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About The Monmouth herald. (Monmouth, Or.) 1908-1969 | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1917)
1. Grand 4th of July Celebration Sale In order to properly celebrate the 4th ourselves, and help others to Dress up for our Great National Birthday, we will offer to the people a great FOUR DAY SPECIAL on June 29th and 30th and July 2nd and 3rd For this great event we will make some of the GREATEST BARGAINS we have ever offered and this, of course, means the best ever offered in Salem. EXAMINE THESE PRICES then come in Friday before the lots are all sold out. Men's gun metal button, large sizes only. Regular $6.00 grades, to finish closing out this line at $3.85 Men's gun metal button, welt soles, medium heels, narrow toes, guaranteed to equal any $6 shoe At special for the four days $4.05 Men's medium heavy work shoes in tan and black. Heavy soles with medium uppers. A splendid $4.50 shoe in the four day specials go for $2.95 Men's light grey muleskin, good light summer work shoes, that should bring at least $2.50. Now goes in the four day specials at $1.60 This is the cheapest good shoe in Oregon. Men's Elk Bala, sizes 6 to 10 at $1.95 Bys 1 to 5 at $1.80 Youth's 10 to 13 at $1.65 Big girls' Wary Jane pumps in kids, patents or velour, sizes 2 to 7, worth $3.50. In the four day specials they go for $2.65 Men's Oxfords, tan or black kids, patents or gun metal, worth up to $8. Go in the four day specials at $2.95 Men's Oxfords all kinds and sizes, worth up to $-4 the pair. In the four day's specials go at $1.80 Tennis Oxfords, black or w hite any size 50c Women's and Misses' white canvas Mary Jane pumps, rubber soles, in tour days specials 95c Patent kid or velour Mary Jane pumps, worth $2.50 Sizes 11 to 2, at special $1.80 " 8J to 11 worth $2.25 at 1.60 Small sizes, 5 to 8, worth $2 at $1.45. Infants' no-heel, sizes 2 to 5, worth $1.35 at $1.15 Just a few pairs of genuine ar my shoes, Tan, regulation and in spected. Sells now for $6. In the four day specials they go for $4.70 A lot of pumps and shoes, all kinds, small sizes worth up to $5 per pair. Go in the four day specials for 90c A lot of pumps and Oxfords, patent and velour, some Hanan's, worth up to $7, goes in at $1.65 Other pump lots at $1.95, 2.45 and 2.95 Your choice of any pump in the house, worth up to $6 a pair, dur ing this four day special at $3.65 White canvas pumps Best grades, worth $3 to $3.50 at $2.45 Next " "$2.50 to 3.00 at $1.95 Cheaper" " $2.00 to 2.50 at $1.65 White ankle strap pump, low heels, worth 2.00, go in at $1.60 Ladies' very light kid summer shoes, light soles either button or lace worth 4.00 at $2.80 $2.50 arch supports at $1.85 Ladies' flesh Palm Beach can vas shoes, worth 4.50. In the four days sale they go for $2.95 Ladies' white canvas low heel composition soles, worth 3.50 to 4.00. In the four days sale they go at $2.90 Ladies' fine ivory kid vamp and cloth top, newest patterns, French heels, should bring at least 9.00 as they are early fall styles. In the four day's specials they go for $6.10 Ladies' white kid lace, one of the nicest in the city. Some get $10.00 for one no better but it goes in the four day specials at $6.95 Laces, all colors and shades, all lengths, the 10c quality. 2 prs. for 15C Shoe polishes and dressings, any color or shade, liquid, paste or powder. The 25c size at 2 for 35C. The 10c size 2 for 15c YOU ARE WELCOME TO USE OUR NEW, COSY REST ROOM 167 Commer cial Street. SALEM, ORE. J. B. LITTLER, Mgr. If .301 lOOI rf1 o Local Brevities 2 lko, IOOC n Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Meltburn arrived from Cotjuille Wednes day for a visit at J. S. Miller's. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Powell of Prineville visited at C. C. Lee's last week end. Daphne Ostrom who has been home for the past two months has resumed her studies in a Sa lem business college. Ellis Fisher and Willie Strong started for Eastern Oregon Mon day morning with a view to fret ting work in the harvest fields. Dr. Matthis is in Portland at tending the sessions of the State Medical Association, the last three days of the week. Dick Evans, who has taken ov er D. L. Williams shoe business is a son of E. T. Evans, and is recently from Arizona and Cali fornia where he has been in bus iness. Dr. J. A. Matthis has received notice that he has successfully passed his examination and been regularly appointed to the Med ical reserve corps of the army. Sumner Ostrom who has been appointed an electrician sergeant in the coast artillery in Portland is here on a furlough and has gone to the Siletz on a two week fishing trip. The program at the Normal on the afternoon and evening of the Fourth of July is free to all and everyone is cordially invited to come, bring a lunch and spend the afternoon and evening. Dick Evans has bought the shoe repair business of D. L. Williams and is located in the latter's former stand. Mr. Wil liams has moved his feed busi ness into the rooms formerly used as a butcher shop. Mrs. Sarah Hager returned Thursday from a three day's vis it it Falls City. She brought to ye editor a bouquet of beautiful flowers, the gift of her sister, Mrs. E. A. LaDow. J. M. McDonald attended the McArthur sale of blooded cattle at McCoy Wednesday and ate dinner with the congressman. One of the cows sold for $850, the highest price ever paid for a native cow in Oregon. A bull calf from this cow sold at $350. Don't be deceived by "endless chain" or other peculiar means of soliciting Red Cross funds. Give no money to strangers on this plea. The Red Cross work is all handled by home people and money contributed to strengers does not reach the cause which it is desired to help. Gordon Bowman is back in God's country after a varied ex perience in other sections. He was for a while in the vicinity of Pendleton, but could not stay there as his wife became sick. He was for a short time at Alpine also, but has failed to find any thing more attractive than Mon mouth, and his many friends here will be glad tojiear he plans to stay. ' A meeting of Red Cross work ers was held Monday afternoon at Mrs. Boche's. That lady has kindly volunteered the use of her room to the workers every day in the week except Thursdays and Saturdays. Mrs. Ostien has obtained a supply of work from Salem and there is plenty for all to do; such as knitting sox, wrist lets and sponges, and making bed sox, T bandages, tray cloths, and handkerchiefs. There is big demand for old linen. Word was received in Mon mouth last week, of the death of Charles White at the British front somewhere in France. Mr. White was an Englishman who spent a couple of years in America, part of the time living at Ballston, Oregon. He was a relative of Mrs. Jacob Smith and visited in Monmouth just before returning to England a few months before the beginning of the war and was among the first in England to enlist He had been almost constantly in active service since. Birds and butterflies and bugs were the subject matter of a most interesting lecture at the Christian church Wednesday evening, by Miss Opal Whitely. Miss Whitely has lived in an atmosphere of nature and has an astonishing fund of information relative to the living things that are in the woods and fields. She also has a pleasing manner of telling about them and her lect ure was enjoyed by all. She illus trated her remarks with pictures and mounted specimens which were left for inspection by the audience when the lecture was over. Evangelical Church Sunday School 10 A. M. Worship and sermon at 11 A. M. Young People's Alliance, 7 P. M. Evening service, 8 P. M. This is Membership Day, and the sermon of the morning will be appropriate to the occasion. There will be a patriotic service in the evening. A suitable pro gram is being prepared. You are cordially invited. Students who expect to attend Normal during the regular ses sion will do well to look at the housekeeping rooms at Mrs. W. H. Mack's. They are clean, com- Christian Church Notes . W. A. Elkins, Pastor Bible School at 10 A. M. Endeavor at 7 P. M. Morning service at 11 A. M. " Evening service at 8 P. M. Mid-week service, Wednesday evening. "The Truth That Makes Free" will be the morning subject next Sunday. Evening subject "The Greatest Thought". For Rent Furnished six room modern house. Write to Mrs. J. A. Sturkin, Chitwood, Oregon. The Government needs Farm ers as well as Fighters. Two mil lion three hundred thousand Acres of Oregon & California Railroad Co. Grant Lands. Title revested in United States. To be opened for homesteads and sale. Containing some of the best land left in United States. Large Copyrighted Map, showing land by sections and description of soil, climate, rainfall, elevations, temperature etc., , by counties. Postpaid One Dollar. Grant Lands Locating Co. Box 610, Portland, Oregon. ' 37 Good Holstein Bull for service. C. Nelson on Portwood place, Monmouth. 10 Good Milk Cows for Sale. Jerseys. Mostly fresh. G. B. fortable and homelike. tf Jones, Route 1, Monmouth. If