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Magnet, Nebraska
"Magnet 1893 to 1976"
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shoveled into it and then when it was shipped out by train, it was again shoveled into the cars. Not knowing for sure when the elevators replaced these shovel houses, but by 1904 the Anchor Grain Co. was here and then another one was built which was Saunders-Westrand Co.

In 1899 Andrews started another store which was also called the Corn Palace. In the fall of 1900 Snygg and Swanson started their General Merchandise Store. Then the first Drug Store by F. E. Vickery was built in 1901. In 1902 the bank built a wood frame building which is now the home of Albin Carlson. While still in operation the frame building was moved and put on blocks while building the brick building in its place. Mr. Woolston ran the bank, also Larry Gillilan in later years. In 1928 or '29 the bank closed because of the depression.

Other buildings built in the early 1900's were a cafe and rooming house, Farmers Union Co-op on the upper level of the Co-op they held movies, a creamery, barber shop, pool hall, hardware store, butcher shop, Post Office, Blacksmith, small hat store, and another drug store. One of the first barbers in 1903 was Oscar Samuelson, 1905 Russell Willams barbered, later in 1914 Albert Hanson. Also a Printing Office, which was owned by Harry M. Hammond in 1903, the Magnet Mail was published. Later in the teens of 1900, Ray Birch became the publisher of the Magnet Mail. Several articles in the Magnet Mail are as follows:

Olof Larson one of Magnets old timers is greeting old time friends here this week Jan. 5, 1905. Mr. Larson left here last spring for the western coast but that country was not Nebraska so he returned to a country where one man is as good as another that is of course if he is honest irrespective of financial standing. A brother of Mr. Larson from Bennet accompanied and are the guests of Frank Rosen near Wausa.

Swan Johnson is building a new house on his farm. Swan we always thought something would happen to you, now we are satisfied (cont.)

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