The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-05-07
]. c. Tut Starts New at
the Scene Of His Early
Triumphs

Mr. j. c. Tut. the first merchant
who ever transacted business in Guth-
rie. after an absence of several years,
has come back to his first love ana
gone into business again. He has
opened large sumptuously fitted up
confectionery and ice cream parlor
at 214 West Oklahoma avenue. oppo-
site the United States land office. 1t
is the finest place of its kind in Okla
homa, and something that has long
been greatly needed in Guthrie. Mr..
Tut has put in a splendid new stock
of candies, fruits, nuts, etc. all fine,
clean goods the best that money can
buy. His ice cream department is
equipped for wholesale as well as re-
tail business, and his long years of
experience in this line enable him to
make a quality Of ice cream that no
other manufacturer can duplicate.
Only the purest cream and flavors and /
the freshest of eggs are used in its /
composition, and everything in con-
nection with preparing it for the con-
sumer IS scrupulously neat and clean.
/ The same may be said of his soda
fountain. Everybody knows that the
greatest danger turks in these old,
dingy fountains that are used so
much. Mr.. TUFTS magnificent new
onyx fountain is the finest one in
Guthrie. It is kept thoroughly clean
and sweet. and every drink drawn
from it is guaranteed to be pure and
healthful. The table accommodations
in the ice cream parlor are more
roomv pleasant and congenial than
those of any other place here, which
fact has already made it a very pop
ular resort for ladies and children.
An attractive feature of Mr.. TUFTS
business lies in the fact that he has
plenty of trained help. He is more
liberal in this respect than the aver
age proprietor and, as result. his
customers are always assured of good
service at the soda fountain, The
candy counter and in the ice cream
parlor The employees, like Mr.. Tut
himself, are invariably pleasant and
courteous.
There is also a railroad ticket de-
partment, where tickets to all points
are bought and sold.
Mr. Tut learned his business in
Chicago. Before leaving that city he
had an ice cream and confectionery
establishment on the North Side that
had accommodations for so persons in
the ice cream parlor and 30 at the
soda fountain. It was the largest and
best equipped in that section of the
city. His delivery wagons carried ice
cream by the gallon TO the best peo-
pie in Chicago, also in wholesale lots
to scores of smaller dealers, while
his counter trade in the busy season
was something wonderful.
AS has already been stated. Mr..
Tut was the first merchant in Guth
rie, He came in on the first train, in
April, 1889, and opened up his stock
of goods on the depot platform He
took in $50 the first day. A little later
he started in business on Oklahoma
avenue with two barrels and a board,
in which manner he conducted busi-
ness "a; ne got store room. TSt
soon earned a reputation for being the
/ greatest hustler in Guthrie, and had
wonderful success in his business. In
those early days he made a speciality
of handling the daily papers, and had
1900 copies coming TO him regularly
every day. In one day he sold ,150
copies of the Kansas City Times. He
was constantly on the go, booming his
business and booming the town. He
was selected TO represent Guthrie at
the Galveston Mardi Gras, where he
took a float that was one of the best
( advertisements the town ever had.
lie also ADVERTISED Guthrie at the
great National political conventions
snd at various other gatherings In
fact Mr. Tut advertised his home
city better than any other man in 1t.
Enterprise and public spirit seemed
natural to him. He was the first
member Of the Board of Trade, the
first citizen to subscribe to the Aour-
ing mill. and first in everything that
meant more business for Guthrie. He