Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-12-13
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Ed Greffoz of Charlottesville was
a Corvallis visitor, Tuesday.
Miss Thia Johnson is clerking al
Small's store during the holiday
season.
Miss Ethel Burr of Philomath ID
the guest of her cousin, Miss Thia
johnson.
DR.. J.. R.. N. Bell is to address
the Y. M. 9. A. at the college Sum
day afternoon at 2:30.
Mrs. Alice Wicks has returned
from Carlton and will make her
home IN this city again.
DR.. James Withycombe left We'd
nesday for Portland to attend the
meeting of the State Dairymens 8
Association.
Mrs. Durrelle and children have
arrived from Troutdale to make
their home in Corvallis and occupy
the Mclaughlin house.
Miss FRANKIE Alexander of Stay
ton 10 the guest of Miss Margaret
Fowells and her sister, Miss Bessie
Alexander, in this city.
Mrs. c. P. Psrsinger arrived
Tuesday from Portland whe"e she
had been for medical treatment and
proceeded to her home at Belle
fountain.
Miss Rova Cox, a former well
known Corvallis girl, is to DO mar
risd in Portland, Christmas day, to
Bert Stowe. Corvallis friends ex-
tend congratulations in advance.
United Evangelical church, H.
L. Pratt, pastor. Rev. s. e. Lau-
nor of Independence will preach at
II m. and 7:3O p. IN. Sunday
School at 10 a. M; X. L. c. E. at
$50 p. m.
Bert Vanhoosen is preparing to
open u jewslry establishment in the
room one door south of the Bazaar,
on south Main street. A new show
window has been put in and other
improvements made.
The Oregon College of Music is
to give a pupils recital at the chap
el to, ight at O'Clock. There is no
admission and everyone 10 invited.
These recitals are always enjoyable
events and attract large audiences.
1t was "red letter day" for OAC
when her champ II football team
captured the Pacific Cocst cham
pionship at Los Angeles, and in
honor of the evett the Baron eter
containing the write-up came on
printed in red ink.
There is a new man in charge of
the dry goods department at F. L.
Miller's busy store. He ia Russell
M. Skallernd from Minneapolis,
Minnesota, and LIE has had consider
able experience in this line. Mr..
Skallernd is a single man, about
25 years ofage.
With Cbri. mas less than two
weeks away there has been but little
winter weather thus far n Corvallis.
With only few cold daye, and
comparatively little rain, and with
many days of sunshine and warmth,
the Oregonian has much to be
thankful for ard very little ground
for complaint.
Negotiations are now pending
which it is highly probable will re-
suit in contract being let very
soon for the completion OF the Y. M.
c. A. building at the college, either
in the spring or early summer. Ev-
cry effort is being put forth to this
end and it ia hoped that no further
delay will be experienced.
The Congregational Missionary
Society met at the home of MRS. E.
R. Hollister, Wednesday afternoon.
and a very pleasant time is report
ed, Excellent papers were re.d by
Mrs. M. M. Long and Mrs. Charles
Peterson, special music wss render
ed and dainty refreshments were
served. A large number of ladies
were present.
There is to be a game of football
on tn. college field tomorrow between
the Corvallis high school and the
OAC Freshmen. These teams p,2 v
ed scoreless game on Thsnksgiv-
ing day, which is guarantee ths
the coming cont> It for supremacy
will be spirited one. There is no
admission and the game will be
called at 2 o'clock.
Tramps have been more numer-
Gus in Corvallis the past ten days
than for a long time previously.
Eight were seen one week, Al. two
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