An important focal point in Woodbine's history was the local blacksmith
  shop owned and operated by Herman Dikomey.
       For forty years residents of Woodbine could hear the ring of the hammer
  hitting the anvil all day long.
       The blacksmith shop, located on Main Street, was bustling with the
  daily activity of farmers continually bringing in equipment to be repaired or
  rebuilt. In the early days Herman kept busy repairing wagon wheels and
  shoeing horses, and in the later years welding and repairing modern farm
  equipment.
       The Dikomey's left Germany for America in 1929, and settled in Woodbine,
  Kansas, where Herman established his blacksmith business. Herman Dikomey passed
  away in 1975 and Martha in 1984.
       Herman and his wife Martha had two children, a son Hans and a daughter
  Louise. Hans left Woodbine to serve in the US Navy in 1945. In 1955 he
  returned to Woodbine. Louise married William White (who died in 1979) and
  presently lives in Accokeek, Maryland. Louise has two children, Bill and
  Jennifer and a grandson. Bill, Kay and their son Andrew, live in Maryland.
  Jennifer presently attends college.
       Through the years the Dikomey's life efforts contributed greatly to the
  history of Woodbine, Kansas.   
               
  Source: Woodbine, Kansas Centennial, 1887 - 1987, 
          Woodbine through the years pg. 71
          Submitted by Peggy Dikomey