Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-27
NEWS OF THESTATE
TENS OF INTEREST FROM ALL
PARTS OF OREGON.
Commercial and Financial Happenings of I'm.
portance-A Brief Review Of the Growth
and improvements of the Many Industries
Throughout Our Thriving Commonwealth
Latest Market Report.

throughout OuI lhrlVihg NOInmOnWedith
Latest Market Report.
Philomath reports a scarcity of
houses to rent.
Umatilla county proposes to try
crushed rock on her county roads.
The Salvation army will hold a
harvest festival at Pendleton, Septem-
ber 1926.
The Marshfeld clerks are advocat-
ing an early closing movement, with a
good show of success.
Many Christian Adventists are at
The Dalles to attend the camp meet
ing which opens Friday.
1t is estimated that nearly $500, 600
has been invested in Eastern Oregon
mines since January 1, 1901.
A Woolgrowers' association for
Wheeler, Crook, Wasco and Sherman
counties has been organized at
Mitchell.
Rapid progress is being made on
the Improvements on the new race
track and grounds at The DalIes. It
will all be completed this week.
A grain buyer for an Athena COM
pany purchased several lots of wheat
at Az for club and 451a for blue
stem. Nearly 10000 bushels were
sold.
Stock Inspector Joseph B. jackson,
of the Long Creek country, lost his
sheep camp by fire. 1t was piled in
heap and set on fire by an unknown
person.
On account of the improvements
in the water supply of Pendleton, the
insurance rates have been reduced so
as to save the property owners about
So, 600 yearly.
More farmers are wanted in Oregon.
The Roseburg street fair is now in
full swing. a-Se.
Settlers in the neighborhood of Lor-
raine want a shingle mill.
The winter session of the State nor
NAL school at Monmouth is now open
The sawmill of w. H Ida, on Gales
Greek, was burned with 10000 feet
of lumber loss over $4,000.
The state board of education has
granted state certificate to A. B.
Serding, a teacher at Halsey.
While trying to drive an intruding
bull out of his pasture near Coos Riv.
er, George Yoakum was gored to
death.
Ernest Cox, aged Is years, was kill
ed by being struck by a falling tree
while teaming in lumber camp near
Medford.
John Peterson, who claims to be q
Norwegian, was run out of Marshfield
for making remarks derogatory to the
late President Mckinley.
Two stockholders in the Lucky Boy
mine in the Blue River district recent
| ly sold out their interests for $4,000
each. They each owned one-sixth.
Mrs. Lou Hash, living on home
stead in Lower Alsea, spied huge
buck on the edge Of the clearing the
other day, and seizing the ready Win
chester brought him down.
The lessees of the e. Ray mine neal
Gold Hill, recently received returns
from shipment of ore that gave ;
total value of $7,905.30 per ton. TIL,
vein is widening and shows no de
crease in values.
Portland Markets.
i Wheat = Walla Walla. nomina
55c; bluestem, 55c; valley, 55.
Flour-best grades, $2.65@3.5O pc
barrel: graham, $500.
/ Oats-Old, 90@$1 per GENITAL.
! Barley-Feed, $15@15.5 so; brewing
| $1,000 per ton.
/ Millstufs-Bran, SIT q 18; mid
dlings, $2e@21; shorts, $4,000; chop
SIG.
! Hay-Timothy, $I1@l3;. clover
$7@9. 80; Oregon wild hay, $5@6 pc
ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 25@27 Nc
dairy. 18@20c; store, 121k@15c pc
4 pound.
Eggs-23@25c per dozen.
Cheese-Full cream, twins, 12I0
13c; Young America, 3k@14e pc
!, pound.
& Poultry-Chickens. mixed, $4,000
400; hens, $4.00@4.50 dressed, 100
lie per pound; springs, $2.50@35
per dozen; ducks, So for old; $50
@400 for young; geese, 5000 pc
dozen; turkeys, live, 12@15c; dressed
10@121sc per pound.
Mutton - Lambs, SIC, gross
i dressed, 6@61ac per pound; sheer
t 1925, gross dressed, &c per lb.
Hogs = Gross. heavy, 5000. 2s
) light, $4.7o@5; dressed, 7@715c pc
, pound.
Veal = Small, s@ec; large,
OF nc per pound.
Beef-Gross top steers, $3 50@4. OF
! COWS and heifers, $4,000. 30; dresse
! beef, 51a@61ac per pound.
! Hops-10@l1c per pound.
3 Wool Valley, 11@131kc; Easter
3 Oregon, 8@12kc; mohair, 20@21c p,
e pound.
Potatoes-$1@$1. Is per sack.
The Dean and Chapter of Westmi
= ster are entitled to claim as 'eperql
9 sites" every article which is take
: into the abbey for the purpose of I'll