Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-06

q Leave your orders for Vetch seed a
the Wilson Commission Company.
Yes, those pink buRdles came from
, Miller's. Many others come from Mil
ler's too.
Gene Simpson returned to town from
the country to take another look at his
Corvallis friends before departing fol
Astoria.
Parties wishing to visit the exposition
ut Portland may secure tickets over thu
], S. P. from Corvallis for one fare for the
round trip from october 9tl, to 10th.
The residence owned by Joshua Mason,
that stands just south of the Mason mil
linery store, has been redtted and il
now run as board and lodging house
being known as the Douglass board and
lodging house.
We call our readers attention to the
ad. of w. p. Lafferty. Increased bust.
ness has demanded an increased stock,
which in turn called for more shelf room
and Mr.. Lafferty has been compelled to
shelye his store from floor to ceiling.
| DIR. Standlee and family leave for Cam
Won city on Saturday, where the doctor
will begin the practice of medicine.
Their many friends wish DR.. Standlee
success in his new home. While here
he made for himself an extensive prac-
tice and gained many friends.
Mr.. Ed Clark left on Monday for
Westminster, B. c., where he goes to be
at the meeting of the Pacific Coast Fire
mems meeting. In that city next week
will be grand jubilee of the. fire chiefs
of the departments of the coast. Mr..
Clark goes to represent Corvallis firemen.
The shouse of G. Hodes is being re-
modelled. A new roof is to be put on
and the house is to be painted, which
when completed will have the appear
ance of new building. There are many
residences in the city that a bucket of
paint and little labor would double in
value.
Services at the Presbyterian church
next Sabbath at the usual hours; preach
ing by the pastor. The morning theme
will be, 1.-THE Lords Day." The even
ing subject. 'Prophecieso of Our Daughters
or Young Woman's Ideal Young Man"
Endeavor societies at the usual hours
Young people are earnestly invited to
the Y. P. S. c. E. at $50 and to the
the evening service. A cordial welcome
to ALL
The Multiplication & Division Cards
recently brought into the schools of the
county were distributed without cost to
the pupils. The addition and subtraction
cards can be had at the stationary estab- |
lishment Of Trask & Settlemire for ten
cents. Those desiring a full and COM
plete set should take advantage of the
opportunity and purchase those for sale /
at the Corvallis book store, Trask & |
Settlemire.
An Oregon printer, in making up the
forms in hurry the other day, got a
marriage notice and grecer's advertise
ment mixed mp SO that it read as. fol-
lows: "Jobn Brown and Ida Gray were
united in the holy. saur kraut by the
quart or barrel. Mr.. Brown is we'll
known young cod fish at ten cents per
pound, while the bride, Miss Gray, has
some nice pigs feet which will be sold |
cheaper than in any store in town."
There are few cities in the state that
have as green and fresh an appearance at |
the present time, as Corvallis. The
rains of the summer started the grass /
along the streets and byways to growing |
again, few flowers, that had laid by un-
til spring awoke with the warm rains.
produced their tender shoots and beauti-
fed their surroundings by their lovely
bloom. The leaves on the naples, how
eyer, have begun to turn brown: and ere
long the gentle rain drops will patter ON
the roof and the old Oregonian will know
that next June's rains have commenced |
A lady by the name of Mrs. E. A Hub
BILE was in the city this week in the in
terest of her work of having nlultiplica-
ton and division cards printed for dis
tribution among the pupils OF the public
schools of the county. The cards are at
tractively printed and on them is COM
plete multiplication and division table,
arranged in snch manner that the pupil
caA readily and easily learn them. By
the merchants showing liberal patron
age and placing their advertisements up
on the card, Mrs. Hubble was able to I
donate the cards to the schools, so that
every pupil in the county may have one
without cost.
Rev. Peart preached his farewell SER
mon at the Methodist church last Sunday
night. Wednesday, he and his wife |
departed for Astoria where he will fill the |
position of pastor Of the M. E. church in |
that city. Rev. Peart has made many
friends and has gained many admirers by |
his earnest and faithful work as leader |
OF the pastoral work here. The member
ship of the church has increased wonder
fully, and many other important and |
valuable additions have been made to the |
church through the services Of the pastor.
The church auditorium was crowded to
it's utmost on Sunday evening full of
eagerlistners to hear the. farewell words
OF the retiring pastor. The many friends
they leave behind, wish for Rev.
Peart and his wife the best Of success in
their new home.