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VOL. XIX. No. 5.
published Every Saturday.
August Dolge's Birthday.
His
Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Cele-
brated By a Gathering of His
Descendants.
pretty a scene as one would care to look
upon was witnessed on the lawn between
the residence of August Dolge and the Guenther
Hotel last Sunday afternoon.
It was the 75th birthday anniversary of the
old gentleman, who was surrounded by his
children and his children's children—four gener-
ations in all.
As the white-haired old man frolicked over
the lawn with the little ones, as jolly as the
jollieat among them, one could not help marvel-
ing at the great vitality at so advanced an age,
of a man who had passed through trials under
which many others had broken down, and be-
cause of which many more had perished.
One of these days the memoirs of August
Dolge will be written, and they will read like
narratives borrowed from the records of happen-
ings of ancient times. He passed successfully
through one of the severest storms that ever
swept over the Fatherland, and he lives to-day
happily surrounded by his loved ones and
cherishtd by sons who have made their mark in
the enterprises of the new world.
August Dolge is the father of Alfred, Hugo
and Rudolf Dolge. Barring accidents, he bids
fair to live to celebrate a century of anniver-
saries.—Dolgeville Herald, August 23d.
Kim ball in the Pacific Northwest.
[R. D. S. JOHNSON, of Tacoma, Washing-
ton, who was formerly connected with
several music trade enterprises in the State of
Ohio, and who is at present a well known figure
in the music trade of the Northwest, will, here-
after, act as the representative of the W. W. Kim-
ball Company in the Pacific Northwest, including
British Columbia. His headquarters will be at
Tacoma, Washington.
A New Company.
COOPER MUSIC COMPANY is the
name of a new corporation which have
bought the entire piano, organ, sheet music and
musical merchandise, including good will, of
the successful business carried on by John
Cooper, of Sacramento, Cal., for the past quar-
ter of a century. The gentlemen composing the
new firm—Messrs. E. L. Hawk, T. G. Eilers
and Charles A. Neale, the latter a popular
musician—are well known on the Pacific Coast.
It is the intention of the new firm to spare no
effort to make their store the headquarters of
everything musical. They will also do a job-
bing business with dealers throughout the ad-
jacent counties.
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SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS.
The Tariff Bill.
BRIEF NEWSLETS.
our extracts from the tariff bill which
appeared last week, the duty on piano felts
was accidentally omitted. The McKinley or
present tariff duty on piano felts was (is) 49 yi c.
per lb. and 60 per cent. The House Bill pro-
posed 40 per cent. The Senate or Gorman Bill
will be 45 per cent.
In the McKinley Bill ivory is on the free list
only when "not sawed, cut or otherwise manu-
factured." In the Senate or Gorman Bill it is
free if "sawed or cut into logs, but not other-
wise manufactured." The difference is slight,
but it is very important, for only a special part
of the tusk is used for piano keys, and this
special part can now be imported free of duty,
manufacturers of piano keys not being com-
pelled to import what is only suitable for an-
other class of goods manufactured from ivory.
BOSTON, MASS.—Francis H. Underwood, U.
S. Consul to Leith, Scotland, died of blood
poisoning. Mr. Underwood was 69 years old
and won quite a reputation due to the success of
his literary work. His world-wide reputation
as manager of the Smith American Organ Co. 's
establishment is well known.
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Busy at the Edna Factory.
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HE EDNA PIANO AND ORGAN COM-
PANY are shipping a number of fine or-
gans to be exhibited at the different fairs this
week. The Edna always takes the red ribbon.
The company are buying large quantities of lum-
ber, and are running ten hours a day and six
days a week. Manager M. C. Price is out on
the road, and is sending in good orders. He
says he finds quite a change of heart in dealers
in the last year. Dealers that a year ago thought
a cheap organ was the proper thing, and would
not give him an order under any circumstances,
are now giving him good orders, as experience
has taught them that at least in hard times good
organs sell better than cheap ones. Hence they
buy the Edna. The company have lately built a
new coal house and torn away the old shed at
the north end, which adds to the appearance and
convenience very much.—Norwalk Press, Aug.
17th.
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Conover Pianos for Winona
Seminary.
5j]k HE Winona (Minn.) Seminary has recently
~& purchased sixteen of the celebrated Cono-
ver pianos for use in that institution, also four
Chicago Cottage organs. The Winona Semin-
ary is a large and important school, and the use
of the Conover instruments in that institution
cannot fail to be of great advantage to the manu-
facturers.
MR. LEON MIESSE, a well-known organ and
music dealer at Lancaster, Ohio, died recently.
MR. J. C. Cox, formerly the manager of Smith
& Nixon's city department, Cincinnati, has
bought out the interest of Mr. Casswell in the
Pittsburg Agency.
PEETZBURGH, N. J.—It is probable that a mu-
sical instrument and piano factory will be
started in Peetzburgh in a short time. The
building, it is said, will cover an entire block.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—The Metzerott Music
Co. has been formed, Prank B. Metzerott, presi-
dent. The firm will transact its business at
m o F street.
CHESTBR, III.—Chester's organ factory is to
be removed to Iowa.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Jamea A. Daly, boss
plumber, has brought suit for $25,000 against
Adam Hahn, piano dealer, 25 Union Square, for
alienating his wife's affections, she having ob-
tained a divorce from him.
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BROOKLYN, N. Y.—A thief broke open the
show window of Chas. W. Held's music store,
310 Fulton street, the other day. The only
booty carried away was a nickel plated cornet
worth $15.
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.—The piano sales-
rooms of Mathushek & Co., in the post office
building, are being fixed up handsomely for the
reception of customers.
WILKESBARRE, PA.—There is a general sym-
pathy for Bacon, the music dealer whose store
was destroyed by fire, as reported in our sheets
of August 13th. It is now stated that there was
no insurance.
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WASHINGTON, IA.—Washington
has organ-
ized a stock company for the manufacture of
pipe organs. 41 citizens of the town took the
entire issue of stock, $16,000, within three days.
They hope to secure the removal of the plant
from Chester, 111.
BROOKLYN, N. Y.—A thief broke the plate
glass window of Robt. G. Summer's music store,
1186 Fulton street, with a paving stone, and
stole a guitar valued at $40. The damage to
the window is $50.
WASHINGTON, IA.—The Jackson Pipe Organ
Co. has been organized with a capital of $16,000.
Wm. Smouse, president; A. Anderson, secre-
tary.
PORT CHESTER, N. Y.—Mr. E. D. Phelps,
who for many years was the leading piano dealer
of Brooklyn, has had quite a good deal of misfort-
une of late. A year ago Mr. Phelps broke his leg,
necessitating amputation. August 4th his wife
died and August 20th his only child, a boy, one
month and 15 days old. Mr. Phelps has retired
from business and is 45 years old.