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' - . ■ " Merry Christmas Again the season is at hand when the human family indulges in the pleasant custom of ex tending good cheer and joyous greeting to its fellow beings, when the heart sings out its glad songs and all mankind is warmed up by the spirit which makes us all feel better for it. It is a great pleasure to us, that we too, have the pleasure on this oc casion to extend to our friends greetings and best wishes for a Merry Christmas cmnuEa κοξηβββ ! Crow Shoe Co iFttSONSl MENTION. ! Perrr S. Robertson has re t u met from Mineral Well». Mrs. \V. C. Mlnton went to Ennii this morning to visit relative». Horace Trippet is here from HÎc< to spend Christmas with relatives. Miss Francis Dtsmuke of Yoakun is visiting the family of V. II. She! ton. Miss Helen Kangsford is at hom from Baylor University to spend th holidays. Miss Helen Oldham of Fort Wort is the iiuest of Miss Annie B"t Lang! fard in Fast End. Mrs. Willie Hunden of Libert Hill is visiting lier cousins. Misst Rula and l.uia Harris. I Mr. and Mrs. Oeo. Λ. Slapely wi go to Waco this evening to spen Christmas with relatives. Miss Τ I. Walker is at home ft ι the hoiidajs and has as her gtie Miss Francis Copas-t of Decatur. Dr. W. B. Ferguson left this mon iug for Decatur to join his fami! on a Christmas visii to relatives. Mrs. W. H. I.. Wells and daughtt of Piano arrived esterdn> afte noon Ό ν: -it M V Ε. McKnigh Mi; s Fdna ?' av, of Victoria arrii el >esii;rd;i;. to spend Chri.-tm.] with the family of .lohn M. Harri 01 Mrs. Self and lin le Misses Hànn and Κι ha Reagan of Fornej are vif iring the family of 1 >ι. 10. P. Shand: ('. E. McClain went to Itasca las night to spend a few da>s with rela tives Mrs. McClain and child re I preceded him there a few days :igc . See W. A. Knight for plumbing. We are ThanKful For the largest Holiday trade we ever enjoyed. . . All WorK Promised Will be Finished on Time. ** Λ £ With each dozen pictures m id.-* during the 30 days \vc will make one extra, mounted on a handsome art calender I Ed Hudson, Photographer (Studio over Che> ν es I . <k Go's Store ) J λζά&λ- .·ίm>*-jy*a*·<>*α*·λ»·ι,-: a-; a-v ^ Xmas Gifts Çf -W ~?«r· Γ.-^.!*»?1Λ·*?Τ'^Η9 56ﻫiSSESi«r.as κ y SI We have the swellest line of Fancy Ode Pieces China ware, Carving Sets. Rogers 1847 Si!; r.vare. Toilet Sets, and a general line of goods suitable tor presents Call to see us. » S I αα>ταί·~ ·νν ^ϊΐΜππ^τ,χ,ίγφκηπτϊί^ Ml», «ir . lit \rM I mIIi « «|»K . < iat> «llk ttKtMid h»· !·*« t>) Μ*!»!»· J λ Iff λ II |fc»! ■ h»» lof «l-t i»< Uwi< t *,«ts '»>*« la Ht», tinuMtf · rmlnl nt Htfilt» ι ι nmjrt < Η· I «4 MmI»' " Ml·» Dr··Mi ■ ill >« *»«. «I ttl» ··*■»»« Ιμ>ηλ» «■ ■& ■ vinr· 1*1 ntifel. 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Walker The Fashionable Jeweler > « ί SNAP-SHOTS AT THE NEWS Î • ♦ ► J } l'AII.Y ΗΑ^ΚΝΙΜίΗ Oh Tllf * » city KKiKKLY toi.η * • < »»*··♦*»···♦·»··»«»··*···» « Yearn puffs today Ml Kmplre Ι K..K. I ). *27 ( real» purr* lothiy at Kntplre ilUki-rj. 27 Nil Chriatma* candy i* the best Tr% it and be convinced. 27 1 1) Caldwell left y *terday for Ι»·ϋι ïo 1-.··· μ book* foi J. F Strick land. Mi Caldwell will move there soon. /. iiai Sw»ntt of (ϊιvenville. Bolitu j - we if Wheelrt cou . \ and v* ton Sweatt of Kort Smith ure her» îo s,r»n<l Chrli-M Hf· with >heit : brother, Depun Sheriff <ï C. I Sweat t J. A. U lay tack, who rcstidttl r.eai | Γκιιιη h«>\oral year·, has ino*'Cil tc· ! the Ma y pearl community where he | ■ ■htly iMiii^ht a farm from 1* \\ \\>llac· Il·· ι ailed and had h^ Kn Î .erpvi*»' ch,inic' d to that place Mr \ alia · ImiiRht finotb't farm in th pie «οιηπιwelty Cni'l dealer· are no: ruahed a mm h jiiMt at thH time a* the vreath ! ' < lerk U ititerferlOK to some eaten! I * It h ι hem However, there ia plenty I of time >et when there will lté ai t c· ni of fill i-.tnl- ..f fuel, ai.'l ! ♦ ι.in · ♦■ !hrc«- .»κι) Mbd r« ni ■<1 il·· (Arm «ouih of town t - nntMl to Chart* ■ Wether'* pUif !«·»> Midlothian Μι Alaup I· η 4(mmI farrtivrr stud Iim hiMTvnlHl «*ll j ■ι '<> Trn« II· >*1M tc> - ι»» fur hx KBitrprltf »κ4 had II j hat »-<1 '·> hi* n»« iidiirm tir *t*n; i»il tlw> |ιβ|Μ r >«ai i« hi* mo*b*r. Mi Mm I VUttp. 0«»d Hprlng· » Ni lift I <·«»·.« M «ι k :.·»ιιι < mu «ici. who « λ|μμ1 frUMt l|* iMItf f*r«i mm* ι.·. ihintid ι h m tMo«>« Iftjrt Ί >1*1 Γ w VfKtkrtii · (iUm hi··» mv*t Iif III*! «hit# Iff •»w > · ■ *|w frnn Ihr |«»>4 «Iw '4 M-»ts »*«» aft»» hΙβ« «If I ft hr «*· airndtBl uf Ik* (tin tUH »» ►'r»4ta* «»4 '«A «h» ·ομ4 •Ι λ Γ*·· ·>** w™ <·«· «·ι* («*tl wctlta Jhn hM «μ1· UMv! v* rt «en* ρ ο τ*»» nut * MM Μι ·' I »d tmns <«·*» ng ·»· · «-» »l'h («rtlrM· l· k*f raa, « »rti t · λλ 4 m mm (attarda *·«« UtIMHI. » hlrfc «ιΗ k*r «II rl(|p I Mt* ai«n «m4 1 fer «M «*w. frortttfu* umI «ht· *~r«fWta·· H 4— »In» ««rte."* IW < f * ..I >·> U.—4 A - 4*. ib 'JUIM 1 THE CHUSTNAS TRADE Stokers ThrMfH the Stares art Her cheats Report M tastaess. Today is the last day before Christ Ml When the business houses close tonight the best Christmas shopping season in the history of the town win have ended. For the past ten days the stores have been thronged with shoppers, and the merchants report having done a most excellent business. The shopping has not only been in good quality, but has been in good quantity as well, it would be diffi cult to estimate what !ines of trade liave been best, but merchants of all classes ha%e received their share of ! the "long green." The trade in Christmas goods this year has clearly demonstrated the fact that the buyers are more discriminate in mal in<,' selection than in former yea.s. Goods have been bought more I for their usefulm·-:, than for their I ornamentation, and for that reason ! the toys and trinkets which were ι formerly the chief o< . in tin > of 'I he Christmas merchant - have be eu I practically relegated to obli\ ion, if (the use of the p\p c .η «ill b:* j ;; Mit' ;! Of · >u: -, -i Many '•(is are ι.M eve: Chi : .···. but the iiaile in this line of gi >!s does not begin to compare with <1 1 past The pe son making selectioi of a nifi for a friend ot for some member of the f.imih prefe - ,αι artid- that • in be utilized to stood advantage ni in the >en,· rather than to purchase something winch socs out of «late with the . pacing of Christmas. In the.se days of mode! η ideas niiin; excellent Chiisma*· gifts may be found in the furniture «tore, and these establishments :χή recel is·-: it liberal «tharo of tv : ■ Une· of trade. Prom personal observation made by Matching the shopper* as the;, throng the stores where Christmas goods are on display we would plate the Jewel ry establishments as firt>t In the list in the preference of those selertiag yifts for friends and loved or.es It :» at Christmas time that the jeweler is happiest While there is a good demand foi this class of good» from one end of the year to the next, yet the greatest sale of jewelry is tirade during ι he Christmas se a .-to η The greatest demand is for medium pri< ed goods, but mam high priced art! f ies are fourni «e t\» Ι··? β' pur chases to be made \ big par' of the Christina* trade now go< to the dr. nood* -tores-, fur here ran be found suitable gifts for all members of h· family. The grocer druggl· . c.-ir dealer, con ft i ι iotiei butch» . and In fact all clashes <>i ment inis are b> no means forgotten when Chn-tmas goods are being purt'hu 'd. PULPIT AND PEV/. Win ιe llt'ligiou* Scrvirp» Will lie Held ni tfie City Tomorrow Mcthudii·! Chun b • «iilaj School i* 4~> a m I' ■ a< h ing at 11 u tn. by the p*»tor l.eague services ti 1 Γι ρ m Junl m league ί ρ tn. lit Ian· Campbell, our ι.» pre ι<11 : ·.- t ide, ·.· Ill jireach In the even I ng a 7 : IS. VII service hel l lit the publlr ■ hool auditorium The Sunda) H< hool will usake at) <ffentu' for th Orphac Hoi ml h· « ουκregal Ion at I I ι m "ill il «ο be tailed upon fot all off., a»: ro the se no Institution \\ H MVTTHKW.- ! »r ι«< < liur. Ιι ■> .·> S uiiils^ S« hc«t»l It ·» |it c»i hiric by thr i'.t»ioi iUK«1 r^" «'ord llMBic Flr*h ι. it· S'tiior and Junto'' Il V I' Γ 7 "«ι i>r*»ehloc !>' th«· pa*!or Bvtt!iii>IMIr wn k» At : (> ta thr inmar <»( >h«· ll«p 1 < h«r< h «ill |ΐΓ4»·< h ai Κ»» ι ,ιΙΙμΊΙι * lititil» ttoui* Itf Μ·Γ»1»·· t » IU l»*M mil huit lAittrndUiti le · m »>» ϋ·*-»ί »<»<l M>im «htth will |ii|U>w > tt ti> lt*uir<llrt t'»ft <f t < Mit»! Hlmml Mit ι AlUf M1 J A M'HJtl'F, f**»»or I ÎI«» rlJN t Imffh 4'ik4(i t*f ψ '* t» n ni i*r*«tkll>C H «hr f «Ι I i » • nd T >»·» ρ tf I \ IV* »**··«* « ί·ι| ··! ftuai· M» W« «u (MtlUf (Mir iiM·** ttbk· te t h» M·*) ktftd fr!*«4«*ta> M ••kUiiI «ItMMte*. **4 »»4»t «jitrtt u4* ·ημμ·4 te Mit mot tot M htf IM ill»— Tour outctlikc util »»»» bm imiftll) ι» j wwlwvwl It Β Ilil.HrHV U8I 11 A l'IKKi Κ M H* V H «UK!TT»\ • |**M |Mi*t» UMfaïf at »WH«* U. ti η J R ψ : Some you buy and sorry you did it, because they-re . worse than bad—never give any sa^^act,on\rll„_ ♦ have picked ours as carefully as we pick oui drugs, ^ that means satisfaction tomorrow as well as today. | Let us give you our prices. ♦ Geo. A. Thomas Ô Sons : Oriental Drug Store : ♦ ♦ The place where they fill Prescription >»·♦···♦♦»♦♦♦»♦»♦····♦ κ. Useful Christmas Presents Carving Sets, Silver Knives and Forks, Silver Spoons, Chusolite Ware, Knives and Forks, Razors, Razor Straps, Scissors (all kinds), Meat Choppers. Pocket Knives, Washing Machines, Baskets, Hunting Coats, Shot Guns, Target Rifles, Bread Knives, Can Openers, Household Scales, Larder Sets, Cook Stoves, Quick Meal Ranges, Oil Heaters, Flour Bins, Kitchen Knives, Raisin Seeders, Clothes Wringers, Leggins, Corn Poppers, Revolvers, Crumb Travs and Brushes. Boys Wagons. ::::::: Ellis County Hardware Co JVIerry ' to All Our Customers 1>· Ky;y;er ^ {Soil. Either phone 126. Spot Cash and One Price to All Ouml l'araly*!*. *real»«t linlir.· nt I ever u*>d hav» 'I was much afflicted »i'h m'ja-reoomo»#n<t*d It to a number of per tic·," «rite* Kd C Nad, lowavUle.won». nil e*j»r**a tkeiH«elT*e m be Sedgwick Co., Kan . "Rotn« about on in κ ben»flU*d by I' I now walk crutch*·* aiul »u (Term* a deal of pain without rruifhm able to perform a I wax induced to try Ballard · Snowereat deal of ΙικΜ labor on Ul« Liniment, which relieved ni«* lfarm 25c. £<»<· fl 00 at Mood | f tteed three JOc bottler It t« theMsrtin At ihe request of hundreds of F'gger money spenders The Great Slaughter Sale that has been Qoing on at Kgger City this month wili be rontinued 30 days more. This will give until Saturday, January 20th in which to buv goods cheaper than you ever bought them in your lives. Remember the same low Mrices that have made "this sale talked about from one end of Hllis county to the other will prevail in Egger City another 30 days Every bargain offered at the beginning of this sale will be continued We shall still sell Calico at .Vic yard Clark's Ο Ν. T. Thread 8 spools for 25c, our entire Lace Curtain stock at about oneahalf of wholesale cost. We shall ouUtlo all former efforts and evcry » I thing in the house will lie sold at prices I that makes it Λ Bonanza for the People D. EBfiER & SON L ..lï.SàâËÙÊib * .