Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1898 — Page 8 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

I 1 BIG »Hnl ■ st, Wl. IM. I ; : £ £ ; I At the beginning of the loth year of successful merchandising in Rensselaer we intend inaugurating startling reductions in every department of THE CHICAGO BAR- I l GAIN STORE. Our phenomenal growth and doubling our sales last year over any former years, is evident the public know, where to find bargains and appreciate fair I I and honorable treatment. The great increase in sales will enable us to begin the September Fall Trade with lower prices and smaller margins than ever before offered. I Everybody cordially invited to this Anniversary September Sale, where you can save your big round dollars in buying your Fall and Winter wares. A few prices to I .simply hint at opportunities for saving money... . 1

Special Anniversary Sale of Clothing. I A complete new stock of Men's and Boys’ Suits and Overcoats. Boys’School Suits, two pieces, SI.OO to §5.00 value, anniversary sale price.. .§1,50 to §3.00 Boys’ three pieci suits, §3.50 to SB.OO, anniversary sale price $2.90 to $6.50 Men’s all wool clay worsted, $10.(X) to §15.50, anniversary sale price S7.!K) to §12.50 A few carried over suits at 50c on the dollar, to close out. Shirt Sale. A great reduction on summer negligee shirts. The finest line of fall and winter shirts ever ’shown, Hats and Caps. 140 dozen in all the newest, latest novelities prices lower than ever. Anniversary Dress Goods Sale. The most complete line of foreign and domestic dress goods ever shown. Fancy one-half wool novelities 36 in. to 42 in., value 16c to 40c a yd., anniversary sale price, French novelities, 75c to §2.50 per yd., anniverjgary sale price.... ~ 50c to §1.75 per yd Summer wash dress goods, only a small lot left, at 4 price to close out.

‘ Watch for complete adv. in a few days. Your Best Place to Trade, THE NEW DEPARTMENT STORE, B . pSMp.,,. :

A Noted Lecturer Coming Dr. H. J. Becker, of Dayton, Ohio, a man whose reputation for •eloquence and interest as a public lecturer is right along with such men as Dr. Willets, and who is scarcely less noted as a traveler, will deliver two lectures in Rensselaer next week. He comes under the joint auspices of the Chris- • tain Endeavor societies of Presbyterian and Christian churches, respectively, and his lectures will be given at the Presbyterian •church. The dates of the lectures are Friday and Saturday nights, Sept. l>th and 10th. The subject of his first lecture will be “Liberty of Cuba.” His second lecture, the subject of which is not yet announced, but it will be connected with the doctor's extensive travels in the Holy Land. Dr. Becker had an engagement for one lecture at the recent Fountain Park Assembly, but so groat was the pleasure of his audience, that a second was insisted upon. Those of our citizens who heard him at Fountain Park are xuost eager to hear him again, at Rensselaer. Prices of the lectures have been placed at a very low price of 25 ■oeats, which is only half the ■regular admission to Dr. Becker's lectures. -e ■ ■ Opening at Ellis’ Opera House. Manager Ellis takes great pleasure in announcing that he has ■ been ablo to secure the well known «tar Hennessy Leroyle in his famous Comedy “Other People's Money,” which gave such excellent .satisfaction on its last visit here. Mr. Leroyle has surrounded himself with a very capable company «*ngaged by him in New York, and thia year the show will be better Mnd funnier than ever before. The advance sale has already opened at Huff’s Jewelry store and tho popular prices of 25, 35, and cents will prevail. The at-