August Piske Wagon Maker, Sleds 214 South Center
RH Krohn General blacksmithing – ailments to horses from bad shoes South Center
Kaiser’s Livery Livery – up to date rigs & horses, buy & sell horses 105 Center
HJ Merritt Blacksmith – horseshoers Center & First
JS Brown Only Ice Business – 10,000 tons coming from the Wisconsin and Prairie rivers. Operates 3 teams 305 First
Hone’s Steam Laundry Only laundry in the city 804 First
Otto Steckling Grocery 808 First
Lemke Drug Company Druggist, sundries, sick room supplies, confectionary, cigars, china dinner ware – operates a soda fountain 809 First
The Infants Emporium – Mrs. J Cotter & Mrs. Grace Hamelrath Novelties, baby shop, ladies underwear and aprons. 810 First
Miss J Poirier Millinery parlor- also conducts a branch at Grand Rapids, WI 814 First
The Vienna Bakery – Carl Kruse Also canned goods, confectionery, cigars, post cards, school supplies 818 First
Harry Krom Men’s clothing. Gordon and Gimble hats. First & Mill
European Hotel-Joseph York 20 Guest rooms w/restaurant for short orders only. With adjoining bar. Second floor – large rental hall called Lincoln – lodge meetings, dances, weddings… First & Scott
CJ Schieb Bakery-bread, pies, cakes, buns also icecream, cigars, tobaccos & confectionery 111 North Foster
Sixth Ward Drug Store-John Knuff Druggist, cigars, stationery, confectionery, school supplies, post cards, etc. agent Nyal’s remedies – soda fountain. 100 Foster
CD Clarke Lumber Lumber Co-railroad ties & piling, hemlock bark, cedar shingles, bestwall board, sash and doors, porch columns, screens, moldings and matched flooring, etc. Fourth
Merrill Iron Works-HB Richmond Make wood & iron working machinery, logging machinery, tools, blacksmith supplies. Originators for the Merrill Safety Set Screw – milled from solid cold rolled steel, with square hole, & Jenning’s patent saw set. 106 North Genesee
William Buhler Butcher – beef, pork, mutton, veal. Specialty Swift Premium hams & bacon 310 Grand
Chicago Shoe Repair – Frank Dufkoff 320 Grand
Miss M LaCount Millinery 322 Grand
Joseph Weigand Sporting goods, fishing tackle, bicycles, ammunition, cigars & tobacco. Agent for Chevrolet & Reo autos; Thor motorcycle. 403 Grand
WJ Ebert & Sons (Double store) 1 Groceries, hardware, crockery, glassware 407 Grand
WJ Ebert & Sons (double store) 2 Dry goods, shoes, ladies & gents furnishings 411 Grand
William Johannes Manf & dealer in light and heavy harnesses, horse furnishings, bridles, saddles, etc. and also repairs them. 413 Grand
George Rothlisberg - one store for everything – dry goods, clothing, shoes, crockery, glassware, fruits and vegetables, seeds, flour and feed. 414 Grand
August Manecke Jewelry – watches, clocks, silverware and jewelry. China, cut glass. 423 Grand
George Falch Grocery – fine staple & fancy grocer’s, flour, teas, coffees, spices, canned goods, fruits, garden seeds, school supplies, cigars. 500 Grand
Miss Frieda Meyer Grocery-fancy and staple groceries, fruits, vegetables, confectionery, cigars and post cards 700 Grand
The Peoples Market – C. Beckman & C. Luenser Butchers & sausage makers Grand & Genesee
FW Kubasta Real Estate & Insurance In Citizen’s National Bank
Merrill Elevator Agents for “Pure Cream” flour – sell ground feed, wholesaling corn, oats, barley, rye, salt, etc. Wholesales of fruits and vegetables. 1401 Logan
Merrill Garage Co-HA Nussle Repair Work, accessories, represents Rayfield Motor Car 807 East Main
Cosmo Movie Theater - Seating for 400-10 cent house 906.5 East Main
FL Mead Magazines, postcards, sheet music, Victrolas, records, books, stationery, cut glass, Eastman Kodak, confectionery, cigars, office supplies 910 East Main
Thielman Meat & Grocery 912 East Main
CF Fowler Druggist 914 East Main
Peterman’s Dept Store 922 East Main
Emil Krueger Undertaker – Upholstering, framing 927 East Main
LW Kaiser Wholesale Liquor Store – whiskies, wines, etc. and high grade cigars. Operates a buffet, sells glassware & bar fixtures. 1000 East Main
Merrill Mercantile Co-HP Peterson Groceries, provisions, dry goods, clothing, shoes, hats, etc. Gents’ furnishings. Ship to out-of-town trade potatoes & general produce 1005 East Main
EE Howland Hardware, paints, sporting goods, Majestic stoves, fishing tackle, guns. 1006 East Main
Merrill Plumbing&Heating 1007 East Main
Miss Carolyn McNuff Hair Dresser/Manicures, Fancies for women 1009 East Main
WS Pophal Men’s Tailoring – cutting & designing, carrying find goods 1011 East Main
RH Trantow Paints, glass, wall paper, building paper, coal, cement and operates a Bowser gasoline tank (for auto gas) 1013 East Main
Mootz Bros Fruits and confectionery-make own ice cream- liquid carbonic soda fountain – ice cream palor 1026 East Main
Merrill Railway & Lighting-J N Cotter Furnishes all the electric lights & power in the city – except a few small private plants – give good lighting and street car service. Have 730 consumers – furnish current to factories, city street lighting, stores, residence, etc. Carry a full line of electrical fixtures and appliances. 1029 East Main
Charles A Bordley Manf. Cigars. Leading 5 cent brand: Becky Brown; 10 cent brand: Extenso. 1202 East Main
Wisconsin House – Peter Schmitt Run on American Plan, $1 a day, table home cooking. 12 guest rooms. A bar. 1215 East Main
Warzinik Brothers Grocery – fruits, vegetables, pure food products. 1216 East Main
Aug Kamke & Sons Hardware, farm implements, stoves, ranges, buggies, sewing machines, fishing tackle 1217 East Main
Belott-Alpine Hardware 1221 East Main
OJ Nienow Motorcycle & Bicycle Shop – agent for Harley-Davidson, repairs as well 1316 East Main
August Brunow – Bicycle Shop Bicycle sales and repairs 1316 East Main
Runge Mercantile Co General Merchandise, groceries, canned goods or general provisions, dry goods, notions, clothing, shoes, cigars, hardware, crockery. 1319 East Main
AL King Meat Market/Butcher- does own smoking 1501 East Main
Charles F. Runge Harnesses, robes, whips – repair work, stock foods 1817 East Main
J.A. Nusbaum Furniture, rugs, electric lamps, White sewing machine 1023-1025 East Main
Boston Store 1109-1111 East Main
MJ Littlejohn – Mrs. Littlejohn Carpets, Upholstery, furniture, pianos, Victrolas, records Oldest furniture house in city 821-823 East Main
Cozy Movie Theater – Seating for 300-10 cent house 409 West Main
CS Stimers Books, magazines, daily papers and large line of stationery. Cigars, tobaccos 411 West Main
Joseph Polack Meat Market 412 West Main
CW Stange Hardware, paints, coal, cement 413 West Main
CF Seidel Confectionary (manf here), makes own ice cream – Onyx soda fountain & ice cream parlor 414 West Main
Gustav Wenzel Hardware, builder’s supplies, Quick Meal and Arcadian ranges, paints, glass, doors, coal, brick, plastering, tin and enamel ware, farming tools, logging supplies, guns, bicycles, etc. 418 West Main
Downie & McQuillan Insurance 418 West Main
The Pike Buffet-HJ Klug – Tavern? Liquors – stock of domestic/imported wines, local and imported beers 500 West Main
MP Tockley Buffet-fine old wines, ales, brandies, foreign, cigars and domestic – bonded whiskey 604 West Main
Graham Music House Pianos, organs, sheet music, graphaphones, records, sewing machines (agent Singer) – only exclusive music house in city 606 West Main
JC Angelbeck Dry goods, notions, furnishing goods, boots, shoes, hats, caps, etc. 1324 West Main
ET Bisbee Hardware of all description. Stoves & ranges, tin and granite ware, sewing machines, washing machines, guns, tackle, etc. 1400 West Main
Emerich & Staats First floor – dry goods, groceries, cigars, confectionery. Second – gents’ furnishings, shoes, hates, caps & a warehouse of flour, feed, grain, etc. are carried. 1504 West Main
Lincoln County Bank 403-405 West Main
Merrill Woodenware Co-Emerich 150 employees, makes tubs West Main
Andrew Kaul Jr. & Co Manufacture for Studebaker company in South Bend, Ind. 1,500 wheel hubs daily – speeder bobbins, paper plugs, spools for eastern cotton mills. Veneering produced in immense quantities. West Main
AH Schram & Sons E Furniture, rugs, linoleums, lace curtains, pictures, sewing machines, agents for Miller Piano, framing - Undertaking 921 Main
Citizens National Bank Main & Mill
German American State Bank Main & Poplar
The Heineman Lumber Co Saw mill, planning mill and lighting plant. North end of Mill
The Midget Buffet – Danielson & Shape Standard brands of imported and domestic liquors, wines, cigars, beers, carbonate waters, etc. Shape runs the Badger Hotel buffet. 105 Mill
OF Pophal Tailor – ladies & gents’ clothing woolens, silks, linens 111 Mill
Mission Billiard Parlor-Hayden Blair 2 billiard and 3 pocket billiard tables, confectionary & cigars 113 Mill
Leidiger Brewing Co 15,000 barrels per year , “Gesundheit” and “Export” Nast & River
N Greivelding Florist – 7 greenhouses, 13,000 sq ft of glass Opposite City Hall
Grand Opera House Seats 800 – Open for dances and other events, movies on Sundays Over Cosmo
AF Lueck Farm Implements, wagons, buggies, logging sleighs. Red cedar Michigan shingle, fence posts. Park & River
Stuemke Brothers Grocery – staple and fancy groceries, fruits, vegetables, cigars, confectionery 126 Prospect
AH Schram & Sons W Furniture, rugs, linoleums, lace curtains, pictures, sewing machines, agents for Miller Piano, framing - Undertaking 120-122 Prospect
Merrill Marble and Granite Works-Ceaglske Monuments, headstones, markers, iron reservoir flower vases, etc. Large showroom Prospect & Merrill
Louis Fried Horse Dealer, agent for McKinnon Fram and Road Wagon 400 River
Des Rosier & Griffin Livery stable – maintain fine rigs & also rent automobiles 321 East Second
HC Loomis Confectionary-makes own ice cream, cigars, tobacco, post cards, small stock of groceries 114 Second
The Fair Store-H. Harris Groceries – dry goods, furnishings for men & ladies, clothing, trunks, valises, etc. 201 Second
Savidusky’s Dye House Fancy dyers and French dry cleaners – call for and deliver 213 Second
Theodore Teske Butcher, smokes all own meats and makes sausages. 217 Second
Merrill Dray & Transfer 301 Second
The Congress – Joe Fisher Buffet – fine wines & liquors. 314 Second
Ben Gipple Buffet - Serves finest liquors – stock rare old whiskies, imported and domestic wines, congnacs, brandies, beer in bottle or on draught, fine cigars. 315 Second
Merrill Lunch Room-Frank Durkoff Short orders served all hours 323 Second
Merrill Knitting Co-J Peterman 18 employees, men’s, women’s & children’s, infant’s sweaters and other knot goods. 327 Second
Zastrow-Plautz Creamery Milk, cream and butter, ice cream, cottage cheese- “Deer Head” butter brand 703 Second
Monarch Grocery-Smith & Siesennop Groceries, fruits, vegetables, cigars 728 Second
WH Linder Manf of cigars. Makes a 5 and 10 cent cigar. Leading 5 cents: The Merrill, Scarlet Tie, Linder’s Special, La Rosilla, La Fumo; Leading 10 cents: Mi Sello, Euneva and Wausau Favorite. Second
Merrill Glove, Mitten and Tanning Co – R Kurtz Tanning and manufacturing gloves, buckskin and horsehide. Tans cow and deer hides 105 Wright
AF Sauer, DC, The Merrill Chiropractor
The Badger Opera House Own heating and lighting plant – supplies 110 current – heated by steam. Hot & cold water & toilets.
JE Dengel “soft drinks” – soda water, ginger ale, lemon sour, birch beer, root beer, all kinds of mineral waters. Bottler of “Weiss beer”. Handles bar supplies of all kinds.
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