SERGEANT QUICK
August Clean-Up Sale
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This Great Sale CLOSES SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 31st
It offers you the best opportunity to economize on needed mere an dise that
you’ll have till after the war is over-if ever. We are selling goods now or much
less than we can buy them on the present market, and they are advancing almost
daily. You haven’t seen real high prices yet-they‘ll be double what we aie asking
now in a very short time.
Don’t Wait!
Protect Yourselves now!
Come to this sale and buy what you’ll need for months to come
REMEMBER SATURDAY IS THE LAST DAY
THE PEOPLES WAREHOUSE “Where " Faxe To Trade"
Sergeant Major Quick of the United
States marines, who was cited for
bravery by General Pershing.
The Hermiston Herald
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M. D. O'CONNELL
OREGON
HERMISTON
Car of the Best Utah
Lump Coal
The last of August or first of September.
See us at once and place your order
and we will see that it is filled from
this car.
Please notice the county lumber
and fuel dealers add in this issue.
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co.
Summons all the forces and resources of the Republic to
the defense of Freedom
THE OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
which the United States authorities have ranked as one of the
fifteen distinguished in titutions of the country for excellence in
military training, has responded to the call.
The College is
distinguished not only I or its military instruction, but
DISTINGUISHED Also FOR—
Its strong industrial courses for men and for women:
In Agriculture, Commerce, Engineering, Forestry
Home Econ mic s. Mining, Pharmacy, and
Vocational Education.
Its wholesome, purposefu I student life.
Ita democratic college spirit.
Its successful graduates.
flags, 1258,
College opens September 23, 1918
For catalog, new Illustrated Booklet, and other information write to the Registrar; Corvallis, Oregon
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I ». 1906, at the postoffice at Hermiston, Oregon
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B F. Knapp mo’ored to Hidaway
Wednesday and returned Thursday
| with Mrs. Lnapp and the children.
R. A. BROWNSON, MANAGER
Students enrolled last year, 3453; stars on its service
over forty percent repre anting officers.
ALLIED SACRIFICES
TO BE SHARED
Issued Each Saturday by
WE WILL HAVE A
New York.— The United States will
share
the allies their sacrifice ol
food
well as blood in the cause of
the world democracy, declared Her
bert Hoover, federal food administra
tor, on his arrival here en route to
Washington, after a brief visit to Eng
land and France.
Asserting that "we have made good"
a pledge to this effect which he had |
given to the allied food administrators. I
with
as
Mr. Hoover said that, to do so. Ameri
ca would next year have to supply the
allies 4,000,000,000 pounds of fats,
900.000.000 pounds of beef products,
500,000.000 bushels of cereals and 1,
500,000 tons of sugar.
However. Mr. Hoover added, begin
ning September 1, there will be no
need for drastic food rationing in the
allied countries, except in the case of
sugar and beef.
i
W. L Suddarth uf Irrigon, who had
“The harvests of France, England
a three year contract to teach the and Italy are better than one could ex
I Irrigon schools, has taken up war pect with the tremendous drain of
1 work and Irrigon Is now without a manpower to the front," Mr, Hoover |
school principal, H. M. Gunn has said. "This is due to the women
been offered the position bul su far There is no sight in the world that |
has not accepted.
would appeal to the American heart
Lieutenant Earl J. Kingsley, who is as that of the literally millions of wo
at Camp Lewis, and his wife, visited men doing all the work of getting in |
here several days this week al the the harvests while their men are at
home of the young man's parents, work in the shops and driving back
Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Kingsley. Before the Germans.”
the close of his furlough himself and
Mrs. Kingsley will visit friends in Cul- ALLIES' CREDITS 7
ver, Oregon.
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Examine this one if you have
not, and get our figures on
same immediately.
We will quote you price on the
material only,'or on the com
pleted bin.
Inland Empire Lumber Company
Phone Main 33
“ The Yard of Best Quality ”
H. M. STRAW. MGR.
BILLION
R V. J. A. Hoffmann, pastor of the Payments Since War Began Are Over
Six Billions.
M E. church of Clarks Fork, Idaho, |
Washington.—Payments to the al
anil his daughters Charlotte and Pre.
scilla are visiting with his parents < n lies since the United States entered
North Ridge. Rev. Hoffmann is on , the war stand at $6,089,064,750.
This represents the aggregate of
his way to Pendleton to attend the
Columbia river conference of the "checks paid, as distinguished from
credits established, which now amount
to $6,692,040,000.
There will be a dance given in the
All credit accounts are being drawn
Hermiston Auditorium un Wednesday
on periodically by the governments to
evening uf next week, at which lovers
which they are extended, excepting
of the waltz will enjoy dancing to the
that to Russia which has an unexpend-
sweet music to be furnished by A lapas
ed balance of 1137.000.000.
Hawaiian Dance O. chestra. Everyone
Technically this la still available.
is invited. The admission will be $1.10,
but the Bolshevik government has
the extra dime being for war tax
never presented any demands for pay-
Mrs J. K Shotwell accompanied ment.
her sun Gordon, who was in the draft,
as far as Portland Tuesday on his way
Yankees Too Eager, Says Foch.
to tamp Lewis with the balance of the
With the French Army in France.—
contingent from this county. After a "Everything is going well. We have
short trip to McMinnville and a little begun our action and we shall con
visit with friends In Portland, the tinue," said Marshal Foch to the war
lady will return home today or tumor correspondents in an interview. “You
row.
may tell the American people that
Echo Flour Mills
Echo, Oregon
church.
Help Finance the War
by the expansion of your credit in a safe way
Trade Acceptance Paper
Recommended by the Federal Reserve Banks
On and after September 1. 1918, the undersigned retail
lumber and fuel dealers will limit their credits on open
book accounts to 30 days. If an extension of time is neces
sary, the "Trade Acceptance" method will be used.
For detailed information watch our ads, see your banker.
" call on us and we will be glad to explain.
Burroughs & Chambers, Inc ,
Pendleton, Ore.
Van Petten I umbre Co.,
Pendleton, Ore.
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co.,
Adams, Ore.
Tum-A-Lum lumber Co.,
Athena, ore.
Tum-A-L um I umber Co,,
Helix. Ore
Tum-A-L um Lumber Co.,
Milton, Ore.
Tum-A-L um I umber Co ,
Freewater, Ore.
Smythe-I onergan Co.,
Pendleton, Ore.
Tum-A-Lum I umber Co.,
Umatilla, Ore.
Permits fur necessary canning sugar
| are still being issued and special per
mits to farmers who have a number of
employees or to persons living at a
i distance from town will be issued to
| enable them to buy a full month's sup-
j ply at one time. However, in no case
will a permit be issued for more than
two pounds per person per month.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Oregon Hotel
Dining Room
IS NOW OPEN
UNDER N EW
MANAGEMENT
at 12 till 2
ds. Mortgages, Etc., Etc
High Grade Patent
Blue Stem Flour
1 he Superior Product of Scientific Milling
Makes Better Bread
Try a Sack
DEALERS IN GRAIN AND FEED
UNIVERSITY of OREGON Tretpes.ter.
British Reach Old Hindenburg Line
London.—The British extended their
drive further northward Into the Arras
sector, by suddenly attacking along
the Scarpe, and have reached the old
Hindenburg line.
THE
Chicken Dinner Sunday
appers YKi.Sofiat
their soldiers are admirable." said
Marshal Foch to the correspondents.
They ask nothing better than to go
to their death. They can be reproach
ed only with rushing ahead too fast—
It is necessary to hold them back '
---------- MANUFACTURERS OF
THE MARKETS.
Portland.
Oats
No. 2 white feed, $60 per ton.
Barley—Standard feed. $53.50 ton
Corn—Whole. $75; cracked. $76.
Hay—Timothy, $31 per ton; alfalfa
$28.
Butter—Creamery. 51c per lb.
Eggs— Ranch. Me per dozen.
Potatoes-»3« 3 Ro per hundred
Poultry-Hens. 26c; springs. 260
27c; ducks. 32c.
A NEW LINE OF
Angorian Knitting and Crochet
Cotton
IN A VARIETY OF COLORS
WE ALSO HAV E AN EXCELLENT ASSORTMENT OF
BEST OF SERVICE
Seattle.
COLO LUNCHES
Eggs—Ranch. 57c per dozen.
Poultry- Hens, heavy, dressed, 36e;
light. JJc. springers, dressed. 40@41e:
ducks, live 30c, dressed 350;
live 27e. dressed 35c.
Mrs. M. Deck, Proprietor
WE ARE OFFERING
geese
FANCY BUTTONS
"table for cotton, silk or light wool dresses
MA
i<s VARIETY S tore
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