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About Eugene daily guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1904-1924 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1907)
% TME EIGKXE DAILY G L’ARO. WKDXKBD.4Y, DECEMBER IS. ISO? Practical Xmas Gifts for Every One at The Friendly Store, 5 Days More to do Shopping Trunks, Suit, Cases and Traveling Bags Reduced We place on sale tomorrow our entire stock of trunks, suit cases and traveling bags at reduced prices. In cluded in our »took is everything from the caeapest made that’s good to the best $20.0U suit cases and t $ J 5.00 suit cases and ti $12.50 suit cases and tr $10.00 suit cases and tr $7.50 suit case» and trt $5.00 »nit case» aud tri $3.00 suit case» and tri: We guarantee to repli satisfactory. fk | Your name and address neatly en- » graved on suit case or trunk, free of Men’s Dress Gloves P Low Priced Holiday Suspenders Reduced some new feature was added as an off set until it seemed that uothlng short of the engagement of a circus could definitely settle the houors. it was in this frame of mind that Mrs. Paulding approached her eon. "You know that automobile you By LESTER CORNING wanted.'' she iwgan at the breakfast table, "i'll get it for you if you can de vise some feature that Mrs. Bryan can not possibly get for her party. That woman has copied every idea I have originated so far.” "Do you give me demanded. "Spend as much murmured. "And you won't ask v> bat it is until I spring it?” be stipulated. "I promise." she said. “1 may rely upon you, Fred?" "For tbe seusatlon of the season.” be assured, "take heart of grace, mothei mine. I am planning to shake Glen dale to its very foundations." Much relieved. Mrs. I'auldlng hurried to confide to her dearest friends that she would have a seusution that could not be equaled. This In due course vi as communicated to Mrs. Bryan, who worried much: but, since Mrs. rauld Ing did not herself know the nature of {be surprise, she could not betray Fred'S plfins. The day of the “double header,” us Paulding irreverently referred to It bè a chance dawned bright anil beautiful, and by 2 I gloomily as o'clock the festivities were under way. Every time 1 There were circus performances on both lawns, and honors see me I fairly even. Mrs. Paulding went about with a smile of confidence upon her face and with skillful references to her sur prise kept curiosity up to pitch. The afternoon pa»se<l without the appear ance of the surprise, and the dusk had gathered liefore Fred dlsapfieaa'ed. and word was passed that he had gone to engineer the great event. An hour lat er the Paulding butler sought hie mis tress. and she vanished into tbe house. She found Fred tn the library, and with him was Nancy Bryan. ”1 want to introduce you to the sen sation,” said Fred, with a laugh, as he rumble of bls led the girl forward. "Nancy and I were married half au hour ago." "And this J. S. LUCKEY gasped. 15« Retioblv Jeweler- Euablished 1861 “Could you have a greater one?" asked. “Every one knows of tbe ri valry tietween you and Mrs. Bryan. If you turn your party into a wedding re ception you'll beat Mrs. Bryan to a standstill You've l>een bragglug about your surprise. You pretend you knew It was coining all along, and the laugh is on Mrs. Bryan." For a moment Mrs. Paulding hesi tated. In some ways it was a bitter pill to swallow; but, as Fred bad shown her. it was necessary Io make tbe best of the situation. She stepped forward and took the bright faced girl In her arms. "My dear," she said sincerely, "I am very glad to welcome my son's wife to her new home. I.et u» go out on tbe «TONES HEAVE DROPS lawn. I will Introduce you to my Greatest known remedy (or heavn friends.” Highland, Or., Oct. 31,1*02 - She turned toward the door, but This is to certily that I gave tn> paused ns down the street there came mare one boitle of “Stone's Heave the sound of a marching band. Drops” and cured her ol hravri. “What is that.” she asked—"more of This was last winter and she has the surprise?” notbeen site.-ted si nee GW.tlla.e Paulding nodded his head. “It's the DR. S.C. S TONE. Salem, Or. people from the Bryans coming to con For sale by all druggists. gratulate the bride!” he exclaimed “Mr. Bryan was with us, but went home to tell hl» wife and invite the crowd over here. You have swallowed up Mrs. Bryan’s party with your coun- ter attractions. I guess I've kept my promise, haven't 1?” Mrs. Paulding patted the curly bead. “You haie kept your promis«*.” she [»Ascal'-5^ agreed. "You have shaken us all to 'NANCY AND I WERK MAHRIBD HALF our very foundations.” Then, putting HOCK AGO." on her liest smile, she led the way to laughter ns he crossed the broad hall, the piazza to meet Mrs. Bryan at the For a time she sat with compressed head of her guests. lips ns she pondered the situation, Un- til two years before she had queened It over the Glendale set both by virtue HALL &. SHUMWAY, of her husband's business and political One i importance nnd because of her own I country Carry a tuli line of plumbing flitarw skill as an entertainer. Then the new Watts, Plumbing ano sewer work. pulp mill had l>een started nt tbe upi>er Also general jol bing in tu sui dam. and Itenfew Bryan has brought C3 sheet it on wink. Irvu work j rou>p his family to live in Glendale. -warsthe atta xlsl t n Fran the first tbe two women bad Jigaatu.-a Phone Black 1371 499 Wlll»met’»'t crossed swords. Mrs. Bryan, who had humbly foHowed other leaders in the ” city, now asserted her right to the □ nnnj title In tbe small town, and by tbe brilliancy of her entertainments she §2 had very nearly wrested social su- 5*S premacy from her established rival be- fore Mrs. Paulding bad realized what was going on. ^2 Her own entertainments became go more ambitious, and for the last year c>S the advantage bad lain first with one 2«? aud then tbe other. To have Fred fall a victim to Nancy Bryan was the • worst blow she had sustained, nnd ¿.p hail she known that Nancy's mother 5*S was as furious as she nt the turn af- I fairs had taken she would have de- i rlved small comfort from that fact. In §2 blissful ignorance of Mrs. Bryan's state of mind, she elected to lieliin-e ft a move of that designing woman. To add to the discomfort of the situs- ^2 tion. she heard during the day that QO Mrs. Bryan was to celebrate her re- turn by a gardeu party of utiusuai pre- ‘-'P tentiousness. > S'"? Beating the Bryans. All Mounted Dent's glove» Dent's glove» Dent's glove» gloves gloves gloves .">.00 suspender»; 4.00 suspenderá; 3.00 suspenders; 2.00 suspenders 1.50 suspenders 1.00 suspenders 5c suspenders; 0c suspenders; S. H. FRIENDLY Eugene's I .ar goat mid Foremost Store, or Your Money Back 594-592 W ilio mette St CITY NEWS F. cemetery. ly attended. The funeral was large PERSONALS Weather, Fair tonight and Thursday, The river Is now at a five-foot stage. A public recepì tonight at the C( honor of John H The special term of circuit court promotion maDag will be held January 6. of the city are inv Rev. ,J. M. Glass spoke to the atu dents of the High »chool at asse ill bly today on temperance. At the Congregational church to morrow evening the subject of the[ meeting will be, "Life Made Glo rious,’’ and Supt. Alderman of the The new depot grounds at Albany city schools will lecd the discussion. were slaked :ff by the S. P. surveyor» Parents are especially* invited, and yesterday, p> "paratory to building. all are cordially welcome. They are due in Eugene to do similar work. A fine new floor Is being The annual meeting of Eugene school district No. 4 was held In the assembly room of the High school last evening, and the tax levy for the coming year was fixed at 9 mills as compared with 4 mills last year. Chairman Osburn presided at the meeting, which was largely attended by the citizens, showing the interest taken in school affairs. The report and estimates will be printed in to morrow’s Guard. put down at the Underwood skating rink. Hoddy & Cooper intend to give the public the best there is in the roller skating line. $1.00 west of the depot. It It of Grants Pass deconi- anlte, a car load of which yesterday for the purpose. The Pythian Sisters elected offi cers as follows, laHt night: M. E.C., EDa Henderson; Excellent Senior. Samantha Dillard; Excellent Ju nior, Effie Fisher; Manager of Tem ple. I^ewellyn Hall; M. of R. il C , Edna Gray; Protector of Temple, Hepsey Watt»; Guard of Temple Blanche Willoughby; Past Chief, Net- tie Hunter. Confectionery'’ Lunch PaHors Fancy Boxes Christmas Novelties Headquarters for all kinds of CANDIES immense meeting al Sunday, with the fa Male Quartet; ad Our Own Manufacture Glendale society was shaken to Its foundations, and as each move was communicated to the other contestant through the medium of officious friends