Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1915 — Rensselaer’s First Big Bargain Day [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer’s First Big Bargain Day

Merchants Will Keep Open House to thh Public Next Thursday and Offer Special Inducements All Along the Line.

COME GET YOUR SHARE

Of the Bargains and Look Over “The Best Town on the Monon” —Band Music, Free Auction Sale, Free Auto Storage and Other Features.

The Rensselaer Retail Merchants’ Association has put forth its best efforts and now stands ready for your approbation of its first Market Day, a day that will be worth many, many dollars to you from a buying and selling standpoint. The combined efforts of the thirty live merchants has resulted in a list of many real bargains that surely will make Thursday, March 18, 1915, long to be remembered in the chronicle of the historical events of Jasper county and surrounding country in days to come. Here at Rensselaer on Thursday, March 18th, you will find bargains galore in practically anything which you may need or haje use for. -For your personal needs —clothing, ladies’ ( ready-to-wear, millinery, dry goods, boots and shoes, men’s clothing and furnishings, jewelry, tobacco and confectionery, etc. For the house —furnishings, rugs, lace curtains, furniture, groceries, flour, wall paper, variety 5 and 10 cent goods, etc. For the farm or home — hardware, farm implements, harness and .. buggies, automobiles and accessories, coal, building material and a host of other things. Read every word of the Retail Merchants’ big advertisement. Read the many other ads which are in today’s Democrat and you readily will see that they are offering you hundreds of good, substantial bargains, which you should by all means take advantage of. Opportunity knocks at

your door, open it wide, come and partake of the feast. 'Here again the merchants thought of your every need by arranging a BIG FREE PUBLIC AUCTION SALE. A public sale from 10:30 a. m., to 1:30 p. m.-, absolutely free to the sellor or buyer. This public outcry will b'e held on the court house square. Bring, anything you wish, to sell, such as horses, cattle, implements, household goods, wagons, buggies, poultry, cordwood, in fact, anything under the sun that can possibly be offered at a public sale. Several horse buyers will also be in attendance that day including Goldschlag & Maltz of Chicago, and Len Peveler and they will be* in the market for chunks and big draft horses.. There will be hundreds of bidders on the grounds, thus insuring you a fair price for whatever you may have to dispose of. Remember that this sale positively starts at 10:30 a. m., and closes promptly at 1:30 p. in. Should you be in the market for anything usually offered at a public sale, here is your opportunity. Col. Fred Phillips will be at your services, with Chas. G. Spitler as clerk. Terms to be dictated by the seller. Three of Rensselaer’s garages have placed their places of business at your disposal for the day where you may store your automobile free of charge, and are also making remarkable inducements for your patronage. Prof. Braun’s band will furnish music during the day and evening. Mark well the day, next Thursday, March 18th, begin now by making arrangements to be here on that day. Don’t let anything enterfere but bring your produce, your horses, your cattle, anything you want to dispose of. Again, read the several ads, make a list of the items you need, then come, THURSDAY, MARCH 18th RENSSELAER’S BIG MARKET DAY."