Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-03-02
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LOCAL NEWS.

Attorney L. L. Swan, of Albany, visit
ed in this city Saturday and Sunday,
Miss Remoh Holland of Salem, il
visiting her sister Constance, who is
attending the o AC.
Smith & Taylor have had the front oi
their meat market newly painted, adding
much to its appearance.
Beginning March 10th the Sam L.
Shaw Co., Will offer weeks amusement
to Corvallis theatre goers.
Mr.. Wesley Todd visited old scenes
and companions in Corvallis this week
for the first time in two years.
Miss Adelaide Greffoz. is home from
her visit in Portland, end has resumed
her duties as bookkeeper with A. Hodes.
Wells Fargo & Co.'S delivery has again
changed hands. Grant Elgin is the new
proprietor, and he will assume charge
March 1st
The freshmen class at the 0 A G held
a reception at the armory Friday evening.
The ladies' of the Monmouth, basketball
team were guests.
Miss Kate Gerhard, who for the past
eight months has been at Olex, Oregon,
with the family of Sherman Wade,
arrived home last week.
Roy Raher and Adolph Peterson left
Wednesday for Idaho, where they 60 to
inspect some rich mineral deposits.
They hope 10 be millionaires before they
return.
MIR. T. Z. Wilson, former popular
Corvallis boy, but nov a commission
merchant of Portland, was in the city
several days the guest of his father, Mr..
B. w. Wilson.
Judge w. s. McFadden returned from
Portland, yesterday, where he has been
acting as counsel for the G. & E. railroad
in damage suit, which was being tried
In the Multnomah courts.
The populists have decided to hold
their state convention at Portland.
Thursday. April IL. at 10 am, the same
day and hour as the republican and
democratic state conventions
DIR. Thompson will assist in the funeral
services to be held over the remains of
Captain Geary at Eugene, upon its
arrival from San Francisco, where iG was
brought last week by the hearse ship
Hancock.
Albany is to have Socialist Club.
The object of the organization is not so
much for political as for educational pur-
poses. If this main object is fully
accomplished, the political feature will
be entirely eliminated.
The football mania has taken hold of
Eastern Oregon towns. The game is
now in full blast in that section. A
contest has;been arranged between Hepp-
ner and Pendleton teams, Pap"
McAllister being coach and center for
the pigskinners from the former city.
DIR. Carter came cut from Toledo, Sat-
urday to hear the lecture in the evening
by Joaquin Miller. They were school
mates togetherat Eugene In the early
days, and after th 9 lecture enjoyed q
conversation that touched upon events
and individuals long forgotten. The DR..
returned home Sunday.
Recorder J. A. Gellatly has found it
necessary TO remove his family from
Sumpter, whittier they moved some
weeks ago, on account of i'll health. The
climate in that section they found too
severe, and Mrs. Gellatly has returned
to Corvallis. Mr.. Gellatly is also here
for the present, at least.
A Sunday school rally and institute for
Sunday school improvement will be con-
Quoted by James Edmunds, sunday
school missionary for Oregon and Wash
ington of American Baptist Publication
Society, at 10 100 a. M, 200 p. m. and
7:30 p. m., in the Baptist church, this
city, ON March 9th and 7th.
Monday morning d. D. Berman trans
ferred his interest in the City Dray Co.
to Captain G.. A. Robinson and the firm
will hereafter be known as Henkle 8.
Robinson. Mr.. Berman has been en-
gagged in the hauling business in Cor
Wallis for the past four years. He is in
doubt as to his future movements, but
may leave in the spring for California.
The Young America Engine company
is to give ball on the 18th of March, {
st Patrick's Day ball in name and il
nature. Green will be The prevailing
color, and the Irish will receive specia
recognition. The Opera House will b.
decorated for the occasion and the granc
march will be to the measure of "Th'
Wearing of the Green" Shamrocks anc
rocks that are not sham will be charged
for admission.
The most hotly contested game o
basketball ever witnessed in this city
occurred at the armory Friday alter
noon, between the ladies of the o A
and Monmouth normal school teams
In team work the home players wer'
vastly superior to their opponents, bu
the latter played desperate individua
game. The score, % to 2, in favor o
GA G, does not show the difference il
the teams. for the local girls should hav'
had higher score bat for nervous
ness of the goal throwers in the earl.
stage OF the game. The ball was arount
their basket nearly all the time. Th'
work of Misses Inez Fuller, Mimi
Smith and Letia Ownesby, of the hom
team, and Miss Jennings of Monmouth
10 deserving Of special recognition.