The Farmington times and herald. (Farmington, St. Francois Co., Mo.) 1902-1905, 1902-08-28

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con.
The doctors wife seconded the mo-
tiuu.
This brought the matter brfurr the
lodge. which wa. working under good
Uf the order.
squire simpson res, i6 protest,
"Nrirbhors," said he, won are mHk-
irg q mistake. No community eau
prosper thnt divides Iu forces; It's
buyers and sellers must work to-
,gcthcr."
Hugh" said The deacon. 81 believe
in buying where can get things the
cheapest
$50 du / b" answered the squire.
"Thars one reason why am a John
ny ON the spot man. .ur I've learned
that the home man give, brttrr goods
for the money than the catalogue
man; he can't afford go eril shoddy
goods tu his neighbour and ruTHpcti'
tiun keeps his prices down.
ITS my privilege =" q" where /
please with my money persisted the
deacon.
Jess Fo, nnd strike the home man
when sou want credit" rctortcd the
squire. "Im NOT built that way. The
home man gives employment 80 my
buys and girls, he employs other pc"-
pie who consume my products, he
spcuds his pruGis iu building up the
cummuni't IN which live. lie 10 oa.
titled a. my support
"Hc's got un strings on me"
Frowlrd the deacon.
lie has II you are % fair man" de-
clnrrd the squire lie b. O target
every time yuu fire o. contribution
gun. When the church burned down
last summer You were the busiest
man iu town. deacon. striking busi.
ness men for donations I never
heard that Farrr, Fake a Co. gave a
penny
Il lik" io ru tu houdguari,rsw when |
buy" pump"usly asserted the deacon.
"Du you send tn Washington for
stamps" -nrrastically asked the
squire. Il tell You that the retailer
Boz Troy can srll you a. cheap ns the
retailer In Cnirago. and he's here to
correct mistakes. Take the depart.
mrui store " THE GRAND LEADER
MERCANTILE 90, aud COLE a Mn
ON They buy IN the best markets,
thry know how ~ huy close, they arr"
alert 10 uudcrscll competition their
goods have the guarantee "f an hon
orablc name, II they are not head
quarters. don't know what the term
mCnns."
THE hig cities set the fashions, why
shouldn't /" began the doctors
wife.
why shouldn't you buy your iincry
there. rh?" laughed the squire. "Onc
Tcusuu g. that right here in this city
the millinery establishment ~ MISS
mNi.D iIlEllLEN provides every ia
ciluy fur getting everything that's
new and agnniIing the world ~ fash
iuu. She carries every thing that tac
last nrN styles d"rrrs-. her trimmerE
nrr quite us expert as those ~ fash
ions great rcutrr-. And wife. who
hns compared prices, says she sells
cheaper than the catalogue houses.
You ,au get YOUR gruccrirs cheap
~ 10, clubbing" declared the doctor
wife.
what kind?" snapped the squire,
"Hnru~ spiccs imitation coffee. slop-
py canned goods. refuse stun IT AL
sorts The travelling grocery pcddlcr
h one ~ the worst evils We have, aud
when YOU compare his prices with
those ~ \. l.. OETEN or KLEIN GRO.
GER 60. for pure, fresh. wholesome
food articles, you lind the huIne man
the lowest anyhow. That's not all
These houses offer YOU a clean. big,
complete stock that compOScs the
best ~ every possible thing in staple
aud fancy groceries.
One nf the rnnlcsi gwiudirs of the
day Is In the supply house furniture"
continued the squire. It's shOddy
from the cheap imitation woods It's
made of and the paint that conccalS
the impcrfrctinns, tu the tawdry trim.
mings that set II on. It's simply n
Ciuch that YOU are sold when you buy
II an II serves YOU right u you are.
For right here In town Morris Bros,
and The Grand Leader Mercantile 20.
have stocks Of furniture and house
supplies that the community knows
60 be- iirst-cluss quality, sold ON their
merits and at close prices. The stock
includes carpets, curtains, rugs, pic
turns, etc"
''rhe home merchants prosperity
does moi interest me-" exclaimed the
colonel.
That is where you make n great
big mistake" rctortcd the deacon.
wow, know by experience that you
can't buy dry goods any cheaper N
thr city or from the catalogue house
than you can al The Grand Leader
Mercantile Co. or at Mccormick,
sprott q Co.'s. or at Morris Bros.
They have as fine mn assortment of
:.ssSs sv,,,i- In that line as you can
find in any town In the state. Their
buyers tastes IL admirable, too, and
you can always get pretty goods, Us
wcll as durable"
The special committee having N
charge the construction of the new
hall reported that they had contract
ed with TetleS, Klein Lumber Co. for
the material. Squire Simpson ex-
pressed qualification. That ~ a con-
eern," aaid he, that Is always behind
every public enterprise, ard Rm
glad that this lodge appreciates IL.
its business reputation is a guarantee
OF the squarest treatment. and fits IA
rilitles In she way of complete and
stock of every variety Of
the best quality lumber are equal 10
amy In this nrctiun.
-,rherc's one business the cssa- |
icRae man docsn't metldlc with" /" sug-
gessed the colonel. ''the butcher"
bat the packer does" cried the
squire. His agents slip around and
take private orders for cured meats.
They Ger NO encouragement from me.
D-fsnrrs Bros. sapply my table. They |
are always stocked with prime meata |