HISTORY
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Pg 164 & 165
(presentation re-arranged in alpha order)Ads From 1916 Wilton Fair Book
Owned by Togo Kaufmann
Transcribed by Shirley Plumb, April 25, 2015
Dr. F. S. Abbott – veterinarian American Theatre – P.H. Ketelsen Chas. C. Bacon – dry goods and groceries Bailey Brothers - Dodge automobiles, also the Mitchell Six Autos G. C. Bannick (Bennett, Iowa) shorthorns Betty’s Hat Shop P. J. Bridges – breeder of rose comb buff orpington The City Baker City Meat Market – H. F. Jarr City Transfer Line – Cedar Rapids Oil Station – Geo. W. Mockmore, Sr. all kinds of draying done at reasonable prices The Commercial House A. B. Darting – blacksmith Economy Lumber Co., building material and coal Farmers Savings Bank L.R. Friederichsen, successor to E. Friederichsen’s Sons Gibsen & Albin – auctioneers (West Branch, West Liberty) Harry Gordon – jewelry W. A. Grunder building contractor. Paulus Hahn (Moscow) Overland Automobiles Harms & Glawe, poultry, butter, eggs cream R. B. Herr –plumbing Holzhauer’s Quality shoe store Horn and Bierkamp Overland and Ford automobiles, tractors and thresher Avery & Advance-Rumely – machinery Ernie P. Hoover – painting, paperhanging Hucke’s Garage Inland Stock Farm (1mile east and 1 mile north of Bennett) C. H. Jacobsen – manufacturer of Crown Cigars Herman Jipp – sale & feed stable, horses bought and sold Geo. W. Kelley – manufacturer of Nickel-Plate ice cream H.W. Lamp Looney’s – pure food grocery John Luethye – heating and tin work of all kinds F. A. Martin – attorney at law Ed. F. W. Maurer – garage and machine shop Fred Maurer, general store M. J. McDermott, monuments Miller & Maurer – grain, hay, poultry, eggs and cream Muscatine French Cheese Co. B. J. Nangle – contractor and builder, Oscar Lamb – dray and transfer line A. T. Nelson Phone 48, Under the Ax, hardware and furniture Nicolas Bros. Clothiers Thos. Noble – feed grinding – flour and feed for sale People’s Meat Market, O.A. Godske The Pine Ridge Herd of Shorthorns – B. L. Norton Pleasant Ridge Herd Poland China Swine – J. W. Lenker Fred L. Reeder – life insurance W. R. Reid – harness and horse goods Rock Creek Herd (Bennett) Geo. Begennitter J. F. Rush – feed yard and auto livery Shannon’s Pharmacy – the Rexall store Mrs. Ella Smith – manufacturer and dealer in millinery Star Drug Store – Rudolph Your Druggist Stevens Barber Shop – bath and cigars Sunny Side stock farm – (Durant) Geo. F. Thede A. M. Scull’s – short orders, soft drinks, cigars, pool tables M. L. Teeple – the plumber Union Savings Bank J. H. Wacker & Co. – farm machinery, buggies, carriages, wagons, automobiles Waxenberg’s grocer & men’s clothing Weierhauser’s barber shop White Pigeon Mutual Fire and lightning Insurance Association A. R. Whitmer – lawyer, insurance Wilson Lumber and Fuel Co. – building material and coal The Wilton Advocate-Review printed this book Wilton Candy Kitchen Wilton Panitorium – cleaning and pressing Wilton Savings Bank Ralph D. Wingert – auctioneer (Tipton) I. L. Wright – the reliable clothier Pg 165
Picture – Interior of Darting Blacksmith Shop – Courtesy of Mrs. Grace Squires