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' . Everything Goes at Cost and Less than Cosi.
Nice Line of Dishes, Good Line ot Hats, Sortie Shoes,
and Everything "Generally Carried in Dry Goods and
Furnishing Stock
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LOCAL BITS.
', W. II. OuUc. ami wife, formerly
f l'recuiuii. Want). i but now of
Kcdiuoiid, where visitors In Demi
Wcducsduv, ..
Harry Hill opened Ills new ment
iunrkct in tlie Merrill building on
Willi Mrrct last Monday. He Iws
u neat niatkct.
' V.xv. for liMchini; from pure
'bred Indian Runner ducks, fci.aj
jM;r setting. W. 1 Downing,
ittnd, OrcKOti. jotf
' F. M. Cutter MsbcA to anuouncc
to the public that lie will continue
to deliver wood for one mouth
louder, to April i.
Wc are prcurcd to do drill seed
tug for those deiiriug same. Kates
nmde known utran application.
Merrill & Wilkinson. .Q-JJ
' J.oil A bunch of assorted keys
pu small ring; oImi posiofTici key
With ordinary stride tied in it.
Wilder please tcturii to tula office
' Ilert Powell and wife have moved
onto the IIurIi O'Kanc ranch six
Inllrii north of Kedmoud and will
liavc charge of it during the com
lug season.
II. A. Slitnk of Rctlmoml passed
trough llcnd Wednesday on his
return from Silver I.nkc, where he
lind gone to make final proof ou a
timber claim.
I,. I). Wiest rcportn that ho is re
eclving u large number of orders
for plants of small fruits, whicti In
Ufoates that ft lot or new fruit will
b&Mjt out this spring.
K. II. DcArmotid of Spokane
was in llend last week and bought
40 acres of ditch land two mile,
feast of town. He will move with
Ills family onto the land next May.
( Prlucvllle is planning to celebrate
this year on the Fourth. There is
satu talk of combining the celebra
tion with n thrce-duya baseball
tournament, with purson up amount
Ittfc to about &500.
Have "you noticed A. M. I.ara's
two, display windows? They are
JKJlfi very attractive. We are not
going to tclt you what is lu the
Wjudow, but would advise you to
Investigate for yourself.
letters thnt ure uncalled for in
the Uond postofficc are 11s follows :
Mr. A. H.Ames, Mr. MlkcKclley,
Mrs. Win. Willox, Miss .Myrtle
Davis, Miss luru Allsup. Mra. 0.
O. Weaver, Mrs. I.ucy McClcod,
Mr. Mlucticr.
lUv. MllohcH has been granted
a yonr'H leave of nhsencc from his
iinniuslend at thu Meadows by the
fund oflias at The Dalles. During
i ju year he will devote his entire
t mis to the work of the church at
Itend and to his other eougrcga-flan.
The Hund Commercial Club has
.. iw. nrintLT un order for
looo slx-pago clrculors Which will
be filled with matter describing the
itisources of llend and vicinity. It
Is planned to ncutter these among
the business men and have one of
them enclosed in every letter that
v-oes out of the town. These cir
tjulars ' will be Kent fur and wide
ifvcr the United States nud should
nccoinpllsh much good ndvertisiug
YortljeJJejid country.'
A C. Lucas is expected home
Saturday froth 11 Visit to Nebraska
Hauauas.orauKcs, lemons, apple,
and other fruit at the llend news
stand.
II J. Ovcrtttrf was attending to
business matters in Prbicvillc last
Tuesday.
The report reaches llend that
Philip Francis was recently married
in Portland.
li. A. Sathcr got in a lot of furm
machinery this week, consisting
of rarroww, seeders, plows und
wagons.
I have for sale 15 White Ply
mouth Hock pullets, also a good
No 8 cook stove and one heater
I?. F. Hattkn.
Jas Ileau retumed Sunday night
from a winter's visit to Medford
and other points in western Oregon
and California.
J. I. West has in a fine new line
of rocking chal-s, ranging from
$1.50 to $5 co. Just to suit the
taste and times.
Wftrtl r-n1tf (VflHI Mil. Rmltltrtfltt
section thut farmers there urc plow
lug and some of them arc already
planting potatoes.
The news of the marriage ofC
A. Chapman nt Newton, Iowa,
reached llend this week. It is n-
ported that Mr. Chapman and bride
will soon return to Ikud.
Spring will soon Ixhcrc and the
news stand has eot the celebrated
Lilly's Western Grown seeds' for
sale. If yoti want large quantities
get your orders in lu time.
llcud'fl popular orchestra will
give a dance 111 I,ara hall tonight
The Ladies' Library Club will s.tvc
supper in the hall, the proceeds
troni wliicli will be turned over to
the library fund.
Last Wednesday was the 60th
birthday of I. J. Wilkinson and on
that evening his family invited in a
few friends in honor of the occasion.
The evening was pleasantly s,oent
with games and music.
Hev. Short and family left Tues
day morning for Sanger, California.
where they will reside for n Unto
in the hope that the warmer climate
will benefit Rev. Short's health,
llend friends will hope that .the
soughl-for rrlicf will come speedily.
Kcv. .Mitchell will speak Sunday
moruiiifc at 1 1 o'clock 011 the ques
tion, "When Was the 'Fnllnesof
Time."' Subject for 7:30 "Our
Church in Foreign Lands." Chris
tiau Kudcavor ut , 0:5, subject,
"The Wise Use of. Time." Miss
Maud Vaudcvcrt, leader.
The llend library board has re
ceived. word that a library of 50
books will be shipped to lieiid in n
Tew days from the State Library
Commission at Salem. This 11
brury is one of several new ones
that the Commission has recently
purchased ami llcnd people will be
the first to have the use of this
particular library.
Kcv. Mitchell lias been chosen
by the Presbytery of Peudteton as
a delegate to the General Assembly'
of the Presbyterian church which
convenes at KniAas City ou May'
31. Kcv. Mitchell will leave Bend
in time to visit with his family at
Los Angeles before proceeding to
the meeting of the assembly. .
Another new miner to' the Bend
country is K Js. I.coiinrd from
Coeur M Alone, Idaho, who hue
nurchard tin 8o-ncrc trucl of ditel'
laud. about l. miles cast of Bend
He will soon begin the erection ol
liulldtnusriti the tilacc and later will
move his family here. Mr. Leon
anl's lather, It. r,cqnnri,isnisiiiere
helping the younger man to get
located.
How often do yotr grt anything
given lo you free? Not very often,
do vou? Well, you have Mich uu
opportunity now. A." M. Lara l
giving away one bar of his "Lain'
Special" laundry soup to every cus
turner who makes a ascent pur-
rhaje and who returns u coupon cut.
trom ills nil. in auotiier column 01
The Bulletin. Better get n bar ami
see what excellent soap it is.
A large amount of new laud will
be put into crop this spring all over
the D. I & P. segregation, espec
ially in the vicinity of Redmond
Hugh O'Kanc reports that fully
2000 acres of new Und will be cut
tivated this season in fa section ex
tending from Redmond to a point
six miles north. Messrs. Hall and
Allen, two new comers, will each
have 40 acres -mto rrop and they
arc only two of many.
Charles Oakcs was a business
visitor in Bend Wednesday from
Redmond. Mr. Oakcs is a recent
comer to these parts from Freeman,
Wash. He and his brother, W.
II. , have rented the theEhrct place
near Redmond and will farm it.
Later they intend to boy land them
selves. , Mr. Oakcs is very .enthus
iastic over the prospects for a bright
future for this section, and is weir
pleased with bra new home.
Hugh O'Kanc TCturucd Tucsduy
evening from a trip to his ranch
north of Redmond. He will have
20 additional acres seeded this
spring, 10 to alfalfa and 10 to oats.
He says a lo-ncre field of clover
and timothy that was seeded last
year is already bee inning to come
up nicely. Mrs. O'Kaue will have
20 ncrcs cleared and put .into oats
ou her desert claim, , as will also
Hart Wright on his desert claim.
Hugh is going Into the raising of
pure-bred Poland China hogs and
already has a fair start. He re
tftutly hold three five months old
hogs that weighed 240, 236 ami 23 j
pounds respectively. He says a
iarflc number of Redmond settlers
will soon embark in the hog busi
ness. The Old Time Cqnceit given at
the charch lust Friday night was a
ery pleasant affair, A goodly
number of people were in atten
dance, and everyone appeared to
enjoy the program very much. The
sonKS by a mixed chorus were
pleasing nud called to mind the
mcldoies of former days. Rev.
Mitchell rendered five literary se
lections wliicli we're all new and
held the close attention of the aud
ience. This is the sixth literary
evening hehas given the people of
Bend. The selections were new in
the sense of not having been , given
before in Bend. His repertoire is
large and consists of both humor
ous and serious selections from the
masters of 'literature. The receipts
"Friday evening t araouuted to
$11.95.
. . Wiw 1 1 ji.
TIIH END1BS CHAIN
With tlia cimrtir of uprln. mjulrreU.
uoiitnn nrtd ,mi:I Vtu rrsularlr appraf,
to ilt VBUf t' fltld of Rrowlnir hthIh,
ICnrljr In ID ncaton, whrn their rutural
food It ncircf,; (htlr number rruy bo
Brflly illmlnlhd.by a arittnutla wr
farn upon thfou Kvery female killed be
forn the unp are born, reduce the
number of pew it leart ten later on.
"WoodUrk" Wqulrrel roUon la tho moat
reliable and deitructlva scent yet devlaed
for their extermination, it f nn abio
lulely certain InltrUment of death for
anulrrele. livery, kernel la warranted to
kill. Climatic charict. dew. fro.f or fh.
mol.luro of tho. eahft do not effect I la
itrenlh. It rt.qulrea no mUlna; or prep,
nratlon, and ta.ulwaya ready for ua. No
other la ao a-ood. bealera will refund the
nurthaaA tirlp. If hV. uimb.i
Tho Iloyt Che'mll d., fortland! Oreror
2d
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WHRN IN BEND STOP AT
THE PILOT BUTTE INIsJ
Tablo always suppllod with tho bust 0at tho town affords
Neat and ComfortahlRoV" ' ' Bund, Qdn.
Choice Seed Oats for Sale.
Wr lmTi 1500 buahcli of(cjioicc
Aaiutnptli Wlil(,e Side Oats
for aalciatjJnr (arm between Keduioml
ami I.nlillow, All nicely cleaned and lu
first class cOmlltlou for, sowing, l'hoiic
from ueiuV or lHllaw. llave both
pliattcs)
l.-'Cfil Option.
B Iludsotr, field secretary
fur the International Reform
llureau, will canvass Crook county
Mi the nitm-M ol local option. Hi
is 11 noted K'iikc'r, and whether
you ouree with hfm 6x not it will
pay you to hr.ir him He will
peak ut the follinvifiir places at the
diite and time announced':
t'llnrtllle, 7 i p. m AumUy. MartA r..
tthrpinl ivcbuol IIouk,7S'P- m, Monday.
Marth .
Wtr.r fkhool lloaie. 7jo p. m. Tacaday.
Match 10. ...
Kr-lmoti'l, 7 jo p. m WednJay, Jrtn It.
Cttnr l'll- 7 i p. ei Thiiridajr. March II.
MtH jwp iit frMay. March I).
Out 7.JOP.1H lUtunlar Marvh 11.
I.l'1lw II a. m. HandT March .
tkrnil 7 y p. in ttunUy. March IJ.
Otliily 7KP m Tueaday Marth 17.
lanwti -jip. in. rdurartay. March ll.
Knl Uock tKh'l llmiK. 7 ja p. m. Tburaday,
March )
tr(u 1
rtUn
day. March .
H'!r, 7a p. . riaiuiajr. mrcn 11.
Di llalu,, 7 ) p ra. Monday. March IJ.
Ifynu want h liratid new sewing
machine, direct fron the factory,
at a great reduction in price, you
should call at this office. We have
one for sale
4arch )
CuWrr. 7ijop w 1'riday Marc
Opal I'tairlc 7-ulWUrilar. Ma
Dcrmaa Church. 11. a. m. Mind
GRAND MASK BALL
At Redmond March 17, oS.
Good music, good floor, aud a good
time for all.
Priies will be awarded for best cos
tume, lady; hot costume, g'ent;
best character, lady; best charac
ter, gentr
Tickets. $1 00. Supper 50c per
couple, served in hall.
Don't forget the date
March 17, St. Patrick's Night.
HENRY L. WHITSETT
Horse Shoeing: and
General Blacksmithing
WAGON AND
PLOW WORK
First Class Work Guaranteed.
Located in the old Sheldon ahop.
Robes and
Blankets
-AT-
Reduced Prices
A. L. HUNTER
n Mutxtg HuiliHtig ou Oregon Street.
IlUXU, OKKGON
Ars
Aarcs, , ('
SUKKWOOP UROSf..
HedinoUd, Or,
When You Paint
building's, inkide or out
side, if you desire the
very best results at the
leU3t expense you
should use,
SttEkw Williams
Paint
... Call for r ,
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"The Big Store"
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OFFERS YOU s
THE VERY BEST
'x.
Laundry Soap
"Lara's Special"
For
5c
A BAR .
This soap is thoroughly well
seasoned and will "last twice
as long as any other soap on"
the market. I want you to
try just one bar; you will
come back for more when
you need any. Cut out
ther attached coupon and
get'a trial bar FREE.
THIS COUPON IS GOOD FOR ONE BAR OF
LARA'S SPECIAL
Laundry Soap.
with a cash purchase of 35c. One to a customer.
A. M. LARA
E. A. SATHER
A Full'Llre of Orocerlf, Dry
(foods aha HardNvare always oti
Hfliid,
RUBBERS
haye them. k
All sizes, 6 to 13 1-2, 1 to 10.
All prices, 50c to 95c.
GROCERIES
The cleanest, most complete stock in.
Central Oregon.
FRESH BREAD
Baked by Jimmie Akita; received at 7:30
every morning.
10c for a good big loaf.
Have you seen'my
25c BARGAIN COUNTER j
Every department in tho store is repre
sented. Better look at it every day as
there is always something new . to be
found there.
Aaa Ma. LARA
RIGHT GOODS
RIGHT PRICES
ALWAYS.
BEND - - OR&10N
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