Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-06-15
HOLGATE.
A Town With Every Facility
For Success.
Resu@e o. lite Business Fraternity
News ofthe Week.

| DttuAtcu Is u TO- ucdflY III the center
Of Henry County at the junction of the
Baltimore & Ohio and the Toledo, st.
Louis d Kansas City railroads and in
q rich developed agricultural district,
Holgate with her many churches. SUBJ
stantial business places beautiful city
building, $I5,0 600 sehOolhouse, gas and
oil, saw and stave mills. brick and tile
factories employing a large number OF
men;-and with every natural advan-
tage essential to make q place progress
sive,-it is one Of the most "solid"
towns in Northwestern Ohio. Hol-
gates business fraternity is made OF
men who have been here for years and
have established their respective busi-
ness on rock foundations and have the
richest hopes OF Holgate's advance
ment. 1t will be In place TO mention
In brief some Of our most prominent
business men:
The Holgate Commercial Bauk Is the
result OF what was at first an expert
ment, their being bank In Holgate at
the time. It was soon evident that a
bank prepared to do general bank
ing business was needed In Holgate and
to-day the banking firm Of Brayer
Bros. Il Voigt is permanent fixture
and. enjoys the utmost confidence of
our business men. F. H. VOigt Is
cashier of this bank, N. M. Brayer and
]. M. Brayer, directors, The Holgate
Commercial Bank is one of the most
neatly fitted up and well equipped
banks in Ohio.
Among the general stores of our town
those deserving Of mention are, Wilson
d Co., III. NJ. Eyer, Walker stave Co.'S.
store, and Fribley & Backus. These
stores all carry an extensive line of dry
good, boots, shoes, and groceries, and
with the exception of Fribley & Bacus
and II. M. Eager, a line of clothing.
Among the prominent grocers we
have U. s. Schuyler, VIM. Richholt
and j. Elbert; hardware store N. s.
Cole and III. H. Fast. Mr.. Cole has
been here for humber of years, in
fact ever since Holgate existed and has
established thriving business. His
son Jean has moved his stock of hard
ware from Grand Rapids here and will
resume business with his father. H.
III. Fast is equally as much of a hustler
In the hardware business and Is enjoy
Ing nice trade.
We have two drug-st0res:- -Voigt &
Dittenhaver and J. A. Bowdle. The
senior member Of the firm of Voigt &
Dittenhaver came to Holgate when IL
was a bowling wilderness and has done
much toward making it the town it
now is and is now connected with 9TH |
er business enterprises. He is truly a |
thorough business man while the |
young partner r. E. Dittenhaver who |
has been identified with the Voigt |
drugstore for 5 years past is the pro-
ficient In pharmacy. DR.. Bowdle has |
been in the drug-business for 3 years |
having moved here just before s. M. |
Turney left.
Kimmick G Weaver run the only |
exclusive shoestore in town,
l.. s. Hfffabold the popular jewler
came here 5 years ago and from pres
ent indications, will be here five years
hence. He is thoroughly qualified in
his line and some idea of how he has
made it pay since his arrival, can be
cleaned from these, his own words: -
When I FIRST came to Holgate didn't
have rag to my back-now look at |
mel am all rags"
d. P. Young isour leading tonsorial
artist.
VanNess & Mann and Fred Buchen-
berg are our merchant tailors.
Thus we have given brief resume
Of some ofOur business men and time
and space will not permit US to say
more.
Two ofHolgate's popular young folks
In the person of John Bauer and Mary
Kieble were married in the Catholic
church at high nuptial Tuesday morn
Ing.
Jake Eddington was placed benin d
The prison bars last FriGay for cruelty \
and neglect to his family. He was re-
eased upon condition that he leave
own.
Henry Cary and Julius Groll of Ma
ooleon wheeled it to this town last Fri
lay.
John Laubenthal rode his" Waverlyn
% Leipsic last Saturday.
The Misses Fannie McEven and Ida
Alexander of Toledo were the guests
If Fannie's parents here Sunday and
Monday.
Miss Min Wahl was the guest of
Berl Mann in Napoleon, the fore-part
If this week.
Rev. Lease of Defiance preached in
he M. E. church last Sunday night.
Hon. Justin Tyler of Napoleon was
n town Monday.
Frank Vaness was surrounded by
friends and relatives Sunday, the oc-
,asion being his birthday.