Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-10-07
BOSCOBEL.

and Partly "Written up by
Chimney R0ck.-A Number Of
Prominent Business Firms
N0ticed-0thers to be
Remembered at Some
Future Time.
A great many HERALD readers living
fifteen or twenty miles away from here,
who used to do their marketing and
principal trading at this place, have Of
ten said to me, II guess that Boscobel
has seen her best days, and don't be-
lieve there is az much business or trade
going on as there was before the mar
row gauge was built, is there?" My
answer has always been, Eyes, there is
even more than there was at that time,
only the volume of trade has gone out
in another direction or adapted itself
more to the present circumstances,
which govern all business" When a
town, corporation or any individual is
crippled one one hand they naturally
reach out in some other direction, and
if they have the right kind of ''sand'' in
them, they are generally gamers. This
has proved true in the Boscobel case.
For while the business men had the
"blues'' when they saw their sister
town, Fennimore, loom up on the south,
but like heroes in the field of toll, they
went to work instead of whining and
whimpering around; they bade their
sister God speed and went northward,
opening up new trade across the
river, until now they are realizing upon
their investment, and still the work of
developing that region goes on, and
each succeeding year brings to her peo-
Pile more and a better class of trade.
There is nothing small or penurious
about Boscobel people, and "don't you
forget it" that whenever you want to
get filled up with enjoyment that brings
to your recollections away down near
the sunset of life, pleasant and bright
memories of the ''long ago, then come
to Boscobel. Socially and politically
her people stand at the head of the
class. They are all morally inclined. If
not religiously, and when it comes to
expression of sentiment at the polls,
they are unanimous in sending up a
handsome majority in behalf of the
grand old Republican party. Below is
given short mention of some of the
business firms and others will be re-
membered on future trip.
PARKER, HILDEBRAND & co.
This is undoubtedly the largest firm
doing a general mercantile business in
the city, and they have been before the
public so many years and are so we'll
and favorably known, that we feel as
though nothing that we can say could
add much to their prosperity. However,
through courtesy and old friendship for
the firm, we might be allowed to say
that they are still lin the ring" and al
ways ready to pay the farmers the
highest market price for their products,
and willing to sell to all customers a
full line of general merchandise as low
as any firm in the county or state, and
will mark their goods down as low as
possible and live. In addition to the
store they own and operate large
creamery. They are now turning out
from 500 to 700 pounds of choice butter
daily. They have been running the
creamery two years. They have in
their employ Frank Lester, one of the
most steadfast men they can fad any
where. who gives the butter business
his personal supervision
SPIEGELBERG BROS.
This firm enjoys a healthy trade and
is located in the Ruka Block. They al
ways keep sull stock of dry goods, Sc
lected especially for this market. Their
| motto remains now as in the past:
"Quick Sales and Small Profits" When
you come to town dropin and see them.
They are both fine gentlemen with
whom to do business, and would be
happy to receive call from you. Their
goods are always new and fresh. No
old styles among them.
cr,,pxr o. pnSENpr
Proprietors of the popular Chicago
Fair Store, are still on deck with a
large stock of general merchandise and
they keep abreast of the times, in spite
of all that competitors may say of
them. Times are hard and money
scarce, but if you would like to put your
hard-earned dollars where they will do
the most good, then call around and
see them before investing elsewhere and
get their low prices. You can know
more about this firm by consulting their
large new advertisement to be found
elsewhere in this paper. The HERALD
is happy to place their announcement
in its columns, and cheerfully recon-
mends share of your patronage in
| its favor. Look over their double-col-
emn advertisement and see if there is
anything you are in need of; if so, re-
member the Chicago Fair Store when
you come to Boscobel.
RUKA BROS.
Stand at the head of the manufacturing
industry here, and are old pioneers in
business, having located small black
smith shop here when the city was in
its ''swaddling bands.' They, like the
Phoenix, have risen out of the ashes of
the Past, and to-day have grown to do
quite monster business. Experience
has taught the Ruka Bros. that the on
ly way to make good profits is to buy
everything in its crude state and then
manufacture the article from it. Close
attention to business management has
given them financial means to take adj
vantage of knowledge, and enables
them to do many things that other
firms cannot do. They have just com
pleted new saw-mill, and placed in it
a twenty-fve-horse power engine, a
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