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Waupaca County Post

Thursday March 16, 1899

 

 

            The main chimney in the E.L. Browne house, occupied by C.H. Truesdell, caught fire yesterday afternoon, and for a time the destruction of the house was feared.  The chimney became so hot that it cracked nearly the full length, and the floors were cut away from around it on both the second floor and attic.  The fire kept up for several hours before it could be extinguished.  The chimney will probably have to be rebuilt.

 

 

            H.A. Robinson’s house just south of the city, which was built for Mrs. Kline some years ago, and has had an unsavory reputation since then, was burned to the ground on Wednesday afternoon, while the people who were living in it were down town.  The origin of the fire is a mystery.  The house was insured for $800, and it is believed the loss is fully covered.

 

 

W. Chady moved his stock of goods to his new store at Gards Corners on Tuesday.  It is understood that Olson and Johnson will occupy his store when the new department store is erected.

 

 

Waupaca Republican

June 22, 1894

 

H.M. Rice who formerly was in the livery business with J.W. Curtis has come back from Royalton and bought a half interest in George Stoner’s harness shop.

 

 

Gminer Bros. have had a crew of masons at work this week fixing the upper courses of the brick and re-laying and cementing the coping stone on Richard Lea’s block.  They will repair David Parish’s block next.

 

 

Will Rutherford decided two or three weeks ago to go out of the saloon business and sold his stock and fixtures to Frank Stout.  Will is undecided about what business to engage in.  He may speculate in real estate and fish for “speckled beauties” during the summer and when the leases expire on his own building, start  a mercantile business for himself next spring.  Mr. Rutherford says he got his main start, not by saloon keeping but by buying a few lots in Spokane, Wash., when they were cheap and selling them when the boom was on.  He thinks there is no better town in Wisconsin than Waupaca to invest in real estate.  There is no boom here but everything has a healthy and sure growth.

 

 

Waupaca Republican

May 25, 1894

 

The foundation of I.P. Lord’s residence on Main Street, near the west shore of Mirror Lake, is about completed.

 

Martin Peterson got his building, (the old Dane’s Home) squared around, on the new foundation all right Wednesday morning.

 

 

Laabs Brothers is to be the name of the new firm in Masonic Block.  Herman Laabs came up from Oshkosh Saturday.

 

 

Simon Jensen is building a house on Washington Street west of E.L. Browne’s place, in the 4th ward, and we learn that Peter Rasmussen is to occupy it.

 

 

Geo. L. Dale, of Iola, has recently graduated from the Bush Medical college and will locate permanently with is father at Iola, June 1st for the practice of his profession.  (Waupaca Republican July 20, 1894 Dr. Dale was in the city on Monday.  Doc says his chances are as good as any of ‘em for the state senate)

 

 

Waupaca Republican

July 20, 1894

 

A.M. Hansen moved the big Safe from Jeffers & Hudson’s on Tuesday to the new Exchange Bank building.

 

 

Waupaca Republican

September 7, 1894

 

            Peter Rasmussen is finishing the Scoville house addition. He now has crews of masons and carpenters at work on several other jobs:  A house for Edward E. Browne, on the corner of Main and Browne Streets; house for Jas. Chesley, east side of Main Street, south of Wesley Noyes’ place; house for Lars L. Larson, the butcher, on Mirror Lake side of Berlin Street; store for Nels Christenson on Water Street.

 

            Knight & Nelson have made, and J. Eckstrom has painted and lettered, a daisy little cigar road wagon for Fred Nelson, manufacturer of cigars in this city.  Frank Rich is engaged to have charge of the route with it.

 

            Charley Hall has moved to the Evans building on Union Street, opposite the court house.  Mrs. Joe A. Hudson will occupy the east side of the store with fancy work novelties.

 

 

Waupaca Republican

December 9, 1892

 

            A.M. Hanson has bought three forties of Mrs. Bowman north of the city for the timber which he will work up in his saw mill in this city.

 

 

 

 

 

Waupaca Republican

January 28, 1875

 

 

JA Chesley last week sold the drug store to Neil McArthur.  It was closed Friday and Saturday and one or two days the first of this week for inventory.

 

Gil Lytle has bought Collier & Austin’s livery, and is keeping it in the “Stage Barn”, out west of the Lewis House.  We thought Gil was a little wild when he talked of leaving Waupaca.

 

 

Waupaca County Republican

February 21, 1890

 

Go to Mrs. Claussen’s for millinery and fancy work.

 

Special shoe sale at H. Nordvi’s.  Call early and secure the best bargains.  H. Nordvi will close out 2000 pair shoes at bargains never before offered in Waupaca County.

 

Orin Hall desires to announce that he has obtained the sole agency of the well known Havana Tramp cigar.  5 cents straight.