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.. Corvalus, Benton County, Oregon Tuesday, March 28, 1905. NO. 2T Vol. XLII. CHICKEN, HARE, PHEASANT. A Recent Pool in Pheasants Ancient" Belgian Hare 7:.7; 77 History. 7 During the past few years the poultry business of this section has increased with great rapadity. It is still gro wing and will con tinue to for many years to come. For this business there are many ideal locations adjacent the city that are hard to equal, much less excel. Each year sees more and . more special attention given: the mat ter and people are beginning $o mat it the oViipf means nf thp?r livelihood." Let us go into ancient history a few years some things of interest can be raked up -no doubt.' Of . course there, were chickens before" our t'me; they laid eggs, certainly, 7 and some hatched and others didn't. But at one time xne -cnicKen naDit was near to annihilism in this - city by a little creature known as the Belgian Hare Sooie of our citizens went pell mell into the hare-raising indus try, Vint try as they would, they couid not make it pay. One bv one they began quietly to unload bunnie andslowly-get back; into x the chicken business. They had proved to their satisfaction that hens are better. layers than rab bits, hence the change. Of late there has been, in con nection with the chicken business a great demand for China pheas ants. The demand- continues and prices are good. ' This is as legitimate a business as that of breeding fancy poultry; it - is ot , the same character, akrn to-it ; in fact, andxthe two businesses go hand in hand. S. B. Bane is one of the first of this section to go into pheasant raising, on any- thing like a large scale. He was followed by 'Gene M. Simpson. However,: Mr. Bane has retained his grip on the poultry 7 business, while Mr. Simpson at present at least, has nothing but pheasants. as stated oy tne ijazette re cently", Mr. Bane added several Kinas 01 pneasants to nis pen during the past month or so, and among others that 1 he received are some Amherst aud Golden pheasants. . All goes well -with - him. 7 ,'. 7.'.v--'' 7. Mr. Simpson and Johnson Porter have been in the habit of - bantering each other to send for a pen !of Golden pheasants, but both kept out of it until last Fri day morning. Oa this particu lar mornimg these gentlemen were talking pheasant when F I. Miller proposed to go in with them' and send - for some of the Goldens. - Whilst they were in conversation Robt. Johnson hap pened along ana . he suggested that be be let in on . the ground floor. So it was arranged, v and that very morning an order went from here to Canada for the birds. A pen is ordered, but tit is likely to be late m April before they ar Silver and Swinhoe in 26 days. Silver or Swmhoe should al ways be kept in pairs. 7 In " the other varieties mentioned one male to 4 or 5 females. There is no duty on pheasants" between Canada and . the United States, but it is necessary to secure a permit from' the department 1 at Washington before shipping. By some dealers Golden pheasants are held at from $25 to $30 "per pair.,. Fulton Answers Questions. WANT INITIATIVE. Anxious That Back Taxes be Paid 7 by Possessors of Large Land Grants, -:.'i The following are a number of quest 10ns asked U nued , estates Senator Fulton and his answers: If.' the officials were indicted by the Federal grand jury, would the suspension be turned to dis-r missal?" . was the next question. "I do ' not know,'1 was the answer, 'but I suppose so. The office is now closed t business and should indictments be returned it would be closed for an in dehnite time 11 the omciais weie not removed. I should therefore think that new officers should be appointed." ; '"Is the supposition so general that you have seen any : people hustling for the jobs?" ; The Senator smiled an audible smile.; "Well I have heard," he said "that there are a number of aspirants for the places. ' V -" ,7 . 'Speaking of land offices, Senator, have you - heard any thing of the story that the Ore gon City Land Office is to be moved to Portland." , ? -"I have heard nothing direct ly," though I have heard it ru mored that the President had - or- dered tne cnange. A. year ago the question was agitated on two grounds, the first that lit would be cheaper to have the office in the Federal building in Port' land, the second that it - would be more "convenient; At that " time both Senator Mitchell . and my self recommended against 7 the change and the subject' was drop ped. ""Since that rl -have heard nsthing of it, until today, and then nothing definitely 'Have you heard anything about the alleged investigation of the United States Marshal's of fice?" the Senator was asked. '1 don't think there is any thing in the story," was the re ply. 7 "'It is the practice to have all the Federal offices inspected at certain times, and if there is an inspector in this district it is for routine work, I think. When I left Washington, it was the un derstanding that Mr. Mathews should not be disturbed." Then the Senator, in conclu- sion, told ot the wondertui -inter est" taken in"- the Exposition throughout the Bast. He .'" also announced that Secretary Shaw would be present at the opening of the Fair, and would be .the personal representative of the President, who would not be able to come. Other members of -the to its course. .Benton has no Candidate. rive, as there are certain arrange- Ca'nnet had also promised ments to be made with the United' visit ' the Exposition during btates authorities at Washington, D. C.7 before these birds can be brought into the country. - This is great! 7 Too manv of these birds cannot be brought here to suit our citizens. -These pheasants are about as beautiful as any bird in existence. They are not hard to handle, as ' they are among the tamer varieties of pheasants. For the .information of those who may be especially interested in pheasants it may be in order to add the following bits of useful information: ' 'Mongolian, English, Reeve's, and Versicolors are pheasants that are in full feather," at five - months old - and will breed, the following spring.1 The male birds ' of Golden, Amherst,' Silver and - Swinhoe are not in full feather until they moult; the second sum mer, but the Amherst and Golden will breed at a year old,: the Swinhoe and Silver not until two ' years old.' - Golden or Amherst eggs hatch in 22 days, Mongolian, ' versi color and Reeves in 24 or 25 days, The Oregonian has twice mentioned George A. Waggoner, of this ? city, as. a candidate for the land office at Roseburg. Mr. Waggoner is the : author of ' Stories of Old-- Oregon" which are being read with so much , in terest, and on being interviewed regarding the Oregoniah's state ment he saidL ' v .A-v.'.. .;; ' No, I am not a candidate for the Roseburg land office and have never intimated to any one that 1 would like to have the tilace. although I have been mentioned the second time as one of the hungry seekers. -I presume some friend of mine has accidentally got on the editorial staff of that paper and is trying to keep my name green and to assist me in selling my book. I am delighted to have rcy little book thus in cidentally mentioned .and shall be pleased to have the items re main in the Oregonian as a stand ing advertisement " v A short time ago a movement was set on foot to invoke the ini tiative and force those who hold large land grants .within the state not- only to pay taxes on said lands, but to pay back taxes ot from . w to 40 years standing! The idea was taken up like, wild- rite by citizens alrover the state, A' few days ago the following was given out from Salem,- Or. : . Petitions for the initiative upon the proposed bill to assess and col lect taxes on all property in V the state heretofore ' unassessed ; have teen completed and will be put into circulation within a few days. Inquiries are being received from all parts of the state regarding the move, and much comment of a ; favorable .character is - being made. 7" It is said prominent men of . both parties have " signified willingnessJo not only sign the petitions, but help circulate them in this county. 7 . - -V Besidethe i",i2Q,g6o acres of land jneld in this state by the Or egon & California and Oregon Central Railway Companies and by the Willamette Valley & Cas cade Mountain Military and the Corvall is & Yaquina Bay Wagon Road Companies, by virtue of the grants of Congress ot 1866, there are . several, hundred thousand acres of land purchased from the state which have also escaped tax ation in oast years. .This is due to . the fact that the purchasers neglect to file their deeds of rec ord when they complete payment to the state, and there are no con venient means by which the As sessors of the different t counties can assess the property on account of the lack ot. record of. title. In years past it has been " a practice: of - purchasers of state lands to make first and second payments and delay final . pay ments an indefinite period, thus leaving the title in the name o the states Thus they would; be required to pay . only interest 6 per : ceut per annum, which was much cheaper than taxes Last year, however, the Land Board issued an order compelling all purchasers ot state land complete payments within the limit of three years as prescribed by law, under penalty .of bavin their certificates canceled. While many were canceled under this order a; great maioritv paid up and received their deeds, but they still have eluded the Assessors by neglecting or refusing to record the deeds. iAit tms property would come under the provisions of the ipro posed, bill and taxes conld be co lected upon it back to the date of the issuance of deed. There is a complete record . ot the ' state's transactions in the office of the Clerk of -the State Land Board and governor. Chamberlain says that the Assessors of the different counties of -the state have free access to these records, which would give them all the data nec essary to assess the property to the rightful owners. All lhe land purchased from the state and escaping taxation could be listed from the land office records, and the Governor says-it would pay each countyto send . its Assessor nere every year tor the purpose of checking up the records and listing taxable property. The back taxes . upon land - of this character would also amount to thousandsjof dollars. v go. v The last issue of Rural Spirits contains the following notice of their work : . " ' Dr. James Withycombe, Profs. "Cordley, Knisley and Kent and J. W. Bailey have just complet ed a series "of farmers';, institutes in . Eastern .Oregon and report splendid attendance and keen in terest at each ideeting. It is en couraging to note . the increased interest and growing appreciation of this " institute work among farmers.7 Meetings were Jleld at Summerville, Elgin, Island City, jEIains and Freewater and ; there Saras' not a hall in either town large enough to accommodate the Crowds. " The subjects of forage, nog raising and dairying claimed most of-Jtheir attention; also tak- ng up the best methods of treat ing alkali land it Haihs,7 which is an alkali district. ; - 7 7 O. A. C. Athletes. LEAGUE DIETING, Attend the Annual Meeting of the Benton County Citizens' "- League Show More In " terest in Public Matters. Every aftorhoon the athletic field at OAC w the scene of great activ ity. J The various athletes- are, al ways found on hand at this time to do their "stunt9" under the super intendence of Physical vDirector Trine. The annual "tryouv will occur next aaturaay . auernoon, April 1. The indoor meet of Colutn- Ima U niversity will be nela in rort- land two weeks later, or April 15., and the team to represent OAC on this occasion will be selected from the winnerB of ; next Saturday's events. . " ' . ' ' """..- '- .. ; Naturally, the students are tak ing great interest in events and each. . day sees new faces- on the- grounds and new entries for fevent. Some of those ia training are de veloping rapidly and the indications-are that . Physical Director Trine will take an aggregation to Portland April 15 ' that will be heard from and to the credit of. the institution they represent- Follow ing is a list of events and those woo bid fair to participate in thorn. 50, a 100 .and 220-yard , races 8mithson, Graham, Greenshaw and I Swann. . . ' ' 440-yard run WilliamB. Smith- son, Greenshaw and Graham. Half-mile Greenfahaw, - Beach, Van Cleve, Davolt, and Howard. 7 : Mile Beach, Leonard, Mcr ar- land, Davolt, Chambers and Stei-wer. -Weights Dow Walker, , Root, Dunlap, - Stout, Sinn, Shepherd, WilkinB and Abraham. High jucOp Reed,' Smithson, MooreB and Woodcock; Broad jump Moores, , Bslden, Cathey and Boot. ' v ' 7, Pole vault Swann, Burns, Wood cock and Reed. Makes Kidneys and Bladder Blobl The regular annual meeting of the Benton County Citizen?' League meets Monday, evening. April 2nd, at which ; time the election of officers for the ensu ing year and other "important business will occur. 7.7'7 All members should , attend and other citizens ; of the county ought to be present and become members. ' It was a committet appointed, by " this organization that took up the matter of a tree ferry at Corvallis and7pushed' it to a successful termination. 7 An other committee : appointed b the League responded to the call of farmers for connecting rural telephone lines With Corvallis, which finally resulted ;ih " estab lishing the Independent Tele phone System. ' . At another time a committee from the league negotiated -with the railroad officials ;for two or three years for better service. W. E. Coman, freight and passenger agent of the Southern Pacific Co.,took up the matter very earnestly;which resulted , in put ting on the early morning train leaving vorvallis at b o'clock in the morning for Albany and re turning at 8 o'clock in the even ing, connecting both ways with the early local train from Albany to and from Portland. This gave every citizen of Benton an op portunity to4eave Corvallis at six o'clock in the morning for Port land, or any . other place, down the valley on the East Side, and return home the same day. Two separate issues of very fine illustrated., pamphlets have been written and printed by the league, . descriptive of Benton county and of Oregon generally, to circulate abroad for the ex press purpose of giving valuable information to people seeking new homes. , Many 'other important public matters have been promoted and assisted: by the efforts "of , the league. Our people should show a livelier interest and attend the meetings of the, league, and each person should resolve to use his rest endeavor to assist the league in the furtherance of public im provements.. ; Without the assist ance of the league the . publi c matters enumerated would' not have been accomplished. - In order to improve matters of public nature there must be some organization through which the people can put forth , united and h?r noDious effort. : ' I-i many of our' sister towns the league is tue power behind the throne: . By organization much can be done, because in this way people meet and have opportunity for an exchange, of ideas on all' matters of public inttre&t. Wiitu it. comes to handling affairs of importance the league provides a a starting point, a place f.r dis cussion and consideration. . Iv view of what has already been accomplished, and what may be done bv the league, it is the dutjr of "all interested in the welfare of the town and county to become? a party to all its works, aims and. objects. . ; , . .. 7 : . Additional Local. put in a ' If you want new flues boiler call on D. v A. Repairing of all kinds done neat ly aud without delay by D. &. A Hon. J. K. Weatherford came over from Albany to attend legal matters connected with the circuit' court now in session . " - A complete line of Bicycle sun dries and cutlery on hand aTl the, time. D. A. Fresh cigar cuttings just clirv ped at. home factory.- D. C. T?oae fc Son. '. -i-::: 77'. " ' 26. ' " Miss Etbei Price came over from Kings Vulley yesterdav for a brief .visit with ber sitter, Mrs.'-Louis' Oren, wh'i is here from Poitland. Incredible Brutality, It would have been'ineredifolejhrntality . if Chas. F. Letnberger, of Syracuse, Y., had not -done the best he could for his Buffering son. "My boy," he says. cut a fearful" gash over his eye, eo I applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve, which quickly healed it and saved his eye. Good for burns and ulcers too, Only 25c. at Alien & Woodward'sdrug store. SIGNS OF FAILING VISION. N When your eyee tire in reading, when vou frown or partiy dose the eyes when looking at an object; when things "swim" or become dim "after being looked at for some time; when the eyes ache, smart, or water ; or when you have pain in the eyeball, orbit, .temples or forehead. - AH the conditions are cnrattle tiy prop er glasses, sack as we will tarnish yon after a scientific examination. MATTHEWS, The Optician, v . Room 12, over First National Bank FOimnOliETTAR for ehltdrwat tafm, cure. Ao pptat t Are Taking; Interest, . it is pleasing to no:e mat ttit work of those sent out from OAC to hold farmers' institutes in ' va riouslparts of the state are excitinj; interest in what . they have ; 11 hand." Our professors are in pos session of many facts, which- ar of interest and importance to tbt farming class and on this account are well received, wherever, they HOUSE-CLEANING time is here, and you will need Wall Paper, Carpets, Matting, and many other things. You know where everything in the "House Furnish ing line is. kept? At Hollenberg & Cady's, of course. They have the largest line " in town and their prices are always right. We have the New "Eldridge B" Sewing Machine how on sale and would be pleased to have you call '7 v7vu and ; see them. ?,They are a: Standard Machine ' - - have all the latest improvements, and we guarantee 7 . the price lower, than any " other; New line of Trunks and Suit Cases, now on display and will ' " s . be sold ; at . astonishingly low. prices.' Call and see .- L