Rocky Ford enterprise., 1901-09-20
POLLY'S UNCLE JOSH.
He Does the Handsome Thing by the Welded Ones
They Come to Rocky Ford to Fit Themselves for
Housekeeping Gives Them the Benefit of
His Experience and Foots the BiIls-All Have
a Gay Time.
WRITTEN EXPRESSLY ENTERPRISE BY NoRMS SN d
ILO1D.

good many years. and I'm sure he will
give us square deal. Whep know
I get treated right. don't do any run
ming around. you bet. He carries the
most complete stock In this part OF the
country. everything from sllls to shin
giles. They have just finished unload
Ing ear OF new lumber and. by gum,
It's all right"
After being introduced to Mr.. Daw.
ley they We're all conducted through
his various departments, and We're
agreeably surprised at the line lines OF
building materials he carried
1--we known Mr.. Dawley for nigh ON
twelve years" said Uncle. .and you
can sec he carries everything In his
line. even down to posts. Just look a,
tina, line OF brick. lime. stucco. cement.
hair and barbed wire he carries. Yes.
sir. he's got the biggest yard south OF
Denver. aui they run four other biz
yards right In this county"
"Sec here. chiiircn." said Uncic
Josh with fathcriy mir. I'm thinkin'
what we want right now Is the pcrches
for tha, cage Of yourn. The only firm
that ! have ever dealt with Is II. q.
Wilson. who runs the double store
down the street. You'll find Mr.. J. \.
pleasant gentleman. They carry th.
most compics. line Of furniture In this
part u the country" on entering the
stor- Polly wns nsh-rcd into display y
thnt b-wiid-r,-i her nt first. hut she
soon yielded to the s-,inc,iv-nes. of n
splendid parior suit. n complete dinln.
room ani b..,iroom outfit nnd an uriin.
mental writing desk for hubby" On
leaving III. -tor- Polly unmarked.
What Pleasant men to do business
with" Well said Uncle Josh. u
guess I've lived here long cpoush to
know these Rocky Ford business men.
and you'ii always iind here. Polly. the
best line NJ household furni.hin.
rocsis In town.
Well" said Uncle Josh. AFTER all
this runnin' around. We have forgot.
ten 10 huy amy hnriwnnc." How
could We forget the mos; Important
things" says Polly. Well says
I.sh. come along with m-. III take
you up TO the pawi-y Hardware and
Furniture Company. aud you can pick
ou; anything you want. I've known
Mr.. bawlcy for Eooi many year" +"
As soon as they went In Polly spi~d
one OF ;ho.., new tangled sewing una.
chimes. which she bought. also n
"BrtdEc- Beach" range. gasoline
stove. some an'i.r-u.; iinwnr-. wash.
Ing machine. and set Of cooking ut.n-
sis. After walking around for some
time. foliy. with an eye like an eagle.
which l. characteristic Of n down.
easter. spi-d n number Of baii.bcariu.
S,.arns lawn mowers In on- corner Of
the room. oh" says Folly: II mus,
have one" Well" said Uncle Jo-h.
III you arr going to have pretty
rFnss plo,t. you'll have to have one af
those SURE" They also purchased
some extra heavy thrccpiy hn@- and
an lev cream freezer. What n pleas.
ant gentleman to deal with" said Fol.
ly. on leaving the .,orc. Him." said
Uncle Josh. II Tucse know all abou,
ihc>c Rocky Ford business men. And
Polly" continued Josh. when fall
comes. b. surc and get Superior
Hot Blast" heater. I've used them
and know they arc coed
Wow. we can't 60 to housekeeping
without something to eat" said Char
ley. "whcr, do you think we can get
the best deal on groceries aud rc,
them fr,shr' Just go over to l.. y.
Hendricks Of the Beehive GuCrry.' ''
said Uncle Josh. ''hc IL selling goo-is
fast enough to keep pvcrythin. fresh
on his shelves" When they reached the
store tEcr" was an up-,o.intcuee-
about II that attracted roily'< aiirn.
tion and after they had looked about
and contracted for the goods. they de-
cided that Uncle Josh was right again.
for they found n fine new line II fresh
fruits. vegetables. groceries. the crlp.
bratci California canned goJds dir,ct
frNaTf 1tsU0
best grades Of cufTc,ss. Ringing in prize,
from IL to- 30 cent. per pound. and .v.
erythinr else good to eat. which tncic
Josh said wcrr sold cheaper than ai
amy other store in the city. And such
a pleasant gentleman to do business
with" remarked Charley. Yes" said
Uncle. hes n man whose word il good
and notice his customers always stay
by him.
Charley had been running around all
this time sadly in need Of shave. 50
he asked generous old Josh to grant
him his absence until he had his whis.
krrs pulled" why. of course" said
Uncle Josh. but what IL the use uf
having your whiSkcrs pulled when
you can get good clean shave hy 90.
ing Into William n. HickuN' tonsorial
parlOrst He's gcDtlcmaniy. courteous
TO his customers. and deserving ot
your patronage Chnrley's we'll
shaved and smiling face soon appeared
again. by gum. that shave was q
peach" says Charley. Williams al
right" remarked Uncle Josh. "nnd a
better hair cutter I don't know Of. II
don't take him long to go over my old
bald pate" ruefully remarked Uncle
but he's got the reputation. and that.
what counts"
Uncle JOSH said Polly. "1'd like tc
buy some toilet articles and few
presents for the folks in Cicero. wher,
shall we go for themr'' at the hest
store In town" promptly answered her
uncle. Wen go over and see Here
ford 4 Award. proprietors Of the Oterc
Pharmacy. the leading druggists IN
Otero county. They have the finest
line OF the Kind I ever saw"
Polly was looking over the beautiful
display and making her selection.
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