a saw mill on section 8. In 1866 C.Schrieber moved here from
Manitowoc and commenced brewing beer - the capacity of the brew-
ery by 1878 was 1500 barrels a year. In 1868 Aug. Mill built a
grist and planing mill with a lumber yard.

     By the year 1878 the town had several stores; Peter Werner,
then chairman, operated the General Store in the village, P.
Hoffman and Company were proprietors of a boot and shoe store on
Section 28, and M. Rossbergon section 15. Kaiser and Weber
owned a saw and grist mill on section 20. There were three suc-
cessful cheese factories in operation run by Aug. Klessig, J.
Hertel and F.A. Kielsmeier.


Strattman's Gen-
eral Store and
Tavern, located
at county L.S.
and Lincoln
Avenue.


     Justice of the Peace records from the year 1856 show that
the first jury trial on record for the Town of Centerville was
March 7, 1856. Justice of the Peace, F.N. Otto presided in the
case of Gottlieb Thuraw versus Joseph Wokaleck. Although details
and charges of the trial were deleted, it was stated that Mr.
Thuraw be awarded $62.50 and defendant Joseph Wokaleck pay court
costs of $3.12.

     On April 17, 1871, Justice of the Peace Andrew Rettele
heard testimony from plaintiff that defendant illegally dug out
and stole eight plum trees from plaintiff's land. Defendant was
ordered to pay $3.00 in damages and $1.89 in court costs.

     The records of these proceedings are far from complete, hut
the judicial system itself apparently worked. Pressed inside
the Justice of the Peace records, were twelve four leaf clovers,
either to help insure justice or the Justice of the Peace was an
Irishman.