Marshall General Store

Marshall General Store

First Marshall School Building

The old Marshall store began life as a school house from the 1880 to May 1915. The building also served the community as a church and community hall.

The two-and-one-half story building was sold by the school board to L. Oriard and moved by man and horse power on skids. The work was overseen by Charles Skerrett of Spokane and took about four weeks.

It was converted into a general store and post office on the ground floor, with living quarters upstairs. The store and post office opened for business in the autumn of 1915.

The first store keepers were Mr. and Mrs. Burt Johnson starting in 1915. The Johnsons were also the owners of the first automobile in Marshall.

The line of ownership:

Mr. and Mrs. Burt Johnson - 1915 -

Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Filidtreau -

Mr. and Mrs. William Strohm -

Cecil and (his brother) Edmiston -

John Cecil - 1920s - 1933

Mr. and Mrs. Mahlon Neal - 5 October 1933 - October 1937

Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Clausen 3 October 1937

Mr. and Mrs. Darwin R. Bigham - 1 January 1938

Mr. and Mrs. Charley Adamson - ???? September 1948

The Adamsons built a new store building with a post office at one end in 1948, vacating the old srore in September.

It then became the rental residence of Mrs. Dora Ralph until 1953.

The old building was demolished by Hugh and Louis Oriard (about 1953)

1988-12-08: Marshall Mercantile Closes After Seven Decades. The Marshall post office, which was established in 1880, will continue leasing its quarters from Tom Huntington.