Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-19
Bowman Brothers.

Bowman Brothers.
This well known firm conducts the
largest drug establishment in San Juan
county, with which section of the terri
tory they Ca. Bowman and w. R. Bow
NAM have been identified for the past
eight years.
Their store at Pennington is filled
with everything needful in the drug line,
and their stock of sundries is complete
in every respect.
By fair dealing and methods of strict
business probity the Bowman Brothers
have succeeded in building up an extern
sive and profitable trade. covering that
wide extent of fine agricultural country
tributary to Pennington.
The Bowman Brothers were born in
New York and removed to Colorado in
1875 where they engaged in mining on
the San Juan. They still hold consider
able valuable property in this famous
district of Colorado. which is looked
after by Mr.. w. r. Bowman, Mr.. A.
Bowman attending to the drug business
at Pennington.
Prior to his residence in Colorado Mr..
w. r. Bowman was successful lawyer,
practicing in Michigan and Nebraska for
over ten years. He studied law at the
Ann Arbor school, and then went to
Bay City, Mich, where he was admitted
to practice in 1862. Here he remained
for four years. subsequently removing to
Nebraska, where he resided up to the
time of joining his brother in the mining
business in Colorado.
These gentlemen say that San Juan
county has great future, and that its
rich valleys are destined to become,
under an improved system of transpor-
tation, the garden spots of New Mexico.
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F. M. Pierce.
This we'll known general merchandise
firm was established seventeen years
ago, and is the pioneer mercantile house
of Pennington, the natural commercial
center of San Juan county. When Mr..
Pierce first settled at Pennington, his
neighbors were wild Indians, and this
section was in an undeveloped condition
generally. He is native of Tennessee,
and after brief residence in Arkansas
removed to Colorado where he engaged
in mining In 1879 he took up his resi-
dence at Pennington where he has since
remained, taking leading part in the
commercial development of his adopted
territory. From a small beginning, by
honesty and enterprise, he has succeeded
in building up a large trade, extending
over all that fertile extent of territory
tributary to the thriving town of Farm
ington.
Mr.. Pierce has always taken keen
interest in the affairs of the town. He
has served a term as postmaster and
was twice elected to the Office of county
treasurer. In these positions as in all
the other affairs of life, his course has at
all times been characterized by that high
degree of fidelity to duty which marks
the efficient public servant and the
citizen of character and worth.
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The Stratter House.
The above name designates the largest
as we'll as the best known hotel in the
City of Durango the metropolis of
southern Colorado, and the natural
trade center of one of the richest mineral
belts in the world. The establishment,
which is metropolitan in every parti
cular, from it's exterior aspect to the
lavish furnishing within, is favorite
resort with commercial travellers, eastern
tourists. mine operators and owners, and
the better class of travel generally, which
having been once entertained at this
pleasant hosiery, is sure to become
regular patrons. The Stratter House is
ahandsome and commodious brick struc-
ture, four stories in height, and sur
mounted by Gothic tower, which sets
of it's deliberately designed and finished
front to excellent advantage. There are
seventy five large, we'll lighted rooms,
with ample facilities for electric light
ing. and steam heating. These rooms
are all handsomely furnished and can
not fail to please the most fastidious
taste. Guests can be entertained on
either the American or European plan
In the former they will not be disap-
pointed for the table of the Stratter
House is easily the best in Durango, and
no efforts are spared to keep the menu
up to that high standared for which the
hotel has become celebrated
Mr.. Stilwell the genial proprietor gives
his personal attention to the entertain
ment of his guests and always succeeds
in making their stay in Durango pleas
ant. Mr.. Stilwell is native OF Illinois
and located IN Colorado in 1891. Soor
after arriving at Durango, he established
the Green Restaurant. one of the best
eating houses, for short orders in town
and this place he successfully conducted
up to April LIST, 1896, when he assumed
management of the Stratter House.
He still conducts the Green Restaur
ant, and the hotel has the advantage oil
restaurant, as we'll as regular dining
room.
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A. A. Potter.
Mr.. A. A. Potter, one of the leading
citizens of Aztec and pioneer in the