The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-16
II. p. A. NOTES.

| e a. NOIEss
Mr.. Ben Sass, who has heretofore rep
resented ullman, Lewis & Co. on the road.
has accepted similar position with Jake
Davis G. Co. of Galveston and will travel
| in Southern Texas.
| Mr.. Gus Dreyfus who has sold paper
and paper bags SO long. has again accepted
| a position on the road for Fest e. Boehme,
! the Galveston pickle house. He will put
l forth his best efforts in 1898 for this house
| his first love.
Mr.. Ernest Lasker, representing Feist
| & Boehme of Galveston, worked the Maca-
roni during the week.
Mr.. Jake Davis OF the Arm OF Jake Davis
& Co. of Galveston made a trip into
East Texas last week.
Mr.. George Bartholomae ('Little
Joker''), who is now representing the
Stewart Ralph Snuf company, with head
quarters at the Lawlor Hotel, Houston,
| took iay-off during the week to go home
to San Antonio to celebrate his twenty fifth
Wedding anniversary. Georges many
friends among the travelling fraternity join
the writer in extending Mr.. and Mrs.
Bartholomew congratulations and with the
nope that they may celebrate many more
anniversaries.
Mr. Dan Lasker will continue to repre-
sent Jake Davis G. Co. on the road. Dan
| was at the Lawlor Hotel in Houston last
Sunday
The U. c. It's are rapidly increasing
their membership in Houston. Mr.. Harry
Hardy speaks in very fiattering terms of
| the success of this organization. Harry is
president of the Houston division.
Let there be good attendance at the
directors meeting at LaGrange on jan
| uary %.
| Mr.. Sol Harris entertained a number
of travelling men, leaving Houston on the
Southern Pacific Monday morning with
some elegant selections on the French
harp. Sol can sell goods and entertain his
customers in more ways than most travel
ers and is an all round hustler anyhow.
| Quite number of travelling men at
| tended the Red Mems ball at Richmond
Monday evening. 1t was quite nice af-
| fair.
Mr.. Fullerton of New Orleans dry goods
fame worked Edna Thursday.
| Mr.. NJ. NJ Mcfarland, who travels for
Dorsey & Co., the well known printers and
stationers, and who is so we'll and favor
ably known in Southern Texas, worked
| Victoria Thursday.
Mr. p. J. Burgess, one of the best known
and popular travelling statesmen on the road
Houston Drug company, was taken III at
the Lawlor Hotel Monday night and sum-
moned his son, who had entered the BUSH
ness college at Galveston. to his bedside,
and they went home to Seguin Tuisday
morning. Mr., Burgess numerous friends
will be anxious to hear OF his condition
and IL is TO be hoped that the attack was
only temporary and OF slight consequence
Mr.. Glen Fitger. representing r. j..
Willis e. Bro, was at home In Brennan
SUNDAY. but made break into his large
territory Monday.
Mr. ID w. Michaux was pushing the
naint business for James Butte on the Mac
aroni during the week and working toward
| his Western territory.
Mr.. Lee McMahon. representing the
Maverick Clark Printing and Lithograph-
| ing company of San Antonio. was In VIC
toria Friday.
| Mr.. d. b. Mcdonald, representing the
st. Louis Stamping company, was WORKING
| the trade in Victoria Friday.
Mr.. j. F. Hanish. selling paints and
yarnish from New York. was IN victoria
Friday.
Mr. n n. Chandler, who sells Colgite's
perfumes from New York, was In victoria
Friday.
| Mr. Ed II Harrell. a member OF the nrin
! of "a Mcnefee & Co. OF Fort worm ana
! Houston. was selling lumber on inc mac
aroni during the week from their LAKE
| Charles. La. cut which they take i1y, .ul
one of the large mills IN innL pla.e =" =, :
fris,ds will he glad 10 know that ne Is
doing well and that his firm are doing 4
| big business.
Mr. 7 a. Marks. representing the whole
saia ,ia,,or house OF A. ~. Heilman d
r. ~ 81. Louis, was in Victoria Satur-