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Blake Building

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About 1883, John Blake, proprietor of a local saloon, erected the Blake Building at 305 Main Street. Businesses in the building included a clothing store run by Ben Elson, in 1897 a coal, wood, and feed store run by J.V. Egenberger, and in 1940 a service station run by John Cloidt for over thirty years.
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