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BARGAIN MONTH We have been cutting prices in every department and it seems that nearly

everything offered for sale here now is a big bargain. Business is gocd and we expect it to be good the balance of the month. Our goods and prices are bound to make you buy.

Christmas Goods

Everybody that comes in remarks:

"Why, you have more Christmas things

ever!" Of course we have. We grow.

We have, not only more goods but the

best goods we ever had.

We learn as well as grow.

The goods are bought right from the

righl people, and we are going to sell

them to our customers, who by the way,

are the best people on earth.

Come to us for your Christmas shop­

ping. We can show you the goods, and

at prices that will attract your pocket

book.

Select your goods early.

We are already busy selling Christmas

gifts.

Shoe Dep't. Specials in all kinds of shoes from

Men's down to baby's.

Boys $2.50 Shoes 0 I O C t^m?,W8im:<s%gfa. Special $ 'ivV

vjjjjjf l lJHftjE Bos's $2.25 Shoes I fift Bpecial.. . . l i O U

Boy's $2.00 shoes I Mfk special | • • ! U

Boy's $1.50 shoes I g | « '* special l i V V

Men's $3.50 shoes 9 fill special £iUw

Men's $3.00 shoes A A £ special < bi£9

Men's $2.50 shoes I £f) special l i v U

Ladies' and children's down in proportion.

Te box es containing these shoes are all marked with a red label.

Come and look at them, get a pair at bargain prices.

Just think a good $10. Suit for men $4.50

A good Cassimere Suit C Q R worth $10.00 for..... Qi39

A double breasted fine I A E f | Melton marked $15. l U i v U

A worsted $15.00 Suit for only . . . .

Fancy worsted $14.00 Suit for ".

Youth's and boys' suits re­duced in s,ame proportion.

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A beautiful combination of Wall-pocket and Calendar, free to each family. Don't send the children. Only the grown people can get these, and only one to a family.

These cost considerable money and are not to be given away carelessly. Come to the office, give name and address and you will receive this present free.

Don't ask for any other present.

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Correspondence From the County

ALMA. Dec. 7, 1906.—David Dahjin is over

to E. Jorgenson's grinding feed. John and Martin Grim have gone

to New Maine to chop wood. Better watch out, boys, or you'll freeze your ears off.

H. Dahlin, E. Jorgenson, and H. Grim are hauling cord-wood from "New Maine. Better watch out Henry or you'll tip again.

Mrs. Georgia Wang, has left for Grand Forks from where she will ac­company her niece to St. Paul, where she is going for treatment.

Johnie Hanson, Christ Hanson, Oust Hanson, Ole Jorgenson, George and H. Jorgenson departed for the woods to spend a happy winter with the popples and their axes. We wish you good luck and lots to eat. The boys spent a happy evening over to Elling J orgenson shortly before lsav-ing.

Anton Brant is going to spend the winter at Ole Dahlin's. Better watch out or "wedding bells" will soon ring in Town of Alma.

Christinas is coming and everybody is looking for lut-fisk and lefse.

Carl Grim smiles all over now-a-days. No wonder, he is spending the winter at Elling Jorgenson's.

FOLDAHL. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Houg, have

been visiting friends and relatives here. Last Thursday they went to Karstad to visit their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. Heistad, before leav­ing for their new home in Canada.

Mrs. John Johnson has returned home from her visit with her daugnter, Mrs. G. Swenson, at New Folden.

The young folks of the A. Johnson, A. Bergstrom, and J. Johnson fami­lies, were at Mr. Gillund's Saturday evening to help Adolph and Severin Gillund to celebrate their birthdays. Had a very good time. . -^Arthur Miller and Carl Nelson, from Worth Dakota, who have been staying at Gillund's for some time, left for Canada last Tuesday.

Supt. L. M. Mithun visited school in district No. 12, in Foldahl.

Misses Clara and Effie Skoglund were at Mr. Melin's last Sunday.

Hannah Ostrand stared school to­day. ,

Every dollar's worth of goods bought at Holm's Jewelry store from now until Christms, entitles a you to a free chance on a 400-day clock that Mr. Holm will give away on Christ­mas eve.

Bob sleighs and cutters just re­ceived at Lundgren, Wittensten Company.

TOWN OF LINCOLN. Strandquist P. O. Dec. 11, '06.

Gust Holmlund Jr. is visiting with his uncle E. A. Holmlund.

Joe Dura has come home to stay with his father this winter.

Eorgerson & Englund are going to move their stock of General Mer­chandise to Strandqusit to sell it.

Wedding bells are soon to ring in the northern part of West Valley.

Ezra and Theresia Holmlund visit­ed at Nelson Park Sunday and were caught in the snow strom.

Preparations are made for a child­ren's festival to be held at the church in Lincoln at Christmas.

HUNTS V1LLE. Winter has come at last and the

snow is flying fast. ' Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Syverson and

Miss Anna Gustafson were pleasant visitors at S. O. Hoff's on Sunday.

Ole C. Brenna depaited last week for his old home near TJlen, Clay Co., to visit relatives and friends, s

Kettil Solum is working for Ole Brenna at present doing a little of everything.

There was a basket party at the re­sidence of S. O. Syverson Thanks­giving evening. I t was well attend­ed, and from a financial point of view was a success. The proceeds

are to be used for a Norwegian school.

Our school in District No. 102, is progressing nicely under the manage­ment of our efficient teacher, Miss Anna Gustafson. The attendance has been rather small thus far owing to bad weather.

Among those from Strathcona who attended the basket social here Thanksgiing, were Emil Olsonj Peter and Gilbert Beito and John Skjordal.

Martin B. Hendrickson is up here from Ulen, Clay county, on a visit with friends. Martin is the same jolly fellow he always J as been.

Andrew TJnderdahl made a flying trip to Alma latt week. What do the school ma'ams think of your new horse, Andrew?

Charley Wdlhaupt, who has been here for some time, left Friday for Kadium.

S. O. Hoff has been on the sick list for a couple weeks.

H. B. Tollefsrud and Martin B. Hendrick&on we. e visitors at John Olson's Sunday.

If you know anything newsy, let the correspondent have a hint of it. You can't expect him to smell it all.

Engvald and Sim Hoff are busy as bees now-a-days hauling hay.

Now is the time foi everybody to the Sheaf and keep:

posted on all the news and happen­ings of the county during the win­ter. Did you ever hear a man was sorry for having spent a dollar for a newspaper?

STEPHEN. From the Leader.

H. H. Hulbert, the land man, was here from St. Paul between trains Saturday returning same evening.

Dr. H. W. Smith, of. Crookston, was a Stephen caller Wednesday.

Mr. J. H. Johnson, of Hennipin county, candidate for speaker of the house of representative, was here last Monday calling on Member Hanson.

Photographer Olson, of this place has had a gallery built at Karlstad and will operate at that place in con­nection with his Stephen biisness.

On aecount of the increase of work the school boaid has found it neces­sary to engage an additionael teach­er. She" will teach some of the branches of the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. ,.

Miss Clara Bakke, of Warren, ate Turkey and visited with the home folks here Thanksgiving day, return­ing to Warren same evening on the flyer. r - „ . - . , ,

consult a specialist and Rev. Olson will visit his old home at St. Ansgar, Iowa, before returning..

Est ray Notice. Taken up by the undersigned

abcut Oct. 1, a red heifer calf about Six months old. Owner will call, prove property, pay charge, and take same away. . O. A. Omdahl,

Sec. 11, Town of Brislet, Polk Co.

Notice o± Bids. r 1 Bids will be received by the Super- ';!

visors of the Town of Vega, Marshall ^ Co., Minn., until 2:00 o'clock P. M.,~-Dec. 21, 1906, for the construction ofv^ hew drive ways at both ends of the stesl bridge across Snake river, west of Alvarado. For plans and specifi­cations inquire at the residence of Mr. A. G. Nybladh, chairman of the Board of Supervisors of said town.;&-The Town Board reserves the r i g h t ^ to reject any or all bids. ^

By order of the Town Board, ^ Axel J. Lundquist, ^

Town Clerks-Card of Thanks . -* ^

We hereby give our. heartfelt thanks to all friends who" so greatly surprised us on Thanksgiving eve, and for the handsome and costly pre­sents which they brought.

Mr. and Mrs. A. Bergstrom.

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