Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-09-15

VIM. Currin. She arrived last Saturday.
License to wed has been granted to S.
L, Groshong and May Patterson.
Miss Olga Hewitt, OF Albany has been
visiting Corvallis friends during the week
Hop picking began in the Sol King
yard Wednesday. Sixty pickers answer
the roll call.
AS Josh Billings would say: every
man haz hiz fort. Legal advizen aint the
noospapsr mans fort.'
Mr.. Francis Klecker. of Alsea, was ad-
n,itred to citizenship Saturday. A.Hodes
and Guy Seele were witnesses
The Eugene football team has secured
Frank w. Simpson, of the University of
California to coach them again the COM
ing season.
Wednesdays S. P freight was two
and one-half hours late, due, we under
stand, to the immense amount of dress
goods it was bringing to the store of F.
L. Miller
Mr.. and Mrs. Simpson, OF Newport
were in the city during the week in
quest of a suitable house to rent for the
winter, desiring to live here during the
college year while their children are in
school.
Mr.. A. F. Hershner and family re-
turned last week from an outing at
| Newport much improved in health.
During the season, Mr.. Hershner con-
Quoted a grocery store at that resort.
If a satisfactory location can be secured
he will resume his business, SO uncere-
m oniously intercepted by fire last spring.
A party of hunters, the mention of
whose names suggests a fearful slaughter
of large game, left on Tuesday morning
for Alsea. They were August Hodes,
Julius Wuestefeldt, and Herman Breyer.
They will make their headquarters at the
home of the Zahn boys, who are them
selves sportsmen of note. The party re-
turns home Saturday.
Rollie Roork, who will be emsm-
bered by many as an o. A. G. student of
two years ago, has recently enlisted in
| the hospital corp at Vancouver and will
accompany that body to Ma.1la. Rollie
has beea engaged for sometime in the
Portland hospital, has acquired desire
to become surgeon and will accom-
papy the army hospital corps for the
practice it affords.
S. E. frask, the stationery and book
man has sold half interest of his stock
TO Miss settlemire and ihe company will
henceforth be known as Trask & Settle
] mire. The stock Of goods will be doubiy
enlarged, and the people of Corvallis
will have the benefit of the most CONF
plete news stand and stationery
store to be found outside OF Portland.
They will also carry full line of dress
patterns, school and college supplies.
Mrs. Lena M. Weaver has petitioned
the probate court to remove Mrs. NJ
sag69rd 81 as executrix of the Briggs
! Che petition sets forth
state. besg bbsaEs malice toSsrd !
hat the execu.. :. therefore MA - q !
he petitioner and IL 'er the estate.
roper person to adminis.> to be is |
rhe court has ordered citatio. >-tober |
ued to the executrix to appear u. st |
9th and show cause why she should IL
70 removed.
The bids for the construction of the !
lew collegecity sewer will be opened to- 6,
light and the award made. Owing to :
he objections made by prospective bid I :
ers regarding the time given for the :. :,
obstruction of the sewer, the time has :,
'een increased. At the meeting of the !
ity council on Monday night it was de- +
ided to increase the time or limit for
he completion of the sewer from 80 to o
So days. This will give ample time j
or the workmen to complete the Job in W
God ORDER e
Jessie, the youngest daughter of Mrs. g
;. L. Horning, died at her home in this II
ity last Friday at noon, alter an illness y
# little more thana week. Her all IL
nent was appendicitis, and although '
physician was called at the first signs of II
illness, and another was consulted as the e
'ase grew alarming, nothing could be
lone to prolong the life of the sufferer. u
Iessie Louise Horning was 13 years and i
o months of age, and was unusually
FRIGHT and popular for one of her age =
rhe funeral services were conducted at
he family residence by Rev. P. s. Z
Knight of the Congregational church,
sunday at p. M, in the presence Of
arge number of friends of the family.
Mr.. Oscar Tom, of Alsea, passed
through Corvallis Saturday, on his way v
lome from Polk county, where he has
been to purchase some thoroughbred an
mails. Mr.. Lanlbertson, of Monmouth, q
ecently brought from Texas some full
blood Angora goats, and Mr.. Tom secured
me magnificent buck, paying for the
lnimal, $50. A fine Cotswe1d ram got Z.
en- at the same time, cost $40. Mr..
Com has splendid herd of 100 Angoras,
ind there is probably no one in Oregon
Sho takes keener interest in goats or
Who is better posted on them than he.
He lost many of his herd last winter by
iome disease which puzzled veterinari-
ms, among them a buck for which he.
lad paid S67. While it was the general
belief that the goats were victims of
,oine disease, Mr.. Tom is of the opinion
hat some poisonous plant, probably
Wild hemlock, was responsible for their
ieath.