Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-05-02

Thursday, to spend week sight
seeing.
Art Henkle and wife, Miss Anna
Spencer and Merwin McMaines
were out in the Rock Greek coun-
try, Thursday, after trout and
hooked So of them.
Although there was not so large
a house to greet the second per-
5formance of "Belshazzar" as on the
first night there was very respect
able turn out and everything NOV
ed off nicely.
Mrs. Lizzie Estes and children
are expected to arrive some time
during the week from San Fran
cisco. Mrs. Estes is sister of
Mrs. Gene M Simpson, of this city,
with whom she will visit indefinite
ly.
Last Thursday evening, when
the horses on the James Osburn
place just across the Willamette
river from this city were being
driven into the stable, one of the
animals fell and broke it's leg.
Mr.. Osburn was obliged to shoot
it.
A letter received in this city last
Saturday from A. W. Rose, proved
him to be in St Louis at the time Of
writing. "Cap" stated that he
would start for home the first week
in May, SO it is barely possible
that he may at present be hitting
the trail"
The "Shirt Waist" dance given
under the auspices of the Ladies'
Coffee Club last Friday night was
great social success. Just how
some of the gentlemen social lead
ers felt in shirt waists We dare not
prophesy, but it was novel and
that was sufficient.
The Old-times dance given in
Marshall Miller Hall last Friday
night was largely attended and was
in every way a success. A genuine
old shoe down. to the tunes of
Arkansas, ""Hell on the Wabash"
and other heellinspiring melodies
is an event long to be remembered.
There is to be a meeting of the
Benton County Citizens League
in Firemen's hall this evening at
7.3O. It is urgent that all members
be in attendance, as some matters
Of special interest are certain to re-
quire consideration. Now don.t
wait for the other fellow to go, bui
show up yourself.
Last Friday, Matthews, the
Jeweler." presented Lieut. Quinlan
a very handsome pair of cut
diamond cuff buttons as a trophy
in the competitive drill contests
between the various cadets Of the
OAC regiment. It is thought that
a series of competitive drill con-
tests will be held this week.
John Buchanan was in town a
day or two ago from his farm some
12 miles south of this city. johnnie
is just about through seeding fol
this year and will have 400 acres Of
grain in. He is of the opinion that
there is nothing to the summer
fallow idea and the experience
they have had at home convinces
them that the result in the long
run is not beneficial for the soil
This is the conclusion arrived at or
the Buchanan farm after gooc
many years experience.
J. J. Gale, who has a prune or
chard in Linn county, some Sly
miles east of Corvallis, brought
few branches of Italian prunes t.
this Office last Friday. All owe
the limbs prunes were set as thicl
as they could well be, it seemed t
us, and Mr.. Gale is of the opinio,
that he has pretty good setting 6
prunes in his orchard. From var
ious prune- growers we hear the re
port of a small crop prospect. Mr.
Gale attributes his success in prun
culture to the fact that he cult
Yates his orchard during the latte
part Of the season.
J. M. Porter sheared eighteel
head of his sheep last week and
gratifying showing was made. Th
lowest any fleece weighed was 1
pounds, while one fleece weighe,
21 pounds. Of the eighteen hea,
sheared the average is about I
pounds per fleece. With wool a
25 cents per pound this look
pretty good. The past winter ha
&een an uncommonly good one fo
Stock and this is one reason fo
= sheep shearing SO heavy. A heay
clip and an unusually gped Iric
for the Same is what NAV iho torn