The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-05-02

represents the house, and f. D
Bracket is book-keeper.
| Not less prominent is The hons
j of Will. r.. Cochran, wholesale an,
retail dealer in groceries and provi
sions. lie keeps on hand the brand
of fionr of the Eagle Mills, of Quin
| cy; also. Iowa and home brands
and pays the highest price for coun
try produce.
| A. Hadley. grocer and commits
sion merchant, is one of the oldes
settlers. lie came from the Hoosiel
State in the spring of 1856. Com
mission business committed 10 hi
care will receive prompt attention
| c. +. KELSEY is also one of En-
roria's enterprising merchants il
the line of groceries. wooden an6
willow ware. lie makes 4 speciality
of seeds. His building is 125 fee
deep, the salesroom SIS feet. and Ii
Is feet high.
| Wicks & Mayse carry heavy
stock of staple and fancy groceries
-four, meats, etc, and deal in al
kinds of produce. Their sale,
amount to about $4,000 a year.
Smith s. Dixon have recently
opened in this business, aud carry q
full line of everything in groceries
-four, feed and agricultural nipple.
ments.
Bell & Roberts deal by whole
sale and retail in groceries, provi-
sions and grain. They are also en-
gagged in the commission aud for
warding business. They occupy a
house rs feet in depth.
The firm of o. p. Bowman s. Co.,
formerly, now Phillip Fosbender, is
actively engaged in the grain and
flour business, and dealing In pro-
duce.
o. /. Case is also dealer in grain,
feed, flour, etc.
e. w. Frederick, house 25xS5, and
Is feet high, in Union Block, car
ries nice line of groceries, provi-
sions and garden seeds.
VIM. Graffenstein owns the EN-
poria Pork Packing House." and
occupies two-story brick and stone
building, 25xSO feet, with a base
ment for packing. He keeps on
hand dried beef and buffalo, smok-
ed sausage, hams, shoulders and
bacon, lard, etc.
THE DRUG BUSINESS
is represented by three principal
houses. That of r. r. MCCandlis,
22x75, and IA feet in the clear, is
provided with rows of drawers on
one side, and a row of cupboards on
the other, the entiIe length, with a
cellar under the entire building.
He deals at both wholesale and re-
tail, and does large prescription
business also. He is centrally To-
Gated, and is doing fine business.
AS wholesale and retail drug
gist we also enroll the name of Jno.
A. More, n. D. He carries a choice
stock of everything in the line of
drugs and medicines, perfumery,
toilet aaticles, paints, etc., and has 8
very pleasant saleroom and a fine
large cellar. His principal clerk,
D. w. Morris, will wait on custom
ers promptly and politely.
VIM. Chapman & Co., successors
to Bates s. Ryder, carry a select
stock of drugs, paints, oils, glass,
patent medicines, perfumeries, etc.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
The leading boot and shoe house
is that of VIM. Clapp, dealer in
boots and shoes, hats and caps,
clothing and gents furnishing
goods. He also manufactures boots
and shoes. This is one of the old
est business houses in the city. w.
c. Root and l. n. Allen stand ready
to attend to customers.
FURNITURE.
+. w. Hirth deals at Wholesale
and retail in furniture and mattress
es. His stock of mirrors is large.
Upholstering is promptly attended
to. Mr.. III. came here in 1859, and
has steadily built up his business
with the growth of the city.
LUMBER.
The lumber business is fully rep
resented by two leading firms. C.
F. Pierce & Co. are extensive whole
sale and retail dealers. They ship
from one TO three cars per day, some
days eight or ten. Last year they
bought thirteen m illion feet of lum-
Der. They have yards alsO at Flor
ence, Newton and Wichita, and ship
largely to emigrants on the frontier
VIM. S. Jay &c Co. are dealers in
everything in the shape of Michi'
gan pine lumber, glazed and un'
glazed sash, doors, mouldiDgs
shingles, picke:s, lath, etc. They
carry large stock. Office corner
Constitution street and Fourth ave
nue..
CONTRACTORS, BUILDERS AND MANI
FAcTURERs.
| John Mcdonald, who built thu
splendid State Normal School build
ing at this city, has closed the con
tract for building ..s24. 200 COur
House at Great bend. He manu-
features his own sash, doors, mould
ings, flooring, furniture and thu
like, at his factory, on the Cotton
wood, at the foot of Commercial
street. He runs a full set of wood
working machinery by water power
He also manufactures and deals il
picture frames and school furniture
II. A.Champlin Formerly Champ
lin s. ITughes) contractor aud build
er, also deals in iron, coal, sand
lime, cement and hair. lie own
the splendid stone quarry in Chas