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J.M. Daugherty is one of the oldest business men in Butler.  He came to this town back in 1857 and has been here ever since with the exception of two years spent in Newville.  He conducts a first class carriage and wagon repair shop and gives particular attention to everything that is necessary to be done in keeping vehicles in good trim.  He does carriage painting – in fact he is well equipped to do your work and no man in town or elsewhere understands his business better.  When you need repair work to your wagon or buggy, don’ t forget him. 

Clapper’s Restaurant, owned by W.M. Clapper, is one of the best appointed places in Butler.  Mr. Clapper has been in business in this town for the past five years, and was born and raised in this community, so that he is well acquainted with local conditions and what his trade needs in every way.  He has a well appointed restaurant in every way and makes a specialty of short orders and the transient trade.  He also carries a fine line cigars and tobaccos, confectionary, oysters and handles the Mansfield bread on which he has a very large sale.  His business has grown right along every year and he now enjoys a splendid patronage due to his efforts to please his trade and give them what they wish.  The public will always find him courteous and in every way desirous of meeting their wants in all reasonable ways.  In connection with his mercantile business Mr. Clapper conducts a teaming outfit which is kept busy right along.  He is a member of the K. Of P. Order and is a stockholder of the oil and gas company which has already done so much to place Butler among the possibilities of big towns throughout this section.            

Mr. B.F. DeLong established himself in the hardware business in Butler three years ago at which time he bought out his present place coming here from Brinkhaven.  He has a large stock of everything in the hardware line comprising shelf and heavy goods of every description, paints, oils and glass, stoves, buggies, farm implements of all kinds, harness, robes and blankets, linoleums, oil cloth, wire fencing, cutlery and edged tools, in fact anything needed in the line may be secured at his place as prices which are fair.  He also has a full line of tinners tools and expects to give outside work his attention during the present season, and to those who have roofing to do or any work of this nature, his place will be found satisfactory.  During the time that he has had the store his business has increased right along, and especially is this true of the country business which now extends for many miles in all directions.  His aim is always to treat his customers right, to give him the benefit of the very lowest prices and to give them the best service possible.  He is a member of the K. of P. Lodge, the Eagles and the Maccabees and is at present a councilman of the village.

John Wallace.  The meat market of John Wallace was established by the present proprietor two years ago, and since his establishment in business in Butler he has met with a generous share of the business to be had in his line.  He carries everything in fresh, salt and smoked meats and aims to give his trade nothing but the best to be had at prices which are consistent.  He does all his own slaughtering, purchases his cattle of the farmers in this territory and makes all his own sausages.   Meat bought from his place may be relied upon as being first class, his aim being at all times to give the trade the biggest value that he can.  His business has been very satisfactory to him since he has been here with splendid prospects for the future.  Prior to coming here, Mr. Wallace was a resident of Knox County and served as assessor of Pike township.  He has many friends in both his new and old hom who will wish him every success.

G.E. Sheets, D.D.S. – Dr. Sheets, the only dentist in town, came to Butler in May of last year.  Before locating here he was at Kirkersville, O., although he originally came from Pennsylvania.  Dr. Sheets graduated from the dental department of the Ohio Medical Univ. In 1905 and almost immediately thereafter located in Butler.  He practices all forms of modern dentistry and a specialty of Richmond crowns and painless extraction.  His equipment is thoroughly first class in every way and his appliances are such as to enable him to do the most difficult operations quickly and with the least pain.  Since he has been here he has built up a fine practice.  Indeed he always has patients waiting on him all he time and his clients reside in all parts of this section of the county.  The doctor is a member of the K. of P. Lodge and is also a member of the Alumnae association at Columbus.  He is full of energy and ambition, understands his profession and is highly regarded by those who know him.  He is connected by Mansfield phone 26.

The firm of Yarger & Co. Is one of the most recent acquisitions to the business interests of the town, they having bought the stock of S.M. Oberlin, January 1.  Mr. Oberlin conducted the place for years so that the stand is one of the oldest in town.  Their line comprises a full assortment of staple and fancy groceries, cigars, tobacco, dry goods, notions, wall paper, of which they have a fine line, confectionary, stationary and school supplies.          

Mrs. J.F. Bumpus has been in this community for the past three years although she has had her millinery store for the past year only.  During the time that she has been in business her trade has been more than she expected it would be and her most sanguine expectations have been exceeded in every way.  She carries a fine line of millinery of every description and is able to satisfy any purse and any fancy.  She also carries a fine line of fancy work, velvets, feathers, ribbons, veilings, etc., and through her strict attention to business has secured the confidence of those who have patronized her establishment.  She makes a specialty of fancy work and does a large business of this feature. 

Allen Butler, proprietor of the Hotel Wise, is one of the most accommodating landlords to be found in this section.  The Hotel Wise is generally filled up but every effort is made by he proprietor to take care of the people no matter how many he may have.  He has fourteen sleeping rooms on the second floor besides a number of rooms on the outside.  The meals are always first class and every attention is given to the guest to make his stay in Butler pleasant and agreeable.  Mr. Butler was councilman of the village for a time, and deputy marshal and night watch.  He is at present foreman and chief of the fire company and is active in all matters relating to the town.  He was also connected with the furnace company for a time before going into the hotel business and has a wide acquaintance.

H.A. Pearce, proprietor of the above concern, established himself in business here eight years ago.  He has occupied the same location ever since and has built up a very satisfactory business since he has been in Butler. 

The Peoples Drug store owned by Milton Wise and G.F. Solomon, is one of the nearest business houses to be found in any town. 

David Zartman, the druggist, came to this town in 1880.  Prior to coming her he was locted in Neark where he was engaged in a similar line of business. 

Charles George, owner of Butler’s furniture and undertaking establishment, came to this town three years ago from Mt. Gilead.  He has been in the same location since he has been here and during the time he has been before the public he has built up a business for which he has every reason to feel grateful. 

The firm of Phipps Bros., composed of Frank and Robert Phipps, was established in this town five years ago.  This concern does a very extensive butcher business and conduct meat market which _______ in every particular.

Milton Wise, the shoe merchant, has been in business in this town for the past twnety-three years.  He has lived here practically all his life and is so well known in every way to his large trade that he needs no introduction in this article.  He handles a complete line of boots, shoes, rubbers and harness and has a stock from which to select will satisfy the most critical.

J.B. Pearce instituted his business in Butler twenty-three years ago.  For the past nine years he has occupied his present location and his stock comprises a full line of groceries, queensware crockery, enameled ware, dry goods, notions, gents furnishings, cigars and tobaccos. 

Curt Stamp, the barber, came here five years ago from Bellville and has conducted his business in his present location ever since.

Tuesday, November 09, 2010