Sheboygan Press, April 29, 1927 Sheboygan falls Business Men 3 OTTO HERING Otto HERING, the genial wood, coal and ice man, started in this business in 1914, when he bought out Peter KWEKKEBOOM, who previously had carried on the business which was established many years ago. The main office is located in the building at the northeast corner of Buffalo street directly north of the railroad tracks. This building originally was the barn of the old GUYETT House. Cal. JONES started the business to which he was succeeded by Louis WEISSE. In addition to wood, coal and ice, Mr. HERING does general trucking. JOHN BAUERNFEIND One of the most alert and enterprising business men in Sheboygan Falls is John BAUERNFEIND, who in May, 1895, organized the Sheboygan Falls Mutual Fire Insurance company of which he is general manager. This company was incorporated in 1899 with the following officers: Otto BALLSCHNIDER, president; Joseph OETHELDER, vice-president; J. H. JAMES, secretary; H. E. BOLDT, treasurer; John BAUERNFEIND, manager. At the present time the officers are: Joseph OSTHELDER, president; R. H. THOMAS, vice president; John BAUERNFEIND, secretary and manager; H. E. BOLDT, treasurer; L. W. SCHLIEDER, assistant secretary. The main office of the company is located in a convenient office on the west side of Buffalo street adjacent to the R. H. THOMAS lumber yard and office building. SHEBOYGAN FALLS CREAMERY The Sheboygan Falls Creamery company is the outgrowth of one of the first cheese factories in Sheboygan county. The men now associated in this company have been identified with the dairy business for more than thirty years. The present company was organized on June 1, 1920, and incorporated as the Sheboygan Falls Creamery. Butter and cheese were the exclusive products of the company for the first year, but in 1921 the building was remodeled and a large addition built in order to provide space for the proper handling of milk and other dairy products. On November 1, 1921, the company operated only one wagon, while at the present time twelve wagons and motor trucks are required to deliver milk , butter, cream, cooked and cottage cheese to the host of patrons in Kohler, Sheboygan Falls, and the city of Sheboygan. When the company was incorporated only four men were employed, whereas at the present time thirty-six men are required to carry on the business. The officers at the time of incorporation and now are as follows: O. A. DAMROW, president and general manager Henry BLANKE, vice president Ernst C. BOLL, secretary R. P. DASSOW, treasurer FALLS LIME AND STONE CO. The quarry now owned by the Falls Lime and Stone company has been operated for about sixty years, during which time it has changed ownership several times. During the earlier years hundreds of loads of stone for building purposes were hauled from this quarry, but during the recent years the hauling includes stone, sand and cement for the construction of walls and walks. The main yards and office of the company are located on Monroe street directly east of Chicago and Northwestern railway station. From a comparatively small beginning, this enterprise has grown to be one of the largest of its kind in this region. The company now deals extensively in retailing and wholesaling hydrated lime, plasters, fire brick, fire clay, flue lining, rock lath, building materials, wood and coal. The present officers of the company are: William F. SCHISSLER, president William E. HILDEBRAND, Sr., vice-president William HILDEBRAND, Jr., secretary Louis HILDEBRAND, treasurer and manager KROEGER WAGON SHOP In point of continuous years of operation, the KROEGER Wagon Shop is the oldest one of its kind in Sheboygan Falls, having been established by Chas. KROEGER in 1870 in one of the first frame business buildings erected on Broadway south of Pine street. In 1878, Mr. KROEGER moved this building to its present site on the west side of Buffalo street directly north of the railroad tracks, where he continued the shop alone until 1907 when he took his son, Fred, into partnership. Since his father's death, which occurred in 1920, Fred has carried on the business alone under the name of KROEGER Wagon Shop. Prior to the advent of the automobile, Mr. KROEGER had an extensive business in carriages and wagons; but during the past few years the principal work has been confined to repairing, although special cab and motor truck body jobs are handled with satisfaction to the patrons. ERDMAN MOTOR COMPANY The ERDMAN Motor company, located on the east side of the Sheboygan river, is successor to the Pine Auto company which was started in 1921 in a building located on Monroe street. In 1926 the name was changed from the Pine Auto company to that of ERDMAN Motor company. At the same time a spacious modern garage was erected equipped with the latest time-saving appliances, to take care of the increasing volume of business. The garage has a spacious four car show room, and contains parts, bins and accessory display counters. In the rear of the building is a large repair shop and a storage room. Eight men are employed to give prompt and efficient service to patrons. The company deals in Ford cars and Fordson tractors, and the business has increased so rapidly during the past six years that further expansion will soon be necessary to provide adequate floor space to properly carry on the business. The company, however, has taken the precaution to acquire additional property for such a purpose. Willard V. ERDMAN is the manager. EMIL SCHUEFFNER Prominent among general contractors in Sheboygan Falls is Emil SCHUEFFNER, who started in 1921 with headquarters located at 405 Buffalo street. In 1924 Mr. SCHUEFFNER expanded his business by dealing in wood and coal and, at the same time, adding teaming to his regular trade as general contractor. Starting in a small way, this business has increased to such an extent that at the present time thirteen men are constantly employed to give prompt and careful service to the public. STATE BANK OF SHEBOYGAN FALLS The State Bank of Sheboygan Falls was organized on May 7, 1910, and opened for the transaction of business in the building which it now occupies, located on the west side of Buffalo between Pine street and the railroad tracks. Henry HILLEMANN was the first president, and E. G. ROEHL the first cashier. M. T. HILLEMANN acted as cashier from 1912 until his death which occurred in 1918, and since that time Henry G. HILLEMANN has filled that position with the institution. Henry HILLEMANN, Sr., was president of the bank until he died in 1919, when John BAUERNFEIND was elected to fill this important post. The present officers are as follows: John BAUERNFEIND, president R. P. DASSOW, vice president Henry G. HILLEMANN, cashier C. H. MELZER, assistant cashier. MALLMANN DAIRY August C. MALLMANN, sole owner of MALLMANN's Dairy, started delivering milk to customers in Sheboygan Falls in 1915. Since the business was first established, at which time one wagon delivered only milk, it has grown to such an extent that another delivery wagon was found necessary. The MALLMANN Dairy depot is located at 223 Leavens street. In addition to milk, Mr. MALLMANN also deals extensively in cream, butter, ice cream, cottage cheese, and cooked cheese. A large quantity of butter, ice cream, and cheese is delivered to patrons in the city of Sheboygan. Milk is obtained from tested cows and is handled and sold under the best possible sanitary conditions. WOOD TIRE SILO The WOOD Tire Silo company of Sheboygan Falls, is successor to the Falls Stanchion company, and its origin dates back to 1914, when it took over the assets of the latter named company. The company manufactures wood tire hollow wall silos in the factory building located on Clark street near the railroad tracks. Four years ago, George A. ROBBINS, who had been a member of the company since its organization, retired from active business life, and since that time the business has been owned and operated by Julius K. WIDDER, president and general manager, and Joseph C. WIDDER, secretary and treasurer. FALLS BRICK & TILE CO. In 1905 Adolph O. WACHTER, Chas. H. WACHTER and Joseph P. OSTHELDER formed a partnership and established a brick and tile works in the building formerly occupied by the latter as a brewery. In 1921 the company was re-organized and incorporated under the name of Falls Brick & Tile company. At that time OSTHELDER sold out his interest and the following officers were elected: President and Manager - Adolph O. WACHTER Vice-president - Raymond V. WACHTER Secretary and Treasurer - Chas. H. WACHTER Milford WACHTER was appointed assistant secretary and bookkeeper. Since the company was re-organized, extensive improvements have been made to the plant, including automatic equipment for burning brick and tile in downdraft kilns practically insuring 100 per cent results. While the Falls Brick & Tile company does not claim to be the largest concern of its kind in this region, it does boast of burning the highest quality of brick and tile in Wisconsin, which are sold at the lowest possible price. To facilitate the handling of the product, cars running on iron rails, convey the finished material to the dry-sheds, this lessening the cost of production. An almost unlimited supply of different clay, sand and spring water is obtained in close proximity to the kilns.