Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-16

Attorney C. E. Woodson return
ed, Saturday, from a weeks alb
sence in Eastern Oregon.
/ Gay f. Laws, recently Of Corval
liz, has moved with his family from
Portland to Grants Pass.
A. d. Morrison arrived, Sunday
from Portland, to spend the hoii-
days with relatives in this city.
Nolan & Callahan's holiday pres
ents are all worth one hundred
cents On the dollar the day after
Christmas.
Manager Groves Is in receipt of a
request from Jessie Shirley for a
date for her company sometime af-
ter the holidays.
G.. T. Garshwiler, who recently
disposed of his farm property near
Philomath, has taken up his resi-
dence in Corvallis.
D. R. Norton of Corvallis has
been visiting in town during the
week with his friend Chas. Crow
Grants Pass Courier.
Some of the swellest things in the
way of handkerchief and glove
boxes for Xmas presents are now
ON display at H. w. Halls.
DR.. Withycombe, Prof. Kent and
Messrs. Woodcock and A. FL. Mich
OILS left, yesterday, for Hillsboro to
attend the meeting of the State
Dairymen's Association.
Arthur Simpson, formerly libra
rian at the O A C, but now in the
railway mail service, has been TAX
ing the place of J. H. Penn on the
G. & E. route for the past week.
The mask ball which will be Civ
en- hext Monday night, in the Opera
House, bids fair to be swell event.
The floor management will be un-
der the direction of Messrs. Kerr
and McHenry.
Mrs. st. German is disposing of
her property in this r'city. She will
leave in the spring for Waterville,
Wash, where she will join her hns-
band and daughter, VINO now have
employment at that place.
Fred Edwards, brother of Com
msndant Edwards of the Oregon
Agricultural College, is confined in
the Good Samaritan Hospital, at
Portland, with an attack of appen-
dicitis. An operation Will be per-
On Thursday and Friday after
moons of this week the ladies of the
Christian church will give Christ
mas sale at the homo of Mrs. J. w. |
Howard, corner 9Th and Adams SITS. !
Point lace, doilies, handkerchiefs,
pillows, etc.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Presbyterian church will be at
home to the public at the residence
Of Mrs John Simpson, on. Thurs
lay, Dec. 18th, from 1 to 6 o'clock
p. M, during which time handker-
chiefs will be on sale.
Thee. & E. railroad COMPANY,
oy it's attorney, w. S. McFadden,
before the commissioner
court at its last session and filed
petition asking for reduction of
assessment for the year 1902. The
matter was continued for the term.
Mrs. Ella Bills, wife of ). C. Bills,
If Glencoe, died at the family home,
December 9th. The deceased was
he daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. R.
Nays, of Elk City, Lincoln county.
She was born in Benton county,
Nay "a, 1867, and lived in Corval-
is with her parents until 1881,
when she moved to Glencoe. Oc-
ober Is, 1894, she married J. C,
Bills, who, with her three children.
urvives her, Her surviving broth
rs and sisters are: Marion of
elk City; Alton, of Juneau, Alaska;l
elmer and Clarence, merchants at
3lencoe, and Mrs. r.. H. Mitchell,
f Woodburn. Al
No attraction has appeared in
corvallis which more nearly re-
eened the promises of the bill i
cards, than THE Irish Pawn t
given at the Opera House
ast Friday evening. Ollie Mack t
as few equals as portrayer of {
Shanty Irish" character, and he !
as excellent support in Maize 1
rumble and Joe Sullivan. The i
erfornance is a musical mix-up"
ure and simple, and one roars at l
8 many absurd situations, and ]
iggles for days afterward. The {
My adverse criticism offered, is ,
nat the atmosphere Of the enter i
ainment is coarse. But then one q
oes not expect Irish pawnbrokers i
} be models of culture aud refine
lent.