Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-01-05

A letter from Mr.. S. L. Kline, who Is
now in San Francisco, states that his
wife is rapidly recovering from the
effects OF her accident, details of which
were printed in this paper last week.
A splendid piece of pen work is that
which appears in the January number of
the Barometer. 1t is an illustration in a
serial story and the artist, Robt. Lanka
| is student of the o A G. He gives
prom ise OF becoming one of the foremost
artists in the country,
Parties returning from the play Tues
day evening, tell OF a gay gentleman Of
mature years undertaking to thrust his
attentions upon a couple of young girls
ON their way home from the theater.
They traunced him roundly with their
umbrellas for his impudence.
Services at the Presbyterian church
next Sabbath will be of more than ordi-
nary interest. In the morning elders
will be re-installed aud deacons ordain ed
followed with the receptions of members
and communion service, Evening SER
vice at 7 80. A very kind welcome to
all.
Speaking of Judge Hamilton's decis-
ion in the water case, a member of the
water company said yesterday, 'It's
political move ON the part of His Honor.
do not know what action our attorneys
McFadden and Weatherford, have deci-
ded to take in the matter, but the last
has not been heard of it,
January l, 1900, was ushered in with
the booming of anvils, ringing of bells
and blowing of whistles. Half of the
population of Corvallis sat watching
1899 expire. New Years day was appro-
priately observed, public Offices and busi-
ness houses being closed, while citizens
enjoyed the warm sunshine in holiday
attire.
Miss Bertha Mercer had the misfortune
recently, to lose one of her valuable
Shorthorn cows,s ,sits death resulting from
tuberculosis. Miss Mercer is daughter
of our county surveyor and she owns a
stock farm at Summer Lake in Lake
county. The cow was got by the
Seventh Earl of Darlington, No. 66011.
and she was bred by Laddss& Read, of
Portland. She was valued at $50.
At the annual congregational meeting
of the Presbyterian church recently held.
the following officers were elected to fill
vacancies that occurred: Elders, Caleb
Davis and ] w Crawford; deacons, Tay-
lor Porter, D. w. Prichard, J. I'll. Hughes
and J. A. J. Flemming; superintendent
of Sabbath school, J. Fred Yates; assist
ant superintendent, DR.. L. G.. Altman.
Barnum Lodge I. o. o. +. installed
the following officers at its meeting
Tuesday evening. Geo w DENIM an,
NC, VIM Porter, VS.: G w Henkle,
Treas; Geo E Smith, R s N GIT Phil
ips, LING; q W Shaw, R S s; VIM
Broders, L S s.; Geo Garrett, G.;
TT Creighton, o G; S L Hays, Con;
VIM Bogue, L v G.; III H Cronise. r
vG; s N Wilkins, D D 6 NJ; G A Barn
hart. Rec Secty.
William Buoy has leased the DR.. Rich
ranch, now occupied by Gust Forssell
and will engage in the live stock and
poultry business. His father, who arr
rived from Philomath Wednesday even
ing, will have charge of the place as
William is too young to go it alone.
They have the correct idea and will
certainly succeed. MIR. Forssell, we un-
derstand, will move onto ranch near
Elk City.-Lincoln Leader.
A painful aud serious accident over
took young man named Miesner, while
hunting ducks eight or nine miles above
town Sunday. The firing pin of his
shot gun penetrated the cap of shell
and piece of the powder was driven into
the ball of his eye. Nearly crazy with
pain, he was brought to Corvallis and
after an hours work DR.. Cathey sue
ceeded in extracting the grain of powder
and relieving the injured member.
Oscar Tom offers the following remedy
for the disease which killed so many
goats in that section last winter. He
says it has been tried with success in that
section: Mix thoroughly two pounds of
sulphur aad one pound of ginger. To
one pound of the mixture add five to ten
drops of pedoffolin and five to ten drops
of zymocide. Mix the dose in a little
water until it is wet and then add water
and drench. Give it twice day for
week.
E. B. Oglium, of Captain Langftt's
Office, has just returned from trip up
the Willamette, says the Telegram. He
went up to inspect the revetment work
being done at Corvallis. He says about
200 feet of the revetment has been con-
structed and that with good weather it
should be completed within short time.
The entire wall is to be 1000 teet in
length, and is for the purpose of prevent.
ing change in the channel of the river
at that point.
Prof. A. B. Cordley who has been on a
prof essional visit to the East for the past
six months, arrived with his wife in
Corvallis, Friday. The night before
Thanksgiving, while enroute from Ithaca
to New York on the Delaware & Lacha-
wanna railroad, the train was wrecked
and more than 20 passengers killed and
so others seriously injured. He occupied
back seat in coach near the rear of
the train and about o'clock in the
evening, without warning, the train was
crashed into by train approaching from
the rear. Three men seated near the