Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, December 25, 1905, Image 3

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    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.
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We wish you all a
Merry Christmas
S.L., KLINE
Proprietor
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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.
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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.
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F. L. Miller
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