Loyal, Wisconsin

Loyal has an excellent school, in charge of a principal and eight teachers, four in the high school department, and four in the grades. Full courses are given in Agriculture and Domestic Science. The building is well furnished and is equipped with electric lights and running water. A feature of the school life is the weekly entertainment of moving pictures

Passage source: History of Clark County Wisconsin, published 1918.

The Loyal postoffice was established in the late sixties or early seventies. Before this, mail was brought from Neillsville by anyone who chanced to be making the journey, and in case the traveler was not coming as far as the present village, the mail was left in a pine box fastened to a pine stump, two and a half miles southeast of the village. From there it was brought to the village by any passerby, and left at some central point for distribution. Whenever a mail arrived the word was soon spread, and the reading of letters and newspapers from the outside world became the business of the hour. J. Duane Graves seems to have been the first regular postmaster and performed his duties as such at the Allen Hotel, the site of which is now occupied by the Allen Block. John C, Gwin, who succeeded Mr. Graves, attended to postoffice business at the Gwin store, which is now the site of the Woodmen hall. After him came Henry Mulvey, who kept the office in the Mulvey drug store, now the William W. Fauss hardware store. By George Green, Mr. Mulvey's successor, it was removed to Mill street, and by D. V. Richardson, the next incumbent, to Main street, on the present site of the Ideal restaurant. Then George Green, who became postmaster again, again maintained the office at its former site on Mill street. In the spring of 1918 it was removed to its present site on Main street. Mr. Green was succeeded by A. F, Fuchs, who served from December, 1913, to July, 1914, after which Dora Devlin was acting postmaster until Oct. 14, 1914, becoming postmaster on the latter date, since which time she has continued to serve, George Green being the assistant. Loyal postoffice became a money order office August 1, 1884, the first money order being purchased by George Green, Aug. 5, 1884. The first money order drawn on the office was payable to A. R. Miles. Loyal was a postal savings office from April 12, 1912, to July, 1915. In 1902 the first rural route was established, Elmer Hutchins being carrier from that time until 1907, since which time George L. Jarvis has carried the mail on that route. Rural route No. 2 was established in 1905 and has been served continuously by Fred E. Church. Harvey E. Voight is substitute on both routes. The establishment of these two rural routes caused the postoffices of Spokesville and Veefkind to be discontinued. The Loyal postoffice receives and despatches two mails daily, one by the Star Route from Loyal to Greenwood and one by the "Soo" Line Railroad,

Passage source: History of Clark County Wisconsin, published 1918.

The Jenks Dairy Company of Loyal Village. - Early in the nineties a stock company was organized and a creamery started. It was operated a few years and then went out of business. At that time the building now occupied by the Jenks company was erected. The stock company's interest was taken over by Jenks Brothers in 1898, and by them passed on to the Dodge Creamery Company in 1902. In 1910 the Jenks Dairy Company took control, reconstructed the building and made needed additions. They manufactured only butter till 1915, when they commenced making cheese. In 1917 the proprietors, A. H. and George Jenks, began the manufacture of ice cream in addition to cheese and butter, which part of their business is not yet fully developed. They have some forty patrons, with about 450 cows, the latter being mostly of mixed grades. They receive from 4,000 to 6,000 pounds of milk a day in summer, and make about 2,500 pounds of cheese and 1,000 pounds of butter a week. The yearly amount paid to patrons is about $25,000, while their receipts amount to $28,000 a year.

Passage source: History of Clark County Wisconsin, published 1918.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Loyal Town - it names this place 3 more 3 times.