Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-02
PLAIN OPEN LETTER
To the People of the Tri-Cities
That Will be of In
tereSt.
SOMETHING TO MAKE YOU THINK.
tIon Never Before Onered-Pianos and
Organs at Less Than Cost-This Kind of
an Opportunity Only Comes Once In a
Life Time.

Life Time.
During the past three weeks we
have been in the hands of the paint
ers, decorators, ETC., having our store
remodeled and the walls retinished.
They came upon US suddenly and I'M
expectedly, and caught US with a
very large stock of pianos, which we
were unable to protect. / kept two
men busy for three weeks, who did
nothing else but watch and move the
pianos out of the way of the scaffold-
ing and falling debris. but in spite of
all we could do we find the cases more
or less bruised and married and the
finish dulled.
also have in stock several pianos
that have been dropped from cata-
logue, and some new ones in 1898
cases.
Our store now is in the finest shape
we have ever had it. and l have or
dered an entire new stock of goods to
arrive soon, which will correspond
with it.
l propose to make room for the
new stock by cleaning out the entire
lot of 60 pianos which L have on hand
in special sale regardless of cost. L
have eight different well known makes
of pianos in stock, such as the cele-
brated Blasius IL Sons, the world
renowned New Scale Kimball, the
Albrecht established no years., the
Krell. Whitney, Royal, Hinze, Schil-
Ter and others.
| wish it distinctly understood that
this stock of pianos which L shall Of
fer is the same as we have sold to
your best people for the last 20 years.
The materials used in their construc-
ton are the best that money can buy
everything first-class.
No Shoddy Goods.
We do not at any time handle the
cheap, shoddy eastern makes of
pianos, which can he sold under 20
different names at almost any price.
Every instrument offered in this sale
carries a guaranty giving five years to
test it.
We shall mark every piano snd or
gan in the house according to style
and condition in plain figures. One
price to all; no more will be charged
and no less accepted, so that child
can get the same price as the shrewd-
est buyer.
Pianos that are slightly married or
the finish dulled. will 60 at actual
cost, and many for less than cost.
We shall offer elegant upright pianos
at prices ranging from S135 to $3.50,
which in many cases will be less than
half the usual price. Good square
pianos from S15 TO $50. Organs new
and second hand from so to $3S to
S5S.
The sale will begin Monday, Sept.
4, and continue until the slightly
damaged stock is disposed of.
The terms of the sale will be from
SIS to $25 cash. and Sc to $40 per
month on pianos. Organs and second
hand pianos will go at Sc cash and So
per month.
Remember we are leaders of low
prices, and whenever we tell you we
have bargains to offer, you will al
ways find them just as represented.
Everybody knows that slight in
jury in the case of piano does not
injure its tone or wearing qualities,
and | candidly state to you that the
bargains we shall offer in this sale
have never been duplicated in your
city, not even by ourselves. We
shall probably sell most of the stock
within a week, therefore would advise
you to call early to get first choice.
Store open evenings during the
sale. ID. Roy BowLBY,
1909 Second avenue, Rock Island, Ill.