The Dickinson press., 1913-03-01

rug q chairs makes this an inviting
SPOT
Below is the space for the millinery
department, Miss Freihammer's fitting
and sewing room and the millinery work
room. below which Is the toilet room.
Near the entrance are display
tables for dress goods. The
center counters are in charge of
Miss Clara Hagen and Miss Mollie
kostelecky. These also are equipped
with glass display cases and the end
toward the front is finished with circle
glass cases, where on Friday fancy neck
wear and jewelry were attractively
displayed. Ribbons, laces emhroider-
ies. hosiery. babies wear, notions.
underwear, corsets and gloves are on
these center shelves. Miss Pearl Smith
will have charge of the white goods
and draperies.
The office occupies a central position
between the dry goods and grocery de-
partments and is raised several feet.
Miss Hazel Fox is in charge of the
books and the cash carrier boxes. The
Lamson system is used and there are
ten stations. On Friday the Office was
especially attractive with its decora-
tions of palms, ferns and ported plants
and here the Dickinson orchestra was
stationed during the evening and gave
a fine musical program.
Near the Office are the wide, easy
stairs to the basement, where is a
large salesroom. and a stock room.
Here are found carpets. rugs. trunks.
valises and queens ware.
The grocery department is in charge
of Mr.. Bowers with Edwin KRUGER sales
clerk and Joe Kusey delivery clerk.
Two large show windows are at the
disposal of this department and a pyr-
amid display table gives further oppor-
tunity for the nice arrangement of
goods. Everything in this department
is spic and span and of the latest de-
sign. Electric scales were noted, also
a handsome oak refrigerator.
The rear. OF alley door. is especially
wide to allow the free handling of
goods and the elevator has double doors
at dray height to expedite the unload
ing of freight which may be put off
on the main floor or taken to the base
ment.
Palms. fancy stands. jardineres,
flower baskets and other set pieces are
disposed throughout the store and in
the display windows with pleasing
effect. At the circle end of the center
counter all lady visitors Friday were
asked to register and each was given
a carnation.
F. L. Roquette. the president OF the
company and head of the firm, takes
no special department. He is general
manager and will work wherever there
is need. ., Il:
MI. Roquette deserves much credit
for the enterprise he has shown i'll
equipping the new store which is a
model and cannot fail to meet the
needs of the public not only in this
city but within a radius of many miles.
AS has previously been stated, The
F. l.. Roquette Co. is incorporated for
$50. 600. Mr.. Roquette. president, has
resided in Dickinson and vicinity
since the early nineties and has es-
tablished for himself a we'll learned
reputation for fair dealing. He is a
progressive merchant and is quick to
adopt new methods for conducting
trade. Gerald G. Bowers. secretary,
was brought up in the merchandising
business and has made a speciality of
shoe trade. He has been a resident of
Dickinson for many years = and has
many friends who were glad to learn
that he had become interested in the
firm which he has served so we'll since
the Cartwright Co. store burned. Will
liam F. Sommers, treasurer of the F. [.
Roquette Co., has had 70 years exper-
fence rs a dry goods salesman. about
five years of which, has been spent in
the RoQuette store a this place. He
is one of the best in his line, having
been employed for many years with one
of the large dry goods houses in Win
ona. Mimi.
When the Elk home, to be the finest
structure of its kind in the state. is
dedicated next summer, the PRESS will
have a description of the second and
third story floors. something about this
great order and more in detail about
the building, the cost of which entire
ly furnished, will be about 500. 900.
The facing brick for the Elk home
was furnished by the Dickinson Fire &
Pressed Brick Co. and the interior brick
by the North Dakota Pressed Brick
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