CORVALLIS DAILY GAZETTE Published every evening except Sun day. Office: 259-263 Jefferson street, corner Third street, Corvallis, Oregon. PHONE - - 210 Address all communications and make ail remittances payable to the Corval us Gazette.' In ordering changes of address, sub scribers should always give old as well as new address. SUBSCRIPTION RATES DAILY Delivered by carrier, per week. ..:..$ .15 Delivered by carrier, per month...... .50 By mail, one year, in advance 5 00 By mail, six months, in advance..... 2 50 By mail, one month, in advance .50 CORVALLIS WEEKLY GAZETTE Published Every Friday Entered at the postoffice at Corvallis, Oregon, as second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year, in advance f 2.00 Six moths, in advance 1.00 CHAS. L. SPRINGER, Editor and Publisher. HANDLING SMALL FRUITS. Prof. C. I. Lewis, of OAC, has furnished the following excellent suggestions for handling the corning crop of small fruits: The rush of the strawberry' season will soon be over and the fresh raspberries, blackberries, phenomenal berries, and logan berries will supply the market with berry fruits. At times the prices received for these fruits have been very low, generally due to several causes, such as poor cultivation, which always means hard, seedy, 6mall and sour fruit; poor methods of hand ling; and improper distribution. I will not deal with cultivation problems in this article. Suffice it to say that only with intensive cultivation and a good supply of humus can the large luscious fruits be grown. As regards methods of handling the crop BEGINS THE REASON We hold this sale for two reasons: First All summer stocks are in our way and we shall disregard all thoughts of cost or profit to clear. Second We bought fall shipments of geineral merchandise to be delivered one month earlier than usual ; these are already crowding us and we rmisi have room. Mark the Date and Mark it TERMS STRICTLY CASH considerable can be said. Let us take the red raspberry for ex ample. With proper methods this fruit can be sent as far as St. Paul and Chicago in good condition. To have fruit ship safely such a distance it should be picked in the cool of the day and only a few berries should be held in the hand at any one (time. Never expose the fruit to the hot sun. Do all the grading and packing under cover and use carriers of small capacity in transferring the fruit from the berry patch to the packing shed Keep the berries picked as fast as they s.ie mature. This will mean as soon as they will come from the vine. The red Ant werp can often be picked before it becomes real red. If one no tices overripe berries in a basket never remove thern by hand but remove with some instrument as a toothpick. Where one uses the hand the heat and the weight often destroy much of the fri it, making it worthless for shipment Raspberries can be sent quite successfully by ponv express These hold about two and one half crates and are supplied with 'an ice box on the top which is .frequently replenished but un doubtedly if we are to ship large amounts of small fruits we must install precooling . plants. In these the fruit is thoroughly chilled before placing in the car. The car also has been thor oughly chilled and packed with ice. It is found that this prac tice is really a great saving of ice and that the fruit arrives in a bright fresh condition. Blackdap raspberries are hand led in much the same way as the red raspberries, but they are not quite so soft and handle a little better. When properly grown there is a good demand for them ; in fact", the supply is not equal to the demand at the present time. In, several places th rough- The most ruthless arid phenomenal price-cutting sale of all sales SATURDAY, rices diasnea i tiroirchout tne 5tore YOUR m mam a &taua WHITE SIGNS the Northwest a splendid busi ness is being built up in drying s-rall fruits. I will take this matter up in a future article. Did you ever eat a ripe black berry? Few persons have ever done so, for the majority of the fruit that is found in our mar ket is picked while it is yet veiry hard and green and consequent ly very tart and often unattract ive. There is a fine opportunity hear every city to build up a re tail business with blackberries. To do this, allow the berries toj hang on the vines until they are full grown, thoroughly black and sweet. A basket of such fruit is in great demand. Of course, such soft-fruit will not stand long shiping but if you will ri pen your fruit thoroughly on the vines you will not need to worry about slapping. Local demand will handle all your product. There is, however, a very limited demand for a hard, tie, 50,000 sheep and nearly 3000 see-y. sour blackberry. j horses. It requires more" than " It is generally supposed that 2000 employes to care for the the loganberry is so soft that it 1 various interests. A cattle syndi will not stand shipping but such j cate offered Mrs. King . $6,200,- is not the case. For the past few weeks Portland, Seattle and Spokane have been receiving lo ganberries from California, and in the past some of our growers have sent the fruit far north as Idaho and Montana. For such long shipments, however, the fruit must be picked while still very firm. Soft loganberries ship a very short distance, but for local trade, to be eaten fresh, the berries can be allowed to ri pen fully on the vines. For jelly purposes the1 firm berries are preferred. ' Our small fruit growers need to organize more. Especially is this true in the Willamette val ley, Oregon. With proper or ganization much better prices will be realized, for better dis tribution would be insured. For the,past two years-berry growers JUNE 26 AND WILL LAST DOLLAR WILL BUY MORE During which time our regular sales force and extra help rearrange and prepare THE SALE OF ALL SALES Saturday Mo Well with Blue have persisted in overloading Portland with Friday and even late. Saturday shipments, while many other markets were prati cally short on berries. A GOOD SIZED RANCH. It is an acknowledged fact than many women are shining lights in the strenuous ranch life of the West. Mrs. Harriet King has a little realm of her own down in Southern Texas She is the sole owner and actual manager of . Santa- Gertrudis ranch, near Corpus Christi. This ranch is as large as the state of Deleware, and nearly twice as large as Rhode Island. It would hold 10 cities the size of great er New York. One may ride for 90 miles in a straight line and yet remain within the barbed wire fence which encloses every acre of Mrs. King's domain. Up- on its pastures graze 100,000 cat- 000 for Santa Gertrudis, and she laughed at their valuation and refused to consider the possibil ity of a sale. Santa Gertrudis is divided in to twelve districts, each presided over by a foreman, and he is held responsible for the conduct of the business of the territory under his jurisdiction. Mrs. King never loosens the reigns she holds over affairs TTfirinris- : ' i-iii diction not Only includes the manflwmpnt of thf rmcli Vint management ot tne rancn, out she is the political ruler of three . . . . . counties, a Congressional dlS- trint n in.limal rlicrnVf anA' tVi a ' J municipal ariairs Ol every town j -ii ,. .11 arm irillarro within r h a ei-li iia r " "v " v,i her influence. " I She keeps the ranch at a high ' , . . ii State OI productiveness irom the. ;itt TUn buuuiguiaii J uuiiiu i view.. J. Lie , , i - annual shipments from tnis NOW THAN EVER IN THE PAST g. June ram O'clock Letters MARK fee PLACE ranch vary, of course, but - it is not an uncommon thing for 10, 000 head of fat beeves to be sold by Mrs. King each year. The annual income of the ranch is between $300,000 and $400,000. TALK OF THE TOWN Daily Gazette 50 cents a month. Wood for sale. Leave orders atRob-inson-Cate Co. - 6-24-tf Some Grub Oak wood for sale. W. G. Davis. Ind. phoneI6525. 6-25-W-2t Cedar bee hives. Largest stock and best prices at O. J. Blackledge's. 6-24-tf Mrs. Florence Jones of Eastern Ore gon, who has been visiting at the home of J. H. Harris, left today for Port land. H. B. Harlan, carrier on city route No. 3, left today for Eugene to visit friends and to attend the sixth annual convention of the Oregon Letter Car riers, which meets Saturday in that city. CORVALLIS POSTOFFICE . Opens 8 a. m, closes 6 p. m. Sundays and holidays, opens 10 a. m., closes 11 a. ni. Mails Open From 7. 10 a.m, 12 m. 10 A m, 2, 5 p m 7, 10 a m, 12 m 10 a m, 5 p m Mails Clse For Portland 5:30, 10:30 am, Urn 5:30 n m Albany 5:80. 10:30 a m, 5;30 p ra Washington and 1C:3! n m, l'.':E0 Eastern states 5:30 pm California a and lC:3u a m, 5:30 points Sour ta p in Fhilumath and points West 12:30 p m Monroe 1:30,6:30 pm McMinville and We-tside points 12:15 p m Mill City and way r-o.nts 5:30 a m Philomath and Alsea 845 a m Monroe stage 2 pin Philomath stu?e 9am il:30 a m 10 a m 5pm 10 a 111 5pm NOTICE OF GUARDIAN'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Notice is hereby given that on Satur day! the 24th day ot July, 1909, at the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the front door of the county court house in the city of Corvallis, in Benton countV) state of Oregon, iwin offer for sale and sell rt public auction to ! the hignest bidder for cash in hand, all , the right, title, interest and estate of w. ' E. Dodele, in and to an undivided one .: half of. Commencing at the Northeast , corner ot the original donation land claim of Charles Allen, Claim 42 in T. 10, S. R. , ' -. . 1 . b w ot wjiiamette Meridian, and run thence North 86 degrees 45 minutes West 47.08 chains to middle of the county road. thence South 7 degrees 30 minutes West along the middle of said road 29.05 chains, thence South 86 degrees 45 minutes East 46.19 chains to the East boundary, , c , . , , , T , , line of said claim, thence North 9 degrees East 29 05 chains to place of beginning, FOR TWENTY DAYS Thi .13 tunity Of vital importance to every man and woman who can reach this store, test the quality of the goods, ask ques tions, compare it with anything offered before and then Judge for yourself what the savings mean to you will All Goods Marked in TERMS STRICTLY CASK containing 135 acres. Excepting, how ever, from this conveyance the following -two tracts of land: 8 acres deeded to John Chambers, September 16 18S5, recoided ',; m Book S, page 64, records ot Benton County, Oregon; also 50 acres conveyed to John Chambers as shown, recorded in , Book 34, page 4, records of Benton Ooun- - -ty, Oregon, the amount of land described above being 77 acres : - Said sale is made under and in pursu ance of a license and order of sale made by the county court of the state of Oregon for Benton County, on June 12th, 1909, in- , the matter of the Guardianship of W. E, Dodele, an insane person, authorizing, licensing and empowering G. S. Dodele, as guardian of said W. E Dodele, insane, to sell the above described real estate at public auction to the h ghest bidder for cash. in' hand, and to dispose of the pro- --ceeds in the manner prescribed by law. - Dated this June 25th, 1909. 'r'' " G. s. Dodele, GMrdi n of said W. E. Dodele. I'irsf Publication June 25, 1909. Last Publication July 23, 1909. , REFEREE'S SALE OF REAL PROP ERTY. In the Circuit Court for Polk County, State of Oregon, Department No 2. George C. Will, Plaintiff, vs. Mrs Otillde Wolfer, Alfred H. Will, E. U. Will, Julius J, Miller, E. G. Miller, John Will, Enoch Will, Christiana . Will Moore, Clark Will and Charles Will, Defendants: Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an order and decree duly made and en tered in the Circuit Court in the State of Oregon for Polk County on he rd day of June, 1909, in the above entitled suit appointing me as referee, and au horizing and directing me, as such, to sell the hereinafter described real property in separate tracts, parcels or Ws, or in one sale, as will be most beneficial to the par ties interested therein, and to report the proceeds of such sale and the proceedings thereof to the said Circuit Court: I will, on Thursday, July 29th, 1909, at the hour of one o'clock p. m. of said day, at the We?t door of the countv court house in the city of Corvallis. Benton County, Oregon, sell in separate tracts,, parcels or lots, or in one sale, as desired or as will be most beneficial to the parties interested therein, at public auction to the highest bidder fo cash in hand, sub ject to the approval and confirmation of the said Circuit Court, all the right, title and interest and estate which the plaintm and defendants have in and to the follow ing described real propeity, to-wit: Tract no. 3: Lots Nos. 5 and 6, Block No 1, in the original to n of Marysville, now the city of Corvallis, in Benton Countv, Oregon, as shown by the record ed plats thereof. Tract no. 4: Lots Nos 1, 2. 3, 10, 11 and 12, Block No 11, in Wilkins' Add; tion to the city of Corvallis, in Benton County, Oregon, as shown by the record ed plats thereof. Tract no. 5: Lots Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, Block No 9, Job's Addition to the city of Corvallis; Benton county, Oregon, as shown by the recorded plats thereof. Together with the tenements, Heredita ments and appurtenances thereunto be longing or in anywise appertaining there to. Dated June ai, 1909. E. G. Miller, Referee. First Publication June 25, 1909. Last Publication July 23, 1909. --if! am Saving Oppor Plain Figures