s?
Reducing Sale
Shrewd Buyers will be quick
to take advantage of these
Remarkably Low Prices,
which positively will not con
tinue longer than Feb. 1,
1910. My prices have always
been as low, and on some
articles even lower than Port
land prices, but through the
MONTH OF JANUARY
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1 will offer every article ex
cept Howard Watches, Wat
erman Pens, and Victor
Talking Machines, in my
store at prices that you can
not duplicate anywhere in
the state.
mm, m mm m
I carry a Complete
Stock of the old Origin
al Win. Rogers silver
ware, also a fine assort
ment Sterling silver
which I am offering at
one-fourth off.
HILLSBOKO OfflCH
14 PEKCKN T. GAIN
Signal Increase f (lovern
ment I'ostoffke for Yo.tr
AU Watches ex
cept Howard's on;
f urth off.
All silver noveliifs
from onefou-th to
One-third c ff.
Toilet and mini
care teU cne
fourtU to one-third
off.
1 1. 25 alarm clocks
for 75c
AU leather goods
one-third off.
Every article as noted above at the same
reductions. I have a fine stock of cut glass
and clocks a large assortment of jewelry
Leather goods, and all sorts of novelties
GET MY PRICES AND BE CONVINCED
Watchmaker LdUfel M. Hoyt 0ometr?st
SUMP SUBS HAVE BIG lv.KEUE
Xearlv Eight Haadied Delist U ibt
Goad
As an indication thtt Hillslxro
and surrounding country is on the
up grade a loik it the stamp Bale
for the postoftloe is enough to satis
fy one on that ecore. Poetruaster
Cornelius ia very much gratified
ovfr th ehoing fir the iffice, and
gives out the following o ru para tive
sales fir the two years, 1908 and
1'J, the years end:n en Dejeai-b.-r
31. on t the year 1109 beats out
15H1S by 1795 3S:
190S
January $546 t9
February.... 405 oa
March 490 94
Ap il 5l3 57
May J14 54
June. J7& 40
Ju y 496 93
August 41.1 bi
September . 45S 18
tKriober $i$ 9,
November.. 45 95
D ceuib,-r . 63 49
Total... $5978 91
1909
J nutry..... $610 40
February.... 454 95
March 644 7b
April boi 9J
May 51a IJ
June- 4"4 J9
Ju'T 5ft5 Si
August 47 1 75
September.. 436 91
October 591 J7
November.- 696 $S
IVcvuiber... 7S0 jS
Total. ..fV774 J9
FUR WANTED
CITY COUNCIL p
HAS UEETINGrll
Allow Usual Crist of Monthly
Claim
CHANGB IX THE UyiOH 0KIIXX.E
ill Not Revoke Wber I uiplere
Violates Orders
GOME HHP SEE US
Men's heavy shoes per pair $3 50
"work " " " 175
Boys' heavy " " " 2 00
Ladies' shoes per pair 50c to 3 50
" patent leather Hamilton
brown shoes per pair - - 3 50
Fine selection men's work pants 1 50
$2 00, $2 25.
I I
We carry a complete line
of Men's Underwear includ
ing Union Suits.
1 I
Ladies' and Children's Hosiery all
Styles and Sizes
c, ,
White Wool Blankets, per pair $1.25
WYATT & CO.
A PLUSH
ROBE
. Makes a fine Holiday gift
, , , : In this country a good,heav3r
buggy robe is always of ser
, v vice, winter or summer.
CALL AND
SEE THEM
I keep s fine line of whips and
gloves. Either will make a
"nice Christmas present. Do
not overlook the practical side
of life.
A. M. CARLILE, Second Street.
Caeh for fur. T venty per cent
higher than last year. Leave fur
at Cot win's Hardware Store, or ray
reid-rce. first house over the Klec
ttio bridge, west of town. Oak i'ark
depot, 5-ojnt fare from II Ueboro.
41 4 .. Chule. Earn s.
It ia aniu ing to hear the d 11' r
eut expressions of opinion a- to
increasing the d g tax to $'2 50 on
males and $5 on females. Tines
who have, good dogs and who look
aekance at the common ' tcrub, or
cur dog." teem to le wi ling to pay
the luxury, but the fe low with a
comujon "purp," or "just a dog"
eeeiu o think that it is rather
extreme.
The express and draymen of the
city have petitioned tte city coun
cil to pass an ordinance imposing
a liceose upon all who make a bus
inees of transferring The matter
baa been placed in the bands of the
Civic Improvement committee, and
will come np later, when they re
port. M Cantwell, who went from
here to south of Portland, in the
Milwaukee district, where he ha a
fine strawberry farm, was in the
city yesterday, greeting the Moun
taind'ale frieads that Le found in
town.
Eric Suudberg, who owns a part
of the Palmateer place, near Witch
Hazel, was in town yesterday, and
called on the Argus and the Ar
gus wul call on him for a year.
J. Q Adams and wife, of below
Newton, and who have been faith
ful subscribers of the Argus for
fif'eao years, were callers at this
office, yesterday afternooa.
J. F. Haynie, of Forest Qrove,
and who has been a member of the
Argus family for many years, was
in the city yesterday, and called
on the religious wekly.
H. H. Clark, the Forest Qroye
carpenter and builder, is confined to
hie room these days with a severe
attack of an illness to which h is
subjtct. "Cheer, up, Hi!"
Just received a splendid line of
the famous Kingsbury bard and
soft hats the first ever brought to
Hillsboro. Wyatt & Co. We are
exclusive sellers.
August Wedeking, the genial
painter and decorator of the Scholia
eecuon, was in town yesterday, en
route home from a short stay at
Blooming.
C. F. Hesse, one of the big farm
era of tne scnoua section, was
greeting his friends here the first
of the wiek.
Andy Westberg, the Farmington
apple grower, was in town y ester
day with a load of pippins. He
nods a ready market.
Black Minorca and Brown Leg
horn cockerels for sale. K. H,
Greer, one mile north of Hillsboro
Independent Telephone. 43 6
J E. Reeves, B. Thurnhur, and
Henry Hogrefe were in town from
south of Cornelius, yesterday, on
business with the connty court.
Just ask Wyatt & Co. what bard
wheat flour is worth when you drop
in and before ycu buy elsewhere
A. C. Kruger, of Dear Middleton,
was up yesterday, on road business
before the county court.
C. . Kindt, of Kinton, was up
yesterday, filing transcripts witb
the county court.
J. A. Johnson, of Beaverton, was
up yesterday, conferring with the
county court.
Rheinhald Sohwanke, of North
Plains, was in the city yesterday
Geo. J. Jack, of near Farming
ton, was in the city New Year's
Geo. Darety, of the Shady Brook
section, was in town yesterday
John K'ich, of Cornelius, was in
town yesterday afternoon.
The city ouncil met last evening
and allowed the usual grist of
claims for the month. An amend
ment to the liquor ordinance wac
passed striking out the revocation
of a liquor liceme in case an em
ployee sells liquor contrary to
the orders of his employers,
where said sate is i.i violation if
the law. The matter of drainage
and of a new a.dewalk otdinaute
was rtf-tred to the proper coin
tuitteee. as they wi.l report or
ruesday.Jm 11 win nan adj ti'ti
ed session will be held The city
atto-ney will draw a i.e ordinal c
to raise the dog license. The mat
ter of puttirg iu a cell in tte citj
jail was refer od to a committee, on
oivto improvements and city build-
inge Hoitu. Trulltnger and Ho.-i-
cow. A motion to allow the mayor
13(H) and eicti councilman f'- 00
(or each nreting was lost.
The following claims were or
dered paid:
FUher-Thorson, flux f4 97
S J Galloway, sidewalks 6 oo
Argus, printing 8 oo
1 Itagley, city attorney fees Jl 50
Chas Meachatu, hauliog a 00
HtlUboro I.itwtvr Co, sidewalks... 14 50
Council & Co, city hall supplies... 14 P5
Carl Lareu, lVeember s-tlary, etc 51 Jo
J W Masters, hauling 3 $0
J H Hensley, street work - a jj
lv Keyeiafl, hauling gravel. J JJ
Si mun A Abbott, mattress, tail,... I 50
John i'owell, street work...- a 15
A 1 Luther, hauling, streets J 00
Oregon Klcclric, demurrage on
gravel.. a (o
Water & I.iBht, jail JJ
Read Conceit it Co 'e page an
nouocf meiit in tnis is-ue, and then
walch for the big bills. This is to
be the largest and must complete
clearance sale ever held ia Wash
ington County. If you have two
dollars to spend just remember
that it is to go further at Connell &
Co.'e eale than any other place in
the oounty.
Are you ready to blast stumps?
Do you want a powder that needs
no thawing; gives no teidache.
and is the most powerful and ef
fective stump powder in the world?
It you do just cill on Kmtuott
Bros., who handle the Tnjan.
They have a man who will demon
strate for you. 35 tf
Born, to Thoj. Baker and wife,
Jan. 1, 1910, a son. Mr. and Mrs.
Baker celebrated New Year's Eve,
year ago, by receiving a son, as
well, and it is exsy to see that
Washington County intends to get
up in the percentage column when
it comes to the birth rate.
S. S. Barnes and wife, parents of
Principal is. W. Barnes, of the
HilUboro High School, have just
returned from an extended tiip to
the East. They were in the city
the first of the week, en route to
their home at McMionville.
Frank Nachbaur, of Newton,
suffered a broken wrist, on New
Year's day, the result of a slip and
fall. Dr. A. B. Bailey attended the
fracture and Mr. Piachbaur is
taking things easy during the cold
snap.
The next dance at Hillsboro
Hall will be held on Saturday eve
ning, Jan. 15 loelle s orchestra
These dances are growing more and
more in popularity. Tickets, $1
Ladies free.
P. I. Lilligard and wife, of near
Laurel, were Argus oallers yester
day. Mr. Lilligard is one of the
enterprising hopmen of his section.
Do not forget that our famous
Utz & Dunn shorn are on the wav.
tall in and Bee them when they
arrive. Ask about them. Thev
are the ehoe you want Wyatt &
Uo.
Dr. C. L Large, the Forest Grove
physician and surgeon, was down
to the county seat yesterday, wear
ing mat some mat won t come
off."
Well Hillsboro had no such
orgies as Portland, anyway, on
New Year s Eve. There's nothina
like a quiet and well behaved little
city.
H. W. Mirer, formerly of Shadv
Brook, and now residing at Forest
Hrove, was an Argus caller yester
aay.
Jacob Halvorsen, who recently
lost bis residence by fire, was up
from Farmington, yesterday after
noon.
Jack Hoover, for many years a
resident here at the W. II. Connell
home, was out from Portland this
week.
Buy your lamps from us. We
renew, gratis, if burned out. Hills
boro Water, Light & Power Co.
Will Bagley Jr , of Oak Groye
Farm, near Centerville, was in the
city yesterday.
Theo. Nissen and wife, of near
Scholls, were Argus callers, New
Year's day.
Alexander Gordon, of near G'.tn
cce, was in town yesterday.
PHTICII
fV
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DRESSERS
ARE Particular ABOUT THE1S
SEE THE NIFTY ONES
IN MY WINDOW
Busy Mothers Are Busy
Darnint Stochlntfs Unit-?. They Use ARMOR PLATF.
HOSt Tor the Children
f
mi
BAIRD
Between the Drutf Stores
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Start tiik Nkw Ykak iit visc. at thk
klOllT l't..UK.
The names of the following machines
stand for the best material, workmanship
and product,
Oliver Plows
J. 1 Cusc Plows
Cha mpion Mowers, binders and
Pvahes, Mitchel Wagons; Buggies
and Hachs, Nyers Hay Tools
and Pumps, Plunet Jr. Garden
Tools, Hoosier Groin Drills, Jum
bo, Climax and Chief Stump
Pullers, Standard and Superior
Steel Ranges, Chrisolite Granite
ware, Ileen Cutter Cutlery,
Shears and Razors, One Minute
Washing Machines, Smith Shot
Guns, O. V. B. Silverware.
They arc right for all to start the year
with and to continue throughout the
whole year, because they nuan satisfied
users.
The Nelson Hardware Co.