Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-09-10
WAYSIDE WAITS.

For baths, shaves and air-cuts, go tc
the o. A. C. shop. Case and Bowers
proprietors.
! To Rent-Good house of six rooms
easy distance to college. Inquire a
Union office.
A harvest home ball will take place al
Monroe on Friday, September 18TH next
Everybody is invited.
DR.. Mckinney, of Monroe, was in
town on Saturday and reports the health
of that locality good.
Miss Molly Bergin has been very ill at
the Occidental hotel for several days past
but is now much better.
One of the tenants of the city Jail
skipped this week while on the street at
work. Joy go with him.
VIM. Grid was in town Wednesday.
He says the grain in his section, near
Monroe, is not injured any yet by the
rain.
Luke O'Brien will move his stock of
dry goods, clothing, ETC., from the bay to
Albany the first of the week where he will
&C into business permanently.
A team attached 10 farm wagon ran
away on Monday last and made things
look serious for a while. They were
stopped near the Benton mills before any
damage was dcne.
Senator S. A. Dawson, of Linn county,
was in town on Saturday and paid us
visit We are glad to count him among
our friends. He is a stalwsrt republican
and an honest man.
DR.. Farra is at present enjoying visit
from his brother, Thomas Farra, of ST.
Joseph, Mo. This is Mr.. Farra's first
first visit to the coast and he will probably
remain here month.
The Franklin Machine and Foundry
Co. sold one of its improved hop balers
to MIR. Herren, of Monroe, yesterday.
The company has many others spoken
for if the hop crop turns out anywhere near
well.
The Whitehorn building has assumed
its permanent outside shape, and it is
fne-looking structure, perhaps the most
noticeable business house in town. When
completed it will be a very sub .tantial
addition to the appearance Of Main street,
We give you the cash prices only in our
market reports, as that is the only way to
fix price. In our last issue we quoted |
eggs at 9 cents cash. The stores were
Faying I21z cents in trade, but our cash
price was the price of eggs, and the cash !
price is what we always give.
Rev. E. E. Hoss preached at the M.
E. Church, South, last Sunday. In the
the house was well filled and in
the evening it was crowded. Seldom,
indeed, does Corvallis congregation have
the pleasure of listening to so able mln-
ister, and everyone who heard him is bet
ter for it.
H. B. MiIler's interest in the old planer
that was sent here by mistake for use at
the o. A. c., is between three and four
cents. OF course Mr. Miller would at
tempt bupgling b to rob the college
out of $500 in order to clear sfor himself
he munifcent sum of four cents. So say
MS enemies.
o. V. Hurt bought, during ther last
week, twenty carloads of oats for S. L.
Kline, in the absence of the latter in San
Francisco. They were bought on the line
IF the o. c. & E. railroad and all shipped
o Portland. The price paid ranged from
25 to 27 cents. Mr.. Hurt is in the en-
oloy of Mr.. Kline as foreman.
DR.. Cauthorn, of Portland, was in town
ecently visiting his brother, james, who
las been for some time afflicted with rheu.
natism. The. doctor finds him no better.
He sits up occasionally for a short time
,ut is mostly confined to his bed. The
disease is one that battles physicians, and !
'ften leaves as it came-unaccountably
We earnestly hope it may soon leave in
Mr. Cauthorn's case.
In the county court, before Judge HUFF |
ord, the case of Chapman vs.. Thomp- 6
on & Thompson occupied the afternoon
f Tuesday last. Chapman is phy-ician +
nd sued the Thompsons for $24o for ,
services. 1t was jury trial, r
nd when the evidence was all in the Jury r
etired and dAllberated until half-p nine {
'clock p. m. They agreed upon "a YER ,
ct awarding the plaintiff ST., which throws I
im in the costs. G
"Let the weakest, the humblest remem-
'er that in his daily course he can, if he t
gill shed around him almost a heaven. {
<lndly words, sympathizing attentions, l
against wounding mems SEN S
itiveness-these cost very little but they i
re priceless in their value. Are they not a
lmost the staples of our daily happiness2 Y
rom hour to hour, from moment to mo- Il