The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1899-04-13

For years and years the local newspa-
fhsrs have been telling of how people have
been fieeced and swindled by buving
goods and wares Of strangers. How shar-
pers have been able to get money for an
article shoddy made and IN no way a.
represented. The warning TO their read
ers and an exposure of these sharpers
seems to have had as much effe G as a bull
! let from an air gun against a steel plate.
We have come to the conclusion that
their l. much truth in Barnum's words.
The American people like 10 be hum
| plugged.
This h,.lgs to mind the steel range
I fellows, who visited this community a
yea 30 and thoroughly canvassed the
farmers. selling several stoves Those
who purchased stoves at that time nave
| now an opportunity of paying the fiddler
or dancing TO the music. i farmer with
in few miles Of Sandwich and very well
| known here bought one of the stoves, or
| at least it was leftin his possession 2 year
| ago. The price agreed upon was $40
on can buy a larger and better stove of
| any of our hardware dealers for S44. A
| part of the deal was that the farmer was
| 10 he allowed $40 for his old stove. and
| also he was TO board the shaTpers who
gave him coupons that We're to apply on
the purchase price OF the stove. These
people never consider a deal closed unit
your name Is put upon paper. This far
mer did SO, signing a contract as he sup
posed, but which now turns up in the
shape Of note for $40 with interest. \
few days ago Il man presented himself at
the farmers house and requested him to
take up the note, representing himself to
be the purchaser, and an innocent one of
the note. In the deal made at the time
Of the delivery of the stove $50 was the
balance to be paid and ont of the $50
several dollars for board were also to be
taken The fellow with the note declar-
ed he knew nothing of the old stove and
tickets for meals in connection with the
trade and refused To accept anything hut
the face of the note and interest which
he had bought, The holder OF the note
threatens to bring suit, and our farmer
friend says he Will not pay it. What the
end will be remains to he seen There i
a moral to this deal which should not be
permitted to escape the memory Of any.
Never sign piece of paper for a stranger.
Turn the dogs loose upon the sharpers and
buy your goods of the home merchant
who has areputation to sustain and from
whom yOu can get redress if the, ware
You purchase Is not as represented.
1t is observable that there is tenden
cy among the farmers of this county to
do business on larger scale, many
farmers having added considerable to
their land possessions during the winter
and spring. This is due to the fact that
the farmer can considerably increase his
income by very small increase of eX-
pense. Thus farm values in this county
have greatly increased and many are
looking TO the west where large tracts Of
good, cultivated land may be had for
from $1,000 to $1,000 per acre. Two
trains of immigrants from the eastrecent-
ly passed through Manitowoc, bound for
South Dakota, a state in which many
Manitowoc county people own and oper
ate farms. You can find list of South
Dakota lands that are for sale at the Of
fee of Schenian d Kelley where all de
sired information relating to the sale of
lands i'll the west can be had free. EX-
cursion rates will be procured for all de-
string To go west to look up lands.
SCHENIAN q KELLEY,
National Bank Building.
20 Manitowoc Wis.
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