River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-10-20

decide upon the purchase of new carpets.
The ladies-God bless 'em-had held enter
tainments, and worked and saved, and secured
the funds, and now the male members of the
! congregation 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.
81 move" hurredly said Deacon Titehst,
''that we send to Chicago and get the carpets
of Catchem & Deem, the great catalogue
| house.
| Dr. Cureems wife seconded the motion.
! Hon. Thomas Jones rose in protest. "Broth
ers and sisters" said he, ''you are making a
mistake. No community can prosper that di-
vides it's forces. It's buyers and sellers must
work together"
Huh" said Deacon Titetist, 81 believe in
buyin' where can get things the cheapest
$50 do l." answered the Hon. Thomas.
THAT is one reason why 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"
"It's my privilege to go where please with
my money! persisted the Deacon.
"Just So And strike your home man when
you want credit" retorted Mr.. Jones. "I'm
not built that way The home man gives en-
ployment to my boys and girls. He buys my
products and employs other people who con
sumo my products. He spends his profits in
building up the community in which live. He
is entitled to nv support"
Hes got no strings on me-" growled the
deacon.
''He has, if you are fair man." declared the
former Nebraska legislator. HE is target
every time you fire contribution gun When
the church was built, you were the busiest
man in town, deacon. striking business men for
donations. never heard that Catchem & Deem
gave penny"
''But these here carpets'-again began the
deacon.
s'You can bank on their being low grade"
broke in Mr.. Jones; made to sell cheap. AL
this Catchem & Deem catalogue stuff is. We
have reliable, responsible houses in town. Why
not buy of them? O. w. Newcomb sells car
pets of repute We all know that he handles
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, ETC., is entitled to
local support"
"You can get groceries cheaper by club.
bing," declared DIR. Cureem's wife.
What kind?" snapped Hon. Thomas Jones.
'sBogus spices, imitation coffee. sloppy canned
goods refuse stuff OF all sortsl'' The clubbing
grocery solicitor is one of the worst evils we
have, and when you compare his prices with
Anard, Stewart Co.'S. M. Norseng's, Knute
VHy;o, n Il Sc
art & Grimm's phone 81, C. F. Heinrich's
| (phone &c., Martin Olson's (phone 81 and Ell.
c. Walkers phone Az, for pure, fresh and
wholesome food articles you'll find the home
mans the lowest anyhow. That's not all.
These representative houses offer you clean,
big, complete stocks, that comprise the best
of every possible thing in staple and fancy
groceries and fresh fruits and vegetables.
| Knute Wigen carries nice line of shoes,
staple dry goods, crockery, china and glass.
ware. Stewart & Grimm have a good stock
of staples in dry goods and notions. G. F.
Heinrich and H. G. Walker ask an examination
of their crockery, china and glassware and
| lamps. Martin Olson has stock of dry goods
| sta pies, mems furnishings and notions"
81 see one o. them range fellers hitched
down to your house t'other day. the deacon
broke in, rather insinuatingly.
eyes, and he limbered up in short order,
declared Mr.. Jones. "Swindlers, most of 'em.
Sell you an imitation contraption and hang
you up with q note at the bank. Why, you
| can get one of the Garland steel ranges and
| your choice from large line OF f1rSt-class
heaters at Dunn Bros, or Quick Meal or
Moore steel range and Radiant Home heater
of Elertson Bros, or Round Oak, Mesaba
or Baxter steel range and Round Oak heat
! er of Geo. j. Dodge, for less money, and keep
| the profit all at home There's sense in be-
| ing bothered by travelling range sellers. fire
| EN- mighty quick find everything house
| keeper can want in the stove, tinware and
| kitchen supply lines in splendid stock at these
dependable hardware stores and have con-
| fdence in the goods because know the men
| behind them.
"The big cities set the fashions; why should
mt we get our hats at headquarters" argued
DIR. Cureems wife.
"Why shouldn't you buy your hnery there?"
| jollied Mr.. Jones. Zone reason is that right
here in River Falls are Julia H. Schindler'S,
F rada H. Bangs and Baur & Beschtas milhn-
cry establishments which provide every facil-
ity for getting everything that's new and ad-
mirable in the world of fashion. They carry
everything that the last new styles decree.
|
fashions centers, and as well posted, and have
as correct taste. And my wife, who has COM
| pared prices, says these up-to-date River Falls
| millinery stores sell cheaper than the cata-
| logue houses. They invite the ladies of the
city and vicinity to call and inspect their large
| new stocks of elegant fall and winter millin.
cry"
..One of the rankest swindlers of the days is
| in the Catchem & Doom catalogue house fur
niture, continued the Hon. Thomas, warming
| to his subject. 'It is shoddy, from the cheap,
imitation wood it is made Of and the paint
that conceals its imperfections, to tawdry
trimmings that set it of. 1t is simply cinch
that you're sold when you buy it-and serves
you right, if you are For right here in town
is o. w. Newcomb, who has stock of furni-
ture that the community knows to be first
class quality, sold on its merits and at close
prices. The stock includes all grades, for out
fitting mansion or cabin, of the very latest
and accepted patterns. There is style as well
as quality in o. w. Neweomb's furniture. Mr..
New comb has a thoroughly-stocked undertake
ing department and is thoroughly competent
in this line
1.-THE home merchants prosperity does not
interest me-" butted in Col. Manoeuvres.
''Then you are short sighted, retorted Mr..
Jones. Take b. A. Hagestad s. Co.'s exclu-
sive clothing and mems furnishing goods store
and the clothing departments of Allard. Stew
art Co. and T. II. Daniels. Their people con-
sumo your products. Their profits are applied
to improve your town. They pay taxes TO