Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1911 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Hansford’s -cr* . ' ■ • ' !3=!S ■ '!|' v„ ,; J ‘i.-fSy p * • Forced to the Wajll to satisfy demands of our creditors $25,000.00 Worth of Up-to-Date Merchandise to be sold regardless of cost during the next 30 days. Our entire stock, including fixtures, and everything must go, as we have decided to quit business. And to do so, there will be no restrictions on anything. A chance of a lifetime to get up-to-date merchandise at your own price. Come everybody to the greatest sale eve'r put on in Jasper county. We mean business, and no fakism will be allowed at this sale. Our store will be closed up Monday, March 20th, to make preparations for the big sale, which will start Thursday, March 23d, and last until everything is sold. Do not forget day and date of sale. It will pay you to come miles to this sale, as it includes everything handled in a first-class department store. - . _1»- —: —* - T' Merchants in all lines can find bargains here, not only in goods, but in as fine a line of fixtures as manufactured, and at prices that will move them. Come everybody, and help us out. We must pay our creditors or be forced into bankruptcy. Yours respectfully, E. V. RANSFORD, Proprietor Ransford’s Department Store, Rensselaer, Indiana.

United States Vessels Not In the Navy Considerably less than half the boats belonging to the United States government are a part of the navy. The war department controls a greater number of craft of all kinds than is found on the nary lists, while the departments of the treasury, comtnerce and labor and agriculture ,all hare fleets under their jurisdiction. According to tbe latest government figures, there are but 3-10 vessels flying the naval pennunt.—Popular Mechanics. We are selling the fanciest evaporated peaches grown for 10c a pound, and apricots 15c. JOHN EGER.