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for Christmas shopping. Come direct
to our store for practical gifts priced
$ moderately.
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Shop (or X-mas How
Our store is ablaze with the Holiday
spirit. Gift suggestions on every
You are welcome here.
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TWENTY PERCENT OFF
on all Cut Glass and Fancy China
EATABLES FOR CHRISTMAS WEEK
THE GROCERY DEPARTMENT has made a special effort ti.
have in stock all of the necessary goodies and vegetables t"t
Christinas ww. Our vegetable counter is full and overflow
ing with nice Blue Ribbon Celery, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Lettuce,
Turnips, Parsnips, Sweet Potatoes, Cranberries, Brussels Sprouts,
and Choice Apples.
The new crop of Oranges, Lemons. Bananas, Walnut.-.. Al
monds, Peanuts, Brazil Nuts, Figs. Dates, M ince Meat, Ituisins
and Currents are now in. The new Full Cream Cheese is just
right. An extra large shipment of Tru Blu Crackers. Candies and
Fancy Cookies just in, and very fine.
Come in and look around. Yours for the Christmas dinner
from soup to coffee,
, THE GROCERY DEPARTMENT.
Our stock is complete with rich, sparkling cut glass .f the
newest designs and shaes. What it more dainty for a gift than
cut glass? For this Christmas we are showing a very attrac
tive line of dainty hand painted china -single pieces or in sets
all inixrted ware; very pretty; nil out on tables for your in
sKVtion. To reduce our stock, for Saturdaiiy and Monday this
entire lot 20 (HTcent less than ri'Klar price.
FOR "HIS" CHRISTMAS
Why not u tie or fancy box of susicndcrs. hose suprters,
shirts, Mts or any of the Useful things found in the men's de.
purtmcrit, for HIS Christmas?
MECHANICAL TOYS ONE-THIRD LESS
Most of Toylund will go for one-third In Saturday and Mon
day. Thin refers to all the mechanical toys in the hoiinc - and we
have a lot of them trains, wagons. tow, guns, pianos, blocks,
aninnls a thousand of them. Come and carry away all you wish
at one-third less than the marked price.
DOLLS DOLLS DOLLS
Even l ho it is next to imMiblc to gel kid lly dolls, we are
fortunate to have a goodly supply and are offering them to you at
lesa than wholesale prices t-xluy. Visit Buhytand ami w the dolls
of every size ami description.
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The Need Is Desperate
BREVITIES
Watts &
s-ive ten
The Weston Commercial club,
which has been meeting in Masonic
hall, has in view the fitting up of
club rooms in the City hull in co
operation with the city council.
If the plan is carried out, attrac
tive quarters will be provided for
the use in common of the city
council, the local library, the lied
C ross and commercial club in the
Rodondo room now used by the council and
library. The project was broached
by Marvin Price and generally dis
cussed. Objection was urged that
the club's present quarters are
more centrally located and that the
plan might entail too much expense.
neighborhood
winter.
to reside for the
There's a warning in
Rogers' big ad. Better
percent interest.
Mrs. Walter Rose of
Beach is visiting her sister, Mrs,
J. E. Scrimsher.
Mrs. M. E. Ferguson is building
an addition to her farm residence
on Weston uplands.
I. C. Hopkins and family arc President R.
moving nexi ween lo me mux mittce consisting of Joe H.Mlirsi.n
Sim J. Culley and Dr. Watts to in
vestigate and report upon the prop-
Miss Uuby Price, who is special- osition.
ifinre in miic!i of Woulttnrrtin Qinf a .
! " VrJLl. ' r; " fr;.l. :: mildest December weather
i: r? vr experienced in Weston
followed Tuesday night and
Mrs. Delia Winn returned Wed- nesday by the heaviest rain o:
nesday from La Grande, where she year warm yet exceedingly
.L. 1 J iL. M 1 ,r it ...
aiienuea ine xunerai oi ner cousin, ous. nana walla reports a
Frank Bay. He was accidentally perature of 66 degrees at 2
electrocuted last week while doing December 18 the highest Decem
ber temperature ever recorded in
that city. A marked contrast with
the cold and snow of last winter is
noted at Weston. On January 1,
1917, the snow at Blue Mountain
sawmill measured 54 inches in
depth.
Strayed - A light Jersey milch
cow with halter. Reward. J. F.
Snider.
Jake Narkaus has gone to I'res
cott. Wash., to look after his cattle,
which are on winter pasture there.
Mrs. Porter Graham senior, well
known pioneer woman of Weston,
is very ill, and fears are entertain
ed that she cannot recover.
A time change is exN-cted to
take place Sunday on the O-W.
line, by which the morning train
from Walla Walla will arrive thirty
minutes later than at present.
EVERYTHING READY FOR
COMMUNITY X-MAS TREE
i WESTON SCHOOLS
Christmas vacation Itegins Friday
evening, December 21, and ends
January 1, 1918. School will reas
semble January 'I.
. Superintendent and Mrs. Fitpat
rick will h-ave Friday evening for
their home at Roehurg. Immedi
ately after Christmas Mr. Fitat
rick will attend the State Teachers
Association in Portland.
A very interesting contest took
place Friday night between the
girls' basket ball teams of Athena
and West i in. It was the first game
of the season for Weston and the
girls made a good showing. As the
game oencd Athena made two
item goais. causing great susiiensc
At the commercial club meeting
Tuesday evening a letter was read
front Judge Lowell of Pendleton
and a telegram from W. M. Ladd
and others of Portland urging
haste in the raising of Weston's
quoin for the Armenian and Syrian
relief fund.
It appeared from thwe
that the need is desM-ratt
cut if the united Mutes
thousands of women and children
from starvation.
The telegram was
Mayor Banister and
J. (I. Price. It was se
niarion county, aitnoUKti ma so
rich a county as Umatilla, has
started out lo raiVe no less than
llS.ono for this worthy cause.
Cburcli of the Brethren
Order of services for Sunday
Decern bci 1917:
It) a. m. Sunday school.
1 1 a. m. 'Preaching.
6:30 p. m.-C. W. 8.
7:30 p. in. -Bible Study, Life of
Christ.
JOHN HONEWrr. Elder.
messages V.!VAVVVfV,VV??M
i- and urg- jj
would save J jt J
addn-ssed to I fifTlJ
the letter to $
et forth that $ JWWfT,
lough not so ! , .", , - I
Lucien Gatchen, for many years
a resident of the Blue mountains
some plumbing work under a house,
A mass meeting of farmers was
held Wednesday at Athena at which
preliminary steps were taken to
build a concrete elevator of 100,
000 bushels capacity. J. M. Ban
ister, Sim J. Culley and H. J. Wil
son were present from Weston.
Will Warren and Newt Morgan.
former Weston boys, have bought about 1 (J miles east of Weston, has
out a garage and transfer business sold his place for $i:!"0 and moved
at Benge, Wash. In ordering the to the Walla Walla valley. Mr.
Leader sent to his new alxide. Newt Gatchen's mountain claim was fa-
rentarks that "reading the Leader miliar to local camjiers under the
is as much of a habit as eating and name of Blue springs. In the years
juts as hard to do without." that he occupied the claim he had
A successful and enjoyable bas- V.V" .,"'.'7 m. HT
"I
he
. l"MJ.-. la.,.. .... - - .
with a program by Ihc whool chil
was B,h,w is the ..nram of .he ,mU. U, !" ,ntW ir mm un l W Z, LZ . " ..O " SiWlVVlVWI
WWI- eommtinitVChristM..xs tree ut Wes- " . " ' " ?" v ,l . ": The l.-l ..mn.i.t... WVJRite
f U-S tono,H.rahorChristnr.eve. Ac- J f that about is a.retdy in hand 4 Vj
tern Jv. P"'lJ"' ttre mad" throwing for baskets, and the lo- "ndl ,th"1 ,ila',t'; wuld J
km. for the atrair by the program com- wo handily by a score of 65 ! ubtoj,ly Jhc"'i j .'AJS1?
a.m. nnttne. and the tiresentit ion of TIip ... . ' . . . hu im nf Ih. u,L 2 '
M...i.,:; u - L,-.. t ...i.i loI1- ine victory was largely due "lrZ".ZL":.:i' ........ V.
i iic Kuniiiiuiec consisis oi mayor 't
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i m. i . - i iii""K ii i'.tiv"i at iicariv wit' ion
imr at Wild Iforse -h.K,l l.u, 0 UK- t ' ld that
"-' ' UIW'JVU It'lil iriMul uiiiiimkv tn
the hammer by Tim McBride Professor A. W. Lundell of this
brought $:J0.50, which sum gws city has been c-ngagel by the man
to the purchase of a flag and for agement of the Milton and Free
other school purixises. waler (floral society to sing the
The s.;cond quarterly conference baf? 1so1' in Tl'e M.siah, which
of the year will he held at the w" I'n' " evening of
United Brethren church Saturday J,?""ar' 10 a,1 lumbm llegp au
evening and Sunday. The business d,tr'ui. Professor Lu,lell i8
session will convene at 8 p. m. Sat- a,,,.lllHr w,th ""-so dinicult sol,,
urday. Sunday morning and even- hav,n Hn he.m htr in
ing Rev. W; A. Nicoles of Spokane M-',a" Presentations.
will preach. Everybody is invited Local Pytmans conferred the
to come out and hear the splendid third rank Wednesday evening on
message our conference superin- George Walden and the second rank
Umfyit wi'tl. Jcipg to us," says 071 Fred Voghl. A delegation of
Pt&kfc Athena knight wera jiretent.
with suitable lighting effects, is
expected to prove an especially
beautiful and elaborate feature.
An ample sum to finance the tree
has been raised by the soliciting
committee and the great event is
awaited with expectant eagerness -especially
by the younger popula
tion. Selection by the Orchestra.
Joy to the World Chorus and
Audience.
Invocation Rev. E. F. Wriggle.
Address - Rev. E. S. Powell.
0rnet solo, The Holy City
Ilarvey Lundell, with orchestra
acompaniment.
The Nativity in Tableaux.
Scene I - The Star and the Wise
Men. Chorus;--The Morning Star.
Scene 2 The Angel's Message, to
the Shepherds. Chorus And There
to the splendid team work of all
the girls, who showed the results
of faithful practice.
. Miss Rintoul, teacher of the first
and second grades, will leave Fri
day for her home at The Dalles,
where she will send Christmas.
An interesting talk was given by
Rev. E. F. Wriggle to the pupils
of the first and second grades
Thursday afternoon. It was much
enjoyed.
rsnaacca
1, 1 MONARCH
BEST
Banister, G. W.
Wriggle and S. E,
Staggs,
Powell.
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Saturday Afternoon Club
The Saturday Afternoon Club
met December 15 at the home of
Mrs. L. R. Van Winkle, Mrs. W.
A. Barnes and Mrs. Van Winkle
being the hostesses. The ladies
wen firut. fuvoriil with u uh.,t.t
The seventh grade pupils of Miss talk by Rev. Pritchard of Walla
Walla, who sMike on Armenian re
lief. After a short business session
a pleasing piano solo was given by
Mrs. Watts. A very able and in
teresting sermon written by Rev.
Boyd of Portland and entitled.
THIC FASTI MIC
IC. 15. Zelim
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Clark's room are to have a Christ
mas trie Friday afternoon.
A short impromptu prorgam will
In) given Friday afternoon by the
s 'pupils of the third and fourth
. grades A novel feature will be a
Miniature Christmas forest instead
"The Two Germanys," wu read
Were Shepherds.
Scene 3
Part 1 The Madonna and Child.
Chorus- -The Christmas Song.
Part 2 The finning of the Wise
Men.
Part 8- -The Coming of the Shcp
IktiIs. Chorus Holy Night.
Part I -Worshiping fthe Christ
Child. Soft music by Orchestra.
Anthem Glory lo God in the
Highest.
A Visit from Santa Claus.
of a Christmas tree. It will he by Mrs. J. H. Williams.
com 1 h wed of small trees and will be Mrs. Rogers gave extracts from
arranged on a table. ' a magazine article, "What We
Miss Tipton, third and fourth (' l'Hrn trm the Enemy," and
grade teacher, loaves Friday even- ?veral questions relating lo (Jer
ing to siend the Yuletide season many were answered by club mem
at her home in Roscburg. ''fs. Two vocal solos were given
Mr. Nccdham expects to sK-nd hy Mrs' GarmitaeUnd
oarl of his vacation at his home in " "I'Ivwibhii. i.iglil re
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Market
the
freshmi'tits were served by the
hostesses.
It was with regret that the club
ladi'i accepted the resignation of
Mrs. Wilbur Woods, who goes else.
, where to reside.
Iiwesl prices on cigars and lo- The next meeting will . be held
bacco at The Pastime. Nice Christ- January J 2 at the home of Mrs.
mas jars of tobacco. E. E. Mna. Williams.
Eugene. loiter he will attend
Slati- Teachers Association.
5 Miss Simmons will siond Ihe hoi
idays with friends in Boise, Idaho.
Beef by the quarter
12ic per lb.
Meats and Fish
Ham; Lard
and Bacon
A. P. Perry
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