Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-11-13

were cdueu- upon In turn and each ra
sponded with neat little talk brimfnI
OF optimism and a fine spirit in accord
with the object of the move. Mrs
Eimers, according to Mr.. Eimers. had
come prepared to deliver an extended
oratIon upon the subject and had com
pied a dozen reasons why buying at
home should be poular. Mr.. Eimers. to
make good his assertion, then read the
list OF epigrams which heads this story.
Men All Look Alike.
Mrs. A. +. Parker responded by want
ing to know why the ladies' should be
asked to bear the brunt of all the
blame. She suggested that the gentle.
men tell why they bought away from
home-and what. She explained that
the ladies had more reason for buvino
clothes and other wearing apparel away
from home than the men because. she
said, each lady strives to dress differ
emily than the others. The men. she
insisted, call look alike Whereupon
some of the Commercial club members
present, men who have never won med
ais at beauty show, pricked up their
ears and drank heavily of the remark.
each imbibing more than his share of
the fleeting flattery the compliment
carried
Judge K. F. Fulton was prevailed
upon by President Anderson to defend
the gentlemen of the town and eluci.
date as to why the sterner sex pur.
chase money orders and drafts with
which to flirt with eastern mail order
houses. Judge Fulton gave short
talk in which he went into the question
with ungloved hands and discussed it
frankly and earnestly. He lauded the
buy-at- home move and expressed the be-
lief that great good would come from
the plan if the members would follow it
up.
Say Assortment Too Small.
Mrs. D. F.. R. Rice was called upon
and suggested the lack Of assortment
of goods and suits and other articles of
wearing apparel in the local stores as
one reason why considerable buying
away from home is practiced. She said
that most ladies were not content to
wear an article of apparel like that
worn by other ladies.
DR.. H. y. Smith declared that only
small per cent of the buying away
from home which is recorded in Grange
vile is in reality done by the residents
of the town. The practice>is more
generally followed, he said, in rural
districts. He had bushel basketful
of argument and dope on the subject
which he gave out in convincing,
earnest manner that proved his loyalty
to the move.
. At the suggestion of c. A. Johnston
the president called upon the merchants,
who were represented by Mayor j.
Frank Sims and Frank McGrane.
Mayor Sims prefaced his remarks upon
the subject at issue by graciously re-
ferring back to Mrs. Parker s assertion
that "all the men looked alike and
said that it had given him new hope,
brighter dream of the future, etc. Drop |
ping into a serious vein he reviewed the |
plan from all sides and
that of the merchant. He
said that the problem of assortment was
q difficult one with the stores, and that
the merchant faced perplexing questions
in endeavoring to keep only seasonable
and stylish goods upon his shelves and
IN his display windows. He also referred
briefly to the plan of the customers
sending away for special orders through
the local stores.
No Cause For Alarm.
Frank McGrane said that he did not
think that the town and country had
to any great extent as yet
rom the buy-away from -Grangeville
,vil but that he was in harmony with
he move to spend money at home and
would do his share in keeping the plan
lnder headway.
A. Urbahn told of few experiences
lie had gone through in buying articles
lway from home that he could not get
n Grangeville. He, too, said that be
vas ready to help along the "spend it
n Grangeville' move in every possible
way. C. A. Branscombe took up the
ubject that is always close to the news
,apes mans heart-that of printing
md said that he would like to enter in
o contract with any or all the bust
less men by which the printer would
,uy all his goods and groceries and
upplies in Grangeville if the business
men, in return, would use all home
printing. His other remarks were
Al Of with | f,