Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-05
j. P. Jones, of Albany. passed
through Corvallis on Saturday, on
his way to Portland.

his way to Portland.
Chas. Lory, of Brownsville, who
was visiting the city last week, re-
turned home on Saturday.
Edwin Stone, mgr. of the G. & E
r R. went down the line to New
port on Saturday, to spend Sunday
at the bay city.
Wayne Wheeldon, of Philomath,
a former student at the Albany Col
Iege, returned to his home on Sat-
urday, after short visit to friends
in Linn county capital.
Mr.. Borne Utley. of st. Charles.
KY. arrived in Corvallis, by Fri
DAYS train. This is Mr.. Utley's
second trip to the coast, he was in
the valley last summer. He re-
turned to Kentucky and has now
come to make his home among US.
Letters from Mr.. F. P. Morgan
who is now in Texas, state that he
will soon return to this city. He
has been very successful in dispos-
ing of some of his lands in Texas,
and his friends will be glad to hear
of his return to Oregon.
Supt. Den,pan went, TO Salem to-
| day to attend committee meeting
of the County Superintendents
Association to arrange the program
for the State Association which con-
venessin Portland.next June. G. S.
Starr, president and J. H. Acker-
man together with Supt. Denman
have this work in charge. Mr..
Denman is the present Secretary Of
this Association.
Indications point to the fact that
dairy products are likely to bring
better prices, comparatively, than
most other farm products of western
Oregon, for number of years to
come. The present style of divid-
I ing up the work of butter making
and leaving to the farmer only the
milking and the separating of the
cream gives him a better profit on
what labor he does put into the
business. The outlook for good
business and good profits for the
present year is very good.
Cons iderable interest is being
taken in the intercollegiate pro-
hibition oratorical contest to be held
at Philomath college next Friday,
April 8, at 7.3O p. m. A special
train will be made up at Albany
and Corvallis to 60 over in the even
ing and return after the contest.
There will be seven orators from as
many western Oregon colleges.
They will compete for SIS in prizes
and the honor of representing Ore
gon at the inter. state contest to be
held in Portland the 9th of May.
Miss Wicklund will defend the in.
terests of the local college. A good
delegatinn of students and citizens
will doubtless take advantage OF
the excursion rate to atten d the
contest.
Benton county farmers will take
notice of the following: Another
argument in favor for good roads is
furnished bv Gallia county, Ohio,
which issued bonds several years
ago for macadamizing her county
roads Since then 153 miles of
splendid road have been built at a
cost of $335,vO0 and bonds were
issued in that amount. The farmers
consider it the best investment that
the county has ever made, as they
are enabled to get to the market
at any season of the year and can
haul very heavy loads with ease.
Before the roads were improved,
during winter seasons it was almost
impossible to haul half load over
them. There is no reason in the
world why the roads of this county
should not be put in as good shape
at once.
At Suver, a small station a few
miles south of here, the McClane
warehouse was destrc, ID by fire
1t was impossible to do anything
to save it. About $4,000 bushels
of wheat and 1900 bushels of oats
were lost. Most of the grain with
the exception of 500 bushels owned
| Mr.. McClane, was insured. The
loss to Mr.. McClane will be about
$4,000. The loss to those having
grain stored in the warehouse will
be light. The origin of the fire is
unknown. AS a freight train was
sidetrack l at the time, it is thought
probable that the chaff from the
hay must have been ignited. The
Fischer Mills of Corvallis, the Port
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