The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-03-23
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s A small patch Of blue eky, was vis-
'ible fora little while yesterday. It at
tractAdswide attenf1on.E
DIR and Mrs. Hodges and Mr.. and
Mrs-aMoptague Of Albany, visited over
Sunday with Dr. and M.s.J. A. Har-
per-
s-A big. cfowa assembled. .6f mprpf
nes nsw whes the Albany lmaii arriyee
at s 30. Most of the days mail ar
rives BY that route.
-Suhjact at the church OF Christ
tonight, "The Faith That Saves" In
terest continues to grow in the special,
meetings. There was one baptiz I'D at
last nights service.
Mrs. j. A. Harper entertained a.
bout-16 guests at cards Saturday eve
ning. Whist was played, at which
airs. H. s. Pernot carried off first hon..
ors. and Mrs. John Allen received the
BOBBY prize.
DIR, Cathey is able to dress and
be about the house now, and will be
able 10 be out as soon as weather con.
ditions are eentler. The blood pnis-
oning with which be has suffered for
ten days is BOW fully under control.
They are making Morris chairs Of
elegant design and flush at the Cor
Wallis Furniture factory now. Some
of the output is to be placed with To-
cal dealers, and other cf the chairs are
manufactured on orders for private
use.
The prohibition county conven-
tion will be held 10 the court house on
Thursday, March Oath at pm. Ray
ner W. Kelsey will deliver a lecture
on Local Option In the evening at the
same place. He will be ably assisted
by the W. Eugene Knox Go. Every
body invited. Admission free.
"A basketball game Satur lay was
between town and high school teams,
and was won by the school boys I'd a
score of IA to fives The latter were,
Graham, center; Ca1y and Howard,
fersards: Smith and FELTON,, guards.
The town team was, Woldt, center;
Oronise and Plitchard. + ,rwards; Wag-
goner ard Emrick, guards.
Some concern Is felt about the
condition of the cistern at the corner
of Mrs. Martha Burnett's residence.
The covering Includes over layers of
planking under which there is brick
arch. The planking is apparently bad
ly decayed, and few of the brick
seem to have fallen in. A small hole
Is observable and it is feared that the
condition may not be wholly cafe.
Chief Lane expects to effect repairs as
soon as weather conditions will permit
and meantime, vehicles go around. in
STEAD If passing over the spot.
The Spal ling land contests have
been appealed by. the Spaldlngs to the
department. of the interior. The latter
1t will be remembered, to the number
of four, filed homesteads on section
of land in the vicinity of the Coon saw
mill. Contests were presente q
against each Of the filings by resident:
of Philomath, including Henry Amber
G. W. Davis aud Mr.. Burnap. A late
decision at the Oregon City land office
was adverse to the Spaldings, ano
they have appealed the cases to the
interior department. On the advice
OF their attorneys, the Spaldings ex
pect to move at once on the land anc
remain there until the cases are final
ly decided.
! Tt 10 10 10 ho nj
tor of the Lebanon Criterion woulc
like to crawl into hole and pull the
hole In after him. It was he who, with
assumption of superior knowledge
said that religious reformers in al
ages had been the objects Of persecu
ton. He held Josh Creff1eld up as &
prosecuted and much abused man. HI
said there were things in Corvallis be
eide which Orefield and Brooks were
as pure gold to sounding brass, OF
words to that effect. It now devel
ops that Creffield, urder the cloak o.
religion, pursued life Of lust. Thir
teen husbands 10 Portland are clam
oring for vengeance and the bogus a
postle Is hunted criminal, with Ger
tain knowledge that he will go straigh
to the penitentiary fer many year
he is caught. His crimes are worst
| than that Of the rapist negroes, whit
are lynched aud burned for their vii
lany. Beside bin. Outlaw Tracy is
gentleman. Yet this Criterion man /
Josh Gre fields apologist and defend
er. Since 1t is his taste, let him con
tinue to hug Josh Creffald to hi:
bosom. and to criticise Corvallis peo
| pie for disliking the bogus saint. /
new department. in the Criterion, en-
titled the "Etbics CT Free Love" an,
presided over by josh Crefield, woult
be fitting arrangement under the cir
! cumstances.
J, In the County Court of the State of Oregon