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THE LINCOLN SHADE COMPANY.
A Big Concern That Adds Much to
- Lincoln's Business.
Prominent among the wholesale en
terprises of Lincoln Is The Lincoln
Shade company, located at 833 O
street
They are wholesale dealers in oil
cloth and linoleum, brass rods and
curtain poles, clock shelves, wall
pockets and mirrors, and everything
in the: nature of shades and shade roll
ers.
If It has to do with a curtain or
hade, and your dealer does not keep
It, tell him to send to The Lincoln
Shade company and get it for you;
they sell to dealers only.
See their advertisement in another
part of this paper.
LINCOLN TENT AND AWNING
COMPANY.
The Lincoln Tent and Awning com
pany, located at 1024 P street, are
wholesale manufacturers and retail
dealers In tents, awnings, horse and
wagon covers and canvas goods of all
kinds.
They pay particular attention to the
manufacture of tents and awnings to
order, and also make wagon and horse
covers to order at short notice.
Tents and camping outfits to rent
is another branch of tbeir business.
Mr. M. 'Burch is the genial and ca
pable proprietor. He is a gentleman
who is well known in commercial cir
cles. ELWICK BOTTLING WORKS.
A Business Concern That Is Fair to
Organized Labor.
Favorable mention should, be made
of the Elwick Bottling Works, Carl El
wick, proprietor, located at 1841 O
street
Mr. Elwick makes a specialty of
pure carbonated beverages of all kinds
and his output finds a ready sale in
Lincoln and surrounding towns on ac
count of its high standard of excel
lence. Tbe relations between this establish
ment and organized labor has ever
been most cordial and Mr. Elwick is
entitled to the patronage of all wage
earners as well as the people at large.
T. J. THORP 4. CO.
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Machine and Novelty Works That Are
Always Busy.
T. J. Thorp & Co., located at 308
South Eleventh street, conduct a
strictly up-to-date and modern ma
chine and novelty works.
They manufacture seals, rubber
stamps,' stencils, checks and badges,
novelties and special tools, models of
all kinds, .:,. ..m4m. i ".,'aa"'"" "
They are locksmiths and make keys
of all descriptions and do lock work
and repairing, and make a specialty of
opening and repairing safes of all
kinds and makes, and do general ma
chine work, gold, silver and nickel
plating.
They employ only experienced men
and all of their work is first-class.
Telephones, Bell 614, Auto 1614.
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MARRINER ELECTRICAL CO.
Am Institution . That Has Grown to
Large Proportions.
One of the foremost concerns en
gaged in the manufacture of electrical
devices is the Marrlner Electrical com
pany, located at 127 North Twelfth
street
The proprietor, Harry C. Mariner, is
an expert electrician and Is thoroughly
up-to-date on all things electrical. By
his honorable and public-spirited meth
ods of dealing he has built up a large
and constantly Increasing business
and has become deservedly popular.
He has always manifested a friendly
interest in the cause of labor and is
entitled to the support and co-opera
tion of all who have the best interests
of labor at heart.
BARLOW A ALLEN.
Manufacturers and Repairers of Har-
, ness Who Are 8quare.
One of the progressive and popular
business firms of the city is Messrs.
Barlow & Allen, located at 231 South
Eleventh street This concern are
manufacturers of harness and strap
goods of all kinds, do harness repair
work and handle a fine line of robes,
whips and other saddlery goods:
Both members of the firm are pra&
ttcal harness men and the class of
work they turn out, as well as their
correct business methods, have com
bined' to put them in the fore as men
of ability and integrity in their chosen
line of trade.
They have the friendship and pa
tronage of the wage earners as well
as that of the public in general be
cause their attitude towards the
Unions has always been fair and just.
ELLSWORTH FLEMING.
A Leading Jeweler With a Successful
Business.
In mentioning the prominent retail
Interests of Lincoln we would Indeed
be making an omission if we failed to
mention the fine store of Ellsworth
Fleming. Mr. Fleming is a leading
jeweler and his modrn and up-to-date
store is located at 1211 O street
At this store you will find a most
complete and comprehensive stock of
jewelry, diamonds, watches, silver
ware, optical goods and cutglass, and
Is fact everything which you might
expect to find in a well appointed
jeweiry store.
In addition to this Mr. Fleming does
watch repairing, etc. In this depart
ment none but experienced and expert
vorkmen are employed, and the work
done by them is of the best.
Mr. Fleming is a broadminded and
public-spirited citizen, and one who
has always treated the labor question
with fairness and justness. He is en
titled to your support and co-operation.
-ROCA FLOUR MILLS.
An Institution That Has Won Its Way
to the Front.
The Roca Flour Mills, of which the
U. G. Powell company is the proprie
tor, is a concern of which Nebraska is
justly proud. This concern is manu
facturer of high-grade flour, corn-meal,
buckwheat and rye flour, and the pro
duct of its mill is the equal of any in
the country in quality and has won for
the millers of it a reputation which is
extensive and lasting.
They have always treated the ques
tion of labor with fairness and just
ness and organized labor is proud to
number the Roca Flour Mills among
Its friends and supporters.
J. M. CAMP.
Manuafcturer of Buggies and Delivery
Wagons With Big Business.
J. M. Camp, located at 303-305 South
Tenth street, is a manufacturer of bug
gies and delivery wagons. Mr. Camp
is a pioneer in the manufacture of
carriages in Nebraska and always has
maintained a high degree of excel
lence of the goods manufactured at
his factory. He is also a manufacturer
of cushions and tops and a wholesale
and retail dealer in all kinds of ve
hicles. He makes a specialty of put
ting on the Kelley Springfield rubber
tires.
He does a large and constantly in
creasing business and this is a tribute
to the excellence of the vehicles he
manufactures and to his honorable
and public-spirited methods of dealing.
Mr. Camp is an expert carriage-
maker himself and employs only ex
pert workmen. Every vehicle which
leaves his shops receives his approval,
which means that it is perfect or he
would not allow it to go out and there
are no better vehicles made any place
than Camp's buggies.
LINCOLN DRUG COMPANY.
Wholesale Firm That Adds Im
mensely to Lincoln's Business.
Among the prominent concerns
which go to make up the wholesale
mercantile industry of Lincoln, the
Lincoln . Drug company takes high
rank.
This company are wholesale drug
gists and jobbers of paints, oils,
brushes, glass, druggists' sundries and
stationers' supplies.
It is the only concern in Lincoln do
ing an exclusive wholesale drug busi
ness.
The officers of this company, Aaron
S. Raymond, president and treasurer;
W. M. Widener, vice-president and
Arthur S. Raymond, secretary, are
among the most prominent and public-
spirited of Lincoln's citizens and have
done much for the advancement of its
business interests.
The management have always main
tained a friendly attitude toward the
cause of labor and are entitled to the
support and co-operation of all who
have the best interests of labor at
heart.
This company's new and up-to-date
building at Eighth and P streets will
be occupied about July 1st.
CHAS. A. TUCKER.
Jeweler Whose Business Has Grown
to Large Proportions. .
Mr. Tucker is a gentleman of ability
and) integrity and Is well known in
commercial circles. He is a jeweler
and is located at 1123 O street Mr,
Tucker always keeps a fine assortment
o handsome, tasty and useful jewelry
and does watch and jewelry repairing
in a moat satisfactory maner.
By his honorable and public-spirited
methods of dealing he has built up a
large and constantly increasing pat
ronage and is deservedly popular.
He la a staunch friend of the labor
cause an working men will make no
mistake In giving their support and
co-operation to this well known gen
tleman.
GEORGE BROS.
A Union Printery Manned -by Compe
tent Union Men.
George Bros., located at 213 Soutb
Thirteenth street, are Job and book
printers and dealers in advertising
mirrors, buttons and all kinds of ad
vertising novelties. They turn out the
finest of job and book work, and work
executed by them is done in the most
modern and approved manner.
They have recently added to their
equipment a die stamping machine and
copperplate printing press, which are
the only ones of their kind in the city.
Previous to their adding this new de
parture to their business this style of
work had) to be sent to Chicago.
Their prices are moderate and are
always as low as is consistent wiO
good workmanship and quality of pa-
per and good business methods.
You can reach George Bros, over
either phone, Bell A 1506, Auto 3400.
By their straightforward and honor
able dealings they have built up a
large and increasing business and are
exceedingly popular. They employ
none but union printers and are en
titled to your fullest support and co
operation. THE IVY PRESS.
Union Print Shop That Does Only the
Best Work.
The Ivy Press, located at 125-127
North Twelfth street is a leader in
fine job printing and book work. Erst-
ine A. King and James K Jessup,
composing the firm of King & Jessup,
are the proprietors.
They do all kinds of commercial
printing in the most artistic and ap
proved manner and their prices are as
moderate as is consistent with good
workmanship and good business , meth
ods. Good printing is a necessity in the
business world, and the right kind
costs little more than the cheap,
thrown-together work.
This firm employs only experienced
members of the Typographical union
and for this reason does the best work
and is entitled to your support and co
operation. Telephones: Auto 2050;
Bell A1060.
A. HOSPE PIANO COMPANY.
Old Piano House Establishes a Branch
at Lincoln.
With the establishment of the Hospe
Piano company's store in Lincoln, the
city has secured an added advantage in
the way of musical advancement
This firm being progressive, and at
the same time having a deep sense of
justice, it feels that the music-loving
and piano-buying public deserve the
treatment that all intelligent people
are entitled to. For that reason ths
firm has stocked its store with the
most meritorious instruments now
made, such as the Knabe, which stands
with scarcely a peer in the piano
world the Granich & Bach, Hallet &
Davis, Bush & Lane and many others.
The Hospe Piano company Is deserv
ing of success as in more ways than
one it has shown itself a friend of la
bor and is hearty in its support.
Any one wishing anything in the
musical line will do well to call at
this store, which is located at 134 South
Thirteenth street, and is under the
management of Mr. Taylor, who is an
old resident of the city and well and
favorably known in music circles.
MATTHEWS PIANO COMPANY.
A Firm That Leads In the Musical
Merchandise Field.
There is, in every avenue of trade,
some business which bears the stamp
of the enterprise of its management
and which through a long period' of
years has attained a meritorious celeb
rity distinctive from competitors, so
closely identifying it with the articles
dealt in that to hear the mention of
one is to hear the echo of the other.
In the field of electricity Edison is
an example of this condition. To
speak of great artificial waterways is
to call to mind De Lesseps. To men
tion steel involuntarily suggests Car
negie, and in Lincoln the name of the
Matthews Piano company and musical
merchandise are no less closely merged
In the public mind.
This concern not only carries all the
leading makes of pianos and1 organs,
but is the manufacturer of the peerles3
Matthews piano, which in tone and
quality has few if any rivals.
In addition to the foregoing, the
Matthews Piano company carries a
full and complete line of musical in-
truments and musical merchandise, in
cluding the celebrated Edison phono-
graps and records. "
The trade-winning business methods
ot the management arouses no little
degree of envy among its competitors,
but its many patrons have naught but
praise for The Matthews Piano com
pany. Their fair attitude towards organ
ized labor entitles them to the friend
ship and patronage of all fair-minded
people.
THE MERCHANTS LAUNDRY.
Big Institution That Always Gives Its
Patrons the Best Service.
The Merchants Laundry is located at
the northeast corner of Eleventh and
M streets. This is a strictly first-class
and up-to-date laundry, and does work
in the most approved manner. They
are thoroughly equipped with all of the
modern machinery for doing fine laun-
dry work, and the excellence of their
work is testified to by the rapid growth
o their business.
G. F. Truman is the manager of
The Merchants Laundry. He is. a gen
tleman of ability and integrity and is
well known in commercial circles. By
his honorable and public-spirited meth
ods of dealing he has built up this
large and constantly increasing busi
ness and is exceedingly popular. You
can reach The Merchants Laundry on
either phone, Bell 805', Auto 2441.
YULE BROTHERS.
A Laundry That Does Its Work
Promptly and Well.
The Yule Bros., Fred G. and William
B., conduct at 1514 O street a thorough
ly modern and 'up-to-date laundry. The
work done at their laundry is done
right, and the rapid way that their
business is increasing is an evidence of
this fact. They call for and deliver
laundry in any part of the city.
, If you send your clothes to Yule
Bros, to be, laundered you .will find
that they do the work thoroughly and
dc not resort to the method of using
chemicals in ordr to make the process
shorter and less expensive.
MELICK'S STABLES.
A Livery Business That Is Conducted
on Business Lines.
One of the finest livery stables in
the city is Melick's Stables, located at
1230 N street. Mr. Samuel M. Melick,
the proprietor, is a man of vast experi
ence in the livery business, and his
horses and equipment in the way of
vehicles are up-to-date and maintained
iu the best possible condition.
He has every desirable style of ve
hicle in double and single rigs, and
keeps only good horses, and no rig is
allowed to leave his stable that is not
in right condition.
Mr. Melick is a gentleman who has
always aimed) to please his customers,
and his large and increasing patron
age is an evidence that he knows his
business.
He Is uniformly courteoira to all
comers and everyone hiring of him will
be sure to come again, and always
have a good word for Melick's.
PALACE STABLES.
A Livery That Keeps Well Abreast of
the Times.
Mr. C. W. Chambers is the proprietor
of the Palace Stables, located at 1129
1331 M street.
This is a first-class and thoroughly
up-to-date livery, feed and sale stable.
He keeps the finest of vehicles of all
kinds and all of the horses in his barn
are good and well taken care of, so that
when you get a rig from the Palace
Stables it is all right in every particu
lar. Special attention 19 given by Mr
Chambers to telephone orders, and
when ordering a rig from his stable
you are sure of getting something nice.
Mr. Chambers is a gentleman of
ability and Integrity and is well known
in Lincoln and is exceedingly popular
with all of his associates.
ENSIGN OMNIBUS & TRANSFER
COMPANY.
A Big Business Built Up From Small
Beginning.
The Ensign Omnibus and Transfer
company is one of the oldest estab
lished business firms in Lincoln. They
are not only pioneers in their line of
business, but they are leaders.
They are located at 217 to 223 South
Eleventh street, and do a genral trans
fer and- omnibus business; have a
fine lot of rubber-tired carriages and
are ready to respond) 10 call any hour
of the day or night.
The proprietors, Granville Ensign
and H. Archie EJnsign, have been- resi
dents of Lincoln for many years and
are well and' favorably known in com
mercial circles.
By their strict adherence to business
ajid honorable methods of dealing they
have built ;up a large and constantly
increasing business and are exceeding
ly popular. '
They have always manifested a
friendly interest in the cause of labor
and are entitled to the support and
co-operation of all who have the best
interests of labor at heart.
LINCOLN LOCAL EXPRESS CO.
Prepared to Do Anything in the Way
of Hauling.
The Lincoln Local Express, located
at 1343 O street, is owned and oper
ated by Messrs. H. A. Shuman and C.
A. Whiting, the later being for sev
eral years previous to his connection
with thi3 firm foreman of one of the
lnigest transfer companies in the city.
This firm is prepared to do all sorts
of hauling of any class of freight or
household goods, having specially
built wagons for this purpose.. They
maintain a delivery service for busi
ness houses as well as catering to the
wants of the general public, and they
pride themselves upon the class of
service rendered to their patrons.
Anyone' having business in their line
will do well to patronize this firm.
See advertisement on back cover page
of this paper. .
ELI HUDSON.
Runs a Transfer and Also Sells Good
- Fuel.
If you want the services ot a trans
fer company to take your baggage o
packages from or to any part of the
city, call on Mi Hudson, or call him
up over the telephones, office, F 1554
Bell, or F 1116 Bell. He tends to
a'l orders promptly and executes them
without error.
He is also a dealer in coal, wood
and cobs, and fills all orders promptly
a!; moderate prices.
Mr. Hudson has his office at 1438 U
street, and is always on hand to at
tend 'to your wants.
If he has your order he will do the
rest, and do it on time and at the
proper price.
STAR DELIVERY COMPANY.
Transfer and Drayage Done Just
When You Want It
The genial proprietors, J. H. Loper
and J. R. Burleigh, are gentlemen of
arility and integrity, and are hustlers
in their business, you will always find
them on deck and will receive prompt
attention.
They make a specialty of all kinds
of transfering from that of a trunk
from the depot to'your home to moving
the entire household furnishings, in
cluding the piano, or the entire store
fixtures or factory machinery.
They are equipped to do it all and
will do it right,, promptly and at the
proper price. '
They have always manifested a
friendly interest in the cause of labor.
Telephones: Bell, 213;- Auto, 2133.
CASTLE, ROPER & MATTHEWS.
Undertaking Firm That. Is Deserving
of Its Great Success.
The firm of Castle, Roper & Mat
thews are funeral directors and under
takers; they are successors to the firm
of Castle & Roper, and are located at
124 South Thirteenth street. ,
All of these gentlemen composing
this firm are gentlemen of ability and
integrity and are well and favorably
known throughout the city." -
They are thoroughly experienced in
their chosen profession and are thor
oughly equipped to Loulle the details
of the largest funeral. They have the
only private ambulance in the city,
which is at the call of the public night
o- day.
JAMES H EATON.
A Pioneer Citizen and' Business Man
of This City.
Mr. James Heaton is one of those
broad-minded and public-spirited citi
zens whose attitude towards labor and
the public is fair and just, and. who
ever have the i welfare and advance
ment of Lincoln at heart. He is a
funeral director and licensed em
balmer, and is located at 346 South
Eleventh street
The establishment of Mr. Heaton is
thoroughly equipped and he is prepare!
to handle the details of the largest
funeral.- Mr. Heaton has been a citi
zen of Lincoln for many years and is
deservedly popular with all of his asso
ciates. .
Telephones: Office, Bell' 177, Auto
1177; residence, BelL 193, Auto 1193.
FISKE & DIEMAN.
Architects Who Have Planned Many
of Lincoln's Buildings., ,
;: The firm of Fiske & Dieman, archi
tects, with . office at 516 Richards
block, is a firm which has drawn and
executed- the plans for many of the
most important buildings in Lincoln.
When a contract is placed, in "their
hands- it is a guarantee that a.build
ibg erected' from their plans WM be a
tiling of beauty and be complete in all
of its details. Both members' of the
firm are thoroughly educated and ac
complished architects.
They are thoroughly good citizens
and men who in their relations with
both labor and the public have been
both fair and just.
MARCUS LEACH.
A Competent Architect Who Has
Shown a Friendly Spirit.
Marcus Leach, who has his office in
the Brownell block, is one of the fore
most architects of Lincoln. Mr. Leach
is a man with wide experience and
accomplishments in his profession and
has drawn and executed the plans for
many of 'the. important buildings in
Lincoln and the surrounding towns. .
- His work speaks for itself and he is
- man who has always maintained -1
friendly and just attitude towards la
bor and all his dealings with It.
ALFRED ,W, WOODS.
An Architect Who Has Built Up a
Splendid Business.
Alfred W. Woods is an architect
with offices at 109 South Tenth street.
Mr. Woods is a man who has been
eminently successful in his chosen
profession and has built up a large and
constantly increasing business. He la
an architect, not only- by profession,
but by education and attainments, anl
many fine buildings bear silent wit
ness to his proficiency. He is a man
who has ever manifested a friendly
interest in the cause of labor and ho
is entitled to the support and co-operation
of all who have the be3t Interests
of labor at heart.
G. A. BURLINGHOF.
An Architect Whose Good Work Is His
t Chief Advertisement.
G. A. Burlinghof Is ai architect with
offices at 129 Burr block. He is an
architect by education and experience
and one who has designed and exe
cuted the plans for many of the promi
nent buildings in Lincoln and through
out the state. Mr. Burlinghof has built
up a large and substantial business
and his work speaks for itself. Phone
F 755.
JAMES H. CRADDOCK.
Everybody Knows Him and His .Work
. in These Parts.
James H. Craddock is a gentleman
of ability audi integrity. He is an
architect with offices at 109 South
Tenth street1 He has designed and
built many of the fine buildings of f
Lincoln and throughout the state and -they
bear silent witness to his ability
and taste.
By his honorable and public-spirited
methods of dealing with both labor
and the public he has -built up a large
and constantly - increasing cllentelf,
and Is exceedingly popular.
Mr .Craddock has always treated the
great question of labor in a way that .
is both fair and just, and he is en
titled to the support and co-operation . '
of all who have the best interests of
labor at heart. - '
SPEIER & SIMON.
A New Clothing Firm Meets With an
Instant Success.
In mentioning the different retail in
terests of Lincoln we wish to call the
attention of our readers to the cloth
ing store of Speier & Simon, located at
104 and 106 North Tenth street one
door north of O street.
These people keep a most complete
stock of : ready-to-wear clothing for
men, youths and boys, shoes, hats, fur
nishings, etc. 1 ,
Here you will find clothes In all of
the latest styles, and) patterns, clothes '
to fit at prices that suit. Good clothes
at modest prices. '
The management of this store has
always maintained a friendly attitude
tc wards labor, and worklngmen will
make no mistake in giving their sup
port and co-operation to this well
known concern. See advertisement on
another page.
MENTER & ROSEN BLOOM CO.
A Credit Clothing House That Deals
Fairly with All.
It frequently occurs " that a wage
earner finds it necessary to provide
clothing for himself or his wife and
children at a time when it is impos
sible to pay cash without borrowing
the money, if possible, to do so. At
other times his salary does not admit
of his making the needed expenditure
for the clothing at the time it is
needed. ' ' ' ' v
To meet this demand the firm
known as Menter & Rosenbloom Co.
has established in 58 of the leading
cities of the country credit clothing ,
stores and its method of dealing with
the wage earner has gained for th -concern
the patronage and friendship
to which it is justly entitled. . '
The Lincoln store is located over
1308 O street and is under the man-,
agement of Frank O. Casiday, who has
demonstrated his friendship for the
wage earner in many ways.
At this store honest people may pur
chase clothing, hats , and shoes for
men,' women and children on small
weekly or monthly payments, which in
quality and price meet . the induce
ments offered by the cash stores. '
GEI8TLINGER & COMPANY.
Bakers and Confectioners with a Rap
idly Growing Business.
The firm of Geistlinger & Co.,
are wholesale and retail bakers, and
are located at 912 P street. .
The members of this firm, Andrew
Geistlinger, W. T. Rymer and H. Eb
ner, are gentlemen of ability and In
tegrity and are well known in com
mercial circles.
They make the best of bread, and
only the best and purest materials are
used by them in their bakery. , '
The manufacture a full . line of
bakery goods, bread, cakes, pies, etc,
and in addition to this manufacture
a full line of confectionery.
By their honorable and public-spirited
methods of dealing they have
built up a large and constantly in
creasing business and are exceedingly
popular.
