Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
LOCAL NEWS.

Wild geese have been flying abou
within the past few DAYS.
Hops are quoted at from 13 t.
16 cents and wheat at so cents.
Tonight is Halloween. Won.
der whose post will lose its gate?
A. F. Peterson is expected home
from Hood River in the course of &
week.
Mrs. l.. L. Porter, of Oregon City
arrived in Corvallis last wee& for a
visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
J. A. Spangler.
Miss Mary Gerhard returned
Saturday, from a weeks visit in
Albany, where she was the guest Of
Miss Barbara Vandran.
Steamers have been running up
the Willamette as far as Indepen-
dence. The Altoona was the first
boat to reach there this season.
There is now plenty of water to
allow boats to reach Corvallis.
Prof. V. Crawford and Miss Ida
Maxwell, the latter being one of
the teachers of the public school,
took an outing Saturday, driving to
Prof. Crawford's sisters, Mrs.
Dugger, five miles east Of Tangent.
Mr.. e. G. Trachsel, who had
charge of the "Jersey Creamery"
west of this city, for a couple of
months, left with his family yester-
day, for his old home at Summit
where they will reside for the pres
ent at least.
Lewis, young man from Cor
Wallis. who now resides in Pendle-
ton, will play left half in the local
foot ball team and is a very
plucky fellow and grand stand
plays are expected from him.-Pea-
dleton Tribune.
A copy of "The Inland Empire"
has reached our desk. 1t is
journal published at Walla Walla
Wash, in the interest of the farm
er and stock raiser. 1t is worthy
Of all that may be said of it, both
editorially and geographically.
Mr.. J. J. sorafford, a spry young
man from Corvallis, and nearly "a
years of age, was visiting his sons,
J. B. Scrafford of this city, and
Mart Scrafford of Airlie, during the
past three weeks and returned to
his home on Monday West Side.
During the recent high wind
storm, its violence was SO great that
It started a car standing on the
track at Yaquina City. 1t con-
tinued on its way until it ran off
the track at switch, It is alao
reported that the brake was set on
the car when it started.
Judge McFadden and Attorney
Bryson Of Corvallis, of DR.. J. A.
Lamberson. of Lebanon, when in
the city the other evening, were ex-
tended the courtesy of the Alec
club, and think such an institution
8 fine thing and the Albany bnsi-
mesa men are to be congratulated
in securing the same.-Albany
Herald.
On Monday night, October 22nd,
about 7:30 o'clock, the house and
barn of Miles Starr, near Mon zoe,
were destroyed by fire. The origin
of the fire is unknown. The less is
in the neighborhood of $4,000, and
the property was only insured for
$1,1OO. Up on the front gate at
Mr.. STAIRS residence was large
STAR, indicating the name of the
owner:
Irvine & Roy are reported TO
have sold 1877 bales of hops Tues
day, realizing 144 cents per pound.
T. A. Livesley, Of Salem, was the
buyer. Buena Vista hops are be-
ing hurried into the warehouses
here before the heavy rains begin.
Hopbuyers are fockiLg in here to
get the remainder of the hops that
have not been sold. One buyer is
aaid to have refused a 16 cent offer
from Portland.-Polk County OBJ
server.
Prof. James Withycombe, vice
director and agriculturist of the
Oregon Experiment Stat ioH, Cor
gallis, Oregon, is OH an extended
four through the Central and
Eastern states in an investigation
Of the dairy industry. There are
fine prospects, for the Development
Of this industry in the Northwest
states and it is hoped to profit by
the experience Of Eastern aairymen
in building it up. Prof. Witty
combe reports largely increased
enrolment this fall in the Oregon
Agricultural College and a con-
siderably frightened outlook for i'm
proved stock in the Northwest
Breeders, Gazette, Chicago.