The Hermiston herald., December 17, 1925, Image 3

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Christmas shoppers will find our store headquarters for gifts of quality
Our line of Christmas goods this year surpasses all others
and are ready to take
care of your needs.
Gifts for Ladies
Silk Hose $1.00 to $2.25
Felt Slippers $1.75 to 2.25
Handkerchiefs 20c to 75c
Stationery 65c to $1.00
Silk Underwear $1.35 to 2.00
Boutonniers $1.00 to 1.25
Boudoir Caps $1.25
Beads $1.00 and 1.25
Mixed Nuts 30c pound
Black Figs 20c pkg.
Wrapped Dates 30c
Bulk Dates 25c pound
rry Christmas,
and Paid in Full
Silas Vaughan Contrib-
ed to Yuletide Cheer
o f the Needy.
FRANK HERBERT SW EET
T WAS an eloquent
. plea for the public
building, an urge
to r Its beauty, lta
value to the town,
th e
educational
gift to the eyea of
youth. The speak­
e r was hypnotic,
d been engaged for th at
le strings were loosened. Money
freely— twenty, fifty, a hundred,
indred. And It was Christmas.
went to Silas Vaughan, the
leader, a wealthy man of the
.People looked surreptitiously to
hat munificent sum he would
Pendleton Blankets
Bed Spreads
Table Cloths
Bath Towels
HRISTM AS zest warms the
cynicism rob you of this glow.
Do not curl your lip and say
you know the elevator man or
the grocer’s boy or the many
others to whom yon give a little
Christmas Joy Is Just looking for
the present and la being polite
for that reason.
Enjoy their pleasure In receiv­
ing. Enjoy, yourself, in giving.
And doesn’t every one enjoy
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presents! When you sayi
"He’s looking for a Christmas Î ’
present,” yon lose h alf your own i!
Joy.
When you say:
"What an opportunity to add
a little present to another per­
son’s Christmas,’’ you have yonr
own full measure o f Joy.
Christmas zest must not be .
bereft of any of Its spirit.— 1
M ary Graham Bonner.
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Irst a hand went Into his pocket
he others, then came out and yield to noble Impulses,” said a neigh­
bor In a voice that all could hear.
The next day was Christmas, with
the grocery and drug Stores open for
a few hoars. Sifts Vaughan went “to
his desk and took out twice as l u s y
bills as ever had been allowed to ac­
cumulate before. Times were bard,
and more were obliged to charge.
Fully half of the accounts were se­
lected from the others, and several
■ms were folded. There was an
words written a t the bottoms. That
e gasp from watchful eyes.
took nearly an hour. Then he slipped
pleas came, more solicitors the bills Into his pocket, put on his
round, man to man.
hat and coat, and went out, leaving
Silas sat there, arms folded,
the store to the clems.
nmoved.
It was nearly closing time when he
nes are too hard,'’ he was heard I* came back.
Thia he occupied with
In answer to an importunate packing and arranging a number of
"It Is a bad year for such a baskets with fruit and nuts and candy,
which be sent out anonymously.
t bad fo r me, and all those who
U m atilla County, Oregon aa the place
when and where hearing la to be bad
thereon. A ll persons lnterestd nt*
hereby notified to then and there
appear and show cause, if any they
OF HEARING UPON FINAL
have, why said report should not
be approved, the adm inistratrix dis­
County Court of the 8tnte of charged, her bondsmen exhonorated
and the estate closed.
!g«n for Umatilla O uuty.
Matter of the Estate
Dated th l, 3rd day of December,
of
’
1»J5.
L. H a ll, Deceased,
C. MARJORIE HALL,
Then I read on the bottom, T hope
this will .be the beginning of better
things.
Merry Christmas.
Paid In
full. Silas Vaughan.’ Mine was thir­
ty dollars. 81 must *a* given away
more’n a thousand.”
He sat down. Silas had lost all his
composure. He tried to slip away.
But hands and apologies were appear­
ing from all sides. He was pushed to
tlie platform and told to make a
speech. He would have made a mesa
o f It, but all were cheering so wildly
no one could hear. So It did not rnat-
( • . 1999. Wwlir« Nrmsapor U b I m .)
undersigned administrator of the es­
tate of Benjamin F. Stroh'm, deceu-
ed, has filed his final report w ith
the Clerk of t i e above entitled Court
and that the Judge I f said Court has
designated Saturday, tbe 2nd day of
January. 102< at, 2 o’clock In the
afternoon as the time, end the rooms
of the above entitled Court In the
County Court House In Pendleton.
U m atilla County. Oregon, a t tb e place
when and where hearing la to be
bed thereon. A ll persons Interested
13-5tc
Adm inistratrix.
are berey notified to then and there
appear and show cause. If any they
NOTICE OF HEARING UFON FINAL bare, why said report should not be
approved, tbe administrator dis­
REPORT
charged. his bondsmen exbonerated
In the County Court of the State
and tbe estate closed.
-Coprt Hone. nt Pendleton,!
Leather-Coats $10 to $18
Ties 50c to $1.50
Gloves $1.50 $3.50
Sox 50 cents to $1.00
Handkerchiefs 25c to 75c
Complete line of Candies
20c to 40c per pound
! Xn the evening came a big church
community Christmas tree.
Most of the donors of the public
building were there, rather proud of
themselves and hot above circulating
bits of criticism. When Silas entered,
there was no uncertain air of chilli­
ness In the room. A few nodded to
him, but frigidly.
Silas appeared to take no notice, and
found a seat near the front, where ap­
parently he sat calm and unruffled.
A poorly-dressed man down In front
had been looking about expectantly, a t
though watting for some one to speak.
Suddenly he rose.
" I ain’t no speaker,” he called,
loudly, "but I got suthln* to say.
•Bout the new bulldln’, I ain’t nothin*
to say, only seems too much money
for real need. An* I never liked horn-
blowln’. Now, It ’s been an awful hard
time for workln* folks, on ’eouut o’
there bein’ so much alack. First time
I couldn’t pay np in twenty years. I
couldn’t see no Christmas for me.
Now, listen: This momln’ a feller
carried papers all round. I got one.
First, I felt *t was a sheriff thing, like.
Dated this 3rd day of December,
1>2>,
Notice io hereby gtveu theft tho li- I t e
GEORGE STROHM.
Administrator.
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Blazers $5 to $8.50
Hermiston’s House of Quality and Service
heart and makes the heart
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glow. Do not let any outside
ce is* hereby given that tbs
Ignod adm inistratrix of the ee-
Teddle L . H a ll, deceased, h a,
er final report w ith the clerk
above entitled Court end that
Hge of anid Court baa dw ig-
M turday, the 2nd day of Jann-
of Oregon for UnmttUa County.
H at 3 o’clock in the nfter- In the M atter of the Estate
■ the time, and the roonm of
ove entitled Court in the Benjamin F. S tro h «,
Slippers $1.75 to 2.25
KINGSLEY’S
CHRISTMAS ZEST
and Mrs. George W agner and
chults ware dinner guest, of
Soneeoa last Sunday.
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Gifts for Men
White Figs 25c pkg.
Pitted Dates 2 pkg.
for 25 cents
Jumble Pack Oranges
6 dozen for-$1.00
I have bought the bankrupt stock of Sappers’ Inc. and will sell all merchan­
dise at wholesale cost for cash, Contract Goods excepted, until Jan. 1.
SALE TO START
Thursday December 17
Rocker horses 1.80
Scooters 1.25
Mechanical toys and games o f all
kinds* ' "
Flash lights, pocket knives, razors
clocks, tools and paint
Dolls which were 1.05 to 3.75 now
70 cents to 2.13
Childs rockers and chairs were 1.25
to 6.55 now 98 cents to 3.35.
Kiddie Kars and horses were 2.60
to 3.55 now 1.60 to 2.25
Fancy Dishes And Glassware
Berry set was 3.90 now 2.37
Phonographs which were $50 to $158 now $5 (o $35
Majestic range was $145 now $95
We have a number of standard heating stoves at cost
All of our prices are cut in proportion to the above
Some pieces of furniture at absolute cost
Cream separator was $50 now $35
Granite and tinwar& wash boilers and other articles
W. L. BLESSING