tOCAL AMD PERSONAL Merry Christmas! Take The Gazette for all the local news. President Gatch goes to Newport this week for his annual holiday outing. Mrs. N. C. Brown left Saturday for Dallas to epeid Christmas with friends. -...'- : rinimtv Aaspnnnr Davis arrived tinmA ThurRdfav evening from a few diiys visit with Jiugene mends. Mrs. D. D. Berman and daueh ter. Miss Elhel, went to Albany ..Thursday for a visit with friende Claud Gatch and family, of Salem, are pendicg Christmas with President Gatch and tamuy, in tni city. Mrs. Nancy Bea', of Portland, is the guest of Mr. ana Mrs. jb,. yv Strong over Christmas. She arriv ed Friday. . . Ben Jone3 passed through Cor vallis Friday enroute to his home at Toledo, from a business trip to Portland. Alva Miner and family left Wed nesday for Crabtree, .Linn county, for a two week's visit with Mrs. Miner's parents. Mrs. T. T. Vincent left Friday for a two week's visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ida Mathany, at Centralia, Wash. Among out-of-town Chrietmas shoppers on CorvaliiH pmchk Frj dav were notified ex-K---! How ard, Tom Read- and Hollis King and family, all of Kings Valley. v - Con Gerhaid baB been confined to his home with illness the paBt week. The store has been in tb' bands of Misses Mae and Kate Gerhard. x 'The transcript on appeal in the case of the State versus Mike Kline, was sent to the supreme court at ' ftalom htr Pnnnt.v Clerk Moras Friday. ' Raljh Vincent and family were in Corvallis, Friday, on their way to Washington county to spend the holidays with Mrs. Vincent's rel ativea. Miss Mattie Strong who is at tending St. Mary Academy,, came up from Portland Friday night for a holiday visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Strong. Mrs. Julia Paul arrived in Cor vallis from Portland, Thursday, to spend the holidays with relatives. Her husband, Prof. G. -Lester Paul, who is teaching in the West ern Academy of Music, Portland, was expected to arrive a day or two later. . - '-:-"'''- Henry Ainbler has been heard from as a chicken fancier the pa?t week. In the Albany poultry show he exhibited s.-Jme of his favorite birds, the Golden Wyandottes, and carried off first prize on cockerel and second on pullet. Mr. Ambler ex pects to engage in fancy poultryJ raising to a considerable extent. The latest real estate transfers "filed for record are: Evan Mc Lennon to Ella Taylor, 1 1-2 lots Co. add., $1 ; W. A. .Wells ',. and wife to Robt. J.' Wattf, 2 lots. Averv & Beach's add, $600; Mary C. Bryson to Emily C. Pernot, 2 lots, Co. add., $925; H. A. Cleek and wife to Adolph Leader, 4 lots, Avery and Well's add., $189 The Christmas vacation began for the public school teachers and scholars at "the close of the Xroas exercises Friday afternoon. In various rooms of the public school building there were elaborate dec orations, and programs of recita tions, songs and readings were given by the pupils. There were many friends, parents and visiting children present to listen to the ex ercises, and the afternoon was a happy one for all concerned! The law plainly states' that all jurors and witnesses before the cir cuit court must go before the county clerk between the time of adjourn ment of the circuit ' court and the next session of the county court and put in their time bill. If this is not done said jurors and witnesses will not receive-any compensation for their attendance at the circuit court.CIerk ; Mosefc desires that these who were in attendance at the last session of the circuit court give attention to this matter.- ' The machinery is now daily ex pected to arrive from Portland for the saw mills on Bbayer creek, re cently purchased by G. W. Gove, a recei.t arrival . from Washington. This was formerly the Gleason mill, and Mr. Gove and sons will refurnish the plant and operate a large mill there. The Goves pur chased 570 acres of land in the vi cinity, and -have demonstrated their intentions to ; remain and engage extensively in' boiness in Bentqn'. ,W. A. Brown and wife, of Hal-1 Bey, were Corvallis visitors Friday. Fred, Bert and Wilbur Croft are spending Christmas with their sis ter at Shedd. - ' ; Kigneer Buick, an OAC student, is visiting friends in Linn county during the holidays. , Miss Mary Elgin is the guest of Miss Margaret McCormick, at Leb anon. Sae will remain over the holidays. Walter Hubbard, of" Dallas, and Mrs. Ed De Armond of Suver 'are over-christmaa guests of Mrs. C. E. Curaming8. . V Mrs. William Robinett, of Hal sey, returned home Saturday, after a visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. B. A. Cathey. Merwin McMaines went over to Toledo, Friday. He expects to hold a case in the office of the Lincoln County Leader. , During the holidays when look ing for amusement be sure to re menrioer me - Missouri uiri" on Wednesday evening. . C. B- King and family, who are visiting1 here from Couer 'd Alene, Idahor visited relatives at Toledo the last of the week. They return home shortly after the holidays. A freight car got wrecked Friday evening on the East Side near Ore gon City and passengers and mail for Corvallis, due ou the regular 8 iVclock tram from Albany did not arrive until about 12 o'clock (mid night). A true storv of the simple Deonle who inhabit tfiat part of Missouri Where the Uzartt mountains rear their wooded heads, is that of the Missouri Gin" appearing at the Opera House Wednesday ; evening. Inv order to fittingly observe Christmas Day-we went to press Saturday evening. " Monday (Christmas) was our regular press day and we were obliged to ante date the paper in order to get our holiday. We think ourselves en titled to one day in the year, at any rate we hope all our readers such a merry time of it that ' they will not be critical about this issue We are informed that in various sections. of the county tuere is a tendency to enter into walnut cul ture. The" prevailing opinion is that English '".walnuts will "do splendidly in this section and many hundreds of trees will ' have been planted before another vear" rolls around. Should the culture of this crop prove profitable it will be a big thing for Benton ceunty. t : ; Thomas Horning ' and family were in Uorvams the last ot the week on their wiy home to Toledo. They had been to Portland to bring home the daughter, Miss "Maud, who for many weeks has been under . treatment in - a -hospital. The young lady" underwent an op eration for a diseased cot dition of the bone of onelimb, and it will be many weeks before she will be able to wa!k. J:-" In epito of the fact that a series of fairs had already been given this month by the various churches in the city; the - Methodist sale at Farmer's hotel Tuesday, concluding with a chicken pie supper from 5 to p. m: Wednesday was-well pat ronized, and in every respect a suc cess, lhe young girls of the lc- termediate League sold home-made candies, and from this source, the sale of articles and the supper, the total receipts amounted to some thing Over $100. , . There is firobably , no place of business in Corvallis that is more rushed j jst now than the commis sion house of Smith & Boulder. From Monday until Friday of last week the- shipments by this firm ran ! as follows: Chickens, 420, , amounting to 1825 pounds; turkeys, dUU, weight d3UU pounds; . geese, 11 1, weight, 944; pounds; hogB, 10, weight, 1075 pounds; veal 3, weight 27 pounds. Total weight of ship ments 8421 pounds, represent ing about $TC0 in cash. Two dray loads left the establishment Tues day, two on Wednesday and two on Thursday.- Among those from the East vho recently settled in Bsnton as a direct result of advertising done by the Citizens' League, is Ralph Nel son, who is well pleased with Ben ton and his new residence. He i is from North Dakota, and 16 other families are in communication with Mr. Nelson, with a view to locat ing in this section. -A fact of inter est in connection with the work of the League is that $200,000 has been brought into Benton since last spring, as a direct result cf about 25 small advertisements carried during the summer in eastern newsd papers, .ibis sum represents the capital, invested in Benton real estate and deposited in Benton banks by these homeseekers who state their attention was directed to Benton through the medium of ad vertising matter. -The ads. cost the League about $150., - v. ' ' .Y t i'.J.i I l ai j!. sit ? it ( mis if. a ij S ..: - - . -, ;-X f - V" ' 1 '-r"S "".Jf r , We wish you all a Merry Christmas S.L., KLINE Proprietor 'zrtr&r fj;4 g ii .moia;tuiin.:.L (T) gl! L. t iiw. v .ii. ! x - j 5SiI ,Tlie. People's Store Established "1864 Corvallis, Oregon l"yk A mm Ann ur ' annual Ulearance begins Tuesday, December and as usual, will continue for 30 days, during which time we wiir sell without re-' serve every article in the , store. Prices will appear in the next issue of this paper. Sale Watch for it. Wait for it. 5 R! H - ' if n i ne reonie CORVALLiS, ORE. Esfabiishsd 1864 AS USUAL, MAIL ORDERS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE OUR PROMPT ATTENTION The Pianola Piano A Piano That Will Give You Ten Times More - Actual Pleasure Than Any Piano You .Have Ever Owned. There are two accepted ways of piay- grade manufactarers, are every day -ing the-pianO today : being received in part payment. That ' 1. By hand. ' ' -people everywhere shoaKI part with '.. 2. By the Pianola. - inetruments which they havo hither- t, .. , .. .r - . ., to valued highly, 13 impressive evi-, . Both of these methods are united rfer3Ce cf the position that the Pianola in the Pianola. Jou can turn from piano has attained aaionK ui.if5iu lov 0"S'0 other INSTANT- ers.. It is THE piano of the dav. v ' ANEOUSLi. The Pianola is built j Ti 1 1 ; into the piano itself, so that there is . ll- you have a Piano.from which you nothing to move up to or away from dePve Warahvely little musical the keyboard. Both piano and Pianola f "WO""" Jot exchanee it for are just as effective as thoneh in seoar- 1,1 a "BW 01 ,pla"0' w.mc. wlu De ate instruments. ; ". a daily source of pleasure for every Neyer has a piano been presented to the public which has met with Buch a remarkable and enthusiastic recep tion as the Pianola Piano,- Its great success was, to be expected, for it .re member . of the family ? Write for terms on which such exchange will be made. ..... Pianola Pianos are sold only by .toilers fiano uonse, r or t land, ure.. presents the logical development of an( through its many stores and re- me piano, it enables everyone to ob- 'leHeu"luV0B- -tain from a- piano- ALL the magical The people of this vicinity will nn enjoyment the instrument is capable doubtedly be pleased to know that of. In the light of this important, any further information concerning improvement in ' piano-construction, the Pianola ; Piano, Pianos, Organs, . all previous pianos seem incomplete, etc., can be obtained from Professor Hence the Pianola Piano has become Taillandier, director of the piaDO de universally known as "The First Coto- partment of Corvallis, Agricultural plete Piano." - --- - j - ; College, and can be seen- at his resi Pianos of all makes taken in ex- dence on College Hill on Saturday change lor the Pianola Pano. Grands and every evening of the week. A 7 and uprights in excellent condition," telephone call will bring him to your auu oeanng me names 01 tne mgnest nouse, ind. 185. xProf . O. Tallaadler, Special Representative Eilers Piano House, Our Big Stocky Reducing Cash jj Sale is Still Oh " The first day Vsales weighed in cash just ten pounds, and every customer went out of our store more than pleased'with their bargains." Our-ladies', misses' and children's shoes ranging in price from $1.40 to $4 that have not only been going out in pairs, But in half dozen lots, at 96 cents the pair :. ; are the talk of the town. : Come early; you can't avoid the rush, but you can come ' y before your sizes are all gone. ' , Every bolt of goods in the domestic department has -vbeen given 15 day's notice to get out of the store at 'prices that is doing the business. ' " Everything in the house' reduced (excepting grocer-' ies) for cash. 5 F. L. Miller n