Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-12-20

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agents of the yuletlde saint and
manv little olks are putting in
",ders to be filed by Santa Claus
The Misses Cora and Metha
Fehler have opened holiday ba-
zaar at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eldridge Hairless. They have
holiday novelties including cards,
book lets, calendars. The pyro.
gra.'hsc display of numerous ar
Irlcles by Miss Metha is very
artistic.
Last Wednesday Mesdames
Sarah Mitchell and Martha Sar-
geant, accompanied by Mrs. Sar
eeaut's little granddaughter,
Mildred Hatfield, arrived in Phil
omath to visit for short time at
be home Of their father, Reuben
Cant, who is an honored pioneer
of Oregon, having been among
the FIRST to enter the valley over
he so-called Barlow route. Al
though almost a nonagenariap,
bis familiar form and patriarchal
tace is seen almost every day on
our streets. The children recoe.
nize him as the local Santa Claus
aud he has been accosted as such
BY strange children. May his
kindly face be among us for many
years, is the wish of all who know
him. ''''-' I
Miss Nora Mann, an employee
lof Kline's big store, came to our
burg last Thursday evening to be
initiated into the mysteries OF
Women of Woodcraft. Arrange
ments are being made for the
Camp and Circle to have a joint
entertainment each fifth Friday
of the months of the ensuing
wear that have that number of
Fridays. A joint installation by
Camp and Circle will occur early
IN January. T.,
During the past week the down.
fall of rain caused rise of all the
streams, SO that each little gully
was raging mountain torrent
and where there was no water in
a ravine during the summer,
shallow water widened to fifty or
sixty feet. The waters have SUBJ
sided, however, and no apparent
damage has been done.
Miss Ethel Burr was the guest
of Corvallis relatives last week.
She expected to arrive home Sat
urday.
Mrs. John Foss who has been in
Albany for medical attendance
arrived home last Wednesday,
but is Still in very poor health.
Mrs. Anna Fehler and Miss
NJ Metha Fehler arrived home from
a prolonged visit at Salem and
Portland last Wednesday.
| Miss Faith Keezel is now a stu
dent of the college of music at
10. A. c.
Rev. w. N. Davis of the Bap.
tist Church from Alsea, is organ
izing a choral class at the new
Radical U: B. Church. A pre-
liminary meeting was conducted
last Friday evening and another
meeting is scheduled for next
Friday evening to perfect the Or
ganization. All interested are
Invited to attend and join the
class. ,.... s. : =.
7 Miss Evadna Springer will
have a. Christmas 6sh-pond and
postal card office at her school 10
Evergreen on Friday, t.,,,..,. I
M. E. Dittmer, a mining capi.
talist, and editor Of Minerss
Wealth, a monthly magazine de-
voted to the interests OF miHing In
Northern California, and a resi-
dent ct Redding, is expected to
arrive this week for a visit with
relatives. He will be accompa-
MED BY his little daughter, Al
leen, who will remain here while.
Mr.. Dittmer goes East on basi.
siness. Ii
| F, R. Becker, of o. A. c. was
an over Sunday guest of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Becker.
| ]. G. Becker is afflicted with a
very lame back. He is scarcely
able to be about.