LOCAL KXO PCftSONU
Morris Mallow ii recovering irom
severe attack of pneumonia.
Miss Mary Pigler of OA.0 ia visit
ing relatives in the capitol city. .
Miss Emma Vick is the guest of
Canby relatives during the holi
days. Prof. Roy Heater has goae to
Newberg to spend the holidays with
relatives.
Miss Eugenia Smith went to her
home at Turner the last of the week
for a visit.
Mr. F. E. Dyer has gone to Sa
lem where she will visit friends over
Christmas. , ,- .
Miss Violet Hancock is the guest
of Miss Leonard in this city during
the holidays. '
Miss Etbel Thompson of Waldo
Hall is spending the holiday vaca
tion in Salem.
Miss Cecil Rafferty has gone to
her home at Hillsboro for the holi
day vacation.
MissFendall of McMinnville is
the guest of her aunt, Mis Ed Fen
dall, in this city.
Reubeu Hathaway is suffering
with a severe attack of inflamma
tory rheumatism.
Miss Laura Jackson went to Lor
raine the latter part of the week for
for a holiday visit.
Miss Hazel Carlson of OAC has
Cone to Portland to spend Christ
mas with relatives. '
Miss Faye Hill, an OAC girl, has
Cone to Rainier to enjoy the vaca
tion days at home.
Miss Edythe May departed the
last of the week for Boise, Idaho, to
spend the holidays.
Mies Elsie Alhers went to Seaside
the last of the week to spend a wee
or tvo with relatives.
Prof. P. L. Adams left Saturday
to spend the holidays with relatives
and friend? at Hood River.
Rev. and Mrs. T. L. Jones of
Brownsville were guests a part of
UcBt week of CcrvaUis friends.
tike. A. J. Hall is expecten from
Polk county today to spend Christ-
mas With Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ralls and
Mrs. Hinton of Meu:oe were Cor-
vallis visitors the .'ast of the week.
Virgil Howell returned to Lis
home at Waldport, Thursday, after
CI UriCl TlBlb TTtbU vuif.HiDiw.Hiwi
Johnny Nye came out from New
port a few dayo ago and is to be
employed at tue Charles Hout meat
market.
Miss Mildred Booth came up from
the Sister'e school yesterday to
spend the holidays with her parents
in ibis city. .
Misses Lottie Davey and Blanche
Jeffreys left Saturday for .Newport,
wkere they will visit friends during
the holidays.
George Lashbaugh and family
moved to Portland, Thursday,
where Mr. LaBhbaugh has accepted
employment.
Raymond Peterson ' and Earl
Ileckart, of Dallas college, arrived
tbe last of the week to spend the
holidays with relatives.
F. C. Brown, a popular student
nd church worker, has' gone to his
home in Eastern Oregon and will
probably not return to college this
year. v
John Leeoh . arrived the last of
the week from Willamette Univer
sity to spend the holidays with his
parents, Key. and Mrs. D. 11. Leech)
of this city.
' . Mrs. Hubert Hodes arrived home
Thursday evenings " from a Jbeyen
months' viBit with relatives in'Ghi-
cago...- St ...Paul, . Minneapolis 'id
Other easjejrn ciuee . , ... t.
Miss Olive Whitney was in Cor
vallis, Friday. en route.Jo her. home
in Alsea from hear Monroe, where
she has just completed ; a very suc
cessful term of school. V ,
Miss Alda, Rilph and Clyde Met
calf "left" yesterday' for Yamhill
county to spsndvChristmas with
their parents who are residing on
their farm there this winter.
Cash Bryant, an eld Corvallis
boy, now engaged in operating a
meat market in partnership with
Hugh McFadden at Junction City,
spent Sunday with relatives and
friends in Corvallis.
Miss Myrle Palmer received a
message Friday morning announc
ing the serious illness of her sister
at the family home in Baker City.
Sbe left immediately for that place
and is uncertain as to her ability
to return to college this year.
Normnn Lilly and daughters,
Miaaes Kettle and Ruth, rroved
Thursday into the Mrs. Cauthorn
house which he recently purchased,
' and the two families will share the
-dwelling uutil the completion of the
Airs. Cauthorn bungalow.
Russell, McCully left Saturday
for his home at Hood Riverto
spend Christmas. , ,
C. T, Hurd ' and family went to
Portland, yesterday, to spend the
holidays with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Nelson re
turned Friday from a visit with Mr
and Mrs. T. H. Garrett in Eugene.
Dr. W. J. Kerr was confined to
his home several days last week
with illness but is now able to at
tend to his duties.
Mark McAllister of OAC was
called nome the last of the week by
a message announcing the serious
illness of a relative.
The state convention of the Chris
tian Endeavor societies is to be held
at Eugene February 20th. It
promises to be a great meeting.
Joseph Edwards was in from'
Bellefountain, Friday, and was ac
companied home by his daughters,
Misses Belle and Bertha, who are
attending OAC.
There will be a Christmas tree, a
good -program and other features ot
ia'erest at the United Evangelical
church this, Tuesday evening. Ev
erybody welcome.
Luella Morey and Veva Conway
of the "Holy City" theatrical com-
pany were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
O. J. Blackledge during their stay
in this city, as they are old friends .
A heavy rain. Saturday interfered
somewhat with Christmas buying,
but even then the streets presorted
a lively appearance and there seem
ed to be something doing all the
time.
The OAC defeated Salem Y. M.
C. A. at basketball Friday night by
a score of 43 to 19. Chemawa de
feated the Y. M. C. A. juniors in a
preliminary game by a score of 26
to 17. Oregonian.
The "Arctic Brotherhood" basket
ball team was defeated . by the
Dallas five in a game in that city,
Thursday night. The game was
given up to Dallas in advance by
Coach Swann when in Corvallis, as
he confided to friends that he had
no idea that his in-experienced
team which has been under coach
ing only five weeks, would win.
Tbe score at Dallas was 23 to 39.
"The Holy City," the wonderful
biblical drama, was produced at the
Corvallas opera house, Thursday
night, before a large audience. . It
is a play that appeals to all classes
and contains nothing that is objec
tionable. The play ia beautifully
staged, the costuming is rich, and
as presented in Corvallis, Thursday
night, is one of the best attractions
offered at this play house the pres
ent season.
Christmas trees and literary pro
grams in several or' the rooms mark
ed the closing of the Corvallis pub
lic schools for the holiday vacation,
Frida . Thd pupils entered into
the exercise) with vim, and with
the excellent Drograors, thegift-giv.
ing and leceiving and merrymak
ing as the young people separated
.or the Christmas festivities, it was
an afternoon r.f pleasure to linger
in the memory when Time has
changed brown locks to silver
and traced wrinkles on foreheads
now smooth and fair.
The Albany Herald came out the
last of the week in holiday attire
and went to its readers in a large
and elegant 22-page edition. Be
sides an attractive colored cover it
is profusely illustrated with scenes
of ' Albany's- business atreets and
baildingSf'pictures ef leading - bust-
f men, much useful' nd enterMguesta at the home of their relatives, Mr.
t-.'Ding matter - regarding Albany
and Linn county, and in addition
are Christmas stories and sketches
of various kinds. It is a veryVcred
itahle production and a good adver
tieeajenVbotn for the Herald and
for, the eptire ceunty of Linn.
'vThe newer" of the two Corvallis
iuMic' eehjor buildings is to be
..oompieteu insine during me uutiuay
vacation that is ' now on. Charles
Heckart and his men began work
Saturday.-morning and will com
plete two -more rooms as they are
badly needed to accommodate the
pupils, the condition at present be-J
ing one of congestion in all of the
rooms. It is expected that the
work will be nearly fiuisbed by the
time school opens after vacation,
and the new building will then stand
complete from basement to garret.
The marriage of L iss Sidie Dix
on to George Col-.ir-a occurs this
afternoon at the home of the bride's
aunt, Mrs. Mary Barber.' The cere
mony will be performed by Rev. A.
W. Monosmith of - the Congrega
tional. church, in the" presence ot a
number of relatives, and the young
couple will , leave on the evening
'.rain for Portland, where the groom
is employed on the street cars and
where tbey will for the present re
side. The bride has made her
home in . Corvallis for the past ten
years, having been book keeper for
R. H. Ha:i.oa for about five j-rs.
She is a young women of high char
aoter and has many friends who
join ia good wishes. The groom is
a worthy young man.
Miss Sadie DUoo was given a
surprise party, - Friday evening,
in honor of her . marriage which oc
curs today. The guests , were the
mos prominent workers in the
Congregational Endeavor society, of
which the bride-elect has foryears
beeti a faithful and popular mem
ber, and numbered about 15. Re
freshments were taken by the in
truders, and Rev. Monoamith, in
behalf of the society, presented the
surprised hostess with a handsome
silver salad set, as a token of the
high eelesm in ' which she has long
been held by her young friends.
C acnes and merrinceat filled the
boars and upon departing although
there was an undercurrent of sad
ness in that they will lose her from
their midst, they showered Miss
Dixon with best wishes for her fu
ture, and wish for her the happiness
she richly merits.
EXTRA quality taffy, at Howeil's.i02-1
Complete lice of Xmas decora
tions at P. O. store. 104-1
T. D. Campbell and family of Portland
are pending tbe holidays with relatives
in this city. ' " .
' . A work of art 'surpassing all pre
vious efforts is J. M. Nolan & Son's
window and store decor.. " )ns. 102tf
. Dr. Witbycombe returned Saturday
from Portland where he had been for a
few days on business. '
Wanted Girl for house work in
family of three. Address Box 247,
Corvallis, Oregen.
Miss Myrtle Spaulding . went to Port
land, Friday, to spend tbe holidays with
relatives and friends. ,
Miss Ruth Mnndy came np from Port
land Saturday and is the guest of Miss
Mabel Farmer over Christmas.
Charles Adams and family of Yaquiaa
arriyed Saturday to spend the holidays at
t be M. L. Adams home ia this city.
Kreso Sheep Dip, which is requir
ed by the government, for sale by
Graham & Wells. ltf
Mr. and Mrs. Burkhead are to arrive
today from Monmouth to spend Christ,
mas with their daughter, Mrs. Millard
Look.
A LOOK over our stock of Christmas
gifts will help you to make a selection.
Dainty, attractive, high-class goods
Graham & Wells. 98f
Miss Jennie Limbocker, a teacher in
the Portland public schools, came up
Sunday for a visit, .with her sister, Mrs.
Fred Butler.
Moses' ties, suspenders, shirts,
gloves, stockings, shoes are just the
thing for' husband, father, sweet
heart. - 103
Mr. and Mrs. C.;E. Cummings and
son and Miss Anna Lindgred went to
Salem yesterday to spend the holidays
with relatives.
Money To Loan On good, ap
proved security. Mrs. W. E. Mar
vin. Fourth Street, South of Court
House. 1-2
Mrs. Jennie Bodiae arrived the last of
the week from Wessling Springs, South
Dakota, for a viqit with her eon, Ira Bo
dine, and family.'
NOISE NOISE Boys get a
drum, born or fiddle and help o?le
brate. Moses' is tbe place. , 103
Morton Clark and little daughter En
nice are expected today from Baker City
to spend Christmas with the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Clark. .
' J. A; Dwgon is agent for the
Albany Nurseries. Give him your
order. " ', . 99-6
Misses Cora and Carrie Davenport of
-Wessling Springs, South' Dakota, are
and Mrs.-Ira Bodihe,
Pretty bon bon boxes and fresh
candies at-P. O. store. 104-1
MraA: F, Peterson and Miss "Agnes
are- expected today from' Portland to
spend 'Christmas at the Mrs. Agnes
Thompson home. .'. . .. -.-.
- A scene of beauty and' a "joy for
ever is the present elabaiate display'
at J. M. Nolan & Son's. ' 10231
"Mike" Walker, ' an old OAC student.
wss in Corvallis, Saturday, on his way
home to Independence from XT- oCO.,
where he is attending college.
The interior and window decora
tions of the J. Mr Nolan & Son
store are now complete. - 102tf
C. T. Hurd preached at the Christian
church Sunday morning, in the absence
of Revv. Handsaker. T. T. Vincent fills
the pnlpit at the same church next Sun
day. Their Christmas program was giv
en by tbe cbildrea Sunday evening and
was very interesting.
Armour Plate Hosiery, for men,
women and children, best made,;" di
rect from the mill, and sold .by
Henkle & DaviB. . lOltf
A wedding of interest occurs in this
city tomorrow morning t 10 o'clock
The bride will be Miss Mabel Wood and
the groom, Leonard Moses ot Eugene
The ceremony will be performed in the
presence of only the immediate relatives
and the young couple will go to Portland
on their wedding trip. They will resida
in Eugene.
C. A. GERHARD will duplicate tbe
price of any club offer for any periodicals
or combinations. - - . 9Stf
Everybody is Coming
GreatHoliday Shopping Center
Our exhaustive
We have made good. We purchased the
selling them at the right: prices. If we
rectify it to our customers.
ey
Come let us smooth your wrinkles of
will go cheerfully on
than it ycu went elsewhere. ,
HOT SODAS now on tap at Howell's
Caudy Kitchen. 103-1
Carl ileal of XJ. f O. was the guest
yesterday of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Hall, en
route to his home near. Independence lor
the holiday vacation . .
Everything in china at Mo3eV.
t? p Hall was in CoryalliB, Sunday,
en route to his home in Pole county from
if Inmath Falls, near which place he has
jtwt taken a piecs of government land.
t.iPRR SUPPLY fresh, homemade
candies at Howell's Candy Kitchen. 103-1
Miss Maud von Kleiusmld, sister of
Mrs. Albert Monoauutn, arnvea oainr-
day from Atlanta. Gaorgia. Yesterday,
Dr R. L. Malonav arrived from Anacor-
tes, Wash , aad tomorrow the two are to
be united in marriage at the borne ot
Rev. and Mrs. Monosmith, and will, leave
soon for Anacortea, where they will make
their home. . , ' :. "" ' ;
-NEW LINE- bon bona and boxes at
Howell'. '-; - ' ! ;.1Q3-1
a i- Muir last rp.cr'ular meetine the Wood
men of the Woridefected officers for the
ensuing- year--as fo lows: y.tJ. fli.
Howard; ..WrA . , Jacob Fleecer; B., O,
Tedrow: -. Clerk, J. E, Powells; Watch
man, John Day ; sentry, FiMX Boulden;
manager for htee-yltaM6! X." Aw-Barker;
two years, M. Thompson; Camp physi
cian, Dr. Rowley. .,' .
' See the: souvenir postals at Howell's.
, -,: -- - - - ' , 103-1
One slap on the back vis worth three
kicks in the shins. Remember that the
mn ia vour emolov are as conscieatious
about their work as you, are about the
baaiuess in general. Tney have their
set-backs and discouragements and one
cheerful word from headquarters is ofiem
better than a hundred call-downs, ine
advertising manager of one of the big
monthly magazines in the eask makes it
a point always to find something gocd in
the daily reports of every oae of his
solicitors. He looks for something com
mendable in the day's work and never
lets his man feel that he hai failed en
tirely. If an employe fall dowp'on his
job dismiss himwitho'ut iiestitation ; bnt
as long as he remains in your employ
make him teel that his best efforts are
appreciated. There are enoueh peo'ple
to find fault and the whole world wears a
big boot that is always ready to kick.
Make every employe in your concern feel
tha hnaa ia Hart- Ctf him. : RamAmher
that every word of encouragement is
worth dollars ' and cents to yon. Slap
yonr man on the back' and don't send
him on the job feeling like a spanked
child. Es.
TO THIS
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is the .
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ter. The
our way,
ot the pudding."
". Our
Holiday
priced
the cord
preparation and planning was not iin vain.
your way, rejoicing
HOLLY stationery, Christmas tass.
seals and mantos, at Graham A Wells
vol.
The suit that has been pending in tbe
county court of H. H. Glassford vs. M. U
Hubler has been settled, a verdict being
returned in favor of defendant. McFad
den & Bryson were the attorneys for the
Dlaintiff and J. Fred Yates represented
the defendant.
The tangled tonguers are still at large
according to a dispatch in the Journal,
which says : "The Dalles is experiencing
a visitation of the 'Tongues of Fire."
Re.v. M. A. Barton of Portland, aecom
pampanied by five or six workers, is con
ducting services at tbeold Baptist church
on Washington street. The meetings are
characterized by the tahgled-toogued
mouthinga which have won theaect its
notoriety. Many are attending the meet
ings put of curiosity. Barton said at a
meeting that he. was calied from God to
come to Tne Dailea and preach his doc
rines." .
" The cutest doll go-cWts that f eld
up like baby's at Jloses'.
Heretofore at the Christmas holidays
the university students rusnei off to
their homes several days before the school
actually closed, ihereDy losing consider
able time. Tb.?a year the authorities ar
ranged to have the reduced round trip
fare effective only o a aud after .Friday
evening. Most ot the praiesaor naa
exam's on Friday, so that tbe exodus did
not commence until Friday evening, and
there was a great crowd went out on tbe
flyer. Almost all the Portlani students
went out with a drees suit case in one
hand and a big bunch of mistletoe in
the other.' .Eugene Register.
Sao nnr finalina nf Xmas station-
ary at P. O. store. 104-1
uoo .
riria trinmnhed over bovs on the de
bating rostrum tonight when tne Albany
High School won irom balem High
School in one of the preliminary debates
of the state high school series. Tne Al
bany team was composed entirely of girls
and the Salem team entirely oi baym,
Albany defended tne negative of the
question: "Resolved, That the Act Pass
ed by the LaBt Oregon Legislature, Ap
propriating $125,000 for the University of
Oregon,Snould Become a Law." All
the debaters ' made creditable spseehea
and the debate was hotly contested. Toe
judges were Superintendent Miares, of
the State Blind School, of Salem; J. 21.
Duncan and M. H. Ellis, of Albany.
Saturday's Oregonian. s
, " S; H, E. wants one ot tho3S pret
tV silk." scarf i i at V. P. Moses'. 108
The fact is undeniable, this
,
popular Xmas store
j
the Holiday Shopping Cen
crowds are coming
and that's "proof
great assortments', of
Merchandise,
reasonable, has struck
of popular favor.
right goods and are
make a mistake, we
'perplexity and you
and richer in purse
Makfl vourself at home while
viewine the artistic display in win
dovy and store decorations at J. M.
Nolan & Son's. lOatf
The following notice is sent out from
the Department of tbe Interior, General
Land Office, ast an item of news; and is
self explanatory. Itjs signed R. A. Bal
linger, commissioner, aud says: "New
forms of declaratory statements, applica
tions and proofs, unaer the coal land
laws, applicable to the public lands of the
United States, outside of the district of
Alaska, have been adopted aud on and
alter March i, 19U8, no declaratory
statements, applications or proofs will be
allowed in such cases, unless executea
upon the new official forms or opon
forms which are exact duplications there
of, both as to wording, arrangement and
size." v
- The great educational drama,
"Why Girls L9ave Home," will be
the attraction at the opera house on
December 3lst. It is positively
olean, moral and instructive.
Mrs. Lewis' Hartley and daughter,
Miss Sophia, who are living on the little
place that O. T. Hurt leased near Waldi
port a jear ago, had a harrowing experi.
ehce with wind and waves oyer en the
ceast during the heavy rains and high
wind of a week ago. The stary is vouch
ed for by a young man named Howell,
who came out from waiapon, vveuues
day. He stated .that tbe water was so
highthat.it surrounded the place, and
Mrs. Hartley and daughter decided to atr
tempt to reach Waldport by Doat. iney
pushed off from shore, only to discover
to their horror that they had left their
oars at the landing. The wind blew a
gale and the tide was high, and they
drifted about until chance enabled them
to grasp a small piece of board and a
rf tree limb, with . wuich they
struggled for two hours to keep from be
ing swept any further irom snore. J.
seems that O. V. Hurt at waiaport sus
pected that the hig1 water might cause
trouble for the Hartleys .and he secured
the services of two experienced men and
sent them down the beach. The men
reached the scene in tne nick of time and
rescued the two frigntened, drenched
and chilled women whose two hours of
labor had not succeeded ia getting their
little boat a foot nearer shore .
LOST Oq the Portland-Corvaii
lis tiain Sunday noon, a black
walrus handbag containing small
money purse, card case and letter.
Finder is supposed to be some pr3
senger leaving train ai Corvallis.
Finder please leave at Gazette of
fice and receive reward. Miss Jen
nia Limbocker. J