The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-13
A CHANGE AT HURST>'
Chas. {. Hurst Sells Interest in the
Big Hurst Bres.' Store and 1t
is Now J. W. Hurst & Co.

The name of Hurst Bros. which
has been connected with the dry
goods business in Leon for over
twenty-five years has ceased to exist
Chas. E. Hurst having disposed OF
mis- interest in the business to his
brother, John F. Hurst, of Chicago.
and the firm name hereafter Will be
J. w. Hurst & Co.
But it will still be Hursts' store,
for that name is almost as old as
the name of Leon. The business
was established by the late S. w.
hurst in May, 1862. In 1888, when
the Exchange Bank of leon was or
ganized and he became president, he
sold the business to the firm OF
Hurst, Hawkins & Conrey, his eldest
son, Geo. E. Hurst being the senior
member. This firm continue until
February 8, 1886, when Mr.. Haw-
kins retired from the firm and 1T be-
came Hurst & Conrey. On August
Is, 1886, Chas. +. Hurst purchased
the interest of Mr.. Conrey in the
business and the firm of Hurst Bros,
which has become a household name
in Decatur county, was organized,
which has continued without change
until the present time, although there
has been changes in the personnel of
the firm. Jas. w. Hurst buying an
interest in the business in January,
1898, and Geo. E. Hurst retired from
the firm in January, 1906. And still
the memb bers of the firm will be
Hurst brothers, although 1T was
thought best to change lne firm name
to that of J. w. Hurst & GO.
The business will continue with
out interruption or change, and will
be under the personal management
of James w. Hurst, one OF the best
business managers in southern Iowa,
and with the new firm name the busi-
ness will be reorganiZed and enlarg-
ed and a bigger and wider line OF
goods carried. The store is to be
improved in many ways by the addi-
ton of many new fixtures and con-
veniences, and before long they ex-
pect 10 greatly enlarge the capacity
of the store, but it will take time
to make all the proposed changes
and in the meantime they must take
care of their customers and keep the
big store up to its splendid repu-
tation as the leading dry goods store
in this section of the country. Mr.. J.
w Hurst is now in Chicago making
heavy purchases of new spring and
summer goods for the store, and MT.
John r. Hurst waM be located in
Chicago all of the time, where he
will be in close touch with the larg=
est wholesale market in the United
States. thus enabling the firm to Sc
cure thenvery best values for their
Decatur county customers.
Tho mama of HnrSt ic cnnnpptp1
with everything in the dry goods,
shoes and carpet line. They have
always carried one of the cleanest
and largest stocks to be found in
this part of the state. The Hurst
boys are all born dry goods mer-
chants. They know the business
from the ground up, and know the
kind of merchandise which their
customers want. They have estab-
lished a reputation for fair dealing,
it at Hursts' it will be just as repre-
maintaining this reputation and the
same lines.
people of all parts of Decatur
county are pleased to know that the
Hurst store is to remain the leading
dry goods store in Decatur county.
Mr.. Chas. E. Hurst, who retires
from the firm, has not as yet definite
ly decided on his future business,
but for time he will be found at
the store, lending his assistance and
experience in handling the business
while the improvements are being
made.