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FINAL CLEAN-UP
Of Dresses and Suits, Beginning Mon
day Morning '
$3.90 for your choice of 50 Ladies' Suite and dress
es that sold regularly up to $25.00. Without doubt
the greatest value ever offered. They cannot last
long at such an extraordinary sale price. Think ot
it. $3.90 for your absolute choice of thisentire lot.
You Ought to Anticipate Your Wanton Cotton
Piece Goods During This Sale
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if you want to share in this great saving. Be on
hand early Monday morning and make your selec
tion.
CSi' Am-nn orino'llfl'ms
Ol.fl.IJlC apuu fc)"C5 0.
Regular 12 l-2c dress ginghams . 9
32 inch imported ginghams -.12 1-c
31 inch best percales 80
Another special cleanup price on La-
dies wmte aresses. xveguicu. iuwo.uy
to $22.50,
Cleanup Price $3.90;
You will be astonished at such values asi
are offered in this assortment. Includes
thj best dresses in our entire stock.
Best quality prints .......... ........t ...-5c yd.
Yard wide percalesV-r ' ' ' y
One table of summer materials 1-2 price
25 LINEN SUITS FOR LADIES IN
CLUDED IN OUR $J..90 SALE OF
WHITE DRESSES. SEE THEM IN
' THE WINDOW.
Remember these "Ready-to-Wear Specials begin promptly
Monday morning -not before. Many will expect to take
advantage of this event. Better Come Early.
WEST'S
Every Article In The Store Reduced
WEST'S
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNJS
. Editor and Owner.
VBtcred at the voBtofflce at La Grande
as second-class matter.
SUBSCRIPTION BATES.
Dotty, singly copy &
GaBj, per week 16c
TUIIr. ner month 6fic
ty of national Intent and fitly por
trays also the name of the president,
Dr. Sun. A writer in Harper's Week
ly In happy vein thus says:
"That's the way It should be done,
Nothing could be .finer
Than electing Dr. Sun
President of China.
Sun's the center of all light.
Just the thing that's needed
To remove the clouds of night
All men have -conceded.
W0RLDGL1MP8E.
The new flag on the face of the
earth is that of the new republic of
China. All hail!1 The big sun dis
played in the field well represents unl-
Arcade
Theatre
Four thoutsnud foot of film that
. do ail but speak.
DANIEL BOONE'S JU1IAV-
EUY Kuloin
Boone's contests with Indians
re exemplified. There are hot
races, captures, escapes, and
chases.
THE ritlNCll'ALlTY OF
MONACO' Oaumont
Ilustratlng fully the famous
gaming places of which every
one has heard but few have
seen.
"THE COQUETTE" SK
A strong dramatic story of
tho rocky California seashore.
"FttlDOMV Oaumont
The settliiKS in this picture
are. very attractive. Tho story
Is taken from Schiller's famous
ballad.
"MAE'S SUITORS" .... Edison
A breezy comedy, an heiress
and many suitors. . It is good.
Our mntlnee tomorrow will ho
from 4 to C o'clock.
"SOD ARE ALWAYS WELCOME
"Here's to Prexy Sun and here's
To his brand new nation!
Many happy, joyous years
To th' administration! ,
May' no woe of any kind
Ever come to strike him!
Would to heaven we might find
Somebody that's like him!'
Our Chinese local colonies are
puroudly displaying that emblem kite
like to the breezes of the Grande
Rondo and are also thus celebrating
the new year which hereafter begins
conterminous with that of all Chris
tian nations.
O O 0 o
Uncle Sam's speaking trumpet, Mi
W. H. Taft, said to the Cubans this
week: "Watch out. down there, you
half-smoked neighbors! If you don't
behave yourselves, I'll send over some
of my khakl-clnd boys to see If you
are good targets."
I President Gomez looked across the
straits of Florida nnd the Keys and
ciiiicht the sound. Then ho echoed It
by wireless or otherwise to the rest
less people and said: "Senors, savv
heap quick! Senor el Prosdonto Taft
muchee point his gun those way. Hop
along now, be good boys!"
If Uncle Sam finds it necessary to
have Mr. Taft send our sharp shooters
over there they will likely take root
n,i ho vprv hard to null away. If
I Cuba wants to remain a republic, Bhe
I ... . t,,...lfi AlaiiU'laA Rhfl Will
Will Dollttyo iieiouu,
possibly become a very small terri
tory of tho United States.
o o o o
In suite of the yellow yelleis that
are going about over the land scream
ing about the rottenness of the con
stitution of the United States and say
ing that the supremo court Is the
principal upholder of the wishes of
the bifurcated capitalist who rides
clothespin fashion on the backs of the
honest laborers, tho aforesaid nnd
much docrled body at WnBhlnft"" has
mado one. of the most fnr-rcnchlng de
cisions recently on tho uppermost
subject in the heart and life of the la
borers and their families. It: is that
the llablltyl law is constitutional. By
this decision the employe Is protected
and he or his family or both can col
lect when injuries have been received.
If our many socialist readers will hear
this Instead of the men who are mis
leading them, they will be better oft
financially. According to his untrue
stories the employer can squeeze the
life out of an employe and then throw
his broken bones aside and call anoth
er, and his bereaved family have uo
recourse, and that the supreme court
Is the tool of the Money Bags company
and will rule for them every time. . ,
... .oooo 7
Prof. J. D. Stout has added to his
renertory of good things the magni-
flnonf entertainment Eiven by the
Schubert Smnhony club of musical
! nrtlsts. But the citizens of La Grande
and the patrons of the school could
I .. . .. ...,. oiwl llin
ami mucn 10 me unci cm. .
value of these enrichings of the com
munity public if they were more in
clined to boost the professor's efforts
by a better attendance upon them.
than they are for your principal.
oooo
The Junketing hobnobhers who
painted the whole western Bide of the
state a ruddy hue are the bravest Bet
of adventurers that ever went so far
and returned unscathed. They are ac
tually bold about It and would like
to do It again; they have laurels all
over them and wear mistletoe in ev
ery button-hole. Kow-tow to them, ye
honored people for they have made
your name and. that of your valley
glorious. It was a questions in the
minds of some of the folks at home
if the travelers could be trusted so
far away and so long without a chap
lain but then it wbb feared that in
such person there would be no morals
left if he should go; so they said: "Of
two evils chose the less." Bishop
Black did not go. Wise head on that
man.
Tammany tiger for a spell.
The report that the "king of the ho
boes" wept when he resigned the presi
idency of the association,, may be a
bum's tear. ,
The most practical use we can sug
gest for the Bed Cross stamps would
be to seal up the mouths of the men
who spit on the sidewalks.
quantity to alarm the meat trust.
Reindeer meat from Alaska has
reached Seattle, but not in sufficient
With leap year on Nat Goodwin
should have an opportunity to find out
whether it was due to his ability as a
winner or because he is Just natural
ly popular with them.
It takes some women a long time?
to find out the kind of man that makes
an ideal husband.' Lillian Russell has
gained wisdom with age and experi
ence and at last is going to marry a.
newspaper man.
Buffman, who walked across the
continent and broke the record, ate
nothing but peanuts. It would he
absolutely unsafe to turn that man
loose at a circus.
oooo
This has been a strenuous week for
the hlirh Bchool students; that "neces
bi,,.v evil." examination time, came
n.i hiwi to be face. Like death there
is no escape except through annihi
lation. Some of them are saying, "Let
us be annihilated."
oooo
.Tnst now there Is an unusual
amount of fence building and repalr-
lnc colng on. The farmers are get
ting ready for a bumper crop of the
excellent things of the fertile Oranae
Ronde valley. There are fences of
rails, boards, "bob" wire, and fences
of trees. There are also some other
kinds of fences receiving particular
attention and the attentive ones are
not always classed as farmers or
ranchmen. These are political fences.
There are abroad in the land a num
ber of fence viewers; an unflrm but
not infirm firm of firm-necked fellows
hi. lmTv Rusk: 'George Cochran ana
nme others are firmly affirming thir
firm intention to see how large a crop
of votes they can harvest this year In
0,. Oreeon. Go to it, fellows;
Sow the right sort of seed and there
will bo no doubt as to the sort or nar
vest tho combines will sack for yon.
People are voting more for principles
todnv than they are for the "inter
ests" nnd they are at the same time
caring more tor their own interest
Dr. Mary Walker says collar button
pressure may lead to insanity. Sud
den removal of pressure often leads a
man all over the room on his. hands
and knees. 1
A Chicago woman charged with bit-j
ing a policemen, proved an alibi by
showing toothles gums. Still, she i
may have chewed the rag with the
officer.
Kev. Anna Shaw says that Eve was
the greatest woman that ever lived. I
She was the greatest in this regard: i
she never depended upon her husband
to hook-up, her dress in the back.
If King George wants some real ex
citement in the way of tiger hunting
let him come to America and hunt the
A Working Capital of Over
$2i5,000.00 Inspires Confidence in This Bank
The stability of this institution.
The substantial men behind It,
. Its reputation for progressiveness,
It large loaning capacity,
Its spirt of accommodation,
have attracted customers whose deposits aggregate over $700,
000.00. Promote your interests by allying yourselfas a depositor with
this strong and successful Institution. ,
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON. -CAPITAL
. . . $ 100,000.00
SURPLUS . . . 115,000.00
RESOURCES '. . . 1,000,000.00 '
United States Depository
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After a Cold Auto Ride
what cquld be more comforting or exhilerating than a nice cup of
Hot Chocolate, which you will always find ready at this season of
the year at our Soda counter? We give it to you pure and cheering,
full of that goodness and nutriment so peculiar to the best quality
of Chocolate. It Is a food, drink and medicine all combined, at low
cost.
Selder's - La Grande