The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-08-13

ifornia, states that excepting grapes and
apricots, Oregon fruits far excelled the
California products. The peaches In
Rube .Kiger's orchard are superior to any
he saw in the golden state.
The o. R. & N. steamship Geo. w.
Elder, upoa which four Corvallis Klon-
dykers took passage last month fG
Dyea, is expected back in few days.
She is scheduled for return trip to Dyea
August 18th. For rates, etc, apply to F.
H, Powers, o. K. & N. deck, Corvallis.
Manager Stone left Monday evening
for San Francisco to make arrangements
for steamer to ply between that city and
Yaquina bay. This was made necessary
on account of the Faralion, which has
been ON the Yaquina route for several
years. being placed on the Alaska route.
w. A. Gellatly seems to have lswered
the threshing record this season. Last
week his crew threshed 5000 bushels OF
wheat, something over 500 bushels OF
oats and moved the machine twice, once
over TIVE miles, all ia enle day. This rec
ord was made on the farm of Mac Porter,
eight miles south of Corvallis.
Agent Milner of the ,uthern Pacihc
ina. been successful in getting his com
pany to issue ronnd trip tickets from
Cor .allis to Portland. good for thirty
days, for $3.50. This Is reduction oil
s7.2s over former rates, and oSght to
stirn.,iate passenger traffic on the S. r.
between this city and the metropolis. ~
y w. o. Nisley. the piano tuner. was in
town this week He is still riding his
"Old Hickory wheel, and though many
knowing people said it would not stand
the test, it is still as good as new. Mr..
Nisley says he has ridden it upwards OF
! 2 600 miles this year, and, aside from
new pair of tires, has been to no expense
for repairs. (
There is a prospect Of having distil-
iery plant located here. Ben Woldt is
now ia correspondence with gentleneu
in Everett, washington. Mo II m ex-
peri.nced distiiie.. He \ nor boxing
for Locations with view 10 estshiishins
a .iistillery om.at.re in 0rexsa, an
Mr.. WoIdt expects him here - few
days. With her extensive fruit oFcliards
Be ,ton county offers exceptional induce
me IT'S for the establishment of such an
industry, and there is no doubt that y
properly conducted distillery would be
the means of putting Thousands OF dol
Ilsrs annually ists the pockets OF local
fruit growers.
| E. Harris aad wife, who are regis
tered at the Hotel Corvallis, as hailins
from Crystal, Oklahoma. have rented u
lG. Berry's house and will make Corvallis
their home. Mr.. Harris is a carpenter
He saws that Oklahoma is a good country
to avoid. Crop failure is the rule and
nature is always nianifesting some form
: of displeasnre. All the ssouthwesterf
portion of the United States, he said, in
their advertising literature, run down.
Oregon, claiming that in the Webfoo'
state the rain fall is continuous for nine
: mouths ia the year.
Mayor Woodward drove over from tn:
hay Saturday to be on hand and attene
to his official duties Monday night. He
L is considerably tanned and says he ha'
. euioyed his vacation immensely. He
Fl viii remain here acoupfe-of weeks, tiar
ing which time Mr.Allen will take an out
| ing, and then Mr.Woodward will join his
family at Newport for the balance of the
season.
Prof. f. B. McElroy came down from
!, Eugene this week, and in company with
r Prof. Horner is spending few days ove'
in the Alsea. Speaking of his frgit cror
Prof. McElroy said he would have abou'
1000 bushels of prunes this year, but a:
: vet was undecided whether to dry them
. or ship them green. To ship green hi
will be compelled to haul his crop 8 mile
to railroad, which combined with the un
certainty of plice will probably cass'
him to think favorably of drying hi
fruit.
w. w. Bristow was in town Tuesda.
after material for fruit dryer new being
constructed at the Bellfountain prun'
orchard. Mr.. Bristow, who is an enthus
: last over anything he undertakes, i
much pleased over the prospects TO
: putting up an Allen dryer, and he claim
. that the Allen process will make 8
pounds of dried prunes to the bushel
This is far better than other dryers hav
!, been doing aud we hope Mr.. Bristow'
expectations will be fully realized. HI
u expects to remain at Bellfouatain unit
altar the prune crop has been harvested
, Asa Alexander has about completes
the assessing of the county and is now 4
work in the Office compiling toe blank
for copying in the tax rolls. He has Mrs
= M. P. Burnett and Miss Dora Read EN-
ployed in making up the rolls, and es
poets to have them completed by the en
e Of this month. Mr.. Alexander says ow
3 ing to the large sales of live stock durin
y the past year the new roll will show
considerable reduction in the number Q
n cattle, horses and sheep, but as Who'll
- the amount of assessable property j
: Benton county will not differ msteriall
a from that of last year.
Warren Clark, who left Corvallis fe
4 days ago for Minneapolis. has reacas'
: his destination and has good positio
It with the Western Uaion Telegraph Co.
d being employed in the general Office a
It Minneapolis. On his way east Ware
met gentlemen whs was returning I