Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-02
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
Ralph Sears, Of Cresswell, is
among the students of the o A G.
Mrs. Arch Horning returned to
her home at the bay last week, after
visiting for month with friends in
Benton.
This is certainly an era of edu-
tton. Every college in the state
reports larger attendance this
year than that enjoyed in the years
past.
The highest price paid for hops
this year is reported from CASTOR.
Henry Weinhard bought 16,5O0
pounds of hops of Charles johnson,
for which he paid 154 cents per
pound. The item will cause re-
joicing among hop men.
The Benton County Prune Com
pany closed down their dryer Fri
day after very successful run Of
two or three weeks. They dried
about As toas of prunes and would
have saved few more had the
weather been at all times favorable.
America received the highest
number of awards of any nation
at the Paris Exposition, save
France herself. The United States
received ZIG grand prizes, SAT gold
medals, 593 silver medals, SOL
bronze medals and 34S honorable
mention.
In local item in the last issue
mention was made Of the fact that
Charley Barnhart was A years old.
Charley apparently took excep-
tions to the item on the ground that
it would hurt his "chances" In
order to take away s,me of the
sting we are willing to swear he
don't look it.
Yesterday the open season for
shooting China pheasants COM
menced and from the preparations
made for the event by various local
sportsmen it is safe to surmise that
many of them had birds for break
fast yesterday morning. Indeed,
some of them may have had Chinas
at their Sunday dinner.
The last term of the circuit court
in Wheeler county cost the tax
PAYERS of the county $19S SO.
Naturally, there must have been
very light docket. There was a
fine of 5000 imposed upon saloon
man for selling liquor without a
license; hence it will be seen that
the county had pin money left.
Charley Blakeslee closed down
his fruit dryer Thursday. He had
quite successful run of something
like three weeks and dried between
$4,000 and $4,000 pounds of prunes,
mostly Italians. Mr.. Blakeslee did
very little drying on the shares, or
for2 other people, but bought the
fruit outright as a general thing,
The Shorthorn bull, Topsman,
exhibited at the State Fair by Chas.
E. Ladd, from all accounts is
beauty. Without wishing to cast
any reflection on Mr.. Ladd's splen-
did animal it can be stated that
there are stockmen in Benton who
consider J. M. Osburn's famous
bull just as fine as that of Mr..
Ladj.
When it came time to settle the
expense accounts of the street fair
for contracts entered into for the
Roseburg carnival it was found the
total sum taken in was 81, 1853, and
that the committee was $40 short
on funds. 1t was proposed to raise
the balance on dance and it was
suggested that all business men
should buy tickets without regard
for their gout and rheumatism.
The following item is going the
rounds of the press at the expense
of an Albany groom: A newly
married couple boarded the north
bound local at Albany Tuesday.
They must have been quite popu-
lar, judging from the number of
young people at the train to see
them off. Some kiud friend, evil
IDENTIFY fearing that strangers would
not understand the situation, had
tied placard to the groom's coat
on which was printed in bold let
ters: II Am the Groom"
Jacob Frank of Lebanon, has
purchased the Corvallis dairy and
milk route of Walter Taylor, and is
soon to assume control. Mr.. Tay-
lor sold his lease of the ranch OF
VIM. Crees. Mr.. Frank will bring
with him ten COWS, and together
with those he purchased, will give
him herd of fifty. Mr.. Taylor
will remain with him for the pres
ent and assist in getting him thor
oughly acquainted with his new
duties along this line of business