Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-03
A. II. Simon Will Engage In
the Ladies' Cloak, Suit and
Skirt Business
WILL BEGIN FIRST OF MARCH
Big Double Store Room at 1922 124 East
Main Street Leased for Five Years
interior VIII BE Improved and
Heautified, and Store Will Be Strictly
Up-to Date.

The beginning OF the new year shows
and following closely upon the an
nouncenlent in the T.-R. Monday of the
transfer of the business of the Hawk
eye Mercantile Company, another new
store is announced today, and will be
ready for business March /. The sec
ond new store of the year is that OF
Mr. A. II. Simon. who has leased for Il
period of five years the big double
store room OF Binford & Smelling, 122
put in large stock Of ladies' cloaks
suits. skirts and all other forms Of
ladies' ready-to- wear goods. and will
run strictly up date city store.
The building that will be occupied by
Mr.. Simon is being made ready for his
occupancy, and its interior will be en-
tirely remodeled and beautified. The
walls will be done largely in green and
red, and around the entire double room,
at distance of about seven feet from
the floor. will be row of incandescent
lamps. New and modern show cases
and other fixtures will he provided.
and the show cases will all be lighted
by concealed electric lights.
Mr.. Simon will have associated with
him in the management of the business
his son, Mr.. Jacob Simon, of Milwau-
kee. who is now connected with Good
man Department Store of Milwaukee,
a. tnln -
dies cloak department. Mr.. Jacob ST.
mon will come to the city from Mil
waukee February L. and assist his
father.in getting ready for the opening.
Mr.. A. III. Simon will have active man
agement Of the business during six
months of each year. the period when
he Is not on the road. Mr.. Simon has
been one of the general travelling rep
resentatives of the Alexander Black
Cloak Company, of Toledo, O., for
many years, and his business on the
road keeps him busy about six months
out of the year. He has been thinking
of entering business for himself for
some time, and has decided after hav-
ing been over the state on his terri
tory. that there is no better opening
than in this city. His busy season
on the road is the dull season in retail
lines, and the season that
he is not compelled to travel is the busy
time in retail lines, SO that he can de-
vote his time to his retail business at
just the times when 1t Is needed. Mr..
Jacob Simon will have charge Of the
business during the time his father is
away, altho Mr.. Simon's territory Is
such that he can arrange to be at home
each Saturday.
While the Alexander Black Company,
in whose employ Mr. Simon has been
for several years, is not interested
financially DIN the venture here the
firm has promised to lend valuable as
sistance to it's salesman, and has en-
couraged him in entering business Be-
cause of the close relationship that
exists between Mr.. Simon and his firm
the latter has promised him at all
times to keep him in the closest touch
with the markets, and will enable him
to handle the latest things just as soon
as they come out; in fact, as soon as
the garments are made ready for met
ropolitan retail markets.
Mn. Simon has been a resident Of the
city for the past four years, having
come from Dmnetsburg. He is a bro
ther- n-law Of Mr.. e. H. Keller, well
known Iowa clothing salesman, who
was instrumental in bringing his bro
theirs family here. Mr.. Simon did not
decide to enter the retail field without
a careful Investigation, and during the
past year he has been looking into To-
cal business conditions In several Iowa
points. He found nothing, however,
that was to his liking aus was Marshall
town, and hts plans for THE future were
made accordingly.