Hammond Times, Volume 6, Number 81, Hammond, Lake County, 22 September 1911 — Page 12

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(Clippings from NEWS, Sept. 15.) Storm Causes Damage WORST ELECTRICAL STORM OF THE YEAR SWEEPS THE CITY v DOING GREAT DAMAGE. The White Store was probably the heaviest losers In last night's storm. Manager Cohen had Just got in an especially fine' line of fall goods. Among the assortment" were lots of underwear, hosiery, shoes and men's wear of all description. After the packly cases were emptied it was so late In the evening that the boxes were left piled on the floor of the basement. The whole basement was flooded to a depth of about four inches. The lower boxes became soft and crushed down with the weight of the pile on top. The result was that pile after pile of boxes were thrown into the rapidly rising water. Manager Cohen estimated his Joss at between four and five thousand dollars.'

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Damaged by Water 22c Table Oil Cloth, white and colored, while lot lasts, yard uu 35c Window Shades 25c Child's Drawers and . Damaged by water, Pettciots Damaged by two colors, 4r ft water, good muscomplete. I 3w lin eacl1 8c Damasred bv Water Ladies' 50c Vests and Pants, cream and gray, all sizes 19c 35c Corset Covers 25c Drapery Good Damaged by water, neat Damaged by water, new lace trimmed, 12ic fall designs, yard at........ Damaged by Water 75c and 1.00 Boys' and Girls' Home Made Wool Hose, black-fine worsted - QQp yarn, all sizes to 914. .. luU 15c Wool Mittens 15c and 25c BattingDamaged, by water. Damaged by water but black and col- o in condition to ors, pair. Uu te used ro11' 8c Damaged by Water 1,100 Yards 35c Embroidery Flouncings and Corset Cover, 17 to 19 inches wide, new patterns, per yard.l. . 1Uc 50c Suspenders Dam- 50c Kimonos Damaged aged by water, good by water, fine fleecy lisele webs, pair.......'. 12lc fllannolotta ISc at........... Damaged by Water- 1.00 Swiss Curtails, pretty patterns, 2lA yards long, O) 15c sold in' singles only, " ' each. . .v. . . '. . ... . . . 75c Muslin Gowns 10c Linen, Toweling Damaged by water, slip- Damaged by water, on and button - n f brown linen front iJuC crash, yard . 5fc Damaged by Water 7c Comforter Challies, in a big range of pretty patterns, damage hardly Q3 noticeable) yard . u4u Boys' 50c Play Suits Boys' 25c Caps DamDamaged by water, blue aged by water, all col and brown lift ors' tin chambray (j lined r-uC ..-. s Damaged by Water 1,000 Yards 6c Muslin, unbleached, good quality, only slightly soiled, will 0 f wash put, yard 4 U

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Armour's 5c Soaps Armour's 10c Soaps..... 5c Hair Nets, all glors.. 100-Yard Spool Silk 5c Card Pearl Buttons...........

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The White Store's Misfortune means Tremendous Savings to you who buy now These Damaged Goods will only toe Sold iivoiir Big Basement Salesroom. ) . . . . : THROUGH AN unfortunate occurrence, during the recent big rain storm, our popular daylight basement was flooded, causing a damage by water of many, many hundredths of dollars to the new Fall and Winter stocks "of freshly arrived merchandise, temporarily stored in preparation to removing same to upper floors. At this writing we are unable to state definitely the exact amount of our loss, but it will run into the thousands. r OUR PRIDE and rigid policy of carrying only high grade and first class merchandise on our upper floors, prevents us from placing any of these goods in stock, no matter how slightly soiled they may be. WE HAVE but one object in view and that is our desire to dispose of these damaged stocks as quickly as possible, as we are crowded for room, owing to having by telegraph reordered such goods as were damaged. COST OR value is our least consideration, although every section of our big store will contribute to make this event a memorable one. We want to positively state that none of the damaged goods will be sold on tho upper floors.r-J. J. COHEN.

Sale Men's 25c Neckwear Ladies' 25c Belts DamDamaged by water, new aged by water, new fall patterns, ft fall styles, at JJC at 5c Damaged by Water 2.00 Muslin Petticoats, rich lace and embroidery trimmed, deep flounce and underlay, only water stained, "I Of each rSj New Fall Collars Damaged by water, Ladies' embroidery m Collars I Q New Fall Neckwear Damaged by water, La dies' new neckwear lc Damaged by Water Men's 75c Dress Shirts, plain and pleated, light and drak grounds, stripes, figures and plain, dark grounds and all "wftite, the "Famous" 75c and 1.00 Coat Style Shirts, every size. 14 to 1SV2 -water FA g damage hardly no- Mi-'Jf ticeable JLIFs Damaged by Water 27-Inch Embroidery, beautiful deep 'worked fall patterns, on fine swiss and A fk cambric, yard m $j 10-Inch Embroidery 10c Ladies' Handler- ! Damaged by water, edg- chiefs Damaged by lng and insert- water, with emb. Ins, yard JJj edge Q Damaged by Water Men's 50c and 75c Underwear, ribbed, soft fleecy back, new fall and winter weights, cream and colors, also heavy wool nap fleecy back; Shirt and Drawers, all sizes 30 to 46, f only slightly . water. marked, each .V Damaged by Water 75c Head Scarfs every color, hemstitched on both ends, 2 yards long, fine material, OOf each .JG 6c Toweling Damaged by water, bleached Sc Muslin Damaged by water, unbleach- r 3 ed, yd wide, yd..Jj2Q twilled doweling, yard 32c Damaged by Water 50 dozen 50c Neckwear, four-in-hands and bats, rich 50c silks, made on the new fall and winter shapes, the damage to these are very slight and only noticeable by close -4 T inspection, JL OC each v that were Slightly Damaged

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3c SP00' Darning Cotton 200-Yard Machine Thread 2c 1Cc Card Pearl Buttons -2HC 1Cc Roll Tape, all widths... q 10c Iron Wax. ....... '. ',5c

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Damaged by Water Ladies' and Misses' 1.25 to 2.50 Underwear . Pure wool, Shirts and Drawers, every size from 32 to 50, gray, tan, cream, red, slightly soiled, not a garment worth less than 1.25 up to 2.50. Choice . . . Damaged by Water Men's 1.00 to 1.50 Union Suits Medium weights for fell, cream, white and e;ru, every size to 50, slightly soiled, not garment worth less thanf.00 and up to 1.50, Choice . Damaged by Water Boys' and Girls' Union Suits

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Gray, white and ecru, all sizes to 15 years, fall and winter weight, soiled from being wet, Choice ...

Damaged by Water Men's 3.00 Union Suits

Every size, every color, every weight, some wool, wool, lisle and silte; etc., soiled by water. One big lot, Choice .'

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Damaged by Water Men's and Boys'

50c Underwear Fall weight, every color, every size, cotton and mercerized, soiled by water, Choice Damaged by Water Women's 75c and Union Suits Cream and ecru, ribbed, soft fleece, every size to 50; soiled from water, some are somewhat stained, Choice

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i 50c Hose Pure wool, worsteds and cashmeres, tan, black, gray and oxford, on tflese goods the damage is slight, Choice pr

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Damaged by Water 300 Pairs Blankets

Soft and fleecy, gray "and tans, neat; red and blue ders, slightly stained by water. Choice of lot, sold in singles, each.

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Damaged by Water 250 Pairs 3.00 Blankets - Beautiful soft and heavy wool finish, plain grays, white, plaids, etc., on some the damage is hardly noticable, Choice of lot, pair

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25c Child's Drawers Damaged by water, ribbed, lace 4 O 15c Linen Doilies Damaged by water, drawn work center 4c trimmed . . ; . I J fl Damaged by Water 1.00 Ladies' bhirt Waists, percales, lawns and flannelettes, all sizes, light and dark 15c Silk Ribbon Damaged by water, every color, every width, yard C 25c Silk Bow Ties Damaged by water, black and r colors JJC Damaged by Water 2.00 Wool Crib Blankets, cream, white, pink, blue, etc., pure wool, heavy and fleecv bound with silk tape; they are only slightly water AA marked and will wash Tn jMJ ft" out clean, choice. .... vJ' half Damaged by Water 15c to 25c Turkish Towels, large size," heavy nap, with fringe and border, QJLft choice U2u 25c Gingham Aprons 15c Child's Hose DamDamaged by water, full aged by water, black BiT' andfD' fir each I seamless Damaged by Water 200 69c Sheets, large size Bed Sheets, full bleached, the damage to these were only slight, only noticeable on the comers; they are made of good quality muslin, with p 2-inch hem, VvtvC choice 1.00 Damaged by Water Ladies' Flannelette Gowns, pink and blue stripe, soft fleecy flannelette, made QQ well, all sizes, choice..., Juu 25c Soft Sale Shoes 1Cc Linen Laces DamDamaged by water, all aged by water, all rnlnr.i. all . sizes, pair HgL r wiains, cream, 2c boryard . Damaged by Water 50 dozen 25c Pillow Cases, this lot represents a full case shipment from the famous "Copeland" mills, size 36x45, made from 12V2C muslin, every one still bears the yellow 25c mill label, damage is hardly """h J Lcrwf: 12C tans,

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5c Package Hair Pins 5c Card Safety Pins 25c Set Ladies' Garters.... 25c Skirt Markers.......... 25c Box Writing Paper. . I Indiana

(Clippings from TIMES, Sept. 15.)

Storm Hoes Damage at Store The rainstorm which swept the reglon last night caused damage estimated to be $5,000 at the White Store, last night. Three transoms over the display windows were left open and the rain beat in from the west. Man of the articles on display were damaged and will have to be removed. The rain also came down into the basement where goods were piled on the floor, and a number of boxes of underwear and other articles of clothing were damaged. The work of cleaning up the place is under way today and it is expected that the store will be in Its usual trim condition before evening. Manager Cohen has not yet determined to a certainty the full amount of his loss, but he will have an inventory taken of it at once. He had just re ceived a large consignment of goods for the fall business and great deal of It was damaged. Damaged bv Water 50c Ladies' Muslin Drawers, full umbrella styles, some are slightly oil and 1 Of water marked, pair 1 vf U Child's 25c Hose Dam Child's 25c SkirtsDamaged by water. aged by water, blue, pink and A 4 flannelette with muslin waists.. 10c white... I 2U Damaged by Water 1,000 Towel Ends, in this lot are Towel Ends of every description and character, 4 -worth all the way from 5c to 25c . C 75c Girls' Union Suit Boys' 35c UnderwearDamaged by water. Damaged by water, gray, fall ribbed... 39c cream ana gray fn I fall fleece rib... J JC f Damaged by ""Water 35c and 50c House Slippers, velvet and carpet styles, for Women and 1 Qft Men, pair. I wu Large 1.50 Rugs Dam Velvet 1.00 Rugs Damaged by water, 18x36 T:. .....59c aged by water, full patterns, at 89c Damaged by Water Selz 3.50 Shoes, every pair stamped on sole, . Royal Blue 3.50 Shoes, sizes 1 OK 2Vz to 4Va only. ..... .v. ..... 7c Calicos Damaged by water, dark and 6c Outing Flannel Damaged by water, dark medium and 03 light colors, yd. . 4j2w light pat 31c terns, yard.. Damaged by Water 1.00 Child's Shoes, sizes 2 to 8, with wedge heel, colored or black tops, dam- CQri age not noticeable, pair Uwu 130 Blankets Damaged Ladies' 50c Wool Hose by water, exy-a large Damaged by water. size, 95c rib tops, out size 25c pair t Damaged by Water 200 Pieces Brussells Carpet, m lengths of 1 yard and over, both sides the same, OQn worth 75c to 1.00, choice of 45c Velvet RibbonsDamaged by water. 25c and 50c Silk Ties Damaged by , water, choice of big 4 f black, fast edge, yard 19c lot. lUw Damaged by Water 15c to 50c Dress Shields, every size, every kind are soiled, case of 50 dozen, Qpair wu that were Slightly Damaged

"2c 1-00 Afarm clocks 45c lC Dr Gave' 25c Tooth Powder 12HC 10C Menen's 25c Talcum Powder. 7. 12C 2Q( 25c Framed Pictures. 7Jf "9C 10c Cake Castile Soap. ................ .1q