Bio: |
Homsted, Mrs. August (History - 1860) |
Contact: |
Janet Schwarze |
Email: |
stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org |
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HOMSTED HOLTAN MILTIMORE LA BOSSIER SHAFER |
----Source: 1918 History of Clark County,
Wisconsin
MRS. AUGUST HOMSTED, in narrating her early
experiences, says: "I was born in Ohio, in 1860, and came to
Wisconsin with my sister to Steven's Point. The railroad at that
time was six miles from that place. We drove from Steven's Point to
G. W. Holtan's farm. I stayed with him--my brother-in-law--and took
care of the children. I spent a good deal of my time at Neillsville
and used to walk from the farm to Loyal in one day. There was no
wagon road and I used to follow the cow trail through the woods.
The trail was blazed and a part of the way cut. I stayed on the
farm and at Neillsville until 1879, when I was married at Colby. I
ran the Colby Hotel for a short time, then went to Unity and ran
the old Forest House for a couple of years, then came to
Dorchester. My husband was a druggist, and after coming to
Dorchester opened a drug store in a small building which we rented.
We built the building where our store now is. The first postoffice
was located in Miltimore's store, Bradley G. Miltimore being the
first postmaster, serving for, awhile under Cleveland's first
administration. Henry La Bossier was appointed and served until
Harrison was elected president. My husband, August Homsted, was
appointed and served four years under Cleveland's second
administration. Peter Shafer was appointed and served until his
death in 1910. During the early seventies all supplies were brought
in by team, except that some men carried them on their backs. When
we first came to Dorchester the buildings were small frame
structures. In 1888 fire visited the town and burned all the places
of business, except one store and a building which stood where the
Block Hotel now stands. In 1897 a second fire occurred. It started
just beyond where the Smith Hotel now stands, and burned the entire
block to the corner."
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