Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-25
Merry Christlnasl

Editor Mathews, of the News, re
turned to Newport yesterday, ate,
a few days visit in Corvallis.
IF saving money is pleasure, il
will delight you TO buy q blanket
If an orercoat at T. L Miller's.
Miss Olive Thompson came home
from Portland yesterday to spend
the holidays. She will return Fri
day. .-.
A. T. Peterson, who has been
employed in Portland for several
months, came home Saturday for
the holidays.
Gene Weber is convalescent
from his attack of pneumonia and
will be able to attend college. again
after the holidays.
Revival services will begin at the
NJ. E. Church, South, on next
Thursday evening at 7.5O. The
public is cordially invited to attend
these meetings.
The military ball at the Armory
Friday night, was a magnificent
affair. The attendance was large,
the music excellent, and the occa-
sion most enjoyable.
There will be game of. football
today at 2:30 p. lii. on the fiat near
Mary's river. The contestants will
be the Corvallis lightweIghts and
an eleven from Philomath.
The familiar sign, "Vincent
House," which has hung for years
over the entrance to the building
north of the Ray brick, has given
place to the new inscription,
"Farmers' Hotel"
Chester Rust, who was bound
over some two weeks ago to appear
before the April term of court on
the charge of larceny Of a COW, after
ten days in jail, secured bonds and
was released last week.
The river and harbor bill report
ed by the committee Friday, car
ries with it $2,340, 800 for Oregon:
Of this amount So, 800 is provided.
for the revetment opposite Corvallis
and $1,000 for the Long Tom.
Corvallis Lodge No. "a, A. F. &
A. NJ, and the chapters Will install
their officers on the evening of
St. Johns Day, Dec. 9th. All
MasoLs, with their wives and adult
sons and daughters, are cordially
invited.
Cal Thrasher returned home,
Friday, from q few days visit at
Dallas. While there he organized
lodge of Modern Woodmen of
America with a membership of 25
men. After spending Christmas at
home he will go to Lebanon for a;
weeks lodge work. He will proba-
bly, go tomorrow.
Our overcoats are not ''just re.
ceived;' they were bought last fall,
but owing to the mild weather in
the early fall we are overstocked.
That's why we are selling them at
20 per cent discount. There's moth
ing in Corvallis to compare with
Raglan. It's cut20 per cent, too.
f. L. MILLER.
T. J. Cairns, who is teaming for
C. L. Malone, the Alsea merchant,
arrived in Corvallis last Friday.
He has been teaming over Alsea
mountain all fall and winter, but
states that the road over the noun
tain has now reached terrible con-
dition. On his last trip out he got
his wagon stuck in a mud hole and
had to use blocks and tackle to pull
it out.
DIR. Thompson has resigned the
pastorate of the Presbyterian
church in this city to accept the
charge of the vacant churches in
Presbytery of the Willamette. He
will make Corvallis his headquar-
ters and home while engaged in
this work but while absent on the
Sabbath and some days of the
week, he will spend most of his
time in 'his city. He has been
pastor of the church here for over
fourteen years, and the church has
grown from seventeen members to
200
A large audience assembled, at
the Presbyterian church last night
to witness the distribution of pres
ents from the tree and enjoy the
following program by the Sunday
school classes under the direction of
Supt. j. Fred Yates: Professional;
invocation; song by school; read
ing, Merle Simpson; recitation,
Gordon Rosendorf; recitation, Hat
tie Norman; quartet, little girls;
recitation, Earl Heckart; colo,
Kathleen Geary; recitation, Alta
Altman; violin solo, Gordon Rosen-
dorf; recitation, Ethel Kyle; talk
to the children, DR.. Thompson; song
by the school; distribution of pres
ents.
Henry Elliott, for many years
resident of Benton county, died at
his home at Monroe, Friday. For
several years Mr.. Elliott had been
n c1T,ror with oopoor of tho faoa