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Book Title: A History Of Blanchardville, Gem Of The Pecatonica

Pharmacists

Patrick Gavigan

    Patrick Gavigan was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gavigan of Argyle. He was
born and reared on a farm near Blanchardville, graduated from Blanchardville
High School and attended college in Beloit. He was a druggist at Porter Drugs,
Detroit. Later he took a position as druggist for Dr. A. McKellar.

Melchior Schiesser

[photo]

    Melchoir Schiesser, a Blanchardville pharmacist for thirty years, graduated
from the Marquette School of Pharmacy, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was a pharmacist
for the Walgreen Drug Company in Milwaukee, Chicago and Oshkosh before coming to
Blanchardville in 1931. Due to carcinoma, he left his store in 1963 and met his
demise on March 11, 1969.

    He was an active participant in civic and educational fields, having served
on the local Board of Education as clerk for six years and on State Educational
Committees. In August, 1966, the Blanchardville Businessmen's Association
presented him with a plaque of appreciation for many years of service to the
community and for his thoroughness and integrity.

    On July 6, 1943, he was married to May Kelly of Blanchardville. One child,
John Melchior Schiesser, was born to this union.

Pharmacies, Drug Stores, Permit Stores

    Three medical doctors who operated drug stores on Main Street in addition to
their practices were Dr. T. F. Johnson, Dr. K. F. Rostad and Dr. A. McKellar.

    Herman Holland, PhG. Druggist, operated a store on the west side of Main
Street in a building that was replaced by Fredoline Zweifel's brick building.

    Thomas S. Ryan, who had a drug store in the Zweifel building, sold patent
medicines and confections.

    In 1917, John C. Haldiman and Milton Ingwell bought the Ryan Store and also
the building. They carried a complete line of pharmaceutical supplies and
employed a registered pharmacist.

    Melchoir Schiesser, registered pharmacist, purchased the Haldiman-Ingwell
store on March 31, 1931 and remained in the same location until he moved into
the First National Bank building in 1938. He operated a pharmacy until 1963 and
then the business changed to a "permit" store. It was managed by Mr. Schiesser's
son, John, and Dona Robinson until John left for the Vietnam conflict. Miss
Robinson managed it alone until the Schiesser family sold to Bernard Gant in
1966. In a sense, Miss Robinson, who had been employed by the Schiesser family
for 35 years, went with the store. She was employed by Mr. Gant, who later moved
his store across the street into the Orville Kiel, Jr. building. In 1973, he
sold to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Severson, the present owners.


[photo] Miss Dona Robinson, Blanchardville's "Drug Store Lady", for over 35 years.

[photo] The interior of an early drug store. Dr. McKellar on the right.

 [photo] Dr. McKellar standing in front of a drug store in 1902 (now Skaife's
Market).


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