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North Crystal Lake was originally incorporated as the village of Nunda. January 24, 1874, under a legislative aet dated April 10, 1872. The petition for incorporation was filed in the County Court of MeHenry County by Josiah Walkup and others December 30. 1873, and January 5, 1874. County Judge B. N. Smith ordered an election to be held Janu- ary 24. that year. and appointed as judges of such election O. M. Peck. Edgar Beckley and Amos Pettibone, and as clerks. Najah Beardsley and W. F. Hale. The records show that sixty-two votes were cast thereat. all of said voters being in favor of such incorporation. On February 17. the same year. C. E. Warner. N. Beardsley. W. S. De Wolf. R. Rowley, O. Mansfield and A. A. Pettibone were elected trustees of the incorporation. The name of the village of Nunda was changed to North Crystal Lake in 1908.
The village of Crystal Lake was organized under the general pro- vision passed April 10. 1872. James Crow. T. HI. Ashton and J. B. Robinson having been appointed by the court of Mefleury County as judges of an election to decide by ballot the question whether or not they would incorporate as a village under said law : an election was held January 10, 1874. The returns showed that there had been cast forty-
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nine votes for such incorporation and six against the measure. The court then ordered an election of officers which resulted in the election of trustees as follows: William Miller, John Brink, Thomas Leonard, B. Carpenter, Il. II. Ford, and L. D. Lowell. Hence it will be seen that two incorporated villages existed side by side for a considerable number of years. It was not until 1914 that the villages of North Crystal Lake and Crystal Lake were consolidated under the name of Crystal Lake. It was on April 21, 1914, that this was legally brought about, and in September, the same year, the place adopted a eity form of government. The first officers were elected December 14, 1914, to hold office until April. 1915. The first set of officers were as follows: William Pinnow, mayor; John C. Flotow, eity elerk; James B. Ford, city treasurer; Herman P. Hasse, eity attorney and William M. Freeman, Henry Meyer, A. M. Shelton, W. J. Buchholz, Andrew Pierson and Henry Breudigam, alder- men.
The officers eleeted in the spring of 1915 were: William Pinnow, mayor; John C. Floto, eity clerk; Jennie H. Ford, eity treasurer; Ilerman P. Hasse, city attorney ; and Andrew Pierson, Henry Meir, A. M. Shelton, W. J. Bruedigam, Martin Naslund, Addison M. Shelton. William M. Freeman, Ilenry Meier, aldermen.
February 2, 1915, the city eensus returns was taken showing a popu- lation of the city of Crystal Lake to be 2,364 and the city was thereupon divided into three wards, two aldermen to be elected annually for each ward. May 4, 1915, the aldermen by lot decided to hold office the following terms : First ward, Ilenry Bruedigam, one year ; Andrew Pier- son, two years; seeond ward, A. M. Shelton, one year; Martin Naslund, two years; third ward, Ilenry Meier, one year; William M. Freeman, two years.
CITY OFFICIALS
1887-J. H. Sheldon, president ; I. M. Mallory, elerk. 1888-W. T. Ilamilton, president ; 1. M. Mallory, clerk.
1889-0. C. Colby, president ; C. E. Warner, clerk.
1890-91 -- W. T. Hamilton, president ; T. Huffman, elerk. 1892-O. C. Colby, president : T. Huffman, elerk. 1893-D. L. Borney, president ; A. S. Cool, elerk.
1894-D. L. Borney, president ; B. W. Colby, clerk.
1895-C. C. Watson, president : I. M. Mallory, clerk. 1896-C. C. Watson, president ; D. L. Borney, elerk.
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1897-P. A. England, president ; D. L. Borney, clerk.
1898 -- P. A. England, president ; W. T. Huffman, elerk. 1899-C. C. Watson, president ; W. T. Huffman, clerk. 1900-C. C. Watson, president ; A. J. Thompson, elerk. 1901-P. A. England, president : A. J. Thompson, elerk. 1902-Robt. Philips, president ; A. J. Thompson, clerk. 1903-Robt. Philips, president ; A. J. Thompson, clerk. 1904-Robt. Philips, president ; A. J. Thompson, elerk. 1905-Robt. Philips, president ; A. J. Thompson, clerk. 1906-Robt. Philips, president ; A. J. Thompson, elerk. 1907-Robt. Philips, president ; A. J. Thompson, elerk. 1908-Robt. Philips, president ; A. J. Thompson, elerk.
NAME CHANGED TO NORTH CRYSTAL LAKE
1909-10-II. D. Hull, president ; Il. Il. MeCollum, clerk.
1911-F. W. Covalt, president ; II. II. MeCollum, elerk.
1912-F. W. Covalt, president ; A. E. Kiest, elerk.
H. D. Hull, president ; John C. Flotow, clerk.
The village of North Crystal Lake was annexed to Crystal Lake in the spring of 1914. The subjoined is a list of officers serving in Crystal Lake from its organization to the time it was united with North Crystal Lake, as well as present consolidated incorporation officials :
1882-J. W. Marlow, president ; Thomas Ford, clerk.
1883-William Hill, president ; Thomas Ford, clerk.
1884-E. Pease, president; L. L. Smith, clerk.
1885-E. Pease, president; J. B. Robinson, clerk.
1886-Geo. W. Davis, president; J. P. Smith, clerk.
1887-C. M. Pendleton, president ; J. P. Smith, elerk.
1888-W. A. Rollins, president ; J. B. Ford, elerk.
1889-F. E. Cox, president ; J. B. Ford, clerk. 1890-Thomas Whittaker, president ; J. B. Ford, clerk.
1891-Thomas Whittaker, president ; J. B. Ford, elerk.
1892-H. H. Ford, president ; J. B. Ford, clerk. 1893-H. T. Jones, president ; A. H. Hale, clerk.
1894-Thomas Whittaker, president ; J. B. Ford, clerk.
1895-J. B. Robinson, president ; J. B. Ford, clerk.
1896-C. F. Dike, president ; J. B. Ford, clerk.
1897-II. T. Jones, president ; JJ. B. Ford, clerk.
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1898-S. M. Grimes, president ; G. Peterson, clerk.
1899-J. B. Moore, president ; J. B. Ford, elerk.
1900-J. B. Robinson, president : J. B. Ford, clerk. 1901-C. F. Dike, president ; J. B. Ford, clerk. 1902-C. F. Dike, president ; JJ. B. Ford, clerk. 1903-A. M. Hale, president ; J. B. Ford, clerk. 1904-O. M. Hale, president ; J. B. Ford, clerk.
1905-7-C. F. Dike, president; J. B. Ford, clerk. 1907-8-R. G. Smith, president ; J. B. Ford, clerk.
1909-13-C. F. Dike, president : J. B. Ford, clerk.
1914-P. W. Ranhut, president ; J. B. Ford, clerk.
September, 1914, the city form of government was adopted through an election and officers held over until December, 1914, when the first eity officers were elected and took office. The same held only until the ensuing spring election.
1914-William Pinnow, mayor; John C. Flotow, clerk. 1915-16-Wm. Pinnow, mayor; John C. Flotow, clerk.
1917-18-W. A. Goodwin, mayor; John C. Flotow, clerk.
PRESENT OFFICIALS
The following are the present officials of the city of Crystal Lake: mayor, W. A. Goodwin; elerk, Jolm C. Flotow ; health commissioner, H. D. Hull; treasurer, Carl Ortman; magistrate, C. II. Sehlottman; attorney, L. D. Lowell; aldermen, Fred Peterson, Henry Bruedigam, Henry Meier, G. D. Crabtree, Mort Ritt and J. B. Kitchen.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
In 1906-07 a city building was constructed of brick. It cost $8,000. The second floor is leased out to various lodges, while the ground floor is used by the councilmen and for other municipal purposes.
A publie park comprising a full eity block has been improved, trees have been planted, seats furnished, and a band-stand erceted, so that it is an attractive resort for the people of this region.
The water supply was furnished in both the old village of Nunda in 1903 and in the other part of the city in 1912. Deep wells are used and water is forced from the same by electric pumps, giving a direet pressure. There are now two stand-pipes.
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The city has a volunteer fire company of a dozen men and in 1913 purchased at a cost of $4,800 a fine auto-fire truck.
Light is furnished by the Publie Service Company, which supplies so many small towns in this portion of Northern Illinois.
VILLAGE OF CARY
Cary in the northeast quarter of section 13 of Algonquin Township is a station point on the Chieago & Northwestern railroad and the first southeast of Crystal Lake. It was laid out June 7, 1856, by William D. Cary and became a post office in 1856, with James Nish as first post- master. Ile was succeeded, when he entered the Civil War, by his brother John Nish, who served until relieved by II. M. Burton, who was post- master for two years and was followed by Robert Burk, and he by James Nish, who had returned from war with the rank of captain, and he served until his death, when his daughter, Miss Ann J. Nish, was ap- pointed and served until in the Democratie administration of President Wilson, Mary Il. Hrdlioka was appointed, the date of her appointment being Deeember 8, 1913. This is a fourth elass post office and from it runs one rural delivery route.
Cary became an ineorporated village, January 9, 1893, and the follow- ing have been among its presidents : L. E. Menteh, G. A. Ellingson, Theodore H. Wulff, J. F. Pichen, F. M. Abbott, and in 1909 L. E. Mentch was elected again, and he was followed by Ralph B. Powers. From an ordinance book kept by the trustees the following is found : At the first election for incorporation, ordered by Judge C. II. Donnelly, February 27. 1893, to be held Mareh 4, 1893, the following were elected: L. E. Mentch, president ; Ed. Kerns, Joe Dunn, Z. L. Blaisdell, E. J. King, J. C. Lemkee and S. B. MeNett, trustees; I. P. Hoagland, elerk.
The village has a deep well water-works system: water is foreed by electricity to a large reservoir and a stand-pipe is maintained so that plenty of water is had at all times. This plant was placed in operation about 1910, and for it the village was bonded for the sum of $20,000. The electric lighting of the place is done by a private corporation. In 1915 the village built a fine. solid village hall of briek and eement. It is two-story high and has a basement. Ample room is afforded for eouneil room, fire department, etc.
PRESENT OFFICIALS
The following are the village officials of Cary Station: president, R. B. Powers; clerk, C. W. Meyer: treasurer, P. J. Bloner: marshal,
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J. A. Parsley ; attorney, Charles T. Allen; trustees, R. II. Grantham, A. E. Baleman, A. O. Hlack, F. D. Smith, F. Krenz and O. J. Synek.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS
The following are the township officials of Algonquin Township: supervisor, R. E. Haeger ; assessor, Henry Breudigam ; clerk, V. N. Ford ; highway commissioner, Ed Wallace; justices of the peace, L. E. Mentch, John Buehler and Henry Keyes; constable, John Purvey.
CHAPTER XXV
BURTON TOWNSHIP
BOUNDARIES-EARLY SETTLEMENTS-EARLY EVENTS-SPRING GROVE VILLAGE -INCORPORATION-POST OFFICE-POPULATION-TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
BOUNDARIES
Burton Township has the least area of any township in this county. It contains one-third of congressional township 46, range 9 and lies in the extreme northeastern part of the county. It is bounded on the north by the State of Wisconsin ; on the east by Lake County. Ill .; on the south by MeHlenry Township; and on the west by Richmond Township. It is drained by Nippersink Creek, and is well situated and by nature adapted to high-elass agriculture and stockraising.
EARLY SETTLEMENT
Burton Township was among the first to be settled. It was first set- tled by Englishmen, and the name English Prairie was given it. The original settler was Jonathan Imeson, who came here from England in 1836 and located in seetion 18 of this township, and in 1885, when sev- enty-five years old, was still residing on this land. A year or two later Richard Wray settled on seetions 17 and 18; Stephen Lawson on seetion 18; and Martin Hoffman, William Fowles, Richard Upston, Joseph Rice, John A. Mann, and Joseph Blivin, all located in section 30.
In an account published concerning the settlement in this township, the following appears and is too good to be lost in the annals of the county: "The English settlers, after their arrival staked out their elaims and then went on further west thinking to find more eligible lands. But not sueeeeding in this, they returned to their first choice only to find that a Yankee named John Sanborn had arrived and was oeeupying their elaims. They asked him to quit. He would not. Words multiplied, but with this result: Sanborn stayed and the Englishmen stayed. One day when Sanborn was mowing. a dozen or more of his
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neighbors came to him and ordered him to leave; he turned upon them with his seythe and drove the whole erowd away. In the excitement Sanborn lost his hat. One of the visitors found it and kept it. Sanborn went bareheaded for several months until he could find time to go to town and purchase another. There was a long time that an unfriendly feeling obtained against the Englishmen living upon the "English Prairie" and any other elass who might come in to settle there. John Sanborn completed his days in the spot he had ehosen for his home."
EARLY EVENTS
The township was first ealled Benton by Jackson Wray, but upon it being learned that there was already a post offiee and township of Benton in Illinois, the name was changed to Burton.
The first religious services within the township were held at the resi- dence of Jonathan Imeson in 1843. The minister eame from Kenosha, then ealled Southport, to conduct them.
Cemeteries were early located at Spring Grove, English Prairie, Stevens, Cole's, Sanborn's and Wray's.
Soon after the settlement was made William Stearns taught a term of sehool having fifteen pupils. The building in which it was taught was a log one on the Nippersink Creek.
The first death known among white people here was that of Mrs. Frank Richardson, who passed away in the autumn of 1837.
The first marriage was that uniting Jonathan Imeson and Mary Wray, November 30, 1837. The minister who performed the ceremony was Rev. Joel Wheeler. Their first son, Robert T. Imerson, was the first child born within the township.
The first post office was ealled Blivin's Mills. It was established in 1851, with Joseph Rice as postmaster. Rice held the office during his lifetime. The name was changed to Spring Grove, Jannary 24, 1883. English Prairie post office was established about 1854. Here it is known that the postmasters were: Gideon B. Cooley, Harvey Wilson and Carl C. Mead.
SPRING GROVE VILLAGE
This little village takes its name, evidently, from the spring, and the beautiful grove that once surrounded it, which was viewed by the pioneer band who first located here. It was laid out in 1845 by Mr. Barnum.
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William Fowles and Richard Robinson built a log house east of the grove, and these constituted the first cabins in the place. John E. Mann opened the first store in 1845.
A grist-mill and cheese factory were among the early industries at this point. Here Joseph Rice built and conducted a hotel in 1848, con- tinuing it until 1868.
INCORPORATION
This place was legally incorporated October 6, 1902. The following is a list of the various presidents and clerks to the present date: Wil- liam Seaver, president November, 1902, to May, 1903; William B. Johon- note, village clerk, November, 1902, to May, 1903; Charles G. Andrews, president, May 1, 1903, to May 1, 1904; D. W. Lichty, clerk, May 1, 1903, to May 1, 1904; Anton Schoefer, president, May, 1904, to May, 1905; Nick N. Weber, clerk, May, 1904, to May, 1905; Joseph Meredith, president, May, 1905, to May, 1906; Nick N. Weber, clerk, May, 1905, to May, 1906; John Wagner, president, May, 1906, to May, 1907; Nick N. Weber, clerk, May, 1906, to May, 1907; John Wagner, president from May 1, 1907, to Jannary, 1908; Otto Hasse filled out unexpired term to May, 1909; John Karls, clerk, 1907-08; Herbert R. Peacock appointed to fill term out to May, 1909; Anton Schoefer, president, May, 1909, to 1910; IToward Westlake, clerk, 1909 to 1910; William Rauen, clerk from May, 1910 to 1912; Anton Schoefer, president, 1911 to 1913; Wil- liam Ranen, clerk, May, 1912, to May, 1913, resigned, Albert Pepping appointed to fill vacancy to May 1, 1914; John Karls, president, May, 1913, to May, 1914; Glen Esh, clerk, from May, 1916, to May, 1918; John Karls, president, May, 1917, to May, 1919; Glen Esh, clerk, May, 1918, to May, 1920; Joseph Wagner, president, May, 1919, to May, 1921.
The following are the present officials of the village of Spring Grove : president, Joseph G. Wagner; clerk, Glen A. Esh; treasurer, Paul F. Siegler ; trustees, John Ranen, Anton May, Frank May, Frank Wagner, Niek Freund and Henry Sweet.
POST OFFICE
The first post office in this township was known as Blivin's Mills, and was established in 1851, with Joseph Rice as postmaster. He was succeeded by R. J. Osmann, Mrs. Rice, widow of former postmaster, and Robert Tweed, who held the office until at least 1885, since which
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time the postmasters have been : John Hendricks, Andrew Neish, Robert Esh, Andrew Neish, J. O. MeLeon, Herbert Peacock, Mrs. Sarah Free- man, who was appointed in 1915. It is a fourth class post office, with one rural free delivery route, the length of which is about twenty-eight miles ; covers a ten mile square area and accommodates ninety-six fam- ilies and a population of nearly 300. It was established October 7, 1905.
POPULATION
In 1890 Burton Township had a population of 296; in 1900 it had 400; in 1910 it had 451; and in 1920 it had 441.
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS
The following are the township officials of Burton Township: Super- visor, Frank May; assessor, Henry C. Sweet; clerk, Joseph Brown; highway commissioner, Howard Siedschlag; justice of the peace, Robert Esh ; constable, Michael Rauen.
CHAPTER XXVI
CHEMUNG TOWNSHIP
BOUNDARIES-TOPOGRAPHY-ORIGIN OF NAME-EARLY SETTLERS-VILLAGE OF CHEMUNG CITY OF HARVARD-EARLY EVENTS-HARVARD IN 1876- HARVARD IN 1885-INCORPORATION-PRESENT OFFICIALS-PUBLIC IM- PROVEMENTS-POST OFFICE-INDUSTRIES - CEMETERY - POPULATION - TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
BOUNDARIES
Chemung Township is located in the extreme northwestern portion of this county, and is bounded on the north by Wisconsin, on the east by Alden Township, on the south by Dunham Township, and on the west by Boone County. It comprises all of congressional township 45, range 5.
TOPOGRAPHY
This township originally had more low wet land than any of the other townships, but through a course of scientific draining this land has come to be very valuable, having as it does the richest of soil. Piska- saw Creek and its three branches, are its principal water courses.
ORIGIN OF NAME
The name Chemung was given the village of Chemung before the township was organized, by a Mr. Steward who eame from Chemung County. N. Y., and he desired to name the place after his old home. The township was organized in 1850, and took on the name of the village.
EARLY SETTLERS
Between 1836 and 1838 the following came into the township for the purpose of making permanent settlement: George Trumbull, M.
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Wheeler, Wesley Diggins, Alonzo Riley, and William Hart, and these were the first to effect the settlement, although it has been claimed that the two brothers, David and Ransley Shaw lived here for a brief time. David Smith, T. B. Wakeman and Daniel and Adolphus Hutchinson came here several years later.
Between 1840 and 1845 William Sewer built a saw-mill which finally became a flour-mill, and in 1853 Mr. Myer built the stone-mill in the village of Chemung, later owned by the Sandersons. In the seventies and eighties this mill was doing a large business in grinding buckwheat flour for the Chicago markets.
The settlement of the township was about the palmy days of Jaek- sonian Democracy, and Whigs were not very numerous, but the five of them including W. G. Billings, who later was made internal revenue collector, Hayden Hutchinson, and C. R. Brown, just enough for a caucus, kept up the party organization till they finally carried the county.
The first church in the township was erected by the Presbyterians, at Chemung village. This original church was replaced in 1873 hy a new structure.
David Baker and S. L. Puffer were the first general merchants at Chemung village.
LAWRENCE
The old village of Lawrenee, sections 22 and 27, was settled in 1855, the railroad depot being built in 1856. Bixby & C'onklin first offered goods for sale, but ere long three others went into trade, be- lieving that the depot at that point would eventually kill Chemung. G. F. Kasson and G. Blakeslee next began business, but it was not long before the store was burned. This village was named for Lawrence Bixby, its first merehant. In 1857 a steam flouring mill was operated, but did not pay and was soon abandoned.
Lawrence had a post office several years, but when the railroad shops were located at Harvard all business drifted to that village and since then Lawrence has not progressed commercially.
Among the pioneer dealers in Lawrence may be recalled by the older eitizens of the county, W. L. Boyd, R. Gillis, F. Beidt, E. S. Bowen, H. S. Gould, C. Palmer, S. Clark, A. Thompson and J. L. Anderson. The business of the village has long since disappeared entirely.
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VILLAGE OF CHEMUNG
Chemung was laid ont in 1844, but like Lawrence has suffered from being too near to Harvard, also within this township. The first house in Chemung was erected by a Mr. Lewis and was built of logs. Burge & Aisles kept the first store; Mr. Baker the second. Other business men were: Jacob A. Wood, B. F. Carey, A. J. DeGraw, Peter Fitzer, Henry Munger, Householder Brothers, J. P. Kennedy, E. D. Maxon, S. L. Puffer, J. A. Little, John Alexander, G. I. Sinderson, Warren Chase, James Potts and N. Crane. With a store and shop or two Chemung has kept its name and place on the map but has never been able to increase in commercial interest.
CITY OF HARVARD
This eity is sixty-three miles northwest of Chicago, on the Chieago & Northwestern railroad, and is beautifully situated in section 35 of Chemung Township. It was platted November 25, 1856 by Amos Page. proprietor. Abraham Carmack and Jacob A. Davis were the original owners of the town site of Harvard, having obtained it from the govern- ment in 1845. They sold it to Gilbert Brainard, and after his death the land was secured by a company of railroad men, who laid out the town in 1856. E. G. Ayer, a member of the company named the place Har- vard in honor of Harvard, Mass. Many additions have been made to the plaee with the growth of recent years.
EARLY EVENTS
In 1856 the first stock of merchandise was placed on the shelves in the new town of Harvard, the owner of these goods was Charles Crawford. His store was in reality a railroad shanty. Soon after Hull & Julius opened their store in a one-story log cabin. The first frame building was erected by J. C. Crum on the corner of the railroad right-of-way and the crossing of Aver street; it was used for a lumber yard office. Mr. Crum was engaged in the lumber trade before the coming of the railroad. He used to purchase his stock of humber in Kenosha, Wis., shipping it to Chicago by rail, and thenee baek to Woodstock by rail, and from there freighted it. The first frame store was built in the spring of 1857 by John Diggins. The earliest blacksmith was H. Norton; the first wagonmaker was J. Flemming ; the first shoemaker was Daniel Carpenter.
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The first hotel of note was that erected by David Smith in 1856. Its many landlords ineluded these : J. E. Sanford, Milton Stevenson, William Parker, Lewis Thompson, Schuyler Higgins and Everton Walker who called the property the "Walker House."
The Ayer Hotel, still standing and used as a commercial traveler's stopping place, was ereeted by Wesley Diggins in 1859, and II. C. Black- man became proprietor. At first it backed up to the traeks and depot but later it was turned around and now faces the main street of the city ; also a part of it faees the depot.
HARVARD IN 1876
From a directory of MeHenry County published in 1876, the fol- lowing facts concerning Harvard have been obtained, and when eon- trasted with the city of Harvard of today, are indeed interesting.
"Harvard is the junior town of Chemung, and, like many other jun- iors, it has absorbed the substanec of the seniors till it almost rivals the county seat in size, containing five dry goods stores, four grocery stores, one boot and shoe store, two mixed stores, such as clothing, boots and shoes, two drug stores, two hardwares, eight saloons, two livery stables, two bakeries, three eonfeetioneries, two clothing stores, two jewelry stores, two furniture stores, one photograph gallery, three hotels, one bank, five doctors, two lawyers, two harness shops, one flouring mill, one planing-mill, sash and blind factory, three millinery stores, one dentist, one news depot, two barber shops, two malt houses, one cheese factory, four blacksmith shops, three wagon shops, one ear repair shop, three meat shops, one agricultural implement warehouse, three ehurehes and a schoolhouse."
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