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From the Leonard Cash
Collection
Hannah Gross
NLJ Correspondent
With Leonard Cash
In last week’s installment
of “History on Main,” historian
Leonard Cash went through
his records on the fire that
destroyed the old A.M. Nichols
Supply Co., located on lots 4
through on block 10, and
the process to construct a new
building, which is the ‘modem-
day Perkins Tavern building.
Along with a new structure, a
new business was taking over
as well, and that’s where Cash
picks up this week.
“The A.M. Nichols Supply
Co. has made a contract of
sale to a stock company to be
known as the Weston County
Supply Co., which is now
being formed for the purpose
of succeeding to the busi-
ness on December 12,” said
the Dec. 2, 1910, issue of the
News Journal.
Under a five-year lease, the
new company would occupy
the first floor, the basement, the
frame building on .the corner
and the warehouse under. CZS.
Manahan was to thev‘rnanager
of the new supply company,
which would have other depart-
ments soon.
According to the Dec. .16
and 23, 1910, papers, the meat
department was “comfort-
ably installed,” and manager
Edward Gue was “bosin
engaged in getting everything
in ship shape.” It was said to be
“the prettiest and neatest meat
market in the state.”
The “formal transfer” of
Nichols to Weston County
Supply Co. took place on a
Monday, and the new company
would be in two of the store
rooms in the “new Nichols
block,” and the third room
would be “occupied with a new
department as soon as'it can be
made ready.” S.V. Washbum
would continue manning the
grocery department as he did
for Nichols.
Another article from the
same December issues reported
that the Weston County Supply
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The A. M. Nichols Block shown in a street view photo.
Co., which was nicknamed
“The Big Store,” was incorpo-
rated by the Secretary of State
at 2 pm. on Dec. 14. The board
of directors that would manage
the affairs of the business
had to be comprised of three
stockholders, so C.S. Manahan
served as president,
Washburn served as the vice
president, and A.E. Manahan
was the secretary—treasurer.
On Dec. 30, 1910, the
paper reported that the Weston
County Supply Co. had offi-
cially moved from its old room
on the Kilpatrick Block to its
new quarters in the Nichols
building. Additionally, the
Newcastle Masonic Lodge
moved out of its old building
into the upstairs of the Nichols
building, so the armory moved
into the old lodge hall.
“When completely settled,
this will be one of the prettiest
lodge rooms of the state,” the
article says.
The store was continuing
to get settled in, and an article
from Jan. 13, 1911, announced
that the supply company
was using its space “to call
attention to the various lines
they intend handling.”
“At present our grocery and
market affords the best. We
thank you for your patronage
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and will have more to tell you
next week,” the article says.
Another business relocated
to the brand new Nichols
building because according
to the Jan. 27, 1911, paper,
Charles R. Yeoman, moved his
,fixtures and office furniture
from the “old quarters over the
post office” to an office on the
Nichols block. The article also
mentioned that Ed Gue was
thinking about opening up his
own meat shop.
On Feb. 3, 1911, a news
report announced that “Bud”
Goulette, who was the former
chauffeur “on the Big Store
freight wagon,” was promoted
to the meat cutting depart-
ment, so Karl Svanberg took
his place as chauffeur.
Additionally, merchandise
was also coming in for the
hardware section of the store,
and soon it was to include
furniture, farm machinery,
wagons, buggies, and a com-
plete line of undertaking.
According to an article
from Feb. 17, 1911, Nichols
and his wife 'were selling
their furniture because .they
were moving to Omaha. Mr.
Willard was swapping places
with the Nichols because the
following issue reported that
this “all-around butcher” was
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moving to Newcastle from
Omaha to take charge of the
meat market. The article also
noted that Oscar Svanberg
became the company’s
new bookkeeper.
The March 10, 1911, paper
announced that the employees
unloaded W0 more cars of
furniture to‘ add to the large
stock of goods.
The undertaking depart-
ment was also nearly com-
plete, with the exception of ,
heat which would be installed
.by the end of the week,
according to the March 31,
1911, paper. Charles Manahan
was in charge, and he claimed
the title of embalmer, funeral
director and undertaker.
The April 21, 1911, issue
announced that the supply
company had a new sign
advertising the store.
“A large, neat and very
attractive sign now graces the
front of the Weston“ County
Supply Co. store which was
put in place last Tuesday,” the
article says.
Articles from July 14 and
21, 1911, said that Dr. Horton
moved into an upstairs office
at the Nichols block, so a new
window was put in the east
wall for his room. Charles
Yeoman, the “wide awake
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manager” at Reed Land Co.
was moving out of his original
five-suite room to the east
side of the building to make
room for Master & Unger to
move in. .
The meat department was
awaiting the arrival ofabu‘teher -
from Denver, according—:toithe-r'
Oct. 20, '1911‘, editionvio‘f'thé-~
paper, so A.E. Goulette was
assisting the meat department
until then. '
County attorney J .O. Martz
previously had his office in
the Nichols building until
he moved to the courthouse
around Oct. 27, 1911. '
A new cash carrier system
was installed at the supply
company, according to the Jan.
4, 1912, issue and it aided
in the work at the store’s
various departments.
“The Work at the Weston
County Supply Co, has greatly
facilitated by the installation
of a cash carrier system con-
necting the various depart-
ments with the cashier desk,
which has been shifted to
the grocery department,” the
article says.
The paper from Jan. 25,
1912, reported that Nichols
started a real estate business
in Omaha, and he’s was going
to be in Newcastle for the first
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three days of February for
business purposes.
A few weeks later, the Feb.
8, 1912, issue announced that
J.A. Riley Faulkner and RS.
Jackson were occupying a
suite of rooms upstairs. The
article also noted that A.M.
Niilh'éllgi returned' ‘to‘ Oinalia,
worn'Out from‘~'taking care‘ of“
‘. business in this area.
“All is the same kind of
a hurtle as of yore and will
no doubt attain success in
his business in Omaha,” the
article says.
According to a report from
the Feb. 29, 1912, the Mozart
' Musical and . Dramatic Co.
rented a suite of three rooms.
for its club room.
The next article in Cash’s
records is from July 25, 1912,
in which it is said that County
Attorney Martin purchased
Nichols home on the east side
of town.
Bud Goulette became
employed at the meat cutting
department in the store a
month later around Aug. 15,
1912, and Buelah Thomas
became the new “cash girl,”
according to the Sept. 5,
1912, paper.
Next week, Cash will con-
tinue his discussion on the
Weston County Supply Co.
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