The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-27

E. w. Gilbertson has about the
finest and most complete line of high
class house furnishings in North Da-
kota at his establishment at Ais East
Fourth Street. Homes can be equip
ped complete from this stock at prices
which are eye-openers to those who
believe that the cost of furniture has
reached the sky.
Even before you enter the store
you are arrested by the handsome
window displays on either side of the
entrance. These are changed fire.
quently and it is nothing unusual to
see from six to a dozen window shop
pers" picking up some new ideas in
house furnishings almost every hour
of the day.
AS you enter you are struck with
the beauty of the display of parlor
and library furniture ranging from the
luxurious tapestry Overstuffed pieces
to the dainty reed and wicker furni-
ture. On your left are the bedroom
suites, while against the opposite wall
are fine dining room pieces.
In the center of the store broad
stairway leads to the second-story
balcony. Above this are arranged the
valances and rope portiers.
A beautiful display of rugs, library
tables, bookcases, desks, baby car
riages, linoleums and bedding is shown
on the balcony; while in the basement
are shown brass and iron beds, mat
tresses, springs, dressers, chiffOniers,
dining tables, chairs, sewing rockers,
nursery furniture, trunks, etc.
The Office of this store is in the
rear of the first floor and this is fur
nished in quarteT-sawed oak. finished
in the rich early English. 1t is mod
eTn in every respect fitted with all
the labor-saving devices obtainable.
The store is lighted by handsome
siX-CluSter chandeliers, while cOlored
lights in red, white and blue are used
about the base of the balcony, giving
a very pretty effect at night.
The undertaking establishment is
more complete than those used in
large cities, as being so far from man
ufacturing Centers, it is necessary to
carry very complete stock always
on hand. The Casket display rooms
on the third floor are surpassed by few
in the entire United States. Here
may be seen caskets ranging in price
from $4,000 down to the tiny infant
Casket, all beautifully displayed on
steel rests. On either wall are ar
ranged the suits and dresses for men,
women and children. Vases of beau
tiful flowers are artistically arranged
velvet carpet and the handsome gold
plated chandeliers give this display
setting of rare taste and beauty
The piano display rooms are also on
the third floor.
To make this department complete,
a welleauipped operating room is in
stalled in the basement, with tile
floors, white enameled operating table,
instrument table and cabinet. Three
horse-drawn hearses, a black gray and
white, and a handsome auto hearse,
besides large touring car and sew
eral carriages comprise the rolling
stock.
The old original store at Ala East
Fifth Street, the rear of which ad-
joins the new store, is the secondhand
department, where goods that have
been traded for new furniture are
shown
To meet all trade demands large
steel and concrete warehouse, size 50x
$50 feet, with a capacity for fifteen
cars of furniture, has been erected
north of the 500 Railroad tracks. Here
is Kept the stock of pianos, phono-
graphs, furniture, stoves and caskets,
samples of which are displayed in the
stores downtown.
Then there is the monumental works
on the corner of Fifth Street and Far
rlngton Avenue, where monuments are
chlseled out of the original block of
marble or granite, engraved and pol
1shed by master workmen.
A new Republic truck furnishes rap
id delivery for the patrons of these
establishments.
Mr.. Gilbertson has made phenom-
email success since embarking in bust
ness in Devils Lake in 1903 AS a
funeral director he is dignifed, cour-
teous and efficient and his services
take away as much pain as possible
from the bereaved family, which al
ways comes at such a time. Long
experience in the profession has given
him exceptional ability, yet prices
charged will always be found to be
based on services rendered and moth
ing else. In publishing this history
of Catholicity we are glad to recon-
mend this store to our people,