The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-08-26
Wheat IS.

Wheat IS.
Will Horning returned Thurs s.
day from a weeks visit at the Fair.
i. H. Harris and family are
home from weeks visit at the
Fair.
County Treasurer Buchanan
left Wednesday for brief visit at
the Fair.
Il. L. Lewis is buying Bartlett
pears, paying three-quarters OF
cent pound for them, delivered.
He supplies boxes and receives the
fruit at the Southern Pacific. station
Mrs. w. P. Rojuosky left Wed
nesday for her home in Chicago, at
ter two months visit wirh her
sister, Mrs. c. E. Hout.
Eugene Guard:-Fred D. Her
bold, of Butte, Mont, is in Eugene
visiting friends and relatives. He
will return to Butte in few days,
where he owns large pharmacy.
Mrs. G. Dysert of St. Joe, Mis-
souri,, arrived Tuesday for a visit
at the Farra home. DR.. Farra and
Mrs. Dysert were former school
mates.
The county beard of equaliza-
ton convenes next Monday at the
court house and continues in ses-
sion week. The personnel of the
board comprises the county judge,
| the county clerk and the assessor.
Those who think their assessments
too low can get them raised by ap-
plying to this board.
William Henderson, an old
Benton county resident who went
last spring to Washington with a
view of locating there, arrived Sun
day to remain in Benton. He has
acquired a residence property il
Jobs addition and will occupy it
1t is another case of Webfoot is
good enough.
The assessment of the current
year is about complete and the roll
nearly ready for the session Of the
county board of equalization next
week. The roll has been held oper
day or two for Deputy Assesso,
William Cauthorn who is making
the assessment in Paramount auc
Soap Creek precincts.
Two Benton county men, Wal
ter Taylor and W. A. Jolly, bott
made effort in the Federal court a
Portland to get excused from tn
United States grand jury, but bott
failed The jury is expected t
remain in session about two weeks
It's sittings began Tuesday. A re
port Of its Investigations is in an
other column.
The estimate of Manager Rot
ert Johnson is that there will be 40
bushels of prunes in the big prun
,, orchard. The proportionate yiel
!, is perhaps the smallest of any in th
!, county. On Mr.. Howe's small o,
: chard in the same vicinity the yiel
is estimated at 200 or I, 300 bus1
els. In number of smaller O,
chards there will be very goo
crop.
Eugene Register:-Should tt
;, present low price of Cascara {
chittim bark continue, there is Ii
tie doubt but that it will be use
q extensively for a spray for he
vines to prevent the ravages of he
: lice. Owners of yards in the low.
J. valley who have experimental wit
!. it this year, say it is far more eff
: lent for destroying the lice than tt
quassia chips now used almost un
versally. The quassia chips CO
d from FIVE to seven cents a pour
: and often go higher. The presel
e price of chittim bark is 3 1-2 cen
a a pound. so that from the stan
o point of economy there is much
e be said in its favor, if its ehicient
|. proves all that is claimed for it..
: Two ancient maple trees a
- being cut away from in front
;. ;. what was so long the Rose Gig
= store, and that is a sign that
handsome brick is soon to repla
d the old structure. S. L. Kline
n the owner, and he is preparing
1t make an addition with a tweut,
IS five foot frontage and 100 feet det
$ to his big establishment, work pc
II sibly to be undertaken within fe
e weeks The addition will accor
If modate the grocery departmer
J. There is sentiment behind the c
.e naples that shaded a seat whe
5, many an oldtimer mas bean wont
n lounge in the days gone by.
IL -Thic ic eo11ed Gpeooh v,ea1