The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-07
Southern Kansas Business Men.

Ira Stout & Co. of Arkansas City. are
going out of the shoe business.
The private bank of A. J. Bentley, the
Commercial, at Wiowa, has 81, $3.50 in de-
posits.
II. G.. Waltner of Kiowa says in para
phrase: where there's a way, there's a
shoe TO walk in it
]. F. McMains Of Pratt announces: "A
free lunch will be served to every coun-
try customer who buys of me-"
From the way in which southern Kan
sas merchants are setting up free lunches
TO country customers it must pay.
Do people at this time of year lay in
their next year wardrobes. Many of the
advertisers seem to think they do.
Frank Talmage of Wellington is going
to change his location, and is building
special sale on that circumstance
If some men could not make love with
more vigor than they write advertise
ments they would never get married.
1T is no wonder that sometimes the
public thinks more of the promise prices
reasonable" than prices cut far below
cost"
In booming remnants Mr.. Pottle OF Ar
kansas City says queerly: The price put
on each article is so very small it could
hardly be called a sale
Use of the English language by ]. W.
Metz Of Kiowa: Everything going at
prices that make our competitors shake IN
their boots until their false teeth rattle"
This is from sfsbee & Scott Of Hutchin-
son. II is good: Satisfied with his food.
man is at peace with the world Poor
food makes poor workers and bad tenn
pers."
A fine example of hypedbols IN sdver-
Using. and too much of il. il this from the
Racket at Newton: "A loud crash may
be caused by a falling buildin, but Il IL
nothing to the CONSERVATION caused by the
drop in our prices"
In this column yesterday, through the
fault OF the typesetter, the erroneous
statement was made that the Newman
DRY Goods company Of Arkansas City,
are closing out their dry goods. The firm
meant was Parry. Reynolds & CO.
Kaufman & Young OF Newton make this
sensible talk: Groceries are articles q
| every day need. They should be selected
Win care. Nothing but what Is pure and
| of good quality should be allowed on the
table. The best should be none too good "
! There IS directness IN this advertise
mont OF Jrvan s. Brown. Hutchinson
| There IL too much merchandise in this
e-ors. It's winter merchandise. and fur
Ms the winter is more than half gone It-
/ a question Of cut price OF carried over
stock. We prefer cut prices, and We make
/ them
Here Is local color again IN an sdvsr-
/ ,tseuent ot George Wells. Klows, Says
Farmer Jones 70 Cowpuncher BEL By
/ Jumping JehosoPhauts. II George Wells
l soesn.t make the best harness II the
i STATE Yes. yes says CoEDunchsr Bill.
/ I've used ore % George Wells saddles
/ for ten years and Il Is good yet"
| What with the reduction sales vhies.
slxsys mark The turn of a new year AID
/ he sour 70 business which comes with
| ,r.ezinx weather. the week has opened
/ sr,sklv n many of TIRE stores. II is never
| TOO cold FOR the shoppers with proper Il
! tucs-.nts 20 draw them cut In fact,
! vsth ,hs seasons attractions emphasized
~ keep pricing and ns~sy ADVERTISING
there Is TO reason Why January ssOzld be
/ much behind December as a buying
/ month
4 Syracuse woman vas IN Tsoston sn-1r
4 ,s-ns ago. zn1 Sc h2t occasion 20 get :
1 chs-E eashss5. being without really ulo-sT.
/ sac had 20 frsend who Wa easily avail
| sh.s. bzr she vent % a bark ard pre-
sen;sE he- cheek % course. Ens Eas tod