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DAILY OAWTAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, DRCICMBKH 23, 1008.
Mfwiorn and un-to-
m tliods hnvo intro
duced ovcry lmprovo-
m. n n tins lino in
a,,I m. and will con-
tlhi to do 80.
I atiBt and most er-
r r o niutnod or em
balming without mu
tilation, something
ii. w and nbsolutcly
sun A now nenrso
,j A ordered from
CoIumuuB, umo, one
rr ihn llnest creations
cur innde. Wntch for
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r ab booh ns arrangements can bo made for a suitable bulldlnc
wo w 111 put In aa fine a placo as any In Portland. J
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Meyer & Belle Land Co. j
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Transacts a general Real Estate and Insurance bus- J
iness, Real Estate of all kinds for sale, exchange or J
rront. Acreage for sub-division suitable for suburban
f homes, gardening or fruit growing, at -reasonable
prices.
Business for non-residents promptly attended to, ,;;
i Residents of Salem for over 25 years, Correspondence !!
solicited, Agents for the
STATE LAND OFFICE
LOCATED AT SALEM
Tho state school land office and
tho work connected therewith Is In
ihargo of the chief clerk, Goo. O.
llrown, who has boon connected with
the offlco since 1895, nnd Chas. V.
Gullon, who was appointed by
Governor Chamberlain to succeed his
first appointee, Oswald West. Oal
lowaj has never unearthed any
frauds like West but is linllnvpil In
bo making n conscientious officer In
the Interest of the state. Ho has.
been clearing up the records of tie-
foctho nnd canceled selections, nnd
has In tho past yoar put 76,852 acres
on tho clonred lists. Tho records '
show that tho state still owns 98. COO
acres valid base, which It sells at
$8.75 an acre.
Kollowlnc is taken from tho roport
of tho school land board Just printed
for 1908:
' All certificates which woro Is
sued uimi applications acknowledged
before H. II. Turner, oxcopt whoro
the holders thereof wore able to sat
isfy the board as to tho genuineness
of the applicant, hnvo been cancollod,
and tho holders of theso certificates,
or their assigns, with tho oxcoptlon
of A T. Kolllhcr and a few others
who have failed to mnko application,
have boon allowed to repurchase tho
trncti at $2.50 p. r aero, and un.lor
section 35 of the act of 1907 tho
board has repaid to tho holders of
the ceitlflcates, upon surrender nnd
relinquishment of tho certificates to
tho state, tho amounts paid as prin
cipal and Interest.
"Mr. Keltlhor surrendered nil cer
tificates held by him, amounting to
35,852. 03 acres, and was repaid tho
sum of $25,315.79, plnclpal, nnd
$5729.58. Interest a total of $31.-
05.37. Of the above acreage 20,
5G0 are Included within existing for
est reserves nnd can be used as n
basis for tho Indemnity selections nt
$S.,5 per acre. Tho supremo court
reversed the decision, of tho lower
court In tho caso oi Stato vs. A. T.
Kelllher, and thus far no further
action has been commenced against
him.
"Tho board makes a separnto ro
port relative to lands applied for
under the provisions of tho act ac
cepting tho tonus and conditions
granting lands to tho stato undor tho
Carey act."
rPhoenix Insurance Co. f d i
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Law Union & Crown Insurance Co. $
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OUR FIRST GREAT
tock Reducing Sale
BEGINS
Saturday Morning, December 26th,
And lasts until we begin our annual inven
tory, January 11th, 1908
908
OREGON RALR0AD
COMMISSION ACTIVE
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Dmg Store,
Capital Drug Store
404 Stale St. Phone 1 19 Main
Drugs, Perfumes, Toilet Articles
Pcrscrlpllon Work Our Specialty
Mr. Zadoc J. Riggs, Ph. G.
A graduato of tho Cnllforuln
Co.lcgo of Pliurmrc), afllllatert
with IJerkclcy Unlvorlt
Served three ynn as protcil
tlon clerk In two of San Francl
co'u largo t and best phnrmnc o,
where ho guluod valuable know!
edge In tho art of compounding
prescriptions.
Served flvo years as a mombor
of tho Oregon Hoard of Ihnnnny
Kxiu.tliu r, which uponks well for
hh kt nv'edgo of lih profession.
Ho solicits your patronago, and
will deal with you honestly and
courteously
We sell nothing but tho best
an I pur at of drug. nnd price as
low as conshtunt with the quality
d spt n ed
Some statos have railroad commis
sions that are like an extinct volcano
they do not oven biuoko. lint the
Oregon railroad commission Is only n
two-yonr-old and feels tho vigor of
youth. During tho past year It bus
revised freight rales on tho O It
& X. linos, reducing thorn from Tho
Dalles oust, and reduced rates In the
ease of tho elt of Mllwuukle from
10 cents to t cents. Moth theso de
cisions aio huu'g -up In tho highor
courts. It has tho grain rates in
this stnto undor consldorntlon now
and the Wolls Knrgo and Puelflr Kx-
I press rates, and tho subject of the
'physical valuation of raUroad prop
erties, to ascertain mo original
cost of tho railroads, tho present
values nnd tho market values Is a
big undertaking, nnd tho Oregon
commission may ask tho legislature
to glvo tlium an engineer to check
jver those vulues. The commission
Is composed of three men well fitted
for tho plncos- Cnmpboll, Alchlmm
iitd West- -the first named, being
chairman of the board
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ADVANTAGES OF OREGON
Efigy '-.?. vjt n
r C Mlntun nun llvod In Suhni foi twenU "-..is w. II
i J with land values, is one of the best pouted nun in Dm-
-. Die culture of fruit, th vrielte to utant and whe. u,
Having traveled all ovr the vnll in tne Interest of the
Nursery Company, you can make o mlntiike In consulting
Hh refreno- to the adaptability of the soil for growing the
n vsrletlos of fruit. ' He Is oepwlHlly nullified to give In-
with rforonco to tho planting and growing oi Kngllsh
uts having studied the subjoot both in California and Oregon.
I. s hid ten yours' experience In the ronl oatate biwlniw In
m About u yoar ago ho formed n partnership with tauta
Vel an experienced real ostnto man. under the firm name of
htel & Mlnton. and they are In a Kltloii to render excel lent
vlo to both local and non-rosldonts Corresponded.- wlUlted.
Bechtel & Minton
341 State St.
Salem, Oregon
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GRAND OPERA HOUSE
JOHN V. COIIDHAV, Mgr.
MONDAY DEC. 28
Hollis E. Cooley
I'n-M'iitM
America's Greatest Play
II) Augustus Thomas
ARIZONA
Samo Oreat Compni One ear
each Now York, Chicago, London.
Hnglaud.
(JltANH I'HODUOTION
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I'lcew, $1, 7.1c, Alio, aae.
Iiox olHco ojten Mondu), 9 u in
READY TAILORED CLOTHES
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Bungalow Theatre
I'OltTLAND, OKKfiOV
fieo. Ii, Maker, (jeiifial Manager.
Portland's Fashionable Popular
Pi ice Playhouse. Home of Hie In
'-omparable Ilakor Stock ronipnuy.
UoauMful ChlrstmuK w k .urac-
tlon, cn.nmencli matlnua Sunday,
December 30. 1908, Hoy
A MIDNIGHT BELL
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'.OLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE
THIS IS OUR FIRST GENERAL REDUCTION
SALE IN 1 7 YEARS and we're going to make
it one to be long remembered.
Owing to the mild fall weather WE HAVE
TOO MANY GOODS ON HAND and we need
the room for our new spring lines, some of
which ARE ALREADY ON THE WAY.
During thic sale WE OFFER EVERY AR
TICLE IN OUR IMMENSE STOCK, with the
single exception of Boston and Bay State
Rubbers and Rubber Boots, at
20 Per Cent Discount
Just think of it Every shoe in tho houso reduced 20 per cont; Evory Suit of
Clothes in tho houso roducod 20 per cont; 20 por cont discount on ovory yard of dress
Roods , ovory yard of silks, velvots ivolvoloon, trimmiiiRs, hoai cloth, dross linings,
flannels, outing flannel, flannellotte, muslin, shooting, gingham, calico, bod ticking,
table linonsi toweling, oil clothc laces, ombroidory, ribbons, ladlos' furs, laco curtains,
corsets, hosiery, undorwear, blankets ,comforts, umbrellas, handkorchiofs, collars, nock
weai, sweaters, shirts, gloves, hats, overalls, duck coats, slickers, mon's suits, mon's
overcoats, boy's suits, boy's ovorcoats, mon's and boy's separate trousers, suit cases,
notions of evory kind,
EVERY ITEM in our immense stock, with the single ex
ception of rubbers and rubber boots.
Every article in the store is marked in plain
figures, and you can figure for your
self the 20 per cent discount
If your bill amounts to $20.00 you get it for $16.00
If your bill amounts to 15.00 you get it for 12.00
1 0.00 you get it for
7.00 you get it for
If your bill amounts to
If your bill amounts to
If yQur bill amounts to
If your bill amounts to
If your bill amounts to
If your bill amounts to
5.00 you get it for
1 .00 you get it for
50c you get it for
5c you get it for
8.00
5.60
4.00
, 80c
40c
4c
We are not paying any sales agency a commission to manage
this sale for us. We are simply overstocked,
and realize that a
DEEP CUT IN PRICES
is the only way to make this Clearance Sale a success.
IT WILL PAY YOU TO BUY ENOUGH GOODS AT THIS SALE TO LAST YOUR FAM
ILY FOR A YEAR, REMEMBER THAT THIS IS OUR FIRST GREAT SALE IN 17 YEARS
AND YOU'LL FIND EVERYTHING ABSOLUTELY AS REPRESENTED, NO DECEPTION
OF mNY KIND ALLOWED IN OUR STORE,
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