Lake Maxinkuckee Its Intrigue History & Genealogy Culver, Marshall, Indiana

Pecher Tin shop 



1907 - Henry Pecher has opened a tin shop under the hardware (120 S. Main )

1908 - Jan 9 - Henry Pecher has moved his tin shop into the old post office quarters (110 N. Main St.)

1908 - Mar 19 - Fannie Hessel to H. Pecher s30 feet lot 31 Houghton's add, Culver. $1000.

    Henry Pecher had a sale of a portion of his household effects last Saturday. As soo as his building on Main Street is finished he and his wife will move into the four rear rooms - Apr. 9, 1908

    Removal - About May 15 I will remove to my new building where I will keep a full stock of all kinds of metal work and will be prepared to attend promptly to all orders for town or county jobs. - May 7 1908


1908 - Sep. 24 - Henry Pecher Tinner Roofer New Shop on Main Street South of os the Surprise Phone 78 Culver, Ind. All kinds of Tin work and Repairing and Roofing skillfully done ans fair prices. Yor Trade Respectfully Solicited.

Note the Surprise was located at 180 S. Main. / The Surprise - Hessel Building


1915 May 5 - Buisness Change
    Henry Pecher has sold his tinshop to Otto Rick of Chicago and the new owner is now in possession. He will move here in a coulple of weeks and occupy the rooms in the Pecher building. Mr. and Mrs. Percher moving to the property which they bought of Henry Overman, north of the cemetery. Mr. Pecher has worked had and built up a profitable business in Culver and the surrounding country. He will take things easier for awhile. We wish the new proprietor a full measure of prosperity.


1918 - Jul 25 - A Business Change - Henry Pecher has bought back the tinsmith shop which he sold to to Otto Rick three years ago, and has moved his residence from the south end of town to the apartments over the shop. Mrs. Rick goes back to Chicago to resume a position as boss with a North side firm which he held for six years. The firm is now making army bake oven on a governement contract.

1919 - Sep 3 - Henry Pecher has sold his tin sold to E. Siepman of Chicago, who has moved into the rooms over the shop while the Pechers move to the Heine house on lake shore. Mrs. Pecher has been in poor phsyical condition since his fall last spring and will llay off hard work for a time

1922 - Sale of Business Property
    Emil Siepman has bought of Henry Pecher the two-story and basement frame building on Main street (112 S Main), occupied by Siepman as a tin shop and residence. The price for the building] and lot was $4000. Mr Siepman is doing a prosperous business and he are glad to see him owning his own quarters.


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