Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-12-12

largely in the wood business. has
more than 1000 cords of wood cut
already for next season.
All members of the Maccabees
are earnestly requested to be present
at their review on Wednesday eve
ming, as there will be very import
ant business to consider.
Next Monday examinations viii
commence at OAC to deter mine the
progress made during the first term
of school. With so much at stake
it is but natural that a few of the
students are getting on needles ano
pins, as it were
Last night after we went to press
the boys of Corvallis Fire Go. were
to have had a "smokar' and every
thing else that could in any way
add to the pleasure of their invited
guests and themselves, While these
|"smokers" come far apart they are
appreciated nevertheless
E-"rF--E
Ed Andrews returned home from
Portland, Friday evening, having
been in attendance of his wife dur
Ing a surgical operation in a Port.
land hospital, to which she sub
mitted. Mrs Andrews is reported
Ito be getting along as nicely as
could be expected since undergoing
the operation.
the dance at the Opera House
was quite an enjoyable affair, but it
was not patronized as it might
have been, however, it was credit
able to the boys managing it. The
Opera House was beautifully dec
grated with national colors and
great boughs of mistletoe were sus-
pended from the balconies.
The Christmas number of the
Etude, published in Philadelphia,
contains an article from the pen OF
Prof. Goodnough, of this city. The
title of article in question IS "Touci,
Signs" as applied to piano compo-
sitions and the teaching thereof
The article will be of special inter
est to piano teachers.
The W. R. G. will give a supper
from 6 to 9 Thursday evening, De-
cember IA, in Odd Fellows hall.
There is to be a program and good
music--all for Is cents. The draw
ing for the doll, now on exhibition
in Graham & Wortham's window,
will take place on this evening.
Go and. have an enjoyable time
and assist in the cause of charity,
The funeral of Mrs. Bruce Miller
occurred in Kings Valley, Sunday,
SERVES conducted by 7. T. Vim
cent. The deceased was "a years
of age and had been married three
years. She was born in Arkansas
and came to Oregon about ten years
ago and lived for a time near Sa-
lem, later moving to Kings Valley,
Her father and mother and four
brothers survive her and all were
at her funeral save one brother, who
is California. The last sad rites
were observed by a large concourse
of people.
Chicken thieves were abroad in
Corvallis a few nights ago and sue
ceeded in getting away with some
very fine birds. At the Blackledge
home they were discovered in the
hen-house door at seyen o'clock,
one being inside the building and
the other mounted guard at the
door. MI. Blackledge gave chase
and the intruders fled. The way
they went, pursued by the irate
furniture man, was not slow, and
the race did not end until the
thieves darted across the yard Of
John Fl. Simpson, passing between
the house and barn, and disap.
peared in the darkness. One man
is said to have been tall and
slender, and the other short anc
heavy-set. From the Blackledgt
flock the thieves took a full-blood
ed rooster, and tue same night tn,
hen roosts Of Bryant Young and Mr.
Hodes were visited and choic'