Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs, Etc. 
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The Sherman Nursery Company 
Charles City, Iowa, March 4, 1897. 
"^TO ^I)Om it Sl^ag Concern: The undersigned cheerfully recommend 
The Sherman Nursery Company, of Charles City, Iowa, to all parties desiring to 
plant nursery stock that is hardy and well adapted to cultivation in the great North- 
west. 
They are the most extensive growers of trees in the North, having in cultivation 
on their grounds, near this city, over half a million apple trees, hundreds of thou- 
sands of evergreens, and also large quantities of small fruit, ornamental trees, vines, 
shrubs, etc. 
We believe the parties having charge of their work to be good business men, 
giving careful attention to the various details of their work, and that any contracts 
made by them will be faithfully performed. 
Hon. P. W. Burr, Ex-Judge, 12tli .Tudicial 
District, Charles City, Iowa. 
Hon. Wm. B. Perrin, Slate Senator, Nashua, 
Iowa. 
Hon. H. C. Baldwin, Mayor and President 
Citizens' National Bank, Charles City, 
Iowa. 
J. H. Owen, Vice-President Northwestern 
Life and Savings Company, Des Moines, 
Iowa. 
S. B. Hall, Cashier First National Bank, 
Charles City. Iowa. 
F. B. Miner, Cashier Citizens' National Bank, 
Charles City, Iowa. 
George E. May, Cashier Charles City, Na- 
tional Bank, Charles City, Iowa. 
E. H. Barnes, Cashier First National Bank, 
Nashua, Iowa. 
Jolm Kuck, President Charles City Water 
Power Company, Charles City, Iowa. 
J. S. Root, Postmaster and Attorncy-at-Law. 
Charles City, Iowa. 
1). E. Moore, Agent C. M. and St. P. Kail- 
way Company, Charles City, Iowa. 
A. L. Dodd, Agent Illinois Central Railway 
Company, Charles City, Iowa. 
(Jeorge P. Morris, Agent United States Ex- 
press Company, Charles City, Iowa. 
H. A. Schlick, Agent American Express 
Company, Charles City, Iowa. 
Stevens, Bering & Co., Furniture Manufac- 
turers, Charles City, Iowa. 
L. Lane, Chairman Board of Supervisors, 
Floyd County, Charles City, Iowa. 
J. H. Barris, Professor in Charles City Col- 
lege, Cliarles City. Iowa. 
Waller Bros., Stock Dealers and Importers, 
Charles City, Iowa. 
Rev. T. M. Evans, Pastor M. E. Church, 
Vinton, Iowa. 
Rev. P. .1. MaGrath, Catholic Priest, Charles 
City, Iowa, formerly President St. .Jo- 
seph's College, Dubuque, Iowa. 
Prof. F. E. Hirsch, Vice-President Charles 
City College, Charles City, Iowa. 
Rev. E. H. Casselman, Pastor Lutheran 
Church, Charles City, Iowa. 
Hecht Bros., Dealers in Dry Goods, Charles 
City, Iowa. 
B. F. Wright, Editor Advocate, Charles City, 
Iowa. 
li. H. Henry, Editor ITerald, Charles City, 
Iowa. 
Sam G. Sloane, Editor Iowa Citizen, Charles 
City, Iowa. 
Dyke it Olds, Editors Intelligencer, Charles 
City, Iowa. 
Samuel Phelps Lelaiid, Lecturer. 
