The Great
Reduction Sale
ive
1 WSS
Choose
for
yourself
ll vou select the fruit and votr-
5 f etables you buy, or let us
s select for you.
If you depend on us for the selection, we will do the
best we can. All of the fruit and vegetables we carry are
good; some are better than others, but all are good.
You will appreciate what we offer.
FRUITS.
Nice Large Bananas,
Navel Oranges,
Camelia Lemons,
Golden Dates,
Red Apples.
VEGETABLES.
New Potatoes, Brussel Sprouts,
Merced Sweet Potatoes,
Beets, Celery, Lettuce,
Cauliflower, Green Onions,
Radishes, Parsnips, Turnips,
Rutabagas, Cabbage, Carrots.
PEASE & MAYS
Still goes on in all departments.
The hundreds of customers who have taken advan
tage of our reduction sale will appreciate the many bar
gains they hauo secured. Thore are only a few days
more and the sale will be over. We have still a few bar
gains in reserve for you come early before they are all
gone.
SILK WAISTS.
Af JfeA RO Fine TafFetta Silk in black and colors;
At $5 17 A Waist worth $8-50; in light blue Taf"
fetta Silk, handsomely trimmed.
ffcft Ti A better one, tucked all over, trimmed
xxu tjw. f J wJth lace; real valuo 1Q
A"f iftS Oft Fine French Flannel Waists; only a
ah po.svr few .n gtock. worth $450
EMBROIDERIES.
We wish to call attention to ladies who are com
pelled to make spring purchases of embroideries and
muslins. Here is an opportunity very seldom offered:
KMRROIDKRIKS
worth He
worth oc .
worth 8c.
worth 10c.
worth 12Ac
reduced to
.reduced to
.reduced to
.reduced to
reduced to
2c
3Ac
Gc
9c
worth 15c ...reduced to Wljc
worth 20c. ..reduced to 15c
worth 25c... reduced to 18c
worth 30c... reduced to 23c
worth 35c .. reduced to 27c
MUSLINS Lonsdale and Fruit of Loom Ihc per yard
...Shoe Specials...
Men's congress nnd lace 07c
Hoy?' naif and grain 97i;
Ladies' cloth top ami kid lace 93c
" kid welt button $1 53
" kid turn pole, lace 1 93
" spring heel, lace, button, 2.1..' to 0 93c
Mis3e9' kill, spring heel, lace, button, to 2 1 13
Childs' 8,'.; to 11 83c
" " " " " " 5toS 73c
" goat, .. ' ;to 8..'. 53c
" " " " " 0 to 12 03c
kid ' " button, 5 to 8 40o
Preparations
arc being made for our annual stock-taking. Wc desire
most earnestly to close out all odd garments, all broken
assortments. Some of our finest merchandise will there
fore be offered this week utterly regardless of value.
Take for Example
WVclCOaib and $16.50 values. n-
Clearance Price PV VO
eil b ndLb $1.75 values. CDT nc
Clearance Price P 1
XA7Viite Viirf"C Mon's white unlaundered
VV JLlJ.lt OlllI lo shirts, pure linen bosom,
reinforced throughout, patent extension bands, r rr
regular 50c values. Clearance Price
Colored Shirts Men's colored shirts
left. Regular $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 values.
Clearance Price ULJU
Boys' Clothing JXm
supply of Boys' Clothing, for in this department we are
offering unheard-of bargains. Boys' Suits and Overcoats
less Jhah actual cost. Call and see them.
PEASE & MAYS
The Dalles Daily Chronicle.
FRIDAY .... JAN. 2, 1901
Oysters
served
in
any
style..
At Andrew Keller's.
TRKA-SUKER'S NOTICE.
All tVatcu County warraulu rerlnterril
prior tu neptembpr I. 1MU7. will be ilil
on prtuttlii Ht mjr ortlcn. liitxrrm
lifter Novrinnnr -i'J, lUOll.
JOHN K. ItAMl'SIIIKE.
County Tremurtr.
WAYSIDE GLEANINGS.
I'. P. McCulIy, late of this city. Is now
eole proprietor of the Goldcndale Jour
na The Glacier says Mr. anil Mrs. Leslie
liutltr started Tuesday on h trip to
Michigan to vleit u tlutijftilvr living
tbere,
John C. Coventon. of this city, a
young man of about 20 years, eon of Mr.
uJ Mrs. James Covention, was taken
to Portland today lo bo operated on for
appendicitis.
A new telepliono system lias recently
been invented by which a person may
communicate from a moving car or rail
way train with others ut the stations
along the lino ot travel, or Ut the central
teleuhone stations of cuius.
Memorial services in memory of the
late J. J. Wurner Mill be held under
the auspices of the VV h i to Salmon grange
i the church at that place on Sunday.
Jan. '.'7th, at 11 o'clock. Comrades of
tlieG. A. It. and all others aru invited
to be present.
Mlnuewta claims to havo the tallcbt
an in i.ouis Wilkins, horn on a farm
neirSt. Paul, who lsiiow 2(1 years old,
wei h,;i(jj ptujuds and lacks lees than
limn of being I) feet hhjh. St. Paul
lia pro lucid either the tallest manor
the talltst story.
A politician or political striker who
cams down Irom Salem yesterday was
quettloned by some of his friends in
'gri to the senatorial situation. "Gen
tlemeu," said he, "the present senato.
"al situation is the most complex polll
'"I conundrum J ,avo ever had any.
thing to do with. No one can form any
: idea of wliat the outcome will be, and if
any one says he knows anything about
1 it, yon can set him down for the cham
pion prevaricator of the century." Ore
i gonian.
; Representative Roberts has received a
' remonstrance against the annexation ot
I the Antelope and Iiakeoven precincts to
Sherman county, containing a large
number of signatures of the residents
and taxpayers of these precincts.
A new weather station has been es-
tablished at Shaniko, with William Hoi
I der bb volunteer observer. Another has
been eHtablished at Pend, on the Upper
Deschutes, with D. D. Warren observer.
Tiiese stations will Iks equipped to re
cord temperature and rainfall and re
ports will be sent in monthly to head
quarters at Portland.
Smallpox Is reported epidemic at
tfeppuer, Oregon, a local physician de
claring that there are mo many cases
that any attempt to che.'k it seems al
most hopeless. The original case Is said
to be that of a young lady from the Kant,
and who is supposed to havo contracted
the disease while en route west on the
train. A rumor rendu d nre yesterday
that the town had been quarantined,
hut the railroad ofllcials hud not heard
of it, and it is probably not true.
Representative Roberts has introduced
a bill providing for a tax levy of I mill
upon all the taxable property of Oregon,
as returned bv the assessment rolls for
1 1!K)0, to meet the outstanding warrants
drawn on the scalp-bounty fund. Jt
appears that there are a great many
scalp-bounty warrants not paid by
reason of tho fact that more scalps of
depredatory animals hivo been taken
; than was anticipated when the scalp-
bounty law was passed tan yearn ago.
Resolutions to commemorate thu death
of the queen and extolling her many
virtue were prompt, and abundant
I in the Oregon' Jcgbiiture. Promptly
juptii reoeip1 of the news that Her
Majesty wit dead Wednesday, Senator
I l)ly, wi.os name is Irish, birth, train
' In and blood American, ami sympathies
Githollc, moved in the senate thut there
bean adjournment out of respect to the
I rH.u l.,ll(lu il.ntlt nfli.rvLMiril
IjtlWIIf II" liwunn CHWIIIJ mhvi iiiiim
followed suit, first appointing a com
mittee to draft appropriate resolutions.
At a special meeting of the city council
last night tho ordinance for the vacation
of Monroe street, between First nud t
Second, came up on a motion to recon
sider and the ordinance was again passed
with an amendment requiring . l'
Moody to give a quit claim deed to the
city of 25 by 40 feet on the northeast
comer of the vacated premises and re
quiring him, within 18 months, to erect
a building to cover the said 25 by -10 feet
for the use of the Tire department. On
Mr. Moody's faiiure toe imply with these
requirements the ordinauca becomes
null ami void.
Rev. Fattier (lard, the Catholic priest
of Klickitat county, litis moved to MaryE
ville, where he will take charge of a
church. His successor is Father Harry.
Speaking of Father Gard, the Golden
dale Sentinel says: "Rev. P. Gard,
during his six years reridenca in this
county, has gained the love and respect
of all our people, icganllees of religious
belief.', who are all soiry to ecu him
leave. Tho people of Marysvillu will
find him a kind courteous gentleman,
and a friend to both Catholic and Pro
testant." j
The county court is having some veiy
excellent and much-needed improve
ments done on the Chennweth Creek
road, especially to the sandy part of it
lying south of the Catholic Mission
gardens. The road bus been widened
out considerably and all the inequalities
leveled down, while a force of live teams
and some twelve or fifteen men are at
work covering the sandy part of the
road-bed with a coating of eight to ton
inches of clay soil that Is expected to
pack hard unit stop the drifting of Baud
underneath. The work is being done
under the personal supervision of Cojn-
missiouer iiiirrimau.
Dliil lit Ciiuiloii,
Mrs. Albert Ifenslmw, of Condon, Or.,
died at that place on January 21, 1001.
Mr. and Mrs, Heushaw were pioneers
of Lone Rock, and wore former residents
of Tim Dalles.
, The Kiistern Star sent to l)r, Tack
' man's greenhouse for flowers and floral
! emblems for the funeral.
! Remember that you don't havo to ho
I bald ; you can keep youi hair by using
Cocoanut Cream Hair Tonic. To he
, had at Fraor's barber shop, tf
For fashionable dressmaking ami plain
sewing, call and see Mrs, S, K. Huuder
Ison.iitW Third street, in Mrs. Kddon's
OREGON LEGISLATURE.
Senatnrlnl Situation Unuhangeil Itoth
IIoum-x Ailjournril After Joint
Itnllot Till Monday.
Special to Tiik Ciiuonicu:
Sai.km, Jan. 25, 1 :35. The joint bal
lot today leaves the senatorial situation
where it was yesterday. The caucus
held yesterday afternoon resulted as all
the others except that a call has been
issued to the minority pleading with
them to meet in caucus and agreeing
that tho caucus vote shall be viva voce
and by open roll call.
The call will remain unheeded by the
minority.
The Indian war veteran committee
appointed to go to Washington in the
interest of the Indian war veterans, was
appointed today by Governor Geer anil
areT. A. Wood, Portland, Jason Wheel,
er, Albany, H. I). Mount, Sllverton, G.
W. Riddle, Azalea, W. I). Stillwell, Til
lamook, Gen. O. Summers, Portland, J.
C. Cooper, McMiiinvllle, The last two
are Grand Armv veterans.
t We do
Steam, hot water and furnace heating, estimates
made and contracts taken for heating old or new
buildingB.
Do not forget
That we operate a plumbing and tin shop, also a ma
chine repair shop in connection with our hardware
and implement Btore. Repair work of all kinds done.
MAYS CROWE.
...Given Away...
The house worked todav on the scalp i ...... n t ,i i i i i . 4
1M1 , , ' I With overv Hollar s worth ot snoods purchased at our storo
niintv III . vvlii In tlm neiiiltii nei'ilnieil -' .... 0 1 ... . .
during January and v obruary, wo will give Uno
Chanco on tho following prizes:
home.
jlli 1 in
bounty bill, while tho senate occupied (
most of its time with tho second reading
of bills,
A concurrent resolution was adopted i FIRST PRIZE OllB Aluminized Garland Steel
by both houses thanking Captain Clink, R&llg6.
of the battleship Oregon, for the valua- SECOND PRIZE OllO R0S8 Garland Cast IrOll
bio and gallant services rendered by him Heatinff StOV6
THIRD PRIZE One set of Roger's Silver Plated
Knives and Forks.
FOURTH PRIZE Oe set of Carver's Knife, Fork
and Steel.
FIFTH PRIZE One Niokle Plated Tea Kettle.
SIXTH PRIZE One Nicklo Plated Condenser Cof
fee Pot.
SEVENTH PRIZE-One Niokle Plated Tea Pot.
to his country.
The bill providing foi a three-cent pas
senger fair 011 railroads Is practically
killed. It sleeps in the house commit
tee on niilroailri.
Until houses adj iurned after joint hn'
lot till Monday.
Flannel waistssome ten doz
eu of them in various styles,
colors and qualities, iucludiiii'.
all sl.cs, are now seliinc at hulf
former price at A. M. Williams
iV Oo. Salo commences today,
Tomorrow the ladies of the Good
Intent Society will have their usual sale
of pies, cakes mid other pastry ut .1, II,
Cross' storo, Patroni?. the ladies and
get something good for Sunday.
In addition to giving away thoso prios wo will
soil goods as low as tho lowest, and will always
bo ready to sorvo tho trade in tho hos-'t possible
way. Wo will positively not ho undersold by
any ono. Our prices are right.
7AIER St BENTON,