150 years ago
1874
Around Oregon: Immigrants constantly arriving. … The San Francisco Circus is on a tour up the valley. … What at Junction, last Saturday, was at 57 cents per bushel, at Albany 58. … A mountain sheep was killed near Lebanon. … A Portlander has demonstrated that Oregon can produce English walnuts. … The convicts at the penitentiary are raising a mammoth squash for the State Fair. … Dallas, Polk county, has asked for an incorporating act. It provides that no spirituous or intoxicating beverage shall be sold with its limits. … R.R. Thompson’s steam plow, propelled by two engines, will plow to a depth of 6 inches to three feet, and from 20 to 30 acres per day. (Published Oct. 2, 1874, in the Weekly Corvallis Gazette).
125 years ago
1899
Orchard matter: Frank Simpson was around Philomath yesterday where he saw a deer killed in the orchard of Mr. Gellatly only a mile and a half from Philomath. Mr. Gellatly has an orchard of about three thousand trees in which the deer have nearly stripped the bark from the young trees so frequent have their visits been to the orchard. Now they are lying low for them. (Published Oct. 6, 1899, in the Albany Democrat).
100 years ago
1924
Athletic societies: The athletic societies of P.H.S. organized Monday evening. The officers elected for the Girls’ Athletic association are: Pres. Mildred Cooper; Vice-Pres., Lola Newton; Sec. and Treas., Ethel Cooper. The officers fo the Boys’ Athletic Association are: Pres. Albert Brown; Vice-Pres., Ed Sehorn; Treas., Clifford Lutz; Manager, Clifford Jones. (Published Oct. 2, 1924, in the Corvallis Gazette-Times).
75 years ago
1949
New switchboard: The Philomath Telephone Exchange of the Coast Telephone Co., now is using a newly installed switchboard which Manager Pete Baker reports was “cut in” without any break in local service. The big hard been in process of installation for some months and it will provide for an expanded service to the rapidly growing Philomath area. (Published Oct. 7, 1949, in the Corvallis Gazette-Times).
40 years ago
1984
Water bonds: Two Philomath officials will travel to New York City this week seeking a high rating for the $1.8 million in bonds the city will sell to help pay for much-needed sewer and water improvements. Lyman Houk, city administrator, and Margaret Nyman, city recorder, will make their pitch to fiscal analysts from Moody’s Investors Service Inc. Tuesday, Houk said. … Philomath’s sewer problems have been so severe that in rainy weather, sewage has flowed down city streets. And in 1983 the city dumped raw sewage in Marys River and Newton Creek almost 200 times. (Published Oct. 1, 1984, in the Corvallis Gazette-Times).