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

J. W. Luse and Frank Kepple run
independent plumbing shops, The
former has been in business several
years.
A. L. Pile, John Mering and c. A.
Pelter are three Of the transfer lines Of
the town: The latter named also
runs hack line as also do VIM Bush
and NJ. Daily.
]. E. Hotchkiss, W. A. Rush and
J. P. Sloniger are stone masons who
have been identified with the build.
ing interests Of the town for mauv
years.
In 1905 E. A. johnson established
a wholesale candy and ice cream fac.
tory which has been very successful.
The Kendall Hotel was formerly
The old Typer House. In 1901 i
was purchased by W. T. Kendall who
built it up to large proportions,
Later he moved to Hutchinson and in
the space Of a couple Of years it was
under the management Of several diff.
ierent people. Mr.. Kendall this year
again assumed charge and it is now
under his management
W. D. Gould & Co.. jewellers. es-
tablished their business in the nine.
ties. Mr.. Gould came here in 1885,
from Illinois and for some years was
in charge of the jewelry department
OF the 6. N. & E. R. Moses store.
The Great Bend Steam Laundry
was established in 1905 by Greene
Bros. 1t was purchased this spring
by A. NJ. Sipes and W. F. Graham.
r. A. Charles, lumber dealer, came
here in 1879. In 1897 at the couclu-
sion OF his term as clerk OF the dis.
trict court he bought the old Will
Culver Lumber Yard. In 100, he
sold 1t to A. Aitken and few months
later started a new lumber yard on
the lots formerly occupied by the old
Pleger Lumber Yard.
TIP. Fair owns the oldest lumber
yard in town in point Of service. II
was started at an early day by his
brother, A. c. Fair on the same lots
it still occupies. T. P. Fair who for
Is years had been running a yard at
Elliuwood bought the yard here in
1908 and moved here,
The Sans & BROKER Monument
Works were organized in zoos as a
result OF the two men combining their
works. Mr.. Sans came here from
Dodge City few years previous while
Mr.. BROKER had operated a marble
works here for number Of years.
The McNown & Hays Meat Market
was established in 1892 by E. G. Nc.
Nown. Seven years later Mr.. Hayes
became member Of the firm. The
shop this year will be moved into
new building Of its own and a cooling
plant installed.
The Evans & Clarke Meat Market
is new establishment the firm com.
ing here from Tennessee in zoos.
F.S. Mitchell, tailor, has been here
the last ten years. The shop will be
moved from its present location, in a
short time to rooms over the Brink.
man Bank.
Mrs. L. F. Tyler, milliner, is one of
the earliest residents OF Great Bend.
With her husband she came here in
1871. Mr.. Tyler was in business here
for several years but gave up the
work on account Of bis health.
J. E. Miller, photographer and Sec
ond hand dealer was the first photo.
grapher in Great Bend. He has never
followed this line of work steadily but
in all the years he has lived here, az,
has been in business most of the time
Jas. Slim, boot and shoe repairer,
came to this country from England in
1872. In 1873 he located in Great
Bend and until few years ago when
he went into business for himself was
employed in the shoe stores here.
A. G. Langham, boot and shoe
dealer, came to this county in 1870 on
account OF his fathers health. In
1887 with his father he started the
store which he still owns.
Schridde Sisters, milliners, and the
Millinery Emporium, under the
charge Of Miss Yost are additions of
recent years to the business firms of
the town.
The Great Bend Mattress Factory
was started in 1905 by Henry Lutschg
and Frank Wells. All grades Of
mattresses are made here and the firm
enjoys good trade all over the state.
NJ. NJ. Epstein, boot and shoe
dealer, came to this city in 1886. For
a short time he worked for Harry
Shore after which he started up in his
present business and at the same To-
cation.
The Great Bend Telephone Co. con-
trolls the toll lines west practically to
the state line and is considered one OF
the strongest phone companies in tire
west. The history of the telephone