Walldog Murals

Artist: Anne McDonald, New Zealand.

John Rademaker was born in 1882, he was the oldest surviving son of 8 children. He had an 8th grade education and after graduation he went to work for his father’s bottling company in Marion, Indiana. In 1911 John Rademaker started his bottling business in Marshall. In 1910 the business was expanding and he moved the business to downtown Marshall, and expanded again in 1919 when he bought the building on 6th St. In 1915 John Rademaker introduced the ice cream cone to Marshall with a jack and Jill cone. In 1932 John and his wife bought the Candy Kitchen. In 1936 Rademaker and sons started distributing beer. In 1939 the Rademakers picked up the Double Cola franchise, which is what they are most popularly known for. In 1946 Don and Marquette Ferris became partners and started distributing their dad’s root beer in 1950. In 1959 the business closed.

Mural Location: Omer Shawer & Donald Shawer Law (220 S. 6th St.)
Hidden Item: Star

Sponsor:
Descendants of Rademakers
John (Jody) Ferris, Don (Heidi) Ferris, Joe (Cindy) Ferris, Mike (Ellen) Haugh, Mary Ann (Mark) Holloway, Martha (Jerry) Whitacre