Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-12-15
Plaid Skirts
S. E. Young & Son.
Albany, Oregon.
LOCAL NEWS.

AIB. JdLueS OalDr6aLu, VI fOfGlanQ, is
visiting at the home of Thomas Bur
nett.
Rev. L. M. Boozer will preach in the
Mt. View school honse Sunday afternoon
at three O'Clock.
A Portland man has bought 25,00t
pounds of wool at Ashland, paying from
l5 to Is cents per pound for the same.
John Van Gross is home again, having
closed three months term of school il
the Mountain View district last Friday,
Walter Shelly, of E ugene, veteran o
the Spanish war, has been granted 9
pension OF $l4 per month for the loss OF
an eye.
A new post Office. to be known as
Fern, has been established on Beaver
creek, AZ miles south of Philomath.
Edwin L. Davis is postmaster.
Mr.. Nels FL. Wheeler aud Mrs. Flora
Clifton were married by Rev. F. w. Par
ker at the residence of the BRIDES par
ents in Albany last Saturday evening.
For the first time in months the fire
alarm was sounded Wednesday forenoon.
The blaze was only the burning out of
a 1ue of the James Cauthorn residence
and no damage resulted.
Revival services are in progress at the
United Evangelical church, conducted by
the pastor Rev. In. Boozer. Services
every evening at seven thirty. A cordial
invitation is extended to the public.
The steamer City of Eugene left Port
land Monday morning for Eugene. She
took on 1000 sacks of wheat at Spring
Hill for Corvallis. The steamer pro-
ceeded upthe river as far as Eugene.
/ The state board of agriculture at a
meeting at Salem Tuesday night elected
the following officers President, W. FL.
Wehrsng, of Hillsboro; vice-president,
J. I'll. Settlemler, of Woodburn; secretary
M. D. Wi sdom, Of Portland; treasurer,
A. Bush of Salem.
Shrewd farmers, who gee evidence of
cattle famine in this section in very few
years, are preparing to meet it. Mr..
VIM Gellatly is of this number, Last
Friday he brought from McMinnville go
head of feeders which were taken to his
ranch in this county.
Epworth League of M. E. Church
South was entertained by Misses Ida
Wright. Francis Currin, Thella Rickard
and Mrs. w. A. Buchanan at the home
of Miss Right. last Saturday evening.
A very enjoyable time was spent in play
ing games, and refreshments were served
w. H. Beach, class of 90 o G, who
was coach for the basketball team last
year has been again engaged in that cap
acity and i'll soon arrive to take charge
of the team. His many friends will be
glad to see him return, feeling sure that
under his efficient coaching our team
will easily win the championship.
Rev, G. G. Polling, PHI. D.. will be in
the city over Sunday. Rev. Polling will
preach in the United Evangelical chnrch
on Saturday evening at 7:30, Sunday at
IL am. and Z 80 pm. At 2 80 pm. an
old fashioned love feast will be held in the
church. Rev. Polling will remain part of
the next week to assist in the meetings.
Mr.. A. f. Peterson returned Monday
from Nero, Sherman comfy, where he
has been for the past several months
building a court house for that county.
The people and press of the county
speaks highly of Mr.. Peterson's work,
and letter OF recommendation, signed
by the architect and county officers, was
given him.
Some months ago we told our readers
of an operation undergone by Mr.. Henry
Elliott, of Monroe, for removal of O can
Ger from his face, which gave every indi-
cation of being successful. This week
he passed through Corvallis, enroute for
Kelso, WASH, to seek treatment from
cancer specialist He believes that ap-
plication of the knife has been harmful,
if anything.
A Monroe correspondent says: Tho
two large Towering mills at this place
will close down for few days, on ac-
count OF lack ofroom in which to store
the flour. This state of affairs is caused
by the failure of the river steamer Eu-
gene to come up to this point and take
out cargo. AS the water in the sloughs
is too high to allow the flour to be hauled
to the Willamette just at present, con-
gestion of that article has accumulated
on the hands OF the millers.
Fifteen hundred cattle are to be ship
ped to one concern in Seattle within the
coming few davs from Pendleton They
were bought in the vicinity of Union and
in Wallowa county. The first shipment
was made Saturday, and the remainder
are to go on from day to day until the
entire 1900 head shall have been sent
out. The present valuation Of this big
band to the growers is about 100000,
current prices being $3.65 per 100 pounds
for steers fit for beef.
Novel entertainment was offered her
friends, by Mrs. Mary Rryson at her
home on Seventh street on the evening
of the 7th. "a tour of the United
States" was made and enjoyed BY all
present. Each guest was presented with
card, upon which was placed the
names of thirty of out principal cities.
Ingenious devices were gotten up to sug-
gest the names of. these cities, and the
number who showed their knowledge of
geography by guessing all correctly, was
surprising