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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 75c; blue
stem, S0@Slc; valley, 79@SOc.
Barley-Feed, $40 per ton; brewing,
$2O@2O.5O; rolled, $21.
Flour-Valley, $3.75@3.s5 per, bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $3.90@4.1O;
clears, $3.55@3.75; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.2O@4.50; graham, 1915;
whole wheat, $4; rye -four, $4.5O@
4.75.
Millstuffs - Bran, $18@1S.5O pei
ton; middlings, $26; shorts, $19.50@
20; chop, SIS; linseed, dairy food, $40.
Hay Timothy, $15@16 per ton
clover, $12@13; grain, $12@1S; cheat,
$12@13.
Butter-Sweet cream butter, 321ac
per pound; fancy creamery, SOC; choice
creamery, 25027 &c; dairy, 2O@22 1ac;
store, l2@14c.
Butter Fat-Sweet cream, 3lc; sour
cream. 29c.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 11H@
12c per pound; springs, small, 13@14c
hens, 12@121ac; turkeys, live, 15@
16c; dressed, ls@2oc; ducks, ss@9
per dozen; geese, live, Sc per pound.
Cheese - Full cream, twins, lac;
Young America, 15c.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 26c per dozen.
Notwithstanding, Soc per sack
carrots, soc; beets, 81; parsnips, 81;
parsley, per dozen, 25c; tomatoes,
$1.5O@2 per crate; celery, 65@75c per
dozen; pumkpins, 1c per pound; on
ions, Yellow Danvers, 81. 35@1 so per
sack.
Honey-s3@3.50 per case.
Potatoes-Fancy, 75@sOc per sack
common, 60@75c; sweets, 21c in
sacks; 2Ac in crates.
Apples-Fancy Baldwins and Spitz-
enberrgs, $3.50. per box; cooking, 75c
@$1.
=. Hops-Choice, 27@2sc per pound
prime, 25c; medium, 24c.
Wool - Valley, 17@1Sc; Eastern
Oregon, 12@15cc; mohair, 32@35c.
Beef-Dressed, 6@7Ac per pound.
Mutton-Dressed, 6@71sc; lambs,
TIC.
veal-Dressed, small, s@9c; large,
5@6hc.
Pork-Dressed, 6k@7c.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
PLAN FOR GOOD ROADS.
Liun Supervisors VIII Work Together
on q Common Plan.

Albany-Pursuant to the call of
Judge Palmer, the road supervisors OF
the county met with the county court,
now in session, and the question OF
general road improvement was dis
cussed in all its phases. The discus
sion was perfectly informal, and the
methods in use in the various districts
of the county were compared, both as
to amounts of money expended and re-
suits obtained. There were 27 road
supervisors present, being all the sup
-ervisors in the county except one. The
members of the court and two road
masters were also present.
As result OF the meeting uniform
system of road building and improve
ment was adopted for use all over the
county. The grades will be of a uni
form width, the gravel covering of uni
form depth, etc. More money will be
expended on road improvement than in
years gone by. Linn county has re-
-ceived from the state this year moneys
to the amount of So, 146, representing
this county's share of the moneys re-
ceived by the state of Oregon from the
sale of government lands. 1t has been
decided to devote this money to the i'm
provement of the public roads in Linn
county. The money will be expended
in those districts which are willing to
help themselves.
Every district will be given $75 of
this money at the start, provided the
district contributes like sum. In
this way it is thought the people of
every district will be encouraged to
spend some time and money in the
improvement of their roads, and that
gradually an interest will be aroused
in the good roads movement which will
result in passable highways over the
entire county.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Lincoln and the Dying Soldier Boy

Lincoln and the Dying Soldier Boy.
One day in May, 1868, while the great
war was raging between the North and
the South. President Lincoln paid visit
to one of the military hospitals, says an
exchange. He had spoken many cheer
ing words of sympathy to the wounded
as he proceeded through the various
wards, and now he was at the bedside
of Vermont boy about sixteen years of
age, who lay there mortally wounded.
Taking the dying boys thin, white
hands in his own, the President said, in
a tender tone, "Well, my poor boy, what
can l do for you?
The young man looked up into the
Presidents kindly face and asked:
won't you write to my mother for me?"
THAT l WILL" answered Mr.. Lincoln;
and calling for a pen, ink and paper, he
seated himself by the side Of the bed
and wrote from the boys dictation. It
was long letter, but the President be-
trayed no signs of WEAKNESS. When it
was finished, he rose, saying: Il will
post this as soon as 1 get back to my
office Now is there anything else 1 can
do for you?'
The boy looked up appealingly to the
President.
won't you stay with me?" he asked.
81 do want to hold on to your hand.'
Mr.. Lincoln at once perceived the lads
meaning. The appeal was too strong for
him to resist SO he sat down by his side
and took hold Of his hand. For two
hours the President sat there patiently,
as though he had been the boys father.
When the end came he bent over and
folded the boys thin hands over his
breast, AS he did SO, he burst into tears:
and when, soon afterward, he left the
hospital, they were still streaming down
his cheeks.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Urges China to Join japan.

London, Feb. S.-"Yuan Shi Kai
(the commander of the Chinese imper-
ial army and navy and the vice presi-
dent of the war board have memorial
lied the throne, urgently insisting up
on an offensive and defensive alliance
with Japan to regain Manchuria," ca
bles the Shanghai correspondent of the
LondoGn lobe. 1.-THE memorials" the
correspondent adds, maintain that
the Japanese are better prepared for
war than the Russians
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Strike Big Ledge of Cinnabar.

Cottage Grove-Three pioneer pros
pectors of Bohemia, Ed jerks, Ben
Curry and George Kerns, while out
from Bohemia for vacation, heard of
large ledge of some character up
Mosby creek, some five miles east of
here. Upon investigation they discov-
cred strong and we'll defined ledge of
cinnabar They began at once to run
a surface crosscut and so far found the
ledge to be so feet in width and from
the paintings show good prospect of
quicksilver, and some native quicksil-
yer can be seen in the ore.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Enter Large Body of Base Ore.

Cottage Grove-The Vesuvius min
ing company, of Bohemia, reports that
an immense body of ore has just been
entered in the lower working tunnel.
The ore body is several feet wide and
of base character, carrying copper,
lead and iron. This tunnel is in 16O
feet, and when he proper distance is
attained will top this property at a
vertical depth of 100 feet from the
apex of the mountain. The Vesuvius
property has several thousand feet of
tunnels, consisting of drifts and up
raises above this level.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Creamery for La 0rande i.

La Grande-Arrangemen have been
perfected for creamery in La Grande,
which will be in operation about the
middle of March The machinery has
been sent for and car load will arrive
here March l. Harper & Smith, who
are so successfully operating creameries
at the Cove and at Union, are the pro-
moters of the enterprise here, and will
run it under the name of Harper,
Smith & Co. In recent partial can
vass Mr.. Harper was able to secure the
product of $50 COWS, and the number
will be greatly increased when the
creamery is started. The business
men and the farmers are encouraging
the Droiect
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Wood Is No Cheaper.

Pendleton - Notwithstanding that
there is good supply of wood on hand,
prices remain the same as they were
when the cry went up last fall that
there would be scarcity. The best
quality of wood is still selling at 81
per cord, the price which prevailed
early in the season. Wood has been
at higher price this season than for a
number of years, although more coal
has been used this winter than ever be-
fore
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Look to the Rogue River,

jacksonville - Indications are that
the year 1904 will witness the largest
immigration ever known to the Rogue
river valley. More immigrants have
come in this winter than is usual for
the time of the year and houses are in
demand in every town in the valley.
The jacksonville board of trade, as a
result of some judicious advertising, is
in receipt of large number of letters
of inquiry, letters coming from almost
every state of the union.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Big Nuggets are Common.

Grants Pass-The Grants Pass bank
ing and trust company received this
week from the Oscar creek mines a
handsome bunch of nuggets, the largest
of which weighs nearly $40. This is
not the same $40 piece that was found
last week. Nuggets of this size are
found so frequently on Oscar creek that
their discovery causes little comment.
A number of other handsome pieces
ranging in value from SIS down are in
cluded in the collection.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
America to Keep Fleet Away,

Washignton, Feb. SIN case of a
Japanese Russian war, the fighting
ships of the Asiatic feet will be kept
away from the scene of hotsilitIes and
every care will be taken to observe good
sea manners. That the American
navy, however, may not be without
observers of what will be the greatest
naval struggle of modern times. it is
possible several of the smaller ships of
the fleet will be detailed to 60 north
ward with competent officers, who will
be detailed to act as official observers
of this government.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Biggest Spruce on Earth.

Astoria-W. S. Linkhart, of Neha-
lem City, has discovered what is be-
lieved to be the largest spruce tree in
the world. The monster tree is locat-
ed in Gods valley, on the south fork
of the Nehalem river, about II miles
from Nehalem City. The tree meas
ures 81 feet in diameter and 63 feet in
circumference. Its height was not
measured, but Linkhart expresses the
belief that it is easily monarch of the
northern forests in this respect as well
as in others. Gods valley is the loca-
tion of the largest trees ever discovered
in Northwestern Oregon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
- Cattle Deal at Pendleton.

Pendleton-Max Jackson, a promi-
nent cattle man of North Yakima, has
just closed deal W ith Receiver Taylor
for G. B. Wade's cattle aggregating
nearly 700. He pays an average price
of about $16 per head, making the deal
one of about $40, 900. It is the largest
cattle transaction made here in years.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12

cago, aged u. Mr..
Beckwith's father
was one of the
pioneers Of Illinois,
having helped to
found the town Of
Danville in 1919.
Y ng Beckwith
studied law under
Ward Fl. Lamon.
who was marshal Of
the District of Co
lumbia during Lin
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12

ton. He was a close friend of Lincoln
and later became his resident partner at
Danville, while Lincoln was a circuit
lawyer.
president of the State Historical Society
He was compelled to resign in the latter
year on account of illness. He left
widow and two sons.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Buried Under Volcano Ashes.

Amsterdam, Feb. S.-The latest dis
patches received from the Dutch East
Indies, reporting the eruption of the
volcano of Merapi, in the island of
Java, say IL persons were burned to
death, and that 20 we're severely in
jured. The eruption was accompanied
by showers of red-hot Goals.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Unnoticed. D..

UnnOt1Ced.
"You say you saw my sister at q
recent wedding"
Eyes. 1t wasn't very long ago"
"But I don't remember that she
mentioned seeing you"
Every likely. was only the
m."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Coming Events.

Oregon Christian Endeavor conven-
tion, Pendleton, February 1922.
College oratorical contest, Pacific
university, Forest Grove, March Is.
Dog show, Portland, April 1923.
State convention, Knights of the
Maccabees, Portland, March %.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
LINCOLN'S LAW PARTNER.

Hiram w. Beckwith, from 1855 to
1861 partner of Abraham Lincoln, died
recently at St. Luke's hospital in Chi
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-15

opponents grudge the fifty millions
paid for the Panama Canal? Do they
intend to cut down on the pensions
to the veterans of the Civil war? Do
they intend to put stop to the irri-
CATION policy? or to the permanent
census bureau? or to immigration In
spection? Do they intend to abolish
rural free delivery Do they intend
to cut down the navy? or the Alaskan
telegraph system? Do they intend to
dismantle our coast fortifications9 If
there is to be real and substantial
cutting down in National expendi-
lures it must he In such matters MS
these The Department OF Agricul-
ture has done service of incalcuiable
value to the farmers OF this country
in many different lines. Do our oppo-
nents wish to cut down the money
for this service7 They can do II only
by destroying the usefulness of the
| service itself
The Philippine question is treated
at considerable length and attention
is called to the fact that Democratic
promises as to these possessions are
vague and hard to interpret. Tho
| President says: I'VE have treated
the power we have gained as a sol
emn obligation and have used 1t in
| the interest OF humanity. We did not
| take the Philippines at will and we
canot put them aside at will -
80 We make our appeal to no
class and no section. but to all good
citizens. in whatever part of the land
| they dwell. and whatever may be
their occupation or worldly condition
We have striven both for civic right
eousness and for national greatness
hands will be upheld by all who feel
| love of country and trust In the up
lifting OF mankind We stand for en-
| forcement of the law and for obe
dience to the law; our Government Is
government of orderly liberty equal
ly alien to tyranny and to anarchy :
vance OF the law, alike by the people
and by the public servants We hold
ever before us as the all-important
end OF policy and administration the
reign of peace at home and through
out the world; of peace, which comes
only by doing Justice.
Faithfully yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-15

slams are quartered about Mukden.
are in danger of starving huropstA.n
reports considerable force OF japan
ese we're seen forty kilometers soutn
Of Mukden.
81, PETERSBURG, Sept. 1S.-ku-
,onntkiu reports that the japanese
,re concentrating at Yuan Pudzs.
soptb Of Mukden. General stan denies
the. report that LineYitch Is advahc-
ing from yladivostock toward ho'e.
In ont off the Japanese line. the ~
nor, reached London this morning
thar General Sasoalitch and foroo "
three thousand were captured " u
MED by theofcials.
The report that Admiral Ukptom-
ski. has been shot. following the Or
| der of the Car owing to disobedience,
is denied. however. he wfn he recall
ed
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 13.-Tht
Lena Is still anchored In the harbor.
It Is not known what the vessel in.
tends to do The Japanese consul Ii
| waiting move by the United States
| The Russian Consul continues to be
silent
WASHINGTON. Sept I3.--It is au-
J toritively announced by the State
| Department. that the Lena, In San
Francisco. really needs repairs. which
| require about six weeks time. and
| that she will be given time to make
| her sea-worthy.
LONDON. Sept. 13.-Dispatches to
.
ld's headquarters. states that skirm-
ishcs between the Russian and Jap
| anese advance guards occurring fire.
qucntly Though troops are worn out
a general battle is expected.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Sept. 13.-
| Inspection Of the Lena's boilers, un-
| der the direction of Collector of Port.
| Stratton was began this morning.
| After inspection the Collector decided
! whether to grant an advance in the
| time OF departure.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 13-Re-
| liable reports have been received
here to the effect that the Chinese
troops are concentrating In the Valley
of the Lao river. causing much con-
| cern. The Gazette prints the follow
| Ing in regard to reported mobiliza-
| ton:
"It is probable that the Chinese
government will formally propose to
under guard and administer the ter
| ritory in Manchurla actually occupied
\ by the Japanese. To this the Japanese
will undoubtedly acquisece. as 1t will
relieve the japanese of guarding her
lines of communication. In other
words the Chinese troops will become
auxiliarles of the Japanese and the
Japanese army thus will be relieved
of the necessity of protecting Its lines
stores and land transports. will be set
free. a!i OF the Japanese forces to op-
1 trate against Russia. China would
thus become the actual ally OF Japan.
II the report is confirmed not only
Russia but all other powers must in
terfere to show China what neutral
| ity actually means"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-09-15
TELEGRAPHiC NEWS

TOPEKA. Kan. Sept. 12@Romaine
the Kansas convict whose sensational
confession, about the dynamite out
RACES In the Cripple Creek district,
created much coment here and In
Colorado. Is much exercised today,
when shown a dispatch from La
Junta saying that he was in that town
on the night of the Independence ex-
ploslon. He said: Il was not In La
Junta on June sixth. | was there three
years ago, under the name OF White.
| will spring something yet that will
make them open their eyes. They
think they have me blufed. see
statements that | made this confess
sion because | sought notoriety. No
one wished to escape from notoriety
more than | did. The simple fact is
went to the Cripple Creek district
rs strike breaker but got In with
the union fellows and Joined the un-
ion. | will not say why | made the
confession. but | had the best of rea-
sons for doing so.'
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. H.
Two bodies were recovered this morn
ing of the eight that perished In the
accident last night The steamer Co
lumbia on It's way from Mississippi
to Bristol, crashed into q steam
steam launch containing twelve peo-
pie. Only four OF them were rescued.
The night was dark and the launch
crossed In front of the big Columbia
which cut the little thing in two. The
drowned are Joseph ortesque, Wade
rudey, Thomas Duffey. Thomas Cor
vesier. Anna Young. Mr. and Mrs.
| pfeimer and Engineer Briggs The
party was out on pleasure trip.
DAVENPORT, Iowa. Sept. 13.-
Robbers got on the train at Musca-
tine. hiding In the water closet. and
confederates build a fire along the
track when the train passed, the rob
bers pulled the bell cord stopping the
train. Authorities now say that only
cheap jewelry was secured. They are
being chased toward Wapella.
DAVENPORT. Iowa, Sept. l3.-One
hundred well armed men are search
ing Tor the men who held up the Rock
island train early today, dynamiting
the express car. securing between
Ath anu iNtHly tHousduu uDllHTB. hOD-
bers made good their escape on an
engine, abandoning 1t near Columbus
Junction The men have been en-
camped across the Mississippi from
Muscatine for the past four days.
Good description have been given OF
them.
DAVENPORT, Iowa, Sept l3.-Af-
ter running through Let's at terri
BILE speed, the train robbers abandon
ed the car near the river. Abandoned
money sacks were strewn along the
way indicating that the ROBBERS have
made large haul. There were i've in
the gang
SARATOGA, N. Y. Seut. l3.-The
gobernatorial fight OF New York still
Is in question. Lieutenant Governor.
Higgins, however. seems to have q
rosy outlook. Woodruff is still barely
,n the running.
OURAY, Colo. Sept 13.--Ouray's
Republican delegation to the state
convention is for Peabody. It II ex-
pected that the Democratic conven-
ton Will Instruct for Chas. ], Hurhes
Tor governor.
DENVER. Colo. Sept. l3.-rhs
State Republican Committee meeting
this morning TO consider the contest
in Ouray County. Both the Wolcott
and anti-Wolcott have sent delsgatea,
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-24
WAS WALKING LEAD MINE.
Illinois lIan Tells Startling Stories
Of His Adventure During
tho Civil War.

The man who saved the union lives
in Chicago He bears innumerable
scars on his body, and is the hero of
manyahair-breadth escapes. Each re-
curing date, every battle, skirmish or
accidental discharge of firearms dur
ing the war is the anniversary of the
day on which he was shot, either
through the head or body. i.
In this way he saved the lives of
thousands of soldiers who otherwise
would have been killed. The business
of his life in those stirring times was
stopping bullets intended for other
people, and he got no thanks for it,
either. With sublime disregard for
his personal safety, he was always in
the front rank making a breastWorlz Of
himself. When not engaged in actual
battle he was always hustling along
several miles in advance of the army
looking for lead intended for his com
rades. His body is scared and glazed
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-24

with scars that it is utterly impossible
for him to induce perspiration even in
the hottest weather. Said he to =
Chicago Tribune Reporter:
'See these bow-legs? Got that way
from carrying rebel lead. had
caught the bulk of the bullets fired
by the confederacy, and along to-
ward the close of the war l was q
walking lead NINE The enemy had
nearly exhausted their ammunition.
and, as I was known to have tho
most of it, became valuable In fact.
jeff Davis finally offered a reward OF
$4,000 for my capture, dead or alive"
What did he want with you?"
asked a young man who had never
been in the war
''Boil me down and get the lead out
Of my system. Used as I was to
scenes of carnage and war, the thought
of being run through smelter and
nodded into bullets took the patriot
ism out Of me for little while. I
had nc particular use for the lead my
self, still, didn't want to part with
it under these circumstances
did they capture you?"
i eyes. 1t wasn't week before tho
fighting spirit got into me again, and
went out on the skirmish line One
day was about seven miles ahead Of
the army looking for Johnnies, when q
squad of rebel cavalry surrounded
me. They wasn't sure it was
me, but the fact that was 50 far
ahead Of the army and the scars on
my person, along with my warlike ap-
pearance, led them to think that
was the right man. So they attacked
me, but I pulled my saber and spitted
two men with it, and was making for
third before II was conquered. Then
they started for the rebel lines.
ION the way to camp they stopped
on a high bluff overlooking the Ten
nessee river and went off on a raid,
leaving me in charge of one soldier
and a dog. Before leaving they head
ed me up in barrel and left it stand
ing near the edge. of the bluff. BY
and by the rebel on guard went to
sleep, and thought of plan of es-
cape. Sticking my hand out through
the bunghole, I whistled softly to tbs
dog. He came smelling around, and
as soon as he got close enough I
grabbed him by the tail. He gave a
yelp and jump, upsetting the cask,
which rolled over the cliff and busted
open. 1 swan the river, and just as
I was crawling up the bank the rebel
fired two muskets at me. I got away,
taking his bullets with me-"
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-11-24

A rood deal of the money that makes
the mare 70 il invested in wild OATS