The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-02
SCHAFER BROS. MEAT
MAR kET.
A Very Swell One-NOt Excellcd
Outside of the Cities.

A Very Swell One-NOt Excelled
Outside Of the Cities.
Schafer Bros. are certainly
to be congratulated on being
proprietors of one Of the finest
and SWEETEST meat markets out
side of the largest cities. It
would be credit to city many
times the size of Milbank. But
these things may come to the
smaller cities when the right
parties are at the head of the
concern. The residents of this
city should be and are proud of
their thoroughly metropolitan
meat market, or as one party
expressed, "meat palace" It
is thoroughly up to date in every
respect, not a single thing being
left that would haye added in
any way to it's completeness.
While the proprietors were care.
full in purchasing the fixtures
only the best was put in. They
have long lease On the proper
ty and the building which is
24x80 feet with IA ft. ceiling, and
Z #. cement basement is a beau
tiful structure. The front is of
white enameled brick with pol
ished granite trim mings. The
window of the first floor is Okla
it,, giving them an excellent
chance for the display of vege-
tables and meats. The walls are
white with steel ceiling, and in,
laid tiling floor The sanitary
plumbing is perfect and an i'm
proved lighting plant installed.
The building is heated by steam.
In the market part of the build
ing a II ton capacity ice Perkins
patent sanitary cooling room
12x24 feet has been put in. The
sale room is 25x4O feet and
contains "A feet of marble top
counters. The back counter and
display window are laid with
marble with porcelain trays for
icing vegetables and meats.
The partitions separating the
sale room from the other part
Of the building are of carved
oak, com bining durability with
beauty. The wood furnishings
are all of oak and all together
there is nothing tiner in the line
of furnishings to be purchased
anywhere.
Messrs. Henry and George
Schafer are too well known to
the people of this vicinity to re.
quire anything said about them
as meat men. The former has
been in business in Milbank
some fifteen years, and the lat
ter, though coming to Milbank
later, has been dealing in and
handling meets all his life.
1t is only by hard work and
attending strictly to business
that such achievements as the
rapid stride made by this firm
are possible. They are deserv-
ing of every bit of praise they
are daily receiving from people
in this vicinity for their enter.
prise. They will be pleased tc
greet all Of their patrons both
old and new at their new location
and thank all who have favored
them with business in the past
They will strive in the future
as they have in the past to han
die and sell only the best OF
everything that is to be found
at a first class meat marke
Call and see them at their new
home.
The Keeney Stock company
gave very good satisfaction to
their patrons at the opera house
last week. Their best house was
Friday evening when they play
ed "David Harum" to an audi
ence of 672 people. Everyone
was anxious to see this popular
play. There is so much in it
that many people who had seen
it before attended again. Carl
Caldwell as "David Harum" did
his part we'll, Notwithstanding
that he was suffering from d
wound on his left hand made by
a pen knife. He had to have
the hand dressed by a physi-
clan in this city and at one
time it was thought blood
poisoning would set in. Mr.
Caldwell was suffering much
pain during all his perform
ances. Jane Dorsey as the
widow Cullum" was right al
home. Aunt Polly, David Har
um's sister was excellently
carried out by MandesseD DeVer e