Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-10-08

GA G number over 400.
Mack Porter, of this county,
practically had a walk k-over with
his Poiled Angus cattle at the state
fair and took quite q number Of
premiums.
Pref. Colvin is in the city. He
is dancing master and advertised
to begin dancing school in Bur
nett's hall last night 1t is his in
tentien to continue his teaching in
this city until Saturday evening
A few days ago G. A. Barnhart
received a very fne mitreing ma
chine for use ia his place of busi-
ness. It is. the latest inyention of
Brandon's and will be used by
Charley for making picture frames,
etc.
A large number Of people visited
the Benton County Prune Com
pany's big dryer, Sunday. Every
thing down there was moving along
nicely. There is about $4,000 hush
els Of fruit picked up to date. This
shows something over 100000
pounds of fruit dried.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Holt and
family have moved back from Cor
wallis, and have rented the Kelly
farm, near Crabtree creek, and
about mile from Thomas station
Tkey have been residents Of Benton
county seat Of justice for the past
couple of years.-santian News.
A drove of from 100 to 15O bunch
grass horses were driven through
Corvallis, Sunday, by man and a
couple Of girls, The outfit was
headed north. The girls seemed
To be used to stock driving, for
they rsde astride, we're large SOM
brsros on their heads and spurs On
their heels.
Miss Pauline Kline, accompanied
by Mrs. e. R. Lake and Miss En-
ma Crawford, drove over to Albany
Sunday. It is near the anniver-
sary of the death Of Miss Ksine's
father, and fitting Observance of
this occasion was what toek Rfiss
Kline to Albany, where her father
was buried.
Five new siIos have beea~built at
the college farm. They will be
used for experimental purposes.
One of the silos has already been
filled with green corn. The re-
naming four will be used for
sorghum, sol beans, corn and greea
psas. In storing the silos 1 per
cent of salt is used.
Saturday, F. A. sheasgrecn dis
continued picking prunes at his
orchard across the river. There is
quite quantity of green fruit still
ON the trees, bat no further picking
will be done. Mr. sheasgreen is
quoted as saying that one reason
that his prunes did not ripen more
evenly is on acsount Of cultivation
1t is claimed by some growers that
where the orchards have not been
cultivated that the fruit ma
lures more evenly.
China pheasants, which are such
popular game birds in Oregon just
new, were first introduced in this
country eighteen years ago O. N.
Dsnny, who was U. S. Consul gen
eral at Tien Tsin, China, sent two
pairs to his brother in Linn County.
They we're released near Albany
and from them all cur wild pheas-
ants are descended They have
already spread over much of the
state but are particularly numer-
GUS about their old starting place
in Liam eounty.-Ex.
A bull that would grace Span
ish arena, or be worthy Of display
line in a write,up OF Quo Vadis.
is the property OF the Agricultural
College. W. E. Yates, a half hun
dred students. Professor Herner OF
almost any other member Of the
faculty will subscribe to that. The
animal, splendid Jersey, has de-
veloped such a tendency for pure
"cussedness," that the college au-
thorities have decided to dispese Of
him to some butcher. Truly, the
way Of the transgressor is hard.
The Lincoln county fair will
open tomorrow at Toledo. This
will be the finest county fair ever
held in that county. It is to be an
exhibition Of the various resources
of the county and will embrace ag-
ricultural, horticultural, and feri-
cultural features; also livestock
fisheries, natural aud manufactured
products Of the county. Art viii
also be given prominence durinl
the fair. It's not money maxim,
scheme in any sense of the term ant
Lincoln deserves to meet with sue
cess and encouragement in her un
dertaking. aud beyond doubt sh
will.
So far during the present Chin
shooting season no one has been re
ported accidentally shot in Bento
cceunty, According to the Leb