New Ulm review., 1922-12-13
SCHULKE LEASES
CRONE BUILDING
FOR NEW STORE
Will Open One of Finest
Department Stores In
This Section.
FRED MEME RENTS
OTTOMEYER BLOCK
Carl F. Crone To Continue
Clothing Business
OF Firm.

In the largest business deals which
have occurred at one time in New Ulm
in years, A. Schulke and Sons, dry
goods and ready-to-wear merchants,
have leased i part of the Crone Bros.
company department store block at
110,112 and la North Minnesota
street, and the Fred Meme Clothing
company has rented the Ottomey er
building at Minnesota and Center
streets which is now occupied by
Schulke's. .55.
In his new location, Mr.. Schulke an
nounces that he will conduct one of
the most complete and up-to-d date
department st ores in Southern Mime
sofa. Not only viii he continue the
dry goods, ready-to-wea and grocery
departments of Crone Bros. but he
will add new lines. The new business
will be known as Schulke's department
store with A. Schulke & Sons, pro.
priet ors. ~
10 wen SIoIS'
The Gone Bros. company will con-
tinua their men and boys clothing
and furnishing department. 1t will
be under the management of Carl F.
Crone who has been general manager
of the Crone Bros. company. Mf.
Carl F. Crone will become the owner
Of this store.
A. Schulke and Sons plan to move
into the Crone building about February
Is. The building will be entirely re-
modelled for them. A new modern
front will be installed, the basement
remodeled for sales room and a
balcony constructed across the rear
The front will be placed back 18 feet
with spacious windows on each side.
There will be two entrances with dis.
play window placed between them
The gradual approach to the entrances
will do away with the present steps in
the building. New fixtures will be in
stalled and the building redecorated
Near the front entrance a stairway viii
lead to the basement salesoom.
Owns Stores in Dakota,
1t will not be any new experience fol
Mr.. Schulke to run a department
store. He has been in business for 81
years and is now the owner Of large de-
partment stores at Langdon and
Nekoma, N. D. He will have asso-
. ciated with him his two sons, Fred and
Herbert. Fred has been with his
father during the five years Mr.
Schulke has conducted a store in New
- Ulm, and was previously associated
with him in North Dakota stores
Herbert has now responsible position
with the wholesale dry goods firm Of
Finch, Van Slyck and McConylle
q St. Paul. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
. Schulke will move to New Ulm afte1
the first of the year and will make
their future home here. Mr.. Schulke
and his sons have taken long lease or
the Crone building.
Crone's Founded In 1857.
The business of the Crone Bros
company was founded in 1857 BY
Theodore Crone, ST.. It was estab
Iished in small building which wa
20 feet by 25 feet en the site of tn,
present store. During the sixties /;
building As by 10 feet and thre,
stories high was erected. The stor,
added an addition in 1873. Anothe
addition was erected in 1907 maxim!
the building 80 feet by 10 feet.
Cfone Bros. became the name Of tn
firm in 1891. The company inc u
,po.ated in January 1921 under tn
name of the Crone Bios. company
The incorporators were: Ferdinan
Carl Crone, Cad +. Crone
Anna Crone, and T.. n. Schonla,
The officers Of the concern were
Ferdinand Crone, president; Ca
ta Crone, vice president; Carl T !. Cront
general manager and T. III. Schonla,
s secretary-tre ssurer. The II capt.:
stock Of the firm was $500, 600. Th
firm is one Of the oldest in Souther
Minnesota. a8 35 Il
Meine Leases Building .
The Fred Meme Clothing compan
has leased the building now occupie
by Mr.. Schulke and owned by J
Henningsen, Adolph q. Neile and I
A. Schlump berger. He will move in1
'E his new location on March 1swhen h
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