J Xocal petition, -n Wigle was down from the ranch on Crooked river the firvt of the week. Dick Aduma was down from Coiubs' . Flu Sunduy and took in the rabbit drive. A. C. Lucas was up from Hay creek Mil business matter! the tint of the eek. Judge Willi expects a brother from Iowa to arrive today, whom he has not seen iu forty years. W. V. Mrown arrived down from Fife last week. He is taking a band of hone to Shaniko to ship. R. . Fortner, of Emmett, Idaho, is in the city renewing acquaintances and visiting with old friend. Don't forget thestockmen'a meeting Saturday. It la of vital importance that all the stock interests should be represented. '"' Jay F. Stroud and J. F. Taylor were business visitors from Lamouta Mon day. They were stocking up with farming machineiy. Mr. end Mrs. W. H. Peck and Frank Hodman were business visitors from the thriving little burg of Culver the fore part of the week. Misses Belle Wilson and Mellie Rob erts, who have been visiting in the city for the past week returned to Al kali Flat the first of the week. The editor wishes to return his most grateful thanks to the Indies who re membered him with a box of line lun cheon from the Feck dance last Friday. George Gibson was in town from Post last week and informed the Joi'R XAL man that he had exchanged his birthright for a piece of soil ou Xew orh creek. The New dancing club was organ ised last week and gave a dance Fri day night that whs very well patron ised. The club will give another one Friday night. The democratic central committee held a meeting Saturday and fixed the time and place for the convention and apportioned delegates to the conven ;tiou (mm the different precincts. There is a strong probability that r Alark Fowell will be a candidate for the nomination for sheriff on the re ptib'icsn ticket: He would make an efficient officer and is well qualified for the place. '- At the stocking social in the Union church Friday night for the purpose of buying books, the neat sum of 138,75 was taken at the door, which will be almost net, as the expenses were nominal. F. T. Higgine came in from the oods last week and reports some snow yet on the head of the Uchoco. lie left Mondny for his niuch on Bear cieek, where he intends putting in ome storage reservoirs this spring. The Frineville Dancing Club gave free dunce Saturday night that was one of the beat given in the city for Patrick O'Rourke, an Ash wood mi ner, was a business visitor in our city last week. County court convened yesterday, Wednesday, and will likely hold over this week. Perry Read, the hotel man, was in from Culver and spent Sunduy visit ing with friends. JohnY. IVxld was over from the flourishing community of Bisters the first of the week. C. H. Foster was over from Sisters the foie prt of the week looking after his many int greets. Jack and 1st Hastings were up from Hay creek last Saturday and pa'd this office a pleasant call. Mrs. Susie Slay ton's building it rap idly Hearing completion and will be a neat residence and millinery store. John Combs returned Saturday from Wasco county where he has been at tending to business affairs during the past two week. Frank Glass and J. R. Benham were over from the Deschutes the first of the week looking after business mat' ten and laying in suppliee. C. E. McMcDowell will soon finish clearing his farm of sagebrush which he will procead to bum and then plow the land, seeding it to alfalfa, A number of shearers went down to the B. S. & L.Co.'s ranch at Hay creek Monday to prepare for the spring shearing which begius there this week If you dou't ittcnd the rabbit drive Saturday you will miss the most fun you evnr had. It will start from near Ben Jones' place and drive to the Cir cle corral. Mrs. Ollie Keehn, of Frineville, or rived here Wednesday morning and went on up to Sweet Hume to v it. 1 1 her patents, Mr. and Mrs. Howell. Leb' nun Express-Advance. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Poindexter were over to Culver Friday and took in the dance that night at Peck's. They re pot t one of the most pleasant even ings they have enjoyed in years, D. P. Adamson received the first load of his drugs Sunduy and will be ready to till prescriptions some time next week. He will occupy a part of the Smith building until his new brick is built. - The Wasco county sheep men who have made such a hard tight against J. X. Williamson may tiitd that it has been a boomerang when they come lo iit riling all over this county in a pro; uiiacuoua manner. B. C. Low ca iiio ovei from the Dee- chutes last Friday to attend a meeting of the stockholder of the Deadline's Reclamation & Irrigation Co. Work will soon begin on this ditch and it will be finished iu about two mouths. It is now about five miles in length and the only ditch on the river having water in it. Some time since Foster & Lehman took 75 head of beef steers to Shaniko for shipment that averaged 1219 pounds. A sample steer was weigied here and at Shaniko which showed no loss whatever on the drive. If there is any other part of the state that can Wurzweiler & Thou ison. CLEARANCE SALE. Every Article In the House REDUCED For the next 30 days we will Sac rifice all of our Winter Goods........ This Is a bona fide REDUCTION SALE. There will be no Reserve. Every piece of Winter Goods will be Reduced t Every piece of Ladle' Underwear Reduced. Every pair of Ladies' and Childrens' Wool Iloao Reduced. A1.1 of our Ladies' Skirts and Jackets Reduced. All of our Ladies and Cliildrena' Jersey Leggings Reduced. All of our Ladies' Drawing riuqiir Reduced. Every piece of Wool Drims Good Red need. All of our Boys' and Men's Clothing Reduced. All of our Hoys' and Men's Underwear RcdwsJ. All of our Ladies' and MirW Fascinator Reduced. WURZWEILER 8 THOMSON. ELKINS 8 KING SHEEP MEN should inspect our stock of Tents before "Lambing." WE HAVE WEDGE TEXTS , 'V WE HAVE VALLTEHTS in all r ' the popular sizes. . ' ' ELKINS & KING On account of the great demand for Coy ote Traps we have had trouble to keep up our stock but wo are now getting in a full assortment, and will bo able to fill all order in a few duvs. Singh Spring Spring The above is the style of No. 0 VI'- Our prices are as low as these goods can be sold for. , fcouie time. The floor was completely lilli.il with fluiiftHr Irani fchp Him. Ifiillirl I until 12 o'clock. The regular Satur-1 bM 8l,owi" "ftur 6li Illileillive ti,y night dunces will be kept up us Usual Frank Elkins is moving hU black smith shop from the comer opposite fimpsoni Wilson & Co.'s to Ihe lot adjoining the Hamilton scabies. This is his second wove since lust fall. Since the Journal located in this end of town everybody seems to want to move this way. Through the kindness of Senator Mitchell we have received a mail sack ill garden srnlt from the agricultuial department which we will distribute! Htuckmen, Attention among our subscribers. Call and get H package and ave us the time writ ing yuur name on the mime. At meeting held by the stockhold er of the Willow Creek Land and l.inwtork Co., Iat Saturday on Wil low creek, the organisation was per-Ix-tcd and incorporation completed niili lOlJO share at t'i per share. 822 almrea weiw subfcribed on the epot. The company has leaded the Muling laud on Willow envk nnd intend deulinK iu livestock "ml land. X. A. Kewbi'l is president and Ueorge Dee eoivfaiiy, We also carry see them. covers. Call nnd ELKIN5 & KING. Double 23 Double Spring ''by Spring The above is the style of So. 2, 3 and 4. PRICES AUK THE LOWEST. ELKINS & KINQ. we would like for it to speak out or forever utter hold its peace Mrs W. H. Faiker returned Tuesday evening fiom Frineville whore ahe has been visiting her husband who is one of the proprietors of the Frineville Journal. She is highly pleased with Frineville and Crook county and the family will move there in the spring. I She says the weather for the past two I weeks has been delightful, warm, dry j and sunny and the roads are dusty. I Albany Herald Notice is hereby given that there will be a meeting of the stockmen of Crook comity on Ha tit relay, March 8, in the city of Prineville for the pur pose of organising the Crook County Stockmen's Association. AH persons Interested are requested to be present. Cattle men as well as sheep men are interested in this matter. Those de siring permits on the Coscudo forest reserved are vitally interested, Signed'. C. Sam Smith, J. O. Julian, E. H. Bparks, T. II. Lafollett, Win. C. Wills, Chas. E. McDowell, Chas. Lis ter, . T. Slayton, M. C. Nye. W Spring Goods 'ow ready fur inspection, Come in and let nie show you the Hand somest line of Suitings ever dis played in Frineville. Don't liuy hand-me-downs until you have seen my line of (loods and learn niv prices. GORMLEY, THE TAILOR. The above is a very good likeness of our solid Oak Center Tulle, that we are selling at $2.90. " ADAMSON & WINNER CO. Incorporated 1BU0.