Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-10-16
Merrill Brothers ana 5trouts Of
The Double Store.
SOMETHING ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS.
Large Stock, Low Prices and
Square Dealing Draw the
Customers. s
a Description of some of the Fea-
lures to be Found at the Double
Store.
A sUcCEssPUL BUSINESS HOUSE.

+ e - 5$'SSOs1'SG, H.S9r W. BUSINESS HOUSE.
About three and one half years ago
s. M. Merrill and W. q. Strouts opened
a Dry Goods store in this city. Just
from Chicago, and OVERLOOKING with the
activity characteristic of that enterpris-
ing city they soon established record
for vim and industry that was surprise
topeople accustomed to slower and less
energetic ways of doing things Their
business felt the effects of their push and
has grown to surprising dimensions
during the short time they have been
locatedhere.
S. M.sMerrill gives his entire time to
the business, while Mr.. Strouts who is
travelling for Sprague, Warner s. Co.
keeps his eyes constantly open for styles
and prices that can be of advantage 10
the customers of the Austin store.
About spne year ago Il. S. Merrill, a
brotherof NJ, who has been engaged
in the boot ana shoe business for thirteen
years, came to the City and opened up a
j stock OF boots and shoes. Putting the
same push into the business he soon had
| business secured eninently satisfactory
to his instincts as a business man.
Thettwo firms occupying the large
! double store west Of and in front of the
court li2nse gave to that part of the city
];the PLEASANT hustle ofbusiness activity.
! q GaficffI,I with tbo;r h,,e;,acc p.ospa,+e
here and determined to make this city
4 their, hame, both S. Nj. and Il S. hEer
rill have purchased lots and built homes
/ for themselves here and propose to make
our citsI their abiding place, 49,. ..ys.s
The-z souhle Store has a Dry Goods de.
partnlefg q Boot and Shoe department,
a ShoessMaking department aud Novelty
department 81 >esse = ! $$ .S
The Dry Goods store is located il the
north building where all the varied arti
Giles IT we'll selected stock can be found
carefully and artistically arranged and
all plainly marked. Their line of gloves
and mitts receives especial attention, if
one thing can be said to receive special
attention where everything is so carefully
looked after.
Fl. S. Merrill presdes over the boot and
shoe business in the south room, connect.
ed with the dry goods store by conven
lent and ample door way. Genial and a
thorough master of his business, he sees
to it that none go away dissatisfied. The
man, woman or child that cannot be fit
ted out with satisfactory foot gear must
be hard indeed to suit.
Back of the shoe department is the
novelty department, connected also with
the dry goods department by spacious
ware, glass ware and other common do.
nestle articles can be found. This de-
partment is similar to one of the features
of the Chicago Fair and has proved salts
factory to the customers of the double
store. giving them place to buy those
littleinecesslt1es of the household at an
extremely low price without going out of
the building, ..
hoe Mo oornar.fnr n,.,r;nm and ,ona;r;nn
boots and shoes rrofcient IN his line
h,s business has Increased mil ho ba 9
heen#ohl,oed 70 take IN an assistant, Mr.
Er;cEson - .~s -"-~-"-----------
Not satisfied with their extens,ve bns--
mess ness in tho mercantile line tho Massrs
Merrill and stronts have inanourated .
newalenartnre nv nresentino a fine encv.
clopaedia to their customers; Every