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Show man, 'and now we'll go to Charles R is nussen's big furniture and stove store.' Here Polly's housewifely instincts in-stincts had full play in marvels of kitchen apparatus. 'There is not an establishment in the country that carries car-ries a more comprehensive stock of household furnishings,' ' remarked Uncle Josh. 'Every p .sible piece of kitchen furniture from a tin dipper to a cooking range is here in all siyles and variety.' If Polly fails to accomplish accom-plish wonders in the culinary art it will not be for the want of superior cooking utensils, for she purchased a Monarch range with all equpments needed in a well regulated kitchen, besides a Great Western heating stove and a kitchen cabinet. All of which Uncle Josh paid for with de-lght. de-lght. 'Strange, now, ain't it how one thing brings up another,' sententious-ly sententious-ly remarked Polly as they emerged from the china store. 'Carpets and draperies, you know, are of great importance.' im-portance.' Oh, well my young lady it won't take long to settle that matter,' mat-ter,' replied Uncle Josh. 'Walk right around the corner of the street a lit. tie further and we'll visit the only exclusive ex-clusive carpet house in the city. Charles Rasmussen can show you more handsome floor coverings than could be found in a day's journey, sold at moderate prices, too.' Polly was soon reveling in a perfect elysium of beautifully designed carpets of every conceivable shade and pattern, including in-cluding Wiltons, Axminsters, velvets, (Continued on last page.) JOLLY UNCLE JOSH Great Generosity Toward a Newly Wedded Niece A REAL LIVE GUNNISON GUN-NISON ROMAN E. Business Men Are Leading Characters. Char-acters. No Terror to Old Bachelors Now. Find an Uncle Josh and Wade In. 'Miss Summers Polly I I er dare 1". But the speaker took a header over uash.ulnejj, uiily to i.ear a sweet Yes, Charley.' 'Can I aspire to er to that is' Again a lapse into silence, followed by an encouraging 'Yes, Charley.' 'Oh, if 1 might only hope to er to' Another failure of language. It was seemingly a hopeless case, and might have been only for a demure "Charley, I have said 'yes' twice, and if you mean it, I mean it, too, and-" And to thisday that young man will insist that he popped the question - All this happened away 'down east,' and it wasn't long before there was a wedding. Not much longer before there came a letter trom Polly's Uncle Josh, out here in Gunnison, who wrote effusively of his delight of her exhibition of what he called 'grit,' and he proposed that if the young people would locate at Gunnison he would start them up in life, as a wedding gift. Of course, they accepted ac-cepted and were soon bidding their friends adieu. The first of this week a travel-stained party arrived in Gunnison. Our friend, Uncle Josh was in charge and he led the party straightway to a hotel. ho-tel. 'The Gunnison,' said he, 'is a typical American hotel of the best class. I have known E. Sosouski, the proprietor for years, and she is mine host after mine own heart, endowed with that delightful intuition that makes a guest feel at home, conteuted and in mighty good luck, while the cuisine is all that a superior chef and unlimited orders on , the market can make it. I have engaged rooms here until your own house is in readiness.' 'After breakfast,' said the old man, 'I am ready to go buy join outfit. To expedite matters I have ordered a Nash Touring Car from the Gunnison Motor Co., our euterprisiug garage men. When the car drew up in (rout of the hotel, Polly declared it the 'finest turnout she had ever seen.' "Yes, Siree," replied Uncle Josh, "the three S's, 'Speed, Safety and Style,' is the Gunnison Motor Co.'s coat of arms. So, young folks, when you want to take a drive either for business or pleasure go to the them for a Nash every time. Their wedding wed-ding party equipments are unsurpassed." unsurpass-ed." 'Where to,' asked the polite driver as the trio entered the conveyance. Uncle Joshlooked askance at his wards 'Oh, goodness knows; there's lots to buy,' remarked Polly. 'Then suppose we buy 'lots' first,' 'quoth Charley, without turning a hair. Uncle Josh saw the point and started for Gunnison Gunni-son Commission Co real estate office, remarking on the way: "I can always depeud on M D.Beauregard for bargains bar-gains in real estate, as he never holds out false lights to induce people to buy. What he tells you about property prop-erty may be set down as solid tacts. He controls a large list of desirable residences as well as ranch properties and his judgment on the 'good things' is par excellence.' The party was not long in making a dicker for a nice lot in Gunnison and a ranch, which Charley considered consider-ed a good investment. 'Having provided you with a cage for the bird,' said Uncle Josh, "now the first thing we'll look al ter will be the furnishings for it.' Hereupon Polly energetically declared that she had heard so much about Charles Rasmussen Ras-mussen that she had decided to go there. The result was that they were ushered into sucli a bewildering dis- play of furniture that the girl was at first at a loss how to select. But she soon yielded to the seductiveness of a magnificent parlor suit, a bedroom set in oak, antique finish that would do credit to old Antiquity himself. To this she added an easy rocker for Uncle Un-cle Josh, and didn't forget a most convenient and ornamental writing desk for 'hubby' Charles. A pretty good start,' said the old jolly Uncle Josh (Continued from first page.) brussels and ingrains, besides linoleums linole-ums and mattings of which she selected se-lected enough for every room in her house, together with draperies, lace curtains and such. 'Oh, say. uncle!' exclaimed Polly, 'where can I go for dry goods? This dress is hardly suitable, I must ad mit.' 'Well, my girl if you want to select from the most popular establishment in the city, I will direct you to Ellis Merkley & Co,, who carry a stock of dress goods that for variety and real value is seldom seen outside the largest lar-gest metropolitan cities. The store carries all the latest weaves in fashionable fash-ionable dress goods and ladies coats, suits and furs, while you are sure to be guided right in your selections. You will find them pleasant to deal with and their employes polite and expert, while the prices cannot be du- plicated. This store shows the latest in ladies', misses and children's underwear, un-derwear, besides blankets and comforters com-forters for these wintry nights. After this visit Uncle Josh suggested sugges-ted a resort to some place of refreshment. refresh-ment. At the table the old man waxed wax-ed philosophical. "Never neglect your larder," said he, "That important impor-tant adjunct to housekeeping controls masculine temper. To that end you must patronize a grocer on whom you can depend for honest goods. In every ev-ery transaction I have found the Modern Market perfectly reliable, You will find them careful dealers, always fully stocked with every possible pos-sible thing in the line of staple and fancy groceries, fresh and first-class, no shelf-worn goods there, while the prices are down to brass tacks. To keep peace in the family, get all your groceries of the Modern Market." "By the way," remarked Uncle Josh, as they reached the street, "I must run over to the Gunnison Valley bank and get another check book. Come along with me and get acquainted? acquain-ted? with J. W. Jones, the cashier, for of course you will do business with them, and it is always more pleasant to be personally acquainted tvith the people you do business with. This bank is as solid as the base of the universe uni-verse and has a strong working capital capi-tal of $25,000.00. , You will find them ever ready to extend any accommodations accommoda-tions compatible with business principles. prin-ciples. Your savings deposited there will return you a fair interest. It wouldn't be a bad idea, either, to rent one of the Gunnison Valley bank's safety boxes in which to keep your valuables." "And In the matter of insurance," continued Uncle Josh, "that is of importance. im-portance. You want a 'Poll-icy' on your new house, of course, and my old friend, M. D. Beauregard not only has lines of the solidest and best companies, com-panies, but he is an expert and trustworthy trust-worthy underwriter, he has a large number of companies, all of which belong be-long to the old reliable category being be-ing well known for their prompt and satisfactory adjustment of losses. It's better to be safe than sorry, and you'll surely be safe in the M.D.Beauregard agency." "Yum, yum," laughingly escaped from Polly's rosebud lips as she glanced glan-ced into J. B. Roper's attractive confectionery con-fectionery store. "Uncle Josh, you know I've got a sweet tooth, and those fany chocolates look so nice, I just can't resist the temptation to go in." Charley here objected, 'cause he knew if Polly got into a confectionery confec-tionery store once, there's where she'd likely want to stay. He relented, however, when he remembered that Uncle Josh was 'settlin' ' all the bibs, so in they went and the girl loaded up with sweets galore, while all three indulged in delicious ice cream soda, which Charles declared surpassed even ev-en the dreams of an epicurean god. Polly was a splendid judge of sweetmeats sweet-meats and she indulged in a profuj-e but nevertheless altogether just compliment com-pliment to J. B. Roper's c...n!ec! ions. "Oh. me! Oh. my I" ej iculated Pol ly as they halted Lol.ue a slmw window, win-dow, "what a perfectly lovely shoe." "Yes, says Uncle J sh, "Peter Christiansen's Chris-tiansen's stock can't be equaled in style and extent in this section. Go in, look it over and get acquainted." It might have been policy not to have extended that invitation, had not Uncle Josh known what wise economy it is to trade at Christiansen's, for Polly found goods and prices so seductive se-ductive that she purchased an outfit from a slipper to a handsome walking boot. Charley invested in gents' fine shoes, while Uncle Josh indulged in a stout farm boot, with rubbers for the crowd. No one needing footwear can resist the styles and prices offered by Peter Christiansen. At this point, somewhat to the. confusion con-fusion of Charley the old man indulged indul-ged in a series of criticism of his personal per-sonal appearance "You are decidedly decid-edly off style for a townsman," said he, "and we'd better go see Ellis Berkley & Co. about some new duds." After Charley had fitted himself in a neat suit from the piles of fashionable fashiona-ble garments that cover the racks of this extensively stocked establishment, establish-ment, Uncle Josh declared: "Now yon look like a newly married man." Be fore leaving, having found goods and prices irresistible, Charles also invested in-vested in a complete outfit of gent's furnishings, from the latest style Ri val hat to a half dozen shirts. Ellis Merkley & Co. are not to be undersold under-sold in the state. 'Law sakes!'' suddenly exclaimed Uncle Josh, "All this trading and shopping round town has caused me to forget one of the greatest essentials essen-tials to future existence. I have heard it said that newly married folks could live on love and scenery, but an old man of experience knows better your table would look slim without bread; it's the 'staff of life,' you know. Polly, you must meet Adolph Peterson. Peter-son. H is bread, pies and cakes and nick-nacks are conceded by all to be the finest on earth. Remember, Cha r-ley, r-ley, there is no use of your 'ootsy tootsy' bothering herself about baking bak-ing so long as there is a good bakery in town like the Elite. When you give your reception, call on him for fancy cakes and other good things." "Yes, and while we are on this important im-portant topic of gastronomies, we must not forget meat. It goes hand in hand with bread. Now to locate a meat market where you can get f resb meats at all times. The Modern Mod-ern Market is the firm to supply you. This is the boss meat market in the city, and is popular with everybody who is particular to have the best, The reason !r this is all because the Modem Market is very careful in i l,lWr selection of stock, and gets ihej freshest of everything, and kpepsj nothing but the very best. To keep your hubby' in good humor, Polly, trade at the Modern Market ev.-y time." Pa if1 4 d veri i -anient s. |