John Nockels
John Nockels came to this country from Luxemburg when a boy and
settled at Dubuque, Iowa. After remaining there a short time he
came to Carroll while it was yet a small village on an unbroken
prairie. This was in the early seventies. He was a tailor by
trade and went to work at his trade here in town. He soon built
up quite a business in a small way in the merchant tailor
business. As the years went by he continued to increase his
stock and acquire new customers. Mr. Nockels is now one of the
wealthiest men in Carroll. He owns the splendid block in which
the clothing store is located of which his sons are part
proprietors. The block was built in 1893. He has one of the
finest residences in the city and also owns other business
blocks. In any financial venture in Carroll the name of John
Nockels appearing is always taken as a guarantee of soundness by
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