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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1905)
!lUv 'HAM"i :f!T rj HP - -' 1 1 i 1 " - i r 1 .-d 5 i i 1 i Wit Ml m i FIRE, SMOKE, AND WATER Backed by the sheriff could not make the prices we do for the next 30 days. , The dress goods sale will eclipse all former events within the walls of this , city.;. It is Cash Gathering, and you j bay two dress patterns at about the . price of one elsewhere. Calicoes and . ginghams will be sold , cheaper than dirt, and table linens here will be ' at about the price of oil cloth else :: where. Come, join the proceesioa and partake of Thousands of Bargains that await .here for you THROWN TO THE1 FOUR'WINDS Nothing -Like It , Ever Before Seen Within the Walls . of This City! . The most gigantic undertaking ever known to man in this man'a country. $18,978 63 worth of the highest grade merchandise to be put out to all the peopli, and not the favored few, at tho most ruinous prices ever known to ma"., ' THIRTY DAYS we are going to do the battle of our lives; Till KTY DAYS we are going to rattle for the misses and not the classes; THIRTY - PAYS ! we want to make this -the greatest . CASH -GATHERINO SALE ' of this tow that ever appeared within the history of this country, for with us it is cold cash we' want ; C0ATSv THREAP i WILL BE SOLD AT 10 SPOOLS FOR IOc - ; ; , ,1 , . t t j - ' J ' - With every purchase of $5.00 or over ! throughout this entire big ' if you prefer, 10 YARDS ' OF THK BEST CALICO FOR 10o with every -purchase of $5.00 ;or over "la'AfM , big store 14 Hooks and Eyes, 2 card for Ic. As Ion as they last you wUI buy two papers .of , pins for Ic. In fact 9c Jure Jn motions will do the work of 15c elsewhere. THE PEOPLE GET THE BENEFIT All former attempts at merchandising by us, or any other concern, within a hundred miles of his city, will be eclipsed beyond all qupstion. The very heaven9 will shake. The city , will be in a stir as never before. A hustle and a bustle throughout the entire big institution owned and controlled bv us that will wake mortal man from his slumbers and make com , petition bowl until you en hear them for blocks around. IT WILL BE A -WONDERFUL GATHERING OF THE PEOPLE. We want cash and we are going to give the people the benefit. We will raise the roof if necessary. It will be a hot time in the old town now. We are going to pour shot arid shell into the enemies' camp until they will think they are once storming San Juan Hill. There will be cannonading all along the line, for with us it Is cut loose and unload now, not later. Our loss will be the peoples' Rain and .we expect them for fifty miles wound to turn out to this harvest for all of the people, aud not the favored few. 1 v 1 There never was such an undertaking in this city, and we do not believe there ever will.be again. Absolutely, one dollar here will do very near the work of two dollars elsewhere on many lines. And ext Saturday uioruing, July 8, when these doors open,- you 1 .!! 2;sstrjri5 et pccp'.c zz sever before ippcard ou IU UU vT"s .; Baiu.or shine, the battle goes on. We have put our word out to the people aud you know bow well we have to keep it. Our word io you will be our bond, end there is not one, item in thU house, or half a dozen going to be put out for a bait, as you will find plenty trying to do, , bot OVER. 49,000, ITEMS all at a price that'never met mortal man's eyes belore. From one end of this big store to th$ other, you will find the greatest fluttering of red tickets, with the price of destruction marked on in plain figures, and staring you in the face, no matter which door you come in. ' . The whole shootiug match goes the people! We want to do ton times the business of our Jives because we want CASH. We have put nu ten extra people, and t no matter whether 'the sun shines or whether it is raining, it will pay you to gather up , your gonV coats, mackintoshes and umbrellas, and come dowu and see the' greatest display of merchandise sold., for the least money that ever appeared to your eye or any other pcrsou'i eye since you were born. Not one item will be held in reserve. '' You will see signs, and hear signs' sS. these would-be war priced merchants, but they will only be signs of distress. .WE KNOW IT IS AN IMMENSE UNDERTAKING, aud while other merchants will tell you The Rainbow Store is losing thousands of dollars in order to make this sale a success, that we cannot help; we are not trying to run their business, neither do, we j expect them, to rio pais. We are going out after the cold cash, and we are coming out and asking you to part with it. Wholesale prices, and less, reign throughout this entire instUutionW&auy. lines. ; M .'I We are going to Talk Dress Goods And we are going to talk them from the shoulder. It mat ters not whether you want Whipcords, Venetians, Melrose, Zibelines, Granites, Serges, Henriettas, Cashmeres, Silks or Satins, or anythiog that waa ever made in the Dress Goods ljne,we carry nothing but fashions' latest, we have been buying them direct from the men who have made them, and they are goiug out to you at the most ruinous prices, Jou ever saw; in fact, we believe you will be down to buy alf ft dozen dress patterns for yourself and the girls, be cause such an undertaking was never attempted before in thin city Or surrounding country for fifty miles. High car- Lival will ' reign throughout the , entire store; our Cash " Gathering must come, and it must come fast. -' ' We are going to talk ' LADIES' TAILOR MADE SUITS aud we are going to talk them at pi ices never seen or . heard of belore. We have one lot of ladies' suits at $5.98 . absolutely worth double that in any other store in this town. Then we have another lotot suits for the ladies at 17 98 that would be considered cheap in. any of these war priced stores at $12 50 to $18.00. You will find another stack of ladies' suits at $9.98 that would be as good as gold dollars at $18 to $20 in any other stote in this town, and tbe kind we ant felling at $11.48 and up to $14.98 are ab solutely worth double, and you are paying it elsewhere. It is your dollar you have got, and it is the duty you owe to yourself and family in these times, or in any otber times, to place it where it will go the farthest. Absolutely 9c here will do the work of 15c elsewhere. Lace Curtains It you want Lace Curtains it is a certainty you will be down to see us, because we are selling them so yuu can buy a half dozen t the price of two or three elsewhere. CORSETS from the best manufacturers in the United States, and next Saturday you will commence buying them, as long as they last, at 60 aud 75 po. less than you can buy them in any store in this community, The corset we are going to sell to the ladies at 4So would be considered cheap in any other store in town at 75c to $1, So long as there is a spool of tbred in this hoase, you buy 10 spools of the beRt ,Coats' or Clark's thread for lOo with all purchases ' of $5 ' or over throughtout the entire big store, : You buy -2 papers of pins for one cent, and the famous hooks and eyes you have been paying for. you buy them' heife during this Cash Getting Sale at two cards for one cent No matter what you want, whether it is a dress pattern, dress findings, tailor made suit, shoes, socks or suspeuders, the whole shooting match goes to you and ' your family' 4t a saving that means dollars and cents to you . There is nothing in the world that reaches a man quicker than, to hit his pocket bOok.fi You can get more here for dollar than yon ever saw in all your life , bought for the 1 money ! ' WE ARE GOING TO TALK NOTIONS because when you enter the dqor, you will find ! 'them liued up from one end of the house to the other. -. The big red tickets will be on them,' so your child as .well itsi your self cau come here and buy with suety.. ; Remember that any item got in this house that does not met-t .wilh your approval, that is not cut off of a bolt, CAN BE RETURN ED AND YOUR CASH REFUNDED, aud uo questions asked. NO GOODS WILL BE CHARGED and nothing will go out on approval; ' It is all Cash with us. Everything we have in the Overall Line or Men's Pants and Shirts goes at prices such as will please any man, woman or child within the wal.s of this city. . i i .i We must not overlook the Haven't said much about Underwear but we are going to talk Underwear for the men, the boys, the ladies and the girls. No matter what kiud you want, we have them, and they are sold 20 to 60 per cent less than elsewhere in the community. You should buy enough to last the next two years. You can see them; they are put in boxes, barrels and bins. The red mark of destruction appears everywhere; and if you want underwear you will go to The Rainbow Store's Unloading Sale to get it Just make a list of your wants, and you ill fiud every item and take a hundred or more home with you, because the prices are going to do he work . TAILORED SKIRTS. Zlue n6 8i!k k!nd' ll?e "I kiud, and then we have the all cotton kind; in fact we have any kind vou want, and the onos you buy here at $1.98 are the biggest at $3 to $4 and the ones you buy at $2.49 are worth double ,u any other store in this town. Then we have more kinds at $369, $3.98, $5.98, $6.98 and up To $11 98 Sr'2'W!,f l 75 r cent m0M in go" in any other store ,n th.s town, but with us it is part with the Tailored Skirts and get the cash. You Will find The Rainbow Store the Poor Man's Friend and Everybody's Friend. And if you waut Dry Goods, Notions, Cloaks, Shoes, Overshoes. Uuderwear, Ladies' Tailor Made Suits or Skirts, Mackintoshes Petticoats Shirt W i w Wear, Men's Ladies' and Boys' Sweaters, Gloves, Laces, Embroideries, Ribbons, Ladies' and Children's Muslin Underwear, Corsets, Jewelry Belts P h"' Cnil,eQ,8 Head Wrappers, Blaukets, Dress Goods, Trimming, Outing Flannels, Ginghams, Muslins, Calicoes, or" anything you ever th ught of iu the dry goods line vftrSe"-'liiaa!i Bag8 Ffc8cinators, because you can buy it cheaper thau you ever did before. Make out your wants, and come 'down and buy $10, $20, $50 bills; lay in your supplies AttJ A th U bere to W such as never was attempted and carried into effect in this city. Now we say, when the doors open here next Saturday 'morning wa hi,f rt JTi carnival of Cash Gettimr. ika ssvt 4 iIaa it ii A fk I ilia Kunlr wAlnnniSitrv vMl in n a n dvav iSiifVi SA n...iki.. a:.-i-.1. 'n.:-- : Z17J 7. . v ? u.,u Jua welcome; you will ' " Itiv Jiwui uwa uv siuv vava uuui w vivuuunt j v mv vi vviuiv! . "fviy uiuk 19 vu uiOLUflT UUIU1UU III rBBBrVfJ. RHU nOLlilnt in I h ia ah nn than elsewhere, and you will find the most courteous set of clerks that ever stood behind the counters in this city, that commences July 8 and ends August 5, at midnight. WE BID YOU WELCOME. ' ' hnL K ; B"..mcu at 1 JrlrL RAINBOW STORE FOR THIRTY DAYS Commencing July 8 And winding up at midnight August 5th. WE DO THE BATTLE OF OUR LIVES to unload this big mcr chindise stnek that will be made up from all parts of the country. LA' GRANDER-OREGON !.. ) I (.'' ill 9 t 'v M. F. SHAFER & CO., Expert Advertisers, Omaha, Nebraska Conductors of Carnival. . 1 La"'. Tailor-made Skirts, Ladies' Petticoats and lailor-made Suits. : TIyl1gotthiie i D ItllirISM PiCaA IHfl:, PlMlfkAH. Q t t ft Ti imidiiii, ouiiou unu UI11511U111 ouit m Here they will be cheaper than dirt elsewhere. With us it is Cash we want, and we want it good and plenty. All the 0-4 ' and 10-4 sheeting ot Mr. Pepperell's make, or any other make we have, as well as Feather Ticking and Straw Ticking, Shirtings and all kinds pf Linings, absolutely go for less money than the sheriff would sell for if he were iu charge. We are talking loud no! matter what others say, for Thirty Days we are doing the battle af our lives, and we believe you will be standing in line to take away all the goods you can carry. A Dollar will do wonders here. AS NEVER BEFORE ' a . 1 a w. a