129 No. 10th Street
Also formerly known as Main Street
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Address: 129 North 10th Street
Legal Description: Lot 2
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1887 In August, J. A. Dempster moved the building occupied by J. H. Dempster and F. G. Limbeck to the lot north of the Republican office.
1887 In September, J. Dempster rented his store building on Main street north of the Republican office to E. Jemison who opened a restaurant and boarding house.
1889 In December, R. A. Reed fitted up bath rooms just north of the Republican office.
1892 Elisha Cushing owned the property.
Photo courtesy of Bill Turek
1905 Arthur D. Curtiss owned the property.
1905 Fred Davis owned the property.
1906 In March, F. S. Davis sold his building on Main Street to the new Geneva ice cream and jobbing company, M. W. Dinneen. The company established its factory in the rear of that building and used the front part for an ice cream parlor.
I907 In March, Geneva Ice Cream Manufg. Co. bought the ice, ice-house, wagons and tools from the ice business of T. C. Willey.
1907 In May, Dinneen's Geneva Ice Cream Manufacturing Co. opened an ice cream parlor in space at 906 G after Picard Pharmacy moved. It is believed the production of the ice cream remained here.
1909 The Sanborn map showed an ice cream store.
1909 William Carson had a cream station here until he moved to 116 No. 10th in December.
This building was not at this location--this was just the company's delivery teams. Photo courtesy of Bill Turek
1912 Tim amd Will Hourigan of the Star Bottling Works and M. W. Diinneen of the Geneva Ice Cream Manufacturing Co. formed a new company called Geneva Manufacturing and Supply and were temporarily located at 120 No. 10th until the new building was built.
1913 Geneva Manufacturing and Supply built a new building on the lot on the east side of the street. The original building was moved to the rear and faced the alley. The main part of the new building was brick 22 x 88 and made for an L shaped building.
Tim and Bill Hourigan Photo courtesy of Bill Turek
1914 Ed Pierce purchsed Geneva Manufacturing and Supply. One Hourigan brother remained with Pierce. Mr. Dinneen and the Hourigans retained ownership of the Fairmont bottling works and ice cream business.
1915 Ed Pierce began using the name Takmor for their products.
1916 Tim Hourigan appeared at the city council and requested permission to put a cesspool in the alley back of the bottling works.
1917 Ed Pierce moved the Geneva Manufacturing and Supply to the former Geneva nursery location at 615 G Street. W. E. Bruce was intending to open an auto repair here.
1920 Art Brabham owned the property.
1921 The Geneva Steam Laundry was managed by F. W. Smith, then D. E. Smith.
1922 The Sanborn map showed a laundry.
1924 The Geneva Steam Laundry moved to Crete.
1926 Formerly occupied by Newell Butler.
1926 Art Brabham Plumbing moved his plumbing shop into the brick building he bought from Tim Hourigan.
1933 The Sanborn map showed plumbing.
1943 The Sanborn map showed plumbing.
1953 Joe Schelkopf Plumbing was here. Before going into business for himself, Joe was employed by Art Brabham.
1957 Joe Schelkopf owned the property.
1974 Bernard and Howard Ach owned the property.
1978 Howard Ach, Attorney, served as acting county attorney. In 1996, he was appointed deputy county attorney.
1996 Jill Cunningham, Attorney, served as Fillmore County Attorney.
This was ongoing as of the last posting.
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