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OltCOON CITY (NTMNtltl, PHIOAY, DEClMBtlt 27, 1M7.
?Y Vl F'JRYAN' " j
) Coprtiaht, 1W7, by M, M. Cunningham. ( j
''What are wbumps?'' demanded Wli
llntu, hi Infant soul thirsting for Infor
inutlun.
"Wlm iiiim.'1 replied Tim Mason, "am
beings like men, but U117 are all clock
work liwlde."
"That winds upr Interrupted Wll
llu. "Winds tip wlh a key?"
"With a big kef," assented Mason
with Inspiration. "Tbey steal llttlo boys
and nmko the llttlo boys wind thorn tip
, every half hour day and night. Whoa
the little boy art a tired that they
can't wind any more they eat them and
tbtn steal aomo more little boyi."
"Clocks don't eat." scoffed the Infant
rtnt1i(t.
"Vow have to oil them, don't you 7"
defended Tim. "That'a It," be weut ou
aa Willie nodded aaseut. "They only
at very fat little boy."
Willie glanced at bla own plump
person and then looked up In alarm.
"Can they run faat-faater'n met' be
demanded.
"How fant ran you run?" demanded
Tim, with a glance at the oval path
around tbo lawn. Accepting the bint,
Willie traversed the ovll aa rapidly aa
bla pudgy feet could carry him.
"They ran run throe t tinea aa faat aa
that," declared Tim, "Come to thjnk
It over, in mi of the whumpa can run
three and a half tlmea faster,"
'Then I won't mn away Into the
wooda again." promised Willie, and be
. trotted solemnly amuud the corner of
the houae to play In the aand heap In
, the back yard.
He Farley dimpled dollcloualy aa be
..disappeared.
"It waa all I could do to keep my
face straight." ahe aald, with a laugh,
"t don't think we will lose Willie agalu
r aa long aa we atay In cauip. It waa an
, Inspiration, Tim, but what would the
president aayf
"I'd go to Join the nature fakirs."
waa the laughing reply; "but, at any
rate, I ahull not have to waate after
noon bunting for Willie that might
be far more plenaantly apent on the
porch with bla alater. Getting loat In
the wooda eight tlmea In two week
betokena that the wanderluxt 1 4 be
coming a habit with the youthful Wil
liam." "A habit to be checked only by the
whumpa," evented Besa. "It'a walk
aa far aa the aprlng and aee If we can
eee any of the curloua beaeta. I aup
pose I need fear no dangerf
She glanced complacently at her
slender outllnea. and Maaon am lied.
"Ton wouldn't grease one pinion of
one wheel of a whump," be aald. "80
let ua puraue the whumpa to their
latr." ...... ; ,
Together they left the camp and
pushed Into the wooda those wooda
which ao Irresistibly attracted Bess
Farley's small brother. It waa Wil
lie's first opinion In camp, and hta voy
age of exploration Invariably resulted
In o-t bearing and a rescue party.
Confldent that the fabulous whumpa
would keep the younmtcra at home,
Tim and Bet made their way to the
spring with no thought of Willie. But
bis aand toy noon palled upon the
boy, and hie active mind sought frcah
employment. He wandered over to
the edge of the Inviting wooda and
gated lovingly Into the cool green pas
tures. In the tree the squirrels chatted, and
he could hear the frog croaking
solemnly In the mnrah Jnt beyond the
road. Perhaps If he was very cautious
be might evade the dreaded whump.
He was audi a little fellow, he might
be able to hide If they chanced bis
way.
There wn a lovely big gmu bull
frog In the tunrth. Perhnps even now
hewn alttlng on a tuft of gra fairly
begging a email boy to throw atones
at him. With the delightful feeling of
adventure Willie cast discretion to the
wind and allpped Into the shady
epnce.
nut no big frog was amiably' waiting
to become n target. Willie could hear
tbem croiiklng. but not even a baby
frog offered Itself to hla aim, and the
boy wandered on. lie found a new
clmrm In the wooda, alnce at any mo
ment he might bo called upon to floe
from a whump, nnd be pressed on
ward. Suddenly his heart stood atlll for one
awful Instant. From the bushes Just
beyond en mo n sound of voices sudden
ly raised In huo and cry. Wllllo dodged
behind the bush, scarcely during to
breathe lest hi respirations bring
alwut hla discovery, but the Bounds
, died away In tho distance, and, grow
ing bolder, Wllllo crept forward and
beheld the lulr of the whumpa.
It was a rnther Inviting spot, not at
all what one would expect In tho clock
work beasts. Three white tents were
pitched In a little glade opening to the
lake. On tho shove were boats nd ca
noes, while about the tents were easy
chairs of rustic manufacture,
The only fearful object was a kettle
swinging from a tripod over tho flro.
Tills probably contained the last victim
of the whumpa' rannbullstlc tendencies,
and Willie shuddered ns he thought,
bow narrowly ho had escaped a simi
lar fate, He was still congratulating
himself upon his safety when Without
warning some of tho whnmpa burst In
to the open, and Willie's Wood chilled
as be how that they bore, as captives
Bess and Tim. The latter wero brave
They were both Inv.ghlng nud Joking (
and trying to pretend that they did not
care, but that was all make believe,
Wllllo knew, t , 1 . .
One of the whnmpa forced Bess Into
k, j a chair nnd another forced upon hor a
reddish drink thut they drew from u
II. l'l..-J.l!PJ'.'lJSJ.i.J!l!.'l"L.J.i Jt
bottle submerged la tho spring. That
mast be poison that they gave their j
victim to render tbem unconscious. 1
One dreadful little moment Willi hesi
tated, then be burst Into tba open.
"Please, Mr. Whumpfb called, pre
cipitating himself upon tho man who
Was trying to make his sister drink.
'Tleaso don't kill Ucsal Let ber go and
take me. , 111 wind you up. Honest I
will. . You don't want her. 8bt Is such
skinny thing,"
A roar of laughter greeted bis ap
pearance, and Doss blushed redly at bis
personal allusion. The campers were
puttied, but In French Mason explain
ed the bugbear that had been treated
to keep Willie out of the woods.
"It's a shame to tease him," cried
Bess, touched by the boy's willingness
to tacrine himself for ber. ."These
are not whumpa, Willie."
"Ye, they are." be Insisted. "I can
hear the clockwork ticking." He was
clinging to tho leg of Bess' captor, Jim
Brace, and after one quick glance the
biggest of the whumpa caught the
situation. "He hears Brace's dollar
watch," he explained aa be rolled In
the grass In bis glee and bis fellows
howled with delight That dollar
watch had beeu a standing Joke ever
alnce they had come (n camp.
Brace smiled as a audden thought
struck him. "I am a whump," he ad
mitted. "I am .the chief, or inng
wbump. There la but one means of
srapo from my awful power. It la
well known that w bumps never eat
persons who are married or engaged
to be married. I must ask tills lsdy If
she is a bride or a bride to be."
"Neither," said Bess flrmly, with a
defiant glance at Tim. She knew tbat
the boat club boys bad guessed Tim's
admiration for ber. Indeed, It was an
open secret to all. Wben the boat club
boys had caught eight of the pair mak
ing their way to the spring and bad
laughingly captured them and carried
them off to camp she had been rather
glad of the Interruption, for Tim for!
the hundredth time bad been pleading
bis cause. She liked bUn to herself '
be ronfeed that ahe loved him but
the wsa unwilling to assent to an en-'
gagement. This seemed painfully llko
a forced lsue, I
But Willi was determined to ssv 1
ber Ufa. "You csn be engaged," be In
slsted. with a glance at Tim. 'Tleaae, 1
Bess, for my sake." "And mine, too," I
pleaded Tim, leaning against the chair.
"Please, dear." Bess looked at Brace.
"1 am engaged." abe said to the mug
whump. I
Wben the cheering bad aubstded and
very one bad shaken hands with T!ni. 1
Brae turned to Willie. 1
"la consideration of the great servtc
you hive rendered on of our mem
bers." be said solemnly, "I as mug
whump tender you tho freedom of the
forest You will not even hav to
wind my watch, which Is an all day
Job for a grown man."
"I'm so glud," said Willie beaming
ly, and Hen and Tim silently echoed
th sentiment.
A Kaffir and a Basting.
Just as a Katflr Is slow In locating
pain which la being experienced In bla
own body, so Is be slow la Imagining
what others are suffering. A grownup
Kafllr related, saya Dudley Kldd In
"Savage Childhood." tbat when he was
a child his father threatened him with
a !eatlng If he did something or other.
The child waa puzzled aa to what
sort of thing a testing might be, for,
although he had often seen his bigger
brothers !eaten, bis Imagination waa
unablu to work on the sight and recon
struct the experience of these others
Into terms of bis own senses.
When hla father threatened him,
therefore, be simply laughed, for be
had not the remotest Idea of howa
beating rcully felt It took a very
abort time for the young gentleman to
extend the boundaries of bis knowl
edge. ,
pardouublo sin of showing disrespect
to bis father. Aa tbo children go about
entirely lare. there was no delay for
preparation. Tho father took a stick
nnd applied It vigorously, "according to
dlrctloux," and with entlro success.
".'hen the tears and smarting were
over." said the Kamr In bl old age, "I
sat down and thought It over. 'Well,'
I sold to myself, 'now I know what
father menus by a beating. I don't
know what la tho reason of It; but,
anyhow, I know what sort of a thing
a beating Is.' I often laugh wben I
think how atupld I waa before that'
Lewes
Very Sympathetic,
The manager of a shop In
stood In the doorway tho other day
when a man with a wooden leg and a
crutch came along and said:
"I want you to do mo a favor. I
want to leave my leg with you for a
few minutes and go around to tho next
street and work a house for half a
crowu. I've an Idea that the folks are
vry sympathetic. If I go with one leg I
am sure of It."
"Very well," Bald tho shopkeeper.
"Just leave your leg here, and I'll take
car of It."
Tbe wooden aubstltute wna unstrnp-
ped and handed over, and the cripple
used tbe crutch to help himself down
the alley. -.
Five minutes later ho rang the door-
bell of a house in the next street, to
have It opened by tbe man he had Just
aeen. .
"Wh-wh-what!" he gaspej.1.
"Very aymputhetlc fnmlly lives
net," quietly replied the other. "You
seem to have met with a sad loss, and
I'm anxious to help you. Here Is a
wooden leg which may fit you." ,
The leg was handed over. The man
at down on tho steps and strapped It
on, and as be got up and stumped
through tho gate bo said to himself:
"I'Y heard of coincidences sine I
waa a youngster, but this is the first
one that ever hit m with both, feet at.
once." London Answers.
( By PHILIP KEAN. X
J Copyright, 190T, ' by A. Dartett I
Helen Murslmll waa always dressed
with 11 demureness tbat made aa af
fective foil for the bronze brightness
of Iter hair, the worm Ivory of her
skin, the red of her lips. Today she
wore blue--a trim tailored gown of
deep colored cloth, a little cocky felt
tint and a great bunch of violets tbs!
outshone nil the other blues except that
of the pennant which ahe carried at
the end of a slender enne '
"You beauty!" Holdu said under bis
breath as he took his seat beside ber
on the grand stand-. '
Klin tun. 1 d ii;ld!v.
"Oh, Irwii..' her. face was billllant
with color, "It's worth everything to
see you again! Aunt Hue," she said to
the lady beside ber. "this Is Irwin Hoi
den, the famous halftmt.k of two years
ago
"The king Is dead! Ixmg live the
king!" Irwin iitmted solemnly. "There
have been so many famous hnlfbacka,
Helen, that It bin't any wonder tbat
Mrs. McDonald doesn't remember me."
"But I do remember," Mrs. McDon
a!d assured blin. "Helen hat talked of
you so much and," she hesitated, "of
your accident."
"I haven't tjeeu able to walk well on
two feet since," Holden said grimly,
"and this In the first game I bsve
dared let myself aee. It mokes me
wild." "
"To think tbat you can't play!" Hel-
en'a tone was sympathetic.
"To know I can't ever do things that
make a man worth while!" bitterly,
"But you have done so many things
that sre worth while, and they tell me
that you are, writing a IkwU"
"Oh. a book!" Ills tone waa scorn
ful. -
"You might have let me know what
you were dol:!" she complained. "I
think our old ftlendKhlp deserved that"
He glanced down at ber.
"Ah. our friendship." be aald. "I
had two good feet when we cemented
tbat. Helen. I wasn't a dummy on
crutches,"
"Irwin," she Cashed out reproachful
ly, "us If tb'it mai any difference!" '
"But It does make a difference," be
aald as he bent over ber. "You know
you worship strength In a man. don't
your :
"Yea." she ngrecd quietly, "but not1
alwaya mere physical strength." j
"The one Nn't nnch without the
other. Look at thwo fellows now."
Ikiwn the field came the teama. The
band of the opposing sides crashed
out the good old times, college ''yet)
auccew'ed college yell, and the banks'
of spectators stretching np snd.up 6n
th seata hi solid mnsses.of blue and,
crimson were agitated to uproarious
nesa. '
"Isn't It llneT Isn't It fine?" .Helen
aald breathlessly, having cheered the,
blu team to the echo.
Holden nodded.
"They are bound to win."" he- said
"They are made of th right stuff."
"I only know one of tbem personal
ly." Helen told hlm-"Van Dorn."
"He'a the strongest man In th lot
lie's an Ideal halfback."
"lie I Ideal In more ways than one,1?
ah agreed.
II flashed a quick glance at ber.
"I have heard you thought so."
"Who told your
"Some of th fellowa."
She turned ber back on him squarely.
"I didn't suppose that you talked me
over with the fellowa," she satd oref
her shoulder. v - ' S'
"I don't." uncomfortably, "but one
couldn't help hearing that Van Dorn la
awfully daffy over you." .
"So were you two years ago."
1
She aald It daringly, giving him a
glimpse of flaming cheeka and Indlg;,
nant eyes, and then
once more be was
forced to
contemplate the knot of
bronze hair under the cocky hat
Hla face went white, but be said
quhjtly, "We are missing the best of
the game," and turned hts attention to
the field.
All about tbem people were absorbed
by the play. Aunt Sue, unlearned and'
1 unlettered In football lore, waa obllvl-
' oua to everything else. These two
alone thought of other things. 1.
, It wns at Van Dorn's touchdown that
tbe place went wild.
j "Oh, he's great great, great!" Helen
enthused aa she waved her pennght
frantically. "I haven't seen anything
like It since the last game you played,
Irwin. Oh, do yon remember the little
blue pennant that I made you pin to
' your sweater for men ana it ciant
bring you luck."
"Mo," he said dully. "It didn't bring'
me luck, , I. lost the game, I lost the,
strength I gloried In I lost you, Hel
en." "No, no," she protested; "you knew
you always had my friendship. Irwin."
"But I didn't want friendship, and
you knew It and I knew It. And I
hadn't the right to ask for anything
else, and bo I kept away from" you.
But after two years of separation the
temptation to see you was too great 80'
I sent you the tickets nnd asked you
to come to the game."
"The whole world was changed when
I read your letter," she said almply.j.
"I have missed you so, dear boy." . vi
Then for a moment he let himself go.
"Oh, Helen, nelenl" he said bro-
kenly.
But the gam was over, nud a tumul-
tuous throng'poured out of tho seats. ; (
"Irwlp wants us to go to dinner wlti
him. Aunt Sue," Helen said as they
went down the steps, . . ,v.
In thelr walk across the green they
attracted mors than usual attention,
tba younger boy admiring Ilelen's
beauty, the older ones recognizing la
the man with the crutch the famous
halfback of two years ago, who had
then been reported engaged to the girl
by bis aide.
Van Dora, flushed with victory, cam
np to their table at the college Inn.
', "I've won your pennant, Mum Mar
shall", be aald, looking like a young
god, with bis great strong figure, bis
fair hair tossed back from bla fore
head. . '
"Did I promise Itr Helen asked un
certainly. ( "Indeed you did," bo atated securely,
"and I ahall wear It like a knlgbt for
bla lady."
With ber eyes avoiding FJolden't,
Helen untied the blue trophy slowly
from the cane. Ia the sight of the
whole room Van Dorn pinned It to bis
sleeve. He did It, triumphantly, bend
ing over her with an air of possession
that made Holden set bis Hps sternly
and turn to a tense study of the menu.
"May I come back and go homo with
your he asked, but Helen shook ber
bead.
"Irwin will toke ns," ahe said, "but
1 wish If you have a minute you'd
ahow Aunt Hue the trophy room. She
, baa never aen It"
As thv went iwir she faced Hoi-1
w -
den.
"Oh, he took things so for granted,"
the told blm. "I promised as I Alght
to any of the college fellows. Bat what
will people thlnkr .
"What I think," Holden Bald slowly,
"that you are going to marry Van
Dorn."
Her steady glance met bis.
"I am not going to marry blm." ,
"Why notr he probed.
"Because of tbls-
About ber neck at th end of a long
Chain she wore a locket of dark blue
eoimel marked with a "Y" In teed
pearls. .
"You remember Itr she asked at she
opened It "Yon gave It to me on the
evening before tbat last game."
"Yea," be aald, "I remember," and
then as be aaw what It contained he
Btopped.
Within waa a whip of bright blue ellk
tamed and torn and crushed Into that
mall apace.
"It Is all that was left of the Uttle
Ilk pennant that I gave yon for luck,"
he told him.
After you wero hurt I
made tbem let m have It I have kept
It ever alnce." ' ,
His bsnd closed over It eagerly.
" "Dear," be aald. and bla voice broke,
"you know bow I love you."
"I hare never doubted It even wben
you stayed away."
"How could I come? How could I
ask you to marry mr
"How does any man askr blush-
lngiy. "'' '
"But other men are not cripples."
"Oh, what difference does It maker
she flung out "Haven't you tbe same
mind and hefirt and soul aa before?"
The light that Illumined bla fac
transfigured It
; "Marry me," he cried, "and mind and
heart and soul shall go to th making
of your happiness!"
Van Dorn cam back presently, inak-
in g triumphant progress, with Aunt ; pa-of course not my son. Why do
Sue in tow. On his arm waa the blue J j-ou ask such a ailly question? Little
pennant for all the world to gaze, but Lloyd This book saya England Is our
Ilolden's eyes rested on It serenely, for i moyier country, and as George Wash
above hla heart, hidden from the pro-', ington waa tbe father of bis country 1
fane glances of tbe multitude, waa the
little atalned wisp of sapphire silk, the
token of bis dear lady's favor.
J-U Got the Girl.
"Mrs. Trelawney." aald Francis Wall
lngford, "there la . something that I
hav for a long time wished to say to
you.'
The president of the Society For the
Squelching of Husbands looked over
her glaases and frowned. She evident- J
ly knew what waa coming, but after a '
moment's silence she aald In ber most ,
lmprcaslv platform tonea:
Well, go on. What ia it?"
"I-I lov your daughter. Miss.
Gladya. I have reason to believe that ,
she returns my passion, and I want to '
tskvou give her Into my keeping."
Mrs Trelawney's features 1 hardened,
and there was a cold, metallic ring In
he.fJw " 6 anrt?re "
"What recommendations have you to
offer for yourself ? How can you con-
vlnce me tbat you will alwaya lovo
her that you will always think her
beautiful?"
"She looks like her mother," said
Francis Walllngford. "Thajt is enough
to convince me that her beauty will
not diminish as her years Increase. Of
course I know that this can hardly be
regarded as a final test. You have not
yet reached the age at which women
begin to lose their"
They were Interrupted then, but be
got the girl. Cleveland Leader.
. j
Guides In the Woods.
The sportsmen, sinking down upon
1 mound of dead leaves, looked drear
ily about the bare autumnal woods
and said that they were lost '
But the guide pointed to a spider's
web, "It is easy to get your bearings
If you are anything of a woodsman,"
he said. "A web like that, for In-
stance. Is nearlv an Infallible milde.
Spiders nearly always choose a south-
era exposure for their nouses. This
web points due south.
"Tree bark la another guide, for It Is
harder, lighter, drier on the tree's '
north aide. Gum. too, helps. Gum
thatooKes from the southern part of a
tree Is Arm nnd amber colored, but
north pointing gum Is soft and gray. !
"The hardwood trees, the oak and
chestnut nnd ash, have all their moss
and mold confined to the north side.,'
The "cedars and other evergreens bend
their tips toward the south. -
"E,ven stones are compasses In . the
wilds.- Fronting the sunny south they t,;
are bare nnd dry. It Is on their shady, :
damp, northern side only that tteyj
bear moss."
Ben Franklin
who ased to run a newspaper down East' years ago, also- edited,.. "
an almanac which contained tome wise sayings., Here Is one
of them: , - , ,
"The way to wealth, if you desire It, Is as plain as the way
to market. It depends chiefly on two words Industry and
frugality. He tbat gets all he Can honestly ana saves all he
gets (necessary expenses excepted) will certainly, become
rich." ,
What Ben said was not only true at'that time, , but It still
holds good at the present day. t
There Is no better way to save than, to have a bank account ; .',
We will b glad to have you start an account at this bank,
you are not tempted to spend It.
The Bank of
ROCK CREEK AND SUNNYSIDE.
There waa quite a crowd of rela
tives met at Grandpa Johnson's at
Sunnyslde on December IS la honor
of his 7Gth birthday, and took dinner
him. Although he Is not able to
. , 1
talk be enjoyed the day very much.
There were 28 present
We bear that Mrs. Kate Summer ia
Intending to take a trip East with her
brother, who has been visiting her.
We hope she may have a pleasant
time.
A surprise party visited Adolph
Stoll's on Saturday evening and spent
the evening In playing games. A
lunch was furnished by the crowd and
all report a nice time.
Mr. and Mrs. Sutton, of Ohio, have
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. George
Deardorff for several days. They left
on Friday for California. They are
traveling for hla health.
We bear of several family re-un-Ions
to be enjoyed on Christmas and
hope they may all have a fine time.
Colds have been quite prevalent
lately. George Johnson's boys have
all taken a turn at It last week.
Denver Begins to Pay.
Denver. Colo.. Dec 23. The first
stallment ($25,000) or the $100,000
fund pledged to the Democratic Na
tional Committee by the Denver Con
vention Le&eue. was forwarded todav
( to Chairman Thomas Taggart at
French Lick, Ind. The remainder will
be paid In equal Installments on Jan
uary 22, February 22 and March 22.
Correct Interpretation Essential.
Many of the most beautiful pieces
of poetry In literature would seem un
interesting and flat If read by a bad
reciter. In the same way a good re-
alter will make attractive a poem
whose beauties are not so apparent
A Aie painter will light up each llttlo
beauty In bis pictures until the small-
est detail is .attractive and strikes the
j eye. It Is only the mediocrity whose
work la characterized by aameness and
lack of Interest Strand Magazine.'
Logical Supposition.
Little Lloyd Papa. ' was George
Washington married to England? Pa
supposed they were married. Chicago
Newa.
He Was Incorrigible.
Underdone My husband Is complain
ing again of your cooking. Mary. Mary
(reassuringly h-Oh. mum, I don't take
any notice of blm, for 'tis the nature
of him to And fault Ain't he forever
k complalnln' of you,, mum? Illustrated
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PERSONALS
Mr. D. H. Mosher, of Salem, spent
Christmas with Oregon City friends.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Church spent
Christmas in Seattle, guests of their
son, Carl.
Mr. and Mrs. B. T. McBaln are home
from a pleasant sojourn In Southern
California.
Mr. and Mrs. Jos i ah Martin,' of Leb
anon, are guests at the home of Mr.
Silas Bhadle.
Miss Juliet Cross Is home from ber
studies at the U. of O. for the boll-
day vacation.
Mr. Jack Caufleld, of Butler, Wash.,
is home to spend tbe Christmas holi
days with friends here. -
Messrs. George and Frank Sullivan,
students at the U. of O., are home for
the Christmas holidays.
Mr. Norwood Cbarman has gone to
Chlco, Cal., to spend the Holidays with
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Robinson.
Miss Clara Caufleld, Miss Nleta
Harding, Miss Edna Caufleld are
home for the Christmas holidays.
Messrs. Orel and Virgil Welch u!
Ross Eaton, students at McMlnnv. '.:,
are home for the Christmas holld
Miss Evan Meldrum and Miss I rf
Sandstrom. students of the Wast v
ton Normal at Cheney, are home i r
the holidays.
Miss Ruth Latourette returns. i
her home in Oregon City to rei.i 1
until after the holidays. McMlna- j
Telephone.
Miss Angeline Williams, Instru v
at the State University, is t1s!v
Oregon City friends over the Ct :t
mas holidays. x
Mr. O. A. Cheney and daughter,
Edith, spent Christmas with friends
in McMlnnville, the guests of Miss
Ethel Cheney.
Mr. Philo Zimmerman Is wrestl rig
with grip and mumps at the si
time, but Is not Joyous over the t -..t
or the outcome of it
Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Dir. k
spent the Christmas holidays rh
the parents of Mrs. Dlmick, Mr. av.s
Mrs. J. W. Caples, of Forest Grov
Mr. Carleton B. Harding, who
been working for the Chicago, Mil
waukee ft St Paul Railway In Wash
ington, Is borne to spend Christmas.
Miss Mary Belle Meldrum arrived
home Saturday night from Moscow,
where she has been attending the
University of Idaho, to spend tbe holi
days here.
Mrs. A. W. Shipley and Misses Ma
bel and Laura Shipley, of Bull Run,
are spending tbe Christmas holidays
with Mrs. Shipley's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. CUnefelter. , - ., .v ,
Mrs. J. C. Taylor, of Long Beach,
Cal., well known here, Is convalescent,
and Mrs. Francis Welsh, her daughter,
who has been assisting at ber bedside,
has returned to ber home In this city.
Messrs. Roy Sleight, Lester Marrs,
David McMillan, Marshall Lazelle,
Ralph Miller, John Hanny and Joseph
Ganong. students at the Oregon Agri
cultural College, are home from Cor
vallls for their holiday vacation.
. . , MEADOW BROOK. I ;
The families of Messrs. Schaeffer
and Nicola celebrated Christmas with
trees on the evening of December 24.
Mr. Trulllnger's new blacksmith
shop Is located at corner of . South
Main and Prairie avenue. v
Mr. and Mrs. .Wlnslow have been
looking at city lots in. the south part
of town and we hope that they may
locate here.
O. R. Orem was back to visit friends
In town last week. He now Hve9 at
Mullno, but has not forgotten bis
"first love." . .'
Roy Kay and family, of Ostrander,
Wash., are visiting old friends here
over the holiday season.
' Mr. Mallatt and family; are spend
ing Christmas with friends at Mulino.
Fred Schaffer is to be a candidate
for Mayor on the Prohibition ticket,
rumor says.
Clay Engle, who has Just taken a
new wife, can't help but smile these
days.
A. L. Larklns Is getting better at
this writing.
Light plant is running night ' and
day now to keep out the darkness.
YOUR BILL FOR GROCERIES
will show a comfortable saving If you
do your buying here. And our lower
prices In no case mean lower quali
ties. It is the saving on standard
groceries that makes buying 'here
truly economical. We have too much
faith in your discernment to offer you
Inferior qualities at any price. Dally
.arrival of new season goods In Dia
mond W or Preferred Stock Canned
Fruits and Vegetables, Xmas Candles,
Nuts, Dates, Raisins, etc.
A. ROBERTSON
7th Street Grocer .