News: Greenwood – Business Enterprises (1871 - )

Transcriber: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Honeywell, Schwarze, Smith, Ludwig, Lucas, Noetzel, Barr, Woodkey, Eastman, Rossman, Andrews, Pickruhn, Stevens, Syth, Carter, Stewart, Hogue, Hunt, Behrens, Cummings, Warner, Ferneau, Pratt

----Source: Tribune/Record/Gleaner (Loyal, Wis.) 03 Dec 1970

In 1871, S.C. Honeywell had the first blacksmith shop on the corner east of Ludwig’s store. G.C. Andrews assisted him and received seventy-five dollars a month for his work. His family lived in the back room of S.C. Honeywell’s warehouse, the building now occupied by Ed Schwarze. In the spring “Uncle George,” as everyone called him, bought the corner lot and built the house now occupied by Millie Smith (Clark Electric Cooperative is located there now). It was in this house that he and his family lived as long as they were in Greenwood (Clark Co., Wis.). His wife, Lorinda, loved flowers and had all kinds in her yard with tall hollyhocks along the picket fence. Her yard, with its beautiful flowers, was the show place in the town.

Uncle George built an addition to the blacksmith shop and put in an ox-frame, where he shod many. They kicked like blazes.

Henry Schwarze, father of Simon Schwarze, our present marshal, did the carpenter work on Uncle George’s shop. About 1878 Uncle George built a new shop, now Ludwig’s store. This was a two story building with lodge rooms above and the shop below. He ran the shop for many years. Later it was conducted by John Lucas and son. Finally in 1902 it was used as a printing office.

In 1912 Noetzel’s bought the building, made a number of changes in it and ran a general store downstairs, with living quarters upstairs. After a number of years the building was sold to Charles Ludwig, who remodeled it and still runs a general store there.

Later blacksmiths in town were Ira Barr, Fred Woodkey, Len Eastman, William Rossman, Albert Schwarze and Tony Barr. Schwarze and Barr each conducted a blacksmith Barr, and each conduct a blacksmith shop here now.

A part of Uncle George’s original shop was moved from the east to the west side of the street, where it still stands and having been remodeled, is used by Charles Pickruhn as a harness shop.

When first moved, F.M. Stevens conducted the same kind of business there. His shop was a gathering place for the men of the community who played pranks on one another and on the proprietor until the place became known as “Little Hell.” From the tales the old settlers recount of what went on there the name suited the place very well. Jack Syth, Claude Carter, Archie Stewart, Bill Hogue, Harry Hogue, Clare Hunt, Athe Behrens, Gene Cummings, Ole Warner, Ralph Ferneau, Shell Andrews, Frank Pratt, Kin Andrews and many others were in that prospective class. P.M. Stevens was for many years janitor at the Woodman Hall. He kept the hall clearn and neat and appointed himself as sort of an inspector to see that good order was kept at all dances, funerals, and other gatherings. His brother, Jack, was janitor at the schoolhouse for many years. (Continued in a later article)

 

 


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