Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-18


the week.
Judge McFadden transacted
business in Junction City the last
of the week.
Mrs. J. Fl. Simpson went to Al
bany Friday for few days. visit
with relatives.
Mrs. Jessie Henderson-Clark of
Alaska is on a visit to Corvallis
relatives, after an absence of several
years.
Mrs. Frank Isabel arrived from
Portland Friday, to look after busi-
ness matters. She formerly resided
in this city.
Gorden Moores has been elect
ed captain and Grover Kestley
manager of the u. of o. football
team for next year.
w. H. Hyde and family arriv-
ed the last of the week from
Brooklyn, Iowa, and now occupy
the Mrs. Minnie Lee residence.
Frank A. White will make
special prices on piano tuning and
teaching betveen January lst and
May Ist. Phone 405. 1O3tf
The ladies of the Catholic church
wish to thank the public for the
interest and liberal patronage
which made their bazaar and sup
per success.
W.T.. Krull. agency manager for
Eiler's Piano house is in the city. He
has been looking after the affairs of the
company at Corvallis, where the agency
is temporarily vacant.-Albany Herald.
Presbyterian Aid Society will
have social afternoon at Mrs. F.
L. Miller's, Dec, 18th. and there
will be sale of home made candy
and fancy articles. Everyone in
vited.
There will be an important meet
ing at the Firemen's hall tonight,
at which the special committees on
the Commercial club matter ars to
report. A large attendance is desired.
The Corvallis public school pupils
will hold appropriate Christmas
exercises in the various rooms Fri
day afternoon, after which the holi-
day vacation begins. The young
sters then have q playtime until
the Monday after New Years.
The Gazette force is under ever
lasting obligation to S. N. Wilkins
for a dig treat of luscious Baldwin
apples which came from bis own
orchard near this city. Mr.. Wilkins
generosity was certainly appreciat-
ed by the crowd.
A good house greeted Jerry
from Kerry, at the opera house
Saturday night, The perform
ance is a ''rib-splitter'' from
start to finish and everyone was
satisfied. The specialties were
good and the orchestra work
average,
Ellsworth Woman's Relief Corps
held their annual election of
officers Friday Dec, l4th. TIE
newly elected officers are: Pres,
Agnes Young; ssh. vice., Mary B1l-
lis; Jan. vice, Ada Farmer; chap,
n. J. Mood; treas, Fannie Oren;
sec'v, Emily Henkle; CON-, A. E |
Wilkins; guard, A. L. Peterson.
In a lively game of basketball at
OAC armory Friday night, the first
team defeated the Albany college |
men by the score of p to 0. The |
OAC boys threw 10 baskets during
the first half II in the second. The
Albany team was entirely outclass-
ed and also lacked practice.
There is to be a Christmas tree and a
program at the Evangelical church Fri.
day evening. The exercises are held at
this early date because many college
students attend this chuoch and these
will be going to their homes for the holi-
days, so in order to enjoy their presence
it was decided to have the tree on FRI
day evening.
Prof. j. B. Horner gave a lecture on
"The Holy Land" at the Evangelical
church Sunday evening. Sixty illus
tratiens ware given with the stereop-
tion and the church was packed to the
doors with people eager to see and
hear and many were turned away for
lack of even standing room. The lecture
was excellent and was very much enjoy
ed by all. 1t is psssible that the lecture
will be repeated by Prof. Horner, as such
request has been made by many.
A. It. Grugest and family expect
to leave tomorrow for Mill City, on
the G. & E. whera the former will
become manager of the Curtiss
Lumber Company's store. Mr.. and