Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY MORNING MAY NEW 18 1937 A BUILDING RECALLS PIONEER DRUG FIRM Coast Motorist Fined 8100 — On Drunken -- Famed "Store SuppIiedUtah Mine Needs II "7 - ' - " " ' ' "" ! ' I S-- L -- v A fine of $100 was assessed by Judge A H Ellett in city police court Saturday against Albert E Jacobsen of California A drunken driving conviction had been previously obtained before Judge Ellett after Judgfr Reva Beck Bosone granted a change of venue because the attorney representing Jacobsen was" related to her Trials for one alleged drunken driver and one driver held on a recklessness charge were set by Judge Bosone in the Saturday session J E Chnstensen 36 arrested early Saturday was ordered to face Charges after he denied a drunkcharge Trial of Ray Lilenqulst M 8S6 East Fourth South street arrested April 10 was set for May 29 after a not guilty plea was entered W trial May 19 en driving Glenn Christenien 318 East was assessed the minimum S23 speeding fine A bench warrantrTeturnable with $23 bail was issued for J W Huddleston 218 West Broadway when he failed to appear on a speeding charge Sixth South street By Harry P Barley Rising phoenixlike from the ashes ef a pioneer business firm that once Wielded international influence and New York state passed a law in play a vastly significant role in the development of western metal 1860 giving married women the posmines the new building at First session of their earnings and guardSouth and Main streets which will ianship of their children house the Montgomery Ward com' ' pany store in Salt Lake City Is :— -f 1 rt7rJwwr'------ ' —f i - I now under construction The new modern structure of latest design and engineering will sever displace however in the e residents the minds of of the Godbe-Pitt- s Drug ""' memory company which' originally occupied fo their supplies" declared Mr the site in the days when news of "Thousands of dollars of Utah's mineral bounty was elec Willes were supplies shipped to mines at trifying the world Alta and I recall as a' young man During Utah's early days — in 1856 to be exact— William S Godbe first my perplexity in trying to visual launched the drug enterprise which ize the type of persons who would he operated by himself until 1875 spend the winter in a canyon when when William H Pitts a London they knew that deadly snowslides their chemist arrived in Utah and joined probably would obliterate dwellings in the spring forces with Mr Godbq Slides Common 'Good Old Days' In the "good old days" when "In those days snowslide disas the business was nearing its zenith ters were common on upper Little WiUiam J Willes dean of Utah's Cottonwood and on several occa druggists who is now connected sions from five to 15 miners were with the Temple pharmacy at North nruahAil tn death in their cabins by Temple and Main streets served in the deadly avalanches" the old drug store as a shipping When the Ontario mine was a clerk Assisting him in his duties silver producer of International im which consisted of preparing ship- portance when the uumon-Becby ments and "shagging" packages was a name to conjure wun ana to of residents and prescriptions i i i i nr when the Bingham and Tintic disi&ie ine city was me vieorge rv tricts were yielding fabulous forLam bourne who later left the drug tunes the Godbe-Pitts store was On the site of a drug" store that played are as follows: Albert R Home John B Farloe Fred W firm to enter the mining game in each of them with heavy The famous pianist and director of the Curtis Institute an the of western mining in part important development which industry he established a siz- supplying Scarff W J vVilles Harry Sherman and Daniel W Owen and light mining and assay mateof Music Philadelphia was so Impressed with this the Ward new able fortune Montgomery Lower left W G Willes dean of Salt Lake City druggists building (upper left) is now rials heavy black lead crucibles "Dr Alfred Taylor federal nar- French crucibles oils varerected The old building (upper right) housed being paints and one of two living employes formerly associated with' superb new instrument that he immediately ordered cotics inspector who started as a nishes and various other painting the Godbe-Pitt- s store which is shown with its six pianos for the schooL drug store the famous mediLower studied and clerk later drug right an interior view of the drug supplies together with many other Here is an outstanding tribute to an outstanding cine and myself are the only two employes standing in front The employes left to right old drug store with the first soda fountain used in the city to the mining industry adjuncts of the store's staff of eleven who Let us show you why we believe it tin In 1885 the Coeur d'Alene district instrument are now alive" Mr Willes declared blossomed in full splendor in Idaho's ated gas which was used to charge for tobacco users who spurned cipiano except a larger Steinway by any equaled steel tanks of water The gars were not inclined to "roll their Business Boomed panhandle and materials used for soda were area his task the approached shipped engineer developing When the Eureka Bingham Deep own" and who eschewed tailor-mad- e from Salt Lake City by train stage with fear and trembling for should Creekand Park City districts and he teams too Each a misread and cigarets The cigaret smoker overland gauge pour freight sprung into prominence as metal floor of the three-stor- y Lowest bid on a construction projcould choose between Vanity Fair structure much into the of acid bicarbonate ine rveison bid was quoted as producers the drug business which housed the Godbe-Pitt- s ect MUSIC con- soda he could have generated a and Sweet Caporal the only manufor 16 miles of highway in Val- 1207750 by Mr Tuttle conboomed "Heavy drugs" which f that day merchan- pressure sufficient to blow down factured cigarets ley county Idaho was made by The sisted of chemicals used in mining cern was crammed with and contract Includes construe "In those days" declared Mr Ger- half the building 47 SOUTH MAIN STREET England France acids in carboys deli- dise Logan contractor tion of the road bed drainage strucWilles "no one ever came to the Olof Nelson retorts many supplied various needs of "The soda fountain proper In cate laboratory tubes Mark Tuttle Assoof the tures and plant mix oil mat of the manager drug store to buy golf clubs dlshe flasks crucibles and other neces- western miners and shipments from the center of the store consisted sand- ciated General Contractors Inter- - mileage on the a large marble slab with a 'head- light globes or three-decksities to mining and assaying were these countries were not confined of Payette highway stone' attachment on which the wiches" to mining supplies mountaln branch said Saturday between Cascade and Donnelly all handled by the drug store were fixed The goosenecks Drinks charged The second and third floors of the Imported ' ' water was drawn into ornate 1 building were crammed to capacity Imported French ginger ale bass and customers could have glasses their e with such drugs as potassium-cyanidstout ale champagne choice wines choice — — of strawberry raspberry sulphur sodiums potassiums whiskies and liquors were all hanor sarsaparilla Cream was and a vast assortment of mining dled in wholesale quantities but cream the most popular and profitable fla and assay materials while the base- the most popular of beverages vor A gallon of syrup could be ment was stored with wholesale among all classes in the city was obtained by mixing three cans of soda water at 10 cents a glass liquors ' condensed milk with The store was the largest of Its "Our soda water machine was a water A glass of soda kind west of the Mississippi and wonder to" behold" recalled Mr Wil- a gallon of brass brought 10 cents and on circus goods were shipped by train stage les "It consisted of For we are setting a fast and speedy pace days and holidays thirsty customers and freight teams all over the west cylinders one filled with sulpuric crowded ten deep around the soda In Salt Lake City Our low prices and qual"7 "Mines ' at Pioclie Deep -- Creek acid the other with soda bicarbo- ity merchandise form a combination that is Butte Anaconda and at many other mate By operating an Intricate set fountain pretty hard to beat Shocked by Tragedy points inhe west were dependent of valves the soda water engineer zor years upon tne uoaDe-ntt- s store 'oroppea acia upon soaa ana gener "It was at the soda fountain that You —will get your money's worth at Stov-all- 's 81x108 the store is just overflowing with bar42x38 18x38 87 PKS ONLY a tragedy which shocked the city gains CHILD'S Feather Bed ENNA JETTICK ' E & W PEQUOT 'Doc' Andrews a popu occurred Muck ANKLETS (Watch for some real startling news that SHEETS lar horse car operator was drinkSHOES PILLOW will make people sit up and take notice— Prints Heather m i Pillows Extra wears Ex- ing soda when a bullet accidentally Towels within the next or week ten t Broken neweat In ili tures a r lai Mm days) strength! watters fired by I Ned struck GASES Size 17x24 rov- double j Extra qu&litT In I oddi and ends patterns and! One bit table In the meantime come to our store— look Heavy in the neck and killed him The l FIN- - FURNITURE nntsit of narthread towels colon for early j full for Monday ered with lancy nenty at our merchandise— compare our prices drug store attendants were para Meets AU fully Extra row UlU Come quality summer n (Sllfhtly lrrefu- G d art and selling said for i and tJte Made i Wke ifou Innf yowu ticking bleached judge yourself eases kind that endum pillow Ofc lyzed with horror fright" wear Pr early— fe 22C1 Very for Ions $36 l£3 Mr Willes priced patterni Irres of 15c wear COMPARE at new iv special! STOVALL'S Mr Watters it developed who print! (Limit 8) quality operated a coal office and pawn to store the shop adjacent drug 6x9 IMPORTED had just made a loan on a NEW SPRING II was and ber revolveT examining the weapon when it exploded —— m KEG I2e AND 25c ' "I was just a youngster when that ENTIRE STOCK ' LU occurrence took place but I never Value! $3250 shall forget it" said Mr Willies ONLY U TO 8EIX in no week "There was --H-Sthe good old days We all worked JUST took 18 hours and then from 16 to P f) RECEIVED FOR LADIES turns sleeping in the store through It hiv 11 of the night to fill urgent prescripi these I I t Will tions and take care of the 'owl' close eut entire lot w business 5 i xv 1 Monday We bought f i? Ji -hand-crank - " s these at a rracuo K "Often the telephone of their cost wall instrument whose num BASEMENT ber was Wasatch 40 would ring all night and Whoever slept in the PLEATED-FRONstore was generally aroused half a MODEL dozen times by just another drunk ENGLISH Every one a brand new COat nd dress who wanted another pint of whisky Some have not BOLTS Llnene Shantung nat' e FULL been In store more (s I ""ZT Delivery Service W rVB NEW SHADES vJ than twothe ural oolor with one ex ' or three days tra colored skirt to I I "Our delivery service functioned W w — — eyery one the very up until 10 p m but after that newest summer mate-rihour if a person wanted a prescripfilVVABITVn and stylet direct tion he would have to come and get Plaids stripe' from York New the and checks Ta-C I it There are many Salt Lakers bles markets r'led high J BeneSorensen's who will remember Dr J M At Buy Furniture May Sale these with All' "" I I SWL&Oli I I ' F dict and his brother Denton and 's MEZZANINE ) MEZZANINE buy anywhere except sum-at1 priced at BE! I I I and be satisfied Stovall'a AU nw Dr Walter R Pike who hBd offices usual big ' in the building and who would savings Monday extra value fea- phone in prescriptions in batches turt IS at all hours of the night MAIN FLOOR 10 fo 40 Discount on all Furniture Mule cars were the rapid tran rI e new shipment is MEN'S HERE! I V'? THEY'RE 7 e JUST RECEIVED sit systems of the day and a spry delivery boy leaving the store at We offer for um only furnitur which we know to AWi°MANffSA the same time as the mule car could travel up ' Brigham street (now be good— cf durable construction and made by h b South Temple) to Ninth East and reputable makers be half way back before he again saw the mule car tf old-tim- - SIX - new STEIN WAY GRAND PIANOS at only ordtrtd K Josef Hofmann once-famo- us Logan Man Gets Road Contract CO DAYflES c-- er — —— — KEEP YOUR EYES ON STOV ALL'S! — j two-larg- COMPARE THESE GREATER STOVALL lALUES! D 41 x- 1 1 pure 1 vtttkm QUADRIGA PRINTS Sorensen's 4th Anniversary P MAY SALE 3 Prices Lowest in Town REAL VALUE BELGIUM II f5v t Ends on Thursday A ii DRESSES mm suits rMZ7 I $M9 "7 l juj vvvy fify lion j a V S 99 -- T FLAT CREPES Only 4 Days More WASH X'il SLACKS al A at VSS1 oniVZ5f: Here's the Biggest Va!ue You Ever Saw— MEN! 'J 0 You may expect to find furniture of the very finest type and of rare beauty at this May Sale Terms to Suit "There are many old-tim- e 3 SOUTH MAIN SALT IAKE CITY ir t GABARDINE STRAW p tr i HATS Salt Lake City residenst who will re call the men who served the pub ic in the Godbe-Pitt- s drug storeThey were Eber Case a bookkeepMartin Bernhlste drug clerk who was a son of Dr John Bern hlste one of the leading physicians of the day - Christopher Etokeswas a ishipping clerk and it was my duty to assist him "Horace G Bates was a druggist and John B Farloe who came here from Toronto Canada was the general manager Will Clark also was a druggist and George W Lambourne and Drr Alfred Taylor were errand boys Although mining materials whole sale drugs and wholesale liquors constituted the principal portion of the business the ladles were not While the variety of neglected toilet articles and cosmetics was not as wide in those days a person who powdered at least could make a selection She could choose between Tetlow's Swan Down or Gossamer face powder Luten's per fumes from Paris were on sale There also was a choice offered II - IMU' V A£jfeW1 Buy yonr slacks Stovall s at savings and uting at We're VjUlV 4 IfcT "me o g n es go but seen and Genuine Bangora waterproof several styles to choose Buy early from while selection ia large and while tha 0--TT savings art great AT WOMEN'S ioo wusufvi- V- - vvi' vyr all-woo- l IttcninnrT ' tnvuiitwte Ca Wi MyfK SLACKS A 79M Stov-all- ai'I' W 31-- RUGS wiczzj jydTAJ flaw 77 feUll Wr - lulll&yi 'SflS-f-I- t Vt? of business f:!?whe" T yon stripes men -- s M II 11 — plaids II 11 — I I plain I MAIN FLOOR GOODYEAR MEN'S OXFORDS till I h ft 1U where f See these me2zanNe v f M 1 M 17 fi — " 243-S- 6 WELTS black dres oxfords with Goodyear welts With shot prices going up Ilk Is outstandare an this they ing value Don't fail to take — advantage of tt Men's noo tmn Marqi SOUTH STATE STIeEETT i x - t" fa t 'in" kin ?7 ZiV |