Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-12-29


that properly go with hardware, such as
lumber, sash, doors, blinds, lime, hair and
building material generally. They keep
on hand stock Of standard make freight
aud spring wagons and buck-boards, and
will order any kind of a wagon, carriage,
barouche or buggy that may be desired.
They have been doing an immense bust
ness in barbed wire this year, having sold
more than 40 car loads, or enough to build
a fence of two strands 1860 mites long, or
one Of three strands $40 miles long or one
of four strands $50 miles long. Pretty
good for one country firm. Besides this,
these enterprising gentlemen have been do
ing considerable In the way of contracting
and building. They are now erecting
the elegant new school building, the Pres
byterian church and are furnishing every
thing for the bank building. They do all
the tin roofing for the town and In fact all
the tin work. Altogether they are an ener.
getic firm and will succeed,
| STAMFORD, YoUMAN s. Co.
This firm may be clasSed as an old firm
for in December 1875 it was started, the
firm name being Tiff & Standiford. In
May 1877 it was w. w. Standiford q Co..
when Mr.. Youman became connected with
it. In July 1880 it was again changed, this
time to Standiford, Youman Il Co., when
Richards & Rogers, extensive merchants
at Wichita, went into the firm. The old
store was known as the Miami County
Store and was in the building now occupi-
ed by Geppert & Stone. then building but
BOX 81 feet. The rapidly increasing trade
of the firm called for more room and then
it was that the present building occupied
by them which is 30 by 20 feet was decided
on and built. This was during the year
1881, and it appears now that another build
ing as large will soon become necessary.
This firm is made up Of merchants-men
who have made merchandising study and
a professiOn-and with this is good judg-
ment good taste and a knowledge of the
wants of the community. This firm wa
the first in the town to deal in unbroken
packages, and now their wholesale business
is no small part of their trade. The differ
ent departments of their store arc system
matically arranged not all mixed up, as is
too often the case with large establishment t.
} like theirs, and il is no trouble on going in
: there to discover the exact article wanted
) and the article is always there, for they
have wonderful assortment. Besides tn,
credtable store they are managing thes,
gentlemen are also conducting private
; bank which does good business. This il
more for the accommodation Of their Gus
toners, though 1t does regular banking
business, coming under the provisions o
the banking laws and paying the interna
revenue as though it were chartered, regu
lar settlements being required as to th,
5 business done. Their entire stock of mer
6 chandise and other property stands gooC
: for the business done by the bank. Tn,
gentlemen composing this firm have adde,
!, much to the residence portion of the town
{ all having erected substantial houses sine
they came here. Mr.. Ed. Youman bull
the first substantial residence in the town
the house he now lives in. When that wa
D erected there were few houses of impor
lance i'll the town.
SHELDON Bros.
AS mentioned elsewhere I'm this article
ID. L. Sheldon was the third merchant il
Medicine Lodge. He came here in the sum
= mer of 1873, built the most substantial
room then in the town and opened out hi
: stock OF goods. 1t did not require such
.. great variety then; the pioneers caring 70
little but the necessaries of life. SO it was
= that when he opened his shelving consiste,
OF a twelve foot board and his counter wa
two boards placed on flour barrels. Blu
this state of affairs did not continue. TO
with the settlement of the town and count,
!, came the demand for nearly everythin!
that a store could keep and Sheldon wa
equal to the emergency and proceeded {,
enlarge his store and stock, and kent M
!, with the procession. He added to his orig
i mai building, and that not still being Iarg
; enough another room was put on. Thes
were packed with dry goods, groceries
hardware, queensware and provisions. Tn
general store was continued until tire
years ago, when, there being such q de
mand for high grade dry goods, the grocer
les were closed ont; then the hardware. an,
: as to-day, the store was continued as a fan
cy dry goods and notion store-an empori
um of fashion, correctly speaking. d E
Sheldon had no partner until during tn
past year, when his brother A. G.. Shel
i don, an experienced business man of Con
: neticut came on and became partner il
the store. 1t was discovered early thi
: year that the old building, even the thre
a rooms would not accommodate the trad
that was now crowding in on Sheldon Bros
and arrangements were made for NOR