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July 28, 1955
HARTINGTON — Business places in Hartington, as in many other communities, have been moving from the downtown districts to new locations on highways leading into the cities.
Three local businesses have recently moved to new locations in a less congested part of the city on Highway 15 in south Hartington.
They are Schulte Buick and Implement, Mauch Transfer and Lamprecht Implement.
The Schulte Buick and Implement building is constructed of cement blocks with an arched roof and is 40x70 feet. There are two 5x10 foot show windows in the front.
The display room is 30x40 feet with a recessed lighting arrangement. The shop is 40x40 with service doors and a cement floor. The building is insulated and heated with two gas heaters in the winter.
Case and Buick equipment is on display in the show room. There is a complete service and parts department for all Case and Buick equipment, Francis Schulte said.
The new building provides more display space for equipment and the location more parking space in the driveway.
Joe Mauch’s Warehouse for Mauch Transfer has an overall dimension of 40x80 feet. There is a shop on the west end that is 18x40 with a large door. The shop is used for maintenance work on trucks. A 14x16 oce, finished in knotty pine, is located in the east of the building.
There are three overhead loading doors with loading docks built on a level with the floors of Mr. Mauch's trucks. The building is constructed with tile blocks. Cement bumpers have been built in front of the loading docks.
The driveway and parking area in front of the warehouse is crushed rock and gravel. The location will give more space for his trucks to load and unload. Mr. Mauch studied other trucking warehouses in the state before he decided on the plans for this one.
Harry Lamprecht’s new building is a Quonset structure 32x72 feet and much larger than his old building. The front portion is made of cement blocks with two large display windows.
The show room is 32x32 feet and finished in bleached walnut. There is a 12x18 service door in the rear of the building. The entire building is insulated and has a cement floor. Mr. Lamprecht expects to complete the inside furnishing of his building in the fall.
