Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-29

Leave your orders for VetcIl seed at
the Wilson Commission Co.'S.
The body of the late Miss McFadden
started on the journey east Saturday, ac-
companied by Mrs. Miller.
The ladies of the W. c. T. U. are re-
questes to be present at special meeting
OF Importance to be held at the reading
room, Oct. 4th.
himself to being called papa, now. He
has a daughter, and she as born Friday,
! September 22nd.
! Armin, the little two-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bowersox, formerly
/ of this city, died at his home in Salem,
Monday, Sept, 25th, 1899, OF membran.
GUS diarrh oea.
License to wed has been granted in
Multnomah county, to Mr.. Ed M. Lance
and Miss Miner, oldest daughter of Pro-
lessor A. E. Miner, formerly principal of
Cor Wallis public schools.
The subject at the Methodist Episco pal
church Lords day morning, "Some things
about the next world" In the evening
the pastor will preach his farewell SER
mon. He kindly invites the people of
Corvallis to this his last service.
We said last week that Mr.. John Barn
hart was grand father. He is still
grandfather, but of a boy, not girl. In
| the first excitement on receipt of the
| news, little matter of sex was OF no con-
sequence to him aud he misinformed the
printer man.
Fred r. Bowersox, brother of Bert
Bowersox, our former townsm an, was
married to Miss Delue w. Kitchen, at
Stayton, Sunday. Rev. ]. Bowersox,
father of the groom, and formerly Evan
gelicaf minister of this city, performed
the ceremony. The groom is house ply
sician at the Salem hospital.
H.N Stoudenmier, formerly leader of
the Marine band of Corvallis, is playing
short engagement as cornet in the band
and orchestra wife the Shirley Company,
Tex die ''heavles' with the Stutz COM
pany for a season, and much disappoint-
nent will be felt if he does not exhibit
his histronic ability while here.
Apples are going to be apples this year.
Col. Doscll of the state hoard of agri-
culture, says he would not be surprised
if they went to $500 per bushel before
the end OF the winter. The state will
produce but fifty per cent. of the normal
crop, and yet we will have enough for
our own consumption and some to ship
abroad.
The marriage OF Mr. William Kittridge
to Miss Maud Long occurred at the resi-
dence of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Long, near Plymouth church, Sun.
day. Sept. "a. The ceremony was per-
formed bv Rev. III. G. Shaffer. Mr.. and
Mrs Kittridge left for their new home
near Silver Lake, Lake county, Monday
morning.
Hermann Brewer has souvenir of The
Philippine campaign which will be highly
coveted by the "aunties." 1t is a com
mission from Aguinaldo to one of his
officers and bears the signature in lax of
the comic opera genera. While at Mai
sin, II er,na IN investigated the, contents
of some old sugar warehouses, and with
other documents found this commission.
Died, in Merlin, Josephine county,
Oregon, Sept. 10, at 5 a. m. Melsena, wife
of William Emrick. aged nearly forty
years. The deceased WAS formerly resi-
dent of this city and later of Philomath.
She leaves husband and seven chiidren,
father, mother and two sisters and other
relatives to mourn her loss. She was
sister-in-law of Jos. Emrick of this city
and George w. Enrick of Monroe.
Mr.. Henry Elliott, of Monroe, was in
Corvallis Monday. Mr.. Elliott was aff1ict-
ed with concerous growth on his left
cheek for several months, and about two
months ago had it removed. While the
operation gave promise at first of being
successful, the cancer began to grow
again, and Thursday of last week, Dr.
Wallace, of Albany, again applied the
knife. Mr.. Elliott is very hopeful that
the entire growth was removed and his
recovery will be rapid.
A big time at The Salvation Army
Monday and Tuesday, Oct. End and 3r.i
Capt. McGrager and Lieut.. May, of
| Albany, Capt. Kuhn the Austrian musi-
ciau and Capt. Orau WOOL. formerly OF
this place will be the leadi.g characters.
Monday nights meeting will be lei by
! Capt McGrager and Lieat. Nay Tuas-
day night musical entertainment led by
the Austrian musician, Capt. Kuhn, after
which ice cream and cake or coffee and
cake will be served. A cordial invitation
| to all in interest OF the Harvest festival.
A firm at Oregon City made lot of
fshpoles last winter out of arrow-wood
that grows in plentiful quantities in the
woods the work being done by hand.
The poles were jointed and finished like
the imported article, and sold readily at
fair prices Now the firm has received
| inquiries from dealers in the East asking
if arrow-weod poles can be supplied to
the trade Poles made from arrow wood
will stand strain of 29 to 33 pounds,
while a fish 15 to 10 pounds in weight
will break bamboo or other pole. This
firm contemplates putting in machinery
and engaging in the manufacture of fish
poles extensively.