(Courtesy of Edna Rine)

The editor knows very little about this photo to share with the readers, but it must have been taken about 1908. Notice there is no steering wheel. It is steered by a rod which is side mounted. The lanterns are most likely powered by coal oil. The make is also uncertain, but the Eureka was being made by the Kearns family right here in Beavertown at that time.

(What else did “Johnny P.” do before and after this photo? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

As of today, Beavertown has 34 business establishments. The largest five are Conestoga, Tom’s, Stone Construction, Inter Manufacturing, and a three-way tie for 5th largest, Super Service Garage, First National Trust Bank, and Grater Industries.

There are 27 that have 7 or less persons working at their operations.

Not too bad for a town of 877.

(Courtesy of The Beavertown Historical Society)

Shown above is the business establishments existing in Beavertown in 1917. Notice also, they have the population as being 800. Since Beavertown was in Beaver Township in the 1910 U. S. Census, the borough’s actual count did not happen until the 1920 count, and then we officially had 525 citizens. This error certainly must have distorted our business credit ratings unfairly, even though they were quite good despite this over count.

(How many business establishments do we have today? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

When Highway 28 was converted into the state of the art concrete highway, US 522, which opened in September 1930, Cloyd E. Wagner was the sub-contractor to make the concrete which with the bridges were built in and around Beavertown.

(Courtesy of Harold Wagner)

Shown above is a ten-horse drawn wooden plank snow plow, operated by Cloyd E. Wagner, who contracted to keep Highway 28 (now US 522) open between Beavertown and Middleburg, and elsewhere. “Pappy” was a good horseman. Once with this outfit in Middleburg, he was challenged to turn it around inside the square without touching the curbs. Without holding any reins, by voice command only, he did so with feet to spare, an extraordinary feat.

(What else did Cloyd have to do with this highway? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

Before the baseball diamond located behind Super Service Garage, there was one where the former Yetter Chevrolet was located. (now OIP)

Another was just north of the home of David Hassinger on Center Street, but the exact location is unknown to me.