Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27

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their home in Oregon City on Monday of
this week.
| Capt. J.T. Apperson, president of the
board of regents is quite i'll at his home
in Oregon City.
Mr.. Thomas Monteith, salesman OF
OF wide experience, has accepted posi-
ton with T. L. Miller.
The postoffice at Albany was entered
by crakesmen on Monday morning and
several hundred dollars taken.
Keller H. Gabbert, who was formerly
a newspaper man in this city, is now
employed as city editor of the Courier
Herald, of Oregon City.
/ Work was resumed Monday on the
city sewers and all things favorable. the
big stone cylinders will be buried in
their proper places in the earth.
Mr.. S. A. Hemphil last week gathered
from a treeoin his yard, peaches ten inch
es In circumference, and this hasn't been
a very good year for peaches, either.
Miss Anna Chambers is visiting her
aunt, Mrs. J. Mason OF Corvallis. Miss
Chambers is from Siletz, her mother
having charge of q store at that place.
H. d. Kelly, who enlisted with the
volunteers from the OAC in 1898, and
fought through the End Oregon's Philip
pine campaign is now stadying dentistry
in Portland institute.
Ducks, Webfoot,s favorite and adopted
game bird are beginning to make their
appearance for the coming season. The
lovers of duck shooting can soon have
the opportunity of donning their rubber
boots and making for the sloughs and
| frog ponds.
| Miss Lulu Newhouse entertained
number otyoung friend sat her home last
Saturday evening. Games and refresh
ments occupied the attention of the
young people until the hour for going
home arrived, and all departed delighted
with their evening of merriment.
Mrs. G.. L. Westenheiser, of Yoncolla,
Douglas county, last week visited her
son, Fred, at Cauthorn Hall. She de-
parted we'll pleased with our institution
and feels that no other school in the
tate affords such opportunities for edu-
cation as the agricultural college.
Rev Wallace Hurlburt died very sud-
i denly at his home in Condor, Or, of
heart disease, October 10. He was min-
lister of the Congregational church at
that place. Rey. Hurlburt was brother
] of Mr.. Riley Hurlburt, who lives near
this city, and had other relatives in this
! vicinity.
( Mrs. George Harding, of Oregon City,
accompanied by her little daughter ar
rived Friday for visits with her sons,
Lee and Carlton, of Cauthorn Hall.
Mrs. Harding is greatly pleased with the
environments of the college and the
manner in which all things are con-
| Quoted.
The hunters and farmers say there is
an unusual scarsity of Chinese pheasants
this year, due undoubtedly to the late
spring rains chilling the young ones be-
fore they were hardy enough to Withstand
the cold. 1t is expected that there will
be more next season as the stringent laws
of this year were greatly in favor of the
birds.
Mrs. sE. Woodward and little daughter,
Winona, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. N. A.
Thompson and family of Seattle, Mrs.
Woodward is sister OF Mrs. Thompson,
and while in Seattle expect to be joined
by Mrs. Matheny of Salem, Mrs. Pen
| land of Halsey, and Mrs. j. Nunan Of
Portland, who are also sisters of Mrs.
Thompson. They expects to enjoy a
family reunion as well as 10 participate
in the National W. G. T. Q. convention.
The recent heavy frosts that did ex-
tensive damage to the remaining, I'M
harvested fruit and garden crops, also
did the grape crop much harm through
out the Willamette valley. Many of the
people near Corvallis with grape vines
report that many OF the lucious punches
were nipped before they had reached
that size where they could be gathered.
On the hillsides however, the loss is
nothing like as great as it is IN
the lower lands OF the valley.
Everett w. Becker, who enlisted from
the OAC and went to Manila with the
End Oregon, died in the hospital at
Spokane, Oct 8, aged q years, 5 months
and 26 days. His home was near Dayton,
aud burial was made there. Rev. Bow
ersox, formerly of this city, preached the
sermon. Although discharged from the
service early in the campaign for physic-
al disability, Everett was known to his
comrades as a man OF splendid courage
and sterling qualities.
Pres. T. NJ. Ga.ch, of the state Agricul-
tural college of Corvallis, Monday filed
his quarterly report for the three months
ending September 30th. The report
shows funds at the opening of the quarter
amounting to $50; ;40952, with expendi-
lures during the quarter OF $50, 181, 80,
leaving an unsxpended balance OF $24,
226.22. In concluding his report, Presl-
dent Catch says: There is no provision
for the college sewer. now in course of
construction, which will cost $3.809.64,
exclusive of local connections and contin-
gent expenses.