The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-11-10
Handsome Building.
The Lender Store Building Ready Fer
Occupancy. A Fine Structure.

The finishing touches in the
point OF painting and window asd
door tixings have been put upon
Lenders new store building with
in the past few days, and Mr..
Lender is expecting to move his
shoe and clothing business ints
it during the coming week This
new building has the handsomest
store front in town, the windows
on both sides of the door having
deep display seats with mirrsr
fronts looking TO the street, and
giving splendid opportunity for
window display, the frames be
ing Of bronze material and the
plate lights handsomely arrang-
ed for effect and store light,
above the display windows being
a marked glass the full width ct
the store. To the rear of the
room, with light from a side win
dow an office and bookkeepers
place has been rallied off, and a
partition to the rear of this gives
work shOn, store room and stair.
way to the basement, which is
the full size of the building 100
by 25 ft. The front part of the
basement is already occupied by
George Stegal, who has his bar
Der shop and bath rooms IN it.
The entire second story of the
building has been leased by the
com mercial club for q term of
years, the arrangement of the
rooms on the floor having been
specially made for the clubs oc-
cupancy. During the past week
or two the furniture for the 6t-
ting up Of the rooms has been
placed, and the apartments will
be used more or less from now
on, though the official opening
will not take place for several
weeks. The furniture for the
rooms is of the mission variety,
and 10 splendid keeping with the
use to which it will be put, being
both elegant and substantial.
The club rooms are given the
full width Of the building, the
stair way leading 70 them beisg
in the G am BILE building adjoining.
The doorway at the head Of the
stairs opens into long ball fur
nished with lockers for hats and
coats, and from this hall one en-
ters the reading room, which &C.
cupies the full front Of the build
ing, and is we'll lighted with
three large windows, and pre-
vided with necessary tables,
paper racks, writing desks, ETC.,
and the room is to be furnished
with handsome electric bulbs for
evening use-ln fact all Of the
rooms are we'll lighted, the tive
center rooms with sky lights,
and each room is also provid
ed with handsome electric fur
nishings. Adjoining the reading
room is the billiard room, with
a billiard table and also q pool
table. To the rear of this room
is the assembly room, where the
club will hold its regular meet
ings, business and social gather
ings, a piano being placed with
the other furniture in this room.
To the rear of the assembly
room is the lunch room and
kitchen, and Mr.. John Lilies
kov has been engaged TO take
charge of this department, and
will stand ready to serve hot or
cold lunches, cigars. confections,
ETC., but no intoxicating liquors
will be allowed on the premises.
This splendid set of rooms So
handsomely furnished, will af-
ford a tine meeting place for ell
interested in the growth of Mil
bank, and should aid in secur-
iuga united public spirit that will
prove etfeciual in promoting the
growth of the city. Certainly
Mr.. Lender, to whom the city 10
indebted for so fine q building,
is entitled to congratulations and
the thanks of every citizen Of
Milbank for his public entt r.
prise. The architects and con-
tractors, Messrs. Carlson & Has
len are also to be congratulated
on the handsome appearance of
the building as it stands com
pleted 1t is an architectural
ornament to our business street.