 Luther W. Leighton came in the fall of 1872 and, in the spring of 1874, he opened the first wagon making shop in town.He continued with that until 1881 when he entered into the hardware business with John M. Johnson until January 1, 1887, when, after selling his interest to his partner, he entered into the new co-partnership in the firm of Osterlund & Leighton, a general merchandise store.Mickel Hendrickson, in 1872, started the construction of a building for a store, but he died just before it was completed.