THE Cross Drug rvMTioany i .... . a specialty ol ..- - a. compounding " pNTIRE STOCK OF I i Mjiti nun - nd most z .Fancy Stationery, J ... Tnild Articles ana assorted line of g PjEYS CHOCLATfiS AND UUN anal and Local . . .... ...a Inwn from rt Osuorn w chat Culver Monday. . linse was issued mam; !. frt IV 111111 11 s Anna uvmvji lie. Brogan of Antelope was the latter pari oi .. f UJu alafnt- the nome m G'Robinson. first of the week J. H. n,l lio nntrnc- coraini-i-tu ..itiQf tiniiRn on hlB lots &i;ulii. in in mik iiu in w w. . Sellers and wife left Fri- : fn PpiuHnton. VI ,,c hey will visit inends ana i i. tor several wees. Farrar, of the firm of burg & Farrar at brizziy, wn from the mill Satur- r .rint. m - nna mar.1 Thursday of last week ill .. T I turn Court cases held belore Hecox, the genial book at the W. F. Hammer & Portland, visiting friends, to ocaie on a desert he exoects to look over . T y"l . with the Central Oregon 4 .w. wt blUIIU i ill i r i nil i ii in nunr s r MVU 441111 U1IUIJL f L VWI'ITK . Hardy, traveling frmrrhr. (J - o - - l)vi uiil, JUL LIJU irunk rauwav. was in mm i rwn nt r J. J I 1 on the business men and mto the freight and pas business generally. Hp , - tf " inflect in .. ii , , , ' J fjvrvM u , " extension of the road from Opal City a lamer .u nci Will BO nff t hrt . UI IVl QnMAn 1 . " viuu. I nnrA nun m!au nere just now, as evervman ii j wu iiii:rii 5 Earrm a h ?. a vMt, Vi J , which Btartnrl -.louver w Pn fn!. a r in rni t. -"v in inn in i i rvAw.. 1 ii i rnitth l ut nr n . t . - ve uusineaq Vinnono nkf l v illUIIl E 1 1 1 Q Ma A m 01 the nifv mu "vuterngputout f b arUhe PnlJf . . nd u restau- "Q loaginc hnnsn. . cnl r.. - -"-iiirwu Ml rrn .. . Practi, J"eac mar- C6, ""wiu uy Mr. and Mrs. H. 0. Wilson are tho parents of a daughter born August 17. J.. E3. Montgomery of Grizzly wag in Madras Monday after re pairs for Jiis harvesting ma chinery. G. Drexell, one of the assist ants at tho Madras flour mill, is taking his vacation and left Sat urday for a trip to Astoria. I. Segal, proprietor of the Red Cross drug store, is spending several days this week with his family at Spokane, Washington. Roy Chitwood and wife were in Madras Thursday from their home at Grizzly. Mr. Chitwood was looking after some land' matters. Milton G. Pillette left Sunday day morning for different points in southwestern Oregon, includ ing Marshfield, Gardner "and other points on the coast. Nine carloadB of fat beef cattle passed through Madras over the Oregon Trunk line Monday morn ing. They were consigned to the Plunt & Lacy Co. of Portland. Mrs. R. P. Schuerer, who has been very sick at one of the hos pitals in Portland for several weeks, is very much improved and able to be out again. i G. W. Kidder and family re turned to this section Thursday from Oregon City, where they have been stopping since leaving their ranch six miles south of Madras about a year since. 0. L. Melton and family left the first of the week for Pasco, Wash., where they will make their home. They have many friends here who regret that they are to leave Madras for good. Warm Springs postoffice is to have a new postmaster. Rev. A. B. Dickey, who has been a missionary among the Indians for some time past, received the ap pointment from the postoffice department. Wesley McCollurn, arrested at Ashwood last week for the al leged selling of liquor without a licence, waived examination at the hearing in Prineville last week and was held to the grand jury under bonds of $250, which he furnished. Miss Hazel Bamett, the winner of the Pioneer contest in district No. 1, left Monday morning for Astoria. The trip as given by the Pioneer allows a person to make the trip either on the Co lumbia' river or on the train, or one way each. J. J. McDonald, a former res ident of the Agency Plains, ar rived in Madras Sunday evening, from his present home at Tacoma, Washingtpn. Mr. McDonaldtand family have traveled around con siderable since leaving this vicin ity, and the climate around their present homo seems to agree with them better than any other place they have been. C. A. Riddle, one of the best known newspaper men in this part of the state, and until re cently employed as reporter on this paper, left last Saturday morning for his home at Riddle, Ore., a prosperoas young city in the Rogue River valley. This is Mr. Riddle's first visit home in seven years. His place on the Pioneer has been taken by M. E. Meloy, a newspaper man who came here recently from the Yakima valley in Washington. R. H. Crozier, advertising agent for the North Bank and Oregon Trunk railway, accom panied by one photographer, was in Madras for a short time Sun day evening on his way to points in Central Oregon through which the road will pass. The ghoto graphB and "descriptiye matter gathered on the trip will be used to exploit the advantages of this section of the state in a hand Bome booklet that will be issued shortly by tho company. The party are traveling by auto and a stop will be made here on tho trip north for the purpose of se curing data-arid photographs of Madras and surrounding-country. CleanUp Sale Our New Fall Goods are arriving daily, and in order to make room for them we must rcducemir stock. All odds and f.JucjLaken 1m. rrmnanls. etc.. must be closed out at less than cost prices. Every atticle placed on - sale is radically reduced. BIG SHOE SALE GENUINE BARGAINS Do not fail to attend this big Shoe Sale. You can save some money. All odds and ends, broken lin,es, sample lines, etc., in children's, ladies' and gents' work and dress shoes must be closed out at less than manufacturer's prices. Some of them are this season's latest styles and every pair is radically reduced. $4.00 grades now $2.50 " 3.00 grades now 1 .75 2.00 grades now .85 MEN'S NEGLIGEE SHIRTS Just the kind for vacations 'or outings. Popular patterns, sizes 14J to I6J. Your choice for 35c LADIES' WHITE LAWN WAISTS A large assortment of these waists in all the latest "styles. Sizes from 34 to 42. To be closed out at cost prices. 300 MEN'S FELT HATS AT YOUR OWN PRICE In this lot may be found all the leading colors, such as grays, browns, navys, black, drab and tan, and sizes to suit the- average heads. Grades v from $5.00 to $1.50. Come in -take your choice and pay your own price. CENTRAL OREGON MERCANTILE COMPANY GENERAL MERCHANDISE k: MADRAS, OREGON A Marvel of Chemistry. One of I lie must uiurvclous things U the burning of a jet of hydrogen gaa In liquid air. Tue smoko that arises from tbo combustion floats off in the air as puro snow a flame burning brilliantly in tbo midst of a liquid, with snow given off for smoke! Abtentmindod. Towlcy Brown is terribly absent minded. Tbe otber evening be sat up till after 1 o'clock trying to remember wbat It was bo wanted to do. Cowley Did be remember? Towlcy Yes; be discovered tbat ho wanted to go to bed early. Judicial Propriety. "I bnto men wbo won't express an opinion. Tbere'a tbat Justice of tbo peace 1 asked some unimportant po litical question, and bo refused to com mit himself." "That's all right lie's not n commit ting magistrate." Baltimore American. A Calamity. "Yaas, my trip to Europe was com pletely spoiled at tbo very last, don't 3ou know." "Ilow was that?" "One of tbe labels came-off my sufi case and got lost" Louisville Courier Journal. Words of Comfort. "My doctor says I must sleep out of doors," said tbo man wbo Is not strong. "Well," replied tbe friend wbo makes painful efforts to cheer up, "it's all right so long as your landlord doesn't say It" Washington Star. Better Fun. Annt Sophia And is Tommy a good little boy nt school? Tommy Yes, auntie. Aunt Sophia And why is Tommy a good littlo boy? Tommy 'Causo It's better fun to sco the other boys get a tannin' than to get me your 8elf.-London Tit-Bits. Still More Necessary. "Could you givo mo a raise, sir? You know, 1 am married." "But I gave you a ralso so tbat you could bo married." "Yes, I know, but I And I need a raise more now than I did then." Buf falo Express. A Vague Impression. "What is your Idea .ol tbo character of Lndy Macbeth?" "Really," replied Mrs. Cumror, "there Is so much gossip about pcoplo connected with tbo stage that ono Bcarcely knows what to believe." tnirrgn tg. ' Seemed to Olvo lllmafey Stomach. "I suffered Intensely after eating and no medicine or treatment I tried seemed to do any good," writes 11.' M, Youngpctors, edi tor of tho Sun, l.aktivlow, Ohio. "Tho fir.it few doses of Chamberlain's Htomncli and lilver Tablets gave mo surprising relief aud tho second bottlu seemed to give mo a new stomach and perfectly good health." For snlo by M. 13. Snook. Big Shoe Sale At the. Central Oregon Mercantile companys store. All the odds and ends in children's, misses', ladies' and men's work and dress shoes to be closed out at less than cost. Now is the time to buy. nS-tf 1 OB I MILLINERY All Summer Millinery at 3 25 per cent, discount. Ladies' Furnishings be- low cost. Come in arid inspect my stock. 9 J. H. MAlNtK, r"rej. C WUNUfcKici, vkc re. l.- j 9 t 9 9 The J. H. Haner Abftradt Co. Incorporated 1 Prineville - Oregon Capital slock $5000.00 Surplus $3000.00 fully paid up. Abstracts of title to all real property in Crook county. Carefully prepared photograph copies of all records and j Mrs. Isa E. B. Crosby j IMMIIMSltlM(l' Balfour Guthrie Co. GRAIN Bought at all points We have on hand- at all times Calcutta grain bags and Crown brand twine. Give us a call for anything in our line. Office in Madras, Orego " Smith I Blue PrintTownship Plats Corrected uptodnte, showing names of entrymon, vacant land, rivers nnd creeks, 50 cents each. Land Scripts For Sale For securing title to all kinds of Gov ernment land without residence or im provement, at lowest markot prices. Write us for particulars. All kinds of Land office business speqialty. Twon-ty-flvo yours experience. Inference, French & Co., Bunkers. Hudson Land Company The Dalles, Oregon PROPRIETOR Elite Tonsorial Parlors NO LONG WAITS BATHS MADRAS, ORE. j city plats at low cosL v 0 t ' 7- A. E. CROSBY EVERYTHING IN DRUGS AND KODAK'S THE DALLES, OREGON Exclusive Agent For EASTMAN Kodak Co. Rochester, N. Y. A full line of Pho to supplies always on hand. Printing and developing done. Mailorders will receive our prompt attention. Write for our nsw 1911 CATALOG Try a bottle of Mur- fine'slidlnol Devel oper. Will develop any plate or paper. A. E. GROSBY Olympic Flour, per barrel, $5.25 . , Snow Drift Flour, per barrel, $5.25 Bluestem Flour, per barrel, $5.00 ' Granulated Flour, per barrel, $4.75 EVERY SACK GUARANTEED ; Madras Union Warehouse Co. Exclusive Agents Madras, Oregon