C3J
Oh, My!
How Time
Does Fly!
And only three more days
for Xmas shopping left.
For the convenience of
our customers we have add
ed to our working force to
serve your wants. -
Shop early Jn the day;
morning if possible.
We want everyone to
have the best of service.
Early shoppers get the best
selections. ,
We are now doing the
best holiday business ever
done in the history of our
store. - . ..
, Those who shop here are
reaping a holiday harvest.
Join the merry shoppers.
Tell your f riends to meet
you at THE WOMAN'S SHOP.
Open evenings until 9
o'clock until Xmas.
THE
F. L. MILLER
Hand Made
Christmas
Novelties
-SPECIAL HOLIDAY SALE-
From Now Until Christmas
At Miss Christensen's '
Millinery Parlors, -Monroe
anof Third Streets
This is an opportunity to secure
something new and novel for Gifts.
The selection is varied and every ar
ticle is a gem. A visit to this dis
play will convince you that you can
find something that will exactly suit
your taste. U !-
Miss il. Armstrong
UNDERTAKERS
M. 8. BOVEEj FUNERAL- DIRECT
or and Licensed Fnabalmer. Sue
cessor to Bovee & Baner Corvallis,
Oregon. "Ind. Phone 45.' : Bell Phone
241, Lady attendant when desired.
BLACKLEDGE & EVERETT, Li
censed emjbalmers and funeral direct
ors. , Have everything new in coffins,
caskets and burial robes. Calls ans
wered day and night Lady assist
ant. Embalming a specialty. , Day
phones, Ind. 117 and 1153, Bell, 531;
night phones, Ind. 2129 and 1153. v
Ladies'
Dress
Goods
. - All the
NEWEST
Weaves and Shades '
at Reasonable
, Prices.
Henkle & Davis
The City
and Vicinity
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Andrews will spend
Christmas at Eugene.
Harper Mecklin will leave tomorrow
for Portland to spend Christmas with
friends. .. .
Mrs. E. D. Ressler returned last
night from a stay of several days at
Portland.
Tomorrow afternoon the Ladies Aux
iliary will hold their regular business
meeting at the club rooms.
Roy Woodcock was taken to the
Mary's River Sanitarium yesterday.
He has symptoms of typhoid.
The Indian and Mexican Bazaar now
being held by St. Margaret's Guild,
will close tomorrow evening. ;
Miss Leota Close left today for. her
home at Eugene after a ten day's
visit with friends in' Corvallis.
Mrs., E. D. Hendricks and son, Lyle,
have gone to Pendleton, ' Walla Walla
and LaGrande on a holiday visit. .
Miss Margaret B. Fowells goes to
The Dalles tomorrow to spend the
holidays with a brother and family.
Miss Ramona Baum, daughter ' of
Rev. and Mrs. F. M. Baum,' who has
been attending Bruno Hall, at Spokane,
Wash., arrived home last evening.
J. C. Lowe, manager of the Inde
pendent Telephone company will have
a big Christmas tree at his home to
morrow evening for the fifteen pretty
-young lady operators who so promptly
serve the public at Central.' -
. Miss Ethel Jones, of Portland is to
arrive tomorrow, with her cousins Dr.
George Cathey and Collie Cathey, for
a Christmas visit at the home of Dr.
and .Mrs. Cathey. The young men
'spend only a few days at home.
Christmas trees and Christmas ex
ercises were enjoyed in the various
rooms of the public schools yesterday.-.
The original ideas displayed by the
smaller tots in the manufacture of pres
ents would amaze old St.' Nick him-,
self. - ' ' . Sf r7'-:'
. Last night the final game was played
in the bridge whist contest carried on-
at the Commercial Club 7- the past
months. Mrs. Gustav Harding had the
highest individual score for the series
and was awarded the prize, a very nice
picture.
S. M. Wood received a request this j
morning to officiate . at the funeral ser- j
vice over the remains - of 'Elmer, little j
son of Joseph Brown, tomorrow at 9 !
o'clock, near Suver. The little boy was
one and a half years old and died of j
croup. This will be a very .sad Christ- -i
mas for the Browns.
I'ormer residents of Corvallis now in
climates where storms and below zero
weather have been prevalent the past
two months must look . with longing to
the Willamette Valley with its mild
climate and , the perfect sunshiney
weather of the past ten days. Scarcely
a cloud has been in the sky the ' past
ten days aid the thermometer is twenty
above zero, with no prospect of get
ting near the bottom ,
Whether or not the county court can
hope to erect a bridge across the Wil
lamette at this place without special
consideration of . .the"? legislature, the
commissioners are going ahead , with
plans to get estimates as to the cost of
such a bridge and will take all steps
preliminary to the erection of a bridge.
Commissioner George Smith J says the
county court will go as far as it can in
this matter, an. assurance that will
meet with favor, among, the people who
know how. badly such a bridge is needed.
: The Albany Democrat says: ; The
little one cent piece has become a de
cided nuisance among R. P. D. arriers.
A statement just received by Post
master Van Winkle from - the P. O.
department at Washington is that on
an average all over , the country 115
pennies are jeft for each carrier in the
country to take out of the boxes, with
his cold fingers, ".instead of placing
stamps on letters ' and papers, as
should be done, making the little things
cause a good deal of trouble,- In the
whole U. S. ' it figures up the enormous
amount of 300,000,000 pennies. It ..will
therefore be- a favor if people alone R.
F. D, routes will use stamps instead of
pennies. . 1 , ' ..
James Foster, uncle of Jesse Foster
of this city, and at one time a resident
of Benton county, died at his home in
Summer Lake, . Oregon," last Sunday,
at the-age of 82 years. Yesterday's
Oregonian says: ' "He is survived by
his widow, now T7 years old, and eight
children. The children are: Mrs. L.
P. Kipple, John A., ; Andrew J,, Fred
W." and Ralph Foster, of Summer Lake;
Mrs. Dolph Schminck and Mrs. Robert
Hartin, of Lake View, Or., and Mrs. J
G. Walters, "of 536 Williams avenue
Portland. Mr. Foster was borri in Ohio,
July 4, 1828.' In 1846 he crossed the
plains behind an ox . teamand on No
vember 30,-1848, married Elizabeth Cur
rier. 7. He ' resided in Benton 'county,
Oregon,.- until 1873, when Tie made his
home at Summer Lake, Lake County,
Oregon,". ' . .-".-
There is- some whooping cOugh in the
city, three cases up to date.
N. R.. Adams has returned from a
brief busjnesstrip to Portland.
There is" no diphtheria in this city at
present. The one case , there was is
now O. K.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Scott, of Wood
burn were, guests of Dr. and Mrs.
Cathey, this week. -
: Miss Hattie Rundlett, of Medford,
has arrived for a visit with her sister,
Mrs. C. V. Johnson. ?.
O. G. Crawford left last night for
his home at Heppner, where he will
spend Christmas with his parents. : :
Miss Lillian McVicker will return to
Florence next Monday to take charge
of her school which reconvenes on Wed
nesday.'. 'pv .
Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Burris, .. with
their little son, are visiting Mrs. B. 's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. McVicker' over
Christmas. ' - " ' -
- O. O. McCkllan, of Salem, was here
yesterday visiting his sister, Mrs. J. D.
Hamaker. : He returned home today
accompanied by his mother, .Mrs. S. F.
McClellan. :
The Christmas tree festival for the
Sunday School at the Church of the-
Good Samaritan will be held Christmas
eve promptly at half -past six" o'clock
and will consist of anthems and carols
and a tree loaded ,. with gifts for the
scholars.
Christmas exercises at the Presby
terian church tomorrow evening", will
atart at 7:30 sharp all children are re
quested to be at the church before
this time. . . The Christmas tree will be
unique in that it will appear only by
the power of Dr. Bell's magic wand.
The public has a cordial invitation .to
see this wonderful piece of legerde
main. '
l: Died Thursday, December 23, Rob
ert H. Parsons, at his home corner
16th and Tyler streets, in the thirty-
ninth year of his age. The deceased
came here recently from Oklahoma.
The funeral will be held tomorrow,
Friday, afternoon, at two o'clock, from
Bovee's undertaking parlors; the ser
vices being conducted by Rev. A. F.
Bassford. The body will be buried in
Crystal Lake cemetery. '.' c
There is a rumor on the street this
morning that- Clarence " Whiteside is
about to file suit for divorce on grounds
of "cruel and inhuman treatment" in
flicted upon,him . Wednesday night at
his. home on North Fourth street. . It
seems that this "happened" to be the
young man's birthday, forgotten, by
him during the entire dav hut f ait.hfnllv
remembered by his wife, who- cajoled"!
.
the victim to the home of a relative,
for supper and later took him but for
a walk to see Christmas "pretties."
When downtown, the victim determined
to go to the picture show and . it was
only by feigning sick ' headache that
Mrs. Whiteside prevailed upon the un
suspecting husband to take her home, i
There a house full of guests held their
breath while the lord of the mansion
walked in and turned the electric
button,, to be surrounded in an instant
by a "howling" company that "almost
caused him to collapse from fright and
surprise. Ihe rest - can - be imagined.
Games furnished ample entertainment
and the event terminated with a de
licious spread. Mr. and Mrs. Whiteside
proved themselves delightful entertain
ers, even if "Whitey" did vow that
he never again will have confidence in
his Vif e' nor friends. . Those who were
present to wish Mr. Whiteside many
happy returns were: - Mr. ,' and Mrs.
M. M. Long, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hooks,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bell, Mr. and ''Mrs.
Walter Locke, Mr. and Mrs.. George
Cooper, and Mr. and Mrs.Harley Hail.
Looking One's Best
' It's a woman's delight to look, her
best but pimples, skin- eruptions, sores
and .boils rob life of joy. Listen!
Bucklen's Arnica Salye cures them;
makes the skin soft and velvety.. It
glorifies the face. Cures pimples, sore
eyes, cold sores, cracked lips, chapped
hands. Try it. . Infallible for piles.
25 cents at all druggists.
TUBAL COLLEGE
Winter Courses, January 4th to Feb
ruary 18th 1910.
Practical work, lectures and
demonstrations will be given in
such vital subjects as general
farming, fruit culture, animal
husbandry, dairying, . poultry
keeping, the' business ;. side of
farming, forestry, carpentry,
blacksmithing, mechanical draw
ing, cooking, sewing, dressmak
ing, home management, etc.
OREGON
All regular courses begin Jan
uary 4th and end February 11th.
Farmers' week, February 14th
to 18th. .; . ' '
; A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all interested.' ' 1
Good accommodations may be
secured at reasonable rates. No
age limit above ; 16 years. No
entrance requirements. Promi
nent lecturers have been secured
for special topics. : The instruc
tional fnropf if .Vi- Pnltoctfi num.
' -WVV,hW
bers. 100. Excellent equipment.
A special feature is the farm
ers' week which comes this year
Feb. 14th . to 18th. .Lectures.
discussions and a general reun
ion.
For further information ad
dress Registrar,. Oregon Agricul
tural College, Corvallis, Oregon
.The Indian and Mexican Bazaar,
which St. Margaret's Guild is conduct
ing in the old Gazette building on Madi
son street, will be open evenings until
8:30 this week to enable patrons to in
spect the many curious articles and to
make their purchases Tor the holidays.
KEYJ
at
L L BROOKS' SEED STORE
FOR SALE
SECOND HAND ORGAN This
week, ?15.00 The Mathews Music Co.
. 13-20-tf
FRESIT EGGS-Where? at J. T.
Patterson's Grocery. Phone 3283.
' , - 12-18-tf
LOST
LOST-A .. long, dark, .: Cravanette
raincoat. Return here. ". i -
LOST Round gold pin -studded with
pearls. ., Reward for return to John
Smith's residence. . . 12-23-2t-d-&-w
FOUND
FOUND A fur collar or boa. in
fr6nt of A and Second streets.: Owner
can have same by calline at Gazette-
Times office: - r 12-23-2t
FOR RENT
Business Pointers.
V These tost money and are '
worth your attention. 7
FOR SALE Kansas Flour at Small's
Bakery. ll-29-2t-a-w
New Year's Oreeronian. 75-Datre
illustrated edition, good to send east.
Phone 2271 at once. A. R. Tartar.
' - ,' ' 12-20-4t
Xmas, stamps, seals,, - labels, etc.
Five cents package, at Gerhard's, i
. . . 12-15-9t
Red Cross " Stamps at Graham &
Wells'. - , tf -
1910 Calendarpads, assorted sizes, 16
kinds." Ten bents dozen, at Gerhard's.!
,: 12-15-14t
Native oysters direct . from the
Willapa Harbor beds, 35 cents pint, 65
cents qt At Dad's place. 10-29tf
- Read Miss Armstrong's ad describing
her special holiday novelty sale ''at Miss
Christensen's Millinery parlors."
. 12-10-13t
Large stock of roll-toD desks on
hand at Blackledge's Furniture store.
- . , 12-lt
A subscription to the Tabard ' Inn
Library would make a most .acceptable
Christmas gift . Call at Gerhard's
stationery store and get ' particulars.
' , 12-20-4t
- Eat Golden Rod Flakes, ' - -They
are better for breakfast, "
Than old-fashioned corn cakes, -And
five minuets time, -. vr
Is all that if takes . .'''
.,At Kline's. " " ' - 6-12-tf
. Dealer in All Kinds of
. ! WOOD and COAL . -
Delivered in lany QuuiKty Desired to All
Part o City. YARDS: 7th Stmt, opposite
Benton County Lumber Co. - - "
Office and Residence Phone, 1113
, SUGGESTIONS FOR
CHRISTMAS
For the Home
Two tone Velour Couch, $ 7.85
Oak Rockers, special. . . 2.25
Parlor Tables, $1.95 to. 16.00
Magazine Stand, $2.00, -
$4.25 and-.--.. 5.50
Oak Comb. Book Case.; 17.50
Bissell Carpet Sweeper. 3.00
Couch Covers, $1.50 to. 7.50
Portiers, $2.25 to " 8.50
Dressers, dak, special.. 10.00
Rugs, 27x54, : $1.65, $2
and. . .... . . . .. .... 2.65
Rugs, 36x72. $3.50 to. - . 4.50
The - 'Free' ' Sewing Ma-
chine, the best on
. earth. , Special cash
; price for a limited ;
? time........ 35.00
All Kinds of
Oak R
ockers
And everything to.
comfortable. Let
The Furniture Man -
125 Second Street, - - Corvallis, Oregon
.1 Mil
Only One lilore Day
Co $bop ?or Christmas!
You will find us prepared
; with a .beautiful line of
Neckwear
Hand Bags
Opera Scarfs'
Handkerchiefs '
Back Combs
- Gloves
Corsets
, Holly Ribbons
And Home Made Fancy Articles
CALL AND SEE US
L,. & G. B.
LET ALL YOUR TROUBLES
GO UP IN SMOKE
: Don't worry over what you shall give -
your men friends for Christmas '.-.
THE MOST ACCEPTABLE PRESENT
IS A BOX OF FINE CIGARS OR A PIPE
. I have the largest stock ever shown here in at-
tractive Holiday Boxes of 12 to 100 Cigars at prices
from 50 per box up. . .
Pipes to Suit Every Fancy . COME AND SEE
JACK MILNE,' mS?" : Second St.
For the Children
Doll Cabs, 25c,.-65c. . . . .$ 1.25
Doll Go-Carts, leather
ette, $3,25, to.. ...... .- 5.00
Iron Wagons, 85c, 95c. 1.10
Autos, $3.95-to......... 6.75
Red Rockers . . . . i .75
Red Chairs ............ . .65
For Everybody
Pictures, 5c to ..... . i . . 5.Q.0
Writing Desks, $6 to".?.'.', 12.00
Wire Card Racks, 15c to .20
Wardrobe Stand. ....... 3.00
Mirrors, 35c, 45c to ' 7.50
Plate Shelves, $1 and . . . 1.50
Hall Hat Racks, $1.50 to 3.50
Dining Chairs
make your home
us show you. (
ELITE
Anderson