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

Services viii :be conducted at th
Episcopal church next-Sabbath mornin
and evening by Bishop Morris. =
Miss Clara Irvine, who has bee
visiting friends In this city for the pas
several weeks, returns home today.
Several large mortgages have bee
cancelled this week, giving token OF tn
improved financial condition OF tn
farmers. of this county.
There will be an exciting game of in
door baseball played at the armor,
this evening between the GA G team
and the Salem Y. M. G. A.
Mrs. r. Churchill, Berlin, Vt. says
"Our baby was covered with running
| sores, DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cure
her." A specific for piles and skin dis
eases. Beware of worthless counterfeits
The first OF a series of rhetoricals to be
given mo nthly will occur at the colleg
chapel this afternoon. The genera
public is invited. The exercises viii
begin at 80 and will consist Of oration
by1six members of the senior class, which
will be intersperced with music. The
fruit growers convention will postpone
its work until the rhetorical is completed.
A reception was rendered Mr.. W. L
Patterson by about twenty of his friends
at the residence OF W. S. Linville or
Wednesday evening. Mr.. Patterson ex-
poets TO leave Monday for Baker CITY
where he will enter the abstract Office re-
Gently opened by J. A. Gellatly. Johnny
has as his associate in this enterprise 8
gentleman who is now treasurer of Baker
City.
The Mckinley Republican Club dele
gates to the state league convention
which meets in Portland, February. 9Th,
will probably leave on Mondays train.
A special rate has been made over the
railroad to the delegates. Two more
names have been added to the list OF
those who will represent the local club,
Geo. w. Denman and Brady Rurnett,
making eleven in all.
What is reported the most successful
and pleasant lodge entertainment given
this season, was the reception of the
Knights of the Maccabees and their
friends by the Lady Maccabees at their
hall Wednesday evening. A program
consisting of tableaux, solos, quaftets
and many novel features was rendered
after which refreshments were served.
The guests were high in their praise of
the ladies as entertainers.
Lester s. Bayley, of Orchard Valley,
Washington, died very suddenly at
Wilbur. Washington, January s0th. aged
AT years. He was the eldest son of ]. r.
Bayley, OF Newport, Oregon, and was
well known throughout Oregon and
Washington. He leaves wife and five
children. His sister Mrs. Jesse Wiley
resides in this city. Mr.. Bayley was a
stu dent in the Agricultural college in its
early days and was universally admired.
It has been suggested that Benton
county hold a local poultry show in
Corvallis next year, preliminary to
the meeting of the state association in
Portland. At this meeting all the birds
in this county could be placed ON exhibit
and the winners of premiums be ntered
in the show at Portland. Thus the
merits of local birds could become known
and no small measure of encouragement
be given to poultry raisers,
Investigation has proven that two
Mormon elders are at work in Eugene.
The literature they are distributing as
they 60 about from house to house advo-
eating their doctrine is summed up in
books and pamphlets, amongst which
are: '.Mr. Durant of Salt Lake City,
'sThat Mormon, ssA Friendly Discus
sion Upon Religious Subjects" and
Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ
Of Latter Day Saints; Its Faith and
The Moore Roberts Co. will appear at
the opera house next Friday and satur-
day, February 9th and 10th. This is posi-
lively the best attraction that has ever
visited our city. They recently played
seven weeks in Portland and are to open
there again on the 18th inst. On Feb. 8
they will play that great irish comedy
drama 'Mrs. Qinn's Twins" and on
night "The Silence of Dean
Maitland" This play had a run of IT
nights in Portland dnring last December.
the attraction is guaranteed
be first class and popular prices will
prevail 25 IS and so cents.
The Mite, the newsy little college
weekly has suspended publication. Its
publisher is student at the college and
found that the newspaper work was too
heavy.in connection with college studies
and will therefore refund all unexpired
subscriptions and cease publication.
The paper was started for the sole pur-
pose of paying the publishers edu-
cational expenses, and as this necessity
has been removed, his time will here
after be employed in studies. The move
is certainly wise one to those acquainted
with the particulars. It is impossible
for one to get the benefits of educati onal
without time to devote to
books and labo ratory, and this is the