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The Klickitat County News, Goldendale, WA., September 13, 1934, page 4

W.F. BYARS CONTINUES HISTORY OF EARLY GOLDENDALE, VICINITY

In 1890 the present P.D. Presher building, on the southwest corner of Main and Grant streets, was occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Schultz, who conducted a hotel in the building. If the writer remembers correctly, Mrs. Schultz was the mother of Guy Shellady who was the first husband of the Lily Washburn, now Mrs. Califf.
The residence of Mary Chappell was erected at a later date; likewise the wagon shop of Wm. Enderby, which was burned with several other buildings on the west end of the block.
In 1890 M.M. Warner and Fay Fenton had a blacksmith shop on the south side of West Broadway. This building was burned at the time the Enderby building burned along that with the "Yellow Pine Café" on the southeast corner of Main and Golden streets. The bar from the saloon conducted in this building is now in Mac's Café.
Across the street was the "red barn," which was owned at the time of the big fire in 1888 by Col. E.W. Pike and N.B. Brooks. In 1890 the livery stable was owned by Charles Alvord, who also owned The Dalles stage line. Will Lear afterwards became a partner of Mr. Alvord in the livery and stage business. Jack Washburn had a livery barn on the southeast corner of Broadway and Golden streets, now owned by Mrs. W.A. Darch. Her house was moved there from the northwest corner of Broadway and Mill streets.
In 1890 John Marshall and Perry Wing owned the blacksmith shop on the northeast corner of Main and Chatfield streets now owned by his brother, W.E. Wing.
I.C. Darland had a livery stable of the northwest corner of Main and Chatfield streets, Mr. Palmer afterwards owned the stable. It burned about twenty years ago. Back of the livery stable, where Joe Allyn's planer now is located, was a barn yard used by the livery stable. West of the barn was a building occupied by a saloon and later used for a restaurant.
H.D. Young owned the brick building now owned by H.C. Roloff. Mr. Young had a furniture store and was also an undertaker. Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Ahola had home-keeping rooms on the second floor the first year they were married. This building has been occupied by several different parties with a furniture store. Wm. VanVactor conducted a picture show in this building at one time. It was also used for an auto repair shop. Mr. Young's residence was north of the furniture store facing Broadway. This residence was of brick. Later R.D Sunderland purchased the property, had the brick residence torn down and constructed the three residences now owned by him on Broadway. Mr. Young had a brick yard north of town just this side of the Locy farm. He also had a big wooden building on the northeast corner of a Broadway and Grant streets which was used for a skating rink and later by a bowling alley which was owned by Mr. Sunderland's brother.
I.S. Bouschard had a shoe shop in the building recently vacated by G.E. Guinan and now occupied by the M.L. Fritts shoe. Walter and Mollie Baird had a restaurant in the next building to the west.
The present W.A. Ward brick building on the northeast corner of Main Street and Columbus avenue was occupied by the Farmers Mercantile Co., Wm. Cumming being the manager. A J. Ahola was a clerk in the store and he later became manager. On the second floor the Odd Fellows had their hall in the east room. This room was afterwards occupied as a lodge room by the Masons and Eagles and the Legion. On the west was a room which had a stage and was used for a public hall. Later the room was used by the Woodmen, Women of Woodcraft and Knights of Pythias as a lodge room.