irish
royal blood, and to show that he was
not of any other nationality let us ex-
anime his ancestry. His father was
Calphurnius, a deacon, son of Potitus,
priest in the Roman Catholic church.
His mother was Conchessa, near rel
alive to st. Martin Of Tours. Potitus
was son Of Odais. son Of Connudh; son
of Leobqt; son Of Mere; son of Oda,
son of Ore, son Of Muric, son of Ore,
son Of Leo, son Of Maxine, son of 9th
rag, son of Emiede, son OF Fuse, son
of Piliste, son Of Pherum (Farine) i
I son OF Briottan Maol. son Of Fearghus
Lethdug, son Of Nunhaidh, 4 quo Of
the Nundians, who were descended OF
Magog, son Of Japhet Calphnrnius
was the Latinization Of the Celtic, Cal
pun the later form was Maculpum,
now MacAlpin, one Of the early royal
families in. Scotland. who came into
that country from ireland, where they
were Of the royal and noble lineage
AS q child, st. Patrick was called Sue
cat, but when he was baptized into
the Catholic faith his name was
changed to Paderic, or Patrick, which
nleans Sc obleman.',' IS So here lis our
saints name. Patrick McAlpin, who
as a boy first came into historical
prominence in Gauls then q Roman
province. u jsss S.
III. Patrick landed an IRELAND as 81
! missile nary ins 1872 A.S d. ireland at
that time was peopled BY q fierce and
tiery race of sun and idol worshipers,
~ rose priests were the Druids. They
had strange TO say, ii code ofs morals
81 stheir own and they treated women
With the greA test sconst deSat iun. They
were bsrb4rtans, fors the Romans, who
&: for !. n y eAFs hst been the con
5querors Brit ain ha d Ia acknowl
that they mol hing With the
people Of l nusvsincib ie in wSr.s
fare a,d .eotie ~
morals. which &c u rom 81 I IS red
asa It W. ;s,l g 4 4 assh /. 81 81. ss
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1903-03-13


The Eighth legislative assembly of
the State of North Dakota passed into
history Friday night, when the as
sembly adjourned sine die. There
were the usual closing scenes, and a
rush by members to get final action
on bills that were delayed until the
closing hours. Over 500 bills were in
troduced in the course OF the session.
The senate, with forty members, in
troduced nearly as many as the house
with a hundred legislators. The ap-
preparation bills for the various state
institutions and the greater number of
the other appropriations originated in
the senate. The house legislation was
largely technical and amendatory.
No particularly important legislation
was introduced or passed by either
body.
AS matter Of fact, there was little
for the legislative assembly to do aside
from the election of United States
senator and making the appropria-
tons. The former was speedily &C.
complished and the latter harmonious
ly agreed upon.
1t is not possible yet to determine
exactly all the bills that have passed
and become laws. A large number
were passed in the last few hours and
hurried to the governor before the
time limit had expired. A general idea
of the legislation may be had, how
ever, from the bills passed and sent
to the governor up to the last day of
the session. &
The legislature has appropriated
about 100000 aside from the appro-
priations that are included in the
fixed amounts. These include appro-
priations for the various state institu-
lions that are not provided for by the
fixed tax; increase Of state militia and
high school aid appropriations; $780,
600 for the building of trolley line to.
the state capitol; two-tenths of mill
for q state wolf bounty; $40, 900 for
state experimental work; $4,000 for
the ST. Louis exposition, and large
number OF minor amounts.
Id the matter of bonds the legisla-
ture has authorized bonds for the
erection OF additional buildings ct the
university at Grand Forks; state ag-
ricnltural college at Fargo; deaf
school &C Devils Lake: normal schools
at Valley City. and Mayville; addition
to the state capitol 1t Bismarck; blind
asylum Of Bathgste; scientific school
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