Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-06-30


with basement and second story, and
will soon double il size BY occupy
ing the basement and first floor Of
the new Eppinge r-F hilbrick building
now being erected next door to the
north, making the first floor space
125x11O, with basement the same size
and second story 325x90.
Messrs. Lucas and O'EIara came
from st. Paul, where they had been
connected with one Of the largest dry
goods stores in the northwest. They
at once fell into al good trade and
continued as partners until 1903,
when Mr.. O'Hara retired from the
firm to go into the grocery business
on his own accornt. Shortly after
ward the pressing need of more room
and larger stock caused Mr.. Lucas to
incorporate the, "A. w. Lucas Com
pany, and soon after new building
50x110 feet was erected to the north
of the old one, giving the firm TOXIC
feet with basement and one upper
story. ,.ss. 5; l.t5s
The business Of this firm has con.
stantly grown under the efficient man.
agement of Mr.. Lucas, and from time
to time new departments have been
added until now the store can be
said to be one Of the most complete
and best department emporiunls III
the state. The firm carries dry goods
and everything for feminine fancy
from read y-to-Wear dresses and
cloaks to shoes, hats and fur gar
ments. There is also a department
where mankind can secure his up
to-date furnishings and shoes. II
addition there are beds and bedding
an immense crockery department
house furnishings of various kinds
trunks and satchels, art goods, toys
and novelties of all kinds. Like the
other department stores of the city
this firm buys from the same houses
patronized by the department stores
Of the larger cities and is therefore
on an equal basis with the city stores
freight added, and either or all Of
them are ready and do compete with
stores anywhere. y.
Mr.. Lucas is firm believer in the
idea that a large amount of trade
must of necessity come to Bismarck
in increasing ratio as the country
develops, and therefore he was
early in the field for outside trade
and is reaching out for business in
ali directions, and is getting it. Ali
the stores pay the passage money OF
customers from outside the city who
purchase a reasonable amount of
goods, so that parties from out OF
town are at no additional expense
when they buy in Bismarck.
THE FAIR STORE
The Fair Store, a name which
has become popular all over the
country, and especially in Bismarck
and the Slope, was opened in the
Dakota block by Mr.. Moser in 1900.
It was not a very large affair then,
but the attractive prices soon
brought trade and necessitated a
change sto the MCGOWAN building
farther east. on Main street. Here
Mr.. Moser added one thing and an
other to the stock Of general mer
chandise he carried until it was al
most impossible for the place to hold
the goods, and it was not small
store, either. Finally it was up tc
Mr.. Moser to either do small bust
ness in a small place or secure quar-
tiers adequate to conduct business
which was growing by leaps and
bounds, SO negotiations were opened
which resulted in the building of the
Joseph Hare block in one of the most
desirable locations in the city in the
heart of the business district, and
last March Mr.. Moser took posses.
sion and now the Fair Store is
one Of the best in the country. The
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