An old account book of Russell N. Kimball shows the thriving general store business he conducted in Milwaukee in the 1840's on what is now N. Plankinton Ave., near Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee's best customer's paid these prices for general supplies: Dried apples 7 cents a lb. Bread 3 cents a loaf Butter 15 cents a lb. Boots $2.75 a pair Brogan shoes $1.25 a pair Beets 9 cents a peck Cheese 6 cents a lb. Coffee 12-1/2 cents a lb. Candles 12 cents a lb. Cider 6 cents a quart Chickens 13 cents a chicken Eggs 10 cents a dozen Graham flour 2 cents a lb. Molasses 12-1/2 cents a quart Pork 7-1/2 cents a lb. Spare ribs 4 cents a lb. Snuff 40 cents a lb. Onions 18 cents a pk. Salt $1.40 a bbl. Potatoes 25 cents a bu. Thread 7 cents a spool Sheeting 9 cents a yd. Sugar 10 cents a lb. Prairieville flour $5.12 a bbl. Letter paper 3 cents for 2 sheets Tobacco 6 cents per plug Cigars 3 cents Hams 5 cents a lb. Lard 5 cents & 10 cents Mr. Kimball later moved to Waukesha in 1854 where he was a prosperous miller, the mill being located near the present Bus Station and Milwaukee Road Depot, on the Fox River. Source: Landmark (Winter, 1964-65) - a publication of the Waukesha County Historical Society.