Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-07-25
MARKET DAY
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- lCOHtiuueuS lTUH pdES Isl gtf4i
lis met with the "all sold out smile,
they soon get to comparing notes
and the Impression will prevail that
the scheme is a kerimus, q ana
when this notion once gets into their
heads. you might as we'll disband,
for you have failed to play the game
and have invited ing. orious defeat.
On one of our market days local
merchant sold some forty cases OF
soap. Another a good stock of Oil,
and running short, bought up all
there was in the town and furnished
it to his customers at the advertised
rate of 10 cents gallon. Another
merchant sold sseYenty-five pairs of
shoes. So you see how necessary it
is to be well supplied with the adj
yertised article. We know of towns
that have failed miserably in this
undertaking. chiefly because their
bargains We're not the real tulng.
Free Auction Sale This is for the
farmer or any one else who may have
stock. machinery. furniture or what
not to dispose of. The committee
furnishes an auctioneer and a clerk
free of charge. The terms Of the
sale are advertised and are the same
as given by farmers, say So and under
cash; and all sums over that amount
time until fall on approved paper.
This paper the owner may keep or
sell as he prefers. There must be no
strings whatever on any of these pro-.
positions, no suspicion Of graft any.
where. # 81
Parties are requested to list their
property with the secretary, togeth-
er with the name of the owner, SO
a careful record can be kept Of all
goods offered for sale that no mis-
takes may occurr. as
81. This feature will have to be work
ed up by the committee and the town
people and if properly handled will
grow from month to month.
This part Of the program has been
shoodoo' in some towns, but we
have been uniformly successful.
Free Lunch Thus far the present
season we have furnished the farm
ers and their families a free lunch.
keeping open house from IL a. "a. to
8 p. m. For this we use the fireha11,
having tables provided, ladies to wait
| on same and man in charge. We
order from the Wadena Cracker com.
pany from 500 to i 900 good-sized
fresh buns. Our local market pre-
pares the mea land a nice whole,
some sandwich is furnished, together
1 with a cup Of good coffee, sugar and
/ from two to three gallons Of real
cream. This is not at all expensive
land proves entirely satisfactory all
round. In addition to this, If some
enterprising individual, like your 10
cal bankers, for instance, will looser
aLup a bit and invite the farming com
4 munity to have smoHe on tstht
Il house" occasionally, he will find i
4 pays. perhaps not in dollars and cent
4 but in the good feeling it create
land in the sociability it cultivates
4 Bless your heart. there is somethin,
in this old world worth while beside
Il the almighty dollar End the soone
we all realize Lat fact the better
. viii be for every ody.
Entertainment The idea OF
t.market day" is not only the bushes
], that is worked up, but we aim t
make it a day of recreation and Ell
joyment as well for all our visitors
Foot races for the farmers and tn
boys and girls, guessing contests, tut
of-war, team pulling, a game of hal
horse races, brass band, and SO OF
!. For the contests offer small prize
1t is not necessary to spend a lot /
Z money for these things, and the vi
itors do not expect it. The prograi
should be varied from month
So month, and II your committee g
some other citizen can devise som
8 thing new or novel. It will help N
terially.
AS a rule, we bar the town Peep
81 III the various contests. and we thiI
i. other towns will find this to be ,
d. excellent plan.
Last market day, which was a We
hot day, the committee placed be
is ches In the park under the sha
ID trees for the ladies and their chi
lg rem Ono man need apply1. and Il
to nished ice water in abundance i
them to drink. This was certain
appreciated by the over-tired wiz
and mothers.
d II is surprising what few peoi
i, can accomplish IL they only think !
a. Inst BIT Of energy and a good ds