The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-01
Southern Kansas Business Men.

E. B. Hildinger of Newton heads list
| of price reductions as: Facts and not
| fakes"
The man who passed a forged check on
| ). A. Hanlin, the merchant OF Newton,
| has been caught.
| The Lehman Hardware company Of New
| ton had an advertisement with this: Just
unloaded our fourth car of stoves for
| 1897"
| The Star clothiers of Hutchinson get this
| off. 1t is good: Were only at home
when we're ahead, and we're always at
home"
Sparr & Dean. shoes at Wellington, say:
"Our trade has been larger in the past
| five months than We have ever expert
enced."
J.B. Lynn & Co.. Of Winfield. who an
nounce that they have an overstock of
ladies' capes. also announce new shipments
| OF mems overcoats.
S. N. Brown. coal at Wellington. indulges
| in this wi;ticism: I'VE still pursue our old
policy in giving the largest 200 pound
ton you ever saw"
| DO not, II you have dirty grocery store.
print advertisements claiming nesness;
| and if you have a neat store do not endure
| dirty advertisements.
| The Security State Bank at wellington
| carries a burglar insurance policy Of s10,-
| GO. Burglars who have II in for insurance
| companies viii take notice.
| The Kansas City retail houses are pre-
pairing to food southern Kansas and Okla
homa with travelling saleswomen who VIII
| take retail orders for goods.
| It should be said TO the credit OF the
| Kansas merchants that at the present time
| not one has permitted his advertisement
10 still keep on telling Of lawns and chal-
| lies.
| without further explanation the Curtis
| Mercantile company of Wellington print
| a list of articles and head them simply:
''Today's bargains" Brevity Ike this IS
| occasionally an eye-catcher.
p Martin & Co., dry goods OF Hutchin-
| son. continue their excellent style of isolat-
| ing each price quotation and accompanying
| each announcement with a short descrp-
ton Of the article seeking customer.
]. p. Dicksy. jeweler. OF Newton. Is ad-
vertsssng engagement rings which have
| the tvo-fotd quality OF being handsome
| enough for the most exactinS woman ana
reasonable enough for the most prcyident
/ man"
4 SliSOee & Scott. ETocers OF nNtcSilsO1f
print a picture OF small boy pouring mo-
| lasses down the throat of an attsnustsd
bear ard say: "a golden stream % our
ulolassss OF maple syrup put IL the right
place vii stop many a gro~L"
The better the grade. the better the
trade" says J. s Mann, clo;aje- OF Win
field. NO; only do we sell you reliable
goods" ne continues. But We SCI them
! al unifarmly low prices. Poor clothes may
sell because they are cheap. buf tssy d
not hold trade"
Ell Young1e.m. clofhier os wiR1siG. Tres
this: Tooth our cEG hofn- Thsi's *
sctIy xast we are dong. and Shy
Shouldn't xe2 Noe. people toot E5s7 ts-y
have nothing 20 tSot about We've g. the
largest and best sssecfioa OF suits sas
pants IN Winfield"
Here Is a novel statement frozs tie CFes-
cent Jexerly company a. ATkkrxzs City:
We 90 zot handle the sS-csi.e5 Arlzona-
xexico-B Brazil sslye-- You can bSy those
xoo5s os pe6dIers- We 60 SET Rozers
rscxsi safve-. Il cczss r.cch res-sr 70
Being silver than peetis-s' trsza, zlfAoszn
;he-s 3 lot g psrticss Sf real silver =
81"
Two men we're playing checkers n
Kznsas zrocery. Bsrwesa moves saey Eos
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