Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-14
The case OF Groves VS.. Osborn
IN the supreme court was affirm ed.

The case of Groves VS.. Osborn
in the supreme court was affirm ed.
Miss Alice Mahaffey left yester-
day morning for Pc Ell. Wash, fer
a visit with her sister. Mrs. Turner
Preparations are being made for
the OAC cadets to go to Salem one
day this week and drill before the
Legislators This is great.
J. J. Cady informs us that he
knows of five or six families at
present in the East who intend to
settle In this county within the
next two months.
Attorney W. E. Yates, of this
CITY, accompanied the legislators TO
the BAY Saturday and states that
this body expressed themselves as
most favorable to OAC--rh~ir visit
here having aroused much interest /.
VIM P. Darby and son, M. S.
Darby, are moving to the place
they purchased a coup e of months
agr from D. c. Ecker, near Inavale
The Ecker farm comprises 80 acres
and Mr.. Ecker has just moved from
it to a larm he has purchased on
the east side of the Willamette in
Linn county.
Lewis Hnllen oerg arrived home
last Friday, from a business trip to
Iowa. While East Mr.. H. llenbere
experienced some pretty cool
weather and is pleased to get back
to Webfoot. Be, ond doubt many
new families will be ad ed to our
population as the result of Mr..
Hollenberg's visit.
There wils b a local teache, s
institute held next Saturday in tn.
school house, in this CITY. Loca
educs tors will take part in the dis
cussions, while Profs. T. A Haye'
and S. A, Richardson, of Albany
will have papers on certain educa
tonal topics. An interesting ant
entertaining time is promised.
Major Hardin having been tn
commanding officer at OAC fo
something more than a year, th
following dispatch from Washing.
ton, dated Feb IL, will be of in
terest: The War Department ha
been inf,rmed of the acquittal il
the court-martal case Of Majo
Edward E. Hardin, Seventh L.
f4ntry. While M jor Hardin wa
in charge of the mil tary prison O.
| Mahal' Island in the Philippine
81 prisoners scaped, killing severa
of the guards. Major Hardin wa
brought before a military court
which has acquitted him as bein
entirely nlameless in the matter.
When B. R. Thompson arrive
to open his photogra gallery. yes
terday morning. he found that som
one had pried open his cabinet {
photos at the entrance to the builc
) ing and appropriated several view
he was exhibiting. This, M
, Thompson thinks, was done som
time during Sunday night. This
one way to get a valentine. Th
? party guilty of this act evidentl
did not stop to think, or he voul
have known that he could nevt
allow his stolen views to be seel
as Mr.. Thompson is the only pc
: son with this particular negati,
3 and could readily trace the thief
this way. But one who will stoo
to anything so petty is not capab
/ of serious thought.
e Last Friday evening about Fl,
e o'clock I. P. Miller dropped dead
: his chair. Details are meager, b,
g it is learned that Mr.. Miller WI
: about go years Of age, had been
o this county but few months ar
was stopping with friend not If
g from Phiiomath. The name of tn
d friend could not be ascertaine
i It seems that he was in his usu
;. health that evening and was sittil
. by the stove when his friend we
= out to do the chores. When Il
! friend returned from his duties
: discovered that Mr.. Miller had ia
: en- forward in his chair and was I
- against the stove. Investigate
J proved that the old gentleman W
! dead. Where he was from or if
! had any relatives is not know
: The remains were inferred Sund
+ in Newton's cemetery.
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