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years. Having disposed of his interest in the saw mill, he, assisted by Theodore White, built a
flouring mill in the town of Fulton, and followed his trade in connection with his interests in
agriculatural afairs up to March, 1881, when he disposed of his property and became a resident of
Rochester, where he and Mr. M. S. Weills formed a partnership in the hardware and agricultural
implement business.
On the 18th day of November, 1856, he was united in marriage to Caroline Madory, a
native of Switzerland, born near Basle, on the 15th day of March, 1835. She had come to America
with her parents, Peter and Anna Madory, in 1849, and was, at the date of marriage, a resident of
Fulton County.
To these parents were born seven children--Frederick W., born August 26, 1857,
deceased March 21, 1859; Loisa A., born August 25, 1859; Charles F., born March 22, 1861; Etta
M., born March 6, 1863, deceased March 6, 1866; Sophia M., born on the 12th of March, 1866;
Emma, born June 14, 1869, and Carrie, born October 12, 1871.
However successful a man may be, there comes a time in his life when the longing to see
the home of his childhood can be satisfied in no other way than by going back to the scenes of
bygone years. Coming as he had to a new country, without money, and after many years of hard
and diligent labor, and being successful, he concluded to visit the Fatherland. Accordingly, in
1880, he, in company with the late Hon. J. F. Fromm, journeyed back across the ocean to their old
homes, where they remained for severl months.
Mr. Peterson has become a thorough American in thought and business. He is one of
those men capable of adapting himself to circumstances and surroundings. His true worth is highly
appreciatd by a host of friends. As evidence of the high esteem in which he is held, he has been
elected to the position of Trustee of Liberty Township for fourteen years, and also as
Commissioner of the county for thre years. He is now meeting with good success in his new
enterprise, and enjoys the confidence and well wishes of a large circle of friends.
[T. B. Helm, Fulton County Atlas, A. L. Kingman, 1883, pp. 24-25]
STORE HERE SHUT FOR NON-PAYMENT GROSS INCOME TAX
The first closing of a place of business in Fulton county because of non-payment of gross
income tax took place Monday afternoon when a padlock was placed on the door of the Raymond
Peterson auto accessory store at 524 North Main Street, after Peterson had surrendered the keys to
officers. The place was closed because of Peterson’s alleged failure to pay state gross income
taxes for the years of 1935 and 1936.
C. J. Otis, Indianapolis, field representative of the Indiana Gross Income Tax division,
has been in Rochester for the past three weeks making a check on persons who have failed to pay
their gross income tax to the state.
Mr. Otis said he was able to make satisfactory adjustments in all disputed tax cases but
that of Mr. Peterson. On his failure to reach an agreement with Peterson, Otis obtained the
warrant to padlock the auto accessory store.
Unless Peterson satisfies the gross income tax for which he is said to be in arrears, his
stock of merchandise must be inventoried and advertised for sale. Enough of the merchandise will
be sold at the sale to cover the past due tax and the costs incurred in the legal procedure necessary
to the conducting of the sale.
[The News-Sentinel, Wednesday, July 5, 1939]
PETERSON AUTOMOTIVE STORE [Rochester, Indiana]
[Adv] U. S. Tire - - - - PETERSON AUTOMOTIVE STORE, 524 N. Main Street,
Rochester, Indiana.
[The News-Sentinel, Thursday, August 14, 1930]
PETERSON & WHITE GRIST MILL [Fulton, Indiana]
In 1873 on the site of a previous mill, built by Judge Wright, which was torn down.