VoL Corvallis, Benton Ctjryry, QrayK 1905 Twas a Merry Occasion, A happy lot were the Chipmans as Thursday dawned bright and clear and their loug anticipated visit to the hills had actually be- ann. The children were just bubbling over with joy and a itself over the countenance ot irh of the ladies. Westward the little . cavalcade wended its wav until ten miles lay between them and their home. Here, be neath the wide spreading boughs of a clump of lordly oaks and be side a cool, refreshing stream of water, a halt was made Away from the heat and tumult of the citv thev all drank in the free, Dure air and gave themselves over to th& nnet of the hills. A de licious dmaer was served beneath the trees, blackberries, apples and plums being added to the fare. As evening drew on and the sun sauk each moment lower a score of tired little and big people climbed into the hacks 11 J 1- : 1 1J f. Ua ar.n nmnewaiu nicu. v lau ivi luv. liberty, the oy and the rejuvenat ing vigor ot the Uregon mils. PIONEER REUNION. Old People Gather at Philomath A Good Time. Oregon Building at St Louis. One of the most interesting buildings at the Lewis and Clark fair next year will be the torestry building, which is now in the nrocess of construction. This building will be unique adver tisement of the forestry industry of Oregon. It will oe constructed entirely of huge ,logs ranging in weight from 2 s to o tons. The build ing will stand on the hill, to the right of the main gate. ine logs are conveyed up the hill by means of a skidway and donkey nrin All of the logs are fir with the exception oi two wnicn -are spruce. The building will be 206 feet long and 170 feet wide. The logs at the base are five feet in diameter and 54 feet long. Some nf the loprc are so long that it takes two cars to I haul them. Actual work on the buildi ng began about two weeks ago. It will be completed bv the first of November, and will cost a total sum of $25,000. ..ZIEROLK Carries the newest, best and most complete line of Sunday was a great day for old people at Philomath. There were probably 25 in all ranging in age from 70 to 86 years, many of whom were early settlers and had crossed the plains in the early 50's. Many also of great age were there, althougn not numbered among tne pioneers yet have been many years a resi dent of Benton county, ine en tire audience composed largely 01 younger people numbered aoout 250. Promptly at 10 o'clock the day opened with a Sunday school by the young, followed by an able sermon from Bishop IM. Castle, who is 66 years of age A V. A 4-Vi o -ifVi Pcolm from the time-colored bible 84 years old used bv his mother, and containing on the fly leaf a record of his own birth. J he text for the sermon was the ques tion asked bv one of the Pharaohs ot Egypt of a Hebrew patriarch, - - . v. ft nr "How old art tnoui"' xneser mon was a masterly, pniiosopn ical and well-delivered discourse, narticularlv adapted to and es- J- J . . pecially enjoyed by the old peo pie present. A bounteous dinner was served at noon, little groups forming are Henkles and sorters ana others whose "i labors ; have be come a part of the history ot the county and whose memory will always be held dear by the loVers Lof heroic deeds as the makers and weavers of the fabric of ;our com monwealth. ' . "; Has About Ended and The Price is Lower than Last Year, All Kinds of Reports. Probably the finest field of grain in Benton county - is now being harvested by W. I. Read, three miles north of town, on the road to Albany. Many have been down to see the field and all agree that it is a phenomenon for this year. The field contains 1 36 acres, 120 of which is in grain and upon which, since the grain was sown, not more than a sprink le of rain has fallen. The ground was plowed and the grain sown and reaped very largely without rain. No estimate is given as to what the yield will be, but Read will have a large Quantity of wheat and oats to sell. It is said bv those who have travelled the road that this is the finest field for its size for at least 30 miles around. From a 50-acre held, over in Linn county, two and, a, half miles east of here, 20 years ago, Mr. Jos. Yates harvested 1064 bush els of wheat and oats using 75 balls of twine. This year Fred Hi rented. For an hour and a half the gay crowd of old and vonhp- regaled themselves on choice things to eat. Jacob Hen kle was chairman 01 the meeting Kroft put in the same 50 acres in wheat and oats and. used in bind- here and there upon the benches ing same onlv four and a half or on the grass, as convenience balls of twine. The grain is not vet threshed but the yield will probably be about 10 per cent. T. H. Mulkey got 37 bushels ot wheat oer acre irom a held tnat he had had in clover for two years. in the afternoon. He is 79 years according to the Independence ot age, nas oeen over 50 years a Enterprise. rMiMpnt nf "Rentnn fonntv and I Mimr fiMe rf1aVe sown oats has been identified with the early are So short as to be hardly worth . . . f.t i. r 1.1 I.. ... ' . - i . 1 ; mstory oi tnis part 01 mc vaucy, tne cutting, ana siock is oemg being one- of the founders of I turned upon them, ' as the only Philomath and voted in tnose 1 method to be pursued days in the old log scnooi nouse, the first in the then very small village of Marysville, now the citv of Corvallis. There were onlv a few houses here then and Indians were the practical owners. A. ...... . 01d-tim hymns were sung and Not Afraid to Work. There delegates to was a chance for the the recent conven tion in Portland which organized uia-ume. nymus wcic snug mu , i the strange sweet tunes carried the Oregon Development League 7i , ' , 1 A u to get a good pointer on how to all hearts backward through a K . flood of memory and many broke g T tC"Tr Cer down and wept Wm. Porter. 8; years of age who came in '47 and fought the wilderness for a home and for tune, was so feeble he could not remain for the afternoon meeting. R. Gant, about the same age as Mr. Porter, and a man ot prow ess in his earlv days, was de tained at home as was also Mr, ricnlturist. The Hood River folks were on hand, as they always are when there is a chance to advertise Hood K.iver, and thev were advertising the fruit fair to be held at that place tms fall. These cards showed that the population and business had doubled in the last lour years The increase has been the result The season; for peeling chittim bark, which is jfst about ended in Oregonfor this year, has seen more active work tnan ever De fore. In the past two years the work of Catherine this medicinal bark has grown into . an import ant lddustry, v and tnousands 01 people have been engaged in it. The fact that ' men, women and children can peel' the- baric lias appealed to many, as it is possi ble for entire families to get an outing in the mountains or along the river . bottoms, and at tne same time be prontaDiy em In the woods ot tne coast coun ties the work is not vet finished, but will continue through the greater part of this month. In the valley the bark is beginning to stick, arid the work will be given up until anotner winter raises the sap. The importance ot the chittim bark industry in Oregon was in dicated last week by W. U. roi lock. who. as agent for Eastern firms, is one of the largest buyers OI lUE UalK. 1U . nit nwiiuww. Mr. Pollock has spent many vpars hnvirior the bark, and has watched the growth of the busi ness in Orecon. He states that last year approximately $300,000 was distributed among peopie who peeled the bark in Oregon Tt will be remembered mat in he middleiof the peeling season ast vear thte once 01 tne oarK soared to cents per pound, thus establishing a new record, and sending into Ithe edittim t . . .1 woods manv people wno nao never hefiw heard of the in dustry. Another . feature of the industry is that the Cascara tree has not yet been discovered in anv other part of the world than - . - the Pacific Coasts states ot tne rTnited States. Dealers in the medicinal bark, which is used as a laxative in many or the patent medicines, send all their buyers to the Pacific Coast, and during the summer and fall the bark is bought up, This would give the impression that supply ot cascara trees will be exhaust ed in a few vears. and the work of peeling the bark thus ended. But buyers state that this cry New Goods for the season 1904-05 are now arriving. The stock when complete will in elude everything demanded by the best trade; We cordially invite inspection of our New Goods, and comparison of prices. , wenak it Taking quality for quality, to meet all honorable competition. a rule f. L MILLER CORVALLIS, OREGON. Top Priee for Country Produce. i o C E R I E S c R 0 c K E R Y 1 r r i: 1 1 ul uiiLCdsiui: wvii wuv. v "W,J aaQ SJ'ZrZZS the mod! St that place to build i. . ... r-i place, products and advantages. nrmuiesoiagcKcpvana,. -v rommunitv had A letter was read irom xurs. : - , , . . -r r t.u worked as hard and as intelli Wizabetn euKie wueu. j as H6od-River com MenKie, wno nas uxuy - : dQne there would be She is 76 years old and has been ci vears a resident of Oregon. The letter was a farewell to her bid comrades and rang clear with Christian triumph. Utners wno spoke were Samuel McLain 76, Kennedy 66, J. L. Hummer 66, A relic of 1870 made its ap- vv a. 1 01 IV. 1 onn ZyiuK. 00. mi. uciuiuv.c at. vu.t. U J J ' I . . . u,lirct it- Tesse Henkle 72. one dav last week. It consists tm TTowimrct fto Mrs. Eliza- of a deed from the Oregon and beth Henkle 76, (mother of J. E. California Railroad company for Henkle). ludge 5. Woodward 00, sio.Q.SO.ooo issueu sxviu 15 twice the number of people in Oregon, instead of being the last heard of on the Faciftc coast it would be known throughout the United States as the get-there state. to Stay - And will always be found ready and willing to show you our BIG stock of Furniture, Carpets, Wall Paper, etc. Our stock for the fall trade is now arriving, to which we invite your careful inspection. Tn Wall Paper we have a large number of new patterns, "justjeeeeived; also something new: in Canvas1 Hammocks. Courteous treatment and fair dealing is our motto. OHfN BERG&CADY 1 1 CORVALLIS OREGON THE LEADING FURNITURE HOUSE." was heard years ago, and that more bark is peeled every year. Every time, that bark is taten from a tree, it means death to the tree. If the tree is of any size, it is cut down before the work of peeling begins. In this, way all of the trees from two to three inrhes in diameter up to the largest ones are disposed or. o Onlv the very young trees vare left. It requires about nine years for the trees to grow large enough for profitable peeling. But scat tered through the woods of Ore gon and Washington are enough o " . . cascara trees to keep peelers ousy until the young trees on this year's work are large enough to peel. The largest trees are not over 12 inches in diameter. Will deliver ice every day from 7 to 11 o'clojgj Small orders must be in by 8fo'clock and others. Judge Woodward was the first school teacher to teach in Philomath, the district school and college at that time heincr united. Dr. Loggan, for 15 years a practicing physician in FMlomatn. sang as a suio, "Children ot the Heavenly King," to the old tune. Indian Institute at Newport. ..ZIEROLF.. i860, as a trust to secure bond holders in that sum. 18,456 bonds were issued, 7450 at one thousand dollars: 6000 at five hundred dollars; 5000 at one hundred dollars. Faxon D Ather- ton, Milton S. Iatham arid Wm: Norris were entrusted wfih the salf of these bonds, which were A note of sadness prevailed as placed with Dabney, Morgan & each old pioneer recounted his Co.. of New York, tne. aoove experience marking out the dim- deed as a mortgage being their culties besetting tne painway 01 security, xt nas uccu iucu i ... ... I" I I ' t , , M t-l the earlv settlers and tne iact record in neany an tne cuumra, .icn tiiof -nnxEr the foundation is m which the U. oc C iauroaa aiuv M v uw 1 . , . laid they must soon go. Their company holds interests. ine onfoHatM ail improve-1 neeo had neen misniacea ana was WUimg nuwv.M' J. x T7 mAnfe on A mo now a orreat debt I snnnnsed to have been lost but uikuu uuu w v.w 1 rf- to these men and women who J last week by mere accident it was bp mn the western part ot 1 discovered in Portland and was Benton county what it is. There ' sent to Recorder Viricerifc : Great preparations are in pro gress for the Indian institute to be held at Newport this week. The principal speaker will be Miss Estella Reel, of Washington D. C- Pres. Gatch and Prof. J. B. Horner are also among the prin cipal speakers.' The institute is held for the purpose of bringing out the best thought on these lines from those who are at work in the Indian schools, and to give all who at tend during the comirig week, the benefit of the experience of the leading teachers or Indians on the Pacific coast. In this move ment Miss Reel is the moving spirit and the success (attained by the institute will be-largely due to ner untiring enorts. Have you seen the new. patterns in Linoleum at Hollenberg &Cady's ThSa apace reserved for The CorvalliG Saw Mi IB Go. Watch for an important announcement. ADAMS BROS., SRSSffiSSl "Will furnish estimates on anything in the building line. ... . . . e --i--. 3 fonpo fn rvrHtrr finti Ml . CnTvallijK. A.U KinCB OI piu&Cip ui-u r . -" . - - BGBNKJLE, V AITXXJXEKY, MERCTAXDISE, DO GOODS GROCERIES. PRODUCE BOUGHT amd if mm 1 it f ivi -m.