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

There is new baby at the home of
/ Fred Oberer 1t is boy and arrived
Sept the 10th.
The position lately vacated by Mr..
John SHELTON, in Allen and Woodward's s
drugstore, is being filled by Mr.. Harry
Withycombe, son of vice director Witty
combe of the o G..
Rev. w. S. .Gildert, chaplain OF the
2nd Reg. Ore. Vol. will give lecture at
the Presby terian Church. Friday evening.
October 9Th, on his "Observations and
Experiences at the Philippines
George A. Houck had on exhibition at
the state fair eight he ad from the pioneer
band OF Angora goats of Benton county,
descendants OF the famous Cantrell
baud, crossed with bucks from Califor-
mia, Texas and Pennsylvania. Mr..
Houck is thoroughly posted ON the rails
ing of Angora goats and is in the busi-
ness quite extensively, and informs us
that he makes profit of 35 per cent an
nually OH his investment. He produced
some very fine mohair this year, which
he sold readily for AZ cents per pound,
spot casli-Rural Spirit.
The county board OF equalization, con-
sisting of Judge Woodward, Assessor
Alexander and Clerk Walters, has been
in session since Monday to publicly ex-
anime the tax roll for 1899 and correct
all errors. The board will be in session
until Saturday evening. Few applicants
for correction have made an appearance
A piece of property belonging to Philip
Phile. consisting of q of lot s, block 5,
Corvallis, assessed at $500 was investi-
gated. Mr.. Phile showed that property
adjoining was assessed at much lower
rate and the court placed the valuation
of his % lot at $500.
Benton county farmers are mailing up
trespass notices this week The open
season for China pheasants begins next
Sunday. It has been custom, henored
for numerous pot hunters to flock into a
farmers field on the first morning of the
open season and begin u slaughter OF
these young birds which only ends with
their determination. The farmer, after
religiously observing the law, has moth
ing to hunt but the fences torn down,
and gates left open by city sportsmen.
1t will Je different this season. The
So, oc oJ> .xh1 -,
in together and each will protect the
others property from trespassers, and the
hunter will be sly who escapes their
vigilance.
"A bad penny always returns,' and 8,
after short visit (?) with friends in
Heppner, lone and other places along
the line, "Kid Moore" the morphine
fiend, was escorted to the edge of those
towns, and made his way back to The
Dalles yesterday. He was met by the
city marshal. who must have given him
an invitation to. visit friends in another
city as he left on the boat this morning.
Like Dickens Little Joe," the poor
fellow is told to 'moye along" by eyery-
one he meets. And yet it is said that
Stewart Moore, who was brought up in
Corvallis, had as good mother as any
child in Oregon; but he inherited from
his father the awful morphine habit -
The Dalies Chronicle,
Representative Nichols was in the city
Wednesday. He reports farmers ex-
tremelv busy in his neighborhood.
While threshing is over, there is hauling
to do, and preparations to be made for
fall sowing. Speaking of improvements
NOW being made on the Long Tom and
the matter of replacing the present
bridges with draw bridges, Mr.. Nichols
said that these structures are now prac-
t;cally unsafe and it will be necessary to
replace them with new bridges immedi-
ately, So the county will only be out
what the draws will cost in excess of the
ordinary bridge. The value to farmers
of this improvement in the river, which
will permit boats to run to Liverpool
from four to six months in the year, can
scarcely be estimated. Mr.. Nichols, tho
is entitled to much credit for receiving
the appropriation for this work, is greatly
pleased with what's being accomplished.
When public officials expend the pub
lie funds economically and judiciously
The public bows approval, but when our
revenues.are wasted in gew gaws and
fol de raj, righteous indignation asserts
itself Benton county has an elegant
court house and it is necessary and con-
venient, but there are some among us
who believe in its construction some pen
nies might have been saved. One day
this week an honest, toll stained old
farmer, whose many duties prevents his
making many trips to town, was in Cor
Wallis and wished to see this splendid
structure which he helped to build, he
strolled around to the court house square.
The building excited his astonishment
and admiration. but there were signs of
extravaganza of which he could not ap-
prove. Upon the corner stone appeared
the words ''E. Holgate, county judge"
''Us tax payers had to pay for putting
that feller's name on there he SAID in
dignantly. And then as he raised his
eyes to the goddesssof justice, be caught
sight of the head of figue carved in the
stone over the entrance to the building.
Clenching his fists and raising his voice
about an octave he shouted. "And darn
ed if they amt gone and put Sol Kings
pictur on the door casin! !"