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Waiter-Guest
How He Gave Eclat to a
Christmas Dinner
By ALAN HINSDALE
Cl
II un Ciiilsttiins eve. Ned Wtllard
miiI In nni'lit'lur riNiiuM In-fore a fire
place, on hii li lie had lighted a blaze,
ii n. I 1 1 uti c of lli many Christmas
i" - In- liml spent In day Rons by
v. i lit- was hub of tmir a il !. a chll
ill i n Krow Iiik I" iiihiiIuhhJ mid WOlilUII
hnod, There Ill'll! u fllllll-r Dllll lliotll-
cr u li were i i I -1 - ( i-.l In making tbo
Miinlvi-iHui y of lliu Hi til of tlie Christ
Clilfil a liupy ci cut Thi-u was tlie
going lo Ih'1 wllli vIkIhuk of Santa
CI:iiih ruining In liU ltl;h, drawn by
reindeers, dltlrlliiiiliiK gifts on tlie way
Whin a change between tliiu and
now! Tin' father and mother bad pass
I'll sway. Homo of (lie children lay be
side Ihi'in, while tli'we Unit were left
were : altered. Ned himself tiad drift
cil In ii i lly where tiu hum unknown.
Christum Inid come, ami be must
upend It n lour Hi-tiiT Ida dally work
llimi I In' crowding iiimii liliu of happy
day a f lid I wore gone forever. He
would go lo the olllce the neit day and
busy himself with end of the year ac
eotiul In the morning lie woke up looklnx
Mlrnli-lit at tlio tlrcplare. 'The
wi'ii roll, not an i-mnor it'it no
aiiM-klniif Innur tliorv as of yore. Ufa
Hi'i'i-iril to linn an mtmtw an wiro
hIich mi tin) Ilea i1li. lit a roue lan-
Bulillj'. dii'HKfd lilnwlf and went out
to a rw tu ii ran I where he tmually look
IiIh lircukfuat. t licit went to the offli-e.
wIhti- he atayed and worked moat of
lint diiy.
Nrd had been ccuatouied at home
to put on pventnjs dri' for dinner,
and the hiihlt had tM'inme tlxed on
him Hi' would B aooii have ueglect-
ed to wiihb Ida fm e or hruiili hla Imlr
In tin' iimriiliiK na to dine In hta bual
uma idol lira Ko ho went to Ida room
aud put on liU "clud rnisa." then went
oul to ilino ilium' at a roMtauram
where ho hud not dined ln'fore. a more
extenlvc plftiv tlmii he thmiRht he
could UHiintly nffoiil. It wat S o clock,
aud he n the only Kuest tn the
room f Invtue tnkru off hla overcoat
and hiil, he wna taudliit Irresolute aa
to which of the liitiuy lalilea he would
take when a waiter came In from the
kitchen. Ionkc.1 at hlui aud mild:
"An; you the uiun w ho la to wait on
the VluceiilaV"
Ned returned the twin's Rlance with
out reply.
"If you are don't aland there iraplng.
but tiet a move on you The dinner la
at G. You'll Ik- half an hour Kt'ttlnR
there, and you'll be needed to help
arramje the tnble."
It waa evident to Ned Unit the man
had mlatnkfu hlui for a waiter. Ilia
ai-lf i-Mleem waa not tickled, but H
fliiNhed iiH.ii him thiit If he could not
be one of a Christ maa dinner party ha
nilslit at IriiMt t'lie. Would not aerr
lug n Joynua compiiuy lie better than
dlnhiK alone? It occurred to him to
tart out to fill the place of a waiter
aud decide on the way whether or not
he would do so.
"(Jive me the address," he said.
Tlio mini told him whern to go, aud
Neil Juuicd into a trolley car and,
having on the w ay made up hla mind,
in due time ratiR the bell of the base
ment door of the Vlncenti. He waa ad
mitted by the butler and made himself
known as the man who had come to
wult at the table, for dinner. He was
admitted without u word and, linvtug
laid aside bis coat and hat, was led up
to the dlnlnn room, where ho fouud the
lady of the house arranging tlowera on
the dinner tnble.
"This Is the mini sent from Kulse-
ley'a, mem," said the butler.
Mrs. Vincent looked up at Ned. She
was evidently pleased with hta apiwar-
auce.
"What's your name?" she asked.
"My name? Olovatiul."
"Oh, Italian. Oo Into the pantry,
where, you will Gud the Uttle Neck
clams, liml brini; them In here."
Ned brought In the chima and placed
them on the table. This was all that
was roiiulred of him then, for the din
ner hour hud arrived. Tlio lady went
Into the drawing room, telling him to
follow her and announce dlnuer.
How he wished Hint he could lie oue
of the persons assembled there! They
were nearly all joihik. mid there were
ninny pretty ulrls nnioug them. Kaeh
man at once snifcht his dinner rompnn
Ion. and I hey all went Into the dining
room In pulrs. Ned was reminded of a
picture In a book jtlveu him when he
was a boy of the animals pilng Into
Nonh's ink.
Ned and the butler were the only
wand's, and I hey had all they could do
to serve the viands. Nevertheless, the
dinner was not hurried, ami-a long In
terval between courses was permitted
During a lull when the company were
sipping a aherliet Ned stood against the
wall pretending lo stare at vacancy
but really observing u very pretty gin
opposite lilm Several times he caught
her darting a glance at him, and It oc
curred lo him that bore was a chance
for lil id to fall into ouo of those cases
where 11 rl.-h man's daughter elope:
with a nicnhil.
When the dinner was flulsliea am
the company had gone back Into the
drawing room the hostess remained be
hind anil said lo Ned:
"Aa soon as tlio table Is cleared come
Into the drawing room aud play for
them to dance."
Ned met tills order with an exprea
slon of astonishment.
"Vou play the piano for dancing.
don't you?" she said. "I told Mr. Kulse
lev that 1 wanted a man to wait on
table mid piny dunce music on tli
phino after dinner. He said he won)
send one."
"Yes, ma'am," replied Ned, pullinu
himself together "I play the plaui
ThU satlsfa-d the lady, and Ned was
much pleased thut hn could fill the bill.
He had played for boys and glrli to
mice at home and, though be feared
bo would lie a trifle rusty, had no
otibt that bo could acquit himself
fairly well. When the tabln wan clear
ed and the dishes turned over to a
cuIIIoh Ned w ent to the drawing room,
where a crash had becu laid and tome
of the furniture removed. He waa re
ceived by tlio hostess and led to the
piano.
At this time modern dancing had
just been Introduced, and some of the
men had not learned the dnnces. Con
i;(ueiitly there wcro more girl than
men dinners. Ned not only knew all
the dances In vogue, but had learned
one that had just been brourlt out
Having played the music for (Tie tur-
iayii tlio music ror ine tur-
and the fot trot, he began to
Hie hesitation wait.
key trot
play for
'What's Unit?" asked the girl who
had cast gluiices at Ned during the
II II MIT.
Ned told l:rr that It was a new dance
Just out. Hint asked hlin If be could
dance It, and be said be could. She
told hliu lo show tbo step, which he
lid. and nothing would do but she
must try It with blm. One of the
line-Is had cinipht the air for the dance
and cNsuyi'd to take Ned's place at the
piano.
A number f years ago the bare sug
gestion that a lady should dance with
waller would have excited disgust
Nowadays, when men are hired for
ii it 1 1- in In cat hi ret , a woman may
dunce with ii rlilmpaii7.ee provided the
hluipniirei' know tlm step. Ned and
h - girl sailed away. Ned was a beau-
til ul limner and the girl a natural one,
so ahe caught tlie step at once and
vWtli so u'.liiilriible a partner danced
roimirKiiniv wen. sicanwiiiio the otn-
r K'.oed looking on, and when Ned
mi. I his part nor had finished several
tiier girln Intlsted on having a turn
nilli hlui. While this was going on
the hostess 'vns calleu out una when
she returned brought a man with her
urrvlng n i lollii ensc.
'There bus been a mistake," she said.
I Inquired ut Knlseley's restaurant if
tlicv could kcih! me a man to wait on
iiblo and to play dance music besides.
'ihey said they could. Giovanni came
and 1ms tilled both positions. Now
comes another man, who says that he
was engaged to play dance music. It
II comes very handy, for now Giovan
ni can teach ns the new dance, while
this tumi gtvei) im the music."
Where there. Is a nlmlliirlty as to re-
llnoincut ban ters In sot lul standing are
sily got ever. Ned's services were
culled Into requisition by every girl
giiest. and It was not long before be
forgot the role be was playing. Aud,
for that mutter, the others forgot that
ho was an Italian waller. When abont
midnight Mrs. Y lucent stc ;cd up to
hlin and told h!i:i that he was wanted
without to brhi'X In refreshments It
was like a box oil the ear.
Nevertheless, bo arose from beside
Mlsa Mcrrlwctl'.er the girl who bad
been the til's t to ask blm to dance with
her and In another minute wag pass
ing mipUlus uud plates among the
laiests. When till were served ho coolly
helped himself and resumed bis seat
beadle Miss Merrlwether.
The fuct that be had Just been serv
ing the viands caused this act to ruffle
the eiiiiaiiiiiilty of the company. The
even or every one were Dxeu uton Dim.
It w is one tiling for blm to teach them
to d-im-e, another to assume a right to
cut w ' It la them, though why this Is so Is
uiiiiiicIIUiiliic. for w hen a man hands a
lady a dish be ilcesn't touch her, when
he dances with her he holds here In hla
anus. Mrs. Vlin cut, who was appalled
at the waiter's familiarity, confronted
blm.
"(iiovannl." Klie said sternly, "goluto
the kitchen. Tlie butler will pay you
for your wm-l
This was too much for Ned. It drew
forth a confe.; .Ion. lie told the hostess
and Iho com! :ni.v of his lonely Christ
mas eve and that to keep off tlie blues
he had spent the day nt work In his
otlice. He gave an account of bis be
ing mistaken for a waiter at Knlse
ley's and the man that was to serve at
Mrs. Vincent's dinner; low bo had pre
ferred to wait en those who were
happy to illiiliu: nlone In an empty res
taurant. The moment he bad finished every
one present clustered about him sym
pathetically, both men and women vis
ing with one another for a clasp of his
hand. When this was over Miss Merrl
wether naked the. newcomer to play a
walti and, advancing to Ned, said
"Giovanni. I claim the first dance
with you ns a guest."
The rest of the evening was not only
a hnppy one for Ned, but the Incident
appealed to all the others, and Mrs.
Vincent thanked her waiter-guest for
having given n zest to her Christmas
dinner party that would never be for
gotten.
The next Christmas Ned spent In his
own homo with bis wifo, nee Merrl
wether.
In these days, when servants are so
hard to got, young ladles of refinement
who are obliged to earn their own Uv
iug might do well to hire themselves
out to serve at dinners. If they are
expert dancers they might bo called
on at times to net as partners. And
why not secure husbands in the same
way that Neil YVlllard secured a wife?
BILLY
BRADFORD
Story of a Boy Who Had
Never Heard of
Christmas
By F. A. MITCHELL
Hilly r.iiidfoid was the Ron of a con
stltntlonal rove Hilly was born In a
prairie schooner crossing the plains in
1SI9. When l:o v. .1s old enough to ex
perience bis lirl Christinas he was
astride a donkey In Mexico. There
was no C!u isl'i'i's for the I'radford
f:M:'.il.v aid Co iu-i:;lou of Christmas.
Jf V.V): '-. f .:! "i: liMcil It was
!'h: '.- ! . : I nolhing about
, . .... .' . !',-. lY-uiembered
taken place. Then she went back to
the room from which she bad come and
rifiiuned her Christmas preparations.
I'or an hour the gentleman ques
tioned I. ill,, iiii.l drew from blm a dis
connected i ((iiint of Ids lite. He was
principally Interested in that part of
Kilty's wanderings which pertained to
the child's visit to Han Francisco
when gold was discovered In the tcr- i
rltory and there was a great beglra of
gold hui'lciH. l-'or liilly told blm about
tlie "printed papers," as be called
tbetu, and that he bad come to the ,
city on its account But the trip to i
tlm gold DcliU had occurred w hen the J
boy was too young to remember much '
a Unit It, and be was enabled to give I
the gentleman very little Information, j
Hilly took out the porketbook and i
showed the certificate. The moment
"" ' ' " "
bi U-Wfr saw the nama of the
mining comny printed in large let-
ters at the top he opened his eyes In
astonishment. The certificate waa for
a thousand shares of stock, and each
share was worth several hundred dol
lars. It was plain that tbla Uttle or
phan boy, If be reaHy owned that bit
of paper, was very rich. Never before
bnd the gentleman seen such wealth
centered In a rson so near to tlie
bruto creation. The woman returned
and said-
"Little boy, you're going to Bleep In
this bouse tonight.'
"Ileckon I couldn't do that I never
slept In a hoti'ie."
"Iff time you did. We're going to
show you what Christmas Is. Come."
"One moment," her husband Inter
posed. "It me have that old pocket
liook you showed me." -
Billy gave him the pocketbook, then
went with the lady to the room where
the children were. His attention first
fell on a row of stockings dangling
from a mantel.
"This Is Christmas eve," said the
lady. "Tonight, so the tradition is.
Eaiita Claus will come down the chim
ney and Oil tiese stockings with gifts.
This la your stocking. Tomorrow
morning you will Aud It full of nice
things."
This was all Greek to Billy, except
that something would be given him It
was a new sensation, for nothing bad
ever yet ls?en bestowed upon blm
Then be suffered himself to be led op
to a buthrooin, and after be had been
soaked and the softened dirt rinsed off
him he was taken to a little room with
a white Iron bedstead and snowy linen
on It and told to get between the
sheets. He obeyed, but when half an
hour later the lady looked Into the
room Billy was not to be seen. Ehe
sought for blm and fouud blm cnrled
up like a dog under the bed Instead of
In It fibe thought best to leave him
where he was.
The next morning Billy was dressed
tn some borrowed clothes and stood be
fore a mirror to note the change In bis
appearance. It would be Impossible to
say whether he was more astonished at
bis clothes or bis reflection. Both were
a wonder to blm. Then he was taken
downstairs, where the children were
opoumg their stockings, and given bis
own Santa Claus' offering. lie had no
Idea as to what most of tbe things
were, but demonstrated that possession
la a human instinct by being much de
lighted with everything be took ut
After breakfast the lady took Billy
Into the library and told blm the story
of the birth of the Christ Child in
manger; bow the sins of the world
bad been redeemed and how the event
had been celebrated once a year. Then
Billy was taken back to the children,
who taught blm games and told him
stories about what they did, how they
went to school, and Billy absorbed
every word of It All day it seemed to
him that he had been translated to
heaven. Ills lair In the forest began
to seem horrible to blm, and he won
dered If be would ever become sum
clently polished to live among these
lovely persons.
And the Christmas dinner. Billy
looked at the table, loaded with good
things, and seemed to be in a stupor
of wonder. He ate till he could cram
no more Into him.
After dinner the gentleman who had
questloued him took Billy's pocketbook
and oienlng it drew forth the certln
cates of stock that Billy was going to
San Francisco to sec about.
"My boy," he said. "Christmas re
minds us that we must do ft- others
beside ourselves. We have given yon
a pleasant Christmas, but It behooves
me to do something far more Imj'or
tant for you. I do not doubt that yon
are heir to that which will buy every
thing you can wish for far more than
you can enjoy. What was probably
worthless when your father made an
Investment In It of a few hundred dol
lars Is now worth hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. Tomorrow I will take
tlie matter up for you and hope to es
tabllsh your claim to your property
This was lost on Billy, but Christ
mas was not. As It was his first Christ
mas, it was his happiest. And when it
was ended aud they told him be must
watt a whole year for another It seem
ed to him very faj away.
It took some time, to establish the
fact that Billy was the son and sole
heir of the owner of the certificates In
the mining company, but it was finally
accomplished. Billy was permitted to
remain with the family with whom he
spent bis first Christmas, aud the court
appointed the bend of that family his
guardian. Billy went to school with
the children aud came to look upon
them ns his brothers and sisters.
But at last Billy became of age, and
from a wild boy he had lieeome quite
gentleuinn-llke mid Intelligent yonii
mau. The foi l line he received on the
day of his majority he handled with
skill and discretion, enjoying the In
come of It with the girl who had re
reived hliu when he knocked at the
door and asked what they were deco
rating for
It v.-ii !t las : ! e had uo home. There
was Vit i:i: iilei on whleii her little boy
n.l::!it km.' his stocking, and If there
were tbciv was nothing to put tn It
The i::ot!iir died while the family
wcro siill i'.:ovli:g from place to place.
Then die lather died while passing
through mi uninhabited country. Billy
found himself alone. He was eight
years old. nslderlng that he was
left lu a wilderness, 'with no one to
take enre oi loin, perhaps his want of
the refining influences of a home were
In bis favor W illi a little help from
kindly iielUhois, be went about pro
rT wTf fwrnm
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5S -
idlng for himself as a young squirrel
oe when left on Its own resources.
At first he slept out under tbe trees.
then made nim.-ir a sleeping place .
paniy miner ground, ror 1000 Be 'Venului wlti, t)l0 ml im,ii,ers to de
tlved mostly on berries But hi ' j feat them. Before a bad mannered per
ther had left a gun. and Blllle knew i. wealthy hu is known as a
how to bring down birds. That Is all 1(1hU Door Afterward he Is said to
he did, tbe same im wild animals. tmHltrP
One day while examining the article,,
his father had when he died Billy
found some certificates of shares in
mining company iocstea near ss'
fcrauclsco. He had no idea what tbej ,
were, but one day a traveler passed,
that way, and Billy showed tbern to
him. He told Billy that they repre
sented a fortune fot w homsoever owned
them. When Billy told him that his;
father's waa the name written on theto
and that he (Billy I was ail that was,
left of tbe Bradford family tbe straa
ger advised hi in to go ly San Francisco
and look tbe matter up. Billy explained
that hla father bad crossed a country.
with 110 trees and plenty of Indians
aud stopped awhile In a city, where
upon the man Inferred that Bradford
had been a forty-niner, had invested In
a mining venture and moved on.
The stranger furnished Billy wlthi
funds to go to San Francisco, writing,
out a note for tbe amouut aud Billy,
made an X at the bottom. Then the
lender went on bin way. saying that he ,
would likely turn up some day lo Sao
1'ranclsco uud claim the amount due
him. Ho never did.
Billy knew nothing uf traveling aud
walked the whole way to Sau Frun-
dsco, more than 300 miles He reached (j
Ihe suburbs of the town on a winter
evening at dusk Passi.ig a bouse that j
was lighted up, be locked in through -i
a window. A number of children were ,
Inside and some older persons were
banging evergreen fesio ,us from the I
-elling. The scene In the house pleas--i
ed Billy, and be went to the door audil
knocked. A little girl opened it, and ,
Billy said to her:
"What you pnttln' up the green things
for?"
"What are we putting them up fort
Why, for Christmas, of course."
"What's Christmas?"
"Oh. my good gracious!"
She ran back into tbe room where
the Christmas preparations were being
made and cried out:
"There's a boy at the door who
doesn't know what Christmas is."
The astonishment at this announce
ment among the children was ecupsea
at sight of Billy, wno rotiowea me gin
into the room and stood staring about
him. half blinded by the lights. A lady
dosccuded from a Btepladder and con
fronted him.
"Are you the boy who doesn't know
what Christmas ts?"
"No; I don't"
"Where were you brought apt"
"I wasn't brought up at all. I was a
mover."
"What do you mean by that?"
"That's what mother said we was.
We was always goln' somewhere."
"Where Is your motherF'
"Dead."
"And your father?"
"Bead."
"And you never heard of Christ
mas?' "No, I never did."
"Children," said tbe lady, ' how often
have I tried to make you understand
how thankful you should be that you
are surrounded w ith comforts! Here's
a boy who has neither father nori
mother, who has always been a wan
derer nnd who doesn't know what
Christmas is. Have you anything to be
thankful for, little boy?"
"Yes, I'm thankful tlmt I wasn't
Domed a groundhog or souiethiu' like
that."
Tbe children were not able to com
prebend this assertion. They did Uot
know that Iho only thins! the boy bad
to be thankful for was that he was a
human bolus. If they were thankful It
was that they were far above other hu
mau Icings who lived In small houses ,
wore ragged clothes and didn't have
all the money they wanted for candy.
"Come with me." said the lady tn
Billy.
She led Billy Into another room
where a gentleman sut reading, ami
told the gentlemen what had thus far
GOOD AND BAD MANNERS.
And the Brand Used In the Privacy of
the Hjir.e Circle,
There are three sorts of manners
good, bad aud the sort that are used
iu the privacy of the borne circle. The
last named sort are usually the worst
(iood manners seldom come naturally
to any male. This is proved by the
fact tlmt they must generally be ham
mered Into smull boys with a large, ro
bust cine, the Hat of the band or the
rear side of a hairbrush. As the boy
grows to manhood be displays his na
tive bad mamiers by telling his wife
what he'd like to say to the tiresome
folk who come to call and the iople
who give parties which he Is expected
to attend. His eurly training, how
ever, prevents blm from exhibiting his
had milliners In public. Occasionally a
male child Is blessed with good man
ners from birth, but be usually expires
with exceptional thoroughness shortly
before or Immediately after hla fifth
birthday.
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Men with bad manners nre generally
very sucu-saful la lu'e because their
competitors and opponenti lose their
t(.m,)er!, thus making it easy for the
Th! .,,.. that whlle ,
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cUlim mme Htrnng mln(1wi and
Strong must-.,.d Individual may resent
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turea hither and yon over his face with
a few brisk and well directed blows of
a pair of No. 11 fists. If one cares to
run the risk, bail manners are great
things on which to gamble. Kenneth
L. Roberta in Life.
HIS SMUGGLING TRICK.
A Mexican Trader's Way of Evading
the Customs Inspectors.
There are ways of evading duty
down ou the Kio Grande Impossible to
the port of New York. The Mexican
found a wav. lie was a merchant Just
oa the other side of the Mexican bor-
der. He had two vases which bad
caught the fancy of an American cu-
tomer, bnt they were dear, and with
the duty added not to lie thought of.
The customer told the Mexican so. The.
Mexican fell 3. But tbe price was
still tixj dear. The Mexican fell again.
But still there was the duty staring
the customer in the face. Then sud
denly, without explaining how, the
Mexican guaranteed that tbe vases
should be delivered free of duty ou the
other side of the Rio Grande next
morning at breakfast time.
"And," the Mexican add In a char-
cteristlc mauner, "I will be there to
coUect-
At breakfast next morn ng as the
icau apiK-aretu
"Where are the vases?" tbe customer
inquired.
j "In the next room, senor," replied tlio
, Mexican, smiling blandly.
And the duty?"
"There is no duty, senor."
I "How lu thunder did you manage it?"
asked the American, amazed.
! "I paid a greaser a dollar, senor.
With the vases strapiied to bis back,
j he swam the Rio Grande. See, senor"
hurrying to bring in a vase from the
next room aud touching It gently with
I ns flU!rer8''they
re whole, per-feet,"
xew York Post
summons: ,
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon for the County of Wash
ington. Zulu Hickmun, Plaintiff,
v
Minnie D. Jones, Walter E. Jones,
Ida Brandt, Grace Lancaster, Clara
Pickard, Opal Anna Lillian Martin,
James Blair Martin and N. D.
Simon, Defendants.
To Minnie D. Jones, Walter E. Jones,
Grace Lancaster, Opal Anna Lillian
Martin and James Blair Martin.
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE
OF OREGON, You and each of you
are hereby required to appear and
answer the answer and cross com
plaint filed in the above entitled suit
by N. D. Simon, one of the defend
ants herein, on or before the 8th day
of January, 1917, and if you fail to
answer, for want thereof the said de
fendant, N. D. Simon will ask for a
decree foreclosing his said notes and
mortgages on Lot numbered B Fruit
ful Lands, situated in Section 28,
Township 1 South of Range 1 West
of the Willamette Meridian in Wash
ington County, Oregon.
2nd For a judgment and decree
herein in favor of the said defendant,
N. D. Simon, and against the said
defendants, Opal Anna Lillian Mar
tin and James Blair Martin, in the
sum of $800.00, together wijh inter
est on $500.00 at the rate of 7 per
cent per annum from July 31, 1915,
also on $300.00 at the rate of 7 per
cent per annum from July 31, 1915,
together with the costs and disburse
ments of this suit and the further
sum of $100.00 attorney's fees for
foreclosing said mortgages.
3rd Directing the sale of said
hereinbefore described real property
and the application of the proceeds
thereof to the payment of the costs
of said sale and judgment
4th Barring and foreclosing all
right, title and interest of each and
all of the parties to this suit, both
plaintiff and defendants in and to
said real property and the whole
thereof, save only the statutory right
of redemption.
5th For such pther and further re
lief as is just and proper.
This summons is served by publi
cation for six successive weeks by or
der of the Hon. Geo. R. Bagleyjudge
of the above entitled Court, which or
der was entered in the above entitled
cause on the 10th day of November,
1916, and requires that you appear
and answer said defendant's answer
and cross complaint on or before the
8th day of January, 1917; otherwise
defendant, N. D. Simon, will take a
decree herein as rc-iyd for r'Tcin.
Date of first publication, Nov, 16,
191 G.
DatP of last publication, Dec. 28,
1916.
BEACH, SIMON & NELSON,
Attorneys for Defendant, N. D.
Simon.
710 Board of Trade Bldg., Port
land, Oregon.
for dunetng." ...