Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-04-06
Tommy Jones is registered at the Per-

Aiu5s
Mrs. 7. W. Dilly and children retur
ed Wednesday to Scio..
: Ross Nicholas, NOW a Portland busine
man, has been visiting in Corvallis tn
3 week.
Mrs. L. A. Nash returned to her hon
: at Nashville, Wednesday, after q sho
. visit in Corvallis. -
Three hundred pair of the celebrate
"Bull Breeches" opened this week
Nolan & Callahaa's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Tunnicliffe, VIII
have been living at Roseburg for sever
months, have taken up their residence
Baker City. - -.
. The end of the winter term vacation I
the o A G. Terminated Thursday an
matriculalions have been made for th
spring terms work.
A return game OF indoor baseball be
tween the o A G and Salem Y. M. G.. A
is scheduled to occur at the college al
mory Friday evening, April 18th.
The bicycle tax becomes delinquen
Monday next. After this time wheel
are liable to seizure, and an additions
dollar will be necessary to secure thei
release.
Hon. E. L. Smith, of Hood River, ha
been appointed President of the Stat
Board of Horticulture to succeed Hon
H. B. Miller. His commission takes
effect April 9th.
! Ben Woldt leaves April 18th for visit
to Europe. Hewill probably be accom-
panied by Roman Zahn and Others from
this city. The objective point is the
Worlds Fair at Paris.
The number of voters to register last
week averaged seventeen per day. So
far this week the total number has
scarcely exceeded that figure. It will.be
the old story of the eleventh hour on
election day.
The new steel filing cases purchased
by the county court at Its January term
arrived last week and are now in place
in the vault Of the clerks office. These
cases cost $732, but they are handsome
and durable pieces of furniture and were
an absolute necessity as a protection. to
papers on file in the clerks Office.
Corvallis may have musical entsrtain-
ment for ten years before she is again
avored with a program as high class and
delightful as that furnished by the Louise
NJ. Brehaney Concert Co. at the opera
house, Thursday evening. Larger houses
should encourage Manager Groves
efforts to provide Corvallis something
really good in the nature Of entertain
nent.
There will be grand lecture at the
Opera house, Friday, April Is. by D. H.;
stovall, deputy supreme commander and
lecturer fer the Knights Of the
His subject will be ''Libsr-
y. Equality. Fraternity The press
hrougfout the state is unanimous in its
OF this address and the,
manner of its delivery. Corvallis is Mr..
'tovall's home and crowded house will
rect him. Admission 10. free. All are
nyited.
Mrs. Memminger left Wednesday for q.
hort visit in Pennsylvania. Mrs.
diller together with Mr.. Miller's father
nd mother leave the first of the week
or a trip through Michigan, which will
|elay their trip home until September.
v. P. M artyn and family left yesterday
or Portland, where they will make their
uturs home. These friends were all
endered reception at the home Of Mr..
nd Mrs. A. K. Miner. Thursday after
oon of last week.
One.ofthe leading features of the Ore
on Native Son. the excellent pu blica-
ion offered by the abovenamed order to
be public Of the Northwest, is series of
tories by Hon. Geo. A. Waggoner, of
his city. In the March number short
erial "Tales of the Mines" is commenc-
d. It is skillfully written and is
'orthy of Mr.. Waggoner wlio is not a
tranger to the reading public. He has
ivid imagination, keen observation.
plendid descriptive ability. and his style
] terse and original.
Some difficulty has been experienced,
:, -kbs "A Ilot;c Aeooo;ot;ov, ,f kha n A n
i securing trainer for the field games
q June. King. who seems to have
his services to a. number
organizations, has informed the
sam that it need not depend on him,
nd the management has secured Nc
cod, who is now training Stanford for
he Eastern meet, He is one of the best 7
'ainers in the country and will take I
barge of the boys about the 18th of this
,onth. Meanwhile the team is prac-
cling under the care of B. F. ,Buruett,
nd will be in fine .fettle when Mr.. Nc
cod arrives.
The first person in this county to take
dvantage Of the law, which offers a re-
ate OF road taxes to those usiug wide
ire wagons, is w. p. Mcfarland, OF
Vren. Mr., Mcfarland was in the city
aturday to pay his taxes, and az he |
ses wagon having 4-inch tires, he was
ranted rebatei1of So perr4wheel.. The
aw, the object of which is to encourage
he use of wide-tired vehicles, offers q
ebate of 81 per wheel >on all vehicles
laving tires which exceed three inches
q width, and 81 for each wheel if the
Tres are four iaches and the front and
lind tires do not run in the same track.
dr. McFarland's tires are four-inch, but