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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 8, 1908)
iOCAt AND PERSONAL' Will Showers' made a business visit to Blddgett last week. John Chambers was in from Kings Valley, Wednesday, on business. F. A. King, who has been ill for the past few weeks, is now recovering. miss oeciie Muriel uoaa, a student at OAC, is reported to be seriously ill. The little babe of Rev. Hub bell is very sick with eresypelis at the home. Miss Grace Morgan spent last vreek in Monroe, the, guest of friends there. Miss Etta Hall has gone to Cottage Grove to visit relatives for a few weeks. Mesdames P. L. Chipman and C. C. Chipman visited relatives in Dallas lasi week. Mrs. Will Horning is visiting her parents,- Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Logan, at Kings Valley. Alex. Basy has sold his farm five miles south of town to W. H. Bollner, of Portland. Mrs. Martha Burnett returned Saturday from an extended visit to relatives at Portland. Miss Florence Wicks is here from Portland, visiting her mother for a short time. Alex Kennie,' of" Spokane was in the city last week attending to business matters and visiting friends and relatives. - , Mrs. F. L. Miller will enter tain the young ladies and young men of the Presbyterian bunday School on Friday evening. Mrs. Frank Francis is recov ering nicely from the operation she recently underwent for hernia. Rev. J. R. N. Bell was a Port land visitor over Sunday and his pulpit was filled by Rev. Dr H. C. Marshall, of Shedd. Dr. B. A. Cathey has as his guests W. G. Cathey, of Gres ham, Oregon, and his brother, George Cathey, from Missouri Among the Mountain View .attendants at the Teachers' In stitute last week were Misses Alice Fleming and Myrtle Lang- lley. Misses Nora Sorenson and Anna Lindgren, the well known Corvallis teachers, went to Mon mouth last Tuesday to visit the schools at that place. Arrangements are now being made by the Home Missionary society of the M. E. church to give an interesting progressive The Concordia Club was en tertained by Mrs. Grant Elgin last Thursday afternoon. A. D. Hill, the popular teach er of the Wren school, was here last week attending the Institute. Lowell W. Mason, of Salem, is ill at the home of his mother, Mrs. J. Mason, in this city. C. W. Johnson was over from Mill City yesterday visiting his parents; Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Johnson. A joint institute of the Benton and Linn counties W. C. T. U. is being arranged for early in January. Arthur Berman went to Mon mouth yesterday to accept a po sition as pharmacist in a drug store at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Vanllousen are rejoicing over the arrival of a five pound boy. The little stranger arrived Dec. 2d. Miss Winnie Logan has re turned to her home in Kings Valley after a pleasant visit to friends in this city. New arrivals are constantly coming to -Corvallis, three fam ilies having arrived last week from Texas. party in the near future. The people of the Belief oun tain school district are circulat ing a petition to enlarge the dis triot by taking in the Oaks, Hot ter and Malcolm communities. Arnold very sick with King, who has been typhoid fever at Albany, was able to visit friends in Corvallis Saturday. He has many friends here who will be pleased to hear of his recovery. The Teachers' Institute last week was attended by Mrs. R. J. Nichols and her two daugh ters, and Miss Golda Howard, of Monroe, and Miss Mildred Bu- j chanan, of Bruce. The W. C. T. U. met Thursday with Mrs. Agnes Thompson and spent a pleasant and enjoyable afternoon. A general social chat and dainty refreshments were the features. Doctors Cathey, Farra and Per not attended the regular quarterly meeting of the Central Willamette Medical Association which was held at Albany last liiursday evening. J. L. Underwood, of Lebanon, was looking after business mat ters in Corvallis Saturday. He made many warm; personal friends while living here who are always glad to see him. A grand military hop will be given at the college armory Sat urday night, December 12, by the officers of Battalion OAC ca dets. This event is expected to be one of the principal social functions of the season. . Robbie Conn, who married Miss Rova McFarland, at Al bany, last week, has decided to locate permanently in that city, he having secured a good posi tion there as expert electrician with the Willamette Valley company. The ' Readihg-3lTib' Sratf very pleasantly entertained Thursday afternoon, by the , Misses Sarah and Eda -Jacobs. ."Among -the enjoyable features was a musical lecture and several excellent piano selections by Prof. G. Tal landier. Have a look at our new pyro graphic wood. Graham & Wells. Next Wednesday night at the opera house Eckhardt's Ideals will open a two nights' engage ment with howling farce "Brown's in Town." On Thurs day night they will produce Ber tha M. Clay's famous novel, Dora Thome." Hot drinks and ham sand wiches at tha Palace of Sweets. 12-8-tf A call has been received by Rev. G. H. Feese, who was sta tioned here for three years, to the Methodist Episcopal church at Coquille, Oregon. Rev. Feese has recently been engaged in evangelistic work, but will now remove his familv to Coos coun A hobo . giving the name of Frank Gibson, has occupied the little mansion in the court house yard for the past few days. The whole world seems blue to him and the atmosphere was also blue for a few minutes when Chief Wells proposed street work. Have your spectacles and eye glasses fitted by one who knows how, Matthews, the Optician, over Mrst National Bank. The Ellsworth Women's Re- ief Corps is making rapid prog ress in the matter of member ship, six candidates having been initiated at the last meeting. The ladies are desirous of having as large a roll as possible before the convention meets here next June. The only place to get bargains in watches, iewelry, cut glass. etc. is at Matthews, the Optician and Jeweler, over First National Bank. Among the many attractive window displays (made by the Corvallis merchants to introduce the merry Christmastide, that of Henkle & Davis is worthy of mention, the dainty array of handkerchiefs and the illumi nated balloon design causing commendation, from admiring shoppers. Save from 25 to 50 per cent on Xmas presents by buying at Matthews, the Optician and Jew eler, over the First National Bank. t-i , f .5: II i- 1 V ? H Christmas 1908 will have many pleasant recollections in store for the many people who will be supplied with holiday GIFTS selected from the magnificent stock of Jewelry, Cut Glass, Silverware, etc. now at E. W. S. Pratt's Jewelry Store. It you feel perfectly Watches, Clocks, being displayed my desire that is FREE to call and examine the, newest, nobbiest and most care fully selected stock of Jewelry ever displayed in Benton county. A $50 Diamond Ring given away absolutely FREE. E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician. WHEN YOU WANT SOMETHING GOOD TO EAT Phone Your Orders To No. 7, THATCHER & JOHNSON'S GROCERY Where They Will be Promptly Filled. Fine Line of Crockery, Glassware, Cut Glass, Haviland and Chinaware, LAMPS ETC. 1 There were six initiations at the last regular meeting of the W. R. C, after which the entire corps was entertained by the president, Lydia Bullis. The refreshments were delicious and were enjoyed by all. On Dec. 11 there will be election of offi cers and all W. R. C. members are earnestly requested to be present. Julia M. du Moulin. All members '. of the Knights of the Maccabees are. requested to be t Lodge Wednesday eve ning, December 9, as there will be election of officers and other important business. 12-8-lt Captain McAlexander, com mandant of the OAC cadets, has fully demonstrated his reputa tion as a master at tactics, he having brought all the com panies of the corps up to the highest proficiency in the man ual and made the boys fully equal to regulars in the excel lence of their drill and battalion maneuvers. There is not a fin er body of cadets at any state in stitution than OAC now deserv- ! edly boasts. Charles Shenefield, the gen eral utility man for the Bell Tal ephone Company during the past five years, has been pro moted to the position of general superintendent for Polk county; For five years Charley has la bored faithfully for the company . here and has conducted the bu siness entrusted to his keeping in a very satisfactory manner to i our citizens. He has been very accommodating and has made a j host of friends- here during his long service with the company who will be pleased to hear of his advancement. He and his wife left Monday for Independ ence where they will make their future home. We are sorry to lose them as citizens. THIS E J, 1' Special Christmas Suggestions ! Christmas shoppers should visit our store and see our splendid assortment of the following goods that make suitable presents for ladies: Hand Bags, Neckwear, Rufflings, Ruchings, Back Combs, Beauty Pins, Handkerchiefs, Furs, Net Waists, Silk Waists, Umbrellas, Redfern Whalebone Corsets, Opera Scarfs, and all the little things ladies use aud that are always appreciated for a present. Special Prices on Furs, to close out Special Prices on Gordon Dye Silk Hose, to close out Special Prices on Trimmed Hats, to close out Special Prices on Net Waists and Silk Waists, to close out Special Values in Handkerchiefs We have A BEAUTIFUL ASSORTMENT , OF LINEN AND SWISS HANDKERCHIEFS, and at prices much less than usually asked for same goods at this time of the year. Buy your Christmas wears of us and save. Call and see our goods before buying. We know we can convince you we have the best for the least money L. & G. B. Anderson Second and Jefferson Streets, Corvallis Hard on Dealers THE FORCED SALE OF THE TOGGERY STOCK 111 jill The Greatest Sale Ever Held in Corvallis We have no competition in this sale. Our competitors have triedto mislead the public by advertising" annual sales and clearance sales but it has availed them nothing ; the crowd all go to the store with the BIO BLUE SIGN. We have demonstrated to the peo ple that this is a genuine sale by giv ing' what we promised them. We Have 480 High Class Suits and Overcoats that must be disposed of at some price before this sale clo ses. Don't overlook this opportunity. Remember sale closes Sat. Dec. 12th. THE NATIONAL BROKERAGE AND SALES CO. Ill CHARGE Its MEAKER & COCHRAN, Managers. i
