Gorvallis Times.
Official Paper of Benton County.
VOBFALUS, OREGON, AUG. 5, 1903.
WHAT FOUR ACRES DID.
"Kept Seventeen Cattle and Twenty-five
Hogs Three Months What Alfal
' fa Did.
There are two facts of special in
terest to farmers out on the college
farm. One is a two acre field of
' alfalfa, now in its third crop, and
the other is an experiment in soil
ing. ,.The alfalfa is eighteen inches to
two feet high. A yield of three
tons of green feed per acre is ex
pected from it. The second crop,
cut about four weeks ago, was tall
er, and yielded about four tons per
acre. The cutting of the first crop
.began the ist of June, and from it
a measured yield of about ten tons
was secured. In all, the three crops
will make a product of more than
1 7 tons per acre. The soil on which
the crop is produced is ordinary
Jud, such as abounds on hundreds
of farms in the . Willamette valley.
It has had the benefit of no commer
cial fertilizer and has not been irri
gated. Only such means were used
in tne growth of . the plant, as is
available on any well kept farm,
where barnyard manure is regarded
as an , asset in the business. The
tract was sown in the spring of last
year, and the manner in which it
has nourished ' has convinced all
who have seen it, that alfalfa is not
only a possibility, but, destined to be
a profitable crop on many a Wil
lamette valley farm, . where it is
now regarded as one of the things
that can not be grown. Dr. Withy
combe is certain that three - fine
crops of the plant can be grown on
any river bottom land. -
The soiling experiment is the
continuation of a test . began two
years ago on the college farm. It
has shown that a very small acre?
ege 01 ground will sustain a large
'able period of tim& " la the .test,
17 head of cattle and 25 head of
hogs were maintained, from the 13th
of May to the ist of August, and
there is still enough feed on the
tract to keep them a couple of
weeks. - .
The Soiling began on the 13th of
"May, when crimson clover was cut
and. fed green to the herd. When
the clover was exhausted a first
crop of alfalfa was, used, and was
followed by .peas and green oats.
'Then the second crop and so on un
til the present, when a third crop
4s in use,
v .i..ai account, ui mc ci.ua
Expense on account of the cost of
labor for cutting and feeding has
Keen kept, and it has aggregated ;
. three cents per cow, per day. The
estimated income from the herd
v based on : present prices of dairy
products is, for the period, $284.20.
The results show that , by soiling,
any farmer can make up for such,
deficiencies as he may have in past
urage for a long period, in the
summer, and at the same time en
rich his land, for the growing
-plants renew the nitrogen in tbi
land that otherwise, must ; in time
be bought in the form of commerci
al fertilizers and added to the land
in order to secure a crop.
PREFERRED FERN STALKS.
To Other Food for His DinnerInsane
. and Gone to the Asylum.
Joseph Lester, who imagine? that
evil spirits occasionally take posses
sion of him and direct his move
ments, was taken ta the insane asy
lum by Sheriff Burnett and Deputy
Fullerton, Monday. He lives in
Alsea, where he resides on his
homestead claim. He came to the
country about a year ago from Kan
sas. He has brothers and sisters in
the latter state, and a father in Den
ver. He is 25 years of age, is un
married, and is of agreeable presence
and address.
Lester's insanity was first noticed
a week or ten days ago. One night,
between 1 1 and 12 o'clock, he sud
denly appeared at the home of one
of the Hay den brothers. He arous-.
ed the family and told them that he
had come to help drive some of
their sheep over to his place, where
the fleas were bad. He said if the
sheep were taken over there, thev
would take the fleas away.
After that he was at work for the j
Haydens,and at dinner time he
declined to go to the house, saying
he didn't want any of their dinner.
"This fern around here is what I
eat,'.' he continued, "and I don't
want any of your dinner."
At last it was suggested that he
could gather, some of the fern,
take it to the house with him, and
et it there along with the tamily
dinner. He" consented and gather
ing a lot of the stalks, a foot in
length, he took them to the house
and after, peeling off the. outside
bark, presented himself at the table.
There he passed r his fern stalks
around to those present, all of
whom declined the unusual diet.
Lester himself, however, ate the
stalks along with the other food,
declaring that it was a fine diet,
better than any medicine. This and
A FRAUDULENT STOCK MAN.
He , Disappears from Corvallis After
Failing to Cash Checks on an
- - Albany Bank.
- Friday, a man; drove a single bug
gy and gray horse into ; the" City
stable.". He alighted and threw out
six halters on the floor .and selected
one to be placed on the animal he
was driving, stating that he had
just taken several horses to pasture.
This was in explanation of his pos
session of so many baiters. Then
he called for a pen and proceeded
to fill out two checks on blanks from
Cusick's Albany Bank. He seem
ed to be awful full of business. Next
he engaged a saddle horse to go to
Jesse Foster's to see about buying
some cattle. Just about that time
Foster walked into the stable, and
after a brief conversation with tbat
gentlemen it was decided that he
would go to Foster's place ; the
next day. l Then he hunted up J.
L- Lewis, the real "estate and stock
man, introducing himself as, one of
the O' Shea boys, members ot the
Union Meat Company, Portland.
Lewis replied that he knew Jim and
Johnny O'Shea, and didn't know
that there were any other brothers.
"Oh. yes," said the stranger, "I was
ten years old when father was kill-
ed in Portland by Johnson and
Brown, who also killed the Jew boy
in resisting arrest, and who were
hanged for their crimes about - 25
years ago. I generally buy stock
in Eastern Oregon and Idaho for
the Union Meat Market, and that is
why 3'ou probably have, not seen
me before." He knew all about
the stock and butchering, business
01 Portland, and finally Lewis came
to the : conclusion that he was all
right. He wanted Jim to buy sev
eral loads of cattle,' but dickered a
good deal about the price, condition
and kind 01 stock. After seeing-
Foster, P. Avery. Peter Rickard
THE AUGUST SHOOTING MATCH.
other manifestations convinced his ! ana tuer stocfc men, Jim tound he
friends that the young man was-of I could procure the cattle and agreed
unsound mind, and his trin to Pnr. 1 wuu w uuyw iu u, auu.
Teachers' Examination?.
Notice is hereby given that the coun
ty Superintendent of Benton County will
hold the regular examination of appli
cants for state and county papers at Cor
vallis, as follows:
For State Papers.
Commencing Wednesday, August 12,
9 o'clock a. m. and continuing until
Saturday August 15, 4 o'clock. '
Wednesday Penmanship, ' history,
spelling, algebra, readingschool law, I
of teaching, . grammar, bookkeeping,
physics, civil government,
Friday Physiology, geography, men
tal arithmetic, composition, ; physical
geography. y
Saturday Botany. ' plane geometry,
general history, English literature,
psychology. ,
For County Papers.
Commencing Wednesday, August ia,
at 9 o'clock a. m. and continuing until
Friday, August 14. at 4 o'clock p. m.
ist, 2nd & 3rd Grade Certificates.
"'Wednesday Penmanship, history,
orthography, leading. '
Thursday Written arithmetic, theory
of teaching, grammar, physiology.
Friday Geography, mental arithmetic
school law, civil government." .
- Primary Certificates.
, Wednesday Penmanship, , orthogra
phy, reading arithmetic.
Thursday Art of questioning, theory
of teaching, methods, physiology.
1 lot An nr. & itir vaixio. luao v
;July, I903.
, , - G. W, DENMAN,
s - y"- County School Sup't
vallis in charge of a deputy, and
tfcf subsequent journey to the asvi
followed, .
Lester confesses to a belief that
evil spirits dfteti Control him. He
has : talked freely to that effect
among his Alsea friends, and iri
the examination before the county
judge Monday he made"- similar
statements. "li the spirits ordered
you to do something violent or bad,
would you have to do it?" inquired
the physician in attendance. ,-Yes
I would have to do it; but I would
probably be softy for it afterwards
This Wea, together with his unusu
al behavior led to a fear that his
malady might assume such a form
that bodily harm to himself or some
one else might result. , A faraway
look in his eyes, and a brightening
of the.light in them when the sub
ject of spirits is mentioned tells on-
V too well the story of his mental
unsoundness. t)r, Cathey was the
examining physician.
- Lester lives alone in the cabin on
his homestead.
Bsduoed Excursion R-Ues.
The Southern Pacific Company has
placed on sale at very low rates round
trip tickets to the various resorts along
its lines, and also, in connection with
the Corvallis & Eastern Railroad, to De
troit and the seaside at Ysquina Bay,
latter tickets good for return : tmdl Oct
ober loth. .. ' :
Three day tickets to Yaquina Bay good
going Saturdays Mondays are ' now on
sale at greatly reduced rates from : all
points Eugene and north on both East
and Westside lines, enabling people "to
spend Sunday at the , seaside, Very
low round trip rates are also made be
tween Portland and the same points on
the Southern. Pacific, good going
Saturdays, returning Sunday or Monday
allowing Portlnnd people to spend Sun
day in the country, and the out of town
people to have the day in Portland.
Tickets from Portland to: Yaquina
Bay, good for return via Albany and
Eastside. or Corvallis and Westside, at
option of passenger. Baggage "checked
through to Newport. A new feature at
Newport this 'year will be an up-to-date
kindergarten in charge on an ex
perienced Chicago teacher. ,r
A beautifully illustrated booklet de
scribing the seaside resorts on Yaquina
Bay has been published by the South
ern Pacific and Corvallis & ' Eastern and
can be secured from their agents, or by
addressing W.- E. Coman, , G. P.A. S.
P. Co. Portland, or Edwin Storie Man
ager C. & E. R. Ri Co, Albany, Or. v
- " ' Wanted. .'; ' ' ' ' '
To rent a farm or stock ranch. . Will
pay cash or give one third. , Address
W. A. Rickard, Bell Fountain.
For Bale.
Thirty two inch Pitts separator
horse power; to be had for $100
on or address, " ';
R. C, Kiger, Corvallis
and a
Call
Buy your harvesting outfit from Nolan
& Callahan. Big stock to select from.
For Rent. .
Famished rooms, second -door north
of M. E, church South.
Mrs. E. L Fitch, '
en
gaged cars. They were to go out
fogetber the followiflS.day and pur
chase the tpck.
.; The stranger registered at the Oc
Pidentai hotel as T. fi&e? atld
engaged a room.. Friday night he
attempted in two instances which
are kriowh of, to cash checks for
small amounts on the Cusick bank.
His manner, however, was suspi
cious and it is not believed that he
secured any money in this manner.
He asked Charley Shene field, night
clerk at the hotel, to cash a check
for a dollar. Upon being refused
he went . oih and that was the last
seen of him. ; -
The next morning Lewis came
around to Bllh is engagement to go
to the country, but - his customer
was not to be found. Then, after
much telephoning, Jim concluded
that the fellow r. was a fraud. ' The
horse-he drove into Corvallis later
proved to be from Frank Skipton's
livery stable at Albany, . and Mr.
Skipton sent a man over to procure
his rig.
Mr. Brunk, of the Occidental
hotel, believes this man ;to be the
same person who about three " years
ago, hired a horse at the brick
stable and failed to return it. He
pretended to be a stock man, and
gave his name as Johnson,-who in
partnership with Dick Perkins con
ducted a butcher shop in Portland
many years ago. When O'Shea
undertook to engage Mr. Brunk in
conversation, the latter said: "I
don't want anything to do with
you." I am thoroughly on to all
such ; people as you. The hotel
man's recollections of Johnson, and
thi fellow's resemblance ' to him,
led Mr. Brunk to warn Lewis that
O'Shea was a fraud.
Proposition to Hold a State Tourna
ment Here About September 30th. .
The' Corvallis Rod and Gun Club
held its regular monthly clay pigeon
shooting match the first of the week
at the Avery ., racetrack grounds.
Ten persons participated. , t There
were eleven events, and all consisted
of ten targets, unknown angles, ex
cept the last which was at five tar
gets. Entrance fee . was 50 cents,
money divided 50, 30 and 20 per
cent. A scarcity of shells in town,
such as are commonly r used, com
pelled the participants to use an as
sorted lot consisting of sixes, sevens
and eights, jblack powder, and an oc
casional load of buck shot, .all of
which largely accounts for the er
ratic shooting by the boys.
Participants in the match were
Emery Kiger, Logsdon of Albany,
Rennie, Burnett, M. Reynolds, Cur
rin. Kerr, Sheridan, Elgin. Emerv
shot in all the events breaking: 7;
out 01 a possiDie 105, ma average
per cent being 71, the highest score
ot the day. Kiger was in seven
events..-He made the second best
score, breaking 41 out of a possible
05, making his average per cent 63
logsaon was tnira witn an average
ot 68.8, breaking 44 out ot a possi
ble 70. Rennie and Burnett tried
with an average of 60, both being
in all events; Reynolds, in five, re
ceived 40 per cent, to his credit;
Currin and Kerr, in all events, each
received 37 per cent; Sheridan, in
five events, received 34 per cent,
Elgin, in six, 60 per cent:'
: In the latter; part of.i September
the club expects to have a big tour
nament, probably at the race track,
that location being well adapted to
the purpose on account of the low
horizon of the east. Here the clay
pigeon shows against the sky j al
most the moment it leaves the trap.
a. snooung tournament on the ex
tensive plan contemplated by the
club will interest crack ebots
throughout the state and elsewhere.
The boys ought to receive whatever
encouragement is necessary to carry
out their plans in regard to this aV
traction.
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
in
To Cascadia.
Cascadia Staee office, at Powers and
Loftin's livery barn, Lebanon. : We are
prepared to convey people to Cascadia
after the arrival of the morning train
reaching there the same day ; with or
without baggage. ,. "; ." V ' ' T ij.
' Powers & Loftin. '
; What is worth doing is ' worth doing
well, and so in selling coffees, , we sell
oaly the ' best Chase &r Sanborns
importations' P. M. Zierolf. V
. ImmicMiIofi IttcrnasJiig.
- Immigration .statistics for the last
fiscal j Par are of ' interest, because
of the great increase in the number
of new arrivals. Of the total of 494,
300, the month of May brought the
most, 62,054; and in the past . four
months the. arrivals numbered - 268,
507, or considerably, over-.., one-half.
ustria-Hu ,ary, Italy,- Germany and
Russia sent the most immigrants, - It
is of interest to note that only: one
fourth of the whole number were
women, and that not the newer parts
of the country, but New York, Penn
sylvania " and New Jersey were the
destinations of the majority of "the
incomers. Many, went far west, even
to California. '
Bean the " Kind Vou Have Always f oug
Bignatnre
Of
That is the Sum Spent on Schools
Benton the Past Year.
; Sup't. Den man has Ji led his an
nual report with the state superin
tendant. The report shows;
Number of pupils between 4 and
26 years in county, male, 1319; fe-
male,i35i. '
Number marked R on teacher's
register, male, 806; female, 821.
Number pupils registered, male,
Soo; female," 05. - ; '
Teachers employed, male, 36;
female, 68.
Number not attending any school
male, 348; female, 239:
Number of library books 1011.
Money spent for teachers' salary,
FINANCIAL, -1 ;
$I4,S6.1. ' '
Paid for fuel and supplies, $1,362.
Repairs, $536.27.
Clerks' salary, $443.58.
Paid for all other purposes,
005.56.
The total amount expended
all purposes was $22,395.
The total amount received
sehool purposes $301.20. .-
' The estimated value of school
premises is $43,405.
Estimated value of furniture,
$5.5i8. --.v.:-
Insurance on ; school property,
$25,400.' - . : :
. The average salary paid male
teachers. $39.
The average salary paid ' female
teachers, $32. , ;
At a later issue the list of the
newly elevated clerks for the ensu
ing year will appear in "The
Times." : -
$2,r
for
for
NEW DEEDS.
A Five Hundred Acre Farm for A. R.
V and Harold Woodcock.
Mary C. Hibbard and husband
to S.-F. Stark; 80 acres in King'i
Valley $425. : , ,;' :
.. Emma J. Woodcocli. and hus
band to Pvobert M. Crawford one
fifteenth interest in 524 acres north
of Corvallis $350. .
Robert M. Crawford to A. R.
Woodcock and C. H. Woodcock 524
acres north of Corvallis $2, -
J. E. Henkle et ux to J. W.' P.oth
land near Philomath $7,500. - :
Alice Croft and husband to Mag
gie E. Austin one fifth interest in
one lot in block 1 Dixon' Sj Add.
$IOO.- i-. . .-V-i'. V-'
T. L. Charman trustee to Victor
Moses south half of block 11 County
Add. $1,075. .-, X ;-; -.
E. E.. Overman and wife toD. W.
Morelock t al 15 acres Philomath
?5oo,. ,
Robert McCaustland and wife to
Josephine H. Moore block 14 Wil
kin's Add- $1,075. ; , - "
Annual Sale.
Our Annual Mid-Summer Sale is now running in
full blast. 0 - - . . ; , ... . . .... ... .
Every article in stock - -will be reduced, .. except
"Douglas" and - Walk-Over Shoes, Hawes $3.00
Hats, Monarch White Shirts, Bull Breeches, and
Our Own Overalls. ii f t l
Deep cut in Men's and Boys' Suits, Wash Skirts,.
Shirt Waists, and Wash Dress Goods,
Bargains all along the line in order to make roonv
for our Fall Stock which will arrive early;
Goods sold at reduced price for Cash only.
Store Closes at 6 o'clock.
Phone 675.
Citnes Office for Job Printing.
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4 BRANDS BUY THE-LZ
CORVALLIS FLOUR Acorn Creamery
WALDO " Butter, made from
. BENTON t " one herd of cows. V '
SNOWFALL . "
GOOD GOOD
PLOUR BREAD
' The Kind that is made from The Kind that's made from
' good wheat by careful and good flour, good salt, good
; experienced millers, the ' yeast, good butter, such a
Kind that satisfied us after we sell and guarantee,,
careful study and investiga- '''
' tion. i -
Good Groceries
,': - Free from adulteration and impurities,
the kind that" you always find
At Hodes' Grocery
ENGLAND'S DEATH RATE.
Bcmuksbl Iacr.ue lhowa,Agalul
a Deerean in Harrlagti
. - and Births. -
S
The return ot the registrar general
of births, raarriag-ps and deaths for
the year 1900, the first complete year
since the war broke out, shows a de
cline in marriages and births and xii
increase in deaths, says, the St. Loma
Globe-Democrat. The marriage rate
was 16 per 1.000, compared with 10.4
in 1898-99.' The births in' 1900 num
bered 927,002, or a rate of -28.7 per
1,000, the lowest record, and 1.3 per
cent.- below the mean rate for the
last ten years. The illegitimate birth
rate was 1.1 per 1,000, which is the
lowest record. The deaths numbered
587,830, or 18.2 per 1,000, as against
17, 17.4 and 17.8 in the previous three
years. Of the deaths, 3,683 were im
mediately due to alcoholism or de
lirium tremens. The death rate from
alcoholism was 132 males and 95 fe
males per 1,000,000. Both these rates
were the hig-hest on record.' The
deaths . .from tubercular riseases
were 10,14 percentum of the deaths
from all causes, asrsrresratintr . 61,303..
The strength of the army at home
and abroad was 383,037. The deaths
were 10,554, giving- a rate of 27.'6 per
1,000, as compared with 10.13 and 10.5
in the preceding; three years. The
mortality in the army , abr.oad was
36.1 per cent.-' per 1,00(1, as compared
with an average of 14.5 in the pre
ceding five years: The death rate at
homes was 8.2, as compared with au
average of 4.3 in the preceding five
years. - .
Dainty
Breakfast
Goods,
As well as Choicest Delicacies
for lunch and dinner, can al
ways . be. found at our store.
We handle only first-class
goods and can guarantee qual- .
ity. - Everything offered, for
sale, here is strictly fresh and
iust as represented. We car
ry a large stock of selected
Family and Fancy Groceries,
and are sole agents for
base Sanborn
tiigb Grade Coffees
P mTzierolt
For Sale,
A lady's Imperial bicycle and a lariv'S
gold watch and chain. Articles in good
condition, Inquire at Times office.
Boy your harvesting outfits at
& Callahan's. - ' -
Nolan