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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1918)
4 FRIDAY, AUGUST HO. 1918 ' PAGE ' EIGHT f,A flHAXDE EVENING OBSERVER PACIFIC COAST riSIll.NG NOW " . ... PAYS SOME MEN $43.57 A DAY SHOP EARLY This Store Closes Labor Day, Next Monday We ask you, that before purchasing yo ur inercliandisc, that you will give us an opportunity to show you Merchandise of Merit, guaranteed to be bought for less and .sold for less than single merchants... We own 197 Stores, the largest chain of its kind in America. . ' tf cHW' -L " ? ,1 'Docks, .id B PvewNC-' , - if . Prince 'sfe." Fsl' k , I 'I'll W ra1 V f-ji""1! p Fishing schooner .. i ' li.- if ! !! Ji I: Get Toilet Supplies Here - Don't overlook the advantages we offer those who seek anything in toilet supplies. Wc make a -. specialty of goods of this character and have a j complete line of everything in Brushes, Combs, Perfumes, Soaps, Cosmetics, Etc. . Wo . choose these goods with care and buy where we can buy the best to advantage. You may be sure of finding just what you want here, you arc assured of every advantage of selection and often - saving either in quality or price. In addition,, we guarantee every article we sell to be entirely sat ; isfactory. .v . La Grande Pharmacy Quick Delivery r PhoneMain40 La Grande, Oregon , IT'S TIME to THINK OF SCHOOL BOOKS We are ready to supply whatever is needed in the line in this vicinity. Our stock for the Fall Term is here. OUlt LINE. OF . SUPPLIES IS UNUSUALLY HEAVY AND OUR PRICES ARE AS LOW AS THEY CAN POSSIBLY BE MADE. Wo buy these goods carefully and believe wo can mako " .it worth your while to get them here. NEWLIN BOOK & . STAT. CO. itwtvppcttv if nrr,nw m y -U.fi.lhW VJL V1UIV1 in rim or in War Fully fiiincI lUxtrnl ciillurcniiilHrlniHifiodnnnrhunnlH. Siwviitl n training li Coininorrc. Joiiriiiillttui. ArcliiU'durr, Law, Modicinn Tmrhln4.l.lhrAry Work. Mnaia. I Ion wit old Arltt. 1'liynlrnl TriuiiinAam. FlncArlH. MIIHMr' jftr.raf In t-ftnrftr tU Ainrrtrnn ma4 II Mi Nil nKcr. Itnll. Irrlurea anil uriu worn I J? all ufMtntlnlfs Ifliw4 an .. rf l-ni in prfMiil war. Con.pl... ayainn nl.lrrtirt'pt,, bridgr, mT He tilitaVnta rmintrniir4 far CarnniUalotiii. Olllrlnl iuvernnn-nl It. Q. T. C wC Tuiiloa PHKKa Library at KO.OtMl viiImhim. Harm liar Ira lor mrn anil womrn. . K9t na towMlt mnrh oi-pnr.ttn.il' Inr worklnt nnr'a vrny. I H'rllr Urdialrar, Kitlm. Orrftita. lor lllualrainl bnnklrt. fJ- PEACHES FOR CANNING. Concord Grapes FOR JELLY. Wc arc receiving those line Snake l.iver Pearlies each liiorninj,', an dndvisc our friends to buy now; price, per box .$1.50 Concord Grapes, in four-basket crates, at. .$1.90 Our Store will be Closed All Day, Labor Day, .'''. September 2. PHONE MAIN 43 J. G. Snodgrass ' I .VA I i . ' I - -- --- MUNITION , ; work . K A. Ladies' Auto Caps Ladies' New Fall Hats . '. A challenge to the highest paid war Xrorkers comes now from the halthut . fichermen of the Pacific Coast with a record of $348.00 for eight days' work $43.67 a day per man. I Machinists, chemists and foundry men in this country, where certain United States industries have paid 9,000 pounds wero first class. The I he dietary of the British and French 1.1 mi"; tierause it proved so popular nni'tiif; iTie soldiers from Canada. I'.rormouj orders for fish have run up prices until a bin catch brings big, returnj. Not only the coast cities like Vancouver and Prince Rupert but the entire province of British Columbia have felt the stimulus of the extraordinary development in the fishing industry. Corul George M. Hanson reported" officially: "The 'Director' was gone' from Prince Rupert eight days. It brought in 17.UUU pounds of halibut, of which .;..... . : -49c ..........:...... ...: $2.88, $3.98, $4.98 Ladies' New Fall Shoes ... $5.90, $6.90, $7.90 Ladies' New Fall Suits...... ..$8.90, $9.90, $12.50, $14.75 to $38.50 Ladies, New Fall Dresses.........:........ $9.90, $12.50, $14.75 to $32.50 Ladies New Fall' Coats .$12.50, $14.75, $16.50, $18.50 Ladies' New Fall Plush Coats ..: .$19.50, $26.50, $28.50 to $52.50 Ladies New Fall Unions ............'...:.......88c, $1.25, $1.49, $1.69, $1.75 WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR CHILDREN'S SCHOOL CLOTHING. workers up to $80 a week, instead of ; rest were second class, and brought tneir usual sza ana fau. o ease noce nun prii the case of fishing which long will be sold for their usual $25 and $30, lease note half price. The first-class fish was inn wil I be sold for laii cents a nound. The fireside talk off the coast from Prince ! amount received for the catch was Rupert south to Vancouver. !t was i $2,139.00. The expenses were $309 00, not the only haul of fortune for the! an unusual figure, as an extra sup schooner "Director" either. On a for-; ply of gear was taken along in case mer trip the wages of the me.i reach-; of emergency. The share of the ves ed $30,70 a day. ' !scl amounted to f"'r0, leaving Not so bad a result of the great ! $1,394.00 to bo distrl' ' -mongthe tale of fish made by the Canadian jcrew of four mcr nan re- We are Agents for McCall's Patterns ,V ' Incorporated Formerly the United Store i We arc Agents for V McCall's Patterns commission when fish was. put into I ceiyoi .ill AN OREGON PROJECT MEETS WITH FAVOR I According to latest advices ro icolvod by Secretary M'. G. Hoke or llio Warnisiirlnira district, tho bond isnle mudo several wockB ago U the Anglo, London und Paris Bahlc nt C.i. LVannlaM iu mW tmfirllllir lunnn Min rnoniiiniendutionH of the j Federal Capital Issues Committee, I which will bo given- upon riv:lpt of I tho repot t of the Reclamation Ser vice officials. While not orrictutiy isiincllolmd, l.t . Is believed thnt. Uio leconiuiendittloiis of the V'oilnrul ; Reserve Bunk directors at S;in IKranclsuo, as well os the, Aki'IcuI Mtirnl Deiiartinent report were fav- 'o.able. It Is known that the Ue f '..ltii.iiin i nrvlnn haR nhvavs heuh Jin f'voi '1 the WarmsprliiKs pi o -J.'cl, and no rear 1h onterlitlnuil lilbiut t.w teport of Secretary Lain;, j Dlrcc'ior Davis and JutlKU K. King. Accoidlni! to lutept intolligohte 'from Hepicsentativo Sluiiotl p.ib lie announcement by tho Capital 1 1 ISBlie;! uoilliiiiiieu siiuiiiu in i-u'iiu i -.vitlili) the next wcoit. IF Victlmi of Their Own Venom. Those who, v.llliuut knowing us cnoiigli. Ililuk III of us. ilo us no ivrnng; (hey attack mil tin, but the phantom of their own imagination. Do La I Bruyore. How he Made It. "Yes," wild the inlllloiiiilre, "I not only lundi" liny when the sun shone, but I iniiile It fi'iuii the grass thnt grow undiT other people's feet." Job Printing, The (!:sorver, Slain 37. EfHOOHSES TANLRC "Vein .Will Hard;)' Know Me When We Meet .Again; Vm I Am ' (Jeltiiig Well." He Writes I'Yientl. ' . One of the lutest nddlllAns tn the Hal nr loaders of thought und r'c'tloii who Im've comb forward ivlth Ibeii iinqu;iill'iod .oiulorHeiuunl of Tunluc is tho nn me of Hon. Frank V. Kvans, foimcr Mayor of Bir uilngliMii, Ala., ex-Stato IC::uiiilnci of l'ubiic Accounts of Aktbnnin, and nt one time, editor of one or the Smith's greatest nowapapcrg The n'riiilnghain Age-Herald. Writing lo a- personal friend in Atlanta, Mr. Evans says: Birmingham, Ala., Feb. 2. ". .... By the way, you "will hatillj. krw me when we meet again, because I am getting well cud . strong again. As I told you while In Atlanta lust month. I , have been suffering a long time ; wi Hi gastritis, as the doctors call :it r.'iilly a dlsordoied sloniucii with consequent constipation, patnu Mil tli? shouldeis. headache, helch !lng, heuitburn, loss of appe,tilc, loss of sleep and fainting spells. :For weeks I could not sleep on my buck . "One woek ago. upon reconu 'iiiemiaiion of rrlends, who had tiled ithe niedtcine, 1 ptirchased one bot tle of Tunluc aad began taking it. 'Jlncr, my second dose I have suf fered none of those troubles to which I refor, . and really believe I am going to get perfectly, well land strong again. Won't that be ! wonderful at my age? Well, cor !a!n it Is that Tanlac Is a wonder ful medicine, and you know I am 'Lot given lo 'puffing'' mere experi ments and am rathor orthodox as to materia nu'dlca. "I shall continue the treatment with perlect confidence In the final results." ' (Signed) "FRANK. V. EVANS." Commenting' on th.'s splendid en dorsement of Tanlac,' O. F. VVIllla, lntcruationul Distributor of Tanlac said. - . . -1 '"Although the list of pionilnent cndoisers Is a long one I recall a few leadipg names that loud both dignity antj credit to the, entire array. Some of them are: "Hon. C. W. Mangum, of Allan la, Ga, for three terms Sheriff of Fulton County: Hon. McKcnzie Moss. Judge of the Eighth District or Kentucky; Hon. Moses R. Glenn, Superintendent of Printing for the state"-of Kentucky; Col. John B. Cains. Editor and Publisher, Bowl- jlng Green, Ky.; Mr. C. C. Cooper, I President of the Georgia Cotton Oil I Company; Mr. H. II. Hill, lianl' ! President of South Pittsburg, Tenn.; I.Mr. J. V. Carroll,. Cotton Mill Su I perintendent of Chattahoochee, Ga.; ! Hon. A. E. Anderson, of Houston, :Tex., for seven terms sheriTf of i Harris County. Hon. S. S. Shepard ex-clty councilman of Atlanta, and i.'.any others whose, names 'have heretofore been given to the public. Tanlac can be obtained at the Silverthorn "Family Drug Store, La Grande. Advt. I ' " Uncle Ehen. . "Some men," said Uncle Ehen, "wor ries so much .nbout niifHn' tint It seems j almost a favor to give 'cm a little reg i ular trouble" THE LOCAL MARKET. : . 3i Sugar .10c lb Creamery Butter .). . .0c lb, $1.20 roll Country Butter ....55c lb, $1.10 roll Eggs, Fresh Flour ....... Cantaloupes . . . . . Green Onions . . . , Radishes Oregon Tomatoes Beets Cabbugo Head Lettuce Cucumbers Green Ilenns Wax Beans Now Spuds ...... iWaerinclons Peaches, 15c, ! Musk Melons . , j Concord Grapes Egg Plant ! Bell Peppers . . . 1 Cauliflower 'Green Corn i Buttcrfat 50c doz ..$2.75$3.0C! 15c, 2 for 25c ..Be, S for 10c! .". . 2 for 15c j lbs. Tor 2 Go ! 5c bunch,! ,7c lb. j . . .10 and 15c ' . . . 5 for 2 5c .....Slbs 25c j 3!bs 25c i 4c lb. I 3 tic lb.' $1.50 box. ; 7c lb.: 20c lo., 80c bus. : 20c lb: ...... ..... .25c lb: 2025c head: 30 and 35o doa. I 64c! 2 for 25c, (Less 1 cent per lb. of cream.) . SCHOOL BOOKS. A large stock of school books, school tablets, pencils, inks, mucilages, rul ers. All .of these are in great'variety at Silverthorn's Family Drug Store; and they will have a large force of clerks to wait upon you or your chil dren. 8-28tf FAMILY DRUG STORE L.A SRANOt.ORCGON, Hot wcatlit'i'dcssoi'trs, icings, war "braids and puddings, or the heavier foods of win ter, all are improved immensely' by adding just a few drops of jMapleine, which, be cause of its vegetable origin, blends perfect ly' with every kind of fw d. Every season of the year is just right tor Cresent Mapleine OUTBURSTS OF EVERETT TRUE " .. ... .' . - ' - In Purchasing Your Wants Here you am: assi heu that you ark supporting ax institution that is making an honkst kffort to kkduce the high cost of living, by klimixating all unessential service and overhead expense. We are in a position, tine to our large volume of sales, to conduct our business on a basis 1 that permits us to constantly lower prices in the facoot rising costs- A SI BS I AN UAL SAVING ON EVERY PURCHASE. Buy 'em by the dozen bear in mind that these prices are less than todav's wholesale cost. It is advisable to lay in a reasonable supply. WE GUARANTEE THE QUALITY AND THE PRICE. If you are not satisfied with your purchase after (it) days, return the gootls and wc will pay you ten per cent more than your original purchase price. CARNATION -MILK, large, dozen :: .. $1.44 CARNATION MILK, small., dozen 79c - SEGO MILK, large, dozen ..: $1.44 v ' SEGO MILK, small, dozen , ..:....79c ' LIBBY'S TOMATOES, solid pack, No. 2 can, dozen I .'. $1.68 CALIFORNIA TOMATOES, standard. No. 21, can. dozen............... $168 IOWA SUGAR CORN, standard. No. 2 can. dozen $1.44 EAGLE VALLEY STRING BEANS. No. 2 can. dozen : $1.32 CHERRY STONE LARGE OYSTERS, finest flavor, dozen $204 SUGAR PEAS. No. 2 cans, dozen $1.44 s - F 1! KESTONE PEACHES, standard. No. 21 can, dozen $2 88 ' APRICOTS. IU:.RS. (TIERRIES,staiulard."2lo ran, dozen $2 88 Anticipate your wants and phone us your grocery order early Saturday, as thi3 store will be CLOSED ALL DAY LABOR DAY, Monday, Sept. 2. Union Store Open 8 a.m. Close 6 p.m. Saturday open until 8:30 p.m. Hooverized Grocery Across the track, next to StilwelUs Cash Market United States Food License No. C50255. i tlittiU -J-.i. t-t-M-?-. i - f '