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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-09-10
Worth Reprinting.

Here's the same oft-repeated
story, which all should know.
but we give it again, and will
keep, repeating it until farmers
come to a full realization of its
meaning. 1t is true that every
time farmer sells a ton of whea,
he sells $11.62 in fertility;;' in a
ton of clover hay he sells IS. 62
fertility; in ton of alfalfa hay he
sells $8.63 in fertility; in ton
of oats he sells 81. 81 in fertility,
and in a ton of corn he sells $6.
Al in fertility. If these products
be fed on the farm under proper
conditions, resulting manure be
returned to the soil, there is a
very slight loss of fertility, tor
the following finished products
may be sold instead: In selling
a ton of finished beef on the hoof,
the farmer sells but $5.37 in fer
tility; in ton of live hogs he
sells but $40 in fertility; in ton
of milk he sells but I.48 in fer
tility; in a ton of cheese he sells
but 60 cents in fertility, and in a
tou of butter he sells Fl cents in
fertility. The test policy for the
farmer to adopt is that system oi
corn and crop rotation which will
embrace not only the growing o.
stock, either tor sale in the form
of beef or pork, or for the produc'
ton of milk, cheese and butter
-Colman's Rural World.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-09-10

ward; but the com bined efforts OF
these shining lights tailed to
bring forth results.
After three DAYS of solitary
continent, during which the
hobo refused to promise to quit
begging or to leave town, Chief
Wells went TO the Jail Sunday
morning. found the man sitting,
barefooted, reading a testament
and was greeted with the sent
ence quoted above. After some
parleying, however, he conde-
secluded to put on his shoes and
go to the ho,el for breakfast. AT
the close of the meal he tried to
escape but was captured by Chief
Wells, taken to the river and
sent across on the ferry, with a
warning not to return. To an
employe of the hotel he finally
confded the fact that his name
was John Callahan, but as this
throws no light on the sub.
ject of who he was or from
whence he came, the impudent
old gentleman still remains a
puzzle, to those who dealt with
him in Corvallis.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-09-10
AT THE BIG ORCHARD.
Ever ything on the Move Es=
innate of the Yield.

Down at the big prune orchard
things are going some these days,
as picking and drying are in pro-
gress. The crop will be handled
again this year by the big prune
shipping firm, Lssalle Bros, OF
Albany, the most extensive ship
lpers in the no. thwest. The firm
now has II prune dryers in oper-
alton at the plecc-t time, six in
Linn county, one in McMinnville,
two at North Yamhlll, and two
at Cove and Union, Eastern Ore
gon.
Some of our readers may not
know that the largest dryer in
the world is in Benton county,
near Granger, but such is true.
This dryer handles the product
of the 100 acre prune orchard ad-
jacent, and has capacity per day
of over 1000 bushels. This year
the big orchard at Granger will
yield at least $4,000 bushels OF
fruit or ten carloads of dried pro-
duct. Last year the crop was
short and only FIVE carloads were
obtained.
In Benton county aside from
the large Granger dryer, Lasalle
Brothers are operating. what is
known as the Little dryer"
just across the river from Albany,
with capacity of 100 bushels
per day, and the Missall dryer
daily capacity $50 bushels. The
dryer at McMinnville has a daily
capacity OF 400 bushels, and the
two dryers at North Yamhill have
combined capacity of 1000
bushels per day.
In Eastern Oregon the dryer
at Union has a daily capacity of
75o bushels, and the dryer at
Cove capacity of 400 bushels.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-09-10
s'TaIked Back To Chief Wells.

go along, sonny; this is the
Sabbath day and 1 have no time
for you," was in substance what
a ''Weary Willie" ~languishing
in the city Jail said to Police
man J. D. Wells, last Sunday
morning.
The wandering Willie dropped
into town during the school tAir
and proceeded to beg his way.
He was locked up but refused to
give his name or residence, say
ing the former was none of the
policeman's business aud that his
residence was in Oregon. Judse
McFadden was appealed to ana
visited the city bastile, wa,tins
his eloquence on the queer old
man who would not talk; so did
E. E. Wilson. so did E. R. Brv.
son, SO did County Judge Wood.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-09-10
The New Railroad.

Work was temporarily sus
pended on the Corvallis and AL
sea railroad Friday evening, to be
resumed this morning. The
respite from labor was in order
to give the horses much needed
rest as they have been working
on the big grader for several
weeks and were about exhausted.
Work was completed Friday
night on the ]. o. Wilson place
and will be resumed on the John
Smith place today. SIX miles
of grading is now done.
Surveyors are now engaged in
running the survey from Iuavale
in southwester'y direction.
''Muddv" creek will be crossed
on the Buchanan place.
The new railroad bridge over
Mary's river is now about halt
done and 1900 feet of trestle is in
place. Mr.. Carver is still ham
pered by trouble at certain
poin.s in securing the right Of
way for his road, but work is
progressing favorably and as
rapidly as possible under the
circumstances.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-09-10
Hot Weather There.

Hart Momsen, chief of the ag-
ricultural division of the census
Office, who is at present in Indian
Territory assisting with census
work being done there, sends the
following champion hot-weather
story, which he claims to have
taken from one of the Muskogee
papers:
"When it is so hot that corn
fields pop, it's hot! And this is
30 fairy tale. James Miller,
residing at 1417 East Broadway,
has corn field where he raises
choice popcorn. During the last
few days SO intense has been the
heat of the sun that the kernels
OF corn have exploded on the cob
and blossomed out into fluffy
white fakes. Mr.. Miller has 10
or I S bushels of corn standing.
The stalks are alive, but when
the sun creeps up high in the
heavens these days there is a
pop-pop-poppipg heard all
through the corn patch.
''Mr. Miller has picked some OF
this and is now enjoying the de-
iightful experience of eating pop
corn off the cob. Just to cor
robrate the story al ear of this
overheased corn NAV be seen in
the window of the Phoenix Office
today. With the thermometers
blowing off at the safety valve,
chickens hatchiDg out of crates oil
fresh" eggs, corn popping on
tue ear, the suffering Muskogee
public mourntully murmurs
mex. ."-Orego nian.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-09-10
If It's a Reputation

ycu are after, Whites Cr' am Vermi
fn.e has world wide reputation as the
best of all woIm destroyers, and for its
tonic influence on weak and unit, fifty
children. 1t improves their digestion
ard assimilation of their food, strength
ems their nervous system and restores
them to health and vieor natural to a
child If you want healthy, happy
child get bottle Of White'L Cream Yer.
mifuge. Sold by Graham & Wortham.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-09-10
THEY EXPECT VICTORY.
In Comirg Season-U. of o. Fore
Cast-Of Interest to OAC.

All local lovers of .ootball will
read with klein interest a sum-
mary of U. of O.'s prospects
for the coming season, as given
in an exchange:
T. A forecast of the football season
of 1907 is in order, as active
preparation is now on foot. The
University of Oregon, champion
last year, has bright prospects
and hopes to duplicate the sue
cesses OF 1906. A partial seized
ule has beef arranged to which
there will be additions. Games
have been signed up with Pacific
University at Eugene, Oct. 10;
University of Idaho at Portland,
October 26; Willamette Univer-
Isity at Salem, November z;
Oregon Agricultural college at
Eugene, November 9; Washing
at Seattle, November 16, and
Mu,tnomah club at Portland
Thanksgiving day:
AS last year, it is doubtful if a
game can be arranged with Pull
man or Whitman. If one is not,
the championship may depend
upon comparative scores again.
Notwithstanding the big hole
the absence of Hug, Mckinney,
Latoarette and Chandler, who
graduated last year, will make in
the team, there is a splendid
nucleus of old men to begin with.
Captain Moores, the best end in
the northwest, will be at the uni
versity September go, for early
practice. He has called for all
the men he can get to be on hand
at that date. Clark, one of the
best punters in the northwest,
and who played a great half last
year, will timber up his legs on
Multnomah field during the lat
ter part OF the vacation. Kuy-
kendall, who proved himself an
able successor to Latourette
Thanksgiving day, will be on
hand for early practice. Arm
spiger the tackle, Zacharias the
big halt, Pinkbam, Scott, Ham
mond and Gillis, last years
guards will all be back at the
opening. cf college. Dick Hath
away: captain of the basketball
team for 1897, has played on the
varsity eleven and will be out
for position. Billy Wood, cap
tain of >Oregon's second team
last year, will try for Chandler S
position at end.
Other men who will be out fo1
places will be William Main, ot
Lick High; Ray Walker, an ex
fOAC haIfoack; Taylor, of H. M,
A; Mccoy, of The Dalles, and
Mcintyre, who played with Ore
gon two years ago.
Bill" Hayward, physical di
rector for the coming year, will
train the men. Gordon Frost,
who coached the Seattle higf
team last year, which won the
interscholastic championship o
the west by defeating North Di-
vision high of Chicago, will
coach Oregon this year. Eros
is at Fort Ann, N. Y, and be
fore leaving for Eugene will visit
alma mater, Dartmouth, ane
study the systems Of other eastern
colleges. Coach Frost graduated
from Dartmouth in 'o2, and ha:
been coaching and teaching since
He will arrive in Eugene abou
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-09-10
General Robert e. Lee

Was the greatest general the world has
ever known. Ballard's Snow Liniment
is the greatest liniment. Quick.y cures
all pains. 1t is within the reach of all.
J. w. Pointer. of Hampstead, Texas,
writes: This 10 TO certify that Billiards.
Snow Liniment has been used in nv
household for years, and has been found
to be an excellent Linimenr for Rheu.
matte pains. am never without il. +"
Sold by Graham & Workman.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-09-10
Additional Local.

The time is not far distant when there
will be scurrying to the Country. Con-
ditions in the towns and cities are be-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-09-10

SAINT. IL-Talcum and bath
powder at Graham & Wells. 1852
Representa- ye Virgil E. Carter, Of
Wells was a business Wis itor in Corvallis
Saturday.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-09-10
LETTER.LIST.

The following letters remain uncalled
for in the Corvallis postotfice, for the
week ending Sept. z 1907:
B. W. Johnson, P NJ
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12
GOVERNOR oRDWAY'S DEATH.

Intelligence of the death of Nehe-
miah G.. Ordway has been received at
Washington, d. c., which has been
his home most of the time since he
left Dakota. He died at Waterloo,
New Hampshire, where the old home.
stead of the Ordway family is located.
His death was attributed to nervous
shock. He had been for many years
in failing health, having suffered a
paralytic attack something like doz-
en- years ago.
Mr.. Ordway became conspicuous in
this portion of the country between
1880 and 1884, when he was sent from
New Hampshire to become governor
of Dakota territory, under appoint
ment by President Hayes.
1t was during his administration
that the first eastern Dakota settle
ment boom asserted itself, giving a
busy field of operations to man pos
sessed of his trifty habits and politi.
cal acumen.
During his incumbency, many of
the now important counties of the
eastern portion of the state were or
ganized and the governor usually knew
where the county seats were to be
placed before he named the commits
sioners. That was his Yankee habit.
He was the inventor of the scheme
to move the territorial capital from
Yankton, intending to place it at the
town of Ordway, in Brown county,
which was located by a syndicate of
capitalists and doomed as the coming
capital of the territory and eventually
of the state, for the governors plans
involved the admission of Dakota ter
ritory as one state.
The associates of Governor Ordway
in the capital removal venture be-
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

The only effect the conviction of
and the levying of fine against, the
Standard Oil Co. can have is to arouse
the people until they shall demand
that the laws be SO changed as to
make the individuals managing cor
poration responsible for violations of
the law the same as one who violates
the law in his own private interests.
The present law, or its Interpretation
is utterly useless, unjust, and lacking
in common sense. Why should a
man escape the penitentiary because
he happens to be an officer in a cor
poration, while his neighbor guilty
perhaps to a less degree, must go to
the penitentiary under the same stat
ute? A fine is no punishment for
corporation having monopoly on
any commodity the people pay the
fine. At the present time the Stand
ard Oil Co. is before the u. s. court,
and the prospects are for fine of inn
mense proportions. But what does
it amount to as preventative9 The
Standard has already taken the pre-
caution to make itself safe in the case
now at bar. About three weeks ago
the price of gasoline, for no natural
reason, was advanced two cents a gal
lon. How long will it take to make
the people contribute a million dol
lars, or several millions, at that ratef
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

harbors in the world and it seems we
want them for naval station, the
better to protect our western coast IN
the event of war. Those papers that
refused to enthuse for theyellow boys
during the war between Russia and
Japan and had the temerity to sug-
gest the "yellow peril were hooted at
by lot of wise guys at that time.
Japan won the fight, and it was due
in great degree to the moral sup
port of the United States. Now the
government thinks it wise to expend
few hundred millions for protection
against the "yellow peril" 1t is only
matter of time when trouble will oc
cur with Japan. 1t would have been
better for us if we had lent our old
friend Russia our moral support, and
money to carry on the war with Ja-
pan if necessary.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

trayed his confidence, led him a merry
chase over the territory examining the
inducements of the several candidates
and finally located the seat of govern
ment at Bismarck.
The promising town of Ordway went
into decline and finally became ex'
tinct and its chief promoter, "Ordway'
johnson, head of the syndicate, died
in Virginia a few years ago.
Governor Ordway served but one
term but that was enough to give him
a speculative reputation that will out
last time. He was not well thought
of by the Dakotans.
Mr.. Ordway was the last but one OF
the ten territorial governors of Dako,
ia, Governor Newton Edmonds being
still resident of Yankton, though he
is in complete retirement on account
of his feeble physical condition.
The territorial governors, in the or
der of their service, were William
Jayne, Newton Edmunds, Andrew j.
Faulk, John A. Burbank, John l..
Pennington, William Howard, Nehe-
miah G. Ordway, Gilbert A. Pierce,
Louis Church and Arthur Mellette.-
Sioux Falls Press.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

Mr.. TAFT came not to South Dako-
ta as a presidential candidate He
came not to South Dakota as a peace
maker nor as "harmonizer of party
differences" His mission to this state
was social and as the guest of his per-
sonal friend, Senator Kittredge.-
Huron Hwonite.
Then why was all that noise? Why
were special excursions run to Sioux
Falls, and why did the machine try
to climb onto a political bandwagon
that did not come to the state? Again,
if Taft's visit was purely social to be
"the guest of his personal friend, Kit
tredge," he certainly had nerve to in
vite the political enemies of Kit, men
whom Kit hates worse than the devil
hates holy water. But the fact is that
Taft visited South Dakota in the in
terests of his presidential candidacy,
making as an excuse an official in
spection of TT. Meade. Taft said his
trip had 'no political signiicanee,' y
but we notice that he took the pre-
caution to invite Crawford and Gam
BILE SO that it would appear that he
was not lining up with the old ma
chine faction, which was only reason
able. Taft acted all right in the mat
ter, but he is unfortunate in the fact
that the old machine is trying to use
him. Taft has no use for either fac
tion in this state. Everyone with an
ounce of horse sense knows that.
Taft is for Taft. 1t makes no differ
ence to him whether Kit is buried
or whether Crawford goes to the bot
tom. And likewise, if Taft's presi-
dental prospects should suddenly be
eclipsed by some new candidate, he
(Taft) couldn't get a pleasant politi-
cal look from either faction. There
is a lot of slush dished up to the read
ers of newspapers these days along
political lines, but the people are not
so foolish as to swallow it. Standing
for Office is purely selfish PROPOSE
tion-the candidate wants Office eth
er for profit, or glory, or both. Candi-
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

dates are always willing, and attempt
ing, to make the people believe they
will do certain things if they are elect
ed. Some will fulfill their promises
others will not. The only difference
to the people in a factional fight is
which candidate has the most ability
to perform, and honor to stand for,
those things for which they promise
to stand This political slush being
dished up to the voter is like sawdust
to hungry man both are filling,
but of no value.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

UNDER railroad assessment law en-
acted by the last Legislature, now in
effect, the valuation of railroad prop.
erty in South Dakota will be material
ly increased. Under the law the re-
turns must be at the capital by the
18th inst. and the state board must
submit its findings by the 1st of Aug.
ust This law was one of the achieve
ments of the reform movement that
the inquiring machine newspapers
might make note Of. 1t provides
that corporation property shall pay
its just share of the taxes. Sioux
Falls Press.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

The Argus-Leader extracts much
comfort for itself and ''His Grace"
the junior senator of this state, from
ex-senator Dubois lecture at the
Madison chautauqua in which the lat
ter commended "His Grace" for vot-
ing against the seating of Smoot, the
Mormon senator from Utah. 1t never
did appear that Smoot should not be
seated under the constitution. 1t may
be that the constitution should be
changed, but under existing circum-
stances the only excuse for voting
against the seating of Smoot was that
conscience should be considered be-
fore the constitution. Such preced-
ence is mighty dangerous for expert
ence has proved that conscience in
our lawmakers, and especially in the
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

The machine press are still using
as a political issue the fact that Kit
redge snubbed Governor Crawford at
Sioux Falls. just where the action
of the senotor showed craftsmanship
we are not informed, and the press
does not say. 1t is an easy matter
for an inferior to act discourteously
toward a superior, but it is nothing
to his credit.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

The United States is sending a
great fleet of battleships to the Paci-
fic coast, and now comes word that
negotiations are under way looking
toward the purchase of Lower Cali
fornia from the Mexican government.
The peninsula has some of the best
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

The senatorial proposition in this
state took shape on the question of
who delivered the best Memorial day
address. But that $3.50 per break
fast incident would indicate a desire
to switch from brain capacity to
stomach CAPACITY.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

But the people never awakenin these
days of commercialism unless their
pocket books are touched. John d.
is performing the operation with
"neatness and dispatch" and it will
not be long before such a roar goes
up as will cause our lawmakers to sit
up and take notice.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

senate, is subject to mighty peculiar
fluctuations. Better eliminate con
science and change the constitution
the written document Is more to be
depended upon. A disregard for the
constitution under the plea of 'con-
science" opens up the way for all
sorts of deviltry.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

Brown county has appropriated
$1,000 for county exhibit at the
state fair. Brown county claims to
be one Of the best counties in the
state. As a self booster it is a prize
package.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12

AND Kittredge voted against La
Follettes resolution providing for
the ascertaining of the physical value
of railroads as basis for determin-
ing transportation rates. This prin-
ciple is also advocated by the presi-
dent. By the friends of Kittredge
this will probably be termed rank
abuse, but it is his record just the
same. This places our Junior senator
in opposition to the only sensible and
practical method of railroad control.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12
81 WERE KILLED.

The celebration of the Glorious
Fourth this year cost 81 lives and in,
iuries to 2,l84 people. Following is
the record for nine years:
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1907-07-12
now, men and Boys,

This is for July This is bona fde. The goods here
they right You simply get hat absolutely free and
save $500 to $500 the suit.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-24
DARING ROBBER
WORKS NEW GAME
PURCHASES CANDY AND STEALS
CHANGE
Prosperous Appearing Stranger Insists
on Seeing Bill Given in Payment
for Sweetmeats and Then
Dashes from Store

A well dressed, prosperous appearing
man walked into the st. Clair confec-
tionery, 204 West Third street, yesterday,
and after examining the different sweet
meats displayed in the showcases made a
1G-cent purchase, rendering a $5 bill IN
payment.
The young woman at the cash register
gave him $3.50 in change, which the
stranger said was 81 too much.
II gave you bill for ST." he said. you
are cheating yourself are you not?" he
asked pleasantly.
II think not" said the young woman.
"Will you please let me look at the bill
feel sure am right" said the man, and
the bill was handed to him.
without further remark the man dashed
out of the door, and before the cashier
could recover from her astonishment he
lad disappeared, $49O and bag Of candy
ahead.
When employees of the store went to The
street to look for the stranger he was
nowhere to be seen.
The theft was reported to the police,
hut so far the detectives have been unable
to gain any clew to the mans identity.