Charlie Snygg's Genealogy Web Project ©
Magnet, Nebraska
"Magnet 1893 to 1976"
page 11 (image)

In 1903 the Christian Church bought the first school house for their church. Mr. Furness, Stober, Sinkey, Swanson and Mayden were the trustee at that tine. The building is still being used as the Christian Church today. The inside was all remodeled and new windows put in, in March 1976. Also in 1903 the Methodist Church was built. On Sept. 6, 1905, the dedication took place for the church. In 1971 the church was all remodeled inside.

In 1914, a repair garage was built and in the basement was an electric light plant. By 1914 Magnet was really booming. Geo. Jorgenson owned the Magnet garage; Snygg Bros. the General Merchandise; A. E. Mainquist a hog buyer; Wm. Koppleman the Blacksmith shop; Magnet State Bank; Saunders-Westrand Co, grain; Anchor Grain Co., grain; Swanson Hardware Co., hardware and implement; Furness and Son the City Meat Market; Geo. Bangs the drug, candies ard cigar store; Albert Hanson the Barber Shop and pool hall; Smith-Hovelson Lumber Co with lumber, coal and building material.

Later in 1918 a brick Opera House was built. In 1919 a Ford garage was built and owned by Art Nelson. At this time the repair garage went in with the Ford Garage. Then a grocery store was put in the old repair garage. Later in years a post office and in the basement was meat lockers which was owned and run by Geo. Jones. Plow at the present time it is Magnet's town hall where meetings, showers and dinners take place and used by the community.

The livery stables was torn down and a stuckle building was built and was used as a repair garage. Some time before the 1925 fire it was built. The fire didn't hurt this building. Later in years Arthur Henrickson bought the building and started a Case Implement Shop. Now it is gone, thanks to the tornado.

In 1925 of Feb., a fire took one block of mainstreet at the east end on the south side. It took a Farmers Union Co-op, cafe, rooming house, theater and a house occupied, by Art Marsh. The lumber yard

Home Previous Next
Hosted by www.Geocities.ws

1