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