In 1897 J.W. SHUPE completed a two-story, wood-frame
building in Lacona. A hardware store with a sideline of groceries
was on the first floor and the second floor was used for storage.
It was destroyed by fire in 1902. (Source - Chronology of the early settlers of White Breast Township and Lacona compiled by Edith HEEMSTRA and John FORD sometime around 1980.)