The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-10-24
The recent rains have enabled the |

The recent rains have enabled the
farmers to begin blowing and sowing,
and the indications now are that large
acreage of fall grain will be sown.
The past season ives so unfavorable for
| spring seeding and for the. growth of
the spring crop, that farmers will, for
some time to come, make good use of
their opportunities to seed in the fall.
The suit of Governor Pennoyer's
railroad commission, to oust the COM
mission appointed by the legislature,
Il has been thrown out of the supreme
court on technicality and cannot
be brought before the judges again this
term. This will carry the hearing over
the next session of the legislature,
which will probably take some steps to
clear up the muddle.
Bishop Becker will lecture at Jobs
Theatre next Monday evening on
"Eloquence in the Pulpit and on the
Platform" Last year the Bishop lee
Jured in the Presbyterian church ON GA
5OO-mile Ride in Palestine" and very
many now remember that We hope
the Bishop will have full audience.
The tickets are 25 cents, and so cents
for reserved seats.
A goodly number of Corvallis people
feel an interest in the Knights Templar
proceedings which occur at Albany on
the 28th. Liberati's band which is to
be present, will prove great attrac
ton. In the evening there will be a
concert and ball. Admission to the
concert is one dollar. Tickets to the
ball, S.. A special train may be sent
to Albany in the evening to afford
our people an opportunity of hearing
Liberati's band.
August Knight was in Portland this
week to take part in the proceedings Of
the undertakers' convention. En- some
instances a mans qualifications, traits
of character, mode of dress, ETC., place
him in a certain line of business, and
in other instances the qualifications etc.
are acquired from pursuit of the bust
ness. At any rate there is fitness
one for the other. How it came about
in the case of Mr.. Knight we do not
know, but it is there in detail, and we
are safe in the assertion, that August
was the best-looking undertaken at the
convention.
Peanuts may be thought by some to
be a small crop, or item, among
American farm products, bat they were
included amoung the inquiries in the
| Division of Agriculture Of the census,
and the returns in acres and values
will be surprising. That 'there's mil
lions in it' is shown by the fact that
the city of Norfolk, Va, alone handled
over 81 100000 worth Of peanuds last
year.-Pacifc Rural Press. Rev. A.
Rogers, who owns ten acres of land
near Corvallis, is of the opinion that
peanuts can be raised successfully in
the Willamette. He planted small
quantity of peanuts this season as an
experiment, but we have not learned
the result.
''The Abbot Combination, now
playing a most successful engage
ment at the Orpheum in this city,"
says the S. F. Cricket, care the
greatest drawing cards that have
been IN our midst for some time" "
Remember that these people are
the same Abbotts who are with
the Merrill-Abbott Combination
which is to entertain the people at
Jobs Theatre next Thursday and
Friday evenings, under the auspi-
ces, and for the benefit, of the Ma
rine Band, of this city. The boys
deserve a rousing turnout. Re-
served seats at Roberts. Popular
prices.
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