. City of Minneapolis. A review of her growing industries and commercial development, historical and descriptive .. . r the purpose in the United States, assoon as the citizens respond in their own liberal manner to the requests of the committee. PARDRIDGE &> COMPANY, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Dry Goods, Carpets, Bootsand Shoes, Nicollet Avenue and Eighth Street—The growing importance of Minneapolis has causedthe establishment of many branches of Eastern houses. Among recent acquisitions may be mentionedthe dry goods house of Pardridge & Co., whose main interests are in Chicago, where


. City of Minneapolis. A review of her growing industries and commercial development, historical and descriptive .. . r the purpose in the United States, assoon as the citizens respond in their own liberal manner to the requests of the committee. PARDRIDGE &> COMPANY, Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Dry Goods, Carpets, Bootsand Shoes, Nicollet Avenue and Eighth Street—The growing importance of Minneapolis has causedthe establishment of many branches of Eastern houses. Among recent acquisitions may be mentionedthe dry goods house of Pardridge & Co., whose main interests are in Chicago, where they maintainfour houses. They also have branches in Buffalo, Detroit, Cleveland, Rockford, 111., and Kansas Minneapolis branch was established October 15, 1888. Here they occupy a building 80x125 feetand two stories high. Fifty clerks and two delivery wagons are employed. Mr. F. R. Pardridge is themanager of this branch. Their store is divided into twenty-eight departments, each presided over bycompetent clerks. Among their leading departments may be mentioned those devoted to dress Residence of I. C. Seeley. CITT OF MINNEAPOLIS. 77 millinery, flannels, fancy goods, hosiery, gloves, boots and shoes. They make a special feature ofnotions and fancy goods. They have a stock of $125,000, and every mch of space is utilized in theirlarge store. It is a typical bazaar and its shelves are replete with goods to attract the feminine aggregate business done by the main house and branches exceeded in 1888 $13,000,000. Withimmense facilities, and handling such quantities of goods, they command the lowest prices, and can sellaccordingly. nji. CHAS. S. TALBERT, Dentist, 326 Nicollet Avenue—Dr. Talbert is justly considered oneof the leading men in his profession in this city. He studied dentistry in Indianapolis, Indiana, andpracticed there for ten years prior to his coming here. This he did in 1882, and his practice has beensteadily on the increase since that


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