Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-04-20

Mrs. NJ. P. Burnett returned yester
day from Portland, whittier she had beer
TO receive medical attendance, much i'm.
proved in health.
Special Easter services we're conducted
in all the Corvallis churches and the in
terror of the edifces were fittingly and
artistically decorated.
Mrs. John Whitaker, who has been
an invalid for the past two years, Will be
taken to the hospital in Portland, today,
. where it is expected she will undergo an
operation.
Bishop R. Dubs, of. Chicago, will preach
in the United Evangelical church on
Sunday, April %. Bishop Dnbs is we'll
known and needs no introduction TO the
people of Corvallis.
If everything has progressed as desired
the work on the bicycle path between
here and Albany is now in progress un-
der the supervision of the committee on
bicycle construction.
The Sunday evening service at the
United Evangelical church will be con
Quoted by the young people OF the
church. Sunday School and K. L. G. E..
as usual All invited.
Next Thursday evening the people OF
Corvallis will have the valuable opportC-
nifty of being entertained by Gov. Bob
Taylor, of Tennessee. Speaking of his
al n,,1l f1,,
was sandwiched in when least expected,
and it sent his audience into roars of
laughter" 4
johnson Odeneal, for long years
printer of his city, became an inmate of
the poor house last Monday. Old age
2 and want are two spectres that never
fail to strike terror to the hardest heart,
and to one familiar with johnson Ode
Meals history, with his struggle against
infirmity and adversity of the past few
years, there is something about this last
and most unwelcome of all calamities
that brings flood of sympathy for the
peor old nan. n
y The performance by Barlow's min
strels at the opera house Tuesday even
ing fulfilled every promise and far ex-
ceeded all expectations. 1t eclipsed
every thing in the way of minstrelsy ever
seen in Corvallis, with the possible ex
ception eff Gorton's famous company.
The performers are all artists and out
niger the Niger at every turn. The
band and orchestra are superb and the
vocalists are pleasing entertainers. A
more liberal attendance should encourage
the bringing ef such troups to Corvallis.
At high noon Wednesday. ia Baker
City, occurred the wedding of Mr.. Walter
Palmer and Miss Jennie Gellatly. Mr..
Palmer is young business man of
Baker City. He is well-known in Cor
wallis, where he graduated from the o
A G in 1898. While student here he
gained the respect of everyone for his
exemplary behavior and manly charac-
ter. Miss Gellatly has grown to woman
hood in this community and her family
is one of the most highly esteemed in
the county. Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer will
make their future home In Baker City.
The death of w. G. Crawford occurred
in East Portland Tuesday night. The |
remains will be inferred today at Oregon
City by Multnomah Lodge of Free and |
Accepted Masons. A briet dispatch was
the only information at hand at press
time, but the impression is that his death |
was caused consumption. Mr.. CraU-
ford was for many years a resident of
this city and at one time had a jewelers. !
shop in Graham & Wells drug store. He
left Corvallis about '92.or '93 His wife, |
who survives him, is daughter of the
late M. P. Briggs. His many friends in
this city will feel sad to hear of his
demise.
A few days ago the o team began
training for the field day sports which
are to take place at Salem, June End.
They will have strong team, perhaps
forty men all told, about thirty of whom
have gone into training. Among the
new timber are 10 be found, in the mile |
and a half events, Van Orsdal, Harding
and Humphreys. In pole-vaulting, Har-
old Woodcock is doing good work, while
In the juggling of weights Burnaught
and Smith are enlisted. In the mile |
walk Thompson and Zercher will be |
placed and in jumping, Scott, Ham
ilton and Derby are showing up
well. About Wednesday the boys at
the college expect trainer Mcleod to
arrive He will terminate his engage
ment at Stanford tomorrow and will
proceed here with all dispatch.
The all absorbing question at present
in this vicinity is to what extent the
fruit crop has been damaged by the re-
cent frost? 4 canvass among men in=
terested in fruit does not shed much light
on the real state of affairs, as there are
many different opinions. D. c.. Rose
thinks that about 85 per cent OF his
Italian prune crop is rulaed, while Robt.
johnson, manager of the Benton County
Prune Co.'s orchard, does not think the
big orchard has suffered serious injury
sSudste, but says it is yet too early to Gs-
Kith cert ainty what the damage
M has affected the various
6ptly, the most advanced
greatest. In regard to
stleman stated that his
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