Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-01
LOCAL NEWS.
FRIDAY, DEC. l. 1899.

The government snag boat Mathlomal
has been doing considerable work in tn
river channel above Corvallis during tn
past week.
A number OF young people of the Con
gregationaI Church gave social at th
residence of A. F. Hershners, Wednes.
day night.
Yesterday ended the open season TO
pheasants and trout. The former are t.
GO unnlolested until next October ant
the latter until next April. Sportsmer
and others should beware.
Mrs. Harriet Van Hoosen, of Corvallis
made final proof on her homestead il
section 81, township IL south, range
west, before Deputy County Clerk Ell
Gather, o Saturday.-Toledo Leader.
Eastern states and cities are now
known as the voting machine. The
mechanism of the instrument is such as
to render fraudulent voting impossible.
A. B. Kidder, former resident oi
Corvallis. now an employe in the rail-
way mail service, visited his kind red and
friends this week. Mrs. Kidder will ac-
company her husband to Portland next
Wednesday, where they will reside in
the future.
Attorney Joseph Wilson has returned
from California whittier he had gone
with the idea of locating. But Mr..
Wilson has decided that the much
praised golden state is no better than
our old Webfoot, so he has returned
home to stay.
The OAC and Corvallis people in gem
eral should feel proud of the library of
the institution. Since its removal to the
lower floor, where there is plenty of
light and plenty OF room, and since tn e
been made. there is not a library in the
state. outside of Portland, that will
equal it.
The parties who have been operating
the horsefddie over all parts of the city
d uring the nights of the past week,
should either tune up the instrument or
cease playing it altogether, for awaking
from a pleasant dream to listen to such
loud and discordant music is not such
pleasant thing as one would like to ex-
perience.
A new game for the ladies has been in
troduced at OAC by E. J. Lea. the in
structor in physical culture. "Center
Ball" is the name of the new game. It
resembles basket lall in many respects
and is interesting and exciting. As
soon as the ladies become somewhat
proficient in the playing of it, they will
give match game ut the armory for the
benefit of spectators.
An addition is being built to the col
lege barn for the housing OF the farm
engine recently received on the farm.
A shaft will be swuHg reaching to the
center of the barn, to furnish power for
the feed cutters, choppers, etc. Students
taking the agricultural course will short
ton and management of steam engines,
being given actual practice. This will be
very beneficial department, as an en-
gine on. the farm is becoming common
A petition which has received the sig
nature OF many Corvallis voters has been
circulated over tie city. Duplicates of
the petition have been circulated over
the country. and the congressman of each
dlake he
next congressional assembly, in behalf
of the people they represent. The petit
tion begs for the removal Of Congressman
Roberts of Utah from his seat of Office
in our national council chambers at
Washington.
Prof. ]. FL. Alderman, last week
made ruling on several questions pro-
pounded to him, ,as to the duties Of school
boards under certain conditions.
Under the new ruling a district board
may employ teacher when there is no
money in the treasury and pay such in
Cured Indebtedness from the first money
received from the common school fund
A contract drawn for one year is legal
even though its provisions extend be-
yond the time Of the annual meeting
Wednesday the Willamette stood 13
feet above low water mark in Corvallis
as result of the late heavy rains.
River traffic on the upper river is at pres
sent slow and but few boats are running
this far up. The c. & E. boats will not
be put on the upper river at all this win
ter owing to the scarcity of freight to be
transported. The company will place
them on the lower Willamette and Co
lumbia, where they will be scheduled for
regular service.
A ''Bon Marche" is something out of
the ordinary for Corvallis, yet that is
what is presented the visitor at the
Arcade" where BILLY and his wife''
preside, The aim of Mr.. Laferty, the
proprietor, has been to present to Cor
wallis people during the holiday season
as elegant display of china, glassware,
crockery, fancy goods aud notions OF all
kinds, as has been seen in Corvallis, and
his idea has been well carried out The
many departments of the Arcade are
complete. and the articles in each are
well selected. The needlewoIk depart.
ment, in charge Of Mrs. Lafferty, con
tains samples of work which is not to be
found even in our state metropolis, is,-tht
Bulgarian needlewerk being one of them
The idea OF Mr.. Lafferty is to present t,
the public, goods Of a variety and kline
not to be found elsewhere in the city
and at prices to suit everyone.