Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1899 — Page 8

AHKOUNCEMEHT OF BIG DEP T STORE LARUE BROS. Havu g ccmbined our several stores into one HAMMOUTH DEPARTMENT STORE we are now ready to off r you Special Bargains from an entirely new and well selected stock consisting of Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps, Furnishings, Groceries, Queensware & Furniture, We have almost anything you want and ieel sure we can please the people who know values- We most cordially invite you to look through our Departments and note the Bargains we are offering in every line.

Dry Goods. We have no remnants throughout this entire stock, as all our goods are new, but we will sell you any amount desired cheaper than you can buy remnants elsewhere. Dress Goods — lmported. New design figured Crepons, good value at $1.75 our price 1.35 Figured Mohair 40 and 42 inch goods, satin effect worth $1.15 per yard our price.. 90c New imported novelty goods, new weaves in checks, plaids and Irredescent designs cheap at SI.OO, at 75c Silk & Wool Plaids for waists, worth sl.lO at 98c The above dress goods are in exclusive patterns. No two alike, 7 and 8 yds dress patterns, 3 and 4 yds-skirt patterns. 36 inch novelty goods worth 18c at 12|c 38 inch Plaids and checks worth 15c per yd at 10c Plain 40 inch Brilliantine, Extra quality worth 65c, we sell at 50c Skirts. We were able to buy an entire line of ladies’ underskirts from the manufacture at less than manufacturer’s cost. We give you the benefit which they lost. Ladies’ silk taffeta skirts in plaids, checks and changeable, worth anywhere $7.50, we offer at 5.50 Ladies’ changeable silk skirts, worth $6.00 our price 3.50 Ladies’ fancy Italian cloth, extra value at $3.50 at 2.50 Ladies’ plain Italian cloth with fancy 12 inch flounce, worth $2.50 at 1.38 Ladies' wool Morine skirts, worth $3.00 at 2.00 Sateen skirts flounce and corded, worth $1.75 at 75c Sateen skirts double flounce, worth $1 at... 50c >z\z\z\z\zvz Wash Goods. Percales 1 yd wide dark and light colors, worth 12|c per yd, we sell at 8c Amoskeag ginghams (not Lancasters) standard price is 64c per yd, bur price .... 5c Fleeced fancy Kootah cloth for wrappers, sacks and waists, worth 10c per yd, we sell at 8c Fancy outing flannels, worth 8| at 6|c Jackets J|f & JWWj Capes. tH&X" Our sale of ladies’ wraps ‘ has been a phenominal success, people appreciate the fact they could get sl2 to sls garments for $5.50. We have some good numbers and good sizes left and to clean up this stock we offer you your choice at $3.98, at this price and the styles you can still get, it would pay you to get for next winter.

Highest price paid for produce. Remember we always pay cash for eggs. It pays to trade at the BIG Dept Store, Laßue Bros 5 RENSSELAER. IND TELEPHONE 40.

Shoe Dept.

In Ladies’ and Misses’ shoes we have the celebrated Geo. E. Keith manufacture. These shoes are unsurpassed for excellence in fit and wear. Every pair fully guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction to the wearer, from A to E in width. Ladies’ hand turned, lace, new model toe, and lades’ Welt extension sole, lace, new r London toe, are new advance spring styles, the City price of them is 5.00, our price 3.50 Ladies’ lace or button shoes, worth 2 75, we sell at 2.50 Ladies’button shoes, worth 2 50, we sell at. .1.75 Ladies’ button shoes, worth 2.00, we sell at.. 1.25 Children’s shoes in lace or button, worth 50c

Chase & San= born’s Coffees. -r-' ■ . We handle the celebrated Chase & Sanborn coffees the best in the world and always the same

Furnishing Goods. Men’s fancy bosom shirts that always sell at 50c, we sell at... * 39c Men’s new colored shirts, extra cuffs, worth 1.00, at ...75c Men’s colored shirts, extra cuffs, worth 85c at 65c Our line of Neckwear embraces the latest in Puffs, Four-in-hand, Made up, Bows and Strings. Underwear, Hats, Caps, Fancy Hosiery, Collars and Cuffs all new and the latest importations. Carpets. Carpets—We carry in stock over 100 patterns in all grades from the cheapest ingrain to the best Velvets, Moquetts, Axministers etc. The best line in town at the lowest prices. A large assortment of Linoliums, Oil Cloths, Rugs, Matings etc.

ferJ | * CUR| SAI AN 1W SAHBOKHJAMN&Z Patronage hangs on a thread; that thread is your satisfaction. Treat you honestly and it’s as strong as a cable; abuse your confidence and it may snap like a cobweb. We are striving to build cables; therefore we handle teas and coffees imported by Chase & Sanborn. This name means a great deal in these days of cheap everything; it is a name that brings you a guarantee and satisfaction that no other line of tea and coffee will produce.

we sell at 35c Children’s shoes in lace vesting top, worth 80c, we sell at 65c 8, 8| & 9 worth from 75c to 1.25 your choice for 39c Men’s patent leather vesting top shoes the 6.00 grade, we sell at 5.00 Men’s patent leather 5.50 grade, we sell at. .4.00 Men’s heavy, leather lined, Cambridge last bull dog toe, tan or black, worth 5.00 we sell at 4.00 Men’s box calf new coin toe, all widths, hand sewed, worth 4.50 at 3.50 Men’s Klondike Bootees leather lined, i waterproof, guaranteed to wear 6 months, worth 4.00 at 3.25 ■ Z S z zvz> I Underwear. [ We have a strong line of ladies’ underwear : t and at the price we offer it will not last long. Ladies’ Egyptian combed wool suits, separ- ► ate garments, worth $2.25 per suit, our ; price 1.87 j : Ladies’ all wool ribbed union suits, all sizes, : : every dealer asks $2 for, our price....... 1.50 j • Misses’ wool ribbed union suits, worth $1.50 I our price 95c ’ • Ladies’ heavy cotton fleeced lined, full : sizes, worth 75c now 50c : Misses’ cotton fleeced lined union suits, worth 50c, now 25c ■ Ladies’ ribbed heavy fleeced lined vests, worth 40c. We sell at 25c Muslin. Although cotton goods have advanced we : have not advanced our prices. We bought : them cheap and sell them accordingly. : Lonsdale muslin cheap now at 64c, our price. s|c : Hope muslin you never bought for less than > .6c, our price. ..5c : A good bleached muslin per yd 44c : Brown muslin worth 6c, our price ..........4c i “ “ “ Bc, “ “ 6c i The best Brown muslin on the market we sell at.... 5c • 9-4 Bleached Pepperill sheeting worth anywhere 18c per yd, we sell at.... 14 : 9-4 Brown Peperill sheeting, worth 15c per yd, our price 12|c Specialties. We are headquarters for figured Denam ticks, • pillow tops, pillow cord and art cloths of all : kinds. We have the celebrated Foster kid glove for : ladies, every pair guaranteed, worth SI.OO at 75c Our Iron Clad and Mule Skin hose for chil- : dren outwear all others.

It Costs No Mote to become the possessor of a high-grade, reliable ■ ■■ ls ... * Cloak than it does one of those ill fitting and cheaply made garments with which the country is flooded* More than 200 fiCK styles for Ladies MwSaSlk and £ 1 Cha- ■ S? dren from $4.00 •W SSO-00 Look Label inside the for collar—it’s a guar* I antee of correct —J style, perfect fit and superior finish —an assurance that you’re buying the best that’s made—a Cloak that graces and beautifies the figure as no | other garment can. Our reputation for handling the best of everything is emphatically expressed in our Cloak Department. . Z—.

j Biefeld Cloaks Best on Earth ! WE HAVE A COMPLETE LINE

Groceries. Finest Winter Wheat flour. ..90c Best Spring Wheat flour 95c Any kind of yeast, worth 5c 3c Any kind of soda, worth 8c... / 5c 10 bars of Lenox soap 25c Salt by the barrel 65c California prunes, worth B|c 4c California peaches, worth 12|c .84c Good Rio coffee, worth 12|c 9c Good table syrup, worth 35c 20c Fine African Java coffee, worth 25c 15c Corn starch 4c, 3 for .. 10c Furniture. Furniture the largest and most complete line in Jasper County. We buy in large quanties from factories for spot cash and give you the benefit of same. We will not be undersold. When we make a customer our next aim is to keep him. If anyone makes you a lower price than La Rue Bros, compare the goods. We never quote prices on anything which we have not a liberal supply in stock. Our reputation for spot cash buyers brings us bargains which credit never sees. Low prices alone will sell the first bill, but reliable quality as well is required for the after ones. We always invite comparison of prices, the closer the investigation the better.