- L 5JCg Who is Going to Win that $500 Piano and Piano Player, FREE? We have given out over 5,000 voles already. But only a very smalt percentage of these votes have been cast. We want the ladles to come out and declare themselves. To get them to do this we will make the following offer: Any lady who will bring us the names of seven other ladies whom she has asked to assist her in se curing the piano will be given free 500 votes. No lady will be given more than 500 votes free under any circumstance. And these free votes are given simply to get tile ladies to enter the contest early and not hold their votes until the last. If you haven't seen this beautiful piano step into Thompson's where it is on exhibi tion. Air. Thompson will be glad to tell you all about it. lEvery 10c cash purchase either at our store or at Thompson's entities you to one vote. Be sure to get your votes with every cash purchase. Votes may be deposited either at our store or at Thompson's. JCiMyCA "THE STORE OP BETTER VALUES" Bend, Oregon In Bend tonight from Portland to mnko licr homo horo. M. E. Mt'loy, formerly editor of tho Granger New, la In Ik'tid on n visit. The Bond Orchestra will give a dance Saturday night ut Llnster's Hall. Mrs, Paul Pond of Eugene in veiling her parent, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Caldwell. MIkh Edith. Eaxtcs Is rutlcatlng for u few days on her father's homestead nenr town. II. Solborg, through E. R. Post, last week bought 1)00 acreH of school land In northern Ijiko county. ' 11. J. Douglas of tho Bond Com pany returned Saturday from u four days hiiHlnew trip to Portland. It Ih understood Mr. and Mm. F. F. Smith are now In Portland, being on their way buck from Bolllngham. ' Ml Eva Craven, who has been t vlMitlng friend here several weeks, left today for her homo In Portland. Mm. A. M. I-iiru entertained the Bridge Club Friday afternoon. Four tables played, upon tho attractive , porch. , Presbyterian services will be held at tno church butwny morning and evening. There will be social iiiukIc. 0. W. B. Riley expects to have his aunt, Mrs. S ted r nun, with him for sovcrnl months, later in the autumn. G. F. Hurt has opened a shoe re pairing shop in tho olllco building formerly occupied by M. J. Morrison. has been de fer a housa Market will BITS ABOUT TOWN.' Born to Jack Kelly and wife Frl .day, a girl. George A. Joniw wna up from Opal City Sunday. A. 0. Hunter left Sunday for a luminous trip to Seattle and Portland. MIhh Nona Richardson is upending the summer with friends in Oak land, Oil. George S. Voting linn started n , lawn surrounding his new house in j Wiwtoi lu. ' Mux Richardson, who has been vary soiiously ill, is now practically recovurud. It. A. Puett has laid water pipe to his bakery building and home in Park Addition. It. B. MuUlg left Thursday for his home In Pennsylvania, going by way of Portland. Mrs. C. M. Richards is exacted 3 I V WALL PAPER AND HOUSE LINING Just received most complete stock ever brought to Bond, all new and up to dato designs. Why not make your bolcctlons at homo and see what you are getting, CARPETS AND RUGS. I will place on sale this week n fine lino of rug samples to clo30 out at special prices. Don't fall to boo them. OUR PIANO CONTEST. Who will bo tho lucky ono to win this valuable prizo? With each cash purchase of 10 cents at E, M, Thompson's Furniture Storo or at A. M. Lara's you receive ono voto. Seo Laru'a adv. this week. E.M.TH0MPS0N Fine Furniture High Grnde Piunos. , "yVheie Your Dollar Does Its Duty." " 'Wnll Street, Bend, Oregon. ll-.f.l.l-t-f---L-1-WJ-l.l-i.lt.lJfWUMipV I Much of the lumber : llvcred In Wiestoria 'which Miss Gertrude i build soon. I The Homcscekcrn' Land Company has moved its office into tho place formerly occupied by Creed Trip- Ictt s barber shop. Mr. nnd Mrs. Henry Vista came out from Seattle to settle on their ! homestead In 20-17. WhiUiker Valley, I arriving Wednesday. E. L. Jones of the Arm of Stoats & Jones will return next week from Redmond where he has been for the past ten days on business. M. J. Main and Bert Caldwell have opened a blacksmith shop in tho building where A. B. Strong formerly had n shop. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Bragg of La Grande arrived lost week and will make their residential proof upon their irrigated land. The Girlstlan Endeavor Society will give an Ice cream social on the Hudson lawn, this Wednesday afternoon nnd evening. F. R. McConnell nnd Mrs. Jennie Snyder were here Inst week looking over tho country with a view to locating on n homostoad. Vernon A. Forbes has made an important addition to his law library by the purchase of a complete set of the American Digest. The construction of n residence for S. C. Caldwell has commenced in Deschutes Addition. Palmer & Thompson are doing tho work. James Ryan and E. R. Post are moving their otllce today into the White building on Wall and Oregon Streets. The corner room has been entirely remodeled nnd painted. II. G. Caldwell and Mrs. E. A. Main have rented the old Staats home on tho Deschutes river, oppo site Thu Bend Co. mill, and have ojened a private boarding house. The pinto glasa window being in stalled in Leon Hulks' new building on Wall Street by Sutherland & Mc intosh will be tho largest in town. Its dimensions are 128 by G2 inches. Fred Sangfelder of Seattle, who was hero last summer, was again in town for several days last week. Ho is working with Percy Brackett at Opal City, conducting a restau rant. All tents along tho river front hnvo been ordered removed by Sept. 1, by tho city marshal. Tho land on which these temporary residences are located Is either county road or private property. Tho Whatsoovcrs will meet Fri day at 2:30 p. m. at tho church to mnko final arrangements for n lawn social to bo held next Tuesday and Wednesday on tho Hudson lawn. Posters will be Issued. County Superintendent Ford has received teachers' certificates grant ed ut tho Juno examinations for Miss Angelina and Miss Florcnco Young, nnd for other touchers throughout tho county. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Lockwood havo ordered a 20 horsepower Hupmobilc. Until Its arrival thoy are using n car furnished them by tho Redmond agency. Thoy will bo tho agents for tho Hupmobilo in Bond. ! Tho "Library Benoflt" nt tho Star Theater laat Thursday evening, HAR VEST SALE ROWE'S All VEST in this section is now under way, nnd likewise there is a hnrvest of lmrguins nt Howe's Populnr Store. There nre offerings here well worth your while. Our New Fall Goods will soon he in and we are making a general clear ance of all Summer Goods at a hiir.savinir to vou. This store will he n. husv place duritig this sale and you wont he doing yourself justice if you don't come. Ile memher we have the reputation of having the lowest prices for same quality of goods of any store in this section. .Let us prove it. Sale Begins Saturday, August 12; Closes Tuesday, August 22. M FOR THE LADIES. Regular $1. CO Shirtwaists, now $1.25 Regular $1.25 Shirtwaists, now 1.00 Regular $1.50 White Petticoats, now 1 .25 Regular $1.25 White Petticoat, now 1.00 Regular 40c Corset Covers, now ., 30 Regular 35c Corset Covers, now 25 Regular 35c Vests, now 25 Regular 45c White Elastic Belts, now 30 Regular 35c Persian Silk Belts, now 20 Ladies' Black Elastic Belts, 15c and 20 Regular 35c Luce Jabots, now 25 Regular 25c Lace Jabots, now 15 Ladies' Hose. Regular 20c Black Hose, now .15 Regular 25c Black Hose, now 20 Regular 35c Burson Hose, now 25 FOR THE MEN. Regular $1.50 Negligee Shirts; now $1.25 Regular $1.25 Negligee Shirts, now 1.15 Regular $1.10 Negligee Shirts, now 85 Regular 40c Undershirts, now 30 Regular 40c Drawers, now 30 Regular C5c Undershirts, now ... .45 Regular 55c Drawers, now..; 45 Regular GOc Undershirts, now .' 50 Regular GOc Drawers, now 50 Regular 75c Union Suits, now 50 Regular $1.25 Union Suits, now 1.00 Regular 75c Outing Flannel Nightshirts.. -.50 Mens Hose. Regular 15c Hose, now 10 Regular 20c Hose, now 15 Regular 2Gc Hose, now 20 Regular 10c Hose, now 4 pairs for 25 Cup & Saucer Genuine Jap. China Cup nnd Saucer, Reg. 30c value, Ext. f C big Spec!., only Uw RoWe's Store &CEXT voohto postoffice, bend "The Seme Qoodi for Leu Money. " nroved a great success. 200 tickets were sold, and n big house enjoyed the excellent program nrovided by the uptodatc place of cntertainn cnt, Thursday Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Baird returned from a week's auto trip to Portland. Together with Mr. nnd Mrs. J. W. Masters and E. C. Baird they crossed the Cascade by the Santiam route, thonce going to Salem and Portland. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. H. Scott left last week, Mr. Scott's work as rosidont engineer of the Oregon Trunk being completed. The final engineering, nccompanying the laying of rails, will be conducted by the mainten ance department of the railroad. G. P. Brookings, Mrs. Horace Brookings and Miss Alice Brookings of Rolynt were Bend visitors lost week. They left home Tuesday morning nt 7 o'clock and nrrlved hero in time for dinner Wednesday, making a fast drive in a spring wagon. W. H. Hnwley of Seattle has bought two lots in Riverside Addi tion and will erect a bungalow on them, making his home here. Ray Monesmith of Wenntchee, Wash., has also bought a lot in Riverside. Both sales were made by the Eastes & Bean Realty Co. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Hill, after spending several days here last week, have gone to La Pine, near which they will mako their home. Mr. Hill has been office assistant to Manager C. C. Chapman of the Portland Commercial Club, but was obliged to give up the position on account of ill health. Through an oversight mention of H. E. Allen's lawn was omitted from tho article concerning Bend's lawns published last week. Mr. Allen has ono of the most beautiful and best kept lawns in town. S. J. Spencer is- nnothcr citizen who has given much attention to his lawn nnd Bccured good results. Thco Magnus, P. II, Blossom, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Nnnney, Miss Rachel Halllngby, Mrs. J. W. Tag gart and Mrs. Myrtle Bradford loft Monday by auto for Crater Lake. The party, except Mrs. Taggart, Mr. Blossom and Mr, and Mrs. Nanney, will go on to Mouford and Portland, the others returning to Bend today or tomorrow. A party of, Portland. .peoplo.who, havo been making a tour of Southern More than ' Oregon were guests Saturday night Six times the animal swam across at Hotel Bend, leaving for home early Sunday by the Santiam route, in their auto. Those on the trip were C. S. Jackson, publisher of the Oregon Journal, and wife, F. C. and P. L. Jackson, Misses Myrtle Lamar and Helen Whitney and Charles Hoyt and wife. STAYS BY HOMESTEAD linthuslattlc Hampton Man llrlngs Samples Par en Foot. Victor Schreder, the Hampton country homesteader who has had much success with his new ranch, came to Bend Saturday on his way to Tacoma and Walla Walla, whore he intends to close up his affairs be fore returning to this section per manently. Indicating his interest In properly exploiting the homostead country Mr. Schreder, who walked in from Millican, brought with him splendid samples of oats,, rye and wheat, all raised on his dry land acreage, which this season was put under cultivation for the first time. The specimens were left with the Bend Commercial Club. the stream, finally being swept against some driftwood. From this position he was rescued by Clyde Helsley, who was fishing with Mr. Dusenbery. He swam to the horse, cut the rope and the exhausted animal got safely out of the cold wator oirrs winter ooods. Last week the R. M. Smith Cloth ing Company received a big ship ment of winter clothing, which, add ed to their present largo stock of summer and fall wear, will mako their store one of the most fully equipped in Central Oregon. Mr. Smith says he will have a very ex tensive assortment of winter goods thlsyonr, when all his shipments have been received. WARNING TO HUNTERS ' '1L..1I A Season Will Be Declared Clocii, Fol lowing Carelessness With Fire From the office of tho Stato Forester at Salem a warning to hunters has been issued that tho Governor will declare the hunting season closed if hunters are careless with fire. Tho forest firo law which went into effect Fob. 24 gives the stato executive power to declaro a closed season for tho hunting. of birds or wild animals 'of any kind, Sportsmen, learning this, will doubtless bo more careful than over with camp fires and in dropping matches or lighted cigarettes and cigars In tho forests. NUAkLY LOSI IIOKsli. With a halter ropo tied to its head and ono front foot, a horso belonging to 0. H, Dusenbery $as nearly.drownedhthepe3chut'ea at Roblnioni bridge a few Hays ago. BAITIST CHURCH. Beginning Aug. 20th, a scries of evangelistic meetings will be held in tho Bend Baptist church, Rev. J. M. Hupp of Kettle Falls, Wash., conducting 'them. Mr. Hupp Is not a professional revivalist but an earnest, consecrated pastor who gives' a part of his time to this special work becauso the success which' has attended his efforts has created a demand for his services among those who know him. We invite the co-operation of all Christ ians In this campaign. C. M. CLINE, Acting Pastor. Ake You making proof on your irrigated land? Let tho Oregon In vestment Company mako out your final proof papers. They are guar antecd to bo correct, 18tf Lost. A white English Setter about ten months old. Has goiter on loft side of neck. When last seen had light collar with Bend dog license number. Strayed or stolen from Bend about' July 6th. Reward will bo paid for his return or for information leading, to return. Address. Rend Bpllotln,vBjpdv tf, ,