The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-09

Spyle as wen as quailIy Ill OuJdIu q
Knoff's goods. This firm also manufac-
ture bank and office fixtures, and their
goods in this line are so satisfactory
that they receive orders from wide
territory
"The home merchants prosperity does
not interest me-" butted in Colonel
Manoeuvres.
"Then you are short sighted" retorted
Mr.. Jones. "Take the clothing store of
d. S. Stern Co. Their people consume
your products. Their profits are applied
to improve your town. They pay taxes
to help you run the home machine.
They subscribe to public enterprises.
They sell you clothing and mems furn-
ishings goods that are honest, at prices
that are economical. They carry stocks
that in extent and variety are the pride
of the town, just because they are pros
porous. Interest you? 1 guess yes!"
Get the habit of buying at this always
reliable store. The satisfaction received
makes the habit permanent one."
"The most credulous people I know
Of" continued Mr.. Jones, "are those who
send away for jewelry and watches.
Cheap, unreliable grades are the stock
in trade of the Catchem & Doom cata-
logue houses. 1t is so easy to fill a
mail order with trash and so impossible
for the victim to get redress. With a
house like VIM. r. CrandalPs, 222 South
Front street, you are safe. Back of the
fact that the goods are on hand for in
spection, is the guarantee of a we'll
known citizen, who could not afford, if
he would, to misrepresent quality. VIM.
R. Crandall carries the best grade of
watches, including the most popular
makes, and does repairing promptly and
at moderate prices. He also has nice
line of cut glass, and innumerable pref
| ty, dainty and serviceable articles for
holiday gifts, and all at moderate prices"
Col. Manoeuvres suggested that GER
tain kinds of manufactured articles-no-
tably harness-could be produced cheap
er in the big factories.
Nobody denies that" said Hon. Thos.
Jones. "But how about quality? That
is what is vital to the buyer. There is
no other product where shoddy is SO
freely used by INSCRIPTIONS men. The
only Simon-sure cinch against a swindle
is to buy of a firm you know something
about firm like w. B. Walker & Son,
52l South Front street, for instance
Their repute for honest material, good
/ work and reliable representation is as
the page of an open book in this COM
munity, and they carry stock of har-
ness, robes and blankets of sufficient ex-
tent and variety to meet any demand.
w. B. Walker & Son carry large and
varied line of trunks, bags, suit cases
and telescopes at bargain prices"
"These fellers quote prices on patent
medicines" said Deacon Titefst, refer
ring to the Catchem & Deem catalogue.
| "Some kinds" said Jones. "Shelf worn
goods bought in job lots. When l use
medicine l want the best, and to be sure
of getting it go to house have con-
fidence in. We all know DIR. P. Follman's
prescription pharmacy, l20 South Front
street, to be thoroughly reliable and are
assured of the genuine quality of the
goods we get. He carries full lines of
everything known in the realm of phar-
macy, and makes point of having it
fresh and pure. Health is too precious
to take chances with. I want to know
that the man is skilled and reliable who
deals out my medicines. He makes a
speciality of filling physicians prescrip-
lions and family recipes. Among DR..
Follman's goods can be found the finest
perfumes manufactured, imported d.
rectly from Paris, as well as the best
domestic perfumes. Any lady appreci-
ates bottle of really good perfume as
a holiday gift"
Il don't suppose as many dollars have
lgone for snide goods in any one direc-
ton on earth as have been paid out for
cheap buggies," spoke up Farmer Hard
scrabble
"There is only one way to get genuine
lquality,' said Mr.. Jones. "Buy of a
home firm you know--a firm like. the
Jensen Carriage Co., 423 -425 South Sec
ond street. They carry lines of the best
vehicles in stock, that include many
styles, and their goods are here for in
.spection. Their carriages and buggies
and cutters and sleighs are sold on the
honor of a reputable house, and you
stand to get what you pay for No for
! eign dealer can ship you singly the same
Equality for as little money, as they buy
in large lots. A. HI. Scherer, of this
firm, gives his personal attention to the
business"
i DR.. Cureem's wife called attention to
a catalogue list of books, and said she
couldn't get them for any such prices at
home.
"That's because our folks don't carry
/ the. mail order grade of cheap stuff, p
assented Hon. Thomas Jones. "Take any