Telegram-herald., 1890-08-26

A1t you are lAfif % near Ifom ms
quarter ot the g,0oe before tne close oi
the coming campaign
Mr. Cole sa native OF our own state,
Hll-d4le being the piSce OF bus brtn.
IN '61 be- changed ms base Ot operations
10 Hespera, where be dld a lumber
l1g business Tor shout year when ne
moved 10 relnOut. The tOwn WASH
much when be came there, his farm
covering a good spot winch has since
been blllt up. The hardware business
attracted his attention, which Ane he
has followed ever since, barring the
time be served the people a. post
o. aster and several other such jobs.
IL IS not necessary % say that ne IS a Re-
publican, and NJ present ms friends
are counting on him as the proper man
for auditor general OF this state. lie IS
chairman OF the NewaygO County Re
publican committee and carries the en-
d0rsemeut OK his own delegation 70 the
state convention.
Among FremOnts older citizens IN
the business circle IS
J. b. KITCHEN
IS another department store man Of
Fremont Mr.. ketchem came hero
twenty-One years ago and engaged IN
trade, beng among the FIRST ln the
town. Canada is where he was born,
but that don't hurt him any. rs be
only lived there a few years. He q or
the hustling type, great advertiser,
and 4 good business man generally. lie
occupies his new building. 26x72 feet IN
SIZE, and does strictly cash trade.
FRANK BOONE,
dealer in furniture and uphOlstering
goods. Mr.. Boone came 70 Fremont IN
the year of 81 and established the
pioneer grist null. lie sold out tins
null seven years ago and engaged IN
his present business with ms son VIM,
the firm now being VIM. Boone q Co.
Mr.. Boone Is z Hollander by birth and
came 10 the United States in 81. first
/ locating IN York state and afterward.
| IN Michigan. He Is one OF FremOnts
solid men and good citizen.
In the lumber trade, the firm OF
RYERsoS, DAVIS & COLE
/ Do a large business. They operate ex-
cIusiyely in hardwood, and ship month
I ly something ike ninety cars, while
| their annual business Will reach close
/ u $3.50 900. This firm is composed -Oi
young men of push and activity, and
/ the success with which they meet ls nc
more than deserved. They employ
three scalers, and take the entire hard
wood cut OF over thirty mills.
Among the solid institutions of Ere
mont. and one which perhaps does a.
large a business as any in the town Il
the department store of
wM. HARMON.
Mr.. Harmon has been in business il
I Fremont five years, and by push anC
good business ability has built up s
/ very extensive trade. His store is con
| Quoted on the department system, +;
plan which is yearly growing IN favo
/ among business men of the day. Th'
| building l30X35 with seven departments
embracing all classes of trade. In lSS.
he commenced business with a capita
OF Sl25, and now carries
stock of perhaps $1,000, anC
does an annual cash business of $50,
600, thusdemOnstratlng the possIbilitie
of any one in this "over-burdened
protected" country. Mr.. Harmon j
a veteran of two wars. having served Il
both the Mexican and Civil wars. anC
is therefore deserving of all the success
with which he Is meeting. Square
dealing has been his motto, and ha
won, as 1t always will. He Occupie
bis own buildings and has only his owl
push and enterprise, coupled with tn
good viii of the business and CONNER
cial community, to thank for his pres
ent circumstances. Any enterprise cal
culsted to benefit Fremont is sure t
find a warm supporter, both personall,
and financially, N this man, for It ]
here ne has made his greatest success.
| Would you know this man again? Iti