The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-08-17
GrOcers Mostly
New, Aggressive
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known as the Old Reliable, from
Frank Gerstman in May 1925. G..
N. Nelson is a partner and
manager in the firm which has
several establishments. George
Hanson bought the former Geo.
rye T.. Freyer Rexall store in
1884 and has continued the
Rexall line as HanSon'S Drug
store. Clarence Sather of Cotton
wood this month purchased and
remodeled the former Backus
Sweet Shop for a drug store. E.
A. Luscher had already served
an apprenticeship in a drug
store when he purchased his
establishment in 1892.
Two beauty shops, the Louise
and Paris, have been mentioned.
There are two others, My Lady's
operated by Mrs. William Wes-
ter in Herrold's Shoe store and
the Korner Beauty shop, owned
by Mrs. Jack Robinson and Mrs.
Lorenzo Ziegler, in the Granite
Block.
The Trading Post is an addi-
ton to the business district
made November 1, 1887. Matt
Salzle successfully operates the
store, one of three owned by the
firm.
Being hungry, we size up the
food markets and find them up
to the minute and aggressive.
Two of the groceries are OPP
Grated by former chain store
managers, M. V. Kurschner who
entered business for himself in
the Red and White March ID,
1885 and E. N. Tersteeg who
established the IGA store June
IL, 1886. Kurschner, whose home
is in northern Wisconsin, had
been the A and P manager while
Tersteeg, of Olivia, was the
Red Owl pilot.
The A and P store this month
opened a large new self-service
store in the former Dream
theatre building. Erick A. John
son of Minneapolis came here
last spring as manager. The m6at
department is leased and operat-
ed by Walter Kleinart, a Red
wood Falls youth.
Red Owl likewise made ex-
tensive improvements this year,
its tenth in business in the city.
L. O. Jones has managed the
store since the summer of 1886
and Loren Knebel manages the
meat department. Ben Horn
bacher, district manager, also
resides in the city.
National Tea is the thirdlarge
food chain represented here.
Melville Miller, Redwood Falls
boy, is manager of the store
which moved into larger quart
ers, the Pease building, three
years ago. Glenn E. Mishler
operates the large meat depart
ment.
Harold K. Melges is a local
boy who started "a downtown
produce business in 1881 and
more recently began handling
groceries. John E. Berglund
came here from Prentice, Wis
consin, in August 1882 and has
successfully operated the Fair
way grocery which prior to that
time had changed hands fire.
quently. Phil Dirlam started in
the meat business in small way
six years ago, has moved twice
and now occupies a Second
street store where he also has
established locker business.
w. r. Roberts is the grand
daddy of grocers here. Having
entered business in February
1910, he now has several sons
associated with him. Part of his
"best corner in town. is an ice!
cream store, a far cry from the
blacksmithing he did at Airing
ton before coming here.
Few if any lines. are sighted,
certainly not the hardware bust.
ness. Wilcox hardware dates
back to 1898 when w. T. Will
cox foresook his fathers fuel
and seed business and opened a
store in building where Nor
rissey Warmers station now
stands. His farm implements
went fast and two years later.
he erected a frame building
across from his first stand. A
tireless salesman, his record of
45 years with but one vacation
is a city record. So perhaps is
his mark of 1854 cars sold in five.
years. In 1917 he added hard
ware to a line which already
included harnesses and pianos
besides cars and farm equip
ment. He built several build
e Il