Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-12-29


done after getting here By securing a large
room for his stock, centrally located and
convenient. AT first he did not acatch ON
to use q proper expression, to the exact
wants of the community, for it is a well |
known fact among merchants that this pc
culiar country requires peculiar class of |
goods-that class being the best. Here we |
will tell the rest of the story as Mr.. Pear
son toidit to us long before this notice was
thought Of:
| "Weli found that an article of clothing
that would suit the people back in Missouri
was not good enough for these stockmen:
they had the money and wanted the best
of everything, and so got it for them.
A drummer would come along and would
proceed to go through his samples. No
boot he had was too good, no hat was too
expensive and no suit of clothes too fine.
Sometimes would want particular arti-
Gle, Of which he would not have sample.
l would tell him what l wanted and if he
promised to send it all right-if not none
of my orders would go to that house.
wanted particular line of ready made
clothing, of odd sizes, to fit stout man,
like myself, and also to fit the leanest boy
that ever rode the range. The drummer
said he could have them made for me and
he did and when those goods came my
trade commenced to pickup as wanted it
/ to. find by first knowing what is wanted
it is an easy matter to please everybody.
And another thing will say: The men /
| deal with are the best class of customers
, ever saw, and doubt ifthey can be beaten
in any country. They are not extravagant,
but they are certainly very liberal, and my
trade has far surpassed my most sanguine
; expectations. The trade of the ladies Is
. equally as satisfactory as that of the men,
and will back the judgement and tastes
OF the ladies of Barbour county and Medi-
cine Lodge against those of any other
community in the states
, This tells the story better than we could /;
J so we leave Mr.. Pearson in the hands of his
friends.
MEDICINE VALLEY BANK.
This is one of the substantial institutions
Of the county, and it is question if there
is another bank in Southern Kansas with a
better lot of men to back it. 1t was organ
zed early in January 1882, the next day
after the Merchants and Drovers' bank Quit
business. 1t started i'm with a good busi-
ness the very first day and that business has
steadily increased every Gay since, until
now nearly every stockman and business
man in this section is numbered among its
customers. The original capital stock was
, fifty thousand dollars, but this was increas-
+ ed to one hundred Thousand dollars few
I weeks since. The present stockholders are
the following well-knOwn gentlemen w.
p w. Cook, w. P. Ewing, p. II. Chaplin, A.
w. Little, David Stith, George Geppert,
I Z. w. Payne, J. E. Chaplin, II. III. Whitney,
, Ii. c. Thompson, J.. F. Pearson and S. T..
4 Stone, of Medicine Lodge; A. G. Evans, OF
st. Louis, c. Fl. Douglass, Sun City: r.
q Lake, Lake City. The directors are T. w.
I Payne, president, w. w. Cook, vice presi-
dent, George Geppert, cashier, w. p. Ew-
ing, David Stith, H. G. Thompson and p
81 Chaplin. The bank will soon be doing
business in the new and handsome building
now nearing completion, built for it.
S. LEBRECHT
, Is another one Of the energetic men who
help build up town. He commenced in
| business here several years ago and has held
his share of the trade. He owns the su b
stantial business house he occupies-one of
? the best stands in town-and keeps it well
filled with stock of general merchandise,
A just such as this community needs. He
O handles nearly all the hides and pelts that
are shipped from this county, keeping one
r team employed in collecting them. With
the assistance of his energetic boys he will
|, get to the front, for close attention to de-
! tails and fair dealing towards all mankind
, will bring their reward
CITY DRUG STORE.
&c. Omer did wise thing when became
;. from Carthage Missouri ard located here in
= the drug business, for he has made sue
cess of it, even beyond his expectations.
Added to his own experience and good taste
he has the assistance of regular pharma-
cist who attends to the prescription case and
superintends the arrangement of the tasty
store. The room is large, well lighted and
the fixtures are modern, and make nice
display. Fancy toilet articles, stationery,
paints, oils and varnishes are carried in an
o extra large stock,
MZE BROTHERS
: Are two energetic young men who have
D lately located here and engaged in the liv-
3 cry business. They have just completed a
e large new livery and feed barn, on North
e Main street, 30 by so feet, with all modern
improvements in the construction. Large,
dry, double and single stalls, dust-tight