Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-25

from Ranler tor few days visit
with reia ives.
Levi Wooster. son and daughter
are visiting Portland friends. They
lett Sunday.
Miss Bessie Yates of Vancouver is
the guest over Christmas of Cor
Wallis relatives.
Miss Anna Maxieid left Satur-
day fer Kings Valley to spend the
holidays with relatives.
Prof. and Yrs. S. I. Pratt OF New
port are spending Christmas in
this city with Prof. G. A. Covell's.
Miss Laura Persinger arrived
from Portland Saturday for few
days visit with relatives at Belle
fountain.
The Independent telephone COM
any is having the poles cleaned
up preparatory to having them
painted.
Mrs. Charles Bardwell went to
Portland, Sunday, to spend a few
days with friends.
Homer Grier came in from
Box, Lincoln county, Friday, to
spend Christmas with his parents
in this city.
Miss Stella Oleson went to
Bellefountain. Friday, to spend
Christmas at the Ed Williams
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hall of
Polk county are the guests over
Christmas of Mr.. aud Mrs. Har-
ley Hal.
Robert Francis arrived home
Friday from Portland whe! ne has
been in the employ of the electric
street railway company.
A license to wed has been IS
sued to Rodney LeBold of Nc
Minnville aud Miss Pearl Coop
er of Paramount, Benton coun-
ty.
Mrs. Jennie Grier leaves today
for Portland where she will visit
Mrs. Ellen Mundy, formerly of
this city, and from there she goes
to Rainier tor a visit with her
daughter.
Richard Turner, a former Corval-
lis merchant, now a resident oi
Portland, was in Corvallis Satur-
day. He is visiting his sister in
Linn county and returns to Port.
land next week. His daughter
Miss Lula, is attending the Behnke-
Walker business college in Port
land.
Miss Emma Yo Ter, the popular
pri .cipal of the Corvallis business
college went to. Albany Saturday
to spend Christmas with her relatives
BET ,re the close of school Friday
the pupils of the business college
presented Miss Yoder with a. oeauti-
lul gold watch chain, as taken ol
their esteem.
The turkey shoot at Bellefoun.
tain was a success, Will Balm and
Frank Potter carrying off the
prizes. Th" girls of Bellefoun-
tain neighborhood are to hold a
shoot on Thursday of this week,
aud there is much speculation as
to the result.
Saturday and Yesterday we're
busy days for Cor Wallis. Allday Ioug
the streets were filled with busy
shoppers and many shining dollar
D assed over the c5unter,in all local
Establishments. 1t has been a good
year in Christmas trade, if one
may judge from appearances, as
shopping has beea lively for several
weeks and continued up to the clos
ing hours of Christmas eve.
There will be a special prayer
meeting at the United Evangeli-
cal church Friday evening in pre-
paration for the revival meetings
which begin next Sunday. The
regular prayer meeting occurs
Wednesday evening. After the
revival has been fairly started,
Rev. \. A, Winter Of Portland is
to come aud assist for two weeks.
The newly-elected officers of the
Corvallis lodge A. F. & A M. are
as 70 lows: Master, Prof. Cordley;
Sr. warden, Prof. Fulton; Jr
warden, S. L. Kline; see'y Prof.
Skelton; treasure, Zsb Davis. Great
preparations are being made by
the lodge 10 celebrate its 50th an
uiyerSary on January lst. A