The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1885-11-06
Merit Always wi.s:

Merit Always wins.
IN the cid and efete monarchIss Or E,Iror
mans Claims b disttnctisn and rene : rss
more upon sems old musty parchment 81 81
veyed long years age to his anssstora. 81,
which, In ssme mysterious manner; il su1
| pesed to have snnoblsd the blood which fiow
.hrough his veins, than ts aly merit he ma,
nimsen possass. But In our own free arfi al
iightened America, and mors partisularly her,
IN Dakota, sach and eysry tub must stand mon
its swn bottom, and q man gsts credit forS what
no acsomplishss himself witheut regard Il
what bis father may have done for him. n
other werds, man to achieve success must de-
serve IT. We have been led to these reflections
Dy witnessing the rapid strides that have been
made toward mercantile greatness By Our fei-
low-tow nsnan, H. H. Wasen,, Esq. In these
Gays OF close esmpstitisn 1t 10 indeed an honer
Tor man starting from a small beCinpinp ia
push himself forward to the very front rank in
the mercantile world in which his lot IN ea,t
It is just three years ago this fall since NJ
"asem first struck Hope. Coming among our
people with fund Of experience gained in
practical school, but with scant capital and
mere handful OF goods in comparison with the
COLOSSAL establishments already on the ground.
Mr.. Wasem, nothing daunted, opened up his
business. That tho struggle for supremacy
was hard and unequal one all will readily ad-
init. But energy and enterprise, coupled with
honest and upright treatment Of every cuss
toner, whether rich or poor, of high or low de- :
gree, was bound to win, and it did win, and
it was not leng till the name Of Wasem be-
came synonym for the best grade of goods
at the very lowest prices. To walk through
Wasem's grand emporium of to-day, with its
shelves laden with the riches of not ONLY o,,r
swn but nearly every European country, and
compare 1t with the small beginning Of three
years age, reminds one Of grand transforma-
uon scene In some spectacular drama, where
one 10 suddenly transported from rustic SIM
pIlclty to oriental splender andsnagnificence.
Mr.. Wasem's immense store 10 divided into de-
partments, each Of which 10 filed to repletiop.
In tho department devoted 10 dry goods may
be found every article deemed essential for
lsdy's toilet, from plain prints 10 the richest
dress fabrics, lose Of all qualities, under gar
ments OF every descriptions, weolen goods in
endless variety, while his stock Of fiannels ex.
cells anything ever heretofore offered to the
people OF this section. But IL Wasem exce)a
In dry goods, what shall we say Of the line tt
groceries that he carries? Here may be found
something that will tickle the palate of the
eplcure or satisfy the keen appetite Of the
plewhoy as lie turns In from his twenty mile
tramp in the pure ozone Of Dakota. Wasem
has always made 1t a point to purchase his
goods from only the most reliable houses, and
consequently when he sells an article le is not
AFRAID 10 recommend 1t. II you want any Of
the substantials, the delicacies, or il you have
lost your appetite and want any of the eondf-
ments to give your food relish, you u,ay rest
assured that you can find what you want on
Wasem's well filled shelves But il there ,s
one department that Wasem prides himself on
moro than another, it is that Of boots and e
SHOES. His experience in this department is Of
value to his customers, a. :. enables
him to provide goods particularly adapted to
our climate. His stock Of ladies' aud clildrens'
nno dress shoes cannot be surpassed by any OF
the retail establishments Of st. raul or Minne-
apoli'' while his supply Of coarse goods, rub e
Der and felt boots Is always large and varied.
But 1t would require too much space for us to
60 on aud particularizo the goods that Wasen
carries III each Of the departments Of his large
establishments Suffice 1t to say that oyorylbipp
III The line OF glassware, crockery, earthen-
ware, w0odenware, In fact evory article that
may be properly classed under the head of
general merchandise may be found at Wasern's.
store A new feature which will find great
Favor with the people Of Hope, is the two large
cellars that Wasem has fitted Up under lis
'tore. One Of these will ho devoted exclusively
% outter, mud the other to eseulents. In con-
'luaion, itis only necessary to add that Wase,n's
'orps OF clerks arc polite and attentive young
gentlemen, willie Mr.. Wasem himself exer-
rises general supervision and direction. The
me great principle which Wasvm first laid
iown for his guidance, and to which he stilh
'trlcslI adheres, is "7o keep alrays the best
7ootts, and NEVER BE UNDERsoLD.'