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Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
A First-Class Show.

"Laugh and the world laughs with
you" says old Anthony Acresin ga night
in Bohemia, /" and in the rendition of this
simple old man the audience is swayed
back and forth from tears to laughter.
Everything about the play is crisp and
fresh, aud the company is composed of
some of the best people in the profession.
Edgar Keller, who was formerly with Dan
Sully, dramatically renders "Ornery
Jim"' in a way that is simply out of
sight. The whole play is full of jingling
songs, fascinating dances, pretty girls and
clever comedians, and everything pre-
sented is of character that makes a
first-class show. There will positively
be nothing that can offer offense. The
latest and best songs will be sung by
trained voices, and the comedy given by
men who were born to make you laugh.
When this play was presented in Port
land at the Marquam people were turned
away unable to obtain seats, and it will
be given entire in Corvallis at the opera
house on Wednesday evening, Jaunary
9th. Tickets for sale ct Gerhard's store
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
"a TIMELY WORD"
To the Bread Winner of the
Family in Behalf of His
Loved Ones at Home.

The fact is now so generally admitted it
needs no argument to convince those upon
whom the duty rests, that life insurance is
the best protection for mans family, his
estate and his old age. The question with
most men is, what form of policy will best
discharge the duty and in what company
to place so sacred trust.
The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
company offers to persons needing insur-
ace an insurance policy of the most
definite character perfectly adapted to all
legitimate wants. conceived and admin
istered in perfect equality, guarded by
ample and undoubted security at the
lowest cost that economy and good man
agement can accomplish consistently with
absolute and perptual safety
A policy which after two or three prem
iums paid becomes by its own terms and
without surrender, fully paid up for an
amount each year stated in printed table
upon the policy.
%, 30, 35, etc., years, may be surrendered
in the policy.
A policy participating in the surplus
earned which there are no stockholders to
share, SO that each members insurance
costs him only just what it costs the COM
pany.
A record of fifty-one years of business
economically, conservatively and success
fully managed. Its strength and stability
are unquestioned, its reputation unsullied.
the care and economy with which it's
business is managed and the resulting
benefits to its members unsurpassed. Il
invites investigation.
Since organization in 1s46 the Connecticut
Received in premiums. .. 1872 Ill ,SO5 65
Returned to policy holders or their represen-
tatives
For death losses and endowments 102, ,6S3 SIG 81
For surrendered policies. ...... 23.SO3,729 %
For Dividends. ...............- 56,966,763 GA
Total returned to policy holders l82, ,454, ,lO9 90
Received from policy holders in
excess of amount returned... s,657,695 72
Received from interest, rent, etc.. "a, ,532.793 IS
Expenses of management & taxes. 33,20S, ,Sl7 76
Saving from interest earnings. 81, 329,975 81
Net assets January ], 1897. 6O,9S1, ,671 81
Other assets. .................,... 1,970,6T 81
Present admitted assets held for
policy holders :. .............. $685., ,33s ss
In the administration of any trust this
tells the whole story.
The Oregon general agency rooms II and
13, Hamilton building. F. M. & ]. W. Ma
thena general agents, Portland. Oregon.
Any information desired in regard to the
same will be furnished by John D. DAILY,
editor and blisher of the Oregon Union.
Corvallis, Oregon.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
FOR 4 HOME.

Yaquina bay is an ideal place to
live; and for a man with a family
who has a few thousand dollars
and wants to make beautiful
home with surroundings of unsur-
passed beauty and grandeur there
is no such spot in Oregon, or on
the coast. II is easy of access by
rail or steamboat, from any part of
the world. 1t has excellent school
facilities; the climate is good; it
seldom SHOWS there and then only
an inch or two, which does not last
more than couple of days. The
ocean, the bays, the rivers, the
rocks and fertile hills, are an ever
lasting and delightful presence;
there are no tramps or vagabonis
there; nor is there likely to be for
they run into a pocket when they
go there and they don't like that.
There is game in the hill, and fish
in the rivers, the bays, and the
ocean. There is sailing, driving
and walking through pleasant
slightly places everywhere; and it
is altogether the ideal spot for a
man who accumulated a few thou
sand dollars to build himself home
and live out his days. This will be
done and Yaquina bay will be the
home of thousands of such people
before many years. We have a
spot picked out down there and we
are out now accumulating the pre-
liminary thousands. 1t looks like
a hard prospect for that in the news.
paper business; but who knows?
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
Wren Items.

Robert Mathany sr. is in Portland.
Mr.. Lewis Seloner is here visiting
friends.
S. S. Gordon, Charley Gordon, and
Will Dilley are here for the Holidays.
Miss Purla Jackson, who went to AL
bany, will stay until after New Years.
Mrs. George Bayne, who has been very
sick, is slowly improving.
There will be dancing party at Wren
on New Years eve. Every one is invit-
ed.
Mike Sexton, and family, leave today
for Warrington, where they will make
their future home.
Be wise Have Vogle fit your eyes.
To rent-an elegantly furnished lower
front room near the court house, apply at
this office.
The foundry people desire to say that
Saturday is the special day set apart for
sharpening plowshares
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
THE NEW YEAR.

The wear 1897 is gone to swell
the centuries of the past, and noth~
ing but its memories and its exper-
iences are left us out of which we
must largely build our future. 10
do this the present only is ours Tor
the future is in the hands OF the
Eternal one. We may however be
confident in the assurance that He
who notes the sparrows tall does
not leave man to his own devices;
the only unguided waif in all His
vast creation. No! God rules; and
though His ways are past the
limit of our understanding, we
know He rules for the world is get
ting better.
Individual effort is what is neces-
sary to keep it growing better; the
bnnohIest man in the community
has his share to do, and if he does
not do it, then his share will never
be done.
The past year has been fruitful
of good to the world, to our nation,
and to our state. The coming year
opens with glowing prospects Tor
all of these. China, Africa and
possibly Turkey will be partitioned
off to the civilized nations of the
world and possibly without war,
America is rapidly forging her way
to the front as the foremost civiliza-
ton of the earth; Oregon has bright
er prospects for prosperous year
than she has had for many years
past, while Benton and Lincoln
counties are nearer the realization
of their fondest hopes than her most
optomistic inhabitants would have
dared to prophesy a year ago.
Let us then enter upon the new
wear with a determination to add
something to the general welfare,
always resolved that we will do the
right as we see it, and may each
one of our readers have a happy
and a prosperous New Year.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
8. l. KLINE'S
Bl0dgett News.

There was a dance at the hall on
Christmas eve.
Miss Denman's school is having a
weeks vacation.
G. Taylor spent Christmas at his
home in Evergreen.
r. E. Davidson, of Shot Pouch, was in
the valley Sunday.
Miss frankie Brown, of Monmouth, is
visiting friends in this vicinity.
W. A. Gellatly and family. went to the
home of his father, Andrew Gellatly, to
spend Christmas. There was a family
reunion, and all the members were pres
ent. Will and family also went over to
Evergreen to his wife's former home and
did not return until Sunday evening.
A very enjoyable time is reported.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
4 eDEFEASE.

The Corvallis Times has i. sensation
now that it seems to enjoy. 1t proceeds
to try and condemn a young man for
murder, and inasmuch as it is a news
paper trial, and the Times has taken the
prosecution, we will volunteer for the
defense of the absent boy. First we
know nothing of the parties, or the mat
ter, except what we have read in the
Times.
| The chief evidence against Webber is
the fact, that the back of the boys head
was blown off and not his face, and we
expect to prove that that is just what
would have happened under the circum-
stances.
We have handled many tons of giant
powder, and anyone who has ever used
it knows of it's eccentric actions when it
is exploded on top of the ground. We
have known man standing near an ex-
plosion of this kind to be simply stunned,
while another man ten feet away
was blown to pieces.
The force Of an explosion from giant
powder is always down,-never up-un-
til the resistance below is too great for it.
Keep this fact in your mind and then
place yourself in the attitude that the
poor man Kerr is said to have been in,
viz; tson a hillside going up, STOPPING
with his face close to the powder to ex-
anime the cap," the first impulse of the
discharge would be to draw his face to
the ground, his face would not come back
with the recoil and the result would most
likely be that the back part of his head
would be blown away, and that is just
what did happen, Ask some railroad
man, | mean a man who understands
railroad construction and the use of giant
powder, and he will tell you that an ex-
plosion of giant powder on top of the
ground is apt to do anything. and no
one can forsee or foretell it's actions.
The lies that Webber told are lust
what a weak man might be expected to
tell, who was in place where he was
liable to be suspected and they prove
nothing.
The fact of the dead boys life having
been insured in favor of Webber has
been explained to US in this way.
It was the result of an election bet
wherein the loser was to insure his life
in favor OF the winner. If this is so il
explains that part of it; but the giant
powder explosion proves nothing but the
death of the boy by accident as Webbel
claims. The whole accident would be
over in the fractional part of second
but no other result could come from the
conditions as the Times explains them.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31

the meeting seems 10 be to elect
delegates to a convention to be held
in Portland for the purpose of unit
ing all classes and conditions to
beat the gold standard party at the
next election. In this county the
call is signed by prohibitionists
among others, and what in the
name of all the dead gods of Greece
they are huddling up with the Bry-
an free silverites for, beats the re-
cord.
If it is for Initiative and referen-
dunn, they can stay in the republi-
can ranks end get it easier, for if
the last legislature had ever organ
lied the republicans would have
voted for it to be referred to the
people for constitutional amend
ment. And we favor such vote.
There are some features of the law
that seem to us Objectionable, but
there are many good features in it,
and the legislature ought to pass a
resolution referring it to the people
at the next election. This would
have the effect of educating the peo-
pie on the subject, and if they de-
eide by majority that they want
it, then it will become law. But
what on earth the free coinage Of
silver has to do with prohibition,
we would like to hear some one
explain.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31

The news of extraordinary gold
discoveries in Alaska has not had
single break in it nor dis
cordant note since the excitement
started. All agree that there is
boundless wealth to be found every
where. Is it any wonder then that
the whole world should be excited
about Alaska, and who can estimate
the thousands that will flock to
that country the coming year?
Portland is doing grand work just
now for Oregon in trying to secure
the outfitting of the coming swarm,
and Portland is the proper place for
all Alaska-going people to ouy their
outfits. The government relief ex-
pedition to carry food to the miners
at Dawson City will start from Port
land, as that city will in all proba-
bility supply the goods advertised
for. They ought to underbid any
one as they have already offered to
give these goods for that purpose.
Portland is fast taking the lead Of
all cities on the Pacific coast. and
we are glad to see il.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31

When Judge Huford was first
elected county judge, our county
warrants were hard to dispose of at
ten per cent. discount. They raj
lied for a while and then went down
again during the panic created by
the free silver excitment, until they
could hardly be disposed of at all.
Now we point proudly to the fact
that our county warrants are sell
ing at three per cent. premium and
we assert confidently that this is
due to the advent of the Mckinley
administration Candid men will
not dispute that fact, for it is well
known, that the threat to debase our
money system prevented invest
1uents OF every kind, and no one
bought warrants. Now money is
SO plentiful that warrants are a
good investment even at preminm
of three per cent.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
Subscribe for the UNION.

Judge w. S. Huford will be a
candidate for circuit judge at the
next convention to succeed Judge
Fullerton who will not be a candi-
date for that office again. Judge
Hufford is a man of clean charater,
and besides being known as close
student, heis known as lawyer OF
good judgement and skill. He
would make a good judge, and his
chances for the nomination are
good. If he is nominated he will
be elected.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
Assignee's Notice of Sale.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed will under and pursuant to an or
der of the Judge of the Circuit court of the
State of Oregon, for Benton county, bearing
date December 2Sth, 1897, sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, for cash in
Court. at the store building of J. E. Hem
kle, in the city of Philomath, Benton coun-
ty, Oregon. at 2 O'Clock p. m, on Monday.
the 18th day of January 1885, all the goods,
wares, and merchandise belonging to the
assignment of E. a. Nichols and r. F..
inventory of said goods and merchandise
can be examined at my Office in the city of
Corvallis, or in the Office of the County
Clerk of Benton county, Oregon.
A. L.. McFADDEN.
Assignee of E. A. Nichols ard R. f.
Holm, insolyent debtors for the benefit of
creditors.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
Is 1t a Mountain or a Molehills

To THE EDITOR when this communi-
ty fails of sensationals, then the millen-
ium
There is a feeling entertained, and no
doubt with good cause, that a portion of
our press takes more kindly to raising
disturbance and starting the tongue of
gossip wagging than it does to discussing
meritmious action, and the real best
interest of the community.
That we are just now writhing in
horrible nightmare of suspicion that the
death of Will Kerr was not, as returned
by the coroner's jury, the result of acci-
dent, is almost wholly due to four col
umn article in the Corvallis Times, of
last Saturday.
While there is no suspicion that Ed
-itor IRVINE is greatly concerned in any,
thing further than business for the paper,
one with ordinary sensibility cannot fail
to understand and deeply regret the
heartache in fatherless home caused by
such ''yellow journalism. There is an
SeoG3 % Ouo kt1'lOll SlASCll1O1 GU
Of horrible crime; yet no responsibility
assumed for such charge.
That it is but step from honest prose-
cution to disreputable persecution is true
and some may not be able to distin-
guish one from the other; but it will be
generally admitted that sensational
newspaper prosecutions are usually de-
moralizing and altogether abortive in
their results.
Perhaps Geo. Webber allowed desire
for gain to lead him into reprehensible
actions and tits likely that the charge of
fabrication may be true; however, let us
not lose sight of the fact that if all liars
were murderers, editors would be scarce.
1t is not my intention to defend Web
Der, but the public prosecutor for this
district resides in Corvallis, and it is his
duty to attend to the prosecution of crime.
If there is reasonable suspicion of
wrong he will surely be energetic in
searching for the evidence. If such is
not to be found, then the injustice, the
indecency of blackening a young mans
reputation ; and worst of all, casting a
Christian mother and sisters into the
blackness of despair and heartbreak by
such foul slander.
Corvallis has gained an unenviable
reputation of late years for sensations.
Not that tie actual happenings are more
sensational than elsewhere, but owing
entirely to our representatives in news
paperdom. And yet, the newspapers are
not altogether to blame; for filling col
umns with "slush'' is easier than writ
ing interesting editorial articles, so long
as their patrons will bear it. | am glad
to notice that the UNION has far differ
ent and higher idea of journalism, and
we hail it as pioneer in that line.
All this week and perhaps for weeks to
come this story of the Times will be cop
led and commented upon ay the press
OF the state, and probably the net result
will be an addition to the notoriety Of
Corvallis as a center of disturbance. If
"e like this, at least we ought not to be
pleased with these virulent attacks that
only harm the innocent.
Yours for more charity,
CITIZEN.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
CONSISTENCY.

Many good Conscientious men
were carried away from the republi-
can party by the free silver agita-
tior< when it first started. These
have drifted around in the confus-
ion of parties incident to this agita-
ton until now they are allied with
no party. 1t is impertinent and
foolish for those of us who happen
ed to keep the right end of the con-
troversy TO jeer at and insult those
who kept the other and believed
themselves to be right. Some OF
the best men in the party were car
ried away by it simply from a want
of the knowledge on the subject that
has since come to us all and it IS
our foolish assumption of superior
wisdom which we did not have,
that keeps them away now, and
keeps them hunting vainly through
the political chaos around them, for
reasons to stay away. When the
free silver agitation started there
were arguments in its favor which
have long ceased to exist; then sill
yer was worth 80 cents on the dol
lar, now it is worth only 3S and
still it is falling. Then some of the
powerful financial countries of the
world were on a silver basis, now
none of them are. Then there was
a possibility to get an international
agreement for unlimited coinage of
silver, now there is no such possbil-
ity. One by one the nations of the
earth have repudiated silver until
now it would be financial madness
for any nation to try unlimited
coinage alone. Our nation has no
need to do it; money is abundant
with us, and our money is the best
in the world therefore an expert
ment of this kind, even without the
knowledge we have of it's disastrous
consequences, would be most foolish
and useless. 1t is not a reflection
on any mans intelligence that he
became free silver advocate, when
most of us were in doubt on the
subject, but it is a question of good
morals whether he should remain
wrong when he is convinced that
he is wrong; and we are satisfied
there are many good republicans,
who are still with the free silver
ties, because they hate to acknow-
ledge that they were wrong.
/ Gladstone once said, Eve have
not the exact quotation) that the
| man who could not change his
opinions when he thought he was
wrong was fool. What shall be
said of the man who is too head
strong to change his opinion when
he knows he is wrong. We hope
there are none of these among us;
if you are a free silverite now and
are honest about it your opinions
are entitled to respect; but your
education is deficient-on the subject
If you are simply in the free silver
camp from pride of consistent opin-
ion you are doing yourself and the
country wrong. We can judge
actions only, we may suspect mo-
tives, but our suspicious are as liza
BILE to be wrong as right; then every
mans opinion must be supposed te
be honest, if they are, it must be a
want of knowledge on the subject
that now keeps republicans in the
free silver camp.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31

From all the reports received
from there it is still an open ques-
ton whether the miners of Dawson
City are threatened with starvation
or not. They will undoubtedly
lack many things that they ought
to have, or think they ought to
have, but there seems to be no dam
ger of starvation. And then it
looks to an outsider as if the i'm
periled miner could just as easily
come out to us as for us to get in to
them. They are prepared for the
rigors Of the climate, and know all
about the road out.
If the government don't hurry
up, that big appropriation will not
get there, until two or more private
expeditions have supplied the min
ers with what they need, and then
what?
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31

MARRIED.-At the residence of the
brides parents, on Wednesday evening
by DIR. Tompson, M. Fred Hall and Miss
Rosalia, the youngest daughter of Mr..
John Lenzer, all OF this city. The we'd
ding was a very delightful affair, only the
family and relatives being guests. Four
generations were included among them
and happy occasion it was for all. A
most delicious wedding supper was serv-
ed. The happy couple will receive the
congratulations of host of friends.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31

Secretary of State Kincaid during
all this political hustle and confus-
ion goes calmly on the even tenor
of his way attending strictly to his
business. He has made a good
secretary Of state, and every one
comedies that he is an honest man.
There is no reason why he should
not be renominated and reelected
secretary of state. It is true he
Was a free silver advocate but he
was thoroughly honest and consis-
tent in it, and his honorable char
acter is above criticism.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
Notice for Publication.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Oregon City, Oregon, Dec 8, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his inten-
ton to make final proof in support of his
claim, and that said proof will be made be-
Corvallis. Oregon, or January %, 1898, viz:
JOHN N. DUNCAN,
HE 9O56 for the w u of w Il of sec. 80
tn. 10 RI w. He names the following
witnesses to prove his continuous residence
upOn and cultivation of said land viz:
Edward Strout, Andrew Johnson, Leslie
Mattoon, and John Larson, all of Summit,
Oregon.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
Notice.

All those knowing themselves to be
indebted to N. P. Briggs are requested to
call and settle the same with me at Mr..
Briggs old stand, as all his accounts have
been placed in my hands for collection.
M. CAMERON.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-31
A QUERY.

A call has been issued from dem
ocratic and populist head quarters
for a meeting of all those opposed to
the gold standard. The object of