L0C4L AND PERSONU
F. J. Porter transacted business
in Albany, Saturday.
Pearl Vincent was an' Albany
business visitor, Friday.
Mrs. Mary Miller is able to Bit up
now, after a several weeks' illness.
Joseph Howard returned Sunday
fron a few days' visit in Portland.
Chester Henkle spent Tbanks
giving with relatives at Philomath.
Mrs. Will Ryder, who has 'been
threatened with pneumonia, is im
proving. Prof. T. M. Woods returned home
to Toledo Saturday evening, after a
brief visit ia Corvallis.
Miss Hazel Kyle of Albany has
been the guest for the past few days
ol friends in this city.
Philip Smith of OAC spent his
vacation at his home in Portland.
He returned Sunday.
A. H. Limbocker returned from
Portland, Thursday, where he had
been taking treatment.
Miss Blanche Jeffreys of OAC
spent Thanksgiving at Toledo with
Mr. and Mm. T. P. Fish.
Miss Annie Summers of Portland
14 the guest of her sister. Mrs. Wil
liam Graham, in this city.
C. E. Sutton has moved with his
family from the farm to a residence
on Fourth street, in this city.
Prof, and Mrs. Gardner moved
the last of the week to Waldo Hall,
where they will make their home.
Claude Thompson of Hood River,
who is an OAC student, spent
Thanksgiving with friends in Sa
lem. Will Moore baa been on the sick
list the past week and Jim Githens
was in charge of the Wells Fargp
wagon.
Miss Blanche Hammel returned
to her home in Albany, Saturday
evening after a visit with Miss Janet
Blackledge.
V. E. Williams and family have
arrived from Washington and are
located in the McCrillis house near
the C. & E. depet.
Mrs. L. J. Fuller returned to her
home in . McMinnville, Saturday,
after a few days' visit at the George
Fuller home in this city.
A new cross walk has been put in
the past few days across the street
between the Hout meat market and
the Winkley "Palace of Sweets."
Miss Lulu Wells, a popular "hel
lo girl" at the Independent office,
returned Sunday evening from a
brief visit wnh Portland friends. ,
Mrs. Martha Elgin has sold to C.
JM. Pinkerton two and a half lots in
block 1, Rayburn's addition, the
consideration named in the transfer
being HO.
Charles Rexford departed Friday
for Texas, to reside with his son,
Martin Rexford, formerly, of this
city. He look along some Oregon
apples to "show" the people of Tex
as. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Herbert re
turned Friday from their bridal
trip and left yesterday morning for
their home at ThomasBO.i, Califor
nia, after a brief visit with relatives
here.
Mit-s Vera Kayler of OAC went
to Albany, Friday, to meet her
mother, who has arrived from her
home near Oregon City and will
visit indefinitely with her daughter
in this city.
Mr. Beiger, who recently purchas
ed the R. H. Huston residence, is
having a large, roomy porch built
onto the front of the house, adding
greatly to its appearance. Will
Holgate is doing the work, t
Recently the small son of Super
intendent Jackson, of Linn county,
said: "O mamma, I toucned a wire
out in the yard just now, and it
tickled me all oyer: It almost
killed me dead." Phis was a Wil
lamette valley wire carrying 2,300
volts Ex.
J. J. Thompson has returned to
, OAC from his home near Sa
lem where he spent his Thanksgiv
ing vacation. He was acconopanied
on his return by his eh , Miss
Ethel Thompson, who will re-enter
college. Mr-i Thompson is well
known in Corvallis, having attend
ed OAC a few years ago, and has
many friends in this city who will
be glad to welcome her back.
The friends of Mr. and Mrs. J.
Claude Clarke, who were married
in Corvallis, Thanksgiving day,
were badly fooled in the'r intentions
when the young couple 'eft Thurs
day evening. The intention wos
for a large party to be at th depot
with the usual shower of rioe and
eld shoes, but before any one had
time to "catch on," the young peo
ple, accompanied by a couple of
friends, had entered a carriage
and were on their way to Albany,
where they boarded the train for
Prinerille, free of their tormentors.
Mrs. Pogue of Ontario is the guest
of her daughter, Miss Bessie Pogue,
in this city. 1
Mrs. Frink of Philomath visited
at the John Longer home Friday
and Saturday. ,
Street cleaning was in progress
Saturday, the mud having become
quite thick on Main street since the
rain. -
Mr. and Mrs. J.'L. Underwood
and family returned home to Leba
non, Saturday evening, after spend
ing Thanksgiving here.
Mrt. Claude Starr spent Thanks
giving with relatives near Eugene,
Mr. starr spending the holiday with
his parents near Bellefountain. ,
Mies Lucy Brode, a world worker
for the W, C. T. U., gave an inter
esting talk Wednesday afternoon at
the Reading room. ,
Prof. Horner and daughter, Miss
Vera, have been spending the vaca
tion days at Newport. Prof. Horn
er returned Saturday and Miss
Vera, yesterday.
The tabernaole at the Christian
church, which was ereoted for the
Dr. Martin revival meetings, is to
be to-n down the next few days
and the lumber sold. -
The ladies of the W. C. T. U.
feel very grateful for the Thanks
giving day ' cc' lection of $10.38
which was given .' em for the bene
fit of the Reading room.
The beautiful, spring-like weath
er, Saturday, brought out many
townspeople for shopping, while
many farmers we.e also on the
streets during the day.
The siding is on and the large
warehouse that August Fischer has
been erecting on the river bank just
east of the Minor Swick home, is
rapidly nearing completion.
The sewer extending from the
Harris store northward to the
steam laundry v- -s completed Sat'
urday n;ht, and work on the next
one in order has been started.
Earl Heckart left yesterday to
resume his studies at Dallas college,
having been visitipg during the va
cation at the home of his father,
Charles Heckart, in this city.
V. Johnson and family are to
move m a few days into the new
house that Norton Adams has just
completed in Jobs addition. It is a
handsome structure with all modern
conveniences.
Two pairs of China pheasants from
the Gene Simpson pheasant ranch
have been on display in R. H. Ha
Eton's show window and attracted
much attention. They we.e used as
a foil for hrearms and ammunition
displays that also adorned the win
dow. Mrs. R. D. Burgess and daugh
ter, Elsie, who have been visiting at
the former's old home in Ohio for
the past three months, returned
home to Toledo, Saturday evening.
Toledo Leader. Dr. Burgess and
family formerly resided in Corval
lis. Ira L. Rowe went to Buena Vista
Saturday to attend the marriage of
his sister, Miss Bertha Rowe, to
Hans Hansen of Tillamook. The
wedding occurred at three o'clock,
the ceremony being performed by
Rev. Guy Phelps,- brother-in-law of
the bride.
Rev. and Mrs. Marshall of Shedd
station were Corvallis visitors, Sun
day and yesterday. Mrs. Marshall
is a pianist of note, ' having been a
pupil of William H. Sherwood and
other famous instructors. Yester
day morning Mr. and Mrs. Marshall
were taken about the college on a
tour of inspection by President Kerr.
Daniel Cameron and bride of
Portland have been guests tt the
Amy Cameron home in 'his city
the past week. They were ma.. .
last week in Tacoma. The groom
!i a former Corvallis man and a
brotner of Amy ' and Miss Nellie
Cameron. Old friends here extend
congratulations.
In all the state papers acocunts
of the OAC-St. Vincent's college
football game at Los Angeles were
very complimentary to OAC, and
do doubt seems to remain in the
minds of any of the writers that
OAC has come into the No.lhvtt.V:
championship through superior foot
ball strength and skill.
The Gazette, in a recent issue,
publ:shed an item about the num
ber of turkeys raised this year by
N. O. Dovige of Monroe from twelve
turkey heji. T e item was all
true but it did not contain all the
truth, as in addition to selling
$205.40 wo th of young turkeys
f.om Irs twelve hens, Mr. Dodge
still has at borne 3S or 39 more
birds for later shipment. Thus it
will be seen that, his profit will be
considerably more than the amount
mentioned, which in iteelf is a story
well worth repeating.
Remember the Episcopal ladies'
sale of borne cooking aad fancy
work, tomorrow afternooD, sample
room, Hotel Corvallis. 99
Miss Elmira Whitney returned
to St. Vincent's hospital, Portland,
Saturday, having been in this city
five -weeks, '- nursing ' Jim1 Bier
through a very serious attack of in
flammatory rheumatism.- Mr. Bier
is now able to ba about the house
and is rapidly improving. :,
Mrs. T. S. Hanisaker left yes
terday for Walla Walla, to visit uu
til after the holidays with her par
ents. She was accompanied as far
as Troutdale by her husband, who
returns in a day' or tjvo. About
Christmas time Rev. Handsaker al
so goes to Walla Walla to remain
about two jveeks and accompany
huswife home. - '
There was a basket social at the
Oak Grove school house, Friday
night, that proved a very successful
and enjoyable affair. alisB Beison
of Albany was in charge of the pro
gram and it was 'very interesting
from start to finish. Superintend
ant Ddnman was present and offi
ciated'as auctioneer. The proceeds
from the sale of baskets amouatsd
to $36, which will be used for li
brary purposes.
Mrs. Roy Brague was given t
genuine surprise at her home at
Cauthorn Hall, Friday evening. It
was her birthday, and about 40 of
her ycung friends in the Congrega
tional C. E . society gathered at the
Hail and proceeded to make them
selves at home. Mr. and Mrs. R.
L. Whitehead, uncle and aunt ot
Mis. Brague, had been let into the
secret, and welcomed the intruders
quietly, enauling them to "swoop"
down on Mrs. Brague's sitting room
unannounced It was a merry eve
ning, games and refreshment play
ing an important part in the enters
tainment, and the hostess was pre
sented with a leather souvenir post
al by each guests, the cards to be
made into a pillow cover.
1ie young ladies of the Indepen
dent Telephone Coua&y or the
"I. T. C. Club" he'd a party at the
home of Miss Edna Pecs, Thursday
evening, which was a very delight
ful rfair. A pr g;am was render
ed vrh ch included f.i instrumental
solo by M;ss Gofdn Darby; recita
tion, Clara Brant; Leota Patton and
Francit Pettit, ' duet; recitation,
W er Cummings; address," Frank
Bell; instrumental solo, Miss Edna
Peck; solo, Miss Leona Marvin.
G'.mes and refreshmen's were en
joyable featu.es of the evening.'
Those present were: MisBes Edna
Peck, Lulu Wei's, Clara Brant,
Leona Marvin, Leota Patton, Fran
cis Dil'ey, Frances Pe.tit, Golda
Darby; Messrs. Walter Cummings
and Frank Bell.
One of the pleasant social affairs
giving Thanksgiving day was a par
ty at the hone of Mies Janet Black
lodge, tne bo or "eets being AJise
Blanche Hauuinei of. Alb- ly and
Miss Zetta Underwood of Lebanon.
The decorations were vary pretty,
consisting of Oregon grape, mistle
toe, and chrysanthemums. A game
of "turkey" was played, MicS Viv
ian VVe'liher wincing first prize.
Dainty :resh merits we.e served,
little Miss Dorothy Cordiey assist
ing Miss Jt' in seving. The
guests who enjoyed the occasion
weie: Misses Blanche Hammel,
Zeita Underwood, Dorothy Cordley,
Iva EJeton, Vivian Wellsher, Emma
Ha-ding, Lanette Kerr, Edith Wood,
Mabel Davis, Hazel Smith, Grace
Smith, Grace Corbetk and Janet
Blackledge, Mrr. Co.dley was also
present.
A LOOK over oar stock of Christmas
gifts will help you to make a selection.
Dainty, attractive, high-claBS goods
Graham & Wells, 98H
Holiday line of oicturea on dis
play at Hollenberg & Son's. 97-4
Simplified spelling has been adopted in
the Hilleboro schools. It is as well to
adopt this method of easy spelling, for
many of the scholars have been simpli
fied spellers for years, both before and
after graduating, Independent. In re
gard to the second sentence same in
Corvallis. Next !
Wilson's Cafe for full course din
ner, 25 cents. 97tf
Recent real estate transfers filed for
record at the court house are: Gustav
Winkler to B. C. Eakin, 160 acres near
Summit, $1000; George Bennett to E. B.
Carey, part of Farm lot 2, Philomath,
175; S E. Young to M. C. Miller, block
14 N. B. and P. Avery's addition to Cor
vallis, f 10; C. A. Pernot to Nancy Camp
bell, lot 3 in block i7. Wilkin's addition
to Corvallis,. $36.30.
Wilson's Cafe for oyster cock
tails. 97 tf
A merchant sent his Swedish clerk out
collecting. Returning, the clerk said :
"Yim Yooson he pay ven he s311 him
hogs; Qle Olsen be pay ven he sell him
wheat; Pete Petersen he pay in Yanua
ry." "Well," said the boss, "that's the
first time Pete ever set a date. Are yon
sure he said be would pay in January?"
"Vel, Aye tank so. He said ' it ban a
dam cold day when you get dat money. I
tank dat ban Yanuary.'' Ex.
Wilson's Cafe for hot tamales.
97tf
J. M. Nolan retained last night from a
bnsi ness trip to Portland.
Fred Donnelly, an OAC student went
to Portland yesterday to have an opera
tion performed on his ear.
I s. n. wiiKins ot Vancouver, Wash.,
was in Corvallis over Sunday, looking
after business affairs.
The OAC football team arrived home
yesterday, rigs trimmed with yellow
bunting betaken to the depot to meet the
returning "braves."
C. A. GKRHARD will duplicate the
price of any club offer for any periodicals
or combinations. , 98 tf
An aged Jersey farmer, visiting a cir
cus for (tie first time, stood before the
dromedary's cage, eyes popping and
mouth agape at the strange beast within
The circus proper began and the crowds
left for the main ebon, bat still the old
man stood before the cage in stunned
silence, appraising every detail of the
mishapen legs, the cloven heels, the
pendulous oppei lip and the curiously
mounded back of the sleepy-eyed beast.
Then the farmer turned away and spat
disgustedly. "Shucks 1 They ain't no
such animal." Ex.
Wilson's Cafe for all kinds of
j sandwiches. 97tf
The meanest man we ever -knew lived
in Hannibal, says an exchange. He sold
hit son-in-la w a half interest ia a very
fine cow. ane then refused to share the
milk with the young fellow on the ground
that he had only sold him the tront half.
The son-in-law was also compelled to
provide all the cow's fodder, and to carry
water to her twice a day, her mouth be
ing at the front end. Finally the cow
butted the bid man through a barbed
wire fence, and be sued his son-in-law I
for $50 damages. As a result the young
man hit his part in tne head with the ax
and his pawin-law' part died.
HOLLY stationery, Christmas taKs.
seals and mottos, at Graham & Wells.
' 98tf
Of interest to Benton county coat
breeders is the announcement that the
ninth annual Angora goat show will be
held in Dallas, Folk county, Oregon, on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Janu
ary 15, 16 and i7. These dates were de
cided pon at a meeting of the executive
committee of the Polk County Mohair
Association recently. The committee -men
were all enthusiastic is planning
for a biger show than ever, and it was
decided to hold a three days' exhibit in
stead of two. The premium list and rules
for exhibitors will be issued early this
month.
Wilson's Cafe open every night
until 12 o'clock. ' . 97tf
Saturday was "Teday Bear" day at S.
L. Kline's store, 1000 of these popular
toys having been advertised to be given
away to children between the ages of live
and ten years. Long before the doors
opened women and children crowded
and jostled each other in front of the big
Btore, and a man, dressed in a bear suit,
was sent out to amuse the crowd, some of
the little ones taking the joke so seriously.
however, thai frightened, screams rent
the air. The day was a busy one, as the
extraordinary sale prices, together with
the free gift of a Teddy bear, attracted an
immense crowd all day long.
Fresh Yaquina Bay oysters every
Saturday, at Thatcher & Johnson's
grocery. 86tf
Referring to Dr. Martin who closed a
big meeting in Corvallis a week ago, the
Albany Herald has this to say : "He is a
big man both as to mind and stature
and by the genuine expression of his in
terest in the right living of his fallow
mortals he leaves nothing in the minds
of hearers who do not profess to be chris
tians, except that his utterances well up
from the loving, well-meaning sincere
heart of a deep thinker, a pleasing and
forceful speaker a man who would leas'
his erring brother back to a right way of
living through lave and persuasion rather
than by compulsion. No one can hear
this teacher concerning the life ot the
meek and lowly Nazarens without being
diawn nearer to better and higher re
solves." D1. Martin is now conducting
a meeting in Albany.
J. A. Dawson is agent for -the
Albany Nurseries. Give him your
order. 99-6
That alfalfa will ere Ion? be utilized as
a breadstuff is the prediction of promi
nent man in the Kast. In .la a great feed,
he declares, and goes on to say : "It will
not be 'long until the leaves and items
will be ground into a meal and alfalfa
bread will in a great measure take the
place of milk in a well-balanced diet. I
know a man will not think favorably of
such food for himself and family, but it
can be made very palatable. It may to
some extent takes the place of corn bread.
If for any reason a scarcity of bread stuffs
should occnr ia tha United States and
meal should go up extremely high, I be
lieve that alfalfa bread would be used
pretty extensively, provided, of course,
that the alfalfa crap were not a failure at
the same time. The seeds could not be
used, at that would be too rich lor a per
son's stomach. He would soon die upon
the meal made froja the seeds. It is i the
stem and the leaves that will be used."
The predictien is made by' Dr. D. F,
Luckev, state veterinarian of Missouri.
WANTED All kinds of sewing.
Inquire at residence of Floyd Lane.
Mrs. Ida Gleason. 95tf
STORE CLOSES
Monday & Tuesday
TO ARRANGE STOCK FOR
Holiday Trade.
- M
Holiday Sale Commences
Wednesday; Dec. 4th.
SALE
Closes Dec, 21st
S, L KLINE,
LOOM END
Continues all This Week
Never before have we had a sale of
a
such magnitude.
we sent so many customers out know
ing they had
A Bargain in Every Bundle
All the pink packages you have
seen are trom Millers, the Store that
gives satisfaction to everyone; the
store that guarantees every 'article to
be worth the purchase price.. Come
this week for Loom End Bargains.
F. L MILLER Corvallis Oregon
When you see it in our ad. it's so.
Mrs. Will Weeks of La Grande arrived
yesterday for a visit with ker lather, W.
S. Linville.
WANTED: Position bv a steno
grapher ot some experience. In
quire at Gazette office. 95tf
Regarding the OAC second team game
of football at Tbe Dalles on Thanksgiving
day a Dalles dispatch to the Oregonian
says ; "The football game between the
OAC second team and The Dalles Colum-
kias on the lecal gridiron resulted in a
score of 10 to 0 in favor of the Colnmbias.
Corvallis weighed 157 stripped and the
Columbias ls5. OAC made good gains
by line bucks, but invariably fumbled or
fouled, and was frequently penalized.
Tbe visitors could not get around The
Dalles' ends. Tbe forward pass was used
freely by both toams. OAO tried three
times for a place ;kick from the 20 and
30-yard lines. The kicks were not block
ed, but tailed to make the goal. Fifteen
hundred people witnessed the game and
there was great enthusiasm for the horn e
team. Many Corvallis students whose
homes are fh The Dalles saw tbe game.
Tbe Dalles played faster ball, though
OAO snowed better team work."
Coach Norcross of Corvallis made the
Qfatfl npnt jifbor the St. Vin-
I uvmvv
Rent's game: "We were well treated and
the officials were unusually good, cor
vallis was fortunate in fumbles, securing
most of them, although tbe men mmoiea
to St. Vincent at three crrtjeal etases.
While I believe we should have had an
other touchdown in tha last half, I am
well satisfied with the result; We were
unfortunate in losing C iptaia ' Pender
graas, who was retired early in the first
half with a dislocated shoaKlerbut Bar
ber, who rer laced him, played a good
game. The warm weather was respon-
lible for Corvallis not scoring more
points. The men were not used to play
ing under such weather conditions and
showed they were trained to the minute
by coming out of the game as Btroog as
they did. Corvallis showed her tootbal'
.bilitv bv solving all of St. Vincent's
forward passes and trick plays. Allot
the men plryed good games." Journal.
Established 1864.
Large Blue Sign the Place.
SALE
lis Week I
Never before have I
J
Mr. and Mrs. John McCbesney and
two children came over from Albany,
Saturday, for an over Sunday visit witb
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Underwood and tw
children. The occasion was the celebra
tion of their sizteentn wedding auniver
aary. Sixteen years auo on the 25tb day
of November, there occurred a double
church wedding in tbe first M. . church
ot Albany, in which two well known Al
bany young couples were united in mar.
riage by Kev. S. S. Meminger. These
four persons were John MuChesney and
Oandis Conn, and Joseph L. Underwood
and Coia Loftin. This week tbeir faini
lies united ia celebrating the 16th annual
coming of the event. Lebanon Criterion
f
. W. S Pratt, the popular jeweler, be
lieves in progress and in being strictly
to-the-eecond. Acting on this belief, bo
has just installed in bis establishment an
Eastern Oak wall chsb 10x20, witb plate
glass doors, for holding cut glass and
silverware. The doors roll upward, a 130
pound weight being required to balance
them, but thev move witb only a slight
touch, are noiseless and convenient. Be.
sides tbe upper show cases there are 18
drawers and four cupboards in the lower
part of tne ol the case, and in the .center
above is a handsome plate glass mirror.
The case is au elegant piece of work and
adds very much to the citified appearance
ot Mr. Pratt's store.
"Be never weary in well-doing" is aa
old saying worthy of beiug treasured ia
memory. And while mentioning it-
just remember how much items are ap.
predated at the uazetie omcel Tbe.
chances are that you have heard a dozen
different news items tlio past few days,
yet thev have flitted through your mind
and beeu lost and tbe reporter has bad lo
work twice as bard to get ' news to fill the
required space in consequence ot your
neglect to "pass along", the thing you
knew in a news way. 'The newspaper
prints many a word of praise of local
townspeople, gives many a line of space
to help along tbe social, moral and busi
ness lue of tbe town. The favors should
oe returned by tbe the turning in of
items of news by the readers. It iiiakes
tbe paper better, it helps tbe reporter,
the community appreciates it, and you
will fetal rnriHiH for vnnr trAnhla in t.hA
consciousness of a kindness shown. ,