Crawfordsville Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 4 April 1896 — Page 5

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At 19c there are Corset. Covers worth 25c, 35c and 50c.

At 50c there are drawers worth 75c, 85c, $1, and

$1.25

50c, 65c

and

few months

corset covers worth $1,

$1.25 and $i.5o, and night dresses worth $1 and $1.2 5.

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25c

there are corset covers worth

75c,

and drawers worth 50e.

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THE BIG oTORB.

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THE BIG STORE EASTER

FIXIN'S

Sunday, April 5th, will be tho most important day of the young half of '96. Tho few weeks of Lent give the ladies an opportunity to prepare their costumes for Easter Sund'iy. This year will be 110 exception and we are prepared to lend our lime and experience to all Never has our trade reached the limits attained during the past few w-ieks. but this is not hard to ico.wit for wiion one reflects tipo the wondrous array of beautiful things shown at the Big Store. Our reputation is not merely local, but it is State wide. Tnroughout the State we have the reputation of carrying the largest and best stock of seasonable and desirable merchandise, and we are glad to say that the ladies of Grawfordsville and Montgomery county have not been slow to appreciate our efforts. This we say accounts for our enormous trade and our consequent ability to always show the latest and handsomest merchandise as is the case for Easter.

Evory Desirable Dress Stuff

Including all the various weaves in liair »z irabiques, Paraians, Etc Every style selected especially for its beauty and wearing qualities. After this has been attended to we don't leave them, but see that each has its proper trimtnin* In^this line we have the handsomest that artistic taste can design or money buy. Then after the dress has been completed we see thit there are G-loves, Hosiery and other things to mitch. Oar stock of Easter Gloves are all i'l an 1 ready for inspection. There are blacks with black, white, yellow and lavender stitchings, Pearls, Ciuiry, Cream and White with olick an 1 white stitchings audTans and \loles with shades. All shades in solid colors in bath dressed and undressed in button and lacing styles.

The Silk Department

Offers a grand bargain in evening stuff*. 27 inch G:iu(Tre5 and Crepe do Chines in cream, pink, liglu qq blue, corn, uilo and lavender beautifully printed with dresden figures, w'tli $1 to $1.2") yd, choice This i=j a rare opportunity to buy that graduating costume for the daughter at a saving of one fourth or one third of the price later in the season.

Money Saving "Muslin Underwear.

We have about three hundred piece3 of musliu underwear that we dont want to put back in stock. They are 'odds and ends from laet year's selliug and have been on the couuter unlil they have become soiled This is not in keeping with our underwear stock, so we put those quick prices on them.

This is the greatest opportunity to save half tho price on muslin underwear ever offered in this city.

REflNANT SALE!

It lias boon several y»mr» since wo have had a special sale of re 111 ants because wo have kept our stock so clear of tlieni, there has 110'. boon ou-uigli to advortiso.

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we hive booii ivitii,'our re an nus until wo now have a great showing, which we will place on sale Salurdiy mnmiti-j, Much "JSMi. Tais will be a chauoe to get two or three sin ill drosses for the price of one. There will be ro.nsiaiifcs of Lie-is siu I E.nbroidery at half an I two-thirds of their regular value. Remnants of ribbons. re nnauts of silks, velvets I wool dress good*. Remnsuts of table linens and crashes at about iwo thirds of their real value, but the ee/itur of this gre it remnant sale will be at three tables in the rear of the room on which we have grouped luinleh of re mil uits of Muslins, Saeetings, Oatiug Cloths, Satines, Organdies, Dimities, Prints and Drapory Stuffs at the loiloving prices:,

At 3c per yard, goods worth 5 to 10c. At 5c per yard, goods worth 8 to 15c. At 10c per yard, goods worth 15 to 35c.

There are enoivli for several lavs' selling, but the early coiners always got the best barg.aiuS. So come at once.

LOUIS BISCHOF.

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self and contrasting

At 75c there are skirts worth $1, $1.25, $1.50 and

$1.75,

and night dresses

worth $1, $1.25, $r.50 and $1.75.

At 39c there are drawers worth'°50c, 60c and 75c, and corset covers worth $1 and $1.2 5.

At $1.50 there are night dresses and skirts worth $'2, $2.50, $2 70 and $3.00.

takes a lot of stuff if wo advertise it. For tho past

Strictly Cash!

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A FIERCE BLIZZARD.

NORTHERN WISCONSIN TOWNS SUFFER SEVERELY.

Snowdrifts In Somo I'laceft Twenty Feet Deep—Heavy Flood* at Rochester, N.

Y., and Throughout the South and Southwent.

Milwaukee, Wis., April 2.—Reports from northern "Wisconsin tell of a complete snow blockade 011 many railroads. The drifts are from ton to twenty feet deep.

At Superior no freight train has been started by any road since Tuesday noon, and the attempts made by some of the roads to run passenger trains are not very successful. From Bayfield, Ashland, Hurley and oth?r northern points similar reports come. At Marinette an ice ridge thirty to forty feet high and seven miles long has been formed on the bay shore.

Madison, Wis., April 2.—A mild April shower which began falling Wednesday evening transformed itself into a howling blizzard, which raged over this section.

Mendota, 111., April 2.—A northwest gale has prevailed here since early Wednesday morning and the temperature during that time has fallen forty degrees. Freezing weather prevails, but the fruit trees, it is thought, are not advanced enough to be injured.

West Superior, Wis., April 2.—The head of the lake is again ex]»eriencing an intermittent snow storm. All of the railroads are attempting to move out their passenger trains, although the freights are still abandoned where they happen to be. A number of lost children have been reported, but all have since been accounted for.

Port Arthur, Ont., April 2.—The blizzard has struck this region and is blockading the railroads.

IN TilK SOCTn AND SOCTIIWKST.

Heavy Rain* Swell tho Cumberland. and

Other Klvers.

Louisville, Ky., April 2.—Dispatches report aiK unprecedented rise in the Cumberland river and other southern streams. The rains have swollen all the mountain streams In the neighborhood of Williamsburg, Ky., and booms to the value of $40,000 are in danger of being swept away. Heavy rains have washed away the dam at Annis Mills and Faulkner's Mill, which supplies the water power by which electricity was generated for use in the town of McMinnville, Tenn. The town will be without lights for some time, and a number of people are thrown out of work. The worst flood that has visited East Tennessee in years is prevalent in that section. "VTaea&uts and landslides are reported along the lines of railroads. A number of factories at Knoxvilie, Tenn., have ceased operations, and several houses along First creek were washed away. All streams continue to rise rapidly. East Analee creek, at Athens, Tenn., is higher than it has been for thirty years. The streets and sidewalks of the town are ruined and many houses are flooded. The sawmill of W. J. Long and 10,000 feet of lumber, tho dam and engine-room of the Athens roiler mills, all molds and patterns of the Southern iron works, and the feed and grist mill of Heil & Gouldy are washed away.

Middlesboro, Ky., April 2.—Easier and Allie Anderson and their three children, together with two horses, were drowned by the freshet in Powell's river. They lived on its banks in Lee county, Virginia, twenty miles

here, and the river came down with such force that they were overtaken and drowned before they could escape. The latest news from that section indicates great loss of property and stock. The Cumberland, Clinch ord Powell rivers are out of barks. Ni:i° trestles on the Middleeborough railway are gone. A trestle and sixty feet of track on tho Louisville & Nashville at Wasiota washed out. No mail has been received for twenty hours, and all traffic is suspended. The telegraph wires arc under water at Barbourviiie.

Nashville, Tenn., April 2.—A large part of Athens, Tenn., is under water, and between $20,000 and $30,000 damage 1i:ih already been done. The streets and sidewalks are ruined. It is still raining, and the water will rise another foot.

Hot Springs, Ark., April 2. Hot Springs was visited by a big storm Tuesday night. It rained and hailed in torrents, and the wind was terrible. Much damage was done.

TKOUliUi: 1 S r-SSNNt VOTA.

It)illro:ilH lilnckcil by ih«» St. Paul, Minn. roa iS saw the resul

the storm practically business for the time.

ii lOvery Direction xvdrlft*. April 2.—The rnilof Tuesday's phe-

nouH'iia! .storm yesterday, nearly nil of them suffering to a greater or less extent. The Chicago lines were hut litt'e affected, but trains from tho north and west, were several hours late, and tho Omaha night train from Duluth was abandoned because of drifts near Duluth ranging upward of ten feet. deep. The Great Northern suffered heavily, bad wires making it more difficult to stun trains. It is believed all ronds will soon be in good shape once more. The snow ranged from a few inches In this city to two feet and over at St. Cloud, and was drifted badly. Tln storm extended over more ih in half of Minnesota and over northern Wisconsin as well.

The Swedish Lutheran Emmanuel church Matilda avenue was strucK by lightning during the snow storm last night, and badly damaged. No other damage to property is reported it, this city, the chief effect of the storm being on the railroads, all of whict Buffered to a greater or less extent. I the Twin Cities and some oiher placet*

blockaded all

Tremcndnim Flood* In New York. Rochester, N. Y„ April 2.—Rochester is experiencing one of the greatest floods in its history. The Genesee river, which flows through the center of the city, continues to rise. The collars of all the big buildings in the center of the city are flooded, and every available engine is being utilized in the effort to pump them dry. ,.\ torrent of wntv rushes down through Market street the city, and the firemen are kept busy responding to pump calls. It was found necessary to rescue a number of persons from the dwellings with row boat.?. Railroad tracks everywhere arc suhni""scd. A largo lumber yard on the hank of the river lias started from its moorings, ami it is feared that if it '-ohut down the entire central portion of iV:o city will be flooded. Thousands of acres of farm lands tip the stream are flooded.

Train* Ileln.vrri in youth Oitkota. Huron, S. D., Apr:! 2.—This immediate vicinity seetned to escape the severity of Tuesday's snow and wind storm. Only two inches of snow fell here. It was very wot and accompanied by a forty-mile-an-honr ind. To the north and west about the same amount of snow fell. ],i:t to the south and east the fall was from a foot to eighteen inches, increasing in depth from Salem, in northwestern Iowa, and from De Smet, east into Minnesota. All trains were delayed. Telegraph communication with the east was cut ofT till Wednesday afternoon, wben a wire with St. Paul was obtained via Sioux City. No eastern mail was received here for forty hour.

REPUBLICANS WIN.

(o,n|.ip,p Victory In Kliodn Island— 't-mocratH Loan Asuemblymen. Newport, R. I.. April 2.—The result of the election in Rhode Island was a surprise to many. The great fight In the state was on the no-license question, and although in many places the vote was clo.'jc, in no place did no-license carry. In Newport the contest was bitter over members of the general assembly, but the republicans elected their entire ticket—one senator and five representatives—by phuvJities ranging from 614 to 790. Even the democratic strongholds failed thetr party.

It had not been generally known that Gov. Lippltt is an advocate of McKinley's nomination. He is the only prominent man In his party in Rhode Island for the Ohio man. Reed being the favorite.

With only five districts in tho state to hear from, Gov. Lippitt is re-elected by a plurality of 10,000. The total vote, with five sr'ug districts, is as follows: For governor: Lippitt (rep.), 25,115 Littlefield (deni.), 15,638 Lippitt's plurality, 9,477. Last year Gov. Lippitt carried the state by. 10,721, and his plurality this year will be about the same figures. The democrats will have three members in the assembly, a loss of five over last year.

A BIG CONVENTION.

ProhlbltlonlatA of IlUnoU Kxpect to Hiifo Groat Catherine N«xt Week.

Bloomiugton, III., April 2.—James H. Shaw of this city, secretary of the state central committee of the prohibition party, and who has taken an active part in the arrangements for the state convention, which is to be held in Springfield next Tuesday and Wednesday, from

sa'a

the convention promises to be the

largest and most enthusiastic in the history of the party in Illinois. The railroads have made a rate of one fare for the round trip. The issue to come before the convention will be whether the platform shall be abroad one, with a number of planks, including one in regard to silver, or a platform confined to one important plank, the prohibition of the liquor raflic, or the "dominant issue," as it is termed by the party. There are able men and eloquent speakers on both sides of the issue, and it is expected that the contention wl5! be one of the most interesting in ).)'( history of the prohibition party in Illinois.

Mi-hluiin G. A. R. Olllcoru. Saginaw, Mich., April 2.—Gen. William Shakespeare, of Kalamazoo, was elected department commander of the Michigan Grand Army of the Republic Wednesday. The other chief officers are: Senior vice-commander, L. W. Lyon. Saginaw junior viee-command-cr, Bel1.'ire, Grand Rapids. Greenville was chosen as the place for the next, encampment. The Woman's Relief corps rbose Mrs. Manda J. Halsted, of Concord, president Mrs. Nellie Prince Quiniliy, of Hoginaw, senior vice-presi-dent and Mrs. Minnie lxwis, of Muskegon, junior vice-president.

Imli tii.i uncut ('«•. Indianapolis, /.pril 2. —The supreme com "Wedrie f)ay. ar.iiited the. petition

Lewis Wailac v, iio appeared in his "wri right as an elector, asking leave to file a petition praying for a rehearing in the apportionment ease appealed from Sullivan county, which the court '•"cidcd several weeks ago, overthrowing the apportionments of 1S93 and lMlf). Mr. Wallace suggests a way out of the piesent entanglements, which is lively to be voted upon.

rpholrifl tho Monroe Doctrine. City of Mexico, April 2.—The most important part of the president's message, delivered at the opening of congress, rs an allusion to the Anglo".n^iuelan controversy and President leveland's message to congress. The Mexican president vigorously upholdB America's interpretation of the Monro* :!ocirlne.

ITS THE FASHION

pn«lcnt-tnimled men to wear"Celailoid Collars and Cuffs. They are waterproof, and besides saving laundry bills and bother, they arc comfortable to wear, never chafing the ncck and never wrinkling. They can be instantly cleaned—with a wet cloth »r sponge. The original interlined collars and cuffs with a "Celluloid" surface. Kveryouc is marked like this.

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MARKINTERLINED

Imltntol of course, but you want tlio genntoj and your money's worth. Insist npon BOW* marked with above trade mark. At the fnrnfcfcera or direct from us Collars 20cts. Cuflk Si* phir, uinliage paid. State size and Bfcyle.

THIS CEliLDLOlD COaU'AJTT, Ncvr York.

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E A A S S E

GRATEFUL-COMFORTING.

O O A

O I IN W A E O I

Shoiitor* from MrHlnley's Home. Canton, O., April 2.—If plana do not miscarry, a monster delegation will leave Canton for the St. Louis conveixtion in June. Republican organizations throughout northeastern Ohio, headed by the Tippecanoe club of Cleveland, are perfecting a scheme to concentrate forces in Canton and move on St. Louis in a body from this point. The Canton contingent will lead the host of McKinley shouters, headed by the famous Grand Army of the Republic band that led the annual parade of the Grand Army at Louisville last September. The delegation will be tho. largest ever sent om Ohio to a national political convention held outside of its borders.

Illinois Kopu 1)1 Iran State I.nncnn. Chicago, April 2.—The executive committee of the Republican State leaguo met yesterday at the Auditorium hotel, Judge C. W. Raymond presiding. Strong delegations advocated the claims of Springfield, Peoria, and Chicago &S a place of meeting. Finally the selection of the time and pi.ice of holding the convention was left to a committee of five. This committee will meet in a couple of days. The reports from the executive committee showed that tho league is in a very flourishing condition. The president was given authority to invite some statesman of natioanal reputation to deliver an address before the state convention.

Sitj*j* It Will Ho All MpKIiiIi-t. Topeka, Kan., April 3.—Cyrus Inland, republican national committeeman for Kansas, said in an interview that McKinley would be the only man considered for the presidency by the national convention. Asked about his own boom for national chairmanship, Leland said: "McKinley does not want me for chairman, and I am not seeking the place. The man for the place is Manna of Ohio. II: nna is MeKinley'B friend, and McKinley would naturally pick him for the chairmanship."

AirrotMiicnt May Ho Uriichtu!. London, April 2.—A dispatch to the Poll Mall Gazette from Paris says there is reason to believe that an agreement has been reached between France and Great Britain relative to the Dongola interests, and that both countries are now safeguarded mutual concession the terms oi" which will be announced in the chamber of deputies soon.

Don't fail to attend the great remnant sale at the liig Store.

A winded

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