Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-09-04
A FIRM OF HUSTLERS
Is that OF Brewer 4 Penhallegon. of
the Cash Grocery House.
4 Brief Sketch of the Lives of Two of
Mineral Points Most PrOmiuCt
Young Business Men.

The above named firm occupy 4
high place in the commercial life of
Mineral Point. The firm is composed
of Jas. Brewer and II. J. Penhallegon
Jr., and was organized June the l.,
1881, and occupy commodious quarters
in the odd Fellows block on the south
side of High street, opposite the city
hall. The firm employ a force of six
clerks and deal in groceries and crock
cry. Their store is 25X75 feet in
dimension together with basement
of the same size used for storing goods.
This firm carries one of the largest and
finest stock of groceries to be found in
the state together with large and
complete assortment of crockery.
Everything handled by this reliable
firm is the first quality and is sold at
the lowest possible prices. The firm
is in the enjoyment of a large lucrative
business and has been popular house
from the day its doors were first thrown
open for trade--a business that is in
creasing in volume each year. The
firm do a yearly business of $4,000.
The success which has been theirs in
the past has been well earned and
deserved and is certain to continue
and grow in the future.
Mr.. II. j. Penhallegon, Jr., one of the
partners of this firm was born in this
county Oct. IA, 1855, and removed with
his parents to this city when a boy.
Mr.. penhallegon received a thorough
common school education as a pupil
at the schools of Mineral Point, which
he supplemented with a full CONNER
cial course at Bryant Il Stratton college
in Chicago. After finishing his studies
in the worlds fair city, Mr.. Penhal-
Logon became interested in life insur-
ance business being connected with
the Etna Co. a period of three years
in the city of Chicago. He came to
Mineral Point in 1873 and embarked
in the grain and seed business with
his father, with whom he remained
until 1887, when he sold out to his
father to give his undivided attention
to the grocery and crockery business.
Mr.. Penhallegon is young man but
very busy one; besides the grocery and
crockery business is interested in the
Mineral Point Wooden Mills of which
he is one of the directors-a business
with which he is thoroughly acquainted
and one to which much of his time is
given in active personal supervision
at the mills. He is also one OF the
stockholders of fine Mineral Point First
National Bank and has other business
connections in the city. Mr. Penhal-
Logon is very courteous gentleman
atrable and pleasant to all. He is re-
garded as one of the leading substantial
business men of the city, is popular
with all classes and has the esteem
and respect of all with whom he comes
in contact.
Mr.. James Brewer, the other mem
Der of the firm under review, was born
in Cornwall, England, March l, 1854,
and spent the first thirteen years of his
life in the land of his birth, coming to
this country in 1867 with his uncle
Jas. Brewer, for whom he was named,
and located at this city. He made his
home with his uncle, who gave him n
common school education at the high
school of this city, and then decided
to fit him for commercial life, and
with that object in view, he was sent
to the business college of Bryant "
Stratton in Chicago, where he complet-
ed his course and remained in the
Garden City for a period of four years,
a greater portion Of which time was
spent in the employ of a grocery house
on the west side. In 1879 he again
returned to the city of his adoption,
and was established by the kindness
of his uncle in business, forming a
partnership with VIM. Teasdale under
the firm title of Teasdale & Brewer and
with whom he was associated IN Dusl-
ness two years, when the present
partnership with Mr.. Penhallegon was
contaminated. Mr.. Brewer is con-
sistent temperance advocate OF pro
nounced views, and is a gentleman OF
entire probity of character as well as a
man of energy and thorough experience
in his chosen line of business. Both
members of this firm are courteous
and attentive to the wants of their
customers and by their fair and up
right dealing have succeeded in build
ing up a magnificent and substantial
trade and are widely known and es-
teemed for their many excellent bust
ness qualifications, and duly merit the
large patronage which they enjoy