Thorvald PETERSEN became the owner of the blacksmith shop in Dike, Iowa in 1917. He operated the blacksmith shop on the corner of State and Fourth Streets (one block east of the main Dike corner) from 1917 until retiring in 1957. >From an undated newspaper article: ³The shop was built in 1902 by a Danish blacksmith, Theodore Juhl, who later sold it to Tom Porter of Reinbeck who had it until his death in 1907. Then the shop was sold to Walter Jensen of Clear Lake who operated it until 1913 when Matt Paulsen of Mason City took over. On Jan. 1 1917 Thorvald Petersen purchased the shop and continued his trade as ³village blacksmith² until 1958 when ill health prevented him from further work.²