Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-19

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Just in from New York, Ladies'
silk and Flannel Waists, SO cents to
$5, at Kline's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Schmidt, of
Albany, visited friends in this city
during the week.
Attorney Joseph FL. Wilson ar
rived home, Wednesday, from
Portland, where he had been on
legal business.
The highest price reported paid
for hops in the Willamette Valley
this year, was 200 bales of choice
hops belonging to f. Levy of Salem.
The price paid was l52 cents per
pound. This is pretty good price,
but some growers are now holding
for 16 cents.
It is noticeable fact that there
has been a good many strar gers on
the streets Of Corvallis lately. If
any of them are seeking new loca-
tions they have come to the right
place, for to the man who will hus-
tie Benton county offers as great
inducements as any section of the
state.
The two cases that will likely at
tract the most attention during the
coming session of the circuit court
are those of Kuebli and Pryor. The
former will be tried for burglarizing
the store of A. Wilhelm & Sons, of
Monroa, and the latter on q charge
of sstealing the team of Mrs
Cooper, provided, the jury finds
bills against them.
Supt. Denman has arranged
very fine program for the local
teachers institute TO be held at
Fairmount tomorrow. Many of
the most prominent instructors of
Benton and Linn counties will take
part in the exercises and a S. ssion
of much value and interest is
promised. 1t is to be hoped that
the weather may prove favorable
Reference was made in our last
issue to the fact that in different
sections of the state tobacco will be
tried next year. The Oregon Agri-
cultural College, located in, this
city, has made some very success
full experiments with tobacco on
the college farm and in all liseli
hood would gladly supply valuable
information to anyone who expects
to enter this field of industry.
Albert Meeker, Of Toledo, re-
TUNED home, Wednesday, having
been in Corvallis since Saturday.
He helped George Horning drive
out band of sheep, between 200
and 800 in number. Mr.. Meeker
expects to return in about ten days
with about 125 additional head of
sheep. This will make in the
neighborhood of 400 head and Mr..
Horrling will winter them on the
bottom in the vicinity of Peoria.
The United States snagboat Math-
Iona is on the beach near Rainier,
where she will lay until temporary
repairs are made to her hull. The
boat was engaged in pulling snags
near Rainier Several days ago
she made fast to one and tried to
remove it. When strain was put
on it, however, the snag broke and
the portion that stayed beneath the
water bumped against. the bottom
of the Mathloma, breaking hole
in her. 1t was necessary to beach
her.
The prune growers who have
been so backward going into the
cured fruit association will take
lesson from the results obtained by
the Willamette Valley Prune Grow
ers' Association at Salem. This
association was formed after it was
found how slow growers were in
taking hold of the state association.
They have consummated a great
deal, by which their entire output
of about 90 carloads has been dis
posed of to Eastern buyers at 4 J
cents average,-Pacifc Farmer.
The safe in the office of G.. L.
Gray, of Shedd, was blown up Mon
day night and something like $75
taken. There is no clew to the
perpetlator of the deed. A mum
Der of people, some at distance Of
half mile, heard the noise, but
had no idea what it was, and no
one got up to investigate. 1t may
be just as we'll for Corvallis safe
owners to exercise a little caution
in this regard, for in a matter of
this kind it is generally too late to
do anything when you become
aware Of the presence of a safe
cracker. 1t is quite awhile since
Corvallis has had an experience
Of this nature, and it is suggested
that such caution be exercised as