The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1915-12-04

OF the third, or grocery section, will
be for groceries, while across the
aisle will be found mems overalls,
mittens, etc., in front and a section
OF light hardware farther north. A
handsome plate glass candy case is
part of the equipment of the gro
Gerry department.
The double center shelving mas not
been allowed to interfere with the
large open space, 20x50 feet, at the
rear where the ready-to-wear goods
will be displayed. Three doors lead
to the rooms where all this stock is
kept on racks safe from dust. A
feature of this section, and of the
store as we'll for it is visible from
the front, is set, triplicate, plate
glass mirror extending from floor to
ceiling, with an overhead electric
light. Here, at glance, the pur-
chaser can get good idea Of the
appearance OF a garment from every
point of view. An especially con-
structed shirt waist table will have
| place in this department.
Beyond the balcony on the north
| is the vault with toilet rooms below
and a coat closet under the office
stairway. The outer alley entrance
is next and the elevator, running to
the second story as we'll as the base
ment, occupies the northwest corner.
Every visitor to the store should 20
on the balcony. From the "official
center" every part of the store is in
evidence. A vault, 4hx6 feet, in
side measure, opens directly from the
office. A cash carrier system will
be installed for the convenience alike
Of cashier and clerks. The rest room,
when completed will be furnished
with rugs, easy chairs, desk, writing
materials and everything to insure
the comfort and convenience of visi-
tors.
Descending the broad easy stairs
to the Bargain Basement take your
choice on the landing. Right or left,
it is all the same for both lead to
the main sales room, 40 by 65 feet.
This is ceiled in white and is wired
for plenty of electric light, although
a generous amount of daylight enters
from wired glass at the front. The
crockery department will have quart
!. ers here and in a few days Santa
Clause will also be very much in
evidence and it is the purpose of
the firm to have on hand at all
lines.
A small cool room under the main
store entrance may be utilized for
storage. Under the grocery depart
ment is a room without heat, de-
signed as cold storage for fruit, vege-
tables, etc. At the foot of the ele-
vator is the kerosene tank, the pump
for this and for gasoline being on
the main floor above. The north end
of the basement is an immense stock
room, which is convenient alike to
elevator, cold storage and basement
sales room.
The firm of Reed Bros. is composed
of Jay w. Reed, Frank G. Reed and
Harlan w. Reed. J. w. Reed buys
the shoes, groceries and mems furn-
ishings and F. G. Reed the dry goods
and ready-to-wear. H. w. Reed
looks after the bookkeeping, which
is very heavy since books are kept
in Dickinson for the other stores
and duplicate bills checked and paid
here. An assistant in this depart
ment will be necessary with the en-
larged business.
J. w. Reed came to Dickinson fif-
teen years ago last May, taking a
position first in the Currie store and
later with Roquette Bros. Ten years
ago last spring he purchased the
Schoield store and founded the busi-
ness which has prospered so greatly.
Eight years ago F. G.. Reed became
a partner and two years ago H. W.
Reed, already partner in the busi-
ness, came to Dickinson to take an
active interest in the firm. Four
years ago a branch store was opened
at Manning and a year ago a second
store at the new town of Killdeer.
Reed Bros. give personal attention
to every detail of their business and
it is this personal touch, combined
with uniform courtesy and square
dealing that has made for them the
success that is theirs. They take a
five year lease of the new store with
the privilege of extending it to ten
if they wish.
The present clerk force in the
Reed store includes Misses Saphronia
Gaylord, Johanna Freiheimer, Agnes
Elliott and Veronica Hajny. Ferdi-
nand Massarek, P. S. Rakowski and
Fred Levin. Other clerks will prob
ably be added in the near future.
Bank Improvement
| The Merchants National bank i'm
provement is nearing completion as
well as the Reed Bros store building
erected by company composed Of
stockholders in this bank. The
bank has been widened feet in
front and extended IL feet on the
north and the entrance changed from
the corner to the south side. This re-
modelling will cost fully $4,000.
The bank addition on the north
represents an additional outlay of
$4,000. The bank uses part of this
and has rented a store room, 16x28,
to D. A. Cutnaw Of the Dickinson
Electric Wiring & Fixture Co., who
also has the entire basement under
the new part.
The firm of Casey & Burgeson have
a suite of five rooms on the second