Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-17
w. p. FEEDER,
Editor and Publisher
FRIDAY, Mch II, 1911


The ladieSIGOd bless EN-
had held entertainments and
worked and saved, and secured
the funds, and now the male
members of the congregation who
had stood by and looked wise
while their better halves were
busy accumulating the shekels,
were called together to direct
them where to spend the money.
ParsOn Goodman called the
meeting to order, and asked hon
orable Thomas Jones to take the
chair.
81 move hurriedly said Dea-
con Titefist, that We send to Chi
cagO and get the goods of Catch
EN- and. Doom, the great Chica-
go catalogue house,
D. Currents wife seconded the
motion. 49,.
Honorable Thomas Jones arose
IN protest. ''Ercthers and sis
ters,'" said ne, you are making
a mistake No community can
possibly divide its forces. It's
BUYERS and sellers mlSt work tO-
gether.
"Huh;" said Deacon Titefist,
l believe in buyin'. where you
can get things the cheapest
"JuSt so, and strike your home
man when you want credit" re-
tOrted Mr.. Jones. I'm not built
that way. The home man gives
employment to my boys and girls
lie buys my products and en-
plOyeS other people who consume
my products in building up the
community in which live. He
Is entitled to my support"
$50 do /" answered the Hon
Orable Thomas. "That is one
reason why am a Johnny-on-the
Spot Man, for | have learned
that the home man gives better
goods for the money than the
catalOg man. He cannot afford
to sell shOddy goods to his neigh
bors, and competition keeps his
prices down."
He's got no strings on me. "
grOwled the deacon.
He has if you are a fair mind
ed man." declared the former
Kansas legislator. "He's a tar.
get every time yOu fire a con.
tributiOn gun. When the church
was built you was the busiest
man In town, Deacon, striking
business men for donations. |
never heard that Catchem and
Deem ever gave a penny"
A special committee reported
that they had just closed a deal
with Moran Brothers. the well
known real estate dealers for a
strip of ground 24x140 for addi-
tiOnal room for the new church
parsonage. 81 thought they
would be able to secure the strip
for us, remarked Mr.. Jones,
with an air of satisfaction.
"Theg can arrange a real estate
deal if anyone can. They always
have desirable real estate prop
erty, as well as a long list Of
farms on their books and can uSu-
ally accommodate any applicant
who wants to rent, buy, sell or
exchange. They will supply you
an abstract, arrange you a loan,
pay your taxes, collect your rents,
or take charge oOf your tenant
less property. Whether you wish
to buy, sell or exchange, call on
Or'cOmmunicate. with Moran Bro
theirs. They are thoroughly re-
liable and have the best in land
values hereabOutS.'
Now that the committee had de-
cided to build a pretentiOus new
parsonage, and possessing but a
vague idea as to what would be
imposing, cOmmOdiOuS and ac-
ceptable, they at once decided
B. H. Quinn, our local architect,
would be the proper party to con-
: suit, being cOnverSent with archi-
lecture and lin close touch with
building interests here, and after
ealing upon Mr.. Quinn, at his
I office in the Brinkman building,
they soon arranged for plans for
"a modern structure of colonial
architecture to cost in the neigh
bOrhOOd of $1,000 completed.
"NOE" remarked one of the
construction committee, "that we
have the additional ground ETC.,
the next thing in line is a good,
reliable contractor and builder"
"Just &" answered Mr.. Jones.
"I know of a contractor, and one
that you all know to be thorough