The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-09-28
Wheat So; oats, 26 to 2o.

lily wafer rent due and pay
able in advance at the Office in the
City Hall.
The enrolment at the college
passed the 600 mark yesterday. 1t
is about IS in advance of last year
at the same time.
Office of the City Water Works
located in City Hall. Water rent
is due on the first and delinquent
on the eleventh of each month.
Coach Norcross arrived at noon
and is at the Corvallis. He is about
as tall as DR.. Sickle, but of lighter
build. He was captain and quarter
of last years Michigan team. He
is out on the football field this
afternoon.
Tho conference of the M. E.
church South, will convene in this
city next Thursday Oct. 4th. Be
sides the bishop, DR.. Lambeth,
missionary secretary, DR.. Hammind
secretary of education, DR.. Lamar,
book agent, DR.. Vaughn, editor Of
the Advocate. other church
uotables will be here. All are cor.
daily invited to attend all the bust.
ness meetings, as much will be new
and instructive.
One of the finest bred goats
in the country has been brought
into Benton county. He was pur-
chased of a Monmouth breeder by
A. M. Gray, and arrived Wednes.
day. His sire was imported from
Africa, and cost 5000. The Gray
goat is yearling, and will be re.
membered by many as being win
ner of the second prize at the
Lewis and Clark fair. He cost the
Benton county man $40 cash, be-
sides the freight.
-Chittim is soaring. AS higt
as six cents has been paid in the
local market for old bark. One
crop that came in from Five Rivers
went at that figure. For this sea
sons peel five cents has been paie
and it is stated on good authority
that as high as five and half is OBJ
tainable for first class bark. Ever
at the big figures very little bark i
being delivered, because the pee
for the season is very limited.
They tell Of the thrift of ever
green blackberries in the Alse'
valley and OF how on account o
their great size and fine flavor
somebody ought to opreserve and pu
them on the market. Some wht
have seen them claim there is op
portunity there for a big industry
The sweetness and the size of th
berries are not the only inducemen,
On the Ruble farm for instance
the vines have grown with sucl
thrift that 80 acres of fine bottor
land has been literally taken
by them. The vines climb th
small trees and the berries hang il
great clusters like grapes, maxim
a picture of great beauty. On at
other farm in the vicinity there al
IS acres literally gone to black
berries, and In this tract, as we'll a
on the Ruble farm, practically th
! whole crop goes to waste. Here
another circumstance favorable to
caunery for Corvallis.
The funeral of Abram Unde,
hill. for 80 years citizen of bento
occurred today at Hulburt chape,
across the river in Linn. Th
service was conducted by Rev. Hur
of Corvallis. The deceased wa
born in Vermont May, 20, 1872:
and at 13 moved to Illinois. 1
1865 he went to Brooklyn, Iowa
in 1875 to Albany, Oregon, in 1S7
to Summit, Benton county, in I88
to Philomath, where two years ag
Mrs. Underhill died. Since ths
time he has lived among his chi
dren who are, H. Underhi1l an
Mrs. McFarland,, Summit: MI:
Hulburt,, Albany and Mrs. Bogue
Gold Hill. He was aged 81 year:
three months and 2S days. H
was married in 1854 to Olive M
vel of ProphettoWn, Illinois.