Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-12-22
John Gradig, of Blodgett, was the
.uasfEof Al pdara q fow days ooc

Mrs. H. Haenel, and daughter,
Miss Delphina, were down from
their Monroe home during the
week.
The Farmers institute held at
Grange Hall in Alsea, was a
marked success. Further particu-
lars will be published later.
A party Of fifteen Artisans came
over from Albany to attend the big
demonstration Of that order in this
city Wednesday night.
The Bellingham Review saws
Nov. 80, 1885, Bessie Clifton as
"The Missouri Girl" was a whole
show in herself.
The two road districts in Alsea
recently voted q levy of five mills
for the improvement Of the roads
in that section. The good work is
to be commended.
There will be German preaching
at the Presbyterian church, Mon
day, December %, at 1870 p. m.
The services are to be conducted by
Rev. G. J. Beyerline, Of Albany.
All are cordially welcome.
TIE morning subject at the NJ.
&. church Sunday will be s'The
Beauty and Power of the Fact of
the Birth of G arist." The topic #
the evening will be, 1.-THE Worlds
Greatest Family Tree" Speciat.
Christmas music morning and
evening.
O. G. Dalaba passed through
Corvallis a couple Of days ago tc
his home in Elk City, Lincoln.
county. He recently returned
from trip down through Coos
county and that section of country
and gives a good report Of condi-
tons there.
The poultry show in Albany
opened Wednesday and several Of
our poultrymen have entered birds.
Cal Thrasher went down during the
first Of the week and placed some
on exhibition for his son,
Frank.
Presbyterian church, NJ. S. Bush,
pastor. Bible school at 10 a. M,
Worship at II a. m. Subject,
The Glory Of the Sum-" g. E
meeting at $50 p. M, evening ser
! c. at 7:30. Subject. "The Babe
of Bethlehem" This sermon will
be illustrated. Special music at
both services.
w. S. Thomilson, a prominent
member of The United Artisans.
came up from Soap Creek, Wednes-
day, to attend the initiation that
occurred in this city that evening.
This was q great occasion with the
Artisans, as % candidates were
initiated into the mysteries Of the
Ed Andrews received a letter q
couple Of days ago from his wife in
which she stated that she expected
to leave the hospital today or to-
morrow. E will be remembered
that Mrs. Andrews submitted to an
operation in a Portland hospital a
of weeks ago. She is getting
nicely.
By an arrangement, or mutual
consent, between the prosecution
and the defense, but one of the
series of club cases came up for
hearing at the term of circuit
court held this week. The other
cases were continued until the next
term Of circuit court, pending a de-
cision Of the supreme court in the
case just heard, as we understand
it is to go to a higher court.
James D. Zurcher, a popular
OAC student in days gone by, was
in Corvallis Wednesday and Thurs-
day, renewing his old acquaintance
in the old town and at the college,.
Jim now holds a good position with
the Southern Pacific Co. He is en-
ployed in the capacity of an agent
for this company and his duty is
to examine records Of S. P. affairs
kept in the various county Offices.
O. G. r. Company are giving a
holiday rate Of one and one-ffth fare
on round trip tickets on their fine
river boats. There is an exception
made in cases where the fare one
way is so cents, in which event the
fare for round trip will be Is cents.
There is no reduction made on fare
one way. These rates apply to all
points south Of the locks at Oregon
City and are good until and includ-
ing January 6.
During the holidays a year ago
there were three professors from the
State University, two from OAC
and two from Monmouth who went.
over to the coast and passed their
holiday vacation. This year they
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