Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-01-22 | Page 9 | Business is Bought by Farmers' Union

BUSINESS IS BOUGHT BY FARMERS' UNION MA LAD, Idaho. Jan. 21. What is estimated esti-mated to be -one of the largest business transactions ever closed in Malad was the purchase of the R. T. Owens company's com-pany's business by the Oneida Farmers' union here Friday. The R. T. Owens company is the outgrowth of one of the oldest mercantile es'.n hjishments in Ma -lad and dates back to KS79. At that time il was known as Thoma s & Owens. In i April, i:ins. the business incorporated and R. T. Owens retired from act ive service in connection with the store. The fpir-chase fpir-chase price paid by the union is esti-mat'-'d at ?50,"0". I The new company will open for husj-I husj-I ness Monday. January 22, under the management man-agement of Richa rd N. Hiil.