Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-01-24


and popular songs just received at
Graham & Wells. 9lf
Preaching at the Presbyterian church,
Sunday morning and evening. At the
morning service President 81. NJ. Crooks
of Albany College will address the con-
gregatIon on the subject OF Christian
Education.'' Mr.. Crooks is an excellent
speaker and all should hear him. In the
evening the pastor, Rev. J. R. N. Bell,
will preach, his topic being 'Sheep in
Wolves Clothing" or ''Iavented Hypoc-
risv." Everybody made welcome. The
seats are free and the music ls par excel
ience.
Miss Emma Boyle, state organizer,
paid a fraternal visit to the Circle lodge
of this city Tuesday evening and partici-
pated in the installation ceremonies. The
officers installed for the year are rs toll
lows: P. g., Emma Berman; G. N,
Emma Osburn; Adv. Mrs. A. P. John
son; Mag, Adelaide Gerhard; clerk.
Mary SHELTON: banker, Julia Lafferty;
Attend, Ethel Berman: in. sent.s Henri
eta Randall; outer SENT, Alice Wlcke;
librarian, Nell Elgin; Gap. of G., Emma
Fuller; managers, Mary Porter, Dora
Cummin9s and Emma Fuller.
The lecture of Col. John Sobieski, the
Polish Prince, at the Christian church,
Wednesday evening, was mastery and
interesting address His subject was
Russian Prisons and Siberian Exiles"
and manv strange aad weird things were
related by this splendid speaker, on this
subject. The entertainment was tho
second In the Lyceum course at this
church, the third and last being the
Meneley quartet which was to give an
entertainment last night after the Gazette
press hour. While many coun ter at
fractions have beea offered on these eve
nings, the lyceum course affairs haye
drawn fairly large audiences and every
one has been we'll pleased. T.
There are sore spots in the vicinity
of Monroe on account of the way the
coyote hunters Of Lane county are
operating. The varmints are started in
tn at county, chased across Houck noun.
tain into Benton county, and frequently
the trail is lost on this side of the hill,
80 that the sheep killer is left to ply his
trade among the bands owned here.
Since there are no dogs in this vicinity
that are trained to chase these animals,
it works hardship on the Benton
county ranchers, says dispatch to the
Journal. Hence steps are being taken
| for a donation of a fund sufficient to
secure the destruction OF coyotes in this
part of the country.
United States Inspector H. Silver
wood OF the bureau of animal industry
is in thus sec:i IN looking after several
bands of sheep that were reported to be
infected, says Monroe dispatch to the
Journal. The federal government ia
working hard with. the state and county
officials to enforce the dipping laws and
clean up all bands whicn give the
slightest indication OF being infected.
Mr.. Sherwood inparts information re-
garding the construction of dipping vats,
the method Of dipping which will Sc.
cure the best results, as we'll as the
handling and care of livestock 1t ie
more than likely that quite lot of dip
will be brought here before many days
Do you know that several fruitgrowers
in Oregon realized over one thousand
dollars per acre for their crops the past
year? And in reality it was not phe-
nomenal either-simply a com pination
of energy intelligently directed and ap-
piled to the very favorable natural con-
ditions of Oregon soil and climate.
Fruit crops brought hundreds of thou
sands OF dollars into Douglas county the
past year. Why not multiply the an
nual increase of wealth. Tea acres of
choice Oregon apples or pears will bring
the best wheat land found in the United
States. Plant al orchard. Do it now
Exchange.
County Fruit Inspector French has
his troubles these days. He has been
making house to house canvass in Cor
Wallis to get the people interested in
cleaning up their fruit trees, and in cases
where he cannot get the owners to be-
lieve that spraying is necessary he has
taken the trouble to prove by examina.
tions that San Jose scale is to be founo
on most of the trees on their premises anc
hopes by this method to awaken such an
interest that people will make an effort
to clean up and do away with this pest
Ii any reform is to come and any grea,
good be accomplished in improving the
fruit OF Benton county this work must b.
done by the people themselves-the in7
spector is not supposed to do it all. Civ