Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-01-12
LOCAL NEWS.

Born to the wife of Mr.. Hansei, o
Jobs Addition, a daughter.
Mrs. Simpson and daughter. Ida, {
Newport, visited with Arthur Stimpso
in Corvallis, Sunday.
Prof. Ginn's class in vocal music wi
give an entertainment at Oak Ridge
church next Tuesday evening.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrk
George Sloan, of Forest Grove, is y;sitin
her maternal grandparents in this city
Mack Porter has sold two of hi
thoroughbred .Polled Angus bulls. TIL
purchaser was Mr.. Seavey, of Eugene
and the price paid was 5000.
Prof. w. A. CHM, teacher OF piano
organ. guitar and theory OF mnsic
Special work in voice culture. Lates
and best methods. Call at. Graham {
Wells for terms, etc.
Robert Golden, who served with the
Washington Volunteers in the Phil
ipoines, has reached his home in Marsh
field after long detention in the army
hospital at San Francisco.
Recorder Gellatly has forsaken the
vocation of farming. He has sold his
stock and implements to Mr. Ingram.
who came here recently from Kansas,
and has leased his farm to this gentle
man.
We hope TO see the Home Amusement
Company we'll patronized. 1t is a home
institution and the entertainments are
elevating, instructive, and amusing.
Their price Of admission is rs cents,
children 10 cents.
The choir of the Presbyterian church
was delightfully."- entertained at the par
sonage last Saturday evening, by the
pastor, DIR. Thompson. Lunch was
served and music and conversation filled
in the hours until parting.
Tile position recently held by Elvin
Newton at the big prune orchard, has
been resigned by him. and is now being
filed by Mr.. Schmidt. Mr.. Newton
will remain in Corvallis until the close
of the school year, when he will move
to his farm near Philomath.
Mr.. John Gault, full-back of the
GA c football team of 81, which held
the Northwest championship, was in
the city this week. John will attend
the @ A C next year, and he says that
a number Of prominent footballists from
Hillsboro have determined to come here
to school next season.
Last Sunday evening Postmaster john
SON had his attention called to the fact
that the chimney to his residence was
burning out by much smoke and flames
issuing therefronl A liberal use of pres
ence of mind and au internal application
of table salt, extingui shed the flames
and prevented the calling out of the
fire department.
Go and hear some of the best soloists,
quartets and orchestra work of New
York city rendered on Edisons Latest
Mammoth Grand Concert Machine,
Monday night January 18th at the
opera house 1t will startle, surprise
and please you. Miss Faye Swick the
elocutionist is specialist in comic rem
ditions. The daily Oregonian and other
papers of different places where she has
appeared speak very highly of her.
Clerk of the County Court Holmes has
been confronted with another registration
problem, says the Oregonian. Some ex-
soldiers of foreign birth seem to be of the
opinion that their discharge papers make
full citizens of them, and have for years
been voting on the strength of the dis
charge from the United States army, but
the law is to the contrary, and they will
have to take out citizens papers, which
is very easy thing to be done.
Miss Faye Swick who appears as
e,ocutionist in the entertainment to be
given here January 18th by the Home
Amusement Company is we'll known in
this city, where she has numerous rela-
tives. Her Interpretation is said to be
scholarly and her delivery natural and
graceful. The Oregonian has said of her
"Miss Swick the popular elocutionist.
charmed her audience with her rendition
of The Confessional which showed her
strong dramatic power"
Yesterday evening. just altar the G &
E train left Shelburn, ID. Hedges, pass
enger on the train, assailed conductor
J. P. McErlane. The conductor drop
ped the matter, but when the train
reached Albany, Hedges renewed the
assault at the depot, and blood flowed
lively. Hedges has one hand off. A
gun was dropped by him on the platform
during the fight, but whether he attempt
ed to use it or not does not appear clearly
Hedges was arrested last night for carry.
ing concealed weapons and was locked
up in the county Jail by Sheriff Munkers
He is resident of Shelburn.-Herald.
Lake Doris, formerly of Independ
ence, has resigned his position at Eugene
aud takes another in an implement house
i'm Stockton, Cal. Lake was IN town
Monday and Tuesday. Mrs. Doris came
up from McMinnville and met him here
to bid him goodbye. Mr.. Doris is an
excellent hardware man and we wish
him success in his new location. AS
soon as he is settled Mrs. Doris will
ioin him at Stockton Side
Previous to locating in Independence
Mr.. Doris was engaged in the hardware
business in Corvallis. He has the energy
and ability to fill any position in the
business.