HISTORY
| MUSCATINE COUNTY IOWA HISTORY | |
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Picture:Early Wilton Bakery Delivery Wagon - Courtesy of Mrs. Gene Meisinger
From the Wilton Review, Oct. 29, 1885 - "Mr. Farrier has take his bakery wagon off the road." The indentity of the "Modern Bakery" wagon is not known, but this is known to be a Wilton picture.
| 1. Roller flouring mill owned by a stock company of townsmen. Manager - A.S. Lawrence, head miller - L.S. Myers and assistant Geo. S. Black. |
| 2. The Apiarian Supply Co. o fWilton owned by a home joint stock company. President, Dr. A.A. Cooling; Vice President, Clarence Walker; Secretary, R. Ryerson; Treasurer, D.E. Michaels. |
| 3. Wallace and McLean machine shop and iron working in connection with R.M. Huey's wagon shop. |
| 4. Wacker Bros. on Cherry St., wagon making and general repairing. |
| 5. Lilly Lake Creamery run by S.G. Kelley. |
| 6. Three furniture establishments each manufacturing to order. |
| 7. The City Bakery owned by T.D. Farrier. |
| 8. The City Meat Market owned by Smith and Bannick. |
| 9. S.H. Wise, Photographer. |
| 10. Four boots and shoe stores - D. Ruff; I. Windus and Son; J.H. Weih; C.M. Dietrich; and C. Thompson. |
| 11. Three harness makers - J.E. Smith; W.J. Breckon; and George Reeves. |
| 12. Electrician and jeweler, S.C. Dickenson (in Star Drug Store). |
| 13. Broom factory on 4th St. - Messrs. Van Epps and Stutler. Three men make 5 to 6 dozen brooms a day. |
| 14. C.B. Strong - Groceries & Dry Goods. George Nicolaus and John W. Davis, clerks. |
| 15. H.W. Scott - Groceries & Dry Goods. W.S. Minster and George P. Arnell, clerks. |
| 16. C.C. Bacon & Co. - mercantile firm. F. Bacon & Chas. Bacon manager, John E. Bacon, George Porter and Willie Reisinger, clerks. |
| 17. Weaver and Woodhouse Dry Goods and Groceries. Miss Junietta Pratt, clerk. |
| 18. J.T. Moynahan - Groceries. |
| 19. Fred Maurer Dry Goods and Groceries, Mrs. Fred Maurer and John Maurer, clerks. |