couht Notes from all parts of Linn County ;illllll!!IIUIIbilll)llllllilllll!i!iiil!" ML Pleasant Iteesa Sclo, Or., Deo., 24 Mlia Margarita Ryan returned bom Tuesday from Salem whsre she haa btn for some . tin... Krank Laux was a week ami vis- . (lor al Albany. II. R. Bliank and Tom Epplng motored l- to Portland Monday. Mitt Ilutel Lambert, who la attend ing school at 0. A. C. 6 vliltiiig with horn folks' through Christmsa vaca . tlon. Miaa Varna Shank callad on Mist Dorothy Smith Sunday. '. .',. 1rlr. and Mr. Tom Epplng and children callad at W. II. Pearson 1 homo Sunday. u Um. iri d i ... m m in. h . wiiHir .... j mint pva and Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Lambart and - daughter spent Sunday at the Linn Lambart home. Mr. and Mrs. Hal Shation vliltad at the Mm. Roxla Shank home laat week. Jaka Ilufnar visited aevvral days, at lha J. IJ. Kloar homa tha past week. Wm. Ryan, who ii atlanding school at 0. A. C. ia apendlng hit Chriat maa vacation with homa folk. Thcra will ba church at tha Mt. Pleasant ch'jrch Sunday December 28 both morning and evening. . """" TWm Ml&ai Mauri ftmllh mnA lloltw . Ryan and Metart Wayna and Willi ' Hubcr were Sunday visitor! at the Mr. Roxla Shank homa. Mr. and Mn. Frank Habbeaman, of Aberdeen, Wash., and Mn. Frad Me Intyr and cVighter, of Salam arc via Itjng at theM. F. Ryan homa. " . A Merry crowd of young people ' gathered at tha M. F. Ryan hamai unday ivenlng and pnt tha sren Ing in ilnging. Sodavllle I trait 80DAV1LLE Dec, 24-Le.lie La Forge and family hava arrived from Kelseyvllle, Cel., Where they spent tha summer. I. P. Hroriwln mmm m PArttMn.1 vis. Itor lai week. " . Mlaa Bado Tharp, who haa been vtsmng ner moincr nera during we pt weak, returned today to her work of-helo g:rl" in Lebanon. , Our town people are preparing to ' have a union Chriatmat tree at the Evangelical Church. '.' Dr. N. II. Luther, who recently sold hi drug s'.ore In Crabtree, haa decided to4octt here, and it moving thit week to the Jackaon building on Pina 1 1 ret, , ' A petition la being circulated here 1. 1 .u . . .. . ur II. Ingram t-upcrvitor of this road dirtrlct. Mr. Ingram haa held this position several times before, and has .shown himself to ba a fair and con- . scirntlout official. v ' Mn. W. A. Smith of Gladstone ar- . with her slater, Mn. C. Frinby. Gale Hasan, who hat been doing car penter work at Mill Cty It visiting homo folka here while taking an en forced vacation cauacd by tha big . snow and cold snap that stopped work at tha sawmill. . V You're Inveating in tho fufire when ever you ahow a customer why he v should buy a piece of Oregon-made goods inateaa of "something eio jus'. s . .. . . . ...... i XHDAIH VMHM AIH . COLO Alt) -j SAUINO RiaiNO SAkklNO - sy, Brown & Leigh. Plumbers & Tinners West First St - With Barker Hdw. Co. 216 Jeffereon Iteast ,.. . t) JKFFERKQN, Dec, SO -Ada Ilamp ton, tha eleven year old daughter of W. II. Hampton, dlvd of blood poiaon 'ng In Bala in Hoip t il Tuvaday morning. K'Jiiersi tervicra werehvld at Jefferson Wednesday uftrr.K:i. Amoiiy ihs .'ef.'srtonltes at Albany hopping latt Friday werj Mitt Net lio and Wllda Vaughn, Mrt. V. 0. Looney and daughter Mitt Francis, Mrt. E. J. "fibumaker and daughter Mitt Bcrnadlne, Mrs. W. E, Fontaine Mlts Lou Millar, Mrt. C. H. Hoyt and Mr. and Mrs. Frad Widdle. . Mr. and Mrs. Ray Albert, of Bates, j Eastern Oregon are hero spending the holidayt with Mrt. Albert's parents, ' Mr. and Mrsr. A. i. Shumaker. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Cilhouse of Portland came down Monday to spend ' Chriatmat with Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Miller. . -,. - Mr. and Mrs. Karl Steiwer want to Portland Tuesday evening to spend Chrlttmaa with relatives. . I Mrs. R. C Thomas and children went to Albany Tuesday to apend ( Chiittmat with Mrs. Thomat' parents Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Smith. " I ' John Moriti was an Albany visitor I Tuatday. . Ray Reeves was in Salrm on butl- naM last Saturday. C. C Llbby made abuslness trip in AltiMtiV TriHulav . I - - f j Frand Lillard and Mr. and Mrs. C. II. Hoyt were In Albany shopping Tuesday. Ctrt tho Genuina and Avoid Watt Qptomelrist. ALBANY OA. Tomorrow No More r Dread Of Winter with Its chilly, damp days and big fuel bills, if you use the. ' . Pipeless . Furnace : RADIO 4 NATURE'S WAY'.' It burns wood, coal, or briquette, heats up quick ly and-- Saves 25 to 50 per cent in fuel v; . Heats the entire house with one register and automat; ically ventilates. - Call, phone or write for free lit erature or see It demon strated. ' V$tory Cke) H f IS.'TT rrI e jMAtJ-i 1 fc--- V li-.-cF-'N - BEST CHRISTMAS TRADEIN HISTORY Albany Merchants Unanim ous in Voting This the . Greatest Year Local storea are a Mull in declar ing that this Chriatmaa thopplng tea ton wat tha beat that they hava aver enjoyed. Not only hat tha price paid for goods .been larger and the vol ume of receipt! larger in proportion, bat the number of tales In moat cases has exceeded anything heretofore en joyed. " F. M. French and Soot report that their buainott this year baa far out stripped anything they bava ever done F. O. Will, alto In tha Jewelry bus Inaaa, slates that he had long exceed ed his highest, recard of tha past, sev eral dayt before Chriatmaa in aplte of tha week of bad weather when one day hit receipt were but 13.60. ' ' Flood'! Stora enjoyed Incraated protperlty thit year. Rataton't cleo tri Co., Grocery atorca and automo bile dealers alto had a heavy trade. Hamilton's stora reports a large ln-i create for tha month of December ov er any previous December, and the amount of purchases have been larger. Sternberg's Toggery and women's tfcop have kept In line and report a r7E3jriBic.irsi2 To Adequately Conserve the Fuel You Have A good quality heat er will be the best as set, there are many good heaters, but for economy in the initial expence of the heater and economy in the wood bill, we can con fidently speak of the Comfort and the Mas cot, three sizes in eith er style. ; v. Make Your Selection at FISHER - BRADEN CO. 'The Store With a Welcome" City of Portland Recognize .7-s& sA -rSr-- r & -ifc . -v.jTXj 7''7 it ' wr2 VrA -V" -VI One to Five 71 Bdwy fine business. So does McDowell's Shoe company and Self Serivee Shoe Store. Tha i. C. Penny Co. states that their sales are far in excess of any previous year's business, and tha Sample Store likewise- n porta a big gain. Hauaer Brot., tha Barker Hard ware Co., Hulbert Ballack Hardware Ca., The Elite Confeeliorrery and Les lie's Drug Store, Burkhara Lee, Woodworth't prug Co. and Fothay and Maton likewise report that their tocka hava been almoat depleted by heavy buying. Tha Blaine Clothing Company atatet that itt Chriatmat but Inatt began earlier an. lasted longer, with more and greater grott sales than any In tha history of tha store. The same thing can be heard at the furniture stores, E. L. Stiff k Son, Albany. Furniture Exchange,- Fischer Braden, Gilbert Bros., and tha Fort miller Furniture Co. All over the city tha same thing ia beard. It Is Impotaible to name all of tha mer chants reporting big gains, but tha facts show that Albany has been fa vored wiih the biggest Christmas tea ton in It history. - The - Democrat dares to to draw tha conclusion that in addition to tha fact that there Is naturally more money in the country this year than aver, tat people got tha Chriatmaa spirit earlier and kept it up harder as a result of the tplendld advertiaing that these merchants carried in the local papers, carrying their mettage direct to tha hornet and aiding people in deciding on their pretentt and fac ilitating thopplng. - t. GARY .TRUCKS gain recognition throughout the Northwest.- The FIRE BUREAU of; the CITY of PORTLAND is using six .GARY THUCKS. , Contractors, lumbermen, timbermen, merchants, cattlemen, warehousemen and farmers are using GARY TRUCKS., We can make immediate delivery. If interested and wanting to go on road construction, place your order with us for spring delivery. 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