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John Holman, who has been in business in Rochester for 31 years and has occupied the
same location for 21 years has sold out his shoe business located in the Phillips Dry Goods Store
to Dwight Green, who came on from Chicago Friday evening to take possession Saturday
morning. Mr. Green states that for the time being he will sell on a very close margin in order to
establish a good trade and he will go to Chicago Monday where he will purchase a complete line
of spring footwear. Mr. Holman plans to build a cottage at Winona and live there during the
coming summer and then motor to California in the fall.
[Rochester Sentinel, Saturday, April 2, 1921]
[Adv] We Beat the Band For Low Prices! - - - - Octavus Phillips Dry Goods.
[Rochester Sentinel, Tuesday, July 11, 1922]
JOHN D. HOLMAN BUYS THE GREEN SHOE STORE
John Holman, partner of I. H. Onstott in the dry goods business at 824 Main street, has
purchased the Dwight Green Shoe store which has been housed in the same room. An invoice will
be made Monday, February 1, after which Mr. Holman will take possession.
What is known as the Perschbacher house, owned by Mr. Holman and situated west of
his residence at Pontiac and Ninth street, was transferred to Mr. Green in the deal.
For two months Mr. Green will be employed in the store. Mr. Holman will continue to
handle the high standard of merchandise Mr. Green has carried.
[The News-Sentinel, Rochester, Indiana, Friday, January 29, 1926]
PHILLIPS 66 SERVICE STATION [Rochester, Indiana]
SELLS TAXI LINE
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kofron have announced the sale, Friday afternoon, of the Rochester
Taxi Service, which they have operated for the past two years, to McConkey Bros., and John W.
Cox. Mr. Cox recently purchased the Phillips 66 Service Station of McConkey Bros. Mr. Kofron
has not as yet announced his future plans.
[The News-Sentinel, Saturday, March 3, 1945]
LEASE STATION
McCall & Pontius have announced lease on their filling station at Fourth and Main
streets to The Phillips Petroleum Co., who will soon open another Phillips 66 station at that
location.
[The News-Sentinel, Thursday, December 13, 1945]
PHILOMATHIENS [Rochester, Indiana]
LOCAL NEWS
The Philomathiens will give an entertainment at the college tonight.
[Rochester Sentinel, Friday, January 30, 1903]
PHOTOGRAPHERS [Akron, Indiana]
Akron used to have a very good photographer, P. M. Kinder. He passed away a few years
ago and no one has taken his place.
PHOTOGRAPHERS [Rochester, Indiana]
DAGUERREIAN GALLERY. Mr. R. Gould respectfully announces to the citizens of
Rochester and vicinity that he has again opened rooms at the Old Stand, over the store of A. E.
Taylor, and is now prepared to execute in the Highest Style of Photographic Art . . . Rochester,
March 22, 1860.