Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-07-23
BIG FALL IN PIANOS
Sixty instruments to be Sold at
Factory Cost Prices.


ID. Roy BowIby Makes q Business Propo
sition Which Those Wanting Pianos ans
Organs Should Inyestigate.-Unheard O
Prices and Terms on Pianos and Organ
and the Reason Why He Can and Doe,
Make Them-Everybody should Reat
This-saIe Begins July IS.
/ anu about to have some alteration:
and Improvements made in nv store,
which will include the putting in OF
an entire new floor and renewing the
ceiling. To do this will necessitate
the tearing up of the old floor, the
removal of office platform, safe coun-
tiers, side cases, partition, furnace,
etc. have on hand very large
stock of pianos and organs, covering
nearly every square foot of space on
two floors. 1t would he impossible
to make our alterations with our
present stock on hand without
scratching and marring the instru-
ments, which would necessitate their
being sold as damaged and second
hand goods at great sacrifice on
price.
Therefore, in order to reduce the
stock and do it quickly. have con-
cluded to offer the entire stock at fac
tory cost for one week only. | have
been in Rock Island for IS years and
have always done business in the reg
ular way. The only special sale |
ever had here was about year ago,
when sold the goods from my branch
houses. The prices and Inducements
offered then were such that enabled
me to dispose of 100 instruments in
10 days. Now. in order to be consist
ent and treat all my patrons alike
propose to make the prices and terms
the same as in my great sale in April,
1897.
! have on hand about ~ pianos and
20 organs. They are the same line Of
goods / have sold in the tri-citieetlaur.
ing the last Is years, and they G1In
prise half dozen well known and
time-tried makes, and every instru.
ment offered at the sale will be fully
warranted for five years. \
cannot here quote prices on all
the instruments in my stock. but as q
sample we will sell beautiful new up.
right pianos in all the fancy cases,
such as sell in the regular way al
$3.50 to s275, for Sly, $l33, $143,
1856 to SlS7.
Elegant standard make full sized
Cabinet Grand pianos that are war.
ranted to last life time will be
offered in this safe at S17S to S217.
These pianos retail everywhere from
$500 to 1919.
The very highest grade Cabinet
Grand pianos that sell everywhere at
1876 to $500 will 90 at this sale q.
$2lS, 1928, S2iS to s29S. Brand new
$75 to 1925 organs will be offered al
$37. $l2, $4S, 500 to SOS.
The sale will begin Monday morn,
ing July %, and continue all thu
week following and no longer.
The terms of the sale will be as fol.
lows: $50 cash down on all piano,
and 81 to so per month on balance
81 cash down on organs and 80 to s;
per month on balance.
have a few Baby Grand and Parlo
Grand pianos, slightly used at con
certs. that will he offered ut much les.
than cost to make.
Remember that every piano an,
organ offered in this sale is bran,
new and will he marked in plain fac
tory prices. No more will be asked
and no less will be accepted, SO that
child can buy as well as the shrewd
est.
We also have second hand organ
and square pianos that will be oifere,
at about any price to close them out
Remember the time, July % to 80
inclusive, and no longer. Remembt
the place, 1909 Second avenue, Rocl
Island Come early to secure goo,
choice. ID. Roy BowLBY.
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