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Vol. XUH. Corvallis, Benton CountS Oregon, Tuesday. October S i ijo
WHAT CAN BE DONE.
On
Willamette Valley Ranchers
by Divers! fed Farming.
As an illustratioa of what can
be accomplished by combining
swine and fruit raising on Wil
lamette Valley soil, a story is
taken from the Salem Statesman
and given here, as it is fall of
interesting information for farm
ersgenerallv: .
The Wallace fruit farm, four
miles from Salem, on the Polk
county side, midway between the
picturesque Polk county hills and
the broad waters of the "Beauti-
ful Willamette" is one of the
ideal and delightful spots in all
Oregon. The tarm consists of
several hundred acres of some of
the best land in the world and a
large percentage of it is in fruit
trees. The only fruits grown for
commercial purposes are apples
and pears. Of course there aie
the usual by-products on this
farm, the chief of which is hogs.
As has been said this farm is
one of the most beautiful spots
in the state. About half ot it is
the richest of river bottom land
and will produce anything that
will grow ia the temperate zone,
There is no finer garden land in
the world. In fact, most ot the
land that is set to fruit trees is
too valuable even for fruit. The'
other half of the farm consists of
undulating hills and is ideal fruit
land. On the hill land, the
dwelling, a pretty bungalow, is
situated. Just below the dwell
ing, and in the direction of the
river, is a beautiful natural lake
and there, are patches of timber
scattered about in different parts
ot the farm.
Most of the pears grown are of
the Birtlett variety. Tuis is the
staple crop. The other and later
varieties are the Buerre Claigau,
the Buerre Bose, the Dachess,
the Cornice and the Fall Butter.
Three hundred tons of Bartletts
have already been saved this
year. The average price per top
this vear was $16. but it is gen
erally understood that about $zo
was paid tor the product or tnis
farm.
The later varieties of pears are
a1rar1v nearlv nicked, too. but
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most ot the Cornice crop is on
the trees vet. The later varities
are not sold bv the ton, as they
do not go to the cannery, but by
the box. The late varieties on
the farm will yield about 3000
orchard boxes.
Oaly two varieties of apples
are grown on the Wallace farm,
the SDitzenburer and the Bald
win. There are a few red cheek
ed pippins grown for pollenizing
rmrnoses.
The apple picking has not be
gun yet, but it is estimated that
there will be from 12,000 to 15,
000 boxes in the crop and these
will bring in the market consid
erably more than a dollar a box.
Although it has been general
ly considered that the barns and
packing houses on this place were
amnk it was ascertained this
year that the crop could be mov
ed with more facility if there was
more room in the packing houses,
and the management is having
the packing house capacity more
than doubled. These additions
will be completed before the
work of picking and packing ap
ples begins.
Sinre the unfortunate death of
the late Professor McElfresh,
there has been no foreman on the
farm, but the management has
been vested in the hands of the
administrator of the Wallace es
tate. However, the active work
of managing the picking and
packing the fruit is being ably-
looked after bv Mr. E. C. Arm
strong.
, As has been before mentioned,
one of the chief bv-Droducts is
swine. No one on the farm
knows how many hogs are
on the place, . but the woods
are full of them. The place is
literally alire with hogs. These
tnim1 axe allowed to run all
over the place and live and fatten
on the fruit that falls from the
trees, and late in the Fall are
grain fed for a short time, and
then are sold to the slaughter
houses. Thousands of dollars
worth of hogs are sold from the
place each year. It is one of the
big things for the farm. The
hogs are ot good stock and are of
the Poland China breed, andthey
thrive, although no one pays any
attention to them.
Making a Good Run.
Misses Alda Metcalf and Anna
French are making a neck-and-neck
race in canvassing for sub
scriptions in Benton county, in
order to win the free trip to the
Jamestown Exposition next May.
The proposition has been duly
explained in former issues of the
Gazette, viz'. : That the girl se
curing the most subscriptions to
the Pacific North west, published
at Portland, will be taken to the
exposition by the editor of that
paper, free, along with a party
including one gjrl from every
other county in Oregon.-
Farmers and business men are
liberally supporting the two Cor
vallis workers and the Citizens'
League is aiding them in every
way possible.
Regarding the trip and trie
same contest in Albany, for Linn
couHty, the Herald says: . v
Arrangements have been made
through the Commercial Club of
this citv whereby Miss Gladys
Shaw, daughter of Charles Shaw,
will visit the Jamestown Exposi
tion and many ot the larger cities
in the interest of Linn county.
Miss Shaw will be taken by Phil
lip S. Bates, of Portland, , pub
lisher of the Pacifiic Northwest.
One voung lady will probably be
chosen irom eacn couniy in me
state, making the biggest aggre
gation of Oregon boosters ever east
ot the Rockies. The party wings
over the Canadian Pacific down
the Great Lakes, stopping at
Buffalo. Niagara Falls, and Al
banv. then by day boat down the
Hudson from Albanv to New
York City, then on to Washing
ton and the Jamestown fair, re
turning bv way of Pittsburg,
Davton. Chicago and St. Paul
In all the larger cities the young
ladies will be interviewed by tn?
Sunday papers on the resources
nf the various sections and a
large amount of publicity will b
obtained in this manner. Miss
Shaw will obtain subscriptions
for the PacificNorthwest through
out the country, and has no com
n?tition. whicn assures her the
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trip.
Formsr Corvallis Woman.
At the morning session of the
W. C. T. U. little groups of wo
men were scattered here and
there discussing the much niootr
ed Question of the election of
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xt nVinnl- mhfn thp votintr oe-
can. the oolitical atmosphere had
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the hazy hue that is to be seen
ohnnt 'hpainiiarters' wnen a
Governor is to be nominated.
The battle was short and de
cisive and with the counting ot
the ballots the ins were sweet and
serene and the outs well, they
will remain out for another year,
at least. Mrs. Lucv Paxon Ad
dition was elected president for
the third term: Mrs. Henrietta
t?, .nrr rnnfHncr cprptarv;
IJlUWlli v.vlivowv"A"fc- .'I
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f-- I -I I Sharp trpaiiirpr- viiss
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Miss Henkle.
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some lots at Yaquina Bay upon
which to build a rest cottage tor
the W. C. T. U. Oregonian.
fr. Additon is well known in
Corvallis. .
" With every 25-wnt purchase at
the tiem Uigar oiore you receive
coupon enwumg you j
be KiTen away Oct. 29. . 82-3
ON THE ISTHMUS.
R. C. Wygant of Lincoln County
Writes Letter.
Thinking a knowledge of the
real 'state of affairs ' on the , Isth
mus might be of interest to your
selt and readers, I. volunteer the
information to the best Jot my
poor ability. - - . - '
I left Newport onthe morning
of July 15 and sailed from New
York on the 28th of July.
The ship left the pier at 3 p.
m., and in a tew minutes I had
said goodbye to the Statue of
Liberty and had seen my last of
the States, for awhile, at least.
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VKTa hod o uprv nlpasant vovape.
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it . bein stormy oniy one
day, the third out. We passed
Cape Maisi, Cuba, the 6th day
out and arrived at Color, the sev
enth, docking at 7 a.m.
The first view you get of Colon
from the water is very beautiful,
a mass ot corrugated iron and
dobie walls with grass-thatched
f roots and a background of palm,
banana, plantain and cocoanut
trees. But after you land this
romantic scene changes' to a hor
rible combination of stinks,
smells and noises, and a dirty
wretchedness that is disgusting
and makes a fellow want to get
out into the interior, .where they
can at least get a breath .ot pure
air even if it is warm.
Panama, on the other hand, is
very picturesque and retains its
beauty on closer inspection. Its
beautiful harbor filled with
quaint little native boats and
American shipping, the small
blue waves lapping the . shores,
hardly worthy of ,ihe name or
dignity of breaker, and all' sur
rounded w'ith a beautiful fringe
of tropical trees, giving an ap
pearance ot delignttul, sleepy in
dolence." Back of this and the
quaint old dobie-walled city
rises Ancon till I. sneer 0510 leer
from the surrounding' plain and
overlooking the canal tor many
miles. On the side ot this is tne
Ancon Hospital, the largest and
. . ...
best of its kind in tne world.
EgHn Had Cramps.",
George Bglin, formerly of Cor
vallis where he is well known.
hs become quite a successful
detective and bus hd some queer
experiences in his line of work.
which is in coanection with tne
anti-saloon league. His latest
stunt is related in the Telegram,
Saturday, as follows:
According: to Attorney W. T.
Vaughn, for the defense, G. F.
Eslin, detective ot the Oregon
Auti-Saloon League, was over-
zealous in his ettorts to secure
evidence to convict druggists F.
I J. Clarke, of Highland, and G-
H. Hemstock, ot University
Park, of illegal liquor .selling. .
Thp rae is beinp' tried bv a
jury in Judge (jantenbem s couu
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i maav. aiiuihcv aui;uu ao. r o
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ligiin. wnen uc set uut iu sc
cure evidence against the drug-
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gists, went into one ot tne stores
so disguised as to appear in dire
distress. He was bent down
and walked with considerable
difficulty. He told the druggists
that he had been- seized with
cramps, and was suffering terri
bly and besought the druggists
to let him have a small bottle of
blackberry brandy ' saying that
he had not had time to procure a
nrescrirtion from a physician
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according to the attorney, enact-
tie bCUUICU IUC IWUUl. a.UKX luuu,
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ed a simihar scene in the otner
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aru'store wua ine same rcsuu
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JJeoutv JJisirict Atiorney xi.
B. Adams ano E. S. T. McAlhs
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ter reDresent tlie state in roe
case.
Found the Freshman
Game.
A hazing stunt that for pure
rnssedness has not. been equalled
before in Corvallis, occurred Fri-
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' - stadent from Belle
fountain, who was en route from
a League reception at the M. E.
church to Alpha Hall, ? withhi
sister. Miss Claire", who rooms at
the Hall . As the , brother and
sister entered tbe college grounds
near the fountain a party - of a
dozen or fifteen students closed in
about the couple and began nag
ging them, but no attention was
vouchsafed by the freshman and
bis sister, - i'
: Finding this too slow, a hazei
came up behind young Starr and
pinioned his arms to his sides
while another stepped in front ot
him 'and struck him is, the face
either with a cluVor fist, inflict
ing a gash and la severe bruise on
nose and cheek: : , This was the
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1 ii luii, auu yuuui; own witw ua.
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is foot and landed a blow square
on the abdomen of his tormenter
which doubled the latter up like
a jackknife and sent him reeling
backward. Finding the lad game
the hazers tell back and Starr
and his sister proceeded unmo
lested. It was too dark U recog
nize any of the 'rubes," but.it
is high time that a stop was put
to hazing operations at QA.C.
If the presence of a lady is to
be ignored and ' such brutality
peacticed by college men, who,,
of all young men have the best
opportunity, by reason of associa
tion and environment, to be re
fined and chivalrous to women,
what can be expected in future '
from the illiterate "lower class"
of young men? It the college
man does not set a worthy exam
ple he should, and if OAC does
her duty she will see to it that
such performances as that of Fri
day night are not repeated.
Price of Pruns.
The prune crop is one of con
siderable importance in. Benton
county arid next - to saving the
crop the most ; important item is
the matter of price. .- Taken alto
gether the crop in this county is
thought to be somewnat shy ot
what it might be. in some in
stances it is known to be short of
former years. Reviewing the
prune situation in the East the
New York Journal of Commerce
oi September 29s ays:
: Oregon Italians are cleaned up
here, and. according to reports
from a number of sources the con
ditions on the Coast have been
completely" changed by the great
damage done" to the crop byre-
cent rains. Packers are trying
to cancel contracts and are with
drawing ofteTings. The last quo
tdtions were on a 2 cent f. o. K
basis for 403 and itoi cents
t. o. b. basts tor smaller size.
The bjre condition of the spot
market and the near approach of
the active consuming season
creates a strong demand for new-
cror Drunes. on the way nearby,
which can only be partially satis
fied owing to the small quantity
to arrive within the next week or
two that is not already sold. Asan
illustration of the eagerness o
buvers to get supplies it is report
ed that 7 Scents delivered in New
York was paid vesterday ior 40s
to arrive next week. The Coast
market is firm on the basis of 2
cents t. o. b. for the lour sizes o
Santa Claras, in bags, and on a
o rent f. o. b. bag basis lor
u ,
outside prune?, with a premium
on large sizes. While the latest
advices from Bosnia and Servia
say that the outlook for the c ops
in those countries are good. tn
a prospect of a preponderance of
large sizes at low prices, tne x
port demand for California pru- e
which has been a leatue 01
Coast situation for a month pa'
continues. Among , recent tx
port sales was a block of 28,0
boxes to one English house.
She Is Dead.
A case entirely out of the ordi
nary and peculiarly pathetic is
that of Mrs. F. M. Martin who
died at the .ylnm ,at Salem a
few days -ao. Mr. Xfartin bad
haup-ht the Tvier Dlace on Beaver
Creek, and a short time ago" the
"ADMIRE"
but fcalf expreeetB it. We have some
things recently opened op you'll go in
cetaciea over. For an out .end out eu.
peril r line of
He west Stylo Jewelry
you can find it here. We invite you to
call and eee some choice thinpp just re
ceived. Trices are not high. Small
margins of profit coi tent nnl ,
Albert J. Metzocr
WATCHMAKER
Occidental Bnildine,
Corvallis
Acme
AT
0. J. BLACKLEDGE'S Furniture Store
Corvallis -
OWING TO OUR LARGE FALL RUN
On Sporting" Goods we haye replenished our stock
with a large and complete line of guns and rifles.
Also a large supply of shellsand cartridges . , . .
Just Received r a Fine 'Lm
Razors and Razor Strops, Pocket Salmon Hooks and Bass Hooks.
Knives and Hunting Knlvss . ; All Kinds of Lines
Come in and eee our new line of Footballs. CxXXN HODES '
The Delineator - - $1.00
McClure's Magazine $1.00
World's Work - - $3.00
C. A. Gerhard lgjjS!rg
ACCU
In time-pieces is a necessity with the average person. A watch that
keeps perfect time is a boon to anyone and should be repaired and over
hauled at least once every 18 month?, and by skilled workmen only. If
your watch needs repairing or regulating take it to
E- W-S- PRATT, Jeweler and Optician
Estimates on Work Cheerfully Given and Satisfaction Guaranteed.
CORVALLIS STEAM LAUNDRY.
PatronizeZHomeZlntSustpym
Outside Order Solicited.
AH Work Guaranteed.
couple went to Mt. Tabor to at
tend a campmeeting. Not be
cause of religious frenzy at. all,
Hnt throuph some constitutional
-rouble, evidently, Mrs. Martin
ecame insane while at Portland,
ud it was necessary to take her
the asylum at Salem. She
Had-been there only a few days
until death , relieved her suffer
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ings, and tne remains were iaKeu
East for interment. The couple
had just become fairly settled on
t ranch and were nreoared to
enjoy life, when death stepped in
SPEKCER'S.
Hair Invigorate r
L And Dandruff Eradicated ' 1
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Traill lark raoispt . "
Price, - Fifty Cents
Manufactured by
The Vegetable Compound Ccmpsny
Corvallis, Oregon 9t
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Cham. Blakomee.
CORVALLIS,
ORECON.
and broke up the home by taking
the wife.
Mrs. Martin was 65 years of
age. VVitn ner nusoana snc tame
to Corvallis last December from
Nebraska and they purchased the
ranch on Beaver for a home.
Mr. Martin is now in the East,
having accompanied the remains
on the journey to tne 01a nome
where interment was made. He
has the sympathy of all m this
sad hour. r
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