Standing in front of the National Guard Armory, then located in the 900 block of 18th Avenue, are veteran cheesemakers who made cheese prior to 1890. They were honored at the 1935 Cheese Days. Oldest was John Marty. The cheesemakers included Jacob Gruenwald Sr., Jacob Gempeler, Jacob Fiechter, Andrew Hirshbrunner, Albert Trachsel, John Voegli, Jacob Altmann, Fred Solberger, Gottf Dallenbach, A. Bach, John Burkhard, Jacob Haehlen, Ulrich Neufer, Fred Bruni, Ed Wenger, Jacob Burkhalter, Fred Burkhalter, Gottlieb Burkhalter, Robert Friedli, Gottlieb Augsburger, Sam Baumgartner, John H. Elmer, Gottlieb Marty, Carl Marty Sr., Fred Marty, Joe Huber, Werner Blum, Gottfried Aeschlimann, Fred Steinmann, Jacob J. Benkert, Jacob Karlen Jr., Christ Strauss, Gottfried Waelti, Jacob Halder, Henry Wyss, John M. Cassenova, Carl Schmid, Math Meier, all of Monroe; Charles Zuercher, Jacob Speich, Christ Speich, Jacob Fluckiger, Brodhead; Gottlieb Kammer, New Glarus; John Marty, John Benkert, Monticello; Fred Loeffel, Albany; Christ Kueng, Carl Kueng, Juda; Christ Hirshbrunner, Gottlieb Kaempfer, Emil Kaempfer, John Brunner, Darlington; Rudolf Schaller, Fred Kuehni, Barnefeld; Christ Waelti, Mt. Horeb; Nick Meyer, Argyle; Carl Haldimann, Mineral Point; John Dietrich, Milwaukee; Christ Jass, Arpin; Gottfried Gottier, Footville; Jacob Meinen, Green Bay; Alex Rolli, Winslow; August Regez, Fred Meyer, Hixton; Jacob Roth, Junction City; Rudolph Lehnherr, Blanchardville; Robert Rieder, Humbird; Adolph Rieder, Fred Schertenleib, Portland, Ore.; Jacob Christen, Freeport; John Roder, Chicago; Adolph Joss, Algonne, Mich.; Carl Frehner, Enfield, Minn.; Conrad Frehner, Sciota Mills, Ill.; Adolph Haehlin, Waukon, Iowa.; Jacob Marty, Rice, Wash.; Fred Christen, Humbird; August Halder, Highland, Ill.; John Baumann, Lakefield, Minn.; Conrad Elmer, New Glarus; Gottfried Wittwer, Brodhead; Gottlieb Schneeberger, Brodhead; John Kuoni, Marysville, Kan.; Christ Pauli and Baeth Hefty, Verona; Jacob Alder, Belleville; Jost Altmann, Arpin; Sam Schmid, Knapp; Jacob Zahler, Boyceville; and John Losenegger, Mt. Horeb.