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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1925
Page
8
Spirit Lake emerges as a regional trading point with Textor & Schlotterbeck groceries praised for quality and brands. The Spirit Lake National Bank, West Side Hotel, and Joe Wanninger’s resort attract visitors with attentive service, strong local leadership, and a welcoming, lakefront setting. Theodore Roosevelt was among long-time guests at the West Side Hotel.
Arp Bros Grocery, a two-man partnership of W. L. and Ben F. Arp, offers 20 years of continuous service in Spirit Lake. The shop emphasizes quality products and reliable delivery to Spirit Lake and Orleans cottages, carrying Chase & Sanborn, Occident flour, Heinz 57 Varieties, Del Monte, and McFadden’s spices among other national brands.
The Antlers Hotel in Spirit Lake, a leading lake region hostelry, is managed by W. R. Neal who has run the hotel for eight years. The European plan property offers dining, telephones, telegraph, barber shop, beauty parlor, cigar stand, a spacious lobby, and depot status for local bus lines. It caters to commercial travelers and seasonal lake region visitors and is favored for its convenient location and service.
A Spirit Lake drug firm known as Doudna Drug Company operates from a storefront marked DRUGS. The business, a copartnership of C B, R FE, and J M Doudna with three registered pharmacists, offers medicines, sundries, wallpaper, paints, oils, stationery, rubber goods, toilet articles, phonographs, books, magazines, and related items. established 11 years ago.
The McGrew pharmacy in Spirit Lake remains a well known and popular drug store in northwestern Iowa. Established by F S McGrew over 20 years ago, it features a Rexall line and a broad selection of drugs sundries paints glass oils wallpaper books Kodak supplies and jewelry. The store offers fine candies a fountain serving ice cream and soft drinks and is located beside Spirit Lake National Bank with two entrances.
The Asher Motor Supply Co is established in Spirit Lake under W. H. Asher, Dodge Brothers agent for Spirit Lake territory. It offers auto parts and accessories including Temple tires, Ford Genuine parts, Mo block oil, and Dodge parts, with full repair services and Dodge service. The shop features skilled mechanics and guarantees workmanship.
George's Garage, a leading Spirit Lake auto establishment, opened under its current status two months ago. George F Scholtes and Geo Anderson are expert mechanics running the shop offering repair work on all makes, acetylene welding, parts, tires, oils, and a filling station. The business occupies about 5000 square feet, employs four people, and handles Chevrolet automobiles and parts for local owners.
Bargain used Ford cars offered by F. J. Nash in Spirit Lake. He buys and sells and pays cash for Ford cars, promising stock of about a dozen cars in cool condition, guaranteed to be exactly as represented and sold at minimum prices. See stock before buying to save money.
Cut Rate Grocery, established last September in Spirit Lake, has built a dependable growing trade under manager C. W. Bradbury. The store offers staples and fancy groceries, fresh and dried fruits, vegetables, canned goods, and features Northwestern products, Mc Laughlin's coffee, Del Monte fruits, Barton's bread, and more. The shop emphasizes a clean, well stocked, fresh weekly stock.
The Fix Em Up Garage, under Chas A West and Glen A Grove, offers top mechanical service in Iowa. West handles repairs on all makes, acetylene welding, electrical work, and sells accessories, oils, and gas with guaranteed workmanship.
Kingman Place on Spirit Lake West Shore offers nine modern cottages for weekly rentals from 20 to 25 dollars with emergency rooms in the main house and a community dining facility. Managed by Mrs. A. F. Bergman since the 1857 settlement, the site features the Tower showplace with lake views.
John Hafer has spent 29 years building boats at Spirit Lake. He has produced hundreds of vessels, including three 24 ft V bottom runabouts built last winter, ready for engines. Hafer personally oversees every craft using high quality materials, designs from John L Hacker and Wm Hand, and guarantees durability and comfort.
Spirit Lake's popular refreshment parlor led by Mr Parsons for 17 years serves ice cream sodas ices shakes and light lunches. It offers curb service a full candy line and a dependable local patronage in the lake region.
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