Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1903-04-23
JOLLY UNCLE BILL !
His Generous Treatment Of Newly Married
Niece.
HIS WEDDING GIFT TO SALLYE !
Realistic Romance of Marion in Which Leading
Business Firms Play Important Part.

r duct properly first class livery
4 and they control all the trade tina
comes to town. The three SIS
speed, safety and style, are thei
court of arms If you have to g,
to an off the railroad town be sur,
that you go there; all the CONNER
cial men who are posted patronizt
them. The proprietors are also
most excellent judges of all that
pertains to horsehesh, so if ever
you want to deal in that kind OF
stock let them be your judges and
you'll never get beat in trade.
Now I'll tell you, as long as this
firm continue to conduct their sta.
bles in the able manner in which
it is now managed it would be
simply folly for any one else to
think of starting stable here"
After breakfast" said Uncle
Bill. 81 want you to go and select
a 3Oxl5O lot in the great Reed qd.
dition to Marion. The idea is
unique. There are three great ore
veins running clear through this
land for nearly a mile. and the
Reed Mining company make you
a present of one thousand dollars
worth of their mining stock with
every lot you buy, and the lot on
ly costs fifty dollars"
"Oh buy two" said Sallye, land
we will build splendid playhouse
for the chill" but the sentence
ended with bushes.
1--WE certainly will buy two" re.
piled Uncle Bill, because as soon
as the mines get to shipping the
dividends from the $1,000 worth
OF stock will pay all of your house
hold expenses and buy the baby
and then both Uncle Bill and Jack
looked at each other real hard.
well, anyway, poutingly said
Sallye, 81 think it would be lust
splendid to own two of those lots,
and $1,000 worth of stock, because
every body in Marion is making 80
much money out of mines. WHY
there's cousin Eaton has Just sold
his place for $4,000, and you know
very we'll the land is so poor you
couldn't even raise fuss on it,"
yes" said Jack, land there's
one thing about it, too; when the
mining commences on the 1913
acres owned by the mining compa. |
ny you'll see the greatest rush for
stock; it will be worse than that
big real estate excitementin Wich-
ita years ago" - .., af'Ta
Lets go over the Reed mining
company's Office quick" said Sal
lye," and the county clerk re. |
cord that day showed deeds re. |
corded of two lots in the Reed al.
dition to Mrs Sallye
"The neAt place" remarked I'm
Gle Bill, will be trip to Boston.
Walker d Co.'S large saw and pla-
ming mills ami lumber yards for
lumber and builders material.
They conduct the best establish.
ment of the kind in the county:
and say, | had rather buy lumber
and building materials from this
firm than any | ever heard of. and
I've been around some in this
world, too. You ask why? Well
simply because they are practical
men in the business and are thor.
oughly conyersant with every fea.
ture of 1t and to their patrons
they give the benefit of their ex.
perience, and by patronizing them
money can be saved on any build.
ing contract; Just let them know
what you want to build and they'll
ell you almost to shingle what it
will take to fill given contract"
A large order was placed with
his enterprising firm, even down
o the interior fnishings, etc.
lack expressed himself as much {
leased with the courtesies receiy. !
al u"l saidthat he never believed
lumber and building materials