Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-09

day afternoon at OAC.
Mrs. E. w Strong returned from
visit with friends in HilIsboro and
Beaverton.
! Sweet music without the buzz
saw effect, with the Edison Phono-
graph.
A ':sox" social is to be given al
the new Simpson Chapel at Bell
fountain, December %.
Mrs. Frank Howe of this city is
visiting with her mother Mrs. W.
III. Warner at Indepenence, this
week.
D. E. Mathews, Chicago optician
will open an optical store in Cor
Wallis early in December. Wait
for him.
Mr.. E. w. Strong, of the Corval-
lis Sawmill Co., is contemplating
building a new business Office at
his mill.
A $50 diamond ring free. A
ticket with each dollar purchase
from E. w. S. Pratt, the jeweler
and optician.
Messrs. w. G.. Flynn and S. S
Ewing of Philomath, were regis
tered at the Hotel Corvallis the
first of the week.
The infant son CT Ryley Young,
of Jobs addition, was reported to be
seriously i'll yesterday. In fact, it
was not expected to live.
Call at Whitney's and hear the
best reproduction of sound ever
made. 1t is from the Edison Phon-
ograph.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Handsaker, of
Eugene, who have been visiting at
the home of their son, Rev. T. S.
Handsaker, returned home yester-
day.
A new phone has been put in by
the Bell company for Jack and Bob
the up-to-date cleaners and dyers.
The number is 531.
The First Spiritual Union of Cor
Wallis will hold Service in Barrett
Lyceum on Sunday at 3 p. m. Doors
open at 2:3O. A cordial invitation
to everyone.
Mrs. Sophia King, of Portland,
general organizer for the Women of
Woodcraft, arrived in this city Tues
day evening, and made an official
visit to the local lodge here.
Examinations for the term COM
mence at the college a week from
next Tuesday. The students are
beginning to take their places on
the 'anxious" seat now.
At the last meeting of the board
of directors of the Corvallis school
district, a tax levy of two mills was
made for this year, for the payment
of the outstanding $1,000 bonds.
The levy last year was six mills.
An attempt was made one day
this week to burn the Central school
building at Albany but an alarm
was turned in and the flames were
soon extinguished. Certain boys
of the school are suspicioned.
The members of the Corvallis
Fire Department are preparing to
give an enter tainment at their hall
on Thursday evening, December Is.
There will be o number of games
for which prizes will be awarded
to the successful competitors. The
following is the program as ar
ranged to date: Address by Mayor
Irvine; music by stringed orchestra;
tumbling. club swinging; song by
quartet; recess-games and re-
freshments; cornet solo; vocal solo;
boxing; music by Scottish bag
pipes.
Rev. Handsaker, pastor of the
Christian church, and his wife, were
given a most enjoyable f,rewell
surprise at the parsonage Wednes-
day evening. About seventy five
members of the church gathered at
their home and met them as they
returned from prayermeeting. Re-
freshments were served and the
congregation Of the church pre-
sented Mr.. and Mrs. Handsaker
with set of solid silver spoons and
plate as a token of their apprecia-
ton and esteem. Rev. Hanksaker
and wife will leave in few days
for Hood River where he will take
up evangelistic work. Their many
friends regret to lose them but
wish them much success in their
new field.
Next Monday night the city coun-
Gil is to decide whether or not the !