WEDNESDAY. JANUARY. 1. 1913.
LA QKANDE EVENING OBSERVER.
PAGE SEVII
CLEARANCE SAh
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shot. Our Clothes are exceptional values at regular prices every
stitch of them guaranteed. You can now take your unrestricted
choice of any garment in our store at
A Reduction of 25 Per Cent
This is certainly a far better and safer investment than to invest your money in bargain
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half off. COME IN AND INVESTIGATE.
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$12.50 Suit or Overcoat, now - $ 9.38 $22 50 Suit or Overcoat, now - $16.87
15.00 Suit or Overcoat, now - 11.25 25.00 Suit or Overcoat, now - 18.75
20.00 Suit or Overcoat, now - 15.00 30.00 Suit or Overcoat, now - 22.50
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(Continued from Page 1.)
Inet members, the married ones wlih
; ths'r wives all In tlice strictly ac-
thls place vacant In the Una today.
Secretary of State Knox, premier of
the cabinet, and Mrs. Knox headed the
second division of the party and be
hind them ranged the rest of to cab-
'. t-Vug to procet t .
The line turned from the hallway
to the Red room, and there the presl.
dent took his station just Inside the
door from he East room. ' Opposite
him stood Major Thomas L. Rhoades,
his military aide. Archie Butt, the
president's favorite aide had" the
post last year but Archie went down
with the Titanic last spring and to
day It was Major Rhoad-iS who per
formed the introduction.
Members of the cabinet andtfttir
wives took positions next along the
line to President and Mrs. Taft
still In strict order of their rank.
T H
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WORTH MORE MONEY, BUT HERE IS THE PRICE
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$45
FOR Lot 9 and 10 feet of Lot 10 in Block 2,
Acme Addition. The house has three rooms,
fair condition, three blocks from school, nine
blocks from shops. $150 cash, $300 can be car
ried on mortgage. It won't last long at this price
and terms.
ANOTHER
$1000.00 will buy for you a six room house,
well built three years ago. In good repair. On
Lots, 7, 8, Block 2, C. street. Yoj can pay a
small payment down, balance like rent, $10 per
month and interest at 8 per cent.
CALL AND SEE US .
La Grande Invetment Go,
The party had hardly reached the
Red room before the diulomatic corps
appeared, the venerable British Am
bassador, James Bryce heading the
gold bedecked contingent. Ambassa
dor Bryce acted as dean of the corps
In the absence of the Austrian Am
bassador, Baron Kengelmullcr, who
has seen longest service of aoy of
the diplomats at Washington. Be
hind Bryce came the other ambassa
dors, In strict order of the length of
their services here the old ones
first, the new ones last. After the
ambassadors came the minister and
their suites the same procedure be
ing observed. They formed a medley
of flashing gold lace, swords an '
cocked hats.
There was a brief pause after tills
glittering array had passed, and then
came the memberse of the Supreme
court, garbed in somber frock coats,
Chief Justice White at their bead,
and the other members ranged behind
him in the order of their seniority.
Other members of the Judiciary the
commerce court, court of customs ap
peals, dlstlct courts, etc. passed af
ter them. Next came former cabinet
officials, former American diplomatic
officials and ex-officers of the govern
ment. '
When this array was over the bu
glers sounded a call. Out in the gerat
east room, senators and representa
tives had been gathering. At the
sound of the bugle they advanced
congressmen and their wives and
gradually passed through the room.
Exactly at noon the white house
was again filled with gold lace uni
forms and martial splendor. It was
the army and navy contingent every
officer of both branches on duty In
and around the city, every man In his
special full dress, cocked hat and
sword. Major General, Leonard Wood
led this line, probably for the last
time, as his place as chief of staff
will probably be filled by another a
year hence. Rear Admiral Richard
Walnwrlght led the naval officers.
This was the last of the gold lace
and swords. When the soldiers and
sailors had departed, the department
chiefs were received In the order of
the rank of their department. Then
come the members of government
commissions, ex'-offlclo boards, and
honorary officers, winding up with the
civic and patriotic societies of the
District, Spanish war veterans, Civil
war veterans, and the Oldest Inhabl-
they weren't too awed by his own
smiling presence, and hurried on
down the line, most of them never
even seeing the rest of those in the
party, because they were so nervous
at greeting the excutlve and hear
ing Major Rhoades shout out their
names In such a public way.
At the entrance to the mansion and
again just beside the door where the
president received there were several
unobtrusively active young men men
who with quick glances searched the
faces and hands and pockets of all
tants' association.
When these had passed there was
a long pause. Preldent Taft wiped
his brow, took a long breath and set
tied down for the real ordeal of the
day hand-shaking with the plain
people.
Then the gates were thrown open
and the long line started weaving
into the president's home. Rich and
poor, splendidly apparelled and shab
by, young and old, fat and slim, men
and women they came on a heter
ogenous cosmopolitan crowd that
who with qulk glances searched the
faces and hands and pockets of all
who came in. Occasionally they
bumped Into people who kept theli
hands In muffs or pockets, or quietly
reminded them that no person is per
mitted to get to the president whoisc
hands are not kept in plain ' sight.
They were the secret service opera
tives. President Taft showed In a slight
tan the effects of the tropical sun at
Panama. He returned to Washing
ton only yesterday.
"Spare the 'Golden Rod'
and Spoil the Child."
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Coldrn Hod Oat Hake
t.ol.t.-n Rod Wheal Make.
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in taking the best medicine ob
tainable to drive it off. Countless
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writes Mrs. George W. Place, Raw
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Trial bottle free at all druggists,
thousands have found this to be Dc.
Annnal Stockholders' Meeting1.
Notice Is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders at
the Cove State bank for the purpose
of electing directors for the ensuing
year will be held at Cove, Oregon, oa
Tuesday, January 14th, 1913.
Business will be considered as may
properly be offered at said meeting.
HUGH McCALL,
" 1 2-26-1 Ot Cashier.
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Annual Stockholders' Meeting. ,
Notice Is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of nrfc"''''i r
the La Grande Na .int 3: . s'i.1 b
held at their bai
Grande, Oregon. ' j
14th, 1913, at 2
At this meetin
directors ,to sei
year, will be ele
business will be
properly be offered at said meeting.
F. U METERS,
12-ll-30t Cashier.
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Notice to Stockholders.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders, of the United States National
bank will be held at their banking
rooms in the city of La Grande,
Tuesday, January ' 14th, 1913, at t
o'clock p. m. for the p urpoee of
electing a board of directors aud for
transacting any other business thai
may come before the meeting.
T. .1. SCROOOI.V, Caaaier.
dc 12 jan 14 .. J