Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-08-19
PROsPERING IN MONTANA.
Clarence Kenyon, Formerly of De-
cOrah, is One of Great Falls
Leading Druggists.

1t is a we'll known fact that most
DEBORAH young men make good
wherever they cast their lot. Out in
Great Falls, Mont. there is young
druggist, Clarence E. Kenyon, son
of A. E. Kenyon of DEBORAH, who
has climbed the ladder of success in
a few short years in the drug bust
ness. And is now one of the proprie-
tors of the finest drug store in that
city. The following from a Great
Falls paper will be of interest to his
many old DEBORAH friends.
Having taken a five-year lease
on the business room in the Nc
knight block now occupied by the
Arkell Cloak & Suit company on
Central avenue and Third street,
Kenyon & Wheeler, the druggists
now located at Central avenue and
Fourth street, will on or about No
vember list open one of the largest
and most mOdernly equipped drug
stores west of Chicago. Immediate
ly following the removal Of the Ar
kell store from these quarters to
the rooms in the new Ford Brothers
building, the old quarters will be re-
modelled to suit the needs of Kenyon
& Wheeler, and will be outfiitted
with a large stock and handsome
equipment of fixtures.
The drug company will occupy all
of that part of the building now
utilized by Arkells, including the
hn hi -
space many times greater than is
now afforded in it's present quart
ers. Plans are already being pre-
pared for the fixtures according to
the desires of the firm and these
will be ordered and on hand for in
stallation Immediately upon the va
eating of the rooms by the present
tenants.
The building available for the use
of Kenyon & Wheeler is 80 feet in
width with depth of 100 feet. The
new tenants will make numerous
alterations to the interior of the bus
ness room and will put in fixtures in
addition to those in their present
store which will cost in the neigh
borhood of $4,000. Their present
fixtures will be sufficient to supply
no more than one-fourth of what
will be needed in the new quarters.
Mahogany will be used exclusive
ly in the fixtures while full line of
the latest design of American Beau
ty show cases will be installed 1t
is the intention to fit up the west
side of the business room with COM
no ,.ff, thncn nnncicti,o Of
three 14-foot horseshoe cases which
will be used for the display of toilet
articles with a girl attendant in
charge of each of the compartments.
On the east side of the room will
be located the larger share of the
wall cases all of which will be pro-
vided with sliding doors Instead
of transparent glass, as is now used
in these doors, they will each one
be filled with eight double-plate,
French mirrors. BY an arrange
ment of the fixtures a separate rub
Der room will be provided, excluded
in a manner from the main room,
where all the rubber goods will be
kept on display and into when Gus
toners may be shown and wnereI
they may make their select on, pay
for their goods and have them
wrapped up without at any time be-
ing in the view of the general Gus
toners in the main room.
AS is now provided in the present
store a public telephone service
booth will be included, distinct from
the telephone service to be used by
the firm. The entire prescription
room will be in white enamel with
every bottle under glass. Nothing
will be exposed to dust and the ar
tary possible. The fluid extract cas-
es and medicines used in the pre-
scription department will all be en-
closed in the latest medical cabinets,
which will be alphabetically arrang-
ed so as to prevent the slightest de-
gree of confusion. The same meth
cd now in use will be followed,
each prescription being filled by one
clerk and rechecked by another.
The Office will as in the present
store, be elevated over the prescrip-
tion room.
The soda fountain will be set in
the lTOuJ part Ol the main TOODl anu
the firm is now considering install
ing a 14foot fountain in the place
of the present one.
The floor will be covered with
battleship linoleum and a stairway to
the basement will be cut in the CEN
ter of the floor. The basement will
be used as kodak and music room
in which will be carried full line
of Eastman cameras and accessories
with line of the latest Edison disc
monographs. A dark room will be
installed for the development work
in amateur photography, special
man being in charge of this depart
ment.
An indirect lighting system will
be installed of type designed es-
pecially for drug stores. The firm
of Kenyon & Wheeler, composed of
Clarence E. Kenyon ana Frank o.
Wheeler, both young men, have
been engaged in the retail business
here for the past three years and