Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-12-22
LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Take TIE GAZETTE for all the

Take TIE GAZETTE for all the
local news.
Born, Sunday, December II,
1905, to the wife of Charlie Chip
man, a son.
At the NJ. E. church South, wor-
ship 81 IL a. M. Subject of morn
ing sermon The incarnation"
The Christmas entertainment Of
the Bible School of the Presbyter--
ian church will be given Saturday
evening commencing at 1880.
.zeke" in the play"The Missouri
Grip is not a caricature, but a nat
ural everyday farm boy with more
than his share of brains.
The Sunday school of the M. d.
church, South, will render a beauti'
full service Of songs and Rotations
Sunday evening at 7:3O. The pub
lie cordially invited.
[#E[FEEE &EEs
The Telegram, Of Monday, con-
tanned a half-tone of Rev. q. J,
Thompson, formerly Of this city
and the new Presbyterian church
in Independence, of which oul
former citizen is pastor.
Mrs. C. A.. Danneman. who for
the past month or two has been up
at Glen, Eastern Oregon, where she
formerly lived, is expected to arrive
home tomorrow or next day.
s The fountain pens recently stolen
from the Gerhard stationary store
have been returned. Miss May
Gerhard received a -clew to the
party "a mere boy) taking them
and he confessed, she promising not
to make the lads identity known.
Talk about money in poultry,
think Of last springs turkeys
bringing more than So each right
now. And yet on Tuesday Mrs.
James Henderson brought to town
Is turkeys which she sold to Smith
& Boulder for the above figure
The fowl were Matched last spring.
Congregational church: Sunday
School at 10; Class for Young Men at
10; Worship and sermon at il; Junior
Endeavor at 4; Senior Endeavor at
6 80; vespers and sermon at 7:3O.
Morning Sermon, "The Same, Yes
terday, Today and Forever" Even
ing sermon, "The Song of the Ar
GELS There will be services at
800 o'clock.
At a recent meeting of the Mac
cabees the following officers were
elected: Com. W. A.. Kemp;
Lieut.. Com, Fl. c. Mangas; R K,
w. L. Sharp; F. K, H. G. Mangas;
Chaplain, Artie Starr; Sgt, R. N.
Adams; NJ. at A., Guy Newton; lat
M. Of g., D. B. Newton; 2od NJ. Of
Dslbert Strong:s Sentinel, Will
Reed; Picket, Albert Strong;
Trustee, e. r. Lake.
William Porter, who has been an
to Engineer ]. A. Spang-
Ter in running the heating plant at
OAC, has been most sorely afflicted
with boils of late and unable to at
tend his duties. During the past
week or two B. d. Arnold took
charge of the plant during the
mornings MI. Porter is better and
is expected to be able to resume his
duties at the college after the holi-
days vacation.
Monday night someone had the
boldness to steal ten or more foun-
tain pens from the stationary store
of G. A. Gerhard. In the door.
there was . very small pane of
glass out, leaving a hole about 4x4
inches square. Through this hole
the thief thrust his hand and arm
and by reaching around to the left
was able to grasp the edge Of a
cloth used for decorating the win
dow on which a tray Of fountain
pens were displayed. By dragging
the cloth toward him the thief was
finally enabled to secure the pens.
This vas certainly = bold piece Of
business as there was a large arc
light almost directly in front Of Mr..
Gerhard's place of business on
Main street. It is hard on the
people Of a community 10 know
that they are sheltering a thief.
The committee appointed to
look into details with regard to the
granting Of an electric light and
power franchise to a company re-
presented by A. WEIGH met with
that gentleman Tuesday evening
and there was a fr~ee-for-all dis
cussion of affairs. Mr.. WEIGH
granted many concessions asked by
the committee, but would not &C
cept a franchise for a period Of less
than thirty years. On many points
he was willing to yield, but on this
he was determined. So many con.