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New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
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IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Atlantic City, n. J.. Dec. 21-Shot in the hea0
with toy pistol. loaded with a slate pencil
Bessie Ang thirteen years old, Of Pleasantvihe'
is dying tonight in the Atlantic City Hospital
John Adams. fourteen years DID, is accused oi
firing in. spirit OF mischief. the fatal shot
Miss Ang and young Adams were members
ef the Methodist Episcopal Sunday school whleh
tonight met at the church Ia PleasantVlhe 10
rehearse a Christmas cantata- Bessie Ang was
chatting nlerrily with girls seated each side Oh
her when Adams who, with several companions.
was occupying the row of chairs behind her, Is
alleged to have said TO his friends Watch me
shoot off Bessie's ear"
He had been toying with small revolver
which was loaded with blank cartridges. he
raised the weapon and pointed it toward the
girls head There was flash, a report, an
awful scream and Miss Ang fell from the cnaLE
TO the floor with a Jagged wound pehlno hef
ear Several of her girl companions laLlleu'
and a panic seized the small gathering.
While handling the pistol the boy had apsenI
r1indedly slipped a piece of broken slate pencli
in the barrel of the weapon Striking the glrI
abort an inch behind the right ear, it penetrated
the skull and buried itself in her brain Hos
pital physicians stated at midnight that there
was no hope of her recovery
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

Burglars Took Luncheon IN House
Theu Robbed.

Montclair, Dec. q (SpeciaD-A bold daylight rob
berv took place in Montclair, this afternoon, when
thieves entered the home of F. w Hawthorne, at
No e5 Valley Road. and ransacked it from top to
totton carrying off many articles of value. Some
of the things taken were woman's gold watch
s-d chain, q boys watch and chain, diamond
.tu5 three valuable stickpins. Of which was
an heirloom; a gold chain, solitaire diamond,
cluster diamond. two solitaire studs and a dia-
uond scarfpin.
The silverware in plain sight, but was not
sieturbed The robbers had no trouble in getting
mo the house Mrs Hawthorne and her children
lent 10 New-York on a shopping tour and the
servants were out The key was left in the vesti-
rue for her son. The thieves evidently took their
lime for they ate heartily Of cold turkey before
ihev departed The stolen articles were valued
AZ more than $1,000.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

Wood 1.ylian A. to NJ J johnson; 1s6th-st- No o,o
wit asry yss ts SoPfs RE fsund:6 and am 1000
other; 49th-st. $. 1924 TT W of 1Oth-ave; .ooo
Tsgls g Aysri trustee Ss:r! 2oh7ss 6sr
cent I,s 3sihar,
oad Corner sa0 of Per
Rohe. T. Dorothea. to a Often and another;
Mor1is-ave, corner of 15oth-st; 3 years 90 ooo
and az spoheE to MsrheI; liver Wen
16eweahs s5 AN giegfrisd. to R " Buckley: ii6th
Felt Abraha os1 and another 3 to Leon = rqshman 9d,
ds same yssF same plop.rs BSs year per cent
DE 2e9 it W of Amsterdana1aTes yeaTs 900
Lddle co49er 0Rf Boston @ Road; ~ $4,000
SAME nafes 70 iiip 1900
van a2tsT benjamin to william D Leonard executor;
Summit-ave. S. 100 # Of 165th-st years ~
53 per cent -..-.-.....-.---.-....... 4'ooo
Sable Leon, to Solomon; 14sd-st. No 212 to
PA Vest 53b geaF and dnotbeT peo to catharne
De la Vergne and another: 1S7th-st s. 2S5 oo
# Of 18th 5haye yevT Somas Dsr eeI
is2 9 it Of i7sth-s years 1000
Same to same, same property instalments OF onoo
1Sdney PeF eyi Louis p to Eastern crown Realty Com
pany: Hoe-st. W 2723 TT of Honest; sooo
D FGo6 Amaa9 Niso5" s. being lot 1oa map wash
os1Hsny aa Is Of "a ave years per cent 5000
go west: instalments per 1900
Togso Johu William 7 SANFORD; lot 96
90 map of Van Nest Park; due June DO 1905. -.
cent i'c'"
Same m Title Guarantee Trust Company;
same property: demand 10000
Abrams Harry to Samuel NJ Hofberg and
other: 70th-st. 173 IT e of Avenue A; -
6
JaTcobs' Louis TO A weingarten and another;
C;o13verneur-st n e Madtson-st: 8 years,
1o5OO
DiReTss9n ssrs 8 per cent '..e..e 5000
ET,Irr,an Jacob. and others TO Geller; Stanton
at " corner Sherff-st; years @ per cent. 10000
P9Fdy mSoe 5sts ST. No iio East demand. 10000
Scbaghetsr Matthias A. 10 Joseph II Jones;
Lind ave s. 139 It OF 165th-st; instaments
& per
AIbsno Lucia Smith Williamson; Stebbins-
ave n " g. I54.1 1t of Chsholnl-st due -
January 1909 5is cent. :...-'...; f'U"o
Felt Abraham. and another to Leon Tuchnlan ana
another; 95th-st 2. 150 II W of Columbus =. -.
1 @ cent SoOOo
SANE sg o6S 5S 1aTe gear sane per 1880
Agress Ad A6ranaG 141 yeaIz t9 n per 5000
Singer |Charles, Max Karp9sitz; Wsndover-
ave S $, 1917 # of Washington-st; 2 years. oo
& i'uo
MishlJiud- Fenberg Realty Company 10 Z Osh-
insky: a2d-st, 5 100 It os 2d-ave; due June -
20 1907. per cent. sfSv
Iiollander Adoiph. Berg. 1Tsth-st. 100
r. W o.nt 9d ave- lue June oO i.D" 1900
I4eboyitz. samuel Il sesei; Sad st No i31 80
West instslnents. per eeEt4s..........'..,. Doo
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
BRILL BROS. IN coRTLANDT-sT. DEAL

Brill Brothers have bought from Gustavs Reis
man the four story building, Nos. 81 and So Cort-
landt-st.. southeast Of Greenwch-st., lot
25x53 7x-x35.5 feet. They own and occupy Nos. 45
and 49, and occupy under lease from H D. Chap
Of the abqtting, building, No l65 Greenwich-st;
the property surrounding their latest purchase,
with the exception Of No. 167 Greenwich-st., which
is owned by ]. ]. and T. F. Kehoe. Brill Bros.
have also leased No. A Cortlandt-st.. a three
story building, a 11x124.2 feet
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
ARvERNE PARCEL CHANGES HANDS.

A z. D. A Karelsen have sold to Harry Simon
q parcel in Jessica-ave Arverne, formerly owned
by the HaIcyon Casino Hotel Company. It in
cludes large building. containing bowling alleys,
feet o9 the Ocean Its depth is lso feet
The building will be altered into apartments;
having twenty separate living rooms Which will
be ready for occupancy for the coming season.
The price paid was about $4,000
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

JAPANESE VALET. educated. %: II de-
sired will travel; best reference. SIEANO.
121 West 64th-st.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
Unfarnished n partments to Let.
MECHANICS LIENS.

Chrystie-st.. No. %; Manhattan Ceramic
saic Company agt. Samuel Stone and Solomon
TacfoTs 69@it%sA's owners. ooios.t Ho: CON sel 90
Central Park West. W. s.. whole front between
Tooth and 10th sts, Alphonso Costabile and
other John Doe. owner; Daniel Nathan. -.
164th-st.. No s43 East: John clark c. A
Richter, owner Andrew Larsen. contractor. $50 %
K Ta2or owner and contraetor T5rs s475
Orchard-st No 30 Alberene Stone Company agt-
William Solomon. owner; Lewis Light. con- 40 oo
tractor; C1engel MarlnSer sub-contraCtor. 1O2 O
12th-st. Nos. 543 and 5i5 East: Frank J. Weis-
6ger a5g aAf %brsham WaSeT $50 90
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
MANHATTAN BUILDING PLANS.

43d- St. No 81 to SO West; for twelve story
brick. loft building. 121xlOO.5. &. x A H. -. 80
Scrihner. owners: E. Flagg architect $500 oOO
Fort Washington-ave E ". corner 16Oth-St-; Tor
a brick hathouse II. T. Bulman.
teetS Ssher seaW@i.. oiOss q D. 100000
9th ave. W. corner lSth-sti for = six story
%iftneP apns o%nsfs @ e. T0Ts Felham aTchiteet
Broadway No. 1789; story brick store.
# Eames a architect ct 1a'Hso" es''-'e 5000
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

GARDENER--Capable. reliable; under
glass and outside: strict sobriety; no
drone; can act as caretalzer; personal and
written references. J. NJ, Tribune Office
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
TO ENLARGE FIRE COMPANY HOUSE.

Alexander Stevens, chief architect of the Fire
Department. has filed plans for the enlargement
of the headquarters of Hook and Ladder Com
pany No. r. at No. 2s3 West 20th-st. A three
story rear extension is TO be built a new floor
Of steel and concrete laid to support the ap-
paratus. a staircase erected and the interior
renovated throughout. The improvements are to
cost the city $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
THE BRONX BUILDING PLANS.

TImpson Place e E. 100 IT. Of 144th-s six
three story frame dwelling houses, 16sxo5; Ajax
Construction Company. owner: j. v Van Peit - a.,
arcEiteCt |-f'oO'
Tmpson Place. 2D4 Il. n. of 18th ST.. two
oWaer oSe ssD5 and architeet asi "e.'s sOOC
Morris-ave.. G. S. so >, OF l6dth-s six three
story dwelling houses. 2Oxa5: Mddeboro
Realty Company. Edwin Wilbur. arehi-
: I
Morris-aye., e. IS IT, n OF l66th-st. two three
sshIteut @ SiSa as aboTs I4OOO
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
100000 PLANT FOR scRIRNER BROS.

tendent Hopper for the twelve story publishing
house to be erected at No 81 to 31e West 4Sd-st.
for Charles and Arthur H. Scribner, the publishers.
1t is to be 125 feet front and 1905 feet deep. of
fireproof construction, with a facade Of brick,
trimmed with terra Gotta. and lighted by
of bay windows. The plant IS to be called
the Scribner Press. and will cost S30o0 600. Ernest
F1aRe he
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
BUY COLUMBIA COLLEGE LEAsEHoLDs.

Douglas Robinson, Charles S. Brown & Co. nave
sold Nos 12 and Il West 4Sthst., two four story
and basement brownstone dwelling houses, each
on lot 25x1Do feet columbia College leaseholds).
Emeline Ivinson is the buyer of No. L and Julia
NJ StinSon of No. A. The purchasers have occupied
their respective houses for some years. There are
now only a few remaining unsold Columbia College
leaseholds in the block.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
AUCTION SALES TODAY.

At Il vesey-st-By Joseph P Day: Wales-ave. cor
ner l6oth-st fye story P6 loft dyg h: yennngss 60
20 IT Of jennings 50x100 vacant; Jennings st g.
loo # Of Longfellows 25x100 vacant: 11ths 105
fl Of Avenue d, 100x105, Unonport: G Reube agt H
Cpartition).
BY l Phillips & CO: 1s7 East Broadway. 261 # W
of Jeffersonst, 26 1x75 story bk Sey
fred ct al agt Bertha Sarasohn AL Levi atty; S
LehBaier ref due. SIS 539 69 taxes. etc. S755
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
RERUYs A DYckMAN BLOCK.

Adolph Hollander has rebought from Isaac
Brown the block bounded by Broadway. Wads-
worth-ave., 1s1st and 1S2d SITS. He sold the block
some months ago to Sugarman & Selignan, and
the firm sold il Mr. Brown.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
LIS PENpENs.

sd-aye 20. ss7; Louise +. Wheeler sgt William II.
Weeks foreclosure Of two moTtgages) attorney z
and ST. Ncholas-svs e5 exso 7x55 392 s. Citizens Sav
inzs Maursr al foreclosure OF mort
cage, attorueyz Pirssca q 2sal-
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

wATCHNIAN.-Night or day; married. AZ;
honest and reliable; has worked dor stand
ard oil Company. o. LARSEN, 466 Cherry
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
SACRED HEART ACADEMY PLOT SOLD.

This Five Boroughs Realty Company has resold
to a corporation the old Sacred Heart Academy
property, No AZ to So West 17th-st, and No. a to
90 West 1Sth-st plot 7S9x1S47 feet Tt is under
stood that the new owner will erect twelve story
mercantile building
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
AUCTION SALES YESTERDAY.

AT No IA Vesey-st.-By Joseph P. Day: 1S1st-st, g
IO2 # of Crotonaave. 152x1402 E. Mccord agt. Al
lutz and another; Robert McCord, atty: NJ. NJ Schlt
inger ref amount due, 81 2S II; taxes, etc. S. 127
to Margaret Norm for Sc 600.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

WATCHMAN.-sober.r reliable; Understands
care of boilers; ten years city reference
WINTHROP, 537 West 44th-st.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

YOUNG MAN, at anything: three years,
experience at surgical work. WILLIAM
OLSEN, 5T4 Bushwick-ave.. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

YOUNG MAN at anything; driving pre-
ferred. P. MATES. 517 East S5th-st.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

The first name is that CT the debtor the second
that of the creditor. and date when judgment was
filed:
Adler. sarah-I. Stern s. Co: December IS. 1905
Jsroder Hanry-F Turckheim; July g. 1e05..-. 81 90
o4a5.faio' esf. 10. 1853 SO 90
Kagten' at2 george W" 4D'"4'e .. e2s IS
ssanai iiies CT J. Nolan; December 90 1898 1s7 o.
5fsIrpbv Patrick III Hui March %. la0a.... 81 20
(lTzachowitz sarah IA. Ginsoerg e. al; No
yenabsr isOo Aot -
Sp!sss co.npa1y october 2 1893 81 -
q 1856 5.n
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
RECORDED MORTGAGES.

charles 81 Nos % and 81. wears. per cent
Rubin, Knlman, and another. TO Bernard Fried
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

ARDENER-Ameriean. single; thorough
iy understands the business IN all its
branches: references. Postoffice Box z. FL
beron, N. J.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

YOUNG MAN. 2s. Swede. sailor. at any
thing; not afraid OF hard work; reference.
OSKAR BABBITT, 221 East 32d-st.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

DON'T Worryl 80

If YOU are late with your Holiday shopping there
occasion to worry about deliveries Our delivery organza
ton is at its best addition the regular organization,
force of special messengers will be on duty.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
SATISFIED JUDGMENTS.

Irto Frank-kips Bay Brewing and Msltng
= siIierine, Richard-Frederick c. Mclaughlin.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
JUDGM ENTS.

The following judgments were fled yesterday,
December p, the first name being that of the
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

JANITOR-MarTied; experienced. sober.
hardworling German: speaks English. L.
BLUMEN6TEIN. 167 East 96th-st
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

srENoGRAPHER, TYPEwRITER-Five
years experience; neat. accurate, rella-
hIs, good spelIer and grammariap; refer
enne. some experience In law; $1O-S12. M.
215 Monta guest, Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

TRAINED NURSE.-Experienced viii work
for salaried people;'s12 per week j., 4eS
West 14th-st-
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

BUTLER, valet, By day, or dinner, lunch
parties attending ladies' and gentlemen 5
clothes az tailor: useful; seven years high
est city references. HENRY, 267 West
S6th-st.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

JANIToR or SUPERINTENDENT By a
man Of exceptional ability; experienced; ];
high moral character. in charge of high
class apartment house three years; desires
change WILLIAMS, 595 lexington
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

BUTIER-COOK--By first class couple;
thoroughly competent; private; have long
experience; faithful servants; highest ref
erences- Address SWEDISH, $50 East 25d-
ST. advertising Office.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

BUTLER or VALET.-Swedish. 81; first
class; neat appearance; thoroughly COM
wages SEQ. Address 225 East 35th-st.. care
Of Gunther.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

| JAPANESE, first class cook, wants steady
position in private family: best city ref
| erences; $50 up. MURA. Al East 19th-st.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

coACHMAN.-By Scotchman, lately land
ed; thoroughly experienced. with horses;
best references; sober and reliable. Address
CLARK, 921 6sh-ave.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

ADVERTISEMENT and subscriptions for
The Tribune received at their Uptown
| Office. No. 1864 Broadway, between 36th
| and 57th sts.. until o'clock p. m. Adver-
| tisements received at the following branch
offices at regular Office rates until o'clock
p. m. viz: "a Sth-ave.. g. e. cor. 2Sd-st. :,
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

BUTLER--Iady wishes to secure position
Tor butler. who is intelligent, honest, sd
Der and obIfging. Address III West 21st-st-
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

FARM Acknowledgment in care
and breeding Of stock. growing of fruits
and vegetables; desires management Of
LARGO farm or gentlemans estate; best ref
erences. ability and honesty; can manage
help successfully. w. Box 212, Pine Hill.
N. 7.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
To Let for Business Purpose

CHOICE OFFICES TO LET.
Opposite stock Exchange.
s-Ii-fs NEW sTREET. through 20 1874 BRoAoWAi'
Apply premises. Room sol. or
rutland e WHITING Co.
BEEkMAH ST.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

| COACHMAN.-Single. 27 years; feet 81
| inches; references from two countries;
good horse clipper, trimmer, driver, rider:
| drives single. or double MACKIE, 314
| Pacifio-st.. Brooklyn
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

| CoACHMAN.-By German. "a; take care
| OF cows, chickens, garden and furnace.
4 Address A c. G., Tribune Uptown Office,
/ 1884 Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

COOKS ASSISTANT, colored. in restau-
competent, economical and trustworthy,
useful man; handy with tools; or man with
doctor. ARCHER, care of Adams, SS1 3D.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
DOMESTIC SITUATIONS WANTED.
Malls

ATTENDANT TO invalid gentleman; good
valet: experienced Inasseur. out OF WORK
~, scc1unt Of death of last employer; best
rafersnces JOHN STALTER, 51O West
42d-st
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

experience; also understands cooking; city
or country: honest and willing; highest ref
erences YOSHI, 140 East 59th-st-
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

JAPANESE VALET. SECOND MAN.-Ed-
ucated "a; with gentleman: best refer
ences. SINANO, 121 West 64th-st
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

RELIABLE WOMAN, to go out by the day;
reference. SCHULZ, 15S West 10Oth-st
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
WORK WANTED.
AIais.

Male,
wATCHMAN-Night or day; married. AZ;
honest and reliable; has worked for stand
ard Oil Company. O. LARSEN, 46o Cnerry'
wATCHMAN.-Sober. reliable; Understands
care of boilers; ten years city reference
WINTHROP 537 West 44th-st.
YOITNG MAN, 10; willing and not afraid
of hard work; willing TO learn good trade @
AZ ANYTHING. MICHAEL HARTMAN, 2OS
Himrod-st. Brooklyn.
YOUNG MAN, 15, with manufacturing
concern; fluent German and English
LOUIS GEHRSITZ, 146 Sumpter-st., Brook
lyn.
YOUNG MAN, at anything; three years,
experience at surgical work. WILLIAM
OLSEN, 5T4 Bushwick-ave.. Brooklyn.
VOTING MAN; understands English, French.
German Hungarian, bookkeeping ana
typewriting; position for day and transla-
tfous for evenings. Address HOCHSTElN,
1O3 East 91th-st.
YOUNG MAN at anything: driving pre-
ferred P. MATES. 617 East S5th-st.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
WORK WANTED.
Male.

YOUNG MAN. at anything; speaks French,
German Italian and English; good ref
erences. F. FOSSATI. 419 West 39th-st.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

CoACHMAN-By reliable man: sixteen
yesrs with last employer: country pre-
ferred. P. s. Miss FitzGeraIds Bureau,
40 East 34th-st.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

CHAUFFEUR Competent; foreign and
domestic cars; sober, reliable and can fur
nish best references. KRAFT. care Of
Hatch & Co, 1856 Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

MAN, sober, middle aged, on a poultry
farm: knows something about farming
G. HUBER. 3.s99 Boulevard, West Ho-
boken N. J.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22
City Property for Sale.
Furnished Apartments to Let.

A ELEGANTLY furnished apartment private bath
~. with without meals: including meals, two S25
weekly: one. S15. Van Rensselaer,. 10 East 11th-st
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

BTTTTER.-Married has best references.
would like a steady place in city; would
do extra waiting until steadily employed.
Address JJRSTETTER 21S East 122d-st.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

| GARDENER.-Married. IS; one child. o;
| experienced greenhouses, vegetables, fruit
poultry etc: charge gentleman place;
| wife butter maker; best references. GAR
| DENER. 275 3d-ave.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

RESPECTABLE man and wife. in first
class private family or as janftor: wife
first class cook; man experienced waiter
Address D. A L.. care of Lash, 140 Prince
St, Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

YOUNG MAN, %; position at anything; not
afraid of hard work. JOHN STRAUB,
333 West 41st-st
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

A 1-cT7E,NrD DANT.-Graduat from Germany;
engage with invalid: best experiences spe-
cfaI system for rheumatism and nervousness
CHARLES URBAN, SOz East toIL-st-
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

| HoTTsEM4N-COOK.-B man and wife:
| man a very neat houseman; wife good
| cook; city, or country: personal references.
| IL West 65th-st-, basement
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

JAPANESE BUTLER. USEFUL MAN
Little cooking if desired; good small fam
lily in country where no japanese has ever
been. NIPPON. 121 West 64th-st.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

ATTENDANT. companion to an invalid;
experienced, educated. gentlemanly; ac-
customed to travel: first class Newly ork
references GRAHAM, 90 LeXlng ton-dNe-
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

JAPANESE: faithful. gentle. desires posi-
ton as butler houseman. etc; has much
experience: position where he can attend
night school IWATE, 121 West 64th-st.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

The Tribune received at their Uptown
Office. No 1884 Broadway. between 36th
tiseroents received al the Following branrb
offices at regular Office rates until o'clock
p. m. viz: 254 Sth-ave., s. c. cor 23d-st;
153 6th-ave.. cor. 12th-st.: % East -4th-st.;
257 West 42d-st.. between 9Th and Sth aves.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

RTITI,ER.-35: first class In every respecI;
best city personal reference: wages. $50:
willing to help with parlor floor. A.. BOX
10. Tribuns Ofice.
New-York tribune., 1905-12-22

YOUNG MAN. Il, fair education. as cash
security r. GRANNELL, 331 East 43d-et.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-11
The Poverty Social.

The poverty social given by the
w. R. G. in Odd Fellows Hall
last Thursday evening was a
grand success in every way. All
rules and regulations that were to
govern those who attended were
fully set forth in the GAZETTE
prior to the event and 1t is only
necessary to declare that all rules
were rigidly observed in order to
prove how glorious was the time
for those in attendance. w. E.
Yates was the magistrate before
whom all parties were taken for
hnes-and they got EN-, too.
The affair marked the anniversa-
ry of the G. A. R. and in honor
of the occasion Willis Vidito
made a rousing address. The
feast was one of the best and ap-
pealed to all who partook, sug-
gesting "more.'' There were
several parties there who COM
peted for prizes for best sustained
characters in poverty lines. This
prize was awarded Captain George
Robinson, but it was close de-
cision between him and Mrs. D.
S. Adams for first place.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-11
See the Beautiful.

AS an item of unusual interest
to the beauty admiring public we
are going to call attention to the
very fine collection of Mexican
drawn work that will be on dis
play at the Catholic ladies' fair
next Thursday. A good descrrp-
tion of the perfect IN art is be-
yond us; while we are capital
judge of the beautiful, we are by
no means cr'tique. You must
must go and see for yourselves
do not take our word for it.
Father Springer has an aunt
who is sister in a convent at E
Paso, Mexico, and of her he has
secured the work 10 be exhibited
Thursday evening. This work
is all of purest linen and is native
wrought under the supervision OF
the Catholic sisters. Various use
full articles are to be seen, such
as table cloths, covers. mats, and
the like. All georgeously beauti-
full, of exquisite design and work.
manship.
1t is a rare opportunity for one
who has never been south to see
something which is seldom on
exhibition in Oregon, never be-
fore in Corvallis and may never
be again. All told there is per
haps 81, 900 dollars worth OF
drawn work to be on exhibition
not half of it will be sold, and
what is left after the sale will be
returned to El Paso. It will cost
you nothing to see this work and
it is we'll worth while.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-11

the item Of expense attending
clerk hire during tine. sessions Of
the legislature. Not only has the
expense been great, but the ser
vice has evidently been of poor
quality. And why of poor quail
to? There can be but one an
swer to this query: Personal
friendships of the various legisla-
tors who chose an Unqualified
clerk. If a young lady were a
clerk, various reasons may be
found for her inability to spell,
punctuate, ETC., such as the shape
and size of her waist and feet.
the color of her eyes and com
plexion, whether her hair was
CURLY or not, the quality of voice,
whether brunette or blond, are q
few attractions that may have cut
a figure. At any rate, from the
preface above referred to, it is
pain that mental qualifications
were not the paramount consider.
alton in many instances where q
legislator selected his clerk.