The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-01-14


B. A. wright establishes bicycle
and musical goods store in room for
merg occupied BY Ira Thomas.
f. r. Shangle and f. r.. Gordon at
torneys, form partnership,
Oskaloosa Building and Loan Asso-
citation moves Offices to Gibbs build
ing on North Market street.
Holt & Holt dispose of naEket cor
ner High avenue and = street to Lem
Swearingen.
Walter Prime and Frank Daily ooen
bicycle repository on First avenue
west, in room formerly occupied by
Chas. Ralston.
Jackson & Stevens purchase and
operate bowling alley in Ellxs build
ing,
viii Rose removes billiard parlors
to Beyan building on First avenue
west. Later discontinues business
John HiIliard. formerly with Chas.
Sterling, leases barber shop in Y. M.
G. A. building.
Oskaloosa Y. M. G. A. by President
Roosevelt
Anderson Brothers Canning Com
pany commence erection of plant anc
factory on South First street Iowa
Central builds switch for same,
Chas. o. Burton, of Iowa Christian
college, establishes new paper, Nor
NAL and Business Educator"
Morris Gould leases Holt business
| room on High avenue west and re-
moves second hand store to same.
Slemmons grocery on First avenue
is purchased by Jesse Springer and
r.. E. McCannaughey.
J. e. Pugh, realty. w. H. Keating,
attorney, and John M. Pugh take
rooms in Kalbach building, vacated
by Y. M. G. A.
J. III. Brinker closes out tailoring
business in Oskaloosa. Pat Stanton
purchases building of J. B. Adlon and
opens new cigar factory in company
with James Stanton. Business is
later discontinued and James Stanton
Glissolves partnership to open factory
| in New Sharon.
Weatherwax billiard and pool hall
removed to Bridges room on High
/ avenue west Dennis Robinson and
Fred Turner later open hall near
Black saloon. Weatherwax purchases
same of Robinson & Turner.
/ Office of old electric company re
moved to Traction Company office
corner High avenue and A street.
Pete McCosh, formerly of Iowa
Central, opens livery barn in Turner
building on First avenue west,
| The lines of the Oskaloosa Electric
Street Railway are extended west on
College avenue between B and e
streets and south of the Rock Island
tracks to Burnside's addition.
Harry E. O,Neill plats "O'Neill's
addition to the city Of sQskaloosa and
places lots upon the local market.
DR.. w. L,~WiIliams opens offices in
the city ia Frankel building.
DR.. CIV. Carr removes dentist bus
mess to Buxton. Offices taken by Or
rs. s. Patterson.
DR.. Kemp comes to city and cstab
lished Offices over Ralston book store
| Drs. Farmer & Farmer occupy new
offices east of opera house.
Hare & Hare, dentist and insur
ance Offices, removed to apartments
in Evans block.
Jason McCarrolI takes Gentry in
surance agency. Removes same from
room on High avenue east % front Of
fee of Sheppard Fuel and Feed house
Later Office is taken back to original
location
4 DIR. o. v. Carroll purchases. w. H
Reilly dental parlors and business 10
cation, Mr.. Carroll sells same to
DIR. Teter
] M. Pugh and Evan Morgan form
partnership in realty business.
Andrew p Conrad establishes new
harness and saddlery house and
leather goods factory Occupies the
Dennis Robinson building on North
A street.
J. H. Augustine purchases factory
and business, wholesale and retail, oi
Oskaloosa Cigar Company, of A. j
st. Clair and operates same.
Edgar vreeland sells fuel and feed
supply business to Central Supply
Company, J. M. Pugh and E. K.White
Iowa Railway Company incorpor-
ates. Offices in Oskaloosa.
Oskaloosa HospitaI Association in.
corporates for business in Oskaloosa.
Oskaloosa Binding Company com.
mences business as a corporation. OF.
fees and shop on First avenue west.
Survey Of city of Oskaloosa made
by Iowa Eengineering Company look
ing toward establishing better sewer
systetm in city.
Mrs. J. l.. Moore sells millinery
store to Mrs. Jessie McEwen. Room
is remodeled and new business estab-
lished.
E. l.. Shaw sells photograph studio
to Harry r.. Nix Business enlarged
and bettered by new owner and addi-
tional capital invested.
Establishment of Watkins Electric
Company, Offices and shops IN
rooms in basement of the Wightman
block on High avenue east.