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SWEET TOOTH SATISFIED . . .Candy Stores ArePort of BusinessHistory of CityCrosco's residents hnve long nursed the proverbial swect-tool.li as is evidenced by the early establishment of the confectionery or candy store.Perhaps, the first store to handle such goods was owned by A. M, Woodward, who began his business in I8(i7( Mr. Woodward also owned a boarding house across the slrecl from Ihe Mriek Block.David (Jrier had a confectionery shop in 1870.-On September 11, 1SH7, 0. Laud-ell, an experienced eantlv maker, opened the Cre.sco Kandy shopand factory in the Miller building,which now i houses Cresco Insurance.By V.)2'\ the Lawloll ranvlv store and Ihe factory (the Pietnry was located across Ihe street and Ihe candy carried over to the store) was owned by II. W. Ilunler, who sold his business to John Klcm-mer. Jr., who had 'born assisting Mr. Hunter in his business. Mr. Klemmer purchased tie* stoic : while he was slill in high school. ! John Cleimncr, Jr., was the son I of Dr. .). J. Kleminer, who was |a denlis:.According to the 'rimes oil August y.'i, BDJ, John rh-nuner erecled Ihe I'irsl electric sign in fronl ol Ins store. Today s n c h I rte'-tjir Mens are rhjiiiiiuu. '('lie * I Times slated, T h c si-n cad; j ;‘(’n.,.-o r.jrub' ShnY and an • \ ineeaious electrical mechanism the words a re fl o hed on r. n * .1 | lune ami after .ill are lighted the sign is darkened and Jin* o. iwi io.i ( is again rmeded at i. ular ie.- i lervals. Patrons wilt have no dif : fienP.v in finding John’s |.)ace , with this novel sign to g u i d e thrin.”John ran his shov hut a yea*-at whhh line' hi* wed away to school. His falher had broken hi . wrist in Ihree i I’m i s :-s .a ro mp *.f a fall and found that this in-hdiiled hm dent .1 p: »rti e. Dr.Cleninu r then look over Uv* candy store, which later developed ii.'o a first-class cafej )r and \l is lt;h-mon i man • id tie* ('ieinmor's eel • until their retirement, at whidi time their rlau.diict, t lar i. a:, I her husband 1* rands Klin 'h- took over the store Mr. and Mi *. Kim :1c coil-i;tm* i! to ope]- • i • Pie res: lurard until it was eluM-d in !%8.'(he old r lomnier rale. which had h'eri :-• familiar In (Vaco re.sideiit- since I O‘J‘1, was closed an ft tin 11111111 i r. g wa leased to('i t ;eo In. ui anr e.(.'ill11 so*;:; dm ( I* iiiiiht namehad hi-etj m hnaru-'s on KimStreet !!.« e * ae Ojv1. n’s he ••.Willin''., in itr I -I ( • rn uu-ig ( duerfj£ J ]•. J. .1 i !• r r i hot. the den-1st and -iv.ir s • I caiidv store,own* d . lid «»; . .via P. ug s ot ea li’ tie f.i: bv -outh on Kim s1n c! in 18o'*. M- wa also a phv-)-sitian. John t *•'u-ner, Jr.. whoBlacksmithsFarm FamilTim smith i« an artist -one forges me’al with a ham me is a worker «»l m'dais. He i)• e f-olor of se.Hie me-ials is I the* name applied In lh'4 v rui li hc-aine “hbuksmilh.Tlimic.h all suvh w: rk » s d stand uruler the spi'eidin ' i! 111 tree, must wen** indeed n men upon wlieim people dep to huild nr repair ilrtns nui metal, or shoe* hor.oBusiness was booming folocal l)la(k'ini!h hark in 18T*Plain Dialer of tlrd year r e' I. Ir.i WeiPwoith drove nails las’ week, having put * horseshoei. As he n o w h ; s s i s1 .* i n t, I his kept him busy.Perhaps hie first blaid •hop in t’le'sro was started e a r 1 y 1870’:s by Andrew w in ill Since this hcgiunin? Wentworth name has n A m:f iiiuli.tr in Ihe blacfcsmi* messS. A Hamilton worked fe Wcnlwe.nh in 1877. He w years old at the lime and four years with Mr. Went hr: went to KrmneLshurg. ’m worked al his trade flt; yeais. He then returned to co and went inlo Imsinc.* Iiiinself. Later he engaged si with Mr. Wentwor h Hie iii ru name of Wcniwor flaniillen.L. J. Ptacek served as iMirchased 1 lie candy ston Mr. Hunter, is presently a eian in New York.
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Cresco Times Plain Dealer
Cresco, Iowa, US
Wed, Jun 15, 1966
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