Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-16

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Uatl goods are sold, We will sell our
entire stock OF glassware, crockery and
dishes, at great discount for limited
time only, to prove this call at Healy &
Howells grocery store or phone 273.
Mrs. R. Churchill, Berlin, vt. says,
"Our baby was covered with runui ing
sores, DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cured
her." A specific for piles and skin dis
eases. Beware of worthless count nterfeits.
The National Angora Goat Record AS
sociation filed articles Of incorporation
at Salem this week. The association
proposes to engage In the establishment,
maintenance and publication of record
of angora goats.
Corvallis grange will meet on the last
Saturday in February. The subject for
discussion will be ''The Poultry Ques-
tion' and all lovers of fowls are invited
to take part, and name their choice OF
breeds and their manner of treatment.
J. M. Nolan left for San Francis CO,
yesterday, accompanied by Mrs. Nolan,
They expect to be absent about four
weeks. Mrs. Nolan will assist in the
selection of a large stock of ladies goods
which Mr.. Nolan will purchase in the
bay city.
The steamer Ruth is probably the
first armed vessel to ascend the William
ette to this point. Last Friday she
steamed proudly up the river, her pass
engers and cargo protected by large
muzzle-loading cannon and sufficient
ammunition to reduce any city On this
water way. This weapon was consigned
to the Agricultural College and is a
present to the cadets from gentleman
in Oregon City. The first salute was
fred from it Tuesday morning, in honor
OF Lincoln birthday.
Tuesday morning last. Charles Lewis,
nephew of Mrs. E. ]. Lewis, of this
city, was killed by the accidental dis
charge of % caliber rifle while hunting.
Seeing bird he cooked the gun and
crept along the fence to a position where
he could easily shoot. In some way he
stumbled and fell, the gun being dis
charged. The ball entered his lead at
the nose, and penetrated the brain
causing instant death. The accident
occurred in field of Mr.. Wing. The
deceased was 10 years of age.
Mr.. Allan Wilson, one Of the original
stockholders in the Benton County Mills
and head miller for the past eight years,
has disposed of his one fourth interest
in this valuable property, Change of
climate for the benefit of Mrs. Wilson's
health induced Mr.. Wilson to take this
step. The excellent reputation of the
product of these mills abroad is due in
no small measure to Mr.. Wilson's ability
as miller and the company and the
community at large regret that illness
should compel him to seek change of
climate.
The plans of the Long Tom bridge sub
nitted by Henry Stone and adopted by
Secretary Root to whom they were sent
for his endorsement. The plans have
received the sanction of the secretary
and chief of engineers, subject to the fol-
lowing conditions: First, the engineer
officer of the United States army. in |
charge of this district, may supervise
its construction in order that the plans |
may be complied with; second, the clear
opening of the draw span shall be pro-
vided with such mechanical appliances
as shall insure its being opened or closed |
within the time of five minutes.
The boring out of the Spanish gun
captured at Manila has been completed |
at the Willamette Iron Work, and 12S
pounds of borings are the results. This
is enough to make medals for all the
Second Oregon volunteers, and some
over. General Summers is considering
the idea of using the surplus to make
several Thousand trophies, in the shape
of lapel buttons, to be sold for the bene-
fit of the monument fund. 1t is not
everyone who can wear medal made
from the Spanish gun, but many would
like tohave bit of it as souvenir, and
in this way quite an addition might be
made to the monument fund.
In the regular cantest in attendance
between the schools OF our county for the
Banner of Attendance the advanced
room of the Dusty school wins with an
attendance of SO per cent. Miss Ina
Barclay assistant in the same school in
the primary room came second with SO
per cent. This Is the second time tn at
the advanced room of this school has
won the banner. In winning it again
they will be entitled to county Roll of
Honor nicely framed. The next six
schools having the best attendance are:
District No. 70, 81 per cent; No, II, "a
per cent; No. 25, go per cent; No. Is, 81
per cent; No. 1, 80 per cent; No. IL, SO
per cent.
J. W. Walters has petitloned the Lane
county court asking that Long Tom river
and its tributaries Elk creek, Mott creek,
and Poodle creek, and their tributaries
lying within the county now being
navigable for any purpose whatever that
they be made of use as CO numerical high
ways for floating, transportation, and
booming of logs, timber or lumber,
within the meaning of ain act Of the
legisture passed In 1880. authorizing
CO unity courts of several counties to de-
clare such streams unnavigable, and to
fnrther authorize and provide for inn
proyement of said streams for commercial
| purposes. The petitioner further desires
as operator of a saw mill at Elmira to
lease said streams for term of years