The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-12-26
SING ON'S LEASE
Makes him Master of a Farm Heck
. arts Houses-Rennie's Dead Horse.

Makes him Master of Farm Heck
!! arts Houses-Rennie's Dead Horse.
After negotiating for some weeks
a contract has been signed by
which Henry Gerhard leases his
Kiger island farm to a Chinaman
named Sing On. The term of the
lease is ten years. Aside from a
cash rental. Mr.. On agrees and
stipulates that during the FIRST year
he will set out thirty acres of hops
and yearly increase the averane un-
til sixty acres have been planted.
! The lessee is to build an adequate
, hop house. and all these improve
ments are to go to Mr.. Gerhard at
the expiration of the ten years.
Sing On, not long since, purchas-
ed or leased for SO years an island
farm formerly owned by George
| Henkle. Upon this there are al
ready 80 acres in growing hops.
Among our Chinese population we
already have Hop Sing and if Sing
On is successful in his plans he may
finally become known as Hop King
A faithful horse, owned and used
by Alex Rennie, died Thursday.
That was the day the news came
from Salem that the legis1 ture
had passed a law prohibiting the
killing of Chin, pheasants. The
two master, and equine, had been on
many pheasant jaunt together.
That the animal did from natural
causes may be possible; but many
think that after hearing the news
from Salem, he simply thought of
the dreadful and monotonous blank
that it will be when the good old
sumner time comes again, when
the China cock crows defantly and
undisturbed in the meadow, and
that thereupon he moaned Merry
Christmas and farewell TO Alex
and gave up the ghost. ..
The extra session failed to give
the city of Corvallis an amendment
to the charter authorizing an Or
dinance to punish other than saloon
men for giving liquor to minors.
Such an amendment was prepared |
and sent to Salem, but it was ad-
dressed to Senator Daily who seems
not to have been at the capital.
The letter failed on this account to
get into the hands of the 1egisia-
ture in time to secure passage of
the amendment. However, a very
strict state law is available for Il e
punishment of any who choose to
supply intoxicants to minors, and
the authorities are certain to invoke
it for the punishment of any and
all transgressors.
w. o. Heckart was in town
Thursday shaking hands with old
friends. He and Mrs. Heckart are
TO remain at the Barclay home
until Monday or Tuesday
Mr.. Heckart was recently
awarded the contract and is
laying the foundation for a new
in Eugene. tits for Mrs .
Parks, and is to cost $6, 900. The
contract calls for its completion
June 1st, but Mr.. Heckart expects {
o have it finish ed long before that r
late. In all, Mr. Heckarts contract
work in Eugene the past season has
aggregated something over $50, 900.
Samuel Bane of this city, has1eft,
lfter his seasons sale, ff y five :
Chinese pheasants. He has had
.bun1 ant opportunities 10 sell the !
emainder, being constantly in re-
eipt of orders for pairs of the birds
'ut he intends to keep them as par
Mt stock for his campaign in the
usiness next season. After filling
p b. incubl.o-s in the spring, he ;.
7ill have pheasant eggs to sell by =
he setting During the past sea- :,
On, Mr.. Bane sold over FIVE dozen y
airs of the birds. y
Since his removal from Benton
few weeks ago, Jack Hall claims
} have put in IS acres of grain, :
uilt a smoke house and barn, cut
inc cords of wood, built a quarter 4
f mile of fence, erected family
sh hopper, traded for mule. kill
! 1o head of hogs, to have made =
lree trips to Corvallis, and to have
one variety of other work. all
18th only IA days of hired help.
ack believes the story