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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1906)
Leading Corvallis Newspaper. Best Advertising Medium. Corvallis, Benton County,- Oregon, Friday, August 3. iiOG. NO. Vol. XLIH. HOP PROSPECT. Authentic Claims of Cents Offered. Fifteen The Portland Telegram of Friday night endeavored to dis credit the report that 15 cent offers for hops were authentic, the reason being that the few bearish hop buyers who make headquarters in Portland would not allow themselves to believe the fact and gave the Telegram a fill to the eflect that the report was untrue. Last evening, how ever, the Telegram had received new light and admitted that such offers were heard of. Yes, indeed, they are heard of in every direction ia the real hop center of Oregon Salem where there is always a strong set of live, up-to-date hop buyers, who keep thoroughly informed on conditions in all parts of the world and are always ready to respond to them. During the past forty-eight - hours, several buyers here have made contracts at 15 cents and more than likely the coming business week will see offers con siderably above that figure. Louis Lahmund & Co. made some purchases at the figure named. Joseph Harris took in 600 bales at that price; Klaber & Wolf have men in the fields offering 15 cents in any direction where good hops are to be found; Krebs Bros, have made several buys at the same price and they want several more, so it can be readily seen that there is no lack of offers, the only trouble being 'to find growers who will accept them. Julius Pincus is author of the following facts concerning the salesof v iops" ofYamhiir and Washington counties: Oscar Weidner of Portland bought 150 bales of Hatchcroft Brothers at North Yamhill at 15 cents. The same firm bought up several other small lots aggregating 400 bales at 15 cents. Benj. Schwarz of New York through his agent,. Jos. Harris, bought 120,000 pounds of the Miller and Obye crops at Mc Minnville and Whiteson at 15 cents. Klaber, Wolf and Netter bought 250 bales at Forest Grove at 15 cents. Growers are not inclined to sell even at 15 cents and buyers are taking options at 16 cents, owing to the unfavorable reports from England and the conti nent. In speaking ot the con ditions in this section, Mr. Pin cus says: "I see no reason w!v hops, will not be selling tor 20 cents before harvest. The shortage iu Europe is bouud to bring the price of Oregon hops up. There will, nevertheless, be a shortage of several thousand bales in the American 1936 crop over the 1905 crop." This is encouraging- for the growers, since it came from a buyer. In a letter received yesterday from the secretary of the Sonoma County Hop Growers' Exchange at Santa Rosa, Calif., it is learn ed that hops are being contracted for at 15 and 15 j4 cents. The writer goes on to say that Sono ma county is ouly going to have a fair crop. Salem Statesman. About the Bridge. The following item appeared in a recent issue of the Albany Herald with reference to the steel bridge at that point between the counties of Benton and Linn: The Linn county commission ers' court meets this afternoon for the August term with a consider able docket on hand. Among the matters coming up for con sideration will be some road work and bridge construction, and with the latter it is expected that some Albany people will ap pear before the court and point oat the necessity of relaying the walk on the steel bridge across the Willamette river for the use of pedestrians. The walk after being in use for years, was last spring removed and wire fencing erected so that all travelers across the bridge, whether on foot or driving, have to pass over on the roadway. In case of a runaway team passing over the bridge there is no cnance of getting out of the way and it is feared that some serious accident will follow some day if the old walk for pedestrians is not restored. This walklwas a part of the bridge when Linn county took the care of the structure and people mak ing use of the bridge daily, think that it should be kept up as it was when it became the property of the countv. They Have Cleaned Up. The Congregational church grounds have been nicely clean ed and fixed up during the past few days, adding greatly to the appearance of the premises and showing that the people back of the movement have the right Spirit and desire to do their best for their own property and the improvement ot the city in general. This is commendable, and the example should be followed by other churches, and not alone by these, but by every private citi zen on his own premises, and by every body of citizens who have anything to do with the public buildings and business houses of the town. When one has leisure, an ob servation trip over the city will pay for the time and trouble that is spent. Conditions exist in more than one supposedly well regulated alley, back yard and woodshed, shack and shanty that are . a:.;coostanCjneiiacetOL.te health of residents of the immed iate vicinity, and these should for sanitary reasons,?if not for the sake ptorder, be overcome. If anyone thinks these hints are far-fetched, let him stroll around town some day, using eyes and nose for proof, and he will certainly be convinced that things are in need of betterment in many a quarter. Almost A Wedding. There was almost a wedding at the court house Wednesday afternoon but not quite. He was wiiling and happy, and her consent was already given; the necessary witnesses were on hand and a friend had been found to swear that both he and she were ot age; the clerk was there with an eye to business, and pen, ink and the license blank were on the desk, but there proceedings were checked. It developed that she resided in Linn, and insisted upon claim ing her residence in that county, wedding: or no wedding, and af ter bein informed that the license must be issued iu the countv where the lady claimed her home, the happy piir de cided to eet a rur aud drive to Albany to be "tied." The last seen of them they were crossing the ferry, bound for Linn county, somewhat dis appointed but determined to launch their bark on the matri monial sea before sunset Wednes day evening. Permanent Club. There has been consLle'able talis among the members of the Benton County Citizen's League of organizing a Commercial and Social Club with per manent Quarters nicely furnished for the benefit of members aDd visiting friends. A committee was. appointed by the president of the League pome time ago to look into the matter, and will be pre pared to make a report to the League at oar next regular meeting, which will be Tuesday. August 7th, at 8 p. m., City Hall. It is hoped that all the business men ot Corvallis will turn out at this meeting and help to make Corvallis greater city. Corvallis is the largest town in the state that bas not a commer cial Club with a permanent home. Do not forget the date, August 7th. " B. W, Johxsok, Pres. Jro. F. Ai&sx .Sec'r. A BIG ORDER. Buying Hardwood Lumber Frisco Hotel. for W. B. Bradbury, the San Fran cisco capitalist, has been in Cor vallis this week seeking lumber of the finest kind obtainable for the interior finishing of a big hotel that he is to build in devastated 'Frisco. It will be only three stories, but elegantly finished. Mr. Bradbury is a millionaire, and before the fire, ' owned two big hotels in the ruined city, one of which was situated on Veness Avenue. Mr. Bradbury and wife were in this hotel when the quake came and the fire broke around them. With woman's presence of mind, Mrs. Bradbury, think ing the fire might reach them, packed two or three trunks of val uables and awaited developments. xhev came The fire swept onward and the soldiers broke in the massive plate glass windows at the hotel and ordered the owners to get out A $350 seal-skin coat hung in the hall and this Mr. Bradbury at temped to secure but was told to get out, and he ,4got," saving only, his diamonds and the trunks that his wife had packed. The soldiers then fired the hotel, to prevent spread of the flames on VanNess Avenue; but as the pub lic knows, to no avail. This hotel commanded a rental of $800 per month, and -before the ashes were cold the site was rented out by Mr. Bradbury for 500 per month,, so high have the rates gone since the fire, and even a higher figure could have been secured by waiting until the present.' -. :V-"' '-: It is to rebuild this destroyed htxcei that- MirBTafotrfy earae to Corvallis in search of lumber. He has placed an order with E. W. Strong for 27,000 feet of hard wood , principally white maple, br the casings, doors, mouldings and other inside finishings of the building. The order includes 170 doors, 1 2 inches thick, and Mr Strong has arranged for the Buxton planing mill to do the work of getting the material in shape and to furnish some of the wood. Mr. Bradbury visited Everett, Wash., where he bargained for 200,000 feet of fir, for which, in the rough, he paid $15 dollars per thousand f. o. b. and as this will cost $20 laid down in Frisco it is then $8 cheaper on the thousand than rough lumber can purchased for in 'Frisco toiay, so Mr. Bradburv figures that he has made money by coming to Corvallis and Everett to deal. The lumber for the outside of the hotel will be shipped from Port- and. From Lieut. Williams. A letter from Lieut. Floyd Williams was received bv Claude Swann, iu Corvallis, Tuesday. It was written in Manila, June 23, and stated that the writer and his wife were getting along finely and that Lieut. Williams liked his position very much. It said that the writer had been as signed to the command of the Second Company and would re main in Manila until ordered to Hocus, in the northwestern part of Luzon. Lieut. Williams asked many questions concerning OAC affairs, and said, " All I ask of you :el lows this year is to beat Eugene in the annual football game, and I will be happy." Mrs. Williams, he said, liked the countv there even better than he did, and they were enjoy ing the situation very well. In connection with the abov? letter to the friend in Corvallis, the following cliDDin? from this week's Independence Enterprise will be of further interest: Clyde Williams is in receipt of postal card from his brother, Floyd, dated Manila, Tone . 24, thattcnd to disprove the report that the Polk county lieutenant was killed by the Puijanes on the island of Leyte. The card states the writer had been assigned to the command of the Second Com pany and he would remain in Manila until ordered to Hocus in the northwestern part of Luzon. If this program were followed out he could not have been on the island of Leyte. Factory For Corvallis v A Michigan man, now residing in South Benton, was in Corval lis this week and during a conver sation with a friend dropped sev eral suggestions of general inter est. "I don't want to say anything against your country, for the Willamette Valley climate cannot be beaten," said the gentleman in question. "But," he added, "you people have-got to have better returns from your land, or a man cannot aftord to live here. "If the people would devote their time to diversified farming, they would make dollars where they now make cents. For in stance, back in Michigan in the section where I lived, only in certain places is the soil adapted to-gfowing peas, beans and sweet corn,"" but in these sections they raise these things entirely. There is a factory in the nearby town where they can peas, corn and beans, and the farmers make all kinds of monev out of their little plats of ground. "Now, if Benton farmers could be persuaded to let wheat alone, they could make from $30 to $50 per acre every year out of their farms, and by establishing a canning factory for such products infJCorvallis the ; town,,, would -be greatly benefited, as well as affor ding a market for the farmers' produce. Your" soil here is ad mirably adapted to pea and bean culture, and all that is lacking is for the Willamette Valley farm er to awaken to his opportunity. "As for me, l am going back to Michigan, for I can't make anything here, raising wheat, and one can't raise anything else un til people get awake and establish a market for other things." These suggestions are practical, and every year in Benton sug gests the wisdom of getting out of the old rut of continual wheat raising, and trying diversi fied farming, which in other states is pronounced the better plan by far. Strips Horse. The recent electric storm was an eve-opener for the oldest in habitant of these parts. While the storm appeared quite severe to the unitiated, those who came from certain eastern centers would consider it very mild. However, the thunderbolts of Jove were guilty of some freak ish capers. From the following dispatch sent out from Indepen dence it seems that a most pec uliar occurrence took place in Kings Valley. Report of lightning freaks dur ing the electrical storm Saturday comes from Kings Valley, 15 miles southwest of here. John Price had harnessed up his horse preparatory to driving to town and left it hitched to a buggy in front of his hon-e. Lightning struck the bugi?. completely wrecking it, M-d stripped the harness from th horse without killing the aix mal. Not a spoke was left in th wheels of the buggy nor a piec of harness, the bjidle excepted left ou the horse. Four tele Dhone poles were also struck ii f l-i o m neinhknrhnrvl anil TP! duced to kindling wood- Miss Nancy Campbell ia making ex tensive improvement to her comlorta sle residence property in.tba western i.art of town. A new foundation has bean placei under the house,, the trees have been thinned oat and J the place generally dMel np od beatified. You're Sure to Crow Over iny set oi Shirt Waists Sets like those now on sale at this store. Shirt Waist Sets for July are Jus as goo for Augnst or Septem ber, or any other month, if bought, here. If you want what's exquisite, at a modest price, buy a set. We guarantee they're the greatest value for tbe sum invested taat can be had See them and bey a set. Albert J. Metzger WATCHMAKER Occidental BuildiDg, - Corvallis I t Franklin Iron IVorks corvallis, or. Sargent's Animal Trap Pat. Nov. 11, 1902. Agents wanted. animals to kill themselves. INVENTED AND MANUFACTURED BY Harvey Sargent, Corvallis, Oregon A Neatly and comfortably durinz the hot summer S3aaon, and all know that a Silk Fob goes with a cool eostume; but the dnnger of dropping the watch prevents many from wearing fobs. Get a silk fob with a safety chain on it. This does away with all danger of dropping. Fobs with Safety Attachments, $1.75 and Up. E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician 1 FOR A FINE LINE OF Guns, Fishing Tackle, Baseball Goods Go to Gun Hodes' We Carry the Famous Bristol Fishing Rod D. O. HI t and. CORVALLIS. STEAM LAUNDRY. patronize Homo industry. a OuflOm Ofsv SolkiMmd T. All Wmrk Ommrmmtmmd. SPENCER'S Hair Invlgorator And Dandruff EradScator 3 S 1 1 o o 2 2. S TIE KEmrf- S? I- -t a 5" BL 3 m at Trade lark Rigistini. - j Price, - Fifty Cents Manufactured by The Vegetable Compound Company t Corvallis, Oregon 9t You to Buy a From the Stock Now on Hand - Fii st - come; first " served .' We only have a few at this price. If you want a high grade Baler, now ie your chance. Order today. This Trap is guaranteed to kill Gophers, Jtfolep, Prairie Doge, Rats or Skunks, under ground or on top. Either a push or a pull will tonch it off. It will take them going or com ing. It isn't any ein for the J Chm. Blakmmlmm. ICORVAUJS, OREBOM. 1 4 A mm