River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-07-10

THE Stewart Mercantile Co. S
mems clothing department is show
ing desirable suits for summer in
the always satisfactory Hart, Schaff-
ner & Marx and Michael Stems
clothes for men and the L system
clothes for young men, Mothers
Friend blouses for boys, Gordon
hats, and complete line of up-to-
OATS mems shirts and furnishings,
including the popular Munsing un-
derwear.
The Stewart Mercantile Co. IS
shoe department is very complete
and supplies everything desirable
in reliable footwear from the easy,
comfortable shoe for the aged, the
dressy, stylish shoe for all, to the
foot form shoe for little folks. They
make specially of the time tried
Walk-Over shoes for men, the Sell
by fine shoes for women, the de-
| pendable K. Il. shoes for children
and well-wearing and comfortable
work shoes at wholesale prices, and
large selection of tans and white
shoes for young ladies and Misses"
Who's your banker?" was a CUES.
ton asked by Farmer Muchland,
and then he proceeded to answer
his own query. 1.-The Farmers and
Merchants State Bank does my
banking business" said this we'll
known Pierce county pioneer farm
er. Il have done business with
them for Il years-beginning with
them when they were first establish
ed in 1892. My business with them at
first consisted mostly in borrowing.
And to their broad-minded and ac-
commodating policy | am indebted
largely for my prosperity. When
ever wanted to buy an additional
80 or 100 acres. this bank let me
have the money l needed and allow
ed me to pay in installments, thus
reducing the interest as we'll as the
Indebtedness. | am gratified to
know that the Farmers and Mer-
chants State Banks business has
developed and kept pace with the
growth and increased prosperity of
the community, and it is recognized
as a rock of financial strength
wherever known. They accord all &C.
cotnmodationS consistent with safe
banking principles and pay for 8
per cent interest on certificates of
deposits, where sums remain s
months or more.
A sum as small as one dollar
may begin an account at this bank
upon which interest is paid. These
accounts are generally too small to
/ afford profit, but the banks Off
GERS realize that to encourage hab-
its of economy and thrift in youth,
results in a prosperous, self-sup-
porting and self-respecting old age.
: True it is, that bank account tends
to cause the sun to shine on the
dark days.
"The Farmers and Merchants
State Banks safe deposit boxes are
a great convenience and are offered
at the moderate rental of $1.00 per
annum.
The capital and surplus of the
bank is $40, 100000 and the total re-
sources half a million dollars. G. w.
Chinook is president; r. N. Jen-
son, vice president, and C. N. Wig
er, cashier. The board of directors
include G. w. Chinook, r. N. Jen-
son, en-. Wiger, F. X. Knoble, w.
P. Knowles, A. P. Weld, G. ].
Dodge and ]. H. Grimm.
The Farmers & Merchants State
Bank represents several old reliable
insurance companies, which are
prompt in their adjustment of
claims. They write policies on city
and farm property, insuring against
loss by fire, lightning and lorna.
does.
am happy to say" concluded
Farmer Muchland, that gradual
ed from the ranks of the borrowers
some years ago, and since then the
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
has been paying me interest on my
surplus funds"
For more than 20 years, said
Senator Sorghum, H. A. Hagestad
& Co., the one-price clothiers, have
supplied myself and our sons with
reliable, stylish and every way sat-
isfactory clothing, and we have
never found 1t necessary or desira-
bic to send away or to 60 away from
River Falls for anything in the cloth
ing line. We are unanimous in the
belief that this is good firm to tie
to. They are pleasant men to do
business with and extend all accom-
modations possible. They sell high
grade goods at reasonable prices.
H. A. Hagestad & Co. make
speciality of high grade clothing for