The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-25
THEY Quilted THE STORE
e. E. Gallogly & Co. Besieged by
Their Friends.
OBLIGED TO SURRENDER
The Store Was Sacked and Ransacked
From One End to the Other-The
Christmas Army Found the
Worth of Their Money.

The siege of the store of L. f.. Gal
logly & Co. closed at midnight last
night with the surrender of the store.
When it was all over the store looked
as though it had been through IA battle.
1t was sacked and ransacked from one
end to the other. Gallogly's friends, the
enemy. had Quilted the store.
The army of Christmas shoppers de-
clared war against Gallogly a number
of days ago because of simple ques-
ton of merit. The Christmas army
wanted worth for their money-it was
to be found al Galloglys, and hence the
warfare.
Day after day the battle ragged. In
the vain endeavor to withstand the
seige Mr.. Gallogly engaged for the hol-
days three additional clerks and with
this reinforcement struggled manfully
against the Christmas invaders, But
the invading host steadily gained
ground. Vast gaps appeared in the
ranks of holiday goods which at the
start presented an unbroken front. The
gaps were refilled from achievements
from the great stock in the rear of the
store. But nothing could withstand
such wholesale defamation. The day
came when the gaps could no longer be
filled. when whole lines were moved
down under the terrible artillery fire of
the assailants. Whole counters became
empty and there were no more rein
forcements. Little by little Gallogly
fell back. Each day his lines presented
a thinner front. Last night the final
assault came. The assailants appeared
in greater numbers than ever They
gained the victory, they sacked the
store they took everything in sight and
Gallogly surrendered.
Yet through ii all Mr.. Gallogly main
tanned a cheerful composure and a
smiling mein. He didn't seem to mind
it that his splendid stock of holiday
goods was being carried off by the in
Vading army. In fact he is not deserv-
ing of much sympathy for he brought
the war on himself Had he not made
/ merit and fair prices his battle cry his
! store might not have had to Withstand
4 such a terrible siege But the shoppers
responded TO his battle cry. they flung
/ the challenge back into his teeth and
/ captured his goods That is the for
1 tune of war and of business.
i Stripped of holiday goods. Gallogly' s
/ store will. however. continue in bust
/ ness as the leading pharmacy of the
! Northwest. IT was on Feb l. 1891 that
/ the firm of Il. T.. Gallogly s, Co. first
| began business in the north window OF
| their present store, the remainder oil
! the space being occupied by three other
! business enterprises At this time the
] site of the Owsley block was occupied
/ by a log livery stable The books OF
the firm Of T.. e. Gallogly & Co. show
that the first days receipts footed III
j the grand total of 10 cents. But this
did not discourage the intrepid propr
! etors who never lost confidence tina
the system they had adopted would VIII
| in time.
The store was founded as a prescrip
ton pharmacy, for it was felt tina
this line offered the greatest opportuni
ties and besides that the firm lacked
the necessary capital 10 put in sundries
The success Of the firm in filing pre-
scriptions is a household word not onl,
in Butte but throughout the North
west Almost every mail brings a pre-
scrption order from some remote plac,
| in Montana or Idaho.
What contrast between the 10-een
| sale of Feb. l. 1891, and the presen
enormous business, The increase ha
been steady and now every available
inch of space at No. II North Maii
street. is filled and the firm is badly II
need of additional room. a large fore
of registered druggists is necessary Il
transact what Is easily the largest re
tail drug business in the Northwest.