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Levis Township Businesses
Clark County, Wisconsin
Day
Creamery;
History
Day
Tavern;
Bar
Room, Owners & Gas Pump (Photos); History
Dells Dam Butter
and Cheese Co. in Levis section
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Victor Horton, original proprietor. The photo shows it
as it later was remodeled into a blacksmith shop with
living quarters upstairs. It was then known as
Hagie’s Blacksmith Shop and also the
Stone Garage, owned and operated by Floyd Hagie and
son Donald. The wood roof was added to this
cheese factory after the
original construction in 1930 ca.
Dells Dam Cheese Factory
Levis Cheese Factory
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The Levis Cheese Factory was
owned by Charles and Elizabeth (Neubecker) Schroeder
who are pictured above in the doorway of the loading
dock.
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Levis Cheese Factory News
Clips
Price of fancy cream cheese: 14¢ a lb., 4
lbs. 50¢ Rep. & Press, 30 Apr., 1885.
The first shipment of cheese from the
Levis Cheese Factory was made this week; the whey at the
factory is in great demand as some parties have fallen in
love with it. 24 May 1897.
The Levis Cheese Factory is receiving
1900 lbs. of milk daily. The cheese maker in the Levis
Cheese Factory is like the editor--wants wood.
At a meeting of stockholders of Levis
Cheese Association last Saturday evening the following
officers were elected; Treasurer--C. L. Hutchings, Vice
Pres.--A. F. Wesenberg, Sec.--J. W. Short, Traas.--J. W.
McAdams, Directors--P. Marsh, Aaron Oldham and H. Blum.
20 Jan 1897.
Mr. Eggiman shipped 50 boxes of cheese
from the Levis Factory last week. 20 Jan.
1897.
Gregory and Hanold had sold their fine
creamery in Levis to Mr. Austreng, a stranger as yet to
people of this locality, who will come here from southern
Wisconsin about April 12, and open and run the creamery,
succeeding Mr. Gregory in the active management of the
establishment. 5 March 1901.
Ice was stored in the creamery the past
week, December 26, 1901. The Levis Creamery
Association will hold the annual meeting Jan. 13, 1902 at 7
p. m. at Mrs. Halvorson's old house--W. B. Riley, Sec.
28 Feb 1901.
In 1900, the state
dairy and food commission credited Levis Township with one
cheese factory and 2 creameries.
Riverside Pavilion was one of
the favorite dance halls of the twenties and early
thirties.It was located in the vicinity of the Opelt gravel
pit (west side of the river) and was built by Frank Luck on
the site of his parental home farm. It was operated by Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Luck with the help of his sister and
brother-in-law Mr. and Mrs. Warren Hoke for most of the
years. At various times it was leased to someone else for
the season—the last being Al and Thelma Mashin—in the year
of 1938. It was at this time that the Lynch Bridge was
washed out with the flood of 1938.
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