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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
RABER'S PLAN.
It Gave Him This Year an Average
Yield Of Thirty Bushels of
Wheat.

The average yield of wheat this
season on farm near Corvallis
was 80 bushels per acre. One field
gave product of 81 bushels per
acre, and thereby hangs tale. 1t
is the farm of Elmer Raber, and on
it scientific farming is in progress.
In the several years that Mr.. Ra-
Der has owned the farm, though he
has grown large crops of hay, not
pound of it has ever been sold.
Though large stacks of straw have
been the residue of the threshing
day, not a straw of it has ever been
burned. All the hay has been fed
to cattle or other livestock, so that
it might again go back into the
soil and aid in restoring the original
fertility. All the straw has been
converted, by using it as bedding
and feed, into manure and spread
over the fields to give them back
some of that virgin richness with
whichnature once impregnated them
Every year the process of spread
ing manure on the fields goes on
on Elmer Raber's farm. It is a
1aborious process, but it pays.
Sometimes seven or eight acres are
thus covered, aud sometimes a doz-
en-. Little by little, year by year,
his acres are getting back to what
they once were. His clover and
his vetch, his wheat and his oats.
his cattle and other livestock, are
admired by all who happen on
the place. A hundred of his acres
do more for Elmer Raber in year
than do 800 acres for many another
farmer, from the standpoint of what
they give up in annual yield. Ard
most of all, in the meantime, every
acre by reason of their fast increas-
ing fertility, are gradually doubling
in value, and when he comes to
sell them, if he ever takes a notion
to do it, then he will get back big
remuneration for the time and toll
spent in improving the quality of
his land. Besides, saying nothing
of the bigger and better crops,
there is the satisfaction of looking
around day by day, on fields and
crops, hogs and cattle that are not
puny and thriftless, but the thrift
lest and best that can produced.
Thirtyfour bushels of wheat this
year when many a farmer watched
with downcast face the slender
stream of grain pouring from his
thresher and learned later that his
yield was eight, ten, a dozen bush.
els only,-that is the reward fo1
giving back to the land something
in exchange for that hourly, daily,
yearly contribution that we take
from it.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
MIKES DILEMMA.

Has Mike Kline no friends who
can point out to him the dilemma
into which he is drifting, and ad-
wise him to give up this fool scheme
, on which he is bent? Have not
three juries pronounced his plan
failure, his joint a cheat, and him
self, badly mistaken man? Have
not juries of as good men as the
county affords three times to man
pronounced him guilty as charged,
and has he not been as many times
sentenced by the court allbecause of
his fool plan for selling booze when
the law says it shall not be sold?
Have either of his lawyers produc-
ed in court a single decision of the
higher courts where such place
as he runs can exist with a local
option law in effect?
With 81, 900 in fines, and more
to come against the man, and with
20 days and more for him to serve
in Jail, all without single ray of
hope in the higher courts. will none
of his friends point out to him his
position, and advise him to close
tip this shebang that the people,
the courts, the laws, and three jur-
les have declared shall not run
It would look like the men On his
bonds and those yet to go on future
bonds, would point out to him moi
only the position into which he i:
drifting, but into which he i:
dragging them. These fines will
have to be paid. These sentence:
have to be served. The jurles arr
not jest, the courts not hoax
the laws of the land are not a joke
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
THE DATE FIXED.
For Poultry Show be held in Cor
va'Iis-Will be a big Affair.

1t has been determined to hold
another poultry show in Corvallis.
The date is f1om November goth
to December end inclusive. Plans
were discussed at the annual meet
ing of the Corvallis Poultry Asso-
citation held in Corvallis Thursday
evening. Many members of the
association were in attendance. and
there. was much enthusiasm. The
showing made by some of the Ben
ton county fanciers at the big poul-
try show at the Portland Fair was
a factor in contributing to the hope
full spirit. Another factor is that
the show by the same society last
year was one of the most successful
early shows ever held in the North.
west, and at the Exposition many
of the exhibitors expressed de
sire to participate in another at Cor.
wallis.
The show this year is to be fat
more elaborate than that of las
season introducing features no.
embodied in the former meeting
The executive board IS empowered
for the arrangement of all details
save those placed in the hands 0
committees on ways and means ant
advertising.
A further feature of THURSDAY
evenings meeting was the annua
election Of officers, which was a
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
WASHINGTONlANS HERE.
Pullman Players Have Arrived, and are
at Hotel Corvallis.

The Pullman men arrived yester-
day afternoon for the game with
Steckle's bunch, and are at Hotel
Corvallis. Four of them. Stewart,
center, Sapp, tackle, Morgan, guard
and Goldworthy, end, were here
two years ago in a game in which
the score was, OAC, S; Washing
ton, o. The understanding is that
in the game with Willamette We'd
nesday, the Westinghouse were
at disadvantage because the field
on which they played was soft saw
dust, while they are accustomed to
a hard. dry field, on which the fast
play they use is more effective. A
fast field is what they will have
here, and hot game, with uncer
tain outcome is likely. This is es-
pecially true. since in every game
there is an element of luck which
often affects the score materially
This luck was with Willamette at
Salem, Wednesday, and it may be
with the Washingtonians this after
noon. They tell it that DR.. Sickle,
who saw Wednesday sgame, would
feel relieved if the game was over
and won by his men.
According to the reports which
came down ahead of the visitors,
their linemen average 1872, the back
field, ia, and the entire team 183
pounds to the man. Captain Stew
art at center, weighs, 200, Morgan
and Collins, guards, 100; Sapp. 18s
and T.ayer, 2o8, tackles, Colds
worth and Weller, 1S5, ends; Miner
and Spaulding, quarter, 165; Mis-
sen and Jones, halves, 165; and
Hardy, POI, fullback.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
HONEST HEARTS.

Honest Hearts gives the keynote
of the new pastoral comedy of that
name in which Alma Hearn and
her excellent company will offer
here next Friday night. Life on
an old Kentucky farm is reproduc-
ed in a sincere and wholesome play
that seems bound to be of deep in
terest from start to finish. The
author has introduced Original
types having the local peculiarities
touched with humor and has spun
pretty romance in a fascinating
manner around the central figure
of Dads only GIRL country
beauty. The play like all of Klimt
& Gazzolo's is full of good fun anc
many scenes rich in detail and pic.
turesqueness.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
THE SHORTAGE PAID.
Deficit IN the Accounts of the Late
Police Judge Made Good.

The shortage of E. P. Greffoz,
for so many years police Judge Of
Corvallis, has been made good. The
family home has been turned over
to the city on valuation of ST, 500
and the balance of the shortage has
been made up in cash. The total
of the shortage was about So, o4o.
1t was as all remember, due to the
failure of Mr.. Greffoz to turn over
to the treasurer, portion of the
sewer assessments paid into his
hands. No surrnise of the deficit
had ever suggested itself to any
body, and nothing was known of
it until Mr.. Grefoz in letters to
friends in Corvallis briefly announ-
ced the facts. The nature of the
shortage was suchthat it is not likely
that it ever would have been dis,
covered, no less than three COM
mittees of the city council having
investigated the books OF the Office
and reported everything correct and
stra1ght,-all after the shortage
began.
The settlement was made Tues
day, when the deed to the home of
Mr.. Grehoz was signed and deliver
ed to the city. 1t goes in on a
valuation of 81 500, and the re-
mainder of the deficit is paid in
cash by the sisters Of Mr.,
Greffoz The settlement was au'
thorized by unanimous vote of the
council On the recommendation Of
the finance committee, consisting OF
Lilly, Avery and Hout.
Mr.. Grefoz is now employed at
the Thurston sawmill on the head.
waters of the Calipooia, in Linz
county. He has been in town fol
several days. but left Thursday to
resume his duties.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
Corvallis Times
Official Paper Of Benton County.
CORVALLIS, OR, OCT: p, 1905.
IT'S COST.

They are figuring NOW on how
much money was spent in Portland
by visitors at the Exposition, and
the aggregate is named at 10000
900 dollars, which is not unlikely.
The population of Oregon is ap'
proximately 5000 Of the num-
ber probably eighty per cent or
400, 900 visited the Fair. The cost
to each averaged from perhaps $40
to $50. Of course some spent $500
or $500 on the two OF three trips
they made. This is not an over
estimate of the number or the
amount spent, for it is difficult to
find a person who did not attend,
and it is equally difficult to find
many that did attend who are flush
now, as evidenced by the slow way
in which they pay newspaper sub
scriptions. The Oregon people
alone spent $4,000, 900 TO $I2,-
900, 600 to say nothing of the mil
lions spent by other Northwest
people and Fasteners. 1t was a
great harvest for Portland hotels,
boarding houses, merchants and sa-
looms, for it is they who profted.
The profit to the interior who paid
such heavy tribute to the Fair, will
doubtless come in good time.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
Write Him.

T. w. MCGOWAN, Jr.. established
1857 commission merchant, in hops, 3o
& 3S Whitehall street. New York. Lib
eral advances made on all consignments.
Highest market prices obtained and
quick returns. References: Bradstreet
Mercantile Agency, New York; Bank
America, New York.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21

We have just received a new lot
of Columbia disc and cylinder rec
ords. Also lot of the American
Blue records. the best record that
is made. Graham & Wells.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
Business College.

Ali those who wish to study
Shorthand or Bookkeeping and
Typewriting in the Business Col
Iege should enter at once, either
day or night school.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
Piano Lessons.

Mordaunt A. Goednough announces
the opening of his studio, at 4th and
Jackson Sts. Sept. 18th. Pupils received
at any time in Piano. Harmony and the
oretical subjects. Send for catalogue.
nd. phone 476,
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21

Do you shave yourself? Well
just keep in mind that our Witch
Hazel Extract is a distilled extract
and does not contain one drop of
wood alcohol. Price, bottle, rs.
Graham & Wells.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
For Sale

Oak grub wood. Cheat and vetch hay
for sale, Satisfaction guaranteed
IA Logsdon
Phone IS Mt View line
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
Wanted

A good girl or woman to keep house.
Inquire at Berman store.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
Osteopathy.

DIR. Ramsey of Albany, will be
in Corvallis Monday afternoon and
Tuesday, Oct. 20 and "a. If you
are ill and wish to learn what os-
theopathy will do for your case,
you are invited to call and consult
the Doctor at Mrs. J. Mason's, cor.
ard and Monroe sts. Consultation
free.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21

New lot of freshly loaded shotgun
shells. All kinds of football sup
plies. At Hodes Pioneer Gun store.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
(53o53) Fanion 34473.

(53o53) Fanion 34473.
Will be at Monroe Childer's place IL
miles south of Corvallis and anybod
wishing to breed mares this fall will find
the horse there.
New lot of freshly loaded shotgun
shells. All kinds of football supplies.
At Hodes Pioneer Gun store.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
Ali kinds of fresh grass seeds for
sale at Zeirolf's.

NIs displayed by many man enduring
pains of accidental Cuts, Wounds, Bruis-
es, Burns, Scalds, Sore feetor stiff joints.
But there's no need for it. Bucklen's
Arnica Salve will kill the pain and cure
the trouble. It's the best Salve on earth
for Piles, too. 25c. at Allen & Wood
wards, druggists.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
Wanted.

Two tons vetch hay, loose or bal
ed. Apply at Times Office.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
Seed!

Field and Garden
Thatcher & Johnson.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-10-21
For Sale

Phonograph records in first class
copdition-twenty cents each.
G. W. Denman, Corvallis.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-27
THlS.DAY NHISTORY'
July 9th.

11ae-The country Of Portugal erected
into a monarchy. l
154e-Batte OF Harrington Bridge, IN
Arundel's Rebellion.
17o4-Stanisau Leezinski elected kins
OF Poland.
17s5-A party OF Indians prowling about
Hin.dale N. IL, ambushed three
mon, Caleb Howe. Hilkah Grout and
Benjamin Garfield, as they were re-
turning from the field. only one OF
whom escaped.
177a-captain c. j. Phipps Lord Null
grave, reached nearly the eighty-hrs'
degree. north latitude.
1eo4-Thc American squadron blockaded
the port and began the siege OF Irip-
az, which lasted until tho following
spring.
1e4e-The Grand Duke OF TUSCANY re-en-
tered his capital and resumed his au-
thority.
1es4-The cholera made Its appearance
In the Massachusetts State prison. AZ
Charlestown, over seventy conVicts ne
ing attacked but one dlcd.
1s54-An attempted instruction occurred
ut Parma, Italy. Many people shot
BY the Austrian troops.
,ase-The steamboat John Jay. running
IN Lake George, took fire on her pas
sage from the landing near .Ilconas
roga to Caldwell, and was consumed,
several Of the passengers and crew crew
perishing =. su,a,t nv
'914a !, rain ''s storm, 400 square miles In
undated and hundreds OF person. persons
&, killed. i8 - L, uro a lier
towns we're wiped out by forest ~ ,,t oac
causing q property loss OF sS'ooo'O0N
and many deaths. ,dyonced on
4eoa-The American troops aasA''oe'
SYauco, Porto RICO Nm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-27
Can't Kill Herself.

TOLEDO, OHIO. July 26--Probably no
more determined attempts at self-dc-
structIon have over bcenfrought to light
than those In the case OF Mrs, Jane Meta
ger. n seventy-ycar-old woman living near
Kcnton.
Three times has she essayed the final
act, but each time sho has failed. Her
first attempt was made a few days ago,
whom she tried to jump In front ofFn
moving train, and was only prevented
after q struggle with bystanders She
then tried the revolver, but as her aim
was poor, she inflicted no damage,
AS a final resort. she deliberately sat
down In the middle of the track, and
when the Pennsylvania Flyer came along
whistlIng like mad she never flinched
The engineer put on the air brakes, and
stopped with HIT n few inches to spare,
1T then required tho combined efforts OF
the crew to hold her off,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-27
Penalty to Fit the Crime.

The whipping post that has been es-
tabllshed BY law In Oregon for tho spe-
cal benefit OF wife bcatcrs is not on ex-
hibtlon among the curiosities at the
Lewis Clarke Exposition, now on In Port
land. but tho post and Its grcusome work
is being exhibited in the newspapers not
n little. The whipping law Is being dis
cussed. and It's operations continue to be
exploited not only In Oregon and
throughout the Pacific States, but all
over the country. The Oregon law is. AS
we have before noted, an experiment.,
tho purpose OF the originators and
makers of 1t being to find cure for a
growing OWL. and 1t being understood
that If they find the whipping post tho
surest remedy 1t Will become perma.
ncnt institution In that State and doubt.
less be copied BY other States Its opera
lions and the good or had effects are be.
Ing carefully noted.
The Portland Oregonlan cdltorally
notes and comments upon every loca
conviction or Wlre-peatlHR ana inc lnIllc'
ton of tho penalty. In the last issue OF
that paper reaching this Office full ac-
count of tho whipping OF brawny BLACK
smith for wfe-bcating is given. The story
in nutshell is that this man. al able
workman. capable OF earning a good
living for his wife and five children
does earn enough, but after paying rem,
and the grocors bin. spends the balance
| OF his money In whiskey and leaves hit
| wife 10 provide by means OF the wash
tub the balance necessary for the main.
| tainance of The family. Upon recent
| occasion Of his own Whlslkey money
| giving out before his spree was ended
| TO his satisfaction he sought TO draw
upon his wife's wash money, and beipl
refused the amount demanded, II,
whipped her. Being apprchended tried
and convicted, he was given sever,
dose Of his own medicine. His only do
icnse was that he was drunk and no
himself, bu, IN Oregon drunkenness 4
no excuse for Wife bea ting, and the bruta
blacksmith got ten lashes on his bar
back.
II Commenting on the case and tho la
. OF Oregon tho Olesonian admits that III
II penalty y 9pBe that X mot not lpleassgt &c
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-27
THE LEE STATUE T a Y
senator Halsey Replies 70 Cover e.
nor Montague.

zaitor Of The mes-Dlspateon1;a instant
sr-In your s,,u IS o. re lnu s 10 have
CON e me snnnosltion to present st ,ad IN
de ns Robert p Lee ,5 e na WASHING ni
tom as foGwsi said the machine news,
napers We're assailng him Tor no. i IN The
the bll 70 1 pypt sh tns ne and grew eio-
assnt Ii" dlsqus lin th ia b 10 SAID
"because wouan't enn' aYIs Te.oo1 tdidn't
had been In y the Il Lt EXIT great man 70
van, the. the lm ma criticised. and his own
FAMILY ddnt want I,xe It m thsse' Loo greater
f f9r fe n rat soldiers did not want ane
bi and ono e lis great Mro eap1 ma Don't a
era william cru II pa Sns hottest m'Hs and be
men in n den Of thieves. a.,aot,y "a.
III tho overnor has been no G44rF eiy ymost
ported hs fSa 'E etter he Received
il correctly Quoted palopao y hesse WNhich
LIS n @anen Hm as KS had
P ive and contained no other idea than AZ
that of doing reverence TO inc yuh tne'. aver
q one q the sr sseattfhs at psssssentng his
Statue HIu to stand beside that q Was y e.
ton in that hall where each r s .tWo sreat-
J., Union i fpu esPE teera seH hin il
den Of thieves Is assu req conce live,
original idea, no matter VINO eo'''s'S ~
AS to the other statements made 4. n nf
he Governor upon his own . anthoTT, Ely avn III
Lees family ana h!s g ew The c6 6IIl az.
sire most emphaticnlly to take Issue. 90. :
deprecate the bringing OF Geheraa - Lae . 2 2
depreeate and deploEe, the fon.ffpHersoTf
tho iii under discussion. . cannot dnv
m rriit fhese statements OF HIS Excett Ia,sy
10 20 acknowledgement, In az the alsss ~ y, :
IS 9n Of e d ths mai Ess men,
being done now. but, since tne d nngliticnl
az the State has seenAn ~ gg ons,S II
sneech 10 raise the questlon, nets W : !, /,
Only proper for me to say ina. NJ 70 that
Gefssnyse Tatil Es tle status, ohly mem
berrs 81 his family whose y1c VS. : NJ III Iss
nsnuainted WITH at frst hann wee M We
Mildred Lee and General FlIail9kn - e ! ?,
Win both OF whom personalay disGus1s en
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-27
fspecla, q The limos Dlspatch.)

Especial to Tho es-Dispatch.)
e PITTSBUIaG, PA. July B.-By the VIII
OF Miss Anna NJ. Cunning. who died a.
at the age Of ffty-hve years. she leaves
her entire estate, valued at 100000. afser
making bequests amounting to f4S, 900 TO
business man OF this city, on. condition
that he divorce his present wife. or That
she dies. Otherwise, he does not receive
q penny. Ell I'll Sag /. 5ti5 ~
Mr.. Miller was sweetheart OF Miss
Cunning years ago, but after counting
her for some time, he, married HIS pres
ana never forgot. Her Will was written
in her own handwriting. and thh part
which refers to Miller Is as follows:
given to Carl F. Miller. providing he Is
not living with the. woman he married
In 1909, ono Jane Wilson, Should she
die orr no BIO divorced from her. tina Isl
finally divorced, he is to be given abso-
lutely one-half OF the principal and tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-27
Disinherits Family,

NEW YORK. July 26,--It Is an unusual
Will that Edward u. sufeTn prepared on
March goth last, without the advice OF
his lawyers. dlsinheritlng ms sister,
Janette suffcrn. because OF long stand
Ing and bitter dispute between them. she
is practically the only member OF ms
family surviving In his VIII, llled yes.
terdny for probate, he refers 70 hef 40
follows.
ITO the person known as my slstei,
Janettc suftcrn, give absolutcly ana
positively nothing whatever.
"Note.--Wc have been practically dohu
To each other, except so 1ar as business
relations compelled recognition, tnost y,
our lives. and It is my WISH heslro anu an,
firm intention that this cohu'''o'' s'''i''
continue after my decchse'
'"ro my relatives / give nothing Wha'-
- b" .HHH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-27
Negro in Swamp.

NETWORK, July 26.-After having for
two days lodged the bullets OF detectives
and farmers. Charles Long, a giant negro.
who killed Matthew Cunningham, In
Trenton, through jealousy over q woman,
was run to earth last night In what Is
known as tho Dismal Swamp between
South Plainfield and New MARKET, N. ].
Though they had their prey surrounded
in tho swamp. none OF his pursucrs had
the temerity last night to risk q hand to
hand encounter with the negro IN the
darkness or, tho possibility OF being m!red
In the qucksand. Even II the police and
farmers remain satisfied to-day only to
guard against the escape OF the negro
from tho swamp. which Is abouta mile
In circumference. he must surrender or
starvo before many days. f1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-27
To Sell Great Library.

PHILADELPHIA. July 26.-Early in
the fall it is reported there will be
placed on sale at public auction the
finest library OF historical works held
privately in this country. the owner OF
which is Governor Whitaker Penny
packer.
Although the report has not been con-
firmed by the Governor It's sponsor a
Walnut Street auctioneer is regarded as
the very best of authority, inasnucn
as the sale has been placed IN ms hahds
for contamination. II the Governor does
not change his mind tho sale will mean
that collectors will have an opportunity
OF bidding on about 1900 books, the cs-
tmated value Of which Is 100000.