The Russellville Democrat., 1876-11-30
OUR HOME PATRONS.
Who they are, What they do,
 and Where to Find Them.

when we pieh up our pdper ant glance over the advertising col. umns. There is no surer index or indication of live, generous and honorable business men than is afforded by a town paper we'll filed with the advertisements of the business citizens of the place. It speaks of business sense, of lliberality and of enterprise. It affords us pleasure to spend mo- ment now in placing the names of our home patrons before our readers in this article.
 First we notice the liberal ad vertisement of our oldest and most substantial merchant in the mammoth brick store,
 J. L. sHINN.
 1 For more than twenty years Mir. Shinn has been merchant of our town. Commencing business here some time about the year 1854 with but very small capital less, perhaps, than the fast young man of now a-days would require to sport broad-cloth suit, diamond ring or pin, and gold watch and chain-he has by close attention to business, by honorable dealing, and by close economy steadily built up his business until he may now prop erly be ranked among the most prosperous, substantial and enter prising merchants in all the state. From small, dingy 1Sx24 little trading shop, hls business has now become the handsome, two story, 50x90 brick store on the corner of Main and River streets, which would be a credit to the capital of our state. This build ing stands over the identical spot where Mir. $. sold his first dollars worth of goods and was finished only last May. MT. Shinn has always beel liberal advertiser. The Russcllville papers have al ways found him a friend and a generous advertiser, and he has also at one time extended his ad- vertising to the Dardanelle paper.
 J. B. ERWIN,
 On the North West corner of Main and Buchanan streets, is anothe old citizen and merchant of Russellville. Fair dealing and liberal advertising has also proved to be the best policy Tn his case and we find his business today appearing prosperous and increas ing. There is no one under. stands handling dry goods better than Erwin and we pride ourselves upon having him as patron to whose advertisement we can refer with genuine satisfaction.
 R. J. WILSON & CO.,,
 Dealers in dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, groceries and hardware, now occupy and own the fine, frame two-story house built by the Russell Bros. in 1870. Messrs. w. & O., form erly did business at Norristown, but after the railroad was finished to this place they were too enterprising to be three miles from the road, and moved to our town, adding another staunch firm of a good business man to our town.
 HARKEY BRo., Druggists and wholesale liquor dealers, embarked in business in our town Tn 1870. The firm is composed of gentlel' en who have lived in or near our town from boyhood, and they are favorably known to almost every man, woman and child in Pope county. Their business has prospered and grown, and was never more pros p rous than at the present. The firm is credit to our town, and deserving of a liberal patronage. W. P. wooTEN X CO.,,
 Proprietors of the Buchanan street provision store, embarked in business here some two years ago and have proved themselves to be thorough business men and clever gentlemen. Their house is now well known, and is one of the permanent fixtures of our town. They make groceries a speclalty and always keep good stock on hand.
 HOWELL & HOWELL,