by Karl K. Taylor In the 1960’s, Washington (Illinois) had three family-owned furniture stores: one operated by George Herbst, another by Roy Sauder and a third by Benjamin Baurer.  George’s store on the west side of North Main was founded in 1941 by his father, R. G. Herbst, in a partnership with R. Klaus; the … Continue reading RON BAURER’S RECLINER