Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-04-22

the Wuntv treasurer.
j. JSIunningham & Bro, dealers
in heavy and shelf hardware, stoves,
tinware and farm machinery, carry
heavy stocks and do So, 900 trade.
They are Virginians, and representa-
tive business men here.
q. u. Conwell came here from
Ohio, twenty years ago, and has ever
since been In the hardware trade,
but he Is gradually dropping out of
trade, and will look after the affairs
of the Union Coal Co., in which he
has large interests.
Wplguff Bros. are engaged in the.
sale VI heavy and shelf-hardware,
stoves, tinsware, and farm machine
ry, are q substantial firm, hail from
Ohio, and sold goods to the value
of $40, COS last year.
EWai Il Wright, are an active and
progressive firm, both young men,
and are building up fine trade in
general merchandise. The senior
partnersis Buckeye, and the junior
a Knoxsillian. Their sules will reach
$25, ,0oeshls year.
d. r. Goats is also in the general
merchandise trade, and has an an
nuai Business OF $4,000. He has
been in business here eleven years,
Is Virginian, and al excellent
man.
LutzG Hon have just opened a
stock 81 general merchandise, and go
into trade hopefully, and with fair
field before them. Mr. Lutz, is just
down from the mountains, aud Mr..
Hon from a farm. They are strong
firm, and will "carry through" The
formeris Hoosier and the latter q
Kentuckian.
q. w. Palmer has large stock Of
general merchandise, well classified,
and Il a good dealer Of three years
standing here. He is is doing a $20,-
900 trade, with increasing business
on purely cash basis, and found a
New Yorker and gentleman.
Weich Il Ruffner have "a $50 900
trade in general merchandise, and
deal quite extensively in live stocs.
They are feeding eight hundred
hogs, aRd nearly as many sheep.
Mr. Wo,ct il from Illinois and Mr..
Ra saa srom Kentucky.
J. sfiluer Il the leading merchant
tailor Of the city, and carries full
stocks Of cloths and clothing with
furnishing goods. He is @ wide-a-
wake railroad man, and has taken
an oath to leave town within year
unless railroad il built. He il "a
Buckeye, and his grit 10 commenda-
BILE.
Kendig 4 Stump are leading and
spirited grocery firm, with full stocks
and brisk trade. They are selling
goods for cash, and have large and
increasing patronage. Both are
from Ohio and have my thanks for
cousesies. x .a-.
Philip stambach has a bakery, q
fine stock of fruits, confectionery aud
Il well-managed restaurant. Mr..
Stambacli IL from the Keystone
State and exactly suited 10 this busi-
ness. .
The Knoxville National Bank was
organized i'm 1871 with A. w. Col
lins, president; J, S. Cunningham,
vice PRECEDENT, and A. J. Briggs,
cashier. A capital of 800, 900, and n
liberal business in discounts, hone
aud foreign exchange aud collection,
make this institution al desirable to
the city as 1t IL conservative and fl
naacially sound.
EeeYe, Heberling d 3ittenbender
are manufacturing boilers, engines,
eane.inills, schooI-desks, iron-stairs,
balconies, cosl-car wheels, iron bob.
sleighs, stalk cutters aud steafn-pow-
er. They are an enterprisiDg firm Of
young mechanics, and are steadily
enlarging their bus inehs. Their
sales are made In southern Iowa aud
Missouri. They are from Ohio, lni-
nois, Pennsylvania.
JIM. Jones IL proprietor and oper-
ator of two sett wooden mill, en-
ploys eighteen hands, aud works
sixty thousand pounds Of wool annu-
ally into yarns, flannsls, jeans and
satineta, which are sold mostly In
the Missouri river towns. Mr. Jones
aIso handles grain and runs steam
grist mill. He came here In lS40, In
the service Of the American Fur
Company, and, assisted IN lay
ing out Knoxville 10 lS45. lie is
from Ohio. ard d plain, sensible