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About Oregon union. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1897)
OREGON UNION. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, I897. -Market Reports. Correcu-tl weekly at the hour of going to press. PORTLAND. CORVALLIS. Wheat, 79c: 65c Flour, 4 bbl 4.10 "Oats, S3 c 23c Barley, $18 to 19 ton Bran, 14.00 ton 12.00 Hay, Timothy, btiled, 12 and 12.50 10X0 ' Wild, 9 to 10 Butter, 25 and 45 Eggs, 22c doz Chickens, 2 and 2.30 doz ....... Potatoes, 35 to 40c sack Onions, lc lb .....V Hops, 8 to 13 for new crop . . . Wool, Valley, 14 to 10c pound . Hogs, dressed, 1.50 to 5 Beef, " 4 to 5 Mutton, 5 . . . 30 and 40 2-5 .2.00 and 2.0O 37c , 11-2 13 to 15 4.50 4 4 ADDles. 33C to 40c b .x-. 20 to 25 Wheat Bags, 5 to 5 1-2 per 10J 5 to 5 1-2 Cascara Bark 1 1-4C Without Much Ceremonv. -On Tuesday evening about 7 o'clock there was a gentle rap on the United Evangel ical parsonage door, and on opening it there appeared a bright young man well known in Corvallis, armed wtth a mar riage license, and the girl he didn't leave behind him. In less than fifteen minutes "they who had been twain, started out in "the world with but one name." The contracting parties were Arthur rienkle and LeoU Cline.. Rev. B. J. Kelly tied the knot. ' Last Struggle. A. C. Woodcock, the referee in the matter of the $20,000, or thereabouts, received by the court from the proceeds of the sale of the " steamship Willamette Valley, has filed his decision. It awards the money, after deducting exr. enses, to the O. C & E. R. R. as successors to the purchasers of the road. . If the decision is sustained by the courts the O. C. & E. will get about $ 1 7,000.. A motion was made to rectify the findings, but objections were filed by Wallis Nash and L. Flinn, and the mat ter will probably go over to the next term of court in January. Football. We are not a football sharp, but we, vith every o.her citizen of Corvallis, threw our hat in the air last Saturday when the news came that the O. A- C. bbys defeated the Eugene team by a- handsome score. And now that the excitement of the event is over we want to say that it is not so much the doing of it, as the manly honest-way it was done that gives pleasure ' to every body. The Eugene papers all speak in the highest terms of our beys, and in return our boys have only words of piaise far the Eugene team and the citizens generally. Boys, that is sport, pure and unadulterated; sport that leaves no shame behind it. Musical Feast. The musical re cital given by the Misses Ellis and Nash at the M. E. Church last Friday was the musical event of the season, thus far. Miss Ellis has a beautiful voice, highly cultivated, and judges of music say that the performance of Miss Nash on the piano was extraordinary; it surprised every oneiiot acquainted with the music al talent of the Nash family. The gifted brother of Miss Nash, Mr. Gifford Nash from the . Eugene University added to the enjoyment by accompaniments only, being doubtless unwilling to display his greater and more , matured talents, in rivalry with his young sister. A Pioneer's Son. John Ganger, one of Oregon's native sons' was in town oti the 20th. Mr. Garnier's father was a Hudson Bay Company trapper, and settled n the Alsea Bay in 1830. - John was boin there, and reared along the old Pacific coast, and there is not a stream six feet wide between the Columbia river and 'the Sacramento, that he is not familiar with; having spent all his younger days trapping and hunting. He is now sixty years old, -and looks little more than half his years He is. an intelligent up to dute man, and has 'a comfortable heme on the Siletz where he expects to spend the remainder of his days. The Prince of Comedians. In the coming of Alba Heywood anj his peer less company to Corvallis on Saturday of this week, our people are promised an evening's entertainment that will be sure to please them. That Mr. Heywood lias already appeared twice in Corvallis and given entire satisfaction, is a sufficient guarantee that he will present an at traction at this time worthy of patronage. The company is one of more than ordi nary excellence. Mr. Heywood himself is a versatile artist in character sketches, a sweet singer and unqtuous story teller; Miss Drescher is a brilliant and finished violinist; Mr. Talley possesses a wonder ful tenor voice, and the songs he sings can be understood and felt. There will be no number on the progtam that is no. . entertaining and fully up to the standard. Tickets, tnay jje had for reserved seats at Gerhard's.7 At- the Winkle lake back of Irwin's Buttes fishing for catfish is just now all the rage; but the boys have discovered a sea monster lately in the Lake and are getting shy about fooling aronnd there. It is some kind of a fish about six feet long and is probably a strugeon that strayed in therefrom the Wil lamette river since the high water. LOCAL KEWS. C M. Starr is around again after wrestling with the grip The rivt-r boatw are kept 'us . I now hauling grain to market. Manly Currier, of Beaver Creek, was in town Tuesday on business. Miss' Bessie Barker is visiting the Missess Linville this week. Geo. AVhiteside has purchased the de livery outfit from Lee Henkle. Good potatoes free from blight or rot ate now in demand at a fair price. J. B. Goolwin, of the Bellfountain neighborhood, was in town Tuesday. The S. P. train was one hour, late Wednesday. It was delayed in Port land. Send the Union to some friend for a Xraas present, it only costs $1.00 for one year. Miss Birdie Linville returned home from Portland last Monday by Steamer Albany. S. L. Kline shipped three car loads of wool to the Brownsville Woolen Mills on Tuesday last. The steamer Ruth backed into the ferry-boat on Sunday and done consider siderable damage. Win. Rvles, the good humored man from Soap Creek was heard to laugh in town on Monday. Walter Humphrey, Al Thory, and W. Kii-kard. of Dusty, were . trading with our merchants Tuesday. Marriage license were issued this week to Arthur Henkle and Leola Cline, John Reese and E. E. Walton. Don't forget, when you need a barber, that Jesse Spencer is one barber whose work has never been complained of. From the number of turkeys shipped from here this week, at least a couple of thousand people will eat turkey on Thanksgiving. The postponed concert of the Heritage Fleck Co. took place at the M. E. church on Monday evening last. It was largely attended and much enjoyed. Miss Blanche Riddle, of Riddle in Southern Oregon, and a sister of Claude Riddle, the publisher of the Mite, came in this week to take a regular course at theO. A. C. Mrs. Vogle and her little daughter re turned home from their extended visit on Saturday, both in excellent health, the child having entirely recovered from its illness. So Vole is again a happy man. The O. C. and E. R. R. is handling considerable S. P. freight between here and Albany. Cars as far north as Suver come here by S. P. trausft-r to Albany by O.C. E. R. R. thence south by. S. P. again. ; - The Salvation Army people gave, a free turkey dinner to the poor children of the town on Thanksgiving which was com mendable, for while there are no children in town in want, there are many who cant eat turkey. At a special meeting of the city coun cil on Saturday last, charges were per fefed against the chief of police for in attention and incapacity. Considera tion of the matter was postponed until Monday, Dec. 6th. Moves are being made in the endless litigation in which the Hotel Corvallis seems to be buried. A Philadelphia law yer would lose his reputation trying to explain them, and no man knows when the end will come. Mr. J. B. Irving has gone into Lincoln county to organize lodges of the Knights of Maccabees. Mr. Irving is a pushing energetic man, and always knows his subject, so we have no doubt he will suc ceed in his mission. C. E. Colli us makes and repairs all kinds of cabinet ware and desks at the Corvallis Furnature Co'e. shop. He does excellent work and his charges are very reasonable,; if you have furniture that needs repairing call on him. An interesting meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps of this ton n was held last Friday evening. The object of the meeting was an inspection by the de partment president from Portland. Refreshments were served, interesting speeches made, and an enjoyabie time in general was had. The morning daily Tribune, of Port land, made its appearance on Monday last as announced, and although we are opposed to the principles it advocates, its energy and perseverance are com mendable. It is an eight ' page, six column paper filled With readable matter, and has the telegraphic news. Smith & Horning shipped about 500 turkeys to Portland on Tuesday for the Thanksgiving market there. They were as fine a lot as we ever saw ; many of them would weigh 20 pounds apiece, while the whole lot would probably average 10 lbs. each. Smith & Horning continue to drop money among the farmers of Benton county, which is the correct thing to do. J. S. Van Winkle, State commander of the Knights of Maccabees, with seven others of the Albany lodge paid a visit to the Corvallis lodge Wednesday night. After initiating 3 candidates the lodge repaired to the banquet room where re freshments were served, and all enjoyed themselves as only fraternal organizations can. The brotherly love in the ritual generally stays with the members every where. The churches of Corvallis are all in a very healthy condition, and .the attend ance at them all is very good. It is in spiring to see the number of college students who attend the differenT"places of worship every Sunday,- and to note their devout attention and gentlemanly behavior. Boys, that's the road that leads to ieace and preferment here, and you will make no mistake if yon stand by it. Never get too smart to acknowl edge your obligations to your Creator. All the great and wise men of the world worship God. 0. A. C. CHAMPIONSHIP. GAliE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WITH JU'JilJiJiVILLE. Score 54 to 0. Scroggins Slakes Long Run Full Length of the Field Thanksgiving. The O. A. C. football team defeated the team of McMinnville college today on the college campus with a score of 5-t to 0. On fltmnt. thp fifth down Si roffjins. an O. A.T3. halfback went through McMinn- ville's line and run 30 yards for a touch down. When McMinnville kicked the ball off the second time it went almost to the O. A. C. goal line. Scrogginsgot it, and then followed one of the finest football spectacles ever witnessed on this field. Scroggins ran like a deer and the inter ference was simply grand. Every O. A. C. player stopped his man, one after the other, and the plucky half ran full length of the field and made a touch down. The air fairly vibrated with cheering. After this the game was all for the farmers and at the end of the first half the score was 28 to 0. The last half was only interesting to those -who understand team work and could see how well our team had been drilled by Coach Bloss. Ten touchdowns were made a.id seven goals kicked. This gives the O. A. C. the inter-collegiate championship for the state. Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving day passed off in fine style in Corvallis. The day was very generally observed, business houses were all closed, and about the dinner hour hospitable fellows with pleasant homes were everywhere in evidence leading some forlorn homeless fellows to an en joyable dinner. The day was excep tionally fine, the sun shining and the larks singing and everyone seemed hap- m, i- . ... py. ine eaivauon Army people ted a crowd of 40 little ones, who would other wise have been neglected, and it was a fine sight to ee the little ones enjoy themselves. The football game attract ed a large crowd and the town was gay with orange bunting. The churches were well attended, and the people gen erally observed the day . in a thankful spirit. The O. A. C. battalion ball at the opera house was a success, and so Thanksgiving Day for 1S97 has passed back into the shadowy realms of the Past. ' O. A. C. Notes. Pres. Gatch attended the football game at Eugene last Saturday. Quite a number of the students went home to spend Thanksgiving. Mrs. Frank Abraham Powell, of class '96 is visiting relatives and friands in the city. Mrs. C. N. Atwood nee Lulu Lindsay, class '96 gave us a pleas ant call Wednesday. " ' Forest Grove football team has forfited the game to the O. A. C. and McMinnville college kindly consented to play in their stead. The football team has been cor responding with the manager of the Washington university for a foot ball match to be played in the future. Pierian Literary Society gave the following literary program Tuesday night: Instrumental solo, Mildred Johnson; Vocal solo's, Lula Spang ler, Nettie Gellately, and Mable Johnson; Declamation's, Lettie Pratt, Minnie Buxton, Lalia Porter, and Leona Uurnett; Song of the seven by Mable Davis, Lalia Por ter, Dollie Brown, Rosalind Greffoz, Laura Allingham, Helen Rowcliffe, and Dora Porter. Court Proceedings. An adjourned session of the cir cuit court convened Tuesday last, at which, among others, tho follow ing proceedings were had: In the matter of the assignment of Nichols & Holsen, on applica tion of certain creditors, the Judge made an order directing the clerk to call a meeting of the creditors for the purpose of selecting an as signee in the place of the one se lected by the assignors. In the bank assessment matter, Burnett vs. Benton county, case continued for the term by consent., Tuesday, Dec. 28th, at the State Librarian's office at Salem, Or., are the time and place fixed for the hearing of argument in the matter of the confirmation of the referee's report in the O. P. R. R. case. Court ordered that Referee Wood cock be allowed as compensation for his services as referee, $500. M. O. Wilkine- stenographer for ref eree, $85 andfor publication of notices, Oregoniarf Piib. Co., $34.15, Corvallis Gazette, $14 Corvallis Times, $14; and that Chas. Clark, receiver, pay same. Confirmation of sale in Bader vs. Klippin et al. ' " --- Court adjourned to meet again about the 20th of December. Subscribe for the Union." - - The Churches. Services as usual next Sabbath at the PreslyteiUn chuich. A' welcome to all. Episcopal Churcl), Rev. Geo. F. P um mer, Pastor. Services every Sabbath ; at 1 1 a. ni. and 7 30 p. in Sunday School, 10 a. m. The Tumors will give an entertainment at the Baptist Church on Sunday evening at 7:30. You are cordially invited, and to all the services of the day. Christian Chuich, A. D. Skaggs, Pas tor. Preaching services at 1 1' a. m. and 7.30. Sunday School 10 a, m., Junior Endeavor at 3 p. m., Y. P. S C. E. at I 6 -.30 Roman Catholic Church, Rev. Father : S. Jurek, pastor. The usual services will I be held every Sunday except the second 1 Sunday of each month at 10:30 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. A union Thanksgiving service will be held in the M. E. Church on Thanks giving day Nov. 25th at 11 o'clock a. m. Rev. W. J. Fenton of the M. E. Church, South, will preach. Meetings at the Salvation Army hall every night in the week except Tuesday, Capt. Plumstead in charge. Everybody welcome and especially those that have no church home. Baptist Church, Rev. Mark Noble, pas tor. . Regular services every Sabbath at 1 1 a. in. and 7 :3o p. m Sunday School H a. m. Young people's meeting, 6 130 p. m. Junior Endeavor 3 p. m. The quarterly conference of the M . E. Church South will be held in the old chapel on Saturday and Sunday next Preaching on Sunday both morning and evening by Rev. H. S. Shangle. Presbyterian Church, Rev. E. J. Thomp son, Pastor. Regular services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday School 10 a. m. Junior C. E. 9 a. m. Senior C. E. 7 p. m. Piayer meeting Thursdays. M. E. Church, South. W. J. Fenton, Pastor. Regular services every Sun day at n a. 111. and 7.30 p. m. Sunday school 10 a. m. Ep worth League 6.30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday even ing. Evangelical Association of North Amer ica, church opposite the court house, W. N. O'Kelley, Pastor. Regular services every Sunday evenii g :it 7 :o. Sunday School at 2 p. m. Prayer meeting Tues days. M. E. Church, Rev. Isaac Peart, Pas tor.. Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Regu lar services at 1 1 a. m. and 7 :3o p. ni, Epworth League 6:30 p. m. Class meeting follows the morning service. Prayer meeting Thursdays. Subject at Methodist Episcopal Church Lord's Day morning "Three wise ad monitions of a remarkable personality." Evening "A profound question or a knotty problem." This will be an im portant and interesting discussion. United Evangelical Church Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a. m. Preach ing the first and third Sundays at 1 1 a. m. K. L. C. E. meets at 6:30 and preaching every Sunday at 7:30 p. m. Prayer and praise meeting Wednesday evening. Congregational Church. Rev. F. O. Krause, a graduate of Beloit College and Yale Divinity School, has been engaged as pastor. Regular set vice every Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday School at 10 a. m. Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:30 p. m. Preaching at Plymouth at 3 p. m. two Sundays in a month. Wren. Two fine days for which we are very thankful. Dr. Farra was called to see Miss Clara Caves who is very fick, her trouble being a tape-worm. Two young ladies passed through here yesterday with their bicycles; had come from Yaquina and were on their way to Corvallis. It is needless to say they were walking. Robert Matheny went to Corval lis on business. ; Will McGee while on Ins way to lilodgett s alley last Friday eve- ning, was unfortunate enough to break the large bone of one leg, be- W tha Ti, eZ .. ..v "-vr. -ii.c uauiuie waa icuuceu uy ur. mewm, or rnilo math, and is d oing well, but Will's general health is not as good as his friends wish. There will be meeting at the schoolhouse next Sunday, at 3 o'clock p. m. by Rev. Mc Vicar. Jo. The City Livery Stables, .One bloclc west of Occidental Hotel, Corvallis, Oregon. First class Hacks, and Saddle Horses at reasonable rates. o . Special Facilities for ilie Ac commodation of Traveling Men. Transient stock and regular boarders receive the best care at prices to respond with prevailing conditions. The reputation of the City Stables for many years under the present manage- -ment is a guarantee that patrons will obtain the - very THOMAS PORTLAND. LETTER. iri?.i ;s or ISTEKEST FRO.U GOVS 3IETU9POLIS. ORE- Plenty of Walt-r mxl Some Snow VVlieat Market anil General Business Activity. A regulai rainy, AVebfoot week, culmi nated in a two-inch dressing of wot snow on Portland sidewalks Friday morning. Retail business suffered from the unusual wind and wetness, but along the .river front the activity was not very much affected. A dozen iron sailing vessels are tiod up at various points- just below the four bridges which span the Wil lamette, where bhip and rail meet in transporting grain to hungry ports in Great Britain, Australia, Africa, Belgium, South America, France, China, Japan, Philhpine Islands, Mexico or India, countries now looking to the United (states for Wheat and flour during the shortage in the world's" supply. Some of these vessels come in laden with tea, rice, hemp, etc. from the Orient, while others reach here simply carrying dirt or rock enough in their holds to steady them in their voyage across the ocean. THE BIVEB BOAT8 have their hands full while the streams ' enable them to reach the heads of navi gation, and passenger traffic must serious ly interfere with the business of the railroads, as the fares only average about 2 cents a mile, and meals or lodging are furnished at 25 cents. So those to whom time is no object can have quite a cheap picnic in a steamboat trip to and from Portland if they are .fortunate enough to live within reach of the boats. IN THE WE STREETS gum coats, oilskin suits, umbrellas and mackintoshes hold high carnival, and the street cars are well patronized by those who can afford to spend a few nickels a day and many ride for a few blocks who can't afford it. LADY PEDESTRIANS are numerous, even in the midst of heavy showers, and though one hand is busy in charge or an umbrella and the other has a tight grip on the draggling skirt,- the colored underskirt is left to gather slush and wetness to mop the ankles at its own 6veet will. Occasion ally you see a lady whose dress hangs five or sis inches clear of the ground, and these have 110 tremble in locomotion ; but thev defy fashion in their- preference for comfort and common sense. Portland stood the rain and wind storm of Thursday very well. Reports of the storm's havoc- aloLg the coast came in, and the details of trees falling across railroads and of streams overflowing their banks in parts of Western Washington were about the only reminders, to the average resident, that we had passed through a storm remarkable for its sever ity, especially so early in the year. The AVillamette river, about 10 feet above low watermark, looks muddy and turbid, but still has some 22 feet to raise' before it can reach the high-water mark of June 7, '94, the highest in the city's history. THE WHEAT MARKET of the past week has not been very en couraging to those farmers who held off when it was 80 cents, as the price has been hovering from 73 to 76 ; though the world's supply has no great signs of being heavily replenished by ' the harvests south of the equator, where threshing begins in January. The raise in price of transportation has probably more to do with the weakness of the markets than the probability of any great surplus before the northern harvests of next August and September. Besides this, the KLONDIKE FEVER should hold the price of wheat, flour, oats, hav and dried fruits up to the highestin years, as knowing ones .pre dict an "exodus to those northern gold fields of from 75,000 to 2-30,000 persons, beginning in March, '08. These gold seekers are coming from the uttermost bounds of the earth, as well as from all parts of our own country, and will all have to be fed from the farms of the Pacific coast. Portland is organizing to make it an inducement for prospectors to fit out here as well as to embark at this s which will leave every five days for Skaguay, direct. Portland merchants have raised a fund to send provisions to the snow-bound Klondikers in January, and Uncle Sam is expected to assist in forwarding these by way ot the passes. The Yukon is not considered feasible for winter travel. The sensation at one of Portlands, theaters the past week has been hypno tism. A "professor" had a young man in bed for- 48 hours, and apparently sound asleep. He was in, a furniture show window ana great crowds Diocuea the sidewalk for two days gazing at the corpse-like scene. J.N. Carriages, all hours Buggies and at will cor- best service. EGLIN, Proprietor-! It Rains tX& Klondike1 they TAKE A DUCK BRAND MACKINTOSH with you, when you go, and keep dryEkeeps cold out txy . . . Fnmldin Marliine AT CORVALLIS, Manufacture and Repair all kinds of machinery. Work Guaranteed. Bring your work now 02 19) A Conundrum But one that is easily guessed. What is it that Everyone will soon Want? . . . Why, AM Of course. We have them in all sizes, shapes, and prices. We have them to fit the small hoy and the large man; with and without the cape. We have ' ' ' Mackintoshes Guaranteed Absolutely Waterproof. And then another item that is of vital impor-" lance is the price. We have , Mackintoshes at $2, 2.50, 3.50, 4.00, 5.00, 6.50, 7.50, 10, 11.50, 12, and $15. Call and let us show you the bargains. F. L. MILLER, The Leader in Mackintoshes. SI Suits Made to Order by ALBANY Chairs. Leads Chair to match. ... Carpets, attention. Carpets Sewed Free. Meas ure your room accurately. We do the rest-. Mouldings. Wall Paper Albany Furniture Co. A. HODES, 1IEALKB IX , Foreign and Domestic Groceries - ' -' Fine Teas and Coffees a Specialty Provisions, Notions, Cigars, Etc. Etc. Kept Constantly on Hand. .. ; (sOIYALMS, - - . OREGON. 'N conjunction with this celebrated line of mackintoshes we are showing a stupendous stock of Men's and Boys' Overcoats AND - Ulsters! Slum 'and Fmm'flrv . . Prices, reasonable. All and save delay later. ackintosh, High - Art Tailors. the Coast on 99 One Dollar buys a Fine Cane Seat Rocker. 65c buvs the and Linoleums our most careful See our .Picture Room Mouldings. and In all Grades. BALTIMORE BLOCK. ft