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Show THE Big Bill Big aie Now On Outfit the whole Family for the 4th and the Balance of the Summer at Phenominal Savings. Come in and see the wonderful bargains we are offering. Saturday Special M. Till 12 Noon. Light House Cleanser 5c Limit 5. Old Dutch Cleanser 2 for 1 5c Limit 2 9 A. FOOTE S SONS CHAS. 1 A NATION-WID- E memm vaA-- ft M 1 0 5 ff?. ISt JM r. 475 DEPARTMENT STORES We Do Not Hold "Sales" But Give Savings The Year Round, Which Causes Buyers To Quickly Take Away Our Goods. What Are The Facts? There is a wise old saying that "the proof of the pudding is the eating thereof." We all appreciate that. Regardless of what we say of ourselves and of our goods and what others may say about us and the kind of goods we carry, it is a fact that you can better judge for yourself. In this way you can obtain unimpeachable evidence of what are the facts. Our policy, our methods, our values even our prices are always open and alike to all. We invite critical inspection. 2. . i0, return." "Aw, th' h 1 with Big Bill !" shouted Cassidy. "That stiff's down and out !M But an uneasy silence fell upon the Test of them, particularly upon Shee-haholding pretty Mary Morrison on his knee. Mary was the prettiest of all the dance hall girls. She had been engaged to Big BUI before he came to grief over the contract. Charges of fraud had been made against him and he bad been arrested and sent to prison for a whole year. He had gone In a discredAnd how could a ited bankrupt, dance-hal- l girl be expected to remain true to a mnu like that for a year? But the bartender's words profoundly Impressed all of them nevertheless. Big Bill's volcanic temper was known to every man in that roofu. There was no one who could stand against him with his fists. And he would not top at fists. Everyone knew bow he had shot Ike Thompson over a dog. how he had cleaned out the Yellow Dollar In Red Gulch when an insulting message had been sent him by the proprietor The gloom descended deeper over the assembly. Outside one of the blizzards that strike Montana had filled the air with a fine blinding sleet, driven before the whistling wind. "Tell me. Jim, are you afraid of that stiff?" Mary asked Sheehan. "That stiff BUI? I'll plug him fuller of lend than a sieve Is full of holes If he shows his face In here!" shouted pheehnn. who was already half drunk. Pat!" The drinking was resumed. The fiddler struck up a waltz, and the men and two or three of the girls began to pirouette, but it was drifted back to their corner again, staring at the door and starting at each quiver of It under the wind. "We doti't want no dentin' here," said Pat. "If Big Bill shows up, you'd best skip, girls, until things has been Arranged." "He won't show op," snarled "He's very different now from what he was when they sent him up to the big house. He's down and out. He's a hum. he Is " Suddenly the electric lights went out as a terrific rush of wind whistled around the eaves of the saloon. It blew the door wide open. One of the girls uttered a scream and pointed. In the doorway, faintly Illumined against the darkness, they saw the outlines of the figure of Big Bill. He stood there, staring Into the dark saloon. Mary Morrison slipped from Sheehan's knee with a whimper. Rheehnn snarled and backed Into a All waited corner. Cassidy swore. for the Inevitable pistol shot. Then of a sudden the lights had come on again, the door had been blown to. and Big BUI was nowhere to be seen. "Gone!" yelled Sheehan, catching Mary upon his knee again. "Guess he hadn't the nerve to do more'n look In at the door." "Arter him!" howled Csssldy. "Let's fill the stiff full of lead!" But no one stirred. The music began again, plaintive tune, but no one danced. Girls and men cowed In their corner, watching the door, af If at any moment they expected Big Bill to appear once more, a gun In either band. Suddenly the sound of sleigh bells was beard outside. A horse stopped. It wa only little The door opened. Andy Darrell from Slmontown. "Say, Pst. whatcha think r be yelled. "I got a dead man In the sleigh outside. Who d'ya think It Is? Found hlra Never see him before. froze stiff at the bottom of the bill. Must have been dead for hours to Jedge from the fee of him. Lost his way In the blizzard, I guess." They poured out of the saloon. In the sleigh, stiff and lifeless, lay Big Bill, his teeth set bard, his Hps twisted In an Ironical grin. "My Gawd!" screamed Mary Morrison. "He told roe he'd come back for me. Go sway. Jim Sheehan, I hate yon, I tell you, I hate you 1" Jusl Received All Colors VOILES 29c Yard 25c, 33c- 49c, to 5Sc. - . Stephen AHen is enjoying a few days vacation In Salt Lake City this week. Lynn Hague of Salt Lake spent Wednesday and Thursday here visiting with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Boud and In Salt the week-en- d family spent Lake City- - where they attended a family reunion. Mrs. Vera B. Allen and family of Ogden, Utah, are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs, Abner C. Blgler, parents of Mrs, Allen. jj A business meeting of the Service Star Legion board will be held, at the home of Mrs. J. W. Paxman Monday AH are June 30th. at 7 30 p, m. earnestly Invited to be present. CLASSIFIED ADS Ice for sale NO MATTER WHAT VOL XKE1) FOR THE FOl'RTH-VOWILL FIND IT BV COMING TO THE See Bert Greenhalgh. The coolest place in town Community Bowling Alleys is open for one week. XEPHI MERC. now For those who prefer what a book contains rather than its appearauca "Reflections" by Richard Inscore cannot be duplicated for the money. Glance through one. On sale at the Nephi Drug and Lunt Pharmacy. Buy your Derrick Rope ant) Cable at Kendall Bros. We carry the genuine McCormlck nower parts and repairs. J. - W. Summerhays & Sons Co. There ire two theories as to the origin of this expression. One Is that "bucket" Is a common word for "beam" In Norfolkshlre, Knglsnd. and Unit when pigs are killed they are hung by their hind legs with their When they are heads downward. killed they kick the beam or "bucket." At first the expression was mere slaughler-housslang, but Ister came Into general use. The other theory la ss follows: A man attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself to a beam. Standing on bucket he the rope fend and then kicked the bucket from under him. However, he was rescued by friends before he wss strangled. Upon regaining he exoialmed: "I thought I kicked the bucket." The expression was too good to let die and baa survived In slang. FIRST. Nephi Merc. Co. See us for parts and repairs for the John Deere, Dain, Milwaukee, and Osborne machinery. J. W. Summerhays & Sons Co. Cherries are now ready. Place your T. W. Vickers. orders with - Everything in Fishing Tackle Kendall Bros. WHERE GOOD MERCHANDISE IS CHEAPER. 98c SUIT CASES AND TRAVELING I have a complete Hue of electric See me for any electrical work you may have. C. J. Pyper Many NephJ Folks Have Foun To Make AVork Easier 96 West Center Street. material. $1.98, 2.98, 3.98, TO 8.98 BAGS JULY 4th FOR SALE One piano and one One B Flat Cornet and phonograph. case very cheap Robert Loinax. Plenty of Ice 'for sale pound. V4 cent See Mrs, Phone 207 R 2. Baby Buggy For Sale Ether Bowers, Plenty of Ice for sale COOL CLOTHES W. A. Bowles have a good crop of Ice for sa'e E. Tanner. I HOT WEATHER Get our prices on Poultry before you sell elsewhere Mutual Creamery Co. That's what THE TOGGERY predicts. SHOE KKPAIR SERVICE There Is good service In an Old Shoe Properly Repaired. Bring them to me and I will Make Them Look Like New. A trial will convince you. C. p. large assortment of Palm Beach Suits priced at $15.00 and $20.00. Just the suit for summer wear. A IjOMAX. One Dpor South of Nephi Drug. A special shipment of fancy neckwear, and dress shirts have just arrived to help add to your Fourth of July Togs. STOP! THAT RATTLE Why not a STRAW M rraaklln. 1 1 AT lor summer wear? A ii WE HAVE FORD FENDER BRACES P. SILVER MAPLE Gout Be temperate In wine, In eating, girls, and sloth, or the gout will seize you and plague you both. Benjamin How Nephi people recommend Doan's. Mrs. Geo. C. Phillips, Third East Seventh South St., says: "My back gave me considerable trouble. Sharp twinging pains seized me while about There was a dull my housework. ache through my kidneys and I became so dizzy that black spots blurred my sight. I also had headaches and my kidneys were weak and acted too freely. I used Doan's Pills and the helped me. My kidneys became normal and all the other symptoms Dr. J. B, Harrison will be at the What is so hard as day's work Nephi Drug Monday and Tuesday July with an aching back? 7th and 8th. Or sharp stabs of pain at every Community Bowling Alleys open sudden twist or turn? There is no peace from that dull Saturday June 28th, for one week. left." ache. 60c at all dealers. Foster-Mllbur- n No rest from the soreness, lameCo,, Mfrs., Buffalo, N. Y. See our window and win a prize. ness and weakness. Deposit guess inside store. Every purchase entitles you to votes for EE the 4th of July Queen Qrd and Mangelson- - Drugs. SERVIC IE Beware th Many folks have found relief through Doan's Pills. They are a stimulant diuretic to the kidneys. IS YOUR WORK HARD con--ioun- A New Lot of Kiddies Voile and Organdie Dresses Ages 2 to 5 U Ordinarily, we'd suggest shopping around for if you did compare assortments and savings, you'd end up here eventually. BUT here the 4th is Friday and you are probably too busy to waste time talking to anyone you are not going to do business with. That is why we say come to the Nephi Merc Co. First because Here is the newness you want' Here Is the service you want And here are the prices that will make it possible for the average man to buy the bfst merchandise made. Mtcbaelp-Ster- n Value First Suit $25. to $35.00 Gordon Straw Hats $1.50 to $3.00 All Kinds Union Suits $1.00 to $1.50 Ideal Shirts $1.00 to $3.00 Let us sell you a wickless Oil Stove on easy payment plan Kendall Bros , CO- - the "Kicking the Bucket" e NEW JAP CREPE George Garrett, ia spending a few days in Salt Lake this week. By ANTHONY REIMERT 1924, Western Newspaper Union ) boys, d'you know whin night Ihls Is?" asked the bartender. "This is the night Big Bill's due to Cas-sidv- "tSx LOCALS Came Back, but Not to Fight "He.v! Fill 'em up. NEPHI, UtAti. TIMKii-NKYV- S. Try Our c The Toggery LSI |