The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1906-07-12
LARAWAY'S STORE
AT GLENWOOD

The following article is taken from
n write.up of Iowa by II. l.. l.. Nc
Nulty and Alfred j. Russell, of Chi
cago:
The jewelry store of W. +, Laraway
in Glenwood is considered headquar.
ters by those who know and appreci-
ate high grade and desirable goods In
the line of watches, diamonds, silver
ware, hand-painted China, optical
goods, pianos, oragns, and sewing
maehies.
Mr.. W. f. Laraway was the first
matchmaker to locate between Coun-
Gil Bluffs and Des Moines, and estab
lished his present business In 1866.
He is a practical matchmaker and jew
eler and graduate optician, and dur.
ing his long business career has built
up a large trade which not only ex
tends all over southwestern Iowa but
to all parts of the country.
For more than eleven years he has
been ably assisted by his son Seth II
Laraway, who has received instruo-
tion from his father, both as watch.
maker, jeweler and optician, and
which with hard study and a long
and extensive experience makes him
an expert at the business. SO well
has he applied himself that for the
past few years he has had entire CON
troll of the business, which has grown
extensively under his management.
The store is fully equipped with all
the necessary tools and machinery,
such as power lathes. etc., for the
manufacture of jewelry, rings, etc.
IL one desires they can take their old
gold to Laraway's store and shave 1t
manufactured into rings, ,Rpins or any
iewelry they desire. They mount dia-
monds and precious stones. In fact
there Is nothing in the manufacturing
jewelry line or repair work that can
not be done by this firm. Their
stock Of watches, diamonds and solid
silverware ia equal in quality, variety
and extent to those carried In any OF
the larger cities, and the people OF
this vicinity are to be congratulated
upon having such display of high
grade goude and such competent
manufacturing jewelers. and watch
makers and expert opticians at their
door. g. They have special dark room
for the fitting of glasses whioh.is one of
the finest In the state. 1t IL fitted
with the latest and most modern ma
chinery foI examining and testing the
eyes, and az opticians Mr.. Laraway
and his son have few equals. This
work at present is carried on by Seth
II. Laraway iu the same successful
manner and by the same scientific
principles as used by his father. His
extensive and practical experience to.
gether with careful study and special
instruction, makes this the best place
to have your eyes fitted. They grind
their own lenses and do theil own
work.
Seth Laraway was student at the
best engraving school In this country
and Is practical and expert engrav-
or. They make specially OF souvenir
spoons and engrave special names on
spoons to order. They handle vari
ETY. of pianos, including the Grown
and the Baldwin. The Crown took
the highest hono~s at the Worlds
Fair at Chicago and the Baldwin at
st. Louis. They have no agents and
sell pianos direct from the store, saw
ing their customers agents commits
sion and expenses. Mr.. Laraway
makes specially of high-grade
watches, diamonds and fine iewelry,
and nowhere can be found nicer &C.
lection or variety of goods In this
line. His store is nicely arranged,
new and up-to-date, and rs such q
store would be a credit to any city, II
should receive the hearty support Of
the surrounding country.