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ENNIAT. TSSIT — Tuesday, April r, 1956be hishoursThesee meveningnt re-[ shallgood.I Oak*BS (Hitnought school 10 aret‘r.richII deep*para-ommu-travel-tly isomile* id twoJ. C polesFari-to theCORNER STORE — In the 70s, this three-story building stood at Bridge and Main, site of the present Wold drug store It was erected by J. Solner, known as the “father of Main street.’* The building collapsedWold Drug Co. DatesTornodoSt. Olaf (One of thesights of the \the way of «pk'tely strippe St. Olaf Chun Not one sh either the sstructure. The razor-Uke acti best compare* a chicken, arv as clean as I over the beanThe steeple \gerous positic to topple at ia cordon gua and protect b;Back to April/18 6 6sue toditchi stop snow. ; caveOne of the oldest business firmsAustin is the Wold Drug Co tt wa* founded April f* ISM The original owners of the store were Dorr rod Woodward who, at that timt, employed K. 0. Wold at ftperformed many personal servicescustomers wwere not conIn U9V Woodward disposed offeds interests and Dorr th* r uiten na K. 0. Wold in as a partnerit wasorkers their e Dayres inhere. :o the i were lavingf.hstoodrithout .hough i busy num-ainderluered| Dorrloriginally opened! business inlajframe building I or | the |lot just north of where the First National! bank| now stands! In 1896. Dorr and Gus Schleuder built a brick building on the |ite and this was torn down when the First National was enlarged.In 1896, Wold purchased Dorr’sinterest and the business was mov* ed to its present sits which eoa* tamed • new building erected in1896In the early days el his service under Dorr. Wold served as sn apprentice pharmacist andwas later registered after having passed the examination. Igt if Guy Wold, the present eperstnr son of the founder bought anected with the drug business. The nearest bank was at Roches* ter.Guy Wold relates sn amusingincident involving the billing of s customer whose account was long over-due. The debtor fepued that he! would I have been in and paid butpwas I ill I with smallpox |Guy relateslthatlhel has! no | recollection of the ultimate disposition of the account, but asserts that the letter was disposal of quickly.FranklinWindow!Damage at eluded everythe day of Trees were astrewn about rain was driithe classroom vy damage. IIwhich wereed wert abouWere extreme place. The roo mained intact the building damaged.Damage toWfts comparsHan occasional broken. The I1 ment glasa slt; most! damageiAmericans p ion dollars inThe Austin State Bank | Austin on its Centennial AnrThe remarkable growth of our city is shared by our
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Austin Daily Herald
Austin, Minnesota, US
Tue, Apr 17, 1956
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