Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-20

Pictures, picture frames and wall
paper-large assortment at G. A.
Barnhart's.
Miss Leona Smith will come
home from Portland today to
spend the holidays.
! Rev. L. M. Boozer will preach
in the Witham school house,
Sunday afternoon at 2:3o.
Rev. B. ]. Hoadley will not
occupy the pulpit at the M E
church next Sabbath. Arrange
ments have been made, however,
to have the pulpit filled morning
and evening.
George Cronkite, formerly a
student at o A c, was drowned
at Manila, November 9th. He
served ID the and Oregon as bu-
gler. After his enlistment ex-
pired he returned to Manila and
went into government employ.
Foul play is suspected.
Regular services in the United
Evangelical church Sunday.
Rev. L. Myren Boozer will
preach morning and evening.
Morning subject, "Christian
Thoughts" p" Sunday School and
Christian Endeavor at the usual
heurs. Ali are invited.
Married at the residence of the
bride near Summit, "Wednesday
Dec. IS, 1901, Mr.. D. H. Wal
len, of Iowa, and Mrs. J. c
Sticker, of Summit. A fine
dinner was served Immediately
after the ceremony. Horace
Underhill J. P, ofleiated.
The Sunday School of the
United Evangelical church will
give their annual Christmas en-
tertainment Tuesday evening
December 24th in the church. A
pleasant evening with the little
folks is assured to all who attend.
Presents for distribution will be
received at the church Tuesday
afternoon.
A basket social was given by
the Artisans in their hall in the
Kline brick Wednesday evening.
The program, which preceded
lunch, was listened to by large
audience. The vocal solos by
--..r. B. w. Johnson, recitation
by Mrs. johnson, address by G.
w. Denman and instrumental
numbers by Messrs Turney and
Goodneugh were of unusual
merit. The receipts of the eve
ming were about SIS.
Mr.. ]. Wagner, representing
the California Lecture Bureau,
has arranged to give another
course of lectures here beginning
in February. 1t will be opened
with an electrical display and
talk. Other lectures will be de-
livered by Rev. Boyer, President
McGlish, of U of P, at San Jose,
and President OFT, of Drake
University of Des Moines, Iowa.
President Mc(1lish will deliver
the baccalaureate address at O A
c next June.
Prosessor P. M. Smith, he will
be remembered in Corvallis, put
on his play, "The Irish Duke"
in Portland, AMI the Oregonian
has this to say of the perfor-
nance: The production of "The
Irish Duke,' in Arion Hall last
night, was witnessed by large
audience, and the amateurs gave
evidence of Professor P. M.
Smiths careful training. The
various parts were we'll sustained,
and the vocal and instrumental
music was excellent.
Hon. G. A. Waggoner, United
States deputy collector of customs
at Summit, near Skagway, Alaska,
arrived Monday to spend the holi-
days with his family in this city.
Mr.. Waggoner visited several days
in Portland, the guest Of his son,
Deputy Surveyor-General Waggo-
ner. He came down from Alaska
to undergo rather critical surgical
operation for the removal of what
was supposed to be a cancerous
growth from his head. Tha opera
tion was successfully performed by
DR. E L Ervine, of Portland. It
was found that the trouble was not
SO serious as had been apprehended,
the growth being merely a tumor.
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