The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-10-20
Elegant Quarters for a Successful
Firm Opened.

eled and newly furnished home of
the Hub Clothing House of Oskaloosa
took place Friday evening and was
one of the most noteworthy events in
mercantile Oskaloosa that has oc'
| Cured in years. The opening aside
from being an event in the business
world was an epoch marker in tie
history Of the Hub firm. The inclem-
ency of the weather interfered with
the opening to some extent but the
store was visited by thousands of
people during the evening hours.
Some three months ago the com
pany vacated the building that was
to be repaired and remodeled for
their use and took up temporary
quarters in the Gibbs building on the
east side. They returned to their
new home this week and now have a
bigger and better store than ever be.
fore one of which the proprietors
may well be proud. The enterprise
of the firm and the owners of the
building is to be commended in keep
ing up with the advancement that is
continually pushing Oskaloosa to the
front ranks as business center.
The entire first floor of the build.
ings owned by Mr.. J. G. Myers and
Mrs. Lou Abraham, forty feet trout
and one hundred and twenty feet in
length, has been remodeled and re.
built. The center stairway and wall
between the two buildings were re-
moved and steel beams substituted,
| throwing the two rooms together
A fine new front, the only one Of the
kind in the city, was put in. The
floor was newly laid, new steel cell
inn, new walls, new windows and ev'
erything is new almost as though the
| building had been rebuilt from the
| ground up. After the building own
ers were through with their part
come the Hub people with new furni.
ture and fixtures and almost an end.
less amount of stuff has been placed
in their room. New shelving, side cas-.
es and wall cases, show cases, racks
and what not. The office furniture
is all new. Nothing has been left OH;
of the new store that would add tn
its convenience or to the comfort OF
| its patrons and customers.
The finishing of the wood work is
dark red with ceiling finished in
bright yellow. The store has light on
three sides besides numerous sky
lights and the effect of the whole is
most pleasing. The store has Ger
tainly been transformed into one oi
the handsomest and most attractive
trade places to be found in the state
| The entrance to the store is cen
/ ttal with large side lfgths between
doors and windows. The window:
for the displaying of goods are quite
large with large plate glass front ant
lucifer prism glass above. Great ia
bles piled full of clothing occupy
both sides of the center This stool
is in charge Of Chas. Mckinley, wht
is also in charge of the store decora
ton and window trimming. On tht
left is Mr.. Harry Hagan in charge o
the furnishings goods stock. Mr.
Hagan is also advertising manager
Mr.. Jake Seibert is on the left will
the stock of hats and caps. Fred O
True occupies the rear of the RICH
side with as fine children's depart
ment as is to be found anywhere
Warren Gleason has the overcoat
and Louis Rosenbaum the trousers.
The proprietors are in all parts O
the store and in daily supervision @
the business. Miss Irene Roberts ha
charge of the business Office an
cashiers desk.
The remarkable success of thi
firm in the city dates back to tn
year 1894 when Elmer J. Morris an
j. H. Anderson determined to ente
the clothing business for themselves
They opened the Hub store in tn
front fifty feet of the building nov
occupied. They prospered and TIL
following year they added to thei
stock and their space by taking sew
enty feet more of the room and run
ming to the alley.
The business had so grown that i
| 1"NO IhS IOOh TOOI
, to the east, that formally occupied b,
the Abraham dry goods store, an
, secured portion of the secon
, story as well. The business continue
in its prosperity and growth and thi
year the present improvements hav
been added. The company now ha
store floor 40x120 with the basemen
underlying, and a large surplus stocl
room on the second floor. The i'm
provements to the buildings and TIL
: store room in the way of furniture, fix
lures and additions represent an oui
lay of fully $4,000.
The Hawkeye orchestra discourse,
+ sweet music during the evening AM
each visitor was presented with
check for one of Legs handsom
I. leather covered Davenports that is t
: be given away October %. The stor
was brilliantly lighted, and the ney
arc lamps on the exterior gave an ad
ded lustre to the windows. The open