Mattoon Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 1

THE MATTOON GAZETTE. MATTOON, COLES COUNTY, 30 Years of DRY GOODS In Mattoon ON January 1, 1900, it will be thirty years since we comselling Dry Goods for this House, (then W. S. Hinkle and Dr. J.

M. Hinkle). Thirty years of continuous Dry Goods selling we believe entitles us to celebrate the occasion and it seems to us the best way to celebrate by giving a Thirty Anniversary Sale! ONE DAY FOR EACH YEAR next month. Our December sales this year are the largest in our history. Christmas Week just past was the largest week in our Dry Goods Selling.

Now we are anxious to make the year 1899, ending February 1st, the Biggest in Our Thirty Years of Merchandising. In order to make our Anniversary Sale a Grand Success we will offer the trade a magnificent stock to select from at prices, in many lines, at less than the wholesale cost to-day. During Our Anniversary Sale Any lady buying a Dress Pattern (at the regular price) with the linings, the goods costing over 50 cents per yard, We will make the Skirt FREE of CHARGE! Dress Goods costing 50c or under, we will make the Skirt for 500. Customers taking advantage of the 20 per cent. discount must pay for making the skirt.

In Our Dress Goods Dept. we will offer you all our PATTERN SUITS, GOLF PLAIDS, at the regular marked price less 20 per cent. WE ARE CROWDED Now in OUR CLOAK AND SUIT DEPARTMENT to its utmost capacity. We have an immense stock of Carpets bought to arrive after the first of the year. Our Cloaks Furs MUST GO to make room for the Handsomest Line of NEW CARPETS Ever Shown in the City, Expect the Greatest Bargains in OUR CLOAK, FUR and SUIT DEPARTMENT You'll not be disappointed Come and pick up the BARGAINS and help us make this the Biggest Dry Goods Selling Year in our 30 years of merchandising in Mattoon.

GEO. N. BUCK. Then, too, we are very anxious to push a big sale during ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER ent business year, which ends February 1, will be the biggest year he has ever had. All this would very naturally make any business man feel that he was at least making his business a but aside from all this Mr.

Buck takes, we believe, bis greatest pleasure in the fact that he has hundreds of customers to day who began to trade with him when he first started to clerk for Hinkle Bros. Indeed, one gentleman reminded Mr. Back only a few days ago that the first time be saw him was when Mr. Buck was cleaning plastering put of boot cases, his firat task as clerk. Customers who trade continue ously with one Arm for 30 years have good reasons for so doing, surely.

Mr. Buck says. that his 30 years experience in the dry goods business has been trying in the extreme and that the history of the dry goods business in Mattoon for the past 80 years would fill a good sized book. During that period, he believes that not less than 50 Arms have engaged in the dry goods business in this city and not more than two of them quit business ahead of the game." Many thousands of dollars bave been sunk in the dry goods bustness here for various reasons but more particularly because during the past 30 years no line of merchandising bas been more bazardous than dry goods. Only the most careful management and thorough familiarity with every detail of the business could have made the success that Mr.

Buck has attained and be has good reason to feel gratidled. ADVANCED IN YEARS. Mrs. Everharty Passes Away After Brief Illness. Wednesday morning.

December 27, Mra. Elizabeth H. Everbarty died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Timmons, after a very short illness. On Christmas day Mrs.

Everharty was in her usual bealth and attended three masses at the Church of the Immaculate Conception but soon after leaving the church she was taken auddenly ill, and went to her own home. Later she was taken to the home of her Mrs. James Timmons, and physicians called. It was not thought that she was in a serious condition bat Tues day evening she became unconscious and so remained until she died at 3 clock. Wednesday morning.

The deceased removed to Mattoon with her husband forty years ago and has been resident of this city ever since. Eler husband. Mathias Everbarty, was for many years a prominent citizen and died four or five years ago in California whither be had gone on account of failing health. The funeral was held this morning from the Church of the Immaculate Conception, the interment taking place at Calvary cemetery. Close Call.

A stove well-filled with burning fuel fell at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. N.

Walton Suncay evening placing them in imminent danger. The flames were extinguished by the bucket system. Locke-Hughbanks. Mr. De wis Locke, of Warsaw, and Miss Eva May Hughbauks, of this city.

were married at the office of "Squire W. D. Matiock, at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Possum Dinner. Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Harris entertained Messrs. Daniel Sandford, Will Newland, Bert, Len, James and Charles Harris at a possum dinner last evening. Fine Candies! I wish to announce to my friends and patrons that I will carry a large line of Fine Candies during the Holiday trade. In addition to my large line of Home Made I will have a fine line of Chocolate Creams, Etc and will have fancy.

boxes to put them up in. Call and see me when wanting Choice Confections Miss Neva Harrison Under Dole House. 29, 1899. NO. 29 JANUARY 1900.

5 6 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 THIRTY YEARS. Geo. N. Buck Has Been In Bus. Iness In Mattoon.

Christmas Week's Business the Largest His Store Ever Did -This Month and this Year Record Breakers. In another part of THE GAZETTE is the announcement of Geo. N. Buck's Thirtieth Anniversary sale and in this connection it 18 most befitting that a sketch of his 80 years continuous business be given. Just 80 years ago, Mr.

Buck became a clerk with the 8rm of Hinkle Brothers, well known in those days. The establishment was not a large one and Mr. Buck's first duty was to clean up several cases of boots on which the plastering had fallen. True it was a humble beginning but we doubt not that Mr. Buck did the task well.

The store at this time was in the room now occupied by Menke's cafe and was known as the Harry Holmes room. In three or four years after Mr. "Buck became connected with the firm. the business was moved to the room now occupied by Frazer and about this time Mr. Buck was taken into the firm which was styled Hinkle Co.

A few years later. another move was made, this time to the room now occupied by M. L. Harmon, and another change took place in the firm, the name changing to Hinkle Buck. In 1885, the health of Thomas Hinkle, who bed become the sole owner of the Hinkle interest in the business, failed and the gentleman went west.

The en: tire care and madagement consequently GEO. N. BUCK. fell on Mr. Buck aud along with thecare.

and management came thorough knowledge and acquaintance with every de tail of a growing business. Mr. Hinkle realizing bis physical condition prevailed upon Mt. Buck to become sole owner of the establisbment and the notes and other necessary papera to close the deal arrived at Mr. Hinkle's home one day after the gentleman baa died.

Considerable litigation followed on account of nephew and a brother endeavoring to administer on the estate and while Mr. Buck was not directly interested in the litigation he was more or less embarassed because of his being a debtor to the estate. The litigation was finally ended. Mr. Buck moved into the quarters he now occupies, the move being made necessary by his increasing business and Mondas, January 1, 1900, marks the thirtieth anniversary of Mr.

Back's continuous business career in Mattoon, the present business as conducted by Geo. N. Back being a continuation of the business of Hinkle Brothers without a lapse. When Mr. Buck was called on for few facts relative to his 80 years? business experience in Mattoon he was in a particularly pleasant frame of mind for he bad learned, on looking over his that bis business Christmas weels this year was not only the best Caristmas week's business he had ever bad but the best week's also that this December is the best Decamber that he has experienced, and that he has every reason to think that pres- IT PROSPERS.

So Receiver Hopkins, of the P. D. Says. The Igures of increased business on the Peoria, Decatur Evansville railroad for the present year are growing very satisfactorily to those who are interested. It was the desire of Mr.

Hopkins, the receiver of the road, to break last year's record, which was the bannor year of the road. Early in the fall it was seen that the Increase over last year was going to be heavy, and Mr. Hopkins set $90,000 as a satisfactory mark to attain. With the beginning of the present month that mark was reached and he revised the mark, making it $70, 000. The employes of the road kept up there gait and 1m- proved it so much that by the middle of December they had attained the mark and are now striving for $75,000 with a great show of success.

President Fish, of the Illinois Central has said that on the first of the year. or thereabouts, the Peoria, Decatur Evansville railroad will pass into the hands of the people who control the Illinois Central. -Decator Review. Third Baptist Church. Sauday school collection last Sunday WAS $5.23.

Next Sunday morning Rev. Doutbitt, of Shelbyville, will preach, returning home on the afternoon train. The Sunday school entertainment was all that we could ask for. The house was full and all enjoyed themselves hugely as the splendid program WAS rendered. The lantern feature was voted a great success.

This being the last communication to the press of this city this year, we wish to say that we are gratefal for the kind way in which all communications have been received. We believe in the press as one of the greatest powers in this country to day and we are glad that the papers of this city have been so courteous to the church writer and bave given the space that they have. We recognize the fact that we have given a class of news that has been eagerly read by all the readers of the papers and at the same time we have been able to keep before the people out work. Next Sunday evening being the last Sunday evening in this year, we bave arranged a service that we think will be highly pleasing and profitable. We have arranged the frat part as a requeat song service and will bave rendered number of old songs such as have been asked for during the year.

The program will be as follows: Model Church," J. M. Hart; When the Sainta Come Marching Home," by the Sunday school orchestra: duet, of God." C. L. James and Dr.

Neater My God to Thee," cornet solo by Grant Gibler: What Shall the Harvest Be by Misses Myrtle Harris, Lora Darnell. Nellie Stebleton: Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep, Dr. Boaz; The Cradle Song of the Soul," Nellie Stebleton. After this Dr. Booz will deliver a closing address.

Night and Good Morning. Closing song Be With You Till We Meet Again," The above service will begin at 7.0 o'clock and you will need to be on time for a good seat. Dr. Richard H. Civnen came down from Chicago to spend Christmas with his parents, Mr.

and Mra. J. H. Tivnen. NOT 1 CENT ADVANCE IN SHOES OR RUBBERS AT Geo.

N. BUCK'S AST April we placed our 015 der for all the Footwear we could sell by March 1st, 1900. We received this purchase dur. ing September and marked in plain figures (not characters) as low as the same grades were ever sold, paying no attention to the great advance asked by manufactuters this fall. REMEMBER you this get entire at old prices until purchase is sold.

Isn't it a satisfaction to buy a Shoe with the price in plain figures from a store that sells to every one Ian't it satisfaction to buy shoes at GEO. N. BUCK'S because if Shoes are not as represented they I make them so? For the FITTING BEST STYLE SERVICE FOOTWEAR For Ladies, Children and Boys don't fail to go to Geo, N. BUCK'S, BOWER SCHULHOFF'S "FAIR" Mattoon, Illinois. Special Sale of.

CLOAKS Continues Half Price Until Further Here's a Chance to buy a Good Child's Jacket at $1.25 Stylish Lady's Jacket at $3.50 Bower Schulhoff's "Fair.".