Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-08


this city short visit last week,
Mrs. NJ. A. Canon is reported dan
gerously i'll with pneumonia.
Bic ycle tags to the number OF
4S7 haven taken out at the sher-
ifs office.
Geo. Bowers leaves Friday to try
his fortune in the yellow sands of
Cape Nome.
Dolph Kerr, who has been seri
ously i'll with pneumonia, is slight
ly improved.
Frank Groves and Don Holgate
have been appointed consus enum-
orators for the district comprising
Corvallis and vicinity,
Tommy Jones goes to Portland
tomorrow, where he will lay in a
stok of drugs, preparatory to open
ing a drugstore in Nome City upon
his arrival there on The first steam
er.
About ten years ago a number of
black oass were placed in the Will
laluette river for propagation. Re-
Gently several have been caught at
Albany, weighing from s to 10
pounds each. They are a gamey
fish.
The rain of Friday and Saturday
was worth many dollars to the peo-
pie of Benton, as it made every
thing flourish, grain grass, fruit
and flowers. The only thing it
may have damaged is young tur-
keys.
Attorney E. R. Bryson is now
the proud possessor of the first and
only pneumatic tired buggy ever
brought to Benton county. The
purchase was made of Huston &
Bogue, and with holding to the rib
bons the new turnout looks pretty
gay.
Roman Zahn started yesterday
On visit to his old home in Prus-
sia, after an absence of 19 years.
He expect to return to the United
States in September. A few weeks
ago two brothers disposed of their
business interest in Chico, Calf,
and will visit with Hermann, in
Alsea, during Romans absence.
Alsea will be favored with an ag-
gregation of eastern musical celeb
rites during the coming summer
season. A contract has been let for
the construction Of eight cottage,
near Zahn brothers., and they are
rapidly approaching completion.
Some of the musicians are wealthy
people of Chicago by the name of
Reed.
Eph Greer brought Mrs. Girkin
out from Lobster a few days ago.
She has been very i'll lately with
scarlet ferver, which seems to have
ragged to considerable extent In that
vicinity. 1t will be remembered
that Mrs. Ginkin's husband died at
Lobster few months ago of cancer.
She is en- route to The Dalles, where
she has brother.
At the home of her mother, near
this city, last Saturday evening at
9 o'clock, occurred the death of
Miss Anna Vanhousen. Some two
years ago she suffered severe at
tack of bronchitis which developed
into consumption, and this resulted
in her death. Everything possible
was done to stay the progress o!
this dreadful disease, but to nc
avail, and she passed away in the
very dawn of woma nhood, her age
being but 10 years. See was all ex.
empIary young lady, possessed o.
many friends, by whom her loss is
deeply deplored. The funeral oc
cured yesterday afternoon. Ser
vices were conducted at the family
residence by Re1. Mark Noble, ano
interment took place at Crysta
Lake cemetery.
According to the best informa.
ton to be obtained it is estimated
that the Oregon crop Of hops thi:
season will be 10000 bales short o
the annual production. The aver
age yield in Oregon is about so,
900 bales, leading both the siste
states the north and south of her il
quantity produced. California
crop averages $4,000 bales annually
while that of Washington is esti
mated at $4,000 There is also mucf
speculation in the minds of hol
men regarding the bsst steps to b.
taken for the disposal of the crop a
prices satisfactory to all. Som
propose pooling, while others ad
vance the idea of cutting the pro
duction down to the demand. 1t i
thought that good, wide awak
association would prove benehcla