Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-09-30

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new carpets.
The ladies-God bless 'em-had held
entertainments, and worked and
saved, and secured the funds. and now
the male members OF the congrega.
tion who had stood by and looked
wise, while their better halves were
digging tooth and nail to accumulate
the shekels, were called together to
direct them where to spend the
money.
Parson Goodman called the meeting
to order and asked Hon. Thomas
Jones to take the chair.
Il move" hurriedly said Deacon
Titefist, 'sthat, we send to Chicago and
get the carpets Of Catchem s. Doem,
the great catalogue house."
DR.. Cureem's wife seconded the
motion.
Hon. Thomas Jones rose in protest.
"Brothers and sisters said he, "you
are making mistake. No COM
munity can prosper that divides It's
forces. Its buyers and sellers must
work together"
"Huh!" said Decon Titefist, 81
believe in buyin' where I can get
things the cheapest
$50 do l." answered the Hon.
Thomas. 'That is one reason why
I am a Johnny-on-the-spot man, for
I've learned that the home man gives
better goods for the money than the
catalogue man. He can't afford to
sell shoddy goods to his neighbors.
And competition keeps his prices
down.
cts my privilege to 60 where l
please with my money" persisted the
deacon.
"Just so. And strike your home
man when you want credit" retorted
Mr. Jones. sim not built that way.
The home man gives employment to
my boys and girls. He buys my
products and employs other people
who consume my products. BE
spends his profits in building up the
community in which l live. He IL
entitled to my support"
Hes got no strings on me, y
growled the deacon.
"He has, if you are fair man," de-
clared the former Nebraska legislator.
"He is a target every time you fire a
contribution gun. When the church
was built, you were the busiest man
in town, deacon, striking business
| men for donations. I never heard
| that Catchem & Doem gave penny"
| sBut these here carpets''-again
| began the deacon.
| "You can bank on their being low
grade," broke in Mr.. Jones; "made to
sell cheap, All this Catchem s. Doem
catalogue stuff is. We have reliable,
responsible houses in town. Why not
| buy of them? The Johnson & Hill
Company sell carpets of repute. We
all know that they handle the best
carpets made. What more do you
want? And house as enterprising
as this, that carries full and complete
| lines of carpets, rugs, linoleums,
mattings, curtains, draperies, etc, is
entitled to local support
"You can get groceries cheaper by
clubbing, declared Dr. Cureeln' s wife.
"What kind?' snapped Hon.
Thomas Jones. Bogus spices, imita.
tion coffee, sloppy canned goods,
refuse stuff of all sorts The clubbing
grocery solicitor is one of the worst
evils we have, and when you compare
his prices with the Johnson & Hill
Company's for pure, fresh and whole.
some food articles you'll find the
home mans the lowest anyhow. That's
not all. The johnson s. Hill Com.
pany offer you clean, big, complete
stock that comprises the best OF every
possible thing in staple and fancy
groceries and fresh fruits and vege
tables. They also carry fine line Of
china, glassware, crockery and lamps
II see one O. them range feller!
hitched down to your house t'othel
4 day." the deacon broke in, rather
insinuatingly.
Eyes, and he limbered up in shor'
order" declared Mr.. Jones. "Swind
lers, most Of 'em. Sell you al
imitation contraption, and hang yol
up with note at the bank. Why
you can get one OF the popula
Majestic steel ranges or a peninsula
heater of Geo. w. Purnell. cas-
Grand Rapids, for less money, ant
keep the profit all at home. There
no sense in being bothered by travel
ing range sellers. fire 'em might
quick. l find everything a house
keeper can want in the stove, tinwar
and kitchen supply lines in splendi
stock at Geo. W. Purnell's and I hav
II confidence in the goods because
: know the man behind them.''
l 1.-The big cities set the fashions: VIII
shouldn't we get our hats at head
! quarters, argued DR.. Cureem's wife
"Why shouldn't you buy your finer
there?" jollied Mr.. Jones. Zone res
} son is that right here in Grand Rapids
( | on the west side. is Mrs. T. J. Rie
I mans millinery establishment whic
, 1lprovides every facility for gettin