Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-11-12
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.
Many Timely Topics Terse1y
Treated.

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Be wise! Have Vogle fit your eyes.
"He only who does what others car
not do is the hero"
Thursday, the 25th day of September,
is Thanksgiving day.
All kinds Of job printing at reasonable
rates at this Office.
County warrants taken at par for mer.
chandise at Nolan and Callahan's.
After cutting about 1900 cords of wood
the Ryder Bros. have housed their saw
for the winter.
A new steamer, the third one, has
been put on the Yaquina bay route. She
sails from Yaquina today.
The steamer Albany on her first trip
yesterday morning was loaded1with mill
stuff from both our mills here.
For fifteen years We have known Jesse
Spencer as barber and during all that
time we never heard any complaint of
his work
The train from the front that arrives
here at p. m. and leaves every morning
at a. m. carries mail between here
and all points east.
Forty or more of the members of the
Degree of Honor lodge from Albany came
over last night on the train to visit their
sister lodge at Corvallis.
They are constructing telephone line
between Corvallis and Monroe. 1t will
be great convenience and will be fin
ished some time this month.
The musical entertainment at the M.
E. church this evening promises to be a
very grand affair, and it is hoped there
will be very large attendance.
Eph Beach was elected nightwatchman
at the council Monday night last. We
trust he may make as faithful and fear
less an official as the retiring one, James
Skipton.
Commencing today the steamer Ruth
will make regular trips between here and
Portland, leaving here on Monday, We'd
nesday and Friday and returning the
succeeding days.
Many attorneys from abroad are in
town attending this term of the circuit
court, among them are Messrs. Daily aid
Butler of Dallas, Wallis Nash of Port
land, and Weatherford, Finn and Kelly
of Albany.
Our regular winter rains have set in,
and at this writing the river has raised
over three feet. Regular steamers of the
o. r. & N. and o. G. & E. lines will be
put on at once and be running before
this is read.
This court week has filled our streets
with farmers from all parts of the county,
and all are vastly more contented look
ing than they have been for years, and
they all speak encouragingly of the fu-
ture.
Chief Wells is doing good work en-
forcing the law passed by the city coun-
Gil regarding repairs to sidewalks.
Twenty-one persons notified have either
repaired their old walks or put in new
ones, and the improvement is very no.
| ticeable.
A long standing disagreement between
the chief of police and the late night
watchman resulted in blows on Wednes-
| day last on the street. These things are
to be sincerely regretted. The details of
the row and the trouble that led up to it
have no value as news.
Governor Lord has issued his Thanks
giving proclamation and it is a credit to
him. 1t does not handy words in timid
| way about acknowledging our indebted
ness to the Creator. Some governors
seem to think that it is lowering their
dignity to praise or thank God for any,
thing.
The graphaphone has taken the town !;
one at the Occidental hotel and one at
Gerhard's book store, and both are run
ming as fast as nickels can be dropped
in. They are truly an extraordinary con-
trivance, but by and by the novelty will
will wear off and they will rust idly on
the shelf.
At Jesse Spencer's barber shop we
were shown some of the finest potatoes
We have seen this year. They were of
, the Burbank variety and one of them
weighed five and one-half pounds. Eight
Of them weighed eighteen pounds and
not blemish on any of them. They
were raised by Eli Spencer on his farm
near town. Eli is brother of Jesse.
The members of the Ladies Whist club
and few invited guests were very pleas
antly entertained at the home of Mrs.
G. r. Farra on Wednesday afternoon.
After the usual number of hands were
played the game of ''silence" was broken
and delicious refreshments were served.
The club has just entered upon its fourth
year, having developed some very good
whist players and scored number of
high points as we'll as many delightful
hours.
The steamer Albany made her first
trip for the season yesterday, having left
at a. m. for Portland. She will run