The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-01-02

4. ALsCHt'l.yR,SC Co.

A. ALsCHULER,S Co
Heading the list in this department, on accou
OF both seniority aud business, comes A. Al
schulcr, at the yellow corner Twenty years c,
pcrience in the clothing and merchant tailorin
business in Ottawa, has learned them the seer
OF successful business career, viz: to buy ju /
what the people want and sell it at the lowe
possible price. During the year just closed tn,
did business of over forty thousand dollar
and have constantly ifstock about twenty fl !
thousand dollars worth of goods. This hou,
has reputation second to none as Square dca
ers,' and We doubt not will continue to be |
/ popular in the future as in the past.
A. FRANK Il Co.
were established here in 1874, and stand AZ II
head OF the clothing trade Of Ottawa. They have
wholesale house in Baltimore. The Ottawa hou
carries a stock OF full thirty thousand dollar
consisting Of men, boys and Childrcns clothir
and furnishing goods, in their employ as salcsmC
are 7. Brown, Z. A. Perry and q. Heller. Mr. Frau
the proprietor OF this house is on hand durin
! business hours, and is winning a host of irent
His experience of fifteen years has eminent
qualified him for his position, and although
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the west affords. Their purchases are all ma,
toi cash, which enables them to successfully coII
pete with any slime buyers. In fine goods ma
expressly for their trade, they have sold We
heavily during the past year The firm arc col
tcmplating the enlargement Of their busnc
house, AS at present they are working at 81
J, ous Disadvantage owing to their crowded spao|
SGOOOO have found their way into their Golfers dr
ing 1874 as a vertcation of our announcemc
firm in al respects, and A. No /.
RI ". sTIEFEL & co.
! A. the expiration Of ten years since their Il
Enlistment in Ottawa as one Of our permanC
business firms and we are pleased to announce th|
the above gentlemen are keeping open hous
and receiving more callers til an ever before.
stock of $4,000 is within the palace at the VIII
, corner, and during the year of 1874 the gent
f manly proprietor, with the valuable assistan
i OF SAM, Charlie skinner, and Jimmy Finn, Ia
| disposed of the handsome amount of $1G,2l
1corh OF goods. We say WORTH, well knowil
that goods bought of this house are well woI
all which they charge for them. Another houI
owned by the same firm in Streator, has enjoy
Il like prosperous year, their sales aggregate
over seventy thousand dollars. Fully believh
j that our toast will meet hearty response fro
the lovers of a square dealing firm, we say
g, Happy and prosperous New Year to NJ. site
j & Co.
= JACOB MOONEY,
\ man Of principle, and friend 10 all, one who
word is as good as coin among his fellow III
after a career Of nineteen years in Ottawa
clothing merchant, still announces that he
in the trade, and will be so long as by fair de
ing he can command the respect and patrona
of the trading community, connected as he
with the reliable firms Of Mooney Bros. Of \
York, Simon Mooney, Galveston, Texas, Il
Joseph Mooney, jr, Of Lawrenceburg Indian
and seconded by B. Bitterly, his efficient forem
i in the tailoring department, lie has disposed
$4,000 worth of goods in the past year, besid
giving constant employment to thirteen hanl
Jacob, may your shadow never grow less.
FIsKE & BEEN
One Of the largest clothing houses in this ci
and even in the this state, is that of the abo
name The present firm, successors to rs
Strickland & Wing, have been doing m INNER
business. The house started in August 1870, q
ever since has been increasing in resources, II
u.ation and extent of trade, so that their ave
are stock during 1874 runs up TO seYenty'hye
eighty thousand dollars. They employ c0nstai
w from fifty to seventy-fve hands, and pay q.
annually for labor, from twenty-five to thl'
thousand dollars.
b They sell goods to all important points in +
Y United States, and have a large run OF custom
Y the territories. They are about to enlarge tn
Y sales rooms ry taking the two stores east
0 them, cutting arches through and making
e Grand concern. The western room VIII be DC
\ pied by Hull * Barrels as hat a2d cap store
= 5. c. BARNET
for several years the proprietor OF one Oh
c best conducted clothing and piece goods hou.
: in the county. Mr.. Barnett comes in as one
i serving our very favorable notice. His stock
l. clothing is fully up to the demands OF the ira
:, while his Facilities and ability as manuiactu
c are surpassed by none. Mr.. Barnett is nndou
Il edly one of the best tailor- in the west, ana
l he superintends this branch OF the business
person, all parties patronizing him can he 81
of getting both durable goods, and made ia .
d latest styles.
r, JAKE CHglsTMAN.
u The ever popular merchant tailor has r"yo.
: rushing trade during the whole year. Ha
t one of our squarest business men and v.
0 worthy Of the liberal patronage bestowed III.
HIM, We can only vent our rage upon him
e wishing him prosperous new year and a ''.
5 double that Of 1874.
, T. 5. lENrZER,
c the popular merchant tailor m Cheeyer's bio
l. Informs Us that he has enjoyed very Lbs
|, trade during the past year. His work is his .
= .ommepdatfon aud i, second to none. Dur.
a fine mas, few months Mr.. Ycntzer has spent C.
= siderable time in devising an improvement NJ
no,., lie has succeeded in obtaining lett
notent upon his invention, and from the opin
: of our best manufacturers we can state that
t viii find ready sale. Machinery for the ma
i. f,cturc of his article has been ordered and SD
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