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TUESDAY, May 12, 1908,
TOWNS FROM— FARES FOR ONE PERSON—
i- One way with $10 purchase.
0 10 ID MUGS Both ways with $20 purchase.
16to 20 Miles
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Remarkable Offerings
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NAME.
Phillips' Big Store.
Nelson Cloak Ca.
Ottumwa Hardware Co.
W. A. Mclntire Co., Hardware.
Harper & Mclntire Co., Hardware.
W. H. Cooper & Son, Furniture.
Hall-Ekfeit Furniture Co.
Martin Furniture & Carpet Co.
Cocker! 11 & Roberts Confectioners.
Huffman & Co., Dry Goods.
Clark's Drug Store.
Hofmann's Drug Store.
Sargent's Drug Store.
Ottumwa's Biggest, Best and Busiest Store
MOU/*S
The Merchants Pay Your Railroad
Fare Under the Following Conditions:
WHEN YOU PURCHASE YOUR RAILROAD TICKET TO OTTUMWA, GET A RECEIPT FROM THE
AGENT (NO FARES PAID WITHOUT RAILROAD CERTIFICATES), AND PRESENT IT AT THE FIRST
STORE WHERE YOU MAKE A PURCHASfe, NO MATTER IF THE PURCHASE BE BUT 25 CENTS, AND
YOU WILL BE GIVEN THIS COU PON, WITH THE AMOUNT OF YOU PURCHASE WRITTEN UPON
THE BACK. KEEP THIS COUPON PINNED TO YOUR RECEIPT FOR RAILROAD FARE AND PRESENT
BOTH TO EVERY MERCHANT FROM WHOM YOU PURCHASE. THE LAST MERCHANT WHO THUS
REGISTERS A PURCHASE UPON THIS COUPON WILL TAKE UP YOUR RECEIPT AND REFUND YOUR
RAILROAD FARE.
The Full Aijiouvt Specified Must be Purchased or no Fares
Will be Paid.
Both ways with $25 purchase.
Several pretty styles
$1.00 dainty white lawn
Waists in all sizes.
69c
25 different beautiful
styles, splendid $1.25
and $1.50 lace and me
dallion trimmed, Lin
gerie Waists, ft /.
ail go at
$2 50 and $3.00 values
ilegant Lingerie tailor
ed Vvaists, dur
Ing this sale..
Final Clean Sweep of all
Tailored Wool Suits
All $15 Suits, new models, in
blacks and colors, f\ pA
$20 and $22.50 Suits, no ex
ceptions, while they 11 "jr
last choice I J* I
Your pick of the $25 and
$27.50 Suits at
$16.65
Elegant new $37.50 to $45.00
Suits. No two alike, choice
$25.00
way with $15 purchase. rfl i„ nr »i One way with $
$15 purchase.
TOWNS FROM— FARE8 FOR ONE PERSON-
31 to 45 lilesBo"
Amoskeag
Apron
Ginghams,
1.98
We have divided the entire
stock into 4 big lots and will
sell them Just like this.
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NAME.
W. J. Donelan & Co.
J. E. Scase Dry Goods Co.
J. K. Dysart Clothing Co.
Peach & Creswell Clothing So.
Doty Clothing Co.
Iowa Clothing & Shoe Co.
The Hub Clothing Co.
J. B. Sax, Clothier.
Daniels' Shoe Store.
Stevens' Shoe Store.
J. W. Neasham, Jeweler.
Keating Hardware Co.
wlth 120
46 to55MilesB°5.wwwr"witt
Best Fancy
6}£c yd
50c novelty wool suitings for an
children's dresses, yd tjC
75c quality 45 inch Mo hair Sicilian, in
black and colors, yard 4QC
09c values 49 inch fine all wool Panama
cloth, black and all leading shades,
yard
Regular 89c quality 44-inch im- rr
ported wool Bastlste, yd UjC
2,000 yards
best 10c India
Linens,
pur0b'a'-
ways with $40 purchase.
One way with $25 purchase.
$5o purchase.
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If you write
for Samples
of
p"rela™'
ways with $70 purchase.
NAME
J. H. L. Swenson & Co., Drugs.
Crescent Book & Drug Co.
Putnam & Bridgeman.
Boston & Ford, Harness.
Daggett's Livery,Dray & Und'tak'g.
Crips & Co., Livery & Transfer.
Roseland Coal Co.
John DeMarsh, Fuel & Feed.
McElroy's Restaurant and Hotel.
Acme Electrical Supply Co.
Ottumwa Fuel Co.
Ottumwa Stamp Works.
Lee Chidester, Bicycles.
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anything
we send them
by return mail
Choice
Table Oil
Cloth,
14c yd
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OTTIHSrWA COTHRTET?
ANUF AGTURERS'INDUSTRI AL EXHIBIT
Ottumwa, May 25th to 30th 1908
Industries whose capital will aggregate over fifty millions of dollars will be represented by fine displays—several companies will
manufacture goods in the exhibition building—one firm will spend over $1,000 on its exhibit—from an educational standpoint it will be
The Greatest Show Ever Held In Ottumwa
A school of science, an actual demonstration showing the manufacturing of certain foods from the time grain is poured into the hopper
until they are served on the table (and are SERVED FREE), a demon
stration of the newest and most up-to-date mechanical devices, concerts
given by new and wonderfully made musical instruments operated
by electricity—all being inclosed in the convention hall, making
tertainment of MORE THAN USUAL INTEREST.
Of—stores
whose
$1.00 grade
well made
Percale
of All Best
Dress
CalicoeB
6c yd
69c
45c
26c Corsets
Cover
Embroideries
8c yd
15c Heavy
Huck Towels,
17c yd
Stores that fight so hard for patronage that in the
Style Goods superior
that thriity people
Donelans Will Pay
Your Railroad Fare
We are members of the Retail Merchants' Association,
and will refund your fare according to the rules— Make
a trip to Ottumwa this week and get your share of these
May Sale Bargains.
Third Week of the Great Annual
whose retail prices are often
Great Lot
10c L?.ces
and Em
broideries
Wrappers
Great Feature of This Week's Sale
$1.25 quality tine crisp Mack French
Voile. Sale price, yard
Splendid $1.50 quality 64 inch genuine
shower proof Suitings, yard
25 pieces $1.00 grade choice new
Novelty Suitings, yd
$1.50 grade finest Imported black
English Silk Mohair, per yard ...
$1.00 grade
16 button
Silk Lisle
magnificent stocks of truly reliable
$1.25 large
White
Crocheted
Bed Spreads
5c yd
A Tremendous Mill Purchase 10,000 Yards Fine Dress Goods
85c
1.15
79c
1.20
50c fine black
Lace Lisle
Hose
Gloves
10c each
75c
75c grade
33c
r£s«iR\«S4* •firturtSik-ts
such low prices as to give Ottumwa the reputation of being the
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ftlfrto-
Ottumwa the Pride of the State
Through its Retail ^Merchant's Association is defraying all the expenses of this magnificent ex
hibit and furnishing you this GREAT TREAT in order to bring you to Ottumwa to put you
in touch with
Ottumwa's Great Retail Stores
make the
25c grade
White Ba
tiste Dimities
95c
mad rush
and strictly
Greatest Trading Center in Iowa
There is not a city within the radius of 75 miles that does not send a goodly number of its citi
zens to Ottumwa to trade. Within the last two years our
out-of-town trade has doubled
there is no combination or trust to control prices, each merchant vies with the other to seeure
the
newest novelty lirst—to
lowest prices.
to that carried in cities of twice our size at
find it profitable to come to Ottumwa.
Just give our
Mail Order
Department
a trial—
You'll like it.
$1.25 grade
72 inch
Bleached
Irish
Damask
16^c
87!Ac
SILKS! SILKS!
in .black,
27 inch Japanese Silks in .black, -jn
white and colors, yard. JjC
75c quality 24 inch washable Taffeta, also
27 inch Rough Pongee in all a
colors, yard jJJC
All those beautiful $1.00 Silk
and Satin Foulards, go at yard
$1.95 Silk and
Linen Um
brellas,
Muslin Gowns
and Skirts,
44c
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for business
lower than Chicago Wholesale Houses—-stores
up-to-date
Lace Curtains,
Carpets,
Rugs
and
Draperies
75c
$6.t)0 heavy
Cow Hide
Suit Cases,
$1.50
$4.50
profit Is lost sight
Merchandise sold at
The result is an assortment of
Ottumwa's Biggest, Best and Busiest Store
May Sales
—.i
£5
Our great selections and truly good values have gained
for us hundreds of new customers this season. These
genuine May sale bargains will bring many more.
$2.00 values in Cable Net Nottingham
and Madras Curtains. Great variety
of beautiful designs to
choose from at a pair...
1.50
Splendid $1.00 grade $1.25 full size Notting
Nottingham Curtains, ham Curtains, 10 new pat
Scroll and floral 7P. terns to pick Ap.
patterns, pair from, per pair.
SMALL SIZE NOTTINGHAM CURTAINS, 39c PAIR.
Exceptional Values
In high grade Cable Net, Saxony, Brussels Net Point
Princess and Filet Italienne Curtains in White, Ecru and
tan effects, also beautiful French colored Madras Cur
tains at a pair
$3.50, $5 and
Room Size Rugs
9x10% feet good wearing granite Rugs,
suitable for bed rooms, each
$13.50 grade 9x11 feet, splendid Tap
estry Brussels Rugs at $11.45
Our regular $14.95 9x12 feet fine Tapestry 1 a
us el re to S I I
Best $25 values in beautiful Axminster and Wilton Vel
vet Rugs, newest patterns.
May sale price
Carpets
Best 75c grade heavy all wool Ingrain
Carpets in rich fast colors, per yard ...
Full yard wide granite In- Splendid 50c quality
grain Carpet, markeU heavy union Ingrain Car
down to Qft/» Pet- during thip
per yard J7 sale, yard
15c grade 36 inch pretty white Swiss
Curtain Materials at 12J/2o
45 Inch rich heavy Curtain Netc in ecru and
white, newest designs, 50c value at yd
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