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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
MAKING RUeRER IN COLORADO.
Newly Discovered Rubber Plant In
Supposedly Useless Weed.

Newly Discovered Rubber Plant In
Supposedly Useless Weed.
The announcement that rubber has
been found in supposedly useless
weed, growing on the arid plateaus
and high mesa lands Of the Colorado
mountains, sets at rest all fears Of a
rubber shortage, says a writer in the
World To-day. The rubber tree is
product peculiar to the tropics. The
newly discovered rubber plant Of Col
orado, however, grows at an altitude
Of from 5000 to $4,000 feet, where the
climate holds all the rigors of winter
and all the whitening force Of a rain
less summer. The discovery Of tho
plant relieves the worlds rubber mar
ket from its dependence on the tropics
and makes it possible for rubber to be-
come stable crop, even in countries
where extreme cold prevails.
To II. e. Marsh, Of Denver, Is due
the credit of the discovery. He went
to Colorado two years ago, an invalid,
and to regain his health went out on to
the range with the cowboys He
struck the range near Buena Vista.
COL, where he found the cowboys
chewing the root Of weed they call
ed rabbit BUSH" After being thor
oughly masHcated the root left gum
my substance. When Mr.. Marsh first
noticed it he considered it Of more than
usual interest, and at his first oppor-
tunity sent samples Of the weed to
Prof. T. D. A Cockrell, botanist ut
Colorado College, for examination.
The professors tests showed the
gummy substance to be gum elastic,
or India rubber. When compared with
other rubbers it was found to be equal
to the best medium grade Of the trop-
ical products.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
Cincinnati Post.
OUR FLAG FOREVER.

She's up there-Old Glory-where light
nfngs are sped;
She dazzles the nations with ripples of red,
And she'll wave for us living, or droop o'er
US dead
The flag of our country forever!
She's up there-Old Glory-how bright the
stars stream!
And the stripes red signals Of liberty
CLEAN!
And we dare for her, living, or dream the
last dream
Meath the flag of our country forever!
She's up there-Old Glory-no tyrant dealt
scars,
No blur on her brightness, no stain on her
stars!
The brave blood of heroes hath crimsoned
her bars.
She's the flag Of our country forever!
Frank L. Stanton.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01

0N little Californian town, situated
at the foot of a long. low range OF
q mountains, lived young girl whose
name was Helen Mills. Hers was a
lovely home. The great house, with
it's wide verandas, stood in the midst
of many acres of beautiful grounds,
with mountains forming the back
ground. 1t was the second day OF
July. and Helen had invited number
Of young people to come down from
San Francisco and remain over the
Fourth. That evening the young
hostess entertained her guests by tax
ing them for hay ride; the next day
she had planned other delightful en-
tertainments, so the boys and girls
looked forward with great anticipation
to see what the next day would bring
forth. They were sure it would be
something delightful. for who could
help having good time on the Fourth
of July?
When her guests were about to dis
perse to their rooms that night Helen
told them that they would be called
very early the next morning, as they
were going on a picnic and would have
to drive some twenty miles to reach
the spot.
Early the next morning they were
off, some in traps and others on horse
back. They were merry party, and
the clear, fresh mountain air, ladened
with the perfume of wild flowers
which grew deep down in the canyons,
raised their spirits to the highest de-
gree. Once or twice they drove up
fearful inclines and the girls closed
their eyes in terror, but there was no
cause for fear, as the drivers were
we'll used to such places.
At length the place was reached.
It was not a public picnic ground: in
fact, Helen said she knew there had
never been a picnic there before; that
she and her father were fishing one
day and their canoe had taken them
by that place. Helen said then If they
had a picnic the Fourth, they would
20 there, and her plan had been acted
upon. For some time before they
reached the spot the road lay between
great open fields, the canyons just
visible across them. They turned off
the road and drove through great
field; when they reached the trees they
all stepped from their traps and the
girls waited while the boys fed and
watered the horses, then they walked
down a steep incline and into the
canyon. At first they were awed by
the grandeur and silence of the place
silent but for the rush of the river
and the occasional song of bird; but
they were young and full of life and
fun, and it was not for long that the
serious mood lasted.
The boys fell to gathering fagots
for fire on which to roast the chick
ems they had brought with them; they
did this by taking two-pronged stick,
whiting 1t smooth, then thrusting it
into the chicken and holding it over
the IRE; the stick was turned and
twined until the fowl was nicely roast
ed. While the boys were doing this
the girls spread Q large cloth ON q
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
Road to Santiam Times.

Salem-With a view to opening a
read leading to the Quartzville mines,
the members of the Marion county
court will go over the route. The
Qua1tzville mines are about Is miles
north of Gates on the Corvallis & East
ern railroad. A wagon road extends
about half the distance. Considerable
work is being done at the mines, but
all supplies and machinery must be
taken in on horses. Machinery for a
sawmill and quartz stamp was trans
ported to the mines in that way.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
Valley Hops In Need of Rain.

Saiem-Farmers and hop growers in
this section of the Valley are very
much alarmed over the continuance of
the long dry spell, and say that great
and jrreparable damage has already
been done. Farmers from the Waldo
hills and from Mission bottom said
that grain and hay will not yield more
than half crops. Hop growers say that
the yield of hops has already been les
sened, and that, unless a good rain is
had next week, the loss will be consid.
erable.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
0rasshoppers In Grain.

Pendleton-The army of grasshoppers
struck the alkali wheat raising district,
about 20 miles southwest of this city,
a few days ago, and has wrought much
damage to grain. Monrad Fix is the
heaviest loser, grasshoppers having
eaten down 500 acres to such an extent
that the grain is scarcely fit for hay.
Other crops in that vicinity have been
more or less damaged. A visit of grass
hoppers in this county is unusual.
This is the first year the insects have
done any damage to grain.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
Prize Products of Polk.

Dallas-Polk county will be among
the first counties in Oregon to apply
for space in the big horticultural build
ing now in course of construction at
the Lewis and Clark exposition grounds
at Portland. Mrs. F. A. Wolfe, of Falls
City, has begun the preparation of an
exhibit that is expected to take first
rank among the county displays at the
1905 fair. Mrs. Wolfe has had charge
of all the prize-winning displays from
Polk county at the Oregon state fair
for many years past, and takes great
interest in the work.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 69c; b]uestem,
77c; Valley, 7sc.
Barley-Feed, $2s per ton; rolled,
$24.5O@25.
Flour-Valley, $3.eO@4.O5 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, $4@4.25;
clears, $3.S5@t.1O; hard wheat pat
ents, $4.40@4.70; graham, $4,000;
whole wheat, $4@4.25; rye -four, $3.50.
Oats-No. 1 white, $1.2O; gray,
$1.15 per GENITAL.
Millstuffs-Bran, $4,000 per ton;
middlings, $25.5O@27; shorts, 5000
21; chop, SIS; linseed, dairy food,
s19.
Hay-Timothy, $15@16 per ton ;
clover, $500; grain. $11@l2; cheat,
$11@12.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 17k@2Oc;
store, 12@13c. -...
Eggs-Oregon ranch, 19@19ac per
dozen.
Cheese - Full cream, twins, new
stock, 12@12Rc; old stock, 1880;
Young America, 13@14c.
Poultry-Fancy hens, 12@12kc per
pound; old hens, 11@l2c; mixed
chickens, 10@11c; old roosters, SO
SIC; young roosters, 12@13c; springs.
to 2-pound, 17@1sc; broilers, 1 to
1H-pound, 1s@2Oc; dressed chickens,
13@13kc; turkeys. live, 14@16c; do
dressed, 15@16c; do choice, 1S@20c;
geese, live, 7@sc; do dressed, 9h@
1Oo; ducks, old, $6@7 per dozen; do
young, as to size, $2.5O@7.
Vegetables-Turnips, $1.25 per sack;
carrots. $3.50; beets, $1.25; cabbage,
1%@134c; lettuce, head, 25@4Oc per
doz; parsley, 25c per doz; tomatoes,
$1.25@1 so; caul1flower, $1.75@2 per
doz; celery, $4,000 per doz; cucum-
bers, $l@1.25 per doz; asparagus, SOC;
peas, 4@6c per pound; beans, green,
5@6c; squash, $1.25 per box; green
corn, 60c per doz.
Honey-s3@3.5 per case.
Potatoes-Fancy, 75c@s1 per CEN
tai; new potatoes, $1.75@2.25.
Fruits-Strawberries, 5@6c per lb;
cherries, 4@5c; gooseberries, &c; rasp-
berries, $1.25 per crate; apples. new,
$l@1.75 per box; apricots, 9Oc@$1;
plums, 81; peaches, 90c@$1; cante-
loupes, 81 so per crate.
|. Hops-1903 crop, 23c per lb.
Wool-valley, 19a2Oc per Id; East
ern Oregon, 10@17c: mohair, SOC per lb
for choice.
Beef-Dressed, 5@6 16c per lb.
Mutton - Dressed, 4@6c per lb;
lambs, &c.
Veal-Dressed, 100 to 125, 6@7c per
!b; 125 to 200, 5@511c; 200 and up,
3H@4c.
Pork-Dressed, 100 to $50, 7@7<c;
150 and up, 6@7c.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
Looking for Big Run.

Astoria-The salmon pack up to the
present time is far from satisfactory,
but while the prospects for the balance
of the season are purely speculative,
there is every confidence that an i'm
mense run will come later. The pack
of tie canned product is full 25 per
cent short of what it was at the corre-
spending time last year, and then the
season was considered a failure, but
the big run that came the latter part
of July brought the pack up to nearly
the average figures.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
Should Make Full Exhibit.

Salem-In answer to question from
President Jefferson Myers, Attorney
General Crawford has rendered an opin-
ion in which he holds that the Lewis
and Clark commission should make a
full and complete exhibit of the re-
sources and products of the state. The
occasion for this inquiry is not stated,
but seems to arise out of difference of
opinion as to the proportion of the
money that should be expended on
buildings and exhibits.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
Grant county,s Heavy Frost.

Pendleton-Severed damage was done
by frost in Grant county last week,
orchards in many of the foothill por-
tions having nearly the entire crop cut
down. The frost lasted several success
sive nights, and will materially re-
duce the yield in peaches, pears, prunes
and other less hardy varieties. In the
John Day valley the leading fruit dis
trict of the county, the damage was not
great. Vegetables and garden stuff
suffered severely also.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
The Temple OF Freedom.

May this immense temple of free
dom ever stand lesson to oppressors,
an example to the oppressed, a sane
tuary for the rights Of mankind. And
may these happy United States attain
that complete splendor and prosperity
which will illustrate the blessings of
their government and for ages to come
rejoice the departed souls of it's foun-
ders.-Lafayette's Farewell Speech to
American Congress-.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
Spruce Lumber Rates Postponed.

notwithstanding to advices re-
ceived from Chicago the reduced rates
on Eastern shipments of spruce lumber,
which were to go into effect on July /,
will not become effective before July
Is and possibly not until the first of
August. The postponement is under
stood to have been caused by delay in
issuing the tariff sheets.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01

The original copy of the Declaration
of Independence is no longer to be seen
by the public, because exposure to the
air and light has made the text and sig
natures almost illegible. The document
is now kept in large safe in the library
of the State Department, Washington,
and it is believed that the faded lines are
recovering some of their color,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
Harvest Begins,

Pendleton-Wheath harvest has COM
menced in the Cold Springs country
north of Pendelton. Wheat natures
earlier in this section than elsewhere.
Results so far are very satisfactory,
some grain going as high as 20 bushels
to the acre.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
Another Story.

Miss Arabella Leapyear@I don't
mind your poverty, George. Until your
fortunes mend, 1 could be happy in
your wealth of affection, and in soma
vine-clad cottage
Mr.. Wardoff-Pardon me, dear; you
know am only a poor city clerk, and
cottages are out of the question. Do
you think you could be happy In q
fiat. with a sewing machine buzzing
overhead and some fend below cooking
cabbage?
Miss Arabella-Maybe, George dear.
we'd better tarry awhile after all.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
Powder and Toy Pistol Wounds

It will perhaps not be inappropriat to
just at this time to say a word Of
warning In regard to the wounds 30
very frequently caused by toy pistols
on the GLORIOUS Fourth. ."<rIt II by no
means uncommon for q boy to lose his
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
Where the Pinch Come

Banks Going to have fireworks at
your house on the Fourth?
Bings-Nope.
Banks-Can't afford them, eh?
Bings-Can afford the fireworks, but
can't stand the surgeons bills
Philadelphia North American.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01

New novels are scarce. Evidently
the best fiction writer's are devoting
their time to booming mining stock.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-01
4 Fourth Of
July Picnic.
Dy Katherine MclYor.

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-20
HuRNELL WINS MAT CASE.
McNeely Flat Wire Mat Co, VS.. A. S
BurneII, ct al.

Burnell, ct al.
Judge Burnhatm filed his decision IN
the case of McNeeley Flat Wire Mat
Co. VS.. Burnell, ct al. in the clerks
office this morning. The case has been
one of special interest, not only To-
cally, but in number of the larger
cities where the defendant Is widely
known among mat dealers. The plain
tiffs. nearly a year ago. began action
to recover from Burnell ct al, nearly
1000 in royalties under a certain con :
tract existing between plaintiffs AMI
defendants which provided that de-
PENDANTS should manufacture and mar
ket the mats under a patent owned
by plaintiffs, and further provided that
plaintiffs should protect the defend
ants from all infringements OF the
patent, or, in other words, guaranteed
to defendants the absolute and exclu-
sive right to manufacture under its
patent The defendants in defence to
the action in the district court, set up
that they were. not being protected in
this exclusive right, but that other
factories were making mat similar TO
the one covered by the McNeely pat
ents, and that the plaintiffs We're not
putting forth any effort to protect
the defendants rights to the patent.
The matter was tried out before Judge
Burnham last January, and his decis-
ion has just been filed, dismissing
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-20

plaintiffs petition, thus denying to him
the relief asked. The defendant, also,
filed in Il counterclaim, claiming dam
ages because of plaintiffs failure 10
protect defendant, but no recovery
was allowed on this.
The action now pending in the feder-
al court of the United States between
the same parties, in which Judge Nc
Pherson recently refused to grant
plaintiffs temporary injunction
against defendants, grows out of the
same transaction. The record IN the
district court is one OF the most vol
luminous in recent years. The defend
ants were represented by Attorneys
Boardman, Aldrich & Lawrence Of
Marshalltown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-20
TRAP SHOOTERS COMING.
indications Point to a Large List o
Entries at Gun Club Shoot.

Secretary T.. G.. Wallace of the Mar
shalitown Gun Club, who arrived home
from Spirit Lake Thursday where he
has been attending the state shoot
says all indications point to large list
of entries for the shoot to be given here
by the club on next Tuesday and We'd
nesday, May q and %. Many of the
amateurs of the state were at Spirit
Lake and a number expressed an inten-
ton of being here. Just how many are
not known as the amateurs do not en-
ter until after they arrive. OF the pro-
fessionals there is assurance that G.. T..
Adams, better known as Pat Adams.
of Rockford ILL.,. Charles Bu1d. of Des
Moines and Fred Gilbert, of Spirit
Lake will be here. Members of the To-
cal club have been at the traps regular
ly for the past two or three weeks and
are determined to keep as much of the
prize money as is possible from leav-
ing home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-20
MISS M,ELRoYs WEDDING.
Dubuque Story Concerning Approach

Dubuque Story Concerning Approach.
ina Marriage of Marshalltown Girl.
The Dubuque Telegraph Herald OF
Thursday evening has the following to
say concerning the approaching mar
riage of Miss Nina Esther McElroy, OF
this city, to Mr.. Walter Z. Hapgood, OF
Worcester, Mass, which was announced
for June 20 in a telegram to the LII
Thursday:
Love laughs at locksfniths and au-
dacious Cupid laughed at the forpld-
ding convent walls of Mt. st. Joseph
college and academy. He marched
straight past the good sisters and con-
ouered the heart of the beautiful Esther
McElroy. She is to be married on June
20 to Mr. Walter Hapgood, newspaper
man of Worcester. Mass.
Miss McElroy came to Dubuque sew
eral years ago and has received prac-
tically eli her finished education in Mt.
st. Joseph's. She early manifested
leaning to literature and graduates
from the Mount have said that Miss
McElroy was strongly inclined to enter
active newspaper work. These gradu-
ates never said, if indeed they knew,
that Miss McElroy's interest in news
raper work was really all interest In
newspaper worker That fact was to
come out later.
Miss MeElroy was rot Catholic
until recently. She was one OF many
Protestant girls at the Institution. but
the church appealed to her and she be-
came a convert This was not to the
liking of Miss McElroy's parents. IL the
stories told are true. but Miss Esther
seems TO have consulted only her own
conscience in the matter.
Herself impressed with the church,
she was not content until her fiance,
also. had become a convert. This he
did some weeks ago. hfter the path had
been pointed by his bride-elect.
When Marshalltown learned that
Miss McElroy had become Catholic
and that she would be married soon,
society circles were set agog. When
Marshalltown learns that the opinion
ated Miss Esther is to be married in
Dubuque instead of Marshalltown there
will be greater amaZement.
For it is truth known only to a
few that Miss McElroy and Mr.. Hap
good will be married on the Goth of the
month of brides roses. A prominent
lay Catholic is said to have placed his
residence Mt the disposal of the nuptial
party IT wouldn't be quite consistent
to have the bride leave the convent. SO
she will leave this lay Catholics resi-
dence with the groom and they will be
married either In the chapel of the
convent or In the cathedral. The prob
abilities are that the romance, being SO
intimately interviewer with the convent
and what it signifies. will receive it's
triumphant climax there"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-20
ELMA SMITH BROUGHT HOME.
Mrs. Powers Returns With Girl Who
1t Was THOUGHT Had $Suicided,

Jt was IUOdSHt TAU 0OiCtOGu
Mrs. NJ. l.. Powers returned from
Liscomb late Thursday afternoon With
Elma Smith, the girl who suddenly
disappeared Monday morning and was
thought to have committed suicide.
Miss Smith is apparently in her right
mind now, altho she still continues
morose and silent, talking but little.
When seen by T.-R- reporter this
morning Miss Smith showed no incliE-
alton to talk about her peculiar ac-
lions, but to Mrs. Powers she stated
she was unable to explain her actions,
excepting by the fact that she desired
to get away from the city and her
family troubles. She denied having
had any intention of committing sui
eide. and said she would never do that
as long as she was of sound mind.
She made her way on Monday, thru
the rain, after leaving town, to the
l.. NJ. Shaler home, east of Liscomb,
where she arrived about 4 o'clock. She
stopped. asking if she might go inside
and dry her clothes. When she arose
to leave the family refused to allow
her to depart, as it was then almost
nightfan They continued to keep her
until the news reached them that she
was missing. She returned home w IL
ingly with Mrs Powers, and says she
viii continue to make her home With
her
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-20
TOMORROW DANoELioN DAY.
Annual Day Of determination Of "the
Yellow Peril" Promises to Bring

Yellow Peril" Promises to Bring
Good Results.
The annual day of determination of
| the yellow peril, or dandelion day,
promises to bring good results tomor-
row. The school children have be-
come deeply interested in the plans Of
! the City Federation of Women's Clubs,
and there Is every prospect of good
sized war being waged against he
dandelion, If the weather remains IA
vorable for the work. The city feder-
alton is in hopes that each property
owner In the city will take a personal
interest in the determination, as well
as every tenant BY little thorough
work a good radiance OF the pest will
result. The federation also calls the
attention of owners OF vacant lots,
where dandelions have been allowed
full sway. to have some one get after
the blossoms. If the plants can not
be dug out by the roots, the next best
thing is to NOW the blossoms, and
place them in some place where the
sun will not ripen them, and cause
them to go to seed.
In order to make the work OF the
school children more effective the fed
Grafton offers cents a bushel for all
dandelions delivered at any of the
school buildings in the hour between
and 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. A
committee will be at each ward build
ing during the hour named to receive
and pay for the dandelions.