THE PLACE TO LOCATE
[The Columbus Democrat, August 20, 1886]Short Sketches of the Official and Business Career of Our County and City Officers. This magnificent county lies in the eastern central part of Nebraska, and is bordered on the south by the great water way of the state, the Platte River, while the Loup Fork runs through the southern portion of the county.
Platte County.
Platte county consists of acres of as fine land as ones eyes ever beheld, adapted to farming and grazing. There are no obstacles to the farmers plow, and certain crops can be raised to good advantage from the first turning of the sod. All kinds of grain grow luxuriously, and large crops of corn, wheat, oats, rye, barley, flax, potatoes and other vegetables are produced in abundance. It is the farmers paradise, offering inducements second to none in the land. The population of the county in 1885 was 12,590, and can be safely put down at 15,000 now. It has 2000 cultivated farms within its borders, and fine growing towns and villages. Columbus, the county seat, has a population of 3,000, and is situated in the southeastern part, on the main line of the Union Pacific. It has also branches to Norfolk and Cedar Rapids, and a branch of the B.& M. from Lincoln terminates at this point. It was organized in 1856, and is one of the oldest towns in this great and growing state. Its history will be more fully developed, as we proceed. Humphrey is the next town in size in the county, and is situated in the northern part, 22 miles distant on the Norfolk branch of the Union Pacific. It contains about 400 inhabitants, and is growing nicely. It will soon have another railroad, as the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley line has already graded through the place. Platte Center is situated midway between Columbus and Humphrey on the same line or raod, and has a good farm trade. It claims 250 inhabitants. Several new towns are mapped out on the line of the new railraod and will eventually strive for a place in the commercial world. Duncan, 7 miles west of Columbus on the main line, and Lost Creek 9 miles northwest on the branches to Norfolk and Cedar Rapids, are little villages of note. The level valley of the Platte and Loup, and the beautiful rolling prairie lands back, of which our county is made up, dotted with these thriving villages, farms and thousands of young groves of trees and fine herds of cattle, presents a picture that is more than pleasing to the eye, and could not be reproduced on canvas by even the pencil of a Rafael. Thousands can yet find homes within our hospitable borders, and all who come will live to bless the day that they settled here. Land can be bought at prices that will leave room for advancement, and investments made here are sure to materialize greatly. The succeeding numbers of The Democrat will contain information of great value on the subject of our county and towns, which it is impossible to enumerate in this article.
COUNTY CLERK. Platte county's highly popular clerk, John Stauffer, is a native of Switzerland, having been born there in 1848. He came to Columbus in 1869, and engaged in the mercantile business. On the death of county clerk F.G. Becher in 1876, he was appointed to fill the vacancy, and has been re-elected to that position every succeeding term. The clerk's office is one of considerable importance, requiring quite a force to run it. The able assistans of Mr. Stauffer, are his deputy, Mr. John Graf, G.W. Phillips and W.B. Dale, clerks. Clerk Stauffer's politics are just what you could be sure to find in so estimable a man, democratic.
COUNTY TREASURER. This position of great trust, is in the hands of Clarence A. Newman, who was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1851. He arrived in Columbus in 1873, since which time he has been a resident of Platte county. He has held several positions of trust during his residence here. He was for a time deputy county clerk, then clerk of the district court and city treasurer. He was elected to the position he now holds in 1883, and as the law of his state prohibits a man from hoding the position for more than two consecutive terms he will retire in January 1888. Mr. Newman reads his duty plainly and is now engaged in the arduous undertaking of looking after delinquent tax owers, with much success. He has a valuable deputy in the person of Henry C. Carrig, well known to the people of this county. If you wish a hearty reception and cordial grasp on the hand, call at the county treasurer's office in Platte county.
COUNTY SHERIFF. The office of Sheriff of Platte county is filled by D.C. Kavanaugh, a Wisconsin boy who became a resident of this county in 1876. To say that it is filled in a manner that is alike creditable and satisfactory to the people of the county, would be drawing it mild. Mr. Kavanaugh was first elected to this important position in 1881, and has been re-elected twice since, being now in this third term of office. The watchful care which he displays in looking after law breakers and the various matters which claim the attention of a sheriff, win him many friends. He is assisted in his work by genial Harry Newman, who makes a good deputy sheriff.
CLERK DISTRICT COURT. G. Heitkemper, the pleasant gentleman who fills this position, was born in Prussia in 1848, emigrated to America in 1858 and settled in Ohio. In 1879 he came to Nebraska, settling in Columbus, and engaging in the jewelry business which he has followed all his life. In politics he is a rock rooted democrat, and was elected to the office he now holds as such, in 1883. Most of the duties of this office devolve on Gus. B. Speice, his deputy, whose competence is unquestioned.
COUNTY JUDGE. Charles A. Speice, County Judge, is an old and honored resident of Platte county. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1830, removed to Platte county in 1858, where he has since resided. He has held various positions of public trust, such as county superintendent, member of the legislature, mayor of the city and was honored by his party in 1882 with a nomination for the state superintendency, for which he was defeated with the balance of the democratic ticket. Mr. Speice was elected to his present position in the fall of 1882.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT. This highly important office is filled by an energetic and competent young man, W.H. Tedrow. Mr. Tedrow was born in Knox county, Illinois in 1859. Removed to Iowa when only two years old, where he lived a number of years. He graduated at the Oskaloosa college, taught school in Iowa two years, was admitted to the bar in 1879, then removed to Platte county, Nebraska, in 1879, settling at Platte Center, where he taught school and practiced law. In 1885 he was the democratic candidate for the office of county superintendent, and was elected by a majority of 279 over a very popular opponent. Mr. Tedrow has won his way in esteem since taking this important position, and has devoted himself to his official duties with untiring energy. The county institute now in session with a hundred teachers in attendance all evincing great interest in the work speaks volumes for the work of himself and his associates, Profs. Cramer and Backus.
COUNTY SURVEYOR. John Eusden was appointed to the office of county surveyor to fill a vacancy, last spring.
He was born in England in 1823 and emigrated to this county in 1869, leaving England Aug. 6th, arriving in Columbus the 26th and filing on a homestead the 28th. He served several terms as Justice of the Peace in Lost Creek township, and held that position afterwards in Columbus. Mr. Eusden is a mason by trade, and was foreman of the mason work on the Times building in Chicago, which was built the year after the great fire. He is a sterling democrat.
COUNTY CORONER. The honors of this office rest on the shoulders of Wm. Edwards, M.D. of Platte Center. Mr. Edwards is an Englishman 54 years of age and has been a resident of this county for some years. He was appointed to this position during July. The doctor has many friends in the community, and is a genial gentleman.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. The legislative interests of the county are vested in a board of supervisors composed of the following named gentlemen who have proved themselves worthy of trust:D. L. Buren, J. E. North, J. J. Burke Wm. Newman, A. W. Clark Nels Olson, Creston, P. F. Doody, Nels Olson, Walker, H. J. Hudson, J. F. Schure, H. I. Hinman, J. C. Swartsley, W. H. Hess, Obe Terwilliger, James Keirnan, Jacob Tschudin, M. Maher, Geo. S. Truman, Jacob Weidner.City of Columbus. The affairs of the city of Columbus are in the hands of men who are awake to her interests, as appears from a more particular account which follows.
MAYOR. Carl Kramer, the present mayor, was elected to his honorable position in April of the present year. He is a republican politically and a gentleman socially, and has administered the affairs of his office to the present time in a thoroughly efficient manner, being fully alive to the wants of the public, and anxious to conserve to their interests insofar as possible. Carl Kramer was born in Germany in 1845, came to America in 1857, where he entered the public schools of Chicago, graduating from the high school with honors. He removed to Columbus in 1879, where he has since been engaged in the dry goods business quite extensively. He has been a prominent member of the school board of this city for the past five years, two years of which he served as its president. Any letters that may be addressed to him relative to the business interests of Columbus, will be promptly answered.
CITY CLERK. The office of city clerk is held by David Dowty, a young man whose genial ways have made him hosts of friends. Mr. Dowty was born in Springfield Illinois in 1859, and came to Platte county in 1876. The following year he entered the drug business, which avocation he has since followed, being now a member of the firm of Dowty & Heitkemper. He is a democrat, and takes his politics straight. He was elected city clerk first in 1884, and is now serving his third term. His course in office has been such as to win especial commendation from all.
CITY TREASURER. The important business of handling the city funds, is in the hands of Mr. J.B. Delsman, who is well adapted for the position. Mr. Delsman was born in Manitowoc Wisconsin. His infant eyes first beheld the light on Independence day, 1854. He settled in Columbus in 1874, and engaged in the general merchandise business. He is now serving his fifth term as city treasurer, having been first elected to that position in 1882. Mr. Delsman has made himself useful in the place in various ways. In 1883 he succeeded in organizing a society of the C.K. of A. in this city, and in 1885 was a state delegate to the meeting of the supreme council in New York. It might also be mentioned that an additional qualification of Mr. Delsman's is his political belief, he being a democrat.
CITY ENGINEER. This office, which is quite important at present on account of the construction of our water works, is filled by John G. Routson, a civil engineer. Mr. Routson was born in Ohio in 1844, and became a resident of this city in 1866. He filled the position of county surveyor for several terms, and has held down his present position for some time. He is a republican, and was elected last spring without opposition. He is senior member of the real estate firm of Routson & Waldron.
CITY COUNCIL. The councilmen or boodle alderman are James E. North, Louis Schwarz, M. Whitmoyer, Aug. Lockner, Henry Ragatz, and H. Hughes, all gentlemen closely identified with the interests of our city and county.
[The Columbus Democrat, August 21, 1886]Palate Pleasers--Provender Providers Portrayed in Print. No city of like importance anywhere can boast of better stocked grocery stores than can be found here. Everything in the line of first-class staple and fancy groceries are to be found in our stores, and this branch of business is represented by some of our best and most enterprising citizens.
Our Grocerymen.
JULIUS RAMUSSEN. Julius is so well known to people who know anything of our city, that it seems superfluous to enter into detail as to his residence and business in Columbus. He engaged in the grocery business here in partnership with John Schram, in 1876, under the firm name of Rasmussen & Schram. In 1880 he bought out the interest of Mr. Schram and has since conducted the business alone. Mr. R. has made a success of his business, which is attested to by the fact that he has accumulated a snug sum and is very comfortably fixed in the matter of this world's goods. He has accomplished this by strict attention to business and the display of those necessary factors in all business transactions--integrity and honesty. He was born in Denmark in 1852.
J. B. DELSMAN. This popular merchant handles a stock of general merchandise, making a specialty at present of the grocery department. In about six weeks he will remove into his new quarters, a fine two-story brick, with a basement, on 11th street, which he is building to accommodate his large business. This building will furnish him room to enlarge and display his stock, and will undoubtedly bring a larger custom. Mr. Delsman is a Wisconsin boy, 32 years of age, came to this city in 1874 and engaged in his present business. His success in our fair city is evidenced by the handsome building which he is constructing now, and will be further shown by a fine display of merchandise therein, as soon as it is completed.
J. & A. HEITKEMPER. The gentlemen who compose this firm are brothers. John was born in Cincinnati in 1853, and A. in Germany in 1850. The senior member of the firm, John, came here in 1877 and engaged in the grocery business with J. B. Delsman, under the firm name of J. B. Delsman & Co. He continued in this co-partnership about five years, when he sold out to Mr. Delsman and entered into the same line by himself. He continued in this line alone until he formed a co-partnership with his brother, about eighteen months ago. The junior member of this firm, A., located here in 1879. They enjoy a liberal patronage, which is justly merited.
WILLIAMS & SHUMAN. This firm is composed of C. E. Williams and J. E. Shuman. These gentlemen bought out on May 17, 1886, the stock and fixtures of the popular firm of D. D. Wadsworth & Co. They are sustaining the reputation of their predecessors, and are enjoying a good trade. The senior member of the firm, Mr. Williams, was born in Ohio, in 1856, and received his training as a groceryman in Corning, Iowa. Mr. Shuman, junior member, hails from Iowa, where he was born in 1862. He was engaged in the book and stationery business in Corning, Iowa, before locating here.
HENRY RAGATZ. The list of grocers would be incomplete without a mention of Mr. Ragatz. Although not in the business now, he will be in a few weeks, when R. H. Henry's new building is completed, as he has rented the first floor and the basement of this fine brick. Mr. Ragatz has been engaged in this business several years in Columbus, and has always commanded a large patronage. He will have a store and stock second to none, and being so well known, will undoubtedly be liberally patronized from the start.
FROM & WAKE. These gentlemen run a fine grocery on Eleventh street. The senior member of the firm, Christopher From, moved here sometime ago from Butler county, where he was engaged in tilling the soil. The junior member, Mr. C. W. Wake, is an old Columbus boy. Charlie was born in Omaha in 1859. His father removed to this city in 1866, and Charlie has grown to manhood right here in our midst. This firm has been in business about a year, having bought out Mr. Henry Ragatz.
HERMAN OEHLRICH & BRO. Herman P. H., the senior member of the firm, was born in Holstein, Germany, in 1852, and his brother, Alfred F. H., was born at the same place in 1856. These gentlemen bought out R. H. Henry in 1879. They recently purchased a fine brick building, into which they moved their magnificent stock a few weeks ago. They do a gilt-edged trade in their line and are among our most reliable and highly esteemed citizens.
WM. LAMB This gentleman is about 36 years old and was born in that country which has furnished the United States so many valuable citizens--Ireland. Mr. Lamb has been engaged in his present business about ten years. He is well satisfied with things in general and particularly with his trade. Before engaging in business here Mr. Lamb was in the employ of the Union Pacific Railway company.
EMIL POHL. This popular gentleman has only been engaged in his present business since December last. The firm was E. Pohl & Co. until a few weeks ago, when Mr. Pohl purchased the interest of his partner, G. Frischholz. Mr. Pohl was born in Germany in 1843 and located in this city in 1874. He was a large circle of friends and is the efficient and able leader of our cornet band. He does a good business.
WM. BECKER. This gentleman has been engaged in business here for the past nine years. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1842, and has lived in Nebraska for the past twenty-three years, most of the time in this county. He is here to stay and has a trade that will justify any man in staying with.
JOHN HEMPLEMAN. This gentleman came to this city and located in business in 1874. He has built up a nice trade and is enjoying life and feels satisfied with the world in general. He also carries a stock of boots and shoes, dry goods, etc., in fact has a general stock. He was born in Prussia in 1848.
J. M'ALLISTER. This gentleman has been in the business since 1874. Mr. McAllister located in this county about twenty-nine years ago. He was born in Scotland in 1815. He was engaged in farming prior to his embarking in the grocery business.
C. H. W. DIETRICH. keeps a grocery store.
[The Columbus Democrat, September 3, 1886]
The Men Who Handle Books and Stationery, Drugs and Medicines, and Jewelry. Two popular stores in which these goods can be found, are situated in this city. They are first-class in their line, supplying goods of the best quality at popular prices.
Books and Stationery.
E. D. FITZPATRICK. This genial gentleman came to Columbus in 1871, from his birthplace, Cleveland, Ohio. He engaged in farming for two years, then came to the city and made a living in various ways, until 1878, when he opened out in a small way in one corner of Al. Arnold's jewelry store. From there he moved into the building corner of 13th and Nebraska Avenue, moving from there into the building adjoining it in 1880, where he did business until last July. He then bought the two-story brick on 13th street, which he now occupies. More elegant and roomy quarters could not be had, even in cities four times the size of Columbus. Mr. Fitzpatrick handles everything in the line of books, stationery, toys and fancy goods, pianos, organs and various other musical instruments. He has made an immense success of the business, as may be seen by his work in handling newspapers and periodicals. For the first three months he furnished about six papers a week, while now the dailies, weeklies, monthlies and other periodicals he supplies direct to customers, reaches the large number of 1,200 weekly. His customers range from this city to Colorado, Wyoming and other western states and territories, and he buys the papers in the different cities of this country and in Europe. Look for the store with the big sign, and find the little man inside, and you will have "Fitz." His business is large, and when following the crowd along about the holidays, you will find the store in which he and about five clerks will be busy tying up goods.
R. HARTMAN. Mr. Hartman came to this city from Switzerland in 1882. He turned his hands to anything that they could find to do until the spring of 1884, when he took a position in the Columbus State bank. In 1885 he established a book and stationery store on Eleventh street, still retaining his position in the bank. This week he removed his stock to Olive street, near the postoffice, resigned his place in the bank, and will hereafter give his exclusive attention to his rapidly increasing business. He will also succeed G. Heitkemper as agent of the Wells-Fargo Express company in this city, which will bring him some additional work. Mr. H. handles a full line of stationery, books, fancy goods, news, school supplies and artists' materials. He is also the proprietor of two circulating libraries, one of English and one of German books. There is no doubt but that with the change of location and individual attention to this business, he will succeed well.
Drug Stores. In this line Columbus has houses that would be a credit to any city in the state. They are nearly perfect in their appointments, and are presided over by men who understand their business.
C. B. STILLMAN. The doctor united his fortunes with Nebraska in 1856, and has been in the drug business in this city for twenty-one years. He has prospered in business, and last June purchased the magnificent two-story brick on 13th street, which he now occupies. He uses the first floor and basement, the size of each being 22x90 feet. His stock is of the best, and a full assortment. In addition to drugs, paints, oils, varnishes, etc., he carries a fine line of wall paper. Dr. Stillman says that he is still young and active, and that his gray hair and beard deceive the casual observer.
CHARLES E. POLLOCK & Co. This firm is composed of Charles E. Pollock and Dr. C. D. Evans, and their place of business is on Nebraska avenue. Mr. Pollock is a young man, a graduate in pharmacy of some of the best colleges in the United States, and has had eight years practical experience in the business. He came to this city from Ashton, Ill., in 1884, taking a position in Dr. C. B. Stillman's drug store, which position he filled until April of the present year, when in connection with Dr. Evans he bought the well known drug stock and business of Ed. F. Chinn & Co., since which time Mr. Pollock has been at the helm of the institution. The firm enjoy a good patronage, and deserve well the success they are having. Mention of Dr. Evans will be made in the notices of professional men, later.
DOWTY & HEITKEMPER. At the helm of the business of this firm is David Dowty, who looks carefully after the wants of their numerous customers. Mr. Dowty began his work in the drug line in this city in 1877, clerking for Dr. Heintz. He clerked afterwards in the other drug stores of the city, and in 1881 succeeded in organizing the firm of Dowty, Weaver & Co., and commenced business for himself. This firm became afterward Dowty & Chinn, and in the spring of 1886 Mr. Dowty retired from it. Shortly after he associated himself with G. Heitkemper, opening business in the same building with G. Heitkemper & Bro.'s jewelry store. The firm has done a good business from the start, as may be seen by the fact that with three other drug stores in the city doing their share of the business, they filled 358 prescriptions during August, besides refilling a great many.
DR. A. HEINTZ. This gentleman is among our oldest business men. He enjoys a large patronage and is making money. He carries a fine stock of goods, and is an old, reliable and experienced hand at the drug business.
Jewelry Stores. The city is supplied in this line with three institutions, each of which carry large stocks and do repairing.
A. J. ARNOLD. This popular man came to Nebraska in 1857, almost thirty years ago. In 1865 he established himself in the jewelry business, and now has as fine an assortment of gold and silverware and jewelry as can be found. By attention to business and a large acquaintance, Mr. Arnold has always maintained his own, and reports business as being good, even in what people have called an exceptionally dull season. Al Arnold is the most enthusiastic fisherman in the state, and we would advise the governor to find him a place on the state fish commission.
F. BRODFUEHRER. F. Brodfuehrer, a native of Germany, came to Columbus from Omaha in 1872, and engaged in the jewelry trade. He does not boast of his facilities, but he keeps a finely selected stock of clocks, watches, gold and silver ware and jewelry, and does repairing, and has the satisfaction of knowing that his methods and work are popular, as he seldom makes a customer of a man but what he retains his patronage. He is a genial gentleman, does a nice business, and is satisfied with his location.
G. HEITKEMPER & BRO. In 1879 this firm established themselves in the jewelry trade in this city, and have met with success. They carry everything in their line, having as full and complete a stock as can be found in this section of the country. Mr. G. Heitkemper can always be found in the store ready to wait on customers and guarantee his goods. They make a specialty of repairing, keeping a competent man constantly at his bench. Their success is indicative of what can be done by reliable business men in our fair city.
[The Columbus Democrat, September 10, 1886]
Our Furniture and Men and Photographers. The dealers in household furniture and kindred goods carry stocks of fine goods, selling them at prices to keep a good trade and prosper. There are four in this city, of whom we give more particular sketches below.
Furniture.
GEO. B. HARDELL. Mr. Hardell located in this city in 1884, opening his present business in December, 1885. In this short time he has built up a good business, making many customers who recognize the value of his store as a place to trade. His place of business is the third door north of the Columbus State bank, where a full line of furniture, mattings, window curtains, pictures and frames, looking glasses, baby carriages and other goods can always be found. Mr. Hardell is perfectly at home in the business, and can turn his hand to any work connected with it, with satisfaction to his customers. Mr. Hardell believes in the use of printers' ink, and is rewarded therefor.
J. E. MUNGER. This gentleman came to this city in 1882, and engaged in the furniture business. He has had a good trade from the state, doing his share of the business of the place. His stock of furniture, coffins and kindred goods is complete. Mr. Munger is a practical embalmer, having made the business a study, has a hearse in connection with his stock of undertaking goods, and his services in this line are in general demand. His store is on Eleventh street, where he is always ready to attend the wants of his numerous customers.
HENRY GASS. This gentleman came to Columbus in 1870, and engaged in the furniture business. His location is on East Eleventh street, where he has three rooms 22x70, well filled with furniture. He has also a shop 22x44, where he manufactures a large portion of the goods he handles, such [as] tables, beds, mattresses, lounges, etc. He has all the business he can handle without enlarging his working force, and is well satisfied.
SAMUEL GASS. This popular furniture dealer has been engaged in the business here for several years. His store is on Eleventh street, where he also has a shop for the manufacture of many of the goods he sells in the store. Repairing and upholstering of old furniture is done here in the best possible style and manner. Mr. Gass has a good trade.
Photographers. In this line Columbus supports three galleries, all of which furnish first-class work.
J. S. MCALLISTER. The Dr. came to Columbus and opened up his business as photographer in 1871, and has held his own for the fifteen years since passed. He furnishes all kind of work appertaining to the business, from the smallest miniature to the largest picture, and does it in style. He has lately secured the services of Mr. H. Tripp, a first-class photographer, and defies the state to produce better work than he is turning out.
H. R. LUNDY. Mr. Lundy has been engaged in photography in this city for the past seven years. In his gallery on Eleventh street can be seen samples of his work which are convincing as to his skill. He produces all kinds of work in his line, and is at present engaged on some crayon work which is excellent, to say the least. A visit to his gallery will reward the searcher for a person who can "catch the shadow ere the substance faces," and do it in style.
O. A. STEARNS. This gentleman came to Columbus ten years ago, and engaged in the photograph business, being employed with Dr. McAllister for some time. Later he opened a gallery, and can now be found on Twelfth street, where he produces all work in the line of photographs. He makes no pretensions as to the fancy attachments of the profession, but claims to finish as good photographs as anyone.
[The Columbus Democrat, September 17, 1886]
Our Magnificent Flouring Mills. Chief among the manufacturing enterprises of our city are the mills. Two large plants are daily putting out a quality of flour second to none which has attained a celebrity where ever it is known. This class of industory is one of the most important adjuncts to a town, and the enterprise of the citizens who invest their means and give their time to their up-building, should be rewarded by a generous support from the public.
Our Mills.
JAEGGI & SCHUPBACH. This well known firm are building up a lasting reputation for their work. It is composed of Adolf Jaeggi and David Schupbach, natives of Switzerland. Mr. Jaeggi came to this country in 1870, whither he was followed by Mr. Schupbach in 1871. They located homesteads in Polk county, where they endured the hardships of homestead life, roughing it in true bachlor style. In 1873 Mr. Jaeggi secured a position in S. C. Smith's land office in this city where he worked a year. He then became book-keeper in the Columbus State bank, where he worked until 1878. Mr. Schupbach came to this ciy in 1875, securing a position in A. Henry's lumber yard, which place he held for three years. He then engaged in the hardware business with G. Schroeder, disposing of it later. In 1878 Jaeggi & Schupbach purchased the lumber yard of A. Henry, and under that name and the name of the Columbus Lumber and Grain Co., have been interested in the lumber business since. In the fall of 1885 their mill and elevator was constructed, a more correct idea of which can be gathered from the engraving which appears in their advertisement in another place. The mill is one of the largest in the state and is the only mill in the state having the complete 8 brake system. The plant has cost over $30,000 and with new improvements they are now adding will reach the sum of $40,000. The firm has contracted for one of the new Corliss engines, 125 horse power, which they will place in addition to the one they are now using. The mill has a capacity of 150 barrels a day, for flour and corn meal. Their popular brands of flour are Red Seal, Eight Break, Columbus and Beauty, which find a ready sale in Nebraska, Iowa, the Rocky mountains and Antwerp, Europe. The mill has been running night and day since May, and the business is proving very satisfactory to the enterprising proprietors. Messrs. Jaeggi & Schupbach are gentlemen in every sense of the word, and their numerous friends watch with satisfaction their steady upward strides, in the face of all obstacles, and wish them unstinted success in their efforts to build up their fortures and the city with which they are so closely identified.
Of the flour manufactured by this firm, the Lincoln Journal says:
Mr. F. E. Gage, wholesale agent for Messrs. Jaeggi & Schupbach, the Columbus millers, makes a fine display of flour in Agricultural hall. Although but established in Nebraska for a year and a half, and but a short time in Lincoln these gentlemen have already established a reputation for their flour second to none in the state. Theirs brands are "Red Seal," "Eight Brake," "Columbus," and "Beauty," and are all graded on standard basis. Among the dealers in the city who handle these brands of flour may be mentioned Krauss & Smith, Geisler, Louie Veith, L. Meyer, Geo. L. Bosselman, Mr. Christianson, C.W. Huffman, A. Voght, while Mr. Poehler uses large quantities in his bakery. Vistors to the fair should visit the display and get acquainted with Mr. Gage. Their Lincoln store is 220, South Eleventh street. Since writing the above article we have just learned that Jaeggi & Schupbach's "Red Seal" brand of flour took the first premium at the State Fair in Lincoln.
SCHROEDER BRO'S MILL We were unable to get the particulars necessary to write up of Schroeder Bro's. mill for this issue owning to their being too busy when we called upon them to attend to the matter. Their enterprise will receive due attention later.
[The Columbus Journal, September 24, 1886]
DRY GOOD EMPORIUM. wholesale and retail dealers in dry goods, carpets, boot and shoes, hats and caps. This firm was established at Columbus in 1877, starting here with a comparatively small stock, now carrying a stock of over $40,000. Their mammoth store covers nearly six thousand square feet. They have several branch stores, but Columbus is their headquarters. The firm with their usual good judgment realizing the fact that Columbus, so far as natural and commercial location is concerned, is the key to the situation, as from Columbus nearly all the points in Nebraska can easily be reached. One can see at a glance from the large stock C. & L. Karmer carry that they do a very extensive business, supplying smaller dealers and drawing trade from surrounding towns, besides their regular county and city trade. The firm enjoys the utmost confidence of our entire community, always adhering to the only straight and honest way of dealing, having one uniform price for everybody, and never resorting to misrepresentation. In connection with their large and elegant stock of men's and boys clothing, C. & L. Kramer have a very extensive merchant tailoring department. In all enterprises, in all measures taken to benefit and advance the interests of our town, C. & L. Kramer can always be relied on to take a leading and prominent part, and we in turn ask our readers to sustain this enterprising firm by giving them their good will and a generous share of patronage.
Clotheriers to the Public.
A Prosperous Columbus Firm Closely Identified With the Interest of This City.C. & L. KRAMER,
[The Columbus Democrat, October 15, 1886]
PHOTOGRAPHY. A new photographic studio has been opened corner Olive and 11th streets, in this city, by Messrs. Tripp & Goetzinger. The gentlemen are first class workers in the art, and have fitted up their rooms in style, adorning the walls with choice selections from the rooms of other artists, as well as from their own. They have perfectlight, a central location, are known to be first class photographers, and will do a fine business from the state. Their stock and fixtures are new and fresh, and they guarantee satisfaction. The Democrat hopes to see them prosper as it hopes of every legitimate concern that is, or may be, engaged in business in our city. A visit to these photographic rooms will repay anyone in search of a place to get good work.
A New Firm Opens Up in Business in Columbus.
TRIPP & GOETZINGER
[The Columbus Democrat, November 5, 1886]
Favorite Brands of the Staff of Life
Produced at the Columbus
Roller Mills.
______________Schroeder Bros. Fine Mill.--Electric Light System, Etc.
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The subject of this sketch is the Columbus Roller Mill, owned by Schroeder Bros. This mill was opened for business a little less than a year ago--Nov. 15, 1885, and since its opening has been run to its full capacity nearly all the time. The building is a frame structure, 30x40, three stories high and a basement. The engine and boiler house are separate. This firm do a general milling and grain business, and have a storage capacity of 20,000 bushels of grain. They run seven double pairs of nine by fourteen inch rolls. The capacity of the mill is 864 bushels of grain or 173 barrels of flour per day. The power is furnished by a fine Corliss engine and an eighty horse power boiler. These gentlemen pride themselves on using less fuel in producing a given number of barrels of flour than any mill in this part of Nebraska.
They inform us that the capacity of mills, as well as power outfits therein, are often over rated. The books of this firm, however, verify the statements herein contained as to the capacity of this mill. No mill can produce the same amount of flour every day in the year, as the temperature as well as the difference in grain, are matters to be taken into consideration, and very materially affect the output. At this time of year the atmosphere is the most favorable, and this mill has been grinding for several days at an average of thirty-six bushels of grain per hour. The brands of flour produced are "Way Up," "Big 4," "Spread Eagle" and "Dandy Jack," and they are no strangers in the markets of this and adjoining states.
Last March this enterprising firm put in the electric light plant which illuminates our city. The dynamo has a capacity of thirty lights of 1,200 candle power each. The owners of these enterprises are Chas. and Gus Schroeder, both natives of Prussia. The former is 40 years of age and the latter 38. Charles located in this city in 1868 and his brother a year later. They are among our best business men and are public spirited citizens, and they have attained that success in business which attends anyone possessing the elements of strict integrity, honesty and careful management.
[The Columbus Democrat, January 7, 1887]Physician, Dentist and Photographer.
Dr. J.S. McAllister.
The doctor was born in Vermont in 1841, of American parentage. He was on the medical staff in the army in 1861, and since the war has been engaged in the mixed business above mentioned. Fourteen years ago he came to Columbus, and being of an active temperament, has succeeded in building up a business that keeps him busy day and night. His speciality is dental work, his sets of teeth on the beautiful celluloid are unsurpassed, while his photographs are the finest ever seen. The doctor's specialty in medicines is the treatment of chronic disease, with which he seems to have excellent success. He manufactures and uses compound oxygen. With his genial manners and honorable dealings, the doctor is bound to succeed.