Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-15

course of experiments with rape
grass.
DIR. Alonzo Cleaver came up from
Portland Saturday on visit TO rel
atives in this city.
Grover Headrick went to Salem
Saturday to remain few days
visiting with relatives.
Decoration exercises this year
will be in charge of the G. A. R.
and Spanish War Veterans.
Miss Mamie Crawford went to
Salem last Friday on visit to her
brother, Edward, who is we'll known
here.
VIM. Barker, now of Polk county,
was in this city few days ago re-
newing his acquaintance Of this
section.
Raymond Henkle made brief
visit to Independence and Salem
during the latter part of the week
just past.
The annual encampment Of the
Oregon assoc alton of war veterans
will be held in this city June 18th
and 18th.
Miss Leona Smith returned Sat-
urday from Salem, where she had
been enjoying the "Musical Festi-
val" which took place during the
latter part of last week.
There were some thirty couples
at the students dance Friday nj ght
The Armory is splendid place for
dancing and those who were in at
tendance report an enjoyable time.
DIR. Witnycombe, one of the di-
rectors of the o A c experimental
station, leaves Wednesday for Vic
toria, B. c., where he will deliver a
course of five lectures, each on a diff
ferent topic, before a number Of
farmers conventions to be held in
that vicinity. He expects to be
gone about ten days.
DR.. Bernard Daily arrived in
Corvallis last Friday from Lincoln
county, whittier he has been max.
ing a quiet canvass against Con-
gresham Tongue. DR.. Daly's
home is in Lake county, and he is
no stranger in this city, having
been once a member of the board
of regents of o. A. c., which insti-
tuition he visited during his sojourn
here. The gentleman departed on
the West Side train Saturday.
Notwithstanding the predictions
that the prune crop of this vicinity
would be almost total failure, it is
now expected that in this county
there will be quite yield. A very
thorough examination of the big
orchard of the Benton County
Prune Gu. few days ago showed
that the trees were so thickly set
in many instances that they could
not possibly mature. Should the
setting of fruit on many of the
trees fail to drop off or thin out at
later date the trees will break
down under weight of fruit, SO fiat
tering are the prospects at present.
The meeting of creditors in the
case of Miss Crawford's bankrupt
estate, took place in Judge Bur
nett's law Office last week. The
following claims were submitted
against the estate and approved: {:
Mary A. . Covell, 5000; Geo. Coote.
5000; J. H. Harris, 500; Mrs. J. A,
Spangler, $55; J. R. Smith, $25.55;
Ella J. Chamberlain, $50; Emma
B. Thompson, $1625O; H. B. Will
hanson, $7O.1O; A. X. Miner,
$1065; Hodes & Hall, $25; GA
zErrE, $25; B. F. Irvine, IS; F. l..
Miller, 1915; Light d Power Co.,
81, reaching a total of 1854, ,55.
This sum only refers to claims APP
proved.
State School Supt. J. H. Acker-
man has recently inaugurated the
plan of personally conducting the
examination of the deaf, reform
and blind school of eighth grade
pupils This is the first time in
the history of our state that this
has been done by the State School
Superintendent. To do this he has
asked several of the county school
superintendents to assist him
among them being Supt. Renman
who, owing to other school work ir
his county, was unable to go. Supt
Denman was to have had charge O.
the work at the blind and reform
schoul. Supt. Ackerman deserves
much credit for the efforts he il
putting forth in advancing the
school interests of our state. He il
organizing the work throughout the
state as it never was before. The
people of our state made no mistake
in selecting him to represent then
in This denartment of state