The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-02-23
II. Thomas & Sons Have Taken
Larger Quarters.
Their New Store Next to the
Emporia National Bank.
An Enterprising Firm Of Young
Hen
Who Have Built Up a Very
Large Business.
A Description Of Their Stock
and Store.

and Store.
For number of years D. Thomas &
Co. were in the Dry Goods business in
this city. David and William Thomas,
two nephews of D. Thomas, were tax
en- in the store as boys to learn the bus
mess. For several years they were in
his employ, and after the firms retir-
ing from business they, with their faith
er, opened store on Fifth avenue.
They, after few months,
moved to Sixth avenue, but
their business has SO largely in
creased that they are again compelled
to seek larger quarters and yesterday
removed to the large and commodious
store room on Commercial street, next
door to the Emporia National Bank,
formerly occupied by W. B. Irwin.
The firm by their honest and straight
forward dealing have built up very
large trade, and it is daily on the in
crease. They have a force of polite
and obliging clerks who at all times
use their utmost endeavors to please
the customers Of the house.
They always make apractiee of keep
ing only the very best goods and never
disappearing anything, and anyone
who trades with NJ. Thomas & Sons
can always feel sure that anything
purchased is just what it is said to be.
During the coming season they hope
and expect to very largely increase
their patronage, and with that
end in view they have bought
heavily. The stock is all selected
with excellent taste and wisely and
well.
One of their first notices of doing
business is to mark their goods at a
low and uniform rate of profit. Their
goods are all bought at the lowest pos
sible cost rates and they can compete
with any house on low prices.
The stock is complete in every line,
velvets, velveteens, pushes, cashmeres,
tricots, basket cloths, matlassas and
in fact every thing rich and handsome
for dresses.
In trimmings, their stock is just COM
plete, comprising all the latest Eastern
and French novelties.
Buttons, we'll the stock is beyond the
description of any one.
In sateens and lawns for spring and
summer dress goods, they are fixed, as
well as having a full and complete
stock of white goods and various new
effects in cotton goods.
Table Linens.-Wel1, the stock COM
prises very large and varied assort-
ment, and in towels and napkins you
cannot see a larger and better selected
stock.
Calicoes, Ginghams and Percales.-
You should see the new patterns, they
are beauties.
In the domestic department every
thing is in its place and you are sure
to be suited in the stock they show you
to select from.
Do you want a nice bed spread? Well,
just see their stock.
In the notion department they have
everything. Needles, pins, braid, tape,
hooks and eyes, hairpins, safety pins,
thread, agate buttons, pearl buttons
and every other kind of buttons, darn
ing cotton, knitting cotton, crochet
needles, oh! everything, too many to
mention.
Laces and embroideries enough for
everybody, and so cheap. Ladies, you
all like laces and embroideries, and al
the prices at which these goods arr
sold you can easily become the posses
sors of enough to last all summer. CT
and see for yourself.
Handkerchiefs of all styles and a.
prices to suit the hard times. YoI
need not want for handkerchiefs whe1
you can purchase them so cheaply O.
N. Thomas & Sons.
In the underwear department thu
stock comprises everything for ladies
misses, children, men and boys.
In hosiery the ladies will see dis
played beautiful stock. A handsome
line for misses and children will ais,
be seen. For men and boys there il
an endless variety of socks.
Corsets Of all styles and sizes a
all prices-cheap ones, medium price,
ones and dear ones.
Ribbons of all widths and in al
colors, comprising the new sprin,
shades.
You must not forget to call and SCI
the elegant line of indigo blue prints
They have some unique patterns.
Novelty braid, star braid and croche
cotton are all included in their stock.
Don't forget and go to the old stort
but call at their large, new store. 1
is well lighted, and you will be able t,
make selections by day light.