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LIMPS:1 u ringii goodid our r abid tic and wit:i in the Unite.! liveLRNEY.Residesrlingof the. ter N. nt util hasis t-rh still access ; 3 vm-irey of everal them boardw a r i lt;*( iji OJcn-lor it or or .a; now n 3f IliaI has is ho lid in'jprJC ;Jo rodrwara type •' andE OF WEST THIRD STREET, ST.ERLINC.contracting business with Richard iKeeney under ttoe name of Keeney Harris-on. Eleven years ago Mr. II aridson senior .purchased, the business frcm Mr. Keeney and later sold it tothe present proprietor. The Arm name then became ft-lurrlaon Son. Upon tlie death of the senior partner, C. \G. JIarrlson purchased the remainder of the business from the estate and the mill and contracting business has sinco been conducted under the name of C. C. llarrlsou..The Harrison company lias erected a largo majority of ihu public buildings o'! Vao twl-i cities, among them being the Odd Fellows hall, the 3)r. On It block and many others. A .specialty is made of iho manufacture of r-iQ glass work, store fixture^ an show cases, in Vue manufacture lt;i store fixtures _ the Harrison mill es-pceiajly excclis, the hi;:best class of machinery and the must competent workmen being employed.Mr. Harrison was ch'cted a member of the city council last spring and us alderman from the Fourth ward ia making a high record, Ho is conscientious, painstaking and honest. Hie thoroughly investigates every mat ter brought to hi a attention and the attention of inis committees and then acts according l his best-judgment regardless of what public feeling may bo. OnisUnlly on the lookout for anything that will be of benefit to hij cunstUuenU' and the town at large. Mr. Harrison luis made an enviable record and one worthy of emulation by many who have been til public life much longer than lie has.Value of Advertising.A Kansas man is convinced that advertising pays, lie advertised for aInch ft I'rt.illi) I fl I- Kill r i tt 11 nand Sterling and is one of iho most popular young men of the communityThe company purchased the drug storq owned by Mrs. K. U. Brown. The location of tne storo is one of the most desirable, the store having boon in operation since 1S;1. It. Is situated on Iho corner of locust ami Third Btreets in Sterling in a large and handsome brick struciure. ..CVIr. Bickford * was born in Hock Falls' in 1SXG. Ho gamed his early education in iho Reck Falls schools, afterwards gradual ing from t.io Sterling Township high school/ He then enterenl the University of Illinois school and graduated last year, coming here Immediately after, to as*V • ;sume the management of L'.io storedie soon had the store entirely rc^Laremodeled and installed new and ,up-to-d.ito fixtures. Under his guidance the business has prospered well and the place Is becoming more and more popular daily as a g..od place Lo purchase drugs, medicines an-I sundries and a safe place in .which to have proMAIforc I r‘m rp/ir*Jnis worl Mr. oner stud Lieia vers tens :i.:cc II: on t in h man. vf73 Ars10.‘-•J!lt;}? »J.,«hUliis** k11bellid enf
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Sterling Standard
Sterling, Illinois, US
Tue, Oct 22, 1907
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