This collection contains three subgroups. The records of the Ogle Hardware Company form the bulk of the collection. The records include general correspondence (1916-1924) primarily from various national supply companies; financial records (1915-1926) including bills, cash books, check registers and inventories; scattered legal records (1921-1926) including sales contracts and promissory notes; and miscellaneous advertisements, forms, and price lists for supply companies. The records for the Ogle Mercantile Company consist primarily of accounts (1918-1920) filed by the customer's last name. The records also include check books, a check register, and ledgers (1918-1920). The papers of Walter M. Ogle consist of scattered incoming correspondence (1908-1920) from business associates, family, and friends; financial records (1909-1923) including account statements for contracted labor, bills and receipts, check stubs, scattered insurance statements, and tax receipts; and miscellany (1909-1917) including a certificate of membership in the Lange National Detective Bureau and a Roundup city ordinance regarding licensing of plumbers.