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At the April election, 1841, held at the house of Andrew Keys, thirty-seven votes were polled with the following result: Inspector, Benjamin Ganson, 25; William M. Lemon, 11. Constables, H. W. Hornbeck, 26; William Keys, 14; William Trueax, 25; Moses Hicks, 1; J. J. Ganson, 1. Road Supervisor, John Davenport, 24; T. W. F Jenkins, 18; T. J. Galbreath, 10. Overseers of the Poor, Abraham
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Bruce, 24; George P. Terry, 18; J. J. Ganson, 10; Maxwell A. Had- den, 11; W. M. Lemon, 4; G. S. Adams, 1; H. P. Rowan, 1; S. Bur- son, 1; Jesse Cooper, 1. Fence Viewers, G. S. Adams, 20; Jesse Conn, 17; Henry P. Rowan, 13; G. P. Terry,6 ; J. C. Waldo, 5; M. A. Hadden, 2; Abraham Bruce, 1; Samuel Burson, 1.
The following men voted at the August election, 1841, at the house of Andrew Keys in Monroe Township: Jesse Conn, Richard Myers, Andrew Keys, Andrew Farmer, James Hodges, Moses L. Washburn, Joseph B. McLean, William Oliver, Daniel Nitcher, Joseph T. Wallace, Andrew Cunningham, Isaac Sanders, Robert Trueax, William Nitcher, Rudolph Hoch, Henry P. Rowen, David Klinger, John Ballinger, John Crook, Francis Kelley, Peter Quigley, James W. Ballinger, Joshua Turnpaugh, John Gardner, Stephen Bruce, James Dempsey, Joseph Conklin, Benjamin T. Ballinger, John L. Stump, David F. Woods, George Stump, Ezra Olds, Moses Hicks, Silas Philips, Richard Noggle, Joseph Wason, Frederick Klinger, Joseph W. Oliver, Michael N. Stump, George M. Stump, James P. Stump, John Pearson, Benjamin Ganson, George Replogle, Thomas Klinger, Jesse Justice, William Trueax, Solomon Whitson, James Hicks, John Klinger, Jr., Runyon Compton, Thomas Spencer, Thomas Keys, Maxwell A. Hadden, G. S. Adams, Robert Scott, Moses R. Holmes, Ira Brown, William Keys, W. L. Lemon, James M. Eliott, John Klinger, Sen., William Collins, Joseph Garveson, Thomas J. Galbreath, Thomas W. F. Jenkins, Hampton W. Hornbeck, Oliver B. Hayden, George P. Terry, Job J. Holmes, Philip Trap, Jerome B. Ganson, John Hacket, Comfort Olds, John Davenport, Luke Hacket, Elisha Hall, Isaac Olds and Michael Munson : total 79.
In January, 1842, an additional Justice of the Peace was elected for Monroe Township, sixty-five votes being polled, as follows: Jerome J. Ganson, 49; W. M. Lemon, 16. Fifty-six votes were cast at the April election, with the following result, the election being held at the house of John R. Price: William Wall and William Trueax were elected Con- stables ; J. J. Ganson, Inspector; Byron T. Lane, John R. Price and G. P. Terry, Overseers of the Poor; T. F. Stokes and Ephraim Routson, Fence Viewers.
In August, 1842, at the election held at the office of J. J. Ganson, the following men voted: John M. Cowan, Hamilton McCay, George Stump, John P. Miller, Peter Quigley, O. H. P. Grover, William Oliver, T. J. Galbreath, Jeremiah Grover, Andrew Keys, Byron T. Lane, John Spencer, James Mulvany, E. T. Oliver, Zachariah Price, William Nichter, John R. Price, John Klinger, Moses Hicks, James Stump, John Crook, Solomon Whitson, James H. Hodges, George H. Stump, Silas Phillips, Andrew Farmer, David Fisher, Eli Brown, G. P. Terry, John Reese,
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Jesse Conn, Daniel McBride, Isaac Olds, Ezra Olds, Abraham Bruce, Rudolph Hoch, Stephen Bruce, Julius Huff, Lewis Dawson, Henry Long, James Dempsey, Robert Dempsey, James Embree, John Hacket, William Phillips, T. W. F. Jenkins, B. T. Ballinger. Tilghman Hacket, Abra- ham Hatterbaugh, Joshua Turnpaugh, Jonas Hacket, Ira Brown, Joseph B. McLean, Moses R. Holmes, Phillip Trap, H. W. Hornbeck, James Hicks, Joseph Wason, W. N. Wall, William Collins, William Fisher, John Gardener, J. W. Oliver, John Ballinger, O. W. Thomas, James W. Ballinger, H. P. Rowan, F. Klinger, G. S. Phillips, Richard Noggle, John L. Stump, William Keys, Michael N. Stump, Philip Klinger, Nathaniel Routson, Jesse Klinger, Francis Kelley, J. J. Ganson, William Wait, Jacob Quigley, William M. Lemon, Adonijah Hester, John Lee, Luke Hacket, O. B. Hayden, Jacob Nickless, John Pearson, Benjamin Ganson, Jesse Millison, Joseph Garvison, Jacob Phipps, Nathaniel Phipps, Michael Munson, Calvin Olds and Comfort Olds, total 95.
Madison Brake was elected Justice of the Peace, in December, 1842, at an election held in the office of W. N. Wall, formerly occupied by J. J. Ganson. In April, 1843, Ebenezer Watkins and Philip Klinger were elected Constables ; John Pearson and James Ballinger, Road Super- visors; Peter Quigley, Jesse Conn and James Mulvany, Overseers of the Poor; Jonas Hacket and Elijah T. Oliver, Fence Viewers; O. W. Thomas, Inspector. This election was held at the shop of Stephen Bruce. In June of this year, Rufus Brown was elected Justice of the Peace, the election being held in the schoolhouse, at Winamac, for the first time. Ninety-nine votes were polled at the August election, 1843. G. C. Rogers became Justice of the Peace in January, 1844. In April, John M. Pearson was elected Justice of the Peace ; John Crook, Inspector; Will- iam Oliver and Moses Hicks, Constables; W. M. Lemon, Jesse Conn and Michael Munson, Overseers of the Poor; William Nitcher and Eli Brown, Fence Viewers. One hundred and four votes were polled at the Presi- dential election in November, 1844. Moses M. Dixon and Jeremiah Hawes became Justices of the Peace in July, 1845. At the August elec- tion, 1848, of the seventy-two votes cast, sixty-five were for free schools and seven against free schools. The seven were James Hicks, D. H. Coates, Joseph Stipp, William York, Thomas Crook, George Crook and Michael Munson.
Industrial Growth .- The growth of Winamac was slow and took place only as the surrounding country settled up. Mr. Pearson, when he first came to Winamac, had in view a large future milling interest; but, when the county was organized, in May, 1839, and he became the Clerk, Re- corder and Auditor, his duties became so numerous that his interest in his milling enterprise was overlooked, and the work on the race and the com-
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pletion of the building languished. The work continued slowly, with various interruptions, until late in 1840 or early in 1841, when Stephen Bruce, Abraham Bruce and Samuel Burson purchased an interest in the entire enterprise, though Burson soon retired from the partnership. The Bruces gave their personal attention to the work, but the saw mill did not run until late in 1841. Much difficulty was had with the old flutter wheel first used, as no experienced millwright was in the neighborhood, and the owners were compelled to resort to experiment before they could get a wheel that would work. Soon after the saw mill had commenced operating, a set of "nigger-head" buhrs was obtained and placed in one apartment of the building, and by means of suitable shafting was set in motion by the same water which propelled the saw. Thus the mills con- tinued until about 1849, when the Bruces secured Mr. Pearson's remain- ing interest, and within two or three years erected the old grist mill, the skeleton of which is yet standing on the old site, and adjoining the present mill. The new mill was well equipped, and for many years was an important factor in the material wealth of Winamac.
Merchandising .- In 1841, Maxwell A. Hadden was licensed to re- tail groceries and merchandise at Winamac. About the same time An- drew Keys was licensed to keep a ferry across the river at the town, the rates being fixed by the County Commissioners. He was required to keep a skiff or canoe for the passage of persons, and a flat-boat for the passage of teams and stock. John R. Price succeeded Keys as tavern- keeper, in the summer of 1841. In September, 1841, T. F. Stokes & Co. were licensed to sell groceries and dry goods ; they continued with a fair trade for the time and place, until about the year 1846. Eli Brown became tavern keeper and liquor seller in 1844; his petition was signed by twenty-four voters of the town. In November, 1840, Jerome J. Gan- son was licensed to sell groceries and merchandise; he continued for several years. The county agent bought of Mrs. Mary Jenkins, in the spring of 1846, the necessary ground for a graveyard, and Carter D. Hathaway was appointed to lay the same out in lots. Henry P. Rowan began selling goods in 1847. In 1845, John Bliss was licensed to keep tavern and to sell liquor, provided he maintained good order and sold no liquor on Sunday, except to travelers. So far as known, the proviso was complied with. William C. Barnett began keeping grocery in 1845; his store was afterward enlarged to a fine stock of goods. A. L. Wheeler began merchandising about this time.
Other Early Events .- The first death was that of David Har- ris in July, 1839, and the first marriage that of his widow, Amanda C., to H. W. Hornbeck, October 24 of the same year. The second death was that of Talbott Vandevere, who was drowned in the Tippecanoe
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River in the spring of 1840, and over whom an inquest was held. Joseph Conklin made the coffin, and was paid $3 for the same in 1843 by the County Commissioners. It took almost as long then for the Com- missioners to come to time financially, as it does now to get copies of records from Washington, D. C. Red tape has an astonishing effect upon the human mind and heart. Rudolph Hoch was probably the first cabinet-maker ; he commenced work in 1842, and has continued until the present. He has always been one of the substantial men of Wina- mac. John Stiner opened a cabinet shop soon after Hoch, and continued for a number of years. Many grand juries met in his shop to deliberate. Abraham Bruce was probably the first blacksmith in town. Thomas Burns followed the same calling as early as 1845. In 1846, there were not to exceed thirty families in Winamac, if there were that many, according to the recollection of Dr. Thomas. The town had thus a pop- ulation of little less than 150 souls.
Among the merchants of Winamac from 1850 to 1860 were H. P. Rowan, W. C. Barnett, Hiram Nichol, M. D. Falvey, Daniel Curtis, W. S. Huddleston, Lewis Hoffman, Thomas Sheehy, F. B. Thomas, Abra- ham Phillips, J. D. Vurpillat, Dennis Brown, William Brown, Buchanan Bros., John Darrow, John O'Connell, Becker Bros. From 1860 to 1870 were John Kelley, Nathan Falk & Co., James Tallerton, Obadiah Carper, Christopher Kline, Jesse Taylor, Falvey & Carroll, D. C. Buchan, S. & M. Becker, Dr. G. W. Reddick, Barnett & Son, Hoffman & Vurpillat, Shubel Pearson, Jesse Clark, B. F. Hathaway, A. D. Perry, F. B. Shaffle. From 1870 to the present, 1882, George Van Gorder, Brown, Wood & Co., J. H. Parcel, Keller, Bouslog & Co., Dukes & Rogers, F. W. Williams, A. A. Miller, S. Gross & Son, F. Seidel, Michael Hogan, George Wagner, W. W. Agnew, Schadell & Swartz, Morehart Bros.
Present Business .- The present business of the town may be summed up in the following manner: Dry goods, Keller, Bouslog & Co., E. R. Brown & Co., A. Phillips, S. B. Agnew, R. S. Rogers ; groceries, Kel- ler, Bouslog & Co., R. S. Rogers, A. Phillips, S. B. Agnew, W. W. Ag- new, E. R. Brown & Co., J. H. Parcel, Jesse Taylor, M. D. Falvey, Michael Falvey, Dunfee & Co., J. D. Clark, J. D. Vurpillat. Shubel Pearson, F. Seidel, Conrad Bridegroom ; drugs, Morehart Bros., Dolph & Carper, F. W. Thomas & Co .; hardware, John Kelley, J. D. Vurpil- lat, Paul Gross, Michael Hogan, Hoffman & Sons ; books, same as drugs ; agricultural implements, same as hardware; furniture, George Wagner, Rudolph Hoch, Hoffman & Sons ; boots and shoes, M. D. Falvey, E. R. Brown & Co., Keller, Bouslog & Co., J. D. Vurpillat, A. Phillips, R. S. Rogers, S. B. Agnew & Co., Dunfee & Co .; harness shops, J. A. Kills-
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ner, John Anstis, John Smith ; merchant tailors, F. P. Sheffel, Joshua Wittmer; milliners, Mrs. Mary Vurpillat, Mrs. C. W. Beans, Gorham & Fowler, Mrs. E. A. Dilts, Miss Julia Shea, Mrs. L. A. Gillespie, Mrs. Hulda Agnew, Miss Alice Grafton ; photographers, A. J. Summers, S. B. Hazen ; cabinet manufacturers, Rudolph Hoch, George Wagner ; woolen factory, John T. Iley ; grist mills, Bruce heirs, David Wood ; lumber, Kittinger & Perry, Hugh C. Smith ; grain buyers, John Steis, C. D. Wood, Kittinger & Perry ; live stock, John Steis, John Weaver ; jewelry, T. B. Martin, Henry Routson ; barbers, William Hoffman, Jacob Anheir; restaurants, Benjamin Cooper, A. A. Miller, Mrs. Met- tie Warrick, C. C. Messerly, Mrs. Van Valkenburg, A. Deutsch, P. Kroft; carriages and wagons, C. W. Gertig, Bennett Bros., Henry Rarick ; saloons, L. C. Graves, A. Deutsch, J. A. Miller, Peter Gross, . Sebastian Gross, John Myers, F. Seidel ; meat shops, Michael Burgel, Fred Keppler, Jacob Foy ; hotels, Frain, St. Nicholas, Farmers'; abstract offices, S. Weyand, Wickersham and Gorham ; real estate, M. A. Dilts, Wickersham & Gorham ; livery, Carter & Fowler, Holsinger & McCay, Henry Baker; newspapers, Republican, Democrat, Journal ; cigar man- ufacturer, J. H. Tobul ; planing mill, Killinger & Perry ; brick and tile, Jonas Michaels, Jr .; poultry, F. W. Williams; boot and shoe manu- facturer, Hugh B. Kilander ; foundry, Rudolph Hoch ; hay press, Bous- log & Van Gorder ; architects and builders, G. W. Rhodes & Son, Stacy Collins ; brick and stone contractors, Andrew Wall, William Ward ; laundry and dyeing, Aaron Hey ; secret societies, Odd Fellows, Masons, Grand Army of the Republic, Knights of Labor, Royal Arcanum; churches, Methodist Episcopal, German Reformed, Christian, Catholic ; schools, Public, Catholic ; ministers, Allen Lewis, Jonas Michaels, J. P. Barnett, C. J. Corbin, Father Nigsch, George Fleisch, J. H. Gillespie ; lawyers, George Burson, John Nye, N. L. Agnew, W. Spangler, S. ' Weyand, T. S. Gorham, G. T. Wickersham, B. S. B. Stamats, Andrew Keys, J. F. Yarnell; doctors or dentists, L. B. Perry, Virgil Chittenden, J. F. Noland, D. F. Moss, H. E. Pattison, Henry Kittinger, J. J. Thomas, W. G. Wright, Thompson & Bro., F. B. Thomas, O. J. Stephens.
Manufactures .- Winamac has had but very few really important manu- facturing establishments. The old Pearson Grist Mill was conducted by the partnership referred to until 1852, when the entire property passed to Stephen Bruce, since which time it has been owned by him, and, at his death, by his heirs. The old mill did good service, as the old settlers of Winamac and vicinity testify, until the year 1873, when the erection of the present large, frame grist mill was commenced, the work being com- pleted in 1875 at a cost of $10,000. The building is three stories high,
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is 28x40 feet, has three sets of buhrs, and has a capacity of twenty-five barrels per day. Attached to the mill is an engine room, two stories high, 26x35 feet, in which is an engine of twenty-horse power. The mill is one of the best in Northern Indiana, its flour being of the first grade. Since the death of Stephen Bruce, his son, Jerome T. Bruce, has had charge of the mill. At first and until 1882, the mill was operated by water-power, but under a judgment of the Circuit Court the dam was re- moved, though it is stated that the question will be taken to the Supreme Court of the State for final arbitration. Stephen Bruce conducted a steam saw mill for many years, a short distance below the grist mill. Henry Kittinger also owned and conducted a saw mill some twenty years ago. Barnett & Woodruff built the grist mill near the depot about twelve or fifteen years ago. Several changes were made until 1877, when the property was purchased by John H. and C. D. Wood, but in 1880 the latter bought his brother's interest and is yet sole owner and proprietor. The building is frame, three and a half stories high, 40x50 feet, with a large brick engine-room attached, in which is an engine of forty-horse- power. There are three sets of buhrs, all for wheat, and the capacity of the mill is forty-five barrels per day. " The mill does nothing but mer. chant work, flouring by the new patent process, and the quality of the flour is not surpassed in the market.
In 1867, Rudolph Hoch and Frank Harris erected near the depot a rude frame building, and began to manufacture Pittsburgh plows and to do a general repair work of casting. Additions were made to the foun - dry, and in autumn of the same year, about the time the machine shop was built, W. B. Jenkins became a partner, investing in the enterprise about $300. Up to this time, a total expense of $1,000 had been incurred. Mr. Harris, who had had some experience in the business, was to have charge of the foundry, the other men furnishing the capital. The machine shop was at first operated by horse-power, but later by steam. For each of the first few years, some twenty-five plows were manufact- ured, besides considerable repair work, the total annual business amount- ing to about $800. But the enterprise proved unprofitable, and for some time past the building has stood deserted by the glowing furnace and the workmen who formerly plied their craft there. Mr. Harris went out early, Mr. Hoch buying his interest at Sheriff's sale. The foundry should be put in running order again. For a time, the building was rented to others, who conducted the business.
Among other enterprises which might be favorably mentioned is the planing mill erected a number of years ago near the depot by Mr. Kit- tinger. It was combined with the saw mill, and, under the immediate supervision of the owner, has been conducted with abundant success until
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the present. The lumber yards of A. D. Perry and Hugh Smith are important additions to the business enterprises of the county seat. In 1882, a quasi-stock company, with a capital of several thousand dollars, erected a large frame building, designing the same for a woolen mill. The Keys, father and son, were at the head of the company, and it was largely due to their efforts that the citizens were induced to take stock in the enterprise. In the large two-story frame building was placed a complete set of all necessary machinery to transform the crude wool from the back of the sheep into handsome cloth. Work was done under the experienced eyes of the Keys, and for a few months all seemed prosperous. At length, however, owing to some cause not yet fully developed, work was stopped, and at present (November, 1882) the building, yet bright and new, with abundant promise of usefulness, stands silent and deserted. The Bennett Brothers are manufacturing and repairing wagons on quite an extensive scale. Soon after the railroad was completed, Rowan & Huddleston erected the large elevator building near the depot. Here, during the time which elapsed until their respective deaths, they pur- chased and shipped large quantities of grain. Their successor, John Steis, still continues to deal in grain, and has done the citizens good service.
Ferries and Bridges .- Prior to about 1856 or 1857, the river at Winamac was crossed by fording, or by means of a ferry, under the con- trol, a portion of the time, of the County Commissioners. A wooden bridge was begun and partly completed in 1849 or 1850, but ere it could be secured, a sudden flood washed it away. In about 1857, a wooden bridge was built a short distance below the present iron one, but after being used a few years, it shared the fate of its predecessor. Another was built in the same place during the last war, and it, also, was swept away. The new iron bridge was begun in 1875 and finished in 1876. It is a wrought-iron truss in one span of 160 feet, and was built by Sprague & Winters, of Toledo, Ohio, through their agent, for $29.25 per linear foot, the total cost of the iron work alone amounting to about $4,680. The entire bridge, iron work and masonry cost, in round num- bers, $6,000. David Hubbell was the Superintendent. The large iron bridge over the river, about two miles south of Winamac, on the Logans- port road, was built in 1872, by Miller, Jamison & Co., of Cleve- land, Ohio. It is in two spans, both 260 feet long, the contract price being $25.75 per linear foot, and the total cost of the iron work amount- ing to about $6,700. The masonry increased the cost to about $8,000. The above bridges are a credit to the builders and to the county.
Professions .- Among the physicians who have resided and practiced at Winamac, are the following : Jesse Jackson, Rufus Brown, Dr. Elliott, Oliver Thomas, F. B. Thomas, Elias Patterson, Dr. McCray, G. W.
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Reddick, Asa Pearson, E. P. Stephens, Levitt, Henry Thompson, G. W. Thompson, H. E. Pattison, D. F. Moss, L. B. Perry, Virgil Chitten- den, W. G. Wright, Henry Kittinger, J. F. Noland, J. J. Thomas and O. J. Stephens. Among the resident lawyers have been : E. A. Hannegan, G. S. Adams, C. D. Hathaway, William Gray, James W. Eldridge, John Ryan, W. J. Gridley, Mr. Dye, A. Gould and those mentioned a few pages back.
Postmasters .- Among the Postmasters have been John Pearson, John C. Waldo, Jerome J. Ganson, W. C. Burnett, H. P. Rowan (1850), A. D. Perry, J. W. Eldridge, G. T. Wickersham, Asa Pearson, Lewis Hoff- man (1863). John Ingram, Charles Budd, Shubel Pearson, Jacob Keiser, William Wright, Peter Kroft, Jacob Keiser, and the present agent, W. B. Jenkins.
In 1875, the Board of Commissioners ordered county bonds to the amount of $20,000 issued, to cover indebtedness which had been con- tracted in building excellent and numerous iron bridges at various places across the Tippecanoe River. The bonds were to draw 8 per cent in- terest, payable semi-annually, and were to be redeemed at the rate of $5,000 annually. Within a few weeks after this, the amount was raised to $25,000, and the interest to 10 per cent. This debt has all been paid.
Banking .- The first attempts in Winamac at banking were made in about the year 1855, when John W. Wright and others of Logans- port established a branch of their State Bank in the village. H. P. Rowan was cashier. The capital of the "Tippecanoe Bank," of which the one at Winamac was a branch, is said to have been about $50,000, the issue of wild-cat bills being limited to the amount of bonds deposited with the Auditor of State. As the bonds of any State could be thus depos- ited, and as such bonds were often at a great discount, and at all times subject to the wildest fluctuations in value, abundant means were at the disposal of unscrupulous bankers to speculate at the expense of the hold- ers of their paper. The bills depreciated as the bonds depreciated, and men who were so situated that they could readily learn the actual value of the bills would buy up large quantities of them for a song and then sell them for a handsome profit. These effects were felt at Winamac, though the presence of the bank did not add materially to the trouble. The entire system was at fault. The bank remained only a few years.
In November, 1876, the Bank of Winamac, a private organization, was founded by W. S. Huddleston, W. C. Burnett, A. E. Bundy, John S. Thompson and H. P. Rowan, with a capital of $10,000. In 1878, Mr. Rowan sold his interest to L. & J. Kellar, and about the same time W. H. Bouslog bought Mr. Burnett's interest. At Mr. Huddle-
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ston's death in 1879, his interest passed to his partners ; and at Mr. Bun- dy's death in 1881, his interest, likewise, went to his partners. In 1881, Mr. Thompson sold out to J. F. Holsinger. Thus the partnership re- mains at present. L. Keller is President, and W. H. Bouslog, Cashier. The original capital and all its earnings are the present capital. The bank enjoys the confidence of the public.
On the 1st of July, 1881, J. R. Dukes and J. H. Wood began a pri- vate banking business, and have continued until the present, receiving a liberal patronage at home and abroad. They have an excellent Diebold safe with a Yale double time lock, and can guarantee the safety of funds intrusted to their care.
Business Blocks .- Prior to three or four years ago, no business building of considerable size had been erected. The Rowan store build- ing, and the small brick now occupied by Morehart Bros., were about the largest. But within the past four years an era in improvements has occurred which will not be overlooked even with the lapse of time. In 1879, the Keller-Huddleston brick was erected, followed in 1880 by the Frain Hotel brick, and in 1882 by the Vurpillat brick, neither building costing less than $20,000. Either building would be a credit to a town of five times the population of Winamac. Other buildings of similar cost are talked of, and the business future of the county seat appears with a silver lining and without a cloud. As an indication of the present satisfactory condition of business brought about by the erection of these splendid buildings, it will be sufficient to say that Keller, Bouslog & Co. have in store at the present writing (November, 1882) $28,000 worth of goods. Their annual sales amount to more than $100,000. Brown & Co. are not far behind them. Winamac is just beginning a rapid growth. the wonders of which some future historian may extol. In the mean- time, let the citizens do what they have not done in the past-preserve such facts and figures as, when put in shape, will indicate what Winamac and Pulaski County will have done for the benefit of coming generations.
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