. ? First Annual c HonseCIean ing Sale - Spec, ( Co ( ( C UNTIL FEB. 1st YOU WILL i 9 find Ii mid reds of the above rod tags scattered through 1 jr' I 'The Big Store HATS UNDERWEAR. BLANKETS SHOES all Are 2 and each tajc marks a saving of from iU to SO Jj L percent for the purchaser. J "The Big Store' Keeps Its Word. The above reduction is positive. S prices are good until Pel). 1st only. 7 want the best o it come REMEMBER PATH SAI.I' IS lf)SITIVKi tnken Imck during till snle. A. M. QENEUAL MERCHANDISE; J unND, - - oitnaoN 5 i rrr 7- "" LOCAL BITS. Uojcoj Howard left Saturday for i'ottlaud to attend to business mut ter. k .Judge F.I1U drove to PrinevHIe .fotidoy to attend to county mat- Let The Hdltctin tld your job printing. Nent and up-td-thc-mln-tttc ,n Vvery detail. Fulph Patterson haft left for tlie mountains and will nut hi the bal f.ucc of the winter trapping. I). V, Ilockfcllow, draftsman for the V I S: P. Co., is spending the holidays at Lcwislon, Idaho. WOOD FOR. SALE From now until February : , all who get five lothls of wood from me I willglvc- One Load Free If ou will pay for haul ing. Same old price $-1 & $3 5.Q per cord. Phone me, F. M. C A,R T RR, 5 1 2 ) ) ) 9) J J J on the Corner' SHIRTS HOSIERY COMFORTERS COATS tagged : ( j 1 These If you early ( no goods ckclimiKctl or LARA j , -r..sfc,, J ,.vf; 'lrs. J. A, Boyd has been on the sic!: list of late. Henry Schumakcr, formerly of Gist, ii now located' uu the Ten Har Ranch working fot C. I.. Ivitoii. Thb lkud baud has organized and 1IM bey it n to practice uuttei the cfilclent instruction of F. F. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. C, M. Kedficld drove over to Prlucvllle Saturday, and spent a day or two nt the coun ty scat. Fascinating Pyrogr a p hy 150 page illustrated catalogue Xo. 2 free, Wdodurd, ClnrUe & Co., Portland Oregoil. 3dtf. The Bulletin richilowledgcs re ceipt, with thanks, of a handsome calendar gotten otit by the Silver Lake Leader. Now Islfhe time to lay iii your ,wintcr'r supply of .apples. We have tlieiu four, varieties at 2,75 n box. Km.!,! & AlJiuiDOK. 34tf Rev. Mitchell will preach next Suudily bbth morning and evening at the Bend church. A cordial in vitation is extended to cverydne to attend. Mrs. A. C. Lucas him n biue handsome cnlla lilly In bloom. Thoc who have wen it icpoit It "just lovely' It Is one of the first, if not tuc first, culln to bins son) in llcuil. The Vhntocwr wMI mct at the home of Mrs. It. U Muuig next Tuesday uflcrnoon . nt a o'clock. All uicinbctH ntv Uriitnl to be pri- cut ns there U important biisine to In; token cute of Mi Hazel ChMwcII, accom panied by a friend, Mm Hiirttw, arc Heniling the 1nllilHys with Mi Culdwcll'tt wront.H In Bend. The young ludies ure both teachers in the I'tiucville school. I nut now Hgcut for the UeLavnl cream separator, and have one of these marhiucs in stock. Step in 11111I examine it They are n great convenience nud money suver for the dairyman. K A Satiikk. 21U A few dilys ngo the house on Grover Caldwell's homestead, be tween Uo-liitiil and the Paulina mountains, caught fire and was d i-M roved with practically nit of the contents. The cause of the fire Is unknown. A. M. I.ara U having a "Pint Annual IIotihc-CleaninKS.de" from now until the Lit of February and is mitlhii! a cut nrlcc on a lot of good goods in order to re duce stock before taking inventory. It will pay you to look up his ad. Ur. I'. II. Deuccr is buliuiug n teiUorary phone Hue to connect his place with the line at the Wil kinson farm. As soon as the wire can be gotten in. several ranchers in that vicinity arc going to build a private line into Bend and will connect with the Pioneer Telegraph & Telephone Company's system. Mr. and Mrs. C S. Hudson and little son reached Bend the first ol the week froUt their former home in Colorado, alid how count them selves as Hcuu citizens. J ucy arc domiciled for the present in one of the club hatlscs. Mr. Hudson has great faith hi the future of Bend and the Bend country and will cm bark in business here. Jack Summers returned yester day evening from Paulina, whcic he had received 500 poles' for the Pioneer Telegraph & Tclcpuoue Company. These poles arc to lc used In rebuilding the tine between the Stewart grade and Paulina. Wm. I.ytle has the contract to fur- null 6t3 poles, and dcllvciy of the amplliil noted has just been made. Review. The dance given Christmas night called out one of the largest crowds of the season, aud everybody re ports that everybody certainly had an enioydble time. Two or three unique feature's were introduced during the evening to vary the usual monotony. There was only one objection and that was that the attendance was so large (hat the floor was crowded. 300X0 Pacific Morse Llolmcnl j prcpnrcJ ctpresily (or the needs ol horsemen and rmchinen. It Is powtrful sad pene irttlni llnlnient, a remedy lor cmtrten. cles. A soothlnc embrocation lor the relict ol palp, and tlie best liniment lor I gpctjns and soreness, o Uiuqualed (or cwwi fPs nounas anu injuries 01 L DAlJlJCtt-VIRO anJ l heallnr cuts, aorastorui, sores and bruises, raciuc Hnrx liniment It lullv kuaranlced. ' Ru older Is so iood or hclplulln so iqany niealer to refund the purchase price. - dm iof mihii rim ((nit KwM?msiicAU Co.(-ptu.o, . uooKLer vmm rutu L- ' Win Steplii-iis recently bong 1 1 20 ncrt-n ol hind six mik-M from Vniicouver, Wiisb , nod will have it net out In or luinl mid hiiihII frult.s. There Hlrendy l u mii.iiI orchard on the pliae, ;ind eventual ly he pIkim to have the entire 20 ces into (init Tin purchac (rice wus 1. 500 "Bill" sav he in't goiiiK to lw In 11 hurry to k;ivt BrtHl, vrn if b hns Iwught the fruit hind. Kvlilence tlm; Bend is groAlug nud that the rotinm siirnuudiiig it issettliii( lip is shown in the an iiuhI school census The number of ftcholurs of school iikc living in the district, hh re(irteil on Kov. 25, is 207. In 1907 there w-te onh 165, or a gain ol .Jz in the year nesrly 25 per cent Incre.ise Tin assessed valuation of ptopcrty 111 tne district for 1908 is S55 1,339. as against .108,580 in 1907 an in crease in taxable property of about 35 per cent That old quotation, "The well laid plans of mice and men, etc describes optly the position ' in which the Indies' Library Club finds itself this week. The club had planned to giv an interesting and out of-thc-ordiuary program on New Year's eve, but the ladies, at the last moment,, were unable to se rine the book containing the pro gram, and iLcy hav been forced to drop that feature. A dance will U given, however. In Lara's hall and a large attendance is desired, ol course. A- M. I.ara and George J dues of Bend were In Prlncville the latter part of last week. Mr. Jones was seeking music for the grand ball at Bend Christmas night. The Bend orchestra, at one time the finest in Central Orcgou, was reduced to a frazIc by the marriage of the pian ist, Miss Wilkinson, and the de parture of the leader, Miss Iva West, for the Willamette valley. Mr. loucs fdilcd to get the orches tra here, aud wc expect the Bend people will hale to fall back upon tbeir old statidUy, Charley Cotlor, Review. Last evening Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Lara cntcrtaiued in a very pleas ing lilanucr a number of their friends al a "hard time patty." As the nalnc signifies, it was oue ol tho$2 "dress" affairs where every one tries to dress just a little more elaborately or peculiarly than any one else. There were some stun ning costumes present. During the evening popcorn and apples were served and these were followed with coffee and doughnuts, after which the host distributed presents from a pretty Christmas tree to all the guests. The gifts ranged from a rattle box to a tin locomotive, aud evidently brought much joy to the recipients. The evening was a very informal one aud was spent in kSmmtQuwst jn?ffi JFhen You Paint buildings, inside or out side, if you desire the vfcVy best results at the least expense you should use The Sherwin-Williams Paint Call for coloY caids E; A. SATHEk A Fall Line of Groceries, Dry Qoads and Hardware always on tianu. II" il THE FINEST OF I I ant improving my stock of furniture in every shipment, and now have in stock some of the finest pieces of furniture ever shown in Bend. I would call your attention to the following goods and priods: a sw W&' Upholstered couch k7--'v' Reception room set Dining tables quarter and ash, from Center tables quarter-sawed oak, p DresH-rs uoldcn oak, from ..... Babv enrriaucs and go-carts, from .... Rocking chairs at various price. Sectional book cases. IF YOU WILL STEP IN AND LOOK THlJM OVER I KNOW YOU WILL LIKE THEM. MILLARD BEND, HARDWARE Our line excels. I carry everything you may waht in the hardware line, including paints and oils, doors and windows, step ladders, lime and cement. Nowhere in Bend can you find so complete an assortment, and then yod know, our prices arc fair. , Children's Coasting Sleds and Express Wagons I also carry a-fr.li line, of Staple and Fancy A ' ' dKOCERIES- Just what you need. UenJ, S. C. CaldWell Orezon The Central Oregon Banking Trust Company Bend, CAPITAL $25,000 FULLY PAID. . .. v -. 3 and 4 per cent. Months and One a General banking business. SEEDS FreU.RlliS!.Pi:ft Sur!ctftoPll I. Tjfn1es!.l rUiitrrtSoaM Itil ilia nrwlnr mrlli ol Chir NortbcraUmwabtfU. ' special. OFFER FOTl td CENTS will mil pmliMtld our FAMOUS COLLECTION I I.NNl Tmm . t. I ,tf.rrl.IU4t.k . I .... fclMit..!., rW , , , torn I !,, Il; lintai MUo .11. ltll.Ni.IM.ul.ll.llu. a I ilMlt1uMlil(MNlmb.ll . IU IICO Vrt. !.t' hiU II mu u ..h r rv 4 frwklM u.4 M IV. .Wm. ' rirnw, fhUlto.. to nUtll vnk ... K. U.4 lMlrt4l,. lkH 0U OIUCtTMUUTllKHN KKKII I'O. . ITS! Hom 81. lltwkfnnl. Illluol. social converse and simply in hav ing a good time. And every one present certainly succeeded in the latter endeavor. The Christmas exercises last Thursday ev'cnihg at the church were enjoyed as U3ital by an audi juce that taxed the capacity of the building. There is .one event in Bend that is always sure of a liberal attendance, and that is the yearly Christmas exercises. This t,ime the program consisted of a pleasing Christmas cantata, which was well put on by the folks, big and little. (0f course, itjC.udedvhh the appear aucc and capture, of Santa Clans, i.Al.!-1. .1t:lt...1 . 1!.lt ...l. wuieu uciijjiiicu kite iu. ptujut. A large handsome tree in one comer with many presents banked around it, made their eyes sparkle with excitement aud anticipation, and it Is to be honed that not -a. single lit- tl& tot went home disappointed. The Sunday ijchoothad presents, as tisuapfor'oll the children, couslstiug of q trcct qfjeatujics, utits, etc. May the Bend yoimgsJter s aud. their par- ets live to enjoy mauy happy re turns of this, the happiest day of the year, sjHHBk FURNITURE veloup upholstering $10 to $25 four quarter-sawd IP to 25 12 to 25 4.50 and up 17 to 20 23 to 28 - sawed oak, maple ... . TRIPLETT I oRnaoN Oregon. Interest paid on Six Year Time Deposits. inklings at Obt. Gist, Oct. 38. The Christmas tree a Cist wis a prand stiecdii. The tree wa, loaded .with present, and there wcr aliout 100 people prelect. ' .Ul seemtif tr have a rood titne. Cbas. Clrsoh his completed his fiix large barn and on New Year'a eve he wilt give an old fashioned dance in It. Another sawmill near Gist. The Wit son Bros, arc going to'move their mill at Sinters down near Gist. Will Lcvereus is rfrujid buying caKe nml yearlings.1' . ' 1're.l Welsh- of 'Cloverdale is losln quite a few hof-s from some unVn disease. 'Theyiaet sick ami die In Lvliort titac. Some of the ladles In this neighbor hood took pity ou the bachelors aw baked them a cake for Christmas. Rev. Mitchell of Demi preached at tl school house at Gist Sunday. A reception was held Saturday eve ning Dep, 36 at the Scoggin home in liouor of the marriage of their daughter ..Mamie Scnggiu, to Mr. S. I Dennett. Ou the uights of Dec. 16, 17, iS 19 and rb, the thermometer rauget' from P to 1 0 degrees below zero a' Silver Lake, according to the Leader. MJQI1NLEGAT . -tUU I.KR IN Harness and Saddlery Trunks' stride Valises Repaired Suc&siur to A. I Uiuiter,