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About The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1902)
Willamette "Valley Banking Company COBVAIXIS OREGON. Responsibility $100,000. A General Banking Business. Excbarge issued payable at all finan cial centers in United States, Canada and Europe. Principal Correspondents Portland, Seattle. San Francisco and . New York 'Canadian Bank cf Commerce Chicago First National Bank Canada Canadian Bank of Commerce Union Bank of Canada. Corvallis Times. BY B. F. IRVINK. ftfBcial Paper Benton County, OOKTALLIS, OREGON SEPT. 2", 1903. NOW AND THEN "Xivestock Prices Something About Them Now and in the Past. Fat hogs, weighing 175 pounds . and upwards, continue to be quot ed by local buyers at six cents per pound on foot. Smaller hogs bring five and a half and five and three quarters. Though hogs are scarce, ..' the excellence of the prices is a " surprise to both buyers and grow- ers. At such figures, hogs are be lieved by many to be the best pro ' perty ona farm, especially when wheat for feeding purposes rules so iigh. Beef steers are quoted at three cents, with a slightly better figure for prime stuff. Mutton rules at about two and a quarter. Figuresof the past five years in Portland market are interesting. The Ru ral Spirit publishes a table on the subject, from which the following figures are taken. . The prices are for the month of September: Prime steers, 1902, $3.75 to $4. 00; 1901, $3.75 to $4.00; 1900, $4.00; 1899,3,75; iSqS. $3-5o; 1897, $3-oo. ' Common steers, 1902, $3.25 to 3.5o; 19Qi, $3.00; 1900, $3.50 to $3-75! i899. $3-25 to 3.50; 1898, $3.25; 1897, $2.75. Prime cows, 1902, $3.25; 1901, $3.25 to $3.50; 1900, $3.50; 1899, $3-5o; 1898, $2.75: 1897, $2.35. Common cows, 1902, $2.75 to "$3.00; 1901, $3.00; 1900, $3 00 to $3.25; 1899, $3.00 to 3-25; 1898. -$2.50; 1897, $2.25. Sheep, $3.00; 1901, $3-25; 1900, $3.50; 1899, $3.50; 1898, $3.35; 1897, $2.40. Iarge fat hogs, 1902, $6 75; 1901 $6.00; 1900, $5.75: 1899, $5.25 to . $5.50; 1898, $5.10; 1897, $4.60. China fat hogs, 1902, $6.00 to $6.25; 1901, $5.50 to $5-75; 1900, .$5.25 to $5.50; 1899, $5.00; . 1897, $4.00. Stock hogs, '1902, $5.25 to $5.75; 1901, $4.75 to $5.00; 1900, -14.50 to $5.00; 1899, $4.50: I898, $5.00; .1897, $3.50. , PASSING OF H. F. FISCHER HAS PRUNES NOW They Good are Big and uooa first Crop in Ten Years. They have a crop of prunes this season in-the Nashville orchard. Time has been when people believ ed that the orchard would not bear. Three or four years ago it bore a few prunes, and after that, appar ently quit the business. But now, after 10 years of existence, and at a time when other orchards of the kind are making a poor showing, the trans-Summit orchard is resplend ent in a vigorous crop. The prunes are of large size, and the quality excellent. On the twenty acres of the orchard de voted to prunes, there is an es timated crop of 2,500 bushels, The prunes are to be shipped to Grang, er to be dried by the Benton Coun ty Company's evaporator. Picking is to begin next week. In the same orchard tnere is a large acreage of apples, pears and other fruit. In all, the orchard comprises 70 acres. The chief por tion is in winter- apples, and the crop is good. There are also many pear trees, but the pear- crop is practically a failure. He Died Tuesday Laid to Rest in Cry stal Lake Cemetery Thursday. H. F. Fischer, one of the most prominent milling men in Oregon and a leading factor . in the busi ness arrangements of Benton 'coun ty, lies under the sod in Crystal Lake cemetery, He died at 7:20 o'clock Tuesday evening, and his remains were laid to rest in, the family burial lot Thursday after noon. The end was not unexpected. For two years Mr Fischer has been in failing health. Early last July, with his son Ernest, he wTent to Sulphur Springs, twelve miles be yond Ashland, in quest of health. For a time, he improved slightly, and then took a turn for the worse, and rapidly declined. While there, he gave up all hope ot continued life, and declared that he was com ins home to die. About two weeks ago, he returned from the Springs, and thereafter kept his room until the end came. The funeral occurred from the family residence Thursday after noon. Many old neighbors and friends attended the service and followed the remains to the grave. The service was conducted by Rev Carrick of the Presbyterian church. The ceremony wras simple, and in keeping with the quiet, "earnest life of the deceased. Beautiful floral emblems and flowers in vast pro fusion covered the casket and the mound, and bore silent, but sweet witness of the high esteem in which the dead was held. The pall bear ers were, P. Avery, E. Allen. M S Woodcock, Caleb Davis, Levi Oren and W C Corbett. The sur viving memDers ot the latnily are, the widow, four sons, August, Er nest, and Fred of Corvallis, and Louis of Silverton, and Mrs Rich ard Kieer and Miss Martha Fisch er of Corvallis. " Henry Fred Fischer was born in Lansburg, Hanover, Germany, March 25, 1S38. With his par ents he came to America in 1842, and settled in Du Page county, Il linois. The site of the new . home was about 14 miles west of Chicago. The parents lived on a farm, and young Fischer engaged in the early part, of his career m agricultural pursuits. From boyhood, Mr Fischer man ifested a deep interest in machinery While on the farm he conceived the idea of operating a chopping 'mill with wind as the motive pow er. He built a large . windmill, provided a chopper, and had the satisfaction of seeing his expert ment work out successfully. After the success of this project, he con cluded that flour could be manu factured by the same agency. He set to work and soon constructed a windmill, the arms of which were 160 feet across. On these, were fit- tea tour immense sans. 1 he ma chine was then attached to two sets of burrs, and the experiment be gan. Like the experiment with the chopper, the new modelled mill was a complete success, and it con tinued in operation for a number of years. ' The success of the experi ment was so marked, that many mills of the kind were built in var ious parts of the state. Competi tion became great, and the devel opment of the corn industry indi cated a decline in the wheat busi- Mr Fischer determined to his hand and brain left it, - and he made arrangements accordingly. Papers were drawn up and execut ed by which the business should continue as in the past, when var ious awards were taken for ex cellence of its flour product, and a reputation almost as wide as the world was achieved. After the ex ecution of documents necessary for carrying out this, desire, Mr Fisch er set about to husband the little health that vwas left him, or to wait the inevitable end as fate should decree it. December 19. 1861, Mr Fischer was united in marriage to Miss Sophia Rathje, who survives him. Six years ago, the deceased made a trip to .his old home in Germany. Though but five years old when he left the land of his birth, he re membered still some of the land marks of his young childhood. Among these, as .he looked about the old home, was a certain curbed well that seemed to be missing. Fifty four years had elapsed since he had seen the farm, but the old well curb and the sparkling water from beneath, he remembered He enquired for it but the occu pants knew nothing of the ancient watering place. Finally a search was instituted, and under ' the floor of an outbuilding' the old well was found. The curb was still there, but for years had been hidden from view by the buildine. A result of the incident, was that shortly after ward the well jvas cleaned out, and the use of the famous water was resumed. GOING TO UTAH HIS DEATH in . For Sale. Seventy -wether lambs head. 80 four year olds at head.v ' S. II. at $2 2.50 Moore, Box 45. per per Call and See! My book cases and writing deeks com Tbined, from $5 to $15 per piece. Also a lot of other furniture, all new. Must close out within three weeks. All kinds of woodwork made and repaired. Shod, -tend storeroom opposite Farmers Hotel Aagust Weitman, ness. seek a new' field, and in 1877, he to Oregon, settling in Corvallis. Hd years ?l purchased immediately a one third interest in the Corvallis Flouring Mills, then owned by Gray and Korthauer. The business was at the time in bad financial condition. The plant was not of the kind that Mr Fischer desired, and after two years, a proposition was made by him to his partners to either buy or sell, and in negotiations that fol lowed, Mr Fischer became sole owner. He set about immediately to make improvements on the pro perty, and success rewarded his ef forts. His whole time, thought and energy were devoted to study and development of the property. Foreiehteen vears thereafter, the enterprise continued to grow in business and reputation, until fin ally other mills of the valley" had to be hired to fill a portion of the orders. The capacity was increas ed time after time, until it reached 200 barrels. At last m order to meet the demand for his flour, Mr Fischer bought and improved the Silverton mill in Marion county, also with a capacity of 200 barrels per day. This happened in 1898, and the combined plants have since had all the business necessary to keep them constantly in operation day and night. . The thought and ambition that was uppermost in the mind of the well known miller was present with him when the period of his decline began. Realizing last June tnat his life work was about done, he expressed the wish that the great enterprise built up by his thought and industry and business acumen should continue in coming years as Charles H. Moor Passed Away Portland Burial iD Corvallis Today. Charles H. Moor, son of C H Moor, ' and a former Corvallis boy, died at St Vincent's hospital in Portland Wednesday evening at 6:30 o'clock. His home wras at Stevenson, Wash, and he had gone toPortlan.d the first of the week for medical treatment. His affliction was bright' s disease, and he was well enough when he arrived in Portland Tuesday to walk ashore from the steamer to the hospital. The news of the character of his ailment and that his case was hope less was communicated to the fam ily in Benton county, who sup posed that his decline would be gradual and that the end, as is usual with the disease, would be slow to come. Thursday morning, however a telegram from Mrs Moore, who was with him at the hospital, conveyed the intelligence that her husband was no more. Judge Moor went to Portland by Thursday's train, and will accom pany the remains of his son to Corvallis today 1 The burial is to be in Odd Fel low cemetery. A regular funeral service was held m Portland yes terday afternoon. On the arrival of the westside train at noon today, the hearse and carnages will be m waiting, and the funeral party will go direct from the station to the cemetery. At the grave there will be a simple burial service, conduct ed by Rev Noble of the Baptist church. Charley Moor, whose youth, boyhood and young manhood were spent in Corvallis, was universally esteemed by all who knew him He was born in Polk county, Jan uary 15th, 1858. When but a few he . came with his parents to the farm north vallis where Judge Moor sides. In time he came vallis and learned the trade, working on the Benton Leader and other tions. He aided in J the tion for the first issue of the Times and continued for two or three years in the composing room of the paper. In 1883, he was united in mar riage to Miss Alice Vineyard, and in 1890 they went to Portland to reside, where Mr Moor became de puty weigher, and gauger in the custom s service. While serving in the latter capacity, Mr Moor studied law at odd hours, and in 189 s was admitted to the bar. In 1896 he went to Stevenson, Ska mania county, Washington, and engaged in the practice of his pro fession. There, he arose rapidly m political prominence .- and in 1900, was elected prosecuting at torney of his county, in which, he made an enviable record. During his term he prosecuted the Hood River murderer, who formerly re sided near Philomath, and succeed ed in bringing him to justice and the gallows. ' In the community of his late home, the death of Mr Moor is deplored, as it is here in the scenes of his earlier career, where the melancholy news of his passing, awakened profound regret. Former Corvallis Man Facts About - the Sensational Fay Case. . M. H. Kriebel has been appoint ed general agent for Utah of the Washington Life Insurance Com pany of Portland, and is to leave about October 2nd, to reside at Salt Lake City. He is in'town for a few days with Blair T Scott, mana ger of the company. Mr Scott was the moving spirit in securing recently the release of Charles L Fay, taken from Port land on an unjustifiable, charge by Wisconsin officers and discharged after a hearing in a court . at Man dan, Dakota. The abduction of Fay was sensational in its details, and occupied much space in the Portland papers at the time. A man named Dufer, of Wiscon sin. had purchased timber lands in Oregon, and subsequently dis covered that the timber has all been burned off. The land was purchased on the report of a cruis er named briggs. Fay had called the attention of Briggs to the land, but beyond that was not concerned in the transaction, either financial ly or otherwise. Dufer came to Oregon, and demanded $2,500 from Fay, and declared that unless the amount be paid, Fay would be taken to Wisconsin, and be sent to the penitentiary. Fay would not pay, and his sensational arrest and subsequent discharge was the result. Dufer, who is worth $250, 000, has since disappeared and can not be found. A warrant is out for his arrest on a charge of at tempted extortion. In the affair scores of detectives, dozens of lawyers and the govern ors of three states were involved. The telegraph bill incurred in a single day by those working for Fay's release was $255 . MUSK FOR MOTHERS of Cor- still re to Cor printing Gazette, publica- composi- To Let. Fifty good Ewes. L N Edwards, ' Dusty Ore, And Red Daughters Siletz Denizens Bought it and other Things in Corvallis. Corvallis has been full of Indians for the' past few days. They are fresh from the hop fields, and as their pockets were well filled with money, they have' almost had, the freedom of the city. They hail from the Siletz country, and to the num ber of 100, men, women and chil dren, have been camped on the flat near Mary s river bridge. Their stay has been a source of special interest to Corvallis dealers, with whom they have done a lively trade Their purchases have included ev erything from a cambric needle to a suit of clothes or a family range. At one drug store they bought lib erally of musk for perfumery pur poses. Generally speaking, the buyer was of the female persuasion, and she invariably asserted that the loud-odored drug was not for her own use. If an aged mother she avowed that the stuff was wanted for her daughter. If a buxom young maiden, she lisped out in "Bosting" English that her mother wanted it. Thus, the universality of the female mind to hide its van ity seems so complete as to 1 pos sess even the red woman scarcely over the border line of civilization. The red men also frequented the drug stores. None of them, how ever bought musk or other per fume. Their tale of woe was one of sickness. They wanted medi cine. Their physical inwards were debilitated, and they wanted some thing to bring them back to health. Out of the condition, the drug clerks did a thriving business. They dished out powders, piljs and bitter solutions to suit the exig encies of the different cases and in amounts to fit the money the buy er wanted to spend, In the stores, too. the red buyers were in evidence, and tne cierK who could mix a little chinook with his own venacular was .valuable to his employer. In one store, an elderly squaw, when told that the price of a certain . article was 50 cents,: informed the dealer that she could do better than that at Toledo, and whisked indignantly from the establishment. we Hie Prepaied! W The arrival for the past two weeks has placed in our store one of the largest and best selected stock of merchandise we have ever had, comprising all the late novelties in dress goods, silks, trimmings ribbons, etc. In shoes you have the largest and best selected stcck in the city to choose from. Our aim is to carry everything to be found in an up-to-date dry goods'' store. Prices-to please J, I. HA' O. A C. UNIFORMS. Ill III I III HI W w iik m J Call up Hodes's Grocery for up to-date goods, its the place you get the best edibles. Teas, cof fee, extracts, confectionery fruits, vegetables , can ned and bottled goods. Syrups, meats, lard, flour, cereals, mush. Every week we are getting in fresh fruits, candy, crack ers and cookies. Use the Snow Ball and Waldo brands of flour. Buy the Woodlark vanilla and lemon extract, best and cheapest. We carry a big line of stone and willow ware. Bridge Wanted. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will he received by me tip to 1 ' o'clock t m Wednesday, Oct 1, 1902, for the con- sti action of a bridge across the slough near the residence of F H Ilughson on the Corvallis-Albary river road, in ac cordance with the plans, specifications. train diasratiis and instruction to bidd ers on file in my office. Said budge to ea fiO-foot SDan. covered Howe truss upon stone or concrete piers at the option of court. Each bidder shall be required to de posit with his bid .; per cent of th e amount of such bid, as by law required The court reservingthe right to reject any or all bids- Co. Surveyor. Wanted. Youn2 men of fine character, willing to work and anxious to please, wants to do chores lor boatd while ho at tends c&llege. Inquire at Times office. Tubs buckets, baskets, brooms, brushes dusters Jj washboards, mops, lamps, lanterns, oil cans, Parlor matches 1500 all for 10 cents. .1 Bodes Grocery , Students Headquarters NEW GOODS! I have recently ree'd a line of stearling silver goods as has never before been equalled in the city. I have an al most unlimited varity of sterling silver teaspoons, singly or in sets, also a choice line of sugar shells, butter knives, etc. I have now in my slore the largest and most complete line of watches and rings ever displayed in the city of Cor vallis. Clocks, hollow ond flat ware of the very best manu facture. Optical work a specialty,1 eyes tested free and sat isfaction guaranteed. Fine watch repairing promptly done aod fully guaranteed. Call and see this extensive line at PRATT the Jeweler & Optician, $UCCe$$0r . ft) H Sanders. Corvallis Oregon. Strictly Up to Date! J. D. Mann & Co are receiving Car Load Lots of Furniture " For fall trade , and are now. able to show a fine line ot Furniture, Carpets and Stoves Largest assortment and best bar- gains ever offered,. ' . J.-D, .11