The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-12-18

Mr.. M. H.. kriebel is tanning
and mounting two handsome
Polled Angus hides and cougar
pelt. The first are for Jas. Tay-
lor and will be made into buggy
robes. Beauties they are, too.
The cougar pelt is from the ami
NAL killed near town by John
Wells.
Sometime in the spring. Supt.
Dennan intends holding an old
fashioned spelling bee. Every
public school in the county will
be entitled to enter one partici-
pant, and a handsome prize will
be given the winning school. The
school will hold the prize one year
and pass it to the winner of the
next contest. "a
p Stewart Moore, Young Sid." was
in town for a few days with
chum of like character. but Meth
er are here now. Tuesday night,
Officer Skipton invited them to
seek more congenlal climes.
Wednesday morning they started.
Moore is sort Of '.wamlering
Jew" and is ordered away from
very town he visits.
Brady Burnett is expected home
Tuesday from Portland. lie will
leave early in january for Stan
ford University. where he expects
to take complete course in law.
Joe Smith will probably accom-
panv Brady and drink i'm solid
learning at Palo Alto. The AL |
oany Democrat congratulates Stan
'ord's Athletic Association in the
acquisition of Brady Burnett.
The Oregon legislature meets in
January. Important matters, in
cluding the election of senator
to succeed John Fl. Mitchell will
come before it and news from the
capitol during a legislative session
is always interesting. The Ga
zETTE will have a special CORE
s;,ondent in Salem who will keep
The readers posted on the hap
renings OF our law makers.
The following is in brief the
program OF the 81. & L. Christ
mas night entertainments: From
8 TIL 9 p. M, concert of band and
vocal music; from . till 10 p. M.
dance of maskers; after 10, gen
eral dancing. Admission prices
are: Ma<kers. $l.O0; lady mask
trs, free; general admission, SOC;
gentlemen spectators. dancing af-
ter the unmasking. 81.
Next Sabbath will be Christ
mas Sabbath at the Presbyterian
Services in the morn
ing at II O'Clock, preaching by
the pastor. Sunday school at 10
a. III. Christmas Lesson, Junior
c. E. 1T q p. IN. The young
people will have charge of the
evening service <at 7::s9, Music,
recitations and exercises of a very
interesting character. A cordial
welcome to all all.
Next Monday evening there will
be an interesting Burns intertain
ment at The Baptist church.
Among other features will be a
fcsa9e ON the sEie of Burns, by
Prof. J. B. Horner, splendidly il
ustrated. Prof. Horner can be
upon to present 'Bobbie's"
in an entertaining manner.
number of special inter
est will be the recitation of "Tam
O'Shanter," by Judge Burnett.
Admission 10 cents.
1t Is marvellous how cheaply
books are now printed. Christ
mas shoppers are especially
pleased, for it will solve many a
llfficulty between purse and
leart. Books make the best of :
presents and at the low prices
prevailing are within reach of ev- t
For from 25 cents to ,
50 cents, can be had all the STAN Z
lard works, as for instance, Gul-
iver's Travels, Robinson Crusoe,
3rimm's Fairy Tales, Don Qui- +
,ote, East Lynn, Felix Holt, Han
ly Andy, Scarlet Letter and Vicar
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