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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-01-04
TOLD TALES.
Out of SchooI-And "Papa" Near
ly Tainted.

A couple of game wardens had
an amusing as we'll as a success
full "still hunt" over in the Big
Elk country day or two ago,
that resulted in three guilty par
ties being apprehended for shoot
ing elk, and That frightened one
man almost into spasms.
1t seems that the game ward
ems had received "nudge" that
the laws were being violated and
that not only deer but elk, the
latter now being very scarce in
this section, were being slaugh-
tered.
A certain Justice of the Peace
resides in that district where the
work was supposed to be going
on, and in some manner this
worthy gentleman got wind that
the game wardens were to invade
the suspected territory next day.
With true neighborly regard the
Justice proceeded to send his sons
forth to notify all persons of the
coming visit. The telephone
was called into use also and soor
every resident of the vicinity wa:
warned of the coming !of the off
GERS. All went we'll until the
evening OF the officers arrival
when two little daughters of the
worthy Justice happened to go tt
a neighbours to spend the night
The game wardens, as it hap
pened were tc spend the night a
this same house. Innocent o
doing mischief, the little girls de
murely informed the people a
the supper table that "the gam
wardens were coming and pap
had sent out the bows to isforn
all the neighbors of the fact"
The wardens smiled, and arm
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-01-04
Began New Year Together.

There was a pretty wedding in
this city at noon Tuesday at the
home of David Mehafey, when
Miss Alice Mehafey was united
in marriage to Walter Wells of
Polk county.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. G. H. Feese in the pres
ence of numerous relatives and
friends. The wedding march
was played by Miss Libbie Rice,
and as 1.-THE bridal party entered
the parlor they were met under
an arch OF Oregon grape, where
the impressive words were spok
en-. The bridesmaid was Miss
E1na Wells, sister of the groom,
and Carl Moreland was best mau-
The bride was very pretty in
dainty costume of white silk
and lace, with veil. Her bou-
quet was white carnations. The
decorations in the house were at.
tractive and the whole occasion
was marked by brightness and
good cheer bene6tting such ar
event.
After tempting wedding din
ner had been disposed of, the
happy couple lett on the 1;2e
train tor their new home a
Buena Vista, followed by th'
good wishes of many friends.
The bride is an esteeued youns
lady of this city, and the groom
is young man OF high charac
ter, and a member of one of Poll
lcounty's b-st families.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-01-04

Starr's Bak-ry mas secured the
services Of Dck Llewellyn, the
yondsFfuf bread maker. --89tf
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-01-04

granted this request will be deliv-
ereo from some great calamity.
Please do not break the chain.
An exact copy of the one I re-
ceived. A FRIEND.
The daily tribune., 1907-06-20

seems that different stories are told of
taking on water at Swallows. Coro-
ner Whitmore has been told that such
was not the case and that plenty of
water was taken at Pueblo to run the
engine ON to Salida. The coroner
also thinks there might have been a
defect in the water gauge which caus-
ed false register. There is always
certain amount OF precipitation
when Arkansas river water is heated,
causing Il coating. 1t might have
been that some of this sediment found
its way up to the opening of the
water gauge, clogging it and putting
the register out of commission. This
being true, the engineer might have
thought that there was plenty of
water in the boiler.
The coroner will instruct the dis
trict attorney to learn, If possible,
Just how much work Ewing has been
doing for the company and ascertain
whteher .he has been putting in too
many hours of overtime. The coro.
ner says that several instances Of this
kind have been brought to his atten.
tion in the recent past and it is prob
able that Ewing has been working
too, long at IA stretch to be in a capa-
BILE condition to take the last train
out. This, the coroner considers to
be an important point in the evidence
that is to be presented.
The inquest began at $3.50 O'Clock
this afternoon. Conductor Marsh
and Rear Brakeman G. G. Borden ar
rived on the afternoon train from Pu-
eblo. They will tell what they know
of the explosion. A. l.. Green and
A. +. Meyers, old time stationary
engineers, have also been summoned
to appear to give evidence as to the
actions of boiler with low and
plenty of water. They have both
made examinations of the wrecked
boiler and their testimony will have
some weight In reaching decision.
Conductor Marsh had narrow es.
cape from being caught in the explo.
sion. He had just left the caboost
aud was walking over the tops OF the
ears, not preceding very far, wher
the engine blew up. He was heading
for the engine and II he had left the
caboose one minute before he would
have probably been blown into eter
nifty.
The daily tribune., 1907-06-20
ewing had A
PREMON|TION OF
COMING DEATH
This is the Story Told by His
Wife to Coroner Whitmore
...WaIked the Floor
and Wrung His
Hands.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILL
INVESTIGATE The WRECK
Inquest Being Held This After
noon at Deibert's Parlors-
A. l.. Green and A. F.
Meyers Among the
Witnesses.

Thomas. w. Ewing, engineer on the
ill-fated Rio Grande freight engine
No. l140, which blew up one mile
east of the city early yesterday morn
ing, lhad presentment that some
thing fearful would happen to his en-
gine. His wife, who arrived in the
city yesterday afternoon. told Coro-
ner @. II. Whitmore that for several
nights during the last week he
has been uneasy of nights and fire.
quently walked the floor, wringiug
his hands and uttering sentences that
would indicate that his end was
near. Tuesday night he remarked to
his wife, after being called for work
by the call boy in Pueblo, that he
wished he did not have to go as he
had premonition that something
was to go wrong with the engine.
AAC tOoh eiit out anu Was
two hours afterward.
The body of Engineer Ewing will
be shipped to PUEBLO ON train No. 10
tomorrow Masonic services are to be
held here and an escort will ac-
company the body. He was member
of the Pueblo lodge No. 30, b. p. o.
Elks who will receive the body in
that city. The bodies of O'Brien
and Gooch were shipped down last
evening.
In speaking of the disaster this
forenoon, Coroner Whitmore says he
| is satisfied that low water in the boil
J er is responsible for the blow-up II
The daily tribune., 1907-06-20
SACRIFICE
SHOE SALE

HHERE ARE SCORES or PEOPLE IN
u THIS PLACE WHO WOULD APPRE-
cIATE NICE, UP-To-DATE TAN Shoes
If THEY COULD BUY THEM AT A SMALL
PRICE,
We TAKE THIS MEANS OF INFORM
ING THEM THAT We ARE SELLING A
FULL LINE OF MEMS. LADIES', BOYS
AND cHILDRENS TAN Shoes AT 25
PER CENT. OFF OF REGULAR PRICES
THESE Shoes ARE ALL THIS SEASONS
GOODS AND ARE UP-To-DATE IN EVERY
WAY, BUT We ARE oVERSTocKED ON
THEM AND ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU
OUR PROFITS RATHER THAN CARRY
THEM OVER ANOTHER SEASON.
THIS is THE TIME FOR TAN Shoes,
AND THERE is No SHOE MORE STYLISH
AND IN BETTER TASTE THAN TANS
THIS YEAR
Boston Dry Goods and Clothing %.
H., S. AND M. CLOTHING
The daily tribune., 1907-06-20

GET THE KEYS-Charles God
ley, farming ON II part Of the Fancher
ranch on Upper Beaver creek, Inns
taken to locking the gates on the road
way as precautionary measure to
protecting his cattle and alfalfa
ranges. Some careless persons havc
been In the habit Of leaving the
gates open. Cattle then go through
the gates and damage tho growing
crops. Cooley has placed pallock
on tho gate, but responsible parties
may get tho key to open the lo,k at
his house, which Is ncross the road
from the FRncher domIcilc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06
THE COMING CHANGES.

For weeks there has been too much dry and drying heat, and for the last few days there has been too much and irrelevant humidity. In the good old days when things weren't pleasant they used to take it out in singing This world Is not our home" and being glad that 1t wasn't Now there Is so much popular uncer- tainty about where home really is that the thing most recommended is to wait for change. It will certainly come, and though we must expect rain and even snow on the coast the humid dog days and cat nights will soon be over. According to the AL manac they ought to be over to-day.
 Let us therefore press with vigor on, The golden glory of the autumnal days is just ahead and Indian Sum- mer waits to gild the melancholy of the dying year. Then will heave in sight the snow-shovel and the coal bod, badges not of servitude, but of noble devotion to duty. And speak ing of them, Hurrah for next Spring!
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06
4 GOOD BEGINNTNG.

Nature-stories being in order, it is interesting to notice that when Judge s. W. Hager, the Democratic nominee for Governor of Kentucky, got off the train at Louisa in that State the oth- CT day big white rooster perched on a fence near the depot crowed en- Enthusiastically. Judge Hager was so impressed that with hat in hand he bowed his thanks to the discerning and discriminating animal,
 We hope to hear more of that roos- ter, and as time goes on we hope to see other animals get actively into politics, They say there is a great field in politics for foxes, snakes and all the burrowing animals Let them join the ranks and become active. If they do we may find that what is call ed Nature-faking is only half the truth. The white rooster of pure Ken lucky Democracy is good beginning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06
IN Arr1rupE OF DIGNITY.

An interview which appeared in the columns of The Journal and Courier yesterday morning quoted United States Senator Frank Brandegee of this State to this effect apropos of the approaching competition between Congressman Lilley and Lieutenant Governor Lake for the Republican nomination for governor:
 My position is, and will be strict ly neutral one. I have told both Mir Lilley and MT. Lake that I will not, in any way, interfere in the contest l do not think I should interfere, The Republicans of the State elected me to be one of the representatives of the State in the United States Senate, and the people expect that l shall attend to my duties as senator"
 Manly words spoken in manly fashion. The office of Senator of the United States is too dignifed an office, too highly polished as an honor to permit it's incumbent to play politics in State affairs. It has been the proud boast of the State of Connecticut that it's senators saw fit to serve the people who had elevated them to lofty posi- ton rather than play the game as Pennsylvania played 1t. That boast should not be weakened in the house of its friends.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06
DRYER.

A roller skater gathers no moss, but his shins are likely to get barked.- Chicago News.
 Ever surrounded by wclves?"
 "No; but I know the sensation. I used to open the diningroom doors at a summer hotel" ,"-Loiusville Courier Journal
 Paddock-"M Marks now hes system for playing the races"
 Playter-'How does it work?"
 Paddock Perfectly. Any day before going to the track he knows to cent the most he can possibly lose. Puck.
 'fNow, Johnnie," asked his teacher, "when you go to the country in sum- mer, what animals do you see rowing about?"
 ''Boarders," was the prompt reply Judge.
 'tAmong the Quakers, ''said Miss Wise, T believe the men wear their hats in church."
 "How ridiculousl" exclaimed Miss Gidday. "As if any one could possibly |be interested in mems hats. "-Phila- Idelphia Press
 Little Elsie was crying as if in pain.
 'FWhat is the matter, dear2" queried her grandmother. Did you meet with an acoident?"
 ''N-no. grandmal" sobbed Elsie; ''it w-wasn't an accident! M-nramma did 1t Oh p-purpose!"- -FTarper's Weekly.
 Sweet Young Thing-''I suppose. MT. oldhead, that you are sometimes af- fiicted with writer's cramp?"
 Oldhead (novelisD- yes, my dear; very often."
 s. Y. T.-'Wnat do you do for it, Mir. oldhead?"
 oldhead-"oh, put up my watch, or negotiate small loan from some of the boys."-Toledo Blade.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06
SOME CHEERFUL PREDICTING.

Not so very long ago wise men were saying that there would be no more panlcs in this country because the machinery of finance had been so in- proved that it would prevent them. But the wise men are not quite as sure as they were about the power and efficacy of the machinery of f. nance.
 Now arises a wise farmer, Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agricul- ture, and says that there will be no more serious crop failures in the United States, The farmers are de- pending less and less on luck in their efforts to produce large yields of ce- reals. Like the men in every kind of manufacturing industry, the produc- CTS of farms products have come to depend on science. To-day thousands who used to scorn "book farmers" l for making use of the principles of chemistry have become scientific far mers themselves and are proud to ac- knowledge 1t. These farmers have be- come scientists in part as a result of the general dissemination of practical Information in bulletins by the United States department of agriculture. Many of them, have taken regular col- lege courses. For there are sixty three institutions of learning in this country which get the benefits of the land-grant act of 1862 and other leg
 sslation to foster agricultural training.
 In twenty-one States, like Illinois and Wisconsin, the agricultural colleges are departments of the State univer- stiles. Many United States agricultural
 experiment stations have been estab- lished in connection with the agricul- tural colleges. In 1906 the number of Istudents taking four-year college
 courses in agriculture was 2,779. This humber was, however, only fraction
 of the total of 63,471 students attend ing the land-grant colleges and ex- lperiment stations during the year
 Among these thousands were many
 "oid hands" at farming, men who had
 had years of practical experience in
 raising crops, but who felt the need
 of scientific training to supplement | their knowledge.
 And so forth and so on, All very en-
 couraging and plausible, but there
 may yet be some very lean years in
 the United States. Nature has a way
 of teaching Man his inadequacy
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06
OUR CONTEMPORARIES. Hard Plight of n Massachusetts Gard. emer.
tBoston Transcript.)

(Boston Transcript)
 One day this week Ludlow man named Sikes shot deer that he found helping itself to the vegetables in his garden. The case was Investigated by the game warden, and, as a result, Mir Sikes must appear in court This seems, to be the first test case under the amendment to the law protecting the deer of the State which was adopt cd last winter. The farmers were able to convince the legislature that they should have better protection for their crops than the law was giving them. It was therefore so altered that none of It's provisions should prevent "a far ner or other person from chasing, wounding, or killing, by use of a shot gun, any deer found injuring or destroy ing any crop or fruit tree upon oulti- vated land owned or occupied by him. But for doing this he must forfeit Q hundred dollars, "unless he shall in writing under his signature, report such Killing forthwith to the clerk of the city or town in which the deer was killed" Very likely the Ludlow man failed to observe all of these condi- tions. He might have used q rifle in- stead of shotgun, and he might have neglected to file a detailed report of the affair with the town authorities. Farmers are not much given to the ob- servance of red tape. They probably all understand in a general way that they have permission to shoot deer that are despoiiing their crops, but it will take a few court cases to make them comprehend all the phases of the law. The drought has not left much of the gardens, and if MT. Sikes has to pay o ba nf supposed right his vegetables will come high this year
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06

Its merit consists in it's being thought ful conclusions of men who have not been without experience in matters pertaining to government and whose knowledge of public men is by no means limited. Their aim is not to boss the State of Connecticut but to fight in the ranks with the rulers of the constitution, the voters of the State. "No matter" they say, "how long it takes, one campaign or ten, we believe it is along this line that We ought to agitate." Such men are not to be sneered at for unless we are mistaken they are to be reckoned with as sword of righteousness.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06
The Man Who rallied.

When he got twenty dollars per his
 wife was always sad Because she couldn't have such hats as
 Mrs. Pritchard had; If you" she used to say, possessed
 such great ability As MT. Pritchard has how proud and
 happy I should be! Just think how well we might ap-
 pear
 If you got forty dollars, dear They say that he gets that week.
 It's hopeless, though, fear.' When he got fifty dollars per his wife
 was always glum;. They had to strain and scheme to
 make ends meet with such a sum! Instead of cheering him sometimes with
 words of decent praise Her constant banter was, Why don't
 you try to get raiser" At length, when he got eighty-five, Twas necessary still to strive He still was in the harness, she was
 still on hand to drive When he got twenty thousand per his
 wife was always. blue, If you had millions,' she would say, T
 might nave pleasures, too; Look at the Founders and the Spinks,
 what splendors they possess! It's useless, though, to hope that you
 will ever win successl' She scclded every day because He wasn't richer than he was; She seldom smiled, and heavy lines ap-
 peared around her jaws. He sometimes in his fancy saw her as \. merry maid The girl with whom in wonderland he
 had serenely strayed; He heard her sweetly say his love was
 all in all to her As she agreed to manage on his twenty
 dollars per;
 But neer did Fancy serve him thus That she came not to fret and fuss Because he had so sadly failed, poor
 unambitious oussl
 Chicago Record Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06
NOT HEAVEN, BUT YERE GOOD.

Queer how some people think they see some things. pr. David Blaustein, who often sees straight, said before the New York School of Philanthro- py ITO the Jew America has proved disappointment" and free educa- tion is a curse" It Is not at all sur prising that these statements have called forth protest And no more ef- fective protest has shown itself than that made by young woman who came to this country as a child and has been educated in the public schools of New York city. She writes: We are family of seven. Father and mother worked hard when they came here, and could spend little, because every possible cent had to be put away
 to help the others of the family come over. Pretty soon mother did not have to go out to work and when my brothers were old enough to work we soon went to better home. The girls are still at school and father says we can all stay until we finish. I know that we are all very happy, and our
 parents often say that we would nev- CT have been so well off in their old home. So where is the disappoint-
 ment? When our relatives came from
 Russia and saw how we lived and
 saw what standing we had in school they would not have turned back even
 if they had heard Dr. BIaustein say
 that the country is disappointment
 and that the free education which we
 receive here is a curse. How many of
 those who have been disappointed"
 could be induced to return to Russia :?
 The test indicated by this young
 woman would, if 1t were applied, re-
 suit, we suppose, just about as she
 thinks it would. This country isn't
 Heaven, though 1t often seems so to
 "the oppressed" of other nations, but 1 1t is the best country on the face of
 the rolling globe.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06
THE PRODUCTIVITY ONES.

It Is estimated that it has cost this benevolent and beneficent country $4OO, 100000 to acquire and hold the Philippines.
 Coineident with this estimate re- vival of what used to be called anti imperialism is noticeable. A good many sensible and prudent people are getting tired of the Philippine business. They know that the white man was and Is destined to be a bur den-bearer, and they know that the white man in this case Is strong enough to bear the burden without breaking down But they don't quite see why he should make such a pack horse of himself for reasons which don't look as attraetively sentimental as they used to look when we were
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06
A Dash of Common Sense.
Washington, (Ind.) fIerald,)

wv WdSuluBlOls Nluu.J I1eIhAU,J
 It does not follow that because a township or county cuts out the open saloons that the consumption of beer and whisky ceases. With local prohibition in effect Gin effect on pa- per) at Petersburg, beer was shipped in there by the carload, and one might see ten drunken men. in Petersburg where there Is no saloon, where one could be found in Washington with thirty or thirty-flve saloons and four times the population. Bloomington has no saloons, yet we learn from the press of that city that drunkenness is common-that quantities of whisky and beer are sold Illegally A similar condition prevails in every community where the sentiment Is evenly divided on the question of the sale of liquor. Local prohibition may operate success fully where the community sentiment Is largely in excess of the saloon senti- ment, but not elsewhere The new blind tiger law has given some re- lief in many places, but 1t is out of the question to enforce rigidly sumptuary laws where the margin insisting on such enforcement Is narrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06

new in the colonial business. They would be glad to see the burden hon. orably and wisely dropped If 1t can be. Of course they still want the little brown brothers to be thoroughly cfv- ilized and go to Heaven, but they don't feel quite so definitely appointed to do all the good work and pay all the good. money as they did at one time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06

South. But for the negro and the necessity for controlling him there Nor do the southern whites take any prohibitory medicine for themselves. Their sideboards are kept well stocked; they have clubs in which liquors are dispensed, and their social habits are unchanged. The traveller in the South but he will be at no loss to get liquid refreshments.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06

over $S0,OOo,OOO. The net profits of the clearing house banks amounted to nearly twelve per cent on the total capital and surplus of these banks, Of to over nineteen per cent. on the paid-up capital only, The Bank of England paid nine per cent. in divi- dends during 1906, and Martins Bank paid eight per cent, but the dividends of fifteen other leading London banks ranged from eleven to twenty per cent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06

Edwin Anthony, in an article pub- lished in the Chess Players Chronicle, computed approximately that the number of ways of playing only the first ten moves on each side is l69,- 518,S29, 100, 0,544, GOO, 900, 0o0,0 ,0Oo,0O0.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06

The London statlst, in a review of the profits of the London clearing house banks during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1907, shows that with an employment of sg,sOO,oOO,OOO of funds the banks made net earnings of $65, 900. .00O, out of which they paid in interest to depositors SS5,25O, 900, leaving a net profit of $31, GOO, and enabling the banks to pay in dividends
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-06
Prohibition In the South.

The southern whites have always been hospitahle in their social life. The southern household always has it's sideboard. There is little of the so- called temperance sentiment in the