LA GRAlibE EVENING OBSERVER
PAGE FOUR
TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1916. ;
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Economical Housewives, : Hotels, Rooming Houses and Boarding Houses Take Advantage
Now of This Splendid 'Opportunity During West's .
to Supply Your House Hold Needs now at the Smallest PriceKof the Year
IMS sale means biff Savines for forehanriarl rnnrra'Rlfl.i'ilrAtS Onilta. Hrl RnraaAa 1 fihaak Villmir ne Rhoafinrro Tft-wola 5PAwAliTi'ra nWa4n Vatafoa T4H-
lows, etc., now; at Janaary Clearance Sale prices; ' West's shows the largest and biggest variety of house furnishing needs in La Grande Every article i new,
fresh, and clean; is justified in being here by the merits of the article itself; not by being skimped as many ways as possible without the customer knowing it so a to
seu at a lower price. Every one knows that when an article comes from West's it is good. Supply your need snow. Most alldPthe new goods now on hand was con
tracted for months ago when cotton and wool was the lowest it had been for years. All prices are from 15 to 33 13 per cent lower than any store will be able to offer
the same goods for later on. Economical buyers will find that it will pay them ttf come to the West's Store and to purchase iipw during the January Sale while
prices are the lowest.
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BLANKETS and Comforts with More Warmthwith the Best
.. . 0f a the fatae; economy there's none more pronounced than in the purchase of cheap blanketaandWfor6!'Wrt haS selection of blanketso4omtorte
tnat carries a positive guarantee of serviceableness, if a blanket is cotton,, part cotton,or wool; we tell vc . o. Almost every kind of blanket is here white; plaid,
aanc colors, light shades, cotton blankets mixed wool and cotton up to the finest all wool blankets. tw-. v
LAKESIDE COTTON BLANKETS4-
Especially fine to sleep between- these
cold nights made., i)i selected "flttfck
under a new 'process.','.- Good size? Con
tains no shoddy or waste materials. Has
finished cdgeft. Is very " durable and
perfectly sanitary, '.fry them. Clear-,
ance pair ....l...,......... ....... . $1.22
DIXIE COMFORTS The-beat value
on the market today, filled 'with tT -
J , janteed absolutely .sanitary material
tfNewS
good covering and sewed well, Clem
raiC-' ;y- :
FAMOUS WOOL-NAP BLANKETS
A fine selection in white, grey.-tan-and
fancy checks and plaids. Clearance
pair .I-.. ...........:.l.92, $2.19, $2.55
HEAVY LARGE DOUBLE BLANK
ETS Dark colors, part wool, Clearance
-.'-...-.'iT'L:1,'..i..i; ' '' I ' "'' ' ''- $J 98
FINE SOFT THICK SATTEEN COV
ERED .COMFORTS Some with faiK-v
borders. Clearance .i..........:.....
.........l.t..... ::.:.:..$1.98, $2.13, $2-68, $4.05
EXTRA FINE ALL WOOL BLANK
ETS Fresh, new stock, right from the
best western, and eastern mills.' , We
show an extra fine assortment of -plaids
and cheeks. T Also white and plain col
ors. 7 Clearance :.
.;. 11. ... :.. .$3.85, $4.05, $4.95, $5.35, $5.40
COTTON BLANKETS in white, grav.
tan were all especially good values at
the regular prices. 'Clearance Sale at
pair 1.69c, 85c, $1.13, $1.58
HEAVY WEIGHT COMFORTS well
sewed. Clearance ;...$1.05, $1.35, $1.58
FULL SIZE NEW CORDED COTTON
jbtLLED COMFORTS Silkoline cov
ered. Perfectly sanitary and comes in
.assorted petterns in light and dark
8ihdes.vClearaniBe ..$1.49, $1.80, $1.98
Q Snow Before a Warm Chinook Wind
'fiheiittft--faiittfe:IeW White ftoos. Wash doods. ftflri Snrfifliis f TnmJ, Uinm ttofmnmlnal iivfini arB hflW feilUnlViriij theSe needs
now at toe Juaiy CteAnM ai are advancing and there are no prices lower than West's January Clearance Sale prices wnere &tty attempt is made to.
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; STACKS OF NEW BED SPEEADS-
: Just received very nevr, ;: patterns
, come in scalloped edgea witli; cut corn
ers or in plain hemmed edgeaOlt will be
' impossible" to duplicate many f these
; fine bed spreads later on44E very bed
, ?pread at big reductibnisBed, Spreads --at
$1.20, $1.45; $1.98, $2.65, $3.40, $3.60,
THE BIG TOWEL EVENT where
values cannot be approached f rqm uny,
standpoint' Buy your towel supply for
the year now at economical prices.
.TURKISH TOWELS At r the sma
fpricesC :ai'egoing;ast, Clearance..i.:i!r
;;;;:,::;A.:......i.10c, lie, 15c, 17c,'31c.
A REGULAR 15c IIUCK TOWEL it
10c extra: weight extra fine for the
money size 18;inches by 32 . inches--comes
in plain white or with colored
boyder3r-Se them, Clearance, ..lOc
A BIG ASSORTMENT OF SHEETS
'At., special January Clearance f SaV
prices SheeenerWpliinsedges or
,hemstitcheU all, bet l&rhds c'rprtv;
seiitett. t jsneets rzxw Clearance 3i -81x90
Clearance'.. 58d 80c, 90c
LINEN TABLE CLOTHS, NAPKINS
.the- best stock' in - eastern Oreeon
new, fresh -just received now at Jan
uary earance prices whejth'er you
$0t a matched set, cloth or napkins; ,
lunch cloth, damask' by theiyari linen'
toweling etci, .yQU. w
bfetanial savings HunBjrirr ,
Gmdefwbmen buy -linen at 'estbe--. (
oause they can depend on the quality
!VN;apkins 90c doz, to $4.19 doz. Table
'cloths $2.20 to $8.40 each Datoasfc by '
4Jie yard 55c to $1.40; and all tbabove
"guaranteed all linen. '
Now is the Time to Beautify Your Home-rrAll Curtains and Dr$pey Materials at Big
Clearance Sale Reductions
tasteful patterns in Cretonnes, Irre-
- If you want Curtain and Drapery materials that are new and really do beautify just see our big assortment of striking and
descent draperies, Tapestries, Madras, Scrims, Swiss, etc-, now at Clearance prices.- , ' ' V"' ,
Yards and yards of new Scrims at 8c, 121-2c, 22c 8c yard; beautiful new Cretonnes at 8c, 11c, 2()c 30c, 43c; $1.00 quality sunfastlrridescent drapery at 85c yard;
. 50c quality at 43c yard; all choice Tapestries reduced 20 percent. ' v , . .
Every Article Reduced WJk
swaps
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Article Reduced
THE OBSERVER
BRUCE DENNIS, Editor and Owner.
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about things getting better, business
improving, and closes the conversa
tion by reciting the number of logging
camps that have begun or are to be
gin operation at once. I have heard
the list of camps enumerated so much
that I can recite the names and have
almost caught the prosperity fever
myself.
This inHirnt.Afl fhnf. trnm iimnd nnA
bad times are very much broucht on mJT
ay tne trame of mind of the people.,!
tractive leases. In other words the
men who ran the saloons drove some
excellent bargains years ago on leases,
una now tnat tney nave to vacate it is
learned tnas tney were paying sur
prisingly low rent for the places. In
some instances leases on property that
was occupied by saloons have brought
more money, even under oresent con
ditions, than the saloonman was pay-
Advertiaing rates on application. Ad
l9 copy for display advertising must
reach the ollfce the day bexore tne
., ad appears.
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" OBSERVER, 1710 Sixth Street. 1
PORTLAND OBSERVATIONS.
,. Portland1, January 10. This U La
JjGrande-Baker week in Portland. On'
Jeverjr corner som citiien from one
;r; th other ttf; these two towns is to
'.:. ''&-.-J.: ' 'i'rl'l
minutes until h trill aay aomthing
At least it helns. and taken alonir
witn protective tariff on lumber for
tne northwest and we would have
good times permanently,
Portland has surely been hard hit.
it is yet, but there is hope for the bet
ter. For instance, one man. I Icnow
is renting a house that nas every
built-in feature known to the design
er's art; has hardwood floors through
out, nrepiaces, sleeping porcnes and
garage, for the sum of $25 a month
and the owner is tickled to pieces to
siirn a two-year lease at that florura.
The' owner cant be getting two per,
AH I 1 n-L - ;
veil, uii ilia lliuiiuy IIIVITSbVU. xnis 1Q
but one instance, for I have heard of
numerous ones. It is the rule rather
than:-the exception. 'Rents on busi
ness property f ollqnc materially'
in the- last ' year ' and a half. Bcfc
Selling saw the handwriting on the
waty and six months apfo he surprised
the tenants W the SttnlngCbuQding by
makSniif .4 mnteriai rduetiot in pents:
occupied chic locations at, rtrj at
The show business in Portland is
decidedly overdone. It is suffering.
Magnificent theatres with good shows
are only half filled and owners and
employes are - each ' looking . blue.
Plainlv this Is another hnainpsa tlmf
must he under the re-adjusting pro
cess, ' ' '
But speaking of shows.' I went to
see Evelyn Thaw the other evening.
She and Jack Clifford are at the
Orpheum showintr people that thct
average human knows nothing at all
about dancing. ; : ,j
They could properly be termed the
'dancine kids" for ttey have everv
step reduced to a science that a fat
man can't understand. . . -
However'! Evefyn'S 'dancine did noi
interest " US-so much as did Evelvn
herself. When a -strong light was
tamed .on iier lace .it showed lines
perhaps caused by trouble; it showed
a face that iswearhSg: a face that is
minus the youth of its years. ' She is
A young, wewsrf' hv' years but i-spotr
iigni wouDiss cat a riamjea inejr toll;
urs proceeatnga-nava lejt wtfyim-
dm moi
from pretty. Her eye is more of steel ' Tommy dance Vhad been .finished
than of softness. Our cruess is that amidst the heavy applause. Evelyn
if Evelyn were compelled to go dashed oft the stage caught up a lit-
through the whole thing once more tie youngster in her arms and the
she would kill someone, thus bringing way she did hug and kiss that little
on the climax father than face the cliap was good to see. It seemed for
drawn out agony. Her eye shows it. the moment she knew no dance plat-
She is wise -apparently wisdom lorm, .:' knew no dance music, and
Brought on by the hard knocks. She knew n t einng, applauding audience
may have invited these hard knocks. demancl..rf her return to the stage.
and she may not, but nevertheless she She seemed to know nothing but that
got them. ' i 'bright xaced Daoy ooy. ,
Evelyn has the finest clothes nossi- And right then and there the- im-
hle to wear. She is a fashion plate ' pression came over me that Evelyn
in every respect. Paris could not (Thaw even though appearing in
speak a later -word in the dress, or murder trials wherein she was looked
upon m a peculiar light possesses
rather . gown-makintr art. , Everv
change made in her wardrobe there
seemed to be a finer own shown. She
..'. t i p . . . .
uuaixns suine nursuu, ana xo use tne
grandmother ' expression "is quite
handy- with- a needle,", as the story
goes. But aside from owning glad
rags she knows how to wear them.
While she is extremely ". slender she f
overcomes that. with these skirts that
are "pouchy"' on the sides, appearing
to have little bird cages underneath to
hold them out, Her taste for colors,
or someone s taste who dresses her.
cannot be quesUoneaVl ., !,' u. Vl .,
But the one best thing of Evelyn's
part of the program-th act .--that
overshadowed the Texas Tomy dancei
,the act that eclipsed the ring-around'
rosy dance with Jack. Clurord; the act
tnat overcome an
some of the good, womanly traits of
character that mean everything to
this nation, and to humanity..
of God hold hims to filial veneration
and love.
t
overcome all .' pvratiima Ini
tended to show 'SiVfcood f lothes hapi;
penra jus wmna . x-nm scene, it nap
pitnedxtw seat invthejtheatre.wss lcA'
exited ao thst weiMiuMJiMJtwkhiiu fyJ;
eJYwri-TMar iM?.i!OiJ-Wrf hn the Texai
- -t Jr.-Jt -M'
A Lifelong Obllgatioib'.
IB the f January Woman's Home
uomnanioa the iKev. Dr. Char 1m R
Jefferson,' pastor of the Broadway
Tabernacle, says; , ( v if
fWhaterer else a growri-up 'son
may he released from he never out
grows the.obiiiration of honoring his
parents. s So. long as- they live, he
owes tnenj ar jrererence which be ewes
to ho one elaaii. However birc .V mt
&ewes them some- of his time,
.tarer maVhe his attainnuinta: atml
. 'If the son, having become a man,
continues to live under the parental
roof, he must not forget that he is in
his father's house, and that at many
points his father's wish should be con
sidered law; No son, in the twenties,
or thirties or forties, is justified be
cause of his age in recklessly disre
garding the expressed wishes of his
parents, end in declarinc- fiv his
duct that he will exercise his legal
right of doing what he pleases. At
tention to the narental vmVn in twin.
tifuljin sons of whatever age. Consid
erateness is alwavs lovelv. otmoMnllo
when shown to one's parents. Boor-
lsnness is never so ugly as when man
ifested by irrown sons to their falW
or mother. Little boys can be .bolster.
OUS ATlri' VllrtA'-wftiAtif IommiI:.. Al..
(hearts of their parents, but when boys
become men, they cannot speak
harshly to their father or mother
witnout having their words Hurt
wors.e than a, stab or a, blow.; A grd wn
son wto acts the- boor in the home of
his .parents Is . a barbarian, however
poiree fltme; Da in ftoiiety."
Sommer Hotel Guests.
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Francisco; Geo, A. Emery.hPortlaiid:
Wk,B; Terrell. Portland: IChas. W.
DIfc, IHj!f! Ed 'Smith. North
Powder; F. A. Harmon.'Saker: a F
WodtivTf C. P. Chambeajn, Ppirt.
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