The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-10-12
Tn South Dakota
Telling of the success of a man who be-
lieyei In patronizing home industry.
BY Big Ben.

ueve1 In pAtr0niziHS uVhhc haouSsAs'
II was a bright future that John
Henry thought he had before him..
Although Il was the first day OF Jan
uary, It was only Is days more when
John would take for his companion
Miss Sadie Johns, the belle OF a lit
tie country town.
Although he had just passed his
22nd birthday, he had never known
what a real home was like. His par
ents Mad died when he vas but a
lad and from that time on he was
placed in the world to battle for him
self. His education was limited, but
he had managed through the winter
months to attend the rural schools
and never failing on Sunday to be at
church and Sunday school.
Thus had Johns life been spent.
Now he was soon to take a wife.
He had a savings account Of $500;
not enough to establish himself in
business. He had been a farmer all
his life. What should he do in the
future?
That evening he called to see Miss
Sadie and they began talking OF the
future. Sadie's father who had lis
tened to their planning finally spoke
UP and said: why don't you go out
to South Dakota? Uncle Sam is look
ing for good farmers and will give
you a farm and II you do / will give
you the best team / have, a wagon
and will fix it up so that you can
drive through to that state where i
believe your future lies"
1t did not take long to decide.
Both were delighted and from then
on til! the starting day, nothing was
talked of but South Dakota, neither
realizing the hardships in store.
Twenty-Five years later we find
John and his estimable wife still in
South Dakota. Both are in the prime
of life and In the best of health. AL
though their hardships were many,
they are now comfortably fixed
financially, with a nice family OF
three boys and two girls. The home
stead they had chosen is now worth
nearly as much as any Of the old
places back in Illinois where John
had worked. A beautiful little town
is Just three imles from their place
John has many friends and is a lead
er in society. He believes in build.
ing up his own community and says
that a dollar spent at home, with
home people is a gain for that com
munity. We had a nice visit With
him and he invited us to town that
afternoon where the farmers of the
community and their wives were tC
discuss better farming and better
methods for the farmer.
AT the meeting presided our friend
The raising of better hogs and cattle
md nroin punrn dicnIrccnH nrn and
con. Peter Little was asked to give
his ideas on how to build a hog
house. Peter arose and said: Gen
tlemen, I have lived in this vicinity
nearly twenty years and during that
time I did very little building. But
as to the hog house I have lately
been studying the large catalog OF
Saw Buck & Co. and / think that II
the farmers who are present will take
a look at it they will see where the
business men are robbing them"
No sooner had he sat down when
the president asked him IL he ha6
figured with any of the dealers In
Tabor and the answer readily came
back: mo, faint no use." Il think IL
is" said the president. l. recently
built a hog house and l figured with
three mail order concerns and among
them was the you spoke of
After taking everything into consid,
Grafton, such as freight and kind OF
lumber, l built my house $40 cheap
er by buying my lumber of j. II,
Queal & Co. Besides / know every
stick of lumber was good that was
put into the building. Yesterday y
went through their yards and l saw
some of the best shingles, posts, &C
ment blocks, roofing and everything
that goes to make a good building
and at prices that are as reasonable
as they are anywhere"
The hardware that was put into
this building came from Skorpik 8
Co., and 1t vas first class. No sec
onds were used that I would have
had had / purchased from a mail or.
der concern and j want to tell you
that at Skorpik & Co.'S. you will find
the best stoves. tinware, fencing anS
in fact everything that goes to make
a good hardware store. They have
a full line of farm machinery and
carry a complete line of John Deere
pillow goods. It's a place they want
you to bring your catalogs and they
will figure against them"
Fhen up jumps Mrs. Little n
she says: "Mr. President, what vol
have said about lumber does not take
in merchandise. Now I know yor
can buy better at Saw Buck & Co. be.
cause / have been buying there fol-
the last 20 years. You ought to sec
the nice pictures in the book. Yor
men might buy your lumber cheaper
but you can't dress goods"
II don't agree with Mrs. Little"
says Mrs. Johns. II have tried the
mail order concern and this is tell,
ing a secret that I never told John
l bought two dresses for my little
girls. one cost csc and the other
sta, and the parcel post Csc. AT
ter they arrived I thought I had G
bargain but what was my surprise
when / was in Chastka & Cos. store
to e the same dresses sell at 75t
and $1.25, a loss to me of 79c and &
lesson to trade at home. And by tn,
way you will find a nice selection Of