Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-28
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sick list this week.

in Corvallis. q
Mayor :. J. Johnson returned
Yesterday noon from few days'
business trip 10 Salem.
/ Sam Kerr and daughter Nita
went to Portland yesterday for !.
| week 8 visit with friends.
Misses Cleo and Zaeta johnson,
go to Scio tomorrow to spend New
Years with relatives.
Pun Avery has returned from a,
extended stjourn in the Coos ba,
Country, where he is interested in a
cannery.
Miss Margaret French of Nil
waukie is spending the holidays
the home of her parents. Mr.. ano
Mrs. F. L French near this city
Miss Lulu Wagner is spending =
couple of weeks at the home of he
brother, Howard Wagner, in South
ern Benton.
Ellsworth Irwin arrived hom.
Wednesday from North Yamhil
where with his family he spen,
Christmas. Mrs. Irwin and Bernice
a'e to remain for month.
w. J. Edwards, who recently
purchased the Artie Star residence
in Jobs's addition, is spending G tive
weeks ia Eugene with relatives.
His family is with him.
The three vear-olG child of Mr..
aul Mrs. L. V. Had'ey of Portla d
oitd this week. The mother was
formerly Miss Iva Seely of this CITY,
and Mrs Sre!y went to Portland
to be present at the funeral.
MIR. PomeroY and family, recent
arrivals in Benton county frorn
near Nebraska, are to go to the
Benton county lumber company
mill today, where they viii locate.
Mr.. PomeroY vii. be employed in
the mill.
Miss Grace buff is to arrive home
Sunday from Medford, where she
spent tie holidays with friends.
She will be accompanied by
George Won der HELEN who will
visit in this vicinity Tor several
days.
james Lewis and Ed Buchanan
have this week purchased the !
north III acres of the Samuel |
Whiteside farm west of Corvallis.
The land is unimproved and the
price paid is said to have been SO |
per acre.
Those who attended the Christ
mas exercises at Bellefountain
Monday evening report very
large crowd and an exceedingly |
enjoyable time. The program IL
cluded dialogues, recltations, songs,
and music by Is double quartetre.
The tree was beautiful and heavily
laden with gifts and the air wa
vibrant with the sounds of Christ
mas time.
There is always an afterwards"
to every event, and the Christmas
s. afterwards" is now at band.
Where tha show window last week
held rich and varied assortment
of wares and knick knacks, there is
now oaly q much-picked-over lot
IF odds and ends, and an air of
fatigue is noticed on the faces Of
clerks and employers in all estab-
Iishments, while the streets have
resumed their wanted appearance
cf calm, and the hum of common
place business is heard on every
hand.
Mrs John F. Allen went to Portland |
yesterday for visit with relatives.
Mrs. G. M. Mulkey and Miss Eva Mil
ler. OF Summit are guests this week OF |
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Miner.
Mr.. ana Mrs. J. H. Simpson and Mrs.
Cecil Cathey spent the holidays in Port
land with relatives.
The subject at the NJ. E. church Sun
day morning will be, "Our Hope Ful-
hi'ed;" evening, Our Walls and Our
New Year Resolutions"
Dick Lends of OAO is spending the
holiday vacation in Albany With rela-
tives-
Miss Bessie Yates left Wednesday for
her home in Vancouver, after few days
visit with Corvallis friends, In her
honor Miss Lura FIett gave delightful
party at the Fiett home Tuesday even
ing. a grapaphone furnished music
for the dancing, and there was Christ
mas tree On which We're 'salls" for each
guest. Much merriment was thus
afforded and the evening was one of
great pie lsure for all present. About 20 |
guests epj1yed the event.
Santa Claus is married. Ths even |
occurred at Monrae Christmas eve, and |
the bride was odd Mother Goose of |
nursery fame. All the family OF the |
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