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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1906)
L Leading Corvallis Newspaper. Best Advertising; Medium. Vol. XLIH. Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Tuesday. June lO. 190G. DISCUSSED THE CROPS. Farmers in Town Saturday Say It Has Rained Enough. Farmers irom different parts Of the county were in Corvallis Saturday, and some of them talk ed about the hay, grain and fruit crops. One man stated that out on his farm a large field of clover is standing, ready tor tne mower and the yield is heavy, but it is impossible to get into the field to cut it on account of the soggy heavy condition of the ground. last how much the grass will be damaged is ef course not yet de termined, but that there will be damage to some extent seems cer tain. Grain, too, it is feared, will be materially damaged, as wheat will not fill when the weather so cold and rainy as it has been for several weeks, and. hop men also are anxiously asking what will happen to their hops, as such conditions are certain to mean lice and that in turn means crop more or less below the standard. Taken altogether, the spring has been unusual, and has caused some depression in nearly al lines of business hereabouts. However, a better prospect for crops has not been seen in this section for a number of years and if sunshine prevails from now on, there will be an abundant harvest in spite of the present un favorable conditions. The fruit crop will be a prizi winner, if no mishap befalls it. although strawberries have suffered from the rains. So far they have not been" less" than five cents per box -? in the local market, which demonstrates t the delay in ripening, . due to. the backward spring. Red raspberries are just beginning to come into market in small quantities, and are selling at four boxes for twen ty-five cents. Cherries are plenti ful and an immense crop of prunes is promised. A Sa4 Ending The sad and shocking news came over the-wires early Friday morning . that . Harvey - Burns father ot Archie Burns, ; of this city, had been suddenly killed at Los Anceles. Mr. Burns was a station agent and it is under stood that in the act of. "sealing)' the cars he ! was run . over by the train, his body "being cut in two.: Orders were sent for the remains to be embalmed and shipped to Coi vallis for burial,, and they are expected to arrive here today. Mrs. Burns and her son have spent the past few years in this citv while the latter has been at college. He graduated last Wed nesday, being the honored vale dictorian of his class, and a fav orite among the students general ly. Deceased was for a time, two vears ago, agent for the O. R. & N. in this city, and several years ago he was the S. P. agent here. He paid a visit to his fam ily in Corvallis last fall and Mrs. Burns and Archie were planning to go to Los Angeles as soon as they could make ready after the close ot college. For the survivors in their hour of deep sorrow, there is sincere and universal sympathy. A Great Occasion. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edwards left Friday for Mayville, Eastern Oregon, to spend the summer. They were to have gone a week ago but were detained by the ill ness of their little son. They were to ' have reached the Ed wards homean time to partici pate in the. fifth anaual re-union of the. Rinchart , and . Edwards families, ; an? event wMcb:.begsu Sunday aai wilt last, at, least; a week 'kmiMJ! interest. ttetfd ,l$ipifr' eralhufldre ople, ait xelatives, and a special rate is made by the railroads to those who go. The occasion is marked by jolli ty and merry-making from start to finish. There- are tents in which .the families reside, and one im mense tent serves as the kitchen and dining room. Cooks are hired for the week and feasting is a part of the event. The or ganization owns its own , dishes and other paraphernalia, - and nothing is lacking to make the happiness of everyone complete. This year the re-union will be held on the Edwards farm, it having occurred in Portland a year ago. Among those who will attend it are Clay, Earl and Carl Rine hart, . graduates of OAC, and Philip Rinehart, who attended college the past year.. A New Enterprise. Corvallis boasts a new enter prise under the name of the Cor vallis Ice and Butter Company, which opeas its doors to the busi ness public tomorrow morning. The plant is housed in the old ice house, and the promoters are Guy Seely, B. D. Arnold, John Creson and others. New machinery throughout has been provided and the work of installing the separator, vats, churn, pasterizer and other parts will be completed today. Every thing is modern and first class. and there is promise of a good business for the firm. Already bids for butter are com ine in from Portland and else where, and cream has been en gaged from Alsea, Kings Valley and other rural districts. Four delivery wagons are to be ' oper ated, gajherinjt twiceweach 'week and bringine itrMr. Vidito seems to have confi- bringing to the plant where it will be con verted into golden butter balls yn which the trade mark is to be Willamette." The butter-maker for the firm arrived a. few .;' days ago from Union. He is Jacob Fieser who graduated from a Michigan col lege in 1895 and has ever since been personally engaged in mak ing butter, two years being spent with the Grande Ronde creamery. Henry Price has been engaged as cream solicitor tor the hrm, and has met with good success. Many Will Attend. The program has been received in Corvallis lor the 13th annual assembly of the Willamette Valley Chantauqua association, and the promise held out is that the meet ing will be the bestin the history ot the association. There are poets, orators, musi cians, athletes, teachers, artists, men of science and men of skill, professional entertainers, famous lecturers, singers of renown and story . tellers, both men and wc- men. Captain Jack Crawford, the Poet-Scout, has a national reputation: Leoa Harrison is the most popular Jewish Rabbi in America: Martha Gielow has made a fortune with her "Old Plantation Songs and stories;" Miss Belle Kearney is called the Greatest Woman Orator ever pro duced by the South : Professor Baumgardt has the knack of making astronomy popular, and Mark Beal is a reader ad imper sonator said to be the peer of any in America, lo enumerate the ist ot great lecturers would fill colums, many ot them illustrated with stereopticans and all of them proceeded and followed by sclos aud orchestral music. It announces this year a musi cal program never excelled in Oregon, including the leading soloists of the state, and a chorus of one hundred voices and twenty one instrumentations inHayden's Oratorio, "The Creation,?' on Saturday, July 14, and a second great evening ot oratorio" from Mendelssohn on Saturday eve- ingk' Jnly aij all trader the di rection of Prof W Gifford Nash. GREAT THIN3S FOR IT. Newport by the Sea Has Promise of Rapid Improvement. Willis Vidito returned Friday from a visit to the coast, and ac cording to ' his statement things are on the boom at Newport by the sea. It appears that an effort has recently been made by capitalists to secure the water front at that place, offering to put in a saw milPwith a capacity ot 150,000 feet per day if the deal is made. On the other hand, promoters of the much discussed : railroad from Portland to San Francisco, who are supposed to be 5 backed by ' Eastern capitalists,; have urged Newport to hold ( fast to the water front, which in the past was promised to the, first railroad that . should build through Newport along the coast. This railroad, they de clare is a certainty, and they aver that it will mean more to Newport than the , sale of the water front could possibly mean, with the promised establishment of the big mill. The railroaders' claim to have already secured possession 'of the coast line from San Francisco to Eureka, a stretch of probably 250 miles, which would render the proposed connection with Port land most feasible and conven ient. The road promised for the coast is to be a one per cent grade and a five per cent curve, which would mean a possibility ot great speed in service, when completed. .' : Just what occurred at the New port council meeting, which Mr. Vidito was . invited ' to attend, is dence in the railroad, since he purchased a five, acre tract of land in Yaqnina' from William CreeSj immediately upon hisTei turn. Not content with that, he proceeded to dispose of certain property in East Portland trad ing it. for 1 50 acres iust north of Yaquina. While in Newport, Mr. Vidito states that two large surveying parties . left there, one beaded north and he" other south pre sumably in the iaterest of the proposed road. ' - Considerable .property has changed hands fct Newport this spring, much building has been done, side-walks laid and other improvements made, and the town is in a very prosperous con dition. v '. - They Have Incorporated. Over at the clerk's office Friday articles of incorporation were fil ed by the T. J. Thorp Manufact uring Company. It is stated in trie papers that the purposes of the company are to "developi" perfect and manufacture and sell in the markets of the world cer tain self-propelled agricultural and commercial machines, and other corelated devices and appli ances." The principal place of business will be Corvallis. The amount of capital stock is quoted at $8,000, divided into stock at $100 per share. The incorporators are, W. A. Buchanan, W. P. Lafferty. M. S. Bush, C. H. Woodcock, F. L. Kent, F. M. Hopkins, T. J. Thorp, R. N. Williamson and R- E. Lafferty. T. J. Thorp, the inventor, and W. P. Lafierty are now in Port land in the interests of these self propelled machines. 'Frisco's Optimism. The real San Francbco is her capacity for service in the com merce and intercourse of her wide environment, says W. D. Wood in the Pacific Monthly fr Jane. San" Francisco " has lost some of her - instruments of service,' but the people whose service have made her great still live and love their city, and those who, scatter ed over a half globe of lands and j seas, look to her for service, still ! live and love San Francisco more than ever. San Francisco's optimism does not rest on illusions. Neither does it detract irom the splendid heroism ot her people in preserv ing courage and hope in a time of danger, surprise and bereavement to admit that her optimism rests on good grounds. - San Francis co's optimism is based on fearless ness and clear-headedness. She triumphs in her trial because she has never for a moment lost these faculties. The world sympa thises with her in her trial, but loves her more for her triumph. The world will be glad, too,-when it knows the facts, to, congratu late San Fiancisco upon the smallness of her apparent catas trophe, and later to rejoice with her in her surpassing " restoration. "Cob" Blair Dead. Colbert P. Blair, for over fifty years a resident of Benton coun ty, where "for thirty years he served as bailiff of the curcuit court, is dead: Sunday's Ore gbnian contained the . details of his passing, in a dispatch from Pendleton, as follows: At the ripe age of 100 years and five months, Colbert P. Blair died just before noon today at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Martha N. Sawtelle, 620 Cosbie street. Colbert P. Blair was born in Raleigh, N. C, December 26, 1807. At the age of 43 he set tled at Corvallis, Benton county and lived there tor many years, coming to Pendleton; about thir teen years ago. At his death MfiBlauu eaves abxee- sonsand a daughter, all ot whom are well along in years. T. J. Blair, one son, lives here, aad serves as bailiff in the circuit court. John Blair, another son, lives in Idaho, while a third son, James H.' Blair, is a resident ot Southern Oregon. The daughter is Mrs. Meekle Trapp, of Philomath. Mrs. Martha M. Sawtelle, of this city, the granddaughter of the de ceased, "while Royal and ',; Mips Esrna Sawtelle .are great-grandchildren. Hush Herron of Irish Bend was a Corvallis visitor yesteiday. Mrs Mary Miller,., who has been ill toca long time, is not improved. .Tb contract has been, awarded to Newioo Adams and George Carl of this city for a fine, large church that is to' be built immediately at CrIton. During the removal of t.he John son Porter building, the Western Union telegraph office will be moved to the T. D. Campbwll bnl rv, whera it will be located tem porarily. Last night, after the GZ9tte press hour, a surprise partv was to be given at the home of Misses Libbie and Lulu ; Rice, by the Epwortb League of the M- fi. church, in honor of Miss Mabel Robinson, wbo leaves today for. Lisbon Nrtb Dakota. Marion Moorea of the Pacific Coast Biecuit company of Portland, one of the best known drummers who "make" Corvallis regularly, has been promoted to a position in the firm's office, and his place n the road will be taken by Mr. Liv ingston. " At their last meeting the Rebel-; ah 8 elected officers for the ensuing.' term as follows; N. G., Miss Lilliar j Kanney; V. G., Miss Lulu Spang-; ler: sec'y, Mr?. Maud Hays; finan-1 cial sec'y, Mrsl Emily HenkU; treasurer, Mrs. Fannie Oren. A : banquet was a feTureof the even ing. ' A pftitioi was in circulation yes terday, and vas signed bv nearly uli thi outsi .-s8p-pl asking that the G. A. R n l ff. R. C. encamp inentt ntxtjrar beheld ifv Curvaihs. Tne enrjunpnneni. is to,, begin at Ox nv , P-avtyfyiU)d jt is figured that 0-xvajfiisrnftV Wmll have the benefit and r9ura " cf the'eVent next jear. ' RINGING THE BELL Is a joyous occasion, especially if it's the right kind of a belle, a ring to decorate a fairy finger to cele brate a birthday or a wedding. In our superb dis play of , JEWELRY jeweled, solitaite diamonds, watches, the' new neck everyone can find a suitahl o iff. ?Himo ni.;n .ni '"s me latest tancy Dracelets. Let us de- liirht you with a showinir of our snnorh auiro stock, and tempt you with the - wonderfully low Albert J. Metzgcr WATCHMAKER Occidental Building, - - - Oorvallie Sl . You to Buy a' ' I In P'fl 9St I Now on Hand., H Franklin Iron Works corvaujs, or. -- ..-.w.i -r-. . : .. . A Specialty We are making a specially iji the form of the latest and most up-to-date eye glass mojintiingr,, ever offered to the public. This eye glass mounting, is J'The Heard" guaranteed to stay on where others absolutely fail.; If you care to investigate call at my store any time. j E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician. r Lady . Crackers Fire Crackers Cannon Crackers TOPEDOES and BOMBS Rizacfeer; firecracker Zizz, Boom, Bah, fiun liodes, Gun tlodes tluh, Rah, Rah. SEEING IS BELIEVING Then come in and see my line of Sporting Goods and be con vinced that it is the best and most complete line ever brought . to your city, consisting of Guns and Ammunition, Fishing Tackle, Base-ball Goods, Bicycles and Sundries, Pocket Knives, Razors, Sewing Machine Supplies, etc Gasoline and Dry Cells for sale. Agent for the Olds Gasoline Engines and Automobiles Guns and Bicycles For Rent. First-class Repair Shop. M. M. LONG, Ind. Phons 126 Residence 324 CORVALLIS, - OREGON. C C Hltaad. CQRVALUS STEAM LAUUDRY. Patrtualxo Hmo Industry. SFEfiOEB'S air Snvigoraf er And Dandruff Er&dlcatcr ! .--isvr VI 3 5; n 2 1 1 75 a ca is o o 5 in 0 ill &i&3L&Z?S'Zi s s . Tradt lark JeoistirEd. Price, - Fifty Cents; Manufactured by The Vegetable Compound Company Corvallis, Oregon 9t Fiift come, firet Fervid.; We only have h few at this grade, Baler, now i your chance. Order t-'day. Rockets Roman Candles Mines TRIANGLES Etc., Etc. Chas. Blakmatmm.