Johnson's Royal Blue Grocery Store

 
This building just to the east of the current Roberts Post Office (actually touching the P.O.) has been a grocery store in Roberts for many years owned by several different families. 
Some history . . .
 
George D. Ensign Store

 

--Roberts Herald.  19 December 1917.

 

 

The article below states that Mr. Ensign began business here 14 years ago.  So 1911 for the start date of the George D. Ensign Store.  Maybe.

 

Frank L. Mosher buys the retail store from George D. Ensign in 1925. 

 

 

 

--Roberts Herald.  11 November 1925.

 

 

 



--Roberts Herald.  29 August 1934.

 

 

--Roberts Herald.  22 November 1940.

 

 

John Johnson purchases the building from Frank L. Mosher in 1941.

 

 

--Roberts Herald.  16 July 1941.

 

 



 

--Roberts Herald.  12 November 1947.

 

 

Raymond and Ruby Dietterle buy the business from John Johnson to open Dietterle's Grocery Store in 1952.

 

--The Pantagraph.  23 November 1952.


And Ruby Dietterle sells to Mrs. and Mrs. John Beneze in 1973.

--Gibson City Courier.  12 April 1973.