Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1909 — “Whiskey Joe” Samuels Will Quit the Business. [ARTICLE]

“Whiskey Joe” Samuels Will Quit the Business.

Joe Samuels, commonly and familiarly known here as “Whiskey Joe,” is making plans to get out of the whiskey drummer business. He* was formerly engaged in the diamond business in Chicago and expects to again enter that business. Joe has been coming to Rensselaer for a number of years as a whiskey drummer and since the saloons went out has been taking orders here occasionally. The business has about run out, however,

according to Joe. He says there are now three other canvassers who come here and none of them are doing enough business to pay them. Joe said to the Republican reporter that it seemed that when a man who has been a regular drinker gets where he can not get his liquor when he wants it he soon gets out of the habit of wanting it. In other words that when the temptation is removed the drinker is quite certain to reform.

Joe is a very clever gentleman and has many friends here, both among his patrons and among those who never give him an order, and many of them will be glad that he expects to engage In some other business. There Is comparatively little liquor sold here compared to what was sold during the existence of the saloon, and Joe has the business sized up when he says that the old topers are all reforming since It Is placed out of their way. An extra good rag carpet at 24 cents per yard at the Chicago Bargain Store. Have you seen the nobby Kingsbury hats at my store. If you haven’t, you ought to step in my store and let me show you one. Cost $3.00, ahd I will guarantee them as good as any $5.00 Stetsons or a new bat. EARL DUVALL. A complete new spring stock of lace curtains and rugs, 10 to 20 per cent discount to close out at the Chicago Bargain Store.