Yesteryear - Ewing Creamery

The Ewing Creamery was featured on a postcard postmarked 1910. According to the Ewing of History that was published in 1976, the creamery was located south of the railroad tracks, and olive G. Hall was the manger for a short time. According to information about the photo, in 1910 it was announced in the Lewis County Journal that, “Mr. Chinchen of Canton is building a large ice house for MR. Diekmann for the use of the creamery.” An electric light plant was built by Mr. Diekmann, who sold the creamery, ice plant and the light plant valued at $10,000 for a part payment of a 200 acre farm.