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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1917. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. PAGE THREE 3 it a 'A a 5 i 1 1 J' Fountain Service Drink at our SANITARY FOUNTAIN once and you will drink from it many ".times again. One trial of our ICE CREAM will make you our daily customer. Our Beverages are healthful and have much "Food Value" "THE TASTE LINGERS" LEVY-VOGEL DRUG GO. The Clearing House Get While the Getting Is Good Our big bargains will not be here long for our stock is melting away daily like snow under a July Sun But, so long as this stock lasts we say BARGAINS, BARGAINS, BARGAINS At less than wholesale Drygoods, Shoes, Hardware, Groceries, Etc. 215 FIR STREET The Clearing House 41 4? 4? $? 4 4? 4? 4? 4? 4? 4? 4 4? 4 4? 4? 4? 4? 4 4? 4 4?&K ELECTRIC SUPPLY CO. AUSTIN BROWNE LL, Manager HOUSE WIRING A SPECIALTY Supplies and Heating Devices - : Phone Main 726 ' Sommer Hotel Building, next to Western Unioa i - , " V i '.I I k : ' 1 FRED GUNDERSON Wrestling Match Coming Soon Market Sluggish Prices DropSlighty LIVE STOCK REVIEW. Cattle. Portland, Mhy 16. (Special) Yes terday's cattle market was rather a slow and stickey affair with about 1000 head in the pens. Demand from killers was limited due to the heavy purchases made last week. There was DEALER WANTED in this territory to mnko nionry Belling the Tuitious MET2 CAU at th'Mt completely equipped. 108-inch whonl-bnso 4-cyllnoYr 25-ll. p. motor 7 forward B pectin clcctrio starting and lighting, etc. Write to-elnv for full details of Vie Money-Making METZ Proposition. Mctx Company Waltham, Mass. a very good demand from out of town butchers which put some strength in the market and took quite a string at steady prices, although the bulk of the sales were on a lower basis rela tively ranging from $10.00 to $10.50; medium grades of beef were the best sellers at steady prices, while prime steers sold mostly 25 cents lower. Common beef, that is dairy bred stuff suffered a loss of 50 cents. Several loads of prime heavy steers brought $10.85 which was the top, with good light steers from $10.25 .to $10.50; medium grade sold around $9.75 to $10.00; with common steers down to $8.00. There were only a few cows here, the best getting $9.25 to $9.50; with common stuff selling down to $5.00. Best light veal calves sold steady at $10.00; a bunch of baby beef heifers brought $10.00. The general trend of the cattle market was slow, the pep it has shown the last few months being absent. Hogs. Hog prices ranged mostly 10 to 15 cents higher, the top was $16.00 for three loads with another load at $15.85, the bulk of sales were made at $15.65 to $15.75 with a few light Car Load Lump Coal Just Rec'd. , r- . r rv a ixm.w. 7 Served. IF YOU ENTRUST YOUR SHIPMENTS to us you can count confidently upon prompt, careful Bervice. We handle the transfer work of some of tho biggest houses in town. We refer to them as to the character of our service. Our facilities are such that we still have room for additional work. We shall bo glad to es timate on yours. The J. D. Lynch Co. One Block East of Depot Phone Main 10 Company M. 3rd Oregon will con tribute her share towards entertain ment at tho Gunderson-Christensen match tomorrow night. Soldier Har ry Plant has a detachment o boxers which will be ussd in the preliminar ies. Mr. Plant's recommendation is sufficient rind the fans may expect a treat for he is a clever boxer himself and is very capablo of selecting the "mit weildors." The show at the Arcade will begin at 7:30 with a cplondid picture fea turing H. B. Warner in "Tho Vaga bond Prince" followed by a two reel comedy. Then the preliminaries. The main bout will start at 9 o'clock. The wrestling match will bo a clean sportsmanlike contest. Present indications point to a good attendance of ladies as many, saw the Berg-O'Neill match and are as en thusiastic as their gentleman friends. Fred Gunderson who meets Harold Christensen . in a finish average wrestler in appearance but he is very Bugged and a man of re markable strength. He is a finished wrestler, very aggressive and has been described iby some sporting writers as "fast as chain lightning." This is his "come back'' match af ter being out of the game for several months, he hits trained faithfully, is in good condition and says he can win. Christensen, his opponent, has wrestled twice already this month, is in the pink of condition, is a wrestler of the modern school and can write a book on etiquette of the mat. He is twenty-eight years old, born in Cop enhagen, Denmark, and came to America a year and a half ago, ' He has nevor tasted liquor. Has never used tobacco in any way . This match will be a hummer. LA GRANDE TESTIMONY. Home Proof, Here, There and Every where. When you see Doan's Kidney Pills recommended in this paper you most always find the recommender a La '"'"K:uihwo in 3 800 rnwns in ttlA II. S. match in the Arcade tomorrow night 'Forty thousand people publicly thank whs trmrn m Nnrwav SO venra ntrn nnrl nnn'o WViof nfVio VllnAir amariv was 'born in Norway 30 years ago and came to America when 11 years old. His name is Baker and his father can give this proof of merit, honesty and truth 1 Home testimony must be was an Englishman. He took his true or '? cou'd not bo published here. mother's name after coming to this15"0 1"S ? yranue. reconunenua- country where she married Mr. Gun- "on- .i" ",s'" ,,av"'K , it u i. . . i - You will know what you are getting: derson. He bears the distinction of i r.a p Tin.,v iook 4,ioa c? being the tallest wrestler in the T, a'rnnde. snvs.' "I m utrono- for heavyweight division today, being six have an opportunity, I recommend feet two inches in height. He has a them to my friends. I know they splendid record as a wrestler, having can't be beat for-backache and kid won handicap matches from some of neys that are not acting as they the best heaviweight wrestlers in the should. I aim to keep a box of United States, among them Carkeek Doan's Kidney Pills on hand all the and McLeod. iJ"'. " - - Z """""" Three years ago he wrestled twen- Kn f aU ,lonipra rwt. aim. ty-two matches in Bellingham, the nlv st, for a kidnev remedv eet home town, winning every match. Doan's Kidney Pills the same that Gunderson is a tall lean looking Mr. Hough had. Foster-Milburn Co., individual and does not resemble the Props., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv. loads down to $15.50. Pigs suffered a severe set back of about 75 cents due to the heavy receipts of light hogs during the last few weeks, the bulk going at $13.00. Sheep The sheep market is unchanged, only a couple of loads of mixed valley sheep were here. Proper Food for Weak Stomachs. Tho proper food for one may bo all wrong for another. Every one should adopt a diet suited to his age and oc cupation. Those who have weak stom achs need to be especially careful and should eat slowly and masticate their food thoroughly. It is also important that they keep their bowels regular. When they become constipated or when they feel dull and stupid after eating, they should take Chamber lain s Tablets to strengthen the stom ach and move the bowels. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect Adv. Plant Com. Washington, D. C, May 16. (Spe cial) The most effective way to rem edy tho probable shortage in the wheat crop is to plant corn, says the United States Department of Agri culture. Perfect Health Is Every Woman's Birthright A. Prescription That from Girlhood to Old Age Has Been a Blessing to Womanhood. Best Remedy for Whooping Cough. "Last winter when my little boy had the whooping cough I gave him Cham berlain's Cough Remedy," writes Mrs. J. B. Roberts, East St. Louis, 111. "It kept his cough loose and relieved him of those dreadful coughing spells. It is the only cough medicine I keep in the house because I have the most confidence in it." This remedy is also good for colds and croup. Adv. When a girl becomes a woman, when a wotuau becomes a mother, when a woman passes through the changes of middle life, are the three periods of life when health and strength ore most needed to withstand the pain and distress often caused by severe organic disturbances. At these critical times women are best fortified by the use of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription, an old remedy of proved worth that keeps the entire female system perfectly regulated and in excellent condition. Mothers, if your daughters are weak, lack ambition, are troubled with head aches, lassitude and are pale and sick ly, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is just what they need to surely bring the bloom of health to their cheeks and make them strong and healthy. For all diseases peculiar to woman, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a powerful restorative. During the last 50 years it has banished from the lives of tens of thousands of women the Pfiin, worry, misery and distress caused by irregularities and diseases of a feminine character. If you are a sufferer, if your daugh ter, mother, sister need help get Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription in liquid or tablet form from any medicine dealer to-da-. Then address Doctor Pierce, Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y., and get confidential medical advice entirely free. You can also obtain a bock on woman's diseases, sent free. Tr. Pierce's Pellets regulate and in vigorate stomach, liver and bowels. Keep th body cleau inside as well as outside, MONTHLY PAYMENT LOANS For building, buying or refunding on business or residence property Payment per month on each $100 borrowed Term Business Residence 7 per cent 8 per cent 3 years ..$3.0879 $3.1336 4 years ...$2.3949 $2.4413 5 years .....$1.9805 $2.0276 6 years $1.7053 $1.7533 7 years $1.5098 $1.5586 8 years $1.3640 $1.4137 9 years ....$1.2513 $1.3019 10 years $1.1168 $1.2133 Will lend up to 50 per cent of value of security. Prepayment in part or whole after one year. Compare our rates with others. Let us take your application Security Land' & Savings Co. La Grande, Oregon. &l? 4" 4? 4f 4? 4? 4? I? 44? 4? 4? 44? 4? 4? 4? 4Mi"Ai,!4"i"t,,4,K' WANTED To buy ten million feet of lumber, or will furnish cash, to operate your mill and market the prod uct. 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