Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-08
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; The newspapers report three cases o
vareloid in Eugene.
Thearle's Original Nashville Students
3 are booked to appear at the Opera House
in this city, December 26th.
Pastor Stevens, OF the Christian church
has returned from Belfountain where he
has been conducting revival meeting.
: Many ofthe college students returned
10 their homes to spend the Thanksgiv.
ing vacation given them from Thursday
until Monday.
"Reminiscences of Recruit" is an in.
teresting article in the December Baron.
: eter by Frank E. Edwards, a member ei
: the End. Oregon.
Much building has been done in Kings
!, Valley this season. Mr.. w. II. Dllly
, has just completed large barn on the
I'D. WooIs place.
The debt that has been hanging over
the Christian church of this city, ever
since the erection of the edifce, was en-
tirely paid by the members by subscrip-
tion this week.
A hose cart and section of hose from
the city fire department was taken out
by the street workmen on Wednesday
and the sewer and ditch crossing First
street on jefferson were thoroughly
drenched.
| The Morning Eugene Register, is a
new daily to reach our table, being edi-
ted by the Gilstrap brothers of Lane
county's lcapital. 1t presents very
newsy appearance and we wish for it
every success.
Prof. Coote and ASSISTANTS are now
busily engaged in cleaning up the college
grounds and smoothing over the lawns
that were cut up go badly by the digging
Of sewers and bitches.
Dennis Stovall has been appointed
Deputy Supreme Commander and State
lecturer of the Knights OF Maccabees and
will assume his duties as stump speaker
and organizer the FIRST of next week.
For the next sixty days will offer all
my goods at bargain and allow ten per
cent discount. Have five dozen trimmed
hats at prices from $1.55 to $2.75. Four
dozen school and street hats from 25 to
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80 cents. MRs. J. Mason.
"Dilly the Fixer" has:had an unusually
large run of doctoring broken-ribbed um-
brellas during the past few days. This
windy weather is not the most favorable
thing in the.world to keep the anatomy
of an umbrella in the proper condition.
The college football players donated
their hair to the BARRIERS of the city Fri
day and Saturday. The boys put their
football suits away, the pigskin lies
secure in its quarters in the garret, to be
left uumolested until the next season
comes round.
The R. o. w. O. w. club gave an en-
joyable evening at hearts at the home
of Miss Mabel Davis on Thanksgiving
evening. Miss Ewing and Mr.. Cathy
received the first prize, while the
"booby' prize was carried off by Miss
Rusk and Mr.. Cathy.
At the home of Mr.. and Mrs. B. W.
Johnson, ON last Tuesday evening, the
members of the local "My Friend from
India" company were entertained. A
delicious lunch was served in the dining
room, and the evening was most enjoy
able one for the several guests preseut.
Our local sportsnen are just now in
dulging in little iacksnipe shooting.
These birds are just beginning to show
themselves, and in some localities there
are large Numbers of them. It takes a I
pretty good marksman to hit snipe, but I
some of our hunters are dead medicine
on them.
The laying of the tile ia that portion of
the Madison street sewer which was dug
to the proper level, was completed on
Tuesday. Much pumping was required
and considerable annoyance in the way
of caving in, was dealt with. Sewer
work, during such weather as the past
two eeks is a hard business.
Campaigning in The Philippines" is
a uew and we'll gotten up book of 450
pages dealing with the work of the sew
eral regiments in the Philippines. A
arge portion of the book is devoted to
the End. Oregon and among the illustra-
tions can be recognized many of the
Corvallis boys as they appeared on the
battlefield and other places around
Manila.
Services at tina Presbyteti an church
next Sabbath rs follows: Sabbath
school at 10 am topic, Lesson in Civ
ing" Public worship at IL am. preach
Ing by the pastor, subject, Resurrection
of the Body" Y.P.s.C,E at 80 p. M
topic, "The Iadwelling Presence leader
Mr.. James Van Gross. Public worship
at Z 80 p.m., topic ''The Closing Lecture
on Ideals" The choir will render in tn e
morning the anthem praise Ye the
Father" Gounod "Lead Me to Thee"
Bierly. A kind welcome to all these
services.
Sunday was good day for duck hunt
ing and as result many of our local
sportsmen were out wading through the
surrounding swamps in search of the
web-footed birds. The heavy rains
caused an overflow that is not desirable
on the part OF hunters, and as result
many of the spots where the sportsmen
usually rove were completely inundated.
Floods coming from overhead never i'm
pede the duck hunter, but to have such
underfoot, always serves to make his