Eastern Clackamas news., March 08, 1917, Image 4

Walter Givens
Harry C. Reid
Fred Bartholomew
Editor in Chief
Advertising Mgr.
Bouncer
TH E W EEK LY
Devoted to the stimulation of civic and
community pride • the patronizing of
home industries - and the boosting of
the W. Givens Company, Incorporated.
OOSTING
Voi. 1 No. 14
Estacada, Or.
March 8, 1917
A PR O PISr
WHEN WILL WE REACH THE TOP?
Y o u t a n t A ffo rd T o Miss Th is Chance
to buy at wholesale prices, for we duplicated an order on the fol-
lowing goods and rather than return them, we will sell them at
bargain prices.
COFFEE
REG. PRICE SPECIAL PRICE
1 lb German American
30c
25c
3 lb
85c
75c
I lb Givens Special Steel Cut
30c
25c
3 lb
85c
75c
1 lb M. J. B.
40c
35c
3 lb
$1.10
1.00
COCOA
>ilb Hershey’s Breakfast
25c
19c
lib
50c
35c
COTTOLENF,
3 lb Fail Medium
90c
80c
9 lb
Large
2.15
1-05
”
we believe, as has been demon­
strated by some of our friends,
WHAT HAVE YOU
that by planting the right kind
FOR THE GARDEN? of seeds and giving the proper'
We shipped another car of live
THAT CAME TRUE
stock Wednesday, for which we|
paid the top price of $12.50, mak­ Some time ago, we suggested
ing a total of $2223.17, which we the possibility of a small decline
paid to the farmers of this com­
munity. With scarcely an ex­ in the potato market, and advised
ception, farmers stated that this all having potatoes to sell, to get
was the highest price they had in touch with u; that they might
ever received for live hogs. We be protected. The decline came
do not believe that the top has | even more suddenly than we had
yet been reached, and as we have expected. And at the time of
previously advised in the Boost­
ing Spirit, we would say that it going to press the market is $3.
is our candid opinion that now per hundred-weight for No. 1
is the time for farmers in this White potatoes. We believe from
community to get into the hog information we have, that the
business, as we believe that pric­ market will again advance to a
es
will be high throughout the place even higher thaa it has ever
I entire
year, as we can see no­
1 thing to bring the market down been this season, but no one can
say authoritatively upon this line.
to a low base
We will ship another car of If you have potatoes yet unsold,
mixed live stock not later than it will pay you to advise us, as
Wednesday the 21st. If you we are in daily touch with the
have anything in hogs, cattle or market and will be only too glad
sheep, please advise us upon re­ to give such information as we
ceipt of this issue of the Boost­ have on this subject. We want
ing Spirit that we may arrange your potatoes.
our car accordingly.
i
Our line of field and garden care, the yield can be made as
seeds is now <omplete, and we great as with any other variety.
THE EDITOR'S GOSSIP
carry a full line of bulk and pack­ We carry nothing but the best
of
seed
beans.
age seeds and it will pay you to
WANTED
Every time the Editor-in-chief
see us before buying elsewhere. Also, the same question is ask­
25
Boys
between
the
ages
of
makes
a trip up into the Dodge
ed
us
in
regard
to
the
kind
of
po­
Many of our friends have ask­
11
and
16
to
take
part
in
the
country,
forced to wonder
ed us in regard to the planting of tatoes to plant. While we do Potato Growing Contest being just when he the is honorable
county
beans for commercial purposes. not have any pet variety that we inaugerated by The Estacada court is going to do something
on
We would suggest that for can­ wish to push, we have found that State Bank and The Walter Giv­ the Dodge hill so that our friends
ning purposes, the Refugee Bean the market is always for the
Company. For full informa­ in that locality can get into town
is the bean to plant. But if you large w h ite p o ta to . And we ens
tion
see Irwin D. Wright or Wal­ without having all the bones in
expect to sell the dry-hulled would suggest that anyone con­ ter Givens
watch the next is­ their body shaken loose over the
bear, we would suggest that the templating a large acreage, would sue of the and
Boosting
Spirit.
hub deep chuck holes.
market demand is always for the do well to plant any of the large
A man in business, whether he
small white bean, commonly cal­ white varieties.
The
Editor-in-Chief
did
not
be
led the Navy. While there may See our special display adv. ' meet with a serious accident, he c.erk or employer, who hasn’t
be other varieties that will yield elsewhere in this issue, which we just rode up into George on our sufficient business to attend to
heavier, the price is always from have decided to continue for an­ i friend Frank Thomas’s old bay his own business and let other
people alone, had better get out
one to three cents less than that other
week. ‘‘A word to the wise I horse.
of
business.
paid for the small white. And is sufficient.”
Remember our 2% Cash Discount tickets are redeemable at any time.
We believe that a satisfied customer is the best advertisement.
The Walter Givens Company
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