Christmas Goods THAT PLEASE THE WHOLE YEAR ROUND What could be more pleasing than n new Floor Covering? A new Rug for the Parlor? An Art Square for the bed room or a new Linoleum for the kitchen? Wc have a good grade Linolcnm at 60c a yard easy terms, or 54c net. Our $1.50 grade Inlaid cut to $1.25 Our $1.00 grade cut to 85c In Easy Chairs or Rockers we can suit you. CALL ON US Always glad to show our goods and make prices. OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE Easy Terms Right Prices "Whin you think of Groceries, think of COUCH & COMPANY." 4 All kinds of staple groceries, canned goods, delicacies for lj your table, fresh fruits and vegetables. l A large list of satisfied customers Is our best recommend i Dry goods, notions and shoes. Try us on these Hues. Wc jtf are not giving goods away, but wc arc making prices as low as a safe business will permit. Wc try to make it your inter- 2 est to Buy Family Supplies IIKRH. V COUCH & CO. 2 'ao6-?o$ Philadelphia St. Phone Jersey 97a S The best workmen nsc the best tools. There is neither economy nor rat isfactlon in the use of poor implements. We carry the most complete and uptodate line of tools on the peninsula. Ask for Keen Kutter Tools fully warranted. St. Johns Hardware Go lfr- -r J WE WILL CUT YOU the best fitting suit you ever put upon your back, and make It up from the handsomest and most durable materials. We have just received a new stock of excellent designs in suitings, and respect fully Invite your inspection of same. Our tallprs are careful operators, and are scrupulous in the correct finishing of every garment. Our prices are known for their moderation. CLEANING, PRESSING nd REPAIRING JOHN NOCE & Fashionable Tailors Next to Post Office Pboue Richmond 941 Flue Blocks V. W. MASON Cantraeter and ulldar Manufacturer of Cement Blocks, Flue Blocks, Cement Drain Tile, ! Sewer Pipe, Cement Sidewalks, Steps and Foundations Cement Block Building a Specialty Phone, Drop me a Card or Call at Residence and Office 646 Hartman ! Street, Cedar Park, bt. JoUns Bradford street was also leased to the company until April 15th for a consideration of $1.00, subject to the same provision as Burlington street. Start now to save money. Christ mas comes in ttircc weeks, rut it in the bank. The First National Bank tells how with Time Certifi cates of Deposit. EDMONDSON CO., Plumbing and Tinning Ml S. JffMy Strut Phone Jersey 91 Local News. 1 Calef Bros, are selling a good grade linoleum at 54 cents a yard laid on your noor. L. F. Rout has bc?un the erec Hon of a neat and substantial dwell ing on South Jersey. A card from T. E. Williams states that he is enjoying the ocean breeze at L,ong ucacu, uai., and tnat ne feeling O. K. is Ten per cent discount will be al lowed by Dr. Vinson Scott on all dental work done during the month of December. Mr. and Mrs. Braasch left this week for Chicago aud other points In the east. They expect to be gone for about one year. This seems to be a season of im provement in St. Johns, aud almost any direction one cares to look al terations aud improvements to bus iness houses and residences are very much in cvidcuce. Mrs. Brown, the best scalp mas sage specialist on the Pacific coast, will give u talk on scalp treatment at the Congregational church Dec. 8th at 3 p. in. All arc Invited to come aud hear Mrs. Brown. The business men of St. Johns should not complain of the slow car service between this city and Port- laud. If it would require Halt a day to make the trip it would be all the better lor tuc business interests here. E. O. Lindboe of Aberdeen, So. Dakota, has purchased the resi dence of ex-Councilman P. P. Brown on Gilbert street, and will take possession of same In a few days. S. h. Dobie consumated the deal. F. K. Collins has disposed of his interest in the St. Johns Cleaning, Pressing and Dyeing works to his partner, Gweu Manning, who will continue to conduct the business. Mr. Collins will likely locate in the city of Portland. The services of the Hpworth Lentrne arc alwavs of interest, es pecially to the young people. Ser vices every Sunday evening at 6:30. Topic for next Sunday evening: "Influence ot idleness; ' lenuer, Miss Ruth Crouch. Ageut Davis reports that 1069 car loads 01 ireigut were uanaieu over the O. R. & N. at this place during the month of November. Thus it will be noted that tue freight business in St. Johns is gradually on the increase. A new door has been tilaced in the basement of the city hall on the Philadelphia side. This will prove a great convenience in jailing pris oners, as heretofore it was neces sary to take them through the hall way and down a precarious lllglit of stairs. The room formerly occupied by The Louvre at the corner of Ta- coma and Jersey streets and which has been vacant for the past year, is being remodeled and a new front is being put iu. It will be occupied when completed by uua aaimona as a furniture store. The annual summer session of the University of Oregon will be held this coming summer from June 39 to August 10 inclusive, a six weeks term. The attendance last summer reached nearly 100, moat of whom were Oregon teachers, and indica tions point to a much larger attend ance for next summer. All members of the St, Johns Commercial club arc urgently re quested to attend n joint meeting of all the push clubs on the Peninsula at Arbor Lodge this evening. The meeting is being held under the aus pices of the Peninsula Development league and a large attendance is de sired. The prime object of the gathering is to discuss and take some action in regard to heating the street cars and a trolley line from St. Johns to Kenton. W. L. Marklc, bead machinist at the Urge mills of Stanley-Smith at Grecnpoiut, Hood River valley, and P. S. Bannon, assistant, spent sev eral days at the home of the editor the past week. They left Monday for White Salmon valley, where they will spend some time on ranch owned by the former. The St Johns Lumber Co. on Monday began running a night force of about 150 men. This means quite a help for the business men of the city as many thousands of dollars additional will be placed ia circulation. It would be a good thing for St. John if it had several other institutions of the magnitude of the St. Johns Lumber Co.'s mills. The Altar society of the St. Clement parish gave an enjoyable whist party ia Eagle ball Wednes day evening. ' S. C. Norton and wife are on a two week's sojourn at St. Martin's Springs. 1 1 1 Save a portion of your income now while your earning clays arc here. The First National Bank will help. Pays 3 per cent. 0 F. W. Valentine will leave Sun day for a trip to Silver Lake county, where he anticipates securing a homestead of .120 acres. Severn! of Mr. Valentine's relatives already have taken posession of homesteads in that neighborhood. - H. G. Ogdeu, the one time well known real estate man of this city, but who for the past year or so has been enjoying rauch life near Day ton, was visible upon our streets a day or two this week. He was on his way to Seattle on a business trip aud stopped off en route. The mothers of the W. C. T. U. will hold their regular monthly meeting, Monday, Dec. 6, 2:30 p. in., at the home of Mrs. Turrell, 519 Chicago street. All interested n these meetings arc cordially in vited. A well prepared program will be presented. WANTRD Houses to rent or sell. Home Investment Co., S. W. Rogers, Manager. Calef Bros, arc selling a grade linoleum at 54 cents a laid 011 you floor. good yard For Rent White furnished house opposite the ice plant; no children. Phone bast 3909. Dr. Vinson Scott announces that ten per cent discount will be allow ed on all dental work done during the month of December. Do not SPEND all you have this month. Remember life's necessi ties are prepare against that day when you'll not earn so much. The First National Bank helps .those who ask. 3 per cent, aud Time Certificates "of Deposit nffli Interest compounded every six month's. Three 1 jound packages regular diamond Wtca, i M. Iv. Hollen beck Cash Grocery. A Royal Charter Oak Steel Range as good as new A 05.00 biove for $27.50. At Hendricks' Hdw. Co. Christmas comes every year. There are many Christmases. There is but one time to save. That's while you arc EARNING. Let the First National Bauk take care of your savings. Interest com pounded every six months. 0 Four packages Wadco Condensed Mince Meat, 30 cents M. E. Hoi- lenbeck, Cash Grocery. 0 It you want to buy, rent, toll or oxchanK property see Wolcott, (The Rent Man.) 401 South Jersey. Side entrance, o Keen up the cood habit. Put some money in the bauk. Do not lesson your ellorts to provide against that old age which is sure to come. The First National Bauk takes safe care of savings and compounds in- terest every six monius. Hare your property Insured In the St. Paul or Northern tire Insurance companies. They are the best. S, Doble, agent. I ROBBED! How is your Insurauce? Let us write some for you in the best of Board Companies, b. W. Kogers, 309 N. Jersey St. 0 Trv to save some money this SPP.NnTNft month. Put it in the bank. Put it in the First National Bank. The First National Bank will helo vou save with Time Cer tificates of Deposit. o For Sale One 5 room house, price $8oo, $150 cash, 4 10 per month. Houses for rent. Curtis Co., Cedar Park. 9 - All our meats are government In spected and the best that money can bur. They are neatly and careful ly bandied. Come In and leave your order for free delivery, ward's Central Market All kinds of laundry work dons promptly. Rouh dry washlns; ests per pound. Calls mads for laundry at any place. Rise as up Phone Rich. 991. St. Johns Laun iry, CkareUU Bros-yrsfristors. We were robbed a week or so ago of our small change, a safety razor and a few other small articles, but our loss is nothing as compared to yours, if you arc not using one of our fine Seamless Hot Water Bottles, you arc daily using one of the greatest comforts of life. Our line of rubber goods is complete and contains some exceptional values. Wc guarantee our seamless bottles to last two years. . Don't forget about the Naptha Nest Egg Lice Killer. NORTH BANK PHARMACY HOME OF THE FAMOUS NYALS REMEDIES. "CURRIN SAYS SO I The Peninsula Bank (Established 1905) In the selection of a bank (he first thing of importance to be considered is ab solute safety. The prudent depositor should know the character and the standing of the bank with which he deals. Therefore, before inviting his confidence and soliciting his patronage, wc beg to submit a list of directors who arc all practical and successful business men: DIRECTORS M. L. II01.11KOOK, Capitalist F. C. Knait, Sec. Peninsula Lumber Co. PitTitu Autzun, President Portland Mfg. Co. R. T. Pi.att, Piatt & Piatt, Attorneys. II. L. PowitKS, Vice President nud Gcu. Mgr. Lcwistou Laud & Water Co. Titos. Cociikan, Contractor. C. A. Wood, Cashier. OFFICERS Rout. Tkuat Pi.att, President F. C. Knait, Vice President C. A. Wool), Cashier I Interest paid on Savings Accounts and Time Certificates. Open an account with the conservative Pioneer Bank VOGUE MILLINERY We are pleased to note the splendid ap preciation the ladies have shown by their numerous purchases of suits; they have shown the right spirit by spending their money at home WE SHOW THEM THE BEST GOODS FOR THE ...LOWEST PRICES- See Our $15.00 Suits AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH ! tub pastor Rev. Conrad L, Owen is preaching a series of Sunday morning sermons on the sub ject : "Questions That Jesus AsKed'' The subject for next Sun day eyeniug will be : "Secret and Public Giving" Five Reasons For Fall Painting I, The wood is thoroughly dry. i a. Paint penetrates deeper In T tw wrwul. 1 3. Pall weather is warm, dry, Z dependable. 4. Wet weather decays unpro- , tected surfaces. 5. Fall painting keeps out wiut er moisture. Acme Quality Paint & Finishes. Ssa us. Wa havatha "Goods" HENDRICKS' HARDWARE CO. For Sale Square Chase piano In first class condition, flno tono and recently tuned. Prlco 7S, f 15 down and balance on toons to responsible party. Call 629 S. Ivanhoo streot. Men's Clothing Wc have the agency for the Rothchild line w E Guarantee their wear and fit. We also carry a few Overcoats and Cravenettes of the sumo line. No marking up ioo per cent, profit and then marking down. We just give you the value for your money in this line, as well as in the Shoe. Dry Goods and Grocery Lines Aquapelle Clothing, Fish Braud Slickers and Boston Rubbers arc in demand now, and there are no better brands on the market. BONHAM &, CURRIER I I l ! 8 a