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About Union gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1899)
Union-Gazette. FRIDAY, DEC. 15, 1&99-. New Kid Gloves; Nearly 800 pairs of new kid gloves for ladies just added to our stock. Our lines at 00, $1 25 and $1 50 are very etror.g. We have also a fine assert ment of colors at f I 75, and black at 2 00; two clasp with self, black and contrast stitcbing. Plaid Skirts Another lot just placed on sale. A line at $3 00 and another, at $5 00 are ex ceptionally neat and good value. Golf AND JACKETS l Ins department is now nearer com plete than ever. We would like" to show the stock. S, E, Young & Son, Albany, Oregon. LOCAL NEWS. Mrs. James Galbreath, of Portland, is visiting at the home of Thomas Bur nett. . .. , ..' Rev. L. M. Boozer will preach iu the Mt.' View school house Sunday afternoon . at three o'clock. A -Portland man has bought 25,000 pounds of wool at Ashland, paying from 15 to IS cents per pound for the same. John Van Gross is home again, having closed a three months term of school in the. Mountain View district last Friday, Walter Shelly, of E ugene, a veteran of the Spanish war, has been granted a . pension Of $14 per month . for the loss of an eye. A new post-office, to be known as Fern, bas been established on Beaver creek, 4 miles south' of Philomath. Edwin L. Davis is postmaster. Mr. Nela H. Wheeler and Mrs. Flora Clifton were married by Rev. F. W. Par ker at the residence of the bride's par ents in Albany last Saturday evening. For the first time in-months the fire alarm was sounded Wednesday forenoon, The blaze was only the burning - out of a flue of the James Cauthorn residence and no danism resulted . "Revival services are id progress at the United Evangelical church, conducted by the pastor Rev. L.- M; Boozer. Services every evening at ssven thirty.. A cordial invitation is extended to the public. The steamer City of Eugene left Port land Monday morning for Eugene.. . She took on 2000 sacks of wheat at Spring Hill for ' Corvallis. The steamer pro ceeded np-the river as far as Eugene. ; The state board of agriculture at a . meeting at Salem Tuesday night elected the- following officers : v President, W. Ef. Wehrang, of Hillsooro; vice-president, J. H. Settlemier, of Woodburn; secretary M. D. Wi adorn, of Portland ; treasurer, A, Bush of Salem.. , , C Shrewd fanners, Who'aee evidence of cattle famine in this section in a very few years, are preparing to ' meet it. Mr. Wm Gellatly is of this number, Last Friday he brought from MoMinnville 60 head of feeders which were taken to his ranch in this county. ' Epworth League of M. E. Church South .. was entertained by Misses Ida .Wright, Francis Cuirin, Tliella Eickard and Mrs. W. A. Buchanan at the home of Miss Right, last Saturday evening. A very enjoyable time was spent in play ing games, and refreshments were served. W. H. Bjach, class of '93 0 A C, who was coach for the basketball team last year has been again engaged in that Cap acity and v ill soon arrive to take charge of the team. His many friends will be glad to see him return, feeling sure that under his efficient coaching our team will PASllv win tha chnmninnshln. Rev, C. C. Poling, Ph. D.. will be in the city over Sunday. Rev. Poling will preach in the United Evangelical cbnrch ou Saturday evening at 7 :30, Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. At 2;30 p.m. an old fashioned love feast will be held in the church. Rev. PoUug will remain part of the next week to assist in the meetings. Mr. A. F. Peterson ret jrned Monday from Mero, Sherman county, where he has been for the past several months building a court house for' that county. The people and press of the county speaks highly of Mr. Peterson's work, and a letter of reccommendation, signed by the architect and county officers, was given him. Some months ago we told our readers t ; , l - i rr ui au upcrauuu unuurgone uy iur. nenry - Elliott, of Monroe, for removal of a can cer from his face, which gave every indi cation of being successful. This week he passed through Corvallis, enroute for ' Kelso, Wash., to seek treatment from a cancer specialist. He believes that ap plication of the knife has been liarmfu', if anything. :' A Monroe correspondent says: Tho two large flowering mills at this place " will close down, for a few days, on ac count of lack of room in which to store the flour. . This state of affairs is caused by the failure of the river steamer Eu gene to come up to this point and take out a cargo. As the water in the sloughs is too high to a'low the flour to be hauled to the Willamette just at present, a con gestion of that article' has accumulated . on the hands of the millers. - Fifteen hundred cattle are to be ship ped to one concern in Seattle within the coming few dava from Pendleton. They were bought in the vicinity of Union and in Wallowa county. The first shipment was made Saturday, and the remainder are to go on from day to day until the entire 1500 head shall have been sent out. The present valuation of this big band to the growers is about $60,000, current prices being $3.05 per 100 pounds for steers fit for beef. , Novel entertainment was offered her friends, by Mrs. '. Mary Erysan at her borne on Seventh street on the evening of tbe 7th. ; "A tour of the United States" was made and enjoyed by all present. Each guest was presented with a card," upon which was placed the names of thirty of out principal cities. Ingenious devices were gotten np to sug gest the names of-' these cities, and the" number who showed their knowledge of geography by guessing all correctly, was surprising." Greffoa has Seth Thomas watches for $2.40. The first snow of the 'season in Cor vallis, began falling yesterday at noon Genuine cut glass, very approprite for holidays presents, at reasonable price's, at Greffoz' the leading jeweler, ,Tle Union Gazette was the only pa per in this county which furnished its readers with the contents of the presi dent's message. As a rule the - paper that publishes current rumors, omitting names for want of authentic information, is pretty hard pressed for news. ", ' Chief Fiett had a force of men out yesterday scraping the mud off of main stieet. making this thoroughfare the best in any city ofits size in Oregon. A number of lady friends tendered Mrs. Mary Thompson a surprise party last Wednesday evening, the occasion being the 72nd annivGrsary of her birthday. Dennis Stovall be,au his lecturing tour for the Maccabee), by delivering a le ture on "Judas Maccabeus" at Eugene last night. His address was enthusias dually received. . , Subjects at the Christian church next Lord's day, at 11 a. m. "Growth in Grace;" 7:30 p. m., "The Fundamental Fact of Revelation." All are welcome to these services. Joseph Bryan, of Philomath has aecep ted an offer, as traveling ealesman with Shilling & Company, of Sau Francisco, He left the first of the week to assume his new duties. ' Sheriff Rickard is iu receipt of com. plaints from parties in Kings Valley to the effect that Small-Pox 3d prevalent in that section and no efforts are being made to prevent its spreading. The populist wing of the democratic party held a central committee meeting or something of this nature at the court house Tuesday afternoon. The meeting was characterized by a light attendance and we were nnable to learn any details concerning business transacted. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold their annual fair and chicken pie dinner December 16th, at the Opera House. Dinner will be served from 11 to 2, at 25 cents. An entertainment will be given in . the evening, admission 10 cents,"after which light refreshments and onr famous home made candies can be had, and the sale of articles both fancy and useful will be continued. Manager J. H. Gallagher of the local football team has made his final financial report for the season just passed. : The entire amount of disbursements was $720.28, $250.25 of which was for the services of the coach . The receipt-up to the close of the season lacked $30.33 of being sufficient to pay all expenses, this amount being promptly made up by the members of the ... faculty. . President Gatch donated $50 to the team. f On Tuesday morning the student body at the college organized what is to be known as the Athletic Union of theOAC, adopted a constitution and elected the following officers : F. E. Walters, pres ident; Miss Minnie Buxton, secretary; and Fred. L. Colvig, general manager. This organization will combine all bran ches of athletics under one head, the po sition of general manager being the one requiring the most work, and practically controlling all proceeds of the Union, The football game - between ' Plymouth and Philomath, which was played at the latter place Saturday, was -won by Ply mouth, the score being ll to 0. Eye wit nesses state -that it was a. magnificent struggle uuder adverse circumstances. One set of goalposts, were represented by a rail fence, and the1 other by , a couple of fir trees with - a long board Connecting low hanging boughs.- Philomath's backs were used as arrows, the line acting as a bow shot them through' the Philomath forwards with irresistable , force. Philo math battled mightily, but could not score. , -V . Andrew Carls ton, who was arrested in Portland Monday for holding up a street car at Willamette Heights November 4th, is well known by - the officers of this county. In December, 1897, he was ar rested after a long chase for the robbery of a store at Yaquina City,, and as Lin coln county had no jail he was seat, to this county where he was made a fellow prisoner with Jul tscott. In the. 1898 January term of the Lincoln .county court he was sentenced to one year in the penitentary. His term recently expired. He has a bad record. In 1894 he was arrested for burglary of a store in Beaver- ton and robbery in a postoffice. He re ceived three years for the work In the store, and an additional two years from the United States for his visit to the post offiice. POULTRY EXHIBIT. Fine Display of Fancy Chickens at the Local Show. Probably the first, and' undoubtedly the best, poultry exhibit ever made in Corvallis, was that held last Saturday. In all about 200 birds were shown and there were eight exhibitors. Many of these fowls had won premiums at the State Poultry Association meet, and others are prize winners. No effort bad been made to call out a grand display and scarcely any notice was given that a show was to be held, but the exhibit was a good one and the attendance was large. These shows have a great tendency to ward awakening a deeper interest in the management and - breeding of domestic fowls, whose product exceeds in value many of the apparently important out puts of the land, and the cause is de serving of the support of all business men and citizens generally. Ohe of the finest exhibits was that of B. R. Thompson, manager of the Pleas ant View Poultry Yards. His was the aly exhibit of eggs, the lay of Black Minorcas, and their great size and beau tiful whiteness attracted much attention. His birds were seven months old Cock erel pullets and Black Minorcas. r - - Credit is due the Messrs. Hulburt, who first conceived the idea of holding the local show, for their elegant display. Besides those mentioned tbe following others had exhibits: . '-.. i Austin Hulburt White- Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks. . , : . Alden S. Hulburt Thoroughbred geese and ducks. . ':, ' ;i Wallace Hulburt White . Plymouth Rocks. ., , - A. A. Hulburt White Leghorn ; and Rose Comb Leghorn. . ' " ' ' . F. Hulburt .White Wyandottes and Cochins, C. Davis Barred Plymouth Rocks. J. B. Smith Black Minorcas. A. S. Cameron Black Spanish. . Jas. Horning White Plymouth Rocks . The State Poultry Association meets in January, and the interest created by the local exhibit will induce many Benton county poultrymen to enter the bird show in January. i- -. Of The Dads Doing. At the meeting of the council Monday evening some interest was created by the claim presented by Smyth, Howard and Stevenson for $230 for extras in the con struction of the Van Buren street sewer. It seems that the contract stipulated that any work additoual to that provided for in the plans and specifications should be added to the contract price, and where labor or material was redmced, the amount was to bcdeducted. , In giving the length of blocks in the plans numerous errors were made and several variations in the contract price have been fonnd necessary, none of them large, however. An error of 100 feet has been discovered iu one black and tbe contractors ask for an alloweuce of about $150 for additional pipe nsed in covering this distance, Overseer skelton claims the error is purely a clerical one and refuses to O. K. the bill. The matter , was referred to a committee consisting of street committee and Councilmen Avery and Geo Smith The matter, of extending the time for completion of the sewer until spring was also referred to the finance committee. Petition for sidewalk in Wilkins addi tion was referred te street committee. Petition for sidewalk along the north side of Harrison street along side of Evangelical church was not granted. . The chief of police was ordered to serve notice on a long list of property owners to repair and construct side walks, Liquor license bonds of Whitehorn, Wuesterfeldt and Woldt were .approved. Bills amounting to ' $1948.20 on the general, and $119.81 on the street fund were allowed. MONEY IN SIGHT. French & Hnfford Give nAuthorlty to Col- lect Back Taxes. The county court has entered into and signed an agreement with French & Haf ford, attorneys of Portland, tbe terms of which provide that said attorneys file and prosecute a case in the United States supreme court for the district of Oregon, to collect the taxes now due and delin quent upon the property of the Oregon Developmentcompany, both real and per sonal, situated " within Benton county, said attorneys to prepare, and . file all papers, pleadings, etc., necessary to pro cure a decree from said court ordering the sale of the property so . assessesed. French & Hufford are to receive 20 per cent, of sum collected, and in case they fail are not to be compensated. Benton county is to furnish all necessary trans- script of the tax rolls and delinquent tax rolls pertaining to said property and furnish such necessary certificates of the clerk and sheriff as French & Hufford may deem proper, and to advance all fees . ncessary to pay court costs and clerk's and marshal's fees not to exceed $25, and if said fees exceed $25 uaid at torneys agree to assume same. In case there are no bidders at sale of said prop erty, and it becomes necessary for Ben ton county to bid .in said property it shall not be considered . that said taxes have been collected until the county has received the money for the same. When the county receives said money French & Hufford shall receive their 20 per cent. The prospect of these attorneys secur ing the delinquent taxes due the county from the O. D. company is very promis ing.- I hey have secured an order ot sale of . property of- this, company to pay taxes in Lincoln county and the same is now being advertised. The sums due Benton county since 1890 are as .follows : 1891........ .$ 129 36 . 144 00 . 139 50 . 16155 . 184 08 . 147 90 . 166 24 1892..;...;. 1893.. li.... 1894. ...... '5 185)6. -.."... 1897 1,. 1898.... ToUL:..i-.C;;..$1072 63 The levy for "1899 will be made in January next. i; '"';. . It will be observed that no assessment is made for the year 1892. In this year the property was not assessed, as Ben ton county did not propose to be paying taxes into-, the . state-land on property from which she had no assurance of re ceiving the taxes in return. : A little matter which; may cause com plications is the claim which Bonner fc Hammond, present owners of the C. A E., make to property formerly assessed to the O, D. company. Thi9 property was assessed to Bonner & Hammond last year. - It consists of 1,200 acres of land near Summit, and warehouses at Philo math, Wren and Blodgetts. - . - v ," 'f t Coming Entertainment;-? : An entertainment is to be given next Tuesday evening at the Opera Hous by the Junior Endeavor of the Christian church, in which members of alMhe Junior endeavor organizations of Corval lis will assist. A cantata " will be the principal feature, and all who are famif; iar with this beautiful form of fctertain- ment will not miss hearing it The mission has been placed at 10 and cents. . - The proceeds will go to the J ior Endeavor fund. Remember and place. '. ( Republican Q . ;The State Republican 01 ruary 6tb, next. This club ish delegates from the precinct ; cording to the amended cori 1898 these representatives tioned according to the names ol 30 days before the state club? The secretary has to report to retary of the state club these' n' days before February 6th. Thi? less than a month for organi or ior correcting roils Ot CI organized. The local clu immediately, ; .J- A Present tor E' All children that cal ents to examine the' Ch Saturday December 18t December 23dbetwi will be given a Ch: the i M 1 f THE LONG MM BRIDGE A REGULAR "TEMPEST IN A TEA. .-v POT" AFFAIR. It is Purely a Business Proposition and Mast Be Disposed of in a Business Way. ' Much undue agitation, it would seem. is being indulged in over the matter of removal of bridges that span the Long Tom river. Citizens of Monroe and vicinity who have products stored which they wish to ship via steamer over this water way are justly 'anxious to have all obstructions removed from the stream to the end that steamers may reach Mon roe and way points. Citizens of all parts of the county who see an indirect bene fit from having the Long Tom a naviga ble stream, second the efforts of those who are directly interested. But, there is a proper and necessary method of pro- ceedure in this matter. First, the stream must be declared navigable; second, the the court must be instructed to remove such bridges as obstruct navigation, and then the court will order such obstruc tions removed i Or, to be more exact : The navigation .interests wilt apply to the engineers, who will inform the secre tary of war. He in turn will instruct the engineers to hold a public meetiag, when the interests of the navigation companies and taxpayers of the county will be considered.; This meeting will determine whether the county shall in cur the expense of reconstructing the bridges. - , " This paper has no personal interests to serve in the settlement of tbe question, and its utterances are influenced by no desire to spite or uphold the court or any others interested. We give what seems to be the presen t status of the case after careful investi ation. The government has appropriated a certain sum to be nsed in improving the Long Tom river to tbe end that it may be made a navigable stream. While the engineers have given it as their opinion that this improvement would render the stream navigable, it does not necessarily fotlow that it will be, nor has it yet been proven that it is. . Mr. Skelton, tbe engineer who was employed by the court last summer to determine the proper kind of bridge to build over tbe Long Tom and the ap proximate cost, reported that the span bridge would have to be 60 feet high where it crossed the stream and the cost of either this or a draw would be con siderable.. Now, the present bridges are the prop erty ot the people of Benton county, and the money for constructing new ones, must, come from the pockets of the peo ple of Benton county.' The court has no more to gain or lose by hasty action than any other citizen. Suppose tbe bridges were torn out, and transporta tion companies refused to take their ves sels up this stream, or the stream were found to be unnavigable. Money would have been thrown away, and many who live along the stream would be greatly inconvenienced until new bridges could be built. -' Why the court should be as sailed for its efforts Jin attempting to be cautious in dealing with the property of others is perplexing. ' j. An attempt was made last Friday by the steamer Eugene to ascend he stream. delegation of citizens from Monroe boarded her, armed it is understood with legal authority to remove the bridges should they prove obstructions. Half a mile up, the boat, after encountering drifts and, other obstructions finally struck a gravel bar which had not been cut away to a sufficient depth, gave up the trip and steamed back . down the river. It is asserted that the Eugene is too long te admit of her making theshorl turns which the meanderings of the stream make necessary and arrangements are being made to secure the Gypsy to cover the route. Just east of Finleys is a place which is considered tbe worst on the river and it is somewhere about this point that 'the Eugene stranded, The Bonanza, City of Salem and Cham pion, have gone as far as this and taken 2,500 Backs of wheat from Finley's at a trip. So the attempt of the Engene throws np light on the problem as to whether the stream is navigable or not One thing is certain, large steamers can never reach Monroe, We are informed that parties from Independence- who own a small freight steamer are anxious to secure tbe hauling of the freight from Monroe and way points. ; If this steam erfor others of her pattern only, were per mitted to ply this waterway, it would be necessary to raise the present bridges a few feet and the cost ef doing so would only befsmall. All these questionafshould, and no doubt will be carefully consid ered before action is taken in matters which will mean great expense to the. community at large. Destruction of the bridges is destruction of U)e property of the county and notol the county judge. At a meeting in the county court room last week, the court and a delegation of citizens from the.southern portion of the county being present, it was contended by some members of the latter that a pub lic meeting was not compulsory and that they had been so informed by Captain Langfitt. A letter from Captain Lang fitt to the county commissioners, dated er 11th, sets this question at rest: JUST If! FUN. : . Salem is still claiming that U. of O. and O, A. C. have "cold feet" because these teams refused to play Salem. She asserts that Salem's victory over P. U. is the reason for this icyness. Last Satur day a team from Tualatim where ever that may be defeated P.U. by a score of 17 to 5. Oh 1 Salem where was thy victory: Corvallis Union Gazette We are a patient and long-suffering people and are not easily stirred up ; bat this is too much, too much. "Taalatim- where ever that may be" forsooth. For the information of tbe genius who pre sides over the columns of the paper above quoted, be it said that tae Tualatin is a tributary of the Willamette, larger and more picturesque than Mary's River, or any ef the waters of Benton county; more classic than the Long Tom, more famons than. Soap Creek. Tualatin Aca demy is a part of the educational institu tion known to fame as Pacific University, In the language of the lamented Siglin, Forest Grove Times. While the red beaded rooster, who presides over the destines of the above entitled journal, was whirling along over the vineclad hills and purling streams of gentle Oregon, in his capacity of commis sioner of railroads, bis only , care the wearing of his trousers seat upon the velvet cushions of his coach aad his only occupation the thought of how the classic Long Tom, the famous Soap Creek and the picturesque Tualatin could be wooed to his support, the genius who presides over this paper was toiling like a brother to the ox, unmindful of the importance of Tualatin, puzzling only how he could meet his tax, that Benny Eddy might hold his state in' Oregon as easily as a kins. In the language fNme who fought at Saratoga "Are yon answered, sir?" BOUND OYER. Dr. aad Mrs. Chapman are Aala Arrested . on Cfcanco of alsaaiy. Dr. and Mrs. Chapman, of Monroe, who were recently tried -on a charge of bigamy and acquitted, were again arrested last week and were given a pre liminary, bearing in Justice Waltz s court at Monroe Friday and Saturday. They were charged with the crime of polygamy and the witness for the state was the same as before, the prosecution, however, having additional evidence in tbe shape of letters from Georgia which tended to establish : the relationship which is alleged to have existed between Dr. Chapman and the alleged wife in Georgia. No evidence " was offered by the defence as they: prefer1, to withold their testimony until the case is tried in the circnit court, if indicted. They were bound over , and Mrs. Chapman's bond was placed at $200, and that of the doc tor at $300. Justice Looney brought the defendents to Corvallis Monday, , but they were unable to secure bail umtil Wednesday, when Dr. Chapman's broth er, a wealthy fanner near Scio, came to Corvallis in response to a telephone mes sage, aud gave bonds for their appear ance with T. W. Dilly as surety. Neith er of the defendants were placed in jail while waiting for bail to be secured, the doctor remaining in the keeping of Cap tain Robertson, and his wife in charge of a lady near Monroe. The next term of circnit court meets in April. Some little speculation is being indulged in as tothe ability to hold Mrs. Chapman on a charge of polygamy, as there has been no effort to prove that she has a plurality of husbands. ' s Real Estate Transfers T. R. Chandler & wife to W. H Ma- lone small tract near Alsea $20d. Hattie A. Starr and husband to George F. Eglin small tract near Corvallis $20. O. & C. R. R. Co, to Chas W. Lawrens 80 acres 5 miles N of Corvallis $240. M. George to Bryon Woulridge 40 acres near Monroe, $1. H. A. Cleek & wife to S. A. Gragg 216 acres $3500. George M. Porter by adm. to G. R. Tay lor 20 acres near Monroe $60. Nancy A, Porter to G. R. Taylor 20 acres near Monroe $1. John Farmiogton & wife to J W Ingall 160 acres West of Philomath $200. . E. I Dixon & wife to Marinda E. Watkina l,lot in Philomath $500. Im The Probata Court- January the sixth baa been named as the date for hearing objections to the final account of administrix in the J. A. Knight estate. The final account of the administratrix of the estate of A. R. PygaU has been allowed and her bondsmen exonerated from further responsibility . The estate of John C. Hemphill has been closed and the property turned over to the only heir S. A. Hemphill. The estate of Savid L. Keyes has been settled and the executrix Orena C. Dunn discharged from her trusty The final ac count in the estate of George Coffee was continued until April 7, 19004 - 1 The estate ofW. R. Calloway has been closed and the executors directed to place the heir in possession of the prop erty, willed to them. Letter List. Tbe letters remaining in Corvallis I thl - ' v -.. Commissioner's Court. At the regular December term of court the followiug business was transacted: In the matter- of the inquest on the body of Michael McGrath, cost bills amounting to $36.75 were allowed. It was ordered that a license issue to J. W.Owen to sell liquor in quantities less than one gallon,' in Monroe precinct, for tbe space of six months from Dec. 9th, 1899. v , Cost bill amounting to $94,25 was al lowed in the case of State of Oregon vs J. El. Chapman and Jane King. . The county clerk was ordered to adver tise for bids for building a bridge across the Long Tom near Bundy's. In the matter of a petition of Samuel Doidge and fifty others to have the bridge now across the Long Tom, known as the Liverpool bridge, placed over the Lemon slough, said petition was continued fer the term. The petition of Willard L. Price, ad ministrator of the estate of Michael Mc Grath, asking that the court make, an order allowing him to retain the possess- ion of the property without passing the same through the treasurer's hands, was continued for the term. ' The resignation of E.'R, Bryeon as Justice of the peace ef Vial. No 9. was accepted, and E. Holgate was appointed his successor upon the petition of most of the resident attorneys of Corvallis. Bill of i James, Plumlee for $12.50 for gravel, was reiected. The churn "of Bei Guier, of Summit, for wild cat, and Frank Wyatt, Philo- matt, for two coyate, bounties were found valid. . 'i Etiquette of Introductions, The Culture Club at Cauthorn Hal last Friday evening discussed topics under "The Etiquette of Introductions." Culture is a twin to Education, and he who would win position by the latter must grace it with the . former. Famil iarity .with the following imple rales of etiquette discussed by the -club may never come amiss. , ' , " V ' Inferiors are introduced te1 superiors; gentleman to the lady; younger to the older. The question of rank doss not hold good in American society. ''"" Never bow hastily. The lady bows first. An American takes his bat off to a lady; a foreigner raises it but slightly. Introducing shouid not be indiscrimi nately done. . - No gentlemen should be introduced t o a lady without her permission. ' At a dinner party the hostess intro duces to the lady the gentleman who is to take her to the dining room, but rare ly makes further introduction . Great pains should be taken by a lost- ess to introduce shy people. It is well in presenting two strangers to say something' that may break the ice aad make the conversation easy : as "Mrs. Brown, allow me to present Mr.. Starr who has just arrived from Manila." Always respond to the greeting in the key-note of the giver. - One of the duties ef the host and host ess of a private party is to make the guests acquainted with each other. Pronounce distinctly the names of those introduced. t J Ease and self-possession are essential to happy introductions. ' ' Introductions are often dispensed wit h at a private bsll. "1 If introduced to an objectionable per son, at your friends home, give no sign of ill feeling while you are the guest of your friend. - As a rule the introduction calls for a slight recognition thereafter. A gentleman will not let the lack of an introduction prevent him rendering services to any unattended lady who may need them. He will politely offer his protection, escort or assistance, and, whea the service has been accomplished, politely bow and retire. Draw Bridge Notice is hereby given that the County Court of Benton County, Oregon,, will receiye sealed bids up to 1 o'clock p. m, Wednesday January 3rd, .1900, for the construction of a wooden Draw Bridge across the Long Tom Kiver at the pres ent location of nbe Bandy Bridge. All bids must be accompanied by plans and specifications and shall meet the approv al of the County Court and the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War, of U. S, A.; before final acceptance. The Court reserving the right to reject any and all bids. Dated Corvallis Oregon Deo 8th. 1899. Vibqil E. Waimbs, s County Clerk j To Subscribers. Subscribers to the Union-Gazette will observe that the. date opposite their re spective names, in addressing the paper to them, indicates the time of expiration. They can each confer a favor by remit ting to this office tne amount to coyer their respective subscriptions. - Beat Winter Routo- For sunshine, flowers and oranges take the Sunset Route via Los Angeles to all points East. Tourist excursion cars and chair cars to El Paso, Fort Worth, Kan sas City, Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, New Orleans and Washington, D, C. For rates, guides and information ad- v.fjH. Markham, G. P A. - m "S, Portland, Or. ' wnrisTiiias TF there is ever a time when one wants the right kind of 1 goods, it certainly is at CHRISTMAS TIME. Our stock is now at its best We suggest any of the following as suitable presents for Men and Boys, Ladies and Misses: m m m a Business and Dress Suits Overcoats and Mackintoshes Smoking Jackets and Fancy , Vests Fine Shoes and Slippers- . ' Elegant Neckwear, Latest Styles Fine Silk Mufflers Li nen and Pongee Handk'fs Box Top Coats for Boys ; Night Robes and Dress Shirts Leather Dress Suit Cases ; Dress Gloves and Suspenders Underwear and Hosiery Silk Umbrellas Initial Silk Handkerchiefs Bags and Trunks Collar and Cuff Buttons 9S : 91 flji For Ladies, Misses and Children we have just received for Holidays an elegant stock of Fine, Medium aad Heavy Shoes; Felt, Kid and Dongola - Slippers; Jersey, -Leather and Corderoy Leggins. All at popular -'.' ' ' , prices. , ; ' ' - We advise early selections. See display In show wlndsws. Tjj.rs Gr& yv VTTyOO C 5 , , i if inirirrirgn VvWvWWWW1 W'WWWmvVWWWWWljTW4 Holiday Goods i - Trolls, I'- TOYS i iS mm Hodes & Hallos Bakery ' Headquarter for Saats Claua. OPENING WEEK AT The COMMENCING MONDAY, Holiday Goods in endless See the beautiful line and latest pattern.- Elegant display of - ART JNEEDLE WORK ' Fancy Pillows, Etc. Don't fail to come and see the display whether yon wish to pmichaa ot m Yery Respectfully, -'' Wt IVLAFFEKTY The Paint C. A BARN HART, Manager. An entirely new enterprise just opened in the Zierolf block op- posite the Postoffice. r I PAINTS, OILS, BRUSHES, GLASS, PUTTY WKLL PHPER ' A specialty will be made of all kinds of ammunition. Shells reloaded and sportsman's goods of all kinds kept In stock. C. A. BARNHART. TRY . I FOE . ': :-' - m m mm Galore from xc to $S , TTo At erA-i eG cj i Collar and Cuff Boxes Manicure Sets -Everything for Christinas Arcade NOV, 27th, variety. Come and visit our :,V'i Store ishjfroceries