The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-30
FIVE YEARS AGO.
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been purchased by the people of the
First ward and is now a city park
under the supervision of the park
| commissioners who are expanding
money towards identifying the best
| park for Chautauqua or camn meet
! ing, everything considered, in the
state Of Kansas. The Ginger club and
the North Topeka civic Improvement
club are evidences of the wide awake.
! get there spirit of North Topekans.
They have got a good town and know
it-that's about all there is to it.
Notes of North Topeka Merchants.
The drug store of E. d. Brinker, Sos
North Kansas avenue. is one of the
best appointed in Topeka The fixtures
are of the very latest design and a
large new soda fountain has just been
installed. Mr.. Brinker has been in
business in Topeka less than a year but
has succeeded in building up a large
patronage. He makes a speciality OF
prescription work and is a crank on
absolutely pure drugs and ingredients.
]. H. FOUGHT, who has a hardware
store at 825 North Kansas avenue, has
been in the hardware business in To-
peka for 81 years. Prior to entering
this business he taught school and was
one of the first teachers Senator Cur
tbs went to. Mr.. FOUGHT does a gen
v
buggies, wagons and farm implements.
The Cash Mercantile Co. is temper
arily located at 1874 North Kansas ave-
nue., while their old building is being
remodeled for them. This company is
stock company and was Incorporated
three years ago; its growth has been
healthy and steady. The store is I'M
der the management of j. c. Snediker,
who is firm believer in North Topeka.
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company pleased with the future pros
poets of the city, that Mr.. Snediker
did not hesitate to take a ten year
lease on the building provided that it
be put in strictly modern condition.
This work is now being rushed and
big force is at work tearing out the in
terror and front. When this is COM
pleted it will have as handsome front
and be as well lighted as can be found
in any city. The artificial lighting sys-
tenn will be the latest and will be un-
surpassed for good distribution of light.
1t will be the Tungsten 100 candle pow
er incandescent electric lights, under
which all colors show up as true as in
daylight. This is a very attractive fea-
ture for a dry goods store. A ten foot
balcony 50 feet long across the back
will give additional room as well as
adding attractiveness to the store.
Nothing is being spared to make the
equipment of the store so up to date
a
growing business in modern way.
The company expects the remodellng
to be finished and to be back in the
building by July l.
The Stone Produce company. which
succeeded to the business of E. r.
Hayes in August, 1907. is one Of the
largest dealers of their kind in Kan
sas, having room to handle thlrty-five
carloads of fruits. produce and vege-
tables at one time and track service
for seven cars. This firm will handle
and has contracted for more than one
hundred cars Of Kaw valley potatoes,
twenty-five cars Of cabbage besides
several cars Of apples, tomatoes,
peaches, etc. This concern pays out a
great deal of money to Shawnee coun- |
ty farmers and always offers the top |
price. Their trade is gradually in |
creasing and extending and this terri |
tory is covered by five travelling sales |
men. During last year they sold As
cars of New York apples. 20 cars of
potatoes besides a large number of
cars Of other stuff. This year they will
deal extensively in pop corn, having
planted 100-acre tract to this corn
Just north of the city limits. The
Stone people belong to no cliques, but
operate Independent and sell their
products at a small percentage of
profit.
Mr.. w. H. Rutter, who conducts a
furniture store at 83O-832 North Kan |
sas avenue, has one of the most COM
plete stock of its kind in Topeka. Mr..
Rutter first started business a little
over five years ago at 900 North Kan
sas avenue, and a few months later
was wiped out by the flood In that
year he was compelled to purchase
two entirely new stocks of mercnan-
disc. The success Mr.. Rutter has met
with has been due solely to his bust
ness ability and the low prices he
offers his customers In addition TO
his double retail store, he has double
store room in the rear. He carries
large and complete line Of carpets,
rugs, curtains and draperies.
The Kaw Milling company. makers
of the celebrated Perfection flour,
which succeeded to the business of
the Curator Milling company October
L. 1907, is meeting with really
phenomenal success, and have
operated their mill continuously since
taking charge Of the plant This
mill which is the finest and most mod
ern in this section of the country, has
a capacity of 1000 barrels daily. They
manufacture three brands of flour for
domestic use which has large trade
through the eastern states and in
addition do an export business having
representatives at Liverpool, Glasgow
and London. They grind nothing but
the choicest Kansas Red Turkey
wheat. In addition to their milling
business they do a general grain bust
ness and operate a grain elevator with
a capacity of 100000 bushels. which
is the largest elevator in Kansas. The
officers of the company are. T. b.
Sweet president; A. W. Knowles,
vice president and secretary: j. B.
Nicholson, treasurer and manager.
The directors are John r. Mulvane,
Joab Mulvane Charles Wolff. A. w.
Knowles, w. H. Davis and I. b.
Sweet.
The Campbell Drug company, 821
North Kansas avenue, is probably the
a1aa.+ <7r,,o Store in Topeka having