Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-01-03
sEIn the Toledo Bees great issue on Mon
day the following is said of Henry county
towns:

uoS tho AOhONHB ~ rdiu VI hehIg Couuly
towns:
NAPOLEON,
The county seat of Henry county, s beautifully c-
Gated along the bluffs Of the Maumee. sc miles from
this city, and has population Of 40)g Henry Co
is one Of the most Productive In the state, and Is
just commencing what win doubtless prove TO be an
era Of prosperity. Napoleon has every facility for
making a city OF considerable proportions. II has
Britton's oar factory Napoleon woOlen mills, c. F.
Boards machine shops, II. n. Woke d Bro. flour
ing mills, j. Kohlers Touring mills, Heller Aller &
Co, wind-mills, Brunner's hoop factory, f. Roes-
sings Brewery, K. James, foundry, T. Ludwig, pot
ash, and several smaller ones. One hundred and
sixty three men are employed. Napoleon has six
churches, ten groceries, five clothing, six dry-goode
three drug and four hardware stores sixteen attorn
eys and nine physicians. II baR three school build
nRs, employing IS teachers with sn average ENROLL
ment OF 6l2 pupils. These schools are prosperous
under efficient management, the buildings are ex-
celent, with bonded Indebtedness of hut $4,000.
Tie city has electric light, and contract for the
construction OF system Of water-works has been
let. A gas well is now being drilled, aud If the de-
sired fuel is not found 1t will most likely be piped
Although business has been good during the past
and another railroad is needed to start the town in
TO more lively, hustling attitude. Napoleon has
natural facilities second 70 none, and growth Is
seemingly assured 1t is hoped that the city will ad-
vance rapidly the coming year. The market is very
good, and many carloads Of Henry county grain have
been consigned from Napoleon to the markets of
this city The county Is now In excellent shape,
muCn uEaluHB0 Debu uOue huu tue bOu IL reduy.
1t will yield iargelyin the hands OF its industrious
inhabitants.
DEsHLER,
Another of the towns on the D. & NJ. is situated 10
milessouth of Toledo in the county of Henry at the
Gro tsinR of the b. q o, railroad, 1t has popua-
ton OF 900 ana is CROWN grapidly. 1t has 10 grocer
iea one clothing three dry goods two drug and two
hardware stores three attorneys and five physcians
1t has splendid school building with six teachers
and $50 pupils, and three churches. Several factor.
| les which manufacture slaves, heading, lumber
table slides, pearl ash, hoops, brick. etc. employ
| probably 200 men, who earn $40, 600 peary During
the past year five brick blocks, two frame and
eral residences have been built, the total value OF
which is $4,000 The state of trade is good, and a.
the town is new and within the gas belt it certainly
has bright future. TOledo's wholesale houses all
| have trade at Desh ler 1t has one newspaper the
Flag, of which W. H. Mitchell is the editor and pro-
prietor.
HoLGATE
| Is named after it's founder the late W. c. HolCatc
Of Defiance, who laid the town out in 1874. It now
has $50 inhabitants and Is an important town. The
b. o. crosses the Glover Leaf at this point, and
when the Marrow Gauge was constructed i've or six
years later. the place commenced to boom. 1t now
has an extensive stave factory, a couple of saw
mills, several stores and two churches. The schools
are in good condition, and three teachers en-
| ployed. Laet summer a fairly good gas well was
found sufficient to supply the town pipes have been
laid and the gas utilized. 1t is thou ght by many
perts that Hogate has plenty of gas. II this proves
to be the case, Holgate's future ia assured With
will come to the front.
Is an enterprising little inland town situated upon
the canal and Maumee river, about four miles south
and west from Okalona. 1t is an old place, has
been good trading DOinI for many years It has
planning mill Touring mill, wagon shop, saw mill,
Il etc, four churches seven stores two physicians
and q two-room school building. The town has
Just been incorporated. Florida handles more grain
and produce than any village of its size in Ohio
shipping more than 10000 bushels of garin to this
CITY annually, besides proportionate amount OF
other produce. Florida only needs railroad to
create business boom.
i LIBERTY CENTER
Is also situated in Henry eight mil es this way from
Napoleon, and has 500 Inhabitants, a saw mill, two
churches, sc bool house, several stores and fair
ly good market for the surrounding country. The
/ farmers are prosperous and considerable produce
is shipped from Liberty Center each year to tn,
markets OF Toledo. During the past year there hai
. been considerable Improvement and the town haI
grown materially. Business is expected to In
, crease next year, aid contracts for several new
buildings are now let.
This is a small place in Henry county on the B. 4
o, railroad half way between Holgate and Desher
1t has population of SEQ and contains large stav
factory couple Of saw mills, etc., church
school house, several stores, aud is good trading
! point The factory was destroyed by fire during th
summer but rebuilt. Hamler has improved con
siderable in the past year.
y oKALoNA
Is place of 2n0 inhabitants forty miles from thi
city. 1t has an elevator, two general stores, on
y church and a school house. Nearly all the inhabi
{ tants are Germans, and business is thriving. Tn
tradingin live hogs amounts alone to $4,000 pc
year, and general merchandise to more than tha
q amount During the past year, one frame busines
& room, valued at 81, 200, has been built.
MCCLURE
Is located twenty-nine miles south of Toledo II
Henry county, and has 500 Inhabitants. 1t has
foundry and machine shop, stave factory and
!, couple of saw mills. Nearly 100 men are employed
1t also has one church. eleven stores two attorney
and one physician The SCI hools are graded. Tw
teachers are employed, and the attendance is 15C
Mcclure has natural gus, and has shown consdera
y BILE improvement the past summer. The countr
about Mcclure is rich and farmers grow heavy crops
The town wiltimprove 1t grows older, and will il
}, time be splendid point for trad ding.