Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-21
"A grand concert will be given on

Y "A grand concert will be given q
s Main street at 2:3G %. m, Christine
day, blythe musicians of "a Breez
S Time Compsaly
Each package of Putnams Fade
. kss Dye colors either silk, wool o
) cotton perfectly at one boiling
Sold by Graham & Wells. :
lhe driving rains of the past few
days are bringing the liver up rap
idly. There is now. over ten feet o
water, and if-there is snow in the
mountains food is possible.
j c. D. Minton, of the Oregon Poul-
try Journal, Of Salem, spent several
days in Corvallis this week in the
/ interest OF his journal. He speaks
quite highly Of the show now open
in this city.
Mr. Fred Gleason, who arrived re.
Gently from the East, seems to take
very kindly to Oregon. He is at
present engineer at the mill of
Samuel Norton, about seven miles
south west of Monroe.
Clem Hodes' genius as a window
draper Is again in evidence. He
has display in the window of A.
Hodes representing a typical old
fashioned sitting room on Christmas
morning; fireplace, tree, and all.
1t Is attracting much attention.
O. v. Hurt, who for a numb er Of
years has been employed in the
large merchandise store of F. L.
Miller, resigned his position yester-
day. He rented the Minor Swick
farm north of town some months
ago, and will devote his time to its
c. A. Wass, accompanied by A. |
J. Ray, passed through Corvallis
TUESDAY, on their way to Newport
to attend the funeral of the formers
mother, which occurred Wednesday.
Mrs. Wass was also the mother oil
Mrs. A. J. Ray. She died Sundayf |
litter an illness of several months.
For many years her husband was
Keeper of the light at Foulweather.
Some people, who have "money !
0 burn" have an idea that the ;
,lace to trade is In a large city.
While to limited extent this NAV
% true, in the main it is expensive
rading. The retailer in a large Z
lty has high rent and high license Il
meet and in order to do this must 6
barge it to his customers. And n
Ike the expense of going or send Fl
lg to larger city fer this, that or 6
ae other thing into consideration, 81
nd you will save money to stay at .
'me, buy at homH and have your 8
oney circulated at home.
The eighth grade examination c;
apers OF the applicants of our je
unty have been graded and the VI
lmmaries have been made. There al
ere thirty-three applicants who |fe
AZ the examination. OF this aI
ber four were successful. To r
ssffn1ly pass this examination, u
N applicant must not fall te- ~
" 20 per o. in any one branch se s.
ID must make an average Of so ne
r cent. Those ztg svcceeaGs,j IN
ere: Edna Mire district Noj s
'ancis Geliatly district /
mice Baldwin and William Elem.
9, district No. 8. Miss Eunice te'
.ldwin made the highest average ga
d Edna Mires came second. Il
eir averages are: 8S.S per cent ha
d o6.5 per cent respectively. eli
Father Jurek accompanied Adam 81
umberger, ST., to Portland, to-
sdnesday, where the latter 1He
ICED in the home of thsi
am has been a resident Of
lis evor since there was 81
o and his large family u
: have grown up,
5ved away. Some e.
sadied, and the old genSS
been practically without q
is a veteran of the Mex
ne small pension he Dc
g services ia that tor
mr. with assist
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