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THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1900.
Ladies' Silk Waists
Good material. Good workman
ship. New Styles. $7 to $10 each.
Underskirts
Mercenised cotton. Looks like
ilk. Wears as well as silk. Pop
ular colors. $1.50 to $2.25 each
Taffeline
J. W. Howell and wife returned
from Alsea Saturday.
Miss Spencer returned yesterday
from her visit to Newport.
For fine skirt linings and -, for shirt
waits. Twelve shade. 50 cents per
yard.
S E Young & Son
Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL NEWS.
Miss Edna Irvine visited friends
in Lebanon last week-
Mi. Castle, the well-known cattle
buyer, returned from the coast last
week.
Some grain is being hauled to
the flouring mills, but this work is
not yet in mil blast
A prominent farmer states that
it pays better to fatten hogs on
wheat than to sell it at less than
45 cents per bushel.
Jasper Wy man. who has teen in
the Graham & Wells' drug store
for the past few weeks has returned
to his home in Albany.
J. M. Nolan went to the coast
Saturday to remain until Septem
ber 1st, at which time he will re
turn accompanied by his family.
Mrs. A. Parker, oi Cloride, Ari
zona, arrived in this city Friday
She expects to remain here a month
or mare visiting her son, Frank
Maxs n.
Hitherto the statute providing
against the robbing of birds nests
has been a dead letter. Game War
den U mm bey tecentlv had a man
convicted for this, offense and he
was fined $15.
From an exchange it is learned
that Mrs, C. h. Hout and daughter
Frankie, who have been at the
coast' for some time, recently went
from Yaquina City to Toledo, where
they are to visit triends.
Attorney W. E. Yates went to
the coast Saturday and expects to
bring his family home about the
middle of the week. Mrs. Yates
has not been very well over there
for the past week or so .
It is now thought by those best
informed that the hop crop this
year is out of danger, and even if
it rains no damage will result.
The crop is estimated to reach the
neighborhood of 80,000 bales.
John Wigle, of Priceville, broth-er-in-law
of Mrs. Lola Wigle, was
in Corvallis last week. He has a
number of fine driving horses and
is making a tour of valley towns
with a view to their disposition-
The river steamer Eugene, one of
the unluekiest of boats, is once
more above the river bottom near
Oregon City, being patched up and
will be used by the O. C. T. Com
pany for awhile on the Salem route.
West Side.
It is reported that M. L. Barnett,
of Monroe, lost 60 head of sheep
last week, caused by using a patent
sheep dip. Just what is wrong ii
not known, but Mr. Barnett thinks
the "scab" in this case was better
than the "cure."
. It has been remarked that two
pests that are usually in evidence
at this season of the year are
missing, or at least are not so plen
tiful as usual in this section dur
ing the present year. They are
the codlin moth and the fiery "yel
low jacket.' Nobody regrets their
disappearance.
It is safe to Bay that Rube will
make his word good and that the
following expression was voiced by
him: "Reuben Kiger says he will
bet a quarter section of Benton
county with the post holes dug, that
he can beat any two-year-old trot
ter in Oregon with his Coeur d'Alene
colt." Rural Spirit.
Arthur Rochester, who passed
through this city a few months ago
on his way to Nome, has written
back to fr.ends in Lincoln county
that he has found that country to
be a genuine fraud. From what
he says, it may be presumed that
he has got the green out of his eyes.
Men who have iruit dryers are
pretty busy now-a-days getting
ready to take care of the fruit.
Despite the pessimistic predictions
made earlier in the season there
will be a pretty good crop of prunes
after all. Should prices prove
satisfactory Benton county prune
growers will realize good money on
their crop this year.
Two Eastern gentlemen have
sent for sample copies of the
Gazette and have stated that it is
their intention to visit Benton
county some time during the fall
with a view to locating here.
Should they come it is safe to
wager 2 to 1 that they will remain.
The gentlemen are T. B. Eaton, of
Elswortb, Wisconsin, and D. C.
Galbraith, of Osage, Iowa.
Major F. E. Edwards is enjoying
an outing at Belknap Springs.
"Prof. E. C. Hay ward is home
from his visit to Victoria, B. C.
Tom Monteith and John Simp
son drove over to Waterloo Sunday
Mrs. C. Hapless and daughter
Georgia, returned Friday from the
coast.
Mrs. J. E. Andrews is visiting
with friends and relatives in Eugene
and vicinity.
1 Miss Esther Avery leave, this
week to resume her studies at Stan
fold University.
Mrs. Mary Simpson weut to
White8ou, Saturday, to visit for a
short time with friends.
Rev. C. MacLean. of the Eoiscc
pal church of this city, visited Mc-
Mmnville last week and held ser
vices there Sunday.
Prof. Chas. L. Johnson returned
to Corvallis, Sunday, from his fish
ing expedition up Blue river. He
says he got lots of bites.
Elmer Clark was so ill last week
that he was obliged to forsake his
post at the bank for a few days
He is again at the old stand.
Mrs. Jesse Spencer and son, Vic
tor, returned Saturday trom an
outing of a week at the farm of
John Huffman, west of Philomath
The Gazette has been presented
with a specimen of the delightfully
scented Linaloa wood of Mexico, bv
Edw. F. Niehaus & Cb., of $an
t rancisco.
At the guardian sale, last Satur
day, George W. Henkle purchased
the interest of Carey Peterson in
the John D. Mulkey donation land
claim for 66.67
Gee. Horning went to Portland,
Saturday, with a car load of cattle
and hogs, returning yesterday
The cattle sold for from 3 to 34
cents, and the hogs for 5 cents.
Frost is reported to have appeared
in various localities Sunday morn
ing, in some instances it is said
to have nipped the tomatoes.
This is the first frost of the season.
A. F. Peterson is in Portland to
secure carpenters to assist in build
ing a nne residence at Mood Kiver.
Carpenters are all so busy that he
is finding it difficult to secure the
number of men he desires.
Gi-orge W. Henkle returned Sat
urday from his outing at the coast.
From now on the people will be
gin to arrive home from the various
pleasure resorts and in the course
of a month Corvallis will seem her
self again.
For the past few davs Robert
Johnson, manager of the Benton
County Prune company's big or
chard, has been busy getting the
dryer ready for the prunes. Mr.
Johnson expects to start drying
next Monday.
Work on the new walk to the
the O A C is being prosecuted with
great energy and it is about ready
for the decomposed granite with
which it is to be finished. From
present indications it will be fine
when completed.
Next Monday a teachers' insti
tute of three days duration will be
convened in this city. Supt. Den-
man has a fine program arranged,
consisting of instructive papers by
able teachers, while the best talent
of the city will assist in entertain
ing the people who attend.
Reports have reached this office
of a gang of boys in town who
watch for an opportunity to way
lay some little fellow weaker than
themselves and then proceed to
whip him. In some instances these
boys are merging into manhood.
If they do not cease such actions
it is only a matter of time when
they will fine themselves in serious
trouble.
CEASAR IN POLITICS.
Arrayed Like Solomon in All His Glory
Only More So.
"Live in Corvallis and become
famous," has become almost as
famous a proverb as "See Venice
and die." The number of gems
from this classic village which are
now scintillating on the brow of
Fame, has been increased by our
old black diamond, Tulius Ceasar
Taylor. "Old Caesar," as he was
familiarly known here, was a resi
dent of this city for many years.
Since his departure, occasional
glimmerings of his brilliant achieve
ments have reached us, but none
so dazzling as the following from
the Portland Telegram:
Arrayed in ultra-fashionable tog-
gery, including siik nat, patent-
leather shoes and rnnce Albert
frock, Julius Caesar Taylor, colored
and 70 years of age, departed yes
terday evening for Wahkiakum
county, Washington, to become a
pieturesque figure and an influen
tial factor in the campaign now in-
progress in the Evergreen State.
Billy Starr, the genial bookkeeper
foj the Pillar Rock Canning Com
pany has been nominated for the
office of representative from the
Wahkaikum district and he needs
help. Starr is original in his cam
paign methods and among the
unique features of his present pro
gram Julius Ceasar will be promi
nent. Julius, an Uregon pioneer
from choice and a stalwart repub
lican from birth, (although he was
born before the party was organized)
is devoted to his friends, of whom
he has many. He has been a gro
tesque figure on the streets of Port
land for years and has been a
pioneer high-water mark for two
decades or more. A a campaigner
he is not without virtuous innu
tt - 1 ill. 1 a
ence. xlis plantation taiK aooui
Abraham Lincoln and the long
primer principles of the abolitionists
always attracts attention and
makes votes. He is a peculiar
character on all occasions, whether
'dressed up" or not.
Julius Caesar was born in Alex
ander. Va., in 1830. He has no
remembrance of ever having seen
his father and mother. They were
slaves and Julius passed from the
block in his infancy, as the property
of B. T. Taylor, who died seme
years ago in Corvallis. Fifty years
ago. in the state ot .New lork, he
was released from bondage, hia
white owner desiring to remove to
Oregon Territory. But Julius bad
reason to cultivate affection for his
foster parents and pleaded with
them for permission to become a
pioneer with them in the wild
and woolly West. He came
and for many years he remained
with them.
Presently, however, inspired by
the notion of progress, which then
prevailed in the frontier communi
ties of civilization, and lured by the
promise of fortune, which, unpreju
diced by color or station, was here
extended to all alike, he left the
home cf his uncradled childhood
and removed to Portland, where
for years he engaged in the butcher
High-Binders Abroad.
The Johnson-Bryson-Rennie par
ty arrived home Friday evening
from an outing of three weeks in
the vicinity of Harlan, Lincoln
county. From what they report a
most enjoyable time was exper
ienced. They had fish in abun
dance and killed two deer during
their outing. We are indebted to
the party for a breakfast of as fine
mountain trout as ever came to
Corvallis.
Ben Woldt, when last heard
from was in Wisconsin. Just be
fore he left the "old country" for
home he received a letter from Carl
Hodes, who is visiting relatives in
Germany, in which the latter stated
his regrets that he could not accom
pany Ben across the ocean on the
voyage home. Carl stated that he
was so nearly sick with a severe
cold that he did not deem it wise
to travel.
Some time ago Clem King, of
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, was in Cor
vallis for the purpose of purchasing
a carload of goats. Mr. King had
been informed that these animals
could protect themselves from the
coyotes which infest that region.
His friend, James Hayes, assured
him that thin was a mistake, and
Mr. King returned home without
the goats. Friday of last week,
however, Mr. Hayes shipped him
three nannies and a fine bnck as a
present, and to satisfy his desire for
goats.
business, at which he amassed a
very considerable competence. He
took unto himself a wife and
then began the decline of his for
tune. In a few years his bank ac
count of 30 or 40 thousand dollars
was dissipated, the comforts of do
mestic life had taken wings and
Julius Caesar mechanically set sail
on the barque of chance in which
he has drifted ever since.
When Caesar expressed a wil
lingness to return to the field of
politics and help his friend Starr
over the rapids of a Washington
campaign, Captain C. T. Belcher
and his assistants in the St. Charles
Hotel, aided and abetted in the
charity by the artists in a neigh
boring barber ship, procured for
him the France Albert attire, ob
tained transportation for him to
Pillar Rock and sent him away on
his patriotic mission the happiest
and most confident politician west
of the Rocky mountains.
The pjrty consisting of H. W.
Hall, Charley Barhart, Jas. Flett
and Augus Hodes and their sons,
have been heard from, as will be
seen from a oommunioation
printed below. They left Corval
lis last week and the first night
camped on what they took to be
a deserted ranch, and, not know
ing that the owner was near at
hand, turned their horses loose
on the meadow. Having pitched
ineir tents, tney sat down to a
sumptuous repast of bacon, beans
and bread, during which thev
took turns at relating person
al experiences in which each
figured as the hero ot some
thrilling adventure. Their con
versation was rudely broken into
by the returned ranchman, who
on seeing their horses on his
meadow, gave vent to his rage
and ordered them to "git" and
be quick about it. This is what
took place and what was said by
the irate mountaineer, according
to the Gazette correspondent,
"Hole in the Water:"
Addressing a bearded gentle
man, "You darned 'cuss,' you
would see me starve before you
would give me a loaf of bread.
And you," addressing another,
"would not let me have a pound
of salt. And you, you fat ras
cal, would lock np if I took a
small drink of red rye. And you
long, lanky, gangling contor
tionist, I don't know you, but I
suspect you to be the leader of
the gang. Don't you open your
face or I'll tie your legs in a
knot around yonder sapling.
Those kids can stay with me if
they want to and I'll give them
something to eat and a place to
sleep, but you other fellows,
git-"
From what is learned a truce
tvas arranged and war averted.
OIR LOT IS BLESSED.
After Oregon Lumber.
Edw. F. Niehaus, of the firm
of Niehous & Co., of San Fran
cisco, left Saturday after a visit
to this city to secure three car
loads of lumber, oak, maple and
Cottonwood, from the Corvallis
Sawmill Co. This Cottonwood
or balm, which is considered
superior by experienced persons
for making boxes, will be con
verted into cigar boxes by this
San Francisco firm. Several
thousand feet of this lumber was
recently shipped to the Salem
box faotory and the Albany nur
sery is getting 10,000 feet from
the Corvallis Sawmill Co., and
hauling it to Albany by team.
This is Mr. Niehaus' first vis
it to Oregon, although he is a
constant traveler, and makes
regular trips to Mexico and
Guatemala. There is a strike
on in San Francisco among
planing mill employes for an
eight-hour day, and Mr. Nie
haus thought this an opportune
time to visit Oregon and secure
a cargo of planed lumber. He
had been of the opinion that
Oregon was continually deluged
with rami and was ft most disa
greeable country to travel in.
Acting on this presumption, he
brought n extra suit of clothes
so that when those on became
wet he could don a dry suit He
soon learned his mistake and left
his extra suit in Portland. "Or
egon is a delightful country," he
says, "and ner climate is de
lightful."
Received An Answer.
Additional Local
Mr. Barker is lying quite ill with
an attack of appendicitis at his
home in Job's Addition. After con
sultation over the matter, Drs.
Cathey and Pernot decided that an
operation was not necessary from
the present condition of the patient.
Tyra Smith has just completed
harvesting. The work was done
in 10$ days, the shortest run in
Mr. Smith's experience as a farmer.
From 1,100 acres he secured but
7,786 bushels of wheat and 4,122
bnshels of oats; an average ot 10.8
bushels to the acre.
Real Estate Transfers.
S A Logan and wife to S A Thorp
and wife, deed to east half of dona
tion land claim of P M Starr, 324
aores 2 miles norths of Dusty; con,
$1,205.
Wm M Anderson to Nellie E
Anderson, 40 acres 14 miles S W
Corvallis; con, $40.'
John Conner and wife to George
Taylor, 4 lots blk 6 Rayburn's Ad
dition to Corvallis; con. $175.
Farmers, bring your produce to
J H Simpson. He will take it in
exchange for anything in his line
and sell you goods at lowest cash
prices.
A letter signed by Mayor Craw
ford, members af the council and
other citizens, was sent August
6th to the presidents ot the
Union Pacific and Southern Pa
cific . railroads. The letter en
dorsed the movement started by
the Astoria chamber of com
merce, asking for better freight
rates for Oregon. It requested
that the same liberal treatment
accorded to the state of Wash
ington be extended to Oregon;
that eastern freight rates be
granted from points of shipment,
and not from Portland as a ter
minal, as now. Shippers in Ore
gon pay local rates from all
points to Portland, and this dis
crimination handicaps them in
the commercial contest with
Washington.
Monday, Mayor Crawford re
ceived a reply from President C.
H. Harriman, of the U. P. stat
ing that the matter had been re
ferred to the local representa
tives of the company who were
better acquainted with condi
tions here than the authorities
at New York.
What a Benton County Gentleman Noted
in Other States.
A. C. Miller, of Kings valley,
who went Bast about six weeks
ago for a visit with relatives, ar
rived home Friday. He was at
his old home in Schuyler county, 1
New York, the scene of his
youth. He had been absent for
22 ears, during which period he
must have changed some as his
own sister did not recognize him.
In speaking of the country of
his birth, Mr. Miller stated that
although Oregon has poor crops,
those of New York are worse.
In going East he traveled over
the Oregon Short Line and the
Union Pacific, and came home
over the Northern Pacific, and
he says that of all the country
be passed through he saw noth
ing to equal this state. There
is a portion of Idaho and Mon
tana that made a favorable im
pression on the gentleman.
Mr. Miller says that in Schuy
ler county, when he was a boy
good crops of wheat were pro
duced, but in time wheat im
poverished the soil to such an
extent that planting this crop
was abandoned and clover for
stock raising was taken up.
This in time tailed and at the
present time the condition of the
soil is such that in order to in
sure even a medium crop it is
necessary to fertilize the soil at
an expenditure of from io to
$12 an acre. This does not pay,
in fact, as he saw it, nothing in
the line of agriculture seemed to
offer any inducements.
Another feature of the country
that made the gentleman from
Kings Valley long for home was
heat. He said it was at times
almost unbearable and he often
wished he was back in old Ben
ton where he could get a sniff of
the glorious sea breeze with
which this country is blessed.
In summing np the situation
it is easily seen that too much
cannot be said in favor of Ore
gon, liven tnougn crops are
poor this vcar and affairs are not
so favorable generally as in the
years gone by, crops in other
states are yet poorer and the
weather conditions are far worse.
Too much, praise cannot be gi pen
this state and disgruntled Ore
gonians should bear in mind the
condition of affairs and put their
shoulders to the wheel for the
development of their own state.
The natural resources are here
and are only waiting for men of
energy and enterprise to make
the country second to none.
This is as Mr. Miller sees it.
THIS SPACE
IS FOR
Law or no Law.
For Sale
Four grade Jersey cows; two heavy
work horses; Piano binder in good re
pair; disc harrow, almost new. Call
and see them on the Prior Scott ranch
two miles southwest Corvallis.
J. H. Mattlsy.
It is believed that the law
against the slaughter of birds is
pretty generally observed in this
county, but in other counties
there is some disregard of the
law reported. The fanlt cannot
be laid at the door of the real
sportsman, for he has too true an
appreciation of the situation not
to desire that the birds be pro
tected daring the close season.
From the account given in Lane
county it will appear that Game
Warden Quimby was a little
mistaken in some of his calcula
tions: "Notwithstanding the state
ment of the game warden to
the effect that few upland birds
are being killed unlawfully, an
almost incessant rattle of shot
guns can be heard in various
parts of this county. If the game
warden were to see the amount
of ammunition that is being sold,
he might begin to think some
birds were being killed. In
some localities the law is re
spected, and the birds are not
molested, while in other locali
ties it is not at all unusual to
hear the guns of- from two to 20
hunters. The earliest spring
brood of peasants are now large
enough to make good eating,
but the second and third broods
are still too small. Sportsmen
claim that some attempt should
be make to enforce the law, for
the benefit of all concerned."
For hop-
Ian fc Call
gloves go to No-
Ladies who visit Nolan & Calla
han's don't forget looking over their
Remnant Counter; some choice
plums.
Nolan & Callahan's Remnant
Sale closets Friday, August 31st
Musical Instruction.
Pupils taught piano and organ after
Dr. Mason's celebrated Method. Parties
desiring instruction will please leave or
ders at Daniel's Book Store, or confer
with the undersigned. Terms reason
able. MOBDAUMT GOODNOUOH.
S. L. Kline's
NEW FALL CLOTHING
.AD.
We have the Largest and Handsomest Line
we have ever shown.
S. L. KLINE
Corvallis, Oregon.
How's Your Wife
going to get breakfast in ten ,
minutes without
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Get your Job Work done here
Ten Minute
Mush?
Our window is full of it; Our Grocery Department is full
of it, and you can get full of it at the rate of a
twoand-'one'halfypound package for
Ten Cents.-
You can't pick hops without it. One box buys four packages.
Our hoppicking gloves will last longer than ten minutes. r '
Price 25 Cents.
F. L. Miller,
Corvallis, Oregon.
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Cbe Paint Store.
C. A. Barnhart, Manager.
Paints, Oils and Varnishes 2
-tWAIX PAPERS
RAMBLER AND IDEAL
Bicycles, Majestic Lamps, Mossberg Chime Bells, Etc
Planing Mill and Box Factory
... We Manufacture Boxes Of ....
Sugar Pine, Cotton Wood, White and Yellow fir
THE BOSSPBOX
Is made ot Pine Ends and Cottonwood Sides. We have sold
thousands of them and never a complaint.
We Carry a Full Planing Mill Stoek.
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Our Lumber Sheds
Contain TEN times more dry fine Yellow (mountain) Fir floor
ing, rustic and finishing lumber than any other -yard in the
county. Call and be convinced. .
We bay all kinds of logs, Bed and Yellow Fir, etc., and our prices
range accordingly. When you bny of ns, you patronize Home Industry.
Our prices are as low as the lowest and our stock is the best.
CORVALLIS SAWMILL COMPANY.