The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-09-11

W. ~ - hEN-NIh
are at the head vf LA Sale street, have been
| in business . years, carry stock OF abou
$4,000 and do large trade.
T. D. MsuoSEr,
next below on the same side, carries a good
stock. Tim is an experienced grocer, and
has good run Of custom.
GEO. pRALLE
for seven years has done successful grocery
business on La Sale ST., near corner CT SUI
perlor lie employs three persons and runs
u delivery wagon.
JOHN HoBAN
is well known grocer Of Ottawa. He be-
gan business twenty years ago, on the wesl
side Of the court house on La Sale st., and
remained there until burnt out in 1885, He
rebuilt but some years afterwards removed
TO the present location on La Sale ST., near
ly opposite the Opera House. He carries
about $4,000 stock, selling groceries and
flour Sells = car load Of the latter every
month.
". MATES 6 co.
This firm is located in Norris's block on
La Sale ST. They do a general dry goods
and grocery business and sell very low. Have
a stock of $1,000 Employ three men.
W. W. DIAM
is one Of our Oldest groccrs in town. He has
a flour and feed store on Madison ST., oppo
site Walther's block and also deals in pota-
toes, apples, &c.
MANEE BROS.
This grocery has been IN operation years
Their building is 60 by GO feet, stories and
cellar. They keep good general line ofgro
ceries, flour and iced, cigars and liquors, and
run delivery wagon.
| J.P. FLICK
will be found on the corner of Columbus and
Superior streets. He has been eight years
dealing in groceries and provisions His
stock is worth $4,000. He also has saloon
PHIL GODFREY
is one Of the Oldest grocers in Ottawa. He
has fine brick building al the corner OF
Main and Columbus street, stories high
He keeps heavy stock of goods and has a
large trade. DR.. Godfrey's office Is up stair;
in this building.
c. NJ. SHAW
occupies the eastern store in Metropolitan
Block. He has been in the grocery trade
here for over Is years and is one of the pop.
ular business men OF Ottawa.
PAUL IkIOS
is successful grocer, north of the canal, on
Marquette ST., near Columbus. He has had
Is years trade in this city. He keeps also a
restaurant and saloon.
wM. FREEDMAN
keeps an extensive assortment OF groceries,
provisions and crockery, on La Sale street,
opposite the Court House square. He has a
good stock and a large run OF custom.
PHILLIP BROS
below Hull's on the same street, also enjoy o
liberal patronage in the grocery business
Their store and that of Fre1man's are the
same size, viz, 20 by 20 feet.
]. Il. HAMALLB,
on the west side, has very respectable gro
Gerry store. He also deals in flour and teed.
His store and residence are at the corner Of
Sycamore and Jefferson SITS.
10. ALBRECHT,
opposite the 5th ward school house, on the
west side, has grocery, flour and feed store
and saloon. HIS building is about 40 by 20
feet, with a good hall on the second floor.
He has been in Ottawa 10 years.
MRS. E. BREUNING
has small grocery and saloon on the next
JOHN SANDERS,
has an excellent assortment of groceries, &C.,
on the south side of Main ST., in a building
20 by so, two stories high. He does re-
spectacle business.
Clothing.
FIsKE G. BEEN.
By all odds the largest tailoring establish
ment in the west, Chicago and st. Louis not
excepted, is that of Fiske u BEEN. These
gentlemen began business four and half
years ago in brick building west Of their
present location. In March last they moved
into their present quarters, which are simply
elegant Their store embraces the whole of
Delano's block, at the corner Of Madison and
Court street, the two lower rooms having
been turned into one for their special benefit.
The new store is 35 feet wide by 10j feet deep,
two stories high; the ceiling IL foot from the
floor. The entire front is of French plate
glass nearly halt an inch in thickness, with
out flaw or blemish, and so clear that when
the store is illuminated with gas, at dis
lance of ten to hundred feet IN front one
can hardly realize that there is glass in the
doors or windows at all. The store is divided
into two departments by partition eight feet
high, made Of narrow strips OF black and
white walnut as is also the enclosure around
the desks md safe in front. The rear is the
cutting and piece goods department. Here
several of the best cutters that money can hire
are constantly employed. On long tables in
this room are stacks upon stacks Of piece
goods from which customers make selections
for suits or single garments. Here are a
fine coat case, costing 5000, and case for
small trimmings worth $500. An elevator
from this room delivers cut goods TO work
men above, and returns clothing when made.
Tie front department, besides the business
Office contains a heavy and carefully selected
stock of ready-madc clothing and gents fur
nishing goods The cutting board cost 500;
the large display case for gents furnishing
goods 800; the mirror $500. In all, the fur
niture cost within fraction OF $1,000 Their
stock runs from 100000 to 5000, and they
replenish pretty much in full every three
months, but receive packages every day from
their importing agents, as they buy much OF
their fine cloths In Europe and import them
direct. Their sales last year were trifie over
100000. This year from their average month
~ transactions they will run from $4,000
to $4,000. They employ on an average