SANTA CLAUS’ MESSENGER AN 1800 C hristmas
hushes "
The sidewalk» were laid
| with chip» from the »tones with
which I he capital was built A w ood
, ny M s r p o r le l l o w e lllxun ,
I he first dinner ut Christmas g|v . en bridge »panned Hlark Tiber Creek
thorn roully u Sunta t'lttUH,
II III Ilm \\ I |t, ||ou»e t u t th i t w h l c n and low houne*. also built of wood,
lljdJy?" naked Alfred, hi» anxio us uok place In die year |*00. when j were the rutddeuceH of the congress
1 mou.
„yHK aglow us lot Hluotl hy I i I h ruth
i « i , i
WIIH Pfealdeiil and ihrlf
I lie only brick dwelling» were
t t t know
ly Ahlgtt, , his wife, »aI HI the head
It « h i til« n I k lit lio fo ro ('hrlsIuiUH "i the table uH host«»».
It W(tM llut those that stood In l’ enn»ylvaula ave
nue, between Twenty-first and Tw en
,„,l tli« f a m ily wuk g a t h e r e d t ok « tli a eomfortuhle meal, although
a
ty second streets, six In number und
r |„ tiio II v I iik runm lioforo t h « flro
I'plendId haunch of venlaon, th« glfi
built wllh money derived from tho
!i|ur« win no flu s h in g mid dancing
,
Waghlngton,
gruced
he
« , „ , « » g I tat e n « d o n l ho silver uiul Hi. ri) and the country p«.,p|,. ,,r sale of lottery tickets. These were
the surroundings of tho rirst Chrls'-
,i,l fe sto o n» d o c o r a t I n k Ilio Christ
whul Mr» Adama rall«d "t h e C|iv
J,UI< troo An I r r e g u la r row o f »tuck on the Wlldernes»' t„„| g « „ erou»ly imis day of the Ch :ef Executive of
the young nation "w hose policy In
inicii bmiK f r o m tli« m u n tlo and worn contributed glfi» of all aort»
make
illliouttoit uKuInHt
tli«
rtro
T h o Mi« ferst as toothuomu it» one could government has been more Chrlat-
llke than uny other nation on the
fmully httd had a h a p p y lllim Union well wish
i face of the earth which keeps the
ink to Hi« C h r is t m a s e n rols fr o m tho
Til« reception afl.-r dinner took i holiday."
iihunoumplt nnd to t h « l r f n lh o r w ho
I41 r,,om' wh'ch 's now
»»« gifted with u r o m a r k u h l« f u n d o f | h« library, ,,V
and w » at that Ilm«
CI iwcn « Toast.
iiorloH
barely habitable, though furni»h«.l,
Toast as many slices us are need
It wu m n ow tlm o f o r A lf r o d to K‘ >
“ », Mr*- Aduni» wrote, |„ "warm ed
Muller very lightly, sprinkle
l„ noil. lila m o t h e r hud ulroudy lofi crimson ' The view from the win
(I,,, room 11«, h o w o v u r, wan In no dow» on Mini first Chrlatmaa day with grated American cheese, dus’
»1 M'lngly with paprika, and set In
burry
would liiiive been dmefoaed what the oven long enough to melt the
■| h tlioru a
Hunta C l a u s ? "
ho John Colton Smith describe» »»
cheese This tonst Is excellent served
uk»d
deep filera»», covered with alder with salad.
• yo
my lad, t h e r e i s ," r« ponded
W H ITE HOUSE DINNER
bln fatii«r " H o m o f o lk * xr/III try to
l,,|l you that o l d HI M i k I n J uki a
dory ami n ot r ia l at all
I feel
mirry for t h o « « kin d o f p e o p le
Do
you know how (J 111 Hunta Cluun 1«?
Alfred tihook Ilia y e llo w head
"Simla C la u s,' c o n t in u e d Ids fatli
" I n an o ld a» o ld Cuu he
Santa
iliu
" a « h e r e lo n g b e fo r e there
„yer were I It t It« hoys a nd k I H n
"Now Helen real c a r e f u l l y and I'll
lell you u e e c r e t ab out Santa t'lauii
• hlch moat f o l k » d o n ’ t know Santu
Clou» in lotto.
Y e » »lr, Simla t'lnun
ll love
It I n luve w h o will fill t h o « '
«lockout to n ig h t.
"t oure e y o u c u n ’ t » « « lo v e n o r can
you »••« Santa t ’ laua hut ho I n real
juat l ho s a m e . ”
We Wish to You and Yours a
MERRY
CHRISTMAS
have been to us.
If there is anything you have forgotten for that Xmas
Dinner, phone us and we will make prompt delivery.
FKESH VEGETABLES
D EPENDABLE GROCERIES
IM PORTED GROCERIES
DRY GOODS — CLOTHING — SHOES
St. Helens, Oregon
Phone No. 46
We Can Furni*h You
* r '\
W c are now comfortably settled in our new quarters
in the McCormick Building and will give you prompt
and satisfactory attention and at right prices.
We
will he glad to have you inspect this sanitary market;
1‘ ut Science In to Farm I’ roctlcr
fruit and Veg ela bl« Course. Dec I ' o
17. 19 21.
Tractor Mechanics Court*«, Jan. 2 to
March IS. 1922.
Dairy Manufacture Course. Jsn 2 to
March 18. 1922
Agriculture Course. Jan 2 to Marc l
Call at any time.
W E W ISH OUR M ANY CUSTOMERS
AND FRIENDS A M ERRY CHRISTM AS
1 * 22 .
1922
Beekeeping Course, Jam 90 to hob
2t>, 1922
llom nm akers' Conference. March
20 to 25. 1922.
ORKUON A H R U T I .T I 'R A I .
c o l.I .E M E
I nil Information on any course by
writing T H E IIEfllflTRAlt. O. A C
Corvallis. Oregon.
You need that Tractor or
other farm machinery now.
Now is the time to do that
plowing before the fall rains
set in.
Christmas
Candies
Your choice of the best of
brands
PIG ’N W H ISTLE , H O E FLE R’S and
K RAU SE’S in neat Xmas Boxes
50c to $5.00
what kind
N O of matter
implement you
want, we can supply you
and deliver it at your
farm at the same price,
or possibly less, as you
would pay in Portland
Tell us what you need
and we will gladly call.
We have supplied many
enterprising farmers and
can supply you.
PLAIN M IXED, extra choice
Per pound 25c
FRENCH M IXED , fresh and palatable
Per pound 40c
CIGARS
For Husband, Brother, Sweetheart or
Friend, in Boxes of 12’s or 25 s
$1.50 to $3.00
MASON’S
Clatskanie, Oregon.
Christm as Gift S u g g e s tio n s
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Deming’s Drug Store
All Kinds.
our refrigerating system, smoke room, ice plant- etc.
I'Mry Herdsmen 's Course. J, n 9 l<*
Juno 18. 1922
firntn (trading Course, Jan. 9 to 21.
SEE MRS. SCOTT TODAY
FO R
INSURANCE SERVICE T H A T
ENDURES
Bacon and Hams, Choice Meats of
WINTER SHORT COURSES
18 .
Open Evenings
Choice Young Pork, Extra Fancy
, lived ........ t(o woltod oni11 ,
Corvallis, Or., Dec. I M I , l® * l
M. RICEN
ANNOUNCES
The appointment of MUM. HODDEN
ST ARK SCOTT as lies Meet Agent
for the City of St. Helens and rl-
cinlty.
We take pleasure In oNklng
for Mr». Scott the cooperation and !
ussistaiiee of her friends and felluw-
townspeople In her new work. She
will have the active assistance of
experienced
life underwriters, os
well os a thorough course o f train
ing herself.
Oysters. Olympia Oysters, Crabs, Clams,
the end o f March lo celebrate the
New Year, since that wns the tint«
that the trees and grass began new
life.
FARMERS’ WEEK
FKANUTM-
Choice Turkeys, Ducks, Chickens, Geese. Eastern
A * long as p et i p I ** c a n r e m e m b e r
th»',,* have lieen New Near partle
The old Itomann gave theirs In honor 1
"f Janus, the two-faced Hod.
One
face looked back at t h i old, open!
Jeur. and on e fare looked forward to .
the new fresh year They gave pres
i 'UI h to him and to each other with
th" hope that th« new year would
be good to them
S o m e of M i l l p e n I
M n. I,aunt M. Iloyt Recommend«
Chamberlain'* Tablet*.
"I have frequently u»ed Chamber
1» i » Tablets, during th» pa»t threi
'"» rs , and have found them »plendld
for headarh« and bilious attacks I
am only lo o pleased, at any time, to I
•keak a word In prsls« o f them,
* rite, Mrs l.sura M Iloyt. Rock
port, N. T.
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O FFICE :
SAN
CO, CAI,IF.
Harv<*> A Hattou, Proprietor»,
I For That Christm as
Dinner!
THE NEW YEAR'S
THEN AND NOW
HOME
Farm Equipment Company
Italian Importing Co.
Holiday Goods
Dry Goods
Notions
Furnishing Goods
♦♦
".Now then, let inn tell you Home
thing m o r e a b o u t Santa w hich nto»
I pimp!« have forK'ilton
all
about
Santa C la u s In with uh th « whoh i
year round and not ju st fo r rh r l» t I
mat only
Sure , It 1» lo v e w h o l a k e
tli« liu ket o f Jellies and ploit and
chicken to th e p o o r hoy» und Klrh
who luivo n o f a t h e r or m o t h e r to
lake , ire o f thuui
"S o then w h e n e v e r a n y fo lk » tell
you that San ta t l i o n I kii 'I real you
)u»t tell th e m yo u k n o w better
"N ow b e f o r e m o t h e r cu II h on again
mryliii I ca n tell you »om elhln K else |
tliou' Santa
l i e n lw a y »
ha»
hi
meio' iigere
E v e r y b o d y w h o love» I n
8»m » mew ie nger.
W o u l d n 't
you
Ilka to lie uni'?
I've tried to he ore |
for a lo n g tim e mid It 1» Just lot» o f ;
fun.”
Alfred e i p r e a a e d hi» de li ght will,
a perfectly kl» »u h le » m ile u» he nod
ded hi» head.
"W e ll. »lr. t o m o r r o w 1» ChrlatmaH
and It 1» th e lim e f o r little boya
and girl» a n d e v e r y b o d y , too. to have
a happy J o y o u » day
T o m o r r o w you
will waken t o o e arly for m e hut »Ince
It I n o n ly o n c e a year I'll fo rg iv e
you
A n y h o w , a ft e r you huva found
all ilm w o n d e r f u l t h in g » » l u f f e d in
your limg » l o c k i n g » and played with
all the t h i n g » h id den u n d e r th e tree,
we nre all g o in g to he m e s s e n ge r»
for Santa t'liiu »
You und m o t h e r and I are going
to fix up u big hunket with go o d
thing, to eat
W e will bun dle ut
real win m
anil
ta ke
the
bank«'
around to th e b lo ck b e y o n d th e old
Church
W i d o w Miranda live» In a
little c o t t a g e w ith her little girl and
we are g, Ing to surp ris e them with
this basket
T h e y will lie » happy
beciUHe th e y will kn ow that Santa
• Ians has not f o r g o t t e n th e m W on 't
that lie f u n ? ”
"O h , y e » d a d d y , " e x cla im e d Al
fred. c l a p p i n g 111 » h an ds
“ L e t’ » be
Santa'» meHsenger»
Oh. I can hardly
wait until m o r n i n g '
" A ll r i g h t . " said his father, "tin
quicker to b ed the s o o n e r w ill t'hrlst
nuts he h e r e
Com e o n ."
Alfred g r n » p « d his fa t h e r '» hand
and they m a r c h e d o f f In respon se to
the mol her s Insistent call
H EADQUARTERS FOR
The West Coast Life
Insurance Company
Farmers
Wc hope that Santa will be as good to you as you
A light o f undorHtundliiK hriKht
Hied tho lad's face
||I n father know
that ■ other would be cu III iik tor hlu
but who could reHlat continuing he
fur« m h an «liwrupt listener?
Salmon < 'a»»erole.
I*ut alternate layers o f cunned sal
mon and macaroni in the casserole.
Season each layer well.
Four over
all a plain white aauce, made of one
tuhlespoon each o f butter and flour,
cup o f milk
Before serving garnish
with parsley.
MORTON 4 WILSON
Two Markets
Strand Market
Central Market
McCormick Bldg. Phone 48 Willamette St., Phone 60
DoUs
Dominoes
Playing Cards
Flinch, Pit, Rook
Christmas and New Year
Greeting Cards
Perfumery and Toilet Water
Complete Cutex Manicuring
Sets
Combination Toilet Sets
Games
Christmas Decorations
Lunch Kits
Manicure Sets
Thermos and Universal Bottles
Crepe Paper
Fancy Box Stationery
Checker Boards
Playing Card Sets
Fishing Rods, Reels, etc.
Kodaks
Tourist's Tablets
Fountain Pens
Silver-Plated Pencils
Gold-Plated Pencils
Cigar Cases
Cigarette Cases
Harmonicas
Pocket Knives
Shumate Rarors
Gillette & other Safety Razors
Flashlights
Men's Purses and Wallets
Ladies' Purses
“ Five Hundred” Score Cards
in Leather Cases
Phonographs and Records
Books for Everybody
Hand-Painted China
Cut Glass
Sewing Outfits
Blocks
Erectors
Photo Albums
Clocks
Tennis Rackets
Money Belts
Ivory Novelties
Metal Hot Water Bottles
Phonograph Record Books
Toilet Cases
Bibles
Robt. Service Books in Leath-
er and Cloth
Books of Poems
Baby Record Books
Floating Toys
Christmas Tags and Seals
Household Accident Cases
Dennison's Lunch Sets