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About The Forest Grove express. (Forest Grove, Or.) 1916-1918 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1918)
t W A R PRICES “ SHOT TO PIECES” AT KING & COMPANY’S MIGHTY CLOSING-OUT SALE Ladies’ Flannelette Gowns 69c People Are Buying as Never Before Men’s duett Collars, all Styles This Sale Continues for Six Days More Women’s 15c N ests lie Clothes Pins ____ 10c each If there ever was a time when one needed to economize on ()n® lot of Ladies* Cor 1 1 small sizes childrens U nderwear 3oc Fleece Lined: the price of Dry Goods, Shoes, Groceries, etc., that time is 59c NOW’. Shoes have doubled in price in the last two years , ^--------------------------- 27c One lot of Ladies’ Handker and are going still higher. Groceries and other necessi chiefs Misses’ and Children’s Plaid. ties have advanced higher and higher and no telling what _______ 13c_______ Jersey and wool mixed Coats at 100 yd. spools Carlson Cur Iyou will have to pay later on. We bought our stock before rier all colors 50 per cent off i the big advance in prices and we are giving you the ad- Silk 9c Thread, spool $i.25 and $i.5o stamped:vantage right now of buying merchandise in many in- silk Lisle Hose, Ba ^q°‘ve!s stances for less than any merchant can buy the same Women’s black 35c and white byc goods at wholesale today. 29c 35c and 50c Hair Ribbons ah Millinery at Cost 21c yd. Heatherbloom in all colors 21c yard M. J. B. & Golden West Coffee 33c Tins White Crown Jar Caps and Rubbers 27c Closing Thursday, March 14th 2c doz 15c cans Cove Oysters Tetley’s Tea 25c bottles Libby’s Catsup 15c pkgs Corn Starch 10c Toilet Paper Fancy Head Rice 1 11). pk^s Hll CofTee Otter Brand Raisins lie fie roll ahr ¿Fnrrst (5rmir txpress 17c pkg 9c 11) SUSPENSE My boy? My heart is quivering! I do not know. Published every Thursday at Forest Grove, Oregon. W. C. Ber.fer, Editor and Publisher. His latest bouyant word, he thought they’d surely go Entered as second-class matter Jan. 12, 1916, at the postoffice at Forest Grove, At any unknown hour. Since then the Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879 vessel sailed. And if he went, I’ve hoped but there Subscription Rates my courage failed. Paid in advance On Credit ....... $1.00 One year $1.50 I hardly dare to think at all, just One year trembling pray ... . _ .50 Six months .75 Six months That he’ll come back to me across that .25 Three months .40 Three Months watery way. THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1918 -C . T. February 8th, 1918. 19c 19c WISHES 1 wish 1 were u bullet, A-sitting in a gun. For wouldn’t it be jolly nice Just to hit a Hun? I'd travel straight across the line Where nr Man's I.and might l>e. And when 1 ’«i stop a Hun would drop lie lie pktf every effort ex|<ende»l in my behalf. I seek the franchise of the |>ci>ple and, if chosen, i will serve them hon estly arai economically, LOYALM GRAHAM. Advt) Forest Grove, Oregon, Hurrah for Liberty! A SOLDIER'S MOTHER. That Or-gon is doing her share in giving relief to the starving Armenians and Syrians was deni* on.siraled recently, when th e Portland committee sent a cheek for $70,000 toward the $150,000 a-«ked from this state. The cam paign is still on and will not cease until the total amount is assured. deep gratitude to God, who has be*-n with us.” Rather magnan Liza, that h*- was going to give up imous of the old devil to give God his job at hoeng cotton arid go preach the go-p I “ Whoever told part of the credit. you you could preach? ’ asked he Jesse Jones of O egon City, who astonished Liza. ‘ I)-* D>rd done had his wife chop off one of his call me fo’ to preach,” replied Joe. ANNOUNCEMENT fingers to enable him to escape “When de Lord call you?” qu<r- To the Republicans * - - This paper has eniistod mil itary duty, had all his pain id th e inqu sitive of Washington ma n . County: with the government in the for nothin/, a he has been sen “Bout n ne o'clock this wo mornin’ tenced to three month in jail and de Lord -av to me jist plain as 1 hereby announce myself as a cat- cause of Am erica for the may for the nomination on the Re period of the war.............. he gets have out to of jo jail. n the army after day, “Jr»e Leaeh, go preach,” ex- didst** publican ticket for the office of State c’aimed the the I zy coon with a Representative. ‘ Go on. you fool I Both house: of the Texas legis- A Multnomah county grand piou- sm'rk the nomination because I am exc'aimed th e woman, willing lature have voted for a dry jury is investigating the report nigge-,” to to work hard, and to “1 done hear a voice ’bout nine work all the work, America. that a nak<d woman danced at. a o’clock, time to win this war for it want de I/ord’s the free voice and rule FRED A. EVEREST banquet given at the Mujtnomah voice; it but |>eople of The next Liberty l/>nn drive hotel war de voice of dat old the world, to promote of the the best the night the recent auto At present Deputy Recorder inter starts April 6th Have you started '-how came to a close. Two hun-; m ule down in the pa-ter brayin’ ests of the State of tire gon, and to RKI’UHLICAN CANDIDATE to accumulate for it? his eawn You go feed dat keep the home fires burning brightly in drt-d au'o dealers were there. for for Nomination for mule and git to work ’fore I busts Washington County. Food administration says all Were any of them from Forest vou RECORDER OF CONVEYANCES over de haid with a broom I seek the nomination because I have Primary Election May 17, 1918. Oregon cheese made in 1917 must Grove? handle.” be disposed of before June 15th MISINTERPRETED experience in legislation, and be (Paid Advt) Mebbe this modern Joe was had If they keep it longer, put it in lieve I can give “value received” for mistaken in the voice. If he will THE VOICE cannon and shoot it at the Huns. not heed this warning, Vox Pop- The announcement of a certain After the Kaiser’s hirelings had Washington county editor that uli will speak more distinctly on duped Trotsky and Lenin*' into his friends “want him to go o May 17th. thru the primary elec* signing a peace pact, the old Hun the legislature” r* minds the editor tion. butcher wrote his Chancellor that the Express of Joe Ijeach. Joe Meet “The German sword, wielded by of a Georgia negro, who wa- Saturday Housewives afternoon in Langley our great a r m y leader.-, has was overly fond of labor. One hall an interesting group of For brought peace in Ru sia We feel not morning he informed his wife, est Grove housewives assembled If you are going to build a and listened to a war bread dem Silo, Garage, House, Barn on »ration given by Mi«» Edna or Chicken Coop, let us tell Mills, Emergency Home Demon*» you the cost. We buy cheap stration Agent These women ar>-j and we sell cheap. par icularly interested in the work Under the new management, this market has been of con-ervation and are going to Our Mr. Copeland does the stocked up with a tempting line of he of service to their friends and r/.'.t.- buying for all our yards, in neighbors by helping them with cluding this one. Everything, like Doors, Rooting, Mould their food problems. ing, as well as all Lumber and Shingles, is bought in car The next meeting of the house lots. get prices the man with but one yard cannot get, will be held Saturday, and we We Hams, Bacon, Sausage, Hamburger, Wieners, etc. wives are willing to pass this saving on to you. We want March 16, 2:00 p m.f and the your business. Let us figure your bill. Also Bread, Cookies, Pickles, Spices, topic for discussion will be meat | Fruits and Vegetables. substitutes. All who are inter ested in this work and are willing Fresh Fish Tuesdays and Fridays to h** of service to their nation are Free Deliveries We pay Cash for Veal, cordially invited to he present. (Copeland & McCready) 9 a. m. and 3 p. m. pork. Hides, Poultry Phone 0 3 01 and Eggs Forest Grove, Ore. Boys’, all-in-one Overalls just Phone 531 received. C. E. Roy & Co. -v. i o n m n n seek LUMBER The Pacific Market Fresh Beef, Veal, Pork Mutton and Poultry. . . Main Street Lumber Yard