Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
LOCAL NEWS.

Key-wind watches changed to stem
wind. by Joe E. Adcox. at low prices
Send the UNION to some friend for
Xmas present. it only costs 81 90 for on
year.
John j. Nye. an old resident o
Yaquina bay. came out to Cor Wallis Mon
! day on business.
S. NJ. Daniel prominent merchan
of Scio, Linn county, was doing business
in town Wednesday.
Miss Maggie Demick is up from Port
land, visiting her cousin, Mrs. Victor
Hunt, for the Holidays.
There will be shooting match at Phil
omath ON the Saturday after New
Years for money prizes.
Harold and Roy Woodcock went to
Salem Tuesday morning last ON the
steamer Albany to visit their aunt Mrs.
w. FL. Savage.
Dedication subscriptions to the M. E.
Church are now due. Such subscribers
are requested to pay the amounts to
Geo. E. Lilly. Treas.
S. G. Irvine, the school superintendent
of Lincoln county, came out Monday
with his family. They took a trip to
Portland on the steamer Albany.
The nights are as light as day again at
Occidental square, due to the generosity
of the Electric Light Co. who have re-
placed the arc light there at their own
expense.
Mrs. Ben Demick, and her son Virgil,
from Grants Pass, are here visiting Mr..
J. P. G. Henderson, who is Mrs. Dem
ick's sister.
T. E. Wilson, son of B. w. Wilson,
was in town spending Christmas with
his parents. He is with one of the larg-
est law firms in Portland and his services
are highly valued.
Nolan & Callahan have new ad. this
week. They are advertising their great
reduction sale which begins Jan. 1st.
We are prepared to say that any an
nounceme ent they make is bonafide.
Ell. A. Brewer, of Portlad. is in town
buying dogs, which are to be used freight
ing over the Dyea trail to Dawson City
later; he did not buy any dogs, and
more is the pity. for we have plenty to
spare.
The store and postoffice at Suver sta
ton on the West side below Wells, was
totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday
night or Wednesday morning last The
origin of the fire Is unknown and is sup
posed to be incendiary.
G. E. Collins makes and repairs all
kinds of cabinet ware and desks at the
Corvallis Furnature Co.'S. shop. He does
excellent work and his charges are very
reasonable, if you have furniture that
needs repairing call on him.
E. E.. Harris left here ON Wednesday
for Julletta, Idaho, where he goes possi-
bly, to reside permently. His family will
follow him later. We are sorry to lose Mr..
Harris as during his stay among us he
displayed all the qualities of frst-class
citizen.
VIM. Grant, from Yaquina bay, one Of
the oldest and best known residents of
Benton county, was in town on a visit
this week. Mr.. Grants faith in Yaquina
has never wavered, and now that pros
porous times are in sight for it, he has
right to say II told you So"
Oregon Council No. 2, R. & S. M. in
stalled the following officers Wednesday
evening: NJ. S. Woo1cock, TIL. Ill. M.
q. H. Davis, M. D.. u. B. Horner, P. c.
of w; E. Holgate, Treasurer; Moses
Craig, Recorder; J. F. Yates, Capt of G.;
Herman Hall, Conductor; William
Groves, Steward; s. w. Lilly, Sentinel.
Major Marshall, of the salvation army,
who is in command of this district en-
bracing Oregon, Washington, and South
ern Idaho, will be here on the 3rd of
January for the purpose of commission
ing the local officers and the bandLlen
of the local corps here. There will be an
entertainment at their hall on that night
They hope the hall will be filed
There was shooting match at Inde-
pendence schoolhouse, near Philomath,
on Saturday last for a money prize.
There was nine entries; three muzzle
leaders and three breech leaders were
used and the muzzle leaders carried off
the honors; John Brumfeld won two
prizes out of five, his brother Henry won
one, George Gray won one and Sam
Wyatt, with winchester, won the re-
naming prize.
The Southern Pacific Company have
appointed Logan Hays as their
agent here for the sale of through tickets
by their lines East. The s. P. Co. offer
a choice of routes, and parties contem-
plating trip east will do well to enquire
of their agent, before purchasing their
tickets. Mr.. Hays is the agent here for
Wells Fargo & Co. and the Western
Union Telegraph Co. and no better
choice of an agent could be made.
The following are the names of the
Benton county people who will attend
free silver party conference to be held at
Portland on January 7th. Eugene Pal
mer, Fl. J. Reese, Riley Logan, J. R.
Rowland, w. S. McFadden, B. F. Irvine,
J. w. Stewart, D. Carlisle, v. E. Walters,
M. P. Burnett, P. Ricard, J. N. Hoff-