Gunnison news-champion., 1909-09-17
A meeting of the chnrch kad hssa

A meeting of the church ksd essR
called to decide upon the p~Schssr
of new carpets.
The ladies God hls~s 's0 -had
held entertainments, aud wurksd sod
saved. and secured the fund.-, sad
now the male ,nembers II the Cxno-
gregation who had stood by $50
looked wise. while their better halsss
were digging tooth aud nail " sc-
cumulate the sbekeis, we're csbeed
together t. direct them where g.
spend the money.
Parson Goodman called the ssssct-
ing TO order and asked Judge Mss-
damus to take the chair.
Il move" hurr,edlv said llsscon
TItehst. that We send to Chicago
and get the carpets Of Catchem h
Deem, the great catalogue house.
DR. Cureem wife seconded the
the motion
Hon. Thomas Jones rose in 2vose~t
brother and sister" said he, ''yoS
are making = nistske. No cosAsss-
nifty css prosper that d,vi4ss ~
fosces. Its bsyers and splIess nsss
~ort soestAer
"Hsh," said lDsscoa Tite6ss, Il
bsl'evs IN bsyis whsre yos CO. -
thiass ths ckssPss."
50 Do l." ssswesed ths Boa.
Thomas Josss, That 10 oss ssssoa
Why | am . jshnny % -the-sPa osn,
fr ! have Isasssd that The hous nan
gives bstter goods for the 1oeey
than the catalogue man. He cea't
afford to sell shoddy goods TO his
neiR hbor~. And competition keeps
his prices down"
"lt's my privilege to 60 where ]
please with my money, pers'sted
the deacon.
Just so, and strike yonr home
man when you want credit retorted
Mr. Jones. I'm not built that way
The home man gives employment TO
my boys and girls. lie buys my
products and employs other people
who consume my products. tie
spends his profits in building up the
community in which ] live. He rs
entitled to my support.
Hes got no strings on me. .
growled the deacon.
He has if YOU are fair man, -
declared the former Nebraska legis-
lator. lie is target every time.
you fire contribution gun. When
the church was built, you were the
busiest man in town, deacon, strik-
ing business men for donations |
never heard thai Catchem d Deem
gave a penny
"But these here carpets again
began the deacon.
you can bank on their being low
grade, broke in Mr. Jones, made
to sell cheap All this Catchem 4
Doem catalogue stuff is. We have
reliable responsible houses in town.
WHY not buy of them? II. NJ. Web
ster, North Main street, sells carpets
of repute. We all know he handles
the best carpets made. What more
do you want? And store as enter
prising as his, that carries lines Of
carpets, rugs, linolenms mattings,
draperles, lacecurtains, very complete
stock Of up-to-date dry goods,
dress goods, notions, ladies' skirts,
gloves, hosiery, undergarments, cor
sets etc, etc, is entitled to local
support.
The big cities set the fashions:
why shouldn't we get our hats ~
headquarters argued DIR. Cureem' 5
wife.
why shouldn't you buy YOUR
fnerv there sarcastically respond
ed Miss Makepeace Cheviot, the
fashionable dressmaker and member
OF the church choir. zone reason is, |
that right here in Gunnison, in the
Webster building, upper Main street,
is Mrs. j. ID. Jennings millinery
store, which provides every facility
for getting everything that's new and
admirable in the world of fashion.
Her trlmmers are quite as expert as
any from fashions centers. and are
as well posted and have as correct
tastes. Being expert designers, they
give an exclusive stvle to hats that
is never found in Catchem q Deems
goods. And having compared
prices. ] find that Mrs. Jennings
sells high grade millinery cheaper
than the larger cities. She invites
the attention Of ladies' Of Gunnison
and vicinity to an elegant stock OF
new fall and winter millinery. fancy
tailored waists. made-to-measure un-
derskirts, ladies fancy underwear,
perfumes and toilet preparations.