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Closing Out Sale!
BEGINNING MONDAY, OCT. ?th
And continuing until the entire stock is disposed of.
' ' Everything in stock will be sold at wholesale prices.
THE MERRILL
LOCAL BITS.
Clove apple fie o pound, fi.oo n
box, at the jmitofTice nmvs stand.
Dr. U. C. Coc and I. It. StuvliiU
were btiilncsi callers ut I'rincVlllo
Wednesday.
Remember, .you enn always And
lull the latest magazines nt the post
t office utws Htnud.
Ruy Mudd, noil of C. M. Mudd
' of I.oidlaw, lias accepted n poiitloii
In the jwloflkc nt Jlcud.
Many new people nre inoviii)' In
to lltnd and vicinity thli fall and
the town's population is growing
rapidly.
1'rtilt can lw had nt the 'news
I Hand from lwth the Powell Unite
I nnil Cove orchard. Apple, plums,
lonra, inioIiwi and prune.
J. I. West Is offering some cut
tit Ices in water palls, kettle, stovoi
and other hardware. Koad his ad.
iu another column including a jwr
tia) list of price.
Wat Jones durum the past week
has been rounding up his cattle
from the mug mid will drive, about
too head to hid ranch at l'owcll
Uuttc for the winter.
You should Sec those handsome
Unpolled Japanese mid imported
glas urns and vniai nt the Comer
Drue store. They arc the hand-
somwl ever shown in Item!.
Tilde Littlafiekl. a brothcr-hi-
i law of judge Hradshaw, prcsklnd nt
the Muiou of court in rriuevllle
this wek. The judge 1ms- been
but recently appointed to the bench.
H.J. Overturf in paliiting his
two hoiiice on I roti wood avenue-,
the one formerly owned by his
brother, John Overturf, and the one
now uesupied by Misses Ruth Held
nnd Orplio I'cttit.
At the recent session of the Veil
illeton l'rosbytery at Portland, Rev.
J. Anthony Mitchell was elected to
preside as moderator nnd later dur
ing the session was chosen ol'er
hate ministerial commissioner to the
general assembly.
DON'T OVRUI.OOK TIIOSK
C ARM AC IS
Foot Warmers
Just the thing for a
LONQ RIDE.
Kobes, Whlp, liorso
DLANKETS .
tlverythlnz U Leather (iooda at
PRICES
In reason.
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Kcpnlrlng Nently find Promptly
Done.
; A. L. HUNTER
Xn MuUlg Building on Oregon Street.
HENRY L. WH1TSETT
liorse Shoeing and
General Blacksmithing
WAOON AND
ii.ov work
ViritChnssMotli Guaranteed.
c-atcd lu the old Sheldon shop,
fwH
COMPANY,
BUILDINGS ALSO FOR
l'..rt of the big stave Hume to be
used by the I). I. & I. Co. nt the
old river bed lias arrived nt Hhnii
iko mid toatus have been scut nfter
It. The balance of it has bcuu
shipped from the factory.
Mrs. Sarah 1'rancls wai granted
rt decree of divorce from her litis-
IkiihI, lMiilip If ranch, by Judge
I.itlleflold at l'rincvillc lust Mon
day. Mrs. Francis was uivcti the
costudy of the two minor children.
Dr. A. A. IlurrN ond wife have
moved to llciid from Madras and
urc now located on the doctor's
ditch laud just cast of Rend. The
doctor will build only temporary
quarters for the winter but next
spring will put up n nice two story
house.
Mr. mid Mrs Ilttructt arrived in
Heiid this week from Iowa and will
make their home here. Mr. llur
uett has u )osltlou ns fireman in
the Central Oregon sawmill and,
also owns 8o acres of ditch laud n
few miles from town. Mr. and
Mrs. lltirnctt were but recently
married in Iowa.
Chas. D. Drown, Frnnk Drown,
J. 1). Davidson and John Kcvcr
were at Crane I'rnlrlc last week in
an attempt to bag a, bear or two,
out their attempt met failure. They
were out five days nnd as one of
them said didn't even catch n track.
I.atcr Mr. Davidson bagged two
bears two Teddy bears received
through the jxutofllcc.
Rev. C. K. Short performed the
ceremony last cvuuiug that united
iu marriage Mr. Ralph Patterson
and Mrs. Mary I'age. Mr. and
Mrs. Patterson will take up their
residence in Demi and will occupy
the J. II. Oitcil house when Mr.
and Mrs. Oncil leave for California,
which will be soon, The DulUtin
extends congratulations.
The latter part of last week Win.
Arnold met with n very painful
accident an his farm southeast of
Ddid. He' was riding a hore
which fell with him iu such n man
tier as to piu him to the ground
bicakiug his right leg between; the
ankle nnd knee, n compound frac
ture, the bones being forced through
tho flesh. fir. Turlcy wns called
to reduce the fracture.
A comical story is told on one of
the mothers of lie ml, who recently
inflicted corporal punishment on a
young sou because he was accus
tomed to loiter too long on the way
from school. She took the lad
across her knee mid proceeded to
apply the paddle iu the good "bid
fashioned way that is altogether too
rare these duys. What wan her
surprise nnd horror to see .smoke
gush from the boy.'s pocket beneath
thc-p.uldlc. A hurried exiimlua
tioit.showcd that the boy had a
pocketful of matches' thnt had been
ignited by the vigorous strokes tip
piled. The mother mafle frantic
efforts to dean out1; the burning
pocket, the son yelled wljth auger
ami . friglrt nnd 'coiiste'hintioti
rcigjfed. At this interesting riftd
exciting juncture ' tUi girl came
dishing jn from the kitchen ..nnd
seehig ih? lad with snlofce burstiug
from hjs follies', alnruinfcd, tt"inrge
pan iull of water over both sou aud
Bend, Oregon
SAL.E
mother nnd the danger was avert
cd.
The football suits for the Dctid
eleven arrived last Sunday.
Ross and I). C. Hall of Redmond
were visitors in Dcud Monday.
John Moore and Claude McCau
Icy of Redmond were Dcud callers
Friday.
David Hill of the Dig Meadows
was transacting business Iu ilcnd
Wednesday.
W. D. Chapman and wife have,
moved to Dcnd from Iowa. Mr.
Chapman will eventually take up
farming on ditch land.
The D. I. Jfc P. Co. nrc having
u grain warehouse built in the rear
of the J. I. West furniture Store.
The dimensions ,of the structure
nre iSx.jo feet. J. A. McCoy has
the contract.
J. 1). Hcyburiraud family have
moved into the GOodwillic resi
dence on the river front. Mr. and
Mrs. Goodwillic will leave about
November i for Chicago where
they will reside indefinitely.
V.. Atkinson, wife nud baby, of
Alexandria, Minn., nre recent com
ers to Dcud. They will spend
the winter here nud Mr,
Atkinson will undoubtedly invest
iu laud. Although having come
from Minnesota he has had exper
ience iu irrigation when iu Mon
tana n few yeans ago. Mr. nud
Mrs. Atkinson arc old time friends
of Mr. and Mrs. John Stctdl.
Mrs. C. M. I) rock of Newburg,
Oregon, is making a visit iiu the
City of Roses with' her brother,
Contractor Wirt K. Rushing, nnd is
delighted with what she has seen
of the climate and city. Mrs. Drock
wilt remain here for nu indefinite
time. On the afternoon train
Thursday Mrs. Drock. Mr. Rush
ing and Miss Kdua Rose went to
You May Have Them
At Cost...
We find ourselves crowded
(or room and overstocked
with a line of goods that for
tlic next 30 days we nrc going to
offer at cost. Come niid make your
selections early and get the pick of
the lot. These goods include:
I'urislnn I'ncc l'awder OA
l'cr box nutv only 20C
Spiro I'ncc l'owilcr rn
l'cr box now only,' , . . , . , &UC
lilysiati 1'acv l'owilcr- "
l'cr bos now only. ...,.,., d)C
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Oriental Complexion I.otlon -7
ruijtierly fi.uo; now per bottle.. 7UC
Florida Water .
Formerly joff now per bottle. . . ,4UC
Flotilla Water .
Jjc slc now 1 ISC
Miuc'dii Fwy'a Tooth I,atlbn- ,A
I"bYincr)y joe; now only. ....... .JVC
FJysIou Almond Cream ' t
Formerly 50c; liow only 1'C
Cream of Crushed Koacs t
Formerly joci now. . . . y. 35C
Woodlark Hu do OiilnlU slr
Tonic, formerly fi.ooj how. ,..,,70C
ClinttitMsrlalu'a ilalr tn
Formerly oe jwr bottle, nbv .,.,IOC
Toilet Glycerine ,
Formerly joes now only , . . o5C
w3 ,
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0 out winiioW disploy.
The Coirner
Drug Storeafco
San Fra'ncfsco. Sautaltoba Rcjiub
Dean. IT. C. JJIIIsbritigo.lhe news to
Dcud that under n new schcxtulc
of freight rates, goods can ndw be
shipped from any Eastern i rioint,
Mich an Chicago, to Shaniko for
the same rate ns from Chicago to
The Dalles or Portland, 'he rate
in the same as though Shaniko
was 011 the main line of the 0. R.
& N. Heretofore such was not
the case, the rate from rtiggs to
Shaniko being most exhorbitant.
The new tariff will be of great ben
efit to n large part of Central Ore-
The Centra) Oregon Really Co.
has a fine exhibition of apples in
their office llnt were gathered from
the Dick Vandervcrt orchard at
Powell Duttcs. The apples arc as
fine and large ns nre grown any
where, one Spitzenbcrg specimen
being especially fine. l'hsy have
on exhibition Siberian crabs, Spitz
enbergs, Den Davis and several
other varieties; also otic Variety of
peaches. The crop was abundant
oud many o'f the trees were quite
badly broken by the great load of
fruit on the branches. It is said
that the peach trees were literally
n mass of fruit.
II. C. Kllis is rutiuitig around
town these days with a new Hols
man automobile that the Pioneer
Telegraph & Telephone Co. has
just purchased for use over its ter
ritory. The machine resembles
very closely a common buggy, only
it is truly horseless. It carries a
il-h6rsc power gasoline engine and
weighs 1 loo pounds. Mr. Ellis
says the machine is giving perfect
satisfaction. He went out to The
Dalles and drove it In to Dend, aud
made the run from Grass Valley to
Dcnd a distance of about 135
mites in 23 hours, with five hours
out for one night's stop. The ma
chine climbed McPhcrson hill mid
Urirr.ly mountain with never a
falter uud carried up two passen
gers and 150 pounds of baggage.
The telephone company has the ex
clusive agency for the Holsraan
machines throughout Ccutral Or
egon.
CONQUUSSAlAN ELLIS IN BEND
TrncIovcr Ilia District to Acquaint
lllmseir wltli Its INciUs.
Hon. W. R. Ellis of Pendleton,
congressman from this district, was
calling upon his constituents in
Dcnd last Friday and iu roponse to
nti invitation from n committee of
citizens, addressed the citizens in
Club hall that evening. The con
gressman said he would not discuss
politics as there was no campaign
lu progress and thus was forced to
confine himself to general remarks.
Ilcstated iu positive language his
belief hi a promising future for the
whole of Ccutral Oregon, said that
while he was nd prophet he felt cer
tain that this section would have
railroad transportation iu a few
months, and commended the people
for their energy In getting out into
a new country aud taking up pio
uecr life. Cougrcssmau Kllis stated
that his sendees were always at the ,
command of his constituents aud
urged jieople to write to him vheu
ever he could be of auy assistance
to jjtenr.
"One" reason for the congresiuVati's
visit is his' desire to ost' liim'self
concerning the' irrigation project at
Dend. He fcf&tudyiug the subject
of irf iGatioii '56. that he Will ' be
properly informed nt any timc'ljhat
congress nray propo3 legislation
along that line, and is,. Visiting all
irrigation projects iu his-' district.
He has given up all former ' busi
ness connections and , is devoiting
himself exclusively to the duties of
his bfflce. ' js
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Hhumokd. Octi ?i Everybody, is
dlcgini) potatoes now-a-day mid report
liiHnvcrygoddyielir, ,
It is rejwfted tut J, T, Cudmore is
Special Sale of Hardware
and Stoves
For the next 39 days we will close out our cnlTrc stock of
hardware nnd stoves at prices to suit you, us we do not wish to
carry this line in connection with our furniture department.
Come in and look over the stock. Delow we quote a few prices
Water pails, former price 40 to 75c, sale price - 30c to 50c
Tea kettles, nlckle, rorhler pricc$i.75 to $2; now $1.25 to $1.50'
Tea kettles, cranitc, frri'r p're 'Si. "so to S2.50: now 51 to $1.50
Wash boards, former price 60 to 90c; sale price 50c to 7Sc
Coal oil cans, former price 35c; sale price 25c
Duttcr moulds, former price 35c; Sale price , , - 25c
STOVES, former price $15.50 to $30- 5a!c price $13.50 to $26
A now tins of furniture expected next v:k. Watch next week'
hd. for prices.
J. I. WEST,
Some of the Things
Hardware
Stoves
Tinware
Graniteware
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Central Oregon
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Wc buy or sell your land no matter where situated. We can sup-
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HUOH O'KANE, Prop.
MOST CBOTRAMA'.il.OCATED HOTUI, IN BEND.
SAMPLE ROOM IN CONNECTION.
New House, New Furniture, Reasonable Rates. Good Rooas
Always Reserved for Transient Trade.
Itaviug'Us tvon,
Wc did not
learn hi
destination.
Mr. Giliton U moving on the Iteteon
eighty for the wlutcr.
W. I,. Ogdcn has finished liU house on
his homestead west of town.
Owing to our absence tnost of last
wecll we must ""make uf utp of the
letter tliisjctk. To ourselves Individu
ally tlie'moit .important ncws'ip tljat wc
are bacl- frpm Shaiiiko', returning Sun
day uoon w itU tr. and Mr. Triijer and
Mrs, Turk, senior, after a pteasjuit uud
suecessfdl trip nil uround, lu Shaniko
we met Mr. Lilly just returning from a
meeting of the synod in Portland, V
K, Luwson was also in the railroad town
on, a hurried trip. Mrs. Simons and
Beruice are well aud hearty as ever. P,K.
passed us twice on the road in the hIrIU
once going in atuVpnca cpmiug out.
Wc can't say how well ami hearty he
looks although Uie. ,'inoon was shining
brightly both times. Ve parsed the
famous road mignf'and two of the wag
ons at the head of Cow Canyon going in
Thursday nootiind met it couling out
I'riday mornlu;. .Wc presume it ha9
been met 011 Hie iad for the last time as
it seems that it is going out of
commission. It has played hob with the
roud in some ptacea making It very
dusty indted.v l'rom the top of the can
yon down to tlio.oM toll house w tried
the new wxl engiue road lu the bottom
of the canyon aud found it Mipcrior to
the old roud tot touting down with a
light rlg'ftt) least. On the way out wc
met C. V.Muin going in loaded with
wheat, tljere '. a gruat deal of vheat
also belugdiauled in by, farmers.
This Week .wewlwpe' to spend some
tinm at tho. rriuevllle Mlr-aiul hope to,
meet many other frow KedrUou.d and
lk-ud there. H. C I'AKK.
BEND, OR.
We Have in Strfck
Groceries
Canned Goocfs
Teas & Coffees
Tobaccos
RIGHT AT
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Realty Company
D. Brown & Coi)
OREGON
All KINDS OP 4
Bend
CORNER
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Underwood
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Typewriter
JFor Speed
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A Solid Roadbed is essential
Visibility ami Speed
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the Underwood (tabulator)
Typewriter are supported
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