Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1901 — Page 1

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SPRING -A.3STO SUMMER OPENING _A.T LMtllE BROS. BN DEPARTMENT STORE! At this season of the year you expect to see all the newest and latest novelties in Spring and Summer Goods. We will not disappoint you. We have the manufacturers’ latent products and most exclusive designs in all kinds of Wash Goods from the cheapest to the best. Come and see the LARGEST LINE OF TO-WEAR MERCHANDISE EVER SHOWN IN THIS COUNTY.

Ladies’ Tailor Made Suits tato We s^ow sam p!es and take measures for Lad * es ’ Taii ° r M 1 Made Suits or make them to measure m mM j WjpM lIT ’ from your own cloth. I I vM I I\\ We guarantee a perALJ YL I Y I w\\ and can re^er /j \ \IJLx you to 50 satisfied Spring and Summer - Dress Goods. The manufacturers certainly deserve great credit for placing - upon the market this season the largest variety, most exclusive patterns and novel designs in wash g-oods this season,--than has ever before been shown. We have purchased all that is new and exclusive in this line and we make a showing - of wash fabrics never before equaled. We have in exclusive patterns, 12 yds to pattern, Silk Muslin in all shades, no two patterns alike, worth 60c per yard at ! 50c Pong-ee, a soft finished fabric looks like silk, wears better than silkand~with colors perfectly fast. A larg-e variety in plain and figured, the popular wash goods for this season, worth 45c at 30c Imported Ginghams, new patterns, fine quality, guaranteed colors, new and orig-inal patterns in every -imaginable shade, 1 yard wide, a 40c cloth for 30c Mercerized Chambra, this seasons most substantial fabric in all colors, a 50c cloth for 35c Zepher Ginghams, the pattern is what sells these goods. We have patterns you .will not find elsewhere at 10c Lawns and Dimities, fast colors Irish Dimities, plain or figured, worth 20c at 15c Fast colored Domestic Dimities, new colorings and perfect designs, worth at Syic New Waist goods in French Poplin, exclusive patterns, 2/ yds to pattern, a large variety for selection, but no two patterns alike, worth SI.OO per yd at.. .. 75c 0%. Corsets. T[ ' We have the exclusive sale of ) the W. B. Corset, perhaps the most rm** celebrated corset in the world. / * We have the en- / JL i- -aUy|) tire line in plain I / an^^ anc^’s^°r^ \ high a nd low bust. /p* Y. \ E rect form made iIA r J ?ll lof Coutill or Ba- | /it ' ' |l |l \ tist6 heavy, light I / ('(llfb h||j) orsummerweight < / t The popularprice J so? for these corsets is SI.OO although we / Y have them in fancy and extra weights $1.25, $1.50 and $2.00. All other corsets formerly sold at SI.OO now 75 cents. Hats. Longley $3 00 Hats ilH|| Hats are now in. !§=! We have the latest »(mmill fill 111 blacks and newpW est shades.

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Queensware. 81 lot Jardiniers, value 50 to 75c, now. 25c to $1 00 1 lot Water Sets, value $1.25.. 98 1 lot Water Sets,.value $1.25.. 1 50 1 lot Water Sets, value $2.45.. 1 98 English made decorated 100 piece Dinner Sets, value 12 50... 950 English made decorated, gilt 100 piece Dinner Sets, value 15 00 now -v-. 12 50 1 lot imitation cut glass Water Pitchers, value 75c, .now... 45 1 lot fancy plates, fruit and salad dishes,value7scto2.so, 50c t 01.75 Decorated Cracker Jars, value 75c now 48 Decorated Lamps value $1 00 to 8 50 75c to $6 50 8 qt Granite Tea Kettles, value 8 qt copper bottom Tea Kettles, value 1 00, now f,5 15 qt galvanized Dish Pans, value 35c, now . 20 Granite Rice Boilers, value 75c, now 48 4 qt Granite Coffee Pots, value 35c, now 25 6 pt copper bottom Coffee Pots, value 35c, n0w.... 25 10 qt Galvanized Pails, value 25c, now 20 Indurated fibre Wash Basins, value 25c, now 20 Steel Frying Pans, value 20c, now 15 Willow Clothes Basket, value 75c and 85c.. .50c and 60c Royal Clothes Wringers, 5 yr. written guarantee, value $4 25, now 3 50 Challenge Clothes Wringers, (a good one) value 2 25 1 50 Shoes. line of spring footwear is now in >and we are ready to show you the best and most up-to-date shoe for the least money. We have Rice & Hutchins celebrated patent calf shoes. Every pair guaranteed not to break. Every pair that does break replaced with a new pair free of charge price 5 00 Men’s pat. calf, cloth top, button, full dress, warranted 5 00 Men’s pat. kid, new last a $5 00 shoe for 4 00 Men’s University Vici Kid, guaranteed a $5 00 sh oe for 3 50 Men’s Genuine Velvet Calf, new last a $4 00 shoe, 3 00 Men’s light weight Box Calf London last, as 3 00 shoe, for 2 50 Men’s vici guaranteed shoe, worth $2 50 at 2 00 Men’s Casco Calf, warranted not to rip and guaranteed in every respect, worth $2 00 at 1 50 Plow Shoes every whole stock plow shoe in stock. 1 25 Ladies’ pat. leather shoes, new last and heel, cloth or leather top, a $5 00 shoe for 3 50 Ladies’ fine vici hand turned E. P. Reed make worth $3 50 at \ 3 qq Ladies’ vici heavy sole, a model shoe, worth $3 00. 2 50 Ladies’ vici new London Last a $2 50 shoe for 2 00 Ladies’ Dongola coin toe, a guaranteed shoe for.. ..1 50 Men’s, Boys’ and Youth’s Tennis shoes, 50, 60 and 75c LACE CURTAINS. Three hundred pairs of Lace Curtains yards long, 56 inches wide. 12 different styles to select from. Per P air - ---- 90c

RENSSELAER, IND., THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1901.

WE HAVE LEASED THE ROOM FORMERLY OCCUPIED BY WARNER BROS. AND IT IS NOW BEING PREPARED FOR A NEW DEPARTMENT. THIS GIVES US MORE FLOOR SPACE THAN ANY OTHER STORE IN NORTHERN INDIANA. A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF THIS DEPARTMENT WILL BE MADE LATER. SALT. I Car Load of Salt, Coarse or Fine, sl.lß per barrel.

GROCERIES. We particularly call your attention to this department and to the prices quoted. We sell groceries 10 per cent, cheaper than you can buy the same goods for elsewhere and we pay more for produce than others pay you. Everything sold from this department we guarantee strictly first grade. We positively handle no cheap goods in this department, but sell you high grade goods at the price others ask for inferior grades. 1754 lbs. fine Granulated sugar $1 00 20 lbs. A sugar 1 00 21 lbs. extra C sugar.. . < 100 Choice Rio coffee, value 1254 c, sale price 11 Choice Santos coffee, value 18c, sale price....... 15 Fancy Rio coffee, value, 23c, sale price 18 Fancy Peaberry coffee, value 25c, sale price.... 18 Fancy Maleberry coffee, value 30c, sale price... 25 Fancy Altura coffee, value 30c, sale price 25 Fancy Mocha & Java coffee, value 35c, sale price 30 Fancy Japan Rice, value 854 c, sale price -06)4 Choice Japan rice, value sale price 04 Best XXXX crackers, value 854 c, sale price.... 06 Lenox soap, value 6 for 25c, sale price 8 for 25 Everyday soap, value 8 for 25c, sale price 13 for 25 Lewis or Eagle Lye, value 10c, sale price 08 Fancy corn starch, value 854 c, sale price 05 Best quality soda, value 854 c, sale price 05 Baking Powder guaranteed, value 10c, sale price 07 Rolled Oats in 9lb bags, value 25c, sale price. .. ,22 Fancy table syrup bulk, value 25c, sale price.... 20 Fancy table syrup in 1 gal. pails, value 35c 25 Fancy large California Prunes, value 12>4c 08 Fancy California Peaches, value i254c, sale price 08 Fancy Ruby prunes, value 12>4c, sale price 08 Fancy Apricots, value 15c, sale price 1254 Fancy Loose Muscatel Raisens, value 10c 08 2 oz. American Ball Blue, value 10c, sale price... 05 Yeast Foam or Cream, value sc, sale price 0254 3 lb can fancy tomatoes, value 10c, sale price.... 08 3 “ “ pumpkin, value 10c, sale price.... 08 3 “ “ table peaches, value 25c, sale price 21 “ Green Gage plums, value 1254 c... 10 3 “ “ White cherries, value 25c, sale price 21 2 “ “ Sugar corn, value 10c, sale price.. 08 2 “ “ Kidney beans, value 10c, sale price 08 2 “ “ peas, value 10c, sale price 08 2 “ “ String beans, value 10c, sale price. 08 1 “ Boston Baked Beans in tomatoe sauce, value 10c, sale price .... 08 1 “ Choice Salmon, value 20c, sale price 1254 1 gallon peeled pie peaches, value 45c, sale price 35 For this sale we will make a price of 13.70 per bbl. •for OCCIDENT FLOUR with a guarantee. There is no finer flour milled. Your money back if not satisfactory. The highest market price at all times paid for country produce. CASH for your eggs if you want it. Sewing Machines. ..cbine^ Box top machine, worth *25 00 at $lB 00 MEN’S SHIRTS. We do not claim a large reduction on men’s shirts, but we do claim better styles ane newer designs than found elsewhere. New Precale stripes, fast colors, two collars 50 Men’s Mercerized striped Negligee shirts, fancy bosoms, extra cuffs, new and stylish $1 00 Men’s or Boys’ stiff bosom shirts, new patterns, with cuffs at ’

CLUBBING OFFER. Journal and Toledo Blade, per year... .$1.25 Journal and N. Y. Tribune, per year,..51.25

Carpets and Rugs. ■ i We have the largest line of carpets ever shown in Rensselaer, more styles, better designs and cheaper in price than ever before. The amourit of carpet we have sold this spring leads us to believe we have the best selected stock you will see this season. Allow 7 us to show you through this department and you will be convinced we have what we claim. Hemp carpets, worth 25c at 15 Hemp carpets, worth 30c at.... 20 Best union carpet, worth 50c at 45 Best C C carpet, new pattern at 48 All wool carpets, worth 57c at 53 Cameo carpets, worth 30c at 25 Keystones heavy quality, worth 35c at. 30 China matting 12)4, 14, 15, 19 and 20c Japanese matting linen chain 25, 28, 30, 33, 35c RUGS: Smith’s velvet 56 inches long 27 inches wide, worth $2 00 at 1 50 Moquet Rugs 36x18, worth 1 35 for 1 00 Velvet Rugs 56x27, worth 1 75 for 1 50 Smyrna Rugs 20x18, worth 1 10 for 85 Axminister Rugs 60x27, worth 2 75 for 2 25 Axminister Rugs 72x36, worth 4 00 3 50 Smyrna Rugs 56x27 inches at 1 98 Wilton Rugs 45x27 worth 3 75 at 3 25 We have just received a line of floor rugs in Body Brussels, Axministers and Smyrna.

Furniture. The time for spring- cleaning is here, you will need some new furniture. We have what you want and at a little less price than elsewhere. We have the largest and best selected stock of furniture we have ever had and we make house fitting a specialty. Let us figure with you* for your spring furniture. Ironandßrasstrimmed A a A Rocco framed couch worth 10 50 at g qq We guarantee our best couches to keep their shape in ev£ry respect. Side Board 22x44, Quarter Sawed Oak, canopy top, r rench plate glass, worth 17 50 at 16 75 Side Board canopy top, plate mirror 24x30 inches, worth 22 50 at 18 59 Board of Quarter Sawed Oak, French plate glass 18x32 inches, with mantle shelf, worth 21 00 at.. .18 50 Book Case, full Quarter sawed, swell front, two r rench plate mirrors, worth 35 00 at 28 00 Oak Book Case, worth 18 00 at 16 00 Oak Book Case, worth 12 00 at 9 50 We have the Karpen Bros, guaranteed couches in velour, tapestry and velvet, from $8 00 to *ls 00. Picture framing to order, always a full line of moulding on hand.

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