The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-11-10

general banking business and have a
paid up capital stock Of s5.0oo- This. with
their undivided profits. undivided dePos-
its and cash and sight exchange on the
Goth Of September. amounted TO S4,57e-Ss-
all in one months business
C. 5. Colby. lumberman, the J. W Mets
Lumber company. Henry st. Martin man
ager. the L A Cross Lumber company
and Frank Graves & Co. lumbeTmen.
are all kept busy hustiing to supply The
lumber for buildings, and it is no unusual
sight 10 see as many as eight or ten wag-
oEs in a lumber yard al a time, some OF
them loaded and others waiting for their
load.
David r. Carpenter, proprietor OF the
Cheetaw hotel. the o. X restaurant, J..
". Grim. proprietor. and ]. Z McAli.ster
with his Deimonieo restaurant, and fine
line of groceries. are trying TO feed the
hungry people. Some other smaller hotels
are moving in and the Augusta house,
which viii be one Of the largest and best
equipped hotels in Oklahoma, is now IN
der construction.
Peterson Bros. J. Z. Peterson manager.
have just completed a 24xS0 foot build
ing and are putting IN large stock Of
dry goods and furniture
c. Il. Allen Of knsas City has just com
pleted a fne 2-story business house and
is putting in fun stock of general mer-
chandise and clothing and VIII add de-
pertinent store before the holidays.
Clyner & Merritt. hardware merchants,
have an enormous stock OF hardware; also
VIM Baker and John d. Baker. under The
name OF Baker Bros. have erected a
large building ana are doing all they can
TO supply the demand for all kinds Of
hardware.
Lewis & Tomlinson. the pioneer mer-
chants of the town. carry good stock Of
general merchandise. Forbis x Son carry
a full line of groceries and shoes
Mesdames Merritt * Clyner are proprie-
tors OF the Ladies Bazaar. and carry a
lire Of millinery and ladies' furnishings
that would gladden. the heart Of a New
York belle.
Suffer Bros have tfe City Meat Market
and have recently added 10 their spacious
fixtures a large $50 refrigerator.
Charles White. blacksmith. keeps his
part of the town awake with the merry
ring of his anvil
c. II. Richards can hardly find teams to
do his draying.
G. A. Grieben and Cox are laying in a
supply of grain and coal. so no one viii
have to go hungry or cold
d. J. Riley viii tell you all about Au-
gusta while he gives you a clean shave;
and if YOU are determined 10 leave such
a good town as Augusta +. II. Ward Will
give you a parting smile to take with YOU
as he sells YOU ticket over the Choctaw
railway.
J. r Giest is a promising young bache-
Tor and has nothing to do but sit around
with his rents accommodating and drive
out TO his farm occasionally
This is only a few of the old established
firms and many new firms are 70 start
in business soon: among them are l. T.
Baker OF St Joe. who viii occupy the
Randolph building: McCray Bros. Pol
son Bros and many others too numerous
20 mention
one Of the latest and 'warmest' things
10 locate in Augusta is The sun. which
represents no class and shines for all
The citizens say il is "a hot honey and
the popular editors are Satterlee < Bow
ers
An classes ana all callings in life are
represented in Augusta, and last but not
least F. NJ. Brown. house mover, who
has played no small part In making the
history Of Augusta. He has gathered the
different Augustus together and now has
them quietly settled and doing business
in Augusta, while he dispenses drinks
cbeerfully TO the thirsty public