DAYTON TRIBUNE ' - ■ - ------------- -................/------------- - ---------------------- ■ ■ - ■»(•red as second-class matter April 7, 1911 at Dayton, Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879 Published every Friday at Dayton, Oregon by F. T. MELLINGER, Editor and Manager Subscription $1.25 a year in advance NOTICE A cross in this square indicates that your subscription has expired and unless we are notified you will receive no more copies of THE DAYTON TRIBUNE. Please give this your attention. day. Here is some very nice and went about together from pieces of bread and butter what morning to night. Grace had your mother made for you. Lets heard the very sad story < f the eat them and then we’ll all help disappearance of Polly and had you find Polly. So Maud dried wondered with Maud where she her tears and ate her supper. could be. But though hunted high and One day they were walking low but they couldnt find her. down the lane. They were no Maud wenc to bed very early blackberries there now, for the and very unhappy. She thought children tnd the birds had them Polly would catch a dreadful long before. All at once Grace cold, but Dick said that she was happened to raise nti eyes to a silly and that dolls could not thicket close by and ti e e m <■ e feel, and that unless it rained branches hung a doll. there was not the least danger “What is that?” she asked of Polly getting injerd. Maud pointing it out. “Why,” exclaimed Maud, The next day Maud searched “ it ’s Polly.” again, but not a trace of the dolly could she find. Sure enough it was Polly About two weeks after this hanging head downward. The Grace, Maud,s cousin, came to little gir's rescued her sad s iend a few days with her. It plight. There had been one or was such a pretty place where two rains since she was lost, Maud lived that all her cousins and the red on her cheeks and loved to make her little visits. । lips was all washed away and ( continued on last page ) The two girls were fast friends1 ----------- A Merry Christmas _ ___ wash your hands. They are all Lost Polly stained with black berries.” By Francis Litscher Grade 6 Age 12 Up ran the children and pres­ ently Dick came down again. “How long before supper?” “Oh! Dick, have you heard,’’ he asked. “Half an hour,” said Maud running up to her bro­ ther as he came home from said his mamma. “I’m going school one afternoon. “We are out to the barn, ” said he “but to have our tea on the lawn. Pa­ Ill be back in time.” “Dont be late for your supper” pa will be home early, and it will be such fun. Ralph has put the said his mamma. > . . BANK OF DAYTON . . : hammock up under the old apple Never mind, called out Dick GOOD MEALS OF DAYTON OREGON ( tree close by the table. Don’t as he was running toward the » COMFORTABLE ROOMS 7 J. C. NICHOLS President R. L. HARRIS. Vice President J. E. MELLINGER. Cashier * you think it would be nice to get barn. After a little Maud came 9 ( LEAN BEDS Board of Directors: * a basket and see if we can’t find down from upstairs. Her hair Careful ettentior, ] nia to our J. C. NICHOLS R. L. HARRIS D. A. SNYDER £ a few black harries.’’ was freshy corned and she look­ 3 4 S. C. STUCKEY J. E. MELLINGER © patrons wibhe». Dick thought it would be cap­ ed very nicely. In her arms was 3 I . • • ‘ ' a Does a General Banking Business ' ital fun, and so they went off her doll Polly. Rates $1.25 per day 3 Interest paid on Time Deposits z Good Service down the lane, swinging the bas­ “I think III go out to the ham­ Exchange sold on ail points in U. S e A. J. McCann : : Proprietor ket and pail between them. mock “Tea will be ready soon, We Solicit Your Business £ -o » m ■*- » They had not far to go, for over and then III be all ready for it.” » •<> © -*>©■«>©-*> © OLD HICKORY CsMPW 200 W. O. W. Meets the fences ran wild blackberry She found Jane at work at the every S turday nisht in Nichols Hall. i_j~— i aii— iw r iHigf tfln* — —u—W-*.......... - ' ■ ‘ C. H. ROBINSON L. H. LITSCHER vines, and on them were great table. Jane was very fond of C. C. Clerk luscious berries. Dick, I am a- Maud and helped her into the fraid, put two into his mouth to hammock, ¿’here she lay with Dr. J. H. JESSEN one into his pail, but Maud pick­ Polly in her arms. Then she be­ t*»r’i.tors of fruits ann Vegetables Packers el »nr ed away steadily, and soon her gan to tell her a story of some­ Dealers in Fruits. Vegetables and all kinds of Produce. Physician and Surgeon little basket was brimming over, thing that happend when she Always in the market for Green and Evaporated Fruits, and Poultry and Eggs. Be sure to see us before selling any kind of produe*. 1 and they came home again. But was a little girl but stopped ir. Country calls attended to when they came to the table the midst of her story for she Ask you’ Grocei for Gold Nugget Evaporated Soup Vegetables. promptly day and night. what do you think they saw? saw hat Maud was asleep. e'» • 3 riy. The two little black kittens had Now while Maud was asleep DAYTON BLACKSMITH climbed up into a chair, then with something dreadful happend to OREGON CITY TRANSPORTATION COMPANY their sharp claws they has seized Polly. Moud grasp on Polly Steamer “OREGONA” the table cloth and scrambled grew looser and looser as she and REPAIR SHOP up on the table. 1 hey had found slept and at last relaxed entirely -BETWEEN PORTLAND AND DAYTON— it great fun to prance about and and down fell Polly into the PORTLAND DAYTON J. I. ANDERSON, MGR. play at hide and seek behind the ’ grass. Leaves TAYLOR ST. DOCK Leaves HIBBERT DOCK All work given prompt a’tenticr, dishes. At last one of them And it so chanced Gyp, the Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at I Mondays. Wednesd ys and F ridays at knocked over the cream jug with terrier, was running about un­ .Horse ChoeiDg’ a Spec- her tail. This frightend them der some apple trees waiting both very much and they caut­ for someone to come and play ialty iously drew near to see what the with him. ■¿UHM p white liquid was, that was run­ Con.e in and see us He saw Polly fall, and seized ning over the table cloth. Oh! joy, it was cream. They lost no her in his moi th and bound off We do our wot k well time in beginning to lick it up. 1 with great glee. No one saw C m FISCHEIR, Prop. him for Maud was asleep and j and that was what they were do- i Highest Price Paid For Produce, I carry a full line ' ing when Dick and Maud appear-1 Jane went in to the house. s. ». TIME CARD By and by papa, mamma and I । of Meats both Fresh and Salted. Prices Right. ed. NORTHBOUND “Look at those wicked kittens,’ Dick came to tea and Maud a- woke. She missed Polly at once Train 74 »rrtveS 8 23 a. m. said Maud. Train 76 arriv,^ 4:03 p m. and asked everyone if they had “Scat, said Dick. SOVTHlfOOND seen her, but no one saw her. i Train 77 arrives 9:23 a. m. The kittens hurried to get She suposed that Dick had hid Train 75'ariives 5:51 p. m. We have a fine line of Bon-Bons in Fancy boxes for the Holl down and ran off with all their her to tease her for Im sorry to might, and the children went say that he sometimes teases day trade. Makes a nice present for any girl. ime Card Dayton Eus and told .lane, who put a clean h's sister but Dick soon proved Lei ves Postoffice in A. M for A nice Assortment of nuts; also orages, and tropical fiuits < white table cloth in the place of that he had nothing to do with North bound 7:40 all kinds. the one they had soiled. the doll. South bound 9:00 “Well never mind” said her P. M. “Dick,” said mamma, “and N<.r h bound ' 3:30 you, too, Maud, run upstairs and father she will turn up some fk tel Comn ercial DaytoT Evaporating & Packing Co. i 6.45 A. M. Dayton 7.00 A. M. Market ■ CHRISTMAS SPECIALS WILLIAMS CONFECTIO YER Y Sou h b< und 5:30 i he Arcade Theatre SEE THE PRICES RAY SPANGIE, Prop. Every Thursday and Satin day LATE MOTION IICTURES YAMHILL COUNTY B. GABRIEL & SON ARE OFFERING /Abstract Company J. H. GIBSON, President The only Abstract Books In Yam­ hill County McMinnville, Oregon . E. MELLINGER Day ion. Oregon Notary Public >egal Papers Neatly Executed