| Summary: | to buy your groceries at the "Cash Grocery" (DeSilva Building). 1907 — H. Windemudh and Johnson, leased C. H. Knudson building and opened a meat market on the north side of main street which got burned out. 1908 — City Meat Market, Chas. Fox, prop.; December 1908, H. P. Pierce, manager. 1909 — The Lansford Grocery Store, L. E. Coleman, over-alls and every other kind of working clothes. 1909 — Meat Market, Wm. Pitts, prop., groceries and meats. March 1910 — "The New One Dollar Store," Anderson Freuen. We carry a full grocery line. A. N. Freuen has purchased the interest of A. L. Anderson. October 1910 — A. N. Freuen will close up his dollar store. 1911 — Verbeten Cash Store, Martin Verbeten, prop. (Freuen's old stand). People's Meat Market, T. H. Torkelson, prop. (Leavitt building) moved out in January 1912. September 1911 — Wm. Pitt purchased the M. Verbeten stock of groceries and moved it to his store. (Later the Garnas building). 1912 — Meat Market, H. B. Pierce (Davis building). 1912 — Central Meat Market, Geo. Crerar, prop. He bought it from H. B. Pierce. 1913 — G. W. Crerar and H. B. Pierce, prop. 1914 — The Pitt Company — The "General Merchandise Store" opened in June in the Leavitt Building. Coffee 15c a lb.; corn, 3 cans for 25c; oranges, 30c per dozen; string beans, 10c per can; Hunts perfect baking powder, 20c; and cranberries, 3 quarts for 25c. In August 1917, Wm. Pitt moved to Vermont, but came back to Bowbells one and a half years later. 1917 — The Garnas Company took over the Pitt Co. P. L. Garnas of Eckman moved to Lansford. Wm. Pitt sold his meat market to Wm. Underwood. Earl Heath worked for Garnas as clerk for several years in the 20s. November 1917 — Louis Schaefer and Wm. Underwood entered into partnership in the meat market. They handled a full line of groceries and meats. "City Meat Market." (Pitt's old stand). In 1918 the partnership was dissolved with Wm. Underwood continuing the business. 1918 — Lansford Meat Market, Geo. O. Card, manager. November 1918 — Martin Verbeten opens Meat Market. In 1922 he opened a cafe. November 1919 — Lansford Meat Market, Louis Schaefer, prop. In 1920 he opened a cream station at the meat market, "Cash for Cream." In 1923, Geo. Young was employed at the Meat Market. October 1925 — City Meat Market, J. E. Jenson. October 1925 — Meat Market, Hoover and Banks. 1927 — In October P. L. Garnas quit his business and sold out to Andrew Tossett, who got a new stock of merchandise. July 1929 — City Meat Market, Dunbar and Company, groceries and fresh meat. August of 1929, Dunbar and Melting. May 1930 — Alex G. Johnson of Bantry bought out Andrew Tossett, but Albin Willenbring, a clerk for Mr. Tossett will stay. IGA Grocery Specials; pink salmon, 1 lb. can, 19c; mayonnaise, 8 oz., 19c; Kellogg's Krumbles, 23c; Graham crackers, 2 lb. box, 23c; Ginger Ale, 12 oz. bottle, 2 for 28c. In November 1930, Johnson moved back to Bantry. 1930 — Knudson Meat Market, Rudolph Knudson leased market from Hoover in May. 1930 — City Meat Market, Milton Helming and Melting. 1930 — In November Frank Hoover took back the Meat Market. November 1930 — Berg's Grocery — H. Berg, of Antler purchased Johnson's Grocery store and opened for business in the Tossett building. Was in business three years. August 1933 — Garnas to open business. He purchased the "Berg Grocery," home owned IGA, P. L. Garnas. June 1933 — Banks' Meat Market, Mr. Banks, prop. Fresh and smoked meat at all times. December 1937 — New Food Market, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Sawyer, prop. Employees were Louis Schaefer and Ralph Runnels. May 1939 — F. Hoover buys the Skagen building. Sawyers to move meat market into the building (Shear and Mattern move out). 1940 — Sold out grocery stock, keeping meat market and fruits. New butcher hired, Robert Evans. September 1942 — Sawyer's Super Market, We Deliver. In 1943 Vera Routledge and Louis Schaefer were employees. 1942 — IGA known as Super Valu Stores, P. L. Garnas. November 1943 — O'Connell's Food Market, Arthur and Vivian O'Connell purchase the store from P. L. Garnas in November. 1944 — Cameron's Grocery, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Cameron of Greene purchased the grocery and meat market from Willis Sawyer. 1946 — A and B Food Market, Art O'Connell and Eugene (Buddy) Richardson (moved to building west of post office). 1947 — D and W Meat Market, Dick Walke and Walt Lielke, prop. New meat lockers and complete new meat market with all the equipment to butcher and cut up meat. There are 350 lockers with 250 lbs. capacity, each located in the old Garnas building which opened on April 12, 1947. In 1949, Dick Walke sold his interest to Walt Lielke. It became known as "Lansford Locker" plant and the food market became known as the Hi-Lo Store. In 1953, it became known as Walt's Hi-Lo Store and Lansford Locker Service. 1948 — Haraldson Market — Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Haraldson, prop. They purchased the A and B Food Store from the O'Connells. Mrs. Harald- 88- Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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