Photo: Neillsville, Wis., Brauer Clothing & Federal Dept. Stores
From the collection of J. L. Flynn--1901 Hampstead Dr., Columbus, Ohio, with references from Steve Roberts
The store on the left is Bob Brauer’s Nu-way Clothing Store in operation in
Neillsville from 1914 to 1934 located at present day 522 Hewett Street.
The next store is Sniteman’s Drug Store. Prior to this photo you will find it
referenced as the Mammoth Silver Front Drug Store before being referenced as the
Federal Drug Store as in this photo. Sniteman’s Drug store through various
owners was located at 528 Hewett Street from 1883 to 2022 when it moved into
Neillsville’ New Hospital, where it is still in operation.
The edge of the building in the picture above is the Commercial State
Bank which was
located at 534 Hewett Street. This building’s exterior was remolded in 1917 to
the appearance seen in this photo. The Commercial State Bank celebrated its
Grand Re-Opening 10/11/1917. This bank was begun in 1898 and lasted until 1925
when it became the Dairy Exchange Bank before being absorbed by the Neillsville
Bank.
Best guess this photo dates to c1920. Steve Roberts, Clark Co., WI
Historian
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Photo: Neillsville, Wis. State Bank (1917)
Contact: Virginia Elmhorst
The impressive postcard of the Commercial State Bank in Neillsville bears the message:
The officers of the COMMERCIAL STATE BANK, Neillsville, extend to you a cordial invitation to be present at the formal opening of our new bank building on Saturday, Oct. 5th, 1917. The bank building will be open for inspection of visitors from 1 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 in the evening.
It is addressed to C. F. Greeler, City (Neillsville).
Original owners of stock for the Commercial State Bank was issued June 30, 1898
Root, Homer - 30
Root, Mary - 30
Root, Mary by guardian - 18
Brown, Lamont - 30
Huntzicker, Fred - 10
Eilert, E. - 10
Hosley, G, D. - 30
Webster, E. D. - 2
Wolff, Fred - 2
Marsh, S. M. - 5
Mulory, Henry - 5
Esch, S. M. - 2
Tompkins, Ezra - 2
Cornelius, Charles - 2
Rabenstein, C. - 2
Danger, D. - 1
Marsh, Nelson -
Marsh, J. C. - 5
Huntzicker, victor - 20
Huntzicker, Olive - 20
Fike, Ira - 2
Stock certificates for the Commercial State Bank go from #1 to #141 which are
attached pictures 1 and 2. The color of the stocks change at 101.
In reference to Mary Root - Guardian there are multiple original stocks where as
all the others are single issue. Stock #26 is the first stock transfer from one
of the original stock holders.
When it changes from the Commercial State Bank to the Dairy Exchange Bank they
used attached picture #3, and just crossed out Commercial State Bank and wrote
in Dairy Exchange Bank and these are stocks numbered 142 - 156.
The Dairy Exchange Bank is absorbed into the Neillsville at al later date.
Between the 2 books used all stocks from 157 - 200 are blank.
Stock Certificate Examples: #1, #2, #3
*The Neillsville Historical Society has the complete collection.
June 30, 1898 - first election of officers:
S. M. Marsh elected President
S. W. Esch elected Vice-President
Homer Root - Secretary
Elected as Directors
E. Eilert
Lamont Brown
Henry Mulory
E. D. Webster
Ezra Tompkins
Homer Root was elected Cashier
Fred Huntzicker was elected Assistant Cashier
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