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a a o Q0 o O O S 0 . 0o oQ o o 0 Q O - O ,0. il KTX f? L'A' ORANDrPEVTCN OBSERVER. r -- n o . THURSDA Y, .TIINE n " - n n ; 4 SpoijgesInw A Variety d Kinds Ait4.-Sizes WOMEN IN COUNTRY JHAS PRAISE FOR THE 3Y WMIMj mjjii riiml.-A'-i i-o.n in uuunini i HAVE BUSY WMEari Y. M. G, A WAR WORK Averaged I'arm Wife County Works Fourteen Hours Kai'li s3)v. Hum Itcixitt H'rO'p WMenitor ' ft, terluud Assembly Hiiyii 'I Hat tno .Moitf)' Was WHII Spent The appeawncc of spoiyje w not always a safe t friiide to tfualiiy! People who prepare sponges i'oi market havefi Vay of making mferior sponges took gootl: Su-j-if you ure not judge of nponge j'ou should, buy from a drrtgijt tvlio ltyiWs a specialty of quajity goods. We exercise extreme crt In Jhe elte.tiun of "tspungefj and whm Ve sell you one, you may be sure that it is an exceptional value. The line in cludes ' . Crri nd Automobile -Sponge, lUth Spongeis, Xouscl2uiing Spong-t-rjind a special sponga for any re quired purpoM. You'll be impressed' with the quantity and quality of sponges carried. We also have an exceptional line of Chamoi, Brushes, and other items which are commonly used 'iu connection with sponges ' SNAPFS LA GRANDE PHARMACY ALVJN HNAPP, Proprietor. Quick Delivery :: :: Phone Main 40 "YOUR ClilODIT LS GOOD." T'(9 avt'KiKo workis, day of Hit wives &f UuiulllSl ciftnty fjmers Ik from 6 : SO a. in. to ltr.il p. tu., h lolal ofSM licrneiicc(rliiii lo' re i m Vnadi' froiu Hi fainl homes In various parts of the cennty In gov ernment survey of farm mmiilUim- (The reports show tliat durlnga all W Win, while b. Anderi recently return! from I have f.oj.i o,u (.. ll.rw hours rl J T.T w, MTTS1.1URGH, Juaee ,J9. Tii iit'i vie; rendered by tli young Men's ChriuianA&Oilatiou to American sildlf.-r ovfHtcas Is charactoriZ'i! us "on of the moot wonderful othlngs of the Vnr" by JJr. Maltland Alex ander, .fUrmorly moderator of tiie I'rvHbyteiiun uVneial Assembly. Tit'. . ' w durlnK II, i' liny. 0:ily a fi; icnoit- !l?d that thty rceived itKHiHtau;'! with tiie liiiiHnhol(Ik(lutii.'.; The rtc' i orjl for ljiiKolirir g hold1' hyj a woman who bcKinH hor work at 4:tf) . m. and completes It at 7:30 p. in. KlKlit women In tlio ho aid their liilsli.HKlti with tlio field work. Tim SHIme. Kper.t Inflic fieldr. by these wo- i men raiiKes all the way irom onv t week to 24 weeks a year. Tho roc. ord of 2 4 wef ks of Held work a ye;.'.r in held by a woman whoa hils- h.lnd owns a 10 acre farm. In addi- t ti the field wnik, she does all ith'i cooklnK and mowing for tie? :faim, but aecoriUiiK' to her report, j lakes short vacations during the year which In all totals .'ill days! In iKtncrul, vacaUons are unusual, ac- roi iliiiK to the reports made. 1 1 Currying waler to the home Ik 'one of the duties which tukeg up the time of 27 of the Umatilla county rector of rellalous wore both In Aoerkan cantonments and wltli rfo Army of Occupi'.tloB- "In my opinion tlie mone given to the Y. M. C. A., to carry on tlio mir work of tho nrsockitloii was money well spent," fJr. .Alexander aaid. I'r. Alexander, in his review of "Y" war work, says that the organl x.;:(l(in piiijvided enough busehall e(iuijiinenl lor Aiut-rlcan soldiers ov erseas to supply -hoili the National and Ametleon Leagues for 100 years,' one item alolic being 2,500,000 hase- ,'al1'- 4Jf:fc High points of Dr. Alexander's report show that the Y. M. C. A., es tablishes about 1.7(0 shops In I'Yunce, more than .1.000 moles from the souice of supplies; operated aO large factories ill France where bis cuits, chocolate. Jams and like ar-liel'-s were produced: conducted 20 .women who reported for Uie benefit , hotels und restaurants where Ainer- of the survey.- One woman carries i,-au siddieis and sailors were serv- i water from a well 100 feel distant i tK at 50 per cent )f the cost in civ l from the house; another carries it : inun places-; provided 2,000 hut-i. 1.10 feel. II is estimated that till" I large tents, rented buildings, dug- i i woman In one year wuuicu n- oiils and others cen'eia as headuuart- It. II. ChKIIKH' D'ANCK to bn Riven at Hex hall the evening jThe Hrntlierhood or Hallway Clerk of i'liduy, June !7th. 6-1 B- nnniince their first annual bull, ers for tile different units of the army and navy; conducted HiO en torli'lnnw nts. flln 'ty-tliousrnd nio tlo:i p'ctures wero given, 4.000,000 of film beiiin dlsnlaved. neecs- Inhaling tho use of S00 motion pic- In oilier '-1 turn machines. Three hundred thons- 1 iniles vhlle c".rrvlng water Sixty-two of the women hud th i utile charge of the chickens raised nn the ranch, mid of this number, three said lliey kept for their own ! rM-t use the ill oney dcrlvd from the aali nf eges and poultry es, where the' eggs nnd poultry ere unl M,,,,,rH lnVe enjoyed vacatlnns not con'iumeil on the ranch, ""yin centirs eilnbllshcd and financed money was used for household ex-', iy n1(, "y," 8ix hundred educators pensrs. Twenty-nine of the wninen j W1,1.(J 8ellt ovorHBas to establish fho ellli-r did the eutlre milking of tho i UiiH-rtity In Khiiki. Distributions cow ) or helped with the milking, j ,M.uile 5.000.000 looks, 4,000.000 while :i2 reported lhat they do th ; vix.a f rcgious literature, 2.000, cnllre work-in tho vegetable gnid-llo0 lm,Ka7.nrS, 10.000,000 newspa pers and 1.000,0011 popular song books. Through Its banking serv- $4.98. Crepe De Chine and Georgette Waists - We have just received another, shipment of those, nice Waists, w such a low price. They are just as nice as the former tbipment, long, tome in at once and look them over, e . Inch we self al and woiit.last Pretty - Gingham ' Dresses Made up in nifty styles and com lunation colors, Plaids, Checks ant Plain; priced at $2.98, $3.98, $4.98 $5.90. ' PAY DAY Overalls, llest on t Karlh, SI. Gil. nz cr j& Incorporated J Incorporated Canvas Leather Faced Gauntlet Gloves 25c SHERRY'S TODAY AND TOMORROW S WILLIAM FOX Presents EVELYN NESBIT and her son, Russell Thaw "I Wantto Forget" lis. u lh"lr rispcniMj uui. Seveiiiy-one women reported that they had labor s living dvlces in the fui Ml of lliialeuni for the kitchen jflinir! sinks, kitchen. r:thinets. and sewing maclilnes. Twelve farms i have ilectrlc power and on thesn 'electric irons, etc. am used. It was found by the survey that all hut three of the rarms were own led bv tho husband of the woman ! wlio made tile reports. I-'orly-elght 'of the Sti homes are equipped with , lelephones, while 47 of Hie farmers own automobiles. Mast Oregonlan. SUPREME COURT A decic'.on 'given by the supremo court on Juno 17th r.ffirnia a decis ion civen by Judg-j Kuowles last f:.ll. This wrs the tase of Heir vs .McAIIster, In which Il'err, of this city , NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that scaled bids will be received by the Commis sion of the City of La Grande, Oregon, Mis-. Minnie J'JP to :.iO o clock p. m., Wednesday, entered suit ;Ju'y 'or the construction of cement ice the "Y" haa enabled soldiers lo make S25.000 remitluliees, aggre gating more than $20,000,000 to their families, at homo without charge. agaust. tl-.e helm or "nud" McAlls I sidewalks on east Adams avenue from ter. for certain propjily in the city Spruce street to Balm street, where which she atatod Mr. McAllister hail (walks are not already constructed, ac- ade oral promlso should liecom: cording to plans and specitieationij The Commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids. J. E. STEARNS, Recorder of the City of La Grande. 6-17-10t New hat3 out of old ones. If yon l ava an eld Etrjw hat why not mako it new with. Hat Brlto. Get a bot tle or It at Silvrthorn's Family Drue iMore in any color that you desire hers after I1I3 death. Judge Knowlej filed in the office of the City Re-lit will save, you money. The Observer furnishes and prints Hotter Wrappers. has decided :n favor of tho derend ants in the case und thereroro th McAlisler heirs will retain posses sion of I lie property. 6-18-tl cordcr. Rids must he accompanied by a cor. tified check of deposit for 10 per cent of the aggregate amount bid. FAMILY DRUG STORE l-A GRANDE. ORMON, Ilutter Wrappers printed at the j Observer office. t .liiljr, A Play You Will Want to Remember. ALSO A I III. Lit; IMIODKS COM KDY. ' -T ' B-rTT-intT-.-a.-, anr; r-rr- -gs a.- ! 1 . I t . a ! W) II 1 rar FRUIT AND PRODUCE, BERRIES. The l.icrry Season has just opened. We will liaudlt' a large per eent-of the Cove crop this season We deliver in La (irando every day. Phone us your orders or drop us a line. WEIMER BROS. Wholesale and Retail Produce. Deaden Cove, Oregon. i Building I for the Future iTi rssr Aggn'sive voung Imsiness men Jil't'scnl. develop 7S into coiiiincrcial oiy leaders of the W) lure. f th I'll hi laying a sturdy i'r) I'liuudatioii for ,VT Ii-mIi'i- :ii l,ii-vi .. Why Ii a Soup-Bone sonieUmes wanted instead of Sirloin Steaks f Oh, Easy! l!eciust our bodies require and ou aietites demand 'variety iu meats. Since you Jiave mentioned variety; how's this HUAR MI-TAT .'. U5c il. LYON'S BUTTER. -. ' . LA Mil STKW ,i '.....s.L'Ov lb MUTTON STKW Vie ll iu:i:k steak -jiv. ! lliWI.IN'ti MKAt II, t Ih SI'liINU I'HTt'KKN .........;... IIKNS , eOt lb KOOSTKKS... "C ' 1-OI1K JJtiAsi ..,. i t OOK STKAe, . ... ...,,,,.,.,.,.' Si ' eEAi..VE r. ................ ,..ei,..n;.:. ?..!, ift 'b El.tjlAN ilAli'.S .(. - . r- .. . 1 ll 111 dlO.Sg 4-.. ( tat-oii........ .--'-t1' '0 lleef Tongues, llei Tlrarl., Q30iB. atlhltJ 0 Stiare-riha, ork NrcKlMimO, 2t .. mt f I itt W tht' Meats, Curtnl .Meats, Csnprd leoSaaicife8 C&4S ktBt" Unlit, 111 man w X) utili:;e every. L. 3nK lical aid. CSV m ARE YOU INDEPENDENT ? CAN YOU BUY YOUR GRO CERIES WHERE YOU PLEASE? ANSWER NOW AND READ OUR GREAT ECONOMY AD IN TOMORROW EVEN ING'S OBSERVER The Greater Hooverized Grocery United States Kocd Administra- tion Licence No. li.MiJ.'.a. SAM HARRIS, Prop. Building Formerly Occupied by Golden Rule Co. ' PHONE US YOUR ORDER. USE OUR EXCLUSIVE PROMPT DELIV ERY. PHONE MAIN 32 OR 82. Union Store Open 8 a. m Close 6 p. m Saturday Open until imsiness -a- n a. - (?) A latikil. service . . r i . . . isf (i proven t uti- i 1 HJ .-ill, i :si ii ' i.l- it h mi'ii .u" tf) limlm-i 1 1 1 . 1 . v T I lit liJ and discernment 45.) are of real .iitd urowni;' ilii;'. 1'i.tli : a: v i.ail "TvK 'U' IU till' MMITK-tion. ft; United States & Natioaal. ;W. t. -c ; Andrew's Variety Dep't LARGE SHIPMENT NE3CO SANITARY DRIP TANS JUST ARRIVED, No Rivets, No Seams, Can be used as Roasters, Bread Tans or , , Drip Pans. ; Prices 18c to 69c. ' ;:'r, REMEMBER " p , We aro Headquarters for Fireworks and Ylsifi. QUALITY MEAT AND WE SELL IT FOR LESS . - PHONE MAIN 82 "' ' ' "... . o Our own delivery will MSvm it f rexnptly (Grande Ronde Mtch ! SS. A Wiiarfl 9&1 B! sSfi& ;:: &-.o;;;. . c "1 O 9 '(?)''' TT