THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE, FRIDAY, NOV. 21, 1SS0.
THE FARMERS' INSTITUTES.
Profs. W.-ishbii-rn, French and Lake,
of the Agricultural College, returned this
week from The Dalles where they
were present at a Farmers' Institute
which was well attended ly both the
f-irineis of Wasco and the people of
tlie city. From all parts of the state
in which these institutes have been
held come flattering reports of the
proceedings and it is apparent that this
year more interest is manifested in
them than has been previously taken.
The professors themselves are earnest
and active, and the zeal with which
they prosecute the work indicates a
strong desire on their part to place
Oregon farming upon a scientific basis
as nearly as possible. Their work
seems to be actuated by a desire to for
waid the interests of the agriculturists
rather than by the requirements of the
law. t may be seen by a perus-il of
the programmes for tlie.se institutes that
the cooperation of the most successful
and intelligent farmers, fruit-growers
and stock-raisers of the state have been
enlisted in these gatherings. At the
meeting at The Dalles, aside from the
part in the proceedings taken by tne
professors, who discussed the principles
of stock-breeding, insect pests, etc., an
excellent address was delivered by
Hon. J. D. Lee, who has given the
subject of agriculture a great deal of
intelligent study; a paper, concerning
climate, was read by I). H. Pague of the
signal service of Portland, It is
known that Mr. Pague has made a
scientific study of the climatic changes
of Oregon, and that he is thoroughly
conversant with every phase of the
matter; ''Oregon Orchards" was dis
cussed by J. C. Varney, state commis
sioner of horticulture; "Fruit and Fruit
Culture," by Ernest Sbanno, etc.
Other matters were intelligently treated
by persons of unquestioned ability, but
the foregoing is sufficient for the pur
pose. The programme of each insti
tute is similar in character to the one
held at The Dlles. A general discus
sion usually follows the reading of each
piper and the whole is interspersed
with good vocal and instrumental
music. These discussions, it will be
njjted, are made by persons chosen on
account of their knowledge of the mat
ter in hand, and they must be instruc
tive. The institutes aie productive of
much good now and as they become
better organized that is, when the
work becomes more systematic and the
benefits of each meeting extend outside
the locality in which it is held, we shall
see a vast improvement in the methods
now pursued by our farmers in gen
eral. The conditions are not now fa
vorable for the largest number to be
benefited by the institutes, but the Ag
ricultural College, under whose auspi
ces they are held, is making rapid
strides to this end.
For Better Mail Facilities.
The people of Newport are suffering
great inconvenience from the inefficien
cy of the mail service between that
city and Yaquina City over which route
almost all their mail is carried. A
non-resident secured the contract for
carrying the mails between the placee
named at a figure much below what it is
actually worth. The result is that the
work was poorly performed from the
beginning, and recently the contractor
failed to provide any means for the
transit ot mails, since which time post
master A. II. Hampton has performed
the service as best he could. It now
appears that the master of the steamer
J. M. Hichardson offers to carry the
mail on schedule time for $000 par
year. The Nevport postofliee is of
considerable importance and its pa
trons certainly are entitled to good
mail facilities. A committee from the
Newport board of trade have drawn
up a statement setting forth the con
ditions'and it recommends that the re
port be sent to Hon. Biuger Hermann
with the request that he submit the
same to the Hon. Postmaster General.
It is safe to say tnat Mr. Hermann will
give the matter the 'attention it re
quires. Sidewalks. A number of new
crosswalks are being laid in the city,
and some dangerous and unsightly
chasms in the streets' have been filled.
In fact the city has done mere in the
past few months toward"improving its
sidewalks and crosswalks than ia the
whole season of 1889. Now that the
city has set the example and is doing
its part in this matter private citizens
should keep up with the march of im
provement and see that theiF sidewalks
.are in good condition before the winter
rains set in. Don't wait to be notified
by the marshal. The old excuse that
the city does not keep its crosswalks
irt rep&ir won't go any longer Let us
Save good sidewalks. They are one of
She things first to attract a stranger's
attention.
BRIEF LOCALS.
New lace curtains at Nolan's.
New goods all cHe time at Nolan's.
For doors and windows go: to J. D.
Clark's.
For Oregoiv City blankets go to
Nolan's.
Special sale of blankets and cloaks
this week at No'anV.-
Bargains in men's furnishing goods
and ovei coats at Nolan's.
Egan fe Achison are selling mon
uments at Portland prices. tf.
Supt. Yates went out to Chitwood
to-day on school business.
The Benton flour is the whitest and
best. Ask your grocer for it.
Case's Hair Tonic is getting more
popular every day. Try it.
All the latest novelties in the pho
tographic art at Pernot Bros.
Royce-Lansing Musical and Comedy
Company Thanksgiving evening.
The finest baths on the coast at the
Occidental Shaving Parlors.
Tickets for Royce-Lansing Comedy
Company at Roberts' jewelry store.
For bargains in monuments, head
stones, etc., go to Egan & Achison,
Albany, Oregon. tf.
The Royce-Lansing Company have
added new and special attractions since
ihtir last appearance in Corvallis.
From 10 to 20 per cent reduction in
all kinds of frames at Vilkins, Bond &
Go's. Leave orders at once.
You, always get eupid almond
cream, first class bay rum and a clean
towel on the face at Case's Shaving
Parlors.
Wilkins, Bond & Go. have just re
ceived a shipment of rubber goods, um
brellas, etc., etc. Gall and get prices
(bed rock) before purchasing elsewhere.
A pleasant Sunday school social
was given at the residence of Mrs. E,
Woodward on Friday evening, last.
The attendance of both old and young
was large.
. Why suffer with headache and neu
ralgia Wright's Paragon Headache
Remedy never fails. Safe, sure, sooth
ing to the nerves. Does not disturb
the stomach, and induce sleep. Try
it. Sold by all druggists.
For first class goods chsap go to J,
Wm. Will. lie has made an immense
cut for 30 days in prices at the same
time his goods can not be beat in qual
ity. Call soon for now is your favored
time.
The Anon orchestra will give a
dance at Job's Theatre on to-morrow
evening, at which time a dancing c)ub
will be organized. All young folks
will be there also a targe mnnber who
would like to be young.
When tle Wood becomes Impover
ished or vitiated, life becomes a bur
den, and the system fe susceptible to
disease, Wright's Sarsaparilla is worth
its-weight in gold as a blood medicine.
Sold by all druggists.
Prolific Oats. An old Benton
county farmer who is now helping sub
due the wild lands of the Big Bend in
the new stats' of Washington, sends
this office a prn-ciisbion ftill of what
he claims to be tle most prolific oats
in the world. Two yea ago be pro
cured a ablespooful of the grafn from
Philadelphia with cost him $1, and
from this he obtained a IwJf bushel the
following harvest. With this half
bushel he seeded half am acre the ibl
lowing -.spring, and from this half acre
he harvested forty-sis bushels. Mr.
Newhouse is anxious to have trie oats
tried in Benton county, and to that
end has sent the aain-jdes in question,
which le directs shall be divided
amongst as many farmers- as- wish to
experiment with tltem. In appearance
the grain is not unlike any pin-rap,
healthy oats we have ne witkand it
is evidently in their ability to multiply
themsel ves enormously that Mr. New
house considers them Sftierboss oatS'Of
the period. Farmers wishing to test
the new grain,, which we christen--"Re-publican
oats," may obtain a- sample
sowing at this office.
Paralyzed. Johnathan Card, wffo
resides near Toledo, is a-gentleman 85
years of age and recently spent some
time at Waterloo springs- in hope that
the water would supjy- tire require
ments of h'is failing..vitalit.y. On Sat
urday he decided to;onie to Corvallis
by team, and return home from here
by rail. Upon the drive-of 25- miles
to this city he became qwite weary and
chilly; His constitution cowhV not
withstand the exposure and iris'-srde be
came paralyzed soon after his arrival
at the residence of D. Carlile where
he remains in a critical condition.
VALLEY
The Salem board of trade is in1 re
ceipt of the following, communication
from W. T. Webber, of Newport, sec
retary of the Newport & King's Valley
Railroad Co., regarding the extension
of the terminus of the line of that
road fronr Airlie to Salenr. The com
munication is as follows:
'"At a meeting of the board of direc-
j tors of the Newport & King's Valley
Railroad Co., a resolution was adopt
ed that will extend our corporation
j from our present terminus at Airlie to
Salem ami beyond, via Independence
and King's valley.
"By way of explanation I will my
that originally the Corporation was
lormed with a view of inducing the
narrow gauge to extend their lines
from Airlie to this point, but as the
present management has decided to
put in the standard gauge the N. & K.
V. Cot has decided to make the same
change as to guage and also stretch out
at each end and cover some good teiri
iory and make an effort to construct at
least from Salem to the Alsea bay, via
the Yaquina bay. Our bill granting
us the right of way through the Indian
reservation having passed the senate
and house and received the signature
of the president puts us in good con
dition to at least do what we can to
wards beginning the construction.
"I, as an engineer, have been
through the mountains from this point
to King's valley on the route that will
have to be followed, and have made a
preliminary survey of the worst part
of it; and we find by the examination
that the line ami gradings are better
than we at first anticipated.
We have made representations of these
facts and also a description of the line
and grades to parties with a view of
enlisting their interests in the matter of
construction and give our franchise to
them. I was told at an interview that
if the line was no worse than I repre
sented that they could furnish money
to do the building and that if I vould
bring to them a profile and alignment
map from a thorough instrumental sur
vey I could get a positive answer at
once. This survey I am anxious to
make, as from observations and sur
veys I have made I feel confident of
success.
"We can get one-third of the
amodnt rerjurred to make the survey
here, and if you think We can do any
thing in S ilenl and Independence Dr.
Bay ley and myself will be pleased to
meet the people and talk it up,"-
Statesman.
Fire Wednksdav. About 9 o'clock
last Wednesday morning the fire bell
rung out the alarm of fire, it being the
first time since the fire at Geo. Wag
goner's house last summer. The fife
department turned out promptly, but
the fire which was caused by a burning
flue in K. W. Fisher's residence, was
extinguished with a few buckets of
water without aid of the entire depart
ment and with little damage. Fight
here it might be well to make a few
suggestion in regard to the fire protec
tion in that vicinity. Corvallis has one
of the finest public school buildiugs in
the statey btiilt at a cost of $23,000,
and all of our citizens take pride in
pointing it out to strangers as one of
our monuments of public spirit and en
terprise. What could be done in case
of fire in this buildmgr The nearest
water -supply to be had is tl?e cistern
at the court house, which is two blocks
away. The nearest hydrants are at
Bryson's corner three blocks distant on
tin? north, and that at Prof. Grimm's
corner, - five blocks to the soisth-east.
On account of the distance ai stream
of water from either of these hydrants
would not reach the second floor of the
builiftiTg, hence they are practically
useless for the purpose. To set the
engine at the cistern at the court
home, it would take nearly all of
the hose the department has on hand
to get a single stream of water on the
building, which, in case of suck a fire,
would be of little practical use. When
the amount of valuable property, be
sides the sciwol house, in this vicinity,
w hich- is ius- danger of destruction by
fire, is considered, it would seem that
some steps-toward a better fire protec
tion shoukl be taken without delay.
A cistern afld at least one hydrant
should be a or near the school house
block. "
V : .
THAKiiSGiViNG; The Ministerial
Association of Corvallis met on the
15 th and decided to hold union
Thanksgiving services in the Corvallis
College-chapel, Thursday, November'
27lh at'Ia. m;- Sermon by Rev; Mi
J BaHWntyne. Everybody is cordially
invited to attends
NEWPORT AND KING'S
RAILROAD;
Choice BarGajns. Parties wishing
to buy choice lots in Corvallis, at a
bargain, for the next thirty days call
on J. H. Nicholas.
I'aiStfuL Accident. On Friday
last, as Grover, 6-year-old son of Pun
derson Avery, was playing about the
S. P. Co's stock yard the heavy struc
ture which connects the yard with the
cars fell upon the little fellow, break
ing the femoral or thigh bone. We
learrr that the child is rapidly recovering.
The state board of railroad commissioners
are taking testimony at Salem 'to ascertain
the Cause of the Lake Laliish disaster. The
break in the track haa been repaired, and
trains are now running as usu il. The over
land train which has been coining by way of
this city made its last trip through here on"
Wednesday night.
After many years of active business in'
this city T. H. Cauthom has decided to close1
out his general merchandise business and
retire oil acCoimt of his failing health, hence,
as Will be seen by referring to his advertise
ment in another colurau, he will commence
next Monday, November 24th, to close out
his entire stock of goods at cost without re
serve. He iuv'ites the people to call and
see the bargains he will offer.
New Shoe Store. John Weber & Son
will open their new shoe store just south of
the postoffiee next Saturday. They will
Carry a full line of all the standard makes of
men's, children's, ladies' nd misses' shoes
at prices that defy competition: The pub
lic 13 invited to call and examine their
goods and get prices before purchasing else
where. Repairing done with neatness anu
dispatch at reasonable prices.
Manager Cox, of the Corvallis Street
Railway Cc, received from San Francisco
last Monday the new regulation caps Which
are to be worn by the drivers and conduc
tors of the street railway system in the
future. They are of a pattern something
after the style of those worn by the' em
ployes of the (f. P. I?. R. The company's
new car is expected to- arrive to-day and
will he put on the line the first of next week
thus affording the pubiie much better ac .
coinmodation.
A company from Kansas rec'eYrtl'y pur
chased the Iiimon saw mill, sonre twelve
miles west of here and moved Oat there
Wednesday, making hijf calculations on re
modeling the mill and doing a rushing busi
ness; but upon arriving at their destination
the .women of the party organized a strike
and refused to stay in such a forsaken coun
tty. even though they had obtained the pro
perty at a l: rgain. With a zeal and perse
verance worthy of a better cause, they
argued the case so well that the men of the
party concluded to giya up their property
and go elsewhere. Who says that "wo
men's rights" are on the decline? I unction
City Pilot.
There is a general desire for some sort f
amazement on a holiday. Aside from the
usual feasting we all want to go somewhere
and do something. If there is no public en
tertainment We may go hunting or rishing
or dc wors. Bnt we need not worry our
selves abottt what we shall do on Thanks
giving at least a large proportion of n?.
In th morning We shall go to church and
listen to Lhe ministers discourse upon the
source of the blessings for which we are
thaukfftl, Later we .shall indulge ourselves
in a blessing in the form of a turkey, a
thicken, or something of the kind, and in
the evening we shall go and see Iloyce and
Lansing at Job's Theatre .-
Lass County PsoxeeHis Uoi.vcj. Wesley
Shannon. One of the early pioneers of Ore
gon, and the brother of Miiton Shannon, of
Monroe, died at Eugene last week. James
Huddleston, a pioneer ot 1850, also died
last week at the Haddlestou homestead
where he had resided since 1851. Elijah
Mays, a much respected citizen of Lane
county, and one of the pioneers of Oregon,
died ac his home near Junction City, last
.Sunday. In 1852- he crossed the plains
with his family, and iu 1853- settled in Lnne
county, where he has since continuously re
sided. Thus we see these old laud marks in
the history of Oregou rapidly dropping, out
from life's drama, not, however, to be for
gotten, for the part uiey have performed is
the foundation of that portion of the play
which is to come hureafter. Our social in
stitutions are built upon the enduring work
of these noble people who are now passing
away at the end of long and well-speirb lives.
SPECIAL SALE OF SUGAR
Friday and Saturday,
Nov. 21 &22.
GOLDEN C. 13 LBS,$l,QO,
At Kline's.
BARGAINS IN REAL ESTATE.
Good new six-room house, new stable,
one and one-half lots near new schocl' bouse,
1200. Five acres on College avenue west of Agri"
cultural College, 1000.
Three choice lots in Avery & Wells atiidi'
tion near O. P. depot, $200.
Ralston- Cox.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office at OregonCity. Ob.,
Nov. 14, 1890. j
Notice is hereby given that the following
mimed settler has filed notice of his inten
tion to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made be
fore the County Clerk of Benton Co.,
at Corvallis, Oregou, on January 5, 1891,
Pl..j:.,.,.C,.k..l, U.,. F,i-ir
t; 1 1 r? 7, vv.
Me names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz:
George W. Cross, William Frels, George
V. 1llroi7. niiri .Tnlm R Onloiur all of
jfkodgett P. -O., Benton county, Oregon.
- , J-. IV- Apperson, -
VliOJ- villisuu miuirutcaii j
No: 6298 for the N. E. J of S. W. L S. 4 of
S, E: i an.l W. i of S. E. 1 of Sec. 34,
negister.-
Under the advice of my Physician I aiti
IMPELLED TO RETIRE
From the Merchantile Business
Beginning Monday, Nov. 24tfiy
I will sell my entire stock of General Mer--chandise,
consisting of Dry Goods, Cloth
ing, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Groceries, Etc., afc
eost, without reserve.
Now is the time to get good bargains
First come, first served. Come soonf
want to make quick work of it.
T. E. OAUTii ORN.
Corvallis,
Charter : Oak :
With. Wive-Grauze Doors.
a a a s m an. m iBk rot a r
if
Fire-J Jacks Warranted lbr 15 Years.
Argfand Stoves and Ranges,
Ventilated Ovens
PLT3MBIN3, B00FJHG, SEP AIRING
Moe
Buy the Red School Hotise
Shoes for your Children!
Henderson's $3 French kid
shoes for ladies, and 50
and $3 shoes for men.
Having the Largest Stock
and Best Variety of shoes
ever offered in Corvallis, we
can supply you at lower
rates than can be obtained
elsewhere. See the goods
and be convinced,
S. L. KLIHE,
The Regulator of Low Prices.
At the Busy Big Store.
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Oregon.
Ranges I
RANGES