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 164 HISTORY OF GOODHUE COUNTY harvesting machinery for a third of a century. 0. P. Peters is another old dealer in this class of goods, having purchased the hardware business from D. E. Yale nearly twenty-five years ago. Ritchie & Lee as a firm is comparatively new, though John Ritchie, of the firm, has been engaged in the implement and vehicle trade for a number of years. Blacksmithing — John J. Anderson, blacksmithing and machine shop ; W. A. Fans, black- smithing and horse-shoeing and general repair work; Roy Dan- iels, in Ritchie's old stand on Fourth street, is an up-to-date mechanic, and does good work in horse shoeing and general blacksmithing. Barbers — Frank A. Barlow, John Lynn. Bazaar - — Five and ten cent store, Skog Bros., proprietors. Canning in- dustry — The Cannon Valley Canning Company, canners of sweet corn; president, E. B. Seager; secretary, S. Kraft; superintend- ent. F. A. Agnew; organized in the spring of 190L Creamery— cern came to Cannon Falls from Wastedo two years ago and has built up a successful business. Cheese — Cannon Falls Co-opera- tive cheese factory; George I. Valentine, president; does a flour- ishing business and its product ranks with the best in the state. Clothing— Regent Clothing House. John A. Ohnstad, proprietor, carries a full line of clothing and gentlemen's furnishings. Dry goods — The Cannon Falls Dry Goods Company; J. L. Erickson, president; F. C. Carlson, manager, is the largest store of its kind outside the county seat, handling a very large and complete line of dry goods, shoes and groceries. Meger & Johns have done business in Cannon Falls for nearly twenty years and carry a large and well selected line of dry goods and clothing. Harry Freeman, general dry goods and furnishings. Drug stores — Sco- field Bros., James L. and F. AY. Scofield. This is the oldest drug house in the county and has done a successful business in drugs, wall paper and jewelry, for forty-one years. George V. Williams earries a full line of drugs, wall paper, jewelry and fancy articles, and is doing a good business. Dray line — City dray, Emil, pro- prietor. Dentists— Lewis L. Conley, D. D. S. ; 0. E. Doety, D. D. S. Elevators — Cannon Falls Farmers' Elevator Company; F. I. Holmson, president; Nels Mattson, secretary; F. R. Anderson, manager, is a vigorous institution of great value to the local market. Charles M. Most, grain elevators, Jonas W. Holmes, manager. Express — Wells Fargo Express Company, A. L. Clif- ford, agent. Electric service— Cannon Falls Electric Service Com- pany, L. F. Blinco, superintendent, has a very complete and modern plant and gives first-class service. Furniture— C. Daniel- son Furniture Company, Charles Danielson, manager, is an up- to-date concern carrying a large stock and doing a large business. Has branches at Goodhue and Zumbrota. Fur factory— C. 0. Bye, proprietor of the old reliable tannery and fur factory, situ-
 * Wastedo Creamery Company ; manager, F. S. Stone. This con-