History of Hall County, Nebraska, Part 43

Author: Buechler, A. F. (August F.), 1869- editor
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Lincoln, Neb., Western Pub. and Engraving Co.
Number of Pages: 1011

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Martin & Bro. have handled clothing for some ago at 206 West Third; and two new years. Aug. C. Menck had handled clothing stores which have opened in the summer of 1919, Sherman Bros. from Sioux City, 105 East Third; and Bloom Clothing store, from Hastings, at Front and Locust, in the Schuff building. in connection with his dry goods business. Some clothing stores that have not continued for any great length of time were: E. H. Gurley, 115 N. Locust, about 1891 ; J. G. Mc- Intire, 201 West Third, who was succeeded by MILLINERY STOCKS Glover & Pike, and later by H. H. Glover & Co. The Glover stock was sold to H. J. Lor- entzen who is still conducting the store. Other short time stores were Wiley Bros. at 108 W.

There have been numerous millinery stores maintained in Grand Island, and quite a lot of home milliners have conducted this line of business. In 1889 there were three stores,

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Third, about 1890; Pierpont Bros. & Co., Ryan 'building, about 1904; P. H. Cornfield, Globe Clothing Co., 113 West Third about 1904; and Shambergs Co. on East Third; Wiseman's store in Ryan building closed out in 1918. The present clothing stores in Grand Island are: A. W. Sterne, John Alexander, C. H. Willman, Gitchell-Douglas Co. at Third and Wheeler, who have been running for nine or ten years, but are now closing out, and a new company, Eggers-Baumann Co., have leased the room; Wolbach's and Martin's clothing departments ; Glasgow Tailors, at 114 West Third for about five years now, L. N. Dorsey, manager ; H. J. Lorentzen; A. C. Menck, a clothing department; F. N. Rask store at 220 East Fourth, clothing section ; J. A. Pickus, at 214 W. Third, started out about five years

Miss Effie L. Adams, 307 West Third, Misses McCann, 219 West Third and Miss E. B. Thornton, 105 N. Locust. By 1893 Miss Hattie B. Augustine was conducting the Adams location and Mrs. Josephine Dolan was at 211 West Third, which location Miss Dora Kolbeck afterwards conducted. Mrs. C. F. Gibbs 214 W. Third and Mrs. Anna Truesdale, 219 W. Third were the other two milliners in 1893 and 1894. Mrs. J. J. Rogers' stock was at 212 W. Third, and about 1900 the Rogers stock was at 119 E. Third. Miss Mabel Rearing was at 414 E. First and other milliners then were Miss Jessie Parson 1015 W. Fourth, Miss Mary Geer, and the store of Miss B. Kaas & Co. 307 W. Third which had been running for about four years or so: and the Mckeon Sisters had a store at 213 Digitized by Google

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W. Third about 1900. Miss Otterman was at 122 W. Third about 1907 and Kelso & Waters stock was at 108 W. Third about 1908. At that time the Donner & Smith store had opened at 122 W. Third and this store ran for about eight years. at that location, with Emma L. Donner in charge at the last. Miss Donner now resides in the Windolph block on First street. Mrs. C. F. Rogers and Mrs. A. B. Worthall were the other milliners in 1908. Craighead & Thomas store opened in Glover's store by 1910 and other milliners then were Bernice Burke, Dell Kelso, Ethel M. Ellis. Warner & Co. later handled millinery at 101 East Third. The Style Shop at 322 West Third is now the only exclusive millinery stock in town, although Wolbach's, Martin's, Thompson's, Pizer's, Nagelstock's, Kauf- man's, and Penney's all handle millinery, and some other stores have a small stock.

TheJanss store, the Wilman store, and the Henderson store disappeared soon after 1887. E. R. Farmer handled drugs about 1910 at 114 W. Fourth and G. I. Drug Co. at 116 W Fourth about 1912. The other stores have had a fairly continuous history down to the present date.

The establishment of Dr. Boyden's store has already been remarked. He continued until about 1895 or 1896 when he turned the store to J. A. Wilcox and went away to study medicine. After his return he ran the store again for a short time with a new stock, and

about 1904 Herman and Oscar Baumann took the store and it remained Baumann & Bau- mann, until about 1914 when Oscar Baumann took the store on West Third in the Cleary building. Herman Baumann recently sold the old Boyden store at Third and Pine to Mc- Cracken Drug Co.

Albert Geyler was running at 104 West Third about 1900. After that there had been a break of a number of years, during which there was no drug store in the Opera House block, Theo. Jessen put in a new stock at 119 S. Locust, where he is still operating. The Hazard or Bijou pharmacy continued at 213 W. Third for some years. W. B. Dingman ran it four or five years, and about 1912, W. E. Clayton took this location over and Clay- ton's Pharmacy is running there now. A. W. Buchheit opened at 124 W. Third and later went next door to 117 West Third; in 1912, Ed McComas took this store over and later DRUG STORES the store was known as the Purity Pharmacy In 1887 there were eight drug stores running in Grand Island; H. B. Boyden store at Pine and Third ; Albert Geyler, Opera House block ; F. S. Hazard, 213 West Third; P. Janss at 122 East Third; Tucker & Brown, Third and Locust; H. M. Wilman, 307 West Third; Henderson and Bro. 102 W. Fourth; Chris Ipsen, 218 west Third. In 1919, there are of them are at locations used for that purpose in 1887, and two more are next door to other locations used in 1887 and the seventh is at the location of the old Platt Drug store of the 'seventies. and now as the Rexall store, conducted. by Pease Drug Co. The Tucker & Brown store became H. P. Tucker & Co. and for the last nineteen or twenty years has been Tucker & Farnsworth. The Chris Ipsen stock continued until it became Ipsen & Harrison, and was later moved to 305 West Third and there taken over by T. E. West, who left, and a seven drug stores in the city, and four or five . new stock was placed in that location by Oscar Baumann who sold in 1918 to Francis J. Dunn of North Platte, and now Dunn's Pharmacy has that location. A noticeable feature about Grand Island drug stores is the absence of soda fountains, that feature being mainly left to the confectioneries and res- taurants. Jewelry is also virtually omitted from their stocks and left to the jewelry stores.

BOOK STORES

There have been numerous special book stores in the city. J. H. Mullin opened during the 'eighties on Locust street, where the Em- press theatre is now located, and later removed to 204 West Third, where he was located in 1887 and he ran for about ten years longer. Charles Spethman was running in the Michel- son block in 1887. L. M. Bryan had conducted le

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a store in this block during the earlier 'eighties and Spethman worked for him then. J. P. Windolph was at 303 W. Second and McCad- don store at 118 W. Third. Other stores that have since discontinued were Geo. Barten- back's book stock at 115 S. Locust; the Big Four in Opera House block, also in the early 'nineties ; Gem Book store at 112 W. Third; Platt's Book store at 121 West Third; J. H. McManus in Opera House block. Clyde John- son on Fourth and Walnut succeeded by J. S. Curtis who ran up until three years or so ago, and G. N. Smith at the old U. P. depot. C. W. Windolph started at 112 N. Locust about 1907; this location afterwards was called the Diamond News Stand and now goes by the name of the P. Ralph Nuemeyer stand, though Mr. Nuemeyer sold it a few weeks ago. The Matthews Book store commenced at 104 W. Third, about 1904, and was afterwards the Grand Island Book & Music Co., and Alleman & Starr, but is now out of business. The stores handling books, news, and stationery lines now are Tucker Brothers, who first opened at 111 S. Locust and are now at 118 S. Locust; the Neumeyer stand; Koehler hotel fruit and book stand; Chas. Spethman, though his line is now largely office supplies; Barkalow Brothers stand at new Union Pacific depot ; Pease Drug Co., and Wolbach's and Martin's departments.

JEWELRY STORES

In 1887 four jewelry stores were running in Grand Island: H. C. Held and John G. Raine, whose long careers have already been noted earlier in this chapter ; Fred H. Michel- son, who worked in earlier days for both Held and Raine, opened at 102 West Third in 1885; later in that same year or early the next year, Aug. Meyer opened at 204 W. Third; McEl- vain Bros. ran at 113 and 121 W.Third, dur- ing the 'nineties; Schneider store at 113 N. Locust; W. B. Bartling at 218 W. Third; A. P. Kremchuck store at 217 W. Third; W. E. Smith store at 318 W. Third discon- tinued.

Aug. Meyer moved to 113 West Third early in the 'nineties and later to the present location of Aug. Meyer & Son's jewelry store at 121

West Third, now also "The Hallmark Store." Max J. Egge took the Michelson location over about 1907, and he sold it to Carey & Neitfeld, `who had been working for him, about 1916, and they are running the store "under the clock tower." Windolph & Cords opened at 120 west Third about twelve years ago, but recent- ly this store is operated by Chas. J. Cords, "The Busy Jeweler." B. E. Jolls opened on the northwest corner of Third and Wheeler in the Roth building and is running there at this time. J. A. Pickus handles some jewelry, and a new store in the Michelson block on Pine street has recently been opened by Michelson & Dennon, one of the proprietors being the son of Fred H. Michelson. Some of the clothing stores on East Third handle some jewelry, as do the ten cent stores and depart- ment stores.

FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING

In 1887 the furniture stores were those of Bohne & Ryan, who operated at 116 West Third, where the Saratoga billiard hall is now; Sonderman & Co. took this location later and then went to 122 East Third where they remained for years, until they went to 211 West Second, and since a re-organization to the Buchheit-O'Laughlin Co. have moved to 318 West Third street, the present loca- tion. After practically a quarter of.a century of connection with the furniture and under- taking business the firm is practically retired. but Ludwig Sondermann is actively associated with Buchheit-O'Laughlin Co. The other stores in 1887 were L. C. Brown, whose stock was closed out about ten years later ; Heath & Wallichs, 114 E. Third, succeeded by John Wallichs ; and W. R. Stevens, 323 West Third. Mr. Stevens continued in the undertaking business until about 1900. Furniture stores which came and went were J. W. Robinson, 309 West Third, John A. Cary, 117 N. Pine, H. A. Fritz, 106 West Third, Gross & Son, 118 and 215 East Fourth, Sampson & Hendrix 210 East Third, J. A. Costello at 212 West Third, A. Atkins, 418 W. Fourth, R. L. Davis Miller-O'Gorman Co. operated at 315 West Third, and later Fralick-Geddes Co. took this

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location, about 1912, Geddes & Co. succeeding to the business, and they are now operating at that location and at present making extensive expansion.

The present furniture stocks in the city are those of Geddes & Co. and Bucheit-O'Laugh- lin Co. both with undertaking departments ; W. E. Rounds at 215 North Walnut; Art & Furniture store at 403 W. Third; Theo. Wal- lich's second-hand store at 210 E. Third; M. Jarvis & Co. store at 218 E. Third, new and second-hand furniture; Fred Meier, mainly second-hand furniture at 310 West Third and one or two other second-hand stores in town. Practically all of the straight furniture stores have had undertaking departments, and in addition H. L. Burkett ran an undertaking establishment prior to 1890, and J. C. Troyer & Son opened about 1889 and continued for about fifteen years. At the present, Geddes, Buchheit-O'laughlin and Baumann-Evans Co., successors to Baumann-O'Malley, on East Third handle this line of work.

WALL PAPER STOCKS

The pioneer . wall paper, paint and glass stock in the city, for continuity of existence, is that of George Bartenbach, in the Opera House block, in years conducted by Henry J. Bartenbach. J. H. Mullin, Chas. Spethman, Fred Meman, R. S. Rice, O. R. Perry, Lester Rice, C. Norris, D. Baillie, and Walker & Beetham have handled this line. At the pres- ent time, Bartenbach store, Chas F. Auhl at Third and Walnut and Tucker & Farns- worth carry this line of stock.

HARDWARE STORES

There were nine hardware stocks in the city in 1887 : Cleary & Lange at 305 W. Third; R. H. McAllister, 111 N. Locust ; A. C. Leder- man, 110 W. Third; G. D. Hetzel, 211 W. Third; T. J. Hurford, 221 W. Third; Heath & Wallichs, and L. C. Brown were handling hardware as well as furniture, John Fonner at 116 E. Third. Numerous stores of short existence have been Dingman & Mosher, suc- cessor to the Fonner location ; Mc Combs Bros. at 117 E. Third ; S. B. Fleek, at 109 N. Locust ;

C. M. Williamson & Son, 220 E Fourth, all around 1890. W. R. Dean at 114 N. Kimball, Roeser Bros. handled hardware at 109 S. Lo- cust . about 1900 and Rudolph Pistorius started at 117 S. Wheeler, about 1910.

James Cleary went out of the hardware business late in the 'eighties ; the long service of A. C. Lederman and T. J. Hurford has already been noted. R. H. McAllister store moved around the corner to 118 West Third and at that point the store is now conducted by R. H. McAllister's Sons. This business has continued now for more than thirty-two years. Haux Hardware Co. opened at 117 S. Wheel- er, and later moved to their present location in the south end of the Independent building on Locust street. Their former location was taken by Rudolph Pistorius. Huper & Lange, following Cleary & Lange, was succeeded by Huper & Hehnke, and about 1897 this stock became Hehnke & Co. and remained at the 303 West Third location until about 1912 when it was moved to 212 W. Second, the present location of Hehnke-Lohmann Co. Frank Kunze opened in the 303 West Third location and still conducts the store there. The Ed W. Johnson store at 211 W. Third and Fred Rettanmayer stock in connection with Fourth street tin shop are discontinued. J. E. Hanna & Son have handled hardware at 112 West Fourth for the last nine or ten years. In the harness business, the Reese shop . has remained longest, but C. P. Birk was in this business for some years, as was John Riss and Grand Island Saddlery.

OTHER STORES

The foregoing are by no means all of the stores and commercial establishments or inter- ests that have operated in Grand Island, but it is not possible to take space to continue a recital in such detail of the remaining lines of business.

ABSTRACTS : John Allan has been in the abstract business for more than thirty years. Wm. Frank, O. B. Thompson, W. A. Heim- berger, D. C. Zink, Ed A. Hathaway, David Ackerman and Hall County Abstract Co. have been competitors to the Allan business, and

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recently the Commercial Abstract Co., incorpo- rated by W. J. Wilkinson, attorney, and Herman Buckow, has begun business.

ARCHITECTS: H. J. Fuehrmann and Ritten- house and Brage were early architects, recently S. D. Kelley, Chas. Good, Ralph Whitehead and W. E. Donner. Oscar R. Kirschke and F. R. Crocker have operated an office for some years, and C. J. Bowell came in during 1918.

AUCTIONEERS: Henry Harry, J. H. Gor- man.

BILLIARD HALLS: The Brunswick, 108 W. Third; Saratoga, 116 W. Third; William Grace, 114 E. Third; Dan Brown, S. Locust ; Central Cigar Co., W. Third; Christ Kost place, 212 E. Third; 113 N. Locust, until recently ; Hal C. Roll, The Puritan, N. Pine. BILL POSTING: Henry J. Bartenbach.

COSTUMING: Margaret Nieman Costuming Co., 1521 W. Charles, does a business that reaches far beyond Hall County.

DYE WORKS AND CLEANING: Hainline's ; G. I. Dye Works ; Dudey's Place.

INSURANCE: John Allan & Son, fire; C. W. Brininger Co., fire, etc .; Thoe Boehm & Co., fire, etc .; Eli A. Barnes ; Buck & Brown Co .; Dill & Huston; H. E. Clifford; Jas. Cleary ; H. A. Edwards; Flower & Porterfield; Geo. Hetzel; Steward & Quackenbush, successors to Harrison & Steward; S. E. Sinke.

District agencies here for : New York Life, H. P. Zeig; Mutual Life, Equitable, Geo. Cowton; Metropolitan Life, E. E. Bird; Pru- dential Life, Peoria Life, J. L. Humphrey ; Franklin Life, Fidelity-Reserve, W. H. Mc- Hugh, Minnesota Mutual, C. E. Fralick.

MANICURING AND BEAUTY PARLORS: Mrs. Cosh, and The Colonial, Hedde building.

MUSIC HOUSES: J. Leschinsky Studio, 109 E. Third, which has been conducted for years ; Locke Studio, Windolph building, and North Pine street Studio.

PLUMBING: Grand Island Plumbing Co., 221 W. Second; Kelley & Co., 113 S. Pine; Cantrell Plumbing Co., 116 S. Wheeler.

POULTRY HOUSES: Robert Watson, 114 E. Second; T. F. Younkin, N. Walnut by U. P. tracks.

PRINTING OFICES : Augustine Printing Co., 120 E. Second; Independent Printing Co., 213 S. Locust; Herald Printing Co. 109 S. Walnut ; Fred Hald, 108% N. Pine ; The Thos. V. McGowan Co., Glover building.

REAL ESTATE: Dill & Huston; Flower & Porterfield; Buck & Brown Co .; Bradley- Miner Co .; C. B. Freeman ; Geo. D. Hetzel; Boehm-Veit Co .; John Allan & Son; Com- mercial Abstract Co .; C. W. Brininger Co .; Geo. W. Carr, 421 W. Ninth; Jas. Cleary ; Steward-Quackenbush office; T. P. Mathews; S. D. Ross ; Frank Slusser ; Gibbon Land Co., Cloud Smith, manager.

SEWING MACHINES: Mrs. P. J. Bullis, 112 S. Walnut; Singer Sewing Machine Co., 322 W. Third.

SIGN SHOP: Losey's Shop, over Decauter & Beegle's store.

SPORTING GOODS: Wm. Goettsche, 111 S. Wheeler; Geo. Guenther, 115 S. Wheeler.

STORAGE HOUSES : Grand Island Storage & Forwarding Co., 305 W. Fourth; Central Storage Co., West Front street.

MERCHANT TAILORS: L. P. Christensen, 118 E. Fourth; Max Greenberger Co., N. Lo- cust ; Glasgow Tailors, 114 W. Third; Hedde building shop.

VETERINARY SURGEONS: Drs. A. A. and J. S. Anderson, 518 W. Third; M. T. Bernard.

AUTOMOBILES

The automobile garages, sales agencies and shops will be treated in the industrial chapter. This business has a scope far more than local, in a manner that livery business and agricul- tural implement business could not reach. Grand Island has become an industrial sales, distributing, and supply center in the auto- mobile industry of no mean proportion.

FIRST COMMERCIAL ORGANIZATIONS

The first commercial organization, formed for the purpose of extending the commercial, industrial and business activities and sphere of Grand Island, was the Hall County Immi- gration Board, already spoken of in connec- tion with the agricultural activities of the county. That body was formed on March 22,

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1871, with Henry A. Koenig, president; S. P. Mobley, secretary. Aided and supported by the national government it sought immigra- tion particularly from Germany.

During the 'seventies this immigration so- ciety and the local granges carried out many of the objects of the board of trade and did much to point out the resources of the county. and the opportunities of the town. The news- papers of that decade were wide awake to the opportunities for advancing the claims of their community.

THE MERCHANTS CLUBS

The Merchants Club was organized in Feb- ruary, 1876, with Fred Hedde as president ; R. C. Jordon, vice-president ; H. A. Koenig, treasurer, and T. J. Hurford, secretary. Some form of a mercantile association has existed in Grand Island practically ever since that time.

THE BOARD OF TRADE .

In January, 1885, the mercantile and com- mercial activities were embraced in an organi- zation which took the name of the Board of Trade. It elected as its officers, C. W. Thomas, president ; Fred Hedde, J. P.Kerno- han and J. W. West, vice presidents ; Chris Schlotfeldt, correspondent; Frank Sears, re- corder; James Cleary, treasurer ; H. A. Koe- nig, C. F. Bentley, John G. Schaupp, and S. N. Wolbach chosen directors. Edward Hoo- per was appointed to the vacancy in the vice- presidency caused by the death of E. R. Wise- man.

For the year 1887-1888, the officers of the Board of Trade were J. W. West, president ; H. A. Koenig, Charles Wasmer, Edward Hooper and J. D. Moore, vice-presidents ; C. W. Scarff, secretary; Charles A. Wiebe, treasurer ; M. Murphy, S. N. Wolbach, J. A. Pease, and C. P. R. Williams, directors.

During the administration of President West, Secretary Scarff and their co-officers just named, there was issued a nicely bound and splendidly illustrated fifty-four page booklet entitled "Grand Island Illustrated." This little volume was published by D. C. Dunbar & Co., Omaha, Nebraska, and the en-

gravings and cuts were furnished by Gibson, Miller & Richardson, lithographers, Omaha. The book was as its title page indicated, "a comprehensive sketch of the city's growth, attractions and resources." The right-hand pages carried also photographs of O. A. Abbott, W. H. Platt, A. H. Baker, O. B. Thompson, C. W. Scarff, Dr. C. T. Poe, Charles Wasmer, Dr. J. C. Denise.

The two concluding paragraphs of this work read:

There is no section of all the splendid state of Nebraska which equals in agricultural ex- cellence that portion known as the Platte val- ley, lying contiguous to the cheif river of the state and traversing it from the western to the eastern boundary line. And in the very heart of the rich valley is situated Hall County, of which Grand Island is the county seat and the chief city in the valley - the base of supplies for as fine a section of rapidly developing country as there is on the face of the globe.

NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH PUT FORTH

This publication has not been issued for boom purposes. It has not been issued to sell anybody's fictitiously-valued real estate. Its purpose is much better than advertising litera- ture. It is designed to bring to the attention of people seeking a place for location or in- vestment the merits of Grand Island, nothing more. Its citizens are conservative and would not give countenance to any publication which indulged misrepresentation. Come and see for yourself, if Grand Island has not all that is claimed for it herein.

THE BUSINESS MEN'S CLUB

During the 'nineties more than a hundred of the business men established the Business Men's Club. Before it had hardly been es- tablished long enough to do much practical work, other than conduct interesting debates on important questions and appoint commit- tees to investigate certain matters and make preparations for practical results, it came face to face with the problem of deciding whether Hall County would make an exhibit at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition.

In 1897 the managing board of the club's directors consisted of Dr. H. C. Miller, presi- dent, Wm. R. McAllister, vice-president, C.

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W. Brininger, corresponding secretary, office in the Grand Island Banking Co.'s building, A. F. Buechler, recording secretary, and James Cleary, treasurer. The club had a large room in the Independent building for its meetings.

THE COMMERCIAL CLUB

The Commercial Club was organized in Grand Island in 1904, for the purpose, as stated in its constitution, of favoring "all commercial, industrial, agricultural and so- cial interests of Grand Island and Hall County and to do all in its power to increase the growth and promote the general welfare of our community." Its members, then about fifty in number, elected Charles G. Ryan, president, R. Goehring, vice-president, S. N. Wolbach, treasurer, A. F. Buechler, secretary, and H. H. Glover, Henry Schuff and James A. Rourke, members of the executive committee, and the officers as members ex-officio. These officers were twice re-elected and served three terms.

The club maintained four standing commit- tees of three to five members each, on Retail Affairs, on Wholesale Affairs, on Good Roads, and on Municipal Affairs.

During the year 1906-7 the club arranged a trade excursion to Ord, and was instru- mental in bringing to Grand Island the state convention of cement users, and aided in bringing the state fireman's convention, and secured the state convention of the Nebraska League of Commercial Clubs.

The work of the club was continued for the next few years with the same officers.

About this time President Ryan was elected mayor and resigned the position and L. M. Talmage was president for a time. A. F. Buechler was appointed postmaster shortly thereafter and could not continue the work of the secretary, also resigning. In 1912-13 the officers were: M. L. Dolan, president ; . F. W. Ashton, vice-president; S. N. Wolbach, treasurer ; A. D. Boehm, secretary.

During this year, 1912, the need of larger undertakings and more detailed attention to traffic matters led to the adoption of a larger

budget and the employment of a paid secre- tary. A. M. Conners, who had been traffic manager for the Masey Milling Co., of Omaha, was elected and was supported by an enlarged executive committee consisting of M. L. Dolan, chairman; Henry Schuff, C. C. Hansen, L. M. Talmadge, A. F. Buechler, Richard Goehring, J. D. Whitmore, E. Wil- liams, A. C. Menck, C. H. Tully, S. Hexter, C. E. Fralick, T. H. Fritts, J. Donald.

At this time there was an active Retail Merchants Association running, of which Sam Hexter was president; A. L. Beegle, vice- president ; John Alexander, secretary ; Oscar Veit, treasurer; executive committee, A. W. Buchheit, A. L. Beegle, H. H. Glover, August Meyer, Oscar Roeser, Robert McAllister.

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History of Hall County, Nebraska, Part 43

Author: Buechler, A. F. (August F.), 1869- editor Publication date: 1920 Publisher: Lincoln, Neb., Western Pub. and Engraving Co. Number of Pages: 1011

Author: Buechler, A. F. (August F.), 1869- editor
Publication date: 1920
Publisher: Lincoln, Neb., Western Pub. and Engraving Co.
Number of Pages: 1011