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Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
oTTMAN BROS! GROCERY

One of the best and most accommodate
ing grocery establishments in the city
is the well known house of Ottman
Bros, l.. S. and r. G. Ottman. at 239
and 241 East First street. Messrs. Ott-
man made their establishment in Los
Angeles fourteen years ago and have
made their store a place of general fam
lily supplies. Both have been well trained
to the grocery and general merchandise
business and have a full and thorough
knowledge of all it's details, and knowing
the wants of their patrons and the public,
can always meet them with the best
class of goods at the lowest prices, al
ways making it their aim to please all
who have dealings with them Their
store is arranged on a large scale and in
excellent style, comprising a main floor
of 50X100 feet, thoroughly stocked with a
large and fine assortment of all kinds of
staple and fancy groceries, including the
finest teas and coffees, family flour of
the favorite brands, all kinds of canned
goods and delicacies in glass. provisions
of the best quality, butter, eggs, produce
of all kinds, and all varieties of fruits
and vegetables in season.. They also
carry stocks of tinware, hardware, crock
cry, etc. An extra feature of attraction
is their delicious five-cent ice cream soda.
They have large popular trade, requir-
ing three wagons for daily delivery.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
BENFoRD G. LEVY

To the men of Los Angeles who desire
first-class and reliable ready made cloth
ing and furnishings we take pleasure in
recommending the stock of Benford &
Levy. This firm. which opened in Los
Angeles about two years ago, have al
men who buy good clothes, is composed
of Mr.. George, A. .Benford and Mr.. Sol
Levy, two of the city's most experienced
clothing men. They have a large and
we'll fitted up store with a good display
of up-to-date stock at all seasons of the
les of the country and only sell thor
oughly reliable goods, having a very com
plete and widely varied stock of every
thing included under the head of mems 8
furnishings ready to wear. Messrs. Ben
ford and Levy have acquired prominence
among the clothing people Of the city and
eminently public spirited and progressive
citizens. Their store is located at 435
South Spring street. telephone Home 1853
Their prices will be found to be ex-
tremely moderate and reasonable.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
TERRILL

In the advent of the elegant new
establishment at 338 and $40 South Hill
street, which has commonly become
known as "TerrilIs," the ladies of Los
Angeles are gratified with a place of
trade where they car. find everything
in the way of specialties in fine adorn-
ment to please the most fastidious fan
cies and satisfy every desire of the
heart. e. H. Terrill, a merchant OF
many years experience in fine import. t.
the enterprising proprietor. He was
formerly and for seventeen years a
leading merchant in Omaha, and made
this excellent LOCATION in Los Angeles
in April last. Mr.. Terrill IS an I'M
porter of fine dress fabrics, silks. trim
mings, laces, Partisan gowns and large
miscellany of things in the line of
specialties of high.-class and costly fin, fin
cry The store is a very ATTRACTIVE
place and the goods are most hand
somely displayed. Mr.. Terrill carries a
stock of $4,000. which is kept up TO
Of all the new things of fashion. Such
has been the growth of Mr.: Teriills S
business in this brief period OF time
that he has a force of seventy-five en-
ployes to wait upon the daily throngs
and attend to the duties of the various
of the store.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
HOLMES BOOK COMPANY

The Holmes Book company of San
Francisco and Los Angeles Is the largest
concern dealing exclusively in books and
periodical literature on the Pacific, coast.
The company maintains three large stores
in San Francisco and two in this city.
This company, of which Robert Holmes is
the proprietor, made It's establishment in
Los Angeles four years ago. Its main
store at 253, 255 and 257 South Main street
covers a floor space of 60x1S0 feet and
carries an immense stock The second
store1s located at Al South Main street.
Both stores are well known and popular
among all classes of the people and the
two places combined carry the largest
stock of books in the city. The Holmes
collection in Los Angeles comprises the
standard works of history, philosophy, re.
ligion, science; all descriptions of school
books and books of fiction, old and new,
by the old standard authors, and all the
current literature by the authors of the
day. 1t Is the popular headquarters OF all
kinds of educational literature and a re-
pository for everything in book form that
Is old and quaint and rare. Second-hand
books of all descriptions are bought and
sold by the company in large or small
amounts, and they buy all the magazines,
old or new. The Holmes company also
buys entire libraries as a part of their
plan of business The company does a
prosperous business and maintains an in
stitution that is greatly appreciated by all
the people.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
r. A. BAKER g. CO.

Among the large and reliable dealers in
wood, coal, hay, grain, lime and lath,
cement and miscellaneous plastering sup
plies, chicken supplies and in other ar
ticles, and who In connection with this
business also do an express business, is
the firm of r. A. Baker and Company.
Though established less than two and
one-half years, Baker. and company have
become proprietors of a very large bust
ness, both wholesale and retail, at 6Ool
Home 1904 Any phone orders will re-
ceiye as prompt and careful attention
place in the city at which to purchase
fuel. wood or coal of any kind, and Gus;
toners always get what they want and
full weight and measure. OF builders
materials in the nature of cement and
plaster ingredients they always keep q
full supply, also lath. Baker and com
pany are also large dealers in hay, bone
and oil cake, meal, ground oyster shell,
ETC., everything to be expected in a. large
and up-to-date establishment of this ma
ture. The proprietors of this business.
Messrs. r. A. Baker and w. w. McGreg-
ory, have made it a rule to be fair and
honest with all customers, large and
small. There is no better place to deal.
Remernber the location and phone.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
RorHE. ZIEGLER & CO.

The Great Western Market at Nos. 43S
and 440 South Spring street is one of the
solid and popular business concerns Of the
city and its owners, Messrs. Rothe, Zieg-
Ter & Co.. are noted among our substan-
tial business men who have, been engaged
in business in this city for the past fifteen
years. The partnership is composed of
Ed, Rothe. I. B. Ziegler. A. Burkhardt
meat cutters and meat market men. The
firm has made the Great Western Mar
ket a leading source Of supply for all
kinds of choice. meats their great spec;
beef, which they obtain from California
farms, and also the dressed products of
all kinds from local packing houses and
the cold storage plants of the Kansas
City houses in this city. Their market is
daily replete with beef, mutton, pork,
veal all kinds Of salt and smoked meats,
and all kinds of sausage, the latter being
a leading specially of the firm. The firm
maintain branch market at No. 721 East
Third street 1t may be matter Of in
terest to the reader to know that all the
meats sold from the Great Western Mar
ket are inspected by the United States
government inspector The company en-
ploys fifteen people and operates eight
delivery wagons every day.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
M'LAIN G. LELAND DRUG co.

Two of the most popular drug stores
or Los Angeles are conducted under one
ownership, that of the McLain & Leland
Drug company, cut rate druggists. The
gentlemen comprising this company are
George II. McLain, w. L. Leland and
H. B. Gleeson. These two stores are
situated, the one at the corner of Spring
and Temple streets, and the other at the
corner of Fifth and Main streets. Mr.
McLain has been engaged in the drug
business since 1884 Mr.. Leland has been
an active druggist for the past thirty
five years and was for a term of nine
years examiner on the board of phar-
macy of the state of Iowa. The store at
the corner of Temple and Spring streets
was established fifteen years ago, and
that at Fifth and Main streets about ten
years ago. Both are large establish
ments, well appointed and fully stocked
with fresh drugs and medicines, chem
tcals, physicians and surgeons goods
toilet articles and all kinds of druggists
sundries. These stores have become very
popular shopping points for both the
city and country people, and the proprie-
tors are held in the highest esteem in
business and social circles. Among the
specialties of remedies put up by them
is Thomas Celery Headache powders,
Fuller Cough Cure and Fuller Cold Cure.
Fullers Kidney and Bladder Cure, all of
which have proved highly efficacious and
have large sale. They have large re-
tail trade and do some wholesale busi-
ness, selling especially to country doctors.
One Of the most important branches of
their business is their prescription de-
partment.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
C. r. HEINZEM,AN

c. F. Heinzeman, the accomplished pre-
scription pharmacist, is also one of the
pioneer druggists of the city. and is
SO well known and universally esteemed
that no introduction is necessary, unless
it may be so for the many who have
quite recently become new members of
the community. Mr.. Heinzeman estab-
lished in Los Angeles in 1868. and his
drug store at 222 North Main street is
cne of the old familiar places of social
resort as well as a place of trade. Il
is as we'll known and popular among the
people of the country as those of the
city, and is literally, patronized by all
pointed and equipped with every con-
venience, with a well arranged labora tory
for compounding prescriptions and phar-
maceutical preparations of miscella-
neous nature. The store is at al, times
we'll stocked with fresh drugs. medicines
chemicals, various proprietary remedies,
physicians and surgeons goods and drug
gists' sundries of ali descriptions. Mr..
Heinzeman. besides his mercantile bus bHsi;
ness, is an enterprising, public-spirited
man, highly esteemed as useful citizen
prosperous in business and owning con-
siderable realty and other interests OF
value in the city.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
FRANK q. LONG

Musical culture and talent for music is
dominant characteristic of the cosmo-
politan population of Los Angeles, and
the rest of Southern California. Hence,
a number of first-class piano stores thrive
the elegant establishment of Frank B.
Long, the piano merchant and manufac-
turer, at No. 514 South Hill street. op-
posite Central prk. Mr.. Long .estab-
city five years ago. He handles numer-
Gus makes of pianos, but his leading in
strument in popular favor locally is that
piano. OF this piano Mr.. Long is the
sole factor and has them made to order.
By cultured musicians this piano is
classed among the finest in brilliancy OF
finish. 1t is an instrument that grows in
favor and is pleasing. alike to the pro-
fessional and unprofessional lover of
music. He also makes a speciality of
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
MoSGRoVE'S

A period of twenty-one years of con-
tinuous experience in one line of business
in any community is certainly sufficient
time in which to establish firmly ones s
reputation as trustworthy, progressive
and honorable business man. That IS
exactly the period covered by Mos
groves" (Aubray c. Miller, proprietor>,
the oldest cloak and suit house in Los
Angeles. This well known place of busi-
ness is at 119 South Spring street, ad-
joining the Nadeau hotel, between First
and Second streets. Mosgrove's has ac-
quired a most enviable reputation as an
importer. of cloaks and suits, Jackets,
furs, waists. underwear, wrappers, under
to-wear goods of excellent quality and in
great variety. His prices are very mod
crate for those of a house of that charac-
ter and that. together with the quality OF
the stock and the manner in which all
patrons are treated, accounts for the eX-
cellent trade he enjoys and the ease with
which he maintains It.. The main floor
Of "Mosgrove's" elegant place of business
is 20x100 feet on which a fine stock Is
most attractively arranged in display.
These goods are precisely what Mr.. Mil
Ter represents them to be in quality, finish
and general workmanship. His reputation
as a business man is par excellence and
those who know him will. go long way
to trade with him when In need of any
thing in his line. They. know that there
sire at reasonable cost 1t is that feature
of his house that makes it so popular
throughout the city. Call up telephones
Home 74OS or Sunset Black 2601 and ask
Mosgrove's II they have wnat you want
in any given line.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
THE QUEEN SHOE STORE

Everybody in Los Angeles is familiar
with the Queen Shoe Store, nor is any
merchant in the city better known or
more popular than it's proprietor. For
the fashions in fine footwear it Is the
model store of the city, and it is a
source of supply for all the best makes
of all styles and grades of shoes. The
Queen Shoe Store was established by
Joseph Mesmer twenty-seven years ago.
is located at 1853 and $50 North Main
street, and occupies a main floor of 40X
100 feet, carrying a heavy and finely
assorted stock of mems, women's and
children's s shoes. Mr.. Mesmer makes his
own purchases, and is an adept in Sc
lecting the quality and styles best
adapted to the country and best suited
to the discriminating tastes of our city
people, while he also makes selection
suited to the tastes and needs of the
country people, among whom he has
large patronage. This elegant store
carries the most varied stock and best
assortment in town, a speciality being
made of heavy miners shoes and boots
made extra strong for hard service,
with heavy SoleS and counters. Their
union stamp brewers boot is water
proof and has an enormous sale. Their
farmers boots are known all over
Southern California. Mr.. Mesmer, in
addition to his prosperous business as
a merchant, is executor for the Mesmer
estate and is a large owner of city
and suburban property. He is a gen.
tleman of untiring energy and enter
nriSP
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
HENRY GUYOT

One of the most extensive and enter
prising hardware dealers in Los An
geles is Henry Guyot. who established
his large store at ,5SS and $40 South
This is a general hardware store, add
ing. many features of general house fur
nishing. the stock embracing a full line
of shelf hardware, builders hardware,
tools, nails. fine pocket cutlery, tin
ware, garden implements. lawn NOW
ers, hose and great variety of things
usually carried in a first-class and com
plete hardware store. Mr.. Guyot is
agent for the Garland gas ranges,
Moore's steel stoves and ranges, Oak
wood ranges, Bucks stoves and ranges,
1900 washers, Rival water heaters and
Sherwin Williams paints, and carries
stocks of all these manufactures in his
extensive house. In connection with
the store he maintains a well equipped
tinshop, and manufactures tinware for
custom and the general trade. Mr..
Guyot employs two men in the tinshop,
eleven men as statesmen, three drivers.
and has a trade all over the city and
throughout the suburban settlements.
He enjoys a steadily increasing trade,
and does large and prosperous busi-
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
BURNS, THE SHOE MAN

1t is a well known fact that if you are
particular about the fit. quality and style
dealer who deals exclusively in shoes
not of the man who handles a hundred
other lines and has not the time or capa-
city to understand intimately the merits
of each. AS to shoe dealers there are
those who take pride in making repu-
tation for their house, based on style,
quality, and after all these are the only
things that count. Mr.. J. P. Burns Is a
dealer Of this sort, one whose large trade
has been built up through handling. good.
stylish shoes for men, women and chill
beginning to end. Mothers of boys, the
sturdy American boys of the outdoor
type, will do we'll to see the kinds of
shoes that Mr.. Burns recommends and
sells. He has been in business here eight
years and his location is 24O South Spring
street. Don't fail to get acquainted with
him, Write Burns the shoe man for his
catalogue of shoes of every description,
mining shoes especially. =
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
EREp HINKLE,s MARKET

A large and up-to-date retail meat mar
ket is that of Mr. Fred Hinkle. at G4I
South Main street, phones S; S. Main 1851
and Home 1861. Mr.. Hinkle has been but
seven months at his present location,
having recently moved from his old place
at 800 North Main street, where he had
been established for the past several
Years. He does one of the best meat
businesses in the city and has materially
increased and enlarged his business since
his move to South Main street, having
both a large percentage of his former
trade and many new customers He han
dies the best of everything in his line,
buying in large quantities where he can
make the hest selections. His place Is
eauipped with handsome refrigerators and
ali meats are kept perfectly fresh. He
does a large amount of family, trade and
also makes special rates to hotels and
boarding houses where large purchases
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
BApHAM & WILLIAMS

People who desire to trade at large,
finely appointed and very completely
and heavily stocked grocery store. one
of the highest grade and class, and yet
and inferior grocery stores. can find
such an establishment in that of Bad
ham & williams, at 1901 Union ave-
nue., corner of Twenty-third street.
where they have been established for
over five years past. They have here
floor and basement, filled with the
choicest goods in the grocery line of
every description that can be procured.
They carry an immense stock, but their
sales are SO, large that 1t is always
fresh and up-to date in every particu-
lar, and though they have such, great
quantities and so great a variety or
goods the first-class quality of every
thing is guaranteed Next in import.
ance to quality and completeness of
stock is promptneSs of service in. wait
ing. upon customers and in delivery OF
goods. and in this particular this store
also excels, having eight experienced,
ploy, and four delivery wagons, which
are kept busy early and late. them
selves a testimonial to the favor in
which this store is held by multitude
of customers. Their phones are Sunset
West 9S and Home ,239O9, and phone
attention. This model, big and excep-
tionally popular store is prepared to
extend it's custom, and respectfully in
vites a trial by those who do not al
ready trade there, believing they will
find it to their advantage to do so;
W. e. Badham, are highly esteemed
citizens and have succeeded and will
succeed by square and liberal dealing.
Try this first-class store
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
MULLEN & RLUETT CLOTHING co.

The above firm of long established
and reliable clothiers has earned the
respect and confidence of the COM
munity. which it has served so long,
and this confidence is daily shown in
the large and ever increasing patron
age that no amount of advertising
could secure for a house of less hon
orable methods and management The
Mullen &s Bluett Clothing company has
since 1888 led the clothing trade in this
city, and is still the acknowledged ex-
ponent of fashion in mems and boys
clothing. Il buy my clothing of Null
len & Bluett Clothing company" is equiv
alent to saying. Il am a man of fash
ion, and intend to remain So" as this
firm is, through its buyers, constantly
in touch with the fashionable eastern
centerS of trade and knows what men
are wearing. This prominent business
Is in the Larronde building, occupying
the whole lower floor, 75X120 feet in
dimensions. The store has a frontage
on both Spring and First streets, and
is finely lighted. The stock carried is
an immense one, comprising everything
in mems and boys clothing that could
be desired, all high-grade, durable,
stylish clothing that will look we'll as
long as it lasts. Thirty-five expert
enced salespeople are always ready to
assist customers in making a choice of
clothing, and every accommodation is
cheerfully accorded to patrons of the
house. This firm was incorporated in
1890, the. officers being: Mary II. Null
len, president; NJ. r. Mullen, vice pres
tdent A. B. Mullen, manager, and ].
b. Sullivan, secretary.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
LOUIS LUDEkENS

The gentleman whose name heads
this article is one of the number of ex-
ceptionally desirable citizens and up-to-
date business men who have recently re-
moved to this city from elsewhere. at
tracted here by the superior. advantages
which Los Angeles offers in her business
marts over other cities of this section.
Mr.. Ludekens came here from Ventura
county, California, where he was engaged
in the grocery business with great sue
cess. Following his preference for this
vocation, he has entered upon the. same
line of business here and blished him
self in a general grocery and meat market
at 2915-2917. South Main street. where he
has one of the handsomest stores of Its
kind in Los Angeles, His speciality is
the handling of pure food stuffs, and his
motto is Cash and small profits; thus
putting the finest line of edibles within
the reach of the rich and poor alike. He
keeps an elegant stock of everything usu-
ally found in an up-to-date grocery store.
and carries also good stock of the best
refrigerated meats, etc, and although
only established about eight months he
is rapidly building up an exceptionally
fine business. He has three wagons and
delivers to all parts of the city free of
charge The store may be reached over
phones: Sunset, West l4S7, and Home
222S9
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03
sTEINEN.kIRcHNER COMPANY

The above named firm are undoubtedly
headquarters in this city for all styles,
cupy the corner at Third and Main
streets. having store frontage at 100
North Main street and 30 West Third, and
carry large stock of pocket and table
did assortment of the famous 1S47 Rogers
goods, plated knives, forks and spoons,
carving SETS razors and razor strops,
safety shaving outfits, scissors and
shears, manicure goods, corkscrews, cold
meat forks and a full line of cutlery
specialties. The firm pays special atten-
and polishing The members of the firm
are Messrs. Otto Steinen and Emil kirch-
ner, both of whom are well known as
being men of unquestionaed integrity.
They established their business here some
ten years since and it has afforded pleas
ure to all who know them to watch the
steady growth of their trade both in the
city and throughout the surrounding ter
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

dries is always pure and fresh, embrao-
ing a full line of all articles usually
found in a first-class, well-conducted
drug store. and includes all those articles
required by physicians, and also fine
line of toilet articles and proprietary
Physicians prescriptions are compounded
with accuracy and despatch, and in this
capacity Mr.. Van Horn is especially well
known among the people of the city and
pies a main floor 25x135 feet and makes
fine display of its varioos departments
1t occupies q convenient location and is
always inviting to the daily throngs of
people. Mr.. Van Horn is reliable and
conscientious merchant, who has won the
esteem of the people as a man of excel
lent personal qualities and a useful, pub
lie spirited citizen.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-03

to their own address of all precious, semi
precious and manufactured imitation
stores and make jewelry to order. For
this work they have a modern equipped
factory and employ six skilled lapidarles
Job work is their speciality and for this
department they have indeed every prep
aration and equipment necessary for
turning out the best work on the Pacific
coast. Moonstones. jaspers moss agates.
fossil stones, jade, striped and mottled
agate, sardonyx, onyx and other speci-
mems are found on the beaches of South
ern California, which can be cut up into
very. nice sets for different kinds of
jewelry. Work is done by the latest i'm
proved facet cutting machine, invented
and patented by f. Stansfield, the man
ager. Angles and brilliancy are insured
by this process. Mr.. f. Stanstield, mali
ager of the company, is an expert in the
handling of precious stones. He is doing
big business here and has already
gained the confidence and esteem of the
city