Messrs. Sherwood & Johnson have had a very successful season’s run of brick making – averaging about 35,000 brick per day for the season. Mr. Henry Becker started up his yard quite late in the season, but managed to run out and kiln 400,000 brick. The Northwestern Brick Company have averaged 15,000 brick daily and have a good supply of brick on hand for Winter and Spring delivery. Messrs. Sherwood & Johnson furnished the Harvester Works of Winona with 1,600,000 brick. (Winona Daily Republican, Wednesday Evening, October 3, 1883, Page 3)
Best quality brick for buildings, chimneys, cisterns, etc., from Henry Becker’s Dresbach brick yard. For sale by Thos. H. Botham, corner Main and Second streets, Winona, Minn. Special prices to contractors on brick, in car lots or large orders. (Winona Daily Republican, Saturday, August 11, 1894, Page 3)