Dr. H. C. Tucker built this building to house his drug store and the Bank of Derby. The Farmers and Merchants Bank was located in this building from 1907 - 1916.
The Farmers & Merchants State Bank's interior underwent a remodel in 1929 after a bank robbery and kidnapping of J. J. Butterfield in September of 1928,
A new service counter was installed to shield bank employees from customers, complete with…
Gertie Chamberlin and Guy Human at her filling station in 1937. The station was called the Independent Oil Company. She also had a cafe called Gertie's Cafe.. It was located at 131 N. Baltimore and was closed by Gertie around 1966. Guy was employed…