Mentrum-Briggs Company (Missoula, Mont.) Records 1891-1903

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Mentrum-Briggs Company (Missoula, Mont.) Records 1891-1903

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The Mentrum-Briggs Company was a Missoula, Montana, liquor and furniture store. The collection includes financial records, including day books, a cash book, sales books, and daily ledgers, from 1891 to 1903.

2.5 linear feet

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Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6379070

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W.A. Mentrum Liquor and Bottling Company (Missoula, Mont.)

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Mentrum-Briggs Company (Missoula, Mont.)

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William A. Mentrum arrived in Gregory, Montana, on June 16, 1879. In 1883, he moved to Missoula, Montana, and worked for Eddy, Hammond Company, which became the Missoula Mercantile Company. He took over control of liquor sales and in 1885 was made manager for wholesale liquor, cigars, and cigarettes. In 1892, Mentrum decided to go into business for himself and opened the W. A. Mentrum Liquor and Bottling Company, located near Missoula's Northern Pacific Railroad depot. The company r...

Missoula Mercantile Company

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Andrew Hammond had arrived in Montana in 1867, settled in Hell Gate in 1870, then moved to Missoula in late 1871. He became a clerk in the store for Richard Eddy, and then a partner in the store in 1876. The business was renamed Eddy, Hammond, and Co. In 1877, the store constructed its building at the intersection of Front Street and Higgins Avenue, on the Mullan military road, in Missoula. In 1881, the firm was awarded the contract to clear the right of way and provide the lumber f...