Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1907-04-04
| THE COURIER
BIZ CHAs. II. BRUCK
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official County and City Paper
BIZ CHAs. H. BRUCK


SsssSsSs VOWWsy UWO Outy UpOs
YOU TGLL-NO ONE aLse CAN
Is Wagner is thriving, growing town.
Plenty Of territory adjacent yet unset.
led to feed thousands. Plenty Of peo-
Ne to trade here to make q city which
aould be unrivalled in this part of
Outh Dakota. II not this . beautiful
fature? Could any one ask hetter?
NJ And yet:
@ Wagner has five general stores, I'll
0f which are beinP run 10 accommodate
NE trade that should como to Wagner.
md only asking email margin Of
ptoft Still trade howA uninterrupf-
Ny to the big mail order houses.
M Only last week. delegation OF our
lasiness men went to Wheeler 70 Pc
tion the county hoard 10 aid. them IN
|4npr0vlng the roads leading to Wag-
sAsr. paying their own expenSss that
ar country population might easier
1Avel to lowE. While they were gone
her prominent buainess men In town
rsonally guaranteed TO township
ards that other money would be paid
help make good roads. What Of 1t?
Dsthe recipients Of these things ap.
PeciAte its Not all Of them. They
ill divert the money that should be
sed to reimburse the merchants for
ach outlays as this to send to mail
rider Houses, because they imagine
hey ought 70 buy where they can buy
Bhe cheapest.
4 Wagner has two hardware stores.
al least one of them is offering to sell
goods TO the people at exactly the same
prices and on the same terms as the
mail orders, houses, and 90 far
4s We know no one with the mail
0rder habit has yet taken IL up. Why?
ou tell; no one else c4p.
Wagner has s~o furnitnre stores, ,and
II mall order furniture ID constently
irvine In Wagner, II. spite Of the
let thst these merchants are selling
1SZcheaply as do the foreign houses.
hy? You tell; no one else can.
Nagner has one drug stOre, and will
Spn have two, but nevertheless we
mid not be surprised TO find that
sone people are sending TO the mail
0x1er houses to-have their prescrip-
Ills filled and to buy their patent
edicines, Notwithstanding that the
Ter named are the same price every
Moere. Why? You tell; no one else
Wagner has two hotels and one res.
taurant. No, the boarders do not send
nWay for their meals and quick lunch
eest least We have not heard OF 1t.
Wagner has two Blacksmith shops
a6d three livery barns, get mail order
hQnses advertise blacksmith outfits and
automobiles, and people are told to do
their own blscksmithing and own their
d11n bubbles" because 1t Ii cheaper.
Ms, however, is the second instance
Aere people trade entirely In their
nme tOwn-Or 60 to Armour, belmont
6Ome other. Why? You tell; no
else can.
agner has two newspapers aGd job
0l 80, where anything pertaining to
noRbusiness may bs purchased. Any
kh11g in advertising, Legitimate" or
6eelty. /" can Be secured at one or the
~f Of them. Both use their columns
Anefit: First, the town; second, the
~: third, the state. And yet 10
I've years Of the writer's residence
en0ngh Of this work has been sent
III town TO have paid the salary al
her printer A. 1l2 per week for ali
We years and left q small margin
es. And IN general prices were
~, in some eases more. Why?|
tell; 40 one else can.
lat We have written does not an
Wagner alone. Il applies to
I other small place as well,
Cst Of the larger ones also. Where
rsmedyp We don't know. The
Z 100 hard for us to crack. Yet
y conditions 0btain, much TO the
the mail order houses which are
3 wealthy Oh just such conditions,
they i0ster With the utmost
and 81 enormous care ana 81
nous expense. Are your home
Aants getting rich so1 their prof
We are Of the opinion that they
el. Why? You tell; 90 one else
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