Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, June 27, 1924, Page 8

SrtescvuMnoOrAresrres er a neath odand PAGE EIGHT Lac WHERE “THE MAN IN THE BARREL” STARTED establishment, May 9, 1919. This shows my first place of business started here as a cleaning and pressing This was a frame dwelling on the lot now occupied by the Arkeon Dancing Academy building. The boy in the picture is Joe Hodgson, who is still in my employ. Every Man; Woman and Child is invited to visit my new store tonight and inspect it from:top to bottom. 1 Clothing Store in Wyoming. No! You needn’t doll up if you don’t want to, come in your work clothes, you‘ ONE THOUSAND FLOWERS TO THE LADIES ONE THOUSAND CLOTHES BRUSHES TO THE MEN FREE MY BUSINESS CAREER IN CASPER It.Is a Long Jump From a Shack to a Business Block, But I Made the Jump and Here Is How I Did It I landed in Casper five years ago with the magnificent sum of $1.60 in coin of the re: I looked around gnd whispered to myself, “Harry, old top, you are strong, you Know how to work, get busy, buy a business and grow with the town.” Well, at that time $1.60 would buy only a small breakfast. I spent the wad and was as clean of money as a frog is of feathers. I'finally located a little cleaning and pressing establishment as pictured above. It was for sale, but you can’t wind a clock with- out a key, However, a good friend of mine went on my note for the amount required and 1 bought the place. Did I work? I'll say I did It was work or starve, Say folks T put in some hard licks in that pla I do not wish to be egotis- tical, but customers I made in those days are still my customers. They got a square deal from me and I aim still giving them and thousands of others the same treatment now. In a short time I had my debts paid and a little change in the bank As I came to Casper to stay and grow up with the city I concluded to branch out. I bought the business at 130 Midwest avenue. I jut every dollar I had in the business and ran in debt again, Bus- iness was good and I soon paid all I owed and had a surplus. 2 I plunged again, moved into a one story building at 114 West Second street and again invested all [ had and got in debt plenty, In this location I actually 1 a business close to a quarter of a million dollars during the year 1923. Last March I bought this property, tore the old building down and erected my new store. sn't it? It’s the truth however and I may have to tear down my present Juilding, you never can tell Sounds like a fairy tale, from what I think of Caspe store and build a ten story Casper is the greatest city on earth, I am here to live and die. Show me « better place and I'll show you a white blackbird, Come in my store any time, and if you don’t want to buy, alright. If you are hungry I'fl stake you, but come in, my store is for the people HARRY YESNESS n FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1924); he Casper Daily Crivune This is my second store opened five months after I started in business in Casper. 1 outgrew this location in 19 months. It was in this location, 130 West Midwest aye- nue, in the McClure building, that I made hundreds of friends, who are still trading with me. I moved from here to 114, West Second Street as my business continued to increase in volume. ~ % } Mus At nine o’clock my Big Free Dance begins at the Arkeon Dancing Academy. Everybody is j Orchestra.. Free Admission, Free-Dancing, and just to show you i