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TRUTHS THAT ARE NEVER TOLD strike, not a ball. What’s the matter*
The motorist—1 ge about eight
miles to a gallon of gas.
The Proud Father—That kid o’mine
Is over a year old and has never said
a word anybody could understand.
The Prise Fighter—I was at my
best an he knocked me out fair and
square. He’s a better man than 1 am.
The Golfer—I never went around
in leas than 120 in my life.
The Baseball Player—“Hay, Un>-
pire, you’re wrong.
That was a
with your eyes.’’
The Lady—I only paid |2.50 for
this hat.
The Stenographer—I really can’t
spell, but I’ll make an awful bluff '
at it.
The Telephone Girl—I wasn’t
ringing your party. I haven’t tried
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The Secretary—Mr. Jones is sup
posed to bo in conference, but he’s
really in there telling stories to a i
couple of friends.
Old Bin Hallens’
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Car Load of Toys
CHRISTMAS EVE
HRI8TMA8
baskets
filled
with holiday cheer.
C Money
Jingling gaily with no
mercenary hardness about It.
Sleigh bells tinkling tn the
clear, pure air.
Shope alight, and filled with
people.
People with countless bundle*
Red ribbon, wreathe, Christ
mas cards selected at the last
moment.
Christmas greetings on every
Up.
Light in windows of bouses.
Trees decorated with tinsel
end toys.
Shadows dancing between the
fireplace and the tree,
Christmas decorations, never
out of style, always lovely,
Christmas plants, bunches of
flowers, boxes of candy.
All being bought, delivered or
arriving.
Doorbells ringing.
Surprises.
Friends remembering.
Loyalties emphasized.
Kindliness.
Christmas Eve I—Mary Ora
ham Bonner.
How Lonely Man on Christ
mas Eve Spree Brought
Joy to Orphan.
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My new up-to-date Christmas goods are in and
some fine presents at a low price for Men, Wo
men and Children.
Auto RobeB, Pendleton Woolen Mills..... $10.50
Also some make in Bed Blankets............ . $6.00
Pendleton All-Wool Shirts ........................ ..$4.50
Auto Driving Goves................................... . . $3.50
Silk Stockings ........ .................................... ... 50c
Broad Cloth Shirts...................................... $2.50
Nifty Boxes of Handkerchiefs.................. .... 50c
NectarB in Christmas Boxes........................ ..$1.00
Suspenders and Sleeve bands, in boxes.... ..... 50c
Rubber Boots, for 4-6-8-10 year old boys
$2.25 to $2.50
Lady Rubber Boots................................ ........ $3.00
Men’s Rubber Hip Boots................................ $6.50
Men’s Rubber Coats,....................... $5.25 to $8.75
Connally Dress Shoes...................... $5.75 to $7.00
Chibpawa Work Shoes ....*.............. $3.25 to $5.95
High Tops...................................... $8.50 to $10.50
Loggers.............................................................$16.50
The Famous Olson Loggers, hand made ... $18.50
Men’s Slippers, arm£ style........................... $1.10
Men’s Leather Slippers— i
Full line of Underwear, all wool..................... $5.50
One-half wool ................................................. $3.50
Army Briches, just in, new and best mateial $4.50
A few army shirts............................................ $4.00
Rubber Coat, for men.................... $5.25 to $8.75
Rubber Coats for Boys, 6 to 10...................... $3.25
11 to 16 ........................................................... $4.50
Rubber Hats for men and boys....... $1.00 to $1.50
Vernonia Lodge, No. 184 A.
F. i A. M., meets at Grange
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Office rear Halton’s Store
Vernonia,
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M. D. COLE
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Vernonia,
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Lester Sheeley
Attorney-at-Law
Vernonia,
Oregon
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GEORGE H. SHINN
President
Columbia Co. Abstract
Company
St. Helens,
Oregon
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S. WELLS
MERCHANT TAILOR
MARK EVERY
GRAVE”
You will find at our shop the
finest granite. “Rock of Ager,’
and
“Ashland,”
“St.
Cloud,”
granites
and
various
other
marbles.
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Cleaning and Pressing
Repairing and Alterations
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We Call for and Deliver Within
City Limits
Bridge Street
MAIN 891
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Vernonia, Oregon
Reduction In Price«
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Mrs. M. N. Lewis & Co.
Fourth A* Main Sta.
Listen!
Look!
Hilltboro
NEHALEM HOTEL
Opp. Gilby Motor Co. on Bridge
street Bid Grant Ara.
American Leginn
Post No.
119
meets 2nd and
4th Mon. nites
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Catering to the traveling public.
You will be cared for at the
Nehalem Hotel
Boy Scouts meet
every Frl. nlghtat Legion hall
t.M. E. CARKIN, Com.
EUGENE SHIPLEY, Adj.
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Vorn onia
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CURLEY’S TRANSFER
COMPANY
T. J. EDWARDS
(Insured Carrier)
Local Hauling and all kinds
of team work
Office at Kavanaugh Land Co.
Portland - Vernonia Truck
Line
SPECIAL CABE WITH
FURNITURE HAULING
VERNONIA OFFICE
A.
Wm. Pringle, Prop.
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Very Merry Christmas
NEW YEAR
Evenings by Appointment
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Wé Wish Everyonea
A Most Prosperous
Dentistry and X-Ray
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Musically Inclined.
and*
DR. H. H. HURLEY
The Vernonia Grange meets on th
second Saturday of every month a
7:30 P. M.
Any members of th
Grange living in or near Vernonia
or visiting in the community, ar
cordially invited to attend.
F. E. MALMSTEN, Sec
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Rheumatism
Neuritis
Stomach, Liver and Int».ri»«.i
Troubles.
Delayed Menstruation
GRANGE
VERNONIA
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DR. ELLA WIGHT
DR. C. J. WIGHT
CHIROPRACTORS
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She—Has your room mate an
for music.
“Gee, Is This Where Ya Live, Misterr
He—Yes! And two hands, one
Asked Johnnie.
mouth and a saxaphone.
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streaming down his cheeks that the
Advice to readers “Watch Fagl
old man followed him into the bouse.
Christmas ads the next few weeks.
The "house’’ consisted of one room.
In the greatest disorder. At the far
side a woman was lying motionless in
a small Iron bed. Hallons knew at
once she was dead.
“Look here, Johnnie," he said, turn
ing to the child, “you run out and get
into the ear outside. Your mother is
very sick.”
Without a word the little fellow left
and got into the machine. Halk>rs
came out soon after and assured
Johnnie that everything was all right,
for that evening anyway. To himself,
however, he was wondering what on
earth he would do. He had the car
stop at the undertaker’s and made ar
rangements for the burial. He pur
posed saying nothing to Johnnie about
it until after Christmas, but then—
what to do with Johnnie? He did not
care to put him in a home. He dis
liked Institutions of any kind.
“Do you have any relatives, son?”
he asked suddenly. "Any aunts or
cousins or anything?”
“No,” said Johnnie.
“I have a
grandmother In Ireland, but I’ve never
seen her—why?”
“Oh, I Just wondered,” he answered
casually. They were in front of the
big old Hallons house-now.
“Gee, Is this where ya live, master?”
asked Johnnie, amazed and excited to
think he was actually going to visit in
such a mansion. Hallons assured him
it was his house. “Gee whiz!” was
all Johnnie could say to express his
admiration.
Inside, Hallons had a chance to
see his new friend in a better light
He was extremely dirty and ragged.
He had a sharp, intelligent little face
with large, sparkling blue eyes. Hal
lons liked him at once. He ordered
a light supper to be prepared and
sent Johnnie upstairs with a servant
to have him «crabbed. ’Tut him in a
pair of my old pajamas when he’s
clean and send him down,” ordered
Hallons.
That night after the supper had
been eaten Johnnie snuggled up near
the logfire In the drawing room, a de
lightful little figure almost lost in the
spacious folds of his pajamas. His
face shone with cleanliness.
Old Hallons sat back in his comfort-
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able, easy-cbalr watching the child.
He was more pleased with the sight
than with anything he had ever known
before.
“See here, Johnnie. "What would
you like most to hare for Christmas?”
Hallons naked Anally.
Johnnie stretched himself ont on
the comfortable pillow in the attitude
of one about to think over a serious
proposition. “Well,** he said at last,
“I think Pd like a house like thio—
Just like thia. I want this Ore and
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this pillow, too."
Hallons smiled.
“Very good,” he
said, “all 1*11 ask to that-you share It
with me, but It is your home, little
■an, from thia time on.”
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By MARION R. RKAGAN
Someone has advanced the opin
ion that the letter “e” is the inosi
unfortunate letter in the English
alphabet, because it is always out of
cash, forever in debt, never out of
danger, and in hell all the time.
For some reason, he overlooked
the fortunes of the letter, so we’ll
call his attention to the fact “e” is
never in war and always in peace.
It is the beginning of existence, the
conmmencement of ease and the end
of trouble. Without it there would be
no meat, no life, and no heaven. It
is the center of honesty makes love
perfect, and without it there could
be no editors, devils or news.
Anyone wanting boxes for sending off packages
. come in and get them all free
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Hall
every
Second
and
LI)
BILL
HAL
Fourth Thursday nights.
LONS, who had a
reputation for be
Folger. Master.
ing
the
tightest
O. F. TIPTON, Sec
man in the county,
Visitors Welcome
always broke away
from his usual
stinginess at
il
' Christmas time and
PACIFIC WOODMEN LIFE
made a practice of driving about on
ASSOCIATION LODGE
Christmus Eve distributing presents
Meets
every Friday night at Sess-
to people whom he had never seen
mans Hall. All visitin? Brothers
before. He led a lonely life, and his
welcome.
Emil Messing, C. C.
Christinas Eve sprees were the big
O. L. Bateman, Clerk
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gest events In his life. He usually
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drove around the slum districts with
a car full of toys and clothing and
stopped Indiscriminately in front of
houses and flats, leaving a few pack
ages on each doorstep. He never had
accepted the proffers of hospitality
L O.O.F.—V ernonia L odge , N o . 246,
and refused always to go Inside.
meets every Tuesday night at 8:00
This Christmas Eve, however, he
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found himself In a peculiar predica o'clock, in Grange Hall
ment. He stopped In front of-a bat
M. L. GAINES, Noble Grand
tered old frame house, which he knew
P. O. Mellinger Secretary
Be Yyyy
very well. It was the fourth year he
Oh, merchant, in thine hour of eee, had gone there with tops for the little
hoy. He had scarcely stepped out of
Knights of Pythiaa. -
If on this paper you should ccc,
H arding L odge , 116,
the car when little Johnnie came run
Take our advice, and now be yyy:
Vernonia, Or. —Meets
ning out of the house, half crying.
Go straightway out and advertiiii,
every Monday night in
You’ll find the project of some uuu
“What’s the matter, son?” he asked.
Grange Hall. All visit
Neglect can offer no exqqq:
“Oh, it’s ma; it’s ma. G’wan in
ing brothers cordially
Be wise at once, prolong your dt*aa. an’ look.’»
invited.
A silent business soon dkkb.
Hallons had no desire to go in and
J. W. BROWN. C. C.
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look, but the child was so insistent
JACK NANCE. K. R & S.
Th. Lucky Letter “E”
and so pathetic, with great tears
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Working Man’s Store
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Professional K Business Directory |
W. Whitaker, “The Cozy”
—Telephone 673—
Phone 563
Roa. Phono 658
Vernonia, Oregon
PORTLAND OFFICE
Auto Freight Term i. al
E. Water and Yamhill Sts.
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East 8226 --------- Office No. 11
Portland
Resident—Walnut
2380
VERNONIA TRADING
COMPANY
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G RAVEL
Delntered any place in town any
lime.
Good screened and crushed gravel
for all purposes.
for
Pit at Al Parkers Place ,
RAY REASOtyER
PHONE 703
Residence 1160 Ros? Avenue
Vernonia,
Oregon
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We make fresh chocolates every
day. Come in and 8ee us make it.
Lincoln’s Candy Kitchen
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See O. Daust about building you
a good home.
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They offer greater performance,
greater beauty and greater dollar
for dollar value—that is the Chrys
Here is what a Chrysler Font
ler Four—Ask your home dealer— done in 110 houra. Covered Mt*
The Monkey Wrench Garage.
164 miles on 85 gallone ef gas, 88M ;
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miles per gallon. Oil 11 quarts «nd
5 quarta of water.
Your Vaiaste
AYgutng with a policeman is about
Chrysler dealer wants to 4* sm -
as useless as turning on an electric strate the Chrysler.
Stop la the
light in the day time.
Monkey Wrench Garago.—Adv 164
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