WEDNESDAY, .TUNE 13; 1917.
LA GRAoJDE ' EVENTS G OBSERVER
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LIVESTOCK REVIEW.
JJEN REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY A
ERTY BOND.
LIB-
. 1. Because your country needs the money.
2. It is to pay for feeding, dothing and arming the
Wen who are fighting to save your life and property.
3. It is not a contribution just a loan.
4. It keeps your money absolutely secure and pays
you interest on it $3.50 a jear on each $100 bond.
The whole faith and power of the United States guar
antees that you will get your money back when the bond
falls due.
You can sell it any day in the open market.
'fl. You can get it on easy installments ask any bank
or department store. ,
8. The government will let you have a $100 bond on
these terms: $2 down before June 15; $18 on June 28;
$20 on July 30 ; $30 on August 15 ; $30 on August 30. Oth
er bonds in same proportion. Banks will arrange for pay
ment of $10 down and $10 a month or better.
9. The government frees your bond from taxes, federal,
state or local, except from the inheritance or estate, tax.
10. Your brothers are to risk their lives on the firing
JiW. You won't even risk a cent of your money if you buy
a bond. Make j'our dollars into bullets. DO IT TODAY.
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y THE RED CROSS DRIVE.
Portland, June 13. (Special) J
Cattle With one of he lightest
Monday's run there was a very active
market at steady to strong prices.
The beef steer market was very good
and the supply not near filling the or
ders. Included in the small run there
were only a few loads of real good
beef steers. Une bunch of strictly
fat steers brought $9.50 while several
loads of slough grass cattle brought
$9.25. Ordinary and medium steers
sold from $8.00 to $8.50 with com
mon Jersey steers down to $6.00.
Cows were not in a very good demand
most killers having a surplus on
hand. Good strictly fat cows sold
steady bringing $8.00 to $8.50 while
other grades were rather slow. The j
bull market was firm, best heavy
Bolognas bulls bringing $7.50 to
$7.75 with fair bulls around $7.00. A
load of fairly good calves brought
$9.00.
Hogs The hogs receipts .totaled;
around 1300 head with the market
dropping another 25 cents. All pack
ers were bearish, and a slow specula
tive demand. One load of heavy hogs
brought $15.30 with several loads at
$15.25 the bulk "of the sales were made
at $15.00 to $15.15. Pigs suffered
one of the heaviest cuts during the
year, cropping ?1 per cwt. the bulk
went at $12.00 with a few odd
bunches up to $14.00. Eastern mar
kets are still on the sled and seem to
be going faster than ever.
fahcep The sheep receipts were
1500 head. The market was generally
unchanged with a fairly good demand.
une load of spring lambs brought
$13.75 with shorn yearling wethers
at $11.25 to $11.50 shorn ewes sold
from $8.00 to $9.50.
Quotations are:
Spring lambs 13.50013.75
Shorn yearling wethers 11.0011.75
anorn ewes 9.009.50
- . Sour Stomach.
This is a mild form nf !mifcnst;nn
It is usually brought on by eating too
rapidly or too much, or of foH nt
suited to your digestive organs. If
you win eat slowly, masticate "your
food thoroughly, eat hut Httl
and none at all for supper, you will
more tnara iineiy avoid the sour stom
ach without taking any medicine
whatever. When you have sour
stomach take one of Chamberlain's
Tablets to aid digestion. Adv.
CLEARANCE SALE-
Our Wfcnta Ads bring results. ,"
STILL ON - AND GOING
A remarkable reduction in
Ladies' Coats, Suits, and
Dresses. All up to the minute '
in style and color Suits and
Coats that are the last word
in Spring's fashions, and all
reduced 25 per cent merely
because it is not our policy to
carry over stock from one sea
son to another.
If you have not taken ad
vantage of this great sacrifice
you should do so at once be
fore the stock has been picked
over.
All Skirts Reduced
20
STORE CLOSES AT 12 NOON ON
THURSDAY
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Suits, Coats and
Dresses
$12.50
$13.50
$15.00
$17.50
$20.00
$22.50
$25.00
$27.50
$30.00
$32.50
$35.00
$37.50
Values
Values
Values
Values'
Values
Values
Values
Values
Values
Value's
Values
Values
$ 9.40
$10.15
$11.25
$13.50
$15.00
$16.85
$18.75
$20.60
$22.50
$24.35
$26.25
$28.10
This is an excellent chance for
you to get one of these spring
Skirts at a real bargain. These
Skirts are in checks, plaids and
stripes in the newest shades
of the season and color combi
nations that will surely cath
your eye.
Our entire line is ready for
your inspection now.
$ 6.00
$ 7.00
$ 8.00
$ 9.00
$10.00
$12.00
$14.00
$15.00
$16.00
$17.00
$18.00
$19.00
$10.00
Skirts
Values :
Values
Values
Values
Values
Values
Values
Values
Values
Values
Values
Values
Values
$ 4.80
$ 5.60
$ 6.40
$ 7.20
$ 8.00
$ 9.60
$11.20
$12.00
$12.80
$13.60
$14.40
$15.20
$16.50
mat part can the "kiddies", the tender, big-hearted
little boys and girls do to help with the war?
This is one of the questions that has been interesting the
leaders in the great Red Cross drive for $400,000.
There are nearly 100,000 children of school age in Ore
gon and they are," or soon will be out of school for their
summer vacations and the Red Cross committee is confi
dent that these thousands of young patriots will be able to
make a splendid showing in gifts to the Red Cross if they
exercise a little more energy and perseverance in work
ing for the great relief movement.
If the school children of Oregon averaged only a dime
apiece they would swell the Red Cross fund by a mag
ni ficont suin of over $3,000. If they averaged but a nickel
apiece, the grand total would be between $1,500 and $2,000.
How important the pennies arid nickels and dimes may
be in the alleviation of suffering and misery among the
wounded on the battlefields of Europe, where the Ameri
can soldiers will soon be doing their bit to help win the
Support The Government!
At this critical period in our history
our manufacturers are offering their
mills, and our young men are offering
their services to the United States
Government.
Do your bit by subscribing to the
Liberty Loan. This bank can furnish
Bonds in denominations of $50, $100,
$500 or $1000. You can pay for bonds
in installments.
Come In and Talk It Over
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La Grande National Bank
war, is shown by some figures prepared by the Red Cross. ,
For example: ""'. , ' , ." ' j
One c.ent. will buy iodine to disinfect a wound; ,.' , , . J
One cent will buy enough gauze for one dressing;
A nickel will buy a bandage;
Eight cents will pay foi' a temporary splint; ' '
A dime will provide chloroform for an operation.
Twenty-five cents expended as above may save a limb or
a life of a wounded soldier.
Every man, woman and child in the state can do some
thing in this gigantic Red Cross Campaign. There will be
many of those who are not circumstanced so as to be
among the heavy givers, but there never was a movement
in the history of philanthropy which offered such abund
ant opportunity for the high and low, rich and poor to
join hands in the common cause as is presented by the
American Red Cross. The humble penny, the modest
nickel and the bright little dime, each can and does do a
definite practical thing toward the work .that is before us
to do. The child's mite and the rich man's millions will
I each be received with equal welcome and each will serve
flic same degree of ei riciencv m the lied Cross work.
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"Do a good deed on Fathers' Day" is the slogan of
fered this year by the founder of the movement, Mrs. John
Bruce Dock! of Spokane, Washington.
The woman who seven years ago attracted nation-wide
attention by suggesting the annual observance of a day
set apart iii memory of our fathers, now urges the doing
of one kindly act on June 17 this year in special com
memoration of Fathers' Day. In this connection Mrs.
Dodd suggested that each person choose for himself the
nature of the kindly deed, bearing in mind the thought that
the deed be something which would meet with a father's
hearty approval.
The third Sunday in June was selected as Fathers' Day.
when the movement began in 1910. In Spokane red roses
are worn on that occasion if the father be living white
roses if he is dead. Special sermons are delivered in the
churches, ministers taking as a favorite subject the ex
ample of the father in the'parable of the Prodigal Son.
"This year, with our country plunged into the horrors
of war, it seems most appropriate that we should bear in
mind the great deeds of our fathers in former crises of
the nation and do some kindly act to signalize this remem
brance," says Mrs. Dodd in her appeal for a continuance
of the anniversary celebration. "If in doubt as to just
what act would best typify your reverence for your father,
T suggest that the Red Cross work, so broad in its scope,
would meet the hearty approval of any father."
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HELP THE RED CROSS
"Buy a Liberty Bond and give it to the Red Cross."
H. L. Corbett," chairman of the Oregon Red Cross com
mittee, thus advises those who have been hesitating wheth
er to help the Liberty Bond or Red Cross $100,000,000
emergency war service fund.
"A Liberty Bond is just as good as money to the Red!
Cross campaign," continued Mr. Corbett. "This is one
instance where one sum will help to its full value two vit
any, important national needs. ; .. .( ' - m-'. .. -.! .vcr a
"Buy your Liberty Bond how and have it ready foi
Red Cross week, June 18-25."
. The great importance of the Red Cross campaign to
national welfare is stressed in a letter written personally
by President Wilson to Lyman L. Pierce, western manager
of the Red Cross campaign.
"You and the western members of the finance commit
tee of the Red Cross War Council, Messrs. Miller, Corbett,.
Crocker and Phipps, are about to undertake a great public
service. The enterprise which you will present to the
leaders of the business and professional life in the west 3s
at this time one of the most important contributions to the
country's welfare which any patriotic citizen can make.
"Will you not convey to the patriotic citizens of the
west my very earnest hope that they will deny you no ser
vice which they an render?"
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Job Printing quickly and neatly done at The Observer
Office.
Electrical Stock for Sale
At Cost
Regular
Franty Premier Vacuum Cleaners $ 35.00
Hotpoint Vacuum Cleaners $ 27.50
Thor Vacuum Cleaners $ 23.00
Thor Washing Machines $100.00
Hotpoint Irons $ 5.00
American Beauty Irons $ 5.50
Hotpoint, 3-lb Irons $ 4.00
'Hotpoint Grills $ 6.50
Hotpoint Grills $ 6.00
Railroad Safety First Lanterns $ 5.50
Curling Irons $ 2.50
Water Heaters $ 4.00
AH other articles, except lamps, at correspond
ing reductions.
I am forced to make these reductions as I have
enlisted in the U. S. Army
These prices hold good for Wednesday Thursday
I ! ' and Friday only
Sale
$27.50
$22.50
$19.00
$85.00
$ 3.25
$ 3.75
$ 3.00
$ 4.50
$ 4.00
$ 4.00
$ 1.50
$ 2.75
Electric Supply Co.
Austin BrowneU, Mgr. Main 726; 111 Depot St.
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