The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-09-04
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Marsh & Stevens, retail dealers in
flour and feed, keep full supply of
-four and feed for sale and delivery to
their customers. They have been en-
gagged in the business for nearly three
years, and have made it a speciality.
They keep mainly Minnesota -four
from Minnesota wheat, and claim that
it is the best of flour. Their sales of
flour have grown to about $50 barrels
a month, which with their sales Of
feed, must afford them a renumeratiye
business. AS far as we know they
have not advertised, except one local
for two weeks in the TELEGRAPH.
They are both subscribers for the
TELEGRAPH, and have long been.
Kenosha has one cigar mandatory
and store.
Henry Andre, long ago in a hired
room, commenced, in small way, the
manufacture and sale Of cigars. And
he has gradually enlarged his business
until now he is the proprietor of an
elegantly furnished store, and doing a
very profitable business. He has con-
joined confectionery business with
cigar business, and sales of confect1on-
cry and cigars are made in the same
store. From an early period he adver-
tised in TIE TELEGRAPH, and contin-
ued to advertise till last May when he
dropped his card from the paper. He
has long been and is now subscriber
for the TELEGRAPH.
There are three upholstery stores in
Kenosha
Michael Bedessem, successor to
BHsen and Bedessem. who were sue
cessors TO Besen, Iserman e Co., who
were successors to Besen e Nicoll, is
the present proprietor of an old and
we'll established house. He keeps a
large supply of household furniture or
upholstery, and also manufactures to a
considerable extent. With his full
supply of goods and long run of GUS
tom, he must be doing q large and
profitable business. Formerly the
house advertised, but of late Mr.. Bed
essen has advertised but very little
He is a subscriber for the TELE-
GRAPH as his predecessors were long
before him.
r. Nielsen keeps for sale and sells
furniture OF upholstery, and also man
ufactures some He keeps fair sup
ply, and sells and does work for reas-
enable prices. Since commencing bus
mess he has done some advertising in
the TELEGRAPH, and he is now adver-
Using. And his business has increas-
ed till he is doing Il fair and profitable
business. He is subscriber for the
TELEGRAPH.
Peter BHsen, long member of some
furniture firm, and now the successor
to Jason Lothrop, keeps for sale house
hold furniture. He keeps fair supply
Of goods and is probably doing a fair
business. He has not been long en-
gagged in his present business and we
do not know how much he is doing.
He does not advertise and he is not a
subscriber for the TELEGRAP
There are three hardware stores in
Kenosha.
Lewis Balm, successor, a score per
haps Of years ago, to the Old and wei
Established hardware firm of Balm &
Brother, is now engaged in hardware
business. He manufactures some tin
ware, but his business consists princi
pally in buying and selling hardware
He keeps a large supply Of first class
goods and sells at prices renumerative
to himself and satisfactory to his Gus
toners, and is doing II large and profit.
able business. Heretofore and long
Mr.. Balm did not advertise. seeming
to think that, for one who had been in
business as long as he had been, and
was as well known as he was, aover.
Using would not be profitable. More
lately he has done some advertising in
the TELEGRAPH, and has probably
found it to pay well. At present he
is not advertising His job printing
has not been done at the Telegraph
Printing Office. He is now and has
long been q subscriber for the TELE
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