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ways." T. !!. Kay. --tat' troa-ir. r. i
will tiNo talk tomorrow un "The Six :
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(illu-r H-ak-'rs will ho .7,.ln flJ
Uwi, slat i-nirttifiT, who will r'l
a paKr nn "A It-i-ines. OrtMiiirttion
lor HiL'liway Hon.! Work." Dr. I.. I.
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and Spi'imn;: the Toiirit," IV. T. ,
Vinton. Mate .imt..r i'n.m Yamhill :
county on "Tin- WV-t Sido r.-u-it'ic ;
Highway," and Ili thctt N'iinn, I'tnj- '
land, cm " nuh- A!i'nii nt and :
Dminot;' of County l.ad-."
Friday wiil In- a day of pi'j!it-v-in '
fur the judircs nnd t'oi!'.nii-.-iioiifr-. I
It i i'K'ttt-,l tiit-y will nti.-ii-l t!:o '
laylnjr of" th 1aM s,:;u of thc'lcttT-'
Mrtte hride holwtvn Hrcjn and
Washington arro tin i'ohimhia ii-- 1
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With But 10 Shopping Days Remaining Before Christmas, You Will Find it Diinctly to your Advantage to do Your Holidav
Buying at THE GOLDEN RULE STORE, Because You Are Assured the BestOd for the Price, No Matter What the Price and
Can Do All of Your Shopping In Our Store. We Have Enlarged the Store to Admodate an Enlarged Stock. ' '
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Men's Clothing
The kind you'd like to wear, the kind you ought to
wear, at a prii-e you r-an afford.
There are .suits here prieed as low as S10.00
Puiv Worsted Suits, in grey $13.50. S15.00
Handsome AVorsted Suits, in cheeks and plaids
at .': $15.00
A sood all-wool blue Sc-nre Suit at $12.50
Our Leader blue St-rires at $16.50. $25.00
Men's Overeoats at jriees within reaeh at
$11.4S. $12.50. $16.50. $25.00
Men's Mackinaw Coats, all-wool at $8.50
Boys' Clothing
A large and complete line of Coys' Suits to
choose from
Hoys All-Wool blue Serges at S5.00. $5.50
Bovs' Norfolk Suits in all kinds of" patterns, from
.. S3.00. S3.50. $4.75. S5.00. 5.25. S5.50.
$6.00, $6.60. $7.35.
Boys' Overcoats from $3.00 to S6.75
Bovs' All-Wool Mackinaw Coats at S5.50
Specials in Nen's Eurnishings
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flXIiAS SALE I Ik
SHOES FOR THE FAMILY j H
Look over these prices and compare them with your catalogue or any price list you
see u we are not giving vou more for vour monev:
ive and
Bc.-t Bib Overalls $1.15
Heavy Wuik Socks, a pair 10 C
.H'l-oz. Cutfr. Flannel (..loves, knit wrist 10
Best Work Shirts 55c
K. A: W. Ihvss Shirts, fast colors $1.00
Soft Dr. ss Shirts 53c
Large Bed or Blue Handkerchiefs at 10c
Levi Strauss No. 2. Overalls $1.15
Men's Black S.-M-ks 15c1; 2 for 25c
Men's Cott-'ii Sweaters 69c
Men's Four-iii-lmnd Ties 13c, 15c, 25c. 35c
50c
4c
69c
25c
Colgate's Siiaving Soap
Oood Flaiitlette Night Shirts
(iood Suspenders
Heavy Wool Socks
(irey Worsted Socks
Warm Wonl ("J loves
Lined Mocha Moves :
Bros Kid (Moves
. 25c
25c
50c
. S5c
$1.25
LADIES' HANDKERCHIEFS
EMBROIDERED
Pretty Kmhroidcrcd ci.rners 10c
A beautiful line of Kmbroidered
Handkerchiefs, some all linen and
some cambric, some with colored
hu e cdu'c and colored embroidery
to match 15
A pretty Chii.-tmas box containing
Kmbroidered Handkerchiefs, per
J"X V :. $1.50
Child's Handkerchiefs. '. in 1.. )t-r
" 15C
All Linen Wide Hem Kmbroidered
Handkerchiefs for 50c. 25c
Astrakhan Black Kid Gloves for
men or toys 50c
White Initial Handkerchiefs 25c
Canvass Leggings, boys 55c
Same for men ....75c
STATIONERY
Nice Line of Box Stationery
Fancy Boxes at 10c
Fancy Boxes at 15c
Fancy Boxes at ISc
Fancy Boxes at 25c1
Initial Boxes, fancy, at 25c
Pound Package stationery at 20c
Nothing nicer for presents for every
member of the familv
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TOILET GOODS
Colgate's Soap 10c
Colgate's Cold Crm20c
Colgate's Talcum ...lSt1'
Air-Float Talcum .10c
Pound 'an Talcum 11c
S-oz. hot. Peroxide 12c
TABLE OILCLOTH
This is the bes tonality
colored Oilcloth and
is 47 in. wide 22c
White Oilcloth, the
same quality 23c
EUBBERS
All first quality and
new stock
Children's Bubbers45c
Misses' KuhlKTs 55c
Ladies' Hubbcrs ..65C
Hoys' heavv sole, 11 to
2 .'. 65
2' to fi 75c
Men's Kubhers S5c
Woonsocket. heavy roll
ed s..le'. all duck Bub
ber p.ot for $4.00
LADIES' SHOES
Patent, black, cloth top. button, plain toe, Cuban
heel $5.00
Patent, button, - cloth top, jilain toe, low h4 1,"
at $3.00
Patent, button, plain toe. cloth top. Cuban heel.
at ..." $3.00
Gun Metal, button, cloth top. Cuban heel. .83.15
Kid. button, spool $4.25
Dull calf, button, tip. low heel $2.50, $3.00
Flexible sole, viei, tip. button or lace, low heel,
at .' , $4.00
Viei Kid, blucher, turn sole, lo wheel $3.15
Dull Kid. mat top, plain toe, button, spool heel.
at : $4.50
Kid, stock tip, button , medium heel $2.95
Soft Kid, cushion sole, rubber heel, button$2.50
Kid, patent tip. low heel, button r !aee $2.50
Kid, patent tip, low heel, button $2.50
Kid, cloth top. button .' $1.50
CHILDREN'S SHOES
Pa-em, button, tip, R. to 11 $1.S0
Patent, button, tip. 11U to 2 $2.15
Best quality Dougola. button, to 11 $1.S0
Best quality Dongola, button, 11U to 2....$2.03
Best Gun Metal, button. SVg to 2 $2.05
Calfskin, button. 51 U to S $1.10, $1.65
Calfskin, button. $1U to 2 $1.55
Calfskin, button. Ill o to o : $.1S5
Gun Metal. llU to 2 $2.35
MISSES', LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S
FEL TSLIPPERS
Don't fail to see our Hue of men's, ladies' and
childre n's house slippers
Ladies' felt slippers with fur top..$1.00. $1.35
Ladies' felt slippers, plain top $1.00. $1.35
Ladies' felt slippers, padded soles.. ..S5c, $1.00
Children's felt slippers S5S $1.00.$1.23
Men's felt slippers with leather sole
- - $1.25. $2.00
Men's Kid house slippers $1.50. $2.00
MEN'S DRESS SHOEf
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Pari'v's hand-made English last, Iblaek or
tan:v ll$4.75
-Glaxetl Kangaroo, blucher, very di.$5.50
Best Gun Metal, blucher, double s$..$3.75
Gun 'Metal, button or lace, three S; of toe.
at '.;. : i.$4.75
Gun Metal.-button or lace ... a.$3.50
Box Calf, button or lace .$3.00
MEN'S WORK SHOjl
Brown chrome calf, blucher. doubl4-$2.15
Heavy tan chrome calf, blucher jj..$3.00
Best chrome calf, blucher, doublejL
.!$3.60
Peters' All-fur-Wear black chronic .plain or
cap toe .see the cut-up samplif4.00
MEN'S HIGH TOpA
11-iueh Peters' chrome calf .$5.25
15- inch Peters' chrome calf, po&ounter
at . i.k-$7.50
16- iuch Best Veal p.$7.50
BOYS' HIGH TOPl
X0. 800 Oil tan, 11 to 131 ff..$2.40
lto2 'T &.$3.00
2' .. to 51, $.$3.25
No. HMiO Boarded Kangaroo, 11 $.$2.40
1 to 2 " 4.$3.00
2i o to 51 o If. $3.25
DOMESTICS
Hope Bleach. Muslin 12'.
Springwator Bleached Mus
lin. 15
Berkeley No. 60 Cambric
at 17c
Nursery Cloth, fast colors,
at ..." llc
Worth Cheviot 121
28-inch Percale 8
S-4 Bleached Sheeting...32
9-4 Bleached Sheoting..35c
Bevonsire (.'loth 19c
LADIES'
FLANELETTE GOWNS
The Sterling Brand and
Sterling Quality
Better quality, white or col
ored, with or without col
lar '..: 98c
Extra heavy, nicely trim
med, with or without col
lar 98
Children's Gowns...50c, 60c
Children's Sleeping Gar
ments 50c
NOTIONS
See how far your money will
go buying your notions' here.
Silk Thread, 100-vd 10c
J. and P. Coats Thread..5c
Darning Cotton 2c
Hooks and eyes 5ifc
Dress Snaps 8c
Wire Hairpins l
Box Assorted nairpins....5
Large Bov Assorted 10
Safety Pins, 2 for ........5
Good Pearl Buttons 5c
Fine Pearl Buttons ,..5c
Poung j)kg. Writing Paper
for 20c
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LADIES' SUITS
All new models, and latest styles, in all-wool Serge and
Gaberdines and Poplins, priced from..$12.50 to $25.00
LADIES' COATS
Coats in Broadcloth, Wool Plush, Velours and Plushes,
f,-om $9.75 to $25.00
In Navy, Plum, Green, in all the new ideated styles, prices'
$10.00, $15.00, $17.50
LADIES' SILK WAISTS
White Silk Crepe $2.50, $3.75
Georgette Crepe
$3.50, $5.00, $5.50.
Beautiful line of the famous Fern
Waists, two new assortments each
week, price $1.00
THE CELEBRATED J. P. S,
BOYS "Bulldog Wear in EvWr"
No. .150 Veal, blucher, heavv sollo 13
at : -$1.25
1 to 2 ...I S1.65
21 :. to 6 ZZZZ" l.$l-98
No. 1 100 G un Metal, button &
9 to 131 o S$1.85
lto2 " i S2.1()
2i.:.to5i:,..Z '. .?2.40
No. 1200 Gun Metal, blucher i
9 to 13 ....1.81.85
1 to 2 ...J $2.10
21 u to 51 f. .Z!Z!!Z."!! .$2.40
No. 1350 Gun Metai, button i
9 to I310 f.$2.10
lto2 1 82.40
2i o to 5U.Z.Z.ZZZ." -?2.75
No. 100 Boarded Kangaroo hluj
11 to 131 r, . " .$1.S5
1 to 2" .$2.10
21 o to 51;', . $2.40
No. 1050 Heavv chrome, tan, bljpr 'f't
weather 1 to ' . t.$2.40
21 to 51 o l..$2.75
Wool Dress Goods House Dresses and Aprons
.'!()-ineh All-Wool Serge;, in navy, tan, red,
grey, brown and cream 63c
36-inch All-Wool Granite Cloth, in navy,
grey, tan and Copenhagen 50c4
36-ineh Shcpard Cheeks 50c1
3()-inch Wool I'laids for Children's Dresses,
at 50c
All-Wool Challies, manv prettv patterns
at .'. ! 50c
4S-:nch All-Wool (.'harmeuse, Crepe and
Poplin ....$1.25
54-inch All-Wool Serge, special $1.75
Made of percales and ginghams, in all the
good colors, nicely trimmed, at a price
less than vou can make them for. .
$1.00 and $1.25
Amoskeag Gingham Kitchen Aprons, good
ruffle and long strings 25c1
Bungalow Aprons, made of plain blues
gingham, edged with white bias tane,
at : 50c
Pretty Blue Checked Gingham, trimmed
with white rickrack 60c4
FLANNELETTE KIM0NAS
Good heavy flannelette, pretty patterns,
some of them trimmed with satin ribbon,
all colors $1.25, $2.00, $2.25
Ms
llc-Outing Flannel-11c
There is not. a better colored Oiiting in Medford. '
Get a sample-and compare it with anything you can
find. A wide range of colors and patterns.
Heaviest grade in white 12
LADIES' UNDERWEAR
Fine Cotton Bibbed Union Suits, white, high neck and
long sleeves or Dutch neck and short sleeves 90
Purity Bleach Non-Shrinking Fitting Union Suits95c
Children's Cotton Ribbed Union Suits, all sizes.. .',
.( 50c1, 65c
BOYS' UNDERWEAR
Cotton Bibbed Shirts and Drawers, all sizes, each 35
Cotton Jfibbed Union Suits, sizes 6 to 15 .'.....'...50
Heavy Fleece Lined Union Suits, any size 65
Flannelette Night Shirts ; 59c
MEN'S UNDERWEAR '
Heavy Cotton Bibbed Shirts and Drawers, each ....60c
Natural Wool Shirts and Draweds, each $1.00
Worsted Fine Bibbed Shirts and 'Drawers, eaeh..$1.19
Heavy Cotton Ribbed Union Suits $1.25
Worsted Ribbed Union Suits $1.69
Cotton Fine Ribbed Union Suits $1.50
NAPKIN SPECIALS
20x20 Finished Napkins, ready for use, per doz..$1.2
OO. .OO C.i:.. T 1. .1-.. m-d m-
22x22 Satin Damask, doz
$1.50
$2,50
TABLE LINEN
TABLE LINEN '
Do Your Christmas Shoppg
i-Un Tz,i J.
Ili'rc are the linens, bright and white and glorious. The very
claw anl kind of linens that are the pride of every housekeep
er, aivl at the lowest prices that you'll see this season.
02 and 08-inch Pure White, All-Linen, Polkadot and Flcur de
Lis patterns 75c
72-inch Silver Bleached, pure linen, not and stripe patterns
at $1.00
Napkins to match $4.00, $3.00
70-inch Chrvsanthomum pattern, white as snow, haw and
U-autiful' $1.50
-iiu-h Satin Damask
50c
72-inch fine pure Irish Linen, Carnation and Flour de Lis
pattern ' $1.29
.Napkins to match $3.50
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22x22 All-Linen, dozen
. TWO TABLECLOTH AND NAPKIN SETS
72x72 Cloth with 22x22 Napkins, of exquisite texture
and weight $8.50
HOSIERY
AA hit-Leather Hose, for men, wo-'
men and Children, at 15c
Buster Brown Hose, fine ribbed
for girls, heavv ribbed for bovs
and lisle for ladies, at
25c4, 30c
Buster Brown lisle, out sizes,
at 25c
Buster Brown, fibre Silk. ...50c
Buster Brown, full fashioned.
extra fine lisle, at 80c4
Mack r white 15c4
Topsey School Hose
15c4
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OFF JERSEY COAST
NEW YORK, Dec. 12 The women
and children nnionti the 232 paiuien
gcrs on the United States army trans-,
port Sumner, aground on the New
Jersey coast off Bnrnegat, havo all
heon tuken off In lifeboats, accord
ing to a message received here to
day from Captain Wouber of the
transport.
Tho coast guard cuttor Mohawk
Tins arrived at tho Sumnor's position'
" the first of tho rescuing vessols to
reach her.
Arrangements havo been made by.
Colonel John M. Carson, depot quar
termaster for tho army transport
service here, to bring the passengers
to this city during tho day.
The Sumner apparently Is not In
a dangerous position. Tho vessel.
I which was proceeding from the Canal
Zone for Now York, struck late last
night and Beut out wireless calls for
help.
Cable advlcos from Colon, sont
when tho Sumnor left that port wero
that she had as passengers, 17 frVst,
20 second cabin, nnd 190 third class.
Many of theso aro presumed to be
officers nnd thoir fnmllloa coming
north tor tho Christmas holidays;
NEW. YOItK, Dec. 12. Tho Unit
ed States army transport Sumner,
hound from Colon to this port with
army officers, troops and civilian
Passengers, is hard aground on the
' New Jersey coast off Bnrnegat. The
coast guard cutters Seneca and Mo
liawk under forced draught are rush
ing to tho relief of the transport,
Vhlch sent out calls for help after
1 she struck late last night in a fog.
Tho tnrnsport's normal complement
is 11 officers and a crew of 118, but
sho has boon carrying many soldiers
stationed at Panama, to and from
the Isthmus. Tho .- last time sho
reached this port she carried 195 pas-
'sengers. '
A wire less dispatch received hero
'from the Sumner this morning stated
that the vessel is boglnning to pound
with the rising tide. The sea, how
ever, was smooth and a light north
west wind blowing. The situation was
fonsldered favorable. '
A wlroleBB dispatch received here
Webb to Colonol John M. Carson, de
portment qunrtcrmaster here for Uie
rmy transport service, said tho worn
en and children passengers on the
'transport Sumner wore being landed
about 9 o'clock at Barnegat by means
of llfo boats.
0081 Hi
Reported by Jackson County 'Ab
stract Co., Sixth and Fir Sta. "
Itail Kstato TmusfiM-d. ..
William M. Floyd, ot ux, to ' ',';'
Sibyl- M. Bird, W.D. to'.,..
land In T.l37 S., R. 2 W. .: 10
Gottlieb Mueller, et ux, to
Wm. Arthur Toralln, deed to .
lot 6, soc. K. Kogue Rlvor .; '
Vnlloy Ore., Co :.. .' 10
Tl. II. Toft, ot ux, to O. E. ' .. .
Stliison, W. D. to lot It, blk.
2, I'ago Add., Medford .....1'-': 10
Ciilherlne I'ottcr, et vlr, to
B61lo Butcher, W. I), to lots '"'.'
13 and H, Blk. K, R. R?
Add. Ashlnnd 000
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CAFE HOLLAND
lIltKAKI'AST MENU.
15c . .
Hot Cakos and Coffoo or Milk ,.
Biscuits and Coffee or Milk.
i!0e
Waffles and Coffee or Milk... .
Paked Apple f.ud Toast or Cofree.
SSo ' '
2 Eggs, any style, or Saanago and
Wheat Cakos or Buckwheat Cakes
Fried Potatoes
Biscuit and Coffece or Milk.
Stewed Prunos or Bakod Apple ,
30c
Oat Meal .
Ham or 1'ncon and Eggs, any styl
Fried Potatoes
Blacult or Hot Cakes
Coffee or Milk
Slewed Prunes or Baked Apple
35c ' . V
Oat Moat
Small Sirloin Steak
Fried Potatoes
Toast or Biscuit or Hot Cakes
Coffeo or Milk
Stewed Prunes or Baked Apple
40c' -Sliced
Orange
Oat Meal
Poached Eggs on Toast '
Fried Potatoes
Toast or Biscuits .
Coffo or Milk
Stowod Prunes or Baked Apple
WE ALSO SERVE
MERCHANTS' LVXCU 2Bo '