The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-08-08

John Butterworth. an employe in the
railroad mail service and clerk on the line
between Albany and Detroit, made this of
Ace pleasant call yesterday. Mr. Batter
worth. with other prominent citizens of Linn
county. is engaged in an effort to secure the
exemption of several townships along the
railroad line east of Halstsad, from the Cas-
cade forest reserve It was for the purpose
of securing data pertaining to this matter
that Mr.. Butterworth visited Corvallis.
Last Friday Judge Fullertoa granted
decree which severed the ties of matrisony
between Irwin Smith and Millie E. Smith.
On Saturday license TO wed was issacd to
Irwin Smith and Mrs. M. ]. Conrow, and
Sunday they were united in marriage. 1t
will be remembered that Smith obtained
his recently divorced wife through the med
ism of matrimonial agency, but she seems
to have been catalegued wrong. We hope
his present experiences in matrimony will
terminate bettsr.-Lincoln Leader.
1t il most deplorabls that Corvallis is infest
ed with lot Of small boys whose energies
are devoted to the wholesale robbery of
birds nests. 1t is reported, on good author
ity, that no less than dezen of these ur
chins are engaged in this organized plot
against members of the fsathered family,
and that each of them have collection of
eggs varying from twenty five to two hun
drsd in number. As the matter has grown
to such gigantic proportions it might bs well
to inform these boys that there is law
against the robbing or destroying OF nests
of game and song birds and that each offenss
is punishable by a fine of $50.
That Benton county is not adapted to the
growing of peaches can be safely contradict
ed. While the industry is in it's infancy in
this section, there can no longer be any
doubt that peaches can be grown here, equal
in flavor and size to those raised in other por
tions of the state. This year r. g. Kiger
has crop of five hundred bushels, grown en-
his island farm above town, that are equal
in every respect to any heretofore marketed
in this city. He is now disposing of several
hundred bushels of the ''Hals's EARLY" vari-
esy at one dollar per bushel, which are
meeting with ready sale. Later in the sea :
SON he expects to be able to supply the
market with "Crawfords," that for canning
purposes are unequalsd.
The Pr1nsville Review has all along op-
posed the advent of a railroad into its terri
tory, and an opportunity to give such an
enterprise shot is never permitted to pass
unnoticed Ths following bit of sarcasm is
an evidence of that papers attitude toward
the o. C. & E.: As the boom of anvils be-
gan to sound from in front of Elkin's shop
late Friday evening of last week, We thought
it good deal of fuss to make over the ar
rival of Mrs Katie KEN Smith, from Mitch
ell, but on going up the street we were IN
formed that some of our railroad people were
firing the anvils in the honor Of the con-
firmation of the o. P. sale by the supreme
court, 35 or 40 rounds being fred. One
round for every year that is to slapse before
the road reaches Prineville.
Recently there has been constructed oppo
site Corvallis a large building that is at
tracing much attention. II is painted led
with white trimmings and many are asking
what it is. Upon inquiry it was learned
that the building in question is hop house
one of the largest aud best constructed ir
the valley. It is 24xSO feet and cost in the
neighborhood of $1,000. It is what il
known as double dryer, having two kilns
each "a feet square, between which is :
storeroom above and a baling room below
24x32 feet. Surrounding it is 90 acre hoI
yard, that comes into bearing this year ane
said to be one of the best young yards in the
state. The property is owned by ID. A
Osburn. of thisicity, who is to be congratu
lated for the enterprise he has shown il
thus promoting an industry of so much i'm
portance TO this section of the valley.
Prof. s. l. Pratt, who is visiting at hi
old home in Michigan this summer, writes
to friend in this city in anything but
fattering way regarding crops in that por
tion of the country. He says: II fount
this section pretty badly dried up, sever
drouth having prevailed during the pas
year; hay was about one third of a crop an
wheat and oats not far ahead oft. Loca
rains have partially saved corn, which wi
be about half corp. Nsarl
all whom meet ask if we have suffere
from drouth in Oregon, to all of whom hav
replied that we always have plenty Of raj
to insure abundant crops. We know moth
ing of hard times in Oregon as compare
with this section; here people lsok lear
hungry and discontentsd." The profssse
says he will return to Corvallis in 'tsing
blessedness" about Sept lst