The Oskaloosa herald., 1903-01-08
BUSINESS CHANGES.
New Names and Locations During
the Past Yeas.

The passing of q year Is not a great
period Of time in the business world,
and yet twelve months is sufficient
time for the taking place of many
changes in the business makeup Of a
city. Oskaloosa has seer many
changes in business circles since jan
uary l of last year. More perhaps
than would be imagined by the casual
observer. We have lost some of the
names of the business calendar and
new ones have been added. Changes
have occurred in partnerships and
firms have moved from one place to
another. The list of the more i'm
portant business changes, numbering
one hundred and twelve changes, are
here chronicled:
A. ]. Augustine purchases the
Hedge-Wilson Book Concern on High
avenue west.
]. H. Augustine purchases store ana
stock of Utter Millinery company on
North Market street.
Mr.. Arnold, optician, removes stock
from Red Oak and locates in oska-
loosa. Will open store in Herbig
building, corner A street and First
avenue.
w. C. Brownlee became associated
with Chas. Brown in real estate and
insurance business and afterwards
opens an office of his own. w. w.
Brown enters business of Chas Brown.
Joe Bishop in wholesale fruit and
commission business disposes OF his
business to take management OF Bax-
ter Brothers house, which later be-
came E. P. Stacey sons. Later re-
signed to take position on road with
Lego Marcino, fruit commission man
of Burlington.
N. Burris purchases East End Mar
ket of George Knight.
Buchanan, w. B., establishes up
holstering, drapery and repair bust
ness.
AL Black changes location of his
chop house from Fitch building on
High avenue to Winter building, High
avenue, near B street.
Bolton Hoover Coal Company Incor-
poration of company capital stock OF
100000.
F. M. Blair, of Cherokee, established
new barber shop on High avenue west
near c street.
Brewer G Newbrand Shoe company
remove store from south to west side
of Park.
The Bell Clothing House, incorpora-
ton of new company, Messrs. James
Brown, George Moore and Theo
Evans, store in former location Of
Fitch Bros. harness store. New store,
new stock.
p. II. Brinker removes merchant
tailoring establishment from First
avenue east in Masonic block to High
avenue west.
Blakeslee Brothers add paint shop
and store room to a drug store on west
side, using old Savings Bank building
in alley.
Burlington & Western narrow gauge
widened to standard gauge and line
merged to become a part of the G. B.
& Q. property.
s. ]. Borum increases capacity OF
dye works and ~renoVating establish
ment.
C. J.. Burton purchases Oskaloosa
college and establishes Correspond
ence school and a college therein.
George Brooks resigns agency r. /.
Brewing Company and removes to
Nevada. Harry Pletscher, OF Mar
shalltown, takes agency and business.
ID. c. Clark opens second barber
shop on High avenue west.
Callahan leases, furnishes and
opens new Hotel Lacey on Sout
Market, giving Oskaloosa an entirely
new hotel.
George Carbon & Company incor-
porate paving and cement work.
Crescent Coal Company brings its
offices from What Cheer to Oskaloosa.
Cambrian Society of Welsh people
of Mahaska county organized.
Dr.Harry Carver removes his Of
fee and practice to Rose Hill.
Mike Carney and James Garlin es-
tablish a broom factory.
A. G. Clark opens a broom factory
in the basement of the Frankel block
on the west side Of the park.
B. F. Crippen purchases the Hotel
Arnold and restaurant.
A. E. Coburn, of Newton, purchases
merchant tailoring business Of Jake
Auer.
Newton Cox purchases interest of
Noah Winkleman in realty business
and firm becomes Bacon & Cox.
Nathan Caven resigns his position
as surveyor for the county Of Ma
haska.
Frank Christie and Roy A. Sawyers
consolidate business and establish a
branch barber shop in the basement
of the Nugent building.