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CHEESE FACTORY LIST

Big Stone Cheese Factory

Perry Township
Picture
From Perry Town Hall collection. "Couple in carriage are Gilgian Hari (b 8/11/1843-d 2/18/1907) and Maria (Klopfenstein) Hari (b 2/21/1846- d 1924). They had nine children, six of whom were living at the time the picture was taken and are probably pictured here. Their son Gilgian (b 11/27/1873) is in front of the wagon, holding William Herman (his son b 1901). Girl standing in front of Whlhelmina is Marie Moe from Woodville (b 1899). If Marie was 3 yrs old in this picture, it was taken about 1903." Alice Yaeger (2014)
N side of Kittleson Rd. 
just E of CTH H
Picture
1911 for reference only- no cheese factory noted.
Cheesemakers: Ernest & Mary (Manser) Reugsegger (1928); William & Martha (Frankhauser) Knuble, Sr.
Cheese Types: Brick, Swiss
Patrons: Nels and Ingaborg Moen
Notes: Names for large isolated stone outcrop near factory site. Destroyed by fire which was later admitted to by cheesemaker Knuble after he returned to Switzerland.

Biennial report of the Dairy and Food Commissioner of WI: Gab. Disrud, mgr. Perry PO 1896, Mt. Horeb RD 5 1906, 1909, 1916, 1922, 1930; Mt. Horeb 1913
Picture
Rock that gave cheese factory its name. From Perry Town Hall collection. "Probably taken at the same time as group picture above with mostly the same people." Alice Yaeger (2014)
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