Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-09
Big Store
Will Close
It's Doors
OLD ESTABLISHMENT KNOWN BY
EVERYONE IN SALEM FORCED
TO MAKE PUBLIC SiLE.-CHANCE
OF A LIFETIME FOR RARE BAR
GAINS.

No doubt this will prove a surprise
to the public, especially 10 the many
customers who have traded here for
years.
The Oregon Shoe Co., the Oldest and
largest store Of It's kind IN Salem,
established 20 years ago, and known
throughout the country as a high
grade store, always catering to
the best trade, carrying all good,
staple, high-class stock, In fact the
very finest in mems, wom6n's, boys
and girls shoes that could be found
on the market, II seems shame that
such fine store should have to close
its doors and go out Of business, Yet
such is the case. The entire stock,
amounting to $25,OO0, has been Or
dered sold for the money 1t will bring.
To 90 into details about this big,
fine stock Is unnecessary, as the pub
lie knows the facts, and every one In
Salem knows that this is one Of the
finest stores In the city and has al
ways had a good, clean name with the
buying public. This viii be the first
great sale this store has ever had, and
the last one, for the entire stock will
be sold out to the public on public
sale, and the store will 90 out Of
business forever. For the benefit of
those who are out Of town people and
are not acquainted with the store,
they will find only the best Of all
kinds of shoes for the entire family,
This will be unlike any other sale
ever held in Salem owing to the fact
that this Big Store is closed, and the
entire stock must be sold out at once,
even If 1t only brings a few cents on
the dollar. Each and every pair of
shoes and every article in the store
represents a money value. A money
value that must be realized quick, no
matter the great sacrifice that must
be made the entire stock, fixtures,
show cases, tables, counters, shelving,
everything must go. Not one article
reserved. The store has been closed
for the past few days, while, in the
meantime every one concerned has
come to an agreement as to the best
way Of making settlement, and turn
ing the stock into money quick Each
and every person interested in this
store has agreed to the placing Of the
entire stock and fixtures on public
sale next Thursday, December ~, and
let everything go; all moneys taken in
from this stock will be turned over
at once.
In order to insure quick rddance of
this big stock, shoes will be slaugh-
tered right and left, and handed out
to the public at wholesale and retail.
A large force Of clerks has been
employed and are working hard day
and night preparing the stock for
hasty disposal, marking every pair of
shoes, every article in the store in
plain figures, and placing merchan-
disc out on tables and counters so
the public can select for themselves,
buying as little or as much as they
may want
A newspaper man looking over the
stock in the store today stated that it
looked more like a charity affair than
a sale, for the cost and value is be-
ing ignored in many cases, not one
fifth the wholesale cost will be asked.
Never before and never again will
the public have a chance that this
great sale offers.
A large crowd of discriminating
buyers will attend this great sale;
those coming early will avoid crowd
ing.
Sale opens Thursday, December 70,
at 10 a. m,
For full particulars see windows
See Wednesdays paper. 12-9-3t