The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1904-03-21
RIVALS, BUT NOT ENEMIEs.
fn Antagonixina His ComDeti-
tor IN Business.

/ MIR. DoteE extended the sample cong
Oh the Balltown Bugle with 2 termina-
tive flourish Il ain't contradicting We.
he said. Il can't say but what on gen.
raj principles advertising pays. What !
say Is, il wouldn't pay here.
Tbs young editor. proprietor and ad-
vertising agent Of the Bugle took the
paper and thrust it into his pocket. re-
iases Youths Companion. Seems to
me, he began with insinuating mild
nsAs. that isn't quite the spirit Of en-
tetprige ont would expect to see in the
leaoing citizen cf Bautown.
1Mebbe not returned the leading
citizen and then continued: You're
wasting Wind III subscribe for your
papsr. an pay my subscription II spot
cash, although ! take the Farmer. al
ali-he1 papsr. an 4 religious fortnight
Iy for Mis- Doten Already. but It's nc
use talking advertising TO me, for
wont advertise Gale Gill won't. Meth
er. You see that store. thsre2
Yes; Mr ellis"
"Gills now said the old man, "bui
Harrub's once. Just as my store here
was fuckers. When | bought Tucker
out 50 years ago bought the goodwill
o fuckers customers. an HarTub threw
his goodwill IN, for them two men,
Tucker an Harrub, had had enough
enterprise an rivalry an cut-yonr
neighbor's-throat methods d doing
business. An / knew al about il. an
when Gill bought out Harrub / threw
my goodwill IN. as I'd been done BY. Z
We'll. long back. before you vas
oorn." continued the storekee per. q
smart young chap. fuckers nephew he
was. come down here an began telling
his uncle that be was slow; that be
oughter git up an git an advertise his
goods. He KEEP right at Tucker till
aaly one mornin' some airly bird see
That Taeksrd got half his stock an
some tissue-paper sestoons In his win
Ger, an was braggiig bout it. The huh
village was up to be foreside by noon
10 see Il. There was six cans o. corn. .
jar Of picslss, some smoked herring in
4 bcx that hadn't been opened, al his
two candy jars-sticks an drops-right
ont in plain sight. An stuck on the
glass in big REQ an blue letters vase
We lead. others follow
That was a dig al Harrub. said AI
Dotsn. "an he understood it 50. lie
didn't see fuckers nephew's hand In il;
I'Te heard him own up to that more'n
once. He was always ahot-headed man,
Harrub was. ar good frisns as they'd
always ben. he was for letting daylight
into Tucker'k skull right away But
omehody that thought he knew It ali
said 'fwould be lie best way 70 pay
Tucker IN his own coin-to clear win
Ger. put IN some stock, an Go little
lettering Harrub went Tucker one bet
ter-put more stock in the winder-i
remember he had some West Injy goodf
In the model Of the frlgate Betsey that
his uncle had Whitfield out with only
lust his jac'x-l rife-an' his lettering
was right to TIE edge OF calling names
1t was tit fer st after that. The hun
village took sizes. an the feeling even
crSp' into f. 3 .ss an divids EN-. one
Tor Tucker a.. smother for Harrub.
4 don krtw7 said Mr. poten. sage
II. but what s1ere'd been hloodshec Il
fuckers nepisv hadn't get job tc
fhs harbor. sza's ever he was gore
Tucker he tee 4 his fancy stock out'u
his windsr. III il some pcliocf sn's 'svc
3r three pair & renusss, ssms's he rseo