The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-05-21

the side of the hill that, by driving on
the upper side, the hops are rolled into
the dryer and keep on going down hill
and come out on the lower side, dried
and baled. He also has some fine Jersey
cattle, several of which are registered
in the American Herd Book" This
gentleman and his estimable wife live
in comfort and entertain ye traveller In
hospitab1e manner.
Henry Hector, Charley Voss, VIM.
Rainwater, Fred Stahl, who has two
acres in melons, besides lots of other
vegetables and fruit, on his little farm
near the Albany bridge, Will Abram,
Pres. Walton, Arthur Helms, Mr.. Shew,
and several others whose names do not
now recall, were working with Nc. The
road bed was being graded and covered
with about ten inches of gravel which
will make roadbed hitherto almost I'M
passible, safe and solid.
Among TIE gardeners and fruitgrowers
in the vicinity of Paramount, I met ia
cob Shew, who has in ten acres OF corn
and says he raised a fine lot last year and
expects an equally good crop this year.
w. B. Shannon. the king of rhubarb
growers, Mrs. E. ]. Phillips, engaged in
gardening and fruit growing, MIR. Pea
cock. Mr.. Kelly, A. A. Hawley and Mr..
Wv CANT, whose places were all neat and
showed evidences of thrift and careful
and intelligent effort. All these people
are highly favored in locality, the VIII
lamette river each winter overhowing its
banks and with the backwater sets over
these places, leaving fine, rich sedl-
ment, enriching the soil without effort on
the part of the owners.
On the road runrins from Albany to
Oak Grove. l found number of men at
work on the road and doing a good
Job under the direction of Louis Wentz,
road supervisor, whose methods were ap-
proved by his men, among whom were
T, B. Williamson, A. Swart, Mr.. Thomas
and number of others. Near by, on
little farm,, was Mr.. Chas. p. Thomas
at work with horse and cultivator among
his potatoes.
In the vicinity of Oak Grove met
with an old G. A. R. man, John NJ.
Comacklin, living on a I3-acre fruit
ranch, all planted to prunes, apples. pears
and grapes, ]. F. Mayberry, engaged in
fruit raising and gardening. A. L. Coop
er, growing fruit and vegetables, and H.
]. Moore, who has IS acres in fruit and
nut-bearing trees, consisting of apples,
pears, cherries, small fruits, almonds,
pecans, chestnuts and French walnuts,
commercially known as English walnuts.
Part of this orchard has been set three
years, part two years and a part one
year, and is we'll cultivated and pruned.
1 also met in this neighborhood, R. w.
Williamson, who has IS acres IN hops,
all in excellent shape, and w. G. Will
| hanson, young man with 100 acres OF
good land, 60 of which are in grain. He
| is building house and little bird hint
ed to me that ere long he would mate
| with some fair daughter of Eve and be-
gin life with her on his beautiful farm.
| Over night we were entertained by
Senator Garter and his estimable vile.
It is a pleasure to meet this couple of pi-
oneers, whose life for fifty years has been
spent together on the old home place q
couple of miles east of Wells. Here
they have toiled side by side, raised a
family of intelligent and moral children,
who are all married happily and now
they live alone. A competency has been
secured by frugality and the old farm is
still retained by them. They owe no
one dollar and are spending their de-
clining years in plenty. respected and
F., loved by all. May no shadow cross their
threshold! May they live many years,
an example of devotion to each other,
and finally rest in peace in the little
cemetery on their farm, near the church
they love, where the last rays of days
departing glories gild the scene and
paint picture of rural beauty seldom
equaled.
In this vicinity is the farm of Mr..
Pagenkopf, sturdy German tiller OF
the soiler, whose home is one of culture
and is made cheerful by his charming
daughters, who are successful teachers in
the public schools. One of the daugh-
tiers was met at Mr.. Tom1insons, where
the writer was entertained by several we'll
executed selections on the piano by this
young lady, who was on her way by
wheel to Buepa Vista to give music les
sons.
ITO be continued next week.)
J.
Buy your boys and mems shoes at No
Ian & Cal1ahan's Big line