Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1902 — Page 8

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CORRESPONDENCE.

Fair Oaks. Mrs. J. C. Thompson was at the county seat Monday on business. C. A. Gundy has been granted a saloon license for another year. John G. Liggett, the dog trainer, was in Chicago, Friday and Saturday on business. Mrs. Frank Goff is recovering from a several weeks' duration of severe sickness. Gundy and Kight both have their ice houses filled with a good quality of ice and about seven or eight inches in thickness. Mrs. P. W. Nelson spent a few days in Chicago this week with friends and relatives. Quarterly meeting will be held at the M. E. church next Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Elder Beck will be present and deliver a sermon. Everybody cordially invited. Mrs, Nettie Linton and daughter Opal have returned to Goodland, after visiting friends and relatives in town the past few weeks. Messrs.' Stanley, Hinkins, Peck and Beedle, all of Chicago, were the guests of John Liggett over Sunday. Del Slusser, of Rose Lawn, is learning telegraphy and station work under agent Nelson, at the depot. Mrs. Thomas Fry has been at South Bend the past two weeks, on account of the serious illness of her sister, Mrs. Maggie Wittenbrook, but who is now improving. The ladies of the M. E. Society have elected the following new officers for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Dr. Proudly; vice president, Mrs. G. Mundon; treasurer, Mrs. C. A. Gundy; secretary, Mrs. F. Cottingham. Other important business was also transacted. ■ Mrs. Chas, Ferguson has been visiting friends and relatives at Monticello the past two weeks, but is unable to return home on account of the sickness of her baby. A new time card went into effect on the C. &E. I. Ry. t Monday, Jan. 6th, but the time of the trains due at Fair Oaks remain the same as before, 9:50 a. m. south, and 3:50 p. m. north. Geo. B. Davidson has just traded his general store and residence at Arcona, 111., to Alford Bros., of Monon, for the old Ketchmark farm of 160 acres in Kanakee township, and is no longer a resident of Arcona, He and his wife are at present visiting friends and relatives at Goodland. Mr. Davidson has not, as yet, decided where he will locate, but thinks either in Rensselaer or Goodland. He still owns several hundred acres in Marion township.

Blackford.

Plenty of wind and tramps begging for something to eat. A heavy gale of wind ever •since Friday night. Quite a number are sick at present in Jasper county with grippe, typhoid fever, lung fever, malaria, chicken pox and scarlet rash. Mr. Fletcher, who has been sick for a long time, is no better and Ike Hamilton and wife are still on the sick list. Moving, buying, and selling land is the general occupation here at present. A number of Gifford's tenants are moving away and others are taking the places as soon as vacated. Rev. Byrd commenced a protracted meeting at the U. B. church at Aix last Sunday night. G. B. Switzer has several men at work chopping wood on A. McCoy’s farm north of here. Fanners are busy now getting ready for farming next summer. All have enough to do except a few that are always hunting work, but very careful not to find any.

Pleasant Ridge.

Miss Hortense Shook visited Mrs. Spencer Greenlee Sunday. * Henry McConahay visited Charles Lowman Monday. Miss Mary Lowman is on the sick list. Cary McDonald is pressing hay for his father, William McDonald. Miss Hayes Gwin visited Miss Frances Markin Sunday. Mrs. John Martin visited Mrs. John Walter Sunday. E. Fiddler visited Mrs. N. Hendrick Friday.

Don’t Live Together.

Constipation and health never go together. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers promote easy action of the bowels without distress. “I have been troubled with costiveneßs nine years,” says J. O. Greene, Depauw, Ind. “I have tried many remediee but Little Early Risers give best results.” -A. F. Long.

Blown to Atoms.

The old idea (hat the body sometimes needs a powerful, drastic, purgative pill has been exploded; for Dr. King’s New Life Pills, which are perfectly harmless, gently stimulate liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter, cleanse the system and absolutely cure Constipation and Side Headache. Only 25c at A. F. Longs’ drug store.

MONEY ON FARMS AT . 5 PER CENT. Km for ntsat

CLOSING OUT WRECKAGE FROM THE BIG FALL AND WINTER SALES, OR THE GREAT Semi-Annual, Jan. 1902, Pre-lnventoiy Sale! CHICAGO BARGAIN STORE.

Broken sizes, short lengths—small quantities that lose half their retail value. Hundreds of shrewd shoppers wait for these half-yearly clearings, and they do not wait in vain. It’s a fitting wind-up for the biggest selling event in our history. Why not look through these departments at once? You may find just what you need at a saving of one dollar or two dollars or ten dollars at this great sale just before inventory and to make room for new Spring Goods that will begin to arrive in a short time.

Clothing Clearance. Our loss is your gain. Many at £, | and \ off; price marked in plain figures. 1 Lot Men’s Cassimeres and Cheviot suits, was $7 50 to 10 00 a suit, now 3 50 to $5 00 1 Lot Men’s Black and colors, all wool, finer Cassimere, was 10 to sl3 50 a suit —choice now, suit $7 50 Men’s fine all wool Black Clay worsteds, many not in the house over one month, value $9 90, sl2 50. sl4 50 and sl6 50 a suit, now $7 95, $9 90, sl2 45 and sl3 50 10 per cent, off all men’s Ulsters. Y ke and Raglan overcoats and fine dress overcoats; some marked down \ to close out. PANTALOON CLEARANCE. 10 per cent, off every pair of trousers in I he house. It is an easy matter to buy trousers to suit the purse but nol always so easy to know how they are going to wear and fit. These trousers are all well made of properly ehrunk kerseys, cassimeres, clays’ corduroys, etc., at per pair 2 00 to *. $3 50 Duck Coats and Mackintoshes all at 10 per cent, discount. A full line of Dunkard and Amish suits and overalls. A new, overall stock for Dunkards and Amish just received Jan. 2. Orders taken for the latest up-to-date men’s suits and overcoats, made to order by the celebrated M. Born & Co., tailors of Chicago.

Shoe Clearance Sale. Leather is 20 per cent, higher, our’s is 20 per cent, lower. Hundreds of pairs at less than 50 cts. on the $. 10 per cent off all the new stock. 1 Lot ladieß’ kid shoes, lace or button, broken sizes, all styles J. Miller and Drew, Selby make, were 1 50 to $3 00 a pair; to close out choice of lot per pair $1 00 1 Lot ladies’ fine kid shoes, arrived in December, very stylish, heavy or light soles, all sizes and widths, a regular $2 50 shoe—choice of lot 10 per cent, off marked price(s2)per pair only.sl 80 10 per cent, off Ladies’ heavy shoes, Miller make, in oil grain, Farmers’ Calf, Peerless Calf, Kangaroo Calf, in button or lace, in plain or cap toe, all sizes, marked 1 60 to $1 95, 10 per cent, off now, or 1 45 to $1 75 a pair. 1 Lot Men’s fine shoes odds and ends, all sizes, Calf and Vici, were 2 25 to 3 50—choice now, per pair $1 50 Men’s fine, latest style dress shoes, Howard & Foster make, no better made, in Pat. Calf, Vici, Velour, Box Calf, enamel, corona, pat. kid, etc., value 4 00 & $5 00, but marked 3 00 and $3 50, 10 per cent, off now, per pair 2 70 and $3 15 Boys’ all solid oil-grain and calf shoes, value $1 25 pair, marked 90cts., 10 per cent, off or per pair 80cts. The largest line of Misses’ and Childrens’ fine and coarse shoes at less prices than we can buy them now. A complete new stock of infants’ fine and soft sole shoes, 15 cts. to 45 cts. a pair. Headquarters for the largest stock of Rubber Boots and Shoes to be found within 50 or 60 miles from here. A fu.ll line of E. Stout’s Pat. Snag-Proof Rubbers that out-wear two pairs of any other make, also the Mishawaka knit or felt boots that out-wear any other make.

Underwear Clearance. $1 00 will buy nearly $2 00 worth. Men’s gray fleeced undershirts and drawers only 19c each. Men’s heavy jersey fleeced shirts and drawers, value 50c each, now 374 c Men’s all wool shirts and drawers, cheap at $1.25 each, now. .75c Children’s underwear, marked 15, 25, 3b, and 500 each, now Ladieß’ fleeced ribbed underwear, 200 each to 50c, now to 35c

Hosiery Clearance. Thousands -of pairs wool and cotton fleeced, broken sizes, at J to off marked price in plain figures.

Remarkable Remnant Clearance, I*2 Cost Piled on our counters for your inspection; remarkable because they are the best fabrics wd’Tiad in our fall and winter collections. You don’t often have a chance to take away such desirable short lengths of 2 yards to 10 yards each in silk or fine wool or wash dress goods at J price.* )

Come early and bring all your friends to the warmest, comfortable and only Daylight, Up-To-Date Leader and Price-Regulator Store, for anything you want at less than you can buy it elsewhere. The Chicago Department Store, OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE, ’Phone 36. B. FORSYTHE, Proprietor.

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Qrocery Headquarters. Fancy and staple, fruits nuts, candies, etc. The best of everything retailed at wholesale prices or what we or anyone would pay for them in less than car load lots. Note we are the only house that gives the public the benefit of a full list of grocery prices for a price regulator and your benefit. Prices shbject to market changes, Superior to all flour guaranteed Ist qual. or money back, 1 bbl.s 95 Washburn-Crosby Gold Medel \ bbl.. .. 105 Duluth Imperiel i bbl.. i 05 20 lbs. granulated sugar. * ’ j 00 21 lbs. soft white j 00 Choice of 12 variety of apples, bbl 4 50 Apples by the pk .25 to 45c Coal oil, all Pennsylvania oil, gallon 8 and 10c and better than you pay 2\ to 5c a gallon more, for Ind., and Q., oil. Extra fancy Michigan potatoes (no home grown) per bushel 98 St. Croix pure maple syrup, per qt bottle. 25 Telmo pure maple syrup, 1 gal. cans, per gal 1 10 Apple, peach, plum and pear butter, 1 qt can, per can 10 3 lb can table peaches, per can 12 3 lb can Charm brand apricots, per can 16 3 lb can Yellow Crawford peaches, per can 25 1 gal can California peeled pie peach, per can 40 1 gal can California pie apricots, per can 88 1 gal can New York apples, per gal 35 1 gal can Maine pack blue berries i ......... 50 1 gal can Bartlett pears, per can 40 3 lb can Sauerkraut, per can 10 3 lb can Smith hulled corn... v 8 3 lb can Charm brand tomato’. 10 2 ft) can Charm brand corn 8 2 lb can Non-Such sugar corn, per can 12 3 lb can Bell Boston baked beans with tomatoe sauce IQ 2 ft) can Early June peas, per can....... 9 3 ft) can Charm brand pugnpkin, per can... 10 3 ft) can Telma sweet potatoes, per can « * 'J. 3 Clematis brand fresh salmon, per can 10 1 ft) can Chicago Bargain Store baking powder, per can.. 8 1 lb can Royal baking powder, per can 43 XXXX or Lion package coffee, per pkg HI Choice Rio coffee, per lb 10 Extra fancy Rio blend coffee, per lb 15 Bell’s Moca and Java, per lb 20 Extra fancy Globe Peaberry, per lb 18 Bell’s Santovar coffee, per lb 25 Bell’s Imperial combination coffee, per lb 33 Fancy hand picked navy beans, per lb .'. 4 Fancy Japan rice, per lb gi Rolled Oats, per lb ’ 3 1 gal pail fancy table syrup, per gal 30 1 gal fancy table syrup, from bbl. ; 25 Cow brand or Old Colony soda, per lb 5 All brands of chewing tobacco,' per cut,. 7 & 8c Swift & Co.. 100 bar snap soap, per box 1 95 Trumpet soap, 12 bars for ; 25 Santa Clans soap, 8 bars for 25 1 box 100 bars Santa Claus soap, per box 2 75 Puritan soap, 6 bars for. • . v _ 24 Fels Naptha soap, 6 bars for 25 New York pure buckwheat flour, per lb. 3

Dress Goods Clearance. At unheard of bargans, here is what we will throw in with each pattern for a short time: A pattern of 5 yards or more at 25 cents a yard or more marked in plain fagures at our regular close selling prices we will throw in, 6 yards Wool or silk dress braid trimming at 15 cts. yard..... .75 o yards cambric lining 5 cts. yard yards waist lining 10 cts. yard. ig 1 set stays * * *ls 1 spool thread........ t....... i,. , . *. .V.V ***’*" q 5 You will save on every pattern .$1 85

Amazing Sacrafice Clearance Sale oi Mr w, etpes, suns, an ms m owib woes. The greatest opportunity u woman ever had to buy perfect fitting, stylish garments at about $ price. $lO 00 new stylish 42 in. ladiesl’ coats, now for S 5 00 sls 00 new stylish ladies’ Raglan coats now for 10 00 Misses’ 4 00, 5 00 and $7 00ooats, now. .$2 00, $2 SO and • 3 SO Children’s jackets $1 00 to $3 00 each. Ladies’soc Fancy Flannelette waists, now 38 Ladies’ 2 25 Fancy all wo®l waists, now 1 50 Ladies’ 200 Fancy Eiderdown dressing saques, now! ... . 125 Ladies’ 1 25 Fancy Eiderdown dressing saques, n0w...... 75 1 and £ off skirts and petticoats. . -’, |

Ladies’ fluslin Underwear. Most all new, clean stock, a few slightly soiled; choice of lot at 10 per cent, off marked price and you will not buy them soon again at the prices now.

Special Carpet Clearance. (SECOND FLOOR.) 10 per cent, off every pattern in the house. This is a money-saving offer for those contemplating baying a new spring carpet. You can buy it less now than later, and quality and patterns are new and choice. 25c rag carpets, now .*.. ..22|c 50c all wool Ingrain, now . 45c 58c all wool Ingrain, now 52c Hemp carpet and mattings 10 to 25c. 10 per cent, off all lace curtains, portiers, rugs, window blinds,' curtain poles, trunks, valises, etc., etc.

Lamps, China Ware, Etc., Clearance. Some marked down \ and then 10 per cent, off marked price on all lamps, china ware, dinner sets, Haviland dishea, fancy hand decorated dishes, vases, fancy plates, cups, saucers. Japanese art decorated ware. These rare attractions are exceptional bargains not to be found soon again but we must have the counter room and at the prices they will no.t last long. Christmas toys at cost and less; only a few dolls, wagons, carts, automobiles, etc., left. Special bargains in tinware, glassware, hardware, washing machines, sewing machines, chufns, nails, wire of all kinds, etc., etc. /• See onr matchless 5 and 10c counter bargains, many of these bargains were bought in 1,000 piece lots to obtain the lowest possible prices for spot cash. To buy them in small lots would cost more than our selling price of 5 and 10c. ' See the lc goods—you pay 5c many places: 1 bunch hair pms, egg beaters, polished Red Cedar rubber tip pencils, 1 pair flat or round shoe laces, etc. * Special reduced prices on fine all Wool blankets, ladies’ wrappere, umbrellas, gloves, jewelry, alarm clocks, Roger Bros, knives and forks, spoons, hats, caps, neckwear, men’s shirts, mufflers, handerchiefs, laces, embroideries, fancy hair combs, purses, corsets, etc., etc. A few horse blankets, fur and plush lap robes left at 10 per cent, off to close. * 6c unbleached muslin for. 5o 7c ginghams for. * ]s o 6Jc Fancy colored Tennis Flannels for !! .5o 7|c Lonsdale bleached muslin for ''. "6i c 10c Tennis Flannels for .gL AH widths sheetings and pillow case muslins, 42 In. to 90 in. wide. V / - ■ ".; A - J.