Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-12-26

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Hiss M, bel Cronise expects to {
- Portland, next MondaY, for
weeks visit with friends.
J.J. Nye, came out from tt
coast, Wednesday, and spent Chris
mas with his sister and her family
John Beach is just recovering
from a severe attack of chicken poz
which has confined him to his room
for several days.
Rev. and Mrs. Humbert were th
recipients of handsome couch,
Christmas present from the mem
bers of their congregation.
]. s. Booth came out from til
coast, Tuesday, to pass the holi
days with relatives in this city. Ell
may spend the winter in Corvallis
Victor Spencer came home Thurs
day to visit with his parents unit
Monday. He is pharmacist in th,
drug establishment Of W. 8. Love
at Albina.
Miss Irene Zierolf, who has beer
q resident of Pendleton for the pas
three years, is spending the holi
days with her parents, at their
home IL miles south of this city
Editor R. F. Holm and wife, oi
Toledo, have been visiting in Cor
wallis, since Christmas. They are
on their way to Arizona, where Mr..
Holm hopes the climate will better
his health.
FL. W. Kaupisch came over from
Halsey, Tuesday, to take charge OF
the Corvallis creamery during the
absence of his parents, who went to
Portland, Wednesday, to remain
until Sunday or Monday. !.
G. s. O. Humbert will preach an
object lesson sermon at the Chris
tian church next Lords day at IL
a. m. on the subject "Writing q
Book" Parents, come and bring
your children. Subject at 1876,
IA. Great Offer Refused" -,
The wedding of Mr.. Clarence
w. Avery and Miss Ida Irvine was
solemnized at Walla Walla, Sun
day, Decembers21. Mr.. and Mrs.
Avery are spending their honey.
moon with relatives in Corvallis.
The GAZETTE reaches its readers
a few hours late this issue. Christ
mas comes but once a year to the
printer as well as to ordinary NOR.
tails, and when the printer stops to
enjoy this festive occasion, chronol-
ogy of passing events stops also.
A. Spencer, who travels for Muir
ply, Grant & Co., of San Francis
CO, dew the piano at E. U. Willis
music store in Albany, Wednesday
evening. The instrument was Civ
en- by the ladies of the Catholic
church at their recent fair, and the
lucky ticket was sold by Mrs. ].
NJ. Nolan, of this city.
A spray of blackberries, the third
crop on the same vines this season,
was left at the GAZETTE Office yes
terday. They are of the Lotan va
riety and grew on John Beach's
place Just east Of this CITY. Last
month the second crop, fine ripe
berries, were picked off these vines,
and now they are covered with
blossoms and well-developed green
fruit. No state in the Union can
beat this record. ~.
George w. Smith is home from
Jackson county where he has been
developing his mines for the past
six weeks. He has some valuable
claims on Squaw creek in the cop
per belt, and he and his partners
are highly encouraged at the pros
poets in that region. Mr.. Smith
brought home some samples of ore
aiken from q seventy-foot tunnel,
that are beauties. The ore bears
'ome gold. Mr.. Smith may not re-
urn to the mines until spring.
Frank Groves, who for the past
l3 months has been at Bfemerton,
Washington, where he has charge
If the scommissary department for
he government at the navy yards,
arrived in Corvallis, Wednesday,
or a short visit with relatives and
friends. He will return to Bremen.
on shortly after the holidays.
Frank finds his work very agreea.
Die and is pleased with his situa.
ion. While there is not much in
he way of amusement at Bremen
;on, Seattle is only lS miles away
and an hours ride on the boat
takes enc to Washington's metrop-
,lis. Charley Collins, formerly of
has been employed at
he navy yard until recently. He
s now located in Seattle.
The government snagboat, Math.
oma, arrived in this city, Tuesday
noon, from the lower river. She
mad several members of the corps
If government engineers on board
and steamed on up the river to the
revetment that was placed on the
east bank of the Willamette about