The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1904-04-07
RIVALS, BUT NOT ENEMIES.
rhe Leading citizen Didn't Beiiev'
IA Antagonizing His Competi-
tor la business.

MIR. DoteE extended the sample copy
OF the Balltown Bugle with termlna.
tive flourish. Il ain't contradicting ye.
be said, "a cant say but what ON gen.
raj principles advertising pays. What
say is, 1t wouldn't pay here"
The young editor, proprietor and ad-
yertislng agent Of the Bugle took the
paper and thrust 1t into bis pocket. re-
aies Youths Companion. "Seems 70
nle. he began with insinuating mild.
ns4s. that isn't quite the spirit Of en-.
terprise on would expect to see In the
leading citizen OF Bautown.
'Mebbe not" returned the leading
citizen and then continued. You're
wasting wind. III subscribe for your
paper. an pay my subscription IN spol
cash. although ! take the Farmer. ~
al-hen paper. 6n religious fortnight
y for Mis- Doten already, but It's nc
use talking advertising 20 me, for |
won't advertise Gale Gill won't. neith
or. You see that store. thsre?"
Yes; Mr. ellis"
"Gill's now. said the old man. "bu
Harrub's once. Just as my store hert
was fuckers. When ( bought Tucker
out 80 years ago I bought the goodwill
0 fuckers customers, M Harrub threw
his goodwill "a. for Them TWO men
Tucker an Harrub. had had enough
enterprise az rivalry al out-youT-
nelghbor ors-throat methOds o. doina
business. An | knsw All about It, al
when Gill bought out Harrub / threw
ny goodwill IN. as I'd been cone By.
Well. long bae., before you vas
born, continued the ltoreke per. ia
smart young chap. Fuckers nephew he
was, come down here an began telling
his uncle that he was slow; that be
oaghter git up an git an advertise his
goods lie sep' right at Tucker I'll
lnly one marlia some alriy bird see
hat Tucker'd got half his stock AZ
some tissue-paper eGtouns IN his win.
der, AM va braggla 3 bout II. The hut
.lliage was Up to be foresiee b. moor
% see Il. There was six caHs o cora. s
lar VI pIcklls, s0us smoked herring 81
4 lfN laai hadat been opened. 1T hit
we caEey i1rs-sticts an crops rigi
llt "a plai4 slaht Al stue4 o. u
s.esH ln b.G red A. b.ao letters va
We ltad, o.aers follow
Th-' was a die Harrub. raid "
Dut.u. ar De sf cod il 80. l..
tieHt s5s Tue phew's hand IN it
te heard hlm o9a % 20 that mou'r
once He was s.way d hut-headed man
Harrub was. an eood lFien's as they't
always bzen. be vas for iottluE dayllFh
into TueEfr'1 skull right away 81
s0mfb0dy that thought he know Il al
laid twould b. the best way 70 pty
Tucker in bis own coin--to clear win
der. put IN some stock. an DO q little
lettering Harrub went Tucker one bet
ter-put more stock IN the winder~l
remember he had some West Inly goodi
10 the model Of the frigate Betsey that
his uncle had whitfield out With onis
just his iack-knife an his lettsrihf
vas right 20 the. edge Of calling names
IL vas 1T for tat after that The hui
village took sldoh an the feeling even
crep' Into fan lies an divided en-. one
for Tucker a. another for Harrub
Z don know said Mr Dotsn. sare-
~, but whai thore'd been bloodfhed u
fuckers nenhsw hadnt got a Job tu
ihs harbor soou's ever be was gone
Tucker Be tool an his fancy stock out'r
hls viuder. hu r. some pollock an two
,r three pair Q ealluses. same's be used
10 have shere nn soaked all thesafs On
me glass. Then be went over to Har
-ub's ar done n gquar thing Harrul
- mot Tucker halfway. an that wee
ihe end o that hind o work 81 Balltown
NO" concluded Air Doten. 4 WON'T
sdverilse N The BuHlf l'Yefeen enough |
n dlsruptirg illagFs. II can't get .
ivlng without sst myself up hove en-
iein Gale GlIl. I'll ell out an 60 hsk,
a."
russly--lJo yon mean 20 cell ne thar
rou stood there Ike a blooming idIot and
permitted Biftlns 70 call you liar With
,ut resenting lti
MsekeF Not me What dld 70 him
vas q plenty
What did you 1o7"
Hurried aownieaf aad consulted ny
swyer I've cot h dozen Witnesses
Tfa vii wt h' - alf rre I'n.
Ioiue O. ne haa re ciaelr
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