The Corvallis gazette., March 21, 1895, Image 3

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;ORVALLIS, OREGON, MAR. 21, 1895.
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Never-Rip pants.
Cloiing out sale at Stock's.
New goods weekly at Nolan's.
Dr. Lowe fits "melted pebhles." ,
Hair cutting 15 cents and, shaving 10
ants at T. C. Case's.
Chas. I. Heukle, of Niagara, is spending
i few days in Corvallis.
Mrs. T. Jeffreys returned Monday from
an extended visit in San Francisco.
Mrs. H. A. Beeler, of Eugene, is visiting
er daughter, Mrs. G. F. Cecil, of this city.
Miss Louisa Weber left Monday on an ex
ended visit with relatives in Sprague,
Wash.
Dr. Lowe's circulars stated he would leave
a the 16th, This is a mistake. Be leaves
the 23rd, next Saturday noon.
There will be service at the Oak Ridge
Presbyte rian church next Sabbath at 2:30
p. m. f reaching by Dr. Ihompsou.
Rev. Dorward will give his second lecture
next Sunday evening. . The topic will be
Show your Colors." All are cordially in
rited. Last evening Rev. E. J. Thompson, D.
D., of tbiJcity, preached in the Presbyte
rian church at Independence. He returns
today.
Cecil, the tailor, is in an unusually good
Jhnmot this week, all on account of an ad-
f ition to his family. It was a boy and ar
ived Sunday morning.
AH those wishiog to receive tonsorial
treatment at the hands of Jesse Spencer,
should apply at once, as Jesse is soon to
cense pulling hair and begin pulling drunks.
A dancing party was given at Grange
hall on Soap creek last Friday night. Ira
Hunter and wife, who attended, state that
labnut 100 guests were present and all en-
Ijoyed a pleasant time.
If you are in need of an overcoat, a pair of
pants or a suit of neatly-fitting clothes you
ihould patronize Cecil, tnc artistic merchant
tailor. He has '.the largest and most com
plete line of samples ever brought to Corval
lis.
For a genuine pair of first cut Pebble
lenses, go to U. K. Vogle. Prices reasona
ble; No "melted scraps" used. No di
plomas necessary to sell honest goods.
Ask your "doctor" about him. Not con
nected with traveling "fakirs."
Next Sabbath evening at the Presbyte
rian' church, Dr. Thompson will preach
bout the "devil possessed" man and show
the difference between outside and inside
work. A kind invitation is extended to all
and strangers are very welcome.
Wm. M. ' Hog, ownrr .of the Albany
water works, has shipped UU fine large safe
from San Francisco, and placed it in the of
fice of the company at the west end of First
street. Mr. Hoag purpeses making Albany
his headquarters. AlbmyjHerald.
The ladies' band, of this city, is in receipt
of an Invitation to attend the chautauqna
association, which convenes for ten days
next June, at Oregon City. Tne invitation
is signe dt K. A. Miller, president, and
Mrs. Dye, secretary, of the association. '
The Newborg Graphic says that since
reading the aceonnt of the closing act of
the Indiana legislature several "Hoosiers"
of Newberg are trying to palm themselves
off as Missourians. This 'of, course, all na
tive Missouriang resented as a gross insult.
Hun. T. H. Cooper and wife returned last
Friday from a brief visit at Rosebnrg, where
they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Sehlbride. Mr. Sehlbride is a prosperous
fioaebarg attorney and: was a prominent
member of. the Douelas county delegation
in the recent session of the legislature. .
From George Mercer, who lives on
Beaver creek, it is learned that Rev. McEI
roy and wife, of Philomath, have recently
concluded a series oi revival services in his
neighborhood. A large Sunday school was
organized and several persons were admit
ted to membershipfin a'class that has for its
object the continuation of the work under
the auspices the Methodist chnrch of Philo
math.
Salvation army leaders are here. Ma
jor and Mrs. Morton, commanding Northern
Pacific division, visit Corvallis today in the
interests of their work. The local corps
and officers in charge have rented the va
cant store in the Allen & Farra building,
where they invite the public to hear their
leaders and visiting comrades from Philo
math, Albany & Scio. Admission free; re
freshments, 10 cts.
Editor Worthington, of the Klamath
Falls Express, says that the editor of the
Gazette "is a fine fellow and good looking,
too. Brother Worthington realizes that
we ate in a position to aid him in his matri
monial projects and he is simply casting his
taffy on the waters. We could truthfully
fling his epithets back in his face, but will
refrain from doing so publicly. It will be
our endeavor to privately inform her
brother that he is Worthy.
Dr. Lowe, the gentlemanly optician who
arrived in this city last Saturday, worked
like a trujan all that afternou distributing
circulars, which he supposed announced his
arrival. Having completed his task, curi
osity led him to read one of the bills, and
the statement revealed thereon caused him
to immediately put his eyes through the
regulation test, before he would believe
what they teld him. But, nevertheless, the
fact stared him in the face, that he had been
proclaiming to our citizens that he was go
ing to leave the city at the very moment he
was employed in distributing the circulars.
The doctor refused to let himself be read
out of town, however, and is still with us.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
World's Fair Highest Award
Hon. Tolbert Carter, state senator from
Benton aad Lincoln counties, called yester
day. Mr. Carter is visiting his old friend,
Thomas Stewart. These gentlemen cams to
Oregon together in 1846, and for two years
ate boiled wheat together in this county.
Mr. Carter went to Benton county, where
he has since resided. Fifty years have
brought many changes to this state, all of
which have been seen by theso pioneers.
Hillsboro Independent.
C. B. Wells and daughter, Mrs. Gregory,
returned Monday from Albany, where they
went expecting that the latter would be
compelled to undergo another painful opera
tion upon her arm. The limb, however,
was found much improved, an operation was
deemed unnecessary. After making a care
ful examination, we are pleased to state
that Dr. Maston expressed strong hopes for
the patient's recovery without the necessity
of amputating the arm, as was expected a
week ago.
There is a man in Salt Lake City, who
claims that he has discovered a vegetable
compound that "ripens" gold ore. Acco'rd
ing to his theory, ore is ripened through the
juices of the vegetation which grows above
it. The rock may contain many thousands
of dollars' worth of gold, but until it is
ripened by coming in contact with the veg
etable juices it is not discovered by assays
or otherwise. According to this geuins, by
treating gold rock with this solution the
bearing capacity is increased at a ratio of
about 18,000 to one. Ore that goes only a
trace, after being subjected to this treatment
will mill .$17,000 or. 318,000 per ton. If
this theory proves tangible, gold will be de
monetized swre. Mohave Miner.
Hon. " John D. Daly made a hurried bus-
iuesavisit to Corvallis this week auk re
turned to Portland yesterday. While here
he was seen by a Gazette representative
relative to the salary of the lieu land
oommissioner, which office was created
by Mr. Daly's bill passed by the last legis
lature. He says the duties of. the. land
agent ere increased by the new law, while
his salary is reduced. The old Uw gave
him 3 cents per acre, but not to exceed
1500 per annum. Mr. Daly's bill did not
repeal the old law, hence the oifici.il will
recieve in addition to his salary, his nec
essary travelling expenses and both the
amounts will be paid in the manner pro
vided by the old law. According to Mr.
Daly, it has never been customary to
make appropriations for salary, as it was
paid out of tho fund created by the sale of
the lands.
What is supposed to be the body of Prior
Scott was discovered Monday afternoon on
a bar near the mouth of the Santiam by the
crew of the steamer Eugene. Owing to the
low stage of water, it was necessary for the
steamer to tow herself over the bar, and for
this purpose lines were sunt ashore.
One of these, on being hauled taut, brought
up a body from the bed of the river, but
owing to the fact that the steamer's boats
were all ashore, no effort was made to iden
tify the remains. After floating down the
river some distance, however, the body
lodged on a gravel bar. Believing that it
was the remains of, Mr. Scott, relatives in
this oity were notified 4 by officers of the
steamer and yesterday morning Wm. Mac
kay, Lum Scott started for the'aceue in a
skiff and if the body is identified as that of
Prior Scott, the remains will be brought to
this city for interment.
Attorney Wallis Nash, of counsel for the
appellants in the Oregon Pacific sale con
firmation matter, was in town Monday. To
a Gazettte representative, Mr. Nash ex
pressed the belief that his clients would in
all probability succeed in having the re
cent sale set aside. One of the points j
upon which Mr. Nash will contend for suc
cess is that all creditors of the receivership
are equitably entitled to an interest in the
property to the amount of their claims and
should have been permitted to bid their
claims at the sale. This right, lfowever,
by the terms of the order, was denied the
creditors and Mr. Nash expects to present
a lung lino of authorities tending to show
that the lower court erred iu so doing.
Should the appellants succeed in getting
the sale set aside, it is said an effort will be
at once set on foot to perfect a plan of a re
organization among the creditors who will
bid in the property at a future sale, with
the expectation of operating it. Iu euoh an
event, however, tho order of sale would of
course provide for the payment in cash of
sufficient funds to defray court expenses.
AN EXCITING AFTERNOON.
Saturday afternoon Philomath came ia to
try baseball with Corvallis wielders of the
bat. It was the first game of the season
and Philomath was victorious by a score of
21 to 14. The defeated Corvallisites ar
rived on Main street iu time to see a team,
attached to a buggy, dash up the street
without a driver and threatening disaster to
othor vehicles until finally stopped.
Scarcely had the team disappeared than
Chief of Police Taylor and "Bud" Hall
burst through the door of the "Leo" saloon
and came out on the sidewalk engaged in an
active struggle for mastery. Hall was
drunk and it took the assistance of several
citizens to finally land him in the city hos
tile. The idea of cieating a small riot in
order to arrest one drunken man was freely
discussed by the citizens who viewed the
disgraceful battle. After numerous un
necessary spats between the chief of police
and members of the mob, Hall was finally
lodged in jail. Then the crowd- immedi
ately turned its attention to a fight between
Cameron Hemphill and one Mummery that
was in progress in front of the Hemphill
harness store. It seems Mr. Hemphill had
said that Mummery would contribute to
the higher moral standing of Corvallis by
emigrating from the city, and on being
called to account by the said Mummery,
repeated more emphatically his remarks.
Then the fun' began and before
the contestants were separated the bat
tle ' had turned into a four-handed af
fair. By the lime the matter was over Hall
had sobered up sufficiently to plead guilty
before Acting Police Judge Tunnieliffie, who
fined him $10. Monday afternoon Mum
mery was fined $16 and Hemphill $10, the
latter announcing that hereafter gambling
in the city of Corvallis must cease. Taken
altogether, Saturday afternoon was about
the liveliest half day Corvallis has seen, for
a long time.
EXPERIMENT BULLETIN.
The Station Reports on Pollina
tion and the Pear and
Cherry Slug.
The Oregon Agricultural Experiment
Station has issued Bulletin No. 34, by George
Coote, on the subject of pollination and
blooming of , the apples, pears,' plums and
cherries in the exDeriment orchard, its ex
perience with the' pear and cherry slug and !
the result of its cultivation oi certain vege-
tables. Speaking generally of pollnation,
the bulletin says:
'The first step toward "successful fruit
culture is an orchard wisely planted. The
several varieties mast be so located that
each may assist in the pollination of one
another. This can only be done" by a care
ful study of the different varieties as to their
time of blooming and amount of pollen pro
duced by each variety.
' "Very careful observations and notes wore
taken on all varieties on the college farm.
It will be understood that all varieties of
fruit trees do not hare the same power of
producing pollen. If a large number of
trees of a single variety be planted which
are shy pollen-producers the lack of pollen
will undoubtedly cause a failure in the crop
of fruit; and this danger of failure will be
greatly increased if the weather is damp at
the time of blooming.
"The pollen is conveyed from flower to
flower by bees and other insects. Their
object is the discovery of honey; and whilst
searching the recesses of the flower they un
intentionally cover their bodies with pollen
which they convey to the next flower, and
unavoidably deposit it on its stigma. If the
amount of pollen produced be small, there
will be but a small amount t be distributed
and the fertilization of each flower would be
either a failure or imperfect. This shows
the necessity of planting trees whieh are
shy producers of pollen along with those
riohxin pollen. Heuce to arrange the trees
in an orchard it is necessary to know the
polleu-producing powers of each variety.
"It will be seen that the list of varieties
in the following table is comparatively small.
But it must be remembered that this is but
a beginning of a work which must be con
tinued through a series of years. We have
many other varieties on the college grounds
which have not yet come into bearing, and
hence are not reported.
"As soon as a report of all varieties can
be made, a classification will be mads and
published for the benefit of all interested in
snoh work. , The following table shows the
date of blooming and pollen-producing pow
er of each variety:"
This is followed by a table showing the
date of first bloom, date of full bloom, date
of fallen maturity and date of stigma recep
tion of 21 varieties ot cherries. 23 of plums,
11 of .peaches, 14 of pears and 22 of apples.
A mark before each variety indicates
whether it is strong, medium or scant ia
pollen. Iu regard to the apples tested, the
report says:
"The experimental orchard was planted
in the spring of 1831. The soil is a basaltic
loam. It had been in wheat and oats for
many years without the application of fer
tilizers of any kinds. Before planting the
trees the soil was plowed and subsoiled.
Cultivation of the sod has been kept up
through all the growing season; under this
treatment the trees are making rapid growth.
So far but few have fruited. There are now
130 varieties of apples, and nine of crabs
growing on the ground, and others will be
added as fast as means will permit."
Experiments with the peach andjjwith
bees are spoken of ra follows:
"When the peach is grown in glass houses
and forced by artificial haat ont of its sea
son, it is necessary to pollenize the stigma
of each flower by artificial means either by
a small , brush or by some other process.
The use of the bruati is expensive and tedious
and not always successful, much of the fruit
dropping at the stoning period.
"To save labor in transferring the pollen.
some trees were sprayed when in full bloom
with warm and others with cold water.
This proved very unsatisfactory, more fruit
dropping at the i-toning period than in the
case of trees polleuized with the brush.
As a further experiment a hive of bees
was placed iu ths house when the trees com
menced to blomn. This was in November,
and a heavy tog prevailed for 15 days, and
although the flowers were constantly open
ing, not a bee snowed ltseit. jjuring tne
night of the 15th the fog lifted and the next
morning was bright and elear, causing the
pollen to burst. Then the bees came oat
from the hive and kept up their work for
eight or nine days. The result was that
not a single peach was observed to drop at
the stoning season. So great was the
amount of fruit on the trees that it was
necessary to thin it. One tree in the house
was securely protected, so that bees could
not gain access to it, and all of the fruit
dropped at the stoning period?
"These facts show the value of. bees to
the horticulturist, and no fruitgrower should
be without them." '
The pear and cherry slug (selandria cerai),
was treated successfully with air-slacked
lime. The bulletin says: ;
"On July 4th the slug commenced to at
tack the pear and cherry trees. They were
found in greater numbers on the latter.
The trees were liberally dusted with- air-
slacked lime. It was thrown from the h?nd
into the trees, the operator taking care to
stand to the windward side, so that the
lime might be better distributed among the
branches.
"The slugs being naturally moist the
lime readily adheres to them, and the small
est particle seemed to make them commence
to curl up and to cause them to fall to the
ground.
"As an experiment, earth dust was used
on a few trees. Two days after these ap
plications, the orchard- was inspected. It
was found that trees that were treated with
the lime were comparatively free from the
slugs, while those receiving the application
of earth dust were badly infested.
"The 'lime should be applied early in the
morning before the' due is off. After the
treatment the trees put on- a very healthy
appearanee."
There is much more detailed' information
about various varieties of fruit and vegeta
bles. '
Immense bargains at Stock's- closing out
sale,- . ' .
CIEVEB. DETECTIVE WORK.
Sunday morning about 3:30 one C. H.
Blanchard entered the residences of M. Ja
cobs and John Scott, abstracting from the
former two overcoats, one belonging' to Post
master Johnson and the other to Mr. Jacobs;
and from the latter ; residence he took a
watch and chain and .several -articles of
clothing. Mr. Scott informed Nightwatoh
McLagan of his loss, and that officer quickly
spotted Blanchard and was soon in posses
sion of evidence warranting his arrest. Jus
tice Holgate issued a warrant and the thief
was "quickly gatberetf iff. '.' Sheriff Osburu
and Constable Skipton put Blanchard
through a "sweating process" and he finally
confessed, but denied having an accomplice.
He was arraigned Monday afternoon before
Squire Holgate ' and pleaded guilty' to two
complaints. On one he was given three
months in the county jail, and on the other
was bound over to the grand jury in the
sum of $750. Lawyer J. Fred Yates repre
sented the state. Much credit is due Offi
cer McLagan in this case and also the
sheriffs. Justice Holgate and Pros. Attor
ney Yates are also deserving of congratula
tion for the able and prompt manner in
which the case was disposed of. There was
a great deal more clever detective work in
the prompt management of this affair than
appears on the face of it. It shows' we have
some very nseful and able officers, and also
shows why, with the towu full of hobos, so
little thieving is going on.
HARRIED.
PRATT DORWARD Parke C. Pratt,
of Sheldon, Iowa, to Lillian M. Dorward,
of Corvallis, Oregon, by Rev. W. H.
Dorward, at the home of the bride's pa
rents, March 19, 1895.
Parks O. Pratt, is the son of Rev. W. C.
Pratt, aVetired Baptist minister, of Shel
don, Iowa. He has been connected with
the Empire Loan and Investment Compa
ny, of .Sheldon,' for about 6 years and is
now one of the firm and bookkeeper and
treasurer of the same. He is a young man
of exceptionally fine business ability and
Dualities of character and has a bright fu
ture before him.
Lillian M. Dorward, the bride, came to our
city with her father and mother Sept.- 1,
1894. Daring her stay among us of nearly
7 months she has endeared herself to ev
erv member of the Baptist church. Soon
after her arrival she as elected assis
tant superintendent of the Sunday school
and a little later president of the B. Y. P.
U. Catholic iu her spirit and considerate
and loving inher contact with everybody,
she enshrined herself in the affections of the
people, as very few do. Her untiring efforts
to build up every department of the church
have been such as to make her presence al
most indispensable to the success ot our
work. Our prayers and well -wishes go
with her to her new home in Sheldon, Iowa,
where a large reception awaits the happy'
couple, given by Rev. W. C. Pratt and
wife. They go to San Francisco, Salt Lake
and Denver and expect ttt reach home about
the 7th of April. . W. T. M.
A CASE MNG DRAWN OUT.' -
A suit that promises to rival the celebra
ted Iowa cow case, in smallnessof original
amount involved and tune and money ex
pended in bringing it to a final adjudication,
is the Jacobs-Oren rent case. .-About two
years ago, Levi Oren rented a house of Mrs.
A. Jacobs, agreeing to pay therefor a month'
ly rental of $15.00. Soon after moving into
the house, one of Mr. Oren's dwellings in
the southern part of town became vacant.
at the end of the month, when he paid' his
rent, Oren claims to have told his landlady
that he would be a renter only four or five
days longer, as it was his intention to move
into one of his own houses. Some days
later the key and $2.50, amount of rent then
due, was tendered Mr. Jacobs, who was act
ing as agent for his wife. This sum J acobs
refused to accept; claiming that the rent for
an entire month was due. Oren - refused to
pay more than $2. 50, "and Jacobs refused to
accept less than $15.00. The defendant
brought the original tender of $2.50 into
court, and demanded a jury trial. After
hearing the evidence the jury were only
short time in finding for the defendant.
This, however, did not end the matter. An
appeal was taken to the circuit court, an
at tho November term the jury again found
for Oren. All the time Oren had admitted
owing $2.50, which sum was pleaded by him
in each iustance, so when the case was called
up, again last spring the jury were instructed
to find for the plaintiff, either in the sum of
$2.50 or $15.00. Again the jury found that
Jacobs was entitled to only $2 50, which sum
Oren had all along' been ready and wiilio&to
pay. Whea. judgment was entered, both
parties moved for costs, the appellant claim
ing that costs followed the judgment, while
the attorneys for Oren held that siuce judg
ment was entered for no greater sum than
was admitted by the defendant, ha was en-
titled to have the costs taxed to the Plaint
iff. The court, however, by some queer
sort of reasoning, (allowed- plaintiffs motion
and the costs, amounting to about $300;
were taxed to Oren. ' He is now appealing
froth the decision of the lower court,' which
will entail considerable extra expense, to say
nothing about attorney's fees; which have
accrued on both sides, and whichever party
eventually succeeds, will really be out of
pocket many times the original amount in
volved. The appeal papers bear date of
March 5th; and are signed by F. M, John
son, E. E. Wilson and W. S. Haftordi, At
torneys for Mrs. Jacobs ar J. Fred Yates
and A. L. McFaddett;-
' Geo. W. Smith owns a cow that is making
an enviable reputation as a- butter producer.
Since her calf was taken from her about
three weeks ago, the cow has produced two
pounds of butter daily, in addition to fur
nishing the family with milk. Mr. Smith
says she is not a thoroughbred animal, but
was selected from a. drove of beef-' cattle,
which he purchased two or three years age.
At that time she was a two-year-old. ' As
she gave promise of making a good milker,
Mr. Smith kept the heifer.
Shiloh's Cure, the great Cough and Croup
Cure, is in great demand.- Pocket size con
tains twenty-five doses only 25c; Sold by
Graham & Wells. '
For Sale. Jersey heifer calf,
from finest milk stock in the
country.- Apply to E. W. Hadley.
TIPICAL TAMINY TALKS.
A Modern Filosofer Discuses
the Cheafs' Methods of Doin'
Bizness.
The truble with most filosofera is they
don't git akquainted with the world. I'm
diferuot. I want to no everybudy and find
out what they beleve. The uther day I
stopt in af Taminy hall. I got in the chair
and told the sachum to shave me. Then I
lisuned to the speech u of cheafs. You see,
the A. P. A. hed just cum to town and
every Taminyite hed something to say. Tam
ioy beleves in free speech and every mem-
bar is alloudto moke 5 minit speeches on
every subjekt if he noes enything about it
not. oum cneais ript up tne ainoncus
and sum tore to peaces the A. P. A. 'a. Sum
talked so excited like, you'd a thot fhtey 'da
fit. But the sachum sed to me, "Don't git
scared. They aint loaded. They're only
firecrackers." N-obudy seemed to no what
the Catholicks beleved, or what the A. P.
A. 'a beleved, but it didunt make no difer
uoce. Then they monkeyed along and got iuto
city politix. Sumbud"y sed, right out sud-
dent like, "Who'll be mayer?" "What's
the matter with McFadnen?" sed the rest of
them. "Mack wont have it agin," sed sum-
budyrand then they all sed "Barber." This
candydate was liteing his pipe, and he did
unt drop his match when the prospektive
glory bust upon him. Then everybudy
drawed their breth tight in, amf a quiet
goodlooken young feller, with a dark mos
tash, and his blue pants pulled up on his
legs to keep em from rinklin, sed easy-draw-ly
like: "Who we goin to hev for cheaf of
police!" And all sed, "Spencer." That is
11 but Bard Wells and me. I want that
myself. I started to rize up and say so, but
the sachem was ticklen my throte with his
razer, so I sed to myself, sez I, "Dischresh-
un is the better part of valer, and 1 riz
right down agin. Sumbudy wanted Spcn -
oer to join the Salvashun Army, so as to
stand in with the church folks, but Spencer
put down hiz razer and folded up hiz arms
and he sed, sez he, "I em what I em.
E rery budy nose me. I aint goin' to work
eny hoodoo bizness. I alius liked church
folks as well as enybudy. Ef they don't
like me that's there bizness." Then he
lathered my jaw agin and a little chcaf
wanted to no who'd be police judge. Sum
budy sed kinder timid like, "Porter." Then
Esjlin and Samuels and Beech and Burton
were talked uf. Sum sed sum was running:
and sum sed sum wasent. I dont no who
Burton is and I kant find out only that he
has black whiskers. Now whiskers killed
Dolph. If whiskers is all a man's got, he'd
better keep out of politix. They make
mighty poor campane dockyments. Porter
is mv candvdate. He hez had the office
so long that the bench Wont fit anybody' elsa.
Hiz bones, when he sets down, aint padded
much and its kiuder worn -graves in the
bench in the city court. They aint meny
men to fit in the craves. He hez had the
office so long that he's- got; a sort of legal
title to keep it until he wants to dispoze of
it. Everybudy that disputes legal titles
aint good citizens. When I left Taminy
she was discusain' Father Cauthorn for treas
urer. They sed there was no objeckshuns
onlv the A. P. A. 's would fite " him- ef he
was kalled "Father. " .
FARMERS' CLUB SWBGBSTBD;
Mr. Editor: It appears that the State
Board of Agriculture has decided to offer a
$300 premium for the best county exhibit at
the next state fair. What ths conditions
are does not appear to have been made pub
lic, but the award doubtless1 refers to the
best display of farm, garden aud orchard
products. If tfcis is the case,, why not begin
to 'make effort to scoop the prize for Benton
county ? Our county can mvke a display
with any couuty in the sfciite if the matter
of getting material for a competitive display
were properly and fully canvassed.
Let a date for a meeting ba set- acd a
couuty orgahiz ition be formed with this
end in view. Plan to have some iudividual
or individuals grow certain crops and others
certain other crops, and in tliis way a large
number of articles for exhibit' may be
secured, and each one the result of special
care by some one or more peisons.
It our couuty had a good, live Farmers'
Club, conducted as soma such organizations
in .the older states are we might put our
county in the' front ranks, agriculturally
speaking, and in the mean time' carry off
some of these rewards offered by persons or
organizations for competitive display.
- A matter of this kind- does not involve
any great expense to the individual and
gives manifold returns in various ways' for
time and money expended in the cause.
Our winter months furnish ample time to
discuss plans of work, and even yet, there
is time to get material enough for a credita
ble display at Salem this fall. . And though
we might not carry off first award we would
get a very good idea of what would be
required for the next year's contest. Be
sides, our' couuty ought to do its best to
support any movement on1 the part of the
State Board of Agriculture to put agricul
ture and horticulture on a good sound basis
at the fair. Will not some of our old-time
agricultural and business men give a move
ment of this kind the initiatory twist ?
E..R. U
Tf, Lowe leaves Saturday rloon.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair.
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
from Ammonia, Alum or any other adulterant.
40 YEARS THE STANDARD,
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SHE- WANTED A- FAIR.
' Mr. A. M. Weaver, a gentlemanly travel
ing "Mississippi" jeans pants salesman from'
Memphis, arrived in the city Saturday and
is quartered at the new Columbia. lie telle
a funny joke on himself that happened while
in the towu af Arkadelphia the other day.
On entering the hotel iu that city he regis
tered s "A. M. Weaver, Miss, jeans punts."
The manager of the hotel proved to be a lady
who is wide-awake and progressive, and on
perusing the register discovered the above
entry, and set about at ouce to discover the
masculine individual with the requisite
nerve to proclaim himself the dispeuser of
feminine wearing apparel in this public man
ner. After importuning.' the geriitValv gnisss
one by one nntil she had made the rounds.
vender was discovered and an offer to
purchase a winter's supplv was mide by the
aforesaid Undlady (to the surprise of the
!saiesmiiU and other guests present, her
javerdupois reaching above the 300 mark).
Of course it was in order for Mr. Weaver to
make' the explanation, that bis wares were
not intended for use by the fairer".sex'; but
that he represented a leading wholesale con
cern who were dealers- in that substantial
fabric known as Mississippi jeans, and- that
his registration of "Miss." was but an abbre
viation of the name of the- great state in
which the goods were made. The landlady
was disappointed, the guests amused and the
salesman discomfitted. But the joke Was on
him, however. Hot Springs (Ark.) Graphic.
See Here!
If you are "out of sight," go to U. B.
Vogle and have your eyes tested? for a .fine
pair of lenses' and choice of frames at a rea
sonable price.
Have Dr. Lowe test? your eyes.
Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder
Awarded Gold Medal Midwinter Fair, San Francisco.
Try k.
The New Flour and Feed Store;
"5ou will find it to your interest to Buy tile
GOLD DOST Full Roller fLoOiL
Sixty Cente: per Sack, "and Every Sack Warranted.
Will Compete in Price with ALLi.
In a short time will arrange it so Farmers cani
Exchange their wheat and receive
40 Pounds Best Flour for 60 Lbs. Wheat
Creighton's Store, Main Street,- Gbrvallisy Oregon'.-
Sidney Power Gornttin!' Salem.
T00108 Samuels, TVlanager, Gorijallis.
FOf?
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Tlie Gazette is one of the lead
ing papers of the stater is outspoken
on all subjects, and - no citizen of
this 30imty should be without it.
It is the only Republican paper in
Benton
8L(XBotUe.!fc4 Stj ufuu
One cent a dose, pg5 jaHglSSl 5!.
It ia soldi on a guarantee by all drug
gists. It cures Incipient Consumption
aodiatba best Cough and Croup Curee 1
Wanted'.
.-? - ' '
second-hand sewing machine
A . new
must be in good condition and rtiiaonablev
Address W.-,- care GaziS'i'te:
Last Chance:
We will very soim move the' balance off
our stock; and? beihg desirous Of disposing:
of as much as possible before' doing so, witf
make great sacrifices; Ve will also offer
our fixtures at very low figures. We will'
commence on Saturday at 2 and 7 o'c'"ck:
to sell at auction, and continue sam from'
tune to time, as will be announced later.
Stock's Cash Stork.
Try Nolan's Never-Rip pants,-$1 26
ndl
$1.50.
. Nolan's new spring stock' dhS' commenced
to arrive.
Our new stock of hats for spring'' are noW
in. Call and see the latest styles. Can sell!
them for less money than others sell oldl
ones. Miller's clothing store;
k day lasli fnll! Prof. Pratt, assisted by"
the pupils of his grade,, entertained' the'
members of the 6. A. R. and W. R. C. of
this city with an interesting patriotic pro
gram. Last Friday the W. R. C. recipro.
cated this courtesy and Mr. Pratt and hi'
scholars were in turn entertained by the
ladies. The ladies, however, not only'
treated their guests txvari ilitfo resting liter--ary
and musical program, but served a deli
cious luncheon, such as only members of
that loyal order onn prepare. This exchange1
of hospitalities cannot be too heartily com
mended. The patriotic exercises indulged
iu by tlie pupils act as a potent force to--ward
instilling into their" youthful minds sy
love for their country's flag and its nobler
defenders;
THE
Known
Everywhere.
Sold Everywhere
f Grown Bverywnere.- , . X
Seeds:
ask your oeaier ror mem nena tot
merry's ieea sansi ror is
lnvaiuaDieioaii planter? anu luvers
or jine vegetaDies ana iseauniui .
flowers, write Torre if ree.
I. M. FEKRt A OO.,
Detroit, Mle.