Special Sale of F,arm Supplies 
Including Rare Bargains from the Fifty Million Dollar World’s Fair, St. Louis, 1994. 
Merchandise, Lumber, Building Material, Furniture, Etc., at Record Breaking Prices. 
THE CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING COMPANY 
purchased the St. Louis World’s Fair, thereby enor¬ 
mously increasing their line of supplies of all kinds, and 
making it the largest institution on earth. The dismantling 
of this exposition is in itself one of the most gigantic un¬ 
dertakings of the Twentieth Century. 
Our stock of new goods includes everything manufac¬ 
tured. We are constantly buying new stocks of all kinds at 
.RECEIVERS’ AND MANUFACTURERS’ SALES. 
Our catalogue quotes the lowest cash prices on thousands 
of brand new articles covering every want. The following 
offers are a few samples of the many bargains which we 
are offering our patrons. Send us a trial order. Absolute 
satisfaction guaranteed to all. 
SAVE FROM 30 TO 50 PER CENT 
For anything needed for your farm, home, barn or 
buildings. Our purchases include hundreds of public 
buildings and hotels. We bought and dismantled the 
Chicago World’s Fair, 1903, the Pan=American 
Exposition, 1901, the Omaha Exposition, 1899. 
We are now placing on the market millions of dollars 
worth of materials of every kind from the 
St. Louis World’s Fair, 1904. 
REFERENCES: 
Drovers’ Deposit National Bank, any responsible 
bank, express office or merchant anywhere. Our plant 
covers over 25 acres. 
We are constantly buying stocks of New General Merchandise at Sheriffs’, Receivers’, Trustees’, Assignees’ 
and Manufacturers’ Sales. These goods are New, Clean Stocks of Up=to=Date Merchandise and are just as Standard 
as any on the market fresh from the factory. The fact that our prices are so low on the items shown in this advertisement does 
not mean that the quality is lacking. We offer you the rarest opportunity to buy goods at low prices. You dare not over- 
look such a chance. Don’t wait until the material is all sold and then regret a lost opportunity. The time to buy is today. 
Nails SI.50 Per 100 Lbs. 
10,000 Kelts Mixed Wire Nalls. 
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Each containing 100 to 110 lbs. and 
[ ranging from 3 to 30 pennyweight, 
all kinds in each keg. Special price 
per keg.#1.50 
Wire Staples. 1,000 kegs, size % 
and Per keg...#2.00 
Y.00 kegs wire spikes. Per 100 lbs.#1.00 
Wire Nalls. One size In a keg. Per 100 lbs.#2.00 
100 Lbs. Wire, $1.40 
Lowest Prices on Galvanized Wire. 
Wire Shorts, No. 14 guage, per 1001b. bale.#1.40 
Annealed Mire, new, 11 to 10guage, - 
per 100 lbs.#1.00 
B. 15. Telephone Wire, Continuous 
lengths, per 100 lbs.#2.75 
Barb Wire, painted,per 100lbs..#2.150 
Galvanized, per 100 lbs.#2.75 
Poultry Netting, galvanized, 100 
square feet.40c 
Write for complete list of low prices on 
all kinds of wire fencing*fence posts. 
Steel Fence Posts 30c 
Tubular, indestructible, will last a lifetime. Made 
of hollow,seamless tubing, 4 feet above ground, 
18 Inches below. Drilled with 0 holes. Com¬ 
plete with staples at.each, 80c 
Corner posts.#1.00 to #1.25 
Gate posts. 1.50 
Hitching posts. 1.25 
Low, patent, steel lawn posts with neat tops. 
Each. 25c 
Manila Rope, 7c Per Lb. 
Now Is the time to order binder twine. Buy quick, an 
unusual opportunity for anything in the line of rope, bin¬ 
der twine, etc. at prices like these: 
Good Manila Hope, slightly used, all 
sizes, per lb.7e 
New Hope, slightly shopworn, per lb.Se 
Manila Binder Twine, peril).7c 
Wrapping Twine, per lb.5c 
Wire Hope and Cable at way-down 
prices. Tackle Blocks, Hope Pulleys, etc. 
Big stock. Write for price list. 
Tool Combination, $1.50 
Size No. 4—weight 8 lbs., polished jaws and anvil. In¬ 
cludes vise, anvil, drill, hardy and one drill bit, all 
complete. Larger 
combinations #2.50, 
#8.00 and $4.50. 
Bench vises, com¬ 
bination pipe vises, 
hlackf»nitlis vises 
and other tools 
at cut prices. 
Steel Tine Manure Forks, 40c 
At this price a 3 tine, high grade, solid steel shank 
fork. Can you duplicate these prices anywhere i 
4tine.45c 
6 tine.50c 
6 tine.60c 
Hay Forks, 2 tine.20e 
Stine.80c 
4 tine.45c 
Potato Hooks.45e 
Manure Hooks .45c 
Steel Hoes.20c 
Hakes. 20c 
Sale of Steel Tools 
;! 
Single bitted ax.each, #0.45 
Poublo bitted ax. “ .50, 
All-steel hatchei . “ .82 
" .th hatchets.each, $0.40 
'tcel adze. “ .85 
Broad hatchets. “ .50 
| Hunter’s ax. “ .88 
Solid steel hammers. “ .88 
Machinists’ hammers. “ .50 
Forges, $4.75 and up 
For farm blacksmitliing and tool 
repairing. Just the thing. We bought 
up three carloads at a sacriiice sale. 
Post Drills, each, up from ....$4.85 
Mixed Holts, all kinds, 100 lbs.,$2.50 
Mixed Log Wood Screws, 100 lbs. 
.# 8.00 
Wood Screws, mixed, per lb. ..10c 
Mixed Hivets. wagon makers, tin 
ners, etc., 100 lbs for.#2.50 
New Steel Roofing and Siding 
$2.00 Per IOO Square Feet 
Painted red both sides, most durable and economical 
rooting for houses, barns, sheds and all other 
kinds of buildings for Inside or out¬ 
side use. Comes In sheets Band 8feet long. 
Tills is our No. 10 grade, seml-hardened, 
flat, per square of 100 sq. feet.#2.00 
Corrugated V crimped or standing seam 
per square.$2.10 
Beaded ceiling and siding per sq. #2.25 
Imitation brick siding per square $2.25 
We pay the freight east of Colorado, 
exeeptOklahoma, Ind.Ter, and Texas. No 
special tools needed. Full directions 
furnished. 
“Eagle” Felt Roofing 
60c Per IOO Square Feet 
2 Ply “Eagle” Brand, ready roofing, per square..60c 
15 Ply“Eagle” Brand, ready roofing, 90c 
Vulcanite Roofing, with nails, caps 
and cement for lap, per square. ijq .?5 
Ifcd Ko*In Sheeting Paper, 500 square 
feet.45c 
Parchment Building Paper, per 500 
square feet.75e 
Galvanized Kubber Hooting, exten¬ 
sively used on high-grade buildings—prac¬ 
tical for lining purposes. Nalls, caps, 
cement furnished—complete, 108 square 
feet. .$1.75 
Samples furnished free. 
NEvI, 
felt 
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Catalogue Free. 
If you cut out 
coupon at bot¬ 
tom of page 
and mail 
it to us 
at 
once. 
Modern 
Plumbing Material 
We Guarantee 
We offer you a saving of 20 to 50 per cent on anything 
you need In tills line. A sample of our prices 
Handsome Steel 4K ft. Bath Tub.#6.80 
^Enameled Sinks.$1.10 
__)Water Closets, complete. .#7.00 up 
„_ y \\awh Stands, handsome, all well 
e-e? o/-T J7 finished, all complete.#7.50 up y. 
SO.JU jT/ A Modern Bath Room Outfit, com- y^ I 
plete.$25.00 up 
Write for our plumbing supply cata¬ 
logue. It’s worth having. 
. Every article on 
this page to be 
j ust as rep- 
_ —resented. 
SINKS Money 
back if 
notsat- 
$|.IO» 
LOW PRICES ON BUILDING MATERIALS 
IOO MILLION FEET OF WELL SEASONED LUMBER 
From the VVorld’s Fair, St. Louis. 1904. The finest grades of lumber were used in the 
construction of this grand exposition. We are offering for sale at prices far below the 
original cost everything 1 in the line of building materials needed in the construction of a 
building for any purpose. The time to buy lumber is today. Prices are advancing. Nowis 
your opportunity to make the necessary improvements on your house and farm buildings. 
SEND US YOUR LUMBER BILL FOR ESTIMATE 
SAVE 30 TO 50 PER CENT IF YOU BUY AT ONCE. 
S tud ding, joists, planking, dressed and matched flooring, sheathing, timbers, in fact 
lumber for any purposes. If you are intending to build be sure and take 
advantage of this offer, which can last only for a limited time. We can quote 
you a lower price on your lumber bill than anyone else. Among our enor¬ 
mous stock we surely have just what you want. 
Ask For Our Special World’s Fair Catalogue 
Quick delivery to those who purchase now. Besides lumber we have for 
sale a.l kinds of sash, doors and building materials, hardware, electric ap¬ 
paratus, plumbing material, flags, poles, tools of all kinds, turnstiles, 
statues, railing, molding, iron rods, conductor pipes, eave troughs, and 
thousands of other articles. All material from the Exposition is for sale 
from our headquarters on the World’s Fair Grounds. 
CHAIR 
All \ Kitchen Chair*. 25,000from the St.U 
Louis Exposition. Good and sub-1 
* ^kstantial. Like cut. Each. ...25c' 
hnnfte 2,000 Brand New. Each.85e 
UVUHw 1,000 Vienna Oak Chair*. 
. . , X. Hane seat. Each.#1.25 
advertised are ^Xi.ooo Dining u«om 
cr.] J at nrirp 4 : Cliair*. Handsomely 
sold a: prices ^NLcarved. Polished, 
as given here. Send high back,cane \ 
for catalogue for com- E m9c 
plete list. 
BARGAINS 
11,000 Hardwood Chair*. Flat, spindle 
| back, heavy, suitable for dining room 
! parlor or bedroom, used at World's 
Fair. Each.70c 
\ 1,500 Hooker*, 89c to#2.50 
IOO Easy Chair*. Hand-^ c„_ j r-_ 
i somely up holstered. oena tor OUT 
Ir AkFi; t 6 "P t Ki , 15 L^^ Catalogue to- 
1500Kitchen I 9.. , 
ILarge size, Draw-^^ Clay, It Will show 
#1*85 k^J^^you how to save money 
on your purchases. 
Furniture ’ts? World’s Fair 
* 100,000 worth of high grade furniture from the Worlds’ 
Fair, practically as good as new. 
100 Morris Chair*. Reversible cushion, hair filled, 
adjustable back, spring seat, golden oak polished 
frame. Each.#5.50 
150 Couches. Covered with high grade velour, up¬ 
holstered In the best manner. *8 to *10 values. Our 
price.#4.00 to #6.00 
50 Solid Leather Couehe*. Golden ”ak frame sub¬ 
stantially constructed. Price up from.#19.00 
Dresser*. 2,000 combination dresseis and comm;d:s, 
large mirrors, solid oak, from World’s Fair 
Each.#6.00 
2.000 lien Beds. 
Made -specially *or uli 
World’s Fair. All ex¬ 
tra well built. Good 
asn°w Cost, *4. 
Our price ... ...#2.25 
Carpets and Rugs 
50 Cents Per Yard and Up. 
We bought four carloads from a bankrupt 
manufacturer. 
Brussel* Carpet, handsomely designed, high- 
grade, all wool mat, made for service, per yard, 50c 
1000 renovated carpets, per yard.10 to 60c 
2000 rugs and art squares temporarily used at 
World’s Fair, all latest 
patterns, any size, from 
.#1.50 to #20.00 
Door Mats, (used) worth 
75c, our price.85c 
Ofliee Desk*. 
250 handsome 
roll top, from 
World’s Fair 
.#16.00 
Pipe, All Kinds and Sizes 
Special Price*. (See List. 
1 Inch with couplings, per foot.8Wc 
1M “ “ " “ “ 4Kc 
8><j “ casing with couplings, per foot.10c 
4 “ “ “ “ " “ .14c 
This Is first class piping for water, gas, oil, etc. Re¬ 
threaded and in excellent condition. Boiler tubes at low 
figures. Send for complete price list. _ 
New Galvanized TanLs, $2.00 
20 Inch diameter.$ 2.00 
24 “ “ . 2 50 
4 foot “ 5.50 
6 “ “ 15.00 
Watering Tank*, round end 
.$4.25 up 
Wagon Tanks, new galva¬ 
nized steel.$7.00 
Feed Cooker*, tank heat r 
and water troughs lowest 
prices. Send for list.__ 
$5.10 Anti-Freezing Pump 
A Special Offer on Pumps. 
Windmill lift punms—each.#8. 5 
Ductile Aetiag force pumps, each.$9.00 
Pitcher Spoilt pumps,each. )5e 
Kitchen Force pumps (brass tube cylinders) 
each. #4.50 
Thresher Tank pumps, each.$5.50 
Hydraulic Rams, each.#4.75 
Water Lifts, Kubber mid Leather 
_ Belting at Very l ow Price*. 
Paints, 30c Per Gallon \ 
Write for color card—Free. 
Barn Paint, In barrel lots, per gallon, ,80c ■ . . . 
Co-d Water Paint*, per pound.6c LM I X&D 
“Perfection” mixed paints, per gallon. .75e 
Our “Premier” brand, three year guaran- [ .PAINTSI 
teed, per gallon.95e 
Orders Filler. Promptly. 
Ball Bearing Grindstone, 
$2.25 
At this price we furnish a complete 
Bicycle Grindstone, small size. 
Medium size.$2.50 
Larger size. 2.75 
Also our patent Bicycle Emery Grin¬ 
der, the handiest tool manufactured. 
Complete with an emery wheel. $7.00 
We sell emery wheels at 40 per cent 
_ less than others. _ 
ton Jack Screws, each 80c 
Four Carloads, Brand New Cast iron stand, 
wrought Iron screw, deep cut tread. The best made, 
and biggest bargain in the lot at these prices: 
IK Inch diameter, 12 ton .$ .80 
1% “ “ 16 “ . 
2 “ “ go “ 
2 Yi “ “ 24“ 
2K “ « 26 “ . 
3K “ “ 26 “ .. 
Hoiimc raising jack*, each. 
Lever jack*, each. . 6.00 
Gasoline Engine 
P.. guaranteed .$60-00 
W .hp ’mplng jack. 65.00 
Mach.nery of all kinds. Engines rang 
Ing from 1 to 1000 H. P. 8uw mills, 
boiler*, pumping machinery and 
equipment of every kind. We are con¬ 
stantly buying complete stocks ut 
Sheriff’s and Receiver’s Sales. 
Ask for our 
MACHINERY LIST 
Linoleum and Oil Cloth 
150 Kollsncw High-Grade Linoleum 
In various colors ahd neat designs, two 
yards wide, per square yard.88c. 
New OH Cloth, widths 1, IK, 2, 2k.' 
yards, per sq. yd.T.... 18e 
1000 Yards of used matting In fair 
condition, per yd. 8c 
Some at.15 C 
MATTRESSES. 
Cotton Top Mattresses, from World’s Fair, for single 
beds, good condition,eaeh.#1.25 
2000 Dob-ouWool Blankets,fullsize.ea,$1.75 to $2 OO 
4000 Bed Sheets, full size, for singlebeds, each.25c 
2000 Comforters, each. 7on to 90c 
6000 Pillow Slips, each...8 C 
5000 pillows, a pair. 
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