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i LOCAL AND PERSONAL Mr. and Mrs. Charts Skelton of Deer Flat spent Sunday in Caldwell I with their daughter-in-law. Mrs. Luenna Skelton. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Redway ex pected to leave Thursday for Cali fornia where they will spend several months. Earl Boyes expects to leave for California by automobile just as soon as the roads open up enough to be come passable. He will make the trip by Salt Lake and south through Ari zona and New Mexico Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Oakes expect to leave early next week for an ex tended visit to the Hawaiian isl&nds. Nampa baseball bugs are already busily engaged in stimulating interest in the possibility of organizing towns of this section next summer for a reg ular league schedule. Jack Vinning, local manager, has a few ideas relat ing to the subject which he expects to spring when the time is ripe. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lewis returned Monuay from Siloan Springs, Ark., where they spent the holidays with Mr. Lewis' parents. All school exercises began Monday morning at both the high school and the grade schools in the city district. The College of Idaho did not begin operations until Tuesday morning, the additional day being given to per mit out of town students as long a time as possible to remain with their parents. Students of that institution began to arrive in Caldwell Sunday evening. * The Presbyterian aid society will meet with Mrs. James A. Young at her home at 1220 Cleveland boulevard ne&t Wednesday. A full attendance is desired. Mrs. Margaret Conner who is teach ing school at Ten Davis spent the hol idays in Caldwell with her parents. Mrs. F. K.' Heath is recovering avt er a severe attack of pleurisy. Kathleen Smith of Twin Falls Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mable Clore, for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Comstock ancr baby left Monday for Omaha, Neb., to make their home. W. C. Bicknell returned Tuesdav evening from Payette, where he has been attendingto legal business. Dr. J. A. Young was a business.vis itor in Cambridge Tuesday. He re ports the snow in that section about 18 inches deep. Charles Weyland of Boise was business visitor here Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Will Welsh visited Mr. and Mrs. Robert Adams in Boise Tuesday. Mrs. N. E. Franklin, who has been quite ill at the Caldwell sanitarium, was able to be taken to her home Monday evening. The fire department was called out Wednesday morning about 930 o'clock to the Cononial cafe, where they ex tinguished a small blaze in the floor of the kitchen, caused by the range, The only damage was a small hole burned through the floor. The Senior carnival of the College of Fdaho will be held Friday, Jan. 23. It will ^e an all night affair. Walter Waterman of Caldwell, a graduate from thel917 Academic de partment of the College of Idaho spent the Christmas and ew Years at Los Angeles, Cal. He returned to Caldwell Monday evening. Mrs. Breshears of Homedale re turned to her home Thursday after convalescing from a serious abdom inal operation at a local hospital. HOUSES FOR SALE, WORTH THE MONEY. One 8 room house, with bath, three lots, barn, coal house, chicken house and flowing well, and a good location, price $3750.0, with terms. Five room modern house, except heat, close in, good location, $3250.00 with terms. Fire room modern house, except heat, $4500.00, terms. Five room modern house, except eat, $4500.00 .terms. Five room modern house, with fur nace, good location. $4300.00, with termi. Four room house, good location. $1600.00. Four rocm house, good location, $1500.00. Six room modern house, good loca tion, with plenty of shade and lawn. $4250.00. Five room modern house, $4250.0. Six room house, modern except heat, $3,000.00. with terms. Six room modern house, garage, fine shade and lawn, excellent loca tion, a real home-like place, $6,000.00 with terms. Also hâve a number of good lots for sale, which will make fine build ing sites, for any thing in the line of real estate, see F. G. Hoffman, 617 Main street. Phone 763, Caldwell, Idaho. William Trostle of Wilder left the Steensland hospital Wednesday tor his home after having received treat ment here for blood poisoning. Lyfan and Lamont Lovejoy have re turned to Portland to resume their scolastic work at Calumbia university there after spending the Christmas holidays in Caldwell with their par ents. A. L. Murphy went to Boise Tues day on business. M. H. Gibbons went to Boise Wed nesday on business. While there he attended the meeting of the Idaho Reclamation association and brought back the report that J. M. Thompson made the address of the day. Mr. Thompson is a local attorney who is well versed in matters pertaining to irrigation. Miss Dorothy Merritt has returned to Twin Falls to resume her work there as a teacher, in the public schools after having spent the holi days in Caldwell visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Mer ritt. Funeral services were held in Mid dleton at the Baptist church Thurs day at 2 p. m. for Alta M. Farmer, the year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs Kirk Farmer of Lower Dixie. The child died Tuesday of pneumonia af ter a two day's illness and was brot to the Peckham Undertaking parlors awaiting burial. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Binford and young child expect to leave Saturday for California where they will spend the winter. Both Mr. Binford and his child will undergo medical treat ment while there. The Rev. Francis Cook went to Vale this week to Conduct funeral services for Margaret Johnson who was killed Monday morning when she fell into a moving train. Mrs. John son was formerly a member of Rev. Cook's congregation at Vale. Mrs. W. F. Gigray left Monday for Los Angeles, Calif., where she will spend some time. She expects to vis it friends in Portland for several days while enroute. Born, Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs. Mearl Kirkpatrick of Glenns Ferry a son, at the Caldwell sanitarium. Miss Amy Augur visited friends in Star last Sunday. T. O. Wheeler is home after spend ing some time in San Francisco Fred Moxley, a farmer residing in the Wilder district, was arrested last Wednesday morning by Deputy Sher riff Hugh ichols upon complaint or a neighbor for trespassing. He was placed under a $500 bond and hi hearing set for Saturday before Judge D. D. a D. D. Harger. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Mark, last Sunday, a daughter. Marriage licenses were issued Mon day to Owen Mitchell and Dora Car ter, both of Nampa, Fred Maxim and Minerva Rose, both of Parma and to Flossie Bryant of Kuna and Fred Falk of Clildwell. Orrie Guerin from Minidoka is vis iting in the city with his parents Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Guerin. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Sebree re turned home Sunday night from a six weeks visit in California and other coast places. Mr. and Mrs. Dagget spent New Years at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Metcalf of Midway. Born to Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Broyles Sunday at the Steensland hospital, twins, a girl and a boy. Mr. and Mrs. Broyles are from Wilder. Nels Madsen is having two targe porches added to his residence south of Caldwell. The additions will cost about $500. about $500. The foreign missionary society of the Methodist church met Wednes day afternoon at the home of Mrs. C L. Austin on Clevealnd boulevard. Mrs. C. C. Anderson of Boise gave a general report on the foreign mission ary society meeting held recently at Boston and which she attended. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Burger and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Crowley entertained Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Amesbury and son, Robert, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Amesbury and Miss Alice and Beatrice Amesbury at dinner last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Idleman were Boise visitors Wednesday. Dr. A. F. Isham went to Boise Wed nesday on business. Guy McGee went to Boise Thursday for a short business visit. Among those attending the Idaho Reclamation association meeting at Boise this week were John Smeed. president of the Commercial club, J. M. Thompson, J. H. Lowell, C. Ben Ross, Walter Mitchell, H. C. Bald ridge, J. B. Newport and Ross Mad Ben Thrasher, manager of the Sar atoga hotel, is home after spending about a month visiting relatives in Wella Walla. THE CALDWELL TRIBUNE, FRIDAY, JAN. 9, 1920. Predicts Higher Shoe Prices READ THIS ! Cincinnati, O. (A. P.)— Tuesday before the annual convention of the National Travelers' association, J. B. Byrne of Rochester, N. Y., the president of the associa tion, predicted a 50 per cent advance in the prices of shoO next summer. Byrne said that when mn ady appears on the streets wearing glazed or colored kid-skin shoes she is wear ing something that approxi mately is worth its actual weight in silver. He also said that there are plenty of good grades of cheap leather for shoes but that public did not want them.—Idaho Daily Statesman. —The excerpt at the left from the Statesman of January 7, doesn't sound very encour aging, but coming from such an authority as it does, there is undoubtedly some truth to it. Shoes are bound to go higheir in price as long as the present scarcity of leather and labor continue. Those Who Need Shoes Should Take Advantage of These Clearance Sale Prices —As long as we can remepiber there has never been offered to people of Caldwell more important or timely SHOE SAVINGS than those prevailing during our January Clearance Sale. There never was a time when it was so necessary to economize on footwear as right now when prices are jumping up so fast—especially on GOOD SHOES such as you find at Oakes Brothers. —THERE ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED PAIRS of women's high grade shoes piled high on our aisle tables for easy selection. They are cut away below our regular prices und our regu'ar prices on many of these shoes were lower than they could be bought for wholesale today. THE VALUES ARE SIMPLY IRRESISTABLE—Come and see. Three Big Lots Utz & Dunn Fine Shoes —27 -airs UTZ AND DUNN gray kid lace botts with boots in all sizes and widths, ?^ so _$9.95 —6 pair UTZ AND DUNN gra v kid lace boots with cloth tops, welt sewed soles regular $9 values for $7.45 —19 pairs UTZ AND DUNN bench made gray kid lace hoots with neat stiched tip and military heels; $13.00 values for $9.95 Values to $7.00 for $4.95 —A mixed lot of several smart, stylish dress shoes in black and colored kid leather; all sizes in the lot from 2 1-2 to 8; your choice of the lot for iu icdiuvi , ait $4.95 Values to $9.50 for $6.95 —Handsome dress shoes with either leather Louis or military heels; black and colored kid leathers in all sizes and idths; clearance sale price the pair $6.95 75 Pairs Red Cross Shoes .45 —Real comfort shoes for street or house wear; flexible welt sewed soles, soft kid uppers and sensible heel; black cloth tops; all sizes; easily worth $9.00 the pair; sale price —BARGAIN BASEMENT $ 6 85 Pr. Black Kid Lace Boots —If you want a nice pair of dressy, comfortable black lace hoots to wear for all purposes—don"t fail to inves tigate this exceptional lot; every si/e and width; high or medium heels, choice $0 .45 —MAIN FLOOR $24.50 Dresses $12.95 —These dresses were Migh ty good values at the origin al price and they are pretty and desirable in every way; smart styles you can wear all spring. Both wool serge and silk dresses are includ ed in this lot. The materials are much better than youll get later on for $24.50. —Other lots at $18.50, $21.50 and $29.95. —BALCONY Bargain Basement Clearance 45 Women's Wool Kersey ( 1 A A C COATS that, were Big Val- «P I 1«/J ues at* $24.50; Clearance 1 éCâ — Sale Price »—'These coats were bought in a big lot to effect a feature price of $24.50. We in tended that the values should be extra good at the original price,. We sold a lot oil them during the season but there are too many on hand for this time of year so we have practically cut the price in two, to move them quickly. Straight line and belted models are included in desirable dark colors. They are very warm and prac tical coat*. —WOiMEN'S FLEECED I LINED UNION SUITS worth $2.50 sale price $1.75 —MISSES WARM SWE AT ERS, regular $2.95 va lues; sale price $1.45 —500 YARDS OUTING FLANNEL worth 27c yd. regular; sale price 22c T Blouses Like These Huge Savings on Dress Goods Will Cost Double These Prices Later —There are over 200 of our finest Georgette Blouses in this sale and we couldn't duplicate any of them today for much less than we have been selling them for regularly. —And now we have reduced our regular prices to such an extent that we ought to sell every blouse in three days. Spring is coming and you'll want a good stock of pretty waists—now ts the time to save money on them. —$4.95 to $6.50 waists reduced to $3.95 —$7.50 to $8.95 waists reduced to $5.95 —$9.50 and $9.95 waists reduced to $7.45 —$12.50 to $14.50 waists reduced to $9.95 —$17.50 <and $18.59 waists reduced to $11.45 —About 20 pieces of fine ALL WOOL French and Storm Serges prices at about half what they are worth today. —$1.50 Serges reduced to 97c —$2.50 Serges reduced to .'..$1.49 —$1.95 Serges reduces to '. $1.27 —$3.50 Serges reduced to - $1.87 MAIN FLOOR # QI.OVVELL IHA HO < hhh%»H%%H%%%H%%H%HHH»HH»H%%HHH»HHHH%» % % H% HH%H LITERARY SOCIETY TO HOLD FIRST MEETING The Lowell Literary society of the College of Idaho will hold its first meeting of the year, Jan. 19 instead of Jan. 12, on account of the Caldwell lecture course number on that date. The program for the evening has been announced as follows > Music—Luella Rogers of Star. Debate—Resolved that a piano Is more useful tHan a dish rag. Affirmative, May Nichols of Boise and Russell Kenney of Wendell. Negative, Uldine Gartin of Caldwell and John Walsh of Wendell. Essays—Ruth Bever of Filer, Vir ginia Hall and Georgie Andrews oi Caldwell. Music—Donald Jenkins of Roswell. Orations—Justin Conrad of Nampa and Margaret Rudy of Buhl. Declamations— Verl Hanson ot Greenleaf and Helen Chalfant of Caldwell. Short Story—Lois Jackson of Cald well. Extemporaneous Speeches—Robert Bates of Roswell. James Jackson of Wendall. Reading of the society paper the "Spy." Music—Helen White. Faculty Criticisms. "You're in a bad way, my friend," announced the doctor to the young Irish lad in the hospital. "Would you like to see he priest?" "Did ye say I have scarlet fever asked the boy. "You have, and a serious case." "Then send in a rabbi. Do ye think I want to give the fever to a priest?" $1500 DOWN— BALANCE LIKE RENT Why Rent when yon can own your home? Here is a modern 5-room cottage on paved street near city park—alio half-interest in artesian well. This house can be bought for only $3000 on above term«—$1500 down, balance In monthly payments of $25 each. We have the exclusive sale of this. See— Grubb-Long Realty Co. 611 Main CALDWELL Phone 5