History

The Village of Weston was platted in 1877, and businesses sprang up everywhere. Clark & Son established a grain business [shovel house] in 1877 that became Clark, Heaton & Company in 1878. This firm built an elevator in Weston in 1880 and was instrumental in establishing the bank. Thomas opened a general store, Olmstead a hotel, Franklin a restaurant, and Keay put a reported $5000 worth of stock in his new shop. With Weston only a few months old, 22 businesses were actively trading. Henry Stevens, a blacksmith, arrived in 1879, and John Bartek established a store the following year.