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St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02

extend their trade into Iowa, Illinois
and Nebraska, in the face of such tre-
mendous competition as Chicago,
Omaha and the Iowa lumber towns
naturally made, he said: 'By those
methods which earn houses wide
reputation; by conscientious regard for
the customers interests; by watching
closely railroad rates, and having the
very best facilities for handling our
stuff quickly, enabling us to take inn
nfetliate advantage of any favorable
change 0y having on hand at all times
a complete stock. These brief points
will give you al idea of how the thing
is DONE"
The firm is composed of Messrs. w.
f. Fifield, practical lumberman of
twenty-five years experience, who sue
ceeded John s. Prince eight years ago
at that time the oldest established lum-
Der dealer in st. Paul-and Millard
Fifield. Their business is both whole
sale and retail, the local retail trade
being very large. The firm owns an
entire block of valuable ground, on
which is their yard, on FauQuier street,
between Mendoza and Arcade. 1t is on
the line of the Omaha railroad, with a
private side track, and the facilities for
handling are most complete. A general
line of lumber, lath and shingles is
carried. The firm are membeys of the
st. Paul JobberS' union.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02

in the columns of the GLOBE, or else
where. During the four years which
they have been doing business, it has
been rule, faithfully observed by them,
to keep the public we'll acquainted
with the fact that they were
second to no drug house in st. Paul in
any particular. Not only have they in
duStri0uSly advertised this fact, but
they have succeeded in firmly convinc-
ing their army of patrons and the pub
lie generally that grass cannot be
grown around the place while Messrs
Hippler & Collier are the proprietors.
These gentlemen are not only
practical pharmacists of expert
ence and reputation; they are
wideawake, agreeable business men,
with whom person likes to deal. 1t is
a pleasure to visit their store; and
whether the customer is after cents
worth of chalk or twenty-dollar toilet
set, he is treated with courtesy that
would do credit to Chesterfield. And
right here is one great secret of their
success. The stock, too, is not sur
passed by any house in the country. In
soda water and cigars they are the ac
knOwledged leaders, and in the finer
class of holiday goods they have out
stripped all competitors.
Even considering the location of the
store, Hippler 81 Golfers tremendous
business is a source of wonder to most
people; but a close observer may readily
see how it is done. The establishment
was recently refitted and enlarged, and
is now one of the most complete and
beSt-arranged drug stores in the city.
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per day, until now it requires thirty
horses with other necessarieS and is the
largest, most thoroughly equipped and
best established business of its kind in
the country. He has within the last week
purchased three 81 mammoth moving
vans of the latest pattern, making five
in all, solely for moving furniture, such
as are used in the Eastern cities. These
carryallS are closed while transporting
goods, making them entirely free from
dust and water, and, being made for
this special business, the most frail or
delicate furniture can be moved without
sustaining the least injury.
Mr.. Kent has also the most efficient
sclass of workmen that the market
affords, his object being to give the best
satisfaction possible in moving fine
furniture. He also makes a speciality
of piano and furniture packing, and has
the best of facilities for storing and
shipping. He also runs line of exs
curSion busses, to which he is continu@
ually adding in number and comfort
every year. and go where you will about
the city, you are sure to see his baggage
wagons. As the success which has
followed Mr.. Kent'S efforts shows him
to be man of fair dealing and prompt
attention to business. we gladly recon-
mend him to you when wanting any,
thing done in his line.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
The st. Paul 25c Store, Bannon
A. Co
WILLIAM RANNON.

We venture to say it would be a diff
cult matter to find one person who
has not visited the ''25c Store" From
a small beginning it has grown, in the
short period of eighteen months, to be
the most popular business resort in the
city, and at any hour of the day, or any
day of the week, this store always has
It's throng of eager customers. We
have seen during holiday times It's
doors locked with crowd inside
buying, another crowd outside waiting
patiently their turn to get in; but at
this we don't wonder, for everything
can be had there-dry goods, notions,
JeWelry, glass, tinware, crOckery, toys,
ETC., and when people are in difficulty
as to know where to get any article, the
''25c Store" is first visited. The sue
cess of this great enterprise is mainly
due to the persistent energy of the
senior partner, Mr.. William Bannon,
who has carved out road for himself
different to that traversed by the ordi-
nary business man; as Mr.. BannOn re-
marked to our reporter, "A man can
be successful in business without fol-
lowing the crowd" His brother George
conducts similar enterprise in Indian
apolis, Ind, with equal success. The
firm has resident buyer in New York,
who keeps them in touch with the
house and foreign markets, thus en-
abling them to secure for their custom
ers, good without added profits.
We can only say go ahead Bannon &
Co., your success is only begun.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
A Company With Fifty Branch
Houses Something About the
ST. Paul Retail Shoe Trade.

Seventh street may be credited with
Deing squarely in the lead in the num-
Der OF firSt-claSS shoe houses. Notable
among these is the st. Paul branch of
the Cincinnati Shoe company, at No.
tI3 East Seventh, managed by q. III.
Ernst. This branch has been eStab-
llSned here four years, in which time
has been built up an extensive trade in
fine goods.
The company has fifty stores scat
tered over the Western and Southwest
ern states. The aggregate stock would
amount to over million of dollars. One
great advantage the company has is in
buying in such large quantities, which
they do for cash, securing all the dis
counts, direct from the factories The
st. Paul house is sole agent here for the
sale of Z. II. Reynolds fine hand-sewed
SHOES, and Goodyear & MAYORS ladies'
flne shoes. These and other high-grade
goods are made speciality.
MI. Ernst was asked what he thought
OF the st. Paul retail shoe trade in gen.
eral. He said in substance: "When
we nrSt started here it was almost i'm
possible to sell pair of fine shoes, even
little below value. The cheaper
grades were the only kind that could be
handled. There has been a change,
however: and with the recent improve
ment IN the class of stores and stocks
carried on East Seventh street has come
a demand for better goods at fair prices.
we have kept pace with the times
and watched closely the development of
this trade, and have every reason to be
well satisfied with it. A notable fact in
this connection is that working girls
have become better learned in regard to
values and qualities, and now purchase,
as general thing, only those goods
which they know to be reliable. They
do not object to paying the
price of a good article, thereby
showing sound sense. Our stock
IS, OF course, varied; but we have found
that better qualities are what is wanted,
and accordingly carry more complete
assortment, leaving the cheaper trade to
smaller, SecOnd-clasS stores. A low
priced article is seldom cheap, in the
ordinary acceptance of the term, and
person who buys it cannot expect to get
the full value OF his money, whereas,
firm, for which a fair price is
charged, cannot fail to give satisfaction
at least in quality. We are particu-
larly proud of having been the means of
educating our trade up to an apprecia-
tlon OF this fact. There are number
OF our customers who three years ago
would hardly look at a So shoe that are
now buying nothing cheaper, because
they know that it pays to buy the best.
Altogether the st. Paul trade may
be considered. for the dealer, more than
satisfactory. People know what they
want, know what it is worth and pay
the price without grumbling. Our
house has reason to be well pleased
with the trade here. And l want to
add right here that the fact that we buy
goods only from such houses as can and
will place guarantee on every article
they sell is great help to our trade in
retaining the best customers"
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02

The leading purveyors of st. Paul are
Michaud Bros, corner of Seventh and
Wabasha streets. The accompanying
Illustration shows the front of their
store, facing on Wabasha. At the pres
ent time they occupy only the corner
room, but as the space they now have is
inadequate for their enormous and con-
stantly increasing business, they have
leased the adjoining room. So the above
picture shows this model Grocery
House" as it will be late in the summer.
I'm addition to the space occupied at this
writing by this firm, they have seven
different cellars burrowed in the sand
stone underneath their two rooms; in
three separate stories Ueached by ele-
yator), making store room for duplicate
stock equal to that carried by any whole
sale house in the Northwest. To the
keen observer the cause of this firms
success is obvious, i. e.. their enormous
store rooms below ground cost them no
rent, and these Subterranean receptacleS
are perfection itself for keeping perish
able goods, being at the same tempera-
ture winter and summer. Mlchaud
Bros wagons may be seen at all
hours of the day in every part of this
city delivering staple and fancy grocer
les from every cline Oh Gods green
earth, as well as everything pertaining
to first-class bakery.) Their success
in business may be credited to various
reasons. One is, they buy their goods
in large quantities from first hands, for
cash. and of course get them at rock
bottom prices, and they do a strictly
cash business and incur no loss on bad
bills. The firm well deserves the large
trade they have. for their corps of clerks
are polite and accommodating. and the
proprietors pride themselves on always
having what you want in groceries,
either a luxury or a necessity.
The two upper floors of the above
building, and running through to the
alley, with the entrance on Seventh
street, are occupied by the "Grand Cen
trail Hotel" j. c. Sauvinet, proprietor.
This is convenient place to stop while
in the city, being quite central, and the
most fastidiouS cannot complain OF the
Incompatible cuisine, service and
everything pertaining to this popular
carayanSarV,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
The Seventh Street Fill and Its
improvements .-,JOiln Waoener


The wide, deep ravine, which but
few years since separated the populous
Dayton bluff district from the main part
of the city, has, by means of the great
Seventh street fill,' been much
changed. Though hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars have been expended in
this improvement, few people ever ex-
pected to see the two immense business
blocks, which now occupy it, built there.
But John Wagner, the owner, is no ordi-
nary man. He knew what Seventh
street was rapidly growing to be. When
he conceived the idea of erecting these
buildings, and proceeded to carry it out,
many persons considered it absurd. But
the plans were well laid, and so were
the foundations, which reached to a
depth that insured safety. The build
ings were completed. Everybody ad-
mired them, and spoke of the
great Improvement, which is per-
haps the most notable of any
on the entire seven miles of
venient and rents moderate, and fam
lilies of modest means, small tradesmen,
doctors, dentists and dreSSmakerS soon
filled up the rooms, leaving but very
few unoccupied. The tenants are re-
spectacle and industrious. The build
ings are each 800 feet long, and 40 to so
feet deep, two stories above ground and
have three sets of basementS-all SUBJ
Stantially built, we'll ventilated and
lighted, and neatly. comfortably finished.
There are in all twenty-five Store-rOomS,
a few of which, Oh the south side, are
yet vacant. The total cost was about
100000
When the reporter dropped into Mr..
Wagener'S coal and wood office and
asked about the effect of the recent
heavy rains on his property, he volun-
teered to show him through the build
ings, that he might see for him
self. Though the street was
in the most horrible condition
imaginable, caused by the settling of
the ground (Which, by the way, would
have been infinitely worse had it not
been for the foundations on either side
acting as retaining wallS), the struct-
ureS, from end to end, were found to be
as substantial, apparently, as when just
erected.
The view from the verandas of the
South side block is magnificent The
broad Mississippi, the denSely-built city
on the right, and Dayton's bluff
with its elegant residences on the left.
the railroad yards in the immediate fore
ground-all made picture grand In the
! extreme; varied panorama which will
never be forgotten.
Mr.. Wagener is one of the oldest most
respected and well-to-do residents of St.
Paul. which he has aided greatly in
building up. And to his enterprise in
thus improving an unsightly portion of
| the city, too much praise cannot be ac-
| corded.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
Stoves of Steel.

swell, what can you show me that's
new?" asked reporter of Mr.. Haskell,
of Wolterstorff, Moritz & Co., manu-
facturers of stoves and tinware, and
known as the great hotel furnishers.
Mr.. III. said he would increase
the reporters fund of knowledge a
few stanzas, and led the way to the
third floor. Here a number of Workmen
were putting together and finishing
steel ranges and broilers, of which the
firm are the only manufacturers in the
Northwest. The advantages of the
steel over the olld-fashioned cast-iron
article were explained, the cost being
but little more. The house is increas-
ing its capacity for making them to
meet heavy demand from hotels and
restaurants. Several hot-air furnaces
were also shown. I'VE have done more
or less work for all the principal hotels
in the city, our last job being the entire
fitting up of the Clifton" said Mr.. H.
in conclusion.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
A Great Thorouehfare

Such as our Seventh street would be in
complete unless at some point on the
line there was place to purchase a
stove. for that is an indispensable article
in this cold region. We can refer IN
tending purchasers to no better house
than The American Stove Repair
Works, 1S6 and 1SS West Seventh street.
They being Manufacturers and Jobbers
of Stoves and Stove Repairs of every
description, it does not matter what
portion of your stove is broken, they can
replace it at nominal figures. and posi-
bly, save you few dollars.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
j. r. Kelly q Co 1z1 Fast

Seventh street, Boots and Shoes. This
firm comprises j. F. Kelly and Edward
Kelly, men that have been connected
with the Boot and Shoe business for the
past ten years. This firm pay atten-
ton to the style of goods they purchase,
being ever on the lookout for fine fitting
and good, durable Shoes. They pay
their undivided attention to the bust
ness, and consequently are up in the
styles and down in prices. They do the
largest Boot and Shoe business OH Sew
enth street, because they carry the
largest and best selected stock in the
city. Energy, pluck and business ability
have always been the characteristics of
this firm, and success is bound to be
theirs. When intending to purchase
anything in the Boot and Shoe line,
don't fail to give them call, at III East
Seventh street, near Jackson.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02

merchants is Max Strouse, the ''Peo-
ple's Clothier," who, by a liberal
use of printers ink, conspic-
nous bulletins about the city, and a
''broad-gauge" system of doing busi-
ness, has made for himself and his
house a reputation that extends
throughout the entire Northwest. Mr..
StrOuse has been in the trade nine
years. He has seen Seven corners
grow from an insignificant locality to
its present great Importance III the re-
tail traffic of st, Paul; in which growth
he has been principal factor. But this
only proves what has been so often
asserted, that ''it requires but a few
men of pluck, energy and shrewdness
to build up any community"
The accompanying portrait of Mr..
StrOuse is fair representation of the
gentleman as he appears every day be-
hind his desk, or among the great piles
of clothing, where he is frequently seen
attending personally to the arrange
ment of stock. 1t stamps him at once,
to the observant reader, as a man of
more than ordinary business Qualifica-
tions, wide-awake, and person whom
everybody is glad to meet.
A cut of the building occupied by Mr..
Strouse is also shown in this issue. 1t
is handsome structure, and well
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
The ST. Paul House.

One of the leading hotels ON this street
is the st. Paul House, at No. 223
West Seventh, one block from
Seven Corners. The principal cause of
this hotels popularity is its being easy
Of access and convenient to all parts OF
the city, as the street car and cable line
pass within one block of it. Nh Charles
Faber, the proprietor, is an old hotel
man and does his utmost to please his
many guests. He is exceptionally we'll
acquainted in the city, having resided
here since 1869, and he has done his
share towards building up the city. He
has free bus that runs to and from
all trains, his table is good and the
service can not be beaten.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02

favorite with the physicians, for Drs.
Quinn and Gurney have secured the
office in the rear of this new store, and
Drs. Richeson, Fleischer and Gillette
have rented offices above. He makes
speciality of the prescription business,
and always carries in stock the purest
and best goods in the market. He
handles at both stores everything to be
found in a first-class drug house, and
the Celebrated Thorp's Insect Destroyer
is manufactured by Mr.. S. For the
benefit of the tired pedestrian on Sew
enth, for the coming hot weather, he
has erected handsome soda fountain,
where you can get drink that will re-
fresh but not intoXicate.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
One of the Best-Known.

Concerns on East Seventh street is the
Minnesota Milk company, whose estab-
lishment is located at No. 1894. Mr.. E..
r. Ide was formerly president, when
others were interested, but he is now
proprietor, giving his entire attention
to the details of the business. The COM
pany has been very successful in build
ing up trade, and now enjoys a repu-
tatiOn that might be envied by any SIM
liar institution in the North west.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
A REPRESENTATIVE HOUSE.
One of St. Paul's Lumber Firms.
A Talk With w, F.. FifieId.

Very prominent among st. Paul's
lumber firms is that of W. F. Fifeld &
Co., who have their headquarters in
Schoch's elegant building, at the cor
ner of Seventh and Broadway. A
GLOBE man, in search of information in
regard to the lumber interests, as repre-
sented by Seventh street houses-who,
by the way, are the heaviest dealers in
called on Mr.. w. f. Fifeld, and found
him in his usual good humor, ready to
answer all questions. In reply to the
query as to how his firm managed to
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
The st. Paul Furniture Company.

AT the intersection of Fifth and Sev-
enth streets is to be found the st. Paul
Furnitue Company, who have the repu-
tation of doing more fine and unique
work in hardwood than any other firm
in the country. They make speciality
of interior fitting, furniture, etc, and
the large portion of handsome work to
be seen in our city Gn residences and
business houseS is to be credited to the
above company.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
Bosouet Bros. Grocers.

AS complete and well-selected stock of
staple fancy groceries, table delicacies,
vegetables and fruits in season, as there
is in this city, is to be found at corner
of Seventh and Ramsey streets. The
young gentlemen have by cordiality and
hard work built up very large trade in
their locality, and thereby save people
from going down town, as they guaran-
tee satisfaction both in prices and quail
itV
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
Perfect in Every Respect

Is the complete grocery store of P. T.
Wagner. This ''Model Grocery House"
has two fronts OF entrances. one on Sev-
enth at No. III, the other on Third at
the shape of a letter L. Mr.. Wagner
carries large and select stock of staple
and fancy groceries, fruits and vegeta-
bleS in season, and makes a specially of
teas and coffees at wholesale. He has
been located at Seven corners for a
number of years, and has been one of
the merchants to aid that section of the
CITY.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02

duced for the past few years at Seven
Corners, is now located at 1874 West Sev-
enth, corner of Exchange, one block
from Seven Corners, where he has
the only ground floor gallery in the city.
His new place is model art studio, and
he is now making speciality of large
portrait work, copying and enlarging.
Mr.. Taylor has made himself quite pop
ular by his patience and success in TAX
ing ''Baby Pictures" and still contin-
ueS his monthly baby day.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
The Right Man in the Right Place.

We take pleasure in introducing to
our readers and the public in general
Mr.. II. II. Kent, the founder of the pack
age delivery system of the city and pro-
prietor of Kent's Package Delivery.
Storage and Forwarding company. Mr..
Kent, the genial and efficient pioneer
not Only in this business but one of the
old settlers of the state, establishe d
himself in this business in 1881, and has
seen it grow from a one-horse power.
with an income of 25 cents to 65 cents
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
The Great Artery of Trade

Has been ably represented for number
of years in the harness and saddlery
trade by Mr.. John Vanosse, at 81 East
Seventh. He carries as complete a line
of harness, blankets, whips and lap
robes as you will ever see, and his own
make of fine single and double harness
is invincible. He warrants all work and
makes speciality of fine work, also re-
pairing.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
When You Are in Search

Of Fine Diamonds or Jewelry at living
prices you will find the house of Mr.. l..
A. Weller, pawnbroker and jeweler, 116
East Seventh street, reliable place to
visit. Mr.. Weller commenced business
some two years ago, and has neat and
well-ftted store at above address. He
loans money on Diamonds, Watches.
Fine Clothing and goods of value.
Watch Repairing is made speciality of
by this house,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02
Polite, Popul ar and Progressive
ALI This May Be Said of HippIer
& Collier, the Druggists-A A
Secret-o of Success.

SeCreC OF Success.
No city in the United States, the size
of st. Paul, can boast of more strictly
first-class drug stores. A number of
these establishments may be termed
elegant; others, again, might be called
''gold mines," from the enormous busi-.
ness transacted; and still others
are there which would require
a ''stickful' of complimentary
adjectives to properly describe.
1t is one of these latter that
this article is intended to call at
of Hippler 81 Collier, at the northwest
corner of Seventh and Sibley, are too
well known to require any introduction
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-02

perience and more than ordinary ability.
The large double room is filled with the
finest goods in the market, including all
lhe newest patterns in carpets, draperies
and decorations. The stock is complete
in every respect, prices moderate and
sales accordingly heavy. This estab-
lishment is lone of the sights" of
Seventh street, and is frequently
crowded with visitors.