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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11

The company are dealers in shelf and
builders hardware, stoves, house furnish
ing goods, cutlery, garden tools, etc.
Their complete assortment OF goods in
cludes asparticularly hue line of stoves
and ranges, including such reliable makes
as the Beckwlth Round Oak whose motto
"None Better" speaks volumes in praise
OF this particular make) the Home River
side stoves and ranges, and the Justly
popular Quick Meal gasoline stoyes-the
hot weather stoves. NJ. d. Gilchrist a.
Co. also conduct tin and repair shop,
and they contract for and make roofing,
guttering and spouting, besides copper
and metal work. They have all the nee
essarY machinery and facilities for this
work and are ready TO execute ALI orders
in the promptest manner possible, prac-
teal and skilled workmen being constant
ly employed. Their prices are always
as reasonable as is consistent with good
work.
The members of the firm are M. ID.
Gilchrist and Frank Huber. Mr.. Huber
was connected with this same establish
ment for seven years previous to it's be-
coming NJ d. Gilchrist & Co.. as he was
connected with the old firm of Lofland &
Go. for that length of time. Both gentle
men are practical hardware men and give
the business their constant attention and
close supervision, even to the smallest de-
tails, hence their success and the gaining
of such close hold on large share of
this community's patronage.
Mr.. Gilchrist haze been resident Of
this city for A years. From 1880 to
1884 he served as deputy treasurer of the
county and then was elected treasurer,
which office he held for the succeeding sik
years. He owns nice home on North
Market Street.
Mr.. Huber has lived here for the past
forty years and has been an active bust
ness man for many years. He owns a
residence property on North First Street.
Both members of the firm are popular
in the business circles of our city and
merit that which they have gained--a
splendid trade and the respect of the en-
tire community.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11

has been with this bank for zen years,
Ave years as cashier for /. Frankel, and
when the Franleel State Bank was or
eanized he was elected to the Office Of
cashier, which position he has filed with
credit to himself and the bank. He
owns several properties in the city and
nice home on Third avenue, east. Mr.
M. ]. Cruzen, the assistant cashier, has
been with this bank since January, 1899;
he was with the 0skaloosa Savings
Bank from the time that bank was or
gauized until taking his present position
He owns a pleasant home on North D
street, besides other properties in the
city. Both he and Mr.. Shafer are
painstalSing and obliging gentlemen and
are always willing to extend any cour-
tesies to the patrons Of the bank, which
are in keeping with sound banking
methods.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11
WHITNEY 4 COMPANY
ProPrietOrs of the National Granite
and Marble Works of this City
| cles.


The above company, of which Mr.. 1.
Whitney stands the head, was established
in Oskaloosa two and half years ago
and is one of the truly reliable monument
houses in this part of the country. Mr..
Whitney has had Is years experience in
the business and conducted a monument
house in Grinnell for several years before
moving to this city. He knows thorough
ly every art of the business and his long
experience has given him great advan-
tage in buying. He buys direct from the
quarries and thus an advantage is gained
that enables him to sell at the lowest
prices, while his long experience in the
line has gained for him large acquain-
lance with the extensive dealers in gran
lite and marble and this is of the highest
value to him in his present business, Civ
ing him uncommon commercial advanta-
ges that he shares with bis large custom.
Mr.. Whitney designs most of his patterns
and is an artist of no small ability. His
original designs of monumental work has
won many favorable comments from the
Eastern Monumental Trade Journals.
Whitney q Co. employ every modern
facility for the transaction of large bus
iness,and SO successfully has this house been
conducted that constantly increasing
demand has been developed and the work
turned out has come to be recognized
throughout large territory as the best
in the market,
This establishment carries large stock
of American and foreign granite and
marble and is prepared to do work of all
classes, from the smallest headstones to
the most elaborate mausoleums, They
show complete line of designs of all
kinds of monumental work and also all
kinds of cemetery fittings and all sup
plies known to the trade.
Among the many jobs on hand this
firm have contracts for handsome mon
ument to cost 100 and two other very
fine ones; one to be erected at cost of
$500 and the other at 5000.
They employ only frst-class workmen
and all work turned out is guaranteed to
be strictly as represented, modern, dura-
BILE and high class in every respect.
Purchasers viii do we'll to call at the
show rooms of Whitney Co., 3O5 East
High Avenue, and examine their hand
some stock and hear their quotations of
prices prices surprisingly low-before
they consummate purchase elsewhere or
bind themselves by contract.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11
Almost Drowned.

Albert Bogard3 had very narrow
escape from drowning in Skunk
river Wednesday afternoon about
FIVE o'clock. Bogard and young
Whitmore had been fishing and had
some lines at the clay banks about a
mile from the-water works. Bogard
got big carp on his line and in the
attempt to.landi him the young man
was thrown.into the water. He was
pulled into some roots and before he
could extricate himself he was al
most drowned. Young Whitmore
helped the young man from the
water and,it was just in the nick OF
time forshe was almost strangled.
Bogard was quite sick for time.
The lungs were partly filed with
water and he was very badly fright
enedi with his fight with the roots
beneath the water.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11
FRANkEL STATE RANK
A Reliable Iastitntion which has En-.
Joyed the Public Confidence
for ~ Years


for ~ Years
This well-established and reliable
house has been held high in the peoples
estimation ever since it was started in
1873, as private banking house under
the title Of Frankel, Bach & Co, private
bankers; which name it ran under for a
short time when Mr.. I. Frankel bought
out the other interests and from that
time omit was known under the title of
!. Frankel, private banker, continuing
until April 1896, when it was incorpor-
ated under a state charter as the Fran
kel State Bank, with a capital stock of
$5o,ooo.oo This is the Oldest banking
house in this county and justly deserves
the large patronage which it enjoys I;
there is not an officer nor director in this
bank in whom the people have not the
utmost confidence; the unquestioned
character of the men at its head and the
suficiency of capital behind it gives this
institution a popular hold on the CON
fdence of the most skeptical of depos-
itors and as a natural result it has al
ways enjoyed large patronag e
The Frankel State Bank does gem
eral banking business, issues certificates,
drawing interest, foreign and domestic
drafts and exchanges, discountiny good
paper, receiving deposits, etc. loans
money on real estate and other securit-
les, special attention is given to the bust
ness of farmers and stock dealers. 1t
has always maintained reputation of
the highest character for the superior
management of its affairs and broad
principles on which the business is con-
Quoted The management is at once
liberal and careful, and while no ques-
tionable risks are taken, legitimate en-
terprise on sound basis may always de-
| pend upon generous treatment at the
hands of this institution The prudent
| policy which has ever characterized its
past, gives the bank foremost position
and assures for it a wider career of
usefulness in the future. An important
feature of this bank is the renting OF
safety deposit-boxes of which they have
large number specially arranged for
the use of those desiring this conven-
fence. The bank owns the building it
occupies on the north side of the square
and has large and well-arranged vault
rooms and new improved safe which
was added within the past few years
the management of the bank is now
planning to remodel the banking house !;
will put in new modern front and
handsome up-to-date banking house fix
lures.
The officers of the Frankel State
Bank are, A. Frankel president; F. B.
Shafer, cashier, and M. J. Cruzen, as
sistant cashier. Mr.. Shafer takes the
active management of the bank. He
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11
LYMAN q GRuwELL
Firm Doing an Extensive Business
I'm Abstracts, Loans, Real KS
tate and Insurance


Lyman q GruwelI have been in bust
ness under the present title for about
year, succeeding the business interests of
II. w. Lyman q 90. and O. B. Gruwell q
Son, and do general real essate, loan, alb
stract and Insurance business.
They hare { complete and up-to~date
set of abstract books, formerly owned by
O. p. Searle, which the former firm of @.
B. Gruwell Son purchased in 1897 from
w. 81. Heating, the assignee of @. P,
Searle. In this department they make
specially of accuracy and neatness and
on account of the completeness and con-
veuience of their books they are enabled
to furnish correct abstracts Of title to any
piece of land in Mahasko county on the
shortest notice and the charges are al
ways reasonable. In connection with
this they examine and pass on titles.
They have large list of Mahaska Co.
farms and oskaloosa city property. They
also have large list of Colorado irri-
gated lands and farm lands in eastern S.
Dakota and in Oklahoma. These lands
are all rich in soil, many of them inn
proved; the firm run frequent excursions
to the above mentioned places and are al.
ways pleased to give information and adj
vice, their long experience in real estate
making them good judges of values and
locations
Lyman & Growell negotiate all kinds of
real estate loans at the lowest rates of in
terest with the privilege of paying any
amount ct any time after the grst year.
On town property they make both
straight loans and those on the building
and loan" plan and they represent two of
the best known and most reliable COM
panies in Iowa.
The insurance department is under the
supervision OH w. Lyman, whose ex-
Perience of fifteen years continuous
work in the fire insurance business, in the
several capacities of local agent, state
agent and adiuster of losses, has given
him knowledge of the standing of the
companies and their practices which is
guarantee that your risks will be written
in the strongest and safest companies and
in proper form. They have the agency
for number of leading fire insurance
companies.
The conveyancing is taken care of by j.
p. Gruwell, who is also notary public.
He makes a specially Of writing deeds,
mortgages, releases, affidavlts and all real
estate and legal papers plainly and cor
rectly.
Mr.. Lyman has been resident of this
city for "a years and is secretary of the
Oskaloosa Board of Trade, business
mems organization. He owns consider
able city property and takes keen in
terest in all the business affairs of the
city.
Mr.. Gruwell is grandson of DR., Cru
we'll, an old settler in this county, and
both his grandfather and father are old
settlers of the county, though Mr.. Cru
well himself has only been in the city
three years.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11

a Thoroughly Modern and Up.to-date
0sEEloosa institution
THAT oskaloosa is modern city is
demonstrated In the fact that it
ulsssst generously supports a strictly
tirst-class laundry, one that cost q
large sum to equip with expensive
modern machinery Monarch
Steam Laundry--owned and operated
BY Claude Blanchard at 216 East
First Avenue. Nothing has been
left undone to make this a model
laundry and in consequence it enjoys
an immense business and one that
taxes the full capacity. in the SUM
mer.
Mr.. ss-s. .:; prepared - &C
any kind OF laundry work, with gloss
or domestic finish, and gives special
attention to household laundry. he
has recently added new boiler and
other improvements and his entire
machinery is modern and complete
In its equipment. He has a cushion
cd curtain stretcher and pays spec
ial attention to the laundrying OF
lace curtains. He also makes q
speciality of shirt waists and collar
and cuff work and laundry viii be
called for and delivered to any part
Of the city.
The Monarch Laundry succeeded,
July, 1899, the old Eagle Laundry,
which was established here for some
six years. August Z, 1899, Mr..
Blanchard purchased this laundry.
He has had considerable experience
in the business, as he was engaged
in the same line in Chicago for some
time. Mr.. Blanchard employs from
seven to ten people and employs
none but experienced help. He
never fails to please even the most
fastidious, and should any article be
lost or destroyed, it is promptly and
cheerfully replaced.
Mr.. Blanchard is a SON of Hon. L,
q. blanchard, is q native Of this city
and has spent nearly all of his life
here. He attended college for five
years and is a graduate of Notre
Dame, Of the class of 1895. Although
young man, Mr.. Blanchard is a
thorough business man, pushing and
energetic, and one who is bound to
succeed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11

JIM. Ppgh, the senior member of the
firm, is acknowledged even by his com
petitors in the business as. being the most
energetic and successful seller Of real es
tate in this locality. DE has record
hard to beat, that Of selling as high as
FIVE farms in one day. He owns fine
residence property on East High Avenue,
the former home Of Albert Swain, one of
the handsomest homes IN the city; also
several other city properties and fine
farm of 21s acres, considered one of the
best farms in the county
y. E. Pugh owns three lots on q Avenue
East and other desirable city propertiee.
Both gentlemen have come to this city to
stay and are straight, reliable and ener-
getic business men that make creditable
addition to our business and social cir
cles
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11
E $ KNOwLTON
The Oldest Agricultural Implement
Dealer I'm Point of Number of
Years I'm this City

| Years IN this City
E.S. Knowlton has been a dealer in
agricultural implements, buggies, wag-
ons, pumps, sewer pipe, seeds, etc., for
five years, and is the oldest implement
dealer in the city in point of number of
years. IN that time he has established a
solid business reputation and built up an
| extensive trade in the sale of buggies,
wagons and farm machinery. He han
dies such we'll known makes of goods as
the Mccormick harvesting machines,
Sattley Manufacturing Co.'s full line, An
Choir buggies, the Famous Ohio cultivat-
ors, the products of Rhodes Carmen Bug
gy Co., and he is sole agent for the cele-
brated Burg wagons, famous for their
lightness of running strength and dura-
bility. During 1899 Mr.. Knowlton sold
eight carloads of this popular wagon and
was banner salesman of Iowa for the
Burg wagon, fact that speaks volumes
both for Mr.. Knowlton's ability as an en-
ergetic salesman as well as for the .popu-
larity of this particular make of wagon.
Mr.. Knowlton also has the agency for
Monmouth sewer pipe and handles full
line of machine repairs, binder Irvine,
clover seed and other field and garden
seeds.
As mark of good times and the gener-
al prosperity of the farmer, Mr.. Knowl-
ton remarks that during the first four
months of 1900 he sold more surreys than
was sold out of his establishment during
the four years of the last Cleveland ad-
ministratiou.
Mr.. Knowlton occupies large warerooms
on West High Avenue, where his immense
stock is on exhibition. He is one of the
best informed machine men in the coun-
try, practical and experie ICED in all the
details of the line, and gives his direct at
tention to the salesroom and Office. He
employs only first-class statesmen who are
always courteous and obliging to his large
list of patrons. fr
Mr.. Knowlton has been a resident of
this county since 1865. Before entering
into this business he was engaged in mil
ling and farming. He owns good farm
ten miles from here near New Sharon.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11

when he was succeeded by Louis
Roux, practical marble man who
came here from East st. Louis, where
he was engaged in the marble busi-
ness for seven years and where be
had built up prosperous business,
which he disposed OF and removed
to Oskaloosa on account OF the eli
mate there not agreeing with his
wife's health. Mr.. Roux is a ma
tive of France and was practically
raised in the marble business, be
having been in the employ of his
uncle from boyhood. AT the age Of
eighteen years he had charge OF
building very fine city monument
for the city OF Grenoble, France and
had sixty men under him on the job.
When the work was completed Mr..
Roux received reward OF 5000
francs (sI ,0o0) for the meritorious
work done. He is a skillful designer,
having attended French school of
architecture for FIVE years, where he
took full course OF study in this
line. He does almost all the design
ing required in his marble business.
Mr.. Thompson is still connected
with this establishment and takes
charge of the shop while Mr.. Roux
looks after the selling and outside
work.
The Office and shop Of Louis Roux's
City Marble and Granite 90. is To-
Gated at the corner of First Avenue
and o Street, where it will be of in.
terest to those requiring anything in
the marble line to call and inspect
the stock and secure prices before
making purchase.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11
en- rORTER LUMBER co

Extensive ana Reliable Dealers I'm
Lumber and Building Material
The lumber business which is now
owned by the @. M. Porter Lumber
Co., has been established over thirty
years and is one Of the oldest lum-
Der yards In this section. The yards,
located at the corner of A Avenue
and d Street, cover about third of
block and have been operated by
'athe @. M. Porter Lumber Co. for the
1nuSIye years. This company
large stock OF lumber,
: h. doors, blinds and general build
ing material and are in position to
quote prices as low as the lowest,
prices which should be an incentive
to the buyer to give them careful
study before placing an order for
anything in the line of lumber or
building material. The yards of this
company are fitted with fine COM
pletement of drying and storage
sheds; in fact, almost the entire yard
is under cover. This company owns
the property where their yards are
located and employ force of COM
petent people to attend to the wants
of their numerous customers. They
also have full facilities for delivering
lumber to any part of the city on
the shortest notice. The o. M. Por-
ter Lumber 90. owns and operates q
large yard at Fremont, this state,
whore. they carry full and complete
stock OF lumber and building mater
ial, including lime, plaster, cement,
etc The yards at Fremont are in
charge of E. X, Porter, the secretary
Of this company. He is an active
and progressive business man, well
known in tho lumber trade. The Of
ticers of the company are @. M. Por-
ter, president; Jno. o. Moore, vice |
president and e. K. Porter secretary. |
All of these gentlemen are well |
known throughout this section and
are ever ready and willing to lend
their resources and influence in aid
OF any worthy enterprise which
tends to benefit o kaloosa or her in
terests. Indeed, the men at the
head Of this company are credit to
the community and justly deserve
the extensive patronage which they
are now enjoying.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11
G w WHITEHALL, DENTIST

II3 North Market Street New Lacey
Block over Commercial Restaurant
Dentristy is one of those sciencer which
has progressed to a remarkable degree Of
late years, and the work by some of the
leading lights of the profession may con-
sistently be termed perfected art, and
well it should be, considering the reliable
features of their work and how much de-
ponds upon the proper treatment of the
teeth. Good teeth are very essential to
personal appearance and either mar or
make good looks. Especially is this true
of women. No matter how fascinating
she may be otherwise, if her teeth are de
cayed or impaired, her chief charm is
gone. 1t therefore follows that the den
fist in any city is very important man,
and, in speaking of this it will not do to
overlook the leading dentist. Certainly
none in this city is more entitled to the
foremost rank in the profession than the
above named.
DR.. g. w. Whitehill has practiced dem
tistry in all its branches many years and
is thoroughly qualified in his profession.
In making artificial sets of teeth, or in
fitting natural teeth, crown and bridge
work, he cannot be excelled. In the ex-
traction of teeth he uses a famous prep
aration which is painless, harmless and
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11
THOs r NEAGLE
wei known Dealer I'm Reliable
Boots, shoes, Rubbers, etc

| A wei known Dealer I'm Reliable
Boots, shoes, Rubbers, etc
This shoe store, which was estab.
lished February, 1887, by Thos. F..
Neagle, has fast won its way into
favor with careful shoe buyers, as it
has become generally known that in
this store there is no misrepresenta-
ton OF goods, and every article of
footwear sold is strictly flrst-class in
every particular and the quality and
price is thoroughly in keeping with
the demands of the consumer. Mr..
Neagle handles a complete line of
mems, boys and youths shoes, as
we'll as a full stock of women's,
misses and children's shoes and
slippers, also full line of rubbers,
rubber boots, polishes, shoe find
ings, etc. Mr.. Neasle makes a spec
ialty of the Pingree & Smith, De-
troit, Mich, and the Mahoney Bros,
Cincinnati, o., fine shoes for ladies,
and the w. L. Douglas SO and $3.50
shoes for men-the most popular
shoe at that price on the market. He
also carries a line of Pingree &
Smiths fine shoes for men and
the Forbush & Brown Buffalo,
N. Y, another dependable mems
shoe. Mr.. Neagle employs 2 clerks
and a first.class shoemaker, and is
to make all kinds of boots
and shoes to order as well as first
class repairing of all kinds.
Mr.. Neagle himself served fifteen
years on the bench as journeyman
shoemaker and is practical work
man of frst-class ability. He un-
derstands thoroughly everything
about leather and workmanship, as
well as all about the different lines |
of manufactures and can give his
patrons the benefit of his long years
II experience. At the store they
viii always receive courteous treat
nent and honest values for their
money.
Mr.. Neagle owns a home property
IN East Third Avenue. His bust
less address is 104 East First Ave.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1900-07-11
GREAsBX,s FOUNDRY
A Well Equipped Machine shop Under
Practical Management

Fraetleal management
This manufacturing concern is located
corner of First Avenue and g Street and
was established in this city March ist,
1900. They do all kinds of iron and brass
work and make speciality of manufac-
turing car wheels and trucks. They ship
castings to all sections of the western
country and also make small machines
and parts which require especial mechan-
ical skill and nicely of finish, The shop
is well equipped with all necessary ma
chinery for working in metals and they
are about to add several pieces of new
machinery for the manufacture of cast
ings. The Greasbys are well known here,
having been residents of this city for the
past nineteen years. In the short time of
their business career in this line they
have established splendid reputation
for very fine piece work and no matter
what is wanted in metal work they are
prepared to furnish it in every size and
description. Although but recently en-
tering into this business a bright future
is assured them.