Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1906 — Page 7

I— I Open every evening until 9 o’clock. The Greatest Variety of Holiday Goods ever • in the city of Rensselaer.

, 0 take care of our trade and to show our goods up in proper shape and style for the benefit of our customers we go to this extra expense making it easier for IT ourselves, our help and our patrons to inspect the largest stock, the greatest variety of Holiday Goods ever beheld in the City of Rensselaer. Our Branch Store will open on Saturday, Dec. Ist and keep open until Jan. Ist, 1907, when it will be closed to finish the Interior to move our Main Stock into where * we will be permantly located for good, we hope. Santa Claus is now here in all his glory at both our Large Stores. See the Grand Display in our windows. J Every little boy and girl will get a beautiful present free that visits either of our stores the week before Christmas with their parents. We shall give away -U absolutely free to children from 6 yrs of age up, boys and girls, the following presents, worth SIOO, one Automobile, one large Doll, large Santa Claus, Fine Coaster Sled, Watch and Chain, Nice Sweater, Fair of Shoes, Suit of Clothes, 22 Short or Long Rifle, Pair Fine Mittens, Nice Fur Boa, Small Sled, Pair of Boys’ Roller Skates, Pair of Girls’ Roller Skates, Doll Carriage, Doll Go Cart, 6 Dolls assorted, set of Toy Dishes, set Carpenter Tools. 25 other premiuns to numerous to mention, all the display of same in our windows at Our Branch Store, 3 doors west of Post Office, same side of street. All you have to do is to save your tickets you get with each purchase you make at either store, they will all count, no matter how small the amount you buy, ask for same and be sure you them when you buy your goods, bring them in on or before December 30th. On January Ist, they will then be counted up and the Boy or Girl having the largest amount will get the first Premium, the next largest the next and so on until they are all given away. Do not think there will not be enough to go around, every boy or girl that brings tickets in will get something worth their while, so it will pay you all to save them and have your parents help you to get the things you want, a nice way to get your Christmas Presents without costing you anything. At no other stores, only The 99 Cent Racket Stores, made famous by sharing a part of its profits with its customers, the same goods for LESS MONEY or More and BETTER GOODS for Same Money is Our Motto. Remember the two big stores.

Rememberevery boy or girl who saves theirtickets will receive a present.

Shoe.Dep ’ t. TTy E are Sole Agents for the famous Hamilton LC/ Brown Shoe Co. Shoes. The largest manufacturers of shoes in the world. No wonder our sales in this line have increased to such vast magnitude. We shall have to double the room in our new building to accommodate our trade in this one line alone. We make a specialty of Ladies’ and Children’s Shoes, also Men’s Shoes and can give you entire satisfaction in all lines. Our Fleeced Line Wear can not be surpassed by any dealer in the state. Beautiful Nullifiers for Misses’ or Ladies for only 99c. Fine fleeced line shoes from $1.25 pah* up to $2.25, as fine as made in ladies. A fine line for Men at less than you can by the same elsewhere. Overshoes, we have a large variety and all new goods , nothing carried over, all bright fresh and new right direct from the manufacturer at 25 per cent less than you can buy same class of goods elsewhere. Men’s Overshoes only 99c. Watches, Clocks Jewel r”, Belts, Hand Bags, in all shapes, styles and exquiste colorings. Look our stock over, it is the most complete stock in town.

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Sweaters, Work Coats, Hats and Caps, Jumpers, Overalls, Leggings, Gloves and Mittens from the cheapest to the very finest can be found here. Ladies’ and Misses’ Coats Jackets, Capes, Shawls, Underwear, Hosiery, Shirts and you can hardly mention anything we do not handle.

THIS is our last and finalapeal to you for the year 1906 —we appreciate the many favors which you all have shown us in the past 5 years of our business here in Rensselaer, we have Worked Hard to please you all, we are willing to work still Harder, we want your co-operation, we want your views on what we should handle, we want to know why you can not spend every dollar you spend with your Home Merchants, why you should wish to send your money out ; side of the state for goods you can get right here at Home, don’t you think after careful study that the Greatest Resolution you ever made in your life should be at the beginning of the New Year, that we will all Spend Our Dollars at Home with the Merchant that studies and works for Our Welfare and handles the line of goods we want and sells the same at a small profit for himself. Don’t you believe in living and letting live. You w r ill be surprised how much more satisfaction you will get out of vour dealings with Home Merchants than you will out of those Mail Order House Sharks, that require your cash in advance before you even see ! their goods. . We can furnish you anything you want, we will give you prices lower than any Catalogue House on Earth, will guarantee the goods to be as good as there is manufactured as to kind and price, we will not ask for 1 cent of your money until we make good our assertions. After the first of the year you can buy of I The 99 Cent Racket Store anything manufactured on the Earth, we care not what it is, we will show you what the goods cost right direct at the factory, we will ! sell you these same goods at a profit to us of only 10 per cent. Remember the jobber makes that price on everything he sells. Most dealers have to buy of jobI bers, we do not, therefore you are getting Jobbers Prices, if you wish to buv at Wholesale after the Ist of Jan., 1907, The Racket store can accommodate you in ! anything you want, thanking you all once more for past favors we ask a snare of our future orders, wishing you A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, ! Remain Very Respectfully, E. Y. Ransford, Proprieter of The Two Large 99 Cent Racket Stores, Rensselaer, Indiana. The 99 Cent Racket Stores, E. V. Ransford, Prop.

The 99 Cent ..Racket Stores.. MAIN STORE MAKEEVER BANK BUILDING. Branch Store in Our Own Building, 3 doors west of Post Office, Rensselaer, Indiana. We Have TWO LARGE STORES Now

Trunks, Suit Cases, Hand Bags, See us when you need anything in this line. Quilts, Blankets, Bed Spreads, Fin# Linen Table Covers and Napkins can be found here cheap but good.*

y v* The 99 Cent Racket • ' - s iV jra/V Stores are the Head- \ \ y. quarters for children. 1 Remember * ' a present to N >\ for you¥WnUr) AMI

Christmas Trees- Parties wishing Christmas Trees should see us and make arrangements for same. We can furnish you what you want cheap. - - r - - ... .... -■ Albums, Toilet Cases, Silverware, Br ic-Brac in large assortment to suit the many. Fancy Vases, Antique Novelities, from all parts of the world can be see at our two stores.

China Dep’t.j Dinner | Caf c ; $24 99 OUR China Department contains the latest 2 importations from the world’s leading manu- 1 facturers of China Novelties. For the 2 month of December we shall sell the celebrated * Haviland & Co.’s 100 Piece Dinner Sets for only 2 $24.99. Something never before attempted by £ any dealer in the state of Indiana. Just think 2 100 Pieces of the Beautiful Haviland Co.’s China 2 in 5 or 6 Different Patterns for only $24.99, worth 2 double this amount. 2 Lamps make Beautiful Christmas Presents, 2 we have them from 10c up to SIO.OO, as cheap 2 or as fine as you may wish. A beautiful line 2 of Electric Portables for city trade. 2 Candies: All our Gandies 10 Cents a pound JJ for this sale. 2

HARDWARE- If the farmers of Jasper County would only come right here for what * they send away for in this line, they would • find that they could get what they wanted 3 and probably as cheap if not cheaper than g they could elsewhere. We strive to sell every 5 thing as cheap in this class of goods as can JG possibly be done. We no doubt could beat the Catalogue Houses 10 per cent anyway and « save you all the trouble which you go to every g way when you deal with them. Try us and * see if such is not the case. a

Open Saturday evening and through Holidays 10:30. SIOO worth of presents FREE.