Tales of our Beginnings Cadott • Cornell • Lake Holcombe areas Horse Dealers and Traders In the 1890 Town of Sigel minutes, public notices were to be posted at the B. Dietrich Store, the post office and the Balky Horse Exchange, otherwise known as the Robber’s Roost Saloon. That reveals the importance of horse dealers and traders in the Cadott area. Names often mentioned in connection with horse dealings, were Barney Bros., Will Clark, Cass Hardy, Dick Hines and Herman Swenson. These men could accurately determine the age of a horse, by examining its teeth and they were also quick to note any defects that the animals might have. These skills were necessary in negotiations of tough horse trading. In the 1920s and 1930s, Hines shipped truck loads of old and disabled horses, to the Fromm Fur Farm, at Hamburg. Swenson, who came to Cadott, in the 1930s, trucked horses from North Dakota, but when tractors began replacing horse power, he built the International Harvester building and sold tractors. (Courtesy of the Cadott Centennial 1895-1995) Tales of our Beginnings Cadott • Cornell • Lake Holcombe areas Horse Dealers and Traders In the 1890 Town of Sigel minutes, public notices were to be posted at the B. Dietrich Store, the post office and the Balky Horse Exchange, otherwise known as the Robber’s Roost Saloon. That reveals the importance of horse dealers and traders in the Cadott area. Names often mentioned in connection with horse dealings, were Barney Bros., Will Clark, Cass Hardy, Dick Hines and Herman Swenson. These men could accurately determine the age of a horse, by examining its teeth and they were also quick to note any defects that the animals might have. These skills were necessary in negotiations of tough horse trading. In the 1920s and 1930s, Hines shipped truck loads of old and disabled horses, to the Fromm Fur Farm, at Hamburg. Swenson, who came to Cadott, in the 1930s, trucked horses from North Dakota, but when tractors began replacing horse power, he built the International Harvester building and sold tractors. (Courtesy of the Cadott Centennial 1895-1995)
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