Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-01
Omaha Business Houses
Mawhinney & Ryan, jewelers..


Are successors to C. S. Raymond, who
established the business in 1884. They
carry the largest stock of diamonds,
watches and iewelry, of any store in
Omaha and have customers all over the
west. They are large importers of dia
monds and other foreign goods and any
Omaha bank or mercantile agency will
vouch for their reliability.
Dresher Tutoring Co., 1915 Farnam 81
The Dresher Tailoring company is one
of the most successful businesses of its
kind ever established in any western city.
Mr.. Albert V. Dresher who come here from
Chicago has the assistance of his three
brothers in directing the business, but he
is sole owner. Year by year the business
has increased, outgrowing several quar-
tiers; now he has his salesrooms at 1915
Farnam street and work shop, the largest
in the city at 18th and Capitol avenue,
He employs more tailors than any other
concern. The garments turned out from his
shop are as famous for their style and fit as
their moderate cost. The workmanship,
materials and Innings of every garment are
guaranteed to give satisfaction, even II
necessary to make the customer a new suit.
w. w. Mace, 18th and Cass Streets.
One of the oldest livery men in Omaha
Iowa about twenty years ago. His knowl-
edge of horse flesh has enabled him to
equip his stables with fine livery horses
and he has an up-to-date selection of
vehicles of all descriptions. Mr.. Mace is
also a member of the firm of Leslie &
Mace, undertakers at SIG North 10th street.
telephone 371. Their studious has
built up large undertaking business
HaId q Rice, 5sS S. 18th ST.
This firm has earned a most desirable
reputation among the coal consumers. It
was established in 1889 by Mr.. A II. Hald
and in 1892 a partnership was formed with
Mr. George d. Rice. The yards of the
company are at Twentieth street and Pop
pleton avenue. This end of the business is
looked after by Mr.. Hald. and Mr.. Rice
deals with the trade directly. Mr.. Rice Is
on the Board OF Education and chairman
Of one of its important committees.
The PantOrium, 467 s. 18th st.
The pioneer In the dry cleaning business
in Omaha was The Pantorium and 1t has
steadily maintained the lead. although nu-
merous competitors have sprung up
The business was started in 1897 by the
Bowen brothers and was bought from
them in May. 1899, by Henry B. and Guy
Liggett, father and son, who have since
! conducted 1t with great success.
During the past year Messrs. liggett
have shown their faith in the Omaha OF
the future by building and equipping a
new cleaning and dyeing plant that is
second to none in the country.
Champion Carpet Cleaning Works, tbs
south Fourteenth street.
The Champion Carpet Cleaning Works
is under the proprietorship Of Mr.. Charles
e. Dickson, who started the business in
1888. BY reason of improved machinery
and excellent service he has built UP q
constantly increasing business.
E. J. Davis, 111O Farnam.
For many years Mr.. e. ]. Davis has been
the leader In the safe moving line in
Omaha. His equipment of men, horses,
wagons and appliances is equal to the Sc
verest task and he has handled hundreds
OF the heaviest safes and other similarly
weighty articles without accident or mis-
hap. BY means of specially constructed
wagons he has a monopoly on hauling the
huge rolls OF print paper used by The Bee
and the world-Herald. He does the hauling
for ]. ]. Deright in the moving OF safes and
makes his Office with this firm.
w. NJ. Bushman, 1913 Leavenworth 81.
Mr.. Bushman is an old resident OF Omaha
and the builder OF the business block al
| Fifteenth and Douglas streets that still
bears his name. Since 1857 he has operated
a large storage house, which for long
time has been an authorized bonded ware
house OF the United States government
Besides goods in bond he does a large
storage business In other goods He was al
one time prominently identified with the
dry goods business In Omaha.
"The Only Way" Omaha Transfer
Company, 18th and Jackson SITS.
The Omaha Transfer company was the
pioneer concern in the business Of trans
porting baggage and passengers from the
railway stations TO various parts Of the
city and they have always managed &C
retain by far the greatest share OF ths