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r- 1 8 --X 1- When You Bay at This Store There Is No Uncertain Standard of Value and when that standard is reached it is certain that our prices are the safest, for there are no lower prices than ours. Nobody ever saved a penny in buying cheap things for the sake of paying a cheap price. It is not the cheap price that you pay at the store that drives a good bargain neither Is it the high price. It is the honest price on honest goods. Cheap things are imitations, short lived, inferior, wasteful, extravagant, disappoint ing, costly. Dependable goods have quality, real, lasting, serviceable, superior not wasteful, for quality always costs less in the end experience has proven it. It is the quality buyer who saves. Smart Styles in Cape Coats, Fitted Coats, Suits and Dresses Suits charming new attractive styles $12.50, $15, $17.50, $20, $22.50, $25, to $50. Capes and fitted coats are fashionable and smart. Cape coats—$12.50, $16.50, $19.50 to $67.50. Fitted coats $5.98, $7.50, $8.50, $10, $12.50, $15, $17.50 to $37.50. Ladies' and misses' basque dresses $10, $12.50, $14.50 up to $27.50. Ladies' and misses' fitted dresses $5.98, $6.50, $8.50, $10, $12.50 to $45. Children's fitted and cape coats $1.75, $2.25, $2.98, $3.98, $5, $6.50, $7.50, $10 to $20. Our styles in dress goods and silks afford a most generous selection to choose from. We pay railroad fare fill mail orders promptly. Send for samples and prices. 126, 128,130 East Main Street S. C. Cullen & Co $ Arnold RIVER-TO-RIVER ROAD PICNIC Iowa City, Sept 39—The big river to-river road picnic and automobile day festivities will start here this evening with an open house and smoker at the Commercial club. The business meet ing of the River-to-River road associa tion will be held at the club room, Thursday morning. This meeting will be followed by a visit to the state uni versity buildings. The basket picnic will be the feature at noon. The city park will be the scene of this event, where there are plenty of shade trees and convenient tables. In the afternoon will be held the automobile races, which are to be staged under the direction of the Iowa City Motor Racing association. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. Des Moines, Sept. 30.—The supreme court today upheld the action of the voters in a certain district of Floyd 1 Don't Blame Us If You Pay Too Much We've done our duty we've warned you time and again that we can save you $3 to $7 on your new Fall Suit or Overcoat. So don't blame us if you go elsewhere and pay $25, and then meet a friend who bought the same suit here for $18 or $20. Look around don't buy your clothes blindly. If you've got money to throw away give it to the poor, but don't help those who don't know how to buy right, and therefore must make you pay more. Come, look around, it's time you saw that there's a reason why this store grows bigger and bigger. Your money invested in Cresswell & Trost's Suits or Overcoats will yield a handsome return in smart looks. Cresswell & Trost "The Store of Safest Values" 207 East Main Ottumwa, Iowa Have You a Good Clock? Set aside that old" antique clock that has been running for the last twenty-five years it has done good service, and it does not pay to get it fixed up when you can purchase a brand new up-to date eight-day mantle clock for $5.00. We have just received fifty of these new clocks and will put them on sale at the special price of $5.00 FOR THREE DAYS ONLY THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY These clocks are all fitted in large new design cases finished in black, mahogany, fumed oak and flemish oak. Movements are the best—absolutely guaranteed striking the hour on a cathedral gong and the half hour on the bell. See our east window and come early, while our selection is complete. J! 113 East Main Street dTTUMWA COURIER, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 19K county in voting a tax aid for the Charles City Western railroad. Jewe*3 & I A dis trict was formed and a tax aid voted tc allow the electrifying of an old railroad from Marble Rock to Charles City and extend it northeast and elec trify the addition. Certain taxpayers got out injunction to prevent the pay ment of the tax. Now the supreme court says that all the proceedings were legal and that the tax must be paid. Another decision was that in the case entitled Woodbury county, appel lant vs. William Tackaberry Co. Wood bury district, reversed. ROBS KEOTA MAN. Des Moines, Sept. 30.—W. H. Mc Clure of Keota was returning to the Oxtord hotel from a picture show last night.. Some one hit him over the head. When he regained consciousness sev eral hours later, his two watches were gone. He does not remember where the assault was made. Music Co. Obituary Sumner. The funeral services over the re mains of Daisy May Sumner, were held this afterrlion from the residence, 817 West Williams street at 2 o'clock con ducted by Rev. W. D. Spiker, of the Plymouth Congregational church. In terment was made in the Shaul ceme tery. The pall bearers were: Eddie Byrum Howard White, Harold Sunirier, Jake Baker, Floyd Boyd and John Sumner. —:o.— William O. Houston. Thq funeral services over the re mains of William O. Heuston who died near Beness, Wash., Sept 18, were held this afternoon from the residence of the decedent's father, J. C. Houston, 410 North Iowa avenue at 2:80, cone ducted by Rev. C. A. Field of the Main Street M. E. church. Intermont was made in the Ottumwa cemetery. ENJOYABLE PROGRAM AT SWEDISH CHURCH A very enjoyable evening was spent Tuesday by members and friends at Extra 23 yards of unbleached muslin of good quality for AH week end liUU A table of 25c and 35c poplins and foulards—all new fall IRp patterns—a yard 13^ 250 pairs of blankets for week end selling—worth $1.25— QQp special at 30^ Several pieces of dress goods in near ly all shades—spunged and 7Ro shrunk special IB*" Boys' Knickerbocker school pants all sizes—worth 69c regular ft —only Tu^ A lot of boys' Knickerbocker suits— broken sizes—worth $3.50 1 QQ special I O Sample line of boys' hats worth up to $1.00 for week end 9Qo selling at £3*" New style ladies' suits—coats 48-inch lengths—worth $20— 1C ft ft week end price IJiUU Ladies' skirts, serge and panama— tunic effects or plain— 1 QQ up to $5.00 values l.uO $7.00 and $8.00 new fall skirts—all materials—special for RQ rest of this week at JiUvJ Latest novelty skirts $12 values special for week 0(1(1 end at .... OiUU Ladies', misses' and children's knit hoods or caps—also Dutch 9Rc bonnets worth 50c at .........Z Embroidery edging and insertion worth up tp 10c yard Oq special at, yard 350 pairs of women's shoes tans and black, all leathers 1 QQ worth up to $3.50 IiOu the Swedish M. E. church when a lec ture and recital was given by expert talent. George Walter Johnson, lec turer of the Northwestern university at Evanston, 111., and Mrs. Sophie Eklund-Mlller, soprano of Chicago, supplied the program. Mr. Johnson leotured In English and gave a few selections, on.the piano while Mrs. Eklund-Miller sang a number of the Swedish folk songs In a very enjoyable manner. ITALY IS EXPECTING SOMETHING TO BREAK Rome, Sept. 30.—The condition of Marquis Di San Oiuliano, the minister of foreign affairs although somewhat better, is always grave. He is con stantly nursed by his daughter-in-law, the marchioness Santa Margherita. The patient stands his sufferings stoically but it is said that in a mo ment of discouragement recently he exclaimed: "I wish I could live ten weeks more." This is taken to mean that the min ister feels that within ten weeks some thing very important and vital for Italy will occur, but thus far no one has dared question him regarding the matter. Week End Specials On account of observing our holiday the "Big Store" was closed all day Wednesday, but reopened this (Thursday) morning. In order to make up for the time lost, we have placed on sale many different items at special low prices for the remainder of this week only. 0 0 Green Stamps Free With Each 10c Spent **. J. #..'V.j, BRITONS ARE CALLED TOO MEDDLESOME (Continued From Pace 1.) decisive. The center is quiet The French advances In the vicinity of Verdun and Toul.have been renewed." Official Statement.. London, Sept 30.—A dispatch to the Reuters Telegram Co., from Berlin, coming by way of Amsterdam,, Extra 23 yards of standard prints dark or light for week end I ft ft selling 25 pieces of table oil cloth many different patterns for 19^'p" week end, only \£j^ Crepe de chene, yard wide, regular price 75c for AQp week end yard t3^ A quantity of ladies' tennis gowns— regular 65c value AQp week end price Tennis skirts for ladies which are worth 69c placed on sale AQr* for week end at Tu $1 corsets, medium bust, extra long skirt for week end at Kflp half price 3U^ Ladies' 98c knit skirts reduced for week end selling CQr* to only v* $25 Axminster floor" rug, 9x12, in fine oriental or floral 91 AR pattern ZliTu $3.50 all wool floor rug can use both sides special ft ft price is 113 $25 solid quartered oak buffet our week end price is 01 il only. ... ZI.43 $18.50 full swell front china closet solid oak with 1R AR five shelves IviTu $22.50 quarter sawed plank top din ing table 6-ft. 1 ft AC extension IO.tJ 500 boys' shoes, sizes 10 to 13 box grain worth $1.35 QQo Special at only 30*" 400 pairs of misses' shoes gun metal button, sizes 11% 1 A to 2 worth $2, at Ii^d Bays that the headquarters of the German.] general staff made the following oft flcial statement last night: "On our right wing jn France inde cisive battles haye occurred. Between the Oise and the Meuse it is generally quiet The army operating against the forts on the Meuse was repulsed. "The French have made a new as sault along the line from Verdun to TouL Our siege artillery has opened fire on the forts of Antwerp. The assault of the Belgian forces against the attacking line has been repulsed. "In the eastern the /ers of the wai the Russian assault^ in the govern ment of Suwalki failed. Heavy arm lery yesterday began a bombardment against the fort of Ossonrence." 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