East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-05-31

Arrangements have now been made
by a. c. Koeppen & Bros, the drug.
gists on Court street with the own
ers OF the Despair building, whereby
tbev also have a lease for a number
OF gears on the corner store room that
they have been occupying under a
temporary lease since last fall.
II is understood that this firm has
lease on their present locations that
runs for over eight years from the
present time, as at the time when they
changed the front of the store build
ing and put up the concrete addition
in the rear covering a~portion Of the
two store rooms. they took lease For
ten years, and now that a lease on
Tho corner building is satisfactorily
arranged the contract has been let,
ana the contractors will proceed as
randy as possible in making an OPEN
inc between the two store rooms. A
portion of the rock wall which sep
arates the two store rooms Will be
removed. so that 1t will allow fof an
opening covering the greater por-
ton Of the space on the east side or
their present store room, between the
store front and where the soda foun'
tain Is located.
The front of the corner building
will he changed. The present door
wey leading into this building will be
cloeed and there will be only one
oneuing. the main entrance and the
space used for the doorway In the
corner room will be added to the
store front for display purposes.
Win this additional space, which
thev have been in need OF for some
tir,e. because Of lack OF room for
Properly displaying their different
lines. and some new lines that VIII be
aided this FAN. will certainly give
them a most desirable store room, and
make il the largest retail drug store
in eastern Oregon, and will number
among the largest in the entire
state.
Koeppens commenced business In
Pordleton about ten years ago, and
they state that they Will celebrate
their tenth business year anniversary
In a most fitting manner. and just
as soon as the necessary changes are
made, announcements will apear that
undoubtedly will be Of interest to the
public.
The Inland Distributing Company
which was to have been Incorporated
the first OF the year hut because OF
several weeks Of delay, caused by the
Illness of Mr.. Koeppen at that time
made II too late for this firm to So
licit the merchants for their regular
fan and holiday business, and there
fore has been operating only In a
limited way since November, VIII IN
Corporate in the near future. but VIII
be Incorporated at S25,000.00 instead
of $50. 10000 as planned at that time
as a slight change in their business
me,hOds will necessitate this increase
of oonital. and their business field Will
be q little farther away from Pendle-
ton for the present than was origin
ally planned. but this Is deemed nee
essery, as with the building of many
new railroads in oregon, which are
now under way Of construction, VIII
make a more prosperous business ter |
rlto,r near by. and this can be better
Organized O little later when they VIII |
be IN position to know what amount ,
of territory they will have to cover
win this added new business terri /
tor, brought about by the building OF
these new railroads.
The company will occupy ofilce
rooms in the back portion of the cor
ner building for the present, with the
main entrance on the side street but
viii have an entrance from the main
store into the office rooms, making
It more convenient, as the two con-
Germs will be under the management
OF 4. c. Koeppen, until the wholesale
ana manufacturing part Of the ousi-
ness has been brought up to point
whore IT will occupy the entire atten-
ton Of one man.