LOCAL AND PERSONAL
Rev." Fatter Butler has been a
Monroe business visitor this week.
Will Reed went to Portland the
first of the week to spend the holi
days. Prof. Brid well went to Oregon
City, Tuesday, w spend Christmas
with friends.
R. H. Huston and family spent j
Christmas in Albany with the form
er's parents.
Miss Edith Casteel went to Ya
qnina Tuesday to spend the holi
days at home.
Mrs. W. P. Ireland returned home
Friday from a visit to her daughter
at Monmouth. .
J. S. Booth' came out from New
pert Tuesday to spend Christmas
with relatives.
John Carpenter and little son of
Monroe were Corvallis visitors the
first of the reek.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Bollister of
Portland are holiday guests 01 rela
tives in this oity.
k . Miss LiHi Taylor ot Pee Dee was
ti innit ol MIB. A. V. 1UPBUU"
lew days this week.
of Clem. East
rn Oregon, spent Christmas with
his family in tms cuy.
t.. waa, nt TCinirB Vallev was
-. pleasant caller at the Gazette of
fice the first of tke week.
v. Mr. Cianraa Carl went
to Carlton the first of the week to
spend a few days with trienas.
at Fni lor want to Portland.
Tuesdav. to spend Christmas with
his sister, Mrs. J. Claude Clark
m. .. Vfra Jabha Moses of Eu
nene were in Corvallis, Wednesday,
" , wj i .1 ,1 :
to attend the MoseB-woou wnuug
rirl Starr and Ray Waltz of
Ain -- Dnanf1inri t.hn hnlidav V&ca
VAv BIO CU"""- B - .
tiob at their homes at Bellefountam.
Tf onrv Rued of Portland was in
rv,T.iiia Mnndav. en route to
Mnnma tn snend Christmas With
friends.
m,o MTtVia Rnrnett has been
the guest of her son, Bruoe Burnett,
and family in rortiana m p
few days.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Heckart
Tpiinane TllflHrlftV tO
CUIUS UP uuuj j
epend Christmas with relatives at
Irian fiend .
Dr. and Mrs. T. M. Gatch and
daughter, Mies Grace, have been
omaata t.hlB WBfit Ot UlaUU "Jamil
--
and family in Salem.
M.a t. v. CaatAfil of Yaauina
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(niiiaiiii TiiABilav. to attend
the wedding of her sister. MiBS Sadie
Dixon, to J. JC. Uoieman.
Mr. and Mrs. Davis arrived the
SilrertOQ to
U1DV w
.Va thnir hnmfl. Thev are located
i MnGintie house near the
Lutheran church.
Fred Kerr went to SUverton
emend Christmar with
Kiahmthor rih)h. En route home
h will visit a few days with his
Mm Frank BowerSOX. ill
Salem.
Prof. W. T. Shaw, for years a
Arluoator at OA.U. -but
ir. tha Wanhinsrton State Col
lege at Pullman, has been renewing
nlrl friendships in Uorvailla iniB
week.
Robert Herron expected to go to
Ro.t.iia Timftdav to send the holi
days, but owing to the high water
be was unable to come in irom iru
Ranrl tn Corvallis and bad to PCSl'
pone the trip. He expects to go in
a few days.
A kun vain full most of the
3v Tnaarlav. making it Very Un-
nleasant for the eleventh-hour
Christmas snoopers. Ia spite of
thA fant. huwever. many were
abroad and spent their "final dol
lar" for gifts.
A special school meeting is to be
held at the office ot Ulertc w. a
Dnxliinan on Friday, the tilth, to
of votins a 2 A
,;n ,ar law toraiHe funds for com
pleting four more school rooms, and
ill low for Durchasine a
heating plant for the public school .
Vernon Gregg, driver of the
Bellefountain creamery wagon, had
a runaway Monday night when
within a mile and a half of his home.
He was thrown from the wagon,
striking on a stump, and his hip
was badly injured. It waB not
learned whether any bones were
broken. He is a brother of Markus
Gregg.
If the Gazette happens to be a
little "shy" on news today please
bear in mind that this is Christmas
i week and that no one would look
at por listen to us when we begged
for an item. It is really notour
fault and while we regret our short-
' comings we have been powerless.
n..i. tha rhrietmaa spirit is one
AJCO.UW
k nf neace and chanty and we hope to
- . L : . i un a
. . nrl Mra ' Htturv Wlinal
were guests Christmas day of Mioo?
Swick ana. wire. , ;,t
Miss Alena Nellea returned ' to
her home in Salem yesterday, after
a visit with relatives in this city. "
Mrs. Webley Edwards went to
Brownsville yesterday for a visit
with relatives. . She will be absent
several days.
Prof. G. Lester Paul returned to
Portland yestejday, after spending
Christmas with relatives. Mrs.
Paul will remain until atter new
Years
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hammel and
Miss Blanche Hammel were Cor
vallis visitors Wednesday, being in
attendance at the iiaaimei-ireiana
wedding.
A.tv.n TTanVln and family of
Chehalia, Washington, are guest
.:i .h.. tha hniidava of his ar-
UUhll .w 1 - -
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Uoo neunw, iu
this city. v
Married , at . the residence of A.
r...f Ath .and Adams streets.
Corvallis. , Oregon, ueo. wj,
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i KLntkaia ana oiibb oi
Barrett. Rev. J. R. N. Bell officiat
ing. - "
tV. r T Troland and Mr. and
Mra. Clarence Ireland, of Portland,
spent Christmas at the home of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W P
Ireland in tnis euy auu u
the Ireland-Hammel wedding.
if r-cn Shnan Din.' which is requir
A hr iha crnvarnmant. for Bale by
-j . ,sr. , ... .7.
Graham & WeUB. - ; ,
; A dispatch from Ann Arbor, Michigan!
on the 24th says: "Because of finaacial
reasons Dan Kelly, world champion in
the ahort daehea, has left Micnigan ana
gone to Detroit to work. Kelly entered
college last lall, taking up a study ol
law. He secured a job as boolEKeeper in
. hiii.rH and bowlinn alley and in addi-
uon worked for bis r.pom by tending fur.
nace. Wben he left, however, ne saia
that he would return to college nest fall.
Kell. haa a record of .09 3-5 in the 100 ;
21 4-5 in the 220; and has dons 23 feet 11
inches in the broad jump.'
J. A. Dawson ia agent for the
Albany Nurseriea. Give him your
order.
While the wife with whom be bad
lived for 62 years was being buned at
noon Sunday in Central cemetery, six
miles east of Albany," Granville Marsh,
an Oregon pioneer of 1858, who was al
most 85 years ofdv died at his home five
miles northeast of that city. Mrs. Marsh,
who was 84 years old, died Friday . 'The
two were among the most honored pio
neers of Linn county Mrs.. Marsh had
been ill three weeks with kidney trouble
and Mr. Marsh's death was produced by
old age and worry over the illness and
death of his wife. Oregonian.
Armour Plate Hosiery, for men,
women and children, best made, di
fmm t hA mill, and - sold by
MWV 1 - .
TTanblA A Davis. lOltf
In its last issue the Gazette gave
a list of the newly elected officers of
the Modern Woodmen of America,
but through an oversight stated
that they were the W. O. W. of
ficers. Even the best of people
sometimes make mistakes.
There was a happy family, re
union at the nome 01 vrrnuuui
n ant nf town, on CbristmaB
VUvUv nv. w- j
.11 tka mns and daushters be-
uy, " - ---- . rru
ing present witn tneir iauiuio.
1 .rant hi all too ranidlv with
UU. .iv"- J -
feasting and me-rymang, uu iu
occasion was oneoigreas pieueuiu
for all.
Tlv. G. W. Forman, the success
or ot Rev. XJ. H. Gibbs, will preach
.1 ih. M.IC. r.hurcti. tsouin, nen
Sabbath at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m
. a email. eharO-faced boy, one of whose
eyelids had an inclination to droop in a
chronic wink, entered a tailor snop in
liDuer Broadway, approacbed tne pro
prietor and silently handed him a but
ton, The tailor took it ana looaea pui-
What's this for? he asked. 1
un.. mant it. I've eot plenty of but
tons." "Dat's all right," said the young
ater. "But yer want business aon-i yer 1
"Yea." "Well, just sew a pair o' pants
on that button.'' The . small boy was
b alf wav up the block before the tailor
reached the door. Ex.- ..
Money To Loan On good, ap
proved security. , Mrs. YV . E. Mar
gin Ifonrth Street. South of Coutt
tlnnaa 1-2
1907 rings down the curtain on the
mr.Bt wonderful year the PaciBc North
west ever enjoyed. In no other twelye
Rev. Forman is a graduate of the monthi as there sa much money brought
Mnnriv thanincrical institute and of
B .
,u Mnnrl. ap.hnnl of music and has
been engaged for the last few years
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in the evangelistic neia.
A letter this week from Rev. M.
S. Burh, formerly of this city but
00 ,v of Ford Uity, renn., siaiee mat
Mrs. Bush underwent a surgiuai
into the country from the wheat crop
frnit. scored its biegest euccess; lumbar
added many more millions of dollars
than ever before ; the same ib true of the
products of the dairy, while the grower
nf Doultry has nothing to complain of.
We are rich and prosperous, in spue 01
the fact that there appears to be a string.
Mrs. rsusn uuuomwi b-- - - . k
oneration in a hospital there on tne enc,, more a matter of mind than reah
?waVu.T .a HrW successful ty. Let us quit bemoamng imagaary
aud the physician pjomiBoo um
she will enjoy bettar h:ilth nerear-
ter than has Deen tne case iur yar
Many friends will De giaa 01 bucu
favorable news.
troubles, inspire confidence and get ready
to eclipse in 1908 our paBt year's recora
w ondetful as it lias been.
An Albany dispatch to the Oregonian
Tuesday sayst Louis Kroschel, who left
Alhanv. Oct. 8. whena big batcu 01 com-
nltiiniH were filed a'Kainst albany eitizens
far violation of the lafal option liquor
law, returned today, and surrendered
himsell to Sheriff Smith and gave fzw
A "abort change" man is reported to be
working the valley towns during the
PhriRtmas season. The man'a method
ia to enter a store when the proprietor
has a .lot of customers on nis nanus,
make a purchase amounting to a few
cents and tender in payment a bill or
gold piece of large denomination; DnriBg
the process of making change, the man
"cnddenly diBCOvera" that he has in his
pocket just enough money to pay for his
poicbase. ' This he tenders to the pro
prietor, and , requests the return' ot the
piece of money which he first handed
him.". Aa the proprietor diverts his gaze
to. get the coin, the purchaser slyly picks
op a part of the money first laid, down on
the counter for change and puts it in his
pocket. , If the proprietor ia not next to
the game and. overhaaty . to anena 10
other customers the chances are he will
not detect his loss. Fortunately, how
ever, Albany merchants have long since
developed their eye-teeth. Herald.
One of the most destructive confla
grations that has occurred in . this city
for some time took place a few days ago
when the whole upper story of Asa Tay
lor's livery stable was totally destroyed
by fire, together with about 20 tonsot
hay. The fire was first discovered about
15 p. m. by some parties on tnesireei
who. began, yelling . fire and a genera
alarm was turned in. When first dis- 1
covered the fire appeared t to be near the
flue over the harness room wnere it is
thought it originated, but within a few
seconds the whole upper story was all
ablaze. , There was jio insurance on the
contents, the policy . having recently
expired, but a small insurance was car
ried on the building. ' The loss is esti
mated at: about J2000. Independeuce
"Town Talk." Mr. Taylor ia the faiher
of Mrs. W.; W. Ireland ol Corvallis and
is wall known to many people in this
city. , '.
The Holv Boilers are at work here in
Had earnest with an avowed intention
ot converting the entire . population 01
Olympia to their strange doctrine, says a
.lianatch from Olympia, wasningion.
tn the Oresonian a lew aays ago. uj
lim thv are not "Holy Kollers,
the name is commonly applied, meaning
nennle of the Oreffield beliet, sucn an
r.oT.allis. Oregon, bad a siege of some
months azo. Such and all kindred be
Hefs are works of the devil and tne 101
lowers will never see the pearly gate, .so
.... thaOi.mnia "Rollers." Their meet
ings coneibt of son,; and praise service,
tollowed by a call to "all those whowant
anylhiug from the Lord to come-for
ward." Here is where tne meeimge get
interesting. Kvertning in me uum
power is done by the leaaets to excite
tha neoDle. When some poor, weak soul
commences to get a little unstrung, one
of the leaders places his hands on tneir
temples and turongh his innoence boou
has his victim flat on his or her back,
when his attention is given to another
yietim.
WE EXTEND TO YOU THE )
Compliments
Of The Season,
and thanks for your patronage
during the past prosperous
year. We are now busy pre
paring for our great
"Red Tag Sal
which commences on Satur
day, January 4tll9 08, parj-
ticulars of "which you will be
notif led iii a: few days.-
Real Estate Transfers.
Mrs. F. P. Sheasgreen, or rort-
land, spent Christmas with friends
in Corvallis and sang at the
Catholic church morning ana even-
inc unriBtmaB uay. 6i" ainuen w omim w.. e-
ers Harriet and Mabel, both for m- bonds for his appeaf&nce in Jeetice .Por-
i '..Tr. 1 1 : o m r i j urn riniiiuiDu ut i rwa i 'i ii 1 1 wiicutii.i i.au.wu. "
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one of the large wholesale plumb-
inn houses, and Miss i-orena ie
"bell captain" at Hotel rortiana.
The other members of the family
ate well and all like the new nome
in Pov tlsnd: Mrs. Sheasgreen goes
horns tomorrow.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Rees on Ninth street was a
si soe of gaiety and good cheer on
Christmas c'ay, when a family re
union pecurred in which four fjener-
q nark renresentea wiiuuuv n
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.'.uln b.eak havme been maae in
ik. h!r. hv death. Those present
.IK. j ---- ,,.- TJ
we-e M and Mrs. w uiiam
their daunbter, Mrs. Lee Henkle,
and husband, their grandson, Ar-
hur.Uenkle. ana wne, uu -.
reat grandchildren, the li't'e or.r?
of Arthur tlentue ana wue. w
a memorable occasion ana one mat
will long be remembered by those
present.
n. A. GERHARD will duplicate the
price of any club offer for any periodicals
or combinations.
A Kansas man recently tried to win
hack his wife's affections by applying
dymanite to her. Only the brave deserve
the fair. Ex.
A work of art surpassing all pre
vious efforts is J. M. Nolan & Son s
window and store decorations, luzti
manner Kroschel got wma 01 tne com'
Tilainta and left town lust before a war
nt una iaeaed for his arrest. He went
tn Tacoma and remained in Washington
TCrnachel is one of the proprietors of the
Fianklin House. His brother Charles
Kroschel has already been convicted on
two charges of illegal sale of liquor.
"If vsi T
Saturday, Dec. 7,
AT 8 A. M.
All Holiday Goods on sale at less than
"Wholesale. .
ut.s TOYS. TEDDY SEARS, FANCY
BOXES, HANDKERCHIEFS, ETC., ETC.
All Other Lines Have Again Been Reduced
Buy Now, Save One Half
Because of the hUh water in the Wil
lamRtte river at this city, scores of peo
pie living in Benton county, near this
i-.itv. must wait one day and possibly
longer for their Christmas preseais, says
an Albany dispatch in Wednesdays ure-
nnin. A bill pile of Christmas pres
ents lies in the local postoffice for people
residing on rural free delivery route 4,
whinh covers the part of Benton county
.o,.T,t to this city, but because tne
flooded riter covers all roads leading
from the north end ot the steel bridge
h.r. Harrier Houser could not deliver
the mail on this route today. Ner can
tHe people come to Albany to trade, bo it
may be a Chrietmaa eve without presents
in many homes.
Robert Hughes et al to W M Jones,
100 acres southwest of Corvallis; $2s00.
x r Millar in Nathan C Pickett, lot 9
bl. 32, Avery's 3rd addition to Corvallis;
$550.
United States to Mary Taylor, 40 acres
nor Rlndzett.
Onost. Land and Live Stoca Compaoy
to A J Hodges, laud itf Benton county,
i0.
t. t TTWa to John S Rilling, 1291
acres in Benton county; $10.
William Cramer to G A Whiting, lot 12
bl. 2 Avery and Wells' addition o cor
vallis; $10.
m t Ttnrnntt to R L Glass, 80 acres
westof Philomath; $10. ,
T. H Rvcraft and wife to Moses Miller,
115.84 acres in Alsea ; f lbW.
Isaac T Mason to E'W Eeder, 160 acres
in Alsea; $101)0. . V
John Scbuldt to Frederick Posey, 4
acres southwest of Philomath; $a300.
John Coffey to Mary G WilhelmI40
acres southwest of Belief ountain; $3375.
Mary Dyer to H- W Strong, 80 acres in
Kines Valley; Si.
H W 'Strom? and wife to Peter Calv',
80 acres in Kings Valley ; $200.'
S. L KLINE,
Established 1364.
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A New Year's Thought.
At the Eoiscopal Church next Sunday
the Christmas music will be repeated,
with special singing by. Mr. J. F. A Ilea
and Mrs. J. A. Armstrong. Seats tree.
All welcome. J. A. Armstrong,
Rector.
Wanted Girl for house work in
family of three. Address Box 247,
Corvallis, Oregon.
rrachins at the Presbyterian church.
Sunday morning and evening by the pae-
tor, Rev. J. R. Bell, lhis is Uhrist-
mas Sunday at this church. Morning
topic, "The Illumination;- evening iopic.
w Christ's Human JN store iiviner
We will try and answer this question of
Fetichism as held by some churches.
Special and appropriate mnBic by the
chair. All made welcome.
f'The decoratious are the prettiest ever
seen here"- was the verdict of all who
attended the Christmss exercises .at the
Methodist church, Tuesday evening, and
. d., .nrl Mrs. Leech. Dractically all
the praise is due. The church was beaut
ifully lestooned with Oregon grape and
fir boughs, while the choir corner was
1 and converted into a cosy
chimney corner, with large fireplace, a
clock andornaments on the mantle and
. fir hriehtlv burning on the hearth.
On either side of the fireplace a prettily
held the Sunday School
presents and a few small gifts for the
children. An excellent, program 01 mu
sical and literary numbers was nicely j
rendered, among the features being a
vocal solo by Miss Janet Blackledge, a
talented little lady whose voice is one of
the sweetest in Corvallis; a recitation.
.londiHlv rendered, by Miss Ida Bill
ings; an amusing song and exercise Dy a
.Lunf little nirls. and good music by
the choir. Santa Olaus, in tne person oi
r t Rla-kledse. made the event com
nlete for the little ones, aad the evening
was one of pleasure lor all present.
We shall do much in the year to come, j
. Tim what have we done today?
We shall g'.ve our gold in a princely sum,
Km. what did we aive today?
We shall lift the heart and dry the tear,
We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,
to- ohall sneak the words ot love ana
cheer,
But what did we speak today?
Driving Out The Groceries.
Tn' m-flfir to introduce the head of our Grocery
Department, Mr. D. D. Burman, to our customers and
all "who ought to be our customers, we gi.D
FREE OF CHARGE
OUR LITTLE FAVORITE BROOM,
worth 25 cents, to every cash customer whose pur
chases in the grocery department amounts to two or
. T vn KTS VVT II Q Tl fl
more dollars. Sale commences lieceiuwci ..i
will last one week. ;,
THE TIME TO 3U IS
When F. L. Miller wants, to sell.
W7 Iv. Miliar
IF YOU SEE IT IN OUR AD. ITS SO
We shall be kind in the after-a-while,
u.,f h,t have we been today?
We shall bring to each lonely life a smile
But what have we brought today :
We shall give to truth a grander birth,
inH ti areadfast faith a deeper worth,
nt un ri ti.a hnntfarins souls of
,, O D"." b
earth,
But whom have we fed today?
We shall reap such joys in the by and by,
But what have we sown touay r
We shall build us mansions in the sky,
Tr,,ti what have we built today V
T! .wet in the idle dreams to bask,
u. v.. onr) now do we do our task?
Yes, this is the thing our soul must ask :
What Bhsll we do today ;
Exchange.
Farmers.
Ti.-j inuvw rtrAcrnnian" of Port-
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. rnrnailia (Gazette' for the
muu auu 1 1 " - ,
general hews of the world, also wr n-
lormauoo auuu - .-
results in cultivating the soil, stock rais
ing, fruit raising, etc.
- You can secure doiu ui
papers for one year by paying to the
Corvallis Gazette" the sum ot two dol
lars and fifty cents, in advance, a1111
'the money by poswmce uruci
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