VOL. I. NO. 104 CORVALLIS; BENTON COUNTY. OREGON, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1909 PRICE FIVE CENTS TWENTY-FIVE GARS OF FINE PRUNES BEING SHIPPED FROM PAGKI NG R1T ENERYTHING AT PLANT IN SMOOTH WORKING ORDER AND FINE FRUIT IS COMING IN FROM BIG ORCHARD REGULARLY. 60 WOMEN AND DOZEN MEN MAKE LIVELY SCENE AT PLANT Interesting Facts About Preparation of Fruit for Eastern Market Prunes Packed on End, with Crease in Uniform Position Men Make Boxes at Plant, Timbers Coming in Knock-down Shape Nine Cars, 1,000 Crates to a Car, Already Shipped. Two More Today. Nine cars of prunes shipped to date, two more to go out today and from twelve to fifteen yet to be shipped was the story told this morning at the prune pack ry on First street. However, the quantity that will be shipped depends largely en weather con ditions. Add warm breezes to the hot weather of the past few days and the prunes will ripen too last to be cared for properly. In that case a lesser quantity would be shipped, it being imDossible to deliver ripe fruit to the Eastern markets in first-class condition. All the fruit going out is placed in refrigerator cars and even un der such condition ripens en route to Chicago. ! " 1 Attractive Frait"' " ": " Just now some fine looking fruit is being sent out. The prunes are of good size and color, are sorted in fair shape and pre sent a very pleasing appearance. .The prunes are packed with the pointed end up and the uneven side showing, the grooves of all . the prunes being in line. This .gives them an artistic touch and doubtless makes them more sale able. The crates contain four tin- rimmed boxes, each holding about 125 choice prunes two lay ers of. 36 each and one of 25. Each car contains 1000 crates. Inspectors keep tab on the situa tion ana see tnat the iruit is packed and boxed in fair condi tion, and Shipper W. N. Sayre is pleased with the way things are moving along at this time. Until the past few days it has been im possible to regulate the supply from the big orchard north of the city and this caused more or less inconvenience. A Busy Place Tne packing plant is a very busy place just at present Sixty girls, young women and older lames are tnere and ail are as busy as bees. They get paid by piece work and energy counts, so there is less talk and more work, To these may be added a dozen men engaged in boxing and hand linglthe fruit after it is boxed Others are making the boxes, the material 'for these coming in "knock-down" shape. The pack ery is the busiest place in returned to them. It seems that the temperance people of Curry county filed a local option elec tion in 1904, and the question was duly placed on the ballot, but no announcement, was given officially, as required by law that such an election was to be" held in the county. After the voters; had declared for prohibition the , county court issued an order ' de- claring the county dry, and "-it was so considered, and all official, acts were in conformity since that time. . In 1908 the question was again submitted to r the voters, and due notice was ub lished by the election officials that such an' election was to take place. . Again the - county voted dry, but the officials forgot to make the legal declaration, as required. $12,500 FOR PRUNES FROM 40 ACRES ENTERPRISING CONCERN OFFERS SAME TO GAZETTE-TIMES. MUST NOT BE PUBLISHED YET Press Concern Thinks Magnate is Go ing to Die and Has Loaded np for Him Should Get Harriman's Ap proval of Obituary. That it is worth while to be full of prunes is attested in the record of a40-acre orchard at North Yakima. Olson Royce Company, operating a ranch at Perker Bottom, south of Yaki ma, yesterday sold iy,y3 cases the of prime prunes to Richie & Gil- of . Topperiisji; handlers, for $12,589.80, city and the sight there inspires bert Company, the onlooker with the hope that fft u 1 lACL V 111 113 1 117 La i ai 1 I Ti i.n. I IL I . - fiitiirp I ;nrvn is tyiav nnvA a nnm- . . . . berof enterprises giving constant The. prunes were all picked, from employment to a - large number a 40-acre orchard, part of-ths of men , and women. Corvallis huge Ulson Koyce rancn, and needs payrolls and the packing over three hundred men -were plant looks the nearest to it of employed in picking and pack- anything seen here recently. SCHOOL BOARD SELLS A BLOCK mg. Aside Irom these prunes, enough spoiled fruit remained to provide hog feed and to lie on the road to keep the dust down, Last year this company ship ped but eight carloads of prunes, This year it has sent out over 30 already. - Transfers Property to J. L. for $5201.50 Sprinkle V The following real estate transfers were made during the week ending WINTER 11.18 Palace Theater Wednesday and Thursday The Two Hoyts Continue to make good. The Texas Coyboy Magician will appear in more magic, mirth and mystery, presenting Hermann's famous watch and safe trick, the inexhaustable hat and other sleights too numerous to mention. . Espanita will be, seen for the first time in the city in her famous Spanish dance. August 28: , - M. Burnap to H. L. Taylor, acres near Philomath, $10. Annie Hill to ' R. J. Davenport and wife, 165 acres north of Corvallis $10. School District No. 9 to J. L. Sprin kle, Block 22 Avery's 2nd Add., Cor vallis, $5201.50. , Geo. S. Childs (Admin.) to J. B. Wilkes, 120 acres near Alsea, $750.. ; United States to Frank L. Miller, 160 acres Kings Valley. United States to Lee' Roy Ingram, 85.15 acres near Monroe. .' J. O. Booth to Western Oregon Or chard Co., 517.47 acres noar Bellfoun- tain, $1. r; United States to Cyrus Powers, 134. 22 acres north of Corvallis. W. H.- Malone to C. C. Burch, 162. 34 acres in Alsea Valley, $4000. Marshall C. Miller to George Green, tract of land m Bl. 14 N. B. and P. Avery's Add., Corvallis, $10. Cecil Price to W. ,0. Churchill, 28.68 acres m Kings Valley, $10. FALL MILLINERY STYLES HI OBIT UARY WRITTEN lockbut it is also counting chickens before they are hatch ed, and to us seems most like robbing a grave. Doubtless the G.-T. is squeamish, but while our opinion of Edward H. is not a high one, we rather hate to be placed in the position of desiring to hear of his death. Had we $1.00 invested in his obituary, bought with the distinct under standing that it should not be used until after Mr. Harriman's death, we should ever be on the anxious seat. If the matter dragged along for a year or two and Edward failed to croak, the devil might tempt us to send mm some sort ot internal ma chine. A newspaper, a daily in a town" the size of Corvallis, must get action on every dollar it spends, and to have a grand old simoleon tied up in the pros- ...10 1 il.l pect ox a ueatn that seems no nearer than E. H.'s looks to us like a greater lottery than" the U. S. land drawing at Spokane, ALSEA CONSTABLE RESIDES TO QUIT The county, court is in session today but up to 3 o'clock no mat ter of importance had been pass ed. Judges Woodward, Smith and Hawley have discussed var ious matters informally but have taken no official action except in allowing a few bills and accept ing the resignation of H. Mc- bMERicAir PtiEss ABkxJlAw'miJormfckv-- constable - at Alsea. For genuine enterprise the following from the Amercian Press Association is certainly up to the handle" even in the breezy west. Portland, Aug. 30, 1909. ' Manager The Gazette-Times, Corvallis, Ore. Dear Sir:- E. H. Harriman, the railway mag nate, is very ill and may possibly die soon. The passing of this noted man will be worthy of more than ordinary notice, so we have in preparation a three column obituary sketch. It will contain an attractive display heading and a double column half tone portrait of Mr. Harriman. Price $1.00. - . Plates will be ready the latter part of the week, and shipment will be made with the understanding that they will fnot be used until after Mr. Harrima'ns death. v ' we snau be piessea to nave your order, for the feature. Very truly yours, GONG TO CROOK COUNTY A DOZEN C0RVALL1S1TES HAVE DECIDED TO LOCATE 600D SOIL. WATER BENEATH All the Ireland Take Up Bend, Land Near and Several Other Citizens i fly from Here Join them in Coloniz ing High Desert. Prehaps if the Daily G.-T. were really as wide-awake as it ought to be, it would send to the American Press for $1-00 worth of Harriman obituary, but in the face of the wizard's assurance that he is still good for several years we are going to chance it This thing of writing men's obituaries before they are dead maybe taking time by the fore- That gentleman said there was nothing in the job, and he in curred the ill-will of his neigh bors. He was ready to quit, and had quit, so his resignation was accepted. Families with small children find it difficult to rent houses in Corvallis. One lady recently located was refused a number of places because of the chil dren she has.' The Crook county desert land, especially that portion known as High desert, about 65 miles souteast of Bend, looks good to many Corvallis people. The fol lowing have either taken up land there already or are going at once: W. P. Ireland, Thos. Fan dett, Glen Ireland, MarkRickard, Willard Ireland, Merle Hammel, Tethrow, Frank Whittaker, Fred Ireland, Del Ireland, Ned Smith, and Hugh McFadden, These men have filed or will file on 320 acres each and home stead their ground. Patrick Stewart and some of . the others who have just return ed from there are highly pleased with that section. The soil is a. sandy loan, in a splendid little valley," and finest water may be had at a depth of thirty feet This valley is the bed of a river, and ten inches below the surface ample moisture is to be found, A small river is not so very far away and a magnificent spring is within three miles of the place Stewart selected. Pat expects to go over there this fall and re main during the winter. This Continued on page two New Motion Pictures "The Com Col lector" A series of beautiful hand-colored picturesque views. Inspiring, mysti fying. . " ; "Raised In The Country" A rollicking, good and clean comedy, "Wonderful Rose Designs" Clever"! transformation work of i Chinese conjurer. - "The Gamekeeper's Son." An exciting combination of events with a happy ending. Just a few words about the fall and winter styles in millinery. . They were never more diversified as to color and shapes. There is. in the more subdued modes, a soft blending of harmonious color, while . the striking and daring styles are not lacking in that' taste which gives to milliherv an art peculiarly its own. . " - The Magpie, Oriole and Wisteria, so onadfinitum. In modes for hair-dressing, hair orna ments, combs, barrettes, puffs, hair rolls and switches, nets, etc., the very latest are to be found here. I make a specialty of shampooing and manicur ing. . . - ' - - Mrs. H. E. Wetherla, ; LaMode Millinery Parlors. 151 Madison street. I NEW FALL 1 SUITS SET BACK FOR THE PROMS Owing to non-compliance with the statutory provisions of the local option election law, -Curry county which has been "dry" since 1904, has been declared "wet" bythe - county judge. Some $1500 in the shape of fines have been ' collected ' from the bootlegger, and it is probable that this money will have to . be CLERKS RE- T URN THIS The early closing movement which has been carried iout at Nolan's store during August has proved to be a grati fying success, not only to the clerks, who fully appreciated the extra hour each day, but to the purchasing public which favored the movement by shop ping early in the day. The clerks wish to return their sincere thanks to Nolan' & Son for their generous action in thus making the movement possible and al so to the patrons of the store for their consideration i in' the; matter of Tdoihg their shopping before the usual closing hour. We have just received our new fall line of Ladies' Suits, which are all of the newest LA VOGUE creation. These garments are known for their most correct styles. i'-.. V f . 1 ' "w V 11 1 1 ' Beautirui nitron Broadcloth auits in blacK with long semi fitting coat and beautifully trimmed in buttons with the new panel and plaited skirt. $42.50 A smart Hand Tailored Suit of olive green, handsomely trimmed with jet buttons. The coat long, semi-fitting and skirt with panel front and side plaits. $22.50 A beautiful line of strictly Hand Tailored Suits. They in all of the new fall shades and the most correct styles. . range in price from come They $20.00 to $35.00 SUIT DEPT. ON SECOND FLOOR Just the time of year for ; Sewing Machines WHITE THE , RELIABLE . ; : New STANDARD PATTERNS For September ,