Hoffman is located eight miles west of Centralia and four miles east of Posey. It is an unincorporated village and has several business houses and one large creamery which does a large business annually.
Hoffman has a population of more than 100 inhabitants and for a small village is one of the best in the eastern part of the county. It has two large general stores, two blacksmiths, one lumber yard and elevator, one creamery, one saloon and hotel, and several smaller business houses including blacksmith shops and implement dealers.
The business men are progressive and up-to-date.
Among the leaders are:
Karl A. MEYER
The above conducts the largest general store in the
village and has been doing business in the city for the past 15 years. He
started in 1898, after carefully looking over the ground for a good location,
and ever since has had the best patronage in the town. He carries a general line
of merchandise and occupies the third building that was erected in the village.
Mr. MEYER is also postmaster of Hoffman having filled that office
successfully for the past eight years, succeeding August MOEHLMANN. He is
also agent for the Southern railway and has been connected with the road for 12
years. Hoffman is not a telegraph station, therefore the duties of agent are
light; Mr. MEYER being rather aged can handle the business to the entire
satisfaction of the company. He was born in St. Louis in 1848 and has lived in
Hoffman since 1881. He was married in 1876 to Mary KULMS and raised six
children: one of them died a few years ago. He has one boy and four girls living
at present. The son assists his father in the store and one of the girls is a
trained nurse, one a stenographer and bookkeeper, one an artist, and one at
home. The son, Vincent, manages the store.
Henry HOHMANN
Henry HOHMANN has been in business in
Hoffman for the past four years and sells binders, implements, vehicles and
harness and does general blacksmithing and horseshoeing. He handles the P. &
O. implements, Peter’s buggies, Lindstrohm and Columbus wagons, and all kinds
of harness. He is also a wheelwright and has a very large and growing business.
For many years previous to locating in Hoffman he was in the same business in
Bartelso where he was born in 1881. He attended the schools of Bartelso and
Hoffman and was married to Miss Lena LUEKING in 1906. Three children were
born to the couple, one of whom is dead. Mr. HOHMANN is one of the most
progressive business men in the little city of Hoffman and his business has been
steadily increasing for the past three years. His place of business is the
largest of its kind in the city, and he is contemplating on building an addition
to his already large business block which is located on the west side of the
main street, north of the tracks.
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