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In 1907, John A. Holler purchased this lot and built a 24x60 foot building for a confectionery store. The Holler family operated the Holler Confectionery until 1922 when Bo McCormick took over the building for his Quality Shop. At that time, Dr. Thompson, dentist, had offices upstairs. In 1927, W.B. Arch leased the building for a dry cleaning establishment. Robert Johnson had a tailor shop and J.M. Gish a jewelry store here also. In 1928, "The Press," published by John Parsons, moved into the building and later William Scheela operated a tavern there. After that, Don Holler and his son Frances used the space for an auto parts store. The Woodlands division of the M & O Paper Company occupied the space for a short time, followed by Stevenson's, a women's clothing store. In 1948, Harry Johnson opened Johnson's Clothing store for men and operated it until the building was destroyed by fire in March 1968. After a new building was erected, The Bootery occupied the space for a long time until it was eventually sold in the 2000s.