THE " PJPTTSBTJKG DISPATCH,'
MAPvOH
1889.'
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SHALL EARTHQUAKES
Shake Up the Eastern Part of the
State, Almost Creating a Panic
PLASTER FALLS AT LABCASTER.
The Fierce liquor Fight in Which an Ohio
Town is Injaged.
ALL THE NEWS FROM KEAEBT TOWKS
rsrECIAIi TILrGEAU TO THE DISrATCH.l
LAJfCASTXEB, Pa., March &. A shock
like that of an earthquake was felt in this
city at 6:40 this evening. It lasted for al
most a minute and shook the furniture in
the houses and rattled the windows and
dishes. In one house part ot the plaster
was shaken from the ceiling. People ran
in terror from their houses, and at first it
was supposed that it was an explosion.
Telegrams from different parts of the
county state that the shock was lelt every
where. It seemed to pass from the north to
the south.
The shock seems to have reached as far as
"Wilmington, DeL, as a dispatch from there
says that an earthquake shock was noticed
by some people there about6:45 P. si. There
was a perceptible shake, accompanied by a
rumbling noise. Telephonic inquiry shows
the shock was felt in the surrounding country
and in neighboring towns. The shock lasted
about three seconds, and was from west to
east.
Carusle, March 8. The earthquake shock
which passed over this part of the State this
evening whs felt throughout this city. Num
bers of buildings were shaLcn and the occu
pants frightened, but no damage has been re
ported. Lebanon, March S. A light carthquako
shock was experienced through this section
about 6.30 this evening.
Gettysbckg, March 8. At 6.40 this evening
a slight earthquake shock was felt on Ceme
tery HiIL Houses were shaken until the win
dows rattled for ten seconds. It was also felt
at Hanover and points east. At Lineboro, M&,
a noise like thunder was heard. At Emery
Grove Junction it was thought a tram had left
the track and bad knocked down the station.
A dUnatch from York says: A pronounced
earthquake shock was felt here this evening at
6:40, which had the effect of Inshtcnlng nearly
everybody In tho city and subnros. Houses
trembled for nearly a minute and articles of
furniture were moved. Each citi
zen thought an eiplosiou or some such
accident bad happened in the house of his
neighbor, and It was not until they ran out of
their houses to Una ever body else outside
that thev round out that it was an earthquake
shock. It was a loud report with very distinct
vibrations, and was the most violent shock
ever felt here. Women ran shrieking from
their houses with their infants in their arms,
and for a while, in some sections of the city,
the excitement was intense. Jfo damage re
sulted here.
LOCAL PROHIBITION.
Tho Fierce Contest in Which nn Ohio Town
is Encnced.
Mix ERVA, O., March h. This town is now in
the throes of an exciting local prohibition war,
w hich will culminate in a popular election to
le held here to-morrow. The Dow law pro
vides that tho Councils of n.ur.icipal corpora
tions in Ohio may, if they see fit,
forbid the sale of liquors at retail
except for medical purposes. The
Minerva Council has been several times
petitioned by the temperance clement to pass
su".h an ordinance, but have declined to take
the responsibility upon themselves of doing so.
Instead, tlicy decided to submit the matter
to the people. Tin was first done about two
years ago. when the wets won by a good ma
jority. The temperance people, however, havo
b-en keeping up the agitation, and have
demanded another trial, which the Council
finally granted. The contest has been very bit
ter and the result is considered extremely
doubtful
Ore feature of the struggle fcn been the
part taken by the cold water advocates of Alli
ance, a town about 15 miles north of Is ere, which
adopted prohibition several years ago. They
nave filled the town with speakers all week,
ana to-nijrht, at the closing rally, they ran a
special exclusion train and came down with a
lirass hand and all the nrcacbers in the place.
Theliqnor clement here is very bitter at the
Alliance people, and assert that they should
mind their own business. They also produce
figures to show that the debt of Alliance ha
been constantly (rrow ing since the cutting off
of the liquor revenue, that drunkenness con
tinues and that gambling reigns rampant in
the alleged moral town.
The result of to-morrow's contest here will be
watched with treat interest throughout this
section of the State, as It will have an import
ant bearing on the question in other communi
ties. Eloped With a Colored Conchman.
Reading, March 8. Lewis Johnson (col
ored), who for three years has been the coach
man for Albert Ferguson, of this city, yester
day eloped with Lizzie Heff ner, a pretty white
girl. Miss Heffner is 19 3 ears old and belongs
to a well known family, her father bcinc a re
tired millionaire fnmace owner. Johnson is
tall, pock-marked and very black. While the
jrirl s family are broken-hearted, they are mak
ing every effort to capture the pair, who are
tupposed to have gone to Camden, N. J.
A S'23,000 Fire nt Corrr.
Cokrt, March 8. The wholesale tobacco
works of M. W. Hull & Co., located in this
place, was destroyed by firo this forenoon. It
was an old-established firm, and one of the
largest houses of the kind in Northwestern
Pennsylvania. A consignment of tobacco re
cently "received, valued at 510,000. 300,000 cigars
and a large stock of tobacco on hand was con
sumed. The total loss is 525,000, with the in
surance 6,500.
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A Straw Tote on the Amendment.
Indiana, Pa-, March a Yesterday County
Commissioner Shields, an ardent supporter of
the prohibition amendment, had the grand
jury take a straw vote on the question. Twenty
ot the jurors voted. 10 for and 10 against the
amendment. The jnrors were drawn from the
country. A majority of them are Republicans
and the result of the vote occasioned much
surprise and comment.
ANOTHER DOUBLE TRAGEDY.
A GInssworker Olurdcra His Wife and Then
Kills Himself.
Trrrnr, March 8. For some time William
Gessler, of Fostoria. has been working at a
glass factory in Fmdlay. Last night he ap
peared at Fostoria and went to the home of his
wife's parents, where his wife had been living
during his absence, accompanied by his
brother-in-law. The wife was called to the
door by Gessler, and the brother-in-law, who
was standing in the background, heard Gessler
ask bis wife a question which he could not un
derstand. She answered "No," and quick as a
flash Gessler drew a revolver and shot her, the
ball entering the hip. She turned and stag
gered into the house, when be shot her in the
neck, and she fell, dying on the floor.
Gessler then placed the revolver against his
own neck and fired. The ball passed through
the neck killing him instantly. It was all done
so quick that nobody could interfere. Gessler
came from either Wheeling or Bellaire.
Arrested for Incendiarism.
Charleston, W. Va., March a Wiley
Lewis, colored, has been arrested and lodged
in the jail at this place, charged with igniting
the fire last Monday night which destroyed tho
residences of Dr. J. A. Wood and Mrs. M.T.
Evmis, together with the grocery of Mrs.
Evans. The houses had been robbed, and the
tire was started to conceal the evidences of the
theft. The loss was about $3,000.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Trl-Stato Brevities.
The Findlay Iron Works were placed in the
hands of a receiver yesterday. Liabilities,,
$30,000.
Owing to lack of orders, the Viaduct Iron
Mills at Coatesville has closed its puddling de
partment, and about 100 employes are thrown
out of work.
While the three small children of Frank
Hain, of Reading, were in the house yesterday
afternoon, they played with matches, and 8-year-old
Frank set his clothing on fire and was
burned to a crisp.
A Lawrence Connty Prohibition Amend
ment Association has been organized. Dr.
William Butler, of Wampum, was elected
Chairman. Every township in the county was
represented. The temperance people claim the
county for prohibition by 2,500 majority.
A number of liquor dealers of Montgomery
connty met at Siorristown and organized tho
"Licensed Liquor Dealers' Law and Order As
sociation of Montgomery County." A perma
nent organization was effected and committees
appointed. It Is stated that the association
will organize in every election district In the
county for the purpose of defeating the prohi
bition amendment;
TJT 4IT17n,r IT HIT tells the readers 0
OljitaJDhl HALL to-morrovfs Dis
patch what a slow lime young men of wealth
and leisure htzvc in A'cw York, and attacks the
Jads of Anglomaniacs.
P I T)P!?Vri7n " to-morrow's Dispatch
LAIUJJ.lIEmi describes the inner life of
(he better classes in China, and the customs of
the lower castes.
ORNAMENT YODR PARLORS.
$25 Worth for 85.
During this month a full size crayon for
55, wortli $25, at Elite Gallery, 51G Market
st., Pittsburg.
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MRS, DR. CROSSLEY,
One of the Consulting Physicians of tho
Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute
at 22 Ninth street.
Mr. James Critcblow, residing on Carnegie
street, this city, has for 15 years undergone ter
rible suffering from his stomach.. At times it
would give him such pain that he could only live
on lime water and milk. He bad great distress
and bloating after eating, with belching of gas.
His liver also gave him much pain, ana his
tongne nad a yellow coating. He had a pressure
and pain over the eyes. He lost all ambition
and kept getting worse until he was unable to
do any work. One doctor said he had cancer of
the stomach. After trying U doctor all to no
purpose, he began treatment with the physi
cians of the Catarrh and Dyspepsia Institute,
and although 67 years old, he now works every
day and feels well and hearty. He says: "That
I am cured of the above conditions I hereby
sign my name.
"James Critchlow."
The above lady physician can be consulted
by ladies suffering from diseases pecnliar to
their sex. The medicines used are positively
curative, and aro so prepared as to allow the
patient to use the treatment herself. They
treat successfully catarrh, rheumatism, dys
pepsia, bronchitis, asthma, blood, kidney and
female diseases. ,
Office hours, 10 A. jr. to 4 p. St., and 6 to 8 p.
11. Sundas, 12 to 4 P. Jr. Consultation free
to all. Treatment also by correspondence.
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mHE PITTSBURG CLASSICAL AND
I MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE, room IS.
Jackson building. Sixth and Fenn avo.
Latin, German. Shorthand, Memory Training,
Mathematics, etc., etc. Classes now being en
rolled. mh9-75-TTS
HOW I SUFFERED
Seventeen Yeirs From a Skin Dltease. Could
Not Walk or Dress Myialf. A Mils of
Dltene From Held to Foot. Cured in
Eight Weaks by the Cutieura Remedies.
At the ago of three months a rash (which
afterward proved to be eczema or salt rheum)
made its appearance on my face. A physician
was called. He said teething was the cause; be
prescribed some cooling medicine, but the sores
spread to my ears and bead. Another M. D.
was called. He professed to know all about
the case, called it "King's Evil," and prescribed
gunpowder, brimstone and lard mixed into a
salve; but tho disease continued. They could
not do anything with It. Another prescribed
borax, water and flour: another linsoed
poultices. None of them did me any good at
alL but made me worse. TheIsease continued
unabated; it spread to my arms and lejs, till I
was laid up entirely, and from continually sit
ting on the floor on a pillow my limbs contracted
so that I lost all control of them, and was ut
terly helpless. My mother would have to lift
me out and into bed. I could get around the
house on my hands and feet, bnt I could not
get my clothes on at all, and bad to wear a sort
of dressing gown. My hair bad all matted
down or fallen otf, and my head, face and ears
were one scab, and I had to have a towel on
my head all the time In the summer to keep the
flies otf. My parents consulted a prominent
physician and surgeon here in Chicago (the
other physicians before mentioned were of,
Dundas and Hamilton, Canada). He said he
could do nothing for me. He wanted to cut the
sinews of my legs so that 1 could walk; but I
would not let him, for if I did get better I would
have no control of them.
The disease continued in this manner until I
was 17 years old, and one day in January, 1879,
x reaa an account in tne iricnne 01 your uuti
cura Remedies. It described my case so
exactly that I thought, as a last resort, to give
them a trial.
When I first applied them I was all raw and
bleeding, from scratching myself, but 1 went
asleep almost immediately, something I bad
not done fopyears, the effect was so soothing.
In about two weeks I could stand straight,
but not walk, I was so weak, but my sores were
nearly well. As near as I can judge theCnn
cuka Remedies cured me in about six to
eight weeks, and up to this date (i. e. from
January, 1879, to January, 1887.) I have notbeon
sick in any way, or have had the least signs of
the disease reappearing on me.
w. j. Mcdonald.
3732 Dearborn St., Chicago. 111., June 30,1887.
Sold everywhere. Frice.Cnticura, 50c; Soap,
25e.;Resolvent, SL Prepared by the POTTER
DRUG and CHEMICAL CO., Boston. Mass.
-83-Send tor "How to Cnre Skin Diseases."
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
PIM
Soap,
IPLES, black-beads, red, rough, chapped
ttuu uiiy atuu prevemeu uy cuuuuiia
IT STOPS THE PAIN.
Aching muscles, back, hips and
all pain, inflammation, and weak
ness relieved In one minute by the
CutfcuriL Anti.Pnln l'lnntpr. Tho
first and only pain-subduing plaster. 25 cents.
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WAGNER'S,
Wood street and Fourth ave,
BOYS' and GIRLS!
Shoes of our superior makes insure
comfort, wear and style; prices are
always right A trial will convince
that it is cheaper, better and to
your interest to buy good solid
leather Shoes for the Boys and
Girls.
Misses' Kid and Goat Shoes,
$1 50 to S3.
Boys' Button and Lace Shoes,
$1 25 to $3.
Open Saturdays to 11 P. M,
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WAGNER'S, '
401 Wood St., Cor, Fourth Ave,,
PITTSBURG.
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T"ON"IKTAT.T.T 'RIRI nrPnnTPDo ivn
JD dealers in wines, liquors and French cor-
dials for family use. Sole arents for Ran rial.
riel Wine Company, California, 10 DIAMOND
SQUARE, Pittsburg. Foreign produce a snec-
sezz-DisH-TTS
alty
TTIR'WRT ATTtIl?l.L
Xli MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL
BELL HANGER
Repairing a specialty.
103 THIRD AVE., near Wood St.
Telephone 851. PITTSBURG, PA.
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JONES' MAGIC ROACH POW
DEB, Roaches banished by con
tract. Satisfaction euarahteed or
ino pay. 35 SEVENTH AVE.,
Pittsburg Pa. , Price JIM per
JJUUUU. J&2-D0-S
A FINE PIECE OF
Chewing
Tobacco
IS INDEED A LUXURY. '
FINZER'S
Old Honesty
Comes as near being a fine piece of
PLUG TOBACCO as It is ppssiblo
to make it, and is known as a
STANDARD BRAND
AMONG DEALERS.
We are sure that ONE TRIAL -will
convince you of its merits.
83-Look'for the red H tin tag on each ping.
JNO. FINZER & BROS.,
LOUISVILLE, KY.
mb2-35-SSu
OPTICAL AND MATHEMATICAL GOODS.
Ssoecialty Correct fitting of lenses and
frames. All styles of Spectacles and Eye
Glasses. Experienced Opticians and our own
factoiy and workmen are our inducements.
M. E. STJEREff, Optician,
5HSMITHFIELD ST..PITTSBURG. PA.
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GRATEKUL-COMll ORTING.
EPPS'S COCOA.
BREAKFAST.
B y a thorough knowledge of the natural laws
which govern the operations of digestion and
nutrition,and and by a careful application of the
fine propcrtlcsof well-selected Cocoa, Mr. Epps
has prodded our breakfast tables with a deli
cately flavored beverage which may save us
many heavy doctors' bills. It is by the judicious
uso of such articles of 'diet that a constitution
may be gradually built up until strong enough
to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds
of subtle maladies are floating around us ready
to attack wherever there is a weak point. We
may escape many a fatal shaft by keeping our
selves well fortified with pure blood and a prop
erly nourished frame." Civil Service Gazette.
Made simply with boiling water or milk. Hold
only in half pound tins by Grocers, labeled thus;
Jas-EppsfcCoSfffia
no3 h-OOms
J. DIAMOND, Optician,
S3 Sixth Street, Plttstourer.
Spectacles and Eyeglasses correctly adjusted
to every defect of sight. Field and Opera
Glasses, Telescopes, Microscopes, Barometers,
Thermometers, etc "
ARTIFICIAL EYES made to order,
and warranted. Always on hand a
large and complete stock. ja6-TT8sn
RESORTS.
Atlantic City.
rpHE ROYAL-
I ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
Always open. Appointments first-class:
steam heat, sun galleries, etc
fe22-S0 W. H, REYNOLDS.
TnOTHKRGILL HOUSE. ATLANTIC CITY,
Jj N. J. Located near beach. Perfect san
itation. Steam heat. ELIZABETH HART
LEY, Prop. f e25-12-TTSSu
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J.-HOTELS,
Boarding houses, cottages, lots and bath
houses to let or lor sale by L G. ADAMS fc CO.,
Real Estate Agents, Real Estate and Law
Building, Atlantic City, N. J. feH-6-D
THE ELDREDGE, NO. 18 SOUTH OARO
LlNA avenue, within three minutes' walk
to depot or beaeb. Large cheerful rooms, ex
cellent table. Terms moderate. MRS. E. J,
ELDREDGE, Proprietress. fell-3-D
ON THE BEACH.
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Atlantic City. N. J.,
HADDON HALL
EDWIN LIPPINCOTT.
THE CHALFONTE,
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.
MOVED TO THE BEACH.
ENLARGED AND IMPROVED.
UNSURPASSED OCEAN VIEW,
Salt water baths in the houe. Elevator.
felfrflo-D E. ROBERTS fc BONa
HOT SPRINGS, N. O.
MOUNTAIN PARK HOTEL. '
Flrtf-elau In every particular. Steam heat,
Open Fires, Perches inclosed in glass. Superb
Location. Ideal Climate fer the debilitated.
Baths In Marble Pools. Finest in America;
Waters unexcelled anywhere in curative power
or luxury. Q. K. LANSING,
(Late of Astor House, N. Y.) Manager.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A TABLE OF DAILY SAYINGS
At i per cent Compound Interest, expressed in Round numbers, as Issued by
1 Mi M 1 Sails
OF PITTSBURG, PA.
Per Day. For 5 Years. For 10 Years. For 20 Years. For 85 Years. For 0 Ye?r
S M 5 ST S ! 115 J 160 365
9 .02 40 90 230 820 730
.03 GO 140 310 0 1,090
.05 100 230 570 . 780 1.820
.10 200 450 1,130 1.580 3,630
.25 500 1.H0 2.830 3.800 9,060
.50 1,000 2.280 i650 7,70 18,120
1.00 0U0 t5W ltsM 15;550 88,240
Tti.ntwimt4Ki. aimt.. i.h.t ... v.. a A,nmni!shfri hvtnvnnA Hlfinosed to lav aside a small
portion of their weekly receipts, and depositing the same in some well-roanascd Savings Bank.
Everyman whq is obliged to work for his living should make a point to lay up money for
that "rainy day" which we are all likely to encounter when least expected. Unquestionably tba
best way to provide for this emergency is to open an acconnt with a good, live Savings Hank.
Accumulated money, thus cared for, is safe,-is rapidly Increasing, is always ready to use
when needed, and is free from the many uncertainties and fatalities of life.
Strive at once to get together Ave dollars, or even one dollar, and make your first deposit
Then resolve to add to it as often as you can, oven though the amount be small.
You will be surprised with the magic comfort and strength of this course. Nobody knows,
without having tried it, how easy a thing it is, without being miserly or stingy, to save money,
when once an account with a bank has been opened. . ,-....,.,
A man then feels a new ambition and a constant desire to enlarge his deposit. It gives him
pleasant lessons in frugality and economy, weans him from tho habits of extravagance, and is
the verbest guard in the world against intemperance, dissipation and vice.
If you are not already a depositor, and havo no special bank in view, permit us to suggest
that you at once try a deposit with
THE PITTSBURG BANK FOR SAVINGS, No. 60 Fourth Ave., Pittsburg, Ps.
To all who may thus favor us, we promise a courteous and accommodating treatment, and
it shall be our endeavor to make our business relations, when once formed, pleasant and of long
continuance. GEO. A. BERRY. President.
CHA8. G. MILNORj Treasurer.
Managers Geo. A. Berry, Alex. Bradley. H. C. Buehman, J. K. Dorrington, J. L. Graham,
Geo. A. Kelly, Jas. Laughlin. Jr., Chas. F. Wells. T. C. Lazear, J. Painter, Jr., L. M. Plumer,
Frank Rahm, A. C. Dravo. Wm. Rosebure. Chas. G. Milnor. mhi.71
G GOODS.
szpiRiLisra- goods
tti
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All the Novelties in Millinery.
New Chantilly Laces and Flounces.
New Lace Curtains and Bed Sets.
New Portieres, 20 Different Styles.
New Infants' Cloaks, Short and Long.
100 Styles Beaded Spring Wraps.
50 Styles Ladies' and Children's Jackets.
40 Styles Fine Stockinette Jackets.
New Jane Hading Veilings, 45 Cents up,
New Spring Lines of Handkerchiefs.
Newest Styles Dress Trimmings.
New Styles Neckwear and Ruchings.
New Upholstery Fringes and Art Materials.
High Novelties in Oxidized and Plated Hairpins, Breastpins, Bon
bon Boxes, Vinaigrettes, Fobs, etc.
MORE HOSIERY BARGAINS
'
360 dozen fine quality full regular made Balbriggan Hose, i2jc per
pair, worth 20c. 240 dozen full regular Ladies' Fancy Hose, i2c per
pair, wortli 20c.
oztsrxs-
50 dozen Genuine Onyx, warranted fast black, Ladies' Hose, 25c,
worth 40c per pair.
50 dozen Ladies' Black Silk Hose, 50c, worth 75c per pair.
A grand assortment of NEW EMBROIDERIES, and full line of
WHITE GOODS, of .our own importation, at money-saving prices.
300 dozen extra fine White Linen Hemstitched Handkerchiefs, 10c,
worth 20c.
peibavm
510, 512. 514 MARKET ST. AND 27 FIFTH AVE.
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SejiSSSMt JAN. M, IB85!sBss'
-rri cnrS2 SCIENTIFIC
tl. JC? JJ!s.3 OPTICIAN,
Patentee and sole manufacturer of the Eureka
Eye Glass. No chain required. Eureka nose
blades fitted to other eye glasses.
Oculists prescriptions a specialty. All kind
of lenses ground and spectacles made on the
premises. SOS PENIT AVENUE, PITTS.
Seventeenth and Chestnut, Philadelphia.
del-b53-TTS
Almeria and Malaga Grapes,
Bananas, Florida Oranges and all kinds of
Foreign and Domestic Fruits,
JOHN DEBB &: CO.,
608 LIBERTY STREET. noS-TTS
No.
REMOVED TO
50 FIFTH AVENUE,
Near wood Stkket.
KORNBLUM, OPTICIAN
Telephone No. 1680. f el9-MTWTyanwlc
TECOMMENDED FORIFASIILY USE
Xl Guckenheimer Pure Rye Whisky from S21
to J8 per gallon; Sanoma Wine Co.. California,
dry port, SI 20 per gal.: Sanoma Wine Co Cali
fornia, dry sherry, $1 zu per gal.; Sanoma Wine
Co., California, muscatel, $120 ner gal.; Sano
ma Wine Co., California, Angelica, $120 per
cal.: Lake Erie Island AAA Vorlauf Catawba,
SI 20 per gal.; Lake Erie Island A Drv Catawba,
SI 00 per gah; Lake Erie Island Sweet Catawba.
81 00 per gal.; Boonekamp Bitter Liqueur, full
quart, II 00. F. ANDRIESSEN. 10 and 42 Ohio
street, Allegheny City, Pa. mhoVrrs
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NEW ADVERTIhEMUifTS
GLORIOUS WIND-UP
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KAUFMANNS'
GREAT SHOE SALE
Tojday, Satur
day, will be the last
and Greatest Day of this
wonderful Shoe Sale. All
week our spacious Shoe Parlors
have been crowded to their utmost
- capacity, and we have sold more Shoes
than during any like period before. So great,
in fact, was the rush that many of our Bargain
lines were sold out almost entirely, but, not wishing to
disappoint any customers, we have substituted better grades
of Shoes for those that have been sold, without raising the
original price. This will, make
TO-DAY, SATURDAY,
THE GREATEST SHOE BARGAIN DAY ON RECORD.
See our Ladies' Fine Dongola Kid Shoes at $1 23, worth $3
See our Ladies' Finest Bright Dongola Kid Shoes at $2 50,
worth $4.
See our Men's Genuine BCaif Dress Shoes at $1 29, worth $3
See our Men's Genuine French Calf Shoes at $3, worth $5.
See our Boys' First-class Calf Dress Shoes at $1 24,
worth $2 50.
See our Boys' Finest Calf and Kangaroo Shoes at $1 73,
worth $3 50. "
COME AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE!
It is more than likely that not a pair of the above matchless Bargain
lines will remain on our counters after to-night Hence, if
you don't want to be disappointed, be sure and come as quickly
as possible. We will have an extra force of Shoe sales
men on duty and prom pt attention is assured to every
customer. Fail not, then, to lay in your Shoe
supplies to-day.
NEW SPRING STYLES OF HATS
Our showing of modern head
gear for Men and Boys exceeds
anything of the kind ever seen in
this city. We don't think there is
a single famous make or celebrated
shape that we cannot show. We
have the Broadway and Knox
styles of Silk Hats, the Youman,
Dunlap and Miller shapes of Der
bys, and all the best makes of soft
Hats. And we not only show all
the very latest styles for the spring
season, but we also sell them at
one-third less than regular Hatters
prices. This accounts for our large
and growing Hat trade. .
MOTHERS, your special atten
tion is called to our large variety of
boys' and children's
SPRING HATS and CAPS.
Don't fail to see them.
JUST UNPACKED: Novelties in Boys' Confirmation
Suits for Easter.
KAUFMANNS
Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street
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EVIDENCE OF CHEAPNESS
Can you call to mind any wide
awake town of 1,000 inhabitants,
where lots can be bought at Prices
we ask and on such easy terms?
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.:. PORTLAND .:.
Has 5,000 population. The Evans
addition is less than a mile from
the Court House, on the main
street, with three-fourths of the
population lying between it and
the Court House.
SECURES A BUILDING LOT IN THE GREAT NATURAL GAS AND OIL FIELD AT PORTLAND, INDIANA.
IPOIRTIi.A-IDsriD.
the county-seat of Jay county, In
diana, is half way between Fort
Wayne and Richmond, and 118
miles from Cincinnati by rail, or
about 90 miles in a direct line. It
is in the largest continuous district
of natural gas-bearing land in the
world a district which has been
developed and tested by hundreds
of gas wells, demonstrating beyond
all doubt that the gas supply is in
exhaustible, and its quality for fuel
and illumination unsurpassed. .The
gas wells now in use at Portland
have an output of over 15,000,000
cubic feet daily, and this supply
may be increased ad infinitum.
The Grand Rapids and Indiana
Railroad and the Lake Erie and
Western Railroad give Portland a
north, south, east and west outlet
The county is one of the richest
agricultural and stock-raising coun
ties in the State. Portland has fine
pijblic schools, a Normal College,
two newspapers, viz.: "Commer
cial," "Sun;" a building and loan
association, seven churches, two
fine hotels, besides lesser ones, an
opera house, and does a large
wholesale, retail and manufactur
ing business.
The EVANS ADDITION
JLDJOEVS TEDS
North Corporation Line of the
City of Portland,
And Lies Directly on the Principal
Street of the Town, Less Jhan One
Mile from the Court House.
Lots are offered in this subdivi
sion upon the following terms, viz.:
One per cent cash with order, then
one per cent each week thereafter
(or more if so desired by pur
chaser), until full amount is paid,
when warranty deed will be exe
cuted for the .property. A rebate
of 10 per cenV will be made for all
cash in advance. On receipt of
first payment a bond for a deed
will be forwarded to the purchaser
with the amount duly credited; also
.a large plat of the property and a
colored township map showing the
exact location of the addition.
THE TITLE TO THE LAND IS
ABSOLUTELY FREE AND UNIN
CUMBERED, . A complete abstract' of title fur
nished freer to all purchasers on re
ceipt of first payment.
THE LOTS ARE 25x140 AND
LARGER, fronting on 50-foot
street with 15-foot alley, and are
equal in value to lots selling in
other localities of the gas belt at
150,, We advise taking two or
more lots to secure a good frontage.
There are 12 lots to the block.
WE OFFER LOTS AT PRICES AS
FOLLOWS? $40, $45, $50, $55,
$60, $65, $70, $75, $80 and $85
each; Meridian street lots are $90
and $100. All without interest, and
free of taxes until deed is executed.
If any application is received
after all the lots are disposed of
the money inclosed for first pay
ment will be returned. No atten
tion paidto inquiries unless the one
per cent for lot is inclosed.
Remember the number of lots is
limited, and "first come, first
served."
GAS WEIiLS ARE WITHIN 100
FEET and lie at southeast and
southwest corners,- while juBt
west of it id the
ONLY OIL FIELD IN THE STATE
PORTLAND, INDIANA, March 1, 1888.
I have made the survey and plat of the land comprised
tn the Evans addition to the city of Portland, Jay county
Indiana,- and hereby certify that there is not a lot in said sub
division that is not suitable for building purposes and suscep
tible of good drainage. The subdivision adjoins the corpora
tion line of the city. Meridian street, which passes through
the property, is the principal street of the city and the main
thoroughfare of the, county leading into the city. Sixteenth
street is also an important highway.
C. E. ROGERS,
Ex-County Surveyor and present City Civil Engineer. ,
We, the undersigned, are familiar with the above de
scribed property and indorse the foregoing statement iiirefer
ence thereto.
- THEODORE BAILY, Mayor of the City.
P. M. HEARN, Abstractor. ' " . .
E. J. MARSH, Editor "Commercial" . '
SEBRING BROS., Grocers.
J. C. LOWRIE, Postmaster.
H. O. WELDON, Proprietor Merchants' Hotel
iE EVANS, TRUSTEE, PORTLAND, INP, OR.ROOM 76iJpNSTQN BUIL1I
PORTLAND is develop
ing quite rapidly since the
discovery of Natural Gas and
Oil in that locality. Popula
tion is increasing and land
advancing. A number of new
factories, business blocks, and
over 100 dwellings have been
' built within the past year.
There is every reason to be
lieve that an investment made
now will bring to the pur-i
'ut "t
chaser large returns in tKt,
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near future.
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