Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 135, Number 35, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 1 September 2016 — Page 2
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Advance News • Thursday, September 1, 2016
Businessmen embrace the needs of hometown, nationwide
By Memue Chapman Staff Writer Whether or not you love researching history, the story behind Hartman Brothers department store is intresting enough to be the basis of a movie featuring midwest farm boys with a common early childhood education popular in the small villages and towns during the 1800 s. Despite being from the rarely heard of Locke Township, the brothers built up a business which included the largest
Keeping Your Life in Motion
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Richard McClain, DO Orthopedic Surgeon on staff at SJHS Plymouth Medical Center
Grinding knee pain Previously we covered sharp, catching pains of meniscus tears (the knee's shock absorbers). But, what about the knee that hurts (and often grinds) going up and down stairs, or getting out of chairs? Most often, there isn't any trauma or preceding event. It is a problem of the kneecap (patella). Eventually our cartilage can’t hold and becomes bruised or inflamed, or otherwise mildly injured. Repetitive stress pushing the kneecap against the underlying thighbone turns a mild injury into a severe one. With these symptoms, we first treat with rest, ice, compression and NSAIDs such as ibuprofen. The next intervention would be cortisone injections, physical therapy and bracing. Should those treatments fail, then it's time to talk to an orthopedic sM'gfedn. •' This type of injury is treatable with minimally invasive arthroscopic surgery. Results are often excellent and people bounce back rather quickly. Most people can regain strength and function on their own after surgery, and are often back to normal in two to three weeks. My goal, ultimately, is to restore your Life in Motion. To schedule an appointment with Dr. McClain, please call Allied Bone and Joint at 574.540.2500. If you have a question about how to keep your life in motion, email [email protected].
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department store in Elkhart County, a charcoal plant saw mill and grain elevator. The family business not only supplied area neighbors but also people and businesses as far as the railroad would carry goods east and west. The brothers' tale of their business success began in 1871 when Samuel Hartman and Jacob Hartman opened a mercantile business in Hepton. One year later they made the decision to move into the village of Locke. When Samuel retired, John Hartman, took his place alongside brother Jacob Hartman in the family business. Later a third brother, Tobias Hartman entered the scene and joined into business. By 1876 the group was ready to expand. Jacob and Tobias Hartman opened a mercantile in Nappanee, while brother John Hartman remained with the original store in Locke. The new store was a small wood-framed structure but as demand of products grew so did the need for more space. In 1881, the Hartman brothers moved into a double storefronted space on South Main Street. Within two years the Locke store merged into the Nappanee site with a combined stock of SIO,OOO. Sales increased—reaching $60,000 a year by 1882. Business success continued to the point of sales reaching an estimated quarter of a million dollars per year by 1900. Amid each level of expansion success brought new business ventures as the Hartman brothers saw the various needs of their hometown community. Without
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hestiation the brothers embraced the pace of needs for people far and wide by opening both a saw mill and grain elevator which shipped grain out on trains passing through the small town. The Hartman Brothers enterprise also manufactured charcoal shipping an estimated 10,000 bushels a month. Combining the different areas of business, the Hartman brothers enterprise collectively employed 20 different people. They were not only offering much needed products, but also jobs and an ever increasing tax base to the community. Downtown the Hartman Brothers store expanded to become three storefronts wide. For many years it remained the largest store in Elkhart County. It is recorded that individuals would travel over 70 miles by train to come to the store which offered everything from sturdy, comfortable shoes, clothing and fabrics to food, dry goods and household items, as well as supplies for sustaining farms with both crops and horses. It is recorded that brothers John and Tobias Hartman each died in 1918. Jacob Hartman passed away in 1922. By most accounts the Hartman Brothers store was divided into three separate businesses a grocery, dry goods store and clothing store somewhere between 1925 and 1927. Today the once great business that brought people into Nappanee from great distances on trains, wagons and horses now houses Divine Beauty Salon and Encore
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Photo Provided by the Nappanee Public Library In the late 1800 s, and early 1900 s, brothers Jacob, John and Tobias Hartman had great business success by supplying everyday needs to not only their neighbors in the immediate erea but also customers as far as the railroad would carry their goods. Known as the Hartman Brothers Store, the department store was the size of three storefronts and offered needed products for everyday life both personal and for maintaining households and farms. See related Embrace the Pace article for more details about the brothers and their successful business ventures.
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Photo by Merrie Chapman This building on S. Main Street, Nappanee once a full city block in size was the area's first department store and brought visitors to Nappanee from far and wide. The store offered foods, dry goods and other essentials of that time period, and brought in annual sales of a quarter million dollars in the early 1900s.Today it houses Divine Beauty Salon and Encore Consignment Shop. See related article for more details on how its owners three brothers and the building itself embraced the pace of society's needs then and now.
Consignment Shop, with a vacant third building awaiting new business. That the building still exists and still houses successful busi-
Poplar Grove UMC rummage sale Sept. 3 CULVER Poplar Grove United Methodist Church is having its fall rummage sale on Saturday, Sept. 3, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The church is located 3 miles east of Culver/7 miles west of Argos on S.R. 10. A large variety of high-quality items will be for sale both outside in the yard and in the basement of the church. Sports equipment, glassware, collectibles, household, furniture, antiques, electronics, clothing, shoes, tools, bedding, crafting supplies, books, lamps, home decor, bikes, lawn and garden, toys, Christmas, coolers, fishing equipment, quilting and sewing supplies, glassware, home appliances, pictures, purses, NASCAR memorabilia, Coca-Cola memorabilia, and more. This is only a one-day sale. If you have any items that you would like to donate, or if you have any questions, please contact Susan Shaffer at 574-952-2688.
nesses is testiment to both dreams of three brothers with hearts that truly embraced the pace of needs at every level in their day.