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

Has boot and shoe store in the west half Of the
store occupied by Mccain, on Main street. He
| has been of and on in business in Ottawa for %
Iyears
| Drug Stores.
sMURR & LORRIAUX.
The City Drug Store is kept by Smurr & Lor-
riaux, who have been in the business four
years The store is 20x55 feet, with basement
They are general druggists, deal in paints, oils,
Iyarnishes, glass, notions, &c. Are a. the corner
of La Sale and Madison streets
E. Y. GBIGss
Is one of the oldest and best druggists in OF.
tawa. He came to our city from Ohio in lS49,
and in 1850 began the drug and book business at
the north end Of Court strert on Madison. He
remained there three years, when he removed to
his present stand on Main street, south Of the
court house. His store is 2Ox70 feet stories
| high, built Of brick 1t Is one ofthe most com
tpete drug and general prescription stores to be
found in any town in the state outside Of Chi
lcago. "
| FORBES GEHRING
This well known firm OF druggists succeeded
Dimmiek Bros. about two and a-half years ago.
|They have very fine stock, IN building 2OxSO,
cellar same dimensions. They are at the corner
| of Court and Madison streets, In the Glover j
Cook NOW Gedney) building.
| Music Store.
Ottawa is well provided In this respect.
Mrs. II. w. Brewer, at the Academy OF Music
on La Sale street, has very fine assortment
of pianos and organs, as we'll as viollns, gui-
tars, banjos accoTdeons, flutes, flies, &c, and
a carefully selected supply Of sheet music.
She keeps fully up with the newest and most
popular pieces as fast as they are Published.
Her leading pianos are the Knade, New York
and Wagler & Son, and her favorite organs
are the Mason & Hamlin, Silver Tongue and
VOgel & Hughes. She has been In business
four years and during that time has built up
a successful and permanent trade, and has
won the good will Of all who have dealt with
her.
SIMON BROS.
This firm Is the oldest In music In this city.
They have just opened in fine style in splen-
did quarters in the new opera house. They
have q large number Of pianos, organs and
smaller goods, and sheet music in abundance.
Their leading instruments are, The Steck,
Gabler, and Simon 81 Bro, pianos, and Clough
81 Warren and Prescott organs. They have
an immense stock of sheet comprising all
that is new, besides violins, accordeons, &c.
They have the first music store between Chi
cago and st. Louis.
L. PRANK FORD,
/. also we'll known as a dealer in musical
east side OF Court street.
Book Stores.
Ottawa has as good book stores as any town
or city Of its size in tho state. The book
store of Osman & Hapeman on the west side
Of the Court House is large and the assert.
ment complete in all its details. Here you
will find books of science, history, fiction,
poetry, and a full assortment of school books,
as well as pens ink, paper, pencils, and all
the fancy articles peculiar tn first class
book and notion store. They also keep full
line of wall paper of all grades. This Is also
news depot, where you will find the latest
periodicals, and weekly and daily newspa-
pers Of all sorts.
GEO. n. CASH.
This gentleman has q very elegant book
store on Madison street He keeps the usual
variety of books, stationery and notions and
news depot.
Hardware.
lIaberlin S Bros, at No 1ij Main St., are in a
brick building 30 by 80 feet, . stories and base
ment. They occupy all the space it affords. They
deal In general hardware, stoves and tin
ware, and run seven hands at a cost Of $50 per
week. Annual sales about $4,000 They began
June lst 1870.
JOHN MANLEY
is the oldest hardware dealer not only in Ottawa
but in the county, indeed one OF the Oldest IN the
state. He began in Ottawa on the ground where
his large building now stands, Ia 1910 His store
then was of wood 20 b, 40, 2stories. The pres
ent structure was put up in 1852. II is OF brick,
- by 80, stories high. He has lately added TO
it an ell which is 20 by 20 feet, stories. He has
from time to time had several partners, but he
can say like Tennysons brook, )" Men may come
and men may 20, but roll on forever" No mat
ter how the firm may change partners, Manley
is still at the heal OF 1t.
Sine the first OF Sept. Mr.. Henry Smceton has
become the "Co" in this house, They will man
ufacture sheet iron and tin ware, and deal IL
hardware in all its details,
s. LOCKWOOD,
Among the heaviest of our hardware dealers
must also be numbered Mr.. Seth lockwood.
His establishment Is at No. 100 Main street. lie
is successor 10 Jackson & Lockwood, who began
business here in 1853, and remained IL years,
when they sold out, in May, 1873, 10 Mr.. ). Lock
wood. The building is 20 by $50 feet, 5 stories
high. The entire building IS used BY Mr.. Lock
wood In his hardware business. He sells iron,
nails, buggy, carriage and wagon hardware, shelf
ware, and ready made wagons and buggies. He
carries astock Of $4,000 10 sl4OOC and sells
from SSj,0OO 10 $4,000 worth annually.
LELAND BAAB
This is a new hardware firm, successors to Jas.
Leland They began business July Let, on Mad
son ST, below La Sale ST., but have recently
moved into the large brick store 20 BY ~ feet,
lately occupied by Simon Bros on the latter St.,
% door north from Madison. They will keep a
general line Of shelf hardware. bailding hard
ware and a full stock Of housekeeping goods IN
the hardware line. They have heating and cook
stoves, their favorite being the Rsthbone cook
stove Of which they have the exclusive agency
for Ia Sale county.
Tin Shope.
One Of the largest general lin shops In OttSwa
Is that cf q. I. Buttsr6eld, at the upper eLd OF