Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1909 — Page 4

A Special Great September Sale Begins Saturday, September 4th—Until Saturday, October, 2. Every Department Complete with Filling in of JVetau, Up-to-date Merchandise All to be sold at cost and many goods at less than manufacturers’ wholesale prices, to close out the entire remainder of the Chicago Stoie, now located in the Odd Fellows’ Block, opposite court house, formerly occupied by Rowles & Parker. This is a golden opportunity to buy your fall supplies and the best of everything at 40 to c;o per cent less than elsewhere. We are not selling goods at a profit, but only getting the cash out of the stock at any price to close out’. You are always sure of two things at this store if it is our last days—Latest Styles and Lowest Prices. All our old friends and customers cordially invited to visit us in our new quarters, and we will extend to you the same courtesies as in the past. We are not putting on any style here, but will sell you more goods and better goods for your money than anywhere else in Indiana.

Shoe Stock Complete All out sizes filled In with new, up-to-date stock, and marked at same prices as the old stock and 1-5 off marked price In plain figures to close out at once Some carried over stock at 50c on the $. A full line of children’s School Shoes. All oxfords about half marked price to close out. Clothing 20 TO 50 PER CENT DISCOUNT. The greatest bargain In school suits ever offered. One lot of Young Men’s Suits, black and colors, sizes 32 to 36, were $7.50 to $12.50, choice now. ... .. ..... ... .. . .$4.75 to $6.50 OVERCOATS. One-fourth to one-half off marked price to close out. All best standard makes, 50c and 60c Overalls and Work Shirts, closing out price at 39c A Remnant Sale One yard to ten yard lengths, worsteds, broadcloth, linen, wash dress goods, etc., at about half price to close out A Sweater Sale In all the newest novelties In men’s, boys, and women’s coat sweaters at marked close prices to sell quick. TO ACCOMMODATE MANY OF OUR FRIENDS WHO HAVE ASKED US TO TAKE THEIR EGGS IN EXCHANGE FOR MERCHANDISE, WE HAVE DECIDED TO PAY THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE FOR YOUR EGGS, IN CASH OR TRADE.

Special values in Trunks, Suit Cases, Laces, Embroideries, Ribbons, Umbellas, Lace Curtains, Five and Ten-Cent Counter Goods, Whittemore Shoe Polish, Graniteware, Cotton Batts, Etc.

; COURT HOUSE THE FORESYTHE STORE Phone 36

IHE JASPER COUNTY DEMOCRAT F t nBKOCK.EDIWRIIHBPOBLISHER. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1009.

MAKERS OF BEER AT LOGGERHEADS

Organization of Brewery Men Has Been Dissolved. CAUSED BY OPTION SUCCESS Quarrel Brought to the Attention oi Indianapolis Mayor Makes Public the Fact That Exchange Went Out cf Existence Three Months Ago. Agreement Not to Back Any More Saloons Has Been Broken—-Case Has Been Continued. Indianapolis. ■ Sept. 3.—lncreasing dry territory under the county option law is said to be responsible,for the dissolution of the Indianapolis Brewers' exchange and the breaking of an agreement among the brewers that no more brewery saloons should be estab Hshed in Indianapolis. These facts were brought out when the president of a local brewing company declared that the Terre Haute Brewing company was backing Bernard Dorfman a saloon keeper at 311 Indiana avenue, and that a local brewing company had arranged to back Oscar Hartman, who has applied for a license at 302 Indiana avenue. Dorfman was before Mayor Bookwaiter to show cause why his license should not be revoked for selling liquor within five hundred feet of the Capitol avenue boulevard. The case was continued. There is no longer a local ex change,’’ said the president of a brewing company. “The Indianapolis Brewers’ exchange went out of existence about three months agb,”

“DEAD” HUSBAND RETURNS

Man, Wife Was Sure Was Drowned, Reappear* at Home. Indianapolis, Sept. 3.—lt was like seeing a face from the grave when Mrs. Charles McDaniels went to her door and found her husband there. Some time ago the woman had a warrant sworn out charging McDaniel* with deserting her and her child. The police were unable to find him, and

later received information that a man thought to be McDaniels was drowned in the Brandywine. ' A description of the dead man was sent to Indianapolis and the police read it to Mrs. McDaniels. She said the dead man was her husband with out doubt. Her surprise could not have been greater when McDaniels talked with her. She telephoned the police, but be was gone when the bicyclemen reached the house.

BULLET WOUNDS MILITIAMAN

Private Bruce Kelly Painfully Hurt While Manipulating Targets. Crawfordsville, Ind., Sept. 3.—While manipulating targets in the pit at the Remley rifle range during the practice shoot of the members of Company B, Indiana national guard of this city. Private Bruce Kelly received a painful injury. A marksman made a wild shot, the bullet striking a steel upright piece near the target. One of the pieces of the bullet struck Kelly squarely in the forehead, cutting a deep gash. Kelly fell over unconscious, but was soon revived Another piece of the same bullet hit Mort Pugh In the nose.

FAIR DOORS CLOSED SUNDAY

General Public to Be Excluded From Ground Till Monday. Indianapolis, Sept. 3.—The entire membership of the state board of agriculture, which has charge of the state fair, reported for their annual duty and at once began sorting admission fleets and attending to the wants of the exhibitors at the state fair grounds. The ground will not be thrown open to the : public until Monday morning. “No one will be admitted Sunday,” said Secretary Charles Downing, “but I fear we will have the same clamor for admission that we always have on the Sunday preceding the fair.”

CHURCH TO COST $150,000

Friends Considering Question of Big Meeting House at Richmond. Richmond. Ind., Sept. 3.—A great meeting house for the accommodation of the Indiana yearly meeting of Friends, the five years’ meeting of the American Friends and other bodies In the Quaker church is being planned for Richmond. The new church is to be the largest structure of the kind in the world. The campus at Earlham college and the dormitories rtf the college are to be thrown open to visiting Quakers during the sessions. The proposed new church will cost 3150,000.

It pays to fertilize wheat. Maines & Hamilton sell 4 per cent potash and 8 per cent phosphate acid, bone filler, at 320 per ton.

Cloaks, Suits, Dress Skirts Fit, Fancy and Fanshlon all in one. This is a combination that never fails to win. The newest, snappiest, swellest line ever shown in town, at prices to sell them quick and save you ss. Step in and see them; it is a pleasure to show you if you are not ready to buy. A small deposit will secure any suit or coat. You can pay the balance at your convenience. Hats and Caps , •' A complete new fall stock just received, in the new models and staple shapes, one-fifth off regular prices to close out. One lot boys’ school caps, ■were 25c and 50c, closing out now at and 25c. Underwear and Hosiery A FULL CAR LOAD Including the carried over stock and the filling in of sizes of new stock, all at manufacturers’ wholesale prices to close out. All men’s and women’s fleeced underwear sold at 25c each, closing out now at ig c> All men’s and women’s heavy fleeced jersey and ribbed underwear, sold at 50c each, closing out now at 39c. CHILDREN’S UNDERWEAR Were 15c, 25c, 50c and 75c; closing out now 10c, 19c, 39c, 50c. .1 All higher grade underwear, including union suits, sold at first cost to close out. HOSIERY All 10c, 15c, 25c and 50c hosiery now, per pair, to close out, 7J£c, 11c, 19c and 38c.

FLOODS BURIED MANY VICTIMS

Reports of Loss of Life and of Damage Are Confirmed. TROOPS FAIL TO FIND BODIES Disaster In Northern Mexico Included the Destruction cf Several Towns the Devastation cf Cre Hundred d Tv.o Ciceks In the City of Monte. ey—F ailrerd Line Will Be Out of Ctmmiss'rn Fcr at Least a Month. ’l'r.tcrey. Mex., Sept. 3. —As commuicu -■ •. r;<lr.;.l'_. rostered with the i. .1 s sj Hon ol northern Mexico r''. >o’ .■ I- ’ its as to loss of life and Property. confirmed. Belated diss\" ’ I '..' . r • ’ved. at the headquarters o ike third military zone in this city i,<; y te.l cf thousands dead and of c : age to the t ;v’fis of Rayones and Gr.leana and of the practical destruction of the towns of Mier, General Bravo and C. i.iargo. Meagre reports as to damage at Victoria, the capital of the state of Tamaulpas and other towns along the Tampico branch of th'e Mexican Central railway to the southeast of this city also have been received. The destruction by the flood in Monterey comprises one hundred and two city blocks in three different sections. These districts are a mass of ruins. Many bodies are partly buried in the sands and under the ruins out of sight of the federal troops working in the destroyed district. General Manager A. Clark of the national railway lines reached Monterey by walking part of the distance from Saltillo. He said: “No train will be run over the national line between Monterey and Saltillo for at least one month.’’ The Nacas river has overflowed its banks and the surrounding country for miles on either side is under water. Owing to a cloudburst at the sources the river is reported to be still rising; Hacienda Santa Rost is under two feet of water.

MANY FAMILIES HUNGRY

Floods Leave Inhabitants of Mexican City Without Food or Shelter. Laredo, Tex., Sept. 3.—A dispatch received by the mayor of Nuevo Laredo. Mexico, from Camargo, Mexico, states that as a result of the flood of the San Juan river, due to the recent heavy rains and the overflow from the

Santa Catarina river, half the city has been washed away and there is great suffering among the poor Mexicans. The telegram states that fully 200 families are homeless and in need of food supplies.

JAVAN VOLCANO IS ACTIVE

Hundreds Are Dead on Island From Quake and Floods. The Hague, Sept. 3. —Dispatches received report an eruption of the volcano Smeru, Java, causing great havoc, and a terrible earthquake, with hundreds of fatalities in the Besouki district. Batavia, Java, Sept. 3.—Six hundred natives perished in the floods in southeastern Java.

CAR SMASHED BY TRAIN

Carried on Cowcatcher and Hurled Against Bridge—Thirteen Hurt. Des Moines, Sept. 3.—Thirteen persons were hurt when a loaded Rock Island passenger train carrying state fair visitors struck a crowded Fort Des Moines street car. The car was carried fifty feet on the cowcatcher of the engine and wrecked against the steel girders of a bridge across the Des Moines river.

THREE DIE IN AUTO CRASH

Train Demolishes Motor Car In Which Two Couples Were Riding. Reading, Pa., Sept. 3.—An automobile in which were riding William I*. Graul and wife and Dr. and Mrs. Samuel E. Schlegel was struck by a Pennsylvania railroad train near here. All but Dr. Schlegel were crusbed to death in the demolished motor car.

MOURNED BY 38 CHILDREN

Father Who Married Four Times Dies In a County Home. Indiana, Pa., Sept. 3.—Thirty-eight children mourn the death of their father, John W. Miller, seventy-six years old, who died in the county home here. Miller was married four times. A widow survives him. Three wives died.

TRAIN ROBBER STILL FREE

Pursuit Abandoned and Bloodhounds Back In Kennels. Lewistown. Pa., Sept. 3.—Hope of apprehending the lone train robber near the scene of his exploit at Lewistown Narrows has been abandoned. | The pack of bloodhounds has been returned to kennels in Ohio.

Asks Dead Man For Fare.

St. Louis, Sept. 3.—John Harrison, street car conductor, vjas startled when he touched a passenger on tyn shoulder while collecting fares and discovered that the man was dead.

Rugs and Carpets AT LESS THAN FIRST COSTCarpets that were 30c, 45c, 60c and 75c per yard, now per yard,, RUGS. 9x12 ft. new pattern all wool ingrain, was $9.50, now. . .$0.50. 9x12 ft. Royal Wilton rugs, were $36.50, now. ...... .$25.00* 8.3x10.6 ft. best body Brussels, was $25.00, now .$15.00. 16c to 50c Jap matting, now, per yard 9c to 25c* Special Dry Goods Sale Many new popular weaves in blacks and colors, all at wholesale prices. All 25c, 50c, 75c, $1 and $1.25 z goods, now 19, 35, 50, 75c, sl. Wash Dress Goods See the new fall ginghams in all the popular shades at matchless prices. Summer wash dress goods about half price to close. September Blanket Sale Not one carried over, all new stock. 10- full size blankets, 75c kind, sale price, per pair 60c 11- full size blankets, $1.25 kind, sale price, per pair .90c 12- full size blankets, $1.75 kind, sale price, per pair $1.35 11-4 full size white wool, $4-00 kind, sale price. $3.00 Black Jet Sale A great public demand is sweeping the country for black jet We have everything in jet baretts, combs, necklaces, ear rings, buttons, belts, jet trimmed collars, dress trimmings, handbags, etc

iWmied.Fm.ReoLEic. [Under this head notices will be published for 1-cent-a-word for the first Insertion, %-cent per word for each additional insertion. To save book-keep-ing cash should be sent with notice. No notice accepted for less than 25 cents, but short notices coming within the above rate will be published two or | more times, as the case may’ be for 25/cents. Where replies are sent in The Democrat’s care, postage .will be charged for forwarding such replies to the advertiser.] Estrayed—Poland China sow, weight about 175 to 200 pounds. Finder please notify and receive reward.— WESLEY PRICE, R-l, Rensselaer, Ind. For Rent—Eight room house and two lots centrally located. A. H. HOPKINS. For Sale—Pure bred Hampshire Bucks, from imported stock S. P. THOMPSON, Parr, Ind, Farm to Rent—lßo to 260 acres, good Improvements, Immediate possession. Enquire of C. H. PORTER, or phone Mrs. J. W. Williams at 130, Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale—Two pure bred Short Horn bull calves, one ten months, the other six months old; color pure red, extra good calves.—D. A. BICKEL, Remington, Ind; For Rent—l3s acres improved farm land for next year, 3 % miles northeast of Remington; cash or grain. Enquire ox THOMAS SHELLY, Remington, Ind. Sheep For head ewes and lambs, Shropshires. Reasonable prices- Arthur Mayhew, Rensselaer, Ind., R-3, or 'phone 29-H, Mt. Ayr. 1 Estrayed—From pasture, one red I muley steer. Party taking up same kindly notify LEWIS FRITZ, Tefft, Ind. Wanted—Parties who contemplate buying farms in the northwest, either for occupancy or Investment, to address F. D. G., care Democrat, Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale or Exchange—lmproved 140 acres in Monroe county, Mo. Good title. Owner, 8. L. Smith, Moline, Mo. Also other improved farms I for sale or exchange. For Sale or Trade—Two lots in desirable location in Rensselaer, each | 67x150, shade and fruit trees. Will . sell for part cash or trade for cheap I rental property in city. Enquire at Democrat office. Pure Bred White Wyandotte Cockerels, this year’s stock. These cockerels are from winners that took six prizes at the last poultry show. Buy now and save half. ARTHUR MATHEW, Phone Mt. Ayr Exchange. 29-H. R-R-3—Rensselaer. Ind.

Farm Loans—Money to loan ol farm property in any sums up to >I»-000- E. P. HONAN. Lost—Saturday, between the H. O. Harris residence and the depot, a baby’s white dress and skirt. Finder please leave at The Democrat of’fice. Springer Ranch For Sale or Rent —With 3 sets of buildings, will rent either all or part to party or parties able to handle same. This is an ideal stock or dairy farm. Can get possession at any time now. Call on address John O’Connor, Agt, Kniman, Ind. For Rent—A 200 acre farm, fair buildings, plenty of fruit and two good wells of water; 160 acres of plow land. Possession at once. Apply to W. P. GAFFIELD, R-4. Rensselaer, Ind. For Sale—s acres just outside the corporation of this city, gravel road. R. F. D., good bouse, surrounded by fine shade; good barn and several outbuildings; good deep well, cistern, good orchard of apples, peaches, plums; some grapes and other fruit. Will sell this place at 11,500 on favorable terms or will take live stock as first payment- G. F. MEYERS. For Sale—Oklahoma Real Estate First Mortgages in amounts of |SOO to |50,000, three to ten year term, bearing six to eight per cent, semiannual, or annual interest. Security worth three to ten times the amount of the mortgage. Write us for particulars.' stating amount desiring to Invest. A. C. FARMER & CO.. 132% West Main St., Oklahoma City, Okla. Printing Material—The Democrat has for sale a series of Standard DeVinne, 6,8, 12, 18 (50 pounds), 24, 36, 48 point, all in good condition and will stand many more years of w’ear, for 15 cents per pound right through to purchaser taking it all, we to retain spaces and quads. We also have some, 6-polnt borders for sale at 1-4 cosf, some good composing sticks at 25 cents each, and several Italic job cases, nearly as good as new, at 50 cents each; two dozen Hempel quoins at 50 cents per dozen. This material will be sold at a bargain to anyone wanting It. THE DEMOCRAT, Rensselaer, Ind. Farms Wanted:—l have several customers that have good rentals and good paying merchandise business that want a change and will trade for good farms on a cash basis only. No Inflating prices goes. If you have anything good and want something good we can do business Write me with a full and complete description. I have some fine propositions. Only owners of propositions need write If they mean business and want results- What have you for one of the best up-to-date,' money making flouring mills in the state? Price >13,000. JACOB WOLFE, Williamsport, Indiana.