Arizona weekly citizen., 1882-08-27
The Ruehman RuiIdmr.

F . spicuously above its one story neigh bors. The building, composite in sty le has in the aggregate cost about Sl0.UO0 7 It is two stories ID night, with a front |, age Of sIxty-five feet, and eighty feet II depth. The two sides are of adobe
 brick, with front and rear of wood, tho
 latter being coated with fire proot paint , the former sanded, marked and finished to resemble the famous brown stone The interior walls and ceilings are
 down stairs, hard finished, while ID the upper story they are plastered and cal
 somined.
 With the exception Of a stairway al either end by winch the second floor
 is reached, the entire front Of the first
 or ground story Is composed of double glass doors ten feet high, and separated
 only by the supporting columns of the building above. Over each
 of the nine pairs of dOcrs Is a
 two foot by five foot transom ope-
 rated by patent adjustable rods,
 by which means they can be regulated
 and fixed for the admission of light and
 air when the doors must of necessity be
 closed. The lower story IS divided into
 two rooms. The first one 90 the west,
 twenty-four feet wide and running the
 entire depth, is occupied by the CITIZEN
 printing and job office. This is unques-
 tionably the most complete of its kind
 m the Territory, with its power and
 hand presses, ruling machine and all | other appliances necessary to complete
 a first class job and printing office, in
 which work of all kinds according to
 order is turned out at the shortest mo-
 tice. The room to the east, furty-one ] by eighty feet, IS m use by G. 4. Avery
 as a furniture store, who keeps on hand
 or manufactures to order any desired article in his line, which he aims to sell
 at living rates.
 Among a few of the many articles in l stock may be enumerated his extensive l assortment or chairs manufactured of l wood, reed, rattan and willow, cane and ] perforated bottom chairs, yeran-
 dah chairs, office chairs, plain and | fancy. Cane seated and walnut rockers, patent rockers, reed, rattan and willow
 rockers. Easy chairs, students chairs. | children's high and low chairs, 1 childreu's rockers and cribs. Al asUrt- meut that embraces nearly every make and large enough tO satisfy the most fastidiOus buyer. Maple lounges, up- holstered and bed lounges, bedroom ! sets Of ash, maple, walnut ana mdhO- ! gOny. Kitchen safes, baby carriages.
 maple ash and walnut breakfast tables, ] extension tables, wood and marble top l parlOr tables, office tables, and office | desks. Poplar. maple and walnut wash l stands, combination wash stands. | Bureaus and side boards of all styles. ! Secretaries, wardrobes and mirrors Of 1 ali sizes. Camp chairs, with and with ! out rockers. Patent and common cots. i Spring beds of all kinds. Window ! coruices. curtains, shades, brackets, 1 mcuntuEs and fixtures. Picture nails, l hat racks, clock shelves and bed casters. | Wall papers, carpets, rugs, mats, and | mating. Mattresses, pillows shp-sLeets, | blankets, comforts and bed spreads. l Also fine parlor sets and everything in | the line complete. Repairing done III | all its branches. MT. Avery ask that the | public in need of articles in his line, will | ploass give him a call and he will satIs- | Y them both as to quality and price. The finish of the second story, be- | cause of being divided into smaller rooms, is even more complete than the ! first. Occupying the center and extend ! ing from front Go rear are the three
 rooms pertaining to and made use of by ! NIT. Buehman in hIs profession of pho l t0graphy, namely, the front or operating room, the middle or reception room, and the rear or work room. The operating room twenty by l thlrty-three feet Is of peculiar coustruc- ! tiou, the entire roof boIng of glass with 1 the pitch contrarywise to the remaining portion of the house and which, at a ] distance, gives either side the appear ance of a separate building. Nearer ap- proach, however, dispels the illusion and | demonstrates the harmony of the de- sigu. The room Is supplied with nu- merous adjustable side lights and | screens, rendering it possible to take pictures in clear or cloudy weather. The instruments are new and Of the most improved make as are the accessories both for interior and exterior dacora- tiOns, Sc that those who wish 1t, can be made to stand amid the busy hum of city life or in the silent woods and dells ! where Nature haunts. The iudispens- able dark room for the washing of un- l finished negatives Is also furnished with every needed requirement., the little ! light admitted working to a charm and making the slightest imperfection on the plate at once dis,ernaole.
 Having entrance to and adjoining the operating room is that for the reception
 of visitors and for the proper display by means of yauously constructed show cas,s, of his stock in trade, consisting of photographs, picture frames, albums and an immense collection of stereoscopic views, some four hundred and eighty odd in num- 1 ber which he, Mir. Buehman, has Tor the past uIae years been assidUOusly col- lecting from the different sections of the l Territory and which represents many oi the most not d natural objects, to- gether with a grouping of the famous cacti, animals and Indians found within the borders of Arizona. They are as a great book Arizona Illustrated and from them a better and a more pleasing knowledge of the country can te ob- taiued than IS found in many of tie dry pretentiOus descriptive books from any author, how learned he may be. Access to the room Is had by means of the stairway at either end. The floor Is neatly caIpeted and the walls are pro- fusely hung with paintings, photos, CrayOus, water cOlOrs and India ink, all differently framed as Illustrative of the decorators art. One show case silver plated and and octaG0n shaped, IS devoted to the exclusive use of velvet and ebony frames, albums and photo graphs. Two show cases each eight ! feet long in shape of an inverted ', are similarly filled. Underneath the base of the cases are a series Of cupboards divided into nearly five hundred pigeon ! holes. each one properly numbered for ! the keeping of Arizona yi ws, the different views also b-lng numbered in accordance with ! the box they occupy, specimen sample of the same being kept at cir cular counter where the selling of views
 is done. 4 large pier dressing glass, nine feet high is in place for the accom- modation of visitors. Light to the room is admitted by an octagon Six by six stalned glass window placed in the dome shaped roof, with which the room is finished.
 Facing the south and opening on to fourteen-f0ot portlco Is the work room, connected with the gallery, and in which the manufacturing of picture frames IS carried on, some 10000 feet Of mould ings being stored in the loft above. Real gilt, imitation gilt, black walnut, rough and polished, and ebony mouldings are among the stock, all frames being made ! in accordance with the orders given. l Printing, retouching furnishing and
 finishing of photographs is also carried ! on in the same room.
 In addition to the three rooms last mentioned which, as said, occupy the central portion of the floor are eight other rooms, fourteen by sixteen feet, | divided into suits of two rooms each, ! there being four rooms on either side of
 the gallery, two front and two rear, ac- ! cess to each sult being given by a sepa- arate hallway. The front rooms are oc- cuuied. One suit by United States