The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-01

good investments and by tn eway is men
toned as probably the first mayor of
Hobart.
Lark J. Foster, the merchant prince Of
Blackwell is here and right in town. too
He is building a fine store room on one
Of the combination lots and is going 10
! open up soon with a fine stock Of dry
goods.
Edwurm Bros, have a general store on
lot II between ., facing north to the
court house. These gentlemen are known
as one of the combination crowd having
pooled with the gentlemen and bought
four lots facing east and four facing west
and then shrewdly switched them TO face
the square, thereby making them among
the best property IN Hobart.
A c. Hippen & Sons bought lot p
block IS, on the corner Of the square. pay
ing S2,365. They are told by everybody
that they have the best corner in town.
Mr.. Hippen is an old time merchant from
Pekin, Illinois.
F. 3. Hoyt. clerk Of the district and
deputy treasurer is here from Chandler
and is loud in his praises Of Hobart.
Jno. a. Blair. member Of the board Of
county commissioners and right away
man for the Orient railroad is seen here
on the streets with that big. broad smile
and they all say he can tell you more
about this country than anybody for he
has rode the whole country on horseback
years ago.
". L. Alexander & Co. are one of the
strong firms of Hobart Real estate,
loans and abstracts. Mr. W. I. Alexan-
der is the present county treasurer Of
Oklahoma county. His term of Office ex-
pires October 1 and he is going TO make
this his home. The firm have a complete
abstract Of the sale OF government lots
with the PURCHASERS names and resi-
dences. Their Office is two doors north
of the Kiowa State bank
Mr. Montgomery says when you want
to see him, he's right across from Paurs
place. Mr.. Montgomery has large real
estate interests in the city.
Davis Ferguson & Son are the proprie-
tors OF the City hotel They are all Old
timers out here and everything is nice
and neat about their house.
Mr.. c. D. Given and 0. r. Wfcoxon
comprise the Mercantile company. They
own lots one and two. block Is. South
Side. and are a part of the combination
right. They also have a big store at
Granite. These gentlemen are willing TO
divide their money TO push Hobart to
the front
Sautbine & Morris is the big wholesale
and retail -four, feed and commission
firm. are Kremlin gentlemen and are
located on lot .. block p, East Side.
Geo. P. Miller Of Kansas City, who was
la ~
most beautiful girls, is the proud owner
of lot % block % paying therefor 500.
Mr.. Miller is one of the coming big hard
ware men of Hobart.
Mr. VIM c. Kaste of Chicago is propri-
etor of the Bon Ton confectionery and is
the proud owner of lot p. block Is.
C. A. Biges. formerly with Huber Bros.
of Granite, is now in business for himself
here. on the north side Of the square.
Shelf and heavy hardware. and tin shop
in connection.
W. A. Mccall. the owner of some of
the best Hobart sol. is a big hardware
man ON lots II and Is in block % just in
the rear of the Hobart National bank.
Mr.. Mccall halls from Nocona. Texas.
When you t-.nk YOU can't buy lumber
y
there are some lumber yards here and
good ones. too.
The J. S. AIayfeld Lumber Co. Of Dali
las. Texas, with Mr.. f. c. Lyon as
local manager. are here. getting their
share Of business. They have a line of
yards at Dallas. Wichita Falls. Iowa
Point and Vernon. Texas. and Anadarko.
Hobart, Lawton and Altus, o. T.
Washita Valley Lumber Co, G. r.
Grigsby. president, r. +. Brown. secreta-
ry and treasurer, with yards at Chicka-
sha. Hobart and Richards. are here,
doing a thriving business.
J.. NJ Keys the genial county attorney,
and his active deputy, Captain McEims,
are occupying the north and east cor
ner of the public square all to them
selves. and together with Sheriff B. J.
Hobbs paying them a visit at different
intervals during the day. advising them
as to how the visiting newspaper men
are conducting themselves during their
stay in the city, are using their talents
in manner to give the present admins
tration a just cause for pride in supply
ing these respective Offices with men Of
such business qualities.
In an elegant office peeplng through
a plate glass front. are Morse. KiuseI &
Staudeven. attorneys at law. They do
land Office business. make out home
stead papers. doing real estate business,
make fire and tornado insurance They
are located on the south side of the
square They also have an Office at
Granite.
To the growing demands of the popu-
lace, c. j. Glass * Ferguson are able
20 furnish their share OF groceries and
shoes. Mr.. d. a. Ferguson lives in Cor
deli and has been in the country long
enough to know that it can produce with
any and an countries. They purchased
lot p in block y. for neat sum.
owing TO the great demand for offices
in the city. and there not being lots
enough TO 20 round. Mrs. Malc0mb Nc
Donald. whose husband is manager of
the Arlington hotel AT Wellington. has
erected a 24xio 4-roomed Office with large
windows on Main street to accommodate
the eager renters.
The Palace OF Sweets, owned and op-
Grated 10y Phillips Bros. from TT Worth.
Texas have fine line OF home candies
Tor b5nquets and everything. They have
q fine new brick oven and are men 10
patronize being of substantial order
one OF the brothers was chairman Of
before coming here.
Everything in builders lire at the rlsht
the sanitar board at TT. Worth. Texas.
price and of the right material TO be had
at VIM. Cameron * Cos. These gentle
men have offices IN ali the principal town
of the Tudfsn re-ritor- ard Texas They