Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-23
NEWS OF OREGON
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.
Oregon Has Fine Limestone Big Rabbit
Drive-Many New Industries Coming
to Oregon This Year - Improvements
In Land Office - Medical Association
Meets I'm La Grande.


The teachers of Clackamas county
will hold an institute at New Era Sat-
urday, January 81, at 1890 O'Clock.
A meeting of the fruitgrowers Of
Douglas county will be held at the court
house in Roseburg on Saturday, Janu-
ary "a, at O'Clock P. M, for the pur-
pose of establishing packing house and
fruit growers association.
Joseph Davenport died at his home
near Silverton Hast Sunday. He was
aged 79 years and came to this county
recently from Pendleton, where he re-
sided for about 20 years. He is sur
vived by wife and>fve children.
The United States land Office at Rose
burg has been changed from the Abra-
ham building to the new Douglas coun.
ty bank building. The new rooms are
located on the ground floor in the east
half of the building, and are four in
number. Roseburg can now boast of
one of the finest arranged land offices
Or the coast, as these rooms were espec-
tally designed for the use of the land
Office.
One of the largest rabbit drives held
in Eastern Oregon took place several
miles west of Echo last week, and as
result the rabbit population has been
decreased by nearly 900.
The Andrews Saw manufacturing
Williamsport, Pa, to Portland, provid-
ed stock to the amount of 5000 be
taken in that city. A good start has
been made in this direction, several
subscriptions having been handed in
already.
The Eastern Oregon medical associa-
tion held session in La Grande in the
parlors of the Commercial club. The
attendance was small on account of
sickness in so many sections, but was
representative and energetic and some
good papers were listened to and dis
cussed. After voting thanks to the
profession of La Grande for entertain
ment, the association adjourned to meet
in The Dalles July Is, 1908.
The committee from the Benton
county court, met with the Linn county
committee and spent two hours discuss
ing the bridge question. The meeting
was not official and definite action could
not be taken, yet each committee was
to express the views of the
body which it represented. The con-
census of opinion was that all public
should be free of any toll, as
far as possible removing every barrier
to traffic.
The Oregon & California Marble COM
pany, which owns extensive marble
and limestone deposits in Josephine
county, some IL miles south of Grants
Pass, is meeting with good success in
the working of its properties. The
is paying particular attention
to the manufacture of lime-a new in
dustry for this state. 1t has already
turned out several hundred barrels and
has as many more ready for the kiln.
The lime put on the market has given
as good satisfaction as any of the finer
grades that are shipped here from the
East.
If present plans materialize several
large industries will be added to Port
lands growing list for 1908. Among
the representatives of many big con-
Germs lately visiting that place is the
one working in the interests of the III.
0. Cereal flour mandatory. He has
just left Portland for Puget Sound and
will study the site question from all
points before making his final report.
He is the Pacific coast agent of this
with headquarters at San
and his people will soon
visit Portland and then make their
selection.