Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1915 — BIG DAY ON WAY; ARRIVES MARCH 18 [ARTICLE]

BIG DAY ON WAY; ARRIVES MARCH 18

Rensselaer Merchants to Offer Bargains of Rare Value On First Big Market Day. ‘ -- -4—-—y March 18th. That’s two weeks from Thursday. Rensselaer will hold its first big “market” day. The Retail Merchant's Association consisting of more than thirty livewire merchants will inaugurate the first combined effort to bring a crowd of buyers to this city. It will be a well-planned occasion, including every kind Of business, and each merchant in the association will offer two special bargains, having their stores prepared to supply all who come to town that day. They will not confine their bargains to two items but the stores will be filled with the attractions of the season and all correctly priced. Not only are Rensselaer new®pap ens to contain large advertisements of the special sale, setting forth the special bargains that the merchants will offer, but the advertisement is to appear simultaneously in all the papers in the surrounding towns. It is hoped to bring people to this city who have never been here before and to let them know the value of Rensselaer as a trading point. It is hoped to make friends for the town, as well as for the individual merchants and it will be a “glad-to-see-you” day on every hand. This will be the first concerted effort made by Rensselaer merchants to broiaden the area of trade and it is hoped that our ipeople all fall into the spirit of the occasion and make it a winner. Don’t forget the date. It’s Thursday, March 18th.