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i v \| f *» ■ m , / * % / M £ MiiiîTév \S* v. Make Safe Investments The protection of princi- 1 pie should be the first consider* 1 Elion of every investor. Bui it's not always an easy matter for the ordinary investor to determine the safety of the ■ issues offered him. M ' The character of an invest k ment, however, is usually reflected in the concern which offers it. Invest ments offered through this institution war- ct rant your confidence, Safety—Honesty — Courtesy—Service r he First National Bank IMONTPELIER, f IDAHO Member Regional Reserve Bank son Mr. the Î Local News Montpelier, Friday, Dec. 20, 1918. Pure life Insurance protection at reasonable cost; see S. N. Kunz, Montpelier; phone 223. All boy's and youth's suits and overcoats at actual cost until »old.— H. B. Whitman. Ed Whitman came up from Soda 8prlngs to attend the funeral of his nephew, Russell Whitman. Second-hand furniture bought, sold and repaired by Allen Koford at Black's old Btand. Friends of L. B. Loverich will re gret to learn that he has been laid up with a broken leg for some weeks past at his home in Anehelm, Cal. We can sell you a quarter of beef as low as the peddler.—Hoff Meat Market. * The Montpelier Milling Co. has discontinued buying wheat for the present. However, they will continue to exchange flour for wheat. Mail orders promptly and carefully attended to at the Nielaen muatc and jewelry store. Yesterday District Manager Seth Kunx received a check for $2,000 In payment of the policy carried In the Guarantee Fund Life association by the late Frank Lindsay of Ovid. Buy your your boy a pair of Flemialr giant rabbits for Christmas; see The ron Bolles, Montpelier. . Miss Nelle Ridd wUl go to Black] 'foot the first of next week to spenjl vChristmas with her parents. ' Buy a nice quarter of »beef for Christmas from Hoff's sanitary meat market. Mra. J. L. Underwood came In from New Plymouth, Idaho, last Saturday, being called here by the death of her nephew, Russell Whitman. Order your holiday hooka now from C. W. Bartaehi, Nounan, agent for the Deseret News book store. Charlie Hunter arrived last 8unday from San Francisco, nein g called here by the news of the death of his nephew, Russell Whltmarf: Try us before buying meat by the quarter from. peddleiLz^Hoff Meat f / Mrs. Wm. Anderson of Weston; Idaho, was shopping in Montpelier several days this week and visiting (gjtAJier sister, Mrs. O. E. Montetth. ASh^imiHttngKföaicrte a suit able Christmas gift; a large assort ment at the Nielaen Furniture Co. A. L. Romero, who has beim em ployed in the fore*t service on the Caribou reserve, has taken a position with the Studehaker Co. In this city, and he wishes his friends a Merry Christmas. There la still time for those Christmas portraits, but you had better call atonce,— Rinehart Studio. A little Parrott whispered to us ifSat wedding bells would ring in at least one Montpelier home duringjAa-fm We are offering our stock of men's and boy's work shoe* at a reduction of 25 per cent.—The Fair Store, Sam C. I -ewig. ,-tTïrl Fredericks who had a severe tassel with the flu, has re-opened his "shoe hospital" and is again ready .to attend t o the w ants of all whose P^solia need (spelling. ' A nice line of cedar chests to select fr,om-ort«Kf Nfifcefl Furn i t ur « C e. —^ /Mrs. Frank Preston of PoeateUo> ( visited several days this week with her parents, Mr. and Mra. Wm. Red$k ■' reriorri That Wr TtröTtin*. ldSyd, and several ot his children had the flu In Pocatilo, the former having had attack of ft, but aU have Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brown and' son returned Sunday from Denver, where they spent several weeks, while Mr. Brown was recuperating from the flu. He is back on the job as manager at the club house. A player piano bargain or will ex change; also a good ojgan ehcnip al Nielsen's nmaie-grafS; Btandley Bourne, Mark Lehrbas, and Ted Toomer, who enrolled in the students' army training corps at Ft. [Douglas, were mustered out last Sat urday and arived home Sunday morn ing. ■—Boy~your family a Ford car for Cbristmaa; leave your order at once and we can deliver the car now or next spring.—Bear Lake Motor Co. Mrs. Ira C. Stone returned Monday from Marmaduke, Ark., where she heil been for several months with Mr. Stone's parents. She will probably remain here until her husband's re turn from France, his regiment hav ing been listed among the units to be sent home soon. The beautiful hand painted pic tures, shown in the Nielsen music store windows, make good Christ mas presents. Frank Wright was In from Ben nington last Saturday for the first time in about a month. In addition to displaying a good crop of wbls- j kers, which, by the way. Improve his looks, Frank has had the title of grandpa conferred upon him by the j arrival of a daughter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Lindsay of | Ovid. FURNITURE m. m » m « FOR m m * m m Christmas w ; * Gifts. »■ R H iH H R m a; R ■ Rockers, Cedar Chests, • Art Lamps, Childrens' Chairs, Rockers, etc Special prices on all Universal Heaters during December and January. We do not want to car ry any heaters over till next winter. ■ H ■ 9 ■ « H Pi a; The H m Vincent Furniture j Company. Sgaaaaa a———MfllWIflMWMWM— «il R. L. Robison wont to Soit Utk« Tuesday to Join Mr* Robinson, who has been there since their son Lewis was taken ill with pneumonia , . , .... ... 1 soon as Lewis is able to trarsl. Mr and Mr*. Robinson will take him to California, where they will During November we will give per cent off on silverware, eut ■ laser —Nielsen's magic .. „ T —" 7 Kusaell Oroo is expected home next Sunday. He was mustered ont of the irvlce at Jefferson Barracks last * ome "l,. 1 * * f J ® u* hU .,V Ctl >' ^ U Southern spend the balance of the winter. ind Jewelry. Buy your wife a Great Majestic i .mge for Christman. Nothing will i nake hor work of cooking easier— 'Helsen Furniture Co. ! Morell, the trtx-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs .Arthur Burke, died from In tluenza Wednesday night. Bhort fu neral services were held at the eem* etery yesterday afternoon. Burke Is still quite 111 with the dis ease. but Mr. Burke and the younger son, who were also down with It, are now convalescing. Why not get that boy a high grade band instrument for Christmas? Frank Williams will sell you any thing you want In that line for cash ir on easy payment*. - - 'Word was received from Salt Lake' esterday to the effect that Mias .ouiae Cruickshank would recover rnm the injuries she received while oaaling there ou Wednesday evening t last weqk_- For several ftsyl her ondillou waa critical and her recov •ry waa thought to be doubtful,, but rineds of the family will be glad to mow that she !■ now getting along tlcely. The place where yon have bought /our Christmas goods tor years Is tetter prepared than evar to handle ■our holiday bualneaa; do not watt.— i. B Whitman—--—~^ Mrs good many of the Examiner's ribers have had their aubscrip Ibn pegs moved up another notch urlng the past week and there are a cood many more who should do like wise. Several names have been tak jn from our list during the past two weeks because of their failure to >ungle up the amounts due. and a lumber of other names will fall into he waste basket if they dd not come hrough by the first of January The lay la past when country publishers -an carry "dead heads" on their sub •eriptlo Si Wé have just received a beautiful line of dresa goods, suitable for holi day gifts.—The Fair Store, Sam L Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Jonea re turned last Sunday from San Dlogo. Cal., where Mr. Jones was station' ll iii the section navy base for si mtmths. As his enlistment waa for the "duration of the war" only, he wwb mustered out last week. Both ^atprean themselves as being glad to get back to Montpelier. They will have charge of the Nielaen music store, as Mr. Nielsen and family will leave right after the holidays for Loa Angeles to remain for the bal ance of the winter. 8tore your car with us for the winter; our storage room la steam heated. We can also overhaul your car during the winter, If ft needs it. —Bear Lake Motor Co. A telegram received in Montpelier Wednesday from Mrs. Grace Hill states she will arrive here on Satur day of this week. She will be at the Paris Millinery Store In the Burgoyne block with samples ot her work as a dressmaker and Instructor in dress making and hopes to meet the women ot Montpelier with a view to consult ing with them as to the advisability j of establishing a dressmaking cstab Fshment In Montpelier. Mrs. Hill Is a graduate ot the Keister school of j dressmaking and will exhibit several gowns of her make while here as ev | idence of her ability as a dressmaker, which gowns will be for sale. 1- T - BEAR LAKE HAS RAD 4 SMALL LOSS IK FRANCK Although it baa been St day* slnee Vhq armistice Asa signed the casually lima still appear In the dally papers. and the list Mich day contains the [names of Idaho boys who have either jojbeen killed in action, dl wuiiL'ded severely, etc store.uMwie* head of severely -wounded, appeared the name of Mil f ord L . Nelson ot , hto clly . H e la th . non of Nels Nelson, and entered thfe ^ rvlee Uat j all *. «o far as Is now known, he U the third Moutpei 1er boy who hae been severely wounded. The other two are W tr 'Short and Bates Bryan. Ag yet. no Montpelier boy's name haa appeared in the Hat of killed in action. However. Edward Liater. i who registered tu Montpelier and mada his home here for several years past, met death on the battle Held. Several Montpelier boys have not been heard from since the armistice waa signed, bnt their relatives are hopeful they are still sate and sound "somewhere In franco." Montpelier and the entire county in fart, haa certainty been fortunate, considering the number from here who were engaged In the hard fight ing during the last month of the war. | Even those from this county, who were in the Slat division which had such s heavy loss, escaped unharmed. Lest week In mentioning the names of those from this city who were in that division, wa omitted the name of •Tip" Toomer. While only three or four have «n victims to Hun bullets, the dread ful and myaterloua influents, which Aiaa swept this country, haa taken a much larger number of our young men In the training camps. Besides those -who died In the camps, two were accidently killed. Thus, la the uncertainty of life strangely Illustrated. The percent age of loss among Bear Lake boys, who were undergoing hardships In France and facing the extreme dan gers on the battlefields, was mach less than It was among those who Ing camps at horns. falH rei All boy's and youth's suits and overcoats at actual coat until aold.— 11. H. Whitman. Manager L. C. Norris of the Three Rule* Store la "back on the Job" none he worse for hie recent experience with the fin except that he Is leae by lèverai pounds of averdupola« than when taken to hit bed. He attrib ues bis road to healthvllle to the ifficlent care of the nurse Who ao watchfully looked after his every want and need during hta confinement io the house guarded by a strict quarantine. He haa no nse whatev r for Spanish Influents and advtsea ,>oople to steer clear of It If It la .joaaible to do ao. Our over-draft Howard heaters are winter heaters and fuel saver*. You betsr get one and keep down yonr fu el bill.—Nielsen Furniture Co. The walks are still In need of shov ele, else an underground heating suy tem. The clear, sweet toned Msgnols Is in big demand. One hundred and .ifty of these machines have been sold by the Nielaen music store; no needles to change; sold on easy terms; get one for Chris tmas. ^Mbntpeller "kiddies" will miss the 1 isual Christmas festivities so far as the churches are concerned, which tied planned a big time but abandon sd on account of the flu epidemic.., x I dtles of all kinds for Christmas at : Whitman's, ' Ssiler'S; coats from $4 to ll.ll; taka | advantage of this big reduction, Beautiful cut glass, china and nov î Overcoats reduced in price at Fred A Diamond Edtaoa or Magnola, no needles to change, beat tone; on easy terms at Nielsen's music store. From appearances we are going to hmve real Christmas weather. A Special CLEARANCE SALE on our entire stock. Backward season is the reason. The recent epidemic of influenza and the town being quar antined six weeks played havoc with our anticipations of a tremendous holiday business* We now find ourselves carry ing a heavy stock and in order to turn this merchandise in to money* we are going to sacrifice our entire stock* We have an unusual large stock of dress goods, silks* velvets* ladies* coats and suits* childrens* coats; also men's and boy*s clothing. Our shoe stock is large and complete. Shoes for every member of the family. Come early and we will assure you that you will save more buying from us than buying of mail order houses I Pi a; H m j SAM L. LEWIS. mmm Lots of Xmas Gifts t such as Leather Rock ers, Dining Sets, Cedar Chests, Oil Paintings, Parlor Clocks, Rugs, and other useful items too numerous to mention. Come early and avoid the rush. t Nielsen Furniture Co. I it nf. Every life has Kris December. Pr^orit be old and poor. Bank your money NOW He had a chance once. When he vaa young ha earned money and could have pnt some of it In the bank. By now, that money might have grown to be a fortune. At any rate it would have been a snug sum to have, and would have provided for him. Every life has its December if we live it out. * Bank your money with ns and have no fear of the future. 00ME TO OUB BANK Bank of Montpelier IMVRIAIK4TU) IMI G. V. GRAY,- Preelileal RICHARD <11*00, resale*