INDKI'KNDKNCF. KSTEItrMHK, INDKl'ENDENCE, OKEUOX Read every word carefully. Read every word carefully. January 1st -:- 1903 -:- January 1st "Wishing all our ."Friends and Custpiners A Happy and 'Prosperous Mew Yeap "Wo bejjrin our ni m 1 Thursday. January 1st, and will continue until further notice. We want to reduce our stock to the lowest possible point before takiiiL' our inventory. We want to have our storeroom thoroughly cleaned and renovated and woine changes made before our new npriiiK Htock arrive and want the good out of the way of the workmen.' We Want to 1e kept hmy .hiring what w usually considered the .lull neason of the year. We. Want SOme extra Cash to H.,uaro up all our 1002 bills within the next o0 days and in older to accomplish theno renults we will make ' ' ' Uig reductions in prices on every article 'of merchandise in store during this sale. It this hIo proven a buccoks and id appreciated by the people of Monmouth ami vicinity to the extent we think it justly merit., and we are kept lu.xy for the first ten days of the sale, then it will continue during the month of January, Lut if we fail to reali.o our expectations and results are not natisfactory, the ealo will stop after U-n -days. the past years business has been by far the best for us sinco coming to Monmouth and we appreciate very much the liberal patronage we have received And .we will use every means at our command to make this sale profitable and interesting to, and appreciated by the public. Ve rely chiefly on the Big Bargains w offer below on our Fifteen Thousand ($15,000) stock of new and up-to-date merchandise ior these results. We trust our effort will not be in vain. Head every word of this sheetThese prices cannot fail to interest you. Silk Waist Patterns and Trimming Silks Wo have a largo stock of funny Kilks nn.l Silk-wove Velours for waists ami trimmings. Nota these tmrgums: 1.50 cnule reduced" t) J .25 1o lo . !) 1.IM) do do 75 75 (lu do . ..... u 50 do do 8 Almanicu lino of Velveteens and Velvet same ric as Silks. Big Stock of Dress Goods and Big Reduc tions ail down the line. Chalk-line Btrine. rainy-day skirting 1.50 value for $1.10 Plain (irayn and Tpiw rainy-day do 1.60 value, special for Camel's hair etfect rainy-day skirting 1.50 value for Grays, blue and other shades do 1.50 value for Fancy black creponit 2.00 value for Fancy black creponn 1.73 value for Fancy black crejiona . . . 1.50 value (for 1.10 1.20 l.L'O 1.25 1.15 1.00 All-wool, hair-line Meltons 1 00 valine for..;.. 75 New weaves in Black Good? ...1.75 value for 1.25 New weaves in Black Prunellas . . .' 1.50 value tor 1.20 A big line of fancy Cassirneres, Jacquerds, Henriettas, etc. $1 for 75 do do do do do 75c for 55 do do do do do 50c for 38 Plain blue, brown and black Serges $1.25 value for. , 85 do do do, do , 1.00 yalue for..,....' 70 do do do do 90 value for. 65 Half-wool Dress Goods, plain and fancy 12i, 20, 25 and 35c per yard. Ready-made SIIK and Werskd Waists $0 50 Silk Wail reduced to l 00 5 6H do do do 3 75 2 GO Worsted Wainis reduced to. . 1 85 2 25 do do tlo 2 W do do do 1 75 do do do 1 7.) ! 55 1 10 CLOTHING men's and Beys' Underwear $1 50 Woo! Moris or Drawers $1 15 1 25 do do do "0 1 00 do do do 75 75 do do do 55 115 heavy fleeced Khirts or Drawer 45 50 do do do do SS 50 Cot. Ribbed do do 3S 85 Halhriggult do , 1o CO 50 do do do 3S $15 00 Suits reduced to.; 12 50 do . do 1 1 50 do do 10 00 do do ..... . S 00 and $0 Knits reduced to. 7 50 Knits red need to tl 00 do do 5 00 Hoys Nulla reduced to.. . 3 50 do , do do 2 00 to $2,50 Hoys' Knits $10 nr. . 75 . S 25 , 7 N5 . fi 75 , 5 50 . 4 05 , 3 75 , 2 50 , 1 75 Shoes Men's, Women's ami Children's. (Sent stock in the county. 11.50 Dross Khoe for 1.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.75 1.50 do do do do do do do do do do do do do do :i.00 Men's Work Shoes for. 2,50 do do do 1.50 do do do ....$3.45 .... 3.00 .... -'.75 .... 2.:m .... 1.05 1.05 . . .. 1.40 .... 1.1S) . . . -50 2.00 ... 1.20 I Women's and Children's jackets Hosiery. 50e Wool Hose for 38 We still have several Wraps left and Via lo do .... 25 we must sell them now. 25c Woo! and Cotton for.. 19 j $15.00 Jackets reduced to. . . I5e Cotton I lose for 10 150 do Men's, Women's and Children's Hose j ail included In this lint. Hats $3.00 Hats. 2.25 do 175 do 1.25 do 75 do 9.00 and $10 Jackets reduced to. 7.50 Jackets leducedto 5.00 do do 3.50 and $4 Jackets reduced to. . 2.50 and $3 Jackets reduced t. . 2.00 Jackets reduced to $9.75 8.25 6.75 4.(55 3.25 2.75 2.00 1.25 .$2.35 f50 Hats for. $1.05 j . 1.65 2.00 do .. I..iu . 1.40 1.50 do .. 1 20 05 1 .00 do . ; ' 05 """ 50 do 40 j$2,)0 Wool I'nion Suits for $1.85 Ladies Underwear men's and Boys' extra Pams $5 00 I'nnts. .$3.05 3.50 do . 2.05 2.50 do . . 2.15 1.75 do .. 1.25 ' I. (HI do . 0! 75o liovs Knee 55c $4.00 Tants... $3.00 3.00 do ... 2.35 2 00 do . . . 1.55 1.50 do ... 1.15 ilOe Hoys Knee 05c 50c liovs Knee 40c Dry Goods liig barunlns. Prices ut rijjht down. 2.00 do tlo 1.25 Mixed do 75o Cotton do 05c do . do 50c do do do do do do do .1.. 1.25 Wool Vests or Tants for. 1.00 do do do 75c do do do 50c Cotton ",5c do 25c do do do do do do do 1.55 00 55 45 38 90 75 55 3S 25 19 Ladies Kid Gloves We sell the famous Mascot guaran teed Kid Glove, also a nice line of un dressed Kid Gloves in all staple shades. $1.50 grade reduced to... .$1.15 1.25 grade reduced to 1.00 1.50 Men's Kid Gloves reduced to. 1.20 1.25 Men's Kid Gloves reduced to. 05 1.50 Men's Work Gloves do do . 1.25 1.25 do do do do do . 95 1.00 do do do do do . 75 75 do do do do do . 60 50 do do do dp do . 3S Dress Skirts Only a few left. ' $0.50 Pongee Bilk Skirt. . . $4.50 0.50 Heavy Serpe Skirt.. 4.50 6.00 heavy gray rainy-day ekirt...-4.50 3.00 heavy gray rainy-day skirt. . . 2.25 5.00 fancy plaid skirt. . . 3.50 lllcn and Boys' OwrsWrts Reduced , , Cvervthin" in stock is included and will be sold at reduced priees Fur want of space wo can not give pneos on ail lines, but as tatul abox ,e in trimmin-s, neckwear, sweater., fasci- vubl,,- boot, overshoes, trunk, travel in, l? an, toWtys . themain objecls of this' sale, nators. and all other articles found in a lirst-elass dry goods store. A laige inc ase oui ca h kccij U e you will please reniember that it will bo r Vkf f r?ng it to this store, poultry, etc, will bo taken at it, eash value for gOUUs tl 0 n e a h(,acJnt leas0 be prompt as possible. It is impossible T L It throw this awav after reading it- Better hang it up where it will bo handy. 1 ou wtll want to.look at it ofte n. ,. h J W 1 m . " MONMOUTH, OREGON Now read me all over carefully once more ami hang me up.