Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-06-29


Telegraph Co. S have Offices here.
The Great Bend Business College
was established in 1905 and has beer
very successful. A. L. Lesseman is
president and manager.
The Aitkeu Lumber Co. is managed
by W. L. Smyth. Mr.. Aitken Dough;
the yard from R. A. Charles a few
years ago. In addition to handling
lumber it also handles coal.
G. N. Moses. the owner of the
Great Bend Ice & Fuel Co, is abou,
the earliest settler Of this city: He
helped guide the locating party here
and was among the first business
men. He was also the first sheriff Of
the county and has held many Offices
OF trust. Five years ago he retired
from the firm Of G. N. & E. R. Moses
in order to take rest and look after
other interests. Business interests
compelled him a short time later to
assure active management Of the Ice
& Fuel Co. and at the present time he
is identified with it.
The St. Mary's Academy is a Cath.
olic school established here four years
ago by the order of the Sisters of st.
Dominic. Another branch at the
same time assumed control of the
hospital established near the college.
F. ]. Kramer is one Of the oldest
contractors in the city in point of SER
vice. He came here in the JOS and
has been engaged in his present line
OF work ever since. c G. Morrison
and Newt Wilhide are a little later in
point Of service. The first mentioned
in company with his brothers built
the Morrison Hotel one OF the finest
hotel buildings in the state at the
time of its erection. Other contrac-
tors here are F. P. Roehr, H. A. Hall,
Brumbaugh & Son, Geo. Mccall and
J. Shively.
Allen & Son conduct the oldest
drug store in this part of the state.
1t was established in 1872 by A. S.
Allen and until last year was con-
Quoted as the A. S. Allen Drug. Co.
Mr., Allen came here from Mansfield,
Ohio.
{. A. Hooper, of the Hooper Drug
Co., came here in 1886 and established
the store which he owns. 1t was first
located in the block south of its pres.
emit location but later moved to where
it is now located.
The Cyclone, one OF the large de-
partment stores and owned by Henry
Born was established in 1884 by H.
Caro- and was called the st. Louis
store. In January 1905 it was pur-
chased by Henry Born who had been
a resident of this city for 20 years.
The mamie Cyclone was retained.
The c. Samuels Co. department
store was one Of the first large stores
OF the county. 1t was established by
c. Samuels and S. Weiner. The last
two years it has been under the man
agement Of Leo Wilcox and E. ].
Meyers both members of the firm.
MIR. Samuels has spent the last few
years in the east.
The Walnut Creek Mills we're es-
tablished in the fall OF 1873 on the
banks of Walnut Creek a few miles
east of town and an attempt was made
to run them by water power. The
next year they were moved to town
and have since occupied the land they
are now on. The first owners were ].
V. Brinkman and E. c. Sooy. The
mill then was rs barrel mill. Dave
Roberts later became a member Of the
firm. The mill finally became the
sole property of. V. Brinkmau and
is now managed by Chas. V. Brink
man. 1t now makes 1000 barrels of
-four daily and is one of the big mills
OF the west,
The Barton County Flour Mills
were established in the nineties by a
stock company of farmers. They
were run on the cooperative plan but
it was not entirely successful and in
1908 they were sold to Linn and
Seward Moses of Pueblo. In 1925 c.
L. and Frank Gum bought the Linn
Moses stock and have been associated
with Seward Moses in managing the
concern.
The Great Bend Furniture Co. was
in 1898 by D. Dotson &
Sons, who for FIVE years prior to that
time had been in charge of the AL.
lance store. The firm is now one Of
the largest in this part Of the state
Albert Dotson has been manager of
the firm for the last several years.
S. A. Newcombe in 1895 established
the feed and coal store which he still
owns. He has added to it the sale Of
threshing machinery and the bust
ness has assumed good proportions.
Mr.. Newcombe has been a resident of
the county since 1876 and has been
county surveyor for the last several
terms.
FL. |...