Histories: Trempealeau Co. Historical Accounts:
"History of Trempealeau County Wisconsin, 1917":
Chapter 8:
Ettrick
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Ettrick had its first store in 1870, when Iver Pederson came here from
Frenchville. Seven years later he laid out the village plot of Ettrick,
and thenceforth this Beaver Creek settlement took its place among the
progressive Trempealeau County villages. Mr. Pederson's enterprise and
business capacity were soon revealed in the growth of the new village.
As new methods were advanced he adopted them, and before many years had
elapsed his business eye saw the need of a flour mill in Ettrick. With
characteristic energy, he turned his attention to this new industry,
and in 1884 completed a flouring mill having a capacity of seventy-five
barrels per day. He was also instrumental in establishing the woolen
mills and creamery at Ettrick and was one of the promoters of the
Ettrick Bank, of which institution he was president.
Ettrick and the upper Beaver Creek country, though somewhat distant
from a railway, has made its disadvantage its opportunity, and instead
of hauling large quantities of grain to market, the dairy feature of
farming was developed to a high degree, and produce from this source
proved to be not only more profitable, but much more conveniently
handled than bulky grain, potatoes and hay.