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

ADDITIONAL LOCAL
Mr.. and Mrs. Waite Smith, of Hal
sey, were in the city on Thursday, visit
ing friends and acquaiutances.
Miss Helen Holgate has been employed
by President Catch as stenographer fol
the college and station. She began worl
yesterday.
Miss Harriet Heron, of Monroe, wa
in the city ON Wednesday and Thursday
| making her many friends of the colleg
pleasant visit.
Joe Dutten and family, of this cit,
have gone to Salem where they vii
locate if a suitable farm can be secure
near that city.
There was corn man in town Tues
day and Wednesday and all told, he re
moved an entire sscrib'' from the severa
sufferers in Corvallis.
Rev. Z. NJ, Boozer will preach at tn
Independent school house Sunday morn
ing at IL, and at Philomath in the
afternoon at o'clock.
E. E. Starr, of Yoncala, was in the
city Sunday, visiting friends. Mr.. Starr
will begin term of school Monday nea
Corvallis s.-Roseburg Review.
The Salvation Army people have been
having just a few extra attractions at
their meetings during the past week, it
being the time for their regular annual
harvest festival.
Rev. L. Myron Boozer will preach in
the United Evangelical church Sunday
evening at z 80. Sunday School at 10 a.
m. Christian Endeavor at 6 80 pm. A
cordial welcome to all.
The mining interests OF the state are
very active. Much development work is
being done. Old mines are paying well
and work is being pushed to the utmost.
New strikes are being made almost daily
and large amounts of capital are being
put into properties which were discovered
long go and have been lying idle. TAX
en- all in all sOregon mines are now look
ing up and there does not seem to be any
need for rush to the frozen regions of
Alaska to find the longed for Eldorado of
the gold hunters.
The lumber interests of Oregon are be-
ing pushed as they have never been be-
fore. All through the timber district the
old mills that have stood idle for a. long
time in the past, are now being put into
active operation. Many new mills have
been built this year and being run at the
present time with most brilliant and
out look for their future sue
cess. Taking the mills of Oregon as a
whole their out put at present is more
than double what it was only two years
ago. A large number of small mills have
been added. The beginning of new CEN
tury will see the out put of the mills of
Oregon cutting wide swath in the coast
trade.
There. has been constant stream of
wagons into the city during the pas t
week, loaded with wheat, as the farmers
brought the representative Of their years
work into market to be turned into
gold. Many of the farmers are holding
for higher prices, though the chances for
4 rise in the local market at anything
ike an early date are very slim, as one
Did farmer was heard to remark on the
street the other day, Its kind Nv
cameo chance any how, an ye might as
we'll ante up now an take chances on the
'take.'' The Corvallis market is gov
,rned altogether by the Portland market,
IN until the prices advance in that city.
Use cannot be expected here. At pres
mt wheat is on the advance in San Fran
:isco and declining in Portland.
Among Corvallis business men who by
heir energy and push have gained the
confidence and patronage of the people,
loae have made more progressive strides
n this direction than L. L. Howell.
Coming into the community short time
Igo an entire stranger, he was placed at
/ disadvantage, but his energetic and bus
ness ability soon showed themselves and
Is a. result he soon won the patronage OF
| large number of our citizens. His
,uainess has increased to such an extent
le has found it necessary to increase his
Itock of goods and remove his store to a
arger building just south of the one he
ormerly occupied. Corvallis, like all
titles can always find room for men of
business and honesty, and such people
,oming into our midst will have no
rouble in doing well in whatever pur.
'uit they may take up.