Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-24
LOCAL NEWS.

w. S. Gardner, Photographer
The new New York Racket for
Xmas goods.
Jardiniers, all varieties and
prices, at Zierolf's.
Finest pictures in town-framed
and unfralned--at Barnhart's.
J.K. Berry went to Portland, on
last Fridays boat, for few days
vacation.
A full line of German, American
and French china, either decorated
or plain at Zierolf's.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Gray went
to Portland, Friday, on the boat.
They will spend the holidays with
relatives in that city.
There will be Christmas tree in
the Presbyterian church Christmas
Eve for the Sunday school and
other members of the church.
Supt. Denman intends holding a
teachers institute in this city some
time next month. 1t is his inten
tion to give an unusually fine pro-
gram on this occasion.
George Smith and Ed Dunn
have just completed filling con-
tract to supply a Seattle, Wash,
firm with 1000 pounds of turkeys.
This was quite contract.
The citizens of Albany are
making quite an effort to have an
opera house erected in that city
This is something greatly needed
in our sister city, to judge from
accounts given by travelling organi-
cations.
Arthur Bier returned on the
boat Saturday morning from Port
land, where he has been employed
for the past four or five months. He
does not know just how long be
will remain at home. He is look
ing exceedingly we'll.
Mrs. J. W. Crawford went to Sa-
lem on tbs Pomona Friday morn
ing. She will visit relatives and
friends in that city until today. On
her return she will be accompanied
by her son, Edward, who comes
home to spend Christmas
The program to be heard at the
Opera House Dec. 2Sth contains
beautiful vocal renditions by the
peerless Schubert Lady -Quartette,
delightful selections by their Man
dolin and Guitar Club, artistic
violin solos, comic and serious read
ings by the entertainer Mr.. Louis
McPike and artistic contralto and
soprano solos.
Mr.. G. Galley, the we'll known
prune buyer, is in Coz Wallis and
has purchased the entire output Of
the Benton County Prune Co. for
the present year, amounting to
about a quarter of a million pounds.
Shipments to the eastern markets
will begin at once. This is perhaps
the largest prune sale in Oregon
Roseburg Review.
To hear the Schubert Lady Quar-
tette sing their "Old Maid Song''
ESPECIALLY written for them will
make a rise in the matrimonial
market anywhere. This is one Of
their most fetching encores; and as
the ladies are many years removed
from being old maids themselves
they can el:jov singing of the trials
besetting the four maidens of their
song.
The dance given by the 0 A c
cadet battalion ia the Armory last
Friday night was an enjoyable af-
fair in every way. There was q
nice-sized crowd of dancers, and the
music, furnished by Everest's or.
chestra, of Portland, was very good
The boys came out exactly even or
their dance. They took in $75.4(
and their expenses footed that sum
to cent.
During the holidays the creamery
at the college will not be in opera.
ton. Operations were suspended
last Wednesday and will not be re-
sumed until about the 10th Of Jan
uary. Professor Kent has his time
taken up with farmers institutes
and other outside work, and tht
cream from the college dairy il
being handled by the Corvallis
Creamery.
Claud Pengra, who has been sta
toned at Corvallis for the past four
months. was in the city Sunday
He left for Portland on Monday or
his way to Cottage Grove, where ht
will be located in the future. Clauc
McDevitt, who has been here, went
to Corvallis and Mr.. Elsie Boyd, O
Halsey, took the place at this sta
tion.-Independence Enterprise. .Th'
station referred to is that of the S
P. Co., of this city.
Tomorrow Is Christmas. W.
..,:oL III -. -oo Jo., - Morv- III -: - /