1 J III I SALE SIM I Sale In every department, including an extraordinary sale RfflyslDim Underwear Just go through our stock for yourself and pick out the best for yourself. All our finest and handsomest imported novelties, richest plaids, mixtures in checks and plain blacks, velvets and velveteens, fancy trim mings, silk and satin linings, all included in this sale All Our Children's and Misses' Coats at In F SKIRTS MUST GO WAISTS Every one in the house at an average of One lot of waists up to $10.00 to about one fourth off. y at $2.00. One lot of waist values up One lot of Skirts at half j)ricfeto clos ; to (j' ;U "close at 50c. Chlldrens' Oiilln f urses ; and ockee Beautiful " linef of $WSfor $8 50large Ladies' corsets, all flannel towns. books, all reduced j& necKwear: nmS. 3 J ' " 1 - - . t 1 " I, " ' CLOAK PRICES DROP WW A CRASH Ttie time has come when the entire stock isjjto be cleared out Cost, lessthan cost, even half cost cut no figure now, the cloak stock must go regardless of cost. OUR EIDERDOWN AMD FLANNELETTE KIMONAS TO GO AT HALF PRICE All Ihis month vc will give bargains. It alwj3 pays to trade at this store uiidiibe you oDiam oeiter goods just as cheap as inferior gMU u cheap sic res. Thousands of bargains all this month. ri.r Dress Goods Silk and Velvets Suits end Coats Waists Muslin Underwear Skirts Fur and Petticoats Children's wear Flannels and Linens Wash Fabrics Kimonas and Shawls Umbrellas Table Oil Cloth Tcwels and Linens Outing Flannels Lace and Embroideries Gloves and Ne'ckwear Ribbons and Velvets Hosiery and Under wear Suit Lases and Bags Blankets and Com-forts acwpUBiKsatoois ' Elgin ht reason to be proud of her public schools. Oaod school are -always an evidence ofcomunlty pernnneney. and as an additional evidence of the confidence n the continued prosperity enjoyed by he citizen tax payers of Elgin, it is almos a foregone conclusion that at the school election to be held next Saturday the tax payers will vote to bond the district for $20,000 to build new modern brick school building. At present there are four hundred children enrolled, and nine teachers are employed. The schools are under the able management of Prof. W. L Tucker who took charge the first of the present school year. - Since taking charge Prof. Tucker has added a high school course, and at pre sent has ten pupils in this department The eighth grade now has forty young men and women ranging in age from sixteen to twenty years, and the Pro fessor says he hae reason to believe that thirty-five of these will enter the high school next year. Each department of the school is under the care of an ex perienced teacher and the work i pro perly and effectively carried on. In the main building is the library room where seven! hundred wisely selected volumes are at the disposal of the pupils and large table Is well filled with the leading magazines and periodicals. Here can oe round interesting reading tor an, For the little ones are provided "Baby Land" and "The Little Chronicle." for the older ones are the more mature publics tions such as McClures and Pacific Monthly and for those who wish some thmg more substantial is the American Review of Reviews. In the various rooms 'voice culture is made an especial feature and the morning singing speaks well for the care exercised by the teachers in this direction Again Elgin hat reason to be proud of her public schools. WISfCOUNSEl FROM THE SOUTH "I Want tft Olvm mnmm ti1,..UI. -J..! . .Miuauio aulv to thorn who mirror with I - I i. kidnnv trmnhla " 9ifa ID DI.J ur Beck, Tenn. "I have Droved to air ahn. lute certainty that Electric Bitters . will usiuwy cur wis distressing condition, ha first hntt.1 oaw m i : . ii I i" imioi ana after taking a few more bottles, I was completely cured; so completely that it becomes a nleasura tn wnmm.Rj u; great remedy." Sold under guaranete newim drug store. Price 60e. Commence the New Year right by trading at . : Smith's i Market Reconstruct . v ; t . , uuuj, maxas rich red blood. Drives out impurities that 7 . ' winter. Holl- isters Rooky Mountain Tea ia a family tonic. 58 cents. Tea, or Tablet!. Nbwlim Dhuq Companv Our Meats Speak for i Themselves All kinds of fresh and and salt meats always on hand. We make a specialty of poultry. Give us a trial and be convinced. Prompt delivery. Phone Red 751 Smith & Dawson .rProprtetors,4 U P H 0 LSTERIMG OLD FURNITURE M A D E GOOD AS NEW Lounges and couches' upholstered. Mattresses recovered and generaly renovated, carpets cleaned and put down. Special Furniture Made to Order. All Work Called For and Delivered Promptly. T. It hi LIN AN Cor N. Depot and Monroe St. PHONE ' ' ' 1801 Red ART LESSONS Miss Nina Hunstock wishes to announce to the ladies of La Grande that she prepared to take orders and eive lessors in both water colors and china painting. bludio at 90S Main. St. You can always find anything you : like in the cooked meat line for your lunch on our delicatessen table Weanerwurst and Balogna sausage, Head Cheese, Pressed Gorned Beef, Liver sausacre. Veal Loaf. . Ham sausage, Boild Ham, Fresh and Pickled tongue, Fish of - n i ... an Kinas, bastern and Olympia Oysters, Clams and Grabs when the weather permits. .. ' - ; We have at present a nice stock of home cured bacon but it won't last long, so hurry. l ' The purest open kettle rendered lard in the city In fact .we have everything that a first class market should have, and the lowest possible prices consistent with quality. Give as a call and we will convince you STILWELL & COMPANY Telephone Main 16 Ulll Free Oregon State Lands Irrigated You are entitled to 20,40,80 120 or 160 acres FRtE you simply pay for the cost of irrigation, which is $10.00 per acre, payable one-fourth cash, .balance in three equal annual payments.' Title direct from the STATE OF OREGON. This land is going fast; do not delay; call or write today. j EASTERN OREGON COLONIZING CO: ! 4 A- v, Foley Block u Grand8j 0regM t-tttttMf itt.i Mi