984 G Street

Address: 984 G Street

Legal Description: East ½ of Lot 87

Building: Armory/Wittemeyer/Geiselman

DATE The State of Nebraska sold Lot 87 to W. J. Carrier.

DATE A lease was on file in the records of Fillmore County Clerk between Nels B. Olseene and W. J. Carrier for Lot 87.

1879 Pioneer Blacksmith Shop, Carrier & Olseene Blacksmiths, was advertised in the Fillmore County Review.

1880 Pioneer Blacksmith Shop, N. B. Olseene, Blacksmith was advertised in the Fillmore County Review.

1882 In January, W. J. Carrier and wife sold the East ½ of Lot 87 to J. E. Mack.

1882 In May, W. J. Carrier left for Arizona, hoping to find a better country and to make his home there. The family remained in Geneva for the time being.

1882 J. E. Mack sold 20’ of the east side of Lot 87 to W. H. Cooksey

1883 J. E. Mack was the proprietor of The City Barber Shop and dealer in tobacco, cigars and confectionery. He sold fresh oysters by the can or dish. This was the first door west of Flemming’s livery stable.

1883 In April, Ed Mack, trying to keep up with the boom of business in Geneva, was planning to build an addition onto his restaurant.

1883 In June, W. H. Cooksey moved a building from Brigg’s lot to his lot here east of Mack’s restaurant--the east 20’ of the east ½ of Lot 87. Not sure what he did with the building. He was an attorney with Jensen and Cooksey at the time.

1883 J. E. Mack put down a plank sidewalk in front of his restaurant.

1883 In December, J. E. Mack put in an ice house behind his restaurant and proposed to put up a supply for his own use and for sale.

1883 W. H. Cooksey sold the east 20’ of Lot 87 to Spear.

1884 In April, Mr. Mack built to the east side of his restaurant an addition 12 x 24. He used it as a barber shop and had two chairs instead of just one as his old shop had. Charlie Downing was his chief barber.

1884 In July, he also fitted up a room for his ice cream business in the second story of his building.

1884 In June, Mack was advertised as proprietor of the City Barber Shop and dealer in tobacco, cigars and confectionery.

1884 J. E. Mack put down a plank sidewalk in front of his restaurant.

1884 J. E. (Ed) Mack added a full line of gent’s furnishings to his stock.

1884 In July, J. E. Mack procured the services of “a colored barber who has for a long time ranked as one of the best tonsorial artists of Lincoln.”

1885 In March, Ed Mack took out the partition between his store and barber shop and put in a billiard table.

1886 J. E. Mack sold his property on Court Street to V. Dworak and left for Illinois. It appeared that Ed Mack did not remain in Illinois, but had relocated to Strang. He built a new building and was selling confections, tobacco and cigars and ran a billiard saloon in Strang.

1886 In March, Mrs. Race rented the building recently purchased by the Dworak’s and started a restaurant.

1887 In March, the buildings were moved from the Dworak property on Court Street to make room for the new brick building. (It is possible that these buildings were moved to 143 North 9th Street, as Anna Dworak owned that property.)

1887 J. Jensen and V. Dworak erected a 48 x 80 two-story brick building with a basement.

1887 In September, Geo. R. Green, jeweler and F. G. Limback, druggist, moved into their new quarters in the east ½ of the Jensen Dworak building.

1888 Green’s Jewelry Store also provided space for a public library.

1888 In October, Mr. Schofield purchased a half interest in the business which was then called Limback and Schofield

1889 Lewis Cobb of Green Jewelry purchased the jewelry stock of John Dempster.

1889 In October, Thompson moved his restaurant to his new location.

1890 In April, Mr. Limback sold his interest in the drug store of Limback and Schofield to Dr. L. D. Bailor.

1890 In June, Messrs. W. H. Cooksey and Fred Laflin purchased the drug stock of Schofield & Bailor.

1890 In July, Dr. Bailor moved his office to the front rooms of the Schofield block.

1890 In November, Henry Wittemeyer moved his tailor business from 8th and G street to the upstairs here.

1891 J. Albert Wells had a dry goods store here and moved to 974 G.

1891 In October, Cooksey and Laflin sold their drug business to Mr. Fiegenbaum.Cooksey and Laflin sold their business to L. Fiegenbaum and purchased the store of Dr. T. T. Ames at Strang.

1892 In January, Hitch had a grocery store here in the Dworak Block. He moved to this location from 830 G.

1892 In July, L. M. Sargent opened a new grocery store in the Armory block.

1892 In October, Sanborn Maps show a grocery store here.

1892 H. Wittemeyer, merchant tailor, had his shop on the second floor.

1893 In March, L. M. Sargent sold his grocery stock to William Reed from Iowa.

1893 In April there was a clearing out sale.

1893 In May, the grocery and queensware stock of Wm. Reed was taken possession of by the Sheriff.

1893 Mr. Wittemeyer made the uniforms for the Juvenile Band.

1893 In June, Walt Huston purchased the Reed stock of groceries and queensware. D. Cook sold his business at Ohiowa to become a partner with Walt Huston.

1893 In July, Huston and Cook were the successors to the Walt Huston grocery. D. Cook and Walt Huston were brothers-in-law.

1893 In October, Daniel Geiselman purchased the property known as Armory Hall from Henry Wittemeyer. Mr. Wittemeyer moved to the Cherokee Strip

1893 In October, D. Geiselman moved his stock of harness and buggies to the Armory Hall over Huston and Cook’s grocery store.

1893 In November, Huston & Cook’s establishment was called the White Horse store because of the white horse perched above the door, which was the sign for Geiselman’s carriage and harness shop on the upper floor.

1894 In December, Walt Huston and D. Cook dissolved their partnership by mutual consent.. D. Cook was to continue the business.

1894 Cook’s grocery occupied this building. In August, Mr. Cook moved his stock to a building that H. H. Martin was moving from Main Street to Court Street, just east of the Corner grocery. (1008 G)

1895 In July, R. J. Callahan applied for a liquor license to sell malt, spirituous and vinous liquors in the building on the East ½ Lot 87.

1895 The saloon went into the building occupied by Cook’s grocery.

1896 Russell Lyman was granted a liquor license for the East ½ Lot 87.

1897 In March, Sanborn Maps showed a saloon here.

1897 In June, J. Jensen and V. Dworak built a brick building 48’ x 80’ with two stories and a basement.

1897 Russell Lyman owned and operated a saloon on the lower floor of the Geiselman block. Mr. Lyman’s liquor license was issued to him at Lot 87 East ½.

1898 In April, Geiselman moved his hardware here from 131 No. 9th. His harness business had been upstairs since 1893. Russell Lyman moved his saloon to 122 No. 9th.

1898 In May, Geiselman installed an acetylene gas plant to light his business. He also installed a freight and passenger elevator to connect the three floors of his business.

1899 Geiselman offered a variety of products in his store: hardware, harness, buggies, furniture, implements, window glass and paints.

1900 A brick sidewalk was laid in front of the D. Geiselman and Jennie Brown buildings.

1901 D. Geiselman had seventy-five different styles of rockers in his furniture store. He also added a stock of carpets to his inventory.

1902 Sanborn Maps showed there was a hardware store with a tin shop in the back.

1904 In March, D. Geiselman built a warehouse 60 x 24 back of his store. It is at the rear of the annex to the Brown block, extending the full length of the annex.

1904 In April, D. Geiselman attempted to stop a moving freight elevator, and ended up falling to the basement level of the elevator shaft. He died from his injuries a few days later.

1904 In November, Walter Geiselman, administrator of the estate of his father, sold the hardware, harness, furniture and buggy stock to W. S. Nicholas of Stanton. Nicholas leased the Geiselman building. Joseph Ertel worked for W. S. Nicholas

1909 Sanborn Maps showed there was a hardware store with a tin shop in the back.

1909 Joseph Ertel sold harness in the west side of the Geiselman building

1909 In April, Nicholas moved into the east room of the new Brayton building at 948 G and Joseph Ertel opened his own harness shop at 116 No. 10th.

1909 In November, the Brown Auto Co. leased the Geiselman building vacated by W. S. Nicholas. The rear entrance was enlarged to permit vehicles to pass through.

1909 In November, D. W. (Walter) Geiselman opened a hardware store at the old Geiselman stand, recently vacated by W. S. Nicholas. New fronts were installed on the Geiselman and Payton (974) buildings.

1909 In November, Joe Ertel moved his harness shop back to this location.

1910 The Fillmore County Abstract association fixed up rooms over the Geiselman hardware store.

1910 Mr. A. W. Moon was employed in the Geiselman Hardware Store.

1910 In April, A. W. Moon advertised as the successor to D. W. Geiselman.

1912 The Fillmore County Abstract association moved to room 10 of the Masonic lodge.

1914 A. W. Moon Hardware was located here. He was a dealer for Great Western Stoves.

1917 Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Moon sold their hardware stock to E. Taborsky and the store to Joe Ertel. They left Geneva and moved to their new home in Loveland, Colorado.

1917 Joe Ertel operated the harness shop here..

1917 Ivan Ertel opened a hardware store in the Geiselman building.

1918 In January, the Home Guard rented the hall over 974 and 984 as an armory hall.

1918 Joe Ertel bought the hardware stock from Ivan Ertel and ran it in connection with his harness business.

1922 In June, Joe Ertel sold his business to E. Nahrgang of McCool Junction. The new name of the business was Nahrgang’s Hardware.

1922 The Sanborn maps showed a hardware store here.

1923 Alice Geiselman sold East ½ of Lot 87 and the building to Mrs. Nannie Nahrgang.

1933 Everard Nahrgang died September 9, 1933. After his death, his widow continued to operate the business with the aid of their son Donald.

1933 The Sanborn maps showed a store here.

1940 Mrs. W. R. Wilkins (the former Nannie Nahrgang, widow of Everard Nahrgang) sold the Nahrgang Hardware store to Ray M. Overholtzer of Osceola, Iowa. Mr. Overholtzer sold the store to Sickler & Keever of Kearney. They closed out the stock.

1941 Ray Overholtzer opened an Western Auto Store in Geneva.

1942 The Western Auto Store closed.

1943 Nannie Nahrgang sold the East ½ of Lot 87 to William and Matilda Waltemade. The property was remodeled. Waltemade’s Suitorium, William Waltemade owner, moved his business from the west block (874 G Street) to this new location.

1943 The Sanborn Maps showed a store here.

1950 William Waltemade sold his business to his son, Fred Waltemade, who changed the name to Geneva Suitorium.

1951 Fred Waltemade changed the name of his business to Waltemade Clothing & Cleaners. He later dropped the clothing line and specialized in dry cleaning.

1965 William Waltemade sold the East ½ of Lot 87 to Fred and Alice Waltemade.

1972 Fred and Alice Waltemade sold the property to Charles and Louise Picard.

1973 In July, Hall’s Pharmacy, owned by Kent and Dennis Hall of Exeter, opened their business in this location.

1977 Hall’s Pharmacy was sold to Tom and Pat Meyer. They took over the business and changed the name to Meyer Drug.

1979 Meyer Drug was not listed in the 1979 phone directory, however Tom Meyer is listed.

1979 The Calico Clothesline, LTD, a children’s clothing store, opened here. It was owned by Pat Meyer and Marlene Ohlrich of Geneva and Clark Terry Weibye of Lincoln.

1982 The Calico Clothesline closed.

1983 Jean’s North and The Muppet Shop, owned by Claudette Thomsen, moved from 139 North 9^th Street to this building at 984 G Street.

1987 Jean’s North went out of business.

1987 Hilty’s purchased the building and expanded their grocery store into the new space.

2012 Pat Hilty closed her business and sold the property. The building remained vacant since it was sold.

This was ongoing since the last posting.