Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 15, 1915, Page 11

'HE BEK: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1915, Quality, Service ...and... Satisfaction GUARANTEED in all our Show Cases and Fixtures Let us figure on your requirements —our catalogue sent free on re- quest. Write for it today Tomorrow You May Forget. A. R. JACKSON Kansas City Show Case Works Co. 500-600 East Third St., Kansas City, Mo. Made in Bond. ONE OF PIONEER FIRMS OF OMAHA Barkalow Bros.' Company is Fa- miliar as Householg Word for More Than Fifty Years. STARTED WITH UNION PACIFIC The Barkalow Rros' company Is as familiar to Omahans and travelers gen- erally as any housedold word might be For more than fifty years travelers through the west have seon the name of this concern at stations and they have been waited on by their agents on trains. Serving the traveling public with con- veniences is peculiarly an American in- stitution which has been brought to a high state of efficiency by this Omaha company. About & year ago the Barkalows changed the firm name to the “Barkalow Bros.! News eompgny,” when an inoor- poration was perfected December 14, 1914. | The officers of the company at time of incorporation were:, 8: D. Denise Barkalow, sevretary-treasurer: George H. Schnell, general manager, The Barkalows ‘came | was a mere village. | of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin B. Barkalow | | Barkalow, | president; R. V. Barkalow, vice pres'dent; | to Omaha ons The family consisted | and five ehildren whose names were, Der rick V., Sidney D., Anna D, Newton BE. | and Daisy B. They came from Franklin, Warren county, Ohlo, traveling by staee | | coach from St. Joseph to Council Riuffs. Derrick V. and Sidney D. started in busi. ness by opening a book store In 1M1 in connection with the postaffice which at| that time was on the west side of Thir teenth street, in the old Temple Block. | ouy western rallroads and has slway: been For a time they took truns sleeping on the counter at night time. The mail usually arrived by stage coach during the early evening hours. 014 settlers recall that & D. Barkalow attended school under the guidance of the Iate Howard Kennedy, sr, who was the first superintendent of Omaha's schools, and father of Judge Howar® Kennedy of this city, now a member of the state hoard of control. D. V. Barka- low became telegraph operator at Ogallala on the Unfon Pacific and N. B. Barkalow worked for a while in a bank. | started with Lulouw Cavifle. During the year 1865 D. V. and & D.| Parkalow entered Into a contract with| the Unlon Pacific company for the sale | of news, candies, fruits and other artl- ‘»m on the trains of that line. They were on the first train which went west from Omaha, and as the railroads of the weat spread out so did thelr business expand | In the early days they did a good busi- ness selling Indlan curios and relics, in- fi ~One Place Where Smokers Can Get Just What They Waht { 1 D. V. Barkalow went to Cheyenne in 1870 to operate the western division for his company, which extended as far as Ogden. He remained in Cheyenne unti 1884, when he returned to Omaha, remain ing here for five years. Then he went to | Denver, where he died on November & 1900, & D. Barkalow alwaya lived in this city. He died here May 2, 1915 Operate Depot Stands. The company once operated over vari regarded a8 leaders in their business They now operate atands in depots at | Council Riuffs, Omaha. Columbis, Grand Island, Kearney, North Platte, Cheyenne, Green River, Ogden, Kansas City, Topeka, Junction City, Sterling, Colo.; Denver and Colorado Springa. R. V. Barkalow, vice prestdent of the company, 8 a son of the late D, V Barkalow, while Denige Barkalow, secre- tary-treasurer, {8 a son of the late s D. Barkalow. N. K. Barkalow has been with the company since 189, althoush h & not a member of the fncorporation George H. Bchnell, general manager of the company, has been with the Barka- lows for thirty-two years and he never worked for any other employers, Ho started in s & boy on the trains and has worked his way up to the general mane gership by dint of application. Some of the other present employes have been with the company for thirty to forty yoars and it might be sald that a num- ber of prominent Omahans at one time November 6, 186, at a time when Omaha | cluding polished buffalo hoofs and horns. | were agents on trains for this company WE BANK ON QUALITY Cubar!_ Hand Work Only Established 1886 . MORRIg Sizes 10c to 3 for 50- e e — GARCIA & VEGA CLEAR HAVANA CIGARS 10c to 3 for 50c Tampa, Fla. HAVANA CIGARS 11 FONTENELLE HAVANA CIGAR workmanship, together with the choicest selections of imported Havana tobaccos, produce the FONTENELLE " CIGAR “MADE BY MEN WHO KNOW HOW” Made by Arango, Villazon & Co. (Successors to Quiros, Villazon) TAMPA, FLORIDA Are Absolutely Clear Havana and Their QUALITY All That Havana Implies Prices: 10c, 2 for 25c¢c, 3 for 50c¢ Aplomo Cigar Company, Inc. Manufacturers 113-119 West 17th Street New York