The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-07-31
The Bellfountailn Fruit Growers As


sociation have placed an order for H.,
600 prune and pear trees at II cents
each to be set out on their place south
west of Corvallis. this fall. 100 acres
of gronnd is being prepared to receive
the trees.
Our readers will have to excuse the
appearance of the GAZETTE this week.
On account of immense rush of joE
work in our job department the early
part of the week and sickness the lat.
ter part, we have been unable to tlo
justice to the paper.
The advertising car for Sell Broth.
ers' enormous shows, arrived in this
city Wednesday and the streets were
soon lined with flashy posters and
dodgers. Every available bill board
i'll this city is now covered with adver-
tisements for their great shows.
The board of directors of school
district No. 9 will meet next Monday
as board of equalization TO correct
any error made in the school assess
ment for 1891, after which the tax
roll roll will be placed in the hands of
the school clerk for collection of taxes.
Mr.. Chas. Stow, advance advertis-
ing agent for Sells Brothers paid US a
visit this week. Mr.. Stow is an old
newspaper man and certainly knows
how to fill the position he occupies.
He is as pleasant a gentleman to do
business with as We generally find; in
other words he is the right man in the
right place.
There will be no steamer run be-
tween here and Salem until next fall.
The water is so low that navigation
between Salem and Corvallis is now
The boats are being re-
paired and their owners expect to do a
rushing business this fall and winter.
The o. P. Company's steamer Three
Sisters still continues to make trips
between Salem and Portland.
The barn of T. C. Shaw, living in
wilkins addition, was DESTROYED by
fire last Monday. The little three
year-old son of Mr.. Shaw obtained
some matches from the house and pro-
ceeded to the barn where he kindled
a fire. The barn contained quite lot
Of hay and once on fire it was impos-
sible to extinguish it. 1t was small
and the Gloss will not be more
.han 500.
Sulphur Springs. about IA miles
southwest of Corvallis, is becoming
quite popular resort. 1t is close to
Corvallis and easy access, being
nlce drive all the way. Already
number of Corvallisites have camped
here this season. S. T. Jsffreys and
'amily will leave this week to camp
out for week at this place. Among
hose now camping there is the fami-
les of NJ. S. Woodcock and Mr.. Baker.
Last week the Salem Statesman
published an account of fire which
vas said to have destroyed seven or
light blocks and to be still raging.
The article wound up by saying that
his was the kind of an account they |
would have to publish ie the city did
lot secure better water service. The |
statesman must have been hard up for
opy to resort to such II hoax as this.
The article is more than likely to do
ONE damage to the city and certainly
i'd the paper no good.
U. L. Beardsley, OF Eola, has this
ear raised about $4,000 pounds of
ooseberries worth three cents pound
nd has produced 10000 pounds of
lackcap raspberries which have sold
eight cents. His annual honey
rop brings in about 5000. He has
twenty-five acres in hops and if the
ugs will let them alone the outcome
i'll be rich. On II acres of ground
e will pick 500 bushels of peaches
orth more than that many dollars.
hey are on trees set out four years
90. He has fifteen acres in young
ees.
Tuesday afternoon committee of
K, representing all the employees of
le Oregon Pacific came to Corvallis
nd had three hour consultation with