Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-24
S. T. YOUNG & SON,
Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL NEWS.


Mrs. S. A. Hemphill is visiting at the
bar.
Miss Neva Griswold, OF Salem, is visit
ing the Misses Johnson.
Miss Georgia Barnhart is visitin g
friends in Blodgett valley.
Rev. P. A. Moses was Corvallis
visitor the first of the week.
Bert Sharp has accepted position in
Cooks livery stable, Portland.
MIR. F. l.. Miller is striving desperately
to ward off an attack of pneumonia.
Southern California hcme to trade for
Corvallis property. Inquire at Howell's
grocery.
Miss Maud Hurt, who las been at
Salem during the legislative session, as
IL senate committee clerk, is home again.
Mrs. Agnes Thompson has gone to
Portland to join her daughters, Mary and
Olive. She will probably make that her
future home.
The rapidly increasing number OF lega
holidays gives assurance that every day'll
be Sunday bye and bye, for public
servants at least.
Miss Elsie Holland, of Salem, sister of
Constance Holland of The Sophomore
class of the college, visited the o. A. G..
during the week.
N. B. Avery, E. P. Greffoz and Il. E..
Gibson have been appointed appraisers of
the estate of the minor heirs of Sarah G..
Applewhite, deceased
County Clerk Walters and Councilman
Hall have recovered sufficiently from
their struggle with pneumonia to be
about their duties again.
A special meeting of the alumni OF the
Oregon Agricultural College was held in
the court house last evening. Business
of much Importance was transacted.
The Rev. Edward Curran, late Of Cali
fornia, will preach ut the Congregational
church. next Sunday, morning and
evening. Also at Plymouth at O'Clock
p. m.
Mr.. E Emmett, formerly professor OF
blacksmithing at the O.. Al, O., was in
tile city during the week making his
many friends and acquaintances apleas-
ant visit.
Frank Crawford goes to Salem Satur-
day to attend the annual meeting of the
state collegiate athletic assoc iation. The
election of officers will be the principal
feature of the meeting.
Miss Dora Por.er, OF Shedds, filled her
old chair at the Alpha hall dining liable
last Tuesday. Miss Porter is making ar
rangements TO secure position as nurse
in the Portland hospital
Mr.. A. L. Porter, deputy sheriff of
Polk county, visited Corvallis last week.
Mr.. Porter was formerly prominent
resident of Benton county and served
two terms as county surveyor.
The family Of the late Mrs. Emma
Nicholas wish to express their heartfelt
gratitude to those friends and neighbors
who so kindly and faithfully befriended
them in their late bereavement.
Corvallis Grange will hold meetings
Saturday. At 10 a. nj. there will be
work and all candidates will receive
degrees A special program has been
prepared for the afternoon, to begin at
/ 80 o'clock.
MIR. Charley Chapman has the good
fortune to be named the sole heir of an
old gentleman who took a fancy to him
years ago. The conditions of the will are
SO severe, however, it is doubtful if he
will claim the property.
S. A. Hem2hill has filed his bond as
administrator of the estate of John G.
Hemphill Tie bond was fixed at $4,-
900. J. HI. Wilson, Geo. H. Horsfall
and w. A. Wells have been appointed
appraisers of the estate.
MIR. M. L. Barnett, solid republican
of Monroe precinct, who is always on the
firing line, was in Corvallis Tuesday.
Mr.. Barnett is buying cattle for the
large shippers. He sent $500 head out
of this section last season.
Appropriate exercises were held by
the various grades of the public schools
on Washinston's birthday. Our recent
struggle wit j foreign foe has awakened
anew our patriotism and given a dearer
meaning to the natal day of the Father OF
HIS County.
Miss Carrie Alberta Lyford has been
recommended by Governor Tanner, Of
Illinois, for the scholarship to Dread
Institute of Household Science, at
Worcester. Mass Miss Lyford has a
host of friet Dis in Corvallis who will be
plea ed to ear OF her good fortune.
Prof Coz 4ell was in Portland last week
assisting in awarding the contract for
machinery iand appliances for the new
mechanical hall Two Portland houses
were awarded the contract. Mr.. Buxton,
of this city, secured the contract for
supplying 1000 folding chairs for the
armory. These chairs are something