Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-01-26
The Lady Maccabees will give a ba

The Lady Maccabees will give a pa
early in February.
It is n matter worthy of comment tha
not single marriage license has beer
issued in this county since the beginin
o: the year 1900.
day from Toledo where he has beel
attending court.
i Peter Dunno, the Chicago journalist
and originator of "Mr. Dooley," is il
Portland on his way to Grants Pass wher
he will take a vacation in the mo untains
Jack Allphin, we'll known in Corvalli
and. ia fact, all over the state, fell off o
the side walk at Toledo, Wednesda,
evening, and sustained a fracture OF hi
sho ulder and arm.
Prof. w. A. CHM desires all who wist
to take class course in vocal music, te
meet him at the 1st M. E. church, Friday
evening. Jan. 10th, at which time the
class organization will be perfected.
Corvallis is to have ca mpaign band
Organization has already been effected
Time was when Corvallis had the best
band for the number of pieces in the
state, and some of the wheel horses are
still hereabouts.
The young people of the Christian
church will give ''Night Cap" social
next Saturday evening at the reading
rooms on Main street. An offering OF
10 cents at the door will secure admis-
lsion and night cap.
The county clerk is in receipt Of a
petition signed by fifty citizens to estab-
ish free ferry on the Long Tom at the
crossing formerly known as the Kittridge
bridge. This will receive attention at
the next term of the circuit court.
Services at the Presbyteriaz church as
usual next Sabbath. Sabbath school at
10 a. M; preaching at IL a. m. and 1880
p. M; song service at p. m.; Y. P. S.
G. E. at 80 p. m. A very kind well
come to all these services. Strangers are
cordially invited and seats reserved
specially for students.
A Forest Grove correspondent to the
Oregonian gives the following item:
The sheriffs Office yesterday sold the
effects of Anstin Craig, editor of the
Forest Grove Hatchet, to satisfy judge
ment in favor OF the American Type
Founders Company of Portland. Craig
ha disposed of nearly all materials,
VIII ich had been purchased from the
company on open account, and the sale
of the property, over and above exempt
ion, netted $7.S5.
Rev. H. F. Dennis, formerly of Weston,
died from heart failure, at Corvallis,
January 10. Rev. F. G. Adkins, of
Grande Ronde valley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Meadows, of Reppner, and c. M. White
head, relatives of the deceased, attended
the funeral which was held at Weston
Monday at the Meth odist church. The
interment took place at the Weston
cemetery, where the body was laid to
rest beside the aged mans wife, who
died several years ago at Weston.-I
Pendleton Tribune.
The steamer Gypsy arrived Monday |
afternoon from her fourth trip to Monroe.
She left tehre at 80 a. m. and reached |
Corvallis shortly after p. m. carrying
rs tons of freight. At the time the Will
annette was eight feet above low water
1t Corvallis, and the shallowest water
ound in the Long Tom was 31k feet.
Ia the four trips the Gypsy has brought
away from Monroe 200 tons of flour, rs
ons of oats, 30 tons Of millstufs, and o
arge amount of farm produce. There is
10 longer any question about the naviga-
'ility OF the Long Tom, when there is a
'roper stage of water in the willamette.
A correspondent of Hood River Glacier
ays of the poultry business of the
ountry: Last year the poultry produc-
ion reached the enormous sum of I,
SOC, ,00O, 900, or sum greater than the
eturn from cotton, wheat and cattle, and
till this country imported in 1896.
{, 200, 900, dozen of eggs from Canada,
Torway, Sweden and other foreign lands.
n California, last year, over $2,50O, 900 of
oultry products were imported from the {
EASTERN states. Oregon produces annual i
Z less than one per cent of the poultry 6
roducts of the United States, and ships |
4 thousands of dollars worth of eggs. 7
n view of these facts, it seems to be be- Q
ord dispute that poultry can be made
, Weld handsome profit. IL