Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1918-02-14
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THOUGHTS AND THINGS.

Referring to a Junior Red Gross
dance benefit advertised to take place
in Florence, the Forum of that city
closes the announcement with this sig
nificant paragraph:
But why the boycott of the home
paper? We print bills as good and
cheaply as Watertown concerns. and
The Forum is the best advertising
medium in this locality. We also have
been known to donate literally to all
Red Cross and other worthy causes
This affords The Saturday News
justification and opportunity for sub.
hitting a few thoughts on things OF
local interest. These observations are
offered in a spirit of friendship and
of b%rotherly love. If they are o so
accepted, the fault is not with us.
Not very long ago The Saturday
News was waited upon by a committee
representing a certain prominent
church of the city. 1t doesn't matter
what the business was about, but it
had no direct bearing upon the point
under discussion. The conversation
drifted around to certain phases of
work undertaken by some Of the
church auxiliaries, %whereupon the ed
itor of The Saturday News said, in
substance:
by the way, l noticed the other day
that representatives of your ,'
naming the society, were distribute
ing printed matter relating to a GER
tain forthcoming event, and l observ-
ed that this matter contained the i'm
print of a certain exclusive job print
ing house-an institution, let it be
said. that does high grade work and
which is a worthy establishment, and
for whose manager I entertain high
respect.
But | have also noticed that You
people run to the daily paper for a
great deal of free advertising, not
only for your church but for your
auxiliaries. Scarcely a week passes
that the daily does not have something
or other to say about some event that
some of your auxiliary societies have
planned.
eThe point ! wish to emphasize with
you gentlemen is this: While you are
getting so much free advertising from
a home paper, or perhaps to some
extent ffrem all home papers, it would
be but q fair turn about if you would
take such profitable business as you
have to dispense to the Job printing
establishments Of those institutions
which accord you so much free pub
licity.
II am free to say to you, and | say
II because it can have but an insignifi-
cant bearing upon our relations with
you because you rarely come to US
for this fire advertising. that if you
were coming to The Saturday News
for columns Of publicity In the course
OF the year / would think that would
have a right to feel aggrieved If. when
you have a piece OF work involving a
small of profit. you should
take it to some house that cannot pas
sibly serve you In the field Of adSer.
tising.
I'm the not far distant past the
question OF reciprocity was upperlnost
in the public mind through mo incon3
siderable portion sof America. While
sit has passed for the time being from
the political arena, II still has q very
material application to our everyday
affairs.
The chairman of the comnitte ad.
initted the force Of the argument aa3ut
ii never occurred to me Ia that light.a
he said, adding, think. however. YOU
are right. absolutely right
selahi
John 4. weber, one 81 the young
lawyers who have developed out q
the state ot South Dakota, announces
Jhis candidacy for tho once of states
attorney 81 Codinston county Mr
Weber II held IA high esteenb ~ n!
MO know him. HI Il. withAl young
man u nnes lecki attainnaents II ehos'