Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-03-23

Only about 40 bicycle tags have been
taken out of the sherlffs office up to date
Samuel A plin, prominent business
man of Corvallis, is registered at the st
: Charles Telegram.
Rev. L. M. Boozer will preach in the
Independent schoolhouse, Sunday morn
ing at IL o'clock and at Philomath in the
afternoon at o'clock.
J. G. Lindsey, travelling freight agent
: of the Rio Grande and Western Railway
was in the city in the interest of his
company Wednesday.
Fire destroyed the farm house and out
buildings on the property occupied by
Joseph Johnson, near Harrisburg las
week. The house was insured, but Mr.
Johnson's loss will be $3.50 or $500.
Te1egraphic advices from Sacramento
state that circumstances point strongly
to one Martin Westlake and brother as
the murderers of R. R. Watts, the finding
whose body was mentioned in these
columns asst week.
Professor Pratt took advantage of last
weeks vacation in the public school and
visited Portland, where he made a
thorough inspection of the work carried
on in the schools of that city. He feels
that he learned Lluch in the matter OF
school management by the visit.
An inspection Of the registry roll We'd
nesday disclosed rather an amusing fact.
Editor B. F. Irvine, of the Times, who
has persistently urged voters to come
and register has failed to pnt into practice
his own preaching. He has not regis
tered. This is one on Frank. But then
he doesn't expect 10 be taken ser iously
anyway.
Col. r. A. Miller, of Oregon City, will
deliver an address at the College chapel
this evening, on the subject, alexander,
the Great" He is an able and enter
tanning speaker and the lecture is sure o
be largely attended. Mrs. Miller, gran
president of the Native Daughters of
Oregon, will accompany her husband {,
and make an effort to organic e lodge
of this order in Corvallis.
Easter Sunday comes on April 18th,
this year. For the benefit of the many
who do no. know the reason for the
fixing of the date for Easter Sunday, We
give the following explanation: The
day celebrated as Easter Sunday is the
one fixed by the Council of Nicaea, A D,
325. 1t is always the first Sunday after
the 14th of a calendar moon, which hap
pens upon the next after March 2lst.
DR.. Logan, the physician in attendance
ON Recorder Gellatl US family, was in
the city Wednesday. Asked as to
whether, Recorder Gellatly was il or not
he replied in the negative. when his
little daughter was taken with the small
pox," said the doctor, Johnny was
feeling indisposed and believed he
might suffer an attack of this disease,
but he has not thus far. and think now
there is no danger" Mr. Gellatly's
little daughter is already convalescent.
Dennis H. Stovall, B. S., now repre-.
senting the order of K. o. 7. M. as grand
lecturer, is one of Oregon's rising literary
lights, 50 the critics aver. He is author
of neat little book os poems and short
stories entitled Heart of the Valley"
which has attracted wide and favorable
notice. The "Willamette," IAN Ore
gon Night" and "Bub Karaboo," contain
some rare poetic gems. and there is
promise of splendid literary ful6llment
in THE Spirit of the Haunted House,.
Cowboy Tom" and other sketches that
go to make up the interesting little
Misunderstanding Review.
Superintendent Denman's idea of
increasing the daily average of
attendance in the country schools by
offering County Roll of Honor nicely
framed to the school having the highest
average of attendance for three consec-
utive terms, is bearing fruit. District
No. 20, of which Prof. E.. E. Stair is
principal of schools is the first to win
Roll of Honor. For the third time this
district has won the banner of attendance
with an average of 100 per cent, and the
fact that every ether school in the county
has crowded yerv close for first place
makes the honor more to be a ppreciated.
Prof E. F. Pernot, Of the O A G is in
Salem tile guest of Geo. D. Goodhue of
the Oregon Poultry Journal. The object
of his visit to Marion eounty is to inves-
tigate the cause of death of numerous
chickens in the neighborhood of Macleay.
1t is believed that the disease is tuber-
culoses. Speaking of this matter the
Statesman says: The idea of the agri-
cultural college people is to discover
some way in which the diseases affecting
poultry in this state may be treated sue
cessfully. It is field of great useful
ness, considering the fact that the poul-
try business is on the upgrade and
increasing rapidly.
The big separator self-feeder and wind
stacker recently purchased from J. r.
Smith & Co., by Lindermau, Knots and
others came up on the boat Tuesday
night. Wednesday afternoon the dray
team of Whitesides Bros. was .hitched to
the big machine to draw it into the ware
house of the above named firm. The
team became frightened and started to
run. At this juncture the lines broke
and they were free to go. Fortunately
the dray had been left standing in their
path about SO yards distant aad into this
they went with smash, and one of the
horses was thrown. Aside from brok-
en- seat on the dray. no damage resulted.
An unsua1 treat is in store for this city
next Thursday evening in the visit here
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