Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-29

Hattie and Glen Giilett returne,
Monday from visit with relative
in Toledo.
Geo. B. Harder, of Portland, i
spending the week with relatives il
Corvallis.
Regular meeting of St. Mary
Chapter, o. E. S this Tuesday even
ing, at Masonic Hall.
Smith Mann and George Cathey
are spending a few days with Dav'
Gellatly near Philomath.
Everett Prichard has returned tc
Oregon City after spending Christ.
mas with his parents in this city.
Alex Rennie enjoyed Christmas
at the home of his parents in Nc
Minnville. He returned Sunday.
Bert McCready, who has been al
Coos Bay for several months, il
spending the holidays in Corvallis
A. f. Peterson returned Christ
mas from Condor where he has
just finished the construction of a
court house.
S. L. Kline and wife returned
yesterday from an extended tour
through the Eastern States, re-
turning via California.
Miss Anna Brinkley, of Airlie,
who has been the Academy of
Sacred Heart, Salem, spent the
holidays with relatives in this city.
If the number of CorvaIlisites
who are going south to spent the
is an indication of cold
we will have hard win
ter.
A new baby girl arrived at the
home of Otto F. L. Herse on last
Wednesday. The little one gives
great promise of being a singer, and
she has already commenced prac-
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Miss Carrie Nichols, formerly a
resident of this city, but now of
Portland, is in, this city for few
days. Her main purpose in com
ng was to see Mrs W. A. Buchan-
IN, who is still lying at the point of
leath. She is also visiting with
other friends.
The Presbyterians will hold a
New Year" social at the church
evening New Years
Eve.) A short program and light
efreshments will be given. After
he social a regular watch-night |
ervice will beginn at 1870 and
ontinue until the opening of the
ear. Everybody invited.
Miss Margaret Fowells has been
ppointed teacher in the public
chools and will have charge of
he fourth grade. Miss Huff has
een transferred to the first grade
o take the place formerly SO we'll
lied by Miss Maud Kerns, who
las gone to her home in Eugene.
Prof. J. B. Horner and family
anne over from Corvallis, Monday
venlng and will spend the Christ
las holidays at their seaside cot.
age. They were accompanied by
fiss Ella Mallett, Miss Margaret
filler and her brother, Irving, of
ontario, who are students of the O.
/. C.-Newport News.
Quite party of Corvallisites
tarted southwark yesterday, bound
,r Los Angeles, where they expect
> enjoy the balmy air of Southern
california during the winter sea-
On. The party consisted of Mrs.
Iartha Burnett, Mrs. R. III. Hus-
IN and daughter, Mrs. NJ. A.
anau, Mrs. Thos. Whiteho,n and
frs Ed Phillips.
A special school election was held
afternoon in this city to
ote on the following propositions.
st, to levy Ii mill tax to pay
utstanding Indebtedness on new
uilding; End, to levy mill tax to
ay for sewer, water closets and
lrniture; 3rd, to levy l mill to pay
,surance and interest on bonds;
tn, to levy l mill to pay teachers
.laries. The affirmative carriedssby
handsome majority.
Frank Glass arrived on Christmas
, spend a few days with his
rother and sister on their farm
lst south of Corvallis. Mr.. Glass
now resident of the new town
te of Lyle, which is the terminus
the proposed extension of the
olumbia Southern railroad. This
the headquarters of several large
rigation companies, which take
ater from the Deschutes. Great
svelopments are expected to he
n