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'''34. Later Automobile Dealers'''

Last week we told of the first automobile dealers and the cars they sold. We mentioned one dealership, that of Adams & Cranston, but could not recall the make of the car they represented, but our friend George Berg has since supplied us with this information -- they handled the Chandler. Then also, in last week's story, we did not give Ross Calvin Sr. credit with furnishing us with most of the information. We are indebted to Ross for the "backbone" of these automobile stories. To continue with the dealers from where we left off last week:

Starting with 1919 and up to 1925, we had

    Bert Shuey - with Ford
    Brown, Wiley & Johnson - with Chevrolet. Johnson afterwards acquired the entire dealership and continues to this day.
    E. C. Owens - with Oldsmobile and later with other makes
    Jule Acker - with Nash - and others
    August Nergaard - with Hudson
    Ashley Heren -with Buick, and
    Lahr Brothers - with Willys-Overland.

After 1925, there were:

    J. R. Calvin - with Ford and Lincoln
    C. B. Calvin and Ed Love - with Ford and Lincoln
    Love Motor Company - with Ford, Lincoln and Mercury
    Miles City Buick Company, composed of Ross Calvin, Sam Stewart and Russell
    Wiley - with Buick
    J. R. Calvin & Son - with Buick Pontiac and Oakland - later with Dodge and Plymouth
    Miles City Motor Company - with Chevrolet and other General Motor cars
    John Kuilman - with DeSoto and Plymouth
    Jule Acker - with Nash
    Frank Thibault - with Star
    C. E. Walters - with Chrysler and Plymouth
    Lou Nimbar - with Reo
    Northern Motor - with Studebaker and Packard
    John Klamm - with Packard

At the present time - we have such a wide awake bunch of dealers in town that we are sure that everyone interested in a car has been contacted by each of them and know who they are.