Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1907-08-02
VOLUME XXIIII.
Spalgh's New Grocery Room.

Me- Spaugh were shown through
the entire establishment, although
.there'are still aCfew things to be
done yet to complete this little
palace Of a grocery store. The
new room is 25 feet wide and 100
; feet long. OF this length the
uses for the store proper 62 feet.
The rest of the room is used for
various purposes. He has a meat
room separate. where the flies
can't get in, aud which is dark
and cool always. Then he has an,
other room where he keeps his
flour. potatoes, vinegar. pickles,
crockery, and so forth, and the
'muss and DIRT incident to hand
ling these goods ale kept clear
from the store itself. He has an
ice box with eight compartments,
glass front, and capacity of 400
pounds of ice. He keeps veget a.
bles and fruits iu there so they
can be sold right off the ice if the
purchaser desires them that way.
One thing We noticed he did not
have, that was molasses or syrup
barrel. He says he handles this
article only in the jugs. that the
barrel handling max IS too much
of a muss and draws too many
flies. We guess he is right. His
pickle barrels are all covered up
tight, and everything is kept as
clean aud free from dirt and flies
as can be. He has dust proof
boxes in the counter for his dried
fruits and crackers, also for his
oranges and fruit of that charac.
ter under The shelving. In this
latter casing there is a vacant
> space between the box holding the
fruit ard the wall of the building,
permitting a current of air to pass
. through thus helping to keep the
fruit cool and fresh. In the CEN
ter of the front part of the store
he has an eight foot show case,
for cigars, round at the ends, ana
back of each end are two more
straight square, regular height
full glass cases. One be uses for
9 stinecandy, one for stationary, one
for soap, and one for cutlery.
On each side of the room of the
main store are handsome shelves
with plenty of room. The first
section in front on eithe r side hav-
inga elegant mirror for a back
ground. One is used for his olives
and fine bottle goods display. AMI
be certainly has a fine line, and the
, other side is used for fancy teas
and Cofees. The ceiling OF the
us good and high. and a deck
% five feet vide and So feet long
runs on either side. One side is
used for fine chinaware. the other
side for tinware and granite ware.
The rear 80 feet of the room is
covered all over with a deck.
Part of this deck is used for a
private office. and part of it for
a ladies, rest OF waiting room.
This latter place has a couple oi
fine rugs on the floor, is we'll sup
piled with easy chairs, a couch,
nice library table, desk at which
stationary can be found for the
use of the ladies, periodicals, anC
everything else that can 90 tc
make it comfortable for the ladie.
even to an electric fan, and avn
e ings on the windows to keep the
afternoon sun out. In the front
end of the store is one of thu
latest improved coffee mill!
which will grind your coffee a
6neas you want it. down to th,
pulverizing stage. 1t is run by
an electric motor. and will grin(
three pounds of coffee minute Of
pulverize one pound. The room
is lit with electricity. and eve ry
thihg is as neat and clean as a piA
Mr.. Spaugb has been IN bust
ness about three years. and il
Al -