Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-21

this city.
Miss Grace Huff, a public scnonl
teacher this cry goes t. South
ern Ore Gn in a d " or two t. sleud
Christmas with fr ends.
Representative Virgil A. Garter
of Wells was shaking hands with
Corvallis friends ye terday.
Claud Clark, an oli-time OAC
boy, is to arrive from Portland
Monday to spend Christmas witt
Corvallis friends.
The Christian church IS to hold
its Christmas exercises Monday
night. There will be a tree, liter
ary program and other features
usual on such occasions, and a
happy time is anticipated.
TIE Arnold & Kester meat shop
that existed for some time in Jobs
addition has been moved this week
by Mr.. Bwosa:, who recently pur-
chased it. He will rut an addition
to the hn;lding and use it for
rent house.
The Christmas exercises this wear
at the First Methodist church will
be bed Monday evening at 7:3O
An Interesting program of songs.
recitations and exercises has been
prepared by the children, and there
will he two 'reau and other features.
Everyone is welcome.
A handsome, special edition of
the Eugene Guard reached the
Gazette a few days ago. It is
we'll printed and profusely illus
trated, besides which it gives a
fine write, up OF the countv, thus
furnishing the reader with relia-
bic information written in an en-
tertaining style. 1t is a very
creditable edition.
Appropos to a. recent Gazatte
article, some inquiry has been
mada rs to the number OF people
whose remains are in evidence at
the present time in the catacombs
The Universal Cyclopedia page 1872,
Vol. IL (I90O e iition) say: They
(the Roman catacombs) are said to
contain the bones of si>- million
persons.
The latest sales ofreal estate made
hy Sparkman & Co. are as follows:
A fine residence and four lots be-
longing to Artie Starr, to w. J.
Ed" ards 'f Mayville, Gillian cuun-
ty. Mr.. Edwards is the father o,
Major Edwards, Ct OAC. Nrs.
Vanhoosen's property North of
town to A. n. Harlan who will reside
there in the ncar future considera-
tion 500. B. NJ. Martin p acres
just West of town to E. A. Morgan
for 1926.
Arthur Belkpap. q popular OAC
boy who went East last spring,
is now at Farmers Valley, Pa,
where he is employed by his uncles
who own large oil wells there. Mr..
Belknap likes the country fairly
we'll in Pennsylvania, bat says it is
pretty cold there now. 1t is his pur-
pose to work for time and then
enter a university to complete his
His many friends here
wish Arthur success wherever he
goes.
This is 8 trying time for business
men ard clerks and if their tempers
are bit uncertain just now the
good wife must make allowances
and be patient, remembering how
it is with herself when her nerves
are worn to fra zzle by hard days
or other uAusual task.
This is the season when invoicing is
in order, and along with it comes
the jam and Jar of Christmas buy.
ing, all of which drives the "boss"
and the man who assists, almost |
INTO mysteries.
A dinner party was given at
Hotel Corvallis Monday night by
the public school teachers, in honor
Of Mrs. Lena McCormick-Thrift of
Calf, who is here on a
visit to friends. She was formerly a
teacher in the Corvallis school.
The guests a. the dinner ps rty were:
Mrs. Thrift, Misses Grace Huff,
frances Belknap, Lena Tarter,
Olive Mallow, Edna Finley, Maud
Msttley, Anna Lindgren, Margaret
Fowelis and Josephine Fullerton.
The affair was a delightful one for
all present.
The anti-slot machine wave