lOCAt AMD PtRS04t
Mr and Mrs. M. S. Woodcock
C5nt to Portland Sunday. ; v
Mrs.' A. P. Johnson was in
Portland last week receiving
medical treatment.
Mrs. Sarah Cauthorn has returned-
from a pleasant visit to
her son in Portland.
J. L. Underwood and children
of Lebanon visited friends in
this city last Sunday.
Fred Roth, an OAC student,
class of '05, was visiting friends
in the city last week.
Miss Hazel Kyle, of Albany,
-was visiting friends in Corvallis
Friday and Saturday.
Miss Ada Barringer has gone
to Portland and may remain per
manently in that city.
County Clerk Victor P. Moses
snent a couple of days over in
Linn county last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Maxfield
were in the cuy last Monday
from northern Benton.
Mrs. J. Mason was taken seri-
ouslv ill last Friday and is now
threatened with pneumonia.
V, R. Hand, the Albany arch
itect, was looking after business
rinterests in Corvallis Friday.
A. C. Woodcock, the Belle
fountain merchant, was a busi
ness visitor in the city Saturday.
Elmer Dinges will make his
future home at Shedds, he hav
ing moved to that place last
week.
Mrs. M. S. Woodcock was the
guest of her brother at Albany
during a brief visit there last
week.
Mrs. Robert Buchanan has as
!her guest her sister, Mrs. Imsley,
from over in the eastern part of
the state.
Fifteen miles of track of the
C. & A. R. R. have been laid and
the road is now constructed near
ly to Monroe.
Mrs. I. Jackson, residing in
Wilkin's addition, is being visit
ed by her sister, Mrs. Tomare,
from Portland.
Miss Gladys, the little daugh
ter, of E. J. Newton, had one of
her fingers badly crushed while
playing last week,
A wagon load of hogs for the
Corvallis markets was brought
in by Orrin AVatkins, of Belle
fountain, last week.
Misses Alice, Laura and Viola
Newman of Bellefountain came
in Sunday and will remain in
Corvallis during the winter.
Successful revival meetings I , Have a look at our new pyro-t
are being held' here by Evan-' graphic wood. Graham & Wells.
A contest case was filed with' I
ft
gelist David Leppert, assisted by
this wife. . "'"." '. ; '
J. E. Henkle, the prominent
Philomath merchant, who re
cently suffered a broken rib as
the result of a fall, is now recov
ering. Forrest Smithson came up
from Portland Saturday to at
tend the officers' hop, given at
the college armory last Saturday
night.
' Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Gray took
their little son, Earl, to Portland
last We lnesday to undergo an prosperous up there
County Clerk Moses , on Friday
i in which ti.e unitea. fctaies is
plaintiff and Harry Miller de
fendant. It is a mining v claim
from RedlandyCal. ';, " v g.
For sale A $75 organ for
$50. Good'as new. Phone Ind.
448. 12-15-tf
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Swann. i
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wno receuuy reuiuvcunum vw-
v'allis to Mt. Vernon, Wash., 1
send word that they like their ,
new home and that times are !
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ELITE
Special Glove Sale
See Them
operation
bone.
for necrosis of the
Edgar Plunkett left last Mon
day for Portland and went on
from there to Los Angeles, Cal.,
where he will spend the winter.
Two loads of brick were hauled
out from Corvallis Sunday to the
new furnace at Bellefountain by
James Herron and son Cosmos.
Mrs. C. A. Dobell left last week
on an extended visit to Canada
! and the East. She was accom
panied as far asPortland by Mr.
Dobell.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Hammel,
well known to Corvallis people,
haye returned from an extended
eastern trip to their home m
Albany.
Mrs. A. W. Herbert and her
daughter, Miss Bessie, left last
Thursday to join Mr. Herbert at
Ashland, where the family will
reside in future.
Miss Anna Dodge, who is at
tending the Corvallis High
School, spent last Saturday and
Sunday at the home of her par
ents in Monroe.
Mrs. J. C. Clark returned to
her home in Portland last Wed
nesday after a visit to her par
ents', Mr. and Mrs. George Ful
ler, in this city.
A splendid display of apples
is being made in the show win
dows of the Toggery by Frank
Groves, a well known fruit grow
er of this section.
Rev. Father Jujek, S. D. S.,
who was stationed at Corvallis
for many years, is now in the
city from Los Angeles, visiting
Rev. Father Butler. '
Allen Clark is down . from
Monmouth looking for a busi
ness location in this city. While
here he is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Savage.
Will Horning returned last
Sunday from Kings Valley. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Horn
ing who had been visiting rela
tives in that vicinity.
R. E. Lafferty, of Portland,
spent several days with his
father and brothers here last
week, leaving on Sunday eve
ning for San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Stanns, of
Colville, Wash., are visiting in
Corvallis, the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. M. S. Woodcock and Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Savage.
Among the Corvallis visitors
to Albany last week were Leslie
Davis, E. Pitts, George White
side, Samuel Whiteside and Mes
daines Charles Dennick and
George Davis.
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 is
you feel perfectly
Watches, Clocks,
being displayed
my desire that
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 China ware,
LAMPS ETC.
Hot drinks and ham sand
wiches at tha Palace of Sweets.
1-8-tf
Mrs. George Bane spent part
of last week in Portland, visiting
her sister, Mrs. George Cham
berlain, and to greet her little
nephew, who had just arrived at
the Chamberlain home.
Hawkes' cut glass at A. J.
Metzger's, watchmaker. 12-lo-3t
Estimates amounting to $1,
002,545 have been sent to Con
gress for United States govern
ment work in Oregon and all
former recommendations for
river and harbor improvements
in this state have been renewed.
Umbrellas from $2 to $20 at
A. J. Metzger's, jeweler. 12-15-St
W. C. Metcalf of Yamhill, was
shaking hands with his many
friends on the streets Saturday.
Mr. Metcalf made many friends
while living here who will be
oleased to hear that he is doing
well at the new hoine.
An extra handle with each
umbrella at A. J. Metzger's, jew
eler. 12-15-3t
Mr. and Mrs. F. L.- Miller's
hospitable home was the scene
of a merry party Saturday night,
the occasion being the entertain
ment of the young ladies of the
Y. W. C. A. by the advisory
board.
All umbrellas at A. J. Metz
ger's, jeweler, have detachable
handles. 12-15-3t
County Recorder Newton's of
fice at the court house is to re
ceive a new floor covering and
have the walls retinted, these
much needed improvements to
the appearance of the room hav
ing been promised.
Ebony and sterling silver toil
et ware at A. J. Metzger's watch
maker. 12-l5-3t
A. B. Cordley, C. V. Johnson,
W. R. Boone, M. C. Phillips, J.
A. Cooper, B. W. Johnson, C.
M McKellips, W. H. Kerr and
F. L. Kent are playing a junior
billiard handicap at the Com
mercial club rooms.
A mammouth assortment of
Xmas cards, post cards and nov
elties at P. O. Store. 12-ll-4t
Horace Lilly, of McMinnville,
was in the city over Sunday
viewing the scenes of childhood.
The latest attraction here for
Horace is a picture of neatness
and beauty and shows that he
is a man of good judgment.
Have your spectacles and eye
glasses fitted by one who knows
how, Matthews, the Optician,
over First National Bank.
There will be a regular com.
munication of Corvallis Lodge
No. 14, A. F. and A. M., held
Wednesday evening, December
16. Every member is urged to
be present, as the annual elec
tion of officers will take place.
The largest and finest line of
ladies' and gentlemen's umbrel
las at A. J. Metzger's, watch
maker. 12-15-3t
In the article in regard to the
naturalization papers of Mo
hammed Rashid it was stated
the papers had been issued by
the Circuit Court which was an
error and should read that they
were issued by T. T. Vincent as
County Clerk.
Save from 25 to 50 per cent on
Xmas presents by buying at
Matthews, the Optician and Jew
eler, over the First National
Bank.
Victor Moses received a con
signment of shoes from the east
last week and when" opened
twelve pairs of shoes had been
carefully removed from the box
es and the lids replace. That
thief must had a good-sized fam
ily with hoofs numbered in ro
Neckwear, Hand Bags, Back Combs, Belts, Furs, Opera Scarfs, New
Linon Embroidery Collars, Hosiery, Corsets and Handkerchiefs. See our
special boxes of Handkerchiefs, one-half dozen to the box.
The place to trade when looking for Ladies' Novelties. You are in
to call.
vited
L. 6t G. B. Anderson
Second and Jefferson Streets, Corvallis
See our line of hand . painted
and novelty calendars at P. O.
Store. 12-ll-4t
Marshal Wells was out Friday
in the residence section looking
for a suspicious character who
had been going from house to
house claiming to sell dress pat
terns, but who was supposed to
be looking for a chance to pick
up whatever he could during
his calls.
, The only place to get bargains
in watches, jewelry, cut glass,
etc. is at Matthews, the Optician
and Jeweler, over First National
Bank.
A debate has been arranged at
the college this week on the con
solidation of rural school dis
tricts which will certainly make
a very interesting- discussion.
This question is receiving much
attention from leading educators
and parents are beginning to
realize that in sparsely settled
communities and a light attend
ance at school it is impossible
for the teacher to grade the
classes. Many eastern states
have tried the experiment with
very satisfactory results.
The largest assortment in the
city of Xmas Booklets at best
prices. P. O. Sfore. 12-ll-4t
A break in the heating pipe
at the college kept several of the
boys out of Sunday school last
! Sunday morning making nec
essary repairs It occurred in
the tunnel and forcibly re
minded the boys ot that warm
climate frequently spoken of in
the good old book.
Wanted A mare weighing
around 1200 pounds, not over
eight years old. Send particu
lars to Will Whiteside, Philo
math. Independent Phone No.
2152; Bell phone No. 63. 12-11-tf
F. E. Miller, who has resided
at McCoy, Oregon, for the past
14 years, has removed to Corval
lis and is fitting up the store
room formerly occupied by M.
Tillery, at 243 South Second
street, wnere ne will conduct a
first class grocery
goods store. Mr. Miller comes
with the reputation of being a
capable business man and hopes
for the greatest measure of suc
cess in his new enterprise here.
LETTER LIST
The following letters remain
uncalled for in the Corvallis
postoffice for the week ending
Dec. 12, '08:
Mrs. W. H? Boos, Dr. Butler,
James Jacob, Mrs. J. R. Simin
ton, parcel, W. H. Thompson,
E. F. Wilson.
B. W. Johnson, P M
BUSINESS COLLEGE
WASHINGTON ANDTINTH WTS.
PORTLAND. OREGON
WRITE FOR CATALOG
Thd Stkvol that Plata To in Good Portion
Under New Management
The Vienna Steam Dyeing
And Cleaning Works
109 N. Second Sreet, Corvallis, Oregon
B. A. POWERS, Prop.
Clothino- rlpsipi rrAcifl nnd rrwnrpd.
and racket ' French dry cleaning a specialty Work
waucu ior ana delivered, laay attend
ant and ladies' work done'with care. ALL
WORK GUARANTEED."
SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS
FOR HOLIDAV PRESENTS
PPjD A0 I FM Atomizers, Buckles, Bon Bon Boxes,
I Ul VV WIVI ll lBon Snoons. Bonnet Pins. Rook ft
Bon
Marks,
Bracelets, Brooches, Chatalains, Cloth Brushes, Cologne Bottles Clocks,
Cut Glass, Combs, Cuff Buttons, Hair Pin Trays, Lockets, Lorgnettes,
Mirrors, Manicure Articles, Paper Cutters, Pencils, Photo Frames, Pin
Cushions, Pin Trays, Puff Boxes, Pocket Knives, Purses, Scarf Pins,
Scissors, Seals, Tapes, Tea Balls, Strainers, Toilet Sets, Souvenir Traysi
Umbrellas, Velvet Brushes Veil Pins, Watches.
FOR FM Ash Trays, Cloth Brushes, Combs, Cork Screws,
I Wl IVI I I M Cuff Buttons, Flasks, Hair and Hat Brushes, Hat
Marks, Ink Stands, Fountain Pens, Key Chains and Rings, Lockets
Match Boxes, Military Brushes, Mirrors, Paper Cutters, Pencils, Pen
Trays, Knives, Scarf Pins, Shaving Brushes and Cups, Souvenir Trays,
Toilet Articles, Watches, Chains, Seals, Fobs and Lockets. -
FH R TW F R A RY Rattles, Bib Pins, Knives, Forks, Spoons,
I Ul MIL- UMU I Bracelets, Rings, Drinking Cups, Pap
SpoonsSafetyins.
ALBERT J. METZGER. Watchmaker
Occidental Building, Corvallis, Oregon q
Say Folks ! Do You Know
That Now is an Exceptionally Good Time to
HAVE YOUR HOMES WIRED ?
We are making a specialty of concealed work. Our price
is reasonable and our work carries a guarantee.
ZIMMERMAN & BRADLEY,
341 South Second Street, Corvallis.
Phones Store No. 132. Residence No. 253-2,
Now
is the
to visit
time
Just What You Want
FOR CHRISTMAS
AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH-3,000
Popular Records to select from. TOYS IN ENDLESS
VARIETY. The kinds that will be sure to please the
little folks. Guns, Amunition, Sporting Goods, and lots
of things suitable for Holiday Gifts. Gall and see the Big
Line and note the reasonable prices.
- M. M. LONG, Second Street, Gorvallis, Oregon.
California
When summer has passed
in these northern states,
the sun is only mild under
the. bright blue skies of
Southern California. .This
is one of nature's happy
provisions eternal sum
mer for those who cannot
endure a more severe cli
mate. California has been called
the "Mecca of the winter
tourist." It9 hotels and
stopping places are as
varied as those of all well
regulated cities. Visitors
can alway9 find suitable
accommodations, congen
ial companions, and var
ied, pleasing recreations.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC CO.
Will be glad to supply some
very attractive literature, de
scribing in detail the many de
lights of winter in California.
Very low round trip excursion
tickets are on sale to California.
The rate from Albany to Los
Angeles and return is
$55.00
Limit six months, allowing
stopovers in either direction.
Similar excursion rates are in
effect to all California points.
For full information, sleeping car reservations
and tickets, call on telegraph or write
r. c. linville, agent,
Corvai,i,is, Oregon,
or
Wm. McMURRAY, GEN. PASS. AGT.,
Portland, Oregon.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has been appointed by the County
Court of Benton county, Oregon, admirji
istrator of the estate) of Floyd Lane, de
ceased; All persons having claims
against said estate are hereby required to
present the same duly verified as by law
required to me : at Corvallis, . Benton
County, Oregon, or at the office of J. F.
Yates at Corvallis, Benton County, Ore-
fon, within six (6) months from this
ate.
Dated December 7th, 1908.
W. G. LANE,
Administrator of the Estate of Floyd
Lane, deceased.
Date of first Publication, Dec. 7th, 1908.
Date of last Publication, Jan. 5th, 1909.