Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-01-19
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LOCAL NEWS.

GUOHA N1WSa
Born, last Saturday, to the wife o
Hank Hays, SON.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Thos. White.
horn, last Monday, son.
Ernest Elliott is now proprietor of th,
postoffice drugstore at Lebanon.
Thirty members are now numbered il
the Farmers Short Course at the college
Genial Pete Abbey, known to every
visitor to, Newport, was a Corvallis visi
tor this week.
Miss Esther Avery is home from Stan.
ford university where she has been
attending school.
The Knights of the Mactabses will
hold their semi-annual installation nexi
Wednesday evening,
Dennis Stoyall is meeting with much
success in his lecture tour for the Macca-
bees. He is now at Myrtle Point.
Mrs. Garrow left for Portland, Monday,
with her little son and daughter. The
children will receive medical attention.
There will be the reaa'ar services on
Sunday in the United Evangelical church
Rev. l. M. Boozer will pIeace morning
and evening. a cordial invitation ex-
tended 10 all.
The Christian Endeayor of the Presby-
terrain church will entertain their friends
with Progressive jenkins in ihe urch
this Friday evening. About Il vita
tions have been j, sued.
Prof. w. A. CHM desires all who wish
to takea sass course in vocal music, to
meet him at the 1st M. E, church, Friday
evening Jan. 10th, at which time the
class organization will be perfe ed.
MIR. Joe E5ner, wife and little daughter,
are visiting with Mrs. Ebner's mother,
Mrs. Mary Thompson. Mr.. Ebue has
experienced very poo- health at his ome
in Albina and it is hoped that his visit
to this city willproye beneficial.
The most enjoyable and successful
dancing party given by the firemen this
season was that held at their hall last
Saturday evening. Over fifty couples
participated, and the music is reported
excellent Much credit is due those who
have the management of these parties in
hand.
Mr.. G. FL. james, of B.odgett, visited
1fTsa T. -
enc time connected with the edit oriaf
staff of the Gazette. He noticed the vast
contrast between the present commodi-
Gus quarters and modern machinery and
convenielces of this office as compared
with conditions when he was on the
paper.
o. V: Hurt le w nesday for visit
with his parents ana other relatives at
Oakland City. Indiana. He left this
city of his boyhood % years ago, and
this will be his second visit home in ten
years. Mr.. Hurt will visit Salt Lake
City, Denvsr, st. Louis, and other promi
nent cities and will be absent about three
weeks.
At a meeting held in Philomath, Tues
day, it was decided to bond the school
district tor $2500, to raise money to build
a new kchoolhouse. A few weeks ago
l0-mill tax was levied, which with the
bonds, will make abont $500 available
for the new building. Work will be
commenced as soon as lumber can be
gotten on the ground in the spring.
The City Lumber Yards, recently
purchased by ]. B. and G. w. Irvine.
are now well stocked with every thing in
the shape of building lumber. 1t is the
intention of the new proprietors to de-
velop this enterprise, until it is one of
the leading industries of Corvallis. They
are prepared to fill orders for flooring,
Gel ing. fencing, heavy tinbers and
everything of this nature
Corvallis has furnished her quota to
every band of gold seekers that have
rushed to new diggings since the Kloa-
dixie discovery. Sumpter is to have her
share and every day brings to light new
names of those who have their intention
to go to Cape Nome. Tommy Jones has
secured birth on the Elder which is
dated to sail May 18th and George Bowers
snd VIM Ridenour wired We he lay to
secure trausporta on.
District No. 23s advanced room won
the banner OF attendance for having the
1,fChocf Of of y1o
schools of the county for the month of
December. Prof. E. E. Starr is N charge
OF the above room. The per eent made
was 80 per cent. The next five schools
that had the best attendance were:
District No. l, 90 per cent: 83, per
cent; 4, 81 per cent; II, 81 per 5ent;
25, 70 per cent. The teachers in charge
OF these schools are Lottie Herbers, Grace
Huff. Hattie Williams, T. J. Risley,
Delphena Heanel, respectively.
Harry Holgate returned home Sunday
from Astoria, where he has been for
several months. He intends remaining
here until he leaves for Washington in
March. The Astorian pays HIM the
following compliment: II. l.. Holgate,
who for several months past has been
connected with the Astorian in the capa-
city of city editor, has resigned his posi-
ton to accept an executive position in
the census department at Washington,
D, e. Relng a young man OF polish and
ability he leaves many friends in Astoria.
G. Eugene Dunkel, who for the past ten
years has been connected with leadin g
dailies in Gallo ia, succeeds Mr.. Hol-
gate at the Ioca des 8.