Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume], October 27, 1908, Image 2

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TUESDAY, October 27, 1908.
SPECIAL—Th*s
Men's Clothing
A' fine stait of homespun and wodl
crash and cheviots in plain and
fancy effects, all weights perfectly
fitting, guaranteed to give the best
of wear. These suits are positively
worth up to $8.50 or money refund
ed at any time
Farewell Sale Price ....
Sale Price
.2.29
Men's splendid suits made up in
medium and light weights, conser
vative styles, positively worth $10
or your money refunded at any
time. Farewell 1 re
Sale Price J.QJ
$12.50 suit all to match, $6.95. A
fine suit of clothes, all to match,
come in homespun and worsted
Scotch mixtures. This suit is pos
itively worth $12.50 or your money
refunded at any time,
Farewell Sale Price ..
Men's $15.00 Suits, $7.95. This
represents a lot of suits in worsted
and serges. Also Borne dark fancy
mixtures.' In the new and swag
ger fad cut sack coat, entirely cus
tom made. Remember you get your
money back if not satisfied. This
suit goes, Farewell QC
.6.95
I
$18.50 Men's fine Suits, $9.85. A
grand assortment of single and
double-breasted sack suits, black,
blue and brown cheviots, serges,
velour finished cassimere some
solid worsteds in gray and brown,
nobby tweed mixtures in all the
most desirable and newest shades,
all superbly tailored coats French
faced finished, perfect fit guaran
teed. Values that are equal in
every respect to Suits that sell
for $18.50 OP
Farewell Sale Price J.OJ
$20.00 All Worsted Suit $10.45. This
is the peer of any you can see
elsewhere at a $20.00 price mark.
A marvel of goodness, all sizes.
Don't fail to ask for this suit. A
genuine $20.00 value. -tA yfr
Farewell Sale Price IV»4j
Men's $22.00 Suits $11.85. This
amount entitles you to choose a
Suit from twenty lots as finely
made and as elegantly finished as
the most fastidious dresser could
desire. Fine home and foreign suit
ings of style and tone and in a
great variety of effects, tailored in
to garments of faultless fashion.
Kersey, cheviots, vicuna, home
spun, tweed, Scotch mixtures and
cassimere suits, in black, blue,
Do You Know a Bargain When
You Sec it
Staring You in the Face?
A,
BBB
-The greatest revolution in the clc hing business. Tlje greatest and most sen
sational sale that the buying public has ever known. The mammoth Clothing
etc. tock of the widely known firm, The Hub Clothing Co. located in Ottumwa,
Iowa, 214 East Main Street, east off Market 8treet, is to be disposed of at retail
at the old stand—MARK THE DATE—Thursday, October 29 to Tuesday, No
vember 6. Only ten days of this enormous stock and it is
The stock will be marked in plain figures,*the building being closed commenc
ing October 25, 26, 27, to mark and arrange the stock.
We hava recruited a force cf efficient and trained salespeople to wait on the
people with rapid and proper dispatch. Don't forget the date. The doors wilt
be thrown open to the public. We do not wish to leave a few skeptical ones be
hind and therefore whatever purchases you make, should you be dissatisfied
In any way—Awe will exchange immediately. We guarantee every garment, every
The Time Has Come
O N I I O N S O S A E
Stock Will be Sold in the Building Occupied by
brown, drab, tan and fancy de
signs, single and double-breasted.
All of this season's styles or
Farewell Sale Price 0«0J
$25^00 Suits for $12.85. A com
prehensive line of excellent man
nish mixtures in cheviot creations,
representing only latest fashions.
Come in single and double-breasted
A suit that you will have difficulty
to duplicate at $25.00 anywhere.
Fatewell 1 7 0
Sale Price IL.OJ
$30.00 Suits $15,95. Swell, stylish,
handsome, perfect fitting garments
that show the very newest kinds
of fashion. The latest arrivals,
garments which are a revelation of
the tailor's skill. Suits that show
careful and painstaking tailoring.
Guaranteed and positively worth
$30.00. Come and pick them.
Farewell 1 QC
Sale Price
I J* JJ
Hosiery and
Underwear
Men's elegant Union Suits worth
$2.50. Farewell sale -j or
price 1.0J
Men's highest grade Union Suits,
worth $3.50. Farewell
sale price
1.98
The early purchasers who get
these goods will ue extremely
lucky.
Men's fine derby ribbed Under
wear, regular price 50c and 60c,
Farewell Oft^
Sale Price J^C
Men's heavy fleeced Underwear,
regular price 50c,
Farewell Sale Price ..
38c
Men's all wool heavy Underwear,
worth in regular way $1.00 rn
Farewell Sale Price 0jC
Men's fine wool Underwear, worth
$1.75. Farewell -t jr
Cash Sale Price I.£3
Men's finest all wool worsted Un
derwear, worth $2.00, -I
Farewell Cash Sale Price .. I
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Men's Union Suits, worth $1.00,
.. 79c
Farewell Cash Sale Price
Men's high grade Union Suits,
worth $1.50 and $1.75, QCr
Fa»ewell Sale Price JOC
15c Black or Tan Hose 6c, Men's
half Hose, sell the wide world over
at 15c,
Farewell Sale Price
UC
100 dozen Men's good 10c Socks,
heavy quality
Farewell Sale Price ..
,3c
'C
FAREWELL
75c Fancy Half Hose 33c, highest
grade of Fancy Hosiery, worth
75c, Farewell'"
Sale Price
JC
25c Men's Half Hose lie, Brown
Socks of extra heavy thread, good
25c value in all sizes.
Farewell Sale Price OC
25c Silk Embroidered Hose, 9c
Men's fancy Half Hose in. pretty
designs, silk embroidered, sell the
wide world over for 25c, your
choice, Farewell
SalePrice
jC
25c Men's Lisle Half Hose, 14c.
Men's 25c Black Half Hose of ex
cellent imported Lisle thread, all
sizes, a standard 25c seller, per
pair, Farewell 11
Sale Price I IC
35c Fancy Hose. Fancy silk em
broidered and drop stiched hose
were considered excellent values
at 35c. In one grand offering
Farewell -i
Sale Price 4C
Knee Pants Suits
Several different styles of the
finest of Boys' school Suits, worth
$3.00, all sizes, -jq
Farewell Sale Price |.JJ
Boys' two piece Suits. Suits of
dependable fabrics, neatly finished,
all stayed on the inside to make
them extra strong for boy's wear.
Positively worth $3.50, -i PA
Farewell Sale- Price
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Same as above only better. All
sizes we doubt if equal Suits could
beobtained at $4.00 elsewhere
Farewell n-i
Sale Price •JJ
30 different effects in Boys' Ultra
Fashionable Knee Pant Suits. In
all the swellest of novelties, and
styles, worth $5.00,
9 jflC
Farewell Sale Price £.40
$2.98. This amount of money en
titles you to fifteen distinct styles
of youths' Suits. The fabrics used
are dependable, swell and up-to
date. The novelty in styles, ar
tistic and elegant. Garments that
are always sold at $6.00, all go,
Farewell QO
Sale Price 4..JO
Trunks and Suit Cases
The most complete line of
suitcases lack of space prevents
us from quoting prices here, but
we have dealt the unmerciful
blow as well to this as every other
department and smashed prices to
Our Guarantee
or over
OTTUMWA COURIER
Do You Know a Bargain When You See It Staring You in the Face?
New Cash System of Rapid Merchandise Selling. Doing a whole season's business In 10 days. To dojffhisrequires a Most Unmerciful Cut in Prices, such as will convince
peeple that they can ake bin money by Investing In floods at fftis ffnte. Feonle will ccme expecting bargains and nobody will be?dis8ppointed. By a Feariul Cut in Prices
we are going to sell as much in lu days as is usually sold in three months by the old methods. Raniri^Merchandising,*! inixurpitn 1 Cut in Prices Is the lever which will be
the motive power of this Sale.
10 Days Only Beginning Thursday, OeL 29 -10 Days Only Farewell Clothing Sale
$100.00 worth of Goods will be thrown from the second story of the building FREE to who ever gets them and a 10 pound bog of money* containing 25
cent pieces* dimes, nickles and pennies will be scattered among the hundreds of people who will be waiting in front of the store for the doors to open. The
hottest-time ever seen in Merchandising in the city. Lots of goods for nothing and lots for a very little money. Bargains for everybody. Everybody
will Fare Well. Come Everybody. No matter what you buy at this sale, It will be a bargain worth more than you pay for it. All goods sold strictly for
cash. Cash is the secret lever that moves the goods at this price.
clearly not a question of what the stock will bring, it's a question of how quick
it can be sold. For the first time a stock of this size and quality has been
thrown completely at the mercy of the people. This is a revolt, a revolution.
Its effect will be felt not merely in this city, but throughout the entire surround
ing territory, for miles and miles around. A sale without a counterpart or par
allel. A stupendous land lide
bf
Fur Coats
Black' Russian Bear Overcoat,
strictly fast color, splendid lining,
full length, worth $19.00. Fare
well cash sale
Men's double sole Shoes, London
cap extension sole. Every pair
guaranteed for good wear, worth
$2.50, Farewell -I *)A
Sale Price I
Men's Shoes for business wear
that means service and comfort
all new shapes, worth $3 7A
Sale price I.l"
Men's fine Dress Shoes, made
from select box calf and vici kid,
best workmanship and finish, Mc
Kay sewed and every pair guaran
teed, actually worth $4, Farewell
MARK THE DATE AND MARK IT WELL
FOR A PUBLIC FAREWELL SALE
merchandise, comprising the world's be pro-
price and every statement, here made and advise you to save this and bring It
with you, so you will get exactly the goods mentioned. Remember~No Postpone
ment. Come here expecting to find absolutely the best values you ever saw. You
will not be disappointed—your expectations will be far exceeded in every in
stance. We guarantee you that the prices are lower and the values such as
you only could picture in your most exalted moments of imagination. Were we
to use the most emphatic language we could not sufficiently impress upon you
importance of these bargains. Why, language is simply too faint to convey to
atoms. Suitcases, telescopes, etc.,
at the same proportionate reduc
tions.
-fi pa
price ., IJ-3U
Black Galloway Fur Overcoat, high
grade lining, full length, a great
Coat, worth $24.00. Fare- 1 a
well, cash sale price If *3U
High grade Galloway Overcoat, Nu
tria collar and cuffs, best linings,
worth $28.00, Farewell "jr
cash sale price I J. I
3
Highest grade black Galloway Fur
Overcoat, Beaver Collar and Cuffs,
best linings and trimmings through
out, selected fur, worth $30.00.
Farewell cash sale
11 pa
price LL.3U
Shoe Department
2.49
The best shoe on the market for
the price certainly the equal of
any $4 or $5 make the latest toes
and styles in all the latest leathers,
these shoes compare with the most
expensive shoes made. All go
sale rQ
price £UJ
$5 and $6 shoes $3.35—Come in
all leathers and lasts guaranteed
In every particular genuine $6.00
Shoes *7A
Farewell Sale Price J»l
Men's heavy werk shoes, riveted
and tacked, double sole, exception
al value at $3, in
Farewell Sale Price I. I
$2 Mining Shoes, guaranteed for
wear none better
SALE BEGINS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 AT 9 O'CLOCK A.
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Farewell Sale Price jOC
$3.50 Oxfords for men $1.98—
men's latest style low quarter shoes
in patent, vici, calf, gun metal, in
fact all the 'leading leathers Ox'
fords worth up to $3.50
Farewell Sale Price ....
1.98
LOOK FOR THE BIG RED AND BLUE CANVAS FRONT
TAKE NOTICE: ALL GOODS SOLD FOR CASH—NO CREDIT EXTENDED. GOODS EXCHANGD IF UNSATISFACTORY.
ALL GOODS WILL POSITIVELY BE SOLD AS ADVERTISED. SALE LASTS TEN DAYS ONLY. LOOK FOR THE BLUE AND RED SIGN.
THE HUB CLOTHING CO., 214 EAST MAIN STREET,
$4.50 and $5 Oxfords, $2.45 gen
uine $5 values, in all sizes and
styles, your choice
Farewell Sale Price
$2.50 shoes for boys all leathers
finest workmanship all sizes, genu
ine $2:50 values. ilyl
Farewell Sale Price 1.14
Men's Hats
Fedora and staple shape hats in
black and drab, an excellent $2.50
value. Come in all sizes and styles
?,% 89c
Men's Fedora and tourist shape
hats, selected from lots where
there were only one or two left
and combined making a total of
about 250 hats, worth up to $3.50.
During this sale your choice,each
Sale 1 OQ
Price I .JJ
John B. Stetson, Knox and Dun
lap shape hats, in all colors and
styles, Including the latest spring
styles, -j rn
Sale price 1.0J
Famous brand hats in fancy
shapes, black and colors, standard
$4 seller
Sale Price
¥'w?r®'~wm"
DISCARDING OLD TIME METHODS
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Men's Pants
$1 and $1.50 pants, 69c. Good
quality pants in striped patterns,
all sizes were considered a great
bargain $1.50
CQr
Farewell Sale Price OjL
$2.50 pants, $1.22. Men's trousers
in cassimeres, tweeds, cheviots,
etc. Well fitting garments which
sold as high as $2.50,
Farewell Sale Price
$3.00 trousers, $1.69. Distant de
signs and excelent tailored trous
ers, made of imported guaranteed
woolens, none worth less than $3
your choice
Farewell Sale Price
$4.50 pants, an immense assort
ment of styles and patterns, all
sizes. Pants made by the most
skilled and reputed tailors 1 1Q
a re el S a
.1.22
.1.69
2.39
About 35 dozen of men's and
boys' hats sold at $1 and $1.25, in
one offering, come and pick them
out at this mighty sale, "1 Q„
Sale price
JU
Hundreds of other styles of fine
hats including our assortment of
hats in various shapes and sizes,
placed on the counters and marked
at same proportionate prices.
We assure each and every purchaser absolute satisfaction. We guaranty each and every statement
here made, and we do hereby agree to exchange every purchase if desired. Every garment, every ar
ticle marked in plain figures. ONE PRICE TO ALL. Sale positively begins Thursday Oct. 19, at 9 a.
m. sharp—ten days, ending Tuesday, November 3.
*t This stock is being sold at the building occupied by THE HUB CLOTHING CO., 214 East Main street, east off
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fill PP Market street, Ottumwa, Iowa. Railroad fare paid to all out of town'purchasers of $20.00 worth of merchandise
according to Merchant Association Rules.
ducts, at prices that will not cover the cost of production. The doors will swing
back promptly on scene of bargains, brilliance and splendor, making a new
record and revolutionizing everything ever sent forth.
THE HUB, OTTUMWA.
you even an Idea of the extraordinary values to be found Thursday. But bear
In mind the appended Items are merely representative and we oan only give you
a glimpse of what you can save by quoting prices on a small portion of the stock,
for if we should dare to quote prices on all thes4 goods we would require the
space of a twenty-four page newspaper. And now then, in offering these bar
gains we make no reservation and include and place at your disposal every ar
ticle, every garment contained in this stock. To fully realize and to properly
appreciate the marvelous values to be found you must visit the store yourself.
Boys' 50c caps, 11c. Boys' caps
in all styles and sizes, genuine 60c
values. Come and pick them
Sale price
Tic
Men's 35c and 50c caps, 14c. All
styles and all sizes, 35c and 50c
values a
Sale price 4C
Men's Furnishings
10c Bandana handkerchiefs, 3c.
Red and blue, full size Bandana
handkerchiefs, never sold for less
than 10c, 3
Sale price jC
Men's neatly hemstitched hand
kerchiefs in plain white and color
ed borders, a standard 10c seller
at 3
Sale price
jC
Men's linen finish white hem
stitched handkerchiefs, narrow and
wide hems, worth 15c,
Sale Price OC
Men's heavy work shirts, former
price 35c, all sizes and colors 1
Men's line dress
and nobby designs
Sale Price
a
Sale Price 4C
Men's extra heavy work shirts,
never sold for lesB than $1
Sale Price JJC
All linen collars, famous Arrow
and Silver brand, standard 15c sel
ler, all styles and sizes
Sale Price QC
Same as above, only better, Fam
ous Brands standard $1.50 seller,
all sizes, in light spring patterns,
Sale *7n
Price
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skirts, fancy
33c
/"C
75c to $1 Dress Shirts, 43c. Men's
finest dress shirts without collar,
fancy and nobby designs. Fin®
French Madras, some silk, corded
and striped values up to $1
j|3
Sale Price 4jC
An immense assortment of men's
$1, $1.50, $1.75 and $2 soft bosom
shirts, all sizes and patterns,
French madras, percalines and ma
terials of the most celebrated
brands, actually and positively sold
for as high as $2, and none in the
lot less than *1,
Sale Price /jC
All pongee, albatross, madras
and finest material shirts, In plain
or fancy designs. All sizes. Guaran
teed worth'up to $1.50. yir«
Sale Price
tDC
FAREWELL SALE
Every Article a Bargain—worth
much more than the price.
Thnrs. Oct. 29 to Nov. 10th.
%Xfi
OTTUMWA.
Men's overalls in all sizeB and
styles, heavy denim, 50c
kinds, Sale price
it
IA.
Mercerized Japanette Silk Shirts
in plain or fancy colors, imported
materials, $3 values 11/1
Sale Price
JtC
25c Neckwear 9c. Men's neck
wear in nobby and pretty designs,
best silk, 25c sellers
A..
Sale Price "(,
35c string ties and four in hands,
beautiful up-to-date patterris and
colorings, 35c values. if.
Price
fOC
50c and 65c Neckwear, all styles
all colors, dressy and stylish flow
ered, striped or plain design
Price
29c
All 75c and $1 Neckwear* four
in-hands, ascots, string ties, etc.,
latest novelties, bought to be sold
at $1.00 30
Price
JOC
Men's $1.50 Vests, 29c. Men's
Vests, all sizes, of excellent all
woolen materials, worth
$1.50. Sale price
... 29c
Young Men's Suits
single breasted Suits, $2.19.
Young men's suits, single breasted,
aged 12 to 20, made, of Cheviots and
Scotch mixtures, positively worth
$8.00 or your money re- 7 1ft
funded. Sale price
$8.25 Suits, $2.98. Young men's
Suits in single-breasted styles, ma
terials the best grade in fast col
ors, cheviot and mixtures, popular
and well becoming ctyles for young
men, well made, trimmed through
out peer of any $10.00
garment. Sale price
$3.98. This amount of money en
titles you to .our choice of fifteen
distinct styles of youths' suits. The
fabrics used are dependable, swell
and up-to-date. The novelty in
styles are artistic and elegant,
uarments that are always sold at
$8.00, all go this sale
at
2.98
3.98
$12.00 Suits, $5.98. Another suit
that penetrates to the vitals of the
swell front, high profit dealer is
this. Any line and every line of
Suits that others offer this season
at $12.00, we will duplicate at this
sale. Sale
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price J.JO
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