A Hamlet
Ferrin is one of the smaller towns of the county. It is located on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad seven miles east of Carlyle, the county seat.
It is a thriving little trading point and has four business buildings within its borders.
They are: One general store, one elevator and creamery, one blacksmith and implement house and one saloon.
The population of Ferrin is approximately 70 inhabitants; it is unincorporated and has no railroad station as yet, but plans are under way to erect one, as the point is fast becoming a shipping station on the B. & O.
The leading business men are:
Henry HUGO
Mr. HUGO conducts the only general store in
the little village, and has been in business for the past two years. He bought
out the stock of I. C. HANSEN and added a large amount of merchandise to
the stock after the transaction. Today he carries a stock of merchandise valued
between $12,000 and $15,000. He carries everything in the general line and does
a livery business in connection. He was born in Washington county in 1882, but
was practically raised in and around Ferrin. He is a son of Henry and Carolina HUGO,
who have lived in Clinton county for the past thirty years. They are natives of
Germany and Henry is one of eight children. Mr. HUGO was married in 1905
to Anne REINKENSMEYER of Clinton county, and they have three children to
bless their union. Mr. HUGO has a brother conducting a general store at
Hoffman, several miles south of Ferrin.
H. W. WEDEKEMPER
Four years ago, the above named bought out the
implement and blacksmith business of H. F. KASTEN. Today the business is
one of the largest of its kind in Clinton county, and why? Because the owner is
a hustler and one of the most progressive men in the county, and as it takes
progressive men to make a county Mr. WEDEKEMPER will make Ferrin. He
conducts the only place of business of its kind in the city and sells implements
of all kinds, does general blacksmithing, woodworking, horseshoeing, sells
gasoline engines, pumps, tanks, cream separators, and all kinds of supplies. He
has been a resident of Ferrin for the past four years, but was born near the
city in 1879 and is a son of William and Minnie WEDEKEMPER. His parents
have lived in the county 36 years, having come from Germany and settling in St.
Louis before locating in Clinton county. He was married in 1907 to Miss Emma KOCH
and they have one child, a girl, three years old. His place of business is
located conveniently and he has been doing an excellent business during the past
four years. That he will succeed is evident by the amount of business he did
last year. He increased his sales double over the year before.
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