Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-05-17
get the cotton he will buy ten bolts Of
sheeting, a lot of boots and shoes from

get the cotton he will buy ten bolts Of
sheeting, lot of boots and shoes from
me and a supply O coffee and sugar.
I don't want the foreigners across the
street to nab i'm. They've been chin
ming him for an hour-fairly crying on
his Misunderstanding him I was a
faker. But think I've got i'm nailed.
I told the brood Of children be had
with him that when they got to my
place Id give them all big stick of
candy each. They won't let the old
man rest till he bitches at my store.
hardly sell pound O candy a week,
but I buy it by the barrel at whole
sale rates to give away"
Tarp here thrust his head and shout
ders out of window and, with his
hands on the outer sill. called:
Drive it down to the side door, old
man. an dump it off, The bows will
allow you good weight. All right, al!
right. You know the big red sign over
the sidewalk-Tarp's Emporium p"
The merchant drew his head in and
smiled In satisfaction. He had al
ready started. The candy did the
work. One of the little boys was hold
In the reins, an another was whippin'
up the team. One of the foreigners
was runnin' along at the side pleadin'
like the woods afire, but landed my
man. l really ought to be there to see
that cotton put on the scales though.
Those bales may be waterlogged."
"WaterlOgged" Howard inquired.
what Is that?"
"Oh, now an then q bale Is soaked
clean through with water, left in the
creek overnight to give it weight. I've
run sampler into bale in my time
an got out enough water to satisfy the
thirst. A bale O. that sort when it lies
on the ground will start a regular
spring."
That's the farmers stick candy
racket" Abner remarked dryly. But
you said you come in to tell u.s.
"Oh. yes, was about to let you fel-
lows know where I come In on this
new deal of yours. Money In your
till. of course, Is the main thing, an
I'm a free spender with home paper
If it is a good one. Now, the glad It'd
ings of J. L. Tarp's Dry Goods and
General Merchandise Emporium is
spreading over three counties around
barley. My cut price system Is doing
a lot to build up the town. and all my
advertisements are gobbled up like
election returns.
They say you have knocked out the
patent inside idea, and you will want
to I'll that space with something fresh
and catchy. Now, I'm just the man
| to fill it with items about what Is TAX
In place In my emporium. Time after
time I've come to Hillhouse with the
intention Of sticking in full page ad.,
but he wouldn't listen to me. He fig
ured on 'em once or twice, an wanted
to charge me at rate that no live
business man could stand. So he
forced me to send to Rome to have my
handbills printed. Now I'm goin' to
bring in the copy for bang up full
page announcement, an II you can
meet my estimate, why, I'll know that
the right men have got hold Of the
| CLARION ut last
Have you any idea how much you
could afford to pay for full page ad
In our next ISSUE" Abner asked. 1--WE
are goin' to send out an give away
5000 copies, SO the public will know
we are here. An I'D. In that issue
would be whoppin' big thing fe,
you"
Il haven't figured on It," Tarp DELHI
Grated, and figure on everything
even to the Irvine we use in tying ur
bundles at the wrapping counter; but
at rough guess I should say that !
could pay $21"
For the ink an paperY' Abnel
winked slyly at Howard and halt
smiled.
For the whole thing the merchant
said firmly, you VIII be short Of
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