Cheney Grange Supply

1932-08-05: The Grange Supply Company, newly formed organization including members from the Four Lakes, East Cheney, Amber, Tyler, and Espanola granges expects to be pumping 17-cent gasoline to its members within a week. Trustees of Grange Supply are: M.E. Mickey, Ray Ballinger, J.W. Betz, H.H. WIlson, and Mrs. Edwin Philleo.

1934-07-10ish: A contract will be let today for a new cold storage plant which the Cheney Grange Supply is building near the site of its present gasoline supply station on the Milwaukee tracks. Estimated cost of the building and equipment is about $4,000.

1934-10-09ish: The Grange Supply company is holding a "house-warming" at their newly completed cold storage plant just south of Cheney.

1952-10-03: Goods valued at $800 were stolen from the Cheney Grange Supply company.

1952-12-12: Frank Keno of Fairfield, will take over January 1st, as manager of the Grange Supply Company in Cheney.

1955-03-01 - Frank Keno resigned as manager.

1955-04-01 - John Ham of Tyler was appointed as manager. Still manager in 1962.

1961-03-31 - Burglars took $450 from the safe.

1962-03-31 - Burglars took tools and equipment, the items were recovered later at a vacant house in Cheney.

1980-04-03: The Cheney Grange Supply store has temporarily moved to 1011 1st St while its 90 x 110 ft building is constructed on the site of the old store at 1st & Union.

1980-07-24: The Cheney Grange Supply opened in its new building at 118 Union.

1980-09-25