Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-16
SPLENDID IMPROVEMENT scHED-
uLED FOR BUILDING occu-
PIED BY HENRY PAPPE.
LEASE FOR TEN YEARS
HAS BEEN SIGNED
Building at Nos. 4 and East Main
Street Will Be RemodeIed Into One
Of the Finest Mems and Women's
Furnishing Establishments in the
West-Pappe's Plan.

An Improvement that will add great
ly TO the appearance of Main street and
is of wide interest TO a vast number of
persons in this part of the state was
assured today when Henry Pappe. the
cothier, we'll known to the entire coun-
try tributary to Marshalltown and
widely known all over this and other
states as a leading merchant. signed
a ten-year lease conveying to him the
building where he has done BUSH
ness for practically a lifetime, more
than the lifetime of the average cloth
ing firm
The building will be entirely remod-
eled into one of the finest stores west
of the Mississippi. The front stairway
will be removed and an entire new
front with a center entrance Will be
substituted for the present front. In
side the most upto-date interior that
modern skill and expenditure can Gre
ate will be substituted \ large and
ornate central stairway viii lead to
the upper floors which will be given as
much attention as regards beauty and
convenience as any part of the build
ing The upper floor Will be devoted to
Mr.. Pappes rapidly increasing ladies
clothing department..
While Mr.. Pappe's mems clothing
business has attained vast proportions
and has steadily increased since he and
his brother Julius. now one Of the lead
ing clothiers and business men of Sioux
City. began business in this city in
1916, the department OF ladies' clothing.
added few years ago by Mr.. Pappe,
Is largely responsible for the necessity
OF remodeling. This department has
grown far beyond the expectations of
the proprietor. Indeed il is a big bust
ness OF itself and many a prominent
dealer in exclusively womens cloth
ing would consider ii great business
alone and by itself.
Its growth and volume has nut Il
beyond the class OF an adjunct to the
business. 1t is now big business of it,
self and demands space and opportun-
ity adequate to its Importance. When
this new store is finished and opened to
the public it will be the peer of any
clothing and furnishing store in the
west. The stock carried by Mr.. Papne
| has always been of the best and the
opportunity for selection offered by the
Pappe's store has not been exceeded in
Iowa. When the new store is finished
and stocked the people of central Iowa
VIII lack nothing of metropolitan OBJ
portunity.
The rise of the Pappe business is an
other chapter in the story of hard
work, honest dealing and Marshall
county opportunity When the two
brothers. Henry and Julius. began in
this city, 1t was with the narrow capt.
tai Of beginners and in the face of es-
tablished and some what arrogant com
petition. The methods of the Pappes'
, succeeded because their business the
cries were correct-a dollars worth for
a dollar and satisfied customer SO
the business grew until Henry took
over the entire business and Julius
| went to Sioux City to duplicate the
Marshalltown success For thirty-three
years Henry Pappe has sold clothing
in Marshalltown, dependable clothing.
and has stood with an iron clad guar
| anty behind every thread of it. That
| he has succeeded is no more astonish-
ing than that two and two make four
The business methods of Mr.. Pappe are
as certain in results as the multiple
cation table
| Remodeling on the big new store
| will be commenced Feb. l. The stress
of fall and winter trade will prevent
-arlier operations.